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NATIONAL SCHOOL AND TRAINING OF TEACHERS IN KAZAKHSTAN (20th-30th ХХ century)
Authors:   Karaganda state University named after academician E.A. Buketov Karaganda, Kazakhstan, Mukhtarova Sh. M. , Musraunova A. S. ,   Karaganda state University named after academician E.A. Buketov Karaganda,Kazakhstan
Published: June 2021

Based on historical, pedagogical and archival sources, the article analysed the state of national schools and the problem of training of pedagogical personnel in Kazakhstan in the 20-30 years of the 20 century. The authors reveal difficult and contradictory conditions for the formation and development of national schools in the early years of Soviet power. The general difficulties in the organization and operation of national schools were the weak educational and methodological provision of education in the native language for students, the scarce educational and material base and the acute shortage of national pedagogical personnel. The article highlights the development of the ethnic component in the content of the education of national schools and in the system of teacher training, as well as the problem of their educational provision. The authors of the article analyzed archival sources, which contain information on the content of teacher training for national schools KazPI named after Abai, the first forge of pedagogical personnel with higher education, described the network of training of national pedagogical personnel in Kazakhstan and beyond in the 20th30th years of the 20 century.
COMPETENCE BASED APPROACH AND KEY COMPETENCIES IN THE MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATIO
Authors:   Suleyman Demirel University, Kaskelen, Kazakhstan, Nurkamytova A.B. , Islam A. ,   Kazakh Ablaikhan University of International Relationsand World Languages, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Published: June 2021

The modern era of educational development faces large-scale problems that are emerging in society. This fact affects the state of education, which cannot at the moment be limited to the transmission of sociocultural norms. The current education system needs to develop the individual’s capacity to find and fill socio-economic and socio-psychological niches. This ability can enable individuals to successfully realize themselves, be ready to cater for the demands based on positive communication and the principle of social responsibility. The competence based approach is proved to be an effective solution to all the abovementioned issues. The article considers the competence based approach in modern education, the definitions of competence based approach, competences and competencies presented by foreign, Russian and domestic scientists. Classifications of key competences put forward by various scholars in the field of education are also described.
VOLUNTEERING AS A FACTOR OF DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS ' CIVIC CONSCIOUSNESS
Authors:   Kostanay state pedagogical University named after U.Sultangazin Kostanay, Kazakhstan, Aidnalieva N.A. , Li E.D. ,   Kostanay state pedagogical University named after U.Sultangazin Kostanay, Kazakhstan, Zhandauova Sh.E ,   Kostanay state pedagogical University named after U.Sultangazin Kostanay, Kazakhstan
Published: June 2021

The article presents the results of a theoretical and empirical study of the readiness of future teachers of the faculty of psychology and education to volunteer. The authors proposed a definition of the desired concept, its structure, and levels of formation. The work of the volunteer center of the Kostanay state pedagogical University named after U. Sultangazin is considered, the goals and tasks, priority areas of the youth center are described. It is emphasized that students ' volunteering takes the form of socially significant projects. The civil position of the student-volunteer is revealed. The conclusions and prospects of further research work on the development of a program of readiness for volunteer activities for future teachers are formulated.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE PECULIARITY OF PREPARING FUTURE SPECIALISTS IN THE CONDITIONS OF SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP
Authors:   L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sholpankulova G.K. , Sadykova A.A. ,   L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Published: June 2021

This article discusses the features of training future specialists (in our society, social educators) in the context of social cooperation and comparative analysis (based on a comparison of the experience of three countries: Kazakhstan, Russia and the USA). The term “social partnership” in various sciences is interpreted differently: as a system of relations between various social entities, which is oriented towards achieving national interests, taking into account group and corporate interests (philosophical aspect); as a system of measures aimed at cooperation between workers, employers and the state in the field of social and labor relations (economic and legal aspect); as a system of relationships between these entities, which replaced the theory of class struggle (historical aspect). In our field of education, the model of partnerships is different, since the specificity of models of social partnership in the field of education is explained by the fact that the need for knowledge and the demand for educational services are determined by changes in the level and structure of employment. For example, the restructuring of the West European economy on a new technological basis in the 70s caused an increase in structural unemployment, and it was then that the relevant reforms in the field of education were carried out, which facilitated the coordination of the interests of the state, entrepreneurs and workers. Currently, the model of social partnership in the field of education has such differences as the degree of state participation in the system of vocational education and training and the presence of the needs of social partners and their abilities to combine efforts.
DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCIES OF A SOCIAL TEACHER IN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
Authors:   National University named after LN Gumilev, Nur-Sultan, Kazakistan, Baimenova B. , Zhubakova S. ,   National University named after LN Gumilev, Nur-Sultan, Kazakistan, Kiyassova B. ,   Kazakh national pedagogical University named after Abai, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Published: June 2021

The development of inclusive education in Kazakhstan determines the renewal and improvement of approaches to the training and professional activities of teachers. Inclusive education involves co-education of healthy normally developing children and children with special educational needs. Children with special educational needs in the international classification are defined as children who experience constant difficulties in obtaining education due to: limited development opportunities – hearing, vision, speech disorders; behavioral and emotional problems; environmental factors – economic, social, cultural, the state of thematic health. The inclusion of children with special educational needs in General education organizations requires a change in approaches to education and the implementation of the pedagogical process. This, of course, increases the requirements for the competence of teaching staff. A special place among them is occupied by such a young profession as a social teacher. Its role is huge in the integral pedagogical process of the school, since one of the most important tasks of inclusive education is the full socialization of children with special educational needs. The article reveals the features of psychological and pedagogical competence of a social teacher as an important participant in the educational inclusive process. The authors offer indicators of a high level of psychological and pedagogical competence of a specialist.
EXPLORING PRE-SERVICE CHEMISTRY TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS LEARNING A SUBJECT IN ENGLISH IN KAZAKHSTAN
Authors:   Higher School of Natural Sciences of Pavlodar state pedagogical university, Babich I.M. , Baratova A.A. ,   Nazarbayev Intellectual School in Pavlodar Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, Shomanova Z. K. ,   Higher School of Natural Sciences of Pavlodar state pedagogical university
Published: June 2021

This quantitative and qualitative mixed study aims to provide a glimpse into pre-service Chemistry teachers' attitudes and perceptions concerning content and language integrated learning. Study employed 120 first, second-and third-year students of State Pedagogical University who study Chemistry in English (after Kazakh and Russian), which is their L3. The findings revealed that at the beginning of their academic path, students develop a more negative attitude towards learning the subject in English for several reasons, namely, the uncertainty of their roles, being content or a language teacher, lack of confidence in language and teaching methods employed. However, it was further revealed that by their 3rd year at university, students gain awareness of the importance of learning content through English. They believe that, despite the various challenges they face while studying the subject, better educational and employment opportunities become available for those subject teachers who deliver their lessons in English.
INTELLECTUAL-SPEECH DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS AS A PROCESS OF ACQUIRING OF CULTURAL COGNITIVE PRACTISES
Authors:   State University named after Shakarim of Semey city Semey, East Kazakhstan Region, Zhumadilova G.
Published: June 2021

In the modern educational process, in connection with the accelerated expansion of multilingual information and the need for its correct and agile use in training, the problem of forming a culture of cognitive activity in students related to the production, acquirement of new knowledge and operating it in all the languages studied is of particular relevance. The article reveals the essence of cognitive activity as an activity of intellectuality and speech. The goal of intellectuality-speech activity is defined as an understanding of the subject matter set out in the academic scientific text. A means of mastering this content is considered linguistic and semantic analysis of the text, receding of the text, as well as the production of the text, which are both methods of forming intellectual and speech skills, and idiomatic stages of learning the material regardless of the academic discipline and language of instruction. The definition of intellectual and speech development of students as a process of acquiring the culture of cognitive activity is given. A model of the intellectual and speech development of schoolchildren when teaching Russian as a second language, based on the integration of academic disciplines, is presented.
THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF THE FORMATION OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
Authors:   Kazakh national women's pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Meterbaeva K. , Taubaeva G. ,   Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abai, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Published: June 2021

This article discusses the theoretical content of the formation of social competence of preschool children. The role of the preschool organization in creating all conditions for the child to realize their personal capabilities, to help identify and reveal their individuality is determined. In pre-school organizations, promoting the formation of a unique personality in the process of education and upbringing, special attention is paid to creating conditions for the adaptation of each child to the social environment and the organization of education. As a result of the theoretical analysis of the concept of "social competence",the author notes that an important task of preschool education is to develop a new meaningful methodologythat allows the child to actively integrate and adapt in the social environment and become a socially competent person in the future
Integrating social, economic, and environmental risk into flood management of aging dam infrastructure by combining cost-benefit and multi-criteria decision analyses
Authors: Castro Cyndi V. , Rifai Hanadi S.
Published: June 2021

Abstract. Management planning for aging dam infrastructure is typically conducted through the lens of a traditional cost-benefit analysis, in which flood characteristics are related to implementation costs while lacking endogenous consideration of environmental risks (i.e., pollutant dispersion, habitat disruption) and social impacts (i.e., vulnerability, community buy-in, hazard resiliency). To address this gap, we integrate cost-benefit ratios into a spatial multi-criterion decision analysis framework that amalgamates a suite of social and environmental criteria with stakeholder-defined weights and inundation outputs from standard flood control modelling. We use this framework to assess the costs and trade-offs for eight (8) alternative mitigation strategies associated with the Addicks and Barker Reservoir System in Houston, Texas, USA under extreme rainfall conditions. This case study illustrates how the total effectiveness of flood management scenarios may shift when flood modelling outputs are combined with spatially distributed environmental and social risks. We merge quantitative and qualitative data for high-risk decision-making, thereby fostering stakeholder collaboration amongst conflicting goals.
Developing Evidence-based Population Health Informatics curriculum: Integrating competency based model and job analysis
Authors: Joshi Ashish , Bruce Irene , Amadi Chioma , Amatya Jaya
Published: June 2021

With the rapid pace of technological advancements, public health professions require a core set of informatics skills. The objective of the study is to integrate informatics competencies and job analysis to guide development of an evidence-based curriculum framework and apply it towards creation of a population health informatics program. We conducted content analysis of the Population Health Informatics related job postings in the state of New York between June and July 2019 using the Indeed job board. The search terms included “health informatics” and “population health informatics.” The initial search yielded 496 job postings. After removal of duplicates, inactive postings and that did not include details of the positions’ responsibilities resulted in 306 jobs. Information recorded from the publicly available job postings included job categories, type of hiring organization, educational degree preferred and required, work experience preferred and required, salary information, job type, job location, associated knowledge, skills and expertise and software skills. Most common job titles were characterized as analyst (21%, n=65). More than one-third of the hiring organizations for these jobs were health systems (35%, n=106). Almost 100% (n=291) of the jobs were fulltime. Nearly half of the jobs were based in New York (47%, n=143). Data/statistical analysis (68%, n=207), working in multidisciplinary teams (35%, n=108), and biomedical/clinical experience (30%, n=93) were common skills needed. Structured query language (SQL), Python, and R language were common programming language skills. The proposed framework guides development of a 39-credit fully online population health informatics curriculum in a rapidly changing technological environment.
An Indigenous Dynamic Multiaxial Adjustable Shoulder Splint for the Management of Shoulder Subluxation
Authors: Sahu Surajit Kumar , Behera Minakshi , Mohanty C. R.
Published: June 2021

Background: The main problem with shoulder subluxation is the instability of the shoulder joint. The anatomy of this joint permits a large range of movement, but it sacrifices stability. Available splint options for shoulder subluxations are a lot but they are not providing the full range of motion of the joint. Considering this we have designed and developed a new Dynamic Multiaxial Adjustable Shoulder Splint.
Objective: This study aimed to design an Indigenous Dynamic Multiaxial Adjustable Shoulder Splint for the Management of shoulder subluxation which will reduce the subluxation and pain.
Study design: A case report
Methods: A 52-years-old lady diagnosed with right shoulder subluxation was fitted with the newly designed Indigenous Dynamic Multiaxial Adjustable Shoulder Splint for the reduction of pain and subluxation. The Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index (WOSI) was assessed to measure the shoulder-related quality of life in patients with symptomatic shoulder instability. Before and after the test was conducted with and without the newly designed splint with an intervention period of 4 months.
Results: The WOSI score of 9.8% was achieved after the intervention period of 4 months and the reduction of subluxation was immediate and provided total relief from the pain.
Conclusion: This Indigenous Dynamic Multiaxial Adjustable Shoulder Splint can be considered as a very excellent splint for the orthotic management of shoulder subluxation and it also can be used as a standard design that can be prescribed for patients with brachial plexus injury, frozen shoulder and rotator cuff injury, post-operative cases, etc.

Key words: Shoulder Subluxation, Multiaxial, shoulder splint, WOSI score.
Family Planning Methods and Practices Adopted by Married Women in Anambra
Authors: C. E. Alagbu , A. N. Iloghalu, , N. O Nnaemezie,
Published: June 2021

Introduction: Family planning is a world-wide issue in reproductive health which tends to affect individuals of every tribe or race, irrespective of age, religion or educational level. This study investigated the family planning methods and practices adopted by married women in Anambra State.
Methods: Three research questions were formulated to guide the study and two null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. The design for the study was descriptive survey. The study has a population of 133, 736 married women in Onitsha, Nnewi and Awka who were registered under the population commission of Anambra State as at August, 2019. A sample of 420 married women was involved in the study. The instrument titled “Questionnaire Family planning methods and practices adopted by married women in Anambra State was used for collection of data. The data collected was analyzed using Frequency and Percentage and Chi Square.
Results: The findings indicated that greater percentage of married women in Anambra State is aware of family planning but practicing it was the major problem. There were no significant difference in the family planning methods adopted by married women in Anambra State based on their ages and parity level.
Conclusion: Based on the findings and their implications, it was recommended among others, that there is need for there is need to create more awareness or sensitization on other methods of family planning which the women might not know.

Key words: Family planning, reproductive health, married women, Anambra
Psychological and Pedagogical Principles of Development of Communicative Competence of Future Journalists Based on Linguoculturology
Authors: Kondratenko Nataliya Yu. Kondratenko , Marchenko Hanna V. , Stezhko Svitlana O.
Published: June 2021

The relevance of the study is conditioned by the active development of socio-cultural factors that require qualitatively new requirements for the development of professional competences, including communicative competence of future journalists, taking into account psychological and pedagogical conditions. The purpose of the study is to determine and substantiate the psychological and pedagogical principles in the process of developing the communicative competence of future journalists based on linguocultural studies. The study of the selected issues was based on a system-structural approach using methods of analysis, synthesis, comparison, as well as the method of rising from abstract to concrete. The urgency of the development of communicative competence in the field of humanities has been identified, in accordance with which the opinions on the interpretation of this concept have been investigated. The study defined the communicative competence of future journalists. The necessity of developing communicative competence based on linguoculturology has been clarified. The main psychological and pedagogical principles of development of communicative competence of future journalists are described, which include motivation, professional interest, development of communication skills and maintenance of the level of all types of speech activity. A list of examples of practical tasks to improve the communicative competence of future journalists, which should be used by teachers in teaching certain disciplines, is proposed and substantiated. It was found that the creative component of communicative competence is the key to successful professional growth of every future specialist in the field of journalism. Prospects for further research are focused on empirical proof of the use of the described methods of developing professional competencies of future journalists
Analysis of the Effectiveness of Physical Education Lessons in Special Medical Groups
Authors: Podhorna Viktoriia V. , Smoliakova Iryna D.
Published: June 2021

The relevance of the study is conditioned by the steady increase in the overall morbidity of student youth. The purpose of the study is to establish the effectiveness of physical education lessons in junior high school students, who belong to a special medical group due to their state of health. The following materials and methods were used during the research: analysis of documentary materials, pedagogical observation, pulsometry. The matter of the structure of diseases of junior schoolchildren who attend classes in a special medical group has been investigated. It is established that the number of students who may belong to a special medical group due to a certain state of health is 53.3% of all students enrolled in such group. Analysis of diagnoses indicates gross violations in the process of their formulation: lack of clear interpretation, designation of conditions that do not fall under the use of a diagnosis, diagnosis of age-incompatible students. An analysis of physical education lessons for primary school children aged 7-10, which are classified by health status to a special medical group. It was determined that the heart rate reached the upper limit of the maximum pulse reserve for children of the special medical group in the minimum number of exercises, while the total duration is on average 2 minutes 40 seconds, which makes it impossible to increase aerobic capacity of students. It was found that healthimproving lessons do not solve the problems associated with increasing the strength of postural muscles, with the development of coordination skills, do not have the value of special motor correction of certain diseases and pathological conditions of primary school children. The identified features of the educational process in a special medical group make it possible to state violations of such didactic principles as the principles of accessibility, activity, systematicity, individualisation. The existing system of physical education of junior schoolchildren, classified by health status to a special medical group, is described by a clear inconsistency of projective, substantive, procedural, and accounting and control settings
Pedagogical Theory and Personality Development During Distance Learning Among Medical University Students
Authors: Zub Lilya O. , Roborchuk Stanislav V. , Buzdugan Inna O.
Published: June 2021

Pedagogical theory is one of the criteria for the development of personality, especially relevant in the period of distance education of medical students through self-fulfilment, self-education, self-esteem. The purpose of the study was to analyse the development of personality and establish the role of pedagogical theory in the development of the personality of the medical student. The basis of this purpose was proposed to include four stages of methodological justification, among which the first stage is the coverage of the individual as a concept and its features; the second stage – analysis of pedagogical theory and its significance in the education of medical students; the third stage of the study was to assess the role of distance learning, its positive aspects and shortcomings; the fourth stage is the connection of pedagogical theory with distance learning and their influence on the development of personality among medical students. The study evaluates the impact of pedagogical education on the development of the personality of a medical student during distance learning. The significant contribution of pedagogical theory (education and skill) in the development of the personality of a medical student during distance learning is substantiated. It is found out that during pedagogical education the medical student gets education by studying educational subjects, and receives personal and scientific development as a result. Under the influence of pedagogical education, the study identified comprehensive development, self-improvement, proper self-esteem, self-education, which is so necessary to achieve the goal and personal development in society. It is determined that during distance learning it is faster and more correct for a student to develop themselves as a personality. The correct approach of the teacher accelerates the process of development
Trata de personas y empresas: estándares y recomendaciones para su prevención en Colombia
Authors: Luna de Aliaga Beatriz Eugenia
Published: June 2021

En este libro, la autora identifica algunos estándares y plantea recomendaciones para el Estado colombiano y las empresas en Colombia, a partir de la determinación de las obligaciones en materia de prevención de la trata de personas y como corresponsables, según los instrumentos internacionales sobre la trata de personas y empresas y derechos humanos, así como a la luz del derecho colombiano. La presente investigación es de utilidad para personas de diferentes sectores, como el gubernamental, el no gubernamental, el internacional, el académico y el empresarial; en especial este último, porque es necesario, además de pertinente, aportar a la reflexión y al trabajo nacional en cuanto a la prevención de la trata de personas por parte del sector empresarial en Colombia.
The Baroque Rhetoric of Vision and the Wunderkammer: A Neobaroque Allegory of Reading in Jeffrey Eugenides’ The Virgin Suicides
Authors: Rusiłowicz Kamil
Published: June 2021

Is it possible for a dead woman to retain her subjectivity within a story narrated by a man who mourns her? Or is she doomed to become nourishment for a literary display of male ego? As argued by Juliana Schiesari in The Gendering of Melancholia, the canon of melancholy is populated by men of letters whose elevation depends on devaluing female experience of loss. This paper applies the neobaroque framework to the analysis of Jeffrey Eugenides’ The Virgin Suicides and reads the novel as an allegorical investigation of the relation between male melancholy and femininity. The article argues that the novel, while remaining rooted in the canon of Western melancholy, reveals the contradiction within the melancholy discourse. On the one hand, the narrator seems devoted to uncovering the reason behind the Lisbon girls’ suicides; on the other, his investigation is conditioned upon the impossibility of closure. In his obsessive accumulation of signs that promise to solve the mystery, the narrator allows for the only relevant testimony to remain unexamined, hidden in plain sight within the narrator's narrative excess. Cecilia's unedited confession provides a glimpse of the female self which must remain an enigma that propels the narrator's overproduction of meaning.
CORALBOT project: an initiative to monitor coral reefs
Authors: Ordoñez Ávila José Luis , Ordoñez Ávila Marcial Gustavo , Perdomo María Elena
Published: June 2021

The CORALBOT project was developed in 2019, as part of the Instituto Hondureño de Ciencia, Tecnología y la Innovación (IHCIETI) applied research projects. Images show the robot's first immersion in Punta Sal, Tela, Honduras, the final robot prototype and site´s coral reefs. In the future, the robot may be used to study ecosystems along the Honduran coastal shelf, as proposed by Alegría & Pérez, (2016).
Utilizando la coyuntura de la pandemia COVID-19 para luchar contra la enfermedad de Chagas
Authors: Linarez Nery E.
Published: June 2021

Históricamente los eventos naturales o provocados por el hombre siempre han generado escenarios con impacto negativo, dependiendo de la visión que el historiador le encuentre. En la mayoría de los casos, el común denominador en las epidemias ha sido una alta tasa de mortalidad, además de secuelas socio-económicas, políticas y sanitarias, que, a pesar de excelentes estrategias de mitigación, reconstrucción, entre otras, han pasado décadas, sin lograr una completa recuperación. La pandemia por SARS-CoV-2 hace un año afecta a centenares de países en el mundo, con 2.5 millones de muertes actualmente. Los sistemas sanitarios complejos como ser: España, Francia Italia, Inglaterra, Estados Unidos tuvieron momentos difíciles por el colapso en los hospitales, debido al gran porcentaje de hospitalizaciones por COVID-19, en estadíos moderados a severos. Al no contar con una terapia específica antiviral que demostrara su efectividad ante el nuevo coronavirus, se tuvieron que probar múltiples fármacos que actúan en diferentes niveles de la fisiopatología del Síndrome de Distrés Respiratorio del Adulto (SARS), con el objeto de disminuir las complicaciones por daño endotelial, respiratorio, cardíaco, entre otros.
Representaciones Sociales sobre VIH/SIDA en Mujeres Indígenas Miskitas en Puerto Cabezas, Costa Caribe Norte de Nicaragua
Authors: Paiz Malespín Gretta , Pastorino María Sol
Published: June 2021

Esta investigación profundiza en las circunstancias y formas en que mujeres miskitas con VIH sobreviven a esta infección en una región afectada históricamente por la exclusión social y el aislamiento geográfico que la hace particularmente vulnerable a la pandemia. Se propuso ir a los imaginarios sociales y desde allí, discutir en qué condiciones el VIH y el Sida afecta social, económica, espiritual y culturalmente a las mujeres indígenas. Este estudio tiene como marco epistémico el feminismo decolonial desde el cual se analizan condiciones de violencias y desigualdades estructurales, invisibilidad, subordinación, exclusiones y asimetrías de poder. En consecuencia, analiza las condiciones estructurales que hacen que, mujeres miskitas con VIH sean rechazadas y expulsadas de sus espacios y comunidades por un sistema caracterizado por relaciones patriarcales que las obliga a abandonar su hogar y comunidad para apartarse de la discriminación, el estigma y los prejuicios sociales. La investigación, guiada con rigurosidad por las normas y leyes nacionales en materia de promoción, protección y defensa de los derechos humanos ante el VIH y el Sida (Ley 820), reconstruye la realidad tal y como la observan las actoras del estudio, registrando con singularidad, las propias vivencias contadas por mujeres miskitas con VIH. De esta manera, el estudio preserva principios de autonomía, privacidad, consentimiento informado y, confidencialidad de las entrevistas y las/los entrevistados
Comportamiento del banco de semilla de malezas en un sistema agrícola-ganadero intervenido por diferentes tipos de labranzas
Authors: Foresto Emiliano , Amuchástegui Maria Andrea , Nuñez Cesar Omar , Zorza Edgardo
Published: June 2021

La mayoría de las malezas que emergen en los campos agrícolas provienen del banco de semillas del suelo. Los cambios que en él se producen son de vital importancia para el control de las malezas y generan variaciones en magnitud y tiempo de emergencia. El objetivo de este trabajo fue caracterizar la composición y abundancia del banco de semillas del suelo en dos tipos de labranzas bajo una rotación ganadera. El área de estudio está localizada en el establecimiento "Pozo del Carril", campo experimental de la Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria de la Universidad Nacional del Río Cuarto (F.A.V.–U.N.R.C.) cercano al paraje La Aguada, Argentina Se hicieron dos sistemas de labranza sin remoción (SR) y con remoción (CR) . Se analizó el tamaño del banco de semillas, Riqueza (S), Diversidad específica (H´) y Equidad (J’), utilizando el método de lavado y tamizado. Se analizaron las profundidades: 0-5 y 5-10 cm. El mayor tamaño del Banco de Semillas del Suelo se encontró en los primeros 5 cm del suelo para los dos tratamientos analizados y el valor más elevado lo mostró el tratamiento sin remoción en dicha profundidad, evidenciando cómo la remoción influye de manera diferencial sobre la distribución del banco de semillas de malezas en el suelo. Las especies anuales-estivales dominaron el banco de semillas en todos los tratamientos, siendo Eleusina indica la de mayor contribución. No se encontraron diferencias significativas entre riqueza, equidad y diversidad entre las labranzas analizadas. Se concluye que los sistemas de labranzas influyen en la distribución vertical de las semillas de malezas en los primeros 10 cm del suelo y afectan la composición y tamaño del banco de semillas de malezas.
Formal and Informal Savings Habits and Income Levels: A Case Study in Mexico
Authors: Manrique Morteo Georgina , Escalera-Chavez Milka Elena , Moreno-Garcia Elena
Published: June 2021

Saving represents one of the most important determinants of personal success and economic development. However, in developing economies, opportunities for structured and institutionalized savings are rare. The intention of the study is to generate evidence on the type of relationship existing between income levels and formal and informal saving habits of a group of people from three different cities in Mexico. From a non-probabilistic convenience sampling, the data of 260 participants were obtained. A logit model was estimated. The results show that there is a positive relationship between higher income levels and formal saving habits and an inverse relationship between higher income levels and informal saving practices. Although the size of the sample does not allow conclusions to be drawn to the level of generalization, it has allowed the generation of evidence that in future studies can be contrasted with a larger sample.
El legado de Amparo Dávila en narradoras mexicanas actuales
Authors: Alemany Carmen
Published: June 2021

A lo largo de estas páginas pretendemos indagar en la presencia de algunos rasgos de los cuentos de Amparo Dávila (1928-2020) en la obra de tres escritoras mexicanas: Cristina Rivera Garza (1964), Cecilia Eudave (1968) y Guadalupe Nettel (1973). En primer lugar, nos adentraremos en la opinión que sobre los escritos de la autora zacatecana tienen algunas de las narradoras mexicanas actuales y lo que de ellos destacan para, a continuación, adentrarnos en el peculiar uso que Amparo Dávila hizo del género fantástico y sus temáticas y cómo ello fue determinante, desde su novedad, para las obras objeto de nuestro estudio. El legado daviliano se expresa de diferentes modos, tal como indagaremos, en La cresta de Ilión (2002), de Rivera Garza, en los relatos de Eudave y en su novela corta Bestiaria vida (2008) y en El huésped, de Nettel (2006); aunque todas ellas coinciden en aprehender de aquella el uso de la ambigüedad, sus distintivas atmósferas, la hibridez discursiva y algunos tópicos del fantástico como el uso del doble, así como una manera diversa de adentrarse en la identidad.
Employee motivation in the light of selected theoretical perspectives. An outline of the problem
Authors: Rogowska Daria
Published: June 2021

This paper is devoted to selected theoretical perspectives related to employee motivation. It constitutes an outline of the problem and has the form of a review. The aim of this paper is to present selected theoretical perspectives regarding employee motivation because this issue seems to be crucial in relation to professional activities. This paper presents the notion of employee motivation from the perspective of selected definitions. The 3.0 motivation model and other selected concepts are described. Moreover, individual levels of employee motivation 3.0 are presented. The focus is also on their characteristics. The term gamification and its essence are presented. An attempt is made at presenting the applications of gamification and its specificity in professional activation of people working in a given organization.
Graphs of Neighborhood Metric Dimension Two
Authors: Sooryanarayana Badekara , Agani Shanmukha Suma
Published: June 2021

A subset  of vertices of a simple connected graph is a neighborhood set (n-set) of  G if G is the union of subgraphs of G induced by the closed neighbors of elements in S. Further, a set S is a resolving set of G if for each pair of distinct vertices x,y of G, there is a vertex s∈ S such that d(s,x)≠d(s,y). An n-set that serves as a resolving set for G is called an nr-set of G. The nr-set with least cardinality is called an nr-metric basis of G and its cardinality is called the neighborhood metric dimension of graph G. In this paper, we characterize graphs of neighborhood metric dimension two.
Review of the millipede genus Levizonus Attems, 1898, with description of a new species from the Far East of Russia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae)
Authors: Mikhaljova Elena V.
Published: June 2021

The genus Levizonus Attems, 1898 is rediagnosed and shown to contain eight species from Russia (Far East), North Korea, Japan and North-East China. One species is described here as new to science: Levizonus nakhodka sp. nov. A new formal synonym is proposed: Levizonus circularis Takakuwa, 1942 = Levizonus variabilis Lokschina & Golovatch, 1977 syn. nov., the valid name being the former. Levizonus circularis Takakuwa, 1942 is recorded for the fauna of China for the first time. All currently known species of Levizonus are included in a key, mapped and discussed.
The Use of Sailing Simulation to Increase Participation
Authors: Binns Jonathan R. , Habgood Mark , Saunders Norman R. , Cunningham Paula , Mooney John
Published: June 2021

Virtual Sailing (VS) has been producing the world’s only ride-on sailing simulator for 10 years. Based on fundamental principles of sailing dynamics the underlying simulation has shown great robustness permitting significant R&D to be performed and retrofitted to existing simulators.

The initial intention of the VSail-Trainer was for fitness training and physiological evaluation of elite athletes. Although this has shown promise, with four sailors at the recent Olympics using and praising the simulator as a useful tool for fitness training, tactics and strategy development, the real value in terms of human interaction with sailing has been shown in recent years to be in introducing novice sailors to sailing.

Perhaps the most exciting area that the simulator is finding extended use is in rehabilitation of spinal injury patients. For a recent spinal cord injury (SCI) patient the thought of getting into a small sailing boat must be daunting. However, combined with simulation hours the jump from wheelchair to water is becoming quite successful, with one recent participant transferring from simulator to on water sailing within 6 months and has recently been selected for the Skud 18 world championships in July 2010 and then qualifying her country (New Zealand) to compete in the 2012 Paralympics.

The essential ingredients for the success of this simulator are: its level of immersion and the degree of active involvement of the participants. As sailing is a complex interaction of cognitive, motor and perceptual skills, the correct balance of immersion and interaction is crucial to an effective simulation. This paper will describe why the VSail-Trainer might just have this balance right.
JPEG 2000 CODEC certification guidance for 1000 ppi fingerprint friction ridge imagery
Authors: Orandi Shahram , Libert John , Grantham John , Garris Mike , Byers Fred
Published: June 2021

The document describes the procedure by which applications of JPEG 2000 CODECs will be evaluated with respect to conformance to the NIST guidance for compression of 1000 ppi friction ridge images as detailed in NIST Special Publication 500-289 [NIST3]. The document describes the attributes of a set of fingerprint images selected for conformance testing and the rationale for selection of these images based on both examiner assessment of image quality over increasing degrees of JPEG 2000 compression and relative fidelity based on computational metrics described SP 500-289 and supporting studies. The document provides background behind the conformance testing, describes the CODEC pathways to be tested and the metrics used to measure conformance, and provides instructions on how to run the protocol and submit results to NIST for evaluation.
A deep learning approach to predict blood-brain barrier permeability
Authors: Alsenan Shrooq , Al-Turaiki Isra , Hafez Alaaeldin
Published: June 2021

The blood–brain barrier plays a crucial role in regulating the passage of 98% of the compounds that enter the central nervous system (CNS). Compounds with high permeability must be identified to enable the synthesis of brain medications for the treatment of various brain diseases, such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and brain tumors. Throughout the years, several models have been developed to solve this problem and have achieved acceptable accuracy scores in predicting compounds that penetrate the blood–brain barrier. However, predicting compounds with “low” permeability has been a challenging task. In this study, we present a deep learning (DL) classification model to predict blood–brain barrier permeability. The proposed model addresses the fundamental issues presented in former models: high dimensionality, class imbalances, and low specificity scores. We address these issues to enhance the high-dimensional, imbalanced dataset before developing the classification model: the imbalanced dataset is addressed using oversampling techniques and the high dimensionality using a non-linear dimensionality reduction technique known as kernel principal component analysis (KPCA). This technique transforms the high-dimensional dataset into a low-dimensional Euclidean space while retaining invaluable information. For the classification task, we developed an enhanced feed-forward deep learning model and a convolutional neural network model. In terms of specificity scores (i.e., predicting compounds with low permeability), the results obtained by the enhanced feed-forward deep learning model outperformed those obtained by other models in the literature that were developed using the same technique. In addition, the proposed convolutional neural network model surpassed models used in other studies in multiple accuracy measures, including overall accuracy and specificity. The proposed approach solves the problem inevitably faced with obtaining low specificity resulting in high false positive rate.
Development of Diphthongs in Vedic Sanskrit
Authors: Ryan Kevin M.
Published: June 2021

Old Indic diphthongs underwent a chain shift whereby e and o monophthongized (ai̯ > ē) and ai and au shortened, filling the gap (āi̯ > ai̯). While it is clear that these changes were complete by the end of the Vedic period, it has been unclear when during (or before) that period they occurred. Based on the avoidance of superheavy syllables in metrical cadences, which is corroborated here, I argue that both shifts took place during the compositional period of the R̥ gveda. That is, they had not yet begun when the oldest material was composed, but were largely complete by later material, including book 10.
Zum ägyptischen Lautwandel zwischen b und w
Authors: Bojowald Stefan
Published: June 2021

The phonetic change between b and w is analyzed in a new way. The phenomenon can be considered as firmly established in current research and the list of examples is here enriched by further material. The objects of investigation consist of writings of single words, as well as plays on words.
Imaging of Complete Vertebral Duplication with Normal Neurological Status: A Rare Case
Authors: Thakker Vishal , Thakker Nisarg , Arora Manali , Patel Rajan
Published: June 2021

Vertebral Duplication represents the most severe aspect of the spectrum of Split Cord Malformations. It is a rare anomaly with very few reported cases. Associated other spinal anomalies along with severe neurovascular and genitourinary anomalies may also co-exist. We are reporting a case of a 21 years old adult female patient, who presented with history of trauma, incidentally detected to be having complete lumbar duplication along with dural sac duplication and multiple complex segmentation anomalies in the form of incarcerated lateral hemi-vertebra, butterfly vertebra and non-segmented lateral hemi-vertebra at D10 to D12 vertebrae. On Computed Tomography (CT) imaging these anomalies become well evident while the patient presented with no neurological manifestations or abnormalities. This is a rarely reported scenario in literature where no neurological symptoms are seen in a case of vertebral duplication.
The Burden of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Surgical Site Infections: A Review
Authors: Gupta Brajesh B , Soman KC , Bhoir Lata , Gadahire Minakshi , Patel Bhavin , Ahdal Jaishid
Published: June 2021

Despite increased pre and postoperative care including screening procedures, improvement in the operating room environment, and controlled prophylactic antibiotic therapy, the health burden of Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) in India is far more escalated than that in developed countries. SSIs ranging from superficial skin infection to life threatening septicemia affect one third of the patient population undergoing surgery, thereby contributing to morbidity and mortality. One of the most dominant bacterial species that causes SSIs is Staphylococcus aureus, wherein Methicillin Resistant S.aureus (MRSA) alone contributes to a significant increase in both the cost and the length of hospitalisation along with an increased mortality rate among patients with SSIs. The rising resistance pattern among pathogens coupled with the concerns over the tolerance and safety of currently available agents against MRSA limits treatment options available for patients with SSIs. Levonadifloxacin and its oral prodrug alalevonadifloxacin are novel benzoquinolizine anti‑MRSA agents which have recently been approved in India to tackle gram positive ‘super‑bugs’. Herein, the aim of this review article was to collate the possible factors contributing toward SSIs, its implications on health and economy, antibiotic resistance, possible preventive measures, and the need for new antimicrobial agents.