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REVIEW TANAMAN OBAT YANG MEMPUNYAI EFEK PENYEMBUHAN LUKA BAKAR
Authors: Thaib Cut Masyithah , Supartiningsih Supartiningsih , Sofwan Ahmad Ghazali
Published: March 2024

Luka bakar merupakan suatu bentuk kerusakan pada kulit atau jaringan lainnya yang disebabkan oleh kontak terhadap panas atau pajanan akut lain baik secara langsung maupun tidak langsung.
FORMULASI KRIM EKSTRAK DAUN GAMBIR (Uncaria gambir Roxb.) SEBAGAI PENYEMBUH LUKA BAKAR
Authors: Thaib Cut Masyithah , Sinaga Taruli Rohana , Manurung Kesaktian
Published: March 2024

The potential for the use of gambier is expanding as the various benefits of gambier are known, such as a natural medicine for burns, tanning materials, and others. Gambir contains chemical components of tannins, saponins, and alkaloids that can help in the healing process of burns. This study aims to obtain a cream preparation of gambier leaf extract that can be used to heal burns
ANALISIS BIOAUTOGRAFI DAN UJI AKTIVITAS ANTIBAKTERI EKSTRAK ETANOL DAUN MENGKUDU (Morinda citrifolia L.) TERHADAP BAKTERI Propionibacterium acne
Authors: Nasution Haris Munandar , Situmorang Rati Satri
Published: March 2024

Noni or (Morinda citrifolia L.) contains active anthraquinone, scaloptin, flavonoid, and adaptogen compounds that have antifungal and antimicrobial effects. Antibacterial chemicals have many negative side effects, and other alternatives are needed as antibacterials, one of which is by using noni. This study aims to analyze bioautography and determine the antibacterial activity of noni leaf ethanol extract against Propionibacterium acne bacteria.
The Discussion of the Work of Sovetsky Ekran (The Soviet Screen) Magazine in 1958. Cinema and Criticism Between Ideology and Commerce
Authors:   State Institute for Art Studies, Salnikova E.V.
Published: March 2024

The article deals with the two packages of archival documents — the 1955 resolutions on the establishment of the popular illustrated magazine Sovetsky Ekran (The Soviet Screen) and the transcript of the discussion of the magazine’s work in the Union of Cinematography Workers in 1958. The author of the article considers the general style of the issues of The Soviet Screen of 1957 and 1958 and the individual materials, in particular, the wishes for the new magazine and the retellings of readers’ letters on the pages of the magazine; analyses and compares the initial goals of the magazine, its real format in 1957, its gradual transformation in 1958, and the evolution of tasks and strategies declared in various documents, published texts, and oral presentations at discussion. Certain contradictions are observed between the stated purpose of advertising Soviet films in order to increase distribution and cinema rental profits, and the ideological requirements emanating from the state cultural management. The author highlights an ambiguous attitude towards mass demands and the creative interests of the intelligentsia. There was a lack of consensus on film journalism, the preferred genres, and themes of the magazine articles both among the ‘ordinary readers’ and the professionals of the film industry — writers, critics, and journalists. The absence of a common vision on almost all the issues raised in the discussion allows us to see the complexity and versatility of tastes and mores among the intelligentsia of the Thaw, to recognise the contradictions between the perception of art and culture by the intelligentsia, on the one hand, and the mass perception, on the other hand. The article also sheds light on attitudes towards commerce, profit, and the social, financial and media success in the late 1950s.
The Russian Birch Festival: Performing the Concept of Trinitarianism in the Soviet Union
Authors:   St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture, Slesar E.A.
Published: March 2024

This paper is focused on the means of transforming Trinity Sunday and attempts to “reinvent” this festival into the Russian Birch festival. In late 50s of the 20th century in a burst of the anticlerical campaign, the Soviet festival committees were concerned with creating new secular rituals, and anti-religious analogues of festivals, which would be able to get rid of ingrained “popular Orthodoxy”. The modes of performing the meaningful core of Trinity Sunday are a subject of this research, and theatrical and methodological scenario-based experience in holding the Russian Birch festival is an object. This research is based on numerous methodological guidelines, scenarios, reviews, and transcripts of relevant committees, which made it possible to shed light on complicated processes of generating a new festival. This paper represents the way, in which heroic and plot and compositional framework of original Trinity Sunday was being substituted. This research results in the following: in spite of the anticlerical position being declared, which had constituted the basis for the substitution of Trinity Sunday for the Russian Birch festival, in fact, the newly “invented” festival duplicated the basic functions and elements of the trinitarian concept and was within the framework of Trinity Sunday in terms of archetype. Moreover, the association with commemoration of the dead appropriate to Trinity was reflected in a cult of a heroic death of a soldier of the Soviet Army and updating of other cultural agendas.
1965. Rem Koolhaas in the Soviet Union
Authors:   N.S. Alferov Ural State University of Architecture and Arts, Sharapov I.A.
Published: March 2024

The article examines the formative interrelations between the phenomenology of impressions and the formation of a projective approach to architecture based on the fact of the journey of the Dutch architect R. Koolhaas to the Soviet Union (1965). The conducted research involves a textual analysis of the facts in the architect’s biography, which directionally reveals the specifics of the influence of the “phenomenology of impressions”. The article clarifies the significance of the architect’s visit to the USSR, and establishes the formation features of a design approach to architecture. For the Dutch architect, the avant-garde architecture of the Soviet Russia and, in particular, constructivism, represented the basis and the vector of influences that determined the formation of the professional value orientations reflected in the specific concept of the purified formal aesthetics of architecture. The author of the article determines the factors in the formation of R. Koolhaas’ approach related to the experience of conceptual projects of V. Tatlin, K. Malevich, M. Ginzburg, and I. Leonidov. The cited sources (interviews, statements, and lectures) document the pragmatics of the experience of the Soviet constructivist architecture in the context of modern conceptual reality of the deconstruction movement and global architecture. Conclusions are drawn about the relationship between the phenomenon of the Soviet avant-garde architecture (genetic continuity, reception of ideas) and the modern architecture of the deconstruction movement.
Artistic Design in Soviet Tatarstan on the Example of “Group No. 17”
Authors:   State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan, Ilyasova R.I. ,   Institute of Philology and Intercultural Communication of the Kazan Volga Federal University
Published: March 2024

The article is devoted to a little-studied page of the late Soviet art of Tatarstan: the activity of design artists of the 1970s-1990s — “Group No. 17” (E. Golubtsov, V. Nesterenko, A. Leukhin, O. Boyko, R. Safiullin, V. Vyaznikov, and A. Yakupov), whose works represented the characteristic features of the technical aesthetics of the Senezh studio. The purpose of the article is to identify the context and facts related to the creative activity of the participants of this association, outline their range of interests, and study their projects. The first part of the article analyses the activities of the Senezh studio and its influence on the formation of young artists, those of Tatarstan in particular. The second part of the article presents the history of the emergence of the “Group No. 17” creative association in Kazan, its composition, forms and principles of operation. The third part of the article is devoted to the creative heritage of the design artists. For the first time, an attempt is made to generalize and systematize both realized and unrealized projects of the association, some of which are characterized. The author of the article investigates the main approaches and the nature of the Tatarstan design artists’ creative activity and highlights the originality and value of the group’s design projects, which brought the world-class high aesthetics to the masses.
Military Utopias in Soviet Cinema
Authors:   S.A. Gerasimov All-Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK), Vinogradov V.V.
Published: March 2024

The article is devoted to the history of the military utopia genre in the Soviet cinema of the 1920s-1930s. The work analyses its origins, provides an overview and analysis of the main films belonging to this genre, and examines the reasons for its decline. According to the author of the article, this film genre had its origins in the military-utopian genre in literature, which declared itself in the second half of the 19th century. The genre appeared to be directly dependent on the political situation in the country and the nature of the military threat. Thus, the understanding that World War I would be followed by a new war was reflected in many works of Soviet writers and filmmakers who developed this genre. Its peak was in the second half of the 1930s. The genre was based on the postulate that the enemy was not asleep, there would definitely be a war, and therefore it was necessary to prepare for it. In addition to this general concept, the audience was shown the likely course of a future war: after the harsh suppression of enemy aggression on the USSR territory, the fighting would move to the enemy’s territory. The enemy who first attacked the USSR would be thrown back in the shortest possible time, and then with the help of the oppressed people of a foreign country, the government would be brought down and the socialist system would be established. 1939 appeared to be the last year for the release of military utopias, for which there were several reasons. The first was the signing of the Molotov — Ribbentrop Pact. The second reason was the beginning of actual hostilities at Khalkhin Gol and Lake Khasan, which showed a far from rosy picture regarding the combat state of the Soviet troops and the weakness of the enemy. The Winter War with Finland in 1939 put an end to optimistic military fantasies.
Laughter and the Comic in the Soviet Film Comedy of the 1960s-1970s
Authors:   State Institute for Art Studies, Salnikova E.V.
Published: March 2024

The author of the article notes the influence of the research of Russian folklorists and cultural historians on the interpretation of the 20th century art and captures the humanitarian trend towards searching for primarily archetypal situations and images in contemporary art, Soviet film comedy included. The article highlights the importance of the concepts by V. Propp and M. Bakhtin for the current perception of works of art and urges us not to limit ourselves to this, but to place new accents — to look for differences between the ancient and modern worldviews, between the impersonal solutions to dramatic situations and characters types, on the one hand, and the author’s aesthetics and individual interpretations of the world and man, on the other hand. Based on the material of the comedy films by L. Gaidai and E. Ryazanov, the fairy tale film An Ordinary Miracle by M. Zakharov, the author shows how far the artistic messages of these directors are from the archaic concepts of laughter and comedy, from the ideas of carnival freedom and harmony, which, however, does not deny the use of satire drama structures, palliata, and paired archetypical characters. This refers to the cultural layering of the images of Shurik, Nina, Saakhov, and the comical trio of the Coward, the Fool and the Pro. In addition, the article analyses the role of the water element in the comedy The Irony of Fate... and gives a detailed interpretation of the non-normative behaviours of Zhenya Lukashin and Ippolit possessing only external signs of carnivality. Conclusions are drawn about the dramatic heuristicity of laughter in the comedy films by Gaidai and Ryazanov, which had adaptive psychological functions and also contributed to the internal self-reflection of the Soviet audience.
The National Landscape in Russian Film Comedies about the Village of the 1990s: ‘The Village Trilogy’ by V. Chikov
Authors:   State Institute for Art Studies, Voskresenskaya V.V.
Published: March 2024

The article examines the implementation of the national rural landscape in the Russian post-perestroika comedy films about village, namely in the ‘village trilogy’ by V. Chikov. In these films, the canon of the image of a villager, as well as specific shots of rural landscapes, inherits the traditions of Russian ‘village cinema’ and everyday comedies of the 1950s — the first half of the 1980s. In the absence of stylistic and artistic experiments in Chikov’s films, the landscape is of interest as an expression of a trend in the social consciousness of the time, also being a means of social satire and criticism of the state domestic policy of that time.
Exploring the Impact of Socioemotional Wealth on Moroccan Family Firms’ Global Expansion
Authors: AMSIDDER SARA , LARIOUI LAMIA
Published: March 2024

This study delves into the pivotal role of socioemotional wealth (SEW) in shaping the global expansion strategies of Moroccan family businesses. By employing a quantitative approach, we scrutinize the intricate dynamics between SEW and internationalization decisions, focusing on control preferences during global ventures. Our investigation encompasses a comparative case study analysis of 51 Moroccan family enterprises, enriched by insights from semi-structured interviews and organizational data. Preliminary findings underscore the necessity of integrating SEW considerations in strategic planning for successful internationalization, highlighting a nuanced understanding of control mechanisms in family firms’ cross-border operations. This research contributes to the broader discourse on family business internationalization, offering a novel perspective on the interplay between emotional wealth and global market engagement.
Determinants of the Polish State Budget Stability
Authors: SKORWIDER-NAMIOTKO Jaroslaw
Published: March 2024

The problem of the stability of budget revenue and expenditure has been the subject of research for many years. However, there is still a need to monitor this phenomenon to achieve a correct balance in the budget because of the instability of different factors in the economic surroundings that affect the budget. This is especially important in developing countries undergoing economic transformation, and Poland is still in that process. The study aims to assess changes in the Polish state budget’s size and revenue and expenditure structure between 2000 and 2022. The method of comparative analysis over time is used with the actual value of the money concept, measures of dynamics, structure, GDP ratios, statistical description and coefficients of dissimilarity of structures. Analyses have shown a permanent imbalance in the Polish budget. However, the budget’s primary result oscillates around zero and both revenues and expenditures have gradually increased. The volatility of budget revenue and spending is moderate. Only the use of EU funds is characterised by high volatility. The emerging crises (e.g. Russia’s war against Ukraine and the coronavirus pandemic) have a negligible impact on the budget structure, but they influence its level of expenditure. The changes in Polish budget size are generally due to inflation, economic growth rates, and the inflow of funds from the European Union budget.
Az űrkárfelelősség kérdését szabályozó általános és különös nemzetközi szerződések
Authors: Takó Dalma
Published: March 2024

A tanulmány az egyre fontosabbá és időszerűbbé váló világűrjog területének egyik kiemelten jelentős kérdéskörét, az űrobjektumok által okozott károk (a továbbiakban: űrkárok) miatti felelősség szabályozását vizsgálja. E témakörön belül részletesen elemzi a kárfelelősség általános (univerzális) és különös (partikuláris) nemzetközi szerződésekben rögzített komplex szabályozási rendszerét, központi szerepbe állítva azt a kérdést, hogy az univerzális szerződésként funkcionáló, az űrobjektumok által okozott károkért való nemzetközi felelősségről szóló 1972-es egyezmény (kárfelelősségi egyezmény) mellett milyen szűkebb körű nemzetközi szerződések szabályozzák az űrkárok miatti felelősség kérdését, s azok mi alapján, milyen tartalommal teszik ezt. E kérdéskör vizsgálata keretében a tanulmány meghatározza az univerzális és partikuláris szabályozás fogalmát, melyeket azután az űrkárfelelősség témakörére vetít. Ezt követően a kárfelelősség kapcsán létező univerzális és partikuláris szerződések egymáshoz való viszonyának elemzésére, valamint az űrkárfelelősség partikuláris szabályozását érintő előnyök és hátrányok ismertetésére kerül sor. Mindezek alapján a tanulmány megállapítja, hogy a partikuláris szerződések létrehozása a kárfelelősségi egyezmény rendelkezései, valamint a nemzetközi szerződések jogának szabályai alapján egyértelműen jogszerűnek, sőt bizonyos esetekben kifejezetten szükségesnek tekinthető. Az említett kérdések elemzésével a tanulmány átfogó képet kíván adni az űrkárok miatti felelősség témakörének szabályozásáról, az azt érintő tendenciákról és felmerülő kérdésekről, hozzájárulva ezzel a partikuláris szerződések sajátosságainak, valamint világűrjogban történő alkalmazásának megértéséhez.
Les alliages métalliques
Authors: PAREIGE Philippe , DOMAIN Christophe
Published: March 2024

Les alliages métalliques sont omniprésents dans les réacteurs nucléaires : cuve, structures internes, gaines du combustible, etc. Dans ce chapitre, sont décrites les évolutions des propriétés de ces matériaux des défauts d’irradiation aux propriétés dimensionnelles et mécaniques. Une attention particulière est portée à la dynamique des amas et à la précipitation des impuretés.
Les portes d’accès dans la cristallisation de la mondialisation
Authors: CATTAN Nadine , FRÉTIGNY Jean-Baptiste
Published: March 2024

Les portes d'accès physique et numérique aux territoires, fortement interdépendantes et mettant aux prises de multiples acteurs, sont au cœur de ce chapitre. Les auteurs abordent ces plaques-tournantes, ou gateways, dans toute la diversité de leurs manifestations et comme l'une des formes d'expression spatiale les plus vives de la mondialisation.
L’évolution des modèles économiques des lieux de transport
Authors: MAULAT Juliette , PEDRO Mathilde
Published: March 2024

Ce chapitre questionne les logiques économiques sous-tendant l’aménagement et la gestion opérationnelle des lieux de transport, à travers l’étude des gares et des aéroports. Les auteurs montrent que ces sites sont de plus en plus considérés comme des actifs à valoriser, avec une mobilisation croissante d’acteurs et de financements privés, dont elles pointent les répercussions.
Les lieux du transport artisanal : des entre-deux dans les villes des Suds
Authors: BAFFI Solène
Published: March 2024

Le transport artisanal occupe aujourd’hui une place centrale dans les villes des Suds. L’auteur montre combien les minibus, triporteurs ou taxi-motos et leurs lieux jouent un rôle d’animation urbaine et sociale considérable, faisant figure de laboratoire des métropoles en développement. Elle en sonde la diversité, les mutations et la complexité des rapports de pouvoir.
Présentation des architectures de e-santé
Authors: HAMDI Omessaad
Published: March 2024

La e-santé joue un rôle crucial dans la gestion des maladies chroniques et dans la communication entre les professionnels de santé et les patients. Les avancées technologiques permettent une gestion continue et en temps réel des maladies, à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur des établissements médicaux. Ce chapitre met en lumière l'impact positif des technologies numériques sur la prestation des soins de santé.
Organosulfate produced from consumption of SO3 speeds up sulfuric acid–dimethylamine atmospheric nucleation
Authors: Zhang Xiaomeng , Lian Yongjian , Tan Shendong , Yin Shi
Published: March 2024

Abstract. Although sulfuric acid (SA) and dimethylamine (DMA)-driven nucleation mainly dominates the new particle formation (NPF) process in the atmosphere, seeking the involvement of other gaseous species remains crucial for a better understanding of the NPF. Organosulfate has been detected in the gas phase and abundantly in atmospheric fine particles. However, its molecular formation mechanism and its impact on the NPF are still much less understood. Here, we explored the gas-phase reaction of glycolic acid (GA) with SO3 and evaluated the enhancing potential of its products on the SA–DMA-driven NPF using a combination of quantum chemical calculations and kinetics modeling. We found that the considerable concentration of glycolic acid sulfate (GAS) is thermodynamically accessible from the reaction of GA with SO3, efficiently catalyzed by SA or H2O molecules. The produced GAS can form stable clusters with SA and DMA and speeds up the nucleation rate of the SA–DMA system obviously. Notably, the enhancement by GAS in the SA–DMA-based particle formation rate can be up to ∼ 800 times in the region where the concentration of SA is about 104 molec. cm−3. Supported by observations of atmospheric NPF events at Mt. Tai in China, our proposed ternary GAS–SA–DMA nucleation mechanism further indicates that the organosulfates produced from the consumption of SO3 may play an important role in the unexpected high NPF rates observed in areas with relatively low concentrations of SA. The presented reaction and nucleation mechanisms provide a new feasible source of organosulfates in atmospheric new particles. Based on our findings, the impact of organosulfates on the atmospheric NPF in multiple regions around the world was estimated and discussed.
Extreme springs in Switzerland since 1763 in climate and phenological indices
Authors: Imfeld Noemi , Hufkens Koen , Brönnimann Stefan
Published: March 2024

Abstract. Historical sources report manifold on hazardous past climate and weather events that had considerable impacts on society. Studying changes in the occurrence or mechanisms behind such events is, however, hampered by a lack of spatially and temporally complete weather data. In particular, the spring season has received less attention in comparison to summer and winter but is nevertheless relevant, since weather conditions in spring can delay vegetation and create substantial damage due to late-frost events. For Switzerland, we created a daily high-resolution (1 × 1 km2) reconstruction of temperature and precipitation fields from 1763 to 1960 that forms, together with present-day meteorological fields, a 258-year-long gridded data set. With this data set, we study changes in long-term climate and historical weather events based on climate and phenological indices focusing on the spring season. Climate and phenological indices show few changes in the mean during the first 200 years compared to the most recent period from 1991 to 2020, where climate change signals clearly emerged in many indices. We evaluate the climate and phenological indices for three cases of extreme spring weather conditions: an unusually warm spring, two late-frost events, and three cold springs. Warm springs are much more frequent in the 21st century, but a very warm and early spring also occurred in 1862. Spring temperatures, however, do not agree on how anomalously warm the spring was when comparing the Swiss temperature reconstruction with reanalyses that extend back to 1868. The three springs of 1785, 1837, and 1853 were particularly cold, with historical sources reporting, for example, prolonged lake freezing and abundant snowfall. Whereas the springs of 1837 and 1853 were characterized by cold and wet conditions, in the spring of 1785 wet days were below average, and frost days reached an all-time maximum, in particular in the Swiss Plateau, indicating inversion conditions. Such conditions are in line with a high occurrence of northeasterly and high-pressure weather types and historical sources describing Bise conditions, a regional wind in the Alpine area related to inversions. Studying such historical events is valuable, since similar atmospheric conditions can lead to cold springs affecting vegetation growth and agricultural production.
Diagnosing the causes of AMOC slowdown in a coupled model: a cautionary tale
Authors: Gérard Justin , Crucifix Michel
Published: March 2024

Abstract. It is now established that the increase in atmospheric CO2 is likely to cause a weakening, or perhaps a collapse, of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). To investigate the mechanisms of this response in CMIP5 models, Levang and Schmitt (2020) have estimated the geostrophic streamfunction in these models offline and have decomposed the simulated changes into a contribution caused by the variations in temperature and salinity. They concluded that under a warming scenario, and for most models, the weakening of the AMOC is fundamentally driven by temperature anomalies, while freshwater forcing actually acts to stabilise it. However, given that both 3-D fields of ocean temperature and salinity are expected to respond to a forcing at the ocean surface, it is unclear to what extent the diagnostic is informative about the nature of the forcing. To clarify this question, we used the Earth system Model of Intermediate Complexity (EMIC), cGENIE, which is equipped with the C-GOLDSTEIN friction-geostrophic model. First, we reproduced the experiments simulating the Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5 (RCP8.5) warming scenario and observed that cGENIE behaves similarly to the majority of the CMIP5 models considered by Levang and Schmitt (2020), with the response dominated by the changes in the thermal structure of the ocean. Next, we considered hysteresis experiments associated with (1) water hosing and (2) CO2 increase and decrease. In all experiments, initial changes in the ocean streamfunction appear to be primarily caused by the changes in the temperature distribution, with variations in the 3-D distribution of salinity only partly compensating for the temperature contribution. These experiments also reveal limited sensitivity to changes in the ocean's salinity inventory. That the diagnostics behave similarly in CO2 and freshwater forcing scenarios suggests that the output of the diagnostic proposed in Levang and Schmitt (2020) is mainly determined by the internal structure of the ocean circulation rather than by the forcing applied to it. Our results illustrate the difficulty of inferring any information about the applied forcing from the thermal wind diagnostic and raise questions about the feasibility of designing a diagnostic or experiment that could identify which aspect of the forcing (thermal or haline) is driving the weakening of the AMOC.
Comparison of 4-dimensional variational and ensemble optimal interpolation data assimilation systems using a Regional Ocean Modeling System (v3.4) configuration of the eddy-dominated East Australian Current system
Authors: Kerry Colette Gabrielle , Roughan Moninya , Keating Shane , Gwyther David , Brassington Gary , Siripatana Adil , Souza Joao Marcos A. C.
Published: March 2024

Abstract. Ocean models must be regularly updated through the assimilation of observations (data assimilation) in order to correctly represent the timing and locations of eddies. Since initial conditions play an important role in the quality of short-term ocean forecasts, an effective data assimilation scheme to produce accurate state estimates is key to improving prediction. Western boundary current regions, such as the East Australia Current system, are highly variable regions, making them particularly challenging to model and predict. This study assesses the performance of two ocean data assimilation systems in the East Australian Current system over a 2-year period. We compare the time-dependent 4-dimensional variational (4D-Var) data assimilation system with the more computationally efficient, time-independent ensemble optimal interpolation (EnOI) system, across a common modelling and observational framework. Both systems assimilate the same observations: satellite-derived sea surface height, sea surface temperature, vertical profiles of temperature and salinity (from Argo floats), and temperature profiles from expendable bathythermographs. We analyse both systems' performance against independent data that are withheld, allowing a thorough analysis of system performance. The 4D-Var system is 25 times more expensive but outperforms the EnOI system against both assimilated and independent observations at the surface and subsurface. For forecast horizons of 5 d, root-mean-squared forecast errors are 20 %–60 % higher for the EnOI system compared to the 4D-Var system. The 4D-Var system, which assimilates observations over 5 d windows, provides a smoother transition from the end of the forecast to the subsequent analysis field. The EnOI system displays elevated low-frequency (>1 d) surface-intensified variability in temperature and elevated kinetic energy at length scales less than 100 km at the beginning of the forecast windows. The 4D-Var system displays elevated energy in the near-inertial range throughout the water column, with the wavenumber kinetic energy spectra remaining unchanged upon assimilation. Overall, this comparison shows quantitatively that the 4D-Var system results in improved predictability as the analysis provides a smoother and more dynamically balanced fit between the observations and the model's time-evolving flow. This advocates the use of advanced, time-dependent data assimilation methods, particularly for highly variable oceanic regions, and motivates future work into further improving data assimilation schemes.
Factors influencing occupational fulfilment, emotional wellbeing and psychosocial empowerment among academic women in Northeast Thailand
Authors:   , Karin Suwanit
Published: March 2024

This research explored psychosocial factors influencing fulfilment, wellbeing and empowerment among academic women working in health faculties in Northeast (Isarn)Thailand. Qualitative interviews informed the selection of the Thai-adapted Job Content Questionnaire, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social support, Aboriginal-informed Growth and Empowerment Measure and a new Work-Life FulfilmentMeasure for inclusion in a widely distributed on-line survey. Analysis of data from 95 returned surveys revealed that job control and community and cultural contributions arising from academic roles positively influenced occupational fulfilment. The research highlighted the need to avoid individualistic, deficit-oriented measures when exploring determinants ofwellbeing in collectivist cultures.
Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Job Motivation in School Teachers: The Mediating Role of Teaching Efficacy
Authors: Younas Faiz , Javed Rabia , Solomon Vicar
Published: March 2024

The present study explored the relational dynamics of pedagogical content knowledge, teaching efficacy, and job motivation in school teachers. Directed by the published literature, it was postulated that a) there would be a positive relationship among teaching efficacy, pedagogical content knowledge and job motivation, b) teaching efficacy and pedagogical content knowledge would predict job motivation and, c) teaching efficacy would mediate between pedagogical content knowledge and job motivation. After observing all stipulated ethical considerations, a purposive sample of 220 school teachers (n = 117 men, n = 103 women) with an age range of 20-50 years (M=33.54, SD=4.54) was recruited for this cross-sectional correlational research. Tools used were demographic information sheet, teacher sense of efficacy scale (short form), STEM pedagogical content knowledge scale and motivation at work scale. Findings showed that there was a significant negative relationship between teaching efficacy and pedagogical content knowledge, and between job motivation and pedagogical content knowledge in teachers. Moreover, pedagogical content knowledge was a significant predictor of job motivation and teaching efficacy mediated the relationship between pedagogical content knowledge and job motivation. Other than facilitating occupational and educational psychologists in their work with teachers, current findings can also be incorporated into policymaking of the education sector.
Fatores associados à percepção do risco biológico e aos acidentes com material biológico em Agentes Comunitários de Saúde
Authors: Galdino Júnior Hélio , Mendes Daniel Ferreira de Aquino , Silva George Oliveira , Tipple Anaclara Ferreira Veiga
Published: March 2024

Objetivos: identificar fatores associados à acidentes com material biológico e à percepção do risco biológico entre Agentes Comunitários de Saúde (ACS). Métodos: estudo transversal analítico realizado com ACS, mediante aplicação de questionário e consulta de registros no cartão de vacinas. Regressão múltipla de Poisson com variância robusta foi realizada para analisar os fatores associados aos acidentes com material biológico e à percepção do risco biológico. Resultados: dos 207 participantes, 50,24% (IC 95% = 43,4 - 56,9) apresentou autorrelato de acidentes com material biológico, tendo como fatores associados possuir formação de nível superior [RP ajustada = 2,2 (IC 95% = 1,0 - 4,7)], ter outro vínculo empregatício [RP ajustada = 1,5 (IC 95% = 1,0 - 2,3)] e conhecimento quanto às vacinas necessárias ao ACS [RP ajustada = 0,7 (0,5 - 0,9)]. Constatou-se que 74,39% dos ACS tinham percepção de algum risco biológico, mesmo de forma limitada. Entre as variáveis investigadas, na análise ajustada, nenhuma mostrou associação com a percepção de risco biológico pelos ACS. Conclusão: a prevalência de acidentes com material biológico em ACS é elevada, sendo fatores associados possuir formação de nível superior, ter outro vínculo empregatício e apresentar conhecimento quanto as vacinas necessárias para a atividade laboral. Há limitada percepção de risco pela maioria dos ACS. Não foram encontrados fatores associados à esta variável.
Validação de conteúdo e análise semântica de inquérito CAP sobre conhecimentos, atitudes e práticas das avós no contexto da amamentação
Authors: Ângelo Bárbara Helena de Brito , Leal Luciana Pedrosa , Lima Ana Paula Esmeraldo , Guedes Tatiane Gomes , Lacerda Ana Catarina Torres de , Pontes Cleide Maria
Published: March 2024

Objetivo: avaliar a validade de conteúdo e a semântica de um inquérito sobre conhecimentos, atitudes e práticas das avós no contexto da amamentação. Métodos: pesquisa metodológica, de validação de conteúdo de inquérito Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Práticas (CAP) por especialistas e análise semântica por meio da compreensibilidade dos itens pelas avós de crianças em amamentação. Foram calculados os índices de validade de conteúdo, dos itens e da escala, e teste binomial. Para análise semântica foram calculadas as frequências absolutas e as relativas da compreensão dos itens. Resultados: participaram 22 especialistas, e dez avós. O índice de validade de conteúdo do inquérito CAP tanto para versão pré-teste como pós-teste foi de 0,94. Uma questão da versão pré-teste e duas questões da versão pós-teste não alcançaram compreensão > 90%. Foi excluída uma questão do inquérito e 21 foram reformuladas, resultando em 45 itens distribuídos em três domínios: conhecimentos (23 itens), atitudes (oito itens) e práticas (14 itens). Conclusão:as versões finais do pré e pós-teste do inquérito de conhecimentos, atitudes e práticas das avós sobre a amamentação, alcançaram validade de conteúdo e de semântica compatível para sua utilização.
Comparison of efficacy and safety of open and laparoscopic proximal ureterolithotomy for ureteral stone management: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Maliki Ahmad , Fitriani Rizka , Soebadi Mohammad A. , Djatisoesanto Wahjoe
Published: March 2024

Despite advances in non-invasive and minimally invasive techniques, some proximal ureteral stones with impaction require open or laparoscopic surgery. No systematic reviews or meta-analyses have compared the efficacy and safety of open proximal ureterolithotomy and laparoscopic approaches. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety between open and laparoscopic proximal ureterolithotomy for ureteral stone management. Following the PRISMA guidelines, systematic searches were conducted in five databases (PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and ProQuest) to identify articles comparing those two surgical approaches. Operative time, blood loss, pain score, hospital stay, recovery time, and complications were collected and compared. Heterogeneity-based meta-analysis with random-effects or fixed-effects models were conducted. Two randomized controlled trials and four observational cohort studies with 386 participants met the criteria. Open surgery had significantly less time than laparoscopic ureterolithotomy (mean difference (MD): 26.63 minutes, 95%CI: 14.32, 38.94; p<0.0001). Intraoperative blood loss (MD: -1.27 ml; 95%CI: -6.64, 4.09; p=0.64) and overall complications (OR: 0.68; 95%CI: 0.41, 1.15; p=0.16) were not significantly different between two approaches. Laparoscopic ureterolithotomy reduced visual analogue scale (VAS) pain scores (MD: -2.53; 95%CI: -3.47, -2.03; p<0.00001), hospital stays (MD: -2.40 days; 95%CI: -3.42 to -1.38 days; p=0.03), and recovery time (MD: -9.67 days; 95%CI: -10.81 to -8.53 days; p<0.00001). In conclusion, open proximal ureterolithotomy had less time, but laparoscopic surgery reduced postoperative pain, hospital stay, and recovery time. Both methods had comparable intraoperative bleeding and complications.
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF THE INCLUSION OF VARIOUS DOSES OF THE FEED ADDITIVE NANOPLANT CHROME (K) IN THE DIET OF SIRE BULLS
Authors:   Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Karpenia M.M. , Nogina T.N. ,   Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine
Published: March 2024

As a result of the studies, it was established that the use of the feed additive Nanoplant Chrome (K) (0.2 mg per 1 kg of dry matter) in feeding sire bulls contributes to an increase in the economic efficiency of obtaining sperm production by 11.0% due to an increase in the volume of ejaculate by 4.6%, sperm activity – by 2.5%, sperm concentration – by 7.9%, the number of frozen sperm doses – by 10.1%, sperm fertilization capacity – by 4.1 pp, and a decrease in the number of rejected frozen sperm doses – by 0.6-0.8 pp.
PHOSPHATIDE-OIL EMULSION IN THE DIETS OF YOUNG CATTLE
Authors:   RUE Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Animal Breeding, Nadarinskaya M.A. , Kozinets A.I. ,   RUE Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Animal Breeding, Golushko O.G. ,   RUE Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Animal Breeding, Kozinets T.G. ,   RUE Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Animal Breeding
Published: March 2024

The use of secondary products of the oil extraction industry in the diets of farm animals allows to replete the protein deficiency and improve the quality of concentrated feeds. In this regard, the aim of the research was to study the effectiveness of the inclusion of a phosphatide-oil emulsion (POE) in the compound feed for young cattle. It was found that the inclusion of the studied product in the compound feed for young cattle in the amount of 1.0%, 2.0 and 3.0% by weight contributed to an increase in the average daily gain, ensuring activation of biochemical processes in the blood and changes in the intensity of protein metabolism.
INFLUENCE OF THE GENOTYPE ON THE LEVEL OF MILK PRODUCTIVITY OF COWS IN THE HERD SE «EXPERIMENTAL BASE «SVEKLOVICHNAYA»
Authors:   Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Pavlova T.V. , Andrievich Yu.S. ,   Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Orda E.M. ,   Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine
Published: March 2024

The influence of genotypic factors on the level of milk productivity of cows in the herd of the State Enterprise "Experimental base "Sveklovichnaya" has been studied. The herd is characterized by a high degree of Holsteinization. With an increase in the proportion of the genotype for the Holstein breed, an increase in milk yield is observed in animals. The highest milk yield was found in the cows of the Dutch selection (6604.2 kg), the protein content was in the milk of the cows of the Belarusian selection (3.52%). The cows of the P. I. Star line (6941.5 kg and 3.56%, respectively) are characterized by the highest milk yield and protein content, the cows of the Melwood line showed the minimum milk yield - 5427.1 kg and the highest fat content in milk - 4.0%.
HEMATOLOGICAL PROFILE OF NEWBORN CALVES AFTER THE APPLICATION OF NUCLEINATE AND SINESTROL TO DRY COWS
Authors:   Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology - MVA named after K.I. Skryabin, Tyurin V.G. , Rodionova N.V. ,   Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology - MVA named after K.I. Skryabin, Klyapnev A.V. ,   Nizhny Novgorod State Agricultural Academy, Semenov V.G. ,   Chuvash State Agrarian University, Kapitonova Е.А. ,   Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine
Published: March 2024

The dynamics of morphological, biochemical and immunological parameters of the blood of newborn calves after the use of sodium nucleinate in combination with sinestrol 2% to pregnant cows in the period as close as possible before calving. The objects of the study were 20 clinically healthy pregnant cows of the Black-and-white, selected according to the principle of paired analogues, which were divided into 2 groups (control and experimental) of 10 animals each, and newborn calves obtained from them. On 3-9 days before calving, cows of the experimental group were administered once, intramuscularly, 0.2% aqueous solution of sodium nucleinate at a dose of 5 ml and an oil solution of sinestrol 2% (analogous to the female sex hormone estrone) at a dose of 1 ml. The cows of the control group were injected with 0.9% sodium chloride solution. On the first day of life in the blood of calves, a higher number of erythrocytes by 8.5-9.2%, hemoglobin by 20.1% was found, which indicates a more intense course of oxidation-reduction processes, and an increase in the content of leukocytes in the blood by 11.6 -29.9%, as well as the relative and absolute number of T-lymphocytes, respectively, by 6.0-6.6% and 27.1-52.7%, which indicates the development of the cellular link of the immune system. In combination with an increased content of gamma globulins in the blood and increased non-specific resistance, calves quickly adapted to environmental conditions and were resistant to non-communicable diseases.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF IMMUNOMORPHOLOGICAL BLOOD INDICATORS OF HYPOTROPHIC PIGLETS
Authors:   FSBSI All-Russian Veterinary Research Institute of Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapy, Shabunin B.V. , Nekrasov A.V. ,   FSBSI All-Russian Veterinary Research Institute of Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapy, Stepanov E.M. ,   FSBSI All-Russian Veterinary Research Institute of Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapy, Vladimirova Yu.Yu. ,   FSBSI All-Russian Veterinary Research Institute of Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapy, Mikhaylov E.V. ,   FSBSI All-Russian Veterinary Research Institute of Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapy
Published: March 2024

The article presents the data on immunological and morphological blood indicators of the newborn piglets. In the experiment, 20 sows of the 3rd-4th farrowing and the offspring obtained from them were selected. During the farrowing period, the piglets underwent clinical examination and weighing. The animals that did not reach 900 g were counted as hypotrophic piglets, the animals over 900 g – normotrophic, respectively. The first group (n=10) - hypotrophic piglets, and the second (n=10) - normotrophic piglets. Morphological blood examination in the hypotrophic piglets showed a decrease in the concentration of hematocrit and hemoglobin. The mean cell hemoglobin (MCH) assumed the values at the upper limit of the physiological norm, while the mean cell hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) in the normotrophics was by 17% higher than in the hypotrophics (p<0.05). The red cell distribution width (RDW) in the normotrophics was by 2.3 times higher than in the hypotrophics (p<0.05). When studying the immunological status of piglets, it was noted that the serum lysozyme activity in the hypotrophics was by 16% lower than in the normotrophics. The PAL in the normotrophics was 79.6±1.58, which was by 4.8% higher than in the hypotrophics (p<0.05). The PhN in the hypotrophics was by 11% less than in the normotrophics (p<0.05). The phagocytic index in the normotrophics was by 10% higher than in the hypotrophics (4.68±0.16) (p < 0.05). The PR of the normotrophics was by 1.5 times higher than that of the hypotrophics and was 3.03±0.2 (p<0.05).
DYNAMICS OF CHANGES IN MORPHOIMMUNOLOGICAL INDICATORS OF THE MAMMARY GLAND SECRETION DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUBCLINICAL MASTITIS IN COWS
Authors:   FSBSI All-Russian Veterinary Research Institute of Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapy, Zimnikov V.I.
Published: March 2024

The article reflects the results of researches conducted on studying the changes in the morphoimmunological indicators of the mammary gland secretion in cows with subclinical mastitis in the dynamics of its development. Thus, in the initial stages of the subclinical mastitis in cows and its further development, significant changes occur in the immune status and homeostasis of sick animals, characterized by the occurrence of a strong inflammatory reaction in the mammary gland against the background of a weakening of the general nonspecific resistance in the udder of sick animals. Already on the third day of the disease, the amount of milk lysozyme was 0.974, total immunoglobulins – 2.99 g/L, circulating immune complexes – 0.163, the number of somatic cells increased by 25.7% and amounted to 2.3 ths/ml, neutrophils – 77.2%, in comparison with the first day of the disease, which indicates the activation of the protective function of the mammary gland. Thus, with the further subclinical mastitis development, significant changes occur in the immune status and homeostasis of sick animals, characterized by the occurrence of a strong inflammatory reaction in the mammary gland against the background of a weakening of the general nonspecific resistance in the udder of sick animals.
EXPERIENCE OF USING THE DRUG PREPARATION OF PLANT ORIGIN OREGOPHARMUM IN STRONGYLATOSES OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT IN SHEEP
Authors:   Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Minich A.V. , Bratushkina E.L. ,   Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine
Published: March 2024

The article presents the results of application of the preparation of plant origin Oregopharmum in strongylatosis infestation of sheep, its antihelminthic efficiency, influence on the physiological state of the organism, which is reflected by clinical and biochemical blood parameters.