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Nitrogen (N) and Sulfur (S) are nutrients that have a strong uptake interaction. Therefore, the addition of these nutrients in the right ratio has a positive influence in plant development. This work is aiming to assess the effects of the interaction between NH4+ and SO42- at different concentrations, on the growth, physiology, and macronutrient concentration in Lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum (Raf.) Shinn.) cv. Dark Pink ABC 1-2. The trial treatments included three concentrations of NH4+ (0, 2.5 and 5 meq L-1) and two concentrations of SO42- (7 y 10 meq L-1). The different concentrations of SO42- y NH4+ were based on Steiner’s nutrient solution modifications. We used 10-liter black polyethylene containers and perlite substrate with particles size of 0.2-0.5mm in diameter. The results showed that the stem diameter and dry biomass production of roots, stems, flowers, and total biomass were higher with 5 meq L-1 of NH4+ and 7 meq L-1 of SO42-. On the other hand, total leaf dry weight and plant height were higher with 2.5 meq L-1 of NH4+ and 7 meq L-1 of SO42-. The plants showed the same behavior in terms of photosynthesis, transpiration, and stomatal conductance. We obtained the highest concentration of N and P by applying 2.5 meq L-1 of NH4+ with 10 meq L-1 of SO42. Furthermore, Mg, and S concentrations were higher when we supplied 2.5 meq L-1 of NH4+ with the two concentrations of SO42; while K and Ca were higher when we increased the concentration of NH4+ with 7 meq L-1 of SO42-. We obtained the best growth rate, biomass production and nutrient concentration (K and Ca) in Lisianthus plants with 5 meq L-1 of NH4+/ 7 meq L-1 of SO42-; while physiological activity improved with 2.5 meq L-1 of NH4+ / 7 meq L-1 of SO42- ratio. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The use of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) method has been recognized in monitoring the inflammation process, with a proven role of proinflammatory factors in the ESR increase. The aim. To reveal the role of group antibodies in the specific increase of ESR. Methods. For the study erythrocytes with EDTA anticoagulant were used. ESR was measured after the contact of erythrocytes with saline (negative control), standard anti-A and anti-B antibodies of the IgM class, polyclonal anti-A, anti- B, anti-A, B sera (experiment), as well as serum of group AB in a ratio 1: 3: 0.2 ml of erythrocytes and 0.6 ml of saline or serum. The results were evaluated after one and 12 hours of incubation, at room temperature and at 4 °C. Results. Contact of anti-A IgM antibodies at a dilution of 1: 30 with A erythrocytes led to an increase of ESR (from (3.25 ± 0.50) mm/h to (83.7 ± 1.60) mm/h) (p < 0.001) with a presence of a red precipitate. The contact of erythrocytes with polyclonal citrate plasma (or serum) in a ratio of 1: 2 led to a similar increase in ESR in cases of the specific binding. Anti-A, B serum increased ESR of A erythrocytes up to (53.00 ± 2.64) mm/h (p < 0.001) with the presence of a red precipitate, while anti-B serum did not show such effect: (ESR -- (5.25 ± 0.50) mm/h) (p > 0.05). It should be noted that the serum absorbed by the corresponding erythrocytes showed reduced ESR values. After the absorption of anti-A antibodies by A erythrocytes the serum lost the ability to specifically increase the ESR of A erythrocytes. Conclusions. Group antibodies are able to specifically promote ESR. The found ability can be reduced by the method of specific absorption of the serum. The physicians may consider the role of group specific autoimmune antibodies in developing high values of ESR. The therapy aimed to regulate the autoimmune humoral activation and specific absorption might be useful in normalization the ESR parameter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Gas taxes represent one of the most important revenue sources for state transportation funding. This study draws upon the theory of policy innovation and diffusion and examines the drivers of legislative decisions to directly increase state gas tax rates among 50 states from 2010 to 2018. Using a discrete event history analysis, this study finds that states raise gas tax rates in response to the growing funding needs of maintaining and improving the quality and performance of state highway infrastructure. Additionally, these findings suggest that state internal characteristics— poverty rate, personal income, rising gas prices, as well as the external influences of neighboring states affect the adoption of a gas tax rate hike. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rainfall is a key input in management of agriculture and irrigation projects and any change in this variable can influence on sustainable management of water resources, agriculture and ecosystems. Rainfall extremes motive big socioeconomic effects in Indonesia, as they're frequently followed with the aid of using disastrous events, including floods and landslides. Of precise hobby is Java Island, the most populated vicinity in Indonesia, that's susceptible to destructive flooding due to heavy rainfall. This study sought to determine the spatial and temporal variability of rainfall under past and future climate scenarios. The changes of water movement and distribution are influenced by extreme rainfall and land cover conversions. The rainfall becomes more extreme than before. The trends and patterns of extreme rainfall on Java Island, Indonesia, we were studied from 2009 to 2021 the rainy season from November to May, with January and February being the wettest months. The dry season begins from June and ends in October and also find the earthquakes and eruption days, month rainfalls. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Leases and rent play a key role in agricultural production. Rental payments represent a significant part of production costs. Practice shows that in order not to lose the already occupied areas, producers increase the amount of payments to owners. The aim of the study is to track the dynamics of average prices for lease agreements for the South-Eastern region of Bulgaria. Basic and chain indices of price dynamics were used. There was a continuous growth of increase in rent payments.

The Stara Zagora region is characterized by the fact that there is a large number of agricultural producers who do not have enough land of their own to optimize their production. This causes increased interest and competition between them for free agricultural land, fields and permanent grassland. The purpose is to trace the dynamics of rent payments in Stara Zagora district, through dynamic relative values. A comparative analysis of the relative values characterizing the dynamics was used.

The subject of the research is theoretical-methodical and practical aspects of formation and ensuring the agricultural enterprises’ competitiveness taking into account the levels, dynamics, and other features of their financial and economic sustainability and economic security. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the theoretical and methodological principles and practical ways of increasing agricultural enterprises’ competitiveness based on their financial and economic sustainability and security. The methodological bases of the article are general methodological approaches, namely: dialectical, historical, monographic, system-structural analysis, and synthesis to the study of economic phenomena and processes. Legislative and normative-legal regulations for development and formation of agricultural enterprises’ competitiveness, their financial and economic sustainability and security; scientific works of leading domestic and foreign scientists on the theory and practice of competitiveness as one of the main categories of market mechanism and management in agriculture; analytical and statistical materials of the State Statistics Service are used in the work. In the work the methods of economic researches are used: abstract and logical – for substantiation of theoretical and methodical bases of agricultural enterprises’ competitiveness formation in the conditions of their financial and economic sustainability and security; in the formation of theoretical generalizations, factors and principles of competitiveness management, critical analysis of other authors’ research; statistical and economic – in determining the competitiveness of agricultural enterprises; marketing –when researching the food market and assessing market conditions for the future; comparative – when comparing indicators of enterprises’ competitiveness of the given region and agro sphere industry with the other ones; graphic – to determine structural changes in the food market; system-structural – to analyze the resource potential of agricultural enterprises’ competitiveness; analytical forecasting – to determine the system of measures of organizational and economic mechanism for its provision; economic and mathematical modelling – to substantiate the increasing of agricultural enterprises’ competitiveness, taking into account the levels of their financial and economic sustainability and security. The results of the article. It is determined that the leading importance in ensuring the agricultural enterprises’ competitiveness belongs to the competitive advantages, as well as their financial and economic sustainability and economic security. The factors and components of providing the latter are determined. A set of measures to increase financial and economic sustainability, ensure economic security as a basis for stable competitiveness, and assurance of its growth in the future is proposed. Field of application of results. The results can be used in the management of agricultural enterprises, in the educational process of higher education institutions, in training the specialists in economics and management. Conclusions. It is determined that the most significant feature of the theory and practice of rural green tourism enterprises in European countries is the expansion of their functions from purely business to more socially necessary and significant – as tools for preservation and reproduction of rural areas, including depressed ones. This provides for their greater support at the level of local communities and government, which is appropriate for all uses. It also makes sense to use the well-tested mechanisms and forms of tourism in the countryside.

The subject of the research is the theoretical, methodological principles, and practical proposals for increasing the agricultural enterprises’ competitiveness based on improving its components accounting, evaluation, and modeling. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the increase of agricultural enterprises’ competitiveness and managing it through improving accounting, evaluation, and modeling of its quantitative indices and indicators. The methodological basis of the article is the fundamentals of economic theory, business economics, and accounting; works of leading scientists on competitiveness issues; legal regulations on various aspects of agricultural enterprises and markets development. The historical and monographic methods and methods of system-structural analysis and synthesis, rating evaluation and ranking, accounting, model of competitive space are used. The results of the article. The essence of agricultural enterprises’ competitiveness is generalized, the problems of its formation are revealed and directions of improving its management are offered based on building the model of competitive space taking into account indicators of financial and economic sustainability of agribusiness, market share, and products competitiveness, and involvement of the marketing plan as well. Field of application of results. The results obtained should be used in the management of agribusiness enterprises; in the educational process of the faculties of economics and management of higher education institutions. Conclusions. Modeling of increasing the agricultural enterprises’ competitiveness and its forward-looking management is based on improving the accounting and evaluation of indicators of its factors and components. Its result can be a three-factor model of competitive space based on the following indicators: the level of competitiveness of products, the level of financial and economic sustainability, the market share size. The key to increasing the competitiveness of agricultural entities depending on the model chosen and strategies of functioning in the market space is called innovation, compliance with specialization, marketing plans.

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Advantages of the rice–fish co‐culture system had gained increasing attention to resolve escalating global food security demand. However, many benefits in the rice–tortoise co‐culture system had rarely been investigated. In this study, we firstly proposed 'RICE' benefits, which came from the initial abbreviation of the four words including reduce, increase, co‐existence and ecology to illustrate the advantages of the rice–tortoise co‐culture system. We constructed three groups including the tortoise monoculture group (TM), the rice monoculture group (RM) and the rice–tortoise co‐culture group (RT) to investigate this system. The 84 juvenile tortoises with the weight of 36.0 ± 2.0 g were conducted for 9 blue plastic round tanks during the 74 days of the tortoises and rice co‐culture stage. The results showed that the system could remarkably save hectare farmland acreages, irrigation water resources, reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides, and relieve eutrophication pollution from excess nitrogen and phosphorus. Compared with the rice monoculture group, the grain yields, grain rate, 1000‐grain weights and net incomes in the rice–tortoise co‐culture group were evidently increased The results of the tortoise growth performance parameters in the rice–tortoise co‐culture group were significantly greater than those in the tortoise monoculture group Particularly, the products amino acid quality of rice and tortoises were remarkably improved in the rice–tortoise co‐culture system. Importantly, the quality of water and soil environments got better and better. As a result, the role of 'win–win' between rice and tortoises indicated that they were mutually beneficial. Interestingly, leisure and sightseeing tourism for the rice–tortoise co‐culture system had been widely welcomed. This study concluded that the efforts to unlock the co‐culture system potential for both rice and tortoises would significantly increase agricultural productivity, food security and even could contribute to the potential, healthy, ecological and sustainable agriculture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of simple KIT-based media in improving student learning achievement in dynamic electricity material. The sample used was the students of class grade 12 of IPA-3 Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 2 Mojokerto, totaling 35 students. The type of research used is research development (Research and Development). The research data were obtained from questionnaire responses during learning and the results of the pre-test and post-test. The questionnaire's responses were as many as 85.14% of students who thought that the development of KIT-based learning media was very effective in using dynamic electricity learning. Moreover, as many as 14.85% think that KIT-based learning media is creative and interactive learning and is an additional supplement in the teaching and learning process. From the test results given to students, there was a significant increase in students' achievements. This indicator can be seen from the t count value is smaller than the t table (t count

Tukang ojek yang ada di pangkalan Muaro Panjalinan adalah sebuah komunitas yang keberadaannya masih eksis walaupun gojek tersebar di mana-mana, namun dari sikap dan tutur kata yang mereka gunakan sehari-hari memerlukan pembinaan dalam berbagai aspek, terutama dalam bidang pemahaman keagamaan pada berbagai aspeknya. Tujuan kegiatan ini ialah untuk memberikan dampingan terhadap tukang ojek yang belum mahir dalam membaca al-Quran, kegiatan pengabdian ini diharapkan dapat meningkatkan kemampuan mereka dalam membaca al-Quran. Metode pelaksanaan yang digunakan ialah metode iqro’, yakni mengumpulkan tukang ojek setiap hari Jumat dan Minggu di Masjid Al-Furqon Simpang Muaro. Pelaksana kegiatan terdiri dari dosen dan mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Arab Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Barat. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan adanya peningkatan kemampuan tukang ojek dalam membaca al-Quran, hal ini dibuktikan dari enam belas tukang ojek yang awalnya hanya mampu membaca al-Quran dengan baik hanya dua orang, tapi di akhir kegiatan sudah menjadi dua belas orang. Selain itu, empat orang yang pada awal kegiatan hanya mengenal huruf hijaiyah di akhir kegiatan sudah mampu membaca al-Quran walaupun belum lancar. Kendala yang dihadapi dalam pelaksanaan kegiatan ialah masih ada di antara mereka yang lebih memilih meninggalkan kegiatan pendampingan ketika ada penumpang yang datang. Kata Kunci: al-Quran; membaca; meningkatkan; pendampingan; tukang ojek. For Muaro Panjalinan Padang Motorcycle Taxi Drivers In Improving The Ability To Read The Koran Abstract The motorcycle taxi drivers at the Muaro Panjalinan base are a community that is still a gois that is scattered everywhere, but from the attitude and speech they use everyday. The purpose of this activity is to provide assistance to motorcycle taxi drivers who are not proficient in reading the Koran, this service is expected to improve their ability to read the Koran. The implementation method used is halaqah, which is the gathering of motorcycle taxi drivers every Friday and Sunday at Al-Furqon Mosque Simpang Muaro. The event organizer consisted of lecturers and students of the Arabic Language Study Program at the University of Muhammadiyah, West Sumatra. The results of the activity showed an increase in the ability to read in Al-Quran, this was evidenced from the sixteen motorcycle taxi drivers who were initially only able to read the Koran with only two people, but at the end of the activity it had become twelve people. In addition, four people who initially only knew the letter hijaiyah at the end of the activity were able to read the Koran. Constraints that move in the implementation of activities still exist among those who prefer compilation assistance activities, there are passengers who come. Keywords: al-Quran; accompaniment; increase; motorcycle taxis driver; read.

The subject of research is the theoretical and practical aspects of the definition and implementation of innovations, forms and directions of innovation in order to increase the competitiveness of rural green tourism enterprises. The aim of the work is to identify innovative sources of increasing the competitiveness of rural green tourism enterprises and substantiate the factors, components and tools for innovation in a knowledge economy, digital technologies, non-cash payments, high-speed Internet. The methodological basis of the article were the theoretical and methodological provisions of modern business economics, historical and monographic methods of scientific knowledge, as well as system-structural analysis and synthesis of the study of phenomena and processes, problem-based approach in justifying types, forms and directions of innovation. Results of work. The sources and offered components, directions and tools of introduction of innovations in work of the enterprises of rural green tourism, including in the form of organizational and administrative, marketing, product groups of them are revealed; in the form of IT startups, touring and digital systems and backup networks; timesharing, clustering, strategic alliances and clubs; smart Internet projects, software organization and management of the actual agro-villages and tourist enterprises in the countryside to increase their competitiveness. Field of application of results. Conclusions and results can be used in the work of rural green tourism enterprises, rural communities, public organizations, local governments; in the educational and scientific process of economic faculties of universities, colleges of tourist specialization, other institutions of higher education. Conclusions. Innovative activity in the system of strategic goals, priorities and guidelines for increasing the competitiveness of rural green tourism enterprises in the era of knowledge economy and digitalization will take a leading place. The realization of their important socio-economic functions, as well as other subjects of social life is becoming increasingly associated with an innovative type of development. In turn, it is based on a continuous and purposeful process of finding, preparing and implementing innovations. The possibility and motivation to obtain higher incomes and the need to increase the efficiency of financial and investment resources forces the participants of the tourism business in the countryside to purposefully create new tastes, interests and needs, introduce fundamentally new products, products, services and technologies. All this is also connected with the acceleration of innovation processes.

Fermentation is considered a promising way to increase the bioactive substance content as well as the curing efficacy of foods and herbal medicines. However, in the vast majority of cases, it remains unknown what bioactive ingredient and physiological activity are altered in traditional herbs after fermentation. Here, in order to find the effect of fermentation on the bioactive compound content and health efficacy of Cornus officinalis fruit, an important Chinese traditional medicine, its total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, antioxidant activity and anti-tyrosinase activity were estimated during Bifidobacterium bifidum fermentation process. The results showed that, during COF (Cornus officinalis fruit)’s fermentation, the total phenolic contents were significantly increased, however, the total flavonoid contents weren’t obviously changed, and that the antioxidant activity as well as the anti-tyrosinase activity was enhanced. In addition, the total phenolic content was positively related not only to the antioxidant activity but also to the anti-tyrosinase activity. This research can help us better understand the alterations of ingredients and physiological activities of fermented traditional medicines that influence curing efficacy.

Purpose: to determine the influence of various factors on the yield and water consumption of spring wheat in rainfed conditions in Priazov zone Rostov region. Materials and methods. The place and time of the research is the experimental station of Federal State Budgetary Institution “Federal Rostov Agrarian Scientific Center”, 2017–2019. Studied: the methods of primary tillage (moldboard, combined, surface); fertilizer backgrounds (high – N80P80K80, medium – N40P40K40, without fertilizers); features of spring wheat water consumption in different years of heat and moisture. When conducting field observations and research, the generally accepted methods of B. A. Dospekhov, A. N. Kostyakov and A. F. Vadyunina were used. Results. It was revealed that the best conditions for the Donela M variety are created with a moldboard plowing of 25–27 cm and a background of N80P80K80 fertilizers, providing a yield of 36.9 c/ha. In a similar variant of the combined tillage (surface treatment on 14–16 cm BDT-3 + slitting on 40–45 cm Sch-2), a decrease in yield by 1.5 c/ha, or 4.1 %, was observed. The greatest efficiency in the use of fertilizers was noted in the variant with an average supply background and a moldboard tillage, amounting to 6.33 kg of additional products per 1 kg of NPK added. In a favorable for heat and moisture supply (hydrothermic coefficient HTC = 0.85) year the efficiency of fertilizer application was 1.66 times higher than in a dry year with HTC= 0.20. The lowest coefficient of water consumption was obtained during moldboard plowing, amounting to 575 cubic meters per ton. Conclusions. Under the conditions of resource shortage, along with cultivating spring wheat by moldboard plowing + N80P80K80 fertilizer background, it is possible to use resource-saving combined tillage and an average N40P40K40 background, which can reduce energy costs and get the best return on fertilizer application.

This research was conducted in April to August 2019 at the Sepakat II Livestock Group, Mojorejo Village, Sindang Kelingi District, Rejang Lebong District. The purpose of this research is to analyze the problems and solutions to increase milk production in dairy cows in the Sepakat II farmer group in Mojorejo Village, Sindang Kelingi District, Rejang Lebong Regency. Data collected in the form of technical, economic and management data for dairy cattle maintenance. Technical and economic data, i.e. types, sources, nutrition, and feed costs. Data about the type and source of feed were obtained by means of individual interviews and FGDs. Nutrient content was obtained through laboratory analysis at the University of Bengkulu Animal Husbandry Laboratory. Feed management data is in the form of problem analysis and problem solving solutions collected through individual interviews. Data were analyzed descriptively and using problem tree analysis and AHP (Analitycal Hierarchy Process). The results obtained that the priority of technological innovation in the context of increasing milk production in dairy cows in the Sepakat II Farmers Group are the utilization of location-specific alternative concentrates (63.7%), superior grass planting (25.8%) and extension technology for dairy farming (10, 5%). Keywords: Problems, Solutions, Increase, Milk Production, Dairy Cows.

In the conditions of insufficient and unstable moisture in the Rostov Region, unilateral application of mineral fertilizers for winter wheat is not always justified due to a lack of moisture in the soil. In this regard, at present, one of the promising directions is the additional use of water-soluble biological products to mineral fertilizers for the treatment of seeds and vegetative plants. Therefore, in 2016–2017 there were conducted the special experiments to study the effect of various biological products on the productivity and grain quality of the new winter wheat variety “Niva Stavropoliya” sown in a weedfree fallow and the variety “Victoriya 11” sown after oilseed flax. In the field trials there were studied such promising biological products for the southern agricultural area of the Rostov Region as “Extrasol”, “Rostok”, “Aquamix”, “Aquarin 5” and “Aquarin 9”. The effect of the mentioned products was evaluated on the mineral nutrition backgrounds optimal for winter wheat. When the grain crop was sown in weedfree fallow, there were used P60K40 before sowing, + N30 in the tillering phase, + N30 in the phase of head formation. When the grain crop was sown after oilseed flax, nitro-gen was additionally added at a dose of N60 to this fertilizer rate in the period of main tillage. It was established that the most effective results were under the compound use of biological products “Aquamix” (0.1 kg/t) in seed treatment + “Aquarin 5” (2 kg/ha) + “Aquarin 9” (2 kg/ha) in the treatment of plants in the tillering phase and the phase of head formation. At the same time, the yield increase to the background variant was 22.7% for the variety “Niva Stavropoliya” and 21.5% for the variety “Victoriya 11”.

Antibiotic resistance among Helicobacter pylori strains is the major cause of eradication failure. Resistance prevalence is dynamic and can greatly vary among countries over the years. We revealed H. pylori resistance trends for five antibiotics in 14 countries through articles predominantly published in 2018–2022, since the latest data can best show the most recent trends in resistance evolution. Amoxicillin resistance generally exhibited no evolution, yet it increased in Bulgaria, Iran, China, and Vietnam. Metronidazole resistance exhibited different trends, including an increase, a decrease and no evolution in six, three, and five studies, respectively. Clarithromycin resistance increased in Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy, Iran, and Taiwan, but remained stable in France, Spain, Russia, China, Chile, and Colombia. Tetracycline resistance was low and stable except in Iran. Levofloxacin resistance increased in four European and six other countries/regions, without significant increases in France, Spain, and Chile. In Chile, triple resistance also increased. In countries such as France and Spain, resistance to most antibiotics was stabilized, while in Bulgaria, Belgium, Iran and Taiwan, resistance to three or more agents was reported. Use of non-recommended regimens, national antibiotic consumption, patient’s compliance, host factors, strain virulence, migrations, and azithromycin overuse during the COVID-19 pandemic can influence resistance evolution. New drugs, eradication regimens and diagnostic methods, such as next-generation sequencing can improve H. pylori infection control.

The article examines the impact of staff on the successful operation of the enterprise in the long run. Companies need to consider the attitudes, values, expectations, perceptions and typical behaviors of workers from different cultures. The success of companies in the global market is increasingly determined by whether they have managed to create an effective system of personnel management to eliminate friction in relations between employees of different nationalities and with different cultural traditions. When estimating the exact contribution of both an individual employee and the team as a whole, the end result of an international company’s business is a complex process, because in addition to direct labor costs, the product is also invested in fixed and current assets. Today, HR specialists need to meet the needs of employers in the context of new professionals, in particular, training manager, HR specialist, HR manager, HR director, team manager, sales coach, headhunter, corporate culture manager and others. The global changes and their consequences in the field of HR-management are identified: informatization, spread of digital technologies, aging of knowledge and technologies, national demographic changes, lack of qualified personnel, individualization, uncertainty in global, regional, and national markets, emphasis on sciences such as psychology and sociology. The cultural, economic, social and political differences of an international company have a significant impact on the formation of management styles and the adaptation and functioning of staff in the host country. Problems of personnel management strategies of international companies in Ukrainian business practice are highlighted: style and practice of company management, socio-cultural factors, differences in wages and working conditions, labor movement problems, relationship factor, control factor and contradictions. The advantages of personnel management strategies of international companies in Ukrainian business practice are studied: trainings for personnel, digitalization at enterprises, observance of current legislation, ensuring objective assessment of personnel competencies, development of corporate culture among enterprise personnel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

research in the letters of meanings to be mentioned; In order to fulfill the meaning for which it was set, but as a matter of the breadth that the Arabic language enjoys, the letters of meanings are characterized by deletion, degeneration, embedding or increase, but this behavior is not without justification or evidence, and this is what this research will deal with taken from the book "poetry" by Abu Ali Al-Farsi is a model... as Al-Farsi deals with this phenomenon in some detail in his book the aforementioned, and this research will follow him, monitoring his treatment of these phenomena that affect the letters of meanings, through his treatment of evidence from the words of the Arabs in their poetry. The research concludes with results that reveal that Abu Ali followed the mass of grammarians, or his uniqueness with opinions that he had not previously met, when he studied this phenomenon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Our dynamically developing modernity requires the search and application of various effective ways of pedagogical interaction to attract attention, provoke activity and apply what has been learned in learning about the world by the child. The introduction of new technologies enriches the traditional methods of pedagogical interaction and helps to expand the opportunities for teachers to work by using new tools and instruments. The use of an interactive whiteboard in kindergarten is a new multifunctional tool for achieving higher quality in the education of preschool children and their preparation for school. The interactive whiteboard works like a computer screen and provides work with all tools: composing presentations, graphics, audio and video files, working with the Internet. It's like working with a personal computer even more. Its use provides information, visually, aurally and effectively. The introduction of these multimedia technologies (colors, graphics, sound) in the kindergarten allows simulation of different situations and environments, activates the cognitive activity of the child, improves the assimilation of the material. The use of the interactive whiteboard in the kindergarten increases the motivation of the child to acquire new knowledge in all educational areas. The child occupies different positions in the learning process, acts both independently and as a partner and play. The visual presentation of the objects creates a condition for conscious observation, which facilitates the child in a more complete perception of real objects. In the course of the present study, using the capabilities of an interactive whiteboard, we tried to trace the dynamics of the process in two areas: - attracting and retaining attention - active thinking, free operation and behavior in this type of activity. The future of the teaching profession is related to the increasing use of new technologies in the educational process. Their increasing use leads to making learning interesting, fun, desired by children, develops their individual, creative abilities and abilities, really prepares them for the future role of a student. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

During the recent years, more often sports specialist are focusing on improving the content of sports curriculum at the schools of higher education. The PURPOSE of the training program is to improve and develop the physical characteristic of strength in students / men/. The METHODS used to achieve the goal in the research are: theoretical analysis, sports-pedagogical testing, pedagogical experiment, pedagogical observation, graphic analysis, comparative analysis. The experiment was conducted in the academic year 2019, with the first and second year students of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Economics at the Thracian University. The number of the observed students was 70, who were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. When analyzing the RESULTS obtained from the performed tests, it was found an increase in some indicators. The used training program proved its effectiveness with the results from the study. CONCLUSION: This program can be successfully applied in the classes of physical education and sports at the Higher Schools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this article was to analyze whether the increase in the Special Consumption Tax (ICE) on sugary drinks in April 2016 decreased the intake of these products by the inhabitants of Ecuador. To do this, surveys were applied to 1878 people belonging to the regions of the Coast, Sierra and Amazon. The study results highlighted that despite the increase in this tax, people in urban areas consume this type of beverages at least once a month, and it can also be seen that the largest consumers are adolescents. Although the state implemented this measure, its objective has not been met since the health status of citizens has not improved in recent years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mussel shells are often found in archaeological excavations and can provide information useful for ecological reconstruction and assessment of anthropogenic impact on waters. In this study, two sample groups of swollen river mussel (Unio tumidus) which occurred during the Early Middle Ages (EMS) and currently (MS) in the Oder river estuary (Baltic basin) were compared. Allometric shell growth, morphological characteristics of the shell (length, width, height and thickness), age structure and growth of mussels were analysed using the von Bertalanffy equation. All three types of allometric growth (isometry and both positive and negative allometry) were observed in the studied mussels. In both groups, typical values of shell length, width, height and thickness were recorded. However, higher values of these morphological characteristics were recorded in the EMS group. Moreover, the EMS group, compared with the MS group of U. tumidus, was characterised by a higher longevity (12 and 10 years, respectively) and asymmetric length (L∞) (93.09 and 83.23 mm, respectively). Both groups of mussels had a similar growth rate (k). Larger shell sizes in the EMS group were probably caused by differential preservation and/or differential archaeological recovery, and resulted from differences in the age structure, especially higher mortality rate amongst individuals older than 6 years in the MS group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives. The study was aimed at improving the reliability of heat supply systems. At present, this is one of the most relevant topics in the field of heat supply. The issue of reliability of heat supply is of great importance in terms of the safety of citizens and the state as a whole. Due to the severity of winter conditions and risk of hypothermia, heat supply security can be considered to be as critical as food security. Therefore, the reliability of heat supply systems becomes one of the most important aspects of the security of the state.Method. The study was carried out using the method of reservation of the heat supply system by looping.Result. In order to avoid the defrosting of the heat supply system and reduce additional costs, a redundancy scheme was proposed with one-way connection to the looped main pipelines, additionally looping the pipelines of the heat supply systems between two boiler rooms. The calculation of losses in the event of an emergency in the heating system was carried out.Conclusion. The most important problem requiring immediate solution is how to increase the reliability and redundancy of the heat supply system itself, in order to achieve minimal discomfort for consumers of heat energy at the time of failure of the source or transmission of the heat supply system. The proposed method for increasing the reliability of operation of heat supply systems is characterized by a high efficiency, since allows the number of idle hours and the total amount of short-received heat to be reduced.

The use of biological stimulants promotes plant metabolism, which improves the utilization of mineral fertilizers and plant defense mechanisms against the effect of unfavorable factors. The paper discusses the results of winter wheat seed treatment with ‘Agrimitin’ and a fungicide disinfectant ‘Vintsit Forte’. It has been determined that seed treatment with the preparations promoted the increase of winter wheat productivity. In 2017–2018 after seed treatment with ‘Agrimitin’, the average productivity increase was 0.18 t/ha for the winter soft wheat variety ‘Lydia’ and 0.25 t/ ha for the winter durum wheat variety ‘Lazurit’ compared with the productivity of the control variety. The combined use of preparations promoted the productivity increase on 0.37 t / ha for the winter soft wheat and on 0.44 t /ha for the winter durum wheat. The structural analysis of productivity showed that the use of preparations increased the number of productive stems to 580–648 pcs/ m2 in comparison with 564–621 pcs/m2 of the control variety. A number of kernels per ear and mass of kernels per ear of winter soft wheat after seed treatment had no significant increase. Winter durum wheat showed better effect of seed treatment: ‘number of kernels per ear’ increased from 30.6 pcs. to 32.8 pcs., and ‘mass of kernels per ear’ raised from 1.38 g to 1.55 g. The maximum profitability of winter soft and durum wheat production was identified in the variant with a combined use of the preparations ‘Agrimitin’ + ‘Protravitel’ (184.2% and 208.6% respectively). At the same time, the net income rate of winter soft wheat increased on 3,136 rubles/ha and that of winter durum wheat increased on 4,624 rubles/ha, compared to the the net income rate of the control variety (58145 rubles/ ha and 64796 rubles/ha, respectively).

The subject of the study is theoretical and practical aspects of the formation, implementation and increase of the efficiency of audit of tax reporting of domestic enterprises. The purpose of the work is to determine the content, features and theoretical and practical principles of implementation, improvement, increase of the efficiency of audit of tax reporting of enterprises as a basis for their sustainable and competitive development in the future. Methodological basis of the article became as general scientific, and special methods of scientific knowledge. Were used methods: dialectical, monographic, historical, system-structural analysis and synthesis, accounting and audit. Results of work. The article defines the content of taxes, tax reporting and audit in agrarian enterprises. The procedure and stages of carrying out of audits, their purpose, methods, the estimation of efficiency and efficiency are developed. The necessary audit procedures are established. Typical and possible violations of tax legislation and methods of their detection are revealed. The means and directions of improvement of representation of taxes in accounting, tax discipline and carrying out of the tax audit are substantiated. This will help increase the financial and economic stability of agrarian enterprises and their sustainable development. The field of application of results. Conclusions and results of the article can be used in the educational-scientific process of the economic faculties of higher educational institutions. It is expedient to transfer them for practical use in the work of accounting services of enterprises, audit companies, tax authorities. Conclusions. As a result of writing the article, it was found that the audit of the taxation of agricultural enterprises has certain characteristics. They are determined by the specifics of agriculture itself. It is fully related to the definition of payers and the establishment of a single tax (EP). The organizational and economic bases of the audit, its purpose, stages, procedures, types of inspections were determined. The content of audit reports and the significance of their use in corporate management, tax administration is substantiated. Proposals to improve and increase the effectiveness of tax audit on these bases will contribute to strengthening tax discipline, transparency of agribusiness, its optimization and competitiveness in agrarian markets.

Neurological soft signs (NSS) represent minor neurological features and have been widely studied in psychiatric disease. The assessment is easily performed. Quantity and quality may provide useful information concerning the disease course. Mostly, NSS scores differ significantly between patients and controls. However, literature does not give reference values. In this pilot study, we recruited 120 healthy women and men to build a cross-sectional, census-based sample of healthy individuals, aged 20 to >70 years, subdivided in 10-year blocks for a close approach to the human lifeline. Testing for NSS and neurocognitive functioning was performed following the exclusion of mental and severe physical illness. NSS scores increased significantly between ages 50+ and 60+, which was primarily accountable to motor signs. Gender and cognitive functioning were not related to changes of scores. Although the number of individuals is small, study results may lay a foundation for further validation of NSS in healthy individuals.

BackgroundAlthough the incidence of thyroid cancer had been increasing until a few years ago, a decrease has been observed in the last years, probably due to the reduction of the screening tests in Korea. Childhood thyroid cancer has been increasing in the past with the same trend as in adults, but there have been few reports on recent trends. We analyzed the trends of thyroid cancer in Korean children and related factors.MethodsFrom national statistics and cancer register database, the data of age-specific incidence rate in Korean childhood thyroid cancer from 1999 to 2017 was obtained, and levels of seaweed intake, the number of computed tomography (CT) and neck ultrasonography (US), obesity prevalence rate, and smoking and alcohol consumption rates in children were analyzed.ResultsThe age-specific incidence of thyroid cancer in Korean children has increased in both genders between 1999 and 2017 (2.0 in 1999 vs. 7.2 in 2017, per population of 100,000), especially in the age group of 14-18 years (1.5 in 1999 vs. 5.5 in 2017, per population of 100,000). During the same period, levels of seaweed intake, number of CT scans and neck US, and prevalence of obesity in children increased significantly, while childhood smoking and alcohol consumption rates decreased.ConclusionUnlike the adult thyroid cancer in Korea, childhood thyroid cancer continues to increase, and the cause might be accompanied by actual increases due to the environmental factors such as excessive iodine intake, exposure to medical radiation, and increased obesity prevalence as well as the screening effect.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of chronic urticaria in patients diagnosed with an allergic pathology; to know the most affected sex and age group. Methods: A descriptive, observational, and retrospective cross-sectional study. Clinical records of patients diagnosed with chronic urticaria in Unidad de Medicina Integral (Integrated Care Unit) of Tehuacan, Puebla were reviewed. They were selected by age, sex, and diagnosed allergic pathology. Results: In the period of January 1st, 2015, to December 31st, 2020, 373 patients were diagnosed with chronic urticaria, with a prevalence of 10.5%. The average age of the population was 26.05 years. Women were the most prevalent, with 59.5% of the total studied population. Conclusions: The results reflect a prevalence of 10.5%, with a higher frequency in women at a ratio of 1.4: 1 with regard to males. The prevalence of chronic urticaria has increased significantly in recent years and especially in young patients (infants, preschoolers, and school-age children). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Neurological soft signs (NSS) represent minor neurological features and have been widely studied in psychiatric disease. The assessment is easily performed. Quantity and quality may provide useful information concerning the disease course. Mostly, NSS scores differ significantly between patients and controls. However, literature does not give reference values. In this pilot study, we recruited 120 healthy women and men to build a cross-sectional, census-based sample of healthy individuals, aged 20 to >70 years, subdivided in 10-year blocks for a close approach to the human lifeline. Testing for NSS and neurocognitive functioning was performed following the exclusion of mental and severe physical illness. NSS scores increased significantly between ages 50+ and 60+, which was primarily accountable to motor signs. Gender and cognitive functioning were not related to changes of scores. Although the number of individuals is small, study results may lay a foundation for further validation of NSS in healthy individuals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research deals with the poetic samples in which the structure of the words was changed from the anthology “when the South sang" by the poet Fāṭimah Al-Qarnī. The change might be in the forms of decreasing, increasing, or exchanging between the word formats. This study aims to highlight those cahnges from the aspects of phonetic, morphology, and semantic and their roles in shaping the aesthetics of the creative texts. The researcher adopted the descriptive and analytical methodology in this study. The research was concluded with several findings, among which are: the importance of studying the structure of the word morphologically and phonetically within the context to identify the emotional traces of the poet; the structures of the words that were modified were not in accordance to the norms identified by the grammarians and they are to accommodate the poetic necessities for certain semantic purposes and other intended meanings she tried to convey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Although the incidence of thyroid cancer had been increasing until a few years ago, a decrease has been observed in the last years, probably due to the reduction of the screening tests in Korea. Childhood thyroid cancer has been increasing in the past with the same trend as in adults, but there have been few reports on recent trends. We analyzed the trends of thyroid cancer in Korean children and related factors. Methods: From national statistics and cancer register database, the data of age-specific incidence rate in Korean childhood thyroid cancer from 1999 to 2017 was obtained, and levels of seaweed intake, the number of computed tomography (CT) and neck ultrasonography (US), obesity prevalence rate, and smoking and alcohol consumption rates in children were analyzed. Results: The age-specific incidence of thyroid cancer in Korean children has increased in both genders between 1999 and 2017 (2.0 in 1999 vs. 7.2 in 2017, per population of 100,000), especially in the age group of 14-18 years (1.5 in 1999 vs. 5.5 in 2017, per population of 100,000). During the same period, levels of seaweed intake, number of CT scans and neck US, and prevalence of obesity in children increased significantly, while childhood smoking and alcohol consumption rates decreased. Conclusion: Unlike the adult thyroid cancer in Korea, childhood thyroid cancer continues to increase, and the cause might be accompanied by actual increases due to the environmental factors such as excessive iodine intake, exposure to medical radiation, and increased obesity prevalence as well as the screening effect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BackgroundBy mid-September 2023, several event notifications related to cryptosporidiosis had been identified from different regions in Spain. Therefore, a request for urgent notification of cryptosporidiosis cases to the National Surveillance Network was launched.AimWe aimed at assessing the extent of the increase in cases, the epidemiological characteristics and the transmission modes and compared to previous years.MethodsWe analysed data on case notifications, outbreak reports and genotypes focusing on June-October 2023 and compared the results to 2016-2022.ResultsIn 2023, 4,061 cryptosporidiosis cases were notified in Spain, which is an increase compared to 2016-2022. The cumulative incidence was 8.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 2023, sixfold higher than the median of 1.4 cases per 100,000 inhabitants 2016-2022. Almost 80% of the cases were notified between June and October. The largest outbreaks were related to contaminated drinking water or swimming pools. Cryptosporidium hominis was the most common species in the characterised samples (115/122), and the C. hominis IfA12G1R5 subtype, previously unusual in Spain, was detected from 76 (62.3%) of the 122 characterised samples.ConclusionsA substantial increase in cryptosporidiosis cases was observed in 2023. Strengthening surveillance of Cryptosporidium is essential for prevention of cases, to better understand trends and subtypes circulating and the impact of adverse meteorological events.

The global ocean has taken up a large fraction of the CO2 released by human activities since the industrial revolution. Quantifying the oceanic anthropogenic carbon (Cant) inventory and its variability is important for predicting the future global carbon cycle. The detailed comparison of data-based and model-based estimates is essential for the validation and continued improvement of our prediction capabilities. So far, three global estimates of oceanic Cant inventory that are "data-based" and independent of global ocean circulation models have been produced: one based on the Δ C* method, and two that are based on constraining surface-to-interior transport of tracers, the TTD method and a maximum entropy inversion method (GF). The GF method, in particular, is capable of reconstructing the history of Cant inventory through the industrial era. In the present study we use forward model simulations of the Community Climate System Model (CCSM3.1) to estimate the Cant inventory and compare the results with the data-based estimates. We also use the simulations to test several assumptions of the GF method, including the assumption of constant climate and circulation, which is common to all the data-based estimates. Though the integrated estimates of global Cant inventories are consistent with each other, the regional estimates show discrepancies up to 50 %. The CCSM3 model underestimates the total Cant inventory, in part due to weak mixing and ventilation in the North Atlantic and Southern Ocean. Analyses of different simulation results suggest that key assumptions about ocean circulation and air-sea disequilibrium in the GF method are generally valid on the global scale, but may introduce errors in Cant estimates on regional scales. The GF method should also be used with caution when predicting future oceanic anthropogenic carbon uptake.