bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of Association Between Obesity and Health of Periodontium in the Indian Population - A Randomized Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Supreet Kaur Dr. , Malhotra Reefat , Kaur Jasleen
Published: July 2023

Background Obesity is characterized by the abnormal or excessive deposition of fat in the adipose tissues. The recent rise in incidence of obesity in both developed as well as developing nations are a matter of grave concern due to the well-established association between obesity and several other chronic conditions.Aim The objective of the present study was to verify the potential association between obesity and periodontal disease among Indians.Methodology Using random sampling 200 subjects aged 20 to 60 years from the state of Punjab were evaluated at a given time using the Community Periodontal Index CPI and periodontitis was defined as ge ldquocode 3.rdquo Body mass index BMI and waist circumference WC were used to represent the measures of overall body fat and upper body fat respectively. BMI and WC cutoff points used in the present study are as established by the World Health Organization.Results There was a positive correlation between BMI and periodontitis in both males and females while WC was highly significantly associated with periodontitis only in females.Conclusion Within the limitations of this study it can be concluded that obese individuals are at a higher risk for developing periodontitis.
Effect of Salivary pH and Nicotine Dependence on Dental Caries and Erosion in Smokers and Non-smokers of Dakshina Kannada Population
Authors: Prasada L Krishna , Kumar Pai U Akshay
Published: July 2023

Introduction Saliva has an important role in the oral cavity. The study aimed to compare the pH nicotine dependence and its association in developing dental caries and erosion in the smokers and non-smokers in Dakshina Kannada.Materials and methods Thirty male smoking patients and thirty male healthy non-smoking individuals control group were recruited for the study from Oral medicine department. After providing information regarding the study and obtaining informed consent from the participants 2 mL of saliva was collected in a sterile sample container and sent to laboratory. Equiptronics model- 610 pH meter was utilized for salivary pH measurements. The oral health assessment was done using WHO proforma 2013 and nicotine dependence was assessed using Fagerstorm index. Statistical analysis was conducted using unpaired t test and Chi-square test.Results The mean pH of smokers was found to be 5.36plusmn0.30 and non- smokers was 6.13plusmn0.14 plt0.05 statistically significant. The pH and nicotine dependence were significantly associated with the number of decayed teeth 9.8plusmn6.14 and erosion of the tooth structure in smokers.Conclusion Nicotine dependence in smokers causes increase in pH of saliva resulting in increased susceptibility to dental caries and erosion of the tooth structure.
Effect of Euphorbia thymifolia Linn. on Lipid Parameters of Wistar Albino Rats with Transplanted Fibrosarcoma
Authors: GC Mamatha , Shashidhar BV , . Meena , M Rohini , N Marak Silkame , Naitik S Pandya
Published: July 2023

Objective To investigate the effect of antitumor activity of ethanolic extract of Euphorbia thymifolia Linn. on lipid-lowering activity in transplanted fibrosarcoma in Wistar albino rats.Method Methylcholantherene-induced fibrosarcoma was transferred into rats. After the 30th day when the tumor became palpable ethanolic extract of Euphorbia thymifolia was used for the treatment by oral route for 20 days. On the 21st day samples of blood were collected and the organs like kidney and liver were used for estimation of very-low-density lipoprotein VLDL high-density lipoprotein HDL triglycerides and total cholesterol.Results Substantial reduction in the levels of lipids in serum like VLDL HDL triglycerides and total cholesterol was observed in tumor-bearing rats. It was found that the treatment with Euphorbia thymifolia 500 mgkg reduced these parameters to normal levels. When checked in the kidney and liver a considerable reduction in VLDL HDL triglycerides and total cholesterol were detected in the tumor-bearing rats. Euphorbia thymifolia 500 mgkg normalized the levels of all the parameters tested however this was only partially achieved with the lower dose 250 mgkg.Conclusion It was observed that in rats treated with Euphorbia thymifolia the altered lipid levels returned to normal values. Results of the present study suggested that the ethanolic extract of Euphorbia thymifolia Linn. exhibited an effective antitumor activity.
Formulation and Evaluation of Paroxetine Hydrochloride Loaded Thermoreversible In situ Intranasal Gel
Authors: B Patil Shubham , S Ammanage Anand , A Kempwade Amolkumar , D Patel Umeshkumar , Patil Anagha
Published: July 2023

Aim The present work aimed to develop and evaluate Paroxetine HCl thermoreversible and mucoadhesive in situ intranasal gel.Methodology Carbopol 934P and poloxamer 407 have been utilized for the development of Paroxetine HCl thermoreversible and mucoadhesive in situ intranasal gel. The cold technique was used to formulate in situ intranasal gel. Evaluation of physico-chemical parameters clarity viscosity pH drug content and mucoadhesive strength was performed for intranasal in situ gel. In vitro drug release studies ex-vivo permeation studies and stability studies were conducted for all the formulations.Results A 19 wv of poloxamer 407 solution showed phase transition temperature at physiologic conditions 32ndash34o C. The mucoadhesive strength was found to be below 7000 dynescm2 till 0.4 wv concentration of carbopol 934P. Gelation temperature of formulation A4 was found to be satisfactory. Mucoadhesive strength in all the formulations was shown to be above 4000 dynescm2 . The gelation time and gel melting temperature of all the formulations showed uniformity. In vitro drug release was in the range of 54.8 to 83.22 in 8 h. Ex vivo drug release of the optimized A4 formulation was found to be 82.3 in 8h. All the formulations were found stable except A5.Conclusion Based on the results of in vitro and ex vivo studies the A4 formulation was found to be optimum. Thus the present work concluded that Paroxetine HCl thermoreversible in situ intranasal gel is safe and effective for treating depression.
Strategie zarządzania kapitałem obrotowym netto i ich wpływ na rentowność polskich spółek giełdowych z sektora elektromaszynowego oraz informatycznego
Authors: Lesiak Magdalena , Sajnóg Artur
Published: July 2023

Zasadniczy cel artykułu stanowi rozpoznanie charakteru i siły zależności między przyjętą strategią zarządzania kapitałem obrotowym netto a rentownością spółek giełdowych, które działają w odmiennych sektorach gospodarki. Sformułowana została hipoteza badawcza, którą jest przypuszczenie, iż występuje znaczące sektorowe zróżnicowanie we wpływie określonych strategii zarządzania kapitałem obrotowym netto na rentowność przedsiębiorstw. Przypuszcza się bowiem, iż wzrost rentowności przemysłowych spółek giełdowych jest częściej osiągany kosztem utrzymania odpowiedniego poziomu płynności finansowej, w porównaniu do spółek z branży informatycznej. Badaniem zostały objęte spółki notowane na GPW w Warszawie z sektora przemysłu elektromaszynowego oraz informatyki (stan na 01.10.2017). Diagnoza została przeprowadzona na podstawie rocznych sprawozdań finansowych z lat 2007–2016. W oparciu o wyniki badań empirycznych stwierdzić należy, iż odnotowano wyłącznie dodatnie, a co ważne istotne statystycznie zależności między zarówno wartością kapitału obrotowego netto, jak i wskaźnikami płynności finansowej a współczynnikami rentowności sprzedaży, aktywów całkowitych i kapitału własnego. Ponadto w analizowanych spółkach z sektora przemysłu elektromaszynowego notowano wyższe dodatnie zależności między badanymi zmiennymi.
The Nutritional Status Profile of Physical Education Teachers
Authors: Priyono Bambang , Rozi Fatkhur , Joseph Jacklyn Anak
Published: July 2023

The purpose of this study was to describe the quality of the physical education teacher's nutritional status and its theoretical impact. The research data is qualitative in nature and is generated from filling out open questionnaires to informants. 124 informants voluntarily filled out the questionnaire and came from various regions in Indonesia, for this reason, informant data was protected. Data analysis was carried out in a qualitative descriptive manner by collecting data, reducing, presenting, verifying, and concluding. The results showed that 1 person was in the underweight category, 71 people were in the healthy weight (normal) category, 27 people were in the overweight category, and 25 people were in the obese category. The conclusions of this study indicate that only 59% of teachers have a healthy weight nutritional status and the rest are in an unhealthy (not ideal) position which will have an impact on their fitness and health levels, as well as showing the performance of personal and professional competencies that has not been maximized.
Exploration of The Traditional Game of Galah Hadang: Does it Effect The Concentration, Agility and Endurance of Early Age Badminton Players?
Authors: Manihuruk FransFile , Sumaryanto Sumaryanto , Nugroho Sigit , Nasrulloh Ahmad , Sumarjo Sumarjo , Sumaryanti Sumaryanti
Published: July 2023

This study aims to determine the effect of traditional galah hadang games on concentration, agility and endurance in early athletes aged 8-11 years. This study used an experimental method with a design of one group pre-test post-test. The population in this study was 20 badminton athletes at an early age PB (Badminton Union).PT. One asahan. The sample in this study was 20 badminton athletes PB (Badminton Union).PT. One Asahan with sampling using total sampling. The analytical technique used is quantitative descriptive which is analyzed by the Paired T Test. The results showed a sig value of p= 0.00 (< 0.05) so that it was concluded: There is an influence of the traditional game of galah hadang on increasing the concentration of early age badminton athletes, there is an influence of the traditional game of galah hadang on increasing the agility of early age badminton athletes, andthere is an influence of the traditional game of galah hadang on increasing the endurance of early age badminton athletes. With the results of this study, it is expected that there will be a new study that develops a traditional game training model of galah hadang applied to early age badminton athletes.
Comparison of VO2Max Capacity and Lung Vital Capacity of Junior High School Students: Highlands and Lowlands
Authors: Bafirman Bafirman , Wahyuri Asep Sujana , Vellya Vellya , Zarya Fiky , Munir Ali
Published: July 2023

Highland and lowland differences affect environmental adaptation to VO2Max in athletes who train, so it is important to understand this in order to optimize training programs and achieve maximum performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the results of environmental adaptation for athletes who train in lowland highland areas to VO2Max. This type of research is quantitative research with different types of tests or comparative tests. The population in this study amounted to 1356 male students. The sample in this study was 100 students using purposive sampling techniques. The hypothesis of this study is that there is a difference in VO2Max capacity and lung vital capacity in highland students of Agam Regency with lowland students in Padang City, it can be seen from the posture of highland students having an average height of 163cm while the average lowland is 157cm, and body weight in the highlands has an average amount of 55kg while the lowlands are 51kg,  and the body mass index in the highlands averaged 21.48 while in the lowlands it was 27.38. Based on the results of data processing, it was found 1) there was a significant difference between VO2Max of junior high school students in highland areas and lowland areas p-value (2-tailed) of p=0.026 (<0.05). 2) There is a significant difference between the vital lung capacity of junior high school students in highland areas and lowland areas with p-value (2-tailed) of p=0.000 (<0.05) . It was concluded that VO2Max capacity and lung vital capacity were better in junior high school students living in the highlands than living in the lowlands in large areas with an altitude of 542 meters above undersea level.
Peningkatan Kualitas PAUD Melalui Kearifan Lokal Angklung
Authors: Riadi Deden Rizal , Saepudin Saepudin , Leviany Tevi
Published: July 2023

Anak usia dini berada dalam masa emas perkembangan diri yaitu masa di mana fisik dan otak anak sedang berada dalam masa pertumbuhan terbaiknya karena otak manusia mempunyai batas waktu perkembangannya atau biasa disebut “windows of opportunity” yaitu periode ketika otak memerlukan stimulan jenis-jenis masukan tertentu untuk menciptakan atau menstabilkan struktur yang bertahan lama. Memanfaatkan potensi sekitar atau kearifan lokal yang ada yaitu angklung diharapkan mampu menstimulus perkembangan kecerdasan secara lebih optimal pada siswa PAUD, khususnya kecerdasan musikal. Pelatihan Angklung untuk para guru dan siswa PAUD menggunakan metode yang mudah dan menyenangkan dengan menggunakan metode sederhana yang dikembangkan Saung Angklung Udjo Bandung. Agar angklung juga menjadi keunggulan PAUD maka diadakan perubahan kurikulum dengan menambahkan  jam pelajaran seni musik menjadi lebih banyak. Pada kegiatan ini juga diadakan kunjungan pada Saung Angklung Udjo untuk menambah wawasan dan motivasi para siswa dan guru untuk bermain angklung. Selain menstimulus kecerdasan musikal, pembelajaran musik angklung ini dapat menstimulus kecerdasan motorik siswa. Para siswa PAUD sangat antusias dan mampu menyerap pembelajaran musik angklung ini seperti terlihat pada output kegiatan ini yaitu video pertunjukan angklung siswa PAUD.
Pemanfaatan Sumberdaya IKM dalam Meningkatkan Produktivitas dan Pemasaran Produk Melalui Transformasi Digital Masyarakat Desa
Authors: Sulistyono MY Teguh , Sari Wellia Shinta , Nugraini Siti Hadiati , Muhammad Maulana Zaky , Emmerig Richard
Published: July 2023

Perguruan Tinggi adalah salah satu lembaga pendidikan yang membatu dan berperan aktif di dalam mencerdaskan kehidupan bangsa dengan mentransfer ilmu pengetahuan atau knowledge transfer kepada lembaga-lembaga pendidikan lain, lembaga-lembaga lain baik yang setara ataupun yang berada di bawahnya, baik pendidikan formal atau non formal. Salah satu industri yang membutuhkan knowledge transfer adalah Industri Kecil Menengah (IKM). IKM yang dijadikan mitra adalah IKM milik Ibu Siti Rokhanah yang berlokasi di Kelurahan Nawangsari Kecamatan Weleri Kabupaten Kendal. Berjarak kurang lebih 60 km dari Universitas Dian Nuswantoro Semarang. IKM katering dan snak (kue tradisional) yang mengalami masalah yaitu masalah pemasaran produk, produksi katering dan snack (kue tradisional), masalah manajemen usaha dan masalah manajemen keuangan. Masalah pemasaran produk terjadi karena dilakukan dari mulut ke mulut sehingga target penjualan tidak tercapai, masalah produksi terjadi karena masih menggunakan alat memasak tradisional dan tidak adanya oven yang digunakan dalam produksi sehingga pemanasan yang tidak merata dan proses produksinya berulang-ulang, masalah manajemen usaha tidak adanya pengelolaan sumberdaya yang baik untuk jalannya sebuah industri dan masalah manajemen keuangan tidak adanya pencatatan keluar masuk keuangan sehingga tidak diketahui rugi dan labanya. Untuk membantu mengatasi keempat masalah tersebut maka diusulkan dengan memperbaiki proses pemasaran, proses produksi, proses manajemen usaha dan proses manajemen keuangan. Untuk memperbaiki keempat proses tersebut yaitu untuk pemasaran diadakan pemasaran melalui media internet, brosur, MMT dan media sosial,  untuk manajemen usaha dan manajemen keuangan dilakukan pelatihan manajemen keuangan, manajemen usaha dan pelatihan pemasangan iklan di internet dan media sosial, sedangkan untuk proses produksi pembuatan alat masak dengan penggunaan oven otomatis dengan panas merata. Hasil akhir dari Program Kemitraan Masyarakat ini adalah pemanfaatan sumberdaya Industri Kecil Menengah (IKM) dalam meningkatkan produktivitas dan pemasaran produk melalui transformasi digital masyarakat desa.
Pembekalan Keahlian Akuntansi IFRS, Penyusunan Anggaran dan Pengelolaan Kas Kecil di SMK Al-Muhtadin Bekasi
Authors: Oktapriana Chita , Diyani Lucia Ari
Published: July 2023

Kebutuhan akan keahlian tambahan bagi lulusan SMK agar siap bersaing di dunia kerja maupun melanjutkan studi ke pendidikan tinggi semakin meningkat. Hal ini menjadi bekal yang dapat meningkatkan kesiapan lulusan SMK dalam memasuki era globalisasi yang semakin tinggi persaingan. Bagi para siswa SMK di jurusan akuntansi, wawasan terkait standar akuntansi internasional serta kemampuan teknis akuntansi sangat diperlukan. Adanya kebutuhan pembekalan akuntansi berbasis IFRS, penyusunan anggaran berbasis kas serta pengelolaan kas kecil mendorong tim pelaksana PkM melaksanakan kegiatan pelatihan ini. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan di SMK Al-Muhtadin dengan jumlah peserta sebanyak 67 orang siswa. Kegiatan dibagi dalam 3 tahap pelatihan pada 2 hari yang berbeda. Metode yang digunakan pada pelatihan ini dengan pendekatan service learning melalui tiga tahapan yaitu persiapan, melayani dan refleksi. Hasil akhir dari pembekalan ini didapati peningkatan persentase jawaban benar pada tahap 1 sebesar rata-rata 51% dan untuk tahap 2 dan 3 sebesar rata-rata 66%. Selain itu, terkait kepuasan pelaksanaan kegiatan, diperoleh tingkat kepuasan mitra sebesar 53% pada kategori sangat puas.
Pendampingan Pengelolaan Kampung Pancasila Berbasis IT
Authors: Cholifah Nur , Widodo Suwarno , Haryati Titik , Saputro Nugroho Dwi
Published: July 2023

Kampung pancasila adalah kelurahan yang dijadikan contoh penerapan nilai-nilai pancasila. Pengamalan nilai-nilai pancasila sangat penting dalam segala aspek kehidupan. Pengabdian ini dilakukan di Kampung Pancasila Kota Semarang. Terbentuknya Kampung pancasila, pengamalan pancasila dihargai dalam masyarakat setempat sesuai dengan pancasila masyarakat desa yang majemuk. Mewujudkan kepribadian dan memiliki jati diri berdasarkan nilai-nilai Pancasila yang mengagungkan Bhinneka Tunggal Ika. Tujuan pengabdian adalah pengembangan Kampung pancasila berbasis IT. Setelah pendampingan manajemen dan pelatihan yang didukung IT, pengelolaan Kampung Pancasila mampu dapat merencanakan kegiatan Kampung Pancasila yang didukung IT.
От редактора: Процесс подачи рукописи в журнал «Образование и саморазвитие» через систему Editorial Park
Authors:   Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia, Bisimbaeva Dinara
Published: July 2023

В деятельности любого научного издания могут происходить изменения. Обновления могут быть масштабными и касаться стратегии журнала, редакционной политики или структуры, а могут затрагивать технические вопросы. Какие бы трансформационные процессы ни происходили, деятельность журнала невозможна без них. В этой редакторской статье я расскажу о переходе на новую платформу и о процессе подачи заявок через нее. Около десяти месяцев журнал работает на платформе Editorial Park. За это время накоплен опыт, выявлены особенности работы в новой системе. Как и система OJS, Editorial Park позволяет регулировать все редакционные процессы, начиная с момента поступления рукописи до этапа публикации. Интерфейс Editorial Park довольно простой. Однако программное обеспечение не локализовано, поэтому выбор русского языка не предусмотрен. В целом процесс подачи не вызывает особых трудностей. Но есть нюансы, на которые я хотела бы обратить внимание авторов. Процесс подачи рукописи состоит из пяти шагов или этапов, которые требуют последовательности. Прежде всего авторам предлагается заполнить чек-лист. Важно понимать, что, заполнив чек-лист формально, вы рискуете получить отказ в рассмотрении статьи. Редакция настоятельно рекомендует авторам внимательно ознакомиться с требованиями журнала перед отправкой материалов на рассмотрение.
Stereotypes as a Possible Predictor of Women's Underrepresentation in STEM: STEM Stereotypes Questionnaire Development
Authors:   Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia, Lebedeva Nataliya ,   Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
Published: July 2023

Women are underrepresented in STEM. Researchers note that gender stereotypes are the main explanation for gender disparities in STEM. Methods for measuring stereotypes do not take into account the contexts of education and careers in STEM. This study is an attempt to develop a tool for measuring stereotypes, using mix methods approach. At the first stage (qualitative research), the factor structure of the instrument was determined (method interview, sample of 18 women); at the second stage (quantitative research), a questionnaire on stereotypes in STEM was developed and tested (sample of 145 women). The developed questionnaire demonstrates satisfactory psychometric characteristics, correct functioning of statements and confirms the expected two-factor structure. The questionnaire consists of 10 statements and includes two factors: (1) studying STEM and career in STEM are more suitable for men than women; (2) work in STEM is not compatible with the female role model of taking care of the family. The selected factor model correlates with theoretical ideas about stereotypes: stereotypes about girls' abilities in technical disciplines and stereotypes about female role model. The developed questionnaire "STEM stereotypes" will make it possible to fix them, evaluate their relationship with other psychological constructs (for example, motivation) and academic achievements, correct the educational and career trajectory, thereby possibly contributing to the consolidation women in STEM.
E-learning Issues in Online Marathon Application for Teaching a Foreign Language to Hard of Hearing Students
Authors:   Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University, Izhevsk, Russia, Ponomarenko Ekaterina , Krasavina Yulia ,   Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University, Izhevsk, Russia, Zhuykova Olga ,   Kalashnikov Izhevsk State Technical University, Izhevsk, Russia, Okhotnikov Ilya ,   McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
Published: July 2023

Nowadays, the need to improve Internet accessibility brings the assessment of e-learning formats effectiveness to immediate attention of researches in inclusive higher education. This project aim was to understand the specifics of implementation of an online marathon for deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) students who learn a foreign language. The authors noticed some differences in the dynamics and activity of DHH students doing online courses in different formats. There was no statistically significant difference in the amount of homework submitted on time between the two formats. However, when students participated in the online marathon, the number of students who completed most of the assignments on time, and the frequency of the submitted assignments increased. The number of completed assignments increased steadily during the online marathon, while the number of submitted assignments decreased in the middle part of the electronic learning course. The microcourse which was designed and implemented in the online marathon format for DHH students at the M.T. Kalashnikov IzhSTU was included in the list of the “Marathon of Best Practices for Applying New Technologies for Education, Training, and Socialization of Students with Limited Health Abilities and with Disabilities in the Universities of the Russian Federation.”
Formation of Entrepreneurial Competence of Master's Students in Pedagogical Specialties as an Important Factor in increasing their competitiveness in conditions of Constant Changes
Authors: Tadeush Olena
Published: July 2023

The article examines and substantiates the phenomenon of entrepreneurial education as a tool for increasing human competitiveness in conditions of uncertainty during life. Entrepreneurship education is defined as an open socio-economic system that takes into account individual, collective, local, regional, public and national aspects; as a dynamic system of knowledge, practical actions, aspects, methods and psychological-pedagogical technologies, which are oriented towards the formation of an active personality for life in the business environment, which constantly and independently develops. It is noted that entrepreneurship education in Ukraine is oriented towards the solution of urgent tasks of improving the quality of training of specialists in various fields, in particular teachers, which involves the formation of a spectrum of entrepreneurial qualities necessary for their competitiveness in modern economic realities. The nature of the economic activity of modern teachers, the characteristic features of entrepreneurial activity in the field of providing educational services and the main types of economic activity that teachers can carry out are defined and substantiated. The results of the conducted research are presented, which confirm the positive attitude of the students of education towards entrepreneurship, while the future teachers are not sufficiently aware of the content and their own possibilities of professional self-realization in the entrepreneurial vector of pedagogical activity, which proved the need for the formation of their entrepreneurial competence. It was determined that the implementation of entrepreneurship programs in the process of professional training of future teachers will ensure: a creative attitude to professional self-realization in new forms; development of the ability to create social, cultural, economic values; formation of a system of knowledge, methods and innovative forms of presentation of own innovative inventions and activity products; the formation of an entrepreneurial style of activity and the development of entrepreneurship as character traits; formation of entrepreneurial competence and entrepreneurial worldview, which is an indicator of his high competitiveness and will ensure his competitiveness as a specialist in conditions of uncertainty throughout his life.
Origins of a New Poesy in Late Medieval Europe: Proto-Renaissance Rhymes by Giacomo da Lentini and the Dolce Stil Nuovo
Authors: Bezrukov Andrii
Published: July 2023

The article reviews the historical and literary background of a new poesy that appeared to be an outcome of the accumulation and release of the new poets’ creative energy in late medieval Europe. We primarily deal with the poesy of the Sicilian school and the Dolce Stil Nuovo (‘sweet new style’). The interest of literary criticism in the historical and cultural background of influential literary phenomena, which have not lost their relevance, is defined by the need for reinterpreting them in new paradigms. The methods of cultural, historical, biographical, hermeneutic, and comparative analyses as well as the method of generalisation have been exploited for this research. The European poetic tradition has passed a long way in searching for new forms and means of the artistic representation of reality. The emergence of the Sicilian School on the Apennine Peninsula in the 13th century became the initial stage of the literary and linguistic history of the Old World. It marked the beginning of Italian poesy the development of the Dolce Stil Nuovo and was largely the forerunner of Dante’s and Petrarch’s poems, laying the foundations of the philosophy of lyric poetry. The Sicilians gave a powerful impetus to the further development of poetic theory, images, and themes, which would be pivotal in stilnovismo, as well as to the assimilation of many authors of the Renaissance in Europe. The appeal to certain themes and motives as well as their transformation highlighted the idea of Sicilian authors about poetry as a specific kind of philosophy. We emphasise that the time of origination and a highly cultured environment have caused the refinement of art forms and stylistic devices for revealing the conceptual content of such verses. Giacomo da Lentini reconceptualised the approaches to rhyming and poetising, and most importantly — to the psychological perception of reality and understanding of love in the metaphysical dimension. The ideological and aesthetic unity of the poets of the Dolce Stil Nuovo, who developed the innovations of da Lentini, made it possible to relate them with the writers of the early Renaissance. The article also focuses on the specifics of literary activity during the expansion of new European poetry leading to the invention of a sonnet as the poetic form that follows a particular rhyming pattern.
Literary Time Travel Devices in the Epic Novel «The Dark Tower» by Stephen King
Authors: Trofymenko Anastasiia
Published: July 2023

The article is devoted to the analysis of the literary time travel devices in the epic novel “The Dark Tower” by Stephen King, as an element of revealing the theme of apocalypse. Literary time travel devices and their use in the work are analysed, and parallels are drawn between the main motive of the work, the destruction of the world, and the temporal forms implemented in the work. In the horror genre, the Gothic chronotope underwent transformative and mutational changes, leaving behind only the generalized meaning of a certain continuum and the importance of the separation the space of the unfolding of the story from the general literary world of the work, in order to create a conditional vacuum. of Since its inception, the horror genre has been constantly undergoing transformations under the influence of the era in which it is changing. According to J. F. Lyotard, the transition from modernism to postmodernism begins at the end of the 50s of the 20th century, asserting that there is a reorientation in human consciousness from materialism to informatization. Postmodernism creates in the worldview of a person an orientation associated with such units as anxiety, irrationality and powerlessness. This is primarily related to the loss of faith in the urgent values of the era of modernism, the idea of reason, progress, and the emancipation of the individual. In horror literature, there is a modification phenomenon of merging two genres from different types of literature, in particular horror and fantasy. The hyperreality, that we outline, is a symbiotic metagenre technique that develops by combining elements of the horror genre and the dark fantasy metagenre. For example, most of S. King’s works have common citations, mentions of characters, events, locations, mentions, etc., as an element of creating a general “superchronotope” of the author’s literary world, thus creating for the reader a massive literary world as close as possible to the real one, but with idiosyncratic, genre elements. In this way, the motif of relentless apocalypse develops in the canvas of S. King’s works, which is most powerfully concentrated in the epic novel “The Dark Tower”. The results of this research may in the future constitute a component of intelligence on mass literature.
Trauma Therapy: Literary Concept of Overcoming Collective Pain (considering the works of modern Ukrainian prose)
Authors: Danylenko Lyudmyla
Published: July 2023

The article studies the literary concept of tragedy in contemporary Ukrainian prose about Soviet past. The problem is relevant, because the trauma is important in the consolidation of Ukrainian society, affected by new trials. The subject of literary analysis is the comprehension of the Kurenivka man-made disaster of 1961, the history of which was declassified only in the era of independence. The novels “Life in Pink” by Halyna Horytska and “The Thaw Book. 1954–1964” by Tymur and Olena Lytovchenko. The author of the studio is guided by the theories of “collective trauma”, “culture of wound”, “trauma therapy”, “place of memory”. Accordingly, the literary model of collective tragedy is analysed. It is determined that the depiction of trauma in the context of memory of the Soviet past in both novels has many common features, namely: showing a characteristic of victims and perpetrators (a specific perpetrator — a representative of the authorities; a generalised perpetrator — the Soviet system; a perpetrator — relative); giving the places of remembrance the signs of grief by tracing the immediate destruction of objects in space; describing the death as understanding the transition of the soul to the afterlife; demonstrating memory erasure (forced silence of trauma, deliberate refusal of memory); identifying categories of remorse and punishment (suicide).The similarity of the author’s means of artistic speech is revealed: the combination of fiction and nonfiction, the introduction of journalistic comments and emotional judgment, giving semantic weight to details-symbols. The novelty of the study is the expansion of theoretical views on the problem of trauma in literary work, modeling the image of tragedy in the context of memory of the Soviet past. Further study of the problem is promising in the analysis of the aesthetic concept of the traumatic past, which is comprehended in modern prose.
Artist and Art in the Age of Historical Cataclysms: Kateryna Lebedieva’s novel «22. A Mystic Case at Voznesenskyi Descent in Kyiv»
Authors: Levytska Oksana
Published: July 2023

The paper is dedicated to studying the problems of artists and art during climactic events in Ukrainian history. Kateryna Lebedieva’s novel “22. A Mystic Case at Voznesenskyi Descent in Kyiv” has been used to analyse the artistic context of the revolutionary and war events of 1917–1922 in Ukraine, singling out the challenges for art during breaking moments in the history of the country. The research aims to analyse authorial strategies of depicting the response of different artistic environments to global changes happening in the artistic community during turbulent times. The novel’s material shows how crisis periods in history, such as war, occupation, hunger, seizure of power, revolution, influence artistic activities, personal traits and behavioural models of people of art. The novel underscores the problems of forming national identity and its representation in works of art, the evolution of national consciousness which happens to artists during the establishment of the young Ukrainian state. The methodological basis of the study is intermedial studies which help highlight the problem of an artist during moments that are critical for their state through artistic interactions, namely visual art, graphics, theatrical art and literature. The article follows ways by which Lebedieva depicts changes in the environment of the newly created Ukrainian Academy of Arts during the establishment of the Ukrainian National Republic, civil war, and the Soviet regime, while using examples of Heorhii Narbut, Mykhailo Boichuk and the academy students to show transformations in creativity caused by external factors. An essential aspect in the artistic responses to landmark historical events is the reform of theatre demonstrated in the novel through the example of stagings by Les Kurbas.
Housing and Communal Services of Kyiv during the German-Soviet War Based on the Materials of the Occupation Press (September 1941 — September 1943)
Authors: Kolomiiets Dmytro
Published: July 2023

The article is dedicated to the state of housing and communal services in Kyiv as covered in the periodicals «Ukrainske Slovo», «Nove Ukrainske Slovo» and «Ostanni Visti» during the period of German occupation. Analysis of the newspapers' materials made it possible to outline the state of the housing stock and communal infrastructure from the entry of the occupying forces into the city until the end of the German administration's activities. The newspapers' pages contain information on statistical calculations of the destruction in Kyiv, as well as activities related to the localization and elimination of these consequences. The materials reveal propaganda cliches, distortion, and exaggeration of information regarding the state of affairs in housing and communal services. For the mentioned aspect, it is possible to reflect the common and distinct features of German propaganda in the periodicals used in all the territories where it was active. This includes the use of “soft power” by the occupying press to instill new political beliefs, friendliness towards Germans in the population of Kyiv. In particular, appealing to the destruction of housing and critical infrastructure of the city by the Soviets. Attention to the materials of the occupation press and their objective evaluation not only allows for determining the degree of distortion of the information provided in the context of the historical time reviewed but also in comparison with the activity of such presses in the modern world. Russian occupation administrations currently use the full spectrum of mass media, including the press, to distort reality and conduct political propaganda on temporarily occupied territories in Ukraine. In many respects, the occupiers adhere to similar or identical forms of the fascist regime of reflecting non-existent reality, including issues related to housing and communal services destroyed or damaged by themselves in the territories they occupy.
The Cities of Transdniprian Ukraine at the End of the 18th — in the First Half of the 19th Century in the Travelogs of English Travellers
Authors: Ivanyuk Oleh , Chkan Anna
Published: July 2023

The article investigates the records of English travellers about their visits to Transdniprian Ukraine in the end of the 18th - in the first half of the 19th centuries. The travelogues are characterised by the subjectivity of descriptions, absence of clear structure, and irregular presentation of data. However, they also contain unique information that cannot be found in other resources. In the course of the investigation it was established that the majority of the travellers preferred to visit Kyiv and Odesa, as opposed to provincial towns. The authors paid special attention to different aspects of city life, such as landscape description, building peculiarities, and architectural monuments of predominantly religious nature. Furthermore, the travellers observed such typical issues of the Ukrainian cities as desolate streets and houses, low service level and so on. The authors also analysed the attribution of sacred orthodox properties to some Ukrainian cities and to Kyiv in particular. This phenomenon attracted attention of the protestants who perceived certain features of the Orthodox Church, for instance pilgrimage, as local superstitions. In addition, they viewed the Church as a tool of mental manipulation and enrichment. A part of the travelogues is dedicated to the polyethnicity of the Ukrainian cities, although it interested the travelers only in the context of cultural interaction. In their description of the Ukrainian territories and cities the authors not only wrote down what they had seen or heard, but also referred to geographical, historical, ethnographical, and statistical data about the regions they had visited. This data was collected from researches made by their predecessors or from statistical and administrative accounts provided by the Russian officials.
Materials of the Local Media of Kyiv Region about Acceptance the Course of Authority by Peasant during the Holodomor of 1932–1933: Manipulations and Reality
Authors: Yakubovskyy Іhor
Published: July 2023

The article is devoted to investigating the specific of the information of Kyiv region’s local media to the conducive for authority cases of reaction of ordinary peasants for the grain procurement campaign of 1932–1933 as a key mechanism of the organization of Holodomor in Ukraine. The research strategy is based on the contextual analysis of different media materials against the broad background of the Holodomor, as well as the territorial and chronological representation of the newspaper’s information about the typically similar practices of the peasants. The research focuses on the analyses of the following messages of the local media: freewill execution and over-execution grain procurement plan by farmers and members of collective farmers; appeals to execute this plan and to oblige to additional plans; freewill participation the farmers, which were forced to give own grain, in doing of brigades for searching and expropriation its in another peasants; denunciations, peasant’s statement about advantage of the collective farm system. It was argued most of the newspaper’s information was manipulative. The so-called voluntary initiatives of ordinary peasants, often declared by the local media, actually appeared under the influence of the authorities. The empiric potential of district press gives more background information of documentary materials. Only the materials pertaining to the denunciations of the ordinary peasants and to the activity of the brigades for grain procurement reflected the reality. The local media deepen the notion regarding the motives of the peasants and the measures which were used by authority to enable the emergence the conducive information in local media. It leads to the investigation of the models of peasants’ existential choice, which were developed in the various circumstances during the Holodomor of 1932–1933.
Formation and Transformation of Political Regime of the Ukrainian People’s Republic Directory at the End of 1918-1919
Authors: Yablonskyi Vasyl
Published: July 2023

The transformation of the political regime of the UPR Directory from the leading revolutionary insurgent body to the supreme state institution of the republic with special powers was analyzed. The transition process from the "labor principle" — the left-populist (bolshevik) model of the formation of central and local authorities — to the democratic principle of universal suffrage is studied. The transformation of the Ukrainian People's Republic Directory from a collective body with extraordinary powers to an exclusive body of the highest power with authoritarian features was examined. The influence of bolshevik ideology on domestic political relations in the Ukrainian People's Republic is shown. Relations between the Directory and political parties regarding the formation of government bodies are analysed. Significant qualitative changes in the essence of this form of Ukrainian statehood were considered. The way was passed from the de-facto bolshevik socio-economic slogans and "labor principle" to the implementation of liberal-democratic ideas: along with other forms of property private property was preserved, universal suffrage and guarantees for human rights were proclaimed. The cooperation between government institutions of the UPR and the nominally subordinated government of the West Ukrainian People’s Republic was described. The peculiarities of the first experience (often negative) (summer-autumn of 1919) of cooperation between the governments and armies of the Dnieper and the Dniestrer Ukraine were outlined. In this context, the attention was paid to the cooperation and confrontation between political parties of both parts of Ukraine. Taking into consideration the fact that the Directory did not reach its main goal — the strengthening and preservation of the independent Ukrainian state — it is possible to talk about the formal defeat of the Ukrainian liberation movements of 1917–1920. However, they were continued in exile (in emigration), where the traditions of the Ukrainian independent state were preserved in the form of the State Center of the Ukrainian People's Republic until 1992.
Social and Political Conditions for Intellectual’s Literary-Art Activities in 1920s
Authors: Bon Oleksandr
Published: July 2023

This paper analyses the most important processes of Ukrainian culture development in early totalitarian period of 1920s. The fundamental approach for assessing this period was the fact that the formation of the totalitarian regime had the primary influence on the cultural in general and literary-art activities in particular and was transforming it in the way the regime saw the “cultural revolution”. The 1920s were marked as the period of the soviet policy against intellectuals. Same concerns the policy of “ukrainisation”, despite it caused the acceleration of the Ukrainian culture development, in its essence has not created a freedom of development and was a controlled by bolsheviks’ party process of the regime adaptation to the reality of national republics. Thus the analysis of a change in approaches to intellectuals and their role in society, which was living through the heavy transformations of forced character, is important aspect of totalitarian USRR regime development. The subject matter of this paper is the analysis of social and political conditions for the literary and artistic intellectuals in 1920s in motion and analysis of the connections with the political processes in USSR. Mass social oppression and social engineering are the aspects specific for the soviet regime. The issue of literary-art activities are analysed in three aspects: intellectuals in soviet ideology; state politics innovations against literary and artistic intellectuals in 1920s; general soviet approaches to conquering and controlling the Ukrainian literature and art representatives in the USSR. We have identified that social and political conditions had significant differences with the Russia and USSR in general. This was due to the fact that the national character of intellectuals was creating a tension between the center and republics. We explored the fact that the soviet policy against literary and artistic intellectuals had a non-linear character and had the peculiarities different to the general political processes.
PERANCANGAN WATER HEATER KAPASITAS 0,1 LITER PER DETIK DENGAN MEMANFAATKAN PANAS MATAHARI UNTUK MENDUKUNG KETAHANAN ENERGI
Authors: Sudarmanto Sudarmanto , Hamdani Taufik , Setiabudi Dedet Hermawan Setiabudi Hermawan , Mardwianta Benedictus , Ahmadi Nurfi , Subarjo Abdul Haris , Irawati Mardiana
Published: July 2023

Population growth and technology development are increasing rapidly. These cause the use of energy on the earth is increasing. One effort to obtain energy sources is to utilize solar energy using solar water heater. This research was expected to help the society to save energy derived from fossils. A testing was conducted by designing solar water heater with collector size of 60 cm x 50 cm using black painted aluminum-coated styrofoam insulator and the storage tank made of stainless steel with volume of 40 liter using black painted aluminum-coated styrofoam. In conducting the testing, the data were taken at 09.00 a.m until 04.00 p.m for 5 days. The research was conducted at ITD Adisutjipto. The analysis and discussion showed the solar water heater design and the storage tank used to perform performance the test (efficiency). Within 5 days testing the average of water temperature out (Tout) was 59.75 oC to 76.59 oC with the average rate efficiency of 54.07 % to 54.9 % and the average storage drop rate of 2.97 K / Hr or 17.84 K for 6 hours