bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Multidisciplinary Perspective Addressing the Diagnostic Challenges of Late-Onset Pompe Disease in the Arabian Peninsula Region Developed From an Expert Group Meeting
Authors: Al Shehri Ali , Al-Asmi Abdullah , Al Salti Abdullah Mohammed , Almadani Abubaker , Hassan Ali , Bamaga Ahmed K. , Cupler Edward J. , Al-Hashel Jasem , Alabdali Majed M. , Alanazy Mohammed H. , Noori Suzan
Published: June 2022

Pompe disease is a rare, metabolic, autosomal recessive disorder. Early diagnosis is critical for progressive Pompe disease as delays can significantly alter the clinical course of the disease. Diagnostic modalities, including dried blood spot testing and genetic testing, are available and are effective for diagnosing patients with late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD). However, clinicians face numerous clinical challenges related to the diagnosis of the disease. Two expert group committee meetings, involving 11 experts from the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Oman, were convened in October 2019 and November 2020 respectively to develop a uniform diagnostic algorithm for the diagnosis of pediatric and adult LOPD in the Arabian Peninsula region. During the first meeting, the specialty-specific clinical presentation of LOPD was defined. During the second meeting, a diagnostic algorithm was developed after a thorough validation of clinical presentation or symptoms, which was performed with the aid of existing literature and expert judgement. A consensus was reached on the diagnostic algorithm for field specialists, such as neurologists, rheumatologists, general practitioners/internal medicine specialists, orthopedic specialists, and pulmonologists. This specialty-specific diagnostic referral algorithm for pediatric and adult LOPD will guide clinicians in the differential diagnosis of LOPD.
Progressive Olfactory Impairment and Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation in REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Authors: Janzen Annette , Vadasz David , Booij Jan , Luster Markus , Librizzi Damiano , Henrich Martin T. , Timmermann Lars , Habibi Mahboubeh , Sittig Elisabeth , Mayer Geert , Geibl Fanni , Oertel Wolfgang
Published: June 2022

Background: Isolated rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) is prodromal for Parkinson’s disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Objective: We investigated the use of cardiac [123I]meta-iodo-benzyl-guanidine scintigraphy ([123I]MIBG) and olfactory testing— in comparison to [123I]N-ω-fluoropropyl-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-iodophenyl)nortropane single photon emission computed tomography ([123I]FP-CIT-SPECT)— for identifying iRBD patients as prodromal phenotype of PD/DLB. Methods: 37 RBD subjects underwent cardiac [123I]MIBG and brain [123I]FP-CIT-SPECT at baseline. Olfactory (Sniffin’ Sticks), cognitive and motor functions were tested annually for ∼4 years. Results: 29/37 (78.4%) subjects had a pathological [123I]MIBG, of whom 86.2% (25/29) presented at least a moderate hyposmia at baseline (threshold/discrimination/identification-(TDI-)score ≤25). 20/37 (54.1%) subjects had a pathological [123I]FP-CIT-SPECT, always combined with a pathological [123I]MIBG. In subjects with pathological [123I]MIBG, olfactory function worsened (mainly due to threshold and discrimination subscores) from baseline to follow-up (p = 0.005). Olfaction was more impaired in subjects with pathological [123I]MIBG compared to those with normal [123I]MIBG at baseline (p = 0.001) and follow-up (p < 0.001). UPDRS-III scores increased in subjects with both pathological [123I]MIBG and [123I]FP-CIT-SPECT. In this group, seven subjects phenoconverted to PD, all— except for one— presented with at least moderate hyposmia at baseline. Conclusion: A combination of the biomarkers “pathological [123I]MIBG” and “hyposmia” likely identifies iRBD patients in an early prodromal stage of PD/DLB, i.e., before nigrostriatal degeneration is visualized. One-third of the subjects with pathological [123I]MIBG had a normal [123I]FP-CIT-SPECT. Noteworthy, in iRBD subjects with pathological [123I]MIBG, olfactory impairment is progressive independent of the [123I]FP-CIT-SPECT status.
National survey of health services provided by pediatric post-acute care facilities in the US
Authors: Berry Jay G. , Casto Elizabeth , Dumas Helene , O’Brien Jane , Steinhorn David , Marks Michelle , Traul Christine , Wilson Karen , Simpser Edwin
Published: June 2022

PURPOSE: The need for pediatric post-acute facility care (PAC) is growing due to technological advances that extend the lives of many children, especially those with complex medical needs. The objectives were to describe [1] the types and settings of PAC; [2] the clinical characteristics of the pediatric patients requiring PAC; and [3] perceptions of PAC care delivery by clinical staff. METHODS: An online survey was administered between 6/2018 to 12/2018 to administrative leaders in PAC facilities that have licensed beds for children and who were active members of the Pediatric Complex Care Association. Survey topics included types of health services provided; pediatric patient characteristics; clinical personnel characteristics; and perceptions of pediatric PAC health care delivery. RESULTS: Leaders from 26 (54%) PAC facilities in 16 U.S. states completed the survey. Fifty-four percent identified as skilled nursing facility/long-term care, 19% intermediate care facilities, 15% respite and medical group homes, and 12% post-acute rehabilitation facilities. Sixty-nine percent of facilities had a significant increase in the medical complexity of patients over the past 10 years. Most reported capability to care for children with tracheostomy/invasive ventilation (100%), gastrostomy tubes (96%), intrathecal baclofen pump (89%), non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (85%), and other medical technology. Most facilities (72%) turned away patients for admission due to bed unavailability occasionally or always. Most facilities (62%) reported that insurance reimbursement to cover the cost of providing PAC to children was not acceptable, and most reported that it was difficult to hire clinical staff (77%) and retain staff (58%). CONCLUSION: PAC in the U.S. is provided to an increasingly medically-complex population of children. There is a critical need to investigate financially-viable solutions for PAC facilities to meet the patient demands for their services and to sufficiently reimburse and retain staff for the challenging and important care that they provide.
Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti’nde 2015-2020 Yılları Arasında Meydana Gelen İş Kazalarının Sektörlere ve İlçelere Göre Analizi
Authors: ÖZGÜRER Gürçağ
Published: June 2022

Bu çalışmada Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti’nde (KKTC) 2015-2020 yılları arasında meydana gelen iş kazalarının sektörlere ve ilçelere göre analizi yapılmıştır. KKTC, Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığına bağlı Sosyal Sigortalar Dairesinden (SSD) alınan veriler doğrultusunda iş kazası ve meslek hastalıkları dağılımları sektörlere ve ilçelere göre yıllık olarak analiz edilmiştir. Yapılan araştırma sonucunda 2015-2020 yılları arasında KKTC’de herhangi bir meslek hastalığı bulgusuna rastlanmazken, toplam 1,492 iş kazasının meydana geldiği, en yüksek iş kazası sayısının 362 iş kazası ile İnşaat Sanayinde gerçekleştiği, en yüksek iş kazasının 817 iş kazası ile Lefkoşa ilçesinde yaşandığı ve toplam 32 ölümlü iş kazasından 15 tanesinin İnşaat Sanayinde gerçekleştiği tespit edilmiştir. İş kazalarının yoğun olarak yaşandığı sektörler ve ilçelerin tespit edilmesi ve bu noktadan hareketle iş kazalarını önleyici adımlar atılması amacı ile yürütülen bu çalışmada, iş kazalarının yoğun olarak yaşandığı sektörler ve ilçeler tespit edilmiş ve bu çalışmaların ileriki dönemlerde tekrar edilerek iş kazalarının azaltılması hedeflenmiştir.
INNOVATIVE DIRECTIONS OF UPDATING THE OPERATING SYSTEMS OF CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES IN AN UNSTABLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT OF THE PROJECT
Authors: Akselrod Roman , Trach Roman , Chernyshev Denys , Rуzhаkov Dmуtrо , Petrukha Serhii , Homenko Oleksandr
Published: June 2022

The article investigates the target principles of information modeling concepts in construction (BIM) as an innovative direction of updating the operating systems of construction companies in an unstable economic business environment. Based on the world experience, the preconditions and necessity of introduction of the concept of digital transformation of construction organizations are determined and substantiated. The main obstacles to the digital transformation of construction organizations are identified and characterized: transformational, innovative and managerial. The main stages of formation of a successful digital strategy of a construction organization are formed. To develop a unified vision of the digital transformation of the organization, it is proposed to radically restructure the processes in order to get the most out of digitalization, staff training and recruitment, taking into account the requirements of their digital literacy. The difficulties and benefits that may arise when implementing information modeling are analyzed and systematized. The competitive advantages that participants of the investment and construction process receive from the use of BIM are formulated. Information modeling technologies in construction can be an important tool for big data analysis, information generation and knowledge, because after the completion of each stage of the construction project remains large data sets. Accumulated data can be a corporate asset, the acquisition and use of which allows you to make better forecasts and make the right management decisions. In addition, the knowledge gained in the project and tested in practice can be considered more reliable than the data of experiments or simulations, because they contain more basic knowledge of reality.
RISK ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS IN THE CONDITIONS OF DIGITALIZATION
Authors: Semko Inga , Mokiienko Iuliia
Published: June 2022

Modern education is undergoing a time of fundamental change: it is progressing, changing and being filled with new types of educational services. All types of activities of higher education institutions can be considered through the prism of project activities, especially educational projects. Educational projects of higher education institutions face a set of different risk groups, which differ in place and time of occurrence, the degree of impact on the project, the consequences, the composition of internal and external factors. Therefore, a very important area of research in educational activities is to reveal the nature and structure of risks of educational projects, features, factors on which the successful implementation of projects in educational institutions depends. The author analyzes the key positions on this issue: systematized and singled out groups of external and internal risks of educational activities, comprehensively revealed the system of external risks and proposed possible mechanisms for responding to them, outlined the range of losses (economic, social, political and pedagogical) that are the result of risky events; systematized risk groups (external and internal) and their factors of influence that are characteristic of educational projects; assessed risks according to the probability of impact on the project, identification of critical points with a list of unacceptable risks; the matrix of probability of risks importance with the subsequent definition of the most priority risk events is constructed. For effective implementation of educational activities in the field of higher education, it is necessary for higher education institutions to identify risks beforehand, which will reduce uncertainty in the educational institutions activities, determine the direction of movement, which should focus on management, personnel, methodological, research, financial, technological and organizational resource.
Ultrasound and Carcass Merit of Youth Market Cattle
Authors: Carr Chad , Johnson Dwain , Shuffitt Mark
Published: June 2022

Market cattle shown at county and state fairs and other youth shows across the United States are food animals. The endpoint value of food animals is primarily based on their carcass merit. Ideally, carcass merit should be assessed from actual carcasses. However, when carcass data cannot be collected, ultrasound evaluation of market cattle is an excellent method to accurately assess differences in fat thickness, ribeye area, and percentage of intramuscular fat within the ribeye. This 7-page fact sheet was written by Chad Carr, Dwain Johnson, and Mark Shuffitt, and published by the UF Department of Animal Science, June 2012.
AN279/AN279: Ultrasound and Carcass Merit of Youth Market Cattle (ufl.edu)
Facts About Energy Drinks
Authors: Bub Erica , Shelnutt Karla
Published: June 2022

You can’t walk into a supermarket these days without seeing a wide selection of energy drinks, many claiming that they do everything from boosting your energy to helping you focus. In fact, energy drinks are so popular that, on average, Americans drank about 15 cups per person in 2007. But what’s in a typical energy drink? Do they really work? And are there any health risks from consuming them? This 4-page fact sheet was written by Erica Bub and Karla Shelnutt, and published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, April 2012.
Common Weed Hosts of Insect-Transmitted Viruses of Florida Vegetable Crops
Authors: Goyal Gaurav , Gill Harsimran K. , McSorley Robert
Published: June 2022

This 12-page fact sheet expands upon and updates the information on several weeds reported as virus hosts by UF/IFAS plant pathologists in 2001 and provides links to further information on specific viruses that affect vegetable crops. Written by Gaurav Goyal, Harsimran K. Gill, and Robert McSorley, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, April 2012.
ENY-863/IN931: Common Weed Hosts of Insect-Transmitted Viruses of Florida Vegetable Crops (ufl.edu)
Anthurium Diseases: Identification and Control in Commercial Greenhouse Operations
Authors: Norman David J. , Ali Gul Shad
Published: June 2022

Because of its attractive, long-lasting flowers, Anthurium is popular as both an exotic cut-flower crop and as a flowering potted-plant crop. Growers most often report two bacterial diseases and three fungal diseases in their commercial greenhouse environments. This article provides guidelines to identify and treat diseases that may be encountered during commercial greenhouse production of Anthurium. This 7-page fact sheet was written by David J. Norman and Gul Shad Ali, and published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, March 2012.
PP292/PP292: Anthurium Diseases: Identification and Control in Commercial Greenhouse Operations (ufl.edu)
DESAIN DAN ANALISIS MEKANISME BENDUNG GERAK DENGAN RADIAL GATE UNTUK PENANGANAN BANJIR ROB
Authors: Putra Dirga Asmara , Adi Henny Pratiwi , Wahyudi Slamet Imam
Published: June 2022

Tidal floods are high tides that occur excessively on the mainland. Radial gate weir
is a door building that moves around in a cylindrical shape to regulate the water
level elevation. This study aims to determine the influence factor of the radial gate
movement weir mechanism, analyze the fluid mechanics of the radial gate during
tidal flooding. This research is experimental design research, namely, making a
prototype design of the radial gate motion weir mechanism and analysis of
parameter data in the form of hydrostatic pressure, hydrodynamic pressure, critical
flow, and sub critical flow. The conclusion of this study is, the design is planned to
work when: the automation system runs because the two proximity sensors touch the
30 cm water level, activate the linear actuator to close the radial gate, the water
pump turns on and 15 cm opens the radial gate, the water pump stops. The results of
parameter data analysis: hydrostatic pressure of water level 30 cm = 32.0 N/m2,
hydrodynamic pressure due to earthquake according to (DSI) in Cilacap = 0.1211
tf/m2, BMKG SIG (III/Light)= 33,600 tf/m2, (IV/ Medium)= 96.075 tf/m2,
(V/Weight)= 148.3125 tf/m2. Critical flow rate of water level is 15 cm = 0.0149
m3/second, sub-critical flow rate is 0.0098 m3/second.
PENGUJIAN MODEL FISIK TERHADAP KARAKTERISTIK HIDRAULIK AKIBAT PEMASANGAN GROUNDSILL PADA SALURAN PEMBAWA BANGUNAN PELIMPAH BENDUNGAN PIDEKSO
Authors: Sulistya Krisna , Indrawan Indrawan , Sriyana Ignatius
Published: June 2022

Pidekso Dam is located in Pidekso Village, Wonogiri Regency, Central Java Province. The Pidekso Dam Spillway Building mode test was carried out to verify any deficiencies or design errors that might occur. One of the scope works in spillway model is a carrier channel downstream of the spillway which is 360 m long. To overcome the scour that occurs in the carrier channel downstream of the spillway, in the 4th series test, a groundsill structure was installed as a basic stabilizer for the carrier channel. The method is used in modelling include physical modelling, drainage testing, and observation of water flow and scouring that occurs at the bottom of the channel. The carrier channel groove model and the groundsill structure are made with a 1:40 scale both upright and flat (without distortion). The model test shows that the water flow in the carrier channel upstream of the groundsill is even and uniform with the bottom material of the channel not moving. At the bottom of the channel on the outer side of the bend which is assumed to be granular material, it is scoured to a depth of 2.68 m on the Z9 profile. This profile needs to be protected by rip-rap of concrete blocks, unless the base of the existing channel is a hard bedrock.
PENILAIAN RISIKO BENDUNGAN SAGULING DENGAN METODE TRADISIONAL, METODE POHON KEJADIAN DAN METODE MODIFIKASI ICOLD
Authors: Firmansyah Riksal , Sriyana Ignatius
Published: June 2022

The role of dam infrastructure must be ensured from management and maintenance through good operational and maintenance provisions as to maintain level of service provision, extend life of productive assets and reduce risk of dam failure. Dam risk assessment can be used to prioritize dams based on risks. Risk assessment consists of risk analysis and risk evaluation. Purpose of this study is to conduct a risk assessment on Saguling Dam using traditional methods, event tree methods and ICOLD modification method to get an overview safety condition Saguling Dam. In conducting risk evaluation for ICOLD modification method, evaluate by comparing value of risk index to risk class. results of the risk identification analysis of this study that risk assessment using traditional method shows that risk of the Saguling Dam is unacceptable because this method does not describe each possibility in detail. Risk assessment using the event tree method shows that the risk of the Saguling Dam is acceptable. Risk assessment using the modified ICOLD method shows that the Saguling Dam belongs to category of Dam with moderate risk.
ANALISIS PENYEDIAAN RUMAH KHUSUS UNTUK NELAYAN DAN TINGKAT KEPUASAN PENGGUNA TERHADAP FASILITAS YANG TERSEDIA
Authors: Amanda Miranie Trie , Supriyani Fepy , Edriani Annisa Fitria
Published: June 2022

Provision of special houses for fishermen continues from year to year as a part of the government's efforts to transform coastal areas into well-ordered and habitable residential areas. Inappropriate targeting and user satisfaction levels that may differ from the government in the available facilities are a problem in providing special houses for fishermen. The purpose of this research was to determined the utilization in the provision of special houses was right on target for the fishing community and to determine the level of user satisfaction with the available facilities. The research method was carried out by distributing questionnaires to respondents for special housing for fishermen in Tanggo Raso Village, Pino Raya District, South Bengkulu Regency. The data from the questionnaire results were processed and analyzed using the SPSS 25 program which included validity testing, reliability testing, and multiple linear regression analysis with a 90% confidence level. The results showed that the special house users were right on target for the fishing community and the level of user satisfaction which was influenced by facilities and infrastructure, location factors, and building physical condition factors was 60.4%. The most dominant factor affected the level of user satisfaction was the location factor of 31.1%. The facility and infrastructure factor was 18.5% and the building physical condition factor was 10.8%.
PREDIKSI LAJU EROSI PADA DAERAH TANGKAPAN AIR BENDUNGAN DENGAN METODE USLE (STUDI KASUS : BENDUNGAN TITAB)
Authors: Ramdhani Risan Kurnia , Sriyana Ignatius
Published: June 2022

Erosion is a serious problem in watershed management. The Saba watershed is a water catchment area at the Titab Dam in Buleleng Regency, Bali Province. The existence of the Titab Dam is accompanied by the development of activities of the surrounding community, both tourism, economic and daily activities. Unfortunately, this activity in the future will have a negative impact on the condition of the dam so that it poses a risk. This study aims to determine the amount of sediment inflow with land erosion approach at the Titab Dam using the USLE (Universal Soil Loss Equation) method. Erosion rate prediction was carried out using the USLE method and with the help of ArcGIS 10.8 software. From the results of the analysis, it was found that in the Titab Dam catchment area, only 3 classes were obtained. The results of the calculation of the erosion rate using the USLE method showed that the magnitude of the erosion was 439,962 tons/year or 53.05 tons/ha/year. In addition, the most influential factors on the rate of erosion are the length and slope factors. In addition, land cover is also one of the most influential factors.
Evaluation of Prognostic Markers in Cancer-associated Fibroblast Based Sub-groups of Colorectal Cancer
Authors: Demirkol Canlı Seçil
Published: June 2022

Objective: Stromal cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) are among the main players of carcinogenesis. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) residing in tumor stroma are involved in cancer progression through various mechanisms, supporting tumor growth, cellular motility and invasiveness. The discovery of markers predicting recurrence risk in colorectal cancer (CRC) have led to the generation of several gene panels, including Coloprint. This study aimed to understand the impact of a CAF-rich and a CAF-poor TME on the performance of the prognostic markers in Coloprint.
Materials and Methods: Publicly available transcriptomic data of CRC tumors were used to generate tumor sub-groups based on CAF specific gene expression. Subsequently, prognostic relationships of Coloprint genes were assessed within these subgroups.
Results and Conclusion: Our data revealed that prognostic performance of Coloprint genes differed dramatically between CAF stratified subgroups compared to non-stratified analysis. We have found that multiple genes lost their prognostic significance and several genes showed an association in the opposite direction. 9 out of 17 genes were differentially expressed in at least one of the CAF-specific subgroups and majority of the genes predicted prognosis independent of CAF levels. These findings showed that the performance of the prognostic markers can vary significantly among CAF-poor and CAF-rich groups. Therefore testing potential biomarkers within such biological sub-groups may contribute to the development of more specific gene panels.
THE TRADING-CRAFT CLASS, THE CHURCH AND THE PECULIARITIES OF FEUDALISM IN EASTERN GEORGIA IN THE XVI-XVIII CENTURIES
Authors: Margaryan Gor Ararat
Published: June 2022

Since the Early Middle Ages, it had been characteristic for the countries with feudal social system that not only the great secular rulers, but also the cleric power acted as major feudalists. This refers to the Georgian reality as well, where the Georgian Church was especially developed, and acted as one of the major feudal lords in the Late Middle Ages. The Georgian Church, represented by the Catholicosate of Mtskheta, possessed a large number of various immovable property (villages, lands, gardens, oil mills, etc.), and at the same time acted as a major serf owner. The Georgian Church enjoyed the favor and support of the Georgian royal houses and sometimes foreign rulers, such as the Safavid shahs, which was often expressed by giving donations to the church, or more importantly, by granting the church a partial or full tax exemption. The latter circumstance was especially important for the church serfs: as a result, they gained tax reliefs and a privileged status. This was very important giving the fact that in the 16th-18th centuries, Georgia, like Armenia, was divided into eastern and western parts, between Iran and the Ottoman Empire respectively, and of course, the heavy tax burden of the foreign domination would hinder the development of trade and crafts. In light of this, the tax benefits and a relatively privileged status that could be obtained by becoming a church serf would have been a desirable condition for merchants and craftsmen. The purpose of this article is to examine the question of whether the Georgian Church could be observed as a powerful aegis and a desirable patron by the trading-craft class, whether the church, in that case, would have shown some interest in replenishing the ranks of serfs with merchants and craftsmen, what ethnicity could those serfs be and other related matters.
MUSLIM EDUCATORS OF DAGESTAN AND THE “WOMEN’S ISSUE” (ON THE MATERIALS OF “JARIDAT DAGISTAN” NEWSPAPER, 1913-1918)
Authors: Navruzov Amir R.
Published: June 2022

History of the Muslim enlightenment in the North Caucasus of the first third of the 20th century in Dagestan historiography is a poorly-studied subject: the works of the reformers-educators in Arabic and other oriental languages are practically not introduced or interpreted. In attempt to close the gap in modern literature, the author of the article analyzes the journalistic heritage of the Dagestan reformers-educators on the “women’s issue”, published in the newspaper “Jaridat Dagistan” (1913-1918). The analyzed sources allow to trace the evolution of views of the reformers themselves on the “women’s issue”, as well as the full picture of emancipation of the Dagestan women in pre-Soviet and early Soviet periods – from the oppressed, dependent position, deprived of basic rights in the family and society – to gaining equal rights with men, realizing the right to education, obtaining a profession, voting rights, etc. The Dagestan reformers-enlighteners accepted the Soviet power and worked on their concept of building a new Muslim society, in which a mother was put in the center. They were tolerant towards other confessions, and considered Sharia a self-sufficient basis for their development and further integration into the Russian and global space. On issues such as the training and education of women, recruitment to the civil service, the position of women in society and participation in public and political life, we see a departure from the traditional point of view of the reformers. Due to their active work, many issues of the emancipation of the Dagestan woman were resolved. However, many of them (for example, the issue of women’s Muslim education and upbringing, professional training, participation in public life, etc.) are quite relevant in current times.
MICROSTRUCTURE AND ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION OF OBSIDIAN FROM THE ALMALO 1 LOCATION IN DAGESTAN: THE SOURCE OF THE RAW MATERIAL AND THE DIRECTION OF CULTURAL RELATIONS
Authors: Amirkhanov Hizri A. , Tselmovich Vladimir A.
Published: June 2022

The collection of archeological sites of the North Caucasus sometimes contain obsidian artefacts. The question of the sources of this type of raw material, with the use of possibilities of natural science methods for the region under study, has not been raised before. Meanwhile, for such a region as the North-Eastern Caucasus, where there are no natural outcrops of obsidian, the results of a comparative analysis of artifacts from this material will be especially clear in terms of establishing cultural contacts or migrations that took place in the past. This paper presents the results of an analysis of the elemental composition and microstructure of an obsidian piece from the Neolithic site Almalo 1 in Primorsky Dagestan and provides a comparative analysis of the data with the indicators of reference samples from an obsidian deposit in the central part of the North Caucasus. The examination, carried out using optical and scanning electron microscopes with an attachment for energy-dispersive analysis (EDA), led to the conclusion that the obsidian raw material used to make the obsidian plate from the Neolithic collection of the Almalo 1 site comes from the Zayukovo deposit in the Central Caucasus in modern Kabardino-Balkaria. This means that the direction of cultural ties of the population, which inhabited the north of the Caspian lowland of modern Dagestan in one of the segments of the Neolithic Age, was oriented towards the Central Caucasus and the Ciscaucasian steppes. The results obtained do not exclude the possibility of migrations that had a corresponding direction at the indicated time.
A FIND OF THE NORTH-CAUCASIAN CERAMICS IN THE ELITE BURIAL OF THE ISAKOVKA I BURIAL GROUND (WESTERN SIBERIA)
Authors: Sharapova Svetlana V. , Trufanov Alexandr Ya. , Kiseleva Daria V. , Shagalov Evgeny S. , Danilov Danil A. , Khorkova Arina N. , Okuneva Tatyana G. , Soloshenko Natalia G. , Ryanskaya Anastasia D. , Uporova Natalya Sergeevna
Published: June 2022

We present the results of a multi-disciplinary analysis of a jug and its contents from the elite burial complex of the Sargat culture in Middle Irtysh Basin (burial Isakovka I, mound 3, burial 6). The burial, along with military equipment and various metallic import, contained a ceramic jug, the closest analogies to which are found in the production centers of the settled population of the foothill zone of the central and partially eastern regions of the North Caucasus, as well as the steppe territory (the basin of the Kuma River). The studied piece is distinguished by its massive form and traces of repair of the upper part. The jug was placed in the burial filled with a granular substance with fragments of light and gray-black color. Laboratory analysis found no traces of tartrates, i.e. the jug was not used for cooking or transporting beverages of grape juice. The detected fractions of biogenic apatite could possibly originate from fish bones and scales, used for the production of glue, which was added for clarification of wine, beer and mead. At the same time, the composition of the filling contains organic substances related to the production of a low-alcohol drink based on honey, fermented with the addition of cereal grains (local wild or coming from agricultural centers). There are two versions for defining this drink: either it was beer – one of the oldest ritual drinks, the use of which in pastoral cultures is confirmed by texts of the Nart sagas and is confirmed by similar forms of words of Iranian origin; or an infusion of herbs/cereals based on honey, also common in the ritual practices of ancient and traditional cultures. This find is considered exceptional, since the North Caucasian antiquities of the Early Iron Age have been previously unknown in the forest-steppe monuments of the Trans-Urals and Western Siberia. It is possible that the area of the Sargat culture is so far the easternmost territory of distribution of such ceramics.
TECHNOLOGICAL METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION MILITARY ENGINEERING FACILITIES RUBAS FORTIFICATION VI C. (EAST CAUCASUS)
Authors: Gmyrya Lyudmila B.
Published: June 2022

The article reviews building techniques, used for constructing a monumental fortification of the 6th century, erected in the river-valley of Rubas, near the village of Kommuna, Derbent region of the Republic of Dagestan.  The site includes six objects different in layout and construction, connected with building junctions into a single object – a construction of arched type, Wall 1, Long wall 2, Stepped structure 6, Wall 3, Platform 5. Analysis of the excavation material shows that the technology of their building was due to the functional purpose of these objects. Moreover, each of the architectural structures was built with the use of unique building techniques, variety of masonry, as well as the sizes of stone blocks and plates. The aim of the research is to conduct the analysis of the technological methods of constructing multi-type military-engineering fortifications; to determine the links of technological methods with the object’s functional purposes; to determine the level of development of construction engineering and architecture in the Peri-Caspian region in the era of the Great Migration of Peoples and the significance of this site as a military-defensive construction. The research methodology includes a detailed analysis of technological methods for the construction of military engineering structures; carrying out the classification of methods for the construction of defensive objects and the system of laying stone structures; analysis of building materials used in the construction of structures. The analysis of the excavation materials of the Rubas fortification shows that, according to the technology of construction, this object is close to the Derbent defensive complex of the middle 6th century (large stone blocks; massiveness of structures; the use of “opus quadratum” masonry; the presence of a bonding lime mortar, etc.). According to the main indicators (monumentality and functional orientation), this structure belongs to a series of barriers in the Western Peri-Caspian, built by Persia with the financial assistance of Byzantium in the era of the Great Migration of Peoples, typologically and chronologically similar to Derbent.
THE RITE OF CIRCUMCISION AMONG THE PEOPLES OF THE CAUCASUS
Authors: Musaeva Majsarat K. , Solovyova Lubov T.
Published: June 2022

For the peoples of the Caucasus, ritual culture, the preservation of family and household traditions and the family well-being associated with them have been and remain the most significant life values. One of the important traditions, which is strictly observed by the majority of the peoples of the Caucasus who profess Islam, is circumcision – “sunnat/sunnet”. The authors attempt to consider and analyze this tradition, which in the Caucasian ethnography has been studied episodically. The authors aim to demonstrate the variety of the tradition, its role in the family and social rituality of different regions of the Caucasus, the dynamics of its transformation; to provide a clearer picture about the importance of such a family-social ritual in traditions of those Caucasians, who practiced it. The article describes the ritual complex, beliefs, omens, rites, that accompanied this important ceremony, and analyses the common and particular aspects in the regional diversity among the peoples of the Caucasus. In the course of our study, we applied a systematic approach – the study of family customs and rituals in conjunction with other aspects of traditional culture (social life, religious beliefs, ritual culture) and a historical and comparative method – material was obtained on different peoples of the Caucasus in order to identify common patterns and distinctive features. The methodological and theoretical basis for writing the article was the research of Caucasian scholars, thanks to which its authors identified the most interesting points regarding the ritual culture related to the subject of the study.
EXCAVATION OF DERBENT SETTLEMENT IN 2019
Authors: Gadjiev Murtazali S. , Budaychiev Arsen L. , Abdulaev Abdula M. , Abiev Askerkhan K.
Published: June 2022

The article is dedicated to the results of 2019 season excavations of Derbent settlement which existed before construction of the Derbent defensive complex at the end of 560-s. This settlement was gradually left after the construction of a new city given the new name Derbent (Darband). The cultural layers and the construction remains (rooms No. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) of the 5-th – 6-th centuries AD, the medieval Muslim burials (No. 31-37) which have been dug in the layer of the settlement were open in the southern sector of the excavation area XXV.
The revealed complex of inhabited and economic constructions including 11 rooms is dated the 5th century AD on the basis of chronological indicators (bronze belt buckles, fibula) and other archeological finds (including, Sasanian pottery). Authors consider that this complex has stopped existence during the military-political events of the middle of the 5th century or of the beginning of the 6th century, namely in the period of an anti-Sasanian revolt of 450-451 or Iran-Savir war of 503-508 AD.
The materials obtained during excavations shed new light on issues of historical topography and layout, stratigraphy and chronology, architecture and construction, economic activity, culture and life of the inhabitants of the Derbent settlement which is identified with the city-fortress of Chor/Chol known for ancient Armenian, Georgian, Syrian, Early Byzantine and Arab authors and which was the important administrative, military and religious center of East Caucasus. The received materials characterize culture.
Anadolu Selçuklularının Birinci Haçlı Seferi'ni Durdurmadaki Rolleri
Authors: ALİ Hüseyin
Published: June 2022

Anadolu Selçukluları, Haçlı Seferlerinin en önemlisi ve en büyüğü sayılan ve dalga dalga gelen Birinci Haçlı Seferi’ne karşı koyma noktasında önemli bir rol oynamış, Haçlı ordularına karşı koymak için büyük uğraşlar vermişlerdir. Sultan I.Kılıç Arslan Keşiş Pierre L'Ermite’nin ordusunu yenerek darmadağın etmiş olmakla birlikte Selçuklular, İznik’i kaybettikten sonra bu saldırıyı izleyen prenslerin saldırılarına karşı direnemeyerek geri çekilmek durumunda kalmıştır. Bunun nedeni ise Haçlı ordularının sayıca çok üstün olması ve Bizans’la kurmuş oldukları ittifak diye değerlendiriliyor. Ancak buna rağmen karamsarlığa düşüp teslim olmamışlardır. Eskişehir (Dorileon) Muharebesi’nde Haçlı ordularına göğüs germişlerdir. Dolayısıyla Selçuklular, Haçlı ordularının ilerleyişini durduramasalar da Haçlılara büyük kayıplar verdirmişlerdir.

Anadolu Selçukluları, Haçlı saldırılarına güç kaybettirerek Anadolu’daki ilerleyişlerini yavaşlatmışlardır. Buna karşılık Haçlılar, Suriye’de Anadolu’da karşılaştıkları direnişe benzer direnişle karşılaşmamış, burada Kudüs’ü işgal ederek Haçlı kontlukları ve prensliklerini kurmayı başarmışlardır.
Selefîyye ve Kelâmcılar Arasında Yöntemsel Tartışmalar
Authors: GÜLVERDİ Selim
Published: June 2022

İslâm düşünce tarihinde ortaya çıkan iç ve dış kaynaklı düşünce problemlerini, İslâm’ı savunmak adına çözüme kavuşturmak için farklı ilmi disiplinler ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu ilmi disiplinlerden her biri önemli fonksiyon icra etmekle beraber kullandıkları yöntem ve metotların farklı olmasından dolayı bazen birbirine yönelik eleştirilerde bulunmuşlardır. Bu bağlamda öncelikli olarak i‘tikādî konularda akla yer vermeyerek istidlal ve te’vîli reddeden Selefî ekol mensuplarının, aklı bilgi kaynağı kabul ederek te’vîl metoduna başvuran kelâmcıları, yöntemsel olarak şiddetle eleştirip, Kelâmı gereksiz, zararlı ve bid‘at olduğunu iddia etmelerinden bahsedilebilir.

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Selefî ekol ile kelâmcılar arasında önemli bir problem alanı olan akıl-nakil ilişkisi ele alınacaktır. Ayrıca buna bağlı olarak mantık, istidlâl ve te’vîl konularında her iki ekolün ileri sürdüğü argümanları inceleyerek Kelâm metodunun meşruiyet sorununun olup olmadığı üzerinde durulacaktır. Sonuç olarak Selefîyye’nin, Kelâmı sorgulamak adına geliştirdiği Kelâm karşıtı söylemlerin ne kadar tutarlı olduğu, mantığı Kelâmla buluşturan Gazzâlî ve Selefiliği sistematize eden İbn Teymiyye'nin görüşleri üzerinden ele alınacaktır.
PECULIARITIES OF PRIMARY PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF JUNIOR INSPECTORS-CYNOLOGISTS OF THE STATE CRIMINAL AND EXECUTIVE SERVICE OF UKRAINE
Authors:   Territorially Separate Branch «Khmelnytsky branch of the Academy of the State Penitentiary Service», Ukraine, Vynograd O.V. , Matviichuk V.P. ,   Territorially Separate Branch «Khmelnytsky branch of the Academy of the State Penitentiary Service», Ukraine, Kovalska P.H. ,   Territorially separated branch «Khmelnytsky branch of the Academy of the State Penitentiary Service», Ukraine
Published: June 2022

The activity of penitentiary bodies of the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine at the current stage of reforming the penitentiary system involves moving away from the punitive nature of functioning and reorientation to European standards of social, educational and other work with convicts on the basis of unconditional respect for individual rights and freedoms, unsuring serving a criminal sentence and the effectiveness of preparing a convict for life in a free society. Given this thesis, the question of a clear understanding of the rank and command staff of the State Criminal and Executive Service of Ukraine of the importance of new, state-defined tasks, which in turn involves initiating changes in approaches to organizing work to form their steadfast legal and professional consciousness, strengthening and improving professional knowledge. The problem of professional readiness of junior canine inspectors of remand prisons and penitentiaries and penitentiary guards and assigned service dogs to perform assigned tasks caused by modern conditions of penitentiary institutions and pre-trial detention centers of the State Criminal and Executive Service of Ukraine is one of the priorities in the case of ensuring the security of places of imprisonment, the established regime of serving criminal sentences. In order to acquire such readiness, which presupposes the ability to act confidently under any circumstances, the dog inspector must have a considerable amount of knowledge, skills and abilities, including in the areas of training a service dog, managing his actions in regular and emergency situations. The article is devoted to highlighting the features inherent in the initial training of junior dog inspectors of the regime and protection of remand prisons and security departments of penitentiary institutions of the State Criminal and Executive Service of Ukraine. Suggestions for improving the organization and conduct of classes on the subject, which is called “Practice of training service dogs”. Key words: primary professional training, training, junior dog inspectors, dog training, service dogs.
SOCIAL SECURITY AND ASSESSMENT OF ITS STRUCTURE
Authors:   Academy of the State Penitentiary Service, Chernihiv, Ukraine, Honcharenko O. G.
Published: June 2022

Relevance of the topic. Transformation of the national economy is impossible without a strategy of the state regulation of social processes, which will implement a model of socially oriented market economy based on free competition and social justice and social guarantees that can ensure a decent standard of living. Social security is determined by the state of social interests protection and needs of an individual, society, by complying with social standards related to overcoming poverty and the formation of the middle class; standards of human development, in particular life expectancy and education; living standards and increasing the purchasing power of the population, etc. Purpose setting is in studying the structural indicators of social security and assessing the systemic threats to national security. Presentation of the main material. The assessment of social structure standards related to overcoming poverty and the formation of the middle class shows that about 90% of Ukrainians may face poverty and extreme economic vulnerability if the war drags on for a year. This can lead to the situation when nearly 90% of people will be either at risk of poverty or at high risk of it. The poverty line is defined by people living with $ 5.5 a day. The criteria of identification of the middle class in Ukraine include such characteristics as: a quality education and creative nature of socially useful work; work in the specialty, development of professional competencies and creative abilities, competitiveness in the labor market, healthy living and others. According to the Human Development Index, the assessment of Ukrainian people potential growing is on the 53rd place in ranking. It is found out that in spite of great educational potential Ukraine doesn’t achieve it completely, as nearly half of the graduates don’t work in their speciality. The reason is in different understanding of the educational aim by stakeholders (the state, parents, youth and employers). It is defined that the assessment of living standards and increasing purchasing power of the population decreased by 30%, despite the fact that the average monthly salary in Ukraine increased from 118 in the 90s to $ 500 in 2021. Therefore, the criterion of purchasing power is not the amount of money, which the employee receives, but the material benefits he can buy for his salary. Conclusions. Social security is determined by the degree of protection of the social interests and social needs of the individual, society, state from the impact of internal and external threats. Key words: social security, human capital, poverty, middle class, purchasing power.
FORMATION OF SOCIAL MOTIVES AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN STUDENT YOUTH
Authors:   Academy of the State Penitentiary Service, Chernihiv, Ukraine, Yermak S.М. , Hetta V.G. ,   Taras Shevchenko National University «Chernihiv Collegium», Ukraine
Published: June 2022

The article considers the problem of formation and development of social motives and social responsibility in students. This problem becomes especially relevant in the current level of social, scientific, technical, information development of our country. On their own initiative, young people take part in public democratic movements for the preservation of peace, justice, advocacy for nature, the world around them, women’s rights, student youth and more. At the same time, changes in socio-economic and international relations require a rethinking of what has been achieved in the formation of social responsibility in young people, the development of new approaches to solving this problem. After all, today’s youth will be the basis of civil society in the near future. The formation of social motives and social responsibility is a long process. At each stage of human life, they are “born”, developed and improved. It is conditionally possible to allocate 3 stages of their formation: emergence of ideals, formation of world outlook and search of self-affirmation. At the first stage, a person (child) has a desire to get emotionally close to an image or a real person who is ideal for him. Most of the ideals for children are characters from movies and literature. In the second stage, identification for young people ceases to be sufficient. They begin to “land” their ideals and reflect on the meaning of life. The reassessment of one”s own personality begins, worldviews are formed, social relations are understood, and one”s place in society is sought. Parents, teachers, the public must help, direct the “search for yourself” in a personally and socially useful direction. The third stage, in our opinion, is the formation of social motives and social responsibility in higher education institutions. That is why it is important to formulate the pedagogical conditions for their effective work in this direction. These theses were the starting point when writing the article. The authors consider two areas of problem solving – the formation of social motives and social responsibility in educational teams (classes, universities) and in the process of civic activity. It is proposed to monitor the success of the pedagogical impact on the socialization of schoolchildren and students by using the criteria and indicators proposed by the authors of the article. Key words: social motives, social responsibility, social consciousness, civic activity, monitoring.