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Immediate Post-World War I Hungary through the eyes of an American
Authors: Peterecz Zoltán
Published: June 2019

The one hundredth anniversary of the end of World War I and the subsequent peace negotiations will inevitably become a historical focal point. Accordingly, this article will deal with American involvement in Europe, but especially in Hungarian affairs with regards to the private realm rather than the official spectrum. American participation always bordered official yet unofficial conduct, which is even truer for the successor countries in Central Europe. A few Americans visited Hungary during the Peace Conference in various capacities. Although their official work has been to a large degree uncovered by historians, their private work still remains elusive. Hence, the diary of such an American officer will shed light on various interesting angles of American thinking of the era and the relationship between American representatives and various Hungarians of the day. The article will introduce Charles Moorfield Storey’s journal, a significant part of which was written while he was in Hungary in the first few weeks of 1919. Storey was a member of the famous Coolidge Mission, whose headquarters was in Vienna. From here Americans set out to visit and gather information on the various countries in their purview, Hungary among them. Based upon the diary entries, one can learn about daily work of the Americans at the Paris Peace Conference, the Coolidge Mission, and Storey’s experience in Hungary shortly after the conclusion of the war.
Turkophilie am Wiener Hof Maria Theresias
Authors: Pesti Brigitta
Published: June 2019

In dem Beitrag geht es um die veränderte Rezeption der Osmanen im Zuge der Rückeroberung weiter europäischer Gebiete aus ihrer Oberhoheit. Türkische Mode, türkische Sitten und Musik wurden europaweit modern und waren sehr gefragt. Auch der Wiener Hof übernahm diesen Modestil und selbst Maria Theresa ließ sich wiederholt in türkischer Kleidung von ihren Lieblingsmalern porträtieren. Selbst im Repräsentationsbereich liebte man das Dekor alla turca. Im östlicheren Teil der Habsburger Monarchie blieb das Bild des ehemaligen Erzfeindes allerdings weiterhin ambivalent.
Maria Theresia und Maria Christina als Prototyp und Vorbild der christlichen Dame für ungarische Adelsfrauen (1765–1780)1
Authors: Czibula Katalin
Published: June 2019

Der Text behandelt das Verhältnis von Maria Theresia zu ihren Kindern, allen voran der Erzherzogin Marie Christina, Gemahlin Alberts von Sachsen-Teschen, mit der sie eine innige Beziehung hatte. Beschrieben wird die mehrfach kodierte höfische Repräsentation der hohen Damen, die sich sowohl am Transport weltlicher als auch religiöser Werte manifestierte.
The Transcultural Dynamics of Naming
Authors: Rakow Katja , Berg-Chan Esther
Published: June 2019

In our afterword to the special issue on the negotiation of Christian identities between global entanglement and local identity politics, we shed light on what unites the four contributions and provide some questions that invite us to think further. We argue that all four of the presented case studies demonstrate that naming is a dynamic, contested and on-going process that unfolds between the local and the global and to which we thus refer to as the "transcultural dynamics of naming". We ask if these dynamics play out differently in everyday life practices and institutional politics; if these dynamics have to be analysed as instances of identity politics or if other concepts might offer more analytical purchase; and finally, we ask how religious identifications materialize on the ground and what material effects they might produce.
ELORM-DONKOR, Lord and Clifton CLARKE. African Pentecostal Missions Maturing: Essays in Honor of Apostle Opoku Onyinah
Authors: Amamnsunu Johnson
Published: June 2019

ELORM-DONKOR, Lord and Clifton CLARKE. African Pentecostal Missions Maturing: Essays in Honor of Apostle Opoku Onyinah. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2018. 306pp. Pbk. ISBN: 9781532618352. $36.00.
Teaching for transfer between first and foreign language classroom contexts
Authors: Forbes Karen
Published: June 2019

Writing is a skill which is actively taught in both first (L1) and foreign language (FL) classrooms, yet surprisingly few cross-curricular links are made. This paper, aimed at both practitioners and researchers, presents a framework for designing and implementing a strategy-based, cross-curricular approach to writing pedagogy in schools. It first considers the factors which should be taken into account when designing such an intervention in both L1 and FL classrooms. It then outlines the key steps in the implementation of such a programme of strategy-based instruction. To exemplify this, the paper reports on data throughout from an empirical study involving a classroom intervention of explicit strategy-based instruction which was delivered first in the German FL classroom, and later also in the English classroom of a Year 9 (age 13–14) class in a secondary school in England. The aim was to help students to develop their writing strategies and to encourage transfer between languages. Findings suggest that while a programme of strategy-based instruction can improve strategy use and attainment in writing within a particular language context, effects are most powerful when there is collaboration between L1 and FL teachers. Evidence therefore calls for a multilingual approach to writing pedagogy. 

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Peculiarity of the Concept of Liberation in Vietnamese Buddhism
Authors: Nizhnikov Sergei , Phuong Le
Published: June 2019

One of the most important concepts of Buddhism is the idea of liberation, on the basis of which Buddhist ethical thought was built. Vietnamese monks defined the concept of liberation in their works and strove to put it into practice during a long historical time. Along with taking the "Noble Eightfold Path" of Mahayana Buddhism as the basis, the unique feature of the idea of liberation of Vietnamese Buddhism is that it is simultaneously influenced by both Chinese Buddhism and the ideas of Confucianism and Taoism. The authors analyze the concept of liberation in Vietnamese Buddhism by three main ideas: liberation as a revelation of the Buddha in self-awareness; liberation as self-reflection; release, requiring a positive incarnation in life. Peculiarity of the liberation concept in Vietnamese Buddhism is the spirit of "unconcern" (absence of the fear before samsara), unconditional (independence from writings, dogmas, words), embodiments (harmony with life, making people free from sufferings caused by war and acts of nature), "turn inside" (looking into the heart in searches of liberation) and "a direction outside" (liberation of the people, the country). The Vietnamese Zen-Buddhism asserts, that the way of liberation is an experience of acceptance by each person of absolute truth in the consciousness. The purpose of liberation is the nirvana surpassing all dualistic contradictions. Liberation is the returning to Buddha in the heart. Paying attention to a social origin of suffering, heart of the monk really released only then when people and the country do not suffer any more, do not live in misery. The unique features of the Vietnamese Buddhism in many respects define by synthesizing of three religions values: an idea on renunciation - from Taoism, spiritual practice - from Mahayana Buddhism and spirit of an embodiment through sociopolitical activity - from Confucianism. Whereupon Mahayana Zen-Buddhism keeps the forming role.
Between Technology and Institutions: Features of Forming E-Government in Volgograd Region
Authors: Vasileva Elena
Published: June 2019

The author analyzes the processes of development of e-Government in the Volgograd region taking into account the transformation of global strategies for its evaluation and the increasing importance of participatory social interaction. The analysis is based on the data of sociological surveys of Volgograd residents, the results of a formal assessment of the information infrastructure of the regional e-Government, the synthesis of state statistics and statistics of the regional portal of state and municipal services conducted in 2015–2017. The structure of this research paper includes the justification of methodological guidelines for the study of local e-Government practices, description of the main stages, features and results of the introduction of e-Government technology in the Volgograd region, the analysis of institutional problems of its development. E-Government is considered in the context of three methodological postulates: the idea of e-Government as the best governance (e-Participation); the idea of e-Governance as a set of socio-managerial and technological innovations that ensure the benefits of informatization and digitalization for the public good; the idea of e-Government as a tool / mechanism for the development of e-Democracy and support for social initiatives and projects based on participatory interaction. Local e-Government practices are considered as management practices and actions; as decisions aimed at implementing social and technological innovations and emerging under the influence of global and national strategy; as the content of administrative policies of the executive authorities of the region and municipalities related to strategic and current management tasks. Depending on the management policy and the results of its implementation the author defines and distinguishes three stages in the development of regional e-Government and common features of the process. These features include: priority development of areas related to the formation of information infrastructure and electronic public and municipal services; mobilization type of implementation of social and managerial innovations; the prevalence of "vertical integration" over "horizontal contingence" and organizational and managerial decisions over strategic decisions. In general, the electronic government of the Volgograd region is "e-Government for the population", and "e-Government for business" is just beginning to form.
Credit Culture of Students as the Object of Sociological Analysis
Authors: Dulina Nadezhda , Moiseeva Dar'ja , Anufrieva Eugeniya , Paramonova Vera
Published: June 2019

Growth of volume in crediting to individuals in the Russian Federation during 2008-2018 and problems of debt maintenance have actualized the need of studying changes in the sphere of Russian crediting culture. The aim of the paper is to study credit attitude of modern student youth. At the first stage of the study the authors analyzed the correlation between key options: "credit culture", "credit attitude", "credit behavior", "financial culture", "financial attitude", "financial behavior". The investigators carried out the review of foreign and Russian research works aimed at studying the credit culture and credit behavior of students. They revealed features of foreign studies of credit culture / behavior, on this basis they conclude that this subject is poorly developed in Russia not only by individual socio-demographic groups, but also by the population generally. The working hypothesis of the research has been put forward: it is the change in the credit attitude of young people who do not have their own credit experience, which is the evidence of serious changes in the credit culture. At the second stage, the pilot study "Credit behavior of the population" (December 2017 -January 2018, Volgograd, accidental sampling (n = 404), the sample representation task was not set, the method of collecting information: on-line questioning) has been implemented. The results of the study let the authors to describe the credit culture of Volgograd Universities' students. The strong savings orientation among students has been defined. They are prone to saving money in a difficult situation and are ready to provide financial assistance, but they would not like to resort to it themselves in case of difficulties. Students realize the need of improving their level of financial literacy for building their own effective financial strategies. In the minds of students there is a necessity to correlate risk and result, but not all of them are ready to risk. Analysis of differences in the responses of full-time and extra-mural students has confirmed the working hypothesis. Credit attitude of students, in our point of view, testify the rootedness of the youth credit culture. The correlation between the results of estimating the impact of credit practice on credit culture and the modern scale of crediting to Russians makes it possible to hypothesize that there will be a strong transformation of the credit culture of Russians in the next 20 years. The authors plan to test this hypothesis in their further studies.
Service-learning Curriculum Design and Implementation at the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
Authors: Cohen Leedan , Leung Fok-Han , Oriuwa Chika , Wright Roxanne
Published: June 2019

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Community service-learning is an integral component of the undergraduate medical experience, as it provides students with the opportunity to respond to and address societal issues. Students at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine have traditionally participated in a service-learning curriculum that required them to choose placement opportunities from a centrally- developed catalogue of options, with no continuity between the university and the community from year to year. The mandatory service-learning placement was re-designed under the advisement of long-standing community partners, community-engaged physicians, and academics. The new model centralizes the relationship between faculty tutors and community partners, who act as co-educators for the medical students, with tutors serving as the primary link to community organizations. The University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine is the first Canadian medical institution to implement this innovative curricular model.
Practical tips for teaching academic integrity in the digital age
Authors: Younis Jenan , Gishen Faye
Published: June 2019

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Background: Medical education, as with other areas of healthcare education, is susceptible to cheating, with national and international examples cited in the literature. There are documented examples in the lay press, but limited scholarly activity in the field, which can be a challenging area to research and tackle. We have begun to explicitly address academic integrity within our undergraduate curriculum, including a focus on plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and covert sharing of questions. We believe this is an important curricular topic as exhibiting unprofessional behaviours can correlate with professional practice and can potentially have implications for practitioners and patients. Aim: To present 12 tips on teaching academic integrity in the digital age to medical students. Method: The tips presented are based on our experiences of teaching academic digital integrity to medical students, primarily in the form of a scenario based quiz. We do also extrapolate from content on academic integrity elsewhere within our professionalism syllabus. Results: The tips suggest that early, contemporary and contextualised material that is co-produced with students may offer a useful prophylactic approach to teaching about academic integrity. Conclusions: The principles presented could be adapted to other healthcare students and settings, including postgraduate education.
Comparing Physician and Nurse Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG-PS) Ratings as Predictors of Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cancer
Authors: Neeman Elad , Gresham Gillian , Ovasapians Navasard , Hendifar Andrew , Tuli Richard , Figlin Robert , Shinde Arvind
Published: June 2019

Background

The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG-PS) scale is commonly used by physicians and nurses in oncology, as it correlates with cancer morbidity, mortality, and complications from chemotherapy and can help direct clinical decisions and prognostication. This retrospective cohort study aimed to identify whether ECOG-PS scores rated by oncologist versus nurses differ in their ability to predict clinical outcomes.

Materials and Methods

Over 19 months, 32 oncologists and 41 chemotherapy nurses from a single academic comprehensive cancer center independently scored ECOG-PS (range: 0–5) for a random sample of 311 patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy. Logistic regression models were fit to evaluate the ability of nurse and physician ECOG-PS scores, as well as the nurse-physician ECOG-PS score difference (nurse minus physician), to predict the occurrence of chemotherapy toxicity (CTCAE v4, grade ≥3) and hospitalizations within 1 month from ECOG-PS ratings, as well as 6-month mortality or hospice referrals.

Results

Physician/nurse ECOG-PS agreement was 71% (Cohen's κ = 0.486, p < .0001). Nurse ECOG-PS scores had stronger odds ratio for 6-month mortality or hospice (odds ratio [OR], 3.29, p < .0001) than physician ECOG-PS scores (OR, 2.71, p = .001). Furthermore, ECOG-PS ratings by nurses, but not physicians, correlated with 1-month chemotherapy toxicity (OR, 1.44, p = .021) and 1-month hospitalizations (OR, 1.57, p = .041). Nurse-physician disagreement, but only when physicians gave “healthier” (lower) ratings, was also associated with worse outcomes (chemotherapy toxicity OR = 1.51, p = .045; 1-month hospitalization OR, 1.86, p = .037; 6-month mortality or hospice OR, 2.99, p < .0001).

Conclusion

Nurse ECOG-PS ratings seem more predictive of important outcomes than those of physicians, and physician-nurse disagreement in ECOG-PS ratings predicts worse outcomes; scoring by nurses may result in additional clinical benefit.

Implications for Practice

Nurse-rated Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG-PS) scores, compared with those rated by oncologists, better predicted hospitalizations and severe chemotherapy toxicity within 1 month from ECOG-PS assessment, as well as mortality or hospice referrals within 6 months. Physician-nurse disagreement in ECOG-PS scoring was associated with worse hospitalization, chemotherapy toxicity, and mortality and hospice referral rates. Rating performance statuses of patients with cancer by nurses instead or in addition to oncologists can result in additional clinical benefits, such as improved prognostication, as well as better informed clinical decision making regarding whether or not to administer chemotherapy, the need for additional supportive care, and goals of care discussions.
Inovação no modelo de negócios nas empresas instaladas em um ambiente de inovação: uma análise no Feevale Techpark
Authors: Pereira Nunes Moema , Stoffel Thamires , De Mello Daniela
Published: June 2019

A busca pelo desenvolvimento de negócios inovadores tem levado muitas universidades a estabelecerem parques tecnológicos para o desenvolvimento de startup. O Feevale Techpark representa um desses ambientes no quais empreendimentos inovadores em seus modelos de negócios se estabelecem na busca de apoio e sinergia para o seu crescimento. Entender a inovação no modelo de negócios das empresas instaladas no parque foi o objetivo dessa pesquisa. Para mensurar inovação em modelo de negócio foram utilizadas as dimensões do modelo Canvas. A abordagem metodológica compreendeu o desenvolvimento de uma pesquisa do tipo levantamento com a aplicação de um questionário online. Considerando uma população de 34 empresas, 25 responderam às perguntas. A partir da análise dos dados constatou-se que o maior nível de inovação se encontra na dimensão proposta de valor, seguida por: segmento de cliente, estrutura de custos, relacionamento com clientes, canal, recursos principais, parcerias principais e, por fim, fontes de receitas. Percebeu-se que o conhecimento científico é um fator fundamental nesses empreendimentos o qual, associado a capacidade de identificação deoportunidades de diferenciação com foco nas necessidades dos clientes, tem levado ao desenvolvimento de negócios inovadores. A associação entre conhecimento e oportunidades mercadológicas é uma das formas de geração de negócios inovadores que permite o desenvolvimento de startup voltadas ao atendimento de necessidades já existentes, porém de formas mais adequadas à demanda do mercado.
Propiedad intelectual y emprendimientos tecnológicos. Casos de emprendimientos de la ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina
Authors: Talbot - Wright Lorena , Colombo Andrés
Published: June 2019

Los emprendedores tecnológicos son actores clave para dinamizar una economía. La base de su competencia en el mercado es la gestión del conocimiento tecnológico que desarrollan. Es en este punto donde cobran importancia los derechos de propiedad intelectual y su rol en la transferencia tecnológica. En este trabajo se estudiaron aspectos relativos a la gestión de la propiedad intelectual en emprendimientos tecnológicos de la ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina. Los resultados mostraron la importancia que la protección de intangibles tiene para los emprendedores, quienes la asocian a la competitividad de su emprendimiento principalmente en relación con la generación de barreras de entrada y la valorización de parte de los posibles socios. Asimismo, a pesar de que los emprendedores conocen la importancia de la protección de intangibles, carecen de comprensión sobre conceptos relacionados con la temática. La protección de los intangibles en emprendimientos de base tecnológica es un tema fundamental. Este trabajo sugiere que los emprendedores deberían considerar la gestión de los derechos de propiedad intelectual como una inversión y no un gasto para el desarrollo de los emprendimientos.
DECAY OF SUPERCOOLED AUSTENITE OF LOW-CARBON PIPE STEEL WITH THE USE OF GLEEBLE 3500 COMPLEX
Authors: Poletskov P. P. , Denisov S. V. , Nikitenko O. A. , Chukin D. M. , Gushchina M. S.
Published: June 2019

The promising direction in improving the strength properties of low-carbon steels is the use of controlled rolling providing formation of structures with prevalence of a bainite component. Analysis of the references has shown that now there are no detailed researches which allow to approve what morphological type of bainite provides the most optimal properties. In this regard in the present work the influence of cooling rate on the structure, properties, and structuralphase transformations of low-carbon complex-alloyed pipe steel containing 0.062 % C; 1.80 % Mn; 0.12 % Mo; 0.032 % Cr, 0.90 % Ni and other elements (Al, Cu, V, Nb, Ti) was studied. The dilatometric method was used to construct the CCT diagram of the decay of supercooled austenite of low-carbon complex-alloyed pipe steel. The qualitative and quantitative analysis of microstructure was carried out and hardness after various speeds of cooling was determined. There were identified the cooling rates providing bainite structures and increase in the strength properties of steel with specified composition. At a cooling rate since 0.05 to 6 °C/s, along with ferrite, a globular bainite is formed in the microstructure, consisting of bainitic α-phase and “islands” of martensite-austenite component ranging in size from 1 – 6 μm. At a cooling rate of 6 °C/s, conversion to reed bainite is observed, along with the borders of which the carbides and residual austenite are located. At cooling rates of more than 16 °C/s, bainite becomes bag-rack. With an increase in cooling rate from 50 to 150 °C/s, the average width of the bainite α-phase rails decreases from 2.22 to 1.32 μm.
EFFECT OF SILICON ON THE OXYGEN SOLUBILITY IN Ni – Co – Cr MELTS
Authors: Aleksandrov A. A. , Dashevskii V. Ya.
Published: June 2019

Thermodynamic analysis of the effect of silicon on the solubility of oxygen in Ni – Co – Cr melts has been carried out at 1873 K. Silicon at low contents practically does not affect the concentration of oxygen in Ni – Co – Cr melts, which is determined by the chromium content. With a higher content of silicon after changing the interaction mechanism of chromium and silicon with oxygen, when silicon already determines the solubility of oxygen in the melt, the oxygen concentration decreases. However, the deoxidizing ability of silicon at elevated contents in Ni – Co – Cr melts is much lower than in Ni – Co melts.
COHEN’S CLASS TIME-FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS FOR MEASUREMENT SIGNALS AS A MEANS OF MONITORING TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES
Authors: Fedosenkov D. B. , Simikova A. A. , Kulakov S. M. , Fedosenkov B. A.
Published: June 2019

The article presents and describes Cohen’s class time-frequency distributions which are expedient to use as a mathematical tool that allows to create a convenient – in terms of information content and semantic clarity – visual-graphical representation of the opera ting modes of various technological processes including processes of ferrous metallurgy. It was noted that a controlling process is usually implemented without simultaneous visual monitoring of each scalar (one-dimensional) coordinate that is under control, but the presence of such monitoring is an important condition for the computer-aided controlling of the dynamics of non-stationary technological processes. To eliminate this drawback, it was proposed to perform synchronous monitoring using the multidimensional Cohen’s class time-frequency distributions, when each measurement scalar signal is specifically represented through one of these distributions, for example, the Wigner-Ville distribution. An expression is given for the generalized distribution of Cohen’s class with a distribution kernel and an ambiguity function. This function allows receiving distributions of various types from the maternal function. The most typical representatives of time-frequency distributions forming this class are given with their available  kernels. The possibility of appearance of interference elements, which make it difficult to identify the controlled modes, on a signal distribution map is proved. Case of the formation of virtual elements within the Wigner-Ville distribution representing a two-component one-dimensional signal is considered. Te conditions are explained for the emergence of parasitic elements on the distribution map, obtained, for example, during realizing the process of multi-component feeding the bulk blast furnace charge materials in the production of sintering mixture. An analytical expression is obtained for the Wigner distribution, which displays a multi-component scalar signal and contains the information (useful) and virtual (parasitic) parts of the time-frequency distribution. A link between the number of bulk material feeders available in the feeding devices unit and the number of parasitic (virtual) elements in the Wigner distribution was determined. Using the dosing process as an example, the eﬀect of the noise components propagation in the Wigner distribution is demonstrated. An example is given to illustrate the penetration of noise into the Wigner distribution and appearance of the virtual concentration in it when displaying a signal waveform with a noisy pause and two sections with diﬀerent frequencies. An expression for the Wigner distribution in the form of a comb function is obtained. The conclusion was made about the parameters of the distribution periodicity and the required sampling frequency of measurement signals.
STRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF AUSTENITIC Cr – Ni – Ti STEELS AFTER HIGH-TEMPERATURE NITRIDING
Authors: Rogachev S. O. , Stomakhin A. Ya. , Nikulin S. A. , Kadach M. V. , Khatkevich V. M.
Published: June 2019

Alloying of corrosion-resistant austenitic steels with nitrogen is widely used in production to stabilize austenite and to improve the strength and other properties of the metal. The possibility of alloying titanium-containing steels with nitrogen by introducing nitrogen into the melt is not possible, as it causes formation of the coarse defects in steel during casting and solidification of the metal (twisting of the peel, large nitride inclusions, accumulations of nitrides, etc.). The method of high-temperature gas nitriding can be alternative to liquid-phase nitriding for alloying austenitic titanium-containing chromium-nickel steels with nitrogen in order to increase their strength properties. In this work, we investigated the possibility of increasing the strength characteristics of thin-sheet austenitic corrosion-resistant Cr – Ni – Ti (Kh18N12T type) steel, containing 1.5 % and 3 % of titanium, through the use of solid-phase high-temperature nitriding. The nitriding was carried out at a temperature of 1000 – 1100 °С in an atmosphere of pure nitrogen for 5 or 8 hours. The average mass fraction of nitrogen in the samples after nitriding for 5 hours was 0.6 % and 0.7 % for the steels with 1.5 and 3 % of titanium, respectively, and after nitriding for 8 hours – 0.8 % and 0.9 %. It was shown that high-temperature nitriding followed by annealing provides a significant (by 2 – 3 times) increase in the metal strength characteristics compared with the state before nitriding, but reduces the ductility. Ductility of the steel is restored during final processing. For Kh18N12Т type steel with 1.5 % of titanium, an increase in the yield strength is obtained – by 3.3 times (from 180 to 600 MPa), strength – by 1.8 times (from 540 to 970 MPa), with a relative elongation of 28 %. An additional increase in strength properties was not found for the steel with 3 % titanium. The obtained results show the possibility of obtaining thin-sheet titanium-containing high-nitrogen steel (or products from it, for example, thin-walled pipes) by applying solid-phase high-temperature nitriding.
THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF IRON OXIDES REDUCTION USING CARBON AND WATER VAPOUR
Authors: Kuznetsov Yu. S. , Kachurina O. I.
Published: June 2019

Thermodynamic analysis was performed for complete reduction of iron oxide during heating the initial system «Fe3O4 (eo mol) – H2O (bo mol) – C (excess) » with isothermal exposure. By the nature of ongoing reactions, processes in the system can be divided into four stages. Carbon gasification by water vapor at temperatures below 880 K activates water gas reaction and CO dissociation to form black carbon. Composition of the resulting H2 – H2O – CO – CO2 gas mixture depends only on the temperature. The consumption of carbon at 880 K is ~0,4446 moles on 1 mole of water. Reduction of Fe3O4 to wustite FeO1+x with varying degrees of oxidation occurs in the temperature range 880 – 917 K. Hydrogen reduces oxide at temperatures above 888 K. The percentage part of a whole oxide Fe3O4 reduced by hydrogen into this temperature range increases from zero to ~63 %. The total number of Fe3O4, reduced to wustite at 917 K is ~123 moles for 1 mole of water. It is possible only with repeated regeneration of reductants CO and H2 according to the reactions of carbon gasification by water vapor and by dioxide CO2. The carbon expense is about 78 moles. Wustite FeO1.092 formed at 917 K can be reduced by monoxide CO only at temperatures of 917 – 955 K to wustite FeO1.054 with a lower degree of oxidation. Carbon is gasified only by dioxide CO2, the carbon expense is approximately 18 moles. When isothermal exposure is ~955 K, wustite is reduced to iron. Wustite can be reduced only by carbon monoxide. The carbon expense is approximately 257 mol. For full reduction of 123 mol of Fe3O4 in a mixture with an excess of carbon in a closed system at 1 atm, 1 mole of water is sufficient. The total carbon consumption is ~353 moles for obtaining 368 moles of Fe, or ~0.21 kg/kg iron.
BİLİŞİM TEKNOLOJİLERİ VE YAZILIM ÖĞRETMEN ADAYLARININ ÖZ-DÜZENLEME BECERİLERİ İLE MESLEKİ ÖZ-YETERLİK ALGILARI ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ
Authors: GÜRER Melih Derya , GÜL Demet , KONYAOĞLU Canan
Published: June 2019

Öğretmen adaylarının nitelikli bir şekilde
yetişmesinde, mesleğe uyum sağlamalarında ve karşılaştıkları sorunların
üstesinden gelmesinde mesleki öz-yeterlik inançları ile öz-düzenleme becerileri
önemli rol oynamaktadır. Alanyazın incelendiğinde öğretmen adaylarının bu
inançlara ve becerilere sahip olma derecelerinin çeşitli değişkenlere göre
incelendiği veya farklı değişkenlerle olan ilişkisini ortaya koyan çalışmalara
rastlanmaktadır. Fakat öğretmen adaylarının mesleki öz-yeterlik inançları ile
öz-düzenleme becerileri arasındaki ilişkiyi inceleyen çalışmalara rastlanmamaktadır.
Dolayısıyla bu çalışmanın amacı Bilişim Teknolojileri ve Yazılım dersi öğretmen
adaylarının mesleki öz-yeterlik inançları ile öz-düzenleme becerileri
düzeylerini ortaya koymak ve bu iki değişken arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir.
Bu amaçla nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden ilişkisel tarama yöntemi benimsenmiş
ve 116 Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi Bölümü öğrencisinden
Öğretmen Öz-yeterlik Ölçeği ve Algılanan Öz-Düzenleme Ölçeği ile veriler
toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde kullanılan betimsel (ortalama, standart
sapma, korelasyon) ve anlam çıkarıcı (Mann-Whitney U testi, Kruskal-Wallis
testi) istatistikler doğrultusunda BÖTE öğrencilerinin öz-düzenleme
becerilerinin ve öğretmenlik öz-yeterliklerinin yüksek düzeyde olduğu
görülmektedir. Ayrıca araştırmanın sonuçları BÖTE öğrencilerinin öğretmenlik
öz-yeterlikleri ile öz-düzenleme becerileri arasında istatistiksel olarak
anlamlı, pozitif ve orta düzeyde bir ilişki olduğunu göstermektedir.
lwtest2 protocol 1 v1
Authors: Williams Liz
Published: June 2019

lwtest2
Fresh frozen tissue staining with CODEX tagged antibody panel v1
Authors: Goltsev Yury , Samusik Nikolay , Kennedy-Darling Julia , Bhate Salil , Hale Matthew , Vazquez Gustavo , Black Sarah , Nolan Garry
Published: June 2019

CODEX is a technology that uses oligo labeled antibodies, specialized fluorescent probes, and a companion instrument along-side a standard fluorescence microscope to create single-cell resolution fluorescence data across a multitude of parameters within spatial context in a single tissue. CODEX was developed by Yury Goltsev and Nikolay Samusik in the laboratory of Garry Nolan at Stanford. The technology is being commercialized by Akoya Biosciences.
English Major Undergraduates’ Needs and Perceptions of Business English Activities and Resources in a Chinese University
Authors: Xie Qing
Published: June 2019

This article explores English major undergraduates’ views on business English skills and topics, and investigates their perceptions of the meaningful activities and resources in one Chinese university context. The main research instruments are questionnaires containing rating and open-ended questions, and researcher’s participant observation with 149 English major undergraduates enrolling in Business English courses in 2016. The results show that participants most often require improvement in note-taking skills, public speaking and need to learn business communication topics. Participants value communicative teaching methodologies, including role plays, oral presentation, theme-based discussion, games and group work. Participants more often rely on electronic media resources, such as videos, internet and mobile applications than the print media resources such as library, books and dictionaries. This study serves as basis for further business English curriculum development and resources provision in the higher education setting. The study also indicates the potential for business English resources development and exploitation in China within the international education environment.
The Conflict between Paganism and Christianity in Irish Theatre: A Cultural Study of O’Casey’s The Drums of Father Ned
Authors: Kitishat Amal , Farajallah Hana Fathi
Published: June 2019

While Irish theatre assures that it reflects Irish reality and aims at building a national identity in which religion is a significant marker, the plays of O’Casey contradict with this tendency. This study aims at discussing the conflict between an anti- Christian and pagan beliefs and Christian values in favor of anti- Christianity over Christianity. In this article, the researcher takes O'Casey’s The Drums of Father Ned as an example. The study discussed the tension between the pagan and Christian values as represented in the conflict between the pagan and religious characters, represented by Father Fillfogue who is the representative of Christianity; while The Celtic god Angus represents Pagan Celtic anti-Christian religion. Finally, the study proved that O'Casey presented a skeptical attitude toward Christianity and favored pagan Irish local, regional beliefs.
On Back Translation of Sinological Works Written in English
Authors: Ye Hongwei
Published: June 2019

The Chinese translation of sinological works is a unique translation phenomenon, because although these sinological works are written in English, they reflect the social life of China and are full of Chinese cultural elements. Based on the studying of the textual features sinological literature and the current situation of sino logyical translation in China, this paper analyzes the back translation techniques commonly used in the translation of sinological works.
International Documents and National Legislation of Ukrainian Regulation of the Right for Journalists Freedom of Speech
Authors: Prystupenko Tetiana
Published: June 2019

The relevence of the study of the issue related to the right to freedom of speech of domestic journalists in the context of international documents and national legislation of Ukraine in this area is caused by the necessity of applying international standards in the real activities of media representatives and development of effective state information policy in this direction.

The objective of the research is to ascertain the current state as to protection of the right to freedom of speech of Ukrainian journalists, its interrelation with the program activities in this direction of influential international organizations, national legislation in the conditions of European choice of Ukraine.

The study is based on the Concept of national strategy on human rights, the domestic legislative experience in protecting the right to freedom of speech of media representatives and its practical implementation, the global information activities of UN / UNESCO in this context.

The situation concerning restriction of freedom of speech in Ukraine, the rights and freedoms of journalists and other democratic values takes place contrary to the norms and provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine, other legislative acts of the state as well as international documents ratified by Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Topic Features and Social Talk Show Structure on Ukrainian Television (the Case of TV Channels «Inter», «STB» and «Ukraine»)
Authors: Vivdych Mariya
Published: June 2019

The article analyzes the content of social talk shows on Ukrainian television and reveals the peculiarities of their structure, in particular, such talk shows as “Stosuietsia kozhnoho”/“It effects everyone” (TV channel “Inter”), “Odyn za vsih”/”One for all” (TV channel “STB”) and “Hovoryt Ukraina”/”It is Ukraine” (TV channel “Ukraine”). In the study of this topic, the following research methods such as content analysis, comparison and generalization were used – to search for differences in the objects under study; analysis and synthesis – to find features in the objects under study and to formulate conclusions. The article examines in detail the role of the TV presenter and identifies the main disadvantages in organizing and conducting social talk shows – in order to eliminate them and improve the quality of social talk shows on Ukrainian television.
A MODIFIED MCDM ALGORITHM WITH CUMULATIVE ENTROPY WEIGHTS FOR SELECTING THE WINNER OF THE TENDER
Authors: Matin A. O. , Misagh F.
Published: June 2019

The aim of this research is to evaluate the proposed bids using impartial and entropy weights in a multi-criteria decision-making model. We use matrix data for hypothetical bidding involving nine criteria, with the presence of four domestic and two foreign contractors. Then, using cumulative entropy function, we estimate the entropy weights and use it in a multi-criteria decision-making model. The criteria of experience and knowledge in the field, good history and satisfaction in previous projects, financial and support capabilities, localization of the contractor, having the experience at the site of the project, availability and readiness of equipment and machines, the adequacy of technical staff, the work quality system, the efficient management and appropriate management system, creativity and innovation in similar tasks are the input variables of the decision model. After analyzing them, the proposals are prioritized through a multi-criteria decision-making model. The research findings include Shannon entropy and cumulative entropy-based weights for evaluation criteria and after applying the specific weight for the proposed quotation, the utility rate of each contractor is calculated. The results showed that the use of modified multi-dimensional decision-making method is more advantageous than traditional methods of evaluating bidding proposals in selecting the winner of a tender, and also using cumulative entropy weights in comparison with Shannon's leads to a more realistic choice of contractors.
THE RELATIONSHIP OF FINANCIAL STRATEGIES AND DYNAMICS OF DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES
Authors: Stepanyan A. V.
Published: June 2019

Apattern of mutual independence of financial position of industrial companies and credit institutions was identified. The issues of development of industrial companies in difficult economic conditions, the causes and consequences of deterioration of credit institutions, the issues of control over the flow of funds from the real sector of the economy to the financial sector are studied as cause-effect relationships in development of industrial companies and the overall change in the macroeconomic environment.
FACTORS OF FAMILY BUSINESS GROWTH IN RUSSIA: LITERATURE REVIEW AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
Authors: Mokina M. I.
Published: June 2019

Structural changes in the Russian economy contribute to the development of entrepreneurship, i.e. family entrepreneurship. This article analyzes the work of domestic and foreign scientists on the functioning and development of family business. The key factors of family business growth include development of family business culture, involvement of family members in management, ensuring business continuity, innovative development, and internationalization of business.
Espacio vivido patrimonial: una mirada alternativa del patrimonio cultural desde la ciencia geográfica / Heritage lived space: an alternative look of cultural heritage from the geographical science
Authors: Pinassi Carlos Andrés
Published: June 2019

Sin resumen.
The influence of the media on the formation of cognitive dissonance in the doctor-to-patient interaction
Authors: Baglyuk S. B. , Kasatkina N. S.
Published: June 2019

The purpose of the article is to discuss the specifics of communication between a doctor and a patient, complicated by the influence of the media. A survey of pseudoscientific ideas challenging a specialized medical knowledge together with the method of content-analysis indicate a cognitive dissonance in the doctor-patient interaction. Conclusions: the dissonance factor and the minimum necessary mutual understanding between a doctor and a patient are regulated by situationally relevant communicative models.
Cardiooncology. Basic principles of prevention and treatment of cardiotoxicity in cancer patients
Authors: Plokhova Ekaterina V. , Doundoua David P.
Published: June 2019

Advances in the diagnostics and treatment of cancer have led to improved survival of patients and decreased mortality. Cardiovascular complications (CVC) however, are among the most frequent side effects of anticancer treatment, which can have an adverse effect on the prognosis. This may be the result of cardiotoxicity, which involves direct effects of the radiation therapy and /or chemotherapy on the heart function and structure. Heart failure with cancer therapy was associated with a 3.5-fold increase in the risk of mortality compared with idiopathic cardiomyopathy. The cardiotoxicity risk assessment is often difficult, due to the different susceptibility of patients to drugs and their combinations, and coadministration of radiation therapy. Therefore, the likelihood of development and the time of occurrence of cardiotoxicity may vary and not always depend on the initial risk. Strategies for managing such patients are in most cases based on the expert opinion. This article provides recommendations for the prevention and therapy of cardiotoxicity, set out in the consensus of the European Society of Cardiology 2016.
Efficacy and safety of carvedilol in combination with bronchodilators in patients with CHF of ischemic origin and COPD.
Authors: Evdokimov Vladimir V. , Evdokimova A. G. , Yushchuk E. N.
Published: June 2019

Objective. To study the effectiveness of carvedilol, tiotropium bromide and indacaterol in complex therapy on clinical and functional parameters in patients with CHF of ischemic origin in combination with COPD.
Material and methods. The study included 98 patients aged 45–75 years, suffering from CHF II–III FC with post-infarction cardiosclerosis, LV ejection fraction less than 45% and COPD of 2–3 degrees (GOLD). In addition to basic therapy all patients received carvedilol and were divided into 3 groups: tiotropium was administered in the 1st (36 people), indacaterol in the 2nd (32 people), and a combination of tiotropium and indacaterol in the 3rd (30 people). At baseline and after 6 months of follow-up, the clinical condition, exercise tolerance were assessed, the quality of life was assessed using the clinical state rating scale (SHOX) and MRC dyspnea scale, questionnaires of University of Minnesota (MLHFQ) and St. George’s Hospital (SGRQ). EchoCG, 24-hour blood pressure monitoring with simultaneous ECG recording, and spirometry test were performed.
Results. The use of carvedilol in combination with tiotropium and indacaterol (both in mono and in combination) as part of complex therapy of CHF II–III FC of ischemic genesis with COPD is safe and effective: the clinical condition of patients improved, quality of life, frequency and duration of ischemia episodes decreased significantly, significantly increased LVEF, decreased pulmonary hypertension, improved condition of the bronchopulmonary system.
Adaptation of the method of pulse wave velocity measurement for screening examinations in outpatient practice
Authors: Tkachenko Yulia V. , Strazhesko Irina D. , Borisov Evgeniy N. , Plisiuk Alina G. , Orlova Iana A.
Published: June 2019

Background. Estimation of the parameters of arterial stiffness allows one to make conclusions about the development of CVD long before clinical manifestations of the target organ damage. The determination of the pulse wave velocity (PWV) is the «gold standard» for the arterial wall stiffness assessment. The oscillometric method of PWV measurement has a number of advantages (convenience and high speed) over the most common «two-point» techniques.

Objective. The purpose of this work was to adapt the PWV measurement using the oscillometric method for screening outpatient examinations. Using a BPLab Vasotens diagnostic oscillometric system (Russia), PWV was measured in 152 patients, and a formula was obtained for recalculating PWV values in the supine position on the basis of PWV values in the sitting position.

Methods. Using a BPLab Vasotens diagnostic system, PWV was measured in 152 patients, and a formula was derived for recalculating PWV values in the supine position on the basis of PWV values in the sitting position.

Results. Measuring aortal PWV in the sitting position gave an opportunity of a simultaneous study of the central and peripheral BP parameters and the arterial wall stiffness. The obtained data may be used during patients’ screening in the outpatient setting.

Conclusion. The use of the screening procedure for the PWV measurement in the outpatient practice will allow concluding on the CVD development long before clinical manifestations of the target organs damage and will rid the patient of a possibility of a wrong estimation of their cardiovascular risk.