bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Prehabilitation to Improve outcomes afteR Autologous sTem cEll transplantation (PIRATE): A pilot randomised controlled trial protocol
Authors: Dennett Amy M , Porter Judi , Ting Stephen B , Taylor Nicholas F
Published: September 2020

BackgroundAutologous stem cell transplant is a common procedure for people with haematological malignancies. While effective at improving survival, autologous stem cell transplant recipients may have a lengthy hospital admission and experience debilitating side-effects such as fatigue, pain and deconditioning that may prolong recovery. Prehabilitation comprising exercise and nutrition intervention before stem cell transplant aims to optimise physical capacity before the procedure to enhance functional recovery after transplant. However, few studies have evaluated prehabilitation in this setting. We aim to determine preliminary efficacy of improving physical capacity of prehabilitation for people undergoing autologous stem cell transplant. MethodsThe PIRATE study is a single-blinded, parallel two-armed pilot randomised trial of multidisciplinary prehabilitation delivered prior to autologous stem cell transplantation. Twenty-two patients with haematological malignancy waitlisted for transplant will be recruited from a tertiary haematology unit. The intervention will include up to 8 weeks of twice-weekly, in-person, supervised tailored exercise and fortnightly nutrition education delivered via phone, in the lead up to autologous stem cell transplant. Blinded assessments will be completed at week 13, approximately 4 weeks after transplant and health service measures collected at week 25 approximately 12 weeks after transplant. The primary outcome is to assess changes in physical capacity using the 6-minute walk test. Secondary measures are time to engraftment, C-reactive protein, physical activity (accelerometer), grip strength, health-related quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30 and HDC29 supplement), self-efficacy and recording of adverse events. Additionally, health service data including hospital length of stay, hospital readmissions, emergency department presentations and urgent symptom clinic presentation at 6 months will be recorded. DiscussionThis trial will provide valuable information that will inform a future definitive randomised controlled trial and implementation of prehabilitation for people receiving autologous stem cell transplant by providing data on efficacy and safety. Trial registrationThe PIRATE Trial has been approved by the Eastern Health Human Research Ethics Committee (E20/003/61055) and is funded by the Eastern Health Foundation. This trial is registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12620000496910. Registered April 20, 2020, https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=379441&isReview=true
Otorhinolaryngological manifestations of COVID-19-A systematic review
Authors: Govindarajalu Priyadarshini , Shah Rahulkumar , Parsana Monil
Published: September 2020

Background: In early December 2019, an outbreak of COVID-19, caused by a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), occurred in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China causing havoc all over the world. As clinicians, recognition of this disease is necessary to isolate these patients to prevent further human to human transmission. Due to its affinity to the respiratory tract and increased viral load in the nose and throat, we as practising otorhinolaryngologists are at increased risk of exposure to this life-threatening virus and warrants an in-depth knowledge on the symptomatology of this disease. This systematic review is intended to highlight the otorhinolaryngological manifestations of COVID-19.Methodology: The literature search was performed on PubMed database using Boolean operators ‘and ‘, ‘or’ as “otorhinolaryngological manifestations” or “rhinology” or “otology” or “larynx” or “hearing” or “olfaction” and “covid19” or “novel corona virus” or “SARS-CoV” with filters as ‘2020’ year of study on 7/08/2020 at 11.30 Am.Review Results: Total of 357 articles were obtained on search and the final 12 articles extracted based on our selection criteria were reviewed. The studies included 6825 laboratory confirmed COVID -19 patients with varying severity of disease. Olfactory dysfunction and taste dysfunction were noted in 2355 and 2224 patients respectively. Nasal obstruction was reported in 323 patients and sore throat in 261 patients. Rhinorrhoea was reported in 209 patients .158 patients complained of post nasal drip and 152 patients presented with facial pain.Conclusion: As a practising otorhinolaryngologist, a good insight into the otorhinolaryngological manifestations of COVID-19 is essential to differentiate between the prodromal symptoms of COVID-19 and non-COVID viral upper respiratory tract infection.
Rezension: Lorenz Garland, Waffengleichheit im Vorverfahren
Authors: Simmler Monika
Published: September 2020

Das Prinzip der Waffengleichheit hält seine Stellung als unverrückbares Prinzip des Strafprozessrechts. Gleichzeitig sind seine Konturen unscharf und nur selten wird klar benannt, welche Anforderungen sich aus diesem Prinzip ableiten lassen — insbesondere im Rahmen des Vorverfahrens. Das Werk von Lorenz Garland verspricht Abhilfe zu schaffen und aufzuzeigen, welche Bedeutung der Waffengleichheit zukommt und inwieweit die Schweizer Rechtswirklichkeit den Ansprüchen des Prinzips gerecht wird. In Auseinandersetzung mit der Rechtsprechung des EGMR vermag es der Autor, die historisch beobachtbare zunehmende Verschiebung entscheidender Verfahrensschritte ins Vorverfahren mit Blick auf das Prinzip einzuordnen und kritisch zu würdigen. Das Unterfangen mündet in einer Diskussion möglicher Lösungsansätze, womit das Werk auch konkrete Praxisrelevanz entfalten könnte — und sollte.
Site Conditions, Maintenance Costs, and Plant Performance of 10 Extensive Green Roofs in the Research Triangle Area of Central North Carolina
Authors: Sherk Julieta Trevino , Fu Wenyan , Neal Joseph C.
Published: September 2020

Compared with traditional roofing, green roofs (GRs) have quantifiable environmental and economic benefits, yet limited research exists on GR plant survival, maintenance practices, and costs related to plant performance. The objective of this study was to assess plant cover, site conditions, and maintenance practices on 10 extensive GRs in the Research Triangle Area of North Carolina. Green roof maintenance professionals were surveyed to assess plant performance, maintenance practices, and maintenance costs. Vegetation cover on each site was characterized. Relationships among plant performance and environmental and physical site characteristics, and maintenance practices were evaluated. Survey respondents ranked weed control as the most problematic maintenance task, followed by irrigation, pruning, and debris removal. No single design or maintenance factor was highly correlated with increased plant cover. Green roof age, substrate organic matter, and modular planting methods were not correlated with greater plant cover. Results showed a trend that irrigation increased plant cover. Plants persisting on GRs included several species of stonecrop (Sedum sp.), but flame flower (Talium calycinum) and ice plant (Delosperma basuticum) were also present in high populations on at least one roof each. Green roof maintenance costs ranged from $0.13/ft2 to $3.45/ft2 per year, and were greater on sites with more weeds and frequent hand watering.
HERMENEUTICAL APPROACH TO THE QUR’AN
Authors: Wekke Ismail Suardi , Firdaus Acep;
Published: September 2020

This paper discusses the contribution of a prolific author and an Egyptian scholar Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd and his hermeneutical approach to the Qur’an. The article argues that Abu Zayd is a Muslim reformer of the twentieth century through his takwil (hermeneutical concept). His hermeneutical concept is questioning the “an-nash (textual)” tradition of the Qur’an and the transformation of Arab culture from oral to text-oriented culture in the earliest history of the Qur’an. He differentiates between tanzil (message sent to man) to takwil (interpretation of the message). This article further argues that Abu Zayd’s hermeneutical concept should be understood from the history of revelation which speaks to a particular community and respond to a particular situation. Thus, the Qur’an itself is a living phenomenon and open for interpretation, rather than a closed corpus.
ESTIMATIVA DA VULNERABILIDADE NATURAL À CONTAMINAÇÃO DO AQUÍFERO EM ESCALA MUNICIPAL: ESTUDO DE CASO EM PANAMBI/RS
Authors: Fernandes Gabriel D'Avila , Borba Willian Fernando de , Souza Éricklis Edson Boito de , Kemerich Pedro Daniel da Cunha , Silva José Luiz Silvério da , Descovi Filho Leônidas Luiz Volcato , Hinterholz Diego , Baumhardt Edner
Published: September 2020

A avaliação da vulnerabilidade de aquíferos é uma ferramenta importante para avaliar a contaminação das águas subterrâneas. O emprego de técnicas inadequadas do preparo do solo e o crescimento populacional ocasionam severas complicações ambientais, indagando a correta gestão de recursos hídricos, sejam superficiais ou subterrâneos. Essa pesquisa teve como objetivo avaliar localmente a vulnerabilidade natural à contaminação do Sistema Aquífero Serra Geral em Panambi, localizado no noroeste do estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Os resultados demonstraram que o aquífero, em sua maior parte, apresentou classes de vulnerabilidade que variaram de insignificante à baixa. Entretanto, na área são realizadas atividades com potencial poluidor, como agricultura intensiva, além do polo metal mecânico, que podem alterar a qualidade do meio subterrâneo, caso ocorra negligência de normativas ambientais.
Exosome as a Natural Gene Delivery Vector for Cancer Treatment
Authors: Pofali Prasad , Mondal Adrita , Londhe Vaishali
Published: September 2020

Background:

Current gene therapy vectors such as viral, non-viral, and bacterial vectors,
which are used for cancer treatment, but there are certain safety concerns and stability issues
of these conventional vectors. Exosomes are the vesicles of size 40-100 nm secreted from multivesicular
bodies into the extracellular environment by most of the cell types in-vivo and in-vitro.
As a natural nanocarrier, exosomes are immunologically inert, biocompatible, and can cross biological
barriers like the blood-brain barrier, intestinal barrier, and placental barrier.

Objective:

This review focusses on the role of exosome as a carrier to efficiently deliver a gene for
cancer treatment and diagnosis. The methods for loading of nucleic acids onto the exosomes, advantages
of exosomes as a smart intercellular shuttle for gene delivery and therapeutic applications as
a gene delivery vector for siRNA, miRNA and Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic
Repeats (CRISPR) and also the limitations of exosomes as a gene carrier are all reviewed in this article.

Methods:

Mostly, electroporation and chemical transfection are used to prepare gene loaded exosomes.

Results:

Exosome-mediated delivery is highly promising and advantageous in comparison to the
current delivery methods for systemic gene therapy. Targeted exosomes, loaded with therapeutic
nucleic acids, can efficiently promote the reduction of tumor proliferation without any adverse effects.

Conclusion:

In the near future, exosomes can become an efficient gene carrier for delivery and a
biomarker for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Ground Movements Prediction in Shield-Driven Tunnels using Gene Expression Programming
Authors: Ramesh A. , Hajihassani M. , Rashiddel A.
Published: September 2020

Introduction:

The increase in population and traffic in metropolitan areas has led to the development of underground transportation spaces. Therefore, the estimation of the surface settlement caused by the construction of underground structures should be accurately considered. Several methods have been developed to predict tunneling-induced surface settlement. Among these methods, artificial intelligence-based methods have received much attention in recent years. This paper is aimed to develop a model based on Gene Expression Programming (GEP) algorithm to predict surface settlement induced by mechanized tunneling.

Methods:

For this purpose, Tehran Metro Line 6 was simulated numerically to investigate the effects of different parameters on the surface settlement, and 85 datasets were prepared from numerical simulations. Subsequently, several GEP models were implemented using the obtained datasets from numerical simulations and finally, a model with 30 chromosomes and 3 genes was selected as the optimum model.

Results:

A comparison was made between obtained maximum surface settlements by the proposed GEP model and numerical simulation. The results demonstrated that the proposed model could predict surface settlement induced by mechanized tunneling with a high degree of accuracy.

Conclusion:

Finally, a mathematical equation was derived from the proposed GEP model, which can be easily used for surface settlement prediction.
Twitter Use by Academic Nuclear Medicine Programs: Pilot Content Analysis Study (Preprint)
Authors: Panda Ananya , Sharma Akash , Dundar Ayca , Packard Ann , Aase Lee , Kotsenas Amy , Kendi Ayse Tuba
Published: September 2020

BACKGROUND

There is scant insight into the presence of nuclear medicine (NM) and nuclear radiology (NR) programs on social media.

OBJECTIVE

Our purpose was to assess Twitter engagement by academic NM/NR programs in the United States.

METHODS

We measured Twitter engagement by the academic NM/NR community, accounting for various NM/NR certification pathways. The Twitter presence of NM/NR programs at both the department and program director level was identified. Tweets by programs were cross-referenced against potential high-yield NM- or NR-related hashtags, and tabulated at a binary level. A brief survey was done to identify obstacles and benefits to Twitter use by academic NM/NR faculty.

RESULTS

For 2019-2020, 88 unique programs in the United States offered NM/NR certification pathways. Of these, 52% (46/88) had Twitter accounts and 24% (21/88) had at least one post related to NM/NR. Only three radiology departments had unique Twitter accounts for the NM/molecular imaging division. Of the other 103 diagnostic radiology residency programs, only 16% (16/103) had a presence on Twitter and 5% (5/103) had tweets about NM/NR. Only 9% (8/88) of NM/NR program directors were on Twitter, and three program directors tweeted about NM/NR. The survey revealed a lack of clarity and resources around using Twitter, although respondents acknowledged the perceived value of Twitter engagement for attracting younger trainees.

CONCLUSIONS

Currently, there is minimal Twitter engagement by the academic NM/NR community. The perceived value of Twitter engagement is counterbalanced by identifiable obstacles. Given radiologists’ overall positive views of social media’s usefulness, scant social media engagement by the NM community may represent a missed opportunity. More Twitter engagement and further research by trainees and colleagues should be encouraged, as well as the streamlined use of unique hashtags.
Social Stigma and Mental Health Among Overseas Chinese During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Preprint)
Authors: Gao Junling , Wang Zhizhong , Chen Hao , Wang Yi , Yan Huihui , Chen Yingwei , Xu Jixiang
Published: September 2020

BACKGROUND

The COVID-19 has led to stigma and discrimination among various groups of people in different populations. However, there is no data quantifying the pattern of COVID-19 social stigma and its impacts on mental health.

OBJECTIVE

To assess COVID-19 social stigma and mental health, and to examine their association among overseas Chinese during the COVID-19 pandemic.

METHODS

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 519 overseas Chinese from 23 countries who were sampled using the snowball sampling method and invited to participate in an online survey during April 21 to May 7, 2020. Depression was assessed by the Chinese version of the World Health Organization Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5), and anxiety was assessed by the Chinese version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7). COVID-19 social stigma was assessed by a validated 6-item COVID-19 social stigma scale. Covariates included gender, age (10-year categories), educational level, marital status, occupation, length of stay in the immigrant country, perceived severity of COVID-19 (PSC), and perceived effectiveness of prevention and control measures (PEPC) in the city where they currently lived.

RESULTS

A total of 519 participants from 23 countries were involved in the current study. The prevalence of depression was 37.2% (95%CI: 33.0%–41.5%), and that of anxiety was 15.8% (95%CI: 12.8%–19.2%). During the COVID-19 pandemic, 24.2% and 26.0% of participants reported having been refused services and work or study, more than 85% reported having read “Chinese virus” or “Wuhan virus” in the media, and 54.6% reported having heard these phrases during interpersonal communication. After controlling for covariates, perceived severity, and perceived effectiveness of control, compared to those with the lowest-quartile social stigma, the odds ratios (ORs) of depression among those with the third- and highest-quartile social stigma were 2.41(95%CI: 1.25–4.65) and 3.33 (95%CI: 1.71–6.48). The OR of anxiety among those with the highest-quartile social stigma was 5.40 (95%CI: 1.95–14.95).

CONCLUSIONS

Overseas Chinese face some increased social stigma, including discrimination and labeling, which is associated with a high prevalence of depression and anxiety, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
THIRTEEN YEARS OF WEATHER STATISTICS AT SAN PEDRO MARTIR OBSERVATORY
Authors: Plauchu-Frayn I. , Colorado E. , Richer M. G. , Herrera-Vázquez C.
Published: September 2020

We present weather statistics for thirteen years of data gathered with the meteorological stations at Observatorio Astronómico Nacional in the Sierra San Pedro Mártir (OAN-SPM) over the period 2007–2019. These weather stations include sensors that measure various climatological variables. The median values of the air temperature are 10.3° C and 7.0° C for daytime and nighttime, respectively. The relative humidity follows a seasonal variation with April-June being the driest months. The median values for the sustained wind speed are 11 and 14 km hr-1 for daytime and nighttime data, respectively. Preferred wind directions are SSW and North. Sustained winds are stronger at night and during December, January and February. The annual mean rain precipitation is 313 mm, most of which occurs during the summer season as afternoon thunderstorms.
Déficit de hormona de crecimiento en niños y adolescentes: algunos aspectos a tener en cuenta
Authors: Carvajal Martínez Francisco , Bustamante Tejido Mirelkis , Piz Ramos Yuraimi , Domínguez Alonso Emma , Carvajal Aballe Mónica
Published: September 2020

Introducción: la deficiencia de Hormona de Crecimiento (DGH) es la causa endocrina más importante y frecuente de baja talla. Este déficit hormonal se acompaña además de un retraso en la maduración ósea.

Método: se realizó un estudio aplicado, retrospectivo y descriptivo de 108 pacientes con diagnóstico de baja talla hipofisaria por Déficit de la Hormona de Crecimiento, entre cuyos propósitos se encontraban determinar el comportamiento de la maduración esquelética según sexo, diagnóstico del déficit hormonal, edad de inicio del tratamiento, y tipo de déficit hormonal hipofisario.

Resultados: existe un retraso marcado de la edad ósea en pacientes con DGH, el cual es mayor si el déficit es congénito, total y selectivo.

Conclusiones: se destaca que los pacientes con DGH, independientemente del tipo, mostraron un marcado retraso de la edad ósea, así como se hacen algunas consideraciones generales sobre el tema.
Addressing diversity in science communication through citizen social science
Authors: Lorenz Lissette
Published: September 2020

This article seeks to address the lack of sociocultural diversity in the field of science communication by broadening conceptions of citizen science to include citizen social science. Developing citizen social science as a concept and set of practices can increase the diversity of publics who engage in science communication endeavors if citizen social science explicitly aims at addressing social justice issues. First, I situate citizen social science within the histories of citizen science and participatory action research to demonstrate how the three approaches are compatible. Next, I outline the tenets of citizen social science as they are informed by citizen science and participatory action research goals. I then use these tenets as criteria to evaluate the extent to which my case study, a community-based research project called ‘Rustbelt Theater’, counts as a citizen social science project.
Fractal Semiotics Modeling of Concept Cup in Religious Texts
Authors: Ko Chiung-ying
Published: September 2020

The article considers the concept CUP as a special fractal-semiotic object in the field of the interaction of language and culture. The relevance of the research topic is determined by the increased interest in the application of a systematic approach to the study of a linguistic object, in particular to the use of a fractal approach to analyze the structure of a concept, including figurative and reflective components. The subject of the review is the fractal organization of the concept CUP in the speech-thought process. The mechanism of this concept, correlating between the mega-level (the spiritual semiosphere) and the micro-level (text), depends on the features of speech organizational patterns with which the synergistic principle of integrity is manifested. The novelty of the work lies in the fact that it reveals the experience of representing the structure of the concept CUP, reconstructed on the basis of Russian contexts with religious content. The fractality of this structure is due to the non-linear nature of the development by a number of symbolized values (LSW) cup . Quantitative data makes it possible to trace the features of symbolization (a movement from subject to symbol) and to justify the possibility of using the concept of fractal as a linguistic approach. The material for the analysis was religious texts that are distinguished by a pattern of implicit meanings and hierarchical internal organization, such as interpretations of scripture, instruction on spiritual life, patristic heritage, and sermons. The aim of the work is to present the structure of the concept CUP and to reveal its specifics of a dynamic nature by taking into account external and self-referential signs, as well as to consider the corresponding patterns of thinking that are repeatedly represented in religious contexts. The analysis showed that the semantics of the concept CUP incorporate a large volume of symbolic meanings. It has been established that at the lexical level, the language unit cup is formed over time and an abstract complex meaning or invariant meaning would be activated. These complex invariants are more likely open conceptual schemes that are given importance depending on contextual conditions, and this occurs as a result of cognitive operations at the conceptual level.
Text Semantic Field Method as a Possibility of Systemic Approach to the Study of Literary Text: on the Material of the Novel “HOME OF THE GENTRY” by I.S. Turgenev
Authors: Na Van , Kobylko Jaroslaw
Published: September 2020

The article is devoted to identifying the explanatory potential of the text semantic field method as a system method in understanding the nature of connections between different levels of a literary text. It allows us to reach the super-category of the author's image, which acts as the organizing beginning of a literary text. Thus, the text semantic field is both the object and the method of the research. The method of comparative analysis revealed that the overcoming of natural language oppositions, inherent in the artistic text, can be manifested to a greater or lesser extent: from the weakening of semantic oppositions of natural language due to the enhanced semantic convergence of implicitly related semantic units, which can be observed, as shown by the study, in the novel by I.S. Turgenev Home of the Gentry, to the complete destruction of natural language oppositions, originally inherent, as it was proved in the works of O.I. Valentinova, in the aesthetics of polyphony. The comparison made possible to clarify that the principles of the organization of text semantic fields in artistic texts can perform opposite functions: to increase the semiotic significance of the image category, as it happens in the novel analyzed by I.S. Turgenev, or, on the contrary, as proved in the research of O.I. Valentinova, to indicate a decrease in the semiotic significance of the image category, which is a constitutive property of polyphonic texts. The use of the comparative method also allowed us to show that overcoming the oppositions of natural language, as a mechanism for the formation of text semantic fields not only of a literary text, but also semiotically complex texts of a different etiology, performs different functions. A comparison of character education text semantic fields of literary texts with the study of E.Yu. Medvedev the principle of formation of the text fields in the Orthodox liturgical sermons have clarified that if the destruction of the oppositions of natural language in a literary text generates occasional oppositions, will appear on the me of the artist, overcoming the oppositions of natural language in liturgical preaching brings to the ontological meanings that exist outside of the will and consciousness of the preacher.
Typical Grammatical Peculiarities of Formal and Business Writing in the Russian and Swedish Languages
Authors: Matytsina Irina V.
Published: September 2020

The article deals with comparative analysis of the Russian-Swedish parallel texts of the Convention between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden about mutual assistance in the fight against the violation of the tax legislation (Avtal mellan konungariket Sveriges regering och Ryska federationens regering om msesidigt bistnd vid bekmpning av vissa fiskala brott). The Swedish and Russian texts differ immensely in their lexical and grammatical structure. The reason for these discrepancies is rooted, firstly, in typological distinctions between Russian and Swedish as languages of different groups and, secondly, in those processes of conscious simplification and regulation that the Swedish Language of formal business communication have been affected by during the last fifty years particularly in relation to clear language policy (klarsprk). In spite of some innovations the Russian Language of formal business communication in many ways continues to be traditional enough. The article is focused on a narrow range of issues relating to differences in grammatical structure of a sentence and prevailing nominal structures in the Russian text as compared with the verb oriented Swedish one. The juxtaposition of parallel texts and further systematization of differences between the Russian and Swedish Languages of formal and business communication makes it possible to give a comparative characteristic of this functional style existing in Russia and Sweden. The research is carried out by means of the continuous sampling method using the method of linguistic description to characterize utterance structure in grammar. Research results can be used in courses on a comparative typology of Russian and Swedish, stylistics, the theory and practice of translation.
Assessment of compliance with fire safety requirements of the poultry house for 200,000 heads of “Avangard LLC” in Republic of Mordovia based on fire risk calculation
Authors: Savelyev Anatoly P. , Glotov Sergey V. , Chugunov Mikhail N. , Salikhov Rail R.
Published: September 2020

This article presents the results of the assessment of compliance with fire safety requirements of the building of the poultry house for 200,000 heads of Avangard LLC of the Republic of Mordovia, made on the basis of fire risk calculations. The analysis of factors affecting the quality and reliability of the results of calculations is carried out. During the research and evaluation of the objects compliance with fire safety requirements were guided by the provisions of the Technical regulations on fire safety requirements. A list of technical regulations applicable to the object under study was defined. The article gives the fire-technical characteristics of the object under study, the class of functional fire hazard (agricultural buildings). The conducted research has established that the object of research meets the requirements of fire safety. Calculations on fire risk assessment were fulfilled by comparing the calculated values of fire risk with the normative value. For the considered object of protection the fire hazard analysis including the analysis of building characteristics (space-planning, design and technical solutions), fire protection systems, and features of functioning taking into account contingent and distribution of fire load in rooms was completed. The calculation of the risk of the gas supply system was considered the impact of the flame during the combustion of gas released in case of emergency depressurization of the pipeline. The potential risk in a poultry house near a gas pipeline with a diameter of 50 mm will be 1.7810-5, near a gas pipeline with a diameter of 70 mm - 4.410-7, and in total - 1.82410-5. The individual fire risk for employees of the poultry house building is 8.3110-7 year-1. Calculations of the spread of fire hazards and the time of evacuation of people are made using software that allows to create graphical models of space-planning solutions of buildings. With the introduction of the fire risk assessment system at the legislative level, the owners of objects have the opportunity to optimize the cost of fire safety with the required level of safety of people.
HISTORICAL-LEGAL FUNDAMENTALS OF THE STATE RUSSIAN POLITICS IN XVI-XVIII CENTURIES TOWARDS ABORIGINAL PEOPLES ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE MORDVINS
Authors: Sushkova Iuliia N.
Published: September 2020

The rationale of the study is the uniqueness of the system of the multi-national and multi-confessional Russian state. Peoples' inclusion into a single state legal framework determined the need to develop a relevant ethnic legal policy. In this regard, this paper is aimed at articulating the legal fundamentals of the Russian politics in XVI-XVIII centuries towards aboriginal peoples on the example of the Mordvins. The paper discusses the key aspects of the Mordvins life under the Russian law. It looks into 16th-18th centuries regulations regarding non-Russians that determined the specifics of their adaptation within Russia. The study is mainly based on the formal-legal, historical-legal methodology with emphasis on sociocultural and legal-anthropological approaches, which made it possible to historically and legally assess laws and regulations that reflect specifics of Mordvins position in the 16th-18th centuries. The paper has a practical value for improving the legislation for inter-ethnic relations and strengthening the foundations of federalism as the key characteristic of the Russian state.
Two “Marienbad Elegies”: J.W. Goethe and W.G. Sebald
Authors: Poluboyarinova Larisa N. , Kulishkina Olga N.
Published: September 2020

The article compares J.W. Goethe’s “Marienbad Elegy” (1823) and a poetic text with the same title written in 1999 by W.G. Sebald. “Marienbad Elegy” by Goethe is a precedent text of German culture, its historical and literary authority being additionally supported by the popular biographical myth of the love of the 73-year-old poet to the 19-year-old Ulrike von Levetzow. On the one hand, Sebald’s own “Marienbad Elegy” is an attempt to decanonize the classical text by updating its references (restoration of the biographical context associated with the aging Goethe in Marienbad, his acquaintance with the von Levetzow’ family, and actualization of the realities of the spa town and the “museum” objects related to the occurrence of the Goethean text) and by consistently reducing the elegiac pathos of the original. On the other hand, as this article demonstrates, Sebald puts in place of Goethe’s elegiac tune his own — melancholic — pathos inherited from a philosopher of the Frankfurt school Walter Benjamin whom he greatly appreciated.
Humanized Artificial Body in the 20th Century Italian Literature
Authors: Saprykina Elena Yu.
Published: September 2020

In various epochs, science fiction writers shared an interest in problems related to the humanization of an artificial body and the process of human interaction with a man’s own creation. In the 20th century Italian literature, in particular, this theme emerged already at the dawn of the century (e.g. а futuristic novel by F.T. Marinetti) and was present up until the beginning of the current “age of artificial intelligence.” Fantastic plots of several short stories and novellas by D. Buzzati and T. Landolfi, written in the 1950s and 60s, depicted ambivalent perception of the technogenic civilization and its novelties by the modern cultural consciousness. On the one hand, these works reflected the turning of the machine into an indispensable attribute of the social status of the modern human, the guarant of her private life success and mental health. On the other hand, in science fiction, there is a clear tendency to dramatize the problems and difficulties that the technological age set for a human — in particular, the problem of preserving the privilege of the human consciousness over the increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence of the machine.
The Annual Glasses for All Who Seek Knowledge and its Place in the Modern Malay Book Culture
Authors: Goriaeva Liubov V.
Published: September 2020

The development of printing in the region of insular Southeast Asia dates back to the 17th century and is connected, first of all, with the activities of European missionaries, for whom preaching Christianity was inseparable from the struggle for the literacy of the population. This prompted the need not only for spiritual literature, but also for the books of a broader educational profile. One of such editions was the annual Glasses for All who Seek Knowledge, published in Singapore in 1858–1859. Its content testified to the successes of European science and technology, and various stories about Muslims who saw the world and became convinced of the merits of European civilization served as an indirect argument in favor of Christianity. The content of the annual reveals a certain parallel with the genre of framed story, familiar to Malay people. The main feature of this genre, traditional for the East, is its cyclical structure where a single plot frames a sequence of instructive stories, historical examples, and sayings of worldly wisdom. Apparently, this similarity led to the success of the annual and its reprints in subsequent years.
Batyushkov’s “arrogance”
(On Mandelstam’s poem
“No, not the moon, but a bright clock-face...”)
Authors: Altschuller Mark
Published: September 2020

The article clarifies the possible sources of Osip Mandelstam’s poem
“No, not the moon, but a bright clock-face...” (1912, first published 1913). A new
interpretation of references to K. Batyushkov, which more than once attracted the
attention of poet’s contemporaries and modern researchers, is proposed. According
to the author of the article, Mandelstam, theoretically asserting the “thingness” (even
super-lightness, quintessence of thingness) of surrounding world as the very essence of
poetry, enters into a consistent debate with the mad poet, and through Batyushkov —
with Symbolism as a certain world outlook and the artistic system reflecting it. The
poem sets a contrast between the phenomena of life that live in real time of the shaky
eternity of Symbolism, which fits into the general context of the book “Stone”. As a result of a detailed analysis, it is concluded that Mandelstam’s little poem “No, not the
moon...” played a significant role in the history of Russian poetry. At the very initial
stage, it reflected the opposition (struggle) of two most important poetic systems of the
Silver Age — Symbolism and Acmeism.
The problem of revealing political reality
in Osip and Nadezhda Mandelshtam’s documents
concerning M. Volfson, V. Narbut, N. Bukharin
Authors: Katsis Leonid
Published: September 2020

The work is devoted to the analysis of Osip Mandelstam’s articles
“Streams of hackwork (khaltura)” and “On translations” in the broad literary and
political context of the 1920 – 1930s. The author suggests comparing these articles
with the work and publications of the head of the conscientious political censorship
Miron Volfson (1880 – 1932), a member of the board and editor-in-chief of the Gosizdat
(State Publishing House), whose name appears several times in Mandelstam’s letters.
Analysis of official contacts that Mandelstam had with the leadership of conscientious
ideological bodies and highest Soviet ideological authorities, allows us to shed a new
light on the origin and meaning of the Mandelstam’s anti-Stalinist “epigram” “We live
without feeling the country...” In particular, the author reveals a direct reference to
Mandelstam’s article “Streams of hackwork” in Wolfson’s 1929 book “The Ways of
the Soviet Book”, where the author, on one hand, sums up the NEP period of the Soviet
book publishing history, and on the other, sets the task of a new total centralization
of book publishing as an important section of the ideological front. The study allows
to put the poet’s articles “Streams of hackwork” and “On translations”, which at first
glance are devoted exclusively to the problem of translation, in political context of the
second half of the 1920s and early 1930s. The observations and conclusions based of
the analysis give the opportunity to substantially correct the information about this
period of Mandelstam’s biography, which is contained in the memoirs of his widow
N.Ya. Mandelstam
The Ostap Bender dilogy:
What the authors omitted to mention
Authors: Marinin Anton
Published: September 2020

The article refines the plot source of the novel “The Twelve Chairs” by
Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov. The author puts forward a reasoned hypothesis according
to which the list of sources traditionally mentioned by researchers consists not only of
works by Arthur Conan Doyle, Lev Lunts and Aron Erlikh, but may as well include
the court report signed “A. Trol” and published in the “Gudok” newspaper in February
1927. The pseudonym “A. Trol” was used by the poet, translator, critic and poetry
scholar Georgy Shengeli during his 1925 – 1928 period of work in “Gudok”. The
article questions the believability of a well-known story stating that the basic storyline
of the novel was granted to Ilf and Petrov by Valentin Kataev. The plot of the chapter
“The End of the Crow’s Nest” from the novel “The Little Golden Calf”, according
to the author, is entirely borrowed from the court report by “A. Trol”, published in
“Gudok” in October 1926. Boris Flit’s critical essay published in “Gudok” in August
1928 is proposed to be considered the first review of “The Twelve Chairs”; Flit
was eventually imprisoned and executed. In the penultimate section of the article a
possible origin of the protagonist’s surname is specified: supposedly, Ostap gained his
surname from a pseudonym of a “Gudok” worker correspondent. Thus, observations
and conclusions presented in the article make significant adjustments to the study of
the creative history of Ilf and Petrov’s dilogy.
Free Aesthetics Society (1906–1917).
Chronicle materials
Authors: Sobolev Alexander
Published: September 2020

The history of the Moscow Free Aesthetics Society (1906–1917),
based on insufficiently and unevenly studied sources, remains on the periphery of
research interest. The main purpose of the present publication is to fill this gap. The
introduction to the chronicle of the Free Aesthetics Society briefly presents the nature
of its activities and its members, including I.I. Troyanovsky, V.Ya. Bryusov, B.N.
Bugaev (Andrei Bely), N.R. Kochetov, V.V. Perepletchikov, V.I. Girschan, A.P. Botkin
et al. The classification of used sources is made: the society's own reports (handwritten
and printed), including financial; agendas and minutes of the Committee proceedings
and general meetings; a register of guests at meetings in 1910–1912, preserved in
the Manuscript department of the RSL; correspondence of participants; “Literary and
Artistic Circle Proceedings”, published since 1913, as well as newspaper reports. The
chronicle takes into account all dated official events of the Free Aesthetics Society:
first of all, literary and musical evenings, but also the organizational meetings of
the Society and its Committee, excluding particular meetings of society members.
For the identified meetings, the date, status (general, closed, etc.), venue, topic, start
time, conditions of guests admission, other information, including the number of
participants and financial results, are given. These are followed with an outline of
the main sources: the agenda (if known), a report, etc. After that, documents related
to the preparation of the event, its implementation and consequences are listed. Thus,
the chronicle describes the main aspects of the Free Aesthetics Society activities, and
various sources, many of which have not been published before, are introduced into
scientific circulation.
Visualidade e visibilidade da EJA do CAp/UFRGS
Authors: Pavei Katiuci
Published: September 2020

O Projeto Visualidades da EJA, realizado no Colégio de Aplicação da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, envolveu estudantes do Ensino Fundamental e do Ensino Médio da Educação de Jovens e Adultos. Escolhemos o uso da imagem como dispositivo de ampliação da visibilidade do mundo escolar, sob o foco dos atores sociais da EJA, enquanto sujeitos de ação e criação. Nessa primeira fase, o objetivo foi proporcionar encontros de introdução e de prática fotográfica, orientados por assuntos disparadores de reflexões e potencializadores de imagens da escola e sobre a escola. Desenvolvida pela disciplina de Sociologia, a proposta era de expressar, por meio do texto visual, as possíveis respostas para a seguinte questão: O que a escola é para você? Percebemos um forte envolvimento dos/as participantes, observado no número elevado de fotos e na satisfação ao realizarem as atividades. As variadas, criativas e originais fotografias foram socializadas à comunidade escolar. Palavras-chave: EJA; Educação de Jovens e Adultos; Escola; Imagem; Ensino de Sociologia.
Cyberbullying na visão dos alunos de Iniciação Científica do Projeto Pixel do Colégio de Aplicação da UFRGS: um estudo de caso
Authors: Benites Hevelyn Fayette , Nedel Oliveira Victor Hugo
Published: September 2020

O cyberbullying é uma forma de intimidação cada vez mais presente no cotidiano de jovens e adolescentes contemporâneos. Esta pesquisa teve como principal objetivo analisar as percepções dos alunos de iniciação científica do Projeto Pixel, turma 80 de língua francesa sobre o Cyberbullying. Para atingir os objetivos propostos, foi realizada uma entrevista com 8 estudantes do 8º ano do ensino fundamental, do Projeto Pixel do Colégio de Aplicação da UFRGS sobre o tema de pesquisa. Os resultados de pesquisa apontaram que as redes sociais nos dias de hoje estão mais amplas e precisam de mais atenção, devemos cuidar mais o que acessamos, o que compartilhamos e o que curtimos. O índice de Cyberbullying é um problema sério que a sociedade enfrenta, e, que muitas pessoas ainda não fornecem a atenção e não tomam as medidas necessárias. É possível considerar que ainda falta muito para que a sociedade tenha a devida atenção ao tema do Cyberbullying.
Autopercepção da ansiedade: análise do cotidiano de um estudante
Authors: Fraga Laura Costa , Vasques Daniel Giordani
Published: September 2020

Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo analisar a autopercepção da ansiedade em um jovem estudante do Colégio de Aplicação da UFRGS. Ela foi realizada a partir da elaboração de um instrumento de pesquisa recordatório com anotações diárias, no qual o estudante anotava situações de ansiedade do seu dia. O diário foi elaborado com 16 páginas, contendo, em cada uma delas, uma tabela com nove perguntas. Ao todo, foram realizados 16 dias consecutivos de anotações. A pesquisa também foi realizada a partir de uma revisão bibliográfica de pesquisas que tratam sobre o tema de ansiedade como Salva (2008), Batista e Oliveira (2005), Castillo et al (sem ano de publicação), dentre outros autores. Percebemos como resultados, que, durante os 16 dias de anotações o sujeito relatou ter passado por diferentes momentos de ansiedade no seu dia-a-dia, e que, a partir desta experiência, conseguiu buscar diferentes estratégias para amenizar os picos de ansiedade no seu cotidiano.
Desenvolvimento de conceitos científicos nos Anos Iniciais: movimentos na/pela linguagem
Authors: Martinez Débora Ferrari
Published: September 2020

Neste artigo, analisamos os processos de aquisição do conhecimento científico em propostas envolvendo produção oral e escrita, na esfera escolar. Situamos nosso debate dentro da perspectiva sócio-histórica, compreendendo que o desenvolvimento e a aprendizagem estão em constante interlocução. No intuito de demonstrar como as crianças protagonizam o desenvolvimento de formação de conceitos, trazemos registros de observação de uma sala de aula de segundo ano do Ensino Fundamental. Concluímos que quando a ênfase pedagógica é posta no aspecto relacional dos sujeitos com a linguagem e destes entre si, no processo de elaboração conceitual, os conhecimentos acabam construídos em um plano de “negociação” de sentidos, no qual a condição do aluno que aprende se define na interlocução com colegas e professoras na busca potencial para os sentidos dos objetos em aprendizagem.
An improved MCB localization algorithm based on weighted RSSI and motion prediction
Authors: Zhou Chunyue , Tian Hui , Zhong Baitong
Published: September 2020

Aiming at the problem of low sampling efficiency and high demand for anchor node density of traditional Monte Carlo Localization Boxed algorithm, an improved algorithm based on historical anchor node information and the received signal strength indicator (RSSI) ranging weight is proposed which can effectively constrain sampling area of the node to be located. Moreover, the RSSI ranging of the surrounding anchors and the neighbor nodes is used to provide references for the position sampling weights of the nodes to be located, an improved motion model is proposed to further restrict the sampling area in direction. The simulation results show that the improved Monte Carlo Localization Boxed (IMCB) algorithm effectively improves the accuracy and efficiency of localization.