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Sectarian Developments: Saivism, Saktism and Tantra
Authors: Connolly Peter
Published: January 2022

The development of yoga philosophy continued outside of Vedānta and Vaisnavism in the various schools of Śaivism and Śāktism, both of which have a more ambivalent relation to brāhmanical orthodoxy than does Vaisnavism. These three traditions and their respective deities dominate, medieval and modern Hinduism.
Whither Modern Yoga in the West?
Authors: Connolly Peter
Published: January 2022

If the arguments set out in the previous chapter have any force then modern practitioners of yoga will need to think carefully about the broad framework within which they locate their practice and which provides the goals or ultimate aims of that practice.
Conclusion
Authors: Buljan Katherine , Cusack Carole M.
Published: January 2022

Concluding chapter.
What is Shinto?
Authors: Pye Michael
Published: January 2022

This paper explores ways in which the term “Shinto” has been used, and contested, both in Japan, within the world of Shinto itself, and in international discussion. While cognizant of the difficulties, the argument proposes a broad working characterization of Shinto as it is today, giving essential introductory information. It is then suggested that the question “What is a shrine?” could be seen as a more focused way of asking “What is Shinto?” This question is pursued both generically and with detailed reference to a specific shrine, Himukae Daijingū, in an outlying area of Kyoto. The paper then concludes with a discursive statement which is intended as a tentative answer to the question “What is Shinto?” from an observer’s point of view.
The Buddha's Path of Peace: A Step-by-Step Guide
Authors: Hunt Geoffrey
Published: January 2022

The Buddha’s Path of Peace sets out the basic instructions for the life-changing way of the Buddha (the so-called “Noble Eightfold Path”) wholly in the context of contemporary and everyday life, personal experience, human relationships, work, environmental concern and the human wish for peace. In this book, the core of the Buddha’s teaching is comprehensively cast in modern models of thought—borrowed from science and philosophy—and informed by contemporary concerns. The reader, who may be completely new to Buddhism, is accompanied along the Path with practical exercises that are fully explained. The Path begins with an introductory overview and then proceeds through Right Speech, Right Acting, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Concentration, Right Mindfulness, Right Understanding and Right Resolve, and concludes with a short chapter on the relevance of the Path to the multiple crises facing the world today. The reader is mentored throughout by practical meditational and contemplative exercises, with tables, diagrams, analogies and stories. Gradually the reader who has followed this handbook with commitment will feel the benefits of growing peacefulness, wisdom and compassion.
Playing God: Belief and Ritual in the Muttappan Cult of North Malabar
Authors: Gabriel Theodore
Published: January 2022

Playing God discusses the genre of rituals known as the ‘Teyyam’, extant in the North Malabar region of Kerala State, India. In this elaborately costumed ritual practitioners invoke the spirit of a deity into themselves enabling them to talk to the ‘god’ and invoke his/her blessings and predictions of their future. This book concentrates on the cult of the Muttappan duo of gods, the most popular among the Teyyams of North Malabar. The Muttappan cult, though originating from worship of a forest god by tribal groups and untouchables of the hill districts of North Malabar, is not only popular in Kerala, but also attracts worshippers from all the castes and regions of South India. Playing God analyses the mythology and ritual praxis of the Muttappan cult and examines attempts to integrate the cult into a wider Hinduism by enunciating a new hermeneutic of the legend and rituals based on the Hindu Advaitic tradition. The book also discusses how the Teyyam ritual contrasts significantly with rituals and worship in Brahminical Hinduism. The popularity of the cult is a reflection of the changing relationships between castes in Kerala, involving a closer symbiosis and reflecting the urge by the untouchable groups of Kerala to gain a higher standing and acceptance in Keralan Hindu society. The rituals are rich in theological significance and symbolism, and have links to the performing arts of Kerala such as Kathakali and Ottam Tullal.
Celestial India: Madame Blavatsky and the Birth of Indian Nationalism
Authors: Lubelsky Isaac
Published: January 2022

In 1917 Annie Besant, a white Englishwoman, was elected president of the Indian National Congress, the body which, under the guidance of Gandhi, would later lead India to independence. Besant – in her earlier career an active atheist and a socialist journalist – was from 1907 till her death the president of the Theosophical Society, an international spiritual movement whose headquarters’ location in Madras symbolized its belief in India as the world’s spiritual heart. Celestial India deals with the contribution of the Theosophical Society to the rise of Indian nationalism and seeks to restore it to its proper place in the history of ideas, both with regard to its spiritual doctrine and the sources on which it drew, as well as its role in giving rise to the New Age movement of the twentieth century.
Buddhism and Ireland: From the Celts to the Counter-Culture and Beyond
Authors: Cox Laurence
Published: January 2022

Ireland and Buddhism have a long history. Shaped by colonialism, contested borders, religious wars, empire and massive diasporas, Irish people have encountered Asian Buddhism in many ways over fourteen centuries. From the thrill of travellers’ tales in far-off lands to a religious alternative to Christianity, from the potential of anti-colonial solidarity to fears of ‘going native’, and from recent immigration to the secular spread of Buddhist meditation, Buddhism has meant many different things to people in Ireland. Knowledge of Buddhist Asia reached Ireland by the seventh century, with the first personal contact in the fourteenth – a tale remembered for five hundred years. The first Irish Buddhists appeared in the political and cultural crisis of the nineteenth century, in Dublin and the rural West, but also in Burma and Japan. Over the next hundred years, Buddhism competed with esoteric movements to become the alternative to mainstream religion. Since the 1960s, Buddhism has exploded to become Ireland’s third-largest religion. Buddhism and Ireland is the first history of its subject, a rich and exciting story of extraordinary individuals and the journey of ideas across Europe and Asia.
OPTIMIZING THE CONTENT OF THE SEDIMENTS IN THE PROCESS OF HUDRON′S HYDROCRACKING WITH THE USE OF MACHINE LEARNING METHODS
Authors:   LLC “LUKOIL-Nizhegorodniinefteproekt”, Nuzhny Anton , Odnolko Ivan ,   PJSC “LUKOIL”, Glukhov Alexey , Butyrin Maxim , Levchenko Evgeny , Starikov Alexander , Karasev Igor ,   LLC “LUKOIL-Nizhegorodniinefteproekt”, Lapinova Svetlana ,   National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Nizhniy Novgorod branch,   LLC “LUKOIL-Nizhegorodniinefteproekt”
Published: January 2022

The paper proposes a mathematical model to optimize the operation of the tar hydrocracking unit. The purpose of modeling is to improve the economic effect of product output by selecting optimal parameters, such as hydrogen flow rate and reactor temperature. Hot Filtered Precipitation (HFT) is used as a target. The model involves the search for the minimum value of the functional with restrictions presented in the form of a fine imposed when the parameters go beyond the permissible values, as well as when the target parameter deviates from the specified value. The execution of the algorithm includes two stages. The first stage is the simulation of the HFT value for a given state of the installation at the selected parameters of temperature and hydrogen flow rate using a virtual analyzer, the second stage is to solve the optimization problem by selecting the control parameters of the installation. For the first stage, a model for assessing the HFT indicator by technological indicators was built, including the main factors determining it; machine learning methods were used to find the parameters of the models. The free standard library of optimum search tools scipy.optimize was used to solve the optimization problem. Powell's algorithm was chosen as the optimization method. The paper presents the results of testing the model on real data provided by an oil refinery in the city of Burgas in Bulgaria. The study period includes several operating modes of the installation, in particular, the intensive load mode during 2018-2019 and low load during the 2020 period. The results of testing the model on real data presented in the work have been verified by experts in the field of oil refining for compliance with real conditions.
MODELS AND ALGORITHMS TO CONTROL THE SELECTION OF RELIEF VALVES FOR CHEMICAL PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT
Authors:   Perm National Research Polytechnic University, Nikolin Aleksandr , Moshev Evgeny ,   Perm National Research Polytechnic University
Published: January 2022

The article is devoted to the topic of automation of control of the selection process or determination of the technological and structural characteristics of safety valves installed on the technological equipment of chemical plants to ensure their industrial safety. The purpose of the work was to develop models and algorithms that allow automating the determination of the above characteristics. The tasks necessary to achieve this goal have been formulated. The methods of systems analysis and the theory of artificial intelligence, as well as the methodology of structural analysis and design, functional modeling, modular and object-oriented programming, are used. The analysis of scientific and technical literature on the research topic is carried out. As a result of the analysis, no models and algorithms were identified that would automate the determination of the above characteristics. Using a systematic approach, the analysis of the process of defining the characteristics of safety valves as an object of computerization is carried out. As a result of the analysis, it was found that this process contains heuristic knowledge and can be formalized using the methods of the theory of artificial intelligence. Using the methodology of structural analysis and design, functional modeling, as well as the basic principles of system analysis, a logical-informational model for determining the technological and structural characteristics of safety valves as an organizational and technological process has been developed. Using the methods of the theory of artificial intelligence, production models have been developed for representing knowledge about safety valves; gases used in the chemical industry; design factors required to determine the desired characteristics of the safety valves. Heuristic-computational algorithms have been developed for determining the technological and design characteristics of safety valves, including the nominal pressure of the valve, the highest overpressure downstream of the valve, possible values of the nominal pressure of the outlet pipe, and the effective area of the valve "seat". The developed models and algorithms are supposed to be applied to create a problem-oriented system that will ensure the determination of the technological and structural characteristics of safety valves in an automated mode, which will significantly reduce the time spent on the procedure for selecting a brand of safety valve that meets industrial safety requirements and will also improve the quality of this procedure. ... The practical application of the created problem-oriented system will increase the economic efficiency and industrial safety of the operation of chemical plants in general. The developed models and algorithms can also be used as examples in solving the problems of automation of determining the characteristics of safety valves in other industries.
DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURE OF MESSAGE QUEUE BASED INFORMATION SEARCH SYSTEMS FOR ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Authors:   South Ural State University, Loginovskiy Oleg , Shinkarev Alexander , Koval Maxim ,   South Ural State University
Published: January 2022

oday, information search has become not only an ordinary skill for users of information systems, but also an essential part of business. The amount of data that organizations own is growing day by day. Accordingly, it becomes difficult to find the necessary information in this data, especially if it is allocated in different storages. To facilitate the search in enterprise information systems, information search systems with a single graphical interface and ability to search in different data sources are used. There are ready-made software packages on the market, though some companies opt out to develop their own search engine. In the latter case, however, it is critical to be scrupulous designing the system architecture to comply with all the requirements that are imposed on this kind of software today. Information search systems for enterprise information systems. The purpose of the study was to describe the main architectural approaches to developing information search systems and identify their strong and weak points; to form basic ideas for the development of the architecture of information search systems based on message queues and to describe the main components of such systems; to elaborate on the key aspects of the practical implementation of the data warehouse of user search queries and the results of their processing. The paper considers the results of studies on the typical problems which employees face during information search in enterprise applications. The authors evaluate the existing architectural approaches to information search systems, analyze and compare two of the most popular message brokers. The article substantiates the relevance of the problem of finding information in enterprise information systems. The authors provide a description of the main approaches to the architecture of information search systems, go into their advantages and disadvantages, and provide architectural diagrams of the components. The microservices that make up a message queue-based system are described. Kafka is chosen and substantiated as the most suitable message broker. The authors also give a graphical scheme of handling errors that arise during search services operation.
SOME RESULTS OF SOLVING THE NON-STATIONARY PROBLEM OF GAS DIFFUSION IN POLYETHYLENE
Authors:   Perm National Research Polytechnic University, Oniskiv Vladimir , Yakovlev Anton ,   Perm National Research Polytechnic University
Published: January 2022

The problems of diffusion of molecular oxygen and ethylene in amorphous-crystalline polyethylene are considered. The temperature of the medium is assumed to be constant, and the diffusion process is described by the classical Fick partial differential equations. It is assumed that the material obtained from the polyethylene granules using the thermomechanical extrusion process is located in a limited sealed container. The impermeability of the container shell leads to the need to take into account the parameters of the gas in the free volume. The problem is nonlinear and non-stationary, and it is assumed that the rate of interphase processes at the gas-polyethylene interface significantly exceeds the rate of diffusion. Using the finite element method, numerical results are obtained describing the process of oxygen evacuation from polyethylene and the process of ethylene diffusion into the material, at different values of the external pressure of the penetrant gas. The main characteristics of these processes are determined. An effective variant of double vacuuming is considered, which makes it possible to obtain a significantly lower concentration of oxygen in polyethylene. The results are of practical significance for evaluating the parameters of the production of high-quality heat-shrinkable polyethylene pipes produced by the technology of gamma-ray radiation exposure in the protective environment of an inert gas.
CONTROL OF THE HEATING CABLE OPERATION BASED ON A MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER PROCESSES IN AN OIL WELL
Authors:   Perm National Research Polytechnic University, Kostarev Nikita , Trufanova Natalia ,   Perm National Research Polytechnic University
Published: January 2022

The paper considers the problem of controlling the process of thermal dewaxing of oil and gas wells using a heating cable. An axisymmetric mathematical model of heat and mass transfer processes in an oil well is proposed, the implementation of which makes it possible to estimate the temperature distribution on the wall of a pumping compressor pipe, to determine the area of ​​possible deposition of asphalt-resin-paraffin substances and the necessary conditions to prevent their formation. The mathematical model is a system of differential equations based on the laws of conservation of energy, mass and momentum. Considers the basic principles of heating cable control used in modern thermoelectric installations. The inefficiency of these methods is shown, which leads to increased energy consumption and accelerated aging of the heating cable. A fundamentally new algorithm for controlling the operation of a heating cable is proposed, based on modeling the processes of heat and mass transfer in an oil well. The use of this algorithm makes it possible to obtain with a sufficiently high accuracy the temperature distribution inside the well and determine the required heating time and power to prevent the deposition of asphalt-resin-paraffinic substances on the walls of the tubing. The control algorithm is implemented taking into account the technological parameters of production, which have a significant impact on the temperature distribution in the well, and adapts to their possible change caused by the heterogeneity of the oil and gas reservoir. The proposed heating cable control algorithm makes it possible to reduce energy consumption, which is the main disadvantage of thermal dewaxing of oil wells using resistive heating, and to prevent premature equipment failure caused by possible overheating of the heating cable line. The results presented in the work can be useful in the development and operation of oil and gas wells complicated by asphalt-resin-paraffin deposits. Application of the proposed mathematical model makes it possible to evaluate the efficiency of thermal dewaxing of wells with a heating cable at the stage of field development and draw conclusions about the effectiveness of this method of combating paraffin deposits. The control algorithm based on the proposed mathematical model makes it possible to effectively use the equipment and reduce capital costs for electricity and well turnaround.
Instituições de mercado: como as restrições humanamente concebidas atuam como veículos para plasticidade do mercado
Authors: Silva Elvis Magno da , Brito Valéria Da Glória Pereira
Published: January 2022

O objetivo deste trabalho é trazer à tona a discussão sobre a institucionalização de ambientes e mercados, que é um dos cinco pilares da classificação de Nenonen et al. (2014), e apresentar as instituições de mercado como veículo de sua plasticidade. Delineamos questões e oportunidades de pesquisa em um contexto de contribuições recentes que propõem uma abordagem prática para os mercados. O desenvolvimento do arcabouço teórico se deu por meio de levantamento baseado em trabalhos clássicos sobre Economia Institucional como Veblen (1899) e Polanyi (1944), bem como trabalhos relevantes que se esforçaram para propor uma abordagem prática para os mercados como Nenonen et al. (2019), Baker et al. (2018), Hakala et al. (2017); entre outros. Ao final do trabalho consideramos que as instituições de mercado atuam como veículos para a plasticidade do mercado, haja visto que as instituições mantêm a forma tanto pelos benefícios que oferecem as partes envolvidas quanto pelos elaborados sistemas de monitoramento que mantêm estas instituições. E que a diferença de tipos de arranjos estruturais pode influenciar diretamente a institucionalização de ambientes e de mercados.
Oferta Pública De Ações E Estrutura De Capital: Uma Análise A Partir Das Heurísticas Do Otimismo E Excesso De Confiança
Authors: Andrade Jefferson Pereira , Lucena Wenner Glaucio Lopes
Published: January 2022

Embora exista uma série de teorias que buscam explicar a definição da estrutura de capital, as pesquisas comportamentais têm evidenciado alguns gaps relacionando a atuação dos gestores nesse processo. A confiança pode conduzir o gestor a subestimar os riscos e tomar decisões erronias, afetando essas decisões. O objetivo deste estudo é verificar a relação entre a confiança gerencial e a estrutura de capital de companhias que realizaram ofertas públicas iniciais entre 2004 a 2017, para isso, utilizou-se a alavancagem no curto prazo, longo prazo e total como proxy para a estrutura de capital, e o índice geral de confiança de Kermani, Kargar e Zarei (2014) para caracterizar o excesso de confiança. Para estabelecer as relações utilizou-se a correlação de Pearson, e regressões múltiplas. Também foram utilizadas o tamanho da empresa, rentabilidade, tangibilidade e a oportunidade de crescimento como variáveis de controle. A análise do excesso de confiança evidenciou se trata de uma característica generalizada, não sendo verificado apenas em um gestor ou uma empresa. Quanto a relação do excesso de confiança com a estrutura de capital verificou-se que os coeficientes das regressões foram positivos, entretanto não foram significativos sugerindo que o excesso de confiança embora seja generalizado ele não se relaciona a situação específica das ofertas públicas iniciais.
A Interferência do Marketing na Construção de Padrões de Beleza
Authors: Sirqueira Geórgia Dos Santos , Gomes Almiralva Ferraz , Chaves Adller Moreira
Published: January 2022

A imagem do corpo se modifica no decorrer do tempo e a relação com o corpo e o que é considerado belo permeia a nossa sociedade desde a antiguidade. O marketing, através da mídia com suas peças publicitárias e propagandas, transmite padrões de beleza e comportamento e influencia diretamente a sociedade. A construção da identidade de gênero feminino é construída pela história, cultura e relações sociais que o indivíduo forma pelas experiências e vivências desde o nascer para se tornar e se reconhecer como mulher. Diante disso, pretende-se analisar como o marketing adotado por empresas do ramo de moda interfere na construção de padrões de beleza para mulheres adultas na contemporaneidade. De natureza empírica e do tipo descritivo-exploratório, optou-se pelo levantamento como técnica de pesquisa. A coleta de dados foi realizada através de questionário online e 181 mulheres na faixa etária entre 20 a 44 anos responderam ao instrumento de coleta. Ademais, houve coleta documental através das redes sociais de quatro lojas de departamento de abrangência nacional e que desenvolvem campanhas publicitárias dirigidas também ao público feminino. Os dados coletados receberam tratamento quali-quantitativo. Verificou-se que o marketing influencia a relação da mulher com a sua imagem e representação na mídia.
Apresentação
Authors: Mantovani José PAscoal
Published: January 2022

Apresentação e ordem geral da edição 2021/1
O pão nosso de cada dia: socialização de gênero e religiosa na mobilização de competências no trabalho
Authors: Santos Naira Pinheiro dos
Published: January 2022

A revista Mandrágora tem se dedicado, ao longo da sua existência, a publicar artigos que possibilitam desvelar as entranhas da religião desde uma perspectiva feminista. Tal abordagem tem sua relevância no fato de que possibilita desvelar algo das sociedades nas quais os fenômenos religiosos se fazem presentes, nas mais diversas esferas, seja tomando-as de assalto, seja como simples convidados, seja como algo a esconjurar; ela nos fala de relações sociais de sexo, de classe, de raça/etnia, coloniais, etc. O nosso objetivo através do presente artigo, resultado de pesquisa de doutorado, é o de expor alguns aspectos dessa teia. Trata-se de analisar imbricamentos entre cultura organizacional, gênero e religião. Eles são evidenciados quer pelas representações de gênero e religiosas que atravessam esse contexto, quer pela instrumentalização que, tanto as empresas em questão quanto os/as trabalhadores/as, fazem das competências adquiridas no âmbito da socialização religiosa e de gênero no exercício da atividade profissional.
Urgência subjetiva na Psicanálise e Enfermagem: revisão integrativa
Authors: Barbosa Letícia Rodrigues , Rodrigues Jeferson , Costa Maico Fernando , Dos Reis Vitor Augusto Werner
Published: January 2022

Objetivo: descrever as características das produções científicas relativas a urgência subjetiva e identificar as produções científicas que relacionem urgência subjetiva, psicanálise e enfermagem. Método: Foi realizada uma revisão integrativa de literatura, nas bases de dados: LILACS, SCIELO, (MEDLINE) PUBMED, CINAHL PSYCINFO, PEPSIC, Web of Science, SCOPUS, BDENF e BVS. O recorte temporal foi de 2010 a 2020.  Foram incluídos artigos nos idiomas português, inglês e espanhol. Resultados: Foram selecionados 14 artigos. Constatou que a maioria das publicações foram na região sudeste, os profissionais que mais produziram sobre o tema foram psicólogos e com formação em psicanálise. Evidenciou- se que é ausente a produção e publicação sobre urgência subjetiva por enfermeiros independente de formação em psicanálise. A urgência subjetiva é um tema abordado no campo da Psicanálise sob os referenciais de Freud e Lacan. O estudo teve como categoria a Experiência do Sujeito, Reconhecimento e Intervenção da Urgência Subjetiva.  Conclusão: conclui-se que a urgência subjetiva na esfera da produção científica da enfermagem mostra-se ainda frágil, o que também pode refletir que no âmbito da atuação desse profissional a urgência subjetiva é ausente como referência clínica.
Educação jurídica: na educação infantil e ensino fundamental
Authors: Jordão da Silva Eloisio , Cotomacci Gustavo
Published: January 2022

O presente artigo pretende analisar a necessidade da inclusão da educação jurídica na matriz curricular da Educação Infantil e Ensino Fundamental. Para tanto, foi utilizado pesquisa literária que verse sobre a temática em questão, utilizando todo tipo de acervo científico disponível e tomando como coluna principal o viés de alguns doutrinadores que já discorreram sobre o assunto. Objetivando com a inclusão da educação jurídica e mais precisamente, o ensino dos direitos fundamentais elencados na nossa Carta Magna, por meio de uma educação reflexiva, permitindo que educador e educando utilizem suas habilidades ao problematizarem a disciplina estudada, para melhor adaptá-la à vida contemporânea, tendo sempre em vista a prática.  Pretendendo obter o resultado de um cidadão que ao longo de sua aprendizagem escolar, fora instruído à educação jurídica necessária para exercer de forma plena suas atividades enquanto cidadão, que conscientizado de seu lugar no mundo atua efetivamente como agente transformador nas tomadas de decisões de seu país e, consequentemente, se for preciso, sabe como utilizar seu intelecto jurídico para evitar a opressão de um governo ditatorial por meio de uma sociedade livre, atuante e democrática que busca viabilizar a garantia da justiça e a equidade como premissa de um Estado democrático.
Trabalho intermitente: Benefícios e desvantagens para o empregado
Authors: Santos Beatriz Garcia Gouveia
Published: January 2022

No presente artigo será analisado o contrato de trabalho intermitente. Pretende-se indicar os eventuais benefícios e desvantagens para o empregado contratado nesta modalidade incluída a partir da Reforma Trabalhista implementada pela edição da Lei nº 13.467 de 2017, que alterou a Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho (CLT). A metodologia utilizada para a elaboração deste artigo baseou-se em pesquisas documentais: estatísticas, no projeto de lei e parecer do Senado Federal sobre a inclusão do trabalho intermitente, legislação trabalhista, jurisprudências e pesquisas bibliográficas: livros e artigos sob o tema em estudo. No contrato de trabalho intermitente a prestação de serviços é subordinada, porém, não é contínua, ocorrendo uma alternância de períodos de prestação de serviços e de inatividade, determinados em horas, dias ou meses. O contrato de trabalho intermitente deve ser celebrado por escrito e assinado por ambas as partes, com a estipulação expressa do meio de comunicação para a convocação do empregado. A remuneração deve ser efetuada ao final de cada prestação de serviço realizado. É permitido para todos os tipos de atividades do empregado e do empregador, exceto para os aeronautas, regidos por legislação própria. O contrato de trabalho intermitente foi criado para favorecer os estudantes e regulamentar o “bico”, espécie de trabalho informal. Conclui-se que esta modalidade favoreceu uma minoria de empregados, deixando algumas lacunas na legislação com relação às garantias e aos direitos do empregado intermitente.
Powołany jako świadek Chrystusa
Authors: Skrzyp Benita Lucyna
Published: January 2022

The source of man’s vocation is God, who in his eternal plan and infinite love has prepared a wonderful plan for everyone. To realize this plan means to be called up on the road. Consecrated life, by its very nature, is internally called to the ministry of witness that makes it a signum in Ecclesia. The prophetic testimony is expressed by the search for new ways to realize the Gospel in history, in the pursuit of the Kingdom of God.A witness of Jesus is a witness of the Seer, the witness of the Church is the witness of faith, seeing becomes following Christ, and faith appears to be a way of seeing, when eyes are used to look deep into the pith. An example is the gaze of Mary Magdalene, who can see Jesus (cf. John 20:14) and wants to keep Him, but is encouraged to contemplate Him on His way to the Father, until she confesses Him to His disciples: “I have seen the Lord” (John 20:18).Today we have many witnesses of faith. The founder of the Holy Nazareth Sisters, blessed Franciszka Siedliska, combines faith, love and total dedication to God in freedom, while at the same time it is necessary to convert in the sacrament of penance and reconciliation. In some of her letters to sisters of the community, she wrote, that for religious life the Spirit of faith combined with trust in the Lord are very important. In addition to faith and love, the moment of conversion, mainly through the sacrament of penance, is also important.The witnesses of Jesus Christ were the Apostles, disciples, saints and blessed, among whom the most eminent is Mary Mother of the Lord Jesus the Good Shepherd. Today, however, we all Christians, including consecrated persons, are at risk of martyrdom for believing in Jesus and his Kingdom, for witnessing at faith and great love.Help comes through the Holy Spirit, whom we must constantly call to inspire us to do good deeds, to live a good life, to be witnesses to Christ to the end, and thus to show that we are called to build the Kingdom of God on earth and in Heaven.
Walka duchowa Ordo virginum na podstawie Modlitwy konsekracyjnej
Authors: Zięba Jadwiga
Published: January 2022

Consecrated virgins existed already in the apostolic times. A dynamic development of this state has started after Vaticanum II and still indicates need for this kind of consecration in the Church. The identity and vocation of consecrated virginity manifests i their becoming eschatological sign of the Church-Bride. Great attention is paid to an individual charism of a particular virgin, which opens the area for great diversity, yet it requires bigger sense of responsibility and discernment. The ground of such life is perusal of God’s word, sacraments and Liturgy of the Hours. A special task for the consecrated virgins is to close to other people. Their consecration does not exclude them from their daily environment. In various services they undertake it is necessary to practice the skill of discernment and discretion of spirits (discretio spirituum). Ordo virginum receive this gift during the consecration prayer by the ministry of the bishop. Confirmed by the presence of the Holy Spirit they enter struggle with the evil spirit as „virgins, brides and mothers”.
Mechanism for Ensuring the Reliability of Information System Objects
Authors:   Volgograd State University, Bandurova Elizaveta , Omelchenko Tatiana ,   Volgograd State University
Published: January 2022

It is difficult to imagine the functioning of modern society without information systems of various levels of complexity. Quality control of the functioning of systems is one of the main tasks that should be paid close attention to. One of the criteria for the quality of an information system is reliability, the better the system is, the more reliable it is, and vice versa. In this regard, the purpose of the study is to choose the most appropriate mechanism for ensuring the reliability of information systems. This article discusses the main mechanisms for ensuring the reliability of information system objects such as: error prevention, error detection, error correction, error tolerance; highlighted criteria for their evaluation such as: the ability to restore the initial state of the system, the ability to perform redundancy, fault tolerance, testing, complexity of implementation, the ability to eliminate errors at the stage of system design. The factors determining the occurrence of threats to the objects of information systems and security threats are analyzed. A comparative analysis of the mechanisms for ensuring the reliability of information system objects according to the selected criteria and analyzed factors is carried out. The formalized model, architecture and interface of the software are presented. A series of experimental studies has been carried out.
Information Security of Students in an Educational Organization
Authors:   Volgograd State Social and Pedagogical University, Yarikov Vladislav
Published: January 2022

The relevance of the issue is due to significant changes in the social, political and economic life of modern society under the influence of the process of mass use of information technologies and the active introduction of distance learning technologies into the education system. An important requirement for ensuring the activities of an educational institution today is to maintain a high level of information security. Moreover, the issues of information security in educational organizations have their own specifics. The analysis of existing threats in the field of information security and the dangers of using Internet resources, social networks is carried out. It is shown that the activity in the field of information security is one of the priority conditions for its development in the field of education in the near future. Information security in the education system as a whole and in each specific educational institution should be a systematic set of measures aimed at the implementation of two main tasks. In addition to protecting the institution’s information system, databases, both internal and external, and preventing hacker attacks, it is also important to protect students from any manifestations of illegal propaganda and manipulation attempts. As a result, the construction of an information security system in educational institutions should be provided by qualified specialists equipped with a modern software and hardware complex.
Study of Oxygen Interaction with Surface of Boron-Containing Nanotubes
Authors:   Volgograd State University, Boroznin Sergey , Zaporotskova Irina ,   Volgograd State University, Boroznina Natalia ,   Volgograd State University, Zvonareva Daria ,   Volgograd State University, Zaporotskov Pavel ,   Volgograd State University, An Evgeniya ,   Volgograd State University
Published: January 2022

Studies of semiconductor carbon nanotubes show that they are extremely sensitive to the chemical environment, and the effects of oxygen drastically change their properties. It has been found that narrow-zone semiconductor carbon tubes can be converted into an apparent metal by such action. Since other types of nanotubes, such as boron-carbon nanotubes of the BC3 type and boron-nitride BN nanotubes, are of great interest, it seems important to investigate whether they are capable of absorbing atomic and molecular oxygen. The study was conducted using the MNDO calculation method within molecular and ion-nested covalent-cyclic cluster models. The results of the study of the interaction of atomic and molecular oxygen with the external surfaces of boron-carbon (BC3), boron-nitride (BN) and boron nanotubes are considered: chair (n, n) and zigzag (n, 0) type. The study was performed by the MNDO method as part of a covalent-cyclic cluster model with embedded ions. Optimal geometry of adsorption complexes is determined and their main electronic and energy properties are described. Boron-carbon nanotubes have been shown to be better oxygen adsorbents than other types of nanotubes considered.
Effectiveness of Application of Microfertilizers Under Cotton Plant in Meadow-Gray Soils of Shirvan Plain (Azerbaijan)
Authors:   Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University, Tazhenova Sandugash , Shomantaev Asylkhan ,   Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University, Mustafayev Mustafa ,   Institute of Soil Science and Agro Chemistry of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Published: January 2022

The article says that the main increase in the productivity of animal husbandry is to increase the production of feed and improve their quality. This is primarily due to the cultivation in each soil and climate zone of such crops that would provide high-quality and stable yields of forage crops. An alternative to traditional silage crops, such as corn, can be sugar sorghum. This is due to the versatility of its use, drought resistance, heat resistance and high productivity. Sorghum cultivation allows to increase the productivity of arable land and significantly improve the quality of feed in terms of sugar content. Therefore, the relevance of the full-scale study of the elements of the technology of forage crop cultivation, for the conditions of the Kazakh part of the Aral Sea region, is obvious. In the arsenal of the world’s plant resources, sorghum is characterized by the greatest heat and drought resistance, salt tolerance and high yield. To create a unit of dry matter, sorghum consumes almost half of its water. First of all, sorghum has a minimum transpiration coefficient, i.e. the water consumption is a unit of dry matter. For example, sorghum consumes 300 parts of water, and Sudanese grass – 340, corn – 388, wheat – 515, sunflower – 895. The yield of dry matter from sorghum is 30 % higher compared to corn. Sorghum grain contains more than 70-91 % starch and 10.5 % protein, and corn, respectively, 60-75 and 7-15 %. With an intensive type of root system development, sorghum belongs to the xerophytic (drought-resistant) type of plants. Sorghum is the leading crop among most crops due to its ability to tolerate prolonged harsh hydrothermal conditions.
Novel synthesis of 3-(Phenyl) (ethylamino) methyl)-4-hydroxy-2H-chromen-2-one derivatives using biogenic ZnO nanoparticles and their applications
Authors: Anjan Kumar G. C. , Bodke Yadav D. , Manjunatha B. , Satyanarayan N. D. , Nippu B. N. , Joy Muthipeedika Nibin
Published: January 2022

The present work describes the novel synthesis of 3, 3'-((phenyl) (ethylamino) methyl)-4-hydroxy-2H-chromen-2-one derivatives catalyzed by biogenic ZnO nanoparticles. The synthesized heterocyclic compounds were characterized by fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) andmass spectrometric techniques. Absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion properties and various toxicities (ADMET) studies and in silico molecular docking studies were carried out for the synthesized compounds. The synthesized compounds were screened for their efficacy towards the antioxidant activity and were subjected to corrosion inhibition study towards the mild steel in acidic medium by weight loss method. Additionally, the recyclability of the employed catalyst was studied.
Qualidade da dieta de adolescentes da rede pública de ensino de um município do sul do Brasil: estudo transversal, 2019
Authors: Alves Etiene Dias , Bortolotto Caroline Cardozo , Peter Nathalia Brandão , Kaufmann Cristina Corrêa , Mintem Gicele Costa , Bielemann Renata Moraes , Muniz Ludmila Correa
Published: January 2022

Resumo Objetivo Identificar os fatores associados à qualidade da dieta de estudantes do 9º ano da rede municipal de ensino de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Métodos Estudo transversal, realizado em 2019. As informações alimentares foram coletadas por formulário de frequência alimentar, e a qualidade da dieta foi avaliada mediante índice desenvolvido pelos autores. A dieta foi classificada como de baixa, intermediária ou alta qualidade. A associação foi avaliada por regressão logística multinomial. Resultados Os 808 adolescentes avaliados obtiveram média de 16,0 pontos (desvio-padrão=4,1) no índice desenvolvido. A alta qualidade da dieta mostrou-se associada a experimentação de tabaco [razão de chances, ou odds ratio (OR) 2,92; intervalo de confiança de 95% (IC95%) 1,74;4,92] e prática de atividade física no lazer (OR=1,65; IC95% 1,15;2,38). Conclusão Destaca-se a importância do incentivo à prática de atividade física, monitoramento de comportamentos de riscos nos adolescentes e promoção do consumo de alimentos considerados saudáveis.
Centrifuge modelling of root–soil interaction of laterally loaded trees under different loading conditions
Authors: Zhang Xingyu , Knappett Jonathan A. , Leung Anthony K. , Ciantia Matteo O. , Liang Teng , Nicoll Bruce C.
Published: January 2022

Understanding the stability of trees under lateral loads arising from natural hazards (e.g. extreme weather and debris flows) is important, as fallen trees can become a potential threat to life and infrastructure. Two 1 : 20 scale three-dimensional printed analogue root system models, with architectures from field-surveyed root architecture data, were used to simulate the push-over behaviour of trees in silty sand under different conditions in the centrifuge. The peak overturning moments obtained were verified against data from field winching tests. Horizontal roots orientated in the loading direction and the central taproot complex contributed most to the overturning resistance. Increasing soil matric suction due to a lowering of the water table, increasing the loading rate and considering the presence of the fine root fraction all resulted in higher moment capacity and rotational stiffness of the root systems. The overturning behaviour was ductile in fully saturated soil and more brittle in partially saturated cases, with more root breakages in the windward horizontal roots and the taproot complex in the latter. These results suggest that it is important to measure the groundwater conditions when conducting winching tests and demonstrate a connection between soil effective stress, total root breakage area and peak moment resistance.
Predicting spatio-temporal man-made slope failures induced by rainfall in Hong Kong using machine learning techniques
Authors: Xiao Te , Zhang Li Min , Cheung Raymond Wai Man , Lacasse Suzanne
Published: January 2022

Rain-induced man-made slope failures pose great threats to public safety as most man-made slopes are formed in densely populated areas. A critical step in managing landslide risks is to predict the time, locations and consequences of slope failures in future rainstorms. Based on comprehensive databases of in-service man-made slopes, rainstorms and landslides in Hong Kong during the past 35 years, a spatio-temporal landslide forecasting model for man-made slopes is developed in this study within a unified machine learning framework. With a storm-based data integration strategy and multiclass classification on landslide scales, the framework incorporates landslide time and consequences in landslide susceptibility mapping to successfully achieve spatio-temporal landslide forecasting. The machine learning-based landslide forecasting model is validated against historical landslide incidents both temporally and spatially and through a case study of the June 2008 storm; the model significantly outperforms the prevailing statistical rainfall–landslide correlations in terms of prediction accuracy. The model can predict the real-time evolution of probabilities, scales and spatial distribution of landslides during the progression of a rainstorm, which can never be achieved by statistical methods. It can serve as an essential module for state-of-the-art landslide risk assessment and early warning.
Blast-induced dynamic responses of reinforced concrete structures under progressive collapse
Authors: Pham Anh Tuan , Brenneis Christian , Roller Christoph , Tan Kang Hai
Published: January 2022

To study the response of reinforced concrete structures under progressive collapse induced by an actual blast event, an experimental programme on reinforced concrete frames subjected to contact detonation was conducted. The tested structure included a double-span beam with a middle joint, side columns and beam extensions connected to external restraints. The experimental programme employed similar geometry, reinforcing arrangement, material properties and boundary restraints from previous quasi-static as well as free-fall dynamic test series, which focused on the effects of horizontal restraint conditions on the mobilisation of catenary action. Compared to the corresponding static and free-fall tests conducted previously, the blast-induced tests simulated the condition of a progressive collapse event triggered by an explosive charge which is close to actual accidental/terrorist situations. As a result, initial effects/damages created by the initial blast effects – that is uplift of the double-span beam and blast pressure on beam and column – were witnessed and well captured. Damage patterns and failure modes from the blast tests were compared with those from related quasi-static and free-fall tests to emphasise the actual behaviour of structures under realistic explosive attacks. Finally, the blast tests also indicated the limitations of some simplified dynamic assessment methods when applying the single column removal assumption.
Zaštita podvodnih
arheoloških nalazišta in situ – primjeri upotrebe zaštitnih kaveza
Authors: Fabijanić Sara , Miholjek Igor
Published: January 2022

Podmorje istočnog
Jadrana obiluje arheološkim nalazištima i olupinama iz svih povijesnih
razdoblja, počevši od prapovijesti pa do novog vijeka. Međutim, bez obzira na
postojanje zakona i pravilnika koji jasno definiraju tko i pod kojim uvjetima
smije pristupiti podvodnoj kulturnoj baštini, kao i na propisane prekršajne
odredbe za nedozvoljene radnje, brojna su podvodna arheološka nalazišta
devastirana, a s njih je ilegalno odnesen vrijedan arheološki materijal. Kako
su se postojeći pravilnici pokazali nedostatnom metodom zaštite, pristupilo se
fizičkoj zaštiti in situ, koja se i prema UNESCO-voj Konvenciji o
zaštiti podvodne kulturne baštine ističe kao prvi izbor. Metalni se kavezi
u hrvatskom podmorju u ovu svrhu primjenjuju od 1990. godine, a do danas je na
ovaj način zaštićeno osam arheoloških nalazišta: Za Planiku i Saplun u
arhipelagu Lastovskog otočja, Koromašno na otoku Žirju, otok Supetar ispred
Cavtata, Klačine na otoku Mljetu, Vlaška Mala na otoku Pagu, Sorinj na otoku
Rabu i Buje u blizini Umaga. U radu će se dati pregled spomenutih nalazišta i
metoda izrade samih kaveza koje su se tijekom godina značajno unaprijedile.
Naglasak će biti na definiranju prednosti i nedostataka ovog načina zaštite,
imajući na umu razinu ugroženosti pojedinih nalazišta s obzirom na njihovu
lokaciju, problem održavanja kaveza te njihovu primjenu u turističke i
promidžbene svrhe.