Integrated approach to area development, preservation and protection of natural landscape

The process of modernization of spatial planning principles focused on the conservation of resources in solving problems related to the protection of natural areas is impossible without the effective use of natural framework of the area under study through its zoning. Natural framework is formed on the basis of hydrographic system taking into account the conditions of geomorphology and topography of the territory in the form of an integral structure of green spaces. The growing degree of urbanization of urban settlements, increase in industrial and residential areas, and growing level of motorization play a major role in changing the ecology of the city, destruction of the existing natural framework and increasing recreational load on the urban landscape.

THEMATIC DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY DRAMATURGY BY D. D. SHOSTAKOVICH

The article is devoted to the analysis of the dramatic patterns in the early quartets of D. Shostakovich. The features of the content and form formation in the quartets are determined. The purpose of the study is to determine the specificity of thematic development, which determines the laws of musical drama. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the study of the peculiarities of the organization of the integral structure in quartets on the basis of the intonational unity of the parts, as a manifestation of the essence of D. Shostakovich's chamber style. As a result, it was revealed that the figurative and emotional structure of music in quartets is aimed at embodying a multifaceted image in its development, reflecting the wealth and unity of its internal opposites.

Title as a constructive element in the sonnet text

Background. The title of the literary text arises in front of a researcher in two capacities. First – as one of the elements of metatext level, immediately aimed at the close interrelation with the main text, and second – as a separate text structure with its own grammar and semantic structure. The analysis of the title in the interrelation with the main text, taking into consideration genre specifics of the latest, is of immediate interest. Purpose. The target of this study is to describe the title text in the Ukrainian sonnet poem, in particular in the correlation with the integral text structure, which is caused by the absence of any specific research of this problem.Methods. Research approach of the title text as a separate unit and as a constructive element of the wider text structure relies on the basics of classification description, contextual and hermeneutic analysis in the system of literary text.Results. The title of the sonnet poem, generally not falling out of the paradigm of the paratextual formations, on the functional level is characterized by certain particularities compared to other lyric and epic genres – where it can serve, for instance, as a genre self-name of the poem. On the structure level the sonnet marker can start or finish the composite word, serve as an attribute noun in the attributive word combination, play a role of the key word with the dependent substantive etc. The title (together with subtitle or without it) is able to attribute thematic and semantic lines in the poem, some structure and genre changes.Conclusion. The title of the sonnet text, being a paratext element, accomplishes an important prospect and retrospect function for comprehension of the integral structure of the literary text; can serve as genre self-name of the poem, involving at the same time different thematic layers of narration; can also point at some structure and genre modifications of the classic sonnet, and some shifts to other traditional genres.

Marineda Footbridge in A Coruña (Spain)

<p>Designed with smooth and slender forms, Marineda footbridge in A Coruña (Spain) is a composite structure for pedestrians and cyclists that solves the access to one of the largest shopping centers in Spain, flying above a high-traffic highway.</p><p>The maximum deck height and the geometry in plan were established by the necessary vertical clearance over the highway and the situation of the starting and end points. In this way, and with the idea of avoiding structural elements over the deck to minimize visual impact, a three-span curved slender beam was designed. The main span is 85.8 meters long and comprises a composite airtight box-girder deck with variable depth from 1.75 meters near piers to 1.00 meter in midspan section. The two lateral spans, one on each side, are formed by a post-tensioned voided slab rigidly connected to pier and abutment, and with a strut element underground forming a rigid frame. In these spans the maximum deck height is 1.90 meters and the minimum is 1.00 meter. The deck width is 4.00 meters to accommodate both cyclists and pedestrians and has a transverse slope of 1.5% from the centerline to each side.</p><p>The curved geometry in plan, with a radius of 55 meters, and the stiffness of the lateral spans allow for an integral structure design without joints, that, along with the slenderness of the main span, give an unique appearance to the footbridge.</p>

Study on an Integral Algorithm of Load Identification Based on Displacement Response

Load identification is a very important and challenging indirect load measurement method because load identification is an inverse problem solution with ill-conditioned characteristics. A new method of load identification is proposed here, in which a virtual function was introduced to establish integral structure equations of motion, and partial integration was applied to reduce the response types in the equations. The effects of loading duration, the type of basis function, and the number of basis function expansion items on the calculation efficiency and the accuracy of load identification were comprehensively taken into account. Numerical simulation and experimental results showed that our algorithm could not only effectively identify periodic and random loads, but there was also a trade-off between the calculation efficiency and identification accuracy. Additionally, our algorithm can improve the ill-conditionedness of the solution of load identification equations, has better robustness to noise, and has high computational efficiency.

High-gain PI-like control of Euler–Lagrange mechanical systems: Simulations and experiments in 2DoF robotic manipulators

Euler–Lagrange mechanical systems usually possess nonlinear models, which are subject to uncertainties and unknown disturbances. In this article, a robust but smooth controller is proposed, relying on a high-gain proportional–integral structure that renders an accurate tracking, even in the case of uncertain effects. The tracking performance can be improved by adjusting a single parameter, deriving into a prescribed stability regime, where the tracking errors are locally uniformly ultimately bounded, and where the controller depends on a change of coordinates that integrates the proportional, integral, and derivative information of the tracking error. The advantages of this proposal become evident without considering an intricate implementation procedure. Numerical results are provided to highlight the reliability of the proposed method.

Adaptive Changes in the Psyche of Homo Sapiens during the Period of the Singularity (Part 3)

Personal constitutional and acquired predispositions form preferences in the vectors of perception of information (cultural) sentences of the environment. On these vectors, contextual factors are formed that affect the processing of incoming information, the formation of representations and images, which determine the interpretation of lexical signs. Multiplication of contexts creates metacontexts that define the boundaries of virtual reality. One of the design features of Clip thinking (ClipT) is the formation of metacontexts by external structures: network associations. The metacontexts of ClipT form a new structure of communicative experience that changes the self-identification and socialization of the subject, causing a state of dependence. ClipT has significant similarities with hieroglyphic thinking (HieT), which consists of quantized combinations: image + sense + emotion + tone. Hieroglyphics (thinking and writing) have a metacontext nature, being a formation of an ethnic scale. According to some structural parameters, KlipT and HieT are similar to the level of identity. Fundamental factors are the external genesis of metacontexts; the imagery of thinking; elimination of causal relationships and abstraction; visual "receiving-transmission" of the sense of the perceptual image, including the graphic image; rigidity of mental and behavioral structures; embedded experience; etc. The integral structure of a legitimizing nature (HieT + writing + language + metacontext continuum (ethnocultural matrix)) forms a parametrically conjugated social structure derived from it. A monolithic socio-cultural conglomeration with a self-reproduction mechanism is created. We believe this principle is universal, with the possibility of extrapolation to any socio-cultural structure. Currently, the HS population is in a state of forming a universal cultural matrix with the potential to replace ethnocultural matrices. ClipT—the new operating system of the psyche—defines and unifies the transformation of ethnocultural matrices with the vector of universalization. The significant similarity of hieroglyphics with the parameters of ClipT contains the extrapolation potential of modeling (sociological and mathematical) the expected ethnic/universal dynamics of conglomeration: ClipT (psyche as a whole) and congruent social construction. The identity points of ClipT and HieT can find application in the constructions and artificial intelligence learning, as reference points of operating systems of thinking and language, in the structure of which there are no algorithms for cause-effect relationships, analysis, feedback, abstract thinking, and classification structures dominate.

Integral Structure Of Professional I-Concept

The paper considers the notion of “professional self-concept”. Its multilevel structure, in which components, modalities, levels, time components and distorting components are identified and described, is represented and substantiated. Professional self-concept is considered as a structural analogue of the general self-concept and the marked difference in the structures of the concepts is showed

Formation of professional identity of persons with intellectual incapacity as a factor of their social development

Introduction. The process of professional identity formation of the population is one of the most important problems of the modern society; however, the same problem in persons with intellectual incapacity acquires special relevance due to the fact that the specificity and characteristics of their psychophysical development “leave a stamp” on their professional choice. The purpose of the research is to develop the structure and content of the process of professional identity formation in adolescents with intellectual incapacity. Materials and methods. The experimental research was carried out as based on the municipal state-funded educational institution “Yelets School No. 19” and the governmental state-funded educational institution “Yelets Specialised Boarding School” of Lipetsk region. The experiment involved 40 adolescent children with disabilities (intellectual incapacity) aged 13-16. Research methods: “Assessment of propensity to various spheres of professional activity” (L.A. Yovaysha), “Interests chart” (A.E. Golomshtok), “My future profession” (R.P. Karpilina), differential diagnostic questionnaire (A.E. Klimov), “Motives for choosing a profession” (R.V. Ovcharova), modified by the authors in accordance with the conditions of the experiment. Results. The quality analysis of the results obtained in the course of the research made it possible to characterise the level-specific structure of the explored group with intellectual incapacity (30% – average, 70% – below the average). The research revealed the ill-preparedness of the adolescents with intellectual incapacity for professional identity formation. This is expressed in lack of interest to choosing a profession, expressed by 67% of the respondents, poor awareness of the existing professional activity areas (49%), inability to assess own practical skills in professional labour that might cause their interest (70%), lack of motivation in choosing a profession and poor assessment of compliance of their health resource with the requirements of a chosen specialty (77%). Conclusion. The model of professional identity formation in adolescents with intellectual incapacity, developed by the authors, made it possible to describe the explored process as an integral structure. The introduction of the model into practical use will help to implement – in the organisational and technological aspect – the activities aimed at professional identity formation of the specified category of persons.

Reconstruction of the Mandibular Condyle

The mandibular condyle is an integral structure in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) serving not only as the hinge point for mandibular opening, but also facilitating mandibular growth and contributing to facial aesthetics. Significant compromise of the TMJ can be debilitating functionally, psychologically, and aesthetically. Reconstruction of the mandibular condyle is rarely straightforward. Multiple considerations must be accounted for when preparing for condylar reconstruction such as ensuring eradication of all chronically diseased or infected bone, proving clear oncologic margins following tumor resection, or achieving stability of the surrounding architecture in the setting of a traumatic injury. Today, there is not one single gold-standard reconstructive method or material; ongoing investigation and innovation continue to improve and transform condylar reconstruction. Herein, we review methods of condylar reconstruction focusing on autologous and alloplastic materials, surgical techniques, and recent technological advances.