bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Faculty Perspectives on Research Collaborations between the U.S. and Mexico
Authors: Contreras Aguirre Hilda Cecilia , Gonzalez Elsa
Published: July 2021

The transfer of knowledge in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) across countries is a common practice in academia, which is both timely and useful to achieve research collaborations. Through a qualitative research approach, using interviews and observations, five STEM Mexican professors shared their experiences and expectations in leading the research collaborations where professors and students participated. This qualitative inquiry utilized Sargent and Water’s (2004) academic research collaborations framework, which highlights the interactive phases for achieving successful collaborations. The findings revealed that: 1) institutional support through department chairs’ encouragement along with professors’ leadership to expand research collaborations in both countries are favorable and 2) more resources to fund students’ participation in international research collaborations and better climate that help students feel socially included and academically integrated to a new setting seem necessary. The article concludes with perspectives and implications for strengthening the research exchanges between the United States (U.S.) and Mexico. Among them, highlighting the positive impact that international research collaborations have for universities in both countries, the need to expand the funding for students’ mobility overseas, and the improvement of English language training to strengthen students’ connections, and, consequently, collaboration.
Mariana Mazzucato. Un nuevo paradigma para la acción económica del Estado: el incómodo nuevo libro de Mariana Mazzucatto.
Authors: Rivera Urrutia Eugenio
Published: July 2021

Mariana Mazzucato, Mission Economy. A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism. USA, Harper Collins. 2021, 272 páginas. ISBN 978-0063046238
ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION AND METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC CIVIL SERVANTS IN THE SUBJECTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Authors:   Surgut State University, Zelentsova  S. Yu. , Khodasevich  N. R. ,   Surgut State University
Published: July 2021

Subject. Introduction of a unified information system for personnel management of the State civil service of the Russian Federation. Topic. Analysis of information and methodological support for assessing the effectiveness of civil servants in the subjects of the Russian Federation. Goals. Development of recommendations based on the analysis of information and methodological support for assessing the effectiveness of civil servants in the subjects of the Russian Federation. Methodology. The research uses the methods of logical and comparative analysis of the practice of introducing elements of the digital economy in the management of the personnel of the state civil service of the Russian Federation. Results. Based on the analysis of the current situation in the field of information and methodological support for assessing the effectiveness of civil servants in the subjects of the Russian Federation, problems are identified, proposals are formulated and reasoned in the form of changes to the existing information system. Scope of application. The sphere of personnel management of the State Civil Service of the Russian Federation. Conclusions. The introduction of information technologies in the civil service in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and the automation of the assessment of the effectiveness of personnel is a rather labor-intensive process that requires the use of modern methods and tools to improve the efficiency of public administration in general. Keywords: information system, personnel structure, state civil service
ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT FOR PARTICIPATIONSTAKEHOLDERS IN DEVELOPMENTREGIONAL AND MUNICIPAL STRATEGIES
Authors:   Voronezh state University, Risin I.E. , Chicherina  A.S. ,   Voronezh state University
Published: July 2021

Subject. Participation of stakeholders in the development of strategies for the socio-economic development of the region and municipalities. Topic. Organizational support for the participation of stakeholders in the development of regional and municipal strategies. Goals. Justification of the necessary organizational support for the participation of steakholders in the development of regional and municipal strategies. Methodology. The method of organizational modeling, which is in demand in justifying the composition of the key tasks of the development of regional and municipal strategies, in the solution of which the participation of stakeholders is in demand, and in determining the tools that support it. Results. The composition of the key tasks for the development of regional and municipal strategies, in which the participation of stakeholders is in demand, is proposed, and the tools that provide it are identified. Scope of application. The practice of developing strategies for the socio-economic development of regions and municipalities. Conclusions. The proposed organizational support for the participation of stakeholders in the development of regional and municipal strategies will increase their role in solving key tasks of strategic planning of territorial development, the level of validity of the results. Keywords: development of regional and municipal strategies, organizational support, stakeholder participation.
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AS A RESULT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL PROJECTS IN THE SUBJECTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Authors:   Surgut State University, Zelentsova S. Yu. , Kaufman N. Yu. ,   Surgut State University
Published: July 2021

Subject. Development and development of digital technologies of public administration in the subjects of the Russian Federation. Topic. Digital transformation of public administration in the framework of the implementation of national projects in the subjects of the Russian Federation. Goals. Analysis of the development and development of digital technologies of public administration to achieve key indicators of socio-economic development of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Ugra. Methodology. The authors used universal methods of scientific research, as well as methods of comparative and statistical analysis. Results. Based on the analysis and assessment of the current situation in the implementation of the regional project on the digitalization of public administration in the district, the focus on improving the effectiveness of public administration, i.e. not only the quantity, but also the quality of public services provided, its effectiveness, and thus reducing the costs of the state, business and/ or citizens associated with the implementation of certain state functions. Scope of application. Implementation of national projects in terms of digitalization of state and municipal administration. Conclusions. With the overall positive impact of digitalization of state and municipal management on solving socio-economic problems, it is necessary to focus on the challenges and risks that digitalization brings. Keywords: national projects, digital transformation, state regulation, subjects of the Russian Federation.
ON THE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF THE REGIONAL CONSUMER MARKET BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF LEAN MANUFACTURING
Authors:   Military educational scientific center air force «air force Academy named after Professor N. E. Zhukovsky and Y. A. Gagarin», Krasova N. E. , Leshchenko E.M. ,   Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Ryzhkova E.N. ,   Military educational scientific center of the Air Force "Military and air academy of a name of professor N. E. of Zhukovsky and Yu.A. Gagarin" (Voronezh), Ryzhkova E.V. ,   Military educational scientific center of the Air Force "Military and air academy of a name of professor N. E. of Zhukovsky and Yu.A. Gagarin" (Voronezh)
Published: July 2021

Subject. Overcoming the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for the consumer market based on the analysis of the state and use of the innovative potential of lean technology systems by international companies in the FMCG segment. Topic. Analysis of the state and use by international companies of the FMCG segment of the innovative potential of lean-technology systems in the organization of retail sales of consumer goods as one of the ways to overcome the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for the consumer market. Goals. Determination of the main strategic directions for the development of the regional consumer market based on the use of lean technologies. Methodology. System analysis of the international and Russian experience of the FMCG segment of the innovative potential of lean technology systems. Results. Strategic directions for the development of the regional consumer market and increasing the potential of retail chains based on lean-technologies of lean production have been developed. Scope of application. The consumer market at the meso-level. Conclusions. The development of the consumer market, including the Voronezh region, based on the principles of lean production is a factor in increasing retail turnover, increasing the profitability and competitiveness of regional retail chains. Keywords: region, consumer market, entrepreneurship, retail trade, lean manufacturing, product value, population
EVALUATION OF MEASURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGY OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE URBAN DISTRICT OF NOVOVORONEZH FOR THE PERIOD UP TO 2035
Authors:   Voronezh State Technical University, Smotrova T. I.
Published: July 2021

Subject. Analysis of the implemented measures aimed at the socio-economic and infrastructural development of the Novovoronezh City District. Topic. Research achievement of target values of strategic indicators of development of the city district of Novovoronezh in the framework of the implementation of the strategy of socio-economic development 2035. Purpose. Assessment of the achievement of the target values of the strategy 2035 indicators by the end of 2020 and the impact on them of internal and external conditions that determined the results of the deviation of the planned values. Methodology. Methods of logical and comparative analysis of the target values of indicators by year and statistical analysis of the achievement of the planned values of indicators. Results. The assessment of the activities carried out within the framework of the implementation of the strategy of socio-economic development by the end of 2020 allowed us to identify indicators whose planned values have not been achieved. It was revealed that 77 % of the indicators were achieved in full or exceed the planned level. The failure to achieve the target values of 12 indicators out of 52 is primarily due to the special management regime of the past year, caused by the consequences of the pandemic and the restrictions imposed in 2020 due to COVID-19. Application area. Scope of application. Planning and regulation of the activities of municipalities. Conclusions. The implementation of the socio-economic development strategy provided for several scenarios, depending on the current market conditions. The results of the implementation of measures under the strategy 2035 of the Novovoronezh City District can be considered successful and do not require adjustments at the current stage in further implementation. Keywords: strategy, strategic goals, target indicators, socio-economic development, management of the municipality.
SEARCH FOR A NEW MODEL OF POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN THE REGIONS: UNITED RUSSIA PRIMARIES AND POLITICAL PROCESSES IN EUROPE
Authors:   Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (branch of RANEPA), Slinko A. A. , Dyakina  E. O. ,   Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Published: July 2021

Subject. The article analyzes the experience of the preliminary voting of the United Russia party in the context of the problems of strengthening the party-political system of the state. Topic. The search for a new model of political participation in the regions: the primaries of United Russia and political processes in Europe. Purposes. To analyze the experience of the preliminary voting of the United Russia party in the context of the problems of strengthening the party-political system both in the regions of the Russian Federation and in the states of Europe. Methodology. Complex systems approach, classical institutional method, neoinstitutional approach, elements of critical theory and poststructuralism, political and cultural method. Results. The primaries of United Russia are a step towards the consolidation of the party and political system, an important act that allows improving the personnel composition of the current government structures, as well as supporting all healthy political forces in the country. The importance of new media in shaping the party agenda, as well as the significant role of electronic voting in the digital age in the context of the emergence of influential political networks, is emphasized. Russia is moving away from the crisis electoral models that exist in the West in the conditions of stagnation of neoliberal globalization, and is forming its own vector of strengthening the political participation of voters in real political processes. Scope of application. The results of the research can be applied by specialists in the field of regional policy and political management, regional and world economy, teachers and students of higher educational institutions. Conclusions. The testing of the model of political participation of citizens during the preliminary voting in May — June 2021 has shown its effectiveness and can play a constructive role in the political processes in the regions and in Russia as a whole. Keywords: Political participation, primaries, electronic voting, populism, new electoral models.
Rancang Bangun Sistem Pintu Busway Otomatis Berbasis Internet Of Things
Authors: Dani Akhmad Wahyu , Supegina Fina , Sirait Fadli
Published: July 2021

Busway yang bertujuan sebagai transportasi massal yang diharapkan dapat menanggulangi kemacetan yang ada di Jakarta. Dan di bangun pula jalur busway yang bertujuan untuk memisahkan antara jalur utuk kendaraan umum dengan jalur khusus busway serta di buat portal sebelum memasuki jalur busway supaya tidak ada kendaraan lain yang ikut masuk ke jalur busway. Namun pemasangan portal ini memiliki kelemahan yaitu harus adanya petugas yang harus siap membukanya dengan tepat supaya busway dapat melaluinya dan menutupnya dengan cepat. Dengan adanya perkembangan di bidang teknologi yakni RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) yang dapat dimanfaatkan untuk mendeteksi busway yang hendak melewati portal, yang kemudian portal akan membuka dan menutup secara otomatis tanpa harus adanya lagi petugas. Oleh karena itu dibuatlah sistem automasi palang pintu busway ini supaya dapat berkerja otomatis dengan teknologi RFID. Dari pengujian yang telah dilakukan pada rancang bangun sistem palang pintu busway otomatis berbasis internet of things ini adalah pada pengujian motor Servo 1 dengan aplikasi MIT App Inventor 2 didapat hasil rata-rata waktu 2.26 detik sedangkan dengan pembacaan RFID didapat hasil rata-rata waktu 1.4 detik. Pada pengujian motor Servo 2 dengan aplikasi MIT App Inventor 2 didapat hasil rata-rata waktu 2.33 detik sedangkan dengan pembacaan RFID didapat hasil rata-rata waktu 1.15 detik.
Optimasi Daya Keluaran Pada Solar Panel Dengan Metode Tracking Berbasis Internet Of Things
Authors: Jalaludin Chaerul , Pangaribowo Triyanto
Published: July 2021

Penggunaan panel surya yang terpasang pada umumnya kebanyakan masih bersifat statis yang menyebabkan penerimaan matahari tidak optimal karena posisi solar panel tidak berada dalam posisi yang tepat terhadap arah datangnya sinar matahari, maka untuk memanfaatkan energi cahaya matahari dengan optimal maka panel surya harus mengikuti arah datangnya sinar matahari, penambahan lensa fresnel pada sistem tracking membantu untuk mendapatkan cahaya yang lebih maksimal, sehingga daya yang dihasilkan akan lebih maksimal. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah membuat sebuah sistem yang dapat melakukan tracking terhadap posisi sinar matahari untuk meningkatkan efisiensi penerimaan cahaya oleh panel surya, serta melakukan monitoring dari daya yang dihasilkan oleh panel surya berbasis internet of things. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Peningkatan daya solar panel dengan menggunakan sistem solar tracking terhadap solar panel statis mampu mengoptimalkan daya keluaran panel surya sebesar 27,4%, sedangkan peningkatan daya solar panel dengan menggunakan sistem solar tracking terhadap solar tracking dengan lensa fresnel mampu mengoptimalkan daya keluaran panel surya sebesar 14%.
Exploring the impact of organizational context on budgeting
Authors: Batt Catherine E. , Rikhardsson Páll , Karlsson Thorlakur
Published: July 2021

Most organizations use budgeting and describe it as an institutionalized management accounting system, but it is also criticized for being unsuitable in today’s uncertain business environment. This paper explores how sudden changes in organizational context impact the importance of budgeting. Earlier studies have reported less importance given to budgeting following a crisis and a need for more interactive approaches. Our study is based on a survey of CFOs of the 300 largest companies in Iceland, according to the dataset Frjáls Verslun, following the financial crisis of 2008. A total of 191 (63.6%) responded to the survey. The results show widespread use of budgeting, regardless of the size of the organization. The results also show that uncertainty and organizational complexity do not impact the perceived importance of budgeting. Contrary to prior studies, this indicates that budgeting remains an important management tool during a sudden change in the organizational context
Sentinel-1 Satellite Radar Images: a New Source of Information on River Channel Dynamics: Lower Vistula River, Poland.
Authors: Kryniecka Klaudia , Magnuszewski Artur , Radecki-Pawlik Artur
Published: July 2021

The amount of sediments transported by a river is very difficult to
estimate, however this parameter has an important influence on channel
geometry. It is possible to estimate the bedload transport rate per unit
width of a river channel by measuring bedform profiles’ migration
distance (Δl) in time (Δt) and depth of bedload in motion (hb). Another
method is instrumental measurements using bedload traps and empirical
formulas. Sentinel-1 images at mid latitudes have a temporal resolution
of 2–3 days and spatial resolution of 25 m, which allows them to be
used on large rivers. The research area in this paper is the Lower
Vistula River from km 814 to km 820, where seven alternate sandbars were
selected. The coast lines of the sandbars were delineated on Sentinel-1
images taken during two low flow periods 2018.08.04–09.26 and
2019.07.01–08.31 with similar discharges at low flow phase on the
hydrograph. From water stage observations at the Chełmno and Grudziądz
gauge stations, water elevations were assigned to every coast line of
the alternate sandbars. The centers, volumes and longitudinal profile of
the alternate sandbars were calculated. Average daily movement of the
sandbars in the period 2018.08.04–2019.07.01 was calculated as 0.97
m·day˗1. Similar alternate sandbar movement velocities were obtained
from a study of Sentinel-2 optical satellite images and hydro-acoustic
measurements on the Lower Vistula River. Having the height of the
alternate sandbars and velocity of movement, it was possible to
calculate the rate of the bedload transport as qb = 5 kg·s˗1·m˗1. This
value is similar to results of empirical formulas accepted for use on
large lowland rivers in Poland: Goncarov – 5 kg·s˗1·m˗1, Samov – 3
kg·s˗1·m˗1; Meyer-Peter and Müller – 9 kg·s˗1·m˗1; Skibiński (1976) –
15 kg·s˗1·m˗1. The novelty of this research is showing the use of
Sentinel-1 images for the study of river channel dynamics and
calculation of bedload transport.
Uterine torsion with scoliosis
Authors: Kamijo Kyosuke , Kubota Fumika , Yoshioka Ikuo
Published: July 2021

A differential diagnosis of sudden abdominal pain with scoliosis
indicates uterine torsion, a rare condition in clinical practice.
The Buchanan-Wagner hypothesis: Revisiting the theory with new empirics for a spendthrift democracy
Authors: Konukcu Önal
Published: July 2021

This study revisits the Buchanan-Wagner hypothesis in reference to the
deficit-spending dynamics of Turkey in the period 1924 to 2008, during which
the government was expanding along with the developing national economy and
democracy. The empirical analysis of the hypothesis is based on the
autoregressive distributed lag approach to cointegration, which is not only
quite new in the literature on the Buchanan-Wagner hypothesis but also
superior to other single-equation cointegration approaches. The prevailing
empirics for the Buchanan-Wagner hypothesis reveal deficiencies in several
respects, as they ignore the mixed orders of integration in regressors, the
endogeneity of regressors, and the encompassing dynamic structure in the
short and long runs. Within this context, the findings of this study imply
the validity of the hypothesis for Turkey, providing empirical evidence on
the premise that budget deficits financed by nontax sources are the main
driving force behind the continuously increasing public spending in Turkey.
This evidence is argued to be a reflection of the fact that the perceived
tax price of public goods and services decreases with debtfinanced budget
deficits over time.
Clinical Study of Pingyangmycin Combined with Nd:YAG Laser to Treat Venous Malformations in the Oral and Maxillofacial Region
Authors: Li Yongsheng
Published: July 2021

Purpose: To explore the efficacy of pingyangmycin (PYM) combined with Neodymium yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser to treat venous malformations in the oral and maxillofacial region. Methods: Eighty-six patients were randomly divided into two groups. Forty-two patients were allocated to the experimental group and were injected with PYM at the lesion site, followed by Nd:YAG laser irradiation two days later. Forty-four patients were allocated to the control group and received only Nd:YAG laser irradiation (15-30W of power). All patients came back for a follow-up examination one month later. Results: Twenty-eight patients in the experimental group (66.67%) and 16 patients in the control group (36.31%) had no lesions after one treatment. Additionally, 10 patients in the experimental group (23.81%) and nine patients in the control group (20.45%) showed significant improvement at one month post-treatment. Compared to the control group, the experimental group demonstrated superior outcomes and shorter treatment durations. The between-group difference was significant (p<0.05). Conclusion: PYM combined with Nd:YAG laser is an effective treatment of venous malformations in the oral and maxillofacial region, potentially shortening treatment durations.
Overview of Microbiological Profile of NOMA
Authors: Sogodogo Elisabeth
Published: July 2021

Noma is a destructive gangrenous stomatitis and polymicrobial infection that generally affects children in developing countries. Our review listed the different microorganisms, in particular anaerobic bacteria found in the case of Noma.
Endoscopic Management of Aural Myiasis: Two Decades Experience
Authors: K Ranga Rupender
Published: July 2021

Background: The present study was undertaken to compare the efficacy of otoendoscopic removal with conventional techniques in aural myiasis patients. Methods: The three hundred and thirty eight, aural myiasis patients in study group were treated using Hopkine rigid otoendoscope, the visible crawling caudal end of maggots was grasped with forceps & removed. Rests were identified from crawling movements or the visible caudal end buried in EAC and middle ear cavity and removed. Complete maggots clearance of ear cavity from EAC to middle ear cavity was done and same was repeated on other side if needed. Equal number of patients were treated using head light. Results: The mean age in two groups was 55.5 years (range 02-68) in aural myiasis patients. There were 56.5% males and 43.5% females. Mean duration of aural symptom in both groups was 2 days. Endoscopically mean number of 42 maggots (range-10- 62) were removed in first sitting as compared to conventional technique where mean of 28 (range 10-48) maggots were removed (p<0.001). The mean duration of endoscopic treatment was 2days whereas in control group it was 6days. The difference was statistically significant (p<0.001). Conclusion: Otoendoscopic procedure is superior to the conventional extraction method for removal of aural maggots. The larvae located in deep and inaccessible areas can be identified and removed easily. The disease was controlled in shorter time and ensures less damage to the middle ear structures.
Characteristics of Presbycusis in A Super-Aged Society
Authors: Sano Hajime
Published: July 2021

Objectives: To estimate presbycusis' characteristics and investigate whether any changes have occurred in the pathophysiology of presbycusis over the decades. Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional observational study. A total of 186 patients aged ≥ 65 years were selected for the elderly group; they included patients with mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss of unknown cause. For the middle age group, 56 patients aged 30–50 years who had positive results for the recruitment phenomenon were selected as controls. The participants’ age, sex, pure-tone hearing levels of air conduction (125–8000 Hz), maximum speech discrimination score (SDSmax), and the presence or absence of the recruitment phenomenon were investigated based on medical records. Results: Sixty-one patients in the elderly group were aged ≥ 80 years. Hearing levels were significantly better in male patients in the low-frequency range and significantly better in female patients in the high-frequency range (p < 0.01). In the elderly group, the proportion of patients with poor speech discrimination was 52.4–70.2%. The SDSmax was significantly higher in female patients than in male patients (p < 0.01). The proportion of patients with the recruitment phenomenon was 93.5%. The audiometric hearing pattern was dominated by a gradual-down slope, high-frequency-impaired, and flat patterns. There were significantly more female patients with a flat pattern and significantly more male patients with a gradual-downslope pattern and U-shaped pattern (p < 0.01). Age, sex, mean pure-tone hearing level, and audiometric hearing pattern significantly affected the SDSmax (all, p < 0.05), as evaluated with multiple regression analysis. Conclusion: More than half of the elderly patients with mild or moderate hearing loss were estimated to have retrocochlear damage. The age of hospital visitors for presbycusis was found to have increased over time. However, the distribution of pathophysiologies was not different from that in previous studies performed with relatively younger patients. This suggests a shift of patients presenting with presbycusis toward an older age range.
Johtajuuden kehittyminen moniammatillisessa sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon johtamiskoulutuksessa
Authors: Kallio Heli , Suhonen Marjo , Wiik Heikki
Published: July 2021

Sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon organisaatioihin kohdistuvat muutospaineet ja organisaatioiden kompleksisuus vaativat johtajuuden jatkuvaa uudistumista. Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on kuvailla moniammatilliseen sosiaali- ja terveysalan johtamiskoulutukseen osallistuneiden johtajien johtajuuden sisällön osa-alueiden kehittymistä heidän omasta näkökulmastaan. 

Tutkimusaineistona olivat koulutukseen osallistuvien koulutuksen aikana tuottamat johtajuuden kehittymistä kuvaavat kirjalliset portfoliot (n=21). Analyysissä soveltaen hyödynnettiin narratiivista menetelmää ja temaattista sisällön analyysiä.

Analyysin tuloksena rakentui kolme johtajuuden kehittymisen kuvausta: 1. itsejohtajuuden kehittymisen kuvaus, 2. inhimillisten voimavarojen johtajuuden kehittymisen kuvaus ja 3. muutoksen ja kompleksisuuden johtajuuden kehittymisen kuvaus. Tutkimuksen perusteella johtajuuden sisällön osa-alueet kehittyivät monipuolisesti moniammatillisen johtamiskoulutuksen aikana. Etenkin itsejohtajuus kehittyi yksilöllisesti koulutuksen aikana. Myös ihmisten väliseen toimintaan keskittyvässä johtajuudessa tapahtui monipuolista kehittymistä. Johtajat havaitsivat kehittyneensä etenkin muutoksen ja kompleksisuuden johtajuuden saralla. Tutkimus tuotti lisää tietoa itsejohtajuuden sekä muutoksen ja kompleksisuuden johtajuuden kehittymisestä puolitoista vuotta kestäneen koulutuksen aikana. Johtajuuden kehittymisestä ja kehittymisprosesseista tarvitaan jatkossa syvällisempää ja monipuolisempaa tutkimustietoa.
Train to Pakistan: A Saga of Unsalvaged Suffering
Authors: Bansal Dr. Alka
Published: July 2021

The torments of the colossal human tragedy of the partition of India and its aftermath are still being borne by the people of India in some way or the other. The fissured social and emotional spirit of the people is still not healed. The horrific scenes of partition still haunt the psyche of the Indians. Millions were massacred and those that were alive were like live corpses moving around. Their sufferings are unfathomed. They not only suffered physically but also mentally and emotionally. Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan is a novel that unfolds all aspects of suffering and pain which were endured by the people at that time. Singh has been successful in communicating to his readers the tribulations of the partition days, the harrowing experiences, grossness, the madness and the bestial horrors.The displacement of people from one country to another became the root cause of the whole holocaust. The village which bustled with activity turned into a kenopsia. Singh’s rankling at the idea of partition can be perceived in the novel. In the novel, Singh has vehemently written about every aspect of the dreaded violence to which women were subjected. It is quite obvious from the conditions prevailing in India that this splitting of the country was a futile effort. It sowed the seeds of communal discord permanently. People are still suffering they have not fully recovered from this psychosomatic trauma. The seeds of harmful weeds that were sown by the partition are still being reaped by the Indians.
Utilizing Smartphones to Enhance Students ‘Learning of English Language
Authors: Subha S. , Diravidamani Dr S
Published: July 2021

Technology plays a momentous role in almost all the fields mainly far –reaching in educational field. It provides creative freedom, endless resources and learning materials. In the current scenario, students engage themselves in the recent technological advancements which not only kill their time but also entertain them all the time. So, the Teachers can take up these technological tools in their hands to inculcate English language to the younger generation instead of following the traditional method of teaching. Now-a-days, Smart phones have reached all the hands in the world including the rural people and made everything easier. By using   smart phones effectively in Language classrooms, English language teachers can provoke interest among the non –native learners in learning English Language. Smart phone is a tool which presents visually attractive materials to the students that would be very much appealing to the second language learners. Through this, the four basic communication skills (LSRW Skills) of the second language learners can be enriched and refined .Thus, this paper predominantly focuses on the  pros and cons of using smart phones in learning English  based on the feedback  accrued  from the undergraduate students .
Semantic Series as a Discourse Analysis Tool (Discourse about Generations)
Authors: Orlova N. V.
Published: July 2021

The question of methods of discourse semantics modeling, understood as a content-thematic community of texts, is considered. The novelty of the research is seen in the expansion of the methodological tools in the study of discourse as an array of texts, in the refinement of supra-individual knowledge about an important social phenomenon. The relevance of the study is due to the interest of the humanities in the theory of generations, which has not yet received a linguistic response. Attention is paid to the ideas and techniques that make it possible to derive text-discursive meanings on the basis of isotopy and related concepts, in particular the concept of a semantic series. The construction of semantic series as a proven technique for analyzing literary texts is extrapolated to the study of discourse formed by a collective speech subject, which is the author’s version of the presentation of speech systemicity. The semantic series identified in the aggregate of fragments of different types of texts containing the lexeme generation are analyzed. Attention is paid to the series that objectify such semantic blocks as self-presentation of subjects of speech by belonging to a generation, categorization of generations, generational values. The author compares the meanings, actualized by the semantic series, with the provisions of the interdisciplinary theory of generations, developed by N. Howe and W. Strauss, proves a partial intersection of theoretical provisions and everyday ideas.
Phenomenon of Information Misrepresentation in Mass-Media: Versions of Facts
Authors: Ruzhentseva N. B. , Koshkarova N. N.
Published: July 2021

The article discusses the phenomenon of factual information misrepresentation in popular print media. From the point of view of the authors, misrepresentation is determined by a general communicative pattern — the process of misrepresentation information during its transfer; the ideology of a particular edition and the tendentiousness of the media in general; striving for informational priority and a professional perspective of presenting information. Understanding the misrepresentation in the media discourse as a substitution, falsehood, fiction, and the transformation of factual information, the authors attempt to generalize the ways of translating facts (truthful information) into a version of facts. Based on the material of the “near-political narrative”, which is part of the peripheral zone of political discourse and includes texts dedicated to the politician's relatives or ancestors, as well as his personal and even intimate life, the authors distinguish three main directions that contribute to the emergence of versions of facts. These are: extra-textual factors; a group of proper text methods; change of the axiological mode of the media. It is proved that the subjective mode of modern media determines the use of not so much false information as of transformed information, the share of which is steadily increasing and begins to determine the specifics of modern journalistic text formation.
History of Buddhism in Mongolia in Essay of Kensur Ngawang-Nima “Coverage of Classical Sources on History of Buddhism”
Authors: Batomunkueva S. R. , Khartaev V. V.
Published: July 2021

The article considers a part of the essay “Coverage of classical sources on the history of Buddhism” by the outstanding Buryat scholar Lama Kensura Ngawang-Nima, dedicated to the history of the spread of Buddhist teachings in Mongolia. Some biographical information of the author of the essay is introduced. The materials of the fragment under study are presented, on the basis of which we can say that the author divides the spread of Buddhism in Mongolia, like many researchers, into three stages. Secular and religious figures who played an important role in the spread and formation of Buddhism among the Mongols are noted in the article. It is indicated that when writing his historical treatise, Kensur Ngawang-Nima relied on the works of his famous predecessors, such as the 5th Dalai Lama Ngawang Lobsan Gyatso, Taranatha Gunga Nyingbo, Thukwan Chokyi Nyima, etc., and a part of the essay devoted to the history of Buddhism in Mongolia, based on the work “Golden Book / Altan Debter” by the famous Mongolian scholar Lama Shagdaryn Zava Damdin. The peculiarity of the historical treatise under study is that it is the only known and published work written by a Buryat in the Tibetan language in the genre of Tibetan historical literature — choichzhun.
History of Cities in Western Siberia in Representations of Journal “Siberian Lights”: Political and Historical Contexts of 1920s — 1940s
Authors: Krasilnikova E. I. , Valdman I. A.
Published: July 2021

Changes in the representation of the history of cities in Western Siberia in the journal “Siberian Lights” in the period from the beginning of the 20s to the mid 40s of the XX century are considered. These changes are interpreted by analyzing the general contexts of the development of historical local lore in Siberia and the activities of various subjects of the memory policy at both local and state levels. The relevance of the study is due to the increased interest on the part of society and the state in the problems of forming the historical memory of Russians about the national and regional past as one of the foundations of social identities. The novelty of the research is seen in the fact that until now the Siberian magazine periodicals of the Soviet era, in particular, “Siberian Lights”, are poorly understood as one of the significant means of forming the historical memory of society about the past of Western Siberia. The composition of the authors of materials on the history of Western Siberian cities is described in the article. The stages of the development of the history representation of West Siberian cities in the publications of the journal are determined, reflecting various, ideologically determined assessments of the historical past of the cities of Western Siberia. It is proved that during the Great Patriotic War, authors of works on the history of Western Siberian cities synthesized both the experience of Siberian ethnographers and their antagonists, pursuing the task of stimulating patriotic upsurge and the necessary social mobilization.
Novel technologies and Geopolitical Strategies: Disinformation Narratives in the Countries of the Visegrád Group
Authors: Bánkuty-Balogh Lilla Sarolta
Published: July 2021

In the current media environment of growing information disorder and social media platforms emerging as primary news sources, the creation and spread of disinformation is becoming increasingly easy and cost-effective. The projection of strategic narratives through disinformation campaigns is an important geopolitical tool in the global competition for power and status. We have analysed close to 1,000 individual news pieces from more than 60 different online sources containing disinformation, which originally appeared in one of the V4 languages, using a natural language processing algorithm. We have assessed the frequency of recurring themes within the articles and their relationship structure, to see whether consistent disinformation narratives were to be found among them. Through frequency analysis and relationship charting, we have been able to uncover individual storylines connected to more than ten overarching disinformation narratives. We have also exposed five key meta-narratives present in all Visegrád Countries, which fed into a coherent system of beliefs, such as the envisioned collapse of the European Union or the establishment of a system of Neo-Atlantism, which would permanently divide the continent.
Parties and Linkages in the Slovak Party System: An Overview
Authors: Učeň Peter , Gyárfášová Oľga
Published: July 2021

This study acknowledges Kitschelt’s inspiration by understanding party linkage as a mechanism closely pertaining to the relationships of accountability and responsiveness between political parties and voters. Three key linkages – programmatic, charismatic and clientelistic – are scrutinized. The authors identify the “link-age profiles” of relevant political parties in the history of Slovak party competition and use the results of an experts’ survey (from the DALP project) as a (limited) test of the authors’ expert judgement. The study then reflects on the latest developments in political linkages in a period when anti-establishment and anti-system political parties are gaining strength. The paper concludes that clientelism as a linkage played a significantly smaller role than predicted in the 1990s, while charisma – even though we define it differently from some mainstream approaches – manifested a stronger than expected influence on party competition. Also, combinations of charismatic and programmatic linkages seem to be attractive for a number of relevant Slovak parties. Finally, programmatic competition informed Slovak politics for longer and more successfully than Kitschelt’s model would suggest.
Participation of the Czech Republic in NATO Peace Support Operations: Analysis of Necessary and Sufficient Conditions
Authors: Konečná Lucie
Published: July 2021

NATO, as one of the most important security organisations, has been involved in a large number of operations of all kinds since its establishment. Peace Support Operations are the most common type, as they include conflict prevention, peacemaking, peacebuilding, peacekeeping, peace enforcement and humanitarian operations. Some states participate in these operations very often, others only rarely. This study aims to examine the participation of the Czech Republic, a small state that has a small but well-trained and specialised army. The research aims to determine the most common reasons for Czech participation in NATO’s Peace Support Operations. The work uses qualitative comparative analysis to determine the necessary reasons or sufficient conditions for the participation of this state. Five types of reasons – political reasons, security reasons, economic reasons, institutional reasons and normative reasons are tested. The analysis points to the fact that security reasons are the most important reasons.
Experts and Questions: Exploring Perceptions of Corruption
Authors: Pinková Aneta , Jusko Jakub
Published: July 2021

This article is a contribution to the ‘know your data’ approach to the issue of measuring corruption, in two specific areas: the impact of the way questions are formulated on the results of surveys on corruption perception; and the potential pitfalls of using businesspeople as expert respondents in surveys measuring corruption. The article first presents and analyses the sources of two most frequently used indicators to measure corruption perceptions – the Corruption Perception Index and the Control of Corruption, one of the Worldwide Governance Indicators. Based on this analysis, hypotheses are posed on how the formulation of the questions will influence the out-comes of surveys, and what differences there will be between studies conducted on the general public and businesspeople. These are tested using data obtained from two original survey experiments conducted concurrently, one on a representative sample of the public and another on businesspeople.
Relations Between Turkey and Hungary in the Democratic Party Period (1950–1960)
Authors: Tunç Bilal , Falus Orsolya
Published: July 2021

The decennium historical process in Turkish political history between 1950 and 1960 is called the Democratic Party (DP) era. During this period, important issues took place in Turkish foreign policy. Our aim is to reveal the political, commercial and social relations between Turkey and Hungary in the light of archive documents within the scope of important events in Turkish foreign policy. The aim of this article is to emphasise how the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 affected the relations between the two countries and to prove with documents that Turkey supported Hungary during the revolution. This study has been created by benefiting from archive documents, national newspapers and copyrights from both target countries. The study also commemorates the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, which erupted 65 years ago this year. Finally, this article entitled Relations between Turkey and Hungary during the Democratic Party Period (1950–1960) is a qualitative study prepared using the document analysis technique.
Bush’s ‘Beyond Containment’ strategy toward the Eastern Bloc in 1989 within the US Foreign Policy context
Authors: Mareček David
Published: July 2021

This paper explores the foreign policy of US President George H. W. Bush and his administration towards the Soviet Union and the other countries of the Warsaw Pact. The article also focuses on two historically significant American foreign policy strategies that were implemented during the earlier years of the Cold War: containment and détente. The rapidly changing international environment and Bush’s Beyond Containment policy which, aimed to respond to these changes, became the basis for the following research questions: 1) How did American conception of foreign policy approach to Eastern Bloc countries such as Hungary or Poland change under the Bush administration in 1989 in comparison to the period of implementation of the containment or détente? 2) How did the American perception of the retreating Soviet power within the bipolar international structure affect American diplomatic relations with the Eastern European governments? The aim of the paper is to put Bush’s foreign policy in his first year in office in the American ‘Cold War’ foreign policy context and to compare the classical American political strategies with Bush’s foreign policy in 1989.
STATISTICAL LITERACY IN PRIMARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS CURRICULA: HISTORICAL REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Ezra Putranda Setiawan
Published: July 2021

Literasi statistika merupakan kemampuan penting untuk menghadapi revolusi industri 4.0. Penelitian ini mengumpulkan informasi sejauh mana kemampuan literasi statistika didukung oleh kurikulum matematika untuk Sekolah Dasar di Indonesia. Studi dokumentasi dilakukan pada beberapa naskah kurikulum, yakni Kurikulum Berbasis Kompetensi 2004, Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan 2006, Kurikulum 2013, serta revisi Kurikulum 2013 (2016, 2018, dan 2020). Sebagai pembanding, dianalisis pula Cambridge Primary Mathematics Curriculum dan kurikulum 1975. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perhitungan statistik deskriptif dan pembuatan diagram dijumpai pada semua kurikulum matematika SD tahun 2004 hingga 2020. Pada kurikulum 2013 dan sesudahnya, dijumpai pula kompetensi terkait pengumpulan data dan interpretasi data. Adapun kompetensi terkait peluang hanya dijumpai pada kurikulum 2013, Cambridge, dan kurikulum 1975. Masih diperlukan pengembangan kurikulum pada kompetensi proses pemecahan masalah statistika serta pendalaman terkait penggunaan statistik deskriptif dan diagram secara tepat.

Statistical literacy is an essential competence to face the 4.0 industrial revolution. This study aims to collect information on how statistical literacy skills accounted in the Indonesian primary school mathematics curriculum. We study several curriculum documents' that had been used in Indonesia, namely the 2004 Competency-Based Curriculum, the 2006 Education Unit Level Curriculum, the 2013 Curriculum, and the revised 2013 Curriculum (2016, 2018, and 2020). We also analyzed the Cambridge Primary Mathematics Curriculum and the 1975 Indonesian curriculum. We find that calculation of descriptive statistics and chart making appeared on all Indonesian primary school mathematics curricula. The 2013 curriculum and its successor also contains some competencies related to data collection and interpretation. Probability-related competence is found only on the 2013 curriculum, the 1975 curriculum, and the Cambridge Curriculum. Further curriculum development should be focused on the statistical problem-solving competence and appropriate use of descriptive statistics and charts.