bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
"Precision farming" as a concept for big data management in agriculture
Authors: Ovchinnikov Aleksey , Afanasyeva Yulia
Published: September 2023

The article describes precision farming technologies (FT) for use in agriculture. Precision farming is a new system that is designed to increase crop yields through the use of various aspects, such as technology, management and information, in order to increase productivity, improve crop quality, protect the environment and save energy. Information related to agricultural land is difficult to store due to large amounts of data and annual fluctuations in the distribution of agricultural land. One of the main and responsible components of the FT consists of several sets of satellites. These sets of satellites send radio signals in the form of waves to a receiver installed on earth, the receivers, having received the signals, process them and find out the exact topographic position. Precision farming consists of remote sensing techniques using smart sensors, which play a vital role in monitoring, obtaining and providing processed crop data to farmers. Precision farming is positioned as a new agricultural practice used by farmers to increase crop productivity through the use of modern technologies such as IoT (Internet of Things), AI (artificial intelligence), ML (machine learning) and cloud computing. To date, most studies conducted in the field of FT show that FT-based agriculture has significantly affected the productivity and sustainability of crops. Thus, FT is an attractive concept that naturally meets the farmer's expectations for more efficient use of agricultural resources.
Ecological problematic under socio-technological transformations: conceptualization by example of lithium use
Authors: Mikhailenko Anna , Ruban Dmitry
Published: September 2023

Socio-technological transformations are conjugated with ecological problematic. Particularly, an increase in lithium use (also for the purposes of ecologization) facilitates strengthening its importance as metal polluting environment. This work aims at conceptualization of the relevant problematic. Methodologically, it is based on systematization of literature data and their meta-analysis in the course of construction of conceptual model. The results imply that ecological problems are related to as lithium extraction (also from salars), as utilization of batteries using this metal; pollutants can be rather diverse. The complexity is created by insufficient ecological investigations of lithium. The attention is paid to diversification of pollutants and extending geography of pollution. Complication of technologies linked to lithium cycling itself is a challenge because it increases the risk of technological failures. Evidently, research interests and their shifts have also direct relation to the considered problematic. The obtained results can be interpreted so that science development “delays” to ecological problematic in the course of socio-technological transformation.
Eco-technological foresight demonstrates evident deficiencies. However, the questions of this kind raised during the others, earlier transformations; and it remains unclear whether they have been solved successfully and the relative ecological problems have been minimized. Generally, the undertaken conceptualization should receive philosophical treatment. These are epistemological investigations that can facilitate formulating practical recommendations (also for the contemporary research community).
Current trends in the use of antimicrobials in agriculture
Authors: Samarin Gennady , Belyakov Mikhail , Lyashchuk Yuliya
Published: September 2023

The article presents the results of an analysis of the current state of affairs in the field of the latest trends in the use of antimicrobial drugs in agriculture. Over the past year, more than one hundred sixty thousand tons of antimicrobial drugs have been used in animal husbandry worldwide. These drugs are used to prevent and treat diseases in animals, increase their productivity, and increase the output of animal products. As a result, in recent years, many countries have taken measures to reduce the use of antimicrobial drugs in agriculture. For example, the European Union banned the use of antibiotics to stimulate the growth of animals in 2006, and in 2019, a law was passed in the United States limiting the use of antibiotics to prevent animal diseases. However, there are still many obstacles to more responsible use of antimicrobial drugs in agriculture. A lack of alternative treatment methods, insufficient education and awareness of farmers, as well as regulation and control, all impede effective measures to combat antibiotic resistance. Thus, more extensive measures are necessary to reduce the use of antimicrobial drugs in agriculture, as well as improve regulation and monitoring in this area.
Features of the formation and implementation of the environmental policy of electric power enterprises
Authors: Solodukhina Olga , Degtev Alexey
Published: September 2023

The article is devoted to the study of tools for the formation and implementation of the environmental policy of electric power enterprises. Global climate change, caused by the negative impact of industrial activities on the environment, can cause more damage to the economy, even if production processes do not change. This assumption implies that optimal environmental policies can help reduce the intensity of environmental pollution. Optimal environmental policies allow environmental damage with greater consumption of goods and less pollution.
Power generation enterprises are the sources of the following factors affecting the environment: emissions of pollutants into the air; discharges of pollutants into water bodies; disposal of production and consumption waste; electromagnetic radiation; noise. The need to develop and implement the environmental policy of electric power enterprises is due to the need to overcome the consequences of the negative impact of the production activities of energy companies on the environment. One of the main conditions for the development of an effective environmental policy is the analysis of tools for the formation and implementation of environmental policy by electric power enterprises. The article presents the main features and problems of the formation and implementation of the environmental policy of electric power enterprises in modern conditions. due to the need to overcome the consequences of the negative impact of the production activities of energy companies on the environment. One of the main conditions for the development of an effective environmental policy is the analysis of tools for the formation and implementation of environmental policy by enterprises of the electric power industry. The article presents the main features and problems of the formation and implementation of the environmental policy of electric power enterprises in modern conditions. due to the need to overcome the consequences of the negative impact of the production activities of energy companies on the environment. One of the main conditions for the development of an effective environmental policy is the analysis of tools for the formation and implementation of environmental policy by electric power enterprises.
Reflections of Geopolitical Risk on Foreign Direct Investments: The Case of Türkiye
Authors: ALTINER Ali , BOZKURT Eda
Published: September 2023

A way to achieve sustainable economic growth in developing countries is to increase investments with domestic savings. However, not every country has an equal opportunity in terms of domestic savings. The desired level of investment expenditures cannot be reached in countries with a savings gap. In this case, foreign direct investment (FDI) becomes more valuable in meeting countries’ investment needs. Nevertheless, companies may not behave very bravely in their investment actions in other countries. There is a considerable risk and uncertainty avoidance in the nature of investment because uncertainty and risk are accepted as harbingers of instability for a country. Since the main goal of companies is to make a profit, they may start thinking that they will not have the opportunity to make a profit in an unstable economy. Hence, the risk perception in the investment environment must be low for developing countries to become attractive for FDI inflows. Geopolitical risks, as well as economic, political, and strategic risks that countries will be exposed to, are important indicators considered in FDI inflows. Literature research shows that investors are aggressive in investing with a profit appetite and, with exceptions, are sensitive to geopolitical risks. In other words, FDI decreases in countries where geopolitical risks tend to increase. The present study tested the validity of this assumption in the literature for Türkiye. The impact of geopolitical risks on FDI was analyzed with the ARDL Boundary Test Approach for the period 1985-2020. FDI inflows were used as the dependent variable, and the Geopolitical Risk (GPR) Index, a measure of geopolitical risk, was used as the independent variable. Moreover, growth, globalization, and inflation are the other independent variables analyzed. The test results demonstrated the negative effect of the increase in the GPR index on FDI inflows. In terms of the results obtained, the study provides an important perspective on the prioritization of the geopolitical risk factor in the evaluation of foreign investment performance.
NOSSA TERRA, NOSSO REINO: ASPECTOS DECOLONIAIS NO EXISTIR AMAZÔNICO AMAPAENSE
Authors: Silva João Paulo da
Published: September 2023

Se o colonialismo produziu a ideia de Brasil, a colonialidade introjetou em nossos imaginários a concepção de nossa Amazônia por reducionismos como: "floresta", "lugar atrasado", "terra de índio"... Este artigo busca revelar as nuances de um existir amazônico amapaense, onde sua biologia e natureza tropical sejam partes integrantes de sua constituição social e culturalmente diversa, e não elemento reducionista de sua formação nacional. Como objetivo, tento explanar as facetas reais de uma sociedade amazônica do agora, onde a realidade de existir vislumbra a partir do Amapá a desconstrução da ideia colonial reducionista de multiplicidades amazônicas a unidade imagética de “incivilidade”. Justifico a proposta pela emergência em se pensar a Amazônia: por territórios plurais; nas suas diferenças; na humanização dos seus sujeitos. Por possuir natureza qualitativa, utilizo metodologia bibliográfica no estudo, sendo a decolonialidade o elo que concatena epistemologia e referencial teórico decoloniais. Por pergunta de pesquisa – como os modos de viver e existências amazônicas cotidianas amapaenses alinham-se as produções intelectuais de autores que buscam combater os males do colonialismo através de estudos decoloniais? – proponho argumentação científica que alcança como resultado que as nuances da colonialidade trata-se de operação que subalterniza todos aqueles (pessoas e territórios) que não correspondam às expectativas “brancas” eurocentradas, incorrendo em estratificação de violências raciais e inferioridades dicotômicas nos mais diversos níveis, sendo o Amapá e sua população exemplo de território nacional diretamente atingido pela perversidade da ótica colonial.
Sustainability of alternative concretes: emergy and life-cycle analysis
Authors: Nair Kavya A , Anand Kalpathy Balakrishnan
Published: September 2023

The construction industry contributes the highest carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, in which concrete production is one of the key components. Extracting and transporting raw materials such as limestone and aggregates contribute to habitat destruction and pollution. This study deals with the relative assessment of a group of commonly used concretes at varied strength levels using emergy analysis and life-cycle assessment (LCA). Six types of concrete are considered for evaluation: normal, binary blended, ternary blended, quaternary blended, alkali-activated and recycled aggregate concrete (RAC). Emergy analysis considers different qualities and quantities of inputs, providing insights on resource-based impacts through emergy indicators. LCA, conducted using the SimaPro software, evaluates the environmental impacts of concrete production using midpoint and endpoint indicators. From emergy analysis, it is observed that concrete with alternative materials such as fly ash, silica fume, ground granulated blast-furnace slag and recycled aggregate exhibits better results in terms of emergy indicators. RAC shows the highest value of emergy sustainability index in all strength ranges. In LCA, higher impacts are seen for normal concrete, followed by those for RAC. To obtain a more inclusive result, an integrated emergy–LCA index is proposed. The results from this index aid in improved decision making regarding the sustainability of the system considered.
Data integration for digital twins in the built environment based on federated data models
Authors: Merino Jorge , Xie Xiang , Moretti Nicola , Chang Janet Yoon , Parlikad Ajith
Published: September 2023

Improving the efficiency of operations is a major challenge in facility management given the limitations of outsourcing individual building functions to third-party companies. The status of each building function is isolated in silos that are controlled by these third-party companies. Companies provide access to aggregated information in the form of reports through web portals, emails or bureaucratic processes. Digital twins represent an emerging approach to returning awareness and control to facility managers by automating all levels of information access (from granular data to defined key performance indicators and reports) and actuation. This paper proposes a low-latency data integration method that supports actuation and decision making in facility management, including construction, operation and maintenance data, and Internet of things. The method uses federated data models and semantic web ontologies, and it is implemented within a data lake architecture with connections to siloed data to keep the delegation of responsibilities of data owners. A case study in the Alan Reece Building (Cambridge, UK) demonstrates the approach by enabling fault detection and diagnosis of the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system for facility management.
TÜRKİYE’DE ŞEKERİN ZAMAN SERİLERİ ANALİZİNE GÖRE GELECEK EĞİLİMLERİNİN BELİRLENMESİ
Authors: MERDAN Kurtuluş
Published: September 2023

Bu çalışma ile Türkiye’de şeker piyasasının mevcut durumunu ortaya koymak, şeker piyasaları için gelecek öngörülerinde bulunmak amaçlanmaktadır. Gelecek öngörülerinin tespiti için zaman serisi analizlerinden Üstel Düzeltme Yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Zaman serileri analizi için ikincil veriler Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu’ndan (TÜİK), Türkiye Şeker Fabrikaları Anonim Şirketi’nin (TŞFAŞ) internet siteleri veya veri tabanlarından elde edilmiştir. Bu bağlamda şeker piyasalarına ait pancar ekim alanı, işlenen pancar miktarı, şeker pancarı üretici sayısı, üretim miktarı ve verim değerleri, şekerin üretimi tüketim, ihracat ve ithalat miktarları için beş yıllık gelecek öngörüleri oluşturulmuştur. Araştırma bulgularına göre gelecek beş yıllık süreçte (2022-2027) Türkiye’de şeker pancarı ekim alanlarının, işlenen pancar miktarının ve şeker pancarı üretim miktarlarının artacağı üretici sayısının ve verimin azalacağı, şekerin üretim, tüketim, ithalat ve ihracat miktarının artacağı öngörülmektedir. Şekerdeki Arz-Talep denge öngörülerinde ise dengenin arz yönüne kayacağı, bu kaymanın da üretim artışından değil, ihracat artışından kaynaklanacağı, şekerde ise dışa bağlılığın artacağı düşünülmektedir. Şeker üretiminde dışa bağımlığı azaltabilmek için girdi maliyetlerinin düşürülmesi, fiyattaki düzensizliğin çeşitli faktörlerle giderilmesi, Türk şekerin özel firmalarla rekabetinin artırılması amacıyla desteklerin iyileştirilmesi, şeker pancarında kota uygulamasının en asgariye indirilmesi sağlanmalıdır.
Tarımsal atıklardan elde edilen biyopeletlerin bazı yakıt özelliklerinin uluslararası pelet standartları ile karşılaştırılması
Authors: YILDIZ Zehra , TOPKOÇ Eşref
Published: September 2023

Fosil yakıtlar enerji ihtiyacının sağlanmasında, ucuz, yaygın kullanılması, çok iyi bilinen bir teknolojisi olması ve enerji yoğunluğunun yüksek olması gibi nedenlerle çevreye zarar vermesine rağmen uzun yıllardır kullanılmaktadır. Fosil yakıtlar yerine yakıt fiyatında istikrar sağlanabildiği yerli yakıta yönelmek, daha az kül ve kükürt içeriği ile daha temiz, ısıl değeri yüksek bir yakıt elde etmek için biyopeletlerin alternatif yakıt olarak değerlendirilmesinin hem ekonomik hem de ekolojik açıdan büyük bir önemi vardır. Biyopeletler, farklı biyokütle türlerinin kurutulması, öğütülmesi ve sıkıştırılması gibi fiziksel işlemler ile biyokütleye form kazandırılarak elde edilir. Biyopeletler, tarım, hayvancılık ve orman atıkları ile bağlayıcısız ya da bağlayıcı maddelerden elde edilen silindirik formda katı biyoyakıtlardır. Bu çalışmada sera atıkları peleti, odunsu atık peleti, çam peleti, çam+mdf peleti, ayçiçeği kabuğu peleti, fındık küspesi peleti ve kavak+kozalak peleti olmak üzere yedi farklı biyopeletinin yakıt özellikleri incelenmiştir. Biyopelet numunelerinin çap, uzunluk, parça yoğunluğu, nem miktarı, kül miktarı, ısıl değer, azot ve kükürt miktarı belirlenmiştir. Bu analizler sonucunda biyopeletlerin fiziksel ve kimyasal özellikleri uluslararası pelet standartları ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Biyopelet standartlarında, fiziksel özelliklerinden çap 6-10 mm, uzunluk 3.15-40 mm, ısıl değer için 16.5-19.5 MJ kg-1, nem %7-12, kül içeriği %0.5-2 ve parça yoğunluğu 600-1400 kg m-3 aralığında değiştiği belirlenmiştir. Azot içeriği %0.3-1 ve kükürt içeriği ise %0.03-0.08 aralıklarında değişmiştir. Çalışma da kullanılan yedi biyopeletin 5-10 mm, uzunluk 10-31 mm, ısıl değer için 15.887-19.836 MJ kg-1, nem %6.06-17.22, kül içeriği %0.54-18.47 ve parça yoğunluğu 970-1270 kg m-3 olarak belirlenmiştir. Azot içeriği %0-3.29 ve kükürt içeriği %0-0.79 aralıklarında değiştiği belirlenmiştir. Odunsu atık peleti ve kavak+kozalak peletlerinin standartlara en uygun biyopelet türleri olduğu belirlenmiştir. Sera atıkları peleti, fındık küspesi peleti, ayçiçeği kabuğu peleti ve çam+mdf peleti standartlara uygun olmayan analiz sonuçları içerdiği belirlenmiştir.
Ekonomik büyüme ve kâğıt ve kâğıt ürünleri sektörü dış ticareti üzerine nedensellik ilişkisi
Authors: AKYÜZ Kadri Cemil , ERSEN Nadir , AKYÜZ İlker
Published: September 2023

Dış ticaretin ekonomik büyüme ve kalkınma üzerine olan etkisi, bilimsel literatürde kabul edilen temel unsurlardan biridir. Ülkeler sahip oldukları üretim güçlerini uluslararası ticaret temelinde kullanmaları, dönemsel olarak ekonomik büyümeye farklı yönlerde katkı sağlamaktadır. Ülkelere göre değişim göstermekle birlikte imalat sanayi ve alt sektörler dış ticaret rakamları üzerinde önemli etki sahibidirler. Sektörlerin uluslararası ticarette elde etikleri gelişim ve ekonomik büyüme arasındaki ilişki kalkınmanın yönlendirici sektörlerini belirleyebilmek açısından önemlidir. Bu çalışmada Türkiye ekonomisindeki büyüme ve kâğıt ve kâğıt ürünleri sektörünün dış ticaret verileri arasında nedensellik ilişkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Kâğıt ve kâğıt ürünleri sanayinin ihracat ve ithalat büyüme oranları ve GSYİH (ekonomik büyüme) değerleri kullanılmıştır ve 2002-2021 dönemini kapsamaktadır. VAR modeli üzerinden uygulanan Granger nedensellik testi sonucuna göre ihracattan ekonomik büyümeye, ekonomik büyümeden ithalata ve ihracattan ithalata doğru tek yönlü nedensellik ilişkisi bulunmaktadır.
Iniquidades em saúde e determinantes políticos: olhar crítico acerca das relações, déficits e assimetrias
Authors: Lamy Marcelo , Alves Sandra Mara Campos
Published: September 2023

Objectives: to identify the extent to which health inequities have always been integrated by unfair distributions of power, what would be the main facets of this asymmetry and in which practical realities they are most manifested. Methods: critical review of documents produced at international conferences and projects related to health governance, combined with a narrative review of scientific texts that touch on neo-institutionalist theme. Results: since the initial perception about the social determinants of health, reference has been made to political determinants (in particular, the unjust distribution of power). The Global Governance for Health project has shown that political determinants should be treated separately, as they are, to some extent, the determinants of social determinants. The main political deficits that affect health decision-making and prevent health inequities from being overcome are five: a) representativeness; b) transparency; c) adaptability; d) intersectorality; e) regulation. The situations in which these deficits are most evident are seven: i) in the face of the historical need for financial austerity measures; ii) in the context of protectionist policies of industrial and intellectual property holders; iii) in the area of investment agreements; iv) in the context of the food market; v) in the face of the option to leave certain corporate activities unregulated; vi) in the face of the option to exclude migrants from decision-making; vii) in the face of armed violence. Conclusion: failure to address the political dysfunctions of health governance means that health inequities are maintained and even creates or exacerbates new inequities.
Received: 23/08/23 | Accepted: 04/09/23
Dois caminhos que se entrecruzam no jardim do conhecimento: Direito e Saúde
Authors: Alves Sandra Mara Campos , Delduque Maria Célia , Branco Pedro Henrique de Moura Gonet
Published: September 2023

The Health Law, which had its origin in the elevation of the right to health to the status of fundamental right by the Federal Constitution of 1988, represents a remarkable evolution in the intersection between the legal and collective health fields. The current issue of the Cadernos Ibero-Americanos de Direito Sanitário offers a well-kept garden and its many paths, trodden through the reflections of illustrious thinkers of Law and Public Health who contribute with unpublished material, offering the best of knowledge.
Chemotranscriptomic analysis of 7-hydroxymatairesinol-related effects on MCF7 human breast tumor cells
Authors: Torshin I. Yu. , Rubashkina A. N. , Gromova O. A.
Published: September 2023

Introduction. Establishing the effects of anticancer drugs on the transcriptome is an important procedure in postgenomic pharmacology necessary to comprehensively assess the desired and undesirable effects of candidate drugs.

Aim: to assess the effects of lignan 7-hydroxymatairesinol (7HMR) on breast tumor cells.

Materials and Methods. Chemotranscriptome profiling was carried out in MCF7 cells (breast cancer cell line) after 24-hour incubation with 7HMR. The GEO (Gene Expression Omnibus) database contains samples of data from transcriptomic studies allowing to model dose-dependent compound-related effects on gene expression based on the chemograph-derived combinatorial analysis algorithms. As a result, a panel of genes with altered expression is generated, which are analyzed by the functional linkage method using the international nomenclature of Gene Ontology (GO) linked to biological roles of genes/proteins.

Results. Dose-dependent effects of 7HMR on gene transcription (change in transcription by 5 % or more per 1 μmol 7HMR) were established for 3,468 out of 12,700 genes studied. 7HMR significantly reduced the expression of genes involved in maintaining cell proliferation (401 genes including those involved in telomere maintenance), protein synthesis (194 genes) and proteasomal protein degradation (70 genes), energy metabolism in tumor cells (91 genes) and chronic inflammation (148 genes). A decline in the expression of such gene groups retards the processes of proliferation and vital activity along with protecting host body from excessive inflammation. 7HMR contributed to a predominant increase in the transcription of gene groups involved in antitumor activity (more than 100 genes), including the genes involved in maintaining antitumor immunity as well as those mediating the antitumor effects of vitamin D, retinoids, and vitamin C.

Conclusion. The revealed changes in gene transcription enhance 7HMR-related effects on proteome proteins and suggest the prospects for using 7HMR for effective and safe prevention and treatment of nodular mastopathy and breast cancer.
NOD-like receptors in pathogenesis of missed and spontaneous abortions
Authors: Lebedeva O. P. , Ivannikova V. M. , Zhukova I. O. , Kozarenko O. N. , Altukhova O. B. , Pakhomov S. P. , Churnosov M. I.
Published: September 2023

Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors (NOD-like receptors) are cytosolic signaling receptors of innate immune cells recognizing ligands derived from bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa. They can initiate apoptosis and pro-inflammatory cytokines production. Meanwhile, the role of decidual NOD-like receptors in pathogenesis of early miscarriages remains unknown. 

Aim: to study NOD-like receptor (NOD1, NOD2, NLRP1, NLRP3, NLRC4) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) expression in decidual tissue from patients with missedand spontaneous abortions compared to progressive pregnancy.

Materials and Methods. NOD1, NOD2, NLRP1, NLRP3, NLRC4 and pathway protein receptorinteracting-serine/threonine-protein kinase 2 (RIP-2) mRNA expression in decidua from 34 patients with missed abortions (group I), 34 patients with spontaneous abortions (group II) and 57 women with progressive pregnancy admitted for artificial abortion (group III, control group) were analyzed by reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) at gestational age of 6–10 weeks. Exclusion criteria were as follows: endocrine disorders, severe extragenital diseases, antiphospholipid syndrome, inherited thrombophilia, uterine malformations and fetal chromosomal abnormalities. Samples were collected by uterine abrasion. 

Results. It was found that mRNA expression of NOD2 was significantly higher in decidua from patients with missed and spontaneous abortions, whereas for RIP-2 (related to relevant signaling pathway) – in women with missed abortions. A moderate positive correlation between gestational age and mRNA expression for NOD2 (R = 0.48; p = 0.01) and RIP-2 (R = 0.41; p = 0.007) was observed in subjects with progressive pregnancy. In contrast, women with missed abortions showed a moderate negative correlation between body weight and mRNA expression for NOD2 (R = –0.46; p = 0.03) and RIP-2 (R = –0.51; p = 0.02) whereas spontaneous abortions was associated with moderate negative correlation between RIP-2 mRNA expression and body weight (R= –0.47; p=0.04) as well as body mass index (R= –0.48; p = 0.04) along with moderate positive correlation with age of menarche (R = 0.46; p = 0.04). However, compared with progressive pregnancy no significant differences were found in expression level form NOD1, NLRP1, NLRP3 and NLRC4 mRNA in decidua from patients with missed and spontaneous abortions. 

Conclusion. Elevated NOD2 mRNA expression was observed in decidua from patients with missed and spontaneous abortions compared to progressive pregnancy paralleled with upregulated RIP-2 mRNA expression in missed abortions. Finally, it was found that NOD1, NLRP1, NLRP3 and NLRC4 were not involved in pathogenesis of miscarriages.
Ensuring the Participation of the Individuals with Mental Disorders and Speech Disabilities in the Skills and Capabilities Evaluation using Methods of Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Authors: Karanevskaya O.V. , Sisneva M.E.
Published: September 2023

Determination of skills and capabilities of the individuals with mental disorders and speech disabilities is an impor­tant task for specialists. At the experimental stage, 50 respondents were interviewed to reveal the possibilities of their participation in the follow-up evaluation of the independent living skills and level of required support. The methods of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and visual support were used. The study of the process of development of special conditions for the interview was carried out in the setting of psychoneurological residential institutions. We identified conditions, which are required for the participants: establishing of the primary contact, determining the communication means and the level of understanding of oral speech etc. Methods of directed obser­vation, learning game situations, and practical tasks were used. The case study method was used to analyze the opti­mal choice of AAC and visibility means. A productive contact was established with 92% of respondents, they agreed to participate in the interview. Full understanding of the interview’s objectives was achieved in 33% cases. 74% of respondents were able to complete the interview. It was determined that the development of special conditions for the participation of the respondents in an interview and the choice of AAС methods involves the following factors: assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the communicative abilities; available means of communication; pos­sibilities of using AAC symbols and teaching the respondents to use them etc. The results can be used in carrying out further stages of research to determine the skills and capabilities of persons who do not use speech as the main means of communication.
Formation of Readiness of Future Teachers for Interactive Interaction in Educational Activities
Authors: Korotaeva E.V. , Andryunina A.S.
Published: September 2023

This article presents the experience of educational activities with future teachers in the format of interactive learning. However, it is perceived by most as an educational activity with the use of appropriate digital gadgets. Meanwhile, the interactive approach is based on the provisions of symbolic interactionism, which emphasizes not only unidirectional contact, but also feedback. This aspect was leveled during the period of distance learning. But for a teacher, the ability to “see” the audience, hold the attention of students, flexibly respond to emerging situations, etc. is especially important. This is the three–dimensional vision of the educational process that forms the basis of interactive learning. The academic semester was devoted to mastering this approach, during which students learned variations of communication interaction in a quasi-professional situation. The positive results of this approach in the training of future teachers were confirmed by the data of a survey conducted among future teachers, which clarified the terminological grounds, risk zones, prospects, etc. of interactive learning for modern educational practice.
Study of the Possibilities of the Resource Network for the Development of an Inclusive Educational Environment
Authors: Samsonova E.V. , Bystrova Yu.A.
Published: September 2023

The article presents an analysis of the results of a study devoted to the study of the issues of network interaction of educational institutions with other organizations in order to provide resource support for the development of an inclusive educational environment (IEE). The sample consisted of 274,670 people (administration; teachers; parents; students) from 1539 educational institutions (EIs). We used survey methods, analysis of the best practices of the regions, a comparative analysis of the answers of all groups of respondents, the index method. The resources and deficits of the EIs were determined for individual components of the IEE: organizational and managerial, program-methodical, subject-spatial, informational and social; the analysis and systematization of the experience of regional resource networks for the development of inclusion was carried out. Resource interaction for replenishing deficits is at a critical level for 50% EIs, at an acceptable level for 40%, and at an optimal level for 10%. A low indicator of the interaction of EIs of all levels of education with social partners (0.13) and other organizations (0.36), as well as a low level of interaction between the support team specialists within the organization (0.13) was revealed. This indicates the need to coordinate the creation of a resource network, including, among other things, NGOs and public organizations that are resource for the development of inclusion.
Cultural-Historical Activity Theory and its Contemporary Import: Ideas Emerging in Context and Time.
Authors: Stetsenko A.P.
Published: September 2023

Alexey N. Leontiev’s legacy – as part of cultural-historical activity theory – is discussed as an open-ended, dynamic, and continuously emerging system of ideas. The meaning and import of these ideas are becoming transparent in the context of contemporary conceptual revolution in psychology. Various trends within this cutting-edge movement have converged on the notion of relationality – in opposition to traditional “substance” metaphysics that posits self-contained, independent entities as the exclusive analytical focus. CHAT is revealed to be a pioneer in this conceptual revolution, contributing conceptual advances such as on embodied, situated, distributed, and enacted cognition/mind and on a (non-dual) “natureculture.” In CHAT, human development is an open-ended, dynamic, non-linear, and ever-unfolding, that is, emergent process with no preprogrammed blueprints. This process is composed of embodied bi-directional interactivities of persons-acting-in-the-world, embedded in fluid contexts – soft assemblages contingent on situational demands and affordances. Moreover, CHAT foregrounds collective dynamics of meaningful shared activities extending through history as a unified onto-epistemology of human development and mind. In addition, CHAT also offers, in outlines, steps to move beyond the relational paradigm towards a transformative worldview premised on the notion of a simultaneous persons-and-the-world co-realizing.
Psychological Problems of Adolescents in Real and Virtual Environments: Questionnaire Standardization
Authors: Regush L.A. , Alekseeva E.V. , Veretina O.R. , Orlova A.V. , Pezhemskaya J.S.
Published: September 2023

The need to create a questionnaire to study the psychological problems of adolescents in real and virtual environments arose since previously created and available methods in this sphere did not consider the influence of the virtual environment as a factor of socialization. The article reveals the continuity in the development of methodological tools for the study of psychological problems of adolescents and shows the novelty of the new questionnaire. The questionnaire was created and standardized during five consecutive stages (collection of primary empirical material, procedures of linguistic and frequency analysis, assessment of reliability, validity, double factorization, determination of age norms). 566 teenagers aged 13-17 years took part in standardization. The result of this work is a new psychodiagnostic tool that allows to determine the degree of adolescents’ concern with psychological problems, both in real life and in connection with their immersion in the Internet environment.
Toward the Results of the International Congress "L.S. Vygotsky and A.R. Luria: Cultural and Historical Psychology and Issues of Digitalization in Social Practices"
Authors: Sizikova T.E.
Published: September 2023

The international scientific community turned to cultural-historical psychology to find solutions to the issues caused by the introduction of new tools into social practice - digital tools and artificial intelligence, embodied in the international congress: "L. S. Vygotsky and A. R. Luria: cultural-historical psychology and issues of digitalization in social practices". The cross-cutting theme was the definition of the place of the digital medium in human life. Summarizing the results in a brief form, we identified five areas: defining the essence of the digital medium, its limitations and possibilities; highlighting the limits of its use; irrationality and rationality in relation to the "machine"; the role of the adult in learning and communication with the child when using digital media; the requirements for digital media in the boundaries of safety. In each area, the main provisions of cultural-historical psychology are examined in depth through the prism of their applicability to contemporary reality. The notions of "social situation of development," tool and sign, interiorization and zone of the nearest development, age and its features, mediation and others showed not only their theoretical viability, but also the practical necessity of their application.
Resilience, self-activation and coping strategies of mothers in the of their children's disability
Authors: Odintsova M. , Lubovsky D. , Gusarova E. , Ivanova P.
Published: September 2023

Aim. The study is focused on studying the manifestations of resilience, self-activation and coping strategies of mothers depending on the type of challenge, assessment of its strength and the presence/absence of disability in their children. Materials and methods. The study involved women (N=271) aged 24 to 55 years, including 156 mothers of healthy children and 115 mothers of children with disabilities. A socio-biographical questionnaire and a package of techniques were used: Self-activation technique (M.A. Odintsova, N.P. Radchikova); Resilience test (E.N. Osin, E.I. Rasskazova); SORET questionnaire (E.I. Rasskazova, T.O. Gordeeva, E.N. Osin). Results and conclusions. The relationship between the social and demographic characteristics of mothers and their assessments of the situation of the call is revealed. Less constructive coping strategies (mental withdrawal from the problem, denial, behavioral care, etc.) are more often used by mothers with a high assessment of the strength of the challenge; positive reformulation, humor and planning are more often used with low assessments of the strength of the challenges, regardless of the presence of disabled children in the family. Mothers raising children with disabilities are characterized by lower rates of physical activation, the level of which is lower with high estimates of the strength of the challenge.
Drives in Children and Adolescents — A New Approach and Detailed Analysis. Review of the Book by I.V. Dobryakov and Yu. A. Fesenko “Drives of Children and Adolescents: Formation, Manifestations, Deviations”
Authors: Zvereva N.V.
Published: September 2023

This is a review of the book by I.V. Dobryakov and Yu.A. Fesenko "Attractions of children and adolescents: formation, manifestations, deviations", published in Saint-Petersburg in 2022. The content of the book is described in detail, its assessment is given, recommendations to potential readers are given.
Remote Professional Development of Teachers to Implement Power Cards to Teach Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Authors: Olcay S. , Saral D.
Published: September 2023

Impairments in social skills are one of the core characteristics of individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Impairments in social skills in this group of individuals may not naturally decrease or disappear over time. Rather, they become more pronounced unless appropriate interventions to promote social competence are delivered to these individuals. In this study, researchers examined the effects of remote professional development training through behavioral skills training and coaching on teachers’ (psychologists') use of Power Card method using a one-group pre- and post-test design. Moreover, the effects of Power Card method on teaching social skills – saying “Thank you.” (e.g., thanking upon accessing the requested item) – to their students with autism spectrum disorder were investigated using a multiple probe design across participants. Three psychologists working as a special education teacher and their students with autism spectrum disorder from a special education school participated in the study. The researchers evaluated teachers’ performance on script and Power Card development and implementation using checklists (e.g., Steps for Developing Scripts and Power Cards). They performed visual analysis to evaluate students’ performance. Remote behavioral skills training and coaching were effective in the acquisition, maintenance, and generalization of teachers’ use of Power Card procedure, and the Power Card procedure was effective in teaching social skills to students with autism spectrum disorder. Furthermore, the students maintained the target skills 2 and 4 weeks after the intervention and generalized them across different conditions. Teachers had positive opinions regarding (a) feasibility of the Power Cards, (b) acceptability of remote behavioral skills training and coaching, and (c) social significance of the target skills for the students. Limitations (e.g., narrow focus on social skills and collection of social validity data through participant judgement) and implications for future research are discussed.
Optimization of Signal Processing Parameters in Psychophysiological Studies on the Example of GSR and PPG
Authors: Malakhov D.G. , Orlov V.A. , Kartashov S.I. , Skiteva L.I. , Kovalchuk M.V. , Alexandrov Y.I. , Kholodny Y.I.
Published: September 2023

When analyzing physiological signals, the problem of setting data processing parameters arises due to the blurring of the boundary between signal and noise properties, as well as the fundamental lack of objective criteria for the quality of data processing in psychophysiology. This paper describes an approach to optimizing processing parameters on the example of galvanic skin response (GSR) and photoplethysmogram (PPG), based on the use of stimuli that are significant for a person, selected on the basis of biographical data, which can be considered as criteria validation. As a metric for the optimization, we used the frequency of coincidence of the stimuli identified as a result of the analysis with the a priori given ones (human names, including the name of the volunteer, and also visit cards selected by the volunteer). GSR and PPG signals were recorded using an MRI-compatible polygraph under conditions of functional magnetic resonance imaging (N=46 volunteers). In the first part of the work, optimization of frequency filters and analysis intervals (epochs) was performed. It has been established that the following processing parameters are optimal for analyzing the amplitude properties of the GSR signal: first-order Butterworth filters, frequency range is 0.025-0.25 Hz, interval of analysisis1-7 s from a stimulus. To analyze the PPG signal using the length of the curve, the following processing parameters are optimal: second-order Butterworth filters, frequency range is 1.25—12.5 Hz, interval of analysis is 3—10 s from a stimulus. Using the same criterion, several alternative signal processing methods were tested: change in the amplitude of the GSR signal over the analysis interval compared to the classical method by the amplitude maximum relative to the baseline; several types of ranking of reactions within a block of stimuli compared to simple averaging of all responses. The parameters and methods of processing of the GSR and PPG signals obtained in the work demonstrate universality in relation to the variety of initial data and could be applicable in applied and fundamental research. The general approach described in the work can also be used to optimize the processing parameters of other physiological signals including fMRI.
Parental Identity Processes among Men in Early and Middle Adulthood
Authors: Borisenko Y.V.
Published: September 2023

In the paper we present the analysis of the processes of parental identity among men without children and fathers. In the background of the growing multifactorial influences of modern society and the multitasking of modern man, it is extremely important to identify the processes of personal identity that allow a person to find his or her place in the world. Various transformations of parenting bring actuality to the studies of parental identity processes, which may help in effective performing in parental roles. We studied the specifics of parental identity processes among men. We used descriptive characteristics, Student's t-test, and correlation analysis. The study involved 97 men (60% without children, 40% of fathers) aged 17 to 44 years (M = 26,44; SD = 11,14). We used Caregiving and Breadwinning Identity and Reflected Appraisal Inventory (J. Pleck and colleagues), test of statuses and structure of ego-identity (E. L. Soldatova), Dimensions of Identity Development Scale (DIDS) (K. Luyckx and colleagues), Identity Stage Resolution Index (ISRI) (J. E. Cote), the Utrecht scale for studying identity processes-Parent identity (U-MICS-PI) (modification by K. Piotrowski) and test of life-meaningful orientations (D. A. Leontiev). Parental identity in men is formed even before the birth of a child and before interacting with him or her. Parental identity is interrelated with identity processes, such as: commitment making, and all exploration processes. There is a significant relationship between parental identity and processes such as commitment and exploration.
Reducing Anxiety and Depression through Programs on a High Immersive Virtual Reality Headset
Authors: Barabanschikov V.A. , Selivanov V.V.
Published: September 2023

The work is aimed at considering the influence of modern special training programs in virtual reality (VR) on personality anxiety in adolescence. Materials of empirical research obtained on a sample of students of 2-4 courses of Moscow and Smolensk universities are presented. Respondents aged from 19 to 24 years old participated in the study 1 (N=15) (using the training VR environment with a first-person avatar) and 2 (N=24) (using the training VR program with an anthropomorphic avatar (female) (third-person). To diagnose anxiety we used methods: Spielberger-Hanin Self-Assessment Anxiety Test, A.T. Beck Anxiety Scale. A single-factor experimental design with independent groups was used; dependent variables were different types of anxiety, independent variables were the parameters of subjects' work with the training VR-program of high immersiveness. The results show that the high level training VR environment has a significant effect on anxiety reduction. Both personal and situational anxiety, as well as the general level of anxiety, decreased. In the control samples, either anxiety decreases, but at a much lower level, or no change occurs. Psychosemantic analysis of consciousness indicates changes not only in the conscious plan (connections between connotative meanings), but also in unconscious attitudes about one's anxiety state (manifested in the triad of depression: decreased mood, ideomotor and motor retardation). In general, VR programs with avatars should be considered as effective technologies and means of changing functional personality properties, in particular anxiety.
Ethnic Representations of Tuvans about Themselves and Others: The Factor of Location
Authors: Demidov A.A. , Ananyeva K.I. , Samba A.D.-B.
Published: September 2023

The article presents the results of a study of the ideas of Tuvans about the individual psychological characteristics of representatives of the Tuvan and Russian ethnic groups. The subjects of the study were Tuvinians living in the largest city of the Republic of Tyva — Kyzyl (n=72) and in a remote, southwestern region of the Republic of Tyva — Mongun-Taiginsky district (n=69). As part of the study, the author's methodology "Cards" was used, which allows for the assessment and self-assessment of individual psychological characteristics in a concise and understandable format for respondents. The analysis of the data was carried out taking into account three age cohorts of the subjects — the younger, middle and older age groups. Differences were recorded in the content of the representations of Tuvans of different age groups in relation to representatives of the Russian and Tuvan ethnic groups. The age factor had a more significant impact to ethnic representations than the place of residence and life.