bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Cross-sectional, multicenter study comparing sex differences in patients undergoing endovascular repair of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms. Results from the São Paulo State University Provincial Hospitals Registry (RHEUNI)
Authors: Moura Regina , Joviliano Edwaldo Edner , Guillaumon Ana Terezinha , Raymundo Selma Regina de Oliveira , Hafner Ludwig , Sobreira Marcone Lima , de Almeida Marcelo José , Miquelin Daniel Gustavo , Geiger Martin , Yoshida Winston Bonetti
Published: October 2024

Abstract Background Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are 4-6 times more frequent among men than among women, but prognosis tends to be worse in women. Objective To compare endovascular procedures to repair infrarenal AAA in men and women, using data from a prospective registry. Methods This registry collected data from five university hospitals in the state of São Paulo (Brazil) from 2012 to 2022. A cross-sectional study was conducted compiling demographic data, anatomic variables (aneurysm diameter, short neck, angulated neck, calcified neck, or thrombosed neck; distal neck < 1.5 cm, and tortuous, abnormal iliac arteries), complications (leaks, conversions, and patency or stenosis of branches) and renal failure and mortality at 30 days. The chi-square test and Student’s t test were applied with a 5% significance level. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee (process 4040-2011). Results A total of 152 (15.9%) of the patients were women and 799 (84.0%) were men (p < 0.05). The majority were white (80.2% of the women and 87.4% of the men). Diabetes and hypertension were significantly more frequent among the women. The most prevalent shape was fusiform, particularly among the women (95.39% vs. 89.86% among men). Mean diameter was smaller among the women (5.96 cm vs. 6.49 cm; p = 0.0056). The iliac arteries were less often involved among the women (89.40% vs. 73.58%; p = 0.00001). Blood loss was greater in the men (321.40 ml vs. 168.84 ml among the women; p < 0.05). Operative mortality was similar in both sexes, but obstructions were more frequent among the women (15.2% vs. 13.51%; p = 0.017296). Conclusions Aneurysmal diameter was smaller and obstructive complications were more frequent among women.
Association of HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8 risk alleles to intestinal injury and serology in patients with celiac disease
Authors: Costa Mônica Schiavon , Pegoraro Giovana Ribeiro , Silva Clédia Silveira Flores da , Schneider Augusto , Schadock Ines , Botelho Fabiana Torma , Barros Carlos Castilho
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACT Objective This study aims to describe the distribution of main celiac disease risk alleles related to human leucocyte antigen complex and their association to the severity of intestinal injury, serological test results, CD-associated diseases and symptomatology. Methods The DNA of 140 celiac disease patients was analyzed, and the distribution of the three most important risk alleles to the celiac disease development was identified (DQA1*05:01, DQB1*02:01 and DRB1*04, the last one as a DQB1*03:02/DQA1*03/DRB1*04 haplotype marker). Data on serological tests, biopsy results, symptomatology and incidence of CD-associated diseases were collected by using a previously validated questionnaire. Results It was found that 98% of patients presented at least one copy of the studied alleles. Patients carrying simultaneously both HLA-DQ2 risk alleles were highly prevalent (75%), and 20.7% patients carried the HLA-DQ8 haplotype. Positive patients for both HLA-DQ2 risk alleles presented positive association to anti-gliadin (p=0.037), anti-endomysium (p=0.001) and anti-transglutaminase (p=0.032) serological tests, and a higher prevalence of osteoporosis and hypothyroidism. Patients carrying one or none of those alleles often presented negative serological results. In addition, it was found an association between intestinal injury severity and genetic profile (No-BreakpNo-Break<0.001). Conclusion Results suggest that the HLA-DQ genotyping are associated to serological tests and the severity of intestinal damage in celiac disease patients.
Promotional advertisements present on an online food delivery platform at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazilian capitals
Authors: Rodrigues Michele Bittencourt , Martins Luísa Helena Vieira , Matos Juliana de Paula , Moreira Caroline Camila , Horta Paula Martins
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACT Objective To describe the prevalence and characteristics of promotional advertisements on an online ‘food’ delivery platform at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazilian capitals, considering the socioeconomic and demographic conditions of the cities. Methods A total of 1,754 promotional advertisements published over two days in March 2020 across the 26 Brazilian state capitals and the Federal District were analyzed. These advertisements were categorized into food groups and examined based on their marketing strategies. The prevalence of these advertisements was assessed by the cities’ socioeconomic and demographic conditions. Results The capitals of the Northeast, along with São Paulo and Porto Alegre, exhibited the highest number of advertisements, a trend directly correlated with the cities’ population density. Among advertisements promoting predominantly healthy foods, ‘traditional meals and pasta dishes’ were most prominent (18.85%), particularly in the Northeast. Promoting this food group was positively associated with the Municipal Human Development Index. In contrast, advertisements for predominantly unhealthy foods were characterized by the promotion of ‘sandwiches’ (21.49%), ‘ultra-processed beverages’ (19.54%), and ‘pizzas’ (13.81%), with high and consistent representation across all capitals. The most common marketing strategies and appeals across the capitals included ‘photos,’ ‘discounts,’ ‘economic messaging,’ and appeals to ‘pleasure and taste.’ Conclusion Advertising on online foof delivery platform in Brazil primarily emphasizes unhealthy foods, employing various marketing strategies and appeals that vary according to the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the capitals.
Cross-cultural adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese and exploratory validation of two measures of emotional eating
Authors: Silva Wanderson Roberto da , Araújo Marina Serralha , Martinez Edson Zangiacomi , Neves Angela Nogueira
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to cross-culturally adapt the Positive-Negative Emotional Eating Scale and the Florence Emotional Eating Drive into the Portuguese language and investigate their dimensionality (i.e., validity) for a sample of Brazilian individuals. Methods The cross-cultural adaptation process entailed translation, synthesis, expert committee review, pretesting, back-translation, and submission to the original authors. From the translations, synthesized versions of the measures emerged, which were evaluated by a committee of experts. Subsequently, the preliminary version was pre-tested with the target audience. A larger group of individuals completed the final Portuguese version of the instruments online, and the data were subjected to exploratory factor analysis to ascertain their dimensionality. Results Thirty-six individuals (female: 76.5%, mean age: 26.3±9.6 years) participated in the pretest, reporting ease in comprehending the content of both Positive-Negative Emotional Eating Scale and Florence Emotional Eating Drive. The back-translations closely resembled the originals, as confirmed by the authors of the instruments. Data from 721 individuals (female: 61.2%, mean age: 32.2±10.6 years) who completed the measures were analyzed. A two-factor model for Positive-Negative Emotional Eating Scale demonstrated a good fit, consistent with the original proposal. For Florence Emotional Eating Drive, a three-factor model akin to the original proposal emerged, with six items loading on different factors. Conclusion The Positive-Negative Emotional Eating Scale and Florence Emotional Eating Drive were successfully adapted to Portuguese, with Brazilian participants indicating good understanding. The dimensionality of the measures remained consistent with the original proposals. These findings offer valuable insights for future screening protocols to foster appropriate eating behaviors.
Rotary spiral separator in soybean seed processing
Authors: Silva Thiago A. da , Nogueira Natália A. , Posser Graziele F. , Gadotti Gizele I. , Meneghello Geri E. , Villela Francisco A.
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACT Although static spiral separators are efficient in removing particles of varying shapes and densities, they often discard seeds of high physiological quality. This has led to the emergence of devices that enables rotation, thus allowing more precise control over separation of seed fractions. The objective of this work was to assess the physical and physiological quality of soybean seeds separated into qualified and discarded fractions by a rotary spiral separator. The device used for the tests operated at different rotation speeds, processing up to 1.2 Mg h-1. Twenty-seven 30 kg seed bags were used. Treatments consisted of two factors: rotation speeds (null, 5, and 10 rpm) and feed flow rates (0.3, 0.6, and 1.2 Mg h-1), with three replicates. Soybean seeds of the CZ 37B51 IPRO cultivar (2022-2023 crop season) with 13% moisture content were used. The null speed resulted in the highest seed discards (up to 40%), especially at the highest feed flow rate. A speed of 5 rpm also resulted in high discards. A speed of 10 rpm with feed flows of 0.3 and 0.6 Mg h-1 resulted in better performance, reducing discard and improving the fraction of qualified seeds, although it may compromise the quality of these seeds. A speed of 10 rpm reduced the discard of high-quality seeds, and a flow of 1.2 Mg h-1 was less efficient, resulting in a higher discard of high-quality seeds compared to lower flows.
Disolución por causa grave de la sociedad por acciones chilena: contratos incompletos para partes supuestamente sofisticadas
Authors: Manterola Pablo
Published: October 2024

Resumen Este artículo analiza la procedencia de la acción de disolución por causa grave, prevista para la sociedad anónima cerrada, en la sociedad por acciones chilena. Se indaga si debe admitirse un medio de tutela previsto para proteger al accionista minoritario frente a la imprevisión del conflicto, cuando se eligió un tipo social como el de la sociedad por acciones, diseñado con el objetivo de fomentar la inversión en capital de riesgo y, por lo tanto, teniendo en mente contratantes sofisticados y previsores. Se utiliza el método dogmático, con referencia a literatura sobre contratación incompleta, en busca de un criterio que determine si acaso, y de qué modo, la elección del tipo restringe la disolución judicial; y para aplicar ese criterio al caso particular de los conflictos suscitados en torno al administrador único de la sociedad por acciones. Se concluye que, entre partes sofisticadas, la disolución judicial debe limitarse a situaciones excepcionales, mientras que, entre partes no sofisticadas, esta se encuentra disponible en los mismos casos en que lo estaría en una sociedad anónima, siempre que se demuestren motivos que justifiquen la elección de la sociedad por acciones por contratantes inexpertos.
Trilhas e desafios da experiência de autoria na escrita científica
Authors: Daltro Mônica Ramos , Chaleta Elisa Rolo , Lemos Flávia Cristina Silveira , Gonçalves Dreyf de Assis
Published: October 2024

Resumo Esse ensaio teórico problematiza a escrita científica como uma ferramenta para formação de autoria no cenário da pós-graduação stricto sensu. Discute elementos subjetivos inerentes ao processo de formação de pesquisadores e cientistas e circunscreve a escrita como um campo de elaboração dessas identidades. Entretanto, reconhece que os processos de formação dão maior protagonismo ao Ensino da forma, da gramática acadêmica em detrimento dessa dimensão subjetiva. Consideramos que um certo nível de sofrimento precisa ser tolerado, pois trata-se de uma experiência custosa em termos psíquicos o que não quer dizer que violências sejam toleradas no cotidiano da vida ou do trabalho pedagógico. Nesse ensaio a autoria de artigos científicos está em pauta, um gênero narrativo que demanda inteireza em poucas palavras.
Serological and molecular diagnosis of Trypanosoma vivax on buffalos (Bubalus bubalis) and their ectoparasites in the lowlands of Maranhão, Brazil
Authors: Serra Thais Bastos Rocha , Reis Andrea Teles dos , Silva Carla Fernanda do Carmo , Soares Raynara Fernanda Silva , Fernandes Simone de Jesus , Gonçalves Luiz Ricardo , Costa Andrea Pereira da , Machado Rosangela Zacarias , Nogueira Rita de Maria Seabra
Published: October 2024

Abstract The aim of this study was to detect trypomastigote forms of Trypanosoma vivax, in blood smears, DNA of T. vivax and anti-T. vivax antibodies in samples from buffalos reared in the lowlands of Maranhão, Brazil. Blood samples were collected from 116 buffalos and 25 ectoparasite specimens. Blood smears were produced to diagnose forms compatible with Trypanosoma spp.; the indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA) and lateral-flow immunochromatography (Imunotest®) serological tests were used; and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to make molecular diagnoses. No forms compatible with Trypanosoma spp. were observed in blood smears. Among the 116 serum samples analyzed, 79.31% and 76.72% were positive in the ELISA and rapid tests, respectively. One sample was positive in the molecular test. Twenty-five lice of the species Haematopinus tuberculatus were collected. When subjected to PCR for detection of DNA of T. vivax, all of them were negative. The louse specimens were negative for T. vivax. There were no statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) in the presence of T. vivax in this region, in relation to the animals’ age and sex. It can be concluded that these protozoa are circulating in the buffalo herd of the lowlands of Maranhão displaying crypitc parasitemias.
Brand
Authors:   Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, De la Puente Katia Inés , Romero Haddad Celene , Flórez Álvarez Elvis Gustavo
Published: October 2024

The purpose of this document is to provide students of the Business Administration program with reference material on one of the topics related to marketing management in organizations, such as brand creation. We will go through the evolution of the brand and the concept, the importance of creating a brand, its characteristics and typology, going through the elements and the different brand strategies that companies can develop. We will also highlight the value of a brand and its benefits.
PROGRAM-TARGET MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR REGIONAL SCHOOL MUSEUM SPACE
Authors:   The Higher School of Economics, Zueva Elena L. , Shmuratko Dmitry V. ,   Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University
Published: October 2024

The paper describes project interministerial Program for the Development of Regional School Museum Space in Perm region. Project authors are experts from HSE and PSHPU. The paper considers and analyzes the burning issues of school museums in the region. Specific recommendations and solutions are proposed. The presented program includes three sub-programs aimed at the development of Russian civil identity; metasubject achieving educational results and the development of research competences at school. Program-target management method is presented as a methodological basis to implement the Program. One project office which can be organized could unite the resources of three regional ministries. The paper provides conclusions on usefulness to apply program-target approach to the development and management of a school museum space in the region.
FEATURES OF INTERACTION OF AUTHORITIES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (EXEMPKIFIED BY BELGOROD REGION)
Authors:   Belgorod State National Research University, Shevchenko Natalya V. , Zakharov Viktor M. ,   Belgorod State National Research University
Published: October 2024

The protracted reform processes, crisis, ongoing, sometimes hopping rates of inflation, economic difficulties seen in the socio-economic system of the Russian Federation in the last 10 years are adversely affecting all aspects of public life. Social relations are worsening, as well as social institutions experience significant difficulties in their functioning and development. The most important prerequisite for the effec-tive functioning of non-profit organizations, and sometimes just survival, becomes the interaction with the territorial authorities. The main purpose of the study was to develop recommendations to improve the interaction of non-profit organizations with authorities at the regional level. The work analyses the Russian legislation regu-lating the development and functioning of nonprofit organizations, their interaction with state authorities and local self-government. The study reveals the main factors that have a negative impact on the interaction of NGOs with government bodies and gives recommendations to improve the interaction of non-profit organizations with public authorities at the regional level
"STRUGGLE FOR LANGUAGE" AND LANGUAGE PREFERENTIAL POLICY AS FACTORS OF ETHNIC CONFLICTS IN MODERN INDIA
Authors:   Perm State University, Borisova Nadezhda V. , Borodina Lidiya S. ,   Perm State University
Published: October 2024

Language may either integrate or fragment society. Demands for the right to use ethnic group’s (minority’s) mother tongue both in public and private spheres became one of the most important factors of ethnopolitical strife dynamics in the modern world. As an ethnicity marker, language plays a role of mobilization resource for political struggle, in certain cases being evolved into political conflict. As public sphere cannot be a-lingual, in the list of other ethnicity markers (religion, race) the language is politicized for a longer period of time. Being the base for ethnic strife the language becomes a political phenomenon. Therefore, political and institutional status of language - which is a result of certain language policy and specific norma-tive regulation - translates into ethnopolitical conflict. The most widespread practice of ethnopolitical conflict resolution in ethnically fragmented societies is to create regional autonomy for ethnic group(s). This process includes two major elements: a system of power-sharing and a set of preferential policies. The former means insti-tutionalizing of political representation and participation system for ethnic group in state’s public bodies. The latter is about political decisions inducing special rights for a group – preferential policies. This article shows how a “struggle for language” coupled with other politicized markers of ethnicity influences the changes in legal, political and institutional statuses of ethnic regional autonomy and the dynamic of ethnic conflict exemplified by three Indian states (Jammu & Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), which were selected on the ethnolinguistic basis.
Metaphor patterns in Sesotho fiction: The case of the novel Chaka
Authors: Seepheephe Ntšoeu , Makha-Ntlaloe Makhetsi
Published: October 2024

In this study, we examine the nature, distribution, and stylistic effect of metaphors used in the Sesotho novel Chaka. Previous studies have discussed the metaphoric language in Thomas Mofolo’s work, revealing that, among others, Mofolo uses metaphors to articulate his themes and for stylistic effect. We begin our analysis by identifying and listing all the linguistic and underlying conceptual metaphors used in our sample data. We then analyse the linguistic and conceptual metaphors in terms of whether they are conventional or novel and whether they are creatively employed or not. We also explore the distribution of linguistic metaphors across word classes. Lastly, we explore the stylistic effects of these metaphors. The metaphor patterns in Chaka reflect a strong influence of Sesotho cultural and cognitive structures, including orature. The majority of the linguistic metaphors in the novel are the conventional and non-creative ones whose metaphorical meanings are found in Sesotho dictionaries and whose function is to create a text that can resonate with early 20th century Basotho. Our analysis shows that, to a lesser extent, the metaphors were used to create a text similar to Western literary texts and to promote Christianity. Seemly, it is this attribute of having a deep relationship with other Sesotho texts and cultural practices, including Sesotho orature, that led to the delay in the publication of the novel after it had been completed.
Herramientas de inteligencia artificial para la inclusión educativa de estudiantes con discapacidad visual
Authors:   Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (Ecuador), Chipre Terán Erick , Naranjo Sánchez Bertha ,   Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (Ecuador)
Published: October 2024

La inclusión educativa es un tema de gran relevancia para muchos gobiernos a nivel mundial y sus instituciones de educación en los distintos niveles (Ponce Gallegos et al., 2019). Es importante considerar que la educación tiene que ser accesible a todas las personas, la inclusión da la oportunidad a que sean partícipes de la educación. Una educación inclusiva que prepare para la vida diaria, el campo educativo y laboral. La inclusión educativa no solamente hace referencia a la integración de estudiantes con discapacidades, también hace alusión al hecho de minimizar o eliminar las barreras (Álvarez Rodríguez et al., 2020).
The first record of the Yakut epic in the context of folklore tradition
Authors:   A. M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Makarov Semen S.
Published: October 2024

The paper considers the first text of the Yakut heroic epic, recorded by A. Middendorf in the 1840s from an anonymous storyteller, later known as “Eriedel Bergen.” An attempt is made to determine the specific features of the text in terms of its local attribution. The study also provides an opportunity to discuss concrete historical and methodological observations. For a more comprehensive analysis, the author has used a representative sampling of records of the Yakut epic and other genres of narrative folklore of the peoples of Siberia, including Yakut, Russian, and Evenki fairy tales and mythological stories. The structural and semantic features of the recording were revealed that demonstrate the similarity to the texts of the Central Yakut epic tradition, in particular, to the variants recorded later near the Amginskaya Sloboda, Megino-Kangalassky, and Boturussky uluses of Yakutia. The analysis has identified some locally specific motifs and “common places” of the Yakut heroic epic, with the principles of their differentiation and study tested. It is suggested that the traditional international plot about the swapped bride, present in the text of the olonkho, appears to have originated from Evenk folklore rather than Russian fairy tales. A conclusion is made that the local specificity in Yakut epic tales is primarily evident in the specific motifs of the “exterior” plan while having a minimal effect on the core plot elements that remain broadly consistent across the genre’s various “dialect” versions. It would be considerably valuable in the future to map or catalog them.
Paratext in the artistic system of Alexei Remizov
Authors:   Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkin House) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Obatnina Elena R.
Published: October 2024

The publication sequence and the structure of the first editions of the works of Remizov allow the results of the writer’s creative activity to be considered in terms of his sophisticated pragmatics. The author’s strategy becomes most prominent when considered through the theory of paratext proposed by the French literary scholar J. Genette. This paper reviews the selected “nominations” of paratext presented as theses for the theme development. The structural approach discloses the dynamic connections of the structural paratext elements with the ideological and aesthetic program of the writer’s creativity. This program is based on three main directions of his artistic system: tradition preservation, innovation, and self-representation. The analysis identifies subtextual elements as indexical and metonymic markers for several thematic creative loci. These are the Old Russian manuscript and book tradition, the cult of the manuscript text as an authentic imprint of the writer’s personality, and the writer’s autobiography. The study focuses on the changes in the functional status of paratext in Remizov’s works as significant events of his creative biography. Consideration is given to the non-verbal elements of paratext in semantically significant elements of a literary work. The motives of the writer’s literary behavior altering the discourse of his paratextual sections are revealed. The paper comprises three sections: 1. Genres of the oral folk tradition and the first printed book in the structure of Remizov’s artistic works. 2. Authorial representation in the structure of Remizov’s book. 3. Author’s “Notes”: the path from the periphery to an independent genre form.
“From the Letters from the Road” by O. F. Bergholtz: the history of the text and the problem of the cycle
Authors:   Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkinskij Dom) of the Russian Academy of Science, Prozorova Natalya А.
Published: October 2024

The paper examines the long-term work of O. F. Bergholz on the cycle “From the Letters from the Road” first published in the collection “On the Stalingrad Land” (1953) under strict censorship. While working on the cycle, the poetess expanded the meaning and deepened the semantics. She completed the pivotal episodes of the lyrical heroine’s stay on the Volga-Don, “velikaya srtoyka” (the great construction site), introduced spatial images of the Volga-Don steppe that was hostile to man, and supplemented the text with substantive content (“watchtower”, “sentry bayonet”). The poetess changed the content, composition, and context of the cycle. It was published either as part of a collection or book sections or as a separate lyrical unity. Eventually, Bergholz transformed the travel cycle “From the Letters from the Road,” which predominantly focused on the Volga-Don theme, into the love cycle “Letters from the Road” (1965). This new cycle became a fully formed and cohesive collection with consistent content and structure. The central theme in “Letters from the Road” was that suffering caused by the situation in the Volga-Don land could not be separated from the protagonist’s experience, leading to a rift between her and her friend who “etoy zhestkoy zemli ne potrogal” (did not touch this hard land). The analysis of the lifetime publications of the cycle has revealed the incorrect reproduction of the cycle in posthumous editions (1983, 1989), emphasizing the importance of the author’s cyclization as a productive way of plot realization and communication with the reader.
Semantics and functions of Shor similarity markers in the field of comparativity
Authors:   Institute of Philology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Shentsova Irina V.
Published: October 2024

This paper describes the semantics and etymology of comparative operators in the Shor language compared to other Turkic languages. Shor similarity constructions as structures of equality are referred to as “ungraded constructions,” with two components of such a construction being equal or similar. The characterizing component expressed by a noun and marked by a postpositional unit called “an operator” forms a comparative combination. Shor comparative operators exhibit unique features as markers of similarity. Comparative combinations characterizing nouns use the syntactic words tӧӧy, chüünüγ, oshqash, sheni, che, an adjective teƞ, and affixes =tiγ, =tiyi as operators. These combinations can be attributes or predicates in a sentence. The semantic function of these operators is mainly “equative,” covering qualitative and quantitative characteristics. The operators tӧӧy, chüünüγ, teƞ denote a high degree of similarity between objects. The operator oshqash denotes the similarity in the appearance and character of objects. The operators sheni and che designate the equal size of objects. These operators, excluding sheni and che, take predicative affixes in the present indicative tense in the predicate position; otherwise, they are used with an auxiliary verb. The affix =tiγ expresses a comparative meaning in metaphors; otherwise, it denotes the possession of some feature. The affix =tiyi is used in the position of a predicate. Comparative combinations characterizing verbs use the syntactic words chilep (chylap), sheni (shenep, sheninche), and che as operators. These combinations can serve as adverbial modifiers of manner, with their semantic function emphasizing the “similative” identity of the manner of action.
Smoke metaphor: reconstruction of cultural meanings (a case study of Yakut linguoculture)
Authors:   M. K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Gabysheva Luiza L.
Published: October 2024

The paper examines the linguistic and cultural semantics of the Yakut word buruo (smoke) by exploring its metaphorical manifestations in vocabulary, phraseology, and folklore. The folklore text is analyzed using a structural-semiotic approach to examine language as a cultural verbal code. For the first time, the smoke metaphor is recognized as a source of riddles, proverbs, good wishes, incantations, euphemisms, and others. Otherwise, the metaphor is found to have meaning- and text-forming functions. In the Yakut linguoculture, the smoke metaphor creates a micro paradigm of linguistic units with the general semantics of “descendants, a continuation of the family.” The metaphor under study is suggested to be a cultural element of the Sakha people’s folklore, specifically related to the patriarchal family structure and the roles of sons and daughters in procreation. The smoke metaphor, a tool for creating new concepts and pictorial means in language and culture, proves to be an element of the informational structures of oral collective memory. It preserves the principle of patrilineage, gender stereotypes, and traditional ideas of the Sakha people about the succession of generations and procreation, understood as “development, advancement through stages of development.” A significant finding is that a polysemous word, phraseology, paremy, epithet, folklore formula, symbol, and others can preserve considerable information in a coiled form and serve as an optimal way of its oral transmission in time and space. To conclude, folklore text metaphors are not only emotionally rich but also involve “condensed” meaning, with a symbol representing the information compression.
National names, personal songs, and family narratives as ways of transmitting family and ancestral history in Koryak-Chavchuven culture
Authors:   Institute of Philology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Golovaneva Tatiana A. , Tiron Ekaterina L. ,   Institute of Philology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: October 2024

The paper explores how the Koryak culture preserves and transmits family and ancestral values despite challenges such as assimilation, language decline, and economic structure transformations. Until the 1920s, the Chavchuven and Nymylan Koryak descendants, even those from mixed marriages, possessed both national names and names recorded in official documents. The choice of name is conditioned by the idea of reincarnation that implies the soul of an ancestor to be reborn in a descendant. The recollection of older relatives can be preserved by performing their personal songs. In the context of rituals, such a performance of ancestors’ songs is regarded as a form of communication with them. This study analyzes the compositional and harmonic features of personal songs of relatives performed by N. S. Kuznetsova-Kerguvie (Nuteŋewyt, 1949–2023). The paper provides the notes of the songs accompanied by links to audio and video illustrations. Family narratives under analysis offer a comprehensive account of the life histories of ancestors, reflecting traditional Koryak cultural practices such as matchmaking, bride kidnapping, conspiracy, and marriage under the law of levirate. The peculiarity of family narratives lies in the specifics of their functioning: they are the heritage of a narrow family circle. The enduring relevance of borderline life situations experienced by ancestors persists within the descendants of the family, thereby ensuring their transmission from one generation to the next.
The works of F. M. Dostoevsky in lifetime almanacs and children’s periodicals
Authors:   Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkinskij Dom) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Filicheva Vera V.
Published: October 2024

The paper addresses the publications of texts written by Fedor Dostoevsky in 1863–1881 in chrestomathies for various educational institutions, collections (anthologies) of works, and periodicals for children, such as “Vospitanie i obuchenie” (“Upbringing and Education”), “Detskoe chtenie” (“Children’s Reading”), “Semeynye vechera” (“Family Evenings”). These are special lifetime publications of some works, fragments, excerpts, and reworks of the writer that have not yet been sufficiently studied. They are likely to have been published without the author’s participation, with only five of them noted in the bibliography compiled by A. G. Dostoevsky. These works were specifically tailored for certain types of readers, such as children, individuals learning Russian as beginners, those who enjoy entertaining literature, and more. Not only are such publications important for studying the writer’s reputation, position, literary preferences of the era, and publishing peculiarities in the 1860s and 1880s, but also such “chrestomatic” texts contribute to the literary canon formation. “Zapiski iz mertvogo doma” (“Notes from the Dead House”) turned out to be the most “convenient” for such publications due in part to the structure of this work itself. It is composed of separate fragments to be easily separated from each other without any need to retell the missing fragments. This paper is to complement the well-known bibliographies of Dostoevsky compiled by S. V. Belov and S. Rublev. Moreover, the questions are formulated to be answered by analyzing such publications.
“The end I thought up for myself”: mortal modeling in the literary work of V. M. Shukshin
Authors:   Altai State Agrarian University, Maryin Dmitry V.
Published: October 2024

The paper examines how V. M. Shukshin portrays death and uses the technique of mortal modeling in his literary works. Both fiction and non-fiction works, such as letters and working notes, are carefully examined for their depiction of hero deaths and, in some cases, the writer’s own death. In this context, mortal modeling refers to the portrayal of death-related scenes, the dying process, funerals, and the playful reinterpretation or personal experience of these events by the characters or the writer. The theme of death is prominently featured in the late artistic works of Shukshin. During the writer’s final years (1973–1974), seventeen out of twenty-two published stories portrayed death. In his correspondence with friends and relatives between 1972 and 1974, Shukshin also focuses on the theme of death. Moreover, in the letter to V. I. Belov (winter of 1969), Shukshin announces his decision to commit suicide. The problem of creative comprehension of the phenomenon of death by Shukshin is analyzed in the context of philosophical ideas of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The conclusion is drawn that mortal modeling in the literary work of Shukshin functions as a replacement for traditional rites of dying and burial. It also serves to reduce the fear of death, particularly in hospital settings. In the 20th century, this type of death became extremely technological, in isolation from relatives and friends. The departure from traditional patriarchal death rituals emphasizes the shifting comprehension of death during the 20th century.
Archetypal reading of the poem “Dead Souls” by Nikolai Gogol: comprehending the author’s strategy of mystery
Authors:   Siberian Federal University, Vasilyev Vladimir K.
Published: October 2024

The paper endeavors to unravel the mysteries of the poem “Dead Souls” by employing an archetypal methodological approach developed by the author through numerous works. Gogol started to write the poem without a deliberate plan. Nevertheless, while working, he came to realize that the portrayal of a hero, someone who purchases deceased souls, could only be depicted in an anti-Christian manner. In adherence to the algorithms of the archetype plot concerning the Antichrist, the author was compelled to undertake a thorough development of the “adventures” (biography) and moral character of Chichikov. The author positions the hero solely as an adversary of the Son of God through the involvement in the commission for the construction of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the theft of funds for its creation. It is due to this fact that Gogol dressed Chichikov in a tailcoat, “woven” from sparks, flames, and smoke. The strategy of mystery is also embodied in the subsequent transformation of the biographical fable narrative into a plot narrative. The exceptional power of subordination inherent in the (binary) archetype of Christ and Antichrist manifested itself in the transformation of Gogol’s life through the psychoanalysis of the hero’s pathologies, reshaping his internal reality. He takes the path of Christ-imitation. This holds the key to unraveling the mystery of the poem and provides insight into the author’s message.
The black woman warrior in the “Mirror of Virgins,” a miniature play by Lyubov Stolitsa (1917): gender and race in the cabaret theater
Authors:   A. M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Zuseva-Özkan Veronika B.
Published: October 2024

The paper considers how the heroic, romanticized, often tragic image of the warrior woman received parodic coverage in the “Mirror of Virgins” (1917), a miniature play by Lyubov Stolitsa. The comic representation of the female warrior in this play is an exceptional instance in the realm of Russian Modernist literature. In addition, to the author’s knowledge, it is the only image of a black female warrior and the only one found in a text written for the cabaret theater. The hypothesis of this paper is that it is in relation to the black heroine and within the framework of the cabaret culture that the comic and degrading representation of the high image occurs. Russian culture had no specific colonial discourse towards black people, typical of England, France, and the United States. However, it has been found that black people were perceived as savages, obeying only natural laws close to primitiveness. Additionally, the review of miniature plays by Potemkin, Agnivtsev, Chuzh-Chuzhenin, and others, including the “One Sheer Nonsense,” a “harlequinade” by Shershenevich, has revealed that cabaret plays characterized by their inevitable parodic perspective exacerbated this perception. Given this background, it is obvious that Stolitsa portrays her black woman, albeit somewhat comically, but with much more reverence than other authors of cabaret plays. Moreover, it is worth noting that all the elements that “diminish” the image of the black heroine are given from the perspective of the caliph, a character who proves himself an object of ridicule.
The image of the double in the novels “The Gray Suit” by Vasily Andreev and “Someone Else’s Life” by Elena Dolgopyat: exploring the issue of textual homonymy
Authors:   Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, Chernyak Maria A.
Published: October 2024

The paper compares the novels “The Grey Suit” (1929) by Vasily Andreev and “Someone Else’s Life” (2012) by Elena Dolgopyat. Not only does this comparison enable exploring textual homonymy, a term introduced by Tomas Venclova to refer to the similarity of texts with distinct internal semiotic structures, but it also highlights the resemblance between the literary periods of the 1920s and 2020s. The works addressing the theme of duality were created with a time gap of almost a hundred years. The convergence of post-revolutionary literature and post-Soviet literature gives rise to a striking parallelism, as their texts harmoniously rhyme and weave together, forming a distinct fabric of literary context. The theme of duality, the un-solvable contradiction of human nature, and the subsequent transformation of this theme serve to establish a closer connection between the works of Andreev and Dolgopyat. The twin models serve as evident and prevalent frameworks of cultural self-awareness during various stages of its evolution. The paper indicates that Andreev and Dolgopyat are representative of the epochs characterized by literary collapse and transition. Through their works, the writers express their thoughts on both the duality of their contemporary reality and the universal concept of duality. Consequently, the paper presents evidence that Andreev’s narrative, which was “given back” to the reader in 1989 but has received minimal analysis, enriches the body of texts exploring the “Yesenin myth” and the concept of duality.
Role and archetype in the theatrical fairy tale by Vasily Shukshin
Authors:   Altai State University, Moskovkina Evgeniya A.
Published: October 2024

The paper presents a thorough examination of the character structure in the theatrical fairy tale created by Vasily Shukshin. The analysis of the theatrical characters results in an attempt to substantiate a specific approach to the artistic comprehension and visual content of the the-atrical character. This approach is based on the canonical system of roles and the invariants of the archetype. The early stage of the writer’s creativity is characterized by the search for artistic identity, with the focus on developing the character, bringing the hero and the creator closer. However, in the later period, Shukshin takes a different approach by distancing himself from the hero. The rejection of literary characters in favor of roles in “Point of view” marks an exit from the zone of social conflicts into the space of aesthetic issues. Contrasting accents in identical roles are used to counterpoint the neutral position of the author, instantly discoloring and devaluing the plot. This strategy emphasizes the interest in exploring the subjective/objective nature of an artistic image and the essence of character. The next step taken in “Before the third cocks” is to transform and rethink the character plan. Instead of being simplified, the characters are condensed to an archetype. This allows the artist to make anthropological generalizations, placing a Person in the center of philosophical and aesthetic discourse, surpassing the limitations of eccentric and “unsolved” individuals.
“The Trembling creature” as a precedent text in modern Russian literature
Authors:   Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, Verma Visakha , Maroshi Valerij V. ,   Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University
Published: October 2024

The paper summarizes the usage of the precedent text, “the trembling creature,” in Russian literature during the last third of the twentieth and the early twenty-first centuries. The text under study appears as quotations, reminiscences, and various paraphrases. Its origin is attributed to Pushkin, who paraphrased the Bible and the Quran in his poetry to create eventually a memorable periphrasis of a God-fearing man. Dostoevsky’s Raskolnikov quotes and then paraphrases Pushkin’s text, altering its original meaning for his own motives. Since that time, dozens of Russian authors have been paraphrasing Raskolnikov. The paraphrases of the most renowned precedent text tend to function as “Raskolnikov’s word,” though in a truncated, form they are semantically connected to Pushkin’s paraphrase in some contexts. The phrase and Raskolnikov’s dilemma both became the locis communis of the intertext of all Russian literature in general and Crime and Punishment in particular. Contemporary post-modern prose incorporates the dilemma in collage chains of reminiscences and paraphrases. It is typically used by the hero or hero-narrator and becomes a means of self-evaluation. The characterological aspect originates from the initial dilemma, depicting careerist protagonists who “have the right” during the evolving capitalism in Russia, crime bosses driven by intellectual ambitions, or conversely, helpless and humiliated intellectuals. However, the instability of all these characters’ statuses and the duality of their self-identification are preserved. The discourse of specific characters striving to consciously imitate Raskolnikov or even surpass him features a repeated paraphrase.
Semantics of verbs through the lens of “passive” and “active” dictionaries
Authors:   Institute of Philology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tkach Anastasia I.
Published: October 2024

The paper compares the meanings of the verbs zhit’ (to live), delat’ (to do), and idti (to go) as presented in dictionaries of different types. The dictionaries used include three types: (1) the traditional “passive” dictionaries by V. I. Dal’ and T. F. Efremova, (2) the “active” dictionary by Yu. D. Apresyan, and (3) the associative databases RAS (Russian Associative Dictionary) and SIBAS (Russian Regional Associative Database of Siberia and the Far East). The first and second types of dictionaries are based on textual materials. The third type reflects associative-verbal networks modeled on the data of free mass associative experiments conducted in the USSR and Russia in the 1990s (RAS) and 2000s (SIBAS). The assumptions are corroborated that the mental meaning of a word differs from its linguistic meaning and that associative thesauri reflect the language consciousness of an average Russian speaker. Thus, the order of meanings of the verb zhit’ given in the first and second types of dictionaries does not match the “ranks” of these meanings in the native speakers’ language consciousness depicted in RAS and SIBAS. Dialogic responses, traces of precedent phenomena, and visual images present in RAD and SIBAS supplement the image of active linguistic consciousness processing the speaker’s experience of interacting with reality. Conversely, the first and second types of dictionaries provide more information about different meanings and contexts that exclude ambiguity of interpretation of meanings. It is concluded that a comprehensive study of linguistic personality requires the complementary use of different types of dictionaries.