Intercultural competence training

The development of intercultural awareness demands attention to the subjective experience of the students and their personal values and beliefs about culture. The key to such sensitivity and related skills in intercultural communication is the way in which students explore cultural similarities and differences. This article suggests a range of tasks and interactive activities having experienced at the innovative Intercultural Communication Course at KNEU that allow trainers to engage students into exploration of essential cultural issues through communicative approach. Finally, directions for future research in the field of tasks feasibility for the ICC course and its assessment are provided.Розвиток міжкультурного усвідомлення вимагає уваги до особистого досвіду студентів, їхніх особистих цінностей та переконань щодо культури. Ключем до розкриття студентами культурного самоусвідомлення є вивчення культурних відмінностей та подібностей через комунікацію. У статті пропонується ряд комунікативних та інтерактивних завдань, опробованих підчас проведення іновацйного курсу з міжкультурної комунікації для магістерської програми в КНЕУ, які дозволяють тренерам залучити студентів дослідити основні культурні елементи через культурну комунікацію. У висновках обгрунтовуються напрямки для подальшого дослідження в області оцінювання ефективності пропонуємих завдань

Органолептичні показники та харчова цінність арахісу смаженого із мережі готельно-рестораних комплексів Київщини

Foods must contain all the nutrients necessary to maintain human health, development and life. These components include protein, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and other biologically active substances, which must be in sufficient quantity and ensure the proper functioning of the body. One such food that contains significant amounts of nutrients is peanuts. Peanuts are a source of protein, carbohydrates, fats, fiber, trace elements and vitamins. The nutrients of the product are easily absorbed. The article presents the results of a study of the nutritional value of roasted salted peanuts of various manufacturers, which are used for consumption in hotel and restaurant complexes in the Kiev region. The studies were carried out in the laboratory of the State Research Control Institute of Veterinary Drugs and Feed Additives (Lviv). Nutritional value was determined according to different methods, which are intended for each indicator, and also used statistical methods. According to the research results, it was revealed that the content of moisture, protein, fat and fiber in peanuts Big Bo, Felix Peanuts and Cossack Slava ranges, respectively, in the range from 0.73 to 1.37 %, from 26.3 to 26.9, from 46.01 to 48.6 g/100 g of product and 3.56 to 3.92 %. According to organoleptic parameters, prototypes of peanuts from different manufacturers meet the standard requirements. Promising research is the study of trace elements in roasted salted peanuts from various manufacturers.Харчові продукти мають містити усі поживні речовини, необхідні для підтримання здоров’я, розвитку та життєдіяльності людини. До таких компонентів належать протеїн, жири, вуглеводи, вітаміни, мінеральні речовини та інші біологічно активні речовини, які повинні бути в достатній кількість та забезпечувати належне функціонування організму. Одним із таких харчових продуктів, який містить значну кількість поживних речовин є арахіс. Арахіс є джерелом білка, вуглеводів, жирів, клітковини, мікроелементів та вітамінів. Поживні речовини продукту легко засвоюються. У статті представлені результати дослідження поживної цінності арахісу смаженого солоного різних виробників, які використовують для вживання в готельно-рестораних комплексах Київщини. Дослідження проводили в умовах лабораторії Державного науково-дослідного контрольного інституту ветпрепаратів та кормових добавок (м. Львів). Поживну цінність визначали за різними методиками, які призначені для кожного показника, а також використовували статистичні методики. За результатами досліджень виявлено, що вміст вологи, білка, жиру та клітковини у арахісах Big Boв, Felix Peanuts та Козацька Слава коливається, відповідно, в межах від 0,73 до 1,37 %, від 26,3 до 26,9, від 46,01 до 48,6 г/100 г продукту та від 3,56 до 3,92 %. За органолептичними показниками дослідні зразки арахісу різних виробників відповідають стандартним вимогам. Перспективними дослідженнями є вивчення мікроелементів в арахісі жареному солоному різних виробників

Measurement of the cross-section ratio sigma_{psi(2S)}/sigma_{J/psi(1S)} in deep inelastic exclusive ep scattering at HERA

The exclusive deep inelastic electroproduction of $\psi(2S)$ and $J/\psi(1S)$ at an $ep$ centre-of-mass energy of 317 GeV has been studied with the ZEUS detector at HERA in the kinematic range $2 < Q^2 < 80$ GeV$^2$, $30 < W < 210$ GeV and $|t| < 1$ GeV$^2$, where $Q^2$ is the photon virtuality, $W$ is the photon-proton centre-of-mass energy and $t$ is the squared four-momentum transfer at the proton vertex. The data for $2 < Q^2 < 5$ GeV$^2$ were taken in the HERA I running period and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 114 pb$^{-1}$. The data for $5 < Q^2 < 80$ GeV$^2$ are from both HERA I and HERA II periods and correspond to an integrated luminosity of 468 pb$^{-1}$. The decay modes analysed were $\mu^+\mu^-$ and $J/\psi(1S) \,\pi^+\pi^-$ for the $\psi(2S)$ and $\mu^+\mu^-$ for the $J/\psi(1S)$. The cross-section ratio $\sigma_{\psi(2S)}/\sigma_{J/\psi(1S)}$ has been measured as a function of $Q^2, W$ and $t$. The results are compared to predictions of QCD-inspired models of exclusive vector-meson production.Comment: 24 pages, 8 figure

Measurement of neutral current e+/-p cross sections at high Bjorken x with the ZEUS detector

The neutral current e+/-p cross section has been measured up to values of Bjorken x of approximately 1 with the ZEUS detector at HERA using an integrated luminosity of 187 inv. pb of e-p and 142 inv. pb of e+p collisions at sqrt(s) = 318GeV. Differential cross sections in x and Q2, the exchanged boson virtuality, are presented for Q2 geq 725GeV2. An improved reconstruction method and greatly increased amount of data allows a finer binning in the high-x region of the neutral current cross section and leads to a measurement with much improved precision compared to a similar earlier analysis. The measurements are compared to Standard Model expectations based on a variety of recent parton distribution functions.Comment: 39 pages, 9 figure

Changes in electromyography test results of patients with pathological abrasion of teeth. The role of anterior teeth in the process of rehabilitation

Introduction: Abrasion of teeth significantly affects electromyography results. Analyzing electromyograms of patients who needs complex rehabilitation, it is necessary to note absence of dissociation of the structure, appearance of spontaneous activity in one of the muscles, presence of the prevailing chewing side, appearance of low-amplitude oscillations in biocurrents. The aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the role of anterior teeth in the rehabilitation of patients with increased abrasion. Material and methods: The experimental group involved patients (men and women) aged 20 to 59 years with increased abrasion of teeth I-III degrees. Patients were provided with all the necessary complexes of rehabilitation measures: direct restorations with composite materials using the adhesive system of the Vth generation (in case of light abrasion), indirect ceramic restorations (severe abrasion). All work was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (1964) and was approved by the Ethical Committee of the academy. Results: Activity of the right masseter muscle was slightly higher than that of the left one (313.42 ± 97.96 ms. against 226.69 ± 35.39 ms. respectively). At the same time the resting time of the left and right masseter muscles slightly differs (300.57 ± 30.93 ms. and 307.96 ± 49.47 ms. respectively). Conclusions: Rehabilitation of patients with increased abrasion using combined methods (direct composite restorations with the adhesive system of Vth generation and indirect ceramic restorations), give the possibility to restore the masticatory function (evidenced by an increase in the activity of right and leftmasseter muscle on 2%, a decrease in the rest phase on 20% almost and an increase in amplitude on 2.9%)

Eficiencia del modelo pedagógico de enseñanza de los estilos básicos de natación competitiva a niños con parálisis cerebral

Objective: According to many outstanding scholars, sport is essential for social adaptation and integration of people with disabilities. Therefore, it is important to research innovative models for teaching competitive swimming strokes to children with cerebral palsy. The objective of the study is to design the pedagogical model of teaching the basic competitive swimming strokes to children with cerebral palsy and to evaluate its effectiveness for mastering the front crawl swimming stroke. Material and methods: A selective research methodology was used. It involved direct data collection thanks to the survey of the participants. The results showed that the level of mastering the swimming stroke used by children who applied this designed model was objectively higher in comparison with the same indicators of training related to the traditional method. Conclusions: Drawing on the assessment of swimming stroke efficiency, we believe that the proposed pedagogical model of teaching the basic competitive swimming strokes to children with cerebral palsy is effective.Objetivo: Según muchos estudiosos destacados, el deporte es fundamental para la adaptación social y la integración de las personas con discapacidad. Por lo tanto, es importante investigar modelos innovadores para enseñar brazadas de natación competitiva a niños con parálisis cerebral. El objetivo del estudio es diseñar el modelo pedagógico de enseñanza de los estilos básicos de natación competitiva a niños con parálisis cerebral y evaluar su efectividad para dominar el estilo de natación estilo crol. Material y métodos: Se utilizó una metodología de investigación selectiva. Implicó la recopilación directa de datos gracias a la encuesta a los participantes. Los resultados mostraron que el nivel de dominio de la brazada de natación utilizado por los niños que aplicaron este modelo diseñado fue objetivamente mayor en comparación con los mismos indicadores de entrenamiento relacionados con el método tradicional. Conclusiones: Basándonos en la evaluación de la eficiencia de la brazada de natación, creemos que el modelo pedagógico propuesto de enseñar las brazadas básicas de natación competitiva a niños con parálisis cerebral es eficaz

Measurements of fiducial and differential cross sections for Higgs boson production in the diphoton decay channel at s√=8 TeV with ATLAS

Measurements of fiducial and differential cross sections are presented for Higgs boson production in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of s√=8 TeV. The analysis is performed in the H → γγ decay channel using 20.3 fb−1 of data recorded by the ATLAS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. The signal is extracted using a fit to the diphoton invariant mass spectrum assuming that the width of the resonance is much smaller than the experimental resolution. The signal yields are corrected for the effects of detector inefficiency and resolution. The pp → H → γγ fiducial cross section is measured to be 43.2 ±9.4(stat.) − 2.9 + 3.2 (syst.) ±1.2(lumi)fb for a Higgs boson of mass 125.4GeV decaying to two isolated photons that have transverse momentum greater than 35% and 25% of the diphoton invariant mass and each with absolute pseudorapidity less than 2.37. Four additional fiducial cross sections and two cross-section limits are presented in phase space regions that test the theoretical modelling of different Higgs boson production mechanisms, or are sensitive to physics beyond the Standard Model. Differential cross sections are also presented, as a function of variables related to the diphoton kinematics and the jet activity produced in the Higgs boson events. The observed spectra are statistically limited but broadly in line with the theoretical expectations

Search for squarks and gluinos in events with isolated leptons, jets and missing transverse momentum at s√=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector

The results of a search for supersymmetry in final states containing at least one isolated lepton (electron or muon), jets and large missing transverse momentum with the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider are reported. The search is based on proton-proton collision data at a centre-of-mass energy s√=8 TeV collected in 2012, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 20 fb−1. No significant excess above the Standard Model expectation is observed. Limits are set on supersymmetric particle masses for various supersymmetric models. Depending on the model, the search excludes gluino masses up to 1.32 TeV and squark masses up to 840 GeV. Limits are also set on the parameters of a minimal universal extra dimension model, excluding a compactification radius of 1/R c = 950 GeV for a cut-off scale times radius (ΛR c) of approximately 30

Evidence for the Higgs-boson Yukawa coupling to tau leptons with the ATLAS detector

Results of a search for H → τ τ decays are presented, based on the full set of proton-proton collision data recorded by the ATLAS experiment at the LHC during 2011 and 2012. The data correspond to integrated luminosities of 4.5 fb−1 and 20.3 fb−1 at centre-of-mass energies of √s = 7 TeV and √s = 8 TeV respectively. All combinations of leptonic (τ → `νν¯ with ` = e, µ) and hadronic (τ → hadrons ν) tau decays are considered. An excess of events over the expected background from other Standard Model processes is found with an observed (expected) significance of 4.5 (3.4) standard deviations. This excess provides evidence for the direct coupling of the recently discovered Higgs boson to fermions. The measured signal strength, normalised to the Standard Model expectation, of µ = 1.43 +0.43 −0.37 is consistent with the predicted Yukawa coupling strength in the Standard Model