bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Erotics of Grieves
Authors: Zacharias Siegmar
Published: February 2025

The Erotics of Grieves explores grieving as a portal to liberation and social transformation. Written at the time of the ongoing genocidal violence against Palestinians in Gaza and the repression of solidarity movements in Berlin, this piece situates grieves in political, historical, and embodied contexts. Moving away from a singular, universalist concept of grief, this work conceptualizes grieves as plural, relational, and metabolically intimate processes that shape and unsettle bodies, communities, and social infrastructures. Drawing from Audre Lorde’s Uses of the Erotic and Fred Moten’s Erotics of Fugitivity, it asks how grieving can resist hegemonic power structures and create generative spaces of solidarity, refusal, and world-making. Through autotheoretical reflection, cultural analyses, and embodied performance practices this article traces the visceral, affective, and sonic dimensions of grieves. Engaging with legacies of mourning rituals, racialized and planetary grief, and the vibratory intimacies of sound, it proposes an erotics of grieves as a mode of attunement to loss, connection, and futurity beyond the fantasy of separation. In a time of structural violence, erasure, and epistemicide, The Erotics of Grieves insists on grieving as a radical force of resistance, fugitivity, and transformative care.
Development of an Electroanalytical Method for the Simultaneous Determination of Isoproturon and p-Nitrophenol Using a Non-Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode
Authors: P. Sousa Kelline Alaide , S. de Sousa Camila , M. Morawski Franciele , G. dos Santos Neto Antonio , Jost Cristiane Luisa
Published: February 2025

The co-occurrence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is an emerging environmental issue linked to industrial and agricultural activities. Residues of para-nitrophenol (p-NP) and isoproturon (ISO) can persist in soil and water, raising concerns about ecological and human health risks. This study proposes a novel electrochemical method for the simultaneous determination of p-NP and ISO using a non-modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). By optimizing electroanalytical parameters and the supporting electrolyte, we achieved a peak-to-peak separation of nearly 220 mV. Square wave voltammetry (SWV) provided linear calibration plots for both analytes. The method demonstrated limits of detection (LOD) of 20 µg L-1 for ISO and 13 µg L-1 for p-NP, with high selectivity against heavy metals and similar organic compounds such as fluometuron, diuron, and bifenox. Furthermore, the method was applied to spiked river water samples, yielding recovery rates of 87-110%. These results indicate that this approach is a promising tool for the environmental analysis of coexisting contaminants like ISO and p-NP. The application of green analytical chemistry (GAC) metrics resulted in a score of 0.93, highlighting the environmentally conscious aspects of our methodology.
Off-grid rainwater and greywater treatment and reuse on household level: conceptual approach and pilot operation at the KREIS-Haus demonstration case, Switzerland
Authors: Buehler Devi , Barmettler Regina , Schoenborn Andreas , Junge Ranka , Rousseau Diederik P. L.
Published: February 2025

KREIS-Haus, a living lab in Feldbach, Switzerland, features a novel, decentralized, closed-loop water system that combines rainwater harvesting and greywater treatment for reuse to achieve water self-sufficiency. This study evaluated the system's technical and economic viability. Weekly samples were taken pre- and post-treatment of both rain and greywater treatment and analysed for a set of water quality parameters. Treated greywater met reuse standards, and rainwater complied with most Swiss drinking water limits. However, occasional instances where limits were surpassed revealed the need for continuous monitoring and system adjustments. Throughout the 8-month monitoring period, the house achieved full water self-sufficiency, which utilized only 26% of collected rainwater and 24% of treated greywater, suggesting greater reuse potential. At this time, the house was not always fully occupied. A further dynamic simulation indicated that with full occupancy of up to three people, the house could maintain its water self-sufficiency. The energy consumption of the water treatment system was rather high due to the off-grid, water-self-sufficient design, which replaces centralized infrastructure. A cost analysis positioned the system as economically competitive when mandatory connection fees were excluded, highlighting the influence of regulatory frameworks on the adoption of such water systems.
Meningkatkan Kesadaran Pentingnya Pendidikan Tinggi Melalui Sosialisasi dan Motivasi Siswa Sekolah Menengah Atas di Lombok Timur
Authors:   University of Mataram, rizki novia
Published: February 2025

Sumber daya manusia dikatakan berkualitas ketika sumber daya tersebut memiliki pendidikan yang tinggi. Sumber daya manusia yang memiliki pendidikan tinggi diharapkan mampu menjawab tantangan perkembangan zaman serta mengikuti perkembangan teknologi informasi dunia. Pendidikan tinggi adalah Pendidikan yang dijalankan setelah melalui Pendidikan sekolah menengah atas. Tujuan pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian adalah untuk meningkatkan kesadaran akan pentingnya Pendidikan Tinggi melalui sosialisasi dan motivasi siswa sekolah menengah atas di Lombok Timur. Metode kegiatan melalui tiga tahap, yaitu observasi awal, pelaksanaan kegiatan, dan evaluasi hasil kegiatan. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa peserta merasa materi sosialisasi dan motivasi yang disajikan memberikan wawasan tentang Pendidikan Tinggi, penyajian materi yang interaktif, serta merasa terbantu dalam memahami pilihan karir untuk menentukan jurusan di perguruan tinggi. Untuk aspek motivasi, peserta merasa lebih tertarik untuk melanjutkan Pendidikan ke perguruan tinggi setelah mengikuti kegiatan sosialisasi dan motivasi.
Kata kunci: sumber daya manusia; pendidikan tinggi; motivasi
Penguatan Budaya Literasi Digital Melalui Praktik Baik Pembuatan Poster untuk Mencegah Cyber Bullying bagi Siswa Madrasah Aliyah Al-Maarif Singosari Malang
Authors:   Universitas Brawijaya, Abidah Nudya Kuntum Khoirel
Published: February 2025

The use of the internet by Indonesian students has become increasingly significant due to the advancement of information and communication technology. Indonesia has approximately 196.7 million active internet users, with 22% of them being 19 years old or younger. To effectively interact with and process digital information from various media, it is crucial for students to possess digital literacy skills. These skills are essential for adolescents' social interactions to mitigate the negative impacts of lacking skills, security protection, and digital ethics, such as fake news and cyberbullying. To address this, the MA Al-Maarif Singosari environment aims to aid and promote a digital literacy culture. This includes socializing the four pillars of digital literacy and reinforcing these skills through creating educational posters, which are grammatically correct, use appropriate vocabulary, and feature attractive and relevant illustrations. Feedback and coaching are also provided to improve the posters. As a result of this service, participants can improve digital literacy culture by making good practices for making cyber bullying prevention posters that can increase participants' awareness to be ethical and cultured while using digital media, so that digitally proficient but still humane humans are formed who can improve the quality of education and eradicate cyber bullying in the school environment.
Keywords: digital literacy culture; good practice; cyber bullying
Introdução (Vol. 38.3/2024). Divino Masculino, Divino Feminino, Divino Outro
Authors: Pires Guilherme Borges , Gomes de Almeida Isabel , Branco Isabel Araújo
Published: February 2025

O volume 38.3 da Diacrítica reúne o dossiê temático Divino Masculino, Divino Feminino, Divino Outro: Teorias, Práticas e Expressões Generizadas do Fenómeno Religioso, que explora as intersecções entre género e religião sob múltiplas perspectivas teóricas e metodológicas. Resultado de uma reflexão plural e conjunta, inicialmente espoletada pelo colóquio Género e Religiões (2022) e pelo subsequente ciclo de conferências homónimo, que visaram fomentar um debate interdisciplinar em torno das implicações do género no fenómeno religioso em diversos contextos históricos, culturais e sociais, este volume apresenta estudos de caso referentes a diferentes temáticas, cronologias e geografias. Para além de uma apresentação sumária dos contributos, a presente introdução oferece um breve enquadramento conceptual, ao mesmo tempo que traça um panorama sintético da evolução das abordagens ao género e à religiosidade, destacando o impacto do aparato crítico pós-moderno e feminista, e enfatizando a contribuição dos aportes académicos ibero-americanos para o tema. Além disso, sublinha-se o caráter dinâmico e permanentemente (re)negociado do género e da religião, vistos como construções sociais interligadas, realçando-se a importância das abordagens interseccionais. Em suma, o volume não apenas reflete os debates académicos prévios, como também se propõe como um passo adicional num diálogo contínuo, promovendo olhares plurais que transcendem os limites cronológicos, geográficos e teóricos tradicionais.
Three new species and a new genus of soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) from Baltic amber
Authors: Fanti Fabrizio
Published: February 2025

In the present paper a new fossil and extinct genus and three new species of soldier beetles (Family Cantharidae) from Baltic amber are described: Groehnionycha yantarnyca gen. et sp. nov.; Podistra (s. str.) carstengroehni sp. nov.; Malthodes (s. str.) camerinii sp. nov. It is the second Malthodes with some abdominal cuticular vesicles extruded. The new taxa are also compared with all fossil species.
Descriptores para mangos criollos (Mangifera indica L.) con guía ilustrada y catálogo técnico
Authors: Arenas Rubio Isueh , Moreno Pérez Sheilla , Montero Cantillo Yesith Darith , Gutiérrez-Berdugo Iván Antonio , Enríquez Valencia Ayda Lilia , Cañar Serna Dubert Yamil
Published: February 2025

En el vasto universo de la biodiversidad frutal, el mango criollo colombiano se erige como un tesoro genético de incalculable valor. A lo largo de generaciones, este fruto ha sido cultivado, adaptado y preservado por agricultores que, sin saberlo, han forjado un reservorio de diversidad con potencial agroindustrial, nutricional y ecológico. Descriptores para mangos criollos (Mangifera indica L.) con guía ilustrada y catálogo técnico es el resultado de un esfuerzo investigativo de AGROSAVIA por documentar y caracterizar las accesiones que pertenecen a la Colección Colombiana de Germoplasma de Mango, para asegurar su conservación y facilitar su aprovechamiento en sistemas productivos sostenibles.

Esta obra, basada en un proceso de investigación lento, no solo describe las características morfológicas y fisicoquímicas de cada accesión, sino que también se enmarca en las directrices internacionales para la conservación de recursos fitogenéticos. A través de fichas técnicas detalladas e ilustradas, se ofrece información esencial sobre la estructura de la planta, hojas, inflorescencias, el fruto, hueso, semilla y los parámetros fisicoquímicos del fruto. Esta información les permite a investigadores, productores y curadores, entre otros actores de la cadena, tomar decisiones apropiadas para la propagación, mejoramiento y uso comercial de los materiales promisorios disponibles en la colección.

Con un enfoque didáctico y visualmente enriquecido, este catálogo busca ser una herramienta práctica para el reconocimiento y diferenciación de accesiones de mango criollo. Al brindar datos clave para la conservación y reintroducción de variedades nativas en riesgo de erosión genética, el documento se convierte en una pieza fundamental para fortalecer la cadena productiva del mango en Colombia. Invitamos al lector a sumergirse en este recorrido por la diversidad del mango criollo, con la certeza de que su conocimiento y uso responsable contribuirá a la preservación de este patrimonio biológico nacional.
User Experience and Trust Improvement Evaluation on Healthcare oriented Explainable Artificial Intelligence Interventions: Systematic Review (Preprint)
Authors: Cramer Samantha , Gastreich-de-Llanes Elina , Bäcker Jonas , Manz Robin , Meyer Philip , Müller Dominik , Hinske Ludwig Christian , Raffler Johannes , Soto-Rey Iñaki
Published: February 2025

BACKGROUND

The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has expanded rapidly in recent years. Generally, AI is viewed as a “black box” since understanding how it came to its presented solution is nearly impossible, which causes mistrust among end-users. This presents a problem, especially when AI is supposed to be implemented in high-stakes decision work environments. An example of such a work environment is the health care system. Additionally, to the general mistrust there are also legal regulations in place in the case of the implementation of AI systems within the health care system. The mistrust and legal regulations create a strong barrier for the widespread implementation of AI methods across the health care sector. To improve trust in the artificial intelligence systems and to fulfill the legal requirements, there has been a need for transparent, interpretable, explainable artificial intelligence systems. Though rather than developing new AI models, many researchers are working on post-hoc explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) systems which could at least provide the legally needed amount of transparency. Nevertheless, to ensure their usability, the created systems must be explainable to the end-user.

OBJECTIVE

The goal of this systematic review was to identify the number of evaluations done on the usability, user satisfaction, experience and trust of XAI systems in the health care system. We also aimed to find the most used methods for usability/user experience evaluations.

METHODS

Following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines, we extracted 6.008 references from four databases. After our concluding our screening steps 134 results remained eligible for the systematic review. The publications were categorized into 26 medical, 102 XAI method and 15 evaluation categories.

RESULTS

12 of the 15 evaluation categories were user-based. Only 35 of the 134 papers were sorted into user-based evaluation categories. A large portion of the 35 publications used self-designed questionnaires. Only 3 of the 35 presented a User Centered Design-Process. Our hypothesis that XAI is rarely evaluated, let alone developed, in relation to the needs of the end-user was confirmed.

CONCLUSIONS

We conclude that there is still a strong need for more involvement of the end-user during the development or at least during the evaluation of the created XAI models. Additionally, we recommend the development of a standardized framework to improve the generalizability of XAI methods. If XAI isn’t developed closer to the needs of the end-user, evaluated from the end-user, or at best developed with the users, we expect that the implementation of explainable artificial intelligence in the health care environment will get increasingly hard.
Research on the Cultivation of Professional Master’s Postgraduates’ Innovation Ability—Taking Law Master’s Postgraduates as an Example
Authors: Shi Guizhen
Published: February 2025

The focus of professional degree master’s postgraduate education is students’ innovation awareness and innovation ability. Therefore, the connotation of professional degree master’s postgraduate innovation ability should be clearly defined, and the manifestations of insufficient innovation ability of professional degree master’s postgraduates should be fully understood. Taking the cultivation of law master’s postgraduates as an example, this paper puts forward countermeasures to improve the cultivation of professional degree master’s postgraduate innovation ability.
Viejas tendencias en nuevos soportes: sesgo partidista y superficialidad en la prensa digital mexicana
Authors: Echeverría Martín , Chávez Castañeda Mariana
Published: February 2025

El arribo del periodismo digital llevó a sus primeros analistas a pensar que sus potencialidades tecnológicas y económicas podrían ayudar a superar limitaciones de autonomía periodística —un rasgo sobresaliente en México, país con atávicas prácticas de clientelismo, sesgos informativos y oficialismo. Para explorar la posibilidad de un desempeño menos sesgado políticamente y más rico en elementos de información, analizamos de manera comparada, entre medios tradicionales y nativos digitales, 281 notas de prensa digital sobre las elecciones federales de 2021, publicadas en 117 rotativos. Además de analizar el desempeño comparado entre ambas prensas, correlacionamos el grado de corrupción del estado en donde se alojan, como un proxy de clientelismo, con su nivel de sesgo. Constatamos que la prensa digital, antes que atenuar, intensifica los rasgos previamente descritos y no proporciona una cobertura sustanciosa, que enriquezca a los electores con información útil para ejercer su rol ciudadano.
Actuales dilemas de la Comunicación Política. Comunicación disruptiva, cultura cívica y populismo
Authors: Rodríguez Arechavaleta Carlos M.
Published: February 2025

La reciente literatura sobre Comunicación Política enfatiza en la digitalización de todos los aspectos de la infraestructura social, institucional y técnica de la comunicación pública, así como la deslegitimación de los antiguos flujos autorizados de información que conformaban las agendas públicas, la desprofesionalización del periodismo y la confrontación de las instituciones democráticas por los intereses comerciales, los grupos populistas y las intervenciones disruptivas externas. El artículo desarrolla argumentos sobre estas problemáticas y propone una ilustración de la transformación del objeto de estudio de la Comunicación Política, la subversión de su racionalidad normativa e interpretativa, la complejidad generada por la digitalización y las redes sociales, así como los retos culturales e institucionales para las democracias liberales. Un objetivo importante es subrayar como el nuevo sistema de medios híbridos, especialmente, la infraestructura digital, produce una esfera pública disonante caracterizada por la implosión de voces contestarias y la desconexión social, y en esta emergente pluralidad de espacios híbridos -interpersonales y en redes sociales-, se producen las expresiones de una nueva cultura cívica perfomativa, caracterizada por la visualidad, la fugacidad, el intimismo, el carácter lúdico, la sátira y la afectividad. El potencial disruptivo de estas nuevas condiciones tecnológicas y culturales favorece la emergencia de nuevos cleavages y líneas de conflictos que acentúan el déficits de representación de los partidos políticos tradicionales y los exitosos liderazgos y partidos populistas.
Las regiones de la participación electoral: entre partidos políticos, alianzas y coaliciones
Authors: Alacio-García Rosa Ynés , Hernández Gamboa Hugo
Published: February 2025

Las alianzas electorales y sus efectos en los votos han estado marcadas por tres dimensiones para su conformación: la ideológica, la de competencia, y la contrahegemónica motivada como contrapeso al partido en el gobierno (Reynoso y Miño, 2017, p. 48). Bajo este argumento, el objetivo del artículo consiste en analizar los diferenciados porcentajes de participación electoral para el cargo a la Presidencia de la República en 2024. ¿Cómo fueron los resultados de la participación electoral por la Presidencia de la República en 2024? El método se basa en un estudio comparado entre los respaldos a cada candidatura y la información total por coalición, a partir de los sistemas de información geográfica (SIG´s). El resultado de esta investigación exhibe las distintas realidades de apoyo a los partidos políticos en contraste con el apoyo a las coaliciones. El trabajo es original, porque muestra una panorámica de las diversas posiciones políticas por partidos y por coaliciones, ubicando regiones de posicionamiento. El límite del estudio está en los datos desconocidos de apoyo a cada partido político, debido a la diversidad de combinaciones en la votación. El posicionamiento de MORENA es el principal hallazgo, mostrando que electoralmente no necesitó a una coalición.
FormatriX: An AI Form Builder
Authors: More Neelam
Published: February 2025

The creation of an AI-driven form builder was spurred by the growing need for effective, customizable, and userfriendly form-building tools. By incorporating artificial intelligence for prompt-based form development and customization, this
project tackles the difficulties encountered by users who lack technical abilities in form creation. Form creation, subscription
management, form sharing, and response collection are all simple for users. This survey report discusses the project's benefits,
difficulties, and potential developments while outlining its design, procedures, and structure, including comprehensive flow
diagrams, architecture, and requirements.
Pharmacognostic and Pharmacological Study of Syzygium Cumini
Authors: Mohite Neha
Published: February 2025

Syzygium cumini commonly known as "jamun" has been used in traditional medicine systems like Ayurveda, Unani,
and Siddha for treating various diseases. It contains diverse phytoconstituents, including tannins, alkaloids, steroids, flavonoids,
and vitamins, contributing to its therapeutic effects. The plant exhibits pharmacological actions such as hypoglycemic, diuretic,
analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and gastro-protective properties. Studies highlight its ability to protect
against radiation-induced DNA damage and reduce the fertilizing capacity of male albino rats. It is effective in treating diabetes,
inflammation, ulcers, and diarrhea, with preclinical studies showing chemopreventive and radio protective properties. The seeds
contain compounds like jambosine and jambolin, which inhibit starch conversion to sugar. "Further investigation is necessary
to isolate and identify the active compounds responsible for the pharmacological effects. Identifying these bioactive constituents
is crucial for developing safer and more effective drugs for treating various conditions, including diabetes."
Biomass Growth and Remediation Efficiency of Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Nash for artificially contaminated Alluvial soil
Authors: Kumar Pawan
Published: February 2025

Though Chrysopogon zizanioides (vetiver grass) has potential characteristics for remediation of contaminated soils,
sediments, and water, but it has very limited application for the remediation of contaminated alluvial soil. The vetiver was
planted to evaluate its biomass growth in artificially contaminated alluvial soil in Prayagraj, India for the purpose of its
remediation. The vetiver was planted on alluvial soil mass artificially contaminated by two heavy metal salts, lead nitrate (Pb(II))
and potassium dichromate (Cr(VI)), for a period of 150 days. The vetiver grass, having 10cm root and 20cm shoot length, was
planted in total 30 treatment boxes of dimensions 45cm x 45cm x 90cm, made of GI sheets. Four replicates (100, 300, 500, and
700mg/kg) of lead (Pb(NO3)2), four replicates (50, 100, 200, and 400mg/kg) of chromium (K2Cr2O7), one mixed replicate (Cr100+Pb-300), and one control have been selected. With increasing Cr-concentration in soil, vetiver shows a higher toxic effect,
resulting in reduced biomass production with increased Cr-accumulation in roots. Whereas increasing Pb-concentration in soil,
biomass production increases with minimum toxic effects. 65-75% of Cr and Pb were found to accumulate in root tissues and
only 10-15% were translocated to aerial parts from roots tissues. The findings reveal that vetiver has good potential for
rhizostabilization of Pb and Cr from polluted soils, minimizing the risk to contaminate groundwater and entering into the food
chain as well as enhanced biomass of vetiver would be utilized for slope stabilization of embankments constructed on erodible
soils and as a potential renewable energy source.
Jauna sociālā realitāte ‒ kopiena “Ukraina Latvijā”
Authors: Kiope Māra , Krūmiņa-Koņkova Solveiga
Published: February 2025

Rakstā apskatīts risinājums migrācijas pētniecības izaicinājumam, kas radās 2022. gadā, kad pēc Krievijas pilna mēroga iebrukuma Ukrainā ļoti strauji un apjomīgi pieauga kara bēgļu straume no Ukrainas uz Latviju. Uzdevums bija izstrādāt konceptuālu aprīkojumu, kas ļautu saprast un aprakstīt jaunpienācēju kopienu un iezīmēt tās integrācijas stratēģijas Latvijā. Filozofiskās fenomenoloģijas un topoloģiskās hermeneitikas izmantošana pētījumā ļāva izveidot sociālo zinātņu veikumu papildinošu, plašāku jaunpienācēju kultūras un dzīves pasaules tvēruma kontekstu šīs kopienas izziņā. Ģeogrāfiskā tuvuma, līdzīga vēsturiskā likteņa un ģeopolitisko apdraudējumu dēļ Latvijas sabiedrība ar lielu atvērtību uzņēma Ukrainas kara bēgļus, un bija jākonstatē, ka starp jaunpienācējiem un uzņemošajiem veidojas kopība, kurā valda solidaritāte un pat brālība, veidojoties jaunai sociālajai realitātei, ko var apzīmēt kā kopienu “Ukraina Latvijā”. Šajā koncepcijā ir atspoguļota tās izstrādes metodoloģija: vietas kā cilvēka ģeogrāfijas un filozofijas pieeju sintezējoša jēdziena izmantošana, kas migrāciju skata kā cilvēka pārcelšanos no vienas vietas uz citu ar savu vietu, t. i., vērtībām, attieksmēm un tradīcijām. Jaunpienācēju un uzņemošo savstarpējo nepieciešamību ātri iepazīties un pastāvēt līdzās izskaidro kognitīvo rituālu funkcionēšana, kuras galvenais dinamiskais elements ir savas pasaules iemiesošanās uzbūvēšana. Izstrādātā pieeja rakstā ir lietota arī reliģisko kopienu kā vēl neapzināta migrācijas resursa pētniecībā, ilustrācijai izmantojot latīņu un grieķu katoļu rita kopienas un pastorālās aprūpes problemātiku Pareizticīgās baznīcas kopienās, ko ietekmē šīs baznīcas darbības politiskais raksturs Ukrainā.
Ukrainas civiliedzīvotāju nodarbinātības iespējas Latvijā atbilstoši Ukrainas civiliedzīvotāju atbalsta regulējumam
Authors: Dupate Kristīne , Mantrovs Vadims , Kiršteina Baiba
Published: February 2025

Šī raksta mērķis ir raksturot Ukrainas civiliedzīvotājiem nodrošinātās pieejas un tiesības attiecībā uz nodarbinātību Latvijā. Pamatojoties uz Direktīvu 2001/55/EK, Latvija ir radījusi tiesisko regulējumu, kas ir veicinājis Ukrainas civiliedzīvotāju nodarbinātību, nodrošinot vispārīgus un sevišķus izņēmumus nodarbinātības īstenošanai. Kā secināts rakstā, šie izņēmumi atbilst ES tiesībām, jo minētajā direktīvā ir ietvertas minimālās prasības, kas nozīmē, ka Latvijai kā ES dalībvalstij nav liegts pieņemt labvēlīgāku tiesisko regulējumu. Rakstā ir aplūkoti šie izņēmumi, analizējot priekšrocības, ko tie faktiski sniedz Ukrainas civiliedzīvotājiem. Raksts beidzas ar secinājumiem, apkopojot rakstā ietverto diskusiju.
Latvijas vēlētāju aktivitāte un izvēles 2024. gada Eiropas Parlamenta vēlēšanās
Authors: Metla-Rozentāle Lelde
Published: February 2025

Rakstā analizēta Latvijas vēlētāju aktivitāte un izvēles 2024. gada Eiropas Parlamenta (EP) vēlēšanās. Eiropas Parlaments ir pasaulē vienīgā tieši ievēlētā starptautiskā institūcija, kas ļauj ikvienam Eiropas Savienības (ES) pilsonim ietekmēt visas Eiropas kopējo nākotni. Latvijā 2024. gada vēlēšanās piedalījās 33,82% balsstiesīgo vēlētāju. Tas liecina par iepriekš novērotās vēlētāju aktivitātes samazinājuma tendences palēnināšanos un vērtējams kā pozitīvs rādītājs attiecībā uz vēlētāju iesaisti demokrātijas pamatprocesos, t. i., vēlēšanās. 2024. gada EP vēlēšanas notika ģeopolitisko krīžu, tostarp Krievijas un Ukrainas kara, kontekstā, kas neapšaubāmi ietekmēja vēlētāju lēmumus un izvēles. Rezultāti liecina, ka vēlētāji deva priekšroku stabilām, atpazīstamām politiskajām partijām un kandidātiem, kuru līdzšinējā darbība palīdz prognozēt to politisko rīcību arī nākotnē. Šāda vēlētāju stratēģija nāca par labu partijām un apvienībām, kas jau pārstāvētas Eiropas Parlamentā, piemēram, “Jaunajai Vienotībai”, “Latvijas attīs­tībai” un “Nacionālajai apvienībai”. Tomēr EP ievēlēto partiju klāstu papildināja arī vairāki jauni spēki ‒ “Apvienotais saraksts”, “Latvija pirmajā vietā” un “Progresīvie” ‒, kas spēja vēlētājus uzrunāt ar saviem atpazīstamajiem līderiem. Tāpat partijas “Progresīvie” panākumus lielā mērā veicināja jauniešu elektorāta pieprasījums pēc jauna veida kreisi orientētas partijas, kas iestājas par sociālo un ekoloģisko taisnīgumu un vienlīdzīgām tiesībām visiem. Kopumā vēlētāju izvēles atspoguļo koncentrēšanos uz ģeopolitiskajām un nacionālajām interesēm, īpaši uzsverot drošību un stabilitāti. Pretēji tendencēm citās ES valstīs, Latvijā EP vēlēšanu rezultāti neiezīmē būtiskas nacionālās politiskās ainavas izmaiņas tuvākajā nākotnē un ietekmi uz citiem vēlēšanu cikliem nacionālā vai reģionālā līmenī.
Mītiski maģiskais Plūdoņa krājumā “Pirmie akordi”
Authors: Barovskis Ingus
Published: February 2025

Rakstā aplūkots Viļa Plūdoņa pirmais sarakstītais un izdotais dzejas krājums “Pirmie akordi”, kas publicēts 1895. gadā L. Neimaņa apgādā Jelgavā. Pirmajā krājumā V. Plūdons pievēršas nacionālā romantisma jautājumu realizācijai un transformācijai. Plūdoņa pirmais krājums no mākslinieciskās kvalitātes aspekta vērtējams neviennozīmīgi – no vienas puses, tas ir jauna autora mēģinājums dzejā, saturiski un izteiksmes ziņā neviendabīgs; no otras puses, šajā krājumā ir saskatāmas V. Plūdoņa kā dzejnieka kvali­tātes, kas pilnveidojas un sasniedz augstāko maksimumu viņa turpmākajos krājumos. Krājums iedalīts vairākās nodaļās, atsevišķu uzmanību veltot gan liriskai dzejai, gan arī satīrai un ironijai. Nacionālā romantisma raksturīgās īpašības V. Plūdons krājumā lieto divējādi, piemēram, transformējot binārās opozīcijas “ideālā pagātne ‒ tagadne” šaurākā izteiksmes veidā, runājot par liriskā varoņa bērnību kā ideālo pagātni un pieaugušā cilvēka dzīvi kā tagadni. Tomēr satīras un ironijas kontekstā dzejnieks tiešāk pievēršas nacionālajam romantismam raksturīgajam pseidomitoloģijas vilnim un pseidoolimpam. Būtisks akcents V. Plūdoņa krājumā ir laiktelpa un tās mītizācija virziena ietvaros. Ar šī krājuma analīzi ir iespējams iepazīt, kā izveidojās viens no latviešu 20. gs. sākuma ievērojamākajiem dzejniekiem.
Dzejnieka Viļa Plūdoņa daiļrades un uzskatu interpretācija vēlīnā staļinisma periodā
Authors: Freiberga Anna
Published: February 2025

Šajā rakstā skatīta vēlīnā staļinisma latviešu literārās telpas attieksme pret dzejnieka Viļa Plūdoņa darbu izdošanu, kā arī to interpretācija. Plūdons nebija no tiem autoriem, kuri pilnībā atbilda padomju literārajam kanonam. Lai arī 20. gs. sākumā dzejnieks aizrāvās ar sociālisma idejām, viņa pārliecība šajos jautājumos nebija pilnībā skaidra, ko vēl vairāk lika apšaubīt Latvijas brīvvalsts laikā tapušie patriotiskie dzejoļi. Tomēr atsevišķi viņa darbi bija pietiekami spēcīgi, lai tos sekmīgi izmantotu propagandai, jo vēstīja par 1905. gada revolūciju, kam pamatā bija sabiedrības neapmierinātība ar sociālo stāvokli. Lai izprastu tā laika ideoloģiskās nostādnes un zināmo primitīvismu, kādā tika skaidroti literāri darbi, sniegts īss ieskats arī tā laika padomju kultūrpolitikā, kas pieprasīja, lai literatūra būtu sabiedriski derīgs fenomens, nevis tikai “māksla mākslai”. Savukārt raksta otrajā daļā uzmanība vērsta uz Plūdoņa personības un publicēto literāro darbu analīzi attiecīgajā laika periodā. Rakstā izmantoti periodikas materiāli, kas tolaik bija nozīmīgs propagandas rīks.
Aspazijas dzejas tulkojumi krievu valodā krājumā Latyshskiye poety v perevodakh Viktora Tretjakova
Authors: Daņiļins Andrejs , Pavlovs Māris
Published: February 2025

Viktors Tretjakovs mūsdienās ir maz zināms dzejnieks, tulkotājs un literatūras kritiķis, kurš dzīvoja un radoši strādāja pirmās Latvijas Republikas laikā un daļēji – okupācijas laikā. Viņš kļuva plašāk pazīstams, kad tika izdots viņa tulkotais vairāku slavenu latviešu dzejnieku darbu krājums Latyshskiye poety v perevodakh Viktora Tretjakova (“Latviešu dzejnieki Viktora Tretjakova tulkojumā”).
Pētījuma objekts ir Aspazijas dzejas teksti un to tulkojumi krievu valodā Viktora Tretjakova tulkojumu krājumā Latyshskiye poety v perevodakh Viktora Tretjakova. Šī darba mērķis ir detalizēta Aspazijas dzejas tekstu un Viktora Tretjakova tulkojumu salīdzināmā analīze; īpaša uzmanība tiek pievērsta tulkošanas stratēģijām un metodēm. Šī pētījuma problēma ir arī Aspazijas oriģinālo dzejoļu identifikācija, jo tulkojumu krājumā nav norādītas saites uz oriģināldarbiem. Šī darba galvenās metodes ir salīdzināmā un deskriptīvā metode; tiek izmantota arī biogrāfiskā metode. Pētījumā izdevās noskaidrot precīzākos un neprecīzākos Aspazijas tulkojumus. Pētījuma sekundārie mērķi: sniegt īsu informāciju par V. Tretjakovu un krājuma Latyshskiye poety v perevodakh Viktora Tretjakova vēsturi. V. Tretjakova personība un viņa atdzejojumi mūsdienās ir svarīgi latviešu un krievu literāro sakaru kontekstā.
Tulkotājas un zinātkāras lasītājas saruna par ukraiņu literatūru
Authors: Poļakova Māra , Žabko Oksana
Published: February 2025

Mūsdienu ukraiņu autoru darbu apskats.
Latviešu grāmatniecības piecsimtgade
Authors: Baltiņa Dagnija
Published: February 2025

2025. gads, kad Latvija atzīmēs latviešu grāmatas piecsimtgadi, ir īpaši nozīmīgs gads gan nacionālā mērogā, gan starptautiski.
«Blasphemy» in Contemporary Art Exhibitions in Russia, or Why Art Offends
Authors: Senina J. N.
Published: February 2025

The article examines the contemporary art exhibitions in twenty‑first‑century Russia that sparked accusations of “blasphemy” and extensive public debate and prompted law enforcement interventions. In the first part of the article, I retrospectively illustrate the history of the most prominent “blasphemous” contemporary art exhibitions in Russia, leading to the application of Article 282 of the Russian Criminal Code against the artists. These incidents, which followed the “Pussy Riot” case, resulted in the amendments to the Criminal Code that tightened the penalties for offending religious sentiments. Consequently, religious and radical nationalist movements were empowered to approach law enforcement agencies to initiate investigations and hold artists and activists accountable. In the second part of the article, I delve into two exhibitions held in one of the most conservative Russian state art museums, the State Hermitage Museum. These exhibitions are the 2012 Chapman Brothers’ “The End of Fun” and the 2016 “Jan Fabre: Knight of Despair — Warrior of Beauty.” Employing the concept proposed by the Dutch anthropologist Jojada Verrips, I aim to explore how the critics of the exhibitions conceptualized their outrage and offended sensibilities. Additionally, I analyze how various stakeholders, including Hermitage staff, Orthodox believers, and the prosecution, contested and justified the “blasphemous” nature of the exhibitions.
Imagining a Modern Nineteenth-Century Priest: (Based on the Novel by A. Sturdza “Letters on the Offices of the Holy Order”)
Authors: Lutko E. I.
Published: February 2025

The article is devoted to the study of the extent to which the fiction can have predictive potential in describing the religious life of the modern era and, in particular, the figure of the Orthodox priest in the Russian Empire. The focus is on the epistolary novel by Alexander Sturdza “Letters on the Offices of Holy Orders” (1840– 1841). The priest depicted by Sturdza must meet the requirements of modernity, be a “priest of the 19th century.” Moving away from the situation of estate‑based social structure, Sturdza depicts a priest who overcomes all cultural and social differences, excludes himself from the market interactions and triggers gift economy and early religious socialization of the children. All this allows him to “become the conscience of the Christians,” regardless of the social barriers separating them. The priest himself, in turn, cannot be imagined without a confessor, who allows him to withstand the stress of intense relationships in modern society. The priest image in Sturdza’s novel is significantly ahead of his time: many changes can be found in both normative narratives about the Orthodox priesthood and the social processes in Russian society. In this sense, we can say that the author’s “imagination” in this case was an artistic development of his historical anticipations that allowed him to predict the further course of development of the Russian religious life.
“Science, Rational Thinking, and Reason are Rejected”: the Post-Soviet Anti-Sectarian Movement Between Countercultism and Anti-cultism
Authors: Drozdov S. T. , Masagutova M. R.
Published: February 2025

The article deals with various actors of the anti‑sectarian movement in Post‑Soviet Russia. More specifically, the focus is on their rhetoric against the new religious movements, as well as the values they claim to defend. The text identifies a tradition of anti‑sectarian rhetoric in imperial, Soviet, and post‑Soviet Russia. Then follows a discussion of the current state of the anti‑sectarian movement and the key organisations and individuals within it, as well as the values they declaratively defend. The article also offers hypotheses about the origins and mechanisms of the anti‑sectarian rhetoric that emerged in post‑Soviet Russia. In addition, the paper outlines the grounds to argue about the existence of an overall anti‑sectarian field in post‑ Soviet Russia, of which the actors, regardless of their affiliation with religious institutions, produce a similar rhetoric based on the need to protect the boundaries of the secular sacred from the encroachments of the religious movements they criticize.
From Kazan to Grozny: How Existential Security Makes People Less Religious (the Cases of Volga and North Caucasus Republics of Russia)
Authors: Musaev A. U.
Published: February 2025

The author tests the cultural hypothesis of the evolutionary theory of modernization by R. Inglehart and K. Welzel using the cases of Muslim regions of Russia (North Caucasus and Volga region). Based on survey data from online communities, the author demonstrates that the classic idea of the theory about greater secularization in richer regions also works for Russian Muslim‑majority regions. Tatarstan and Bashkiria turn out to be less religious both in terms of subjective religiosity (self‑identification and the importance of God in life) and objective religiosity (fasting, frequency of prayers and visiting mosques), while the regions of the North Caucasus (Chechnya, Ingushetia, Dagestan, Karachay‑Cherkessia) show the opposite trend. Moreover, the subjective religiosity of respondents turns out to be much higher than the objective religiosity. At the same time, the index of objective religiosity turns out to be a suitable instrument for measuring religiosity in Muslim societies, explaining up to half of the variation in subjective religiosity. The social class of the respondents (income, age and education), the share of the Russian population and ethnic homogeneity, as well as the economic situation of the region, are also correlated with religiosity, which once again confirms the hypothesis of the above theory.
Russian Obscene Language and New Religious Ontologies
Authors: Panchenko A. A.
Published: February 2025

The paper focuses on the resemantisation and the new mythologies of Russian obscene language in present day Orthodox culture and larger cultural contexts. The social history of Russian obscene language (known as mat or maternaia bran’) still appears to be quite obscure and intriguing. Unlike profanities in many other European languages that employed a lot of symbols and topoi from Christian culture, Russian swearing concentrated predominantly on sexual symbolism. Certain researchers still follow the hypothesis by Boris A. Uspensky who argued that Russian mat was historically related to pre‑Christian mythology and rituals including the allegedly existing pagan cult of the “Mother Earth”. Yet this point of view does not seem to be well‑grounded; religious connotations of Russian mat Uspensky proceeded from were probably ascribed to particular formulae only in the 16th and 17th centuries. However, the hypothesis of “pre‑Christian origin” influenced the reception of Russian obscenities in present day Orthodox and secular discourses where mat can be considered as a survival or even a driving force of paganism and Satanism. On the other hand, both Orthodox and other religious / spiritual ontologies in contemporary Russia usually involve “holistic” understanding of obscenities, the latter believed to transmit particularly harmful “energies” which are understood and discussed in terms of physics and biology. Proceeding from these beliefs, ideas, and practices, the article deals with how post‑secular religious ontologies elaborate their own ideas and senses of language that paradoxically intertwine linguistic and semiotic ideologies, moral reasoning, political expectations, and the image of human body. This new mythology of language is obviously linked (but not limited) to the New Age or holistic worldview, where conventional boundaries between material and spiritual, individual and collective, human body and its environment are erased or blurred, and deserves special investigation as an important part of post‑secular and postmodern ontology in general.
Talking about the Sacred
Authors: Panchenko A. А.
Published: February 2025

The introductory paper deals with theoretical issues related to the study of ritual and the sacred in secular and post‑secular cultures. Social research in recent decades shows that the unambiguous opposition between religion and secularism is not quite workable as a socio‑historical concept, and that perceptions of the sacred in modern societies turn out to be dynamic and contradictory in their own way. The articles collected focus on various anthropological aspects of the production of the sacred in Russia in the second half of the 20th and early 21st centuries. The results of these studies allow making several general observations. First, we observe a very dynamic picture of the processes of sacralisation and ritualisation in various segments of everyday life. Secondly, in present day culture, personalised ritual agents are gradually losing their status and generally giving way to impersonal (and accordingly poorly controlled) forces. Thirdly, the types of sacralisation observed in contemporary society are related to the formation of a new ontology that blurs the boundaries between natural, social and moral order.
A Comparative Analysis of Programming Languages Used in Microservices
Authors: Saad Hussein  , Safa Jaber Abbas  , Gamal Fathalla Ali  , Nagham Kamil Hadi  , Mahmoud Mohamed Mahmoud Maadi
Published: February 2025

The rise of microservice architecture has revolutionised software development, enabling greater scalability, flexibility, and modularity. However, the effectiveness of microservices largely depends on the choice of programming language, which influences performance, ease of maintenance, and the system’s capacity to handle increased workloads. This paper addresses the critical challenge of selecting an appropriate programming language for microservices by conducting a comparative analysis of four widely used languages: Java, Python, Go, and Node.js. The problem at hand is the lack of clarity on which programming language best suits different microservices environments. Each language offers distinct advantages and trade-offs in terms of performance, scalability, and developer productivity. To address this, we performed a systematic evaluation using a range of comparative measures, including benchmarks on performance, scalability under varying loads, and security features. Our analysis draws on a comprehensive review of literature, industry reports, and case studies to assess the strengths and limitations of each language. The results of this analysis provide valuable insights into the appropriateness of these languages for various microservice contexts. Java excels in performance and robustness; Python offers ease of use and rapid development; Go stands out for its efficiency and scalability; and Node.js is favoured for its asynchronous capabilities and fast development cycles. These findings underscore the importance of balancing efficiency with usability and provide practical recommendations for developers and organisations in selecting the most suitable language for their microservices projects.
Alfabetização em rede: experiências de ensino, pesquisa e extensão dos projetos Alfab&letrar e Alfabeletrando
Authors: Keller Garine Andrea , Bublitz Grasiela Kieling , Forneck Kári Lúcia , Becker Vitória Petter , Braun Karina Meyer , Brum Orionil Michaela Sovverby , Majolo Fabricio
Published: February 2025

Neste e-book, reunimos um conjunto de propostas de ensino da leitura e da escrita oriundas de dois projetos que envolveram docentes, pesquisadores e estudantes, em ações conjuntas com secretarias de educação e com escolas públicas: o Projeto Afab&letrar e o Projeto Alfabeletrando, compondo uma rede de ações coletivas para a qualificação dos processos de ensino e de aprendizagem na etapa da alfabetização.
Understanding business centralization strategy from a structural equation model
Authors: Pérez-Campdesuñer Reyner , Sánchez-Rodríguez Alexander , García-Vidal Gelmar , Martínez-Vivar Rodobaldo , de Miguel-Guzmán Margarita
Published: February 2025

The present investigation was oriented to validate the existing relationship between individual, organizational, and environmental variables, in terms of the presence of centralization or decentralization levels, in line with important results of previous investigations and various hypotheses formulated by Mintzberg (2001) regarding organizational design. For its development, measurement instruments were designed (Robbins & Judge, 2017), validated, and applied for the variables identified in the research to managers of 382 organizations, ensuring the representation of organizations of different sizes and productive sectors. Initially, an initial characterization of the variables under study was carried out, to later carry out an exploratory factor analysis that allowed identify the existence of six dimensions that corresponded to the variables established in the initially proposed model to subsequently corroborate it, using structural equations. It can be stated that the main finding of this research is to verify, through the construction of the structural equation model, the validity of several hypotheses formulated by Mintzberg (2001) related to centralization. Based on the above, it can be stated that the level of centralization in an organization is the result of the conditioning of multiple variables related to the individual characteristics of the managers, the level of maturity of the organizational forms present in the organization, and the characteristics of the environment.