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Toxicity of vapor-gas flows from technogenic substance

The relevance. Vapor-gas flows from technogenic substances (storage wastes of the mining industry), carrying a high amount of potentially toxic elements, are a big problem for the environment and the population, because metals and metalloids in the composition of emanations are in an easily digestible bioavailable forms and are able to easily penetrate into living organisms. The main aim of this study is an assessment of toxicity for living organisms of air mixtures containing gaseous products emitted by a surfaces of mine tailings freely located near settlements and under the influence of climatic factors and microorganisms. Methods. Carrying out experiments with white rats male Wistar, analysis of organs for the content of a wide range of elements by ICP-MS on a NexION 300D mass spectrometer (PerkinElmer, USA) (PNL GGC IShPR TPU). In the experiment, a pooled sample of the waste substance was used. The sample was analyzed for the content of oxides of the silicate group by XRF using X-ray fluorescence spectrometer ARL-9900-XP (Thermo Electron Corporation, Switzerland) at the Laboratory of X-ray Spectral Analysis Methods of the IGM SB RAS; elemental analysis was carried out by ICP-MS using an ELAN-9000 DRC-e instrument Perkin Elmer, USA (HAC Plasma). Results. Under the influence of vapor-gas emanations from the substance of arsenide tailings of the Tuvacobalt plant on a group of rats male Wistar, pathological changes occurred in the experimental group. Small foci of hemorrhages formed in the lungs, the tissues became edematous and inflamed. The liver of all animals increased, the share structure became sharply expressed, the color became light beige. Single hemorrhages were found in the kidneys. The vessels of the meninges are dilated, petechial hemorrhages are observed. The synthetic function of cells and the stability of cellular and intracellular membranes were disrupted, first of all, the endothelium of blood vessels was affected, the physiological functioning of organs and tissues was disrupted with the accumulation of intermediate products of biochemical reactions, determined macroscopically. Also, dystrophy of internal organs was determined, in particular, the liver, lungs, kidneys, and brain. Elemental analysis of animal organs showed the accumulation of toxic elements in comparison with the control group. The most characteristic elements, the excess of which was recorded in most cases, are mercury and arsenic. They were unevenly distributed throughout the organs. Mercury accumulated mainly in the lungs, kidneys and liver, while arsenic accumulated mainly in the liver and brain. This may indicate the entry of mercury and arsenic ions in a biologically available form into the bloodstream by inhalation, and local irritating and toxic effects on the lungs were not prevailing, and the liver was the most damaged organ according to the results of toxicochemical and morphological studies. The homeostasis of micro and macro elements is finely regulated, and any concentration imbalance in the form of a deficiency leads to a progressive decrease and disruption of normal biological function, to severe physiological and clinical outcomes, which we observed from the results of the experiment. The data obtained proved the acute toxic effect of vapor-gas flows on living organisms, and also confirmed the possibility of the removal of many chemical elements in easily accessible and assimilable forms.

Exploring the Complex Dynamics: Examining the Influence of Deviant Personas in Online Gambling.

The widespread use of computers and the Internet has substantially changed the gaming environment during the past ten years. The gambling industry is no longer exclusive to land-based gaming establishments (such as casinos and racetracks). Today, a few keystrokes on a computer are all it takes to access gaming operations. Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and various other platforms constitute a particular form of access that has drawn more attention from academics in gambling studies. This increasing focus is partially attributable to the fact that social media sites have gained popularity as a means of accessing online gambling websites via hyperlinks hidden inside adverts. Users of social networking platforms can play free-to-play virtual gambling games using programmes. Virtual gaming platforms are the new name for these free-to-play simulation games of gambling. However, there is evidence to suggest that playing social casino games may serve as a "gateway" to real money gambling. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of deviant personas on online gambling behavior. By examining the relationship between deviant personas and online gambling, we seek to enhance our understanding of the factors that contribute to problematic gambling behaviors in virtual environments. Employing a robust methodological approach, this research amalgamates the analytical power of PLS-SEM (Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling) to explore the factors influencing the intention to adopt online gambling services. The data for this study were obtained by administering an online survey questionnaire to a sample of 325 aware customers of online gambling. The study's discerning insights have notable implications for the academic community, brand strategists, online game designers, and online gambling platform providers, offering valuable guidance for decision-making and strategy formulation within the burgeoning online gambling industry.

ДИДАКТИЧЕСКИЕ ИГРЫ КАК СРЕДСТВО ФОРМИРОВАНИЯ ПРАВИЛЬНОЙ РЕЧИ ДЕТЕЙ ДОШКОЛЬНОГО ВОЗРАСТА

Compilation of Didactic Games in the Process of Joint Activity with Preschool Children as a Means of Forming Grammatically Correct Speech Summary Didactic games are the most optimal and accessible form of teaching preschool children. Any didactic game consists of several elements: first of all, it is a primary goal, a didactic task that involves performing the same task (depending on the age group of children, it differs in its complexity), rules and direct game actions. The organization of the educational process in preschool involves the correct selection of didactic games, since the tasks assigned to children are possible, but they also require strengthening mental strength, their development and self-realization. Key words: preschool age, didactic games, speech development, versatile development, grammatically correct speech

Organization of veterinary services in the territories of the Leningrad region

The problem of organizing veterinary activities in the territories of horticultural, horticultural and other non-profit associations of citizens needs attention. Many land owners keep agricultural, pet companions. They often do not comply with the norms of legislation in the field of veterinary medicine, there is a concealment of facts and violation of the rules of maintenance, animal diseases, we see ignorance of the owners about the signs of manifestation, lack of awareness of the threats of a particular disease. At the same time, there is no centralized accounting of animals kept on the territory of the non-commercial gardening, as there is no work to perform veterinary knowledge. It is necessary to plan veterinary and educational work: organize meetings with representatives of the non-commercial gardening administration, animal owners, and present information material in the form of posters and leaflets on the ground. It is necessary to place sections on the electronic resources of the animal disease control station, non-commercial gardening containing in an accessible form the information on the maintenance, feeding of agricultural and domestic unproductive animals, carrying out antiepizootic measures, it is advisable to provide regulatory and legal information, inform in an accessible form about the need for veternary and sanitary examination of products obtained on the territory of the non-commercial gardening. The issue of registration and vaccination of animals can also be solved by organizing field events of representatives of the district animal disease control station in the non-commercial gardening. It seems necessary to change the approach to the list of acceptable ways of using land plots belonging to the category of agricultural land with an established type of permitted use for horticulture, so that among them there is the maintenance of farm animals.

Codesign principles for the effective development of digital heritage extended reality systems for health interventions in rural communities

ABSTRACT We present a methodological, theoretical, and technological outline of codesign principles for the effective development of digital heritage extended reality systems for health and care. The paper is based on two large-scale research projects involving ageing in rural and coastal communities, focused on the codesign of extended reality systems to stimulate new forms of access to local heritage sites with potential impact on health outcomes. Our approach stems from a multi-disciplinary collaboration between health, digital design, and heritage specialists, and suggests ways to reconcile diverging forms of knowledge production, such as our ‘researcher in residence’ methodology and the place-based complexities of codesigning such systems. Based on an analysis of fieldwork data and our own fieldwork experiences, the paper presents a roadmap for the codesign of digital heritage extended reality systems for health interventions that meet the needs of stakeholders and organisational implementation requirements, providing a useful tool in supporting the health and social care system for our ageing population.

Peculiarities of the disposal of property owned by the Juvenile

The continuous improvement of the legislation, especially when the issue concerns the disposal of the property owned by the juvenile, should be evaluated as an expression of public and private interests. After all, the well-being of each participant in the civil turnover, including juveniles, significantly depends on the perfection of the legal framework, the correct formation, and the implementation of which guarantees the stability and satisfaction of their interests. In modern legal systems, each subject of law should have the opportunity to analyze the norms and, as necessary, use the means of protection of the rights. Despite this, the substantive regulation of the issue in Georgia, as well as the provision of fast and accessible forms of solution to the issue in the relevant direction from the procedural point of view, remains a challenge. Therefore, it is considered essential to improve the norms of the Civil Code of Georgia, which increases the risks of non-uniform interpretation of the norms related to the disposal of property owned by the juvenile. This significantly leads to eliminating both legislative gaps and indistinctness in practice. In addition, procedural legal regulation harmonized with international development trends about issues related to the disposal of juvenile property will significantly determine the proper functioning of the court system, contributing to the perfection of the system of the means of dispute resolution existing throughout the state.

Effects of irrelevant speech on semantic and phonological judgments of Chinese characters

ABSTRACT This study investigated whether background speech impairs lexical processing and how speech characteristics modulate such influence based on task type. Chinese character pairs were displayed to native Chinese readers under four auditory conditions: normal Chinese speech, phonotactically legal but meaningless speech, spectrally-rotated speech (i.e. meaningless sound with no accessible phonological form), or silence. Participants were tasked with determining whether the presented character pair shared the same meaning (semantic judgment), or the same initial phoneme (phonological judgment). Participants performed better and faster in the semantic than in the phonological judgment task. Phonological properties of meaningless speech prolonged participants’ reaction times in the phonological but not the semantic judgment task, whilst the semantic properties of speech only delayed reaction times in the semantic judgment task. The results indicate that background speech disrupts lexical processing, with the nature of the primary task affecting the extent of phonological and semantic disruption.

Constructing Dreams Using Generative AI

Generative AI tools introduce new and accessible forms of media creation for youth. They also raise ethical concerns about the generation of fake media, data protection, privacy and ownership of AI-generated art. Since generative AI is already being used in products used by youth, it is critical that they understand how these tools work and how they can be used or misused. In this work, we facilitated students’ generative AI learning through expression of their imagined future identities. We designed a learning workshop - Dreaming with AI - where students learned about the inner workings of generative AI tools, used text-to-image generation algorithms to create their imaged future dreams, reflected on the potential benefits and harms of generative AI tools and voiced their opinions about policies for the use of these tools in classrooms. In this paper, we present the learning activities and experiences of 34 high school students who engaged in our workshops. Students reached creative learning objectives by using prompt engineering to create their future dreams, gained technical knowledge by learning the abilities, limitations, text-visual mappings and applications of generative AI, and identified most potential societal benefits and harms of generative AI.

Poor people's money during times of uncertainty: Uses, meanings and negotiation of monetary aid measures in the pandemic context.

This study sought to explore the uses meanings and negotiation that female heads of household from low-income areas gave to the transferred money in the COVID health emergency period. Our specific interest is in the withdrawal of 10% of pension funds and the Emergency Family Income (IFE) due to the monetary relevance of both programs. Based on a 10th-month follow-up of 14 female heads of household from low-income areas of Santiago, Chile, this qualitative study examines how the participating women "mark," in Zelizer's sense, the money they received. Thus, we seek to account for how, based on the source of money, its forms of access and the amounts received, women determine how to use it and assign meaning to its value.

Visual Metaphors in Pedagogical Discourse

A visual metaphor is an image that allows you convey the meaning that escapes during verbal representation, as well as to enhance the impact of the message. It is for this reason that visual metaphor occupies a special place in pedagogical discourse. The explanation of unknown concepts and phenomena by referring to the formed units of knowledge presented figuratively is a necessary stage of cognition of reality. Visual metaphorization of complexly organized aggregates of objects and phenomena of the surrounding world facilitates their perception, thereby representing their essence in a visual and accessible form. The basis of the visual metaphor is the similarity in function, purpose, shape, color, size. A number of scientific papers are devoted to the methodology of analyzing individual verbal metaphors. At the same time, the visual metaphors used by the teacher to explain the transmitted educational information have not been practically investigated. This provision determines the relevance of the research. The target of the study is to study the specifics of visual metaphorization in pedagogical discourse. As part of the educational process, visual metaphors are embodied in the form of mind maps, mood boards, singular metaphorical references that explicate an Abstract idea in a system of images formed during the development of curricula and personal subjective experience. It is established that the use of these methods of visualization of theoretical material, built on the basis of a given visual metaphor, contribute to the structuring and memorization of educational information, the development of creative and cognitive potential. A visual metaphor acts as a vector for analyzing a problem situation: the creative process of interpreting a visual image leads to the identification of a logical relationship between the images, revealing the nature of the object or phenomenon being studied, as well as the formation of creative thinking of students.

Tambov radio: from wired access points to Internet broadcasting

INTRODUCTION. The study focuses on regional radio, which is an important part of the modern information system due to the stable interest in radio on the Internet, ease of use, and accessible forms of informing the audience. Analysis of radio broadcasting formation in the Tambov region, identification of characteristic features of radio activity in different historical eras, assessment of the current state of development of electronic media is the goal of this study.MATERIALS AND METHODS. The study is used comparative historical analysis, a systematic method, the method of expert interviews, and analyzed extensive empirical audio material, articles in the media, and local history documents.RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. The periodization of radio from the beginning of the Tambov region radioification to the development of Internet radio is presented, highlighting the key stages of the functioning of this media in the region. The experience of public and private radio broadcasting is generalized, the originality of the development of Tambov radio journalism is reflected, and the concept of viewing the media as an integral system, including structural elements and characteristic patterns is formed.CONCLUSION. The results of the study may be useful for further study of electronic media in the Tambov region in the context of the overall development of the modern media system of the region and the country as a whole.

Juridical Study of the Granting of Persons with Disabilities' Rights to Access Public and Social Facilities

The purpose of this study is to analyze: 1) How does the provision of rights protection to persons with disabilities over access to public facilities and social facilities? 2) How is the implementation and efforts of the government towards the fulfillment of the rights of persons with disabilities to accessibility of public facilities and social facilities based on Law number 8 of 2016 concerning Persons with Disabilities? The research method used is normative juridical with a statutory approach, concept approach, and case studies. The results showed that: 1) The implementation of the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in access to public facilities in terms of analysis as well as the theory of legal protection with the passing of regulations derived from law number 6 of 2018 by requiring each region to make provisions in the form of access to public facilities and public facilities. 2) Providing access to public and social facilities as well as legal protection conditions that provide protection for preventive and repressive efforts. As well as the implementation of the Disability Protection Law, it makes benefits for people with disabilities in terms of access to public facilities and social facilities with the establishment of a national commission on disability.

Bridging comic art and research: lessons from an interdisciplinary collaboration project in a palliative care context

The Dutch graphic novel Naasten, about palliative family caregiving, is the product of an interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers and two comic artists. This paper aims to present lessons, reflections and...

On the need for a multi-dimensional framework to measure accessibility to urban green

With the recent expansion of urban greening interventions, the definition of spatial indicators to measure the provision of urban greenery has become pivotal in informing the policy-design process. By analyzing the stability of the population and area rankings induced by several indicators of green accessibility for over 1000 cities worldwide, we investigate the extent to which using a single metric provides a reliable assessment of green accessibility in a city. The results suggest that, due to the complex interaction between the spatial distribution of greenspaces in an urban center and its population distribution, a single indicator may inadequately differentiate across areas or subgroups of the population, even when focusing on one form of green accessibility. From a policy standpoint, this indicates the need to switch toward a multi-dimensional framework capable of organically evaluating a range of indicators at once.

ON THE USE OF THE METHOD OF EXPEDIENT PROBLEMS TO ACTIVATE STUDENTS' COGNITIVE ACTIVITY IN THE PROCESS OF TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN THE NEW UKRAINIAN SCHOOL

Formulation of the problem. The motivation of students to study a subject at school largely depends on the methodology used by the teacher in the teaching process, and his or her ability to convey new knowledge to students in an interesting and accessible form. This problem becomes especially relevant in the context of the New Ukrainian School project, which involves shifting the emphasis in the learning process from the teacher to the student and puts in the forefront the needs of the latter. For a child to be interested in learning and sufficiently motivated, a teacher should have an answer to the question "Why do we need to learn this?" The method of expedient problems gives one of the possible answers to this question, helps the teacher to motivate the student to study mathematics, and indicates directions for further use of mathematical knowledge. The importance of developing students' ability to apply mathematical knowledge in practice is further confirmed by the results of the International Comparative Studies PISA 2018 and PISA 2022, as well as statistical reports of the Ukrainian Center for Educational Quality Assessment in Mathematics. Materials and methods. To achieve our goal, we use a theoretical analysis of the methodological literature related to the chosen research topic. We also implement empirical methods, including conducting our own survey via Google Forms, observing the educational process in secondary schools, and analyzing students’ performance. Results. To study the feasibility and possibility of using the method of expedient problems in teaching mathematics in the NUS, we surveyed 290 mathematics teachers with different pedagogical experiences and qualifications from all regions of Ukraine. In particular, we assumed the effectiveness of using expedient problems in the process of teaching mathematics. The survey was conducted anonymously and online via the Google Forms platform. The results of the survey show that a significant number of respondents are familiar with the method of expedient problems and regularly or constantly use such tasks in the learning process. In addition, they are convinced of the need to include such tasks in existing math textbooks. The survey also shows at what stages of the lesson and when studying which content areas of the mathematics course, in the opinion of the respondents, it is most appropriate to use the method of expedient problems. Conclusions. To ensure the proper quality of students' acquisition of the necessary competencies envisaged by the New Ukrainian School project, the use of appropriate tasks at different stages of the lesson and in the study of different content areas of the school mathematics course is quite appropriate and possible. Although only half of the surveyed teachers currently use such tasks in their pedagogical activities regularly, most of the respondents consider them useful. In addition, teachers express a wish to provide methodological support for the effective implementation of appropriate tasks in the educational process, in particular, in the form of ready-made didactic materials and methodological recommendations for their creation.

Personal Protective Equipment Portraits Canada (PPC)-Humanization and surveying mask-wearing nationally.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Portraits is a hybridized art and medical intervention that lessens the alienating appearance of PPE through wearable, smiling headshot pictures. During the pandemic, the use of these portraits was expanded, but Canadian initiatives offered portraits only to immediate stakeholders. PPE Portraits Canada (PPC) aimed to provide PPE portraits to any Canadian healthcare institution and surveyed healthcare workers (HCW) regarding these portraits' impact. University student volunteers founded PPC via online platforms and coast-to-coast collaborations that allowed any HCW nationwide to request a free portrait via an accessible online form. PPC has gathered feedback from participating HCWs directly via an anonymous and bilingual survey. 70% of HCWs wore their portraits "always" or "usually", 69% of HCWs "definitely would" recommend their portrait, 89.5% of HCWs found that the PPE portraits made a difference in their experiences with patients and 74% found the same for their colleagues. The pre- and post-effect of the portraits, led to a 37.5% greater likelihood that HCWs felt "connected" or "very connected" to patients/residents. For the thematic analysis, 70% or more of the comments were rated as positive, with less than 5% of comments being rated as negative. This model's logistical framework can be expanded beyond PPE portraits to other initiatives with limited resources, allowing them to reach and positively impact diverse populations. HCW feedback was predominantly positive. The optimal design and impact of PPE portraits on patients and HCWs should be studied further to improve portrait adoption.

The Impact of Physical Exercise on microRNAs in Hemodialysis Patients: A Review and a Protocol for an Ancillary Study.

Physical inactivity is considered a significant risk factor for mortality and morbidity among chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients. Therefore, physical exercise is recommended in the treatment of HD patients. Although the beneficial effects of physical exercise in HD patients are well-described in the literature, the underlying physiological mechanisms still need to be fully understood. Recently, microRNAs (miRNAs) have emerged as potential mediators of the therapeutic effects of physical exercise in healthy individuals. miRNAs are short, single-stranded, noncoding RNAs involved in gene expression regulation. Specifically, upon forming the RNA-induced silencing complex, miRNAs selectively bind to specific miRNAs within cells, reducing gene expression. miRNAs can be secreted by cells in an accessible form or enclosed within exosomes or extracellular vesicles. They can be detected in various body fluids, including serum (circulating miRNAs), facilitating the study of their diverse expression. Currently, there is no available data regarding the impact of physical exercise on the expression of miRNAs involved in osteogenic differentiation, a fundamental mechanism in the development of vascular calcification, for HD patients. Therefore, we have designed an observational and longitudinal case-control study to evaluate the expression of miR-9 and miR-30b in HD patients participating in a 3-month interdialytic physical exercise program. This paper aims to present the study protocol and review the expression of circulating miRNAs in HD patients and their modulation through physical exercise.

Productivity of onion depending on the seeding fraction and feeding with water-soluble complex mineral fertilizers

The productivity of agricultural crops is determined by the choice of varieties, planting material, the optimal time of sowing and planting depending on the climatic conditions of the region, the use of organic and mineral fertilizers, and care methods. Planting material plays an important role in the growth and development of onions and the formation of yield. Onions are very demanding in terms of nutrition, this is due to the length of the growing season, growth rates and poorly developed root system. To obtain high and high-quality onion yields, it is necessary to use fertilizers in an accessible form. Water-soluble complex mineral fertilizers quickly and evenly penetrate deep into the soil. Fertilizers improve the growth and development of plants, regulating nutrition processes, increase the yield and quality of the resulting products. As a result of many years of research, it was found that optimizing the mineral nutrition of onions through the use of fertilizers in active form provides a significant increase in the yield of onions. A comparative assessment of the productivity of onions when grown from sets of different fractions using water-soluble complex mineral fertilizers in the conditions of the Udmurt Republic has been little studied.Materials and methods. The purpose of the research: to improve the technology of cultivating onions depending on the fraction of the set and fertilizing with water-soluble complex mineral fertilizers. In 2020–2021 On onions of the Stuttgarter Riesen variety, a two-factor experiment was carried out to study the effect of fertilizing with Aquarin and Rastvorin fertilizers when using different fractions of sets for planting. The studies were carried out using generally accepted methods.Results and its discussion. In the Udmurt Republic, the optimal for planting Stuttgarten Riesen onions is the medium and large fraction of the set, and the positive effect of water-soluble complex mineral fertilizers Aquarin and Rastvorin on the yield and its structure has been revealed. However, it is more economically profitable to use the fine fraction of sets when growing onions.

Access policies to higher education: from merit to expansion and democratization

This article provides a contextualized analysis of the different forms of access to higher education in Brazil, considering its historical evolution. It employs a historical-dialectical approach as the analytical framework, understanding that the analysis of a social phenomenon should take into account the context in which it originated, exploring its mediations and contradictions. The article starts from the assumption that access to higher education has generally been elitist and exclusionary, considering the demand for this level of education and the availability of slots, thereby highlighting the issue of merit. This situation undergoes changes with the implementation of access democratization policies in the country since the 1990s, which utilize the Unified Selection System (SiSU) through the National High School Exam (Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio – ENEM). The article concludes that although these measures have expanded access for populations from less privileged classes to higher education, they have also generated other factors that compromise access democratization and increase dropout rates.

Wielofunkcyjne osiedle społeczne – koncepcja rewitalizacji obszaru pofortecznego w Warszawie

Współczesne rozumienie osiedla społecznego staje się alternatywą, a jednocześnie odpowiedzią na liczne mankamenty oraz problemy wielu dużych współczesnych, homogenicznych osiedli mieszkaniowych i wyzwania związane z kształtowaniem ładu przestrzennego w dużych miastach. Stworzone przed drugą wojną światową koncepcje osiedli społecznych nabierają obecnie nowego znaczenia w kontekście licznie powstających nowych, chaotycznie zaplanowanych zespołów mieszkalnych. Najistotniejszymi kwestiami związanymi z ideą osiedli społecznych są kształtowanie lokalnej społeczności i wzmacnianie więzi społecznych przez właściwe zagospodarowanie przestrzenne oraz zróżnicowaną strukturę społeczną, obejmującą również mieszkańców, których sytuacja życiowa i materialna jest trudniejsza. Jest to realizowane przez zdywersyfikowane formy dostępu do mieszkań (m.in. lokale komunalne i socjalne) i różne formy dofinansowania zakupu i wynajmu mieszkań. W niniejszym artykule przeanalizowano potencjał rozwojowy w tym zakresie wybranego obszaru typu brownfield w Warszawie. Opisana teoretyczna wizja urbanistycznej koncepcji rewitalizacyjnej przewiduje zabudowę miastotwórczą o charakterze osiedla społecznego na terenie pierwotnie zajmowanym przez nieistniejące już fortyfikacje, a następnie przez zakłady przemysłowe w dzielnicy Wola. Teoretyczny program osiedla obejmuje ważne towarzyszące funkcji mieszkalnej udogodnienia społeczne (szkoła, przedszkole, przychodnia, dom kultury, placówki handlowe) oraz zróżnicowane, otwarte i ogólnodostępne publiczne przestrzenie, w tym obszary zieleni.