bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Irrational Architecture Hotel Building Modules for Progressive Quantum Marketing with Full Spectrum Zero-Clean Room, Multi-Dimensional Layout, and Artistic-Utilitarian Design
Authors: Zisopoulos Athanasios Dim , Broni Georgia , Panitsidis Konstandinos , Kartalis Nikos
Published: January 2023

The Bauhaus school established a stable utilitarian cause-and-effect relationship. Nevertheless, the opposite of Irrational Architecture has been preferred to solve severe investment and financing problems in the hotel construction and renovation industry. A new Marketing interpretation was attempted to attract new hotel customers. Under the connecting glue of Quantum Marketing through Big Data Science coverage, several irrelevant ideas are incorporated. Since hotel functions are chaotic, the hotel room was selected as the minimum chunk of intervention. Several apartments or bungalows would be constructed to cover peculiar progressive functioning like Zero Clean Room and bathroom, protection, guest living in Platonic Solid space and four dimensions emulation, semiautomatic room fitting, and unlimited room furniture and equipment options. All these are addressed through promotion channels to the curiosity of the possible guest. The visitor preselects the desired number of features, and the room is up and ready according to his determination. A room preparation film presents all necessary steps, indicative guest Phobias are analyzed, and prefabricated modules are studied in a realistic business plan. Finally, an estimation is given for the necessary number of invention patents and schedule realization for every room. Zero net incompatibility and cost remain unresolved issues.
Relationships between Serum Interleukin-6, Radiographic Severity and WOMAC Index in Patients with Primary Knee Osteoarthritis
Authors: Elwan Shereen , Hilal Faisal Mohammed , Bashawyah Ahmed , Paladini Antonella , Soliman Nema , Rekatsina Martina , Allam Abdallah El-Sayed , Tai Yu-Ting , Lin Jui-An , Varrassi Giustino , Ahmed Riham
Published: January 2023

Background: Osteoarthritis is the most common degenerative joint disease resulting in pain and altered joint function. Objective: We investigated the possible association between serum interleukin-6 and symptoms of knee osteoarthritis with regard to pain, stiffness, physical function, assessed by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). We also examined the connections between serum interleukin-6 and radiographic severity in primary knee osteoarthritis patients. Methods: In this case-control study, fifty primary knee osteoarthritis patients and fifty age and sex matched controls were randomly recruited. Serum interleukin-6 levels were immunoassayed in patients’ and controls’ serum. Patients’ knee pain, stiffness and physical function were assessed by the respective subscales of the WOMAC Index. Standing anteroposterior radiographs of the knee joint were performed and graded with the Kellegren-Lawrence grade. Results: The mean serum IL-6 level was significantly higher in osteoarthritis patients (110.22 ± 46.98pg/ml) than controls (46.04 ± 12.34 pg/ml) (p=0.001). The WOMAC Index in patients ranged from 0 – 95 and the Kellegren-Lawrence score mean was 2.7 ± 0.76. There was a significant correlation between serum IL-6 levels and pain (r=0.595 p=0.001), physical function score (r=0.666, p=0.001)), and the radiographic score (r=0.799, p=0.001). Regression analysis showed that IL-6 level had a greater impact on both the WOMAC Index (p=0.005) and the Kellegren-Lawrence score (p=0.01). Conclusion: Serum IL-6 level is increased in primary knee osteoarthritis patients. Also, serum interlukin-6 is significantly related to osteoarthritis symptoms and radiographic severity.
The evaluation of the provision of specialized medical care to patients with COVID‑19 in the conditions of the central district hospital
Authors:   FSSBI «N. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health», Orlov S. A. , Aleksandrova O.Yu. ,   FSSBI «N. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health», Lisovskii D. A. ,   FSSBI «N. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health», Gorenkov R. V. ,   FSSBI «N. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health», Livshitz S. A. ,   State Budgetary Health Institution of the Moscow oblast region “Noginsk Central District Hospital”, Tikhonova E. V. ,   State Budgetary Health Institution of the Moscow oblast region “Noginsk Central District Hospital”
Published: January 2023

Planning and managing the activities of a medical organization in the context of a biological challenge associated with the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID‑19) is an urgent task for the healthcare system, determining the possibilities of its functioning in the conditions of transformation and re-profiling of the bed fund, mobilization of human, material and technical resources. Based on the results of assessing the parameters of the activities of a medical organization, it is possible to systematize and streamline the work of its structural divisions. P u r p o s e of the study is to determine the optimal burden on medical workers, to establish factors that affect the duration of hospitalization and determining the outcomes of the disease among patients with COVID‑19. M a t e r i a l s a n d m e t h o d s . The retrospective continuous study of hospitalizations of 7576 patients was planned and conducted with an analysis of the duration of hospitalization, the dependence of the results of hospitalization on gender and age, as well as the impact on this indicator of the severity of the disease (using Pearson’s linear correlation coefficient (r-Pearson)) and analysis of survival by evaluating Kaplan-Meier. R e s u l t s . The results of the analysis showed that the average number of patients per doctor per month was 28,23 ± 13,27 patients [IQR: 16,93; 41,25]. The dependence of the duration of hospitalization on sex and age showed the absence of statistical significance between these indicators (r-Pearson = 0,079; p < 0,001). The dependence of the duration of hospitalization on the severity of the course of the disease showed no statistical significance between these indicators (r-Pearson = 0,04; p < 0,001). The risk of death was increased with the length of hospitalization. C o n c l u s i o n . The results of study are relevant for public health specialists who plan the resources of medical organizations and assess the possibilities of using the bed fund.
The role of risk factors in childhood on the formation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Authors:   City Polyclinic No. 219 of the Moscow City Health Department, Valeev V. V. , Mingazova E. N. ,   N. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health, Babaev Y. A. ,   State Unitary Enterprise of the Chuvash Republic “Pharmacy” of the Ministry of Health of the Chuvash Republic, Mingazov R. N. ,   N. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health, Smbatyan S. M. ,   N. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health
Published: January 2023

An analysis of literature on COPD in children has shown that COPD arises from an accelerated decline in lung function, an inability to achieve normal lung function after childhood, or a combination of the two. Risk factors for the development of COPD are considered negative environmental influences; maternal smoking, intrauterine development disorders, prematurity, low birth weight, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, as well as frequent or severe respiratory infections in childhood (especially respiratory syncytial virus and rhinovirus) that prevent the full growth and development of the lungs; asthma in childhood; early allergic sensitization and/or a rare genetic disorder (alpha‑1 antitrypsin deficiency), childhood chronic cough, parental history of respiratory disease, and low educational attainment. Particularly vulnerable are children from socio-economically low strata of the population, in particular, from among the indigenous population of multi-ethnic countries. In low- and middle-income countries, diagnosing COPD is difficult, and the disease may go undiagnosed. Bronchial asthma in childhood can be considered as an independent risk factor for COPD in adulthood. At the same time, the asthma-COPD overlap syndrome is widespread, the risk of which is especially high among individuals with persistent and severe childhood asthma, which is highly dependent on genetics. Targeted programs are needed to reduce the risk of adverse pulmonary outcomes in disadvantaged children, as well as the integration of specialized outreach services into primary health care. The WHO COPD core package includes protocols for assessing, diagnosing and managing COPD, as well as modules on healthy lifestyles, including smoking cessation and self-help, and development of rehabilitation services.
About some methodological approaches to the assessment of the salary level of medical workers
Authors:   Federal Research Institute for Health Organization and Informatics of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Kadyrov F. N. ,   North-Western State Medical University. I.I. Mechnikov, Obukhova O. V. ,   Federal Research Institute for Health Organization and Informatics of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Endovitskaya Yu.V. ,   Federal Research Institute for Health Organization and Informatics of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Chililov A. M. ,   A.V. Vishnevsky National Medical Research Center of Surgery
Published: January 2023

The article deals with methodological issues of assessing the level of salaries of medical workers by official statistics bodies (Rosstat) and within the framework of surveys of medical workers themselves. The main methodological differences are shown in the methods of calculating the indicators characterizing wages used by statistical authorities and survey organizers. The main reasons leading to the discrepancy between the results of such assessments are shown. Among them, first of all, it is necessary to name different approaches to accounting for personal income tax, restrictions in the sample, etc. In addition, official statistics take into account not only wages, but also some other expenses in favor of employees. At the same time, the concept of "average number" is used, which is not taken into account in the framework of the conducted surveys. At the same time, the salaries of medical workers in order to assess the achievement of the targets set by the May Presidential Decrees should be correlated not with the average salary for the subject of the Russian Federation, but with the average monthly income from work. Such methodological differences create an objective basis for the discrepancy between the survey results and official statistical data and should be taken into account when interpreting the data obtained.
Issues related to the powers of state (municipal) healthcare institutions in the field of labor rationing
Authors:   Federal Research Institute for Health Organization and Informatics of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Kadyrov F. N. ,   North-Western State Medical University I.I. Mechnikov, Chililov A.M. ,   National Medical Research Center of Surgery named after Vishnevsky
Published: January 2023

The presented material concerns the rights and obligations of state (municipal) healthcare institutions in matters of labor rationing. It examines the scope of authority of the heads of these institutions as employers for the organization of rationing. With reference to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation and other normative legal acts devoted to this topic, various aspects of labor rationing are analyzed. In particular, the degree of completeness of the coverage of labor standards of all employees of medical organizations, the identity of load indicators and labor standards, etc.
the Design Of Donut Ordering Information System To Expand Website-Based Market Share (WEB) (Case Study On UD Brandan Donuts)
Authors: Nanda Sri Handayani , Nadya Yusri , Irawan Heri , Irawan Heri
Published: January 2023

Brandan Donuts is a business that is engaged in the culinary field, especially delicious and healthy snacks, namely donuts. UD Brandan Donuts was founded by Jumardani, on September 1, 2015, at Jalan Sisingamangaraja, Simpang Limun, Medan City. The problem with UD Brandan Donuts is that the ordering and marketing system still relies on media for direct interaction with consumers (buyers) which makes it difficult for the management to expand market share. The purpose of this research is to build an order information system using the DFD method and apply the design of an online ordering information system at UD Brandan Donuts (WEB). The research uses the data flow diagram (DFD) method to design the system flow and uses the implementation of a software program, Xampp in designing a website (WEB). The results on the website design there are 2 levels that will run in ordering donuts online, namely Level 1 consisting of the buyer login process, ordering, delivery, admin login, financial reports. And level 2 consists of the process of registering a buyer's account, logging in, selecting a donut product, filling in order data, selecting the type of transaction, payment, confirmation of order completion, delivery schedule, order confirmation until, input of donut category, input of donut stock, confirmation of order data, confirmation payment, promotion, daily report processing, monthly report processing, and annual report processing. The conclusion in this research is that the context diagram design contains 6 entities and for the data flow diagram (DFD) design it has a level of 2.17 and as many as 22 flowcharts. And produce a website (WEB) that displays an admin page, buyer page and courier page to make it easier for consumers (buyers) to order online.
Selecting Shoes Box Suppliers using DEMATEL-ANP-WZOGP Approach
Authors: Gunawan Ivan , Trihastuti Dian , Sianto Martinus Edy , Godelva Ivena
Published: January 2023

Supplier selection is an important stage in the procurement of goods and services. The suitable suppliers will streamline the company's business processes to increase profits for the company. Product packaging is one of the vital components of the overall representation of a product. Many industries leave packaging matters to others to focus on their area of specialization. Thus, the selection of packaging suppliers has become one of the critical issues in the industrial world. This study aims to develop a packaging supplier selection model in the shoe industry. The primary packaging for shoes is a shoe box made of cardboard. In developing the packaging supplier selection model, it is necessary to determine the relevant criteria and sub-criteria to support the entire supplier selection process. The integration of the Decision-Making Laboratory and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL), Analytic Network Process (ANP), and Weighted Zero-One Goal Programming (WZOGP) were used in this study to produce a suitable supplier selection model. In the initial step, five criteria and 12 sub-criteria were determined from the literature study and brainstorming with the procurement department. Furthermore, the DEMATEL method supports the development of a model of the relationship between criteria, sub-criteria, and alternatives required in the ANP procedure. Then, the ANP method synergistically assigns weights to each criterion, sub-criteria, and alternative. The weights from the results of the ANP method are used as parameters for the WZOGP optimization model. In this study, quality (28.1%) was ranked as the highest criterion, and shoe box prints that matched the specifications (12.3%) became the sub-criteria with the highest ranking. The selection of the best suppliers using the ANP method sequentially is supplier B (62.22%), supplier A (20.41%), and supplier C (17.38%). The results of the WZOGP optimization model confirm the results of the ANP by setting supplier B as the leading supplier
Application of the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) Method in Selecting Warehouse Locations for Onlineshop Goods Storage (Case Study: Expedited Shipment of Finished Goods)
Authors: Dwi febryanto Indra , Berlianto Rahmat , Prihono Prihono
Published: January 2023

Storage of finished goods is one of the important factors needed by a company, both offline and online manufacturing. The problem that often occurs is the lack of area and inadequate warehouse locations for storing finished goods. This problem is also found in the activities of storing finished goods in shipping expeditions. The condition of the warehouse which was initially less efficient was due to the location of the warehouse being less spacious, the absence of safety equipment and also areas prone to flooding. The goal to be achieved is to choose the optimal warehouse location from several existing alternatives. The method used is the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method to develop a hierarchy of logistics center location selection. Research variables using criteria include distance, cost, facilities, geographical position and warehouse area. The results of data processing produce the highest criterion weight value of 0.3228, namely the area of ​​the warehouse and the smallest criterion weight of 0.0417, namely the cost criterion. In addition, the highest value of the work alternative is 0.4085 on the SPILL warehousing alternative and the smallest value is 0.2749 on the Rungkut Industri alternative.
Analysis Of Service Quality On Customer Satisfaction With Servqual And QFD Methods
Authors: Wahyu Satria Perkasa
Published: January 2023

This study aims to analyze the problem and produce alternative proposals in increasing customer satisfaction at PT. Mentari Trans Nusantara in Sidoarjo. The analytical tool used is tabulating the questionnaire, collecting data in the form of validity testing and reliability testing. The hypothesis in this study is that there is an Analysis of Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction. The method used is the Servqual and QFD methods. The Servqual method is used to determine the extent to which the gap between customer perceptions and expectations ha an impact on the realization of customer satisfaction. QFD method is used to clarify to make improvements. The results of this study indicate that the service variable attributes that do not meet customer satisfaction are the dimensions of reliability and the value of the level of satisfaction, namely: employees provide maximum service to customers, employees are able to resolve complaints faced by customers, package delivery which is always done quickly and on time, employees have the knowledge to answer customer questions, and the timeliness of service is in accordance with the promises given.
El turismo como motor de crecimiento económico en Colombia (2000-2019)
Authors: ALONSO RODRÍGUEZ JOHAN RICARDO
Published: January 2023

En los últimos años el gobierno colombiano y el Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo, junto a su entidad adscrita ProColombia, están apostando por el turismo como el sector prometedor para el desarrollo de las exportaciones de servicios en Colombia, conseguir un saldo positivo en la balanza comercial y mejorar las tasas de crecimiento económico del país. Actualmente, Colombia es reconocido por los atractivos turísticos de sus sitios de playa, pero esto no es todo el potencial que tiene el país, ya que también cuenta con un “turismo de naturaleza” representado por las reservas nacionales naturales y su extensa biodiversidad de especies, que permiten ver a Colombia como una promesa del turismo en el mundo y con suficientes argumentos para que este sector se convierta en el motor de su crecimiento económico. En el presente artículo se analiza a la industria del turismo colombiano desde el impacto que este genera a la economía nacional y a sus cuentas internacionales y tras la aplicación y análisis del modelo del Diamante de Porter (1999) se determina que el gran potencial del sector en Colombia depende de los niveles de competitividad del país y, naturalmente, del sector, por lo que es vital reconsiderar el turismo colombiano planteando segmentos y productos alternativos como el turismo comunitario de manera que se persigan objetivos tanto sociales como económicos compatibles con los intereses generales de las comunidades locales anfitrionas.

Palabras clave: Turismo; Colombia; Diamante de Porter, Crecimiento económico; Turismo comunitario
Predicting the functional morphology of lotic and lentic populations of the invasive Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)
Authors: Kumar K. V. Aneesh , S. S. Swathy  , M. P. Rajeeshkumar  , N. Saravanane  , M. Hashim
Published: January 2023

A better understanding of the mechanism which connects the morphology of fishes and their ecological performance is a major goal in evolutionary studies. As accepted widely, intra-species polymorphism mostly arises from divergent selection pressures between different environments. The present study sought to understand the functional morphological variations exhibited by Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) inhabiting heterogeneous habitats, using functional indices derived from the body. We found that O. mossambicus exhibited clear functional responses to divergent habitats indicating trait-habitat linkages. Fishes differed in three out of fifteen indices compared, which are mainly related to swimming performances. Fishes collected from the river possess more streamlined bodies and achieve higher values in indices related to swimming efficiencies. However, there were no significant intra-species differences in the indices related to feeding between habitats, indicating that functional divergences in O. mossambicus are mainly related to swimming and locomotion. The study confirmed that the morpho-functional variations observed in this species are primarily of selection pressure caused by habitat heterogeneities. The present findings further confirm our understanding of the predictive power of the trait-environment approach and indicate that fishes tend to change their traits related to swimming and foraging with changing ecological conditions of the habitat.Keywords: Cichlids, Ecomorphology, Functional traits, Phenotypic variation, Trophic polymorphism
Polemics and Popularisation: Aspects of Kant’s Early Reception in Russia
Authors:   Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Dmitrieva Nina A.
Published: January 2023

The reception of Kant’s philosophy in Russia at the beginning of the 19th cen­tury was focused mainly on religious and ethical issues, although it did not ex­clude theoretical and cognitive questions. The search for textbooks that would adequately and at the same time comprehensibly introduce students and the edu­cated public to the basic ideas of the Kantian philosophical system led two professors at Kazan University, Alexander S. Loubkin and Petr S. Kondyrev, to the textbook on philosophy for beginners by Friedrich Wilhelm Daniel Snell, the German Kantian philosopher, pedagogue and populariser. The work they did in preparing the Russian edition of that textbook was not confined to translation, although the translation of the philosophical text itself required scrupulous termi­nological work, since there were as yet no equivalents for many philosophical terms in Russian. Each of the translators provided parts of the textbook with their own explanations and additions, with the parts on moral philosophy and philosophy of religion attracting the most interest and polemical objections. Loubkin’s criticism of Snell and thus in most cases of Kant concerns such key concepts and provisions of Kantian practical philosophy as practical reason, the end of moral acts, the distinction between thing and person, the categorical imperative, the feeling of respect for the moral law and others. The real stum­bling block for Loubkin was Kant’s solution to the problem of the relation be­tween religion and morality and his choice of a foundation for morality. Loubkin suggests that the moral is grounded in religion and proposes as the criterion of morality the correspondence of an act to the Divine Will.
Normation of the Priest in Modern Russia: the Genesis of the Process and the Main Stages
Authors:   St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University, Lyutko Eugene I.
Published: January 2023

This article examines the problem of the development of the narrative about the norm in relation to the priest, using the example of the context of the modern Rus­sia. The concept of the norm is key for the modern state and society that is emerg­ing in the modern era, and despite the fact that this concept itself is not found in domestic sources, the value of the corresponding concept has been consis­tently growing since the 17th century. The author proposes to see the genesis of the process of normation of the Orthodox priest in the era that followed the Schism, when for the first time a functional reading of the liturgical activity of the clergy is revealed as an activity capable to ensure the piety of the people. The discovery of the priest as the subject of normation activates the development of discursive resources capable of supporting this process. At the first stage, it is a collective concept of the clergy, allowing to fix the subject of the norm itself. The hitch of the figure of a priest with the key modern ethical concept – “duty” – expands the possibilities for developing a norm. Finally, the discipline of “pas­toral theology”, which undergoes the swift development in the second half of the 19th century, becomes the predominant “place” for the normation of the priest – a process that reached its apex during the counter-reforms of Alexander III.
Asociality of the Albert Schweitzer’s Ethics: a Fact or a Myth?
Authors:   Independent researcher, Gorbunov Svyatoslav S.
Published: January 2023

This report completes our series of short notes on Albert Schweitzer’s ethical concept. It aims to consider the asocial nature of Schweitzer’s ethical concept and worldview. The scientific novelty of the research is determined by the analy­sis of an assumption that “individualism and immoralism” of Schweitzer’s ethics act as insurmountable obstacles to its social reception. The results obtained con­sist in the discussion of the conceptual idea of a society as an ethical person, i.e. an ethical-oriented formation. At the same time, we consider whether the de­velopment of the society from the individual to the general through an individual ethically motivated self-development of each person is possible and necessary.
Contemporary Social Ontology: on the Threshold of the “Fifth Program”
Authors:   Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia,, Orekhov Andrey M. , Ivleva Marina L. ,   Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
Published: January 2023

The article is devoted to the problem of substantiating one of the possible ways of constructing a new, “fifth” program in modern social ontology, which deals with the study of social reality, its nature, structure and the main elements that make up this reality. As a result of the analysis of the state of research in the field of social ontology, four (“four +”, if we include here “other institutionalism”) competing research programs were identified. A general review of these valid programs is conducted in order to establish differences between them and iden­tify problem points in modern social ontology. In particular, the lack of a clear understanding of the difference between social and humanitarian ontology is noted as one of the problematic points. The authors prove the need to develop the fifth program as a definite alternative to the designated programs, having pre­viously investigated the prerequisites, which can be conditionally divided into two categories: conceptual and cognitive. When designing the “fifth program”, as the authors believe, it is necessary to rely on the KGM methodology, which is the conceptual basis of the Russian social and humanitarian sciences.
Topology of the Experiment in Historical Sciences (Hermeneutic and Epistemological Contours)
Authors:   Belgorod State National Research University, Olkhov Pavel A.
Published: January 2023

The article analyzes the features of a historical experiment as a study conducted by the subject of historical knowledge entering into a speech laboratory with some experimental interaction, question-answer, dialogic, and dialectic. The meth­ods of historical questioning, proposing, substantiating, and testing hypotheses, criticizing sources and other methodological techniques that have been estab­lished over the centuries in the research practices of historians are proposed to be considered in an epistemological retrospective, taking into account the classic “Topics” and “Posterior Analytics” of Aristotle (analysis of probabilistic judg­ments, general places of dialectical reasoning, etc.). The need of modern episte­mology of historical knowledge for a careful and, if possible, complete considera­tion of the topological characteristics of modern historiography, the identification of speech unities, formal logical and dialectical preferences, and historical re­search is substantiated. Along with the thematic-program, narrative-substantial, and other quite established approaches to the analysis of historical evidence and the construction or reconstruction of historical facts, an “understanding”, in-depth description of the dialogical states of historical knowledge could contrib­ute to methodological innovations in various research areas – from intellectual history to the history of mentalities, in various interdisciplinary areas of humani­tarian knowledge.
Culture as the Subject Matter and Horizon of Philosophical Thought in Post-Soviet Russia (St. Petersburg Approaches)
Authors:   Saint-Petersburg State University, Osipov Igor D. , Rybas Aleksandr E. ,   Saint-Petersburg State University
Published: January 2023

The article considers the emergence, variants of justification and critique of cul­turology, a new science which appeared in Russia in the 1990s. The main atten­tion is given to the analysis of discussions of St. Petersburg philosophers around culturology, its problem field and methodology. The positions of the leading cul­turologists of St. Petersburg M.S. Kagan, Yu.N. Solonin, E.G. Sokolov, and oth­ers are discussed. The authors are of the opinion that culturology was the most notable and interesting phenomenon of the post-Soviet philosophy; therefore, the study of its history provides a better understanding of the essence of the era as a whole. The authors argue that the post-Soviet period in the development of Russian philosophy can now be considered completed, and this sets appropri­ate tasks for historians of Russian thought, among which the task of understand­ing the causes of the exhaustion of the ideological-theoretical and creative poten­tial of post-Soviet thought is the most important. Equally important is the task of comprehending the positive content of post-Soviet philosophy, because it is likely to determine the prospects and problems of Russian philosophical culture in future. The article shows that, since the establishment of culturology, a critical attitude towards its project has prevailed among St. Petersburg philosophers and culturologists, nevertheless there have been made attempts to justify culturology and to prove its importance for Russian culture. The conclusion is made that the post-Soviet stage of the history of Russian philosophy, despite its characteristic “Europeanization”, has managed to become an organic link in the progressive development of Russian philosophical culture.
Transformations of Cultural Identity in the Digital World
Authors:   Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Trufanova Elena O. , Khan Shirin Dj. ,   Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: January 2023

The article considers the existing definitions of cultural identity and shows that the problem of cultural identity is primarily the problem of the demarcation of “own” and “alien” in culture, the solution of which depends not only on the definition of one’s cultural identity, but also one’s attitude to other cul­tures and their representatives. The authors analyze the possibility of solving a few problems of cultural identity with the help of cultural neuroscience, they demonstrate the shortcomings of this approach which do not allow any signifi­cant conclusions to be drawn on its basis, and show that the problem of modern crises and transformations of cultural identity will continue to be approached in the near future from the perspective of socio-cultural research and in direct so­cial practice. They also demonstrate that new challenges to cultural identity are associated with the confrontation of globalism and glocalism, and show that both vectors of social development are intensified thanks to digital technologies that make possible permanent contacts of different cultures on a previously inaccessi­ble scale. The unpreparedness of the digital communications user to meet with an “alien” is a source of cultural shock, it increases the risk of conflicts that can go beyond online communications. Digital communications make it possible for migrants to maintain constant contact with their “own” culture while being in an “alien” cultural space, which complicates their adaptation to a new place and leads to “ghettoization”. The authors show that the solution of potential in­tercultural conflicts can be implemented with the help of carriers of transcultural identities, the identities of people who are “at the crossroads” of cultures.
Comparative Law and Its Epistemological Potential in the Period of Fermentation of Meanings about Law (Reflection on the Book)
Authors:   Institute of State and Law, Russian Academy of Sciences, Bochkarev Sergei A.
Published: January 2023

The article presents reflections on the book published in Russian “Essays of Com­parative Jurisprudence” by Thomas Lundmark, a German – American legal scholar – one of the few who today – in the period of the “linguistic turn” and the fashion for textual deconstruction – engaged not in verbal interpretation or post­modern “reinterpretation”, but in the scientific and research establishment of philo­sophical and legal portraits and their comparison, that is, the search for the seman­tic space of modern society through the identification of similarities and differences existing at the level of legal consciousness. By the efforts of T. Lund­mark comparative jurisprudence today focuses on epistemological problems of law. Using the example of T. Lundamark’s essay, it was possible to show that com­parative studies have potential for science and practice. It is revealed, in particular, that the search for similarities and differences in legislative systems has limited po­tential for understanding the law. The attitudes and motives hidden under the layer of official norms, acting outside the formal views of lawyers, play a decisive role. “Hidden cultures” are difficult to recognize, but can no longer be ignored due to the norm-forming nature and serious impact on the daily functioning of law.
“Tātparya-vrtti” of Padmaprabha Maladhārideva and Jain Ethics
Authors:   Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Zheleznova Natalia
Published: January 2023

This publication presents the first translation into European language of the only Sanskrit commentary Tātparya-vr tti of the almost unknown Digambara exegete Padmaprabha Maladhārideva (12th century) on the first chapter-adhikāra of the treatise Niyama-sāra (“Essence of Restraint”) by Kundakunda (3rd–4th centuries), who is one of the most authoritative Jain authors. The first chapter of the commentary introduces the problems of the text and gives a general idea of the “Three Jewels” of Jainism: right vision, right knowledge and right behavior, the latter of which is the main theme of the text. The translation is preceded by an Introduction to the ethical doctrine of Jainism, which is considered by the author of the article as one of the variants of the virtue ethics. Jain ontology, being a descriptive part of the Jain Doctrine, is complemented by a prescriptive one, which includes an extensive system of vows (both “great” and “small”, basic and additional) and restrictions for all members of the community, which is built on the basis of the main prohibition of violence against all kinds of living beings. The observance of vows in Jain ethics is logically integrated into the Path of Liberation of the soul-ātman from the wheel of rebirth and is marked by various steps of the ladder of spiritual self-improvement. In the first chapter of the commentary Padmaprabha Maladhārideva proficiently shows the connection between ontology and ethics, skillfully weaving verses of his own composition into his exegesis and demonstrating deep knowledge not only of the Jain philosophical tradition, but also fluency in various verse meters according to the hermeneutical tasks facing him.
God is Not Best-Acting
Authors:   Georgetown University, Murphy Mark
Published: January 2023

Richard Swinburne argues that God is a ‘best-acting’ agent, relying upon the thesis that an all-knowing, all-powerful being will be fully motivated to act in accordance with the norms of morality. In God’s Own Ethics, I reject the view that such norms apply to God, offering an alternative account of the norms of divine action. Swinburne offers multiple criticisms of that alternative account: (a) that its claims about divine intention of evil are inconsistent; (b) that it makes obviously false claims about the motivations of a perfect being; (c) that it undermines the prospects of probabilistic arguments for God’s existence; and (d) that it fits poorly with the view that creaturely perfection is analogous to divine perfection. Swinburne’s criticisms are, however, unconvincing: (a) Swinburne does not notice the importance of my appeal to the distinction between intending an evil and making use of an evil; (b) Swinburne’s appeals to intuition about the motivations of a perfect being are out of place in this dialectical context; (c) it does not itself call into question a certain account of the divine nature that such an account rules out a class of arguments for God’s existence; and (d) Swinburne’s appeal to Thomistic analogy does not reckon with the crucial distinction between those features that are ascribed to God literally (if analogically) and those that are ascribed to God metaphorically. Swinburne’s criticisms of my view are thus unconvincing, though some of them do call our attention to issues that require closer examination.
Decision Tree Ensembles for Automatic Identification of Lithology
Authors: Desouky Mahmoud , Alqubalee Abdullah , Gowida Ahmed
Published: January 2023

Lithology types identification is one of the processes geoscientists rely on to understand the subsurface formations and better evaluate the quality of reservoirs and aquifers. However, direct lithological identification processes usually require more effort and time. Therefore, researchers developed several machine learning models based on well-logging data to avoid challenges associated with direct lithological identification and increase identification accuracy. Nevertheless, high uncertainty and low accuracy are commonly encountered issues due to the heterogeneous nature of lithology types. This work aims to employ decision tree ensemble techniques to predict the lithologies more accurately in time saving and cost-efficient manner, accounting for the uncertainty.

This study investigated the real-world well logs dataset from the public Athabasca Oil Sands Database to identify and extract the relevant features. Then, we conducted a thorough training using grid search to optimize the hyperparameters of the ensemble decision tree models. This paper evaluated two ensemble techniques: random forest (RF) and extreme gradient boosting (XGB). We picked metrics such as accuracy, precision, and recall to assess the developed models' performance using 5-fold cross-validation. Finally, we performed a chi-squared test to test our hypothesis of the identical performance of the developed models.

The XGB and RF models have 94% and 93% accuracy, respectively. Also, the extreme gradient boost model's weighted average recall and precision of 93% and 93% are only 5% and 4% higher than the RF model. In addition, the chi-squared test resulted in a p-value as low as 0.013, suggesting a low probability of difference in both models' performance. Classification of sand and coal formations is more straightforward than sandy shale and cemented sand. The dataset's low representation of sandy shale and cemented sand can be the reason behind their prediction errors. The developed models can classify the studied field lithologies with an overall accuracy of 94%. In addition, there is no statistically significant evidence of a difference in prediction performance between extreme gradient boost and random forest.
Computerized Diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Using Machine Learning and Swarm Intelligence Techniques
Authors: R Subha , R Nayana B , Radhakrishnan Rekha , P Sumalatha
Published: January 2023

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the profound causes of infertility in women. Early detection, and treatment is essential in improving the prognosis in patients. The current conditions of fertility in India are skeptical, wherein women are at higher risk. PCOS is one of the major causes of infertility and scales upto 20% of women population in India. This requires a timely and accurate diagnosis which can be accomplished by developing automated diagnosing models. Having noted that the data to be dealt with consists of both clinical and non-clinical inputs, the effective information alone needs to be considered for the diagnosis. This necessitates an intelligent selection of features before diagnosing. Thus, swarm intelligence (SI) for feature selection and machine learning for classification is considered to develop a robust and efficient diagnostic model to detect PCOS condition. Initially, optimal features are selected using statistical approaches namely, correlation and Chi Square test and exhaustive search procedure by recursive elimination. Further, the SI algorithms, Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Flashing firefly (FF) are attempted to identify the optimal number and feasible combination of features. Random forest classifier has been used in the ML model for classification. A comparative analysis of the results is discussed and validated based on the parameters accuracy of training and testing, precision, recall, F1-score, and AUC-ROC. The results reveal that ML models with different feature selection algorithms give best performance for different feature dimensions and the model with PSO based feature selection gives the highest performance with minimum feature size. Also PSO based algorithm evadesthe problem of redundancy in the feature subset.
Supported photocatalyst for Cr (VI) conversion and removal of organic pollutants
Authors: Xu Nan , Chen Jingshan , Hu Chunyan , Zhu Zhijia , Wang Wei , Liu Baojiang
Published: January 2023

The photocatalytic property of available semiconductor catalysts still suffers from some urgent problems, such as the high excitation energy, easy agglomeration of powders, or the weak recycling property. Therefore, developing novel visible light-supported catalysts and catalyst loading have aroused great attention recently. In this work, a novel Ag3PO4/BiVO4/MWCNTs@Cotton functional fabric was prepared by introducing Ag3PO4 as a plasma resonance photocatalyst and MWCNTs with cotton as composite substrates. Not only did the introduction of Ag3PO4 and MWCNTs effectively strengthen the application ability of BiVO4, but also inhibited the recombination of carriers, and promoted the transport of carriers according to spectroscopic and electrochemical tests. Degradation tests remained that Ag3PO4/BiVO4/MWCNTs @cotton retained the high photocatalytic efficiency of the powder catalyst, along with the degradation degree of active blue KN-R (50mg/L) as well as Cr (VI) (20mg/L) could reach more than 90% within 120 min. What’s more, the functional fabric has gained excellent performance in degrading pollutants for 5 cycles. Meanwhile, the prepared BiVO4 is consistent with the band structure and electron density calculated theoretically by the GGA-PBE function. Free radical trapping and scavenging experiments exhibited that functional fabrics could produce active substances such as h+,·O2-, and·OH, among which the first two are the main active substances in the reaction. To sum up, this study is an effective attempt based on the existing problems of photocatalysts together with providing some study directions for the development of photocatalytic technology in the future.
Flexible delivery of opioid agonist treatment during COVID-19 in Norway: A cross-sectional survey of provider experiences
Authors: McDonald Rebecca , Bech Anne Berit , Clausen Thomas
Published: January 2023

Background and Aims: For patients receiving daily opioid agonist treatment (OAT) for opioid dependence, several countries relaxed treatment guidelines at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. This involved longer take-home intervals for methadone and buprenorphine doses as well as a reduction in supervised dosing and drug screening. To date, little is known about the medium or long-term experience of such OAT deregulation. Therefore, we conducted a survey to explore how OAT providers perceived greater flexibility in OAT service delivery at the end of the second year of the pandemic.
Design: Nationwide cross-sectional study.
Setting: OAT units in 19 publicly funded hospital trusts in Norway.
Participants: Twenty-three (of whom 14 female; 61%) managers or lead physicians of OAT units.
Measurements: A 29-item online questionnaire comprising closed-format and open-ended questions covering: treatment provider experiences and changes in OAT service delivery during the past 12 months (January to December 2021).
Findings: In 2021, most OAT units (91.3%, n = 21) still practiced some adjusted approaches as established in the beginning of the pandemic. The most common adaptions were special protocols for COVID-19 cases (95.7%, n = 22), increased use of telephone- (91.3%, n= 21) and video consultations (87.0%, n= 20), and longer take-home intervals for OAT medications (52.2%, n = 12). The use of depot buprenorphine also increased substantially during the pandemic. According to the providers, most patients handled flexible treatment provision well. In individual cases, patients’ substance use was identified as key factor necessitating a reintroduction of supervised dosing and drug screening. Collaboration with general practitioners and municipal health and social services was generally perceived as crucial for successful treatment delivery.
Conclusions: Overall, the Norwegian OAT system proved resilient in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, as its healthcare workforce embraced innovation in technology (telemedicine) and drug development (depot buprenorphine). According to our nationally representative sample of OAT providers, most patients were compliant with longer take-home doses of methadone and buprenorphine. Our findings suggest that telemedicine can be useful as adjunct to face-to-face treatment and provide greater flexibility for patients.