bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PENINGKATAN STATUS GIZI BALITA MELALUI PENGEMBANGAN DAN PRODUKSI ABON IKAN NILA DI DESA PEMATANG JERING KECAMATAN JAMBI LUAR KOTA TAHUN 2023
Authors: Asparian Asparian , Aprilianti Dewi , Qalbi Nurul , Azizah Fitri , Sofira Mawar Dia
Published: July 2024

Toddlers are one of the risk groups for experiencing a lack of nutritional intake, which affects their nutritional status. According to the results of SSG1 2022, it is stated that the prevalence of underweight or malnourished children under five (weight according to age) in Jambi Province is 13.8% and in Muaro Jambi Regency is 16.2%. In Pematang Jering Village itself, there are still health problems among children, including malnutrition, stunting and wasting. Malnutrition is a condition where the body's nutritional needs are not met within a certain period of time so that the body breaks down food reserves under the fat layer and layers of the body's organs. Maternal parenting patterns show that mothers with poor parenting patterns have a greater chance of having children who experience malnutrition problems than mothers with good parenting patterns. Good parenting consists of providing IMD, giving breast milk and MP-ASI as well as practicing hygiene or environmental sanitation. Pematang Jering Village has a Polindes (Village Maternity Center). This Polindes is used once a month for the implementation of posyandu. The results of data measuring height according to age (TB/U) carried out by the Posyandu in Pematang Jering Village, out of a total of 105 children in Pematang Jering Village, found that 25 children had undernutrition problems that did not meet the ideal standards according to age. The methods used were Focus Group Discussion (FGD), Introduction of Alternative Innovations for Toddler MPASI, Education on Tilapia Floss Production, Formation of Cadres and Structures, Monitoring of Shredded Production, Monitoring and Evaluation of the pre-test and post-test results, namely 16.66% to 83, 33% of mothers of toddlers have an understanding regarding providing MP-ASI food and producing shredded Nilla fish properly and correctly.
Análise de produção científica sobre jurimetria uma investigação das menções às leis bibliométricas
Authors: Rodrigues Júlia Silva , Lança Tamie Aline , Rocha Ednéia Silva Santos
Published: July 2024

Este trabalho busca analisar produções científicas sobre jurimetria e investigar se os estudos nessa área mencionam as leis bibliométricas. A metodologia consiste em um estudo bibliométrico. Como resultados, observou-se aumento no interesse pela pesquisa em jurimetria, refletido no número crescente de publicações ao longo dos anos e a análise de rede de coocorrência das palavras-chaves dos artigos indica a conexão entre bibliometria e jurimetria.
The Map of the Understanding Level of Cash Waqf for Jama'ah of Masjid in District of Ponorogo City
Authors: Latif Abdul , Haryadi Imam , Susilo Adib
Published: July 2024

The low level of participation of waqf in society is caused by the low level of understanding of waqf. Therefore, this research is aimed to mapping the understanding of waqf. The object of the study is the mosque congregation in the district of Ponorogo. The method used in this study is qualitative descriptive with a corresponding approach. The data collected through interviews. The result of this study shows that the understanding of waqf is mapped on three themes namely, a basic understanding of waqf, an understanding of waqf benefits, understanding of the law related to waqf. This research also found that the level of understanding waqf based on the map is at a medium-low level. Means, the mosque congregation at the district of Ponrogo are still unfamiliar with waqf in term advanced understanding.
Antecedents of Digitizing ZIS Payments: A TAM and TPB Approaches
Authors: Afandi Mukhamad Yazid
Published: July 2024

Financial technology is a form of adaptation to technological disruptions. The adoption of fintech in ZIS payments (zakat, infaq, shadaqah) is necessary if the zakat institution wants to increase fundraising from the community. This study investigates the impact of digitizing payments on interest in paying ZIS. This study uses quantitative analysis with a combined approach of the TAM and TPB. A quantitative sample was obtained from 250 respondents with 174 valid and representative questionnaires. The research areas were Yogyakarta and Surakarta. The results show that digitization of ZIS payments increases a ZIS's intention to pay. All TAM constructs, namely perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness, affect attitudes and intentions to pay ZIS. The TPB constructs namely attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control affect the intention to pay a ZIS.
Determinant Factors of Digital Financial Literacy: A Study of Women Entrepreneurs
Authors: Mardhiyaturrositaningsih Mardhiyaturrositaningsih , Muhammad Luqman Hakim
Published: July 2024

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises contribute to 61% of economic growth in Indonesia. The financial gap in MSMEs financing is based on data from the Ministry of Cooperatives and MSMEs. Women comprised the majority of MSMEs (61.8%). There were 38.03% literacy problems and 76.19% inclusion criteria. This study investigated the digital financial literacy of female entrepreneurs in Central Java. A survey method was used in this study with 100 women entrepreneurs. Digital Financial Literacy is identified in the three OECD components: Digital Financial Knowledge, Digital Financial Behavior, and Digital Financial Attitudes. The results of this study indicate that the average respondent had sufficient knowledge of digital finance. Limited knowledge of insurance services and capital markets. Meanwhile, the digital financial behavior and attitude components show that digital security protection measures are still low. It is hoped that digital financial literacy can support female entrepreneurs in developing their businesses.
Factor Influence Paying Zakat Using Digital Payment
Authors: Waluyo
Published: July 2024

This study aims to see what factors encourage people to pay zakat through a digital (online) platform using Islamic mobile banking. This study uses the population of Sragen people who have made digital payment transactions in paying zakat using Islamic mobile banking. Samples were obtained 100 respondents with random sampling technique. The theoretical approach uses the technology acceptance model (TAM) which is expanded with knowledge and religiosity variables. While the data analysis used multiple linear regression analysis. The results show that perceived usefulness, knowledge and religiosity variables influence people's decisions to pay zakat digitally (online) using Islamic mobile banking. While the perceived ease of use has no significant effect. This is due to infrastructure factors that have not been able to reach the area optimally, so even though the application used is easy but not supported by adequate internet facilities, the accessibility is limited.
Should Sharia Banks Go Public: Analysis Using The RGEC Method
Authors: Hanafi Rustam
Published: July 2024

Recently, the OJK has encouraged Shariah banks to go public to obtain new funding sources for business expansion, increasing corporate value and image. In fact, are Sharia Banks that go public better than non-go public. Therefore, this study aims to test whether the health of Sharia Banks that go public is better than non-go public. Observation data used 122 Sharia Banks during the 2014-2022 period. Using an independent sample t-test and RGEC health indicators, we find that Sharia Banks that go public have better health than non-go public but are not significantly different. These results also indicate why Sharia Banks go public are not as many as Conventional Banks. Sharia Banks adhere to the principle of prudence, including going public. If going public does not significantly change the health and performance of a Shariah Bank, the initiative to go public needs to be careful because ownership will transfer to shareholders. It will be a problem if shareholders do not understand Sharia principles.
Deposición de películas de carbono amorfo hidrogenado usando la técnica DC-pulsada PACVD
Authors: Vargas Barrera César Orlando , Capote Rodríguez Gil , Gutiérrez Bernal Jesús Manuel
Published: July 2024

Películas delgadas de carbono amorfo hidrogenado (a-C:H) fueron depositadas por la técnica de deposición química en fase vapor asistida por plasma, utilizando una fuente de corriente directa pulsada asimétrica (DC-pulsada PACVD). Las películas fueron crecidas sobre sustratos de silicio empleando metano como gas precursor y una presión de trabajo de 10 Pa. El estudio fue realizado variando la tensión negativa de autopolarización aplicada al cátodo. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que fue posible obtener recubrimientos protectores de a-C:H con una aceptable tasa de depósito, así como con propiedades atrayentes en cuanto a su microestructura y propiedades mecánicas.
Audit Office Effectiveness and Efficiency
Authors: Tan Eka Nugraha , Garg Mukesh , Jeter Debra , Kirubaharan Dhayani , Naiker Vic
Published: July 2024

Prior research suggests that audit offices charge fee premiums for delivering highly effective audits. However, effective audit offices may also be efficient, reducing costs incurred and resulting in savings being passed on to clients. This study documents a positive relation between the infrequency of Big-R restatements of financial statements across an audit office’s portfolio of publicly traded clients (which proxies for effectiveness) and lower audit fees (which proxies for efficiency), ceteris paribus. This finding, which is robust to tests of alternative explanations and a variety of measures and specifications, differs from conclusions in most prior studies that investigate the association between audit fees and perceived audit quality captured by metrics such as auditor industry specialization and office size. Overall, our results help inform investors and other stakeholders by providing evidence that contrasts with the conventional notion that higher audit fees necessarily reflect higher audit quality in the post-Sarbanes-Oxley Act era.

Data Availability: Data are available from the public sources cited in the text.

JEL Classifications: M40; M41; M42.
iXBRL Adoption and the Pricing of Audit Services
Authors: Cheng Xu , Masli Adi , Walton Stephanie , Wang Mengmeng , Zhang Yiyang
Published: July 2024

This study examines how inline XBRL (iXBRL) mandatory adoption impacts audit fees. Although iXBRL can make financial reporting information accessible to a wide range of external stakeholders, the presentation format change should have no impact on audit pricing. However, audit firms note that presenting nonaudited XBRL metadata on top of audited financial statements could lead to an expectation gap where external stakeholders believe that the inline tags have been audited despite no procedures being required. We find that iXBRL adoption is associated with higher audit fees. Upon further examination, we find that the increase in audit fees reflects more of a risk premium being placed on iXBRL clients rather than increased audit effort, as audit quality does not necessarily improve following adoption. We provide timely information on how auditors respond to iXBRL adoption.

JEL Classifications: M41; M42; O33.
Modulatory Impact of Nutraceuticals in Cardiovascular Diseases and Hypertension
Authors: A Prakash
Published: July 2024

Despite knowledge and information that most of the chronic health problems including heart disease along with several other health problems are quite preventable, currently various types of heart diseases are leading causes of global death. Within the given context, some major types of heart diseases are myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease (CHD), heart failure, stroke, complex renal disease, sexual dysfunctions like erectile problems etc. Several researches have shown that there are variety of enriched food items which have a high nutritional importance (called nutraceuticals) and quite capable of preventing such deadly diseases. The present work is a review article on current status of various nutraceuticals in preventing and treating abovementioned hypertension and several cardiac complications. For the purpose, various online major databases have been searched. In conclusion, it was observed that several vitamins, vegetable and spices with some other nutraceuticals like lycopene are quite useful in preventing almost all types of general cardiac diseases and hypertension.
A RP-HPLC Method for Simultaneous Estimation of Vilanterol Trifenatate and Fluticasone Furoate in Dry Powder Inhalation Formulation
Authors: R Chandrasekar
Published: July 2024

A novel RP-HPLC approach was developed for the synchronous estimation of Vilanterol and Fluticasone. To optimize chromatographic variables, a mobile phase consisting of methanol: ACN: phosphate buffer pH 7 (60:20:20% v/v) was employed with a stationary phase of a Water BEH X Bridge C18 column (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 μ) at a flow rate of 1 mL/min. The temperature of the column was maintained at 40°C, and the isosbestic point of these two drugs was detected at 280 nm. An isocratic elution, well-resolved excellent peak symmetry was obtained for both molecules in less than 10 minutes. The retention times of fluticasone furoate and vilanterol trifenatate were determined to be 4.232 and 3.539 minutes, respectively. The calibration curves were linear in concentration ranges of 50 µg-250 µg for vilanterol trifenatate and 5 µg-25 µg for fluticasone furoate, with mean % recoveries of 99–100%. The suggested method was validated in accordance with ICH Q2 (R1) guidelines. For vilanterol trifenatate, the limits of detection and quantitation are 0.39 and 0.7 μg/mL, while for fluticasone furoate, they are 1.18 and 2.12 μg/mL, respectively. As a result, the suggested RP-HPLC method was effective in quantifying the two-compound inhalation formulation.
Pharmacognostical and Phytochemical Study of Hibiscus rosasinensis Linn.
Authors: A Ayyub
Published: July 2024

Adulteration or substituting the drug with sub-standard quality leads to reduced efficacy and undesired therapeutic effect. So, it is needed to ensure proper identification and standardization of pharmacognostical and phytochemical parameters of natural drugs. It will help in reproducible efficacy of herbal medicine and will be able to contribute to the authenticity and efficacy of herbal medicines. This study focuses on the pharmacognostical and phytochemical analysis of the leaves of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn., which is a widely used medicinal plant. In addition to its anti-cancer effects, it is utilized as analgesics, antipyretics, anti-asthmatic and anti-inflammatory medicine. Additionally, its leaves and flowers are utilized to enhance hair growth and assist in the recovery of ulcers. Blossoms possess a proven efficacy in managing hypertension and exert a notable antifertility impact. Epidermal Micromorphology, Physical and Physicochemical constants like determination of extractive value, solubility, qualitative phytochemistry, pH value at 1% and 10%, bulk density and UV- fluorescence study have been employed for pharmacognostical evaluation and the obtained data statistically is analyzed following standard methods. Microscopic studies of leaves of selected test drug revealed the presence of anomocytic stomata surrounded by irregular-shaped epidermal cells on both the surface of leaves; stomatal index was found to be 18.03-18.05%. Various physicochemical parameters were done and recorded. Also, qualitative phytochemical analysis was conducted to characterize the chemical variability of the substance. UV-fluorescence study was also done. This research article can contribute to the accurate identification and authentication of adulterants as well as chemical constituents found in specific medicinal plants, including Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn.
Unveiling the Healing Potential of Gorakh Mundi (Sphaeranthus Indicus Linn.): A Comprehensive Analysis of its Ayurvedic Significance
Authors: B Manisha
Published: July 2024

In recent times, humans have become prone to multiple chronic diseases due to a faulty lifestyle. These conditions not only affect people’s physical health but also their mental well-being. Therefore, there is a growing demand for versatile drugs, and Ayurveda offers excellent options. One such solution lies in the medicinal plant Sphaeranthus indicus Linn., which has been utilized for centuries. Different parts of this plant, including its leaves, stems, bark, roots, flowers, and seeds, have been used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments. This is attributed to the diverse range of phytochemicals present in Sphaeranthus indicus, such as eudesmanolides, sesquiterpenoids, and flavone glycosides, which have been found in various parts of the plant. Additionally, the flowers and entire plant contain essential oils with compounds such as monoterpene hydrocarbons and oxygenated sesquiterpenes that possess beneficial effects on different bodily systems. This plant has also been used as a folk remedy for allergic skin diseases. Sphaeranthus indicus Linn.Linn.is traditionally used in Ayurvedic medicine for conditions such as epilepsy, mental illness, skin diseases, jaundice, joint disorders, and it also possesses rasayana properties. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the plant’s morphology, ethnobotanical uses, phytochemical constituents and reported pharmacological activities and therapeutic effect in order to highlight its significant medicinal potential.
Parenting Through Piil Pesenggikhi Values of Lampung Culture for Early Childhood Moral Development
Authors: Utama Ferdian , Arif Mahmud , Maharsi Maharsi
Published: July 2024

This research aims to reveal how piil pesenggikhi develops and becomes a family parenting pattern for the Lampung people. Piil pesenggikhi is taught by parents from early childhood through the family environment. However, immoral behaviours are still committed by children from Lampung community families. The problem formulation presented is how parents teach their children these values for early childhood moral development. This research uses qualitative methods to examine Lampung community families and traditional Lampung elders. Researchers found a specific identity from the values of piil pesenggikhi, including nemui nyimah, juluk adok, nengah nyappor, and sakai sambayan. Through these values, early childhood moral development is carried out through learning that prioritizes respect, courtesy, hospitality, acceptance of differences, perseverance, and teaching children to help each other.
Acehnese Dance: Its Application to Early Childhood Kinesthetic Intelligence
Authors: Ula Zahratul , Zulfitri Zulfitri , Veryawan Veryawan
Published: July 2024

The problem in this research is that children learn dance from teachers who are not competent in their field and do not have experience with the Aceh Bungong Jeumpa dance both in terms of theory and practice. Teachers who teach have a sports education background. The teacher only shows the Aceh Bungong Jeumpa dance movements via video to the children but does not mention the names of the movements used. This research aims to describe Acehnese dance in terms of its application to the Kinesteric Intelligence of Early Childhood. Researchers use qualitative methods to collect the data needed by researchers using interviews, observation, and documentation techniques. The results of the research stated that 1) The implementation of Acehnese dance learning in the Pembina Simpang Ulim Kindergarten was carried out when the farewell events at school were approaching. Dance learning is not focused as a subject or only as an activity held when a farewell event is approaching, so in art lessons, teachers only focus on singing activities accompanied by movements that are expected to provide joy to children. 2) The application of Acehnese dance learning to improve the kinesthetic intelligence of early childhood at the Pembina Simpang Ulim State Kindergarten, researchers observed through observation sheets that the researchers carried out for three cycles. In cycle I, children also have not yet memorized the rhythm of the song Bungong Jeumpa so it is still difficult to direct children to follow the movements that are conveyed during the dance activities taught. In cycle II, several obstacles were still encountered, such as children still not focusing enough on learning the dance taught by the teacher, then children still not memorizing the movements according to the bungong jump dance. Meanwhile, in cycle III, children can follow the Acehnese dance movements according to the directions given by the teacher. Therefore, this research is considered successful and there is no need to carry out teaching in the next cycle.
A perspective on the Center for Open Science (COS) preprint servers
Authors: Teixeira da Silva J. A.
Published: July 2024

Preprints, which are non-peer-reviewed documents that are typically precursors of peer-reviewed papers, or as open access archival forms of published papers (post-prints), are increasingly becoming part of the publishing open access culture. Preprints have been lauded as a rapid form of publication, but for them to be useful and reliable sources of information, they and information pertaining to them (e.g., bibliometric indicators) need to be effectively managed by the servers where they are hosted. In recent years, a number of new preprint servers have emerged. One type of preprint server is owned by publishers, while another is ownership or financial support by philanthropic organizations This paper focuses on one case of the latter type. In 2016, the Virginia, US-based, philanthropically-funded Center for Open Science (COS) launched three preprint services (engrXiv, PsyArXiv, SocArXiv) and started Open Science Framework (OSF) Preprints in 2017. The latter was used as a “template” service to attract thematically-linked communities of academics that also wished to have their own preprint servers. In June 2024, COS listed 29 preprint servers, although 14 of them have ceased publication or hosting of preprints by COS / OSF. One reason may be due to the commercialization of the COS / OSF “template” service, which charges preprint managers an annual fee based on the volume of preprints published annually. In the light of the 14 preprint servers that are no longer hosted at or by COS / OSF, this paper briefly discusses the financial sustainability and information stability of preprint servers, which mostly allow authors to publish preprints for free. Authors’ preprints are usually screened by fairly superficial screening and moderation processes, and it is not unusual to find opaquely or “silently” deleted preprints from preprint servers, including those of COS/OSF. Given that this organization is a well-funded leader of the open science movement, greater transparency is required regarding its own funding, operations, and management, as well as a more frank and an open debate regarding the ethical limitations associated with preprints.
Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information
Authors: Editorial Article
Published: July 2024

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Managing the maintenance process of high-tech equipment using Petri nets
Authors: Korneev Andrei Mastislavovich , Ogadzhanian Oleg Ivanovich , Smetannikova Tat'yana Andreevna , Ogadzhanian Mikhail Olegovich
Published: July 2024

The paper considers the management of the maintenance process of high-tech equipment. The mechanism of operation, maintenance and repair of equipment elements and the availability of highly qualified personnel capable of performing certain types of work are described. The functioning of the Petri net reflects the process of using and maintaining high-tech equipment. The Petri net explores events that correlate certain transitions. The conditions for triggering transitions are considered, and the connections between positions and transitions are described. Each position of the selected set corresponds to the types of high-tech equipment being analyzed, the routine maintenance work performed and the teams carrying out these works. To simulate the processes of functioning of the Petri net, a transition function is formed, which allows determining new network states obtained when a transition is triggered. The rules of operation of the Petri net are described. Allowed transitions are implemented, which have non-zero values in each position at the label input. The transition is triggered not necessarily at the nearest allowed time. The change in the state of the Petri net and its labeling during the implementation of various transitions and changes in the order of their implementation is investigated. When performing any transition, the labeling of the Petri net in question changes. The labels in each position at the input of the implemented transition are reduced by one, and in each output position they increase by one, and the addition of chips at the output positions and decrease at the input positions occur simultaneously. A matrix approach is used to describe the process of functioning of a Petri net. The equipment in question can be aircraft, vehicles, machine tools, etc. As a result, the mechanism of operation, maintenance and repair of equipment elements is considered in the form of parallel processes that occur in the system under consideration independently of each other.
Features of the assessment of malicious activity in the Smart City infrastructure based on information granulation and fuzzy granular calculations
Authors: Kotenko Igor Vitalievich , Parashchuk Igor Borisovich
Published: July 2024

The object of the research is a new methodological approach to information granulation and fuzzy granular calculations, as a mathematical and methodological tool for improving the reliability of assessing the level of information security of the Smart City infrastructure. The proposed approach is one of the options for the practical application of elements of the theory of fuzzy sets in the tasks of search, identification and current assessment of signs of time-bearing activity. A detailed analysis of the features of this approach has been carried out, determining the expediency and conditions of its application for assessing malicious activity in the infrastructure of a Smart City. The theoretical aspects of the application of information granulation and fuzzy granular computing to the assessment of malicious activity combining various signs for various categories of potential threats to the infrastructure and subjects of a Smart City - the categories “cyberattack”, “malicious virus threat” or “data leakage (loss)” are studied and described. The analysis of the features of the proposed approach is carried out, which allows taking into account the opinions of experts and eliminating the vagueness associated with noise, disorder and lack of formalization of surveillance data collected and pre-processed in the interests of assessing threats and consequences of negative manifestations of malicious activity. A sequence of calculations and analytical expressions for calculating the estimated values of signs of harmful activity for various categories of potential threats to the infrastructure and subjects of a Smart City has been developed and described in detail. The approach assumes the practical possibility of evaluating signs of malicious activity using information granules formed on the basis of a minimum numerical distance between the values of membership functions characterizing vaguely specified data on the presence or absence of observed signs (attributes) of malicious activity, as well as granular summation and determination of the trace function of the granular sum. At the same time, the proposed approach makes it possible to obtain estimates of signs of malicious activity that are adequate to the tasks of monitoring the Smart City security policy and, ultimately, provides increased reliability of proactive threat control and analysis of the possible consequences of a negative manifestation of suspicious activity.
Multifactorial analysis of autonomous vehicles effectiveness based on the method of analyzing the operating environment
Authors: Orlov Sergey Pavlovich , Yakovleva Anastasia Evgenevna , Susarev Sergey Vasilevich
Published: July 2024

The design of robotic and unmanned vehicles includes a virtual commissioning stage that provides an analysis of the operation of objects using digital twins. Conducting a large number of experiments on models leads to the use of methods for evaluating the results obtained to choose the best design solution. A method of multifactorial anal-ysis of the efficiency of the complex of autonomous vehicles (AV) for agro-industrial purposes is proposed. Multivariate analysis is performed at the virtual commissioning stage in order to plan early maintenance and repair activities. The paper uses the method of analyzing the operating environment for a comparative assessment of various operating scenarios. The method is based on solving a complex of optimization problems of linear programming. A formal description of virtual test scenarios is proposed. The method of multifactorial analysis is implemented in the process of virtual tests using optimal purpose system models and AV simulation. A procedure for virtual AV tests has been developed, including step-by-step modeling and multivariate analysis. The sets of input and output key parameters of the AV and analyzed scenarios are determined. It is proposed to perform two consecutive efficiency assessment tasks. The first task is to compare the effectiveness of individual AV and determine the limits of their effectiveness. The solution of the second task makes it possible to evaluate the effectiveness of AV system operation scenarios. The target values of changes in the key parameters of the AV and operating scenarios are obtained, leading to an increase in the efficiency of operation and maintenance. Conducting a multifactorial analysis of the results of virtual tests allows you to formulate requirements and recommendations for the design of AV maintenance systems.
UK National Archives on the Significance of the Battle of Stalingrad: A Review of Sources and Research Prospects
Authors: Belov Dmitry A. ,   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Published: July 2024

This article presents the findings of a multi-year scientific research endeavor conducted under the auspices of two grant projects. Initially supported by the Russian State Science Foundation, the research subsequently evolved into an international traveling exhibition format funded by the Presidential Grants Fund. The author posits that in the forthcoming decades, the most promising avenue within this thematic domain will be the ex-ploration of Stalingrad as a pivotal aspect of Great Britain’s social and political landscape during the Second World War. Preliminary findings from archival research in Great Britain, the USA, and France suggest that the investigation in this area is in its nascent stages, underscoring that the scale and significance of the events at Stalingrad have not been commensurately studied. The article delineates three principal areas of promising research aimed at uncovering previously unpublished documents within British archives concerning the impact of the Stalingrad events on British-Soviet relations during the war years. These areas include: first, the identifi-cation of documents detailing the contributions of residents from three hundred British cities towards humani-tarian aid efforts for Stalingrad; second, the historical exploration of the twin cities movement and its formation; and third, an assessment of the role played by intercepted and decrypted messages from the German Enigma cipher machine in shaping the understanding of British military and political leaders regarding the war within the British military and political framework.
Artes visuales y soberanía
Authors: Ciafardo Mariel
Published: July 2024

En este escrito se analiza la obra Alguna vez comimos maíz y pescado (2020), de la artista colombiana María Buenaventura. Interesada desde hace más de una década en la relación entre el arte y los comestibles, la obra aborda el problema de la soberanía alimentaria desde una estética contemporánea, centrada fundamentalmente en la poética de los materiales.
Modern Russian business culture: “special” path of development or borrowing “other people’s” management practices?
Authors: Gavrilenko O. V.
Published: July 2024

In recent years, scientific discussions have intensified about the "special" way of development of Russia, the need to preserve the national identity and the harm of reckless copying and borrowing of "alien" practices in the political, economic, cultural spheres, about the need to return to traditional spiritual and moral values. The Russian business culture has an interesting history of formation: the pre-revolutionary period with a special business code and reliance on the values of Orthodoxy; the Soviet period with the values of collectivism, the priority of the common over the private, strict hierarchical order; the early post-Soviet period with non-systematic attempts to raise "western" companies from Soviet enterprises, "blind" copying Western business experience, privatization and the destruction of the "old order" and paternalistic system of relations with power; finally, the current period of development of Russian business culture, when as a result of the first rapid intensification of international activity and the strengthening of contacts with foreign organizations, and then forced break of business ties with "unfriendly" organizations a rather distinctive business culture with a number of specific features and characteristic "ambiguity" (at the same time collectivism and individualism, masculinity and femininity, task and human orientation, monoactivity and polyactivity, polysynchronous organization of working time, long-term and short-term orientation, combination of centralization and decentralization, orientation on individual achievement and status). Characteristic features of modern Russian business culture are high distance of authority and acceptance by individuals of the established hierarchical order, respect for status, dependence of business on power, negative attitude to risk and change on the part of the staff and calm perception of uncertainty by managers, active use of informal ties and reliance on interpersonal relations in business interaction, high context of culture, particularism, etc.
Peculiarities of desire to the growth of social capital of the individual in the regions of Russia
Authors: Barkova A. S.
Published: July 2024

Among the factors that most strongly influence the social capital of an individual are the quantity and quality of social contacts, the availability of education and internal attitudes of an individual. A person with a large social capital is more decisive and readier for change, because he or she is confident in his or her own strength and ability to adapt to new living conditions. The article explores the issue of the relationship between the size of social capital and the location of an individual. The regions of the Russian Federation vary in the quality of life. There is also spatial and digital inequality between them, which is manifested in unequal income, as well as in different living conditions, climate, accessibility of modern technologies. Residents of each region have unequal opportunities to meet their everyday needs.

 An individual's desire to change the current order of things by moving to another region can be presented as an indicator of the amount of social capital. The more determined an individual is to change his reality, the more developed is his social capital. The assessment of desires and aspirations was carried out by analyzing the search activity of Internet users in different regions of Russia. Six leaders and six outsiders of the rating of Russian regions by quality of life were selected. Residents of the regions with the lowest quality of life are more interested in higher education than others. For them it is a real opportunity to move to another region and change their life position. Thus, there is a paradoxical situation: the worse conditions an individual life in, the better he or she develops social capital.
Understanding the essence of the “Big Game” by classics of the Russian school of geopolitics (beginning)
Authors: Elishev S. O.
Published: July 2024

This article is devoted to understanding the essence of The Great Game – the policy of containing the development of Russia by Anglo-Saxon elites and powers, dating back more than two centuries, by the classics of the Russian school of geopolitics. The author of the article considers the geopolitical concepts of the founders of the civilizational approach and civilizational geopolitics – N.Ya. Danilevsky, K.N. Leontyev, representatives of pan-Slavism (R.A. Fadeev, I.I. Dusinsky), military-strategic direction (D.A. Milyutina, A.E. Vandama, A.E. Snesareva), Eurasia (P.E. N. Savitsky), Y.S. Kartsova, V.P. Semenova-Tyan-Shansky, P.N. Durnovo.

The author emphasizes that the development of Russian geopolitical thought took place in the absence of a political order from the state, as well as political and economic elites to develop a geopolitical strategy for the development of Russia and the implementation of its foreign policy. Unfortunately, the author states, many ideas of the classics of the Russian school of geopolitics (in particular, in their understanding of the essence, content and dynamics of the Big Game) turned out to be unclaimed by the ruling circles and governments, among which there were many people, Anglophile orientation, promoting the ideas of allied relations with England, to the detriment of the national interests of Russia.

At the same time, the author of the article notes, the understanding of the essence and features of the development of the events of the “Great Game” by representatives of the Russian school of geopolitics was largely carried out fragmentally, often in the aspect of analyzing the centuries-old civilizational confrontation between Russia and the Romano-German cultural and historical type (Western European great culture, civilization), and not purely continentalist concepts.

Authors who comprehend the essence and significant events of the “Great Game” in their works include: representatives of Pan-Slavism – N.Ya. Danilevsky, I.I. Dusinsky, R.A. Fadeeva; representatives of the military-strategic direction – A.E. Snesarev and A.E. Vandam; Y.S. Kartsovo and P.N. Durnovo. The rest of the classics of the Russian school of geopolitics addressed this issue selectively, within the framework of other topics of interest to them.
Humanism or conservatism?
Authors: Perevezentsev S. V.
Published: July 2024

The article analyzes two of the most important teachings in the world of religious-philosophical and socio-political thought — humanism and conservatism. It is emphasized that the doctrine of humanism, which arose in the XIV–XVI centuries. initially opposed the traditional religious and philosophical teachings of European peoples, primarily Christianity. As a religious philosophy, humanism served as a tool for the destruction of traditional societies and traditional religions and at the same time served as a methodological basis for creating an ideal society of universal justice. In the XVI–XIX centuries. The religious and philosophical attitudes of humanism have become the methodological basis of all the main religious, philosophical, ethical, political, economic, and aesthetic teachings of Western European civilization. The humanistic attitudes in these teachings took various forms — from the most radical (Marxism, anarchism) to liberal and protective (Hegelianism). However, in the XX — early XXI century. humanism has become a tool of the leading so-called "civilized" states, with which they destroy undesirable state regimes and traditional values of peoples who do not fit into the newly created "world order". Russian Russian thought tradition, in turn, was initially traditionalist and conservative, moreover, Russian religious and philosophical teachings were markedly different from those of Western European ones. The article shows the history of the birth and development of the Russian traditionalist-conservative tradition from the XI to the XXI centuries. It is concluded that in the works of modern Russian researchers at the beginning of the XXI century, the basic principles of the traditionalist-conservative methodology were formulated in the new historical conditions in which the current human community exists. The term "Russian chranitelstvo" is proposed to designate this kind of methodology in modern Russian socio-humanities. A new understanding of the traditionalist-conservative approach to the analysis of the historical development of man and society makes it possible to reflect and show the civilizational specifics of Russia, the complexity, multidimensional nature and interdependence of those social, spiritual, religious, political and economic processes that determined Russian statehood, as well as to offer an alternative, and, most importantly, a perspective view of the current state and the future of our state and people.
Analysis from a policy perspective: The importance of strengthening in maritime axis policy design in Indonesia
Authors: Saeri Mhd. , Jamaan Ahmad , Nizmi Yusnarida Eka , Olivia Yessi , Takwa Tuah Kalti , Rafi M.
Published: July 2024

This study analyzes the importance of strengthening the design of Indonesia’s maritime axis policy. This research uses a qualitative approach to systematically explain the dynamics and importance of strengthening world maritime policy, where the Nvivo 12 Plus tool is used to analyze data and answer the research questions posed. This research shows that Indonesia still has complex bureaucratic and institutional problems and aspects of political identity and leadership attitudes that require systematic and comprehensive improvement. Then, the draft for strengthening the maritime axis policy in Indonesia includes three policy recommendations: reformulating the focus of the maritime axis policy, comprehensive and coherent governance, and an integrated administrative framework, as well as improving the political identity and attitudes of leaders in public policy. Substantially, the relative failure of the Global Maritime Axis (GMA) policy, known as Joko Widodo’s concept of regulating the Indonesian government based on geographical location, was caused by the dominance of political factors and domestic bureaucratic problems. Apart from that, the lack of priority narratives in the maritime and development sectors means that the Indonesian government’s priorities are more oriented towards GMA infrastructure aspects and at the expense of other fundamental elements. This study encourages the Indonesian government to accelerate a more substantive GMA. However, this research needs to be expanded because the analysis results were only carried out through secondary data and focused on two important aspects of GMA. Therefore, further research is needed that explains the prospects for GMA policy in Indonesia in more detail.
Influence of travel application usage on tourist online shopping appraisal
Authors: Inmor Sureerut , Podaras Athanasios , Jituea Naruemon , Wongpun Sukontip
Published: July 2024

This paper delves into the analysis of the physical flow patterns of users and its subsequent influence on their purchasing behavior. The research methodology encompassed surveying a substantial sample size of 400 users actively engaged with travel applications. The gathered data underwent meticulous analysis employing a combination of descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling techniques. The findings from this study have unveiled noteworthy insights into user behavior within travel applications. It is evident that the inclination to engage with the system has a substantial and positive impact on users’ purchase intentions. Moreover, the motivation behind users’ system usage has a direct bearing on their purchase intentions, primarily mediated by the enjoyment derived from the overall experience. This research underscores the pivotal role played by travel applications in the contemporary travel industry landscape. As travelers increasingly rely on digital platforms to plan their trips and make informed choices, understanding the intricate dynamics of user engagement, motivation, and subsequent purchasing decisions within these applications is paramount. This deeper comprehension not only sheds light on consumer behavior but also empowers businesses to tailor their offerings and enhance user experiences, thereby solidifying the indispensable position of travel applications in the ever-evolving travel sector.
Medicinal plants collected by visitors in protected areas in Bulgaria
Authors: Dragoeva Asya , Kuleva Ivayla , Koynova Teodora , Kolev Nikolay , Dimitrova Zheni , Koleva Vanya
Published: July 2024

This survey is a part of a broader ethnobotanical research conducted amongst visitors of protected areas in Bulgaria. The aim of the present study was to find out which herbs are collected by the visitors. Two types of interviews were conducted – among visitors of the Shumen Plateau Nature Park and among users of social network Facebook. Only small proportion from both groups collected medicinal plants from the visited areas. On the other hand, their answers revealed the knowledge about the most used medicinal plants in Bulgaria. Notably, most of them specify, that they comply with legal requirements and that the collected herbs are for personal use only. There are some differences between two groups – a smaller proportion of the online group collected medicinal plants from natural habitats, but demonstrated a greatest knowledge than the visitors of the Shumen Plateau Nature Park. Reported medicinal plants by the respondents are widely distributed in Bulgaria. Two endangered species have been mentioned: Aesculus hippocastanum L. and Sideritis scardica Griseb. Four medicinal plants were cited from both groups: – Hypericum perforatum L., Thymus sp. div., Tilia tomentosa Moench and Rosa canina L. Results revealed also the major disadvantages of the online surveys – skewed respondents, as only people interested in using herbs participate in the survey.
A Physically Inspired Model for Estimating Clear-Sky Solar Irradiance
Authors: Goilean Anamaria-Giulia , Paulescu Eugenia , Paulescu Marius
Published: July 2024

The estimation of solar irradiance under clear sky conditions is still a research topic. Many times, accessible empirical models are applied in practice, even if more uncertainty is expected than in the case of complex models. This paper reports a class of innovative empirical models for estimating clear sky global solar irradiance. Although the models are of an empirical nature, the mathematical equations are inspired by the physics behind the radiative transfer in the atmosphere. The models are developed with high-quality data recorded on the Solar Platform of the West University of Timisoara, Romania. Considering the local character of the empirical models, the development process is described in detail so that it can be replicated in other locations. Having only deterministic quantities as input, the proposed models harmoniously combine the two key requirements for practical applications: accessibility and accuracy.