Teaching Home Reading in the German Language Classes Using Information and Communication Technologies (from the Experience of Working in a Non-Linguistic Institution)

The specifics of the teaching of home reading in a non-linguistic university at the junior Bachelor’s programs (German as the main language) using information and communication technologies are characterized. It is noted that the classes within the framework of this course are aimed at the formation of a communicative foreign speaking competence. The relevance of the study is due to the importance of development of monologic speech and the primary skills of conducting discussions on the problems of reading texts in international students at early stages of studies. Attention is also given to the students mastering the elements of text analysis. The author dwells on the principles of selecting literature for home reading (authenticity, accessibility, relevance). The review of works and didactic materials which are involved at the organization of classes on home reading of 1-2 year Bachelor’s degree students of non-language high school is presented. Particular attention is paid to the use of information and communication technologies in teaching for the effectiveness of the learning process of foreign language and the development of foreign communicative competence. Examples are provided on how innovative approaches to the organization of classroom and independent work on the home reading of Bachelor’s degree students used at the MGIMO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, who study German as the main language

Sex-Specific Phenotypic Plasticity as a Complex Reaction of Human Organism to Different Environmental Conditions

Complex anthropological investigations of modern students were carried out in the three big cities of the Russian Federation (Samara, Arkhangelsk, Saransk), as well as in the villages of Mordovia. The program of morphofunctional investigation included body characteristics, body mass components (evaluated with the bioelectrical impedance analyzer “Medass-1”), physiological characteristics of cardiovascular and respiratory systems, right hand grip strength (dynamometry). To evaluate the level of sexual dimorphism, coefficient of sexual dimorphism (CSD) was used in this study. The total number of the studied subjects was 476 young women and 375 young men, from 17 to 23 years old. The results of ANOVA analyses show the presence of non-random variations for the majority of studied characteristics in the examined groups. On this basis, it is possible to consider that different environmental conditions exert significant influence on human organism, which is the core of the adaptation process. The largest distance separates the groups from the city of Saransk and Mordovian villages. It shows that the impact of social and environmental factors for rural and urban inhabitants is much larger as compared to ecological ones, e.g., latitude of the location. Comparison of the CSD values in all groups showed that the degree of adaptation potentials is considerably different in males and females for many characteristics. Thus, for body mass components, characteristics of respiratory system, height and BMI, males are more sensitive to environmental influences. For the cardiovascular system traits, the degree of fat tissue development and body mass, the strength of adaptation changes is practically equal in men and women, with slight advantages in men

Features of the course and effectiveness of treatment of tuberculosis in pregnant women with different HIV status

The study presents the results of comparing the social status and the efficiency of TB treatment in pregnant women with or without HIV treated in Krasnoyarsk Regional TB Clinic № 1 in the years 2010–2014. It is based on a retrospective analysis of health cards of 133 pregnant TB patients divided into groups: Group 1 (TB), n=109; Group 2 (TB and HIV), n=24. More than a half of the women (51,3% and 54,1% accordingly) were new TB patients, the others had been previously treated for TB. A moderate immunodeficiency was more often detected in co-infected pregnant women (mean CD4+ lymphocyte count being 387 cells/ml), although in 4 patients the CD4 count was lower than 200 cells/ml. The registered rates of bacterioexcretion and lung disintegration were practically the same (57,7% and 58,3% versus 53,2% and 54,1% accordingly); MDR TB was diagnosed in 51,1% in Group 1 and in 60,0% in Group 2.Results: Patients of both groups had various social problems. However, the most aggravating medico-social factor among the co-infected women was active drug abuse during pregnancy (proved in 37,5%). The clinical course of TB in patients with HIV was severer, they more often developed acute forms of the disease. Preterm delivery was more frequent in TB/HIV cases (46,1% vs. 12,3%, p<0,01). Children born by the women with HIV co-infection showed signs of prematurity and intrauterine growth retardation more often than those born by HIV-negative patients (50,0% vs. 12,3%, p<0,01). Treatment efficiency for TB was authentically less in co-infected cases (33,4% vs. 58,7%, p<0,01). TB recurrence was more often registered in HIV-positive patients (25,0% vs. 3,1%, p<0,01). As for chemotherapy tolerance, treatment adherence or lethality rate, no authentic differences between the groups have been revealed

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MORTALITY OF THE POPULATION OF IRKUTSK FROM EXTERNAL REASONS AND SOME DISEASES RELATED ETHYL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION

To our mind, the population alcoholization is the one of the major medical-social problems in Irkutsk region. According to official statistics it is established that in recent years the average index of incidence with diagnosis of an alcoholism and alcoholic psychosis established for the first time as a whole was higher in Irkutsk region, than in the Russian Federation and Siberian Federal district -1,7 and 1,5 times respectively. Sociological polls of the population of Irkutsk showed that 10 % of adult population and less than 20 % of youth do not take alcoholic drinks only. Abuse of alcohol makes a particular contribution to increase in number of lethal cases from diseases of system of blood circulation and the external reasons (mechanical trauma, suicides). It is not possible to estimate these indexes according to statistical data. The purpose of the real research was studying of a share of deadly outcomes among the population of Irkutsk, associated with ethyl alcohol. The profound personified analysis of mortality of the population of Irkutsk from the external reasons and some diseases (according to the international classification of diseases of the 10th revision) was carried out according to archive of Irkutsk regional bureau of a forensic medical expertise during 2000-2012, in cases when ethyl alcohol was found in cadaver blood. It was established, that the share of acute poisonings with ethyl alcohol makes about 4 % in structure of common mortality of the population of Irkutsk. The share of persons of young age of the dead as a result of an acute alcoholic poisoning makes nearly 20 % in recentyears. The high level of suicide activity of the population of the city interfaced to alcohol intake was revealed. More than 50 % were in an alcohol intoxication of various degree, among the persons prematurely left life. The share of the lethal mechanical traumas, associated with alcohol intoxication, made about a half from all cases of a mechanical trauma. During the 13-year period the decrease of the share of death resulted from cardiovascular diseases, associated with ethyl alcohol, was observed (with 30 to 16 %). Thus among the persons of young age having diseases of cardiovascular system, more than 50 % were at the time of death approach in an alcohol intoxication. The conducted research shows that the actual"hidden" losses of the population interfaced to alcohol intake, are much higher. The alcoholization of the population influences not only formation of losses from acute alcoholic poisonings, but also from the external reasons and diseases against which there was an abuse of ethyl alcohol

Cobalt-based Nanoreactors in Combined Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis and Hydroprocessing: Effects on Methane and CO2_{2} Selectivity

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: Four types of bi-functional catalysts with cobalt nanoparticles supported on meso- or microporous silicates or aluminosilicates are investigated regarding the obtained CO$_{2}$ and CH$_{4l}$ selectivity under low-temperature Fischer-Tropsch reaction conditions. In situ x-ray absorption spectroscopy results under industrially relevant conditions reveal that strong cobalt-support interactions and oxidized cobalt species are the main factors determining the selectivity depending on the specific support material used. The production of liquid hydrocarbons from syngas (CO and H$_{2}$) via the combined Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis and hydroprocessing (HP) is a promising strategy to provide valuable chemicals and fuels based on renewable feedstocks. High yields of liquid products are essential for industrial implementation since short-chain side products like methane and CO$_{2}$ reduce the overall carbon efficiency, which holds true especially for bi-functional Co/zeolite catalysts. In order to investigate the influence of the support material properties on the methane and CO$_{2}$ selectivities in the combined FT and HP reaction, we synthesized four well-defined catalyst materials with similar cobalt particle sizes. The active material is supported on either meso- or microporous silicates or aluminosilicates. The catalytic properties are investigated in FT experiments at industrially relevant conditions (20 bar, 200–260 °C) and correlated with in situ x-ray absorption spectroscopy results to determine the chemical environment responsible for the selectivity observed. The origin of the high methane selectivity detected for crystalline and amorphous aluminosilicate was mainly traced back to the strong cobalt-support interactions. The high CO$_{2}$ selectivity, observed only for crystalline zeolite materials, is driven by the presence of oxidized cobalt species, while the acidic support in combination with micropores and possible overcracking leads to the observed drop in the C$_{5+}$ selectivity

Recombinant Pseudomonas Vaccine: Technological Aspects of Obtaining and Evaluating Quality Indicators

For an aim to prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a candidate recombinant vaccine has been developed. This vaccine – (RPV) was based on two protective proteins of P. aeruginosa: the outer membrane protein F (OprF) and the recombinant truncated form of the Exotoxin A (toxoid) that were adsorbed on the aluminum hydroxide. The optimal immunization schedule for mice included two intraperitoneal administrations with a two-week interval. RPV promoted to increase survival rates in challenged immunized mice and stimulated humoral and innate immune responses. During preclinical studies, we confirmed the immunogenicity of the vaccine that had not pyrogenicity, acute and chronic toxicity, allergenicity and immunotoxicity. Keywords: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, outer membrane protein F (OprF), toxoid, Pseudomonas Recombinant Vaccine (PRV

The model of monitoring of vocational pedagogical competences of professors in secondary vocational education

The relevance of the researched issue is preconditioned by the strategic changes in the secondary vocational education system taking place not only in Russia, but also in majority of industrially developed countries. Provision of the system with qualified pedagogical staff is the leading strategic objective of development of the secondary vocational educational system. Its solution must be based on the justified monitoring system, which objectively represents the condition as well as quantitative and qualitative changes taking place in the educational sphere. The article is aimed at developing, substantiating and approbating the model of monitoring of vocational pedagogical competences of professors in secondary vocational education. Integration of the competence, functional and general pedagogical analysis became the leading approach to research into this problem, which has enabled substantiating the model of monitoring of vocational pedagogical competences of professors in the secondary vocational education system. The article presents results of the theoretical and methodological analysis of Russian and foreign research dedicated to identification of key and emerging competences in various spheres. The competence model of a professor of secondary vocational education has been developed and substantiated as a monitoring basis. The article may be useful to improve the quality of the human resource potential in the secondary vocational education system in Russia, to define current and long-range objectives of its development. © 2016 Andryukhina et al

Vocational pedagogical competencies of a professor in the secondary vocational education system: Approbation of monitoring model

The relevance of the researched issue is preconditioned by the strategic changes in the secondary vocational education system taking place not only in Russia, but also in majority of industrially developed countries. Provision of the system with qualified pedagogical staff is the leading strategic objective of development of the secondary vocational educational system. Its solution must be based on the justified monitoring system, which objectively represents the condition as well as quantitative and qualitative changes taking place in the educational sphere. The article is aimed at approbating the model of monitoring of vocational pedagogical competences of professors in secondary vocational education. Integration of the competence, functional and general pedagogical analysis became the leading approach to research into this problem, which has enabled substantiating the model of monitoring of vocational pedagogical competences of professors in the secondary vocational education system. The competence model of a professor of secondary vocational education has been developed and substantiated as a monitoring basis. Results of model approbation and monitoring tools have been presented. The article may be useful to improve the quality of the human resource potential in the secondary vocational education system in Russia, to define current and long-range objectives of its development. © 2016 Andryukhina et al