The seasonal factor in the tourism industry and it's influence on the sustainable development of the sector

© Medwell Journals, 2017. The study is devoted to the problems of seasonality in tourism. The researchers note the dependence of the tourist season on the climatic indicators of the location and propose recommendations that can allow the tourist destination to develop steadily and dynamically during off-season as well

PEDAGOGICAL POTENTIAL OF PROVERBS AS TRADITIONAL RULES OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING

Proverbs contain precious experience gathered and selected by many generations in short and vivid linguistic form, thus preserving cultural values and mentality of different nations. Health is the key value of any world culture. The purpose of the article is to analyze pedagogical potential of proverbs about health in teaching healthy lifestyle in foreign language classes. Research methods are analysis, system approach, generalization, inter-disciplinary approach. The authors divided proverbs about health into the following groups: 1. proverbs about environmental factors influence on human health; 2. physical activity, sport; 3. daily routine and hygiene; 4. healthy eating; 5. importance of work; 6. optimism, positive attitude to life. Discussing proverbs about health with students in English classes develops their lingua-cultural competence, and makes a valuable contribution into the health of future generations

Septoriablotch epidemic process on spring wheat varieties

The Septoriablotch of spring wheat leaves and ears is one of the most economically significant infections in the Siberian region. In the control systems of Septoriablotch the main ecologically safe element is resistant  varieties, which are designed to slow down the pathogens reproduction rate and slow down or stop the development of the epiphytotic process. The purpose of the work was to clarify the species composition of Septoriablotch  pathogens for West Siberian regions and spring wheat varieties, to study the epiphytotic process of Septoriadifferentially on the leaves and ears of varieties, and to evaluate the activity of seed transmission of Parastagonospora  nodorum. Studies were carried out in 2016–2018 according to generally accepted methods. Septorialeaf and ear  blotch of spring wheat is widespread in West Siberia and the Trans-Urals, causing a decrease in yield by up to 50 %  or more with the deterioration in grain quality. The causative agents of the disease are P. nodorum, Septoria tritici,  and P. avenaef. sp. triticae, and the species ratio varied across the regions and varieties, and within plant organs.  In Novosibirsk Region, P. nodorumcompletely dominated; S. triticiwas 13.8 times less common; and P. avenae f. sp. triticaewas a singleton. In Tyumen Region, the dominance of P. nodorumwas disrupted in some geographic  locations by S. triticiand P. avenaef. sp. triticae. In Altai Krai, P. nodorumpredominated at all points studied; S. tritici and P. avenaef. sp. triticaewere found everywhere, but 5.6 and 8.6 times less often, respectively. The study of spring  wheat varieties of different origins has not revealed any samples immune to Septoriablotch. A differen tiated manifestation of resistance to Septorialeaf and ear disease has been established. Some varieties show complex resistance, combining reduced susceptibility to Septorialeaf and ear disease. Seed infection with P. nodorumin the  regions of Siberia reached 7 thresholds and was largely (52.5 %) determined by the August weather conditions.  The study of the collection of spring wheat varieties from three Siberian regions has revealed the following trend.  Transmission of P. nodorumwith the seeds of varieties was the most active (7.6 %) in Novosibirsk Region and somewhat weaker in Omsk Region (5.7 %). The most favorable phytosanitary situation was in Kurgan Region, where  varieties transmitted P. nodorumto a low degree (2.1 %), below the threshold

Postmortem tissue changes and dynamics of their impedance parameters: a preclinical experimental study

Background. Establishing regularities in postmortem intervals comprises one of the main tasks of the forensic science of death and cadaveric phenomena. The knowledge of these regularities is directly related to reconstructing the postmortem conditions and, consequently, to determining the postmortem interval. Objective. To analyze postmortem changes in cadaver tissues and dynamics of their impedance parameters under the conditions of natural biocenosis. Methods. The study involved the cadavers of model biological objects – eight pigs, aged one to two months, weighing up to 10 kg. Experimental studies of cadaver decomposition were carried out under natural biocenosis conditions, daily for 28 days with two replications. Changes in cadaver tissues during decomposition were recorded and analyzed. The subject of biophysical studies was the tissue impedance parameters of three diagnostic zones of the biological object: the musculocutaneous flap, the cartilaginous part of the third rib and the calcaneal tendon. Impedance measurements for each postmortem interval were performed at five studied current frequencies: 100 and 120 Hz, 1, 10 and 100 kHz. A total of 2,400 readings were taken. Statistical analysis of the study results was carried out by means of Statistica 8.0 (StatSoft Inc., USA). Results. Postmortem biological changes in cadaver tissues correlate with the nature of their impedance dynamics. The study of impedance under conditions of natural biocenosis established its identical dependence on the postmortem interval for all current frequencies of the study of all diagnostic zones of model biological objects: in the initial interval of 0–4 days, the impedance gives a “surge” followed by a smoother decrease. Cadaver tissues were recorded to indicate the presence of impedance dispersion in general in the studied frequency range and the absence of dispersion directly for high frequencies. Conclusion. Understanding the causes and essence of postmortem processes contributes to assessing and substantiating changes in any characteristics of tissues measured quantitatively, including impedance indicators, as well as to predicting the prospects of their use for specific practical purposes, in particular, for determining the postmortem interval

The formation of flavoring characteristics of meat products by changing the chemical composition of food compositions

The article presents the results of the study of changes in flavour characteristics when using corrective additives. Monosodium glutamate, ribotide, yeast extract and hydrolysate of vegetable soy protein were used as flavoring additives (FA). To assess the effect of composition of meat product recipe, as well as the method of FA‑introduction on taste intensity, the recipes of model meat systems with partial replacement of meat raw materials were used. Pork fat, soy protein and potato starch were used as meat substitutes. The effect of recipe composition on the content of non-volatile substances of aroma was accessed. It is shown that replacement of pork by pork fat in the recipe by 20–40% led to a sharp decrease in the concentration of aromatic substances and a decrease in intensity of taste of the finished product several times. The ways for taste correction using FA was studied. For this, a chopped semi-finished product — minced meat was prepared from chilled whole-muscle pork and 0.05% of each FA was added. It is shown that the dynamics of changes in the content of free amino acids is the most pronounced when using monosodium glutamate not as a mono-additive, but in compositions: monosodium glutamate with yeast extract and monosodium glutamate with ribotide. A pool of chemical compounds involved in the formation of taste and aroma of products was detected. The main components were derivatives of C6–C24 fatty acids, as well as a significant number of other biochemical compounds, mainly substituted amines, amides, alcohols and ketones, with a content ranging from 0.001 to 0.2 mg/kg. The results of organoleptic analysis showed that the most delicious and attractive samples were those containing monosodium glutamate with yeast extract and monosodium glutamate with ribotide

Межкультурная коммуникация: взгляд изнутри

This article deals with relevance, notion and structural components of intercultural communication. The process of globalization is considered to be the starting point of cross-cultural communication. The article touches on the subject of cultural shock as a result of misunderstanding between the interacting cultures. The author gives several classifications of intercultural communication, which were developed by Russian and foreign scholars, and gives different definitions of cross-cultural communication, thus saying that the two terms (intercultural communication and cross-cultural communication) are synonymous and can be used interchangeably. The substance of intercultural communication reveals itself in social interaction, where empathy is the essential quality for productive, successful intercultural communication. Cross-cultural communication is believed to consist of not only the interaction process, which embraces interaction skills and language knowledge, but also of the process where interacting cultures influence each other, and even individuals’ world-views. Due to acceptance of a different culture and some transformations that happen in one cultural representative’s mind under influence of another culture, it can be observed how empathy grows into pluralism.В данной статье рассматривается актуальность, понятие, а также структурные компоненты межкультурной коммуникации. Процесс глобализации считается отправным пунктом для межкультурной коммуникации. В тексте статьи говорится о культурном шоке как о результате недопонимания, возникающего между носителями разных культур. Автор приводит несколько классификаций межкультурной коммуникации, разработанных отечественными и зарубежными учеными, и даёт несколько определений межкультурной коммуникации, тем самым подчёркивая, что оба термина (intercultural communication and cross-cultural communication) синонимичны и могут использоваться взаимозаменяемо. Основная идея межкультурной коммуникации заключается в социальном взаимодействии, где эмпатия берётся как основное качество для продуктивного, успешного межкультурного взаимодействия. Полагается, что межкультурная коммуникация состоит не только из самого процесса взаимодействия, который охватывает навыки сотрудничества с людьми и знание языка, но также и тот факт, что, когда разные культуры находятся во взаимодействии, они влияют друг на друга, в результате расширяя картину мира людей. Благодаря принятию иной культуры и изменениям, которые происходят в мышлении носителя одной культуры под влиянием другой, мы можем проследить, как эмпатия превращается в плюрализм

Знания о людях с ограниченными возможностями здоровья как важный фактор воспитания толерантности (на примере обучающихся из вузов г. Киров)

Introduction. The humane structure of society involves the equality of all people, notwithstanding the characteristics of their individual development, and the tolerant attitude to them. Purpose setting. The purpose of the research is to identify the level of knowledge about people with special health opportunities among senior students of different nationalities who study in higher educational institutions in the city of Kirov and to work out on this basis recommendations for educating young people to be tolerant towards people with disabilities. Methodology of the study. To achieve the research goal at the fi stage, the authors have studied psychological, pedagogical and sociological literature on this problem. At the second stage, the authors have conducted the study through anonymous questionnaire survey of senior students of Vyatka State Agrotechological University and Kirov State Medical University in order to study their views about people with disabilities. Results. Based on the analysis and statistical processing of data, the knowledge and ideas about people of this category, their problems, individual features, the role of the media and the state in the coverage of these problems, the legislative protection of the rights of disabled people have been revealed. Conclusion. As a result of the study, the authors have noted the differences and similarities in the knowledge of students of different universities in Kirov about people with disabilities, and have highlighted the importance of creating new conditions in universities for forming the tolerant attitude towards people with different physical and mental abilities; specifi pedagogical and educational measures have been proposed.Введение. Гуманное устройство общества предполагает равенство всех людей независимо от особенностей их индивидуального развития и толерантное к ним отношение. Постановка задачи. Цели исследований – выявить уровень знаний о людях с особыми возможностями здоровья у обучающихся разных национальностей старших курсов вузов г. Кирова и создать на этой основе рекомендации по воспитанию у студенческой молодежи толерантного отношения к лицам с ОВЗ. Методика и методология исследования. Для достижения целей исследования на первом этапе изучена психолого-педагогическая и социологическая литература по обозначенной проблеме. На втором этапе проведено исследование посредством анонимного анкетирования обучающихся старших курсов Вятского ГАТУ и Кировского ГМУ для изучения их представления о людях с ограниченными возможностями здоровья. Результаты. На основе анализа и статистической обработки данных выявлены знания и представления о людях этой категории, их проблемах, индивидуальных чертах, роли СМИ и государства в освещении этих проблем, законодательной защите прав инвалидов. Выводы. В результате исследований выделены различия и сходство в знаниях молодежи разных вузов г. Кирова о лицах с ОВЗ; определена важность создания в вузах новых условий для формирования толерантного отношения к людям с разными физическими и психическими возможностями; предложены конкретные воспитательно-образовательные мероприятия

The effect of a high-calorie diet on the total content of chemical elements and metal-ligand forms of zinc in the blood serum and liver of Wistar rats

Background. Worldwide, there is a rapid increase in the number of people suffering from various forms of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism disorders. Modern studies show that the transport, distribution, excretion and accumulation of chemical elements in these types of metabolic disorders change in different ways and affect the further functional state of the body differently.The aim. To evaluate the level of macro- and microelements in the blood serum and liver, as well as the content of metal-ligand forms of zinc in the blood serum of a Wistar rat in a high-calorie diet.Materials and methods. Thirty male rats were selected for the experiment, from which two groups were formed: control (n = 15) and experimental (n = 15). The animals of the control group received the basic diet (270 kcal/100 g), and the animals of  the experimental group received a high-calorie diet. During the  experiment, the caloric content of the diet of the experimental group gradually increased from the caloric content of the total diet. During the study, body weight, biochemical parameters of blood and urine were evaluated. The analysis of macro- and microelements in the samples was carried out using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Determination of the content of individual zinc compounds in blood serum was carried out using a combination of a chromatograph and a mass spectrometer.Results. It was found that a high-calorie diet led to a decrease in the level of iron, chromium, iodine, zinc, potassium, calcium, and an increase in vanadium in blood serum. In the liver, there was a decrease in the level of lithium and an increase in  the  level of calcium, vanadium, chromium, iron, zinc, cobalt. When assessing the chemical forms of zinc in the blood serum, a percentage increase in the albumin fraction was recorded against the background of a decrease in amino acid complexes and low-molecular-weight forms of zinc.Conclusion. The data obtained suggest that a high-calorie diet leads to an imbalance of chemical elements, which can serve as one of the triggers for dysregulation of a number of physiological functions of the body