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Taking as a case study the novel by Saphia Azzeddine, La Mecque-Phuket (2010), the article proposes some considerations on the translation of the narrative representation of the interlanguage used by Maghrebi immigrants. The aim is to show which translation strategies can be implemented when having to render a French language typical of “weak locutors,” also considering the risks the translator runs in reproducing a language that could be perceived as caricatural or offensive. The theoretical framework required for the analysis takes into account not only studies on interlanguage, but also essays on narrative representation and the specificity of post-migration literature, emphasizing the significance of poetic aspects. More generally, the article is placed in the domain of postcolonial studies.

Choosing surgical management for patients with metastatic bone lesions is one of the essential problems of modern oncology. Surgical interventions are aimed at palliative treatment in most patients with metastatic skeletal lesions. However, curative resections with reconstruction and plasty steps may be considered in selected cases of a solitary metastatic lesion. The life expectancy prognosis based on the histological structure of the tumor is a significant and decisive factor in choosing the appropriate surgery. Aim. To develop a prognostic model for choosing surgical treatment for metastatic bone lesions. Materials and methods. Treatment analysis of 715 patients with a history of surgery for metastatic bone lesions of various localizations is presented. A total of 780 surgical interventions were performed. Surgeries for the complications of bone metastases were mainly performed on the spine (48.5% of all surgeries), followed by long bones with 247 (35%) surgeries, pelvic bones with 81 (11%) interventions, and the chest wall with 40 (5.5%) surgeries. Results. The most unfavorable prognostic factors in patients with metastatic bone lesions are the histological type of the primary tumor of the rapid growth group (risk ratio [RR]=5.11), visceral metastases (RR=3.1), Charlson Comorbidity Index over 10 (RR=3.07) and presence of critical laboratory abnormalities (RR=2.91), as they have the highest rates of impact on survival (over 2.9). Conclusion. The developed 14-point mathematical score of life expectancy prognosis, which includes five oncological and four clinical factors, defines with an accuracy of 91% the risk groups of good (estimated life expectancy over one year), moderate (6 to 12 months), and poor (less than six months) prognosis in patients with metastatic bone lesions.

The paper presents an alternative to rockets general planetary vehicle (GPV) and industrial space necklace Orbit (ISN Orbit), which are a single complex necessary for the non-rocket near space exploration. The authors analyzed the conceptual design of the GPV and ISN Orbit, described their main characteristics, compared the impact of the GPV and launch vehicles on the Earthэs ecology. The principle of the GPV movement is based on centrifugal forces arising from the GPV acceleration in the plane of the equator. This is the main difference from rocket engines, which principle of operation is set up on the use of jet motion. The differentiation in the operation principles of the GPV and launch vehicles leads to serious variety in the energy required to lift the GPV to the near-Earth orbit and, accordingly, the variety in cost per payload ton. The concept of the ISN Orbit is described. The complex should serve as a basis for the removal of harmful industry to the near-Earth orbit and become a launching pad for active expansion into space. The GPV and ISN Orbit are effective means for the complex and progressive solution of environmental problems on Earth and productive implementation of space direction.

The article discusses the remains of a prehistoric dugout discovered at the edge of a sand quarry near Skorbičy (Družba) Village, Brest District, Belarus in 2013. It was impossible to extract and conserve the boat due to heavy decomposition of wood, but its shape and design features were documented during the archaeological excavations. The boat measured 3.75 × 0.65 m was made from hollowed pine trunk. There were bulkheads near the boat’s bow and stern, and there was a low rib along the bottom on the inside. The bottom and boards were most likely tarred on the outside. There were some dozens of fieldstones inside the boat, on its bow and stern. Some of them were burnt. Five small potsherds of the Iron Age were found in the eastern part of the dugout. Three radiocarbon datings were obtained for the samples of wood from the dugout. Two datings are almost identical and date the boat back from 480 to 210 cal BC. The third one is discordant and has calibrated range from 200 BC to 80 AD. Considering the archaeological context and the results of previous investigations of the archaeological sites in Skorbičy, the earlier dating could be assumed. The dugout is most probably connected with the population of the Pomeranian culture.

The article highlights the specifics and features of the formation of philosophical and anthropological studies in Soviet Ukraine. The author focuses on the scientific work carried out during the interwar period (1918-1939) and focuses on the work of such Ukrainian thinkers as Mykola Khvylovyi and Volodymyr Yurynets. It`s proved that before to the emergence of the H.Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the restoration of the Faculty of Philosophy of Kyiv State University, the works of Ukrianian philosophers of the 20-30’s focus mainly on the “deological” factor of human being and formation conception “communist person”. Accordingly, Volodymyr Yurynets introduced the concept of “living person”, which opposed the ideologized “class person” as such, which is limited in creativity and intellectual activity. Another thinker — Mykola Khvylovyi introduces in his work the concept of “public man”, which Ukrainian scientist characterizes as an image of a free, European personality. Finnaly, the author examines the relevance of the introduced concepts by the Ukrainian Soviet thinkers in the context of modern transformations in the understanding of the person

The article is focused on problems of arrest and detention of foreign ships in the ports of Ukraine. The arrest of a ship is not the same as the arrest of usual property, therefore, the authors note that the maritime legislation of Ukraine should be supplemented by an independent act containing procedural rules by which the procedure for examining cases of arrest of foreign ships by the judicial authorities of Ukraine would be determined for the so-called. “Marine claims”. Nowadays the world is practicing arrest of the ship for its direct debts “in rem”. However in our country the arrest can only be made if it’s legal or individual property. And risk of the lawyers who represent the claimant’s interest in relation to maritime claims is very high because the company indicated in the statement of claim and the petition for the arrest as the owner of the vessel may actually be either an operator or mortgagee or any other offshore company headed by one and the same person. The authors submit, that Ukrainian legislation has such gaps and imperfections about the mechanism of arrest, first of all, foreign sea vessels, that some law enforcement agencies have the opportunity to return to practice more than twenty years ago when prosecutors and tax police officers tried to arrest property in criminal proceedings in order to provide material evidence. In order to represent such gaps, the authors give and analyze the Kyiv Appeal Court’s decision. It was noted that due to this decision finally the final point was put in the collision of the legislation of Ukraine, the counteraction to the illegal arrest of a foreign vessel in criminal prosecution was made, a legitimate decision was made and our state prevented numerous negative consequences and losses abroad. At the same time, unfortunately, there is completely probable possibility that Ukraine may be required to pay all material losses during the month of finding a foreign ship under unlawful arrest with crew and cargo or by a decision of the Ukrainian or the European Court

It proved the position according to which, in the study of a particular “words of love” in Ancient Greek or Latin Dictionaries, it must indicate in what period, what form of cultural heritage (literature, geography, history, philosophy, etc.) his used. This approach, in opinion of author, be able to give a more objective and complete picture of a particular understanding of the diversity of one or the other “word of love”. It was revealed that in the study of the philosophical understanding of love, amorousness, friendship is must not limited to the classical works of Plato (Symposium, Phaedrus, Lysis) and Aristotle (ethical works of Stagirite) in the context of these phenomenons. This methodological position will allow for the understanding of the evolution of the views of both the Titans of Greek philosophy, as well as avoiding any “prejudices” that the matter can be found in the pages of some of the scientific research. It is noted that among the philosophical heritage of ancient civilization on the phenomenon of love is not enough studied of fragments of the early Greek philosophers (notably anthropological aspect of love), the Sophists and the Socratic schools, as well as treatises of representatives schools of the Hellenistic period.

It proved the position according to which, in the study of a particular “words of love” in Ancient Greek or Latin Dictionaries, it must indicate in what period, what form of cultural heritage (literature, geography, history, philosophy, etc.) his used. This approach, in opinion of author, be able to give a more objective and complete picture of a particular understanding of the diversity of one or the other “word of love”. It was revealed that in the study of the philosophical understanding of love, amorousness, friendship is must not limited to the classical works of Plato (Symposium, Phaedrus, Lysis) and Aristotle (ethical works of Stagirite) in the context of these phenomenons. This methodological position will allow for the understanding of the evolution of the views of both the Titans of Greek philosophy, as well as avoiding any “prejudices” that the matter can be found in the pages of some of the scientific research. It is noted that among the philosophical heritage of ancient civilization on the phenomenon of love is not enough studied of fragments of the early Greek philosophers (notably anthropological aspect of love), the Sophists and the Socratic schools, as well as treatises of representatives schools of the Hellenistic period.

Walk 12 HEALTH RESORT AND PARK Development Plan for the Northern Part of the Sverdlovsky District in Irkutsk The Glazkovsky Necropolis in Irkutsk: an Archaeological Monument of Global Importance Sketch Design of Water and Health Complex on the Territory of the Park of the Paris Commune in Irkutsk Sketch of the Master Plan and Zoning of the Park of the Paris Commune in Irkutsk The Sports Axis of the Left Bank of Irkutsk. Reconstruction of the Sports Complex "Locomotive" Museum and Conservation Complex "Glazkovsky Necropolis"

The paper analyzes information on the topography of the cemetery of Majar city, contained in archival materials of the XVIII–XIX centuries and in the materials of archaeological excavations in 1907, 1909, 1989-1991 and 2020. Despite the fact that during the XIX–XX centuries the Madjar ancient settlement was heavily damaged, its plan made by A. Golokhvostov in 1742, I.A. Gildenstedt and K. Geisler in the second half of the XVIII century, allow to identify the urban necropolis on the left-bank part of the settlement. They also make it possible to identify landmarks on the ground for localization of certain parts of the necropolis. An important source is A.P. Arkhipov's information about the last four mausoleums in the settlement and their localization. The assumptions made by E.V. Rtveladze, Ye.I. Narozhny and I.B. Tishchenko about the presence of several Muslim cemeteries in the settlement have not yet been confirmed. The available materials allow us to determine the approximate boundaries of the settlement’s cemetery and identify a nomadic barrow. The cemetery of Majar settlement needs further research.

In the paper, the effects of type, dose and temperature of irradiation with stable elementary particles (0.9 MeV electrons and 15 MeV protons) on the properties of the high-voltage 4H-SiC Junction Barrier Schottky diodes at room temperature (23°С) and the limiting operating one (175°С) have been compared. The electron irradiation of the objects with equal doses at 23°С и 175°С was found to cause a significant increase in its base differential resistance in the former case and the absence of this effect in the latter. However, in the latter, DLTS spectra exhibited a noticeable increase in the concentration of deep levels in the upper half of the band gap. The proton irradiation resulted in a noticeable rise in the mentioned resistance even at 175°С. The results obtained make it possible to evaluate the radiation resistance of the studied devices to proton and electron irradiation within the framework of any given requirements.

The article examines ways to increase the efficiency of seaport projects within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. It considers the new challenges and threats posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the crisis in the maritime sphere. The first direction of the research was an analysis of the current stage of the implementation of the BRI in the global port industry, attempts to strengthen the influence of the People’s Republic of China (the PRC) on the national port facilities and the reasons for the wrecking of the large, planned projects. The authors note the “rigidity” of China’s “soft power” in promoting and consolidating influence on the maritime port industry. The second part of the article describes the modern practice of implementing the BRI in Europe. The positive and negative aspects of cooperation of the People’s Republic of China with the EU countries are considered. The focus is on the strengthening influence of regionalism in the European port policy under conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the authors point out a natural gradual “cooling” of attitude towards the Chinese investment projects in connection with the focus on strategic sectors of the economy of the EU member states, reinforced by the spread of the pandemic. Based on the analysis, the ways to increase confidence in Chinese investment in the European region are proposed. The third direction of the analysis is the growth of the BRI northern segment, the beginning of the formation of the Ice Silk Road, and the investment projects of the PRC in the seaports of the traditional near-arctic states.

Background. Ovarian cancer is the first fatal malignancy of the female reproductive system. Early detection is associated with better outcomes, but is significantly difficult because of asymptomatic or low-symptomatic course. Aim. To study the possibility of detecting of OC in early stages (IaIc) by the lipid profile of blood serum obtained using high-performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometric (MS) detection. Materials and methods. An observational "case-control" study was conducted in period November 2019 July 2020 in the Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology. 41 patients were included: group 1 (main) 28 patients with histologically verified high grade serous ovarian cancer of IIV FIGO stage, group 2 (control) 13 conditionally healthy women. Venous blood samples were collected immediately before the operation. Extracts of serum lipids were obtained in accordance with the modified Folch method. The composition of the samples was analyzed by electrospray ionization MS. Using the method of discriminant analysis and orthogonal projections to latent structures (OPLS-DA) were building OPLS-models based on profile of significant lipids. The comparison based on the non-parametric MannWhitney test. Results. The presence of 128 lipids in blood serum samples makes a major contribution to the OPLS-models, that are different for patients with IIV OC stage and controls. The OPLS-model parameters are: R2=0.87 and Q2=0.80, the area under the ROC curve reached 1, sensitivity and specificity of the model 100%. The second OPLS-model was developed to assign patients to 13 blood serum samples of the control group or to 5 blood samples of patients with I-II stages of OC: 108 lipids made the main contribution to this model (R2=0.97, Q2=0.86). The third OPLS-model was constructed to distinguish patients with earlier (IaIa stages; n=5) and advanced (IIaIVa; n=23) stages: R2=0.96 and Q2=1.00, AUC=0.99. Diglycerides, triglycerides, phosphatidylcholines, ethanolamines, sphingomyelins, ceramides, phosphatidylserines, phosphoinositols and prostaglandins significantly differ in the blood serum samples of patients with IaIc stages of OC and patients with IIIV stages and controls, that indicates the diagnostic value. Conclusion. It is possible to distinguish a healthy person from patient with IaIc or IIIV stages of OC. Serum oncolipids profile obtained by high-performance liquid chromatography with MS detection can be used as markers of early stages of OC, that are associated with better prognosis.

Bone metastases are one of the important problems of modern orthopedic oncology. Because of the improvement of the methods of systemic drug treatment of malignant tumors, the overall duration of life expectancy of patients with generalized cancer, including bone metastases, can be up to 1218 months and more. Metastases, including pelvic bone metastases, reduce the quality of life of patients, not only causing pain syndrome (PS), but also significantly placing restrictions on patients movement, often leading to disability. The possibilities of surgical correction of modern oncoortopedia can prevent pathological fractures, reduce PS and, as a result, stabilize or improve the functional status of patients. The aim is to evaluate the results of treatment of patients with metastases of various solid tumors in pelvic bone. Materials and methods. The analysis of the treatment of 67 patients who underwent various types of surgery for pelvic ring metastases. The average age of patients was 55.5 years (from 23 to 75 years). 51 (76.12%) patients with multiple metastases underwent minimally invasive palliative surgery. Radical surgery was performed in16 (23.88%) patients with solitary mass. Results. The average blood loss during radical surgery was 1969 ml (from 150 to 4000 ml). The edges of resection during all surgeries are negative (R0). Six patients showed progression after the treatment of the disease. It was noted that 46 (90%) patients had a significant reduction in PS, up to complete disappearance, that allowed 42 (82%) patients to reduce the intake of analgesic drugs or completely abandon them, after minimally invasive palliative surgery. Conclusion. In case of solitary pelvic bone metastases is necessary to perform radical surgery to achieve maximum oncological and functional results. In patients with multiple metastases in order to reduce PS and improve the quality of life rationally should be performed minimally invasive surgery, this will allow to start systemic drug treatment as soon as possible.

In the article, the phenomenon of a pandemic is conceptualized as a challenge for humanity’s future in the context of philosophical and religious studies discourse. It is proved that the philosophical discourse considers the phenomenon of a pandemic as a potential threat to human freedom since, thanks to “biopolitics,” the authorities can manipulate the epidemiological situation in the context of limiting the expression of will and ensuring rights. At the same time, it has been established that the pandemic is a challenge for a new understanding of a person’s lifestyle and relationship to the Other. It is revealed that in the religious context, the pandemic is viewed as a threat and challenge to humanity in the context of the further activities of religious organizations. Consequently, the pandemic prompts religious organizations to act in new ways in relation to their supporters, including creating new, innovative forms of interaction. Therefore, among religious studies scholars and theologians, a discussion arose about the possible introduction of online sacraments to ensure the safety of both society in general and a specific person.

This article describes the reforms that currently occur to improve the legal support for the public (state) administration of marine environment protection in Ukraine in the direction of control and supervision activities in the marine environment of Ukraine. In particular, the author analyzes the latest changes in the institutional support of control and supervisory functions in the field of marine environment protection. In the article it is considered the compelled move of the Government of Ukraine to eliminate two marine environmental inspectorates, which has become the next stage in the reform of the state administration in the state’s environmental sector. This step is a temporary redistribution of the functions of territorial bodies of the State Environmental Inspectorate of Ukraine on the way of building an updated system of efficient public administration, ensuring the reliable fulfillment of the ecological function of the modern Ukrainian state through the implementation of control and supervision procedures in the seaports. It is noted that this will facilitate the gradual formation, in accordance with the Concept of reforming the system of state supervision (control) in the field of environmental protection 2017 of an integrated system of public (state) administration, which could ensure the implementation of reforms in the field of environmental activities, in particular with regard to improving the control and supervision procedures. Initiatives to adopt a special Law of Ukraine “On State Environmental Control” were also supported.

In this article, I consider a new approach that can be used to build regional economic policy. The current situation of economic development makes new demands on the process of determining priorities in development, which later becomes key elements in decision-making at the state and regional levels. It is important to apply different methods and techniques for collecting and processing information. In 2019, a study was carried out to estimate the opinion of the expert community (50 people) about the problems and priorities of economic development in a particular region, an example of which was the autonomous-territorial unit Gagauzia (Gagauz Yeri) of the Republic of Moldova. Based on the results obtained, the author presented the results of the study and developed recommendations for the application of the expert approach in the future, when regional authorities develop strategic decisions and elaborate the documents at the regional level.

The article is devoted to the problem of thinking, which is one of the key issues of Sergii Krymskyi`s legacy. The paper observes the analysis of the Soviet scientific legacy of the thinker conducted in the field of history of philosophy. The paper focuses is on the scholar’s philosophical writings, which had been published between the 60’s-70 of the 20th century. Authors observe the period of formation of “Kiev school of the logic of scientific cognition” in the ‘60s. Sergii Krymskyi was one of the leaders of the mentioned school and, along with his associates, proved that scientific thought cannot be subordinated to any ideological dictate. It is claimed that despite the pressure of the Marxist-Leninist ideology in his early years the scholar did not leave his intention to explore the nature of logical laws in order to find a solution to the problem of the genesis of forms and laws of thought. Sergii Krymskyi, following the style of scientific thinking, looked for the prospects for developing this issue in various fields of knowledge.

The results of studies of neogeodynamics at northern prospect area of Petrikov potash deposit in Belarus are discussed. Endogenic and exogenic processes, active since the Late Oligocene have been studied with the complex of methods, including lineament and structural-geomorphological analysis. As a result of lineament analysis, it was determined that the most area of Northern prospect of Petrikov potash deposit is stable in terms of geodynamics. The zones of potential development of neogeodynamic processes occupy only 20 % of the area of prospect. These zones are referred to areas of weakened earth crust, within which higher fracturing of rocks may occur. Based on the results of structural-geomorphological analysis, geodynamic active structures and lineament are revealed. Geodynamic activity of the territory since the end of Middle Pleistocene is defined. During the period from the end of Middle Pleistocene to Holocene, a weak intensity of geodynamic processes occurred for 54 % of total area of Northern prospect, a moderate intensity was registered for 33 %, and higher than moderate and high intensity was characteristic for 13 % of total area. In Holocene a weak intensity of recent geodynamic processes is registered for 78 % of the research area, moderate intensity is relevant to 9 %, and higher than moderate intensity is recorded for 3 % of study area. The received results are considered at design and construction of especially important engineering constructions of Petrikovsky ore-dressing and processing enterprise.

The purpose is to develop composition for surface modification of steel fibers used for steel fiber concrete to strengthen the anchoring fibres in concrete and create it corrosion passivating protective layer. A new composition of modified anticorrosion compositions is developed for processing of steel fibers. The use of the developed composition allows for steel filament fibers to volume concrete throughout its length by binding the surface with a concrete matrix and to minimize the possibility of unimpeded stretching of the fibers under the action of loads, while still protecting the fibers from corrosion. Processing of steel fibers modified anticorrosive composition can be used to receive reinforcing steel elements with reinforced anchoring properties. Surface treatment of fiber modified anticorrosion composition can significantly (more than 60 %) increase the tensile strength of dispersion-reinforced concrete, while still protecting the fiber from corrosion, which enables to increase durability dispersion-reinforced concrete

Turning of conical and spherical surfaces of the parts is reviewed. Rational scheme (sequence) of stock removal, the combination of values of linear velocities of the workpiece and tool movements that are relevant in the development of control programs for CNC machines is selected and considered. The parameter of given temperature change rate is introduced. The results of measurements of the machined surface roughness of the parts with different base length measurement are given.

The aim of this work was to develop a method for producing of molybdoferrate(II) precipitates by salting-out them from aqueous solutions by means of organic solvents. Dependence of the composition of molybdoferrate(II) precipitates on the pH of the reaction solutions was studied. Experiments on salting-out of molybdoferrate(II) with various organic solvents were carried out. As a result it was found that the best reagent for the molybdoferrate(II) salting-out is acetone. By its use, lowest quantity of the ammonium sulfate impurities was obtained. It is also of importance that by using of acetone the process of regeneration by distillation of the reaction solutions is characterized by the lowest energy consumption. A functional relationship between the solubility of molybdoferrates(II) and dielectric constant of the medium was established. By increasing the dielectric constant of the solvent solubility of molybdoferrates(II) rapidly increases. The linearized dependence ln(lnS)–ln(1/e) was proposed to predict the solubility of molybdoferrates(II) in various aqueous-organic solutions.

Purpose: to estimate the density of the correlation between the measures of the quality of students in summer training. Material and Methods: the monitoring of cadets at the stages of flight training, the method of correlation analysis. Results: It was found that for the assessment of the nature and extent of communication between all pairs of managerial and controlled process variables control the quality of training of pilots, should be, along with the correlation statistical analysis of grade distribution laws studied random variables and statistical hypothesis testing of their belonging to a particular type. Conclusions: with a high degree of reliability of the result obtained on the weak relationship between the level of physical fitness, the physical condition of the students and the successful passing of cadets flight experience