bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Living with epilepsy: patient knowledge and psychosocial impact
Authors: Musekwa O. P. , Makhado L.
Published: April 2024

Background. People living with epilepsy (PLWE) often face psychological comorbidities and social challenges due to low levels of knowledge and awareness about epilepsy, as well as personal experiences with the condition. This can result in a low quality of life for PLWE.

Objective: to investigate the psychosocial impact of epilepsy on patients residing in rural regions of South Africa (Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces).

Material and methods. A non-experimental quantitative research was conducted, which involved 162 respondents living with epilepsy. Most were males, and the majority were between 18 and 35 years old in both provinces combined. The participants were offered a questionnaire divided into three sections comprising sociodemographic aspects, questions that assessed knowledge, and questions on the psychosocial impact of epilepsy.

Results. I t was shown that while PLWE have a solid understanding of epilepsy as a medical condition, they may not fully comprehend its effects on daily life. For example, many respondents felt shameful after having a seizure and difficulties in forming relationships, and a significant proportion stated that they were never married because of epilepsy. The study highlights the significant psychosocial impact of epilepsy on PLWE, including depression, difficulties in forming and maintaining social connections, and a lack of marital experience.

Conclusion. To improve PLWE’s quality of life, the psychological help is recommended through healthcare facilities or local support groups.
Cognitive impairment in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
Authors: Lysova K. D. , Kuznetsov I. K. , Paramonova A. I. , Usoltseva A. A. , Kantimirova E. A. , Shnayder N. A. , Dmitrenko D. V.
Published: April 2024

Background. Сognitive impairment is one of the major epilepsy-related comorbidities. Upon long-term disease course, a decline in cognitive functions occurs in about 70–80% of cases. Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is one of the most common forms of epilepsy (about 9.3%). Compared with other forms of idiopathic generalized epilepsy, JME is featured with high risk of seizures along with lowered patient compliance to treatment as well as a danger of developing drug resistance that may be a cause of cognitive disorder.

Objective: to review research publications on cognitive impairment in JME, discuss its putative causes, describe neuropsychological profile for JME patients.

Material and methods. The search was carried out in eLibrary, PubMed/MEDLINE, and Google Scholar databases using keywords and their combinations: “cognitive impairment”, “cognitive disorder”, “cognitive functions”, “neuropsychology”, “epilepsy”, “juvenile myoclonic epilepsy”, “JME”, “idiopathic generalized epilepsy”, “antiepileptic drugs”. We analyzed the articles published over the past 5 years and some earlier works of significant scientific interest. All articles were published in English or Russian languages.

Results. A total of 895 articles were found in databases. Comprehensive screening, evaluation of full-text articles eligibility in accordance with the criteria for selecting and deleting duplicates allowed to include 3 scientific publications in Russian and 67 scientific publications in English in the literature review. The main causes of cognitive impairment in JME patients were analyzed followed by describing relevant neuropsychological profile. Diagnostic tools and current opportunities for correction of cognitive disfunctions were considered as well.

Conclusion. The underlying causes of cognitive impairment in JME patients are multifactorial in nature and require further research. However, in this patient cohort prominent obstacles remain in identifying and timely correcting such disorders. Approving uniform diagnostic and therapeutic standards, developing rehabilitation methods for cognitive impairment in epilepsy will help improve the quality of life in JME patients.
SEMA6B-related progressive myoclonus epilepsy in a patient with Klinefelter syndrome
Authors: Kozhanova T. V. , Zhilina S. S. , Meshcheryakova T. I. , Sushko L. M. , Osipova K. V. , Mazur A. M. , Fomenko S. S. , Krapivkin A. I. , Zavadenko N. N.
Published: April 2024

In most cases, variants of nucleotide sequence in the SEMA6B gene account for developing the phenotype of progressive myoclonus epilepsy and, to a lesser extent, developmental encephalopathy with or without epilepsy. Loss-of-function variants in nucleotide sequence localized mainly in exon 17 of the SEMA6B gene contribute to production of aberrant proteins with “toxic” functions. A clinical case of status epilepsy in a patient with a variant in the SEMA6B gene (c.2506delС; p.His836ThrfsTer136; NM_032108.4) is described in the article that expands our knowledge regarding the SEMA6B gene variants resulting in progressive myoclonus epilepsy.
Cognitive impairment in childhood-onset epilepsy
Authors: Paramonova A. I. , Lysova K. D. , Timechko E. E. , Senchenko G. V. , Sapronova M. R. , Dmitrenko D. V.
Published: April 2024

In pediatric practice, epilepsy holds one of the leading places among neurological pathologies. Along with seizures, a child's intellectual impairment lowering quality of life plays a crucial role in social disintegration. Cognitive impairments occuring in idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGE) and self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS) considered benign have been widely investigated. However, available data suggest that such disorders result in multiple persistent alterations in the cognitive sphere. In this case, features of the epilepsy etiopathogenesis account for disease early onset and profoundly remodeled structures involved in the implementation of cognitive functions. Current review is aimed to summarizing data regarding developmental mechanisms and range of cognitive impairment in IGE and SeLECTS.
Immunological mechanisms of preterm abruption of the normally located placenta
Authors: Lazareva Anna Yu. , Fatkullina Irina B.
Published: April 2024

Data from the modern scientific literature concerning the etiology and pathogenesis of preterm abruption of normally located placenta were analyzed. Preterm placental abruption is a rare but very dangerous condition for the mother and fetus. This clinical situation occurs very quickly, and its consequences can be fatal. Because placental abruption can cause disability of the mother and fetus, it should be classified as a social problem.
This review included data from international and Russian articles published over the past decade. This literature review aimed to examine modern theories about molecular changes in the fetoplacental complex that occur during placental abruption. Available evidence suggests that disruption of immunological processes at the maternal–fetal interface is of key significance in the pathophysiology of placental abruption. The reviewed studies described signs of chronic noninfectious inflammation and an enhanced immunological cytotoxic response in placental abruption. Currently, obstetrics is a risk-based approach to medical care for pregnant women. Thus, understanding the predictors and mechanisms of the formation of this pregnancy complication is the key to predicting complications and providing highly competent medical care to patients.
Minihysteroresectoscopy for optimizing transcervical methods for treating intrauterine pathologies
Authors: Kharitonenko Polina S. , Fedorov Anton A. , Bespalova Anastasia G. , Turina Svetlana S. , Sopova Yulia I. , Popov Alexander A.
Published: April 2024

The uterine factor ranks third among the causes of infertility, accounting for 10–15% and increasing to 50% when combined with other factors. Currently, the introduction of new technologies into medical practice allows the doctor to choose various methods of surgical treatment of intrauterine pathology [endometrial polyp, uterine fibroids with a submucosal location of the G0–G1 node (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, FIGO), intrauterine adhesions, and congenital malformations of the uterus], including those without anesthetic support. Modern innovations in hysteroscopic surgery have radically changed the way intrauterine pathologies are treated, thanks to the emergence of the “see-and-treat” philosophy and the universal trend toward the miniaturization of office surgical tools and high-resolution optical systems without compromising their functional characteristics. However, many aspects of hysteroresectoscopy in an outpatient setting, namely, its optimal range of applications, advantages and disadvantages in diagnostics and treatment of intrauterine pathologies, and economic components, are not sufficiently covered. This literature review discussed the most current data on the technique and possibilities of using a mini-hysteroresectoscope in outpatient surgical hysteroscopy.
Changes in the microbiome as a factor in the development of isthmic cervical insufficiency
Authors: Bakhtiyarov Kamil R. , Abdulaeva Afet S. , Bimurzayeva Makka B. , Korolyova Daria V. , Kuzmina Polina I.
Published: April 2024

The status of a woman’s cervicovaginal microbiome may correlate with the risk of obstetric complications such as isthmic cervical insufficiency (ICI) and preterm delivery (PD). This review examined the relationship between the microbiome and ICI. The dominance of Lactobacillus crispatus and, possibly, L. gasseri in the microbiome was associated with full-term pregnancy, whereas the predominance of other Lactobacillus species and anaerobic bacteria led to the preterm rupture of membranes and PD. Notably, high levels of the antimicrobial peptide β-defensin 2, even without L. crispatus dominance, are also associated with full-term pregnancy. The analysis of the cervicovaginal and amniotic fluids of women who subsequently gave birth prematurely revealed an increase in the levels of proinflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-2, IL-8, and IL-10. Changes in the microbiome composition and an increase in the maternal immune response lead to premature remodeling and softening of the cervix, i.e. ICI. Thus, early detection of changes in the cervicovaginal microbiome and cervicovaginal and amniotic fluids may be a prognostic marker for ICI and PD.
Influence of the program for the accelerated recovery of postpartum women on the microviscosity of the erythrocyte membranes after cesarean section
Authors: Medzhidova Dzhaminat R. , Efim Shifman M. , Cherkesova Asniyat U. , Cherkesova Dilara U.
Published: April 2024

Background. This study aimed to analyze the microviscosity of membranes and the surface charge of erythrocytes and blood plasma proteins using fluorescent zones in pregnant women before and after cesarean section (CS) with traditional management of the perioperative period and use of an accelerated recovery program.
Materials and methods. The study included pregnant women without somatic or obstetric complications. They were divided into groups that received traditional management during the perioperative period (fasting for 8 h before surgery and administration of an antibiotic after clamping the umbilical cord) and used an accelerated recovery program. The relative microviscosity of the erythrocyte membranes was assessed using the lateral diffusion method with a hydrophobic pyrene probe (C16H10). The surface charge of erythrocytes and blood plasma proteins was determined using the fluorescent probe 8-anilino-1-naphthalene sulfonic acid.
Results. In postpartum women with an accelerated recovery program, the immersion of proteins in the lipid bilayer of the erythrocyte membrane decreased. The coefficient of pyrene eximerization in areas of protein–lipid contacts in the same group was higher and further increased both after anesthesia and after surgery. In the traditional management group, an increase in the eximerization coefficient was registered only after CS. In the areas of lipid–lipid contacts, the coefficient of pyrene eximerization in the accelerated recovery program group was significantly higher than that in the control group. Changes in the eximerization coefficient after anesthesia and surgery were insignificant. Moreover, the polarity of the microenvironment of both anular lipids and total lipids did not change.
Conclusions. An increase in the pyrene eximerization coefficient in patients on an accelerated recovery program indicates a decrease in the microviscosity of erythrocyte membranes and an increase in their fluidity, which may be due to structural rearrangements of cell membranes and leads to an increase in their functional activity. The components of the accelerated recovery program affect the microviscosity of erythrocyte membranes, particularly in the areas of protein–lipid contacts, which may positively affect microcirculation in the perioperative period, which plays a significant role in the genesis of postoperative complications.
HELLP syndrome as an interdisciplinary problem. Clinical observation
Authors: Gadaeva Irina V. , Gadaev Igor’ Yu. , Koryagina Anna D. , Rossolovskaya Kseniya A.
Published: April 2024

Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is an important component in obstetric practice. Despite this, patients with suspected TMA should be under the supervision of not only an obstetrician-gynecologist, but also related specialists such as a hematologist, nephrologist, cardiologist, therapist, etc. The main types of TMA found in pregnant women are thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (KAFS), atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome (aHUS), preeclampsia (PE) and HELLP syndrome. The most common TMA, according to world literature, is HELLP syndrome, which, in turn, in 10-20% of cases is a complication of severe preeclampsia. In this article, we reviewed the clinical observation of the development of HELLP syndrome in a 32-year-old woman with a severe form of preeclampsia. The features of the differential diagnosis in the framework of thrombotic microangiopathy with predominant kidney damage were demonstrated. We have analyzed the issues of the origin of HELLP syndrome and the methods of treatment. This article discusses modern approaches to the diagnosis of a group of thrombotic microangiopathies found in obstetric practice. An interdisciplinary approach involving specialists such as a hematologist, a nephrologist, a clinical pharmacologist, a cardiologist, a therapist and a hemotransfusiologist is extremely important for the differential diagnosis of HELLP syndrome in a patient with severe preeclampsia, which allows you to get a positive result from timely and well-chosen therapy. The end result is a reduction in both maternal and perinatal mortality.
Inter-American Development Bank Annual Business Review 2023
Authors:   Inter American Development Bank
Published: April 2024

The 2023 Annual Business Review (ABR) provides an overview of the IDB's performance on sovereign-guaranteed outputs and lending program priorities. The ABR identifies trend deviations from IDB portfolio targets to support Bank managements efforts to identify and implement corrective measures. This edition compiles data for all quarters in 2023.
Firms and Inequality in Latin America
Authors: Eslava Marcela , Meléndez Marcela , Ulyssea Gabriel , Urdaneta Nicolás , Flores Ignacio
Published: April 2024

The relationship between firms and inequality has been a focus of recent attention globally. This chapter summarizes basic facts about this relationship for Latin America. Unlike advanced economies where superstar firm growth has prompted concerns over disproportionate income growth at the top, the facts we summarize illustrate that the main concern for Latin America is the extreme prevalence of tiny businesses whose workers and owners tend to populate the bottom income segments. The empirical likelihood that these businesses improve their productivity and grow to hire more workers and pay better wages is also very low. The region displays a deficit of employment generation in SMEs, by contrast to both microbusinesses (including self-employment) and large corporations. While the former tend to remunerate both workers and owners with very low incomes, the latter pay high wages but also exhibit low labor shares.
Awkward Partners? The View on The Arctic Dimension of The EU Strategic Autonomy in Denmark and Norway
Authors: Belukhin Nikita
Published: April 2024

The article deals with the contradictions between the EU strategic autonomy and the national interests of Denmark and Norway in the Arctic regarding foreign policy priorities, defence cooperation and the "green transition". In national diplomacy Nordic countries want to preserve their own voice and freedom of manoeuvre, also in their relations with Russia and China, while the EU is more interested in keeping and expanding its own Arctic cooperation formats rather than coordinating common diplomatic efforts in the Arctic with Copenhagen or Oslo. European defence cooperation currently does not offer meaningful tools to enhance the Arctic presence of Denmark and Norway, since their largest military modernisation projects are implemented either at the national level or intergovernmentally with select countries. Finally, in the area of climate policy, a long search for compromise is likely to be necessary, as Norway is hesitant to implement EU climate regulations and is in direct opposition to Brussels over deep-sea mining, while Denmark struggles with a powerful farmer lobby that seeks postponements and exemptions from various climate measures.
The first stage of the US 2024 election campaign
Authors: Rogov Sergey
Published: April 2024

The article discusses in details the first stage of the US 2024 election campaign. The organization and the process of primaries is analyzed. The present election campaign became special since two presidents – the present (Joe Biden) and his predecessor (Donald Trump) play the key roles in the fight for the White House. By mid-March, many months before the party conventions, they gained the support of the majority of the delegates. The article recognizes ethnic, racial, gender and religious differences between the two parties. It also deals with potential influence of third candidates, in particular Robert Kennedy junior. The prospects for Congressional elections are discussed. The conclusion is that in a widely divided American society the elections may result in a huge political confrontation.
The first year into the Norway's Chairship of the Arctic council
Authors: Timoshenko Diana
Published: April 2024

The article analyzes the results of the first year of Norway's chairmanship of the Arctic Council (AC, Council), highlights the current situation and the international situation of interaction between circumpolar countries. The vector of Oslo's planned programmatic and actual actions within the framework of its presidency of the Council is outlined. The activities of individual countries from the AC aimed at further complete isolation of Russia in the Arctic region, including through sanctions pressure on the Russian Federation, are analyzed. An analysis of Norway's program steps in the first year of its chairmanship was carried out in the context of the difficult geopolitical situation in the Arctic and Russia's refusal to pay membership fees to the Arctic Council.
Afetos e afecções na formação de conhecimento sobre a hanseníase: contribuições para prática educativa em saúde
Authors: Silva Silveira Nívea Maria , Amorim de Souza Eliana , Da Silva Ferreira Paulo Rogers , Alves Vilela Alba Benemérita
Published: April 2024

O artigo faz uma reflexão sobre a relação entre o conhecimento formado sobre a hanseníase com a teoria dos afetos do filósofo Benedictus de Spinoza, utilizando o referencial cartográfico de Deleuze e Guattarri, enquanto modo de produção de conhecimento. O objetivo foi apreender os afetos e afecções envolvidos na formação de conhecimento sobre a hanseníase, na vivência dos acometidos. A pesquisa, qualitativa, foi realizada em um Centro de Referência em Hanseníase de uma cidade de médio porte do nordeste brasileiro, com informantes cadastrados em tal Centro. Para a produção dos dados, realizou-se entrevista semiestruturada e observação participante. Os dados foram analisados a partir da triangulação de dados. Os resultados apontaram para uma fragilidade no diagnóstico da hanseníase e que o uso de tecnologias mais relacionais no processo de trabalho em saúde, a percepção das singularidades, a inclusão da família, a viabilização de experimentações e a demarcação de fatores de motivação individuais, são vitais ao processo educativo. Conclui-se que, no planejamento das atividades educativas, devem ser levados em consideração as singularidades dos indivíduos alvo das ações. Além disso, a formação do conhecimento não se dá, exclusivamente, pelo contato com o profissional e nem se restringe ao conhecimento técnico e biologicista da doença. Assim, pensar um processo educativo que cumpra seu propósito transformador requer do profissional muito mais que conhecimento técnico-científico sobre a doença.
 
Palavras-chave: Educação continuada; Educação em Saúde; Hanseníase.
Residência Multiprofissional: fomentando o Ensino Centrado no Residente – um relato de experiência com o corpo docente-assistencial e gestores
Authors: Ykeda Daisy Satomi , Mesquita Lúcia de Fátima Carvalho
Published: April 2024

Objetivo: Este artigo teve como objetivo descrever a experiência de uma oficina ministrada aos preceptores, tutores e coordenação de uma Residência Multiprofissional em Terapia Intensiva do Adulto abrangendo as áreas de Enfermagem, Fisioterapia e Psicologia. O foco da oficina foi destacar a importância e os impactos de intervenções rápidas no Ensino Centrado no Residente. Descrição da experiência: Durante a oficina, foram empregadas diversas ferramentas de ensino, incluindo dinâmicas em grupo, a utilização da ferramenta Mentimeter® e a Revisão por pares. A avaliação do evento foi conduzida através de revisões realizadas pelos pares de cada participante (preceptor, tutor e coordenação) ao término da atividade, bem como por meio de autoavaliações. Os resultados obtidos refletem a eficácia do planejamento pedagógico, evidenciada pelos depoimentos positivos dos participantes. No entanto, a análise da experiência educacional também revelou que a metodologia demanda um maior período de tempo para ser completamente absorvida e que seria benéfico incluir um espaço dedicado ao feedback crítico, visando proporcionar críticas construtivas para aprimorar a dinâmica do processo. Em conclusão, este relato de experiência demonstra a eficácia de atividades pedagógicas rápidas, baseadas em metodologias ativas, ao envolver preceptores, tutores e coordenação de residências multiprofissionais na compreensão da relevância de estabelecer uma relação sólida com os residentes. Essa conexão desempenha um papel fundamental na concepção de planos de aprendizado personalizados que levam em conta as características individuais de cada residente.
 
Palavras-chave: Internato e Residência; Ensino; Preceptoria.
Students’ misconceptions and difficulties with learning limits and the continuity of functions at selected Rwandan secondary schools
Authors: Munyaruhengeri Jean Pierre Alpha , Umugiraneza Odette , Ndagijimana Jean Baptiste , Hakizimana Theoneste
Published: April 2024

This study investigates students’ difficulties and misconceptions with learning limits and explores the factors contributing to these misconceptions. The study used a mixed method approach, and the participants comprised 252 students and 21 teachers. Data collection methods included the Limits and Continuity of Functions Achievement Test, classroom observations, and focus group interviews. The study's findings revealed significant differences in the mean scores of the Limits and Continuity of Functions Achievement Test among different representations. It also identified that students' misconceptions stemmed from their limited exposure to active learning approaches and their tendency to rely on rote memorization. The study pointed out that teaching strategies, along with students' haste in providing responses, contributed to these misconceptions and learning difficulties. The fast-paced nature of teaching aimed at covering the syllabus requirements also played a role in creating knowledge gaps and reinforcing misconceptions. Through continuous professional development, this study recommends improving mathematics teachers’ content, pedagogical knowledge of teaching and learning limits, and continuity of functions.
Remittances and economic growth: Evidence from South Africa using ARDL in the presence of structural breaks
Authors: Biyase Mduduzi , Udimal Thomas , Manguzvane Mathias
Published: April 2024

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between remittances and economic growth in South Africa, using data running from 1970 to 2019. We utilize the ARDL bounds testing approach to explore the relationship between remittances and economic growth, incorporating control variables and addressing structural breaks. Our findings suggest that the structural change in economic growth occurred in 2008 during the global financial crisis, while the break point for remittances emerged in 1997. After taking into consideration the presence of structural breaks, our study found the estimated coefficient for remittances to be statistically significant at the 1% level of significance. The coefficient is negative, indicating that remittances have a negative impact on economic growth. This result is robust to alternative estimators, including the fully modified least squares technique and the impulse response function. Despite employing different estimation methods, the consistent finding of a negative relationship between remittance inflows and economic growth underscores the reliability of our conclusion. Being a recipient of remittances, it is appropriate for a study of this nature to guide policy makers in formulating appropriate policies to benefit from the full impact of remittances, diversify the economy, and reduce reliance on remittance inflows.
Urgency of the Human Capital Theory in Modern Russia
Authors:   Saratov State University, Shlyakova O. A.
Published: April 2024

The article touches upon the situation when the human plays the leading role in creating modern values. The urgency of the human capital theory, which is being transformed today, is mentioned here. Today scholars are studying the problem of the human capital measurement. The article also analyzes a status of the human capital in Russia.
Formal Designing as a Feature of the Russian Model of the Corporate Governance
Authors:   Saratov State University, Levanova L. N.
Published: April 2024

The article describes the features of the corporate management mod‑ el in Russia, which is appropriate for the contemporary situation. The author gives the corporate management characteristics according to the following aspects: key participants, structure of share holding, mechanism of interaction between key participants, the board of directors, legitimate frameworks, requirements of the data disclosure for corporations. The author makes a conclusion about a formal construction of the corporate management in the majority of the companies.
Special Features of the Municipal Budgets Carrying out in 2008-2009
Authors:   Saratov State University, Zamyatina N. V.
Published: April 2024

The article is devoted to the problems of forming and carrying out the municipal budgets under the crisis conditions. The author analyses the problem aspects of carrying out local budgets in 2008-2009, and possible measures of increasing the budget incomes on the municipal level. The opinion about the necessity to cut down a part of the subject inter-budget transfers in these budgets, is given in the article. The author shows the analysis of the budget incomes structure of the municipal district of Saratov city.
Discretion in Enforcement Measures of Bank of Russia: Statement of the Problem
Authors:   Saratov State Law Academy, Pastushenko E. N. , Tsybulevskaya E. V. ,   Express-Volga Joint-Stock Commercial Bank
Published: April 2024

The paper analyzes the financial and legal theory and practice of risk-oriented banking supervision in view of international legal principles, justifies the right of Bank of Russia for enforcement and supervision activity with due account of discretion, which manifests itself in the right of making decisions on the basis of professional (reasoned) arguments.
Optimization Problems for Assessing the Relative Importance of Elements in the Analytic Hierarchy Process
Authors: Stetsyuk Petro , Vakulenko Dmytro , Lyashko Volodymyr
Published: April 2024

Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was proposed by American scientist Thomas Saati. It is a closed logical structure that, with the help of hierarchies, priorities and simple mathematical rules, provides analysis of complex problems in all their diversity. Analytic hierarchy process is successfully used for solving practical problems and quite often leads to optimal answers for planning, forecasting and other problems. It can also be applied to system analysis of the using multimedia factors for increasing the effectiveness of patients’ rehabilitation at various stages of disease.The article proposes two optimization problems for coefficients analysis in the matrix of pairwise comparisons of elements for analytic hierarchy process, with criterion is minimization of the matrix consistency index. The first problem is related to finding integer coefficients in the scale of T. Saati subject to insignificance of components deviations of the vector of priorities of elements rounded to two digits from the given ones. The second problem is related to correction of the specified pairwise comparisons matrix coefficients subject to upper bound on total deviation of the matrix coefficients from the specified ones and subject to deviation of the rounded components of the element priorities vector from the specified components.Calculations of the optimal coefficients in both optimization problems for the example of T. Saati related to study of lighting intensity and the law of the inverse square of the distance to the light source are given. An example of the second optimization problem application for correcting matrix of pairwise comparisons, which was built by a rehabilitation doctor to assess the importance of four elements of the multimedia environment when including them in the rehabilitation program, is considered.The material of the article is presented in three sections. Section 1 describes T. Saati’s example from the study of light intensity and the law of the inverse square of the distance to the light source. Section 2 describes the first optimization problem and provides calculations of the optimal coefficients for the pairwise comparisons matrix for the example of T. Saati. Section 3 describes the second optimization problem and gives examples of its application to bring the already existing pairwise comparisons matrix to the pairwise comparisons matrix with better consistency index both for the experiment of T. Saati and for the analysis of using of multimedia factors for improving efficiency of patients’ rehabilitation.
Declarative Inversion of Control Configuration in Modern .NET8 Applications
Authors: Fedorchenko Vitalii
Published: April 2024

As software systems continue to evolve in complexity and scale, the importance of adopting componentbased architectural paradigms becomes increasingly evident. Inversion of Control (IoC) and Dependency Injection (DI) patterns play important role in managing OO-components dependencies, reduce coupling and enable seamless integration of components. This article explores the theoretical foundations of IoC and DI, shedding light on their practical implementation in modern .NET applications.Standard .NET DI-container has a number of technical limitations: properties injection is not supported, dependencies definitions from keyed services partially breaks IoC principle, and finally lack of declarative way to define components and their dependencies. To address these limitations, it is proposed to implement a special extension for standard DI-container in the form of a component factory. This factory would register components within the container and define their dependencies based on declarative configuration. The configuration can be stored either in a standard (for .NET Core apps) appsettings.json file or loaded from a separate JSON file. In fact, this JSON could be even dynamically generated in specific usage scenarios.The capability to use a declarative configuration for standard DI-container opens up broad possibilities for generative programming. It becomes technically feasible to implement a model-driven development, particularly an approach that leverages the DI-container configuration as the final (execution) model in a chain of transformations of domain-specific models.Modern .NET8 platform assumes that software is assembled from libraries of pre-existing components that are hosted in a standard DI-container that provides suitable runtime environment for them. Practical aspects of applying the Inversion of Control pattern are examined, considering the use of a standard Dependency Injection (DI) container implementation. Existing technological limitations are defined, and a solution is proposed: implementation of declarative configuration of dependencies between components. This approach contributes to a reduced level of coupling between components and facilitates the decomposition of the program into more granular and abstract components – which increases their reusability in consequence.
NOUN IN THE TEXT OF EDUCATIONAL ADVERTISING: CONTENT ROLE AND INFLUENTIAL POTENTIAL
Authors: Mengwei Zhang
Published: April 2024

The article discusses the significance and function of nouns within the content structure of educational advertising texts, an under-explored area in advertising discourse. A myriad of socio-political factors that impact the evolution of education in a country (such as integration into the global educational framework, market economy influences, and changes in educational formats) have driven the commercialization of education. These factors have also fostered the development of advertising efforts by educational institutions and heightened the prominence of advertising texts for educational services.Advertising brochures, booklets of higher education institutions, flyers promoting faculties, departments, educational programs, and advertisements for professional-oriented schools and courses feature a categorization that includes a list or a systematized description. This necessitates the use of nouns in the nominative case, both common and proper nouns. In this context, nouns play a crucial role in ensuring the precision and comprehensiveness of the information, thereby serving as a convenient and informative resource for consumers.In the analysis, the lexical-grammatical class within the ‘education’ lexical-semantic field is segmented into various lexical-semantic groups and subgroups. The nouns of the main lexical-semantic groups convey meanings broadly categorized as names of educational institutions; professional orientations; individuals involved in the educational process; educational activities; quality and outcomes of education. The nouns of each subgroup are described, along with their primary functions as means of enhancing the informativeness of advertising and as markers of influence.It has been discovered that abstract nouns are productive, predominantly manifesting a positive image of the entity providing educational services. They reveal moral-ethical values and philosophical categories, which succinctly express the educational ethos of educational institutions.It is noted that a large number of nominalized verbs are used, which emphasize the action aspect – educational activities at various educational levels. In the lexical-semantic group describing the educational process, nouns from thematic groups of educational/pedagogical terminology predominate. The primacy of nouns in educational advertising discourse is confirmed, highlighting their pivotal role in shaping the advertising message, both in providing a rational component and in creating an emotional backdrop. In advertising texts, morphological units from various lexical-grammatical classes fulfill specific roles that align with the overarching advertising concept, necessitating their study and analysis in academic research.
THE IMAGE OF A PLANT PRESERVED IN ITS LINGUISTIC NOMINATION: BASED ON THE NAMES OF THE STAG’S-HORN CLUBMOSS
Authors: Stec Wanda
Published: April 2024

The article presents the issue of linguistic nomination of medicinal plants based on the concept of a linguistic image of the world. The author is interested in how the image of a plant is shaped in its names and how people perceive and conceptualise the plant. The topic was presented based on the nomenclature of only one species ‒ the stag’s-horn clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum L.). For this purpose, its Latin scientific name, as well as Polish and Ukrainian vernacular names were analysed ‒ both the official nomenclature and numerous folk (dialectal) names. The six most important types of semantic motivation which had been used to create the names were identified. Based on the study, it was found that a significant part of the stag’s-horn clubmoss’s nomenclature is metaphorical. The formation of names is influenced by various factors, both rational (based on knowledge and experience), and those based on culture and traditions (associative, resulting from ideas and extraordinary properties attributed to the plant). The linguistic image of the stag’s-horn clubmoss contained in its dialectal names is not always a faithful reflection of the objective extra-linguistic reality. There are similarities and differences between the Polish and Russian names of the plant. Thanks to this, it is possible to see how representatives of two nations close to each other in terms of language and culture perceive and categorise this small fragment of the world of plants in their respective languages, preserving it in their linguistic nomination.
ORNITHOLOGICAL IMAGES IN THE STORIES OF VASYL POLTAVCHUK
Authors: Mizinkina Olena , Zozulia Oleksandra
Published: April 2024

The article attempts to analyze the specifics of character creation in the collection «Secrets of Amorous Stories» (2020) by Vasyl Poltavchuk. The significance of the study lies in the fact that the image of a person in a work of art is always central. The study of artistic techniques of character modeling allows us to learn about the artist’s creative laboratory. The artistic heritage of V. Poltavchuk has been little characterized to date, despite the fact that it represents the development of contemporary short fiction in Ukrainian literature, and the writer worked for more than twenty years at the Faculty of Philology of the Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University.
The aim of the article is to study the traditions and innovations in the creation of character images in the stories of the collection «Secrets of Amorous Stories». In order to understand the origins of the poetics of V. Poltavchuk’s works, a brief overview of the author’s scientific and artistic interests is made. The author traces the points of view of literary critics on the features of the short story genre, the distinction between a short story and a novella. It is shown that the writer focuses primarily on the images of women, which appear through their psychologization, individual strokes of portraits, actions, and comparisons with birds. Ornithological motifs also help to emphasize the central images of men. In particular, the stories contain references to the images of a dove, swallow, seagull, lark, and snowbird. The writer resorts to various means of outlining the ornithological features of the characters in the fictional text: intertextuality, onyric space, sound, and movement aspects. The author’s techniques include the poetics of the title («Holubka»), the symbolism of the characters’ names (Snihur, Kazhan), and the concept of the «nest» in V. Poltavchuk’s stories. We believe that this approach to the study of images is promising for further study of contemporary works of Ukrainian literature.
“HOROSHI HLOPTSI FINISHUYUT PERSHYMY”: INTERTEXTUAL AND INTERMEDIAL PECULIARITIES OF NARRATIVE POETRY OF LYUBOMYR SERNYAK
Authors: Tombulatova Iraida
Published: April 2024

The article – in fact – is an attempt to analyze intertextual and intermedialpeculiarities of the edition “Horoshi Hloptsi Finishuyut Pershymy” by Lyubomyr Sernyak (2018). The edition is considered to be a unique example of contemporary artistic artefact, which consists of narrative poetry (verbal component) and illustrations / cover (graphic component) by means of which the textual field is extended, as graphic decoration of the edition, obviously, repeats, strengthens and broadens the margins of senses and artistic world of the poems. By the way, the research focuses on the fact that the urban space plays an important role (especially – subway topos) as it deals not only with the setting of the book but it influences its architectonics, even more profoundly – it creates a cultural context of the edition as a whole artistic artefact. It is stressed that the study deals with a contemporary narrative poetry, plainly, story as a “trip” with its own system of characters and plot on the pages of a fore-mentioned poetry edition. It is highlighted that intertextual and intemedial dimensions of the edition are so closely connected that it can be stated that it may be called the diffusion of intertextual and intermedial features and connections of the edition. The intertext is represented both in verbal and graphical layers of the texts: personality-references or graphic artefacts sometimes become quasi-characters of the edition with their unique “voice” and features in imaginary and expressive levels of the text. As for literary intertext, it is broad: mostly it deals with Ukrainian futurism, the writers of the period of the Lost Generation, Franz Kafka and the others. In spite of just literary references the poems of the edition “Horoshi Hloptsi Finishuyut Pershymy” are filled with the allusions to fine art (“Lovers” Rene Magritt, “Guernica” Pablo Picasso), poster art (American poster art of the mid-XXth century), music (jazz and John Cage), games (Super Mario), performances (sport shows, John Cage) etc. Actually, all of these peculiarities create a cultural context of the narrative poetry of Lyubomyr Sernyak, that is the mixture of mass and elite culture, blurring their borders. It is remarkable that frequently the references are duplicated, or the allusion is double, not only referring to an exact text or to the author, but both of them. Some of the artistic artefacts are stressed and pointed out several times in the texts of different poems throughout the book. The specific of these intertextual-intermedial connections is the central problem of this short research.
AUTHOR’S WORLD IN THOMAS LIGOTTI’S SHORT STORY “THE MUSIC OF THE MOON”
Authors: Fomin Hlib
Published: April 2024

The purpose of the article is to study the nature of the author’s world as expressed in Thomas Ligotti’s short story “Moonlight Music”. The starting point of the article is the understanding of the author’s world as the writer’s response to the main set of problems of reality, which he reproduces in the work with the help of artistic techniques and means. The author’s world is always based on certain artistic principles and is conditioned by the structure of the writer’s soul, as well as by the peculiarities of artistic thinking specific to this writer.
The main method of research in the article is typological. The story by T. Ligotti is studied by comparing it with the work of another author, Edogawa Rampo, “The Magic Spell of the Moon”. The works are similar in the subjective form of narration, coincidences in the characters of the narrators, time and place of action. Both works have similar plot motifs. At the same time, there is a fundamental difference between these works: one of them is a fantasy, mystical fiction, and the other is a detective story in which every thing mysterious is motivated by the actions of the criminal. On the basis of highlighting the main difference between the stories of T. Ligotti and E. Rampo, the article offers a conclusion about the productivity of the typological study of literature as a way to study the author’s world.
ANTI-WAR PERFORMANCES: "LANGUAGE OF IMAGES" AND MANIFESTATION OF SOCIAL REACTION
Authors: Masalov Pavlo
Published: April 2024

The article examines the evolution of anti-war actionism through the lens of anti‑war performances in the past and present, from understanding actionism as “art of action” and political actionism to anti‑war actionism. The concept of anti‑war performance is defined as a conceptual form of conveying pacifist ideas and the technology of anti‑war actionism. The history of anti‑war performances in foreign countries, as reactions to the military conflicts of the 1960s and 1990s, is analyzed, and their main goals and ideas are identified. Ukrainian anti‑war performances provoked by the large‑scale Russian invasion are investigated, highlighting their key ideas aimed at drawing global attention to the consequences of war, demonstrating the cruelty of Russian soldiers, and showcasing the suffering of the civilian population. A comparison of anti‑war performances from the past and present reveals similarities and differences in their structure and interpretation. It is concluded that anti‑war performances are an effective means of influencing public opinion. Special attention is given to performers’ attempts to convey the essence of their actions through the “language of images”. The need for further research on anti‑war actionism in the context of contemporary socio‑political changes and challenges is emphasized.
PRAGMADISCOURSE MODUS OPERANDI OF NEGATION IN ENGLISH
Authors: Tatarovska Olesia
Published: April 2024

The proposed research focuses on targeted studies of the functioning of negation in corpus and discourse, which project the object of study – multiple negation in English – in the context of philosophy, dialectics and poetics of its ontological essence, its systemic organisation in the plane of the systemic‑discourse paradigm of knowledge.