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Esses que (não) são os outros: a presença kaiowá e guarani em Amambai, MS
Authors: Silvestre Célia Maria Foster , Lovato Rossato Veronice , Castilho Crespe Aline
Published: February 2023

Esse ensaio traz reflexões oriundas de pesquisas e convivência com os Kaiowá e Guarani, especialmente a partir das ações de ensino, pesquisa e extensão implementadas no curso de Ciências Sociais da Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS), Amambai, Brasil. Apresenta aspectos dos processos históricos que impactam os coletivos indígenas Kaiowá e Guarani, nos territórios do sul do atual Mato Grosso do Sul. Partindo da constatação de que a constituição das Reservas Indígenas Amambai e Limão Verde antecedem a criação do município de Amambai, analisa aspectos do processo da territorialização empreendida pelo Estado, assim como da socialidade e territorialidade própria desses coletivos, que integram um terço da população de Amambai. Uma primeira versão foi publicada em coletânea de artigos com fins didáticos, mas considerando a emergência de novos conflitos na região, em 2022, entende-se ser oportuno retomar o assunto.
Решение экспертных вопросов, связанных с определением рыночной стоимости строительных объектов и земельных участков
Authors: Бутырин А. , Долин А. , Герасименко В. , Круглякова В. , Шипилова И.
Published: February 2023

Учебное пособие содержит методические рекомендации по проведению стоимостных исследований в судебных строительно-технических и землеустроительных экспертизах. На конкретных примерах разобраны: определение рыночной стоимости строительных объектов и земельных участков, определение величины рыночной стоимости прав пользования (в том числе определение размера платы за сервитут), исследование отчета об оценке строительного объекта и (или) земельного участка.
Сборник практикумов по программам дополнительной профессиональной переподготовки по экспертным специальностям «Исследование обстоятельств дорожно-транспортного происшествия» и «Исследование следов на транспортных средствах и месте дорожно-транспортного происшествия (транспортно-трасологическая диагностика)»
Authors: Бурмистров И. , Сусанин В. , Утенков С.
Published: February 2023

Сборник содержит методические рекомендации по проведению практических работ и контрольных заданий в рамках обучения по программе дополнительной профессиональной переподготовки по экспертным специальностям 13.1 «Исследование обстоятельств дорожно-транспортного происшествия» и 13.3 «Исследование следов на транспортных средствах и месте дорожно-транспортного происшествия (транспортно-трасологическая диагностика)». Пособие направлено на оказание учебно-методической, дидактической и практической помощи стажерам-исследователям и экспертам, проходящим обучение и подготовку по судебной автотехнической экспертизе в рамках профессиональной переподготовки в системе судебно-экспертных учреждений Минюста России.
Climatología del Turismo Aplicada ante la dinámica de complementariedad litoral-interior: la provincia de Granada como base de estudio
Authors: Millán López Alfredo
Published: February 2023

La actividad turística se caracteriza por ser un sector en continuo cambio con la aparición de nuevas tendencias, por lo que la Climatología del Turismo Aplicada —como ciencia que estudia la relación entre esta actividad y el clima— se debe adaptar a estos cambios. En la actualidad se está produciendo un auge en la demanda de destinos con distintas actividades turísticas, denominada dinámica de complementariedad de la actividad turística. Desde este estudio se proponen nuevos métodos que valoren el potencial del clima como recurso turístico en estos espacios de complementariedad —en este caso litoral-interior— mediante la implementación de distintos índices climático-turísticos adaptados a las características de cada modalidad de turismo. El objetivo es ofrecer una herramienta eficaz que permita planificar el turismo en estos espacios, teniendo en cuenta el potencial del clima como recurso turístico. Los resultados demuestran la necesidad de este modelo de estudios por la divergencia entre los distintos modelos de aptitud climático-turística que se pueden dar entre los distintos tipos de turismo en estos espacios.
Toward a Class-Conscious Approach to Cultural Responsiveness
Authors: Leo Aaron
Published: February 2023

The last several decades have seen a growth in scholarship and application of culturally responsive and sustaining educational (CRSE) approaches in schools serving youth of color. A growing body of research has shown how CRSE serves as an effective strategy to engage students of color, combat pernicious stereotypes, and improve academic outcomes. Notwithstanding these important contributions, CRSE scholarship and practice have not fully explored the significance of social class, despite its long-standing correlation with academic performance, deep connections to identity, and relationship to race and racialization. Drawing on lessons gleaned from ethnographic research, which has demonstrated the importance of social-class analyses, this essay calls for a greater emphasis on and recognition of class in CRSE methods and application. As one of the most prominent and useful sets of pedagogical strategies used in education today, CRSE stands to benefit from a wider inclusion of social class, an addition that would have important ramifications for practitioners and scholars seeking to effectively educate historically marginalized populations. A deeper understanding of the significance of class could also help educators and scholars avoid perpetuating pernicious cultural stereotypes, such as the model minority myth and the culture of poverty. However, a class-conscious addition to CRSE must also maintain its anti-deficit perspective to avoid essentialist views about working-class youth.
Learner’s Perception in Using Social Media for Foreign Languages Acquisition
Authors: Aboudahr Shorouk Mohamed Farag Mohamed , Benlahcene Abderrahim
Published: February 2023

Social media use is a crucial component of modern education. The overuse of social media has completely captivated learners' attention. This study conducted to examine the perception of foreigner language learners toward utilization of social media. This descriptive study's data was gathered using a qualitative approach with a custom-made questionnaire. 60 students participated in this study. The study's findings demonstrated that learners' regular use of social media had a substantial impact on their performance. It has also showed that, and learners had positive attitude toward using social media in order to acquisition of foreigner language. Therefore, one of the educational tools that learners can use to improve their foreign language skills is social media. This study offers insights into how important of technology to support learner the integration and utilization of social media platforms as instructional tools in the context of acquisition foreign languages.
Environmental Education in India
Authors: Pal Pratibha
Published: February 2023

Environmental Education in IndiaDr. Pratibha Pal (1), Dr. Neelesh Kumar Maurya (2)1Assistant Professor Home Science Gandhi Shatabdi Smarak P.G.Collage Koilsa Azamgarh, U.P , India.2Assistant Prof., Department of Home Science, P. K University, Shivpuri, MP, India. BOOK ISBN: 978-93-94647-37-4
An Analysis of Social Studies Teachers' Opinions on Distance Education After Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Tartuk Murat
Published: February 2023

Distance education offers an important teaching method in our age thanks to the development and widespread use of digital technologies. Distance education has been used especially during the Covid-19 pandemic in recent years and has significantly shaped education and training activities since then. This study aims to examine the opinions of social studies teachers on distance education. The study addresses the effect of distance education on teaching from various aspects. The study was designed as a case study, one of the qualitative research designs. The data were obtained using a semi-structured interview form developed by the researcher. The study group consisted of 10 social studies teachers working in different provinces of Turkey. According to the results of the study, teachers evaluated distance education as different from face-to-face education in 5 different categories. These are physical, social, time and space, material use and difference in skills training. According to the teachers, classroom management is artificially easier in distance education. They evaluated distance education as unfavorable in terms of communication. Teachers reported that the use of materials is more advantageous in distance education and that these materials are mostly digital materials. These teachers alsobelieve that distance education decreases student success, face-to-face education is the most appropriate method for learning activities, and distance education should be used merely as a supportive element for face-to-face education.
Characteristics of persuasive deltaboard members on Reddit’s r/ChangeMyView
Authors: Papakonstantinou Trisevgeni , Horne Zachary
Published: February 2023

Reddit’s subforum ChangeMyView is a subreddit where users post about a specific view they hold and chal- lenge other users to present arguments to change their view. Here, we investigated what distinguishes the most convincing participants on Reddit change my view (henceforth, top persuaders), as measured by the all- time deltaboard, from equally active users who are nonetheless less likely to persuade peoples on the fo- rum. We investigated the most common features of top persuaders and compared them to their similarly active Reddit counterparts. We found that top persuaders were more likely to provide external evidence for their claims and use morality-based reasoning, made longer com- ments and engaged in more back-and-forth argumenta- tion, were less likely to use informal language in their arguments, and were more likely to show some over- lapping semantic content with an original poster’s com- ment. Other content was comparatively less effective: including the use of causal language, and asking ques- tions in an argument, among others. These findings replicate and expand on previously established effects and may highlight ways to develop more effective edu- cational interventions.
Test-retest reliability of reinforcement learning parameters
Authors: Schaaf Jessica , Weidinger Laura , Molleman Lucas , van den Bos Wouter
Published: February 2023

Recently it has been suggested that parameters estimates of computational models can be used to understand individual differences at the process level. One area of research in which this approach, called computational phenotyping, took hold is computational psychiatry, but it is also used to understand differences in age and personality. One requirement for successful computational phenotyping is that behavior and parameters are stable over time. Surprisingly, the test-retest reliability of behavior and model parameters remains unknown for most experimental tasks and models. The present study seeks to close this gap by investigating the test-retest reliability of canonical reinforcement learning models in the context of two often-used learning paradigms: a two-armed bandit and a reversal learning task. We tested independent cohorts for the two tasks (N=142 and N=154) via an online testing platform with a between-test interval of five weeks. Whereas reliability was high for personality and cognitive measures, it was generally poor for the parameter estimates of the reinforcement learning models. Given that simulations indicated that our procedures could detect high test-retest reliability, this suggests that a significant proportion of the variability must be ascribed to the participants themselves. In support of that hypothesis, we show that mood (stress and happiness) can partly explain within-subject variability. Taken together, these results are critical for current practices in computational phenotyping and suggest that individual variability should be taken into account in the future development of the field.
Yes stormtrooper, these are the droids you’re looking for: A method paper evaluating bot detection strategies in online psychological research
Authors: Cascalheira Cory J
Published: February 2023

Background. Bots (i.e., automated software programs that perform a variety of tasks) pose a growing threat to psychological research. Bots affect data integrity, and cost researchers and organizations resources (e.g., time, money). However, few studies have been published on this topic. Objectives. (a) Describe our experience with bots using a case study, (b) investigate a wide range of bot detection tactics (BDTs) to establish effectiveness and recommend which BDTs researchers should use, (c) develop a confidence system for eliminating bots to determine how many BDTs researchers should use, and (d) examine the effectiveness of dynamic versus static BDT protocols.Methods. This study is part of a larger 14-day experience sampling method (ESM) study examining trauma-exposed lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) women. Faced with several bot infiltrations during data collection, we developed an evolving BDT protocol to eliminate bots and retain participants.Results. Throughout the ESM study, the baseline survey received 19,467 responses. After applying our BDT protocols, we eliminated 99.17% of respondents that were likely bots (0.83% usable data). Executing BDTs generated a final sample size of 161. Results of a two-proportions Z-test indicated that some BDTs were more effective than others, some BDTs afforded higher confidence than others, dynamic protocols were more effective than static protocols, and bots introduced significant bias in the results.Conclusions. This study advances online psychological research by curating one of the largest known samples of bot respondents and testing the largest number of BDTs to date. Recommendations for future research are provided.
Body as first teacher: The role of rhythmic visceral dynamics in early cognitive development
Authors: Corcoran Andrew W , Perrykkad Kelsey , Feuerriegel Daniel , Robinson Jonathan Edward
Published: February 2023

Embodied cognition – the idea that mental states and processes should be understood in relation to one’s bodily constitution and interactions with the world – remains a controversial topic within cognitive science. Recently, however, increasing interest in predictive processing theories amongst proponents and critics of embodiment alike has raised hopes of a reconciliation. This article sets out to appraise the unificatory potential of predictive processing, focusing in particular on embodied formulations of active inference. Our analysis suggests that most active inference accounts invoke weak, potentially trivial conceptions of embodiment; those making stronger claims do so independently of the theoretical commitments of the active inference framework. We argue that a more compelling version of embodied active inference can be motivated by adopting a diachronic perspective on the way rhythmic physiological activity shapes neural development in utero. According to this visceral afferent training hypothesis, early-emerging physiological processes are essential not only for supporting the biophysical development of neural structures, but also for configuring the cognitive architecture those structures entail. Focusing in particular on the cardiovascular system, we propose three candidate mechanisms through which visceral afferent training might operate: (i) activity-dependent neuronal development, (ii) periodic signal modelling, and (iii) oscillatory network co-ordination.
Impact of Plasma Treatment on Coriander Seeds for Germination and Growth
Authors: Mishra L. N. , Dahal R. , Chalise R.
Published: February 2023

Due to its numerous health advantages, coriander is one of the most used cooking ingredients. This paper describes the coriander plant's germination and growth after plasma treatment. The seeds are treated using the gliding arc for periods ranging from one minute to ten minutes. It is discovered that as treatment time is extended, the temperature of the seed rises while its weight continues to fall. The sixth and ninth days are used to calculate the germination rate. The study shows that the treatment time of plasma on seeds increases the hydrophilicity of coriander seeds. It is found that roots and shoots of seeds treated for ten minutes and eight minutes were significantly longer than the other seeds.
Attitudes towards Rape and Societal Stigmatization of the Victims
Authors: Khanal Archana
Published: February 2023

Despite the fact that the globe is working tirelessly to advocate for women's rights, Nepali society's attitude toward violence against women (VAW) remains unchanged. This article is based on study conducted with forty- two respondents from Kathmandu valley. The study assesses the status of the victims, attitudes towards rape, rape myths, and social stigmatization between respondent groups: victims and community people. Ten victims sheltered in NGO, thirty community people were administered questionnaire and collected quantitative data and two key informants working in this sector were interviewed and collected qualitative data. Most of the victims in this study were raped during their adolescence and twenty percent among them were re-victimized but none of them filed complaint due to fear of staining family prestige. All of the victims had to stay away from their families either temporarily or permanently. Ninety percent have faced stigma. Substance abuse and sexual gratification were listed as the main causes of rape by both group victims and the community people. No Strict Adherence to existing laws and political protection to powerful/wealthy perpetrators were the main shortcomings of the law.
Tectonic and Sedimentation Model For Morrow Sandstone Deposition, Sorrento Field Area Denver Basin, Colorado
Authors: Sonnenberg Stephen A.
Published: February 2023

Pennsylvanian Morrow sandstones are oil and gas productive throughout a large area in southeast Colorado. The Sorrento field is a recent major Morrow discovery with recoverable reserves estimated at over 10 million barrels of oil from an area of 3200 acres (1295 ha) at depths of 5400 to 5600 ft (1646 to 1707 m). Minor production also occurs from the Mississippian Spergen Formation, the Mississippian Saint Louis Formation, and the Pennsylvanian Marmaton Group. On the basis of subsurface mapping, productive Morrow sandstones are interpreted to be fluvial valley-fill deposits, consisting mainly at channel sandstones. These deposits are encased in marine shale and range in thickness from O to 55 ft (O to 16.7 m); net pay ranges from 5 to 30 ft (1.5 to 9.1 m). Porosities average 19% and permeabilities range from 1 to 4000 md. Isopach maps of the Morrow and associated stratigraphic intervals indicate that paleostructure influenced Morrow depositional patterns. Morrow channel sandstones accumulated in paleostructural low areas created by movements on basement fault blocks. Structural nosing is present in the same location and trend as the Morrow channels, indicating structural inversion. Analyses of stratigraphic intervals above the Morrow indicate that the structural inversion occurred during the Early and Middle Pennsylvanian. The field is regarded as a combination structural-stratigraphic trap. Knowledge of paleostructural control on reservoir facies provides a new idea for exploration for Morrow reservoirs in southeast Colorado.
Depostional [sic] Environments of the Rock Springs Formation, Southwest Flank of the Rock Springs Uplift, Wyoming
Authors: Kirschbaum Mark A.
Published: February 2023

A record at an ancient delta system Is preserved in outcrops along the flanks of the Rock Springs Uplift, southwestern Wyoming. The deltaic Upper Cretaceous Rock Springs Formation of the Mesaverde Group was deposited during early Campanian time near the end of the regressive phase of the Niobrara cyclothem. On the southwest end of the Uplift, part of the delta system is exposed near the seaward edge of a series of transgressive/regressive sequences, which consist of intertonguing prodelta, delta-front, and delta-plain deposits. Eight major delta-front sandstones are vertically stacked and laterally continuous throughout the main study area, intertonguing with prodefta deposits of the Blair Formation and Black Butte and Coulson Shale Tongues bf the Rock Springs Formation. Delta-front sandstones consist mainly of interdistributary shoreface deposits composed of sand redistributed from point sources by longshore currents. Preservation of distributary-channel and mouth-bar deposits is rare due to intense wave reworking. The shorelines were modified by large-scale storm events. Distributary-channel, crevasse-splay, overbank, crevasse-subdelta, interdistributary-bay, marsh, swamp, flood-tidal delta, and washover deposits accumulated behind delta-front sandstones, mostly in lower delta-plain environments. In this lower delta-plain setting, peat was deposited in freshwater forest swamps as isolated pods and linear belts behind delta-front sands. The resulting coal beds are thin, pinching and splitting to the southeast of the study area. In contrast, in more landward settings north of the study area, non-marine sequences contain thicker and more continuous coal beds that accumulated in the lower parts of upper delta-plain environments.
The Jesse Ewing Canyon Formation, an Interpreted Alluvial Fan Deposit in the Basal Uinta Mountain Group (Middle Proterozoic), Utah
Authors: Sanderson Ivan D. , Wiley Michael T.
Published: February 2023

The Jesse Ewing Canyon Formation, a member of the Middle Proterozic Uinta Mountain Group, is here proposed as a formal lithostratigraphic unit. It consists of interbedded dark reddish-brown to dark gray conglomerate with predominant white, pale green, gray, or pink metaquartzite clasts, light to dark brown or reddish-brown quartz arenite, and reddish-brown, red, or maroon shale. This represents the first proposal of a formation in the Uinta Mountain Group in the eastern part of the range and follows by only a few years beginning efforts to establish formations in the group in the western part. The Jesse Ewing Canyon Formation locally constitutes the basal member of the Uinta Mountain Group and is here reaffirmed as an alluvial fan deposit, based on a detailed comparison of observed features to those of modern alluvial fans. This interpretation supports the hypothesis that the Uinta Trough is an aulacogen.
A Review on the Indian Patent System and Its Implication on the Pharmaceutical Industry
Authors: Dash Deepak Kumar , Vaiswade Riya , Gupta Gayatri
Published: February 2023

A patent is the main design of Intellectual Property Rights employed in the pharmaceutical industry. Claims of patents in India are imposed under the Patents Act of 1970. The goal of patent authorization is to inspire and progress in the industry and associated modern technologies. Intellectual property rights can help grow the economy due to their industrial applicability in regard to businesses within the country as well as exports. The Indian pharmaceutical industry, is a distinctly uneven one, is influenced by others and there were difficulties in regards to intellectual property rights in the context of the world trade organization.This review illustrates a brief outline of patent law in India due to the significance of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) contracts and the benefits of patentability as well as different types of pharmaceutical patents are described accordingly. Other appropriate necessities linked with patenting of pharmaceuticals like, pre and post-trade related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, compulsory licensing etc. are also explained. The objective of this paper is to study the patent act of the pharmaceutical industry and several patents granted in India in the pharmaceutical industry, aiming to provide information in the context of pharmaceutical patenting.
Education and Self-knowledge: On Actuality of philosophical-educational ideas of Hryhorii Skovoroda and Johann Gottlieb Fichte
Authors: Kultaieva Mariia
Published: February 2023

The paper considers the relationship between self-knowledge and education on the material of Skovoroda’s and Fichte’s philosophical and educational explorations. Verification of the methodological statement of the unity of theory and biography is carried out, which finds its confirmation in the cases of both Skovoroda and Fichte. These two figures, despite their opposing positions on religion, embody the contradictory nature of the Enlightenment and the expectations associated with it. First of all, that affects the perspective of the emancipation of human and society both in secular versions and in the projects of renewed religion, with the framework prerequisites for the transformation of the latter proposed by Skovoroda and Fichte. The paper compares approaches by Skovoroda and Fichte to solving the problem of humanizing human nature through self-discovery, carried out on the basis of the improvement of worldview education necessary for the assertion of rational freedom; the complementarity of the concepts of “naturalness” (Skovoroda) and “vocation” (Fichte) is substantiated. The paper reveals the heuristic potential of Skovoroda’s anatomical metaphors as a visualization of the transition from the optics of the visible to the invisible in the formation of a “new person”. The distinction between the visible and the invisible and Christian ethics, according to Skovoroda, form the basic foundations of the educational process, and the Bible is the main textbook and teacher, – while Fichte, on the other hand, proclaims the scholar to be the educator and teacher of humanity. In his views on human, Fichte possesses a position opposite to Skovoroda, rejecting arguments in the spirit of Neoplatonism. His philosophical and educational explorations are focused on the improvement of the human race, which after the Napoleonic wars is reduced to the German nation, whose salvation under the situation of political dependence is proclaimed to be national education based on German culture and language.
Critical thinking: concept and practice
Authors: Nadurak Vitaliy
Published: February 2023

The relevance of critical thinking makes it necessary to clearly define this concept and explore the steps necessary to acquire the skill that lies behind this concept. Today, in the specialized literature, you can find a variety of definitions of critical thinking, which can give the impression that this field is in a chaotic state. The author’s analysis made it possible to identify the essential features of this concept, based on which critical thinking is defined as the ability to analyze the process of thinking for its compliance with the criteria of rationality. Acquiring this skill involves mastering three main components: normative, descriptive and prescriptive. The normative component includes knowledge about the standards of rational thinking. These standards include not only the rules, principles and laws of logic but also the basic laws of statistics and probability theory, as well as the rules of scientific work. The descriptive component involves the acquisition of knowledge about how we actually think. First of all, we are talking about heuristics and cognitive biases, which are kinds of algorithms by which habitual thinking occurs, and which often lead us to mistakes. The prescriptive component includes knowledge of how to make the transition from habitual thinking to correct thinking. The author notes that critical thinking is an interdisciplinary project because mastering this skill requires the use of information from various fields of knowledge. At the same time, the article describes the special role of philosophical community both in the study and in teaching critical thinking. Accordingly, it is concluded that there is a need for more active development of this field by Ukrainian philosophers, which may become a promising area for the implementation of their professional skills.
Universities of Ukraine in Conditions of Full-Scale Russian Invasion: Threats, Challenges and New Prospects
Authors: Trofymenko Mykola
Published: February 2023

The impact of russian troops full-scale invasion against Ukrainian territory on the national education system functioning was identified and analyzed, threats to the further development of the educational sector in particular higher education, related to the loss of the human capital, the destruction of educational and scientific infrastructure were characterized. The author substantiates the conditions of university activities stabilization in terms of temporary relocation.

The basic components of the audit of the available resources of the universities’ functioning in terms of relocation were identified and their characteristic was provided (audit of personnel and the contingent of students, scientific and pedagogical staff and employees, management audit, communication audit (external and internal), partnership audit and audit of the material and technical base of the university). The basic components of the strategic development in the conditions of the temporary relocation from the stabilization strategy to breakthrough strategy were proposed, based on the case of Mariupol State University (MSU).

The basic components that determine the process of the MSU development stabilization in the conditions of temporary relocation were substantiated (reviewing the existing educational programs, development strategy renewal, creation of a new material and technical base in the area of relocation, maximum use of the advantages of the “window of opportunities”, providing the access to all electronic platforms and services, organization of a fundraising campaign, Humanitarian Aid Centre of the University establishment). The author proposes the basic components of the breakthrough development strategy for preserving the identity of the university and MSU staff including rebranding, digitalization, internationalization, development and approval of a new educational concept, development of own material and technical base, implementation of the university social and humanitarian mission and approval of the university as an institute of public diplomacy.
Digital Transitions in Higher Education: European Dimension
Authors: Talanova Zhanneta , Kushchenko Oleh
Published: February 2023

In the article, the trends and approaches to digital transitions in higher education in the context of quality assurance are revealed based on the analysis and synthesis of the strategies of the global and European dimension, presented in the documents of the UN and the European Commission, as well as in the analytical and guiding documents of the EHEA. The global social development goals of the UN and the European Education Area are agreed primarily in terms of equal access to quality higher education for vulnerable populations, modernization of higher education institutions to create an inclusive educational environment, and are required the introduction of digitalization in higher education in order to achieve them. A trend towards the spread of digitally enhanced learning and teaching (DELT) in the EHEA covering both the traditional format of providing higher education and distance education has been revealed. The main approaches to providing digital higher education have been determined. A partnership approach to assuring high-quality and inclusive digital higher education requires the consolidation of public efforts based on the partnership of various stakeholders, and national policies and legislation should provide for such partnership and mechanisms for its implementation. The investment approach to financing the resource provision of quality digital higher education involves attracting appropriate investments in connectivity, equipment, and organizational potential and skills for successful digital transition in higher education. Digitally competency approach to the development of professional standards for University teachers and their professional development, re-training and professional excellence in the context of digital transition. An open approach to creating digital courses on platforms available for obtaining degree qualifications, partial qualifications and micro-credentials. A systematic approach to the creation and development of digital study programmes, which provides for high-quality educational content and quality assurance of digital higher education, in particular digital teaching, learning and assessment. It is emphasized that national strategic and other documents in higher education should be harmonized with international documents and strategies regarding digital transition in higher education to effectively introduce high-quality digital higher education in Ukraine and overcome the challenges of the state of war.
Guillian Barré Syndrome in a sample of Iraqi Children: Seasonal and sex variation
Authors: Saadi Al-Dabbas Nebal W.
Published: February 2023

Background: Seasonal variation and gender preponderance have not been adequately studied in Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS).Objective: This study aims to evaluate the seasonal variation and sex preponderance in children with Guillian Barré Syndrome.Patients and methods: A cross sectional study was carried out by reviewing wards’ registry of all cases with Guillian Barré Syndrome admitted to Children Welfare Teaching Hospital during a 10-year period (1999 - 2008). Age, sex, seasonal distribution, residence and outcome were analysed.Results: Guillian Barré Syndrome was diagnosed in 217 (126 boys, 91 girls) patients and the annual hospital rate of admission was 22.9 /100000 children. There was increase annual incidence from 1999 till 2008 with a drop in 2006, boys: girls ratio was 1.4:1 and boys were older than girls. Clustering of cases was found during January, March, May and November over the 10-year period, 37% of cases occurred during winter and 52.5% of patients were from Baghdad.Conclusion: Guillian Barré Syndrome is more common in boys. Boys were older than girls. Clustering of cases was found during winter season.
Use of Retrograde Cardioplegia in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Authors: Dawood Adil K.
Published: February 2023

Background: Retrograde Cardioplegia is a widespread method for myocardial protection in coronary bypass surgery and to abroad range of open heart surgical procedures in addition to antigrade Cardioplegia,Objectives: Is to evaluate the use of retrograde cardioplegia and its advantages in coronary bypass surgery at Ibn Al-Nafees Teaching Hospital, Department of Cardiac Surgery,Patients and methods: This is a retrospective study that was conducted at Ibn Al-Nafees Teaching Hospital from the first of January to the first of October 2015, fifty patients with coronary artery dieses were admitted to the hospital and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery was done under cardiopulmonary bypass using retrograde cardioplegic canula through the coronary sinus from the right atrium in addition to antigrade cardioplegia from aortic root for myocardial protection during surgery on arrested heart using cold crystalloid cardioplegia.Results: The fifty patients who were studied were operated upon, the age of patients was ranged from 37-79 year with a mean age 0f 60 year and male to female ratio was 3:1. 25 patients (50%)had left main coronary artery lesion ,all underwent bypass surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass machine using retrograde cardioplegia in addition to antegrade. in 45 patient (90%) the heart picked up (beating) spontaneously without using D.C shock while in five patient (10%) internal D.C shock was required for beating the heart from the state of ventricular fibrillation .In all patients , coming off from heart lung machine was easy with a small dose of inotropics agents. Intra aortic balloon pump was used in one patient. Only one early death observed in this study due to post operative renal failure.Conclusion: Retrograde cardioplegia is a safe , widespread, and effective method for myocardial protection in addition to antegrade cardioplegia and this achieved longer time of protection during cardiac arrest . This method is very useful in patients with left main coronary artery disease.
Imaging and clinicopathological characteristics of breast cancer among women under the age of 40 years
Authors: Mustafa Abdullateef A. , Hasan Nada A. , Khalel Enam A.
Published: February 2023

Background: although breast cancer in young women is less common and often overlooked, it is still considered a major health concern.Objectives: to evaluate the demographic, clinical, radiological and histopathological characteristics of breast cancer among a sample of Iraqi women diagnosed under the age of 40 years.Patients and methods: a retrospective study enrolled 73 females below the age of 40 years with a history of breast cancer. All data was extracted from an established information system database designed by the Principal Investigator of the Iraqi National Breast Cancer Research Project under supervision of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) over a 4-years period from 2011 to 2014.Results: seventy three women under the age of 40 years with breast cancer were included in the study out of 625 diagnosed cases at different ages (11.68%). The age at presentation ranged from 25 to 39 years, the peak age frequency (63%) was recorded in the period between 35-39 years (n=46). Family history of breast cancer was noticed in approximately 31.5% of cases (n=23). Early menarche (less than 12 years old) was detected in 78.1% (n=57) of cases. On examination, 90.4% (n=66) of patients had painless palpable breast lump. By Sonography, the lesions were spiculated margins in 52% (n=38) of patients and echogenic halo around the mass was detected in 57.5% (n=42) of cases. Stage-II disease was recognized in 54.8% (n=40) of sample of the study and majority of the tumor (98.6%) were ductal in origin. According to Scarf-Bloom-Richardson method, 60.3% (n=44) of the tumors were moderately differentiated (i.e. grade- II). Eight patients (10.9%) were presented with triple receptor-negative breast cancer and recurrence of tumor was encountered in 17.8% (n=13) of cases.Conclusions: The current study suggest that breast cancer among young Iraqi women under 40 years had high incidence rate but might be less aggressive than what is reported in western countries despite of high recurrence rate.
The incidence of thyroid malignancy in multinodulargoiter in Alkindy teaching hospital.
Authors: Matar Ayad J. , Al-Ali Thamer T. , Al-Majidy Ali K.
Published: February 2023

Back ground: The incidence of malignancy in multi-nodular goiter is thought to be low as compared with solitary thyroid nodule.Objectives: Identifying incidence of malignancy in multi-nodular goiter.Patients and Methods: This is a prospective study at Al-kindy teaching hospital from January 2013 to September 2015. 160 patient with multi-nodular goiter were included in the study (132females,28 males)  their ages ranged between 17-75 years with a mean age of 35.88 years. Each of the patients had special form of detailed information including history and physical examination ,results of investigations; all the patients had near total thyroidectomy. All the specimens were fixed in formalin and sent for histo-pathological evaluation.Results: Females affected by multi-nodular goiter more than males (132 females&28 males) with a ratio of 4.7/1 female to male ; 36.25 % of them were in the 4th decade of life ; the most common presenting symptom was mass in the neck (51.8 %) ; nodules affect both lobes +\- isthmus in 85.6% of the patients ; FNAC(fine needle aspiration cytology) in suspected nodules show atypical cells in 18% of the patients ; the pathological cause of multi-nodular goiter was thyroid tumor in 30 patient(18.7%) , (16 patient) by adenoma( 53.3%) and (14 patient) by malignancy (46.7%) ; the most common malignant tumor was papillary carcinoma in 85.7% followed by follicular carcinoma in 14.3%.Conclusion: The incidence of malignancy is quite high 8.7% in multi-nodular goiter patient which makesnear total thyroidectomy as preferable procedure in the treatment of the disease.
An analysis of the Sociology of Religion of Plecit Bank activities in traditional Indonesian markets
Authors: Zaluchu Sonny
Published: February 2023

Bank Plecit is the name of a business aiming to lend money to the doers of micro, small, and medium businesses but drawing profits from the interest of the loan. The community conducts this business as an unofficial financial institution operating like a bank. This paper aims to study the central role of the business of Bank Plecit in moving the wheel of the economy and seek an explanation of why this bank is more popular and closer to the community. The analysis was conducted by combining the perspective of religious epistemology, the principles of entrepreneurship, and the studies of religious sociology. The conclusion is that even though this business practice is not in line with the religious epistemology of Indonesian people, the faith turns out to be put aside because individuals and the community see the more significant needs, namely solutions to economic problems. Furthermore, because Bank Plecit follows the principles of entrepreneurship through customer segment, customer relationship, and value propositions, we suggest it as the financial model that can be applied in the community economy of the countries whose citizens are radical in upholding their religious teachings.
МОДЕЛЮВАННЯ ПОШИРЕННЯ ЗАБРУДНЮЮЧИХ РЕЧОВИН У ДОВКІЛЛЯ З ПОРОДНИХ ВІДВАЛІВ ВУГІЛЬНИХ ШАХТ НОВОВОЛИНСЬКОГО ГІРНИЧОПРОМИСЛОВОГО РАЙОНУ
Authors: Bosak P. V. , Stokalyuk O. V.
Published: February 2023

Вступ. Відходи вугільної галузі в більшості випадків є масштабними техногенно створеними джерелами постійного негативного впливу на об’єкти довкілля. На всіх етапах існування породних відвалів відбувається поступове внутрішнє нагрівання териконів, окислення нестійких сполук, вилуговування активних елементів, кислотне стікання новоутворених розчинів, повітряна та водна ерозія схилів відвалів тощо. При вивченні внутрішніх та зовнішніх особливостей, притаманних породним масам, виникають проблеми, пов’язані саме з комплексними перетвореннями у відвалах, адже більшість реакцій проходять одночасно, нівелюючи або підсилюючи хімічну активність окремих компонентів.Метою дослідження є моделювання поширення забруднюючих речовин з породних відвалів вугільних шахт Нововолинського гірничопромислового району у довкілля.Методи. У процесі досліджень використовувалися такі методи: фізичні, хімічні, біологічні, математично-статистичні, системного аналізу. Обробка результатів проводилась із використанням математичного програмування в пакеті MS Excel, Surfer, Mathcad.Результати дослідження. При моделюванні поширення забруднюючих речовин у довкілля (на прикладі породних відвалів шахт Нововолинського гірничопромислового району) встановлено, що найвищий вміст хлоридів (192 мг/дм3) спостерігали для відвалів шахти № 4, які відібрані із водойми, розташованої біля підніжжя терикона. Встановлено, що на відстані 15 м від підніжжя терикона шахти № 2 концентрація нітратів в ґрунті є нижчою порівняно з іншими ділянками (158,3 мг/дм3 і 198 мг/дм3) відповідно. На відстані 10 м від підніжжя терикона вміст сульфатів становить 716 мг/дм3, на відстані 5 м від підніжжя – 552 мг/дм3 і на відстані 2 м від підніжжя – 1884 мг/дм3, що перевищує ГДК (500 мг/дм3) у 3 рази.Висновки. На основі аналізу та досліджень сучасних екологічних проблем встановлено, що вугільна галузь України за ступенем впливу на довкілля найбільше серед інших галузей промисловості шкідливо впливає на поверхневі і підземні води, ґрунтовий покрив та ландшафт. Породні відвали є одним з джерел поширення у довкілля значної кількості забруднюючих речовин, які прямо або опосередковано впливають на довкілля.Найбільш забрудненими ділянками породних відвалів Нововолинського гірничопромислового району є підніжжя із північно-східного боку. На відстані 15 м від підніжжя териконів концентрації забруднюючих речовин знижуються, але деякі з них перевищують гранично допустимі концентрації (сульфати 1884 мг/дм3) та спричиняють техногенний пресинг на живі організми.
ПОРІВНЯННЯ ВОГНЕГАСНИХ РЕЧОВИН ДЛЯ ГАСІННЯ ПОЖЕЖ ЛЕГКОЗАЙМИСТИХ ТА ГОРЮЧИХ РІДИН
Authors: Balanyuk V. M. , Myroshkin V. S. , Y. O. Kopystinsky Y. O. Kopystinsky Y. O. Kopystinsky , Hirskyi O. I. , Gerasimiuk O. I.
Published: February 2023

Постановка проблеми: ефективне та швидке гасіння горючих рідин є однією з найбільш, не вирішених проблем пожежогасіння. Дуже складними та небезпечними є пожежі, які виникають у резервуарних парках з наявністю великої кількості резервуарів великого об’єму, заповнених бензином, сирою нафтою, мазутом, спиртом тощо. Гасіння таких пожеж супроводжується підвищеним ризиком для особового складу та складністюуправління силами і засобами. Способи гасіння цих пожеж, потребують їх удосконалення та створення нових більш ефективних способів.Мета: аналіз і порівняння вогнегасних речовин для гасіння пожеж легкозаймистих та горючих рідин і визначення найоптимальнішої та недорогої вогнегасної речовини на основі вогнегасної ефективності та експлуатаційних характеристик.Методи: у роботі використано метод аналізу, порівняння і узагальнення науково-технічних досягнень з питаньзастосування різних вогнегасних речовин та способів гасіння пожеж легкозаймистих та горючих рідин.Результати дослідження: на основі аналізу вогнегасних речовин визначено, що вогнегасні аерозолі є універсальними у своєму застосуванні та мають високі показники вогнегасної ефективності для гасіння пожеж класу «В», а за деякими параметрами мають переваги над іншими вогнегасними речовинами.Висновки: враховуючи постійно зростаючі вимоги споживачів до вогнегасних засобів, а саме: поєднання в одній вогнегасній речовині високих показників вогнегасної ефективності та експлуатаційних переваг, зручності подавання в осередок пожежі, тривалого часу захисту, можливості флегматизування горючої системи при незначних концентраціях, тривалого періоду зберігання та інш., можна зробити висновок, що вогнегаснийаерозоль відповідає зазначеним критеріям оптимальної та недорогої вогнегасної речовини, що підтверджується найбільшою кількістю умовних балів, отриманих за зазначені критерії.