A Man´s Attitude Towards Animals in the Context of Gender, Age, Place of Living, Eating Habits, and World-view in Slovakia

The ecological values or environmental competency development is currently an important topic. Attitude, relationship, love or respect for nature can be identified within several theories by various diagnostic tools, though they might be so general covering a man´s true attitude towards animals. The study discusses the characteristics of the author's questionnaire of human-animal relationship AniRe-Que (15) based on the ecological theory of biocentric egalitarianism covering extraterrestrial beings´ respect and consideration. The Questionnaire of Ecocentric and Anthropocentric Attitudes Towards the Environment (Thompson and Barton 1994) adapted by Siegrist (1996) was used to determine the construct validity of the author's questionnaire. Both tools were used to search for respondents' attitudes towards animals (N=937) in the context of their gender, age, residence, eating habits and worldview. The research study is of correlation-differential study design. The most important findings were that the attitude towards nature expressed in general does not completely coincide with the attitude towards animals leading to the hypothesis not all natural being are treated with equal respect by a man. The self-reported respect for animals was significantly lower than the respect for nature assessed by the ecocentric environmental attitude. The diagnostic tools thematizing only nature in its general (complex, synthesizing) context seem to be not sufficient to determine a respondent's attitude towards animals. A man might protect nature, but s/he can care less about the animals.

Ataxia with Ocular Apraxia Type 1 (AOA1) (APTX, W279* Mutation): Neurological, Neuropsychological, and Molecular Outlining of a Heterogenous Phenotype in Four Colombian Siblings

Hereditary ataxias are a group of devastating neurological disorders that affect coordination of gait and are often associated with poor coordination of hands, speech, and eye movements. Ataxia with Ocular Apraxia type 1 (AOA1) (OMIM: 606350.0006) is characterized by slowly progressive symptoms of childhood-onset and pathogenic mutations in APTX; the only known cause underpinning AOA1. APTX encodes the protein Aprataxin, composed of three domains sharing homology with proteins involved in DNA damage, signaling, and repair. We present four siblings from an endogamic family in a rural, isolated town of Colombia with ataxia and ocular apraxia of childhood-onset and confirmed molecular diagnosis of AOA1, homozygous for the W279* p.Trp279Ter mutation. We predicted the mutated APTX with Alpha Fold to demonstrate the effects of this stop-gain mutation that deletes three beta helices encoded by amino acid 270 to 339 rescinding the C2H2-type zinc fingers (Znf) (C2H2 Znf) DNA-binding and DNA-repair domain and the whole tridimensional structure of the APTX. All siblings exhibited different ages of onset (4, 6, 8, and 11 y/o) and heterogeneous patterns of dysarthria (ranging from absence to mild-moderate dysarthria). Neuropsychological evaluation showed no neurocognitive impairment in three siblings, but one sibling showed temporospatial disorientation, semantic and phonologic fluency impairment, episodic memory affection, constructional apraxia, moderate anomia, low executive function, and symptoms of depression. This heterogeneous phenotype suggests genetic interactions can shape the natural history of AOA1. To our knowledge, this report represents the most extensive series of siblings affected with AOA1 in Latin America, and the genetic analysis completed adds important knowledge to outline this family’s disease and general complex phenotype of hereditary ataxias.

General Complex-Valued Grouping Functions

Grouping function is a special kind of aggregation function which measures the amount of evidence in favor of either of the two choices. Recently, complex fuzzy sets have been successfully used in many fields. This paper extends the concept of grouping functions to the complex-valued setting. We introduce the concepts of complex-valued grouping, complex-valued 0-grouping, complex-valued 1-grouping, and general complex-valued grouping functions. We present some interesting results and construction methods of general complex-valued grouping functions.

Note on a Stieltjes Transform in terms of the Lerch Function

In this work the authors derive the Stieltjes transform of the logarithmic function in terms of the Lerch function. This transform is used to derive closed form solutions involving fundamental constants and special functions. Specifically we derive the definite integral given by\[\int_{0}^{\infty} \frac{(1-b x)^m \log ^k(c (1-b x))+(b x+1)^m \log ^k(c (b x+1))}{a+x^2}dx\]where $a,b,c,m$ and $k$ are general complex numbers subject to the restrictions given in connection with the formulas.

The Mellin Transform of Logarithmic and Rational Quotient Function in terms of the Lerch Function

Upon reading the famous book on integral transforms volume II by Erdeyli et al., we encounter a formula which we use to derive a Mellin transform given by ∫ 0 ∞ x m − 1 log k a x / β 2 + x 2 γ + x d x , where the parameters a , k , β , and γ are general complex numbers. This Mellin transform will be derived in terms of the Lerch function and is not listed in current literature to the best of our knowledge. We will use this transform to create a table of definite integrals which can be used to extend similar tables in current books featuring such formulae.

Sedentarization of the Medieval Nomads of Eastern Europe: Understandings and Manifestations

Research objectives: To demonstrate that, contrary to the opinion of many researchers of the history and culture of nomads during the Middle Ages, sedentarization (the transition from a nomadic to settled lifestyle) was neither an end in itself nor the result of a natural historical development of nomadic societies. Research materials: This study is based on a source analysis of archaeological data, medieval written sources, and the works of travelers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries who described the lifestyle and mentality of the Turkic and Mongol nomads who lived in the steppes of Eurasia at that time. Results and novelty of the research: Soviet researchers explained the gradual but sequential transition of nomads to a settled lifestyle through the methodology of a three-staged scheme: 1) the tabor stage represented by rare archaeological sites in the steppe; 2) the semi-nomadic stage with the appearance of stationary burial mounds and settlements in the steppe, which marked the places of nomadic wintering; 3) the stage of settlement with the appearance of nomadic burial grounds near cities and the deposition of elements of the material culture of nomads in the cultural layers of medieval cities. However, an in-depth analysis of traces of nomadic culture in the territory of the Bulgar and Golden Horde cities shows that they occupied an extremely insignificant place in the general complex of urban culture. Medieval narrative sources indicate the indifferent attitude of the bulk of nomads to cities. The observations of travelers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries confirm and supplement the information recorded by medieval authors. Historical, ethnographic, and sociological data of domestic and foreign researchers in the first half of the twentieth century indicate that the sedentarization of Kazakhs, Kalmyks, and Mongols was a consequence of the social policy of the Soviet government, which was interested in establishing strict control over nomads. As such, the author drew the following conclusions: 1) the “first stage of nomadism” was actually the migration of nomads in search of new habitats; 2) the “second stage” was the most natural and the only possible form of existence of nomadic communities in the natural and geographical conditions of the Eurasian steppes (those researchers are correct who thought and still think so); 3) there was no “third stage of nomadism” at all, since nomads cease to be nomads per se after their forced transition to this stage.

Effect of Boron on the Groundwater Quality in Altai Region

Boron (В) is widely spread in surface and ground waters. The article deals with the problem of drinking groundwater quality. Groundwater is the only source of water supply, in the most districts of the Altai Region. This suggests that the quality of groundwater is of great importance for the population of the region. Drinking water should be suitable for human consumption and for all household purposes. The main attention is focused on identifying the area of distribution B containing waters with the content exceeding the maximum permissible concentration (MPC). The relationship between В and dry residue (MCO) is analyzed. Crucial factors responsible for high В concentration have been identified. The general complex research of presence, distribution and sources of В inflow into groundwaters of the Altai Region are defined in the article. The relationship between the В content and the high incidence of people living in areas with a high В content has been revealed. It was found that high concentrations of В (more than 0.5 mg/l) correspond to the zone of brackish water distribution, which occupies almost the entire territory of the steppe Altai - Kulundinsko-Barnaul artesian basin. Their distribution coincides geographically with the distribution of В.

Multi-tool processing in the conditions of complex automation of technical processes

The article analyzes the influence of errors from elastic deformations on the accuracy of processing in the conditions of complex automation. Different variants of multi-tool processing are considered: parallel processing, when different tools are alternately, one after the other, involved in the processing of the workpiece surfaces, and parallel-sequential processing, when different surfaces of the workpiece are processed simultaneously by several tools located in the working position. Design automation in machine-building production is part of the complex problem of automation of engineering work in all areas of the functioning of a modern production system. Therefore, when creating design automation systems, its connections in the general complex of automation of engineering activities in the production cycle should be taken into account. In general, the automation of the engineer's work is task planning, design and technological preparation of production, and management of the production system. The choice of favorable cutting modes for multi-tool processing is a difficult task, since, along with taking into account the features of each individual tool, it is necessary to make a general analysis of the entire setup, i.e. the set of tools used on the machine, and the distribution of processing transitions among them. Machine-building production is currently characterized by the desire to constantly update the range of released products. The requirements of multi-product manufacture can be met under the condition of its automation, which covers both the automation of production preparation and management. The article provides recommendations for reducing the error from elastic deformations in the conditions of complex automation. English version ofthe article is available at URL: https://panor.ru/articles/multi-tool-machining-in-complex-process-automation/65225.html