bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
System and Data Integration Approaches for Ensuring Scalability and Cloud in Enterprise Architectures
Authors:   Integration Architect, Kumar Shivdeep
Published: January 2025

Interoperability has recently been considered by businesses as a potential competitive advantage. As a primary tactic,
several businesses have reorganized themselves to facilitate interoperability. Enterprise architecture (EA) are critical
for aligning business processes with IT infrastructure to meet evolving organizational needs. This paper explores
system and data integration approaches for ensuring scalability and security in enterprise architectures. The
integration of multiple information systems aims to enhance information accessibility, enable strategic alignment
between business and IT, and streamline operations across various organizational levels. It discusses key
characteristics of scalable integration systems, including load, space, and structural scalability, alongside security
mechanisms like authentication, encryption, and API management. Furthermore, analyses enterprise integration
frameworks, focusing on network, data, application, and business process levels. Comparative analyses of various
methodologies and models highlight their performance, limitations, and future research directions. This study
provides insights into achieving a secure, scalable, and efficient enterprise architecture to support modern
organizational growth and resilience.
Kolokační analýza českých rodných jmen z diachronní perspektivy
Authors: Březinová Kristýna , Mádrová Jarmila , Reclik Agata
Published: January 2025

Předkládaná studie se zabývá kolokační analýzou tří nejčastějších českých rodných jmen v diachronní perspektivě, konkrétně v letech 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008 a 2013. Data pochází z údajů Ministerstva vnitra České republiky a Českého statistického úřadu. Jako nástroj pro analýzu dat jsme využili Český národní korpus SYN, verze 11; zaměřili jsme se na pět nejčastějších kolokací zvolených jmen v publicistických textech. Výzkum ukázal, že základní podoby rodných jmen se uplatňují převážně v oblastech politiky a státních institucí. Jejich hypokoristické varianty, které se nevyznačují vysokými frekvencemi, jsou u žen spojovány s odkazem na mladistvé, u mužů pak s oblastí zábavy, umění a sportu.
Recept na politický guláš: konceptuální sféra JÍDLO v metaforách českého politického diskurzu
Authors: Rycheva Ekaterina
Published: January 2025

Konceptuální metafory hrají v politickém diskurzu zásadní roli, protože usnadňují komunikaci politiků s veřejností. Tyto metafory pomáhají vysvětlit složité politické problémy a prezentují je pro recipienta srozumitelnějším způsobem, vytvářejí emocionální spojení mezi politikem a publikem a posilují atraktivitu sdělení, protože použití silné a výstižné metafory může posluchače přesvědčit o správnosti určitého politického postoje nebo opatření. Jednou z nejproduktivnějších konceptuálních sfér v politickém diskurzu je sféra JÍDLO. Národní kuchyně je nejstarší součástí kultury lidí a jejich jazykového obrazu světa. V moderním českém politickém diskurzu se jako konceptuální metafory hojně používají názvy typických potravin a pokrmů české kuchyně (např. POLITIKA JE GULÁŠ, MOC JE KOLÁČ atd.). Důležitým rysem používání konceptuálních metafor se zdrojovou sférou JÍDLO v českém politickém diskurzu je snaha mluvčího ukázat svůj negativní postoj k situaci nebo jevu.
»Języki« Bramy Morawskiej
Authors: Balowski Mieczysław
Published: January 2025

Autor omawia sytuację językową na obszarze Bramy Morawskiej. Zwraca uwagę na wpływy językowe na tym terenie, określające odmienny rozwój tych gwar niż na innym przygranicznym terenie. Wskazuje na rodzaj gwary przejściowej i mieszanej. Na przykładzie gwary prajskiej analizuje sytuację komunikacyjną ludności tej części pogranicza czesko-polskiego.
Polska i Syberia. Przypadek Igora Newerlego. O "Wzgórzu Błękitnego Snu"
Authors: Kopeć Zbigniew
Published: January 2025

The subject of the article is the issue of the 1986 novel entitled The Hill of the Blue Dream by Igor Newerli. Its main character is a terror-accused political exile associated organizationally with the PPS Proletariat, and ideologically with the Warsaw radical intelligentsia of the early century, including Krzywicki, Abramowski, Sempołowska. The main scion of the novel’s plot is set in Siberia. The author of the novel is interested in the ethnostereotypes presented in the novel, such as, for example, the Siberian, the Russian, the Buryat. He analyzes the genre conventions and plot solutions present in the novel. He also answers the question of how the dark sides of socialist-conspirator life, such as suspicions of treason, permeate into the Siberian Arcadia in which the protagonist lives. The author of the article looks at the book from two perspectives: the time in which it is set – the first decades of the 20th century, and the place and time of its publication. It is Poland of the second half of the 1980s plunged into marasmus and hopelessness ruled by authorities linked to the USSR.
Wolność podszyta traumą w autofikcjach Leopolda Buczkowskiego
Authors: Winiecka Elżbieta
Published: January 2025

This article is about Leopold Buczkowski's experimental writing. Drawing on his prose, as well as the writer's wartime diary and his photographic and visual art work, the author shows that his formal explorations in the sphere of the novel can be explained to a much greater extent than previously thought by the writer's personal experiences. Traumatic experiences from his youth (the genocide in his native Podolia and the loss of his home, the death of his two brothers, his participation in the Warsaw Uprising) left their mark on his personality and made all his later interdisciplinary work a form of self-therapy, as well as a space of freedom and independence. Writing, composing, drawing and painting were treated by Buczkowski as a sphere of searching for his own individual truth, which he tried to express in artistic matter. Freedom and trauma are treated as key words for understanding the work of the author of  Bathing in Lucca.
Penelopy epoki modernizmu: wolności kobiece i męskie w powieści Iwana Franki "Dla ogniska domowego" i Milana Begovicia "Giga Barićeva"
Authors: Tatarenko Ałła
Published: January 2025

In this study, we examine the peculiarities of interpreting the image of Penelope in the novel For the Home Hearth by Ivan Franko, a luminary of Ukrainian literature, and in the novel Giga Barićeva by Milan Begović, one of the most famous Croatian modernists. The emancipation of women and the change in their role in society led to a modern interpretation of mythological characters: in the mirror of the new era and its values, their stories acquire new meanings and become indicators of the modern worldview and its challenges. The image of Odysseus’s faithful wife is one of them. Franko and Begović unambiguously emphasize the different interpretations of freedom regarding the behavior of men and women, and the acceptance of their inequality by society. A parallel reading of Ivan Franko’s and Begovic’s novels allows us to note typological parallels and authorial findings in the interpretation of the Penelope image, which can serve as interesting material for a study that will generalize the functioning of this image in European modernist literature.
Wolność czy destrukcja? Atómy Boha Gejzy Vámoša w kontekście dyskursu maladycznego
Authors: Goszczyńska Joanna
Published: January 2025

Artykuł przynosi interpretację powieści słowackiego pisarza okresu międzywojnia koncentrującą się na kilku jej aspektach: wymiarze patograficznym, sferze  cielesności w przeżywaniu choroby, osobowości defektywnej głównego bohatera – lekarza i metaforyzacji choroby. Uwzględnione też zostało filozoficzne zaplecze postawy autora, filozofia Nietzschego i Schopenhauera. Dla autora artykułu inspirująca była natomiast myśl Ciorana.
„Nie będziemy lustrem zła”. Niezależna muzyczna scena Bydgoszczy 1982-1989
Authors: Bytner Jaroslaw
Published: January 2025

In the final decade of Communism Poland, independent bands fell victim to the dysfunctional mechanisms of the system, resulting in effective and multifaceted exclusion. Perhaps the most obvious manifestation of this phenomenon was the problem of recording and publishing music. This inability resulted in obscurity, cultural marginalization and ultimately, mainstream historical omission. In this essay on the independent music scene of Bydgoszcz in the years 1982-1989, I undertake this subject through the lens of the oeuvre of the cold wave band Variété and the punk bands Abaddon and Kompania Karna. Along with other incarnations of the Polish underground, bands from Bydgoszcz wrestled with the obstacles and absurdities of the communist reality. They struggled with the feelings of their impotence in the face of state-driven determinism in order to make a permanent mark on Polish musical history. Despite of this and thanks to their powerful, artistically and ideologically inspirational message, they became an integral part of this fascinating historical era.
Medienbildung in Öffentlichen Bibliotheken
Authors: Zumbrägel Lambert , Maucher Martha
Published: January 2025

Die Stadtbücherei Würzburg hat einen Bibliotheksentwicklungsplan erstellt, der als Grundlage für die strategische Ausrichtung und Weiterentwicklung dient. Dabei wurde die digitale Teilhabe als eines der zentralen Leitziele definiert. Im Mittelpunkt des vorliegenden Artikels steht das Projekt „Level3 – Digitalisierung erleben“, das als innovative Plattform für digitale Bildung sowie als Experimentierraum für neue Formate und den Wissensaustausch fungiert. Der Artikel beleuchtet neben dem inhaltlichen Konzept auch die konkreten Angebote und Möglichkeiten von Level3, die ersten Erkenntnisse zur Wirksamkeit sowie die Herausforderungen und Chancen bei der Integration in die Organisationsstruktur der Stadtbücherei Würzburg.
Two Regularization Methods for Identifying the Initial Value of Time-Fractional Telegraph Equation
Authors: Liang Ying-Qing , Yang Fan , Li Xiao-Xiao
Published: January 2025

In this article, an inverse problem for identifying the initial value of time-fractional telegraph equation is addressed.
This is a typical ill-posed problem, meaning the solution does not depend continuously on the data.
Besides, we give the conditional stability result based on an a priori bound condition.
We utilize the modified quasi-boundary regularization method and the Landweber iterative regularization method to obtain the corresponding approximate solutions, respectively.
The convergent error estimates under the a priori regularization parameter selection rule and the a posteriori regularization parameter selection rule are given.
Some numerical experiments testify the effectiveness and precision of the proposed methods.
Seed germination of the medicinal plant Ferula gigantea
Authors: Zhou R. , Boboev M. , Kurbonova P. , Li W.J. , Lu T.
Published: January 2025

Ferula gigantea is a perennial herb valued for its medicinal and ornamental properties. The declining survival rate of F. gigantea in its natural habitat has prompted research on seed germination to aid relocation and conservation efforts. Here, we examined seed morphology through controlled experiments and investigated the impact of gibberellic acid (GA3) soaking and low-temperature stratification on seed germination. A 90-day low-temperature stratification period yielded the highest germination of 86.7%. In conclusion, pre-sowing low temperature stratification for 90 days is an effective method for improving seed germination in F. gigantea.
Reforming Global Criminal Justice: Addressing Corruption’s Impact on Armed Crime
Authors: Voloshanivska Tetiana , Shchokin Rostyslav , Pavlova Olena , Frantsuz Anatoliy Y. , Dei Maryna O.
Published: January 2025

The article examines the relationship between corruption and gun crime and emphasizes the need to counteract this phenomenon to ensure the safety of citizens. The article points to the importance of a proper justice system and reforms in this area to combat corruption and gun-related crimes. The authors of the article analyzed several countries in Africa and Latin America based on corruption and crime rates. The study showed that a high level of corruption directly affects a high level of crime and vice versa. Moreover, the study showed that countries in the same region, with similar stages of development, have different levels of corruption. This suggests that if the recommendations contained in the article are followed, it is possible to overcome corruption and reduce the level of other crimes that are directly related to it. In addition, the authors of the article emphasize the need to modernize and further develop the global strategy of criminal liability for corruption and other crimes arising from it. In general, it should be noted that the importance of international cooperation is extremely high, especially in the context of the international fight against corruption. International cooperation is a key tool in the global fight against corruption and armed crime, as these types of crimes can be international in nature and require coordination of efforts of different countries to be successfully overcome.
Proteomics unveil candidate biomarkers and pathogenesis of subacute thyroiditis
Authors: Ran Litong , Liu Xiufei , Tian Yongfeng , Zhu Jiaran , Gong Zhengyuan , Qiao Qiao , Jiang Xin , Wang Yuren , Yang Guojun , Zheng Hongting , Zheng Yi , Qu Hua
Published: January 2025

Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is an inflammatory thyroid disease characterized by neck pain, tenderness, general symptoms and thyroid dysfunction. Despite gaining new insights into the epidemiology, pathogenesis and treatment of SAT in recent years, the exact pathogenesis and determinants of its clinical progression remain unclear. Here, we profiled thyroid in situ protein alterations in fine-needle aspiration biopsy samples from SAT patients using proteomic analysis and uncovered 57 differentially abundant proteins. Gene ontology and KEGG enrichment analyses identified that these proteins were enriched in processes involving infection, inflammatory response and cell adhesion and junction, which likely contribute to the pathogenesis. Moreover, the top three high-abundance proteins (nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT), FTL and thymidine phosphorylase (TYMP)) were further validated in the plasma from a larger SAT cohort using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. After adjusting for sex, Spearman correlation analysis showed that NNMT, FTL and TYMP levels were positively correlated with FT3, FT4, T3, T4, Tg and erythrocyte sedimentation rate and negatively correlated with thyroid-stimulating hormone. Furthermore, binary logistic regression analyses revealed that NNMT, FTL and TYMP were independent factors of SAT. We also conducted a receiver operating characteristic curve analysis to assess the diagnostic accuracy of NNMT, FTL and TYMP for SAT. The results revealed that each factor demonstrated an area under the curve score above 0.8. Thus, these high-abundance proteins can potentially serve as biomarkers for SAT diagnosis and outcome prediction. Our findings provide valuable insights into SAT biomarkers and shed light on the potential pathogenesis and therapeutic targets of SAT.

Highlights

Proteomic profiling identifies NNMT, FTL and TYMP as potential biomarkers for SAT.

This study reveals significant enrichment of infection, inflammatory response and cell adhesion pathways in SAT pathogenesis.

Elevated plasma NNMT, FTL and TYMP levels reflect SAT-related inflammatory and metabolic alterations.
Assessing Functional Outcomes in the Pediatric Neurocritical Care Population After Discharge: A Pilot Study
Authors: Sperber Amelia M. , Chang Nathan , Casazza May , Teeyagura Prathyusha , Thompson Julie A. , Pyke-Grimm Kimberly , Kelly Maryellen S. , Rasmussen Lindsey K.
Published: January 2025

OBJECTIVES

Pediatric neurocritical care (PNCC) patients experience high rates of morbidity, but comprehensive follow-up is not universal. We sought to identify predictors of functional decline in these children to guide future resource allocation.

PATIENTS AND METHODS

We conducted a prospective observational study in a quaternary children’s hospital pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) from July 2023 to December 2023. Patients (aged 3–17 years) were admitted with a PNCC diagnosis, and their caregivers were enrolled. Outcomes were assessed through surveys using the Functional Status Scale (FSS) at time of consent (baseline) and the 2-month follow-up after PICU discharge. Follow-up surveys explored social, educational, and cognitive difficulties encountered after discharge. Functional decline was defined as any increase in FSS between baseline and follow-up, and severe morbidity was defined as an overall increase of 3 or more or an increase of 2 or more in one domain. Demographic and in-hospital variables were extracted from a clinical database to analyze with outcomes.

RESULTS

A total 30 of 31 families consented, and 29 completed follow-up surveys. Out of those, 17 (58.6%) patients had a functional decline, 8 (27.6%) had a new severe morbidity, only 12 (41.4%) had returned to school, and 16 (55.2%) had new family hardships. Mechanical ventilation was a significant predictor of functional decline (odds ratio, 6.50, 95% CI, 1.26–33.58; P = .025).

CONCLUSIONS

This study supplements reports of high morbidity after pediatric neurocritical illness. Targeting patients most at risk for functional decline, such as those receiving mechanical ventilation, can support efficient resource allocation for follow-up programs promoting health-related quality of life. Larger studies are needed to validate and expand on these findings.
Discurso de Posse do Reitor da PUCRS Prof. Dr. Ir. Manuir Mentgespara o quadriênio 2025-2028
Authors: Mentges Manuir José
Published: January 2025

É com imensa honra, profundo senso de responsabilidade e compromisso que assumo, hoje, o cargo de Reitor da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. Ao receber essa missão, tenho plena consciência da magnitude do desafio, mas também da imensa confiança que a Entidade Mantenedora, nosso Chanceler, a comunidade acadêmica e a Igreja depositam em mim para o exercício de uma liderança servidora à nossa universidade nos próximos quatro anos.
The Apostle to the Foreskin: Circumcision in the Letters of Paul By R. D. Collman (2023)
Authors: Gabrielle Haley
Published: January 2025

The Apostle to the Foreskin: Circumcision in the Letters of Paul By R. D. Collman (2023) Berlin and Boston: De Gruyter, 246pp.
Culture and Economy: Factors Motivating Regions to Support Creative Industries
Authors:   National Research University Higher School of Economics, Boos V. O. , Shubina V. I. ,   National Research University Higher School of Economics, Kutsenko E. S. ,   National Research University Higher School of Economics
Published: January 2025

Due to the lack of a unified approach to supporting creative industries and to the differentiation of initial socioeconomic conditions in Russian regions, different government participation models in the development of creative industries are emerging. Understanding the balance of factors influencing the creative industries is key to more effective goal-setting and support for the creative sector in Russian regions. Using the polynomial logistic regression method, this study defines objective factors that influence the quality of policies in the field of creative industries in the regions of Russia and, using k-means clustering, determines groups of regions with similar profiles of implemented creative policies. As a result, three groups of policies were identified: “organized”, “independent” and “unmanifested”. It was revealed that eight “organized” regions were ahead of other groups in terms of the level of organizational support (by 5 and 7 times), by federal support measures attracted (by 1.5 and 1.8 times), regulatory legal and strategic support (by 4 % and 8 %) and were approximately on the same level as twenty “independent” regions in terms of the scale of regional support measures. “Organized” regions were 1.4 times ahead of “independent” regions in terms of the number of students, and 1.9 times ahead of “unmanifested” regions. In terms of the number of patent applications “organized” regions were 2.2 and 2.5 times ahead, respectively, and in terms of attendance at cultural institutions 22 % and 18 %. Modelling showed that government authorities’ support for creative industries at the regional level is facilitated by a combination of innovative and cultural development factors.
Correlation and Regression Analysis as a Tool for Forecasting Organizational Profits
Authors:   Novosibirsk State Technical University, Russian Federation, Vlasenko Maria , Prikhodko Evgenia ,   Novosibirsk State Technical University, Russian Federation, Berezikova Maria ,   Novosibirsk State Technical University, Russian Federation
Published: January 2025

The planning process is important for the rhythmic functioning of an organization. Planning at each stage of the production process leads to forecasting financial results, in particular the profit from sales of the organization. As a rule, in the process of forecasting profit from sales, only internal factors or processes that influence the organization’s activities are taken into account. The purpose of this paper is to substantiate the use of correlation and regression analysis as a tool for forecasting profits from a sales organization. The paper considers two approaches to forecasting profit from sales, taking into account, among other things, the influence of external factors affecting organizations whose main activity is related to the rental and management of its own or leased real estate. The first approach to profit forecasting is based on the direct counting method and economic and mathematical algorithms. The second approach is the use of correlation and regression analysis, based on the influence of selected external factors. Profit forecasting using correlation-regression analysis showed that the average rental price of commercial real estate has a negative relationship with sales profit, and the amount of electricity consumed has a positive relationship with profit from sales. Based on the results of the correlation analysis, it can be concluded that changes in the rental price of commercial real estate and the volume of electricity consumed affect the company’s sales profit. The value of the forecast sales profit obtained under the optimistic scenario, calculated by the direct calculation method, is close to the forecast values calculated by the methods of correlation and regression analysis, which proves the importance of using this forecasting tool.
Distraction vs Cosiness: On the Digital Homelessness in Relation to the Concept of Shoshana Zuboff
Authors:   St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO University), Pogrebnyak Alexander ,   National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University), St. Petersburg, Russia
Published: January 2025

The paper presents an attempt to understand the phenomenon of digital
homelessness. The starting point of the argument is Shoshana Zuboff’s thesis that
under the conditions of surveillance capitalism people are deprived of their homes
in the sense that their entire existence (including the inner world) is subject to
digitization. The goal of this digitization is to establish complete control over our
behavior, in which both capitalist corporations and governments may be interested.
Of particular interest in Zuboff’s concept, according to the author, is the obsessive
use of military metaphors — she constantly emphasizes the similarities between the
activities of “surveillance capitalists” and conquerors (for example, conquistadors).
This allows to draw an analogy with the interpretation of war in the works of Ernst
Jünger (e.g. The Worker, Total Mobilization, etc.).
Without disputing the need to criticize the strategy of “surveillance capitalists,”
the author questions the inevitability of turning to the image of war as an expression
of the utmost existential seriousness, that is, concentration that mobilizes all the
abilities of the subject to achieve truly significant goals. Based on the criticism
expressed by Walter Benjamin against Jünger, it is shown that perhaps just the
opposite — not concentration, but rather distraction could serve as the most
reasonable form of existence in the situation of radical “uncosiness” generated by
capitalist digitalization.
Katechon in the Age of Cybernetic Systems’ Rage
Authors:   National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University), Moscow, Russia, Khestanov Rouslan
Published: January 2025

The article argues that one of the main characteristics of modernity is the underlying
paradox that could be labeled as an attitude of securitization through catastrophe.
The author shows how the aspiration to overcome catastrophes and crises forms the
attitude to their utilization, i.e. to create apparatuses or devices that guarantee safety
and successful transformation of catastrophes into a benefit or advantage. An analysis
of the polemics around Carl Schmitt’s concept of the katechon is offered, as it has
become the center of disputes about the guarantees of containment of catastrophic
events in connection with the challenge posed by new technologies and the latest
representatives of the powerful wave of techno-optimism represented by the cybernetic
movement. Katechon proves to be an extremely convenient subject for analytical
endeavors, since it, while retaining reference to the biblical tradition, ties modern
theories of large political spaces, empire as a force of containment, sovereignty, and
the political into a single problematic knot.
Emphasis is placed on the analysis of the catechumen by representatives of the
cybernetic movement, since it was they who mainly insisted on the possibility of
creating systems of automatic control and overcoming crises and catastrophes. It is
argued that the increasing automation of the technological universe does not shrink
the space of political decision-making, but transforms politics and makes it difficult
to identify. It is demonstrated that one of the obstacles to the identification of
the political in the contemporary digital age is the image of politics inherited from
Schmitt, formed on the basis of the opposition between legalism and decisionalism,
the significance of which disappears within the new technical systems. The crisisproofing
katechon is as difficult to identify as the political or the sources of threats.
Yale University Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) Staining for Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Human Lymph Node Tissues Protocol Adapted fromVHIR-CIBERNED-ASAP v1
Authors: Farzad Negin , Enninful Archibald , Fan Rong
Published: January 2025

Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) Staining for for Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Human Lymph Node Tissues after sectioning.
SHARE-seq protocol v2.2 v2
Authors: Hall Amelia , Torrecampo Gwyneth , Ham Alexandra , White Cassandra , Barreto Corona Guillermo , Mattei Eugenio , B Epstein Charles
Published: January 2025

An updated version of the protocol SHARE-seq, as used by the Epigenomics Platform and Gene Regulation Observatory at the Broad Institute in the service of data production for the IGVF project. Link to the original paper and protocol here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867420312538
Embryo filtration for preparation of staged populations of Caenorhabditis elegans embryos v1
Authors: S. Jhaveri Nikita , K. Mastronardo Maya , Collins J.B.
Published: January 2025

The protocol describes the use of two different pore size filters purchased from pluriSelect, U.S.A. to separate Caenorhabditis elegans embryos from other developmental stages. A large number of embryos with 100% purity are recovered by this technique. The collected embryos can be grown to the desired stages to get synchronized populations for high throughput assays.
Forced Swim Test Protocol v1
Authors: Adamson Ashley , Smith Allie , R De Miranda Briana
Published: January 2025

The following protocol is used to assess behavioral despair or learned helplessness using the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Neuroscience Behavioral Assessment Core.
Genomic DNA purification protocol for whole genome sequencing from unknown bacteria v1
Authors: Jayne Anne Goodwin Rebecca
Published: January 2025

This protocol outlines the steps for genomic DNA extraction and purification from bacterial samples, including an enhanced bead-beating method for improved DNA yield and quality. The procedure incorporates bacterial growth in nutrient broth, lysis with a heat block, DNA precipitation, and quality control using spectrophotometry. Additionally, bead-beating is employed to mechanically disrupt bacterial lysosomes in challenging samples. The expected results are high-quality DNA samples with a nucleic acid concentration ≥200 ng and a purity ratio (A260/A280) between 1.8 and 2.0, suitable for downstream genomic applications. The inclusion of the additional bead-beating protocol enhances DNA recovery from difficult samples. However, it is not always necessary; in a previous study this step was only needed for two out of eight unknown bacterial DNA smaples.
360 Degrees of Feminine Competence: Surface Aesthetics, Expertise, and Authority Among Drip Cake Baker-Influencers
Authors: Brown Vanessa , Jones Steve
Published: January 2025

This article explores the gendered expertise of neoliberal female influencers associated with a novel baking form, the “drip cake.” It engages in a close historically and theoretically informed analysis of a selection of popular online bakers’ content, majoring on their skill-sharing tutorials. Online images of drip cakes are distinctive and spectacular, and their creation is demanding. Yet they have become a mainstream standard of fashionable baking. First, the research shows how exclusive knowledge drawn from patisserie and modernist design has been co-opted by this mix of amateur and professional bakers and transformed and capitalised on through their non-boundaried community of practice into something they announce as definitively theirs. Second, digital cake and baking have been considered previously as part of a post-feminist retreat, reframing and aestheticizing traditional white, cis-gendered, female domesticity. However, in the case of the drip cake, a remarkable lack of reference to family or domestic life in the sample demands further analysis. Drip cake images exemplify aspects of post-feminist digital “food porn,” but again elements of this are extended and defied by this phenomenon. Alternatively, cake images have been interpreted as expressions of mastery and competence. We build on these perspectives to explore the drip cake as a form of fashionable capital that stands for an ideal skin, body, and subjectivity in a striking performance of multiple aspects of cool, post-feminist perfection. We focus especially on the laboured and contradictory surface of the drip cake, finding little pleasure in eating or feeding, but instead, a celebration of rationality, cleanliness, and control; distinction produced through the creation of something formally perfect and fashionably current from the most unruly of substances.
Speculative Criminality at Home: Bypassing Tenant Rights Through Police Surveillance in Detroit’s Rental Housing
Authors: Baker Rae
Published: January 2025

In 2016, Detroit, Michigan’s police department piloted a city-wide public-private-community video surveillance program called Project Green Light (PGL). Businesses that host the service, typically gas stations and convenience stores, receive priority response times for emergency dispatch calls, artificially decreasing 911 response times in a city with historically low emergency response capacity. This has led to many senior care homes with medically vulnerable residents to subscribe to PGL, as well as landlords of residential apartment buildings. While the program has been identified as a marker of gentrification by housing and anti-surveillance activists and residents, it has also raised concern about perpetuating the criminalization of Black Detroiters, specifically those living in rental housing that hosts the technology. In a city that is rapidly evolving through private, institutional, and public partnership developments while elected officials espouse to maintain racial and economic equity as core values of Detroit’s upcoming master planning process, the lack of foresight of the impact of surveillance tech is striking. The article’s focus is on surveillance technology as a defining element of contemporary urban development which enacts both a forbearance and expansion of rights through the application of technology to property relations. Relying on the automation of policing and racially biased artificial intelligence perpetuates criminality based on race, class, and perceived gender while additionally tying those experiences to the bundle of rights associated with the ownership of property.
The Meaning and Limit of Justifying School Subjects by Metaphysical Reality
Authors:   Korean Soc Study Moral Educ, You Seung-Yeon
Published: January 2025

Formal discipline theory can be understood as a justification based on means-ends relation, as it regards school subjects as means to development of general abilities. While the formal discipline theory emphasizes usefulness of general abilities, some metaphysical discussions suggest that school subjects are paths to ‘metaphysical reality’ which transcends everyday life. These discussions regard metaphysical reality as a goal which is established before educational activities, and justify school subjects as means to reach that reality. In this sense, these discussions belong to justification based on means-ends relation, and thus, they share the same disadvantages with the formal discipline theory.
A New Approach to the Study of Flaking Sequence Integrity Based on the Chagyrskaya Cave Assemblage, Northwestern Altai
Authors: Kharevich V. M. , Kharevich A. V. , Markin S. V. , Kolobova К. A.
Published: January 2025

This paper presents a new approach to assessing the integrity of flaking sequences at Paleolithic sites. It combines experimental modeling with subsequent attribute analysis of the archaeological collection. The method is based on changes in the proportion of various technical spalls at different stages of core and bifacial reduction, as well as changes in the sizes of cortical flakes. This methodology was applied to reconstruct the strategy of the use of lithic raw material by late Neanderthals of the Altai, on the basis of the Chagyrskaya Cave assemblage. The study has shown that the most common method, using the proportion of cortical spalls, is not universal, and has limitations due to the structure of lithic industry and the specificity of raw material. When pebbles and boulders of various sizes are used, as in the assemblage from layer 6c/2 of Chagyrskaya Cave, a high proportion of cortical spalls can result from the production of bifacial tools at the site. The study demonstrates that the first stage in core reduction occurred outside the cave. The high proportion of cortical spalls in the assemblage is due to the fact that bifaces were manufactured in situ, whereas tools on cortical flakes and cortical tool blanks had been transported to the site. The study reveals a connection of various technical spalls with stages in core and biface flaking sequences, and their number is evaluated in the cases of complete versus reduced flaking cycles.
Human Remains from a Neolithic Burial at Krokhalevka-5 on the Upper Ob: Physical Type and Origin
Authors: Chikisheva Т. A. , Kishkurno M. S. , Marchenko Z. V. , Grishin A. E.
Published: January 2025

We describe the skeletal remains of a male, aged 25–30, from the Neolithic burial 33 at Krokhalevka-5 in the Upper Ob basin, 21 km northwest of Novosibirsk, dating to the mid-5th millennium BC. Craniometric, dental metric, and nonmetric traits are analyzed. Cranial measurements are evaluated in the context of their variation in 58 individuals representing 11 local populations of the Paleolithic and Neolithic of Northern Eurasia. Data were processed using the principal component analysis in the STATISTICA 10 software. The first PC differentiates crania in terms of general size. The structure of loadings on PC2 indicates the presence of western and eastern trait combinations. The position of individuals on PC1 and PC2 reveals heterogeneity apparently caused by the conservatism of the underlying substratal populations. The Krokhalevka-5 individual is closest to those from Firsovo XI (Barnaul stretch of the Ob) and Zarechnoye-1 (Salair region). They are rather similar to the Volosovo individual from Sakhtysh-2A in Central Russia and a Kitoy individual from Fofanovo in the Trans-Baikal area. These findings point to a complex origin of the Upper Ob population on the basis of one of the evolutionarily conservative Mesolithic or Neolithic substratal components, possibly admixed with more consolidated eastern and western ones introduced by migration. Neolithic crania from Baraba contrast with those from the Upper Ob, suggesting that different substrates were involved in the population history of those regions.
Erb palsy due to birth injury (a draft of the clinical recommendations)
Authors: Ivanov Dmitry O. , Palchik Alexander B. , Fomina Maria Yu. , Ponyatishin Andrey E. , Minin Alexey V.
Published: January 2025

The article presents a draft of clinical recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of Erb palsy in birth injury. These recommendations are intended for physicians of maternity hospitals and are aimed at providing information support for decision-making by a doctor in the event of a birth injury, as well as improving the quality of medical care to a patient. The recommendations correspond to the latest scientific data on the topic, and also contain information that is of an applied nature for practical activities. These practical recommendations are offered for public discussion and are posted in full on the website of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. The recommendations contain an information note on Erb palsy in birth injury, including the definition, etiology and pathogenesis of the disease. Three types of classification of generic traumatic lesions of the brachial plexus are presented: by prevalence, by severity of nerve damage and by severity of paresis. The clinical features of the disease are considered in detail. To diagnose the disease, an algorithm of physical examination is proposed, and the use of instrumental research methods: MRI, ultrasonic, X-ray and electromyographic studies. Recommendations for the conservative treatment of pathology and the use of physiotherapy and rehabilitation techniques are given. An algorithm of the doctor’s actions and an information certificate about the disease are proposed to inform the patient’s parents. The recommendations are given taking into account the level of credibility of the recommendations and the level of reliability of the evidence.
Classification and pathogenesis of preeclampsia: contemporary concepts
Authors: Ershov Ivan A. , Vasiliev Andrey G. , Reznik Vitaly A. , Taits Anna N. , Pugacheva Marina A. , Bikbov Ilgam Z. , Agalakova Natalia I.
Published: January 2025

Preeclampsia is a systemic hypertensive disorder that develops during pregnancy and is typical only for humans. Persistent high blood pressure and associated organ damage have a negative impact on the mother and child organisms not only during pregnancy, but also exposes them to the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications later in life. Despite many years of research, the etiology and pathogenesis of preeclampsia have not been sufficiently studied, while currently available therapeutic methods remain ineffective. This review analyzes the contemporary concepts on the types and stages of preeclampsia, as well as on pathomorphological changes in the placenta and blood vessels tissues. Depending on gestational age, pathophysiology and clinical consequences for the mother, two types of PE are currently distinguished — preeclampsia with early onset (before 34 weeks of pregnancy) and preeclampsia with late onset (at/after 34 weeks or after delivery). Preeclampsia with early manifestation is recognized as a consequence of defective placentation, while the pathology of maternal cardiovascular system is the main cause of the late disease onset. In both cases an impaired placental perfusion leads to numerous morphological anomalies and deposition of fibrotic tissue in the placenta and vessels.
Macroamylasemia — a rare variant of hyperamylasemia in pediatric practice
Authors: Drozdova Svetlana N. , Kornienko Elena A. , Moiseikova Ekaterina L.
Published: January 2025

Macroamylasemia is a rare disorder characterized by the formation of an amylase-globulin complex that is too large to be easily cleared by the kidneys, resulting in elevated serum amylase levels. It is a benign condition with no serious signs or symptoms and requires no treatment. This article presents a case of long-term asymptomatic hyperamylasemia in a 10-year-old child. The child was admitted to the gastroenterology department with complaints of abdominal pain. Since the age of 8, there have been unexplained increases in serum amylase to 235 U/L and pancreatic amylase to 63.5 U/L, without clinical manifestations of pancreatitis, with normal levels of urine amylase and coprological elastase. An examination was performed, during which pancreatic pathology was excluded. The ratio of amylase and creatinine clearances was 0.754%. This ratio turned out to be less than 1%, which is more likely to indicate macroamysalemia. After further examination, type 1 macroamylasemia was diagnosed, which was the cause of hyperamylasemia — a non-life-threatening biochemical anomaly that requires a detailed examination, broad differential diagnostics, but does not require treatment. However, macroamylasemia is a diagnostic challenge because it must be differentiated from other causes of hyperamylasemia to avoid unnecessary testing and treatment. Hyperamylasemia is one of the main diagnostic criteria for pancreatitis, requiring extensive additional testing and treatment, often in a hospital setting. Therefore, it is important that physicians can recognize and diagnose macroamylasemia at an early stage to avoid unnecessary diagnostic and therapeutic measures. In this regard, we hope that the clinical example we have provided will be interesting and useful for physicians of various specialties.
Democratic Innovations and Political Participation. The Case of the Estonian Citizens’ Assembly (Rahvakogu)
Authors: Maj Dorota
Published: January 2025

The aim of this article is to examine the impact of the Estonian Citizens’ Assembly, convened in 2013, on the evolution of political participation in the country. This is a significant topic, given that Estonia offers relatively few opportunities for participation between parliamentary elections. The article presents a verification of the hypothesis, assuming that the Estonian Citizens’ Assembly has not resulted in notable alterations to the existing Estonian legislation, particularly with regard to the expansion of the catalogue of civic participation, both in the immediate and extended terms. The research presented in the article was conducted through the application of the decision-making method and an analysis of legal acts. The article is divided into three parts: the first part analyses the main issues related to the phenomenon of democratic innovation, including definitional issues and the process of its development; the second part locates the main circumstances of the convening of the Assembly, primarily in the context of the crisis of Estonian representative democracy caused by the “Silvergate” scandal. The procedure and stages of the holding of the Estonian Citizens’ Assembly were also presented. The third part was devoted to the results achieved and their impact on political participation in Estonia. The research findings permit the conclusion that the Estonian Citizens’ Assembly can be included in the catalogue of democratic innovations. This is due to the fact that it was an instrument for conferring a new role on citizens in the co-governance process, thereby creating new opportunities for political participation, decision-making and influence over representative democracy. Conversely, it is not feasible to assert that the Estonian Citizens’ Assembly has exerted a profound impact on the legal system, particularly in the context of introducing novel participatory instruments.
The Nova Kakhovka Dam Collapse as an Example of Russia’s Hybrid Warfare in Ukraine: A Threat to Environmental Security and Beyond?
Authors: Hrytsai Liliia
Published: January 2025

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine. On June 6, 2023, the Russian army blew up the Nova Kakhovka dam causing an ecological catastrophe that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as “ecocide” and addressed the international community to help to hold those responsible accountable for this monstrous crime. The main goal of this article is to explore the long-term results of the Kakhovka dam tragedy, which had an unmatched negative effect on environmental security in Ukraine, but is it limited only to ecology? Hypothesis in this paper states that the Kakhovka dam collapse caused a long-time negative impact on a number of non military security dimensions. The present article is divided into three parts. The first one presents the Russia-Ukraine war as a background, the next section explains reasons of the dam’s destruction and its short-term outcomes, whereas the final part analyzes the impact of the dam collapse on environmental security, as well as revises hypothesis by providing a list of its long term effects transcending the scope of environmental security. The study proves that the long lasting consequences of the Kakhovka dam collapse in Ukraine are not restricted to environmental security, but also apply to economic security, food security, energy security and even cultural security. In the conclusion, the author shares her opinion on the topic and policy recommendations. Methodology of this research is mostly based on a desk review of journalist English- and Ukrainian taught articles, several scientific elaborations, expert interviews and official information from the President Zelenskyy website. Since the Kakhovka dam collapse is a relatively recent event, the current research includes only a limited number of scientific elaborations.
Jan Maria Michał Kowalski (1871–1942) – Leader of the Mariavite Church in Poland. Outline of the Issues
Authors: Kansy Andrzej
Published: January 2025

The article presents the activities of Jan Maria Michał Kowalski and rates his importance as the leader of the Mariavite Church in Poland. Kowalski was the main ideologist of the church and its reformer. He engaged in publishing activities and initiated the publication of Mariavite press. He published his own translations of the Holy Scripture and other religious texts into Polish. He engaged in charitable activities. However, Kowalski’s merits were overshadowed by criminal cases, including sexual offences against minors. The introduction contains methodological explanations, a historical outline and a characterization of Mariavitism as an originally Polish confession that began in 1906. The following parts present a biographical outline and activities of Kowalski, his reforms and court trials. It was stated, among others, that Kowalski played the most important role in the development of Mariavitism and he had the greatest influence on the form of the Mariavite press. Kowalski’s achievements also consist in increasing the role of the Polish language in liturgy, in religious texts, as well as in his writing and publishing activities. On the other hand, traces of authoritarianism were evident in his actions.