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Two-Stage Optimization Scheduling of Virtual Power Plants Considering a User-Virtual Power Plant-Equipment Alliance Game
Authors: Gao Yan , Gao Long , Zhang Pei , Wang Qiang
Published: September 2023

Distributed renewable energy, loads, and power sources can be aggregated into virtual power plants (VPPs) to participate in energy market transactions and generate additional revenue. In order to better coordinate the transaction relationships among various entities within VPPs, this paper proposes a two-stage optimization model for VPPs that considers the user-VPP-equipment alliance. Firstly, starting from the basic structure of VPP, it is proposed to divide the alliances in VPP into two alliances: demand-side user-VPP and supply-side equipment-VPP. And a VPP optimization framework considering the cooperative game of the user-VPP-equipment alliance has been established. Then, a two-stage optimization model for VPPs was established considering the cooperative game of user-VPP-equipment alliance. The day-ahead optimization model takes economic and social benefits as the dual objectives, and the intraday optimization model aims to minimize the cost of deviation penalties. Secondly, taking into account the risk levels and comprehensive marginal benefits of various entities within the VPP, a profit distribution method combining improved Shapley values and independent risk contribution theory is adopted to allocate the total revenue of the VPP. The case results show that the operating cost has been reduced by 5.75%, the environmental cost has been reduced by 4.46%, and the total profit has increased by 29.52%. The model can improve the overall efficiency of VPPs.
Going My Way? Understanding Curb Management and Incentive Policies to Increase Pooling Service Use and Public Transit Linkages in the San Francisco Bay Area
Authors: Darling Wesley , Broader Jacquelyn , Cohen Adam , Shaheen Susan
Published: September 2023

Despite lower user costs, only 20% to 40% of transportation network company (TNC) users select a pooled, or shared, ride option. Why are existing TNC users not selecting the pooled option or using TNCs to connect to public transit, and what role do built environment features and incentives play in their decision? This study explores the factors that influence TNC user decisions through a multi-method approach comprising photovoice small group discussions and a workshop. Between March 2021 and May 2021, 15 San Francisco Bay Area TNC users shared photographs they took of TNC pick-up locations through two-to-three-person guided small group discussions. The photos revealed that users prefer waiting in retail or in well-lit, good-visibility locations. Participants’ primary concern was personal safety, particularly female users who may take additional precautions when walking to pick-up locations and waiting for and taking rides. In July 2021, 12 photovoice participants and 5 stakeholders provided feedback on key findings from the photography discussions. The pooling improvement strategies identified include the following: designated TNC stops with lighting and marked pick-up areas; enhanced in-app safety features; TNC partnerships with employers and retailers to incentivize riders; and mode transfer discounts for connecting TNCs to public transit. The findings suggest that safety related to the built environment plays an outsized role in a TNC user’s decision to pool or connect to public transit, and the out-of-vehicle portion of the TNC trip should be equally considered when developing policies to increase pooling.
Towards Assessing Embodied Emissions in Existing Buildings LCA—Comparison of Continuing Use, Energetic Refurbishment versus Demolition and New Construction
Authors: Storck Michael , Slabik Simon , Hafner Annette , Herz Ruben
Published: September 2023

One of the main objectives facing climate protection targets is how to deal with the existing building stock. Refurbishment measures are essential to ensure sustainable urban transformation. Life cycle assessments (LCAs) enable refurbishment measures to be evaluated holistically at the environmental level. However, there is still no sufficient methodological basis for the uniform evaluation. This present paper proposes a new perspective for comparing the continuing use with refurbishment as well as the demolition and new construction of a building. Thus, two new indicators are presented and elaborated regarding refurbishment measures: sustained emissions and the avoidance potential. To verify and validate the newly developed methodology, we implement it as part of this case study. We compare the environmental impact of a building’s continuing use with refurbishment measures as well as demolition and a replacement building with functional equivalence. The results indicate the environmental benefits of refurbishment measures compared to other approaches towards existing buildings. Although new buildings typically possess a superior energy standard, nevertheless, irrespective of the major impact of operational energy, refurbishment measures appear to be the most viable option for dealing with existing buildings over their life cycle.
Energy Audits and Energy Modeling as a Tool towards Reducing Energy Consumption in Buildings: The Cases of Two Multi-Unit Residential Buildings (MURBs) in Toronto
Authors: Taileb Ali , Sherzad Mohammed Fareed
Published: September 2023

This research is based on an energy audit of two multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) located in Toronto, Canada. Energy consumption (gas and electricity) data were extracted from the energy bills of the two buildings for a consecutive period of three years. The data were then normalized to account for variations in weather conditions. Conclusions were drawn from correlation analyses between kWh, cooling degree days (CDDs), and heating degree days (HDDs), which were then compared to the energy consumption benchmarks of MURBs within the GTA. An energy simulation using e-Quest v.3.64 was performed, utilizing the advantages of the e-Quest building modeling tool to create a virtual 3D model of the audited buildings. A baseline model was constructed to reflect the actual buildings and was used to simulate the outcomes and calculate the projected energy savings from window replacements with a higher energy efficiency than the existing ones. The simulation results revealed that triple low-E glazing outperformed single- and double-glass windows, achieving reductions of 38% and 34% in gas consumption, respectively. The building envelope simulations showed that enhancing insulation reduced gas consumption by 4%, while an insulation upgrade demonstrated no discernible savings. Reducing the window area by 20% (north/south sides) led to a 6% decrease in gas consumption, while a 30% reduction resulted in approximately 9% of energy savings.
Sustainable Cooperation between Schools, Enterprises, and Government: An Evolutionary Game Theory Analysis
Authors: Liu Chao , Wang Hexin , Dai Yu
Published: September 2023

Promoting close and sustainable cooperation between schools, enterprises, and government has become an important concern in many countries. However, the factors that influence the cooperation between schools, enterprises, and government have not been sufficiently explored in previous studies. Therefore, based on evolutionary game theory, in this paper, we construct a tripartite evolutionary game model of schools, enterprises, and government in order to analyze the strategies of different players and their influencing factors. The results show that the main factor that influences the stability of the strategies of schools and enterprises is the reward for positive cooperation from sources other than the government, and the main factor that influences the stability of the strategy of the government is the benefits from a positive cooperation strategy under the scenario where schools cooperate with enterprises. Some suggestions to promote sustainable cooperation between schools, enterprises, and government are proposed at the end.
Evaluation Model and Application of the Implementation Effectiveness of the River Chief System (RCS)—Taking Henan Province as an Example
Authors: Liu Jianting , Chen Xuanyu , Su Limin , Li Yanbin , Xu Yanxue , Qi Lei
Published: September 2023

To scientifically evaluate the implementation of the River Chief System (RCS), accelerate the overall improvement of the water ecological environment, and promote the sustainable development of river and lake functions, this study selects 26 evaluation indicators from six aspects, including the effectiveness of organization and management, the effectiveness of water resources protection, the effectiveness of water environment management, the effectiveness of water pollution prevention and control, the effectiveness of water ecological restoration, and the effectiveness of the management of the waterside shoreline, and establishes an evaluation system for the effectiveness of the implementation of the RCS. Among the 26 indicators, data for the qualitative indicators mainly come from a series of statistical yearbooks and RCS reports, while data for the quantitative indicators are obtained through scoring by more than 20 experts and calculating the average. The CRITIC objective weighting method is improved from three aspects of comparison intensity, correlation coefficient, and degree of variation, and the subjective weighting of indicators is carried out using the AHP 1–5 scale method. The optimal linear combination of subjective and objective weighting results is obtained using the combination weighting method with game theory, which is auxiliary to the set pair analysis. Considering the “certainty” and “uncertainty” in the evaluation process, the four-element connection number model of set pair analysis is established to evaluate the implementation effect of the RCS in Henan Province from 2018 to 2021. The results show that the implementation effect of the RCS in Henan Province improves year by year and reaches excellent in 2019. The results of this study can be used as a reference for evaluating the work of the RCS in other regions and can also provide a reference for the study of evaluation problems in other fields.
Triplex DNA Helix Sensor Based on Reduced Graphene Oxide and Electrodeposited Gold Nanoparticles for Sensitive Lead(II) Detection
Authors: Gao Jing , Xu Piao , Qiao Lu , Tao Yani , Xiao Yao , Qin Hong , Zhu Yuan , Zhang Yi
Published: September 2023

A triplex DNA electrochemical sensor based on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and electrodeposited gold nanoparticles (EAu) was simply fabricated for Pb2+ detection. The glass carbon electrode (GCE) sequentially electrodeposited with rGO and EAu was further modified with a triplex DNA helix that consisted of a guanine (G)-rich circle and a stem of triplex helix based on T-A•T base triplets. With the existence of Pb2+, the DNA configuration which was formed via the Watson–Crick and Hoogsteen base pairings was split and transformed into a G-quadruplex. An adequate electrochemical response signal was provided by the signal indicator methylene blue (MB). The proposed sensor demonstrated a linear relationship between the differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) peak currents and the logarithm of Pb2+ concentrations from 0.01 to 100.00 μM with a detection limit of 0.36 nM. The proposed sensor was also tested with tap water, river and medical wastewater samples with qualified recovery and accuracy and represented a promising method for Pb2+ detection.
Patulin Stimulates Progenitor Leydig Cell Proliferation but Delays Its Differentiation in Male Rats during Prepuberty
Authors: Li Huitao , Su Ming , Lin Hang , Li Jingjing , Wang Shaowei , Ye Lei , Li Xingwang , Ge Renshan
Published: September 2023

Patulin is a mycotoxin with potential reproductive toxicity. We explored the impact of patulin on Leydig cell (LC) development in male rats. Male Sprague Dawley rats (21 days postpartum) were gavaged patulin at doses of 0.5, 1, and 2 mg/kg/day for 7 days. Patulin markedly lowered serum testosterone at ≥0.5 mg/kg and progesterone at 1 and 2 mg/kg, while increasing LH levels at 2 mg/kg. Patulin increased the CYP11A1+ (cholesterol side-chain cleavage, a progenitor LC biomarker) cell number and their proliferation at 1 and 2 mg/kg. Additionally, patulin downregulated Lhcgr (luteinizing hormone receptor), Scarb1 (high-density lipoprotein receptor), and Cyp17a1 (17α-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase) at 1 and 2 mg/kg. It increased the activation of pAKT1 (protein kinase B), pERK1/2 (extracellular signal-related kinases 1 and 2), pCREB (cyclic AMP response binding protein), and CCND1 (cyclin D1), associated with cell cycle regulation, in vivo. Patulin increased EdU incorporation into R2C LC and stimulated cell cycle progression in vitro. Furthermore, patulin showed a direct inhibitory effect on 11β-HSD2 (11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2) activity, which eliminates the adverse effects of glucocorticoids. This study provides insights into the potential mechanisms via which patulin affects progenitor LC development in young male rats.
The Quantum Yang–Mills Theory
Authors: Metaxas Dimitrios
Published: September 2023

In axiomatic quantum field theory, the postulate of the uniqueness of the vacuum (a pure vacuum state) is independent from the other axioms and equivalent to the cluster decomposition property. The latter, however, implies a Coulomb or Yukawa attenuation of the interactions at growing distances and hence cannot accommodate the confining properties of the strong interaction. Thesolution of the Yang–Mills quantum theory given previously uses an auxiliary field to incorporate Gauss’s law and demonstrates the existence of two separate vacua, the perturbative and the confining vacuum, therefore resulting in a mixed vacuum state, deriving confinement, as well as the related, expected properties of the strong interaction. The existence of multiple vacua is, in fact, expected by the axiomatic, algebraic quantum field theory, via the decomposition of the vacuum state to eigenspaces of the auxiliary field. The general vacuum state is a mixed quantum state, and the cluster decomposition property does not hold. Because of the energy density difference between the two vacua, the physics of the strong interactions does not admit a Lagrangian description. I clarify the above remarks related to the previous solution of the Yang–Mills interaction and conclude with some discussion a criticism of a related mathematical problem and some tentative comments regarding the spin-2 case.
Understanding Users’ Perceptions of Bicycle-Sharing Systems in Chinese Cities: Evidence from Beijing and Guangzhou
Authors: Zhu Yi , Diao Wanchen , Zhao Hu
Published: September 2023

Decades ago, bicycles used to play an important role in urban transportation in Chinese cities, but they have been gradually replaced by private cars, metro, buses, and some other modes, owning to the fast-growing mobility demand as a result of urban expansion and motorization. However, in recent years, with the development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and the initiative of the sharing economy, bike-sharing systems (BSSs) have been implemented extensively in Chinese cities. Their usage patterns can be revealed via system-generated data, yet less is known about users’ attitudes towards and preferences for these systems. In this study, we draw on two surveys conducted in Guangzhou and Beijing on the perceptions of travelers using BSSs to estimate the effect of demographic factors, bicycle ownership, and trip-level factors on the willingness and potential frequency of BSS usage. In addition, a latent class model is built to analyze the different aspects of theses systems concerned with different types of urban travelers. It is found that respondents’ age, occupation, income, mode combination, and the proximity of origin or destination to the docking station, etc., influence the willingness and frequency of using BSSs. In addition, respondents generally value features such as the proximity of docking stations to trip destinations, safety to ride, and appropriate level of fare. However, different latent classes show a different preference for other features of BSSs. According to the model results, proposals are given for the improvement of the existing systems in Chinese cities.
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Technological Advances, Impacts and Challenges in the Management of Healthy and Sustainable Environments
Authors: Niza Iasmin Lourenço , Bueno Ana Maria , Broday Evandro Eduardo
Published: September 2023

The growing concern for sustainability is evident, given the importance of guaranteeing resources for the next generations, especially in the face of increasing energy consumption in buildings. Regardless of the context, people seek comfort, which makes investigating Indoor Environmental Quality crucial. This covers aspects such as indoor air, temperature, noise and lighting, positively impacting quality of life, reducing stress, saving energy and promoting health, well-being and productivity. A literature review was conducted using the Scopus and PubMed databases to analyze technological advances and challenges in managing healthy and sustainable environments, focusing on the relationship between Indoor Environmental Quality and the Sustainable Development Goals. Initially, 855 articles were identified, of which 123 were selected based on established criteria. Three research questions (RQs) were formulated, leading to the following conclusions. (i) The assessment of sustainability in buildings is crucial, encompassing economic, social and environmental aspects. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of adapting energy strategies, thereby contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals through the utilization of advanced technologies that promote healthy and efficient environments. (ii) Evaluations have evolved, ranging from energy savings to human well-being and mental health, including disease prevention strategies. (iii) Challenges in managing the promotion of Indoor Environmental Quality include excessive resource consumption, emissions and economic–environmental balance.
Clematis vitalba Is a Natural Host of the Novel Ilarvirus, Prunus Virus I
Authors: Salamon Pal , Nagyne-Galbacs Zsuzsanna , Demian Emese , Achs Adam , Alaxin Peter , Predajňa Lukáš , Agyemang Evans Duah , Desiderio Francesco , Takacs Andras Peter , Menzel Wulf , Škorić Dijana , Glasa Miroslav , Varallyay Eva
Published: September 2023

Clematis vitalba L. is a climbing shrub and a pioneer plant in abandoned orchards or vineyards that are widespread in temperate climate zones. In past years, several viruses infecting the Clematis species have been identified, including different ilarviruses. Prunus virus I (PrVI) is a recently described ilarvirus, which has been shown to infect sweet cherries and peaches in Greece. Moreover, its presence has been detected in ornamental Clematis in Russia. In the present work, we analyzed the virome of wildly growing C. vitalba plants from Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia showing different kinds of symptoms using high-throughput sequencing (HTS) of small RNAs or ribodepleted RNAs. Applying HTS enabled us to identify the presence of PrVI in C. vitalba, and the bioinformatic analyses were further validated with RT-PCR using PrVI-specific primers and Sanger dideoxy sequencing. Nearly full genome sequences of all three viral RNAs of one Hungarian, two Slovak and one Croatian isolate were determined. Their phylogenetic analysis showed high similarity to each other and to other PrVI isolates described from Central Europe. As the sampled plants were co-infected with other viruses, it is not possible to determine a direct correlation between the infection with PrVI and the observed symptoms. Analyses of different Prunus species in stock collection showed infection of several peach and sweet cherry varieties in Hungary. Our results expand the knowledge on the natural host range of PrVI and highlight the necessity to evaluate alternative plant hosts (even non-Prunus) of PrVI and the role of the virus in the etiology of the potential diseases.
A Lesson from a Measles Outbreak among Healthcare Workers in a Single Hospital in South Korea: The Importance of Knowing the Prevalence of Susceptibility
Authors: Choi Sungim , Chung Jae-Woo , Chang Yun Jung , Lim Eun Jung , Moon Sun Hee , Do Han Ho , Lee Jeong Hun , Cho Sung-Min , Kwon Bum Sun , Chung Yoon-Seok , Park Seong Yeon
Published: September 2023

Background: Despite the high vaccination coverage rate, in-hospital transmission of measles continues to occur in South Korea. We present a measles outbreak in which two healthcare workers (HCWs) with presumptive evidence of measles immunity were infected by a patient with typical measles at a single hospital in South Korea. This facilitated the evaluation of measles seroprevalence in all HCWs. Methods: In 2018, suspected patients and contacts exposed during a measles outbreak were investigated based on their medical histories and vaccination status. Cases were confirmed by the detection of measles-specific immunoglobulin M or RNA. After the measles outbreak in 2018, measles IgG testing was conducted on a total of 972 HCWs for point-prevalence, including those exposed to the measles. In addition, we have routinely performed measles IgG tests on newly employed HCWs within one week of their hire date since 2019. The measles vaccine was administered to HCWs who tested negative or equivocally negative for IgG antibodies. Results: An index patient who returned from China with fever and rash was diagnosed with measles at a hospital in Korea. Two additional HCWs were revealed as measles cases: one was vaccinated with the two-dose measles–mumps–rubella (MMR) vaccine, and the other, who was born in 1967, was presumed to have immunity from natural infection in South Korea. All three patients harbored the same D8 genotype. No additional measles cases were identified among the 964 contacts of secondary patients. A total of 2310 HCWs, including those tested during the 2018 outbreak, underwent measles IgG tests. The average age at the time of the test was 32.6 years, and 74.3% were female. The overall seropositivity of measles was 88.9% (95% confidence interval, 87.5–90.1). Although the birth cohorts between 1985 and 1994 were presumed to have received the measles–rubella (MR) catch-up vaccination in 2001, 175 (89.3%) HCWs were born after 1985 among the 195 seronegative cases. Conclusion: Despite high population immunity, imported measles transmission occurred among HCWs with presumed immunity. This report underscores the importance of understanding the prevalence of measles susceptibility among newly employed HCWs. This is important for policymaking regarding hospital-wide vaccinations to prevent the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases.
The Evolution of Cystic Echinococcosis in Humans and Ruminants in Portugal—A One Health Approach
Authors: Alho Ana Margarida , Dias Miguel Canhão , Cardo Miguel , Aguiar Pedro , de Carvalho Luís Madeira
Published: September 2023

Cystic echinococcosis, also known as hydatid disease, is a significant parasitic zoonosis with public health implications, albeit often neglected. In Portugal, data on this zoonosis are scarce despite being a mandatory notifiable disease in both humans and animals. To assess the impact of cystic echinococcosis on both livestock and humans, we compiled data from slaughterhouse records of ruminants, human hospitalizations, and confirmed cases of human echinococcosis. Overall, a total of 298 cases of cystic echinococcosis were identified in ruminants slaughtered from national farms for human consumption in Portugal between 2008 and 2022, comprising 192 cases in ovines, 95 in bovines, and 11 in caprines. Echinococcosis led to 582 hospitalizations in Portuguese public hospitals, with an average hospital stay of 11 days (±15.66), and resulted in 13 deaths (2.23%) from 2008 to 2018. Each infected animal was associated with a 7% increase in the incidence rate of human hospitalization (p = 0.002, IRR = 1.070, 95% CI: 1.025–1.117). Additionally, for every 100,000 person-years observed between 2008 and 2018, the total number of hospitalizations was 0.528. Residence in the Alentejo region was associated with a 5.3-fold increase in the incidence rate of human hospitalizations and an 8-fold higher risk of death from echinococcosis.
Duration of the Flaxseed Supplementation Affects Antioxidant Defence Mechanisms and the Oxidative Stress of Fattening Pigs
Authors: Sobeková Anna , Piešová Elena , Maková Zuzana , Szabóová Renáta , Sopková Drahomíra , Andrejčáková Zuzana , Vlčková Radoslava , Faixová Dominika , Faixová Zita
Published: September 2023

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of the duration of a flaxseed diet on fattening pigs’ antioxidant defence mechanism in blood and tissues. Eighteen 20-week-old Landrace breed fattening pigs (BW 76.61 ± 2.30 kg) were divided into three groups of six animals. The control group was fed a basal diet. The FS3 group was fed the basal diet supplemented with 10% flaxseed for 3 weeks. The FS6 group received the same basal diet with flaxseed for 6 weeks. The total antioxidant capacity of the blood, measured as the total antioxidant status (TAS), total plasma antioxidant capacity (FRAP), reactive oxygen metabolites (dROMs) and total antioxidant capacity (PAT), was not affected by the flaxseed diet. The superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione reductase (GR) activities were significantly decreased in the FS3 pigs in the heart (p < 0.05). However, in the FS3 group, the glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activity significantly increased compared to the control, but in the FS6 group, the activity was inhibited (p < 0.05). In the muscle, the CAT and GST activity was significantly decreased in the FS3 group (p < 0.05). The thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) content was significantly reduced in the brain, muscle and heart in the FS3 group(p < 0.05). In FS6, the TBARS content significantly increased in the heart and brain (p < 0.05). Our results showed that the health effect of a flaxseed diet is significantly conditioned by the length of the flaxseed addition.
Quadruped Rotary Galloping Gait Pattern within a Constant Radius Bend Using Accelerometry
Authors: Eager David , Hossain Imam , Brook Callan
Published: September 2023

This paper provides an initial investigation of quadruped rotary galloping gait patterns using data from racing greyhounds as they navigate their way around a constant radius bend. This study reviewed actual race data collected over a five month period from 2986 racing greyhounds. Using numerical dynamics modelling and value range analysis important factors were identified and analysed. By cleaning and synthesising simple X and Y data and also processing data for accuracy greyhound motion path dynamics results were produced for analysis. The results show that the galloping path greyhounds took going into the bend was different from the path coming out of the bend. It also shows that more than 50% of the greyhounds naturally optimised their path for a longer transition while minimising jerk when entering and exiting the bend. This research verified that individual greyhounds naturally chose different path transition lengths for accommodating their dynamic conditions. Finally, it was found that the greyhound galloping path dynamics state is less intense during the second half of the bend.
Innovation Economy Clustering: Strategic Issues of Development
Authors:   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Kostin Svyatoslav
Published: September 2023

Conditions prevailing in the Russian economy in 2023 presuppose an increased role of indirect forms of state support for business, where the state acts as a curator, nourishing small businesses with the help of analytical support. An optimal institution for implementing such a support policy is the innovation cluster, due to the formation in the process of “cooperation — competition” of a group of interrelated enterprises that can compete with large companies in innovation markets. Based on the patent analysis, it is shown that Russia has a significant development potential, and innovation clusters should focus on developing those technological areas that are most promising for their target development model.
Victim Semantics. Part II
Authors:   State Academic University for the Humanities, Kolesova Larisa
Published: September 2023

The paper focuses on understanding the place of the phenomena of a victim and sacrifice in the history of world culture and in sociocultural practices from its inception to the present state. The main socio-cultural pat terns of a victim and their links with other cultural universals — the game, myth, rites of passage, ethnic mentalit y are studied. The author analyses socio-cultural functions of the phenomena of a victim in the processes of changing technological structure in the Modern and Contemporary times and in the modern network societ y. It is concluded that the combination of sacrifice, game, myth and heroic principle is a universal regulating, synthesizing and promoting transitional factor. This factor in the anthroposphere triggers the process of emergence inside it of a special structure of self-maintenance and selfdevelopment, in other words, a socio-cultural matrix (invariant, homeoresis), the most impor tant element of stability in the conditions of any crisis and any transition.
El regionalismo populista sudamericano. Apuntes para la comprensión de sus diferencias con el populismo euroescéptico
Authors: Hernández Nilson Diego
Published: September 2023

En los últimos quince años el auge del populismo a nivel mundial ha puesto el foco en el modo en que estos movimientos perciben el vínculo entre sus países y el exterior. En el caso de Europa, ello se expresa en el euroescepticismo del populismo europeo. En Sudamérica, en cambio, el populismo ha sido uno de los principales promotores de la integración. Este trabajo presenta un recorrido histórico sobre el vínculo entre populismo y regionalismo en Sudamérica, para luego ensayar una explicación acerca de la relación virtuosa entre ambos, desde la perspectiva de la teoría del populismo de Ernesto Laclau, en particular, la noción de antagonismo como fuente de dicotomización de la sociedad en dos campos enfrentados: pueblo y élites. El argumento es que el discurso del populismo sudamericano inscribe a la integración en el campo popular, adoptándola como una herramienta que permite antagonizar en forma simultánea con las oligarquías y el imperialismo, actores de cuya exclusión resulta la “patria grande” como proyecto de pueblo transnacional sudamericano. En Europa, en cambio, el discurso populista euroescéptico antagoniza con la integración regional, a la que considera una herramienta de las élites europeístas para introducir reformas que amenazan a la comunidad, y de cuya exclusión resulta un pueblo que coincide con el espacio nacional. Para finalizar, como resultado del análisis, se plantea y deja abierta la cuestión acerca de cómo el vínculo entre populismo e integración regional puede inscribirse en un antagonismo más amplio, entre universalismo y particularismo, especialmente pertinente en un contexto de crisis sistémica global.
Supplier les dieux sous le Haut-Empire
Authors: Van Haeperen Françoise
Published: September 2023

L’article vise à éclairer les caractéristiques du rite de la supplicatio durant le Haut-Empire, en incluant dans la réflexion les textes portant sur la période républicaine. À la différence de la plupart des études modernes, tous les types de supplications sont envisagés, quels que soient la finalité de la cérémonie (gratulatoire ou expiatoire) et le contexte dans lequel elle est pratiquée (public, domestique ou collégial). Durant le Haut-Empire, la supplicatio apparaît principalement dans les sources comme une cérémonie accomplie au bénéfice de l’empereur et de sa famille, même si les supplicationes d’époque impériale ne se résument pas à des festivités directement liées à l’empereur ou à sa domus. Si les passages qui mentionnent la supplicatio en contexte religieux sont généralement concis et ne donnent que rarement des précisions sur le rite même, il est cependant possible de mettre en lumière les segments rituels et les gestes caractéristiques de ce rite, quels que soient sa finalité ou son contexte.
Afrique : néoprotectionnisme et biens communs
Authors: Nubukpo Kako
Published: September 2023

Soudain, grande transformation écologique et protectionnisme décomplexé sont partout d’actualité. En bâtissant véritablement et résolument sa propre solution sur ces deux axes, après plus de 60 ans d’indépendance et d’échecs du «développement» sous ordre néolibéral et néocolonial, l’Afrique doit et peut sortir de son impasse systémique mortifère – dépendances croissantes, aide extérieure inefficace, objectifs onusiens pour 2030 déjà condamnés . D’ici 2050, le continent verra doubler sa population. Faire des «communs» et de la recherche de souverainetés de tous ordres le coeur d’une véritable dynamique publique de prospérité endogène partagée, répond aux actuels enjeux majeurs. Investir dans les campagnes délaissées et l’intensification agroécologique en est le premier impératif et les services ainsi rendus au climat, à la stabilité des populations et à la paix, appellent une contribution mondiale.
Otra Antropología posible
Authors: Gorosito Krámer Ana María , Gerrard Ana Cecilia
Published: September 2023

Esta entrevista fue elaborada a partir de una serie de encuentros entre Ana María Gorosito Kramer —Profesora Emérita y una de las fundadoras de la carrera de Antropología Social en la Universidad Nacional de Misiones— y una de sus estudiantes, Ana Cecilia Gerrard. A partir de las memorias de su paso por la Universidad de Buenos Aires en los años setenta, Ana María analiza las crisis en las universidades nacionales, entre dictaduras y democracias; los cuestionamientos a la fenomenología hermenéutica de Marcelo Bórmida y los agenciamientos del estudiantado de entonces, que desplegó estrategias para cuestionar el autoritarismo y los encorsetamientos curriculares. A partir de su larga trayectoria de investigación comprometida con los pueblos guaraníes, analiza también aspectos vinculados a la ética profesional, al lugar de la Antropología frente al avance del neoextractivismo y a la importancia de la historicidad. Paralelamente, las autoras vuelven sobre diversos temas, entre ellos, la emergencia de la Antropología Social en Misiones, las tensiones centro-periferia y las dificultades para encarar un proyecto académico en los márgenes.
Nosotros, los otros y el poder. Antropología y sectores dominantes en la revista RUNA (1948-2018).
Authors: Ambrogi Sofía , Argañaraz Cecilia
Published: September 2023

Este artículo propone una exploración de las producciones de la Revista RUNA, desde el año 1948 al 2018, orientada a identificar aquellos trabajos en los cuales se produzcan conocimientos y se efectúen análisis que involucren a sectores dominantes, entendidos en sentido amplio. La preocupación que motiva este abordaje comprende un diagnóstico previo de ausencia o notable inferioridad numérica de las producciones antropológicas que traten como objeto de estudio a estos grupos. Tal disparidad en el abordaje de los diversos actores sociales tiene sin dudas consecuencias en las posibilidades transformadoras que el conocimiento antropológico genera, las cuales urge discutir. A partir de la identificación de algunas líneas temáticas en las cuales se aborda o vislumbra un análisis antropológico de sectores dominantes, pretendemos ofrecer algunos lineamientos para encarar esa discusión hacia dentro de la disciplina.
Geometrical Isomers of Dantrolene and Their Interactions with Calcium and Magnesium Cations
Authors: Türker Lemi
Published: September 2023

Geometrical isomers of dantrolene are considered within the constraints of density functional theory at the level of B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p). Dantrolene is a skeletal muscle relaxant which interferes with the release of calcium ion from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. On the other hand, some evidence exists that dantrolene is Mg2+-dependent at least in certain species. Therefore, the present study not only considers the geometrical isomers of dantrolene but also focused on the interaction of isomers of dantrolene with Ca+2 and Mg+2 ions at the molecular level. All the systems of present interest have exothermic heat of formation values and favorable Gibbs free energy of formation values. They are electronically stable. In the case of composite from the anti isomer, Ca+2 or Mg+2 ion locates itself in the cavity/fjord formed in the composite of dantrolene whereas in the syn composite, Mg+2 prefers a location outside the cavity/fjord of the composite molecule. Various quantum chemical data have been collected and discussed including UV-VIS spectra.
Theoretical approaches to the formation of educational independence in children of primary school age in a modern educational organization
Authors: Smirnova Irina Ya. , Skvortsova Marina A.
Published: September 2023

The article is devoted to the actual problem of the formation of educational independence in children of primary school age at the first stage of general education. The paper reveals theoretical and methodological approaches to the concept of “educational independenceˮ, presents the essential characteristics of the formation of the process of educational independence in the scientific psychological and pedagogical literature: the tasks, features and stages of the organization of this process in younger schoolchildren are identified, the levels of formation of educational independence and criteria for their evaluation are formulated. The authors analyzed the domestic experience of the formation of educational independence of children of primary school age. Based on the analysis of programs for the formation of educational independence in the initial level of a general education organization, the authors characterize the most effective forms, methods and techniques of the teacher's work on the organization of the studied process. The article concludes that it is necessary to allocate a set of structural components of the educational activity management system of primary school students, which orient them to the manifestation of educational independence.
Olympiad movement as an alternative way to enter higher education institutions in the linguistic direction
Authors: Gulov Artem P.
Published: September 2023

There are intellectual competitions in the domestic education system aimed at intensifying the search for gifted applicants in various areas. The All-Russian Olympiad of Schoolchildren and the University Olympiads, approved by the Russian Council of Olympiads of Schoolchildren as recommended for participation under the patronage of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, provide significant benefits for graduates in admission. The article describes projects that are included in the list of the Ministry, as well as analyzes the reasons for the formation of the Olympiad movement as an alternative way to continue the individual educational track. As part of the study, scientific works devoted to the organization and conduct of intellectual competitions, their educational potential, and connections with the career guidance work of universities were studied. An analysis of regulatory documents regulating the expert activities of the Russian Council of Schoolchildren's Olympiads was carried out. Conclusions were made about the creative orientation of schoolchildren's olympiads, as well as about the importance of this alternative system for assessing the knowledge and achievements of applicants. School subject Olympiads not only develop giftedness among the strongest students, but also, thanks to their mass character, allow inciting interest in scientific and technical creativity and research activities from school, allowing universities to form a portrait of a modern specialist at the level of pre-university training.
Mechanisms for managing student competencies in developing vocational education
Authors: Mikhailova Valeriia E. , Gam Vladimir I.
Published: September 2023

The purpose of the article is to emphasize the mechanisms for managing students' competencies as a resource for improving the quality of education. The socio-economic prerequisites that affect the content and structure of personnel training, the main crisis tendencies that are manifested in society, are considered. Among the factors influencing the training of university specialists, new characteristics of processes in general and vocational education have been identified. The specifics of the management of educational programs, which is directly related to standardization, the transition to the management of qualifications, are analyzed. The areas of improvement in the management of educational programs are identified, an approximate result is formulated, confirming the fact of effective management of the program. The emphasis in the article is on the mechanisms for managing students' competencies, which are formed on the basis of the Federal State Educational Standard, the development program of the university, as well as the possibilities of the educational space of the university with its modern learning formats. Groups of competencies are proposed, which, on the one hand, are associated with the basic qualities of a person, and, on the other hand, support behavior in a changing situation. The content of the interdisciplinary online course “Start Careerˮ is shown, aimed at supporting the student's professional competencies and concretizing employment prospects. A list of mechanisms for the development of students' competencies in the educational process of the university is formulated.
Diagnostic tools for assessing the formation of digital culture of future teachers
Authors: Belova Tatyana Ig.
Published: September 2023

The article discusses the process of formation of a digital culture of a teacher in the context of digitalization of education, presents a working definition of the concept of “digital culture of a future teacherˮ. In our study, we identified the structural components of digital culture: motivational-value, cognitive, instrumental, communicative, moral-ethical and reflective, which are formed in the process of professional development of the future teacher. Based on the identified structure, an author's methodology was developed to determine the level of formation of the digital culture of future teachers, which includes an author's questionnaire and a diagnostic game. Based on the diagnostic results, it will be possible to make changes in the process of organizing the professional training of a modern teacher, to determine the pedagogical conditions for the more effective formation of his digital culture.
Features of adaptation of cadets of universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the conditions of official activity
Authors: Ryadinskaya Evgenia Ni. , Volobuev Vakhtang Vy. , Chabelets Elena Ni.
Published: September 2023

The article presents the results of an empirical study of the features of the adaptation of cadets of the universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the conditions of official activity. Analysis of the results of the study led to the conclusion that the level of adaptation of first-year cadets differs from the level of adaptation of fourth-year cadets. It was revealed that the adaptive potential of the fourth-year cadets is above average, in the first - below average, which indicates that for the latter, the training period is one of the most difficult and difficult periods in life. It was determined that the level of aggressiveness and hostility among first-year cadets is also at a high level, and the state of health is unfavorable. Fourth-year cadets, unlike first-year students, have a favorable state of health, are able to adequately assess the situation when faced with various life difficulties, since by the end of training they have developed skills to resist stress and resistance to various life situations.
Continuity in the formation of functional literacy of students (from preschool education to basic general education)
Authors: Ivanova Natalia M. , Kovalenko Marina Yu. , Mednikova Larisa An. , Pavlova Oksana Al.
Published: September 2023

This article is devoted to the analysis of the main theoretical approaches to the problem of ensuring the continuity of the formation of functional literacy of students. Based on the analysis of foreign and domestic studies on this topic, the concept of ‟functional literacy” is clarified, the modern system of formation of the phenomenon under study in the context of the development of a child's personality is analyzed. The article provides examples of practice-oriented tasks for the formation of prerequisites for functional literacy in preschool age, the formation of the phenomenon under study in the classroom in primary and secondary schools. The directions of formation of functional literacy of students are proposed.
Theoretical foundations of the formation of a responsible attitude of students to weapons
Authors: Dubensky Pavel I.
Published: September 2023

The relevance of the article is due to the complex, contradictory processes that our country has been facing in the last decade as part of the increase in the number of cases of the use of cold and firearms by persons who do not have the right to do so. Exposed to negative influence in this process is the student youth, who perceives the problem as a game, an opportunity to establish justice, to demonstrate strength. The purpose of the article is to consider the theoretical foundations of the formation of a responsible attitude of students to weapons, the peculiarities of their use. The author formulates a general idea of the process of forming a responsible attitude to weapons among students and describes the difficulties of its implementation. The essence of approaches to the term "weapons" is revealed and the phenomenon of the problem ‟Children and weapons” is considered. A variant of using special programs for the formation of a responsible attitude when handling weapons in the organization of extracurricular educational work is proposed. The article is intended for teachers, educators, organizers of clubs, military-patriotic associations, mentors engaged in activities aimed at the formation of socially significant personal qualities of young people.
Correction of the attitude to the family role and the child of parents in the conditions of preschool education
Authors: Pavlova Anna V.
Published: September 2023

The article examines the theoretical analysis and importance of psychological correctional work with parents in relation to their own family role, their parents' attitude to the child, which includes such indicators as optimal emotional contact, emotional distance with the child and excessive concentration on the child in a preschool educational institution. This article shows the results of conducting a primary study in an experimental group using the PARI (parental attitude instrument) technique by authors E.S. Schaefer and R.K. Bell. This technique explores the indicators of the parent's attitude to his family role and the child that interest us. After the correctional program, a repeated study was conducted in the same experimental group; with the indicators of the primary and repeated studies, a comparative analysis was made for changes in the indicators of attitude to the family role and the child, where their qualitative change is observed. The authors of the PARI methodology point out that the study of the attitude to one's own role in family life and the attitude to the child are intended primarily for mothers. The article presents a brief description of the correctional program, with the help of which a corrective effect was made on the attitude to the family role and the child in mothers of preschoolers 3-7 years old.