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Anime, Religion and Spirituality: Profane and Sacred Worlds in Contemporary Japan
Authors: Buljan Katherine , Cusack Carole M.
Published: January 2022

Barely a century has passed since anime (Japanese animation) was first screened to a Western audience. Over time the number of anime genres and generic hybrids have significantly grown. These have been influenced and inspired by various historical and cultural phenomena, one of which, Japanese native religion and spirituality, this book argues is an important and dominant although Buddhism, Christianity and a range of mythologies also feature. There have always been anime lovers in the West, but today that number is growing exponentially, with numerous anime clubs, festivals and related events been organised the world over. This is intriguing as many Japanese anime directors and studios initially created works that were not aimed at a Western audience at all. A passion for anime has led some fans, or aficionados as they are referred to in this book, to make personal translations of anime, to don the costume of beloved characters, and to undertake anime ‘pilgrimages’. The mutual imbrication of the profane and sacred worlds in anime, along with the profound reciprocal relationship between ‘Eastern’ (Japanese) and ‘Western’ (chiefly American) culture in the development of the anime artistic form, form the twin narrative arcs of the book. One of the most significant contributions of this book is the analysis of the employment of spiritual and religious motifs by directors. The reception of this content by fans is also examined. The appeal of anime to aficionados is, broadly speaking, the appeal of the spiritual in a post-religious world, in which personal identity and meaning in life may be crafted from popular cultural texts which offer an immersive and enchanting experience that, for many in the modern world, is more thrilling and authentic than ‘real life’. In the past, religions posited that after human existence on earth had ceased, the individual soul would be reincarnated again, or perhaps would reside in heaven. In the early twenty-first century, spiritual seekers still desire a life beyond that of everyday reality ardently, and just as passionately believe in the existence of other worlds and the afterlife. However, the other worlds are the fantasy landscapes and outer space settings of anime (and other popular cultural forms), and the afterlife of digital circuitry and the electronic impulses of the Internet. These important new understandings of religion and the spiritual underpin anime’s status as a major site of new religious and spiritual inspiration in the West, and indeed, the world. This study is a timely publication, both as a resource for anime fans new and existing, young and old, who desire to know more about the religion and mythology of Japan and how it informs anime (and manga), and as a worthy addition to the small but growing academic literature on the topic.
Entering the Stream to Enlightenment: Experiences of the Stages of the Buddhist Path in Contemporary Sri Lanka
Authors: Sirimane Yuki
Published: January 2022

This book is a study on the nature and effects of the Theravāda Buddhist religious experiences of the four supramundane fruits of the Noble Eightfold Path – the experience of the fruit which is stream-entry, once returning, non-returning and Arahanthship – with special focus on the experience of stream-entry. It represents the first time within Theravāda Buddhist studies that a serious textual study has been combined with a substantial field research. Despite disciplinary rules which virtually prohibit a monk with higher ordination from discussing their personal religious experiences, this book presents seven comprehensive anonymous interviews conducted mainly with forest monks on their meditative experiences. The study presents a definition for the ‘supramundane fruit’ of the path and an alternate framework to discuss and evaluate Theravāda Buddhist religious experiences. It then uses this framework to address some longstanding debates around the Theravāda path and its fruits thus bringing experience back to the centre stage of these debates.
STOCHASTIC FRONTIER METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE EFFICIENCY OF ENTERPRISES
Authors:   Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics, Alimkhanova Aliya , Mitsel Artur ,   Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics,   Tomsk Polytechnic University
Published: January 2022

At the moment, there is an increase in the importance of efficiency in another sector of the economy. Evaluating the efficiency of an enterprise makes it possible to implement a correct and profitable resource allocation strategy, which shows its potential level. In connection with the annual increase in the number of bankrupt enterprises, the problem of assessing the efficiency of enterprises' activities is relevant both for their owners and managers, and for creditors. There are various methods and models for assessing the efficiency of enterprises. One study focuses on the improvement of a parametric method for assessing the performance of objects - the SFA (Stochastic Frontier Analysis) method. The classical SFA method is based on the production function of an enterprise, linking the volume of output with the volume of consumed resources. In this case, the SFA model uses several input (volumes of consumed resources) and only one output parameter - the volume of output. The essence of the proposed modification of the model based on the SFA method is to use financial indicators of enterprises' activities instead of data on consumed resources and output, on the basis of evaluating the financial activity of the economic objects under study. The developed model of the situation for assessing the efficiency of the enterprise in terms of its financial indicators.
BOOTSTRAP REGRESSION BASED ON THE MAXIMUM ENTROPY IN FORECASTING SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Authors:   Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir branch, Kislyakov Alexey
Published: January 2022

The work is devoted to the actual problem of creating predictive models and evaluating their adequacy based on bootstrap-the method of virtual expansion of statistical sampling. One of the modified bootstrap algorithms based on the entropy maximum is used as an approach for constructing probabilistic statements. The bootstrap method allows you to simulate a large number of random samples within the forecast interval based on the initial sample, represented as a time series of changes in a particular indicator, and evaluate the statistical characteristics of the indicator of interest. The main problem of time series forecasting using the bootstrap method is the need to preserve the dependence of the current indicator value on previous observations, as well as to take into account other factors that affect the process, i.e. the use of regression models. The maximum entropy bootstrap method allows you to generate samples for each indicator that satisfy the ergodicity theorem, while preserving the original form and time dependence of the autocorrelation and partial autocorrelation functions. The maximum entropy bootstrap algorithm is used for cases when the time series is short, non-stationary, with sharp changes in the values of variables and discontinuities. The paper provides an example of using the bootstrap method based on the maximum entropy in relation to the task of creating predictive models to assess their adequacy, which allow us to forecast the indicators of imports and exports of the Russian Federation in billions of us dollars. under the conditions of observing the ruble exchange rate against the us dollar, as well as the indicator of the cost of a barrel of oil on the world market. The results obtained allow us to conclude about the advantages of the considered approach to implementing bootstrap regression for creating predictive models.
FINITE DIFFERENCES METHOD FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC MODELING
Authors:   Perm National Research Polytechnic University, Berezniki branch, Sirotina Natalia , Kopoteva Anna , Zatonskiy Andrey ,   Perm National Research Polytechnic University, Berezniki branch
Published: January 2022

In the issue we consider socio-economic processes modeling based on first and second order finite differences models. Since commonly used modeling methods have drawbacks and thus are not universal it was necessary to develop alternative methods which are better in some aspects. Specifically multiple linear regression models have limited prediction abilities, and differential regression coefficient evaluation method is quite complex and have some economically uninterpreted excess tunings. In our research we replaced first and second order derivatives in differential regression models with their finite differences equivalents and thus gained a multiple linear regression model modification which includes first and second order auto regression items. Estimation of their parameters can be done using a modification of least-squares method in which we demand that factor coefficients signs for models with and without auto regression items are the same. Due to additional items in the modified linear regression models their approximation capacity is greater than of a common model. However for application purposes model forecasting capacity is more important, i.e. the forecasting efficiency criterion is the most significant for a decision making. In order to estimate forecasting potential of modified multiple linear regression models we performed coefficient estimation of unmodified and modified equations for 59 various socio-economic data sets. We used shortened time series, so we could calculate model values and compare them to actual data. It was determined that modified multiple linear regression models allowed to make better predictions in 49 (76.3 %) cases. We can now assume that addition of auto regression items into multiple linear regression model can increase short-term forecasting efficiency.
USING THE ALGORITHM OF CONDITIONAL ALTERNATING MATHEMATICAL EXPECTATIONS TO MATHEMATICAL MODELS DESIGN TO ESTIMATE THE QUALITY INDICATORS OF OUTPUT PRODUCTS
Authors:   Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service, Mozharovskii Igor ,   Institute for Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch, Samotylova Svetlana ,   Institute for Automation and Control Processes, Far Eastern Branch,   Far Eastern Federal University, Baulin Evgenii ,   LTD “Center of Digital Technology”
Published: January 2022

In order to increase production efficiency and improve the quality of an output product, the problem of mathematical models designs for estimating the quality indicators of output products in conditions of nonlinearity of the technological process is considered. The use of existing parametric approaches in the design of such models is limited by the need to obtain an analytically specified functional dependence (known the model structure) with a sequential refinement of the values of its coefficients. In turn, this leads to obtaining a mathematical model for estimating the quality indicators of output products of low-accuracy. In the case of nonlinearity of the technological process, the most promising are nonparametric methods such as the algorithm of alternating conditional mathematical expectations. It is proposed to use an algorithm of conditional alternating mathematical expectations to determine the structure of relationships between variables, the form of which is initially unknown and to identify nonlinear functional dependencies based on transformations of the variables used. The effectiveness of the proposed approach in designing a mathematical model using a synthetic example is shown. The proposed approach was tested on a mass-transfer technological object of the production process of a high-octane gasoline additive – methyl-tert-butyl ether. It was possible to improve the accuracy of the mathematical model for estimating the concentration of methanol in the output product up to 67.2 % MAE in comparison with the model obtained by the neural network.
COMPARISON OF METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING USER ROLES IN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS
Authors:   LLC “SEUSLAB”, Rabchevsky Andrey , Yasnitsky Leonid ,   National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Perm Branch,   Perm State University, Zayakin Victor
Published: January 2022

The development of social media has led to its use as a tool for propaganda and mobilising users to participate in protest movements and political actions aimed at undermining the foundations of society and overthrowing the current government. The impact on social media by the organisers of protest movements has become increasingly targeted and organised. In the context of ensuring public safety and countering destructive influences on social media, it is becoming increasingly important to identify the structure of purposeful impact on social media. Important elements of this structure are the roles played by social network users who participate in the protest movement. The paper presents the data of a survey of the social network VKontakte users in Perm region, who have published protest-related materials during the year 2020. Descriptions of the roles of social network users based on data on their publication activity are presented. Existing methods of identifying the roles of online social network users based on clustering and neural network classification are described. Problems associated with the preparation of datasets for qualitative training of neural networks are indicated. The authors have researched user roles using different clustering methods, and proposed original methods of numerical evaluation of user roles and expert neural network classification of user roles based on artificially synthesized datasets. The results of comparison of different clustering methods, numerical estimation method and expert neural network classification method are presented, their advantages and disadvantages are indicated. High correlation between numerical evaluation method and expert neural network classification method is shown. It is noted that the effectiveness of expert neural network classification of roles of users in social networks is higher than that of various clustering methods. In conclusion, the optimum areas of application of the proposed methods for classifying the roles of social network users are indicated and the directions for further research are outlined.
POWER CABLE INSULATION PRODUCTION LINE CONTROL
Authors:   Perm National Research Polytechnic University, Diatlov Ilia , Trufanova Natalia ,   Perm National Research Polytechnic University
Published: January 2022

The paper considers the problem of control the cable insulation continuous vulcanization line. The axisymmetric mathematical model of the power cable rubber insulation vulcanization technological process has been developed. The model describes the heat transfer process inside the vulcanization pipe and the vulcanization process kinetics inside the insulation. The mathematical model is based on the energy conservation equation and it is presented in the form of a differential equations system closed by boundary conditions The mathematical model makes it possible to estimate the influence of various technological and design parameters on the temperature distribution along the radius and length of the cable. Based on the temperature distribution curves, the cable insulation vulcanization degree is calculated The study of the raw rubber compositions vulcanization properties was carried out by rotary rheometer, where the samples of the material were subjected to an oscillating load at different temperatures. As a result of the experiment, the curves family of the torque dependence on the curing time at different temperatures was obtained. To describe the vulcanization process kinetics, a parametric expression is used based on the experimentally obtained torque dependences. The obtained temperature dependence of the parametric expression coefficients makes it possible to describe the vulcanization process taking into account the uneven temperature distribution along the cable radius and length. The developed model makes it possible to calculate the speed at which the vulcanization degree reaches a given value. Algorithms for calculating and correcting line speed and extruder flow rate are proposed on the basis of a mathematical model. It allows us to determine the speed and flow rate of the extruder for various: cable designs, insulation materials, abnormal operating conditions of the production line. The results can be used at enterprises engaged in the production of cable and wire products with cross linked insulation. In cases where it is required to quickly calculate a new technological mode, make changes to the cable design, change the insulation material, and also take into account possible pressure drops inside the vulcanization pipe and deviations in the cable properties during the production process.
Dignidad y libertad. Una relectura de Juan 8:31-47 frente al delito del tráfico de mujeres con fines de explotación sexual
Authors: Mansilla Sandra Nancy
Published: January 2022

A partir de las palabras de una mujer que fue víctima de trata y que pudo liberarse, creando conciencia para sí y para quienes buscan comprometerse en la abolición del sistema prostituyente de la trata de personas, proponemos una relectura del mensaje de Jesús sobre la dignidad y la libertad que como cristianos estamos llamados a construir.
Aspectos sobre direitos humanos e dignidade da pessoa humana: desconexão entre a legislação internacional, o ordenamento jurídico brasileiro e a práxis da inclusão escolar de crianças com deficiência nas escolas públicas
Authors: De Souza Claudete , Squecola do Rosário Kethi Cristina
Published: January 2022

Tratados e Convenções Internacionais sobre Direitos Humanos vêm sendo propostos, desde 1945, no sentido de se desenvolver a cultura mundial do acato à diversidade, o respeito a todo cidadão do mundo, possível a partir do respeito à dignidade da pessoa humana. Cada país signatário desses documentos assume a responsabilidade de criar, internamente, legislação especial que obedeça aos moldes propostos internacionalmente, e que assegurem a série desses direitos entendidos como atribuídos aos humanos para que sua dignidade seja respeitada. A pesquisa bibliográfica/documental pretende esclarecer a discrepância existente entre o vasto sistema legislativo brasileiro e o que vem sendo praticado nas escolas públicas a título de inclusão escolar da criança/adolescente com deficiência. Como objetivo principal, traça-se um paralelo com os discursos praticados sobre o tema, averiguando se a prática sobre inclusão havida nas escolas públicas vem cumprindo as inúmeras leis que tutelam esse segmento social e devem, obrigatoriamente, obedecer ao modelo da ONU, já que os Tratados ou Convenções sobre Direitos Humanos ingressam no ordenamento jurídico brasileiro com força de Emenda Constitucional.
“Não queremos ser o futuro, somos o presente”: des-outrizar as subjetividades por um processo formativo decolonial
Authors: Gesueli Fábio Gonzaga , Oliveira Tamires Da Silva
Published: January 2022

O objetivo de nosso artigo é desnaturalizar as construções epistemológicas e axiológicas do pensamento colonial produzido pelo ocidente, abrindo possibilidade para a construção de novas categorias de pensamento em relação ao processo de reconhecimento sobre nós mesmos e sobre os outros. Os conceitos de raça e racismo, vistos por uma perspectiva que denuncia o caráter estrutural dos dispositivos de colonialidade na construção da civilização ocidental, são historicizados por uma crítica que localiza as condições de possibilidade para o surgimento desse pensamento na filosofia liberal europeia, no século XVIII. Assim, queremos produzir uma discussão acerca dos dispositivos coloniais de poder e a violência operada por eles na construção das subjetividades, propagando discursos assimilacionistas e outrificadores em relação às diferenças culturais, naturalizando e imputando, via discursos racistas, determinadas características de cunho ontológico. Com isso, visamos enunciar que é possível a elaboração de uma prática decolonial libertária, pautada na construção de categorias éticas e políticas permeadas pela luta antiracista.
Religião, maternidade e violência: o caso de Mulheres diante de seus filhos, vítimas de mortes violentas
Authors: Lemos Carolina Teles , Cáceres Pedro Antônio Chagas
Published: January 2022

Referindo-se às relações estabelecidas entre religião, maternidade e violência, este artigo tem por objetivo contribuir com a reflexão sobre essas relações, em contextos de mortes violentas, quando mães enfrentam a perda de um/a filho/a. Trata-se do recorte de uma investigação mais ampla, realizada em 2018, em Goiânia, Goiás, sobre mortes violentas. A pesquisa aconteceu por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, realizadas com 25 familiares de pessoas vítimas de mortes violentas, no Instituto Médico Legal de Aparecida de Goiânia, cidade metropolitana de Goiânia, Goiás, no momento em que estes vinham reconhecer os corpos. A investigação aponta que as mulheres, ao enfrentarem essas situações, muitas vezes recorrem aos mesmos significados religiosos conferidos tradicionalmente à maternidade.
Saúde emocional e sentimentos de mães de bebês em UTIN
Authors: Montagner Carolina Daniel , Rodrigues Olga Maria Piazentin Rolim , Prampero Maithê Christine , Arenales Nadja Guazzi , Capellini Nathália Maria
Published: January 2022

Pretendeu-se descrever a saúde emocional (indicadores de estresse, depressão e ansiedade) e os sentimentos de 109 mães em diferentes momentos da internação do seu bebê em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal (UTIN) (por ocasião da notícia da internação e nas visitas). Elas responderam ao Protocolo de identificação de sentimentos maternos relativos à internação de bebês e aos instrumentos para avaliação da saúde emocional (estresse, ansiedade e depressão). As mães relataram mais sentimentos negativos por ocasião da internação (86,2%) e mais sentimentos positivos durante as visitas (60,6%). Quanto à saúde emocional, 25% das mães relataram sintomas clínicos para ansiedade, depressão e estresse. Ansiedade Estado foi mais frequente entre as mães que relataram sentimentos negativos na internação, enquanto a depressão o foi entre as mães que relataram sentimentos positivos nas visitas. Observou-se que as mães se tornaram mais otimista no decorrer da internação do bebê, todavia, necessitam de apoio terapêutico nesta hora.
Audição de vozes em população adulta não psiquiátrica: revisão integrativa da literatura
Authors: Borges Luana Ribeiro , Kantorski Luciane Prado , Duro Suele Manjourany Silva , Couto Maria Laura De Oliveira , Souza Thylia Teixeira , Ubessi Liamara Denise
Published: January 2022

Este estudo é uma revisão integrativa da literatura, que analisou a produção científica acerca da audição de vozes e os fatores relacionados em população adulta não psiquiátrica. Incluiu artigos originais publicados até 2018 nas bases de dados eletrônicas: Sci-Verse Scopus; Web of Science; PubMed e LILACS. Adotaram-se os termos: "voice hearing" OR "voice hearer" OR "voice hearers" OR "hearing voices" como estratégia de busca, resgatando-se 1029 títulos. Identificaram-se 44 artigos para leitura na íntegra, 18 preencheram os critérios para inclusão. Evidências disponíveis mostraram uma variação de 0,8 a 41% de audição de vozes em populações não psiquiátricas. Observou-se que a audição de vozes, assim como outras experiências reconhecidas como psicóticas são vivenciadas por muitas pessoas, com intensidades, frequências e repercussões diferentes na vida de cada uma.  Níveis de ansiedade, depressão e trauma na infância, em especial abuso sexual, têm sido discutidos como potenciais fatores relacionados. A presença marcante na literatura do fator traumático como preditor dessas experiências ressalta a necessidade, e evidencia a urgência da superação dos enquadramentos sintomáticos para construção de explicações mais individualizadas para o fenômeno de acolhimento e escuta das histórias de vida em sua singularidade. Além disso, possibilita vislumbrar ações precoces para prevenção de trauma na infância como possível intervenção protetora.
Direitos fundamentais dos moradores de rua nos centros urbanos
Authors: Gomes Reginaldo Dos Santos , Stangorlini Aline Regina Alves
Published: January 2022

Os moradores de rua fazem parte de um grupo vulnerável, com tendência de crescimento exponencial nos últimos anos devido ao prolongamento da crise econômica da última década. Verifica-se nesse texto que entes políticos e a sociedade civil se organizam para trazer alento para essa população e diminuir os impactos da discriminação. Os estudos mostram que o problema é complexo, tendo em vista o caráter heterogêneo dos vulneráveis, exigindo da sociedade e do poder público avaliações individuais em respeito à peculiaridade de cada caso .Os especialistas afirmam que a questão deve ser analisada de maneira interdisciplinar, de modo que envolvam psicólogos, assistentes sociais, outros profissionais da saúde, bem como os operadores do direito, pois estes últimos lidam diretamente com a aplicação constitucional da dignidade da pessoa humana. Infere-se que o alcance da constituição e das legislações extravagantes já ecoam, mesmo que timidamente, com o objetivo de agasalhar aqueles que, literalmente, vivem nas ruas. Nota-se na pesquisa que a jurisprudência moderna traz reflexões importantes para esse debate, pois ao sustentar que não se devem fazer desapropriações em tempos pandêmicos e que morador de rua tem direito igual a qualquer outro cidadão, os julgadores aplicam o princípio da igualdade material, como também expõem a política de exclusão social existente no Brasil.
Doświadczanie Głosu Boga w Apokalipsie św. Jana i jego implikacje w życiu konsekrowanym
Authors: Nowińska Joanna
Published: January 2022

Fundamental for a religious vocation is a continuous experience of the voice of God. Its specificity is perfectly displayed in the Book of Apocalypse by St John. Within this communicational space the emphasize does not fall upon mission, fulfilling orders, but on the close encounter of God and human being. The voice of God is accessible in any circumstances and it never disturbs, but always brings harmony, which is clear not only in the contents of last Book of the New Testament and in the semantics of particular words, but also in the euphony of the text. The recognition of this is favoured by intimacy (cf. Rev 3:21), memory (Rev 4:1), experience of God’s action in the life of Israel and the early Church, and interaction is transforming human view on the world, allowing for discerning it teocentric aspect. A variety of the vehicles of God’s voice revealed in the Apocalypse opens for the omnipresence of God and broadens the horizon of thinking about the world and vocation.
Odnowione rozumienie pracy w życiu konsekrowanym
Authors: Sypko Jan
Published: January 2022

The following study presents the renewed meaning of work in consecrated communities as influential in creating a new vision of consecrated life. After the Vatican Council II the state of converses, whose task was to maintain material status of convents, have been abolished. The same was with collections, that made the main source of maintenance in the majority of convents. Therefore the Church of postconciliar times suggests that the consecrated persons dedicate themselves to the work of mercy and other occupations to earn life from their own work, according to the charism, health, age and possibilities. The obligation of work in consecrated life stems also from the vow of poverty.
Konsekracja i patriotyzm
Authors: Sielepin Adelajda
Published: January 2022

Patriotism is an important social attitude that refers to every person with regard to their location and genealogy. Christian consecration points to a specific aspect that patriotism can acquire from Christianity. The following study presents to some extent, how diversified can be the interpretation of patriotism and what is the impact of Christianity into the meaning of the said notion. In a Christian sense patriotism does not lose openness for all owing to a special appreciation of love. These aspects are healing for the common meaning of patriotism, which is often inclined towards isolation, evaluation and hostility. Consecrated persons have a great role of introducing new light into the avarage understanding of patriotism. Their influence is expressed by intercession, expiation, formation and kerygma. The latter is focused on the redemptive act of Christ, who makes all people brothers and sisters, children of one Heavenly Father. Particular activities arising from such vocation are the following: spreading the spirit of love, avoiding rivalry, fight, tricks and bad speech, preventing from suspicion, hate, support in the process of maturing of conscience according to and through Christ’s Spirit, sharing peace and communion in Christ present in the Eucharist. Consecrated persons, though still in this world, represent Kingdom of God and its order, which need not be immediately understood by the world, yet it may be nourishing and illumining with the light of Christian testimony. So the notions signalled in the title: consecration and patriotism, appear as a pair embracing two levels, spiritual through liturgy and earthly through the reality of concrete membership, which are to permeate each other in order to fill temporariness with eschatological reality.
Nie jesteśmy ani poza prawem, ani poza czasem – konsekrowani w relacji do dóbr materialnych
Authors: Kopka Bogusława
Published: January 2022

In the light of the papal documents and the recent publications of the Congregation for the institutes of consecrated life and associations of apostolic life all consecrated persons are obliged to live and act according to the proper law of particular institutes, canon law and the state law of a given country. Management of material and immaterial goods in the institutes means care of the common HOME, building communion among the inhabitants and searching for best solutions in conjoining the spirit of the Gospel with the ethics of economy. The awareness of shared responsibility for each God’s work entrusted to us should enhance cooperation and support on each level and in every area for those few, who carry the greatest burden of legal and financial responsibility in institutes. Daily struggle in the field of management should be strengthened by qualified specialists and confident lay advisors, whose formation according to the charism of the institute and mutual economic-theological language should be a subject of great care. We cannot forget, that God is the greatest goodness for a human being and that this what should be protected and developped is human dignity, and that all talents and goods are entrusted only for a time being for the management in the spirit of charism and mission given by the Church. Trust in God’s Providence, following Christ poor, humble servant fulfilling Father’s will and logic of the gift should be always treated as the priority in our daily choices.
Research and Assessment of the State of the Territories of the Volgograd Zavolzh Region, Presenting a Special Value for the Preservation of Facilities of the Animal and Plant World of the Region
Authors:   Volgograd State University, Khavanskaya Natalya , Alyaev Vladimir ,   Volgograd State University, Vishnyakov Nikolay ,   Volgograd State University, Semenova Diana ,   Volgograd State University, Kukushkina Natalya ,   Volgograd State University
Published: January 2022

This paper presents the results of monitoring the current state of natural complexes and rarespecies of plants and animals in the special protection natural areas (SPNA) to conserve fauna and flora, listed in the Red Book of Volgograd Oblast. Bykovo municipal district of Volgograd region – “Tazhinsky estuary” and “Prishibo-Mogutinskaya system of estuaries” were selected as the object of the study. The initial materials of the study were the data obtained during field studies carried out from May to September 2021. The main purpose of the study has two components: an analysis of the current situation (the current status and number of rare species and natural complexes in general and in the area near the protected area (not more than 1 km) according to the study results) and identification of limiting factors and threats to each species and the natural complexes as a whole. The main methods used during the expeditions were continuous records of all vertebrates on long, multi-day automobile and hiking trails. At the same time, we searched for nests and breeding territories of birds in specific habitats and interviewed local people to identify habitats of large birds of prey and other rare species of birds. All rare species encounters were positioned with a Garmin Etrex 30x GPS receiver. Traditional geobotanical methods (ecologicalphytocenotic and ecological-floristic analysis of phytocenoses) and quantitative methods (analysis of the species composition of phytocenoses by pairwise conjugation and analysis of floristic and phytocenotic similarity of phytocenoses), and the main sample-area method were applied during the study to study the species diversity of plant communities. The results and digital mapping of the results of field studies have shown that the areas of special value for the conservation of fauna and flora listed in the Red Book of Volgograd region – “Tazhinskyestuary” and “Prishibo-Mogutinskaya estuary system” irreversibly degrade due to changes in the hydrological regime. These reclaimed estuaries have been very poorly filled with water in recent years, and in some years, have remained fully dry (this has been the case for the past two years). This leads to the progressive salinization of soils and the extinction of rare species for which these SPNAs were organized. Recommendations on possible changes in the regime of special protection, boundaries, and SPNA category were developed based on the analysis of the studies’ results. The additional survey of estuaries in late April-early May in a year with good moisture is required to decide on the future of SPNA.
Influence of Field-Protective Forest Belts of Openwork Construction on the Character of Snow Distribution
Authors:   Federal Scientific Centre of Agroecology, Complex Melioration and Protective Afforestation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Potashkina Yustina , Ivantsova Elena ,   Volgograd State University
Published: January 2022

Snow in agricultural landscapes is a reserve of moisture, as well as protection of soils from deep freezing and protection of wintering plants from destructive effects of low temperatures. In the zone of insufficient moisture to which the study area belongs, the snow cover is one of the main sources of water resources, as the moisture reserves in the soil, necessary for growth and development of agricultural crops, are formed to a greater extent by meltwater infiltration. Forest belts have a direct impact on snow accumulation and character of snow deposition. The purpose of this work is to study the effect of openwork forest shelter belts on snow accumulation and snow distribution in agricultural landscapes in Ilovlinsky District of Volgograd Oblast. The snow cover was studied in the top-down direction along the slope (perpendicular to the forest belt (FB)) by laying snow measuring profiles, along which the height of the snow cover was measured with a snow measuring rod M-46 in triplicate (in the field part every 4 m, in the forest belt and plume zones every meter). According to the results of the studies, the main zones of snow accumulation were identified: the first zone (I) – the forest belt, the second (II) – the zone of snow plume formation, the third (III) – the zone of FB influence (up to 30H, where H is the plantation height), the fourth (IV) – the entire field part of the agricultural landscape. It was found that the maximum values of snow cover were recorded in the forest belt, as well as in the plume zone (1-2H). The average snow height in the field part at the level is 7 cm, which is 14 cm lower than the snow height in the FB influence zone (1-30H). In some parts of the field, the snow cover height is reduced to 5 cm. The results obtained can be used to solve various agronomic as well as anti-erosion problems.
Influence of preparative form on the target efficiency and toxicity of the solid insecticide based on pyrethroid and neonicatinoid
Authors: Tretiakov Andrey V. , Yaroshuk Sergey B. , Markov Vyacheslav F. , Budnik Lyudmila G.
Published: January 2022

The influence of solid preparative form was studied on the «GET Dry» insecticide based on alpha-cypermethrin and imidacloprid. The target efficiency as acute and residual impact was studied when agent was applied against the bedbugs (Cimex hemipterus), German cockroach (Blatella germanica), common house flies (Musca domestica) and larvae of the leather beetles (Attagenus smirnovi). The agent demonstrated strong acute effect (about 100%) when applied against the cockroaches, bugs, and flies. Moreover, the agent demonstrates the residual impact on the cockroaches, flies, fleas for 45 days, and on the bugs for 30 days. The slight insecticidal activity was observed when the agent was applied against the larvae. We studied toxicity of the agent, LD50, when swallowed (moderately hazardous substances, class III) and when applied to the skin (low-hazard substance, class IV) as well as studied its inhalation hazard according to its volatility С 20 °C, irritant action when applied to the skin (slight) and eye irritation (moderate). Sensibilizing action was not observed.
Features of -C-C- coupling of quinoxaline-2-one with ethyl acetoacetate under acid catalysis
Authors: Azev Y. A. , Koptyaeva O. S. , Mkrtchan A. A. , Pospelova T. A.
Published: January 2022

Quinoxalin-2-one (1) reacts with ethyl acetoacetate in trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) to form 3-(2-oxopropylideno)-3,4-dihydroquinoxaline-2-one (2) and 3-(3-oxo-3,4- dihydroquinoxaline-2-(1H)-ylidene)methylquinoxaline-2-(1H)-one (3). The reaction product 3 was also obtained by heating the compound 1 with acetone in the presence of TFA.
Mortalidade por doenças tropicais negligenciadas no Piauí, Nordeste do Brasil: tendência temporal e padrões espaciais, 2001-2018
Authors: Brito Sheila Paloma de Sousa , Ferreira Anderson Fuentes , Lima Mauricélia da Silveira , Ramos Jr Alberto Novaes
Published: January 2022

Resumo Objetivo Analisar tendência temporal e padrões espaciais da mortalidade por doenças tropicais negligenciadas (DTNs) no Piauí, Brasil, 2001-2018. Métodos Estudo ecológico misto, com cálculo de razão de risco (RR), análise de tendência espaço-temporal, regressão de Poisson com pontos de inflexão, utilizando-se dados do Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade. Resultados Verificaram-se 2.609 óbitos por DTNs no período (4,60/100 mil habitantes), 55,2% por doença de Chagas. Houve maior risco de morte no sexo masculino (RR=1,76; IC95% 1,25;2,46), idade ≥60 anos (RR=40,71; IC95% 10,01;165,53), municípios com vulnerabilidade social média (RR=1,76; IC95% 1,09;2,84), menor porte populacional (RR=1,99; IC95% 1,28;3,10) e macrorregião dos Cerrados (RR=4,51; IC95% 2,51;8,11). Verificou-se tendência de aumento nas taxas de mortalidade em 2001-2008 e redução em 2009-2018. Conclusão A mortalidade por DTNs no Piauí persiste elevada, particularmente por doença de Chagas, entre grupos de maior vulnerabilidade, concentrando-se as maiores taxas no sudoeste da macrorregião do Semiárido, nordeste e sul dos Cerrados.
Design of reinforced cohesive soil walls accounting for wall facing contribution to stability
Authors: Franco Yara Barbosa , Utili Stefano , Da Silva Jefferson Lins
Published: January 2022

Where granular materials are not easily available, local cohesive soils are increasingly employed in geosynthetic reinforced soil walls as a cheap and sustainable option. Conventional design methods do not yet account for the beneficial effect of cohesion in reducing the amount of required reinforcement. Similarly, the contribution of the face to stability is rarely accounted for, despite plenty of experimental evidence in its favour. In this paper, a semi-analytical method based on limit analysis is developed for the design of reinforced soil walls in frictional–cohesive backfills accounting for the wall contribution. A parametric analysis was conducted to evaluate the effect of soil cohesion and friction angle, facing batter, block width, location of the reaction force acting on the face, facing–backfill interface friction, facing–foundation interface friction and reinforcement length. Dimensionless design charts providing the required amount of reinforcement for lengths recommended in design standards are provided for both uniform and linearly increasing reinforcement distributions. It emerges that accounting for the presence of cohesion and the facing element can lead to significant savings in the overall level of reinforcement, and that tension cracks can be particularly detrimental to wall stability for highly cohesive soils so they cannot be overlooked in the design.
Distributed fibre optic sensing for sinkhole early warning: experimental study
Authors: Möller Tobias , da Silva Burke Talia S. , Xu Xiaomin , Della Ragione Gianluigi , Bilotta Emilio , Abadie Christelle N.
Published: January 2022

This paper presents experimental work aimed at proving the feasibility of using distributed fibre optic sensing (DFOS) as an early warning system for sinkhole detection. The 1g experiments were conducted using a plane-strain trapdoor and scaled to provide insight into the formation of a sinkhole in sand, in which DFOS cables were laid at selected depths. The DFOS data are compared with the geomechanics of the soil displacement, recorded using particle image velocimetry (PIV). It was demonstrated that the DFOS exhibits a signature strain profile at the location of the sinkhole, allowing a sinkhole to be located using the DFOS data. Differences in the PIV and DFOS data are, however, apparent – notably the strain magnitudes. Nonetheless, it is possible to estimate the size and location of the sinkhole at depth using the DFOS data. Using a preliminary study of the development of the zone of subsidence, for a range of relative densities, it is then possible to predict the extent of the damage zone at the ground surface. Such results show the potential for the incorporation of DFOS in the construction of critical infrastructure to enable early detection of sinkhole formation and thus provide an opportunity for remedial action to prevent catastrophic failures.
Variation of the mechanical properties of a soil at different states of saturation
Authors: Muñoz Perez Sócrates Pedro
Published: January 2022

Introduction This article is the product of the research "Variation of the mechanical properties of a soil at different moisture contents", developed in the city of Arequipa and carried out during the year 2016.

Methodology: To characterize the mechanical properties of a soil according to its saturation state, carrying out 04 unidimensional consolidation tests at different saturation percentages of 0.00%, 65.71%, 80.56% and 100% and 04 direct cutting tests at different saturation percentages of 0.00%, 20%, 40% and 100%. For these tests, unaltered clay samples were extracted.

Results: The results obtained from the mechanical characterization at different degrees of saturation influence the resistance to settlement and shear of the soil.  Taking into account that, when comparing both resistances of the soil under study, the resistance to deformation decreased more than the resistance to shear.

Conclusions: Taking into consideration that, when comparing the geotechnical parameters of the soils at each degree of saturation vary considerably, it is important to perform mechanical tests to the soil taking into account the natural moisture and not to test them in their critical or saturated state because their mechanical properties will be different, and this will directly affect the design of the foundations of the structure and therefore in the final cost of it.
Kasnobrončanodobni grobovi iz Domašinca, Donje Međimurje
Authors: Krmpotić Marijana , Novak Mario
Published: January 2022

Probnim arheološkim istraživanjima na nalazištu Gorica u Domašincu pronađeni su ravni
paljevinski grobovi iz mlađe i kasne faze kasnog brončanog doba. Prema
pogrebnom ritualu i pokretnim nalazima, spomenuti grobovi pokazuju sličnosti s
grobljima ruške grupe sa susjednog područja slovenskog Podravja. Bioarheološka
analiza pokazala je da su u navedenim grobovima pohranjeni ostaci dvije odrasle
osobe i jednog djeteta. Uz to, tafonomske karakteristike spaljenih kostiju
sugeriraju da su tijela pokojnika na pogrebnoj lomači izlagana temperaturama
iznad 600 °C kroz dulje vremensko razdoblje te da su nakon spaljivanja sve
kosti, bez obzira na veličinu i raspored u tijelu, prikupljane i položene u
grob.
Tvrđava sv. Nikole u Šibeniku – povijest i konzervatorska istraživanja građevnih struktura
Authors: Braut Ivan , Majer Jurišić Krasanka , Škevin Mikulandra Ana
Published: January 2022

U članku se donosi slijed svih zbivanja s tvrđavom
sv. Nikole u Šibeniku od njezine izgradnje do danas, uz dataciju pojedinih
očuvanih struktura. Nadalje, ranija su saznanja dopunjena novim arhivskim
podacima, onima koji su prikupljeni analizom prethodne konzervatorske
dokumentacije i onima koji su rezultat recentnih konzervatorsko-restauratorskih
istraživanja Hrvatskog restauratorskog zavoda iz 2016. i 2017. godine. Uvažavajući vrednovanje svake pojedine faze
tvrđave, osnovom za buduća postupanja predložena je njezina aktivna zaštita, s
time da se i funkcija i predviđeni zahvati planiraju na način koji će osigurati
zadržavanje cjelovitosti i identiteta tvrđave kao iznimno važnog kulturnog
dobra te istovremeno doprinijeti očuvanju i nenarušavanju njezinih autentičnih
povijesnih, umjetničkih i arhitektonskih vrijednosti.
Glavni oltar u župnoj crkvi u Vrbniku
Authors: Tulić Damir , Krstulović Nevena
Published: January 2022

Polikromirani, pozlaćeni i rezbareni glavni oltar Uznesenja Blažene Djevice Marije (719 x 775 x 60 cm) najmonumentalniji je drveni oltar na kvarnerskim otocima. Sastoji se
od dva kronološki i stilski različita dijela. Središnja monumentalna edikula
nastala je oko 1600. godine u Veneciji, interpretacijom klasičnih uzora visoke
renesanse 16. stoljeća. U trećoj četvrtini 17. stoljeća oltar je proširen
nadogradnjom dvaju velikih bočnih krila s mnoštvom kipova, koji su djelo
nepoznate radionice pod izrazitim utjecajem srednjoeuropskog drvorezbarstva.
Konzervatorsko-restauratorski radovi na središnjem dijelu oltara izvršeni su u
razdoblju od 2012. do 2019. godine u Restauratorskom odjelu Rijeka Hrvatskog
restauratorskog zavoda. Radovi su obuhvatili dezinsekciju, istraživačke radove,
konsolidaciju drvenog nosioca, uklanjanje alteriranog laka i parcijalno
nanesenih preslika, podljepljivanje slikanog sloja, stolarsku sanaciju i
rekonstrukciju oštećenja u sloju nosioca, tutkalno-kredne osnove, slikanih
slojeva i pozlate, zaštitno lakiranje i montažu. Svakom od spomenutih zahvata
prethodilo je empirijsko testiranje materijala radi pronalaženja optimalnog
rješenja za specifičnu problematiku na ovoj umjetnini.
Zaboravljeni memento
mori iz Belca
Authors: Sambolić Ivana
Published: January 2022

U članku je
predstavljen tijek događanja koja su imala posredni ili neposredni utjecaj na
odabir ikonografije antependija s glavnog oltara crkve sv. Jurja u Belcu, koja
je najznačajniji primjer srednjovjekovne ladanjske crkve u Hrvatskoj. Obostrano
slikani antependij sv. Jurja, na čijoj je stražnjoj strani naslikan motiv memento
mori, pronađen je 2016. godine u župnom dvoru, nakon čega su na njemu
izvedeni cjeloviti konzervatorsko-restauratorski radovi. Cilj radova bio je
omogućiti prezentaciju obiju strana antependija, zbog čega je posebno
konstruiran okvir, u čijoj se unutrašnjosti nalazi sistem s oprugama pomoću
kojih je antependij napet. Osim navedenoga, članak donosi opis izvedenih radova
i preispituje razloge za odabir ikonografskoga motiva memento mori sa
stražnje strane antependija te na temelju rezultata istraživanja moguće uloge
takvog prikaza tijekom vršenja liturgijskih obreda vezanih uz sahranu
pokojnika, kao i drugih liturgijskih obreda vezanih uz pokojnike, a koji se
nakon Drugog vatikanskog koncila u Župi Belec više nisu obavljali.