bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Supervision of new phenomena in a flow-pattern of viscous liquid
Authors: Vyskrebtsov V G
Published: April 2022

After the exact decision of the equations of movement of a viscous liquid (the equations of Navier-Stokes) under condition of the established current and non compressible liquids it has been revealed that only limited number of lines can appear as the real currents trajectories. This number includes direct lines, concentric circles and some spirals, axis symmetrical currents and currents at which the whirlwind of speed is constant (or equal to zero). It is essential that the established flow of a sphere or the cylinder is impossible, since trajectories of such current are not present among the specified ones. For revealing of sphere flow features, the uniform movement observation was carried out (both single spheres of different size and rigidly connected ones). These spheres formed a figure similar to the single «dumbbells» Or doubled at right angle to two «dumbbells». Experiences have found out the fact of a spontaneous twisting of spheres and «dumbbells» With the speed of a circular motion proportional to linear speed of spheres in motionless water of lake. Thus the twisting occurred always if there was no initial indignation, only counter-clockwise as at movement of spheres in directions the north-south, and the east-West, and upwards-downwards that proves that on rotation of spheres rotation of the Earth cannot render influence.
Ways of Energy Intensity Reducing for Hydrocutting of Sheet And Roll Nonmetallic Material
Authors: Stepanischev M A , Burnashov M A
Published: April 2022

The article is about the analysis of modern ways of cutting of nonmetallic materials with application of energy of high-speed liquid streams with instructions of their merits and demerits. New ways of cutting of sheet and rolled materials, based on application of energy of high-speed liquid streams allow to lower power consumption of existing processes considerably.
Sustainable Growth of Competitiveness as a Result of the Modernization of Russia on the Basis of Innovation
Authors: Kravtsova V I , Alenina E E , Trishkin A G
Published: April 2022

Sustaining a high level of competitiveness and innovation activity can be achieved through the modernization and mobilization of the existing potential of the country. The article analyzes the scientific and technological structures, and suggests measures of state support to improve the efficiency of industrial enterprises on innovation basis.
Problem versions of the theories of elastoplastic deforming of materials at composite loading
Authors: Danshin V V , Semenov P V
Published: April 2022

The paper examines the mathematical models of elastoplastic deforming are reviewed on the basis of the theory of processes of plastic deformation developed by V.G Zubtchaninov and individual version of unelasticity theory of V.S. Bondar. The original positions and equations of these theories of elastoplastic deforming of materials are resulted as systems of differential equations, that the realization of analytical investigations of legitimacies of elastoplastic deforming of materials allows at composite loading on planar trajectories of deformations.
The Computerized Means for the Automation of Qualifying Operations Based on Labview Technology
Authors: Sirotsky A A , Murachev E G , Dorokhov I N
Published: April 2022

The problems of the high-precision and automated control are actual for all branches of modern mechanical engineering. Modern trends dictate necessity to create the highly effective computerized information-measuring systems. One of the most effective means of establishing computerized systems of gathering and data processing is the software LabVIEW. The program of gathering and data processing from laser measuring system (LMS) with module application of data gathering PCI-1202H created by ICP DAS is described in Lab VIEW.There are modules of the program, created in the graphical programming language G (J). The methods of programming of computerized measuring systems are described. The results of experimental studies of created LMS with the computerized system of gathering and data processing are shown.
Organizational Design Adaptation Strategies Aviation Industry to the Environment
Authors: Kalugina G A , Milodanova Yu A , Tikhonov A I , Ruzakov M A
Published: April 2022

The paper analyzes the trends affecting the design of adaptation strategies aviation industry to the environment. The authors study the activities of companies in a volatile external and internal environment. It is proposed organizational structure of the coarsened aviation enterprises. The basic principles and modalities for the strategy of adaptation are being developed.
Organizational culture as a competitive advantage of a higher orderin terms of instability of the environment
Authors: Nikolaenko A V , Sorokina G P , Prokoshenkov S S
Published: April 2022

The paper describes competitive advantages of high order - that is organizational culture and ability of its operative adaptation to environment changes.
Adaptation of the Teaching Methods of Material Science Course to Modern Conditions
Authors: Volkov G M , Manevsky S E
Published: April 2022

The paper considers the experiment on practical approbation of the technique, accepted in foreign practice, of training of the students of high schools on a cycle adjusting lectures-independent work-consultations-testing with reference to study of a subject "Material Science". The experimental technique is tested on two grade levels: by the students of younger courses getting base knowledge, that is necessary for the students of all specialities, and at training the students of the senior courses for the special chapters of material science with reference to their future speciality. By results of experiment the conclusion is made that it is early to enter an experimental technique into practice of training of the students of younger courses, and for the students of the senior rates the foreign technique can serve as addition to a traditional technique of teaching.
Objective Necessity of State Regulation of National Economy
Authors: Raikova L I
Published: April 2022

The necessity for a modern market economy to use government regulation of national economy are revealed. Especially, the necessity increases with the development of crisis situations in the national economy.
On the issue a new model of development of language skills at non-linguistic university
Authors: Bagramyants N L , Ivleva M L
Published: April 2022

The article considers the conceptual, organizational and technological aspects of foreign language training. It carries the list of methods and ways of teaching foreign languages. It is noted that these methods can be employed to serve the purpose of targeted communicative and cognitive development of foreign language learners. This process reinforces students' personality progress.
PROBLEMS OF DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN ENTERPRISES OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Authors: Ilyin S N , Osipov I S , Volkov Y A
Published: April 2022

The strategic perspective of domestic machine-building is difficult to predict in terms of the transition state of the economy, as well as in moments of crisis turmoil at the global economic space.
Regularities of wrestler's constitution
Authors: Morgunov Yu A , Patratiy R S , Krupnik E Ya
Published: April 2022

The study is aimed to identify qualitative components of body composition of stronger wrestlers of the country, allowing to determine the state of fitness of athletes in different periods of training, to develop the scale of individual assessment and quantitative control of body composition at different stages of training of the strongest athletes.
FORMATION OF THE MARKET FOR AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS AND STEPS NEEDED TO CREATE COMPETITIVE SUPPLIERS
Authors: Drynochkin A V , Alenina E E , Gontar M M
Published: April 2022

Issues of market formation and development of automotive components are extensive and require constant attention in order to find fundamental solutions. The article describes the main ways of forming the market for automotive components, measures needed to create competitive suppliers.
Prospects And Possible Trends in Development of Highest Professional Education
Authors: Zubkov V G , Koltunov I I , Akimov A V
Published: April 2022

In the article questions of prospects and possible trends in development of domestic highest professional education are discussed. The wide use of modern information and distant technologies in the educational process is proposed.
Informatization of Laboratory Works in the Field of Metal Forming
Authors: Voronkov V I , Petrov P A , Saprykin B Yu , Prokopov F B , Taranov A V
Published: April 2022

The article discusses the possibility of developing of a set of electronic laboratory routines based on CAD-systems. The authors show the possibility of application of T-FLEX CAD to develop a set of laboratory studies on the theory of metal forming.
POTENTIAL FOR CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT CONTROL IN MOSCOW REGION
Authors: Tumasyants S M , Nikulin N A
Published: April 2022

The universal crisis of the late twentieth century exacerbated problems of a systemic crisis in Russia. It attracted attention of the scientific community to the special role of management in the formation of a new type of reproduction. For Russia, the question arose about the adaptation of international practice, considering the real situation in the country.
PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF MODERN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AS A DYNAMIC SYSTEM
Authors: Bagramyants N L , Ivleva M L
Published: April 2022

The article presents a description of modern system of professional training in Russia. The system is now under reforms and is characterized by a number of contradictions, which is typical of any dynamically developing field.
MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEM FOR EVALUATION OF THE QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL PROCESS AT UNIVERSITY
Authors: Belova S N
Published: April 2022

The article considers the management technology for development of a system for evaluation of quality of educational process at university, which is implemented in logic: conceptualization, modeling, programming, design, implementation and reflection. Particular emphasis is placed on reviewing the results of evaluating of the quality of educational process.
THE ROLE OF INDUSTRY TERMINOLOGY IN FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE OF A SPECIALIST
Authors: Zakirova E S
Published: April 2022

In this article the concept of competence in higher vocational education is explained and the most important issues in the field of competence-based education are discussed. In particular, the problems of professional communicative competence in foreign language training of the students are analyzed.
TYPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS APPLIED RESEARCH TALENT
Authors: Ivleva M L , Inozemtsev V A
Published: April 2022

The article carries the typological analysis of modern applied psychological investigations of giftedness. The authors determine the controversial concepts of the phenomenon of giftedness and the regularities in its development. The main directions in practical work with the gifted are outlined. The notion of developmental environment was specified while dealing with the gifted.
Cardiac myxoma originating from mitral valve leaflet
Authors: Vishniakova Marina V. , Abramenko Alexander S. , Vishniakova Mariya V. , Shumakov Dmitry V.
Published: April 2022

Primary heart tumors are an extremely rare disease, with a prevalence of 0.0017%0.03% in the population according to various data.
Heart tumors are benign in most cases, and more than half of such formations are represented by cardiac myxomas. Myxoma is the most common primary cardiac tumor; however, its number is extremely small among the general population. Myxoma that affects the cardiac valves is a rare pathology. For the first time, such variance of changes was described in 1934. Most often, cardiac myxomas are localized at the atrial septum level near the oval fossa. One of the typical signs of myxoma is a narrow leg and an uneven surface, which causes the risk of embolism. Echocardiographic examination and magnetic resonance imaging are currently the methods of choice when suspecting the presence of volumetric heart formation. With such atypical tumor localization, conducting a mandatory differential diagnosis with heart valve vegetations and papillary fibroelastoma is necessary.
Herein, presented an elderly patient with complaints of shortness of breath, stabbing pains in the left half of the chest, and arrhythmias with a history of aspiration pneumonia and esophageal extirpation with stomach esophagogastroplasty. During the examination, the patient revealed a paroxysmal form of atrial fibrillation (outside of paroxysm), chronic heart failure, and arterial hypertension. The clinical data of the patient were not characteristic enough for the possibility of infectious endocarditis with valvular vegetations. The echocardiographic examination and multispiral computed tomography with bolus contrast enhancement on the atrial surface of the posterior flap of the mitral valve revealed an additional volume formation of 59 mm in size, rounded shape, with clear uneven contours, together with the valve flap into the left ventricular cavity into the atrial systole. The formation was optimally visualized using the Fiesta-CINE mode in modified two- and four-chamber projections. The formation was removed with suture plasty of the mitral valve in artificial blood circulation conditions. The histological examination of the formation revealed a morphological characteristic of myxoma. The postoperative period proceeded without complications.
Arsuz Ovası Topraklarında Borun Kimyasal Fraksiyonlarının Belirlenmesi
Authors: AVCI Tuğba , AĞCA Necat
Published: April 2022

Bu çalışmada, Arsuz ovası topraklarında bor fraksiyonları ve bu fraksiyonlar ile toprakların bazı özellikleri arasındaki ilişkiler incelenmiştir. Ovada 19 farklı noktadan 0-30 cm derinlikten alınan örneklerde, çeşitli fiziksel ve kimyasal analizler ve ardışık olarak bor ekstraksiyonu yapılmıştır. Topraklardaki bor fraksiyonları; kolay çözünebilir bor (KÇ-B), spesifik olarak adsorbe olmuş bor (SPA-B), oksitlere bağlı bor (OK-B), organik bileşiklere bağlı bor (OB-B) ve residüyal bor (RE-B) olarak belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, topraktaki bor fraksiyonları arasındaki ve toprak özellikleri arasındaki ilişkiler doğrusal korelasyon analizleri ile irdelenmiştir. Araştırma alanı topraklarında ardışık olarak ekstrakte edilen KÇ-B, SPA-B, OK-B, OB-B ve RE-B fraksiyonları toplam borun (TO-B) sırasıyla % 3.72, %8.14, %1.33, 4.65 ve % 82.34’ünü oluşturmuştur. Toprakların EC değerleri SPA-B içerikleri arasında istatistiksel açıdan %1 düzeyinde önemli pozitif ilişki saptanmıştır. Benzer şekilde TO-B ile RE-B içeriği arasında istatistiksel açıdan önemli (p <0.01) ilişki belirlenmiştir. Toprakların bor içeriklerinin en büyük kısmını resüdiyal bor oluşturmuştur. Bunu sırasıyla spesifik olarak adsorbe olmuş bor, organik bileşiklere bağlı bor, kolay çözünebilir bor ve oksitlere bağlı bor izlemiştir. Bu sonuçlar, bitkilerce alınabilir formlardaki (H3BO3, B(OH)4- ) bor içeriklerinin oldukça düşük olduğunu göstermektedir. Ancak toprakların önemli bir çoğunluğunda bitkilerce alınabilir formlardaki bor içeriklerinin yeterli olduğu belirlenmiştir.
Seralarda Bir Günlük Toplam Sıcaklığa Göre Yapılan Dinamik Kontrol Stratejisine Bağlı Enerji Tasarrufunun Belirlenmesi
Authors: BAYTORUN Abdullah Nafi , ÜSTÜN Sait
Published: April 2022

Seralarda enerji tasarrufu amacıyla son yıllarda uygulanan dinamik kontrol stratejilerinden bir tanesi, sıcaklık toplamına göre yapılan denetimidir. Bu yöntem, belirli bir üretim hedefine ulaşmak için sabit gece/gündüz sıcaklığı yerine belirli bir sıcaklık toplamının yeterli olduğu esasına dayanır. Serada gece saatlerinde sıcaklığın düşürülmesi önemli derecede ısı enerjisi tasarrufu sağlar. Belirtilen nedenle gece saatlerinde sıcaklığın alt kritik sınıra çekilmesi ve günlük toplam sıcaklıkta eksik kalan sıcaklığın gündüz saatlerinde havalandırma ayar sıcaklığının yükseltilerek telafi edilmesi, son yıllarda enerji tasarrufu amacıyla seralarda kullanılmaya başlanmıştır. Yapılan çalışmada seracılığın yaygın olarak yapıldığı Antalya ve son yıllarda jeotermal seracılığın yaygınlaştığı Afyonkarahisar illerinin uzun yıllık iklim değerleri kullanılarak, sabit sıcaklık (statik strateji) ve bir günlük sıcaklık toplamına göre (dinamik strateji) yapılan sıcaklık denetiminde sağlanan ısı tasarrufu belirlenmiştir. Yapılan hesaplamalar sonucunda ılıman iklime sahip Antalya koşullarında dinamik kontrol ile statik kontrol stratejisine göre serada istenen gece sıcaklığına bağlı olarak en fazla %30 ve karasal iklimin hakim olduğu Afyonkarahisar koşullarında %9 enerji tasarrufunun sağlanabileceği belirlenmiştir.
Spirogyra aequinoctialis’in Farklı Çözgenler Ile Hazırlanan Ekstraktlarının Antibakteriyal ve Antifungal Etkileri
Authors: PABUÇCU Köksal , DEMİRİZ YÜCER Tuğba
Published: April 2022

Bu çalışmada, sucul ortamlardan alınıp laboratuvar ortamına getirilerek izole edilen ve teşhis yöntemleri kullanarak tür tanımlaması yapılmış olan alg türü Spirogyra aequinoctialis ekstraktların çeşitli mikroorganizma türleri üzerinde antibakteriyal ve antifungal etkileri araştırılmıştır. Spirogyra ekstraktları, 0.5 M Tris-HCL pH:8.00, N-butanol ve Etanol ile hazırlanmıştır. Antimikrobiyal aktivite testleri, disk difüzyon yöntemi ile Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 7644, Escherichia coli O 157:H7, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Salmonella typhimurium CCM 5445, Candida albicans ATCC 10239 mikroorganizmaları üzerinde denenmiştir. Antibakteriyal aktivite testleri ile, S. aequinoctialis’in tampon ekstraktının, Escherichia coli O 157:H7 üzerinde oldukça etkili antibakteriyal özelliğe sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 suşunun en duyarlı mikroorganizma, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 suşunun ise en dirençli mikroorganizma olduğu; en etkili çözücünün 0.5 M Tris-HCL pH:8.00 olduğu kaydedilmiştir. Antifungal aktivite testleri ile S. aequinoctialis’in etanol ekstraktının, Candida albicans ATCC 10239 üzerinde oldukça etkili antifungal özelliğe sahip olduğu görülmüştür.
A Pilot Study: Using the Health Belief Model to Understand Cannabidiol Use in One Amish Community
Authors: Riley Jessica A. , Branstetter M. Laurie , Main M. Eve , Jones M. Susan
Published: April 2022

Amish use of complementary and alternative medicine is common, but little is known about their opinion of cannabidiol. Hemp legalization has popularized cannabidiol, making it available to Amish whose traditions limit access to scientific information. The purpose of this pilot study is to gain an understanding of cannabidiol use in one Old Order Amish community. A researcher-developed questionnaire was mailed to 60 members of one Amish district. The Medicinal Cannabidiol Survey for an Amish Population was adapted from the Medicinal Cannabis Survey for General Practitioners to the specification of cannabidiol, Amish cultural relevance, and the six theoretical constructs of the health belief model. A content validity survey was completed with an overall item-level content validity index score of .92. Most respondents reported hearing discussions in the Amish community regarding cannabidiol [81.8% (n = 9)]. Slightly more agreement was found within the 10 benefit construct statements (40%) compared to six barrier statements (36.5%). Low agreement was observed among all nine questionnaire statements addressing Amish perceived threat to using cannabidiol. The barrier statement that cannabidiol cost prohibits its use had the highest agreement [90.9% (n = 10)] among all statements, which may be a stronger barrier when considering Amish culture. Higher agreement among the benefit construct compared to lower agreement among statements surrounding Amish perceived threat of cannabidiol suggests the likelihood of their cannabidiol use. A major limitation of this study was the sample size; therefore, the tool should be used in a large Amish sample to explore the findings of this pilot study.
Kentucky Anabaptists' Knowledge of Newborn Screening
Authors: Travelsted Melissa K. , Main M. Eve , Jones M. Susan
Published: April 2022

The Plain Anabaptist population in Kentucky is growing, with the Amish population alone expected to double about every 20 years. Anabaptists in Kentucky are largely composed of Amish (both Old Order and New Order) and Old Order and Conservative Mennonites. All Anabaptists experience an increased incidence of recessive genetic disorders. Newborn screening (NBS) is a state-regulated program that identifies inherited and congenital disorders and conditions. The purpose of this study is to determine the knowledge of Kentucky Amish and Mennonite communities regarding NBS. A researcher-adapted questionnaire was mailed to Kentucky Amish and Mennonite households, and 292 respondents returned the questionnaire. The majority (85.2%) reported at least "a little" knowledge of NBS; however, only 6.8% reported "a lot" of knowledge. Respondents identified the midwife as the most common source of information related to NBS; however, 18% reported NBS was not offered by any provider. There was a statistically significant relationship between knowledge of NBS and children receiving NBS, indicating that knowledge of NBS increased participation in NBS. As the midwife is the most common source of NBS knowledge, an educational program for midwives as well as the Anabaptist communities throughout Kentucky is planned.
Ste. Marie & Atnip, Grounded Upon God's Word: The Life and Labors of Jakob Ammann
Authors: Russell Stephen
Published: April 2022

No abstract available.
Twinning Characteristics of the Amish Groups of Holmes County, Ohio
Authors: Troyer Henry
Published: April 2022

The Amish are known for their high fertility and large families, but the Amish twinning rate has been of less interest. In an article published in 1970 (over 50 years ago), Cross and McKusick determined the Holmes County, Ohio, Amish twinning rate to be 15.3 twin pairs per 1,000 live births, which ranked among the highest known twinning rates at that time, while the U.S. national twinning rate hovered at around 9 per 1,000 per year. Within a few decades following the Cross and McKusick study, the twinning rates of the American population increased dramatically, and surpassed the Amish twinning rates. This surge in the twinning rate among the general American population was generally accredited to the widespread use of medically assisted reproduction (MAR), which favors multiple births, and the increased birth rates for older women, who have a significantly higher rate of multiple births.
Holmes County has eight different Amish sects, ranging from fairly progressive to ultraconservative, and the five largest ones were the subjects of this study. The twinning rates of the different groups vary, parallel with degree of conservatism. The New Order Amish (most progressive) have a twinning rate of 20.1 twins per 1,000 births, whereas the Swartzentruber Amish have a rate of 34.5. Since all the groups are of identical ethnic stock and share virtually identical historical experiences, these twinning variances are difficult to explain, but may be due to diverging dietary practices that paralleled the conservative fragmentation.
O SAMBA DE NOEL ROSA COMO EXPRESSÃO DAS CONTRADIÇÕES ENTRE O HIGIENISMO SOCIAL E O PROGRESSO NA CIDADE DO RIO DE JANEIRO DO INÍCIO DO SÉCULO XX
Authors:   Universidade do Vale do Paraíba - Univap, Monção Junior Roberto Gomes , Amaral e Silva Fabiana Felix do ,   Universidade do Vale do Paraíba - Univap
Published: April 2022

Este artigo se volta aos estudos da evolução urbana da cidade do Rio de Janeiro tendo como recorte temporal o último quartil do século XIX até meados do século XX, investigando as tensões sociais que se observaram no plano urbano por meio das canções populares de Noel Rosa, como crônicas destes processos. A partir dessa análise, essa pesquisa inscreveu-se na reflexão do samba como portador de narrativas que se apresentaram ora como resistência ora como submissão revelando-se como marcas não hegemônicas presentes na cultura popular brasileira naquele contexto.
VIVER, OBSERVAR E ESCREVER: A EXPERIÊNCIA SOCIOTERRITORIAL “DAS DORES” DA POPULAÇÃO EM SITUAÇÃO DE RUA
Authors:   Universidade do Vale do Paraíba - Univap, Silva Marília Goulart , Maciel Lidiane Maria ,   Universidade do Vale do Paraíba - Univap
Published: April 2022

Este artigo apresenta o processo de escrita e organização do livro baseado na história de vida de Maria das Dores, adicta , e que teve como experiência a rua como espaço de moradia por longos anos. O livro relata uma história de vida para além do individual, mas sobretudo coletiva. São destacadas na narrativa as experiências de sobrevivência e transformação de realidade, a vida institucional e a circulação por diferentes cidades do Vale do Paraíba e bairros de São José dos Campos. O artigo apresenta ainda algumas reflexões referentes à política de assistência social como um direito do cidadão, por meio da técnica da escrevivência utilizada por Maria das Dores. O projeto nasce de uma iniciativa de pesquisação, vinculada a iniciativas extensionistas do NEPACS (Núcleo de Pesquisação e Cartografias Sociais/UNIVAP), e inspirada em uma tese de doutorado em andamento.
The role of thrombin in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and its complications
Authors: Dukhin O. A. , Kalinsaya A. I. , Shpektor A. V. , Vasilieva E. Yu.
Published: April 2022

Thrombin is a key regulator of the homeostasis system. Also, it actively participates in progression of various systemic diseases, including atherosclerosis. There is a large amount of experimental and clinical data on the involvement of thrombin in the pathogenesis of ischemic heart disease (IHD). Thus, studying thrombin activity regulation is promising. Also, the question whether it is possible to use biomarkers of thrombin activity as predictors of cardiovascular complications in IHD patients is relevant. The present review focuses on major mechanisms of thrombin functioning, its role in development and progression of atherosclerosis, and available tests for evaluation of thrombin functional activity. Major clinical studies are discussed that evaluated the efficacy of thrombin inhibitors and protease-activated receptor antagonists.
Modern issues of improving the prognosis in patients with atrial fibrillation after ischemic stroke
Authors: Ostroumova O. D. , Ostroumova T. M. , Arablinsky A. V. , Butorova V. N. , Kochetkova A. I.
Published: April 2022

The anticoagulant therapy with a priority of direct oral anticoagulants is an approach to the prevention of recurrent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) that has presently proved its efficacy and is stated in international clinical guidelines. An extensive evidence-based database demonstrates advantages of rivaroxaban over other drugs of this class in secondary prevention of stroke in AF. Furthermore, these advantages are combined with the optimal safety profile. The rivaroxaban treatment may provide the most favorable prognosis due to the prevention of recurrent stroke in AF, reducing the rate of kidney disease progression, and slowing vascular atherosclerosis. An important beneficial feature of rivaroxaban is once-a-day intake, which is important in the context of a high incidence of cognitive disorders in this patient category, and may improve their compliance and, thus, help achieving the expected profile of treatment efficacy. Thus, rivaroxaban can be regarded as a drug of choice for secondary prevention of stroke in AF.
On the 95th anniversary of the first description of right ventricular myocardial infarction
Authors: Chuchalin A. G. , Bobkov E. V.
Published: April 2022

An analysis of the publication of the outstanding Russian therapist and cardiologist Dmitriy D. Pletnev (1871 – 1941) is given in the article. In 1925, he published an article “On the issue of lifetime differential diagnosis of right and left coronary artery thrombosis” in the journal “Russian Clinics” in Russian and German languages. Timely diagnosis of right myocardial infarction determines the prognosis and treatment tactics of this disease, and the case itself has a priority for the Russian science. The authors emphasize the outstanding talent of D.D.Pletnev as a physician and scientist, whose name is associated with the emergence of one of the most brilliant therapeutic schools (A.L.Myasnikov, E.I.Chazov et al.).
The contribution of Dmitry D. Pletnev to the development of the therapeutic school in Russia
Authors: Chuchalin A. G.
Published: April 2022

December 7, 2021 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Dmitry Dmitrievich Pletnev. Being an outstanding therapist, a talented clinician-researcher of internal diseases, a thinker and teacher, a brilliant speaker, one of the founders of cardiology as a separate area in the domestic medicine – D.D.Pletnev had a huge potential that he was not destined to fulfill. His fate was tragic – he was arrested under a fabricated “case” in 1937 and shot in 1941. His name was trampled into the mud and anathematized for many years. And only 47 years later, in 1985, D.D.Pletnev was rehabilitated completely through the efforts of many caring people. He was rehabilitated posthumously “due to the absence of the event of the crime”. The article presents a brief biography and history of the rehabilitation of the honor of D.D.Pletnev*.
An autopsy study of neck structures in manual strangulation [throttling]
Authors: Rao Dinesh
Published: April 2022

Manual Strangulation injuries are a heterogeneous set of traumatic pathology that occurs as a result of mechanical force applied externally to the neck and surrounding structures by human Hand. These injuries may result in decreased cerebral oxygen delivery either by compression of cervical blood vessels, or tracheal occlusion.

All Cases Referred were Forensic Autopsies. Blood Less Filed was created at Neck Region to Study the Neck Injuries. The External and Internal injuries resulting as a result of Compression were entered in the Templates for Analysis.

A Total of 36 Cases were Reported during the period of Study. Cases were reported in Individuals until Fifth Decade. Majority of the cases Reported in 2nd and 3rd Decade. Females Contributed to Major Number of Cases [72%].Hyoid bone fracture was noted in only 22%[n-8] of the cases.

Nail Scratch Abrasion with Contusions seen over Neck Surface in Majority of the Cases. Internal Muscular and Vascular Damage is Seen in Majority of the cases. Parotid and Thyroid Gland showed Parenchymal and Capsular Hemorrhages.
Comparison of clinical outcomes of astigmatic correction using toric intraocular lens
Authors:   Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Restoration of Damaged Ocular Nerve, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China, Liu Yi-Nan , Cai Hong-Yuan ,   Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Restoration of Damaged Ocular Nerve, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China, Chen Xiao-Yong ,   Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Restoration of Damaged Ocular Nerve, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
Published: April 2022

AIM: To compare the clinical effects of two brands of Toric intraocular lens used in surgical correction of cataract with corneal astigmatism.
METHODS: Totally 35 patients (50 eyes) with corneal astigmatism who underwent ophthalmic surgery from April 2019 to July 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Among them, 25 eyes of 20 patients were implanted with Rayner 623T, while 25 eyes of 15 patients with Alcon AcrySof Toric intraocular lens (IOL). Three months after surgery, the uncorrected distance visual acuity (UCDVA), best corrected distance visual acuity (BCDVA), residual astigmatism, rotational degree of intraocular lens, contrast sensitivity, objective visual quality and the National Eye Institute 25-Item Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25) scale score were compared. Vector analysis was performed using the Alpins method.
RESULTS: The mean postoperative UCDVA and BCDVA (logMAR) in the Rayner group were 0.17±0.20 and 0.08±0.15, respectively (P>0.05), while those in the Alcon group were 0.21±0.16 and 0.10±0.11, respectively (P>0.05). The mean residual astigmatism in the Rayner group was -0.57±0.24 D while that in the Alcon group was -0.50±0.28 D (P>0.05). There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in IOL rotational stability, vector analysis parameters, contrast sensitivity and objective visual quality (P>0.05). The NEI VFQ-25 scale score was 85.16±5.91 in the Rayner group while it was 82.08±6.16 in the Alcon group (P>0.05).
CONCLUSION: The two brands of toric intraocular lens-Rayner 623T and Alcon AcrySof toric show no significant difference in their clinical outcomes.
Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Meteorological Data Using Adaptive Linear M5 Model Tree for the Prediction of Rainfall
Authors: Fayaz Sheikh Amir , Zaman Majid , Butt Muheet Ahmed
Published: April 2022

Predicting a class with a continuous numeric value encounters many problems when applying machine learning to the data. Only a few machine-learning techniques can do this, but it is still considered one of the most complex tasks to perform. In this study, we demonstrate one of the techniques called the M5 Model Tree, which can handle continuous numeric data. This technique is a stepwise algorithm and uses linear functions at the leaf nodes of any decision tree inducer (like CART) constructed. These M5 model trees generate simple practical formulas like standard deviation (SD), standard deviation reduction (SDR), cost-complexity pruning (CCP), etc., which can be easily applied by another user to some other benchmark data. This work assesses the abilities of the M5 Model Tree algorithm for the assessment of rainfall data across the Kashmir province of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, India. The construction of the M5 model tree developed using (70–30) % training and test ratio, respectively, was considered one of the best fit models, predicting an RMSE of 2.593, an MAE of 1.68, and a correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.478. Moreover, M5 model trees use a small number of trails to develop the models and thus need less computational time and are therefore more convenient to use.
Evaluation of Magnesium as an Adjuvant in Ropivacaine Induced Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block: A Prospective, Double-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Study
Authors: Nilesh Patil Kalyani , Deshpande Jyoti Pushkar , Menghal Rajlaxmi , John Lavina
Published: April 2022

Background: Interscalene block is a commonly performed procedure for surgery of shoulder and upper arm, however very few studies have studied the effect of magnesium sulphate when added in interscalene block.
Aims: The primary aim was to compare block characteristics along with postoperative analgesia and the secondary aim was to study the side effect profile and postoperative analgesic requirements.
Methods: We randomly recruited 60 American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I and II patients, undergoing surgeries of the shoulder to receive ultrasound-guided interscalene block with 1 mL normal saline or 150 mg Magnesium sulphate added to 20ml of 0.5% ropivacaine.
Statistical analysis used: Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 21.0) was used for analysing the data. Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact probability test were used for categorical variables; while the continuous variables were compared by unpaired t-test or Mann-Whitney U test.
Results: With the addition of magnesium sulphate, onset of sensory (10.03 ± 1.03 vs 12.73 ± 1.14 min) and motor block (15.17 ± 2.02 min vs 17.87 ± 1.41) was hastened. The duration (sensory 528.00 ± 14.98 min vs 376.83 ± 13.16 min, motor 429.83 ± 11.57 min vs 319.97 ± 6.800 min) and postoperative analgesia (527.77 ± 21.96 min vs 402.97 ± 12.83 min) (p < 0.001) were all prolonged by magnesium sulphate, with resultant decrease in requirement of postoperative analgesic dosage.
Conclusion: Magnesium when added to local anaesthetics in interscalene block, effectively improves all characteristics of block and provides better postoperative analgesia.
A Comprehensive Review on Wound Dressings and Their Comparative Effectiveness on Healing of Contaminated Wounds and Ulcers
Authors: Shete Bharat , Gulhane Rucha , Hantodkar Rahul
Published: April 2022

Any accident or operation can result in a wound. In general, bleeding wounds, chronic wound and infectious wounds require special attention for retrieval and wound recovery and management. In the case of germ infection, this is a difficult procedure. The proper management of wound procedures includes initial cleaning, wound healing, infection prevention, germ treatment and dressings. In the process of wound healing and infection prevention, wound dressings play a vital role. A contaminated wound is defined as one that has been exposed to germs and foreign particles but has shown no evidence of infection. Multiple pathogens or infectious organisms are present in the wound, which is known as a chronic wound. This arises frequently in patients who have diabetic feet and pressure ulcers. As a result, diabetes management necessitates a rapid acceleration of foot ulceration. There is no single dressing that can fulfil all of the needs of a patient with an infected foot ulcer or other contaminated wounds. However, each dressing type has a different aid in selecting it. Wound dressings, such as foam and alginates, are very absorbent and useful for wounds that are heavily oozing. As a clinician, he has to deal each and every day with numerous patients with various types of wounds, such as acute, chronic, burn and foot ulcer conditions. Hence, it is very essential and helpful to have proper knowledge about the right type of dressing for a particular wound and also the right time for wound dressings for patients' prognosis from illness. In this present review, we will discuss the various wound dressings and their comparative effectiveness on contaminated wounds and ulcers.
Estimation of the state of the microbiome in the elderly with impairments of carbohydrate and lipid exchange by the method of microbiome-associated exposomics
Authors: Bezrodny Svyatoslav L. , Mardanly Seyfaddin G. , Zatevalov Alexander M. , Pomazanov Vladimir V. , Mekhtiyev Emil R.
Published: April 2022

We performed the biochemical analysis and studied the chemical composition of blood samples in 163 people 45-90 years old with type 2 diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia. We examined the concentrations of the following compounds in the blood samples: fatty acids, aldehydes, styrenes of microbial origin, as well as the levels of glucose, triglycerides, cholesterol, and lipids of low and high density. The chemical composition of blood was determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The concentrations of fatty acids, aldehydes (including octadecenaldehyde (18a)), and styrenes were used to calculate the total molar concentration of small molecules originating from microbes (SMOM), of hydroxy acids - derivatives of the hydroxyl residue of Lipid A, and of bacterial endotoxin (3OH-FA), as well as grouped total concentrations of chemical compounds of microbial origin, which determine the representation of the main four phylotypes of the human microbiome: Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, and Firmicutes. Over the course of this study, we obtained data that show the increase in the total concentration of chemical compounds, the concentration of octadecenaldehyde and the concentration of 3OH-FA in patients with carbohydrate metabolism disorders due to diabetes mellitus type 2. We observed a decrease in the representation of Bacteroidetes in patients with carbohydrate metabolism disorders and a decrease in the representation of Proteobacteria and Firmicutes in patients with carbohydrate and lipid metabolism disorders, as well as an increase in the representation of Actinobacteria in patients with lipid metabolism disorders, including patients with combined lipid and carbohydrate metabolism disorders. There was a direct correlation between the representation of Bacteroidetes and the level of triglycerides in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus as well as an inverse correlation between the representation of Firmicutes and glucose levels in these patients and in control group.

We did not reveal statistically significant changes in the concentrations of microbial markers nor statistically significant correlations between the biochemical blood parameters and the representation of microbiome phylotypes in the blood of patients with lipid metabolism disorders.
Evaluation of Visceral Adiposity Indexes Associated with Atherogenic Plasma Index in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes
Authors: KARAHAN YILMAZ Sevil , ÖZÇİÇEK Fatih , MERTOĞLU Cuma , ARSLAN Yusuf Kemal
Published: April 2022

Aim: This study was aimed to investigate visceral adiposity indicators and the atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients.
Material and Methods: A total of 353 adults aged between 18 and 74 years were included in this study. Bodyweight, height, waist, and hip circumference were measured; fasting blood glucose, HbA1c, and lipid profile (total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol) values were analyzed. Visceral adiposity index (VAI), lipid accumulation product (LAP), body adiposity index (BAI), body shape index (ABSI), body roundness index (BRI), conicity index (CI), and AIP levels were calculated.
Results: The study included 116 (32.9%) males and 237 (67.1%) females, with a mean age of 57.8±11.5 years. AIP z-scores were found to be directly related to T2DM (OR, 5.03; 95% CI: 1.95-13.01), while VAI z-scores were less associated with T2DM (OR, 1.10; 95% CI: 1.03-1.18). According to the ROC curve analysis, although the area under the curve (AUC) is weak to distinguish diabetic patients with VAI, LAP, and AIP, it is statistically significant (p<0.001, AUC: 0.619, cut-off= 5.1, 95% CI: 0.561-0.677; p=0.007, AUC: 0.583, cut-off= 63.2, 95% CI: 0.523-0.642; and p=0.001, AUC: 0.606, cut-off= 0.4, 95% CI: 0.547-0.665, respectively).
Conclusion: VAI, LAP, and AIP are strong predictors of diabetes, AIP is a better predictor of predicting diabetes than VAI and LAP.
An Ethnographic Catalogue in George the Monk’s Chronicle
Authors: Di Serio Chiara
Published: April 2022

In Book I of George the Monk’s Chronicle we read a long chapter dedicated to Alexander the Great, which includes an extensive section on his encounter with the Brahmans and the description of their customs. In particular, George the Monk follows the first part of the treatise De Gentibus Indiae et Bragmanibus by Palladius, of which he provides almost verbatim excerpts. Thereafter, we find an ethnographic section devoted to the customs of the Seres, the Bactrians, the Chaldeans, the Gelae, the Britons, and the Amazons. The aim of this study, therefore, is to explore the reception of Greek ethnographic literature in the erudite compilation of George the Monk.
Procopius on the Religion of the Early Slavs: Comparison with Other Barbarians
Authors: Drapelova Pavla Gkantzios
Published: April 2022

The works of Procopius of Caesarea are generally perceived as one of the earliest and main Byzantine sources on culture of the early Slavs. Its various passages have repeatedly become subject of numerous interpretations and hypotheses. The present article adopts a different approach to this material and compares the information on the religion of the Sclavenes and the Antes with the beliefs of other barbarian groups mentioned by Procopius. The study demonstrates that the sentences on early Slavic religion are rather unique in Procopius’s works especially in respect to the variety of his topics. Furthermore, the evidence indicates that the most similar elements in his descriptions of religious practices connect the early Slavs and the inhabitants of the island of Thule. This does not mean, however, that they were perceived as related by Procopius as there are no similarities in the description of other cultural specificities. The textual evidence nevertheless indicates that Procopius described the religious practices of these two groups in similar terms.
Dietary Calendars in the Slavic Middle Ages: A Case Study
Authors: Kuzidova-Karadžinova Irina
Published: April 2022

Thе article attempts to delineate the boundaries of dissemination of dietary calendars in the Balkan Slavic cultural area through the evidence that can be obtained from the names, places, and very rarely patrons, found in the manuscripts that contain them. Special attention is paid to the most eminent men of letters who included dieteticons in their miscellanies – the Moldavian copyist Gavriil Urik, the Serbian monks Gavriil of Mount Athos and Gavrilo Trojičanin, and the Bulgarian priest Avram Dimitrievič. The analysis of the dissemination of dietary calendars in mediaeval South Slavic and Slavic-Moldavian literatures shows that the trajectory of this marginal genre started from royal codices, ran through manuscripts commissioned by rich patrons and produced in scriptoria, and ended in the miscellanies of ordinary priests and laypersons. Whatever their hierarchical dynamics may be in Slavic literatures, they, as a whole, remain outside the context of properly medical knowledge, gravitating around miscellanies of divinatory and astrological works, erotapokriseis and apocrypha.
Christian Heretical Participation in the Rebellion of Börklüce Mustafa and Sheikh Bedreddin – Reappraising the Evidence
Authors: Stoyanov Yuri
Published: April 2022

The outbreak and Balkan and Anatolian trajectories of the rebellions of Borkluce Mustafa and Sheikh Bedreddin in 1416 still pose a series of religio-historic problems which still do not allow a satisfactory and detailed reconstruction of their chronology. Widening the investigation of the source base for these uprisings and their following remains a crucial desideratum for a better understanding of the turbulent period of the Ottoman interregnum and the Ottoman-Byzantine transition in eastern Anatolia in the early fifteenth century. Apart from the social and political features of the rebellions (which have been treated in a variety of contrasting ideological and methodological frameworks, their striking religious dimension has been also increasingly attracting scholarly and general attention. Earlier and recent research on the Ottoman interregnum period have occasionally advanced arguments for the active participation of Christian heretical groups, whether Christian dualist (Bogomil or Paulician) or radical apocalyptic insurgents of Eastern or Western Christian provenance. Drawing on new advances in research on religious trends in the late Byzantine and Balkan Orthodox and early Ottoman religious life and inter-religious contacts, the paper will offer an reassessment of the evidence of such proposed Christian heretical presence in the uprisings, while also exploring other venues for the provenance of their religious and trans-confessional underpinnings.
The Eulogy of Symeonic Miscellany: the Imperial Patronage of the First Slavic Anthology
Authors: Garzaniti Marcello
Published: April 2022

The essay proposes an interpretation of the eulogy of Symeon’s Miscellany considering not only the cultural context of the First Bulgarian Empire at the beginning of the tenth century, but also the historical situation and the literary production of the seventies and eighties of the previous century when the Greek original of the Miscellany known by the name of the Soterios was conceived in Constantinople. This eulogy helps us to better understand the reasons that led to the creation of the Slavic version of this anthology at the time of Symeon. In the Constantinopolitan environment, this anthology was conceived as an adequate tool of the kind required by monks and priests engaged in the education of the laity, with particular focus on the foundations of orthodox doctrine. In the new environment the initiative was taken by Tsar Symeon, who – on the strength of his theological training – assumed a decisive role while occupying the throne by taking responsibility for directly instructing the Bulgarian aristocracy, fully exploiting a tool in the Slavic language that would have been very useful.