bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Use of Reflection Coefficients and Decision Tree Algorithm for Rapid Classification of Hazardous Chemical Liquids
Authors: EFEOĞLU Ebru , TUNA Gürkan
Published: January 2022

The purpose of occupational health and safety studies is to protect employees from work accidents and occupational diseases and to ensure that they work in a healthy environment. Most of the work accidents happen as a result of wrong storage, transportation and use of chemicals. In order to protect employees from chemical hazards and eliminate their possible risks, a risk assessment should first be carried out. Based on the results of the risk assessment, if not done before, bottles that contain hazardous chemicals must be classified and labelled according to their risk levels. The labels of bottles that contain chemical liquids must be checked and if the labels are worn or unreadable, they must be renewed. After these have been done, hazardous chemical liquids must be classified, stored and transported according to these labels. In this study, a non-contact, liquid measurement system based on microwave data is proposed to detect hazardous liquids. In order to select the most suitable algorithm for use in this measurement system, 3 different classification algorithms have been used and the performance analysis of the algorithms has made. In the study, 3 different classification processes have been applied according to the chemical properties of the liquids. It has been observed that Random Tree algorithm has achieved the best performance while Rep Tree algorithm has done the worst performance. Using this system, hazardous chemical liquids can be detected without opening the cover of the bottles that contain the liquids. Therefore, it can be used to quickly label hazardous liquids for their safe storage and transportation.
Evaluating the impact of climate change on surface water resources in the upper Ganjiang River Basin, China
Authors: Song Peibing , Wang Chao , Ding Gongbo , Sun Jiahui , Kong Lingzhong , Lu Mengtian , Lei Xiaohui , Wang Hao
Published: January 2022

Projecting surface runoff is a meaningful task for rational allocation and optimal scheduling of water resources. Aimed at exploring the impact of climate change on surface water resources, the basin-scale water-balance model coupled with the Budyko-type equation was developed for the upper Ganjiang River Basin (UGRB). Studies demonstrated that the Budyko-CY function is the optimal water-balance model, with a Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) of 0.843 in the calibration period and 0.653 in the validation period, respectively. The increase in temperature by 1 °C may bring about a 2.5–4.7% runoff decline, while the 10% increase in precipitation may lead to a 12.1–14.3% runoff ascent. The annual mean temperature is expected to grow by 0.69, 0.68 and 0.97 °C in the next 30 years relative to that during the reference period, respectively. Similarly, the surface runoff is estimated to increase by 8.4, 6.5 and 5.0% on a multi-year average scale, respectively. This study is beneficial to provide possibilities for climate scenarios that may occur in the future, and the results presented herein are capable of giving a reference for the planning and management of water resources in the UGRB.
A cross-sectional study on infectious health risks regarding freshwater sports practice in Brittany, France
Authors: Velardo Fanny , Bouziri Hanifa , Adélaïde Lucie , Oliosi Emma , Layan Maylis , Descamps Alexandre , Berthod Delphine , Patlán-Hernández Alan R. , Ledrans Martine , Pivette Mathilde , Lefort Mathilde , Roux Jonathan , Crépey Pascal
Published: January 2022

Freshwater sports expose practitioners to pathogens in the water environment and may result in infection. In French Brittany, these infections are particularly worrying, especially since 2016 with an increase in the incidence of leptospirosis reaching 1 case per 100,000 inhabitants, which represents the highest incidence observed since 1920. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of infectious diseases related to freshwater sports practice and to identify the factors associated with these infections among freshwater sports licensees in Brittany, France. From March 18, 2019, to May 8, 2019, we interviewed freshwater sports licensees (online study) and club presidents and instructors (phone study) in Brittany. Licensee participants were 18 years old or more and practiced at least one freshwater sport in one of the 79 Brittany clubs. We used logistic regression models to study the association between our variables of interest and potential risk factors. In total, 551 licensees (20.3% of the total number of licensees) and 38 clubs (48.1%) were surveyed. Among the licensees, 29 (5.3%) reported being diagnosed with leptospirosis, of which 12 (41.3%) occurred in the last 5 years. The most reported symptoms were skin irritation/itchy skin (24.3%) and 39 individuals (7.1%) reported at least one hospitalization in their lifetime for a disease related to freshwater sports. The occurrence of leptospirosis was negatively associated with boarding from a pontoon (odds ratio (OR)=0.20, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.06–0.56), practicing for less than 4 years (OR=0.17, 95% CI 0.04–0.56) compared to more than 10 years, and the occurrence of leptospirosis was positively associated with taking a soapy shower after practice (OR=4.38, 95% CI 1.90–10.51). Eskimo roll was positively associated with the occurrence of otitis and conjunctivitis (OR=3.22, 95% CI 1.82–6.03), and skin irritation/itchy skin (OR=1.66, 95% CI 0.99–2.84). Otitis, conjunctivitis, and skin irritation/itchy skin are the most commonly reported freshwater sport-related diseases in French Brittany. Despite a good level of knowledge of prevention measures, their implementation by licensees and clubs remains low. Further studies are needed to identify practices associated with infectious risk in freshwater sports.
Analysis of denitrification performance and microbial community structure in a bio-electrochemical reactor under different current densities with wheat-rice stone powder
Authors: Liu Hengyuan , Hu Qili
Published: January 2022

Nitrate widely exists in water pollution and is the most stable form of nitrogen pollution. This study investigated the effect of the current density (CD) and the wheat-rice stone powder (WP) on denitrification performance, microbial diversity and enzyme activity in a bio-electrochemical reactor (BER). It was found that an optimum CD of 200 mA/m2 and the addition of WP significantly improved the nitrate removal rate constant compared with the control group (12.28 d−1 versus 9.75 d−1) and remarkably reduced the intermediate accumulation of nitrite. The application of both optimum CD and WP enhanced the microbial diversity and catalytic activity of nitrate reductase (Nar) and nitrite reductase (Nir). The most dominant microbial taxa in our reactor were Methyloversatilis, Methylotenera, and an unclassified genus of the family Methylophilaceae. Moreover, WP allowed the denitrifiers to better withstand the stress of high CD. This study presented results supporting the use of an optimum CD and natural mineral addition to improving the performance of the denitrification process within a BER.
Long-term investigations on ammonium removal with zeolite in compact vertical flow treatment wetlands under field conditions
Authors: Ruiz-Ocampo Hernán , Tondera Katharina , Paing Joëlle , Molle Pascal , Chazarenc Florent
Published: January 2022

The scope of this study was to investigate if using zeolite as a reactive material in a vertical-flow wetland under field conditions improves ammonium removal from domestic wastewater in the long term. The experimental setup consisted of two pilot-scale first stage French vertical flow treatment wetlands (2.3 m2 surface area each), which were implemented under field scale conditions inside a wastewater treatment plant in the central region of France (L'Encloitre, 37360). The filters were operated during 27 months. A compact pilot containing Leca® as a main filtration layer (Ø 1–5 mm) was compared to a similar one filled with natural zeolite (Ø 2–5 mm). The pilots were fed according to regular feeding/resting periods (3½/7 days) and the nominal loading rate was of 300 g COD m−2 d−1 and 33 g·N·m−2·d−1 during operation. In both pilots, results showed a removal efficiency of more than 90 and 85% for TSS and COD, respectively. They also showed an increased NH4-N removal of 9% on average (total removal efficiency of 84%) with the use of zeolite compared to Leca®. The ion exchange capacity of zeolite seemed not to be affected after 27 months of experiments; however, the material was compacted and more friable after operation.
Prediction of household wastewater treatment systems' in situ performance based on standardized tests
Authors: Falipou Eva , Favre Cécile , Lacasse Roger , Boutin Catherine
Published: January 2022

This paper presents a comparative analysis on operating conditions of onsite wastewater treatment systems. Actual EU Member States' national regulations require in situ treatment thresholds expressed in effluent concentrations. CE marking of onsite wastewater treatment system is mandatory according to standardized test (EN 12566-3 + A2) with performance declared in removal efficiency. Recent study indicates that in situ raw sewage concentrations are 1.5 times higher than those on test platforms. In this context, performance comparison between platform tests and in situ discharge threshold cannot be based on effluent concentrations but rather on removal efficiency to fulfill environmental and health requirements. This study compares: (i) results from eight standardized tests, (ii) over 300 measurements of in situ raw sewage, and (iii) several national-level thresholds focusing on carbon parameters. To meet French effluent thresholds, a minimum removal efficiency of 96% in SS and 95% in BOD5 is required. A beta law model assesses the efficiency measured during standardized testing and establishes a robustness characteristic with a probability above 80%. When a septic tank is used, its efficiency can be incorporated into the prediction. Although the new performance criteria are more stringent, some of the eight products evaluated still meet the requirements.
Fraud pentagon elements in detecting fraudulent financial statement
Authors: Andriani Kadek Fitri , Budiartha Ketut , Sari Maria Mediatrix Ratna , Widanaputra Anak Agung Gde Putu
Published: January 2022

Public companies that are supposed to provide transparent and accountable information to outside parties, sometimes still hide facts and information that have a bad influence on their company's reputation. Public companies in Indonesia in carrying out their business activities have been specifically regulated and supervised by an independent institution, called the Financial Services Authority (OJK). OJK itself has issued several regulations on the presentation of financial statements, such as regulation no. IX.E.2 and rule number VIII.G. This study aims to detect financial statement fraud with the fraud pentagon model. Researchers use elements of financial stability, external pressure, personal financial need, financial target, nature of industry, ineffective monitoring, quality of external auditor, change in auditor, change of directors and frequent number of CEO's picture as independent variables on the ability to detect financial statement fraud as dependent variables. This study uses a sample of fraud companies that are subject to sanctions and cases of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) related to OJK regulations VIII G. 7 and IX. E. 2 in 2015-2019. The company sample consists of 31 fraudulent companies and 31 non-fraud companies.
Development of student competencies in integrated science subjects class VIII based on cognitive technology in the era of society 5.0
Authors: Rahmiwati Sucia , Festiyed Festiyed , Ratnawulan Ratnawulan
Published: January 2022

This research was conducted to 1) produce integrated science learning based on cognitive technology to improve the skills of the 5.0 era student community; 2) know the potential of developing technology-based cognitive learning in integrated science learning; and 3) know the potency of developing in the era of society 5.0. The research method was Research and Development (R & D), pointing to ADDIE models. There were 5 main phases (Analyze, Design, Develop. Implement, Evaluate ) and additional phases (preliminary field testing, main product revision, main field testing, and operational product revision). The instruments used included a product validation questionnaire, problem-solving test, observation sheet of problem-solving, and technology-based cognitive integrated science learning questionnaire. The results showed that: 1) integrated science learning based on technology-based cognitive developed was assessed very good by expert teaching lecturer and teacher, and before suitable for use in the learning process; 2) integrated science learning material technology-based cognitive could improve students’ skills in the era of society 5.0; and 3) integrated science learning technology-based cognitive could improve students’ science attitude.
Feminism criticism of abortion provisions of rape victims according to law number 36 the year 2009 on health
Authors: Sijabat Hotmaria Hertawaty , Tridewiyanti Kunthi
Published: January 2022

Abortion is a controversial term that has attracted attention from various points of view, although it has never reached common ground. One perspective of the discussion about abortion is juridical. The research method used is a normative juridical and normative-philosophical research method using the doctrine of feminism as an analytical tool. Research shows the following results. Law Number 36 of 2009 concerning Health, which regulates abortion, cannot provide legal protection to women who experience unwanted pregnancies due to rape victims. Following up on the study results, the authors propose the following suggestions. Articles regarding abortion in Law Number 36 the Year 2009 concerning Health need to be amended immediately to provide legal protection to women who experience unwanted pregnancies due to rape victims. Thus, the results of this work become an essential input for the development of similar studies in the future.
Comparing Survivors of Cancer in Population-Based Samples With Those in Online Cancer Communities: Cross-sectional Questionnaire Study
Authors: van Eenbergen Mies C , Vromans Ruben D , Tick Lidwine W , Vreugdenhil Gerard , Krahmer Emiel J , Mols Floortje , van de Poll-Franse Lonneke V
Published: January 2022

Background

Most Western countries have websites that provide information on cancer and the opportunity to participate in online cancer communities (OCCs). The number of patients with cancer that participate in these OCCs is growing. These patients are relatively easy to approach for research purposes.

Objective

The objective of this study is to determine the differences and similarities between survivors of cancer in population-based samples and survivors participating in OCCs who use the internet in relation to their illness.

Methods

In 2017, we drew a sample of 539 population-based patients and 531 OCC patients. The population-based patients were sent a paper-based questionnaire, and the OCC patients were sent the same questionnaire on the web. In the questionnaire, we asked patients about their sociodemographics, internet use, sources of information, media use, and wishes regarding future internet use for health care–related purposes, and the effect of internet use on their health care consumption.

Results

The response rate of population-based internet users was 47% (233/496), and that of the OCC group was 40.3% (214/531). The OCC group had a significantly higher education level (P<.001), was younger (P<.001), had more survivors that were employed (P<.001), and attached greater importance to the internet (171/214, 79.9% vs 126/233, 54.1%; P<.001) and fellow survivors (107/214, 50% vs 60/233, 25.8%; P<.001). Compared with the population-based group, the OCC group reported more intensive internet use immediately after diagnosis, during treatment, and during follow-up (P<.001 in each case). There were similarities in terms of the relative importance that survivors attach to the various sources of information, the topics on which they seek information, and their wishes for future eHealth possibilities. The OCC group reported a greater need to participate in a web-based class or chat with others (92/214, 43% vs 44/233, 18.9%).

Conclusions

We conclude that survivors who are members of an OCC are not representative of survivors of cancer in general. There are significant differences in sociodemographic characteristics, internet use during their treatment journey, internet search frequency during their cancer journey, and participation wishes. Using web-based information and communication can support shared decision-making and may facilitate the active participation of patients during their treatment. For research purposes, it is important to take the bias in OCC groups into account.
Robotic Table and Serious Games for Integrative Rehabilitation in the Early Poststroke Phase: Two Case Reports
Authors: Burdea Grigore , Kim Nam , Polistico Kevin , Kadaru Ashwin , Grampurohit Namrata , Hundal Jasdeep , Pollack Simcha
Published: January 2022

Background

BrightArm Compact is a new rehabilitation system for the upper extremities. It provides bimanual training with gradated gravity loading and mediates interactions with cognitively challenging serious games.

Objective

The aim of this study is to design and test a robotic rehabilitation table–based virtual rehabilitation system for functional impact of the integrative training in the early poststroke phase.

Methods

A new robotic rehabilitation table, controllers, and adaptive games were developed. The 2 participants underwent 12 experimental sessions in addition to the standard of care. Standardized measures of upper extremity function (primary outcome), depression, and cognition were administered before and after the intervention. Nonstandardized measures included game variables and subjective evaluations.

Results

The 2 case study participants attained high total arm repetitions per session (504 and 957) and achieved high grasp and finger-extension counts. Training intensity contributed to marked improvements in affected shoulder strength (225% and 100% increase), grasp strength (27% and 16% increase), and pinch strength (31% and 15% increase). The shoulder flexion range increased by 17% and 18% and elbow supination range by 75% and 58%. Improvements in motor function were at or above minimal clinically important difference for the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (11 and 10 points), Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory (11 and 14 points), and Upper Extremity Functional Index (19 and 23 points). Cognitive and emotive outcomes were mixed. Subjective rating by participants and training therapists were positive (average 4, SD 0.22, on a 5-point Likert scale).

Conclusions

The design of the robotic rehabilitation table was tested on 2 participants in the early poststroke phase, and results are encouraging for upper extremity functional gains and technology acceptance.

Trial Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04252170; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04252170
Intent to Change Sun-Protective Behaviors Among Hispanic People After a UV Photoaging Intervention: Cohort Study (Preprint)
Authors: Bonnell Levi N , Obi Ngozi , Miller Kimberly , Hu Sophia , Dellavalle Robert , Cockburn Myles
Published: January 2022

BACKGROUND

Mortality rates from melanoma are higher among Hispanic populations than non-Hispanic White (NHW) populations. Interventions to improve sun safety are needed. The Reveal Imager is a camera that uses standard cross-polarized flash photography to record surface and subsurface skin conditions.

OBJECTIVE

This study aims to determine the intervention’s effectiveness in increasing awareness of sun damage and exposure reduction between Hispanic and NHW populations.

METHODS

A cohort of 322 participants, aged ≥18 years, were recruited from community events in 2018. Baseline information was collected on demographics, sun exposure, and perception of risk factors. A facial image was then captured using the Reveal Imager. The results were explained and counseling on sun safety was given, followed by filling out an immediate postimage survey. Chi-square tests, analysis of variance, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, McNemar tests, and multivariable logistic regression were used.

RESULTS

At follow-up, 125 of 141 (89%) Hispanic participants reported that viewing the UV photoaged image influenced intent-to-change sun protection behaviors, compared to 88 of 121 (73%) NHW participants (odds ratio 2.9, 95% CI 1.5-5.6). Of 141 Hispanic participants, 96 (68%) reported that they intended to increase sunscreen use, compared to only 41 of 121 (34%) NHW participants (P<.001).

CONCLUSIONS

We demonstrated an application of Reveal Imager for education and risk assessment. The Reveal Imager was especially helpful in motivating intention to change sun exposure among Hispanic populations.
A real-world, population-based study for the outcomes of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer to the liver with distant lymph node metastases treated with metastasectomy
Authors: Abdel-Rahman Omar
Published: January 2022

Aim:
To assess the impact of metastasectomy on survival outcomes of patients with concurrent liver and distant nodal metastases.
Materials & methods:
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database was accessed and patients with colorectal liver metastases (with or without distant lymph node involvement) were reviewed. Kaplan–Meier survival estimates were then used to assess the impact of the presence of distant lymph node metastases as well as the impact of metastasectomy on overall and cancer-specific survival. A propensity score matching was then conducted between patients with distant lymph node metastases who had surgery versus those who did not have surgery.
Results:
A total of 15,325 patients were included in the current analysis including 1603 patients who have liver and distant nodal metastases (10.5%) and 13,722 patients who have liver metastases only (89.5%). The following factors were associated with better overall survival (OS): younger age (hazard ratio [HR] with increasing age: 1.024; 95% CI: 1.022–1.025), white race (HR for African–American race vs white race: 1.233; 95% CI: 1.175–1.295), distal site of the primary (HR: 0.808; 95% CI: 0.778–0.840), absence of distant lymph nodes (HR: 0.697; 95% CI: 0.659–0.737), metastasectomy (HR for no metastasectomy vs metastasectomy: 1.954; 95% CI: 1.858–2.056). Within the postpropensity cohort, metastasectomy was associated with improved OS among patients with concurrent distant lymph node and liver metastases (median OS of 20 vs 11 months; p < 0.001).
Conclusion:
Metastasectomy seems to be associated with improved survival among patients with concurrent lymph node and liver metastases. It is unclear if improved survival is related to the surgical intervention or to the fact that surgically treated patients have a better baseline general condition and hence improved outcomes.
Vehicle Telematics in Data Analysis and Importance of Vehicle Tracking For Businesses
Authors: Mehta Jimit Kishor
Published: January 2022

Abstract: [3] Vehicle/driver monitoring and sensing is one family of applications which falls in the M2M (Machine-to-Machine) area. Drivers, fleet owners, transport operations, insurance companies are stakeholders which need to have analytical reporting on the mobility patterns of their vehicles, as well as real-time views in order to support quick and efficient decisions towards ecofriendly moves, cost-effective maintenance of vehicles, improved navigation, safety and adaptive risk management. [1] Vehicle telematics is an interdisciplinary field that combines telecommunications, informatics, computer science, electrical engineering, and vehicular technologies to create a vehicle telematics system that functions to collect and derive insight from vehicle telematics data and ultimately improve the efficiency and safety of the overall driver experience. The use of Vehicle Telematics has now-a-days been an active contributor for the global market. Keywords: monitoring, sensing, analytical reporting, adaptive, interdisciplinary, efficiency.
Edible Packaging: Composition, Shelf Life and Safety
Authors: Gogulapati Supraja
Published: January 2022

Abstract: Packaging today plays and important role in the quality of food products by providing protection from environmental, chemical and physical challenges. Edible food packaging is a type of packaging that is designed to be eaten or has the ability to biodegrade efficiently like the food that it contains. There are two of edible packaging that is edible films and edible coatings. Edible films have become widely used for a variety it could contribute to the reduction of environmental pollution. The use of edible packaging material has a short history. The development of food packaging has evolved as man’s lifestyle has changed. Edible packaging have been used for centuries in food industries to preserve food product, that is not a new preservation technique. Protein based films or coatings were developed from different products, they exhibit properties like increase in tensile strength, flexibility, flavourless, transparency, good oxygen barriers and also can control bacterial growth. The biodegradability test proved that the films are biodegradable in natural environmental conditions. Polysaccharides films or coatings are developed from different products, they exhibit some properties like improvement of solubility, strong tensile strength, permeability, elongation break, flexibility, permeability of oxygen and water vapour, and also it decreased some properties by adding some products into polysaccharides like it decreased water vapour permeability and transparency. Lipids films or coatings are developed from different products, they exhibit some properties like improved flexibility, smooth, increase film permeability, elongation towards gas, water and soluble substance. Lipid coating packaging are retardation of water loss and dehydration, and also can control respiration rate, transpiration rate and binding of ethylene biosynthesis process, and also adding some products to lipids has decreased its tensile strength. Antioxidants are added to edible packaging materials to delay the rate of oxidation reactions. Antimicrobial agents to enhance the shelf of food products. Edible packaging using different materials like proteins, polysaccharides and lipids have shown safety useage of edible packaging. Keywords: Biodegradeble, Edible films, Biopolymers, Tensile strength, Gelatin.
Using geoservices in researching the state of forest ecosystems
Authors: Plotnikova A.S. , Kharitonova A.O. , Ershov D.V. , Sochilova E.N.
Published: January 2022

The authors propose a means for interdisciplinary cooperation through using geoservices for swapping spatial data. Environmental studies of forest ecosystems often produce results in the form of the mentioned data. Geoservices enable specialists in various fields to study them without purchasing professional GIS. Domestic and foreign experience of their application aimed at presenting the results of environmental research was studied. The authors give several examples of using geoservices which support implementation of scientific projects of the CEPF RAS. They were implemented to create web-GIS for local studies of fire preventing regimes of the Pechora-Ilych nature reserve and its vicinities. The developed product enables visualizing and analyzing thematic spatial data. The geoservices have found their application providing analytical and interactive infographics for national studies of the Russian Federation forest carbon resources in the context of global climate change. The results of the forest tree cover dynamics analysis, wood stock volume and fire carbon emissions in the forests of Russia are presented.
The “Pasternak’s garden”: the poetic matrix in landscape
Authors:   Perm State National Research University, Firsova Anastasija V.
Published: January 2022

The museum “House of Pasternak” has opened in the village of Vsevolod- Vilva of the Alexandrovsky district of the Perm Territory of the Russian Federation in 2009. Its expositions tell about the poet’s stay in the Urals in 1916; but the museum has no exhibits that have the memorial status. The only living witness of Pasternak’s stay here is the cedar, as well as natural landscapes, which captured in the lyrics of 1916 and the novel “Doctor Zhivago” (1945–1955). In the “House of Pasternak” natural environment and poetic paths have become a full-fledged object of display, but in order to designate these objects as genuine elements of the landscape, are needed a project method and a geopoetic approach. The research of phytonyms in the lyrics of Pasternak led the authors of the project to create the concept of “The Poet’s Garden” — a landscape exposition in which botanical and geo-ethical images determine the structure — the poetic matrix of the landscape. The intersection of poetry and the components of the natural landscape forms toposes — a semantic space, in which, thanks to the events taking place, the plots of being manifest themselves. Thematic zones of “The Poet’s Garden” construct a literary landscape, each step along which is the path along the milestones of the life of the poet and of any person, the world of things that surrounds us becomes the subject of inspiration. The thematic zones of “The Poet’s Garden” should be perceived in motion. Each step here is a new stage in the formation of a creative personality: “Childhood”, “Falling in love”, “Separation”, “Youth”, “Maturity”, “Eternity”. Each thematic zone is supplemented with art objects, which represent the episodes of Pasternak’s biography and their poetic reflection. The garden expands the exposition space of museum and allows to generate additional meanings.
Subject detailing as an instrument of poetization of the estate life in the lyrics by I.A. Bunin of the 1890s–1900s
Authors:   Orenburg State University, Zhaplova Tatyana M.
Published: January 2022

The article deals with I.A. Bunin’s early lyrics, options for its subject detailing and features of its functioning. The author traces the development of the estate image in the poems of 1887–1891 — from landscape sketches to everyday genre sketches from the life of a young landowner who is immersed in the atmosphere of the Russian “noble nest”. In Bunin’s interpretation, the estate setting acquires more and more specific features, while being filled with a special meaning and evoking special emotions of the lyric hero, who remembers what he saw and experienced, thanks to the bright details of the objective or natural world. Focusing on one or two miserly signs of the landowner’s life, the author traces how at first without going into details and balancing between romantic and realistic imagery, Bunin in the first poeticbook “Poems of 1887–1891” (1891) departs from the canons in creating landscape and philosophical lyrics and recreates a different mythologeme — the estate. The transformation of the image was facilitated by further enriching the context with details-lists of accessories of noble life and their strengthening in the poems of the 1890s–1900s with details that excessively characterize not only the life, but also the worldview or psychological state of the lyric hero, who is set up for active, conscious participation in what is happening on the territory of his ancestral “nest”.
I.A. Bunin and his time: Context of Life — History of Work
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dvinyatina Tatiana M. ,   А.М. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: January 2022

The collection is based on the materials of two anniversary international scientific conferences dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Bunin and held at IMLI RAS and IRLI RAS. The collection also holds publications of new archival materials, as well as translations of foreign articles about Ivan Bunin. Some illustrations from the collection have never been pubished before. The present collection is the next stage a large-scale preparation for starting the edition of the academic Complete collection of the writer’s works.
The ‛Light – Darkness’ Аntinomy in the Novels ‛The Life of Arseniev’ by Ivan Bunin and ‛The Defense’ by Vladimir Nabokov: to the Issue of the Typological Convergence of the Authors’ Styles
Authors:   Chelyabinsk State University, Belousova Elena G.
Published: January 2022

The paper examines the problem of Ivan Bunin and Vladimir Nabokov’s creative relationship on the material of the novels “The Life of Arseniev” and “The Defense” through the prism of the writers’ individual styles. It considers the antinomic character of Bunin and Nabokov’s poetics caused by common social and historical circumstances of writing both novels with common theme of individual consciousness’s life, both of a сharacter and of an author. The specific forms and techniques using which the universal antinomy of light and darkness in the novels “The Life of Arseniev” and “The Defense” is manifested are also identified. Being organic to each author’s type of artistic consciousness and structure of personality, they constitute the unique stylistic tool, which opens Bunin and Nabokov’s features of the vision, understanding and reconstruction of the world. The typological convergence of original authors’ styles is revealed in the conclusion. Meeting the needs of age they were living in, Bunin’s and Nabokov’s styles converge in the search of art forms, which could delve deep into the human individuality and reality.
Ivan Bunin and E.N. Chirikov: Dialogue and Competition (Social and Metaphysical in the Artistic View of the World)
Authors:   M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Mikhailova Maria V. , Nazarova Anastasia V. ,   M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
Published: January 2022

The paper attempts to compare the Ivan Bunin and E.N. Chirikov’s artistic views of the world which revealed a number of similar stages in their creative evolution that do not coincide chronologically, but clearly indicate that a long dialogue existed between the writers. Despite the fact the origins of the artistic search for writers initially lay in different planes (one of them paid more attention to the understanding of philosophical problems, the other focused mainly on the image of social contradictions and ideological disputes in Russian society), the vectors of creative interests of Bunin and Chirikov were quite close. Both of them focused on the issues related to understanding the fate of the rural world and the peasantry, the contradictions of the Russian national character, the causes of social evil and injustice and the revolutionary catastrophe of 1917, the meaning of writing and the mystery of love. The revealed points of intersection in the legacy of both authors allow us to significantly expand the idea of personal and creative contacts of the first Russian Nobel laureate with contemporary realist writers, primarily colleagues from the literary association “Sreda” and the book partnership “Znanie”.
Literary Reviews of Ivan Bunin and Yuly Aikhenvald in the 1920s’ Periodics: Comparison of Approaches, Evaluations, Conclusions
Authors:   School 57, Kochergina Irina V.
Published: January 2022

The paper considers the literary reviews of Ivan Bunin and critic Yuly Aikhenvald in the 1920s. The author compares the critical manner and style of the reviews, highlighting the similar evaluations of literary works and analyzing the reasons for this similarity. In particular, there is similarity in the assessment of literary works of Alexey K. Tolstoy, Ivan Savin, Leonid Zurov. Critical responses to the works of the writers of “smenovekhovstvoˮ and the magazine “Verstyˮ are considered; the author also touches upon responses to the works of Alexander Blok of the revolutionary period and to the Soviet literature. It is noted that both Bunin and Aikhenvald did not accept an utilitarian approach to art, as well as the efforts to make literature a handmaid of public. It is concluded that, despite the difference in style and genre of the critical reviews of Bunin and Aikhenvald, the evaluation of the literary works is mostly similar.
Ivan Bunin and ‛Russian Land’ Publishing House
Authors: Abolina Margarita M.
Published: January 2022

The paper deals with an episode from the long history of Ivan Bunin’s cooperation with Russian publishers in exile. The first emigrant publishing house in which Bunin’s books were published was called “Russian Land” — it was a Parisian cooperative enterprise that continued the “self-publishing” of Russian writers: Alexey Tolstoy, Aleksander Kuprin, Konstantin Balmont et al. took part in it just like Bunin. The director of the publishing house was Tikhon Polner, a journalist and historian, — it’s in his archive documents, now stored in the Bakhmeteff Archive of Russian and Eastern European History and Culture of Columbia University, that we find information on the circulation of three Bunin books published by “Russian Land” as well as the writer’s fee. The books were poorly sold as potential buyers did not have money. The collections “The Village”, “The Gentleman from San Francisco” and “The Cup of Life” included works, that were printed and became famous before revolution, but emigré readers saw in them something of a “touch of the motherland”.
From the History of Cooperation between Ivan Bunin and the Book Publishing House of K.F. Nekrasov
Authors:   Saint-Petersburg University of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vaganova Irina V.
Published: January 2022

The publishing house of Konstantin Fyodorovich Nekrasov left a noticeable mark on Russian literature during the five years of its activity, from 1911 to 1916. Almost all famous poets and writers of the “Silver age” — Valery Bryusov, Konstantin Balmont, Alexander Blok, Andrey Bely, Boris Zaitsev, Pavel Muratov, Mikhail Kuzmin, Vladislav Khodasevich, Fyodor Sologub, Alexey Remizov, Nikolai Klyuev and many others – collaborated with the publishing house of Nekrasov. For various reasons, the publishing house of K.F. Nekrasov did not cooperate with such literature giants as Andrey Bely, Ivan Bunin, Alexey Tolstoy, Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Zinaida Gippius, although there was a correspondence in which the possibility of publishing books in the Yaroslavl publishing house was discussed. The paper considers such an attempt of cooperation between Ivan Bunin and the publishing house of K.F. Nekrasov. In the autumn of 1914 Ivan Alekseevich Bunin once again decides to leave the “Book publishing house of the writers of Moscow”. He considered K.F. Nekrasov as one of the possible publishers of his works, as evidenced by the only letter Bunin sent to Yaroslavl. Nekrasov was ready to publish a new book of Bunin’s short stories and “The Village” novel, but the writer’s cooperation with the Yaroslavl publishing house never happened.
Mark Aldanov’s Concern for Ivan Bunin’s Reputation (Based on Archival Materials)
Authors:   Novgorod State University, Shadursky Vladimir V.
Published: January 2022

The paper explores various aspects of Mark Aldanov’s participation in the life and work of Ivan Bunin in the 1940–50s. The facts of assistance to Bunin restored with the help of correspondence are characterized. His help consisted in the implementation of publishing projects, the measures taken to improve the financial situation and solve everyday issues of Bunin, to preserve his reputation as the first writer of Russia. Aldanov sincerely and faithfully preserved and strengthened their friendship, defended Bunin from the harsh criticism of his contemporaries, who did not accept his stories of the 1940s, and saved his political reputation. To support his friend, he did several desperate things. It is suggested that Aldanov could have helped Bunin in preparing a speech for the celebration of his 80th birthday. Caring for Bunin’s reputation was continued by Aldanov in correspondence with the writers in the 1950s, in a discussion of the book “Chekhov” with E.D. Kuskova, in communication with V.A. Schwartz and S.M. Schwartz, N.R. Vreden. After the death of Bunin, Aldanov participated in various literary events dedicated to his memory. The paper researches the documents stored in the House-Museum of Marina Tsvetaeva in Moscow, in particular, fragments of letters, as well of Aldanov’s speech about Bunin and the text “Memories of Bunin”, which is published. The facts described can be used to compile a detailed chronicle of the life and work of Bunin in the 1940–1950s.
Intimate Circle of the Bunin Family: Ilya Fondaminsky
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Azarov Yuri A.
Published: January 2022

The present paper considers the relationship between Ivan Bunin and Ilya Fondaminsky, a public figure, historian, socialist revolutionary and revolution participant, a member of the Constituent Assembly, who took part in critical events of the Russian revolution. In Paris the Fondaminskys became closest friends and assistants of the Bunin family, but the history of relationship between these families has not yet come in scope of a special analysis. In the Vera Muromtseva-Bunina’s diary and in “The Grasse Diary” by Galina Kuznetsova one can find evidence of the high esteem in which Bunin held Fondaminsky — an outstanding storyteller, writer and educated person. He was a member of the “Sovremennye zapiski” journal editorial board and long before Bunin won the Nobel prize never had any doubt publishing Bunin’s prose would be a prominent publication for the journal. Many of his literary works including “The Life of Arseniev” were published here. The letters of the Fondaminskys addressed to the Bunins preserved in Leeds Russian Archive cover a period of 16 years and largely reveal the nature of their relationship. Questions related to cooperation in the journal are uppermost in the correspondence, but such topics as the assessment of émigré writers, issues related to the joint rental of the Belvedere villa in Grasse, and tips for solving money problems were also touched upon. Fondaminsky is also represented in the correspondence as a reader of Bunin, a publisher, and a seller of his books.
Ivan Bunin and David Herbert Lawrence Reading One Another: A Study of the Intertextual Relation in “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”
Authors:   University Lyon 3 Jean Moulin, Lushenkova Foscolo Anna V.
Published: January 2022

The paper is concerned with contacts between Ivan Bunin and David Herbert Lawrence by means of their literary works. Two key points are to be distinguished first: D.H. Lawrence took part in the translation into English of Bunin’s short story “The Gentleman from San Francisco” in 1922; second, in 1941, both Ivan Bunin and Mark Aldanov mentioned the last novel by Lawrence, “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”, in connection with Bunin’s cycle of short stories, “The Dark Alleys”. This last point has received little comment. Neither of these two facts has been approached altogether in order to investigate the possible traces of these “circular” mutual readings in the works of the two writers. The article shows that their literary works testify of some cases of the intertextual nature. It analyses the echoes of Bunin’s short story “The Gentleman from San Francisco” in Lawrence’s novel “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”.
‛The Life of Arseniev’: the Problems of Academic Edition
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ponomarev Evgeny R.
Published: January 2022

The paper describes the experience of preparation of the first academic edition of Ivan Bunin’s prose work: the “Life of Arseniev” novel. In author’s opinion, the choice of the main text is obvious, but the former publishers have made a wrong choice. There are two new suggestions made in the paper. The first one concerns the type of spelling. It is suggested to reconstruct Bunin’s idea for the 1952 edition with combination of “old” and “new” Russian spelling. This idea was only partly applied by the Izdatelstvo imeni Chekhova Publ. The second idea is to split the commentary in two, traditional commentary and the “attempt at (auto)biographic commentary”, which is quite new in academic editions of literary classics. This (auto)biographic commentary should include a special research: a parallel development of the two lives, the life of Bunin and the life of Arseniev. In conclusion the history of the text is mentioned, text reductions and text variants are discussed.
The Notebooks of Ivan Bunin. Text Characteristics and Problems of Publication
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ponomarev Evgeny R.
Published: January 2022

The paper describes some unknown documents from the Bunin’s archive: the notebooks of the writer, that were prepared for publication in the Bunin’s volume of Literaturnoe nasledstvo [The Literary Heritage]. The author thinks that Bunin’s notebooks are quite different from Chekhov’s notebooks and even Dovlatov’s notebooks as their functions are much wider; this “secondary author’s genre” overcomes its own nature and becomes more like a short story. Also, a Bunin’s notebook is a synthetic genre; we should put them between the sketches and the diaries of the writer, taking in the features of both genres. 10 notebooks which have survived in Bunin’s archive are divided in 3 types, each of them corresponding to a different type of work of the writer with his own notebooks. The problem of the notebooks’ publication is connected with the complexity of cutting them out from the context: there are many documents in the archive that stay very close to the notebooks type of work.
The Implementation of SAVI (Somatic, Auditory, Visual, and Intellectual) Learning Model toward Critical Thinking Ability of Students in Grade XI on the Subjects of Solubility and Solubility Product Constant (Ksp)
Authors: Sarmilah Sarmilah , Afadil Afadil , Tiwow Vanny M. A.
Published: January 2022

This study aimed to determine students' critical thinking ability through the implementation of SAVI (somatic, auditory, visual, and intellectual) learning model on the subject of solubility and solubility product constant (Ksp) at SMA Negeri 5 Model Palu. The study used one group pretest-posttest design. The instruments were lesson plans, critical thinking tests, students' worksheets, and validated observation sheets. Data of critical thinking abilities were analyzed using rubrics with three indicators, i.e. interpretation, analysis, and inference. Results of data analysis on students' critical thinking skills at the pretest on each indicators in Experiment class I were 25.84, 11.13, and 2.44%, respectively; while in class II were 23.51, 1.38, and 0%, respectively. The posttest in Experiment class I were 69.94, 61.13, and 53.51%, respectively, while in class II were 79.55, 48.61, and 49.07%, respectively. The average of students' critical thinking skills ability in experiment class I was 61.02%, and class II was 61.47%. Both of them were in the moderate category. This study concludes that students' critical thinking skills ability with the implementation of SAVI learning model is in a good category. The average of students' critical thinking skills ability in experiment class I was 61.02%, and in experiment class II is 61.47%. Both of them were in the moderate critical thinking category. This study concludes that students' critical thinking skills ability with the implementation of SAVI learning model is in a good category.