bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Quasi-likelihood estimation of the arrival time of an ultra-wideband quasi-radio signal with unknown amplitude and initial phase
Authors: Korchagin Yu.E. , Titov K.D. , Volovach V.I. , Kondratovich P.A. , Zavalishina O.N.
Published: October 2024

The problem of estimating the time of arrival of a signal is relevant in the fields of radio and hydrolocation, radio astronomy, remote observation and sensing, etc. The useful signal is often described by a quasi-deterministic function of time, which can be regular or discontinuous. In recent years, problems of processing ultra-wideband signals have been of significant interest. Among the many UWB signals, it is customary to distinguish a separate class of ultra-wideband quasi-radio signals, the structure of which is similar to the structure of narrowband radio signals, but the condition of relative narrowband for which may not be met. Algorithms for estimating the arrival time of regular ultra-wideband quasi-radio signals have been studied in the existing literature. In this case, the synthesis and analysis of an algorithm for quasi-plausible estimation of the arrival time of a discontinuous signal of finite duration and arbitrary shape is of practical interest. The purpose of the work is to synthesize and analyze a quasi-likelihood algorithm for estimating the time of arrival of a discontinuous ultra-wideband quasi-radio signal with an unknown amplitude and initial phase against a background of white Gaussian noise. In this work, closed asymptotically exact expressions for the bias and scattering of the estimate are obtained, which make it possible to study the effectiveness of the synthesized algorithm, as well as compare its effectiveness with special cases of signal models - narrowband and wideband radio and video signals. The results of the study make it possible to determine losses in the accuracy of estimation the signal arrival time due to a priori ignorance of the initial phase and shape of the modulating function of the signal. Depending on the required accuracy of estimate the time of arrival of an ultra-wideband quasi-radio signal, it is possible to optimize the parameters of the transmitted signals and determine the limits of applicability of the designed radio system.
Estimation of the error in determining the motion parameters of maneuvering objects
Authors: Artyushenko V.M. , Volovach V.I.
Published: October 2024

The study contains the definition of errors in estimating the motion parameters of maneuvering objects that arise due to the discrepancy between the real model and the model used to build the filter. In the real model, along with noise and stochastic uncertainties, non-stochastic uncertainties act. The solution to the problem of estimation errors is based on the use of convex polyhedra. The statement of the research problem is given. It is shown that since the observer uses the motion model and the measurement equation, the source of estimation errors is not only the above, but also the fact that along with the random component of the measurement noise, there is also a non-stochastic component that is not taken into account by the observer. At the same time, the statistical characteristics of the latter do not exist or are unknown. It is shown that the use of a filter, for example, Kalman, will lead to errors. The conditions that determine the average filtering error and the total standard error of the estimation are described. It is noted that the obtained calculation results allow us to estimate the maximum permissible values used in the design of the filter for the most unfavorable case of evaluation. The relationship between the filtration quality and the parameters of the effects is determined. Expressions are obtained regarding the filtration quality for the worst and the best for object maintenance. The asymptotic properties of filtering errors are considered. It is shown that the "convergence" of the filter means its final "memory", since errors at the next step do not depend on errors from all previous steps, but only on steps from a certain value. The conditions under which the potential accuracy of the filter is achieved are also determined. The solution of extreme problems is described. You can determine the maximum filtering quality by iterating over the values on a set of corner points or using extremum conditions. Numerical simulation of extreme values of filtering errors is given. The asymptotic properties of filtering errors are considered. It is shown that the "convergence" of the filter means its final "memory", since errors at the next step do not depend on errors from all previous steps, but only on steps from a certain value. The conditions under which the potential accuracy of the filter is achieved are also determined. The solution of extreme problems is described. You can determine the maximum filtering quality by iterating over the values on a set of corner points or using extremum conditions. Numerical simulation of extreme values of filtering errors is given. Expressions for the set of average values of filtering errors are found, asymptotic and extreme properties of errors and sets are considered. It is shown that the conducted analysis of the accuracy of the filtering algorithm is evaluative in nature and is designed for the worst case. If the accuracy is not satisfactory, it is necessary to either change the model or synthesize a minimax-stochastic filter.
Template models of silicon carbide JFETs and their practical applications in high-temperature analog chip design problems in LTspice environment
Authors: Chumakov V.E. , Pilipenko A.M. , Kleimenkin D.V. , Biryukov V.N.
Published: October 2024

Modern achievements of leading microelectronic firms in the field of designing operational amplifiers (Op-Amp) and their functional units based on silicon carbide, designed for operation in the temperature range up to 300-600 °C, are analyzed. Numerical values of the parameters of existing high-temperature operational amplifiers, created for space missions of NASA Research Center named after Gallen, on the open-circuit voltage gain, the systematic component of the zero offset voltage, the frequency of single gain, the maximum rate of increase of the output voltage, the coefficient of attenuation of input in-phase signals and the coefficient of suppression of interference on the power supply rails, as well as information on the experimental characteristics of Op-Amps during long-term operation at high temperatures and exposure to radiation. To model circuits at temperatures up to 450 °C, template models of SiC transistors (TM) have been developed using the template modeling technique, in which constant model parameters are replaced by fractional-rational functions (Padé approximation), allowing to describe more accurately the physical processes in JFETs without violating the nature of their changes. For the freely distributable modeling environment LTspice the instruction for application of the TM is developed. Circuit solutions of high-temperature basic analog functional units realized on the basis of silicon carbide field-effect transistors are considered. The basic characteristics of SiC source repeaters, SiC differential stages and the simplest SiC operational amplifiers based on them at temperatures of 25 °C and 452 °C are investigated. The obtained results are recommended to be used in the design of high-temperature operational and instrumental amplifiers in space instrumentation, deep well drilling, automotive industry, nuclear reactors, etc.
Maternal anemia: a comprehensive study on fetomaternal consequences from menarche to menopause
Authors: Bhati Bijal S. , Bajpai Shubhendu , Patel Mosam , Gori Mehjbin , Panasara Pooja
Published: October 2024

Background: Anaemia stands out as the most prevalent haematological condition encountered during pregnancy. Anaemia poses significant risks to maternal health, contributing to higher rates of morbidity and mortality among pregnant individuals. This condition can be identified and managed during the antenatal phase, thereby averting the significant risks associated with anaemia in both pregnancy and labour. The present study was conducted to investigate the incidence of anaemia among pregnant patients and women of reproductive age.
Methods: A prospective study was carried out at SMS Multispecialty Hospital and Dr. M. K. Shah Medical College and Research Centre. The study involved both indoor and outdoor patients from the obstetrics and gynaecology department, specifically those admitted for delivery at SMS Multispecialty Hospital. A total of 75 antenatal patients and 25 female patients from both reproductive and menopausal age groups were selected consecutively for this study. A comprehensive clinical history was gathered, encompassing the patient's complaints, socio-economic background, obstetric history, menstrual history, as well as past and personal medical history.
Results: The findings of the current study indicate a significant increase in the risk of several complications among pregnant women with anaemia. These complications include pre-eclampsia, PTVD, PPH, puerperal sepsis, a higher caesarean section rate, eclampsia, placenta previa, abortion, and abruption. The study also encompasses non-pregnant patients ranging from menarche to menopause, highlighting an increased risk of dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, puberty-related menorrhagia, ovarian cysts, and bleeding following medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) pills.
Conclusions: Timely diagnosis and prompt intervention for anaemia can significantly decrease its prevalence. This initiative aims to foster a more health-conscious community.
A comparative analysis of vacuum assisted closure therapy and conventional dressings: outcomes in chronic diabetic foot ulcers among Indian patients
Authors: Singh Jaskirat , Garg Varun , Malhotra Kashish
Published: October 2024

Background: India faces a growing diabetes epidemic, with approximately 77 million individuals affected. Chronic non-healing diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a common complication of diabetes and a major healthcare challenge in Conventional wound care methods often result in prolonged healing times, increasing the risk of infection, hospitalization, and amputations. Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy, a modern treatment modality, offers a potentially more effective approach to managing these ulcers.
Methods: This prospective, observational study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in India from March 2022 to March 2024. One hundred patients with chronic non-healing DFUs were randomized into VAC therapy or conventional dressing groups. The primary outcomes included wound size reduction and healing time, while secondary outcomes involved patient satisfaction and cost-effectiveness.
Results: VAC therapy significantly reduced wound size (65.2% vs. 40.5%) and shortened healing time (6.2 vs. 10.9 weeks) compared to conventional dressings. Additionally, VAC therapy led to higher patient satisfaction and proved more cost-effective due to fewer dressing changes and shorter hospital stays.
Conclusions: VAC therapy outperforms conventional dressings in managing DFUs, offering faster healing, better patient satisfaction, and cost-effectiveness. Expanding its use in India could greatly improve diabetic foot care outcomes.
Humanitarianization of ecology as a method of combating the ecological crisis
Authors:   Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Petrova Ekaterina V.
Published: October 2024

The article is devoted to the analysis of the current modern trend in environmental science – the humanitarization of ecology, in which the author sees a new way to combat the environmental crisis. Practice shows that the existing measures to combat the crisis are not effective enough. It seems more appropriate to act through the formation of environmental consciousness and environmental culture, in the structure of which the emotional and personal component, empathy, and aesthetic attitude to nature play a crucial role. Modern man is catastrophically alienated from nature, his environment has long been irreducible to the natural one, it includes cultural, social and symbolic environments. The unifying methodological principle for a range of environmental disciplines, including the humanities (ecology of the visual and digital environment, ecology of language, ecology of culture) is the environmental approach. Not opposing culture, but refracting in cultural contexts, nature at a new, more meaningful level, should be included in the life world of modern man. Methods of the humanities are actively penetrating ecology. The author comes to the conclusion that the humanization of ecology helps to combat the ecological crisis through a new approach to nature (through understanding, experience, and not explanation).
“The Society of the Spectacle”: a Diagnosis of (Post)Modernity and Its Challenges
Authors:   University of Priština in Kosovska Mitrovica, Šoškić Radoje V.
Published: October 2024

This paper critically examines the complexities of contemporary society through the theoretical framework of Guy Debord’s The Society of the Spectacle (1967), highlighting how modernity has transformed individuals from passive observers of the world to egomaniacal creators of their own reality, ultimately leading to a sense of alienation and existential unease. Furthermore, the paper elucidates the transition from a state of survival to one of collective psychosis, where the pursuit of abundance and commodification has ensnared individuals within a perpetual cycle of materialism and alienation. Debord’s concept of the spectacle is discussed to demonstrate how it has evolved into a tool for the suppression of genuine human interaction and a mechanism for upholding the prevailing status quo. The pivotal role played by the Situationist International and Guy Debord in confronting this social paradigm is also explored. Emphasis is placed on their concerted efforts to foment change and reignite a sense of enchantment in a world that has forfeited its mystique. In conclusion, the paper acknowledges the enduring relevance of Debord’s insights in the contemporary milieu, positing that rebellious youth, seeking to secure their own freedom, should turn to his works for guidance in addressing the challenges posed by “the society of the spectacle”.
Le gouvernement est encore le seul Européen de la Russie… About the concept of the “Russian moment” by Marshall T. Poe
Authors:   Belgorod State National Research University, Penskaya Tatyana M.
Published: October 2024

The history of studying the processes of modernization of the state and society and the transition from tradition to modernity in Russia has come a long way. Researchers from different schools and directions have offered a wide variety of explanations for the phenomenon of Russian modernization, trying to answer the question of whether Russia was really able to go this route to the end and what is unique about the Russian version of modernization. Naturally, when discussing this problem, most humanities scholars viewed it from a Eurocentric position, placing Russia, depending on the traditions of the school to which they belonged, either in a European context or in an Asian one. The American historian Marshall Poe, in his book about the “Russian moment” in history, which became a bestseller, tried to give his original answer to the question – why Russia, unlike other early modern nonEuropean empires, succeeded on the path of modernization, given that the starting conditions were unfavorable to her. The secret of the success of Russia, which, according to M. Poe, is not Europe, and especially not Asia, was that the Russian military elite was able to create a political regime (autocracy as an ideal form of monarchy, brought to the absolute), which ensured the mobilization of the meager Russian resources to resist Western expansion. Along the way, the autocracy, as M. Poe believed, restructured Russian society accordingly, resorting to methods of sophisticated social engineering. M. Poe’s concept cannot be denied of harmony, logic and persuasiveness, but, as the author of the review shows, in pursuit of an effective presentation, the author of “The Russian Moment” deliberately omitted a number of essential details of the Russian historical process. As a result, closer examination of his concept reveals that it suffers from a number of inherent flaws that cast doubt on its entirety and, according to the author of the review, make it nothing more than a curious historiographical artefact.
Legitimacy of violence in a technogenic society
Authors:   Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernovitskaya Yuliya V.
Published: October 2024

The author examines the transformation of violence as a way of survival into “violence of power”, characteristic of modern civilization, the legitimacy of its legitimization, the use of resources of the information network society, technogenic civilization to regulate internal and external state relations, and new management perspectives. The legitimacy of the activities of states that claim the right to identify weak, dying or failed states as the source of modern political violence, instability and threats, and to carry out "humanitarian missions" against them, is called into question. The types of violence that are logically built into the development system of modern technogenic society, such as economic, institutional, and informational, are considered. Attention is drawn to the effectiveness of new technologies for the introduction of military innovations and the development of military potential in support of external legitimate state violence. The inability of modern society to control and regulate increasingly complex information systems and the tendency of the authorities to proactively assess negative consequences and prevent the possibility of their occurrence are emphasized. The mechanisms of a technogenic society contribute both to the control of the legitimacy of power and provide the power with the opportunity to control society. Therefore, a culture of peace can serve as a new trend in the development of humanity.
Anti-utopias as “self-fulfilling prophecies” about the use of AI in information warfare
Authors:   National Research Tomsk State University, Vinokurova Ekaterina N.
Published: October 2024

The article defines and demonstrates the predictive potential of literary anti-utopias as “self-fulfilling prophecies” describing certain aspects of artificial intelligence technologies and the risks of their application in the context of one of the key threats of technological development of digital society accompanying the global crisis – fifth-generation information warfare. For the first time the texts of literary anti-utopias are scientifically actualised and socio-philosophically and discursively analysed to identify the risks of AI application in modern information warfare. Two groups of risks related to the development of artificial intelligence technologies, in general, and their application in the sphere of information warfare are presented and described from the perpective of modern information warfare. The author concludes that most of the risks described in anti-utopias have come true or are currently coming true, thus demonstrating that the potential of literary anti-utopias is that they not only identify risks, but also, as “self-fulfilling prophecies”, represent possible and realised consequences of the technological development of digital society. Accordingly, they fulfil a prognostic and preventive function. The results of this article can be used to develop appropriate measures in the socio-political sphere, as well as to inform the public about the threats of modern information warfare, including the application of artificial intelligence technologies in this sphere.
The culturological aspect of the term “civic identity”
Authors:   Surikov Krasnoyarsk Art Museum, Lomanov Pavel V. , Bardakov Andrey V. ,   Krasnoyarsk Regional Institute of Training and Professional Development of Educators
Published: October 2024

The article is devoted to the concept of “civic identity”. This concept has become a working term in a number of regulatory state documents on strategic planning in the Russian Federation adopted in recent decades. It is also used in domestic social science, philosophy, and the media. But this term is used in the Russian language space. The authors point to the relationship between the concepts of “civiс identity” and “national identity”. In the English-language tradition (and a number of other European language traditions), the term “national identity” denotes a set of forms of social identity that define an individual as a citizen in a national state. But in the Russian space, the concept of “nation” itself is traditionally understood as “ethnonation”, and in the Russian multinational state the use of the concept of “national identity” brings up difficulties of a legal, ethical, and cultural nature. To a certain extent, the concept of “civic identity” may be close to the concept of “macropolitical identity”, but civic identity is somewhat broader than macropolitical identity, the latter covering only the political aspects of an individual’s activity. The article also points out the inadequacy of understanding civic identity as awareness of legally formalized citizenship in the Russian Federation, with all the ensuing rights and obligations. The main thesis of the article is that civiс identity should have value and cultural foundations in addition to legal and political ones. Based on the concept of a “civilization state” put forward in the “Concept of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation” in March 2023, the authors point to the possibility of bringing the concept of “civic identity” closer to the term “civilizational identity”. It is noted that these concepts are not identical, but civic identity also adopts values declared at the state level and accepts the historical heritage of the state through culture.
Philosophical dialogue: Mikhail Bakhtin - Alexey Dorogov (memoirs and archival evidence)
Authors:   Moscow Theological Academy of the Russian Orthodox Church,  Trinity-Sergius Lavra, Academy, Rupova Rosalia M.
Published: October 2024

The name of Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin (1895–1975), an outstanding thinker of the 20th century, philosopher and cultural scientist, is widely known. The relevance of his research thought, which comprehended the depth of knowledge about man in the forms of literary creativity, as well as in historical forms of culture, only increases over the years. Because of this, interest in his legacy, including his scientific dialogues, is also increasing. The article provides memories about one of M.M. Bakhtin’s interlocutors – Alexei Alexandrovich Dorogov (1923-2003), whose name is well known only to those who knew him personally, talked with him, listened to his lectures on a wide range of historical, philosophical and cultural problems. This publication sets out to bring out of the shadows of oblivion our remarkable compatriot, a profound and original thinker who was linked to M.M. Bakhtin by a friendship that began on 20 August 1965 and lasted until the latter's death in 1975. Their dialogues can be attributed not just to the genre of memoirs, but to the history of scientific thought. The article is supplemented by the author’s personal memories of meetings and conversations with A. Dorogov. The publication may open up new facets of M.M. Bakhtin’s life and work, as well as to complete the picture of scientific thought of the twentieth century by including in it a little-known thinker, Alexei Alexandrovich Dorogov.
Reception of the Ideas of Blaise Pascal in the Philosophy of Lev Shestov
Authors:   Moscow Pedagogical State University, Stepanova Olga I.
Published: October 2024

L.I. Shestov and B. Pascal are extremely popular both in our country and in the West. The philosophical ideas of Shestov and Pascal often overlap despite the different epochs of the thinkers' lives. However, the philosophical ideas of Shestov and Pascal often overlap despite the fact that they lived in different eras. Shestov felt this connection only in the late period of his work, which was undoubtedly associated with the Pascalian renaissance in European thought. However, Shestov still managed to say his word about the life and thought of the French philosopher. The article provides brief information about the period of Shestov's life, when he began to seriously study the philosophy of Pascal. In addition, information is provided about the response in the Russian and French intellectual public that Shestov’s short work on Pascal “The Night of Gethsemane” received. The author's main attention is focused on the analysis of the views expressed by Shestov in his works about the French thinker. Based on the results of the study, it was established that in spiritual experience Pascal can be called the philosophical double of Shestov. In the experiment of Pascal, Shestov was primarily interested in the experience of the abyss, which was so close to the Russian thinker. However, other important aspects of Pascal’s philosophy: his concept of «the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob», and not «the God of philosophers and scientists»; the French thinker's interest in the individual, etc., were also extremely interesting to Shestov. Thus, many of B. Pascal’s philosophical and religious ideas were developed in the works of Shestov.
Features of self-regulation of socio-cultural deviations of young people
Authors:   Institute of Social and Political Research, Federal Research Centre for Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sorokin Oleg V.
Published: October 2024

In the youth environment in transition conditions, processes related to the rethinking of life goals and ways of achieving them become more active. In social reality, deviant ways of achieving goals are presented in the form of meaningsjudgements, reflecting the principles of separation and self-assertion at the expense of others. In the article they are understood as sociocultural deviations. Their formation in social reality is conditioned by the contradictions forming in society. The selfregulation of sociocultural deviations is understood as a conscious choice by young people in their own self-determination of the principles of dissociation and selfaffirmation as optimal, from their point of view, in the emerging conditions of the ways of achieving the goals of life activity. Based on empirical research by the Centre for Sociology of Youth (Institute of Social and Political Research, Federal Research Centre for Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences), the author considers the peculiarities of self-regulation of socio-cultural deviations of young people depending on their age, place of residence, religious identification, family and trust factor. Young people aged 15-17 are more often oriented in their life activities towards the choice in favour of sociocultural deviations than young people from older age groups. Respondents from low-income groups are more willing to use physical force in a dispute with opponents. In groups in which respondents conceptualise family as an instrumental value, young people are more likely to assert themselves at the expense of others and show disrespect for adults in order to achieve their goals than in groups in which family is conceptualised as a terminal value. Young people who do not trust others are more likely to focus on socio-cultural deviations to achieve their life goals, compared to respondents who build relationships with others on trust.
Social adaptation of Chinese students in Russia as a managerial problem
Authors:   Research Center for Transdisciplinary Regionology of Asia Pacific, Irkutsk State University, Kuznetsova Olga V. ,   Russian-Chinese Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of the Sociological Institute, Federal Center for Theoretical and Applied Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Deriugin Pavel Р. ,   Russian-Chinese Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of the Sociological Institute, Federal Center for Theoretical and Applied Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences,   St. Petersburg State University,   St. Petersburg State Electrical Engineering University, Kremnyov Evgeny V. ,   Research Center for Transdisciplinary Regionology of Asia Pacific, Irkutsk State University,   Russian-Chinese Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of the Sociological Institute, Federal Center for Theoretical and Applied Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: October 2024

At the present time, there is an increasing need to study modern concepts of adaptation of foreign students in Russia due to the growing number of foreign students in our country. This material is devoted to the reflection of this problem in the works of modern researchers from the point of view of the factors that hinder the increase in the degree of manageability of the adaptation process and the availability of formulated strategies that contribute to the solution of this problem. In this paper, the principle of metasystematization is used to analyze individual works on this problem, and the above strategies are formulated on the basis of these studies in the context of the strategic approach. The paper concludes that modern studies on the adaptation of Chinese students highlight the language barrier, the degree of cultural fatigue, the lack of motivation to adapt to the temporary environment, as well as the differences between Russian and Chinese students in the attitude to social discipline, reactions to social stimuli and etiquette and ritual forms of social interaction as significant factors of maladaptation. It is pointed out that there are myths that hinder the adaptation process, among which are the established ideas about the Chinese unwillingness to actively interact, inability to communicate in a foreign environment and to adopt new ways of learning and communication. In order to increase the degree of manageability of the adaptation process, the authors, based on the modern studies, propose several interrelated strategies: moral-ethical strategy, team-oriented strategy, imagegamification strategy, pragmatic-oriented strategy, and the strategy of social significance. The application of these strategies is aimed at overcoming the factors of Chinese students' maladaptation in Russian society.
A Generalized and Simple Numerical Model to Compute the Feed Water Preheating System for Steam Power Plants
Authors: Opriș Ioana , Cenușă Victor-Eduard , Darie George , Costinaș Sorina
Published: October 2024

A general and simple numerical model is presented to calculate the uncontrolled steam flows extracted from a turbine to preheat the feed-water of a steam generator. For a user-defined technological scheme, a set of clear rules is given to complete the elements of the augmented matrix of the linear system that solves the problem. The model avoids writing of the heat balance equations for each heat exchanger. The steam extractions to the heaters are determined as related to the flow rate at the condenser. A numerical example is given to show the results.
Investigation of Thermal Comfort Conditions in Higher Education Facilities: A Case Study for Engineering Faculty in Edirne
Authors: Mıhlayanlar E. , Öztuna S. , Büyükakın K.
Published: October 2024

In this study, a higher education institution in Edirne (Trakya University Engineering Faculty) is investigated for indoor thermal comfort conditions of the classrooms (indoor temperature, relative humidity, average radiant temperature, “Satisfaction from thermal environment” (PMV) and “Dissatisfaction from thermal environment” (PPD)). The classrooms in the institution are heated by a central heating system and utilise natural ventilation system. Measurements were taken with the proper devices at the same time of the weekdays during lecture times in winter (heating season) in December. The results obtained from measurements are given in graphics and compared with the values given in ASHRAE 55 and ISO 7730 standards.
Automatic Clustering of Papers in Thematic Fields and Working Sessions
Authors: Kalmukov Yordan
Published: October 2024

This article proposes an approach for semi-automatic paper clustering that suggests: which papers to be grouped together in common working sessions, the number of sessions (thematic fields), and the inter-session and intra-session organization, i.e. the order of sessions and the order of papers within a session. In contrast to the existing solutions this approach does not try to group papers in a predefined number of equally-sized sessions, but follows the natural data fragmentation to achieve higher accuracy by producing integral and consistent clusters, independent on the number of target sessions and their size. Experimental results show that the proposed solution is feasible and provides very good initial grouping of papers that greatly facilitates the preparation of the conference program.
Attractiveness of European Countries from the view of Private Equity and its Impact to the Industry in Europe
Authors: Marasová Daniela , Čulková Katarína , Bittner Martin
Published: October 2024

Global financial crisis revealed possibilities of access to public and private financing and national governments started to regulate financial sector more strictly. Private equity presents a new way of debt financing, and cheap money supported massive growth of industrial sectors of individual countries. Contribution analyzes index of private equity attractiveness and risk capital, presenting the attractiveness of individual European countries. Analysis was orientated to the performance of individual industries, orientated to the relation among indexes, industries and private equity acting in industry. Results show individual private equity investments and economic value show growth in individual countries. Countries with best performance recorded high growth of PE funds in spite of economic crisis. Similar results are recorded in most European countries.
Analysis of Change of Cast Macrostructure under Influence of Structural Adjustments
of Ingate and its Impact upon Mechanical Properties
Authors: Gaspar Stefan , Pasko Jan , Majernik Jan
Published: October 2024

Correlation of macrostructure and of mechanical properties of the cast is a relation which the final quality depends on. The submitted paper analyses the macrostructures of the casts being cast during diverse structural adjustments of the ingate and their influence upon the mechanical properties. On the basis of the results of the performed tests the conclusions were made describing the mutual relation between macrostructures and mechanical properties of the cast with the precautions to be taken and implemented directly in the practice during production.
The Saratov chronicler G. A. Skopin
Authors:   Saratov State University, Mayorova Alla S.
Published: October 2024

Deacon Skopin authored the first written work containing information on Saratov’s history. When published, it was referred to as a diary because it occasionally contains information from the author’s life. However, Skopin’s compilation is more accurately described as a chronicle, evident from his selection of facts, use of specific sources, and narrative style. Skopin omitted significant events from his life in the narrative. He did not document his experiences during the capture of Saratov by Pugachev.
Innovative Governance in Improving Excellent Services of Municipal Waterworks in Surabaya City
Authors: Prasetijowati Tri , Nurany Fierda , Kusumawati Lintang
Published: October 2024

Municipal waterworks services in Surabaya City are considered inadequate and have caused many public complaints. To change this situation, innovation in government services is needed. The innovation provided must be in accordance with customer conditions and complaints. Municipal waterworks, which are regionally owned enterprises, are closely related to local governments; that is why governance innovation is needed. This study aims to describe innovative governance in Municipal Waterworks Surya Sembada Kota Surabaya. This study used the qualitative descriptive method. The subjects of this study were 5 Surabaya City people who were users of Municipal Waterworks Surya Sembada Surabaya services and 3 employees of Municipal Waterworks Surya Sembada Surabaya. The object of this study is the quality of services. Data collection techniques included interviews and documentation that is analyzed descriptively. Interviews were conducted about efficiency, effectiveness, conflict, orientation, and decision-making in providing services. The results obtained from this study show that Municipal Waterworks Surya Sembada Surabaya City has carried out innovative governance consisting of digitalization of services and work systems. Municipal Waterworks Surya Sembada Surabaya City uses the CIS (Customer Information System) application to make it easier for customers to report, pay, and register new installations. Innovative governance of Municipal Waterworks Surya Sembada Surabaya City has met eight indicators, namely, increased efficiency, improved effectiveness, improved service quality, no research conflicts, public interest orientation, carried out openly, fulfilled decision values, and accounted for the results. The human resources of Municipal Waterworks Surya Sembada Surabaya City are very competent but still experience obstacles in building communication with the community. The facilities and infrastructure of Municipal Waterworks Surya Sembada Surabaya City have met the standards, but additional transportation fleets are still required. Information technology of Municipal Waterworks Surya Sembada Surabaya City services has been maximized with the digitalization of services and work systems, but it is still constrained by applying for permits to local governments, which must be done manually and takes a long time.
Keywords: service, innovative governance
Increased Poverty: The Failure of Government Programs and the Natural Resource Factor
Authors: ‎ Suprianto
Published: October 2024

The Indonesian government, including local governments, has spent large sums of money and many programs to reduce poverty. However, in several regions in Indonesia, the number of poor people has increased, as in Central Kalimantan, where the poverty rate has increased in the last three years. The number of poor people in Central Kalimantan in 2020 is 132 thousand people; this number increased to 140 thousand people in 2021, then increased again to 145 thousand in 2022. Research on poverty has been carried out in Indonesia. However, research analyzing poverty caused by natural factors and mismanaged government policies has not been carried out. This research was conducted to analyze poverty in Central Kalimantan between state policy governance factors and natural factors. The research uses analytical qualitative methods and case study designs. The analysis uses the new institutional theory and the natural resource curse theory. The research finds that mistakes in managing government policies (structural dimension) and nature (natural dimension) are factors that both play a role in increasing poverty in Central Kalimantan. As a practical suggestion, the government needs to make more intense and detailed efforts to alleviate poverty in Central Kalimantan that are adapted to natural conditions.
Keywords: poverty in Indonesia, poverty programs, the curse of natural resources
Supervision of Panglima Laot Lhok in Preventing Illegal Fishing
Authors: Iqbal Muhammad , Ibrahim Syafei , Rozikin Zainur
Published: October 2024

The Laot Customary Law Institution, led by a Panglima Laot, is a traditional institution that regulates the use and management of coastal and marine resources. This institution is responsible for implementing and supervising customary rules in the maritime sector which have been established and decided through customary deliberations of the sea handlers living in the area. The Aceh Sea area has many natural marine resources, both biological and non-natural, which makes it prone to illegal fishing. In addition, the Panglima Laot regulations state that fishermen are prohibited from bombing, poisoning, anesthetizing, electrifying, harvesting coral reefs, and other actions that could damage habitats and other biota. This research aims to analyze and study in depth the supervision of Panglima Laot Lhok in preventing illegal fishing. Primary and secondary data are the data sources used in the descriptive qualitative method. The research uses data obtained through interviews, observation, and documentation. Based on the results of research and findings in the field, the conclusion is that Panglima Laot Lhok always carries out supervision in preventing illegal fishing, either directly by Panglima Laot Lhok or by coordinating with fishermen who are at sea, however, the very large sea factor means that supervision does not occur properly and thoroughly, and sometimes illegal fishing occurs.
Keywords: supervision, panglima laot lhok, illegal fishing
The Implementation of Public Services Through the Curhat Ning Ita Application in Realizing Smart Governance at the Mojokerto City Communication and Information Office
Authors: Prasetijowati Tri , Indrawati Fatma , Nurany Fierda
Published: October 2024

This study aims to analyze the implementation of public services through the Curhat Ning Ita Application in Realizing Smart Governance at the Communication and Information Office of the city of Mojokerto. The study uses qualitative methods with descriptive type. Data collection techniques were interviews with informants, documentation, surveys, and written documents. The results show that the implementation of public services through the Curhat Ning Ita application in realizing smart governance in the Diskominfo of Mojokerto city has been running well. Based on these results, it can be concluded that Diskominfo Mojokerto City has succeeded in realizing Smart Governance through the Curhat Ning Ita public service application.
Keywords: service, application, smart, governance
Intellectual Capital Strategy in Increasing the Financial Performance and Empowerment of BUM Desa in Indonesia
Authors: Rifai Ahmad , Muwardi Didi , ‎ Kausar , Kurnia Deby
Published: October 2024

Intellectual capital is an intangible asset consisting of knowledge and networks, which are believed to increase economic added value in the business. In the context of the enactment of Undang-Undang No. 6 tahun 2014 concerning villages, BUM Desa has an important role as an economic institution at the village level which is expected to become one of the main pillars of economic development. This study aims to identify and measure the extent to which intellectual capital is present in BUM Desa, and also to analyze the impact of the relationship between this intellectual capital and the financial performance of BUM Desa. The study was carried out by BUM Desa in Tambang District, Riau Province, as a case example. Intellectual capital measurement was carried out through a Likert scale analysis, while financial performance was measured through the ability of BUM Desa to generate profits and control costs. A descriptive approach was used to describe the relationship between intellectual capital and financial performance. The results of the study show that the intellectual capital of BUM Desa is formed from three main dimensions – structural capital, relational capital, and human capital. BUM Desa is able to generate profits from assets that are more efficient than equity funding and can reduce costs to maximize profits.
Keywords: human capital, intellectual capital, financial performance
Exploring Curriculum In Outdoor And Environmental Education: Uncovering The Hidden Curriculum In Leave No Trace Master Educator Courses
Authors: Hileman Jennifer , McClain Lucy R. , Chaudhary Anil Kumar , Frank Danielle A. , Taff B. Derrick
Published: October 2024

Demonstrated though the illustration of uneven distribution of benefits, disproportionate representation of diverse populations, and the perpetuation of negative perceptions and biases, the fields of outdoor and environmental education have fallen short in providing inclusive and equitable experiences. Though efforts to address discrepancies can be explored through multiple avenues, the present study centers on understanding the presence of hidden curriculum within the Leave No Trace Master Educator Course. Distinct from the overt curriculum, the hidden curriculum includes both positive and negative implicit messages taught alongside the written goals and objectives. Through a qualitative thematic analysis in which interviews with course instructors were coded inductively, we identified the presence of 18 elements of hidden curriculum. Though half of those elements support positive additional knowledge, skills, and attitudes, the remaining half showed the presence of learning and messages related to knowledge and attitudes that may negatively impact learners and contribute to inequities within the field.
面向太阳能全光谱有效利用的分光技术浅析
Authors: 尹贵庆  , 贾兴运  , 苗智灏  , 倪睿
Published: October 2024

本文基于槽式抛物面聚光镜，提出了一种通过光导纤维进行光线传输的太阳能全光谱有效利用的分光技术，其中包括聚集、传输、分光、检测应用四部分的技术，探讨其在清洁能源领域的应用。装置中引入单向玻璃作为光线传输约束装置。单向玻璃的单向透射性有效保证了太阳光的传输方向。经TracePro软件的光线模拟结果知光线经过单向玻璃反射装置的输送后，可以保证光强度满足使用要求。再经过准直透镜、菲涅尔透镜聚焦后，光线将通过光导纤维导入罗兰圆分光系统。分光后各类光经过检测系统将分别被导入各自的光导纤维中进行远距离传输及运用。经过实验，通过合理装置的分光并针对性的利用不同波段，可显著提高太阳能全光谱的有效利用途径，验证了该装置设计思路的可行性。
Historiografia PRL
Authors: Stobiecki Rafał
Published: October 2024

Książka jest pierwszą w polskiej literaturze syntetyczną próbą przyjrzenia się fenomenowi historiografii Polski Ludowej.
W centrum zainteresowania autora pozostają dzieje struktur organizacyjnych nauki historycznej, w tym relacje historycy–władza, jej założenia teoretyczno-metodologiczne oraz kreowany przez dziejopisów obraz dziejów Polski i historii powszechnej. Autor stara się sporządzić bilans osiągnięć, błędów i zaniechań powojennego dziejopisarstwa. W szerszej perspektywie praca wpisuje się w trwający od kilku dziesięcioleci i daleki od zakończenia spór o PRL.
Publikacja zainteresuje historyków i teoretyków historiografii, badaczy dziejów najnowszych, a także szeroko rozumiane grono przedstawicieli humanistyki, którym nie powinny być obojętne losy jednej z jej ważnych dziedzin w czasach PRL. Monografia może także pełnić funkcję podręcznika na różnych kierunkach studiów z zakresu nauk społecznych i humanistycznych.
Andrzej Jocz (1941–2019) – ocalić od zapomnienia
Authors: Pawłowska Aneta
Published: October 2024

Tekst do katalogu powstał w oparciu o materiały archiwalne dotyczące postaci Andrzeja Jocza oraz rozmowy autorki z jego bliskimi znajomymi, zwłaszcza wieloletnim przyjacielem, wybitnym twórcą prof. Ryszardem Hungerem, oraz rodziną. Katalog został uzupełniony o dwa teksty osób z kręgu zawodowego i rodzinnego.
 
Publikacja powstała w ramach stypendium Ministra Kultury Dziedzictwa Narodowego i Sportu z zakresu upowszechniania kultury na 2021 r. (UMOWA STYPENDIALNA nr 237/2021)