Maturation Period Research Articles

To the research of the age identification of an adult

The article is devoted to the problem of studying the age identification of an adult. The aim of the paper is to study age identification in the periods of early and middle adulthood in relation to subjective age and markers of psychological well-being. Hypothesis: age identification is based on comparing oneself with peers and attitude to age periods close to the age of a respondent; it is characterized by qualitative, typological differences, has a connection with subjective age. The results of two studies conducted on different age groups are presented: the group of early adulthood (N=70, 19–26 years; average age 23.6 years) and the group of middle adulthood (N=60, 27–46 years; average age 34 years). As the main method of age identification research, the method of semantic differential with the next scales was used: strength, activity, evaluation, complexity, orderliness. In the group of early adulthood, the categories “I”, “Peer”, “Childhood”, “Adulthood” were offered for evaluation, in the group of middle adulthood — “I”, “Peer”, “Youth”, “Old Age”. Subjective and ideal age (questionnaire), indicators of psychological well-being (a short version of the C.Riff scale in the adaptation of E.G.Tro shikhina) and life satisfaction (questionnaire of E.Diener in the adaptation of D.A.Leontiev, E.N.Osin) were also measured. Results: with the help of factor analysis, age identification patterns were identified in each of the age groups. They differ by the degree of awareness, the significance of age characteristics in the structure of self-identification and the degree of consistency. In early adulthood, the relationship between the patterns of age identification, chronological and subjective age is not traced, to a greater extent, subjective adulthood is influenced by professional status (job availability). In middle adulthood, multiple significant relationships were revealed, confirming the possibility of studying the content aspects of age identification using a semantic differential.

Developmental Psychology and Differential Psychology at St. Petersburg State University (25 years since the founding of the Department)

The Department of Developmental Psychology and Differential Psychology turned 25 years old, in 2022, In 2022. The article discusses the main stages of the scientific study of the problems of developmental psychology and differential psychology at the St. Petersburg Psychological School. B.G. Ananyev proceeded from the need to study a person in the unity of his properties as an individual, personality, subject of activity, individuality in the process of his individual development. The ideas of human integrity and continuity of development are laid by him in the basis of the scientific study of individuality. For the purposes of such a study, it is necessary to combine the efforts of developmental psychology and differential psychology and the use of methods of complex study. Initially, this direction was formed within the Department of General Psychology, empirical research was carried out by employees of the Laboratory of Differential Psychology and Anthropology of NIIKSI, starting in 1963. The Department of Developmental Psychology and Differential Psychology was opened in 1998. The department's research covers all periods of human development, starting from prenatal, and ending with the period of late adulthood and aging. Former and current employees of the department conducted large-scale studies of the intellectual potential of adolescents living in different environmental conditions. The conditions, factors and mechanisms of self-realization of personality in adolescence, adolescence and adulthood were studied. A comprehensive study of the stressors of everyday life and coping mechanisms at different stages of adulthood has been conducted. The parameters of psychoemotional well-being of adolescents and adults were studied from the standpoint of an integrative approach. Studies of the impact of pandemic-related stress on pregnant women and child development and many other projects have been conducted. The history of the department is represented by four generations of researchers, starting from the direct students of B.G. Ananyev, M.D. Alexandrova, E.F. Rybalko, N.A. Grishchenko-Rose and ending with the students of their students.

ОДИЧЕСКАЯ ТРАДИЦИЯ И «МИСТЕРИАЛЬНАЯ» ПОЭТИКА В СТИХОТВОРЕНИИ М. ЗЕНКЕВИЧА «РОЖДЕНИЕ ПУШКИНА»ПОЭТИКА

The article examines the poetics of M.A. Zenkevich’s poem “The Birth of Pushkin”, which reveals the semantic attitudes of the poet’s author’s consciousness in the mature (Soviet) period of his work. The analysis of the poem shows that in its structural-semantic organization, on the one hand, the odic traditions of the chanting of “the great man” (Poet), designed to transform existence, are actualized, and on the other hand, it reveals the features of the “mystery” act of overcoming the boundaries of time and translating a historical event (the biographical birth of the poet) into a metaphysical plan for the affirmation of the eternity of the Russian cultural awareness. The “mystery” orientation of Zenkevich’s reception of A.S. Pushkin’s creative gift is extrapolated to the eventful achievements of modernity. Therefore, in the poet’s mind, Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War turns out to be a day of glorification of Pushkin’s genius, as evidenced by the date of creation of the poem - May 12, 1949.

Personal Resource Management in Late Age

The article is devoted to the search for methods of resource management in late age based on empirical data about the psychological characteristics of older people. The structure of personal resource capacity and its changes during the transition from the second period of maturity to old age are presented. The discovered features are considered as the information basis for the choice of methods of personal resource management. The possibilities of using psychological tools for the preservation, maintenance and redistribution of resources in education, counseling and psychotherapy are considered. The analysis of approaches, principles of building education, technologies and methods of teaching elderly people is carried out. The emphasis is placed on the use of a resource approach for education planning, and for the study of the resources of older people. It was found that the use of educational programs is not enough to activate resources. The possibilities and limitations therapy methods and counseling are revealed.

The temporal specifics of the transitions to youth maturity

Youth, as a stage of a person's life path, is the most intense period in terms of age transitions. Despite the presence of many transitions, most researchers identify several basic age transitions. The current stage of development of society is characterized by the complication, lengthening, increasing variability and risks of liminality (incompleteness) of age transitions. The time characteristics of their commission are changing. The temporal component of the features of secondary socialization remains poorly understood, which increases the risks of inefficiency of youth support and assistance programs. In this article, based on the conducted research, the temporal specificity of age transitions of modern youth is analyzed. The study was conducted on a sample of 484 people aged 18 to 40 years. Multistage selection.the time characteristics of their commission. The questionnaire method. The results obtained allow us to conclude that there is a general "delay" in leaving childhood. The duration of the period of youth itself is highly likely to stretch over the entire period of maturity. The risks of liminality of basic transitions to maturity have been identified. In the opinion of young respondents about the optimal time for making specific transitions, both the reproduction of previously formed norms remains (the connection of sexual debut with adulthood, entry into the labor market with financial independence), and the consolidation of established practices is planned (the temporary gap between sexual debut and marriage, the formation of one's own family and the birth of a child).

Characterization and technological evaluation of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from Sjenica sheep's ham

This study investigates the community of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) in samples of Sjenica sheep's ham from different villages across three seasons over a 120-day maturation period. The CNS group was identified into five distinct species: Staphylococcus epidermidis, S. saprophyticus, S. carnosus, S. xylosus, and S. equorum. The safety evaluation revealed no hemolytic activity in any tested isolates, while resistance to novobiocin was observed in S. xylosus and S. saprophyticus isolates. The technological properties of the isolated CNS were assessed, including tolerance to different temperatures, pH values, salt concentrations, as well as proteolytic and lipolytic activity. Results demonstrated the ability of all tested isolates to grow across various pH values and salt concentrations, with isolates of S. carnosus and S. epidermidis showing tolerance to 45 °C. The best technological properties were shown by S. carnosus, followed by S. equorum. These findings provide insights into the potential applications of CNS in food processing industries, as putative starters.

Mirrored dynamics of a wild mosquito population suppression model with Ricker-type survival probability and time delay.

Here, we formulated a delayed mosquito population suppression model including two switching sub-equations, in which we assumed that the growth of the wild mosquito population obeys the Ricker-type density-dependent survival function and the release period of sterile males equals the maturation period of wild mosquitoes. For the time-switched delay model, to tackle with the difficulties brought by the non-monotonicity of its growth term to its dynamical analysis, we employed an essential transformation, derived an auxiliary function and obtained some expected analytical results. Finally, we proved that under certain conditions, the number of periodic solutions and their global attractivities for the delay model mirror that of the corresponding delay-free model. The findings can boost a better understanding of the impact of the time delay on the creation/suppression of oscillations harbored by the mosquito population dynamics and enhance the success of real-world mosquito control programs.

СЦЕНИЧЕСКИЕ НАРРАТИВЫ В ЮМОРИСТИЧЕСКОЙ ПЬЕСЕ А.П. ЧЕХОВА "МЕДВЕДЬ"

The article introduces the concept of “staged narrative”, which is defined as the story of a character in drama, recited by him at the moment of his presence on stage. The category is specified and divided into: intrigue-forming, autonomous and incorporated staged narratives. The research material is the text of A.P. Chekhov’s play “The Bear”. It is shown that the suggested category can be useful in study of composition, plot and the character system of a dramatic text. In the process of a comprehensive analysis of the characters’ narrative replicas, their characteristic worldviews, ethos and strategies of narrative are revealed, and the place of stage narratives for clarifying the characters of the storytelling heroes, as well as to define more convincingly the entire character system. The obtained conclusions can be extrapolated to Chekhov’s dramaturgy of the mature period, and the very technology of analyzing stage narratives can be successfully applied in the study of other drama texts.

ПРЕЛОМЛЕНИЕ МУЗЫКАЛЬНЫХ ТРАДИЦИЙ ДРЕВНИХ КУЛЬТУР В ТВОРЧЕСТВЕ АНДРЕ ЖОЛИВЕ (на примере «Песни Линоса» для флейты и фортепиано)

This article is devoted to the early work of the French composer André Jolivet, which harmoniously combines the traditions of different cultures. It is primarily an interaction of Eastern and African traditions based on the rhythmic component and modality, as well as trends of French music of the first half of the twentieth century in all their diversity — from the impressionism of C. Debussy and M. Ravel to modernism and avant-garde. This material examines in detail the composer’s central work “The Song of Linos” for flute and piano, created on the border of the early and mature periods of creativity, in which the interweaving of traditions is considered in the context of technical methods and means of sound representation in playing wind instruments. André Jolivet, as did Olivier Messiaen, was a member of the Young France group of French composers. Unlike Olivier Messiaen, who always looked towards God and Heaven in his music, A. Jolivet strove to reveal the diversity of human passions through the prism of the mystical essence of music. The main aspiration of A. Jolivet was to return music to its ancient meaning — the magical beginning that unites people. Thanks to A. Jolivet, the artistic horizons of musical performance and pedagogy were significantly expanded, including the growth of the technical level of performers and the emergence of new performance techniques.

The proximal distant: How does remote acculturation affect wellbeing in the multicultural context of Lebanon?

As a multicultural context, Lebanon has been subjected to complex cultural influences across history and has no clear cultural delineations. Lebanese currently choose to maintain or abandon a combination of four local cultural identities (sectarian, religious, national, and supranational). They may also choose to adopt postcolonial French culture and/or remotely acculturate to American culture. In this unique Middle Eastern context, we specifically examined Americanization in relation to well-being. Using a cross-sectional design, we analyzed data from 741 participants aged 18–40. We identified several cultural clusters from measures of identity and behavioral orientations towards one's self-ascribed sectarian, Arab, religious, national, postcolonial French, and American cultural indicators. Cluster analysis indicated the existence of three clusters within the sample: a national multicultural Americanized cluster (23%), a religious multicultural Americanized cluster (40%), and a religious multicultural traditional cluster (37%). The clusters’ composition and characteristics potentially reflect historical and current events related to the political and social fabric of the country and the region (e.g., the Arab Nationalist Movement, the recent national uprising). In addition, we compared psychological well-being across clusters; the analyses demonstrated significant differences. Universally, our results highlight the importance of maintaining a positive attitude towards one's local culture(s) to protect one's well-being and indicate that Americanization extends beyond adolescence and the emerging adulthood periods into adulthood. At the societal level, the emergence of a cluster prioritizing national identity encourages efforts to promote a superordinate national identity and could be indicative of a significant shift within the Lebanese social and political fabric.

蕭紅香港時期小說再解讀: 以《呼蘭河傳》、《馬伯樂》、《小城三月》、《紅玻璃的故事》爲中心

As a famous modern female writer in the 20th century, Xiao Hong completed 11 collections of works with nearly one million words in just nine years. These creations of hers are divided into two stages: the mainland period and the Hong Kong period, and the Hong Kong period is the mature period and peak period of Xiao Hong's creation, which established her stable position in the literary world. In recent years, with the renaissance of Northeast literature, Xiao Hong's research has gradually increased, but there has not been an overall inspection of Hong Kong's works from the perspective of existentialism. In order to make up for this vacancy, the author chooses the two novellas Tales of Hulan River and Ma Bo'le's Second Life and the two short stories Spring in a Small Town and The Story of Red Glass written during the Hong Kong period as the research objects of this paper. Complying with the inner and outer line principles of literary appreciation put forward by the modern literary critic Liang Zongdai, and based on the theory of Paul Tillich, a representative of American existentialism, the four works are reinterpreted as a whole.

Diyarbakır ili pamuk alanlarındaki Lygus (Hemiptera: Miridae) türleri, yayılış alanları ve popülasyon gelişimi

Many insect pests infest cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) crop, resulting in significant economic losses. The tarnished plant bugs (Lygus species) greatly damage the cotton crop during all growth stages. This study determined Lygus species infesting cotton in Diyarbakır province, their distribution, and population dynamics during 2020 and 2021. Lygus species samples were collected from 244 fields in 7 districts of the province by using either D-vac or sweep net based on the phenological period of cotton. Population dynamics of the species were monitored weekly by using sweep net and D-vac from two fields situated in the Sur (Gencan village) and Çınar (Şükürlü village) districts of the province during both years. Two species including Lygus gemellatus (Herrich-Schäffer) and L. pratensis (Linnaeus) were identified during the study. Lygus gemellatus was the most common and abundant species observed in 91.2% and 74.7% of the surveyed fields during 2020 and 2021, respectively. The species were recorded at the end of May (before flowering) during both years, and their populations increased afterward. The peak population of both species was observed during the boll maturation period. The D-vac trapped a statistically higher number of Lygus bugs than the sweep net at Gencan (p

Paulina Rivoli – Moniuszko’s Heroines and a Falcon soprano?

Paulina Rivoli was the first Warsaw Halka and then the first Countess in Moniuszko’s operas. In this article, I will relate how the singer, who at first frowned on Moniuszko’s proposals, launched the performance tradition of two great Moniuszko operas in which she created the title roles. Her immediate successors had to deal with the inevitable comparisons. Unfortunately, Rivoli suffered from serious vocal complaints. This was nothing unusual: phoniatric disorders plagued singers throughout Europe at that time, when massive changes were occurring in the aesthetics of solo singing. Rivoli was excellent in bel canto repertoire – a style of singing favourable to a maturing voice, which allowed her to develop fully. What was Halka’s original singing style? That was probably a mature period for Rivoli’s voice, which did not necessarily correspond to the notion of a modern, very ‘light’, even Donizettian approach to singing this role. Some of the circumstances surrounding the twilight of Rivoli’s career allow us to draw a comparison between her and another great singer whose career ended prematurely. Cornélie Falcon famously sang the role of Rachel in Halévy’s La Juive, which contributed to her legendary demise, and she had lost her voice irrevocably five years after her debut. Rivoli and Falcon sang similar repertoire, including Alice in Meyerbeer’s Robert le diable (Falcon’s debut and an early role for Rivoli), Donna Anna in Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Valentine in Les Huguenots, but Rivoli’s downfall was spread over a longer period, as her career lasted more than 20 years. Nor was her loss of voice as drastic as that of Falcon, who was literally left voiceless during a performance of Niedermeyer’s Stradella. Rivoli’s problems grew gradually, peaking after the premiere of The Countess [Hrabina]. It was probably this last burst of energy that ultimately depleted her powers altogether.

Puberty, brain network connectivity and neuropsychiatric outcomes following pediatric traumatic brain injury in females: A research protocol.

Examining the role of sex on recovery from pediatric TBI (pTBI) is a complex task, specifically when referring to injuries occurring during critical developmental and maturation periods. The effect of sex hormones on neurological and neuropsychiatric outcomes has been studied among adult TBI females, but not in children. During development, puberty is considered a key milestone accompanied by changes in physical growth, neuronal maturation, sex hormones, and psychological symptoms. Following pTBI, such changes might have a significant effect on brain re-organization and on long-term neuropsychiatric outcomes. While hormonal dysfunction is a common consequence following pTBI, only few studies have systematically evaluated hormonal changes following pTBI. To describe a multimodal protocol aimed to examine the effect of puberty on brain connectivity and long-term neuropsychiatric outcomes following TBI in female girls and adolescents. A case-control longitudinal prospective design will be used. 120 female participants aged 9 to 16 years (N = 60 per group) will be recruited. In the acute phase (T0-1 month), participants will undergo an MRI protocol for brain connectivity, as well as a clinical evaluation for puberty stage and hormonal levels. In the chronic phase (T1-18-24 months), participants will complete a neuropsychiatric assessment in addition to the MRI and puberty evaluations. Hormonal levels will be monitored at T0 and T1. A moderation-mediation model will be used to examine the moderating effects of puberty on the association between pTBI and neuropsychiatric symptoms in female girls and adolescents, through the mediating effect of brain network connectivity. This study will highlight sex-specific factors related to outcomes among females following pTBI and enhance our understanding of the unique challenges they face. Such information has a substantial potential to guide future directions for research, policy and practice.

Особенности экзистенциальной исполненности личности осужденных женщин и мужчин средней взрослости

<p style="text-align: justify;">The work is aimed at studying the features of the existential fulfillment of the personality of convicted women and men during middle adulthood. The empirical study was conducted on the basis of federal state institutions “Correctional Colony No. 1 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Vologda region” in Vologda and “Correctional Colony No. 20 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Vologda region” in Ustyuzhna, Vologda region. The selection of respondents into age groups (the period of middle adulthood) is based on the periodization of D.B. Bromley. Two groups were formed: group No. 1 — 30 women serving a sentence of imprisonment in the Federal Penitentiary Institution IK-1 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Vologda region; group No. 2 — 30 men serving a sentence of imprisonment in the Federal Penitentiary Institution IK-20 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Vologda region. The age of respondents is from 25 to 40 years. To solve the tasks, the following methods were selected: analysis of personal files, biographical method, scale of existence (authors — A. Langle and K. Orgler) to study the aspects of existential fulfillment, a test of existential motivations (author — V.B. Shumsky). Quantitative and qualitative analysis, nonparametric statistical Mann-Whitney U-test were used as mathematical methods of data processing and analysis. Based on the results of the study, it is planned to develop psychocorrection programs for women and men convicted for the first time in order to solve their actual existential problems and increase the level of their existential fulfillment.</p>

Insights into proteolysis, textural evolution, microstructural changes and sensory attributes of white brined cheese from frozen‐stored caprine milk

Long‐term frozen storage of caprine milk is an important way of overcoming seasonal production. White brined cheese, matured for 56 days, was made from frozen‐stored caprine milk. Several properties of experimental and control cheese variants were investigated throughout the maturation period: physico‐chemical, sensory, proteolytic (by urea‐PAGE electrophoresis), texture attributes, microstructure (by scanning electron microscopy). Most of investigated properties were influenced by frozen storage and maturation period, but differences were less pronounced on the 56th day of maturation. Moreover, sensory analysis showed that both cheese variants were well accepted by consumers.

Optimizing the Planting Date for Onion Production

This investigation was carried out during 2018 and 2019 at the research farm of the Agriculture Faculty of Kabul University, Afghanistan to study the correlation between weather conditions (maximum, minimum and mean temperature, relative humidity, cumulative day light and cumulative rainfall) and onion plant growth, yield and bulbs quality, as well as to find the optimal planting date for onion variety Safid e Paisaye. The data was analyzed with STAR software. The results of this study reveal that, increasing temperature and decreasing relative humidity and rainfall during growing season, caused faster maturity of bulbs, produced small sized bulbs, and finally reduced onion bulbs yield. It was observed that, due to relatively lower temperature and higher relative humidity during early growth stages the onion grown early in spring (seed sown in early March and transplants planted early in May) took longer period for maturation, produced larger bulbs and higher yield. This was also noted that due to longer maturation period the onion plants grown in early spring received a higher cumulative heat and sun light which contributed to improve bulbs quality and yield of onion. Based on this study results it is concluded that, early planting date of onion variety Safid e Paisaye not only increased significantly yield but also improved bulbs quality.

Gas-Sensitive Material for Semiconductor Hydrogen Sulfide Sensor

In this work, the synthesis of porous silica gas-sensitive materials for semiconductor sensors of hydrogen sulfide is presented. As a result of studying the activity and selectivity of individual and binary oxides in the oxidation of combustible gases, the composition of the catalyst (10CuO + 90WO3) for the gas-sensitive element of the H2S sensor was selected. The selected catalysts ensure high semiconductor sensor (SCS) selectivity in a wide range of temperatures and H2S concentrations. The optimal ratio of the initial components for the synthesis of silica gas-sensitive materials for a semiconductor hydrogen sulfide sensor has been selected. It has been established that the period of maturation of the film-forming solution based on tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) is 6.5 hours, the period that ensures the production of gas-sensitive films is 18.5 days, and the aging period is 3.5 days. It was found that an increase in the process temperature from 20 to 40°C with a slight change in the viscosity of the solution leads to a sharp reduction in the stability time of the solution from 18.5 to 7.5 days.

A LONGITUDINAL EXAMINATION OF SEXUAL SATISFACTION ACROSS ADULTHOOD IN MIDUS

Abstract Sexuality is fundamental to the human experience and midlife is a transition period in adulthood where sexual changes often occur. Sexual satisfaction (SS) in midlife and older adulthood is still under studied. However, researchers have found a more pronounced decline in SS among women compared to men beginning in late midlife or early old age. The purpose of the present study was to examine how sexual satisfaction changes across adulthood (20-92 years) and at what ages women and men differ on their ratings of sexual satisfaction. Participants were from waves 1, 2, and 3 of MIDUS (n=2,348; Mage=54.34 years). SS was operationalized using “How would you rate the sexual aspect of your life these days,” with a scale from 0 to 10 where 0 means “the worst possible situation” and 10 means “the best possible situation”. Time-varying effect modeling (TVEM) revealed that there was an overall linear decline until the early 60s, then the decline steepened. Men and women did not differ from ages 20 to 44. However, around age 45, men (β=5.95; CI:5.83,6.07) began reporting significantly greater SS than women (β=5.62; CI:5.45,5.74), which lasted almost four decades. At age 84, women (β=3.36; CI:2.94,3.78) reported significantly greater satisfaction then men (β=3.32; CI:2.89,3.74). On average, SS declined with age. Women reported lower SS than men for almost four decades (ages 40-80); however, women reported higher satisfaction than men starting in their early eighties. No studies have examined SS across adulthood or gender differences in SS using TVEM.

Influences of Supplementing Selective Members of the Interleukin-6 Cytokine Family on Bovine Oocyte Competency.

This work explored whether supplementing selective members of the interleukin-6 (IL6) cytokine family during in vitro bovine oocyte maturation affects maturation success, cumulus-oocyte complex (COC) gene expression, fertilization success, and embryo development potential. Human recombinant proteins for IL6, IL11, and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) were supplemented to COCs during the maturation period, then fertilization and embryo culture commenced without further cytokine supplementation. The first study determined that none of these cytokines influenced the rate that oocytes achieved arrest at meiosis II. The second study identified that LIF and IL11 supplementation increases AREG transcript abundance. Supplementation with IL6 supplementation did not affect AREG abundance but reduced HAS2 transcript abundance. Several other transcriptional markers of oocyte competency were not affected by any of the cytokines. The third study determined that supplementing these cytokines during maturation did not influence fertilization success, but either LIF or IL11 supplementation increased blastocyst development. No effect of IL6 supplementation on subsequent blastocyst development was detected. The fourth experiment explored whether each cytokine treatment affects the post-thaw survivability of cryopreserved IVP blastocysts. None of the cytokines supplemented during oocyte maturation produced any positive effects on post-thaw blastocyst re-expansion and hatching. In conclusion, these outcomes implicate IL11 and LIF as potentially useful supplements for improving bovine oocyte competency.