bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ultrasound Guided Cervical Plexus Block for Parathyroidectomy-Out First Experiences
Authors: Stojanovic Marina , Toskovic Anka , Mojsic Irena , Jovanovic Milan , Zoric Goran , Odalovic Bozidar , Slijepcevic Nikola , Tausanovic Katarina , Rovcanin Branisalv , Buzejic Matija , Vucen Duska , Stepanovic Boban , Zivaljevic Vladan
Published: March 2023

Ultrasound guided Cervical Plexus Block (CPB) is a technique that has been applied in parathyroid surgery. Main advantages of ultrasound technique include a direct view of nerves; local anaesthetic (LA) spreading during injection; reduced volume of LA; blood vessels and other structures injury is significantly reduced. It is especially useful in patients with serious comorbidities, in which possible peri-operative consequences and risks of general anaesthesia can be avoided. Based on our first results of the presented cases, we can say that superficial CPB is a safe and simple procedure in order to provide perioperative analgesia in parathyroid surgery.
The Influence of Accounting Information Systems and Service Systems on Organizational Performance at Hospital in Makassar City
Authors: Husna Asmaul , Pontoh Grace T , Indrijawati Aini
Published: March 2023

This study aims to analyze the accounting information system in hospitals. This study uses primary data sources by distributing questionnaires to 63 respondents with research samples, namely the head of service, head of support, and head of financial administration at type A and type B hospitals in Makassar City. The returned questionnaire was 57 respondents, processed using multiple linear analysis with the help of the SmartPLS computer program. The results showed that the accounting information system and service system have a role in improving organizational performance at hospitals in Makassar City.
Day of Week Effect on Financial Market: Evidence in Vietnam during Normal Period and COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Tran Thuy Nhung
Published: March 2023

The article is focused on examining the existence of the day-of-the-week (DOW) effect on the Vietnamese stock market. This study uses the daily series of closed market indexes data from 2014 to 2021 and extends to a deep-dive review of the outbreak period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the regression model with dummy variables and parametric and non-parametric methods are employed to identify the existence of the DOW effect on stock market returns and volatility. The empirical results obtained from the above models have demonstrated that the day-of-the-week effect impacts stock returns shown in three out of four indices, especially on Mondays and Fridays. At the same time, no statistical evidence supports the presence of any significant daily patterns for either the COVID-19 outbreak phase or in the HNX30. Particularly, the highest return occurs on Monday, and the lowest volatility usually appears on Friday in all three HOSE Indexes. This study contributed further evidence for not only the presence of the day-of-the-effect patterns on the Vietnamese stock market but also path the ways to analyze the stock returns and variance of financial assets during the COVID-19 epidemic.
The Impact of The COVID-19 Pandemic on Indonesian Retail Companies' Working Capital Management
Authors: Setiawan Wimpie Yustino , Hutomo Yohanes Berchmans Sigit
Published: March 2023

Indonesian government imposed a social distancing policy in response to the declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic but still allowed companies to operate their business with several restrictions. As a result, retail companies had to manage their working capital more prudently in order to keep the stability of their business operations. This research aims to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the working capital management of Indonesian retail companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The results of the current study showed that the COVID-19 pandemic did not affect profitability (measured by return on assets and return on equity) and the working capital management (measured by cash conversion cycle and working capital requirement) of retail companies. However, other proxies of working capital management (i.e., net liquid balance and operating cash flow) were found to be significantly different before COVID-19 and during the pandemic.
Thermal and mechanical analysis of thermal power plant ashes, cement and resin composites
Authors: BİÇER Ayşe
Published: March 2023

This study used thermal power plant fly ash (FA) and bottom ash (BA) as fill materials and investigated the thermal properties of composites made of cement and pine tree resin binders. For each ash group, 36 samples were prepared by adding 50% cement and 1% to 2% resin as binders. i) FA samples had 23.18%, 22.99%, and 77.01% lower density, thermal conductivity, and compressive strength than BA samples, respectively. FA samples had 9.42% higher porosity than BA samples. ii) FA (0.177 W/mK) and BA (0.221 W/mK) samples with resin and cement had the lowest heat transfer coefficients. iii) FA (14.46 MPa) and BA (36.96 MPa) samples (resin + cement binder) had the highest compressive strength values.
Automatic Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment from EEG Recordings Using Discrete Wavelet Transform Leader and Ensemble Learning Methods
Authors: SAİD Afrah , GÖKER Hanife
Published: March 2023

Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a risk of cognitive decline, commonly referred to as a transitional stage between normal cognition and dementia. Patients with MCI typically progress to Alzheimer's disease (AD), which causes cognitive deficits such as deterioration of their thinking abilities. This study aims to detect MCI patients using electroencephalography (EEG) signals. The EEG dataset used in this study consists of EEG signals recorded from 18 MCI and 16 control groups. Firstly, EEG signals were denoised using multiscale principal component analysis (multiscale PCA). Then, 36 features were extracted from the EEG signals using the discrete wavelet transform leader (DWT leader) feature extraction method. Finally, using the extracted feature vectors, control groups, and MCI groups were classified by ensemble learning algorithms. As a result, AdaBoostM1 algorithm has the highest success with 93.50% accuracy, 93.27% sensitivity, 93.75% specificity, 94.38% precision, 93.82% f1-score, and 86.97% Matthews correlation coefficient (MCC). By achieving quite satisfactory accuracy, this study proves that the ensemble learning algorithm can also be used for MCI detection.
Maximum Power Control and Optimization of Switched Reluctance Generators for Wind Turbines
Authors: PARLA Gökhan , YILDIRIM Merve , ÖZDEMİR Mehmet
Published: March 2023

In this paper, a maximum power control and optimization of a 4-phase 8/6-pole Switched Reluctance Generator (SRG) are realized for a wind energy conversion system by using MATLAB/Simulink. Unlike conventional generators, using of the SRGs has increased in variable speed wind turbines due to important advantages such as lower copper losses, simple structure, flexible control, and a good performance in a wide speed range. However, since SRGs work with switching logic, their torque production is fluctuating and optimum turn-on/turn-off angles of the phases must be determined to work as a generator. Therefore, in this study, these angles are optimized based on the speed of the SRG and Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) is realized. Besides, a voltage control is provided by keeping the DC bus voltage at the output of the system constant at the desired value with the help of a chopper controlled unloader. The results obtained from the optimized model for variable wind speed conditions are compared with that of the unoptimized model. It is observed that the SRGs can work more stable with a proper optimization method and the power obtained from the system follows the maximum output power.
Analysis Strategies of Infaq Collection Through QRIS Digital Media at SMA Pertiwi 1 Padang
Authors: Marianti Erika , Putri Ghima Septia , Rishan Muhamad , Hariyani Aisyah , Nuraisyah Adira
Published: March 2023

In the 21st century, technological developments have progressed not only in the world of work but also in the world of education. The use of technological media is not only limited to the teaching and learning process, but must also be able to penetrate into other activities such as infaq. Therefore this study has several objectives, namely to find out the use of QRIS in collecting infaq, to ​​find out what motivates the school to use QRIS, and to find out how effective it is in using QRIS. This study uses qualitative research with a type of field research (Field Research) with a descriptive approach. The data source used in this study was by conducting direct interviews with several informants by preparing several questions related to the research object. The data collection technique used was direct observation and interviews with the school principal and PAI teachers. After the interview process was carried out, the transcript process of the interview data was then carried out to then take themes that were in accordance with the objectives. Overall, the research findings found six important themes related to the analysis of infaq collection through QRIS digital media, namely: i) Production motivation, ii) Constraints to use, iii) Strengths, iv) Weaknesses, v) Effectiveness of use, vi) Targets and expectations. The results of this research can be used as a basis or reference for future research, to investigating similar problems in different contexts and issues.
Analysis of Student Response to Face-to-Face Learning After the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Indriani Nadia Eka Putri , Sulaiman Agung
Published: March 2023

The outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic that occurred in Indonesia resulted in all aspects of life being greatly disrupted, including the education sector. During the Covid-19 pandemic, various ways have been carried out by various schools for ongoing learning such as applying bold learning and alluring learning. Although sometimes the learning objectives to be achieved have not been achieved properly, but what is expected from the process is that students are expected to be able to receive learning, both bold learning and compelling learning, including the efforts made by schools to educate their students. This study aims to determine the response of students to face-to-face learning after the COVID-19 pandemic at Padang State University. The research method used is a descriptive research method using surveys with data collection techniques in the form of filling out questionnaires through google forms. The number of samples in this study was 60 people. Data collection using a survey method with a likert scale. Data analysis by calculating the percentage of data on each indicator, then interpreting the percentage score of the data and analyzed descriptively on each indicator. Research analysis shows that students' response to face-to-face learning is very effective and efficient to do and is in the category of quite good (41.5%). The results of this study are also expected to be a reference in the development of face-to-face learning in higher education and as study material for subsequent research related to face-to-face learning after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Presenting The Love of God Through The Javanese Hindu Temple of The Sacred Heart of Jesus in Ganjuran Yogyakarta
Authors:   Atma Jaya Yogyakarta University, Agus Tridiatno Yoachim
Published: March 2023

The paper aims to study inculturation in the practices of pilgrimage to the Sacred Heart of Jesus temple in Ganjuran Yogyakarta by exploring its socio-historical background and the current practices. The temple was built in 1927-1930 by Schmutzer family and designed in the Javanese Hindu architecture. After being neglected for 60 years, in 1990, the temple was reinterpreted and revitalized by Father Gregorius Utomo in line to the spirit of the Sacred Heart of Jesus that aspired the Schmutzer family. Now, many pilgrims from various faith visit the temple everyday for getting spiritual and physical healing. This study is an action research where the researcher directly involves in the object to be studied. He did pilgrimage to the temple regularly while he did interviews with the pilgrims for getting the data. Besides, the data are collected through indirect interviews with questionnaires. It is completed with the library sources. The data then was verified, classified, and analized in a descriptive qualitative approach.
Doing Communicative Theology of Social Justice from Christian and Islamic Perspectives
Authors:   Inter-Religius Studies, Gadjah Mada University & Sanata Dharma University, Setyawan A , Banawiratma J.B. ,   Duta Wacana Christian University, Husein Fatimah ,   Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University
Published: March 2023

With a long tradition of mono-religious education in Indonesia, the understanding of social justice inscribed as the fifth principle of Pancasila is subject to a one-sided theological or otherwise secular outlook. While the former lacks in theology’s publicness, the latter does not conform with the foundational national consensus. Resembling Pancasila’s collaborative spirit, the research question of this article is how to understand social justice from an inter-religious outlook. This library research-based article employs a communicative theology developed by Matthias Scharer and Bernd Jochen Hilberath within the scope of Christian and Islamic perspectives. In such a theology, social justice is never speculative, ideological, or ahistorical. Instead, it emerges from factual movements that ignite public awareness required for further engagement for social transformation. A close reading of some sources of both traditions reveals social justice as a God-oriented, people-centered movement with a mustadafun perspective
Запас углерода в верхних минеральных горизонтах почвы сосновых насаждений опытного объекта «Караульное»
Authors: Лузина Елизавета , Мантулина Алина , Неповинных Артем , Немич Виктор
Published: March 2023

В работе представлена оценка структуры и запасов органического вещества в верхних минеральных горизонтах почвы сосновых насаждений опытного объекта «Караульное»
The January Anomaly and Anomalies in January
Authors: Kozlowski Steven , Lytle Alex
Published: March 2023

Prior research finds that stocks earn significantly higher returns in January compared to other months, with the effect most often attributed to tax-motivated selloffs in December leading to price reversion in January. We examine how patterns in turn-of-the-year performance impact prominent return anomalies. We find that short-term reversals strengthen while momentum changes sign at the turn of the year, and such patterns are more pronounced following years of recession and poor market performance, consistent with tax-loss selling playing a key role. Although additional factors are likely to contribute to the overall effect, no significant change in anomaly performance occurs midyear, casting doubt on window-dressing as a primary driving force.
Do clique à sedução: a persuasão em peças publicitárias a partir da fotografia
Authors: Poersch Birk Gilherme , Barth Mauricio
Published: March 2023

Ao unificar os mundos da fotografia e da publicidade, notam-se pontos positivos para ambos, pois o indivíduo é fortemente influenciado por imagens enquanto receptor, sendo persuadido por tendências para si e para os grupos em que está inserido. Nesse sentido, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo compreender de que modo a fotografia, a publicidade e a persuasão se integram e podem estimular a decisão de compra e a aceitação de ideias. Sob esse prisma, foram selecionados, a fim de cumprir o objetivo proposto, três anúncios: “An alcoholic doesn’t only harm himself”, “Come como en casa” e “There’s always room for more. Adopt.”. Ao fim do estudo, foi possível, através da Retórica da Imagem, de Barthes (1990), analisar mensagens denotadas e conotadas presentes nos anúncios selecionados, observando que os mesmos ressaltam o impacto que as imagens têm, sendo, portanto, o foco principal na transmissão da mensagem, contando apenas com o apoio de um pequeno texto/título para completar o entendimento do receptor.
Rotary Systems for Root Canal Gutta-percha Removal: A Review
Authors:   Centre of Studies for Comprehensive Care, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia, Mohd Isa MN , Ramlan NA ,   Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia, Ayoub AA ,   Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
Published: March 2023

Gaining a predictable outcome in endodontics is complicated by handling an endodontically treated. Compared to primary root canal therapy, non-surgical endodontic retreatment typically entails the removal of previous root filling materials. This process may be necessary to enable access to contaminated canal space for recleaning and to remove obturation materials that may have been contaminated by marginal penetration of microorganisms and microbial toxins. The achievement of patency at the canal terminus and the extension of cleaning as close as possible to the apical terminus have been identified as healing prognostic criteria. Gutta-percha (GP) is the current mainstay material utilised as an endodontic filling material, capable of performing comprehensive, three-dimensional sealing of the treated root canal system in a highly effective manner with considerable physical durability. Interestingly, since its initial discovery in the 17th century, GP remains to this day the ideal obturation material used across, in essence, all dental clinics globally due to its material properties and versatility for use in conjunction with sealer compounds. The development of GP removal systems that can manage to remove GP in its entirety from root canals during non-surgical retreatment procedures is currently highly desirable for dental practices. This literature review investigated this current research niche and scrutinised two prevalently utilised rotary systems – Edgefile-XR and the XP-Endo shaper systems.
Self-Medication Practice for Dental Pain: Expectations and Rationality
Authors:   Pasir Gudang UTC Dental Clinic, Lot 1-04 Kompleks Pusat Bandar Pasir Gudang 81700 Pasir Gudang, Johor, Ministry of Health, Malaysia, Mohamed ZA , Azman NF ,   Kemasik Dental Clinic, 24000 Chukai, Terengganu, Ministry of Health, Malaysia, Masud M ,   Faculty of Dentistry, MAHSA University Jln SP2, Bandar Saujana Putra, 42610 Jenjarom, Selangor, Malaysia, Abdul Rahim MA ,   Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia, Abu Hassan MI ,   Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
Published: March 2023

Self-medication (SM) is the use of medicines by people who take drugs without the advice of doctors. Purpose: To determine the prevalence of SM for dental pain, to compare the contributing factors, perception, and awareness regarding the practice among medical, dental and, pharmacy students. Methods: This observational study was conducted among 573 year1 and year5 students undergoing the teaching of pharmacology. The validated questionnaires were distributed during the beginning of the years. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 23. Results: The experience of dental pain by the students was 69-87%. The prevalence of SM among year1 and year5 were 30% and 49% (medical), 37% and 61% (dental), 46% and 57% (pharmacy) respectively with pharmacy year1 scoring highest at 46% and dental year5 at 61%. Both years medicated with analgesic at 17-33% while 35-70% opted for saltwater, ice packs, and others. The medical and pharmacy students perceived that they do not have a good ability to diagnose symptoms of dental pain. The majority was aware of drug interactions and expiratory dates. Conclusion: As expected, the year5 self-medicated more than the year1, made easy by the gain in knowledge and accessibility to medicines. Their perception and awareness rationalize them as future prescribers for medication.
Clinical implications of the cardio-ankle vascular index before and after transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Authors: Miki Yusuke , Tanaka Akihito , Tokuda Yoshiyuki , Tobe Akihiro , Shirai Yoshinori , Yuhara Satoshi , Akita Sho , Furusawa Kenji , Ishii Hideki , Mutsuga Masato , Murohara Toyoaki
Published: March 2023

Background

Arterial stiffness indices are used to assess the material properties of the arterial wall and are associated with cardiovascular events. Aortic stenosis (AS) is commonly caused by degenerative calcification and can be associated with increased arterial stiffness. However, the clinical implications of arterial stiffness indices in AS patients before and after treatment are unknown.

Methods

This single-center observational study enrolled 150 consecutive patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for severe AS. The cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) was measured before and after TAVI. The patients were divided into two groups according to the CAVI values before and after TAVI: high CAVI group and low CAVI group. Patient and echocardiographic data and clinical outcomes, including cardiac death and hospitalization for heart failure (HF), were compared.

Results

The pre- and postprocedural CAVI was 7.90 (6.75–9.30) and 9.65 (8.90–10.65), respectively. In the analyses with preprocedural CAVI, preprocedural echocardiographic aortic valve peak flow velocity was significantly lower in the high CAVI group. No significant differences between the two groups were observed in the occurrence of cardiac death or hospitalization for HF. In the analyses with postprocedural CAVI, B-type natriuretic peptide levels and E/e′ ratio after TAVI were significantly higher in the high CAVI group. The composite of cardiac death and hospitalization occurrence for HF was significantly higher in the high CAVI group.

Conclusion

CAVI before TAVI is mainly affected by the AS severity, while CAVI after TAVI is associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and late cardiac events, which may reflect arterial stiffness.
Defense from the Asteroid-Comet Danger in the Short Term as the Object of International law Regulation
Authors: Maleev Yuri N. , Zakirov Akhmat V.
Published: March 2023

Defense from the asteroid–comet danger has become more and more essential. In the technical aspect (among all and first of all – it is permanent sky monitoring and ensuring timely warning about of asteroid–comet danger) there have been some successes. As to the international law work, the necessity of which is already indisputable, it is just starting. And most active here are the specialists in the technical sphere who are proposing to conclude a due universal treaty and formulating principles to be included into it. International law specialists should urgently engage in this work.
The State and Prospects of the Customs Union of the Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan and Russian Federation
Authors: Vorontsova Natalia A.
Published: March 2023

The integration processes in the modern world develop continually: states associate in different economic organizations, they broaden or stay in stagnation. At present the process of new members’ accession to the Customs Union and Single Economic Space of the Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan and Russian Federation takes place. In this article the author analyzes the legal basis of the Customs Union, offers the model (structure) of a Program on the accession of candidate states to the Customs Union, describes the required measures and examines the conception of “the roadmap”.
Indirect Expropriation in Private International Law
Authors: Danelyan Andrei A.
Published: March 2023

In the modern theory and practice of international investment law on forced removal of foreign ownership, the issue of indirect expropriation remains topical. Despite the fact that the term “indirect (“creeping”) expropriation” is not legally secured, it is actively used both in the doctrine and arbitration practice. Analysis of judicial practice shows that the courts tend to develop and specify the signs indirect expropriation of foreign property so that eventually they could be fixed in the international regulatory system. International arbitration courts are trying to establish a fair balance between the rights of investors and the rights of the state to regulate.
“Golden parachute” is to Save the Top-Manager?
Authors: Potapov Nikolai A.
Published: March 2023

“Golden parachute” is a prerogative of the top management of joint stock companies. Such tools are used in large companies; the “Golden parachute” has two functions: protection of the management and protection of the possible seizure of the company (absorption).

The article carries out a comparative analysis of “Golden parachutes” abroad and in Russia, considers the question about the payment of these instruments from a practical point of view. The author attempts to consider the “Golden parachutes” as a negative phenomenon, which is used in practice as an instrument of abuse of the right and the way to deal with the redemption of shares under the mandatory offer.
The Ratio of Legal Systems in the Theory and Practice of the Regulation of Social Relations in Modern Russia. Part 3
Authors: Nefedov Boris I.
Published: March 2023

In the regulation of domestic and cross-border public relations in the Russian Federation, international law can not only participate, but also have an advantage and in some sense supremacy over national law. But we are not talking about the hierarchical subordination of rules of law in a single legal framework in the form in which it exists in national law (the national legal system), but of the priority (supremacy) of rules of one (international) legal system over the rules of national legal system. The very establishment of such a priority (and in this sense of the supremacy) is possible only if these legal systems are regarded as independent legal phenomena. Together with the rules of Russian law, they constitute not the legal system of Russia, the only normative component of which is the law of our government, but the sum of a different order - a set of ofﬁ cially recognized and active in our country legal rules, the content of which is directly dependent on the will of our state. A third set of rules may also be distinguished - the whole of implemented in our state rules of law - which includes all the legal rules that can act as a regulator of social relations in Russia, including the relevant norms of foreign law.
An International Veriﬁ cation Institute as an Element of the Mechanism of Ensuring for Meeting Commitments under International Treaties
Authors: Simonova Natalia S.
Published: March 2023

The article deals with the explanation of an international verification’s nature as a specific type of international legal relationship. An author critically analyses domestic and foreign doctrines as well as the international treaties’ practice concerning the issues of international verification. An international verification institute is quite well-searched in the international law science. But the article author considers that traditional approaches to analysis of the international verification essence (investigation of subjects, matters and aims) are not sufficient. Practical value of this article flows from the new vision of the international verification as a specific international legal relationship. The legal matter, subjects and substance of the international verification are suggested to be searched in the article.
About the Legal Basis of Russian Citizens Visafree Travel on Cruise Ships to European Union Countries
Authors: Oreshenkov Alexander M.
Published: March 2023

The article deals with the regulatory framework of entry of foreigners – passenger of cruise ships and ferries in to Russia and the EU, as well as problems of visa-free entry of passengers of Russian cruise ships in the EU member states that given the political will of the CEC could be solved by enforcing just EU laws and London Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic, or by concluding a bilateral agreement between Russia and the EU.
International Jurisdiction Agreement: Notion and Legal Nature (in the Legal Doctrine of Russia and France)
Authors: Petrova Alina V.
Published: March 2023

The author of the article defines the notion of an “international jurisdiction agreement” and explores the question of the legal nature of such agreements on the basis of opinions of Russian and French legal theorists.

In the article an international jurisdiction agreement is regarded as a substantive agreement that establishes certain obligations and rights for its parties. On the ground of specific features of an international jurisdiction agreement the author substantiates her opinion on sui generis legal nature of such agreements.
Обсуждение теории международного права на восьмом Конвенте РАМИ
Authors: Editorial Article
Published: March 2023

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Prescription in International Law
Authors: Vylegzhanin Alexander N. , Sokolova Ekaterina L.
Published: March 2023

The article shows that prescription is recognized as a mode of acquisition of territory within International Law. Though there is no term “prescription” in universal international conventions such international treaties do operate with the term “historic title” as an accepted notion. The purpose of prescription is to be a legitimization of continued, factual and uncontested authority of a state over a territory. Different theoretical constructions of prescription in the teachings of specialists in International Law are not supported by International courts and arbitrations. For them what matters is which of the parties in a dispute has a sovereignty over the disputed territory. Nevertheless such courts and arbitrations usually do not consider the status of prescription in the modern International Law.
The International Legal Responsibility of Pharmaceutical Companies for Human Rights Violations
Authors: Abashidze Aslan H. , Malichenko Vladislav S.
Published: March 2023

The pharmaceutical sector plays an important role in ensuring the right to health by creating conditions for access to medicines. However, the policy and practice of a number of big pharmaceutical companies creates additional problems for the States in realisation of citizens’ rights to the highest attainable standard of health and as a result interferes with their efforts to ensure access to medicines. In contemporary international law there are virtually no provisions allowing making pharmaceutical companies accountable for human rights violations. However, in a growing number of human rights violations on the part of pharmaceutical companies and the lack of effective national legal remedies, the need of an effective international mechanism, which will take into account the national experience acquired in this fi eld and make pharmaceutical companies accountable for violations of human rights, becomes increasingly apparent.
Дело о договорном эффекте освобождения от обязательств крупнейшего иностранного ритейлера в РФ
Authors: Монастырский Юрий Эдуардович
Published: March 2023

Нам хотелось бы рассказать об интересном и поучительном судеб- ном деле на, в широком смысле слова, тему защиты иностранных инвестиций в РФ. Речь пойдет о споре, демонстрационном в плане состояния именно сегодняшней правовой среды и, с другой стороны, крупном и показательном в смысле тех правовых сюрпризов, которые часто неожиданно возникают в нашей юридической действительности и особенно при разборе дел в государственных судах.
Cooperation of Russia and the EU in the Area of Exploration and Use of Outer Space
Authors: Kasyanov Rustam A.
Published: March 2023

The jubilee year (the 20th anniversary of the Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the EU and Russia - the PCA) of the relations between the Russian Federation and the European Union has turned out to be the most complicated. In 2014 the Ukrainian situation has strongly affected the long-lasting relations between Russia and the EU, and now enormous efforts shall be made in order to regain the level of trust and mutual understanding reached in the past years. Shortly before the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis the year 2014 had been ofﬁ cially announced as the EU-Russia Year of Science, Technology and Innovation. A huge scientiﬁ c potential of relation between the Russian Federation, the EU and its Member States can be well exempliﬁ ed by cooperation of the partners in the area of exploration and use of outer space. A comprehensive legal and institutional base of the cooperation provides for successful performance of complex projects. Further development of contacts in this ﬁ eld would make a positive effect on the general scope of cooperation.
International Law Foundations of Regional Integration in the European Union. Experience of the Austrian Republic
Authors: Pronin Anatoliy V.
Published: March 2023

It is objected in the text that federative entities may be determined as subjects of international law. Legal component of the European Union regional policy, when Euroregions connected by economical but not political reasons were created, was also analyzed on the example of the Austrian Republic. Cases of the international treaties and European Union secondary law implementation on the level of the Austrian federal lands were also put in the article. Attention was also paid to the cases of federal lands non- feasibility in questions of international and European law implementation and to the system of legal mechanisms which were created to escape this lack of action.
The Civil War in Ukraine: International Law and Criminal Responsibility of Individuals for International Crimes
Authors: Kotlyarov Ivan I. , Puzyreva Yuliya V.
Published: March 2023

The article presents a brief analysis of the events taking place in Ukraine in recent months; with the objectives justify their qualiﬁ cation as an armed conﬂ ict, accompanied by war crimes and gross human rights violations by the military units of Ukraine.
Mapping Conversation Analysis Studies in the Arab World: Applications and Implications
Authors: Al-Nofaie H.
Published: March 2023

This scoping review investigates the applications and implications of the conversation analysis approach in the Arab world. Specifically, it examines the implementation of conversation analysis by Arab linguists in both foreign language classrooms and social interaction settings. The review identifies gaps in the relevant literature to guide future research. This scoping review is underpinned by the five-stage framework developed by Arksey and O’Malley. The findings reveal that, compared to non-Arab contexts, the literature on this topic in the Arab world is scarce, but there is a growing interest among Arab linguists. The majority of studies reviewed were conducted in college-level English classes, and there is a dearth of studies in school contexts. The studies were categorized based on themes, including the implementation of conversation analysis, context, educational level, type of methodology, and the journal. The findings from interaction in foreign language classrooms were promising, as they provided insights into how learning opportunities might be developed to facilitate teachers’ professional training. Findings related to social interaction, although limited in number, revealed important features of human interaction, such as topic shifting, ending conversations, and the functions of religious markers. The paper concludes with a discussion of the challenges in implementing conversation analysis and calls for future research on this promising approach in the Arab world.
An Unconventional Turn: a Linguosynergetic and Diachronic Study of Evolving English Business Discourse
Authors: Khramchenko D. S. , Radyuk A. V.
Published: March 2023

This paper aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the transformational changes observed in English business discourse over time. Employing cutting-edge methodologies such as functional linguistics, linguosynergetics, and diachronic analysis, the authors delve into the evolutionary dynamics of business communication, examining the extralinguistic factors that drive the inner discursive mechanisms of self-regulation and modification of the functional field. By highlighting these factors, the study sheds light on the complex interplay between language, society, and cognition in shaping business communication. Drawing on a rich corpus of oral and written English business discourse spanning from the late 19th century to the present day, the research reveals that the rise of new tendencies in social and political life, coupled with the historical development of British and American societies, have sparked changes in the cognitive models of structuring speech behavior in business verbal interaction. Consequently, new trends have emerged, including simplification, deregulation, deviation from communicative norms of standardized Business English, and popularization of unconventional, non-standard business rhetoric.
Unveiling the Language Techniques Behind the Pragmatic Meaning of Sarcasm in American Confrontational Film Discourse
Authors: Pleshkova D. S.
Published: March 2023

This article delves into the concept of sarcasm in confrontational American film discourse, examining its primary functions and characteristics. Specifically, the study focuses on how sarcastic statements are used in American television series to heighten emotional engagement and aesthetic appeal. The defining features of sarcasm, namely implicitness and double meaning, are also discussed. The analysis is conducted through a case study of the modern American drama series “This is Us”, which highlights the key mechanisms utilized to achieve the pragmatic effect of sarcasm, including intonation, metaphors, and repetitions. Additionally, the article examines the work of translators, their professional challenges, and the methods and techniques employed to convey the semantic content of sarcastic messages in the target language. The findings suggest that translational means such as literal translation, ellipses, and equivalent translation are effective in transferring the intended sarcasm across languages. Overall, this study provides insight into the language techniques and translational strategies involved in the implementation of sarcasm in confrontational American film discourse.
Digital Educational Resources in Teaching Professional English Communication
Authors: Desyatova O. V. , Andrianova O. A.
Published: March 2023

The article considers the issue of using the digital environment in teaching professional communication at a non-linguistic university and aims to specify the role of a digital educational resource in business English courses and to further upgrade higher education. The relevance of the issue under consideration is due to the intensified intro­duction of digital resources in higher education. In this research the authors apply theoret­ical and empirical methods of analysis, consider modern approaches to the classification of digital educational resources for learning English, classify digital resources in accord­ance with the degree of their accessibility, study the ways of applying the communicative approach in teaching students a foreign language for special purposes, aimed at building and developing productive and receptive skills that future specialists will practice in their professional activities. The authors also analyze the results of a survey conducted among students about the experience of using a multimedia program based on Moodle educa­tional software platform, as a part of a business English course. The researchers come to the conclusion that the use of computer technology with a well-planned training program not only makes the process of learning a foreign language more attractive and interesting to students, but also contributes to a more effective development of their receptive and productive skills.
Synonymy of art history terms: synonyms, variants or competitors for a place in the system
Authors: Ivanova S. V. , Dovgopiat P. E.
Published: March 2023

The relevance of this study is preconditioned by the appeal to the problem of the development of the term semantics on the example of synonymy in the framework of modern terminology of art history. The article is focused on three synonymous units astronomical art, cosmic art, space art. They arouse interest as, on the one hand, these units claim the status of art history terms, and on the other hand, they are in synonymous relations, which contradicts the requirements for the term system. Revealing the features of the semantics and functioning of these units, and thus tracking the semantic processes that accompany their terminologization, the authors aim to establish the features of synonymous lexical units in the phase of their formation as terms. The study was carried out on the basis of the case method with the use of methods of definitional analysis, componential analysis, semasiological analysis, contextual analysis, as well as elements of chain and corpus analysis. The research material consists of specialized thematic dictionaries of art history terminology, as well as articles on art history. The concepts under consideration represent an interesting case of the formation of a term and the assignment of an appropriate semantic volume to it. Despite the fact that initially astronomical art, cosmic art, space art entered professional communication as synonyms, they are already breaking out of the scope of synonymy, as evidenced by their functioning in special texts: the concept of cosmic art is wider in meaning than space art, while, according to some sources, astronomical art and space art are in a hyper-hyponymic relationship.
Geschwister Tanner - (Erstdruck)
Authors: Walser Robert
Published: March 2023

Als erste Bände erscheinen der kritisch edierte und philologisch kommentierte Erstdruck und die Faksimile-Edition des bisher unpublizierten Manuskripts von «Geschwister Tanner», Robert Walsers Debüt als Romanschriftsteller. Die in KWA IV.1 faksimilierte und diplomatisch transkribierte Handschrift ist die früheste erhaltene Druckvorlage in Walsers Nachlass. Allem Anschein nach stellt das Manuskript, niedergeschrieben im Januar 1906 in Berlin, zugleich auch die erste Niederschrift des Romans dar; Vorentwürfe sind keine bekannt. Christian Morgenstern, damals tätig als Lektor beim Verlag Bruno Cassirer, berichtet dem Verleger am 8. April 1906 von der Lektüre des Manuskripts: «Bis zur Mitte der ‹Geschwister Tanner› sagte ich mir: du hast selten etwas in seiner Art so Schönes gelesen. Im Verlauf des 2. Teils wurde ich manchmal von einer leisen Ungeduld ergriffen, obwohl auch er herrliche Stellen enthält.» Das Manuskript zu «Geschwister Tanner», das im Vergleich zu vielen anderen Handschriften Walsers ein ungewöhnlich hohes Mass an Bearbeitungsspuren aufweist, gibt einen neuen und differenzierten Einblick in die Anfänge von Walsers schriftstellerischer Entwicklung und dokumentiert indirekt auch die Auswirkungen des Lektorats von Bruno Cassirer und Christian Morgenstern. Ein vollständiges Variantenverzeichnis teilt die Textveränderungen mit, die der Wortlaut des Manuskripts auf dem Weg zum Erstdruck erfahren hat. Christian Morgenstern, der auch noch die ersten Korrekturfahnen des Romans mitgelesen hat, schrieb an Walser im September 1906: «Der Anfang Ihrer Arbeit machte auf mich, aus dem Privatgebiet des Handschriftlichen in die Öffentlichkeit des Drucks gerückt, einen schlechten Eindruck.» Die Edition des Erstdrucks (KWA I.2) enthält in zahlreichen philologischen Annotationen Hinweise zur Textdifferenz des Erstdrucks gegenüber der Handschrift und gibt im Nachwort einen Abriss der frühen Rezeption des Romans. Auf der beigelegten CD-ROM befindet sich die elektronische Version der «Geschwister Tanner»-Edition, mit Dokumenten und den farbigen Handschriftenfaksimiles. Ausserdem enthält die CD-ROM die erste Version des «Findbuchs», mit dem sämtliche Texte Robert Walsers nach den Archivstandorten, Erstdruckorten und den Abdrucken in den wichtigsten späteren Textausgaben identifiziert werden können.
Drucke im Berliner Tageblatt
Authors: Walser Robert
Published: March 2023

«Welcher Mensch in diesem Jahrhundert der Genußsucht und Karrieremacherei fühlt sich als Diener der Menschheit, als einen willigen Freund der Armen, wenn nicht der Schriftsteller?»  «Der Schriftsteller schreibt über das, was er empfindet, hört, sieht oder über das, was ihm einfällt.» Mit diesem Satz beginnt Robert Walsers Prosatext Der Schriftsteller, der am 21. September 1907 im Berliner Tageblatt, einer der damals grössten und einflussreichsten überregional erscheinenden liberalen Tageszeitungen Deutschlands, zu lesen war. Bis 1933 sollten 71 weitere Beiträge folgen – nach heutigem Kenntnisstand sämtlich Erstdrucke, die nunmehr chronologisch geordnet und textträgerbezogen ediert vorliegen. Im Editorischen Nachwort wird versucht, die Arbeitsweise der Feuilletonredaktion des Berliner Tageblatts und Walsers nicht immer unproblematische Kontakte zu dieser Abteilung der Zeitung zu rekonstruieren. Die Quellen, auf denen die Darstellung beruht – Korrespondenzen, Erinnerungen Dritter, Erzählungen Walsers gegenüber Carl Seelig, der mit ihm befreundet und seit Mai 1944 sein Vormund war –, werden im Dokumentarischen Anhang mitgeteilt, darüber hinaus sämtliche Texte und Nachrichten aus dem Berliner Tageblatt, die Walsers literarisches Schaffen in dieser Periode beleuchten. Dem Band ist eine DVD beigegeben, auf der die Titelseiten des Berliner Tageblatts sowie die Seiten als Faksimiles zu finden sind, auf denen Walsers Texte eingerückt wurden. Die digitalen Bilder sind mit dem elektronisch durchsuchbaren edierten Text verknüpft, sodass der mediale Duktus der im Berliner Tageblatt aufgenommenen Texte Robert Walsers in ihrem Rezeptionskontext sichtbar wird.