bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sistem Pendeteksi Posisi Kendaraan Kecil pada Dump Truck Tambang menggunakan Modul Radio Frekuensi 433 MHz dan Radar Ultrasonik
Authors: Mavia Riska Tea Ayu Cindy , Siswanto Diky Siswanto , Priyandoko Gigih
Published: November 2022

Accidents with mining dump trucks are still common, especially those with small vehicles located in mining locations. The limited visibility of the driver of the large dump truck to see small vehicles around it cause these accidents. This paper presents a small vehicle detection system prototype designed to improve the visibility of the dump truck’s driver. This system works by initially a dump truck detecting the 433 MHz radio frequency, which indicates the small vehicle is around the dump truck. A buzzer sound, controlled by Fuzzy logic according to the distance of small vehicles, also equips the system. It then triggers the truck’s ultrasonic radar to sense the position of small vehicles. The warning information will be displayed on the 16 x 2 LCD. At the same time, a TFT LCD presents the angle and distance of small vehicles. With this system, a dump truck's driver can realize the presence of small vehicles earlier and detect the position and distance of those vehicles.
Joseph Roth’s anti-American utopia
Authors: Zherebin A. I.
Published: November 2022

The article is devoted to the novel Job [Hiob] (1930), written by the Austrian Joseph Roth about the life of a Russian Jew named Mendel Singer. Upon his emigration to America, he is subjected to trials not unlike the long-suffering biblical character — a cruel test of faith followed by last-minute miraculous salvation. Roth’s narrative strategy rests on the substitution of the empirical picture of the world with the spiritual reality of a religious mind. By contrasting the poetics of realism with the truth of the eternal myth, Roth insists on an artist’s right to depict reality from the metaphysical perspective of the absolute future. This material provides the background for the article’s discussion of the conflict between social adaptiveness and culture, which not only are mutually conditioned but also tend to develop in stark contradiction with each other. Roth’s protagonist, who embodies the Jewish idea of becoming a society’s opponent, remains on the culture’s side. He survives America’s excruciating test, and it is only through the mythological model of Job at the core of the novel that the story has a happy ending — a triumph of a religious and aesthetic utopia.
Andrey Platonov: A life beyond history
Authors: Martianov S. V.
Published: November 2022

S. Martianov describes the attempt at screen adaptation of Platonov’s Chevengur by the Sverdlovsk film studio in 1989, offers a summary of the concept for the novel’s interpretation and analyses his own experience of working with Platonov’s text. The article’s literary plot centres on reminiscences about the meeting with the writer’s daughter Maria Platonova in 1989. Martianov found the key to unlocking the novel’s meaning in the scene where the protagonist A. Dvanov is killed in a train crash and then miraculously brought back to life. The screenwriter argues that the problem of Chevengur’s film adaptation lies in its incompatibility with traditional genres, sensual symbolism, and an unreal type of reality, all of which disrupt conventional cultural codes. The article suggests that, in order to solve the genre-related and stylistic problems of the novel’s screen adaptation, one must create an artistic image of ‘an empty heart,’ free from love of open spaces, where dear old huts and rivers are replaced with nature and weather, heroes and enemies — with drab faces and exhausted bodies, and beauty and amusements — with simplicity and the sensory clarity of intellectual cravings.
The inspiration of careful planning
Authors: Korobkova O. A.
Published: November 2022

O. Korobkova offers a brief description of meetings organised by the Rybinsk-based Poetic Translation Club, illustrated with short interviews of the translators E. Matveev, P. Efimova, V. El, A. Koryakov, and S. Mokeev. In her talks with the club members, Korobkova finds out about the history of the artistic society and their preferred authors for translation. Demonstrating a broad scope of interest, Rybinsk-based translators tackle a variety of authors from internationally renowned anglophone poets like M. Strand and H. Graham to the Norwegians H. Børli and R. Jacobsen and the Bulgarian B. Khristov. The club members also discuss challenges faced during translation and poetic collections published by the club: the Rybinsk-based society has so far produced over fifty books of collected poetic works translated from English, Norwegian, Polish, and Bulgarian. The article also exhibits selected translations by members of the club and proves that the meaning of a literary map is not limited to prose and poetry written in a particular region but also includes educational efforts, thus artistic and translation societies of the kind we find in Rybinsk make a valuable contribution to the development of a regional culture as well as artistic translation in general.
THE FEATURES OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE INFLUENCE ON THE PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Heryak Svitlana , Oleksiak Olena
Published: November 2022

In recent years, the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been increasingly observed among women, which is one of the reasons for the higher interest of scientists in the influence of COPD on pregnant woman.
The aim of our study was to establish the features of the development pregnancy complications in pregnant women with COPD.
Materials and methods. 77 pregnant women with clinically and instrumentally verified signs of COPD were examined and were divided into 2 subgroups depending on the degree of bronchial obstruction: IA - 43 pregnant women with FEV1≥80%, IB - 34 pregnant women with FEV1 50-79%. The control group consisted of 27 healthy pregnant women. The cytokine profile was determined and a correlational interaction with the degree of bronchial obstruction and the frequency of obstetric and perinatal complications was established.
The results. Our analysis of cytokine profile indicators in pregnant women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at the stage of mild and moderate bronchial obstruction showed a characteristic and reliable increase in the level of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6) and a simultaneous decrease in the level of anti-inflammatory IL-10 (p≤0.05).
We established that an increase in the degree of bronchial obstruction is also associated with a higher frequency of detection of such pregnancy and childbirth complications as anemia, respectively, by 3.1 times, the threatened of premature birth by 9 times, preeclampsia by 7 times, placental dysfunction by 3.4 times, intrauterine growth restriction 8 times, premature birth 3.5 times, premature rupture of membranes during labor 4 times, and fetal distress 3 times higher compared to the control group.
Conclusions. COPD in pregnant women is characterized by systemic disturbances in the cytokine balance and is accompanied by a significant increase in the frequency of obstetric and perinatal complications, the frequency of which depends on the degree of bronchial obstruction.
Reflections on the Integration of Environmental Education by a Primary School Teacher
Authors: SİKHOSANA Lettah
Published: November 2022

The integration of environmental education is embedded with challenges such as inadequate knowledge of what environmental education entails. This situation was not different to what was encountered during the researchers’ training to be a teacher from the schools where they acquired their teaching practice. It was observed that there was minimal or no integration of environmental education in the teaching and learning process. Therefore, this paper reflected on how a primary school teacher integrated environmental education in teaching and learning. The findings from this paper may assist teachers in developing a positive approach to the process of ongoing attempts and the will to integrate environmental education. It may expose the kinds of knowledge other teachers have of what environmental education entails and its integration in school subjects as well as the instructional strategies that they use. The focus on the challenges and the opportunities may excite teachers in that those who have similar circumstances would use the findings from this paper as a launch pad to work on their strengths or weakness in the endeavor to integrate environmental education.
ANALYSIS OF THE LEVEL OF INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND SUSCEPTIBILITY OF ENTERPRISES TO INNOVATION BASED ON AN EXPERT SURVEY
Authors: HORIASHCHENKO Yu.G.
Published: November 2022

Topicality. It is time to solve the problem of evaluation and response and, first, to identify and rank the factors of their large number that directly or indirectly affect the innovative development of enterprises. An important step in the process of such an assessment is to establish the most typical features that characterize the threats and opportunities of an innovative enterprise, identified because of an expert survey. Therefore, this study serves to develop comprehensive issues of micro and macro environment, which affect the innovative development of any enterprise, and can be the basis of a standard questionnaire for managers and business owners, as well as innovation managers and employees. Moreover, today the problems of innovative development of enterprises are exacerbated by the emergence of barriers to communication due to the pandemic, disorientation in the goals and objectives of the enterprise as a purposeful system, huge distrust and uncertainty and outflow of specialists. Aim and tasks. The purpose of this study is to systematize the factors of innovative development and development, on this basis, proposals for creating a profile of innovative development of enterprises. The specified goal was concretized in following research tasks: to make a sample of experts in this field; determine the list of non-financial indicators - stimulants, disincentives and focus factors; to create a profile of innovative development of the enterprise, which differs in the interaction of the planned activities of enterprises to avoid adverse consequences and take into account the possibilities of innovative development. Research results. Empirical information obtained during the questionnaire revealed the level of innovative development of enterprises and values regarding the susceptibility of enterprises to innovation. On the basis of the survey (including online surveys) to assess the disincentives to the internal environment, macro-environment and micro-environment of enterprises that have the greatest impact on the innovative development of the enterprise, as well as factors that create favorable conditions for innovative entrepreneurship an approach based on the use of expert survey methods and economic-mathematical modeling. Conclusion. Using methods of observation and abstraction, comparison, analysis and synthesis, summarization, grouping and modeling, factor analysis and expert survey, a methodological approach to developing a profile of innovative development of enterprises was developed, which is recommended to develop and visualize at each enterprise for managers and employees of innovative enterprises, based on the principles of objectivity, confidentiality, self-sufficiency and priority indicators.
أثر تطبيق نظام إدارة الجودة الشاملة في الأداء بالمؤسسات الحكومية (دراسة تطبيقية على المؤسسات الحكومية في مكة المكرمة)
Authors: العتيبي سعد بن عزيز حبيب
Published: November 2022

هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى التَّعرُّف على أثر تطبيق نظام إدارة الجودة الشاملة في الأداء وواقع تطبيق إدارة الجودة الشاملة، من خلال (المشاركة الإدارية، والمساءلة والشفافية، وتفويض السلطة، واللامركزية والتحسين المستمر) في المؤسسات الحكومية بمكة المكرمة، ومعرفة الصعوبات والمعوّقات التي تواجه تطبيق إدارة الجودة الشاملة فيها. وقد استخدمت الدراسة أسلوب العينة العشوائية البسيطة من مجتمع الدراسة، الذي شمل المؤسسات الحكومية بمدينة مكة المكرمة، ومن ثم اختيار عينة عشوائية بسيطة من موظفي هذا المجتمع بلغت (113) في المؤسسات الحكومية. ومن أبرز النتائج التي توصَّلت إليها الدراسة: أن غالبية أفراد عينة الدراسة يوافقون بشكل عام على وجود أثر إيجابي لتطبيق نظام إدارة الجودة الشاملة في الأداء بالمؤسسات الحكومية في مكة المكرمة، كما أن غالبية أفراد عينة الدراسة يوافقون بشكل عام على المستوى العالي لتطبيق إدارة الجودة الشاملة، عبر تطبيق مبدأ اللامركزية والتحسين، ومبدأ الـمُساءَلة والشفافية، ومبدأ تفويض السلطة في المؤسسات الحكومية بمكة المكرمة. وأوصت الدراسة بضرورة الحفاظ على الأثر الإيجابي لتطبيق نظام إدارة الجودة الشاملة في الأداء بالمؤسسات الحكومية في مكة المكرمة، وضرورة أن تتبنى الإدارة خطة استراتيجية لنشر ثقافة الجودة وتحقيقها في الأقسام المختلفة للمؤسسات، وضرورة قيام الإدارة بمراقبة مستوى جودة الخدمات الـمُقدّمة في المؤسسات الحكومية باستمرار، والعمل على تقديم الحلول والـمُقترحات؛ لتحسين الجودة والخدمات الـمُقدّمة من المؤسسات الحكومية.
مدى مساهمة استخدام الأجهزة الذكية في عمليات الحج والعمرة والزيارة
Authors: المالكي خلود بنت حسين العبيدي , حبيب الله تركي محمد
Published: November 2022

هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى الكشف عن معرفة مدى استخدام الأجهزة الذكية في عمليات الحج والعمرة والزيارة، كما هدفت إلى توضيح المميزات التي يجب أن تحتويها التطبيقات التي تقدم للحجاج أو للمعتمرين أو الزائر أثناء التخطيط ‏لأداء الحج أو ‏العمرة أو الزيارة وما الأثر المتوقع لذلك في ظل جائحة كورونا، وقد استخدم الباحثين المنهج الوصفي، كما تم استخدام الاستبانة كأداة للدراسة، وشمل مجتمع الدراسة جميع الموظفين العاملين بالهيئة العامة لشؤون الحرمين بالحرم المكي، وقد تم اختيار عينة عشوائية من المجتمع بلغت العينة (145) من الموظفين العاملين بالهيئة العامة لشؤون الحرمين بالحرم المكي، ومن أهم نتائج الدراسة أن غالبية أفراد عينة الدراسة يوافقون بدرجة عالية على مدى استخدام الأجهزة الذكية في عمليات الحج والعمرة والزيارة ، كما أظهرت النتائج أن أغلب الزوار والمعتمرين للحرمين الشريفين يستخدمون تطبيقات (اعتمرنا، فتاوي الحج، مناسكنا) بدرجة كبيرة ما يسهل عملية تنظيم العمرة والزيارة في ظل جائحة كورونا، كما أظهرت النتائج أن غالبية أفراد عينة الدراسة يوافقون بدرجة عالية جدًا على إيجابيات استخدام تطبيقات الهاتف الذكية لإصدار تصاريح الحج والعمرة والزيارة وأثرها في الحد من انتشار فيروس كورونا، وقد أوصت الدراسة بضرورة العمل على حل المشكلات التقنية أثناء استخدام تطبيقات الحج والعمرة والزيارة، كما أوصت بتوعية ضيوف الرحمن ومكاتب التفويج بأهمية تحميل هذه التطبيقات لتيسير عملية الحج والعمرة والزيارة، وأوصت الدراسة بالإكثار من إنتاج الرسائل الإرشادية التوعوية المختلفة عن الحج والعمرة والزيارة والأزمات من خلال البرامج التطبيقية المتخصصة في خدمة ضيوف الرحمن.
Assessing the Impact of Greening Information Technology Tools and Technologist on Organizational Systems Sustainability in Service Companies
Authors: Jodeh Ibraheem , Ismail Abdel-Rahman
Published: November 2022

This research aims to assess the extent of the utilization of Green IT (MIS and AIS) tools and technologies by Jordanian service companies listed in the Amman Financial Market towards the goal of becoming sustainable. This study utilized the survey questionnaire method for collecting the data needed. Invitations to participate in this study were emailed to 135 of participants, which is consistent with the number of service companies listed in the Amman Financial Market. The number of participants was 72 which constitutes 53.3% response rate. The results of the study indicate that there is a statistically significant effect at the confidence level of 5% of green IT tools systems (MIS and AIS) on the sustainability of service companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange. The study recommended that service companies should investigate and consider the potential positive impact that cloud computing has on organizational sustainability, and future research efforts should also focus on attempting to quantitatively assess the positive impact that each of the “greening” IT tools and technologies on organizational sustainability.
PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS LINGKUNGAN ALAM TERHADAP PEMAHAMAN KONSEP SISWA PADA MATERI SIKLUS AIR
Authors: Ariani Suci , Fauzan Fauzan , Arifin Fatkhul
Published: November 2022

This study aims to determine the results and process of increasing students' conceptual understanding of the water cycle material through natural environment-based learning in class V. The method used is classroom action research (CAR) which adapts the Kemmis and Mc. Taggart model which in this study has four components consisting of planning, action, observation and reflection. The instrument used to measure the increase in students' conceptual understanding used a concept understanding test, while the instrument used to measure the improvement in the learning process used observation sheets for teacher and student activities as well as student daily observation sheets and the last one was documentation. The subjects in this study consisted of 16 fifth grade students. The results of this study indicate that there is an increase in conceptual understanding after the implementation of the natural environment-based learning model in the water cycle science subject, which is characterized by an increase in the results of understanding the concept and changes in student behavior after the actions are carried out in each cycle. This can be seen from the increase in the results of the concept understanding test in cycle I and cycle II. In the first cycle, the class average was 86.62 and increased in the second cycle with the class average of 91.12. In addition, the results of this increase are also strengthened by an increase in student behavior, where the results obtained in the first cycle of 65% and an increase in the results in the second cycle to 89%. This shows that the application of natural environment-based learning can be an alternative science learning model, because this learning model can improve the understanding of fifth grade students in the water cycle material
KONSEP ECOPEDAGOGY DALAM PELESTARIAN KEARIFAN LOKAL DI MIN 10 BLITAR
Authors: Firmansyah Mohamad Sabilli , Wibowo Agus Mukti
Published: November 2022

Ecopedagogy is an academic movement to make students aware of being individuals who have understanding, awareness, and skills in protecting and preserving nature. The ecopedagogy concept is oriented towards a sustainable future or sustainability in preserving nature. By applying the ecopedagogy concept, it can make the school environment clean, beautiful, comfortable for learning and can bring up attitude of caring for the environment in students as a form of preserving local wisdom. This research explores the concept of ecopedagogy in the preservation of local wisdom at MIN 10 Blitar. The purpose of describe the ecopedagogy concept in the preservation of local wisdom at MIN 10 Blitar. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach and the type of research is an instrumental case study. The data collection techniques in this research are observation, interview, and documentation. The data analysis technique of this research uses the Milles and Huberman model with three steps analysis: data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion. The results of this research indicate that the ecopedagogy concept at MIN 10 Blitar is implemented through a series of eco green programs. The ecopedagogy concept at MIN 10 Blitar, it can foster students to have ecological awareness and have skills to preserve the environment. Students of MIN 10 Blitar can play an active role in the preservation of local wisdom "Resik Deso" by the people of Sukosewu Village, Gandusari District, Blitar Regency in protecting and preserving the environment
IMPLEMENTATION OF SCIENCE LEARNING USING COMPUTER BASED INSTRUCTION THROUGH SIMULATION MODELS
Authors: Fatonah Siti , Abroto Abroto , Fajriyani Noor Alfi , Ningsih Eka Putri , Irfan Irfan , Romadhon Kharisma
Published: November 2022

The process of implementing Natural Science Learning (IPA) is often said to be a difficult subject so that the decline in student interest in the subject (IPA) can be seen when the student learning process is more passive during learning. The method that is commonly applied is in the form of a lecture method so that the results of the students are more willing to listen during the learning process. The purpose of this study is to determine the implementation of science learning using Computer Based Intruction through a simulation model. The type of research used in this study is qualitative research. Data collection techniques in this study using interviews and documentation. The results of this study describe that at MI Ma'arif Darussalam Plaosan has applied science learning using Computer Based Instuction through a simulation model, namely utilizing visual media in teacher learning has provided more concrete and real learning in learning with the help of visual media. supported by student responses and responses that are very enthusiastic about the learning that is applied, namely based on Computer Based Intruction experienced by students, this has succeeded in supporting student activity. In the simulation model, there are four roles of the teacher, namely: first a teacher explains, second as an intermediary, third as a coach and fourth as a discussion. This simulation learning is four stages which are the stages of orientation, training, simulation and debriefing
Model Matematika Penyebaran Hoax COVID-19
Authors: Nur Wahyudin , Darmawati Darmawati
Published: November 2022

In this article, the problem of spreading hoaxes during the corona-19 outbreak is studied using a mathematical model. Currently, we often see a lot of hoaxes that are very unsettling, for example the news that eggs are a corona drug. In addition, there have been denials of funerals for Covid victims in various regions. In this article, the impact of government education and outreach, decisive action against hoax spreaders and ignorance of people who understand the problem of Covid-19 regarding the spread of hoaxes. The model built using 4 compartments, equilibrium point, free hoax spreader, basic reproduction number and sensitivity analysis are discussed in this article. Several numerical simulations are provided to test the theoretical study of the model
Peramalan Jumlah Penggunaan Kuota Internet Menggunakan Metode Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA)
Authors: Tasna Yunita
Published: November 2022

Internet quota is the number of limits or limits of usage in internet use.To overcome this, it is necessary to forecast the amount of internet quota usage. The purpose of this study is to predict the amount of internet quota usage using the Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) method. The ARIMA method commonly called the Box-Jenkins method is a method used for short-term forecasting with the assumption that the time series data used must be stationary, meaning that the average variation of the data in question is constant. The bedt model obtained to predict the amount of internet quota usage is the AR (1) or ARIMA (1,0,0) models. From the forecasting results it can be seen that the amount of internet quota usage is increasing every day
Model Epidemi SIR Pengguna/Pemain Mobile Games Pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam Universitas Sulawesi Barat
Authors: Agus Asrul , Rahmawati Rahmawati , Fardinah Fardinah
Published: November 2022

Game saat ini berkembang sangat pesat, tidak hanya sebagai hiburan bahkan game kini banyak yang diperlombakan. Game semakin mudah untuk diakses oleh berbagai kalangan umur sejak munculnya mobile games pada era mobile phone seperti sekarang. Oleh karena itu, pada skripsi ini penulis menganalisis model matematika epidemi untuk pemain/pengguna mobile games. Model epidemi umumnya digunakan untuk melihat fenomena penyebaran suatu penyakit. Pada penelitian ini, penulis membangun model epidemi SIR untuk pengguna/pemain mobile games Mahasiswa FMIPA Unsulbar, kemudian titik kesetimbangan model tersebut yaitu E(192,0) dan bersifat stabil, serta bilangan reproduksi dasar  sebesar 0,51 yang menunjukkan bahwa tidak akan terjadi endemik dan penyakit akan menghilang secara perlahan seiring berjalannya waktu. Untuk simulasi model, penulis menggunakan program maple
Penerapan Metode SARIMA untuk Peramalan Jumlah Pengunjung Wisata Taman Nasional Bantimurung Bulusaraung Maros
Authors: Munira Anwar Munira , Khalilah Nurfadilah  , Wahidah Alwi
Published: November 2022

Penelitian ini membahas tentang peramalan jumlah pengunjung wisata Taman Nasional Bantimurung Bulusaraung Maros. Salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi perkembangan wisata Bantimurung Bulusaraung karena dapat menyebabkan perubahan jumlah pengunjung. Dalam penelitian ini, upaya untuk meminimalisir jumlah pengunjung yang tidak tentu dilakukan dengan meramalkan jumlah pengunjung Wisata Taman Nasional Bantimurung Bulusaraung Maros. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui model peramalan jumlah pengunjung Taman Nasional Bantimurung Bulusaraung Maros dan mengetahui hasil ramalan jumlah pengunjung Taman Nasional Bantimurung Bulusaraung Maros menggunakan metode SARIMA. Adapun hasil yang diperoleh pada penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa jumlah pengunjung Wisata Taman Nasional Bantimurung Bulusaraung Maros mengalami kenaikan dan penurunan dalam periode satu tahun. Jumlah pengunjung tertinggi terjadi pada bulan Desember Tahun 2020 yaitu sebanyak 19061 orang dan jumlah terendah terjadi pada bulan Januari Tahun 2020 yaitu sebanyak 15067 orang. Adapun model peramalan jumlah pengunjung Taman Nasional Bantimurung Bulusaraung Maros menggunakan metode SARIMA yaitu model SARIMA (1,1,3) (2,1,1)12
Condition of mandarin plants (Citrus reticulata var. unshiu Tan.) upon treatment using physiologically active substances
Authors: Kunina V. А. , Belous O. G.
Published: November 2022

Тhe humid subtropics of the Russian Federation constitute a conditionally suitable area for cultivating citrus crops. In recent years, low winter temperatures have been observed with increasing frequency, leading to the subfreezing of seedlings and delayed vegetation, as well as the death of plants. In addition, prolonged dry periods in summer have been recorded, contributing to a fall of leaves and fruits. One promising approach involves agricultural methods, such as the treatment of plants with regulatory and stress-protective agrochemicals. In this article, the water regime and the improvement of plant health under the influence of a number of growth regulators having a stimulating and stress-protecting effect are considered. Тhis research has been carried out at the Federal Research Centre “Subtropical Science Centre of RAS” since 2019. Тhe positive influence of such agents on the functional state of mandarin leaves was determined; the leaf health was higher (2.0–2.8 units) in the varieties treated with siliplant than that in the control (1.4-1.9 units); lower values of water deficiency (1.1-12.1 % against 13.2-15.8 % in the control) and lower content of accumulated dry matter (37-43 g against 38.5-43.8 g in the control) were noted in the same experiment. Тhe plants treated with a growth regulator yielded fruits of a higher mass (44.8-48.2 g against 41.3 g in the control). Тhe obtained data will help to develop efficient means for regulating the functional state of plants under stressful conditions.
Recommended resistant grape variety Traminette for quality winemaking
Authors: Krasokhina S. I. , Matveeva N. V.
Published: November 2022

Тhe purpose of the variety study of the introduced white wine grape variety Traminette, originate at Cornell University, New York, USA in 1965, was to analyze the feasibility of its cultivation in the conditions of the northern zone of the industrial viticulture of the Russian Federation, for which the next objective were set: study in concrete 

soil and climatic conditions agrobiological and economically valuable characteristic and properties of the Traminette variety, such as yield, plasticity, resistance to biotic and abiotic environmental factors, as well as assess the quality of the resulting dry wine. To facilitate the identification of this variety, we made an ampelographic description according to the leading features. Тhe study was carried out in 2019-2021 according to the methods generally accepted in viticulture and winemaking in the grafted nursery of the Novocherkassk Experimental Field of the All-Russian Research Institute named after Ya.I. Potapenko for Viticulture and Winemaking – Branch of Federal State Budget Scientific Institution «FRARC» (Novocherkassk, Rostov Region). Тhe plantations are non-covered, non-irrigated, grafted, obtained by green grafting on the planted rootstock Oppenheim CO-4, planting scheme 3×1.5 m, medium-bole bush fan-shaped, medium pruning (4-6 buds left on the spoor). Тhe technology of cultivation of vineyards is standard and generally accepted. Тhe white wine variety Traminette of early-medium terms of grape ripeness, according to the variety study in the conditions of Novocherkassk, demonstrated winter hardiness sufficient for non-covering vineyards (the average long-term percentage of bud break is 79.8 %), high yield (10.2 t/ha), and increased resistance to fungal diseases (powdery mildew, downy mildew – 3.0, botrytis 1.5), excellent points for assessing dry wine material (8.7). All this makes the Traminette variety promising for use in industrial production in non-covering culture, with a decrease in the number of sprays compared to classical varieties, to obtain high quality wines.
Contemporary scientific approaches for a dramatic increase in fruit crops
Authors: Dragavtseva I. A. , Dragavtsev V. A. , Savin I. Yu. , Klyukina A. V.
Published: November 2022

Increasing fruit crops requires the introduction of a new strategy – biologization of fruit growing, i.e. introduction of innovative technologies for the design of new varieties that are breakthrough in yields and product quality, as well as development of algorithms for the optimal placement of existing varieties in macro-, meso- and microecological niches based on digital technologies. Тhe study presents contemporary innovative strategies for: introduction of innovative technologies for the selection of fruit crops with a quantitative assessment of contributions to the yields of seven genetic and physiological systems (GPS), which manage fruit crops and varieties; selection of parent pairs based on the degree of adaptability of varieties in a specific phase of development to limiting environmental factors – phase selection – rather than on the basis of general qualitative indicators (winter hardiness, drought tolerance and others; management of the production process of varieties in each phase of ontogenesis based on estimates of the positive contributions of each of the seven GPS to the crops and the combination of the GPS with the maximum positive contributions to the crop in one future variety; use of digital technologies and improvement of tools for rational placement of varieties in macro-, meso- and microecological niches. Тhe paper shows the ways of applying elements of new strategies for a dramatic increase in fruit crops to ensure, with their simultaneous use, an increase in yields by 200-250%.
Screening of antagonistic strains Trichoderma Pers. towards causative agent of root rot in apples of genus Fusarium Link.
Authors: Astapchuk I. L. , Yakuba G. V. , Nasonov A. I.
Published: November 2022

In recent years, in the south of Russia, fungi of the genus Fusarium Link (1809) constitute a special danger to such important agricultural perennial crops as the apple tree. Тhese fungi cause root rot, a harmful disease, which weakens the vascular organs, leading to a significant decrease in yield and even death of the plant. A literature review showed that the genus Trichoderma has great potential for the integrated protection of apple trees. In this regard, due to the lack of registered microbiological agents for the control of fusarium root rot in apple trees, the search for antagonistic strains for biotechnological control of this disease becomes relevant. In this work, the parasitic activity of strains of the genus Trichoderma against the causative agents of root rot in apple trees, namely Fusarium sporotrichioides and Fusarium oxysporum, was studied in vitro. Тhe research was carried out in 2020–2021 in the Laboratory of biotechnological control of phytopathogens and phytophages of the FGBSO “North Caucasian Federal Scientific Center of Horticulture, Viticulture and Winemaking”. Тhe research was focused on monoconidial strains of the causative agent of apple root rot: F. sporotrichioides (strain RR20XXIV/4.3) and F. oxysporum (strain RR20XXV/6.2), as well as 7 strains of the genus Trichoderma having expected antagonistic activity. Тhe activity of strains of the genus Trichoderma against fungi of the genus Fusarium was determined by the dual culture method using joint splicing on the PGA medium (potato-glucose agar). Тhe Trichocin, SP (titer 1010 CFU/g Trichoderma harzianum, strain G-30 VISR), registered against root rot for a number of crops, was used as a standard. A monoculture of the test object (strains of the genus Fusarium) was used as a control. Out of the 7 strains of antagonistic fungi, strains 20I/1 and 20II/2 showed the greatest activity against F. sporotrichioides by a dual mechanism of action, which involves competition for a nutrient medium and fungicidal parasitic antagonism; the latter strain showed hyperparasitism. Antibiotic (strain 20XIV/5) and alimentary antagonisms (strain 20II/3.2) were also detected. Strain 20XIV/5 showed antibiotic antagonism against F. oxysporum, having higher activity than the standard; strain 20I/1 showed alimentary antagonism. Тhe remaining antagonist strains showed competitive interactions for the environment.
Brahmadeva. Paramātmaprakāśa-vṛtti. First adhikāra, dohaka 11–25
Authors: Zheleznova N. A.
Published: November 2022

This publication is a continuation of the first translation into European from the Sanskrit of the Brahmadeva’s commentary on the next fourteenth verses-dohakas of the poetic treatise “The Radiance of the Supreme Ātman” (Apabhraṃśa Paramap-papāyasu). The commentator, following the presentation of the main text, continues his explanation of the Jain doctrine of the three types of ātman: external, internal and supreme. The external ātman is understood as the body through which most people identify themselves, the inner ātman is self–consciousness and the whole totality of mental and psychic life, purified from false states of consciousness. The main object of consideration for the author of the commentary as long as of the main text is the supreme ātman, whose real nature is pure consciousness and nothing else.
Features of the Hellenistic culture of ancient Sudan
Authors: Desnitsky A. S.
Published: November 2022

The article offers a new method of researching early Christian texts. It complements the existing reconstructions of early Christian communities. The method suggests analyzing the polemical texts, first of all, the canonical and non-canonical New Testament Epistles. This would be a basis for reconstructing the views and practices with which the authors argue. The argument is an indirect source on the history of the early Christian communities which yet existed, however, did not leave a sufficient intellectual legacy. The article comprises a research based on these arguments of the Epistles written by apostle Paul and his followers and disciples.
Religious reformism and Jadidism in the Volga-Ural region of Imperial Russia (XIX – the beginning of XX centuries
Authors: Zakirov A. A. , Kashaf Sh. R. , Mukhametshin R. M.
Published: November 2022

The Authors of this article assess the phenomenon of how was perceived religious reformism and Jadidism in the public thought of Muslims who lived in the Volga-Ural region (Russian Empire). The approach to this phenomenon and its assessment differ in the pre-revolutionary Russian, Soviet and foreign historiography, which is due to the heterogeneity of the subject of research itself. By stressing the fact that in international scholarship there are different views on the formation of this phenomenon, the Authors of the article offer a more balanced approach to this phenomenon. This approach differs from that popular in historiography, labelled as "jadidocentrist". Equally, they suggest making the distinction and clear the technical terms such as "Islamic discourse", "religious revival" and "Jadidism" itself.
Eurasian ideas of Yu. N. Roerich
Authors: Shustova A. M.
Published: November 2022

The article deals with the contribution by Yurii Nikolaevich Roerich (1902–1960) to Eurasianism, the original trend in Russian philosophical thought. In thisregard his contribution to the nomadic studies is of particular importance. Thanks to his efforts, these studies became a separate branch of general history. Like other Eurasianists Roerich considered the world of ancient nomads as a cultural entity. In particular, he stressed its specific features, such as the importance of the animal style art, epic lore and the military culture. He drew the scholars' attention to the Indo-Europeans, the Tocharians who played an important role in the formation of the Eurasian cultural community. The Tocharians became the founders of the Kushan Empire. This happened at the time when the Indian Buddhist teachings came to the North and subsequently spread across the Eurasian continent. Yu. N. Roerich researched the problem of ancient migrations, which he viewed as central and was also interested in the process of creation of empires by nomads. He held the view that the study of the heritage of ancient nomads is pivotal for understanding the ongoing Eurasian integration.
“Once Again on Understanding Some Fragments of the Ancient Egyptian Satrap Stela”: Grade D, Again
Authors: Safronov A. V.
Published: November 2022

The article continues the author’s study of the controversial fragments of the Satrap Stela [1]. 1. Additional arguments are proposed favoring the reading of graphemes as xft sbj. Lines 8–9 should apparently be read as “Its (i.e., the land’s) name is “the Marshland Wadjet”. It formerly belonged to the gods of Buto, before  changed under Xerxes who did not make offerings for the “souls of Buto” there”; 2. New reasons are adduced to demonstrate the double meaning of Horus’ epithet HA.t nir.w xpr Hr-sA (lines 10–11), viz., “the beginning of gods, which occurs afterwards” and “the foremost of gods, one who appeared afterwards”; 3. The meaning of the verb wdj as ‘to hit’ suggested by A. Erman is contested. Line 11 should be translated as “(Horus)... has overthrown those rebels,  Xerxes in his palace and his elder son”.
The story of the journey with Iblis of the Yemeni Sheikh Abdullah in the Malay "Tale of Merong Mahavangsa"
Authors: Goriaeva L. V.
Published: November 2022

The narration about the embracing of the Islamic Creed by non-Muslims is often an essential episode in many Malay chronicles. In the «Tale of Merong Mahavangsa» (Chronicles of the Kedah kingdom), this is a separate episode. This is a kind of "framed story", with dramatis personae such as Sheikh Abdullah Yemeni and his fellow traveller and antagonist Iblis, the chief of evil spirits. Before the Sheikh’s eyes, unfolds a series of episodes where the "enemy of mankind" demonstrates its power over man as well as his methods of seducing people from the true path. The climax of this plot is the rebellion of the sheikh, who no longer wants to see the devil tormenting his people, as well as the conversion to Islam of the Kedah ruler and all his subjects. The frame story of Sheikh Abdullah’s journey with Iblis and the mention of real existing characters: several generations of rulers of Kedah and Sheikh Nuruddin al-Raniri, Gujarati philosopher and writer, allows to date it to the mid-17th century.
Outcomes following stereotactic radiosurgery for foramen magnum meningiomas: a single-center experience and systematic review of the literature
Authors: Karras Constantine L. , Texakalidis Pavlos , Nie Jeffrey Z. , Trybula S. Joy , Youngblood Mark W. , Sachdev Sean , Thomas Tarita O. , Kalapurakal John , Chandler James P. , Magill Stephen T.
Published: November 2022

OBJECTIVE

Foramen magnum meningiomas (FMMs) pose a unique challenge given their intimate anatomical relationship with the craniovertebral junction. While resection has been studied extensively, much less has been reported about the use of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for FMMs. This study includes what is to the authors’ knowledge the first systematic review in the literature that summarizes patient and treatment characteristics and synthesizes outcomes following SRS for FMMs.

METHODS

A retrospective chart review was conducted at a single major academic institution, and a systematic review was performed according to PRISMA guidelines. The initial search on the PubMed and Scopus databases yielded 530 results. Key data extracted from both databases included Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) score and neurological deficits at presentation, tumor location, treatment indication, target volume, single versus multiple fractions, marginal and maximum doses, isodose line, clinical and radiographic follow-up times, and primary (clinical stability and local control at last follow-up) and secondary (mortality, adverse radiation events, time to regression, progression-free survival) outcomes.

RESULTS

The study patients included 9 patients from the authors’ institution and 165 patients across 4 studies who received SRS for FMMs. The weighted median age at treatment was 60.2 years, and 73.9% of patients were female. Common presenting symptoms included headache (33.9%), dizziness/ataxia (29.7%), cranial nerve deficit(s) (27.9%), numbness (22.4%), weakness (15.2%), and hydrocephalus (4.2%). Lateral/ventrolateral (64.2%) was the most common tumor location. SRS was utilized as the primary therapy in 63.6% of patients and as salvage (21.8%) or adjuvant (14.5%) therapy for the rest of the patients. Most patients (91.5%) were treated with a single fraction. A tumor with a weighted median target volume of 2.9 cm3 was treated with a weighted median marginal dose, maximum dose, and isodose line of 12.9 Gy, 22.8 Gy, and 58%, respectively. Clinical stability and local control at last follow-up were achieved in 98.8% and 97.0% of patients, respectively. Only one possible adverse radiation event occurred, and no mortality directly related to the tumor or SRS was reported.

CONCLUSIONS

In this retrospective analysis and systematic review, the authors demonstrate SRS to be an effective and safe treatment option for carefully selected patients with FMMs.
A quantitative and comparative evaluation of stereotactic spine radiosurgery local control: proposing a consistent measurement methodology
Authors: Harel Ran , Kaisman-Elbaz Tehila , Emch Todd , Elson Paul , Chao Samuel T , Suh John H , Angelov Lilyana
Published: November 2022

OBJECTIVE

Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is a precise and conformal treatment modality used in the management of metastatic spine tumors. Multiple studies have demonstrated its safety and efficacy for pain and tumor control. However, no uniform quantitative imaging methodology exists to evaluate response to treatment in these patients. This study presents radiographic local control rates post-SBRT, systematically compares measurements acquired according to WHO and Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) criteria, and explores the relationship to patient outcome.

METHODS

The authors performed a retrospective review of prospectively obtained data from a cohort of 59 consecutive patients (81 metastatic isocenters) treated with SBRT and followed with serial MRI scans. Measurements were performed by a neuroradiologist blinded to the patients’ clinical course. Local control status was determined according to both WHO and RECIST measurements, and agreement between the measuring methodologies was calculated and reported.

RESULTS

Eighty-one isocenters (111 vertebral bodies) were treated with SBRT. The mean treatment dose was 13.96 Gy and the median follow-up duration was 10.8 months, during which 408 MRI scans were evaluated with both WHO and RECIST criteria for each scan point. Imaging demonstrated a mean unidimensional size decrease of 0.2 cm (p = 0.14) and a mean area size decrease of 0.99 cm2 (p = 0.03). Although 88% of the case classifications were concordant and the agreement was significant, WHO criteria were found to be more sensitive to tumor size change. The local control rates according to WHO and RECIST were 95% and 98%, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS

Although WHO volumetric measurements are admittedly superior for tumor size measurement, RECIST is simpler, reproducible, and for the first time is shown here to be comparable to WHO criteria. Thus, the application of RECIST methodology appears to be a suitable standard for evaluating post-SBRT treatment response. Moreover, using comprehensive and consistent measuring approaches, this study substantiates the efficacy of SBRT in the treatment of spine metastases.
Neoadjuvant stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases: a new paradigm
Authors: Li Yuping Derek , Coxon Andrew T. , Huang Jiayi , Abraham Christopher D. , Dowling Joshua L. , Leuthardt Eric C. , Dunn Gavin P. , Kim Albert H. , Dacey Ralph G. , Zipfel Gregory J. , Evans John , Filiput Eric A. , Chicoine Michael R.
Published: November 2022

OBJECTIVE

For patients with surgically accessible solitary metastases or oligometastatic disease, treatment often involves resection followed by postoperative stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). This strategy has several potential drawbacks, including irregular target delineation for SRS and potential tumor "seeding" away from the resection cavity during surgery. A neoadjuvant (preoperative) approach to radiation therapy avoids these limitations and offers improved patient convenience. This study assessed the efficacy of neoadjuvant SRS as a new treatment paradigm for patients with brain metastases.

METHODS

A retrospective review was performed at a single institution to identify patients who had undergone neoadjuvant SRS (specifically, Gamma Knife radiosurgery) followed by resection of a brain metastasis. Kaplan-Meier survival and log-rank analyses were used to evaluate risks of progression and death. Assessments were made of local recurrence and leptomeningeal spread. Additionally, an analysis of the contemporary literature of postoperative and neoadjuvant SRS for metastatic disease was performed.

RESULTS

Twenty-four patients who had undergone neoadjuvant SRS followed by resection of a brain metastasis were identified in the single-institution cohort. The median age was 64 years (range 32–84 years), and the median follow-up time was 16.5 months (range 1 month to 5.7 years). The median radiation dose was 17 Gy prescribed to the 50% isodose. Rates of local disease control were 100% at 6 months, 87.6% at 12 months, and 73.5% at 24 months. In 4 patients who had local treatment failure, salvage therapy included repeat resection, laser interstitial thermal therapy, or repeat SRS. One hundred thirty patients (including the current cohort) were identified in the literature who had been treated with neoadjuvant SRS prior to resection. Overall rates of local control at 1 year after neoadjuvant SRS treatment ranged from 49% to 91%, and rates of leptomeningeal dissemination from 0% to 16%. In comparison, rates of local control 1 year after postoperative SRS ranged from 27% to 91%, with 7% to 28% developing leptomeningeal disease.

CONCLUSIONS

Neoadjuvant SRS for the treatment of brain metastases is a novel approach that mitigates the shortcomings of postoperative SRS. While additional prospective studies are needed, the current study of 130 patients including the summary of 106 previously published cases supports the safety and potential efficacy of preoperative SRS with potential for improved outcomes compared with postoperative SRS.