bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
CELL COUNT- 01 -Manual cell count with Trypan Blue v1
Authors: Cosentino Marco , Storelli Elisa , Luini Alessandra , LM Legnaro Massimiliano , Rasini Emanuela , Ferrari Marco , Marino Franca
Published: November 2020

Published work using this protocol: - Kustrimovic N., Comi C., Magistrelli L., Rasini E., Legnaro M., Bombelli R., Aleksic I., Blandini F., Minafra B., Riboldazzi G., Struchio A., Mauri M., Bono G., Marino F., Cosentino M. Parkinson’s disease patients have a complex phenotypic and functional Th1 bias: cross-sectional studies of CD4+ Th1/Th2/T17 and Treg in drug-naïve and drug-treated patients (2018). Journal of neuroinflammation, 15(1), 205. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-018-1248-8 - Kustrimovic, N., Rasini, E., Legnaro, M., Bombelli, R., Aleksic, I., Blandini, F., Comi, C., Mauri, M., Minafra, B., Riboldazzi, G., Sanchez-Guajardo, V., Marino, F., & Cosentino, M. (2016). Dopaminergic Receptors on CD4+ T Naive and Memory Lymphocytes Correlate with Motor Impairment in Patients with Parkinson's Disease. Scientific reports, 6, 33738. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep33738 - Cosentino M., Ferrari M., Kustrimovic N., Rasini E., Marino F. (2015). Influence of dopamine receptor gene polymorphisms on circulating T lymphocytes: A pilot study in healthy subjects. Human immunology, 76, 10, 747-752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humimm.2015.09.032 - Boydum A.Isolation of mononuclear cells and granulocytes from human blood. Scand.J.Clin.Lab. Invest. 21 (Suppl.97): 77-89, 1968 - Alex Mabou Tagne, Franca Marino, Massimiliano Legnaro, Alessandra Luini, Barbara Pacchetti and Marco Cosentino. A Novel Standardized Cannabis sativa L. Extract and Its Constituent Cannabidiol Inhibit Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Functions. Int J Mol Sci2019 Apr; 20(8): 1833. Published online 2019 Apr 13. doi: 10.3390/ijms20081833. - Angela Scanzano, Laura Schembri, Emanuela Rasini, Alessandra Luini, Jessica Dallatorre, Massimiliano Legnaro, Raffaella Bombelli, Terenzio Congiu, Marco Cosentino, Franca Marino. Adrenergic Modulation of Migration, CD11b and CD18 Expression, ROS and interleukin-8 Production by Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes. Inflamm Res. 2015 Feb;64(2):127-35. doi: 10.1007/s00011-014-0791-8. Epub 2015 Jan 6.
CELL COUNT- 02 - Manual cell count with Türk Solution v1
Authors: Cosentino Marco , Storelli Elisa , Luini Alessandra , LM Legnaro Massimiliano , Rasini Emanuela , Ferrari Marco , Marino Franca
Published: November 2020

Published work using this protocol: - Kustrimovic N., Comi C., Magistrelli L., Rasini E., Legnaro M., Bombelli R., Aleksic I., Blandini F., Minafra B., Riboldazzi G., Struchio A., Mauri M., Bono G., Marino F., Cosentino M. Parkinson’s disease patients have a complex phenotypic and functional Th1 bias: cross-sectional studies of CD4+ Th1/Th2/T17 and Treg in drug-naïve and drug-treated patients (2018). Journal of neuroinflammation, 15(1), 205. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-018-1248-8 - Kustrimovic, N., Rasini, E., Legnaro, M., Bombelli, R., Aleksic, I., Blandini, F., Comi, C., Mauri, M., Minafra, B., Riboldazzi, G., Sanchez-Guajardo, V., Marino, F., & Cosentino, M. (2016). Dopaminergic Receptors on CD4+ T Naive and Memory Lymphocytes Correlate with Motor Impairment in Patients with Parkinson's Disease. Scientific reports, 6, 33738. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep33738 - Cosentino M., Ferrari M., Kustrimovic N., Rasini E., Marino F. (2015). Influence of dopamine receptor gene polymorphisms on circulating T lymphocytes: A pilot study in healthy subjects. Human immunology, 76, 10, 747-752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humimm.2015.09.032 - Boydum A.Isolation of mononuclear cells and granulocytes from human blood. Scand.J.Clin.Lab. Invest. 21 (Suppl.97): 77-89, 1968 - Alex Mabou Tagne, Franca Marino, Massimiliano Legnaro, Alessandra Luini, Barbara Pacchetti and Marco Cosentino. A Novel Standardized Cannabis sativa L. Extract and Its Constituent Cannabidiol Inhibit Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Functions. Int J Mol Sci2019 Apr; 20(8): 1833. Published online 2019 Apr 13. doi: 10.3390/ijms20081833. - Angela Scanzano, Laura Schembri, Emanuela Rasini, Alessandra Luini, Jessica Dallatorre, Massimiliano Legnaro, Raffaella Bombelli, Terenzio Congiu, Marco Cosentino, Franca Marino. Adrenergic Modulation of Migration, CD11b and CD18 Expression, ROS and interleukin-8 Production by Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes. Inflamm Res. 2015 Feb;64(2):127-35. doi: 10.1007/s00011-014-0791-8. Epub 2015 Jan 6.
CELL COUNT- 03 - Automated cell count with Trypan Blue Solution by Cellometer Auto T4 Cell Counter v1
Authors: Cosentino Marco , Storelli Elisa , Luini Alessandra , LM Legnaro Massimiliano , Rasini Emanuela , Ferrari Marco , Marino Franca
Published: November 2020

Published work using this protocol: - Kustrimovic N., Comi C., Magistrelli L., Rasini E., Legnaro M., Bombelli R., Aleksic I., Blandini F., Minafra B., Riboldazzi G., Struchio A., Mauri M., Bono G., Marino F., Cosentino M. Parkinson’s disease patients have a complex phenotypic and functional Th1 bias: cross-sectional studies of CD4+ Th1/Th2/T17 and Treg in drug-naïve and drug-treated patients (2018). Journal of neuroinflammation, 15(1), 205. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-018-1248-8 - Kustrimovic, N., Rasini, E., Legnaro, M., Bombelli, R., Aleksic, I., Blandini, F., Comi, C., Mauri, M., Minafra, B., Riboldazzi, G., Sanchez-Guajardo, V., Marino, F., & Cosentino, M. (2016). Dopaminergic Receptors on CD4+ T Naive and Memory Lymphocytes Correlate with Motor Impairment in Patients with Parkinson's Disease. Scientific reports, 6, 33738. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep33738 - Cosentino M., Ferrari M., Kustrimovic N., Rasini E., Marino F. (2015). Influence of dopamine receptor gene polymorphisms on circulating T lymphocytes: A pilot study in healthy subjects. Human immunology, 76, 10, 747-752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humimm.2015.09.032 - Boydum A.Isolation of mononuclear cells and granulocytes from human blood. Scand.J.Clin.Lab. Invest. 21 (Suppl.97): 77-89, 1968 - Alex Mabou Tagne, Franca Marino, Massimiliano Legnaro, Alessandra Luini, Barbara Pacchetti and Marco Cosentino. A Novel Standardized Cannabis sativa L. Extract and Its Constituent Cannabidiol Inhibit Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Functions. Int J Mol Sci2019 Apr; 20(8): 1833. Published online 2019 Apr 13. doi: 10.3390/ijms20081833. - Angela Scanzano, Laura Schembri, Emanuela Rasini, Alessandra Luini, Jessica Dallatorre, Massimiliano Legnaro, Raffaella Bombelli, Terenzio Congiu, Marco Cosentino, Franca Marino. Adrenergic Modulation of Migration, CD11b and CD18 Expression, ROS and interleukin-8 Production by Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes. Inflamm Res. 2015 Feb;64(2):127-35. doi: 10.1007/s00011-014-0791-8. Epub 2015 Jan 6.
A Prospective study on Gastrointestinal Perforation Peritonitis in Andhra Pradesh, India
Authors:   Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, Great Eastern Medical School and Hospital. Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Rao Dr. G. Someswara , Rao Dr. B. Visweswara ,   Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery, Great Eastern Medical School and Hospital. Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Published: November 2020

Introduction: Perforation is defined as an abnormal opening in a hollow organ or viscus. All overthe world, perforation peritonitis is the most prevalent surgical emergency tackled and treated by asurgical team. The etiology leading to peritonitis in tropical countries shows a different spectrumfrom its western world. The present study was conducted to highlight the spectrum of hollow viscusperforation peritonitis in terms of etiology, clinical presentations, site of perforation, surgicaltreatment, postoperative complications, and mortality encountered. Methods: The study was aprospective observational study conducted from March 2016 to March 2019 in the Department ofGeneral Surgery, Great Eastern Medical School and Hospital, Andhra Pradesh. A total of 320 patientswith perforation peritonitis were included in the study and underwent exploratory laparotomy.Results: Out of 320 patients, there were 276 males (86.25%) and 44 females (13.75%). Duodenalperforation was the most common type (34.38%), which was mainly due to Acid peptic diseasefollowed by Jejunal and Ileal perforations. Wound infection was the most common complication. Themortality rate was 8.44% (27 patients). Conclusion: Early diagnosis, resuscitation with fluids, andtimely surgical intervention are the most important factors deciding the fate of the patient withperforation peritonitis.
Interesses empresariais e divergências no processo de construção do Marco Civil da Internet: uma análise crítica a partir de entrevistas de campo.
Authors: Veronese Alexandre , Da Fonseca Gabriel Campos Soares
Published: November 2020

Resumo: o artigo analisa os interesses empresariais em disputa na construção do Marco Civil da Internet. A hipótese é que as divergências entre os participantes reproduziram os conflitos internacionais sobre regulação da Internet. Foi feita pesquisa empírica com entrevistas e análise da literatura pertinente. É descrito o modelo participativo para evidenciar o espaço de conflito sobre o projeto de lei, bem como se realiza a análise da literatura sobre os diversos setores que se mobilizaram no processo. A análise das entrevistas demonstra que o setor empresarial, no Brasil, reproduziu o quadro internacional no qual estão opostos as empresas de aplicações e os operadores de telecomunicações, com a imbricação de temas acerca da neutralidade de rede, da liberdade de expressão e de proteção de dados pessoais.Palavras-chave: marco civil da internet; participação social; interesses empresariais.Abstract: the article analyses the enterprises interests in conflict within the Brazilian Internet Rights Act approval process. The hypothesis is that the Brazilian divergences mirror the international disputes over the Internet regulation. The data of the article was drawn from first-hand interviews and from the Brazilian specialized literature. The article describes the participatory model and the dispute ground from which the Bill was born. Also, it assesses the contemporary literature to understand the Internet multisector disputes. The interpretation of the interviews leads towards the conclusion that the Brazilian conflict reproduces the international panorama in which the platforms oppose the traditional telecommunications carriers, merging the issues of net neutrality, freedom of expression, and personal data protection.Keywords: brazilian internet rights act; social participation; enterprises' interests.
Seasonal nutrition variability and trophic differentiation of ducks on Baikal
Authors: Badmaeva Evgeniya N. , Dorzhiev Tsydypzhap Z.
Published: November 2020

The analysis of the food ration of 7 species of ducks from Lake Baikal helped to reveal the features of the seasonal dynamics of ducks feeding. The degree of trophic differentiation was determined for all species and for systematically related forms. All species of ducks in general are polyphages of different ranges, there are no highly specialized species. According to the ratio of plant and animal feed, three trophic groups were identified among ducks: phytophages, mainly phytophages and zoo-phytophages. Ducks plant feed is represented by seeds, vegetative parts and tubers. At the same time, a significant proportion are seeds, especially sedge, which in some species of ducks (Anas platyrhynchos, Anas penelopе, Anas acuta) in some seasons exceed 1520% by volume in the stomach and esophagus. Anas querquedula and Anas clypeata ignore vegetative parts of plants, while mallard consumes them only in summer. Anas penelope selects vegetatic parts of plants and seeds, in spring they are selected by Anas acuta. Animal feed is actively consumed by Anas crecca, Anas querquedula, Anas clypeata, Aythya ferina. It is noted that Anas clypeata consumes mollusks in large numbers, while Aythya fuligula consumes them to a slightly lesser extent. Anas querquedula and Anas clypeata prefer insect larvae. Gammarids are quite common for most species of ducks and in volume they occupy a worthy place. Seasonal nutrition dynamics are well traced for all types of ducks. Ducks prefer to use accessible objects, while showing species selectivity in the choice of feed components and feed biotopes. As a result, we see a low overlap of trophic niches of various types of ducks, including systematically close forms.
The current state of the ornithological fauna of the Krasnoyarsk Reservoir
Authors: Bulycheva Olga V. , Baranov Aleksander A.
Published: November 2020

This paper discusses the current state of the avifauna on the territory of the Krasnoyarsk Reservoir. To date, the species composition of birds in the study area has not been studied, although it is worth noting the need to study the distribution of birds in this area. The construction of the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station led to changes in the hydrological regime of the Yenisei River with subsequent flooding of the surrounding territory, as a result of which various geological processes of collapse of the Krasnoyarsk Reservoir banks are observed. Bank metamorphoses can also influence the spatial distribution of birds and creation of new ornithocomplexes. Our ecological and faunal analysis was carried out over two years (20182019) at nine key points along the bank lines of the Krasnoyarsk Reservoir within a radius of one kilometer from the water to identify the impact of geological changes in the banks on the nature of bird placement. The key areas of the study were determined, taking into account various biotopic habitat conditions that attract birds. Monitoring of avifauna on the territory of the Krasnoyarsk Reservoir will allow us to assess the degree of influence of changes in the geological processes of the banks on the spatial and biotopic distribution of birds, and it is also possible to forecast the disappearance or movement of some species and subspecies on this territory.
The study of agricultural pests of the genus Liriomyza (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in Nagorno-Karabakh
Authors: Grigoryan Nonna M. , Hovhannisyan Varuzhan S. , Galstyan Hasmik G.
Published: November 2020

The goal of the research is to study polyphagous species of the genus Liriomyza (Diptera, Agromyzidae) in Nagorno-Karabakh. The vegetable leaf-miner L. sativae (Blanchard, 1938), the tomato leaf-miner L. bryoniae (Kaltenbach, 1858) and the cabbage or serpentine leaf-miner L. brassicae (Riley, 1885) have been revealed among them. They affect mainly plants from the families Brassicaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Fabaceae, Solanaceae, Asteraceae. The quarantine species L. sativae has been described in the Caucasus for the first time. The paper presents distinctive features of the genus Liriomyza, a morpho-biological description of the imagoes, a structure of their wings, male genitalia, in particular the aedeagus, structural features of larvae and pupae of certain species, mines formed by the feeding of larvae, their harmfulness on the leaves of various plants. In terms of the number of host plant species, as well as the extensiveness and intensity of plant infection, the most common pest is L. sativae, the least common and harmful is L. brassicae. The larvae of L. sativae often mine the leaves of Phaseolus vulgaris and Solanum lycopersicum. Methods of a variance analysis have revealed that the sexual dimorphism of the studied species is most expressed in L. bryoniae.
The nesting ecology and postembryonic development of the Columba rupestris in Tuva and Buryatia
Authors: Dorzhiev Tsydypzhap Z. , Saaya Ariyana Tomur-oolovna
Published: November 2020

A material on the nesting ecology of Columba rupestris was collected in southern Siberia on the territory of Tuva and Buryatia. The Columba rupestris lives sedentary in various types of localities and a small proportion in the natural rocks of open spaces. The number of this species has now decreased by 35 times compared to the 7090-es of the 20th century. It is due to the deterioration of the food supply as a result of the elimination and reduction of arable land near settlements, the reduction of livestock in private households, changes in the architecture and construction material of buildings, first of all, the replacement of slate roofs with metal profiles. The most preferred localities are medium and small rural settlements located in forest-steppe and steppe landscapes. The deterioration of habitat conditions affected the structure of nesting settlements, and colonies became small (no more than 3050 birds compared to 100200 individuals at the end of the 20th century). Breeding periods in localities are stretched from late February to mid-October, but the majority of populations breed from the 20th of March to the end of July. Birds manage to hatch their сhicks 24 times, 2,4 times on average. There are 2 eggs in a clutch, incubation lasts 17 days, and the сhicks leave the nest at 26 days of age. The paper presents features of growth and development of chicks. Nesting efficiency (ratio of the number of chicks that have reached sexual maturity to the total number of eggs laid) equals to 27%. It is noted that currently interspecific hybridization of Columba rupestris and Columba livia, which was observed relatively often in the second half of the 20th century, has almost stopped due to a decrease in the number of both species, which led to greater spatial differentiation.
Revisiting «Malaya Sosva» state reserve characteristics of fauna and population structure of small mammals
Authors: Levykh Alyona Y. , Suppes Natalya E. , Vilkov Vladimir S. , Trushnikova Anastasiya S.
Published: November 2020

The paper deals with the study of species composition and small mammals population structure of Malaya Sosva (Little Sosva) state nature reserve, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Yugra, Russia. The research was conducted within the last ten days of June, 2019 on the Malaya Sosva River flood plain (Shukhtungort ranger station neighborhood, northern taiga). The animals were registered in typical biotopes of the research area: a herb-oxalis pinery, a lingonberry-lidum pinery, a lingonberry-pleurocarpous moss pinery, a herb-oxalis spruce forest, a herb-woodreed pinery, on the skirts of a mixed forest around the ranger station on the border of a mowed secondary meadow. In the course of investigation, the following five species of small rodents and insectivores were registered: Myodes rutilus, Myodes rufocanus, Sorex caecutiens, Talpa europaea, Pteromys volans. M. rutilus was an absolute dominant species in terms of numbers in the majority of the studied biotopes. S. caecutiens is co-dominating in the herb-oxalis pinery and herb-oxalis spruce forest, and M. rufocanus is co-dominating in the lingonberry-lidum pinery. In the herb-woodreed pinery, only individuals of S. caecutiens species were caught in a pitfall trap. Communities of small mammals in different types of habitats show low values of species diversity and sustainability due to harsh natural-climatic conditions of the region. A small mammals community of mature herb-oxalis pinery on the bank of Svyatoy Sor Lake, where the protected species, Pteromys volans, was registered, shows the highest values of abundance of small mammals and a maximum level of overall welfare index. It suggests that the habitat under study should be studied further and protected.
Distribution of lichen thalli Pseudevernia furfuracea (L.) Zopf along Pinus sylvestris trunk in different types of pine forests with different relief positions
Authors: Suetina Yulia G.
Published: November 2020

The research of the Pseudevernia furfuracea population was carried out in the Mari El Republic on the territory of the Mari Chodra National Park. The lichen-mossy and cowberry pine forests were studied with different relief positions: uplands and lowlands. The paper discusses the use of two indicators of population density: D₁ is a number of thalli on the tree; D₂ is a number of thalli in the substrate area. The distribution of thalli along the trunk of Pinus sylvestris depends on the characteristics of the stand, characteristics of the tree and the position of the trees in the relief. In a well-lightened lichen-mossy pine forest the distribution of the number of thallus is equal at different exposures, but it is different due to the heights of the trunk. The maximum number of thalli is typical for a height of 0,51 m. The most number of thallus grows at the southern and western expositions in less lightened cowberry pine forests. There is a shift in the height of the number of thallus to a height of 11,5 m. There is a dependence of the upper boundary of the thallus distribution along the trunk on the height of the lamellar bark. The highest upper limit of thallus growth (a height of 4,8 m) is typical for the lowering of the lichen-mossy pine forest, where the lamellar bark rises to a height of 7,2 m. The lower boundary of the thallus settlement depends on microclimatic factors. Among them the decisive factor is light. The smallest lower boundary of a thallus settlement (a height of 0,2 m) is typical for an elevation in a lichen-mossy pine forest. This habitat has the highest population density of P. furfuracea.
The external environment of birds as a factor of immunobiochemical conditions
Authors: Fatkullin Rinat R. , Saken Aikumis K.
Published: November 2020

Abnormal environmental factors contribute to advanced behavioral strategies in higher regulatory centers as well as to the assessment of possible morphofunctional and energy transformations in the body. Animals, especially birds, which are characterized by curiosity, are highly sensitive to the presence of environmental pollution, since they interact with elements of the environment and surroundings. Contamination of broiler products can also be caused by contaminated soil and dust, unknown sources of persistent heavy metals and organic pollutants that are unknown to the public, such as car wreckage, household waste, and so on. In general, adverse factors that regularly affect small details do not require significant changes in the body at the initial stage, mainly affect non-specific mechanisms that lead to long-term activation. The paper contains significant work based on the analysis of microbiogenic links in the trophic chain, but the formation of processes associated with metabolic disorders from the development of trace elements to clinical manifestations is still insufficiently studied, so it is difficult to diagnose and treat previously unknown animal diseases in veterinary practice.
The analysis of planktonic algae structure in the Volga and Kama rivers (Republic of Tatarstan)
Authors: Khaliullina Liliya Y.
Published: November 2020

The paper presents the results of a comparative analysis of planktonic algae structure in the Volga and Kama rivers at the confluence of the Kuibyshev reservoir. The author has also assessed the trophic state of the studied river sections in 2012. The hydrochemical regime of the Kuibyshev reservoir is heterogeneous and is determined by the chemical composition of the Volga and Kama waters, which differ in the ratio of ions and mineralization. The ionic composition of the Kama waters is often dominated by sulfates. The salinity depending on the season and water content of the year ranges from 168 to 674 mg/l. The Volga waters contain calcium bicarbonate and have a lower mineralization (120130 mg/l). The variability of the incoming water, the amount of runoff, the degree of volume drawdown within water bodies and groundwater inflows primarily affect the conditions for planktonic algae existence. In the phytoplankton of the Volga and Kama rivers (areas before their confluence in the Kuibyshev Reservoir), 123 taxa of algae were identified during the 2012 growing season. The waters of the Volga River have a higher species diversity (107 species). The phytoplankton of the Kama River is less diverse (76 species). In the seasonal dynamics of phytoplankton in the studied river sections, two peaks of abundance and biomass are observed by the middle of summer and at the end of it, when the maximum values of abundance and biomass are reached. The waters of the investigated sections of the Volga River is characterized by a complex of phytoplankton of blue-green, diatoms and green algae, while the Kama River is dominated by diatom phytoplankton. In summer and autumn the blooming of water in both rivers is due to the massive development of blue-green algae of the genera Microcystis, Aphanizomenon, Anabaena, Oscillatoria. The waters of the Volga and Kama rivers in 2012 during the study period corresponded to the mesasaprobic type and moderately polluted zone; the waters of the Kama River had higher saprobity indices. The trophic status of the rivers under consideration in the study area was mostly related to the eutrophic type; during the periods of maximum reproduction of blue-green algae to the hypereutrophic type.
Ecological and biological features of the Far Eastern dendroflora representatives introduced in the Altai Mountains
Authors: Yamtyrov Maksim B. , Vasilyeva Olga Y.
Published: November 2020

The paper substantiates the importance of research in the field of ecological morphology when introducing woody species to culture in more severe climatic conditions compared to natural habitats. A set of techniques used for introduction experiments with trees, shrubs and woody lianas is described. The authors have carried out a comparative analysis of life forms of the same species in the monsoon climate in the Far East in places of natural growth (according to literature data) and in the sharply continental climate of the Altai Mountains at the point of introduction (according to long-term observations). It has been revealed that the most frequent adaptive manifestation is the change of life form in the following directions: summer green tree above 10 m summer green tree up to 10 m; summer green shrub above 2 m summer green shrub 12 m. The least adapted ones were representatives of evergreen and wintergreen biomorphs. Berberis amurense, Corylus heterophylla, Cotoneaster dammeri, Pentaphylloides davurica, Lonicera chrysantha, Forsythia ovata, Eleutherococcus senticocus, Stephanandra incise, Rubus matsumuranus, Rubus crataegifolius, Rosa rugosa showed a high degree of winter hardiness (I score) among shrubs.
The question of the Paleolithic of Mangystau (Levallois-Achel or Mikok?)
Authors: Artukhova Olga A. , Mamirov Talgat B.
Published: November 2020

The paper presents technical and typological characteristics of stone artifacts, which were collected on the III above-floodplain terrace of the Shakhpakatasai valley on the northern coast of the Mangystau peninsula, south of Sarytash Bay, in the area of the underground mosque Shakpakata. It was these artifacts that served as the basis for A.G. Medoevs identification of Levallois-Achel cultures 1 and 2. These concepts are widely used in generalizing works on the Paleolithic of Kazakhstan, although the materials remained unprocessed and unpublished due to the untimely death of the researcher. In 20182020 the authors conducted field and office work to localize collection points of 19661969, to process and describe collections, and attempted to interpret them. The artifacts lay on the surface of the third above-floodplain terrace of the through-valley Shakhpakatasai uncovered and unredeposited. In the sides of the valley thick layers of flint nodules are exposed, which served as an inexhaustible source of raw materials for making tools at different stages of the Stone Age. According to the degree of surface deflation the artifacts are subdivided into three series. Of particular interest are moderately deflated artifacts, including a significant number of bifaces and bifacial tools, which makes it possible to raise the question of including the early series of artifacts from Shakpakata workshop sites in the framework of the Eastern Micoquien.
Regional Center Landscape Evolution in the Middle Volga Region
Authors: Chepurnova Elena I.
Published: November 2020

The paper discusses the development of Samaras urban space in the focus of the planning structure of the city and its territorial growth. The stages of development of the urban landscape from the moment of the citys foundation to the beginning of the XX century are studied. During this time, Samara has gone from a small fortress with narrow functionality to a large commercial and industrial administrative center. Its functioning required a special organization of urban space. The historical planning structure was chaotic, which, combined with mass wood construction, led to regular devastating fires and hampered the development of the city. A turning point in the development of the urban area of the regional centers of the Middle Volga region should be considered the appearance of master plans with regular construction, which ordered the urban space. The city went beyond the boundaries of the plan as the urban population grew, and the city authorities could not always cope with the situation, so chaotic buildings continued to grow on the periphery of the city. The analysis of the problems of architectural development of the city showed that eclecticism and Art Nouveau had the greatest impact on the urban landscape.
«Ultimum ratio of the Great century»: the development of the English Royal regular army in the XVII century
Authors: Gordienko Dmitry O.
Published: November 2020

The paper analyses the processes of a modern state development on the example of a regular army development as a basis of the national military system. The author considers the relationship between the development of foreign and domestic policy issues under the Late Tudors. The author analyzes the role of force-based decision-making of the most important issues in decision-making by the Crown under the First Stuarts. The author also analyzes the heavy legacy of the Protectorate regime in terms of the populations acceptance of the idea of a regular army existence. The difficulties encountered by the Stuart dynasty in solving this problem are shown. The problems of financing the Royal army were the main reasons why the active part of the population didnt support the existence of a regular army. The process of creating the Royal regular army is shown on the background of broad European practices of the Great century. The main vectors of British foreign policy development are shown from the continental confrontation with the United Provinces and France to the colonial coexistence with Spain and France. In addition, a conclusion is drawn about the continuity of military construction by the ruling regimes in England of the XVII century. Practices undertaken by the Tudors, James I, Charles I, Lord Protector Cromwell and the age of Restoration sovereigns are shown.
«Russia does not step out of the role of the defendant in the Persian question…»: British discursive practices and Russian public opinion on the eve of the Great War
Authors: Larin Andrey B.
Published: November 2020

The paper is devoted to the peculiarities of the British socio-political discourse functioning in the relation towards Russia and its foreign policy on the eve of the First World War. Based on the materials related to the Persian question and the activities of the Persia Committee, it was shown that a significant part of the British public opinion was biased against Russia, even after the signing of the 1907 Convention. Such invective approach had a direct and indirect impact on the policy of Foreign Office. At the same time, these British discursive practices were accepted by Russian public opinion as a constant in the mutual relations of the two Empires. Moreover, there was a tendency in Russian press to use the British Other (accusing and rebuking) as a convenient tool for affirming their own ideas and positions. Commenting on various British accusations and reproaches, Russian publicists appealed to their own government, hinting that the latter pays more attention to the British public opinion than to the interests of Russia. The government, for its part, used the appeal to Russian public opinion as an argument in its disputes with London. Thus, during the period under review, in Russia it was learned how to use the British approach to it as to a convenient Other in its own interests.
The Chinese Civil War based on «Foreign Affairs» magazine
Authors: Buranok Sergey O. , Nesterov Dmitriy A.
Published: November 2020

In this paper the authors consider the materials of one of the leading American analytical magazines Foreign Affairs, devoted to the Chinese Civil War in 19291950. The novelty of this study lies in the analysis of assessments of key actors and assessments of the situation in the country as well as a possible outcome of the conflict which were made by American journalists. The authors provide the results of the analysis of Foreign Affairs articles for the formation of Mao Zedong image in connection with the events of that time. The authors reviewed the main arguments of the American press, which revealed that the problem of the civil war was one of the components of the complex problem of planning a post-war reconstruction of the world. The United States was primarily interested in changes in the balance of power in the Far East, tried to assess the possible outcomes of the conflict and how they would affect the United States itself (mainly in the economic sphere). But as the victory of the Chinese Communist Party, headed by Mao Zedong, approached the Kuomintang support from American experts weakened. The study of this information phenomenon will allow researchers to understand what impact on Sino-American relations was made by an influential American analytical magazine through the formation of ideas about China, the Chinese people and their political elites.
The value foundations of the university teacher’s orientation towards the implementation of personality oriented education ideas
Authors: Tsepkova Anzhelika N.
Published: November 2020

The paper substantiates the importance of the implementation of personality-oriented education in higher education. The author reveals specifics of personality-oriented education at the university, an integral component of which is subjectivity. The author substantiates the legitimacy of extrapolating the ideas of personality-oriented education, the implementation of which is effective in a secondary school, to the university educational process and proposes the formulation of these ideas in relation to the university: the idea of recognizing a particular students personality value; development of the students personal experience; the ascent of the student to culture. The role of a university teacher in the implementation of personality-oriented education ideas in the process of interaction with students is revealed and the need to identify the value foundations of the university teachers orientation towards the implementation of such ideas is substantiated. The author considers that knowledge has a direct impact on human morality, the development of which is carried out through the choice of values and their subsequent appropriation by a person. The author also reveals the role of the teachers moral consciousness in understanding the value foundations of the orientation towards the implementation of personality-oriented education ideas. An example of determining the value foundations of personality-oriented education idea as the recognition of the value of a particular students personality is given and it is substantiated that this value basis is the value of good. The author proves that it is possible to assess the implementation of personality-oriented education ideas according to moral criteria, in the role of which are the values that take on the meaning as values for oneself and for another, the concepts of morality good, duty, mercy, justice, honor. It is substantiated that the axiological space of the university filled with values, the meaning of which is acquired by the concepts of morality, can become a means of teachers orientation towards the implementation of personality-oriented education ideas.
Amistad y literatura: Sergio Pitol y Juan Manuel Torres
Authors: Nogales-Baena Jose Luis
Published: November 2020

Este artículo se ocupa de la fructuosa amistad que compartieron los escritores Sergio Pitol (1933-2018) y Juan Manuel Torres (1938-1980). Primero, se estudia la forma en que dicha amistad se relaciona con sus traducciones del polaco y se documenta que algunas de ellas fueron realizadas conjuntamente. Después, se analizan los diferentes modos en que esta amistad se manifiesta en sus escritos. Se sostiene que algunas de sus ficciones funcionan como un archivo de experiencias compartidas, una suerte de homenajes recíprocos que dan lugar a innovadores procedimientos literarios, los cuales llegan a poner en cuestión la idea de autoría individual.
Hibridez genérica y alquimia artística en Sergio Pitol: una lectura crítica del “espacio literario” de sus ensayos
Authors: Rodríguez Alfonso Adriana
Published: November 2020

El siguiente artículo se propone una revisión de dos nociones en la bibliografía crítica sobre la Trilogía de la Memoria de Sergio Pitol: la “hibridez genérica” y la “alquimia artística”, dado el escaso rigor con que son empleadas. En primer lugar, se analizan los distintos géneros literarios presentes en su obra. En segunda instancia, se profundiza en el diálogo interartístico, cuyo principal recurso, según José Luis Martínez, es la écfrasis. Finalmente, partiendo de diversas perspectivas teóricas (Kraus, Blanchot, Rosmarin), se propone una relectura de la Trilogía de la Memoria, como corpus que pone en crisis la teoría de los géneros literarios, y como representación textual de la cosmovisión pitoliana.
La hija agustina de Santa Teresa: Mariana de San José (1568-1638) y el misticismo cotidiano del Barroco
Authors: Hancock-Parmer Teresa
Published: November 2020

Mariana de San José, fundadora de las Agustinas Recoletas, fue mística y escritora que se inspiró en Teresa de Jesús. Mariana se construyó como sucesora espiritual de la famosa santa carmelita, con quien sentía una conexión personal. Consideró su reforma una continuación de la obra teresiana, y sus propios escritos rebosan de imágenes que Teresa usó, como saetas, dardos, moradas interiores y el fuego abrasador. Más que imitar, Mariana adaptó el misticismo característico de Teresa al comunicar un conocimiento espiritual basado en la rutina diaria del convento. Asimismo, sus textos demuestran una implementación concreta del misticismo teresiano en el monacato barroco.

 

Mariana de San José, escritura del convento, misticismo, monjas, espiritualidad barroca
Rocambor, Malilla, and Matrimony: Gambling in Mercedes Cabello de Carbonera’s Naturalist Novels
Authors: Clark Emily Joy
Published: November 2020

Nineteenth-century Peruvian author Mercedes Cabello de Carbonera produced widely-read novels such as Blanca Sol and Las consecuencias. These texts have traditionally been analyzed in conjunction with her polemical reception by contemporaries and their naturalist depictions. However, this paper demonstrates that the novels also employ financial topics, such as gambling, to raise larger social questions surrounding games of love, gender inequalities in relationships and the workforce, and the Peruvian economy. Cabello de Carbonera’s representation of gambling and love games in parallel to social and economic inequalities has not been sufficiently explored by critics and connects directly to other naturalist tropes in her fiction.
KAROLINA ENQUIST KÄLLGREN. María Zambrano’s Ontology of Exile: Expressive Subjectivity. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan, 2019. 177 pp.
Authors: Rodríguez Beatriz Caballero
Published: November 2020

Review of María Zambrano’s Ontology of Exile: Expressive Subjectivity by KAROLINA ENQUIST KÄLLGREN.
AMANDA HOLMES. Politics of Architecture in Contemporary Argentine Cinema. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. 162 pp.
Authors: Gómez Leila
Published: November 2020

Reseña de Politics of Architecture in Contemporary Argentine Cinema de AMANDA HOLMES.
JAVIER JIMÉNEZ BELMONTE. Estetizar el exceso. Cleopatra en la cultura hispánica medieval y del Siglo de Oro. Woodbridge: Tamesis, 2018. xii + 264 pp.
Authors: Camacho Platero Luzmila
Published: November 2020

Reseña de Estetizar el exceso de JAVIER JIMÉNEZ BELMONTE.
JOSÉ MANUEL MARRERO HENRÍQUEZ, ED. Hispanic Ecocriticism. Berlin: Peter Lang, 2019. 249 pp.
Authors: Prádanos Luis I.
Published: November 2020

Reseña de Hispanic Ecocriticism de JOSÉ MANUEL MARRERO HENRÍQUEZ, ED.
FELIPE MARTÍNEZ-PINZÓN AND JAVIER URIARTE, EDS. Intimate Frontiers: A Literary Geography of the Amazon. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2019. 276 pp.
Authors: Diniz Axel Pérez Trujillo
Published: November 2020

Reseña de Intimate Frontiers: A Literary Geography of the Amazon de FELIPE MARTÍNEZ-PINZÓN AND JAVIER URIARTE, EDS.
Screening of anticonvulsant effect of carvedilol on electrically induced convulsions in Wistar albino rats
Authors: Babu Biacin , Chavan Madhavrao
Published: November 2020

Background: Epilepsy is one of the major central nervous system disorders. The parent study aimed to screen the anticonvulsant effect of carvedilol on electrically induced convulsions in Wistar albino rats.Methods: This study was done in Wistar albino rats. A total of 30 rats were divided into 6 groups each of six rats. group-I (0.9% normal saline), group-II diphenylhydantoin (10 mg/kg/BW/ip), group-III carvedilol (1mg/kg/BW/PO), group-IV carvedilol (2 mg/kg/BW/PO) and group-V carvedilol (4 mg/kg/BW/PO). All the groups were administered drugs and subjected to electric shock. Scores of seizures and percentage of protection were recorded to compare between the groups. One was ANOVA (post hoc) followed by Dunnet t test applied to find the statistically significant between the groups.Results: Group-I showed significant difference compared to other groups. Group-II showed significant difference with group-III and IV not with V. High dose of test drug and standard drug showed similar results in percentage of seizures prevention. Control and low doses of test drugs showed significant difference compared to standard and high dose of test drug in seizures prevention.Conclusions: High of carvedilol showed significant seizures prevention compared to low doses and control group.
Quality of life and surgical outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients over the age of 80: a retrospective study
Authors: Ebied Husam , Refalo Andrew , Aboul-Enien Mohammed Saad
Published: November 2020

Background: As the United Kingdom’s population ages an increasing number of patients undergoing elective cholecystectomy are over the age of eighty. The current literature base focuses on a younger patient cohort and fails to consider quality of life benefit from the intervention. Assessing quality of life benefit as well as operative morbidity and post-operative complications together is important in the assessment of whether patients of this age should be managed surgically or conservatively.Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on all patients above the age of eighty undergoing elective cholecystectomy between January 2017 to January 2019 at a tertiary care centre in London. Intra-operative morbidity and post-operative complications were obtained from inpatient notes and quality of life was measured using the gastrointestinal quality of life questionnaire (GIQLI) pre and post operatively.Results: 120 patients over the age of eighty underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the three-year timeframe. 11% experienced post-operative complications. A statistically significant improvement in GIQLI score was noted post-operatively across all domains including social function, gastrointestinal symptoms, physical function and emotional function.Conclusions: Post-operative complication rates were higher amongst this cohort compared to series studying a younger cohort of patients. However, quality of life significantly benefited from the intervention for patients over the age of 80. Hence, amongst carefully selected patients, laparoscopic cholecystectomy remains a viable treatment option and can greatly benefit the individual.
Detection of total hip arthroplasty at airport securities
Authors: Gottemukkala Ashok Raju , Kilaru Praful , Chada Pushpak Reddy , Suna Rahul , Reddy Maryada Venkatwar , Gurava Reddy Annapareddy Venkata
Published: November 2020

Background: In era of increased air travel, airport security screening measures has been increased. A lot of anxiety to the patient, that may trigger an alarm at airport securities post-surgery. The purpose of this study is to find out experiences of patients after total hip arthroplasty (THA) passing through airport security.  

Methods: A retrospective case series of 269 THA patients in a single high-volume center from January 2016 to June 2018, who had passed through airport security and met inclusion criteria. Patient were contacted during their regular follow ups or via phone. The patients were asked for alarm trigger, perceived inconvenience, whether security officials asked to show documentation regarding prosthesis, and any extra screening procedures check measures.

Results: Out of 269 patients, 52 patients met inclusion criteria travelling by airplane. 27 patients reported alarm trigger. 7 patients had to undergo additional security check measures. 43% of the patients believed that having their THA increased the inconvenience while traveling.  

Conclusions: This study provides information to surgeons regarding airport travel post THA. Patients can be counselled regarding the inconvenience and to be prepared for delays in airport and to be prepared to present documentation of their prosthesis.
Human Cysticercosis in Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: BIZHANI Negar , HASHEMI HAFSHEJANI Saeideh , MOHAMMADI Neda , REZAEI Mehdi , ROKNI Mohammad Bagher
Published: November 2020

Background: Cysticercosis in among the neglected tropical disease caused by eating the egg of parasite Taenia solium. In this review, we aimed to verify the prevalence of human cysticercosis in different countries of Asia using systematic review and meta-analysis approach.
Methods: Based of the protocol, reliable databases including PubMed, SCOPUS, Science Direct, Embase, and Cochrane Library from 1990-2018 were searched using a panel of keywords. Overall, 48 countries of Asia were searched in turn and data were analyzed using a category of statistical tests.
Results: Out of 28 included studies, 586175 samples were collected and included in the data analysis. Based on the meta-analysis results, the overall pooled percent of cysticercosis was estimated 3.8% (95% CI: [2.0, 7.0]). According to the result of heterogeneity statistics including I-squared, chi-square, and tau-squared, it was statistically significant (Tau2 = 2.94, chi2 = 12733.31, P<0.001, I2 = 100%) therefore a random effect model was used to handle the heterogeneity of studies. To evaluate the trend of cysticercosis over the time, Cumulative meta-analysis was performed and the result showed that there was a minor upward tendency in the prevalence of cysticercosis over the time.
Conclusion: Although, considering the religious culture and food habits in Asia, we might have expected to witness a low prevalence of human cysticercosis, but we noticed more or less significant infection in some countries of the region. Regarding the new feature of immigration and travel between countries, all authorities are advised to take measures on controlling and monitoring the disease.