How to help foster teens form a positive self-concept in sports and exercise activities

Purpose of the study: The purpose of the study is to develop and experimentally verify the psychological and pedagogical conditions for the formation of a positive self-concept for adolescents from a foster family as the foundation for their effective social adaptation and harmonious personal development. Methodology: Pedagogical experiment (stating, forming and control stages of the experiment) was chosen as the leading method of the study. It allowed to implement a set of developed psychological and pedagogical measures. The study featured 26 adolescents and 18 parents. Results: As part of the efforts invested, there was experimentally verified the effectiveness of the developed psychological and pedagogical conditions for the formation of a positive self-concept of adolescents from a foster family. There were also defined statistically significant positive changes in the indicators of self-concept components (cognitive, emotional-evaluative, and behavioural). Teenagers began to set more realistic goals, to adequately relate to their personal qualities, to their status among peers and in the family. There has been a positive tendency to accepting oneself as a holistic and consistent self-image, aligned with the ideal-self modality. Applications of this study: The results of the study can become an additional source for specifying modern theories of the formation of a positive self-concept, the developed programs can be used in the practice of social educators, educators-psychologists working with foster children. Novelty/Originality of this study: The development of a methodological basis and effective psychological and pedagogical measures to form a positive self-concept for adolescents brought up in foster families is the scientific novelty of the study

Анализ данных системы учета и автоматического регулирования теплоснабжения пяти- и более этажных жилых домов

The paper considers regulation of heat supply to housing buildings using automatic regulators. Integral index of automatic regulator action on the heat-supply system of multi-storey housing building is proportional to a thermal criterion of Pomerantsev similarity.Рассмотрено регулирование теплоснабжения жилых домов с использованием автоматических регуляторов. Интегральный показатель воздействия автоматического регулятора на систему теплоснабжения многоэтажного жилого дома оказывается пропорциональным теп­лофизическому критерию подобия Померанцева

Synthesis and structure of lower rim-substituted alkynyl derivatives of thiacalix[4]arene

© 2015 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd. Lower-rim substituted bis- and tetrakis(alkynyloxy)thiacalix[4]arenes in cone and 1,3-alternate configurations were synthesized by the Mitsunobu reaction, and their structure was determined using homoand heteronuclear one- and two-dimensional NMR techniques. Bis(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)thiacalix[4]arene was found to exist in conformational equilibrium whose position depends on the temperature and reaction conditions

Complex for Remote Execution of Laboratory Work on Radio Electronics

This paper presents the complex we have created for remote laboratory work on radio electronics, describes its principle of operation and features. The result of our work is a full-fledged complex with a set of laboratory works on the course of the basics of radio electronics

Extrinsic Fluorescent Dyes as Tools for Protein Characterization

Noncovalent, extrinsic fluorescent dyes are applied in various fields of protein analysis, e.g. to characterize folding intermediates, measure surface hydrophobicity, and detect aggregation or fibrillation. The main underlying mechanisms, which explain the fluorescence properties of many extrinsic dyes, are solvent relaxation processes and (twisted) intramolecular charge transfer reactions, which are affected by the environment and by interactions of the dyes with proteins. In recent time, the use of extrinsic fluorescent dyes such as ANS, Bis-ANS, Nile Red, Thioflavin T and others has increased, because of their versatility, sensitivity and suitability for high-throughput screening. The intention of this review is to give an overview of available extrinsic dyes, explain their spectral properties, and show illustrative examples of their various applications in protein characterization

A Scoping Review of Home Produced Heroin and Amphetamine Type Stimulant Substitutes: Implications for Prevention, Treatment and Policy

Several home-produced substances such as krokodil and boltushka are prevalent in many Eastern European countries. Anecdotal reports of its use have been circulating in Germany and Norway; however, this has not been confirmed. Its use has also been reported by the media in the USA, although only one confirmed report of its use exists. Home-produced drugs are associated with high levels of morbidity and a number of complex health issues such as the spread of blood borne viruses, gangrene, and internal organ damage. The high incidence of HIV rates amongst people who inject home-produced substances is a public health concern. The resulting physical health consequences of injecting these crude substances are very severe in comparison to heroin or amphetamine acquired in black markets. Due to this fact and the increased mortality associated with these substances, professionals in the area of prevention, treatment, and policy development need to be cognisant of the presentation, harms, and the dangers associated with home-produced substances globally. This scoping review aimed to examine existing literature on the subject of home-produced heroin and amphetamine-type stimulant substitutes. The review discussed the many implications such research may have in the areas of policy and practice. Data were gathered through the use of qualitative secondary resources such as journal articles, reports, reviews, case studies, and media reports. The home production of these substances relies on the utilisation of precursor drugs such as less potent stimulants, tranquillizers, analgesics, and sedatives or natural plant ingredients. The Internet underpins the facilitation of this practice as recipes, and diverted pharmaceutical sales are available widely online, and currently, ease of access to the Internet is evident worldwide. This review highlights the necessity of prevention, education, and also harm reduction related to home-produced drugs and also recommends consistent monitoring of online drug fora, online drug marketplaces, and unregulated pharmacies

Использование криотехнологий в трансплантации легких и сердечно-легочного комплекса

Bronchial complications, along with development and progression of chronic dysfunction on the background of chronic rejection, are factors that reduce the quality and life of lung and heart-lung recipients. They also increase the frequency of hospitalizations. Application of cryotechnology is based on the contact effect of extremely low temperatures on organs and tissues using a cryoprobe. This article demonstrates the experience of using cryotechnology in the diagnosis and treatment of complications in lung and heart-lung recipients.Бронхиальные осложнения наряду с развитием и прогрессированием хронической дисфункции на фоне хронического отторжения являются факторами, снижающими качество и продолжительность жизни реципиентов легких и сердечно-легочного комплекса, а также увеличивающими частоту госпитализаций. В основе применения криотехнологий лежит контактное воздействие чрезвычайно низких температур на органы и ткани с помощью криозонда. В данной статье демонстрируется опыт применения криотехнологий в диагностике и лечении осложнений у реципиентов легких и сердечно-легочного комплекса