bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The impact of corporate governance on the disclosure level in the interim financial reporting: An empirical study of Vietnamese commercial banks
Authors:   Industrial university of Ho Chi Minh City, Thinh Tran Quoc , Tuan Dang Anh ,   Open university of Ho Chi Minh city, Thuy Le Xuan ,   HDBank of Ho Chi Minh city
Published: June 2021

The disclosure level in the interim financial reporting is important to users when making business decisions. Useful information from interim financial reporting ensures timeliness and flexibility of business operations. Information disclosures that ensure completeness will enhance the quality of information for users. The paper aims to examine the factors of corporate governance that affect the disclosure level in interim financial reporting of Vietnamese commercial banks. To test the model, ordinary least squares (OLS) are used. For the data of this study, 286 samples of 30 commercial banks were studied and time series data were used for 10 years from 2010 to 2019. The results show that there are two factors that positively influence the disclosure level in interim financial reporting, such as the Board size and foreign Board members. Thus, the paper offers some policy recommendations for the Central bank of Vietnam and Boards of directors of commercial banks, as well as investors to improve disclosure in interim financial reporting.
Preparation, Spectral Characterization and Anticancer Potential of Cinnamic Esters
Authors: Gonçalves Renan , de Farias Iolanda , Silva Maria Francilene , Pessoa Cláudia , Zocolo Guilherme , Zampieri Davila , de Lemos Telma Leda , Monte Francisco Jose
Published: June 2021

Cinnamic acid and its derivatives show a remarkable variety of biological activities and are often studied in search of the development of new and highly effective drugs. This work aims to synthesize, characterize and evaluate the cytotoxic activity of esters derived from cinnamic acid. Eighteen esters were synthesized through Steglich’s esterification, of which eleven were not reported in the literature. All compounds were fully characterized by Fourier transform infrared epectroscopy (FTIR), nuclear magnetic resonance (1H and 13C NMR) and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) data. The cytotoxic activity of esters obtained was evaluated using four human tumor cell lines: SNB-19 (astrocytoma), HCT-116 (colon carcinoma, human), PC3 (prostate) and HL60 (promyelocytic leukemia) through the 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)- 2,5‑diphenyl-2H‑tetrazolium (MTT) colorimetric assay. These studies showed that the compound 3-methoxybenzyl (E)‑3‑(4‑methoxyphenyl)acrylate (12) is the most potent against HCT-116, PC3 and SBN-19 cells, with the lowest half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) value of 16.2 μM in the HCT-116 strain. The derivatives were obtained in good yields (76.6-95%), except for compounds 5-isopropyl-2-methylphenyl (E)-3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)acrylate (17) (18.6%) and 2-isopropyl-5-methylphenyl (E)-3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)acrylate (18) (15.5%).
EDUCACIÓN MEDIATIZADA. DISTANCIAS Y APROXIMACIONES CONCEPTUALES EN LAS METODOLOGÍAS DE MEDIATIZACIÓN DEL CONOCIMIENTO
Authors: Marín Ossa Diego Leandro
Published: June 2021

Este artigo descreve o progresso de uma investigação iniciada em 2013, com o grupo de pesquisa EduMedia-3, da Escola de Espanhol e Comunicação Audiovisual da Universidade Tecnológica de Pereira, com o nome de Educación Mediatizada (Educação Midiática). O autor apresenta algumas abordagens conceituais cujas contribuições são orientadas para problematizar as metodologias utilizadas por professores e alunos na narrativa e estadiamento do conhecimento, na produção de textos e discursos dos saberes que são aprendidos e transmitidos na educação formal, não-formal e informal, e na educação presencial e a distância. Primeiro é abordada a essência da educação midiática; em seguida é problematizado o conceito de produção midiática em relação aos meios de comunicação e das TIC; depois são apresentadas algumas ideias de autores que abordam o conceito de diferentes ângulos. Em seguidasão definidas as diferenças entre mediado e mediar, e, posteriormente, são apresentados os avanços relacionados com as ideias de mediadores, mídia e mediação, especialmente a mediação pedagógica no contexto da educação midiática. E, finalmente, é descrito qual é o foco de investigação de EduMedia-3, bem como a metodologia de pesquisa, que inicialmente envolveu um estudo teórico, sistematização de informações em um arquivo de documento, a encenação de uma história como pretexto para explorar a aprendizagem pela descoberta, e registro de resultados através de documentos em cada sessão, fotografias, vídeos, programas de rádio e de sites para espalhar alguns progressos, o que resultou em palestras, trabalhos de graduação e no presente artigo.
PESQUISANDO NOS COTIDIANOS DA CIBERCULTURA: UMA EXPERIÊNCIA DE PESQUISA-FORMAÇÃO MULTIRREFERENCIAL
Authors: dos Santos Rosemary , Oliveira dos Santos Edméa
Published: June 2021

Este artigo é parte da pesquisa A tessitura do conhecimento via Mídias Digitais e Redes Sociais: itinerâncias de uma pesquisa-formação multirreferencial, realizada em 2011, que investigou como os professores vêm utilizando as mídias digitais em rede. Dialogamos com as abordagens da pesquisa-formação multirreferencial (Ardoino, Macedo e Santos), com as pesquisas nos/dos/com os cotidianos (Certeau, Alves), os estudos da cibercultura (Lévy, Lemos, Santaella, Santos) e da educação online (Santos, Silva). O trabalho desenvolveu-se a partir de uma experiência de pesquisa-formação com os professores-cursistas da disciplina Informática na Educação do Curso de Especialização em Educação com Aplicação da Informática (Edai) da Faculdade de Educação da Universidade do Estado do Rio de janeiro (UERJ). A metodologia foi baseada em conversas presenciais na sala de aula, online no ambiente Moodle via WebQuest interativa e em imersão nas mídias e redes sociais da internet (Orkut, Twitter, YouTube, Blogger). Chegamos aos seguintes resultados: a) o digital em rede potencializa e faz emergir outros “espaçostempos” de aprendizagem e formação, proporcionando “fazeressaberesfazeres” autorais e colaborativos; b) as redes educativas são tecidas “dentrofora” do ciberespaço, das escolas e de outros espaços multirreferenciais; c) é preciso articular propostas de formação na escola, na universidade e no ciberespaço.
Десорбция атомов лития c поверхности Li/Li-=SUB=-x-=/SUB=-Au-=SUB=-y-=/SUB=-, стимулированная электронным облучением
Authors: Кузнецов Ю.А. , Лапушкин М.Н.
Published: June 2021

The processes of electron-stimulated desorption (ESD) of Li atoms in the Li/LixAuy Au/W system have been investigated for the first time. The formation of a semiconductor 2D LixAuy layer is revealed. It is shown that ESD processes occur at the interface of the Li monolayer - 2D LixAuy layer.
Образование при отжиге дроплетов в нанопорошке Bi-=SUB=-2-=/SUB=-O-=SUB=-3-=/SUB=-, полученном импульсным электронным испарением в вакууме
Authors: Соковнин С.Ю. , Ильвес В.Г.
Published: June 2021

Using a method of pulsed electron beam evaporation in vacuum was produced the mesoporous multiphase amorphous and crystal nanopowder of Bi2O3 with a specific surface area up to 23 sq.m/g. Influence of thermal annealing of powder (200-300 0C) in air is investigated. The formation of droplets with a size of 2-5 nm was found on the surface of all large nanoparticles that make up the framework 3D nanopowder agglomerates due to extrusion of liquid bismuth from the volume during cooling.
Аномальные кинетические характеристики транспорта водорода через Pd-Cu-мембраны, модифицированные пентадвойникованными цветкообразными нанокристаллитами с высокоиндексными гранями
Authors: Петриев И.С. , Пушанкина П.Д. , Луценко И.С. , Барышев М.Г.
Published: June 2021

A technique that made it possible for the first time to achieve fivefold symmetry in palladium nanocrystallites grown on the surface of a Pd-Cu film has been developed. Pd-40%Cu membrane modification with pentatwinned nanocrystallites with high-index facets made it possible to achieve ultra-high hydrogen permeability up to 10.1 mmol s-1 m-2 at 100 °C. Such permeability, comparable in value to high-temperature analogs, is anomalous, since the predicted values should be more than 2 times lower than those obtained. This result is due to the acceleration of surface dissociative adsorption and recombinative desorption as a result of the pentatwinned particles ultra-high activity in reactions involving hydrogen, which is confirmed by the data on the selectivity of the developed membranes.
Design, Development, and Evaluation of a Telemedicine Platform for Patients With Sleep Apnea (Ognomy): Design Science Research Approach
Authors: Mulgund Pavankumar , Sharman Raj , Rifkin Daniel , Marrazzo Sam
Published: June 2021

Background

With an aging population and the escalating cost of care, telemedicine has become a societal imperative. Telemedicine alternatives are especially relevant to patients seeking care for sleep apnea, with its prevalence approaching one billion cases worldwide. Increasing awareness has led to a surge in demand for sleep apnea care; however, there is a shortage of the resources and expertise necessary to cater to the rising demand.

Objective

The aim of this study is to design, develop, and evaluate a telemedicine platform, called Ognomy, for the consultation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with sleep apnea.

Methods

Using the design science research methodology, we developed a telemedicine platform for patients with sleep apnea. To explore the problem, in the analysis phase, we conducted two brainstorming workshops and structured interviews with 6 subject matter experts to gather requirements. Following that, we conducted three design and architectural review sessions to define and evaluate the system architecture. Subsequently, we conducted 14 formative usability assessments to improve the user interface of the system. In addition, 3 trained test engineers performed end-to-end system testing to comprehensively evaluate the platform.

Results

Patient registration and data collection, physician appointments, video consultation, and patient progress tracking have emerged as critical functional requirements. A telemedicine platform comprising four artifacts—a mobile app for patients, a web app for providers, a dashboard for reporting, and an artificial intelligence–based chatbot for customer onboarding and support—was developed to meet these requirements. Design reviews emphasized the need for a highly cohesive but loosely coupled interaction among the platform’s components, which was achieved through a layered modular architecture using third-party application programming interfaces. In contrast, critical findings from formative usability assessments focused on the need for a more straightforward onboarding process for patients, better status indicators during patient registration, and reorganization of the appointment calendar. Feedback from the design reviews and usability assessments was translated into technical improvements and design enhancements that were implemented in subsequent iterations.

Conclusions

Sleep apnea is an underdiagnosed and undertreated condition. However, with increasing awareness, the demand for quality sleep apnea care is likely to surge, and creative alternatives are needed. The results of this study demonstrate the successful application of a framework using a design science research paradigm to design, develop, and evaluate a telemedicine platform for patients with sleep apnea and their providers.
Development of a Theoretically Informed Web-Based Mind-Body Wellness Intervention for Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis: Formative Study
Authors: Watt Makayla , Spence John C , Tandon Puneeta
Published: June 2021

Background

Mind-body interventions have the potential to positively impact the symptom burden associated with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Interventions are more likely to be effective if they are informed by a theoretical framework. The Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) and the behaviour change technique taxonomy version 1 (BCTv1) provide frameworks for intervention development.

Objective

This study describes how theory has guided the development of a 12-week multicomponent mind-body wellness intervention for PBC.

Methods

The steps involved in developing the BCW intervention included specifying the target behavior; explaining barriers and facilitators using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, and Behaviour and the theoretical domains framework; identifying intervention functions to target explanatory domains; and selecting relevant behavior change techniques to address intervention functions. Qualitative data from patients with inflammatory bowel disease using an earlier version of the program and feedback from a PBC patient advisory team were used to guide intervention development.

Results

Barriers and facilitators to intervention participation associated with capability, opportunity, and motivation were identified. Intervention functions and behavior change techniques were identified to target each barrier and facilitator.

Conclusions

The Peace Power Pack PBC intervention was developed to help individuals with PBC manage their symptom burden. The theoretical frameworks employed in this intervention provide direction on targeting antecedents of behavior and allow standardized reporting of intervention components.

Trial Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04791527; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04791527
Authors’ Response to Peer Reviews of “Machine Learning for Risk Group Identification and User Data Collection in a Herpes Simplex Virus Patient Registry: Algorithm Development and Validation Study” (Preprint)
Authors: Surodina Svitlana , Lam Ching , Grbich Svetislav , Milne-Ives Madison , van Velthoven Michelle , Meinert Edward
Published: June 2021

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О современных особенностях признания аккредитованных лабораторий в Российской Федерации
Authors: Зрелов А.П.
Published: June 2021

В статье рассматриваются современные особенности практики признания в России эквивалентности аккредитаций испытательных лабораторий национальной системы аккредитации и аккредитаций, оформленных иными, в том числе российскими, членами договоренностей ILAC и APLAC MRA.
Revisiting the need to regulate foreign portfolio investor in the Indonesian stock market
Authors: Prisandani Ulya Yasmine , Tjipto Felix Pratama
Published: June 2021

This research aims to reintroduce the issue of foreign portfolio investment in Indonesia by way of presenting an analysis on the prevailing Indonesian laws and regulations, comparative analysis with well-established jurisdictions, as well as an evaluation on the need for regulating foreign portfolio investment in Indonesia. The methods used in this research combine normative and empirical methods where a review is conducted on the laws and regulations in Indonesia as well as in South Korea and India as comparative jurisdictions, in addition to an interview conducted with the Indonesian Stock Exchange.  The research found that Indonesia does not have a separate, comprehensive set of regulations on foreign portfolio investments yet whereby inferences need to be made from the prevailing laws and regulations that are general in nature. After the comparative overview and analysis, there appears to be a need for separate regulation for foreign portfolio investments in Indonesia, either by way of enacting a completely new set of laws and regulations or alternatively, by way of creating implementing regulations to support the prevailing laws.
“En sociedades polarizadas, los polos que crecen son los que soportan las diferencias que establece la nueva circulación del sentido”. Entrevista a Mario Carlón
Authors: Amen Gastón
Published: June 2021

En esta entrevista al investigador argentino Mario Carlón se dialoga sobre diversos asuntos vinculados a la circulación del sentido en las sociedades contemporáneas, línea de investigación en la que viene trabajando desde hace varios años. Algunos temas que se tratan son los principales aportes de su reciente libro, Circulación del sentido y construcción de colectivos en una sociedad hipermediatizada (Nueva Editorial Universitaria, 2020); los desafíos analíticos derivados de la presencia de diversos sistemas mediáticos (medios masivos, redes sociales mediáticas, sistema underground) en las sociedades actuales, hipermediatizadas, en las que existen asimismo múltiples enunciadores, tanto individuales como colectivos, con una gran e inédita producción de contenidos; la influencia de Eliseo Verón en su obra; su reflexión acerca de la influencia del pensamiento peirceano en América Latina; el fenómeno de la polarización en sociedades que se caracterizan por la circulación del sentido como diferencia, entre otros temas. A través de esta entrevista se busca contribuir al diálogo informado y el intercambio constructivo en el campo de los estudios de la comunicación.
Análisis biomecánico de la marcha en paciente con secuelas de poliomielitis y artroplastia de rodilla
Authors: López David , Peña Nicolás , Benítez Ernesto , Samudio Sofía , Vecino Pilar , Benvenutto María Eugenia
Published: June 2021

La poliomielitis es una enfermedad que puede provocar secuelas irreversibles, generando pérdida de fuerza muscular, parálisis e hiporreflexia, entre otras. Hoy en día las infecciones por poliovirus están controladas, pero se siguen tratando personas con secuelas que pueden ver afectada su calidad de vida y funciones cotidianas, tales como la marcha. Habiendo agotado las opciones de tratamiento conservadoras, la artroplastia total de rodilla (ATR) es una de las intervenciones quirúrgicas más habituales cuando las secuelas afectan la morfología y funcionalidad de dicha articulación. El objetivo del estudio es realizar un análisis instrumentado de la marcha de un paciente con secuelas de poliomielitis y una ATR, con el fin de definir las mejores estrategias de rehabilitación y mejorar la recuperación de la máxima funcionalidad. El estudio se realizó en un Laboratorio de Análisis de Movimiento con 8 cámaras, mediante la colocación de marcadores reflectivos en el cuerpo del paciente. Los resultados muestran alteraciones del patrón de marcha en todas las articulaciones de las extremidades inferiores y en cada uno de los planos anatómicos, siendo la más relevante la rotación interna de la articulación de la cadera derecha y una flexión fija en 9 ° de la articulación de la rodilla ipsilateral, durante la primera mitad del ciclo de marcha. El análisis sugiere que el paciente adopta estrategias que favorecen la activación del tensor de la fascia lata como flexor de cadera y estabilizador de la articulación de la rodilla en la máxima extensión disponible (9 ° de flexión), en sustitución del músculo cuádriceps, debilitado debido a las secuelas de la poliomielitis.
O imaginário suburbano e o Mass Media: um reflexo de sua construção e desmontagem na geração do chamado Baby Boom nos Estados Unidos (1946-1974).
Authors: Castillo-Soriano María de los Ángeles , Canavati-Espinosa Alberto , Maldonado-Flores Diana Isabel
Published: June 2021

According to Cambridge Dictionary, the meaning of Suburbia is related to peripheral parts of a city where there are houses, but there is not a considerable amount of retailers, work places and leisure venues. Obviously this definition is understood from an elemental point of view, it is, since the ends of the 18th century according to the urban conditions of English and newly North American towns. Even so, throughout the last six decades, more specifically 1946 and 1974, there was an interesting, as well as a vast record of information regarding this peculiar sort of urban planning, so representative of a young and naïve post-war consumption society, that shaped a lifestyle that was envied as imitated abroad (with several local interpretations in all over the globe). However, these imaginaries, largely, have been built from the positivist perspectives of a society in the curb of its industrialization, but also as a result of the critical thinking, have mutated towards the disassembly and the demystifying of what once was considered the ideal way of making a new city from this outskirt urban-planning format. The role that cinema, literature and visual arts have played in the idealization, the projection, the construction and disassembly of Suburbia as an urban model of social aspiration, have been so influential in a large number of American families, who pretend to resemble the models shown in television media, and in certain way in literature, which has been a line of argument that gave rise to the advertising and programs in film and television industry. In this article there will be an approach about the role that both literature, cinema and art have played in the idealization, projection, construction and disassembly of the suburb as an imaginary of apparent social welfare for a large part of American society.
Pedagogía crítica en la formación ciudadana: caso universidad de pamplona
Authors: Ramirez-Ayala Giovanny , Prada Núñez Raúl
Published: June 2021

Esta propuesta de investigación procura facilitar una respuesta al siguiente interrogante: Si la educación superior proyecta nuevos espacios de creación, interacción y participación de los docentes y estudiantes, entonces, ¿cómo se debe formar en ciudadanía autónoma desde la educación superior en la Universidad de Pamplona? Para ello se proyecta elaborar lineamientos curriculares de formación en ciudadanía autónoma para la Educación Superior en la Universidad de Pamplona, partiendo de los representantes de esta institución tanto como de los docentes y estudiantes. Se profundizará desde la línea teórica de Martínez (2001) que afirma: se exige formar no solo ciudadanos que defiendan y luchen por los derechos de primera y segunda generación, sino que también reconozcan la diferencia como factor de progreso y estén dispuestos a luchar para que estos no induzcan desigualdades e injusticias, incluso a costa del ejercicio de determinados niveles de disfrute de los derechos, por parte de ellos. Esta propuesta es un estudio de caso, se utilizará como referente epistemológico la investigación cualitativa instalada en el paradigma interpretativo, donde prima el análisis hermenéutico-crítico fundamentado en la teoría del interaccionismo simbólico, apoyado en la teoría fundamentada para la construcción de los hallazgos.   
En este orden de ideas, se elaboraron estrategias que permitieron identificar la formación ciudadana en los estudiantes de Licenciatura en pedagogía infantil aplicando técnicas como el grupo focal, para finalizar se elaboran unas conclusiones que arrojan las percepciones de los docentes y estudiantes en cuanto al pensamiento crítico.
Chromosome-level genome assembly reveals genomic architecture of northern range expansion in the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Authors: Keeling Christopher , Campbell Erin , Batista Philip , Shegelski Victor , Trevoy Stephen , Huber Dezene , Janes Jasmine , Sperling Felix
Published: June 2021

Genome sequencing methods and assembly tools have improved dramatically
since the 2013 publication of draft genome assemblies for the mountain
pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera:
Curculionidae). We conducted proximity ligation library sequencing and
scaffolding to improve contiguity, and then used linkage mapping and
recent bioinformatic tools for correction and further improvement. The
new assemblies have dramatically improved contiguity and gaps compared
to the originals: N50 values increased 26- to 36-fold, and the number of
gaps were reduced by half. Ninety percent of the content of the
assemblies is now contained in 12 and 11 scaffolds for the female and
male assemblies, respectively. Based on linkage mapping information, the
12 largest scaffolds in both assemblies represent all 11 autosomal
chromosomes and the neo-X chromosome. These assemblies now have nearly
chromosome-sized scaffolds and will be instrumental for studying genomic
architecture, chromosome evolution, population genomics, functional
genomics, and adaptation in this and other pest insects. We also
identified regions in two chromosomes, including the ancestral-X portion
of the neo-X chromosome, with elevated differentiation between northern
and southern Canadian populations.
Elimination of refractory ventricular tachycardia storm and fibrillation using stereotactic radiotherapy
Authors: Wutzler Alexander , Tiedke Borris , Osman Mohamed , Mahrous Noha , Wurm Reinhard
Published: June 2021

Ventricular storms and fibrillation are potentially lethal arrhythmias
with limited treatment options. Failed catheter ablation is associated
with a fourfold maortality increase in this population. Stereotactic
body radiotherapy has been proposed as last resort. We report a patient
in whom radiotherapy was safely performed leading to the elimination of
arrhythmias
Egészpályás letámadás a kövérség ellen – Komplex beavatkozásokkal az elhízás visszaszorítására
Authors: Vitrai József , Bakacs Márta
Published: June 2021

Összefoglaló: A túlsúly és az elhízás komoly terhet jelent az egyének, a családok és az egész társadalom számára. A magyarországi elhízás visszaszorítására komplex kormányzati intézkedéscsomag összeállítása javasolt, hasonlóan a dohányzás elleni küzdelemben hatásosnak bizonyult csomaghoz. Ennek fő elemei: egyrészt az elhízás megelőzése, a lefogyásra vonatkozó tudás bővítése, másrészt a viselkedésváltozás motiválása, harmadrészt pedig a megelőzést és a lefogyást támogató környezet kialakítása. A három cél egyidejű teljesítése korszerű elméletekre és nemzetközi tapasztalatokra alapozott, több szektorra kiterjedő, komplex program megvalósítását teszi szükségessé.
Problem of Production of Shale Gas in Germany
Authors: Meden N. K.
Published: June 2021

A bstract: Our magazine publishes a series of articles on shale gas in different countries. This article is about Germany, a main importer of Russian natural gas, so a perspective of exploitation of local shale gas resources is of a clear practical importance for Russia. We discuss external and internal factors which determine position of the German government concerning the shale gas excavation: policy of the USA and the EU, positions of German political parties, influence of the lobbying communities and civic associations. The article contains rich information on vast variety of interests of actors in the domestic discussion. Taking into account the importance of civil society for political decisions, the author rests upon public relations of big companies, their methodic and results. The article summarizes data on reserve estimation and current geological projects, as well all the officially published reports concerning environmental threats cased by fracking technology. On the base of the above analyze, the author predicts possible evolution of the federal government policy.
Religious Groups and Their Influence on Interstate Relations (The Case of U.S.-Israel Relations)
Authors: Istomin I.
Published: June 2021

The impact of interest groups on foreign policy of the state up until today has not received substantial attention in the theory of international relations. In particular, activities of the entities shaped by the common religious affiliation of their members lack assessment in the academic literature. Meanwhile, their mobilization in the recent decades became significant aspect of political life both in developing and developed countries. The activity of religious groups in the United States forced deep transformation of the national political landscape, as they desire to affect not only internal debate, but external policies as well. Among other issues attention of such social and political bodies is also focused on the situation in the middle East. Their proactive standing facilitated advancement of the partnership between the United States and Israel, including growth of American diplomatic and military aid to Tel-Aviv. The supporters of such policy include not only small, but well organized Jewish community, but also representatives of the conservative Evangelical Protestants, which constitute the most numerous religious group in the U.S. Despite the fact that leaders of both group often use theological reasons to justify their support for Israel, the real motivation of the most regular members is primarily humanitarian and pragmatic. The diversity of the Pro-Israeli groups promotes bipartisan support of cooperation between the two countries, and enabled creation of both Democratic and Republican lobby on this issue. However the growing criticism of the current policy of Tel-Aviv on behalf of some of the adherents of American-Israeli cooperation leads to the erosion of impact of these groups.
Means of discourse manipulations in political party programs in Spain
Authors: Smirnova I. V.
Published: June 2021

Thanks to different mass media sources, members of any society are well aware of political developments and events and politicians. Every person has his or her own formed political beliefs and affirmations, interpreters other people's actions during political developments and evaluates events that take place. Political forces, in turn, see a person (a potential elector) as an object of external information influence. This lets them use political communication when competing for the power. In the modern democratic society this competition is carried out via parliamentarian debates, politicians' speeches, examining political parties' programs, political agitation and voting. General audience-oriented political discourse implements its function of political information influence. As the goal of any political party's program (as an independent form of text in the system of political discourse) is to win the elections and come to power, thus the audience influence function is one of the most fundamental and serve as the basis for the text. The text of a program itself is characterized by its persuasive orientation towards the audience, which reveal itself in such methods as convincing, argumentation, manipulation and evaluation. All the political programs pertain to parties which are at the power or which are in opposition. The main characteristic of oppositional programs is the criticism of the power, vice versa, the dominant party's programs confirm the correctness of their policy. All the political programs are multi-authored. The written form of any political program lets put into practice a detailed text analysis. This article presents the analysis of the texts of two leading Spanish political parties (the Spanish socialist worker's party and the people's party of Spain).
Academician Gennadiy Vasilievich Osipov and sociological science in Russia
Authors: Article Editorial
Published: June 2021

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A history of Spain
Authors: Anikeeva N. E.
Published: June 2021

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Traditional values in modern popular culture of Japan
Authors: Sycheva E. S.
Published: June 2021

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Islamic values in mass media of North Europe: paradoxes of cultural dialog
Authors: Dianina C. U.
Published: June 2021

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Russian Approach to Soft Power Promotion: Conceptual Approaches in Foreign Policy
Authors: Nikitina Y.
Published: June 2021

Foreign policy is one of the instruments of promoting soft power of a state. According to Joseph Nye, civil society is the main source of a state's international attractiveness. The article analyses how Russian official foreign policy documents present interaction between the state and civil society in order to promote Russian soft power. At the present stage Russian civil society is perceived by state structures as an instrument and not a source of soft power. The article also analyses political values and models of developments as elements of soft power as they are presented in official documents. Russia has a coherent normative model of regional development for the post-Soviet space. For the global level Russia formulates rules of behavior that it would like to see at the international arena, but Russia does not formulate how Russian or regional post-Soviet models of development can contribute to world development.
Mikhail Gorbachev's First Visit to Britain: 30 Years on
Authors: Shlykov K. V.
Published: June 2021

The article explores the significance of Mikhail Gorbachev's first journey to the UK in December 1984 for the East-West relations. The visit was initiated by Margaret Thatcher who wanted to get acquainted with the potential Soviet leader as she hoped to become a trusted intermediary between Moscow and Washington. The revitalization of contacts with the USSR was a part of Britain's resurgence as a major world player after the Falklands victory. The discussions in London focused on the issue of strategic stability, though they could only serve to give the parties a better understanding of each other's position, as no political agreement could be reached due to the nature of the visit and the fact that any agreement on the subject had to be between the Soviet Union and the United States. The bilateral relations issues being discussed included mostly economic cooperation and such problems as human rights in the USSR and Soviet assistance to the British miners' strike. Gorbachev's speech on "new political thinking" and "a common European home", expressions first used during the visit to Uk, rang hollow to London, however Thatcher had the impression that she could deal with the Soviet politician in future. The British public opinion also saw Mikhail Gorbachev and his wife favourably. Later statements of Lady Thatcher and Gorbachev's critics on the meeting being defining for the foreign policy of the perestroika era should be seen as exaggerated, as the demise of the Communist system and the USSR were not foreseen by anyone in 1984, either in London or in Moscow.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: MODERNIZING THE CURRENT MODEL OF STATE MANAGEMENT
Authors: Ohotskii E. V.
Published: June 2021

Applying the method of retrospective analysis the article deals with the process of forming the scientific fundamentals and the search by the international community of effective and adequate to the current stage of social development public administration system. The author attempts to analyze, in a number of cases in terms of models, features of public administration systems at different stages of historical development, drawing attention to reasons why the Soviet model of public administration did not manage to meet competition, did not provide the required social effect and as a natural result suffered a defeat in the global confrontation between the two social systems. Current models and theoretical concepts of public administration, especially the "new public administration", which became scientific basis for administrative reforms implemented in many countries, are the particular subject of scientific analysis. The author draws attention to major comprehensive characteristics of modern state public administration: making it impossible to absolutize principles of traditional hierarchy system of forced administration; globalization - gradual destruction of boundaries between national and international levels of administration, the growing role of supranational subjects of administration relations; informatization - increasing importance of information and communication technologies and of political networks: development of civil society, especially political parties and non-governmental organizations, growing public involvement in discussion and adoption of the most important administrative decisions; making the state policy more pluralistic and which will result in the formation of nonlinear - humanistic social consciousness as the intellectual basis of modern social governance. The author's position is that Russia is yet to solve the issue of choosing a public administration model that would be effective for further administrative modernization of the country. It seems that for our country any specific model of administration in its pure form, even the one considered to be the most popular in modern science and global practice, is unlikely to fit. Taking into consideration the logic, historical continuity, nonlinearity of modernization reforms and logical determinacy of social systems it looks like we are to integrate the best of the global public administration practice, especially those elements that will actually facilitate the rise of Russia as a modern democratic social law-governed state.
ROLE OF THE ARMY IN MODERN PAKISTAN
Authors: Vorobiev V. V.
Published: June 2021

The article studies the political development of the country in the modern period. Special attention is paid to the position of the army and its role in the Pakistani society. The article explores in detail the processes of gradual distancing of the army from politics and strengthening of civil society institutions. It is the first time in the Pakistani history that the civilian government managed to complete its full five-year constitutional term. Meanwhile, the country has been advancing on the path to democracy even after the elections 2013: a new civilian government has been formed in Pakistan. As compared with the previous phases of the country's development, the status of the army has considerably changed, evolved from "guiding force" to "shadow" guarantee of democratic development. The process has been largely encouraged by popular among officers feeling of tiredness: many of them are not ready to take power into their own hands and committed to their strictly constitutional duties. Despite this recent positive trend, the army continues to enjoy great authority in the society, often brokers political crisis and helps civilian authorities in settling such pressing problems as, for example, fight against extremism. The military will exert influence on government unless civil authorities are able to resist the current challenges and settle the actual problems. The role of "power broker" fully serves the interests of the top army brass.
STILISTIC AND SYNTACTIC VARIATION OF GERMAN PREPOSITIONS
Authors: Shubina E. L.
Published: June 2021

This work is devoted to the stylistic and syntactic variation of prepositions per and via in the publicistic style of modern German language. The similarity of German prepositions with the units of significant vocabulary in the aspect of variation is expressed through inherent in all level of words synonymic replacements. One of the special features of the prepositional system of modern German language is its openness, that is sun in the rapid replenishment at the expense of the transition of the prepositions borrowed from other languages. The pretexts per and via actively penetrate into social and political journalism together with the borrowed words and discover the combinability of both concrete and abstract nouns. Both prepositions are functionally semantic field of instrumentalnosti, discover the same regularity of use. But for proper names the combination with the preposition via. The stylistic variation of the considered prepositions consists in the selectivity of functional styles and in the variable use of the prepositions on the basis of the similar definitions. The analysis of the press materials has shown, that for the mentioned prepositions characteristically different case control. Despite the recommendations of grammarians, there prepositions are capable to connected to more than one form of this case. The preposition per manages not only accusative case, as it is indicated by the normative grammar, but also to dative. The most intensive variation of forms is peculared to the preposition via, which manages accusative, genitive and dative cases. Among the syntactic factors the greatest effects on the fluctuations in the use of prepositions in modern German language make an impact on structural-formal particulary, the presence/absence of the articles or a cover word before the managed noun, preposition/postposition of the preposition, the type of the declination combined with the preposition of the noun.
WRITER'S STRATEGIES IN THE INTERCOURSE WITH THE READER IN BELLES-LETTRES
Authors: Komarov A. S.
Published: June 2021

The article is devoted to some strategies aimed at involving the reader into the writer's book by means of making the reader's attitude to its content personal or subjective. In the article it is stated that there are two components which are intrinsic to virtual intercourse between writer and reader. One of the components is the content of the writer's publication while the other is the reader's attitude towards the content suggested. The article shows that the reader's attitude encompasses two processes: the process of self-estrangement from the writer's content and the process of self-involvement into it. In the article, the author analyses these two processes in relation to the content of the book. In the article, the author singles out and gives descriptions of such dimensions of the book's content as its topical and emotional dimension, its depth, human nature dimension and interpersonal relations dimension as well as of strategies used by the writer in order to involve the reader into his writings. The author argues that a successful strategy is based on managing to touch the reader to the quick, i.e. his or her subjectivity, and the result of successfulness can be measured by the reader's readiness and willingness to sink into one of the dimensions suggested. The author of the article comes to the conclusion that signs of the successful strategy can be traced in the reader's return to the intercourse with the writer when he or she rereads the writer's books, repeats or makes references to words, situations or ideas suggested or described by the writer who has grasped the reader's attention in one or several content dimensions.
SHADOW GLOBALIZATION
Authors: Kapitsa L. M.
Published: June 2021

The article reviews some development trends brought about by globalization, particularly, a growing tax evasion and tax avoidance, an expansion of illicit financial flows and the proliferation of a global criminal network. The author draws attention to some new phenomena, particularly, cosmopolitanization of some parts of national elites and a deepening divide between national interests and the private interests of elites as a consequence of financial globalization. Modern mass media, both Russian and foreign, tend to interpret globalization processes exclusively from the position of conformism, and for some of the researchers globalization became the "sacred cow", which one may only worship. Critical analysis of the processes associated with globalization is given a hostile reception. In response to criticism of globalization, one can hear the very same argument: "globalization in inevitable!" Such a state of affairs, the very least, causes perplexity. Some of the world development trends been observed over the past years raise serious concerns about the security and welfare of the peoples of the world. One of such trends has been the globalization of shadow economic activities. Methods of fight against the criminal economy been applied in international practice can be grouped into: 1) punitive enforcement (or criminal-legal) methods) and 2) socio-economic methods. As the results of various research works evidence punitive enforcement methods not supported by socio-economic measures not effective enough. Toughening the control over criminal economic activities in the absence of preventive and corrective actions aiming to neutralize institutional, social and other stimuli facilitating criminalization of economic activities can result in large losses of financial assets in the form of mass capital flight
Common Economic Space between EU and Russia?
Authors: Voronkov L.
Published: June 2021

The possibilities and prospects of building a Common Economic Space (CES) between Russia and the EU in accordance to the "Road map", signed by the parties in 2005, are analyzed in this article. It outlines the economic essence of the different measures being undertaken within the EU and the benefits for countries and companies with high level of competitiveness on the EU markets, being gained from participation in the EU integration processes. The main elements of the European Economic Area (EEA), which has been created by the agreement between EU and EFTA in 1993, are examined as well as the rights and obligations of the parties involved. The author considers the peculiarities and consequences of participation of Central and Eastern European countries in the EU that prompted the European Union to initiate the "neighborhood policy" and Eastern partnership project for the Eastern Europe countries, which are not members of the EU. The author analyses the main purposes of the "neighbourhood policy", as they are outlined by the EU Directorate General for external affairs, as well as the possible consequences of their implementation for the states, included by the EU in its "circle of friends". On this background the possibilities and perspectives for the creation ofaCES between the EU and Russia with particular regard to the peculiarities of integration processes within the post-Soviet space are considered. The author concludes that the creation of a CES between the EU and Russia is hardly feasible on the grounds, envisaged by the EU.
Growing Significance of EU Institutions in Promotion of Inter-regional policies
Authors: Ermakova E. V.
Published: June 2021

The article explores the variety of tools and vehicles applied within the EU to expand the prerogative of the regions of the EU member states. The author uses as an example the inter-regional policies in Belgium in respect of the Flemish Region and the Walloon Region. The author analyzes the mechanisms of promotion of external regional relations in Belgium as a means of addressing different problems both on national and all-European level, supporting the arguments and conclusions by examples of relevant EU initiatives. The article details the activities of the EU Regional Committee (RC), the EU advisory body with the powers of political initiative, upholding the principle ofsubsidarity in the implementation of the EU member states' regional policies. The involvement of the Flemish Region and the Walloon Region in the activities of EU RC is described and summarized. As a case study, the article deals with Belgium's rotating six months presidency in the EUin 2010 when the country, which was going through a severe political crisis with no federal government in place, was represented by the two regions. The special focus of the article is on the strategic EU program "Europe2020" and its implementation by the regions of Belgium. There is an account of the initiatives undertaken by the Flemish Region and the Walloon Region within the framework of this program outlining the interaction of the two regions. The author provides a comprehensive analysis of the involvement of the Flemish Region and the Walloon Region with various EU institutions describing how each party achieves the promotion of its regional interests. Within this context, it is a noteworthy development that the Flemish Region is participating in the international program "Pact 2020" on energy all by its own. The article features quotations by Flemish and Walloon political figures which serve as an illustration of the prevailing attitudes in the Belgian society to the process of regionalization of their country. The EU structural funds aimed at funding these policies play a crucial role in the maturing of the regional dimension of the activities pursued by the EU institutions. The author finalizes with the review of the EU reasons for placing high importance on the promotion of the development of inter-regional ties between member states.