bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Building bridges for non-engineers
Authors: Hearns Merle
Published: July 2024

For the past decade, educators have participated in virtual world teaching. Manukau Institute of Technology entered the virtual world of Second Life in 2009. Since then foundation or bridging students have repeatedly demonstrated skill development and knowledge acquisition through the utilization of virtual world resources. A change in the way the foundation curriculum is delivered has taken place over the last two and a half years with a switch to project-based delivery. A Virtual World Club was started to support students in their project work. Over the past year, the club has attracted attention from students and lecturers that has led to a more widespread adoption of the use of virtual worlds. Plans are underway to bring MIT students into alternative worlds, and recent technical advances will be an integral part of the direction MIT will take in future years.
Second Life calling
Authors: Gaukrodger Belma , Atkins Clare
Published: July 2024

Language learners are motivated to learn when they understand a given context and are able to relate to the authenticity of the situation. Many of these activities are traditionally achieved through role-playing. In Second Life (SL), people from different corners of the globe can participate in live, synchronous communication in a shared virtual space through their virtual representations or 'avatars'. One advantage of SL for such role-play is that the focus is on the avatar, not directly on the language learner. This paper reports the results from a pilot study conducted at a New Zealand polytechnic on the perceptions of learners of English using the multi- user virtual environment of Second Life to complement their learning.
A Good Story
Authors: Duncan Dawn
Published: July 2024

This paper outlines a model for the incorporation of storytelling techniques in to the design of online courses. There is considerable research in to the power of digital storytelling to transform, engage and educate, yet few of the courses on the Unitec LMS incorporate storytelling techniques into their design. This model is being developed to provide a stepping-stone for lecturers to move from traditional models of content delivery to digital storytelling.
Reflecting on using a theory seeded methodology for designing and building effective 3D Multi-User Virtual Environments for vocational education
Authors: Cochrane Todd , Davis Niki , Mackey Julie
Published: July 2024

A design-based theory seeded methodology was used in a pilot study that undertook to develop a 3D multi-user virtual environment (MUVE) for temporary traffic management education. This methodology is a synthesis of educational design-based research and software development practices. However, learning affordances in 3D MUVEs have yet to be considered. Simulation and social communication are treated as essential features that indicate affordances of 3D MUVEs. In the next iteration of the design, social communication activities, and simulation are to be explicitly used in the development of a 3D MUVE to use for training ship's bridge personnel how to communicate on the bridge in emergency situations.
Moving on from WebQuests
Authors: Campbell Chris , O'Shea Patrick M.
Published: July 2024

This paper introduces a new teaching strategy called a DiscoveryMission, which builds on from and is a newer version of a WebQuest, which is a web-based learning experience for students. First year pre-service education students were introduced to the DiscoveryMission and completed one as part of an educational technology course. This paper describes a DiscoveryMission and presents initial findings of the data collected. Results include students being engaged and enjoying completing a DiscoveryMission and that they would use them in their teaching in the future.
Using simple technologies to improve student engagement and success in an online applied-science course
Authors: Anderson Christopher , Jacoby Jean
Published: July 2024

The first year course, Soil Properties and Processes is a core course of two of Massey University's applied science degrees. The course is offered both internally and via distance education. The course has a reputation for difficulty, and end of year pass rates for the distance offering are generally below 50%. In 2013 a new student engagement strategy was adopted to increase this pass rate. The strategy was built upon engaging students at the start of the course with a pre- course screening quiz, and then maintaining ongoing engagement using multimedia resources accessed through the university's Learning Management System (Moodle). This strategy represented a paradigm shift for a lecturer more comfortable with email and phone correspondence, but has been well received by students. The strategy has consistently engaged students throughout the first semester of 2013, and highlights how a focused, low-technology approach can improve student experience.
Badania nad rodziną. Perspektywa pedagogiki społecznej
Authors: Matyjas Bożena
Published: July 2024

The article presents family as a category of pedagogical analyses in theoretical and analytical ap- proach. It discusses a unique pedagogical approach to family research with emphasis on typology, characteristics of families in terms of their educational functions, methodological orientations applied in family research and family in the social education perspective.
Uczestnictwo rodziny w procesie profesjonalnego kształcenia muzycznego dziecka
Authors: Kędzia Marta
Published: July 2024

The author, expressing interest in the subject of the family’s position in the process of professional musical education of a child, creates a background for the narration by exploring selected threads related to the specificity of professional music education and understanding space in its special family dimension. Taking up the above issues and placing them within the framework of theoretical inquiries is an invitation to discussion, and the shading of certain areas regarding the participation of the family in the specialist education of the child opens the way to further research extended to the topic of the family’s cultural capital and its importance in the educational choices of a musically gifted child.
Normalized solutions for the double-phase problem with nonlocal reaction
Authors: Cai Li , Zhang Fubao
Published: July 2024

In this article, we consider the double-phase problem with nonlocal reaction. For the autonomous case, we introduce the methods of the Pohozaev manifold, Hardy-Littlewood Sobolev subcritical approximation, adding the mass term to prove the existence and nonexistence of normalized solutions to this problem. For the nonautonomous case, we show the existence of normalized solutions to the double-phase problem by using the Pohozaev restrict method and describing the relationship between the energy of this problem and its limit problem. Moreover, we study the existence of normalized solutions to the double-phase problem involving double Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev critical exponents.
IgG4-related disease complicated by PLA2R-associated membranous nephropathy: A case report
Authors: Huang Meichun , Liu Jun , Li Xiuxiu
Published: July 2024

IgG4-related tubulointerstitial nephritis (IgG4-related TIN) is the prevalent clinical manifestation of IgG4-related diseases (IgG4-RD). However, there are limited cases of IgG4-RD occurring with membranous nephropathy (MN) in the absence of phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R). There have been no indications of treatment using Tripterygium wilfordii. This study reported a rare case of IgG4-RD with PLA2R-associated MN without any of the distinct IgG4-related TIN. The patient was treated effectively with T. wilfordii. A 71-year-old patient was admitted to the medical facility after presenting with a 1 month history of edema and 8 months of albuminuria. The renal biopsy tissue examination confirmed the presence of MN (phase II) in the absence of pathological manifestations of IgG4-related TIN. Immunohistochemistry identified PLA2R++ (granular capillaries). The serum PLA2R antibody titer was 1:180 (1:20). The patient met the diagnosis with IgG4-RD. Over 8 years of follow-up, the patient was effectively treated with low-dose hormones and T. wilfordii, without any adverse effects. This MN is considered a unique form of IgG4-RD, regardless of whether PLA2R antibodies are present or not. Research suggests that T. wilfordii could be a promising option for elderly people with IgG4-related MN, as it has been found to have fewer adverse effects.
Nanobiotechnology and microbial influence on cold adaptation in plants
Authors: Akhtar Nosheen , Shahzad Asim , Ilyas Noshin , Bostan Nageen , Jameel Muhammad Azhar , Mukhtar Shahid , Qin Mingzhou , Li Hao Yang , Alhewairini Saleh S.
Published: July 2024

Cold stress has an immediate impact on plant structure and function. A large number of free radicals cause oxidative stress in plants. Cold stress causes altered membrane permeability, lipid peroxidation, and DNA damage. It denatures enzymes and disrupts plant metabolism. Different methods are being investigated for acclimatizing plants subjected to cold stress. Nanobiotechnology and bacterial strains are growing agricultural strategies. Nanoparticles’ (NPs) unique qualities (small size, high mobility, biocompatibility, low cost, and increased reactivity) make them ideal candidates in agriculture. NP and bacterial applications maintain plastid structure and function, enhance antioxidant activities, secondary metabolites, and hormone expression, and reduce electrolyte leakage. They increase the number and content of proteins involved in oxidation–reduction reactions, hormone pathways, stress signaling, and reactive oxygen species detoxification under cold stress conditions. Chitosan, zinc oxide, and titanium dioxide NPs can help plants with cold stress. Meanwhile, bacterial strains in the genus Bacillus and Pseudomonas have been tested for cold tolerance. These strategies also upregulate antifreeze proteins, which are essential for the storage of plant products. Nano-bio-fertilizers should be prepared for the sustainable development of plants under low temperatures.
ALS-Linked VapB P56S Mutation Alters Neuronal Mitochondrial Turnover at the Synapse
Authors: Wong Hiu-Tung C. , Lang Angelica E. , Stein Chris , Drerup Catherine M.
Published: July 2024

Mitochondrial population maintenance in neurons is essential for neuron function and survival. Contact sites between mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are poised to regulate mitochondrial homeostasis in neurons. These contact sites can facilitate transfer of calcium and lipids between the organelles and have been shown to regulate aspects of mitochondrial dynamics. Vesicle-associated membrane protein-associated protein B (VapB) is an ER membrane protein present at a subset of ER–mitochondrial contact sites. A proline-to-serine mutation in VapB at amino acid 56 (P56S) correlates with susceptibility to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) type 8. Given the relationship between failed mitochondrial health and neurodegenerative disease, we investigated the function of VapB in mitochondrial population maintenance. We demonstrated that transgenic expression of VapBP56Sin zebrafish larvae (sex undetermined) increased mitochondrial biogenesis, causing increased mitochondrial population size in the axon terminal. Expression of wild-type VapB did not alter biogenesis but, instead, increased mitophagy in the axon terminal. Using genetic manipulations to independently increase mitochondrial biogenesis, we show that biogenesis is normally balanced by mitophagy to maintain a constant mitochondrial population size. VapBP56Stransgenics fail to increase mitophagy to compensate for the increase in mitochondrial biogenesis, suggesting an impaired mitophagic response. Finally, using a synthetic ER–mitochondrial tether, we show that VapB's function in mitochondrial turnover is likely independent of ER–mitochondrial tethering by contact sites. Our findings demonstrate that VapB can control mitochondrial turnover in the axon terminal, and this function is altered by the P56S ALS-linked mutation.
Zachowania zakupowe studentów z Polski i Ukrainy w zakresie preferowanego punktu sprzedaży detalicznej przed pandemią COVID-19 i w trakcie jej trwania
Authors: Grzywińska-Rąpca Małgorzata ,   Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie, Rzeczkowski Daniel , Machuga Roman ,   Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie,   Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
Published: July 2024

Purpose – The aim of the article is to present the results of a study finding the determinants and analyzing changes in shopping behavior of young consumers from Poland and Ukraine in terms of their preferred retail outlet before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. Research method – A survey conducted in Poland and Ukraine among students of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn and students of the West Ukrainian National University in Ternopil. Subsequently, a formal-statistical analysis of the data was carried out, and deductive reasoning was applied to the results of correspondence analysis. Results – Based on the collected material and the analysis, it was found that the preferred retail establishments for food and non-alcoholic beverages differed depending on the nationality of respondents both before and during the pandemic. Originality / value / implications / recommendations – The subject matter of the study on the factors determining the shopping behavior of young consumers from Poland and Ukraine in terms of the preferred retail outlet before and during the Covid-19 pandemic is important and current. The conducted research and formulated conclusions fill the existing gap in knowledge of the shopping behavior of young consumers in atypical (crisis) situations. Thus, they are a contribution to further reflections on the identification of factors influencing the shopping behavior of young consumers during the pandemic and comparison with changes after the pandemic.
ETHNIC PROCESSES IN INFORMATIONAL SUPPORT OF REGIONAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROGRAMS: THE CASE “SOCHI-2035”
Authors: Куринских П.А.
Published: July 2024

В статье раскрываются вопросы взаимодействия локальных этнических групп с органами власти, руководством национальных парков при разработке программ стратегического развития. Одним из основных полигонов исследования стал Сочинский национальный парк как актор устойчивого социально-экономического развития городской агломерации, включающей несколько десятков сельских населенных пунктов с полиэтничным составом населения. Для сравнения привлечены материалы национального парка «Высокий Тауэрн» (Австрия). На основе анализа полевых материалов, а также киберполевых материалов устанавливается информативная емкость последних и проводится апробация техник исследования по определению их валидности. Автор приходит к выводу, что при формировании Стратегии «Сочи-2035» не учтена специфика этносоциальной обстановки. Обосновывается мысль о том, что целью таких экспертиз должна стать формируемая на муниципальном уровне концепция этнографического туризма, степень ее ориентации на культуру жизнеобеспечения в границах территории традиционного природопользования с презентацией в интернет-пространстве (сфера киберэтнографии).

In March 2023, “Strategy of Socio-Economic Development ‘Sochi 2035’” was presented on the basis of the city administration by the consortium ‘Leontiev Center – AV Group’. An analysis of the presentation revealed the fact that the specificity of the ethno-social situation was not taken into account while forming the Strategy. It is only about “satisfying a wide range of tourists’ needs”, including “acquaintance with the history and culture” of the resort, namely monuments and sights, local communities, customs, and traditions. The discussion on the development prospects of remote rural enclaves has allowed to find out that the participation of local population, including small indigenous peoples, as full development actors of the territory’s recreational potential is not currently provided in the concept. The paradox is that some Strategy developers are familiar with the concept of ethnographic tourism “Archie”, developed by researchers of the Dagestan Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences with the involvement of specialists of the Subtropical Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences and St. Anthony’s College (Oxford). They consider it effective for the development of remote mountain villages. This connection outlined the task of establishing a databank of local groups to ascertain their ethnic interests. Within this context, the case of the Shapsugs, the indigenous small people of the Western Caucasus, is particularly relevant. The aim of further studies and expertise should be the formation of a concept of ethnographic tourism at the municipal level, the degree of its orientation on the life support standards within the territory of traditional nature management, and its further presentation in Internet (i.e., cyberethnography).
Miloszo tyrinėjimai
Authors: Toelle Heidi
Published: July 2024

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Tautinės mažumos ir emigrantų identiteto orientacijos
Authors: Leonavičius Vylius
Published: July 2024

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Economic impact of cocoa culture in Ivory Coast and in Ghana from 1980 to 2015
Authors: Alain Brou Konan
Published: July 2024

The introduction of cocoa cultivation in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, even if it followed different paths, eventually established itself as one of the main sources of incomes for millions of farmers, but also for the two states. Following independence, in 1957 for Ghana and 1960 for Côte d'Ivoire, cocoa farming underwent unprecedented development. Dividends from the sale of cocoa contributed to the economic dynamism of both countries until 1980, when the economic crisis hit the economies of African countries hard. Despite the fall in prices on the international market, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana have continued to make cocoa the mainstay of their economies, and are now the world's leading and second largest producers. This deeply empirical study, based specifically on documentary research, takes stock of cocoa growing in the two countries from 1980 to 2015. It also looks at the economic impact of this cash crop in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana from the start of the economic crisis in the 1980s to 2015.
Галина Олександрівна Пучковська (до 90-річчя з дня народження)
Authors: Bondar M.V. , Bezrodna T.V. , Gavrylko T.V. , Klishevich G.V. , Curmei M.D. , Melnyk V.I. , Nesprava V.V.
Published: July 2024

Професор Галина Олександрiвна Пучковська (22.06.1934–29.09.2010), видатна українська учена, лауреат Державної премiї України, Заслужена дiячка науки i технiки України, є однiєю з вiдомих свiтових фахiвцiв у галузi IЧ молекулярної спектроскопiї, фiзики твердого тiла та фазових перетворень у кристалах з водневими зв’язками.
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellows’ Perspectives on Autonomy Through Time
Authors: Jurgens Valerie , Librizzi Jamie , Shah Neha , Bhansali Priti , Balmer Dorene F. , Beck Jimmy
Published: July 2024

OBJECTIVE

Promoting autonomy is at the core of fellowship education. Pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) fellowship programs are relatively new, and many supervising physicians are not trained on how to promote fellow autonomy. Moreover, no studies have explored fellows’ perception of autonomy throughout training. To fill this gap, we explored PHM fellows’ perceptions of autonomy throughout training.

METHODS

PHM fellows starting fellowship in July 2021 were recruited to participate in a longitudinal qualitative study. Using self-determination theory as a sensitizing framework, the authors conducted semistructured interviews with 14 fellows throughout fellowship. Incoming data were iteratively analyzed, and codes were created from patterns in the data. Coded data were clustered into themes.

RESULTS

Four themes developed: (1) at the beginning of fellowship, fellows valued direct observation and close supervision from their attending. (2) Initially, fellows felt pressured to make the identical clinical decision as their attending, but over the course of training, they realized their autonomous decisions could coexist with different decisions from their attending physicians. (3) At first, fellows desired attending presence to support and guide their decision making. Over time, fellows desired a coach who could provide valuable formative feedback. (4) Because of the hierarchical nature of medicine, conversations between fellows and attending physicians about autonomy were challenging to initiate.

CONCLUSIONS

Fellows’ perceptions of autonomy change throughout fellowship, which should be taken into consideration as provisions of autonomy evolve through training. Our findings can inform PHM fellowship curricula and professional development around the promotion of autonomy in fellowship.
Juz 'Amma Publications for Kids in Indonesia: A Study of Authorship, Presentation, and Interpretation Approaches
Authors: Salamah Ika Hilmiatus , Miski Miski
Published: July 2024

This article examines the widespread publication of Juz 'Amma for children, highlighting the lack of extensive research on this topic. It focuses on three main areas: authorship, presentation, and approach. Using a historical-analytical approach, the study analyses 11 Juz 'Amma publications for children in Indonesia from 2020–2024, revealing that writers or illustrators with limited authority often collaborated to create these publications. In terms of presentation and writing, most use detailed explanations and popular, non-scientific language, with only two offering more general explanations. Methodologically, nine of the publications use visuals to explain words (kata), verses (ayat), or chapters (surah), while the rest use scientific methods. The interpretations mainly feature social, educational, and scientific nuances. Although they often employ a contextual approach, they sometimes revert to textual reasoning. These findings highlight the impact of information technology on the latest interpretations of Juz 'Amma and provide a more comprehensive perspective compared to previous, more fragmented studies
Voices From the Ground: Korean and Vietnamese Women in Wartime
Authors: Thi Hong Luong ,   Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences
Published: July 2024

Introduction. During the Cold War, Korea and Vietnam were considered “hot spots” of the confrontation between superpowers. Therefore, it is well known among academia that these clashes were fueled by military and political views. Moreover, the Korean and Vietnamese men’s military service for special operations is well known among academia, and the image of Korean and Vietnamese women appears indistinctly in historical sources. Methods and materials. While most histories of the Vietnam War and the Korean War have tended to describe Vietnamese and Korean women merely as tragic victims, prostitutes, or patriotic heroines, this article reveals far more complex and colourful accounts of why they joined the armed forces and what kinds of personal and emotional feelings they had during the wars. In the process of studying this issue, the author uses original historical records (writings, reports, correspondences, diaries, etc.) recorded by ordinary people who witnessed and experienced the Vietnam War and the Korean War. The author combines two main research methods of historical science (historical method and logical method) with other research methods (system, analysis, synthesis, comparison, etc.) to clarify the article’s contents. Analysis and results. This paper challenges the conventional understanding of the Cold War as a confrontation between the two superpowers. The article aims to decentralise perspectives on the Cold War by exploring the experiences and memories of ordinary people who witnessed and experienced various kinds of wars. The work revitalises the everyday lives of women in Korea and Vietnam – the potential flashpoints in the Cold War. Working for peace remained their primary motivation, but some women might believe that conducting female duties in wars was a way to get higher social status and equal gender. In doing so, the paper contributes to a reconsideration of the Cold War narratives through the experiences of many wartime participants.
Providing the Security of Russia as a State-Civilization: Coherence of War and Peace in the 21st Century
Authors: Pankratov Sergey ,   Volgograd State University, Morozov Sergey , Pankratova Liliia ,   Volgograd State University,   Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: July 2024

Introduction. The article reveals the vectors of rethinking the strategy and mechanisms for ensuring the security of modern Russia as a state-civilization in the conditions of turbulence in the existing system of international relations in the 21st century. Attention is focused on the transformation in the understanding of the basic characteristics of the state and the maintenance of war and peace in the context of the increasing conflict potential of countries of Western and non-Western civilizations. The relevance of the study is determined by the theoretical and practical demand for identifying the dominant factors contributing to or minimizing the parameters of inter-civilizational confrontation (including the armed one). Methods and materials. The authors use various versions of the civilizational approach, which allow them to interpret the functional specifics of Russia as a statecivilization, including when analyzing real and potential risks and threats. In characterizing the current system of international relations, ideas expressed in the works of domestic and foreign scientists, including U. Beck, H. Kissinger, S. Huntington, M.M. Lebedeva, and others, are used. Conceptual approaches to understanding war and peace (C. Clausewitz, K. Lorenz, V.K. Belozerov, and A.I. Podberezkin) form the basis of the authors’ interpretation of the reasons, nature, and goals of military confrontation in the current century, the value perception of the world, and the prevention of armed conflicts. Analysis and results. The study interpreted the dominant conditions and factors that determine the strategy and methods of providing the security of Russian society and the state in the context of the aggravation of inter-civilizational confrontation in the 21st century. The main directions of transformation in understanding are identified and analyzed: the interrelation of war and peace; the goals, nature, types, etc. of armed and unarmed inter-civilizational confrontation; the values of the state of peace and security; and resources for their maintenance and reproduction. The relationship between the nature of modern armed conflicts and the priorities of ensuring the security of Russia as a state-civilization is traced. Authors’ contribution. S.A. Pankratov developed the theoretical and methodological basis of the study. S.I. Morozov analyzed the dominant trends in providing the security of Russia, interpreted data related to the transformation in the scientific discourse and public consciousness of the population of the country, and set goals for understanding war and peace. L.S. Pankratova identified the basic characteristics of Russia as a state-civilization and interpreted the dominant threats and risks in the conditions of modern inter-civilizational confrontation.
Biden’s U.S. Foreign Policy in Central Asia: Military-Political Aspect
Authors: Reshetnikova Liudmila ,   Volgograd State University
Published: July 2024

Introduction. This article examines the military-political aspect of the U.S. foreign policy of the Biden administration in the Central Asian region. Despite the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan in 2021, the role and international significance of Central Asia, as an area of competing interests of great powers, continue to be relevant for the United States. The strategic importance of Central Asia is determined by its natural resources and significant position in the structure of regional security in Eurasia. Methods and materials. The theory of regional complexes by B. Buzan and O. Waever is the conceptual basis of the article, in which threats of a geostrategic, military-political, and regional-economic nature determine the contours of modern security in Central Asia. Discourse analysis and quantitative data from international political indices made it possible to understand the priorities of U.S. foreign policy in the 2020s. Analysis. After the events of September 11, 2001, the United States attached optimal importance to the Central Asian region, whose states provided assistance to international forces and contributed to the anti-terrorist operation in Afghanistan. In the 2010s, the organization of the C5+1 format marked a new stage in U.S. policy towards Central Asia. The military-political aspect of bilateral contacts in the 2020s was outlined in the “US Strategy for Central Asia 2019–2025: Strengthening Sovereignty and Economic Prosperity.” Within the framework of this document, foreign policy approaches to cooperation to ensure regional security in Central Asia were determined. Results. Based on the analysis of quantitative data, it can be argued that the principles of cooperation between the United States and the states of Central Asia are preserved. Military-political cooperation is focused on reducing terrorist threats in Central Asia and is implemented through mechanisms for strengthening security services to protect national borders, as well as foreign military sales, military financing, and education programs. The foreign policy strategy of the Biden administration is built on the priorities of implementing economic cooperation programs as opposed to the military-political aspect of bilateral relations.
Incidents in the Navy During the Time of Peter the Great Through the Eyes of a Younger Contemporary (Using the Example of the Anonymous “Glorious History of the Northern War and the Life of Peter the Great”
Authors: Alekseev Alexey ,   Russian National Library
Published: July 2024

Introduction. Handwritten collections of the 18th century, with historical content, provide rich material for a wide variety of studies of the Petrine era but remain insufficiently studied. Methods and materials. Among the narrative sources describing the history of the Russian fleet during the time of Peter the Great, a special place is occupied by the anonymous story entitled “The Glorious Northern War and the Life of Peter the Great.” The work is dated 1749 and, until recently, was known as a single list. The author of the article was able to discover a second list of anonymous histories. Analysis. Studying the text of this story made it possible to establish that it is a compilation, the main sources of which are “History of the Sveian War”, “Life of Peter the Great” by A. Katiforo, and “Discourse on the Causes of the Sveian War” by P.P. Shafirova. Moreover, the essay also contains the author’s text. Analysis of the author’s text allowed us to put forward the hypothesis that the author’s personality should be identified with a famous writer of the first half of the 18th century, P.N. Krekshin. Some of the stories contained in the history contain little-known details of extraordinary incidents in the Baltic Fleet during the Northern War. Result. The unknown history of P.N. Krekshin is given particular value by the fact that, in a number of cases, he was a direct witness to the administrative practice of Peter the Great’s time and sometimes even an executor of the orders of Tsar Peter. The article introduces for the first time into scientific circulation little-known and unknown data about the history of the Baltic Fleet during the time of Peter the Great.
“Along the Line of the 4th Department”: The Role of the Security Officer Vasily Talyshev in the Leadership of the Partisan Underground Resistance on the Territory of the Occupied Crimea in 1941–1944
Authors: Ivanov Vyacheslav ,   Crimean University of Culture, Arts and Tourism
Published: July 2024

Introduction. The article examines the role and contribution of the senior commissioner of the special department and chief of intelligence of the partisans of the Crimean ASSR, Senior Lieutenant of the Navy of the Soviet Union Vasily Talyshev (1918–1996), to the organization of the partisan underground movement in the territory of Crimea during the Great Patriotic War. Methods and materials. The research is based on historicalbiographical, historical-chronological, and historical-comparative methods. The publication is based on unique previously unpublished sources introduced into scientific circulation for the first time: the funds of the Archival Department (municipal archive) of the Administration of the city of Alushta; the State Archive of the Republic of Crimea; the Archive of the city of Sevastopol; as well as materials of the periodical press of the Crimea. Analysis. In the fight against the Nazi invaders, the anti-fascists of Crimea faced a number of obstacles: German and Romanian troops, their intelligence structures, and relying on specially created auxiliary formations from local collaborators who actively opposed the Soviet patriots. In the person of V.P. Talyshev, the enemy special services met an experienced opponent who often anticipated their planned secret operations. In addition to carrying out operational work as a scout and operational commissioner of the Special Department of the Partisan Command of the Crimean ASSR, he planned and carried out combat and sabotage actions. Results. The author concludes that, despite the severity of life in the partisan forest, V.P. Talyshev demonstrated a high level of professionalism, dedication to duty, and responsibility. His area of expertise included the following activities: 1) conducting intelligence work in the ranks of the partisans of Crimea; 2) maintaining military discipline and preventing violations of law and order among the “people’s avengers”; 3) operational and investigative work; 4) development of a number of combat operations of the Crimean partisans; 5) participation in combat operations behind enemy lines; 6) coordination of the activities of some underground patriotic groups of the Crimea.
The regeneration of cement from completely recyclable mortar: effect of raw materials compositions
Authors: Liu Yunpeng , Cui Yingying , Tong Xianxin
Published: July 2024

In this study, the cement was regenerated using completely recyclable mortar (CRM) as raw cement meals. The effects of silica modulus (SM) and aluminum modulus (AM) on the CRM properties, burnability of raw meal, and clinker properties were studied. The results showed that with a higher SM and lower AM, less melt would be available to facilitate the diffusion of CaO towards belite to form alite. The compressive strength of recycled cement increased with the increase of AM when SM=2.7 and 2.2 and decreased with the increase of AM at a low SM (SM=1.7). The suggested rate value of raw meals using CRM is a medium SM (SM= 2.2 or SM=2.7) and AM=1.5-1.8 with a calcination temperature of 1400 ℃. The strength of both CRM and the obtained recycled cement clinker is relatively high. Moreover, the calcination temperature could be further reduced to 1300℃ or 1350℃with a low SM (SM=1.7) and AM (AM=0.9-1.5). Though the CRM had a lower early strength, it had a relatively high strength in the later stage. However, its water absorption is significantly increased compared to the control group.
Influence of soil-contaminated water on clogging phenomenon of pervious concretes with different void contents
Authors: Singh Nagesh Pratap , Santha Kumar Gunasekeran , Ganesh Kumar Shanmugam
Published: July 2024

In many circumstances, water passing through pervious concrete (PC) is contaminated with soil sediments. In such cases, clogging of the PC with soil sediments affects its functional characteristics and service life. The clogging behaviour of PCs with different void contents under the influence of soil-contaminated water is not yet clearly understood. Therefore, the effects of three different kinds of soil-contaminated water (water contaminated with sand, clayey silt and a mixture of sand and clayey silt) on the pore clogging of PCs with different design void contents (DVCs) were examined. For the three types of PC with different DVCs, three different concentrations of soil-contaminated water were used to examine the clogging process. The clogging process was executed until the minimum permeability level of the PC was reached. The effectiveness of washing on the de-clogging behaviour of each clogged PC was also examined. Various characteristics of the different DVC-based PCs (strength, permeability, macroscopic pore distribution and leaching parameters) were assessed. The outcomes of this work disseminate consensus behaviour of PC, which should be helpful to provide a conceivable solution to develop desirable performance of PC for wide applications.
Isolation of brain infiltrating lymphocytes v1
Authors: Nouh Elemeery Moustafa , Boulet Salix
Published: July 2024

This protocol details the isolation of brain infiltrating lymphocytes. Splenic lymphocytes are screened to verify the presence/phenotype of CD8 in the periphery.
CTLR-Seq Protocol v1
Authors: Zhou Bo
Published: July 2024

We developed a generally applicable method CRISPR/Cas9-targeted long read sequencing (CTLR-Seq) to resolve, haplotype-specifically, and at base-pair resolution, large, complex, and highly repetitive genomic regions that had been previously impenetrable to next-generation sequencing analysis, i.e. large segmental duplication (SegDup) regions and their associated genome rearrangements that often stretch hundreds of kilobases. CTLR-Seq combines in vitro Cas9-mediated cutting of the genome and pulse-field gel electrophoresis to haplotype-specifically isolate intact large (100-2000 kb) regions that encompass previously unresolvable genomic sequences. These targets are then sequenced (amplification-free) with up to 250x on-target coverage using nanopore sequencing, allowing for their complete sequence assembly.
Shades of Resistance: Factors Influencing Populist Mobilization Against the EU Budgetary Conditionality Regime
Authors: Csehi Robert
Published: July 2024

Although the past decade has shown how populist governments may challenge the EU’s budgetary framework, we still lack an understanding of the circumstances under which populists are more likely to mobilize against EU-level decision-making in this field, and what this mobilization may look like. Combining the literature on populism as an ideology and EU decision-making, the article zooms in on the negotiations regarding the general regime of conditionality in EU budgetary politics and argues that economic and political factors have influenced populist mobilization. A qualitative comparison of the nine cases where populist parties feature in the government highlights that only two countries, Poland and Hungary, have actively opposed the introduction of the so-called rule-of-law conditionality. A closer look indicates that a combination of Euroscepticism, European Parliamentary affiliation, membership in the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, and the political power that populist parties possess at home, along with key macroeconomic indicators, have influenced populists in government to mobilize against the conditionality mechanism. In the second part of the analysis, the article showcases the actions of the Hungarian government, highlighting it as a specific example of populist mobilization. Viktor Orbán’s government has built a populist narrative around the issue, questioned the norm of the decision-making process, exerted a veto to block the agreement temporarily, and later challenged the regulation in court—in short, it engaged in unpolitics.
Psychological Criteria of Adolescent Well-being in the Context of Digital Socialization
Authors: Volkova E.N. , Sorokoumova G.v.
Published: July 2024

Objective. Based on the generalization of the results of research on the psychological well-being of the individual, the characteristics of socialization in the digital environment, patterns of development in adolescence, to identify criteria for assessing the well-being of adolescents in the context of digital socialization.
Background. The psychological well-being of a teenager in the context of studying the processes of socialization is the systemic integrity of his subjective assessments of satisfaction with the current standard of living, the development of psychological mechanisms of positive functioning in adolescents, positive assessments of the main domains of well-being. The inclusion of a teenager in a digital environment often takes place without the participation and control of parents and teachers, and digital technologies are becoming a new cultural tool for the socialization of adolescents and largely determine the quality of socialization outcomes regardless of the actions of adults. In conditions of a certain shortage of digital competencies and the inability to use traditional criteria for the success of socialization, the search for reliable educational guidelines becomes an important pedagogical task for both parents and teachers. Well-being, both in its objective indicators and in its subjective representations, can be considered as a guideline in assessing the outcomes of digital socialization of modern adolescents.
Methodology. Theoretical analysis of the problem of adolescent well-being in the context of the study of socialization.
Conclusions. In adolescence, the main contribution to psychological well-being in the context of socialization in the digital environment will be to meet the need for competence and the need for interaction with other people. Throughout adolescence, the dominant importance of personal neoplasms in the formation of well-being will range from independence, "subjectivity of authorship" of younger adolescents, communicative and digital competence of middle adolescents, to the meaningful fullness of the future and the experience of social success in the digital environment of older adolescents. The criteria for the psychological well-being of adolescents in the context of socialization processes in the digital environment will be: prosocial behavior; the level of digital literacy; the amount of screen time; a sense of happiness; optimism; involvement in socially useful activities; trusting relationships with other people; meaningful and targeted fullness of the time perspective.
Adolescents' false Self-Presentation in Online Social Networks: Relationship with Social Media Use, Motives, and Loneliness
Authors: Kornienko D.S. , Rudnova N.A.
Published: July 2024

Objective. Analyzing the correlations between the attributes of deceptive self-representation on a social network and formal attributes, motivations for utilizing social networks, the incorporation of social networks into everyday routines, and feelings of loneliness.
Background. The frequent utilization of social networks is linked to the necessity of projecting one's digital persona. Social networks offer more possibilities for deceit in self-representation. Insufficient research has been conducted on self-presentation that is intended to be demonstrative, with the goal of impressing or deceiving others, as well as the correlation between such false self-presentation and other psychological traits and patterns of social media usage.
Study design. The study investigated the correlation between measures of deceptive self-presentation, duration of social media usage, quantity of social media platforms, number of social media connections, reasons for using social media, measures of social media integration into daily routines, and feelings of loneliness. The correlation and regression analyses were used to assess the existence and characteristics of the association.
Participants. A total of 432 adolescents, with 54% being girls, were included in the study. Their ages ranged from 13 to 18 years old, with a mean age of 15,6 years and a standard deviation of 1,18.
Measurements. Questions pertaining to the formal attributes of social media utilization. The items that comprise the study include the Social Media Integration Scale, the Social Network Use Motives Scale, the Three-Item Loneliness Scale, and the Social Network Self-Presentation Scale.
Results. Specificity is revealed in the relationships between the characteristics of false self-presentation. A desire to make an impression and the act of displaying oneself both share comparable connections, in contrast to the act of presenting oneself in a deceitful manner. Factors that can be used to anticipate deceptive self-presentation include the duration of social network usage, the extensive incorporation of social networks into everyday activities, motives related to gaming, and experiences of loneliness.
Conclusions. False self-presentation is linked to the formal aspects of social network usage, motivational traits, and feelings of loneliness.
Engagement in the Cyber Socialization of Youth and its Socio-demographic Characteristics as Predictors of Unembodiment on the Internet
Authors: Kochetkov N.V. , Kudriashov D.P.
Published: July 2024

Objective. To consider involvement in cyber socialization as a predictor of unembodiment in the Internet among youth.
Background. Unembodiment is a phenomenon that appears as a result of using the Internet and negatively affects the development of personality. On the other hand, using the Internet can provide a resource for socialization in the real world.
Study design. After the psychodiagnostic stage of the study, the theoretically distinguished components of unembodiment on the Internet and engagement in cybersocialization were compared according to controlled parameters – gender, level of education, form of employment, marital status, and a regression model of unembodiment was built.
Participants. The sample consisted of 106 respondents (26,4% men, 73,6% women), aged from 18 to 25 years (M = 22,14; SD = 1,6).
Measurements. The cyber socialization engagement questionnaire, questionnaire “Unembodiment in the Internet”.
Results. Most of the respondents have average levels of unembodiment, as well as engagement in cybersocialization. Unembodiment on the Internet and engagement in destructive cybersocialization are higher among males, unmarried respondents, unemployed, as well as among respondents with incomplete higher education. Predictors of unembodiment on the Internet are gender, the form of employment and the severity of destructive engagement in cybersocialization.
Conclusions. Unembodiment on the Internet manifests itself with destructive engagement in cybersocialization. Constructive engagement in cybersocialization is observed among respondents who can be called socialized in real life – those who have a job and a family. Network activity aimed at socialization in the real world can lead to a harmonious coexistence of reality and virtuality in a person and socialization in both these spheres.
Digital Infrastructure of Terrorism: A Strategy for Criminal Law Counteraction
Authors: Bokov D. K.
Published: July 2024

The paper is devoted to the problem of criminal law counteraction to activities related to the digital infrastructure of terrorism, which has been insufficiently developed in the theory of criminal law. The author formulates the concept of such an infrastructure, highlights its elements. The paper argues for the need for a fundamental separation of such categories as cyberterrorism and the digital infrastructure of terrorism. Based on the concept of proactive crime prevention, the author proposes specific measures aimed at establishing responsibility for actions related to the support of the digital infrastructure of terrorism. The author makes the following proposals: 1) developing a mechanism for deciding that the activities of a foreign or international organization are related to the support of terrorism; 2) establishing criminal liability for participation in activities, as well as for establishing or maintaining cooperation with a foreign or international organization in respect of which a decision has been made to recognize its activities aimed at supporting terrorism.