bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Polyethylenes and Polystyrenes with Carbazole Fluorescent Tags
Authors: Tufano Federica , Grisi Fabia , Costabile Chiara , Mazzeo Mina , Venditto Vincenzo , Boccia Antonella Caterina , Fittipaldi Rosalba , Izzo Lorella , Pragliola Stefania
Published: February 2023

The increasingly intense consumption of plastics and, above all, their improper disposal in the environment are causing serious environmental concerns. Great efforts have been made for the development of new methods aimed at facilitating and speeding up the identification and sorting of different materials in the plastic recycling process. In this field, new strategies based on fluorescent tagging have been developed. This work concerns the synthesis and characterization of new fluorescent copolymers of polyethylene (PE) and polystyrene (PS), which are among the most produced and consumed plastic materials. The synthesized copolymers are potentially suitable for use as fluorescent markers of PE and PS. Ethylene-co-N-pentenyl carbazole (P(E-co-PK)) and styrene-co-4-(N-carbazolyl)methyl styrene (P(S-co-SK)) copolymers were prepared by Ziegler–Natta and free radical polymerization, respectively. If excited at 300 nm, both P(E-co-PK)s and P(S-co-SK)s give fluorescence emissions resulting in them being optically active. Moreover, due to the low amount of fluorescent units, they show chemico-physical properties such as those of their corresponding homopolymers (PE and PS). P(E-co-PK)s and P(S-co-SK)s have been also tested as fluorescent markers of PE and PS. The experimental results demonstrate that from PE/P(E-co-PK) and PS/P(S-co-SK) blends prepared using only 1% by weight of fluorescent copolymer, distinguishable fluorescent emissions can be still detected.
Rethinking the Intercultural Potential of Religious Education in Public Schools: Contributions from Intercultural Theology
Authors: Skrefsrud Thor-André
Published: February 2023

This paper asks how intercultural theology can inspire a critical and constructive reflection on the intercultural potential of non-confessional religious education (RE). Taking the Norwegian non-confessional RE subject as a starting point, the paper draws attention to the tendency to present religions, worldviews, and denominations as single entities with distinct characteristics. As emphasized by Jackson, Jones and Meyer, and others, a systemic-oriented approach will largely capture the institutionalized sides of religion. Consequently, in schools, the intercultural dimension of RE can easily be reduced by emphasizing students’ need for encyclopedic knowledge about different traditions, overlooking how religion is embedded in social life and transforms, develops, and interconnects through everyday practices outside of institutionalized religious life. This line of argument sets the stage for the next part, examining how intercultural theology can create critical awareness of the inner diversity and interconnectedness of denominations and religious traditions. The paper argues that the descriptive and normative framework of intercultural theology can inspire educators to reflect critically on the intercultural dimension of a non-confessional RE.
Plantinga and Aquinas on the Viability of the ‘Third Way’
Authors: Mauser Bernard James
Published: February 2023

This article deals with Alvin Plantinga’s arguments against St. Thomas Aquinas’s third way to show that God exists. Although attacks on this argument have come from Christians and non-Christians, my contention is that these rebuttals of the third way arise because of a misunderstanding of the argument itself. Thus, the metaphysical background for understanding the third way is first explained, and then the arguments Plantinga raises against it are dealt with. After reading this article it should be clear that the third way to show God’s existence is plausible and that Plantinga’s attacks against it are based on a straw man rather than the substantive argument the third way actually is.
Locating the Problem of Evil
Authors: Taliaferro Charles Champe
Published: February 2023

I argue that James Sterba’s argument from evil involves a category mistake. He applies moral principles that pertain to ethical requirements that apply within creation to what may be called the ethics or axiology of creating and sustaining creation. The paper includes reflection on the relationship between justification and redemption, justice and mercy.
Construction Health and Safety Agent Collaboration and Its Influence on Health and Safety Performance in the South African Construction Industry
Authors: Rantsatsi Ndaleni Phinias , Musonda Innocent , Agumba Justus
Published: February 2023

Fatalities, injuries, and illnesses continue to occur in the construction industry (CI), despite efforts made by clients, designers, and contractors. The lack of collaboration between these project actors and construction health and safety agents (CHSA) remains a challenge for both construction professionals and academics. Given the urgent need for CHSA to collaborate with other construction project members, this study proposes a model for improving CHSA collaboration and its influence on health and safety (H&S) performance. The exploratory sequential mixed method, which included a Delphi study and a questionnaire survey, was adopted. H&S experts were purposively sampled. A three-round Delphi study was conducted to identify the factors, and these factors were categorized into 9 main factors developed from a review of the literature and the input of 15 H&S experts, 14 of whom completed all 3 iterations. Stratified sampling was used to gather quantitative data. A total of 257 questionnaires were returned, of which 213 responses were usable for analysis. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26 was conducted and resulted in 6 main factors. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to establish the validity and reliability of constructs, and finally, path analysis in EQS version 6.4 was used to analyze the results of the questionnaire survey and evaluate the goodness of model fit. The findings were that mutuality, trust, institutional support, project context, and common purpose contribute to CHSA collaboration. Additionally, the influence of project context, common purpose, and CHSA collaboration on H&S performance were found to be statistically significant. The study’s implication is that in order to improve H&S performance, clients, designers, and contractors may not limit the participation of CHSA on the project. The implication for the CI is that by promoting CHSA collaboration, the likelihood of CHSA influence could increase and H&S performance could improve on construction projects. The study revealed that collaboration should be considered for improving H&S performance. The study is limited to respondents who met the selection criteria to participate in the Delphi study and questionnaire survey. Any registered persons who did not receive regular communication and announcements would have not participated. Despite the requirements of the South Africa Construction Regulations 2014 that CHSA should be part of the construction project team, more studies should be conducted to investigate the CHSA level of involvement on the project.
A Selective and Accurate LC-MS/MS Method for Simultaneous Quantification of Valsartan and Hydrochlorothiazide in Human Plasma
Authors: Haque Anzarul , Iqbal Muzaffar , Alamoudi Mariam , Alam Prawez
Published: February 2023

The fixed dose combination of valsartan (VAL) and hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) is the most commonly prescribed medicine for the effective treatment of hypertension. In this study, a simple sensitive and accurate liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was developed for the simultaneous quantitation of VAL and HCTZ in human plasma by using irbesartan (IRB) and hydroflumethiazide (HFMZ) as their specific internal standards (ISs). HLB cartridge-based solid-phase extraction was used for the extraction of analytes and ISs. The chromatographic separation was achieved on Lichrocart RP Select (125 × 4 mm), 5 nm with the mobile phase composition of acetonitrile: 10 mM ammonium acetate buffer: 95:05, v/v, at flow rate of 0.5 mL/min. The turbo ion electrospray ionization in negative mode was used as ion source for the sample ionization. The precursor to product ion transitions were 434.10 > 179.10 (VAL), 295.70 > 204.90 (HCTZ), 427.10 > 192.90 (IRB), and 329.90 > 302.40 (HFMZ) for detection and quantification of analytes and their ISs. The retention times of VAL and HCTZ were 1.90 min and 2.30 min, respectively. The range for the calibration curves of VAL and HCTZ were 50.2–6018.6 ng/mL and 1.25–507.63 ng/mL, respectively, with good linearity having correlation coefficient values of ≥0.995 for both VAL and HCTZ. All validation parameter results (selectivity, precision and accuracy, matrix effects and stabilities) were within the acceptable range as per USFDA guideline for bioanalytical method validation. The intra-day and inter-day accuracy data for VAL were within the range of 105.68–114.22% and 98.41–108.16%, respectively, whereas for HCTZ they were 87.01–101.18% and 95.16–99.37%, respectively. The ion suppression effects produced for VAL and ion enhancement effects produced for HCTZ were insignificant according to the proposed sample cleanup procedure. The developed LC-MS/MS method was successfully applied to bioequivalence study on healthy volunteers.
Hybrid Wavelet–CNN Fault Diagnosis Method for Ships’ Power Systems
Authors: Paraskevopoulos Dimitrios , Spandonidis Christos , Giannopoulos Fotis
Published: February 2023

Three-phase induction motors (IMs) are considered an essential part of electromechanical systems. Despite the fact that IMs operate efficiently under harsh environments, there are many cases where they indicate deterioration. A crucial type of fault that must be diagnosed early is stator winding faults as a consequence of short circuits. Motor current signature analysis is a promising method for the failure diagnosis of power systems. Wavelets are ideal for both time- and frequency-domain analyses of the electrical current of nonstationary signals. In this paper, the signal data are obtained from simulations of an induction motor for various stator winding fault conditions and one normal operating condition. Our main contribution is the presentation of a fault diagnostic system based on a hybrid discrete wavelet–CNN method. First, the time series of the currents are processed with discrete wavelet analysis. In this way, the harmonic frequencies of the faults are successfully captured, and features can be extracted that comprise valuable information. Next, the features are fed into a convolutional neural network (CNN) model that achieves competitive accuracy and needs significantly reduced training time. The motivations for integrating CNNs into wavelet analysis results for fault diagnosis are as follows: (1) the monitoring is automated, as no human operators are needed to examine the results; (2) deep learning algorithms have the potential to identify even more indistinguishable and complex faults than those that human eyes could.
Young Adults’ Perception of Breadcrumbing Victimization in Dating Relationships
Authors: Khattar Vivek , Upadhyay Shreya , Navarro Raúl
Published: February 2023

Background: Breadcrumbing is an unexplored dating trend disguised in the form of subtle manipulation in relationships. With the increase in online dating apps, people have started to initiate, maintain and end relationships, and the use of manipulative tactics have increased on such platforms. The present study explores the meaning of breadcrumbing and its effects on the breadcrumbie’s mental health and wellbeing. Method: The research design was qualitative in nature through the use of focus group discussions. Two focus group discussions were conducted including nine participants in total (one male, eight females). Results: After the data analysis, five major themes emerged defining breadcrumbing—charm, leading on, incongruence, avoiding emotional investment and commitment uncertainty. Conversational fragments also revealed that breadcrumbing had an impact on the breadcrumbie’s future relationships, emotional disturbance, self-concept, and signs of depression. The red flags and effective coping strategies were also discovered with the help of a thematic analysis. Further research on personality correlates of breadcrumbing perpetration and victimization is recommended.
A Thematic Travel Recommendation System Using an Augmented Big Data Analytical Model
Authors: Asaithambi Suriya Priya R. , Venkatraman Ramanathan , Venkatraman Sitalakshmi
Published: February 2023

Tour planning has become both challenging and time-consuming due to the huge amount of information available online and the variety of options to choose from. This is more so as each traveler has unique set of interests and location preferences in addition to other tour-based constraints such as vaccination status and pandemic travel restrictions. Several travel planning companies and agencies have emerged with more sophisticated online services to capitalize on global tourism effectively by using technology for making suitable recommendations to travel seekers. However, such systems predominantly adopt a destination-based recommendation approach and often come as bundled packages with limited customization options for incorporating each traveler’s preferences. To address these limitations, “thematic travel planning” has emerged as a recent alternative with researchers adopting text-based data mining for achieving value-added online tourism services. Understanding the need for a more holistic theme approach in this domain, our aim is to propose an augmented model to integrate analytics of a variety of big data (both static and dynamic). Our unique inclusive model covers text mining and data mining of destination images, reviews on tourist activities, weather forecasts, and recent events via social media for generating more user-centric and location-based thematic recommendations efficiently. In this paper, we describe an implementation of our proposed inclusive hybrid recommendation model that uses data of multimodal ranking of user preferences. Furthermore, in this study, we present an experimental evaluation of our model’s effectiveness. We present the details of our improvised model that employs various statistical and machine learning techniques on existing data available online, such as travel forums and social media reviews in order to arrive at the most relevant and suitable travel recommendations. Our hybrid recommender built using various Spark models such as naïve Bayes classifier, trigonometric functions, deep learning convolutional neural network (CNN), time series, and NLP with sentiment scores using AFINN (sentiment analysis developed by Finn Årup Nielsen) shows promising results in the directions of benefit for an individual model’s complementary advantages. Overall, our proposed hybrid recommendation algorithm serves as an active learner of user preferences and ranking by collecting explicit information via the system and uses such rich information to make personalized augmented recommendations according to the unique preferences of travelers.
Removing Mn, Cu and Fe from Real Wastewaters with Macrophytes: Reviewing the Relationship between Environmental Factors and Plants’ Uptake Capacity
Authors: Coimbra Eder Carlos Lopes , Borges Alisson Carraro
Published: February 2023

Heavy metal pollution creates environmental health concerns. Among these, iron (Fe), copper (Cu) and manganese (Mn) are commonly found in aquatic environments due to the release of wastewaters. Phytoremediation in hydroponics uses macrophytes to treat contaminated environments, and this is influenced by environmental factors. However, the relationship between these factors and the removal of Fe, Cu and Mn by macrophytes is not known. Therefore, a meta-analysis serves to determine the correlations between environmental factors and the removal of these metals in real wastewater by macrophytes, as well as to identify the role of different aquatic forms of macrophytes in phytoremediation. Emergent macrophytes had higher concentrations of manganese in their tissues, and higher bioconcentrations factor of iron and manganese than floating plants. Regardless of the biotope, higher concentrations of Fe and Cu decreased the ability of plants to bioconcentrate them. The correlations among exposure time, pH, dissolved oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, photoperiod and metal phytoremediation by plants were also found. It can be concluded that the emergent macrophytes showed better performance in terms of the removal of Fe, Cu and Mn, and that the significant correlations between environmental factors and removal vary with the type of metal and the environmental factor analyzed.
Hypericum perforatum L. Nanoemulsion Mitigates Cisplatin-Induced Chemobrain via Reducing Neurobehavioral Alterations, Oxidative Stress, Neuroinflammation, and Apoptosis in Adult Rats
Authors: Khalil Heba M. A. , El Henafy Hanan M. A. , Khalil Islam A. , Bakr Alaa F. , Fahmy Mohamed I. , Younis Nancy S. , El-Shiekh Riham A.
Published: February 2023

Cisplatin (Cis) is a potent chemotherapeutic agent; however, it is linked with oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis, which may harmfully affect the brain. Hypericum perforatum L. (HP L.) is a strong medicinal plant, but its hydrophobic polyphenolic compounds limit its activity. Therefore, our study aimed to investigate the neuroprotective action of HP L. and its nanoemulsion (NE) against Cis-induced neurotoxicity. The prepared HP.NE was subjected to characterization. The droplet size distribution, surface charge, and morphology were evaluated. In addition, an in vitro dissolution study was conducted. Compared to Cis-intoxicated rats, HP L. and HP.NE-treated rats displayed improved motor activity and spatial working memory. They also showed an increase in their antioxidant defense system and a reduction in the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the brain. Moreover, they showed an increase in the expression levels of the PON-3 and GPX genes, which are associated with a reduction in the brain levels of COX-2 and TP-53. These findings were confirmed by reducing the immunohistochemical expression of nuclear factor kappa (NF-ƘB) and enhanced Ki-67 levels. In conclusion, HP L. is a promising herb and could be used as an adjuvant candidate to ameliorate chemotherapeutic-induced neurotoxicity. Moreover, HP.NE has superior activity in lessening Cis-induced oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis in brain tissue.
Melatonin Ameliorates Diquat-Induced Testicular Toxicity via Reducing Oxidative Stress, Inhibiting Apoptosis, and Maintaining the Integrity of Blood-Testis Barrier in Mice
Authors: Yang Li , Cheng Jianyong , Xu Dejun , Zhang Zelin , Hua Rongmao , Chen Huali , Duan Jiaxin , Li Xiaoya , Li Qingwang
Published: February 2023

Diquat is a fast, potent, and widely used bipyridine herbicide in agriculture and it induces oxidative stress in several animal models. However, its genotoxic effects on the male reproductive system remain unclear. Melatonin is an effective free-radical scavenger, which has antioxidant and anti-apoptotic properties and can protect the testes against oxidative damage. This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of melatonin on diquat-induced testicular injury in mice. The results showed melatonin treatment alleviated diquat-induced testicular injury, including inhibited spermatogenesis, increased sperm malformations, declined testosterone level and decreased fertility. Specifically, melatonin therapy countered diquat-induced oxidative stress by increasing production of the antioxidant enzymes GPX1 and SOD1. Melatonin treatment also attenuated diquat-induced spermatogonia apoptosis in vivo and in vitro by modulating the expression of apoptosis-related proteins, including P53, Cleaved-Caspase3, and Bax/Bcl2. Moreover, melatonin restored the blood-testicular barrier by promoting the expression of Sertoli cell junction proteins and maintaining the ordered distribution of ZO-1. These findings indicate that melatonin protects the testes against diquat-induced damage by reducing oxidative stress, inhibiting apoptosis, and maintaining the integrity of the blood–testis barrier in mice. This study provides a theoretical basis for further research to protect male reproductive health from agricultural pesticides.
Applications of Thermodynamic Geometries to Conformal Regular Black Holes: A Comparative Study
Authors: Jawad Abdul , Hussain Mazhar , Rani Shamaila
Published: February 2023

In this paper, we investigate the thermal stability and thermodynamic geometries of non-rotating/rotating charged black holes. For these black holes, we apply barrow entropy to determine the physical quantities such as mass and temperature of the system and find their stability through first and second phase transitions of the heat capacity. We analyze the effects of scalar charge Q and hair parameter λ on black holes properties by taking both positive and negative values of these parameters. It is noted that heat capacity provide the stable, unstable regions and phase transition points for both black holes. To investigate the thermodynamic geometry of these black holes, various techniques such as Ruppeiner, Weinhold, Quevedo, and HPEM metrics are considered. It is observed that Weinhold, Quevedo, and HPEM give attractive/repulsive behavior of particles in stable/unstable regions of black holes.
Polaron Dynamics in a Quasi-Two-Dimensional Bose–Einstein Condensate
Authors: Mardonov Shukhrat N. , Toshmatov Bobir A. , Ahmedov Bobomurat J. , Inoyatov Shukurillo T.
Published: February 2023

The concept of polaron quasiparticles was first introduced in the pioneering papers by Landau and Feynman in the 1930s and 1940s. It describes the phenomenon of an external particle producing a bound state in an embedded medium. Since then, the study of polaron quasiparticles has been an active area of research in condensed matter physics, with a wide range of applications in magnetic phenomena and lattice deformation properties. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive review of the polaron quasiparticle phenomenon, including its historical origins, theoretical developments, and current research. We also study the various applications of polaron quasiparticles in condensed matter physics, including in magnetic phenomena and lattice deformation properties. The review concludes with an outlook on future directions of research in this field. In particular, we study the motion of external embedded particles in a quasi-two-dimensional Bose–Einstein condensate confined by the quantum harmonic oscillator. We found that the dynamics of attracting particles with static Bose–Einstein condensate exhibit circular and precessional elliptic trajectories due to centripetal force. Polaron-forming embedded particles in the condensate lead to a strongly nonlinear trajectory of the polaron and dynamics of condensate depending on the initial parameters of the condensate and polaron.
Global Cross-Sectional Study Evaluating the Attitudes towards a COVID-19 Vaccine in Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Authors: Hernandez Natalie D. , Pairman Sally , Fisher Alan C. , Cheng Ru-fong J. , Sylvester Shirley
Published: February 2023

Pregnant and postpartum women have an increased risk of severe complications from COVID-19. Many clinical guidelines recommend vaccination of these populations, and it is therefore critical to understand their attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey in November 2020 of currently pregnant and ≤1-year postpartum women in Brazil, India, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US) that assessed their openness to COVID-19 vaccines and reasons for vaccine hesitancy. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to evaluate openness to receiving a vaccine. Out of 2010 respondents, 67% were open to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine themselves. Among pregnant and postpartum participants, 72% and 57% were willing to receive a vaccine, respectively. Vaccine openness varied significantly by country: India (87%), Brazil (71%), UK (59%), and US (52%). Across all participants, among the 33% who were unsure/not open to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, the most common reason cited was safety/side effect concerns (51%). Participants were similarly open to their children/other family members receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. Presence of a comorbidity, a positive COVID-19 test result, and pregnancy were all significantly associated with positive vaccine acceptance. Targeted outreach to address pregnant and postpartum women’s concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine is needed.
Static Model-Based Optimization and Multi-Input Optimal Control of Automatic Transmission Upshift during Inertia Phase
Authors: Cvok Ivan , Deur Joško , Hihlik Mislav , Zhang Yijing , Ivanovic Vladimir , Fujii Yuji
Published: February 2023

Step-ratio automatic transmission upshift performance can be improved by modulating the off-going (OFG) clutch during the inertia phase. In this paper, a static powertrain performance model is derived and applied for the purpose of numerically efficient, multi-objective shift control parameter optimization for the inertia phase. The optimization is aimed at finding the optimal node parameters for simplified, piecewise linear, open-loop profiles of oncoming (ONC) clutch, OFG clutch, and engine torque reduction control variables. The performance indices, i.e., the optimization objectives, include shift comfort, clutch thermal loss, and shift time. The optimization results in 3D Pareto optimal frontiers, which are then analyzed and compared with those obtained by using the previously developed, nonlinear model-based, genetic algorithm optimization tool. The derived method is employed in order to develop a static model-based predictive control (S-MPC) strategy, which commands ONC clutch torque control input while retaining open-loop controls for engine and OFG clutch control inputs. The S-MPC strategy aims at providing the prespecified shift time, while the shift time accuracy is relaxed to some extent by using a control input dead zone element to avoid chattering effect. The S-MPC system performance is verified through simulation and compared with the genetic algorithm benchmark. The simulation results demonstrate that the S-MPC strategy approaches the benchmark performance.
Adaptive Transmission Suspension of V2N Uplink Communication Based on In-Advanced Quality of Service Notification
Authors: Hasegawa Ryo , Okamoto Eiji
Published: February 2023

There are levels of automation in autonomous driving, and each level requires different performances of wireless communication, such as quality, delay time, and throughput. Therefore, the vehicle is required to adaptively control the level of automation when the performance of the wireless communication changes. In particular, it is essential to have a sufficient in-advance time for changing the level of automation. To ensure this time, an in-advance quality of service notification (IQN) has been considered in the fifth-generation mobile communications system (5G) standardization groups, in which predictive information about the quality of service is provided to vehicles from base stations. However, any specific utilizations of IQN for quality enhancement of wireless transmission were not considered. Therefore, in this study, we assume IQN as a prediction of throughput value and propose an improvement scheme for the uplink vehicle-to-network communication by distributing the traffic load and reducing the congestion of base stations. The effectiveness of the proposed scheme is evaluated via the summation of transmitted bits and counts when the target base stations connected by the target vehicles are fully loaded. The numerical results show that the proposed scheme realizes the reduction of network congestion without degrading the throughput performances of the vehicles.
The Influence of Feeding with Colostrum and Colostrum Replacer on Major Blood Biomarkers and Growth Performance in Dairy Calves
Authors: Grigaleviciute Ramune , Planciuniene Rita , Prikockyte Ieva , Radzeviciute-Valciuke Eivina , Baleviciute Austeja , Zelvys Augustinas , Zinkeviciene Aukse , Zigmantaite Vilma , Kucinskas Audrius , Matusevicius Paulius , Kavaliauskas Povilas
Published: February 2023

Bovine colostrum (BC) is the first milk produced by lactating cows after parturition. BC is rich in various amino acids, proteins, and fats essential for the nutrition of the neonate calves. Despite the evident beneficial effect of BC on calves, the effect of BC on blood biomarkers is poorly understood. Calves that received BC showed significantly higher body mass at days 7 and 30 (38.54 kg and 43.42 kg, respectively) compared to the colostrum replacer group (p = 0.0064). BC induced greater quantities of blood neutrophils (0.27 × 109/L) and monocytes (4.76 × 109/L) in comparison to the colostrum replacer (0.08 and 0.06 × 109/L, respectively) (p = 0.0001). Animals that received BC showed higher levels of total serum protein (59.16 g/L) and albumin (29.96 g/L) in comparison to the colostrum replacer group (44.34 g/L and 31.58 g/L, respectively). In addition, BC induced greater intestinal mucus production in the Wistar rat model. Collectively, these results demonstrate that BC is important for the growth of calves and that it provides a significant beneficial effect on morphological and biochemical blood parameters.
Personalized treatment of patients with complications after nasolacrimal groove contouring
Authors:   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Continuous Professional Education «Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Aksenenko I. P. ,   ООО «Clinic of Aesthetic Medicine»
Published: February 2023

Contouring of the nasolacrimal groove area is becoming an increasingly popular procedure due to the rapid onset of a pronounced aesthetic result, however, in recent years, there has been an increase in the pool of complications both in the early and late post-injection recovery period. Meanwhile, there are no differentiated approaches to the choice of physiotherapy techniques and their combinations depending on the genetic profile of the patient and the clinical and functional picture of the complication. Objective: to develop and evaluate the use of personalized physiotherapy in patients with complications after the injection of fillers based on stabilized hyaluronic acid, taking into account patients’ genetic predisposition. Material and methods. The study analyzed the data of 47 patients, aged 35.7±10.2, with a diagnosis of L57.4 — cutis laxa senilis, who received late complications (local edema, filler contouring, sensitivity change at the filler injection site) after the injection of a filler based on stabilized hyaluronic acid in the nasolacrimal groovearea. All patients underwent genetic testing on the Cosmetology panel before the start of treatment. There were 3 groups that received longidase diadinamophoresis, injection carboxytherapy of the nasolacrimal groove area, or a combination of the above techniques. Result. When using a combined course of longidase diadinamophoresis and injection carboxytherapy, there was a significant decrease in such clinical manifestations as contouring, local edema and neuropathy; the psycho-emotional state of patients stabilized. In addition, the therapeutic complex significantly accelerated the biodegradation of the filler and had a restructuring effect on the skin of the nasolacrimal furrow, reducing the thickness of the dermis, increasing the dermis density coefficient, and accelerating the biodegradation of the superficially injected preparation, compared to other study groups. Conclusion. The personalized combined use of the technique, including a course of longidase diadinamophoresis and injection carboxytherapy for the correction of complications of nasolacrimal groove contouring with fillers based on stabilized hyaluronic acid in the form of local edema, neuropathy, and filler contouring, is a highly effective treatment method, which is confirmed by the relief of clinical symptoms, acceleration of biodegradation of the drug, and improvement of the quality of life of patients.
Quality of life of geriatric patients with chronic generalized periodontitis under the influence of sonopelotherapy
Authors:   North-Caucasian Federal Research and Clinical Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency of Russia, Essentuki, Russia, Kaisinova A. S. ,   Pyatigorsk Medical and Pharmaceutical Institute — branch of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Volgograd State Medical University» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Pyatigorsk, Russia, Fedorov A. A. ,   FSBEI HE Ural State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Yekaterinburg, Russia; FBSI Yekaterinburg Medical Research Center for Prevention and Health Protection of Industrial Workers of Rospotrebnadzor, Yekaterinburg, Russia, Edilbiev Z. V. ,   SBI Grozny City Polyclinic № 2, Chechen Republic, Russia, Gusov R. M. ,   Pyatigorsk Medical and Pharmaceutical Institute — branch of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Volgograd State Medical University» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Pyatigorsk, Russia
Published: February 2023

The purpose of the research is to study the dental health status of geriatric patients with chronic generalized periodontitis under the influence of sonopelotherapy according to the long-term results of the research. Material and methods. The study included 122 elderly patients with chronic generalized periodontitis. The patients were divided into 3 groups by simple randomization. The control group (CG/36 people) was prescribed a standard treatment according to clinical guidelines; the patients in the comparison group (GC/43 people) additionally had Actovegin, hypoxene and vitamin and mineral complex AlfaVit50+; the main group (MG/43 people) was additionally prescribed ultraphonophoresis of the oil solution of sulfide-silt mud of Lake Tambukan on the areas of the upper and lower jaws and native mud applications according to the segmental-reflex method on the projection of cervical collar zone. Quality of life assessment of geriatric patients with CGP was performed 6 and 12 months later using the GOHAI geriatric index. Results. According to long-term GOHAI follow-up, dental health in the main group improved by 22.2 % (p < 0.05) within 6 months; the positive trend continued 12 months later, and this indicator increased by 24.9 % (p < 0.01). In the comparison group, all GOHAI scales showed an average 17 % improvement after 6 months (p < 0.05) and a slight decrease after 12 months. In the control group, there was only a tendency to improve in similar indicators after 6 months, and the oral cavity state had a clear tendency to deteriorate after 12 months. Conclusion. The inclusion of sonopelotherapy in restorative treatment programs for geriatric patients with CGP provides a significant improvement in their dental health.
EVOLUTION OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION MODELS
Authors:   Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Chernova V.Yu.
Published: February 2023

The study of theoretical concepts of economic integration is carried out. The results of the survey showed that the formation of the integration model is taking place in accordance with the interests and goals of the participating countries. The economic integration of developing countries allows them to increase their competitiveness through new sales markets and the resulting economies of scale. The integration processes of developed countries have the ultimate goal of better resource allocation. Unlike developed countries, developing countries pursue the goals of faster growth in the long term and the involvement of unused or underutilized resources in production, changes in the structure of trade with the rest of the world, and increased international competitiveness. In developed countries, economic integration usually precedes political integration. And the motives for economic integration among developing countries are often political in nature. Thus, for the success of integration, a combination of not only economic but also favorable political factors is necessary. The widespread polarized models - the highly institutionalized European model of integration and the flexible project-oriented Asian model – predetermined the emergence of a new hybrid form. A distinctive feature of the new model of economic integration is the combination of a course towards liberalization, an emphasis on infrastructure development, the absence of political requirements, the possibility of making changes and additions during implementation.
MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES OF THE DESIGN PROCESS AND ORGANIZATION FUNCTIONING OF INNOVATIVE INFRASTRUCTURES
Authors:   Academy of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, Lavrikova N.I.
Published: February 2023

The paper proves that traditional project management models focus almost exclusively on the provision of products and services, on the contrary, new project management models are primarily focused on achieving results. Described is the method of «brainstorming», which is now the calling card of the economy of intellectual workers. The behavioral economy of the cognitive psychologist Daniel Kahneman was analyzed, which proposes to divide the brain into two separate systems: system No. 1 – «Fast Brain» and system No. 2 – «Slow Brain». The article also proves that brainstorming can be a valuable tool for group collaboration and innovation if a number of additional recommendations are followed. Various methods of scientific research were used in the article: abstract-logical, socio-economic planning and forecasting, structural and comparative analysis, monographic.
FEATURES OF FORMATION OF REGIONAL BUDGETS DURING THE PANDEMIC PERIOD
Authors:   Oskol branch of the Belgorod National research university, Lyakhova N.I.
Published: February 2023

The article discusses issues related to state support of regional budgets during the period of coronavirus infection (COVID-19). A review of publications on the subject under study is given; measures to stabilize the current situation on the part of the government were considered; studied the structure and volumes of state support for the budget of the Belgorod region. It has been proved that the tools proposed within the framework of the countercyclical budgetary policy are quite effective in the context of the development of COVID-19 and it was concluded that the first tool – additional interbudgetary transfers – will be used only in emergency circumstances, the second – budget loans – can be used even after the end of the pandemic. to stimulate the implementation of regional infrastructure projects and finance other social projects.
THE PRACTICE OF RAISING THE LEVEL OF FINANCIAL CULTURE AND FINANCIAL SECURITY OF THE POPULATION AT THE FEDERAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE OREL STATE UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER I.S. TURGENEVA)
Authors:   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Orel State University named after I.S. Turgenev», Maslova I.A. , Zubanova A.E. ,   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Orel State University named after I.S. Turgenev»
Published: February 2023

This article explores the current theme of popularization of financial literacy of the population taking into account the Strategy of increasing financial literacy in the Russian Federation. The issue of the international (FATF) and federal (Rosfinmonitoring) level of financial security of the population has been raised. The target group of the study are students of educational institutions, who are most actively involved in the educational process of studying financial culture and financial security through educational events and disciplines, olympiads, competitions on relevant topics. Practical experience of regional practice of financial education, namely, organization of All-Russian vocational guidance and recess shifts by the team of OGU named after I.S. Turgenev with the support of ARFG.
Theoretical heritage of English classicists: art history aspect
Authors:   Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, Ternova Maryna
Published: February 2023

The article is dedicated to the analysis of the theoretical heritage of English classicists, which has taken a prominent place in the history of one of the important stages of European cultural creation. It has been noted that covering the difficult period between the 16th - early 19th centuries, classicism demonstrated the stability of both aesthetic and artistic principles, based on which various classicist models developed. It has been proved that among the Italian, French, and German models of classicism, the English one was distinguished by its integrity and scale. Besides, having insignificant contacts with other countries during this period, the English classicist heritage generated as an original and self-valuable phenomenon, that reflected not only in poetry and drama, but also in a number of other types of artistic creativity. This is what makes it possible to emphasize the aesthetic and art history aspect, which gave integrity to the theoretical heritage of the English classicists. The specifics of the aesthetic and art aspect of “English model of classicism” have been considered, where the aesthetic dimension is represented by new approaches to understanding drama as a structural element of the tragic. Apart from that, classicism has consistently dealt with the comic both as an aesthetic category and as a specific artistic phenomenon. It has been noted that in terms of art history there is a process of establishing “pastoral” in the context of literary work and defending the aesthetic and artistic essence of “Decorated style”. The article presents the fact of introduction a number of new concepts into theoretical use, such as “normativity”, “canon”, “rationality”, “dynamism”, “integrity”, “splendour”, which carried a double aesthetic and art “load”. It has been stated that the application of a personalized approach in the article revealed the personal contribution of each of the representatives of the English “classicist movement” to the overall process of “building” the European cultural space.
Prospects of cultural and artistic design in the condition of the Covid-19 pandemic
Authors:   Taras Sнevcнenko National University of Kyiv, Tormakнova Anastasiia
Published: February 2023

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, modern society has faced a number of challenges. The cultural and artistic sphere has a communicative character and involves the interaction of organizers, artists and the public. Due to the introduction of quarantine measures, it has undergone as much change as possible. Many projects have either been canceled or transformed. The economy plays an important role in the field of socio-cultural design; the role of marketing technologies is significant. Equally important is compliance with the requests of the audience. In order for a project to be successful, various factors must be taken into account and the specialists responsible for its links must be involved in the organization. An important condition is to achieve compliance with the demands that function in society, to achieve competitiveness as a super-task set by the manager. In the Ukrainian cultural and artistic space there is a process of formation of new forms of communication with the recipient. When forming projects, the organizers seek to find ways to support interaction with the public. This process includes transferring projects online, inventing opportunities to control the number of visitors to concert and festival events offline. Great attention should be paid to avoiding psychological discomfort and isolation of members of society. That is why socio-cultural planning must take into account the risks that have emerged since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. It should be noted the expediency of adopting the experience of European countries. Creative cooperation between representatives of various institutions in Europe began long before the Covid-19 pandemic. At the same time, after its beginning, cooperation intensified in the direction of finding common ways out of the situation in which cultural and artistic institutions found themselves. Among the projects implemented by art practitioners and theorists were associations such as the Advisory Board for the Arts (ABA). The achievements of ABA can be used for the development of the domestic cultural and artistic sphere. Such collaboration of institutions is promising and useful.
Mythologeme: the degree of scientific elaboration and the problem of conceptualization in cultural studies
Authors:   National Academy of Managerial Staff of Culture and Arts, Hots Liudmyla
Published: February 2023

The article is devoted to the research analysis of mythologeme and raises the problem of conceptualizing the term "mythologeme" in cultural studies. A review of fundamental scientific works, the subject of which is the mythologeme, is carried out. The topics of dissertation research of the near abroad and Ukraine over the past 20 years are analyzed. A significant theoretical gap has been found in the understanding of mythologeme in Ukrainian cultural studies. Almost all dissertation research is carried out in the field of philology. Furthermore, the problem of conceptualizing the term "mythologeme" in the theory of culture has been relevant for a long time. To summarizing, we can distinguish two dominant interpretations of the concept of "mythologeme". 1) Philological disciplines show a persistent tendency towards a narrow interpretation of mythologeme. First of all, it is interpreted as a phenomenon of language or a symbol. At the same time, the understanding of mythologeme is very vague, mythologeme is often identified with an archetype, archetypal image, author's image, and the like. 2) Mythologeme is studied in philosophy in the most conceptual way. In particular, in line with the systemic approach to culture and structuralism, mythologeme is interpreted as a structural unit of a mythological text, and, in a broader perspective, as a structural unit of culture in general. The author insists that taking into account the specifics of cultural studies as a meta-discipline, it is precisely this kind of optics that is optimal. Consequently, it can become the basis for the cultural conceptualization of mythologeme as a meta-historical structure that creates culture and is an integral part of the human psyche and life. At the same time in cultural studies philological methodology is often non-reflectively borrowed, which is due to a gap in theoretical understanding of mythologeme in the discipline. However, the analysis of scientific works shows that modern humanities have created a sufficient methodological basis for the creation of a universal theory of mythologemes as an important structural component of mythological consciousness as a whole.