Study of the effect of a designed physical exercise program on elderly's self-esteem

Errata corrige, 2022

Upon the author’s request we are publishing corrigendum of the paper Jerusalem in Early Islamic Tradition, Miscellanea Hadriatica et Mediterranea, 5, 2018, 113-179. https://doi.org/10.15291/misc.2748

2024

Theriogenology, 2024

We tested whether utilising the male effect to stimulate ewes before the mating period can reduce the time to conception following the introduction of entire rams, and increase fertility, prolificacy, and reproductive rate (number of fetuses per 100 ewes exposed to fertile rams). A retrospective analysis was used to analyse records from 59,716 ewes collected over 34 years (1986-2020) from seven genotypes: Border Leicester, Composite (crossbred), Dorset, Merino, Dorset x Polypay, Rambouillet, White Suffolk. The dataset also included nulliparous young ewes (mated at age 8 months) and adult parous ewes. Vasectomized rams were used to stimulate 20,632 ewes before a mating period that lasted 2 or 3 estrous cycles, and the outcomes were compared with those from 39,084 ewes that had not been stimulated. Independently of genotype, utilising the male stimulus advanced the average conception date by 8 days for young ewes (P < 0.0001) and by 1 day for adult ewes (P < 0.0001). The male stimulus also increased the proportion of ewes that conceived in their first cycle by 33 % for young ewes and by 6 % for adult ewes (P < 0.0001). For the cycle of conception, there were significant (P < 0.0001) effects of two interactions: male stimulus x age at mating and male stimulus x live weight at mating. The male stimulus improved fertility in both adult ewes (99.8 % vs 89 %; P < 0.001) and young ewes (77.7 % vs 81.3 %; P < 0.001). The male stimulus increased the number of young ewes (41.9 % vs 11.1 %; P < 0.001) and adult ewes (16.6 % vs 2.7 %; P < 0.001) that conceived multiple fetuses in the first 17 days of the mating period. The reproductive rate was improved by the male stimulus in young ewes (129 % vs 135 %; P < 0.001) but not in adult ewes (120 % vs 122 %; P = 0.12). When all animals for all breeds were included in the analyses, there were improvements in fertility, prolificacy, and reproductive rate as age and live weight increased at mating (P < 0.0001). We conclude that, independently of genotype, utilising the male stimulus before the mating period reduces the time to conception and improves reproductive performance in both young and adult ewes.

2020

2019

CONTENTS AIBABIN A.I., KHAIREDINOVA E.A. (Simferopol) The 2018 Researches in the Central Area of the Ancient Town atop Eski-Kermen Plateau …….……… 25 ALEKSEIENKO N.A. (Simferopol) Byzantium without Byzantium: The Twelfth Century, or the Empire of Venerable Nobles …………………………..….. 33 ARZHANOV A.Yu. (Sevastopol) Mediaeval Wineries in the Gerakleiskii Peninsula ………..39 AFINOGENOV D.E. (Moscow) Cynic Philosophers as the Models for Christians: The Case of Pseudo-Nonnos …………………………………………… 47 BAYBURTSKII А.М. (Simferopol) Mediaeval Sites in the Aiazma Area near Balaklava: The Materials for the Archaeological Map …………………… 49 BARABANOV N. D. (Volgograd) The Snake Hair: Symbols and Semantics of Byzantine Phylacteries ………………………………………….…. 55 BIBIKOV M.V. (Moscow) The Church Relations between Byzantium and Rus’ in the Light of Diplomatics and Sigillography ………………. 61 BLIZNYUK S.V. (Moscow) The Venetian-Style Annexation, or the Appropriation of Cyprus by the Venetian Republic …………….. 67 BUTYRSKII M.N. (Moscow) The Countermark Featuring the Savior Acheiropoietos on the Half-Tetarteron of Manuel I (1143–1180) ..……….. 73 VINOGRADOV A.Yu. (Moscow) Toponymica Pontica. I. Kalamita …………………………..…….. 75 GERTSEN A.G., NAUMENKOV. E., GARTSEV V.K. (Simferopol) The Rock-Cut Wine Presses at Mangup ……………..…… 79 GINKUT N.V. (Sevastopol) The Environs of Sevastopol (Inkerman and Balaklava) in the Late Eighteenth Century through the Eyes of English Artist William Hadfield …………………………….… 87 GOLOFAST L.A. (Moscow) A Unique Find in Phanagoreia ………………………………..…….. 95 DRUZHININA I.A. (Moscow) Slabbed Cemeteries from the Second Half Thirteenth to the Early Fifteenth Century in the North-Eastern Black Sea Area .....…. 101 EVDOKIMOVA A.A. (Moscow) The Roving Formulae of Byzantine Inscriptions and Papyri ……….…… 107 IVANOV A.V. (Simferopol) On the Palaeoanthropological Type of the “Mediaeval People of the Mountainous Crimea” ...............111 IOZHITSA D.V. (Simferopol) An Architectural and Archaeological Reconstruction of the Markevich Basilica ……………………………………….….. 115 KAZANSKI M. (Paris) The “Steppe” Weapons in the Latest Layers of St. Simeon the Stylite’s Monastery (Qal’at – Sem’an) in Northern Syria ………………………………………………………… 121 KALININA T.M. (Moscow) Mediterranean Islands according to Ibn Ḥawqal’s Work (Tenth Century) ………………………. 127 KIRILKO V.P. (Simferopol) Architectural-Structural and Decorative Members Excavated in the Church at the Cemetery of Alushta ……………………. 131 KRAMAROVSKII M.G. (St. Petersburg), SEIDALIEV E.I. (Simferopol) The Golden Horde Town in the South-Eastern Crimea and Its Environs: The Problem Statement ………….………. 137 KUSHCH T.V. (Yekaterinburg) Which Slavery the Byzantines Were Afraid of. The Townspeople’s Collective Fears under the Ottoman Siege …….…… 141 KANEV N., RABOIANOV D. (Veliko Tarnovo) A Byzantine Lead Seal from the Vicinity of Kazanlak (Bulgaria) ….….... 143 MANAEV A.Yu., TUROVA N.P. (Simferopol) 2017 Archaeological Research at the Extramural Area of the Fortress of Gorzoubitai ……………………………………. 147 MASTYKOVA A.V. (Moscow) The Christian Cult Artefacts in the Early Mediaeval Cemetery of the Ancient Town of Gorzoubitai ……...……155 NAUMENKO V.E., DUSHENKO A.A. (Simferopol) The Weapons Excavated at the Princes’ Palace in the Ancient Town of Mangup (A Preliminary Report) …………159 OSHARINA O.V. (St. Petersburg) Who Is Standing between the Lions? For the Interpretation of Images of Saints on Eulogiai from Egypt …………..…… 169 ROMENSKII A.A. (Sevastopol) Boleslaw the Brave, Sviatopolk the Cursed, and Byzantium: A Few Commentaries to Thietmar of Merseburg’s “Chronicle” …….….. 175 SEDIKOVA L.V. (Sevastopol) For the Question of the Fishing Industry in Thirteenth-Century Cherson ……………………………..…………. 179 SIDORENKO V.A. (Simferopol) New Data for the Researches in the Casting Technology of Cherson-Byzantine Coins ……………………………….……….. 181 STEPANENKO V.P. (Yekaterinburg) Hellenistic Origins of Christian Iconography: A Bronze Tessera Residing in the Hermitage Museum……….....… 187 STEPANOVA E. V. (St. Petersburg) The seals of the Eparchoi of Constantinople from the Sixth to Tenth Century ……………….…………………………. 191 TESLENKO I.B. (Simferopol), ALEKSANDROVA I.A. (Аlushta) The Byzantine-Range Pottery from the Palaiologean Period Excavated at the Ancient Town of Parthenitai in 1985–1988 (Residing in the Alushta Historical and Regional Museum) ……..……… 193 TESLENKO I.B., MAIKO V.V. (Simferopol) The Byzantine-Range “Elaborate Incised Ware” in Sudak and Its Environs ………………….…………………..………… 199 TOLMACHEVA E.G. (Moscow) “The Beauties and the Beasts” on Early Byzantine Textiles in Egypt: For the Interpretation of Nautical Scenes with the Nereids and Hippocampi (According to the Materials of the Cemetery of Deir el-Banat, Faiyum) …………………… 209 TUROVA N.P. (Simferopol) Mediaeval Churches on the Main Range of the Crimean Mountains (The Materials for the Archaeological Map of Municipal Districts of Yalta and Alushta) ………………… 215 KHAIREDINOVA E.A. (Simferopol) Byzantine Lunula Earrings from the Seventh to Ninth Century in the Crimea ………………….……. 221 CHARALAMPAKIS P. (Athens), MALATRAS Chr. (Cologne) The Seals of Officials in Seleukeia ………………………………… 227 KHRAPUNOV N.I. (Simferopol) Archaeological Sites in the Crimea in Descriptions and Drawings by Reginald Heber and Robert William Hay . 233 ZUCKERMAN C. (Paris) The Decline of the Byzantine Rule in the Crimea: A Polemical Response …………………………………………………… 237 CHKHAIDZE V.N. (Moscow) Early Byzantine Custom Seals and a Tessera from Taman …..………….. 245 SHAROV O.V. (St. Petersburg) For the Attribution of a Gold Bracelet from the Cemetery of Phanagoreia …………………………………...….. 247 YUROCHKIN V.Yu. (Simferopol) The “Normanist Theory” and the “Gothic Question” …… 257 YASHAEVA T.Yu. (Sevastopol) Reliquary Crosses of the Balkan-Danubian Type Excavated in Byzantine Cherson ………………………………………… 263

Genel Türk Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2024

The late 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century were the periods when the Ottoman Empire dealt with many problems both internally and externally. The Treaty of Berlin, signed after the 1877-78 Ottoman-Russian War, virtually marked the culmination of separatist movements for the Ottoman Empire, which constituted a multinational empire.The Balkan lands, which have been given great importance since the first periods of domination due to their strategic location, have become the center of these separatist ambitions with nationalist rebellions and the interventions of foreign states. The fact that it is far from the center and that non-Muslims mostly reside here has caused external groups to operate effectively in the region and enabled the bandits who climbed the mountains to spread their committee activities. It is understood that the bandits who continue their activities in Rumelia especially aim to cause public chaos by kidnapping the children and girls of the people, regardless of whether they are Muslims or non-Muslims. In addition to paying ransom, it should not be ignored that they aim to harm villages or provide more human support and prove their power. Particularly Bulgarian gangs were reflected in archive documents with banditry incidents at the end of the 19th century. In order to prevent the people from fighting against them themselves, reinforcements were constantly sent to the region and patrols were increased in areas where public order problems were intense. However, it is understood that the gangs want to attract the attention of Europe and complicate the events with their intervention. It has been observed that the state took the best precautions possible, especially since the intervention of European states was avoided, in cases of kidnapping of girls between Muslims, who are the essential elements of the state, and non-Muslim communities. For this reason, advisory committees or tax farmers, consisting of prominent people with strong oratory power among the people, were appointed to calm the people or the parties. Some of the solutions used are finding the girls, handing them over to their families, or concluding them with marriage, in order to remove the incidents from being a personal matter as soon as possible. It is understood that the authorities here prioritize the security and peace and tranquility of the region. It is even noteworthy that some girls, after escaping, were living in Muslim homes that they found safe. Apart from this, it has been observed that the kidnappings of children and girls in Anatolia took place among the Armenians who were in rebellion during this period or the Circassians with poor economic conditions who migrated here. It was understood that the Armenians were aiming to cause public chaos or social unrest, as was the case with the kidnapping cases in Rumelia. It has been determined that in cases of girl abduction, which can be considered individual, people make arrests or, if possible, a marriage contract is made in order to impose the penalties mentioned in the penal codes. However, undesirable incidents such as assault, injury and death have occurred here, too. It is also thought that the state tries to prevent public demonstration problems due to such events and prioritizes ensuring the peace and prosperity of the region. Considering the situation the state is in, its efforts to eliminate security weaknesses in preventing kidnappings, amid ongoing wars and economic crises abroad, are admirable. When we look at all these kidnapping cases, it can be seen that they tend to create public chaos and internal conflict at a time when relations are hanging by a thread

2023

Posibilidades y límites del análisis. A 60 años de "Is justified true belief knowledge?" 1) Forma y método: Elucidar el significado de un concepto es quizá una de las cuestiones filosóficas más antiguas. Muchos creen incluso que es la cuestión de la filosofía. La antigüedad del desafío se ve corroborada por el hecho de que Platón, según una interpretación frecuente, parece haberse dedicado a la cuestión de la definición de conceptos especialmente en buena parte de sus diálogos llamados "socráticos", i.e. en aquellos en los que presuntamente presentaría menos visiones propias y más la figura y eventualmente el pensamiento de su maestro Sócrates 1 .