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Картографический метод в изучении секулярного тренда длины тела мужчин России и сопредельных стран на протяжении XIX-XX вв.

Introduction. The article aims to study the regional differences in male stature during the 19-20th centuries in Russian Empire, USSR, Russia and some neighboring countries and to illustrate the observed changes in time using contemporary cartographic methods and the new source of information – the RLMS HSE dataset. We hypothesized that there are some areas with stable short and tall statures. Materials and methods. We used datasets with as large number of territorial units of the country as possible, published by D.N. Anuchin, V.V. Bunak, A.L. Purundzhan. To illustrate relevant datasets, the methodology of visualization was created. To make maps comparable with each other, especially, for the territory, like the European part of Russia, we made a surface interpolation. Results. We could suggest areas with more or less stable tall stature – near the Baltic Sea and Saint-Petersburg and between the contemporary cities of Kiev and Krasnodar. The area with stable short stature is situated in the middle part of Volga River – near Kazan city. Thus, the hypothesis was confirmed considering a new database. Moreover, according to the datasets, which illustrated the second part of the 20th century, the new area had appeared in Moscow and some neighboring territories. Secular changes in height for different regions and time periods were uneven, which may be connected with the different ethnic composition of the studied populations and various socioeconomic and demographic variables. Conclusion. Based on contemporary cartographic methods we illustrated the general pattern of changes in male stature, the idea of the consistency of the changes in male stature and the uneven changes in values across the territory. Some areas with stable short and tall statures first discovered by Anuchin are preserved till nowadays. Our research demonstrated the idea that areas could be formed under various circumstances. However, the overall trend has stayed the same over time despite the positive secular changes.

Standards in social statistics: The capacity of national statistical systems to adapt to the international standards, problems, challenges

National statistical systems have been faced with the demand for more timely and granular social statistics. Addressing the demand is a challenge but new data sources have become available. In this context, a strong foundation in the generation of statistics is needed for national statistical systems given the availability of data sources outside of the traditional ones. Many statistical systems have gained trust by using international statistical standards and they should continue to benefit from newer standards that result from the Sustainable Development Goals requirements and the availability of newer sources of data. However, challenges persist. Focusing on those related to standards, the following are the challenges: lack of resources and technical knowledge on international standards; lack of inventory of international standards for entities within the national statistical system; lack of knowledge by line ministries on professional and technical independence and code of ethics; inadequate human and financial resources; insufficient awareness among line ministries on the importance of implementing international standards. To address the deficiency of data, especially on social sector statistics, traditional methods and tested frameworks should be augmented by new sources of information. The implementation of the Cape Town Global Action Plan for Sustainable Development (CT-GAP) is crucial in addressing the challenges. The national statistical systems of Mexico, led by the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI), and the Philippines, led by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), are examples of how developing countries address challenges to producing official statistics.

The results of studies of the buried complexes of the Babisch mole oasis

The article describes the results of archaeological excavations of mausoleums No. 1 and 2 of the Akshukur and Egistik groups located in the lower reaches of the Syr Darya in the BabishMola oasis. During the excavations in the mausoleum, along with human remains, animal bones, ceramic and wooden dishes, tools, jewelry, weapons were found. All the discovered archaeological materials were compared with similar finds in other burials to identify similarities and identify differences. To analyze the anthropological material, the methods of craniometric measurements were used, which are widely used by researchers from near and far abroad. When studying the collection of animal bones, the archaeozoological approach was used as the main one, which allowed both to analyze and describe the elements of the skeleton of each animal, and the processes of fragmentation of these elements. In 2019-2020, excavations of mausoleums carried out indicate that a significant part of the objects were reconstructed and repeatedly used for burial. Funeral rites were also performed on wooden coffins and stretchers. Valuable and rich archaeological materials, such as ceramics, wooden utensils, weapons, household and jewelry, obtained during the excavations, will become a new source of information about the funeral rites of the inhabitants of the Babish Mola oasis. Key words: Chirikrabat culture, Babishmola oasis, mausoleum, anthropology, archeology, archaeological materials.

Charting the course from abstract to published article.

Abstracts act as short, efficient sources of new information. This intentional brevity potentially diminishes scientific reliability of described findings. The authors' objective was to 1) determine the proportion of abstracts submitted to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) annual meeting that subsequently are published in peer-reviewed journals, 2) assess AANS abstract publications for publication bias, and 3) assess AANS abstract publications for differing results. The authors screened all abstracts from the annual 2012 AANS meeting and identified their corresponding full-text publication, if applicable, by searching PubMed/MEDLINE. The abstract and subsequent publication were analyzed for result type (positive or negative) and differences in results. Overall, 49.3% of abstracts were published as papers. Many (18.1%) of these published papers differed in message from their original abstract. Publication bias exists, with positive abstracts being 40% more likely to be published than negative abstracts. The top journals in which the full-text articles were published were Journal of Neurosurgery (13.1%), Neurosurgery (7.3%), and World Neurosurgery (5.4%). Here, the authors demonstrate that alone, abstracts are not reliable sources of information. Many abstracts ultimately remain unpublished; therefore, they do not attain a level of scientific scrutiny that merits alteration of clinical care. Furthermore, many that are published have differing results or conclusions. In addition, positive publication bias exists, as positive abstracts are more likely to be published than negative abstracts.

What Is the Current State of Awareness, Knowledge, and Attitudes Toward Breast Cancer? A Cross-Sectional Survey Among Health and Non-health College Students.

ObjectiveTo document breast cancer (BC) knowledge, awareness, and attitudes among female undergraduate students studying at health and non-health colleges.MethodsA 3-month cross-sectional study was conducted among female undergraduate students studying at health and non-health subject colleges affiliated to a public university. Convenience sampling was employed, and a previously validated questionnaire available in English and Arabic languages was used. Multiple linear regression was used to report the predictors of BC knowledge. A two-tailed p-value of < 0.05 was considered significant. The study was approved by an ethics committee.ResultsA total of 506 responses were analyzed. The mean knowledge score was 13.98 ± 4.1. The findings of the surveyed students suggested that more than 55% of the students had an acceptable level of knowledge. By education sector, approximately 70% and 40% of health and non-health college students, respectively, had an acceptable level of knowledge. The mean difference in knowledge scores between students of health and non-health colleges was significant (p < 0.001) as students at health colleges had a higher score. Age, college type and the presence of the disease in family/relatives were significant predictors of students' BC knowledge (p < 0.05).ConclusionBy comparing it with previous evidence, the knowledge of BC has improved. The role of awareness campaigns as an information medium for students from non-health backgrounds is greatly appreciated. Moreover, the internet and electronic media have emerged as new sources of information for non-health college students, and therefore, more efforts are needed to utilize this medium in empowering this student population in understanding of this disease.

The Explore-Exploit Dilemma: Role of Time Horizon on Informant Selection

&#x0D; The explore-exploit dilemma is a pervasive problem within the context of social information gathering faced by all individuals. The decision to exploit an old source of information or explore a new source of information involves a trade-off between acquiring new knowledge from the environment to reduce uncertainty (exploration) or immediately receiving rewards (exploitation) (Meder et al., 2020). An important factor influencing information gathering within the context of the explore-exploit dilemma is time. Research has shown that in shorter time horizons, adults are more likely to exploit old sources of information and in longer time horizons, adults are more likely to explore new sources of information. Thus, when given more opportunities to explore, adults perceive the benefits of exploring novel stimuli to outweigh the immediate reward of exploring an old source of information (Wilson et al., 2014). Prior accuracy of the informant has also been shown to influence the decision to explore or exploit sources of information. The current study aims to extend the work of Gutzin (2021) and will consist of two parts; study one will replicate the work of Gutzin (2021) directly, studying adults online. Study two will extend the work of Gutzin (2021) to accommodate an online platform with children. The previous studies examining this effect had small sample sizes and in turn low statistical power. To address this, the current study will be composed of larger sample sizes so that final conclusions regarding this effect can be made. In line with previous literature and studies, it hypothesized that both adults and children will tend to exploit the familiar informant in shorter time horizons and explore the novel informant in longer time horizons and prior accuracy of the familiar informant will affect exploration tendencies.&#x0D;

Anticipatory information sources of serve and returning of elite professional tennis players: A qualitative approach

Kinematic and contextual information is important for players as they can use these for anticipation and facilitating motor responses. The interaction of the use of this information with an understanding of how the mind works in elite players is crucial but difficult to obtain by empirical research methods. The aim was to: (i) explore and identify anticipatory information sources among professional tennis players, (ii) verify findings of Vernon et al. 1 and elaborate on these findings based upon the perspective of European players and coaches. We interviewed 9 active or former professional players (current coaches) for 30–60 min each, replicating the same methodology and questions as Vernon. 1 An open-coding analysis approach was used, with codes to identify common themes extracted from the transcribed interviews. Our findings were generally in support of Vernon's findings, verifying the importance of ball toss kinematics, contextual information sources such as the score or weather, as well as the importance of constantly updating the available kinematic and contextual information sources throughout the match. We elaborate on these findings by providing more detail regarding Vernon's findings, and add new sources of information mentioned by the interviewed players such as server's rear foot position and server's gaze. Participants shared information about their returning strategies, how they build pressure on the server, and their own service return practice, noting that this is not practiced as much as they would like it to be. Overall, focus on developing and improving visual anticipation skill is limited, even at this level of expertise.

ORGANOLEPTIC ANALYSIS OF EGG WHITE SUBSTITUTION ON ANCIFISH NUGGET (Stolephorus sp)

Nugget is one of the processed products from fish meat, whether fish is economically important or not. Nuggets are very popular with various circles of society because of their savory and delicious taste. Nuggets are made from fish meat and are believed to have a composition of nutritional value that is needed by the human body. This study aims to see the effect of adding egg whites to the organoleptic test of the nuggets produced and to see the level of preference of the panelists on the refined anchovy nuggets produced. The usefulness of this research is the diversification of processed fishery products that can be consumed by the community and has important economic value and it is hoped that the research results will be useful for the community about new sources of information regarding egg white substitution can produce anchovy nuggets (Stolephorus, sp) with good organoleptic tests. The method used is an experimental method. In this study, there were 2 treatments, namely there were two treatments A (egg white concentration) namely A1 = 50 g egg white, A2 = 100 g egg white A3 = 150 g egg white and treatment B ( heating temperature) namely B1 = 40 0C 15 minutes, B2 = 65 0C 20 minutes, B3 = 95 0C 30 minutes. In this study, subjective observations were made including color, texture, folding, and taste tests carried out by 15 panelists. The results showed that the administration of egg whites and heating at a temperature of 650C produced a good gel nugget color, due to a change in the color pigment. Egg whites can inhibit the softening of the gel because when heated, the value of the texture of the nugget becomes better. Meanwhile, the folding test value obtained was very high, namely 3.754, due to the fact that egg white inhibits serine proteinase so that the gelling strength increases

From Mounds to Villages: The Social Construction of the Landscape during the Middle and Late Holocene in the India Muerta Lowlands, Uruguay

This paper presents new data on the spatial organization of mound-builder groups in the India Muerta wetlands, Uruguay. This area presents the beginning of land architecture in the region (ca. 4800–5000 years BP), associated with more arid climate. This construction tradition continues and intensifies, mainly from ca 3000 years BP, from the establishment of warmer and damper conditions. New sources of information and geospatial technologies have made it possible to locate mound sites with greater precision, as well as to analyze settlement patterns. Indigenous communities occupied areas of hills, plains and wetlands, showing differences but also regularities in spatial organization in each area. In the whole area, earthen mound complexes form groups of different orders, from regional to domestic units, configured by mounds, negative structures and limited spaces. The location of the mounds is primarily in dry areas, known locally as islands, which are prominent in the landscape during floods in this wetland-dominated environment. Through this analysis of the landscape, this work delves into the underlying logic of the social construction of the territory. The results achieved in this paper are consistent with previous research suggesting planned occupation associated with villages integrated within broader regional systems.

Dynamic Modeling of Crop–Soil Systems to Design Monitoring and Automatic Irrigation Processes: A Review with Worked Examples

The smart use of water is a key factor in increasing food production. Over the years, irrigation has relied on historical data and traditional management policies. Control techniques have been exploited to build automatic irrigation systems based on climatic records and weather forecasts. However, climate change and new sources of information motivate better irrigation strategies that might take advantage of the new sources of information in the spectrum of systems and control methodologies in a more systematic way. In this connection, two open questions deserve interest: (i) How can one deal with the space–time variability of soil conditions? (ii) How can one provide robustness to an irrigation system under unexpected environmental change? In this review, the different elements of an automatic control system are described, including the mathematical modeling of the crop–soil systems, instrumentation and actuation, model identification and validation from experimental data, estimation of non-measured variables and sensor fusion, and predictive control based on crop–soil and weather models. An overview of the literature is given, and several specific examples are worked out for illustration purposes.

Influence of social media platforms in dental education and clinical practice: A cross-sectional survey among dental trainees and professionals.

Social media platforms (SMPs) have become a popular portal for the acquisition and dissemination of dentistry-related information. The study aims to identify the pattern and influence SMPs for education and practice among dental trainees and professionals. A cross-sectional study involving dental trainees and clinical professionals was conducted based on a structured 20-item survey instrument among dental trainees and professionals. The validated questionnaire was circulated among six dental training institutions in India through the internet-based application Google form and achieved a response rate of 60%. The questionnaire focused on identifying the usage of social media in disseminating dentistry-related content. The data from responders were extracted, sorted, and analyzed for descriptive analysis of various factors. The survey revealed the most common SMP used for dentistry-related content as YouTube. The second most commonly used SMP was Facebook for professionals whereas it was Instagram for younger trainees. There was a highly significant difference between professionals and trainees concerning their sources of new information and the most commonly used SMP for dental education (p<0.001). There is a growing consensus among young dental trainees and professionals on SMPs being an effective open access knowledge center. The survey results call for the need for a scientific journal and dental schools to have verified pages in social media to act as flagbearers of evidence-based dental practices. The potentials of SMPs in providing open access information collection to wider viewership across the globe and being a digital archive in attractive audio-visual forms can be used to strengthen the conventional educational model and improvise clinical practice.

Patients as health influencers: motivations and consequences of following cancer patients on Instagram

ABSTRACT Patient health influencers have become new sources of information on social media. In our study, we investigated the motivations and consequences of following accounts of Instagram influencers from the nonprofit Blogger 4 Charity, all of whom have suffered from cancer and shared their experiences with their followers. Following a cross-sectional survey of 1,601 followers, we performed structural equation modelling to investigate how different types of followers varied according to motivation, information gain, and behaviour change. Whereas followers directly affected (i.e. have suffered from cancer) scored highest for social interaction and expression motivations for following the accounts, indirectly affected followers (i.e. have relatives or friends suffering from cancer) and general interest followers scored higher for perceived information gain and behaviour change induced by following them. Thus, following such social media accounts may help directly affected followers to emotionally cope with their health conditions via expressive, interactive activities and indirectly affected and general interest followers to gain information and adopt healthier behaviours.

Pengembangan Model Pembelajaran Diskusi dan Personal Investigation Berbasis E-Learning terhadap Domain Psikomotorik Siswa di SMK Negeri 1 Kota Jambi

The learning model itself has many types, designs and forms that can be selected according to the situation, conditions, time and place of implementation of the implementation of the learning model. In fact, the use of the learning model itself tends to be an option for a teacher when teaching and learning activities take place so that the delivery of material can be more optimal, moreover the learning is held in a class that is large enough and requires facilities so that the delivery of material can be carried out properly. The psychomotor domain of most of the students in both the control and experimental classes was the same. That is, the ability to apply the message from the material presented will not necessarily succeed if it only relies on intelligence alone if it is not accompanied by better direction, apart from the intervention of the teacher in the field of study concerned so that students are better at working on practical questions better. Thus, the ability of students is not only measured by the extent to which they are able to know, understand, and absorb new sources of information from messages conveyed on the subject matter given alone. However, the benchmark of how and to what extent students will be able to apply to a problem at hand must certainly be considered again, especially in teaching and learning activities through e-learning.

Sentinel-1 Satellite Radar Images: A New Source of Information for Study of River Channel Dynamics on the Lower Vistula River, Poland

The amount of sediments transported by a river is difficult to estimate, while this parameter could influence channel geometry. It is possible to derive the bedload transport rate per unit width of the river channel by measuring the migration distance of bedform profiles over time and thickness of bedload layer in motion. Other possible methods include instrumental measurements using bedload traps and empirical formulas. It is possible to use remote-sensing techniques to measure the dynamics of bedform movements and geometries. Landsat images and aerial photographs have been used for this. A new source of remote-sensing information is radar satellite images. Sentinel-1 images have a temporal resolution of 2–3 days and spatial resolution of 25 m at middle latitudes, which make them usable on large rivers. The research area is the 814–820 km reach of the Lower Vistula River, where seven alternate sandbars were selected. The bank lines of the sandbars were delineated on Sentinel-1 images sensed during two low-flow periods of 4 August–26 September 2018 and 1 July–31 August 2019, when discharges at low flow were similar. From water stage observations at gauges, water elevations were assigned to every bank line of the alternate sandbars. The following morphometric parameters were calculated: alternate sandbar centers, volumes and longitudinal profile. Average daily movement of the sandbars in the period 4 August 2018–1 July 2019 was calculated as 0.97 m·day−1. A similar alternate sandbar movement velocity was obtained from a study of Sentinel-2 optical satellite images and hydro-acoustic measurements on the Lower Vistula River. Having depth of bedload in motion and alternate sandbar shift velocities, it was possible to calculate the rate of bedload transport according to the Exner approach formula. Rate of bedload transport was estimated as qb = 0.027 kg·s−1·m−1. This study shows a novel use of Sentinel-1 images to study the 3D geometry and movement rate of sandbars.

Historical aspects of the development of the theory and practice of treating thermal injury in the soviet press of the 30s of the XX century

The OBJECTIVE was to replenish and systematize the ideas about the achievements of Soviet scientists in the field of combustiology based on the analysis of the publication array on the problem of «Thermal injury» for the period 1920-1930s.METHODS AND MATERIALS. A structural and substantive analysis of the array of publications on the problem of treating thermal injuries, revealed as a result of attracting a wide range of bibliographic resources, such as catalogs of leading libraries, current and retrospective indexes, and databases, has been carried out. The inclusion of new sources of information in the research space made it possible to discover and for the first time to introduce into scientific circulation a large number of scientific works that require a new understanding of the achievements of domestic doctors in the field of treating burns during this period, differently prioritizing, assessing the personalization of the contribution of scientists and research teams. The bibliographic indexes of Russian traumatology for 1924-1940, catalogs of the largest universal and branch (medical) libraries of St. Petersburg and Moscow have been investigated.RESULTS. We found out that in the period from 1924-1940, 579 works on various aspects of thermal injury were published on the pages of the Soviet medical press, including materials from the speeches of researchers at scientific conferences and meetings of medical societies in various cities of our country.CONCLUSION. The obtained results made it possible to restore and clarify many undeservedly forgotten facts of the history of Russian combustiology.

Web crawling of social media and related web platforms to analyze backyard poultry owners responses to the 2018-2020 Newcastle Disease (ND) outbreak in Southern California.

As social media becomes an ever-increasing staple of everyday life and a growing percentage of people turn to community driven platforms as a primary source of information, the data created from these posts can provide a new source of information from which to better understand an event in near real time. The 2018-2020 outbreak of Newcastle Disease (ND) in Southern California is the third outbreak of ND in Southern California within a 50-year time span. These outbreaks are thought to be primarily driven by non-commercial poultry (i.e. backyard and game fowl) in the region. Here we employed a commercial 'web crawling' tool between June of 2018 and July of 2020 which encompassed the majority of the outbreak in order to collect all available online mentions of 'virulent Newcastle Disease' (vND), the terminology commonly used by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the general public, in relation to the outbreak. A total of 2498 posts in English and Spanish were returned using a Boolean logic-based string search. While the number of posts was relatively small, their impact as measured by the number of visitors to the website and the number of people viewing the post (where provided) was much larger. Posts with negative sentiment were found to have a larger audience relative to posts with a positive sentiment. In addition, posts with negative sentiment peaked in May of 2019 which preceded the formation of the anti-depopulation group Save Our Birds (SOB). As the usage and impact of social media grows, the ability to utilize tools to analyze social media may improve both response and outreach-based strategies for various disease outbreaks including vND in Southern California which has a large non-commercial poultry population.

Imdaa Regional Reanalysis: A New Source of Information for Wind and Solar Energy Resource Assessment Over India

Imdaa Regional Reanalysis: A New Source of Information for Wind and Solar Energy Resource Assessment Over India

Improving electronic evidence legal regulation in criminal proceedings

The paper analyzes new sources of information on criminal cases related to digitalization. The study considers the issue on the reasonability of the "electronic evidence" concept introduction into the criminal procedure, the need for additional guarantees of the procedural form of information technologies related evidence. The paper examines the theoretical approaches and requirements, formulated in Russian and European legislation, on the peculiarities of the admissibility of this evidence in criminal cases. Admissibility rules elaboration is a defining moment in this type of information practical use. Another important circumstance is the formulation of the principle of proportionality. The principle of proportionality guarantees the preservation of the fundamental rights of the relevant entities and a system of legal remedies. Much more important is the issue of securing in the current criminal procedural legislation guarantees of observance of the legal rights and freedoms of persons whose interests are affected by obtaining data from various electronic sources in the course of a criminal investigation. Taking into account the invasiveness that accompanies the proper functioning of the new system of comprehensive digitalization, the development of guarantees for the observance and protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms is especially relevant to ensure it. Research reviews German criminal justice experience on this subject matter.

Climate signals in the Holocene bottom sediments of shallow saline lakes of the Southwestern Siberia

Abstract. We present the results of the study of the Holocene sediments from two shal low lakes of different salinity located in the East Baraba lowland (Southwestern Siberia). The research methods: X-ray diffractometry (XRD), IR spectroscopy, laser particle size analysis, AMS dating, etc. By the mathematical modeling of complex XRD patterns Mg-calcites with different Mg contents, excess-Ca dolomite and aragonite have been established in the assemblages of carbonate minerals. Based on studies of mineralogical-crystallochemical features and quantitative ratios of Ca-Mg carbonates the evolution stages of lakes corresponding to the regional cycles of aridization/humidization were identified and the correlations with global climatic events were carried out. The obtained results is an important source of new information about the Holocene climate in the Southwestern Siberia.

Cestovní deníky československých sportovců

The travel diaries of important personalities enrich historical research with the subjective perception of the new places explored. It is no different for sportsmen and women who wrote down their observations during their foreign trips with the national team. So far, these materials have not been used for the study of the history of physical education and sport, nor in other fields. The aim of this study is to introduce this new source of information. Only the most successful athletes are selected to represent their country in international competitions. In any era, it is both an honour and a responsibility. In the past, if the event took place abroad, many saw it as an opportunity to make new discoveries. Some felt the need to record their findings in writing in the form of a diary. This then became an autobiographical source, which was usually not written for public reading. It thus preserves often research-valuable information from the author’s inner world, reflecting the world around them. The source is useful not only for the study of the history of sport, but also for the study of travel and international relations.