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Role and place of "colour revolution" technologies in the events of the "Arab Spring"
Authors:   Department of International Relations and Diplomacy, Faculty of Economics, Management and International Relations, Moscow University for the Humanities, Filimonova Anna Igorevna
Published: January 2022

The article examines the events that took hold of the region of the Middle East and North Africa, united under the bright and elegant name "Arab Spring". However, the colorful term hides the phenomenon of an unsightly part of modern politics - a part that is a special technology of "hybrid warfare". "Hybrid warfare" arose from the ruins of the bipolar system, and it includes all methods of undermining, destroying and ruining the nation state. "Hybrid warfare" is the complex hostile actions of the leading Western powers, carried out against geopolitical competitors. The "color revolution" is a component of the "hybrid warfare", more precisely, it is a specific operational phase that is limited in time and space. This is a special operation, in which, as a rule, a very long preparatory period is allocated (it can last up to ten years), when a pro-Western anti-state elite is formed in the country — object of the "hybrid warfare", the NGO sector is financed, mass media resources of neoliberal, westernized type are founded. The operational, visible, phase of the "color revolution" is short-term; as a rule, it lasts from one day to a couple of weeks. It is expressed in mass, in the overwhelming majority youth protests, organized by means of cognitive and technological methods. More than representative examples of Libya and Syria, as the main regional geopolitical competitors of the West, are used to demonstrate the preparatory and operational phase of the "color revolutions", which have reached the extreme goal of the "hybrid warfare": the deployment of a full-scale civil war, the formation of parallel government bodies supported from outside, and foreign armed intervention. The “color revolution” does not depend on the socio-economic conditions in the country, its deployment depends only on the will and goals of the "customers". Libya and Syria have shown that "color revolutions" pave the way and serve as a locomotive for the outbreak of civil war and foreign intervention. As a result, Libya, which challenged the Western financial system, was thrown out of civilizational development; the country currently has not a single formal sign of a state left. For a decade, Syria has been waging an endless unequal battle for the right to preserve statehood and an independent path of development. The article contains voluminous material for the formation of students in the framework of the "International Relations" field. English version of the article is available at URL: https://panor.ru/articles/role-and-place-of-colour-revolution-technologies-in-the-events-of-the-arab-spring/76946.html
Productivity and Qualification as Categories of Labour Law
Authors:   Kuban State Agrarian University named after I.T. Trubilin, Novikova Yu. А.
Published: January 2022

The Labor Code of the Russian Federation repeatedly mentions the terms «labor productivity» and «qualification,» while the definition of the first category by the legislator is not given, and the definition of the qualification of the employee appeared in the code relatively recently and the norms in which these terms are indicated are focused throughout the code, which complicates the establishment of for which relations regulated by labor law, for which rights of workers these categories are legally significant. On the basis of the analysis of the rules of the labour legislation in force, this article concludes the relations for which these categories, both separately and collectively, have legal significance, as well as what the legal meaning of these terms for the conclusion, modification and termination of an employment contract is, in particular, for relations directly related to employment contracts.
What the labor safety inspector will check
Authors:   Pepelyaev Group Law Firm, Moscow, Zhizherina Yu.
Published: January 2022

If a labor inspector has granted your company, then he can check not only personnel documentation, but also labor protection documents. Practice shows that about 50% of fines are issued by the labor inspector precisely for violations of labor protection requirements. Even if the organization is not engaged in production and only office workers work in it, labor protection cannot be done without it. Let's see what the inspector checks anyway.
Special economic zones as a regional investment policy tool: current situation, problems and ways of their solution
Authors:   Department of Economic Theory, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Bondarenko Nataliya Evgenievna
Published: January 2022

The article examines special economic zones (SEZs) as an integrative instrument of state investment policy, which ensures the attraction of direct domestic and foreign investment in Russian regions and key sectors of the domestic economy. There is a tendency to transfer the management of these territories to regional authorities, which makes it possible to achieve a higher budgetary and social efficiency of the SEZ development. The tax preferences in the SEZ and the features of their structure, which contribute to the mobilization of a larger number of investors in the regions of the Russian Federation, are considered. The performance indicators of the SEZ of various types for 2020 have been analyzed; a number of problems, indicating the need to improve the mechanisms for SEZ regulating at the regional level, have been identified, and possible ways to overcome them have been determined.
‘You know where we are if you need us.’ The role of primary care in supporting patients following pancreaticoduodenectomy for cancer: a qualitative study
Authors: Taylor Anna Kathryn , Kausar Ambareen , Chang David , Phelan Alison , Chew-Graham Carolyn Anne
Published: January 2022

Background

Ten per cent of patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer undergo pancreaticoduodenectomy. It is known that these patients have unmet psychological support needs, and GPs are key in enabling effective coordination of care for people living with life-shortening conditions.

Aim

To explore patients’ perspectives on the role of primary care in their management, and their sources of support.

Design & setting

Inductive qualitative study of patients who had undergone pancreaticoduodenectomy between 6 months and 6 years previously for pancreatic or distal biliary duct cancers. Participants were recruited by clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) from a single NHS trust in Northwest England.

Method

Semi-structured interviews, either face-to-face or via video link, were conducted with 20 participants. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and anonymised. Thematic analysis utilised principles of constant comparison.

Results

Participants described immense treatment burden and uncertainty around the role of the GP in their ongoing care. They recognised that GPs may have little experience of patients who have undergone pancreaticoduodenectomy, but felt that GPs can play a vital role in offering support. Participants wished for emotional support postoperatively, and valued support networks including family and friends. However, they found expressing their deepest fears difficult. Participants felt they would value greater recognition by primary care of both physical and psychological sequelae of major pancreatic surgery, and the impact on their families.

Conclusion

Patients may feel themselves to be a ‘burden’ to both healthcare professionals and their own support networks following pancreaticoduodenectomy. Primary care is in a key position to proactively offer psychological support.
Blood Flow Regulates Glomerular Capillary Formation in Zebrafish Pronephros
Authors: Nishimura Yusuke , Ishii Tomohiro , Ando Koji , Yuge Shinya , Nakajima Hiroyuki , Zhou Weibin , Mochizuki Naoki , Fukuhara Shigetomo
Published: January 2022

Background

The renal glomerulus is a tuft of capillaries in Bowman’s capsule and functions as a blood-filtration unit in the kidney. The unique glomerular capillary tuft structure is relatively conserved through vertebrate species. However, the morphogenetic mechanism governing glomerular capillary tuft formation remains elusive.

Methods

To clarify how glomerular capillaries develop, we analyzed glomerular capillary formation in the zebrafish pronephros by exploiting fluorescence-based bio-imaging technology.

Results

During glomerular capillary formation in the zebrafish pronephros, endothelial cells initially sprouted from the dorsal aorta and formed the capillaries surrounding the bilateral glomerular primordia in response to podocyte progenitor-derived vascular endothelial growth factor-A. After formation, blood flow immediately occurred in the glomerular primordia-associated capillaries, while in the absence of blood flow, they were transformed into sheet-like structures enveloping the glomerular primordia. Subsequently, blood flow induced formation of Bowman’s space at the lateral sides of the bilateral glomerular primordia. Concomitantly, podocyte progenitors enveloped their surrounding capillaries while moving toward and coalescing at the midline. These capillaries then underwent extensive expansion and remodeling to establish a functional glomerular capillary tuft. However, stopping blood flow inhibited the remodeling of bilateral glomerular primordia, which therefore remained unvascularized but covered by the vascular sheets.

Conclusions

We delineated the morphogenetic processes governing glomerular capillary tuft formation in the zebrafish pronephros and demonstrated crucial roles of blood flow in its formation. Blood flow maintains tubular structures of the capillaries surrounding the glomerular primordia and promotes glomerular incorporation of these vessels by inducing the remodeling of glomerular primordia.
RESPEITO AOS QUADRINHOS: O CASO TINA
Authors: Lemes Claudia Regina , Barja Paulo Roxo
Published: January 2022

O presente trabalho tem por objetivo analisar aspectos educativos não formais da HQ “Tina - Respeito”, de Fefê Torquato (SP: Panini, 2019). A obra denuncia a hierarquia coorporativa machista ao apresentar o problema do assédio sexual sofrido por Tina no início de sua vida profissional.
AS BRINCADEIRAS NO RECREIO: AÇÕES VOLITIVAS NOS TEXTOS ESCRITOS POR CRIANÇAS DO TERCEIRO ANO DO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL
Authors: Sarmanho Vania Maria Batista , Loureiro Simone de Jesus Da Fonseca , Bentes José Anchieta De Oliveira
Published: January 2022

O artigo analisa os textos das crianças, sobre as ações volitivas atribuídas às brincadeiras no recreio, do 3º ano do ensino fundamental, de duas escolas públicas de Belém-PA, baseado nas obras de Vigotski, cujo textos sinalizam o gosto individual e coletivo das crianças frente a brincadeira.
CAMINHAR E ESCREVER: LINHAS FUNÂMBULAS PROLIFERANDO CIDADES
Authors: Kasper Kátia Maria , Lima André Pietsch , Tóffoli Gabriela De Sousa , Sejanes Thalita Alves
Published: January 2022

Escreve-se pela cidade, caminhando e alinhavando suas linhas aos corpos em trânsito. Caminha-se entre vegetais, minerais, percorrendo as delicadezas de tempos brutos com uma escrita-filosofia das existências mínimas. Traçando entre fissuras, frestas e corpos que (des)encontram.
UMA LEITURA FOUCAULTIANA DAS CARTAS DE SÊNECA: CUIDADO DE SI, ESCRITA DE SI, LEITURA DE SI
Authors: Pereira David Da Silva , Pereira Silvana Dias Cardoso
Published: January 2022

Michel Foucault ensinou no Collège de France entre 02.dez.1970 e 25.jun.1984, de sua aula inaugural ao seu desaparecimento. Nesse último ano, profere o Curso à "A Coragem da Verdade", por meio do qual, compartilha uma certa forma de interpretação das Cartas de Sêneca no âmbito de uma investigação sobre a aleturgia - processos de produção do dizer verdadeiro. Esta comunicação estende-se ainda um artigo publicado em 1983, em uma série de estudos e conferências sobre as artes de si, para restituir elementos de um conjuntos de atos de cuidado, de escrita, de leitura de si, a partir de um trabalho realizado estritamente sobre esses escritos e sobre o que eles deixaram de contribuição para o pensamento no presente. Nessas conferências, meses antes, Foucault já anunciara, de modo específico em sua quarta Conferência, aspectos fundamentais dessas práticas estoicas em um contexto de aprofundamento de uma investigação acerca do Cuidado de Si e da Parresía em seus três últimos Cursos do Collége. Evidenciam-se os efeitos desses exercícios na transformação do sujeito, na autoconstituição do sujeito, na transformação de si por meio da relação com o outro a partir dos elementos oferecidos pela compreensão foucaultiana. Palavras-chave: Cuidado de si; Escrita de si; Leitura de Si.
EXPERIMENTAÇÕES CURRICULARES NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL: MOVIMENTOS DE CRIAÇÃO DE MUNDOS POSSÍVEIS
Authors: Delboni Tania Mara Zanotti Guerra Frizzera , Melo Carlos Pereira de , Gonçalves Camilla Borini Vazzoler
Published: January 2022

Este texto busca entrar em relação às conexões, as linhas de fuga e de resistências criadas num plano de composição que engendra currículos em movimentos rizomáticos. O desejo de cartografar as invenções cotidianas das crianças e professoras nos agenciamentos curriculares da Educação Infantil surge diante da problematização: como se dão as múltiplas experiências vividas pelas crianças nos seus vários espaçostempos de produzir conhecimentos na perspectiva de um currículo inventivo, de criação de mundos possíveis?  A cartografia é usada como caminho metodológico para acompanhar os movimentos curriculares inventivos, sempre abrindo ao campo dos possíveis: rachando, quebrando, desviando e mudando de direção nas (des)conexões. Os intercessores teóricos convidados para embarcar nessa cartografia são Deleuze e Guattari, Kastrup, Carvalho. Conclui que os agenciamentos coletivos levam professoras e crianças a experimentações curriculares, em movimentos de criação e invenção de mundos possíveis.Palavras-chave: Currículos. Educação Infantil. Experimentação
Hospital Readmission Due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Longitudinal Study
Authors: Njoku Chidiamara Maria , Wimmer Barbara Caecilia , Peterson Gregory Mark , Kinsman Leigh , Bereznicki Bonnie Jayne
Published: January 2022

Background: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of hospital readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at 30, 90 and 365 days, and to determine demographic and socioeconomic risk factors for 30-day and 90-day readmission and time to COPD-related readmission within 365 days in Tasmania. Methods: Patients ≥40 years admitted for COPD between 2011 and 2015 were identified using administrative data from all major public hospitals in Tasmania, Australia. Factors associated with readmission and time to readmission were identified using logistic and Cox regression, respectively. Results: The rates of COPD-related readmission were 6.7% within 30 days, 12.2% within 90 days and 23.7% within 365 days. Being male (odds ratio [OR]: 1.49, CI: 1.06–2.09), Indigenous (OR: 2.47, CI: 1.31–4.66) and living in the lower socioeconomic North-West region of Tasmania (OR: 1.80, CI: 1.20–2.69) were risk factors for 30-day readmission. Increased COPD-related (OR: 1.48, CI: 1.22–1.80; OR: 1.52, CI: 1.29–1.78) and non-COPD-related (OR: 1.12, CI: 1.03– 1.23; OR: 1.11, CI: 1.03–1.21) emergency department (ED) visits in the preceding six months were risk factors for both 30-day and 90-day readmissions. Being Indigenous (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.61, CI: 1.10–2.37) and previous COPD-related ED visits (HR: 1.30, CI: 1.21–1.39) decreased, while a higher Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) (OR: 0.91, CI: 0.83– 0.99) increased the time to readmission within 365 days. Conclusion: Being male, Indigenous, living in the North-West region and previous ED visits were associated with increased risk of COPD readmission in Tasmania. Interventions to improve access to primary healthcare for these groups may reduce COPD-related readmissions.
Does Direct Benefit Transfer Improve Outcomes Among People With Tuberculosis? – A Mixed-Methods Study on the Need for a Review of the Cash Transfer Policy in India
Authors: Dave Jigna D. , Rupani Mihir P.
Published: January 2022

Background: A direct benefit transfer (DBT) program was launched to address the dual epidemic of under-nutrition and tuberculosis (TB) in India. We conducted this study to determine whether non-receipt of DBT was associated with unfavorable treatment outcomes among patients with TB and to explore the perspectives of patients and program functionaries regarding the program. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study among 426 patients with drug-sensitive pulmonary TB on treatment during January-September 2019 to determine the association between non-receipt of DBT and unfavorable treatment outcomes, which was followed by in-depth interviews of 9 patients and 8 program functionaries to explore their perspectives on challenges and suggestions regarding the DBT program. Multivariate logistic regression was applied to determine whether non-receipt of DBT was independently associated with unfavorable treatment outcomes, while the in-depth interviews were transcribed to describe them as codes and categories. Results: Among the 426 patients, 9% of the patients did not receive DBT and 91% completed their treatment. Non-receipt of DBT was associated with a 5 (95% CI: 2-12) times higher odds of unfavorable treatment outcomes on multivariable analysis. Patients not owning a bank account was the primary challenge perceived by the program staff. The patients perceived the assistance under DBT to be insufficient to buy nutritious food throughout the course of treatment. The program functionaries as well as the patients suggested increasing the existing assistance under DBT along with the provision of a monthly nutritious food-kit. Conclusion: DBT improved the treatment completion rates among patients with TB in our setting. Provision of a monthly nutritious food-kit with an increase in the existing assistance under DBT might further improve the treatment outcomes. Future research should determine the long-term financial sustainability for ‘DBT plus food-kit’ vs. universal cash transfers in India.
ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES DURING THE PANDEMIC
Authors: Matveev V.
Published: January 2022

It is obvious that the coronavirus pandemic, which has affected the whole world, continues and affects all spheres of human life, including negatively affecting the pace of economic development of the country. In the conditions of restrictions imposed in connection with the epidemiological situation, there is a decrease in the incomes of small and medium-sized businesses, therefore, to increase the business activity of entrepreneurs, it is necessary to implement effective financial support measures. Due to the fact that these entities do not have a sufficient reserve fund, which would allow in modern conditions of a sharp decline in purchasing power and, as a consequence, the income of organizations, to pay salaries to employees in full and on time, to settle obligations with creditors and landlords. Micro, small and medium-sized organizations, as the most vulnerable market entities in crisis conditions, need financial support. The effectiveness of this support can be achieved only by taking comprehensive measures to provide long-term concessional lending and control over the banking sector, in terms of interaction with entrepreneurs. The purpose of the study is to assess the availability of financial support, in particular lending to small and medium-sized businesses. The article discusses measures of financial support for entrepreneurship, effective from 2020. An assessment of the effectiveness of the implementation of these measures was carried out, problematic aspects were identified that do not allow business entities to have sufficient access to financial support in the form of concessional lending. The proposals aimed at reducing negative trends and increasing the availability of credit to small and microenterprises are listed.
INTERREGIONAL COOPERATION AS A TOOL FOR ACHIEVING STRATEGIC GOALS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC REGIONS
Authors: Regeta A.
Published: January 2022

The article describes the strategic goals of the Arctic regions and describes the possibilities of achieving them through joint efforts. Attention is paid to the analysis of the positions of the Arctic regions in the rating of socio-economic development of the subjects of the Russian Federation. As a result of the analysis, the author comes to the conclusion that, despite the similarity of the subjects of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation and the presence of common problems, the Arctic regions prefer to compete rather than work on interregional cooperation. Further, from a theoretical and methodological point of view, the role of interregional cooperation in the socio-economic development of the Arctic regions of Russia as an important component of state policy is revealed. Among the main tasks of interregional cooperation: reducing transaction costs in related industries; increasing the advantages of the territory; increasing the level of regional self-awareness; a variety of management procedures; creating a single information space; joint plans for the future of several subjects. The author refers to the main obstacles to interregional cooperation: lack of free funds in the budgets of the regions; insufficient regulation of cooperation; lack of traditions and experience of interregional cooperation; lack of priority of projects affecting the interests of several regions of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. The importance of the implementation of interregional cooperation in terms of the development of small and medium-sized businesses in the Arctic territories is emphasized.
The Effect of Different Litter Materials and Season on litter pH, Atmospheric Ammonia and Foot Burn
Authors: ŞAHİN Erman , ÇELEN Mehmet Fatih
Published: January 2022

In the poultry sector, the live weight per unit area has increased compared to previous years. Due to this live weight increase, foot problems are also increasing. For this reason, it becomes even more important to make the climatic environment suitable for the litter and poultry house. In unsuitable environmental conditions, animal productivity decreases, feed conversion rates decrease, and disease and death rates increase. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of different litter materials (wood shavings, rice hulls) and season (winter, spring, summer, autumn) on litter pH, atmospheric ammonia and foot burn (%) in broiler houses connected to an integration in Turkey. The research was carried out in 4 broiler house located in Eşme district of Uşak province. Each of the poultry house in the same region and in the east-west direction has a capacity of 10000 units. Their heating and ventilation systems are similar. In summary rice hulls were effective alternatives to wood shavings as bedding material for reducing the atmospheric ammonia and foot burn (%).
KAPASITAS DUKUNG AKSIAL PONDASI BORED PILE MENURUT O’NEIL & REESE DAN COYLE & CASTELLO
Authors: Melisa Melisa , Junaidi Junaidi
Published: January 2022

Pondasi merupakan suatu pekerjaan yang sangat penting dalam pekerjaan Teknik sipil, karena pondasi inilah yang memikul dan menahan suatu bebanyang bekerja di atasnya yaitu beban struktur atas. Tujuan dari studi ini untuk menghitung kuat dukung tiang bored pile dari hasil standar penetrasi tes (SPT)kemudian membandingkan hasil kuat dukung tiang bored pile. Metode perhitungan kuat dukung untuk data SPT menggunakan metode O’Neil & Reese danmetode Coyle & Castello. Berdasarkan data SPT diperoleh hasil perhitungan dari metode O’Neil & Reese Qu= 2421.85 ton dan metode Coyle & Castello Q=2489.55 ton.u
Kover Dan Daftar ISI
Authors: Admin Admin
Published: January 2022

Kover Dan Daftar ISI
Internacionalización de la educación superior. Una mirada a los Institutos Tecnológicos Federales
Authors:   Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero, SOTO-HERNÁNDEZ Ana María
Published: January 2022

This book contains the doctoral dissertation as a requirement to obtain the degree of Doctor of International Education from the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Mexico. The first part presents the research context and its strategy. Chapter I contains the historical background of the National Technological Institute of Mexico and its current characteristics which, grouped by the size of its enrollment. The heterogeneity of the origin of the National Technological Institute of Mexico and the extent of its presence and influence in all corners of the country is unavoidable, which allows us to understand its importance within the national educational system. Chapter II analyzes the concept of internationalization of higher education, its different historical aspects and those that have had preeminence in Mexico and Latin America, detailing the organizational base that they have raised and experienced, and from which reference has been taken. Of all of them, some policies and strategies developed in the largest universities in our country that are described there have been recovered.
Strategi Pemasaran Jamur Tiram Di Kabupaten Probolinggo
Authors: Lidyana Novita
Published: January 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui kekuatan, kelemahan, peluang serta ancaman yang dialami oleh petani jamur tiram di Kabupaten Probolinggo dalam memasarkan produknya. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Kabupaten Probolinggo secara purposive. Di Kabupaten Probolinggo terdapat 60 KK berusahatani jamur timur yang tersebar di beberapa Kecamatan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode SWOT. Pada penelitian ini yang menjadi kekuatan usaha dalam memasarkan hasil panen jamur adalah umur petani, tenaga kerja yang dimiliki. Kelamahan yang dihadapi adalah kesulitan dalam pemasaran, jamur tiram tidak bertahan lama serta terbatasnya modal bagi petani. Untuk peluang usaha adalah permintaan jamur yang terus meningkat serta adanya diversifikasi produk olahan berbahan dasar jamur. Untuk mnegatasi hal tersebut maka dilakukan strategi SO yaitu  Strenghts – Opportunities, menggunakan kekuatan untuk memanfaatkan peluang yang ada dengan pemanfaatan permintaan jamur dengan memanfaatkan pasar yakni dengan harga yang stabil serta memberikan pelatihan diversifikasi produk olahan berbahan dasar jamur
WAYS OF EXPRESSING THE CATEGORY “DEFINITENESS - INDEFINITENESS” IN RUSSIAN, TATAR AND GERMAN LANGUAGES (COMPARATIVE ASPECT)
Authors: Sibgatullina Alfiya Ashrafullovna
Published: January 2022

The purpose of this study is to conduct a comparative typological analysis of the means of expressing the category “Definiteness / Indefiniteness” in German, Tatar and Russian languages and, building on this analysis, to develop a system of exercises that allow to show the specifics of using this category in the compared languages. The relevance of the study is dictated by the practical and theoretical significance of the co-study of different structural languages at school in the process of forming a multilingual student‟s personality. The article analyses the possibilities of a comparative typological method of studying foreign and native languages. Based on this method, a comparative characteristic of the German, Russian and Tatar languages is given in terms of morphological and genealogical classifications. Despite the fact that these languages, according to the presented classifications, are not related, the positive transfer of knowledge and skills, as well as language interference in the co-study of these languages are of great importance. The author considers the category “Definiteness / Indefiniteness” as a functional semantic field having a polycentric structure and combining grammatical, lexical and syntactic means of expression of the category under study. In the absence of a grammatical marker (article in German), lexical means are widely used, it indicates the possibility of expressing the category “Definiteness / Indefiniteness,” especially in Russian and Tatar languages. Among the syntactic ways of expressing the category, the word order with its goal-communicative attitude is distinguished, as well as the intonation in the compared languages. This study contributes to a more effective teaching of German grammar in an audience whose native language is Tatar and (or) Russian. The practical result of the study is a set of exercises demonstrating the possibilities of learning the category “Definiteness / Indefiniteness” using a comparative typological approach.
UNIVERSITY TEACHING THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF ENGLISH: CODE MIXING OR CODE SWITCHING?
Authors: Belyaeva Elena Gennadyevna
Published: January 2022

The internationalization of Russian higher education contributes to the steady increase in the number of courses and programmes in the intermediary language, which in most cases is English, steadily gaining the status of the language of instruction. The article deals with the linguistic phenomena of code-switching and code-mixing in the context of university teaching of special disciplines in English, which is a foreign or a second language for all participants in the educational process - teachers and students. Particular attention is paid to the distinction between the terms “code-switching” (PC) and “code-mixing” (SC), which is of practical significance for the formation of the methodology of teaching special disciplines in an intermediate language as a special field of professional linguodidactics, as well as for the formation of the content of professional development programmes for university teachers. The phenomenon of code switching discussed in the article deserves close attention of linguists and psycholinguists, but in this article the author limits herself to studying speech behaviour of bilingual university teachers from the linguodidactic point of view. Thus, this study lies in the field of pedagogy and is an attempt to determine the nature of switching from English as the language of instruction or intermediary language to Russian as the native language in the aspect of the English-Russian code mixing and code switching. The subject under study in this case is the attitude of Russian-speaking university teachers to the role of the native language in the process of teaching the subject in English by means of a survey. The results of the survey, though subjective, allow us to make a primary statement that the observed transitions from the language of instruction (English) to the native language (Russian) in the teacher‟s speech represent cases of marked and conscious code switching, carried out in the context of the educational process, rather than code mixing. The study was conducted at St. Petersburg State University, the participants included teachers of special disciplines of a wide range of the humanities and sciences.
Heidegger and the Thorny Issue of (Re)configuring Facticity
Authors: Darwiche Frank
Published: January 2022

Heidegger revisits German idealism after the “turn” in his thought in the mid-1930's. There are a couple of reasons for this.  One is philosophical, if not “theological” in his sense of that term.  The other is personal.  This later reason is emphasized by Otto Pöggeler, who suggests that after 1945 Heidegger sought to understand what had gone wrong in the tragic European debacle.  Heidegger will lay the blame at the doorstep of what he terms onto-theology and the subjectivism he sees as endemic to the German idealist tradition, above all as exemplified in Hegel's “onto-theo-ego-logy.” The article explores Heidegger’s reading of this tradition of German philosophy as it begins with Leibniz and culminates in Nietzsche.
It is the Event itself that makes possible the overcoming of metaphysics and its onto-theology.  As Heidegger says in Contributions to Philosophy (From the Event), the ens realissimum (das Seiendste) “is” no more.  It is the Event (Ereignis) that is the “most real,” since it is the Event that shows up and manifests itself as the revelation of the truth of Beinge in Da-sein, the being that is there in the Event.
REVIEW ARTIKEL: FORMULASI DAUN JERUK PURUT DAN SERAI SEBAGAI TABLET ANTIFEEDANT
Authors: Pongsapan Abdul David , Prayoga Deshanda Kurniawan , Hisan Annisa Khoirotun , Rambi Salfa Efata Glory , Edy Hosea Jaya
Published: January 2022

Penyimpanan padi didalam gudang rentan terhadap serangan hama seperti kutu beras (Sitophilus oryzae) yang menyebabkan kualitas beras buruk karena remuknya butiran beras. Sebagai insektisida nabati yang berefek antifeedant, minyak atsiri yang terdapat pada daun jeruk serta serai memiliki kandungan sitronellol dan citronella yang bersifat repellent terhadap serangga. Aktifitas antifeedant daun jeruk dapat menolak rayap tanah (Coptotermes sp.) paling tinggi pada konsentrasi 20% dan 25% dalam waktu uji selama kurang dari 5 hari. Serai mampu mengendalikan beberapa hama, diantaranya Helicoverpa armigera, Plutella xylostella, nyamuk Aedes (Anopheles dan Culex), Dasynus piperis (hama penghisap buah lada), Helopeltis antonii (hama penghisap buah kakao), Noorda albizonalis (hama penggerek buah mangga), lalat buah, dan kutu putih pada daun papaya. Perpaduan daun jeruk dan serai dibuat dalam sediaan tablet yang berfungsi sebagai antifeedant kutu beras karena mengandung senyawa citronella dan geraniol. Konsentrasi minyak atsiri daun jeruk purut dibuat 4 ml/g, 8 ml/g, 12 ml/g, dan 16 ml/g yang berpengaruh nyata terhadap mortalitas S. oryzae. Indeks Repellent bertahan pada rentang waktu 3 jam dan setelah waktu 24 jam, Indeks Repellent menurun.
Magnetic birefringence of montmorillonite dispersion
Authors: Miyazaki Takahiro , Komine Kazuma , Nakaoji Takashi , Takahashi Kohki , Yamato Masafumi
Published: January 2022

Compared with unadulterated polymers, filler/polymer composites can exhibit superior properties. Modulating the orientation of montmorillonite (MMT) filler may maximize this filler’s properties in shape-anisotropic applications. We measured the magnetic birefringence of MMT dispersions in water with custom magnetic birefringence equipment and estimated the inherent birefringence and anisotropic magnetic susceptibility of MMT. We classified polydisperse MMT to prepare MMT dispersions with a narrow size distribution. From the relationship between the retardation obtained by magnetic birefringence measurements and the reciprocal of the square of the magnetic field, we estimated the inherent birefringence of MMT to be −0.060. Considering the size distribution, and by setting the anisotropic magnetic susceptibility to −1.5 × 10−5, we reproduced the magnetic flux density dependence of the magnetic birefringence of MMT with a particle size of ≤300 nm.
Tiles of non-moiré photonic structures for tailoring the light path with multi-channel waveguiding and beam steering
Authors: Darthy Ravikumar Rachel , Venkateswaran Chakravarthy , Yogesh Natesan
Published: January 2022

Contours of trigonometric functions form an interesting tessellation known as Non-Moiré (NM) tiles. We realize that the proposed NM tiles themselves serve as an efficient photonic crystal waveguide, in which some of the eigenmodes are guided modes. The waveguiding mechanism in NM tiles is due to both the photonic bandgap and index guiding. Depending on the electromagnetic source’s position, a combination of several NM tiles emulates various beam steering functionalities including multi-channel waveguiding, beam-splitting, and Mach–Zehnder type beam-combining applications. The reported tiles are scalable to all electromagnetic frequencies so that one can realize design-free waveguides for engineering the light path in photonic circuits.
In-plane dual-electrode triboelectric nanogenerator based on differential surface functionalization
Authors: Matsunaga Masahiro , Hirotani Jun , Ohno Yutaka
Published: January 2022

Stretchable triboelectric nanogenerators (s-TENGs) are promising power sources for self-powered wearable electronics. Conventional single-electrode s-TENGs require an external ground electrode to form a closed circuit. We propose an in-plane dual-electrode s-TENG based on differential surface functionalization to eliminate the external ground electrode. The s-TENG comprises fully stretchable materials such as carbon nanotube thin films and elastomers. The top surface of the elastomer was functionalized to produce a difference in electronegativity between the two electrode regions. A high output power density of 3.5 W m−2 was obtained by tapping the two electrode regions by hand.
Drón alapú last-mile logisztika járattervezési feladatainak megoldása
Authors: Francuz Ádám , Bányai Tamás
Published: January 2022

Az online vásárlás és e-kereskedelem egyre jelentősebb elterjedése számos kihívást eredményez, a folyamatosan növekvő csomagszállítási igények megvalósítására új megoldások jelentek meg a last-mile logisztikában. A drón alapú last-mile logisztikai folyamatok napjainkban főként teszt fázisban vannak, azonban már több multinacionális szállítmányozási vállalat birtokol légi engedélyt ezen drónok használatára. Jelen cikk keretében a szerzők egy olyan megoldási algoritmust mutatnak be, mely alkalmas a drón alapú last-mile járattervezési feladatok megoldására.
EVALUATION OF SERUM CALPROTECTIN AS A PROGNOSTIC MARKER OF DISEASE SEVERITY IN CHILDREN WITH JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN BIHAR
Authors: Mishra Kripa Nath , Tripathy Subhrajyoti , Thakur Manvendranath , Raza Rakif
Published: January 2022

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatic disease in children and one of the more common chronic illnesses during
childhood. Calprotectin (S100A8/S100A9 protein) is known as a damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP) protein and reects neutrophil
activation during inammation. This study aims to evaluate the role of serum calprotectin as a marker to monitor the disease activity in children
from Bihar, India with JIA.
107 children with JIA as per International League of Associations For Rheumatology (ILAR) criteria were recruited into the study, out of which 56
had active disease and 51 had inactive disease. Mean calprotectin value in children with active disease was found 2-fold higher than those with
inactive disease. Also, calprotectin levels were analysed in 10 normal healthy children and it was observed that mean calprotectin value in children
with active disease was 16-times higher than those who were normal healthy controls. Evidently, serum calprotectin levels were found to be a good
marker of disease activity in children with JIA.
A COMMUNITY BASED CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ON FACTORS AFFECTING EARLY INITIATION OF BREAST FEEDING IN UPTO 2 YEARS OLD CHILD IN SLUM NEAR B.J. MEDICAL COLLEGE, AHMEDABAD
Authors: K. Joshi Tanviben , K. Mehta Harshvardhan
Published: January 2022

BACKGROUND: Early or timely initiation of breastfeeding is crucial in preventing newborn deaths and inuences childhood nutrition however
remains low in India. Early neonatal mortality is assumed to be less if breast feeding is started within rst hour after birth. After so many efforts we
cannot achieve early initiation of breast feeding to the maximum possible.
OBJECTIVE: 1) Assessment of early initiation of breast-feeding practice in community. 2) To identify mother related and newborn related factors
affecting early initiation of breast-feeding.
METHOD: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted from slum located near B.J. Medical college, Ahmedabad by interviewing
200 mothers of child less than 2 years of age. Data collection was done using pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire and data analysis was done
using Microsoft Excel 2019.
RESULT: out of 200 mothers 47.5% had initiated breast-feeding within rst hour of child birth. 77.50% mothers had initiated breast feeding within
24 hours on child birth. 3 mothers had never given breast milk to their children.
CONCLUSION: Maternal age >30, delivery in private hospitals, LSCS were having signicant association with low incidence of early initiation
of breast feeding while gender of new born had no association with early initiation of breast feeding
ASSESSMENT OF ERYTHROPOIETIN STATUS IN EARLY DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY AND ITS CORRELATION WITH MICROALBUMINURIA
Authors: Saha Munmun , Pal Santasmita , Ray Debes
Published: January 2022

Objectives: To investigate serum Erythropoietin levels in patients with early diabetic nephropathy (<5 years) and analyze the relationship between
Erythropoietin and Microalbuminuria.
Methods: Case population comprised of Type 2 diabetic patients in the age group 18-60 years with diabetes persisting for less than 5 years.
Diagnostic criteria for case subject with diabetics was done as per ADA 2016 guidelines. A control group of healthy subjects was used for
comparison.
Results: Our study shows that Erythropoietin level is signicantly decreased in cases in comparison to controls (p value <0.05). A negative
correlation exists between Erythropoietin level and ACR value in cases and also a negative correlation exist between ACR and hemoglobin level in
cases.
Conclusion: Early Diabetic nephropathy is associated with decreased Erythropoietin level in spite of normal iron storage that warrant frequent
monitoring among patients with diabetic kidney disease.
Babesia canis Infection and its Associated Risk Factors Among Dogs in Jere Local Government Area, Borno State, Nigeria.
Authors: Ezema K. U.
Published: January 2022

Epidemiological investigation was carried out to determine the prevalence of canine babesiosis in Jere Local Government Area (LGA) from January 2020 to February 2021. Blood samples were collected from a total of 280 dogs, and the samples were evaluated for Babesia canis (B. canis) infection. The data obtained were analyzed to determine the prevalence of B. canis and the relationship of the infection to age, sex, breed, management practices, dog use and presence or absence of tick on the dogs was also ascertained. A total of 36 (12.8%) dogs tested positive for the infection in the study area. Twenty three (8.2%) males tested positive for B. canis while 13 (4.6%) of females were positive. According to age, 15 (5.3%) of young dogs were positive while 21 (7.5%) of adults were positive for the infection. The prevalence was significantly higher (P<0.05) in local breeds of dogs than in exotic and cross breeds. The prevalence was higher among stray dogs with tick infestation than those without tick infection. However, there was no significant differences (P<0.05) between age, and sex of the infected dogs. The present study recorded highest prevalence in dogs from Shagari and Gomboru wards, followed by Bulumkutu and University quarters, the least prevalence was seen in dogs in custom area. It was concluded that B. canis infection was prevalent in the study area and affect dogs irrespective of their age, sex, breed, management practices and locations. Therefore, regular treatment and responsible dog ownership were recommended.
A Three-Phase Sensitivity-Based Approach for Smooth Line-Switching in Islanded Microgrids
Authors: Pompodakis Evangelos , Kryonidis Georgios C. , Alexiadis Minas
Published: January 2022

This paper deals with a new line-switching
method that facilitates the network reconfiguration of islanded microgrids. Its
distinct features include the ability to handle network asymmetries and the
minimization of the line current during the switching action. This is attained
by developing a sensitive-based three-phase model predictive method to
determine the operating set-points of the distributed generators (DGs) that
minimize the current of the candidate line participating in the switching
action. These set-points correspond to the positive-sequence powers as well as
the negative- and zero-sequence currents of all DGs. Furthermore, the network
constraints such as voltage limits and power limits of DGs are always
satisfied. Simulations are performed in a balanced 33-bus islanded network as
well as in the unbalanced IEEE 8500-node network to evaluate the performance of
the proposed method.
Detecting Glaucoma in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study Using Deep Learning: Implications for clinical trial endpoints
Authors: Fan Rui , Bowd Christopher , Christopher Mark , Brye Nicole , Proudfoot James A. , Rezapour Jasmin , Belghith Akram , Goldbaum Michael H. , Chuter Benton , Girkin Christopher A. , fazio massimo , Liebmann Jeffrey M. , Weinreb Robert N. , Gordon Mae O. , Kass Michael A. , Kriegman David , Zangwill Linda M.
Published: January 2022

To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of deep learning (DL) algorithms to detect primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) trained on fundus photographs from the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS). 66,715 photographs from 3,272 eyes were used to train and test a ResNet-50 model to detect the OHTS Endpoint Committee POAG determination based on optic disc (n=287 eyes, 3,502 photographs) and/or visual field (n=198 eyes, 2,300 visual fields) changes. OHTS training, validation and testing sets were randomly determined using an 85-5-10 percentage split by subject. Three independent test sets were used to estimate the generalizability of the model: UCSD Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study (DIGS, USA), ACRIMA (Spain) and Large-scale Attention-based Glaucoma (LAG, China). The DL model achieved an AUROC (95% CI) of 0.88 (0.82, 0.92) for the overall OHTS POAG endpoint. For the OHTS endpoints based on optic disc changes or visual field changes, AUROCs were 0.91 (0.88, 0.94) and 0.86 (0.76, 0.93), respectively. False-positive rates (at 90% specificity) were higher in photographs of eyes that later developed POAG by disc or visual field (19.1%) compared to eyes that did not develop POAG (7.3%) during their OHTS follow-up. The diagnostic accuracy of the DL model developed on the OHTS optic disc endpoint applied to 3 independent datasets was lower with AUROC ranging from 0.74 to 0.79. High diagnostic accuracy of the current model suggests that DL can be used to automate the determination of POAG for clinical trials and management. In addition, the higher false-positive rate in early photographs of eyes that later developed POAG suggests that DL models detected POAG in some eyes earlier than the OHTS Endpoint Committee.
ADEVA: A Decentralized Electronic Voting Application Using Blockchain Technology
Authors: ABEGUNDE JACOB
Published: January 2022

Abstract—Despite the various advantages inherent in the use of blockchain technology, blockchain application platforms are characterized by bottlenecks, latency, energy inefficiency, time inefficiency, low transaction throughput, vulnerability to 51% attacks, and a lack of fairness in the sharing of mining proceeds. These challenges are currently affecting the performance of this technology, hindering its rapid development and adoption for real-time applications such as Electronic Voting Applications (EVAs). It is well known that the consensus mechanism responsible for the security and consistency features of a blockchain, is also responsible for most of the above challenges.

In this paper, a new consensus mechanism, Proof of Vote (PoV) is proposed, a lightweight consensus mechanism specifically adapted for EVA, as a replacement for the heavyweight Proof of Work (PoW) consensus algorithm. We use the Ethereum blockchain as a decentralized application platform, in which we develop a decentralized electronic voting application (ADEVA), replacing the Ethereum PoW consensus algorithm with the proposed PoV consensus algorithm. Thus we implemented ADEVA with PoV and compared it to the two major consensus mechanisms: Proof of work (PoW) and Proof of Stake (PoS). We found that PoV enhanced the performance of ADEVA over and above that achieved using PoW and PoS. The low resource utilization and high transaction throughput of ADEVA with PoV makes it a scalable solution for real-world EVAs.