bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
B-cell lymphoma of the skin: clinical observation
Authors: Karacheva Yulia V. , Smykova Anastasia N.
Published: July 2024

Currently, there is an increase and an increase in the incidence of primary skin lymphomas worldwide. B-cell cutaneous lymphomas account for 25–30% of primary skin lymphomas. Among all skin lymphomas, primary cutaneous lymphoma from follicular center cells occurs in 10–11% of cases and is characterized by great diagnostic difficulties due to the great similarity of clinical manifestations with other dermatoses, such as benign lymphoplasia, Beck's sarcoidosis, Jessner–Kanof lymphocytic infiltration, skin metastases.
This paper presents a clinical case of B-cell lymphoma in a 29-year-old woman with a lesion of the facial skin in the form of a node, initially incorrectly interpreted as benign lymphoplasia. For five years, the patient received therapy with topical glucocorticosteroids with no effect from. Subsequently, histological examination and immunohistochemistry were performed for the purpose of differential diagnosis of sarcoidosis with B-cell lymphoma. Histologically, there is nodular proliferation of atypical lymphoid cells in the dermis, most of which have cytological characteristics of a centrocyte with an admixture of a small number of central blasts. Nodular proliferates contain an admixture of compactly arranged small lymphocytes. There are no signs of epidermotropism. During immunohistochemical examination, cells forming nodular proliferates express CD20, bc16 with an index of proliferative activity for the expression of nuclear protein K167 ― 20–30%, a dissociated network of follicular dentritic cells expressing CD21 is determined at the base of nodular proliferates. They are not expressed by bc12, CD3, CD2, CD5 proliferate cells. CD117 is expressed by an admixture of discretely distributed mast cells. The morphological picture corresponds to primary cutaneous centrofollicular lymphoma. The node was excised. Radiation therapy was not prescribed due to the patient's pregnancy.
This clinical observation highlights the importance of considering the diagnosis of lymphoma in the differential diagnosis of treatment-resistant dermatological diseases.
Registry of patients with autoimmune liver diseases in St. Petersburg: clinical and epidemiological data
Authors: Bakulin Igor G. , Burlakova Svetlana A. , Skazyvaeva Ekaterina V. , Skalinskaya Maria I.
Published: July 2024

BACKGROUND: The problem of autoimmune liver diseases, which include autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis and their overlap syndromes is an urgent problem of modern medicine. This is associated with an increase in the incidence and prevalence of these nosologies in different regions of the world. Absence of an established etiological factor, prolonged asymptomatic or low-symptomatic course, lack of pathognomonic clinical picture, imperfect diagnostic criteria, insufficient awareness of physicians lead to late diagnosis of autoimmune liver diseases and, accordingly, untimely initiation of treatment, which often reduces its effectiveness, affecting the further prognosis and survival rate for this group of patients. Patients with autoimmune liver diseases require long-term, often lifelong therapy and dispensary observation. Epidemiological registries along with autoimmune liver diseases registries, including various nosologies of autoimmune liver diseases, form an important database on the incidence, clinical features, development and course of the disease, variants of therapy and response to therapy, presence of extrahepatic manifestations as well as allow analysis of all data in dynamics.
AIM: To analize data on various nosologies of autoimmune liver diseases, demographics, clinical symptoms, timing of the first symptoms, timing of diagnosis, and the nature of extrahepatic manifestations.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This article presents data from the autoimmune liver diseases Register of the North-West Hepatology Centre (North-West Autoimmune Liver Diseases Register) of the North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov.
RESULTS: The study obtained data on the nosological structure, demographic characteristics, timing of diagnosis verification, clinical symptoms and extrahepatic manifestations of autoimmune liver diseases.
CONCLUSIONS: Establishing registers of autoimmune liver diseases, providing information about patients with these diseases, will help to assess the effectiveness of examination and treatment methods, factors affecting the course and prognosis of the disease. Analysis of the data obtained will help to develop screening programs, diagnostic algorithms and differential diagnostics of autoimmune liver diseases, which, in turn, will facilitate the diagnostic process, shorten the time of diagnosis, make it possible to start therapy earlier and, consequently, improve the prognosis and survival rate for this group of patients.
Prospects for using machine learning to improve coronary angiography
Authors: Trusov Yurii A. , Vildanova Airina A. , Zagitova Amina N. , Simenenkova Maria O. , Settarova Feride E. , Rashitova Zarina N. , Kurchenko Anastasiia S. , Lapshina Yulia N. , Romanova Anastasiia A. , Nechaev Konstantin M. , Arkhipov Rodion A. , Umerov Akim R. , Zainullin Ildar I. , Bikmullina Kamila F.
Published: July 2024

Cardiovascular diseases pose the main threat to the population health of the Russian Federation and rank the first among the causes of death. Coronary heart disease has the highest standardized mortality rates among the population of the Russian Federation. Comprehensive diagnosis of coronary artery disease includes assessment of coronary atherosclerosis using both non-invasive methods, such as multispiral computed tomography of the coronary arteries, and invasive ones, including coronary angiography, and sometimes intravascular imaging. First two methods are the two most important diagnostic methods for coronary heart disease.
The widespread use of medical technologies based on artificial intelligence in recent years has led to the emergence of new diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities. Artificial intelligence has bridged the gap between massive datasets and useful information by processing and analyzing important data at an unprecedented rate.
The review identifies five potential cases with machine learning having significant prospects in the field of coronary angiography: improving quality and effectiveness, determining plaque characteristics, assessing hemodynamics, predicting disease outcomes and diagnosing non-atherosclerotic lesions of the coronary arteries. While machine learning has transformative potential in the field of coronary angiogram analysis, careful consideration of limitations, including data exchange protocols and interpretability of models is essential to fully exploit its potential and ensure optimal diagnosis and treatment of patients.
Clinical cases of vasculitis associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA vasculitis) induced by COVID-19
Authors: Mashkunova Olga V. , Mazurov Vadim I.
Published: July 2024

COVID-19 is similar to immunoinflammatory rheumatic diseases in clinical manifestations, immune responses and pathogenetic mechanisms. Specific autoantibodies as markers of autoimmune diseases can be detected in patients with coronavirus infection. Most often, after COVID-19, antinuclear antibodies, antibodies to phospholipids, to cardiolipin, to β2-glycoprotein, to cytoplasmic antigens SS-A and SS/B, and cyclic citrulline-containing peptide are detected. In moderate and severe cases of COVID-19 infection with pulmonary-renal syndrome, cytokine storm, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, antibodies to myeloperoxidase and to proteinase 3 have become more frequent, which can trigger neutrophil NETosis with the formation of extracellular neutrophil traps — networks and induce the development of autoimmune processes and the appearance of de novo immunoinflammatory rheumatic diseases: arthritis , systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA vasculitis). Our study presents 4 clinical cases of patients with ANCA vasculitis with a history of recent coronavirus infection, chronologically verified. The average time after COVID-19 and the onset of ANCA vasculitis was about 3 months; damage to the upper respiratory tract, lower respiratory tract, skin and renal syndromes were observed. The severity of ANCA vasculitis did not depend on the severity of coronavirus infection: a mild course of COVID-19 infection did not exclude a severe course of ANCA vasculitis. It is recommended that all patients during and after coronavirus infection with post-COVID syndrome in the presence of damage to the ENT organs, kidneys, and skin are screened the presence of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies to exclude the onset of ANCA vasculitis.
Morphological features of the synovial membrane in patients with osteoarthritis after knee arthroplasty
Authors: Tkachenko Aleksandr N. , Deev Roman V. , Spichko Alexander A. , Mansurov Djalolidin Sh. , Urazovskaya Irina L. , Melchenko Dmitry S. , Presnyakov Evgeny V. , Galkov Stanislav S. , Gladyshev Nikita S. , Magdalinov Vadim V. , Savitski Viachaslav D.
Published: July 2024

BACKGROUND: Inflammation of the synovial membrane is a common manifestation in osteoarthritis which plays a role in complex pathophysiology of osteoarthritis. Synovitis leads to complications during knee replacement.
AIM: To give clinical and morphological characteristics of the knee joint condition by histological assessment of the synovial membrane.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: In the clinic of traumatology and orthopedics of North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov in 2022, 187 total knee arthroplasty operations were performed in patients with osteoarthritis. For morphological study of the synovial membrane of the knee joint biopsy specimens were taken from 30 patients (19 women and 11 men) by randomized sampling method. The age of patients: from 40 to 76 years, the average age was 59,3 ± 6,7 years. Immunohistochemical reactions were performed to characterize the cellular composition of the inflammatory infiltrate; antibodies to CD68, CD3, CD20, CD138, Ki-67 were used. Morphometry was performed at ×400 magnification.
RESULTS: Only 48 (25.7%) patients had at least one course of inpatient conservative or minimally invasive surgical treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee joint before total knee arthroplasty. 18 (9.6%) patients had intraoperative and postoperative complications. Among 30 morphological studies conducted, 3 (10%) patients had verified stage I osteoarthritis of the knee joint, 8 (26.7%) were diagnosed with stage II osteoarthritis, and 19 (63.3%) — stage III osteoarthritis. Significant correlation was obtained between cells stained with antibodies to CD3 and CD20 (r = 0.69; p 0.05), CD68 and CD138 (r = 0.66; p 0.05). Cluster analysis identified three groups of patients with severe (10%), moderate (30%) and weak/absent infiltration (60%).
CONCLUSIONS: To correct the treatment strategy for patients with osteoarthritis of the knee joint, it is advisable to strengthen the role of arthroscopic methods in the diagnostic and treatment processes.
Beyond Gates and Metal Detectors
Authors: Watchers Steven , Fowler Brian , Smith Jimmy
Published: July 2024

Innovation is of vital importance in professional sport organizations, with various segments and departments catering to diverse managerial functions. While previous research has focused on ticketing, marketing, and event management, the critical aspect of security and intelligence in sports requires further exploration. With the safety of fans, players, coaches, staff, and the local community at stake, security and intelligence play a paramount role. The current research addresses the literature gap pertaining to cybersecurity through in-depth interviews involving 12 participants from major U.S. professional sports leagues and the cybersecurity industry, delving into physical security, personnel security, and cybersecurity domains.The results of the study highlighted an overall awareness and success in physical and personnel security, but also revealed a concerning deficiency in the understanding of cybersecurity threats. This shortfall emphasizes the pressing need for innovative cybersecurity solutions in the sport industry to ensure the integrity and safety of professional sport organizations in a complex environment. Through such innovative approaches, professional sport organizations can enhance their ability to effectively combat cybersecurity challenges, safeguarding their operations and protecting all stakeholders involved.
Front Matter
Authors: Law Review Indiana
Published: July 2024

Includes Tribute to Professor June Starr by David Ray Papke.
Steering through parotid calculi in a 35 year old female: A case report
Authors: Wadhawan Richa , Shah Anjali , Bora Suranjana , Bhat Javeed Majeed , Marbaniang Naphiiasuklang , Lanine Meha , Deb Goutam
Published: July 2024

Sialolithiasis, the predominant affliction affecting salivary glands, constitutes approximately half of all major salivary gland pathologies. The vast majority of salivary gland calculi, roughly 80-90%, are located in the submandibular gland, with 5-10% in the parotid gland, and an estimated 0-5% in the sublingual and other minor salivary glands. Typically, sialolithiasis manifests in adults between the ages of 30 and 60, with a greater occurrence in males. This malady is predominantly observed in adults and is infrequent in children. Herein, we present a case study of calculus retrieval in a 35-year-old woman, characterized by recurrent swelling and pain in the left parotid gland, exacerbated during meals due to ductal obstruction impeding saliva flow. This hindrance impedes gland drainage, resulting in inflamed ducts. Sialadenitis subsided following calculus removal.
Percepções de Discentes de uma Universidade Pública sobre o Ensino Remoto e Implicações na Construção de Trabalhos de Conclusão de Curso
Authors: Silva Juliana Daniele de Araújo , França Tereza Luiza de
Published: July 2024

Este é um estudo descritivo que objetivou analisar as percepções de estudantes de Educação Física sobre a influência do ensino remoto no desenvolvimento dos Trabalhos de Conclusão de Curso. Foi aplicado um questionário on-line com 32 estudantes (53,12% do gênero masculino, idade média de 26,59 ± 5,01 anos, 56,2% com renda mensal de até 2 salários mínimos), onde as respostas foram analisadas e categorizadas para identificar as principais inferências. Os estudantes trouxeram diferentes perspectivas sobre diversos fatores como os principais benefícios e dificuldades da construção do Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso no modelo remoto de ensino, e as interferências do suporte tecnológico e das condições do ambiente domiciliar. Concluiu-se que o ensino remoto diante do distanciamento social foi visto pelo grupo de estudantes como facilitador devido à otimização do tempo, ausência de deslocamentos e facilidade para realizar as coletas, porém, também trouxe dificuldades de comunicação e de acesso às tecnologias. 
 
Palavras-chave: Ensino online. Isolamento social. Educação física. Treinamento.
Pandemia e Ensino Remoto no Nível Médio: uma Análise do Ambiente de Estudos e do Desempenho Escolar de Alunos no Interior do Ceará
Authors: Barroso Felipe dos Reis , Silva Lucas Souza , Therrien Jacques
Published: July 2024

O SARS-CoV-2, vírus recentemente descoberto, espalhou-se rapidamente da China para o resto do mundo, no início de 2020, resultando naquela que os especialistas chamam de maior pandemia do século. Hospitais superlotados, mortes aos milhões e prejuízos incalculáveis à saúde pública, à educação e à economia. Para evitar que o sistema educacional do país enfrentasse impactos negativos maiores, as instituições de ensino presenciais tiveram que se adaptar e reinventar a forma de oferecer aulas, não obstante a imposição do isolamento social. Optaram pelo ensino remoto emergencial, uma sistemática que demandou rápidas adaptações de alunos e professores para o novo momento vivido, especialmente em relação ao uso das mídias digitais, que se tornaram as principais ferramentas para planejamento, elaboração e realização das aulas remotas nas redes pública e privada de ensino. O presente trabalho buscou conhecer e analisar as principais percepções dos alunos de Ensino Médio do interior do estado do Ceará quanto ao seu ambiente físico de estudos e ao seu desempenho escolar, durante a referida pandemia. Para tal, aplicou-se questionário eletrônico que foi respondido por 2.588 alunos cearenses, gerando dados que evidenciaram, dentre outros aspectos, a falta de estrutura física, o despreparo de professores e o descontentamento de alunos em relação ao processo remoto de ensino-aprendizagem, mormente em áreas social e economicamente mais vulneráveis.
 
Palavras-chave: Covid-19. Aulas híbridas. Mídias digitais. Gestão escolar. Desigualdade educacional.
Proposta e Avaliação de um MOOC Híbrido para o Desenvolvimento da Escrita Científica
Authors: Alves Maria Madalena , Lima José Roberto , Santiago Cynthia Pinheiro , Menezes José Wally , Aquino Francisco José
Published: July 2024

A produção textual é uma prática rotineira que exige clareza quanto aos aspectos que envolvem a sua elaboração. No entanto, tem-se percebido dificuldades por parte dos alunos durante a escrita científica, onde a maioria apresenta dúvidas quanto aos gêneros, procedimentos e convenções acadêmicas. A fim de minimizar este problema, neste artigo apresentamos o processo de desenvolvimento, aplicação e avaliação de um MOOC intitulado “Introdução à Pesquisa em Informática”, cuja elaboração baseou-se no modelo ADDIE, tendo sido avaliado nas turmas de Metodologia do Trabalho Científico e de Pesquisa em Computação de um curso de Bacharelado em Ciência da Computação por meio de um estudo de caso. Para a avaliação, utilizou-se o modelo ARCS - que verifica a motivação dos alunos através dos níveis autorrelatados de Atenção, Relevância, Confiança e Satisfação – e a técnica Affect Grid, que avalia os sentimentos hedônicos despertados durante o curso. Os resultados obtidos mostraram bons níveis de motivação dos alunos em relação ao MOOC e sentimentos hedônicos positivos, indicando uma boa experiência de uso do MOOC. 
 
Palavras-chave: Escrita científica. MOOC. ARCS. Affect grid.
Ensino de Citopatologia – uma Análise da Autopercepção da Prática Docente e Possibilidades de Inserção de Tecnologias Educacionais
Authors: Cruz Thiago de Souza , Salvador Daniel Fábio
Published: July 2024

O câncer cervical é um dos mais incidentes no mundo, seu rastreio se iniciou com o teste de Papanicolaou e tendo o citotécnico como ator fundamental. Neste período, a tendência pedagógica era a tecnicista,  caracterizada por neutralidade científica, processo educativo mais operacional, de baixa relação professor / aluno e valorização da técnica e das habilidades dos indivíduos. Nesse cenário, foi criada a Escola de Citotécnicos, mais tarde incorporada ao Instituto Nacional de Câncer, que visava a formação de técnicos para execução de exames preventivos. Uma vez que poucas mudanças ocorreram na prática pedagógica até os dias atuais, é necessário avaliar a percepção dos docentes do curso com relação à tendência pedagógica aplicada para entender suas necessidades. A análise se deu com docentes do curso através de estudo exploratório-descritivo com abordagem quali-quantitativa de entrevistas não direcionadas, abertas, gravadas, codificadas e transcritas. A maioria dos docentes enxergam o professor como ator central no processo, acreditam na forma instrucional de repassar o conteúdo, julgam importante a experiência técnico-profissional e entendem o papel da escola como formador de mão de obra qualificada para o mercado de trabalho. Foi possível observar a existência de sobreposição de duas tendências pedagógicas, se por um lado as falas levam para uma abordagem mais tradicional ao apontar o estilo instrucional e mecanizado do aprendizado com foco no professor, por outro, a metodologia de ensino é relatada como diferencial, onde a sequência didática se mostra importante na busca pelo aprendizado, além de ir ao encontro das necessidades mercadológicas, características do tecnicismo. 
 
Palavras-chave: Citologia. Citotécnico Teste de Papanicolaou. Tecnicismo.
Metaverso como Ferramenta de Mediação na EaD
Authors: Almeida Júlio César Parra de
Published: July 2024

Completados 100 anos da Educação a Distância (EaD) no Brasil, este artigo tem o intuito de discutir sobre o futuro dela, sua relação com a cibercultura e o uso do Metaverso como ferramenta de mediação do ensino e aprendizagem na EaD. Para tanto, destaca-se os conceitos atuais acerca do Metaverso, com uma análise minuciosa de sua origem, bem como perspectivas de uso e impactos na EaD. Metodologicamente, este trabalho originou-se de uma consistente pesquisa bibliográfica, sendo realizada uma revisão narrativa de literatura, considerando autores consagrados, priorizando os estudos mais atualizados sobre o assunto, contribuindo para a produção de conhecimento sobre essa temática.
 
Palavras-chave: Educação a distância. Cibercultura. Metaverso.
Mimetic schemas in multimodal contact-establishing communication
Authors: Kiose Maria I. ,   Moscow State Linguistic University, Leonteva Anna V. , Agafonova Olga V. , Petrov Andrey A. ,   Moscow State Linguistic University,   Moscow State Linguistic University,   Moscow State Linguistic University
Published: July 2024

Contact-establishing is deservedly characterized as the major function of communication. Until recently, it has been mostly subjected to linguistic analysis aimed at identifying its discursive markers. Meanwhile, contact-establishing frequently appears in gesturing. The current work develops a cognitive view to gesture and speech alignment, and addresses multimodal contact-establishing communication as mediated by mimetic schemas or bodily schemas shared by communicants who engage in face-to-face and body-to-body interaction. Based on a multimodal experiment where participants engage into task-oriented expository dialogue, we identified two most common contact-establishing recurrent gestures, palm-up-open-hand (PUOH) and palm-down-open-hand (PDOH) gestures contingent on two mimetic schemas, SHOW and RESTRAIN. In the study, we explore the distribution of these two schemas in their sub-schemas in gesture and speech. Following the participants’ contact-establishing PUOH and PDOH gestures (manifesting SHOW and RESTRAIN sub-schemas) and verbal cues (cognitive, pragmatic, and functional semantic dimensions), we determined the multimodal alignment patterns mediated by SHOWand RESTRAIN mimetic schemas in contactestablishing communication. Additionally, the clusters of PUOH and PDOH contactestablishing gestures were determined via their linguistic correspondences since they account for common thinking-for-speaking growth points and the language profiles of PUOH and PDOH contact-establishing gestures. The results allowed to scale the mimetic sub-schemas as manifesting event and referent features such as situatedness, embodiment, performativity, referent definiteness, referent foregrounding, reification, dynamicity, addressing, agentivity, referentiality. Overall, we established that in cognitive dimension non-situated events prevail in PUOH gestures while situated events prevail in PDOH gestures. In pragmatic dimension there is the difference in constativity in PUOH gestures and in performativity in PDOH gestures. In functional semantic dimension PDOH gestures commonly occur with acts, while PUOH gestures are more frequented with attributes. Additionally, we identified that within-cluster distance in PDOH gestures is more obvious than in PUOH gestures, which signifies that the typological differences (mediated indirectly by linguistic characteristics) in PDOH gestures are more distinct. The data obtained provide new evidence in multimodal contact-establishing communication.
About the use of machine learning in modeling business processes
Authors: Udakhina Svetlana Vyacheslavovna ,   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education ", Merzlikina Anastasia Alekseevna ,   St. Petersburg State University of Civil Aviation named after Chief Marshal of Aviation A.A. Novikov",   Saint-Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation
Published: July 2024

In a highly competitive environment, as well as the activation of the domestic production market, enterprises need to quickly adapt to modern conditions. There is an obvious increase in the number of small manufacturing enterprises that participate in tenders on electronic trading platforms and offer their services to large enterprises, especially this growth is noticeable in the field of militaryindustrial complex. Customers prefer to cooperate with small enterprises that are adaptable to the order conditions and have not only short terms of order fulfillment, but also a flexible pricing system due to low administrative and bureaucratic costs. At the same time, such enterprises have problems with the organization of business processes when the volume of orders grows. In this paper, the authors have built a model of the Quality Control process using BPMN method on the basis of small enterprise practice. This model can be the basis for training a machine learning system to build a model of business processes. Natural language text processing is proposed as an area of artificial intelligence, which allows enterprises to use this unified technology to reduce the cost of developing and describing business processes.
The role of speech patterns in professional oriented foreign language teaching
Authors: Voronina Daria K. ,   Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University named after K. Minin (Minin University)
Published: July 2024

The introduction highlights a contradiction between a small number of training hours on non-major subject «Foreign language» and the requirements of leading approaches in education (competence-based, communicative) – the ability of non-linguistic students to use the foreign language in professional-oriented communication. The theoretical analysis is devoted to substantiating speech patterns teaching principle as the leading methodological path in professionally-oriented foreign language teaching. For empirical analysis the author extrapolates the intensive training methodology of G. A. Kitaygorodskaya for the stages of educational activities while forming speech skills based on subject area speech patterns. The description of the stages is accompanied by examples of specific educational tasks and types of language learning activities. The conclusion contains results indicating the value of speech patterns based language teaching for non-linguistic students which allows solving the problem of limited training hours and meet the requirement to minimize the volume of language while saving communicative functions of learners’ speech.
Manifestations of Latent Digital Extremism in the Youth Environment
Authors: Suslov Yury E. ,   Head of the Department of Psychological Support of Professional Activities of Penal System Employees, Mironova Tatyana I. ,   Professor of the Department of Teaching and Acmeology of Personality of the Institute of Teaching and Psychology
Published: July 2024

The article deals with the psychological aspects of ensuring the safety of minors from their involvement in extremist activities in the modern world. The age-related psychological characteristics of the personality of minors, as well as the conditions in which their life values, attitudes and worldview in general are formed, are systematically and comprehensively considered. The central problem discussed in the work is latent extremism, which is formed and spread through the means of modern communication technologies. The main conductor of the spread of extremist ideas for young people in general and minors in particular is the Internet with its ability to exchange information and have an indirect impact on the psyche. The role of latent extremism in the formation of a proto-extremist environment, which is the previous stage in the formation of a full-fledged extremist criminal environment, is noted.
Is Criminalistics (Forensic Examination) Cracking?
Authors: Nesterov Anatoly V. ,   Chief Research Scientist of the Russian Federal Center of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, LL.D., Professor, Komissarova Yaroslava V. ,   Associate Professor of the Department of Criminalistics of the Kutafi n Moscow State Law University (MSAL), PhD (Law), Associate Professor
Published: July 2024

Scientifi c and technological progress is always accompanied with hasty sensational declarations of certain researchers that are picked up by mass media. This sometimes results in distortion of reality and loss of the rational kernel of hyped developments. The article analyzes poorly-grounded ideas about yet another "collapse" of criminalistics (criminalistic examination). The authors show the baselessness of statements about the "scientifi c judge" in the form of artifi cial intelligence. The important thing in automation of jurisdictional processes is not the deployment of smart systems as such but the development of algorithms of systematization of regulations and technical standards considering their content.
The Structure of Russian Recidivism
Authors: Filippova Olga V. ,   Head of the Department of Criminal and Legal Disciplines of the East Siberia State University of Technology and Management, PhD (Law)
Published: July 2024

The structure of recidivism is the ratio of crimes of persons who have previously committed crimes, as well as the composition of these persons in a certain territory for a specific period of time. In the article, based on the analysis of criminal statistics of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation, the Judicial Department under the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation for 2021, the structure of modern recidivism is determined — the ratio of crimes by severity category, type and direct object, type and intensity of recidivism, as well as by the number convictions of persons who have previously committed acts. Serious and especially serious crimes account for 17.5% and 4.0%, respectively. The most common among repeat offenders are theft (31.6%), traffic violations by a person subjected to administrative punishment (8.5%), illegal acquisition, storage, transportation, manufacture, processing of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or analogues (7.9 %). Simple recidivism includes 86% of repeated criminal acts, dangerous — 10%, especially dangerous — 4.0%. In the structure of repeat offenders, a significant proportion (46%) is occupied by persons with two or more convictions. 8.0% relapsed within a year of being released from the correctional facility.
Methods of Studies of Psychological Features of the Impact of the Organizational Environment of the Guard Service on Performance of Duties
Authors: Vetra Aleksandra V. ,   Research Scientist of the Federal State Institution Research Institute of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, PhD (Psychology)
Published: July 2024

The article is devoted to the methods of research of psychological peculiarities of the influence of the organizational climate of the guard service department on the performance of duties and the use of methodological tools, which allowed to conduct a qualitative research in this area of activity.
‘Safety’ or ‘Protection’ of Labor as the Basis for the Development of Laws on Protection of Life and Health of Employees
Authors: Abalduev Vladimir A. ,   Professor of the Department of Labor Law of the Saratov State Law Academy, PhD (Law), Associate Professor
Published: July 2024

A comparative analysis of the categories “labor safety” and “labor protection” as a fundamental basis for the formation of labor law norms is carried out. The International Labor Organization considers the concept of “safety and health at work” a priority. In Russia, labor law was formed using the basic concept of “labor protection”. The Labor Code of the Russian Federation understands labor safety too narrowly — only as the protection of persons working in special conditions. The proposals of scientists to replace the concept of “labor protection” with “labor safety” in the norms of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation are recognized as erroneous. In the interests of expanding the boundaries of protecting the rights of workers, it is proposed to legally recognize safety and labor protection as coinciding concepts and build the regulation of labor relations on this basis.
On Grounds for Differentiation of Labor of Employees of State Corporations and Bodies Corporate
Authors: Potapov Andrey V. ,   Teaching Assistant of the Department of Labor Law of the Law Faculty of the Lomonosov Moscow State University
Published: July 2024

This article considers the prospects for improving local rule-making in state corporations and affiliated organizations, as well as in other corporate entities, in Russia.
Separate Problems Associated with the Right to Work of Healthcare Professionals (Part One)
Authors: Vinokurov Vladimir A. ,   Professor of the Department of Theory and History of State and Law of the Saint Petersburg University of State Fire Service of EMERCOM of Russia
Published: July 2024

The right to work for medical workers in the Russian Federation is limited by many requirements, prohibitions, and conditions. The first part of the article is devoted to the consideration of certain restrictions concerning medical and other education that allows you to be considered a medical professional, as well as the accreditation of a specialist, which (according to the legislator) is a procedure for determining the compliance of a person who has received medical or other education with the requirements for carrying out medical activities in a certain medical specialty. The relevant norms of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, the Federal Law “On the Basics of Public Health Protection in the Russian Federation”, as well as regulatory legal acts of federal executive authorities responsible for the development and implementation of state policy and regulatory regulation in the field of healthcare and higher education are analyzed. The opinion is expressed on the need to amend certain norms of federal legislation in order to unambiguously understand the rights of medical workers and restrictions for them related to the implementation of medical activities.
Effect of UV-C on postharvest quality of citrus fruits from the northeastern region of Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Authors: Acevedo Daza Julián , Villegas Ciro Jorge Andrés , Pineda Sepulveda Valentina , Jaramillo González Juan Camilo , Restrepo Cubillos Viviana , Peña García Jessica Tatiana , Soto Bastidas José Hernán , Buitrago Pinilla Liseth Tatiana , Arroyo Merino Johanna Valentina , Ñañez Palacio Diana Carolina , Castro Vargas Diego Fernando , Largo Ávila Esteban , Garzón García Alba Mery
Published: July 2024

Ultraviolet short wave (UV-C) irradiation is an emerging technology employed in postharvest fruits treatment. This method facilitates a reduction in microbial load, triggers an elicitor effect, and prolongs the shelf life of fruits. In this study, UV-C was applied to rangpur red lime, Tahitian lime, and sweet orange cv. 'Sweety,' which are the primary citrus varieties cultivated in the northeastern region of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. The citrus fruits were exposed to UV-C irradiation for 5 min using a lamp positioned 11 cm above the work area. Subsequently, the fruits were stored in plastic baskets for 21 days at 26 °C with a relative humidity of 70%. Positive and negative control treatments were also implemented. The positive treatment involved samples treated with a 150 mg/L sodium hypochlorite solution for 5 min, while the negative treatment comprised samples without any postharvest treatment. The results revealed that UV-C application effectively delayed maturation, prevented granulation, and maintained the physicochemical parameters, morphology, and surface color of citrus fruits. In conclusion, UV-C shows promise as a technology for treating citrus fruits during the postharvest stage, offering a means to mitigate losses, and assuring food availability.
Kanser hastalarında sosyodemografik faktörler, klinik özellikler ve anksiyete düzeyleri arasındaki ilişki: Kesitsel bir çalışma
Authors: Aydın Armağan , Kayıkçıoğlu Erkan
Published: July 2024

Amaç: Kanser teşhisi bireylerin yaşamlarında derin etkiler bırakan bir dönüm noktasıdır; fiziksel ve duygusal zorlukları içerir. Bu çalışma, kanser hastalarının teşhisi sonrası psikolojik tepkilerini kapsamlı bir şekilde araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır.
Yöntem: Tıbbi onkoloji bölümünde 199 kanser hastasını içeren bu kesitsel çalışmada, Hamilton Anksiyete Ölçeği (HAM-A) anketi kullanılarak sosyodemografik ve klinik veriler toplandı. İstatistiksel analiz, anksiyete düzeylerini ve çeşitli faktörlerle olan ilişkilerini değerlendirdi.
Bulgular: Çalışma, yaş ortalaması 57.28±11.76 olan, %47.7'si erkek ve %52.3'ü kadın olan 199 vaka içeriyordu. Kadınlar, erkeklere kıyasla daha yüksek bir ortalama yaşa sahipti (sırasıyla 55.18±1.15 ve 59.58±1.17). Katılımcıların 165'i evliydi ve %41.2'si lise mezunuydu, %67.8'i ise çalışmıyordu. Kolorektal ve pankreatik-biliyer sistem tümörleri en yaygın olanıydı (%26.1), merkezi sinir sistemi tümörleri ise en az yaygın olanıydı (%0.5). Katılımcıların çoğunluğu (%59.3) metastatik kansere sahipti ve %55.8'i klasik kemoterapi alıyordu. Ortalama Hamilton Anksiyete Ölçeği (HAM-A) puanı 25.63±7.90 idi ve kadınlar, erkeklere kıyasla daha yüksek puan aldı (%26.67±0.77 ve %24.48±0.80, p=0.025). Katılımcıların %46.7'sinde hafif anksiyete gözlemlendi, %53.3'ünde ise ciddi anksiyete yaşandı. Genitoüriner sistem tümörleri en yüksek HAM-A puanına sahipti (%26.08±1.54), metastatik hastalar ve immünoterapi alanlar daha yüksek anksiyete seviyelerini bildirdi. Anksiyete puanları ile sosyodemografik faktörler, kanser türü, eşlik eden hastalıklar, kanser evresi, tedavi yöntemi, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performans Durumu veya radyoterapi arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunamadı.
Sonuçlar: Çalışma, anksiyetede cinsiyet farklılıklarını vurgulayarak mevcut literatürle uyumludur. Cinsiyet dışındaki sosyodemografik faktörlerin anksiyete seviyeleriyle anlamlı bir ilişkisinin olmadığı ortaya çıkmıştır. Belirli kanser türleri ve ileri evreler daha yüksek anksiyete göstermiştir, psikososyal destek ihtiyacının özellikle bu gruptaki hastalarda desteklenmesini gerektirir. Bu araştırma, kanser hastalarında sosyodemografik faktörler, klinik özellikler ve anksiyete arasındaki karmaşık etkileşimi anlamamıza katkı sağlamaktadır.
The Influence of WLB and Organizational Commitment on Organizational Performances in Medical Beauty Workers
Authors: So Si-Eun , Lee In-Hee ,   The Korean Society of Beauty and Art
Published: July 2024

Recently, as a positive link between an organization and individuals, ‘work-life balance’ has been taken as a top priority among employees. In fact, people have desired to improve the quality of life in diverse fields as work-life balance regulates their lives and ensure a happy life. This study attempted to investigate the influence of work-life balance on organizational commitment and organizational performances against medical cosmetology workers to provide basic data needed to improve their working environments. For this, a questionnaire survey was performed against estheticians, nursing assistants and patient care coordinators who work at skin and plastic surgery clinics and hospitals across the country from July 27 to August 12, 2023. Among a total of 310 questionnaires distributed, 303 copies excluding 7 poorly answered ones were used for final analysis, and the results found the followings: First, work-life balance had a positive influence on organizational commitment with statistical significance. Second, work-life balance revealed a positive effect on organizational performances with statistical significance. It is anticipated that the above results would be available in developing training programs for work-life balance against medical beauty workers and those in other sectors.
Efficacy of sacubitril/valsartan versus valsartan in patients with arterial hypertension
Authors: Ryazanov A. S. , Melnikova L. V. , Makarovskaya M. V. , Kechina O. V.
Published: July 2024

Objective. To identify the effectiveness of sacubitril/valsartan versus valsartan in reducing blood pressure (BP) in patients with arterial hypertension (HTN) 1–2 degree.

Design and methods. The study included 105 patients, among them 90 were included in the effectiveness analysis and were observed for 12 months in an outpatient setting. In accordance with the protocol, 90 patients completed the study, 44 of them received sacubitril/ valsartan (97/103 mg), 46 received valsartan (160 mg). The dynamics of clinical BP in mm Hg and rates of achieving target BP levels in treatment groups were assessed.

Results. Systolic after 12 months decreased more significantly in sacubitril/valsartan group versus valsartan: by 14,68 ± 9,33 vs 6,17 ± 4,81 mmHg (p = 0,007). The rate of achieving target BP was higher in the sacubitril/valsartan group (61,41 % vs 34,8 %, p < 0,01).

Conclusions. Among patients with 1–2 degree HTN, sacubitril/valsartan reduced blood pressure to a greater extent than valsartan alone and was not inferior to the latter in terms of safety criteria.
Prevalence and Phylogenetic Analysis of E. coli in Diarrhoeic Goats in Eastern Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh
Authors: Gupta Rakesh Kumar , Niyogi Debasish , Joshi Rajesh Kumar , Yadav Vibha , Jaiswal Vikas , Shrivastava Dharam Prakash , Singh Satya Vrat , Jaiswal Sonu , Singh Jaswant , Alam Kabir
Published: July 2024

Background: The pathogens associated with diarrhoea in small ruminants include Escherichia coli, Rotavirus, PPR virus and Salmonella spp. either singly or in combination. Many researchers have worked on E. coli strains of goats almost in all agro-climatic zones of India but most of the studies were limited to only small study areas and no study has been conducted on E. coli prevalence in goats in Eastern Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh. Methods: The study was conducted in eight district of Eastern Plain zone of Uttar Pradesh including goat farm of ANDUAT, Kumarganj, Ayodhya which comes under Agro-climatic zone IV (Middle Gangetic Plain region). Faecal samples were collected for one year (September, 2021 to August, 2022) from dead goats having history of diarrhoea. Result: The overall prevalence of E. coli isolates on PCR analysis was 52.27%. The prevalence was highest in Varanasi district as 63.63% (7/11) while lowest was reported in Ghazipur district as 36.36% (4/11). The occurrence of E. coli isolates was higher in Age Group I (79.31%) followed by Age Group II (41.17%) and Age Group III (36.00%). The E. coli isolates revealed higher positivity in female (57.69%) than male (44.44%). The occurrence of E. coli isolates was highest in summer (75.86%) followed by rainy (42.42%) and lowest in winter (38.46%) season. The obtained PCR amplicons on sequencing was identified as Escherichia coli strain U 5/41 16S ribosomal RNA as it showed highest similarity of 98.96 % with accession no. NR_024570.1
Effect of Plasma Electric Field Assistance on the Freezing Process and Ice Crystal Formation of Bactrian Camel Meat
Authors: Qiao Dandan , Er Demtu , Ge Riletu , Sha Rina
Published: July 2024

Background: The longissimus dorsi muscle of the camel was chosen as the experimental material in order to investigate the impact of plasma electric field assisted freezing on the quality and freezing process of Bactrian camel meat. Methods: The effect of the auxiliary plasma electric field of different field strengths (1 kV/m, 3 kV/m and 5 kV/m) on the freezing velocity of the camel meat and the distribution of ice crystals as well as the diameter and roundness of ice crystal in the frozen meat were studied and analyzing them with the help of the thermodynamic theory. Result: The findings demonstrated that the meat samples in the auxiliary 5 kV/m plasma field environment took 60 min and 30 min, respectively, at -20°C and -35°C, to pass the maximal ice crystal production zone. The tissue sections revealed that at -20°C and -35°C assisted 5 kV/m plasma field freezing, the smallest ice crystal area and grain size were formed, the roundness of the ice crystals was highest. Using Boltzmann’s entropic equation to calculate the system’s entropy, the results revealed that the meat samples frozen by the aided 5 kV/m plasma electric field had the lowest entropy at -20°C and -35°C. The electric field assisted freezing requires less energy to improve the subcooling degree and accelerate the freezing rate of meat samples, proving that the auxiliary 5 kV/m plasma electric field can significantly improve the system frozen meat moisture vitrification degree and can make the crystallization process more controllable.
Amelioration’s Effects on Soil Chemical Properties in Maize Cultivation in Dryland Aceh, Indonesia
Authors: Sufardi S. , Yakob R.B. , Khalil M. , Arabia T. , Khairullah K.
Published: July 2024

Background: Amelioration is the technique of adding amendments to sub-optimal drylands to improve their chemical quality. The effectiveness of this amendment depends on the type and dosage of the amendment. Methods: This pot experiment was carried out using a randomized block design (RBD) in 3 replications. Treatment of amendment materials (A) which consists of 8 (eight) treatments, namely: A0 (no amendment); A1 (biochar 20 t ha-1); A2 (compost 20 t ha-1); A3 (CaCO3 4 t ha-1); A4 (SP-36 fertilizer 4 t ha-1); A5 (biochar 10 t ha-1 + CaCO3 4 t ha-1); A6 (compost 10 t ha-1 + CaCO3 4 t ha-1); and A7 (biochar 10 t ha-1 + compost 10 t ha-1). The top soils (0-20 cm) were used in the experiment taken from three soil orders of sub-optimal dryland of Aceh Besar Regency, Aceh (Indonesia), including Andisols, Inceptisols and Ultisols. Result: Providing amendments affects several soil chemical parameters in the drylands of Aceh and this effect depends on the type of ameliorant material and the dose applied as well as the soil order. By applying amendments, soils with a slightly acidic pH could turn slightly alkaline, resulting in an increase in available P, K and cation exchange capacity (CEC) of dryland soils.
Modelos de negocio hacia el logro de la sustentabilidad: una revisión general
Authors: Marcelino-Aranda Mariana , Martínez-Cuevas María del Carmen , Camacho Alejandro D. , Ortega-Reyes Antonio Oswaldo , Torres-Ramírez Aylin
Published: July 2024

La sustentabilidad es un término que ha prevalecido por décadas, desde la preocupación por generar un equilibrio entre el crecimiento económico y la naturaleza, hasta su integración en el ámbito empresarial. Esto último, se inició por razones éticas, después como requisito para cumplir con aspectos normativos y, recientemente, según la evidencia, para aumentar el valor de mercado. El objetivo del trabajo es presentar una revisión general de las diferentes propuestas de modelos de negocio con enfoque sustentable, para entender sus características, limitaciones y el valor que ofrecen. Se aplicó una perspectiva cualitativa, a través de la revisión sistemática de la literatura en el portal de investigación Web of Science (WoS) de Clarivate Analytics, y un análisis de 40 documentos. Por su relevancia, destacan cinco propuestas: Modelo de Negocio Sustentable, Modelo de Negocio Verde o Ecológico, Modelo de Negocio Circular, Innovación en el Modelo de Negocio Sustentable e Innovación en el Modelo de Negocio Verde. El que una empresa se posicione como sostenible implica no solo alinear los objetivos económicos con las necesidades de la sociedad y el ambiente, sino también, generar e impulsar los cambios necesarios para lograrlo.
Códigos JEL: M10, Q51, Q56.   
Recibido: 23/11/2023. Aceptado: 14/03/2024. Publicado: 19/04/2024.