bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Regulating heat conduction of complex networks by distributed nodes masses
Authors: Xiong Kezhao , Yan Zhengxin , Xie You , Liu Zonghua
Published: March 2021

Developing efficient strategy to regulate heat conduction is a challenging problem, with potential implication in the field of thermal materials. We here focus on a potential thermal material, i.e. complex networks of nanowires and nanotubes, and propose a model where the mass of each node is assigned proportional to its degree with $$m_i\sim k_i^{\alpha }$$

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, to investigate how distributed nodes masses can impact the heat flow in a network. We find that the heat conduction of complex network can be either increased or decreased, depending on the controlling parameter $$\alpha$$
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and it is independent of network topologies. Moreover, we find that the temperature distribution within a complex network is also strongly influenced by the controlling parameter $$\alpha$$
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. A brief theoretical analysis is provided to explain these results. These findings may open up appealing applications in the cases of demanding either increasing or decreasing heat conduction, and our approach of regulating heat conduction by distributed nodes masses may be also valuable to the challenge of controlling waste heat dissipation in highly integrated and miniaturized modern devices.
Processing of increased frequency of social interaction in social anxiety disorder and borderline personality disorder
Authors: Weinbrecht Anna , Niedeggen Michael , Roepke Stefan , Renneberg Babette
Published: March 2021

We investigated how patients with social anxiety disorder (SAD) and patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) process an increase in the frequency of social interaction. We used an EEG-compatible version of the online ball-tossing game Cyberball to induce an increase in the frequency of social interaction. In the first condition, each player received the ball equally often (inclusion: 33% ball reception). In the following condition, the frequency of the ball reception was increased (overinclusion: 45% ball reception). The main outcome variable was the event-related potential P2, an indicator for social reward processing. Moreover, positive emotions were assessed. Twenty-eight patients with SAD, 29 patients with BPD and 28 healthy controls (HCs) participated. As expected, HCs and patients with BPD, but not patients with SAD, showed an increase in the P2 amplitude from the inclusion to the overinclusion condition. Contrary to our expectations, positive emotions did not change from the inclusion to the overinclusion condition. EEG results provide preliminary evidence that patients with BPD and HCs, but not patients with SAD, process an increase in the frequency of social interaction as rewarding.
Laser-scribed graphene nanofiber decorated with oil palm lignin capped silver nanoparticles: a green biosensor
Authors: Tai Melvin Jia Yong , Perumal Veeradasan , Gopinath Subash C. B. , Raja Pandian Bothi , Ibrahim Mohamad Nasir Mohamad , Jantan Iffah Najihah , Suhaimi Nur Syahirah Husna , Liu Wei-Wen
Published: March 2021

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis), requires a high level of attention and is one of the most infectious diseases in the air. Present methods of diagnosing TB remain ineffective owing to their low sensitivity and time consumption. In this study, we produced a green graphene nanofiber laser biosensor (LSG-NF) decorated with oil palm lignin-based synthetic silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The resulting composite morphology was observed by field-emission scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, which revealed the effective adaptation of the AgNPs to the LSG-NF surface. The successful attachment of AgNPs and LSG-NFs was also evident from X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy studies. In order to verify the sensing efficiency, a selective DNA sample captured on AgNPs was investigated for specific binding with M.tb target DNA through selective hybridisation and mismatch analysis. Electrochemical impedance studies further confirmed sensitive detection of up to 1 fM, where a detection limit of 10−15 M was obtained by estimating the signal-to-noise ratio (S/N = 3:1) as 3σ. Successful DNA immobilisation and hybridisation was confirmed by the detection of phosphorus and nitrogen peaks based on X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The stability and repeatability of the analysis were high. This approach provides an affordable potential sensing system for the determination of M. tuberculosis biomarker and thus provides a new direction in medical diagnosis.
Vitronectin binding protein, BOM1093, confers serum resistance on Borrelia miyamotoi
Authors: Sato Kozue , Kumagai Yumi , Sekizuka Tsuyoshi , Kuroda Makoto , Hayashi Tetsuya , Takano Ai , Gaowa  , Taylor Kyle R. , Ohnishi Makoto , Kawabata Hiroki
Published: March 2021

Borrelia miyamotoi, a member of the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochetes, shows a serum-resistant phenotype in vitro. This ability ofB. miyamotoimay contribute to bacterial evasion of the host innate immune system. To investigate the molecular mechanism of serum-resistance, we constructed a membrane protein-encoding gene library ofB. miyamotoiusingBorrelia gariniistrain HT59G, which shows a transformable and serum-susceptible phenotype. By screening the library, we found thatbom1093andbom1515ofB. miyamotoiprovided a serum-resistant phenotype to the recipientB. garinii. TheseB. miyamotoigenes are predicted to encode P35-like antigen genes and are conserved among relapsing fever borreliae. Functional analysis revealed that BOM1093 bound to serum vitronectin and that the C-terminal region of BOM1093 was involved in the vitronectin-binding property. Importantly, theB. gariniitransformant was not serum-resistant when the C terminus-truncated BOM1093 was expressed. We also observed that the depletion of vitronectin from human serum enhances the bactericidal activity of BOM1093 expressingB. garinii, and the survival rate of BOM1093 expressingB. gariniiin vitronectin-depleted serum is enhanced by the addition of purified vitronectin. Our data suggests thatB. miyamotoiutilize BOM1093-mediated binding to vitronectin as a mechanism of serum resistance.
Bmp8a is an essential positive regulator of antiviral immunity in zebrafish
Authors: Zhong Shenjie , Li Haoyi , Wang Yun-Sheng , Wang Ying , Ji Guangdong , Li Hong-Yan , Zhang Shicui , Liu Zhenhui
Published: March 2021

Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) is a kind of classical multi-functional growth factor that plays a vital role in the formation and maintenance of bone, cartilage, muscle, blood vessels, and the regulation of adipogenesis and thermogenesis. However, understanding of the role of BMPs in antiviral immunity is still limited. Here we demonstrate that Bmp8a is a newly-identified positive regulator for antiviral immune responses. Thebmp8a−/−zebrafish, when infected with viruses, show reduced antiviral immunity and increased viral load and mortality. We also show for the first time that Bmp8a interacts with Alk6a, which promotes the phosphorylation of Tbk1 and Irf3 through p38 MAPK pathway, and induces the production of type I interferons (IFNs) in response to viral infection. Our study uncovers a previously unrecognized role of Bmp8a in regulation of antiviral immune responses and provides a target for controlling viral infection.
Climate and seasonality drive the richness and composition of tropical fungal endophytes at a landscape scale
Authors: Oita Shuzo , Ibáñez Alicia , Lutzoni François , Miadlikowska Jolanta , Geml József , Lewis Louise A. , Hom Erik F. Y. , Carbone Ignazio , U’Ren Jana M. , Arnold A. Elizabeth
Published: March 2021

Understanding how species-rich communities persist is a foundational question in ecology. In tropical forests, tree diversity is structured by edaphic factors, climate, and biotic interactions, with seasonality playing an essential role at landscape scales: wetter and less seasonal forests typically harbor higher tree diversity than more seasonal forests. We posited that the abiotic factors shaping tree diversity extend to hyperdiverse symbionts in leaves—fungal endophytes—that influence plant health, function, and resilience to stress. Through surveys in forests across Panama that considered climate, seasonality, and covarying biotic factors, we demonstrate that endophyte richness varies negatively with temperature seasonality. Endophyte community structure and taxonomic composition reflect both temperature seasonality and climate (mean annual temperature and precipitation). Overall our findings highlight the vital role of climate-related factors in shaping the hyperdiversity of these important and little-known symbionts of the trees that, in turn, form the foundations of tropical forest biodiversity.
High resolution DNA barcode library for European butterflies reveals continental patterns of mitochondrial genetic diversity
Authors: Dincă Vlad , Dapporto Leonardo , Somervuo Panu , Vodă Raluca , Cuvelier Sylvain , Gascoigne-Pees Martin , Huemer Peter , Mutanen Marko , Hebert Paul D. N. , Vila Roger
Published: March 2021

The study of global biodiversity will greatly benefit from access to comprehensive DNA barcode libraries at continental scale, but such datasets are still very rare. Here, we assemble the first high-resolution reference library for European butterflies that provides 97% taxon coverage (459 species) and 22,306COIsequences. We estimate that we captured 62% of the total haplotype diversity and show that most species possess a few very common haplotypes and many rare ones. Specimens in the dataset have an average 95.3% probability of being correctly identified. Mitochondrial diversity displayed elevated haplotype richness in southern European refugia, establishing the generality of this key biogeographic pattern for an entire taxonomic group. Fifteen percent of the species are involved in barcode sharing, but two thirds of these cases may reflect the need for further taxonomic research. This dataset provides a unique resource for conservation and for studying evolutionary processes, cryptic species, phylogeography, and ecology.
Author Correction: Immunoreactive peptide maps of SARS-CoV-2 and other human coronaviruses
Authors: Mishra Nischay , Huang Xi , Joshi Shreyas , Guo Cheng , Ng James , Thakkar Riddhi , Wu Yongjian , Dong Xin , Li Qianlin , Pinapati Richard S. , Sullivan Eric , Caciula Adrian , Tokarz Rafal , Briese Thomas , Lu Jiahai , Lipkin W. Ian
Published: March 2021

A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01866-z
Use of high resolution/accurate mass full scan/data-dependent acquisition for targeted/non-targeted screening in equine doping control
Authors: You Youwen , Proctor Rachel M. , Guo Kevin , Li Xiaoqing , Xue Evan , Guan Fuyu , Robinson Mary A.
Published: March 2021

A targeted/non-targeted LC-HRMS/MS method for equine doping screening analysis was developed using a QE-Plus Orbitrap mass spectrometer combined with an in-house built compound database and spectral library.
Solution decomposition of deep eutectic solvents in pH-induced solidification of floating organic droplet homogeneous liquid–liquid microextraction for the extraction of pyrethroid pesticides from milk
Authors: Niroumandpassand Aynaz , Javadi Afshin , Afshar Mogaddam Mohammad Reza
Published: March 2021

A pH-induced solidification of floating organic droplet homogeneous liquid–liquid microextraction procedure using deep eutectic solvent decomposition was developed for the extraction of five pyrethroid insecticides from milk samples.
Toward highly efficient and stable Sn2+ and mixed Pb2+/Sn2+ based halide perovskite solar cells through device engineering
Authors: Lim Eng Liang , Hagfeldt Anders , Bi Dongqin
Published: March 2021

Device engineering with various strategies is discussed in detail to improve the performance and stability of Sn2+-based perovskite solar cells.
Synaptic vesicle-inspired nanoparticles with spatiotemporally controlled release ability as a “nanoguard” for synergistic treatment of synucleinopathies
Authors: Ji Weihong , Li Yan , Liu Ruiyuan , Lu Zhiguo , Liu Linying , Shi Zhuyan , Shen Jie , Zhang Xin
Published: March 2021

Synaptic vesicle-inspired nanoparticles as a “nanoguard” can overcome the tissue and cellular barriers and achieve the synergistic treatment of synucleinopathies.
Systematic investigation of mouse models of Parkinson's disease by transcriptome mapping on a brain-specific genome-scale metabolic network
Authors: Abdik Ecehan , Çakır Tunahan
Published: March 2021

The first brain-specific genome-scale metabolic network model of mice was reconstructed and used for systematic investigation of mouse models of Parkinson's disease at the transcriptome level by constraint-based mapping methods.
Proteomic analysis of Listeria monocytogenes exposed to free and nanostructured antimicrobial lipopeptides
Authors: Stincone Paolo , Comerlato Carolina Baldisserotto , Brandelli Adriano
Published: March 2021

Differential regulation of sugar PTS and oligopeptide transporters by antimicrobial peptide may influence the key virulence factor PrfA. Proteins associated with manganese and iron transport were down- and upregulated, respectively.
Recent progress in sensing application of metal nanoarchitecture-enhanced fluorescence
Authors: Wang Meiling , Wang Min , Zheng Ganhong , Dai Zhenxiang , Ma Yongqing
Published: March 2021

Studies and research advances of integrated plasmon metal nanoarchitectures in fluorescence sensing applications were reviewed.
A specific selenium-chelating peptide isolated from the protein hydrolysate of Grifola frondosa
Authors: Xiong Yu , Chen Zi-Hong , Zhang Feng-Li , Yu Zhi-Ying , Liu Bin , Zhang Chong , Zhao Li-Na
Published: March 2021

A selenium chelating peptide was isolated and purified from Grifola frondosa hydrolysate, which may be a promising selenium supplement.
Challenges and prospects of ambient hybrid solar cell applications
Authors: Michaels Hannes , Benesperi Iacopo , Freitag Marina
Published: March 2021

The impending implementation of billions of Internet of Things and wireless sensor network devices has the potential to be the next digital revolution, if energy consumption and sustainability constraints can be overcome.
Polarization-induced charge separation in conjugated microporous polymers for efficient visible light-driven C-3 selenocyanation of indoles
Authors: Xie Qiujian , Yang Yumin , Zhang Weijie , Gao Zhu , Li Xiaofeng , Tang Juntao , Pan Chunyue , Yu Guipeng
Published: March 2021

An internal electric field was used to promote the charge separation of conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs). Those with the largest dipole moment exhibited high efficiency in C-3 selenocyanation of indoles under visible-light and room temperature.
Strain-modified ionic conductivity in rare-earth substituted ceria: effects of migration direction, barriers, and defect-interactions
Authors: Harrington George F. , Kim Sunho , Sasaki Kazunari , Tuller Harry L. , Grieshammer Steffen
Published: March 2021

The effects of migration direction, barriers, and defect-interactions on the strain-modified oxygen-ion conductivity in rare-earth substituted ceria are deconvoluted in this combined experimental and computational study.
Graphene-quantum-dot-composited platinum nanotube arrays as a dual efficient electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction and methanol electro-oxidation
Authors: Zhang Lili , Lu Panpan , Luo Yaru , Zheng Jin You , Ma Wei , Ding Liang-Xin , Wang Haihui
Published: March 2021

Well-designed graphene quantum dot composited porous Pt nanotube arrays (GQD–Pt NTAs) are developed as an efficient electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) in an acidic medium.
Improved performance of perovskite light-emitting diodes with a NaCl doped PEDOT:PSS hole transport layer
Authors: Huang Xiaokun , Bäuerle Rainer , Scherz Felix , Tisserant Jean-Nicolas , Kowalsky Wolfgang , Lovrinčić Robert , Hernandez-Sosa Gerardo
Published: March 2021

The effect of the NaCl doping and its implementation in perovskite light-emitting diodes were studied for the first time.
The necessity of enzymatically hydrolyzing walnut protein to exert antihypertensive activity based on in vitro simulated digestion and in vivo verification
Authors: Liu Dandan , Guo Yiting , Zhu Junsong , Tian Weijie , Chen Min , Ma Haile
Published: March 2021

This study proposed that enzymatic hydrolysis seems unnecessary for walnut protein to exert antihypertensive activity.
Pentacene/perfluoropentacene bilayers on Au(111) and Cu(111): impact of organic–metal coupling strength on molecular structure formation
Authors: Wang Qi , Yang Jiacheng , Franco-Cañellas Antoni , Bürker Christoph , Niederhausen Jens , Dombrowski Pierre , Widdascheck Felix , Breuer Tobias , Witte Gregor , Gerlach Alexander , Duhm Steffen , Schreiber Frank
Published: March 2021

As crucial element in organic opto-electronic devices, heterostructures are of pivotal importance. A comprehensive study of a donor–acceptor (D–A) bilayer structure is presented, using UPS, XPS, LEED and NIXSW techniques.
Tailoring silver nanoclusters via doping: advances and opportunities
Authors: Yang Jie , Pang Runqiang , Song Dongpo , Li Man-Bo
Published: March 2021

This review highlights the recent advances in tailoring silver NC structures and properties via doping with hetero metal atoms.
Sulfur-modified porous covalent organic polymers as bifunctional materials for efficient fluorescence detection and fast removal of heavy metal ions
Authors: Li Jin , Wang Shitao , Cao Xiaohua , Huang Huanan , Cao Dapeng
Published: March 2021

A sulfur-modified covalent organic polymer is synthesized, and it can achieve bifunctional application for Hg2+ fluorescence detection and removal from wastewater.
Construction of congested Csp3–Csp3 bonds by a formal Ni-catalyzed alkylboration
Authors: Simlandy Amit Kumar , Sardini Stephen R. , Brown M. Kevin
Published: March 2021

Through the combination of a Ni-catalyzed alkene alkenylboration followed by hydrogenation, the synthesis of congested Csp3–Csp3-bonds can be achieved.
Correction: Mechanochemical activation of disulfide-based multifunctional polymers for theranostic drug release
Authors: Shi Zhiyuan , Song Qingchuan , Göstl Robert , Herrmann Andreas
Published: March 2021

Correction for ‘Mechanochemical activation of disulfide-based multifunctional polymers for theranostic drug release’ by Zhiyuan Shi et al., Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 1668–1674, DOI: 10.1039/D0SC06054B.
Fully integrated pressure-controlled electrochromic E-skins
Authors: Yue Ziyu , Wang Yi , Lin Yuan , Jia Chunyang
Published: March 2021

Two in one: vertically integrated dual function multi-layered pressure sensitive electrochromic device.
KF-Doped SnO2 as an electron transport layer for efficient inorganic CsPbI2Br perovskite solar cells with enhanced open-circuit voltages
Authors: Zhang Senya , Gu Hao , Chen Shan-Ci , Zheng Qingdong
Published: March 2021

KF was first introduced into the SnO2 ETL for all-inorganic CsPbI2Br PVSCs with enhanced performance by regulating the work function and passivating defects of the perovskite.
A q component‐based adaptive protection coordination optimisation using overcurrent relays in coordination with fuses for hybrid microgrid
Authors: Singh Manjeet
Published: March 2021

In a hybrid microgrid, the overcurrent relays (OCRs) must sense the changes in the fault currents while the microgrid switches from the grid‐connected to the islanded mode of operation. Further, for the different types of distributed generator (DG), such as photovoltaic (PV), wind turbines of types I, III, and IV, the variation in fault currents must also be detected by the relays. This leads to delay and inappropriate coordination in conventional protection schemes. To minimise the impact of inappropriate coordination in this study, an adaptive protection scheme with optimal settings is proposed for phase and earth faults detection. It also takes care of different nature of DGs, all feasible operating modes of hybrid microgrid with only quadrature (q) component of fault current while zero component is used to differentiate between earth and phase faults. Also, only q component‐based proposed technique optimises the coordination time (CT) of fuses as a backup to primary and backup relays with newly proposed CT interval constraints. A differential evolutionary algorithm is proposed for determination of optimal settings for the directional OCRs.
Scalable design methods for online data‐driven wide‐area control of power systems
Authors: Kar Jishnudeep , Chakrabortty Aranya
Published: March 2021

A novel online system‐identification‐based control design for damping inter‐area oscillations in power systems using supplementary wide‐area excitation control is presented. The identification is based on a partly reduced‐order and a partly full‐order model of the grid. Assuming the grid to be divided into coherent areas with phasor measurement units located across the grid, the coherent states of the generators are averaged while the non‐coherent states, such as the internal states of each power system stabilizer, are not. A hybrid state vector consisting of these averaged and non‐averaged states is computed, and used for identifying a hybrid linear time‐invariant state‐space model. A linear quadratic regulator based on this hybrid model is, thereafter, designed. The reduced‐order part of the model is found to save significant amount of online time for both learning and control, while the full‐order part serves to enhance closed‐loop stability. N4SID with randomized singular value decomposition (rSVD) is used for making the identification loop fast. The reduced‐dimensional controller is finally implemented using a broadcast control strategy. The design is extended to non‐linear models of power systems using Carleman bilinearization. Results for linear and bilinear control designs are validated using the IEEE 68‐bus power system model.
A two‐scaled fully convolutional learning network for road detection
Authors: Yu Dingding , Hu Xianliang , Liang Kewei
Published: March 2021

This paper aims to detect road regions based on a two‐scaled deep neural network. The information from different scales is helpful to boost the performance of deep learning models, and it is also a widely used strategy in various computer vision applications. In the two‐scaled model, skip‐architecture and fully convolutional layers are used to fuse the low‐level details and high‐level semantic information. It enables to detect the road areas by multi‐scale feature maps from different reception fields. To avoid the redundancy of scale information and the loss of features caused by the pooling layer, the feature maps before the first pooling layer are adopted in our model. By the convolutional kernels, our model can balance the information of two scales automatically. The loss function is also improved, in which the intersection over union (IoU) term is taken into account to guide the model to learn more features on the whole road regions. Comprehensive experiments on three benchmark datasets demonstrate that this approach can reach state‐of‐the‐art performance.
Criteria for the effectiveness of teaching technologies in modern practices of professional training of teachers
Authors: Krishtofik Irina
Published: March 2021

The study presents results of the “Study of the features of the influence of teaching technologies at a university on the formation of professional competencies of students and graduates of a pedagogical university”, carried out based on the Moscow City University in 2018–2019. The prerequisite for the study is a situation when education is increasingly beginning to be built around requests from the future, in which people study all their lives and act in a constantly changing world. Therefore, the educational process in a modern pedagogical university is focused on such requirements as complexity, adaptability, practicality, integration into society and the economy, and focus on the needs of students and their future employers. In a university that implements an innovative teaching model, a variety of teaching technologies are used; teachers have the right to freely choose the forms and means of teaching, in connection with which the problem of the effectiveness of the use of teaching technologies is actualized. One of the purposes of the study is to identify criteria for the effectiveness of teaching technologies in the process of forming the professional competencies of future teachers. As a result of the use of survey methods, content analysis, focus groups, and case analysis, 12 criteria were identified: feasibility of using teaching technology, flexibility in application, portability of practice, development of pedagogical thinking, development of soft skills, focus on “self-processes” and “proprocesses”, interactivity, practical orientation, as well as digitalization, resource intensity, and efficiency. The results make it possible to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of teaching technologies in the practice of training future teachers. The novelty of the work and its results are determined by an original approach to identifying criteria for the effectiveness of learning technologies in the educational process of a pedagogical university.
School students’ posture: parents’ view
Authors: Ryabova Irina , Sobolevskaya Tatyana , Nezhkina Natalya , Mirskaya Nataliya
Published: March 2021

One of the most discussed problems today is the postural hygiene of school students. The article reports the results of a questionnaire survey on perceptions and awareness about risk factors, postural health, and pro-health behaviors of children. The study aims to understand what parents know about correct posture and how they participate in the preservation of children’s postural health. The results of the survey show that most parents have a correct awareness about signs of correct posture, walking, and sitting and also understand the importance of the way children wear school bags and correctly selected clothing and shoes. However, the answers to questions about children’s health-oriented behavior indicate that children do not spend enough time in the fresh air outside of school and ignore outside physical education classes and morning exercises and also demonstrate a low level of parents’ control of correct posture in various activities of children. At the same time, the respondents are ready to obtain knowledge and pay attention to this issue. The results of the questionnaire confirm the need to organize training and methodological support for teachers and parents in issues of disorders of the musculoskeletal system and the formation of correct posture in children.
The content of the concept “quality of education” and the definition of methods to measure it
Authors: Ryzhov Alexey , Ziskin Konstantin , Razumovskaya Polina , Umyarov Valery , Peshcherov Dmitry
Published: March 2021

The concept “quality of education” is widely used in modern educational practice; however, in teaching, there is no common understanding of the pedagogical phenomenon that underlies this concept. In this regard, it is necessary to present reflections on the content of such terms as “education” and “quality” in relation to the cultural and historical prerequisites for the formation of the category “quality of education” and various approaches to its content. Besides, the article touches upon different approaches to the procedures for measuring the quality of education and distinguishes their strengths and weaknesses. The authors encourage the reader to think about the problems of defining the quality of education as a pedagogical phenomenon in modern conditions through cultural and historical traditions. The study results in the consideration of various aspects of the evolution of such terms as “quality” and “education” in Russian pedagogy, which have influenced the modern interpretations of the concept “quality of education” and the approaches to its measurements. The article reveals the advantages of a practical understanding of the quality of education, as well as the risks associated with the transformation of education into a service and the absolutization of its quantitative parameters in measuring the quality of education. The authors raise the questions that remain open and require their solution despite the continued interest in the problems of education quality in pedagogical theory and practice. The novelty of the research is provided by taking into consideration Russian cultural and historical traditions of the formation of such terms as “education” and “quality” and the justification of the possible ways of their use in modern approaches to the measurements of quality of education, as well as the justification of the importance of using the applied aspect of the quality of education in Russian educational practice.
Speech therapy aspect of improving the quality of education of schoolchildren in a capital megapolis
Authors: Vyatleva Yuliia , Grigorenko Natalia , Pokrovskaya Yuliia , Bal Natalia
Published: March 2021

The Russian language, as the state language, is given an honorable and important role, uniting all nationalities together. For its mission to serve the unity, solidarity, and mutual understanding of all the peoples of Russia, a mandatory national educational program has been approved, operating throughout the territory of the Russian Federation. The present article is dealing with the problem of mastering the Russian language. The goal of the research is to study the etiology and specifics of writing disorders in primary school children studying at general education school and to develop differentiated strategies for teaching pupils with various manifestations of dysgraphia. Methods used during the preparation of the article included theoretical research, such as learning, generalization, analysis, synthesis, axiomatics, as well as empirical techniques, namely, observation and comparison. Results and novelty of the research consist of clarifying information about the state of the problem of writing disorders in contemporary schoolchildren, updating scientific ideas about the contingent of primary school children in need of correctional assistance from specialists; applying an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the etiology, mechanisms, causes, and specifics of various manifestations of dysgraphia in primary general school children; supplementing the scientific data on the impact of didactogenia on the quality of learning writing and the formation of dysgraphia in pupils with difficulties in the assimilation of the program learning material on the Russian language; as well developing high-performance speech technologies for the early detection and elimination of violations of written language and difficulties in learning academic courses of the Russian language.
Optimization of social functioning quality of preschool children with cerebral palsy
Authors: Levchenko Irina , Volkovskaya Tatiana , Skrebets Tatiana , Lemekh Alena
Published: March 2021

Among the children with violation of supporting-motor apparatus, the largest group is comprised of those with cerebral palsy (CP). The lack of diagnostic toolkit adequate to pedagogical tasks does not allow to examine such children from the point of view of educational capabilities and socialization. The aim of research is development and scientific substantiation of innovative technology of pedagogical examination of preschool children with CP, aimed at differential evaluation of their educational capabilities and determination of specificity of educational demands. Analysis of the experimental results has allowed to formulate a set of conclusions determining scientific novelty of the research: educational potential of preschool children with CP is characterized by indicators of different levels, which stipulates variability and specificity of demands of psychological and pedagogical support; educational capabilities of preschool children with CP can be manifested at optimum, medium, low, critical levels, each of which is characterized by similar patterns irrespective of age; during the research no direct correlation between the manifestation rate of motor disorders of preschool children with CP and the level of their educational capabilities has been revealed; the educational potential of preschool children with CP significantly depends on the manifestation rate of intellectual disabilities stipulating features of mental development and is not correlated with the severity of motor impairment; the obtained experimental results have allowed to reveal peculiarities of educational capabilities of preschool children with CP, which is the key point in development of individual remedial programs; differentiation of preschool children with CP on the basis of level-driven approach allows to optimize the content of psychological and pedagogical assistance and the selection of remedial actions.
Aspects of assessing the quality of education at a university
Authors: Antoshkin Victor , Levina Irma , Sergiyenko Ivan , Tagariyev Rashit , Fatkhulova Dina
Published: March 2021

The present research is aimed at identifying the quality of education from the perspective of students’ vision as participants in this educational process (according to the following criteria: fundamentality, sufficiency, modernity, level of digitalization of the quality of education), its impact on their educational level, and the study of students’ motivation to learn, based on their assessment of the content level of educational curricula. The main research method is a comparative sociological study, which compares the research data of students of the M. Akmulla Bashkir State Pedagogical University (BSPU) with the results of other monitoring studies conducted in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Bashkortostan. In addition to the questionnaire method, the focus group method was also used. The study revealed students’ attitudes to the quality of education, motivation to study, assessment of the content and quality of education, attitude to technologies, and learning conditions. According to the results of the 2019 study, 75% of students of BSPU were generally satisfied with the level of education quality. The novelty of the research is based on the following facts: quantitative parameters dominate over qualitative ones, which, as a result, leads to the information overload of the educational process subjects and a decrease in the level of competencies that determine the ability of students to think independently and analyze information.
Evolving industrial land policy in the developmental state
Authors: Cheng An-Ting
Published: March 2021

As a developmental state, Taiwan had a unique institutional system managing industrial land development, which brought rapid economic growth before 1990. But the system gradually initiated conflicts and slowed down industrial development speed, which moved into a period when industrial, environmental and social sectors distrusted and impeded each other. Taiwan’s government commenced with an institutional transformation and adjusted central government’s position to improve sustainability. A new spatial planning structure was built as a departmental negotiation platform in 2016; and the economic authority raised its policy document ‘Industrial Land Policy White Papers’ in correspondence to bridge the connections vertically and horizontally. This article analyzes the development of Taiwan’s industrial land use policy after the 1960s and argues that the policy has been affected as the change of society. The research therefore concludes three stages during the period from the perspective of historical institutionalism, and argues the current stage which resulted from the introduction of National Spatial Plan may lead to a more sustainable industrial use policy. The departmental policy document, Industrial Land Policy White Paper, constructs the new power structure which reveals the institutional legacy of departmental state strategy. Meanwhile, as a forerunner, Taiwan’s experience could provide an example for younger developmental states in easing the conflicts in democratization and industrial development.
Development of student entrepreneurial competence using the resources of social partnership
Authors: Sergeeva Tatiana , Podbolotova Marina , Natyrova Ekaterina , Averianova Svetlana , Lobanov Ilya
Published: March 2021

The paper brings to the fore the need for developing entrepreneurial competences in school students. It describes the concept of entrepreneurial competence as an ability to put forward original ideas and innovate along with communication, organisation, project management, action planning, and risk-taking competences, receptivity, and also knowledge and skills required for starting a new business and implementing practical ideas to proceed successfully. The case is made for developing courses in entrepreneurship and the criteria of efficiency are determined as follows: clearly set objectives, balanced theoretical and practical content, focus on learning by doing, voluntary approach and motivation, social partnership involving businessmen, financial institutions, and municipal government bodies, openness of the educational environment, availability of training for teachers and contacts with businessmen, and opportunity to present the outcomes. A description is provided of the model and algorithm of creating a school business incubator using the resources of social partnership with businessmen, financial institutions, and municipal governance bodies. The outcomes in entrepreneurship education in the context of a business incubator include the defence of a business project under the supervision of a mentor conducted in a competitive form in two stages, namely, the defence of the business idea and the project itself. Various procedures are used to assess business incubator performance, such as questionnaires for students, teachers, and mentors and expert assessment of students’ entrepreneurial competence acquisition levels by teachers and mentors.
Possibilities of theatrical pedagogy in solving problems of social sphere
Authors: Strejčková Hana
Published: March 2021

In my article I focus on the connection between the artistic and social spheres, the transcendence of art education into therapy and I will briefly mention the structure of art education with a focus on theatrical pedagogy in the Czech Republic. I divided the article into theatrical pedagogy in practice for younger school age, teenage and youth, adults and seniors, and the following areas: a) Theatrical pedagogy in the structure of the Czech educational system and as a part of leisure activities and Drama education as a subject for future teachers. In this part I shortly present what drama education / theatrical pedagogy in the Czech school system means and I draw the introduction on the studies and ideas of prof. Mgr. Jaroslav Provazník, who leads the Department of Drama in Education at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague; b) The potential of nonverbal theatre techniques in communication with specific groups and theatre pedagogy in the context of integration and inclusion; c) Pedagogy of substitute subjects – performativity of objects. In this section I present a personal description of one five-year cycle with “object workshops” – drama education: empirical research, comparison, development of methodology of working with the subject in the context of drama education.
Drama in education: why drama is necessary
Authors: van de Water Manon
Published: March 2021

The article dwells on the use of drama and performance techniques in education and social work in connection with multiple intelligence theory, emotional intelligence theory, and brain based learning. The author connects the use of drama in the alternative theories of teaching and learning based on recent neuroscientific research, and lays out an integrative approach to teaching and learning that promotes inclusion, diversity, and social awareness, through embodied and contextualized learning. If we perceive cognition and emotion as interrelated, then drama as an educational tool becomes essential. It creates metaphors of our lives, which we lead through both cognitive and emotional domains. Art and creativity play an essential role in connections between the body, emotions, and the mind. Moreover, as we live in relationship to the rest of the world around us, our learning is embodied, our brain, emotions, and physiology are constantly connected. Thus, the article demonstrates that drama and performance are vital in teaching the whole child, whether taught as a discipline or used as a teaching tool. This means, the author claims, educators, neuropsychologists, and theatre and drama specialists have to have open minds and be willing to step out of comfort zones and together make a case for using theatre and drama methods as a way to improve human lives.
Intercultural adaptation of students in a foreign language and multicultural society of a metropolis
Authors: Berezina Tamara , Fedorova Yelena , Moskalenko Marina , Khapalazheva Elionora , Timokhina Yuliya
Published: March 2021

Theoretical and practical development of the problem of students’ adaptation in a foreign language and multicultural society is one of the key problems of the academic mobility development of the individual throughout life. The need to solve this problem is determined by the socio-cultural dynamics of education development in the context of its global shifts, transformations, and systemic changes. The purpose of the article is to conduct a theoretical analysis of the problem of students' adaptation in the foreign language and multicultural society of the metropolis. The article deals with the problem of cross-cultural adaptation of foreign students in Russian universities to the foreign language and multicultural social medium of the metropolis. The phenomenon of cross-cultural adaptation is studied on an interdisciplinary basis. The authors consider the theoretical approaches to the study of various aspects of cross-cultural adaptation of a person to a foreign language and multicultural society, as well as analyze the educational opportunities and potential of intercultural interaction based on the dialogue of cultures as a mechanism underlying the process of adaptation of students in the foreign language and multicultural society of the metropolis. According to the authors, the success of foreign students’ education is also determined by their readiness to accept the entire cultural diversity of the foreign-speaking world and foreign language culture, as well as their tolerant attitude toward them. The article highlights and characterizes the main directions and specific content of students’ adaptation to foreign language and multicultural society. The authors conclude that cross-cultural adaptation can be an effective way for foreign students to enter the new socio-cultural conditions of the foreign language and multicultural society of the metropolis.
Multiculturalism of the modern city as a necessary condition for the modification of music-pedagogical education
Authors: Osenneva Marina , Ying Chen
Published: March 2021

The article substantiates the need to integrate pedagogical communities in the context of multiculturalism as a social reality of contemporary urban life. The authors note the unity of the existence of such a phenomenon in the multicultural megacities of the polyethnic world in general, and in Russia and China, in particular. Nevertheless, training future teachers to multicultural music education is usually carried out locally based on the students’ country of residence, which today requires concerted efforts on the part of teachers-musicians of different countries, including Russia and China, of which each has its own view on the solution to this issue and a wealth of experience in the formation and development of students’ respect for different musical cultures within the country, in general, and metropolises, in particular. In this regard, the research aims to study the theoretical justification and testing of technologies for students to master the multicultural component of music education in the Russian Federation and China in the comparative context. To achieve this goal, the authors used theoretical and empirical methods. The scientific novelty of the research is based on a comparative analysis of the methodological foundations, the essence and content of the multicultural component of the music programs of the Russian Federation and China, as well as identification of common and characteristic features of pedagogical approaches, general and specific methods of multicultural education in the Russian Federation and China. The reliability and validity of the research results are proven by relying on the fundamental provisions of science, as well as consideration of the research problem from the standpoint of philosophical, general scientific, and specific scientific analysis.
Formation of readiness for professional mobility in senior high school students
Authors: Voropaev Michail , Sambur Vladlen
Published: March 2021

The prerequisites for the study are modern career concepts and the concept of preparing a person for the successful construction of a career path. The modern sphere of economic relations and the labor market are very changeable and dynamic. The structure and content of professions are changing quickly, which requires constant training and readiness from the individual to change professional roles. Therefore, the formation of readiness for professional mobility is an important research issue. However, the generally accepted position is that the formation of readiness for professional mobility among students should begin at a university or college. The purpose of the study is to test the assumption that the readiness for professional mobility can be formed in senior high school students by combining traditional and game forms of education. The experiment described used a three-week course based on traditional and active teaching methods and a complex multistep business game. The research methods included: the adapted test of “Career Anchors” by Edgar H. Schein, “Methodology for Diagnostics of Reflexivity” by A.V. Karpov and V.V. Ponomareva, the test “Study of Volitional Self-regulation” by A.V. Zverkov and E.V. Eydman, “Temperament Structure Questionnaire” by V.M. Rusalov, and the test “Communicative and Organizational Skills” by V.V. Siniavskii and V.A. Fedorishin. The results of the study showed a statistically significant positive change in the controlled parameters. In general, the conclusion about the promising nature of this direction of training can be considered partially confirmed. For a more confident conclusion, studies on larger samples are required.