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Historical aspects of breeding and preservation of Hutsul horse breed on the Ukrainian territory of the interwar Poland
Authors: Romanenko G. V.
Published: May 2019

The article examines the historical aspects of Hutsul horse breeding on Ukrainian territory of the interwar Poland. The unique breed of the Hutsul horse is an important component of the Ukrainian cultural and natural heritage. This horse breed was formed in the Carpathians historically, that is well adapted to the specifics of local environment, climatic and economic conditions. The purpose of this article is to study the complex of measures and practices taken by the Polish authorities and the indifferent people on the Ukrainian territory of the interwar Poland, in order to preserve and promote the Hutsul horse breeding. Despite the extremely unsatisfactory amount of the population of these mountain horses after the end of the First World War, in the next twenty years it has been possible to implement a number of measures that have contributed to the conservation of the breed, and an increase in the number of livestock. With the help of enthusiasts and state support, a horse-breeding factory was founded in Sudova Vishnia, where a number of selective stallion-breeders was formed, and the nursery station in the Carpathians restored its activity. Regular exhibitions and inspections of Hutsul horses motivated the co-owners to take proper care of their horses and facilitate the exchange of experience in their feeding. Until the beginning of the Second World War, a network of stud farms appeared in the Carpathians. Each of these farms had a stallion of Hutsul breed, and peasants could obtain grants for breeding and keeping horses. In 1925, the Union of Horse Hutsul breeds was established. This organization devoted its activities to the revival of the Hutsul horse breed, its cultivation and popularization among the population. The Union of Horse Hutsul breeds acted intensively before the Second World War. The efforts to scale up the number of Hutsul horses were not sufficient, but still it helped to maintain and increase the unique breed of Ukrainian mountain horses before the war. The experience of maintaining the breed and encouraging its breeding is an interesting subject for studying and comparing with modern practices in this area.
Moral measurements of psychosocial identity of the person
Authors: Morshchakova O. S.
Published: May 2019

In the proposed study the questions of the essence of the processes of psychosocial self-identification of the person are clarified, the theme of the problem actualises the phenomenon of identity in the unity of social and individual aspects.The significance of processes of psychosocial development, which are identified for the individual with the processes of self-identification, are characterized by the presence of intentions (intentions) of a person in accessing the horizons of the external world and designing the «image of himself» in the conditions of this world and expressed in many aspects of life-formation. The paper states that the value-semantic positions of the individual determine the development of important qualities of the internal-spiritual structure of the individual, directly affect the development of consciousness and the welcome behavioral models of personality. It is emphasized that the highest achievement of a person in the creation of identity, in the processes of self-realization and self-representation in the world of culture and social life is the moral self-identification as a manifestation of conscious responsibility and responsibility of the individual in the plane of social expression. It is proved that the moral context of the processes of self-actualization in the modern social world consists in the development of such psychological components of the system of personality, which will allow the individual in the future to become the subject of activity. Such psychological assumptions include: awareness of the autonomy of the self, the feeling of inner freedom and responsibility, the formation of critical thinking, the ability to model the desired life situations, the desire for meaningful actions, the choice of positions, practical decisions, the ability to reflexive analysis, the focus on cooperation, social expression of will.The article focuses on the ethical problems and problems facing a person in the modern world. Ethical values serve as a normative framework for sensory-minded and pragmatic human actions. In the value-semantic consciousness of a modern person dominated by the interests of subjective-pragmatic nature, and the process of emotion formation is accompanied by the search, design and reconstruction of emotional images that are adequate to the epoch of modernity.
Mytho-logic anthropology and discursive games of Gods in time stream
Authors: Okorokov V. B.
Published: May 2019

Is the thought a gift or bloody hell of the person? Involving in a discourse of «another» is accompanied by forming of a field of own senses. Senses come, but they are not born by own «I». But «a science way» (connected with external language games) or a self-immersing way (connected with meditational practice’s), actually, eliminated our own «I». The way (as would tell the Buddha, Moisej or the Christ, and presently M. Heidegger or M. Moss) is a gift. Such gift allows to reconstruct own human nature and to open «passes» (ways) to different measurement of existence of the person. All transitions between measurements connected systems of signs (or languages). In particular, the system of signs allows to transfer the Messiah gift to historical space by means of a myth or mythical and poetic text. Actually, those who put myths or established names, always occupied exclusive position in a society. Interpreters of Ancient Greek mythology asserted that the main gift of gods is fire; however, main gift of gods was the word and a name (language).In «Being and time» of M. Heidegger language is the house of being. The main thought consists that being is structured as language. According to the modern version of J. Lacan, unconscious is structured as language, and unconscious acts as hidden (unconscious) presence of another (or Another as higher Father-god), so language is found out as universal unity, the universal topos, connecting mental and, probably, spiritual space. Not only unconscious, but also spiritual (and mental) it is structured as language. S. Freud and J. Lacan have found out only private forms of a certain universal principle in which specifies creativity of structuralists and poststructuralists: all actively existing (living) is structured as language or is functional in the field of signs and symbols (in the field of language). Leaning Gegel’s and Neohegelians creativity, it can be asserted that Spirit, generating the dialectic negation – a matter, does not disappear, it is not transformed, and continues process of naming, being in other measurement. But the spirit is structured as another in the creation-naming. The mono-spirit is not enough for a birth of the world, the act of naming means presence of another.In search of a nature bases of modern philosophy A. Badiou tried to find a way of realisation of patrimonial procedures in synchronous (adhered to the present) space of human thought and open the essence modern (postmodern) multiplane and polymorphic culture and thought. Proceeding from A. Badiou’s creativity it is possible to conclude, errors in act of naming is very cost much to mankind.
Superstition as a mystical basis of hope
Authors: Masjuk O. P.
Published: May 2019

The genesis of the irrational projections of the future, which made a unique imprint on the mystical basis of hope, has been discussed in the article. This genesis includes the projections of future starting from superstition and going to simulacra. It has been shown in the article that the emotional impression of meeting with probable non-being gives the rise to rehearsal practices of understanding the existence’s perspectives. Such practices conflict with the dominant worldview, but they are gradually integrating into it now. The rehearsal design is used in the creation of folk traditions, the development of models of daily behavior, as well as it is used in the process of creating the sociality of hope.It has been determined that prejudices and superstitions are developing actively in the interpretation of life and death and are characterized by the interaction of prejudice and taboo regarding the manifestation of the subject of hope. At the same time, the origins of the visionary being the successor of the totem-image in the irrational basis of the future’s projection have been described by the author. It should be noted that prejudices are both a product of the activity of the totem visionary and a means for its further replacement in a non-personalized vacuum of future existence.The epicenter of the existence’s prejudice is an area of double marginality, when the internal exit to the limit of possibilities is followed by complex conditions of existence. It has been found out that modeling and simulacrum become to be the independent predictions, which help to regulate social relationships and form a hyper-real perspective. Special attention has been paid to the influence of scientific and practical prejudices on the development of prospects for the social coexistence.It has been determined that the stereotype is a step on the way to the construction of a universal projection of the existence prospect – future-type prospect. It is presented as a reflection of the future, which is harmoniously implemented into the social space. This collective projection of the future is connected with the determination of the degree and boundaries of person’s personal life and which are developed through the fractalization of a generalized vision of perspective.
Сreative potential of the phenomenon of marginalization in sосio-cultural discours. Methodological approaches and explications
Authors: Martynova S. P.
Published: May 2019

Nowadays the Ukrainian crisis society directs man to the creative realization of the individual, but at the same time does not provide specific resources for it. At the present stage of the development of philosophy in the era of the global, social and spiritual crisis, it is becoming important the formation of a new ideological paradigm of a marginal personality that requires research in the field of philosophy and cultural studies. New models of life, moral values, and different worldview emerge through marginality, that’s why the phenomenon of margin is always relevant. The marginal personality is important for any society at all stages of its development and in various forms of its manifestation. The social contradictions are compounded by the growing scale of margin in the society. They form the basis for the deployment of global crises, which consequences are unpredictable from the standpoint of modern science. Perhaps, marginality is a condition, which produces the changes of the social and cultural sphere. The article doesn`t emphasize the nature of these changes, but it should be taken into account both inner (at the level of the value core) and outer; both positive, promoting the development, and negative, leading to the destruction. The accent is made on the activity oriented nature of the marginality, which is able to provoke changes and force a subject to innovations. The marginality has also a certain demonstrative (indicative) character. If the essence and increase of the marginal entities in the social and cultural sphere are captured, we can prove the inevitable changes, the acceleration of the social dynamic. That`s why the marginality is able to provoke social and cultural changes but also be an indicator of the social and cultural sphere state. The above defined updates the socio-philosophical analysis of the peculiarities of margin in the context of globalization, determinants and mechanisms of social transit of the marginalized communities into the integrated socio-cultural space.
Transformation of East Slavic Messianism from the philosophy of Rus’ to the early Slavophiles
Authors: Meleschuk A. A.
Published: May 2019

The emergence of the historiosophical concept of the Messianism of the Eastern Slavs in the works of Illarion, Nestor, as well as the subsequent transformation by the Orthodox clergy of the Moscow principality, and later by the Russian Slavophiles, is investigated. The study found that thinkers of Kievan Rus’ created a universal concept of «Holy Rus’» for integration into the historical tradition of Christian states. The historiosophical concepts of Illarion and Nestor were created to unite the society of Kievan Rus’, providing a universal alternative to tribal identity. On the other hand, at the international level, it integrated Rus’ into the community of Christian states. The transformation of the messianism of Kievan Rus’ in the Moscow principality was studied. Due to the conquest of the territory of Kievan Rus by the Mongol-Tatars in the middle of the XIII century, Kiev lost the significance of the geopolitical center of Russia. Moscow principality, on the contrary, being on the outskirts, is preserved, and after the collapse of the Golden Horde it becomes a new geopolitical center. Moscow needed its own ideology. The Moscow Orthodox clergy created the concept of «Moscow is the third Rome», which has lost its universality and integrativeness, becoming the historiosophical cause of Moscow’s civilizational mission as a defender of Orthodoxy. It is shown that during the time of Peter the Great, the church concept «Moscow is the third Rome» becomes the foundation of the state ideology of the Russian Empire. Therefore, the universal concept of «Rus’» is replaced by the narrow concept of «Russia». Thus, the transformation of the historiosophical concepts of Kievan Rus’ makes the Russian empire the heir of all of Rus’, its culture, history, mythology and ideology. Although before that, the Moscow principality was the periphery of Ancient Rus’. The transformation of the historiosophy of Kievan Rus’ removed the Ukrainians and Belarusians, who are territorially and culturally descendants of Rus’. Demonstrated as Slavophiles I. Kireevsky, A. Khomyakov, K. Aksakov developed the idea of historical peculiarities of Moscow and Russia. They created a complex and holistic concept - the «Russian idea» and rejected universalism and integrativity. Later, the Slavophilic historiosophy became the basis for the myths of the «elder brother», Rus’ as the «cradle of three fraternal peoples», opposing Great Russia and Little Russia. These distortions of history and historiosophy need to be analyzed and corrected in order to create the ideology of modern Ukraine.
The Phenomenon of the Ukrainian Soviet Philosophy
Authors: Kozii I. V.
Published: May 2019

A number of opinions of the modern Ukrainian scientists concerning the definition of the term “Soviet philosophy” and its impact on the further development of a philosophical thought in Ukraine are analyzed in the article. The connection between the intensity of the popularization of the Marxism ideology by the speakers of the Soviet philosophy in Ukraine and the degree of freedom in the evolution of national philosophical traditions (in this case, the Ukrainian philosophy) is established. Also, the notions “Soviet philosophy”, “Ukrainian Soviet philosophy”, with the parallel analysis of the development of some core vectors of the Ukrainian philosophy in the Soviet period, are construed.The influence of the main concepts of the Ukrainian Soviet philosophy on the further development of national philosophy is evaluated. The article states that for the further unbiased development of the Ukrainian philosophical tradition it is necessary to get rid of the obsessive influence of the Soviet past that was under way in the Ukrainian history for many decades of the XX century, and also continues to indirectly influence the contemporary Ukrainian philosophy. Thus, in order to ensure the further free development of the Ukrainian philosophy, domestic scholars should, in an impartial way, investigate the role and place of totalitarian ideology (Soviet philosophy) in the history of the development of the Ukrainian philosophical thought, and thus be able to go their own way. Therefore, it is essential to analyse objectively a number of core and fundamental questions regarding the activities of apologists of the Ukrainian Soviet philosophy.Such analysis will help to generate more objectively the general “outline” in the plane of which the investigated phenomenon developed, since we see that many issues in the evolution of the Soviet philosophy either are not covered at all, or are given somewhat distorted. So now there is an increasingly urgent need to study the declared phenomenon.
Crisis consultations as a component of political management
Authors: Stavchenko S. V.
Published: May 2019

It is determined that crisis consultations represent a set of measures aimed at stabilizing the situation of a particular subject, solving a set of problems associated with the maximum increase in the efficiency of the activity. The following types of crisis consultations are singled out: direct consultations of managers; implementation of advisory activities (consultations on emerging problems, diagnosis of the organization, definition of a crisis strategy, development of a plan of measures for crisis prevention, risk assessment and follow-up of its implementation, support of the organization during the implementation of the plan for crisis prevention, development of preventive measures in relation to avoidance of crisis phenomena); crisis reflexive games (training of managers and staff); case study review; use of benchmarking methods. The role of crisis analysis in conducting crisis consultations has been determined. It was emphasized that crisis analysis enables to prevent and plan possible crisis situations, ways of their neutralization and overcoming with minimal expenses for the organization. The role functions of crisis advisers are determined. The stages of crisis management (according to R. Heath) are revealed: prevention – prevention of crisis risks, analysis of losses for business; readiness – awareness of the probability of crises, staff training; salvation – drawing up plans, preventing consequences; recovery – recovery of effective production, assessment of the crisis. The types of crisis management are distinguished: preventive, aimed at analyzing the indicators of the crisis and identifying its causes and factors for timely prevention or minimization of possible crisis processes; an anticipatory, the essence of which is to develop goals and objectives for leadership in order to prevent crisis phenomena. A demarcation of crisis management and risk management has been conducted: if crisis management is primarily a process of responding to already existing serious threats to one or another organization or to events that have already occurred, risk management is associated with the process of identifying certain risks mainly for future activities organization, as well as the appropriate acceptance of these risks or their elimination.
Interconnection of social purpose and planning of the territory of the rehabilitation park
Authors: Pozdnyakova-Kirbyateva E. G.
Published: May 2019

The article is an intermediate result of research in the field of sociology of rehabilitation activities. Its purpose is to investigate the relationship between social purpose and the planning of objects located on the territory of the rehabilitation park for children with disabilities.The starting point in the article is the understanding that the rehabilitation park is a specialized medical and social location in which patients can undergo physical, psycho-social recovery by receiving physiotherapeutic, medical, cultural, animated, psychological, cognitive and social services. In the architectural sense, as a rule, it includes a specialized health-improving complex, a hotel, as well as a park area.The article emphasizes that the object of its research conceptually coincides with the interests of the general population, including a special place taken by parents of children with special needs, state and municipal socially oriented institutions, community of the territorial community, sponsors and grantees. It is proved that under the influence of their requests the social purpose of the rehabilitation park is formed, which is to provide systemic physical and mental restoration, social and intellectual development of visitors in the conditions of «recovery during rest».One of the main provisions of the publication is that the unity of social and functional purpose directly affects the concept of landscape design of a rehabilitation park for children with disabilities. As a result, planning and designing of the characterized location is carried out according to the following principles: system, functionality, integration, accessibility, ergonomics, optimization, nosology, load efficiency, aesthetics and others.In the course of writing the article the author came to the conclusion that the locations of the rehabilitation park can be conditionally divided into several groups - physiological, psycho-esthetic, nature-therapeutic nature. But the methods implemented in them are constantly gaining socialization and educational content. These, along with the main thing – improvement of physical health, social skills and communication experience, are no less important for children with special needs as they can be transferred from the artificially created atmosphere of the park every day.
State service policy: international experience
Authors: Aliyev Abbas
Published: May 2019

The article analyzes the experience of leading countries in implementing the service policy of the state (Great Britain, France, Germany, Malaysia, etc.) in order to identify effective practices for reforming state policy in the context of its service orientation. The Charter of the Citizen (UK) was adopted in 1991 and was a 10-year improvement program of the public services quality. The main principles of the Charter (standards; openness; choice; politeness and courtesy; providing services properly; efficiency and low cost) were observed. Moreover, the «Charter on the delivery of public services» (France, 1992) is researched. It presented basic principles of work regulation of French civil service on the basis of equality, impartiality and continuity, as well as new principles of activities, as a reaction to changes in expectations and demands of the population, the emergence of consumers’ new needs and requests, the need for transparency and accountability, simplicity and accessibility.It is proved that the Services Consumer Charter for Public Services in Belgium (1993) is an example of a comprehensive program that seeks to improve the relationship between state bodies and institutions on the one hand and the population - customers and consumers (clients) of services - on the other one.Analysis of mantioned above and other charters helps to detect the main tasks of the public service systems reforms, in particular: increasing the efficiency of public services and reducing the cost for their delivery; deliivery of services to citizens of the proper quality; reduced deadlines for preparing responses to requests of citizens; conducting external audits to provide creation of a system aimed at continuous improvement; emphasis on achieving results, but their planning; better definition of work processes; improving the quality of informing citizens about public services delivery; openness and transparency of authorities activities; liberalization of licensing institutions; implementation of the «e-government».A characteristic feature of reforming the system of public services delivery in the countries taken under consideration is detected. This is a duration of this process. The explanation of the long terms of the reforms in the sphere increasing the efficiency of the public sector lies in the complexity and scope of the set goals and objectives, and also in a large number of parties involved in the reform process. The further research of the problematic can be dealt with analysis of the state, quality, and special features of the domestic reforms dedicated to the state service policy implementation.
Socio-philosophical foundations of theatricalization of the political sphere
Authors: Prokopovych Lada
Published: May 2019

Public policy is always focused on finding the most effective ways to communicate with the broad masses (society, population, electorate). Historical experience shows that one of such methods is the introduction of theatrical elements into the communication process. The purpose of this study is to identify and comprehend the social and philosophical foundations of the theatricalization of the political sphere. The concept of theatricality of sociocommunicative manifestations of culture was chosen as a methodological research strategy (based on methods of sociocultural analysis). This approach made is possible to find out that the combination of the elements of the game, performance, ritual, carnival, masquerade in political “spectacles” helps to: attract the attention of opponents; demonstrations of solidarity with the protest movement; the formation of the image of the politician in accordance with the role that he plays in the political “theater”; creating additional channels of communication policy with the “public”. One of these channels is costume jewelry and accessories, which are not only an addition to the image of a politician, but also an important dramatic element. By allowing the replacement of a direct message with a sign-symbolic form, jewelry helps to impart a gaming, theatrical format to the communication process. On the one hand, it helps to expand the audience, but, on the other hand, it introduces an element of interpretation into the process of information transfer. This circumstance is used by the mass media, strengthening its role in the political “theater”. It has also been established that to a certain extent theatricality has always been inherent in politics. But the theatrical component does not always prevail in it: the desire for theatricality increases with the division of the political sphere into public and “hidden”. Strengthening theatrical manifestations in the modern political sphere indicates that this is the trend that is developing in social relations. This, in turn, determines the emergence of new technologies and communication formats in the system “power – society”.
Practices of self-presentation in the Internet space: forms and trends
Authors: Nastoiashcha K. V.
Published: May 2019

Due to modern mobility, as well as the specifics of means of communication there is a large number of people who follow the person and form opinions about him or her, relying mainly on the value of the material plan (to some extent, also on education) that the person can demonstrate, knowing about the tracking. Individualization, as a globalization trend, puts the demand of a person - to live original. Therefore, the actions that are aimed at forming an image, are based primarily on the self-presentation. Modern person is being disconnected from traditional social ties, which is facilitated by changes in the opportunities of social communication. The modern person lacks the communication face to face, but they are replaced by Internet communications. The social network has evolved into a media environment, which is an instrument for self-development, expression, and the design of personal identity. Although the tools for presenting their personality in social networks are still unified and have limitations, they allow the person to create quite a lot of individual images, depending on what the user wants to achieve and how rich his imagination is. The identity is changed, the practice of the self-presentation is changed - a person begins to form his or her own ‘I’ on the basis of the seen, borrowing or copying the images of others (while consuming new media products). Virtual communication also has a number of specific features. Among them there are a large selection of «tools» which can help to form personal identity, lack of physical contact, participants of such communication may not know each other. It gives huge opportunities for presenting yourself to a «virtual environment» and other users of an internet resource. Selfization becomes the popular practice of self-presentation thanks to photographs. Through selfies the person creates and improves his image for public consumption. «Virtual» self-presentation strategies that shape certain images can be different - depending on what the user prefers. Above mentioned strategies are based on the formation of images that appeal to the public: knowledgeable in their business, successful in the profession, sociable, such that belongs to a certain group, good in the physical plane, etc.
Value-Based Crisis in the Modern World. Social and Philosophical Aspect
Authors: Gaynutdinova L. A. , Skorobogatko A. V.
Published: May 2019

Modern Society is in the deep value-based crisis. This crisis have taken place already some time ago and is linked to a process of corruption of traditional values and transition to the new forms of cooperation of the actors of social and political processes and relations between the state and the society. There are many reasons for the modern crisis. They are: planetary sized transition to the information-oriented society, that led to destruction of value-based positions; appearance of the new leaders on the political stage; escalation of the conflict between civilizations that is well seen in inadequate interpenetration of their values and cultures; understanding of the fact that values-based orientations of so called “free” market are not absolute and cannot be used for all purposes and etc. This happens because beside the material values in the society are also consider as important the values of the ideal sides of the life such as culture, religion, way of living and a lot of other things that make up an important part of civilizational basic principles of society. Why did consumptionism that was so much raised by modern liberals still not become the highest value in most societies thou it is the key element for development of the economic policy of the state? Is it possible also taking into account analyses of value-based crises to forecast the forks of the evolution of the modern world?
Interdisciplinary understanding of the objectivity of social intelligence
Authors: Romanenko M. I. , Bratanich B V. , Romanenko A. M.
Published: May 2019

The basic directions of research of social intellect in the framework of the problems of its social determinacy, the emphasis on its individual measurement and the isolation of the communicative direction of research, which emphasizes the importance of social intelligence as a communicative resource, are established. The significance of social intelligence as the cognitive basis of communicative competence, which affects the ability of a person to understand and predict the behavior of people in different life situations, to understand and adequately assess oneself and their actions and actions with respect to others, is substantiated. The generalization of the understanding of social intelligence in the framework of different approaches is carried out as the ability to adequately understand and evaluate their behavior and behavior of other people, that is, as a behavioral and communicative phenomenon and an aspect of interpersonal social interaction and communication. A general conclusion is drawn regarding the nature of social intelligence as an integral personal ability that determines the success of a person as a subject of interpersonal relations and communication on the basis of influence on such processes as the understanding and prediction of their own behavior and behavior of other people in situations of interpersonal communication; socialization, inculcation, social adaptation, etc. The main discussion problems in the field of research of social intelligence, which include heterogeneity of methodological approaches to its analysis, uncertainty of social intelligence as a cognitive phenomenon; the availability of approaches to the identification of social intelligence and other forms of cognitive activity of man, are singled out. The priority of research of the problem of measurement of social intelligence and development of measuring methods and their use in educational activity is substantiated.
Rediscovery of the Endangered Carchi Andean Toad, Rhaebo colomai (Hoogmoed, 1985), in Ecuador, with comments on its conservation status and extinction risk
Authors: Reyes-Puig Carolina , Bittencourt-Silva Gabriela B. , Torres-Sánchez María , Wilkinson Mark , Streicher Jeffrey W. , Maddock Simon T. , Kotharambath Ramachandran , Müller Hendrik , Angiolani Larrea Francesca Nicole , Almeida-Reinoso Diego , Ron Santiago R. , Cisneros-Heredia Diego Francisco
Published: May 2019

Since 1984 there have been no records of Rhaebo colomai (Hoogmoed, 1985) within the territory of Ecuador. This species was known from 2 localities in the province of Carchi, northwestern Ecuador, and the department of Nariño, southwestern Colombia, which were reported in 1979 and 2015, respectively. We report the recent sightings of R. colomai at 3 new localities in Ecuador and discuss and evaluate this species’ extinction risk and conservation status.
New records of Tachybaptus dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Aves, Podicipedidae) south of its currently known distribution in Argentina
Authors: Castillo Santiago , Costas Santiago Martín , Toledo Martín , Giaquinta Adrián
Published: May 2019

We report on 4 records of the Least Grebe, Tachybaptus dominicus (Linnaeus, 1766), to the south of its theoretical distributional limit in Córdoba Province, Argentina. In recent years, these records and others uploaded to citizen science platforms suggest that this species’ distribution extends south of its currently known range.
Walking the Palagi/Pasifika edge: The va of mediated dialogic research
Authors: Reynolds Martyn
Published: May 2019

Like all acts of naming, the term ‘Pasifika’, which is used to refer collectively to persons with connections to Pacific Island nations living in Aotearoa New Zealand, can be used to represent or to misrepresent, to enable or to control. Consequently, the notion of a field of Pasifika educational research is contested. This article provides a discussion of the potential contextual justification and consequent theorisation of Pasifika education. It pays attention to developments in the literature and to the usefulness of theory based on wisdom from the Pacific. It suggests that a relational edge-walking methodology framed through va is one way of making Pasifika educational research catalytically powerful. Located in recent PhD study, this account is by a Palagi (European-origin) teacher- researcher seeking to navigate the intercultural and positional edges of both Pasifika research and education. The aim is to facilitate respectful dialogue and thus enhance understanding and harmony. The article suggests that while power makes a mediated methodology helpful, methods configured to address relationality directly have the potential to achieve these valuable aims.
Use of theories and models in geometry education research: A critical review
Authors: Sharma Shweta
Published: May 2019

The aim of this article is to provide a critical review of the theories and the model used in the field of geometry education research. The article critically discusses van Hiele’s theory, Fischbein’s theory of figural concepts, Duval’ s theory of figural apprehension, the Spatial Operational Capacity (SOC) model by Wessels and van Niekerk, and the Sfard’s commognition theory. The van Hiele’s theory proposed a sequential order of development through which the learners construct their understanding of geometry concepts. Fischbein’ s theory of figural concepts suggested that a geometric figure is always comprised of a visible representation and a concept. Duval’s theory of figural apprehension underscored the heuristic value of a geometry figure for solving geometry problems. The SOC model by Wessels and van Niekerk emphasised the importance of instructional design incorporating a variety of physical and mental objects to work with to develop geometry concepts. Finally, the article discusses Sfard’s commognition theory that emphasises the communicative function of language in developing geometry concepts. There are two major concerns highlighted with respect to these theories and the model. Firstly, these theories and model emphasise the development of the two-dimensional geometry concepts, neglecting the development of the concepts of three-dimensional geometry. Secondly, these theories and the model fail to acknowledge the multilingual context of geometry class. The article aims to highlight the dearth of studies that explore the multilingual context of geometry class and calls for future studies in this direction.
CLINICAL IMPORTANCE OF DETERMINATION OF HLA-DRB1 LOCUS GENES IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Authors: Guseva V. , Lapin S. , Myachikova V. , Maslyanski A. , Chuchlovin A. , Ivanova N. , Tkachenko O. , Blinova T. , Totolian A.
Published: May 2019

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a most common autoimmune inflammatory arthritis in adults. Serological marker of RA are rheumatoid factor (RF) and antibodies to cyclic citrullinated peptide (ACCP). The main genetic factor that determine predisposition to RA is HLA-DRB1 alleles. The HLA-DRB1 locus alleles may encode a common 5-amino acid sequence called ‘shared epitope’ (SE). The aim of our study is to assess the clinical significance and occurrence of SE and HLA-DRB1 genes and to analyze the prognostic significance of these factors for RA patients. We collected a serum and DNA samples from 72 patients with RA. For genotyping of HLA-DRB1 locus “DNA-Technology” kits (Moscow, Russia) were used. HLA-DRB1 SE sequences were genotyped by real-time PCR with specific primers. Determination of ACCP in serum was performed by ELISA (Euroimmun AG, Lübeck, Germany), RF detection, by turbidimetric method. Clinical status of the disease was assessed using the RA DAS-28 Activity Index. We have obtained the following results: determination of HLA-DRB1 gene frequency in the North-West region of Russia showed that the HLA-DRB1*04 gene variant occurred at 11.4%, HLA-DRB1*01, 14.2%. HLA-DRB1*10 and HLA- DRB1*14 occured, respectively, in 0,8% and 2% of the cases. The DRB1*04 and DRB1*01 allelic variants were found in 73.6% of patients with RA, and in 43.9% of the control group. Among patients with RA, the SE gene frequency was 66.6%. SE is associated with ACCP detection and higher DAS28 index. Conclusions: The allelic variations of HLA-DRB encoding SE are associated with ACCP-positive RA in the population of the North-West region of the Russian Federation. Identification of HLA-DRB1 allelic gene variants and SE sequences in this locus serve as an additional test to specify serological diagnosis in rheumatoid arthritis.
DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF CERULOPLASMIN IN SYSTEMIC SCLERODERMA
Authors: Emelyanova O. I. , Gontar I. P. , Rusanova O. A. , Zborovskaya I. A.
Published: May 2019

Objective of study: refining immune diagnostics of systemic scleroderma through determining ceruloplasmin antibodies, its amount and enzymatic activity, as well as control of effectiveness of therapy with ceruloplasmin-based immobilized magnetocontrollable immunosorbents.

Materials and methods. 30 apparently healthy individuals and 68 patients with systemic scleroderma were examined. The study included patients with referral diagnosis of systemic scleroderma who signed an informed consent. The study was performed in accordance with the principles of World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki rev. 2013 (ACR/EULAR). All participants had their blood tested with the method of immunoenzymatic determination of antibodies to ceruloplasmin upon admission to hospital and prior to discharge.Results. It was established that patients with systemic scleroderma show reduced oxidase activity of ceruloplasmin, increased ceruloplasmin levels, as well as elevated antibodies to ceruloplasmin compared with the control group. A link between the amount of antibodies to the studied enzyme, and the activity, nature, course and stage of the disease was established. It was found that there is a reliable negative correlation between the level of ceruloplasmin antibodies, and the amount of RBCs, the hemoglobin level. For the first time a complex assessment of three parameters was employed, the parameters being the enzymatic activity, ceruloplasmin amount, and antibodies to ceruloplasmin. It was established that autoantibodies to ceruloplasmin are more often found in systemic scleroderma patients who show a high disease activity, subacute course with involvement of the liver, lungs, and with anemia. It was found that antibodies to ceruloplasmin are detected at early stages of systemic scleroderma development and can be used in timely diagnosis of the condition. It was shown that the change of parameters under study over time can serve as a basis on which to evaluate the effectiveness of administered therapy.

Conclusion. Decreased enzymatic activity of ceruloplasmin, its elevated amount and increased antibodies to ceruloplasmin can be taken as additional diagnostic tools in evaluation of systemic scleroderma activity. These parameters promote a more accurate assessment of the disease activity and of the nature of the pathologic process; they can serve as an indication of a variety of clinical forms of the disease. Employing these parameters for monitoring of administered therapy in hospital settings permits a more accurate assessment of its effectiveness and making adjustments. Studying ceruloplasmin antibody formation, amount of ceruloplasmin and its biochemical activity extends the existing concept of rheumatic disease pathogeny, outlines a way forward for further research and reflects the involvement of antioxidant system in immune disorders.
Musculus Subclavius Posticus Olgusu
Authors: ERDOĞAN Kübra , YARAR Burhan , ÇİZMECİ Gizem , AY KESELİK Gonca , MALAS Mehmet Ali
Published: May 2019

Özet: Musculus subclavius posticus arteria subclavia, vena subclavia ve plexus brachialis gibi önemli yapılara komşuluk eden, birinci kıkırdak kaburga ve scapula arasında yer alan aksesuar bir kastır. Anabilim dalımız anatomi laboratuvarında 60 yaşındaki erkek kadavrada boynun sol tarafında varyasyona rastlanmıştır. Musculus subclavius posticus varlığının çevre yapılara etkisi klinik açıdan önemlidir. Torasik çıkış sendromu olarak adlandırılan üst ekstremite beslenmesinden ve innervasyonundan sorumlu damarların ve plexus brachialis’in dallarının sıkışmasına sebep olabilir. Literatüre göre nadir gözlenen bu varyasyonun yerleşiminin bilinmesi, radyolojik ve cerrahi incelemeler için önem arz etmektedir. Abstract: Musculus subclavius is an accessory cradle located between the first cartilage rib and the scapula, adjacent to important structures such as arteria subclavia, vena subclavia and plexus brachialis. In the anatomy laboratory, a variation was found on the left side of the 60 years old male cadaver. The effect of the neighbors of musculus subclavius posticus is clinically important. It may cause compression of the branches of the plexus brachialis responsible for the innervation of the upper extremity, called the thoracic outlet syndrome. It is important to know the location of this rarely observed variation according to the literature, for radiological and surgical procedures.
Robust measurement of the real world effectiveness of Tofacitinib for the treatment of Ulcerative Colitis using electronic health records: a protocol and statistical analysis plan v1
Authors: A Rudrapatna Vivek , J. Butte Atul
Published: May 2019

The "efficacy-effectiveness gap" refers to the difference between the treatment efficacy as measured by randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and treatment effectiveness as measured in "real world" clinical settings. Prior studies have documented the existance of this gap in a variety of clinical contexts and attributed its existence to a number of factors, including overly restrictive subject inclusion/exclusion criteria in RCTs and differences in treatment efficacy ascertainment. In this protocol and statistical analysis plan, we document a protocol for a forthcoming study relevant to assessing the efficacy-effectiveness gap of the medication Tofacitinib as used to treat Ulcerative Colitis. Specifically, we detail the following: 1) What covariates are needed to compare the real-world effectiveness of Tofacitinib with its efficacy as measured by pivotal clinical trials 2) What approach we propose to extract these covariates from the electronic health records at our institution in a relatively reproducible fashion, balancing accuracy with practicality. 3) How we propose to analyze the data
Application of R Analysis in Psycholing Linguistics Research v1
Authors: Tao Jiayu
Published: May 2019

Application of R Analysis in Psycholing Linguistics Research
PENGARUH ASSURANCE TERHADAP LOYALITAS PELANGGAN CORPORATE TIKET MASKAPAI PENERBANGAN DOMESTIK PT. INTERLINK TOURS & TRAVEL BANDUNG (Survey Kepada Pelanggan Corporate Tiket Maskapai Penerbangan Domestik PT. Interlink Tours and Travel Bandung)
Authors: Aryanti Desy , Ahman Eeng
Published: May 2019

Travel and tourism in the world is a milestone for the global economy industry today. Tourism is currently standing strong in almost all countries as an industry in their respective countries, including Indonesia. One of the important tourism industry in the implementation of tourism is travel services as tourist facilities required to meet travel. One of the travel services required by tourists is a travel agency. Many travel agents established in the provinces where people often travel potentially that West Java especially in Bandung. In 2011 the number of places of business travels are in Bandung as many as 218. One of the largest travel agency in Bandung is PT. Interlink Tours and Travel. In terms of sales, PT. Interlink Tours and Travel rely more on domestic airline tickets customers in large numbers and repeatedly. In 2011 customers of PT. Interlink Tours and Travel have decreased loyalty. One way PT. Interlink Tours and Travel do to enhance customer loyalty to an airline ticket sales in accordance with the target is to provide quality service to customers with a focus on communication, credibility, security, competence and courtesy. In marketing this is called assurance. Assurance theory used is the theory of the Parasuraman in Ririn Tri Ratnasari (2011:109) and the theory of customer loyalty using the theory Baloglu (2002). The population in this study is the corporate customers of domestic airline tickets in PT. Interlink Tours and Travel Bandung. Sampling technique used is saturated sampling and data analysis technique used is multiple regression. Overview of research on assurance and customer loyalty is in a good position. The results showed simultaneous assurance effect on customer loyalty. However, partially only competence sub variables that influents the loyalty, while the other four sub variables, namely communication, credibility, security and courtesy are no effect on customer loyalty.
Hazardous Attributes: Survival Analysis of Soccer Clubs in Turkish Super League
Authors: ÇELİK Onur Burak
Published: May 2019

European football is the most
popular sports among the ball sports. Survival in the top-tier league is vital
for the clubs. This study analyzed the factors that effected the survival of
the clubs in Turkish Super League by employing a survival analysis for
recurrent event model on the data set from 1990 to 2017. The most important
finding was the existence of the liability of newness. The risk of relegation
for the teams in their first year in the Super League was 20.7 times higher
than existing teams. The new teams in the Super League suffered from being
fresh to the league. New teams faced a higher risk of relegation than older
ones. Other than that, the number of prior relegations in the club history
increased the risk, while each additional foreign player decreased the risk. In
addition, each year of experience decreased the hazard ratio by 10%. Briefly,
regional location of the club base and existence of another team in the same
city did not have significant effects on their survival in Turkish Super
League.