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Potential study of retention Ponds in the Samudra University environment to meet raw water needs and control floods
Authors: Irwansyah Irwansyah , Isma Faiz , Fajri Haikal , Basrin Defry
Published: December 2024

This study aims to evaluate the potential locations and volume capacities of retention ponds at Universitas Samudra (Unsam) to reduce flood discharge, provide raw water supply, and ensure water quality. The research supports the concept of a smart and green campus at Unsam. Water availability was calculated using the FJ Mock model, while water demand was projected based on the number of users. The retention pond capacity for flood control and raw water availability was assessed using the HEC HMS model. Water quality testing, including physical, chemical, and biological parameters, was conducted at the BTKLPP Class I Medan laboratory. The results indicate that the water demand at Unsam is 3 m³/day, which can be met by the reliable discharge of 16,344.93 m³/day. The existing reservoir retention pond, with a volume of 509,788.80 m³, contributes to flood discharge reduction; however, its water quality does not meet raw water standards, particularly due to high concentrations of Total Coliform and Escherichia Coli. Meanwhile, the Cotkala-Unsam retention pond can provide 103,596.96 m³ of water with quality that meets acceptable limits.
Re-Framing the Interlinked between Demographic Transition and Land-Use Change in Developing Countries Peri-urbanization
Authors: Christiawan Putu Indra , Nguyen Thi Phuoc Lai
Published: December 2024

Recent peri-urbanization, primarily characterized by declining agricultural land and a growing population, is a primary driver of peri-urban dynamics. As urban-centric activities and demands rise, unmanaged urban sprawl causes socio-cultural disruptions, pollution, and economic instability. The intricate processes dependable for these negative impacts are primarily associated with population dynamics and land use changes. This study investigates the trends of demographic and land-use changes in the peri-urban area and evaluates the interrelationships between these two factors.  We utilize the multi-decade population and land-use transformations from 1990 to 2020 in the peri-urban area of Denpasar City – one of the most metropolitan areas in Indonesia. The results reveal that the peri-urban areas encountered unprecedented population growth and urban sprawl. The results indicate that the inner peri-urban area has encountered more substantial changes in population and land use than the outer area. Nevertheless, specific demographic trends have a positive influence on peri-urban land-use transformation. This elucidates why land use is progressively diverging from household demographic dynamics, specifically in population growth, population density, and the proportion of males and individuals in non-productive age groups. The interlinked relationship between these variables suggests land use conversion in peri-urban areas. The results emphasize the need for governmental planners to carefully examine demographic and land-use trends when formulating regional cross-border plans to promote sustainable peri-urban development.
State-of-the-Art Drought Handling in Indonesia
Authors: Nurlambang Triarko , Dimyati Ratih Dewanti , Purbantoro Babag , Rahatiningtyas Nurul Sri , Legowo Dewanti Aisyah , Fakhruddin Ahmad , Dimyati Muhammad , Enshito Grizzly Pradipta Singhasana
Published: December 2024

Droughts tend to become more extreme, longer, and more frequent as an impact of climate change. Droughts now impact various development activities, especially those reliant on water resources, like agriculture for food security. Drought management issues in Indonesia stem from inadequate regulations and laws regarding drought response, due to intricate agency procedures and overlapping responsibilities. Nevertheless, there are currently established partial regulations and laws that govern the management of meteorological data and the accessibility of water resources. Without clear rules, policies, and frameworks, government policies on drought become less effective and overlapping. The research and novelty aim to design an integrated framework for handling drought by examining the present circumstances of relevant agencies using spatial nexus framework that is divided into three stages (construction, deconstruction, and reconstruction). During the first stage, the focus goes toward developing the construction framework will be proposed. The construction framework was conducted descriptively through a desk research method of drought management public policies, institutions, and operating systems for the agricultural sector in Indonesia. Moreover, a panel discussion was held to obtain the data and information about drought management by the government. Field observations were conducted to determine the handling of water resources practically for agriculture. Thus, drought management has been more concentrated on meteorological/climatological and hydrological elements. Moreover, it focuses on the statistical results of public and agricultural activities rather than on their socioeconomic consequences. A spatial approach will become the integration node of meteorological/hydrological elements, socioeconomic components, and agricultural activities.
Discovery of Marine Macrozoobenthos Fossils in the River of Wonocolo Geosite, Indonesia
Authors: Rahmawati Laily Agustina , Afiati Norma , Putranto Thomas Triadi
Published: December 2024

Wonocolo Geosite is a geoheritage known for the existence of the Kawengan Anticlinal Trap, which is the only one in the world, causing oil to be found in shallow locations. This condition has allowed for traditional mining since the Dutch colonial era and continues today. Geological history states that the anticlinal structure was formed when the Indo-Australian plate collided with the Eurasian plate, resulting in folds and uplift of the seafloor above the surface. However, there has not been much research supporting the truth of the theory. Therefore, evidence is needed to support the uniqueness of the Wonocolo Geosite. The fossil collection method was carried out simultaneously with the collection of substrates at the upstream, middle, and downstream riverbeds using 20 cm diameter PVC pipes at a depth of 10 cm.This study found marine macrozoobenthos fossils during substrate sampling in the upstream, middle, and downstream river beds using a PVC pipe with a diameter of 20 cm at a depth of 10 cm.  The samples were then identified in the laboratory, revealing fossils from the deep sea. The fossils found include Azooxanthellate (Cnidaria), which lives at depths of up to 2000 m; Dentaliida (Mollusca) which lives at depths of 500-7000 m and Foraminifera which also live in the deep sea. This phenomenon is unusual, considering that the fossils were found in a river far from the sea at an altitude of 250 MASL. Therefore, the discovery of marine macrozoobenthos fossils at the bottom of the Wonocolo River strengthens the theory of the formation of the Wonocolo Formation from a raised seabed which is also an important asset supporting the Wonocolo Geoheritage.
Sustainable Tourism Ecosystem In Strategic National Tourism Area (KSPN) Borobudur Yogyakarta and Prambanan (BYP)
Authors: Muhamad Muhamad , Baiquni Muhammad , Wiryanto Wiryanto
Published: December 2024

This research aims to understand the tourism ecosystem as a complex phenomenon. The study attempts to design aspects that can advance the tourism sector, such as linkage, value chain, and interconnectivity systems. To maximize the tourism sector, the support of the BGCM (business, government, community, academic, and media) is needed to run as well as possible. Research conducted in Borobudur Yogyakarta Prambanan (BYP). This research uses the method of explorative descriptive research with a qualitative approach, aimed at studying objects naturally and in depth, where the researcher is the key instrument. The results of this study resulted in a road map of Sustainable Tourism Development relating to the application and issues of sustainable tourism with the optimization of the role of BGCM.  BGCM has a role in creating tourism benefits that yield to the community and the environment in the National Strategic Tourism Area.
Analysis of the Decoupling Level and Water-Saving Targets: Economic Growth and Water Consumption in the Production-Living-Ecological Systems
Authors: Zhu Zhihua , Wang Tongyu
Published: December 2024

Understanding the relationship between economic growth and water consumption aids in evaluating economic health and managing water resources. This study analyzes the decoupling level between economic growth and water consumption within the Production-Living-Ecological (PLE) systems, focusing on Guangdong Province, China. Using the Tapio decoupling model, this study identified various decoupling states and calculated target water-saving values for achieving decoupling. Results show Guangdong Province generally has an ideal level of decoupling, with production water consumption effectively controlled alongside economic growth. However, living and ecological water consumption remain closely linked to economic growth. The difficulty of achieving strong and weak decoupling is not significant, with required water savings less than 1%. Despite this, some cities have yet to achieve decoupling, indicating a need for targeted water-saving strategies. This study provides valuable insights for sustainable water resource management in Guangdong and similar regions.
ISOLASI DAN KARAKTERISASI BAKTERI PENGHASIL IAA (INDOLE ACETIC ACID) DARI RHIZOSFER TANAMAN KARET (Hevea brasiliensis Müll. Arg.)
Authors: Hutapea Vera Hosianna , SURANTO SURANTO , HIDAYATI Umi
Published: December 2024

Indole Acetic Acid (IAA) merupakan hormon yang penting untuk memacu pertumbuhan akar tanaman. Penelitian ini bertujuan memperoleh bakteri dari tanah sekitar perakaran tanaman karet yang mampu menghasilkan hormon IAA. Bakteri yang diisolasi dari tanah di sekitar perakaran tanaman karet kemudian di uji respons hipersensitifitas (HR), kemampuan berbiak serta tumbuh dan kemudian isolate terpilih dikarakterisasi. Hasil isolasi, diperoleh 30 isolate bakteri yang berbeda, yang terdiri dari 9 bakteri patogen dan 21 bakteri non-patogen. Seleksi kemampuan menghasilkan IAA menunjukkan bahwa dari isolate non patogen hanya lima isolate yang mampu menghasilkan IAA. Kemampuan menghasilkan IAA tertinggi dan terendah masing-masing isolate setelah inkubasi 72 jam adalah isolate B12 yakni sebesar 37,379 ppm dan isolate B17 sebesar 14,707 ppm. Bagaimanapun juga pengujian kemampuan isolate terseleksi menghasilkan IAA dalam interaksinya dengan tanaman karet perlu diuji.
Legal Opportunities Solutions to Tackle the Deficit in Indonesia’s National Health Insurance Program
Authors: Arimbi Diah
Published: December 2024

Indonesia's National Health Insurance program faces significant challenges, including financial deficits and declining membership, managed by the Social Security Administrative Body for Health (BPJS Kesehatan). This study explores legal opportunities for alternative funding to address these issues. It employed a normative juridical approach with secondary, primary, and tertiary legal sources to examine the implementation of the Law Number 24 of 2011 and the Government Regulation Number 53 of 2018. Although cigarette tax collection regulations aim to realize health funding, there are no optimal results. However, Indonesian law offers extensive opportunities, such as increasing cigarette excise rates, leveraging corporate social responsibility, and engaging in creative funding collaborations with the government, private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and communities. These strategies are proposed to mitigate the deficit, expand participant coverage, enhance the National Health Insurance program's quality, and improve overall health standards.
Self-Defense Justifications: from Caroline Case to Russia v Ukraine
Authors: Putra Jaya , Sefriani Sefriani , Febriani Yasyfa , Khoirunnisa Hafara , Ramadhan Muhammad
Published: December 2024

Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, attracted international attention when Russia justified the invasion as an act of self-defense based on Article 51 of the UN Charter. This study is a normative legal study that aims to analyze the role of International Customary Laws in determining the legality of the use of self-defense, particularly on Russia’s claims in the armed conflict with Ukraine. This study employed conceptual, statutory, political, and historical approaches. In adherence to Article 51 of the UN Charter, relevant Customary International Laws such as the Caroline Test and supplemental relevant rulings from the International Court of Justice were considered essential in evaluating and determining the legality of self-defense. Based on the legal standards set forth in the Caroline Test and ICJ’s Rulings, Russia's use of self-defense failed to fulfil the imminency, proportionality, and necessity standards, making the actions illegitimate under International Law. Hence, the action was invalid according to international law.
Recognition of sustainable packaging by consumers of household chemicals
Authors: Patak Michal , Branska Lenka , Hvezdova Gabriela
Published: December 2024

The growing interest of companies in sustainability affects various areas of logistic activities, including packaging. There is a clear tendency among industrial companies to enhance the sustainability of packaging for their products. In doing so, companies contribute not only to the environmental behaviour of society but also to its overall well-being. However, for ultimate success in both business and society, it is important that consumers can recognise and appreciate these packaging efforts. The paper addresses the challenge of identifying sustainable packaging from the perspective of consumers, particularly in relation to the purchase of household chemicals such as detergents and cosmetics. Based on the literature review and focus group discussion, the paper reveals packaging indicators that enable consumers to identify sustainable packaging. A subsequent questionnaire survey involving 400 Czech consumers defines the relative importance of these indicators. Through exploratory factor analysis, the paper identifies six main factors in recognising sustainable packaging, namely graphic design, amount of material, type of material, brand, labelling, and reusability. Furthermore, the paper reveals differences in the perception of sustainable packaging based on the socio-demographic characteristics of consumers. Reusability, type of material, and labelling emerge as the most significant factors in packaging recognition within the Czech consumer market for household chemicals. While the impact of labelling and type of material factors varies depending on the education, age, and environmental inclination of consumers, the reusability factor equally influences all Czech consumers, regardless of gender, age, education, or lifestyle.
Logistic-information system based on object-oriented approach
Authors: Trebuna Peter , Pekarcikova Miriam , Matiscsak Matus
Published: December 2024

The article deals with the issue of creating an information system through an object-oriented approach, which is suitable for ensuring an efficient and properly functioning logistics network. An object-oriented approach to the creation of a business information system pays attention to a set of cooperating objects and reacts more flexibly to events in the environment. The main effort within the object-oriented approach is the reuse of created objects for a new system, which significantly contributes to shortening the development of new systems. For this fact and based on practical experience, the mentioned approach was chosen by the authors of the article. The overall design and functionality of the information system were influenced by the strategic direction of the company, which was also necessary to consider when preparing the article. In the end, a comparison of specific and object-oriented approaches to the creation of information systems for the company is processed.
Logistics impact on business management and firm competitiveness – 15 years of experience
Authors: Matwiejczuk Rafal
Published: December 2024

Logistics plays a very significant role in contemporary management. The aim of the article is to present the results of the research regarding the impact of logistics on business management and the overall firm competitiveness. The research started in 2009 and was conducted in the Chair of Logistics and Strategic Management at University of Opole, Poland, EU. The most important research findings show that logistics concept, logistics capacities (i.e. logistics resources, logistics capabilities, logistics competences) and logistics strategies have significant impact on business management and the overall firm competitiveness. The most distinctive characteristic of firm competitiveness is its competitive advantage. The pillars of the firm competitive advantage creation as well as the overall firm competitiveness building and strengthening are the market outcomes as well as economic outcomes achieved by the firm. Thanks to these outcomes firms are able to reach the desired financial performance and market position compared to the competitors. The research results were presented based on two projects named: (1) Logistics Determinants of Business Management, carried out in the Chair of Logistics and Strategic Management in years 2009-2011, and (2) Logistics Competences Affecting Business Competitive Advantage Creation, carried out in this chair in years 2012-2014. Several detailed issues, in particular the impact of logistics resources as well as logistics capabilities on business management as well as the overall firm competitiveness, have been the topic of the further, in-depth research carried out in the abovementioned chair in the next years.
Effects of material master data management on supply chain performance at FLSmidth: the moderating role of PiLog external service provider
Authors: Merwe Elmarie , Pisa Noleen , Gideon Enock , Chakamera Chengete
Published: December 2024

In the dynamic landscape of industrial operations, the effective management of material master data within the supply chain is paramount for organizational success. This study investigates the challenges and solutions associated with Material Master Data Management (MMDM) at FLSmidth (FLS), a leading supplier in the cement and mining sectors. FLS operates within a complex and diverse supply chain environment, serving global clientele across various sectors. The study aims to understand the impact of MMDM implementation on supply chain performance at FLS, specifically focusing on performance metrics such as inventory turnover, order fulfillment accuracy, and lead time reduction. The moderating role of PiLog, an External Service Provider (ESP), is explored in this context. Employing a mono-qualitative approach, the study delves into MMDM implementation through in-depth interviews with 18 FLS employees and 4 PiLog customers. Thematic analysis reveals that well-implemented MMDM systems enhance visibility, planning, and inventory management, leading to improvements in supply chain performance. Challenges in stakeholder persuasion and infrastructure access are identified as common implementation hurdles. PiLog emerges as a crucial moderator, providing structured frameworks, emphasizing standardization, and addressing governance challenges. The findings underscore the importance of strategic partnerships between organizations and ESPs in successfully implementing and sustaining MMDM initiatives. Recommendations include strategies for overcoming infrastructure challenges, leveraging ESP expertise, and aligning with best practices in standardization and governance. This study contributes to the academic discourse on MMDM implementation and offers practical insights for organizations seeking to enhance supply chain performance through meticulous MMDM practices.
Crypto technologies in logistics
Authors: Fedorko Gabriel , Neradilova Hana , Kral Jan , Mikusova Nikoleta , Duriska Martin
Published: December 2024

Crypto technologies present a challenge for the field of logistics, which is associated with the change of stereotypes in the management of logistics processes. It is practically another stage of development connected with a wide range of logistics processes, resulting in the creation of new paradigms that bring increased efficiency and improved process quality. The understanding of crypto technologies is generally associated primarily with cryptocurrencies. However, the presented knowledge is wrong and very misleading. Crypto technologies are not only cryptocurrencies. Crypto technologies, in connection with logistics, represent this field's future direction. This statement is also underlined by the current trend aimed at the development of digitisation. The paper presents the issue of the relationship between crypto-technologies and logistics. The effort will be to point out that crypto technologies are not only Blockchain, but Blockchain is the base on which crypto technologies are built, thus bringing benefits to the field of logistics and supporting its development.
Working from abroad - workation as a mobility flow benefit
Authors: Beno Michal , Caganova Dagmar , Bobinics Bohdana
Published: December 2024

This paper explores the status quo of the concept workation in Austria among business executives. The objective of this quantitative study is to gain an understanding of this dislocated work form. The following research questions were set to find answers to: 1) What is the status quo of the workation in Austria in times of multiple crises? and 2) Will the workation help employers to retain their workforce? Based on the data, for managers workation means recharging one’s batteries and at the same time working productively and efficiently. Additionally, this survey illustrates a possible way that organisations can retain the talent on their teams. Organisations offering workations accept that their managers and workforce will be out of the office for a while. Most managers stay away for less than a week. Three reasons given by managers to explain why the workation is a success are: 1) an increase in job satisfaction, 2) an increase in productivity and 3) improved work-life balance. We tested our hypotheses in a survey study of 178 respondents in Austria. H1.4, H2 and H3 were supported. The paper concludes with a discussion of whether workations will continue to be important for employers and employees in the future.
State and trends in the development of the production potential of agricultural organizations
Authors:   реднерусский институт управления – филиал Российской академии народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте РФ, Орёл, Россия, Людмила Ивановна Проняева , Максим Андреевич Сидоренко ,   реднерусский институт управления – филиал Российской академии народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте РФ, Орёл, Россия
Published: December 2024

Efficient use of production potential is a strategic priority for ensuring dynamic and sustainable development of the agro-industrial complex of Russia. In this regard, there is an objective need to conduct scientific research, evaluative monitoring, study the directions and factors that ensure rational use of the resource base and contribute to increasing the profitability of developing the production potential, taking into account the requirements and principles of functioning of agriculture in modern conditions. The purpose of the author’s research is to study the basic postulates, conceptual theoretical provisions, assess the current state and identify key trends in the development of the resource base and production capabilities of agricultural organizations. The article provides the author’s justification for the presented theoretical interpretations of the concepts of “resource potential” and “production potential”. Conclusions are presented based on the results of the analysis of the production potential of agricultural enterprises of the Oryol region for the period 2015 - 2023, which are presented in the form of monitoring the current state of available resources and the dynamics of production volumes. It is concluded that the emerging positive trend of increasing the efficiency of using the production potential of agricultural organizations in the region is associated with achievements in the development of individual areas and industries, including crop production and livestock farming, optimal use of resources and attracting investment. The theoretical and practical significance of the obtained research results lies in the possibility of using them to conduct a comprehensive assessment monitoring of the development of production potential in the agricultural sector of the agro-industrial complex of the regions of the Russian Federation.
Features of the impact of internal audit on the quality of procurement in public administration
Authors:   Российский экономический университет имени Г. В. Плеханова, Москва, Россия, Татьяна Борисовна Турищева
Published: December 2024

The relevance of this article is due to the importance of the public procurement sphere, the growth of budget funds allocated for procurement, and the need to improve the existing organization of public procurement. The purpose of the article is to determine the features of the influence of internal audit on the quality of public procurement in public administration bodies, determining the implementation of internal audit procedures, as well as differences in the implementation and use of audit in organizations. The research materials include scientific publications and regulatory and legislative literature in the field of public procurement and internal audit, the methodology is based on the use of general scientific methods within the framework of a systems approach: comparative and logical analysis of theoretical concepts and practical aspects of the article’s problems, systematization and generalization. The article presents and discusses internal audit as a tool for improving the management of gov-ernment bodies, and also presents the problems associated with the implementation of audit and the possible benefits of its application in the audited entities. The role of internal audit as a tool for ensuring the quality of public procurement is clarified, the purpose of which is to assess the planning and organization of public procurement within a government body; rationality and economy of using funds intended for the purchase of goods, services and works. The article highlights the main criteria for the quality of public procurement and issues for checking the internal audit of this activity. The prin-ciple of professional behavior is formulated, describing the environment of internal audit of public procurement. The results obtained can be used by government bodies to gain the benefits that can be provided by increasing the efficiency of internal audit of public procurement.
Value transformation of Russian society in modern conditions: dynamics, challenges, development prospects
Authors:   Таганрогский институт имени А. П. Чехова (филиал) Ростовского государственного экономического университета (РИНХ), Таганрог, Россия, Владимир Вадимович Стеценко
Published: December 2024

The author associates the relevance of the study with the need for the Russian state and society to develop new protective mechanisms in the form of a system of value guidelines that meet the challenges of the time in the realities of geopolitical confrontation. Within the framework of the article, the author sets the following goal: to update the prevailing value principles of modern Russian society. This goal determined the tasks: to analyze research approaches to the concept of “values” and offer the author’s interpretation; to trace the dynamics of the development of the value system of Russian society based on data from various sociological studies; to determine the role and importance of Russian education and upbringing within the framework of value policy; to identify trends and prospects for the phenomenon of competition of values at the international level. The methodological basis of the study was a review of scientific publications on the topic under consideration, as well as the regulatory framework. The article also uses scientific methods of analysis and synthesis to study various aspects of the problem of values. Along with this, the author applies a value approach to understanding the ongoing geopolitical changes. The value system of Russian society can be designated as an object of research. The subject is the dynamics of the transformation of values in Russian society. The article puts forward a thesis about the fundamental importance of traditional values for Russian statehood and society, conditioned by established traditions, as well as the established cultural and historical experience. At the same time, the traditional value basis, represented by such qualities as patriotism, humanism, civic consciousness, is contrasted with the neoliberal pseudo-value complex, within the framework of which social atomization, individualism, and the cult of consumption are imposed. The study touches upon alarming trends that pose a threat to the stability of the value system of Russian society. Among such phenomena, the axiological infantilism of youth, social anomie, and the spread of distorted value attitudes stand out. In conclusion, the author makes a number of conclusions, the general meaning of which is the assertion that the system of traditional values has significant development potential, which must be realized with the help of educational and upbringing institutions, which will ensure the internal stability of Russian society, and also strengthen the status of Russia in the international arena.
Global trends in the organization and methodology of professional development of civil servants
Authors:   Российская академия народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте РФ, Светлана Эдуардовна Мартынова , Татьяна Будаевна Лаврова ,   Российская академия народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте РФ, Светлана Анатольевна Еварович ,   Российская академия народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте РФ, Алексей Маркович Колесников ,   Российская академия народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте РФ
Published: December 2024

The aim of the study is to identify the organizational and methodological aspects of additional education of civil servants in foreign countries. The relevance of turning to international experience is due to the need to form a professional development system. The methodology includes an analysis of scientific publications, materials from the websites of national academies of civil service and government agencies of foreign countries; reviews of national and international organizations for 2021–2024. Various sources made it possible to consider the issues of professional development of civil servants using the example of 25 countries. The areas of state activity in the professional development of civil servants, new educational models, areas of training and formed competencies (client-centric, digital, adaptive, transprofessional, leadership), educational formats and new digital tools for formal and informal learning are identified. In the modern sys-tem of professional development of civil servants, the subject of management of this process, the object of management, the managing influence, the preferred state are identified. It is concluded that the professional development system is acquiring the character of an ecosystem, which in-volves not only government bodies, state organizations and educational institutions, but also pro-fessional communities; non-profit, consulting, research organizations; business structures; citizens; international institutions.
State information policy and the role of PR-services
Authors:   Южно-Российский институт управления – филиал Российской академии народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте РФ, Ростов-на-Дону, Россия, Марина Викторовна Перова , Наталья Дмитриевна Никоненко ,   Южно-Российский институт управления – филиал Российской академии народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте РФ, Ростов-на-Дону, Россия, Екатерина Контантиновна Головкина ,   Южно-Российский институт управления – филиал Российской академии народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте РФ, Ростов-на-Дону, Россия
Published: December 2024

The article delves into the exploration of technological advancements in the realm of digital transformation within public and municipal administrations, with a particular focus on pivotal digital technologies as part of the national programme «Digital Economy». The analysis conducted within the framework of the «Data Economy and Digital Transformation» project reveals changes in fundamental digital technologies that align with the trajectories and directives outlined by the Russian President. Furthermore, the article underscores the significance of fostering technological autonomy in this domain. Through our research, we have identified big data and data analytics as one of the most critical technologies. We highlight the critical role of high-quality data, especially in the context of managerial decision-making. The article delves into the essential attributes of high-caliber data that government officials ought to be cognizant of. We share the outcomes of a survey conducted among public servants on the subject of digital technologies in the realm of data management. The data obtained through this survey shed light on the strengths and shortcomings of these professionals when it comes to their proficiency in data management practices. Building upon these insights, we have formulated recommendations aimed at addressing areas where their skills may require enhancement, including those pertaining to digital sovereignty.
Yazykov or Pushkin? (About Three Poems Attributed to Pushkin)
Authors:   Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkin House) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dubrovskii Alexander V.
Published: December 2024

The article examines the case of the poems by a poet of Pushkin’s time, N.M. Yazykov, which were attributed without sufficient grounds to A.S. Pushkin. Dedicated to the famous Gypsy singer T.D. Demyanova, the poem “Elegy” (“Blessed is who could on the lodge of the night...”) was published as Pushkin’s poem in the journal Polar Star for 1859 (Severnaia Zvezda) by Iskander (A.I. Herzen) and N. Ogarev in London. In 1992, the same poem was republished in Japan under the name of Pushkin in the collection Smile of Venus. Russian Obscene Poems. The paper raises the question of attribution to Pushkin of Yazykov’s poem, which has been already published under his name in the Odessa Almanac for 1831, as well as subsequently in Yazykov’s first book Poems (1833) and the posthumous edition of 1858. The poem “To a Friend” (“Do not tempt me fruitlessly...”), which was published in 1830 in the Moscow almanac Rainbow (Raduga) with the pen name ***, has been attributed to Pushkin in relatively recent times in the newspaper Soviet Culture (1984) by I.T. Trofimov, who interpreted it as an unexpected find, and then in his monograph Searches and Finds in the Moscow Archives (1987). However, the article shares the point of view оf M.K. Azadovsky, according to which the author of the poem “To a Friend” was Yazykov. It gives several additional arguments in its favor. The third one of the poems under consideration is “Platonism” (“To fall in love only with one’s soul, that is the law…”). A list of this poem with the signature “(A. Pushkin ?)” has been found by the author of this paper in an unnamed album stored at the Manuscript Department of the Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkin House). The autograph of the same poem stored in the Russian State Library (Moscow) proves the undeniable authorship of Nikolay Yazykov.
On the history of the study of F. Sologub’s work: a report by F.A. Vasiliev-Ushkuinik at the State Academy of Art Sciences (1929)
Authors:   Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkin House) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Filicheva Vera V.
Published: December 2024

The article represents a partial reconstruction of one of the first historical and literary studies of Fedor Sologub’s novel The Petty Demon. Its author, F.A. Vasiliev-Ushkuynik, conducted it in the late 1920s and early 1930s and relied on the archival materials that were already in the Pushkin House at that time, as well as on the information collected during his research among the writer’s coworkers during his life in the town Velikie Luki. These materials formed the basis of the article, which for a long time was under consideration in the editorial office of the almanac “Zven’ia.” V.D. Bonch-Bruevich, who headed the project, informed Vasiliev that the editorial board was considering the possibility of placing his work in the next issue of the almanac. However, the author did not wait for a definite answer and decided to take his manuscript. The original text has not been found, but we can reconstruct the content of the work from materials preserved in the fund of the State Academy of Art Sciences (Russian State Archive of Literature and Art), particularly the report “F. Sologub in the work on The Petty Demon,” read at a meeting of the subsection of Russian literature in 1929 by Vasiliev. Vasiliev’s letters to V.I. Annensky-Krivich and N.K. Gudzij, along with his correspondence with Bonch-Bruevich (RGALI, Russian State Library), allow us to reconstruct the history of the work and its main points. The appendix contains the theses of the report and the minutes of the meeting of the State Academy of Art Sciences with the discussion of the presentation of Vasiliev.
“The History of the King of Bohemia and His Seven Castles” (1830) by Charles Nodier: When the Language Itself Helps to Translate the Play on Words
Authors:   Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities of the Russian State University for the Humanities, Milchina Vera A. ,   Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Published: December 2024

At the beginning of 1830, Charles Nodier’s novel, The Story of the King of Bohemia and His Seven Castles, was published in Paris. Even in the 21st century, this novel may seem avant-garde and violates all literary canons and rules. Its narrator appears in three hypostases, which constantly enter into disputes with each other; it mixes a variety of styles and genres; its author accompanies many words with chains of several dozen rhyming synonyms. All this does not make it easier to translate The Story of the King of Bohemia into any language, even a related Romance language, not to mention Russian. Apparently, these features explain the fact that two translations of the novel, into Spanish and English, appeared only in the 21st century, the first in 2016 and the other in 2023, but there is still no translation into Russian. The author of the article is working on a Russian translation of The Story of the King of Bohemia for the “Literary Monuments” series, and the presented note is devoted to one aspect of this work. Oddly enough, it is not about the difficulties of translation (which in this situation would be quite logical) but about its “eases,” that is, about those cases when the Russian language provides the translator with means of word play that are absent in French. For example, neutral “wig heads” (têtes à perruques), which come to life in the novel but behave like stupid idols, when translated into Russian, most naturally become “wig heads” <болваны для париков>, since in Russia in the 18th century this is a hairdressing device was named in this way, but at the same time the word “moron” <болван> had a pejorative meaning: it meant fools (a play on words that is absent not only in French but also in English). The article provides several similar examples, and at the end, it explains why, in the case of Nodier, these examples do not appear to be random luck for the translator, but the implementation of the author’s linguistic utopia.
Nina as just Nina: The life-creation of N.I. Petrovskaya in the light of A.P. Chekhov's “The Seagull”
Authors:   the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Uspenskij Pavel F.
Published: December 2024

The article examines the life-creation of the writer and translator Nina Petrovskaya, whose tragic love relationship with Valeriy Bryusov became a vivid literary fact of Russian symbolism. It is generally believed that Petrovskaya created her own life based on Bryusov’s novel The Fiery Angel, in particular, Renata, the protagonist, became her biographical model. This interpretation of the text of Petrovskaya’s life was largely set by the writer herself, who identified with Renata in correspondence with Bryusov. The reasons for merging with a literary character and the motives for her own renaming seem to be a natural consequence of Bryusov’s life-creation experiment. Such an explanation deprives Petrovskaya of subjectivity and turns her into a passive victim of the symbolist master, without taking into account her life choice — the desire to be in a painful relationship and prolong it. As shown in the article, Petrovskaya’s life-creating model goes back not so much to Bryusov’s text as to Chekhov’s The Seagull. Focusing on Nina Zarechnaya and finding herself in a similar life conflict as the heroine of the play, Petrovskaya voluntarily created a tragic story from her life. This model text for Petrovskaya also explains her onomastic gesture: renaming herself Renata is associated with the self-renaming of Zarechnaya as a seagull. The article also addresses the topic “Chekhov and Russian Modernism” and demonstrates that Chekhov’s texts could be perceived by symbolists as life-creating models.
How history was taught in the old days: from the correspondence of F.A. Gilles with V.A. Zhukovsky
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dmitrieva Ekaterina E.
Published: December 2024

The published letter, which was addressed to V.A. Zhukovsky by F.A. Gilles, one of the mentors of Grand Duke Alexander Nikolaevich (the future Emperor Alexander II), describes in detail the history exam, which took place in the spring of 1833 for the heir and his peers I.M. Vielgorsky and A.V. Patkul, who studied with him. The emperor and Empress, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna, M.M. Speransky, and I.F. Kruzenshtern were present at the exam, as well as the Grand Duke’s teachers in other disciplines, among whom there were several honorary members of the Academy of Sciences of St. Petersburg. Gilles describes each respondent and tells about their behavior and character traits. The letter also contains information about the illness and departure abroad for the treatment of Karl Karlovich Meder, the primary tutor of the Grand Duke. Gilles also briefly mentions his studies with Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna and Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna. The letter includes 49 questions on the foreign history of the Middle Ages, which contain marks indicating the persons who should have received the corresponding tasks: A. (Alexander), W. (Vielgorsky), P. (Patkul).
Mikhail Alekseev as an Anglicist: Prehistory
Authors:   Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkin House) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Zaborov Petr R.
Published: December 2024

The article deals with the early work of the outstanding Russian philologist academician M.P. Alekseev (1896–1981). A brilliant connoisseur of classical Russian literature, primarily the works of A.S. Pushkin and I.S. Turgenev, the author of numerous works on the history of foreign literature, mainly Western and Eastern European, he was the largest comparativist in our country, a historian of Russian-French, Russian-German, Russian-Spanish, Russian-Portuguese, Russian- Italian, Russian-Hungarian and Russian-Polish literary ties of various eras. However, he modestly considered only the literature of England and Russian-English literary and cultural relations as the main areas of his scientific interests. His studies of the history of English literature began with the translation from German of the pioneering article by the Austrian anglicist, Professor Karl Brunner of the University of Innsbruck, Wirtschaftslage und Literatur (1925). This translation was published in 1930 in Irkutsk in a separate brochure entitled Economic Situation and Literature. Alekseev provided the text of the article with an extensive preface and detailed notes, which contained abundant and diverse factual material. The scientific apparatus included in this relatively small translation testified to the phenomenal erudition, breadth of interests, and depth of thought for a young scientist. His subsequent works on English philology, as well as his scientific activity in general, fully confirmed this.
Aspectos epidemiológicos, fatores de risco e achados clinicopatológicos do melanoma em cães no Sertão, Nordeste do Brasil
Authors: Lopes de Lima André , Platini Ferreira de Souto Erick , Norberto de Oliveira Lucas , Dos Santos Carneiro Rosileide , Noronha de Toledo Gabriela , José Nogueira de Galiza Glauco , Medeiros Dantas Antonio Flávio
Published: December 2024

Background: Melanoma is a malignant neoplasm that arises from melanocytes and malanoblasts. It is also more frequently reported in dogs than in other species. They may arise from melanocytes in the skin, on the surfaces of the mucous membranes, and eyes. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological aspects, risk factors and clinicopathological findings of melanoma in dogs in the backlands, northeastern Brazil.
Materials, Methods & Results: Biopsies and necropsies performed on dogs at the Animal Pathology Laboratory of the Federal University of Campina Grande during the period from 2000 to 2021 were reviewed. Of the 4717 records found, 1158 (24.5%) were diagnosed with neoplasms, of which 48 (4.14%) cases were of melanoma. Of this total, 28 (58.3%) dogs were elderly, 19 (39.6%) were adults, and one (2.1%) was young. Mixed breed animals were the most affected (42.6%), followed by the pinscher breed (19.1%). The neoplasms were in the skin, oral cavity, and eyeball. In nine (18.75%) cases, metastases were identified, eight in lymph nodes and one in the lung. The lesions were located mainly on the skin and were characterized by a nodular and blackened growth pattern.
Discussion: The diagnosis of melanoma was established based on epidemiological, clinical, anatomopathological, and immunohistochemical findings. Gender is not a predisposing factor, and although there was no statistically significant relationship, males were more affected. Senescence is a conditioning risk factor. Elderly animals were more affected (p < 0.0001) than adult ones, with OR = 4.38; and young ones (p = 0.0051), with OR = 12.65. Some breeds, especially those with marked skin pigmentation, were more affected, however the most affected ones in this survey were pinscher and poodle. Cutaneous melanoma accounted for almost 72% of cases, contesting recent studies where oral cavity melanoma was more frequent. Therefore, it is believed that the climatic conditions of the Sertão sub-region, in Northeastern Brazil, associated with the individual characteristics of the dogs, are involved in the development of these neoplasms, since the climate is predominantly dry, with high temperatures throughout the year, with maximums that can reach 40ºC, favoring the exposure to high incidence of ultraviolet radiation.
Keywords: Dog disease, dermatopathy, neoplasm, melanocytes.