Non-traditional Means Research Articles

Thought experiments and experimental ethics

ABSTRACT Experimental ethicists investigate traditional ethical questions with non-traditional means, namely with the methods of the empirical sciences. Studies in this area have made heavy use of philosophical thought experiments such as the well-known trolley cases. Yet, the specific function of these thought experiments within experimental ethics has received little consideration. In this paper we attempt to fill this gap. We begin by describing the function of ethical thought experiments, and show that these thought experiments should not only be classified according to their function but also according to their scope. On this basis we highlight several ways in which the use of thought experiments in experimental ethics can be philosophically relevant. We conclude by arguing that experimental philosophy currently only focuses on a small subcategory of ethical thought experiments and suggest a broadening of its research agenda.

Motivational and value attitude of cadets to power sports during studying

Power sports have always been very popular among schoolchildren and students, servicemen and, especially, cadets of military institutions of higher education. Power sports such as armsports, crossfit, kettlebell lifting, powerlifting are especially popular among cadets. Each of these sports differs in the specifics of competitive activities, but combines the nature of training work, which has a power orientation with the use of both traditional and non-traditional means. In the process of power sports, cadets develop all physical qualities, and first of all – power qualities. The effectiveness of cadets’ future professional activity largely depends on the development of qualities qualities. The article examines the motivational and value attitude of cadets to power sports during studying. The study was conducted at the Odessa Military Academy by questionnaire, which was anonymous; 312 male cadets took part in the survey. It was found that among the main motives that motivate cadets to engage in power sports are: increasing physical fitness and improving health and physical development (31.7%), strengthening the physique, improving appearance (26.6%), increasing sports results in the chosen sport (22.1%). Among the factors that contribute to the preference of a particular power sport, revealed the ability to perform sports or get a sports title (26.6%), the ability to achieve high sports results (22.8%) and the presence and professionalism of a coach in a particular power sport (22.1%). The vast majority (93.9%) of cadets are convinced that power sports have a positive effect on improving health, physical development and functional state.

Forecasting COVID-19 Daily Contraction in Sierra Leone with Implications for Policy Formulation

When the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced COVID-19 to be a global pandemic great chaos was brought to the world economy, with institutions and economies forced to close down in a bid to save lives. While it was a well-known fact that there was no immediate cure for the disease, institutions had no option but to utilise non-traditional means of containing the alarming spread of the virus. All around the world, institutions like the health sector and central banks utilised various forecast models as a way of projecting the scale of the spread of the virus and its overall impact on economic well-being. The findings from the ARIMA (4,1,4) model indicate that there is a likelihood of the virus spreading at a rate of 13 contracted cases per day up to 28th February 2021 and beyond. The key take home from this study shows that institutions, particularly the health sector, must stay alert to ensure measures are continually set in place to curb the likelihood of the virus spreading above and beyond the projected estimate. At the same time, institutional support from the central bank, with its stimulus packages, should continue in a bid to diffuse or allay worries of a possible collapse in the economy.

Forecasting COVID-19 Daily Contraction in Sierra Leone with Implications for Policy Formulation

When the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced COVID-19 to be a global pandemic great chaos was brought to the world economy, with institutions and economies forced to close down in a bid to save lives. While it was a well-known fact that there was no immediate cure for the disease, institutions had no option but to utilise non-traditional means of containing the alarming spread of the virus. All around the world, institutions like the health sector and central banks utilised various forecast models as a way of projecting the scale of the spread of the virus and its overall impact on economic well-being. The findings from the ARIMA (4,1,4) model indicate that there is a likelihood of the virus spreading at a rate of 13 contracted cases per day up to 28th February 2021 and beyond. The key take home from this study shows that institutions, particularly the health sector, must stay alert to ensure measures are continually set in place to curb the likelihood of the virus spreading above and beyond the projected estimate. At the same time, institutional support from the central bank, with its stimulus packages, should continue in a bid to diffuse or allay worries of a possible collapse in the economy.

Formation of Communicative and Linguocultural Consciousness Based on the Film Text: Linguosynergetic Approach

The article describes the experience of work at the Children's University of the Don State Technical University, where the author's program for the development of oral and written speech is being implemented. Fragments of lessons conducted using the technology of a pedagogical workshop are presented; a set of exercises that contribute to the formation of communicative and linguocultural consciousness when working with non-traditional means - a film text and a linguocultural diary. The linguosynergetic approach, chosen as the leading one, allows considering the model of linguistic comprehension of the language, taking into account the possibilities of the interconnected work of the human brain, nonlinearity in speech activity. It is concluded that the selected technology and teaching aids contribute to the activation of the speech-thinking activity of students.

Влияние методики оздоровительного плавания на женщин 40–50 лет, имеющих патологию сердечно-сосудистой системы

Currently, traditional and non-traditional means are widely used in recreational swimming. Traditional means of recreational swimming include all methods of sports and applied swimming. Unconventional forms of swimming classes include hydroaerobics (aquaerobics), hydroshaping, hydroprophylaxis, etc. Functional tasks (general strengthening effect, improvement of respiratory and circulatory function, strengthening of certain muscle groups, posture correction, etc.) determine the choice of swimming style or individual elements from the swimming style for recreational classes. In some cases, it is advisable to depart from the principles of sports swimming and combine different styles, for example, hands work as a breaststroke, and legs work as a front crowl. Combinations of movements from different swimming styles are easier for many people to coordinate, so they absorb them faster and easier in wellness swimming. Occupation of wellness swimming is recommended both for people who have deviations in their state of health, and simply for those who want to strengthen body and increase its functionality. A gradual increase in the load with a reasonable dosage of swimming exercises both on land and in water characterizes occupations of this type of swimming. Groups for classes are formed taking into account the age, gender, form and degree of disease, different levels of swimming fitness of those involved.

ОСОБЕННОСТИ ПРИМЕНЕНИЯ АРТ-ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКИХ ПРАКТИК В ПОДГОТОВКЕ СТУДЕНТОВ К ПРЕПОДAВАНИЮ ФРАНЦУЗСКОГО ЯЗЫКА / PECULIARITIES OF THE USE OF ARTPEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES IN PREPARING THE STUDENTS TO TEACH FRENCH

The article is devoted to the disclosure of the term "art-pedagogy" and the peculiarities of the use of art-pedagogical practices in teaching French as a foreign language. Recently, more and more non-traditional means in the upbringing of a personality have begun to be used. Art is a way of expressing emotions and thoughts. Human speech activity is directly related to the people’s ability to control their emotions, determine the context of communication and play their role, that is, correctly formulate their discourse. Since the target audience is students, future teachers of the French language, the use of art pedagogical practices gives them the opportunity to practice the language in real conditions, get used to the role and develop their personality.

Изобразительная деятельность как средство эмоционального развития дошкольников с ОВЗ в инклюзивном образовании

The work presents a scientific study of an emotional preschool student with disabilities by means of art activities in inclusive education. The number of children with the status of “child with disabilities” in preschool institutions is increasing annually. We study children “included in inclusive practice” as children, who need not only a special educational conditions, but also conditions that provide them with emotional well-being, emotional responsiveness, adequate expression of their own feelings. The results of an experimental study carry out on the basis of kindergartens in the city of Tambov are presented. 40 preschool students with disabilities took part in the experimental work. The study of the emotional sphere is carried out with the help of diagnostic methods: “Anxiety Test” (R. Tammle, M. Dorkey, V. Amen); “Locomotive” (S.V. Veliyeva); “Non-existent animal” (M.Z. Drukarevich); “Cactus” (M.A. Panfilova); “Methods for studying the ability to recognize emotional states” (L.F. Fatikhova, A.A. Kharisova). The results of the study show a low level of emotional development in preschool students with disabilities. The conducted research presents the program “Rainbow of Colours” aimed at emotional development and overcoming negative emotional states in preschool students with disabilities by means of artistic activity in an inclusive education. The pedagogical program includes work with children, parents and educators. In the developing parts of the experiment, methods of work that provide the skills of emotional self-expression of children in visual activity, influencing their awareness of their feelings, experiences and emotional statesare also used. The work presents a comparative analysis of the emotional development of preschool students with disabilities using non-traditional means of visual activity at the control stage. The obtained experimental data confirm the effectiveness of the tested program and can be used in the system of inclusive education.

Current state of the problem of sports injury in football

The article analyzes the current state of the problem of sports injuries in football. The most vulnerable areas of injuries in football have been identified. Possible causes of football injuries and the most common situations that lead to injuries in football players have been identified: defensive play, running, abrupt stop to open or get the ball, kick on the ball, abrupt stop to strike, one-step stop to change direction, foot kick on artificial turf, jump through a lying player, blocking, landing after a header, running after the ball, losing balance, driving the ball, blocking the defender, simultaneous with the opponent kick on the ball, loss equilibrium due to the collision.
 Among such non-traditional means, in our opinion, there are exercises of adaptive-strengthening character which allow to strengthen the musculoskeletal system of the lower extremities, thereby expanding opportunities of increase of special physical training of football players and decrease in sports injuries. Of course, they should be used in combination with traditional physical and technical-tactical exercises and used as additional factors that contribute to the expansion of the functional boundaries of the musculoskeletal system.
 However, the construction of purposeful, specially organized and scientifically sound comprehensive training sessions in the sources we studied was not found, which was the subject of our study. The growing importance of regular exercise, associated with profound changes in lifestyle, requires the development of measures that can ensure high efficiency of physical culture and sports to promote health and improve the performance of the general population

Dolinyan folk-stage dance development trends

The purpose of the article is to identify the specifics and main trends in the evolution of the folk stage choreography of the ethnographic group of the Dolinyans at the present stage. Methodology. To study the designated topic, a systematic method was applied (to identify structural patterns, ways of functioning and development of folk dance); the cultural-historical method (to identify the connection between the creative approaches of the first professional choreographers-directors of Dolinyan dances and the approaches of modern choreographers); functional (to determine the formal and substantive aspects of folk dance); the comparative method (to identify the specifics of the expression of the leading modern tendencies of staging the folk-stage dance of the Dolinyans), etc. Scientific novelty. Based on the analysis of modern performances of folk-stage dance, the basis of which is the dance folklore of the ethnographic group Dolynians, it was revealed that the dominant trends in the development of folk choreographic art of Ukrainian Transcarpathia in the 21st century are stage setting; creation of choreographic performances based on motives; an appeal to the search for new expressive means of dance art through the introduction of modern communication technologies, the search for unique methods of creativity, non-traditional means of expression; the appeal of contemporary choreographers-directors to traditional approaches in the process of creating stage choreography based on folklore sources. On the example of the folk stage performances of the Dolinyans, the dynamics of the interpretation of myths, rituals, traditional games and rituals in various forms of stage choreography (choreographic composition, vocal and choreographic picture) are revealed; shows the possibilities of creative interpretation of the form and content of the traditional dance art of the Dolinyans. Conclusions. The study showed that the use of various forms and methods of staging the Dolinyan folk dance by contemporary choreographers contributes to the professional creation of bright, spectacular, emotionally, and artistically filled choreographic works. Analysis of the techniques used by the famous choreographer-director in the process of transforming folklore primary sources by various types of stage choreography showed that the main techniques are: the use of traditional ornament as a dance pattern, repeated citing of especially significant moments, the development of a certain element of the dance by changing the rhythm of the performance, changing the direction of movement, a combination of several elements, as well as the development of an element by changing the nature of its implementation, the widespread use of mise-en-scenes, freeze frames, etc.The dance culture of the Dolinyans, accumulating the specific features of the world view of the ethnic groups of the Transcarpathian region, significantly influenced the development and formation of amateur and professional choreographic art, as well as the regional and national culture in general.

Re-engineering Approaches to Children’s Education in Zimbabwe after COVID-19: A Call to Innovative Approaches

Background: As fears of the corona virus pandemic (also known as the COVID-19 Pandemic) continue to spread around the world, Boma’s global network hosted an unprecedented online summit on the 23rd and 24th of March 2020, to discuss the early lessons learnt about this pandemic with regards to education and explore specific plans of action to address it. The summit inspired this study and its major findings show that COVID-19 has necessitated drastic changes in the education system.
 Objective: To explore new ways in which teachers can continue teaching the children using non-traditional means during the COVID-19 lockdown period and after; to assess the attitude of parents/guardians to the re-opening of schools after COVID-19 in terms of children’s safety; and examine the challenges posed by COVID-19 to children’s education during the lockdown period.
 Methods: This research is based on an exploratory design given the immediacy, novelty and emergency associated with COVID-19. This study seeks to have a better understanding of the existing problems relating to children in their education during the lock down period. The design utilizes both primary and secondary data collection methods.
 Results: The data of this study indicate that it is feasible to offer distance education to children in Zimbabwe despite the existence of COVID-19. Thestudy also indicates that changes to the education system are inevitable and the education system will never be the same after COVID-19.
 Conclusion: The study concludes that COVID-19 has had a telling effect on education in Zimbabwe and the lasting changes will remain with the system even after the lockdown period.

Characterizing Pore-Scale Geochemical Alterations in Eagle Ford and Barnett Shale from Exposure to Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid and CO2/H2O

As demand increases for an affordable energy source that is tied to an environmental obligation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and water usage, there is a growing consideration in shale production utilizing processes such as (1) enhancing hydrocarbon recovery via carbon dioxide (CO2) flooding, (2) using CO2 as a fracturing agent to minimize water use, and (3) storing CO2 in depleted shale formations to mitigate emissions to the atmosphere. Understanding the geochemical reactions and alterations that occur as shale is exposed to fluids and CO2 is necessary to develop and optimize each of these processes for field applications. Although the majority of shale formations are stimulated using a traditional fracturing fluid, some may be fractured using CO2 or other nontraditional means. We examine the effect the fracturing fluid has on shale and how it behaves with secondary exposure to dry CO2 or CO2-saturated water using in situ Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, feature relocation scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and surface area and pore size analysis using volumetric gas sorption. These techniques were performed on Eagle Ford and Barnett shale samples that were exposed to the fracturing fluid and unexposed (as received). Shales that have been exposed to the traditional fracturing fluid experienced two reaction fronts. The first reaction front was formed during exposure to the fracturing fluid (pH of ∼1.4). A secondary reaction front was formed as a result of CO2-saturated fluid exposure in the form of carbonic acid (pH ∼ 5.6). These two different reaction mechanisms drove multiple dissolution and precipitation cycles which altered petrophysical properties of the shale and could lead to a significant impact on flow pathways. FTIR spectroscopy showed that equilibration of carbonate dissolution and precipitation cycles could take as long as 35 days. Samples exposed to the fracturing fluid showed significantly less carbonate reactivity compared to those exposed to water. Pore size analysis results indicate that exposure to the fracturing fluid blocked small nanopores (0.7–10 nm) reducing BET surface area and total pore volume. SEM results show barite precipitated heavily during exposure to the fracturing fluid. It appeared that carbonic acid was able to extract sulfur from organic matter to form gypsum evaporites. The mineralogical (barite precipitation and calcite dissolution/precipitation) and pore-scale alterations observed in these samples may lead to enhancement of flow pathways for injected CO2 or produced hydrocarbons.

МІГРАЦІЙНА КРИЗА ЯК СКЛАДОВА ГІБРИДНОЇ ВІЙНИ

The article discusses the preconditions and origins of large-scale migration processes taking place in the territories of the European Union (EU) over the past decade and presents a study of the relationship between migration flows and modern hybrid wars, referring to the correlation of dissimilar warfare conditions. both military and non-military means of hybrid expansion of the Russian Federation. The description of the procedures representing the use of conventional and non-traditional means of influence of Russia, as well as its state and non-state actors, which are aimed at provoking instability, disorder of state-building processes in Ukraine and the European Union. The study is important for the regional security of Eastern European countries since on the one hand, hybrid threats from Russia are seen as fundamental to Ukraine's national security, and, on the other hand, as social tensions caused by refugee crises and related fears, which are major factors in political instability and social fragmentation around the world, and therefore the provocation of large-scale migration flows may be a new form of creeping hybrid expansion of the Russian Federation, carried out in order to achieve the latter's ambitious goals.

“Moving” Discourse: Egyptian Bumper Stickers as a Communicative Event

Public discourse, including graffiti, billboards and bumper stickers, is innovative and dynamic, reflecting and often also challenging social values. While graffiti involves defacing public property, bumper-sticker (BS) discourse adds a human “touch” to a metal object, expressing the driver’s identity, and turns the street into an arena for display and communication. The few previous studies of BS discourse explore this type of discourse as a non-traditional means of communication and as a medium of political agency in different societies, with emphasis on the US and Israel. Lammie and Humphreys (2004) classify a corpus of American BSs into nationalistic, ideological, commercial, religious, and philosophical categories. Egyptian BSs, however, remain uninvestigated both linguistically and sociologically. The present paper, combining tools from content analysis, linguistics and ethnomethodology, explores how BSs function differently in Egypt based on a corpus of 581 bumper stickers on private cars, taxis and shuttle microbuses in Cairo. In terms of content, they are argued here to revolve around affiliation (e.g. sport, school, and profession), religion (as an expression of faith and/or invoking God’s protection), and ideology (e.g. photo of Guevara) among other culture-specific conceptual domains. In addition to the content analysis, the paper also analyses BSs in terms of engagement markers, speech acts and intertextuality. The paper concludes with insights regarding the dialogic interactional nature of BSs.

COVID-19 and geriatric clinical trials research.

COVID-19 and geriatric clinical trials research.

Non-Liability of “Foreignness”: Theorizing Immigrant Entrepreneurs in the Practice of Bricolage

Applying Bourdieu’s theory of practice, we theorize the non- traditional resource mobilization of immigrant entrepreneurs within the adversarial social and institutional context of their country of residence. Through a rigorous analysis of eight cases of immigrant entrepreneurs and their South African-based enterprises, our findings suggest that the habitus of immigrant entrepreneurs is a unique resource in that it represents an internalization of both cognitive and adaptive dispositions. Cognitive dispositions refer to their home-based frameworks through which their cognitive disposition is formed to interpret existing resources in novel ways. Adaptive dispositions refer to their ability to adjust and be responsive to the pressures of a new environment due to biases that perceive foreigners to be a liability. We posit that the habitus of immigrant entrepreneurship is that which embodies and applies both dispositions within even discriminatory environments in order to mobilize or construct resources via non-traditional means through local social capital. We conceptually extend this formulation to depict the practice of bricolage by immigrant entrepreneurs in an adversarial host country social field.

Technological moral enhancement or traditional moral progress? Why not both?

A new argument has been made against moral enhancement by authors who are otherwise in favour of human enhancement. Additionally, they share the same evolutionary toolkit for analysing human traits...

Seals and Sealings in the Ancient World: Case Studies from the Near East, Egypt, the Aegean, and South Asia

Seals and Sealings in the Ancient World: Case Studies from the Near East, Egypt, the Aegean, and South Asia

Technology of individual healthcare for students by athletic gym

The study highlights the health impact of athletic gymnastics on improving health. The state of general physical fitness of the students engaged in athletic gymnastics is analyzed. According to numerous studies, a broad contingent of student youth indicate a low level of development of their physical qualities, including strength training. It is established that training in athletic gymnastics contribute to the manifestation of maximum force of man, develops active muscle mass, increases efficiency, strengthens health, improves the state of physical development.
 Physical education of student youth is a long-term pedagogical process using a set of physical training tools in physical education classes. At present, the effectiveness of pedagogical influence on the development of physical abilities of students in the conditions of physical training in the traditional way of their content is being questioned, the necessity of widespread use of non-traditional means of physical education, active involvement of students in section physical education training, complex improvement of physical education is pointed out. based on the interests and individual characteristics of students.
 By selecting the appropriate method of implementation athletic, you can achieve this effect, when in some cases, increased muscle mass, while others - is reduced, it becomes more relief. This is due to the fact that class athletic gymnastics affect the biochemical changes in muscle, reduce fat and increase the protein component component. From that muscles become more flexible and more efficient. Body shape is improved, become beautiful shape. Ultimately, all this leads to optimization of the physical condition of the person. It improves health, increases the creative activity of the various systems of the body carried on the best level of quality rivlenonapravleno affect not only the development of power, but all other key physical qualities of man, which naturally improves the physical development and physical fitness man.

Schur rings over infinite groups II

We construct non-traditional Schur rings over various infinite groups, including surface groups, some free products with amalgamation, PSL(2,Z), and some groups related to crystallographic groups. Here non-traditional means that the Schur rings are not direct products, wedge products or orbit Schur rings. In certain cases we are able to investigate eigenvalues and eigenvectors for these Schur rings.