bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Clinicopathological Characteristics of Prostate Cancer in Tlemcen (Northwestern Algeria)
Authors:   University of Tlemcen, Algeria, MOQADDEM Zakarya
Published: January 2022

Background: Prostate cancer is the main cause of cancer death in men in about 48 countries, including several sub-Saharan African, Caribbean, Central and South American countries. Despite the prevalence of prostate cancer, little is known about its etiology. Limited data exist for North Africa, and Algeria in particular, at the crossroads of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, southern Europe, and the Mediterranean region. Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship between a family history of cancer and age at diagnosis, and to assess the effect of a family history of cancer and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels on tumor prognosis. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on the records of 184 patients with prostate cancer confirmed by biopsy, diagnosed between 2011 and 2016 at the Urology Division of Tlemcen’s teaching hospital. The collected data included the age at diagnosis, PSA level on presentation, Gleason score on biopsy, and a family history of cancer. Univariate statistical analyses were performed using ANOVA, independent-samples t-test, and Fisher's exact test in Minitab® 17. Results: Men who had first-degree female relatives with breast cancer had a younger mean age at diagnosis (67.31 y) than those who did not have the same family history (72.3 y) (p=0.02). Positive first-degree family history for prostate cancer was associated with favorable tumor prognosis (Gleason ≤ 6) at the time of diagnosis (p<0.001). There was also a significant moderate positive correlation (Pearson correlation = 0.35) between PSA level and Gleason score (p<0.001). Conclusion: Our data suggest an association between positive first-degree family history for breast/prostate cancer and the age of onset. Positive first-degree family history for prostate cancer appears to predict a favorable tumor prognosis. The Gleason score seems to rise with the PSA level. Men with a family history of prostate/breast cancer might start prostate cancer screening earlier than those without the same family history. This study raises several questions that need to be addressed in future research. Prospective cohort studies would help identify and assess ethnic, genetic, hormonal, and environmental risk factors, and investigate the interactions influencing the genesis of this cancer, thereby guiding public health plans for cancer control and intervention strategies (screening, treatment, and survivor care).
Efficiency of Herbal Medicines in Containment of COVID-19
Authors:   Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, Shadi Sarahroodi
Published: January 2022

Background: SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This virus is responsible for the pandemic which has resulted in the current global health crisis. Remdesivir is now used as an FDA-approved medication in addition to some emergency use authorization (EUA) agents such as Actemra (Tocilizumab), Sotrovimab, and REGEN-COV (Casirivimab and Imdevimab) to contain the COVID-19 infection. However, they are not 100% effective in all cases, and there are several hundreds of daily deaths worldwide. Furthermore, since nearly one year as of the beginning of global vaccination, various vaccines have been evaluated not completely efficient in containing new variants of SARS-CoV-2, although they have significantly reduced mortality. Herbal medicines with evidence-based beneficial effects can have positive roles in immunity enhancement, prevention of infection, and antiviral effects. This review presents the updates of some herbal medicines that may have potential effects on the containment of the COVID-19, especially those with antitussive, antipyretic, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant effects. Methods: In this narrative review, a thorough literature review was conducted on the entries of Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), Scopus and, and Science Direct published since 2019. This study includes the recently published papers, randomized clinical trials (RCTs), and World Health Organization updates about the COVID-19. The inclusion criteria were the papers that described the effects of the most efficient types of herbal medicines on the containment of the COVID-19. Results: Analyzing nearly more than 40 medicinal plants, we found seven herbals (Myrtus communis, Zingiber officinale, Allium Sativum, Nigella Sativa, Glycyrrhiza glabra, and Thymus Vulgaris) that might have some positive effects on deferent stages of the COVID-19. Conclusion: Since some herbal medicines might help alleviate or relieve the symptoms of the COVID-19 or have other therapeutic effects, randomized controlled trials should be conducted to confirm these effects.
Design dan Implementasi Rectenna (Rectifier Antenna) Untuk Jaringan 4G LTE
Authors: Asriyadi Asriyadi , Fadhli Mohammad , Nurdin Ali
Published: January 2022

Perangkat teknologi telekomunikasi yang menggunakan wireless sebagai media pembawa sinyal dapat menjadi sumber gelombang elektromagnetik yang dapat dimanfaatkan. Di sisi lain, kebutuhan energi listrik berdaya rendah semakin meningkat di masa depan. Gelombang elektromagnetik dapat digunakan untuk memperoleh energi listrik berdaya rendah melalui teknologi radio frequency (RF) harvesting. Salah satu bagian sistem dalam teknologi RF harvesting adalah rectifier antenna (rectenna) perangkat yang mengkonversi energi gelomabang menjadi energi listrik, sehingga memungkinkan transmisi daya secara wireless. Pada penelitian ini, dilakukan perancangan dan implementasi rectenna menggunakan antena mikrostrip untuk menerima gelombang elektromagnetik dari jaringan 4G-LTE 1,8 GHz, yang kemudian dikonversi menjadi keluaran DC berdaya rendah. Perangkat rectenna yang dibuat terdiri dari rangkaian rectifier yang diintegrasikan dengan antena mikrostrip. Rancang bangun rectenna dilakukan dengan memperhitungkan parameter voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR), return loss, gain, dan pola radiasi. Selain itu, dilakukan pula beberapa pengujian berupa pengukuran efisiensi, sensitivitas, dan pengujian lapangan. Hasil pengujian yang dilakukan menunjuk kanbahwa nilai VSWR diperoleh sebesar 1,6, return loss sebesar -11,7 dB, gain sebesar 3,2 dBi, dan radiasi diketahui berpola omnidirectional. Pengukuran efisiensi menunjukkan bahwa daya input tertinggi diperoleh sebesar 2 dBm dengan efisiensi sebesar 46,94%. Nilai ini akan meningkat apabila daya input ditambah. Pengukuran sensitivitas pada rectenna menunjukkan nilai output 0,2 mV untuk nilai input power paling kecil sebear -80 dBm. Pengujian lapangan menunjukkan nilai maksimum tegangan yang dihasilkan adalah 270 mV untuk jarak 37 m dan nilai minimun yang diperoleh adalah 81 mV untuk jarak 300 m.
Kajian Dinamika Atmosfer saat Terjadinya Cold Surge, Southerly Surge, dan Borneo Vortex dengan Memanfaatkan Model WRF
Authors: Purnama Dendi Rona , Wiliam Wiliam , Lestari Sinto , Haryanto Yosafat Donni , Riama Nelly Florida
Published: January 2022

Fenomena cuaca seperti cold surge, southerly surge, dan Borneo vortex dapat menjadi penyebab anomali musim hujan di Indonesia. Penelitian ini mengkaji dinamika atmosfer saat terjadinya cold surge, southerly surge, dan Borneo vortex di benua maritim Indonesia (BMI) bagian barat pada tanggal 9 – 15 Desember 2012 dengan memanfaatkan model weather research and forecasting (WRF). Penelitian ini menggunakan final global data. Untuk verifikasi digunakan data angin, kelembapan relatif, curah hujan hasil observasi, serta data curah hujan global satellite mapping of precipitation (GSMaP). Metode yang digunakan adalah metode statistik dan deskriptif. Hasilnya didapatkan bahwa model WRF mampu merespon kehadiran cold surge, southerly surge dan Borneo vortex dengan baik. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan nilai  mean absolute error (MAE) pada kelembapan relatif, kecepatan angin, dan curah hujan yang secara umum masih di bawah nilai toleransi kesalahan. Nilai korelasi yang sangat kuat juga didapatkan pada unsur curah hujan. Namun, model WRF belum mampu mengikuti pola spasial curah hujan GSMaP. Hasil kajian menggunakan keluaran model WRF didapatkan bahwa kehadiran southerly surge mengurangi intensitas cold surge dan Borneo vortex serta menyebabkan penurunan curah hujan di BMI bagian barat. Sementara itu, meningkatnya intensitas cold surge dan Borneo vortex menyebabkan peningkatan curah hujan di BMI bagian barat.
Shape-Assisted Self-Assembly
Authors: Woods Joseph F. , Gallego Lucía , Pfister Pauline , Maaloum Mounir , Vargas Jentzsch Andreas , Rickhaus Michel
Published: January 2022

Self-assembly and molecular recognition are critical processes both in life and material sciences. They usually depend on strong, directional non-covalent interactions to gain specificity and to make long-range organization possible. Most supramolecular constructs are also at least partially governed by topography, whose role is hard to disentangle. This makes it nearly impossible to discern the potential of shape and motion in the creation of complexity. Here, we demonstrate that long-range order in supramolecular constructs can be driven by the topography of the individual units even in the absence of directional interactions. Here, molecular units of remarkable simplicity self-assemble in solution to give homogeneous single-molecule thin two-dimensional supramolecular polymers of defined boundaries. This dramatic example spotlights the critical function that topography can have in molecular assembly and paves the path to rationally designed systems of increasing sophistication.
Actives-Based Receptor Selection Strongly Increases Success Rate in Structure-Based Drug Design and Leads to Identification of 22 Unique Potent Cancer Inhibitors
Authors: Hantz Eric R. , Lindert Steffen
Published: January 2022

Computer-aided drug design, an important component of the early stages of the drug discovery pipeline, routinely identifies large numbers of false positive hits that are subsequently confirmed to be experimentally inactive compounds. We have developed a methodology to improve true positive prediction rates in structure-based drug design and have successfully applied the protocol to twenty target systems and identified the top three performing conformers for each of the targets. Receptor performance was evaluated based on the area under the curve of the receiver operating characteristic curve for two independent sets of known actives. For a subset of five diverse cancer-related disease targets, we validated our approach through experimental testing of the top 50 compounds from a blind screening of a small molecule library containing hundreds of thousands of compounds. Our methods of receptor and compound selection resulted in the identification of 22 novel inhibitors in the low μM-nM range, with the most potent being an EGFR inhibitor with an IC50 value of 7.96 nM. Additionally for a subset of five independent target systems, we demonstrated the utility of Gaussian accelerated Molecular Dynamics to thoroughly explore a target system’s potential energy surface and generate highly predictive receptor conformations.
Novel Classification of Mono-Molecular Odorants using Standardized Semantic Profiles
Authors: Thieme Andrew , Korn Daniel , Alves Vinicius , Muratov Eugene , Tropsha Alexander
Published: January 2022

Odorants are typically classified by specially trained individuals using subjective verbal scent descriptors. Herein, we used natural language processing to develop standardized semantic profiles of mono-molecular odorants. We have (i) curated and integrated scent perception data for mono-molecular odorants from 4 online sources; (ii) represented verbal scent descriptors used in these sources as vectors in semantic space; (iii) calculated average semantic distances between vectors representing each mono-molecular odorant and each of the vectors for a set of 27 standard verbal scent descriptors to yield 27-dimensional harmonized odorant semantic profile; and (iv) applied dimensionality reduction techniques to these harmonized profiles, to visualize clustering of odorants with similar semantic profiles. This novel uniform representation of odorants can be employed to transform any subjective verbal description of any odorants into standardized semantic profiles that can facilitate automated classification, structure-odor relationship studies, and design of odorants with the desired scent.
Metal–Free Ring–Opening Metathesis Polymerization with Hydrazonium Initiators
Authors: Quach Phong , Hsu Jesse , Keresztes Ivan , Fors Brett , Lambert Tristan
Published: January 2022

A new strategy for the ring–opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of cycloalkenes using hydrazonium initiators is described. The initiators, which are formed by the condensation of 2,3-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane and an aldehyde, polymerize cyclopropene monomers by a sequence of [3+2] cycloaddition and cycloreversion reactions. This process generates short chain polyolefins (Mn ≤ 9.4 kg/mol) with relatively low dispersities (Đ ≤ 1.4). The optimized conditions showed efficiency comparable to that achieved with Grubbs’ catalyst. A positive correlation between monomer to initiator ratio and degree of polymerization was revealed through NMR spectroscopy.
The relationship between gel mesh and particle size in determining nanoparticle diffusion in hydrogel nanocomposites
Authors: Moncure Paige , Simon Zoe , Millstone Jill , Laaser Jennifer
Published: January 2022

The diffusion of poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether thiol (PEGSH) functionalized gold nanoparticles (NPs) was measured in polyacrylamide gels of various crosslinking densities. The molecular weight of the PEGSH ligand and particle core size were both varied to yield particles with hydrodynamic diameters ranging from 7 to 21 nm. Gel mesh size was varied from approximately 36 to 60 nm by controlling the crosslinking density of the gel. Because high molecular weight ligands are expected to yield more compressible particles, we expected the diffusion constants of the NPs to depend on their hard:soft ratios (where the hard component of the particle consists of the particle core and the soft component of the particle consists of the ligand shell). However, our measurements revealed that NP diffusion coefficients resulted primarily from changes in the overall hydrodynamic diameter and not the ratio of particle core size to ligand size. Across all particles and gels, we found that the diffusion coefficient was well-predicted by the confinement ratio calculated from the diameter of the particle and an estimate of the gel mesh size obtained from the elastic blob model. These results suggest that the elastic blob model provides a reasonable estimate of the mesh size that particles “see” as they diffuse through the gel. This work brings new insights into the factors that dictate how NPs move through polymer gels and will inform development of hydrogel nanocomposites for applications such as drug delivery in heterogeneous, viscoelastic biological materials.
DNA-Liposome Hybrid Carriers for Triggered Cargo Release
Authors: Baumann Kevin N. , Schröder Tim , Ciryam Prashanth S. , Morzy Diana , Tinnefeld Philip , Knowles Tuomas P. J. , Hernández-Ainsa Silvia
Published: January 2022

The encapsulation of chemotherapeutics by biocompatible carrier structures holds great promise to preserve their therapeutic activity and favor their delivery to tumor sites. To enhance the bioavailability of a drug at the targeted tissue, triggered release mechanisms have received increasing research interest. Many approaches rely on exogeneous triggers such as the irradiation of ultrasound, visible or even ionizing electromagnetic waves. However, such exogenous triggers can be challenging to implement in a specific manner. Therefore, designing carriers responsive to endogenous moieties, such as nucleic acid biomarkers, is a desirable step in the search of personalized drug delivery nanoplatforms. This study presents an approach to building a biocompatible DNA-liposome hybrid nanocarrier for potential triggered release purposes. We form a DNA mesh on large unilamellar liposomes incorporating a trigger-responsive DNA building block. Upon incubation with a single-stranded DNA trigger sequence a hairpin closes and the building block is allowed to self-contract. By this process, we demonstrate elevated release of the dye calcein and the drug doxorubicin. The incubation of the doxorubicin-laden active hybrid carrier with HEK293T cells suggests increased cytotoxicity relative to a control carrier without the triggered release mechanism. In the future, the trigger could be provided by peritumoral nucleic acid sequences and lead to site-selective release of encapsulated chemotherapeutics.
ĐỀ TÀI VỊNH SỬ TRONG THƠ SỨ TRÌNH TRIỀU NGUYỄN (1802 - 1884)
Authors: THỊ GÁI PHẠM
Published: January 2022

Bài viết khái quát quá trình ra đời, phát triển và hoàn thiện của dòng thơ Vịnh sử trong dòng văn học Trung Hoa - cái nôi đầu tiên của thơ vịnh sử và trong dòng văn học trung đại Việt Nam - nơi chịu ảnh hưởng sâu sắc của Văn hóa Hán.Bài viết đi sâu vào nghiên cứu nội dung phản ánh và đặc điểm nghệ thuật của dòng thơ vịnh sử trong dòng thơ sứ trình triều Nguyễn. Từ đó khẳng định giá trị và sức sống bền vững của dòng vịnh sử thi trong dòng văn học trung đại Việt Nam nói riêng và dòng văn học Việt Nam nói chung...
“TÊNG PING” TRUYỀN THỐNG CỦA NGƯỜI CƠ TU Ở HUYỆN NAM ĐÔNG, TỈNH THỪA THIÊN HUẾ
Authors: Tran Trần Đức Sáng
Published: January 2022

Theo tập tục truyền thống của người Cơ Tu, những người sau khi qua đời một thời gian dài sẽ được người thân trong dòng họ, cộng đồng làng tổ chức làm nhà mồ, đây là một chuỗi hoạt động văn hóa tín ngưỡng diễn ra nhiều ngày. Với ý nghĩa là tiễn đưa linh hồn người chết về với cõi vĩnh hằng thông qua các nghi lễ cúng tế, hiến sinh, cùng các hoạt động ẩm thực, văn nghệ dân gian… Dấu ấn còn lưu lại cuối cùng chính là ngôi nhà mồ đã thể hiện nhiều giá trị văn hóa độc đáo mang tính nghệ thuật và đời sống tâm linh của họ.
LATERAL GROWTH AFFECTS XYLEM MATURATION PROPERTIES OF 8-YEAR-OLD BIG-LEAF MAHOGANY (SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA)
Authors: Gilbero DM , Abasolo WP , Matsuo M , Yamamoto H
Published: January 2022

The area of juvenile wood zone of an 8-year-old planted big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) was uniform regardless of diameter. Hence, it was assumed that xylem maturation is dependent on diameter. Radial distribution patterns with reference from the pith exhibited short fibre and vessel lengths, narrow vessel width and low xylem density, and exhibited gradual increase outward and became more or less stable near the bark. However, the radial distribution patterns of fibre width and modulus of elasticity were scattered regardless of tree diameter sizes. Fibre length, vessel length, vessel width and xylem density of the juvenile wood zones showed significant differences compared with the transition and mature wood zones. However, no significant difference was observed between transition wood zone and mature wood zone except for fibre length. A negative correlation was observed in fibre length, vessel length, vessel width and xylem density in terms of their relationship with diameter at breast height and the radial distribution of fibre (i.e. b-value), and the diameter boundaries of the three wood zones. At diameters 18.08, 17.36, 16.23 and 17.87 cm respectively, fibre length, vessel length, vessel width and xylem density can be used to identify xylem maturation boundary.
THE CONCEPT OF SCHOOL TRAINING AND UPBRINGING IN THE CONTEXT OF LIFE-LONG EDUCATION
Authors:   Moscow Pedagogical State University, Verbitsky Andrey А. , Rybakina Natalia A. ,   "Education Development Center" of Samara City District, Russia
Published: January 2022

The article deals with the problems of ensuring the continuous development of a student in the system of general secondary education. The authors see the solution to this problem in the substantiation and practical implementation of the competence-contextual concept of training and education. The theoretical and methodological core of the proposed concept is an integral combination of: 1) the ideas of lifelong education as a process of building the potential of an individual moving along its steps; 2) a competency-based approach that sets the requirements for the results of training and education; 3) the theory of contextual education, creatively adapted to the conditions of a comprehensive school. The relationships between the theoretical provisions of the competence-contextual concept of training and education are described. The necessity of using the “educational competence” invariant as a cognitive mechanism for the formation of competency-based education outcomes in high school, as well as at subsequent levels of lifelong education, is substantiated. The essence of the educational activity of schoolchildren of a competence-contextual type using educational competence, and the teacher’s activities to organize their activities are disclosed. The results of the analysis of the possibility of known pedagogical and psychological-pedagogical theories to become the basis for the implementation of the proposed concept are presented. It is concluded that the theory of contextual education, which has become widespread as the basis of competence education at the levels of professional and additional professional education, can serve as such a basis. The main provisions and principles of contextual education are adapted by the authors of the article to the conditions of a general education school and are used as the basis for the development of a competence-contextual model of teaching and upbringing in a general education school as a link of lifelong education, consisting of four interrelated components: target, content, organizational-procedural and reflective. The effectiveness of this model was tested for 10 years in a pedagogical experiment conducted in 12 secondary schools of the Samara region.
ATTRACTIVENESS OF RUSSIAN FAR EAST REGIONS FOR MIGRANTS FROM VIETNAM
Authors:   Institute for Demographic Research FCTAS RAS, Khramova Marina N. , Manshin Roman V. ,   Institute for Demographic Research FCTAS RAS,   People’s Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), VU Quoc Huy ,   Institute of Economics of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences
Published: January 2022

The article is devoted to the analysis of migration flows from Vietnam to Russia. Particular attention is paid to the factors of attractiveness of the regions of the Far East for migrants from Vietnam, as well as the characteristics of the main migration flows to Russia, labor and educational migrants. As our studies have shown, the attractiveness of the Russian regions, and especially the Far Eastern ones, turned out to be very low and occupies a modest place in the migration attitudes of the Vietnamese. This is due to a whole range of reasons, among which we can single out the following: rather tough migration policy of Russia in relation to the citizens of Vietnam; higher wage expectations of Vietnamese; low awareness of Vietnamese migrants about the specifics of life and work in most regions of Russia. An important role in shaping the migration attractiveness of the Russian Far East for international migrants is played by the current level of socio-economic development of territories. It is shown that the lag of the Far Eastern Federal District regions in terms of the level of accessibility of social and transport infrastructure is a significant barrier to attracting migrants to the macroregion, including from Vietnam. It is concluded that the formation of a more open Russian migration policy in relation to Vietnamese citizens can contribute to the growth of interest in our country for of labor and educational migrants and, in general, to strengthen the position of Russia in the Asia-Pacific region.
COMPARATIVE CONTRIBUTION OF MORTALITY FROM THE MAIN REASONS FOR THE EXPECTED LIFE EXPANSION OF THE RURAL POPULATION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE SARATOV REGION
Authors:   Institute of Agrarian Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IAgP RAS), Bylina Svetlana G.
Published: January 2022

Based on the decomposition method, a comparative determination of the causes of mortality was made, the change in mortality from which affects the value of life expectancy (LE) of the rural population of the Saratov region and the Russian Federation in gender and age and sex sections according to the data for 2019. Based on the materials of the Russian database on fertility and mortality of the Center for Demographic Research of the Russian School of Economics for 2019, special mortality tables have been calculated, in which the number of deaths by a specific cause is excluded. The decomposition method for calculating the contribution of individual causes of death to the life expectancy of the rural population of the Russian Federation and the Saratov region was implemented using the United Nations-1985 methodology. It was found out that the influence of the main death causes, with the exception of respiratory diseases, on the life expectancy of both rural women and men in the region is higher than in rural Russia as a whole. An equally increased dynamics of death of the rural population by neoplasms and diseases of the digestive system was noted in the Russian Federation and the region from 2006 to 2019. At the same time, there is a multidirectional dynamics of death by some infectious and parasitic diseases and respiratory diseases: decreasing in the rural population of the Russian Federation as a whole and increasing in the rural population of the region. It should be especially noted that the contribution of death of rural women by diseases of the circulatory system at older ages (over 85 years old) both in the Russian Federation and in the Saratov region exceeds the same indicator in rural men. The research results can be used in the development and adjustment of federal and regional government documents to improve the effectiveness of the proposed measures to increase the life expectancy of the rural population.
Using Contextual Pragmatics in the Teaching of Polysemy among Foreign Students
Authors: Basbinar Melike
Published: January 2022

This study aims to apply contextualization in the teaching of vocabulary extensions. It argues that the introduction of vocabulary connects directly or indirectly and that systems can be found at the context level. Mandarin and “rice” were taught to two groups of international students from Asian universities; the experimental group was taught with the context system while the control group was taught with the traditional grammar translation method. The effect of contextualized teaching on vocabulary extension learning was then observed. Contextualization will benefit the learning of the extended meanings of words. An experiment was conducted to determine the learning effectiveness. The subjects of the study were international students from Asian universities, and the teaching materials were Mandarin phrases that were related to “mi” (?) and “fan” (?) (rice). The students were divided into two groups: the experimental group was introduced the context system and the other was taught using the grammar translation method. A post-test was held to determine whether contextualized teaching improves the learning effectiveness of extended meanings.
The Reality of Improving the Governing Ability of Rural Grassroots Cadres
Authors: Yan Zhenliang
Published: January 2022

The countryside is the fundamental unit of society, the base for innovative social government, and an important cornerstone for the party's ruling foundation. Based on this, this article proposes some ideas and exploration on increasing the governance capacity of rural grass-roots cadres in order to satisfy the demands of constructing a socialist modern nation.
Review on The Teaching of Building Materials in Higher Vocational Colleges Based on the “Three Educations” Reformation
Authors: Sun Jing
Published: January 2022

Building materials is not only a basic course content of architectural specialization, but also a practical course content taught in higher vocational institutions. It has a large number of knowledge points, a large number of principled and operational contents, and weak logic, all of which have an impact on the teaching effect. It is necessary to strengthen research on higher vocational building materials curriculum against the background of “three educations” reformation, as well as explore curriculum teaching reform strategy in conjunction with the current situation of higher vocational building materials curriculum teaching, in order to cultivate talents of high quality and professional ability.
An Analysis of Family Education in Paula Vogel’s Plays
Authors: Zhang Qiaozhu
Published: January 2022

As a famous female playwright, Paula Vogel focuses on traditional American families. Hot ‘N’ Throbbing, How I Learned to Drive, and The Long Christmas Ride Home are her three representative works that mainly reveal the contradictions and education problems in traditional American families, clearly presenting the influence of husband-wife relationship and parent-child relationship on the growth and development of children. She bravely criticizes the so-called “ideal family” promoted by the American society, leading people to reflect on and pay more attention to the education problems in traditional American families.
Innovating on the Basis of Keeping Integrity and Achieving Ambitions Through Down-to-Earth Measures – The Responsibility of Art Colleges in the New Era
Authors: Wang Zheng
Published: January 2022

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the world is experiencing great changes that have not been seen in centuries, and China has entered a critical period of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It is of great significance to understand the profound connotation of “innovating on the basis of keeping integrity” and actively integrate as well as implement this concept into the work of art colleges and universities, so as to promote the vigorous development of the art field in China, the noble and abundant spiritual life of the people, as well as the prosperity and stability of social development.
The Importance of High-Quality Russian Language Services
Authors: Zhang Xi
Published: January 2022

“High-level opening up” and “high-quality development” are important development goals and directions of China during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. Heilongjiang, as the largest and oldest province open to Russia, has a long history of communication and plays a vanguard role. However, the province’s geographical advantages are weakening under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rapid development of the internet industry. Facing the new era, maintaining and enhancing the regional advantages of the province has become an urgent issue that requires attention. This study takes the Russian language service in Heilongjiang Province as the subject, combines theory with practice through theoretical elaboration and historical analysis, as well as tries to provide reference for improving the language service system in Heilongjiang Province and enhancing its regional advantages. This study believes that a high-quality language service plays an important role in solving the issue. It is necessary to fully understand and apply the essential power of language, be more aware of the importance of Russian language services, build a sound ecosystem of language services, give full play to the traditional advantages of the “Russian” in this province, and finally assume “Russian language services” as the “golden banner” for the development of language services, economy, and culture in the province.
Analysis of the Online and Offline Hybrid Teaching of Traditional Chinese Medicine Classics
Authors: Li Zhaowen , Tan Yingying
Published: January 2022

Distance education had sufficient technical capabilities before the novel coronavirus outbreak, but its advantages were not reflected in the normalized school running model. In the early stage of the pandemic, many students were affected and could not return to school. Many schools implemented online teaching to avoid delaying classes. After the alleviation of the pandemic, several colleges and universities taught students with a combination of online and offline methods after returning to school. The integration of online and offline teaching is conducive to the overall improvement of teaching quality in colleges and universities. This paper summarizes the shortcomings of the existing online and offline integrated education model in the teaching of traditional Chinese medicine classics in hope to further optimize the modern education system of traditional Chinese medicine courses.
Comparative Analysis and Exploration of Clinical Value of Kyphoplasty and Conservative Treatment for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures
Authors: Yin Feiyu , Wang Shenggen
Published: January 2022

Objective: To explore the clinical value of kyphoplasty and conservative treatment for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Methods: 40 patients with Osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture from May 2019 to November 2021 were selected. The control group was treated with conservative treatment and the experimental group was treated with kyphoplasty. Results: Compared with the control group, the experimental group had higher total effective rate (95.00%), better recovery of Cobb Angle and vertebral height, and higher quality of life score. The data was more meaningful (P < 0.05). Conclusion: For patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, the application of kyphoplasty can improve the treatment effect, accelerate the recovery of vertebral body function and enhance the quality of life, which is worthy of popularization.
The use of external stimuli as inspiration sources in design: preferences and forms of use from the perception of Portuguese designers
Authors: Zavadil Pereira Priscila , Pierri da Silva Régio
Published: January 2022

Designers resort to external stimuli as sources of inspiration in the creation process, using images, texts, or other media as triggers for generating new ideas. Although there are several studies on this subject, there are still few conclusions about how these stimuli work in the creation process. In this sense, this article aims to verify what types of stimuli designers prefer, at what moments of the project they usually use, and how they can contribute to the creation process. To this end, professionals from nine Portuguese design studios were interviewed, totaling 17 design professionals, most of them with significant experience in the area. The results confirmed some aspects of the theory, such as the preference for visual stimuli, and brought others, such as three-dimensional representations. In addition, other relevant aspects were found, such as the importance of inspiration sources in the communication process between the team and the client and the constant search for references in the construction of the individual repertory.
Determination of methylphosphonic acid and alkyl methylphosphonic acid esters in soils by liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS)
Authors: Vokuev M. F. , Braun A. V. , Baygildiev T. M. , Rybalchenko I. V. , Rodin I. A.
Published: January 2022

We have optimized the method for simultaneous extraction of ethyl methylphosphonic acid ester (EMPA), isopropyl methylphosphonic acid ester (IPMPA), isobutyl methylphosphonic acid ester (IBMPA), pinacolyl methylphosphonic acid ester (PMPA), and methylphosphonic acid (MPA) from soil with their further determination by high performance liquid chromatography — high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC — HRMS/MS). The analytes are highly-polar products of nerve agent hydrolysis. The observed ions in the fragmentation mass spectra of deprotonated molecules of EMPA, IPMPA, IBMPA, PMPA, MPA, and their corresponding deuterated molecules, as well as possible structural formulas of fragment ions are presented. Liquid extraction with deionized water followed by concentration by evaporation is used to prepare soil samples for analysis. Separation of the components was carried out using reverse-phase chromatography. The time required for sample preparation and analysis of soil samples does not exceed 1 hour. The detection limits in soil were 0.05 ng/g for EMPA and IPMPA, 0.02 ng/g for IBMPA and PMPA, and 1 ng/g for MPA.
The use of the short-lived radioisotope 188Re in the analytical practice of rhenium determination
Authors: Troshkina I. D. , Vatsura F. Ya. , Targanov I. E.
Published: January 2022

The possibility of using the short-lived radioisotope 188Re (16.9 h) in the radioactive-tracer technique for estimation of the losses occurred during sample preparation and for analysis of the solutions with a low rhenium content is shown. The radioisotope was obtained in an 188Re generator, which is a glass column filled with aluminum oxide with a pre-adsorbed parent isotope 188W (69.4 days) that forms 188Re during β-decay. The latter in the form of a perrhenate ion was selectively washed into an aqueous solution, which was used to obtain a labeled solution. The values of rhenium losses and their distribution over the stages of sample preparation of carbon-containing raw materials (e.g., high-viscosity oil) including sintering, leaching, filtration and evaporation are estimated. It is shown that the greatest amount of rhenium is lost at the stage of sintering. However, the use of MgO + KMnO4 mixture minimize the losses occurred at this stage and, hence, the total losses of rhenium. A rapid procedure of rhenium determination using the method of radiometric correction with substoichiometric separation is described. The method is based on the quantitative extraction of a stable complex of tetraphenylphosphonium cation (TPhPh) with the perrhenate ion by dichloroethane. The extraction constant of (C6H5)4PReO4 complex is (3.03 ± 0.75) × 106. The extraction of the perrhenate ion not complexing with TPhPh does not exceed 1 – 2 %. The developed method provides rhenium determination in the sample at a level of 1 – 100 μg. A 10-fold excess of Zn2+ and Ni2+ present in a chloride-containing medium affects the determination of rhenium. The anions , , and have the most pronounced interfering effect whereas , , and Cl– do not interfere with the determination.
BABEZIOSIS IN DOGS. CLINICAL CASE
Authors:   Timirâzevskaâ selʹskohozâjstvennaâ akademiâ, Boykova V. A.
Published: January 2022

The article discusses a clinical case of babesiosis in a puppy - clinical signs, laboratory results and therapy of the disease
Companies with the best reputation in the world: social responsibility as a key aspect in communication with stakeholders
Authors: Hondiul Oleksandra
Published: January 2022

The relevance of the research is that the research of corporate social responsibility (CSR) of companies and their implementation of sustainable development are necessary tools for analysing the impact of CSR on reputation. This, in turn, makes it possible to analyse the communication channels through which CSR projects are covered. Accordingly, CSR research and sustainable development of companies are important both for further development of recommendations on channels of effective communication about responsible actions of companies and factors that will affect the reputation.
The main objectives of the article are to demonstrate the role of LEGO Group, The Walt Disney Company, and Rolex projects and programs on CSR and sustainable development on the company’s reputation, to analyse the main social networks of companies through which CSR of companies is demonstrated.
Reputation management has become so important because companies are being built at a time that is driven by new reputational market forces that affect companies around the world. Besides, corporate social responsibility and sustainable development of the company have the greatest impact on the company’s reputation. Research shows that corporate responsibility helps to restore and improve reputation. Moreover, a purpose-driven goal is directly proportional to a stronger reputation.
Non-financial reports, usually according to GRI standards, or sustainable development reports, which show how effectively and positively the company affects the environment, economy, and society, are the tools by which a company highlights and demonstrates its responsibility. The article analyses corporate websites, social networks, and non-financial reports of the researches companies for 2018–2019. When a company creates a sustainable, ethical policy that goes beyond government regulations, it builds the trust of its customers. And the company’s well-planned media strategy will allow others to learn about the progress and results of projects and increase its reputation.
THE INFLUENCE OF W. DILTHEY’S “LEBEN SCHLEIERMACHERS” ON S. FRANK’S INTERPRETATION OF F. SCHLEIERMACHER’S “SPEECHES ON RELIGION”
Authors:   St. Tikhons Orthodox University, Antonov Konstantin M. , Pylaev Maksim A. ,   Russian State University for the Humanities,   St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University
Published: January 2022

The article raises the question of the reception of Dilthey’s book “Leben Schleiermachers” by Frank in his analysis of Schleiermacher’s work. On the one hand, the authors demonstrate the obvious presence of Dilthey’s vision of Schleiermacher’s philosophy of religion in Frank. On the other hand, they note original moments in Frank’s understanding of “Speeches on Religion”. The consideration results in an obviousness of the constitutive role of Dilthey’s work in Frank’s interpretation of Schleiermacher. Essentially, the latter’s article presented to the Russian philosophical public not one, but two outstanding German thinkers: not only Schleiermacher, but also Dilthey. At the same time, this analysis performed suggests that the study of works by Dilthey, while translating and comprehending the works by Schleiermacher , enabled Franck to better appreciate the “selected affinity” between the thought of the German historian and his own emerging philosophical intentions. In that way, Dilthey became for Frank both a guide to the world of German and European spiritual culture in general, and a highly significant philosophical “interlocutor” who influenced not only directly – through the reception of certain specific ideas, such as the concept of “experience” or the distinction between “understanding” and “explanation”, but also through the interpretation of the heritage of such outstanding German thinkers as Hegel or Goethe, a description of the dynamics of European philosophical and theological ideas and, above all, the philosophy of religion and philosophical theology of Schleiermacher.
THE THEORY OF FRAMES AS A METHOD FOR CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS STUDIES. THE INTERRELIGIOUS FRAME AND AN ISSUE OF SOCIAL RECOGNITION OF THE MUSLIMS IN NON-MUSLIM SOCIETIES
Authors:   HSE University, Krasilnikova Maria N.
Published: January 2022

The article considers the socio-psychological aspect of Goffman’s frame analysis concerning the religious field in the process of everyday interaction. Such a methodological approach helps to imagine the process of inclusion of the Muslims in non-Muslim societies and their social recognition in a new way. By using the theory of frames, one can consider how different people recognize and evaluate religion in the process of everyday interaction. The article focuses on the division of religious, interreligious, civilizational, and ethnocultural frames. In addition, it takes into account the different levels of interaction in society: personal, group, public. The change of the frame depends on the level at which the interaction takes place, so that, in different situations, some frames may come to the forefront pushing others to the background. The study of the blurring of borders and the transition from one frame to another is of certain importance: what is evident in the context of the interreligious frame, in the case of the process of inclusion of Muslims in Western European societies. The interreligious frame intersects with the religious and civilizational one. The alike mixing of frames in the process of recognizing the situation of everyday interaction makes the issues that arise difficult to solve. The emphasis is placed on the fact that “religious” frames are often recognized through an ethnocultural frame, complicating the search questions (for example, religious questions are mixed with questions related to xenophobia).
ASPECTS OF THE POPULARITY OF SOME INTERNET SITES OF RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS IN THE RUSSIAN-SPEAKING SEGMENT OF THE INTERNET
Authors:   Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Garifullin Said A. , Fazleeva Regina R. ,   Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University
Published: January 2022

The study argues for the need to analyze the activities of religious confessions in the Russian-speaking segment of the Internet, which is a fundamentally new communication mechanism. Having studied that new type of communication of a religious organization and its followers through a detailed description of the structure of the sites, one can give a general description of the resources, which together can become the basis for further religious studies and sociological studies of the quality of the assimilation of the virtual space by religious confessions. The statistical method of information analysis is used as the leading method. The authors analyze the content of the official websites of various religious denominations in the sphere of the Russian-speaking Internet; provide a general description of the rating lists leaders for the sites with religious topics from which it can be concluded that they all have the necessary cultural and legal authority, which legitimizes their use and access to them in the minds of network users. In addition, it is argued that sites have the necessary information content, contain relevant information, and they are able to satisfy the interests of users with minimal effort. With all that in mind, it may be said that the study can supplement the area of knowledge devoted to the study of the involvement of religious organizations in the modern life of the information age.