bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Memory, trauma, and self: Remembering and recovering from sexual abuse in psychedelic-assisted therapy
Authors: Rose Jarrett Robert
Published: October 2024

Background and Aims

This article examines the therapeutic potential of psilocybin in addressing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as the result of sexual abuse. PTSD is a prevalent form of mental distress resistant to most conventional treatment methods.

Methods

Through an in-depth analysis of the narratives of two individuals with longstanding, treatment-resistant mental health conditions, who participated in a weeklong group-based psychedelic retreat involving psilocybin, the study unveils the intricate interplay between psychedelic-assisted therapy, memory, and narrative in the healing process.

Results

The research findings suggest that beyond the commonly acknowledged therapeutic effects of psychedelic drugs, psilocybin can facilitate the retrieval of repressed or forgotten traumatic memories, allowing for conscious awareness, recognition, and reconciliation. A noteworthy aspect of the healing progression observed is the re-narration of one's identity and biographical circumstances following the recovery of unresolved traumatic memories.

Conclusions

This study underscores the importance of memory and self-narrative in the therapeutic landscape of psychedelic-assisted therapy for trauma. The article concludes by advocating for continued exploration in future research regarding the complex dynamics of memory and self-narrative in the healing journey within psychedelic science and trauma studies.
Minority ethnic older adults’ perception and behaviour towards COVID-19 public health campaigns in the UK
Authors: Yoon Hyunsun , Olsen Dennis , Ylänne-Thomas Virpi
Published: October 2024

In the UK, minority ethnic groups were reported to face the greatest risk from COVID-19. Yet, little is known about their perception and behaviour towards COVID-19 campaigns. This study used 35 semi-structured, in-depth interviews with minority ethnic adults aged 60 or over in England and Wales to explore their motivations for complying with or disregarding official guidance and their evaluations of various campaign content and channels used early in the pandemic. Using Template Analysis, key themes in the interviewees’ discourse were identified, which were subsequently analysed using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). This study found that the predominant motivations for non-compliant behaviour included fatigue from information overload, government- and socially-induced distrust, as well as self-reported personality traits. In contrast, compliant individuals emphasised community-based obligations and their trust in official communications. Although participants recognised the pandemic as a challenging time, they were generally unsatisfied with the credibility, consistency, and accessibility of public health messaging. This investigation contributes to health communications studies by adopting a qualitative approach and providing insights into an under-researched demographic.
Social Media, Affective Polarization, and Collective Action in Peru
Authors: Ruiz-Dodobara Fernando , Uribe-Bravo Karla-A. , Chaparro Hernán
Published: October 2024

Affective polarization has become a worldwide phenomenon that impacts the ability to engage in meaningful dialogue and reflective consideration of different available courses of action. Social media use has been linked to phenomena such as homophily and echo chambers, which contribute to the polarization of attitudes and beliefs. At the same time, social media use has been tied to collective action. This study seeks to analyze the relationship between the political use of social media, affective polarization, and collective action. It proposes two models: the first evaluates the mediating effect of the SIMCA variables in the relationship between the political use of social media and collective action; the second proposes a pathway whereby the political use of social media and its impact on collective action is mediated first by affective polarization and subsequently by the SIMCA model variables. Using a sample of 659 Peruvian social media users ranging from 18 to 39 years old, the authors found that participative efficacy alone mediates the relationship between the political use of social media and collective action. Affective polarization by itself did not mediate this relationship. However, when considering participative efficacy, the findings indicate a pathway from political use of social media to collective action mediated by both affective polarization and participative efficacy. This article reflects on how the production of affective polarization in virtual spaces among like-minded individuals can impact participative efficacy, and subsequently collective action.
Transmediatic depth of «The New York Times» and «El País» in their coverage of Boris Johnson’s resignation
Authors: Puntí-Brun Mònica , Salgado-de-Dios Francesc
Published: October 2024

A decade after the implementation of multimedia frameworks in the news media, it is necessary to determine which mechanisms have been incorporated into the daily routines of the news media. To accomplish this, we analysed the channels, forms and intertextual modalities employed by two leading international newspapers in their coverage of an unpredictable news event with global repercussions and a specific period: the UK government crisis of July 2022, which led to the resignation of the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. We used a qualitative methodology of transmedia information analysis (Calvo & Serrano Tellería, 2021), adapted to assess the daily operations of online media in updating their content. Additionally, interviews were conducted with the teams responsible for this coverage. The coverage analysis revealed a transmedia depth of ten to eleven informative modalities. We found several residual differences in their audience participation policies. Certain generalist modalities, such as live streaming, video news, podcasts or social networks, were well established and used to attract readership. Furthermore, various models of newsletters and discussion forums with varying levels of access restriction were employed. However, neither of the studied media outlets offered an auditory transcription of their content. While a specific transmedia information model is emerging in digital media, further research should be undertaken to complement these findings.
Platforms as audio discovery ecosystems: What Spotify’s podcast rankings tell us about the way platforms appropriate the format
Authors: Paisana Miguel , Cardoso Gustavo , Couraceiro Paulo
Published: October 2024

Contemporary mediation gravitates around platforms, central structures where users and content converge. As the pivotal format for mediation through sound, intersecting culture, economy, technology and social processes, podcasting has drawn the attention of platforms which have been investing heavily on attracting/retaining producers and listeners alike, by facilitating production, securing the rights to exclusive content, and providing unique ways to interact with content. In this article we analyze Spotify’s Top Podcast rankings in Portugal, using descriptive analysis to identify and characterize content, to determine how discovery is promoted and how diverse is the content being presented to users, determining their perception of the format. We argue that content diversity is central to a format that has become mainstream within contemporary digital and audio culture, through the convergence of independent and mainstream producers in the unique content sphere of podcasting. Platforms may be regarded as enabling agents for this process, having become both audio discovery ecosystems and gatekeepers for the format.
The role of engagement and self-disclosure in mitigating loneliness: a study on women’s closed Facebook groups
Authors: Weimann-Saks Dana , Elishar-Malka Vered , Ariel Yaron
Published: October 2024

Inspired by the uses and gratifications theory, this study examines the role of closed women’s Facebook groups in mediating the relationship between various forms of loneliness and perceived gratification among Israeli women. We surveyed 521 female participants to explore the mediating effect of engagement on loneliness and perceived gratification. Our findings suggest that these closed Facebook groups serve as significant platforms for interaction and personal disclosure, thereby contributing to the perceived importance of these groups in members’ lives. However, the results also show that these groups may not effectively alleviate social-emotional loneliness, and increased engagement within these groups does not significantly influence the relationship between loneliness and perceived gratification. In contrast, these groups act as alternative support systems for women experiencing family loneliness, with a heightened sense of gratification correlating with active participation. Despite these findings, the study reveals the limitations of these groups in addressing all forms of loneliness, underscoring the vital role of offline interactions. Therefore, these results highlight the need to further explore the interplay between online and offline spaces in shaping women’s experiences of loneliness and perceived gratification. The study also suggests that additional research is necessary to examine the applicability of these findings across different cultural contexts and a broader range of online groups.
Forethoughts on rubber rafts : familiar and new considerations in the handling of rubber life rafts -- including drift-rate curves, facts on drogues, handling of rafts under oars and sail, raft equipment, signalling devices, and new factors in oceanography, search and rescue. Submitted for the use of ocean flyers
Authors:   Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Pingree Frederick de W.
Published: October 2024

This manual on the handling of rubber life rafts is submitted as an indicator of one type of specialized, integrated information not yet available to U.S. ocean flyers, Some of this information is new and conclusions drawn from it may considerably affect both the action of survivors in planning their raft procedure and navigation, and the action of air-sea rescue units in conducting search. Other of this information has already been collected and disseminated by various departments, bureaux, and agencies of the U.S. Armed Forces. The present manual attempts to combine both types of information and provide a more comprehensive coverage of raft problems than has as yet been made. While it is in no sense definitive and does not include the handling of all currently-issued or currently-developed types of raft (e.g., the "seatpack" one-man raft aboard small fighter planes, the large rubber sailing boat dropped to the survivors of such planes, or the excellent keel rafts still awaiting official approval and acceptance), it covers many problems common to all types and is submitted to aid in the preparation of pamphlets dealing with raft handling, raft navigation, raft equipment, aild the problems of survival and air-sea rescue.
25 éve működik hazánkban a radiológiai távmérő hálózat
Authors: Kátai-Urbán Lajos , Vass Gyula , Zellei Gábor
Published: October 2024

Az első megbízható radiológiai monitoring távmérő hálózat 1993-ban kezdte meg működését. Feladata a háborús helyzetekben, valamint a sugaras baleset, katasztrófa esetén a gamma háttérsugárzás változásának (dózisintenzitásának) automatikus mérése, továbbítása és a riasztás volt. Jelen technikatörténeti publikációban áttekintjük a rendszer létrehozásának előzményeit, okait. Bemutatjuk a kor fontosabb nukleáris kihívásait, eseményeit, a hazai nukleáris műszerfejlesztés helyzetét. Nyomon követjük a modernizálást kikényszerítő fontosabb eseményeket, végül bemutatjuk a jelenlegi helyzetet.
Az alapvető katonai erények mibenléte és helyük a hosszú 19. századi magyar hadtudományos gondolkodásban
Authors: Boda Mihály
Published: October 2024

Jelen tanulmány egy tanulmánysorozat második része. A tanulmánysorozat célja, hogy az erények, illetve szűkebben az alapvető katonai erények vizsgálata során a) bemutassa az alapvető katonai erények összefüggésrendszerét; b) átgondolja az alapvető katonai erények sokféléségét; és c) kimutassa az alapvető katonai erényeket, és azok speciális rendszerét a hosszú 19. század magyar hadtudományos írásaiban, azaz a korszak magyar katonai ideológiájában. A tanulmánysorozat első részében az erények mibenlétével, és a hagyományos katonai erénylistákkal foglalkoztam. Most, a második részben, a bátorság erényét elemzem, és történelmi példák segítségével mutatom be típusait. A harmadik és a negyedik rész témája a becsület és a hűség, illetve ezek típusai lesz. Végül, a tanulmánysorozat záró része ezeket az erényeket vizsgálja a hosszú 19. századi magyar hadtudományos irodalmában.
A Jó Állam – Hatékony Haderő
Authors: Jobbágy Zoltán , Pokorláb Imre , Bakos Csaba Attila , Komjáthy Lajos , Mező András , Czeglédi Mihály , Farkas Sándor , Sztankai Krisztián
Published: October 2024

A kutatócsoport kvalitatív módszerrel, a vonatkozó nemzetközi elméletekből kiindulva, hangsúlyt a hatékony haderőre helyezve, a hadelmélet és hadviselés terén bekövetkezett változásokat maximálisan figyelembe véve folytatott kutatótevékenységet. Kiemelt figyelmet fordított a civil–katonai együttműködés, a fegyveres erők, valamint a rendvédelmi szervek, és nemzetbiztonsági szolgálatok együttes tevékenysége vizsgálatára. A kutatócsoport tevékenysége egyértelművé tette, hogy a modern hadelméletnek a nem katonai tényezőkkel és szereplőkkel is számolni kell és bizonyította, hogy ez közelebb viszi a hagyományos értelemben vett hadelméletet, hadművészetet és hadviselést a közös civil-katonai kutatásokhoz.
Európa és egy tál „forró krumpli” – a dublini rendszer
Authors: Sánta Orsolya
Published: October 2024

A dublini rendszer célja, hogy minél gyorsabban és egyértelmű kritériumok alapján megállapításra kerüljön, mely tagállam felelős egy harmadik országbeli vagy hontalan személy által a tagállamok valamelyikében benyújtott menedékkérelem megvizsgálásáért. A dublini rendeszer egyértelmű iránymutatást ad arra, hogyan kell meghatározni a felelős tagállamot. 2015-ben azonban kiderült, hogy ez a rendszer nem alkalmas arra, amire eredetileg létrejött. A tagállamokon egyre nőttek a terhek, és a rendszer mechanikus, gépies, automatikus alkalmazása váltotta fel az addigi hierarchia-alapú megközelítést. Ez azonban sem a tagállamoknak, sem a menedékkérőknek nem kedvez, és a rendszer hiányosságai mindennél jobban előtérbe kerültek. A dublini rendszer reformjától várták a problémák orvoslását, de a migrációs áramlás csökkenésével a problémák mintha kevésbé lennének égetőek, a javaslatok pedig egyre kevésbé életszerűek.
A Jó Állam - Hatékony Haderő
Authors: Jobbágy Zoltán , Pokorláb Imre , Bakos Csaba Attila , Komjáthy Lajos , Mező András , Czeglédi Mihály , Farkas Sándor , Sztanki Krisztián
Published: October 2024

A kutatócsoport kvalitatív módszerrel, a vonatkozó nemzetközi elméletekből kiindulva, hangsúlyt a hatékony haderőre helyezve, a hadelmélet és hadviselés terén bekövetkezett változásokat maximálisan figyelembe véve folytatott kutatótevékenységet. Kiemelt figyelmet fordított a civil–katonai együttműködés, a fegyveres erők, valamint a rendvédelmi szervek, és nemzetbiztonsági szolgálatok együttes tevékenysége vizsgálatára. A kutatócsoport tevékenysége egyértelművé tette, hogy a modern hadelméletnek a nem katonai tényezőkkel és szereplőkkel is számolni kell és bizonyította, hogy ez közelebb viszi a hagyományos értelemben vett hadelméletet, hadművészetet és hadviselést a közös civil katonai kutatásokhoz.
A Magyar Honvédség jelene és jövője
Authors: Benkő Tibor
Published: October 2024

A Magyar Honvédség múltjáról, jelenéről és jövőjérõl tartott előadást dr. Benkő Tibor, Magyarország honvédelmi minisztere a Magyar Tudományos Akadémia, a Magyar Hadtudományi Társaság és a Nemzeti Közszolgálati Egyetem által szervezett konferencián. A honvédelmi miniszter kiemelte, hogy a Magyar Honvédség elsődleges feladata az ország biztonságának, területi integritásának garantálása. Azért, hogy ennek maradéktalanul meg tudjon felelni, a honvédelmi vezetés a megváltozott biztonságpolitikai környezetet is figyelembe véve kezdte meg a tízéves Honvédelmi és Haderő-fejlesztési Program alapján a Magyar Honvédség megújítását, modernizációját. Ennek keretében alapjaiban újulnak meg a légierő és a szárazföldi haderőnem eszközei, a katonák egyéni felszerelése, de a biztonsági kihívásokat követve a működést szabályozó jogi környezet és szervezeti struktúra is korszerűbbé válik, új elemekkel bővül. A cél: egy, a 21. század kihívásaira 21. századi eszközökkel reagálni képes Magyar Honvédség kialakítása, amely a térség meghatározó haderejeként garantálja az ország szuverenitását és a magyar emberek biztonságát.
Consciência Fonológica de Línguas Adicionais: Um construto e dois saberes complementares
Authors: Alves Ubiratã Kickhöfel
Published: October 2024

O presente artigo visa a discutir o construto ‘Consciência Fonológica de Línguas Adicionais (LA)’ ao propor duas premissas: (i) o referido construto envolve dois saberes distintos, porém fortemente relacionados entre si; (ii) atividades que desenvolvam a ‘Consciência Fonológica de LA’ devem estar presentes ao longo de todas as etapas da vida acadêmica do aprendiz. No que diz respeito à primeira premissa, defendemos que o construto ‘Consciência Fonológica de LA’ envolve tanto o desenvolvimento das habilidades metafonológicas em LA quanto um conhecimento acerca das especificidades do sistema fonológico da nova língua, bem como acerca das diferenças formais entre os sistemas de L1 e LA. Uma vez que tal construto demanda que o aprendiz conheça as particularidades da nova língua, ressaltamos, dessa forma, a pertinência da segunda premissa. A partir do Modelo dos Quatro Níveis de Literacia (AUTOR), propomos uma discussão acerca da importância de integrar o componente fonético-fonológico aos demais aspectos formais, ao longo de todas as etapas acadêmicas do aprendiz, com vistas a formar usuários competentes da língua.
Bilinguismo, biliteracia e alfabetização bilíngue
Authors: Finger Ingrid
Published: October 2024

O presente artigo tem como objetivo contribuir com a reflexão sobre os processos de desenvolvimento da literacia em crianças inseridas em contextos bilíngues de ensino, a partir dos achados advindos dos estudos da Psicolinguística do Bilinguismo. Para isso, iniciamos com uma breve retomada das concepções atuais de bilinguismo, apresentando a seguir informações relacionadas ao que sabemos hoje sobre o cérebro e a mente bilíngue, principalmente a coativação linguística, e as implicações dos efeitos de coativação das línguas em indivíduos bilíngues. Na sequência, tomamos como base o Modelo dos Quatro Níveis de Literacia (Alves; Finger; Brentano, 2021; Alves, Finger, 2023), abordando de que forma ele explica o desenvolvimento das habilidades de leitura e escrita em crianças monolíngues e bilíngues. Por fim, tratamos de como os achados sobre coativação linguística podem informar os processos de compartilhamento de conhecimentos, habilidades e estratégias de biliteracia e alfabetização em crianças bilíngues.
Estratégias de leitura literária no processo de alfabetização: contribuições para a formação de leitores
Authors: Goulart Ilsa do Carmo Vieira , Rodrigues Keila  Montes Pereira
Published: October 2024

Partimos da premissa de que a leitura é um processo permanente de interação entre leitor e texto, em que os sujeitos se apoiam tanto em determinadas finalidades que guiam a leitura como em seus conhecimentos e experiências prévias, com a finalidade de produzir sentidos e compreender efetivamente os textos. Nessa perspectiva, a pesquisa tem como objetivo identificar como a leitura literária, a partir da proposta das estratégias, pode contribuir para o processo de compreensão leitora de crianças em fase de alfabetização. Para isso, a investigação proposta configura-se em uma pesquisa participante, de abordagem qualitativa e de caráter descritivo, tomando como procedimento técnico e investigativo a observação sistemática, a partir da aplicação de atividades de leitura, durante o ano letivo de 2022, em uma turma do 1º ano do ensino fundamental, de uma escola da rede municipal, localizada no Campo das Vertentes, Minas Gerais. Como base teórica destacamos os estudos de Solé (1998) referentes às estratégias de leitura e de Girotto e Souza (2010) no que concerne às estratégias direcionadas especificamente a leitura literária. Os resultados da pesquisa revelam a importância do planejamento de ações pedagógicas que favoreçam as estratégias de leitura literária em contexto educativo, pois tais estímulos contribuem para o processo de compreensão da leitura pelas crianças, favorecendo significativamente a formação de leitores autônomos, críticos e reflexivos.
Diferenças teóricas e práticas entre a leitura compartilhada, leitura dialogada e contação de histórias
Authors: Pereira Aline Elisabete
Published: October 2024

O objetivo do presente artigo é diferenciar/conceituar as práticas de leitura compartilhada (LC), leitura dialogada (LD) e contação de histórias (CH) - sem a presença física do livro -, por meio de embasamento teórico e pesquisas que evidenciem os efeitos de cada uma dessas práticas como apoio para o desenvolvimento linguístico das crianças, especificamente durante a primeira infância. Trata-se de uma revisão bibliográfica em bases de dados como Google Acadêmico e Scielo, elencando estudos brasileiros e estrangeiros. Os resultados mostram que há diferenças entre as práticas no que se refere aos tipos de habilidades linguísticas que as crianças têm a oportunidade de desenvolver; além disso, ressaltam a importância do leitor adulto como sujeito que conduz a leitura, bem como o planejamento da leitura do livro associada à intencionalidade pedagógica. De qualquer forma, consideramos que todas as abordagens citadas são importantes para o desenvolvimento integral das crianças, dado que as envolvem num contexto de interação com outros sujeitos.
Os benefícios da leitura compartilhada de livros para o desenvolvimento linguístico-cognitivo de crianças com Transtorno do Espectro Autista
Authors: Silveira Diele Martins , Pereira Aline Elisabete
Published: October 2024

O presente artigo visa demonstrar os benefícios da leitura compartilhada (LC) de livros para o desenvolvimento linguístico-cognitivo de crianças com Transtorno do Espectro Autista (TEA) durante a primeira infância. Para isso, se apoia  no conceito de leitura compartilhada (LC), proposto por Gabriele Morais (2017) e explica e caracteriza o TEA, com base em Liberalesso (2020) e Stravogiannis (2023). Trata-se de um pesquisa documental em duas bases de dados eletrônicas: SciELO e Portal de Periódicos Capes, a partir dos DECs: “leitura compartilhada”; “desenvolvimento linguístico-cognitivo”; “Transtorno do Espectro Autista”; em português, inglês e espanhol, com combinação do operador booleano “AND”. Foram considerados aptos à análise estudos publicados no período de 2013 a 2024, com o foco em participantes de 0 a 6 anos. Os resultados revelaram que, no Brasil, não há pesquisas sobre o tema envolvendo, especificamente, crianças autistas, e o número de estudos realizados com crianças típicas é escasso, considerando-se as bases de dados selecionadas. Por outro lado, em outros países, esse tema é bastante explorado, apresentando uma variedade de pesquisas com crianças neurotípicas e, especialmente, com crianças TEA. Portanto, foi necessário recorrer a outras fontes de pesquisa para obter dados sólidos que confirmam a eficácia da prática de LC para o desenvolvimento linguístico-cognitivo de crianças autistas, fato que abre possibilidades para futuras investigações, especialmente no âmbito nacional.
Small-Scale Pig Farming as a Tool for Unemployment Alleviation in Buffalo City, Eastern Cape of South Africa
Authors: Mpalala N , Obokoh L
Published: October 2024

The study examines the effect of small-scale pig farming on unemployment alleviation in Buffalo City, Eastern Cape of South Africa. This is against the backdrop of the extreme youth unemployment and increasing poverty rate being witnessed in South Africa (SA) due to the unstable global economic environment that has impacted most economies of the world. On its part, the government made an appreciable number of investments, especially in the agricultural sector, to address the unemployment challenges, which has yielded varied levels of success. The unemployment situation in SA was compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in approximately 33% of the labour resources that were productive before the pandemic to idle. This necessitated a government injection of R100 billion as a stimulus package into the economy to support small businesses and the agricultural sector, especially small-scale farmers. Mixed methods were adopted to gather primary data from 164 pig farmers, which were randomly selected. XLSTAT and SPSS 28 were used to analyse the quantitative data, and NVivo was used for the qualitative data. The results revealed that farming activities provided a source of income for most pig farmers, with several households depending on it for their livelihood. The collective advantage among pig farmers was the availability of space for farming activities, and most of them engaged in pig farming as a necessity. The government plays a crucial role in the sustainability ofpig farming activities in the area through the various interventions that create the needed enabling environment for the farmers to thrive.
Erotic Mysticism of Hadewijch of Brabant and Mechthild of Magdeburg
Authors:   Novosibirsk State University, Russian Federation, Bykov Eugene
Published: October 2024

The Christian worldview of the late Middle Ages was quite diverse, but at the same time extremely contradictory. Northern France, Flanders, and the German towns in the Rhine Valley were fi lled with various spiritual movements and beliefs that largely determined the spiritual climate of medieval Europe. One such spiritual current was the Beguine movement, which was condemned by the Catholic Church, as were many other religious sects during this period of European history. Nevertheless, the reasons for the persecution of the representatives of female semi-monastic communities are still not clear enough for us. On the one hand, we know that the condemnation of the Beguine’s is directly related to their social activities, because they created serious competition to the Catholic Church. But on the other hand, limiting ourselves exclusively to social reasons, we miss the fact that the Beguine movement was largely mystical and many representatives of women’s communities experienced extremely intense extraordinary experiences. Therefore, turning to the problem of the condemnation of the female mystics, we fi nd that the root of these persecutions lay in their reinterpretation of religious ecstasy, rather than their social activities. To substantiate this position, we examine in detail the representation of love-mystical cognition in two of the most infl uential beguines, Hadewijch of Brabant and Mechthild of Magdeburg. We observe that they not only express their extraordinary experience, but they also theorize it. The mystics abandon the notion of love-mystical cognition as a passive process of perceiving God. Instead, they turn to an active kind of love and justify a form of vita activa. This allows them to bridge the gulf between God and man, and to move independently beyond their own female bodies, burdened by medieval patriarchal norms. The female mystics, as we show, change the very relationship between woman and the world, thereby endowing her with greater autonomy in relation to medieval society and divine reality.
Fear of Beauty
Authors:   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russian Federation, Ailamazyan Aida
Published: October 2024

The article discusses the problem of rejecting the image of beauty in modern dance. It is indicated that the theme of despair, fear, violence and depression begins to dominate in modern dance since its inception in the 20s of the last century. The characteristic features of movements and plasticity in expressionist dance, in the school of M. Graham, are described: broken vertical, inwardly turned chest and feet, sharpness and convulsiveness of movements, blows aimed at oneself, etc. The article consistently examines the possible causes of this trend, such as technical ease and accessibility, lower energy cost of ‘sad dances’, as well as the opportunity to demonstrate originality, nonconformism, express social protest, etc. There is an opinion that the expression of pathological motives, negative feelings, fears in art contributes to the liberation from their destructive effect in real life. This approach is questioned, because there is also a reverse mechanism: as a result of viewing relevant plots (for example, scenes of violence), infection with emotions occurs, role models arise, and the thresholds of what is permissible decrease. Along with criticism of a number of trends in contemporary art, the importance of the concept of ugliness for culture is emphasized. Meeting one’s own infirmity and imperfection, be that physical, psychological or moral, plays an essential role in the spiritual development of a person. However, modern art, including the dance performances considered, follow the path of establishing ugliness as a new norm and cultivate the perverted reality of the ‘sick’ creativity of a disintegrating personality. The expression of beauty, on the contrary, is characteristic of an integral personality striving for perfection and praising life.
Ethnocultural Features of the Linguocultureme «French Garden» («Jardin Français»)
Authors:   Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University), Russian Federation, Yatskevich Anastasia
Published: October 2024

In less than a century, the stable concept of «French garden» is formed and consolidated, having become the result of the activity of very specific historical figures (André Lenôtre and Louis XIV) in the national consciousness of the French and in the language. The concept can be classified as a linguocultureme with a clearly expressed nationally colored semantic meaning. The article proposes to explore the ethnocultural features of the linguocultureme «French garden», as well as to determine its role and place in the national consciousness of the French, and to outline its influence on the formation of the French national picture of the world. The concept of «French garden» in the linguocultural aspect is not well-studied, which emphasizes the novelty of this work. The author conducts the research using a complex of scientific methods, including contextual-interpretive analysis, diachronic research, and analysis of linguistic and cultural objects. It is also worth noting that the author for the first time cites, in the author’s translation from French, primary sources of French scientific research and publications on the topic of landscape gardening, unknown to Russian readers. As a result of a comparison of theoretical generalization and analysis of linguistic material, the author comes to the conclusion that at certain stages of history, some concepts and traditions are formed in the collective consciousness of a nation, which can become elements of the cultural code and form the basis of the national linguistic picture of the world. Such a concept and a tradition stretching back centuries for the French is the desire to cultivate a garden, in which its aesthetic component acquires particular importance.
Social-Philosophical and Philosophical-Anthropological Motifs in the Poetic Work of N.S. Gumilyov
Authors:   Saint-Petersburg State Agrarian University, Pushkin, Russian Federation, Kovalenko Natalya , Davydenkova Antonina ,   Saint-Petersburg State Agrarian University, Pushkin, Russian Federation
Published: October 2024

The present research paper is devoted to philosophic motifs in the creative work of one of the leading cultural figures of the Silver Age, the poet, writer and philosopher N.S. Gumilyov. His personal fate (executed in 1921 by order of the Petrograd Cheka) is one of the examples of the sad poetic “tradition” of Russian culture: Pushkin, Lermontov, Mayakovsky, Yesenin and others. This paper analyzes philosophical and linguistic peculiarities of the “Akmeism” poetic and theoretical style, which was originated by Nikola Gumilev. In socio-philosophical aspect, Gumilyov’s intentions were associated with the formation of the concept of “Adamism”, which implied the analysis of man as a personality (most fully reflected in the compositions “The Captains”, “The Conquistadors’ Way”, etc.) in comparison with the Nietzschean “superman”. For Nietzsche, his slogan ‘God is dead’ did not mean the exaltation of man, but merely stated the overabundance of the individual in every personality. In this case, Gumilyov adhered to the idea of “transcendental man”, which implied the unity of Man’s natural essence in synthesis with supernatural (higher, i.e. spiritual) origins. This was the purpose of this article. Analysis of Gumilyov’s poetic and publicistic works argues in favour of the proof of the philosophical idea of “transcendental man”, which was later developed in N.A. Berdyaev’s philosophy of personalism. Both Russian philosophers and writers defended the idea of a creative and free Man, capable of self-assertion. Self-affirmation of Man for them is inextricably linked with the ability to Self-knowledge. But it should be noted that the views of Berdyaev and Gumilev on the role of society and the state in human life had certain differences.
Artistic Practices of Modern Russian Germans in the Context of Traditions and Innovations: on the Example of the Program of the Festival of Culture «German Sloboda» (2015–2022)
Authors:   Novosibirsk State Technical University, Russian Federation, Plavskaya Elena
Published: October 2024

The subject of research in this article is the artistic practices of modern Russian Germans, implemented within the framework of the cultural festival “German Sloboda”. It is proved that festival artistic practices belong to the “culture of ethnos” (according to V. G. Babakov’s classification), that is, they are a combination of ethnic and externally introduced components. The latter are the artistic practices of postmodernism, such as performance, happenings, environment and their varieties. The scientific novelty of this work is the consideration of the traditional culture of Russian Germans in the context of artistic forms, methods and techniques of modern times. The objectives of the work include: an analysis of the artistic practices of the cultural festival of Russian Germans “German Sloboda” from the point of view of correlating ethnic content and modern forms of its presentation, as well as the development of the above-mentioned artistic practices in the history of the festival. To achieve the set goals and objectives, a historical-genetic method is used, which allows us to trace the relationship between ethnic traditional and modern innovation in artistic practices, as well as a structural-functional method that demonstrates the artistic practices of modern Russian Germans as an integral part of their spiritual culture. As a result of the analysis of the artistic practices of the cultural festival of Russian Germans “German Sloboda”, a conclusion is made about the culture of modern Russian Germans as a synthesis of the immanent and transcendent, as a combination of following the sociocultural experience of previous generations – traditions – and the desire of the current generation for changes – innovations. The “culture of ethnos” of modern Russian Germans is in the stage of modification and transformation of its forms, creative experimentation, search for an individual-personal beginning with constant reliance on the collective traditional experience of the past. The seven-year history of the cultural festival of Russian Germans “German Sloboda” clearly demonstrates the active use of postmodern artistic practices, in which art leaves traditional spaces (galleries, museums, concert or theater halls) and conquers new spaces that are not necessarily associated with art.
Method for testing robust control quality for linear one-dimensional discrete control systems
Authors:   Industrial University of Tyumen, Parshukov Andrej N.
Published: October 2024

The article deals with one-dimensional linear control objects in discrete time. It is assumed that the operators of the control object have structural and parametric inaccuracies in the description. In this paper, a criterion for the robust quality of control is obtained for a system consisting of a discrete control object with structural perturbations and a modal controller. Based on this criterion, a numerical method for checking the robust quality of control has been developed. The effectiveness of the method is illustrated by an example.
Uncontrolled dataset clustering to improve the quality indicators of multilevel data processing models
Authors:   Saint Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Lebedev Ilya S.
Published: October 2024

The problem of improving the quality indicators of data processing models by segmenting data samples is considered. A multi-level data processing architecture is proposed, which allows determining the current properties of data in segments and assigning the best models according to the achieved quality indicators. A formal description of the architecture is given. The proposed solution is aimed at reducing the cost of retraining models in the case of transformation of data properties. Experimental studies have been carried out on a number of data sets that show an increase in the quality of processing indicators. The model can be considered as an improvement of ensemble methods of processing data samples.
Estimation of dead time duration in recurrent generalized semi-synchronous flow of events with prolonged dead time in a singular case
Authors:   National Research Tomsk State University, Nezhel’skaya Lyudmila A. , Stepanenko Ilya D. ,   National Research Tomsk State University
Published: October 2024

In this paper we investigate a generalized semi-synchronous flow of events with two states and which is related to the class of double stochastic flows. Its functioning takes place in conditions of prolonged dead time of fixed duration. We consider a special case of flow parameters. An algorithm for estimating dead time of fixed duration based on the method of moments is being developed. The results of statistical experiments set up on the flow simulation model and the analysis of the obtained estimation values are presented.
Small Blade and Bladelet Production in Central Asia at the Turn of MIS 7 and 6: Cores from Kulbulak Layer 23
Authors: Pavlenok G. D. , Kogai S. A. , Mukhtarov G. A. , Pavlenok K. K.
Published: October 2024

We describe 27 parallel, narrow-faced, and burin-cores for small blades and bladelets from Kulbulak layer 23, Western Tien Shan, excavated in 2016 and 2017. In terms of typology, flat-faced (longitudinal and transverse), prismatic (carinated, subconical, and subcylindrical), and narrow-faced cores (including burin[1]cores) were identified. Scar pattern analysis suggests that regardless of the typological affiliation of cores, a uniform technological scheme was used—staggered sequence of blanks. This Middle Paleolithic non-prismatic pattern probably indicates the initial steps in the formation of a technology that would subsequently influence the Middle Paleolithic blade industries in western Central Asia and become one of the sources for the regional Upper Paleolithic in the second half of MIS 3. It is concluded that small blade technology emerged within Middle Paleolithic industries of western Central Asia at the turn of MIS 7 and 6. In the Obi-Rakhmat industry (MIS 5a), this technology is represented in its fully developed form.
Slag Inclusions in Iron Artifacts from Cemeteries at Kichigino I and Krasnaya Gorka, and the Metallurgy of the Early Iron Age Itkul Culture
Authors: Artemyev D. A. , Stepanov I. S. , Tairov A. D. , Blinov I. A. , Naumov A. M.
Published: October 2024

Silicate slag inclusions in iron artifacts from the Trans-Urals and in iron slags from sites of the Itkul culture were analyzed to assess the geochemical characteristics of iron ore sources exploited during the Early Iron Age. Slag inclusions were found in 19 out of 25 samples from Kichigino I and Krasnaya Gorka. For comparison, we used 12 iron slag samples from Early Iron Age and medieval sites near Lake Irtysh and from Zotino mine. Via statistical analysis, four geochemical groups were separated, each including one or more Kichigino artifacts, which suggests a variety of iron ore sources used by the nomads. Slags and artifacts of the first group are associated with infiltration-sedimentary ironstone ores of the Middle Trans-Urals. Smithing slag from the Itkul site of Shatanov V suggests that these ores were already smelted in the Early Iron Age. The fact that group 1 includes only one artifact from Kichigino I demonstrates that the nomads of the Southern Trans-Urals obtained iron mainly from other sources. Group 2 is characterized by a higher content of Mn and sometimes Ba and S in inclusions. This may attest to the use of Fe-Mn ironstone associated with barite-polymetallic deposits of Central Kazakhstan. Group 3 shows an elevated content of CaO and MgO, indicating the use of ironstone from platform carbonate strata. In the fourth group, the content of K2O is high, and that of MnO, low.
Congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium (clinical cases)
Authors: Suetov Aleksei A. , Doktorova Taisiia A. , Panfilova Anastasiya N. , Kostritsina Tatyana Yu.
Published: October 2024

Congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium is a benign pigmented formation on the globe fundus, which has a characteristic appearance during ophthalmoscopy and is not prone to significant growth as well as malignancy. Nevertheless, one of the forms of congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium is associated with familial adenomatous polyposis, therefore, for timely follow-up examination of patients, it is necessary to know the differential diagnostic criteria of various forms of this disease. The article presents three clinical cases and as well as summarizes information about various forms of congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium.
Eye microcirculation in glaucoma. Part 1. Diagnostic methods
Authors: Petrov Sergey Yu. , Kiseleva Tatiana N. , Okhotsimskaya Tatiana D. , Markelova Oksana I.
Published: October 2024

Glaucoma is a socially significant disease, which is a wide group of polyetiological diseases. In the etiology of primary glaucoma, in addition to the mechanical theory, a vascular mechanism is also distinguished, and therefore, the search and development of the most informative and accurate method for studying ocular blood flow continues. Existing methods are divided into invasive and non-invasive. Invasive methods include angiography with intravenous fluorescein and indocyanine. Non-invasive methods include ultrasound Doppler mapping and pulsed Doppler modes, optical coherence tomography with angiography and laser speckle flowography. The review presents data on modern methods for ocular hemodynamics in glaucoma and ocular hypertension with technologies for studying retrobulbar blood flow and intraocular hemocirculation.
The development of a formulation, the selection and harmonization of the nutrient medium for determining the activity of aminoglycoside antibiotics
Authors: Tsvetkova Irina A. , Chernykh Tatiana F. , Zharikov Mikhail V.
Published: October 2024

The work is devoted to research on the selection of peptone for the optimization of the nutrient medium for the antimicrobial activity by the agar diffusion method of neomycin (framycetin), which have a similar chemical structure. The paper substantiates the relevance and importance of developing a formulation, selecting the optimal composition (ingredients), the quantitative ratio of ingredients, the pH of the medium, compliance of the proposed nutrient media with the State Pharmacopoeia of the Russian Federation and the European Pharmacopoeia for the standardization of antibiotics. The aim of the work was to study the components of the nutrient medium in comparison with the pharmacopoeial standards recommended for determining the effectiveness of antibiotics. It is shown that for carrying out microbiological tests in the standardization of antimicrobial drugs, the nutrient medium is the main one, and the correctness and accuracy of the interpretation of the research results depend on their quality. The experiment studied four brands of dry peptone and broth from different manufacturers – LLC NITSF and FBUN GNTs PMB (Obolensk) when working with the test strain of the spore culture Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633. An optimal nutrient medium is proposed, the composition and conditions of its preparation are selected. To determine the antimicrobial activity of framycetin by the agar diffusion method, a developed medium for determining the effectiveness of neomycin when working with the spore-forming form of the test strain Baccillus subtillis ATCC 6633 is proposed.
Features of the formation of bone regenerate and metabolism of bone formation markers in a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus and diabetic neuroosteoarthropathy (Charcot foot)
Authors: Bardiugov Petr S. , Artemova Ekaterina V. , Parshikov Mikhail V. , Yarygin Nikolay V.
Published: October 2024

Background: Surgical treatment of diabetic neuroosteoarthropathy is a complex area in traumatology — orthopedics not only because of severe biomechanical disorders and gross deformations of the distal segment of the lower limb, but also because these phenomena are accompanied by many disorders of the somatic status. Of particular importance is a pronounced decrease in bone mineral density. This case is intended to illustrate the features of the treatment of this pathology.
Clinical case description: A clinical case of treatment of a 34-year-old young female patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus, development of diabetic neuroosteoarthropathy (Charcot foot), and aseptic necrosis of the talus of the right foot is presented. From 2019–2020 conservative and surgical treatment was carried out aimed at stopping the active stage of Charcot foot, correcting deformity and stabilizing the distal segment of the limb (calcaneotibial arthrodesis). A satisfactory treatment result was achieved, complete activation 8 months after the operation. However, in 2021 The patient suffered a closed low-energy fracture of the distal metaphysis of the right tibia. Regarding this episode, the patient comes in at the stage of consolidation of a displaced fracture and complaints of recurrence of varus deformity, even greater shortening of the limb, and swelling of the ankle joint. The fact of injury is denied, which allows us to regard the existing fracture of the tibia as pathological. In this regard, an operation was performed: osteotomy of the fibula and tibia in the area of consolidation of the pathological fracture in order to correct the deformity and compensate for the existing shortening of the limb due to the formation of a distraction regenerate. During the treatment, malnutrition and delayed formation of bone regenerate were noted, which required prolonged use of an external fixation device and specific drug therapy aimed at stimulating osteogenesis and improving bone mineral density. At the end of the course, there was an increase in the mineral density of the tissue, the density of the regenerate radiologically and laboratory (control of bone formation markers) and a satisfactory functional result.
CONCLUSION: A successful result in this clinical case was achieved by combining orthopedic surgical and conservative treatment with specific drug therapy in a comorbid patient with reduced bone mineral density and a high probability of complications in a multidisciplinary approach.