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Монастирі Київської єпархії в системі управління Православною церквою синодального періоду
Authors: Чучалін Олександр 
Published: July 2022

Досліджується особливість організації управління православними монастирями в синодальний період, що є важливим для розуміння протікання в них культурних, соціально-економічних і господарських процесів. З’ясовано, що саме у досліджуваний період вищими органами державної влади Російської імперії було сформовано низку нормативно-правових актів, що стосувалися православних монастирів і чернецтва. Внаслідок експансійної політики російського царату в кінці XVIII ст. православні монастирі в Україні потрапили під дію російського імперського законодавства. Встановлено, що зі створенням Святійшого правлячого Синоду характер взаємовідносин між Православною церквою і державою змістився у бік верховенства світської держави над усіма релігійними інституціями підвладних їй територій.
Для українського народу служіння Православної церкви самодержавству посилювалося тотальною русифікацією як засобом навернення до «офіційного православ’я». Досліджено, що вищим органом у системі управління православними монастирями синодального періоду був Святійший правлячий Синод та обер-прокурор, як представник імператора в цьому органі державного управління. Середня ланка управління монастирями була представлена місцевим єпархіальним начальством, до складу якого входили архієпископ, єпископи, єпархіальні духовні консисторії, а також благочинний над монастирями. У самих монастирях все управляння зосереджувалося в руках настоятелів. Їх стиль керівництва носив авторитарний характер, що, до певної міри, сприяло підтриманню в обителях суворої дисципліни та дотриманню монастирських статутів.
Розглянуто діяльність Київської єпархії та становище її монастирів у цій системі організації управлінської діяльності Православною церквою синодального періоду. Досліджено процес визначення територіальних меж єпархії та перелік повітів. З’ясовано, що усі монастирі Київської губернії перебували під наглядом і канонічним управлінням митрополита Київського і Галицького, Київської духовної консисторії та благочинного єпархії над монастирями. Становище та чисельність православних монастирів Київської єпархії в синодальний період зазнавали суттєвих змін.
Two Half-Dugouts from Excavations on Berezan Island in 2020
Authors: Bondarenko Denys 
Published: July 2022

The main results of a study of two semi-dugouts found during the excavations of a residential block to the west of temenos of Berezan settlement in 2020 are analyzed in the paper. Special attention is paid to the description of the layout and construction features of the complexes, and the analysis of the remains of material culture from their filling. The chronology of buildings and their relationship with the evolution of the architectural character of archaic Borysthenes are determined.
Both half-dugouts are found in the courtyard area of one of the blocks of Berezan settlement dated to the third quarter of the 6th century BCE and, despite the earlier creation, they fully correspond to the spatial orientation of the constructions of this block and the entire street network of this area. Stratigraphic and planigraphic observations, as well as a detailed analysis of the ceramic complex from the filling of half-dugouts, allow us to link their origin with the arrival in Borysthenes of the ‘second’ wave of colonists around 540 BCE, for whom they served as temporary constructions until construction of permanent dwellings. However, in contrast to most similar complexes, the described half-dugouts continued to exist next to ground-based constructions and for a long time (probably until the end of the 6th century BCE) were apparently used as utility rooms.
Dnipro-Buh Estuary Coast in Context of Eastern Campaigns of Prince Sviatoslav (964-972)
Authors: Kuzovkov Volodymyr 
Published: July 2022

The debatable aspects of the eastern policy of Kyivan Rus during the reign of Prince Sviatoslav (964-972) are studied in the paper. Particular attention is paid to the campaigns of Rus troops against the Khazar Khaganate. The quantity of Sviatoslav’s eastern campaigns, the complement of their participants, the influence of Byzantine diplomacy on their organization, evidence of sources on the geography of military operations, and a role played by the Dnipro-Buh estuary as a strategic point on the Rus’ waterway to the Caspian Sea are considered.
Analysis of written sources and the international context of the eastern policy of Prince Sviatoslav of Kyiv makes it possible to state that the military operations of Rus troops against Khazaria can be combined into two campaigns that are of 965 and 968-969. The route of those campaigns passed along the ancient waterway, which connected the Middle Dnipro region with the Caspian Sea. Waypoints of that route can be considered being the Dnipro trade route, the Black and Azov Seas, the Don and Volga rivers. An important place on this route was taken by the Dnipro-Buh estuary and its coast, in particular the island of St. Epheria (Berezan) and the Biloberezhzhia. It was there that Sviatoslav’s troops made a stop for rest and re-equipment of ships for seafaring. Probably, in 965, Sviatoslav’s allies were “a large group of Turks.” The latter could be recognized as a combined contingent of Oghuz and Pechenegs or detachments of one of those tribes. The campaign of 965 could enjoy the support of Byzantium, which during the 10th century considered Khazaria its competitor in the struggle for influence in the region.
On Probability of Single Cult Complex of Achilles in Lower Buh Region in Archaic Times (Berezan – Beikush – Velyka Chornomorka II)
Authors: Lazarenko Vladimir 
Published: July 2022

The discoveries at Cape Beikush allow us to significantly expand and refine our understanding of the nature and extent of local influence on the archaic cult of Achilles in the Northern Black Sea region. The decisive factor in the formation of the archaic cult of Achilles in the Northern Black Sea region at the initial stage was the meeting of the colonists with a powerful ideological phenomenon – the veneration of the local tribes (relic Aryans) almost continuously, since the IV millennium BCE, AXI-the Serpent – the first Ancestor and personification of the Indo-European worldview born in the Northern Black Sea region.
The earliest archaeological evidence of the Achilles worship in the Northern Black Sea region dates from the end of the VII – early VI centuries BC and is associated with a cult complex of Achilles in the Lower Buh region (‘Lower Pobuzhzhia’), combining Berezan’, Beikush and Velyka Chornomorka II. This allows us to distinguish a special and earliest stage in the development of the cult of Achilles in the Northern Black Sea region: the end of the VII – early V centuries BCE, when the sanctuary of Achilles on Beikush ceased to exist. After that, in other places of Achilles’ worship in the Northern Black Sea region, the «Serpent» features of the cult of Achilles on Beikush were no longer repeated. In other words, the image and cult of Achilles was no longer associated with serpents. This indicates a gradual loss of syncretism of these images and cults due to the decline of local, «barbaric» influence on them after the 5th century BCE.
This is also due to the fact that AXI-the «Serpent-ancestor» was for the Greek colonists, obviously, an alien deity. The subsequent transfer of the center of the veneration of Achilles to the Island of Levke seems to be the realization of the need to bring the cult important for further colonization (to completely abandon the cult of AXI-the Serpent – the «master» of the Northern Black Sea Region to the colonists, surrounded by «barbarians», was clearly unprofitable) in accordance with the already existing legends about the White Island and Homer’s Achilles, as well as with the «norms» of the Delphic oracle, which clearly did not meet the «barbarian» Beikush. The appearance in Roman times of the cult of Achilles Pontarchus – the «Lord of the Black Sea» and God cannot be explained by anything other than the great importance of the prototype of Achilles in the Northern Black Sea region in previous times, from the beginning of the formation of the Indo-European community.
Діяльність громадських єврейських товариств на Поділлі у 1920-х – 30-х роках
Authors: Каdeniuk Oleksandr 
Published: July 2022

У статті досліджуються маловідомі сторінки історії Поділля, а саме: діяльність єврейських культурницьких організацій, починаючи від періоду так званої «Кам’янецької Доби» УНР (червень-листопад 1919 р.) до початку насильницької форсованої колективізації в УСРР, коли розпочався поступовий наступ з боку центральної та місцевої влади на єврейські заклади культури та поступове їх скасування. У даній праці ми ставимо за мету висвітлити діяльність єврейських культурницьких організацій на Поділлі у часи УНР і в перше десятиліття радянської влади; проаналізувати та порівняти політику державних інституцій УНР і радянської влади стосовно діяльності єврейських культурницьких товариств; показати процес боротьби у самому єврейському середовищі щодо перспектив єврейського культурно-освітнього процесу.
На основі маловідомих для широкого кола дослідників архівних матеріалів визначені основні етапи в історії діяльності єврейських культурницьких закладів та установ на теренах Поділля у 1920-ті рр. Визначені особливості кожного з цих етапів на подальший стан етнонаціональних відносин у Подільському регіоні і загалом в Україні.
Super Broadband at Telecom Wavelengths From RE3+-Doped SiO2-Ta2O5 Glass Ceramics Planar Waveguides
Authors: De Oliveira Lima Karmel , Caixeta Fábio José , Souza Vítor Dos Santos De , Rosa Leonardo Sousa , Soares Victor Del Vecchio , Crumo Carolina Assunção , Borin Ivana Aparecida , Ferrari Jefferson Luis , Gonçalves Rogéria Rocha 
Published: July 2022

This paper reports on the preparation of Er3+/Yb3+/Tm3+, Er3+/Yb3+/Nd3+, and Er3+/Tm3+/Nd3+ triply doped and Er3+-doped SiO2-Ta2O5 glass ceramic nanocomposites and active planar waveguides by the sol–gel process using the dip-coating technique as deposition method. The investigation of their structural, morphological, and luminescent properties using XRD, AFM, and photoluminescence analysis, are reported here. The XRD results showed the presence of L-Ta2O5 nanocrystals dispersed in the SiO2-based amorphous host for all the nanocomposites and films. The rare earth ion (RE3+) doping concentration affected both the crystallinity, and the crystallite sizes of the Ta2O5 dispersed into SiO2-Ta2O5 nanocomposites and waveguides. AFM characterization revealed crack free and smooth surface roughness and differences in viscoelasticity on the Er3+-doped SiO2-Ta2O5 films surface, which allows the identification of Ta2O5 nanocrystals on the SiO2 amorphous host. The Er3+ doped and triply doped SiO2-Ta2O5 nanocomposites displayed broad- and super broadband NIR emissions with a FWHM up to 173 nm achieved in the telecom wavelengths. The lifetime of the 4I13/2 emitting level of the Er3+-doped SiO2-Ta2O5 waveguides is strongly dependent on Er3+ concentration and an emission quenching was negligible up to 0.81 mol%. The structural and luminescent investigations indicated that RE3+-doped SiO2-Ta2O5 glass ceramics are promising candidates for photonic applications in optical devices operating in wide wavelengths at the telecom bands.
Mapping Forest Degradation and Contributing Factors in a Tropical Dry Forest
Authors: Jiménez-Rodríguez Diana Laura , Gao Yan , Solórzano Jonathan V. , Skutsch Margaret , Pérez-Salicrup Diego R. , Salinas-Melgoza Miguel Angel , Farfán Michelle 
Published: July 2022

Forest degradation reduces biomass density, contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, and affects biodiversity and natural resources available for local communities. Previous studies have reported that gross emissions from forest degradation might be higher than from deforestation, due to the larger area affected by the first process. The quantification of forest degradation with remote sensing has large uncertainty, mainly because the subtle and gradual changes in forest are challenging to detect, and sometimes these changes happen below the canopy cover which the optical sensors cannot see. The objective of this work is to map the degraded forests and the most relevant biophysical and socio-economic factors contributing to such degradation in the dry tropics. We mapped the degraded forests by modeling forest biophysical parameters with multi-temporal optical data of Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 and identified the most relevant biophysical and socio-economic factors that can be associated with forest degradation. We included three biophysical variables and 11 socio-economic variables including parceled land and land in ejido property and used multiple linear regression to relate those variables with identified degraded forests. We identified 62,878 ha of tropical dry forest in a degraded state, cover 49.91% of the forest area. The most relevant biophysical factor was distance to settlements and the most relevant socio-economic factor was percentage of parceled land property (private land). Both factors were negatively associated with the mapped degraded forests. Since parceled land and land in ejido property are strongly and positively correlated (Pearson’s r = 0.82, p &lt; 0.001), it suggests that ejido property, as a form of land tenure, plays an important role in preventing forest degradation. This experiment presents a possible way to measure and understand degradation which may help finding solutions to slow down forest degradation and promote forest restoration.
CaFÉ: A Sensitive, Low-Cost Filtration Method for Detecting Polioviruses and Other Enteroviruses in Residual Waters
Authors: Belgasmi Hanen , Miles Stacey Jeffries , Sayyad Leanna , Wong Kimberly , Harrington Chelsea , Gerloff Nancy , Coulliette-Salmond Angela D , Guntapong Ratigorn , Tacharoenmuang Ratana , Ayutthaya Apiradee Isarangkul Na , Apostol Lea Necitas G. , Valencia Ma.Anne-Lesley D. , Burns Cara C. , Benito Gloria-Rey , Vega Everardo 
Published: July 2022

Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance has been used to identify polio cases and target vaccination campaigns since the inception of the Global Poliovirus Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in 1988. To date, only Afghanistan and Pakistan have failed to interrupt wild poliovirus transmission. Circulation of vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPV) continues to be a problem in high-risk areas of the Eastern Mediterranean, African, and Southeast Asian regions. Environmental surveillance (ES) is an important adjunct to AFP surveillance, helping to identify circulating polioviruses in problematic areas. Stools from AFP cases and contacts (&gt;200,000 specimens/year) and ES samples (&gt;642 sites) are referred to 146 laboratories in the Global Polio Laboratory Network (GPLN) for testing. Although most World Health Organization supported laboratories use the two-phase separation method due to its simplicity and effectiveness, alternative simple, widely available, and cost-effective methods are needed. The CAFÉ (Concentration and Filtration Elution) method was developed from existing filtration methods to handle any type of sewage or residual waters. At $10–20 US per sample for consumable materials, CAFÉ is cost effective, and all equipment and reagents are readily available from markets and suppliers globally. The report describes the results from a parallel study of CAFÉ method with the standard two-phase separation method. The study was performed with samples collected from five countries (Guatemala, Haïti, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines), run in three laboratories–(United States, Thailand and in the Philippines) to account for regional and sample-to-sample variability. Samples from each site were divided into two 500 ml aliquots and processed by both methods, with no other additional concentration or manipulation. The results of 338 parallel-tested samples show that the CAFÉ method is more sensitive than the two-phase separation method for detection of non-polio enteroviruses (p-value &lt; 0.0001) and performed as well as the two-phase separation method for polioviruses detection with no significant difference (p-value &gt; 0.05). The CAFÉ method is a robust, sensitive, and cost-effective method for isolating enteroviruses from residual waters.
Prevalence of Chronic Infection by Hepatitis C Virus in Asymptomatic Population With Risk Factors in Cartagena, Colombia
Authors: Imbeth-Acosta Pedro , Leal-Martínez Víctor , Ramos-Clason Enrique , Pájaro-Galvis Nehomar , Martínez-Ávila María Cristina , Almanza-Hurtado Amilkar , Rodríguez-Yanez Tomás , Bermudez-Montero Jorge , Vergara-Serpa Oscar , Abuabara-Franco Emilio , Raad-Sarabia María , Villar-González Erika Patricia , Tatis-Geney Steffany Isabel , Collazos-Torres Luis Adolfo , Rico-Fontalvo Jorge , Daza-Arnedo Rodrigo , Pérez-Calvo Christian , Alvarado-Castell Huber , López Acuña Gabriel Hernando 
Published: July 2022

IntroductionInfection by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an important cause of chronic liver disease, considered a public health problem worldwide with high morbidity and mortality due to limited access to diagnostic tests in developing countries. Only a small percentage know their infection status and receive timely treatment. It is critical to make diagnostic tests for HCV infection accessible and to provide timely treatment, which not only reduces the spread of infection but also stops the progression of HCV disease without symptoms.ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence of chronic infection by HCV in patients with risk factors by using rapid tests in Cartagena, Colombia, and describe their epidemiological characteristics.MethodologyA cross-sectional descriptive observational study was carried out on asymptomatic adults with risk factors for HCV infection in the city of Cartagena between December 2017 and November 2019. A rapid immunochromatographic test was performed to detect antibodies, characterizing the population.ResultsIn total, 1,023 patients were identified who met the inclusion criteria, 58.5% women and 41.4% men, obtaining nine positive results, confirming chronic infection with viral load for HCV, finding seven cases of genotype 1b and two genotype 1a.ConclusionIn our study, a prevalence of hepatitis C infection of 0.9% was found in asymptomatic individuals with risk factors, which allows us to deduce that the active search for cases in risk groups constitutes a pillar for the identification of the disease, the initiation of antiviral therapy, and decreased morbidity and mortality.
Patterns of Gray and White Matter Volume Alterations in Patients With Post-Traumatic Anosmia: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Study
Authors: Gao Xing , Su Baihan , Sun Zhifu , Xu Lei , Wei Yongxiang , Wu Dawei 
Published: July 2022

ObjectiveTraumatic brain injury is one of the major causes of human olfactory dysfunction and leads to brain structure alterations, mainly in the cortical olfactory regions. Our study aimed to investigate volume changes in the gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM) in patients with post-traumatic anosmia and then to explore the relationship between GM volume and olfactory function.MethodsEthics committee approved prospective studies which included 22 patients with post-traumatic anosmia and 18 age- and gender-matched healthy volunteers. Olfactory function was assessed using the Sniffin' Sticks. High-resolution 3-dimensional T1 MRIs of the participants were acquired on a 3T scanner and the data were collected for voxel-based morphometry (VBM) analysis. Furthermore, the GM and WM volumes of the whole brain regions were compared and correlated with olfactory function.ResultsThe analysis revealed significant GM volume reduction in the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), gyrus rectus (GR), olfactory cortex, insula, parahippocampal, temporal pole, and cerebellum (all P &lt; 0.001) in patients. Besides, WM volume loss was also found in the OFC, GR, and insula (all P &lt; 0.001) in patients. All WM atrophy areas were connected to areas of GM volume loss spatially. Correlation analysis showed the olfactory scores were significantly positively correlated with the GM volume of the occipital cortex (P &lt; 0.001, and PFWE &lt; 0.05), while no significant correlation was found between the Sniffin' Sticks test scores and the WM volume in patients.ConclusionThe reduction of GM and WM volume in olfactory-related regions was responsible for olfactory dysfunction in post-traumatic patients. The occipital cortex may play a compensation mechanism to maintain the residual olfactory function. To our knowledge, we report here for the first time on white matter volume alterations specifically in post-traumatic patients with anosmia.
Pyroptosis-Related lncRNA Prognostic Model for Renal Cancer Contributes to Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy
Authors: Zhou Xuan , Yao Liangyu , Zhou Xiang , Cong Rong , Luan Jiaochen , Wei Xiyi , Zhang Xu , Song Ninghong 
Published: July 2022

BackgroundRenal clear cell cancer (ccRCC) is one of the most common cancers in humans. Thus, we aimed to construct a risk model to predict the prognosis of ccRCC effectively.MethodsWe downloaded RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) data and clinical information of 539 kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) patients and 72 normal humans from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database and divided the data into training and testing groups randomly. Pyroptosis-related lncRNAs (PRLs) were obtained through Pearson correlation between pyroptosis genes and all lncRNAs (p &lt; 0.05, coeff &gt; 0.3). Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were then performed to select suitable lncRNAs. Next, a novel signature was constructed and evaluated by survival analysis and ROC analysis. The same observation applies to the testing group to validate the value of the signature. By gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA), we predicted the underlying signaling pathway. Furthermore, we calculated immune cell infiltration, immune checkpoint, the T-cell receptor/B-cell receptor (TCR/BCR), SNV, and Tumor Immune Dysfunction and Exclusion (TIDE) scores in TCGA database. We also validated our model with an immunotherapy cohort. Finally, the expression of PRLs was validated by quantitative PCR (qPCR).ResultsWe constructed a prognostic signature composed of six key lncRNAs (U62317.1, MIR193BHG, LINC02027, AC121338.2, AC005785.1, AC156455.1), which significantly predict different overall survival (OS) rates. The efficiency was demonstrated using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The signature was observed to be an independent prognostic factor in cohorts. In addition, we found the PRLs promote the tumor progression via immune-related pathways revealed in GSEA. Furthermore, the TCR, BCR, and SNV data were retrieved to screen immune features, and immune cell scores were calculated to measure the effect of the immune microenvironment on the risk model, indicating that high- and low-risk scores have different immune statuses. The TIDE algorithm was then used to predict the immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) response of our model, and subclass mapping was used to verify our model in another immunotherapy cohort data. Finally, qPCR validates the PRLs in cell lines.ConclusionThis study provided a new risk model to evaluate ccRCC and may be pyroptosis-related therapeutic targets in the clinic.