bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Nintendo WII para niños con trastorno del desarrollo de la coordinación
Authors: Sánchez Lozano Jesús , Martínez Pizarro Sandra
Published: January 2025

Introducción: El Trastorno del Desarrollo de la Coordinación es un trastorno neurológico que produce el deterioro de la coordinación motora, habilidades cognitivas y psicosociales. Afecta al 5-6% de los niños. El tratamiento habitual incluye educación física, y entrenamiento motor perceptivo. En los últimos años se ha planteado el uso del entrenamiento motor con Nintendo Wii en estos pacientes. El objetivo de este trabajo es realizar una revisión de la literatura científica sobre la eficacia del entrenamiento con Nintendo Wii en niños con trastorno del desarrollo de la coordinación.
Método: Se realizó una revisión siguiendo la normativa PRISMA. Se consultaron las bases de datos de PubMed, Cinahl, PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus, Academic Search Complete, Lilacs, IBECS, CENTRAL, SciELO, y WOS. Se utilizó la herramienta Cochrane para valorar el riesgo de sesgo y la calidad de la evidencia se evaluó GRADE
Desarrollo: El entrenamiento motor con Nintendo Wii mostró ser eficaz en niños con trastorno del desarrollo de la coordinación. La muestra total fue de 297 niños de seis estudios. La frecuencia en la aplicación del entrenamiento motor con la Nintendo Wii fue de 2-3 sesiones por semana, la duración osciló entre 20-60 minutos y el número total de sesiones fue entre 10 y 24. Todos los estudios mostraron seguridad, tolerabilidad y no se produjeron importantes efectos secundarios
Conclusiones: El entrenamiento motor con Nintendo Wii mejora en niños con trastorno del desarrollo de la coordinación el rendimiento anaeróbico, el equilibrio, fuerza muscular, agilidad, destreza manual, la percepción visual, y en general las tareas motoras.
Consenso académico de prácticas de impacto de la lactancia en Colombia
Authors: Bernal Nancy , Timossi Carlos , Pulido Maria Mercedes , Uscher Maria Isabel , Hidalgo Luz Stella , Gómez Carolina , Contreras María Emilia
Published: January 2025

Introducción: La Sociedad Colombiana de Pediatría y la Asociación Colombiana de Nutrición Clínica reúne especialistas con el objetivo de llegar a acuerdos nacionales sobre tópicos relevantes y controversiales en lactancia, los cuales impactan el desarrollo y crecimiento de la población infantil.
Metodología: El grupo formuló 53 declaraciones controversiales tras una revisión exhaustiva de la literatura reciente. El panel contó con 44 especialistas de quince agremiaciones científicas y entidades no gubernamentales, destacando su enfoque multidisciplinario y representación regional. El proceso Delphi se realizó en una plataforma ad-hoc, con discusiones en línea. Los panelistas calificaron las declaraciones anónimamente en escala Likert de cinco puntos, estableciendo un consenso a priori del 85% de coincidencias. Cada participante justificó sus respuestas y se utilizó el coeficiente alfa de Cronbach para evaluar la consistencia interna, fijando en > 0,80 el criterio para la ronda final de consenso.
Resultados: Se realizaron dos rondas de discusión. El total de declaraciones alcanzó más del 85 % de consenso, con un alfa de Cronbach de 0.95.
Conclusiones: La evidencia científica respalda los beneficios de la lactancia, aunque persisten controversias. Este consenso brinda al profesional más herramientas para ayudar a las familias a tomar decisiones informadas. El uso del método Delphi en tiempo real permite la participación de expertos de todas las regiones del país con un análisis de datos objetivo y confiable. Estos resultados sientan una base de discusión para el análisis y soporte a las prácticas de lactancia materna en Colombia.
Teto de Vidro
Authors: Góis Mariana , Carvalho Angela Maria Carneiro de
Published: January 2025

Esse ensaio discute como as estruturas sociais favorecem a perpetuação das desigualdades e do Teto de Vidro. A discussão enfatiza que a presença feminina em cargos de liderança não é suficiente para mudanças culturais profundas, sendo necessárias ações adicionais e o envolvimento coletivo para superar as desigualdades de gênero.
Percursos na Militância Bissexual
Authors: De Baére Felipe , Zanello Valeska
Published: January 2025

O presente trabalho teve como escopo analisar qualitativamente as vivências pessoais e a trajetória na militância de ativistas bissexuais e compreender como esses sujeitos políticos entendem o modo pelo qual as suas representatividades e ocupações no movimento social impactam o seu bem-estar e a sua saúde mental.
Efikasi Diri dan Intensi Perilaku Cyberbullying Pada Remaja
Authors: Hanifa Dea Aurellia , Agustina Laelatus Syifa Sari
Published: January 2025

Massively using the internet that exists today turns out to have a negative impact, such as the emergence of cyberbullying behavior. One of the factors that can influence the emergence of cyberbullying intentions is self-efficacy, this can occur due to a lack of belief in the ability of the self (self-efficacy) that individuals have which can lead to the intention of this behavior. This study aims to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and the intention of cyberbullying behavior in adolescents. There were 349 respondents collected through accidental sampling technique. The measuring instrument used in this study is the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) to measure self-efficacy variables and the Cyberbullying Intention Scale to measure cyberbullying behavior intention variables. The results showed that there was a significant negative correlation between self-efficacy and cyberbullying behavior intention with a correlation coefficient (r) -0.270 and sig 0.000 (p < 0.05). This means that the higher self-efficacy, the lower intention of cyberbullying behavior will appear and vice versa.
 
Masifnya penggunaan internet yang ada saat ini ternyata menimbulkan dampak negatif, salah satunya adalah kemunculan perilaku cyberbullying. Salah satu faktor yang dapat mempengaruhi kemunculan intensi cyberbullying adalah efikasi diri, hal ini dapat terjadi karena kurangnya keyakinan akan kemampuan diri (efikasi diri) yang dimiliki individu sehingga dapat memunculkan intensi terhadap perilaku tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan efikasi diri dengan intensi perilaku cyberbullying pada remaja. Terdapat 349 responden yang diperoleh melalui teknik accidental sampling. Alat ukur yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) untuk mengukur variabel efikasi diri dan Skala Intensi Cyberbullying untuk mengukur variabel intensi perilaku cyberbullying. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat korelasi negatif yang signifikan antara efikasi diri dan intensi perilaku cyberbullying dengan koefisien korelasi (r) -0,270 dan sig 0,000 (p < 0,05). Artinya, semakin tinggi efikasi diri maka akan semakin rendah intensi perilaku cyberbullying yang akan muncul dan begitu pula sebaliknya.
Verbal Violence and Hate Speech Related to Political Conflict
Authors: Mahmood Rebaz J. , Mohammad Murad H.
Published: January 2025

This research seeks to investigate instances of verbal abuse and hate speech on social media platforms in the context of political conflicts in the Kurdistan Region. The primary objective is to understand the use and prevalence of such hostile language among social media users, particularly on Facebook, within discussions related to political issues. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the study integrates netnography and content analysis methodologies. A total of five prominent Facebook posts were selected as the sample, with 100 comments randomly extracted from each post using the Export Comments website. The significance of this study lies in its contribution to understanding the prevalence and implications of hostile and disparaging language employed by Facebook users engaging in political discourse. The analysis of 500 comments revealed a high incidence of violent and hateful language, including threats, insults, defamation, and expressions of political hatred. These comments often reflected deep political divisions and animosity among party supporters, frequently dehumanizing political figures and utilizing social stigma to demean and condemn them. The findings demonstrate that the intensity of political conflict is mirrored in the language used by social media users. Most comments not only rejected the content and individuals associated with the posts but also employed aggressive and divisive rhetoric, posing a potential threat to social and political cohesion. According to the theoretical frameworks applied, such written threats carry the risk of incitement, potentially escalating into physical violence, destruction, or even the assassination of targeted individuals or party members in the Kurdistan Region.
Sectoral Structure of the Big Three NEA Economies: Tendencies of 2000–2022
Authors:   Economic Research Institute FEB RAS, Krivodubova Yulia
Published: January 2025

Based on analysis of the sectoral composition of the GDP of the Big Three NEA countries (Japan, Republic of Korea, China) within the framework of the three-sector model of the economy during the post- industrial development in 2000–2022 the article identifies the trends in changing of primary, secondary and tertiary industries in the GDP structure, gives sectoral structural characteristics of each country’s GDP. It was determined that during the reviewed period China’s economy regardless of the lowest «tertialization» and the sectoral structure close to that one of the world GDP in 1970–1980-s, due to China’s global leadership in certain areas of innovation inter alia, was able not only to bypass the rest of the Big Three NEA countries, but as the world’s second largest economy it also has the smallest lag behind the United States, despite of the ongoing policy of containment towards China. Due to growing complexity of global economic system as well as the trends for reindustrialization and technological race, the need to revise the traditional generally accepted sectoral structure of the economy is identified as a general scientific task
Trends in the Development of the Forest Complex of the Russian Far East: The Current Situation
Authors:   Economic Research Institute FEB RAS, Antonova Natalia
Published: January 2025

Using regulatory documents, government statistics, industry agencies, and analytical research materials, the situation in the forest complex of the Far Eastern Federal District (FEFD) as an integral part of the national forest complex was analyzed. The study period was 2023 and 9 months of 2024. It was shown that in the FEFD forest complex, unlike the Russian forest complex, the downward trend in production indicators continued in 2024, but not as critical as in the previous period. It was concluded that the decline in indicators in the FEFD forest complex is due to a higher dependence of Far Eastern producers on external demand than in the Russian forest industry as a whole, where domestic demand dominates. Accordingly, the share of Far Eastern products in national production continued to decline, with the exception of fuel pellets, in the production and export of which FEFD enterprises are becoming the main Russian players, due to their proximity to the South Korean market, which has become a monopsonist for this type of product from Russia. For other types of forest products in the FEFD, external demand remains decisive, with the Chinese market dominating. Attempts to develop domestic demand for forestry products in the FEFD, even with government support, have so far yielded little results
Theoretical understanding of water splitting by analyzing nanocatalyst photoabsorption spectra
Authors: Gollapalli Prince , Caspary Toroker Maytal
Published: January 2025

Photons can be used to either monitor or induce catalysis by acting as photoexcited holes or quasi particles, which aid in water splitting reaction leading to a major step towards sustainable energy. However, the mechanism of catalysis using nanocatalysts under photo-illumination is not fully understood because of the complexity involved in three major steps during the oxygen evolution reaction: photoabsorption on nanocatalyst, hole transport to the surface, and the reaction kinetic barriers at the surface. In a photoelectrochemical cell used for water splitting, the surface states of optically and chemically dominant species affect the catalysts’ performance. For instance, the signature of the dominant absorption peak at 580 nm in the observed spectra of Fe2O3 photoanode can shed light on the oxygen evolution reaction mechanism since each reaction intermediate affects the absorption spectrum, and the absorption coefficient in turn affects the photocurrent. In the recent decade, a combination of different theoretical methods starting from density functional theory up to Bethe–Salpeter equation accounting for excitonic effects helped to establish that the *O intermediate is the rate limiting step in agreement with experimental data. Therefore, this perspective focuses on the complexity and variety of fundamental phenomena involved in water splitting mechanism and various theoretical methods applied to address these and also suggests how the predictive capability of these methods can be used to understand mechanisms beyond water splitting, such as CO2 reduction.
Space-time couplings in ultrashort lasers with arbitrary nonparaxial focusing
Authors: Jolly Spencer W. , Lytova Marianna , Vallières Simon , Légaré François , MacLean Steve , Fillion-Gourdeau François
Published: January 2025

Space-time separability is commonly assumed in the theoretical description of laser beams. However, recent progresses have demonstrated that this assumption often breaks down for ultrashort realistic pulses, giving rise to spatio-temporal effects that modify both the spatial and temporal characteristics of the laser field. In this work, we introduce semi-analytical and numerical diffraction integral models to investigate these spatio-temporal effects in tightly focused configurations. In particular, we investigate how the TM01 beam mode is modified at the focus by chromatic angular dispersion, curvature, and spatial chirp. We compare the two formalisms, thus creating a toolset for modeling extreme localization of structured electromagnetic beams in time and space.
Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization with topology analysis, drug-likeness (ADMET), and molecular docking of novel antitumor molecule 5-Amino-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1-isonicotinoyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile
Authors: Nagalakshmi Rangarajan , Balachandran Vadivel , Narayana Badiadka , Alharethy Fahd , Divya Sivasubramani
Published: January 2025

A novel crystal of the pyridine derivative is 5-Amino-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1- isonicotinoyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile (AHMIPC). It has been synthesized and studied by computational and experimental methods. We conducted the quantum chemical investigation using DFT calculations that employed two different basis sets. The molecule under review’s potential energy distribution (PED) was determined using VEDA4 analysis. The study’s findings have been correlated to the observed FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) determined the molecule’s carbon (13C) and proton (1H) chemical shifts. We looked at the Local Orbital Locator (LOL) and Electron Localization Function (ELF) methods to figure out how many electrons were in the chemical’s bonding and anti-bonding regions. The reduced density gradient (RDG) has provided further characterization of the non-covalent interactions (NCI). We estimated the ultraviolet (UV) visible spectrum using the time-dependent (TD) DFT method, and demonstrated the changes in electronic structure involved in the compound’s gaseous phase by comparing the estimated and observed spectra. The compound’s stability and the redistribution of charges were evaluated through Natural Bond Orbital (NBO) studies. A comprehensive investigation of the MEP for the title molecule has been carried out using quantum chemical calculations. Reports are made on the HUMO-LUMO gap and other electronic properties. The potential biological activities of the AHMIPC compound were supported by the Bioactivity Score, Drug-Likeness, and ADMET studies, which also sparked interest in developing it as a viable candidate. The pharmacokinetics and drug ability of AHMIPC are flawless. Using molecular docking analysis to investigate antineoplastic (solid tumour) activity, it was found that the AHMIPC molecule can function as a potent lung cancer inhibitor.
Asparaginase-Associated Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Pseudocyst Managed with Endoscopic Cystogastrostomy in Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Authors: Park Gyewon , Kim Eun Sun , Choi Hyuk Soon , Keum Bora , Jeen Yoon Tae , Chun Hoon Jai , Lee Hong Sik , Lee Jae Min
Published: January 2025

Anticancer treatment for acute lymphocytic leukemia is based on drugs such as methotrexate, 6-mercaptopurine, vincristine, and asparaginase. Asparaginase-related pancreatitis is known to have an incidence of up to 18%, and is a major cause of discontinuation of anticancer treatment for leukemia due to acute onset and chronic complications. There were various cases of treatment of peripancreatic fluid retention caused by anticancer drugs in leukemia patients. Use of lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) for walled-off necrosis (WON) drainage has recently increased. The electrocautery-enhanced delivery system allowed simpler and faster stent placement, streamlining the overall procedure and potentially reducing procedure time. Therefore, favorable outcomes have been reported with the use of LAMS for endoscopic drainage of various conditions. In this paper, we discuss a case in which hot-system LAMS was performed to treat L-asparaginase-induced acute pancreatitis and pancreatic pseudocyst in an adult patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Bilateral macronodular adrenocortical disease: a single centre experience
Authors: Ban Anuj , Barnabas Rohit , Karlekar Manjiri , Lila Anurag Ranjan , Yami Channaiah Chethan , Memon Saba Samad , Patil Virendra A , Sarathi Vijaya , Fernandes Gwendolyn , Thakkar Hemangini , Rege Sameer , Shah Nalini S , Bandgar Tushar
Published: January 2025

Background

Data on bilateral macronodular adrenocortical disease (BMAD) with respect to computed tomography (CT) scan characteristics (attenuation and washout) and long-term follow-up are limited. This study aims to describe BMAD patients managed in a single centre.

Methods

BMAD was defined by the presence of bilateral adrenal macronodules (>1 cm) on CT. Clinical, biochemical, radiological, genetic characteristics, management and follow-up of 22 BMAD patients were studied retrospectively.

Results

The median age (range) at presentation was 49.5 (23–83) years, predominantly observed in females (16/22). Eighteen (82%) patients were incidentally diagnosed (11 with mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS) and seven non-secretory), three (13.7%) presented with overt Cushing’s syndrome (CS), and one (4.5%) had androgen excess (without CS features). On CT, the dominant nodule’s median (range) size was 2.6(1.6–9.5) cm. 77.8% (14/18) of adrenal nodules were lipid-rich, and 93.3% (14/15) of the nodules exhibited good washout. Genetic analysis was available for eight patients; one had a novel germline ARMC5 variant, and two had MEN-1 gene mutations. Three overt CS and one androgen-secreting patient underwent total bilateral adrenalectomy; histopathology showed macronodular hyperplasia with internodular hypertrophy. Only one (1/8) patient from the MACS group developed a new comorbidity (diabetes mellitus) after a median follow-up of 6.4 (0.5–12.4) years, while none of the non-secretory group patients developed new comorbidities after a median follow-up of 1.4 (0.8–12.2) years.

Conclusion

Most BMAD patients presented without overt hormonal excess, and none developed overt CS on follow-up. Detailed CT characteristics of BMAD nodules may help in radiological diagnosis in bilateral adrenal incidentalomas.
Perceptions and awareness of endocrine disruptors among mothers in Serbia and health implications
Authors: Živančević Katarina , Marić Đurđica , Manić Luka , Bonderović Vera , Živanović Jovana , Djukic-Cosic Danijela , Bulat Zorica , Antonijevic Biljana , Vilendecic Zoran , Ilić Sandra , Žeželj Iris , Djordjevic Aleksandra Buha
Published: January 2025

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are significant contributors to various detrimental conditions, mechanistically disrupting the endocrine system and causing adverse health effects. Mounting evidence suggests they can induce multigenerational and transgenerational effects, yet awareness among individuals remain insufficient. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and ways of informing mothers in Serbia about endocrine disruptors based on information from 190 women in Serbia. The research was conducted using a survey consisting of multiple-choice questions comprising: the first part aimed to collect sociodemographic data, the second part related to knowledge and attitudes about endocrine disruptors, and the third part focused on the sources of information about endocrine disruptors. Cronbach’s alpha was used to check for scale reliability, and Pearson correlation was used to test the relations between interval variables. ANOVA was employed to test for group differences. The results indicated that mothers in Serbia do not have adequate knowledge about endocrine disruptors (potential sources, categories of substances and alternatives) nor confidence in their ability to mitigate exposure to endocrine disruptors. Also, the estimation of the health risks of exposure to endocrine disruptors was perceived as high, and the mothers thought that they should get additional information about endocrine disruptors before pregnancy. Although with several limitations (i.e. mothers were recruited among those with higher education and mainly from urban areas), the study results highlight the necessity for enhanced maternal education in Serbia regarding endocrine disruptors. Health professionals are deemed most suitable for providing this education, given the respondents' high level of trust in them.
From speech signal to syntactic structure: A computational implementation
Authors: Bögel Tina , Zhao Tianyi
Published: January 2025

This paper presents a new computational implementation bridging several modules of grammar from phonetics to phonology to syntax. The system takes as input a speech signal annotated with syllables, interprets the phonetic data in phonological/prosodic terms, matches the data against a lexicon and makes the results available to a linguistically deep computational grammar. The system is showcased by means of syntactically ambiguous structures in German which can be disambiguated based on prosodic constituency information. A system evaluation with the German data showed good results for this new combination of automatic speech signal analysis and computational grammars, which takes a significant step towards a linguistically fine-grained computational analysis and hence towards real automatic speech understanding.
Learning Through Examples: Coding for Concerns Related to Child Abuse or Neglect (Online Exclusive)
Authors:   American Academy of Pediatrics
Published: January 2025

This article includes examples of diagnosis and procedure coding for services related to child abuse or neglect. Coding scenarios include the following: Suspected child abuse, not confirmed or ruled outConfirmed child abuseFollow-up for suspected abuseObservation for suspected abuse
Prefacio
Authors: Matta Nubia Estela , Cediel-Becerra Natalia
Published: January 2025

La COP 16 de Biodiversidad representa una gran oportunidad para América Latina, debido a que esta región es una de las más ricas en diversidad biológica y cultural. La salud humana, animal y de los ecosistemas está intrínsecamente ligada a la biodiversidad, ya que la diversidad biológica sustenta los ecosistemas que proporcionan alimentos, agua limpia y aire puro. Además, muchos medicamentos provienen de plantas y microorganismos, lo que resalta la necesidad de conservar la biodiversidad para garantizar el acceso a tratamientos eficaces. La pérdida de biodiversidad puede aumentar el riesgo de enfermedades zoonóticas y afectar la resiliencia de los ecosistemas ante el cambio climático, poniendo en peligro nuestra salud y la del planeta. Proteger la biodiversidad no solo es crucial para la supervivencia de numerosas especies, sino también para el futuro de la humanidad.
Clustering of environments in response to the cultivation of black oat genotypes
Authors: Marchioro Volmir Sergio , Klein Luis Antônio , Meira Daniela , Olivoto Tiago , Toebe Marcos , Bairros Sidnei Teixeira , Dgedge Vanda Raul
Published: January 2025

The aim of this research was to study the genotype-environment interaction with a focus on decomposing the simple and complex parts of the interaction of black oat genotypes and clustering similar environments. The experiment was conducted at the Federal University of Santa Maria, Campus de Frederico Westphalen/RS (Brazil), in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, using five lines and two cultivars of black oat in a randomized block experimental design. The traits evaluated were total dry mass and seed productivity. After verifying the presence of interaction between genotypes and environments, the interaction was decomposed into simple and complex parts. The UFSMFW 2-07 line stood out in terms of total dry mass and seed productivity. The total dry mass and seed productivity of black oat genotypes were highly influenced by environmental conditions over the four years of cultivation, highlighting the complexity of studying the genotype-environment interaction for more than one trait of interest at the same time.
Análisis comparativo de la similitud de textos generados por ChatGPT-3.5 y textos humanos con el programa Turnitin
Authors: Obando Zambrano Beyker Stefan
Published: January 2025

La investigación se centró en identificar el grado de similitud de los textos creados por la inteligencia artificial generativa ChatGPT-3.5 y aquellos creados sin su asistencia, comparándolos con los documentos disponibles en las bases de datos del programa Turnitin. Para alcanzar este objetivo, se llevó a cabo una investigación descriptiva con un enfoque cuantitativo; se evaluó un total de 300 documentos: 150 originados íntegramente por ChatGPT-3.5 y 150 sin el uso de herramientas tecnológicas. Estos fueron producidos por estudiantes de la Universidad de Costa Rica, Sede de Guanacaste, y subidos a la plataforma Moodle en un espacio habilitado con el programa Turnitin, durante el primer semestre de 2023. Según los resultados, los textos generados por ChatGPT-3.5 obtuvieron un porcentaje promedio de similitud del 22 % con respecto a las bases de datos del sistema Turnitin, significativamente menor en comparación con los textos humanos, que tuvieron en promedio una similitud del 33 %. Además, los datos recopilados indican que, tanto en los casos en los que se utiliza inteligencia artificial generativa como en los que no, es fundamental tener precaución y referenciar adecuadamente los documentos, para evitar el plagio.
Seasons and Foliage in Milton Paradise Lost (Book IX)
Authors: Subramanian S.
Published: January 2025

The paper deals with the herbage and the season that would have prevailed in the times of Adam and Eve and their subsequent fall. The scanty sources available in the text have been used to bring out the climate of the period. The flowers, trees, and bushes in the text help the study to conjecture the climate of the times. Though certainty eludes, speculation animate.
Assessment of Happiness and Quality of Life – An Empirical Study with Special Reference to Anugraha Fashion Mill Private Limited, Tirupur
Authors: Shanthini B.
Published: January 2025

Happiness and Quality of life are inevitable in every human life. The ultimate goal of each creature in the world would be to lead a happy and comfortable life. The research has been undertaken with the main aim of knowing the happiness and quality of life. The study has been conducted among 100 white collared employees working in Anugraha Fashion Mill Private Limited, Tirupur. The study is descriptive in nature and adopts a simple random sampling method for data collection. The data is analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) 22.0 and the tools employed are correlation and linear regression. The results show that whenever age increases, the contribution of social support to happiness also increases and the output of the ‘R square’ value of the linear equation indicates that 1.2% changes in the contribution of social support to happiness are accounted for by age of the respondents. Lastly, whenever age increases, the contribution of work culture to quality of life also increases. The study concluded by recommending the management to provide sufficient social support, and improved work culture to the employees for the mutuality of interest.
A Study on Consumer Buying Behaviour and Usage of Cosmetic Products with Special Reference to College Students in Erode City
Authors: Kalaivani S.
Published: January 2025

This study explores the consumer buying behaviour towards cosmetic usage of college-going female students in Erode City. It involves examining the diverse range of cosmetic products preferred by college-going students, encompassing makeup, skincare and hair care items. The study delves into the specific brands, formulations and features that attract this demographic. Additionally, exploring the factors influencing purchasing decisions is crucial. This may include societal norms, cultural values, online influence, situational factors and personal motivations. Understanding how these elements intersect can provide valuable insights into the psychological and social aspects shaping cosmetic choices. So, the researcher has mainly focused on examining the consumer buying behaviour towards cosmetic usage of collegegoing students. For this, 265 female college-going students were selected by the stratified random sampling method. A structured questionnaire was prepared consisting of personal details and 5-point Likert scaling technique is used in the statements related to the factors influencing the consumers to buy the cosmetic product. The statistical tools namely percentage analysis, weighted average ranking and the Henry Garrett ranking technique, have been used in this research. The results found that 78% of the respondents strongly agreed that celebrity endorsement factors influenced them to buy cosmetic products.
Combines of the Leningrad Branch of the USSR Art Fund at the Beginning of the Thaw: Main Activities
Authors:   Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, St Petersburg, Ananiev Vitaly G.
Published: January 2025

This article examines the activities of the combines of the Leningrad branch of the USSR Art Fund in the mid- to late-1950s. During this period, the Leningrad branch of the USSR Art Fund comprised two combines with responsibilities related to the art industry: the Painting and Sculpture Combine and the Art and Design Combine. The materials preserved in the Central State Archive of Literature and Art of St Petersburg facilitate an understanding of the primary avenues through which the Art Fund influenced the formation of the living environment of Soviet citizens during the period under review. The shift from the period of late Stalinism to the Thaw era was accompanied by substantial alterations in the visual representation and structural configuration of this environment. The analysis of the activities of the combines permits a more precise understanding of the way these images were embodied, implemented, and disseminated at the level of specific production practices. The difficulties faced by the combines were a significant factor in adjusting the ideological framework in which their activities were to be based. The most important problem was the problem of unsatisfactory material and technical base, lack of modern equipment and trained personnel. Despite the government’s stated commitment to the role of decorative, applied, and industrial arts in shaping the living environment of Soviet citizens, the implementation of this policy was hindered by a lack of adequate funding. In many ways, the range of products was formed spontaneously. The artists themselves played a significant role in shaping it. Changes in the subjects and images of the products produced by the combines during the period of the early Thaw make it possible to trace exactly how the formation of the so-called Leningrad style took place. A significant factor here was the postponed celebration of the 250th anniversary of Leningrad, which also became one of the markers of the onset of a new political era. It seems that all the above-mentioned circumstances associated with the actual practices of producing elements of the living environment of a Soviet person should be considered when analysing the general plan of chamber propaganda of the era.
Problems of Attribution of Mass-produced Stone Carving Artworks of the Russkiye Samotsvety Sverdlovsk Factory in the 1950s–1980s
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Vinokurov Sergey Ye. ,   Ekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts, Ekaterinburg
Published: January 2025

This article addresses the challenging aspects of the study of the cultural and historical heritage of the USSR. It focuses on the development of the art industry in the post-war decades, particularly the pressing issue of attributing mass-produced objects from Soviet enterprises. The particularities of the operations of art-industrial factories are exemplified by the Russkiye Samotsvety Sverdlovsk Factory, the preeminent art enterprise of the Urals and, during the period under consideration, the most substantial stone-carving factory of the USSR.
The article reveals the main problems in the attribution of mass-produced pieces based on a study of documents preserved in the State Archive of Sverdlovsk Region and artworks from museum collections. It is therefore evident that the issue of dating objects stored in museum collections represents a significant challenge. The models approved for production could have been manufactured by the factory over a period of several years, with the possibility of subsequent re-approval. This complexity makes it challenging to accurately determine the age of the products, yet it allows for a significant degree of limitation. The article dedicates a significant portion of its discussion to the issue of authorship in art, particularly in the context of stone carving. It highlights the tendency for catalogue entries to attribute artworks to the author of a sketch or model, without explicitly acknowledging the direct performer of the object in the material. This aspect is crucial in understanding the intricacies of gemstone carving as an artistic practice. Particular attention is devoted to the specifics of the interaction between the Russkiye Samotsvety Sverdlovsk Factory and higher authorities. The analysis demonstrates that the shift in the enterprise’s subordination in the mid-1960s had a considerable impact on the subsequent evolution of the factory’s stone carving activities, both in terms of bureaucratic management and, more significantly, in the artistic domain.
The case studies, which were constructed in a format that allowed us to consider individual examples for each of the noted problems, demonstrated, on the one hand, the complexity of production processes and, on the other hand, the possibilities available today for significantly clarifying the information in museum catalogues. Furthermore, the study highlighted the imperative to reconstruct the history of a major art enterprise in the Ural Region, which has hitherto been described only in general terms through the lens of the achievements of the implementation of the Soviet five-year plans.
Theme of Theatre in the Works of D. N. Mamin-Sibiryak and A. N. Ost­rovsky
Authors:   Institute of History and Archaeology UB RAS, Ekaterinburg, Sozina Elena K. ,   Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg
Published: January 2025

This article examines several aspects of the theme of the theatre that are significant to the works of the renowned playwright А. N. Ostrovsky as well as the “glorifier of the Urals” D. N. Mamin-Sibiryak. The resemblance to Ostrovsky in Mamin’s play The Gold Prospectors (At the Golden Bottom) (1887–1888) is evident at the level of material and subject matter. Both Mamin’s gold finder Molokov and Ostrovsky’s merchant Bolshov (It’s a Family Affair — We’ll Settle It Ourselves) experience a similar background of deliberate bankruptcy and subsequent failure. The article devotes particular attention to the unexpected resemblance between The Gold Prospectors and Ostrovsky’s historical drama, Vasilisa Melentyeva, which was written with the participation of S. A. Gedeonov. The vividly dramatic part of Vasilisa Melentyeva was one of M. M. Abramova’s (née Heinrich), Mamin’s second wife’s, favorite roles, and her husband considered it to be her best role. The concept of the impenitent sin (N. Shalimova) was a recurring theme in the works of both Ostrovsky and Mamin. In contrast with Ostrovsky’s drama, Mamin’s social and domestic drama comedy presents a secret relationship between reasons and consequences, guilt and punishment. The ultimate outcome of the dramatic work evinces that the infliction of moral punishment has an impact on all the characters, thereby endowing the play with an apologue-like quality.
The second aspect of the theatre theme in the article is an examination of the interrelation of the theatre and the public in Mamin’s stories of the mid-1880s (We Need to Encourage Art, Buyanka) and Ostrovsky’s plays, mainly his comedy Talents and Admirers. Ostrovsky differentiates the public taking into account who appeals to it: “respectable people” — or actors themselves and the entrepreneur, who often has to speak the language of money, but never forgets about the theatre’s truth. In Mamin’s narratives, the public is represented as a collective entity, symbolising the mundane and consumerist aspects of modernity. However, they are also depicted as educated provincial individuals who possess a genuine passion for the performing arts. A discernible correlation is established between Mamin’s characters and Ostrovsky’s own statements regarding the theatre and the public. This correlation is identified through an examination of Ostrovsky’s notes on the position of the theatre and dramatic art in Russia.
Finno-Ugric Traces” in Prishvin’s Early Prose
Authors:   Institute of Linguistics, Literature, and History of the Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Petrozavodsk, Nagurnaja Svetlana V.
Published: January 2025

This article examines the vocabulary which was borrowed into the Russian dialects of Pomorie, mainly from the Finniс and Sami languages, and is found in the first book of the famous Russian writer M. M. Prishvin In the Land of Fearless Birds. Essays on the Vyg Region. The employment of dialect words in the work functioned as an artistic medium through which the writer articulated the distinctive linguistic character of Karelian Pomorie, the region of Karelia he visited in 1906.
An analysis of the language of Pomors reveals clear evidence of intensive linguistic contact between Russian settlers and the indigenous Finno-Ugric population. One of the most significant layers of borrowed vocabulary is landscape vocabulary. When describing the northern landscapes, Prishvin introduces into the narrative such words as selga, korga, luda, salma. The so-called commercial vocabulary is also borrowed. The article also analyses lexemes that nominate phenomena and objects related to fishing and hunting of the inhabitants of Vygozero — rinda, kibas, kerezha, nudya, etc. A separate group of loans are words related to the life of Pomors around the vast expanses of water. These are means of transportation on water such as soima, karbas, and place names, toponyms, first of all, the name of Vygozero itself and the Vyg River.
The article provides an etymological analysis of dialectal vocabulary, which not only formed the stylistic dominant of the narrative and reflected the originality of Prishvin’s idiostyle but also reflected the centuries-old history of the formation of the Pomors and their original language.
Old Believer Population Distribution in Perm Province at the Turn of the 20th Century
Authors:   Institute of History and Archaeology UB RAS, Ekaterinburg, Bakharev Dmitry S.
Published: January 2025

This article studies the Old Believer population distribution in the Middle Urals in the late nineteenth — early twentieth centuries. The study refers to the 1890 Perm Province map, local published statistics and the results of the 1897 census. The primary methods employed in this study include cartography and the calculation of the mean settlement size. The spatial and quantitative analysis of the Old Believer population network shows its internal heterogeneity. It was divided into five clusters: eastern (Kamyshlov and Shadrinsk uyezds), central (Verkhoturye, Ekaterinburg, and Krasnoufimsk uyezds), northern (Cherdyn uyezd), western (Kungur, Okhansk, Perm, and Solikamsk uyezds), and the south-western (Osa uyezd). Some clusters included border volosts (subdistricts) of neighboring areas. All clusters touched the provincial border, i. e., they could have an interregional character. The central and western clusters were distinguished by a greater sparsity of the network of settlements compared to the others. The average size of Old Believer population generally repeated the characteristics of Orthodox settlements. In the central cluster, Old Believers preferred to live in zavods (factory settlements), in the eastern and south-western ones, in large villages, in the northern one, in small villages and hamlets, and in the western cluster, in tiny settlements, outposts, and single homesteads. Ekaterinburg was the only city fully included in the Old Believer settlement network. Accordingly, the Old Believers of the central cluster, being largely factory settlement and urban residents, are supposed to have differed significantly from their brothers in faith from other areas. Edinovertsy generally repeated the distribution of Old Believers, with a smaller scope and a tendency to live in larger settlements.
Stylistically Lowered Lexical Units in Metaphors and Similes in Different Narrative Types (Based on the Material of Modern Russian Prose)
Authors:   V. V. Vinogradov Russian Language Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Petrova Zoya Yu. , Fateeva Natalia A. ,   V. V. Vinogradov Russian Language Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Published: January 2025

This article examines comparative tropes (metaphors and similes) expressed by lexical units belonging to stylistically lower layers of vocabulary: vernacular and jargon, colloquial speech as used in the prose of the early twenty-first century. It is noted that, in contrast to metaphors and similes that function in everyday speech, comparative constructions with uncodified elements in literary prose text are specially modeled to perform figurative and evaluative-expressive functions. The writer’s task is to as plausibly as possible display the linguistic personalities of the characters, their social status and peculiarities of thinking, to tune in to the modern reader’s perception, which reduces the distance between everyday speech and literary language and strengthens the colloquial element in prose. The article refers to novels of modern Russian prose writers such as Sh. Idiatullin, G. Yakhina, D. Rubina, Z. Prilepin, E. Vodolazkin, A. Ivanov, M. Stepnova, O. Slavnikova, etc. The purpose of the work is to determine the functions of stylistically lowered lexical units in comparative tropes and to identify the correlation between such tropes and different types of narrative. Mostly, stylistic lowering occurs when writers use uncodified vocabulary. The article describes its stylistic layers. A distinctive feature of recent times as compared with previous literary periods is noted, such as the presence of computer jargon in modern texts. The study demonstrates that colloquial and slang elements, which are the supporting words of comparative tropes, are found in modern literary prose not only when conveying the characters’ remarks in dialogues, but also in the speech of the narrator both in the first and third person, representing the character’s point of view. In this case, there is an interference of the plane of the narrator and the plane of the character. A comparison of the stylistic registers of metaphors and similes of different characters makes it possible to reveal their characterological traits.
Farmer. Worker. Historian: The Case of Professor Glavatsky
Authors:   Institute of History and Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, Glavatskaya Elena M. ,   Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Zabolotnykh Elizaveta A. ,   Institute of History and Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg
Published: January 2025

This article is dedicated to Professor Mikhail Glavatsky, an outstanding Soviet historian. Referring to population records, reference books, and personal documents, the authors of the article trace the history of his family and the fates of its members in crucial periods of the country’s life. The historian-to-be was born into a wealthy Jewish family of hereditary millers Logovatsky-Glovatsky in Uman. Trying to escape the famine that followed collectivisation, the family had to flee Ukraine, hiding their origins and changing their names. M. E. Glavatsky’s brothers worked in factories, studied, and as the Great Patriotic War broke out, went to the front. He himself worked at a military plant in Sverdlovsk, and in 1945, he entered Ural State University, where he remained until the end of his working life. M. E. Glavatsky devoted himself to the study of technical intelligentsia in the Urals. He was one of the few who could sympathetically present both the new Soviet intelligentsia and the fates of those that did not accept or were not accepted by the Soviet authorities. M. E. Glavatsky became one of the founders of the Russian school of intelligentsia studies, created the research centre “The Twentieth Century in the Fates of the Russian Intelligentsia”, and organised annual scholarly conferences. He published over 250 academic works, including 8 monographs; he taught at the University for half a century and supervised 43 doctoral dissertations. Professor M. E. Glavatsky made a significant contribution to the study of the history of his motherland: he prepared fundamentally new textbooks on the history of the USSR, which, for the first time, made it possible for people’s voices to be heard and different views to be represented. He also initiated an anthropocentric approach to the study of the history of metallurgy, viewing it through the prism of the biographies of the metallurgists themselves. Professor M. E. Glavatsky was a bright scholar, organiser and teacher who played an important role in the development of knowledge in the humanities and the formation of the historicism of thinking. The tradition of studying the history of the University and the resumption of the Izvestia journal is associated with his name.
The role of emotion in moral judgment: the rebirth of traditional Chinese ethical thought in modern psychology
Authors: Yu Xiaobo
Published: January 2025

Abstract: Traditional Chinese philosophy has conventionally viewed emotions as more of a barrier to moral acuity, whereas control and rationality have been the cornerstones. This paper argues against that school of thought and synthesizes traditional Chinese ethics with some state-of-the-art psychological work where emotions feature as the linchpin of moral judgment. More specifically, what it discusses is the role of emotions, such as empathy and guilt, in moral decision-making. This paper argues, based on the latest research in psychology, that, if emotions are well managed, they contribute positively to moral reasoning and ethical behavior. Combining principles of emotional regulation from Chinese ethics and contemporary psychological frameworks, this approach revivifies the classic philosophical argument while providing major cultural insights for modern ethical theory and moral psychology.