bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Contributory Pension Scheme (Cps) and Sufficiency of Retirement Benefit of the Low Income Retirees of the Federal Public Service in Nigeria
Authors: Johncally Abere Omotayo , Adeola Banjo Kudirat , Shafau Saka Toyin
Published: December 2023

This study examined the level of sufficient retirement benefit under the contributory pension scheme emanating from the pool of savings contributed that can suffice to provide the minimum needed livelihood. The secondary data of all pension contributions and retirement benefits were retrieved from series of publications of PenCom from the years 2004 to 2022. The primary data population consists of 1316 retirees. EasyFit 5.6 Professional Software together with the Least Square Model, accumulation and annuity formulae was employed to analyse the secondary data and the responses from the respondents during survey. Arising from the data collected and the analysis carried out using the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure, the level of comfort of low income retirees who spent 20 to 35 years in active service is nothing to write home about due to insufficient pension benefits as a result of the challenges investigated. The study recommends the implementation of minimum pension derived with requisite modalities of 20 years as the minimum qualifying length of service and only 10-year post retirement subsidy.
How Controlling Can Coordinate Strategic Management at Car Dealerships
Authors: Kresse Patrick
Published: December 2023

This article describes a strategic management approach that car dealerships can successfully implement with internal resources. The article departs from the premise that there still is no central organizing paradigm for strategic management. Strategic management is understood as a discipline with diverse streams that highlight different aspects of reality that, taken together, explain a part of what strategic management in practice is. Therefore, this article is based on the process-oriented model of Al-Laham et al (2017) and the professional and academic experience of the author. The outcome of this article is that controlling is highly qualified to coordinate strategic management at car dealerships. However, car dealerships tend to assign strategic management tasks to external consultants. As a result, strategic plans are often not implemented. The value of this article is to provide a management approach for car dealerships to coordinate strategic management with internal resources and keep a tight grip on strategy implementation.
Modelling job burnout based on job exhaustion and personality traits among the employees of the Bastak County Department of Education
Authors: Ferdosipour Atefeh , Mojaveri Maryam
Published: December 2023

This study aims to model job burnout based on job exhaustion and personality traits among the employees. Burnout is a problem caused by workplace tensions. The present research was conducted on 100 employees. The statistical population of the research consisted of all the employees. For field data collection, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, developed by Maslach and Jackson, and NEO personality inventory were used. For data analysis, descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (correlation and regression) along with SPSS software were employed. The present research hypothesises that there is a significant relationship between job burnout based on job performance, job exhaustion and personality traits among the employees. According to findings, mental exercise, improving psychological satisfaction and experiential freshness can increase conscientiousness and agreeability and decrease neuroticism, which eventually leads to lower burnout.
Keywords: Job burnout, job exhaustion, personality characteristics;
Guidance: an effective tool for learning motivation among secondary school students in Nigeria
Authors: Isah Usman , Syed Abdullah Syed Mohamad
Published: December 2023

Motivating students to actively engage in the learning process is a critical aspect of education. In Nigeria, where secondary school education serves as a foundation for higher education and future career prospects, understanding the factors that influence students' learning motivation is essential. This paper explores the role of guidance as an effective tool for enhancing learning motivation among secondary school students in Nigeria. Guidance plays a pivotal role in providing students with the necessary support, encouragement, and direction needed to excel academically. This study investigates various dimensions of guidance, including academic guidance, career guidance, and personal-social guidance, and their impact on learning motivation. It examines how guidance interventions can contribute to enhancing students' motivation levels and subsequently improve their academic performance.
Keywords: Academics; Guidance, learning motivation, secondary school.
Investigating guidance counselors’ perceived sense of preparedness and support in carrying out their job
Authors: Cole Sharline , McCarthy-Curvin Avalloy , Thompson Canute , Knight Verna , Ferguson Therese , Montgomery Allison
Published: December 2023

Guidance Counsellors play a critical role in the education and psycho-emotional well-being of students. They work in schools to promote and advocate for students' social, emotional, and cognitive needs. This cross-sectional research sought to investigate Guidance Counsellors perceived sense of preparedness and the support they received in carrying out their roles and responsibilities. The research utilized quota sampling to collect data from 131 Guidance Counsellors across four Caribbean countries: Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago.  The results revealed that Guidance Counsellors are satisfied with their preparedness and the support they receive. In addition, Guidance Counsellors who are prepared are also very likely to receive professional and social support. There is no difference in the support received and preparedness for their job based on school type and location. The findings suggest that Guidance Counsellors are prepared and receive the necessary social and professional support to effectively and efficiently deal with the challenges they face.
Keywords: Caribbean; counseling; guidance; guidance counselors; preparedness; support.
Motivation of teachers based on the school's culture and leadership of the principal
Authors: Suyitno Suyitno , Safi’i Asrop , Mu'alimin Mu'alimin
Published: December 2023

This study aimed to determine and analyze the influence of the principal's leadership variables and school culture on the teacher’s work motivation. This used a cross-sectional survey design to determine and measure the level of influence between variables, such as principals' leadership, school culture, and teacher work motivation. Research questionnaires were distributed to 220 teachers to find out their perceptions of the principal's leadership, school culture, and teacher’s work motivation, then analyzed using the SEM-PLS. The results of the analysis revealed that the principal's leadership has a positive and significant direct effect on school culture. The principal's leadership does not have a direct significant effect on the teacher’s work motivation, school culture has a direct positive and significant effect on the teacher’s work motivation, and there is a positive indirect effect and significant to the teacher’s work motivation through school culture.
Keywords: Leadership; motivation; principal; school culture.
Why Do Individuals Watch Pornographic Content? Influential Factors and Key Motivations for Watching Pornographic Content
Authors: İNCEKARA Harun İsmail , BAYRAM Servet , ULAŞ Enver
Published: December 2023

The aim of this study is to examine why individuals who watch pornographic content watch pornography and to explore the motivations underlying their watching behavior. The research was conducted based on phenomenological design which is one of the qualitative research methods. The research was determined by having semi-structured interviews with 8 participants (6 males and 2 females) who engage in problematic consumption of pornographic content and by purposive sampling method. In the study, researchers used a Personal Information Form and a semi-structured interview form as data collection tools. Semi-structured interview questions were posed to participants through online video conferencing using the “Zoom” program, and the responses given by the participants were recorded. These recordings were analyzed using the content analysis method. The data analyses of individuals who watch pornographic content were grouped under six themes named (1) watching motivations, (2) watching outcomes, (3) perspectives on content, (4) effects of content, (5) knowledge and (6) different pursuits. The study results indicate that curiosity and information-seeking, traumatic family life, role models and lack of social skills, emotional avoidance, stress, and boredom constitute the motivations for watching pornographic content. The participants were observed to report experiencing intense feelings of guilt, shame, and regret after watching pornographic content, and to have difficulties with adaptation to the work, school, or social environment in daily life. The research is thought to contribute to both experts and individuals interested in the research on providing psychological support for problematic consumption of pornographic content in the matter of deciding on which information can be used.
Studi Kajian Ilmu Sosial sebagai Upaya Meningkatkan Pemahaman Multikultural Siswa Jurusan IPS MAN 2 Kota Kediri
Authors: Ridwanulloh M. Ubaidillah , Parawansa Fitriani Chofifah
Published: December 2023

The purpose of this research is to describe the school's strategy for teaching social studies subjects through Social Studies Studies (SKIS). Multicultural Education is an effort to integrate into one multicultural understanding of the many diversity in Indonesia. An education based on instilling multicultural values will help students in each school understand the richness of culture and appreciate differences in every respect, starting from differences in ethnicity, religion, race, ethnicity, and so on. This research method uses a descriptive qualitative method. Sources of data obtained from observation, interview, and, documentation. The informants in this study were the deputy head of the curriculum, the social studies teacher, and several students majoring in social studies. The results of the study show that the multicultural education strategy is carried out not only through social studies subjects but also using the Social Science Study Study (SKIS) strategy. Implementation of the SKIS method by visiting several historical tourist attractions related to social studies including the Trowulan Mojokerto Temple, an area of the Hindu community in Banyuwangi, along with historical sites that contain culture. The influence of SKIS activities makes students happy and able to understand directly based on experience with objects of the nation's cultures.
Arterial Stiffness and Oxidized LDL Independently Associated With Post-Acute Sequalae of SARS-CoV-2
Authors: Zisis Sokratis , Durieux Jared , Mouchati Christian , Funderburg Nicholas , Ailstock Kate , Chong Mary , Labbato Danielle , McComsey Grace
Published: December 2023

OBJECTIVE: COVID-19 survivors can experience lingering symptoms known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) that appear in different phenotypes, and its etiology remains elusive. We assessed the relationship of endothelial dysfunction with having COVID and PASC. METHODS: Data was collected from a prospectively enrolled cohort (n=379) of COVID-negative and COVID-positive participants with and without PASC. Primary outcomes, endothelial function (measured by reactive hyperemic index [RHI]), and arterial elasticity (measured by augmentation index standardized at 75 bpm [AI]), were measured using the FDA approved EndoPAT. Patient characteristics, labs, metabolic measures, markers of inflammation, and oxidized LDL (ox-LDL) were collected at each study visit, and PASC symptoms were categorized into 3 non-exclusive phenotypes: cardiopulmonary, neurocognitive, and general. COVID-negative controls were propensity score matched to COVID-negative-infected cases using the greedy nearest neighbor method. RESULTS: There were 14.3% of participants who were fully recovered COVID positive and 28.5% who were COVID positive with PASC, averaging 8.64 ± 6.26 total number of symptoms. The mean RHI was similar across the cohort and having COVID or PASC was not associated with endothelial function (P=0.33). Age (P<0.0001), female sex (P<0.0001), and CRP P=0.04) were positively associated with arterial stiffness, and COVID positive PASC positive with neurological and/or cardiopulmonary phenotypes had the worst arterial elasticity (highest AI). Values for AI (P=0.002) and ox-LDL (P<0.0001) were independently and positively associated with an increased likelihood of having PASC.  CONCLUSION: There is evidence of an independent association between PASC, ox-LDL, and arterial stiffness with neurological and/or cardiopulmonary phenotypes having the worst arterial elasticity. Future studies should continue investigating the role of oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of PASC.
Polysaccharide Capsule Serotype and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Streptococcus pneumoniae Clinical Isolates in Bali
Authors: Tarini Ni Made Adi , I Putu Bayu Mayura  , Ika Nurvidha Mahayanthi Mantra
Published: December 2023

Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) is a causative agent of pneumonia that can spread progressively, cause invasive disease, and increase mortality in humans. Pneumococcal or polysaccharide conjugate vaccination reduces pneumonia rates by vaccine-covered serotypes, but increases infection by non-vaccine serotypes. To determine the polysaccharide capsule serotype of S. pneumoniae isolates that cause infection at Prof. Dr. I.G.N.G. Ngoerah General Hospital and patterns of S. pneumoniae susceptibility to antibiotics from April 2017 to March 2022. All S. pneumoniae isolates from April 2017 and April 2022 were stored in STGG media in a freezer at -80 ℃ then subcultured on sheep blood agar. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) was performed to determine pneumolysin and capsular polysaccharide serotypes of S. pneumoniae. Of the 22 isolates studied, the order of the number of serotypes from the highest was serotype 19F, 3, 6A/B, 33F, 15B/C, 4, and 6V. Seven isolates were untypeable. Antibiotic sensitivity pattern S. pneumoniae was found to be sensitive to linezolid 91%, vancomycin 86%, levofloxacin and benzylpenicillin 82%, ceftriaxone and clindamycin 73%, erythromycin 55%, and chloramphenicol 45%. Serotype 19F was identified as the most dominant capsular serotype; however, serotypes 33F and 15B/C were also found. Interestingly, the 33F serotype is not covered in the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) but is covered in pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine 23 (PPSV23), and the 15B/C serotype is not included in either PCV13 or PPSV23. The antimicrobial susceptibility patterns revealed that S. pneumoniae was susceptible to linezolid, vancomycin, benzylpenicillin, and levofloxacin.
Discussion on The Teaching Method of External Mandarin for Primary School Students in The Suburbs of Surabaya, Indonesia
Authors: Adhimas Yogi Bagus , Arista Cicik , Chaoqun Li
Published: December 2023

Teaching Mandarin in an area where the cultural context can be described as isolated is a challenge in itself. Instead of teaching how to speak directly, prioritize the heart-to-heart approach. Whoever knows how to touch them personally, automatically comes into contact with people who have the same culture. The purpose of this study is to explain that Mandarin education in peripheral areas is better prioritized by cultural approaches. with the basis of research to have more impact on love for Mandarin first, in order to have more motivation to learn and high confidence when learning Mandarin. The findings when the treatment of Mandarin teaching was carried out which emphasized the cultural approach and broke the cliché order of mainstream Mandarin teaching, resulted in children in the periphery being more receptive because of the excitement in the class they got. So, the conclusion is that to be a Mandarin teacher in the countryside, teacher must be a person with the same tribal background to understand the customs. Look for ideas and then work to create creative media. Finally, it provides language ability, not language theory.
Semiotics Analyisis of Representation Chinese Culture in Sony Pictures Animation Film Wish Dragon Movie
Authors: Shafira Violita , Rui Chen
Published: December 2023

This research is entitled Representation of Chinese Culture in Wish Dragon Movie. Using semiotic analysis according to Roland Barthes. Semiotic analysis is used to analyze the signs that represent culture in the film Wish Dragon. This study aims to find the existence of a sign and then find out how Chinese culture is represented through the film Wish Dragon Movie by examining the meaning of denotation, connotation and myth according to Roland Barthes' semiotic model. In addition to finding out how the foreign audience acceptance to the Wish Dragon film and how the foreign audience understands the Chinese culture in this film, the researcher using audience comments in the most popular rated movies website to analyze.
Errors in The Acquisition of Various Grammar Items by Vietnamese Students at Elementary Level
Authors: Thu Lan Dang
Published: December 2023

This article uses test papers from students at Ho Chi Minh University of Banking (HUB) in Vietnam as the interlanguage corpus. According to the "Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese Language Education" (New Standads), we find out the grammatical items in which learners make errors and count their error rates, compared with Vietnamese expressions, analyze the cause of the error. The results show that in the band 1 grammar items of the “New Standard”, the proportion of Vietnamese students' errors in the total number of grammar items is relatively low: HSK1 class students have a total of 9 errors, accounting for 18.7% of the total grammar items in the band 1. In HSK2-3 class, Except for demonstrative pronouns, the error rate of these items decreased significantly, with 3 items having zero error rates. At the same time, 2 new error items appeared with the acquisition of new grammar points in this stage. The students in HSK1 class have a high error rate mainly due to the structural auxiliary word "的", the preposition "和" and "跟", the preposition "在" and the adverbial indicating the time. The high error rate among students in HSK2-3 class is mainly reflected in the special sentence structures of "了1、了2. The types of errors are mostly out of sequence or missing components. Therefore, when training Chinese to Vietnamese students, it is necessary to strengthen their expression order of "subject- time- object- location- action", which can solve multiple word order errors. In addition, for the teaching of "tenses", it is necessary to increase the repetition rate of learning materials and repeatedly practice using context, which can greatly improve students' bias situation.
Comparative Analysis Between Chinese Words “突然”、“忽然”and Indonesian Words “Tiba-tiba”, “Mendadak”
Authors: Tania Sally Aprianti , Wardana Stephen Aji
Published: December 2023

Parasynonym is one of the main challenges in second language acquisition process. Chinese and Indonesian language also had many words which has similar meaning.  In this paper, we focused on the comparative analysis between Indonesian words "Tiba-tiba" and "Mendadak", and chinese words "突然" and "忽然" in the semantic, pragmatic and translation pattern. The study results shows that "突然" and "忽然" have the meaning of "unexpected", while "tiba-tiba","mendadak" means "unthinkable"; all four words can also mean "rapidly happens", but "突然" can also to emphasize "controllability and purpose", "transition" and "to a certain degree" ; "忽然" can only mean "variability" and "methodology"; "Tiba-tiba" can mean "transition", "degree", "methodality"; "mendadak" can mean "degree" and "method" and "Unexpected event". The aforementioned four words basically have a lot in common in terms of pragmatics and structure, but their difference is that "忽然" cannot be used with adverbs of degree, while "突然", "tiba-tiba" and "mendadak" can. Thus its may concluded that when facing parasynonym in second language acquisition process also need special attention in order to achieve better language mastery.
Natural Village Of Putat With Social Culture "Desa Luar Biasa Dengan Beraneka Potensi"
Authors: Taurusta Cindy
Published: December 2023

Puji syukur kami ucapkan kehadiran Allah SWT atas berkat rahmat dan karunia-Nya, sehingga kami dapat menyelesaikan laporan akhir Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat. Kuliah Kerja Nyata Terpadu merupakan implementasi dari Catur Dharma Perguruan Tinggi yakni tentang pengabdian pada masyarakat serta pengembangan UMKM yang dimiliki oleh masyarakat desa. Dalam Pelaksanaan kuliah kerja nyata terpadu ini yang dilaksanakan pada tanggal 6 Agustus sampai dengan 6 Oktober 2019 bertempat di Desa Putat Tanggulangin Sidoarjo. Program kerja yang di usung bertemakan “Optimalisasi Lingkungan dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat di Desa Putat Kecamatan Tanggulangin Kabupaten Sidoarjo. Program kerja yang kami rancang berupa sosialisasi dan penerapan terkait tanaman hidroponik yang dilaksanakan di Balai Desa Putat. Serta program kerja yang lainnya berupa pengembangan UMKM yang dimiliki oleh masyarakat Desa Putat.
Humanidades Digitales aplicadas a la Historia del Arte: El grafo como herramienta de visualización de los mosaicos romanos tardoantiguos
Authors: Garrido Ramos Beatriz
Published: December 2023

Los mosaicos romanos tardoantiguos conforman un rico patrimonio cultural peninsular. En esta investigación nos referiremos a Gephi, una herramienta estadística y para la visualización de datos con grafos que, junto al marco teórico metodológico de las Humanidades Digitales, ha permitido aproximarse a la musivaria romana desde una perspectiva novedosa. Y además obtener conclusiones de diverso tipo gracias a la red resultante y a la relación establecida entre los distintos nodos que representan los mosaicos romanos los cuales conforman la base de datos creada previamente.
Capolavoro della vistosa galleria pitto-poetica di don Luis Carrillo y Sotomayor
Authors: Migotto Alice
Published: December 2023

Don Luis Carrillo y Sotomayor, nella sua Décima (stupendo quadro poetico), riesce a mostrare in versi il senso profondo delle locuzioni latine: ut pictura poesis e concordi lumine maior e, allo stesso tempo, elevare la bellezza umana della sua dama a magnificenza celestiale grazie a sfumature pittoriche singolari accompagnate dal gusto descrittivo neopetrarchesco. Perfetta rappresentazione del genere del ritratto “a lo divino” in poesia, questa decima è più di una tavolozza di colori: è un gioiello che unisce arte e letteratura.
Nuevas aportaciones al palacio de los duques de Arcos en Sevilla. Plano, informes y construcción de una tribuna (1622-1627)
Authors: García Sánchez Fernando
Published: December 2023

Los frailes franciscanos terceros mantuvieron un pleito en 1622 con el duque de Arcos por un terreno del palacio que querían apropiarse para proseguir con las obras de la cabecera de su iglesia. De modo, que el maestro alarife Mateo de Orellana fue llamado por el duque y trazó un plano del palacio cuando vio las obras. Se hicieron tres informes donde firmaron los mejores maestros alarifes y maestros mayores de la ciudad, Miguel de Zumárraga, Pedro Sánchez Falconete, Diego López Bueno, Andrés de Oviedo, Diego Gómez, Diego Martín Orejuela y Pedro García Ternero. Finalmente, en 1627, se acordó que por la cesión del terreno del duque de Arcos se labrara una tribuna en la iglesia franciscana.
Estética y Mística en El filósofo autodidacto de Ibn Tufayl
Authors: Quesada Morales Daniel Jesús
Published: December 2023

En este trabajo pretendemos elaborar un breve análisis de las ideas estéticas y filosóficas que Ibn Tufayl mantiene en su novela El filósofo autodidacto. Un estudio que permitiría encuadrar adecuadamente la filosofía de este pensador andalusí en el marco de la historia de la estética. A lo largo de las páginas de su obra Ibn Tufayl no solo enlazará estética y mística, sino que reservará un lugar predominante al ejercicio ascético como posibilidad de aprehensión de “la Belleza”. En este sentido, en algunos pasajes del libro el autor describe los elementos naturales, especialmente los planetas, utilizando el predicado “bello”. Ello permitiría afirmar que el ámbito estético en El filósofo autodidacto no se da solo en la región de la divinidad, sino también en el mundo.
Las portadas de Yana Raymi como una expresión de neobarroco peruano: La resistencia gráfica de los guerreros wankas
Authors: Núñez María de la Luz
Published: December 2023

En este trabajo propongo que los demonios guerreros de las portadas de los álbumes de Yana Raymi son expresiones de un estilo neobarroco peruano, en tanto que son un eco de los demonios representados en algunas pinturas de la Escuela Cuzqueña. En ese sentido, los demonios guerreros constituyen una crítica a la dominación española a la vez que revaloran la cultura andina. Para llegar a dicha conclusión me valgo de la interpretación de Ananda Cohen, quien entiende a los cuadros de la Escuela Cuzqueña que incluyo como archivos visuales que muestran experiencias e ideas que los indígenas vivieron durante aquellos tiempos, y no solo como expresiones religiosas. Además, tomo el concepto de neobarroco peruano de Ramón Mujica y Gustavo Buntinx en tanto trata de una reapropiación y reconstrucción violenta del imaginario religioso virreinal.
Meta-arquitectura teoresi y quiddità, breve dimostrazione del concetto di metafisica dell'opera d'arte
Authors: D'Angelo Leonardo
Published: December 2023

C’è nella forma architettonica un ‘quid’, un qualcosa che vi appare e al tempo stesso la  trascende: un quid oltre il visibile, una sostanza (dal latino sub-stanzia, ‘ciò che sta sotto’) che non è visibile agli occhi, ma che appare all’Occhio Interiore; un qualcosa di essenziale che ne costituisce l’identità, l’anima, la coscienza che vi è stata infusa dall’autore, dall’architetto. Ora, che ciò sia vero, non lo posso qui (in linea filosofica) affermare solo per via intuitiva, ma lo devo anche dimostrare con concetti e fatti razionalmente tratti dall’osservazione delle grandi opere. Dimostrerò, dunque, come ogni grande autore abbia operato e realizzato le sue opere migliori non da un piano meramente fisico dell’architettura, ma da un suo livello superiore definibile come meta-architettura e/o  metafisica dell’opera d’arte. A questa dimensione si accede in parte per via razionale, riflessiva, e in parte per via intuitiva. E chiunque vi abbia accesso non torna mai indietro a mani vuote, ma con una forma ideale che puntualmente riveste di materia, o forma sensibile.
complejo arquitectónico de la Basílica del Voto Nacional de Quito como representación visual del nacionalismo católico
Authors: Jácome Calvache Víctor
Published: December 2023

Este artículo analiza al complejo arquitectónico de la Basílica del Voto Nacional de Quito como símbolo de la nación católica ecuatoriana. Se argumenta que, en el proceso de conformación de la república, se presentó una disputa entre las élites políticas que conllevó a que la Iglesia Católica establezca un proyecto de nación católica con el objetivo de conservar sus privilegios y la dominación de la sociedad. Para visualizar este tipo de nación impulsó la creación de símbolos como fue la construcción de un templo de gran magnitud que represente la alianza entre Dios, Ecuador e Iglesia. Desde 1892 inició, con apoyo de los gobiernos conservadores, la edificación de la Basílica con un estilo neogótico y con elementos alusivos a la patria. Para este abordaje se realizó observación in situ, y revisiones de archivo, bibliografía de la época y estudios actuales.
escultor Cecilio López Criado (C. 1601-1671). El patronazgo artístico de las órdenes religiosas
Authors: Lázaro Damas María Soledad
Published: December 2023

El escultor Cecilio López Criado, discípulo de Alonso de Mena, estableció una relación profesional con la ciudad de Baza que daría lugar a su vecindad posterior y a la apertura de un taller desde el que atendió diferentes encargos. En su producción cabe destacar las obras realizadas para diferentes órdenes religiosas y, en especial, los retablos de los conventos de San Francisco y Santo Domingo de Baza y de la Merced de Cazorla.
arquitecto Fernando Álvarez (h. 1490-1562). Nuevas aportaciones a su perfil socio-profesional a través de su inventario y partición de bienes
Authors: Moreno Arana Juan Antonio
Published: December 2023

El inventario y tasación de bienes post-mortem de Fernando Álvarez, arquitecto afincado en Jerez de la frontera durante la primera mitad del siglo XVI, brinda la oportunidad de reconstruir su figura más allá de sus actividades artísticas. Su patrimonio revela una privilegiada situación económica alcanzada tras cuatro décadas de presencia en la ciudad jerezana. La presencia de libros entre sus bienes, de los hay que destacar las Medidas del romano de Diego de Sagredo, descubre una nueva dimensión de Álvarez como artista intelectual y ofrece nuevas claves para comprender su obra.
Combining movement ecology and genetics to understand the ecology and evolution of a freshwater top predator (northern pike, Esox lucius) that has colonized brackish lagoons in the southern Baltic Sea: implications for management and conservation of weakly connected metapopulations
Authors: Lukyanova Olga , Dhellemmes Félicie , Dennenmoser Stefan , Nolte Arne W. , Arlinghaus Robert
Published: December 2023

To inform management and conservation of fishes, understanding both ecological connectivity of habitat patches, apparent at the year-to-year scale, and genetic connectivity, emerging at the long-term evolutionary scale, is equally important. Ecological connectivity provides an indication of the potential for rapid recolonization upon local depletion, while genetic connectivity informs about the conservation needs related to genetically differentiated subpopulations. We combined acoustic biotelemetry and pooled-genome sequencing to study a northern pike (Esox lucius) population as a model of a freshwater top predator that inhabits a network of shallow brackish lagoons in the southern Baltic Sea. We found limited ecological connectivity among genetically similar subpopulations of pike, suggesting a metapopulation structure characterized by discrete local subpopulations with infrequent migrations between them. Connectivity increased during spawning, suggesting directed spawning migrations to either freshwater in tributaries or low salinity patches in connected lake-like bays. Pronounced spawning site fidelity to either brackish or freshwater spawning sites was observed, contributing to reproductive isolation. Genetic population structure aligned with salinity gradients and geographical distance but was unrelated to ecological connectivity. The results collectively suggest that local subpopulations may not rapidly replenish upon local depletion, yet even weak connectivity among them was sufficient to erode genetic differences over time. Effective management and conservation of species forming metapopulations, such as the northern pike studied here, necessitate localized approaches that adapt fishing mortality to local abundance and promote access to specific habitats during spawning to conserve the entire genetic biodiversity and foster resilience of the metapopulation.
Spearheads from the Museum of Altai State Pedagogical University: Funeral Rites of the Upper Ob Peoples in the Early Iron Age
Authors: Golovchenko Nikolay N.
Published: December 2023

The Museum of History and Local Lore (Altai State Pedagogical University) contains a vast collection of weapon items from the Early Iron Age. Most of the artifacts were obtained by the famous Siberian archeologist Alexei P. Umansky. This article introduces the burial semantics of two iron spearheads from archeological sites Novotroitskoye 2 and Maslyakha 1. These artifacts have already been described in several theses on the ancient military art of the Upper Ob Valley. However, they remain understudied in terms of local funeral rituals in the second half of the 1st millennium BC. The author used some rare archival materials from the museum of the Altai State Pedagogical University to give a new perspective to the spearheads from the Upper Ob. The contextual analysis involved related finds from the burial sites of Bystrovka 1, Bystrovka 2, and Kamenny Mys. It made it possible to interpret the role of weapon in the rite of passage. Unusual and symbolically broken items could represent event sacralization, which was a widespread adaptation strategy for integrating objects and ideas into the funeral practice of a multicultural community.
Geographic Information Systems as a Tool of Modern Age Archeology in Western Siberia
Authors: Gorlyshkin Nikita E.
Published: December 2023

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can be applied to archeological sites that belong to the epoch of Russian exploration of Western Siberia. GIS make it possible to collect, accumulate, and visualize archeological data. Although the method has gained a lot of popularity in the recent decades, Russian GIS-archeology has poor theoretical foundations. This article summarizes experience, problems, and prospects of using GIS at Modern Age archeological sites in Western Siberia. It starts with a comprehensive historiographic analysis of the domestic experience in various regions of Russia. The author introduces a preliminary classification of GIS-technologies. The analysis proved that GIS are acknowledged practical tools that make it possible to accumulate available theoretical data about archeological sites. Some regions have more prospects for GIS-archeology than others. A number of issues will have to be solved to develop the domestic GIS-archeology. For instance, attributive markers, conventional designations, and map bases should be unified. Moreover, archeologists often experience problems with access to data and experience obtained by their colleagues. Finally, there are very few specialized archeological GIS on Modern Age sites. In addition, Russian archeology will definitely benefit from AI-technologies.
Neolithic Liner Dagger from Ust-Narym in the Irtysh River Valley
Authors: Samashev Zainolla S.
Published: December 2023

The present research featured a slotted, or liner, bone dagger from the Neolithic layer of the Ust-Narym settlement on the Irtysh River. Its design, material processing technology, and functional purpose make it a rare, as well as the most ancient example of hand-to-hand combat weapons found in Kazakhstan. This composite object was carved from the posterior left metatarsal bone of a wild auroch with the help of several tools. It includes thin and sharp flint inserts, which were attached into the grooves on the side faces of the dagger frame with a special adhesive substance. An additional nozzle for a short handle made it possible to use this piercing-cutting weapon in battle. It is decorated with dots and circles connected by straight lines, which probably means it was a socialized object of ritual use associated with sacrifice. Typologically, the dagger from Ust-Narym is similar to artifacts found in the Late Paleolithic and Mesolithic sites in the south of Western Siberia, in the Urals, in the Baikal region, and in Eastern Europe. The dagger marks a milestone in the technical and technological development of ancient Eurasian peoples. It also illustrates the ethno-social and cultural processes across the vast territory of Eurasia.
Religious and Political Reforms of Emperor Mimaki. Part 2: Dynastic Cult of the Sun Goddess and Its Transformation into a Statewide Cult
Authors: Surowen Dmitriy A.
Published: December 2023

The study featured Japanese sources about the onset of religious and political reforms introduced in the early Yamato period by Emperor Sūjin, who ruled in 324–331 A.D. and was also known as Emperor Mimaki. The Jimmu clan worshiped Takamimusubi and Ōhirume. The Yamato dynasty worshiped eight deities, including the Sun Goddess Ōmiya-no-Me-no-Kami, granddaughter of the supreme god Takamimusubi. She could become a prototype for the solar cult of Emperor Sūjin’s dynasty. This deity united the functions of the former supreme god Takamimusubi with those of the sun spirit Amaterasu, who was a hypostasis of kunitama, the patron spirit of the Yamato lands from the shrine at the foot of Mount Miwa. To give a higher status to the new Sun Goddess Amaterasu, it was to be transformed from an intra-family cult into a universal one. As a result, they built her a shrine in the village of Kasanuimura (ancient Jap. Kasanupi) in the Shiki area of Yamato region. The control functions were separated from the cult functions, but the ruler retained the functions of the high priest. He was left with one of the three imperial regalia, the jasper jewel Yasakani-no-Magatama. The other regalia, i.e., the sacred mirror and the sacred sword, were sent to Kasanuimura and replaced with replicas.
Russian Intellectual Studies: Specifics, Main Scientific Schools, and Prospects
Authors: Chernoperov Vasily L. , Usmanov Sergey M.
Published: December 2023

The article examines the phenomenon of intelligentsia as an object of modern Russian science. The authors focus on the contribution of various Russian scientific schools that study the past and present of Russian intelligentsia, e.g., the school founded by Professor V.S. Memetov at the Ivanovo State University, as well as scientific schools in the Urals, St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Omsk. The Intelligentsia and the World is a twenty-year-old periodic edition that publishes research connected with intelligentsia and intellectuals in different historical periods. The article features methodology issues, including the activity approach, which is very popular in domestic Russian science. The authors believe that the domestic intellectual studies need a wide range of methods to approach a number of unresolved issues, as well as a stronger interuniversity cooperation.
Advertising in Commercial and Industrial Journals Issued in the Tomsk Province in 1894–1903
Authors: Abroskin Sergey V.
Published: December 2023

Advertisements are an important source on the history of regional entrepreneurship and trade. The article considers the development of advertising in the Tomsk Province in the context of local modernization processes. Trade and industrial journals highlighted the socio-economic development of the region. They also revealed public interests and attitude to commerce, as well as pointed at the systemic changes that took place in Siberia in the late XIX – early XX centuries. The author used the methods of historical-systematic and content analyses to classify advertisements published in 1894–1903 by goods and services, territorial affiliation, and design. Local, metropolitan, nonresident, and foreign entrepreneurs offered the Tomsk population a diverse range of non-food, food, medical, and agricultural goods and services. The ads provided information on sale details, products, current prices, new offers, sales, and discounts. The growth of business activity in the Tomsk province in the late XIX – early XX centuries boosted the development of a single trading space, both on the provincial and domestic market.
State Monopolization of Fur Hunting in the Far Eastern Republic in 1920–1922: Perspective of N.A. Mikhailovsky, Head of Fishing Department
Authors: Bespalko Denis N.
Published: December 2023

The article discusses the state fur monopoly in the Far Eastern Republic (1920–1922). N.A. Mikhailovsky was the head of the Sub-Department for Fisheries and Hunting at the Ministry of Agriculture. His scientific approach to fur monopoly was rather unusual for the bureaucratic nomenclature of those days. The author performed a comprehensive analysis of N.A. Mikhailovsky’s views on the nature of the fur monopoly, the experience of its implementation in the Far Eastern Republic, the consequences of the poor implementation methods, and the ways the commercial and raw material economy used to get out of the crisis. The research relied on the principles of objectivity and historicism, with historical-genetic and formal-legal methods. N.A. Mikhailovsky could foresee the disastrous outcome of the hastily adopted legal provisions as the sudden drop in fur legally harvested by the Central Union of Cooperatives led to smuggling. However, he did his best to improve the legislative procedure of state monopolization. N.A. Mikhailovsky faced the difficult foreign policy situation in the frontier and the domestic economic crisis. He had to act at the limit of his departmental capabilities, trying to overcome the resistance of the controlling organs, e.g., the Ministry of Industry and Trade. He made a number of very careful attempts to bring to the authorities the situation with gangs that smuggled the fur "counter currency" abroad. During 1921 – early 1922, he proposed a number of measures to rationalize the system of commercial fur harvesting while maintaining a limited state monopoly. As a result, the government took the correct legislative strategy to establish productive relationships with the local hunting communities.
Kemerovo Regional Medical Exercises Dispensary in 1949–1965
Authors: Karelin Anton S.
Published: December 2023

The establishment of the Kemerovo Region in 1943 marked the institutionalization of regional physical culture and sports management bodies. Regional sports competitions needed medical support and control. The Kemerovo Regional Medical Exercises Dispensary appeared in 1949 as an important structural component of the system of medical control and medical support of physical culture and sports in the Kemerovo Region. The archives of the Regional Health Department and the Kemerovo Regional Medical Exercises Dispensary made it possible to determine the advantages and shortcomings of the new institution. The author relied on the principles of historicism and objectivity, as well as on the methods of problem chronology and historical system, to describe the role of the Dispensary in the new system of medical support of physical culture and sports in the postwar years. In the mid-1950s, the Kemerovo Region developed an elaborated network of institutions of medical and physical therapy service, and the Dispensary became a core institution that organized its work. The early 1960s saw a steady increase in the number of medical control and physical therapy services. The Dispensary acquired new functions but suffered from poor facilities and staffing until the mid-1960s, which restrained its developmental potential. The state used the positive experience gained during World War II to improve the network of medical and physical therapy institutions. In 1949–1965, the Kemerovo Region introduced a fundamentally new system of medical support for physical culture and sports.
Agricultural Development in Kuzbass in 1981–1985
Authors: Orlov Dmitriy S.
Published: December 2023

The article describes the agricultural sector of the Kemerovo Region (Kuzbass). The author used it as an example to identify the main stages of agricultural development of Western Siberia in 1981–1985. The study relied on the theory of modernization, which links economic and political changes with agricultural reforms. According to archival documents and regional statistics, the new tools of economic development and the favorable investment climate allowed the industry to overcome the agrarian crisis in the early 1980s, improve the state of affairs on collective and state farms, and increase the agricultural production. The new measures included producing for profit, labor contracts, and elements of land lease as the economic independence of agricultural enterprises continued to grow. The regional agricultural sector developed much faster in the 1980s than in the late 1970s. However, non-production costs, crop waste, and cattle mortality remained high while irrational utilization of state resources was quite common. In general, Kuzbass showed average agricultural indicators for the West Siberian economic region.
Mine-Rescue Stations in Kuzbass in 1922–1934
Authors: Sarin Dmitriy P.
Published: December 2023

In the early 1920s, Russia moved on from the New Economic Policy to industrialization. The Kuznetsk Coal Basin needed an advanced mine-rescue system to support its growing coal industry. This research focused on the chain of decisions made by the state authorities to expand the mine-rescue stations network across the USSR. The authors used the examples of mine-rescue stations in Anzhero-Sudzhensk, Leninskiy, and Kemerovo to describe the formation and development of respiratory and supporting rescue teams. Archival sources made it possible to restore the quantitative composition, wage system, and funding sources of the Kuzbass mine-rescue service in July 1, 1924, as well as to identify the first management team. The mine-rescue development followed the expansion of the coal industry under the efficient state control provided by the centralized mining supervision. By the beginning of the second five-year industrial plan, Kuzbass was responsible for 8.5 % of the total mine-rescue stations in the country. The Kuzbass region owed its wide and efficient network of mine-rescue stations to the financial and organizational support of the state.
Responses of interspecific hybrid eggplant f4 inbred lines to drought and heat stress
Authors: CEBECİ Esra , BOYACI Hatice Filiz , KIRAN Sevinç , ELLİALTIOĞLU Şeküre Şebnem
Published: December 2023

Eggplant is grown in and near the tropic and sub-tropic zones where climate change effects can be seen dramatically in agricultural production. As a vegetable, it is considered has tolerance to some abiotic stresses compared to others. However, significant reductions in yield and marketable fruit quality were observed under stress conditions that exceeded the tolerance level. Eggplant has wild relatives which are known as tolerant to stresses. As a part of the comprehensive project this research includes drought-tolerant line development from the F4 population obtained by interspecific crossing between Solanum incanum L., a wild relative of eggplant naturally distributed in the Sub-Saharan zone, and a pure line with superior characteristics developed in BATEM. Qualified 50 inbred lines were selected as drought tolerant among F3 progenies in previous studies. In this experiment, 12 plants from each 50 genotypes at F4 level were exposed to drought stress, which was created by 25% watering of full irrigation. On the 25th day of treatment, tolerant plants were distinguished by using 0-5 scale. From each genotype, 4 plants were selected as drought tolerant, and they were transferred to greenhouse to identify their heat tolerance. Among the drought-tolerant group 42 F4 lines were found as heat tolerant.
Denderstreek, woelige regio met leerzaam luisterverhaal
Authors: Casier Corneel , Van den Driessche Jef
Published: December 2023

Denderstreek, woelige regio met leerzaam luisterverhaal