bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
RESEARCH BY ETHNOGRAPH V.A. FALEYEVA OF THE PEASANT COSTUME COMPLEX IN THE PERIOD FROM 1965 - 1971
Authors:   PEOPLES' FRIENDSHIP UNIVERSITY OF RUSSIA (RUSSIA), Bolshakov M.V.
Published: July 2023

The article pays special attention to the clothing of the peasant population in the second half of the XIX – first half of the XX centuries on the territory of the Ryazan and Orel provinces. Many aspects that relate to the traditional costume of the Bryansk and Ryazan regions remain undisclosed today. The study allows us to trace the study of ethnographic material, which is extremely relevant for individual territories. The uniqueness of this work lies in basing the material on the personal correspondence of two ethnographers who made expeditions to the above-mentioned areas at different times. These ethnographic studies do not contradict, but complement each other, which makes it possible to create a more complete description and analysis of the peasant costume complex. The fund R-6710 of the State Archive of the Ryazan Region (GARO) has not previously been marked by the attention of researchers and is being introduced into scientific circulation for the first time. In the course of the research, the method of content analysis was used, as well as the method of comparison when studying the material delivered by N.I. Lebedeva in the 1920s. In the course of the work, a typological method was used. As a result, it was concluded that this source is important due to its informative nature. The letters reveal personal issues and can serve as important materials to fill in the blank spots in the biography of researchers. As a result of the work, it is possible to reconstruct the appearance of the peasants of the Bryansk and Ryazan regions in the first half of the XX century.
TRANSFORMATION OF THE STRATEGY OF THE LABOUR PARTY IN THE PROGRAM DOCUMENTS OF 1918.
Authors:   Academician I.G. Petrovskii Bryansk State University (Russia), Bortulev V. E.
Published: July 2023

The article attempts to analyze the events that marked an important milestone in the evolution of the Labour Party, which is one of the key elements of the modern political system of Great Britain. The First World War led to a significant change in the balance of British political forces associated with the crisis of the Liberal Party, as well as the organizational and ideological consolidation of the socialist movement. An important basis of this process was the activity of Fabian societies. Scientific interest in this topic is due to the need for further comprehensive research of the evolution of the ideology of social reformism and the specifics of its manifestation in the socio-political practice of individual European states. The analysis of the decisions taken by the governing structures of the Labour Party in 1918 also makes it possible to expand the currently existing ideas in Russian and British historiography about the discussions taking place within the British political elite regarding ways and means of overcoming the complex of socio-economic problems that Britain faced as a result of the First World War. In addition, a comprehensive study of the program documents of the Labour Party of this period contributes to a deeper scientific understanding of the processes that took place within the British political system in the interwar decades.
BRITISH PRIME MINISTER FIGHT ROBERT WALPOLE WITH THE OPPOSITION IN THE 20S OF THE XVIII CENTURY.
Authors:   Academician I.G. Petrovskii Bryansk State University (Russia), Kolmakov M.A.
Published: July 2023

Robert Walpole was first elected to Parliament in 1701. At the beginning of his political career he worked in many parliamentary committees. In 1721 Walpole becomes the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. During the remainder of George I's reign, Walpole's influence steadily increased in the upper echelons of power. At this time, the principles of Walpole's interaction with the British crown, parliament and government were laid as part of the internal political struggle. The politician gradually consolidates his power at the government level, developing a new internal model of the state structure, which consisted in strengthening the power of the Whig group through a system of political control over the opposition in parliament and the ministry. The main goal of Walpole's domestic policy was to have MPs and ministers work in the interests of the Hanoverian dynasty, thereby distributing finances among their opponents in the Whig faction. In such realities, the political power of the opposition gradually decreased, and Walpole's influence over the king, parliament and ministries gradually increased. As a result, Walpole kept Parliament and the ministry on his side by supporting the Hanoverian dynasty, including through the introduction of low export duties and a reduction in the public debt. The activity of Robert Walpole was a reflection of the domestic policy of Great Britain in the 20s of the XVIII century, which showed the trends and moods that existed in the country.
Quantum Motif Clustering
Authors: Cade Chris , Labib Farrokh , Niesen Ido
Published: July 2023

We present three quantum algorithms for clustering graphs based on higher-order patterns, known as motif clustering. One uses a straightforward application of Grover search, the other two make use of quantum approximate counting, and all of them obtain square-root like speedups over the fastest classical algorithms in various settings. In order to use approximate counting in the context of clustering, we show that for general weighted graphs the performance of spectral clustering is mostly left unchanged by the presence of constant (relative) errors on the edge weights. Finally, we extend the original analysis of motif clustering in order to better understand the role of multiple `anchor nodes' in motifs and the types of relationships that this method of clustering can and cannot capture.
“The Law of the Politics - When Creating Something New, One Should Rely on What Has Been Achieved, Not Diminish the Old”: for the 100th Anniversary of A.M. Kovalev
Authors: Kovalenko Valery I. , Sobolev Vladimir A.
Published: July 2023

The study analyzes the contribution of Alexander Kovalev to science and education, who stood at the origins of political science since its institutionalization in Russia. The contours of his general political and philosophical concept of social development are determined, original approaches to the interpretation of the categories “power” and “politics”, the laws of politics and political activity, and a number of basic concepts of political science are reconstructed. The role of A. Kovalev in substantiating the importance of political science, its structure and its place in the system of social and humanitarian sciences is highlighted. His persistent desire to establish the foundations of politics with the way of production of public life is noted and thereby more fully highlight the ideological and methodological aspects of political science knowledge, to link the philosophy and theory of political science with the variety of its instrumental dimensions. A. Kovalev’s interpretation of the problem of interrelation and interdependence of system-wide and individual needs and interests in public life, natural and spontaneous in the political process, the importance of the moral principle in politics is revealed. The question is raised about his development of the problem of the correlation of natural and social, the dialectics of civilizational and formational in social development, the correlation of innovations and traditions in political life, the scientific responsibility of a political scientist. Particular attention is paid to the qualities of A. Kovalev as an organizer of science, teacher and mentor, who educated many dozens and even hundreds of political scientists who confidently took their place in the formation and development of political science in the country. It is emphasized that the scientific merits of A. Kovalev are inseparable from his highly moral civil position, responsibility for the fate of the Motherland.
“At home among strangers”: GR-management as political governance in the arsenal of “non-political” agents
Authors: Degtyarev Andrey A.
Published: July 2023

The topic under consideration is still in the orbit of the domestic discussion of political scientists and specialists in Government Relations (GR). And there is no agreement among them yet regarding the subject field of the discipline being studied. Opinions differ, referring GR to applied political science, sociology of communications, or corporate management. This article analyzes the problems of defining the subject of GR-management as an applied political science discipline, as well as its categorical apparatus. The peculiarity of GR as a type of political management is that the goal-setting unit of the activities of GR managers and corporate lobbyists is located in an “internal” and “non-political” environment (economic, social, etc.), which may be associated with maintaining the competitiveness of the firm and obtaining economic profit by it. But the means to achieve these goals are already located in the “external” socio-political environment, in which the field of political behavior of interested actors is formed. And here we are faced with the phenomenon of “inversion” of the particular interests represented in public policy, when in order to promote them it is necessary to convert the goals of the economic strategy into adequate private issues when building a common public agenda, and into specific tasks of the strategy and tactics of an already special GR campaign.
Cancel culture towards Russia and how to deal with it
Authors: Rustamova Leyli R. , Ivanova Daria G.
Published: July 2023

Cancel Culture originated in Western society and was initially interpreted as a social phenomenon, but over time it began to acquire an increasing political dimension. Its main distribution platform are social networks, where, due to the almost instantaneous reaction on the part of society to information stuffing, the “cancellation culture” has become truly global. Since 2022 cancel culture is a tool for managing socio-political phenomena that can be used for foreign policy purposes. The authors make an attempt to conceptualize and operationalize this term, formerly used in publicjournalistic discourse. They also set themselves the task of identifying the subjects of dissemination of cancel culture and suggesting mechanisms to combat its negative manifestations.
Study of the Axiological Foundations of Russian Statehood: Prospects for the Application of Politico-Textological Analysis
Authors: Sorokopudova Olga E. , Mironov Denis V.
Published: July 2023

The study of the historical and axiological foundations of Russian statehood is directly related to problems of national and civic identity and addresses the task of ensuring and protecting political sovereignty and national independence. Based on the analysis of a large corpus of works by Russian thinkers, writers, poets, religious and state figures of the 19th century, the content of such basic values as “freedom”, “truth” and “justice” was reconstructed, which maintained their significance throughout the history of Russia, but were substantively transformed in the public ideological-political discourse. The research was conducted based on the database of the National Corpus of the Russian Language (NCRL). In total, work was done with more than 7500 documents created during the period from 1801 to 1900. The main research methods, in addition to the general scientific methodology, were content analysis and politico-textological analysis. The concept of “freedom” was significant throughout almost the entire history of Russia, and in the 19th century, various aspects of it were addressed not only by thinkers and public figures of different ideological orientations, but also by publicists, poets, and writers. Interestingly, the legal and rational understanding of freedom was almost always combined with a moral and even religious content in the works of the authors of this period. The concept of “truth”, despite being used in its substantive sense much less frequently in the 19th century than in previous centuries, still retains its important axiological value in the Russian intellectual tradition and represents a complex moral-social ideological complex. “Truth” as a socialpolitical concept combines both the values and meanings of the Orthodox righteous way of life of each individual and the principles and goals of a truly just social and state system. The concept of “justice” is a cornerstone of the Russian vision of an ideal social and state structure, along with truth and freedom. The specificity of the domestic ideological-political discourse of the 19th century is that the concept of justice is inseparably linked with both the individual and society and the state, receiving moral justification for the necessity of following this principle first and foremost in the name of the common good, and then, as a consequence, in the name of one’s own well-being.
Tatar poet Sagit Suncheley and Crimea in the early 1920s
Authors:   Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, Gabdrafikova Liliya R. ,   Federal Research Center “Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences”
Published: July 2023

The article tells about the life and work of the Tatar poet Sagit Suncheley (1888–1937), it is written on the basis of his ego-documents. He lived in the Crimea in 1919–1924, was a witness to historical events and a participant in the Soviet cultural construction. His letters and diaries, literary and journalistic works illustrate the everyday life of the Crimean population during the Civil War, including the life of a Soviet nomenklatura worker. In addition, these ego-documents supplement information about the work of the Tatar departments of Soviet institutions in the Crimean ASSR.
Ethno-cultural basis of the process of formation of the Crimean Tatar artistic culture and decorative art (part three)
Authors:   Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, Zaatov Ismet A. ,   Fevzi Yakubov Crimean Engineering and Pedagogical University
Published: July 2023

In the article an attempt is made to trace the stages of development of the process of the Kypchak-Tatar – Turko-Seljuk Turkization and the beginning of the process of Asia Minor–Central Asian Islamization of the population of the peninsula and formation of artistic culture and decorative art of the Crimean Tatars during the formation of the foundations of the Crimean Tatar statehood in the Black Sea uluses of the Golden Horde.
Musical instruments of the Crimean Tatars in the collection of the Bakhchisarai Museum-Reserve
Authors:   Bakhchisarai historical, cultural and archaeological museum-preserve, Velieva Sevilya S.
Published: July 2023

The article gives a detailed descripton of the musical instruments of the Crimean Tatars, which are presented in the collection of the Bakhchisarai Museum-Reserve and are interesting for studying musical culture in general. The history of formation of the collection of musical instruments is connected with the creation of the Museum of Turkic-Tatar Culture in Bakhchisarai. In the 1920s and 30s, the staff of the institution collected a large number of antiquities, including musical instruments. In scientific works devoted to the music of the Crimean Tatar people, researchers mainly paid attention to the songs, melodies and partially mentioned traditional instruments. In this work, it is assumed to study the issues of acquisition, cataloging, classification of musical instruments, as well as determining the characteristic features of these items. The research will be relevant for further use in creating expositions, excursion stories, possibly also in recreating folk instruments and playing them.
“The History of the Crimean Khans” by the anonymous author. Part 2 (end)
Authors:   Fevzi Yakubov Crimean Engineering and Pedagogical University, Abduzhemilev Refat R. ,   Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences
Published: July 2023

Among the rare materials of the Department of Manuscripts of the National Library of France (Bibliotheque nationale de France. Departement des Manuscrits. Supplement turc 515) there is a small chronicle of the anonymous author dating back to the era of the Crimean Khanate. The manuscript is provided with a description: “The history of the Crimean khans from 880 to 1191 from the Hegira (1475–1777), without a title and without the name of the author. The epigraph read on the front side of the first page is not a title, but a summary of the content of this work, which is not of particular importance. Dating: 1786–1800”. Although this chronicle is known thanks to the researches of a number of orientalists, nevertheless, for its full introduction into scientific circulation, its translation into Russian is of the uttermost necessity. The text processing will serve as the basis for the literary and artistic analysis of “The History of the Crimean Khans”.
The campaign of Muhammad Giray I to Moscow in 1521 in the light of a critical analysis of Russian historical sources
Authors:   Southern Federal University, Shalak Maxim E.
Published: July 2023

A little more than 500 years ago, in the summer of 1521, the Crimean Khan Muhammad-Giray made a campaign against Moscow, thus marking the beginning of almost 250 years of confrontation between Russia and Crimea. This confrontation ended with the defeat of the Crimean Khanate and its incorporation into the Russian Empire. However, there is still no consensus among historians about the assessments of this event. Especially in light of the political events of recent years. Even more broadly, this topic concerns the building of Russian-Tatar cultural interaction in terms of developing their attitude to the common history of Eastern Europe. In the article presented, we will try to understand this through a comprehensive analysis of Russian historical sources of a chronicle nature. To achieve this goal, it will be necessary to establish the main circle of chronicle sources, dividing it into independent groups according to the degree of informativeness. It will also be necessary to identify the main narrative traditions, from the point of view of objectivity, in which the assessments and interpretations of the Tatars’ march on Moscow in 1521 may differ from each other. As a result, 3 main traditions in the coverage of the events of the summer of 1521 will be highlighted. in Russian historical sources of a chronicle nature. The most important chronicle sources in terms of reliability and objectivity include the Vologda-Perm and Resurrection chronicles, Postnikovsky and Vladimir chroniclers. The least reliable and tendentious are the Nikon Chronicle and the Power Book. An intermediate position between the providentialist and rationalist historiosophical position is occupied by the Lviv Chronicle and the Chronograph of the edition of 1512.
Rehabilitation of the Crimean Khanate by Historians in a five-volumes book about the Crimean Tatars
Authors:   Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Bobrovnikov Vladimir O. ,   Saint Petersburg State University,   National Research University – Higher School of Economics
Published: July 2023

Author of the article analyzes the 3rd volume of the History of the Crimean Tatars, dedicated to the Crimean Khanate of the15th–18th centuries, published in Kazan in 2021, and resulted from the 2-year international research project aiming to produce the first academic History of the Crimean Tatars in a five volumes. This is a pioneering and valuable research covering the whole period of the Khanate history, from its formation in the first half of the 15th century to its annexation to the Russian Empire under the reign of Catherine the Great, who abolished the Khanate in 1783. The book discusses different aspects of the Khanate’s everyday life: its conquests and frequent raids against non-Muslim neighbors, foreign and domestic politics, Crimean Tatars’ economy, slave trade, spiritual and material culture, religion, military affairs, demography, their relationship with ethnic and confessional minorities of the Khanate and their Diaspora abroad, images of the Crimean Tatars as the Other constructed and later Orientalized by foreign travelers and observers from Western Europe, Ukraine and Russia. In fact, this book rehabilitates the Crimean Khanate, showing that it was not just a robber’s nest, living off raids on neighbors and the international slave trade, as the late Soviet literature argued. The study fills in a significant gap in contemporary historiography on the subject in the field of Oriental, Russian, Polish, and Ukrainian studies. It also contributes to comparative history of the northern Black sea area at the turn of the early modern times. It is noteworthy that the new series on History of the Crimean Tatars does not dismiss the legacy of the anti-Crimean Soviet literature categorically, but attempts to rethink it all creatively, starting with the pre-revolutionary classic study written by V.D. Smirnov. It resumes revisionist historiography of the Crimean Khanate from Perestroika to the present day proposing possible alternative readings of its history.
Literary and cultural character of Cemil Seitabla Kermenchikli (1891–1942)
Authors:   Fevzi Yakubov Crimean Engineering and Pedagogical University, Kerimov Ismail A. ,   Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences
Published: July 2023

Cemil Kermenchili is one of the brightestCrimean Tatar poets of the 20th century, who played significant role in the development of the national poetic word in Crimea. In the article, on the basis of new materials recently found in the central and in the repositories of regional libraries in Russia, new facets of his work are revealed and many refinements are made to the development of the author`s scientific biography. Attention is paid to the rich journalistic component of his work. The appendix to the article contains unknown poetic works of the author relating to the period of the First World War.
FEATURES OF ACTIVITY OF SPECIALIZED SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS TO COUNTERACT CORRUPTION AT THE REGIONAL AND MUNICIPAL LEVEL
Authors:   Chelyabinsk State Universit, Kuznetsova N.M.
Published: July 2023

Analysis of the institutional design of anti-corruption policy in Russia is drawn. The powers and functions of specialized services, norms of legislation, as well as peculiarities of their application are considered. It is revealed that the regional policy in the sphere of combating corruption to a large extent affects similar activities at the municipal level.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SUBJECTIVITY ISSUE IN THE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
Authors:   Saratov State Academy of Law, Bryantseva O.V. , Bryantsev I.I. ,   Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Published: July 2023

Forming a new system of public relations under the influence of artificial intelligence technologies, in which artificial intelligence begins to show signs of subjectivity, is considered. Analysis of the artificial intelligence legal framework shows that its legal personality is becoming increasingly clear. It is noted that the development of artificial intelligence technologies causes many legal and ethical problems that must be solved.
INTERNET BRANDING AS A TOOL OF “SOFT POWER” IN PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL APPROACHES
Authors:   Research Institute of Industrial and Maritime Medicine of Federal Medical Biological Agency, Saint Petersburg, Voronkova S.V. , Voronkov V.V. ,   Saint Petersburg State University
Published: July 2023

Political and legal aspect of improving information technologies in public administration in the field of healthcare with the help of Internet branding is considered. The modern requirements established by national and international legislation for the content of websites in the implementation of medical services, medical devices and medicines are analyzed. Conclusions are drawn about the possibilities of branding as a tool of “soft power” in political doctrine and public health management.
SYSTEMATIZATION OF EXPERT LEGISLATION IN THE CHARTER OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1864
Authors:   Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Tsygankova E.V.
Published: July 2023

The author analyzes the distribution and content of the articles of the Charter of Criminal Procedure 1864, which regulated the participation of knowledgeable people at all stages of legal proceedings, in comparison with similar articles in the Code of Laws of the Russian Empire of 1857. The analysis found that the systematization of expert legislation carried out in the Charter of Criminal Procedure potentially contributed to an increase in the level of objectivity of the evidence base used in court.
INTERCULTURALIDADE NO NOVO CONSTITUCIONALISMO LATINO-AMERICANO:
Authors: De Souza Bernardes Márcio , Soares Cattani Rômulo
Published: July 2023

O presente texto busca analisar a interculturalidade na conjuntura do Novo Constitucionalismo Latino-Americano, utilizando como referência algumas decisões do Tribunal Constitucional Plurinacional da Bolívia. Para tanto, objetiva-se compreender a evolução dos constitucionalismos insurgentes na América Latina e sua evolução do multiculturalismo de cunho liberal à interculturalidade crítica; discorrer, no contexto do Novo Constitucionalismo Latino-Americano, acerca da Constituição da Bolívia e a consequente refundação do Estado e a instituição do Tribunal Constitucional Plurinacional da Bolívia; e, por fim, verificar de que maneira a interculturalidade se desvela nas decisões daquele tribunal. No que tange à metodologia, a abordagem empregada foi a hipotético-dedutiva e o procedimento, por seu turno, funcionalista. Ao final, constatou-se que a interculturalidade é um elemento central para a formulação das decisões daquela corte e, mais do que isso, fundamenta o projeto ético-político de orientação decolonial e emancipadora.
MARCO TEMPORAL E A JUDICIALIZAÇÃO DA DEMARCAÇÃO DE TERRAS INDÍGENAS NO BRASIL
Authors: Santos Correia Julliana , Oliveira de Carvalho Cláudio
Published: July 2023

A mora do Poder Executivo Federal na demarcação de terras indígenas tem acarretado em recorrente intervenção do Poder Judiciário, ensejando no fenômeno da judicialização dos processos demarcatórios, que apesar de não ser recente, foi intensificado com a fixação da tese do marco temporal após o julgamento da Petição n. 3.388/RR, pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal. A utilização da referida tese afetou a garantia constitucional do direito originário dos povos indígenas sobre os territórios que tradicionalmente ocupam, previsto na Constituição de 1988, uma vez que passou a ser utilizada como fundamento em ações judiciais para anular demarcação de terras já concluídas e para negar o reconhecimento ao direito territorial. Diante disso, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo realizar uma análise sobre a constitucionalidade e os efeitos da utilização da tese do marco temporal na judicialização dos processos administrativos de demarcação de terras indígenas no Brasil.
MORAL, INDIVIDUALIDADE, CAPITALISMO E SUPRESSÃO DA MORAL:
Authors: Sartori Vitor
Published: July 2023

Analisaremos o tratamento de Pachukanis da moral como uma forma especificamente capitalista; depois, explicitaremos como que trazer Kant a um plano central, faz com que o autor desconsidere aspectos essenciais para a ética burguesa, de Hegel, por exemplo. Com isto, e diante de um procedimento que toma a individualidade essencialmente como máscaras de relações sociais, a solução pachukaniana para a supressão da moral aparece de modo problemático, com a fusão do “eu” no coletivo.
RELAÇÃO JURÍDICA DEPENDENTE, TRANSFERÊNCIA DE VALOR E QUESTÃO AGRÁRIA
Authors: Pistelli Ferreira Pedro Pompeo
Published: July 2023

O presente trabalho consiste em um estudo teórico-exploratório voltado à discussão das relações jurídicas presentes na questão agrária latino-americana. Em termos mais amplos, questiona-se a viabilidade heurística da categoria "relação jurídica dependente" para compreender a forma jurídica concreta encontrada nos espaços de acumulação capitalista agroindustriais e nas áreas rurais da América Latina. Para tanto, adota-se uma metodologia de revisão bibliográfica voltada a, em primeiro lugar, apresentar a categoria de relações jurídicas dependentes como o encontro da crítica marxista à forma jurídica sob a influência de Pachukanis com a análise relacional da dependência empreendida por Ruy Mauro Marini e seus seguidores e, posteriormente, delinear as bases gerais de investigação da questão agrária na América Latina a partir da comparação entre as experiências recentes do Brasil e do México. Nesse cenário, a noção de relações jurídicas dependentes demonstra capacidade heurística de explicação desse fenômeno histórico recente, uma vez que opera em uma dimensão mais concreta da análise do direito, em busca da mediação dos seus momentos essenciais (relações jurídicas de trocas de equivalências entre sujeitos tornados iguais) e aparentes (como as normas jurídicas e as decisões judiciais efetivamente existentes), sem desperceber tanto os momentos de violação da forma jurídica equivalente (aglutináveis dentro da categoria de acumulação originária permanente) quanto a continuidade da subjetividade jurídica e das relações de troca, que se expandem até mesmo para dentro da própria sociabilidade de movimentos sociais de contestação do ciclo de acumulação do capital. Desse modo, investigar as relações jurídicas dependentes do campo latino-americano exige, enfim, a capacidade de análise tanto dos momentos de espoliação do capital quanto de suas formas de controle indireto e de cooptação do campesinato aos desígnios da produção e reprodução da forma-valor.
Changes in the Structural and Functional Albumin Properties in Patients with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis
Authors: Turkina A. A. , Maevskaya M. V. , Zharkova M. S. , Ivashkin V. T.
Published: July 2023

Аim: to conduct a comparative analysis of serum albumin's structural and functional properties in decompensated cirrhotic patients by means of spin prob EPR spectroscopy.

Materials and methods. The main study group included 70 patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis and ascites. The control group consisted of 12 healthy volunteers, comparable in gender and age, without liver diseases. To assess the structural and functional ability, serum albumin was analyzed by EPR spectroscopy.

Results. Albumin levels within reference intervals were found in 37 patients (59.8 %). The native albumin index decrease in cirrhotic patients as the disease progressed with the lowest values in the Child – Pugh C group (p < 0.001). The binding efficiency of albumin decreased in accordance with the severity of cirrhosis with minimal albumin binding capacity in the Child – Pugh C (Me = 25.43 %; n = 30; p < 0.001). The transport activity of RTQ albumin decreased in patients with decompensated cirrhosis, the lowest transport ability was observed in the Child – Pugh C group (Me = 26.09 %). In patients with decompensated disease the detoxification potential was significantly reduced: Child – Pugh B — Me = 44.03 %; Child – Pugh C — Me =17.16 %. Despite the normal values of serum albumin in 72.5% of patients with cirrhosis B and in 26.7% in the cirrhosis C group, only 12.3% in the cirrhosis B group had normal albumin function and in cirrhosis C nо patients had normal albumin function.

Conclusion. There were not only serum concentration depletion in cirrhotic patients, but also albumin physiological non-oncotic properties were violated. The severity of these changes increased with the progression of cirrhosis. Our data allow us to raise the question of the need to use the EPR test to determine indications for albumin replacement therapy in patients with cirrhosis and the presence of ascites, even at normal values of its serum concentration.
Pasts of the Present
Authors: Sejrup Jens
Published: July 2023

In light of today’s global boom in landmark architecture, urban megaprojects and reconstructions of cultural heritage buildings, this paper analyses two large-scale reconstruction projects at iconic historical locations in Japan: the Heijō Palace in Nara and Dejima in Nagasaki. Since the 1990s, the two projects have recreated long-lost built environments, gradually transforming the sites, turning them into museums and exhibition spaces and giving rise to thorough reform of the surrounding urban fabric. In this paper I trace the involved agents’ motivations to engage in historical reconstruction from early-phase experimental efforts to legitimise the sites’ protected status to present-day politico-economic mobilisations of important historical locations to boost city attraction values. In this way, I link these two unfolding projects in Nara and Nagasaki to issues of urban boosterism, heritage production and the facilitation and commodification of tourist experiences of past realities. Approaching the reconstructions as contemporary heritage in traditional guise, the paper argues that both sites revolve materially, spatially and thematically around the master-metaphors of flow, growth and intercultural connectivity that characterise the present age. Elucidating processes of authentication and intersections of ideological and economic interests in and around the two sites, the paper asks in what ways Japanese cities exploit lost iconic localities and reconstructed heritage under post-industrial conditions marked by globalisation and intense cultural-economic competition.
F. M. Dostoevsky and A. N. Ostrovsky: To the Problem of Literary Sources of Characters and Collisions in the Drama “Without a Dowry”
Authors:   Saratov State University, Mokina Natalia V.
Published: July 2023

The article examines parallels in plot and images between Ostrovsky’s drama “Without a Dowry” and Dostoevsky’s novel “Demons.” Ostrovsky’s remarks about Dostoevsky in the last years of his life reveal that he distanced himself from the creative principles of the author of “Demons.” However, gestures and remarks of the characters of “Without a Dowry,” such as Paratov, Vozhevatov, Larisa Ogudalova, as well as motifs and collisions connected with them allow us to suggest that while working on the drama, Ostrovsky was influenced by a “literary recall” of Dostoevsky’s novel “Demons” and its characters, namely Stavrogin, Petr Verkhovensky, Liza Tushina. The possible parallels between the characters in “Without a Dowry” and “Demons” are also indicated by their common biblical and literary prototypes: there are allusions to the Serpent-temtper, Hamlet, Prince Harry, Mephistopheles and Faust contained in the stories of Stavrogin and Paratov, allusions to the Serpent and Mephistopheles in the gestures and actions of Petr Verkhovensky and Vozhevatov, while allusions to Ophelia, Gretchen and Poor Liza can be found in the images of Liza Tushina and Larisa Ogudalova. Even despite the differences in the writers’ approaches, there are remarkable plot parallels between the two works, common components in the characters’ images, similar artistic techniques, which, in our opinion, are signs of a literary “dialogue” between the authors of “Demons” and “Without a Dowry.”
From the Memoirs about P. V. Palievskiy
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Guminskiy Viktor M.
Published: July 2023

The author’s memoirs about meetings with P. V. Palievsky serve in the article as a material for reflection on the originality of the personality of an outstanding Russian scholar and his unique place in the scientific and social life of the USSR (Russia) of the 20th – early 21st centuries. The article testifies to numerous episodes related to work at the Faculty of Philology of Moscow State University at the turn of the 1960s–1970s of the legendary seminar of Palievsky and reflects from the point of view of a not indifferent eyewitness of the speeches of the scientist and thinker during the public discussion in 1977 in the Central House of Writers and at the International Congress of Slavists in 2003 in Ljubljana (Slovenia). The author notes that Palievsky’s thought and his peculiar ideology were based on Russian classical literature and the historical life of the Russian people, and traces how, in the conditions of the “break of times,” Palievsky invariably acted as a defender of centuriesold national values and meanings.
Solovyovo Crossing of Peter Palievsky, or Life and Death of Ideas in Dialogues about War and Peace
Authors:   Francisk Skorina Gomel State University, Afanasyev Ivan N.
Published: July 2023

The article deals with the image of history formed in the views of the literary critic and thinker P. V. Palievsky. Palievsky’s thoughts (with the exception of references to published works) were expressed by him in correspondence and oral conversations, the records of which are kept in the author’s personal archive. The focus is on the personal experience of the Great Patriotic War, expressed by Palievsky in such a theoretical generalization of humanitarian knowledge about man and history, which implies the conceptual primacy of life, comprehended in its “stem” quality as overcoming the gap between “own” and “alien.” This is the basis of Palievsky’s understanding of the heroic, which entails not only a literary orientation, but also an assessment of specific human destinies in their belonging to a great History. This approach is embodied in the article on the example of the military fate of the commander, Hero of the Soviet Union A. I. Lizyukov.
Un diálogo íntimo entre raza y género en el Centenario del Sufragio Femenino
Authors: Yang Mimi
Published: July 2023

El Centenario del Sufragio Femenino ha llegado en un momento culturalmente divisivo en los Estados Unidos, así como en un año de elecciones presidenciales de alto riesgo. Todo esto va acompañado del surgimiento del movimiento «Black Lives Matter» (La vida de las personas negras importa) a escala mundial tras la muerte del afroamericano George Floyd bajo las rodillas de policías blancos. En una Estados Unidos de América en la que «no puedo respirar» es un nuevo momento de despertar cultural ¿Es el Centenario un divisor o unificador para las mujeres estadounidenses en 2020? Este artículo tiene como objetivo responder a la pregunta a partir de la revisión de las Enmiendas 14 y 15 a la Constitución y del pensamiento de figuras icónicas como Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois y Mary Church Terrell. Con un enfoque interdisciplinario anclado en los estudios históricos y culturales, el artículo analiza la división entre los dos elementos viscerales pertinentes a la identidad cultural (género y raza en el Movimiento por el Sufragio de la Mujer, dibuja un patrón de su intersección y traza una «doble conciencia» (tomando prestado el término de W.E.B. Du Bois). El artículo argumenta que el movimiento por el sufragio femenino fue de hecho un paso gigantesco hacia el ideal estadounidense de igualdad de género, pero no alcanzó la igualdad racial. Hay un legado mixto para abrazar y reevaluar al mismo tiempo; por lo tanto, el Centenario del Sufragio Femenino no debe ni puede ser una celebración de un solo tema de género, ni una sinfonía única para todos, sino una ocasión histórica para un diálogo íntimo y matizado entre género y raza. El artículo sugiere que el Centenario no solo debe celebrar a las sufragistas estadounidenses blancas, sino que debe ser una oportunidad para dar un paso histórico para cruzar la línea de color que ha aislado a las mujeres afroamericanas, así como a las mujeres de color de otras razas, etnias y herencias del centro de poder.
Natural course of pollen-induced allergic rhinitis from childhood to adulthood: a 20-year follow-up
Authors: Lindqvist Magnus , Leth-Møller Katja , Linneberg Allan , Kull Inger , Bergstrom Anna , Georgellis Antonios , Borres Magnus , Ekebom Agneta , Hage Marianne van , Melén Erik , Westman Marit
Published: July 2023

Background Allergic rhinitis (AR) is one of the most common
chronic diseases worldwide. There are limited prospective long-term data
regarding persistency and remission of AR. The objective of this study
was to investigate the natural course of pollen-induced AR (pollen-AR)
over 20 years, from childhood into early adulthood. Methods
Data from 1137 subjects in the Barn/Children Allergi/Allergy Milieu
Stockholm Epidemiologic birth cohort (BAMSE) with a completed
questionnaire regarding symptoms, asthma, treatment with allergen
immunotherapy (AIT) and results of allergen-specific IgE for inhalant
allergens at 4, 8, 16 and 24 years were analysed. Pollen-AR was defined
as sneezing, runny, itchy, or blocked nose; and itchy or watery eyes
when exposed to birch and/or grass pollen in combination with
allergen-specific IgE ≥0.35kU /l to birch and/or grass.
Results Approximately 75% of children with pollen-AR at 4 or 8
years had persistent disease up to 24 years, and 30% developed asthma.
The probability of persistency was high already at low levels of
pollen-specific IgE. The highest rate of remission from pollen-AR was
seen between 16 and 24 years (21.5%), however the majority remained
sensitized. This period was also when pollen-specific IgE-levels stopped
increasing and the average estimated annual incidence of pollen-AR
decreased from 1.5% to 0.8% per year. Conclusion Children
with pollen-AR are at high risk of persistent disease for at least 20
years. Childhood up to adolescence seems to be the most dynamic period
of AR progression. Our findings underline the close cross-sectional and
longitudinal relationship between sensitization, AR, and asthma.
PY-IT, an excellent polymer acceptor
Authors: Bai Qingqing , Liang Qiming , Liu Qian , Liu Bin , Guo Xugang , Niu Li , Sun Huiliang
Published: July 2023

All-Polymer solar cells (all-PSCs) have attracted considerable attention
due to their inherent advantages over other types of organic solar
cells, including superior optical and thermal stability, as well as
exceptional mechanical durability. Recently, all-PSCs have experi-enced
remarkable advancements in device performance thanks to the invention of
polymerized small-molecule acceptors (PSMAs) since 2017. Among these
PSMAs, PY-IT has garnered immense interest from the scientific community
due to its exceptional perfor-mance in all-PSCs. In this review, we
presented the design principles of PY-IT and discussed the various
strategies employed in device engineering for PY-IT-based all-PSCs.
These strategies include additive and interface engineering,
layer-by-layer processing methods, meniscus-assisted coating methods,
and ternary strategy. Furthermore, this review highlighted several novel
polymeric donor materials that are paired with PY-IT to achieve
efficient all-PSCs. Lastly, we summarized the inspiring strategies for
further advancing all-PSCs based on PY-IT. These strategies aim to
enhance the overall performance and stability of all-PSCs by exploring
new materials, optimizing device architectures, and improving
fabrication techniques. By leveraging these approaches, we anticipate
significant progress in the development of all-PSCs and their potential
as a viable renewable energy source.
FEATURING THE PHENOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF Vouacapoua americana Aubl.
Authors: Silva Brenda , Herrera Raírys , Garcia Magali , Rocha Tainá , Rodrigues Hairon , Silva Gabriel Alves de Souza , Cruz Claudineia Pelacani
Published: July 2023

Phenological studies are essential to better understand forest community
structure and dynamics, as well as climate influence on plant species.
Tropical forests, such as the Amazon Forest, have significant
plant-species biodiversity, mainly of woody species like Vouacapoua
americana, which is an endangered species with great economic potential.
The aim of the current study is to investigate the phenological behavior
of species Vouacapoua americana Aubl – also known as ‘acapu’ – over a
seven-year period (2016-2022). Thirty-five (35) individuals had the
following reproductive phenophases assessed on a monthly basis, based on
the treetop observation method: floral bud, anthesis, immature and
mature fruits, and dispersion. Vegetative phenophases, such as
abscission and leaf sprouting, were also assessed. Phenological analysis
was carried out based on Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Circular
analysis and Rayleigh test; all tests were performed in R software.
Based on phenological results, reproductive phenophases have shown
positive correlation to rainfall and relative humidity; the most intense
reproductive phenophases were observed in the period accounting for the
highest rainfall rate - from January to April. The most intense leaf
phenophases were recorded in the dry season and presented positive
correlation to both solar radiation and temperature. Acapu has proved to
be a seasonal and annual species and this information can be used to
help conservation programs, both ex situ and in situ, as well as the
sustainable use of this species.
Virtual screening approach for identifying the potent antidote against botulinum neurotoxin serotypes A, B, E, and F using two softwares
Authors: Dhaked Ram Kumar , Agnihotri Surabhi , Kushwah Vinita Chauhan
Published: July 2023

Botulinum neurotoxins are the most poisonous substances reported and
listed in category ‘A’ of biowarfare agent. These neurotoxins cause
flaccid paralysis of muscles by inhibiting acetylcholine release at the
neuromuscular junction, and leads to death. The light chain (catalytic
domain) is responsible for cleavage of SNAREs and inhibition of its
activity stops the progress of neuroparalysis. Serotype identification
is a time-consuming process; hence development of inhibitor against
human botulism causing serotypes will be advantageous. Computer assisted
screening approaches have been proved a proficient in silico
method in the drug discovery and development. In present study,
ligand-based in silico method was applied to identify the
“hits” against human intoxicating BoNTs based on their binding
affinities and ADMET analysis. A computational approach for docking 35
designed ligands to the catalytic domain of serotype BoNT/A; B; E and F,
using Molegro Virtual Docker (MVD) and AutoDock suite was performed. The
screening of the best ‘hits’ among the docked complexes was done on the
basis of least docking score and common ligands, in both the programs.
Analysis of molecular docking of the complexes shows a high binding
affinity for the target with Moldock score between -139.85 and -88.24
kcal mol . Total five SMNPIs i.e., A9, A14, A15, A18
and A36 provided better binding affinities with the target protein
BoNT/A (-109.17, -107.95, -103.12, -108.29, and -112.38 kcal mol
), whereas for BoNT/B ligands A6, A10, and A31 has
showed score of -112.56, -123.93 and -115.13 kcal mol
. Ligands A6, A12, A18, and A24 exhibited the
docking score ranged from -117.20 to -132.19 kcal mol
for BoNT/E, and for BoNT/F, only two ligands
namely, A4 and A32 appeared to be potential inhibitors with the score of
(-115.41, and -117.99 kcal mol ). The designed
ligands were expected to be less toxic considering the Lipinski, Ghose,
Veber and Egan rules with a bioavailability score of 0.56. Therefore, in
this study we identified ‘hits’ that could be further progressed for
experimental studies leading to develop drug against botulism.