REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC WORKS ON TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXTRACTION OF BIOCOMPONENTS FROM VEGETABLE RAW MATERIALS. SUPERCRITICAL CO2 EXTRACTION IS AN EFFECTIVE NEW METHOD FOR SOLVING THE GLOBAL PROBLEM OF UTILIZATION AND QUALITY OF PLANT AND ORGANIC RAW MATERIALS

A brief review and assessment of methods for the extraction (extraction) of active biocomponents from plant raw materials is presented. The overview contains a number of tables and diagrams to facilitate the initial perception of this topic. Examples of stationary and mobile installations developed in the world are shown. The prospects of the Supercritical CO2-extraction method, as the most effective for the extraction of valuable biomedical components, have been analyzed. The schemes and samples of the used CO2-extractors are shown. The schemes and external view of the author’s experimental setup for extraction with supercritical CO2 developed by our team are presented.

First record of the leafhopper tribe Adelungiini Baker (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) from Turkey, with notes on Achrus albicosta (Kusnezov, 1929)

The tribe Adelungiini Baker, 1915 is recorded for the first time from Turkey and the genus Achrus Lindberg, 1925 is recorded for the first time from China based on Achrus albicosta (Kusnezov, 1929) collected by Kozlov’s Mongol-Sichuan expedition in Inner Mongolia at the beginning of last century and recently—in Eastern Anatolia, Elaziğ Province. New locality records as well as illustrations of external view and male genitalia structures for A. albicosta are given from Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Iran.

The Planthopper family Achilidae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoroidea) in the United Arab Emirates

This is first review of the planthopper family Achilidae of the United Arab Emirates. Two achilid species are reported from the country – Akotropis fulgens Linnavuori, 1973 and Deferunda incompta Dlabola, 1961. The finding of D. incompta in the UAE is the most western point of the genus Deferunda Distant, 1912 distribution and the first record of this genus from the Arabian Peninsula. External view photos of A. fulgens and D. incompta are provided and the latter is illustrated for the first time.

Consciousness Detection in a Complete Locked-in Syndrome Patient through Multiscale Approach Analysis

Completely locked-in state (CLIS) patients are unable to speak and have lost all muscle movement. From the external view, the internal brain activity of such patients cannot be easily perceived, but CLIS patients are considered to still be conscious and cognitively active. Detecting the current state of consciousness of CLIS patients is non-trivial, and it is difficult to ascertain whether CLIS patients are conscious or not. Thus, it is important to find alternative ways to re-establish communication with these patients during periods of awareness, and one such alternative is through a brain–computer interface (BCI). In this study, multiscale-based methods (multiscale sample entropy, multiscale permutation entropy and multiscale Poincaré plots) were applied to analyze electrocorticogram signals from a CLIS patient to detect the underlying consciousness level. Results from these different methods converge to a specific period of awareness of the CLIS patient in question, coinciding with the period during which the CLIS patient is recorded to have communicated with an experimenter. The aim of the investigation is to propose a methodology that could be used to create reliable communication with CLIS patients.

Some of test results of the “Aldofix” in fixing the phytoplankton on the example of eggs of walleye pollock Theragra chalcogramma

Data about new conservant “Aldofix” to fix ichthyoplankton are demonstrated. Series of experiments on the conservation of ichthyoplankton and eggs of walleye pollock were carried out with the use of “Aldofix” and its modernized solutions. External view, including color of the eggs, as a result of fixing in different solutions was described, and difference in the egg diameter was noted in case of fixing in formalin and “Aldofix”. It is concluded, that “Aldofix” (example № 1) was the most convinient fixing solution to preserve ichthyoplankton.

SOFTWARE AND TECHNICAL COMPLEX FOR RISK ANALYSIS OF DECTRUCTIVE CONTENTS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS: STRUCTURE, APPEARANCE AND DATABASES

В статье описан разрабатываемый программно-технический комплекс, представляющий собой веб-платформу с интегрированными программами-сканерами и анализатором текста. Приведен перечень языков программирования, с помощью которых был разработан программно-технический комплекс. Наряду с этим представлен внешний вид программно-технического комплекса для выявления и анализа деструктивного контента. Представлен внешний вид десктопной и мобильной версии программно-технического комплекса, примеры авторизации. Описан процесс регистрации на платформе для поиска деструктивного контента и проведения риск-анализа. Приведен перечень основных блоков, которые становятся доступные после авторизации в личном кабинете. Также рассмотрена система баз данных, ее внешний вид и описаны все поля используемых таблиц (Log_pass, Users, Login_base, Comments, Emotions_ok, get_users_likes, groupsdestructive, groupsdestructive_log, Queries) и их применение. The article describes the developed software and hardware complex, which is a web platform with integrated scanners and a text analyzer. Along with this, the external view of the software and hardware complex for identifying and analyzing destructive content is presented. The database system, its appearance is also considered and all its fields and their application are described.

Pluralism, Confucianism, and Democracy

This paper aims to connect the issues of pluralism, Confucianism, and democracy in East Asia. Through engaging with empirical evidence, I will argue that although Confucianism still has a strong yet shallow moral and cultural hold on East Asian societies, it no longer has dominance over how citizens in East Asian societies envision their political future. Then, I will examine the idea of pluralism and argue that neither the Confucian classicists nor the liberal-minded Confucian political theorists take pluralism truly seriously, because both sides ultimately adopt the same internal view of pluralism that contains and addresses pluralism from within Confucianism. In contrast, an external view of pluralism is needed to treat Confucianism as one of many comprehensive doctrines coexisting with one another in East Asia. Finally, I will conclude by proposing a two-track strategy that takes advantage of two distinct approaches toward a better understanding of pluralism, Confucianism, and democracy.

Computer Simulation of the Formation Process of Cu-Au Nanoparticles by Condensation

The computer simulation method was used to examine condensation of 90124 Cu and Au atoms from the gas phase. To analyze the synthesis processes, there were selected chemical compositions Cu3Au, Cu-Au, Cu90Au10 and Cu60Au40 being cooled with liquid nitrogen during the condensation. The undertaken simulation showed that the increase in the percentage of gold atoms in the initial couple decreases the number of clusters of a relatively large size. Moreover, the analysis of the external view and the structure of Cu-Au nanoparticles of various chemical composition allowed us to conclude that a large number of binary nanoparticles were of an icosahedral structure.

Absence of Pilot Monitoring Affects Scanning Behavior of Pilot Flying: Implications for the Design of Single-Pilot Cockpits

Objective This study examines whether the pilot flying’s (PF) scanning behavior is affected by the absence of the pilot monitoring (PM) and aims at deriving implications for the design of single-pilot cockpits for commercial aviation. Background Due to technological progress, a crew reduction from two-crew to single-pilot operations (SPO) might be feasible. This requires a redesign of the cockpit to support the pilot adequately, especially during high workload phases such as approach and landing. In these phases, the continuous scanning of flight parameters is of particular importance. Method Experienced pilots flew various approach and landing scenarios with or without the support of the PM in a fixed-base Airbus A320 simulator. A within-subject design was used and eye-tracking data were collected to analyze scanning behavior. Results The results confirm that the absence of the PM affects the PF’s scanning behavior. Participants spent significantly more time scanning secondary instruments at the expense of primary instruments when flying alone. Moreover, the frequency of transitions between the cockpit instruments and the external view increased while mean dwell durations on the external view decreased. Conclusion The findings suggest that the PM supports the PF to achieve efficient scanning behavior. Information should be presented differently in commercial SPO to compensate for the PM’s absence and to avoid visual overload. Application This research will help inform the design of commercial SPO flight decks providing adequate support for the pilot particularly in terms of efficient scanning behavior.