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Theoretical Investigation of α-decay Chains of Fm-isotopes
Authors: Joshua T. M. , Rana Shilpa , Jain Nishu , Bhuyan Mrutunjaya , Anwar Khairul , Kumar Raj , Abdullah Nooraihan
Published: July 2022

Background: The theoretical and experimental investigations of decay properties of heavy and superheavy nuclei are crucial to explore the nuclear structure and reaction dynamics.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to probe the α-decay properties of 243Fm and 245Fm isotopic chains using relativistic mean-field (RMF) approach within the framework of preformed cluster-decay model (PCM).

Methods: The RMF densities are folded with the relativistic R3Y NN potential to deduce the nuclear interaction potential between the α particle and daughter nucleus. The penetration probability is calculated within the WKB approximation.

Results: The α-decay half-lives of even-odd 243Fm and 245Fm isotopes and their daughter nuclei are obtained from the preformed cluster-decay model. These theoretically calculated half-lives are found to be in good agreement with the recent experimental measurements.

Conclusions: The novel result here is the applicability of the scaling factor within the PCM as a signature for shell/sub-shell closures in α-decay studies. As such, we have also demonstrated that N=137, 139 and Z=94 corresponding to 231,233Pu could be shell/sub-shell closures. The least T1/2 is found at 243,245Fm which indicate their individual stability and α-decay as their most probable decay mode.
Changes in the Incidence of Childhood Obesity
Authors: Cunningham Solveig A. , Hardy Shakia T. , Jones Rebecca , Ng Carmen , Kramer Michael R. , Narayan K.M. Venkat
Published: July 2022

OBJECTIVES

Examine childhood obesity incidence across recent cohorts.

METHODS

We examined obesity incidence and prevalence across 2 cohorts of children in the United States 12 years apart using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Studies, parallel data sets following the kindergarten cohorts of 1998 and 2010 with direct anthropometric measurements at multiple time points through fifth grade in 2004 and 2016, respectively. We investigated annualized incidence rate and cumulative incidence proportion of obesity (BMI z-score ≥95th percentile based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention weight-for-age z-scores).

RESULTS

Among children who did not have obesity at kindergarten entry, there was a 4.5% relative increase in cumulative incidence of new obesity cases by end of fifth grade across cohorts (15.5% [14.1%–16.9%] vs 16.2% [15.0%–17.3%]), though annual incidence did not change substantially. The risk of incident obesity for children who had normal BMI at kindergarten entry stayed the same, but the risk of incident obesity among overweight kindergartners increased slightly. Social disparities in obesity incidence expanded: incidence of new cases during primary school among non-Hispanic Black children increased by 29% (95% confidence interval, 25%–34%), whereas risk for other race–ethnic groups plateaued or decreased. Children from the most socioeconomically disadvantaged households experienced 15% higher cumulative incidence across primary school in 2010 than 1998.

CONCLUSIONS

Incidence of childhood obesity was higher, occurred at younger ages, and was more severe than 12 years previous; thus, more youths may now be at risk for health consequences associated with early onset of obesity.
Zum Gedenken an Magdalene Schoch (1897–1987)
Authors: Oeter Stefan , Cujé Lennie , Lüthje Jürgen , Schoch Magdalene
Published: July 2022

Aus der Einleitung:„In einer akademischen Feierstunde am 15. Juni 2006 wurde der Hörsaal J im Hauptgebäude der Universität Hamburg in Magdalene-Schoch-Hörsaal benannt – die fünfte Namensgebung im Rahmen des 1999 begonnenen Programms zur Benennung restaurierter Hörsäle nach im „Dritten Reich“ vertriebenen Hamburger Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern. [...] Das vorliegende Heft der Hamburger Universitätsreden dokumentiert die auf der Feier gehaltenen Reden [...] Bei den anschließend abgedruckten Originaltexten Magdalene Schochs handelt es sich nicht um juristische Fachaufsätze, sondern um zwei autobiographische Schriften, die bisher nur schwer beziehungsweise gar nicht zugänglich waren. Der eine verfasst kurz vor Beginn des „Dritten Reiches“, der andere, englischsprachig, nach dessen Ende. [...] Ergänzt wird die Textsammlung durch eine Dokumentation, die erläutert, wo die Entscheidung für die Namensgebung nach Magdalene Schoch ihren Ausgang genommen hat."
Zum Gedenken an Erwin Panofsky (1892–1968)
Authors: Lüthje Jürgen , Warnke Martin , Panofsky Erwin
Published: July 2022

Eine wichtige Form des historischen Gedenkens ist seit dem 80. Jubiläum der Universität Hamburg vor zehn Jahren die Benennung der restaurierten Hörsäle im universitären Hauptgebäude, der „ESA 1“, nach den Opfern von Rassismus, Intoleranz und Inhumanität im „Dritten Reich“.

Auf die beiden größten, A und B, die 1999 die Namen des Philosophen Ernst Cassirer und der Germanistin Agathe Lasch erhalten hatten, folgten im Jahr darauf C (Erwin Panofsky), im April 2005 M (Emil Artin) und im Juni 2006 J (Magdalene Schoch). Auskunft über die Veranstaltungen zur jeweiligen Namensgebung, vor allem zu deren Begründung, geben die aus diesem Anlass gehaltenen Reden, die in der „Neuen Folge“ der „Hamburger Universitätsreden“ nachzulesen sind – bislang allerdings mit Ausnahme derjenigen, die anlässlich der Benennung des Hörsaals C gehalten wurden.

Diese Lücke wird mit dem vorliegenden Band geschlossen. Die Reden wurden von den Herausgebern umfassend annotiert und um einen ausführlichen Anhang ergänzt.
Efeito da poda apical na produção de frutos de pepineiro para conserva em ambiente protegido
Authors: Neto João Vieira , Menezes Júnior Francisco Olmar Gervini de , Geremias Leandro Delalibera , Morales Rafael Gustavo Ferreira
Published: July 2022

Este trabalho foi realizado com objetivo de avaliar o efeito da poda apical na produção de frutos em pepineiros para conserva. O estudo foi conduzido na Epagri, EEItuporanga/SC, em 2018. O delineamento utilizado foi o de blocos ao acaso com parcelas subdividas com quatro repetições. Os fatores empregados foram condução apical das plantas (sem e com poda) nas parcelas, e seis cultivares (Ajax F1, Amour F1, Antero F1, Calypso, Kybria F1, Marinda F1), nas subparcelas. Os cultivares mais produtivos foram: Kybria F1 e Amour F1, com respectivos 2,6 e 2,5 kg de massa fresca de frutos por planta e 134,2 e 138 frutos por planta, independente da realização da poda apical; Marinda F1 (2,4 kg de massa fresca de frutos por planta e 138,3 frutos por planta) sem poda e Ajax F1 (2 kg de massa fresca de frutos por planta e 108,4 frutos por planta), com poda. Quanto à massa fresca de frutos, os híbridos mais produtivos, Kybria F1, Amour F1, Marinda F1 e Ajax F1, apresentaram menores valores médios de massa, independente do tipo de condução apical, com respectivos 19,2, 18, 17 e 18 g, quando comparada ao Calypso (média plantas podadas: 22,9 g). O rendimento de frutos, cujo valor médio foi de 98,9%, não foi afetado pela poda.
Palavras-chave: Cultivo protegido; cultivo sem solo; Cucumis sativus.
Characteristics of the health-promoting properties of Cornus mas
Authors:   Dietitians’ Scientific Club section Food safety at Department of Dietetics, Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland, Nawrot Klaudia , Polak-Szczybyło Ewelina ,   Dietitians’ Scientific Club section Food safety at Department of Dietetics, Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland,   Centre for Innovative Research in Medical and Natural Sciences, Laboratory of Innovative Research in Dietetics, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Poland,   Department of Dietetics, Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Poland, Stępień Agnieszka Ewa ,   Dietitians’ Scientific Club section Food safety at Department of Dietetics, Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland,   Centre for Innovative Research in Medical and Natural Sciences, Laboratory of Innovative Research in Dietetics, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Poland,   Department of Dietetics, Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Poland
Published: July 2022

Introduction and aim. The medicinal properties of Cornus mas L. have been used in European and Asian folk medicine for many centuries in the prevention and treatment of many diseases. The high biological activity of the plant results primarily from the presence of valuable ingredients, including anthocyanins, flavonoids and iridoid compounds. The aim of the article is to present the role of bioactive ingredients present in C.mas that determine its health-promoting properties. Material and methods. Review and analysis of the scientific literature. Analysis of the literature. The summarize information about in the field of phytochemical properties and therapeutic effects, among others anticancer, antidiabetic, neuroprotective, cardioprotective and antibacterial. Conclusion. The results of many in vitro and in vivo scientific studies They indicate the possibility of the potential use of Cornelian cherry to obtain valuable nutraceutical and pharmacological substances.
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Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Trends in Socio-Economic Development of an Industrial Region in Russia
Authors:   Institute of Economics, The Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Golovanov O. A. , Tyrsin A. N. ,   Institute of Economics, The Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vasilyeva E. V. ,   Institute of Economics, The Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: July 2022

The article is devoted to a study of the socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. A review of the literature showed that, as a rule, studies of assessing the impact of a pandemic are limited to an analysis of statistical data for 2020 in comparison with 2019 and 2021, without taking into account the socio-economic trends that have developed in the territory. In order to analyze the scale of the problems and develop response measures to the consequences of the pandemic, it is extremely important to form a scientific tool for assessing them. The purpose of the article is to assess the impact of the COVID‑19 pandemic on changing trends in the main indicators of the socio-economic development of the region. The hypothesis of the study is that the degree and duration of the impact of the pandemic on one or another indicator of development is not the same. The research methodology is based on tracking the prevailing trends in indicators before and during the pandemic, as well as on comparing the averages of individual indicators using the Student and Mann-Whitney criteria. In addition, an analysis was made of the presence of structural shifts for the entire analyzed period using the Chow test. The application of the proposed approach for the analyzed periods (before and during the pandemic) allows us to see the presence of heterogeneity or, conversely, homogeneity in the data for the analyzed indicators. The results of calculating their values give an idea of the degree of impact of the pandemic or its absence. The proposed approach was tested on the example of the Sverdlovsk region. The results showed that the impact of the pandemic turned out to be instantaneous, but the degree and duration of the impact for individual sectors of the economy and society are not the same. We have formed four trajectories of the Sverdlovsk region's indicators related to the pandemic: (1) deterioration of the situation without a subsequent recovery trend; (2) deterioration of the situation with subsequent stabilization; (3) temporary deterioration of the situation and the resumption of a positive trend; (4) no significant changes. The proposed approach has a high theoretical and methodological significance; its application will help to solve similar problems of trend research. The results obtained show areas that require additional support for the recovery of the economy and society.
Análise numérica e estatística dos parâmetros que exercem influência sobre a resistência à força cortante em lajes maciças de concreto armadas em duas direções
Authors: Oliveira Jackeline Santos de , Delalibera Rodrigo Gustavo
Published: July 2022

RESUMO As lajes são definidas como elementos estruturais que tem como principal função a transmissão dos carregamentos oriundos das cargas permanentes e acidentais perpendiculares ao seu plano. Dentre os vários esforços ao qual a laje é submetida tem-se a força cortante que ocasiona tensão de cisalhamento no elemento estrutural. Existem fatores capazes de contribuir para o aumento da resistência à força cortante em estruturas de concreto sem armadura transversal. Nesse contexto, alguns estudos buscaram analisar a influência desses fatores sobre o ganho de resistência à força cortante em lajes armadas em duas direções. Diante disso, o presente trabalho visou, por meio da análise numérica, compreender a influência de três principais parâmetros como a espessura da laje, a resistência à compressão do concreto e a taxa de armadura longitudinal sobre a resistência à força cortante em lajes armadas em duas direções e, por meio da análise estatística, definir qual o fator que possuiu maior contribuição sobre esse ganho de resistência à força cortante. Dessa forma, verificou-se a necessidade da definição de novos fatores para lajes esbeltas. Já para o grupo de lajes espessas foi determinado como fator relevante a taxa de armadura longitudinal, sendo o parâmetro que exerce maior influência sobre o ganho de resistência à força cortante.
As construções [que x o que] e [que x que nada] no português brasileiro
Authors: Batista Hadinei Ribeiro
Published: July 2022

Este artigo tem como meta investigar o uso e emergência das construções [que x o que] e [que x que nada] com base no aparato teórico da abordagem construcionista (Goldberg, 1995; Croft & Cruise, 2004; Traugott & Trousdale, 2013). Tais construções, recorrentes na modalidade oral do português brasileiro em situações de diálogo, funcionam como mecanismo de discordância, incorporando a informação linguística a ser refutada (explícita ou não no evento comunicativo), operando no mesmo nível de expressões cristalizadas como as idiomáticas. Os dados analisados foram extraídos do corpus C-Oral Brasil, pesquisa na plataforma Google e Corpus do Português. Neste estudo, o foco reside em compreender as motivações de natureza formal e funcional do emprego dessas construções nas situações reais de uso da língua. Os resultados apontam complexidade na interpretação dessas expressões quanto ao pareamento forma-função, haja vista que a gradiência desse pareamento é relativamente abruto e resulta de processos polissêmicos.
Clinical indicators, nursing diagnoses, and mortality risk in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort
Authors: Barioni Elis Maria Secoti , Nascimento Cawana da Silva do , Amaral Thatiana Lameira Maciel , Ramalho Neto José Melquíades , Prado Patrícia Rezende do
Published: July 2022

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify clinical indicators and nursing diagnoses with the highest risk of mortality in critically ill patients with COVID-19. Method: Retrospective cohort with the population of adults and elderly people with COVID-19 from an Intensive Care Unit. Categorical variables were described using absolute and relative frequencies and risk factors for mortality using Cox regression, with a confidence interval of 95%. Results: The main clinical indicators of COVID-19 patients were dyspnea, fever, fatigue, cough, among others, and the Nursing Diagnoses at higher risk of mortality were Ineffective protection, Ineffective tissue perfusion, Contamination, Ineffective Breathing Pattern, Impaired spontaneous ventilation, Acute confusion, Frailty syndrome, Obesity, and Decreased cardiac output. It is worth mentioning that there was little information about the diagnoses of Domains 9, 10, and 12. Conclusion: This research infers the need to monitor the clinical indicators dyspnea, fever, fatigue, cough, among others, and the Nursing Diagnoses with the highest risk of mortality Ineffective protection, Ineffective tissue perfusion, Contamination, Ineffective Breathing Pattern, Impaired spontaneous ventilation in critically ill patients.
Indicadores clínicos, diagnósticos de enfermagem e risco de mortalidade em pacientes críticos com COVID-19: coorte retrospectiva
Authors: Barioni Elis Maria Secoti , Nascimento Cawana da Silva do , Amaral Thatiana Lameira Maciel , Ramalho Neto José Melquíades , Prado Patrícia Rezende do
Published: July 2022

RESUMO Objetivo: Identificar os indicadores clínicos e os diagnósticos de enfermagem com maior risco de mortalidade em pacientes críticos com COVID-19. Método: Coorte retrospectiva com a população de adultos e idosos com COVID-19 de uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva. As variáveis categóricas foram descritas por frequências absoluta e relativa e os fatores de risco para mortalidade, pela regressão de Cox, com intervalo de confiança de 95%. Resultados: Os principais indicadores clínicos de pacientes com COVID-19 foram dispneia, febre, fadiga, tosse, entre outros, e os Diagnósticos de Enfermagem de maior risco de mortalidade: Proteção ineficaz; Perfusão tissular ineficaz; Contaminação; Padrão Respiratório Ineficaz; Ventilação espontânea prejudicada; Confusão aguda; Síndrome do idoso frágil; Obesidade e Débito cardíaco diminuído. Vale ressaltar que havia poucas informações sobre os diagnósticos dos Domínios 9, 10 e 12. Conclusão: Esta pesquisa infere a necessidade de vigiar os indicadores clínicos dispneia, febre, fadiga, tosse, entre outros e os Diagnósticos de Enfermagem de maior risco de mortalidade Proteção ineficaz; Perfusão tissular ineficaz; Contaminação; Padrão Respiratório Ineficaz; Ventilação espontânea prejudicada em pacientes críticos.
An overview of the impacts of autonomous vehicles on fire safety in parking buildings
Authors: Spearpoint Michael , Dickson Stephen
Published: July 2022

Several fire safety benefits are realised when considering autonomous vehicles (AVs) using parking buildings. Hazards posed by the increasing number of alternatively powered vehicles on the road, such as electric vehicles (EVs), may be mitigated. Parking AVs in designated zones would allow for the installation of fire-suppression systems other than those that are water-based, permit alternative ventilation requirements and allow for the reconfiguration of the building structure. Connected AVs could communicate with other vehicles, the parking building and the emergency services, resulting in a more effective response to a developing fire incident. However, AVs may increase fire safety hazards when considering alternative parking arrangements that promote more extensive fire spread, increase the median fire load energy density by at least 13% and inhibit firefighting. This may impact on the operational capability of the emergency services and the expectations of the structural fire safety design of the building. In this paper, options are presented that would influence the design and use of parking buildings where AVs and EVs are present. Presently, it is unclear whether the introduction of AVs will increase or decrease the fire safety risk to life and property, and further research is suggested to better understand such matters.
Directionality in cross-categorial derivations
Authors: Grestenberger Laura , Kastner Itamar
Published: July 2022

What exactly is the relationship between the verb hammer and the noun hammer? Is one derived from the other, are both derived from a common source, and how can we tell? This article provides an overview of recent generative approaches to derivational directionality and reviews the different kinds of answers given to such questions, considering the diachrony and synchrony of deverbal nouns, deadjectival and denominal verbs, and similar forms. We critically survey the main empirical points argued for in different languages and evaluate the different analyses that have been proposed. We highlight where progress has been made and what open questions still remain, proposing that formal accounts can be seen as implementing one of two concrete processes, which we term Affix Imposition and Root Augmentation.
Bacteria and fungi analyses of fish diets with grasshopper and cockroach meals: the potential replacement of fishmeal in fish diets
Authors: Adamu Kabir Mohammed , Aliyu-Paiko Mohammed , Mohammed Yakubu Manbe , Adebola Taofikat Tinuola , Hafsat Muhammad , Iloba Kate Isioma
Published: July 2022

The need to further ascertain the quality of fishmeal with biological indicators has poised this study to determine the biological characterisation of formulated diets with supplemented insect protein (variegated grasshopper and American cockroach). The diets (A–F) were prepared with local ingredients (A, 100% grasshopper meal; B, 100% fishmeal; C, 1:1 grasshopper:fishmeal; D, 1:1 cockroach:fishmeal; E, 100% cockroach meal; F, commercial diet). Samples of prepared diets ready to be stored for use were subjected to bacteria and fungi test. Diet F recorded the highest (4.60±1.10×102 cfu g–1) total viable bacteria count. The highest (3.00±0.05×102 cfu g–1) fungi count was recorded in diet A. Six probiotics bacteria were isolated from the diets. Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus was only isolated in grasshopper containing diets; as Pediococcus pentosaceus, Bifidobacterium longum, Mycobacterium marinum, Bacillus subtilisand, Lactococcocus lactis were only isolated in diets F, E, D, A and B respectively. Two pathogenic bacteria isolated were Streptoccoci pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus. Aspergillus flavus and Penicillum sp. are the two species of fungi isolated from diet A, and diets C and E respectively. The diets with insect proteins were rich in probiotic bacteria than other diets may be considered to replace fishmeal in fish diet.
Theoretical approaches to territorial-sectoral differentiation of Russian regions: sectoral aspect
Authors: Gamidullaeva L. A. , Strakhov E. P.
Published: July 2022

Russian economy is characterized by significant heterogeneity of the economic environment. The ongoing structural and institutional transformations at the global and national levels reinforce the differentiation of the starting conditions for the territorial development in the social and economic level and the quality of life. Despite sufficient knowledge and maturity of theory and methodology of regional economics and its interdisciplinary nature, there are still some unsolved problems. These problems are connected with identifying the essence of territorial-sectoral differentiation which determines the need for the study in hand. It is based on the research conducted by the foreign and domestic authors who have contributed to the development of the theory of regional economy. The methods of the research mainly include the general scientific research methods, such as analysis, synthesis, abstraction, comparison, classification. To accomplish the tasks the authors use semantic analysis of literary sources. The analysis conducted and the classification of theoretical approaches to the description of territorial-sectoral differentiation made it possible to define the key features of the category. The authors tried to define the term of “territorial-sectoral differentiation” and thus, they expanded the area of the study and actualized the research within the framework of the problem under study. The definition of the territorial-sectoral differentiation allows making certain contribution into development of the theory of regional economics, expand the area of the research and point out the interdisciplinary nature of the area under study.
The role of the African Charter on Values and Principles of Public Service and Administration in promoting good governance
Authors: Mudau Paul
Published: July 2022

This article critically analyses the provisions of the African Charter on Values and Principles of Public Service and Administration from an interdisciplinary standpoint of law and public administration. It assesses the Charter's substance and its potential role in the promotion of good governance in Africa, subject to internationally accepted standards for good governance. Central to this approach is identifying probable legal, institutional and structural shortcomings, thus helping to set out useful guidelines required in facilitating the effective application and implementation of the Charter. Since there is a lack of track records and benchmarks concerning the Charter, the article seeks to give it substance and prominence. It aims to establish that the Charter can play a catalytic role in the promotion of good governance by requiring political commitment to the rule of law, effective implementation of state policy, enforcement of professional ethics, and adherence to sound ethical standards by public service agents. The envisioned public service governance should be an accountable and effective public administration that is based on a functional legal framework, efficient regulatory structures, and transparent systems for financial and legal accountability.
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The Dysfunctional Father in Hanif Kureishi’s Novel The Buddha of Suburbia
Authors: Messaoudi Walid , Al-Khawaldeh Samira
Published: July 2022

This study seeks to offer a comprehensible understanding of the father figure in family and how the father character in Hanif kureishi’s “The Buddha of Suburbia” becomes dysfunctional to some extent. However, critics, historians or literary figures concentrate less on the structure and more on the description such as a happy family or a sad family, etc. Add to that, writers succeed to depict the image of a ruling father who owns everything inside the family including his wife and children. Also, they may portray a successful mother who manages to take care of her children in the absence of a husband. Nevertheless, fathers as abusive and dysfunctional in particular families are seldom taken into consideration; perhaps because of the patriarchal stereotypes in certain communities. Thus, Fatherhood is the main reason to family destruction and disintegration in contradiction to the patriarchal system that positions the father as the symbol of unity and at the same time of power.
A Single or Separate Entities? A Genre-Based Investigation Into the Correspondence Between L1 and L2 Writing Skills
Authors: Safavi Mahboubeh , Sadighi Firooz , Bagheri Mohammad Sadegh , Zamanian Mostafa
Published: July 2022

Reflecting one of the state-of-the-art issues in SLA, this study aimed at inspecting the correspondence between Persian and English writing skills to see whether or not they emerged from a single entity called multi-competence (Cook, 1991, 2016). Besides, the impact of genre on Persian and English writing skills was examined to explore if the skills and their possible source were genre-sensitive or not. In so doing, 50 MA TEFL students, at the intermediate level of language proficiency, were selected through Oxford quick placement test. Each student wrote down four argumentative and descriptive compositions: two in Persian and two in English. Then the compositions were evaluated based on the criteria of IELTS task 2 writing scoring scale. To analyze the obtained data, Pearson product-moment correlations and one-way repeated measures ANOVAs were employed. The findings illustrated that there were significant correlations between Persian and English argumentative and descriptive compositions, which supported the possible existence of the single entity, multi-competence. The findings also displayed that genre affected the participants’ L1 and L2 writing skills, implying that the skills and their source, multi-competence, were possibly influenced by genre. Based on the findings, it is recommended that L1 writing instruction be included in L2 writing courses as they are inter-dependent and can help each other’s amelioration. It is also suggested that a genre-based approach be utilized in L2 writing instruction to enhance the students’ awareness over the building blocks of each genre.
Unwinding the Identity and Racial Saga in Maya Angelou’s Gather Together in My Name
Authors: V Ruth Neyah , M Vijayakumar
Published: July 2022

The desideratum of this study is to evaluate the racial and identity perspective in the work of Maya Angelou, predominantly in her second autobiography. The racial and identity aspect in Gather Together in My Name, Maya Angelou's autobiographical work, will be the objective of the study. It highlights the racial encounters and identity crisis brought out by Maya Angelou. Her second autobiographical book follows the story of the author's life as a projection of American culture. It aims to look at Angelou's autobiography as just an illustration of a few of the issues that exist amongst racial groups in America, particularly concerning African-Americans who are constantly trying to find ways and establish themselves like normal citizens. The autobiography portrays Angelou's fight for her and other black women's rights in the United States and around the globe. She has uncovered significant certainties to any ear which can hear it. Her personal assertions present an incredible and true state of Afro-American womanhood as she continued looking for comprehension and love. She has freely examined her own life. The current paper delivers an investigation of the racial and identity aspect as it gradually unfurls Angelou's recreation of the dark-skinned women.
State of Praxis in The Oath of Vayuputras: An Eco-Critical Perspective
Authors: Karthik S. , Mukherjee Sangeeta
Published: July 2022

The depletion and drying of river water across India is a growing problem in the contemporary period. The ecologists have raised a huge concern regarding the depletion of river water in India. The drying, depletion, and disappearance of the rivers in India can be traced back to the Indus Valley Civilization. The ecological disturbance on land resulted in the loss of the Saraswati River. Amish Tripathi is a renowned figure in the realm of popular Indian mythological fiction. He has not only re-narrated the mythology of India but has also retold the history and geological reasons for the disappearance of the Saraswati River in his novel The Oath of Vayuputras (2013). The research article views the novel from a deep eco-critical perspective to examine the rationale behind the drying and depletion of the Saraswati River due to the destructive production and disposal of Somras and its toxic waste in the river. The article aims at showing the ecological disturbance in the biosphere which is the result of the progress of the human race towards civilization. The shunning of the eco-centric attitude and the development of a capitalistic attitude in humans towards other living beings have resulted in this disrupted eco-system in the present biosphere.
Cognitive Explanations for Deixis in Narrative Fictions
Authors: Zhang Junling
Published: July 2022

The understanding of deixis in narrative fictions is related to deictic projection or shift. As a conceptually cognitive activity, it is closely associated with embodied cognition and social cognition. More specifically, embodied cognition concerns simulation and imagination, while social cognition engages characters’ awareness of each other in the story and readers’ cognition of the story’s characters.
Растительные сообщества краснокнижных видов Rhynchospora alba и Nuphar pumila на верховых болотах Муринского района в предгорьях хребта Хамар-Дабан
Authors:   Иркутский Государственный университет, Зуева Анна Дмитриевна
Published: July 2022

Верховые болота – это довольно сложный природный комплекс, из-за особенностей микрорельефа и строения растительных сообществ, являются наиболее сохранившимся типом болот, из-за мало пригодности для сельского и лесного хозяйства. Следовательно, болота сохраняют свою первоначальную структуру и состав флоры, являясь естественными резервуарами пресной воды, играют значимую роль для поддержания уровня близ лежащих водоемов, химического состава вод, микроклимата, что необходимо для болот, находящихся вблизи озера Байкал Исследуемые верховые болота находятся вдали от населенных пунктов, большая часть их территории остается неизменной и сохраняет черты естественных экосистем, которые играют важную роль в сохранении биоразнообразия растительного мира. В качестве изучения мы выбрали три болотных массива расположенных на 169 км трассы Иркутск – Улан-Уде, близ п. Мурино (Слюдянский район Иркутской области). На участках расположены сообщества с Rhynchospora alba. Данный вид занесен в Красную Книгу Иркутской области и находится под охраной, в связи с осушением болот и редкостью популяций. Rhynchispora alba занимает большую часть проективного покрытия растительных сообществ, располагается в понижениях микрорельефа, в мочажинах и по окраинам небольших озер, образуя сообщества с такими растениями, как Drosera anglica, D. obovata и D. rotundifolia, Scheuchzeria palustris, Carex limoza. Очеретниково-шейхцериевые болотные растительные сообщества – наиболее распространенный тип фитоценозов на всех трех болотных массивах. Сообщества представлены 38 описаниями, в ценозах отмечено от 15-19 видов, проективное покрытие 70-90%. Диагностическими видами являются: Rhynchospora alba, Scheuchzeria palustris, Carex limosa, также обильно встречается Drosera anglica, Drosera rotundifolia. Даигностическими из мохообразных являются: Sphagnum angustifolium, Sphagnum teres, Sphagnum cuspidatum. Все прочие сопутствующие виды отличаются низким постоянством. В водных растительных сообществах присутствует еще один краснокнижный вид – Nuphar pumila. Лимитирующим фактором исчезновения вида является анторопогенное воздействие, а именно осушение и загрязнение водоемов. На исследуемых участках Кубышка произрастает в дистрофных озерах, небольших размеров. Образует маленькие растительные сообщества. Собственно, Nuphar pumila не имеет большого проективного покрытия и обычно не достигает 50% пробной площади. Помимо кубышки в сообществах достаточно обильны погруженные Utricularia intermedia, U. minor, водный вид с плавающими на поверхности листьями Sparganium hyperboreum и обильный по краю сообществ Scheuchzeria palustris. Сообщества тем не менее бедны видовым составом, насчитывающие от 5 до 7 таксонов.
Водные растения европейской России: Feldzug Nach Norden!
Authors:   Московский государственный университет имени М.В. Ломоносова, Щербаков Андрей Викторович , Любезнова Надежда Вячеславовна ,   Московский государственный университет имени М.В. Ломоносова
Published: July 2022

В последние десятилетия в Европейской России наблюдается расширение на север и восток ареалов многих организмов, включая водные и прибрежно-водные сосудистые растения. Это связано с действием ряда природных и экономических факторов. 1. Потепление климата. Доказывается смещением к северу и востоку ареалов растений, обитающих в водных объектах, не имеющих зональной привязанности (в первую очередь — в реках и эфемерных водоемах) , а также однолетников: Salvinia natans, Potamogeton acutifolius, P. nodosus, P. trichoides, Zannichellia palustris, Caulinia minor, Najas major, Lemna gibba, Wolffia arrhiza, Ceratophyllum submersum. 2. Созданием искусственных экотопов, которые имеют сходные экологические условия с экотопами более южных регионов. При наличии агентов переноса диаспор (например, грузовых судов или перелетных водоплавающих и околоводных птиц) такие растения получают шансы закрепиться в экотопах другой зоны. В условиях Центра Европейской России к таким экотопам относятся: а) придорожные кюветы, куда смываются противогололедные соли, моделируя гидрохимические особенности более южных водоемов (примеры: Typha laxmannii, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani); б) водохранилища гидроэнергетического назначения и служащие в качестве источников для объектов коммунального водоснабжения, моделирующие гидрологические особенности подобных водоемов (пример: Alisma gramineum). 3. Создание искусственных водоемов, не имеющих природных аналогов в регионе (например, водоемов охладителей металлургических заводов или тепловых и атомных электростанций; места сброса вод из аэротэнков). При попадании в подобные водоемы более южных теплолюбивых аквариумных растений, некоторые из них способны удерживаться там в течение годов и даже десятилетий: Elodea densa, Vallisneria spiralis, V. neotropicalis, Wolffia globosa, Pistia stratiotes, Cabomba caroliniana.
PECULIARITIES OF PROVIDING SERVICES IN ACCOMMODATION INSTITUTIONS
Authors:   Zaporizhzhia National University, Makovetska Natalia , Liuta Daryna ,   Zaporizhzhia National University, Diadechko Anastasiia ,   Zaporizhzhia National University
Published: July 2022

The purpose of this work is to characterize the features of the provision of services in accommodation establishments. Method. The study used general scientific methods, including analysis, scientific synthesis, analytical method, methods of comparison and generalization. Peculiarities of providing services in accommodation establishments are considered. The most important features of services in accommodation establishments are determined. The article considers the features of hotel service. Thorough definitions of such concepts as service, hotel service, quality, key service technologies, customer technologies, hotel technologies are given. Various technologies of customer service at temporary accommodation facilities are described. It is noted that such scientists as Lyapina IY, Gorbacheva EG, Bondarenko GA, Sorokina OO, Volkov YF made a significant contribution to the study of services in the field of service. and other. However, it was found that some features of service provision require further research. It is noted that in the hotel business the word "service" means a system of activities that provide a high level of comfort and meet a variety of household, economic and cultural needs of guests, and every year these requests and requirements for services are growing. It is determined that the higher the culture and quality of service, the higher the image of the hotel, the more attractive it is to customers and, equally important today, the more successful the material prosperity of the hotel. Particular attention is paid to the rules of customer service at the hotel. The essence of corporate culture is revealed, and also the basic principles of system of corporate culture are considered. Factors that are key components of the process of implementing a customer-oriented approach are considered. Conclusions are made on the peculiarities of providing services in accommodation establishments. The scientific novelty is that it shows what constitutes the technological competence of hotel staff, and also shows that corporate culture determines the behavior of hotel employees towards customers, and therefore lists the principles of general management of service quality in the accommodation. Practical meaning. The results of this study are the basis for further study of the peculiarities of the provision of services in accommodation establishments. The key components of the process of implementation of the client approach in accommodation establishments are offered.
The Influence of Acculturation Strategies, Ethnic Identity, Cultural Distance on the Socio-Cultural Adaptation of Students from Arab Countries
Authors: Fedotova V.A.
Published: July 2022

Objectives. Identification and analysis of the influence of acculturation strategies, ethnic identity, cultural distance on the socio-cultural adaptation of students from Arab countries (Morocco, Syria, Egypt).
Background. In the present study, we consider ethnic identity, cultural distance, and acculturation strategies as predictors of socio-cultural adaptation. Ethnic identity is associated with a person’s sense of belonging to a particular ethnic group. Cultural distance has an impact on the adaptation of immigrants. At the same time, the higher the level of cultural distance, the more difficult it is to adapt.
Study design. The study was conducted using a socio-psychological survey. Special tools were used to measure acculturation strategies, ethnic identity, cultural distance and socio-cultural adaptation. For data processing and analysis, descriptive statistics, analysis of variance and regression analysis implemented in the SPSS 22.0 program were used.
Participants. The respondents in the presented study were first, second and third year students from Arab countries (Morocco, Syria, Egypt). Currently, the respondents are studying at the universities of Perm, Moscow, Astrakhan, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, St. Petersburg. The total number of respondents was 248 (56 from Syria, 84 from Egypt, 108 from Morocco). The average age of the respondents is 28 years (the minimum age is 20 years, the maximum is 34 years).
Measurements. “Acculturation Strategies” (Berry, 2014); scales for measuring sociocultural adaptation (Ward and Kennedy, 1993); J. Finney’s method, which measures the degree of ethnic identity; scales for measuring cultural distance (Wark, Galliher, 2007).
Results. Cultural distance has an impact on socio-cultural adaptation. Among young migrants from Arab countries (Syria, Egypt and Morocco), ethnic identity and acculturation strategies do not affect socio-cultural adaptation.
Conclusions. The data obtained contribute to the further development of ideas about the role of cultural distance, ethnic identity, and acculturation strategies in adaptation among foreign students from Morocco, Syria and Egypt. The data obtained in the study can be used in the development of adaptation programs for foreign students from Arab countries studying in Russian universities.
Features of Preschoolers’ Use of Digital Media: New Socio-Cultural Context
Authors: Smirnova S.Y. , Klopotova E.E. , Rubtsova O.V. , Sorokova M.G.
Published: July 2022

Objective. In the empirical study reveal the peculiarities of parents’ position in relation to preschoolers’ media use and parent-child relationship under digital transformation.
Background. In recent years all over the world children tend to get acquainted with gadgets very early and spend more and more time with them. There is also an increase in digital content, designed for children of early and preschool age. In these circumstances many parents face challenges in organizing their children’s interactions with digital devices. Despite the importance of the problem, the research, devoted to various aspects of preschoolers’ use of technologies, is still rather scarce. The relevance ofsuch research is due to the need of constructing efficient means of child-adult cooperation, mediated by new digital signs.
Study design. In the framework of the study a questionnaire “Parents and children in digital interactions”, which included 19 questions, was elaborated. The survey was conducted in different social networks via a Google-form.
Participants. The study sample included 6376 parents of children aged from 2 to 7 years old (from the Russian Federation).
Measurements. Quantitative analysis of the data was conducted by the means of descriptive statistics, while calculations were made in SPSS V23.
Results. The empirical data revealed some tendencies in the use of digital devices by contemporary Russian preschoolers. First, Russian preschoolers more often get access to “adult” devices, such as smartphones, computers, or tablets, rather than to gadgets, specifically designed for children (IoT, books and games with QR-codes, AR etc.) The data also showed, that while providing access to gadgets, preschool¬ers’ parents expect a developmental and educational effect. However, while organizing their children’s interaction with gadgets, most parents rely on their child’s preferences and their own curiosity, rather than on professional recommendations.
Conclusions. Under the fourth Information Revolution humanity faces a situation, when the child from early age gets access to the adult’s labour tool. This actually means a totally new social situation of development, that is, new forms of child-adult activity. Therefore the academic community faces the challenge of investigating digital media as a new cultural means.
Sociocultural Stereotypes as a Factor of Body Image Formation among Preschool Girls
Authors: Belogai K.N. , Borisenko Y.V. , Bugrova N.A.
Published: July 2022

Objective. We hypothesized that even short-term interaction with images that broadcast stereotypes of an unrealistically thin body may shift girls’ self-reference of body image to a thinner one.
Background. Modern standards of body image, broadcast through the media, toys and other products for children, are unattainable for most people. Among such standards is the stereotype of an unrealistically thin body. Its presence makes girls perceive their bodies in a distorted manner and contributes to the formation of an extremely rigid self-ideal.
Study design. The work experimentally assumes the influence of sociocultural stereotypes on the body image of preschool girls. The idea of H. Dittmar, E. Halliwell and S. Ive was used for the experiment. At the first stage, all children were examined using the "Silhouettes" technique. After 2 weeks, the girls of the experimental group were given coloring books with the image of Barbie. Girls in the control group were given neutral coloring pages with animals. After the children were coloring for 30 minutes, their body image was re-examined using the "Silhouettes" technique.
Participants. Russian sample: 100 girls aged 5—6 years. All the children have a normal for their age body mass index.
Measurements. Psychodiagnostic technique "Silhouettes". To compare distributions in independent samples, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used, in dependent samples, the Kolmogorov test of agreement was used.
Results. The results showed that a sample of Russian-speaking preschoolers, as well as their peers around the world, internalize unrealistic stereotypes of physicality by the age of 5—6.
Conclusions. Interactions with images of an unrealistically thin body shift the distribution of choices for the "my body" and "ideal body" categories toward thinner images.
The Seventh Conference in Memory of M.Yu. Kondratiev: International Forum of Specialists in the Field of Solving Socio-Psychological Problems
Authors: Orlov V.A.
Published: July 2022

The article presents a report on the work of the VII International Scientific and Practical Conference in memory of M.Yu. Kondratiev “Social Psychology: Issues of Theory and Practice”, held on May 12—13, 2022 at Moscow State University of Psychology & Education. The main events of the forum are reflected. The significance of the conference for the development of promising areas of socio-psychological research, as well as their practical application, is shown. The importance of exchanging the experience between researchers from various scientific schools for solving urgent socio-psychological problems of teaching and educating a developing personality is represented.