bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Investigation of fisheries resources through digital fisheries applications towards a culture community in the revolution 5.0
Authors: Tarno Slamet , Nurmala Nurmala
Published: January 2023

Investigating marine resources through the application of technology today is a critical issue to be developed towards a technology-based 21st-century fishing society. We obtained the data from publications from 2010 to 2022. Then we examined the phenomenological approach, which involved an in-depth evaluation data coding system and high interpretation in obtaining data with high validity to answer the problems and hypotheses. After a series of studies and discussion of the results, we can conclude that investigations of marine resources using technological applications have resulted in several applications, including the track fish application, the Nusantara sea application, the intelligent fishermen application, Nusantara fishermen, Wakatobi Ais, and then I long books application. This is useful for the development of similar studies in the future.
The Impact of Macroeconomic on Working Capital Management. Empirical Study in Indonesian firms Before Pandemic 19.
Authors:   AIBPM, Ira Ira , Kristanto Heru
Published: January 2023

Working capital management is determined by investment policies, funding policies and, stability in macroeconomic conditions. This study aims to examine the effect of cash, receivables, inventory and working capital on firm value. Test the moderation of macroeconomic variables on the effect of working capital on firm value. This study uses a purposive sampling method for companies listed on the IDX, with a study period of 2009-2018. Total observations or n samples are 1960. Hypothesis testing uses the panel of fixed-effect regression and moderation regression. The results of research or hypothesis testing indicate that cash, receivables and inventories have a positive effect on firm value. Working capital has a positive effect on firm value. Inflation, rupiah exchange rates and risk-free interest rates moderate the effect of working capital on the firm's value. The implication of this research is that good working capital management will increase company value. Macroeconomic conditions of a country will affect the management of working capital and company value.
Covid 19: Impacto en la educación ecuatoriana
Authors: Vallejo López Alida , Peñafiel Pazmiño Magaly
Published: January 2023

En la actualidad la pandemia de COVID  19 ha cambiado el mundo y todos los sistemas de la sociedad, trayendo nuevas exigencias en la educación y en la atención en entidades de servicio público y el trabajo de millones de personas en el mundo. Las nuevas tecnologías digitales, han permitido al mundo funcionar de alguna manera en este lapso de tiempo, en todos los ámbitos de la sociedad. En la educación se necesita una constante interacción, entre docentes y estudiantes, durante la enseñanza – aprendizaje.  Sin embargo, existen factores que afectan este proceso, entre ellos la accesibilidad a internet, la alfabetización digital y la capacidad económica de las familias para adquirir un dispositivo electrónico. En este sentido el gobierno ecuatoriano debe de realizar acciones para garantizar que los estudiantes tengan acceso a las exigencias del siglo XXI. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar de qué manera se está adaptando la población al nuevo esquema educativo, para visualizar las necesidades urgentes y dar sugerencias para solucionarlas.
Mapas, croquis e historia: el desarrollo urbano de Guayaquil, Ecuador en 326 años (1547 – 1900)
Authors: Santana Moncayo César
Published: January 2023

La ciudad de Guayaquil en Ecuador ha sido representada en diversos mapas durante diferentes épocas, los mismos que se han convertido en un testimonio de cómo se distribuía la ciudad y cuál era la dinámica de esta y su río; de sus habitantes y de sus particularidades sociales, además de los peligros que soportaba. El presente escrito tiene como objetivo principal el de realizar una descripción general de la ciudad de Guayaquil a través de algunos de sus mapas tratando de construir una idea general de cómo ha evolucionado la ciudad a través de su historia. Para lograr este fin, se revisarán algunos libros y textos donde se detallan revisiones sobre las ciudades y su desarrollo a través del estudio de mapas, realizando una comparación con lo que sucedió con Guayaquil en un período de tiempo comprendido entre 1547 y 1900. Como resultado, se puede destacar que Guayaquil ha perdido, por diversos motivos, su patrimonio arquitectónico, que ha sido registrado en forma de mapas desde el siglo XVIII, y que estos registros permiten descubrir cómo ha evolucionado la ciudad, que características tuvieron que adecuarse y cuáles perderse por la propia dinámica de crecimiento y expansión de la urbe.
Estudio del comportamiento de la demanda turística interna en la reactivación pos-COVID-19 en Ecuador
Authors: Molina Velásquez Edison , Cabanilla Vásconez Enrique , Garrido Cornejo Carlos , Borja Vivero Juan
Published: January 2023

El estudio realizado se construyó con la finalidad de analizar el proceso de reactivación turística en el Ecuador durante el año 2021, basado principalmente en el análisis estadístico de la demanda nacional. La pandemia de COVID-19 produjo varias afectaciones a nivel mundial y en el caso del escenario turístico del Ecuador, ha profundizado la crisis económica del sector. El tipo de investigación aplicado fue descriptivo, la población meta fueron residentes mayores de 16 años. Se obtuvieron 3835 encuestas a nivel nacional, esto aportó a la construcción del perfil del consumidor, reconociendo la percepción, intención de viaje y preferencias del turismo interno, influenciado por la liberación progresiva de algunas restricciones impuestas por la pandemia de COVID-19. Por los resultados alcanzados, se visualiza que continua el desarrollo del turismo de proximidad. Los flujos turísticos eligen prioritariamente a la región costa para su práctica de ocio; mientras que, la sierra ecuatoriana es la segunda elección, destacándose la provincia de Pichincha; finalmente, la región amazónica y la región insular de Galápagos tienen menor acogida de la demanda turística por su ubicación geográfica alejada de los principales mercados emisores internos.
Estrategias Metacognitivas para la adquisión de la escritura en el idioma inglés
Authors: Gualsaquí Gualsaquí Alicia , Gómez Escorcha Jesús
Published: January 2023

El propósito de la investigación fue describir las estrategias metacognitivas para la adquisición de la escritura del idioma inglés. La escritura es una representación gráfica del pensamiento humano e imprescindible para la adquisición del idioma inglés como aspecto curricular en educación Básica. Se utilizó el tipo de investigación descriptiva que permitió caracterizar el fenómeno objeto de estudio referido a las habilidades para la adquisición de la escritura del idioma inglés. Se aplicó un cuestionario dirigido a los estudiantes del 9no año de EGB de la institución Unidad Educativa Jatun Kuraka de la ciudad de Otavalo, provincia de Imbabura, conformado por diez preguntas con opciones múltiples. La muestra se constituyó por 54 estudiantes, estos fueron seleccionados mediante el muestreo de tipo probabilístico al azar simple. La validez se llevó a cabo con la técnica de juicios de expertos que facilitó la pertinencia, adecuación y la coherencia de la medición de las variables con respecto al estudio. La confiabilidad, se sustentó en el coeficiente de Alpha Cronbach, arrojó el 8,6%, siendo el nivel alto de consistencia interna para la investigación. Como resultado, se observó en el estudiante dificultad en la destreza para la adquisición a escritura del idioma inglés, es decir uso inadecuado de los tiempos verbales y conjugaciones para formar oraciones. En conclusión, las estrategias metacognitivas permitieron elevar el nivel de adquisición de la escritura del idioma y el pensamiento creativo para la conjugación adecuada de verbo y uso correcto de palabras para la producción de textos escritos.
Plataforma Virtual Quizlet para la enseñanza del idioma kichwa en la Universidad de Otavalo
Authors: Diaz Gispert Lidia Ines , Cahuasquí Alberto , Cabrera Álvarez Elia Natividad
Published: January 2023

La investigación se realiza en la Universidad de Otavalo, institución de educación superior multicultural bilingüe ubicada en la sierra norte del Ecuador, lugar de pueblos y comunidades kichwas, que se caracterizan por conservar y transmitir sus manifestaciones culturales a través de su idioma, considerado por el Estado ecuatoriano como patrimonio inmaterial nacional. El uso las Tics se ha evidenciado en la enseñanza de otros idiomas, no así en el idioma kichwa; hablado por una población históricamente subalterna, pero que mantiene sus costumbres ancestrales, entrando su lengua en conflicto con la lengua dominante, el castellano, y este conflicto se manifiesta con más evidencia en las nuevas generaciones. Siendo así el diseño de una plataforma virtual como recurso comunicacional innovador en el proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje de la lengua Kichwa, surge como una necesidad para la conservación y sostenibilidad de este patrimonio que poco a poco se va perdiendo en las nuevas generaciones. Se constató la gran acogida por estudiantes y docentes, motivándolos al aprendizaje de este idioma ancestral. Se consultó bibliografía de especialistas en la temática, dando como resultado la aceptación y diseño de una plataforma virtual Quizlet, en el aprendizaje del kichwa básico.
El cambio: Un conocimiento esencial del álgebra temprana
Authors: Alsina Angel , Pincheira Nataly
Published: January 2023

El cambio constituye un contenido esencial del álgebra temprana, puesto que permite desarrollar el pensamiento algebraico en general e impulsar el pensamiento funcional en particular. En la primera parte del artículo se fundamenta teóricamente el álgebra temprana y el cambio. A partir de ello, se plantea una propuesta de distribución de contenidos que permiten abordar el estudio del cambio en educación infantil, desde un enfoque holístico, y en educación primaria, a partir de las aportaciones que ofrecen los distintos bloques de contenido del currículo escolar. En la segunda parte, se presentan diversos recursos y actividades para trabajar el cambio de los 3 a los 12 años.
Acknowledgment to Reviewers of OBM Genetics in 2022
Authors: Editorial Office OBM Genetics
Published: January 2023

The editors of OBM Genetics would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following reviewers for assessing manuscripts in 2022. We greatly appreciate the contribution of expert reviewers, which is crucial to the journal's editorial process. We aim to recognize reviewer contributions through several mechanisms, of which the annual publication of reviewer names is one. Reviewers receive a voucher entitling them to a discount on their next LIDSEN publication and can download a certificate of recognition directly from our submission system. Additionally, reviewers can sign up to the service Publons (https://publons.com) to receive recognition. Of course, in these initiatives we are careful not to compromise reviewer confidentiality. Many reviewers see their work as a voluntary and often unseen part of their role as researchers. We are grateful to the time reviewers donate to our journals and the contribution they make.
Digital Health Interventions for Adult Patients With Cancer Evaluated in Randomized Controlled Trials: Scoping Review
Authors: Lee Kyunghwa , Kim Sanghee , Kim Soo Hyun , Yoo Sung-Hee , Sung Ji Hyun , Oh Eui Geum , Kim Nawon , Lee Jiyeon
Published: January 2023

Background

Digital care has become an essential component of health care. Interventions for patients with cancer need to be effective and safe, and digital health interventions must adhere to the same requirements.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to identify currently available digital health interventions developed and evaluated in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) targeting adult patients with cancer.

Methods

A scoping review using the JBI methodology was conducted. The participants were adult patients with cancer, and the concept was digital health interventions. The context was open, and sources were limited to RCT effectiveness studies. The PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Cochrane Library, Research Information Sharing Service, and KoreaMed databases were searched. Data were extracted and analyzed to achieve summarized results about the participants, types, functions, and outcomes of digital health interventions.

Results

A total of 231 studies were reviewed. Digital health interventions were used mostly at home (187/231, 81%), and the web-based intervention was the most frequently used intervention modality (116/231, 50.2%). Interventions consisting of multiple functional components were most frequently identified (69/231, 29.9%), followed by those with the self-manage function (67/231, 29%). Web-based interventions targeting symptoms with the self-manage and multiple functions and web-based interventions to treat cognitive function and fear of cancer recurrence consistently achieved positive outcomes. More studies supported the positive effects of web-based interventions to inform decision-making and knowledge. The effectiveness of digital health interventions targeting anxiety, depression, distress, fatigue, health-related quality of life or quality of life, pain, physical activity, and sleep was subject to their type and function. A relatively small number of digital health interventions specifically targeted older adults (6/231, 2.6%) or patients with advanced or metastatic cancer (22/231, 9.5%).

Conclusions

This scoping review summarized digital health interventions developed and evaluated in RCTs involving adult patients with cancer. Systematic reviews of the identified digital interventions are strongly recommended to integrate digital health interventions into clinical practice. The identified gaps in digital health interventions for cancer care need to be reflected in future digital health research.
Understanding the Public’s Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccines in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom: Qualitative Social Media Analysis
Authors: Jones Leah Ffion , Bonfield Stefanie , Farrell Jade , Weston Dale
Published: January 2023

Background

COVID-19 vaccines remain central to the UK government’s plan for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. Average uptake of 3 doses in the United Kingdom stood at 66.7% as of March 2022; however, this rate varies across localities. Understanding the views of groups who have low vaccine uptake is crucial to guide efforts to improve vaccine uptake.

Objective

This study aims to understand the public’s attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom.

Methods

A qualitative thematic analysis of social media posts from Nottinghamshire-based profiles and data sources was conducted. A manual search strategy was used to search the Nottingham Post website and local Facebook and Twitter accounts from September 2021 to October 2021. Only comments in the public domain and in English were included in the analysis.

Results

A total of 3508 comments from 1238 users on COVID-19 vaccine posts by 10 different local organizations were analyzed, and 6 overarching themes were identified: trust in the vaccines, often characterized by a lack of trust in vaccine information, information sources including the media, and the government; beliefs about safety including doubts about the speed of development and approval process, the severity of side effects, and belief that the ingredients are harmful; belief that the vaccines are not effective as people can still become infected and spread the virus and that the vaccines may increase transmission through shedding; belief that the vaccines are not necessary due to low perceived risk of death and severe outcomes and use of other protective measures such as natural immunity, ventilation, testing, face coverings, and self-isolation; individual rights and freedoms to be able to choose to be vaccinated or not without judgement or discrimination; and barriers to physical access.

Conclusions

The findings revealed a wide range of beliefs and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination. Implications for the vaccine program in Nottinghamshire include communication strategies delivered by trusted sources to address the gaps in knowledge identified while acknowledging some negatives such as side effects alongside emphasizing the benefits. These strategies should avoid perpetuating myths and avoid using scare tactics when addressing risk perceptions. Accessibility should also be considered with a review of current vaccination site locations, opening hours, and transport links. Additional research may benefit from using qualitative interviews or focus groups to further probe on the themes identified and explore the acceptability of the recommended interventions.
Limitaciones y oportunidades para el escalamiento de cuatro empresas forestales comunitarias del centro de México
Authors: Galicia Leopoldo , Guerra De la Cruz Vidal , De la Mora-De la Mora Gabriela , Solís Mendoza Leslie Elizabeth , Sánchez Nupan Laura Oliva , Castro Torres Ricardo Balam , Kozak Robert , Peterson St-Laurent Guillaume
Published: January 2023

Las empresas forestales comunitarias (EFC) requieren habilidades de planificación comercial regional para establecer y mantener asociaciones comerciales a mayor escala. El objetivo de este estudio es identificar la percepción de cuatro EFC contrastantes sobre las limitaciones y oportunidades de escalamiento en el centrode México, con base en el nivel de desarrollo de aprovechamiento silvícola y organización social, aplicando entrevistas a diferentes actores. El análisis cualitativo de obstáculos y oportunidades sugiere que las estrategias de escalamiento deben fomentar capacitación técnica y administrativa, desarrollar infraestructura y gobernanza interna sólida, que favorezca la diversificación económica, y mayores ingresos derivados del manejo forestal.
Análisis de la integración del concepto resiliencia en la planeación de la Ciudad de México
Authors: Rosales Natalie
Published: January 2023

This research focused on the Mexico City Climate Change Action Program 2014-2020 case study, examines how resilience has been embedded into planning instruments. Part 1 introduces prominent themes and concepts related to the incorporation of resilience in planning practice. Part 2 analyses concepts, methodologies, and strategies for building resilience in this program. Part 3 presents a critical assessment of the framework adopted. By doing so, it aims to highlight the challenges and opportunities embedding resilience offers to building a comprehensive urban resilience strategy within a planning for sustainability framework.
Buddhism and Nationalism as Sources of Identity in in Asia of the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
Authors: Kitinov Baatr U.
Published: January 2023

The article examines the influence of Buddhism and nationalism on identification processes in Asian countries in the context of political transformations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Significant revitalization of Buddhism (sometimes called “Buddhist Modernism”) in a number of countries coincided with the growth of nationalism (especially in Russia, Mongolia, Tibet, China, and Japan), as well as the growing perception of Buddhist transnational unity. Nationalism and religion collaborated in their reactions to a number of important phenomena: the anti-colonial movement, the resistance against western cultural expansion (India, China, Japan), the aspiration of independence (Tibet, Mongolia), the renovation processes (in particular, among the Russian Buddhists). These phenomena were caused by objective factors, the changes in worldviews, as well as with activity of some individuals (Tagore, Tai-su, Uchida Ryohei, Dalai Lama, Agvan Dorjiev). The high level of civilizational depth allowed Buddhists of various traditions to assert their basic principles as important to identity resources.
South Korean “Youth Culture” of the 1970s and State-Led Modernization
Authors: Starshinov Alexander S. , Kim Natalya N.
Published: January 2023

The article examines features of Park Chung-hee’s project of modernization and identifies socio-economic and cultural influence of such state-led modernization on the creation and development of South Korean “youth culture” of the 1970s. The authors highlight several specific policies and socio-economic trends that led the emergence of “youth culture”: rapid urbanization and drastic increase in urban population; increase in urban families’ incomes and consumption; changes in the division of labor; expansion of both school and university education and dissemination of mass media. Along with that, the article analyzes the influence of the policies of managed westernization and developmentalist discourse of the 1960s on the formation of values of this “youth culture”. The paper explains how these state-led policies paved the way for the creation of “youth culture” that paradoxically contained drastically different values compared to both official discourse of the Yusin government and values of parental generation. The new generation born after the Korean War, the so-called Hangeul generation, became the main driving force behind it, but faced repetitive misunderstanding and condemnation from both the older generation and the state. Eventually, due to state’s pressure, this “youth culture” experienced decline in the second half of the 1970s.
Evolution and transformation processes of China’s educational policy and governance in 1978-2019
Authors: Kashin Vasily B. , Yankova Alexandra D.
Published: January 2023

Since the beginning of the period of reforms and openness, the PRC has constantly promoted a phased reform of the education system to modernize educational functions, rise new builders of socialism and support economic transformations in the country. Due to the active regulatory and management work, described in detail in the article with the help of instrumental observation, China gradually achieved several important results. State educational policy shifted from focusing on expanding the scope and improving the quality of education to its connotation-based development. The study of the Chinese experience of modernization of the education system has not only theoretical, but also practical significance, since successful Chinese examples of deep and rapid transformation of the national administrative system and state functions, as well as a clear adjustment of the characteristics of educational policy to current national priorities can be considered for partial application in other countries, including Russia. In order to adapt elements of the Chinese experience to the realities of other countries, such as Russian Federation, it is necessary to fully understand the context, features and stages of the educational policy evolution of the People’s Republic of China, which is done in this article.
Features of Formation of National Innovation Systems in Different Countries
Authors: Mukhitdinov Rozdon J.
Published: January 2023

The article examines the factors and features of the formation of the national innovation system (NIS). The subject of the study is the specifics of the national innovation system in different countries. The absence of a universal effective NIS model that is universal for all countries indicates the significance of this study. The result of the study is to identify the features of the formation of NIS for a number of countries (clusters), and recommendations for building an effective NIS in Russia. The article applies the methods of correlation and regression analysis of innovative indicators for countries for which data are available in the public domain were used. Evaluation and verification of the adequacy of the applied model is determined by numerical analysis of the data obtained, as well as by economic interpretation. Correlation and regression analysis are performed separately for countries from different clusters in order to identify features between them. The study revealed the links between the type of government, state involvement and high-tech production (innovation).
Renewable Energy Sources and the Government Strategy for Developing Energy Sector in Jordan
Authors: Al-Qteishat Ahmad S.A.
Published: January 2023

Energy and energy security are strategic goals for various countries of the world because energy is an important component of life. As the energy problem is gradually aggravating worldwide, especially with the increasing demand for it by a large percentage, and it is expected that these percentages will rise significantly during the coming period because of population growth and the significant increase in the number of various industrial and service establishments. Currently, most countries are seeking to rationalize in energy consumption, and to search for alternatives to energy sources. Hence, there is a keen interest in energy sources and their alternatives. In this study, energy sources and their alternatives in Jordan were identified in order to get an adequate idea of w hat is available in Jordan from this area. Jordan is one of the poor countries in traditional energy sources, and one of the countries most affected by the high prices and the shortage in the production of crude oil and other energy components, and its negative repercussions on the Jordanian economy, as Jordan imports oil and natural gas from neighboring countries 90 % of its needs Energy, which is approximately 8 %-10 % of GDP. This study attempts to shed light on the existing energy sources in Jordan with the aim of exploring ways to improve the energy situation in the country by increasing reliance on renewable energy alternatives such as wind and solar energy instead of relying on imported oil and gas.
Nigeria’s Poverty Reduction Scheme: Spreading Herself Too Thin?
Authors: Ajiboye Babatope M.
Published: January 2023

The Nigerian government expects to effectively pull 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2030. Without a doubt, the government was compelled to intervene because of the country’s severe poverty, as seen by the large number of out-of-school children, gender-based difficulties, and the residents’ pitiful socioeconomic realities. And, in order to get out of these mudslides, the government decided it was time to create a plan capable of resolving these concerns in less than a decade. However, tracing the Nigerian government’s track record of developmental failure, misplaced priorities, hasty policy formulation, and poor policy implementation that have remained recurrent feral flaws in the system, the paper expresses a cynical view about the plan’s realization; relying on historical accounts of vision failures and the country’s economic realities, it sees the scheme as an overzealous project taken too far and submits that it will be nothing different from the failed visions of the past.
Relations between the Non-Aligned Countries of Africa and the Second World (1960-1980s): The Case of Sierra Leone
Authors: Shipilov Alexander Yu.
Published: January 2023

The research covers Sierra Leone’s relations with the Second World through the prism of Sierra Leone’s foreign policy. Two periods of Sierra Leone’s foreign policy are considered: during the Westminster bipartisan model from 1961 to 1970, and when the authoritarian regime led by President Siaka Stevens was established from 1971 to 1985. The central issue of the research is analysis of Sierra Leone’s cooperation with the Soviet Union. The aim of the research is to identify the factors that guided the non-aligned countries within the bipolar confrontation of the second half of the 20th century in building their relations with the socialist bloc. The relevance of the topic is related to the fact that the logic and principles of building relations of small non-aligned countries with both limited power resources and little political and economic ambitions with key world powers are less reflected in studies. The research is based upon comparative and historical-genetic methods as well as case studies. The author makes use of materials from the Sierra Leone Public Archives. The author concludes that Sierra Leone’s relations with the Second World were based on economic pragmatism rather than ideological or political proximity. For Sierra Leone, relations with socialist countries served as a tool for diversifying its foreign policy. This set Sierra Leone apart from its neighboring West African states, which either maintained an orientation towards first-world countries, namely France and the US, or reoriented themselves towards the Soviet Union.
Soviet Structural Aid to the Republic of Mali in 1960-1968
Authors: Davidchuk Anna S. , Degterev Denis A. , Korendyasov Evgenii N.
Published: January 2023

The article analyzes the phenomenon of the Soviet Union’s structural aid to African countries - technical and economic cooperation covering major sectors of the economy to ensure the self-sufficient development of recipient countries and weaken the neocolonial impact of the West. The case of bilateral relations between the USSR and Mali in 1960-1968 was chosen for a number of reasons - the strategic location of this African country, its place in the structure of French interests, the formats and volumes of Soviet aid, and, finally, rather weak coverage of the issue in Russian and foreign historiography. The authors preface the analysis of Soviet aid with an overview of the country’s economic situation in the 1960s and the difficulties faced by the Malian government in establishing an independent economic system through the introduction of its own currency, the Malian franc, and the nationalization of former French enterprises. The research is mostly based on the archival funds of the State Committee on Foreign Economic Relations of the Russian State Archive of Economy. The analysis of Soviet assistance is conducted in a wide range of areas, from industry and agriculture to health care and education. The final section examines the transport issue and the Soviet role in removal of the transport blockade imposed by Senegal. Both successful projects of Soviet-Malian cooperation, as the gold and bauxite exploration, the construction of a cement plant, and a sports stadium, and unrealized ideas are described. Among the most obvious problems that hindered cooperation between the USSR and Mali were the lack of financial resources, excessive caution, and Mali’s rather active cooperation with its neighbors and capitalist countries. Soviet aid to Mali allows us to trace the Soviet Union’s role in the real decolonization of African countries and the strengthening of their sovereignty. Unlike many other donors, who mostly limited their aid to certain projects, the USSR provided support within the framework of a full cycle of work in all sectors of the economy (resource extraction - construction of enterprises for processing resources - training of personnel to service enterprises - export of finished goods). Obviously, such a comprehensive approach had a truly favorable effect on the sovereignization of the Malian economy.
Discourses of “Europeanness” in Asylum Practices in the Postcolonial Context
Authors: Morgunova Oksana A. , Moraru Nicoleta-Florina
Published: January 2023

This article examines the impact of ethno-racial factors on perceptions of refugees and asylum practices in the European postcolonial context. Using Discourse-Historical Approach (DHA) the authors analyse “Europe for Europeans” public discourse against the backdrop of the 2015-2016 migration crisis, the humanitarian disaster on the Polish-Belarusian border in 2021 and asylum seekers’ influx in spring 2022. The study shows that attitudes to refugees and their “right” to asylum in a European country are impacted by ethno-racial markers of applicants. Such discursive practices call into question one of the understandings of Europeanness, namely Europe as the embodiment of advanced political ethics, since European political discourse has recently positioned a refugee from the Middle East and North Africa as an “alien” “non-European,” thus normalizing threats to human life in allegedly “uncivilized” parts of the world. This normalization is consequently affecting the decision making in asylum process. The problematization of discursive aspects of asylum allows us to expand DHA to the international sphere, where different national models and cultural contexts collide, allowing us to talk about the influence of discursive practices on the political decisions in international relations. The evolution of the concept of asylum in the postcolonial context is considered in connection with the ideology of Europeanism, which is currently in the process of formation. Although ideas about Europeanness have undergone major transformations, this study shows that a systematic study of the entire range of conceptual meanings of this discursive object has not yet been carried out. Thus, Europeanness is either interpreted as a set of desired social ideals and values, or, reductively, as a quality associated exclusively with European institutions in their current form. Both interfere with the postcolonial debate about the nature of “Europe” and “Europeanness” in the postcolonial world.
Book review: Hicks, D. (2020). The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution. London: Pluto Press, 336 p.
Authors: Khokholkova Nadezhda E. , Blinova Elizaveta V.
Published: January 2023

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Book review: Kayashima, N., Kuroda, K., & Kitamura, Y. (2022). Japan’s International Cooperation in Education: History and Prospects. Springer Singapore, 365 p.
Authors: Melkonyan Lusine A.
Published: January 2023

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The Role of Quantum Mechanics in Understanding the Phenomenon of Consciousness
Authors: Cherepanov Igor V.
Published: January 2023

The article analyzes the effectiveness of quantum theories of mental experience in relation to two ontological problems - the problem of the existence of consciousness in the material world and the problem of the interaction of consciousness and body. A critical analysis of the quantum theories of consciousness by Penrose-Hameroff, M. Tegmark, G. Stapp, M. Fischer and M.B. Mensky shows that they fail to fully explain how complex physical systems generate mental experience without violating the principle of causal closure of the physical world and the principle of epistemological completeness of physics. Quantum mechanics provides specific processes that are the physical basis of the psyche, but do not explain the phenomenal aspect of subjective reality. Nevertheless, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle gives an understanding of how the interaction of consciousness and body within the scientific picture of the world can be carried out without violating the law of energy conservation. It is shown that the quantum theories of consciousness currently being developed have a predominantly panprotopsychic character, which faces a problem due to the fact that the protomental property of physical systems must be expressed quantitatively and correspond to the value included in the physical equations. As a result, it is concluded that in order to develop quantum theories of consciousness more effectively, it is necessary to give an emergent character, not jumping from the quantum level to the psychic, but explaining the mechanism of the emergence of systemic properties during the sequential transition between different ontological regions of existence, including physical, chemical, biological, neurophysiological and psychic.
Neoplatonism and Byzantine Patristics: The Relationship of Plotinus’ Concept of the Triad and the Christian Doctrine of the Holy Trinity
Authors: Chistyakov Denis I.
Published: January 2023

Traces the continuity of the ideas of Neoplatonism in Greek-Byzantine Patristics in the process of developing the orthodox doctrine of the Holy Trinity by the Church Fathers. The author emphasizes commonalities and distinctions in Neoplatonism and Christianity. Plotinus’ concept of the triad, the One - the Intellect - the Soul, is considered with a focus on the analysis of Plotinus’ ideas regarding the One as Deity and the Origin of the world. The process of emanation of the Neo-platonic trinity hypostasis and its connection through the World Soul with the material world is highlighted. The formation of the dogma of the Holy Trinity in classical Eastern (Greek-Byzantine) Patristics is presented in comparison with Neoplatonism. The ideas of Arius and Arianism, which also absorbed Neoplatonism, but created a theology of a different, unorthodox persuasion, are considered. The provisions of Athanasius of Alexandria, a representative of classical Patristics, on the Holy Trinity and Arius are compared. The creative perception of Plotinus’ conceptual positions in the works of St. Athanasius is presented and their difference is analyzed. In particular, the concepts of the One, the Intellect, and the Soul of Plotinus and St. Athanasius’ understanding of God the Father, the Son of God and the Holy Spirit are considered. The peculiarity of the emergence and existence of the hypostases in Plotinus’ triad in the dialectical process of successive emanation is highlighted. The existence of the hypostases in the triadic dogma of Christianity is shown as the same in being (homoousion) of the three Persons of the Trinity united by a single divine essence. The theological interpretation of the intra-divine life of the Trinity and its philosophical-religious expression in the categories “unborn” (Father), “begotten” (Son of God), “proceeding from the Father” (Holy Spirit) are revealed. The concepts of emanation (Neoplatonism) and proceeding (Patristics) are compared.
Changes in French Thinking" (1935), "Soul and World" (1938). Reviews
Authors: Frank Semyon L. , Tsygankov Alexander S. , Obolevitch Teresa
Published: January 2023

Russian translation of S.L. Frank’s reviews - “Changes in French Thinking” (1935) and “Soul and Peace” (1938) - for the Neue Züricher Zeitung on the works of Le Senne and Minkovski, with comments by Tsygankov A.S. and Obolevich T.
Ethical Theoretical Reflections on Social Media: Place of the Human Being in the Digital Space
Authors: Tsai Wei-Ding , Chistyakova Olga Vasil'evna
Published: January 2023

Raises the problem of ethics in interpersonal relations on the Internet. The ontological difference between digital cyberspace from the real world is emphasized and the corresponding conceptual constructions of modern thinkers are derived. Relevant questions of modern philosophy are substantiated - whether there are some specific ethical relations in cyberspace, which arise directly on the Internet, how they are possible, and how they can be regulated. As a theoretical and methodological basis for answering these questions, presents Levinas’ ideas regarding ethical thinking and the principles of “real” meetings on the Internet: for-the-other , face-to-face , and existent-beyond-Being . In this context, Levinas’ conception of interpersonal and ethical relations in digital reality and the role of the Other in these relations are examined. The idea of the Other as a subject being outside, but for whom the user of the Internet is responsible, is disclosed. This type of responsibility, according to Levinas, is an ethical norm. The article shows the phenomenon of augmented reality as a type of hybrid reality, which is formed with the help of digital technology. Augmented reality superimposes virtual images on the real world so that both parties interact with each other. It is emphasized that in modern social science augmented reality technology is seen as blurring the boundaries of virtual and real, as well as true and false. The concepts of Bill Persky, Nicholas Negroponte, and Marc Prensky on digital communication and the impact of cyberspace on humans are considered. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the construction of so-called primordial ethical relationships on the Internet. An important place here is occupied by D. Barney’s theory, aimed at studying the impact of the technical characteristics of network technologies on the social interaction of people. His idea of building qualitatively new interpersonal relationships in the digital environment is emphasized. The characteristic of the virtual environment as a space without response and one-way communication is noted. In this regard, the concept of N. Luhmann about the construction employing mass media of a special illusory, symbolic space, which modern man perceives as objective reality, is substantiated. The problem of obtaining truth and objective knowledge-information is derived.
Assessment of ecosystem functions of urban forests in terms of soil and trees
Authors: Shergina Olga V. , Mironova Anastasiya S. , Tupitsyna Yulia S.
Published: January 2023

Forests in the cities of the Angara region (Irkutsk, Angarsk, Usolye-Sibirskoye), exposed to aerotechnogenic pollution and recreational load of varying degrees of intensity, were surveyed. In pine and pine-birch forests on natural gray forest soils, 27 sample plots were studied. The current state of the urban environment was assessed by a set of morphostructural, physico-chemical and toxicological indicators of tree plantations (pine, larch, birch) and gray forest soils - the main habitat-forming components. For the first time on the basis of the obtained data and assessment of ecosystem functions of soil cover and tree plantations the results of studies on purification of atmospheric air and preservation of phyto-pedocenoses in the urban environment are presented. The study of biogeochemical redistribution of flows of aerotechnogenic pollutants in urban forests revealed the degree of manifestation of the most important ecosystem function of the soil cover - the ability to accumulate and detoxify man-made pollutants and the function of woody plants - the ability to clean atmospheric air by accumulating toxicants in the needles and leaves. The results obtained made it possible to judge about the sustainability of woody plants and soils of urban forests, about the possibility of purification and restoration of the urban environment.
Possible causes of natural water level variations in the Kosin Lakes in the 20th-21st century - natural and anthropogenic
Authors: Rozanov Vasily B. , Berezkin Victor Yu. , Chereshenko Alexey V.
Published: January 2023

Fluctuations level of Kosinsky lakes in Moscow are of great importance not only for the comfortable living of peoples and for the functioning of one of the city’s popular recreational areas. In addition, it is important for the preservation of all unique ecosystem of the protected area. The decrease in the level of lakes during the 20th century, combined with their pollution, repeatedly led to their eutrophication and fish kill. The aim of the work was to establish the relationship the water level in the Kosinsky lakes (during the observation period) the amount of precipitation and economic activities related to drainage. The null hypothesis: the reason for the modern swallowing of the Svyatoe Lake is not so much climate change as anthropogenic activity. The article presents data on fluctuations in the level of lake-type water bodies in the Kosino-Ukhtomsky district of Moscow, for the period 1924-2021, and an assessment of the impact of them modern anthropogenic processes. The work is based on the results of both the authors’ own field research (geodetic survey in the Kosnsky Three Lakes area in 2006-2021) and archival data from the Kosinskaya biological station and other organizations. It shown that the changing level of the Holy Lake in the last decade cannot explained only by meteorological phenomena (precipitation). The significant role of hydrotechnical measures in regulating the level of lakes Beloe and Chernoye has confirmed.
Selection of sorbent in case emergency spills of oilfield liquids on the territory of the Kambarsky oil field
Authors: Borisova Elena A. , Krasnoperova Svetlana A.
Published: January 2023

During the development and operation of oil and gas fields, all components of the natural environment (atmospheric air, surface and underground waters, relief, soil and vegetation cover, fauna) undergo significant transformation. Therefore, to prevent and reduce negative impacts on these natural objects, modern technologies and technical means should be used that are most environmentally acceptable for the specific conditions of the territory where the projected man-made structures are located. When planning appropriate technologies aimed at restoring the components of the natural environment, one should take into account the economic assessment of the damage caused during the prevention and elimination of emergency oil spills. This article proposes the selection of a new sorbent in case of emergency spills of oil-field fluids on the territory of the Kambarsky oil field, as well as conducting economic calculations of the prevented damage.
A link between solar activity and smoke with hemoblastosis in children
Authors: Pinaev Sergey K. , Chizhov Alexey Ya. , Pinaeva Olga G.
Published: January 2023

The study of the role of environmental factors in the occurrence of human neoplasms is an important task of medical ecology. An indicator of carcinogenic environmental impacts is childhood tumors due to the predominantly prenatal genesis of tumors at this age. In the structure of childhood oncological morbidity, hemoblastosis predominate. The link between the incidence of childhood leukemia and exposure to ultraviolet radiation, the protective role of sun exposure in relation to the risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas (NHL) and the absence of such in Hodgkin’s lymphoma in children have been established. There is evidence of the connection between childhood hemoblastosis and smoke of various origins. The aim of the study was to evaluate the link between solar activity and smoke with hemoblastosis in the Russian children. We used official data on the incidence of childhood hemoblastosis in Russia in 1997-2020 and data on solar activity from the site of the Royal Observatory of Belgium. The generated dynamic series was subjected to correlation and regression analysis in 11 consecutive iterations with a time delay (lag) from 0 to 10 years in relation to the year of registration of neoplasms. An increase in the incidence of leukemia and a decrease in the incidence of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the children’s population of Russia have been established. The incidence of NHL in children did not reveal a significant trend. A general pattern was revealed in the form of the connection between childhood leukemia and lymphomas and solar activity, most pronounced in 1997-2008. The increase in the childhood leukemia incidence, taking into account the literature data of the role of exhaust gases in its genesis, can be associated with a threefold increase in the number of cars in Russia during the study period. The reasons for the decrease in the incidence of Hodgkin’s lymphoma require further study. To reduce the risk of hemoblastosis in children, it is advisable to introduce food products into the diet to stimulate autophagy, and transfer factor.
The system of factors of anthropogenic impact on the fish fauna of the Northern Dvina river basin
Authors: Tortsev Alexey M.
Published: January 2023

Industry, electric power, utilities, agriculture, mining, construction, shipbuilding, transport and fishing have a constant anthropogenic impact on the Northern Dvina river basin. Identification and qualitative assessment of factors of anthropogenic impact on the fish fauna of the Northern Dvina river basin within the boundaries of the Arkhangelsk region is the aim of the research. Open data of public authorities on anthropogenic impact and scientific publications are the basis for the research. The main factors of anthropogenic impact on fish fauna have been identified. The impact is multifactorial. Fishing reduces the number of fish populations, and economic activities in the water area and the banks of the water body worsen the conditions of the fish habitat. This leads to a change in the parameters of fish populations. Reconstruction of existing wastewater systems and construction of new ones, as well as the introduction of restrictions on the use of forest resources in the coastal zone are directions for reducing the anthropogenic impact.