bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Steal and theft: nomination strategy in the celtic area
Authors: Mikhailova Tatyana
Published: August 2023

The work concerns itself with studying the way the notions thief and theft, which the author considers to be rather late and secondary, are realized in Celtic languages in diachronic perspective. The author constructs the original four-component model of the contemporary notion theft, and traces, on the basis of comparative material, the development of the original notions the model is based on (a secret action, deprivation through the distancing stage, doing harm, agence’s personal interest). Those notions prove to be basic for the emergence and development of corresponding terms during linguistic and social evolution. The verbal use of the tablets against thieves from Roman Bath is analyzed and a new interpretation of the French voler fly - voler steal is geven. The work also suggests the novel etymology for the main verb for stealing in Modern Irish – goid, based on early uses of the verb meaning “distancing” and later – “deprivation”. Examples from the Life of Saint Brigit gives the possibility to see the difference of contextual use and meaning changes of the term used by the same author. At the same time late poetry could give examples of the use of Nomen agentis in the meaning not "thief' but depriver. gaduidhe na geamhoidhche - (17 c.) is not a person who stels something but rather a man who deprives a winter night from its coldness and darkness. The author suppose, it is not a metaphor but an old meaning of the stem. The new etymology of Irish verb to steal is supported by comparison with Old Greek verb and also Chek verb otchugdit in the meaning the steal, jus from the supposed lexeme - thujoj (an early borrowing in Slavonic from a Germanic language). At the same time, the semantic shift could be universal.
Hero and villain archetypes in the context of delinquent behaviour
Authors:   Instituto Federal do Parana R. João Negrão, 1285 - Rebouças, Curitiba - PR, 80230-150, Brazil, Sas N. M.
Published: August 2023

The article reveals the relevance of questions related to the archetypes of the hero and the villain. Ukrainian society is going through a critically difficult period associated with the full-scale aggression of Russia and the tasks of developing internal rules of life in the country (in the direction of European values and the revival of Ukrainian ones, in contrast to the remnants of Soviet stereotypes and rules imposed by oligarchic clans in recent years). An environment that can be compared to chaos is a potential prerequisite for the emergence of “order out of chaos”, including in the formation of views and the development of rules regarding the norm of behaviour and the formation of Ukrainian archetypes of the hero and the villain. The behaviour of the hero and the villain go beyond the norm, “background behaviour”. Therefore, considering the archetype of the hero and the villain in the context of delinquency is interesting. The author considers delinquent behaviour as a catalyst for social changes, social norms that are directed against existing moral, ethical, and legal norms, and rules. In the author’s opinion, deviations that bear the signs of the new (conscious or not) are new formations (recognised or unrecognised). In the context of the identified problem, behaviour that increasingly deviates from the remnants of Soviet stereotypes and the norms and rules imposed on Ukrainian society by oligarchic clans can be considered delinquent. At the same time, new formations are actions that correspond to the chosen general European guidelines and the revival of Ukrainian values and beliefs. The author assumes the following boundaries of delinquency: on the one hand – heroism. On the other – villainism. There are transitional forms between them. The author emphasises that a villain can be understood as a clear enemy, the struggle of intrapersonal multidirectional interests and motives (one’s enemy), and a reincarnated hero (antihero, villain). The author tries to summarise the characteristics of the hero accordingly. Heroes and villains are distinguished by their values in their activities, which they are carriers of. The author characterises the modern Ukrainian hero’s values (universal human values, European values, and values of a just, fair war). This work contributes to the consolidation of society around selected values. The author sees further work in the study of the characteristics of the archetypes of the hero and the villain in the post-war period.
Delinquency in the context of social-transformation processes in the national economy: an archetypal approach
Authors:   Mykhailo Tugan-Baranovskyi Donetsk National University of Economics and Trade 16, Tramvayna Str., Kryvyi Rih, 50005, Ukraine, Fedotova T. A.
Published: August 2023

The article is based on the study of the conceptual foundations of delinquency as misdemeanours and offences, while, contrary to the generally accepted approaches, attention is focused on the archetypal approach. The main goal is to analyse the peculiarities of delinquent behaviour at the national economic level within the archetypal approach. Factors influencing the formation of illegal behaviour in the social environment of the national economy are defined and characterized. The behaviour of a delinquent is defined as the antisocial and illegal behaviour of a person whose misdeeds are harmful to individual citizens and society as a whole, as well as the indicated signs of its separation from deviant behaviour. The main criteria and differences distinguishing delinquent behaviour from deviant and key signs of delinquent behaviour are characterized. The reasons that are prerequisites for delinquent behaviour are systematized, and classified into internal and external, as well as three groups of factors of the causes of delinquent behaviour. The archetypes present in every person’s consciousness are considered, and their influence on the formation of an individual’s behaviour in society is determined. Factors contributing to the formation of delinquency in the national economy at the macro and micro levels are identified. The typification of delinquent behaviour was carried out, indicating its types by type and their characteristics. Prevention of delinquent behaviour is the most effective means because preventing such behaviour, especially among children and adolescents, is more reasonable than punishing people who have already committed crimes. Basic measures to prevent delinquent behaviour are proposed. Based on the results of the analysis, it was determined that there are several objective and subjective factors, the interdependence and interaction of which affect human behaviour and generates conditions for delinquent actions; their quantitative and qualitative characteristics increase with the increase of social contradictions in the national economy, since any process in one way or another affects a certain aspect of society’s life, influencing a change in antisocial behaviour to one degree or another.
OFICINA LITERÁRIA NUNCA É A MESMA COISA
Authors: Bueno Bernardo
Published: August 2023

A oficina literária não tem um modelo único: cada instrutor segue sua dinâmica. Já participei de oficinas em que a estrutura era bastante simples: leve seu texto, distribua aos colegas, leia, escute aos comentários. Se não for sua vez de levar texto, é sua vez de comentar. De qualquer maneira, aprende-se.
O NOME E A HERANÇA NAS NARRATIVAS MEMORIALÍSTICAS: O FAZER-SE OBRA EM ATO
Authors:   Antoine Masson
Published: August 2023

Li os sete artigos enviados pela equipe da pesquisa há duas semanas e tentei compreender, daquilo que aprendi, o caminho escolhido para a realização do estudo. De saída, uma questão, não menos importante – ao contrário –, me surpreendeu! Há uma palavra que foi traduzida de maneira aleatória pela ferramenta de tradução. Face a essa surpresa,optei por adotar um neologismo, e Andréa Guerra me explicou que, em português, o termo também era um neologismo. Quero dizer, finalmente, que Récits Commératif não é uma boa tradução para narrativas memorialísticas, porque em francês a palavra commératif não faz ligação com o efeito já passado daquilo de que nos lembramos. E acredito que não seja isso que vocês, pesquisadores(as) do Grupo Psicanálise e Laço Social no Contemporâneo – da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (PSILACS), fazem. Mémoriel, em francês, também não funciona, porque está mais ligada às faculdades neurofisiológicas da memória. Por sua vez, mémorial, em francês, remete ao comemorativo, como os monumentos e edificações construídos para termos lembranças de marcos importantes.
International Decade of Indigenous Languages: the history of formation, legal framework, implementation mechanisms
Authors: Nemechkin Vasily N.
Published: August 2023

Introduction. The main objective of this article is to study the historical and legal aspects of the establishment of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022–2032), proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly, as well as to analyze international instruments, establishing the legal framework and mechanisms for the implementation of the Decade.
Materials and Methods. The research methods are based on a system approach. The general research (system, analysis and synthesis) and subject specific methods of knowledge (historical, formal-legal) were applied during the research. The main international legal instruments for the International Decade of Indigenous Languages were used. This article explored a wide range of regulatory sources.
Results and Discussion. The article considers the historical stages of formation and development of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, gives an overview of international legal documents and normative legal acts of the Russian Federation, which constitute the legal framework for the implementation of the Decade. The article also considers the main mechanisms of management, coordination and implementation of the Decade, among which are the following: UNESCO, Global Task Force providing strategic guidance and oversight in the areas of planning, implementation and monitoring of progress towards the goals set by the Global Plan of Action. This document provides a strategic framework, describes the main actions and guidelines for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the activities of the UN, national governments, indigenous peoples’ organizations, civil society, academia, the private sector and others.
Conclusion. The author concludes that, at the level of the international community, there is a rather serious understanding of the need to preserve and develop languages, the realization of the linguistic rights of indigenous peoples, The International Decade of Indigenous Languages will contribute to this end. The Decade provides a unique opportunity to introduce additional support measures, including by reforming national legislation, language training, digital language development, etc.
Development of an onstage costume design project of Udmurt national costume based on the books on national clothing
Authors: Sazykina Irina A.
Published: August 2023

Introduction. The article discusses the problem of developing ethnic onstage costumes for folk bands. The steps of the development of the design project of the Udmurt onstage ethnic costume for the in the studio of the artists are based on the materials found in the books on folk clothing. It also considers the involvement of the students from the Institute of Arts and Design of the Udmurt State University.
Materials and Methods. The study is based on modern research on the Udmurt national costume, summarized in the works of specialists studying the national costumes of the Finno-Ugric peoples, primarily M. K. Zavyalova and S. Kh. Lebedeva. The article employs general research methods such as system analysis, comparison, semantic analysis, as well as an integrative method.
Results and Discussion. The Udmurt national female costume is characterized by such features as sacredness and symbolism. Women’s clothing is streaked with symbols. From ancient times, the Udmurts endowed clothes with magical properties reflected in the ornament. The study of the history of the national costume as an integral part of the life of an ethnic group is a very important cultural task. The research by of S. Kh. Lebedeva and M. K. Zavyalova considered the main source of ideas for the creation of design projects for the onstage costumes, made by the artist, the author of the article, for the Udmurt folk band “Њardon” and the Cultural and Tourist Center “Tol Babai Estate”. The students of the Institute of Arts and Design of the Udmurt State University took an active part in this process.
Conclusions. At present, the Udmurt national costume has practically disappeared from the everyday life of this ethnic group. Under such conditions, the importance of research by ethnographers, the specialists in costumes, art critics, and historians is increasing. An important contribution to the preservation of national culture is made by folk art bands. A variety of stage costumes is achieved by the work of a costume designer.
Energy Function for Direct Products of Discrete Dynamical Systems
Authors: Barinova Marina K. , Shustova Evgenia K.
Published: August 2023

This paper is devoted to the construction of an energy function, i.e. a smooth Lyapunov function, whose set of critical points coincides with the chain-recurrent set of a dynamical system — for a cascade that is a direct product of two systems. One of the multipliers is a structurally stable diffeomorphism given on a two-dimensional torus, whose non-wandering set consists of a zero-dimensional non-trivial basic set without pairs of conjugated points and without fixed source and sink, and the second one is an identical mapping on a real axis. It was previously proved that if a non-wandering set of a dynamical system contains a zero-dimensional basic set, as the diffeomorphism under consideration has, then such a system does not have an energy function, namely, any Lyapunov function will have critical points outside the chain-recurrent set. For an identical mapping, the energy function is a constant on the entire real line. In this paper, it is shown that the absence of an energy function for one of the multipliers is not a sufficient condition for the absence of such a function for the direct product of dynamical systems, that is, in some cases it is possible to select the second cascade in such a way that the direct product will have an energy function.
On the reduction of the topological classification of gradient-like flows problem to the classification of polar flows
I. A. Saraev
Authors: Saraev Ilya A.
Published: August 2023

In this paper we consider a class G(Mn)
of gradient-like flows on connected closed manifolds of dimension n≥4
such that for any flow ft∈G(Mn)
stable and unstable invariant manifolds of saddle equilibria do not intersect invariant manifolds of other saddle equilibria. It is known that the ambient manifold of any flow from the class G(Mn)
can be splitted into connected summ of the sphere Sn
, gft≥0
copies of direct products Sn−1×S1
, and a simply connected manifold which is not homeomorphic to the sphere. The number gft
is determined only by the number of nodal equilibria and the number of saddle equilibria such that one of their invariant manifolds has the dimension (n−1)
(we call such equilibria trivial saddles). A simply connected manifold which is not homeomorphic to the sphere presents in the splitting if and only if the set of saddle equilibria contains points with unstable manifolds of dimension i∈{2,…,n−2}
(we call such equilibria non-trivial saddles). Moreover, the complete topological classification was obtained for flows from the class G(Mn)
without non-trivial saddles. In this paper we prove that for any flow ft∈G(Mn)
the carrier manifold can be splitted into a connected sum along pairwise disjoint smoothly embedded spheres (separating spheres) that do not contain equilibrium states of the flow ft
and transversally intersect its trajectories. The restriction of the flow ft
to the complements to these spheres uniquely (up to topological equivalence and numbering) defines a finite set of flows ft1,…,ftl
defined on the components of a connected sum. Moreover, for any j∈1,…,l
, the set of saddle equilibria of the flow ftj
consists either only of trivial saddles or only of of non-trivial ones and then the flow ftj
is polar. We introduce the notion of consistent topological equivalence for flows ft1,…ftj
and show that flows ft,f′t∈G(Mn)
are topologically equivalent if and only if for each of these flows the set of separating spheres exists that defines consistently topologically equivalent flows on the components of the connected sum.
CRYOPRESERVATION OF LEISHMANIA DONOVANI PROMASTIGOTES AT -80°C
Authors: Kaneva E.
Published: August 2023

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is one of the important parasitic diseases caused by the obligate intracellular protozoan parasite of Leishmania donovani complex. The disease is associated with severe morbidity and is fatal if left untreated. Human VL is rare in Bulgaria, but local cases are registered annually in the country. Diagnosis of the disease is based on clinical and epidemiological data and the different laboratory methods for ethiological diagnosis. Isolation of the causative agent through cultural methods, allows to make an extremely accurate diagnosis, but require time and cost of materials. Cryopreservation of isolated parasites allows their keeping for a long time and recovery in need of subsequent immunological and molecular analyzes.
The described and optimized cryopreservation method of Leishmania species promastigotes in laboratory conditions is easily feasible and reliable and can be used for long-term storage of these parasites without changing their viability and biological characteristics.
HISTOLOGICAL AND HISTOMETRIC FEATURES OF THE LARGE INTESTINE IN THE BRONZE TURKEY (MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO)
Authors: Yovchev D.
Published: August 2023

The focus of the investigation was to study the large intestine (both ceca and rectum) of the bronze turkey using Hematoxylin/Eosin staining. Fifty-four clinically healthy Bronze Turkeys from state forestry Mazalat were separated into 27 female and 27 male birds. We used 9 age groups (one-day, 7-day, 14-day, 28-day, 35-day, 49-day, 56-day, 90-day, and 120-day). There were six turkeys in every group. The intestinal segments in all of the studied groups were composed of tunica mucosa, tela submucosa, tunica muscularis and tunica serosa. Tunica mucosa is comprised of lamina epithelialis mucosae covering a fine layer of loose connective tissue (lamina propria mucosae). Both tissue layers formed well expressed mucosal folds. The surface covering epithelium was presented by columnar cells and goblet cells. Tunica submucosa was less developed compared to the other layers of the wall. It was vascularized. Tunica muscularis had two sublayers – the inner was circular and the outer was longitudinal. Tunica serosa was the outermost layer supported by dense connective tissue. Villi intetsinales were well developed in both ceca and rectum.
Methods of treating jaw cysts in children. Retrospective analysis
Authors:   Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine, Ododyuk V.V. , Yegorov R.I. ,   Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: August 2023

Odontogenic cysts of the jaws are one of the most common tumour-like neoplasms of the maxillofacial region in children. Today, there are various methods of treating cysts, but in childhood, the problem of choosing a treatment method is relevant and at the same time difficult, as some authors prefer cystectomy, while others prefer cystotomy. Purpose - to analyze the methods of treatment and management of jaw cysts in children depending on the type of cyst. Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis of 286 case histories of patients with jaw cysts aged 4 to 17 years was performed. The case histories were analysed according to the developed examination chart. Results. A retrospective analysis of 286 case histories of children with jaw cysts was performed. The age of the children ranged from 4 to 18 years. Radicular dentoalveolar cysts were diagnosed in 35% (n=100) of cases, radicular cysts - in 36% (n=104), follicular cysts - in 15% (n=43), suppurative cysts - in 5% (n=14), residual cysts - in 5% (n=14), primary bone cysts - in 3% (n=7), polycystic cysts - in 2% (n=4). Cystotomy was performed in the vast majority of cases - 58% (n=166), cystectomy - in 42% (n=120). Tamponade was performed in 63% (n=181) of cases, and in 37% (n=105) it was not performed. Conclusions. Radicular cysts are the most common odontogenic cysts of the jaws. Cystotomy and cystectomy are variable methods of cyst treatment. The most common method of treating cysts in children is cystotomy. The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. The study protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of the participating institution. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies. No conflict of interests was declared by the authors.
Simultaneous treatment for anal fissure and hemorrhoids
Authors:   Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, Kyiv, Feleshtynsky J.P. , Noyes A.J. ,   Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, Kyiv
Published: August 2023

When using surgical approach to treatment for combined anal fissure and hemorrhoids doctor always faces the question of whether to divide the procedure into two sequential stages or to perform a simultaneous surgical intervention, and in which cases one or the other should be done. Purpose - to improve the results of treatment for patients with anal fissure in combination with chronic hemorrhoids by combining fissurectomy with transanal hemorrhoidal dearterialization (THD). Materials and methods. 177 patients with combination of anal fissure and hemorrhoids were studied. The Group I (GI) - fissure excision and hemorrhoidectomy, 60 patients. The Group II (GII) - anal fissure excision without surgery for hemorrhoids, 60 patients. The Group III (GIII) - proposed method used, 57 patients. Laser Doppler flowmetry was performed to assess blood flow intensity in fissure area. The assessment of treatment outcomes in patients was based on the following criteria: pain intensity, urinary retention in early postoperative period, postoperative wound suppuration, disease recurrence, iatrogenic incontinence, duration of postoperative hospital stay. Qualitative parameters are presented as the absolute number of cases (n) and their percentage (%). Comparison of these parameters between groups was performed using the Pearson’s χ2 test and the Fisher’s exact test. Statistical analysis was conducted by STATA 12.1 statistical package. Results. Pain intensity: GI - 8±1, GII - 6±2, GIII - 4±1. Urinary retention: GI - 19 (31.6%), GII - 8 (13%), GIII - 6 (10.5%). Wound suppuration: GI - 5 (8.3%), GII - 1 (1.7%), GIII - 1 (1.7%). Hospital stay (days): GI - 6±1.2, GII - 4±1.3, GIII - 3±1.1. Fissure recurrences: GI - 5 (8.3%), GII - 2 (3.3%), GIII - 1 (1.7%). Hemorrhoid recurrence: GI - 6 (10%), GIII - 2 (3.5%). Iatrogenic incontinence: GI - 4 (6.7%), GII - 1 (1.7%), GIII - 0. Significant decrease in relative risk of complications (by 88%) in GIII compared with GI - OR=0.12 (0.04-0.29), p=0.0001, and a tendency to reduction of complication risk by 15% compared with GII - OR=0.85 (0.29-2.4), p=0.734 was observed. Blood flow intensity (flowmetry results) in GII and GIII was comparable. Conclusions. Simultaneous anal fissure excision and THD can improve treatment outcomes. This method does not impair blood flow in the area of anal fissure. Proposed method is both radical and minimally invasive. The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. The study protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of all participating institutions. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies. No conflict of interests was declared by the authors.
Existence and extinction of solutions for parabolic equations with nonstandard growth nonlinearity
Authors: Ayazoğlu Rabil , Alisoy Gülizar , Akbulut Sezgin , Ağırman Aydın Tuba
Published: August 2023

In this paper, we consider an initial boundary value problem for a class of $p(\cdot )$-Laplacian parabolic equation with nonstandard nonlinearity in a bounded domain. By using new approach, we obtain the global and decay of existence of the solutions. Moreover, the precise decay estimates of solutions before the occurrence of the extinction are derived.
An inverse problem of identifying the time-dependent potential and source terms in a two-dimensional parabolic equation
Authors: HUNTUL Mousa J. , TEKİN İbrahim
Published: August 2023

In this article, simultaneous identification of the time-dependent lowest and source terms in a two-dimensional (2D) parabolic equation from knowledge of additional measurements is studied. Existence and uniqueness of the solution is proved by means of the contraction mapping on a small time interval. Since the governing equation is yet ill-posed (very slight errors in the time-average temperature input may cause relatively significant errors in the output potential and source terms), we need to regularize the solution. Therefore, regularization is needed for the retrieval of unknown terms. The 2D problem is discretized using the alternating direction explicit (ADE) method and reshaped as non-linear least-squares optimization of the Tikhonov regularization function. This is numerically solved by means of the MATLAB subroutine $lsqnonlin$ tool. Finally, we present a numerical example to demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method. Our numerical results show that the ADE is an efficient and unconditionally stable scheme for reconstructing the potential and source coefficients from minimal data which makes the solution of the inverse problem (IP) unique.
$A$-numerical radius : New inequalities and characterization of equalities
Authors: BHUNİA Pintu , PAUL Kallol
Published: August 2023

We develop new lower bounds for the $A$-numerical radius of semi-Hilbertian space operators, and applying these bounds we obtain upper bounds for the $A$-numerical radius of the commutators of operators. The bounds obtained here improve on the existing ones. Further, we provide characterizations for the equality of the existing $A$-numerical radius inequalities of semi-Hilbertian space operators.
A comparative study for the spectral properties of Toeplitz and Hankel operators
Authors: Güven Sarıhan Ayşe
Published: August 2023

In this introductory review, we study Hankel and Toeplitz operators considering them as acting on certain spaces of analytic functions, namely Hardy spaces and compare their spectral properties such as their compactness criteria. In contrast to Toeplitz operators, the symbol of a Hankel operator is not uniquely determined by the operator. We also connect Toeplitz operators with Fredholm operators and give some of the most beautiful properties of Toeplitz operators such as the essential spectrum of Toeplitz operator with continuous symbol and the index of Toeplitz operator introducing Fredholm operators firstly.
Composition-differentiation operators acting on certain Hilbert spaces of analytic functions
Authors: Bayat Yazdan , Abkar Ali
Published: August 2023

We study composition-differentiation operators acting on the Bergman and Dirichlet space of the open unit disk. We first characterize the compactness of composition-differentiation operator on weighted Bergman spaces. We shall then prove that for an analytic self-map $\varphi$ on the open unit disk $\mathbb{D}$, the induced composition-differentiation operator is bounded with dense range if and only if $\varphi$ is univalent and the polynomials are dense in the Bergman space on $\Omega:=\varphi(\mathbb{D})$.
Hermite-Hadamard type inequalities for $(p,h)$-convex functions on $\mathbb{R}^n$
Authors: Cao Yi , Ruan Jianmiao
Published: August 2023

In this paper, the concept of the $(p,h)$-convex function is introduced, which generalizes the $p$-convex function and the $h$-convex function, and Hermite-Hadamard type inequalities for $(p,h)$-convex functions on $\mathbb{R}^n$ are established. Furthermore, some mappings related to the above inequalities are studied and some known results are generalized.
The Regulatory Aspects of “Green” Investment in Russia
Authors:   Volgograd State University, Baltutite Iolanta
Published: August 2023

Introduction. The consequences of global climate change and environmental degradation have predetermined the need to create a more sustainable economy. Transforming the economy to make it more sustainable requires intensive investment, especially to ensure the transition to “green” and low-carbon technologies. Different types of “green” investments contribute to the “green” economy in various ways. Each of these functions is critical to making significant progress in the fight to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change, and each area offers investment opportunities. Given that the public sector alone cannot cover this financial need, the solutions have been found to attract the private sector. Purpose. Various types of “green” projects are analyzed; the most effective financial instruments are recommended, as well as the mechanisms of state support. Methods. The methodological framework for the study is the methods of scientific cognition, among which the main ones are the methods of systematicity, analysis and comparative law. Results. The author has analyzed the legal regulation of the sphere of “green” finance in the world and in Russia. Conclusions. The interest in eco-friendly and sustainable financing is growing very rapidly among investors around the world. To attract more investors, there is a need to increase the level of standardization and disclosure of non-financial information published by companies and used for risk assessment. Given that climate change and environmental degradation are global challenges, the international cooperation and active involvement of investors around the world is an important task.
The Legal Nature of Digital Financial Assets According to the Legislation of the Russian Federation
Authors:   Volgograd State University, Goncharov Alexander , Sadkov Vitaliy ,   Volgograd State University
Published: August 2023

Introduction. The paper develops the problems of ontological content of the category “digital financial assets” from the perspective of its legal nature. The purpose of the study is to solve the scientific problem of identifying the legal nature of the phenomenon of “digital financial assets” which allows us to accurately determine the directions for improving the legal regulation of the turnover of digital financial assets. Methods. The methodological framework for the research is materialistic positivism, integrating general scientific, specific scientific and special methods of cognition, among which the dialectical method, ascent from the abstract to the concrete, analysis and synthesis, hermeneutical method, generalization, comparative jurisprudence, etc. are the main ones. Results. Based on the well-established provisions of the civil doctrine and relevant studies of law enforcement practice, the authors substantiate recommendations for resolving a number of conflict-of-laws issues existing in the Russian legislation regarding the interpretation of the essence of the category of “digital financial assets” that slow down and hinder the introduction of this innovative technology of investing in civil turnover. Conclusions. The authors have concluded that the essential content of the category “digital financial assets” is a set of property rights defined in the legislation of the Russian Federation, while the construct of “digital financial assets” is nothing but a new original way (innovative technology) of fixing such rights in information systems. This method should be attributed to a kind of written form of the transaction. The necessity of considering the term “digital financial assets” from the position of a legal fiction mediating the turnover of obligations, claims, rights of participation in the electronic virtual environment of computer networks of information system operators, in which the release, circulation and exchange of digital financial assets, in turn, integrated into the global Internet, is justified.
Trademark Right: The Transfer Regulation and Gaps in the Current Legislation
Authors:   Volgograd State University, Kvitsiniya Natalya , Osadchenko Elvira ,   Volgograd State University
Published: August 2023

Introduction. The legislator in paragraph 1 of Art. 1490 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation with the expression “as well as other agreements” (that is, any that are concluded in writing) has allowed all elements of the ownership of a trademark to be transferred without a license agreement. Currently, judicial practice at the level of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation allows the transfer of the exclusive trademark right and its disposal on receipt. The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has actually equated the conclusion of a license agreement with a receipt. The paper examines the theoretical provisions of the concept of a trademark in civil law circulation. Particular attention is paid to the existing methods of transferring a trademark. The court practice on the transfer of a trademark for use under a license agreement is analyzed, and the need for introducing legislative changes to eliminate the identified legal spaces is substantiated. The relevance of the chosen topic is due, firstly, to the dynamic development of market relations and, secondly, to the intensive digitization of procedures in many areas of legal relations. An important factor confirming the relevance of the topic is the dishonesty of others in claiming an established trademark. The identification of current trends in judicial practice and the analysis of the development of the legislation on the use of a trademark have constituted the purpose of this study. Methods. When preparing the paper, the general and special methods of scientific knowledge were used (the method of a system approach, analysis, and synthesis; the system-functional and axiomatic methods). Results. The study has analyzed the acts of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and the lower courts (Order of April 5, 2022, No. 305-ES21-23755; Decree of the Arbitration Court of the Volga-Vyatka District of March 31, 2021, in case No. A11-2223/2017). It is substantiated that the analysis of these acts allows for the conclusion that there are negative consequences of a broad interpretation of the norms of civil law and, as a result, the gradual introduction of precedent as a source of law in Russia. Conclusions. The authors justified the need to amend the current legislation (Clause 1 of Article 1235 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation and Clause 1 of Article 1490 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation). The authors have argued that the right to use a trademark cannot be transferred by a simple receipt but only by concluding a license agreement.
Legal Protection of Traditional Family Values by the Legislation of Russian Federation: The Search for a Fundamental Paradigm
Authors:   Volgograd Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Fedoseev Pyotr
Published: August 2023

Introduction. The paper examines the issue of forming the legal definition of “traditional family values” and notes the unacceptable, in the author’s opinion, excessive clericalization of this process. The author believes that the traditional value recognized as the basis of the institution of the family protected by law is formulated not only in the theological sources, but, first of all, developed by law and philosophical views prevailing in society. Purpose. To prove the groundlessness of handing over the formation of conceptual approaches to the principles of family law to exclusively the spiritual institutions of society. Their role should be considered as important, but not the only one, but rather optional. Methods. The prevailing research methods used in the paper are the historical and logical methods that ensure the reproduction in the mental sphere of the complex process of formation and development of the principles of family law. Results. The author has investigated the problem of becoming and forming the concept of “traditional family values”, a new concept for Russian family law; at the same time the author argues the point of view about the secular nature of this concept. Conclusions. As a result of the study, a point of view is developed on the need for a multidimensional approach to the content analysis of the ethical and legal concept of “traditional family values”, while respecting the equal importance of all sources of humanitarian knowledge: spiritual dogmas, cultural traditions, and philosophical ideas and views.
Inefficiency as a Basic Property of the Current Criminal Punishment
Authors:   Far Eastern Fire and Rescue Academy – Branch of St. Petersburg University of the State Fire Service of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, Antonchenko Vadim
Published: August 2023

Introduction. The criminal policy of the state should ensure the rule of law and the safety of the population. At the same time, today the criminal and penal enforcement legislation has low preventive efficiency due to serious systemic defects associated with a high degree of instability. The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness of existing criminal penalties and their restorative justice potential. Methods. The methodological framework for the research is a set of methods of scientific cognition, primarily sociological, dogmatic and formal-logical methods. Results. The punitive policy of the state not only fails to achieve the goal of crime prevention, but also provokes its growth. The fragmentation and disorder of criminal punishments, which do not take into account modern requirements for the procedure for applying corrective measures to convicts, call into question the very existence of criminal policy. The construct of the “ladder of punishments” as the basis of the criminal-legal sphere of the state activity should be based on rationalism and logic capable of protecting citizens and society from criminal encroachments and crime in general. Conclusions. A rational approach to punishment based on modern ideas about the law and the values protected by it, taking into account the scientifically-based arguments of criminologists, should be associated not with revenge on the criminal, masked by the terms “punishment”, “retribution”, and “restoration of social justice”, but with the restoration of the violated rights of the victim and the prevention of new crimes.
Some Features of the Tactics of the Investigative Examination in Criminal Cases of Kidnapping
Authors:   Saratov State Law Academy, Abramova Svetlana
Published: August 2023

Introduction. Kidnapping belongs to the category of the most dangerous crimes that encroach on the freedom and personal inviolability of a person. Kidnapping is the most often committed by organized criminal groups to ensure other, no less dangerous, criminal activities. This circumstance causes certain difficulties in the detection and investigation of kidnapping, which in turn requires constant improvement of private methods of investigation of these crimes. The purpose of the paper is based on the analysis of the available literature and the practice of investigating criminal cases to further improve the tactics of conducting an investigative examination in the detection of kidnapping. Methods. To achieve the tasks set by the author, general scientific (analysis, synthesis) and specific scientific (formal legal) research methods are used. Results. The investigative examination in cases of kidnapping has its own characteristics due to the peculiarity of the method of committing the crime. The “trace picture” remains as a result of the preparation, commission, and concealment of such actions by criminals as the capture of the kidnapped people, their transportation, and their detention. The paper presents the investigative situations, the combination of which affects the choice of tactics for conducting an investigative examination in cases of kidnapping, determining the place and time of the examination, and provides a list of objects and traces that should be detected and seized during certain types of examination in cases of kidnapping. Conclusions. The paper identifies the features and problems of the investigative examination, provides recommendations for improving the tactics of certain types of examination conducted in cases of kidnapping, and identifies the problems that require legislative resolution.
The Legal Nature of Strategic Planning Acts
Authors:   Arbitration Court of the Saratov Region, Mamyasheva Diana
Published: August 2023

Introduction. The research is aimed at determining the legal nature of strategic planning acts, their features, place and role in the system of legal acts. Currently, several thousand strategic planning acts have been adopted and are in force at all three levels (according to the Federal Register of Strategic Planning Documents), while acts are being adopted, both provided and not provided for by the Law on Strategic Planning. In addition, many strategic planning acts are not included in the State Register, which makes it difficult to analyze the whole picture of the current strategic planning in the country and the relevant acts. Purpose. It is necessary to systematize them theoretically and form practical directions for optimizing such a system and increasing its effectiveness. This determines the need for a detailed study of this category of acts. Methods. The framework for the research is general scientific, specific scientific and special methods of cognition, among which the dialectical method, ascent from the abstract to the concrete, analysis and synthesis, generalization, comparative jurisprudence, etc. occupy the main place. Results. The consideration of strategic planning acts through various legal concepts does not reveal their legal nature. Strategic planning acts are atypical mixed legal acts that integrate the elements of different legal nature (non-normative provisions, normative legal regulations and non-normative (individual) legal regulations) within the framework of one legal act. Conclusions. Normative legal regulations in strategic planning acts are mainly represented by atypical legal regulations, but may also contain “typical” legal norms.
What it’s like to Lose Papi
Authors: Madruga Natalie
Published: August 2023

This essay combines both the genre nuances of a personal essay and academic article. It focuses specifically on the experience of navigating graduate school while the feelings of grief and structural social norms exacerbate the process. In the beginning, the essay first introduces the argument of why grief and mourning are different for minoritized communities through scholarship from Critical Race Theory. Then, the author presents specific scenes from their life that showcases these challenges through three narrative vignettes, followed by a final reflection.
In Others' Words
Authors: Spooner Michael
Published: August 2023

Translating a paper for a conference in Mexico led me to explore translation theory and to search the ethical nuances of presenting in my L2. Moments of cognitive weirdness in the transit from one language to the other illuminated some troubling theoretical problems, such as the invisibility of the traditional translator, the cultural “smoothing” of texts, and the revisionist tendency of translation itself. These in turn led me to query my position as an L1 speaker of English addressing in Spanish an audience in Latin America, and to question even attempting it. Was I an imposter speaking in others' words, or was Spanish gradually becoming my language, too? Along the way, I found myself comparing notes on my emotional relation to Spanish with the writer Jhumpa Lahiri's description of her relation to Italian, her own L2.
Foreigner Within
Authors: Zwahlen Christie , Taffet David
Published: August 2023

Using racial and gender dissonance to provoke protestation, this photographic essay defiantly announces Christie's Asianness. Rather than reinforcing racial and gender stereotypes surrounding Asian/Asian American women, this series of images defies the cultural boundaries of Asianness within the U.S. and the gendered expectations of Asian/Asian American women that accompany them.
Decolonial Work Outside of the Technical Communication Classroom
Authors: Perleberg Kristiana
Published: August 2023

The field of technical and professional communication (TPC) has historically upheld white, patriarchal language practices without interrogation. While we are now in the time beyond what many scholars call the social justice turn in the field, which includes prioritizing oppressed voices and working from a decolonial framework, early-career scholars like myself are still left wondering how we go from the classroom to the field. As a TPC scholar and technical writer who often feels out of place in academia, I offer this narrative for future scholars and rhetoricians struggling to transition these ideas from the classroom to their professional industries. By describing my experiences as a technical writer in academia and beyond, I hope to inspire others (especially those newer to the field) to interrogate their own understanding of language and practices—and my own as a white, cisgender, able-bodied academic. It should not fall to oppressed voices to provide step-by-step guides for white folks to get it right, but the guides must especially be read and followed when they are written, and there is an ever-growing body of work from which we can draw. By relying on scholarship that calls out the need for both the expansion of the social justice turn in TPC and a deeper understanding of what it actually means to utilize decolonial methods, as well as describing my own sites of intervention at the professional services firm I work for, I hope to show readers how social justice-oriented academic practices can be incorporated into industry, even when that industry doesn’t allow for a full overhaul of the status quo.