Preschooler’s Cognitive Development in Correlation with Their Parents’ Implicit Theories of Intelligence and Personality

This paper is devoted to cognitive development of preschoolers in correlation with implicit theories of their parents. There are four positive mindsets of intelligence and learning motivation: (1) growth intelligence mindset, (2) growth personality mindset, (3) acceptance of learning goals, (4) positive learning self-esteem. We hypothesized that cognitive and intellectual parameters and self-esteem of preschoolers correlatewith parents’ growth mindsets. The study involved 120 subjects-40 preschoolers in age of 6 ± 0.5 years old (20 boys and 20 girls) and their 80 fathers and mothers. The parents ’ sample consisted of subjects aged from 27 to 54 years average age was 37.9 ± 6.7 years old). To investigate the cognitive differences of preschoolers we used: (1) two subtests of WISC (for examining attention and short-term memory); (2) Method of Verbal Thinking of Kern-Yirasek; (3) Method of Express Diagnostics of Intellectual Abilities (MEDIA) I. S. Averina, E. I. Shabanova and E. N. Zadorina. To explore parents’ mindsets Questionnaire of Implicit Theories of Intelligence and Personality (by C. Dweck, in the adaptation of T.V. Kornilova et al, 2008) was used. It was determined that the indicators of cognitive development and intelligence of girls are more related to parental attitudes than boys. In this case, the closest relationship is observed in the dyad ”father – daughter”. Indicators of attention, short-term memory, understanding of quantitative and qualitative relations, logical thinking are associated with mindsets of growth intelligence and adoption of their fathers’ high learning value. Girls ’mathematical abilities are positively related to fathers’ and negative mothers ’ growth mindsets. Keywords: parents’ influence, growth intelligence mindset, growth personality mindset, learning goals, learning self-esteem, cognitive and intellectual development

Activities of Ufa Branch of Russian Society for Care of Refugees in 1915-1917

The article is devoted to the main activities of the Ufa branch of the Russian society for the care of refugees in 1915-1917. The author points out that military actions in the First World War had caused a mass evacuation of the population of the frontline areas affected by the military actions in the rear of the governorate of the Russian Empire, also in Ufa governorate. Based on regional materials the experience of the organization of assistance to victims of war by the diocesan clergy is considered, which consisted in the collection of funds, provision of housing, organization of educational process for refugee children, etc. Initiative of the Ufa division of the Russian Society for the care of refugees was the opening of three warehouses in Ufa, Belebey and Menzelinsk to supply the refugees with clothes, and on their basis houses for the homeless was open, providing employment and income for women refugees. Special attention the clergy paid to the problem of meeting the spiritual needs of the refugees by organizing the preaching work of local diocesan clergy, and by priests of the diocese of Chelm evacuated to Ufa governorate invited for this purpose by Society. The study of the experience of the Ufa branch of the Russian Society for the care of refugees has led to the conclusion that the diocesan clergy along with public institutions and local organizations made a contribution to the solution of problems of resettlement of the refugee population in the governorate

Bishop Andrew (Ukhtomsky)’s Activity on Organization of Missionary Work in Sukhumi Eparchy in 1912-1913 (Based on “Employee of the Transcaucasian Mission” Journal Materials)

The work of Bishop Andrew (Ukhtomsky) in the Sukhumi eparchy in 1912-1913 is analyzed, aimed at organizing parish life and missionary and educational work in general. It is shown that an important step in this direction was the creation of the first in the eparchy printed Church missionary journal “Employee of the Transcaucasian mission.” Studying the journal materials allowed to draw conclusions that the wide experience of missionary work, accumulated by Bishop Andrew in the Kazan eparchy, has found application in the new appointment. It is proved that the purpose of the journal “Employee of the Transcaucasian mission” was the implementation of the key tasks of missionary work; it also became a periodical of the Brotherhood of St. Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky. The article presents the results of the analysis of the materials published in this journal, which contain information on specific activities, as well as reflections on the revival of parish Orthodox life, the organization of pastoral ministry, parish schools, churches, the local Church Archaeological Commission, etc. It is reported that the journal was published till 1916. The author of the article comes to the conclusion that the Ministry of Bishop Andrew in Sukhumi eparchy was reflected and wide developed in the future

Study of the convergence of the finite-element method for parabolic equations with a nonlinear nonlocal spatial operator

© 2015, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd. We consider a parabolic equation whose spatial operator depends nonlinearly not only on the unknown function and its gradient but also on a nonlocal (integral) characteristic of the solution. By using the semidiscretization method with respect to the variable t and the finite element method in the space variables, we construct an approximate solution method in which the nonlocality is pulled down to the lower layer. We prove a theorem on the convergence of the constructed algorithm under minimal assumptions on the smoothness of the original data

On the convergence of an explicit difference scheme for evolution variational inequalities with nonlocal space operator

© 2017, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.A nonlinear parabolic variational inequality with nonlocal space operator monotone with respect to gradient is considered. An explicit difference scheme with respect to the space operator and an implicit difference scheme with respect to the penalty operator are constructed by using the penalty method and the method of integral identities. Stability conditions for the constructed difference scheme are obtained. A convergence theorem with minimal assumptions on the smoothness of the initial data is proved

On the solvability of an evolution variational inequality with a nonlocal space operator

By using semidiscretization and penalty methods, we prove the existence of a generalized solution of a variational inequality of parabolic type with a space operator monotone in the gradient and depending on an integral characteristic of the solution with respect to the space variables. © 2014 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd

LPDs – «Linked to penumbra» discharges or EEG correlate of excitotoxicity: A review based hypothesis

Periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges (PLEDs) or lateralized periodic discharges (LPDs) are a well-known variant of pathological EEG activity. However, the mechanisms underpinning the appearance of this pattern are not completely understood. The heterogeneity of the features derived from LPDs patterns, and the wide range of pathological conditions in which they occur, raise a question about the unifying mechanisms underlying these phenomena. This paper reassesses the current opinion surrounding LPDs which considers glutamate excitotoxicity to be the primary pathophysiological basis, and the penumbral region to be the main morphological substrate. Arguments in favour of this hypothesis are presented, with interpretations supported by evidence from recent literature involving clinical and experimental data. Presently, no single hypothesis places considerable emphasis on the pathochemical properties of LPDs, which are implicitly meaningful towards better understanding of the clinical significance of this pattern. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation [grant number 16-18-10371 ]