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How Accurate Are Coaches in Predicting Perceived Exertion of Their Athletes?
Authors: Ryan Greg A. , Bunn Jennifer A. , Eisenman Michelle L.
Published: June 2022

Ryan, GA, Bunn, JA, and Eisenman, ML. How accurate are coaches in predicting perceived exertion of their athletes? J Strength Cond Res 37(3): 684–687, 2023—Ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) are used extensively to subjectively evaluate workload in sport. The purpose of this study was to compare season long player to coach perceptions of RPE loads (RPEL) in Division I men's soccer and women's lacrosse programs. Coach and player self-reported RPE were collected during the competitive seasons for both teams within 30 minutes of training sessions. Scores of RPE were multiplied by recorded training time to determine RPEL and averaged to create a daily coach and player RPEL. Accuracy of RPEL prediction between coaches and players was determined via mean bias, mean absolute percent error (MAPE), correlation, and an equivalence test. Soccer coaches underestimated RPEL (1,345 ± 410 arbitrary unit [AU]) compared with players (1,372 ± 435 AU). The coach mean bias was −27.3 ± 151.9 AU, wieth an MAPE of 7.4%, a strong correlation (r = 0.937, p < 0.001), and coach to player equivalence (p = 0.045). Lacrosse coaches overestimated RPELs (876 ± 349 AU) compared with players (829 ± 214 AU). The coach mean bias was 47 ± 189 AU, with an MAPE of 14.7%, a strong correlation (r = 0.883, p < 0.001), and coach to player equivalence (p = 0.010). Analyses indicated that coaches accurately predicted player RPEL within both sports. Variance occurred on days with high RPELs, with overestimations occurring in lacrosse and underestimation in soccer. Coaches can use RPELs to assess subjective training load but should consider objective measures, including microtechnology, to provide a comprehensive assessment.
Collagen Gene Polymorphisms Previously Associated with Resistance to Soft-Tissue Injury Are More Common in Competitive Runners Than Nonathletes
Authors: Dines Hannah R. , Nixon Jennifer , Lockey Sarah J. , Herbert Adam J. , Kipps Courtney , Pedlar Charles R. , Day Stephen H. , Heffernan Shane M. , Antrobus Mark R. , Brazier Jon , Erskine Robert M. , Stebbings Georgina K. , Hall Elliott C.R. , Williams Alun G.
Published: June 2022

Dines, HR, Nixon, J, Lockey, SJ, Herbert, AJ, Kipps, C, Pedlar, CR, Day, SH, Heffernan, SM, Antrobus, MR, Brazier, J, Erskine, RM, Stebbings, GK, Hall, ECR, and Williams, AG. Collagen gene polymorphisms previously associated with resistance to soft-tissue injury are more common in competitive runners than nonathletes. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000–000, 2022—Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of collagen genes have been associated with soft-tissue injury and running performance. However, their combined contribution to running performance is unknown. We investigated the association of 2 collagen gene SNPs with athlete status and performance in 1,429 Caucasian subjects, including 597 competitive runners (354 men and 243 women) and 832 nonathletes (490 men and 342 women). Genotyping for COL1A1 rs1800012 (C > A) and COL5A1 rs12722 (C > T) SNPs was performed by a real-time polymerase chain reaction. The numbers of “injury-resistant” alleles from each SNP, based on previous literature (rs1800012 A allele and rs12722 C allele), were combined as an injury-resistance score (RScore, 0–4; higher scores indicate injury resistance). Genotype frequencies, individually and combined as an RScore, were compared between cohorts and investigated for associations with performance using official race times. Runners had 1.34 times greater odds of being rs12722 CC homozygotes than nonathletes (19.7% vs. 15.5%, p = 0.020) with no difference in the rs1800012 genotype distribution (p = 0.659). Fewer runners had an RScore 0 of (18.5% vs. 24.7%) and more had an RScore of 4 (0.6% vs. 0.3%) than nonathletes (p < 0.001). Competitive performance was not associated with the COL1A1 genotype (p = 0.933), COL5A1 genotype (p = 0.613), or RScore (p = 0.477). Although not associated directly with running performance among competitive runners, a higher combined frequency of injury-resistant COL1A1 rs1800012 A and COL5A1 rs12722 C alleles in competitive runners than nonathletes suggests these SNPs may be advantageous through a mechanism that supports, but does not directly enhance, running performance.
PREDICTING JOB SATISFACTION AND WORK ENGAGEMENT BEHAVIOR IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES THEORY APPROACH
Authors: Nemțeanu Marcela-Sefora , Dinu Vasile , Pop Rebeka-Anna , Dabija Dan-Cristian
Published: June 2022

The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced organizations to impose physical distancing restrictions on employees and to practice teleworking on a large scale. Adapting to the new context has generated an increase in job insecurity, and a decrease in employee productivity concerning task completion, boosting stress and counterproductive work behavior. Although the challenges employees face when carrying out their activities and work-related responsibilities, together with an understanding of the factors generating counterproductive work behaviors and job insecurity have been intensely studied in the literature, their manifestation and impact within organizations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic is barely covered. This paper aims to fill this research gap by evaluating the way internal vision communication, employee reward systems, knowledge, and skills capitalization, and the maintaining of task performance can diminish counterproductive work behaviors and job insecurity generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, influencing employee satisfaction and behavior in this stress-inducing context. The responses collected from 863 Romanian employees are modelled with the help of structural equations in SmartPLS. The results show that in the case of counterproductive work behavior, employee satisfaction diminishes, while efficient performance of tasks and responsibilities, knowledge and skills capitalization, internal vision communication, and the existence of an employee reward system for employee input can all generate greater organizational attachment. Job satisfaction mediates the influence of performance, internal marketing, and counterproductive work behavior in employees’ attachment towards their respective organizations. The paper contributes to the development of the Conservation of Resources Theory, highlighting, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, ways in which employee satisfaction and work engagement behavior can be enhanced, thus contributing to diminishing counterproductive work behaviors, and fostering a pleasant and safe work environment.
DEMAND FOR EMPLOYEES’ DIGITAL SKILLS IN THE CONTEXT OF BANKING 4.0
Authors: Mazurchenko Anastasiia , Zelenka Martin , Maršíková Kateřina
Published: June 2022

Digitalisation and technical development in the financial service sector have aimed to secure, increase the quality, and satisfy the interests of both customers and financial institutions in the current turbulent era. Together with this situation, there is a need to develop digital employees’ competencies in the financial sector. This paper aims to analyse the topical issue of digitalisation and demand for employees’ digital skills in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic situation based on global secondary data and primary data collected by the authors in the Czech Republic. The main research objective of the paper is to provide a theoretical framework for digitalisation and its drivers in the financial sector, introduce the phenomenon of Banking 4.0 concerning the required competencies, and identify gaps and barriers for faster and more effective development based on the literature review and selected primary and secondary and data analysis. Descriptive statistics and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient have been used to fulfil this goal. A semi-structured in-depth interview with three human resources (HR) specialists of a selected Czech bank also has been conducted. The paper brings an overview of the latest research studies in the field of digital competencies in general and specifically in the financial sector. Although the primary data is limited in scope (i.e. ten middle-sized and large financial and insurance companies), it provides a unique view of the situation with digitalisation in financial institutions. It shows current developments, trends and barriers within the example of a bank case study. The paper is motivated by the current situation in the banking sector in connection with digitalisation. It aims to emphasise the growing influence of digital technologies on employees, managers and companies, and the importance of systematically implementing digital skills development approaches on the companies’ strategic level.
NONLINEAR ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION OF BITCOIN RETURN’S VOLATILITY
Authors: Yin Tao , Wang Yiming
Published: June 2022

This paper mainly studies the market nonlinearity and the prediction model based on the intrinsic generation mechanism (chaos) of Bitcoin’s daily return’s volatility from June 27, 2013 to November 7, 2019 with an econophysics perspective, so as to avoid the forecasting model misspecification. Firstly, this paper studies the multifractal and chaotic nonlinear characteristics of Bitcoin volatility by using multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis (MFDFA) and largest Lyapunov exponent (LLE) methods. Then, from the perspective of nonlinearity, the measured values of multifractal and chaos show that the volatility of Bitcoin has short-term predictability. The study of chaos and multifractal dynamics in nonlinear systems is very important in terms of their predictability. The chaos signals may have short-term predictability, while multifractals and self-similarity can increase the likelihood of accurately predicting future sequences of these signals. Finally, we constructed a number of chaotic artificial neural network models to forecast the Bitcoin return’s volatility avoiding the model misspecification. The results show that chaotic artificial neural network models have good prediction effect by comparing these models with the existing Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models. This is because the chaotic artificial neural network models can extract hidden patterns and accurately model time series from potential signals, while the benchmark ANN models are based on Gaussian kernel local approximation of non-stationary signals, so they cannot approach the global model with chaotic characteristics. At the same time, the multifractal parameters are further mined to obtain more market information to guide financial practice. These above findings matter for investors (especially for investors in quantitative trading) as well as effective supervision of financial institutions by government.
DO SERVICE QUALITY AND SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING IMPROVE CUSTOMER RETENTION IN HOTELS? TESTING THE MEDIATION EFFECT
Authors: Cheraghalizadeh Romina , Dědková Jaroslava
Published: June 2022

Customer retention is a critical factor in companies’ survival, and both service quality and social media are important means of retaining customers. However, despite this importance of these antecedents, only a few studies considered the effects of these factors in the hotel industry literature. With the application of social exchange theory, the current research aims to evaluate the effect of service quality and social media marketing on customer retention in hotels, and evaluates how customer satisfaction, brand awareness and brand image mediate this association. After pre-testing the questionnaire, data of this research was collected from 4- and 5-star hotel customers in various cities of the Czech Republic. Before testing the hypotheses, data have been tested in term of checking reliability and validity. Moreover, the probability of common-method bias was also tested in order to ensure there is no variation caused by study method or instrument. Testing the hypotheses was done using correlation and regression analysis afterwards. Findings of this research indicated that service quality and social media marketing improve customer satisfaction, brand awareness, and brand image. Moreover, customer satisfaction, brand awareness, and brand image are also antecedents of customer retention. Findings also confirmed that these three factors (customer satisfaction, brand awareness, and brand image) play the mediation roles between Service quality and revisit intention, and also between social media marketing and revisit intention. Results of this research showed the importance of both service quality and social media marketing in order to achieve better customer outcomes and encourage clients to revisit the hotel. The findings can provide important managerial and practical implications to the hotel industry.
HARNESSING THE PREDICTIVE VALUE OF ONLINE WORD-OF-MOUTH FOR IDENTIFYING MARKET SUCCESS OF NEW AUTOMOBILES: INPUT VERSUS OUTPUT WORD-OF-MOUTH PERSPECTIVES
Authors: Choi Jaewon , Lee Hong Joo , Choeh Joon Yeon
Published: June 2022

The automotive industry evaluates various success factors to achieve competitive advantage in selling products. Existing studies have predicted the success of newly launched automobiles based on an economic perspective. However, factors such as dynamic changes in consumer preferences and the emergence of numerous automobile brands pose difficulty in understanding product quality. This study proposes a method of understanding the automotive market using text mining techniques and online user opinions for newly launched cars. By analyzing customer experiences and expectations through their opinions, we can anticipate automobile demand in the market more easily. The proposed method is based on online reviews from an online portal for automobiles. Based on a literature review, this study presents a framework for analyzing input versus output word-of-mouth (WOM). It also integrates the success factors from existing automobile studies and derives functional categories and relevant keywords. The analysis identifies differences in consumer-interest factors that lead to short-term success or normal results in automobile sales. In addition, it confirms that the elements of WOM produces varying results depending on the timing these are employed in relation to the product launch (i.e., before or after a product’s launch). It revealed which dimensions of automobile characteristics are important factors in identifying sales volume and market share for specific types and brands of automobile models. The results of this study provide theoretical advantage in predicting market success in the automobile industry. In addition, the study derives practical insights into characteristics of classification information for market forecasts in the automotive industry. The paper provides empirical insights about how input WOM and output WOM which are analyzed differently can have predictive power in forecasting market share and sales volume for automobiles.
Late-night salivary cortisol and cortisone should be the initial screening test for Cushing’s syndrome
Authors: Mohamed Ramjan Sanas , Abuelgasim Biyaser , Barker Sally , Prabhudev Hemanth , Martin Niamh M , Meeran Karim , Williams Emma L , Darch Sarah , Matthew Whitlock , Tan Tricia , Wernig Florian
Published: June 2022

Endogenous Cushing’s syndrome (CS) poses considerable diagnostic challenges. Although late-night salivary cortisol (LNSC) is recommended as a first-line screening investigation, it remains the least widely used test in many countries. The combined measurement of LNSC and late-night salivary cortisone (LNS cortisone) has shown to further improve diagnostic accuracy. We present a retrospective study in a tertiary referral centre comparing LNSC, LNS cortisone, overnight dexamethasone suppression test, low-dose dexamethasone suppression test and 24-h urinary free cortisol results of patients investigated for CS. Patients were categorised into those who had CS (21 patients) and those who did not (33 patients). LNSC had a sensitivity of 95% and a specificity of 91%. LNS cortisone had a specificity of 100% and a sensitivity of 86%. With an optimal cut-off for LNS cortisone of >14.5 nmol/L the sensitivity was 95.2%, and the specificity was 100% with an area under the curve of 0.997, for diagnosing CS. Saliva collection is non-invasive and can be carried out at home. We therefore advocate simultaneous measurement of LNSC and LNS cortisone as the first-line screening test to evaluate patients with suspected CS.
An extremely rare case of calcinosis cutis in human Cushing’s disease
Authors: Rbiai Najoua , Mahroug Ikram , Zizi Nada , Latrech Hanane
Published: June 2022

Cushing’s disease or pituitary adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing’s syndrome is considered a rare condition. It is caused by hypersecretion of the ACTH by a pituitary adenoma that ultimately induces endogenous hypercortisolism by stimulating the adrenal glands. It is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. The clinical signs and symptoms of hypercortisolism are usually common and non-specific including obesity, moon face, hypertension, hirsutism and facial plethora. The association between Cushing’s disease and calcinosis cutis which is defined as dystrophic calcium deposition in the skin and subcutaneous tissues is extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge, it has never been described previously in humans, probably like a symptom or complication of chronic and severe hypercortisolism. In this paper, we report a case of a 30-year-old female diagnosed with Cushing’s disease and presented bilateral leg’s calcinosis cutis complicated with ulceration. The evolution was favorable and the complete cicatrization was obtained 12 months following the suppression of systemic glucocorticoid excess.

Learning points

Calcinosis cutis is common in autoimmune connective diseases. However, to our knowledge, it has never been reported in humans with Cushing’s disease.

Given the rarity of this association, the diagnostic approach to calcinosis cutis must exclude the other etiologies.

Calcinosis cutis is challenging to treat with no gold standard therapy. In our case, the use of the combination of colchicine and bisphosphonates does not significantly improve the patient’s outcomes. In fact, we suppose that without treating the endogenous hypercortisolism, the calcinosis cutis will not resolve.
The landscape of retesting in childhood-onset idiopathic growth hormone deficiency and its reversibility: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Laurer Elisabeth , Sirovina Antonio , Blaschitz Alexandra , Tischlinger Katharina , Montero-Lopez Rodrigo , Hörtenhuber Thomas , Wimleitner Marlene , Högler Wolfgang
Published: June 2022

Objective

Children diagnosed with idiopathic isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) are frequently observed to no longer be GH-deficient at a later stage of growth as a result of ‘GHD reversal’. Reevaluation of GH status by stimulation test is currently incorporated into management guidelines at attainment of final height (FH). Over the past three decades, numerous studies have evaluated reversal rates using different methodologies including crucial parameters like GHD aetiology, GH cut-off and retesting time point, with heterogeneous results.

We aimed to systematically analyse the reversibility of childhood-onset IGHD dependent on retesting GH cut-offs and retesting time points.

Methods

PubMed, Cochrane Library, TRIP database and NHS Evidence were searched for publications investigating the reversibility of IGHD from database initiation to 30 June 2020 following PRISMA recommendations. Study cohorts were pooled according to retesting GH cut-off and time point. Reversal rates were calculated using random-effects models.

Results

Of the 29 studies initially identified, 25 provided sufficient detail for IGHD analysis, resulting in 2030 IGHD patient data. Reversal rates decreased significantly as the retesting GH cut-off increased (P  = 0.0013). Pooled (95% CI) reversal rates were 80% (59–92%, n  = 227), 73% (62–81%, n  = 516) and 55% (41–68%, n  = 1287) for cohorts using retesting GH cut-offs of 3–4 ng/mL, 5–6 ng/mL and 7.7–10 ng/mL, respectively. Individuals retested at FH (n  = 674) showed a pooled reversal rate of 74% (64–82%) compared to 48% (25–71%) when retested before FH (n  = 653).

Conclusion

Provided evidence supports reevaluation of current IGHD management guidelines. The high reversal rates should instigate consideration of early retesting.
Mechanisms of group B Streptococcus-mediated preterm birth: lessons learnt from animal models
Authors: Kurian Noble K , Modi Deepak
Published: June 2022

Graphical abstract

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is an opportunistic pathogenic bacterium which upon colonization in the female reproductive tract can cause preterm births, fetal injury, and demise. Several determinants for GBS pathogenesis have been explored so far through the studies using animal models ranging from mice to non-human primates. The results from these experimental data have identified outer membrane vesicles, β-hemolysin, hyaluronidase, and Cas9 of GBS as major virulence factors leading to preterm births. Most of these factors drive inflammation through activation of NLRP3 and elevated production of IL1-β. However, the absence of one of the factors from the pathogen reduces but does not completely abolish the pathogenesis of GBS suggesting the involvement of more than one factor in causing preterm birth. This makes further exploration of other virulence factors of GBS pathogenesis important in gaining an insight into the mechanistic basis of GBS-mediated preterm births.

Lay summary

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a pathogenic bacteria whose infection in the reproductive tract during pregnancy can cause premature delivery. This bacterial infection is one of the major causes of death of mother and baby during pregnancy, and the bacteria is prevalent in all parts of the world. This makes the research on GBS so important and many of the mechanisms behind GBS infection during pregnancy still remain unexplored. In this review, we have outlined how various animal models contributed in finding the mechanism of GBS pathogenesis. The review also focuses on compiling various virulence factors which makes GBS pathogenic in the vulnerable. Understanding the mechanisms of infection by GBS will be crucial in developing drugs and vaccines to protect against the harmful effects of the bacteria.
Relaciones entre gramática e ideología en la Gramática de la lengua castellana según ahora se habla (1847) de Vicente Salvá
Authors: González Fernández Adela
Published: June 2022

El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar las relaciones entre ideología y gramática en el nivel extralingüístico (es decir, la presencia de marcas ideológicas desde el punto de vista social, político, cultural, histórico, etc.) en la octava edición de la Gramática de la lengua castellana según ahora se habla de Vicente Salvá (1847) a través de sus ejemplos. Los instrumentos teóricos y metodológicos utilizados partirán de las tesis de Brekle (1986) de historiografía lingüística externa y externa, de Swiggers (1980) en cuanto a lingüística interna y externa, y del planteamiento del hecho historiográfico como acto comunicativo de Zamorano Aguilar (2008, 2009, 2019).
Historical Milestone of the Ukrainian Revolution
Authors: Baran Volodymyr
Published: June 2022

Review on the publication: Western Ukrainian People's Republic 1918-1923. Encyclopaedia Vol. 1: A-Ж. Ivano-Frankivsk : Manuscript-Lviv, 2018. 688 p.; West Ukrainian People's Republic 1918-1923. Encyclopaedia Vol. 2: З-O. Ivano-Frankivsk : Manuscript-Lviv, 2019. 832 p.; West Ukrainian People's Republic 1918-1923. Encyclopaedia Vol. 3: P-С. Ivano-Frankivsk : Manuscript-Lviv, 2020. 576 p.; West-Ukrainian People's Republic 1918-1923. Encyclopaedia Vol. 4: T-Я. Ivano-Frankivsk : Manuscript-Lviv, 2021. 688 p. (Head of the Editorial Board I. Tsependa, Head of the Editorial Board M. Kuhutiak).
New Vector of Development of Modern Ukrainian Dialectology
Authors: Beley Oleg
Published: June 2022

Review “Hutsul dialect vocabulary and phrasemics in the Ukrainian literary language“. Dictionary : In 2 volumes / Editor-in-Chief :Vasyl Hreshchuk. Ivano-Frankivsk: Misto NV, 1, 2019, 584 p. 

Hutsul dialect vocabulary and phrasemics in the Ukrainian literary language. Dictionary : In 2 volumes / Editor-in-Chief: Vasyl Hreshchuk. Ivano-Frankivsk: Misto NV, 2, 2020, 468 p.
«The November Breakdown» («November Action») 1918: a Revolution or a Military Coup?
Authors: Monolatii Ivan
Published: June 2022

The purpose of the study is to analyze peculiarities of the historical event «The November Breakdown» («November Action») – the national democratic revolution in the Western Ukrainian lands – not as a revolution in its classical version, but a military coup with the elements of the national liberation struggle of Western Ukrainians in the autumn of 1918. On the basis of the historical and political analysis of the historiographical heritage concerning the preconditions and creation of the Western Ukrainian People’s Republic, the events of October 31 – November 1, 1918, are described as discrepancies and generalizations of their direct participants; the research also clarifies the factors of political and ideological «explanations» of the revolutionary «November Breakdown» in historiography of the Ukrainian diaspora of the 20th Century. The Soviet and contemporary Ukrainian historiography statements about the «revolutionary nature» of the events in Eastern Halychyna in 1918, and hence the November 1918 national democratic revolution, are still debatable. Halychyna Ukrainians made a legal proclaimation of the Ukrainian state within the framework of the Austrian-Hungarian state, they were waiting for a peaceful transfer of power in Eastern Halychyna, and the armed uprising of October 31 – November 1, 1918, became  a military coup in the geopolitical realities of the rising tension in the Polish-Ukrainian relations. Therefore, on November 1, the Austro-Hungarian government authorized an act of transfer of the state power in Eastern Halychyna to the Ukrainian National Council, and on November 13, 1918, the Council proclaimed Western Ukrainian People’s Republic. The origins of the myth about the «revolutionary character», or «revolution» in Eastern Halychyna in 1918, are rooted in attempts to «inject» the non-existent in reality class struggle of the region population into the broader context of the Bolshevik and socialist revolution. During the Khrushchev Thaw, in 1957 this myth underwent certain modification in the famous article of historian O.Karpenko, and later on, in 1993, this myth transformation turned into a «national-democratic revolution» in Western Ukrainian lands. In fact, the memoirs of the participants and creators of the «November Action», the external sources, as well as the mass media of that, do not interpret the events under study just as “a revolution”, but only as “a coup”, “disarmament”, etc., which testifies to the militaristic nature of events.
Author and Style: Intellectualization of Victor Domontovych`s Artistic Discourse
Authors: Kononenko Vitaly
Published: June 2022

The article highlights the features of the idiostyle of Victor Domontovych, a writer of 1920s, a representative of modernist artistic discourse. The stylistic manner of the author's writing shows his intellectualism, principles of his extraordinary scientifically oriented linguistic thinking. V. Domontovych depicts artistic reality through the prism of the ontological clash of categories of rational and irrational, real and unreal, intellectual and primitive-bourgeois, sexual and asexual. Using the concepts of plausible and implausible, real and conditional,  the author characterizes the psycho-behavioral stereotypes of his characters in order to comment and evaluate their actions and decisions; he often uses a descriptive and contemplative manner, and forms of logical conclusions; therefore, a symbiosis of scientific and fictional presentation is formed.

Domontovych's texts are full of ironic and mocking intonations in order to expose spirituality, low culture, meanness; the author strongly condemns selfishness, callousness, dishonesty in the behavior of the characters; the sharpness of his critical vision is directed against the arrogance of the intelligentsia, unjustified rationalism, scientific-like thinking, and bourgeoisie. The intellectual novels of the writer can be considered as extended metaphorical constructions, integral figurative and symbolic structures, profound artistic worldview carriers, as well as systems of meaning mythologizing. The author’s usage of linguistic and stylistic means is not extensive; they are unusual in their associative-figurative aspect and intended for the domain of cognitively meaningful perception. The expressiveness of texts is achieved through an implicit coded word usage, there is space for the reader to think creatively as the texts rely on the conceptual interaction within the system Author-Text-Reader.
Dramaturgy of Lesia Ukrainka and European Modern Drama: Text, Context
Authors: Khorob Stepan
Published: June 2022

It is difficult, if not impossible, to find in world literature an artistic phenomenon similar to the work of Lesya Ukrainka. For as long as a century scientists have been trying their best to highlight and explain this versatile astonishing national phenomenon: the phenomenon of the artist, human, woman. It is definitely not accidental that, avoiding analogies, Ivan Franko called Lesya Ukrainka nearly the only man "all across the whole of modern Ukraine" for her spirit strength and true Prometheus obsession, while Mykhailo Hrushevsky named her the "Ukrainian Shakespeare". According to Mykola Zerov, these similarities are clearly pronounced not in poetry (social lyrics, intimate lyrics), but primarily in her drama, which, in fact, makes up a unique modern world of ideas and images not only for national but also for the Western European literature.
Occasional Word Formation in the Expressiveness of a Text
Authors: Hreshchuk Vasyl
Published: June 2022

The article analyzes the contribution of occasional word formation to the expressiveness of the text. Making the text more expressive by means of an occasional word-formation takes place when the process of text creation involves a coining of a new word which violates the norms of lexical derivation in its structural and semantic parameters. Due to its optional, new, non-normative, functional one-time nature, occasional derivatives (coinages) have become one of the major linguistic means of forming the connotative component of the semantics of the text or its segment. An occasionally derived word appears as a result of a combination of common word-forming components, characteristic for a particular linguistic system, i.e. a creative basis and a derivational formant, but their interaction in a particular derivative may result in the expansion of internal valence and pushes it beyond the language norm. The article focuses on a detailed description of the non-normative interaction of common creative bases and forms within the main parts of speech and word formation methods as well as their role in the expressiveness of the text. The article also describes less common ways of forming the linguistic expression of the text by means of occasional coinages. The latter methods include the use of word-forming formats stylized according to the derivational means of another language present in the text, permutation of formative bases which are the components of a word-forming structure, the amalgamation of several prefixes, which either strengthen the meaning of the first one or neutralize the value of the following prefix. Emotionally colored occasional derivatives (coinages) constitute an important component of text creation as they are responsible for the pragmatic sphere of the text which is connected with the subjective modality of the text and its realization.
Narrative Strategy of Paul Verlaine’s Prose Poems
Authors: Bigun Olga
Published: June 2022

The article analyses historical and genetic origins of the genre of prose poem. It singles out the genus-genre syncretism of prose poem, the foundation of which lies in the intertwining and interpenetration of epic, dramatic and lyrical principles, "overlapping" of different modifications. The material under study is represented by a collection of prose poems by Paul Verlaine Les mémoires d'un veuf. The aim of the article is to study the narrative peculiarities of a prose poem given the syncretic nature of the genre, and its delivery, which allows to analyze artistic works from the standpoint of their composition and structure. According to the internal genre-style dominant, three forms of narrative modeling are distinguished: a narrative with the predominance of epic-realistic elements, a narrative with the predominance of lyrical-impressionistic elements and dramatization of the narrative.  According to its plot-compositional structure works of the epic-realistic block can be divided into two categories: the first one is determined by the dominance of the linear principle of the beginning, the second one is characterized by the fragmentary principle of composition with the increased aestheticization and intellectualization, in-depth psychological insights, and appeal to “eternal themes”. The works of the lyrical-impressionist model include an internal psychologized plot, attention to feelings and changes in emotional states, as well as stylistic syncretism. The lyrical semantics of the work is closely connected with the position of the lyrical character, personal author's experience. The entire plot of the poem is centered on the inner world of the poetic lyrical character; therefore, it is not the work itself that conveys the plot line but the character’s emotional experiences do that. It is the ability to express a particular feeling, a state without adhering to the plot line that becomes decisive for the dramatized type of story.
Factors Associated With Severe Illness in Patients Aged <21 Years Hospitalized for COVID-19
Authors: Choudhary Rewa , Webber Bryant J. , Womack Lindsay S. , Dupont Hannah K. , Chiu Sophia K. , Wanga Valentine , Gerdes Megan E. , Hsu Sophia , Shi Dallas S. , Dulski Theresa M. , Idubor Osatohamwen I. , Wendel Arthur M. , Agathis Nickolas T. , Anderson Kristi , Boyles Tricia , Click Eleanor S. , Da Silva Juliana , Evans Mary E. , Gold Jeremy A.W. , Haston Julia C. , Logan Pamela , Maloney Susan A. , Martinez Marisol , Natarajan Pavithra , Spicer Kevin B. , Swancutt Mark , Stevens Valerie A. , Rogers-Brown Jessica , Chandra Gyan , Light Megan , Barr Frederick E. , Snowden Jessica , Kociolek Larry K. , McHugh Matthew , Wessel David L. , Simpson Joelle N. , Gorman Kathleen C. , Breslin Kristen A. , DeBiasi Roberta L. , Thompson Aaron , Kline Mark W. , Boom Julie A. , Singh Ila R. , Dowlin Michael , Wietecha Mark , Schweitzer Beth , Morris Sapna Bamrah , Koumans Emilia H. , Ko Jean Y. , Siegel David A. , Kimball Anne A.
Published: June 2022

OBJECTIVES

To describe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–related pediatric hospitalizations during a period of B.1.617.2 (Δ) variant predominance and to determine age-specific factors associated with severe illness.

METHODS

We abstracted data from medical charts to conduct a cross-sectional study of patients aged <21 years hospitalized at 6 United States children’s hospitals from July to August 2021 for COVID-19 or with an incidental positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 test. Among patients with COVID-19, we assessed factors associated with severe illness by calculating age-stratified prevalence ratios (PR). We defined severe illness as receiving high-flow nasal cannula, positive airway pressure, or invasive mechanical ventilation.

RESULTS

Of 947 hospitalized patients, 759 (80.1%) had COVID-19, of whom 287 (37.8%) had severe illness. Factors associated with severe illness included coinfection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (PR 3.64) and bacteria (PR 1.88) in infants; RSV coinfection in patients aged 1 to 4 years (PR 1.96); and obesity in patients aged 5 to 11 (PR 2.20) and 12 to 17 years (PR 2.48). Having ≥2 underlying medical conditions was associated with severe illness in patients aged <1 (PR 1.82), 5 to 11 (PR 3.72), and 12 to 17 years (PR 3.19).

CONCLUSIONS

Among patients hospitalized for COVID-19, factors associated with severe illness included RSV coinfection in those aged <5 years, obesity in those aged 5 to 17 years, and other underlying conditions for all age groups <18 years. These findings can inform pediatric practice, risk communication, and prevention strategies, including vaccination against COVID-19.
НАУЧНЫЕ НАПРАВЛЕНИЯ КАФЕДРЫ ПРОЕКТИРОВАНИЯ И КОНСТРУКЦИЙ
Authors: Давыдов С.А. , Давыдова А.В. , Шевцов В.Е.
Published: June 2022

In activity the technique of accommodation of mesh dividers of phases in reference frameworks with the set level of factor of elasticity which structurally make maintenance system fuel of space flight vehicles is offered.
АНАЛИЗ И ВЫБОР ЭЛЕКТРОХИМИЧЕСКИХ НАКОПИТЕЛЕЙ ЭНЕРГИИ ДЛЯ ЭНЕРГОУСТАНОВОК ДОЛГОЖИВУЩИХ КОСМИЧЕСКИХ АППАРАТОВ
Authors: Безручко К. В. , Синченко С. В. , Рева В. С.
Published: June 2022

The article describes the analysis and selection of electrochemical energy storage devices for power plants of long-term spacecraft. The space vehicles are examined according to the height of the orbit, the operating conditions of their power plants, and an analysis is made of electrochemical accumulators of various types included in the power plant of space vehicles.
ДИФРАКЦИОННЫЙ МЕТОД ИЗМЕРЕНИЯ ГЕОМЕТРИЧЕСКИХ ПАРАМЕТРОВ СЕТОК
Authors: Позднышев Н.О.
Published: June 2022

This paper gives а method for determining the geometric characteristics of mesh weave grids with square micron-sized cells with a deformed fiber weaving structure using diffraction pattern analysis. The accuracy of the method is determined. Experimental measurements were carried out. The recommendations on the application of the method are given.
РОЗРОБКА ЦИКЛУ РОБОТИ АГРЕГАТНО-СВЕРДЛИЛЬНОГО ВЕРСТАТУ ДЛЯ ВИГОТОВЛЕННЯ ДЕТАЛІ «СТУПИЦЯ»
Authors: Гриненко Я.А. , Карпович О.В. , Карпович І.І.
Published: June 2022

The comparative analysis of control systems of metalworking equipment with automatic cycle of work is made in the work. The most appropriate control system for the machine-boring machine has been determined. The cycle of work of the machine-drilling machine by time for each working position, the general and adjustment is shown.
РАЗРАБОТКА РЕЖИМОВ СВАРКИ ЖАРОПРОЧНОГО НИКЕЛЕВОГО СПЛАВА INCONEL 718
Authors: Кашенкова А. В. , Калинина Н. Е. , Калинин В. Т.
Published: June 2022

For the manufacture of parts and assemblies of liquid rocket engines, certain difficulties in the supply of materials from EU countries, at machine-building enterprises of Ukraine, it became necessary to replace semi-finished products. First of all, it was necessary to replace sheet metal from a number of alloys with an alloy that would have the necessary complex of physical and mechanical characteristics.
ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЕ БЕЗОПАСНОЙ ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИИ ЗАПРАВОЧНОГО ОБОРУДОВАНИЯ РАКЕТ-НОСИТЕЛЕЙ НА САМОВОСПЛАМЕНЯЮЩИХСЯ КОМПОНЕНТАХ ТОПЛИВА
Authors: Перлик В.И. , Кремена А.П.
Published: June 2022

An approach is proposed to increase safety of the fueling equipment for launch vehicles, which use hypergolic propellants. It suggests using high-speed adjustable dispersed fluid flow to neutralize the fueling equipment and flush out the straits of propellant components.
ПЛАЗМЕННАЯ ОБРАБОТКА, КАК МЕТОД ПОВЫШЕНИЯ РЕАКЦИОННОЙ СПОСОБНОСТИ УГЛЕНАПОЛНИТЕЛЯ, ПРИ ВЗАИМОДЕЙСТВИИ С ЭПОКСИДНОЙ МАТРИЦЕЙ
Authors: Роменская О. П. , Манько Т. А. , Гусарова И. А.
Published: June 2022

The physicomechanical characteristics of polymer composites directly depend on the quality of the filler in their composition and the interfacial adhesion at the “filler-binder” interface. In order to increase the adhesive bond between the filler and the binder, atmospheric plasma treatment of carbon fibers UKN / 5000 was carried out in an environment of acrylic acid (C3H4O2) and allylamine (C3H4N). It has been established that, when processing in an acrylic acid environment, a significant amount of C = O functional groups responsible for adhesive strength are formed on the surface of carbon fiber compared to the starting material.
Conic intrinsic volumes of Weyl chambers
Authors: Godland Thomas , Kabluchko Zakhar
Published: June 2022

A new, direct proof of the formulas for the conic intrinsic volumes of the Weyl chambers of types ${A_{n-1}}$, ${B_{n}}$ and ${D_{n}}$ is given. These formulas express the conic intrinsic volumes in terms of the Stirling numbers of the first kind and their B- and D-analogues. The proof involves an explicit determination of the internal and external angles of the faces of the Weyl chambers.
Creating spaces for engagement in meaningful activities
Authors: Maslo Elina
Published: June 2022

Adults learn when they actively engage in meaningful activities. Meaningfulness is an extremely subjective factor, which depends on experiences, values, attitudes and much more. “The ways in which adults learn in and through the workplace are rooted in educational trajectories and their complex intertwining with social institutions (of labour market, workplace, community) and social roles (of employee, citizen, family member) at different stages of the life-course” (Kersh et al., 2011, 355). The interplay between work, studies and lifeworld is the focus of this study, conducted at the University College Copenhagen in 2020–2021. At the College, and in teacher training in particular, we are asking two important questions these days: How can we establish an engaging learning culture in our educational program? How can we create space for all students to find the relevant content to engage with? How can this be done when our students are so diverse according to age, life and work experiences, life situation and life interests? In this article, I analyse my own workplace learning and professional development during my first 2 years at University College, where I have been working on transforming my experience from the university to a new context – a professional teacher education program at University College.
CFD modeling of petcoke co-combustion in a real cement kiln: The effect of the turbulence-chemistry interaction model applied with K-ϵ variations
Authors: Ngadi Z. , Lahlaouti M.L.
Published: June 2022

Using alternative fuels (AF) in industry high consuming energy where fossil fuels are largely consumed may be a great solution to decrease CO2 emission and cost production. Or, when using these alternative fuels, the combustion may be difficult to control regarding the different components of AFs compared to fossil fuels. In this case, the use of the computational fluid dynamics CFD tools is a great solution to predict the AFs combustion behavior. This paper represents a computational study of petcoke and olive pomace (OP) co-combustion in a cement rotary kiln burner, established on the commercial CFD software ANSYS FLUENT. This study presents a useful key to choose an adequate simulation model that well predicts co-combustion problems. The performance of the K-ϵ turbulence models varieties (standard, Realizable, and Re-Normalization Group) combined with the hybrid finite rate/eddy dissipation model and the simple eddy dissipation model for predicting the co-combustion characteristics was investigated. The particle phase solutions are obtained using the Lagrangian approach. The performance of the mentioned model was evaluated based on the mesh accuracy, convergence time, temperature shape, and important chemical elements concentration. The predicted values of species concentrations and temperature are compared to the results obtained from the real case study and available literature. The standard K-ϵ model combined with the hybrid finite rate/eddy dissipation model gives the best results and the lower computational resources required for the 2-D model realized.
Anemia of geriatric patients
Authors: Gadó Klara , Khodier Malaz , Virág Andrea , Domján Gyula , Dörnyei Gabriella
Published: June 2022

Anemia is a common finding in the elderly. Approximately 10 percent of the elderly suffers from anemia. Anemia per se is an independent factor of mortality in older patients regardless its cause. Frailty is also frequent in geriatric patients. That means that there is a decreased reserve capacity to react to different stress factors including anemia. The frequent presence of heart failure and also impaired cerebrovascular circulation makes more difficult to tolerate anemia in older age.

Anemia is a symptom, finding and treating the underlying cause is also important.

Treatment always depends on clinical findings: the more severe the symptoms, the more important to treat them. Severity of anemia depends not only the underlying cause, degree of anemia, co-morbidities and frailty of the patients, but also the speed of its development. Sudden blood loss due to an accident is less well tolerated than the same degree of anemia due to B12 deficiency.

Main causes of anemia in the elderly include nutritional deficiencies, chronic diseases, tumors, and certain hematological malignancies such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndrome.
Systematic Studies on the Male Genital Organs of some Blister Beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) of Ankara Province (Turkey)
Authors: DEMİR Muhammed Arif , KABALAK Mahmut
Published: June 2022

The focus of this study is to make important contributions to Meloidae taxonomy. Specimens belonging to thirty-two species of the family Meloidae (Coleoptera) were collected from Ankara province in 2018-2019. Male genital structures of these species were examined. Photographs and drawings of the male genital organ structures of all these species (32 species), and descriptions of some of them, which were found to be missing in the current literature, were given. The taxonomic key has been constructed for these species from the present literature and examined materials. Also, male genital organs of all species were compared to the literature. Photographs and drawings of the male genital organs of Alosimus luteus (Waltl, 1838), A. marginicollis (Haag-Rutenberg, 1880) and Euzonitis rubida (Ménétriés, 1832) were given for the first time with this study.