bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Identification of the native language of a person
Authors:   Kiev Taras Shevchenko National University, Lazorenko Yа.S. , Sinitsyn I.P. ,   Institute of Software Systems NAS of Ukraine, Shevchenko V.L. ,   Kiev Taras Shevchenko National University
Published: May 2023

With the great increase of population movement, caused either by temporarily needs due to travelling or by long-term ones due to work, etc., there appears a need to improve the processes of movement control and identification of groups of people. The primary need is to identify if a person belongs to a certain nationality or territory of primary residence. In addition, it can be useful for scientific social and political researches, as well as for the field of tourism and entertainment. Such identification of people by language environment can also help to find out more about the cultural environment, which will make possible to predict the preferences of entire groups of customers better. The analysis of the audio recording of the speaker’s speech was divided into 3 stages, each of which contains a defined step-by-step instruction for the processes of data preparation and handling. Firstly, the sound itself was analyzed, because voice and pronunciation are one of the fastest and most effective tools for identifying a person or a group of people. Then the audio recording was converted into text and an analysis of the lexical composition of the studied fragment of the conversation was done. At the end, the results of the program, got in the previous two stages, were compared and the complex evaluations were done according to the criterias determined in the theoretical researches. The mentioned criterias were used with weighting factors assigned to them. As a result, an assumption about the speech environment of the speaker was given by the program. The work also describes the factors which affects the formation of pronunciation and the change of various intonations, the relationship between text and sound. Some dependencies between sound parameters and the pronunciation of sounds in the Russian and Ukrainian languages were mathematically formalized. The topic of the work is wide, as it considers not only lexical, but also acoustic features of speech. In this way, not only changeable or situational qualities are taken into account, for example, the vocabulary of the conversation, but also those ones that are related to the person regardless of the context of the conversation, his or her emotional state or what language he or she is speaking at the very moment. The criterias considered in the work can help to make assumptions about the speaker’s «natural», most familiar language, in other words the language he or she uses most of the time in life.
Features of building recommendation systems based on neural network technology using multithreading
Authors:   Odesa National Polytechnic University, Komleva N.O. , Zinovatna S.L. ,   Odesa National Polytechnic University, Liubchenko V. V. ,   Odesa National Polytechnic University, Komlevoi O.M. ,   Odesa National Polytechnic University
Published: May 2023

The article is devoted to the creation of a recommendation system for tourists regarding hotels using a neural network based on a multi- layer perceptron. The work uses the mechanism of parallelization of the training sample of the neural network. To check the quality of the provided recommendations, the average absolute and root mean square errors, accuracy and completeness were used. The results of the experiments showed that when analyzing 10 html pages with descriptions of hotels, the metrics of root mean square error and accuracy gave the best results at 500,000 epochs of neural network training when using 8 processors.
Peculiarity of the organization of the infrastructure of open science in Ukraine
Authors:   Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics NAS of Ukraine, Svistunov S.Ya. , Perkonos P.I. ,   Institute of Software Systems NAS of Ukraine, Reznichenko V.A. ,   Institute of Software Systems NAS of Ukraine, Subotin S.V. ,   Institute of Software Systems NAS of Ukraine, Tverdokhlib E.M. ,   Institute of Software Systems NAS of Ukraine
Published: May 2023

The growing complexity of scientific tasks and their resource capacity requires the integration of resources - information, computing, telecommunications, and others are necessary for performing scientific research and for the cooperation of scientists, both at the national and international levels. Now the development of an integrated science infrastructure that is interoperable with the European infrastructure using standards and software tools for information interaction is becoming relevant. The forming of national infrastructure should make use of the results of European initiatives regarding the integration of technical and informational resources and ensuring cooperation in conducting research. The combination of information and computing structures begins with the lowest links - institutional, departmental and national, which later will be integrating into common global infrastructures. The article considers approaches to creating conditions and structures based on the cloud technologies for more effective cooperation of scientific teams working on similar scientific problems. The main tasks for forming the basis of the Open science cloud in Ukraine at the national and institutional levels have been formulated on the basis of a detailed analysis of the experience of developing the European Open Science Cloud and regulatory documents relative to open science cloud in Ukraine. The implementation of these tasks, according to the authors, is significant. The main results of the development joint information environment for scientific research at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine as a prototype of the National Open Science Cloud integrated into the European Open Science Cloud was present.
Principles and models of expert-analytical methodology for adaptive organizational decisions forming under deep uncertainty
Authors:   Institute of Software Systems NAS of Ukraine, Illina O.P. , Sinitsyn I.P. ,   Institute of Software Systems NAS of Ukraine, Slabospitska O.O. ,   Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics NAS of Ukraine
Published: May 2023

The paper depicts and analyzes Expert-Analytical Methodology named EAM DMDU to support Proactive Anti-crisis Decisions within Organizational Systems under deep uncertainty. Complex tools are proposed for Decisions Domain Knowledge analytical operation. The Benefit is no essential resource demands while keeping the basic principles to deal with deep uncertainty (uncertainties and inconsisten- cies eliciting; Decision vulnerabilities searching instead prediction; threats resilience priority over effectiveness). EAM DMDU enables Deliberative multi-staged Process for Adaptive Decision forming aimed at expected future conflict situation solving. The Process stages are: Problem situation Analysis, Impact on Problem Situation Goal Proposition, Goal proposals Assessment; Efforts for Goal achieving Proposals; Effort Proposals Assessment; reference Proposal option Selection and Decision adaptations accordingly to Decision Frame changes Recommendation. Knowledge operation is enabled with the procedures such as: formal analysis, individual expert assessment, Decision elements deliberative forming. EAM DMDU common information space of is based on Domain Ontology and ensures equal participants’ awareness, expert judgments with their arguments constructive representation and knowledge reuse. Expert-analytical Selection of Proposals uses their Perspectivity Model. It is a sub-goals hierarchy to achieve the goal being formed over previous Process stages. Hierarchy knot is represented with ontologically formalized definition for State of the Art corresponding sub-goal achievement. Leaf node depicts State of the Art with explicit expert Estimates of Certainty factor (from the Stanford model) being provided concerning its implementation through Decision element Proposal being assessed. The Estimate’s arguments are elements of information space used by expert. Under incomplete certainty of element expert provides its boundary values and State of the Art estimates both pessimistic and optimistic. Perspectivity Model contains also conditions for goal achievement violation being caused with environmental threats. Procedures for Estimates formal integration up to Model provide extreme estimates of Proposals Perspectivity and Robustness regarding current uncertainty. Under unsatisfactory properties of integrated Estimates their deliberative adjustment is carried out using Uncertainty Map and arguments provided. The final reference Decision contains selected Goal-Means option and guides to adapt it when decision frame changes. Further research is carried out for EAM DMDU instrumental tools development and its usage for defense resource management.
Friend-or-Foe Recognition Algorithm Development for the Corresponding Software Building
Authors:   Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics NAS of Ukraine, Ogurtsov M.I.
Published: May 2023

The year 2022 showed an urgent need to improve the existing systems for recognizing objects in the aerial space, which is caused by the significant increase in the number of technical means (especially unmanned aerial vehicles) on the battlefield. Such a sharp increase in the number of objects that simultaneously take part in combat operations in the air requires the improvement of military object recognition systems, both qualitatively and quantitatively. This requires the development of appropriate new generation Friend-or-Foe algorithms for the objects’ recognition. The main requirements for recognition systems of aerial objects of civil application were determined. They includes: maximum com- patibility; support for a large number of objects; outdated recognition complexes support; support for alternative ways of recognition; support for alternative data entry methods; determining the coordinates of aerial objects in an emergency situation. Friend-or-foe recognition systems for military applications are also considered. In contrast to civilian systems, the following basic requirements have been identified for them: 1) Maximum speed of the recognition process. 2) Protection against false positives. 3) Protection against legitimate aerial object imitation. 4) Support for a large number of objects. 5) Protection against cases of loss of a legitimate aerial object. 6) Rotation of the secret part. 7) Protection against false-negative results to prevent friendly fire. 8) Protection against man-in-the-middle attacks. 9) Flexible integration with the NATO block recognition system. 10) Availability of opportunities for purely domestic production and support of the object recognition system. 11) Protection against electronic warfare means. 12) Support for several recognition modes. 13) Automatic blocking of the launch of ground-to-air and air-to-air weapons against objects that confirm their legitimacy by a correct response to a request. 14) Determining the coordinates of aerial objects in an emergency. Based on the formulated requirements, a new friend-or-foe algorithm for the state identification system for military use is proposed, built based on the state standards, and taking into account the features of its software implementation in order to increase speed. Its implementation will ensure sufficient scalability, stability, reliability, and multi-level recognition.
About complex intelligent technologies for techno-ecological events control in the water area
Authors:   Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics NAS of Ukraine, Pisarenko V.G. , Nogin N.V. ,   NTUU "KPI", Kryachok A.S. ,   Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics NAS of Ukraine, Pisarenko J.V. ,   Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics NAS of Ukraine, Varava I.A. ,   Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics NAS of Ukraine, Koval A.S. ,   Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics NAS of Ukraine
Published: May 2023

Aspects of the important task solution of creating complex intelligent decision-making support technologies for the identification of techno-ecological event (TEE) and the optimal selection of the sequence of available measures to reduce the life cycle of this TEE in the water area in order to minimize material losses are considered ("CONTROL_TEE" system). In the V.M. Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics of NAS of Ukraine, Concern "BaltRobotics" (Ukraine-Poland), NTU of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky KPI" study of the possibility of theoretical development, research and practical implementation of methods and tools that make up the information technology of research design (informational, mathematical, algorithmic, software, technical, organizational support) of robots intended for reconnaissance and neutralization of TEE in a number of environment. For the classifying waves, mathematical models of the propagation of both running and standing waves in the sea area were obtained and solved. The structure of the information storage of the situation center has been developed. In order to create a database wave classification and mathematical and computer modeling were carried out. The deterministic process of sound propagation in a flat waveguide in the homogeneous mode is considered. Special boundary value problems and Cauchy problems are solved for the two-dimensional wave equation and, accordingly, for the Helmholtz equation. Calculation formulas for sound pressure and corresponding to its velocities are obtained in an analytical closed form. In the general case, the tangent and normal components of the velocity vector and the hydrodynamic potential are calculated in the form of Fourier series by the methodology of the works of Bilonosov, Ovsienko, Li, Zinchenko, Zinchenko, Nogin.
Threat assessment mathematical model for potentially dangerous objects of critical infrastructure in the combat zone
Authors:   Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine, Murasov R.K. , Kurtseitov T.L. , Chumachenko S.M. ,   National University of Food Technology, Lunova O.V. , Pyrykov O.V. , Lunov A.O.
Published: May 2023

The paper examines a mathematical model of threat assessment for potentially dangerous objects of critical infrastructure in the combat zone. Using the theory of graphs and the theory of probability, an approach is proposed that allows obtaining quantitative estimates and conducting an analysis of possible scenarios of the development of an emergency situation. This work will be useful in the development of different classes of ecological and man-made threat assessment mathematical models for critical infrastructure facilities in the war zone.
Simulation of optimal pursuit strategies with simple motion
Authors:   Institute of Software Systems NAS of Ukraine, Pashko S.V.
Published: May 2023

Strategies for pursuit of a target by one pursuer with simple movement are considered. The criterion is the time to capture the target. The proof of the optimality of the parallel approach strategy and the chas- ing strategy is presented. The strategy of parallel approach consists in the fact that the pursuer, knowing the velocity vector of the target at current moment, considers this vector to be constant and calculates a point on the target’s line of motion at which capture can occur if the pursuer moves at a constant maxi- mum speed. At each instant of time, the pursuer’s velocity vector is directed to the capture point, and the magnitude of the velocity is maximal. If the pursuer moves at maximum speed in the direction of the target, the pursuit strategy is called a chasing strategy. A number of examples of pursuit using the strate- gies of parallel approach and chasing strategy, calculated by the numerical method, are given. The main parameters of the movement of the agents affecting the time of capture are determined: the speed of the target and the pursuer, the coordinates of the target and the pursuer at the time of the beginning of the pursuit, the type and parameters of the target’s movement line; the pursuit task is determined by these para-meters. On the basis of numerical modeling, a sets of problems is outlined for which the parallel approach strategy is better then the chasing strategy or vice versa. The selected movement parameters roughly correspond to the movement parameters of modern combat aircraft and air defense equipment; in numerical experiments, the absolute value of the acceleration of the target does not exceed 10g, where g is the accele-ration of free fall. Since the pursuer’s motion is considered simple, any absolute value of its acceleration is allowed. In the case of applying the parallel approach strategy, this value slightly differs from the absolute value of the target’s acceleration; if a chasing strategy is used, the absolute magnitude of the pursuer’s acceleration can be much larger.
Identifying and Addressing Item Bias in the General Pediatrics Certifying Examination
Authors: Dwyer Andrew C. , Brucia Robert C. , Du Ying , Althouse Linda A. , Turner David A. , Leslie Laurel K.
Published: May 2023

This article describes a 2-phase process implemented by the American Board of Pediatrics in 2021 to investigate and remove potential bias on its General Pediatrics Certifying Examination at the item (question) level based on gender or race and ethnicity. Phase 1 used a statistical technique known as differential item functioning (DIF) analysis to identify items in which 1 subgroup of the population outperformed another subgroup after controlling for overall knowledge level. Phase 2 involved a review of items flagged for statistical DIF by the American Board of Pediatrics’ Bias and Sensitivity Review (BSR) panel, a diverse group of 12 voluntary subject matter experts tasked with identifying language or other characteristics of those items that may have contributed to the observed performance differences. Results indicated that no items on the 2021 examination were flagged for DIF by gender and 2.8% of the items were flagged for DIF by race and ethnicity. Of those items flagged for race and ethnicity, 14.3% (0.4% of total items administered) were judged by the BSR panel to contain biased language that may have undermined what the item was intending to measure and were therefore recommended to be removed from operational scoring. In addition to removing potentially biased items from the current pool of items, we hope that repeating the DIF/BSR process after each examination cycle will increase our understanding of how language nuances and other characteristics impact item performance so that we can improve our guidelines for developing future items.
Barabás Miklós első Széchenyi István-képmása 1836-ból
Authors: Tomasits-Hegedüs Márta Flóra
Published: May 2023

In the study I explore the relationship between the popular reformist politician of the first half of the 19th century István Széchenyi (1791–1860) and the painter Miklós Barabás (1810–1898). Miklós Barabás of Márkusfalva returned to Pest from a study tour of Italy in late 1835. He had an immense amount of sketches from his travels, and hardly any clients to sell to, so he tried to make acquaintances through the prominent figures of literature. His first commission was to paint the portrait of the poet Mihály Vörösmarty. During this commission he got acquainted with Antal Tasner, Count István Széchenyi’s secretary, who directed the count’s attention to the young painter. In this period several important institutions were associated with Széchenyi: he made a donation for the establishment of the Scholarly Society (the later Academy of Sciences), he took part in founding the National Casino in Pest, and had an active role in the work of the First Danubian Steam Shipping Company. From the end of the 1820s he wrote and published four books: Lovakrul [On Horses], Hitel [Credit], Világ [World/ Light], Stádium [State/stage of development]. His portrait was popular and in high demand. In 1835 eight different drawings and paintings were made of the politician. The aldermen of four counties – Hont, Bihar, Nógrád and Sopron – wished to acquire a portrait of him each. In response to the request by Bihar county, Széchenyi recommended Miklós Barabás to paint the portrait and guaranteed that the painting would be a success.

Széchenyi and Barabás met in person in February 1836 when the portrait in the focus of research was made with the count sitting for it. This half-length portrait of the count in Hungarian gala costume was extended to full length portraits several times and sold to different clients.At the present stage of research the painting ordered by Hont county (in the Mining Museum, Selmecbánya) is the only original portrait in addition to the half-figure prototype, and the work for Sopron county is known in reproduction. The two depictions are iconographically connected by the black Hungarian gala costume and the motifs alluding to Széchenyi’s political activity (books on the table, steamboat in the background). After Széchenyi’s death in 1860 Pest county also commissioned Barabás to paint a full-length portrait of him. In the background of the painting of 1867 the construction of Chain-bridge is shown. The posture of the figure is, however, not so excellently set as in the earlier pictures. Barabás kept the first-painted half-length portrait with him to the end of his life. His heirs later sold it to Dénes Széchenyi, the grandson of István Széchenyi’s brother Lajos and it survived the vicissitudes of the 20th century in family ownership.
Some notes on negated and quantified objects in Middle English and Early Modern English
Authors: De Bastiani Chiara
Published: May 2023

In this paper, I present a novel corpus investigation of quantified and negated objects in the Middle English and Early Modern English period, which is embedded within the wider language change scenario from linear OV to linear VO in the history of English. It will be shown that evidence for preverbal positioning of such objects is mostly limited to translated texts in Middle English in the PPCME2 corpus, and that by late Middle English, most of the hits consist of negated elements, as shown in the PCEEC corpus, which consists of native texts. The different constraints governing spell out of positive objects in Old English and Middle English are discussed and compared to the licensing of negated and quantified objects. The data provided in this paper constitute further evidence for Ingham's (2000, 2002, 2007) analysis of preposed negated objects in late ME and their correlation with the Negative Cycle, and complement previous investigations on negated and quantified objects in Middle English and Early Modern English.
Special Needs Parenting in Muslim Families during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Method Approach
Authors: Abdullah Asti Meiza , Utami Lufiana Harnany , Hu Hsiu-Shuo
Published: May 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic worldwide has changed human life. The issue of education for children with special needs is increasingly difficult to implement during the pandemic. This study aims to obtain an overview of parenting styles during the COVID-19 pandemic for Indonesian Muslim families who have children with special needs. This research use a mixed method with a sequential explanatory approach where the quantitative method was followed by qualitative. Participants involved 18 families who have children with special needs. Data collection used the Parenting Scale which consists of 30 items. The results showed that most of the subjects experienced dysfunctional parenting with verbosity as the highest dysfunctional aspect. Qualitatively, the results lead to dysfunctional parenting. The pandemic period was indeed not easy to go through, especially for families who have children with special needs. This research shows that the challenging circumstances created by the pandemic can result in dysfunctional parenting. Parents should remain alert for signs of over-reactivity, verbosity, and looseness that can hinder effective parenting.
PENGGUNAAN SILIKAT TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN UDANG VANNAME SKALA RUMAH TANGGA
Authors: Nasuki Nasuki , Edi Mochammad Heri , Alauddin M. Hery Riyadi , Abrori Mohsan , Ritonga Lusiana BR , Primasari Kartika , Rizky Putri Nurhanida
Published: May 2023

Natural feed such as phytoplankton, contains high levels of protein, fat, and carbohydrates to enhance the growth performance and immunity in shrimp. Moreover, the presence of phytoplankton in the water column can make the waters shady so that it stimulates the shrimp to actively look for food during the day. Silicate is a macro element that used to promote the cell growth and cell wall formation of plankton. Ceraclean fertilizer product is an artificial hydrated calcium silicate with many small pores so that it is easily soluble in water to facilitate nutrient absorption by plankton cells. This study aims to determine the abundance of plankton in vaname shrimp culture ponds with the addition of ceraclean fertilizer and its correlation to the growth of vaname shrimp. This study uses a household-scale circular pond equipped with microbubble aerator technology with a power of 0.5 HP. The stocking density used was 700 fish/m3 and the maintenance period at DOC was 75. The average weight of shrimp growth at harvest was 9.8 grams with a total biomass of 273 Kg with an FCR of 1.1. A total of 262 ind/ml plankton were identified in household-scale aquaculture ponds with a percentage of Chlorophyta 57.20%, Cyanophyta 37%, Crysophyta 5%, Dinoflagellates 0.8% and Protozoa 0%. This study explains the low intake of feed used during the rearing period and the low FCR value because the shrimp utilizes natural feed. This also causes the growth of vaname shrimp in this study to continue to increase every week with an SR value of 90.1%.
BUDIDAYA IKAN NILA JATIMBULAN (Oreochromis sp) DENGAN SISTEM SEMI INTENSIF
Authors: Rizky Putri Nurhanida , Aisy Wulandari Rihhadatul , Primasari Kartika
Published: May 2023

Low growth performance and survival rate of tilapia is the main problem in tilapia culture especially Nile Jatimbulan. Growth performance of Nile tilapia is highly affected by genetic materials, food quality, stocking density, feeding rate and frequency and environmental factors such as water quality. Semi intensive system in earthen pond were used in this study. Earth pond contain various of organisms which support the growth performance of fish and phytoplankton. In addition, waterwheel with a power of 0.5 HP were added to increase the amount of dissolved oxygen in the pond. To improve water quality and performance of tilapia, EM4 probiotic were applied. This study showed the growth rate of jatimbulan is 2.94 grams, SR 80% and FCR value of 0,6. Jatimbulan tilapia were obtained after 90 days of culture is 6 tons with an average of body weight 250-300 grams.
Book Review: Annie Ring, The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen), (London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022)
Authors: Cuthbert Lauren
Published: May 2023

AnnieRing, The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen), (London:Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022), pp. 104, ISBN: 9781839025303 (pb), £12.99; ISBN9781839025310 (ebook ePub), £11.69; ISBN 9781839025327 (eb PDF),£11.69. 
Effect of Periodontal Debridement plus Systemic Azithromycin in subjects with Stage III Periodontitis: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Authors:   Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad Andres Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile., Navarrete Mariely , Oñate Héctor ,   Universidad Andres Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile., Katarina Loyola Katarina x ,   Universidad Andres Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile., Olivares Pamela ,   Universidad Andres Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile.
Published: May 2023

Aim: To evaluate the effect of the systemic administration of azi-thromycin (AZM) as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT) on the clinical and microbiological variables of patients with periodontitis Material and Methods: Eighteen volunteers received NSPT combined with placebo or AZM (500 mg/day) for 3 days (n=9/group). They were monitored clinically for probing pocket depth (PPD), clinical attachment level (CAL), O'Leary index (OI), bleeding on probing (BoP) at baseline and during the first, third and sixth month and microbiologically, at baseline and at 3 and 6 months after therapy, by conventional polymerase chain reaction tests. Results: Fourteen patients completed the study (n=7/group). Differences statistically significant were observed among both groups. The experimental group presented: A PPD mean (p=0.04) significantly lower and PPD reduction (p=0.02), at 6-months post NSPT. Regarding changes (∆), at the third month post NSPT, there was a significant increase in the number of shallow sites (p<0.001) and a decrease in the intermediate sites (p<0.001). In addition, a significant decrease in the mean number of deep sites (p=0.04) was detected at 6 months post treatment. There was also a significant decrease in periodontal index BoP at 1 (p=0.01), 3 (p<0.001) and 6 (p=0.01) months and OI at 3- and 6-months (p<0.001), post treatment. Regarding the presence of periodontal pathogens, no significant differences were observed, intra and inter groups. Conclusion: AZM as an adjuvant to NSPT provides additional beneficial effects for PPD and BoP compared to NSPT alone.
Comparison of Gingival Inflammatory Parameters and Pain Perception on Periodontal Probing - A cross sectional study, Part II
Authors:   Department of Periodontology, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Kelambakkam, Chengalpattu, Tamilnadu, India, Ashwath Balachandran , Shanmugam Muthukali ,   Department of Periodontology, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Kelambakkam, Chengalpattu, Tamilnadu, India, Agila Elumalai ,   Department of Periodontology, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Kelambakkam, Chengalpattu, Tamilnadu, India, Anitha Vijayarangan ,   Department of Periodontology, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Kelambakkam, Chengalpattu, Tamilnadu, India, Aishwarya Durai ,   Department of Periodontology, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Kelambakkam, Chengalpattu, Tamilnadu, India, Zafrin Aanisha ,   Department of Periodontology, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Kelambakkam, Chengalpattu, Tamilnadu, India
Published: May 2023

Background: Probing of the periodontal pocket is an essential part of the diagnosis of periodontal disease and 15-77% of untreated periodontal patients experience pain during probing. Therefore, the objective of this study is to evaluate the pain perceived by patients with dental plaque-induced gingivitis and chronic periodontitis during periodontal probing and the main objective includes the evaluation of the relationship between pain perceived during periodontal probing and gingival inflammatory parameters. Material and Methods: A total of 475 participants were recruited into the study. The patients were divided into two groups: Group-A (Gingivitis Group - 275 patients) and Group-B (Chronic Periodontitis Group - 200 patients). Clinical parameters included analysis of bleeding on probing, simplified gingival index, pocket depth on probing, and clinical attachment level. Pain score was recorded using the HP VAS scale and all patients participated in the study after a detailed explanation of the study protocol. Results: A significant difference in pain perception was noted between groups, highlighting the role of the degree of inflammation in the examination of periodontal parameters. Conclusion: Within the limitations of the present study, we can conclude that pain perception is directly correlated with the degree of inflammation in periodontitis rather than plaque-induced gingivitis during periodontal probing. Therefore, some form of adjuvant topical anesthesia may be considered in order to reduce pain levels in severely inflamed patients, to encourage continued acceptance of supportive periodontal therapy.
Jargon names of Chinese numerals
Authors:   Moscow City University, Bankova Liudmila L.
Published: May 2023

The aim of the research described in the article is to address jargon numerals of the Chinese language that representatives of certain communities use for clandestine and facilitation purposes. The article analyses the ways and mechanisms of how jargon equivalents of numerals are formed and provides scrutiny, as well as a classification (including the one developed by the author). Moreover, the article studies the interdependence between the numeral substitutes and the realm of activities of their users. Over 70 sets of jargon numbers have been analysed. The work examines all present-day achievements in studies of jargon names of numerals that are currently available in Chinese linguistics and are the result of structural research. The author considers this vocabulary from the point of view of a linguistic semiotic approach and uses Charles Morris’s semiotic model. When numerals are represented by jargon, the functioning of the sign is as follows. The bearer of the sign is a jargon numeral that points to a certain number (the designatum). Depending on whether the interpreter possesses the necessary cultural knowledge, s/he is (or is not) subjected to influence, which results in making a connection between the bearer of the sign and the designatum. The article accumulates and analyses a great number of ways that are used to build jargon vocabulary. The classification of all registered ways is based on their division according to their graphic and phonetic forms, as well as in accordance with their conventional predicament, thus resulting in three groups. The first group includes the vocabulary which is based on the graphic principle, the second group on the phonetic principle, the third group on the conventional predicament determining the choice of the sign substitute. The analysis of the empiric material allowed the author to single out the peculiarities attributable to jargon numerals. Firstly, the sign substitutes are of a universal character of when one and the same sign substitute may be used in several sets of numerals (hence, in several professional communities). Secondly, jargon numerals are characterized by multifunctionality as one and the same sign substitute may denote several different numerals. Thirdly, sign substitutes of numbers (numerals) generally refer to ordinal nonspecific vocabulary, primarily of neutral axiological connotation. This is due to the need to make it easy for semiosis participants to remember them and to avoid attracting the attention of outsiders to the communicative process.
Diagnostic markers of human motor activity in a digital learning environment
Authors:   Tomsk State University, Balanev Dmitry Yu. , Shamakov Viktor A. ,   Tomsk State University
Published: May 2023

The article aims to study the dynamics of psychological and psychophysiological indicators of students’ cognitive activity in a digital learning environment. As a research platform, we used the well-known task of speed–accuracy tradeoff, adapted for work in the LMS Moodle using a set of plug-ins that implement both the stimulus situation itself and the ability to monitor the characteristics of the user’s motor activity displayed in the track of the cursor control device (mouse tracking). As part of the study, LMS users performed a cognitive test, included in the digital learning environment and demonstrating the manifestation of Fits’s law in two versions: with instructions for the accuracy and speed of searching for the center of a reference figure that appears on a computer screen. The results were obtained in the form of tracks of the movement of a computer mouse, the main characteristics of the motor activity of the subjects – the time to complete both parts of the test, the distance traveled, the accuracy of hitting targets, and speed and acceleration – were analyzed and evaluated. All participants’ indicators significantly differed depending on the stages of the experiment. These studies were presented in the form of a set of formal statistical generalizations and visualization, reflecting the characteristic features of the subjects’ actions, the distance traveled, speed and acceleration on all segments of the path. As a result of data analysis, 6 groups of users were identified, differing in the degree of severity of indicators in terms of the characteristics of speed, accuracy and amplitude of movement. Of particular interest were such traces of a person’s actions, which, on the one hand, were an expression of his skills or experiences, and, on the other hand, were available not only for subjective, but also for objective analysis. As an example, we can point to the handwriting of a person who became one of the promising objects of study by psychologists of the early twentieth century. The concept of “handwriting” was easily transferred to other ways of transmitting information, for example, to the work of an operator with a key when transmitting messages using the “Morse code” method. Thus, the use of a computer mouse monitoring system in a digital learning environment provides an opportunity to quickly and adaptively provide interaction with the user, taking into account their psychophysiological characteristics and emotional state. The proposed diagnostic system allows us not only to determine the quantitative characteristics of the path traveled and the click map of a computer mouse, but also to classify the user into one or another group, taking into account their psychological characteristics.
Gender factor in sports: Masculinity/femininity of values of sports as a social institution
Authors:   Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University, Pilyushenko Alexandra V.
Published: May 2023

The problem of clarifying the content of social roles in conditions of high dynamics of the transformation of society necessarily raises the question of revising the content of gender differences as a set of social indicators of gender. A particularly controversial problem field in the context of gender relations is sports, which is an important institution of socialization and an instrument of social success. The masculine nature of sports activity leaves an imprint on their social status in the context of gender guidelines and raises questions about the gender status of sports and the problems of gender identity of athletes. The aim of the article is to study the gender factor in sports and to study the gender orientation of the values of sports as a social institution. The methodology of the study is determined by its problem field. When considering subjectobject relations in the system of gender identification, the methods of a dialectical approach were applied, where gender was studied as a unity of subjective-personal and objective-cultural factors of thinking and behavior. When considering the problem of masculinization of female athletes, a structural approach was employed, where gender is considered as a cultural and historical code, as a special case of an episteme in gender-role discourse. In the study of the initial masculinity of sports values, a biosocial approach was used, where the phenomenon of sports was considered from both biological and social positions. The development of the problem of gender factor research in sports included consideration of the following issues: masculinity of sports as their typical feature, the impossibility of their feminization; the problem of masculinization of female athletes; sport as an area of female emancipation. As a result, the historical and physiological reasons for the masculinity of sports are considered. The archaic criteria for assessing gender identity and the inclusion of gender-specific personality traits characteristic of modern people in masculinity indicators are substantiated. The role of sports in the phenomenon of women’s emancipation is considered: the role of infrastructural and cultural factors of women’s inclusion in sports. The ambiguity of the phenomenon of masculinization of female athletes, the symbolic nature of the criteria, and the formulation of this problem are revealed. The role of the historical development of sports in the direction of universal needs and opportunities is shown, where the differentiation of sports disciplines and its qualitative diversity play a special role. This evolution has ensured an equal participation of women and men in sports activities.
"Was Fred’s death accidental?": Science between theism and naturalism
Authors:   National Research Tomsk State University, Khitruk Ekaterina B.
Published: May 2023

The article reveals the main provisions of the discussion on the relationship between modern science and theism between two famous American philosophers – the naturalist Daniel Dennett and the “analytic theist” Alvin Plantinga. The debate took place in 2009 as part of the session of the Central Division of the American Philosophical Association and was published in 2011 under the title “ Science and Religion: Are They Compatible?” The positions of the analyzed discussion are reproduced in connection with the example proposed by Dennett. The example tells about an investigation into the causes of the sudden death of the art critic Fred, which symbolizes the process of evolution. Dennett believes that the cause of death of an art critic is natural, and the theistic interpretation offers an excessive and irrational explanation, arguing about God as the leader of the evolutionary process (in the example, the analogue of God is the artist Tom, who has supernatural abilities). Dennett’s key argument boils down to considering supernatural interference as an excessive addition to the naturalistic vision of the world – in fact, naturalists do not need to substantiate the non-existence of the Creator, since it is already implied at the level of common sense as a condition of scientific research (“trial”). Naturalism is practically justified. Plantinga agrees with Dennett that Tom’s imaginary abilities cannot be taken into account in a serious investigation. However, from his point of view, there is no basis for an analogy between a finite being with superpowers (Tom) and the absolute and transcendent God of theism. Thus, rejecting both the naturalistic interpretation of the evolutionary process as quasireligious, and the imaginary intervention of a finite being with superpowers, Plantinga recognizes God as a possible (and even justified) cause of the evolutionary process. The article concludes that the polemical confrontation between naturalism and theism continues to be open and this circumstance has a positive effect on both competing parties in terms of stimulating constant clarification and improvement of their own argumentation.
The Kazakhs’ attitude towards the Kalmyks in the 1760s
Authors:   Kalmyk State University named after B.B. Gorodovikov, Boldyreva Olga N.
Published: May 2023

The relevance of this article is determined by the desirability and even, speaking more directly, the need for a further, more source-based, expanded and theoretically grounded study of the role of the Kalmyk Khanate in Russia’s eastern policy, especially in the eighteenth century, when the khanate was at its peak. This is important not only for the history of the Kalmyk people proper, but also for studying and highlighting the participation of the peoples that were part of Russia in its foreign policy activities in this or that period. The aim of the article is to examine the relations of the Kazakhs and the Kalmyks in the third quarter of the 18th century, based on new materials from the Archive of the Foreign Policy of the Russian Empire and the National Archive of the Republic of Kalmykia. The scientific novelty of the work consists in a detailed tracing of the connection of the Kalmyk Khanate with the neighboring nations and states in the east, mainly with Kazakh zhuzes, which did not contradict the interests of Russia in these regions. In the 1760s. relations between the Kalmyks and the Yuzhny Zhuz suddenly began to worsen. The Kazakhs were guided in their actions by their own goals. Speaking about the regional situation, its role was determined by the available opportunities, and they were quite modest, which made Kazakh khans turn to a strong external ally for protection. The Russian state for them in this regard was quite profitable. The author infers that, in the second half of the 18th century. the situation in the Kalmyk-Chinese relations changed, which was due to the attack of the Qing Empire on the Dzungar Khanate. The rebellion of Amursana demonstrated the reluctance of the Dzhungar people to endure Chinese domination, which was the reason for the Chinese court to get rid of the discontented. Another pilgrimage mission reminded China that there was another branch of the Dzungar people. The nomadic system of the Kalmyk economy, their courage and the ability to travel long distances in a matter of hours could serve both for protecting the interests of the Qing Empire and for opposing them. Everything was determined by the extent to which Beijing could control the migration process. Therefore, the Qing used a certain psychological effect on the Kalmyks, prompting them to leave Russia. The author concludes that, politically, the role of the Kazakh Khanate in the development of the situation in Central Asia was not decisive.
Nyilván(osan) a gyengébbik? Nem.
Authors: Ordasi Ágnes
Published: May 2023

Czeferner Dóra: Kultúrmisszió vagy propaganda? Feminista lapok és olvasóik Bécsben és Budapesten. Budapest: ELKH Bölcsészettudományi Kutatóközpont Történettudományi Intézet. (Magyar Történelmi Emlékek. Értekezések.), 2021. 286 oldal
Public Support for European Integration in Greece and Italy Between 2015 and 2020
Authors: Kouloglou Nikolas , Georgarakis George N.
Published: May 2023

The consecutive crises of the last decade have eroded public support for the EU, especially so among Southern European member states. A long-standing scholarly debate centers around whether it is economic or cultural considerations that drive public support for the EU. However, it is still unclear whether public attitudes toward European integration are driven primarily by economic evaluations or concerns associated with growing immigration flows. To explore this question, we draw on data from the Eurobarometer in Greece and Italy between 2015 and 2020. We find consistent evidence that diffuses public support for the EU and specific support for EU institutions are associated positively with economic evaluations of the European economy and household finances and negatively with opposition to immigration. Our study provides further insights into the dynamics of public support for the EU in the European periphery during critical times.
SEX DIFFERENCES IN THE LEVELS OF MARKERS OF ENDOGENOUS INTOXICATION IN RATS WITH EXPERIMENTAL OBESITY UNDER CONDITION OF PREVENTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF ORLISTAT AND BIONANOCOMPOSITE BASED ON FENUGREEK
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko national University of Kyiv, Shvets Yulia , Konopelniuk Viktoriia ,   Taras Shevchenko national University of Kyiv, Falalyeyeva Tetyana ,   Taras Shevchenko national University of Kyiv
Published: May 2023

Obesity is a complex disease involving an excessive amount of body fat. Obesity is generally caused by eating too much and physical activity too little. High-calorie diet-induced obesity occurs in both sexes, but more pronounced changes in blood parameters associated with this disease are more common in men. However, the gender-specific mechanisms of obesity development are little known. Therefore, the purpose of our study was to determine the sex-specific response to the content of the middle mass molecules and oligopeptides in the serum of rats under conditions of highcalorie diet consumption and after administration of a bionanocomposite based on fenugreek and orlistat. To do this, we used a modified Gabrielian method and mathematical processing and statistical analysis of the results.