bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Classics by Design: H of H Playbook and The Trojan Women: A Comic in Art and Commerce
Authors: Rankine Patrice
Published: December 2023

This essay investigates the linguistic, artistic, and typographical dimensions of Anne Carson’s H of H Playbook and Trojan Women by Euripides: A Comedy. I argue that graphic design and design-thinking principles provide a useful and unexplored theoretical framework for deciphering these books, given the often-complex relationship in them between image and words, and sometimes even words presented in different typeface and handwriting. Carson worked in graphic design for a time, and as a poet, words – and metaphor, specifically – are her primary design tool. Language works in tandem with image and form to create broader artistic meaning.
The Trojan Women: A Chimeric Reading (Viva Voce in a Zoom Meeting)
Authors: Giannisi Phoebe
Published: December 2023

This piece reproduces verbatim a performative talk on Anne Carson’s and Rosanna Bruno’s The Trojan Women: A Comic. The performance draws on my own poetry and installation-video art on the ancient Greek mythical figure Chimera, which I conceive as a composite being, a creature where different species meet inside one body as various bodily parts. I interlace commentary-poems, fragments, interviews, brief citations and personal notes. Each “speech-part” of this chimeric essay then explores scene-setting, the motif of absence; animal poetics, and linguistic expression in the comic play, while underscoring the potential of my approach to capture Carson and her own chimeric work. More ambitiously, the essay challenges fixed notions of how academic and creative ideas should be framed and uttered.
Mochi for a Doomed Prince
Authors: Warren Emily
Published: December 2023

Premodern Japanese kashi were an important part of courtier food culture, and the broad kashi category encompassed fruits, nuts, and confections, which alongside mochi were offered up to monarchs, children, and deities alike. This article explores the types of Heian-period (794–1185) kashi and mochi through their inclusion in an elite banquet celebrating a baby reaching their fiftieth day of life. The monarch, queen consort, and the powerful nobility of the Heian court converged on the residential palace to celebrate and were feted with food and drink, including mochi purchased in the city marketplace and a particular array of sweets. This makes the fiftieth-day banquet a useful lens through which to understand not only one aspect of premodern Japanese celebration but also how the nobility used food to demonstrate power and new status through conspicuous consumption.
It Gives the Rice a Kick
Authors: Rath Eric C.
Published: December 2023

The mold kōji (Aspergillus oryzae) contributes to the sweetness of sake and plays a vital role in alcoholic fermentation and in the creation of Japanese foodstuffs like miso and soy sauce. While scientists are uncovering kōji’s genetic past, the mold’s history is also told in the records of early modern (1600–1868) sake brewers, who may not have understood they were using microorganisms but managed to develop sophisticated means of cultivating the filamentous fungus and comprehended well its impact on the taste of their beverages. A section from The Idiot’s Guide to Sake Brewing (Dōmō shuzōki), completed in 1688 and translated here, offers the oldest discussion of how brewers worked with kōji in Japan. When viewed in the context of earlier references, it shows that kōji’s role as a sweetener was historically secondary to its primary function to facilitate alcoholic fermentation.
Of Eggplant, Ham, and Identity
Authors: Hammer Michael
Published: December 2023

In his much-anthologized “Tres cosas me tienen preso,” the Spanish poet Baltasar del Alcázar (1530–1606) compares a dish of ham, eggplant, and cheese to the beautiful Inés, and finds her wanting. While the poem can be read as a comic conflation of sex and food as dueling human appetites, here I suggest that the cultural connotations of ham (a quintessential Christian marker in Renaissance Spain), eggplant (a food strongly associated with the Muslim and Jewish “other”), and to a lesser extent cheese reveal the poet’s own cultural anxieties and represent an attempt to resolve them.
Tasteful Messages from Heian Japan
Authors: Watanabe Takeshi
Published: December 2023

Is love sweet? In contemporary English, that may often be the case, but in classical Japanese poetry (waka), love had no flavor. In fact, foods, eating, and drinking hardly appear in waka of the tenth and eleventh centuries. This essay examines a number of poems featuring food by Ōe no Masahira and Akazome Emon, two esteemed writers of the Heian period (794–1185 CE). First scrutinizing the unusual poems from their courtship, the essay then examines all of Akazome’s verses featuring food. Taking these eighteen poems from her poetry collection, I assert that in Heian poetry, foods appear only sporadically, but when they do, their gustatory tastes are disregarded in favor of cultivating aesthetic taste tied to their appearances, anecdotal associations, and verbal play.
Anomalous thermal stability of atomic destruction fragments in polymer nanocomposites
Authors:   Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Gorelov B.M. , Mischanchuk O.V. ,   Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Sigareva N.V. ,   Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Published: December 2023

Thermal destruction of composites of ureaformaldehyde (UPR) and polyester resins (PER) with silicon dioxide nanoparticles having a specific surface area of 280 m2/g, titanium dioxide and titanosilicate with a specific surface area of 40 and 48 m2/g, respectively, when a filler content is no more than 5.0 wt% have been studied. The investigations were performed using The thermally programmed mass spectrometry method with registration of the masses of desorbed atomic fragments in the 10 ‒ 200 m/z range. It was established that during the main polymer mass destruction at 150 ‒ 350 oC, along with low temperature decomposition products, anomalously high thermal resistance of a number of atomic fragments of polymer chains and cross-links are recorded. The atomic composition of destruction fragments and their desorption temperature in the range 400 ‒ 700 oС were determined. It was established that in composites of ureaformaldehyde resin with SiO2 and TiO2 nanoparticles the high temperature resistance of fragments with m/z 27 exhibits due to the formation of strong bonds among the Si and Ti surface sites and the nitrogen atoms of the polymer. Such thermal stability is not realized in resin loading with (Si/Ti)O2 nanoparticles. In composites of polyester resin with silica a high-temperature destruction of oxygen atoms from polyester chains realizes at temperatures of 290 ‒ 400 oC and a low-intensity wide destruction band takes place in the temperature range 400 ‒ 700 oC. In addition, in the temperature range of 400-700 oC cross-links are destroyed with the release of benzene rings and styrene molecules. It was established that anomalously high-temperature desorption is typical for atomic fragments of the polymer structure attached to surface Si and Ti sites through nitrogen or carbon atoms from the polymer structure. Thus, in UPR composites with silicon and titanium oxides, strong chemical nitride bonds of the form Si-N≡C-H and Ti-N≡C-H are formed, which demonstrate anomalously high heat resistance. It is shown that in composites of polyester resin with silicon dioxide nanoparticles, the high-temperature destruction of fragments is due to their desorption from the surface of silicon dioxide particles when breaking their bonds with silicon atoms. Thus, polymer matrices have been determined, in which atomic fragments of the macromolecule, binding to the surface centers of fillers, significantly weaken the thermal destruction of composites due to the formation of strong chemical and coordination bonds.
Thermal resistance of epoxy resin composites with nanographene modified titanium dioxide
Authors:   Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Sigareva N.V. , Mischanchuk O.V. ,   Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Gorelov B.M. ,   Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Published: December 2023

The influence of the electronic subsystem of nanographene particles modified with titanium dioxide nanoparticles on the thermal destruction of the polymer matrix is analyzed. The variation in the conductivity of the modifiers made it possible to vary the effect of the metallic electronic system of graphene on thermal destruction by attenuating its effect through the transfer of energy to the electronic subsystem throughout the semiconductor film of anatase and excluding its effect on thermal destruction through a wide-band TiO2 dielectric of rutile form, which is opaque for energy transfer to the electronic subsystem. The application of such films does not affect the thermal processes in which the phonon subsystems of polymer, graphene and crystal modifiers are involved. The method of thermally programmable desorption mass spectrometry investigated the thermal destruction of hybrid composites of epoxy resin with graphene, namely the effect of surface modification of multilayer graphene particles by nanoparticles of pyrogenic titanium dioxide (anatase and rutile forms) on the thermal stability of hybrid epoxy composites in the temperature range of 40 − 800 °C. The activation energies Ed of destruction of atomic fragments of the polymer structure with the value m/z in the range of 16 ‒ 140 D were determined. It has been established that the thermal destruction of fragments of the polymer structure of epoxy resin composites with graphene modified with anatase and rutile forms of titanium dioxide is determined by the peculiarities of thermal transport at the polymer-modifier interfaces. Modification of graphene particles by the anatase form of titanium dioxide leads to increased thermal stability of polymer chains and cross-links in epoxycomposites in the entire range of m/z values of desorbed fragments. Filling the resin with graphene particles coated with the rutile form of TiO2 practically does not affect the intensity of thermal destruction of the composite matrix. The Ed values of different destruction fragments in composites with unmodified and modified graphene are in the range of 50 ‒ 130 kJ/mol. The value of Ed increases by 5 ‒ 10 kJ/mol when the resin is filled with graphene nanoparticles, while the coating of particles with titanium dioxide of the anatase and rutile phases practically does not change the value of Ed of the vast majority of fragments.
High-performance LiMn2O4/graphene composite for lithium-ion batteries
Authors:   Joint Department of Electrochemical Energy Systems of the NAS of Ukraine, Shmatok Yu.V. , Globa N.I. ,   Joint Department of Electrochemical Energy Systems of the NAS of Ukraine, Sirosh V.A. ,   Joint Department of Electrochemical Energy Systems of the NAS of Ukraine, Kirillov S.A. ,   Joint Department of Electrochemical Energy Systems of the NAS of Ukraine
Published: December 2023

The improvement of the electrochemical characteristics of lithium-manganese spinel LiMn2O4 is one of the most important tasks for researchers in the field of lithium-ion batteries. Graphene materials can have a positive effect on the functional characteristics of LiMn2O4-based composite electrodes due to their unique properties. Therefore, the composite electrodes based on spinel LiMn2O4 with commercial samples of graphene nanoplatelets were investigated. Structural, morphological and surface characteristics of LiMn2O4 and graphene samples studied using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and nitrogen adsorption–desorption methods. Electrochemical test of the composite electrodes was performed in CR2016 coin cells with lithium metal anode. It is shown that the nature of LiMn2O4 is the main factor that determines electrochemical behavior of composite electrodes in terms of their cycling stability and rate capability. At the same time, the influence of graphene type within one spinel is relatively small, but the presence of graphene is important to ensure the required level of conductivity of the electrode structure. Despite the lower initial specific capacity, the composites with LiMn2O4 sample synthesized by a citric acid-aided route demonstrate better cycling stability and higher maximum discharge currents up to 40 C compared to composites based on LiMn2O4 synthesized by a solid-state method. The electrochemical characteristics obtained are in good agreement with the results of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.
Transzvénás elektróda extrakció a Szegedi Tudományegyetemen: 10 év tapasztalata
Authors: Sághy László , Zsigmond Előd János , Benák Attila , Makai Attila , Miklós Marton , Klausz Gergely , Vámos Máté
Published: December 2023

Bevezetés: A cardialis implantálható elektromos eszközökhöz
kapcsolódó egyes komplikációk időnként részleges vagy teljes
rendszereltávolítást, azaz transzvénás elektróda extrakciót igényelnek. A
beavatkozások komplexitására és kimenetelére vonatkozó megfigyelések nemzetközi
regiszterekből származnak, a kezelt betegcsoportok jellemzői azonban jelentős
eltéréseket mutatnak. Célkitűzés: Az intézetünkben 2012 óta
szisztematikusan működő extrakciós program eredményeinek összefoglalása és
nemzetközi adatokkal való összehasonlítása. Módszerek:
Retrospektív módon elemeztük a 2012 és 2022 között extrakcióban részesült
betegek klinikai jellemzőit, a beavatkozások indikációit, technikáit és
kimenetelét, összevetve ezeket a legnagyobb átfogó európai regiszter (ELECTRa)
adataival. Vizsgáltuk továbbá a sikerarányt a „lépcsőzetes eszközbevetés”
különböző szintjein. Eredmények: A vizsgálatba 200 beteget (65
± 14,3 év, 74,5% férfi) vontunk be. Az extrakció indikációja dominálóan infekció
volt, melynek aránya jóval meghaladta az ELECTRa-ban közöltet (87,5%
vs. 52,8%, p<0,001). Az elektródák implantációs ideje
szintén magasabb tendenciát mutatott tanulmányunkban (7,8 ± 6,2
vs. 6,4 ± 5,4 év), továbbá a passzív fixációs elektródák
száma is szignifikánsan nagyobbnak bizonyult (62,2% vs. 46,6%,
p<0,001). Betegeink egyötöde előzőleg már átesett egy sikertelen extrakciós
kísérleten. A beavatkozások alatt nagyobb arányban volt szükség „locking
styletek” (81,9% vs. 71,1%, p<0,001) és aktív extrakciós
hüvelyek (71,8% vs. 27,1%, p<0,001) használatára. Major
komplikáció 4,5%-ban, beavatkozáshoz köthető halál 4 esetben (2%) fordult elő.
Procedurális sikert 88,2%-ban értünk el, mely alacsonyabbnak bizonyult az
ELECTRa-ban közölt 95,7%-hoz képest. A lépcsőzetes eszközbevetés vizsgálata
során a kumulatív klinikai sikerarány 24,8% volt „locki-ng stylettel” végzett
húzással, 74,2% a primer aktív hüvellyel, 91,3% magas szintű extrakciós
technikákkal (módozatváltás, femoralis extrakció), valamint 96,6%-ban nem
sürgősségi szívsebészeti extrakcióval. Megbeszélés és
következtetés: A Szegedi Tudományegyetem Elektrofiziológiai
Részlegén sikeres, korszerű technikákon alapuló elektróda extrakciós program
épült fel az elmúlt 10 évben. A kezelt betegek rizikóstatusa, valamint a
beavatkozások komplexitása jóval meghaladja a nemzetközi regiszterek ilyen
irányú jellemzőit. Az optimális sikerarány érdekében elengedhetetlen a különböző
extrakciós technikák elérhetősége és az azokban való jártasság, valamint az
implantálócentrumokkal folytatott szoros oktatási és referálási együttműködés.
Orv Hetil. 2023; 164(49): 1954–1964.
A Research on the Energy Literacy of Middle School Students
Authors: KAYA Ayşegül , AKÇAY Süleyman
Published: December 2023

The general purpose of this research is to examine the energy literacy status of secondary school students. In particular, the change in the energy literacy of secondary school students according to some independent variables was examined. Survey research technique, which is one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the research. Research data were collected in the fall semester of the 2020-2021 academic year. The universe of the research consisted of private and public secondary schools located within the borders of Isparta province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. Data were collected from 1182 students studying in 7th and 8th grades, determined by convenient sampling method from these schools. The "Energy Literacy Scale" developed by DeWaters, Qagish, Graham, and Powers (2013) and adapted into Turkish by Güven, Yakar, and Sülün (2019) was used in the research. Due to the Covid 19 epidemic, the data was collected in the digital environment. As a result of the research, it was determined that the students were partially low energy literate in the affective sub-dimension and partially high-energy literate in the behavioural sub-dimension. If we look at the energy literacy of the students according to the determined independent variables: the energy literacy of the students studying in public secondary school is significantly higher than those studying in private secondary school. The energy literacy levels of the students in the schools located in the district centre are significantly higher than those in the city centre. The energy literacy levels of those whose father's education level is primary, secondary and high school graduates are significantly higher than those with a master's/doctorate degree. Finally, it can be suggested that science curriculum should be updated to increase energy literacy and that inquiry-based in-class and out-of-class activities should be encouraged in textbooks.
Integrated solid waste management for closed community: an experiment on university campus
Authors: Hossain Md. Jakir , Mahmud Md. Munir , Moinuddin Golam
Published: December 2023

This study addresses challenges regarding integrated solid waste management (ISWM) faced by Jahangirnagar University. These challenges have resulted in negative social, environmental, and economic consequences. This study aims to identify barriers to community engagement in ISWM and provide actionable recommendations for improvement. The study adopts a mixed-methods approach, involving surveys of 397 respondents selected through cluster random sampling from the university’s population of around 20,000. The findings underscore a range of impediments to community participation, including limited empowerment, mobilisation, organisation and resource coordination within the community. Alarmingly, only 30% of respondents practice household waste segregation. However, an encouraging 74% express their willingness to oversee door-to-door waste collection and ensure proper disposal at designated locations, with this inclination influenced by various socioeconomic factors. Notably, non-compliance with ISWM regulations is prevalent in 26% of respondents, while 12% exhibit a dearth of knowledge about ISWM, indicating a need for heightened organisational efforts. Furthermore, certain university authorities rely on outdated methods, resulting in weak enforcement of environmental regulations. The study proposes a collaborative approach between university authorities and the community, along with revised regulations and waste generator responsibility. Addressing these challenges has the potential to significantly improve waste management system at Jahangirnagar University (JU Campus).
Efeito moderador da Responsabilidade Social Corporativa na relação entre as estratégias competitivas e a competitividade das empresas industriais brasileiras e francesas
Authors: Albuquerque Filho Antonio Rodrigues , Moreira Márcia Zabdiele , Garcia Editinete André da Rocha , Freire Maria Maciléya Azevedo
Published: December 2023

A Responsabilidade Social Corporativa vem se apresentando como um importante instrumento organizacional, utilizado pela gestão não apenas como uma contribuição social e ambiental, mas também como um importante instrumento para a competitividade e continuidade do negócio, contribuindo em diversos parâmetros. Diante disso, esse estudo objetiva analisar o efeito moderador da Responsabilidade Social Corporativa (RSC) na relação entre as estratégias competitivas e a competitividade das empresas industriais brasileiras e francesas. Foram empregadas técnicas como estatística descritiva, testes de diferença entre médias e regressão linear múltipla, no tratamento dos dados de 2016 a 2020. Os resultados sinalizaram que há diferenças estatisticamente significantes entre as empresas brasileiras e francesas em relação às suas estratégias competitivas (intangibilidade, internacionalização e RSC), assim como em relação à sua competitividade. Alinhados aos pressupostos da Teoria Institucional, os resultados revelaram que a interação entre a RSC e as estratégias competitivas permitem o aumento da competitividade das empresas industriais francesas, ao passo que o mesmo não foi constatado para as empresas brasileiras. A pesquisa contribui ao analisar a RSC como um fator contingencial na relação entre estratégias competitivas e competitividade à luz do que dispõe a teoria institucional, assim, constatando que o ambiente institucional de cada país pode influenciar no comportamento das empresas quanto às práticas de RSC. Ademais, gerencialmente, o estudo destaca os efeitos da RSC na transformação de estratégias competitivas das empresas.
Moderating effect of corporate social responsibility on the relationship between competitive strategies and the competitiveness of Brazilian and French industrial companies
Authors: Albuquerque Filho Antonio Rodrigues , Moreira Márcia Zabdiele , Garcia Editinete André da Rocha , Freire Maria Maciléya Azevedo
Published: December 2023

Corporate Social Responsibility has been presented as an important organizational instrument, used by management not only as a social and environmental contribution, but also as a vital instrument for competitiveness and business continuity, contributing to several parameters. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the moderating effect of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on the relationship between competitive strategies and the competitiveness of Brazilian and French industrial companies. Techniques such as descriptive statistics, difference tests between means, and multiple linear regression were used to treat data from 2016 to 2020. The results indicated statistically significant differences between Brazilian and French companies in relation to their competitive strategies (intangibility, internationalization, and CSR) and their competitiveness. In line with the assumptions of Institutional Theory, the results revealed that the interaction between CSR and competitive strategies increased French industrial companies’ competitiveness. Simultaneously, the same was not found for Brazilian companies. The research contributes by analyzing CSR as a contingency factor in the relationship between competitive strategies and competitiveness in light of institutional theory, thus considering that the institutional environment of each country can influence the behavior of companies regarding CSR practices. Furthermore, managerially, the study highlights the effects of CSR in transforming companies’ competitive strategies.
Influência dos controles informais no comprometimento organizacional e desempenho em escritórios de contabilidade
Authors: Oliveira Rosana Santos de , Almeida Maiara Nascimento , Teixeira da Silva Crisiane , Facin Lavarda Carlos Eduardo
Published: December 2023

O objetivo deste estudo consiste em analisar a influência dos controles de pessoal e cultural no comprometimento organizacional e desempenho de escritórios de serviços de contabilidade. Para isso, realizou-se uma pesquisa com 204 profissionais, sendo as hipóteses analisadas por meio de modelagem de equações estruturais. Os resultados indicam uma influência positiva dos controles culturais no desempenho organizacional. Além disso, observou-se que os controles informais têm um impacto positivo no comprometimento organizacional, o qual, por sua vez, afeta o desempenho organizacional. Também se constatou que o comprometimento organizacional desempenha um papel de mediação parcial na relação entre os controles culturais e o desempenho organizacional, e uma mediação total na relação entre os controles de pessoal e o desempenho organizacional. Essas descobertas contribuem para a literatura existente, expandindo o conhecimento sobre os controles informais, especialmente em escritórios de contabilidade. Além disso, oferecem insights práticos aos gestores desses escritórios, ressaltando a importância dos controles informais para promover o comprometimento dos funcionários e melhorar o desempenho organizacional.
Democratic Innovations Administered: The Organisational Embeddedness of Public Administrators’ Attitudes Towards Participatory Policy Making
Authors: Opitz Christian
Published: December 2023

The prevailing discourse in Deliberative Democracy tends to overlook the pivotal role of public administration in shaping and executing democratic innovations. This article addresses this gap by conceptualising how organisational structures guide public administrators' stances on participatory types of deliberative policy making. Drawing on organisational research, I argue that their attitudes are embedded within reflexive expectations framed by organisational structures. Encompassing programmes, communication channels, and personnel, these decision premises significantly shape the perspectives held by organisational members on democratic innovations. My theoretical argument is illustrated by how German diplomats understand novel participatory formats in national foreign and security policy given the organisational structures at the Auswärtiges Amt. Overall, this work encourages Deliberative Democracy on democratic innovations to engage more with organisational research - and vice versa.
Tobler’s first law in the digital economy based on the Internet of Everything: Priority issues
Authors:   V. B. Sochava Institute of Geography, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Blanutsa Viktor I.
Published: December 2023

Introduction. W. Tobler, an American researcher, worded the first law of geographyby linking the location with the interaction among economic agents. This produced spatial analysis and shaped spatial interactions in the pre-Internet era. However, the development of information and communication technologies doubted the significance of location and spatial distance in the emerging digital economy based on the Internet of People. Scientific discussions concerning this issue and empirical studies established that the modern digital economy, including the one derived from the Internet of Things, partially depends on the actual geographical space. In the next decade, further development of technologiescould lead to a digital economy based on the Internet of Everything. Currently, there is no data about how spatially distributed economic agents will interact in the future digital world. Purpose. The article formulates the questions concerningthe Tobler’s first law with their future answers to confirm or refute the hypothesis about the spatial interactions in the digital economy based on the Internet of Everything. Results. To achieve this goal, the Tobler’s first law is examined for the first time in the Russian scientific literature. Key implications and ambiguities of this law are formulated. The spatial interaction concept is clarified. The Internet of Things and the Internet of Everything are briefly described. The future digital economy is outlined, and the key questions are formulated.Conclusion. Seven questions are given with their answers to assist us in identifying spatial interactions from different perspectives by machine-to-machine interaction, coverage of all types of economic activity, geographical proximity to the end user, gravitational interaction, economic-geographical location, economic regionalization, and spatial autocorrelation.
Modeling a digital platform for managing enterprise’s innovative activities
Authors:   Samara National Research University, Vasyaycheva Vera A.
Published: December 2023

Introduction. The need for an accelerated innovative and economic growth of the national enterprises causes the changes in the quality requirements of the business models used, with a focus on the digital technologies that contribute to efficient engineering and the promotion of innovations. One of the key concerns in innovation is efficient information and communication interaction among the participants in the innovative infrastructure, which predetermines the need for the development of modern forms and configurations of managementbased on advanced information technologies. The introduction of digital platformsis likely to develop a qualitatively new innovation management system that is conducive to scientific and technological development and high performance of enterprises in a dynamically changing market environment.Purpose.The key goal of the scientific study is to develop recommendations for modeling a digital platform for managing the enterprise’s innovative performance which provides an effective transfer of information among the participants in the innovative infrastructure.Materials and Methods. The study involves the methods of structural analysis and synthesis, generalization, analogy, modeling, system analysis, and optimization.Results.The article proposes a model of digital transformation for innovation management performance; scientific recommendations are given on the digitalization of innovation management, which, unlike the existing recommendations, specify the structure of the digital platform and the key stages of the digital transformation of the innovation management system. Conclusion. The conclusions drawn are of high practical importance for better management performance of the Russian enterprises and building up their competitive advantages in the context of global changes. A strategic guideline for further research is the development of risk-based approaches to the digital transformation of the enterprise innovation management system.
Risk management modeling for an industrial enterprise
Authors:   Samara National Research University, Ivanov D. , Rostova E. ,   Samara National Research University, Klyovina M. ,   Samara National Research University
Published: December 2023

Introduction. The paper examines the definitions of risk concept applied to an industrial enterprise and differentiates between risk and uncertainty. The paper also describes the functions of risk management which focus on instant decision making in terms of a clear action plan and measures aimed to limit the damages and control the enterprise’s budget.Purpose. The paperaims at exploring the key components of enterprise’s risk management, describing and documenting the functions of the system’s stakeholders.Materials and Methods. Theoretically and methodologically, the paper originates from the existing approaches to risk management for the companies, including an industrial enterprise. The approaches were analyzed to find the adequate purpose-oriented type of risk management for an enterprise –hierarchical. Results. The paper gives a scenario for risk management of an industrial enterprise (Center) in the event of a risk event involving third parties – system’s participants or Agents (an insurance company, waste disposal operator, repair company, bank). A target function of profit is constructed for each participant. Conclusion. The proposed multiagent risk management system for an industrial enterprise includes the enterprise’s cash flows aimed to mitigate the risk. Further research will outline the types of functions for profit and damage of each participant in the system to specify the performance and interaction between the Center and Agents.
Administrative data source based research methods for territory defined structure of budget investments
Authors:   Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Kovalenko Natalia N.
Published: December 2023

Introduction. The paper examines the territory defined structure of the budget investments in the Russian Federation constituents. Purpose. The paper aims at identifying and quantitatively evaluating the connection between the structure indicators of the budget investments and their frequency (per capita, square kilometer, gross regional product) by the groups of regions. Materials andMethods. The research referred to the administrative data sources with the information by the Russian Federation constituents included in the budget expenditure, its spending, investments in targeted investment programs. The paper applies theoretical and mathematical statistical methods of cluster analysis.Results. The paper structurizes the stages of budget legal arrangements and describes an original budget investment flow diagram at the federal, regional, and local levels. The research compares and analyzes the information capacities of the official statistics data and administrative resources in terms of budget investments by sources, composition, flow stages, administrative territorial levels. The original indicator system helps evaluate the territory defined structureof the budget investments with the cluster analysis methods. Conclusion. The results obtained by the author together with the administrative data and official statistics provide the informational grounds for comprehensive accounting and analysis of budget investment flows. The author’s methodological approach to a multidimensional study of a territory defined budget investment structure could be used by the executive authorities and local self-governments.
Development of accounting and analytical support for the evaluation of investments in innovations by industrial enterprises
Authors:   Ural State University of Economics, Popov Alexey Yu.
Published: December 2023

Introduction. New technological and economic challenges of our time demandindustrial enterprises to apply innovative approaches to the organization of production and management, therefore, investments in innovation are becoming one of the trends of sustainable development. Informed investmentdecisions require information and methodological tools, including accountingand analytical support. The purpose of the work is to consider the current state and directions of development of accounting and analytical support for the evaluation of investments in innovations by domestic industrial enterprises. Materials and methods. The paper analyzes approaches to the definition of accounting and analytical support; the author proposes their interpretation of the definition. The regulatory framework governing the accounting of investments in innovative development, the objects of which are R&D and intangible assets, as well as regulatory and author’s approaches to assessing the investment efficiency of projects are reviewed. Results. New federal accounting standards are compared and critically analyzed; a numberof recommendations on the application of the standards were proposed. Classical methods of investment evaluation are revealed; their advantages and weaknesses are identified. The development trends for the evaluation methods applied to the investments in innovations, proposed by modern researchers, and based on the decision tree, fuzzy set theory, multi-criteria approach, etc. are reviewed, and their advantages and disadvantages are described. Conclusion. The application is justified; the methodology derivedfrom the growth of the company’s value and applied to evaluate the innovationinvestment efficiency for the innovations is described and illustrated, since it reflects the ability of the enterprise to generate and multiply profits. The results of the work can be used by the scientific community to develop further directions for the development of accounting for investments in innovation and investment analysis, as well as by business entities to generateaccounting policies and accounting systems, as well as to assess the effectivenessof investments in innovation in order to ensure economic security and sustainable development.
The Prospecting Value of the Fractional Granulometric Analysis in the Study of Diamond-Bearing Placers
Authors:   Perm State University, Paktovsky Yu.G. , Chuyko V.A. ,   OOO Almining, Kalinin K.P. ,   Perm State University
Published: December 2023

The article presents the novel data of fractional granulometric testing on the Syuzevskaya diamond placer located in the northern part of the Chikman-Nyar depression. The geological section was studied to a depth of 42,0 m. 18 samples weighing up to 200 kg each were taken, selected sectionally at two-meter intervals and graded into 10 granulometric classes on the gamma-Baturin scale. The obtained results have important search value: 1) the curve of the debris distribution by size is typical for the mature alluvium of the foothill river; 2) the paleo river alluvium is formed by a high dynamics flow and is fairly well sorted by size, which is a favorable sign for the concentration of large diamonds and indicates a slight dilution with non-diamond-bearing detrital material; 3) the presence of a typical mature alluvium in the paleovally indicates a long time of its existence, which is also a favorable search sign for industrial diamond placers. The methodology and results of the study can be used at various stages of the exploration cycle for placer minerals, including diamonds, all over the world.
Ichetyu Diamonds: Constitution, Surface Film Micromineralization, Genesis
Authors:   Institute of Geology Komi SC Russian Academy of Sciences, Sukharev A.E. , Silaev V.I. ,   Institute of Geology Komi SC Russian Academy of Sciences, Petrovsky V.A. ,   Institute of Geology Komi SC Russian Academy of Sciences, Vasiliev E.A. ,   St. Petersburg Mining University, Filippov V.N. ,   Institute of Geology Komi SC Russian Academy of Sciences, Khazov A.F. ,   Institute of Geology Komi SC Russian Academy of Sciences, Smoleva I.V. ,   Institute of Geology Komi SC Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: December 2023

Diamonds from the Ichetyu deposit of disputable genesis have been studied using X-ray diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscopy, cathode-, photo- and X-ray luminescence; spectroscopy of Raman scattering and IR absorption, LA-ICP-MS, isotope mass spectrometry. The crystal morphology of diamonds has been analyzed, the parameters of the forms of their mantle dissolution, the degree and nature of plastic and impact deformations have been determined. Features of the internal structure, luminescent-spectroscopic properties were revealed. The bulk concentration of structural nitrogen, the degree of aggregation of point nitrogen defects, and the temperature of mantle annealing are estimated. The composition of microelements and carbon isotopy were determined. The mineral-phase composition of films on the surface of diamonds has been studied. A conclusion was made about the tuffizite-fluidisite genetic type of the Ichetyu deposit.
Morphology, Structure, and Composition of Zircon from Metasandstones of the Alkesvozhskaya Sequence (Polar Urals)
Authors:   Institute of Geology, FIC Komi SC, UB RAS, Nikulova N.Yu. , Grakova O.V. ,   Institute of Geology, FIC Komi SC, UB RAS, Hubanov V.B. ,   Geological Institute of the SB RAS
Published: December 2023

A description of the features of morphology, internal structure, and analysis results of Th/U and Zr/Hf ratios in zircons from sandstones of the gold-bearing Alkesvozhskaya sequence, located at the basement of the Paleozoic section in the Subpolar Urals, is presented. It has been established that most of the studied zircons are primary igneous grains of the first weathering cycle. The detrital zircon source was probably in formations close in age, underlying or located nearby felsic and basic volcanics of igneous complexes of different stages of formation of Timanides-protouralides, associated granitoids, and intrusive mafic formations. Small part of well-rounded zircon Pre-Riphean grains can be redeposited from the Riphean metasedimentary formations, which, in turn, inherited it from the rocks of the ancient basement of the East European Platform.
Analysis of Elastic Characteristics of Carbonate Reservoirs
Authors:   Branch of LUKOIL-Engineering LLC PermNIPIneft, Khazieva M.A. , Trapeznikova A.B. ,   Perm Federal Research Center, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Mining Institute, Yarmoshkaeva M.A. ,   Branch of LUKOIL-Engineering LLC PermNIPIneft
Published: December 2023

The purpose of this study is to analyze the elastic characteristics of the carbonate reservoirs of the Bashkirian and Moscovian Stages of the middle section of the Carboniferous system of the oil field. As part of the study, acoustic and density curves were restored for the intervals where logging was not performed. The petrophysical interpretation of the data, the identification of reservoirs, and the assessment of reservoir properties were carried out. The elastic properties analysis of the rocks has been conducted, and the possibility of identifying reservoirs using elastic parameters has been assessed. Based on the results of the elastic characteristics analysis, it is possible to distinguish between reservoir and tight rocks on acoustic and shear impedance, as well as define a confident relationship between acoustic impedance and rock porosity.
Possibilities of the Carbon Dioxide Capture by Incinerator Slags in Gas Environment
Authors:   FGAOU VO RUDN University, Vorobyev K.A. ,   FGBUN Institute for Problems of Integrated Subsoil Development, Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: December 2023

This article considers the possibilities of carbon dioxide capture by the incinerator slags in gas environment using a specially designed laboratory unit. The research is connected to possibilities of the incinerator plants slags using for reduction of carbon-containing emissions.
THE EFFECT OF RAMADAN FASTING ON PREGNANCY OUTCOMES DURING THE SECOND AND THIRD TRIMESTER
Authors: Muhammad Huda , Rahim Gona , Muhammad Roshna
Published: December 2023

Background 

Fasting during pregnancy has always been considered a debatable condition. Some Muslim women do not fast during pregnancy for their children’s health; however, they feel uncomfortable because of their religious beliefs. On the other hand, some pregnant mothers prefer to fast despite their anxiety about their children’s health, and they fast during pregnancy.

Objectives 

To evaluate Ramadan fasting effects in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy on maternal health, fetal growth and early neonatal outcome.

Patients and Methods

An observational case-control study carried out in Sulaymaniyah City/Kurdistan region/Iraq within a period between April to October 2021, involving 220 healthy pregnant women presented one week before and within the first week of Ramadan in their second or third trimester of pregnancy, they are grouped into two groups (fasting and non-fasting) according to their choice. Both groups followed 4-8 weeks after the first visit and at the delivery time.

The parameters observed in the first and second visits were maternal age, weight, residency, maternal job, maternal blood pressure, haemoglobin (Hb), random blood glucose (RBS), gestational age measured by ultrasound, amniotic fluid index (AFI), fetal growth measured by ultrasound.

The mode of delivery with an indication of cesarean section(C/S) was recorded in addition to the above parameters at the time of delivery. In addition, birth weight and 5 minutes APGAR score were also recorded.

Results

Of 220 women, 77 were not fasting, and 143 were fasting. About 87 women presented in the second trimester (57 cases were fasting), while 133 women presented in the third trimester (86 cases were fasting), and no significant changes in the evaluated parameters were observed. There was no significant difference between the fasting and non-fasting groups. Three babies from the fasting group were delivered during the preterm period, while two were delivered preterm in the non-fasting group. This study recorded neither intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) nor stillbirth. No significant difference in APGAR scores at 5 minutes and birth weight was observed between the two groups. 

Conclusion

Ramadan fasting does not increase the risk of maternal, fetal and early neonatal complications. Most Muslim pregnant women do not recognize their right to be excused from fasting Ramadan by the Islamic religion, and they have a high rate of fasting with very strong desire and happiness.
CORRELATION OF CORONARY CALCIUM SCORE AND ANGIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
Authors: Saeed Dana , Rahim Kawa , Ahmed Ferman
Published: December 2023

Background 

Acute myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death was reported to be the initial presentation in 50% of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD); coronary artery calcium score can be regarded as one of the potential tools to improve risk stratification and predict coronary events in these patients.

Objectives 

To find the correlation between coronary calsuim score calculated by CT scan and significant coronary stenosis by conventional coronary angiography.

Materials and Methods

A hundred patients who were referred for conventional coronary angiography having CAC score calculated by CT scan, 50 patients with CAC <400 and 50 patients with >400 were randomly selected to be involved.

Results

The age ranged from 32 to 70 years with a mean of 56.7 ±8.9. There were 59 males with 41 females. Chest pain was our study’s main reason for undergoing imaging (67%). The mean coronary calcium score was 528.54 for total coronary vessels and 19,236.8, 115.45 and 157.98 for LMS, LAD, LCX and RCA, respectively. The mean of the calculated syntax score was 23.4. Stenosis of >50% was 9% for LMS, and stenosis of ≥75% was found in 41%, 27%, and 8% of LAD, LCX and RCA, respectively. A significant correlation between total coronary calcium score at a threshold of 400 and age, being diabetic, LAD stenosis, LCX stenosis, RCA stenosis, mean syntax score and syntax score categories. Also, the mean total coronary calcium score was significantly correlated to age, gender and syntax score. Moreover, the stenosis in LAD, LCX and RCA was significantly correlated to the mean of the calcium score of respective vessels. 

Conclusion

Total CAC score was significantly associated with angiographic coronary stenosis, and the correlation is stronger at 400 and above. This study may support using calcium screening as an initial filter before further sophisticated imaging or invasive angiography. However, a zero or low CACS does not exclude CAD.