bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Variability, Heritability and Genetic Advance Studies of Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) Genotypes at Vindhya Region of Madhya Pradesh, India
Authors: Kol Satyadev , Singh Brindaban , Pandey Ayodhya Prasad , Gaur Rajbeer Singh , Dehariya Vivek
Published: May 2024

Linseed genotypes were grown in Completely Randomized Block Design (CRBD) at AKS University, Satna, during Rabi season on November 2022. The ten quantitative characters of 15 linseed cultivars studied, data were collected and estimated for variance, genetic variability, heritability and genetic advance. The design of the experiment indicated highly significant differences for all the characters due to treatments. The analysis of variance of fifteen genotypes of linseed, indicated the existence of sufficient amount of variability among genotypes for all the studied characters. PCV was higher than GCV for all the studied characters. The maximum GCV and PCV were observed for viz., seed yield per plant followed by biological yield per plant, number of capsules per plant, test weight and plant height. Higher estimates (h2b) >80% were observed for all the characters except harvest index, branches per plant, number of seed per capsule and biological yield per plant. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance observed for test weight, seed yield per plant and plant height indicating, these characters could be prominently governed by additive gene action. So the selection and improvement of these traits could be more effective and will help in improving the seed yield in linseed.
Diversity of Cellulolytic Bacteria in Soils Revealed by 16S rRNA Gene Sequençing Analysis in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
Authors: Mboukou Kimbatsa Irène Marie Cécile , Lingouangou Thantique Moutali , Gangoue Léa Gwladys , Ngô Itsouhou , Soloka Mabika Faly Armel , Tchimbakala Joseph Goma , Nguimbi Etienne
Published: May 2024

The study was aimed to isolate bacteria from different soil samples and phenotypically characterize the bacterial isolates. Subsequently, selected isolates were tested for their ability to produce cellulolytic enzymes and molecularly identified through 16S rRNA gene sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. Four sites each constituting a sampling point were sampled in Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo. pH measurement, Enumeration, phenotypic and16S rRNA gene molecular characterization as well as cellulolytic potential of isolates were performed. The pH whose values vary between 6.5 and 7 was measured. From the basic classical techniques of microbiology, the total aerobic mesophilic flora on Plate Count Agar (PCA) medium in CFU / g at 102 gave values between 12 ± 4.3 to 22.65 ± 7 and the bacteria of the genus Bacillus on Mossel, values between 16.5 ± 0.7 to 20.5 ± 2.1. Bacteria in the form Cocci and bacillus, gram negative and gram positive, all catalase positive were obtained. Out of a total of 84 isolates phenotypically characterized in this study: 10 isolates were molecularly identified, but only 4 were submitted to the GenBanck database whose accession numbers for each strain are as follows: Pantoea dispersa MLTBY6 (MT646430.1); Pseudomonas aeruginosa MLTBM2 (MT646431.1); Bacillus subtilis MLTBC5 (MT674681.1) and Pseudomonas monteilii MLTBC10 (MT674682.1). The phylogenetic classification inferred with MEGA.7 clearly show the bacterial diversity of the studied soils. The search for bacteria with cellulolytic potential in the soil opens a door for the production of cellulolytic enzymes for industrial production. This study, which provides an overview of the microbiological diversity of soil samples in Brazzaville, was to be extended to the whole city of Brazzaville, as well as to other cities in the country. This will open up prospects for new approaches to identification using targeted meta-genomics.
Characteristics of Poultry Farms and Use of Antibiotics in Peri-Urban Farms in Burkina Faso
Authors: SORO Karna Daniel , KAGAMBEGA Assèta , Malatala NIKIEMA Marguerite Edith , SAWADOGO Abdallah , Caroline BOUDA Soutongnooma , Muller COMPAORE Kiswendsida Abdou , Florant SAMA Nenbié , BARRO Nicolas
Published: May 2024

This study aimed to characterize farming practices and the use of antibiotics in the process of peri-urban poultry farming in Burkina Faso. Surveys were carried out on poultry farms with a questionnaire sent to 121 breeders in Ouagadougou and its surrounding areas. The results showed that poultry farming is dominated by males (79.3%) with a low level of education. Most poultry farmers make very little use of the services of an animal health specialist. Almost half (50.4%) of poultry farmers used a combination of modern treatment and decoction obtained from local plants. Self-medication was estimated at 73.6% while 38% of the drugs used came from unauthorized street sales. Poultry farmers (36%) said they didn't respect the recommended doses. Unhygienized poultry manure is discarded in nature or sold for use in fields or gardens. These practices present risks of spreading multi-resistant bacteria. This study provides an overview of husbandry practices and antibiotic use in peri-urban livestock in Burkina Faso. Good breeding practices and rational use of antibiotics in poultry farming will limit the misuse of antibiotics but also the proliferation of antibiotic resistance.
Flag Leaf Recorded More Photosynthetic Rate in Rice
Authors: Kalaignan Kalaichelvi
Published: May 2024

The flag leaf is the last to emerge indicating the transition from crop growth to grain production. Photosynthesis in this leaf provides the majority of the carbohydrates for grain filling. So it is the important leaf for yield potential. Flag leaf size and area can significantly improve the grain yield. A rice field at panicle initiation was chosen to take the observation on physiological efficiency (Photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate and stomatal conductance) using Infra red Gas Analyser in lower, middle and flag leaf. Photosynthetic rate of flag leaf is higher an average of 7.56 µ mol m-2 Sec-1 for facilitating the translocation of nutrients. Lower leaf has recorded a photosynthetic rate of 2.96. Transpiration rate is in the range of 2.02 to 1.75. stomatal conductance was 0.27 in flag leaf which is lesser than middle leaf (0.29).
Utility of Knee Ultrasound in Management of Patients with Hemophilia in a Limited Resource Setting
Authors: Odiwuor Obuon Dennis , Onyambu Callen Kwamboka , Amo Mamai Christine
Published: May 2024

Hemophilia is among the diseases that have not received adequate attention from the critical health decision-makers, despite the increasing number of patients diagnosed with the disease locally and across the world. Among the patients with hemophilia, bleeding into the joints, principally the knee joint, is common. A timely diagnosis of hemarthrosis and its complications is critical in optimal care for patients with hemophilia. MRI is the gold standard for the joint assessment in hemophilia, but access to MRI is limited by cost and scarcity. Ultrasonography is a valuable alternative, but the use of musculoskeletal sonography is not widespread locally. This study was designed to assess the utility of ultrasound in the assessment of the knee joint of patients with hemophilia who presented with knee pain or knee swelling at the hemophilia clinic in a hospital in Nairobi. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted over a period of four months from February 2021 to April 2021 at the National Hemophilia Clinic in a hospital Nairobi. Both clinical assessment of the knee and sonographic assessment of the knees was done, and results recorded in the data collection form. The mean age of the participants was 18.1 years (SD ± 11.8) with an age range between 3 and 60 years. The most common age group was 10-19 years that comprised 49% of the study population. Specific knee pathologies were identified by ultrasound in 88% of the participants, and there were both soft tissues and bony changes. Synovial hypertrophy was noted in 66% of the participants, hemarthrosis was seen in 51%, bone erosions 49%, articular cartilage thinning was seen in 39%, and subchondral cysts in 34%. The use of ultrasound for scanning patients presenting in hemophilia clinics with joint pain or swelling provides important imaging information about the status of the joints that can guide in management.
Influence of Cage Density on the Growth and Mortality Rate of Broiler Chickens (0 to 2 Weeks)
Authors: de Deus Pedro , Talo Mali Celestinho Gonçalves , Cardoso Amaral Acacio , Ximenes Liborio , Mendes José , Mali Code Carlito de Araújo , Soares Gomes Graciano
Published: May 2024

Broiler chicken products make a great contribution to meeting the needs of protein of animal origin. Annual chicken meat requirement increased because the price is accessible to all levels of society. The objective of this study is to find out the influence of cage density on the performance of broiler chicks in the initial phase with the same type of food. The investigation was carried out at the campus facilities of Instituto Politécnico de Betano (IPB) located at the village of Betano, Administrative Post of Same, Municipality of Manufahi, located in the south of Timor Island, approximately 94 km from the city of Dili. Around 160 broiler chickens were used, divided into four groups, each consisting of 40 chickens, and placed in cages of different sizes. The sizes of the cages are as follows: D1 (1m2), D2 (1.2m2), D3 (1.4m2), D4 (1.6m2). The feed provided was commercial feed with code BR1 during the observation period. The method used was the observation method with the same intensive treatment and measurement of indicators that determine the productive performance of chickens. The variables observed were feed consumption, conversion rate, and average daily weight gain and mortality rate. The results showed that there was no significant difference in the variables observed between cages with different sizes. However, descriptively, the results show that the cage with 1m2 of sizes is better, especially in relation to feed conversion and average daily weight gain of the chickens. This means that the ideal cage size for raising 40 broiler chickens is 1m2, and when using a larger cage can reduce the productive performance of the chickens.
Palavras-suspiro: uma escrita a partir de questões sensíveis e as possíveis apropriações pelo ensino de História
Authors: Silva Guilherme Henrique da , Lucini Marizete
Published: May 2024

O presente ensaio é fruto de reflexões sobre as possibilidades de transgredir barreiras impostas pelo saber hegemônico a partir de uma escrita inspirada em questões sensíveis. Considerando a perspectiva da decolonialidade, entendemos como questões sensíveis a colonialidade de gênero, sexualidade, etnia e raça que está intrinsecamente ligada às relações de poder e dominação que foram estabelecidas desde o período colonial. Ela se manifesta nas formas como grupos são marginalizados, oprimidos e subalternizados com base em suas identidades. Trata-se, portanto, de um movimento de construção a partir de palavras que narram experiências no sentido benjaminiano, que são compartilhadas, transmitidas e se desdobram no seu fazer artesanal, possibilitando a emersão de outras Histórias, antes invisibilizadas. Ao considerarmos a potencialidade dessas palavras-suspiro, que são constituídas por sentimentos, nos direcionamos a pensar a importância dessa abordagem no Ensino de História, que nos desloca para uma análise crítica das condições sociais que possibilitaram tais eventos.
Importância da educação imagética na seleção de imagens para a prática docente no ensino sobre os insetos
Authors: Nazario Vivian Marques da Silva , Oestreich Laura , Goldschmidt Andréa Inês
Published: May 2024

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi investigar como estão representados os insetos nas imagens disponibilizadas on-line, verificando suas potencialidades e fragilidades ao servirem como recurso pedagógico para o ensino de Ciências. O estudo, de caráter qualitativo, orientou-se pelo enfoque analítico e exploratório das representações imagéticas, utilizando como metodologia a construção de um banco de imagens selecionadas por meio da ferramenta Google Imagens de pesquisa na web. Foram analisadas as imagens provenientes de um banco de dados resultantes da pesquisa on-line pela palavra-chave: “Insetos”. Estas foram analisadas individualmente e divididas em categorias a posteriori. Os resultados sinalizaram que há um número significativo de imagens com classificação errônea, quais não podem ser usadas como representantes da classe dos insetos, tornando se barreira no ensino de Ciências. Além disso, esta análise apontou também que há uma escassez de recursos relacionados a evolução e ciclo de vida dos insetos.
Payitaht İstanbul’da Modern Eğitimin İzini Sürmek: Eyüp Kız Rüşdiye Mektebi [1875-1914]
Authors: Çakmak Biray
Published: May 2024

Osmanlı Devleti Tanzimat Dönemi’nde maarif alanında önemli düzenlemeler yaptı. Öncelikle ihtiyaç duyduğu beşerî sermaye sorununu çözmek amacıyla modern mektepler açtı. Abdülmecit Dönemi’nde ilk erkek rüşdiye mektebi 1847 yılında İstanbul’da açıldı. Daha sonra İstanbul ve taşradaki önemli idari merkezlerde yeni erkek rüşdiye mektepleri hizmete girdi. Abdülaziz Dönemi’nde İstanbul ve taşrada erkek rüşdiye mektepleri açılmaya devam edildi. İlk kız rüşdiye mektebi ise 6 Ocak 1859 tarihinde Sultanahmet’te Cevri Kalfa Kız Rüşdiyesi adıyla açıldı. Yaklaşık on yıl sonra Eylül 1869 tarihinde İstanbul’da yedi kız rüşdiye mektebi daha faaliyete geçti. 1877 yılına gelindiğinde İstanbul’da Sultanahmet, Şehzade, İbrahim Paşa, Aksaray, Eski Ali Paşa, Üsküdar, Gülfem Hatun, Atpazarı ve Eyüp kız rüşdiye mektepleri hizmet vermekteydi. Eyüp Kız Rüşdiye Mektebi 1875 yılında açıldı. Çalışmada Eyüp Kız Rüşdiye Mektebi değişim ve süreklilik temelinde ele alınmış, açılışı, personeli, talebe sayısı, tahsil süresi, binaları ve müfredatı ortaya konulmuş, işlevi tespit edilmek amacıyla mezunların izi sürülmüştür. Arşiv belgeleri ile matbu kaynaklar ve araştırma eserlerinin kullanıldığı çalışmada 1875 yılında açılan Eyüp Kız Rüşdiye Mektebi’nin muhacir iskanı sebebiyle 1881 yılında kapandığı, 1884 yılında yeniden açıldığı, muallimelerinin Darülmuallimat mezunu olduğu, kiralık hanelerde hizmet verdiği için sık sık taşındığı, talebe ve mezun sayısının az olduğu, bazı mezunların tahsillerine Darülmuallimat’ta devam ettikleri, mezuniyetlerini müteakip İstanbul ve taşradaki mekteplerde muallime olarak göreve başlayarak kamusal hayata girdikleri görülmüştür.
Innovative human resource practices and employee productivity: Case of SMEs from Oman
Authors:   Business Studies Department, College of Economics and Business Administration, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Nizwa, Oman, Kutpudeen Mohammed , Tahir Muhammad ,   Business Studies Department, College of Economics and Business Administration, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Nizwa, Oman
Published: May 2024

This study investigates the role of innovative human resource (HR) strategies in driving productivity within Oman's small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). It aims to explore the effects of such HR practices on the performance and satisfaction of employees. By thoroughly examining the relationship between innovative HR strategies and employee productivity, this research provides useful guidance for companies looking to improve their workforce's efficiency and effectiveness. The study used a quantitative method, gathering data through a structured survey. A total of 383 participants completed the survey, which detailedly evaluated how innovative HR practices influence employee productivity, ensuring the findings were clear and reliable. The analysis showed that these HR practices have a positive and significant effect on various aspects of employee performance, including their commitment, skills, alignment with company goals, and job satisfaction. This contributes to existing knowledge by applying the concept of innovative HR practices in Oman's unique business environment. The results underline the importance of adopting innovative HR strategies for SMEs in Oman to boost their success.
Formation of Three-Dimensional Thinking as one of the Significant Professional Qualities of an Architect
Authors: Zvyagintseva M. M. , Kuznetsov M. E. , Gladskikh A. A.
Published: May 2024

The article touches upon the problems of the professional formation of an architect, the development of his three-dimensional thinking in the process of studying the disciplines of the artistic cycle. The architect's vision must meet the strict requirements imposed by the specifics of visual activity, the laws of figurative literacy and the tasks of a particular stage of work, correlate with the ultimate ideals and purpose of creative activity. In the study of light as a means of artistic expression, an important role must be given to the psychology of the perception of light in nature and in the image. Only having a developed three-dimensional thinking a student can convincingly and accurately convey the character of a three-dimensional shape, its plasticity and movement.

The recognition of three-dimensional forms, including natural objects based on three-dimensional vision of images, through an accurate assessment of light and shadow gradations, adequate transfer of color phenomena of reality to the possibilities of the visual sphere and skillful modeling of forms depicted by light and shadow, becomes an emphasis in the training of an architect. The position of color in the image of shapes in space is no less significant.

Pedagogical techniques for the formation of three-dimensional thinking of students and the development of their graphic skills in drawing three-dimensional objects, including architectural ones, are based on scientific discoveries of scientists, scientists and artists since the Renaissance.

The integrity of perception, attention to detail, the study of space, understanding of form, possession of means of shaping and the image of a three-dimensional object in a two-dimensional format are becoming universal criteria that allow us to talk about the high-quality training of future architects.
Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Publications on Communicative Behavior Problems
Authors: Gorbacheva A. S. , Kazaryan M. Yu.
Published: May 2024

Purpose of research. The purpose of the study is to analyze the dynamics of the publication activity of scientific research in the field of studying communicative behavior. Communicative behavior is an object with an interdisciplinary research status. It falls into the area of research interest of various scientific fields. A bibliometric analysis of publication activity was carried out in connection with solving several tasks: to find out areas of knowledge in which the greatest publication activity is concentrated, to study the methods that are used in various fields of communicative behavior analysis, to identify organizations that are included in this research search.

Methods. The study was conducted in two scientific electronic databases: the Russian Scientific Electronic Library Elibrary.ru and the international open platform for researchers and scientific organizations Lens. The bibliometric analysis was used as the research method. It involves the quantification of documentary information flows and it is based on quantitative research indicators reflecting the state of science as a whole or its individual branches.

Results. As a result of the bibliometric analysis of publication activity on the problems of scientific research in the field of communicative behavior, communicative behavior in the digital environment and communicative behavior in social networks, a significant increase in publication activity was revealed in both international and Russian information databases over the past 10 years (2013 - 2023). It is also noted that the predominant number of publications on the issues studied is concentrated in the field of psychology. However, we can trace a shift in the focus of foreign research on communicative behavior towards digitalization in information technology, and Russian research towards the field of digital technologies in the educational environment.

Conclusion. The results obtained indicate the high relevance, as well as the scientific and practical significance of the research topic on the problems of communicative behavior in general, as well as communicative behavior in the digital environment and social networks, in particular.
The Role of Value Orientations of High School Students in the Process of Choosing a Professional Activity
Authors: Timofeev N. S.
Published: May 2024

This article delves into the intricate details of research that focuses on analyzing specific aspects of value orientation in the process of high school students determining their future professional paths. The study delves into the essence of self-determination in the professional realm, identifies the problem, offers solutions, and pinpoints factors for successful implementation. It underscores the crucial role of a complex value orientation in personality development and individuality formation. An individual's attitude towards themselves, the world, and the future, including their career, is reflected through priorities and values. These value orientations can serve as a dependable guide for high school students when making successful professional choices. The conducted research supports the hypothesis that value orientation is an essential factor in shaping a mature personality. Value orientation plays a pivotal role in making informed decisions about future careers. Labor value orientations are particularly important and can serve as a solid foundation for high school students as they navigate their professional paths.

The purpose of this study is to study the influence of Labor value orientation on the process of professional self-determination of modern high school students.

To achieve the purpose of the research, various methodological approaches are used, including systemic, socio-psychological and axiological approaches oriented on the humanist principle. Various methods have been used to conduct research, including theoretical analysis of scientific research, organizational approaches, and empirical methods such as observation, questionnaires, and psychodiagnostic methods.

This article conducted a bibliometric analysis of the problem, as well as empirical research. Thanks to the experiment carried out, it turned out that most of the high school students surveyed suffer from a certain anxiety that prevents them from choosing professional preferences that correspond to their abilities, desires and needs.
Hedging as one of Negative Politeness Strategies in German Languaculture
Authors: Tabachnikov I. I.
Published: May 2024

The article deals with the problem of negative politeness and corresponding politeness strategies in German languaculture on the basis of modern fiction and also elaborates on the analysis of linguistic means of implementation of a negative politeness strategy known as hedging.

Purpose of research: study of communicative situations in which a threat to the negative face of one of the speakers is present, and a review of politeness strategies that are used in such cases. The negative face means the desire of an interlocutor not to be bothered by others during communication (as an example, a request, an order or advice can damage the negative face of the addressee). Special attention is given to hedging as one of the most commonly used negative politeness strategy.

Methods: the practical part of the research is based on a linguacultural analysis of the material.

Results: using the analyzed materials we discover language (including grammatical, lexical and phonetical ones) tools and mechanisms that are used to perform such strategies in a speech act and also reasons to use hedges in communication and their functions in it.

Conclusion: based on the theoretical, practical materials and the results that have been found in the course of the research we can state the importance of mastering (among all the linguacultural features being one of the key components of acquiring any foreign language on a par with grammar, vocabulary, phonetics etc.) the complex and frequently used for a lot of different communicative purposes phenomena known as hedging – one of the negative politeness strategies, that has quite a unique ways of usage depending on languaculture in question, and thus requiring a more deep and thorough studying in each particular case. The relevance of research of that particular element in the system of negative politeness strategies is due to the fact that while acquiring languages of western Europe (German, English and others – that means languages of cultures of an individualistic type) – an incorrect knowledge of hedging mechanisms can be the cause of problems and failures in communication, because in such cultures that element of communicative politeness has quite an important role (more important that in cultures of collectivist type – i.e. the Russian one and others).
Political News Text with the Structure "Hourglass Style" Aimed at Children
Authors: Vdovichenko E. A. , Kameneva V. A.
Published: May 2024

This research paper is devoted to the study of the structural components of political news texts with the Hourglass Style structure aimed at children aged 8 to 12 years old. The data of this research included political news texts selected by directional sampling from the French-language magazine "1jour1actu". The findings show that news texts with the Hourglass Style structure have the following components: "Title"; "Lead"; "Lead"; "Nut graf"; "Key paragraph"; "Subtitles"; "Body"; "Background"; "The Turn"; "Beginning" / "Middle"; "End". These components fulfill one of the functions - to attract or hold the reader's attention, to inform, to influence, which are interlaced with each other. Using this method, the journalist tries to keep the young reader's attention throughout the news text, which contains a lot of additional information, so that he or she can better understand the sociopolitical issue addressed in the article. Also for this age group, the journalist can add to the news text with the "Hourglass Style" structure a video that contains animated illustrations and captions together with audio that either repeats the printed version of the news text, or is one of its structural components, or provides additional information in chronological order according to the "Pyramid" structure. The identified observations indicate that news texts with the Hourglass Style structure are informative. These texts are informative and expand children's knowledge.
Lexis and Grammar Specifics of the English Language in Africa
Authors: Voloshina T. G. , Mustafaeva A. A. , Bocharova E. A.
Published: May 2024

This research work deals with the lexical and grammatical features of the English language variant widely used in Africa. The importance of the use of British English is also taken into account, as well as its transformational processes due to the interaction and mutual influence of local dialects on its structure. Examples of neologisms and modified lexical units are given, based on the influence of local culture and the lack of an equivalent in the recipient language. The article pays attention to the grammatical aspects of language in the functioning of phrasal, modal and prepositional verbs, and also reveals the peculiarities of articles and pronouns use due to the influence of autochthonous languages. The aim of the research work is to identify the specifics of the linguistic and cultural adaptation of the English language in Africa and systematize the lexical and grammatical aspects of the English language as the territorial variant type. The choice of working methods is determined by the goals and objectives of the study. In the research work the method of metalinguistic analysis, methods of contextual and definitional analysis, methods of systematization and classification of linguistic material are used. As a result of the work the high productivity of the realities functioning in autochthonous languages in the lexical structure of the English variant in African countries and the lexical borrowings of terms from autochthonous languages are revealed. This trend is also emphasized in the borrowing of entire lexical phrases from the thesaurus of native languages. With regard to the grammatical part, a significant deviation from British English is emphasized. The research work results in such grammatical changes as: the use of auxiliary verbs together with semantic ones; the functioning of a simplified form of modern forms of the verb; the productive use of uncountable nouns in speech in the form of a countable nouns; significant deviations from British English in the process of using articles, personal and possessive pronouns.
The Novel by Patricio de la Escosura "The Patriarch of the Valley" in the Context of the Spanish Political Discourse of the 19th Century
Authors: Tereshchuk A. A.
Published: May 2024

The article presents the results of a study dedicated to the novel by the Spanish writer P. de la Escosura "The Patriarch of the Valley", first published in 1846. The novel is analyzed in the context of the Spanish political discourse of the 1830s-1840s. In the course of the study, the 2009 edition of “The Patriarch of the Valley” was used. The historical approach to the study of political discourse was used in the work. The characters in the novel were divided into 4 groups depending on their political views: (1) right-wing Carlists (conservatives); (2) moderate Carlists; (3) moderate liberals; (4) radical liberals. A comparative analysis of the images of characters belonging to different groups has been carried out. The tendencies of displaying real historical figures in the novel are considered. An analysis of the intertext of "The Patriarch of the Valley" is made. P. de la Escosura included in his novel references to the literary works of contemporary Spanish writers who were on the same ideological positions as the author of "The Patriarch of the Valley". It is concluded that "The Patriarch of the Valley" was not an ordinary serial, but was used by the author as a tool of political propaganda.
Experience of Creation of Student Mass Media as a Means of Formation of Professional Competences
Authors: Mikhailov I. A. , Popova G. V.
Published: May 2024

This article is devoted to the description of the experience of creating a student media on the model of collective blog, the editorial staff of which is made up of students of South-West State University studying in the direction of training "Journalism". The relevance of the work is determined by the need to generalise and analyse the experience of practical activities to form and develop professional competencies of future journalists.

The aim of the study is to analyse the experience of creating student media as a means of forming professional competences.

The tasks of the study include the study and analysis of theoretical works on the topic of the research, systematised description of the concepts of "competence" and "competence", generalisation and analysis of professional competences declared as the result of training in the direction of training 42.03.02 "Journalism", as well as the study of their formation and development in the course of work in the student media.

The research methodology consists of general scientific methods of collecting and processing information (analytical and synthetic processing), classification and systematisation methods.

The analysis of the three-year period of work of the Internet project "PALACE_MEDIA" shows that such a form of application of knowledge, skills and abilities obtained in the process of educational activities, predicts the development of student media.
Specific Grammatical Aspects of Translating the Iaea Regulatory Documents into the Russian Language
Authors: Bayankina E. G. , Pegov S. V.
Published: May 2024

The article discusses some grammatical features of the IAEA safety requirements and guides in the English language and in their Russian translations. Considering that these documents make a foundation of the global nuclear safety system, and grammar is the backbone of the language and an essential constituent of the communication content, the paper is focused on the analysis of the ways of translating specific grammatical structures, which determines current importance of this study. The aim of the work is to compare typical grammatical constructions used in the texts of the Russian translations of the IAEA publications under consideration with the grammatical features of similar Rostechnadzor’s regulatory documentation. The main tasks of the authors are to compare the ways of translating English modal and passive constructions, English verbals and verbal structures into Russian and to verify the translator’s choice of a certain grammatical structure in the translations of the regulations and guidelines under consideration. Taking research tasks predetermined the choice of the following research methods: comparative analysis; linguistic and statistical analysis; contextual analysis; inductive and deductive analysis. To obtain linguistic and statistical analysis data, the authors applied such software tools as SDL Trados, Adobe Acrobat, Excel and MS Word. In order to ensure the correctness of the results, only the substantive part of the documents under consideration was analyzed.

The analysis has brought to the following results: the need to comply with the regulatory requirements narrows the choice of Russian modal constructions in the translation of "should" statements used in IAEA documents. The issue of changing the regulatory requirement that prescribes to use the Russian verb "следует" has to be treated very carefully, considering the established practice of both translating the IAEA safety guides and their understanding by the target users; the translation of English passive constructions and verbals used in the IAEA safety guides gives clear preference to the use of Russian indefinite-personal structures with verbs in the active voice in the 3rd person plural; the grammatical structures used in the translation of the IAEA publications in question generally correspond to the grammatical structures used in the Rostechnadzor regulatory documents, which is predetermined by the information nature and ensures a fairly high similarity of their style.
The Development of Creative Potential as a Condition for the Formation of the Competitiveness of the Future Specialist
Authors: Kilimova L. V. , Cherkashin M. D. , Pashutko D. S.
Published: May 2024

Relevance. New requirements for the training of students in higher educational institutions are that acquiring only specialized professional knowledge is no longer sufficient for a future competitive specialist. It is necessary to develop such individual abilities that significantly reveal his individuality and creative potential.

Goal of the work. To determine pedagogical conditions that contribute to the development of the creative potential of future specialists as a factor in the formation of their competitiveness.

Objectives of the research: Based on the analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature, to find out the essence and content of the basic concepts of the study “personal competitiveness,” creative potential”; to justify the pedagogical conditions for the development of the creative potential of future specialists in the sociocultural space of higher education.

Methodology. During the scientific search, the following research methods were used: systemic, analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, generalization, comparison.

Results. Based on the analysis of scientific sources, the concept of individual competitiveness is defined as a necessary set of professional and personal qualities that contribute to the possession of competitive advantages in current sociocultural conditions. The pedagogical conditions for the development of creative potential are determined as conditions for the formation of the competitiveness of a future specialist.

Conclusions. Preparation for identifying and developing creative potential is possible provided that a creative learning environment is created that stimulates students' creative activity and students' motivation for creative activity.
Association Between COVID-19 and Self-Harm: Nationwide Retrospective Ecological Spatiotemporal Study in Metropolitan France
Authors: Baillet Maëlle , Wathelet Marielle , Lamer Antoine , Frévent Camille , Fovet Thomas , D'Hondt Fabien , Notredame Charles-Edouard , Vaiva Guillaume , Génin Michael
Published: May 2024

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has not been associated with increases in suicidal behavior at the national, regional, or county level. However, previous studies were not conducted on a finer scale or adjusted for ecological factors.

Objective

Our objective was to assess the fine-scale spatiotemporal association between self-harm and COVID-19 hospitalizations, while considering ecological factors.

Methods

Using the French national hospital discharge database, we extracted data on hospitalizations for self-harm of patients older than 10 years (from 2019 to 2021) or for COVID-19 (from 2020 to 2021) in metropolitan France. We first calculated monthly standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) for COVID-19 between March 2020 and December 2021, using a Besag, York, and Mollié spatiotemporal model. Next, we entered the SIRs into an ecological regression in order to test the association between hospital admissions for self-harm and those for COVID-19. Lastly, we adjusted for ecological variables with time lags of 0 to 6 months.

Results

Compared with a smoothed SIR of ≤1, smoothed SIRs from 1 to 3, from 3 to 4, and greater than 4 for COVID-19 hospital admissions were associated with a subsequent increase in hospital admissions for self-harm, with a time lag of 2 to 4 months, 4 months, and 6 months, respectively.

Conclusions

A high SIR for hospital admissions for COVID-19 was a risk factor for hospital admission for self-harm some months after the epidemic peaks. This finding emphasizes the importance of monitoring and seeking to prevent suicide attempts outside the epidemic peak periods.
Exploration of ethnomathematics research in Indonesia 2010-2023
Authors: Kusuma Anggun Badu , Hanum Farida , Abadi Agus Maman , Ahmad Ahmad
Published: May 2024

Ethnomathematics is the finding of mathematics in the cultural values of a place. Indonesia has many kinds of cultures, and ethnomathematics research has been done in some areas of Indonesia. This study aims to identify the cultural forms and mathematical materials found in ethnomathematical research in Indonesia. The research method used is a literature review. The stages of the research method included selecting a topic, developing tools of argumentation, searching the literature, surveying the literature, critiquing the literature, and writing the thesis. The instruments used were Google Scholar, the search engine, and the NVivo application. The number of articles analyzed was 88 articles. These articles represent the culture spread across 34 provinces of Indonesia. The research results obtained are cultural forms containing mathematical material, including ideas, activities, and artifacts. Mathematical materials explored in these cultures include statistics, trigonometry, vector, algebra, arithmetic, one-dimensional geometry, two-dimensional geometry, three-dimensional geometry, coordinate geometry, transformation geometry, calculus, logic, and opportunity. The complexity of the culture and material found in mathematics shows that ethnomathematical research can be developed in all forms of culture and applied in various mathematics learning materials.
Convex Portrait in a self-mirror: Social Dissonance and Social Synthesis
Authors: Caron J.-P.
Published: May 2024

Social Dissonance is then, both a form of practice, an effect of that
practice- the furthering of the already present socially dissonant
effect/affect-, and a specific score, proposing possible kinds of
action to an audience to bring about the consciousness of their own
unfreedom- or, more radically, the consciousness of their
unconsciousness. But this program has two insufficiencies: 1. The
circuit through which the risen consciousness of an unfree state may
translate into forms of action is not provided. 2. Even if one
has successfully elicited the experience of unfreedom, the transmission
of that feeling of unfreedom within a localized social milieu- typically
enclosed within an art gallery, a concert hall, or a punk venue- to the
consciousness of the unfreedom of the social world at large is, in the
least, problematic. The first insufficiency relates to the problem of
the theoretical conditions of practice, or what kinds of
influence can a theoretically gained description have upon practice - a
very classical problem. The second insufficiency is more specific to
Mattin and one would say amounts to the influence one practice may have
upon other practices. But this last formulation is a superficial one,
being maybe more fruitfully described as the problem of the traction one
form of action may have upon the practical conditions of
conceptual representation- once we understand the dialectics
between action and conception that seems to be implicit in Mattin’s
account, and much of the present text will be dealing with exactly that.
Sensing in the dark: constructive evolution of the lateral line system in blind populations of Astyanax mexicanus
Authors: Morales Roberto Rodriguez
Published: May 2024

Cave adapted animals evolve a suite of regressive and constructive
traits that allow survival in the dark. Most studies aiming at
understanding cave animal evolution have focused on the genetics and
environmental underpinnings of regressive traits, with special emphasis
on vision loss. However, cave-associated constructive traits, like
compensations from non-visual sensory systems, have been relatively
overlooked. In blind cavefish of the Mexican tetra, Astyanax mexicanus,
a major non-visual sensory system that compensated through morphological
expansions is the mechanosensory lateral line. Although this system has
been studied and described in A. mexicanus for over decades, there are
still many unknowns about the developmental origin, synaptic plasticity,
and overall adaptive value of expanded lateral lines. This review
provides a snapshot of the current state of knowledge of lateral line
adaption in A. mexicanus, with an emphasis on anatomy, synaptic
plasticity, and behavior. Multiple open avenues for future research in
this system, and how these can be leveraged as tools for both
evolutionary biology and evolutionary medicine, are discussed.
The recombination initiation functions DprA and RecFOR suppress microindel mutations in Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1
Authors: Liljegren Mikkel M. , Gama João A. , Johnsen Pål , Harms Klaus
Published: May 2024

Short-Patch Double Illegitimate Recombination (SPDIR) has been recently
identified as a rare mutation mechanism. During SPDIR, ectopic DNA
single-strands anneal with genomic DNA at microhomologies and get
integrated in the course of DNA replication, presumably acting as
Okazaki fragments. The resulting microindel mutations are highly
variable in size and sequence. In the soil bacterium Acinetobacter
baylyi, SPDIR mutations are tightly controlled by genome maintenance
functions including RecA. In this study, we investigate the roles of
DprA, RecFOR and RecBCD, which are cytoplasmic functions that load DNA
single-strands with RecA. All three functions suppress SPDIR mutations
in wildtype to levels below the detection limit. While SPDIR mutations
are slightly elevated in the absence of DprA alone, they are strongly
increased in the absence of both DprA and RecA. This SPDIR-avoiding
function of DprA is not related to its role in natural transformation.
These results suggest an antimutational function for DprA and offer an
explanation for the ubiquity of dprA in the genomes of
non-transformable bacteria.
Energy Drink Consumption Among Israeli-Arab Adolescents: Gender Differences in Anxiety and Well-being
Authors: Horovitz Omer , Nimri Lili , Mansour Bshara , Benhos Amir , Banna Abdallah , Nasrallah Elias , Sackran Marwan , Ahmad Ahlam Abu , Ardi Ziv
Published: May 2024

Background: Research indicates a relationship between
nutrition, physiological characteristics, and mental health. It was
already reported that Israeli-Arab adolescents consume more fast food,
sweets, and candies than Jews. Higher energy drink consumption by
Israeli-Arab adolescents emerged. Though, data on the topic still needs
to be updated. The current study examined possible associations between
energy drink consumption, anxiety, and well-being in Israeli-Arab
adolescents. We also investigated these associations concerning fast
food consumption, physical activity, and sleep hours. Methods:
One hundred and fourteen adolescents (59 females) aged 12–18 from
several cities & villages in northern Israel were recruited to study. A
cross-sectional exploratory study assessed adolescents’ energy drink
consumption, nutritional and lifestyle habits, well-being, and anxiety
using self-reported questionnaires. Anthropometric measurements -
weight, height, and waist circumference were also assessed.
Results: Gender and energy drink consumption were associated
with psychological status. Energy drink consumers reported a lower
well-being index and a higher anxiety index than non-consumers. Energy
drink consumers ate significantly more fast food per week than
non-consumers. In addition, sleep hours were correlated with anxiety
levels. These results differed between genders. Conclusions:
Our study shows complex associations between energy drink consumption
and mental health indices. These associations can serve as a basis for
further research into this topic.
Fixed-time Adaptive Neural Control for Physical Human-Robot Collaboration with Time-Varying Workspace Constraints
Authors: Sun Yuzhu , Van Mien , McIlvanna Stephen , Nhat Nguyen Minh , McLoone Sean , Ceglarek Dariusz , Ge Shuzhi Sam
Published: May 2024

Physical human-robot collaboration (pHRC) requires both compliance and
safety guarantees since robots coordinate with human actions in a shared
workspace. This paper presents a novel fixed-time adaptive neural
control methodology for handling time-varying workspace constraints that
occur in physical human-robot collaboration while also guaranteeing
compliance during intended force interactions. The proposed methodology
combines the benefits of compliance control, time-varying integral
barrier Lyapunov function (TVIBLF) and fixed-time techniques, which not
only achieve compliance during physical contact with human operators but
also guarantee time-varying workspace constraints and fast tracking
error convergence without any restriction on the initial conditions.
Furthermore, a neural adaptive control law is designed to compensate for
the unknown dynamics and disturbances of the robot manipulator such that
the proposed control framework is overall fixed-time converged and
capable of online learning without any prior knowledge of robot dynamics
and disturbances. The proposed approach is finally validated on a
simulated two-link robot manipulator and then extended to the simulated
UR10 robot. Simulation results show that the proposed controller is
superior in the sense of both tracking error and convergence time
compared with the existing barrier Lyapunov functions based controllers,
while simultaneously guaranteeing compliance and safety.