bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Improvement of the psycho-emotional state and cytokine profile of patients with rheumatoid ­arthritis and hepatic steatosis after therapy with thioctic (lipoic) acid and methotrexate
Authors: Gainetdinova Alsu N. , Zalyalyutdinova Luisa N. , Абдулганиева Диана Ильдаровна
Published: February 2023

Background. The social significance of such inflammatory diseases as rheumatoid arthritis is growing all over the world, which determines the need to find new ways to optimize the ongoing standard therapy.
Aim. Evaluation of the effect of combined use of thioctic (lipoic) acid with methotrexate in comparison with methotrexate and meloxicam therapy on the psycho-emotional state of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and hepatic steatosis.
Material and methods. The study included 60 women diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and hepatic steatosis. By the beginning of the observation, patients divided into two groups were comparable according to all criteria for inclusion in the study. The first group took methotrexate and thioctic (lipoic) acid, the second group methotrexate and meloxicam daily for a month. The psycho-emotional state of the patients according to the Spielberger tests modified by Yu.L. Khanin and depression according to Beck were assessed. Determination of pro-inflammatory cytokines was carried out by enzyme immunoassay. The research results were subjected to statistical processing.
Results. An intergroup analysis showed that the use of thioctic acid and methotrexate led to a significant decrease in the level of anxiety in patients, in contrast to women taking methotrexate and meloxicam (the level of reactive anxiety decreased by 2.7 times compared with baseline data; p=0.03). It is also important to note the revealed correlation between the degree of decrease in the level of tumor necrosis factor and the severity of anxiety 1 month after taking the cytostatic and the hepatoprotector (Kendal's Tay-b correlation coefficient, r=0.732, p=0.046).
Conclusion. The inclusion of thioctic (lipoic) acid in the basic therapy with methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and hepatic steatosis improves their psycho-emotional state in the form of a decrease in anxiety-depressive spectrum disorders, practically normalizing the level of pro-inflammatory tumor necrosis factor , the degree of reduction of which correlates with the degree of reduction in the level of anxiety.
The Merge
Authors: Bearn Gordon C.F.
Published: February 2023

Cavell’s conviction that there is an American transcendentalist underwriting of the philosophical return to the ordinary appears in his writings only after the completion, in 1979, of The Claim of Reason, and I suspect there is a story to tell about how the completion of that book, the writing of its inimitable Part IV, prepared the ground for that conviction. For the moment, I leave the telling of that story to others. In this paper I simply want to understand what Cavell might have meant by the claim to a transcendentalist underwriting of the ordinary, and in addition, to suggest that this underwriting could be even further secured by including what Whitman calls “the merge” and “the outlet.” This paper is therefore a contribution to determining Whitman’s position in Cavell’s writing, both why Whitman’s voice is so rarely invoked, and how Whitman’s voice might have supplemented that of Emerson and of Thoreau. My suggestion is that Whitman’s merge underwrites the underwriting.
A Willingness for Crisis
Authors: Jenner Paul
Published: February 2023

In one of the excerpts from memory composing his autobiography, Stanley Cavell recalls attending “an informal but extended discussion among professional philosophers” with Thomas Kuhn, then his colleague at Berkeley. It was the first such meeting the two friends had sat through together, and Cavell describes the vivid impression left on the historian of science: “As we left the scene Kuhn pressed his fingers to his forehead as if it ached. ‘I wouldn’t have believed it. You people don’t behave like academics in any other field. You treat each other as if you are all mad.’” The perception, Cavell notes, “seemed right […] but normal enough, and because normal, suddenly revelatory.” Kuhn’s response clearly anticipates topics and arguments that would come to inform The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Articulated within the terms of those arguments, the exasperating scene becomes one of philosophical discussion in the absence of a paradigm, unable to take place upon an assumed common ground.
Cavell and the Achievement of Selfhood
Authors: Eldridge Richard
Published: February 2023

Here is a passage from the discussion of rhythm in music in Hegel’s Aesthetics that will, I suggest, help us to make sense of some important ideas in Cavell about the achievement of selfhood. This runs some risk of explicating the obscure, Cavell, by reference to the unintelligible, Hegel, but Hegel also helps us here specifically to focus on the ontology and ontogeny of selfhood.
The Claim of Reason as a Study of the Human Voice
Authors: Laugier Sandra
Published: February 2023

Cavell’s goal in The Claim of Reason has been to “bring the human voice back into philosophy.” For Cavell, the stakes of ordinary language philosophy (particularly Wittgenstein and Austin’s work; see Toril Moi, Avner Baz) are to make it understood that language is spoken; pronounced by a human voice within a form of life. In The Claim of Reason, his aim is to shift the question of the common/shared use of language—central to Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations—toward the less-explored question of the definition of the subject as voice, and the re-introduction of the voice into philosophy as a redefinition of subjectivity in language.
Hegel and Cavell on Meaning and Sublation
Authors: Norris Andrew
Published: February 2023

Hegel is not an author who plays a starring role in Cavell’s work like that of Austin, Wittgenstein, or Emerson. Cavell mentions him rarely, and almost always in passing. This is hardly surprising. Given that Cavell draws as heavily as he does upon Kant, whom Hegel regularly attacks, and Kierkegaard, who regularly attacks Hegel, one might expect that Hegel’s more important claims and ideas would be uncongenial to Cavell, and incompatible with the main lines of his work. Moreover, Cavell’s early and lasting embrace of Romanticism would seem to preclude the embrace of an author who lambasts the leading Jena Romantic Friedrich von Schlegel as the purveyor of a corrosive amoral subjectivism. Appearances, however, can be deceiving, and in the essay that follows I demonstrate that there are good reasons to believe that Hegel has influenced Cavell considerably more than one might suppose.
Philosophy of Mind Becomes Aesthetics
Authors: Estrada-Alvarez Moses
Published: February 2023

That human (op)positions, contradiction and conflict, permeate our world is obvious; however, if, we (human beings) share a conceptual scheme, common to us all, how then we can agree and disagree, accept and reject, admit or repress, recognize and misrecognize so much in our worlds—between others and ourselves—is not obvious, or needs to be recounted. Notwithstanding, we want to reconsider our shared conceptual scheme—the necessities apart from which we cannot say what we ordinarily say, or even do. To be sure, the (op)positions result from these necessities. It is that sort of necessity, so to say, logic, or “what is common to us all,” that “we” want to describe, figure out or find out in ordinary language. To acknowledge a Cavellian insinuation: the necessities, being human, we must affirm and deny at once (i.e. the sense I sketch out from the epigraph above). In this essay, I claim that that is a dialectic inherent in ordinary language (in human forms of life).
The Embodiment of Kunya Among Hausa Women of Kano, Nigeria
Authors: Myland Adriana
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study is to analyse the concept of kunya in relation to Hausa Muslim women in Kano, Nigeria, to understand their life from their experiences of kunya, and to identify its relation to the role of honour and shame. Kunya can be defined as multiple interrelated emotions such as shame, embarrassment, bashfulness, and shyness. Kunya can also refer to modesty, rudeness, and disgrace. An emphasis on kunya as modesty will largely be the focus of this paper in order to clearly define what this means for women who have been misrepresented previously as having a “hidden muted autonomy” (Callaway 1984, 449). An examination of the boundaries of the public/private dichotomy of space in the practice of matan kulle (gender segregation) is the primary way to understand the Hausa women’s embodiment of kunya. This dichotomy is integral to knowing what it means to be Hausa, and to understanding the role of honour and shame in their relationships. The Hausa display of kunya indicates a necessity for cultivating and preserving modesty—a key aspect of Hausa women’s identity within the community.
Síndrome de Transfusión Feto Fetal
Authors: Rueda-Ruiz Natalia
Published: February 2023

El Síndrome de Transfusión Feto Fetal es una de las complicaciones más severas de los embarazos múltiples que amerita seguimiento estricto y tratamiento oportuno según las características de la patología en cada caso. Esta patología se presenta como una condición de fetos productos de embarazo múltiple monocorial, quienes tienen genotipos idénticos pero adoptan fenotipos cardiovasculares discordantes a consecuencia del desequilibrio en el flujo; esto debido a las múltiples anastomosis placentarias que suelen desarrollarse entre los fetos. Expertos en perinatología han abordado el tema y han postulado diversas alternativas diagnósticas y terapéuticas, por lo cual es fundamental conocer las consideraciones para abordar pacientes con dicha entidad patológica y brindar consulta oportuna a las madres afectadas. A continuación se presenta una revisión de la literatura acerca del Síndrome de Transfusión Feto Fetal enfocado hacia las características de presentación, reseñas epidemiológicas, criterios y métodos diagnósticos así como las alternativas terapéuticas desarrolladas para la disminución y manejo de las complicaciones. MÉD.UIS. 2016;29(3):61-71.
Neumotórax espontáneo en embarazada: Reporte de un caso tratado por videotoracoscopia y revisión de la literatura
Authors: Álvarez-Zepeda Carlos , Sanhueza-Pozarski Belén , Fuschini-Villarroel Loreto , Ruiz-Figueroa Iván , Pérez-Castro Pablo
Published: February 2023

El neumotórax espontáneo primario es la presencia de aire en la cavidad pleural como consecuencia de la ruptura de bulas o blebs subpleurales en un pulmón que por otro lado está sano y sin antecedentes traumáticos. Es más frecuente en hombres que en mujeres y es raro en el embarazo, habiéndose publicado menos de 60 casos en la literatura. El objetivo es reportar un neumotórax espontáneo en una embarazada y realizar una revisión del tema. El caso corresponde a una mujer de 19 años, primigestante que presenta un neumotórax espontáneo primario tratado inicialmente con pleurotomía, el cual evoluciona satisfactoriamente, pero a las 24 horas ser retirada esta, presenta recidiva por lo que se realiza videotoracoscopia con resección de bulas y pleurodesis. Evoluciona adecuadamente, se da de alta en buenas condiciones y posteriormente lleva a cabo su trabajo de parto vaginal sin complicaciones. El tratamiento del neumotórax en el embarazo es igual al de los pacientes no obstétricos. Los neumotórax espontáneos recurrentes, los persistentes, los con fuga aérea por el tubo más allá del cuarto día y los bilaterales son indicaciones de procedimiento quirúrgico por toracotomía o videotoracoscopia. Se debe considerar el diagnóstico en cualquier embarazada con dolor torácico agudo, disnea súbita o antecedentes de neumotórax previo y este debe ser confirmado con radiografía de tórax con la adecuada protección del feto. Su reconocimiento y manejo es esencial para evitar complicaciones a la madre y al feto. El tratamiento quirúrgico por videotoracoscopia fue seguro en este caso. MÉD.UIS. 2016;29(3):101-5.
Electrochemical characteristics of the materials on the basis of the alloys AB5 and AB2 types
Authors:   Saratov State University, Stepanov A. N. , Eliseev K. V. ,   Saratov State University, Zaev A. A. ,   Saratov State University, Kazarinov Ivan Alekseevich ,   Saratov State University
Published: February 2023

A comparanive stady was made of specific discharging capacity of metal hydride electrodes (MH) based jn a hydrogen-sorbing AB2 alloy (ZrNi1.2Mn0.5Cr0.2V0.1) and its compositions with an AB5 alloy [the intermetallide LaNi5 with predominating components (Co, Mn, Ca)] in thecourse of the nickel-metal hydride battery formation. The formation of the active mass of the MH electrode (on the fifth charge-discharge cycle) has been found to proceed most effectively at a powder composition ratio of alloys AB2:AB5 = 1:1.
Non-aqueous electrolytes based on onium ionic liquids for electrochemical capacitors
Authors:   ООО “Global SO”, Chaika Mikhail Yur'evich , Agupov Vladimir Vladimirovich ,   JSC VSKB Rikon, Besedin Vladimir Viktorovich ,   ООО “Global SO”, Gorshkov Vladislav Sergeevich ,   JSC VSKB Rikon, Glotov Anton Valer'evich ,   JSC VSKB Rikon, Silyutin D. E. ,   JSC VSKB Rikon, Kravchenko Tamara Aleksandrovna ,   Voronezh State University
Published: February 2023

The research covers the synthesis of ionic liquids containing anions fluoroboric acid and quaternary ammonium cations with one ether group. The ionic conductivities of 1M solutions of the synthesized ionic liquids in acetonitrile were measured. They range from 27 to 36 mS/cm, which allows to use solutions as working electrolytes in electrochemical capacitors. It was found that the window of electrochemical stability of the investigated ionic liquids constitutes 3.6-6.1 V and depends on cation structure.
T-Score Discordance Between Hip and Spine in Diagnosis of Osteoporosis in Patients From Iranian Population
Authors: Beigy Hajar , Mousavi Maryam , Karimi Jalal , Karimzadeh Hadi , Arezomandi Nima , Pakzad Bahram
Published: February 2023

Today, osteoporosis is a major healthcare system problem globally. Each year, osteoporosis leads to more than 8.9 million fractures. In practice, osteoporosis can be diagnosed following a low-energy trauma fragility fracture of a bone or by a bone mineral density measurement using dual X-ray absorptiometry showing a T-score of ≤-2.5. This is a retrospective study that reviewed all subjects with osteoporosis or osteopenia indication, which were referred by practitioners for diagnostic densitometric evaluation to Alzahra hospital in Isfahan, Iran. from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2019. Bone mineral density (BMD) reports were reviewed to identify all cases of osteoporosis or osteopenia. Our data analysis according to the World Health Organization (WHO) diagnostic classification showed that simultaneously measured T-scores at the spine and hip are concordant in 49.60% of patients and discordant by at least one diagnostic class in 49.95%. There was no significant discordance prevalence when one site was osteoporotic, and another site was normal (The prevalence was only 4.74%). Major T-score discordance was directly correlated to age (r=0.908, P=0.005), but there was no statistical relationship between minor T-score discordance and age (P=0.07). Clinicians should expect that at least half of patients tested by DXA will demonstrate T-score discordance between spine and total hip measurement sites. However, discordance is a real finding, and clinicians should be familiar with this issue and adopt specific strategies for these patients to investigate the cause or causes of the discordance.
Clinical Aspect and Outcome of Henoch-Schoenlein Purpura in Children in Relation to Renal Biopsy Pathologic Findings
Authors: Bazargani Behnaz , Rajabi Zeynab , Moghtaderi Mastaneh
Published: February 2023

The most common childhood vasculitis is Henoch Schoenlein Purpura (HSP). It occurs at any age peaking at around 4-6 years. The classic manifestations of HSP are skin rash, along with any from a triad of other organ system involvement, including gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and renal systems. Renal involvement is much more common in children than in adults. 255 HSP patients attending our tertiary referral hospital enrolled in this 10-year retrospective study from 2009 to 2019. According to our study, HSP was more common in males. Most of the patients were between 1-16 years (mean 7.04 years) old. Of these patients, only 19.22% had proteinuria, 17.25% had increased creatinine, 61.7% of patients had hematuria, 67.06 had a fever, and 69.8% had abdominal pain. 24.31% of them had bloody diarrhea. Skin and joint involvement were recorded in 44.7% and 74.9% of patients, respectively. Children affected by HSP may present with different clinical manifestations. We assessed these clinical presentations and outcomes of patients and compared them with renal pathology findings to reveal any prognostic significance of renal pathologic findings in HSP patients.
Effect of Dry Eye Disease on Central Corneal Thickness and Corneal Topometric Indices Measured by Scheimpflug Tomography
Authors: Siyahkamari Masoud , Asharlous Amir , Mirzajani Ali , Koohian Hassan , Jafarzadepour Ebrahim , Ostadimoghaddam Hadi , Babaei Nazereh , Yekta Abbasali , Khabazkhoob Mehdi
Published: February 2023

To evaluate the effect of dry eye disease (DED) on the central corneal thickness and anterior corneal surface irregularity parameters using Scheimpflug tomography. In this study, the central corneal thickness and topometric indices of the anterior corneal surface were compared between the right eyes of 43 subjects with dry eye (DE group) and the right eyes of 35 non-dry eye individuals (NDE group). The central corneal thickness (CCT) and the topometric indices of the anterior corneal surface, including IVA, IHA, ISV, and IHD, were measured using the Pentacam HR (Pentacam-HR, Oculus, Wetzlar, Germany). Dry eye was diagnosed using a symptom questionnaire, TBUT, and Schirmer’s test without anesthesia. The mean ISV, IVA, IHA, and IHD were 17.02 3.43, 0.114 0.04, 5.82 4.82, and 0.011 0.01 in the DE group and 14.65 3.10, 0.086 .03, 3.70 3.23, and 0.007 0.00 in the NDE group, respectively. All of the above corneal irregularity indices were significantly higher in the DE group (P<0.05). The mean CCT was 531.19 µ (±34.88 µ) and 540.66 µ (±27.13 µ) in the DE and NDE group, respectively. Based on linear regression analysis, ISV, IVA, IHA, and IHD had a significant association with DED (P<0.05), while CCT had no significant association with DED (P=0.148). DED significantly increases corneal surface irregularity, but it has no significant effects on CCT measured by the Pentacam.
Bioecological Study on the Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in Sari County, North of Iran
Authors: Hosseini-Vasoukolaei Nasibeh , Ghavibazou Leila , Akhavan Amir Ahmad , Enayati Ahmad Ali , Jahanifard Elham , Fazeli-Dinan Mahmoud , Yazdani-Charati Jamshid , Nikookar Seyed Hasan , Saeidi Zahra , Shemshadian Atieh
Published: February 2023

Background: Phlebotomine sand flies are vectors of Leishmania species, the causative agents of leishmaniasis in the world. Present study aimed to evaluate the bioecological aspects of sand flies in different ecotopes in Sari County, north of Iran.       
Methods: Sand flies were collected from four villages in mountainous, forest, plain and peri-urban areas monthly using sticky traps in May–October 2016. Mounted specimens were identified using valid identification keys under optical microscope. The Arc GIS 10.5 software was applied for showing the distribution of sand flies. Shannon-Weiner, Simp­son and Evenness species diversity indices were calculated.
Results: Generally, 334 specimens were captured and identified, namelly Phlebotomus kandelakii, Ph. papatasi, Ph. major, Ph. sergenti, Ph. longiductus, Ph. halepensis, Ph. tobbi, Sergentomyia dentata, Se. theodori, Se. sintoni, Se. an­tennata and Se. sumbarica. The most common species was Ph. kandelakii (n= 128, 38.32 %). The highest Simpson in­dex (0.81) and abundance (N= 141) were recorded in the mountaineous area. Shannon diversity index was higher in the forest (H'= 1.53) and the highest evenness index was in the plain area (J'= 0.93). The highest richness (S= 9) and Shan­non indices (H'= 1.57) were observed in June.
Conclusions: Phlebotomus kandelakii, Ph. sergenti, Ph. tobbi, Ph. longiductus, Se. theodori, Se. antennata and Se. sumbarica were recorded for the first time in the study area. Since some species are incriminated for leishmaniasis transmission, further studies are required in the northern regions of Iran to timely control measures planning.
WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF SARATA
Authors: Lozovitskii P. S.
Published: February 2023

The purpose of research: to determine the costs, chemical composition, mineralization and the state of water pollution of the small Sarata River according to ecological and sanitary criteria, specific substances of toxic action, to assess the suitability of water for irrigation according to irrigation indicators.
Data and Methods. Research methods are based on systemic analysis and general principles of objectivity, causality, relevance and evolution. Of the traditional general scientific methods, observation, analysis and synthesis, comparison and analogy, generalization and abstraction, methods of mathematical statistics and probability theory are used. Formation of environmental information databases and mathematical processing of research results were carried out in Microsoft Excel, Costat, Statistic. by systematization and evaluation of the received information by tabular and graphic methods, dispersion analysis performed on a personal computer using a standard program package. Parallel statistical series of chemical analysis data contained up to 120 values for 1946–2018.
Results. According to research, the width of the river Sarata in the village. Sarata varied from 0.6 to 31.9 m with an average value of 11.35 m. The average depth of river water varied from 3 to 279 cm at the greatest depth – from 7 to 346 cm. The cross-sectional area of the river water flow varied from 0.02 up to 72.9 m2 with an average value of 8.26 m2. The average water flow rate varied from 0.01 to 0.92 m/s with an average long-term value of 0.25 m/s. The maximum water flow velocities of the river varied from 0.01 to 1.29 m/s. The measured water flow rates during this period varied from 0.002 to 107 m3/s. According to the arithmetic mean values of the mineralization of the water of the Sarata river in 1953–2017 belonged to the brackish β-mesogaline 2nd class, 3 quality categories. According to the ecological quality assessment, the water of Sarata was polluted with components of salt composition chlorides and sulfates, biogenic compounds of nitrogen and phosphorus, organic substances, heavy metals (iron, manganese, copper, zinc, nickel, lead, etc.), oil products, SPAR, phenols. The calculated pollution index of river water belongs to the 6th class dirty in terms of tropho-saprobiological indicators. According to most irrigation assessment methods and the state standard of Ukraine for irrigation water, the river runoff is not suitable for soil irrigation, requires reduction of alkalinity, saturation with calcium salts and dilution with fresh water.
SOME ASPECTS OF THE LATEST FLOODING IN THE KHERSON REGION
Authors: Molikevych R. S.
Published: February 2023

Problem Description and Purpose of the Study. This article examines the problem of flooding of settlements in the Kherson region. The purpose of the study is to identify the latest risks of flooding of populated areas in the Kherson region and to formulate a list of measures aimed at reducing the threats and consequences of flooding.
Data & Methods. The research used data from the Kherson Regional Center for Hydrometeorology; Main Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Kherson Region; The Department of Civil Protection of the Kherson Regional State Administration, the Office of the Kakhovskaya HPP. Among the research methods, the comparative method, cartographic and geo-informational methods, correlational, expert method were used.
Results. Kherson region has the largest share of irrigated land among all regions of Ukraine. This fact, as well as the presence of significant waterless areas, reductions in the relief with the release of groundwater and water loss along the main irrigation canals, leads to constant flooding of certain areas. The most affected areas arelocated in the paludal depressions and coastal lowlands. Due to the strengthening of the continentality of the climate, the precipitation regime is also changing. The territory is characterised by summer-autumn rains with daily precipitation above 30 mm, which causes sudden flooding of downgrades and rise of groundwater in these periods. In order to monitor the potential risk of flooding, it is proposed to monitor interdependence: the water level of the Kakhovka Water Reservoir – the level of groundwater. Although this dependence has a deferred character, thus it is confirmed every year. There are four irrigation systems in the region: North Crimean, Kakhovka, Inhulets and Pravoberezhia (Right-Bank).
Each year, the area of irrigated land increases from 0.1 to 1.0 thousand hectares, which significantly increases the risks of flooding in combination with the frequency of heavy rainfall. In a number of settlements with a high probability of flooding, a system of vertical and horizontal drainage has been built, but it requires constant maintenance and usually does not cope with its tasks.
(?)REPTILE COPROLITES FROM THE CAMPANIAN AND MAASTRICHTIAN (LATE CRETACEOUS) OF THE LUHANSK REGION
Authors: Dernov V. S. , Udovychenko M. I.
Published: February 2023

Problem Statement and Purpose. Vertebrate coprolites have important paleobiological and paleogeographical significance. They are quite common trace fossils, but have almost never attracted the attention of researchers, despite the fact that in the literature there are numerous references to the findings of vertebrate coprolites in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic deposits of Ukraine. The aims of this study are to describe the morphology of coprolites, compare them with morphologically similar vertebrate coprolites, and identify their potential producers.
Data & Methods. Two well-preserved specimens of the vertebrate coprolites(Morphotype A and Morphotype B) were found in sediments of the late Campanian Sydorove Formation and early Maastrichtian Konoplyanivka Formation of the northern part of the Donets Basin.
Results. Chondrichthyes fishes are excluded from the list of potential producers of coprolites due to the absence of spiral grooves on the surface of a more wellpreserved coprolite and the spiral pattern on its transverse section. These coprolites differ from coprolites of crocodiles in shape, but are close to them in size. One of the coprolites (Morphotype A) probably belongs to a marine reptile of the family Mosasauridae. Mosasaurids were large marine reptiles that appeared and flourishedin  the Late Cretaceous (Turonian-Maastrichtian). The morphology of mosasaurids confirms their adaptation to active swimming. They fed mainly on fish, mollusks and other marine reptiles. It was not possible to identify the systematic position of the coprolite producer of Morphotype B. Skeletal remains of mosasaurids are known in the Campanian and Maastrichtian sediments of the Donets Basin. The study results showed that coprolites are important for paleoecological studies, so they deserve a detailed study.
TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE OF ACADEMICIAN NAN OF UKRAINE, EVGENIY SHNYUKOV
Authors: Yanko V. V. , Kadurin V. M. , Kravchuk A. O. , Kadurin S. V. , Usenko V. P. , Zolotarev G. G. , Dikol O. S.
Published: February 2023

This article is devoted to the life and activities of Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Academition NAN of Ukraine Evgeniy Shnyukov. Professor Shnyukov was a world-famous Soviet and Ukrainian scientist, founder of the discipline of marine geology in Ukraine, and Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He was born on March 26, 1930 in the city of Arkhangelsk, located at the mouth of the Northern Dvina River, and he passed away on November 1, 2022 in Kyiv at the age of 93. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and a highly honored researcher, having been twice a laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology. His scientific interests were extremely wide and were covered by more than 700 publications. He was the first among geologists to come to the conclusion that, as a maritime state, Ukraine was obligated to develop marine geological research. Akademician Shnyukov promoted the exploration of marine geology at Odessa I. I. Mechnikov State University, constantly and fruitfully working with scientists of the Department of General and Marine Geology as its chief scientific consultant. With great respect, he spoke about our successes and treated the staff of the department and students with great warmth. His integral feature was that he treated great scientists and young employees with equal respect. He loved Odessa very much, called it his “Little Motherland,” and often visited to conduct joint expeditions in the Black Sea and along its coast as part of joint domestic and international scientific projects. He also organized international scientific conferences. In 1992, by decision of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Department of Marine Geology and Sedimentary Ore Formation of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was established, with E. F. Shnyukov appointed as its head. Until his last breath, Shnyukov worked tirelessly to confirm the status of Ukraine as a maritime state and to provide it, through research, with energy resources and raw materials. The scientific achievements of Akademician Shnyukov include his founding of a new direction in the field of sedimentary ore formation – the metallogeny of mud volcanism – with which he contributed to the expansion of the mineral and raw material base of Ukraine. In fact, he is the “father” of marine metallogeny. An outstanding and talented scientist, a person full of vital optimism, a sense of humor, benevolence, sensitivity, and an outstanding personality – Evgeniy Shnyukov will forever remain in the hearts of his friends and colleagues, as well as everyone who knew him, communicated and worked with him, respected him, and loved him.
IN BLESSED MEMORY OF OLEH SHABLIY
Authors: Topchiyiv O. H. , Yavorska V. V. , Sych V. A.
Published: February 2023

Odesa geographers share the pain of a great loss – the passing of Oleh Ivanovich Shabliy, which happened on January 14, 2023. Ukrainian and world Geographical Science lost a bright and talented scientist, a powerful organizer of geographical research and cartographic developments, an ardent patriot of Ukraine, an intellectual educator and mentor, a sincere and sociable person.
ELECTRONEGATIVITY AS A FACTOR OF STABILIZATION OF VALENCE STATES IN COMPLEX OXIDES OF p- AND d-ELEMENTS
Authors: Zinchenko V. F. , Menchuk V. V. , Sadkovska L. V.
Published: February 2023

From the thermodynamic standpoint, the stability of valence states in binary and complex oxides of d- and p-metals is considered by the change in the free Gibbs energy in the oxidation-reduction reactions. The presence of a correlation between a valence state of a metal and the electronegativity of its oxide has been established. Thus, metals in the lowest valence state M(II) – (Mn(II), Fe(II), Tl(I), Pb(II)) have low (less than 1.5 еV1/2/O2-) values of electronegativity and reveal predominantly basic properties. Their oxides are undergone to oxidation reactions with increasing valence states of M(III) or M(IV) and, accordingly, electronegativities with conversion to amphoteric oxides. The essence of the stabilization of the lowest state is the binding of binary oxides of metals in complex oxide compounds (oxosalts), and the stabilization can be represented as the difference between the electronegativities of oxides. It is established that with a certain difference of electronegativities the stabilization of the valence state increases significantly, and in some cases complete stability is realized. The motive force of the process of stabilization of the lower valence state is the increase of the ionicity of the bond in the complex oxide compared to the binary oxide. Instead, metal oxides in the highest valence states (M(IV), M(VI)) have high (above 2 еV1/2/O2-) values of electronegativities and exhibit mainly acidic properties. Under reducing conditions, they undergo reduction to lower valence states (M(III), (M(IV)), again acquiring amphoteric properties to form complex oxide compounds with higher oxides. Although the stability values of the valence states of these oxides are quite high at normal amphoteric pressure, their further stabilization is possible. The essence of the process, as in the previous part, is to increase the ionicity of the bonds between the low-valent metal and polyhedron, and most importantly – to increase the covalence of the high-valent metal-oxygen bonds in the latter. It should be noted that the stabilization effect in this case also depends on the difference between the electronegativities of the oxides – basic and stabilizing. Thus, using data from the electronegativities of metal oxides, which show the instability of a valence state, it is possible to effectively carry out the processes of their stabilization.
TO THE PROBLEM ON THE OXIDATION MECHANISM OF AZO DYES ON MODIFIED CARBON-PASTE ELECTRODES
Authors: Pliuta K. V. , Snigur D. V.
Published: February 2023

In the current study, using a carbon-paste electrode modified with β-cyclodextrin oligosaccharide, the oxidation mechanism of some useful food azo dyes as Sunset Yellow FCF, Tartrazine, Allura Red AC, Carmoisine, Ponceau 4R was established. Cyclic voltammetry was used to investigation redox behaviour of studied food azo dyes (Sunset Yellow FCF, Tartrazine, Allura Red AC, Carmoisine, Ponceau 4R). It was established that such dyes as Sunset Yellow FCF and Ponceau 4R are oxidized quasi-reversibly, and such as Tartrazine, Carmoisine and Allura Red AC are completely irreversibly oxidized. It was noted that for all dyes, except Tartrazine, after oxidation on a cyclic voltammogram, a new reversibly redox pair is formed. This may indicate the formation of new electroactive fragments during the oxidation of azo dyes (Sunset Yellow FCF, Allura Red AC, Carmoisine, Ponceau 4R). Based on the conducted studies of the effect of pH and scanning rate on the oxidation potential of studied azo dyes, it was established that 2 electrons and 1 proton participate in the oxidation process for all dyes, except for Carmoisine, for which oxidation takes place with the participation of 1 proton and 1 electron. Based on the obtained information, as well as using information from our previous studies on the redox behavior of azo dyes (Sunset Yellow FCF, Tartrazine, Allura Red AC, Carmoisine, Ponceau 4R) on carbon-paste electrode modified by silica impregnated with cetylpyridinium chloride cationic surfactant, a scheme for the oxidation of azo dyes was proposed. According to the scheme, oxidation takes place with the participation of an irreversible chemical reaction, which leads to the further rearrangement of bonds with the breaking of the azo group of dyes and the formation of new electroactive fragments.
SYNTHESIS METHOD OF OPTICALLY PURE ENANTIOMERS OF 5-ARYL SUBSTITUTED3-METHYL‑7- NITRO‑1,2-DIHYDRO‑3H‑1,4-BENZODIAZEPIN‑2-ONES
Authors: Kornylov A. Yu. , Krysko A. A. , Krysko O. L. , Sambursky S. E.
Published: February 2023

The aim of this work is to develop a simple, fast and efficient method for the synthesis of optically pure enantiomers of some 5-aryl-substituted 3-methyl‑7-nitro‑1,2-dihydro‑3H‑1,4-benzodiazepin‑2-ones using simple reagents. In the course of the study, we found that the interaction of 2-amino‑5-nitrobenzophenone or 2-amino‑2’-chloro‑5-nitrobenzophenone with optically active L- or D‑α-alanine N‑carboxyanhydrides in the presence of two equivalents of trifluoroacetic acid does not leads to the formation of the corresponding reaction intermediates (2-amino-N-(2-benzoylphenyl)propanamide), even when refluxed for 24 hours in xylene. Acylation of 5-nitro‑2-aminobenzophenones with hydrochlorides of L- or D‑α-alanine acid chlorides, followed by cyclization under mild conditions, leads to target 3-methyl‑7-nitro‑1,2-dihydro‑3H‑1,4-benzodiazepin‑2-ones characterized by high optical purity. It is noteworthy that these reactions allow the coupling of acid chlorides derived from stereospecific α-alanines with weakly reactive 5-nitro derivatives of 2-aminobenzophenone without racemization. It is important to note that the acid chloride hydrochlorides of optically active α-alanines, which are chemically unstable and extremely sensitive to moisture, are used as building blocks in the work. In this case, acid chlorides of individual antipodes of L- or D‑α-alanine were synthesized in absolute chloroform using phosphorus pentachloride and the products were isolated by simple filtration of precipitates, without applying additional purification to them. The structure of the title compound was confirmed by spectroscopy 1H and 13C NMR, and FAB mass spectrometry methods, purity was controlled by HPLC. To analyze the optical purity of the1,2-dihydro‑3H‑1,4-benzodiazepines synthesized in this work, HPLC was applied using stationary chiral phase CiraDex®. This simple preparation method is of potential practical importance for the design and synthesis of optically pure enantiomers of various 3-alkyl derivatives of 1,2-dihydro‑3H‑1,4-benzodiazepin‑2-ones with a wide spectrum of biological activity.
In memory of Prof. Alim Abdul-Amidovich Ennan
Authors: Khoma R. E.
Published: February 2023

In memory of Prof. Alim Abdul-Amidovich Ennan
WORKS OF S. I.-Ya. BOROVOGY ON THE HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Authors: Levchenko V. V.
Published: February 2023

The published and unpublished scientific and journalistic works on the history of the World War II by the Odessa historian S. I.-Ya. Borovoy are considered in the article. An attempt was made to objectively analyze the data of scientific works, their significance for studying the history of the World War II, to identify positive and negative sides in them in the context of the development of Soviet historical science, to understand their historiographic and methodological value, influence on modern historical science and the current perception of the events of the World War II. The result of the active participation of S. I.-Ya. Borovoy in the scientific and organizational work on the study of the history of the World War II was the publication of his works, which were defined as a task of national importance, as evidenced by the fact that the work of the scientist was carried out on the basis of a special government decision to create Commissions on the history of the Great Patriotic War at the union, republican, regional and district levels with the support of the relevant levels of the Communist Party, which determined their activities political and ideological orientation. His first articles were written on the basis of collected materials, documents, testimonies of eyewitnesses and participants in the events. The content of these articles was aimed at raising the mass consciousness of society, which contributed to the manifestation of the patriotic spirit in the course of a fierce confrontation, the willingness to endure everyday hardships in order to protect the country, to sacrifice personal interests in the name of preserving and strengthening statehood. Particular attention was paid to the heroic struggle of the Soviet people at the front, in the ranks of the partisan movement, and selfless labor in the rear. The decisive importance of the activities of the Communist Party as a leading, inspiring force was constantly emphasized, which led to the formation of the fundamental ideological orientation of the Soviet era. The vices of ideological content in the works of S. I.-Ya. Borovoy were caused by the political situation that took place in the life of Soviet society, in particular in the studies of historians.
CAPITAL LETTERS OF THE "FLOWER TRIOD" OF 1631
Authors: Fulmes V. S.
Published: February 2023

It is difficult to imagine our word without a book. It accompanies a person throughout life and is a valuable source of knowledge and information. The masters of Ukrainian printed books have written a bright page in the history of national culture and book heritage. They have created editions that are true artistic masterpieces – with their unique shape, the special beauty of Cyrillic fonts, engravings, screensavers, endings, capital letters and other design elements. The printing house of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra has published many liturgical books, among which a special place is occupied by the «Flower Triod», dated June 1, 1631. This is the first edition of the «Flower Triod» in Ukraine and today it is one of the rare editions. The book was published at a time when the Archimandrite of the Lavra was St. Petro Mohyla, who contributed to the development of book printing, education and paid great attention to providing national features for the printing house.
The «Flower Triod» is an extremely luxurious publication that contains many ornaments and wonderful engravings. It contains many capital letters of various sizes and artistic incarnations. There are about 150 different capital letters, mostly red, one – black.
This article briefly described the investigation of the capital letters of the valuable edition of the printing house of the Holy Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra «Flower Triod» of 1631, one copy of which is now stored in the collection of old prints of the Volyn Orthodox Theological Academy. Analysis showed that the two types of capital letters are observed in this valuable edition: letters covered with ornaments and letters with ornamental-plot compositions. Rich and varied themes, iconography, compositional and artistic and stylistic features of miniatures-illustrations of capital letters, their placement on the pages of the book, etc. open many new opportunities for the researcher of the art of books, which in turn will complement the glorious history of Ukrainian printing and book heritage.
LIBRARIES OF UKRAINE IN INFORMATION AND ANALYTICAL PROVISION OF USERS
Authors: Yakunina N. V.
Published: February 2023

The article highlights general trends and prospects for further development of information and analytical activities of libraries of higher education institutions. Some indicators of the work of University libraries are analyzed on the basis of annual statistical and written reports. Emphasis is made on integration projects of University libraries, which provide an opportunity to supplement information for their users, creating so-called cooperative projects both at the regional, national and international levels. The results of this activity are displayed on websites of University libraries, which have ease of navigation, efficiency of updating and filling with information resources. The work of the library community has also undergone transformations making the emphasis on readers with remote access (over the past events, namely quarantine restrictions and war). Filling the institute repositories, consisting of qualifying and dissertation works as well as articles, monographs, textbooks, etc. is progress; The popularization of own funds is also transferred to the virtual forms (exhibition activity, exhibiting results of activities to public, that is indexes, various databases, monographs, etc.). All these changes are reflected in the news both on own webpages of University libraries and social networks, as well as by sending information to all departments of the University. The results of the article can be useful to the heads of libraries and departments for further planning of their activities, distinguishing between strengths and weaknesses of their logistics and the ability to provide quality information services. Thus, the library is a constantly updating structure of the University, which keeps pace with the times, adapts to different needs of scientific community, whose staff not only does not lose their professionalism, but also constantly improves it by participating in various activities.
COMPLEX AND GLORIOUS PATH OF DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Aleksandrova H. A.
Published: February 2023

Review of the book: History of the Department of Ukrainian Literature of Odessa National University named after II Mechnikov: personalities and facts: in 2 volumes / Odessa. nat. Univ. І.І. Mechnikova, Nauk. b-ka, Philol. f-t; aut. introduction. Art. and ideas of VP Sayenko; order. and bibliogr. ed .: VP Pruzhina, TS Kara; heads. ed. І.М. Blacksmith; Science. ed. E.M. Chernoivanenko; resp. ed. M.O. Podrezova.– Odesa, 2018.– Vol. 1. - 606 p. ; Vol. 2. - 618 p. - (Development of science at Odessa National University; Philology).
Síndrome da Alienação Parental e Seus Efeitos no Cenário Jurídico Atual
Authors: Silva Laryssa do Nascimento , Santos Ana Michele Nascimento
Published: February 2023

Este trabalho tem como objetivo destacar os aspectos gerais da Alienação Parental enquanto atos de interferência no vínculo afetivo do menor, promovida por um dos genitores ou responsáveis e suas consequências psicossomáticas nas quais vai culminar no surgimento da Síndrome da Alienação Parental, que por sua vez, pode trazer ao menor sequelas comportamentais e emocionais que se não tratadas em sua gênese, podem colaborar para que essa criança se torne um adulto incapaz de se adaptar ao convívio social e harmonioso. Portanto, a alienação parental configura-se como um abuso emocional e psicológico que põe em risco o pleno desenvolvimento da prole, o que requer uma intervenção jurídica a fim de coibir a prática, protegendo os direitos da criança e do genitor alienado. Na prática, apesar da moderna legislação brasileira no campo, a alienação parental, enquanto ato ilícito, ainda é pouquíssima conhecida da população e seus desfechos psicológicos ainda mais. Com a pandemia assolando o país, esses casos tiveram um aumento, principalmente em decorrência das medidas de isolamento social impostas para contenção da propagação do vírus que provocou súbitas mudanças na vida de todos, um contexto que pode ser aproveitado pelo genitor-alienador ou responsável pelo menor para praticar a alienação. Foi feita coleta de dados por meio de pesquisa exploratória e descritiva, utilizando procedimento bibliográfico além de consulta na legislação.
Dinámicas recurrentes en el diálogo cultural entre los migrantes internacionales y los entornos barriales. El caso del barrio La Floresta, en Medellín
Authors: Buitrago Trujillo Hugo Andrei , Bernal Garzón Miguel David , Pérez Franco Juan Esteban
Published: February 2023

El artículo presenta las formas de diálogos culturales entre migrantes internacionales y anfitriones en el barrio La Floresta, de la ciudad de Medellín, señalando el papel que juegan la apropiación y los usos del espacio urbano y las instituciones educativas, así como los escenarios de hibridación y resistencia que se dan en relación con la institucionalidad y la edad de los habitantes del territorio. Se identifican la plasticidad, negociaciones y resistencias culturales que ocurren en los escenarios de la cotidianidad y en diversos grupos etarios a partir de un ejercicio etnográfico y hermenéutico. Para el desarrollo de la investigación se articularon talleres realizados con estudiantes de instituciones educativas, entrevistas semiestructuradas con migrantes, representantes de instituciones sociales y la observación no participante. Tras este proceso, fue factible identificar como en las personas más jóvenes, cuyas identidades están en proceso de fortalecimiento y son permeadas por la facilidad de acceso a la información global, las resistencias culturales son menores y que, por ello, operan en sus hogares como favorecedores de esos diálogos interculturales. Asimismo, se evidenció la relevancia de los elementos culturales comunes en la construcción de estos diálogos y del espacio público como escenario de estos.