bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Causal Effects of Well-Being on Health: It's Complicated
Authors: Rohrer Julia M. , Lucas Richard E.
Published: December 2020

In positive psychology and well-being research, subjective well-being is frequently considered a cause of desirable outcomes, such as health. We discuss major conceptual complications that cast doubt on such claims. Well-being and health share a multitude of common causes, and neither cross-sectional, longitudinal, nor experimental studies can identify the effects of interest without strong assumptions that may be deemed implausible. We conclude that the field should rise to the causal inference challenge posed by understanding the main effects of well-being before moving on to more sophisticated claims concerning underlying mechanisms and boundary conditions.
ВОЗРАСТ ОСАДОЧНЫХ РАЗРЕЗОВ СОВРЕМЕННЫХ ОЗЕР ЮЖНОЙ ЧАСТИ ВОСТОЧНОЙ СИБИРИ И ВОПРОСЫ ПАЛЕОРЕКОНСТРУКЦИЙ
Authors:   Лимнологический институт СО РАН, Иркутск, Россия, Fedotov A.
Published: December 2020

Bottom sediments of some small modern lakes located at the Khamar-Daban and Kodar Ridge (East Siberia) were investigated by 14C dating, chemical and biological methods. Graphitization and AMS-analysis were carried out in the laboratory AMS Golden Valley using AMS constructed at Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (Novosibirsk, Russia). Depth-age model and paleo-proxies evidenced that studied lakes began form since ca.12 ka cal. BP, and there were hiatuses in lacustrine sedimentation at ca. 18–22 and 5 ka cal. BP.
РАДИОУГЛЕРОДНОЕ ДАТИРОВАНИЕ И ПОЖАРНАЯ ИСТОРИЯ РАННЕСРЕДНЕВЕКОВОГО ГОРОДА ДЖАНКЕНТ (Ю-В ПРИАРАЛЬЕ, КАЗАХСТАН)
Authors:   Институт географии РАН, Москва, Россия, Bronnikova M. , Panin A. ,   Институт географии РАН, Москва, Россия, Arzhantseva I. ,   Центр восточной и античной археологии ИКВИА ВШЭ, Институт этнологии и антропологии им. Н.Н. Миклухо-Маклая РАН, Москва, Россия, Harke H. ,   Центр восточной и античной археологии ИКВИА ВШЭ, Институт этнологии и антропологии им. Н.Н. Миклухо-Маклая РАН, Москва, Россия, Karpova Y. ,   Институт географии РАН, Москва, Россия
Published: December 2020

A series of 63 14C dates were obtained from non-destructive core-drilling across the Dzhankent site (the early medie- val town located in Eastern Aral region), a second series – 58 dates from stratigraphic sections within excavated areas. Most of 14C dates are between the 7th and 10th centuries; clear up-section trends from older to younger ages may be seen. The analysed excavation sections are very well stratified. Stratigraphic units based on char-enriched marker beds could sometimes be traced for long distances. Extended thick char-enriched layers are considered to be traces of big fires, while small lenses of ash and charcoal are thought to be fireplaces.
НОВЫЕ РАДИОУГЛЕРОДНЫЕ ДАТЫ ТОРФЯНИКОВОЙ СТОЯНКИ ПОДОЛЬЕ 3 В ЮЖНОМ ПРИЛАДОЖЬЕ
Authors:   НИИ культурного и природного наследия, Санкт-Петербург, Россия, Gusentsova T. , Kulkova M. ,   Российский государственный педагогический университет им. А.И. Герцена, Санкт-Петербург, Россия
Published: December 2020

Podolije 3 site is located in the basin of Lava river on the Southern coast of the Ladoga. The site was occupied several times during Neolithic period, in the Early Metal Epoch and in the Late Medieval Age. The cultural peat layer contents the remains of wood fishing constructions of end of 4 ka. BC. This artefacts belong to people of cultures of the Typical Comb Ware, the Late Comb Ware, the Late Pit-Comb Ware, the organic tempered ceramics and asbestos ceramics. The first period of occupation of these people is dated from 3900–1800 cal BC and second period associates with a Medieval time, from 1493–1780 cal AD.
ХРОНОЛОГИЯ И ВОПРОСЫ ПЕРИОДИЗАЦИИ ГРАВЕТТИЙСКИХ ПАМЯТНИКОВ В КОСТЕНКОВСКО-БОРЩЕВСКОМ МИКРОРЕГИОНЕ
Authors:   Институт истории материальной культуры РАН, С-Петербург, Россия, Lisitsyn S.
Published: December 2020

Over a hundred 14C dates have been obtained from the Gravettian cultural layers in the Kostenki-Borshchevo Lo- cality. Almost half of them come from Kostenki 1/I cultural layer. Datings on bone samples are prevalent. In a series of datings, they vary for almost each site, providing an opportunity to demonstrate one’s chronological preferences and choose a specific timepoint (Fig. 1). The most reliable idea for development of the Gravettian periodization is to examine certain complexes in the context of structural changes of the missiles points typology in the course of time. Thus the Gravettian can be divided into the early phase of ~27,000–25,000 yr uncal BP (Kostenki 8/II), the middle phase of ~25,000–24,000 yr uncal BP (Kostenki 4, Kostenki 9 and Borshchevo 5/I), the late phase of ~23,000–22,000 yr uncal BP (Kostenki 1/I, 13, 14/I and 18) and the final phase ~22,000–21,000 yr uncal BP (Kostenki 21/III). The definitive cultural discontinuity falls upon ~24000/23000 yr uncal BP when the backed points were replaced by the shouldered ones.
К ВОПРОСУ ОБ АБСОЛЮТНОЙ ХРОНОЛОГИИ ХВАЛЫНСКОЙ КУЛЬТУРЫ ЭПОХИ ЭНЕОЛИТА
Authors:   Оренбургский государственный педагогический университет, Оренбург, Россия, Morgunova M.
Published: December 2020

The available radiocarbon dates of the Khvalynsk culture are considered, and the variety of materials taken for dating is shown. The conclusion is made about a reliable basis for dating the Khvalynsk culture within the first half of the V millennium BC.
ПРОБЛЕМЫ РАДИОУГЛЕРОДНОЙ ХРОНОЛОГИИ АНДРОНОВСКОЙ КУЛЬТУРЫ АЛТАЯ
Authors:   Институт археологии и этнографии СО РАН, Россия, Papin D. ,   Алтайский государственный университет, Барнаул, Россия
Published: December 2020

The paper deals with the problem of radiocarbon chronology of the Andronov culture in Altai. The results of radiocarbon dating of burial materials from the necropolises Rublevo VIII, Firsovo XIV, Chekanovsky Log X and others are presented. As a result of the implementation of statistical procedures, a chronological interval of the functioning of the necropolises was established.
О ВОЗРАСТЕ ОБЪЕКТОВ БЕРЕЛЁХСКОГО ГЕОАРХЕОЛОГИЧЕСКОГО КОМПЛЕКСА И МЕХАНИЗМЕ ФОРМИРОВАНИЯ МАССОВОГО СКОПЛЕНИЯ ОСТАТКОВ МАМОНТОВ
Authors:   Институт истории материальной культуры РАН, Санкт-Петербург, Россия, Pitulko V. , Pavlova E. ,   Арктический и антарктический научно-исследовательский институт, Санкт-Петербург, Россия, Nikolskiy P. ,   Геологический институт РАН, Москва, Россия, Basilyan A. ,   Геологический институт РАН, Москва, Россия
Published: December 2020

Recent special research on the Berelekh geoarchaeological complex (BGAC) yielded new data on geology, chronology, and the site formation process. Based on taphonomy and chronometry of the BGAC, human contribution to the forma- tion of the bone-bed is undeniable. Mass accumulation of mammoth results from mass procurement of mammoth and use of water-logged depression for storage of defleshed bones and maceration of tusks. This reflects human behavior related to mammoth ivory technology widely known in the Late Pleistocene arctic Western Beringia. Thus, the Ber- elekh mass accumulation of mammoth is not just a natural concentration of mammoth bones. This is one of the specific archaeological sites widely known across northern Eurasia and then it should not be termed ‘graveyard’ anymore since this is a misleading and derogative term hiding its real scientific meaning.
ХОЗЯЙСТВЕННЫЙ КОМПЛЕКС СТОЯНКИ ПАВЛОВО 1 В ИРКУТСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ
Authors:   Институт истории материальной культуры РАН, Санкт-Петербург, Россия, Poplevko G. , Ulanov A. ,   Иркутский национальный исследовательский технический университет, Иркутск, Россия, Tetenkin A. ,   Иркутский национальный исследовательский технический университет, Иркутск, Россия
Published: December 2020

Trasological studies of the Early Holocene blade industry were made for the first time in the archeology of the Lower Vitim and the Baikal region. All working blades of the tools were taken into account and data on economic activities in the site lot were obtained. Based on the research results, Pavlovo 1 site can be defined as a short-term hunting site for processing hunting products. The data of the traceological analysis showed the need for such studies, since the data of the technical-typological study are not sufficient to obtain information on the economic orientation of the parking lot.
A BURIAL MOUND IN THE TOWN OF CIMIŞLIA IN SOUTHERN PART OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA: RELATIVE AND ABSOLUTE CHRONOLOGY OF THE BURIALS
Authors:   Chișinău, Republic Moldova, Popovici S. , Kaiser E. ,   Institute for Prehistoric Archaeology, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Published: December 2020

Курган Чимишлия находится на первой террасе небольшой реки Когыльник в Республике Молдова и входит в группу из шести курганов. Первый хронологический горизонт кургана определяется захоронениями 3 и 4, культовым сооружением, кольцевым рвом. и кольцеобразной каменной «площадкой». Погребение 1 относится ко второму хронологическому горизонту, датируется 3265–2913 BC и является наиболее ранним для северо- западного региона Причерноморья. Радиоуглеродные данные, полученные для серии ранних захоронений из кургана 8 в Чимишлии, помогают интерпретировать стратиграфию и хронологическую последовательность не- которых комплексов.
ВОПРОСЫ АБСОЛЮТНОЙ ХРОНОЛОГИИ ЭПОХИ РАННЕЙ БРОНЗЫ СЕВЕРНОГО КАВКАЗА
Authors:   Институт истории материальной культуры РАН, Санкт-Петербург, Россия, Rezepkin A.
Published: December 2020

There are two points of view on the absolute chronology of the Early Bronze Age of the North Caucasus: this era occupies the entire of the fourth millennium and the beginning of the third millennium BC, or only the second half of the fourth millennium and the beginning of the third millennium BC. Collected 102 dates and statistically processed. We managed to identify two peaks (concentrations) of dates. In the future, these peaks will be subjected to their own archaeological analysis.
ЗНАЧЕНИЕ НОВЫХ РАДИОУГЛЕРОДНЫХ ДАТ ДЛЯ ПОСТРОЕНИЯ ВНУТРЕННЕЙ ХРОНОЛОГИИ ГОНУР-ДЕПЕ (ТУРКМЕНИСТАН, БРОНЗОВЫЙ ВЕК)
Authors:   Институт этнологии и антропологии им. Н.Н. Миклухо-Маклая РАН, Москва, Россия, Sataev R. , Dubova N. ,   Институт этнологии и антропологии им. Н.Н. Миклухо-Маклая РАН, Москва, Россия, Sataeva L. ,   Башкирский государственный аграрный университет, Уфа, Россия
Published: December 2020

The problems of constructing the internal chronology of the proto-urban center of the Ancient Margiana Gonur-Depe are discussed. Since the site includes a number of architectural and construction complexes that were built at different times and functioned over different periods of time, it is necessary to find out how they relate to each other in terms of time of existence. Since the site is single-layered, the stratigraphic method cannot be used. The comparison of ceramic or object complexes also does not give the desired effect. On this basis, the necessity of using radiocarbon dates to create the basis for the internal chronology of Gonur is justified.
Conversational Implicature In Advertisement Slogans Embedded With Sexual Content: A Lecturer Analysis In Business Class
Authors:   Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Wedananta Kadek Adyatna , Nitiasih Putu Kerti ,   Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha, Kaewsa-ard Atima ,   Mae Fah Luang University
Published: December 2020

As a lecturer in a business class, it might be interesting to dig deep to advertisement slogan embedded with sexual content like Condoms advertisement. This advertisement uses implicit language in the way they promote the product because it mostly leads to free sex. Therefore, the phenomenon of advertisers creatively uses the implicit slogans to attract their customers about their product might be interesting to discuss. This study aims to investigate the use of conversational implicature and the violation of cooperative principle or maxims occurred in condoms advertisement slogan and investigate the perception of business class students toward the analysis of this advertisement slogan to learn. It was descriptive qualitative research with 15 condoms advertisement slogans to be analyzed and 15 business class students to be interviewed. The result came with 100% particularized implicature used, 100% of violating of maxim of quantity, 100% of violating of maxim manner, 73 % of violating maxim of quality, and no violation in maxim of relevance. In conclusion, advertisers are using particularized implicature and violation of some cooperative principles or maxims to avoid informative messages in promoting their product (condom) which is banned in their advertisement rule. However, the advertisers keep making the slogans relevant to the products, so that some particular people can easily understand the message conveyed by the slogans. Moreover, the business class students agreed that this analysis should be important to learn because they will work as an entrepreneur who thinks about utterances in creating slogans for advertisement, especially sexual content. Further research should analyze more slogans in sexual content and use more techniques of analysis.
Analysis of Stock Market Returns: Study of Consumer Goods Companies Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange
Authors:   Accounting Study Program, Faculty of Economics, Universitas Prima Indonesia, Putri Arie Pratania , Hutagalung Jansen ,   Accounting Study Program, Faculty of Economics, Universitas Prima Indonesia, Octavia Vivian ,   Accounting Study Program, Faculty of Economics, Universitas Prima Indonesia, Virginia Carla ,   Accounting Study Program, Faculty of Economics, Universitas Prima Indonesia
Published: December 2020

Stocks have the highest risk between other investment instruments, but with the right analysis, the high risk is proportional to the high return that can be obtained. Stock return analysis can be done using a basic approach, namely fundamental analysis and technical analysis. This study aims to examine the effect of the individual stock price index, past stock price, debt to equity ratio (DER), and net profit margin (NPM) in consumer goods industry companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange 2015-2018. This study uses multiple regression analysis models. The population of this study consisted of 60 companies, and the research sample consisted of 27 companies with 108 consumer goods industry companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange 2015-2018 periods. The results showed that individual stock price index, past stock price, DER, and NPM simultaneously have a significant effect on stock return. Partially individual stock price index and past stock prices have a significant effect on stock return. In contrast, DER and NPM have no significant effect on stock return in consumer goods industry companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in the 2015-2018 periods.
‚Der große Austausch‘– Rechtsextreme Reproduktions- und Bevölkerungspolitik am Beispiel der ,Identitären‘
Authors: Goetz Judith
Published: December 2020

Ausgehend von einer Rekonstruktion der zentralen Argumentationsmuster rechtsextremer Reproduktions- und Bevölkerungspolitik im deutschsprachigen Raum widmet sich der Beitrag der Analyse von entsprechenden Narrativen am Beispiel der rechtsextremen ,Identitären‘, insbesondere deren ab 2014 gestarteten Kampagne ,Stoppt den Großen Austausch‘. Im Rahmen einer kritischen Diskursanalyse wird dabei den Fragen nachgegangen, inwiefern die ,Identitären‘ trotz einer teilweise modernisierten Sprache die über Jahrzehnte tradierten, zentralen bevölkerungs- und reproduktionspolitischen Argumentationsmuster der extremen Rechten erneuern und welche Rolle geschlechtsspezifische Aspekte darin einnehmen. Dabei zeigt sich, dass sich rechtsextreme Reproduktions- und Bevölkerungspolitiken vor allem rund um Erzählungen eines Geburtenrückgangs unter der autochthonen Bevölkerung, eines ,Bevölkerungsaustauschs‘ durch Zuwanderung, Multikulturalismus und Islamisierung sowie einer ,Vergreisung der Gesellschaft‘ formieren und sich weitgehend in den demografiepolitischen Diskursen der ,Identitären‘ wiederfinden. Die dargestellten vermeintlichen Problemlagen stehen dabei in engem Zusammenhang mit rechtsextremen Vorstellungen von Geschlechterverhältnissen. So lassen sich in Hinblick auf die Verhinderung des imaginierten ,Bevölkerungsaustauschs‘, für die sich Rechtsextreme wie die ,Identitären‘ stark machen, klare Vorstellungen von Geschlechterrollen ablesen. Während Männer den ,Bevölkerungsaustausch‘ durch eine Wehrhaftigkeit abwenden sollten, könnten Frauen diesen aufhalten, indem sie mehr Kinder bekommen. Hinter der Propagierung pronatalistischer, nativistischer und familistischer Politiken verbirgt sich auch bei den ,Identitären‘ die Angst vor gesellschaftlicher Veränderung und der Wunsch nach der Aufrechterhaltung bestehender Ordnungen.
Proactive versus Reactive Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights: A Comparative Case Study Analysis of Morocco and Tunisia
Authors: Feather Ginger
Published: December 2020

Morocco and Tunisia, two progressive Muslim-majority countries, took vastly different approaches to women’s sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR). Sharing a French colonial past and Maliki Islamic tradition, Tunisia is an emerging democracy with a long history of top-down women’s rights advances and state-promoted SRHR. Tunisian women have benefitted from SRH education, access to contraception, emergency contraception, and state-funded first trimester abortion. Tunisia targets vulnerable populations, including unmarried, minor, rural, and poor women, with special clinics and subsidies. Finally, Tunisia holds men responsible for children they father outside of wedlock. In contrast, Morocco’s bottom-up feminist-driven approach to SRHR, including access to contraception, emergency contraception, and abortion, is circumscribed and exclusionary, targeting married couples. The criminalization of extramarital sexual relations and most abortions force single women with unwanted pregnancies to resort to unsafe abortion. Moroccan men who father children outside of marriage enjoy legal impunity from paternal responsibilities. Nevertheless, the recent rise of Islamic parties in both countries poses a potential threat to Tunisia’s proactive laws and policies governing SRHR, while adding another obstacle to adequate SRHR provision in Morocco.
On a class of Kirchhoff problems via local mountain pass
Authors: Ambrosio Vincenzo , Repovš Dušan
Published: December 2020

In the present work we study the multiplicity and concentration of positive solutions for the following class of Kirchhoff problems: [Formula: see text] where [Formula: see text] is a small parameter, [Formula: see text] are constants, [Formula: see text], V is a continuous positive potential with a local minimum, and f is a superlinear continuous function with subcritical growth. The main results are obtained through suitable variational and topological arguments. We also provide a multiplicity result for a supercritical version of the above problem by combining a truncation argument with a Moser-type iteration. Our theorems extend and improve in several directions the studies made in ( Adv. Nonlinear Stud. 14 ( 2014 ), 483–510; J. Differ. Equ. 252 ( 2012 ), 1813–1834; J. Differ. Equ. 253 ( 2012 ), 2314–2351).
Rasch validation of the Depression Scale among patients with low back pain
Authors: Kyrölä Kati , Häkkinen Arja H. , Ylinen Jari , Repo Jussi P.
Published: December 2020

BACKGROUND: The Depression Scale (DEPS) is a commonly used screening tool for major depression in studies investigating low back pain, yet it has not been validated for patients with back-specific problems. OBJECTIVE: To assess the psychometric properties of the DEPS in patients with degenerative spinal disease. METHODS: Six hundred and thirty-seven patients with a degenerative spinal disease completed the DEPS instrument. The Rasch Measurement Theory was applied to analyze the measurement properties of the DEPS. The main hypothesis-driven approach was whether the DEPS would meet relevant psychometric criteria for assessing depressive symptoms among patients with degenerative spinal disease. RESULTS: The Mean (SD) DEPS score was 9.2 (6.6). Scale minimum or maximum points among participants were 2.4% and 0.8%, respectively. Cronbach’s alpha for internal consistency was 0.92. Person Separation Index for reliability was 0.88. All items had ordered thresholds and seven of the 10 items had good item fit. Unidimensionality of the DEPS was supported (proportion of significant t-tests, 4.5%). CONCLUSIONS: This study supports the validity of the DEPS for screening depressive symptoms in patients with degenerative spinal disease.
Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of neutral and target lumbar positioning tests in subjects with and without non-specific lower back pain
Authors: Reddy Ravi Shankar , Alahmari Khalid A. , Samuel Paul Silvian , Tedla Jaya Shanker , Kakaraparthi Venkata Nagaraj , Rengaramanujam Kanagaraj
Published: December 2020

BACKGROUND: Proprioception, one’s sense of movement and position, is a common term used in back rehabilitation. Kinesthetic rehabilitation may be useful in managing lower back pain; however, reliable measures are required to quantify lumbar proprioception sense. OBJECTIVE: To investigate intrarater and interrater reliability of neutral lumbar positioning (NLP) and target lumbar positioning (TLP) tests and compare the position sense errors in subjects with non-specific low back pain and healthy controls. METHODS: Intrarater (between-day) and interrater (within-day) reliability of NLP and TLP tests were assessed in 30 subjects with low back pain and 30 healthy subjects using a digital inclinometer. NLP is evaluated when the subject is repositioned to neutral from flexion, while TLP is evaluated in lumbar flexion, by bending laterally left and right. RESULTS: Intrarater reliability for NLP tests had ICC values of 0.85 and 0.89 and TLP tests had 0.78 and 0.92. Likewise, interrater reliability for NLP had ICC values of 0.75 and 0.85, and for the TLP test, the interrater reliability had 0.78 and 0.93. Subjects with back pain had significantly larger neutral and target lumbar proprioceptive errors compared to healthy controls (p< 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Intrarater and interrater reliability showed good agreement for both NLP and TLP tests of lumbar proprioception. Subjects with nonspecific low back pain have impaired lumbar proprioceptive sense.
Comparison of hemodynamic changes after repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation over the anatomical hand knob and hand motor hotspot: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study
Authors: Kim Jinuk , Kim Heegoo , Lee Jungsoo , Lee Hwang-Jae , Na Yoonju , Chang Won Hyuk , Kim Yun-Hee
Published: December 2020

Background:

Low-frequency rTMS can induce upregulation of excitability in the contralateral hemisphere by interhemispheric interaction.

Objective:

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of interhemispheric modulation on hemodynamic changes after applying low-frequency rTMS over the anatomical hand knob (HK) and the hand motor hotspot (hMHS) in the dominant motor cortex.

Methods:

Ten healthy right-handed participants without a history of neurological or psychiatric symptoms (five males; 29.8±2.8 years) participated in this single-blind, randomized, cross-over study. rTMS was applied under three conditions over the dominant (left) hemisphere for 20 minutes: 1) 1 Hz rTMS stimulation on the HK (HK-rTMS), 2) 1 Hz rTMS stimulation on the hMHS (hMHS-rTMS), and 3) sham stimulation (Sham-rTMS). For all participants, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was applied for measurement of cerebral oxyhemoglobin (oxyHb) and deoxyhemoglobin (deoxyHb) concentration over the non-dominant (right) hemisphere during a serial reaction time task (SRTT) with the non-dominant (left) hand before and after each condition.

Results:

The average coordinates of the hMHS (x = – 39.60 mm, y = – 17.11 mm, z = 66.40 mm) were anterior and lateral to the HK (x = – 36.72 mm, y = – 28.87 mm, z = 56.41 mm). In fNIRS time-series analysis, the integral value of oxyHb was significantly increased over the motor cortical region of the non-dominant hemisphere after the hMHS-rTMS compared with Sham-rTMS. The HK-rTMS also showed slight increment of oxyHb concentration but without statistical significance. The SPM group analysis showed greater magnitude of the activity in hMHS-rTMS than that of HK-rTMS after stimulation ( p < 0.05).

Conclusions:

These results demonstrated an interhemispheric modulation effect of hemodynamic changes by 1 Hz rTMS. The hMHS produced a more robust modulation effect of 1 Hz rTMS on the contralateral hemisphere than did the HK. Therefore, the rTMS can be considered a better stimulation target than the HK.
Burning mouth syndrome. Difficulties in diagnosis
Authors:   Altai State Medical University, Barnaul, Russian Federation, Parkhomenko E.V. , Lunev K.V. ,   Altai State Medical University, Barnaul, Russian Federation, Sorokina E.A. ,   Regional Clinical Hospital, Barnaul, Russian Federation
Published: December 2020

The article presents data on the prevalence, classification, diagnosis, and treatment of burning mouth syndrome (BMS). Given the variety of etiological factors, special attention is paid to the differential diagnosis of idiopathic (primary) and secondary BMS. The article also examines topical and systemic causes of burning tongue, which should be excluded when examining patients with complaints specifically attributed to BMS. The information presented in the article allows physicians of various specialties to make an individual plan of diagnostic measures for each patient, taking into account the comorbid background and anamnestic data. The main cause of treatment difficulties in BMS is a complex, not fully investigated etiopathogenesis. Due to the fact that the multifactorial nature of this disorder is most likely to involve topical, systemic and psychogenic causes, a multidisciplinary method involving physicians of various specialties (neurologist, dentist, therapist, psychiatrist) is optimal in the patient management with BMS. KEYWORDS: burning mouth syndrome, burning tongue, differential diagnosis, neuropathic pain, treatment. FOR CITATION: Parkhomenko E.V., Lunev K.V., Sorokina E.A. Burning mouth syndrome. Difficulties in diagnosis. Russian Medical Inquiry. 2020;4(9):560–565. DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2020-4-9-560-565.
Isolated deep cerebral venous thrombosis
Authors:   Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, Russian Federation, Matveeva T.V. , Ibatullin M.M. ,   Kazan State Medical University, Russian Federation, Gaifutdinov R.T. ,   Kazan State Medical University, Russian Federation, Kazantsev A.Yu. ,   Kazan State Medical University, Russian Federation, Altynbaie A.R. ,   Central City Clinical Hospital No. 18, Kazan, Russian Federation, Fasakhova G.A. ,   Central City Clinical Hospital No. 18, Kazan, Russian Federation, Safiullina S.I. ,   Medical Center «Aibolit» on Kurskaya LLC, Kazan, Russian Federation
Published: December 2020

Deep cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare pathology and hard to diagnose cause of the acute cerebrovascular diseases. Commonly, the veins of Galen and Rosenthal affected by the non-isolated deep cerebral venous thrombosis are described in most of the publications. The article presents a clinical case of an extremely rare isolated deep cerebral venous thrombosis in a female patient aged 31 years with a burdened obstetric history and thrombophilia. The disease onset started with increasing hypertension headache, congestive changes in the fundus, cerebellar and pyramidal signs. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain revealed a pattern of a multi-focal brain lesion. Thus, the primary diagnosis of «multiple sclerosis» was established, so the patient received pulse therapy. Differential diagnosis was conducted with systemic connective tissue diseases. Regression of headaches, of changes in the fundus, dynamic neuroimaging data, and the results of hematology test made it possible to diagnose «deep cerebral venous thrombosis». During the anticoagulant therapy, there was a positive dynamics: the foci significantly regressed according to MRI data, the patient became pregnant and delivered a healthy child. The article describes the characteristics of MRI images on deep cerebral venous thrombosis, which can be used to diagnose this patholo gy. KEYWORDS: deep cerebral venous thrombosis, сerebral venous sinus thrombosis, thrombophilia, coagulopathy, infertility, headache, multiple sclerosis. FOR CITATION: Matveeva T.V., Ibatullin M.M., Gaifutdinov R.T. et al. Isolated deep cerebral venous thrombosis. Russian Medical Inquiry. 2020;4(9):595–600. DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2020-4-9-595-600.
Treatment of migraines during pregnancy
Authors:   Sechenov University, Moscow, Russian Federation, Latysheva N.V. , Filatova E.G. ,   Sechenov University, Moscow, Russian Federation, Naprienko N.V. ,   Sechenov University, Moscow, Russian Federation
Published: December 2020

One in four women of reproductive age suffers from migraines with varying incidence of episodes. Treatment of migraines during pregnancy is a complex problem for doctors and patients. Nowadays, more than 70% of pregnant women receive prescription and overthe- counter medications during pregnancy. At the same time, information about the safety of taking such drugs by pregnant women is commonly not available. That is why doctors and patients use certain medications without a premeditated and coordinated tactics for controlling migraines, commonly making a decision at the beginning of the next episode. The article provides detailed information about the course patterns, as well as the rules for managing migraines during pregnancy. The article also describes the recommendations for developing an optimal tactics for relieving seizures and preventive therapy. Following these recommendations will allow patients to adequately prepare for pregnancy, avoid taking unsafe medications, while maintaining optimal control over the incidence and duration of migraine episodes during this critical perio d. KEYWORDS: migraine, pregnancy, seizure prevention, preventive treatment, sumatriptan, neurostimulation. FOR CITATION: Latysheva N.V., Filatova E.G., Naprienko N.V. Treatment of migraines during pregnancy. Russian Medical Inquiry. 2020;4(9):601–605. DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2020-4-9-601-605.
Investigating the Earth Fill Embankment of the Lotsane Dam for Internal Defects Using Time-lapse Resistivity Imaging and Frequency Domain Electromagnetics
Authors: Nthaba Bokani , Shemang Elisha M. , Atekwana Eliot A. , Selepeng Ame T.
Published: December 2020

We investigated the internal structure of the Lotsane Dam for zones that may be prone to seepage and internal erosion using the electrical resistivity imaging (ERI) and the frequency domain electromagnetic (FDEM) methods. Time-lapse ERI measurements were also made for a period of 8 months in order to monitor the temporal evolution of defective zones. Results from both the FDEM and ERI measurements show two main layers. The first is an upper conductive layer varying in thickness from 10 to 25 m which is related to the clay core embankment. Situated beneath this upper conductive layer is a highly resistive crystalline basement on which the dam was founded. Furthermore, the ERI and FDEM measurements revealed the presence of fractures and possible zones of weakness within the dam foundation. Time-lapse ERI measurements revealed resistivity increases in the observed possible defective zones, including proximal to the spillway and at the embankment-foundation interface. The long-term resistivity variation may be indicating change in material properties in those portions of the dam, and may evolve to destabilize the structural integrity of the dam and or develop into preferential seepage pathways with time. The identified anomalous zones are good indicators that the embankment integrity is at risk and we suggest continuous geophysical monitoring of Lotsane Dam structure in order to ensure dam safety and integrity on the long term.
The Effect of the Way of Using Social Media on Health Promoting Behaviors and COVID-19-related Anxiety in Non-medical Students
Authors:   NAJA Research Institute of Law Enforcement Sciences and Social Studies, Tehran, Iran., Fathi Ayatollah , Sadeqi Solmaz ,   Department of Psychology, Charkh Niloufari Institute, Tabriz, Iran., Sharifi Rahnemou Saeid ,   Department of Psychology, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Bu Ali University, Hamadan, Iran., Malekirad Aliakbar ,   Department of Psychology, Payam Noor University, Arak, Iran., Rostami Hosein ,   NAJA Research Institute of Law Enforcement Sciences and Social Studies, Tehran, Iran., Rostami Raheleh ,   Department of Psychology, Charkh Niloufari Institute, Tabriz, Iran.
Published: December 2020

Background: One of the problems of today's Iranian youth is how to use social media coincided with the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Objective: This study aimed to investigate the way of use of social media and its effect on health promoting behaviors and COVID-19-related anxiety in non-medical students. Methods: In this analytical study, participants were 307 non-medical students of Islamic Azad University of Tabriz Branch. Data collection tools were a demographic form, Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS) with two subscales of psychological and physical symptoms, and Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP) with six subscales of spiritual growth, health responsibility, interpersonal relations, stress management, physical activity, and nutrition which were completed online. The multivariate analysis of variance and a post-hoc test were used for data analysis. Findings: Of 307 participants, 256 were female (83%) and 51 were male (16.6%), with a mean age of 27 years. The HPLP components of spiritual growth (P=0.001), health responsibility (P=0.001), stress management (P=0.001), physical activity (P=0.002), and its overall score (P=0.001) had a significant relationship with the way of use of the Internet, and the group with a fun purpose had lower scores in these variables compared to other groups. Moreover, the CDAS component of psychological symptoms (P=0.007) and its overall score (P=0.03) had a significant relationship with the way of using social media; the group with a fun purpose reported higher CDAS score than the groups with scientific and general information acquiring purposes. Conclusion: The use of social media for fun negatively affects the students’ lifestyle in the current coronavirus outbreak and increases their COVID-19-related anxiety.
Thanatologie: Historisch-philosophische Herangehensweise an den Tod im Kontext von Rechtsmedizin und Recht
Authors: Figueiredo Antonio Macena de
Published: December 2020

Forensische Tanatologie integriert einen der Zweige der Rechtsmedizin im Zusammenhang mit wissenschaftlichen Aspekten mit dem Tod, seinen Zeichen und seiner Natur. Obwohl der Tod ein natürliches Phänomen ist, hat er Auswirkungen auf den rechtlichen und sozialen Bereich, aber er war schon immer ein Rätsel in der westlichen Kultur. Das Ziel ist es, das Thema Tanatologie unter drei Reflexionspunkten zu diskutieren: aus der Perspektive der Philosophen der Antike, die am meisten an diesem Thema gearbeitet haben, die Vision des Todes im Westen, die vom französischen Historiker Philippe Ariés erzählt wird und wie Rechtsmedizin und Recht dieses Thema in der Berufspraxis bearbeitet haben. Dies ist eine Überprüfung Studie der Fachliteratur. Als medizinisch-rechtliche und juristische Tanatologie gezeigt, die zu diesen Reflexionen beitragen, sowie in der Definition und dem Begriff des Todes waren es jedoch die Philosophen aus Platon (428-347 a. C.) und Historiker, dass dieses Thema in mehrfacher Hinsicht behandelt wurde. Es wird der Schluss gezogen, dass sich die Art und Weise, wie mit diesem Thema umgegangen werden soll, im Laufe der Zeit verändert hat. Heute wird das Phänomen des Todes medizinisch isiert, ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert, von der Familie, der Gesellschaft und sogar der akademischen Ausbildung distanziert. Obwohl Rechtsmedizin und Recht untrennbar miteinander verbunden sind, ist das Thema noch weit von Lehre und Berufspraxis entfernt. Beweise für die Notwendigkeit, das Thema in der Ausbildung von Medizinischen und Juristen neu zu diskutieren.
Танатология: историко-философский подход к смерти в контексте правовой медицины и права
Authors: Figueiredo Antonio Macena de
Published: December 2020

Судебно-медицинская танатология объединяет одну из отраслей правовой медицины, связанных с научными аспектами со смертью, ее признаками и ее природой. Хотя смерть является естественным явлением, имеет последствия в правовой и социальной сфере, но она всегда была загадкой в западной культуре. Цель состоит в том, чтобы обсудить тему танатологии под тремя точками отражения: вырезать с точки зрения философов древности, которые работали больше всего на эту тему, видение смерти на Западе рассказал французский историк Philippe Ariés и как юридическая медицина и право работал эту тему в профессиональной практике. Это обзорное исследование специализированной литературы. Будучи продемонстрирована как медицинско-правовой и правовой танатологии способствовать эти размышления, а также в определении и концепции смерти, однако, это были философы из Платона (428-347 а. К.) и историки, что эта тема была рассмотрена в нескольких отношениях. Делается вывод о том, что с течением времени способ решения этой проблемы изменился. Сегодня явление смерти госпитализировано, госпитализировано, удалено от семьи, общества и даже академической подготовки. Хотя юридическая медицина и право неразрывно связаны дисциплин, эта тема все еще далека как от преподавания, так и от профессиональной практики. Доказательства, свидетельствующие о необходимости переокусов тему в подготовке медицинских и юридических специалистов.
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC EXPERIENCE IN THE FORMATION OF METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO FORECAST PERSONNEL NEEDS IN SPECIALISTS
Authors:   SSI «Institute of Educational Analytics», Melnyk Sergii
Published: December 2020

The article provides an analytical study of the main methodological foundations of forecasting personnel needs in general, and in specialists in particular, used by international analysts and experts. The weaknesses and strengths of ten methodological approaches are shown. An analytical review of the most significant domestic studies of the corresponding aria is carried out. The author analyzed the advantages and risks of using their tools in further researches. Emphasis is placed on the innovative nature of the "Qualification Map of Ukraine" Project, which for the first time in Ukraine verified ambitious plans to launch an electronic resource for analysis and forecasting of personnel needs. Recommendations on the use of foreign and Ukrainian developments in the formation of a system for forecasting personnel needs are proposed. It is concluded that the combination of various methods will highlight as many relevant aspects of the problem as possible. The most promising approach in determining the personnel needs for specialists, given the level of data availability in Ukraine, is a combination of the method for determining the ratio of unemployed and employed and the Beveridge curve method. Summarizing the national experience of forecasting personnel needs in the current conditions (lack of funding, lack of many necessary official data, etc.) the author states that the most optimal are methodological approaches to determine the adequacy of the scope and professional qualification structure of training in educational institutions according to the needs of the regional labour market.
On the Mean Flow Solutions of Related Rotating Disk Flows of the BEK System
Authors: ALVEROĞLU Burhan
Published: December 2020

This paper investigates the effects of the YHP roughness model on the mean flow solutions of some flows belong to the family of the rotating BEK system flows. The governing mean flow equations are formulated in the rotating frame of reference, therefore, they include terms arising from the centrifugal force. These mean flow equations are solved using the method of lines and the backward difference method. Then, obtained results are compared for specifically selected value of roughness parameters with the results of a fundamentally different roughness model, the MW model. The results of the YHP model reveal that applying surface roughness changes the characteristics of the mean flow components. Moreover, the comparison of the YHP and MW models points that these changes are notably different for each model. Therefore, possible future researches can be conducted to investigate the stability characteristics of the flows due to the selection of the roughness model.
Research on college mathematics teaching reform for emerging engineering education
Authors:   Department of Mathematics and Physics, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing, China., Wang Shuxia
Published: December 2020

The construction of emerging engineering education puts forward new requirements for talent training. College mathematics, as a core curriculum in the university's basic curriculum, plays a vital role in talent training for emerging engineering. However, the current mathematics teaching emphasizes theory but neglects practice. To solve this problem, this paper proposed a teaching method based on a combination of case-studying of emerging engineering applications and student-centered teaching paradigm reform. Furthermore, this paper gave a specific example of instructional design based on image processing.
Cinsiyetin Akademik Yaşama Etkisi
Authors: KAPLAN Kadir , TUNCER Nuran , BİLİCİ Ali
Published: December 2020

Bu araştırma, akademide kadın veya erkek olmanın akademik yaşama etkilerine odaklanmaktadır. Bu kapsamda araştırmada akademisyenlerin kadın ve erkek kimliklerinin akademik yaşamlarına etkisi üzerinde durulmuştur. Çalışmanın amacı; akademisyenler arasında kadın veya erkek olmanın (cinsiyetin) akademik yaşama etkilerinin neler olduğunun akademisyenler tarafından, kendi ifadeleriyle betimlenmesidir. Çalışmanın katılımcılarını devlet ve vakıf üniversitelerinde görev yapan akademisyenler oluşturmuştur. Bu çalışma, on akademisyenin katılımıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Katılımcılar, amaçlı örneklem yöntemi ile seçilmiştir. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak, nitel araştırmalardaki temel veri toplama araçlarından biri olan, görüşme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Yüz yüze yapılan görüşmelerde, veriler yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu ile toplanmıştır. Söz konusu araştırmacılara görüşme formlarında belirtilen sorular yöneltilmiş ve alınan cevaplar kategorilere ayrılarak çözümlenmiştir. Akademisyenlerin akademide kadın veya erkek olmanın akademik yaşama etkileri konusundaki görüşlerinden hareketle elde edilen bulgular üç ana tema şeklinde gruplandırılmıştır. Bu temalar: 1. İş yükü ve sorumluluğun cinsiyetle olan ilişkisi, 2. Cinsiyetin üniversitedeki ilişkilere ve pozitif ayrımcılığa etkisi, 3. Yükselme kriterlerinde cinsiyet etkisi. Buna göre araştırmacılara şunlar önerilmiştir: 1. Çalışma yaşamında kadının genel ve akademik yaşamdaki durumunu sorgulayan araştırmalar yapılabilir. 2. Kadın ve erkek akademisyenler arasındaki farkı daha net bir şekilde ortaya koymaya yardımcı olmak amacıyla kadın akademisyenlerin kadın kimliklerinden kaynaklı olarak uğradıkları çeşitli baskıların ve bu baskıların kadın akademisyenler üzerinde yarattığı olumsuz etkilerin neler olabileceğine ilişkin farklı örneklemde araştırmalar yapılabilir.
Case Report: A Patient With COVID-19 Who Benefited From Hemoadsorption
Authors: Du Yinke , Qi Zhipeng , Ma Jiangwei , Sun Da , Yao Li , Xu Bin , Liu Wei , Xu Zhaofa , Deng Yu
Published: December 2020

In December 2019, the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has been identified to be caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), emerged in China and spread across the world. Higher plasma levels of cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-6, IL-2, IL-7, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor-α, were found in patients with COVID-19, which implies the occurrence of a cytokine storm and its association with disease severity. Extracorporeal blood purification has been proven to effectively remove the released inflammatory cytokines. In this study, we report on a patient with COVID-19 who benefited from hemoadsorption.
A 3D Model of Human Trabecular Meshwork for the Research Study of Glaucoma
Authors: Tirendi Sara , Saccà Sergio Claudio , Vernazza Stefania , Traverso Carlo , Bassi Anna Maria , Izzotti Alberto
Published: December 2020

Glaucoma is a multifactorial syndrome in which the development of pro-apoptotic signals are the causes for retinal ganglion cell (RGC) loss. Most of the research progress in the glaucoma field have been based on experimentally inducible glaucoma animal models, which provided results about RGC loss after either the crash of the optic nerve or IOP elevation. In addition, there are genetically modified mouse models (DBA/2J), which make the study of hereditary forms of glaucoma possible. However, these approaches have not been able to identify all the molecular mechanisms characterizing glaucoma, possibly due to the disadvantages and limits related to the use of animals. In fact, the results obtained with small animals (i.e., rodents), which are the most commonly used, are often not aligned with human conditions due to their low degree of similarity with the human eye anatomy. Although the results obtained from non-human primates are in line with human conditions, they are little used for the study of glaucoma and its outcomes at cellular level due to their costs and their poor ease of handling. In this regard, according to at least two of the 3Rs principles, there is a need for reliable human-based in vitro models to better clarify the mechanisms involved in disease progression, and possibly to broaden the scope of the results so far obtained with animal models. The proper selection of an in vitro model with a “closer to in vivo” microenvironment and structure, for instance, allows for the identification of the biomarkers involved in the early stages of glaucoma and contributes to the development of new therapeutic approaches. This review summarizes the most recent findings in the glaucoma field through the use of human two- and three-dimensional cultures. In particular, it focuses on the role of the scaffold and the use of bioreactors in preserving the physiological relevance of in vivo conditions of the human trabecular meshwork cells in three-dimensional cultures. Moreover, data from these studies also highlight the pivotal role of oxidative stress in promoting the production of trabecular meshwork-derived pro-apoptotic signals, which are one of the first marks of trabecular meshwork damage. The resulting loss of barrier function, increase of intraocular pressure, as well the promotion of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration are listed as the main features of glaucoma. Therefore, a better understanding of the first molecular events, which trigger the glaucoma cascade, allows the identification of new targets for an early neuroprotective therapeutic approach.