bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Zur approximativen Maximum-Likelihood-Schätzung dynamischer Multi-Modelle vom Typ Takagi-Sugeno: Methodik und Anwendung auf einen Servo-Pneumatikantrieb
Authors: Kroll Andreas , Fischer Jana
Published: September 2021

Dieser Beitrag adressiert die Identifikation von Takagi-Sugeno-Modellen für nichtlineare stochastische dynamische Systeme. Ist Wissen über die stochastischen Eigenschaften eines dynamischen Prozesses (bspw. bzgl. Verteilungsfunktion, Korreliertheit) verfügbar, so kann dies zur Verbesserung der Modellparameterschätzung genutzt werden. Dabei trifft die oft gemachte Annahme unabhängig und identisch normalverteilter Zufallsgrößen bei technischen Systemen häufig nicht zu. Dies ist bspw. bei mechatronischen Antrieben in Folge von Reibung oft der Fall. Im Beitrag werden deshalb die Dichtefunktionen der Zufallsgrößen als Gaußsche Mischmodelle mittels eines Multistart-Expectation-Maximization-Algorithmus geschätzt. Da die Residualdichtefunktionen zu Beginn der Identifikation nicht verfügbar sind, werden diese aus der Streuung von Wiederholexperimenten approximativ ermittelt und zur approximativen Maximum-Likelihood-Schätzung von Takagi-Sugeno-Modellen genutzt. Wegen der ausgeprägten Multimodalität der resultierenden Likelihood-Funktion wird dazu Partikelschwarm-Optimierung eingesetzt. Die Vorgehensweise wird an einem industriellen servo-pneumatischen Linearantrieb mit reibungsbedingten Unsicherheiten demonstriert. Dabei lässt sich der mittlere Validierungsfehler um 9 % gegenüber einer Least-Squares-Schätzung reduzieren.
Identification of a potable water system
Authors: Peter Timm J. , Schüssler Max , Rüschen Daniel , Nelles Oliver
Published: September 2021

A comprehensive procedure to identify a potable water system by data-driven means is proposed. The methodology focuses in a first step on topology identification. Herein, the sensor data is used to establish a directed graph of the underlying system by the means of a coherence-based algorithm and heuristics within a multi-stage strategy. In a second step, the pipe lengths of the water system are identified with the usage of dead time estimates from regularized finite impulse response models. The whole procedure is successfully applied to a simulation model. It is shown that the topology can be correctly identified. The pipe lengths can be determined with sufficient accuracy if heat transfer between supply pipes and return pipes can be neglected. The proposed method can be used to identify the topology and pipe lengths of potable water systems.
Eine weiße Kerze für Francesca von Berta Schmidt-Bickelmann – Dantelektüren eines Mitglieds der DDG (1938–1959)
Authors: Renker Andrea
Published: September 2021

Riassunto

Dante un classico della letteratura tedesca? – In occasione del seicentesimo anniversario della morte del poeta questa domanda riconquistò una popolarità ambigua in Germania, la cui portata sorpassava di gran lunga le discussioni meramente accademiche. La questione è anche al centro delle letture dantesche di Berta-Schmidt-Bickelmann (1885–1959), che fu membro della Deutsche Dante-Gesellschaft in questi anni. Il presente contributo esamina per la prima volta gli articoli e le poesie di questa appassionata lettrice di Dante, pubblicati tra il 1938 e il 1959 nel Mitteilungsblatt della Deutsche Dante-Gesellschaft. Se ne ricava un’impressione sulla ricezione non-accademica di Dante in Germania verso la metà del Novecento.
Konstitutionalismus im „Systeme der coexistierenden Staaten“ Überlegungen zu einer internationalen Verfassungsgeschichte am Beispiel des Revolutionszeitalters (1776–1820)
Authors: Payk Marcus M.
Published: September 2021

Der Aufsatz plädiert für eine Ergänzung und Erweiterung der Verfassungsgeschichte durch die stärkere Berücksichtigung internationaler Perspektiven. Anhand von Fallbeispielen aus dem Zeitalter der atlantischen Revolutionen – der nordamerikanischen wie französischen Verfassungsgebung der 1780er und 1790er Jahre, des napoleonischen Konstitutionalismus sowie der Deutschen Bundesakte von 1815/20 – wird aufgezeigt, dass sich Prozesse der Konstitutionalisierung ohne ihre vielfältigen äußeren Bezüge zu Außenpolitik, Völkerrecht und zwischenstaatlicher Ordnung kaum verstehen lassen. Auf dieser Grundlage werden einige konzeptionelle Überlegungen zusammengetragen und mit Hinweisen auf weitere neuzeitliche Verfassungen ergänzt, um die Möglichkeiten einer internationalen Verfassungsgeschichte anzudeuten. Zwei komplementäre Blickwinkel werden vorgeschlagen: Einerseits sollte vermehrt nach den inneren Bezugnahmen, Erklärungen und Normen einer Verfassung zur internationalen Ordnung und zum Völkerrecht gefragt werden. Andererseits sind äußere Einwirkungen auf die Verfassungsschöpfung in den Blick zu nehmen, sei es als Vorgaben einer Besatzungsmacht, sei es als subtile Erwartungen internationaler Instanzen oder externer Akteure.
Medullary thyroid carcinoma in children: current state of the art and future perspectives
Authors: Kiriakopoulos Andreas , Dimopoulou Anastasia , Nastos Constantinos , Dimopoulou Dimitra , Dimopoulou Konstantina , Menenakos Evangelos , Zavras Nikolaos
Published: September 2021

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a distinct type of malignant thyroid tumor in cell origin, biological behavior, and natural history. It accounts for 1.6% of all thyroid cancers and presents either sporadically or as a hereditary disease, the latter occurring as a part of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) 2A and MEN2B syndromes or as a familial MTC disease with no other manifestations. The gene responsible for the hereditary form is the rearranged during transfection (RET) gene, a proto-oncogene located to human chromosome 10. Most pediatric MTC cases have been discovered after genetic testing investigations, leading to the concept of prophylactic surgery in presymptomatic patients. Therefore, the genetic status of the child, along with serum calcitonin levels and ultrasonographic findings, determine the appropriate age for prophylactic surgical intervention. Nevertheless, a diagnosis at an early stage of MTC warrants total thyroidectomy and central lymph node dissection with the addition of lateral/contralateral lymph node dissection depending on the tumor size, ultrasonographic evidence of neck disease, or calcitonin levels. Conversely, locally advanced/unresectable or metastatic MTC is primarily treated with multikinase inhibitors, while more specific RET inhibitors are being tested in clinical trials with promising results.
A grammatical construction in the service of interpersonal distance regulation. The case of the Polish directive infinitive construction
Authors: Kochańska Agata
Published: September 2021

The aim of the paper is to consider the pragmatic effects of the Polish (Proszę) ‘request1 SG. NON-PAST.’ + VINF construction in different contexts. The specific research problem is how these effects are related to the conceptual make-up of the construction. The framework for the analysis is the theory of cognitive grammar (cf. e. g. Langacker 1987, 1991, 2008, 2009).

The analysis starts with an account of the conceptual make-up of the construction. Then, its selected uses are considered, with emphasis on the pragmatic effects in the relevant contexts. The study offers a qualitative analysis of two kinds of data: a sample of hand-picked utterances and a corpus of utterances extracted from the National Corpus of Polish (NCP).

The claim made in the study is that the construction profiles a process figuring in a directive scenario in the role of the process the speaker wishes the hearer to engage in. At the same time, it involves defocusing of the trajector of the profiled process, identified with the hearer. The construction’s pragmatic effects in specific contexts are claimed to follow from how this trajector defocusing is put in correspondence with specific aspects of the actual ground.
Holocene resource exploitation along the Nile: diet and subsistence strategies of Mesolithic and Neolithic societies at Khor Shambat 1, Sudan
Authors: Dunne Julie , Jórdeczka Maciej , Chłodnicki Marek , Hardy Karen , Kubiak-Martens Lucy , Hoyo Magdalena Moskal-del , Osypińska Marta , Portillo Marta , Sobkowiak-Tabaka Iwona , Delgado-Raack Selina , Bobrowski Przemysław , Breeze Paul S. , Drake Nick , Manning Katie , Evershed Richard P.
Published: September 2021

The subsistence practices of Holocene communities living in the Nile Valley of Central Sudan are comparatively little known. Recent excavations at Khor Shambat, Sudan, have yielded well-defined Mesolithic and Neolithic stratigraphy. Here, for the first time, archaeozoological, palaeobotanical, phytolith and dental calculus studies are combined with lipid residue analysis of around 100 pottery fragments and comparative analysis of faunal remains and organic residues. This holistic approach provides valuable information on changes in adaptation strategies, from Mesolithic hunter-gatherers to Neolithic herders exploiting domesticates. A unique picture is revealed of the natural environment and human subsistence, demonstrating the potential wider value of combining multiple methods.
Third-Generation Hydroxyethyl Starch Causes Dose-Dependent Coagulopathy in Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass with Continuation of Preoperative Aspirin
Authors: KUSUMOTO GO , Higashi Midoriko , Shigematsu Kenji , Yamaura Ken
Published: September 2021

Background: We aimed to evaluate the effect of third-generation hydroxyethyl starch (6% HES 130/0.4) on hemostasis and perioperative blood loss in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) with continuation of preoperative aspirin.
Methods: Forty-nine consecutive patients, who underwent OPCAB at a single institution between November 1, 2014 and March 31, 2016, were included. Coagulation tests, including thromboelastometry and clinical data of all patients, retrospectively were collected from anesthesia and medical records.
Results: The total amount of intraoperative crystalloid and HES was 2057.5 ± 771.6 mL (N = 32) and 1090.6 ± 645.0 mL (N = 32), respectively. In the coagulation pathway, the change ratio of fibrinogen concentration, prothrombin time, and fibrinogen thromboelastometry-maximum clot firmness (FIBTEM-MCF) significantly correlated with HES (P < 0.001, P = 0.00131, and P < 0.001, respectively), but not with crystalloid. In the coagulation pathway concerning interaction with platelets, the change ratio of platelet count, extrinsic thromboelastometry-clotting formation time (EXTEM-CFT), and EXTEM-MCF significantly were correlated with HES (P < 0.001, P < 0.001, and P < 0.001, respectively), but not with crystalloid. At chest closure, the hematocrit decreased in a dose-dependent manner with HES (P < 0.001), but not with crystalloid administration. There was an association between the change ratio of hematocrit and EXTEM-MCF (P = 0.00122). However, intra-postoperative blood loss was not correlated with HES 130/0.4 or crystalloid administration.
Conclusion: We found that 6% HES 130/0.4 prolonged coagulation testing in a dose-dependent manner due to hemodilution but did not increase blood loss in patients undergoing OPCAB with continuation of preoperative aspirin.
Growth in Motivation, Performance, and Positive Emotions: Experiential Learning in Macro Social Work
Authors: Silverman Andrea , Friedman Morgan , Whiting-Smalls Jalisa , Wisseh Nadi , Friedman Laurie , Ibrahim Jennifer
Published: September 2021

The Control Value Leaning Theory can be used to understand and impact student knowledge, interest, and experiences in content relating to health professions and associated topics, including working with organizations and communities and being a part of a task group or interdisciplinary team. This case study reports on the experiences of 19 students in a graduate practice social work course: Practice of Social Service Delivery II. Students’ increased control and input in assignments and perception of the assignments’ value were associated with increased motivation, performance, and enjoyment. Experiential learning opportunities that emphasized greater student choice and value increased students’ exposure to the professional realm and appeared to increase the perceived importance of a course topic in which students previously had low knowledge and interest.
Adverse events and preventive measures related to COVID-19 vaccines
Authors: Ahn Tae Kyu , Kang Soo , Paik Jin Hui , Seo Young Ho
Published: September 2021

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines are categorized according to the manufacturing technique, including mRNA vaccines and adenovirus vector vaccines. According to previous studies, the reported efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine is excellent regardless of the type of vaccine, and the majority of studies have shown similar results for safety. Most of the adverse reactions after vaccination were mild or moderate grade, and severe reactions were reported in a very small proportion. However, the adverse reactions that might occur after nationwide vaccinations can contribute to crowding of emergency departments, and this can further lead to significant obstacles to providing necessary treatment for life-threatening conditions. Therefore, as emergency physicians, we would like to present some concerns and suggestions to prevent these predictable problems.
Propiedades físicas de estructuras tipo perovskita: Síntesis y aplicaciones
Authors: Ramírez-Martín Carlos , Figueredo-Amaya Diego , Mesa-Chaparro Jairo , Rios-Rojas Alejandra Maria
Published: September 2021

Los materiales tipo perovskita han despertado gran interés dada la flexibilidad que poseen para acomodar elementos de diferentes radios iónicos, permitiéndoles ser estable. Ello ha conllevado al estudio de familias específicas, nombradas de acuerdo al catión de menor radio iónico en la estructura, tal es es el caso de materiales basados en cobalto (cobaltitas), en manganeso (manganitas), en hierro con bismuto (ferritas de bismuto), en iridio (iridiatos). En el presente trabajo se realiza una breve descripción de la estructura perovskita, de igual forma se detallan las características básicas de algunas familias que han sido importantes por su contribución en el campo de la ciencia básica y aplicaciones, dentro de los cuales se menciona los materiales superconductores de alta temperatura crítica basados en cobre, y se describen algunos métodos importantes de síntesis por vía húmeda y seca. Se obtiene que, de acuerdo con sus elementos constituyentes, las propiedades exhibidas por cada material son diferentes y variadas, y por tanto, es posible encontrar materiales aplicados desde sensores, hasta los aplicados en catálisis. Aun cuando su respuesta sea variada, desde el punto de vista estructural, todos los materiales comparten el ordenamiento de octaedros conectados por vértices que encierran el catión de mayor tamaño.
Realization of the Benefits from the Functioning of Municipal Electric Transport in the Taxation of the Property of Individuals
Authors:   Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Leontev E. V. , Mayburov I. A. ,   Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin
Published: September 2021

The problem of introducing the benefit principle into local taxation for the implementation of investment projects for the development of municipal public transport is extremely relevant. Today, however, such projects are financed by the lump-sum method, which creates prerequisites for an even greater distortion of the benefit principle. Public transport being as an element of local public goods, there is a strict binding to the locality, which makes it difficult for taxpayers living outside such zones to use it. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the possibility of introducing the benefit principle into the taxation of property owned by private individuals in the case of the city of Yekaterinburg by establishing the dependence of the availability of tram stops on the capitalization of the cost of residential real estate. In this study, we intend to confirm the hypothesis about the possibility of using a differentiated property tax rate, which will allow us to introduce various tax instruments for a fairer and fiscally more efficient tax model that provides for additional taxation of residents who benefit the most from electric municipal transport. Calculations were carried out by comparing the homogeneity of the price reaction to the proximity of tram stops when zoning by type of real estate and without such zoning. The calculations have shown that the capitalization of the proximity of tram stops in the cost of housing in Yekaterinburg fits both into the static and dynamic equilibrium model. At the same time, the model with zones previously combined by type of real estate showed more uniform results in terms of the degree of influence of the proximity of tram stops on the cost of housing. As a result of the study, it was possible to identify geographically isolated zones in Yekaterinburg with the most smoothed effect of the interaction between the objects of the proximity of tram stops on the price of real estate. These zones are also ready-made fiscal zones with an increased property tax, the protected proceeds from which should become a source for the creation of new transport infrastructure of the zone. The hypothesis of the study is confirmed. This model of taxation provides a high level of fairness; at the same time it is practically applicable in the conditions of Yekaterinburg.
Role of aesthetics in conviviality of public open spaces in new market, Bhopal: A case study
Authors: Thombre Leena , Kapshe Charumitra
Published: September 2021

Conviviality means living happily together in the company of each other. A convivial public open space represents a healthy society. The qualities of the built environment surrounding a public open space can play an important role to make it friendly, sociable or convivial. This paper aims to investigate the conviviality of public open spaces with reference to visual aesthetics of the built environment around them. For this investigation, a perception survey has been carried out to examine the users’ perception of conviviality and built environment qualities of selected eight public open spaces in new market, Bhopal. The data gathered are analysed using the correlation between perception of built environment qualities (aesthetics, legibility and walkability) and supporting variables of conviviality. Aesthetics of a typical building facade in two public open spaces has been objectively measured apart from public perception. The objective measurement will help to rationalise the public perception of aesthetics. The objective measurement is based on the Gestalt law of visual organisation for evaluating visual aesthetics of a building facade using order and complexity. This study will help urban designers and planners to understand the role of aesthetics in creating convivial public open spaces.
Effect of sowing rate and date on establishment and growth of Trichloris crinita, a native American pasture grass from arid environments, in the Arid Chaco of Argentina
Authors: Domínguez Deolindo L.E. , Namur Pedro R. , Cavagnaro Pablo F.
Published: September 2021

In arid regions, revegetation with locally adapted native species can improve forage production and help ameliorate soil degradation. We investigated the effects of 3 sowing dates and 3 sowing rates of Trichloris crinita cv. Chamical-INTA, a perennial forage grass native to arid and semi-arid regions, on pasture establishment parameters in the Argentinian Arid Chaco phytogeographical region. Sowing date significantly influenced plant density and soil coverage at the end of the growing season, with the latest sowing date increasing mean plant density and soil coverage by 42‒66% and 16‒38%, respectively, relative to the 1st and 2nd dates. Conversely, the later sowing dates (2nd and 3rd dates) exhibited significantly lower mean values for all plant growth-related traits, i.e. tillers per plant, plant height and percentage of flowering plants. Sowing rate had a strong effect on plant density at the end of the growing season but not on plant growth parameters. Under the conditions of this study, using intermediate sowing densities (7.5 kg seed/ha) and sowing early in the season, when temperatures were still mild, delivered the best results in terms of pasture density and establishment efficacy. Early sowing resulted in a greater percentage of flowering plants and seed set prior to the first winter frosts, which should ensure ongoing establishment of plants in the next wet season. Longer-term studies to examine the survival of plants and possible increase in plant density over time are necessary to determine if this procedure has sustainable benefits for pastures in the area.
Evaluation of ten perennial forage grasses for biomass and nutritional quality
Authors: Faji Mulisa , Kebede Gezahagn , Feyissa Fekede , Mohammed Kedir , Minta Muluneh , Mengistu Solomon , Tsegahun Aschelew
Published: September 2021

A study was carried out to evaluate 10 perennial forage grass accessions from 4 species for herbage dry matter yield and nutritional quality at Holetta Agricultural Research Center. The evaluated grasses species and varieties were one Desho grass (Pennisetum) variety Kulumsa, four Urochloa decumbens (ILRI-14721, ILRI-14720, ILRI-13205 and ILRI-10871), three Urochloa ruziziensis (ILRI-14813, ILRI-14774 and ILRI-13332) and two Setaria sphacelata (ILRI-143 and ILRI-6543) accessions. Plant height and forage dry matter yield were significantly affected by accession over years, during the establishment and production phases. Combined analysis indicated that the tested accessions varied significantly for plant height with the Setaria accessions taller than the other tested species. Combined data analysis revealed that forage dry matter yield significantly varied according to species and Desho grass (variety Kulumsa) was higher in dry matter yield than the other grasses tested. Fiber contents (NDF, ADF and ADL) were significantly influenced by accession. Crude protein yield differed among the accessions and Desho grass had higher crude protein, followed by U. decumbens (accession ILRI-13205), U. decumbens (accession ILRI-14721) and S. sphacelata (accession ILRI-6543). Based on dry matter yield and crude protein U. decumbens (accession ILRI-13205), U. ruziziensis (accession ILRI-13332), S. sphacelata (accession 6543) and Desho grass (var. Kulumsa) are recommended as alternative forage grasses for the study area and similar agro-ecologies.
Editorial
Authors: Giraldo Aguirre Sebastián
Published: September 2021

Editorial
“Eu só desejo que meus filhos não sofram o que eu sofri”: memórias de dor e resistência de mulheres sobreviventes do conflito armado colombiano
Authors: Da Silva Falcão Ana Taisa
Published: September 2021

Objetivo: apresentar um estudo de caso do conflito armado colombiano a partir da análise do deslocamento forçado e violação dos direitos humanos de mulheres vítimas de grupos paramilitares. O enfoque metodológico do artigo está nos processos derivados do acordo entre o Governo Uribe (2002-2010) e os grupos paramilitares. Metodología: analisamos os Autos da Corte Constitucional e informes de organizações da sociedade civil referentes às violações dos Direitos Humanos das mulheres no conflito armado colombiano. Resultados: os resultados alcançados, com base na análise dos documentos e dos testemunhos das vítimas, observam a maneira como a violência contra as mulheres se desenvolveu durante o conflito armado. Conclusão: concluímos que os testemunhos nos mostram seus principais desejos: por vida digna, por reparação, pela busca por fazer parte de uma comunidade e de pertencimento a um lugar.
Notas sobre una comisión de la verdad desde las mujeres
Authors: Arias Rodríguez Gina Marcela
Published: September 2021

Objetivo: Presentar algunos análisis sobre los enfoques metodológicos y dispositivos que orientaron el proyecto de la “Comisión de la Verdad de las mujeres víctimas del conflicto armado colombiano” desarrollado por la Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres. Metodología: Se analizaron datos derivados de esta Comisión, la experiencia de los que trabajamos en este proceso y los vínculos que construimos con las mujeres testimoniantes. El proyecto se abordó bajo una lógica de investigación-acción, no extractivista y de trabajo colaborativo que puso en el centro las experiencias de las mujeres. Resultados: Se constató el continuum de violencias que viven las mujeres en contextos afectados por el conflicto armado y sus capacidades para resistir las adversidades. Conclusión: Entre las principales conclusiones se pudo evidenciar la utilidad del testimonio en los procesos de recuperación emocional, en la incidencia en el proceso de negociación con las FARC-EP y la creación de la Subcomisión de Género.
Diversidad sexual y de género en el marco del conflicto armado en Colombia. Algunas reflexiones para su estudio
Authors: Giraldo Aguirre Sebastián
Published: September 2021

Objetivo: Presentar algunas reflexiones conceptuales, metodológicas y políticas para el estudio de la diversidad sexual y de género en el marco del conflicto armado y en el proceso de construcción de paz. Metodología: Para plantear estas consideraciones se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica en bases de datos de internet y una revisión de prensa para identificar las apuestas académicas, gubernamentales y periodísticas que se han desarrollado al respecto. Resultado: Debido a que es un campo de estudio reciente en el país, se requieren algunas advertencias preliminares que busquen enriquecer la apuesta investigativa sobre el tema. Conclusión: La implementación de la perspectiva de género y, en específico, de la perspectiva de diversidad sexual y de género, son mecanismos fundamentales para el proceso transicional que afronta Colombia.
Analysis of the detection of an attack based on SQL injection using an impulse artificial neural network
Authors:   Novosibirsk State Technical University, Russian Federation, Arkhipova Anastasiya , Polyakov Pavel ,   Novosibirsk State Technical University, Russian Federation
Published: September 2021

This article presents the results of testing to create a specialized system that helps prevent cyberattacks, thus popularizing the construction of intelligent applications. Based on the results obtained, it can be argued that the tests carried out are satisfactory. The mathematical basis for building a neural network model is the HESADM model (Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Framework). The presented system allows you to form a set of rules using fuzzy logical neurons. This paper presents an approach to the formation of a fuzzy neural network used for detecting SQL injection attacks. The methodology used in this paper is an impulse artificial neural network (SANN), which uses an evolving neural network system (eCOS) and a multi-layer approach of an impulse artificial neural network to classify the exact type of intrusion or network anomaly with minimal computational potential. The impulse artificial neural system forms itself continuously, adapting to the input data, being in a functioning or not state, being under the supervision of an administrator. This system finds application to several other complex problems of the real world, proving its efficiency, including in the field of information security. The considered model is a hybrid evolving pulse anomaly detection model (HESADM), which works on impulses that occur in the system, while neurons are used to monitor the algorithm using a single training pass. In the system, traffic-oriented data is used by importing classes that use variable encoding. The data used is obtained by converting the real characteristics of network traffic into certain time stamps.
Paremiological wealth of the language of the Slovakian Rusins. Component composition and semantic features
Authors:   University of Prešov (Prešov, Slovakia), Čižmarova M.
Published: September 2021

The article draws attention to the current state of study of Rusin phraseology and paremiology in Slovakia and analyzes the most important works from the 1950s to this day. These works are the most valuable source of information about the residents of the region, the world around them, their culture, world outlook, customs, stereotypes and historical past. The following books are presented: E. Nedzelsky’s The Nation’s Word of Mouth. Proverbs – Sayings – Incantations – Riddles – Sayings of Transcarpathia, Y. Tsyhra and I. Lehdan’s People Will Say How to Tie It, M. Mushynka’s From the Depths of Ages. Anthology of Oral Folk Art of Presov Region, N. Warhol and A. Ivchenko’s Phraseological Dictionary of Lemko Dialects of Eastern Slovakia, M. Schmaida’s “... And I am also wishing you...”, J. Warhol’s Calendar and Family Ritual of Ukrainians of Slovakia, and A. Galgashov’s Struzhnitsky Walkways. The rich factual phraseological material of the Slovakian Rusins has been accumulated by scholars for decades, and a significant part of it remains in the manuscripts of the Museum of Ukrainian Culture in Svidník. Numerous dialect phrases were published in the pages of local periodicals – Nove Zhytja, Dukla and the magazine Druzhno Vpered. The author investigates paremias with animalistic and phytonymic components, as well as paremias with components – names of food and food products.
Improvement of Premium Banking Services: The Need and the Potential
Authors:   Tomsk State University (Tomsk, Russian Federation), Schastnaya Tatiana V. , Horoshilova Arina V. ,   Tomsk State University (Tomsk, Russian Federation)
Published: September 2021

The need for a transition to an intensive and innovative development path is overdue in the banking system of Russia. The quality parameters of the premium banking service program for top-5 banks were analyzed. Factors of interest to the banks and their clients were identified. Suggestions on possible ways to improve premium banking programs were formulated. For the analysis, the authors selected banks with the most interesting bonus programs. The contextual analysis of the qualitative parameters of the premium banking programs allowed identifying these programs’ important components and possible problems. These are: the digitalization of banking services, which actively penetrates the segment of the wealthy client; lower business margins; search for the real value of a premium service for the customer. In the authors’ opinion, the most urgent problem is the combination of trends in the digitalization of the banking services and the needs of individualization of the approach to servicing a premium client. The main directions for improving premium banking programs were formulated. They are associated with improving the skills of the program staff; searching for new additional offers and organizing operational feedback for this; expanding the line of financial products offered to premium customers, for example, investment and insurance products, legal services. Premium banking provides a premium client with a special status in terms of service individualization, involves working with target segments, and offers bonus programs of banking products and services aimed at specific target audiences. Therefore, premium banking encourages the bank to identify and differentiate different target groups (audiences) by income level, investment goals, etc.; to conduct events (training seminars, conferences, presentations) to attract individuals to the financial market. Premium banking provides a balance between the economic interests of the company, the financial market and the banking system, commercial banks and individuals. Therefore, the task of developing this segment of the banking services market becomes relevant, meeting the modern needs of the economy. Primarily, the introduction and improvement of premium banking are beneficial to commercial banks themselves, as it increases their level of competitiveness, contributes to the formation of customer loyalty, thus allowing for a more complete satisfaction of customer needs in special services. Currently, improvements in premium banking could also contribute to raising the financial awareness of private clients concerning investment opportunities in the financial markets that would provide effective and balanced development of the financial market of Russia.
Trends in Social Sustainable Development Indicators for Russian Oil-and-Gas Regions
Authors:   Tomsk State University (Tomsk, Russian Federation), Frolova Elena A. , Sharf Irina V. ,   Tomsk Polytechnic University
Published: September 2021

The article presents an assessment of social sustainable development indicators for Russian oil-and-gas regions. Natural energy resources are one of the most important factors in ensuring the competitiveness of regional economy. However, the resource sector development leads to a subnational resource dependence and to a decline in the quality of life indicators. Natural resources could be a motor of economic development. For this purpose, local authorities should enhance the social and market infrastructure, innovation and investment activity, create institutions that support diversification and prevent the overindulgence of resource companies. The natural resources’ impact on the quality of life for Tomsk Oblast, the Komi Republic, the Udmurt Republic, the Republic of Tatarstan, and Samara Oblast was assessed. These regions have small energy resource (oil and gas) reserves, but mining creates 15 to 30% of the regional product. Extractive industries employ 2% of the workforce. World economy trends in 2008-2018 had a significant negative impact on the mining sector of these regions. Dependence on oil prices has led to a reduction in subnational budget revenues, the Gross Regional Product growth rate has declined, the poverty rate has increased, and the quality of life indicators have decreased. Demographic indicators (fertility and mortality rates) have also worsened. The social and economic development indicators in most of the considered oil-and-gas regions became worse than the same indicators in Russia. This fact indicates a high level of resource dependence of subnational economies (resource curse). Only in the Republic of Tatarstan the resource sector became the motor of the regional economic performance, despite the decline in oil prices. As a result, Tatarstan occupies a leading position in the rating of the quality of life indicators. The level of poverty in Tatarstan is lower than in other resource regions and in Russia. Tatarstan also has a high level of population growth, low unemployment, and higher rates of economic growth than Russia. The worst situation is in Tomsk Oblast and in the Komi Republic, in which the share of the extractive sector in the Gross Regional Product is 30%; therefore, the indicators of the socioeconomic development are highly dependent on the oil-and-gas companies’ performance. Low diversification, transport accessibility limitations, poor natural and climatic conditions, as well as a decrease in the income of oil-and-gas companies due to the fall in oil prices leads to an increase in poverty rates in these regions, increases the out-region migration of the working-age population, which reduces regional competitiveness. Thus, the economies of most of the considered oil-and-gas regions cannot be considered sustainable.
A Model for Assessing the Public Effectiveness of Large-Scale Investment Projects: The Tree of Goals and Relative Importance Coefficients
Authors:   Siberian State Transport University (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation), Pyataev Maksim V.
Published: September 2021

The article proposes a methodology for assessing the public effectiveness of large-scale infrastructure projects. The implementation of large-scale projects affects the gross domestic product, the consumption fund, and making a decision to invest in a particular project is an extraordinary task. Projects of this scale involve a high degree of uncertainty and traditional methods are not acceptable as a tool for evaluating performance. The objects of comparative evaluation are railway projects: the Transpolar Mainline, the Lensk-Kamchatka Mainline and the railway crossing to Sakhalin Island. In the course of the research, the author applies both well-known methods of systems analysis (goal tree, expert assessments, relative importance coefficients, scenario approach) and methods of neo-system analysis (it is proposed to use a hybrid model of verbal and non-verbal assessment models). A tree of public efficiency goals for a large-scale project is constructed. To assess the achievement of the general goal, subgoals were formed: military-strategic, social and economic. The goal tree was considered in three scenarios: optimistic, intermediate, and pessimistic. In the course of the study, a questionnaire was developed and a survey of experts’ opinions was conducted. As a result of processing expert opinions, it was possible to obtain coefficients of relative importance (priorities) of each sub-goal in three different scenarios. At the next stage, the “alternative + scenario” sets were considered, within the framework of the constructed goal tree. This approach of processing the results of the goal tree allows taking into account the “scale” of the project since the analyzed projects have a significant impact on the entire economy, thereby influencing the scenarios themselves, in contrast to the widely used method of hierarchy analysis. As a result of the study, a methodology for evaluating large-scale projects using real experts was tested, which showed the priority of the railway crossing project to Sakhalin Island. When analyzing by the classical methods, the uncertainty of the external environment that affects the implementation of a particular scenario is taken into account, and this is sufficient in the framework of evaluating small-scale projects using the methods of system analysis. But the evaluation of large-scale projects using this method is incomplete, despite the systematic approach, since the implementation of such projects has an impact on the scenario itself, and this fact must be taken into account. It is concluded that it is necessary to use adequate methods of decision-making in relation to large-scale infrastructure projects, the need to use the methodology of non-system analysis, such an approach will allow taking into account the uncertainty of the external environment even more.
STYLISTIC FEATURES OF THE EUROPEAN ARCHITECTURE OF BANKING INSTITUTIONS IN GUANGZHOU LATE 19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURY ON THE EXAMPLE OF SHAMYAN ISLAND
Authors:   Pacific National University (Khabarovsk, Russian Federation), Bazilevich Mikhail E. , Kim Anton A. ,   Pacific National University (Khabarovsk, Russian Federation)
Published: September 2021

The article is devoted to the architecture of European banking institutions in Guangzhou, built on the territory of Shamyan island in the late 19th – early 20th century. A brief historical excursion into the history of the formation of the British and French concessions is given. This publication examines the stylistic and compositional features of the architecture of such banking institutions as: Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation; The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China; International banking corporation (City Bank); Bank of Taiwan; Commercial Corporation of Mitsubishi; Yokogama Specie Bank; The E.D.Sassoon & Co.Ltd. и D. Sassoon Sons Co. Ltd; Bank of Indochina; China & France Industry Bank. A composite and stylistic analysis was conducted, an iconographic description of the buildings of the main banks located within the boundaries of the former European concessions on Shamyan Island is given The study reveals the general principles of the development of the architecture of banking institutions in Guangzhou. The materials and results of the research carried out by the authors of this article allowed us to formulate the following conclusions: 1. The territorial isolation of the Shamyan island from the Chinese part of Guangzhou, as well as the operation within the concessions of British and French laws, contributed to the fact that the development of the architectural ensemble of the island as a whole was carried out in line with the advanced West European architectural and urban trends. 2. Most of the banking buildings here are built in the eclectic style with the predominance of neoclassicism features, of course, this fact is connected with the desire of the owners of bank corporations to demonstrate to the clients and competitors the financial strength of their organizations. 3. In the architecture of the considered banking institutions there is an active use of tectonics and elements of the order system, colonnades, arcades, the allocation of the first floor in the form of a rustic plinth. The motifs of Renaissance architecture, Baroque and Art Nouveau are also traced. 4. The formation of the appearance of banking buildings in Shamyan was strongly influenced by local conditions. The hot and humid subtropical climate of the south of China contributed to the spread in the architecture of the structures of this type of order colonnades, forming deep open verandas, as well as the use of X-shaped creaks-elements to ensure the natural ventilation of buildings, which, in addition, became an expressive element of the facade decoration
GRAFFITI GIRLS: GENDER FEATURES OF RUSSIAN YOUTH SUBCULTURE
Authors:   Samara State Medical University (Samara, Russian Federation), Kuzovenkova Yuliya А.
Published: September 2021

The author describes the role of girls in the graffiti community and street art movement. The situation in the United States and in Russia are compared. Russian research results are based on interviews with girls from Samara, Novosibirsk, Gratifying, and Moscow. According to American researchers, the legal and personal dangers and the rebellious nature of writing graffiti are factors that writers conceptualize as male and use as achievements attesting to their masculinity. The purposeful exclusion of female writers is thus essential to the development of a (male) writer's identity. There were just a few women who penetrate the subculture during the 1980s, and they did with some difficulty. The women are typically characterized by male writers as “slutty”. Still, this fact has not deterred female writers but it has affected their numbers and the recognition (or lack thereof) of their work. Beginning with the pioneering work of NYC female writers, women's presence in the male-dominated world of graffiti has greatly expanded to our days. Today's female writers approach their writing from two opposite angles. Some take advantage of the anonymity of writing to disguise their sex or at least not call attention to it, while others are keen to make their work, through subject matter, colour, and style, appear blatantly feminine. In the Russian graffiti subculture, as well as in the American one, there is a gender asymmetry. This is due to the fact that the ideology, values and norms of behavior of this subculture are pronounced masculine in character. Ideology promotes the illegal nature of the activities of graffiti artists which is associated with a high level of danger. Therefore, girls rarely go in this area. In most cases, girls begin to draw graffiti, if their boyfriend is also engaged. They become a mentor and guarantor of security for girls. But girls rarely see graffiti as a way of self-realization. Graffiti for them is a way to expand the range of common interests with their boyfriends. Thus, graffiti for girls often has value not in itself, but as a tool that helps to build relationships with boys. Graffiti attracts girls who have a tendency to creative activity. The opportunity to creatively realize themselves attracts girls to street art: they use it as a means of professional self-realization, as in this art practical artistic abilities are valued, not the physical abilities and danger. Girls choose style in accordance to their aims. The mood inside the graffiti community doesn't affect it. There are no specific female roles in the subculture. Femininity in graffiti is seen as a weakened variant of masculinity.
Как «постистинный мир» наконец стал гиперверием
Authors: Morozov Artem
Published: September 2021

Рецензия на: Фуллер С. Постправда : знание как борьба за власть / под ред. А. Смирнова ; пер. с англ. Д. Кралечкина. — М. : ИД ВШЭ, 2021.
Mathematical Foundations of the Fractal Scaling Method in Statistical Radiophysics and Applications
Authors:   Kotelnikov Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Potapov Alexander A.
Published: September 2021

The system of basic mathematical concepts and constructions underlying the modern global fractal-scaling method developed by the author is presented. An overview of the main results on the creation of new information technologies based on textures, fractals (multifractals), fractional operators, scaling effects and nonlinear dynamics methods obtained by the author and his students for more than 40 years (from 1979 to the present) at the V.A. Kotelnikov Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics of RAS. It is shown that, for the first time in the world, new dimensional and topological (and not energy!) Features or invariants were proposed and then effectively applied for problems in radio physics and radio electronics, which are combined under the generalized concept of "sample topology" ~ "fractal signature". The author discovered, proposed and substantiated a new type and new method of modern radar, namely, fractal-scaling or scale-invariant radar. It should be noted that fractal radars are, in fact, a necessary intermediate stage on the path of transition to cognitive radar and quantum radar.
Magnetic Fields And High-Temperature Superconductivity In Excited Liquids. Unknown Particles
Authors:   Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Mishinsky Gennady V.
Published: September 2021

The article presents a number of experiments in liquid media on the transformation (transmutation) of atomic nuclei of some chemical elements into atomic nuclei of other chemical elements. In the theory of low-energy nuclear reactions, the transmutation of atomic nuclei occurs in strong magnetic fields, more than 30 T. Magnetic fields appear in ionized liquid media as a result of the unidirectional motion of an ensemble of electrons. The exchange interaction between electrons with parallel spins forms a self-consistent field in the medium, in which electrons pair into orthobosons with S = 1ћ. Orthobosons are attracted to each other and form orthoboson “solenoids” - “capsules” with strong magnetic fields inside. “Capsules” can fly out of liquid media, and then they are registered as unknown particles with strange properties. In some cases, when an electric current passes through the liquid, the electric current can be realized in the form of orthobosonic “solenoids” connected in continuous “filaments” from one electrode to another. Such “filaments” exhibit characteristics of superconductivity.