bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Anionic Dye Removal Using a Date Palm Seed-Derived Activated Carbon/Chitosan Polymer Microbead Biocomposite
Authors: Sait Hani Hussain , Hussain Ahmed , Bassyouni Mohamed , Ali Imtiaz , Kanthasamy Ramesh , Ayodele Bamidele Victor , Elhenawy Yasser
Published: June 2022

The discharge of textile wastewater into aquatic streams is considered a major challenge due to its effect on the water ecosystem. Direct blue 78 (DB78) dye has a complex structure. Therefore, it is difficult to separate it from industrial wastewater. In this study, carbon obtained from the pyrolysis of mixed palm seeds under different temperatures (400 °C and 1000 °C) was activated by a thermochemical method by using microwave radiation and an HCl solution in order to improve its adsorption characteristics. The generated activated carbon was used to synthesize a novel activated carbon/chitosan microbead (ACMB) for dye removal from textile wastewater. The obtained activated carbon (AC) was characterized by a physicochemical analysis that included, namely, particle size, zeta potential, SEM, EDX, and FTIR analyses. A series of batch experiments were conducted in terms of the ACMB dose, contact time, pH, and activated carbon/chitosan ratios in synthetic microbeads for enhancing the adsorption capacity. A remarkable improvement in the surface roughness was observed using SEM analysis. The particle surface was transformed from a slick surface with a minor-pore structure to a rough surface with major-pore structure. The zeta potential analysis indicated a higher improvement in the carbon surface charge, from −35 mv (before activation) to +20 mv (after activation). The adsorption tests showed that the dye-removal efficiency increased with the increasing adsorbent concentration. The maximum removal efficiencies were 97.8% and 98.4% using 3 and 4 g/L of AC400°C MB-0.3:1 and AC1000°C MB-0.3:1, respectively, with initial dye concentrations of 40 mg/L under acidic conditions (pH = 4–5), and an optimal mixing time of 50 min. The equilibrium studies for AC400°C MB-0.3:1 and AC1000°C MB-0.3:1 showed that the equilibrium data best fitted to the Langmuir isothermal model with R2 = 0.99. These results reveal that activated carbon/chitosan microbeads are an effective adsorbent for the removal of direct blue 78 dye and provide a new platform for dye removal.
Gradient Porous Structured MnO2-Nonwoven Composite: A Binder-Free Polymeric Air Filter for Effective Room-Temperature Formaldehyde Removal
Authors: Dai Zijian , Yu Jianyong , Si Yang
Published: June 2022

Recently, MnO2-coated polymeric filters have shown promising performance in room-temperature formaldehyde abatement. However, a commonly known concern of MnO2/polymer composites is either MnO2 crystal encapsulation or weak adhesion. This work reports a low-cost high-throughput and green strategy to produce binder-free MnO2-nonwoven composite air filters. The production approach is energy saving and environmentally friendly, which combines MnO2 crystal coating on bicomponent polyolefin spunbond nonwovens and subsequent heat immobilizing of crystals, followed by the removal of weakly bonded MnO2. The binder-free MnO2-nonwoven composites show firm catalyst-fiber adhesion, a gradient porous structure, and excellent formaldehyde removal capability (94.5% ± 0.4%) at room temperature, and the reaction rate constant is 0.040 min−1. In contrast to the MnO2-nonwoven composites containing organic binders, the HCHO removal of binder-free filters increased by over 4%. This study proposes an alternative solution in producing catalyst/fabric composite filters for formaldehyde removal.
Recent Advances in Biochar Polymer Composites
Authors: Bartoli Mattia , Arrigo Rossella , Malucelli Giulio , Tagliaferro Alberto , Duraccio Donatella
Published: June 2022

“Biochar” (BC) is the solid residue recovered from the thermal cracking of biomasses in an oxygen-poor atmosphere. Recently, BC has been increasingly explored as a sustainable, inexpensive, and viable alternative to traditional carbonaceous fillers for the development of polymer-based composites. In fact, BC exhibits high thermal stability, high surface area, and electrical conductivity; moreover, its main properties can be properly tuned by controlling the conditions of the production process. Due to its intriguing characteristics, BC is currently in competition with high-performing fillers in the formulation of multi-functional polymer-based composites, inducing both high mechanical and electrical properties. Moreover, BC can be derived from a huge variety of biomass sources, including post-consumer agricultural wastes, hence providing an interesting opportunity toward a “zero waste” circular bioeconomy. This work aims at providing a comprehensive overview of the main achievements obtained by combining BC with several thermoplastic and thermosetting matrices. In particular, the effect of the introduction of BC on the overall performance of different polymer matrices will be critically reviewed, highlighting the influence of differently synthesized BC on the final performance and behavior of the resulting composites. Lastly, a comparative perspective on BC with other carbonaceous fillers will be also provided.
Performance Identification of a Steam Boiler Burner via Acoustic Analysis
Authors: Kurşun Kayra , Özdemir Levent , Ersoy Hakan
Published: June 2022

Almost all systems generate acoustic signals when operating or when a process is being performed. These signals contain certain data related to the operating performance of systems. In this study, acoustic data were used to study the performance and to identify the optimum operating points of natural gas burners that are used in steam boilers. The sound recordings of burners obtained under different operating conditions were examined with acoustic analysis methods. The impact of various operating parameters on acoustic values was determined using time series analysis, frequency spectrum data and then power spectral density values. When the excess air coefficient and emission and efficiency values of boilers were compared with the acoustic data, it was determined that the Yule–Walker algorithm contained distinct and explanatory values. The steam boiler and the natural gas burner within were considered a system for the analysis. Measurement results showed that operating parameters and acoustic analysis results were correlated. Moreover, the results were confirmed with the emission measurement results. Finally, it was deduced that the acoustic values can be used for obtaining the optimum operating points in similar systems where inlet and outlet parameters cannot be measured, and the related principles were revealed.
Novel Approaches Concerning the Numerical Modeling of Particle and Cell Separation in Microchannels: A Review
Authors: Karampelas Ioannis H. , Gómez-Pastora Jenifer
Published: June 2022

The demand for precise separation of particles, cells, and other biological matter has significantly increased in recent years, leading to heightened scientific interest in this topic. More recently, due to advances in computational techniques and hardware, numerical simulations have been used to guide the design of separation devices. In this article, we establish the theoretical basis governing fluid flow and particle separation and then summarize the computational work performed in the field of particle and cell separation in the last five years with an emphasis on magnetic, dielectric, and acoustic methods. Nearly 70 articles are being reviewed and categorized depending on the type of material separated, fluid medium, software used, and experimental validation, with a brief description of some of the most notable results. Finally, further conclusions, future guidelines, and suggestions for potential improvement are highlighted.
‘Behold the Wounds on Christ’: Crucifixion Imagery in Late Medieval Ireland
Authors: Ralph Karen
Published: June 2022

Crucifixion scenes in late medieval Ireland, as was typical elsewhere in Europe at the time, largely present a pitiful image of a wounded and tortured Christ. This paper examines the iconography of these scenes across various media including manuscript illumination and sculpture in stone and metalwork from the late fourteenth to the mid sixteenth century. The iconography is situated within the wider European artistic tradition and within the context of contemporary religious sentiment in Ireland as expressed through the literature and material culture. Finally, the interaction between image/object and the viewer is explored, and it is proposed that such imagery encouraged and often required an active rather than passive participation on behalf of the devotee.
A Case of COVID-19 with Acute Exacerbation after Anti-Inflammatory Treatment
Authors: Ashino Yugo , Shirato Yoichi , Yaegashiwa Masahiro , Yamanouchi Satoshi , Miyakawa Noriko , Ando Kokichi , Sakurada Yumiko , Yasutan Haorile Chagan , Hattori Toshio
Published: June 2022

A COVID-19 patient (53-year-old woman from Japan) was admitted to our hospital. She had a high fever (38.3 °C), cough, fatigue, and loss of appetite. She was a smoker and took migraine medication. A thoracic computed tomography (CT) scan showed no evidence of pneumonia. She was treated with antibiotics, protease inhibitors, inhalant corticosteroids, and antivirals. Anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody tocilizumab (TCZ 400 mg) was added on day 2. On day 4, her temperature decreased, but her vital signs suddenly worsened, with an SpO2 of 70% in ambient air, a blood pressure of 70 mmHg (systolic), loss of consciousness, and tachypnea. Her CT showed bilateral lung consolidation and no pulmonary embolism. She was connected to the ventilator. On day 11, her respiratory condition improved (PaO2/FIO2 400), and she was able to withdraw from the ventilator. Her laboratory data (white cell count, ferritin, d-Dimer, C-reactive protein, and β2-microglobulin) did not increase even at the time of exacerbation, except for Galectin-9 (Gal-9). The plasma Gal-9 levels increased 2.3 times from before the administration of TCZ, followed by a swift decrease associated with improvements in respiratory status. She was discharged on day 16. Patients with TCZ-treated COVID-19 require careful observation.
A Martian Analogues Library (MAL) Applicable for Tianwen-1 MarSCoDe-LIBS Data Interpretation
Authors: Liu Changqing , Wu Zhongchen , Fu Xiaohui , Liu Ping , Xin Yanqing , Xiao Ayang , Bai Hongchun , Tian Shangke , Wan Sheng , Liu Yiheng , Ju Enming , Jin Guobin , Lu Xuejin , Qi Xiaobin , Ling Zongcheng
Published: June 2022

China’s first Mars exploration mission, named Tianwen-1, landed on Mars on 15 May 2021. The Mars Surface Composition Detector (MarSCoDe) payload onboard the Zhurong rover applied the laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technique to acquire chemical compositions of Martian rocks and soils. The quantitative interpretation of MarSCoDe-LIBS spectra needs to establish a LIBS spectral database that requires plenty of terrestrial geological standards. In this work, we selected 316 terrestrial standards including igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, and ores, whose chemical compositions, rock types, and chemical weathering characteristics were comparable to those of Martian materials from previous orbital and in situ detections. These rocks were crushed, ground, and sieved into powders less than <38 μm and pressed into pellets to minimize heterogeneity at the scale of laser spot. The chemical compositions of these standards were independently measured by X-ray fluorescence (XRF). Subsequently, the LIBS spectra of MAL standards were acquired using an established LIBS system at Shandong University (SDU-LIBS). In order to evaluate the performance of these standards in LIBS spectral interpretation, we established multivariate models using partial least squares (PLS) and least absolute shrinkage and selection (LASSO) algorithms to predict the abundance of major elements based on SDU-LIBS spectra. The root mean squared error (RMSE) values of these models are comparable to those of the published models for MarSCoDe, ChemCam, and SuperCam, suggesting these PLS and LASSO models work well. From our research, we can conclude that these 316 MAL targets are good candidates to acquire geochemistry information based on the LIBS technique. These targets could be regarded as geological standards to build a LIBS database using a prototype of MarSCoDe in the near future, which is critical to obtain accurate chemical compositions of Martian rocks and soils based on MarSCoDe-LIBS spectral data.
Ant Colony Pheromone Mechanism-Based Passive Localization Using UAV Swarm
Authors: Zhou Yongkun , Song Dan , Ding Bowen , Rao Bin , Su Man , Wang Wei
Published: June 2022

The problem of passive localization using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarm is studied. For multi-UAV localization systems with limited communication and observation range, the challenge is how to obtain accurate target state consistency estimates through local UAV communication. In this paper, an ant colony pheromone mechanism-based passive localization method using a UAV swarm is proposed. Different from traditional distributed fusion localization algorithms, the proposed method makes use of local interactions among individuals to process the observation data with UAVs, which greatly reduces the cost of the system. First, the UAVs that have detected the radiation source target estimate the rough target position based on the pseudo-linear estimation (PLE). Then, the ant colony pheromone mechanism is introduced to further improve localization accuracy. The ant colony pheromone mechanism consists of two stages: pheromone injection and pheromone transmission. In the pheromone injection mechanism, each UAV uses the maximum likelihood (ML) algorithm with the current observed target bearing information to correct the initial target position estimate. Then, the UAV swarm weights and fuses the target position information between individuals based on the pheromone transmission mechanism. Numerical results demonstrate that the accuracy of the proposed method is better than that of traditional localization algorithms and close to the Cramer–Rao lower bound (CRLB) for small measurement noise.
Classification of Electronic Devices Using a Frequency-Swept Harmonic Radar Approach
Authors: Ilbegi Handan , Turan Halil Ibrahim , Yetik Imam Samil , Hayvaci Harun Taha
Published: June 2022

A new method to classify electronic devices using a Frequency-Swept Harmonic Radar (FSHR) approach is proposed in this paper. The FSHR approach enables us to utilize the frequency diversity of the harmonic responses of the electronic circuits. Unlike previous studies, a frequency-swept signal with a constant power is transmitted to Electronic Circuits Under Test (ECUTs). The harmonic response to a frequency-swept transmitted signal is found to be distinguishable for different types of ECUTs. Statistical and Fourier features of the harmonic responses are derived for classification. Later, the harmonic characteristics of the ECUTs are depicted in 3D harmonic and feature spaces for classification. Three-dimensional harmonic and feature spaces are composed of the first three harmonics of the re-radiated signal and the statistical or Fourier features, respectively. We extensively evaluate the performance of our novel method through Monte Carlo simulations in the presence of noise.
Evaluation of Tidal Effect in Long-Strip DInSAR Measurements Based on GPS Network and Tidal Models
Authors: Peng Wei , Wang Qijie , Cao Yunmeng , Xing Xuemin , Hu Wenjie
Published: June 2022

A long-strip differential interferometric synthetic aperture radar (DInSAR) measurement based on multi-frame image mosaicking is currently the realizable approach to measure large-scale ground deformation. As the spatial range of the mosaicked images increases, the nonlinear variation of ground ocean tidal loading (OTL) displacements is more significant, and using plane fitting to remove the large-scale errors will produce large tidal displacement residuals in a region with a complex coastline. To conveniently evaluate the ground tidal effect on mosaic DInSAR interferograms along the west coast of the U.S., a three-dimensional ground OTL displacements grid is generated by integrating tidal constituents’ estimation of the GPS reference station network and global/regional ocean tidal models. Meanwhile, a solid earth tide (SET) model based on IERS conventions is used to estimate the high-precision SET displacements. Experimental results show that the OTL and SET in a long-strip interferogram can reach 77.5 mm, which corresponds to a 19.3% displacement component. Furthermore, the traditional bilinear ramp fitting methods will cause 7.2~20.3 mm residual tidal displacement in the mosaicked interferograms, and the integrated tidal constituents displacements calculation method can accurately eliminate the tendency of tidal displacement in the long-strip interferograms.
The quality of agricultural administration, proclamations and implementations
Authors:   FSBI FNC VNIIESH, Alakoz V.V.
Published: June 2022

The article presents the discussions about export-oriented agrarian and land policy, theory and practice, various scientific approaches to the development of the agricultural sector of the economy, and scenarios for the spatial development of agricultural land use, namely: conservative with a continuing trend of further shrinkage of the developed space and staying on the lower level of agricultural sown areas as it has taken place in recent years in most regions of the Russian Federation, with the growth of sown areas in the most favorable regions, and the preservation of the disproportion in agricultural activity in prosperous and depressed regions; polarized spatial development of agricultural land use based on leading regions and large agglomerations connected by a developed system of transport communications based on the creation of macroregions; model of growth based on inner sources of development of agricultural land use for each region; and the permanently widespread unsustainable agricultural land use leading to the degradation of productive agricultural land.
Using of GIS technologies and geospatial data to optimize the size of land parcels, structure of production and territory organization of farms
Authors:   State University of Land Management, Moscow, Vershinin V.V. , Bugaevskaya V.V. ,   State University of Land Management, Moscow, Bakanova Zh.N. ,   State University of Land Management, Moscow
Published: June 2022

In the context of agriculture digitalization, it is necessary to solve complex problems related to the environment, effective management of land resources, organization of land use and their protection. The decisive role in solution is assigned to geoinformation technologies, among which the GIS-based automation of land management design occupies a special place, because land management is a means of creating territorial prerequisites for favorable activities on land of all Russian citizens taking into account equality of personal and state interests. The article considers the GIS technology of in-farm land management used in a farm.
Dynamics of the population and housing stock of the urban district
Authors:   Volga State Technological University, Yoshkar-Ola, Mazurkin P.M. , Volkova E.V. ,   Volga State Technological University, Yoshkar-Ola
Published: June 2022

A joint analysis of the parameters of the land cadastre and development by means of a systematic approach (functional, structural, parametric) on the example of the residential zone of the urban district "City of Yoshkar-Ola" is proposed. New parameters of urban planning for annual reporting have been determined and changes and additions to existing concepts have been recommended.
Development and strengthening of educational potential in the field of fisheries at the K.I. Skryabin Kyrgyz national agrarian university
Authors:   K.I. Scriabin Kyrgyz National Agrarian University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Eshimbekov Timur Temirbolotovich , uulu Council Anarbek ,   K.I. Scriabin Kyrgyz National Agrarian University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Turatov Salokhidin Giyazovich ,   K.I. Scriabin Kyrgyz National Agrarian University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Asymbekov Ulukbek Kaitnazarovich ,   K.I. Scriabin Kyrgyz National Agrarian University, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Published: June 2022

The Kyrgyz National Agrarian University named after K.I. Scriabin has created an educational and practical base for university, college students, as well as for training fish farmers from the private sector of aquaculture. The demonstration fishery is a place for scientific research and short-term courses for farmers. Teachers of KNAU together with teachers of the University of Eastern Finland have prepared educational and methodological complexes and other educational materials. The first stage of the FishEDU project was the training of teachers in fisheries disciplines. The training was conducted in Kyrgyzstan by international-level teachers, as well as foreign experts. All teachers and trainers have been trained in the fisheries of Kyrgyzstan and Finland. On the basis of KNAU, an electronic library, a laboratory for water research and a kitchen for making fish dishes are organized for students and farmers. At the second stage, a demonstration fish farm was built on the territory of KNAU, consisting of two blocks of trout and carp. Trout are grown in plastic pools, and 1 pond with a geomembrane is equipped for keeping carp. Water from the well enters the intake system, is degassed from underground nitrogen, and is saturated with oxygen. Having studied the local reservoirs of Kyrgyzstan, the stocking was carried out safely. Thus, the demonstration fish farm was built thanks to the hard work of KNAU employees and UVF representatives.
Huzurevlerinde Yaşayan Bireyler Aile Hekimliği Uygulaması Hakkında Ne Kadar Bilgi Sahibi?
Authors: OZCAN Fatih , ELBİ Hüseyin , SEVİM Saniye
Published: June 2022

Giriş ve Amaç: Aile hekimliği uygulaması bireylere ve ailelerine sürekli ve çok yönlü sağlık hizmeti sunmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bazı yaşlı bireyler için huzurevleri barınma ihtiyacı için bir seçenek olarak gündemdeki yerini korumaktadır. Bu araştırmada Manisa merkez ilçelerinde bulunan huzurevi sakinlerinin, ülkemizdeki aile hekimliği uygulaması hakkındaki farkındalıklarının ve bu uygulamadan ne kadar hizmet alabildiklerinin saptanması amaçlanmıştır.

Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırma tanımlayıcı kesitsel tiptedir. Araştırma Manisa ili merkez ilçelerinde iki farklı huzurevinde yaşamakta olan sakinler arasında yapılmıştır. Çalışmaya 81 birey dahil edilmiştir. Demografik bilgiler ile katılımcıların aile hekimliği uygulaması ile ilgili farkındalıkları, Aile Hekimliğine kayıtlı olup olmadıkları ve aile hekimliği uygulamasından nasıl yararlandıkları gibi soruları içeren bir anket uygulanmıştır. Verilerin analizi için SPSS 15.0 programı kullanılmıştır.

Bulgular: Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 75,8 ± 9,20 (58 – 94)’dir. Katılımcıların %70,4’ünün aile hekimliği uygulamasından haberdar olduğu görülmüştür. Bununla birlikte katılımcılar, %64,2’sinin bir aile hekimine kayıtlı durumda olduklarını belirtmiştir. Katılımcıların %37,0’ı ilk olarak devlet hastanesine, %35,8 i üniversite hastanesine, %19,8 i aile hekimliğine ve %7,4 ü özel hastaneye başvuru yapmaktadır.

Sonuç:Ülke çapında yaygın örgütlenmeye sahip aile sağlığı merkezlerinin yaşlı nüfus gruplarına vereceği sağlık hizmetlerinin niteliği, yaşlı nüfus topluluğu açısından büyük önem taşımaktadır. Kolay erişilebilir ve yaygın dağılımı olan aile hekimliği uygulamasının, başta huzurevlerinde yaşayan, ileri yaş nüfus grubuna tanıtılması sağlanmalıdır. Bu yönde atılacak adımların, en azından huzurevlerinde kalan yaşlı popülasyonun birinci basamak sağlık hizmetlerine erişimi açısından olumlu bir katkısı olacağı düşünülmektedir.
Ebelerin Kadına Yönelik Şiddet Belirtilerini Tanıma Düzeylerinin Belirlenmesi
Authors: AKIN Bihter , ERKAL AKSOY Yasemin , TÜRKMEN Hülya
Published: June 2022

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı ebelerin kadına yönelik şiddet belirtilerini tanıma düzeylerini belirlemektir.

Gereç ve Yöntemler: Tanımlayıcı tipte bu araştırma Türkiye genelinde kamu kuruluşunda çalışan toplam 213 ebe ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler, Ebe Tanıtım Formu ve Hemşire ve Ebelerin Kadına Yönelik Şiddet Belirtilerini Tanımalarına İlişkin Ölçek (HEKYŞBTÖ) kullanılarak online olarak toplanmıştır.

Bulgular: Ebelerin toplam HEKYŞBTÖ puan ortalaması 19.94±2.96 (min=12, max=26), fiziksel belirtiler alt boyut puan ortalaması 8.12±1.53 (min=4, max=12), duygusal belirtiler alt boyut puan ortalaması 11.82±2.27 (min=6, max=16) olarak belirlenmiştir. Kadına yönelik şiddet belirtilerini tanıma konusunda eğitim alındığında şiddet belirtilerini tanıma düzeyi yükselmektedir. Ayrıca kadına yönelik şiddetle karşılaşan ebelerin nerdeyse yarısı konu ile ilgili herhangi bir bildirimde bulunmamıştır.

Sonuç: Özellikle birinci basamak sağlık kuruluşunda çalışan ebeler, 15-49 yaş kadın ve gebe izlemlerinde kadınlarla etkili bir iletişim kurma şansına sahiptir. Ebelerin farkındalıklarının artması ve böyle bir durumla karşılaştığında herhangi bir tereddüt yaşamadan bildirimde bulunması için konu ile ilgili düzenli eğitim verilmesi ve lisans eğitim müfredatlarına eklenmesi önerilmektedir.
Nanozyme-Triggered Cascade Reactions from Cup-Shaped Nanomotors Promote Active Cellular Targeting
Authors: Wang Xin , Ye Zhongju , Lin Shen , Wei Lin , Xiao Lehui
Published: June 2022

Self-propelled nanomotors have shown enormous potential in biomedical applications. Herein, we report on a nanozyme-powered cup-shaped nanomotor for active cellular targeting and synergistic photodynamic/thermal therapy under near-infrared (NIR) laser irradiation. The nanomotor is constructed by the asymmetric decoration of platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) at the bottom of gold nanocups (GNCs). PtNPs with robust peroxidase- (POD-) like activity are employed not only as propelling elements for nanomotors but also as continuous O
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decomposition. Owing to the Janus structure, asymmetric propulsion force is generated to trigger the short-ranged directional diffusion, facilitating broader diffusion areas and more efficient cellular searching and uptake. This cascade strategy combines key capabilities, i.e., endogenous substrate-based self-propulsion, active cellular targeting, and enhanced dual-modal therapy, in one multifunctional nanomotor, which is crucial in advancing self-propelled nanomotors towards eventual therapeutic agents.
Leo Tolstoy and Yasnaya Polyana in 1909–1910 (memoirs by Valentin Bulgakov, Nikolay Gusev, Alexander Goldenweiser)
Authors: Andreeva Valeria G.
Published: June 2022

In the article, based on the study of the memoirs of Valentin Bulgakov, Nikolay Gusev and Alexander B. Goldenweiser, letters and diaries of Leo Tolstoy during the last two years of his life in Yasnaya Polyana, the features of the estate life and life of the writer, his preferences, relationships with family, visitors, and peasants are analysed. It is shown that estate life, its content, rhythm were determined precisely by Leo Tolstoy with this happening behind the scenes, so that Yasnaya Polyana without Leo Tolstoy was not that unique estate in which everything was subject to well-coordinated spiritual work, thoughts about the necessary transformation. The nature of Leo Tolstoy’s work with young secretaries and assistants, the closeness of convictions, which allowed Nilolay Gusev and Valentin Bulgakov not only to convey Leo Tolstoy’s main thoughts for correspondents, but also to perceive the mood and state of the writer, are assessed. The significant influence of the writer on the life and fate of his entourage is stated.
А. Blok’s comprehension of the principles of Romanticism during his work at the Bolshoi Drama Theater (1919–1921)
Authors: Koroleva Vera V.
Published: June 2022

The article raises the issue of Alexander Blok’s participation in the creation of the repertoire for Petrograd's Bolshoi Drama Theatre in the period from 1919 to 1921, the theoretical basis of which includes the idea of reviving the classics and returning to romanticism. In the process of work, the poet came to expand the category of romanticism, asserting the idea of its timelessness. As a result, the entire repertoire of the Bolshoi Drama Theatre acquired a single system, the purpose of which was to provide the viewer with the opportunity to look at the classics with new eyes in the light of the 1917 Revolution; then values were being breaking down and new principles of art, laid. Alexander Blok wanted to contribute to the updated system of priorities, highlighting his romantic hero – a revolutionary, a human with a pure, kind soul eager to create a just society built on the principles of goodness, which would be based on eternal values in the form of classics.
F.M. Dostoevky’s image in the Russian lyrics of the 19th – 20th centuries
Authors: Abramova Veronika I.
Published: June 2022

The subject of research in this article includes Fyodor Dostoevsky’s image created in works of Russian 19th – 20th century poets (Konstantin Sluchevsky, Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Valery Bryusov, Sasha Chorny, Max Voloshin, Georgy Ivanov, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Nikolai Aseyev, Pavel Antokolsky, Boris Slutsky, Мikhail A. Svetlov, Yevgeny Rein, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, etc.). The genius image has not been examined by scientists in the aforesaid contexts so far. This determines the novelty of this research. Analysis of lyric texts, in which Fyodor Dostoevsky is mentioned, has allowed to identify the aspects of perception of the writer’s personality and works significant for the Russian culture, and to analyse the surname of Dostoevsky as a linguocultureme. The author set an aim to analyse the writer’s image components, to reveal their causes, to separate the stereotypic from the individual. Intertextual analysis, biographic, comparative, hermeneutical, imagological methods and continuous sampling are used in the work. As a result of the research the author comes to the following conclusions; Fyodor Dostoevsky’s image in the Russian lyrics of the 19th – 20th centuries includes the following elements: allusions to his works, references to the writer’s biography, inclusion of Fyodor Dostoevsky into a number of other Russian writers and his perception in the worldwide context, general description of his creative work and stylistic features. Specific traits of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s image in the Russian lyrics include usage of the hodonym Nevsky and epithet резкий (sharp, strongly-worded) as rhymes to the writer’s surname. It is also noteworthy that Fyodor Dostoevsky’s surname is used as a qualitative adjective in some contexts and describes properties of other images.
Sequence Victimae Paschalis: an experience of comparing translations (English, Italian, Russian)
Authors: Vishnevskaya Elena A.
Published: June 2022

The article is devoted to the analysis of translations of the medieval Latin sequence Victimae Paschalis into English, Italian and Russian. The texts selected on theological and popularization sites served as the material for the study. They were written during the 20th century and belong to different cultural traditions. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that in our time religious literature is considered as part of the global literary process. In particular, Christian medieval Latin hymnography is considered as part of the corpus of medieval poetic texts. The presence of modern translations into folk languages testifies to the interest in society in this genre. The tasks were to analyze translations and identify translation techniques and tactics, to explore the translation vocabulary, to consider the cultural component of the translations, to explore the texts in question from the point of view of the translators' worldview. The analysis showed that sequence translations reflect different worldview systems and goals, which determined different translation strategies in the given languages.
Dostoevsky’s The Idiot in the Interpretation of Catholic Theologians
Authors: Corbella Caterina
Published: June 2022

The article analyses different readings of Dostoevsky’s novel The Idiot by four prominent Catholic theologians: Romano Guardini, Henri De Lubac, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Divo Barsotti. The works by De Lubac, Balthasar, and Barsotti are considered in a chronological order, while Guardini’s text is analyzed at the end of the paper, as it raises the question on the nature of the artistic word in The Idiot more directly. The history of the Catholic reception of Dostoevsky’s The Idiot attests that in this novel the Russian writer managed to create a literary work that is perceived by the reader as highly ambivalent. The connection between the main character, Prince Myshkin, and Christ is evident, however, it can be interpreted in very different ways. This ambivalence becomes for Guardini a key to a deeper understanding of the novel and its theological content.
Dreaming about Russia: the image of the ideal estate “Reka Dom” (house by the river) in Juliana Horatia Ewing’s novel “Mrs. Overtheway’s Remembrances”: genesis, poetics, reception
Authors: Veligorsky Georgy A.
Published: June 2022

This article discusses the “estate” novel “Mrs. Overtheway’s Remembrances” by Juliana Horatia Ewing and its influence on the estate literature. Almost forgotten now, this work had significantly influenced the genre of the “country-house novel”, which developed in the 20th and 21st centuries, mainly on its poetics and “mythology” – starting from the modernist novels by Edward Morgan Forster and Adeline Virginia Woolf and ending with the search for postmodernists, as well as post-war children’s literature. A special place in this novel is occupied by the “Russian” mansion “Reka Dom” (house by the river) – a literary estate par excellence, which embodies the image of a serene childhood, albeit with a slight touch of sadness. The article shows what the genesis of this amazing image of its kind was, what were its prototypes, and how exactly it influenced the subsequent estate literature.
The problem of postcolonial identity in novels “Queen Of Flowers And Pearls” by Gabriella Ghermandi and “The color of my name” by Vittorio Longhi
Authors: Nikolaeva Iuliia I.
Published: June 2022

The article considers the problem of postcolonial identity in contemporary Italian novels written by authors of mixed Afro-Italian origin that speak about colonisation in territories under Italy’s control. After a short overview of specific features of Italian postcolonial literature comes the analysis of some important topics and artistic methods in the following novels: “Queen Of Flowers and Pearls” by Gabriella Ghermandi and “The Colour of my Name” by Vittorio Longhi. Common techniques in depiction of characters and presentation of the theme of colonisation are revealed. As a result, it is possible to trace a gradual process of realisation of one’s own identity by residents of colonies that find their voice in fiction.
On theoretical grammar issues
Authors: Bednarskaya Larisa D.
Published: June 2022

Grammar includes morphology and syntax, these are united by a word as a word form. The central unit of morphology is a part of speech, which acts as a part of a sentence in syntax. The question of the relationship of a word, a phrase and a sentence, a part of sentence and a part of speech has not been discussed deeply in both traditional and modern linguistics. In Russian academic grammars, sentence parts are considered to be word propagators in the composition of word combination rather than the structural and semantic components of the sentence that stand out on the basis of syntactic relations. The question posed back in the time of Aristotle has not yet been resolved – which is primary, a phrase or a sentence, a part of speech or a part of a sentence? This duality has led to the rejection of the theory of sentence parts. The article provides evidence that sentence is primary, parts of speech are realised on the basis of sentence parts. Each sentence part is a multidimensional word form, including lexical, morphological and syntactic components, however the syntactic position takes up, absorbs the remaining levels of meanings. The history of the origin and development of the proposal proves this position.
The Upper Unzha patois ethno-dialect features: timber rafting lexis
Authors: Okulovskaya Svetlana V.
Published: June 2022

Timber floating lexis as an ethnographic dialectal marker of Kostroma patois in the area of the Unzha River is considered in the article. Timber floating industry once had a special importance in these places – it was closely connected with the life of peasants and represented practically the only possible source of their livelihood. This creates a special relationship between the customary lexis of the patois and the timber floating terminology system. On the one hand, everyday words often acquire specific semes, contributing to the core or periphery of the lexico-semantic field of "timber floating"; on the other hand, terminological lexis is firmly embedded in everyday life and acquires non-specialised meanings. Numerous nominations of the agentive and object lexis of the forestry rafting patois of the upper Unzha River are represented in the short stories of Kostroma writer Ivan Kasatkin. Their closeness to the documentary narrative and to the language of the locals allows them to be interpreted as ethnographic feature articles. The contexts of the works help to reveal the meanings of specific linguistic units observable in the conditions of the microregion and united by the theme of logging; they help to reveal their ethnographic semes. Although this lexicon does not differ significantly from the terminological system of other Russian territories, revealing distant linguo-geographical connections even with the Belarusian dialects as well, it has peculiar features connected with the peculiarities of the historical and cultural development of the region and the type of economy.
Stylistic functions of xenonyms in the postmodern biofictional novel “The Noise of Time” by Julian Patrick Barnes
Authors: Katermina Veronika V. , Volodina Darya E.
Published: June 2022

A distinctive feature of linguistics of the 21st century is that language and culture are no longer observed separately and have
merged into such a phenomenon as linguoculture. Due to the fact that English occupies a leading position as the language of world communication and is often used as an application to different cultures, the English-language description of foreign or external cultures is becoming more topical and important. The main aim of this article is to describe stylistic functions of such culturally marked vocabulary as xenonyms presented in the postmodern biofictional novel “The Noise of Time” by Julian Patrick Barnes. The article provides an overview of the stylistic functions of xenonyms in general, and it also gives examples of the use of some other culturally marked lexical units, such as toponyms, polyonyms, urbanonyms, lexical and semantic calques, presented in the biofictional novel “The Noise of Time” and use by the author in order to enrich the narration. Due to the use of various linguistic, cultural and stylistic means in his biofictional narrative, the English-speaking author managed to represent the environment surrounding his characters when representing real setting in the fictional world of a literary text.
Problems of prevention of neglect and juvenile delinquency: issues of modern legal practice and pedagogy
Authors: Bril’ Gennadiy G. , Ganzha Natalia V. , Lukoyanov Denis N. , Timofeeva Yana V.
Published: June 2022

The article examines the regulatory regulation of the sphere of prevention of neglect and juvenile delinquency, it analyses the system of bodies and institutions functioning in this area of legal relations. The authors note the shortcomings in the current legislation on the prevention of neglect and juvenile delinquency, and suggest specific ways to eliminate them. The article touches upon the problems of legislative consolidation of the principles of activities for the prevention of neglect and juvenile delinquency; normative definition of certain terms of legislation on the prevention of neglect and juvenile delinquency; enumeration of the range of subjects of prevention of neglect and juvenile delinquency. It is concluded that the introduction of volunteer organisations will help the bodies and institutions of the system for the prevention of neglect and juvenile delinquency at a higher level to carry out individual and direct preventive work with minors who find themselves in a difficult life situation, as well as to establish a balance of interests of the minor and its family members.
Digitalisation as a means of increasing the effectiveness of the supervisory activities of environmental prosecutor's offices established on the basin (ecosystem) principle
Authors: Gruzdev Vladislav V. , Ganzha Natal’ya V. , Orlovskaya Irina V. , Stolyarov Alexey S.
Published: June 2022

In the modern world, there is a tendency to digitalise all spheres of society; this process has also affected the supervisory activities of the prosecutor's office. Due to the specifics of the intradepartmental structure, the first attempts to digitalise its activities to some extent were made by the Volga Interregional Environmental Prosecutor's Office, created according to the basin principle. With time, the experience of this prosecutor's office was the basis for the widespread digital transformation of the prosecutor's office. The article reveals the content of the concept of digital transformation of the prosecutor's office, the current state of affairs in this area; it provides foreign experience of prosecutors, highlights the advantages and disadvantages in the work of Russian system of digitalisation of the prosecutor's office; we make suggestions. The authors concluded that, despite the complexity of the digitalisation process of the prosecutor's office, automated programmes, electronic document management, the introduction of artificial intelligence capabilities into the work, would only increase the speed, quality, accuracy, work, raise the level of law enforcement agencies to a completely different level with undoubted contribution to strengthening the rule of law and order in Russia.
Family records of Borisov-Vityazev peasant kin of the mid 19th to 20th centuries
Authors: Shchukina Ulyana O.
Published: June 2022

The article is dedicated to the problem of keeping family records by several generations of the peasant family. In the course of the study, diaries and biographies of Borisov-Vityazev, a good kin representing the local lore tradition of Solvychegodsk locality of Vologda Province (nowadays, Krasnoborsk district of Arkhangelsk Region) have been examined. When studying the content of the materials, the general subject and genre features of the recordings were distinguished. The conducted research allowed to establish that within one peasant family, diaries with exclusively practical significance had eventually passed into the category of memoirs with reflexive and ethical principles – personal notes had replaced the pragmatic function of diaries.
Tula Regional Party School – a source of leadership (1943–1960)
Authors: Kometchikov Igor V.
Published: June 2022

On the basis of the documents of Tula Regional Party School, the resolutions of Tula Regional Party Committee Bureau concerning its work and cadre statistics the school's activity in training and retraining the leading personnel in 1943-1960 is analysed. The dependence of dynamics of school trainees and the structure of their teaching load on the regional economy, its management practice and the personnel resources of party and Soviet bodies is shown. The quantitative and qualitative lack of investments, especially in agriculture, and the shortage of managerial specialists led to the concentration of the school up to the mid 1950s on the training of district managers with an emphasis on the improvement of their use of administrative resources. The growth of the scale of the regional economy, the complexity of its sectoral structure made it necessary for the regional leadership to gradually abandon emergency management as a universal method of leadership. In combination with the formation of a sufficient cadre of specialists with higher education for the apparatus of Party and Soviet bodies from the late 1950s; this made the main task of the regional party school to improve the general educational level and competency in economic issues of grassroots leaders. At the same time, the political training of district leaders moved to the Higher Party School under the Communist Party's Central Committee, and the starting point of their careers became higher education.
“Which party did you join?”: social movement growth in Yaroslavl Region against the background of interaction with Moscow (1988–1991)
Authors: Nikiforov Yury S.
Published: June 2022

The article analyses the political palette of social movements in Yaroslavl Region (1988-1991), their ideology, the nature of interaction with Communist Party structures. Much attention is paid to the image of informal movements in the interpretation of the workers of the local Communist Party apparatus. The source base of the study is represented by unpublished documents of the Centre for Documentation of Contemporary History of Yaroslavl Region. An additional role in the formation of the corpus of sources for the study was made up of memoirs and oral history data (interviews). The theoretical basis of the publication is connected with the ideas of social and intellectual history, the institutional approach in historical research. The article suggests that the interaction of the region with Moscow was decisive in the rise of the social movement in Yaroslavl (1988-1991). It is concluded that the proximity of Yaroslavl to the capital contributed to a deeper demarcation of society in the Region at the ideological level. It is noted that the tense social atmosphere in the Region was intensified through the transit of fresh radical ideas from Moscow. It is emphasised that people's deputies of the Supreme Council of the USSR of the Interregional Deputy Group played an active role in the transmission of new values.
Nikolay Gogol's work with “a modest titleˮ: “Selected Passages from Correspondence with Friendsˮ
Authors: Paderina Ekaterina G.
Published: June 2022

For the first time, scientific attention has been paid to the title of Nikolai Gogol’s book “Selected Passages from Correspondence with Friends”. The article examines the author's paradoxical choice of the word “correspondenceˮ, although the book includes only Gogol’s letters to friends. The author of the article attempts to explain the noted contradiction. It is emphasised that Gogol was going to give the book a name familiar to the reader (a “not noisyˮ one). Special attention is paid to the perception of Gogol's book title by the first readers of Correspondence with Friends in 1847–1848. Proceeding from the fact that contemporaries perceived the title through the prism of their understanding of the genre of the book, the author of the article comes to the conclusion: the older generation of literary readers (Vasily Zhukovsky, Alexander Turgenev, Pyotr Pletnyov) was closest to Gogol’s understanding of epistolary dialogue as a dialogue between the writer and the reader. As a result, certain clarifications are made to the modern scientific understanding of the genre features of “Selected Passages from Correspondence with Friendsˮ and about Gogol's authorial intentions in choosing a name that indicates the dialogical essence of his statements.