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The Notion of Emotion in EFL Learning and Teaching in Saudi Arabia: A Critical Review of 20 Years of Research
Authors: Alrabai Fakieh
Published: January 2021

This paper provides a broad critical review of the research that examined the emotional factors such as learners’ attitudes, motivation, language anxiety, autonomy, and self-esteem in the context of learning English as a foreign language (EFL) in Saudi Arabia over a period of 20 years (2000-2020). The aim of this critical review is to answer some questions relating to identifying the most common themes of research efforts in this area, the strengths, and weaknesses among it; and to explain how such efforts have contributed to the development of English language learning/teaching within the Saudi context. The study is significant in that the findings identified some issues with thematic orientation in Saudi EFL emotion research—particularly regarding under- and over-explored topics due to an element of randomness in how research topics related to EFL emotions are often selected and explored, with some topic areas receiving excessive attention and others receiving little or no attention. Some issues related to research design and methodology were also acknowledged and assessed. The study suggests that it is useful to develop ways to coordinate and streamline future research on EFL emotions in Saudi Arabia and to work towards developing new research protocols that investigate the practicalities of language learning emotions in real learning situations.
The Uniqueness of Architecture and Bamboo House Environment in Pengotan Traditional Village, Bali, Indonesia
Authors: Dwijendra Ngakan Ketut Acwin , Putra I Dewa Gede Agung Diasana , Wirawibawa Ida Bagus Gde , Laskara Gede Windu , Wiriantari Frysa
Published: January 2021

Pengotan Village is a traditional village known as a tourism village in which it has unique architectures of bamboo house settlements and its natural beauty. These resources have led to an increase in tourist visits. However, the increase has led to the growth of tourist facilities such as accommodations and restaurants. The construction of tourist facilities has transformed agricultural and plantation lands' functions to support tourism and new settlements. This transformation has caused changes in traditional architecture even though these cultural productions are interesting for tourists. This phenomenon is an architectural challenge for the people to maintain the cultural productions, but at the same time, they can accommodate tourist activities in the village. Therefore, this paper aims to identify the traditional settlement and architecture of the bamboo, including socio-cultural conditions, village morphology, building typology, and problems faced. Using fieldwork investigations and interviews, this paper's output identifies and documents data conditions, problems, analysis, concepts, and strategies for future village architectural conservation. This activity's technical implementation includes preparation, survey, a compilation of data and analysis, formulation of concepts and structuring strategies, design, and socialization.
A Shift from a Monoglossic to a Heteroglossic View: Metalinguistic Stego- Translanguaging Lens Approach
Authors: Abdulaal Mohammad Awad Al-Dawoody
Published: January 2021

This research study aims at replacing monoglossic approaches with a stego-translanguaging pedagogy (i.e., the indirect use of the mother tongue to enhance the target language perception and acquisition). To solve the problematic constant decline in the learners’ reading and writing IELTS scores in Port Said Language Center and to check the influence of the stego-translanguaging approach, two groups of participants were randomly chosen, an experimental group with 33 English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners from different colleges in Port Said University in Egypt and a control group with 30 EFL learners. The participants in the experimental group followed a heteroglossic pedagogy, whereas the control group followed a strictly non-plurilingual monolingual approach. The results of Kruskal-Wallis test showed that the stego-translanguaging approach was much more influential in teaching IELTS reading than the monoglossic conventional approach with 1.483 as a mean difference between the two groups as (µ1=7) in the experimental group and (µ2= 5.517) in the control group. Another crucial result was displayed by a parametric test conducted to examine the significant differences between the IELTS writing posttest scores in the experimental and the control groups. The test showed that µ1 > µ2 with an estimation difference of 1.535, where µ1= 6.818 and µ2 = 5.28
Corpus-based Analysis of Lexicosemantic Behaviour of Nervous System Diseases Names
Authors: Lacková Marta
Published: January 2021

Terminology represents a significant factor in healthcare communication between specialists and patients. The present paper deals with the lexicosemantic characteristics of multi-word lexical units multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, epidural abscess, Huntington’s chorea, and carpal tunnel syndrome. The research questions focus on collocations, word combinations, and concordances in which they regularly appear; the first lemma to the left and the first lemma to the right from the studied lexeme demonstrate the principal positions of our interest. Simultaneously, the researcher considers their semantic restrictions, semantic prosody, and grammatical relations that influence their lexical features. The whole linguistic material is investigated in the framework of the text corpus English Web 2015 (enTenTen15) with the help of the search tool Sketch Engine. To begin the research, the frequencies of these lexical units are elaborated. The researcher also looks into the morphological classification of the studied words as these two factors affect them from the lexicological perspective. The research outcomes confirm that the nervous disease names appear in a wide range of structures, and they considerably contribute to successful communication in the medical surroundings. Moreover, the results indicate that the lexicosemantic behaviour of the terms reflects extralinguistic factors (psychological, social) of individual communication acts. The phenomenon is to be further examined and interpreted within the corpus analyses of other chosen lexical units, not only from the field of medicine. Eventually, the researcher outlines possible pedagogical implications of the research results in the process of teaching English.
A Cognitive Linguistics Study of the Conceptual Derivation of Word Meaning
Authors: Aajami Raghad Fahmi
Published: January 2021

To maintain understanding, usage, and interrelations of English vocabularies by Iraqi second language learners (L2) is a challenging mission. In the current study, the cognitive linguistic theory of domains by Langacker (1987) is adopted to provide new horizons in learning vocabulary and qualify Iraqi students with a deep knowledge analysis of the meanings of lexical concepts. This paper aims to test the validity of expanding the English language vocabulary for second language learners from Iraq through domains theory. It also attempts to find how the domains theory supports L2 learners in identifying meanings related to lexical concepts. Accordingly, an experimental study is conducted on fifty-eight university students of the second year level from the University of Baghdad, Iraq. The pre and post-tests are analyzed by using the Editor for the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The results show the following: First, a progression of more than (0.05≤) is discovered in terms of students' understanding of the interrelationships between lexical concepts. Second, a new vision is dealt with to connect lexical concepts with their meanings according to the focus of the speakers using Langacker's theory. Third, domains theory (profile/ base organization, active zone, and the perceptual basis for knowledge representation) has proven effective in expanding Iraqi students' treatment and perception of semantic domains of English lexical concepts precisely.
Evolving Cultural Models of Mercury: From Minamata to the Anti-Vaccine Movement
Authors: Carter Andrew Pearce
Published: January 2021

This article examines the cultural history of mercury as an environmental pollutant and toxic, with a particular focus on the mid-twentieth century to the present. It examines mercury in the context of larger global environmental movements and the cultural dimensions of mercury poisoning
Contribution of Meta-Cognitive Competence in Preserving Student Self-Regulation in Algerian Higher Education: A Case from ENS of Laghouat
Authors: Rogti Maroua
Published: January 2021

The processes of teaching and learning the English language have reached a globalized turn to the extent that educators and learners became highly exposed to teaching materials and classroom strategies to ensure long-life, independent, and self-guided learning. Ultimately, in a language class, learners may confront difficulty in understanding a literary text which can derive from the limited language proficiency, and presiding over lack of linguistic, cultural, and academic competence. In order to affirm this hypothesis and answer the question of the extent to which can self-directed learning be achieved and improved through metacognitive competence in performing a task in literature, this study aims at highlighting the effectiveness of incorporating certain innovative teaching activities and management practices, notably self-cognition and self-reflection on pursuing learners’ metacognition in understanding a literary text. By adopting a quasi-experimental methodological design, this study uses a participant observation with twenty- six subjects at Higher College of Teachers of Laghouat, they are assigned into two groups to measure their level of meta-cognitive competence and self-regulation, and prove their impact on achieving independent learning in studying a literary text. Results assured learners’ enthusiasm, high competence, and positive responses upon compiling metacognition and self-reflection which are not only learning strategies, but also learning paradigms for increasing learners’ self-directed learning and performance in class. Further studies may include engaging in improving independent learning and self-regulation of post-graduated learners through compensation and memory-related strategies.
Exploring Communicative Language Teaching Principles Alignment of English Textbook in Saudi Arabia Middle School
Authors: Alharbi Ahmed O.
Published: January 2021

This paper aims to analysis an English language textbook used in “middle school” (high school) in Saudi Arabia in-depth, to ascertain the type of pedagogy pushed by the teacher’s book. The criteria of analysis are adapted from Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). These criteria are used to analyses the textbook in terms of how communicative it is and personalised, how authentic, how meaningful; its degree of linguistic complexity; whether it is scaffolded, accuracy or fluency oriented; and how much of all each of these categories is in the textbook activities. The methodology of this paper is qualitative and presents only one aspect, textbook analysis, of a broader case study which forms part of a Ph.D. project that explores the factors behind the failure of implementation of CLT in Saudi Arabia. The results of this analysis show that in the textbook there is a careful balance between accuracy and fluency. There are some person, alised and meaningful activities, however most of the activities lack of authenticity which limits freedom for the students in using use the target language.
Investigation of Factors Influencing Speaking Performance of Saudi EFL Learners
Authors: Alrasheedi Saleh
Published: January 2021

Equal focus needs be placed on teaching all four basic skills of language learning: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. However, it is observed that due attention is not devoted to developing speaking skills in Saudi EFL learners; this task is especially challenging as English is not widely used or spoken in their day-to-day communication. The current study aims to investigate the psychological factors which affect learners’ speaking performance by: (a) examining the strategies learners use for developing speaking skills, (b) identifying obstacles confronted by learners in developing speaking skills, and (c) suggesting ways to facilitate the acquisition of English speaking skills. The research seeks answers to these questions: (1) What are some psychological factors affecting speaking skills of students? (2) Why do learners find speaking in English so difficult? . I distributed a questionnaire among 200 female and male participants majoring in various fields at Majmaah university in Saudi Arabia. I employed SPSS to analyze the accumulated data and displayed the results in descriptive tables. The results reveal that affective factors impacting students’ performance in speaking skills are shyness, peer pressure, anxiety, and fear of making mistakes. Other factors that hinder speaking performance are paucity of necessary vocabulary, lack of exposure to the target language, and scarce opportunities to practice speaking outside the classroom. The study contributes to the existing English language learning (ELL) literature through its focus on the affective factors impacting speaking performance in Arabic-speaking EFL learners.
Student Teachers’ Development of Reflective Practice concerning Teaching Philosophy and Peer Observations
Authors: Almusharraf Asma Mansour
Published: January 2021

This study examined the effect of utilizing e-portfolio reflection-enhancing tasks in a practicum course on developing student teachers' level of reflection. It sought to answer how engaging EFL student teachers in writing a teaching philosophy and peer observation affect their understanding of and appreciation for reflective practice and its influence on developing their reflection level and teaching performance. A mixed-methods study design was implemented where both quantitative and qualitative data were collected within this study. Eight female Saudi student teachers enrolled in a teacher education program at a public university in Saudi Arabia participated in this study while completing an 11-week teaching practicum course at a public secondary school in Riyadh. Each participant was tasked with completing a teaching philosophy and six peer observations with other participants within the study. Each task was analyzed for its reflection level based on a rubric developed by El- Okda (2009). Data were also collected through a semi-structured interview with each of the participants. This study demonstrated that while the participants struggled throughout the practicum to develop a cogent teaching philosophy, their level of reflection for the peer observation tasks improved throughout the teaching practice. Their enthusiasm for these tasks and the process of reflection itself was very positive. The results of this study will help teacher educators to create an informative account of reflection in teaching practice programs in ways that encourage reflective practice among student teachers. Future research could continue to explore more reflective tasks that encourage reflection among student teachers.
Reflections on the role and place of ethnographic and qualitative enquiry in sociolinguistics
Authors: Puchowski James Konrad
Published: January 2021

Grounded in experience from being a student a different academic institutions, and since then my own studies into contemporary Norwegian Nynorsk language activism involving linguistic ethnography and discourse-oriented research methods, in this piece I discuss how ‘mainstream’ approaches to sociolinguistics remain to appear largely tied to quantitative and statistical methods without a consolidated interface with other, less internationally dominant quantitative, ethnographic and critical approaches to studying language in a societal context. Through an open discussion of social scientific theory and recent work in sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology, I underline the case for a more inclusive ‘mainstream’ sociolinguistics that both accommodates interdisciplinary and descriptive research methods alongside traditional variationist practice, and is also open to a critical re-evaluation of the scope of the discipline which is able to encompass language user agency and socio-political discourse as part of a ‘socially-constituted’ approach to sociolinguistics across the board.
Women’s Empowerment in Manipur
Authors: Sophia Arambam
Published: January 2021

Manipur is a state situated in North-Eastern corner of India. Two-thirds of the population comprise the Meiteis, majority ethnic community in Manipur. Meitei women are renowned for their unique role and status in history. Women in Manipur are particularly noted for their active economic participation and are renowned for their collective empowerment and strong force as depicted in the two Nupilans (women’s wars, or uprisings) against the British when the state was under colonial rule. They are also renowned for their activism against liquor consumption as Nisha Bandhis which later evolved into their powerful role as Meira Paibis(Women torch bearers), a collective of women that are actively involved in civil society movements for justice and human rights. The study seeks to find out whether this legacy of women’s collective strength has translated into greater decision-making power at home and in political representation. The paper uses secondary data to depict the myriad roles that women play in Manipur society, contradictory at times, visible on one hand in high economic participation, powerful as a collective in their role as Meira Paibis, and yet individually still constrained by patriarchy and not prominent when it comes to real decision-making power. It argues that a movement towards tangible actual empowerment is a must.
Higher Education Languages of Instruction in Morocco and their impact on the Receptive Vocabulary Size of Moroccan EFL Master Students
Authors: Agrram Abdelaziz
Published: January 2021

Having a clear vocabulary profile of Moroccan master students might reveal where these participants stand compared to other countries. Therefore, the study aims to investigate the effect of languages of instruction in Morocco (e.g., Arabic vs. French) on the receptive vocabulary size of EFL Moroccan master students (e.g., departments of letters, science, and law). To this end, Meara’s (2010) Yes/No test was used as an instrument to measure the overall vocabulary size of these participants. A total of 325 EFL master students took the aforementioned test. The main research question is: Does the medium of instruction have any effects on the receptive vocabulary size of these students? Descriptive statistics were employed to calculate the overall receptive vocabulary size of test-takers. It was found that Moroccan EFL master students have a total of (M= 2293) lemmas. An independent samples t-test was run to check for any statistical significance. The t-test statistic reveals that the significance level is less than the p-value (t=-4.068, p< .05, df= 323). Thus, it was concluded that there was a statistically significant difference between the French group and the Arabic group. The results of this study confirm that students who were instructed in French (M= 2417, sd= 903, N=185) outperformed the other students who were taught in Arabic (M= 2058, sd= 903, N= 140). In the current study, among various suggestions, it is proposed that the volume of 30 hours in the English module is not sufficient and should be complemented with vocabulary-based activities.
Epidemiology and outcome of acute burn patients at a new dedicated burn centre in Nepal
Authors: Sudhin Budhi Nath Adhikari , Adhikari Sanjit , Khatiwada Sushma
Published: January 2021

Introduction: Burn injury remains one of the biggest health concerns in the developing world. It has been regarded as a formidable public health issue in terms of mortality, morbidity and permanent disability. We aim to provide an overview of the basic epidemiological characteristics of burn patients admitted at a dedicated burn center in Chitwan, Nepal.

Methods: This was a retrospective, hospital-based observational study conducted at Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital (CMCTH) burn ward from September 2017 to August 2019. Patients’ records from admission/discharge book, admission/discharge summaries as well as patient’s individual files were reviewed to obtain the necessary data. Demographic data, clinical characteristics, treatments and outcomes were statistically analyzed.

Results: Among the 202 patients, the number of males slightly predominated that of females with a ratio of 1.02:1. The median age was 24 years, and the median total body surface area (TBSA) burned was 15%.  Children less than 10 years comprised one third of all patients while more than one fifth were elderly. The commonest etiological factor was flame burn, closely followed by scald. The mortality rate was 12.38% for the period under review. Majority of the patients spent less than 10 days on admission and around one fifth needed surgical intervention aimed at earlier coverage. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that age, Body Mass Index (BMI) and total body surface area (TBSA) burnt were the major predictors of burn mortality.

Conclusions: The outcome of burn injuries is poor. Appropriate preventive & therapeutic measures need to be taken in terms of social education & provision of quality healthcare to reduce the incidence & improve the survival outcome of burn patients which should focus on children and elderly especially during the winter season.
THE REFLECTION OF ELECTRONIC JOURNALS’ SUBJECT-MATTER IN A COLOR SYSTEM
Authors: Hussain Abdulalee Falh Al Mnshdawy Ma
Published: January 2021

The article examines an electronic journal as a modern type of a periodical from the standpoint of the distinguishing features of the color palette (color system). The topic of the color influence on the user in the electronic journals’ design has not been substantially studied to date. With the aim of attracting the target audience not only the content is important, but also the design.The emphasis is laid on identifying the relationship between the color system applied for the journal’s design and its content (functional focus). The author sampled and analyzed a considerable amount of factual material, representing the examples of the electronic pages’ design of the journals and magazines of various types. In accordance with the division into thematic groups, characteristic color combinations and the patterns of their use on the page were identified. The thematic component is far from being crucial in choosing the electronic journal’s color scheme. The reason for this is the presence of a large number of additional factors affecting its formation. Moreover, there are general trends in graphic design that set conventional limitations for the color palette, especially the trend towards minimalism.
Contradictions in the reproduction of the resource potential of agricultural enterprises and the conditions for overcoming it
Authors: Marmul Larisa , Kucherenko Svitlana , Levaieva Liudmyla
Published: January 2021

The subject of the research is the theoretical, methodological and practical aspects of reproduction of the resource potential of agricultural enterprises. The purpose of the work is to identify the features and contradictions and substantiate the theoretical foundations and improve practical developments for the expanded reproduction of the resource potential of agricultural enterprises and the comprehensive development of their resource provision for the future. The methodological basis of the article was both general scientific and special methods of scientific knowledge. The article used scientific research methods: abstract-logical – to assess the impact of a combination of factors on the formation of reproduction of resource potential; system-structural analysis and synthesis – to identify the composition and functional affiliation of sources of reproduction; analytical and calculation – to study trends and patterns of reproduction and use of potential; statistical and economic, graphic – to identify and display the dynamics of reproduction indicators; computational and constructive – to substantiate a balanced model of the processes of reproduction of resource potential, taking into account its dialectical contradictions. Results of work. The article reveals the features and contradictions, substantiates the theoretical foundations and improves practical developments on the expanded reproduction of the resource potential of agricultural enterprises and the comprehensive development of their resource provision for the future. The issues of the dialectics of its implementation and the improvement of the organizational and economic mechanism are considered, taking into account the identified contradictions, the processes of differentiation of the subjects of the agrarian and agro-industrial economy, the corporatization of their management, the formation of the land market, the modernization of material and technical means, the significant rates of innovation. The field of application of results. The conclusions and results obtained in the article should be used in the educational and scientific process of the economics faculties of universities, in the work of agricultural enterprises, in the activities of rural communities, district administrations of agriculture. Conclusions. A feature of the modern economic situation at enterprises of agro-industrial production to recreate their resource potential is the presence of a dialectical contradiction: the implementation of an extensive type of expanded reproduction is fundamentally unacceptable, but it is still being carried out. Therefore, resources are used irrationally, since the constant technical basis of production determines its high cost.
Activities of joint investment institutions in Ukraine
Authors: Horodnichenko Yuliia
Published: January 2021

Subject of research is the activities of collective investment institutions. The purpose of the article is to study the essence and features of the activities of mutual investment institutions in Ukraine, highlighting the shortcomings of its activities and prospects for development. Methods used in the research process: method of system-structural analysis and synthesis, method of comparative analysis, generalization, general scientific, special methods of scientific knowledge and other research methods. Study results. The role of joint investment institutions in attracting and trading investment funds is described. Application of results. The results of the study can be used in the activities of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the National Commission on Securities and Stock Market, as well as in higher education institutions in the teaching of economic disciplines. Conclusions.  To attract investors to the market of collective investment institutions, it is important to implement a wide range of measures, the main of which is public awareness of such a market and informing each member of society about the benefits of investing in this market.
Impact of decentralization on Ukraine local budgets formation
Authors: Sliusar Svitlana
Published: January 2021

The subject of the research is an analysis of the decentralization impact on Ukraine local budgets formation. The purpose of this study is to find a solution to the problematic aspects of the formation of self-sufficient, financially wealthy communities by analyzing the impact of decentralization on the formation of local budgets and the budgets of the combined territorial communities. Method or methodology for conducting research. The study used a set of general scientific methods and techniques, namely: comparative analysis and synthesis, abstraction, the method of induction and deduction, idealization, generalization, analogy, modeling, as well as special - expert survey, grouping, forecasting. Results of work. Decentralization today is the most effective and efficient way to ensure the financial autonomy and sustainability of local authorities by transferring to them the powerful sources of budget revenues previously assigned to the central government, and expanding the financial base of administrative-territorial formations. That is, the introduction of a new model of financial support for local budgets consists in expanding the rights of local authorities, the sources of their formation, giving them full budgetary independence and creating real ground for the exercise of their powers. And in connection with the amendments to the Budget Code on the introduction of medium-term planning, the issue of reporting and evaluating the effectiveness of budget programs is relevant for financial services workers. The field of application of results: territorial communities of Ukraine. Conclusions according to the article. One of the important problems in the formation of local budgets is to ensure balanced socio-economic development of the regions and the formation of inter-budgetary relations in order to increase the level of financial self-sufficiency by strengthening budgetary decentralization. In order for the community to be able to carry out its tasks, it must have adequate financial resources to cover its own expenses. It is likely that the formation of financially self-sufficient administrative-territorial units requires changes not only in tax and budgetary legislation, but also in the territorial size of communities, districts and regions.
Behavioural Health Screening and Service Use in a Statewide Sample of MedicaidEligible Pediatric Outpatients
Authors: Murphy J. Michael , Murphy J. Michael , Riobueno-Naylor Alexa , Haile Haregnesh , Juliana M Holcomb , Dutta Anamika , Kandru Rao , M. Shui Amy , Lee Hang , Jellinek Michael
Published: January 2021

Objective: This study explored site-level rates of behavioural health (BH) screening, positive screening,
and BH service use in statewide data from the largest Medicaid Health Maintenance Organization in
Massachusetts.
Methods: Screening rates at annual well-child visits (WCVs) were assessed across 908 sites (practices) for
patients ages 4-17 between 2014-2018. The primary analytic sample included WCVs in 2016 (N=76,752)
and was restricted to sites with at least 30 WCVs (N=304 sites; N=72,842 patients). Use of BH services was
assessed six months before and after the index WCV.
Results: The mean WCV screening rate across the analytical sample was 71.2% (SD=31.3; range=0.0-
100.0%) and the mean positive screening rate was 7.2% (SD=12.7, range=0-100%). Using intra-class
correlations, small, but meaningful differences, were found between sites in rates of overall (r=0.38; 95%
CI=0.25-0.50) and positive (r=0.10; 95% CI=0.00-0.29) screening. Although the relationship between a
site’s rate of screening and the rate of BH treatment failed to reach statistical significance, there was a nonsignificant correlation (r=0.08, p=0.17) in the predicted direction and sites that screened at or above the
mean screening rate (71.9% of their WCVs) were significantly more likely to have 6.0% or more of their
patients receive subsequent BH services than were sites with screening rates below 71.9% (67.2% vs. 51.2%,
p<.05).
Conclusion: The current study documented a high level of continued compliance with the statewide
mandate for routine psychosocial screening after more than a decade, although there were some relatively
small decreases in compliance in recent years. The study also found that there were significant differences
between sites in rates of BH screening and positive screening and a relationship between site-level rates of
screening and service use.
Rootstocks combinations usage is a perspective method of increasing the productivity and quality of tomatoes using low-volume hydroponics method
Authors:   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Khareba O. V. , Tsyz O. M. ,   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Khareba O. V. ,   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Khareba V. V. ,   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine
Published: January 2021

Tomato grafting has a considerable scientific and practical interest, because it promotes plant resistance to illnesses, pests, stress factors, improves nourishment conditions and as a result increases crop yields and contributes to the greening of cultivation. The study of this issue is actual for the indoor ground conditions, particularly, for growing in glass greenhouses using low-volume hydroponics method. Experiments for studying three indeterminate hybrids of tomatoes Torero F1, Barteza F1 and Merlice F1 with grafting on rootstocks Maxifort F1, TD-1 F1 і Emperador F1 were conducted in the “Venlo” type on Private Joint Stock Company «Сombinat «Teplychnyy» («Комбінат «Тепличний»). The main goal of the experiments was to find out the efficiency of varietal-rootstocks combinations on the inderterminate hybrids F1 tomato. Consequently, the usage of rootstocks promotes the increase in early yield in all options. Significantly higher yield compared to the plants that were not rootstocked during all the years of research, was gotten from the Toreto F1 hybrid on the TD-1 F1 rootstock (in general during 3 years 30,4 kilograms per square meter), from Merlice F1 hybrid on Emperador F1 (31 kilogram per square meter). Mathematically significant difference in early yield between the studied cultivar-rootstock combinations was not found. The usage of the rootstocks also improves biochemical indicators, particularly, contributes to the increasing the dry matter content in the fruits of all hybrids by 0.1-0.8%. Emperador F1 rootstock causes an increase in the total sugar content in tomatoes by 0.3-0.5% and ascorbic acid by 1-4.7% for all studied rootstocks. It is recommended to use such grafting options as Torero F1 to TDß1 F1; Barteza F1 to Emperador F1; Merlice F1 to Emperador F1 with a view to increasing the share of early yield (10th July) in modern block hydroponic winter greenhouses of the “Venlo” type at the level of 30,4-31,0 kilograms per square meter with high biochemical indicators of fruits.
Photosynthetic activity of parsnip varieties in the conditions of the Right-bank Forest-steppe of Ukraine
Authors:   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Komar O. O. , Shemetun O. V. ,   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Komar V. O. ,   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine
Published: January 2021

Due to the intensification of production of parsnip, the question arises to clarify the elements of cultivation technology that should ensure its high productivity. The use of varietal plant resources is one of the most important parts of agriculture - the basis of economic and social development of the state. The most efficient and cost-effective is the widespread introduction of new varieties and hybrids with a genetically determined level of adaptation to the conditions of soil and climatic zones of their cultivation. The indicator of the dynamics of the formation of photosynthetic productivity is the basis of the yield of each crop. The purpose of the research was to study the dynamics of leaf surface formation in varieties of parsnip in the conditions of the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine. The studied cultivars of parsnip sowing formed a high area of active assimilation surface, the dynamics of which depends on the stage of organogenesis, soil and climatic conditions of the year and varietal characteristics. With the highest average for the growing season leaf area (49.0-49.6 thousand m2 on ha), photosynthetic potential (1.79-1.83 million m2 per day on ha) and net productivity of photosynthesis - 5.56 g on m2 per day) were characterized by varieties Stymul and Pulse in terms of other varieties. It is established that in order to obtain stably high yield (44.4-45.4 t on ha) and marketability of root crops (85-93%) in the conditions of the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine it is necessary to sow highly productive varieties of parsnip sowing Stymul and Pulse.
COVID-19 in Russia. Spring-Summer Period of the Pandemic 2020
Authors: Karpova L. S. , Lioznov D. A. , Stolyarov K. A. , Popovtseva N. M. , Stolyarova T. P.
Published: January 2021

Relevance. The actuality of the study is due to the beginning of a new rise in the incidence of COVID-19 in the autumn of 2020 in the world and the need to study the features of the COVID-19 epidemic process for monitoring and forecasting the epidemic situation for its spread. Aim. Identification of features of morbidity, from March to September 2020 was based on data from the Ministry of health of Russia on the incidence and mortality from COVID-19 and from the date Influenza Research Institute on the weekly incidence of COVID-19, hospitalization and deaths in various age groups in 48 cities located in 8 Federal districts. Results. The dynamics of weekly morbidity and mortality in the Russian population from COVID-19 is presented. A noticeable increase in the incidence began from March 30 to April 5, 2020, and the peak of the epidemic was registered 6 weeks later. Within 3 months, the incidence decreased by more than 2 times and was minimal at the end of August. The order of involvement of Federal districts in the COVID-19 epidemic has been determined. The indicators of morbidity, hospitalization, and mortality were calculated, and the role of various age groups in the morbidity and mortality of the population from COVID-19 was shown. Differences in morbidity and mortality in Federal districts are shown. Conclusion. The rise in morbidity in Russia began much later than in Europe, in the week of the peak of the epidemic in this region. The epidemic started in the Southern FD, then in the Central and Far Eastern FD, and then every week-in the Siberian, Volga and Ural FD, and 3 weeks later (in June)-in the North-Western and North-Caucasian FD. By the beginning of the seasonal rise in ARI, morbidity and mortality rates remained high, especially in the Far Eastern and North-Western districts. The incidence of the adult population was 2.5-3.4 times higher than that of children. The mortality rate among people over 65 years of age was 8.8 times higher than among those aged 15-64 years. In the total population incidence of COVID-19, the proportion of people aged 15-64 years was 74.3%, and in mortality from COVID-19 - 34.1%, and those over 65 years, on the contrary, in morbidity -18.6%, and in mortality -65.9%. The highest rates of morbidity and mortality were found in the Far Eastern, Southern, Siberian and Central districts with a high incidence, primarily of people over 65 years of age. Lethality rates were higher in districts with a low rate of hospitalization.
Comparative Analysis of Approaches to Assess the Quality of Inactivated Influenza Vaccines: Regulatory Requirements in the Russian Federation and European Union
Authors: Khantimirova L. M. , Guseva S. G. , Shevtsov V. A. , Merkulov V. A. , Bondarev V. P.
Published: January 2021

The experience with the influenza pandemic caused by strain A (H1N1) 2009 and the existing gaps in standardizing and evaluating the quality and effectiveness of vaccines for influenza prevention have led the European Union (EU) to recognize the need to review / update the current guidelines on requirements for the development, quality, and preclinical and clinical research. In February 2018 Guideline on influenza vaccines -quality module (EMA/CHMP/BWP/310834/2012 Rev.l) came Into effect In the EU countries. The formation of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the creation of a single market for pharmaceutical products entails the need to amend the current and the formation of new legislation, as well as changes in the rules and regulations regarding the pharmaceutical circulation processes in the Russian Federation: development, quality assurance in preclinical and clinical trials, monitoring the safety of medicines for medical use, in this regard, it seems appropriate to develop scientific and technical guidelines that are harmonized with international standards and approaches in the pharmaceutical field. The aim of the review was to conduct a comparative analysis of approaches to assessing the quality of vaccines for prevention influenza based regulatory requirements in the Russian Federation and European Union. Conclusion. In this article discusses the features of the requirements for the development and quality control of inactivated influenza vaccines in the Russian Federation and the EU. The article provides a comparative analysis of the requirements of the State Pharmacopoeia of the Russian Federation and the European Pharmacopoeia for quality indicators, which should be included in the regulatory documentation when registering the vaccine. The main changes in the EMA document «Guidelines for influenza vaccines - Quality module» consist of new approaches to standardizing vaccines for influenza prevention, in particular, determining the specific activity of inactivated influenza vaccines using adequate alternative methods and studying biological, immunological and physicochemical characteristics HA antigen using a wide range method. The results of the analysis of approaches to assessing the quality of vaccines for influenza prevention can be useful in developing harmonized with international norms and approaches scientific and technical guidelines in the pharmaceutical field.
Corporate Immunizations Scheduleasa Technology for Managing of the Workers Health
Authors: Fel'dblium I. V.
Published: January 2021

Relevance. In modern conditions, special attention is paid to preserving the health and quality of life of the working population through vaccination. The role of corporate medicine in the organization and implementation of a risk-based approach to the immunization of employees in enterprises and institutions is actively discussed. The aim of this study was to discuss the methodological and basic arrangements for the development and implementation of a new technology at an enterprise using vaccination - a corporate immunizations schedule. Materials and methods. The scientific work was carried out on the basis of generalization of our own experience and the experience of some regions of the Russian Federation on the formation and implementation of corporate immunizations schedules in industrial enterprises and in higher educational institutions. Results. The substantiation of the feasibility of introducing corporate immunizations schedules at enterprises and institutions is given, tasks, legal bases, an up-to-datelist of infections to be included in the corporate immunization schedules, conditions for its successful implementation and development prospects are presented. Conclusions. The corporate immunization schedules should be considered as one of the mechanisms for providing the working population with immunobiological drugs during the transition period (before the inclusion of actual infections in the National immunization schedule), actively discussed today in the pages of domestic literature.
Epidemiological Significance of Asymptomatic Carriers of COVID-19
Authors: Bazykina E. A. , Trotsenko O. E.
Published: January 2021

Relevance. Pandemic of the new coronavirus infection has become a challenging issue for world healthcare system. Control of the epidemic process is one of the main priorities in combat against new coronavirus disease Aim. The research highlights the issue of asymptomatic carriers of the new coronavirus disease. Conclusions. It was revealed that patients with asymptomatic form of COVID-19 have a less lasting immunity response compared with those that have had clinically active forms of the infection. In order to determine pathogenetic process and fully understand formation of the immune response, it is necessary to study both humoral and cellular immune responses in patients diagnosed with COVID-19. In order to select most optimal anti-epidemic measures to contain the further spread of the disease, including asymptomatic carriage, it is necessary to establish SARS-CoV-2 reproduction index and determine minimal infective dose of SARS-CoV-2.
Artistic Occupations in the Historical Center of São Luís (Maranhão)
Authors: De Maria Belfort de Carvalho Conceição , Wallesson dos Santos Donny , José Morais Costa Maurício , Dellene Guedes Cutrim Kláutenys , Marques Bandeira Arkley , Rabelo de Jesus Vanderley
Published: January 2021

Study about the implications of artistic occupations in the Historic Center of São Luís for the preservation and valorization of the cultural heritage in the State of Maranhão. It aims to discuss the implications of artistic occupations present in the Historic Center and how they can contribute to the revitalization, preservation, and valorization of the cultural heritage of the capital. It is an exploratory and descriptive study, which uses documentary research and bibliographic research as a reasoning mechanism. It addresses artistic occupations and cultural heritage in its theoretical-conceptual perspectives. It also discusses the implications of artistic occupations in the Historic Center of São Luís, and how they contribute to the preservation and valorization of the cultural heritage of Maranhão. It characterizes the Old Center of São Luís, the role of artistic occupations and its implications for the cultural heritage of São Luís. And it points out that artistic occupations permeate time and space, bringing resignifications and enabling the dynamic permanence of the idea that cultural heritage is not limited to ruins, inexorable monumental mansions or untouchable works and documents.
Pandemic and Education: notes from the Brazilian context
Authors: Brum Lucas Pacheco , Magalhães Marcus Vinícius Silva , Wolffenbüttel Cristina Rolim , Souto Carlos Augusto Pinheiro , Leite Maria Cecilia Lorea
Published: January 2021

This is an essay that addresses issues related to learning and its possible enhancements through the use of technologies. In the year 2020, amid the moment when all of humanity was affected due to the advent of a pandemic, caused by COVID-19, abrupt changes occurred in all instances. Schools did not go unscathed by all the changes that millions of people were affected by. In the present essay, the authors discuss the problems of this pandemic moment, inviting readers to think about the current moment, having at sight the unequal possibilities that have risen by the educational process mediated by technologies and digital medias.