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The Roles of Organizational Commitment, Emotional Intelligence, and Job Satisfaction for Improving Employee Performance at a Construction Company
Authors: Azmy Ahmad
Published: October 2023

The research analyzed the influence of organizational commitment, emotional intelligence, and job satisfaction on employee performance. It aimed to determine the variables with the most significant influence on employee performance. The object of the research was a construction company where employee performance had an important role in ensuring long-term business sustainability. Quantitative research applied purposive sampling techniques. The number of respondents used as a research database was 100 people. Then, the influence of these variables was analyzed using Partial Least Square (PLS). The research results show that organizational commitment, emotional intelligence, and job satisfaction have a positive effect on employee performance. Job satisfaction is found to have the highest impact on employee performance. The research makes a positive contribution to the body of knowledge by analyzing the influence of organizational commitment, emotional intelligence, and job satisfaction on employee performance. Organizations need to increase organizational commitment and emotional intelligence of their employees because the sustainability of an organization's business is very dependent on the performance of its employees. Then, business quality is determined by commitment and emotional intelligence which influence employee performance comprehensively. Meanwhile, job satisfaction is a concern focused on companies for the stability of employee performance. It is hoped that the research will provide positive recommendations for the company and emphasize the central role of employee performance in the success of its business.
Problems in the diagnosis of secondary arterial hypertension of adrenal origin
Authors: Sharonova L. A. , Bulgakova S. V. , Dolgikh Yu. A. , Kosareva O. V.
Published: October 2023

Primary hyperaldosteronism is the leading cause of secondary arterial hypertension of adrenal origin. Its prevalence is underestimated. This leads to late diagnosis, although a timely diagnosis can achieve a complete cure for the patient, ensure control of blood pressure and avoid the development of complications. The article discusses the prevalence of primary hyperaldosteronism, its etiology and pathogenesis, the mechanisms of formation of autonomous secretion of aldosterone, including with the combined production of cortisol. The main clinical effects of aldosterone hypersecretion, its role in the formation of complications in the cardiovascular system and metabolic control are discussed. The assessment of the main clinical effects of aldosterone hypersecretion and its role in the formation of complications from the cardiovascular system and metabolic control is given. The authors remind about risk groups in which screening should be carried out, about the stages of a diagnostic search for suspected primary hyperaldosteronism. For the primary test, a preliminary assessment of the level of plasma potassium is necessary, and if hypokalemia is detected, its correction. If the result of the primary test is false negative, retesting will be carried out with the transfer of patients to antihypertensive drugs with minimal effect on the renin-angiotensinaldosterone system. It is important to remember that confirmatory sodium loading tests are contraindicated in some patients. Computed tomography with contrast in combination with selective venous blood sampling in patients are the most significant methods for the topical diagnosis of primary hyperaldosteronism. The choice of treatment method and its effectiveness depend on their results.
Current trends in the prevention and treatment of genitourinary menopausal syndrome
Authors: Apolikhina I. A. , Tarnaeva L. A.
Published: October 2023

Genitourinary menopausal syndrome is still a widespread problem that significantly affects the quality of life in postmenopause. The cause of this state is hypoestrogenism that is associated with menopause and the following change in the vaginal microflora due to the elimination of lactobacilli. The disturbance of the vulval and vaginal microflora provides risks for the invasion of pathogenic microorganisms, and the deficiency of sex hormones is associated with atrophy of the epithelium of the urogenital tract. An analysis of published clinical studies using a combination of L. acidophilus and 0.03 mg estriol (Gynoflor® E) in postmenopausal women with vulvovaginal atrophy, breast cancer survivors, in postmenopausal women with breast cancer on aromatase inhibitors was performed. Treatment with a combination of L. acidophilus and 0.03 mg of estriol (Gynoflor® E) can be evaluated as safe without risk of endometrial effects or other systemic effects. Local estrogen therapy in postmenopausal women can restore the vaginal epithelium, and a useful lactobacillus flora is needed to prevent urogenital infections. Local application of estriol is preferable, as it causes a local proliferative response and has no stimulating effect on the endometrium. This method of therapy may also be considered for hormone-sensitive women with breast cancer on aromatase inhibitors. However, today, there are not enough clinically validated studies proving the absolute safety of this treatment method among breast cancer women. The effect of this therapy is achieved due to the synergistic action of estriol and lactobacilli.
Amiodaron-induced skin lesion: focus on blue man syndrome
Authors: Trukhan D. I.
Published: October 2023

Amiodarone has been used in clinical practice since 1964. The 2020 European guidelines note that amiodarone is recommended for long-term rhythm control in all patients with atrial fibrillation. However, due to its extracardiac toxicity, other antiarrhythmic drugs should be considered first. Information databases were searched for descriptions of amiodarone-induced blue man syndrome. Its pathogenesis is associated with accelerated physiological aging of dermal cells, leading to the accumulation of lipofuscin in lysosomes, or occurs as a result of the direct accumulation of amiodarone and its metabolites in the skin. As part of the review, brief descriptions of the 32 clinical cases found of the blue man syndrome are given. Most publications refer to various countries in Europe and the United States, which suggests that this syndrome develops more often in Caucasians. This syndrome is more common in people over 60 years of age, males predominate among patients. The development of the blue man syndrome is preceded by long-term use of amiodarone and the achievement of a certain cumulative dose. After the abolition of amiodarone, a gradual improvement is noted for 1 year or more. Other side effects of amiodarone are often detected in the presence of the blue man syndrome. Most publications describing the blue man syndrome belong to cardiologists and dermatologists. Given the variety of side effects of amiodarone, pulmonologists, endocrinologists, neurologists, ophthalmologists, gastroenterologists and doctors of other specialties may encounter a blue-gray skin color change.
Characteristics of acute kidney injury in patients with acute decompensation of heart failure
Authors: Davydov V. V. , Arehina E. L.
Published: October 2023

Introduction. Acute decompensation of heart failure (AHF) can cause acute kidney injury (AKI), hyponatremia, episodes of oliguria and polyuria in the treatment of furosemide. These complications lengthen the time of hospitalization, increase the economic costs of treatment and worsen the prognosis. Currently, the relationship of these manifestations in patients with CHF has not been studied.

Objective. To evaluate the effect of AKI on the rate of diuresis and the level of plasma sodium during the complex therapy of AHF.

Materials and methods. Kidney function was assessed in 125 patients receiving complex therapy for AHF. The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was determined in two ways: by the level of creatinine and cystatin C in blood serum. The number of AKI, hyponatremia, episodes of oliguria and polyuria were studied. An analysis of the relationship between these events was carried out.

Results. At the time of admission to the hospital, the study of GFR by the level of cystatin C showed 2.6 times more AKI than by the level of creatinine. In total, AKI was found in 22.4% of cases, hyponatremia in 24.8%, episodes of oliguria in 18.4%, episodes of polyuria in 24.8%. The analysis showed that there is a connection of violations of the rate of diuresis and hyponatremia with AKI.

Conclusions. Сases of impaired urinary excretion and hyponatremia during AHF therapy are more common in patients with AKI.
Indicators of quality of life, anxiety-depressive symptoms and severity of dysmenorrhea in adolescent girls with peritoneal endometriosis during conservative therapy for a year
Authors: Khashchenko E. P. , Alekseeva M. N. , Uvarova E. V. , Sivirinova A. S. , Salnikova I. A. , Kyurdzidi S. O.
Published: October 2023

Introduction. Delayed diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis lead to impaired quality of life and pain chronification in young female patients.

Aim. To study indicators of quality of life, anxiety, depression and pain syndrome in adolescents with peritoneal endometriosis (PE) over a one-year period of conservative therapy.

Materials and methods. A total of 45 girls aged 13 to 17 years with a confirmed diagnosis of PE were enrolled in a prospective longitudinal study. Pain syndrome (VAS, McGill Pain Questionnaire), anxiety-depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)), quality of life indicators (SF-36) were assessed before and after one year of treatment in female patients (dienogest administered continuously, NSAIDs and drotaverine for immediate pain relief only).

Results. One year of therapy resulted in a significant decrease in the severity of dysmenorrhea and chronic pelvic pain, gastrointestinal symptoms and dysuria, daily activity and productivity impairment (p < 0.001) in girls with PE. In addition, the study demonstrated decreased indicators of anxiety and depressive disorders (BDI depression, HADS anxiety and depression, STAI reactive and personal anxiety (p < 0.001)) and an improvement in quality-of-life indicators (physical and psychological component, average index (p < 0.001)). There was a declining trend in blood hormone and inflammation test results within the reference range during treatment. The estradiol level has been shown to be a risk factor for high levels of affective disorder symptoms in adolescents with PE: STAI reactive anxiety (p = 0.046), HADS anxiety and depression (p = 0.044 and 0.033, respectively).

Conclusion. The one-year therapy of PE in adolescents (dienogest administered continuously, a combination of NSAIDs and drotaverine in pain syndrome only) was associated with significantly improved quality of life, decreased severity of anxietydepressive disorders and pain, which confirms the need to start therapy when symptoms of the disease begin to show them-selves in adolescence.
Left ventricular myocardial hypertrophy and strain changes in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Authors: Chernykh N. Yu. , Tarasova A. A. , Groznova O. S.
Published: October 2023

Introduction. An assessment of the relationship between the severity of hypertrophy and changes in the myocardial strain at which systolic disfunction is detected in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is clearly essential.

Aim. To assess the relationship between hypertrophy and the myocardial strain in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).

Materials and methods. 61 patients aged between 7 and 17 years with a primary form of HCM underwent an ultrasound examination of the heart using standard techniques. An assessment of the left ventricular systolic function performed using of-line the two-dimensional (2D) speckle-tracking mode with analysis parameters that included global and segmental longitudinal, circumferential, and radial myocardial strains. The analysis of hypertrophy of myocardial segments carried out taking into account the absolute values of the thickness of the left ventricular myocardium in systole and diastole, depending on age, in terms of standard deviation units in the population (Z-score factor).

Results. A decrease in longitudinal strain below the relevant values, an increase in radial strain, and no changes in circular strain were observed when the thickness of the left ventricular myocardium increased over 2.48Z. A further decrease in radial strain was observed when myocardial thickness was over 4.24Z, and circular strain was over 3.16Z. The relationship between myocardial hypertrophy and longitudinal strain had an inverse linear relationship: the lower the strain values, the greater the thickness of the myocardium. With increasing thickness of the myocardium, the radial strain first tended to increase in a compensatory manner, but it decreased when myocardial thickness increased over 4.24Z. The circular strain, as well as longitudinal one, has an inverse linear relationship, but with longer preservation of normal values when myocardial hypertrophy increases.

Conclusion. Children with HCM demonstrate various types of relationships between hypertrophy and myocardial strain, which detection is important for the assessment of the left ventricular systolic function to improve the prognosis and therapeutic approach to the disease. A comprehensive approach to the assessment of myocardial strain in children with HCM should include not only a routine identification of global strain, but also assessment of the segmental strain to detect early signs of myocardial dysfunction. Comparison of measures of various types of strain and the thickness of the left ventricular myocardium has a very important diagnostic value for understanding the degree of changes in its kinetics.
The role of anti-Mullerian hormone in the context of modern pathogenetic approaches to the treatment of endometriosis (literature review)
Authors: Buralkina N. A. , Chekeneva N. A. , Pavlovich S. V. , Chuprynin V. D. , Pilyugina E. I.
Published: October 2023

Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) is well known as one of the key factors in reproductive development and the formation of sexual characteristics in the embryonic period in both sexes. In women, AMH is produced by granulosa cells of the preantral and early antral follicles of the ovaries and is a key biochemical marker of ovarian reserve. Recently, the role of AMH and its transmembrane receptor AMHRII as possible pathogenetic links in a number of gynecological diseases has been actively studied. The ability of AMH to cause regression of the Müllerian duct in male embryos suggests its inhibitory role for a number of benign and malignant gynecological tumors, as well as endometriosis. In this connection, active scientific research in this direction is currently underway. A number of studies have shown that AMH causes apoptosis of human endometrial stromal cells and endometriosis cells in vitro, and is also involved in the development of autophagy processes in endometriosis. The above studies demonstrate the important role of AMH in cell apoptosis in endometriosis, and indicate its therapeutic potential for a wide range of gynecological diseases. It is important to note that AMH, as a representativemember of the TGF-β superfamily, has high affinity and specificity for the AMHRII receptor, which. This fact makes further study of the function of AMH and AMHRII relevant both for assessing their effectinfluence on the processes of folliculogenesis, and reproductive aging processes, and for developing new targeting targeted therapy strategies therapy for a wide range of gynecological diseases, including endometriosis.
The effect of vitamin D on the early clinical manifestations of menopausal syndrome and the production of cytokines, involved in bone remodeling
Authors: Maylyan E. A. , Lesnichenko D. A. , Dzhelomanova E. S. , Reznichenko N. A. , Prilutskii A. S. , Bagriy A. E. , Trunova O. A. , Prokhorov E. V.
Published: October 2023

Introduction. The problem of early manifestations of menopausal syndrome is due to the high prevalence among postmenopausal women, a wide range of clinical manifestations, a sharp decrease in the quality of life, not always sufficient effectiveness of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) in the presence of restrictions on its use.

The aim. To evaluate the dynamics of clinical manifestations of menopausal syndrome and to determine the pathogenetic effects of vitamin D preparation when used in combination with menopausal hormone therapy in women of early postmenopausal age with menopausal syndrome.

Materials and methods. 154 women were examined, of which 81 were characterized by the presence of clinical manifestations of menopausal syndrome. All women with menopausal syndrome received menopausal hormone therapy with estradiol and didrogesterone drug for 6 months, while 39 women additionally also took the vitamin D drug. Before and after therapy in patients with menopausal syndrome, the prevalence of symptoms of the Green scale was assessed. Concentrations of 25(OH) D, osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) were determined in the blood serum of all women.

Results and discussion. The use of MHT by women with menopausal syndrome leads to a decrease in the frequency of registration of a number of symptoms of the Green scale (p < 0.05). At the same time, a decrease in the frequency of registration of individual complaints is found only in the group of women who, along with MYT, received a vitamin D preparation (p < 0.05). Taking the vitamin D preparation is accompanied by an increase in its initially reduced serum concentrations to normal values (p < 0.001). The addition of cholecalciferol to the complex therapy of menopausal syndrome ensures the normalization of RANKL levels by reducing its production in the dynamics of treatment (p < 0.05) A decrease in the concentration of RANKL in response to the complex intake of a hormonal drug and cholecalciferol caused higher OPG/RANKL index values in the basic group by the end of therapy than in women of the comparison group (p < 0.01).

Conclusions. The obtained effects of vitamin D preparation when prescribed in combination with menopausal hormone therapy (reduction of the frequency of symptoms of menopausal syndrome, reduction of initially elevated levels of RANKL) indicate the expediency of its use in the treatment of early manifestations of menopausal syndrome.
Intercultural Competence and Intercultural Sensitivity Levels of EFL Preparatory Students: Insights from a Turkish Context
Authors: TIKIZ ERTÜRK Gülşah , DEMİRÖZ Hakan , ATA Murat
Published: October 2023

Effective communication between people with different emotional, cognitive, and behavioral perspectives requires skill in handling communication. Learning intercultural communication skills (IC), which are more important than language proficiency and communicative competence, is necessary for teaching foreign languages as English becomes a global language. Effective communication in English language classes, thus, requires multicultural sensitivity and competency. Intercultural competence (IC) is crucial in a globalized society where people must behave ethically and competently in cross-cultural relationships. As societies strive toward collective goals and establish lasting social, cultural, and economic connections with diverse cultural groups, intercultural sensitivity is gaining importance at all educational levels, particularly for foreign language learners. Many students lack intercultural knowledge, abilities, and mindsets. This study examines how EFL preparatory students perceive their intercultural sensitivity and competencies, whether there exists a statistically significant relationship between these two variables, and whether these variables show a difference regarding the participants’ demographics. The study adopted a descriptive methodology by using a correlational survey method. Data were collected from EFL preparatory students at a state university in western Türkiye by using the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale and the Intercultural Competence Scale (ICS). Convenience sampling technique was used to collect data. T-test, Pearson correlation, and Spearman's Rho tests were used to calculate frequency and percentages with SPSS program, version 22. The results showed that EFL preparatory students demonstrated a high level of IS and IC levels; however, the participants’ IS and IC levels did not significantly differ by their demographics. Educational implications were suggested in the light of the literature.
The Implementation of the Guided Inquiry Model in Basic Chemistry Courses
Authors: Prasetya Cyndi , Maisarah Maisarah , Mulyani Mulyani
Published: October 2023

The study aimed to provide an overview of the application of the model in Basic Chemistry learning and its impact on student abilities. The researchers employed a descriptive qualitative method, focusing on the Guided Inquiry Model applied in Basic Chemistry courses. The primary data source was documentation, administering the data collection technique in the form of documentation analysis involving photos of the Guided Inquiry Model activities. The findings revealed two key points: Firstly, there was an improvement in students' knowledge and insights about basic chemistry, such as recognizing that the purification of substances could effectively separate naphthalene from its contaminants. Secondly, the implementation of the Guided Inquiry Model in Basic Chemistry courses involved four stages. The process began with problem orientation, framed by the question: "When naphthalene is contaminated, how can it be separated from its pollutants?" The subsequent stage involved formulating a hypothesis through discussions, culminating in an agreed-upon alternative hypothesis: “The practice of purifying substances can successfully separate naphthalene from its contaminants.” In the exploratory stage, students engaged in practical purification activities guided by the practicum guidebook and lecturer instructions. The final stage encompassed formulating generalizations, concluding that purifying substances through sublimation could effectively separate naphthalene from pollutants. As a recommendation, this study suggested that lecturers adopt the Guided Inquiry Model because it could enhance students' understanding of the materials covered in Basic Chemistry courses.
Theoretical foundation for solving search problems by the method of maximum entropy
Authors:   St. Petersburg federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences — Hi Tech Research and Development Office Ltd, Prokaev Aleksandr N.
Published: October 2023

The traditional problem of search theory is to develop a search plan for a physical object in the sea or on land. Known algorithms for the optimal distribution of search resources mainly use the exponential detection function. If we consider the search problem more broadly — as a problem of searching for various information, then the detection function can differ significantly from the exponential one. In this case, the solutions obtained using traditional algorithms may be correct from the point of view of mathematics, but unacceptable from the point of view of logic. In this paper, this problem is solved on the basis of the maximum entropy principle. The theorems are proved, as well as their consequences for four types of detection functions, which make it possible to create algorithms for solving various search problems based on the principle of maximum entropy.
Optimal control of thermal and wave processes in composite materials
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Zhabko Aleksei P. , Karelin Vladimir V. ,   St. Petersburg State University, Provotorov Vyacheslav V. ,   Voronezh State University, Sergeev Sergey M. ,   Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University
Published: October 2023

The paper indicates the approach and the corresponding to it method of penalty functions for analyzing the problems of optimal control of thermal and wave processes in structural elements made of composite materials (composites). An object that is quite common in the industrial sphere, the structure of which is a set of layers (phases) of unidirectional composites — layered composites, is considered. When solving problems related to the analysis and description of the states of composites, quantitative characteristics of layers that are not functions of the coordinates of the points of the medium are usually used in order not to solve the corresponding problems for an inhomogeneous medium. Such functions are elements of Sobolev spaces, first of all, functions summable with a square. The convenience lies in the fact that when finding the conditions for solvability of initial-boundary value problems of various types (in most cases, such problems are the basis of mathematical models of many physical processes), it is possible to reduce to operator-difference systems, for which it is easy to construct a priori estimates of weak solutions. The next step after establishing the weak solvability of the initial-boundary value problem of the thermal or wave process in composites is the formulation and solution of the problem of optimal control of these processes. The proposed method of penalty functions on the example of solving such problems is a general method. It is applicable with slight modifications also not only in the case of elliptic, parabolic and other problems (including nonlinear) for scalar functions, but also for vector functions. An example of the latter is the Navier–Stokes system, widely used in the description of network-like hydrodynamic processes, considered in Sobolev spaces, the elements of which are functions with carriers on n-dimensional network-like domains, n greater or equal to 2.
Global reassembly: Empirical data in conceptual pursuit. European perspective
Authors:   The Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Gromyko Alexey
Published: October 2023

The author explores a conceptual crisis in studies, dedicated to international relations, which are under pressure of growing number of threats and challenges. In search of new perspective models of global economic and political development and in the pursuit of attempts to explain the nature and causes of growing confrontation among different global actors specialists in IR, including European studies, propose various approaches and strategies, which often run counter to each other. The article focuses on a role of empirics in this scientific work, on a problem of measurability of different hypotheses and generalisations. On the basis of application of concrete indicators and data the author analyses the role of the EU, major European countries, Russia and other centres of power in world political-economic tables of ranks. The internal balance of power in the EU is explored, as well as main risks and vulnerabilities in its development. In the context of global reassembly the assessments are made on threats and challenges facing Russia. The conclusion is drawn that in the near future the phenomenon of polycentricity with elements of composite quasi-bipolarity will intensify. At the same tine, quasi-bipolarity represents more relevant configuration than the hypothesis about US-China “new bipolarity”. The United States and China more and more obviously shape new confrontational pivot of world politics in near future. This model is characterized with quasi-bipolarity because the number of rising powers, comparable with US and China in terms of capabilities and geopolitical ambitions, is much bigger than in the second half of XX century.
Empirical verification of the regional leadership concept on the example of rising powers
Authors:   Russian State University for the Humanities, Vakarchuk Denis
Published: October 2023

In the domestic and foreign scientific literature, a consensus has appeared on the identification of the rising state’s status as a regional power. Most often, the BRICS countries are being identified as rising states. In recent years, publications identified the MIKTA countries as rising middle powers that already have the status of regional powers or tend to be such. The purpose of the article is to determine whether participation in the BRICS and MIKTA formats allows states to strengthen their regional leadership or claim regional leadership. As a part of the empirical study the regional leadership of the BRICS and MIKTA states, on the one hand, is being considered from the point of assessing the material power attributes throughout the use of the Composite Index of National Capability; оn the other hand, we proceed from a constructivist approach to the leadership concept. This approach allows us to consider leadership as a constructed category depending on the recognition by powers of a different order as belonging to the region, the legitimacy of the regional leader status for one or another state of the BRICS and MIKTA. Methodologically we proceed from the fact that the category of legitimacy can be operationalized by identifying the cohesion of voting in the UN General Assembly of the BRICS and MIKTA states with the states belonging to their regions. The top numbers of the similarity index average value indicate the recognition of the regional leadership of the BRICS and MIKTA member states by the follower states belonging to their regions. At the level of the hypothesis, it is expected that the average values of the similarity index, firstly, will be equal for the BRICS countries and the MIKTA countries, and secondly, they will be set to top values. Thus, this article is to determine the correlation between the resource endowment of the state’s regional leadership and the legitimacy of such leadership.
“The 21st century will be maritime”: Maritimization of French defense policy
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Chikhachev Aleksei
Published: October 2023

This article examines one of the structural processes observed in defense policy of modern France — the “maritimization”, or, in other words, the growing attention of the government to naval issues. It is noted that since 2017, a number of signs for it have accumulated — from various statements on maritime security in strategic documents to the start of new submarines and aircraft carrier projects. Following practical geopolitics (as a part of critical geopolitics), the article reveals the main reasons, specifics and limitations for such process. France have been induced to strengthen the fleet by the deterioration of security in several regions and threats to maritime communications, the need to ensure stability of its own “blue” economy, and by climate and biodiversity considerations as well. In practical terms, the maritimization have implied an increased budget spending on the Navy, the adoption of a new shipbuilding program “Mercator”, the signing of export agreements and the participation in multilateral exercises and projects (mainly through the EU and NATO). Nevertheless, the author comes to the conclusion that the maritime turn of French defense policy is not so obvious, since it is not planned to the detriment of other types of armed forces. It assumes qualitative, but not quantitative improvement of the fleet and does not look like a unique trend against the background of other powers. With all its benefits, the Navy still does not acquire any special status: on the contrary, the current doctrine provides for an equal importance of all components of military forces at the same time. Thus, it seems that the cooperation with the allies will be a key strategic orientation for France: even if its own capabilities are expected to stay limited, it remains a considerable part of the combined sea power of the West.
Scientific journals in the context of the transformation of international relations: Problems, challenges and prospects. Part 1
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Tsvetkova Natalia , Khudoley Konstantin ,   St. Petersburg State University, Jeifets Victor ,   St. Petersburg State University, Garbuzov Valeriy ,   Institute of the United States and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Istomin Igor ,   Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University), Kharkevich Maksim ,   Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University)
Published: October 2023

This review article has resulted from the discussion during the roundtable of the editors-in-chief of the international relations (IR) journals, convened by Saint Petersburg State University as part of the Congress of the IR students (November, 2022). As a result of the discussion, the participants agreed that Russian journals have passed a serious way of positioning at the international level, which is proved by the statistics of indexing journals in well-known databases. The sharp transformation of the international system is only just beginning to affect the publication activity of foreign authors and the promotion of domestic publications in the ratings. At this historical stage, Russian journals in the field of international relations are at a crossroads between full nationalization and functioning in the realities of fragmented globalization. In addition, the most important challenge that scientific journals will face is the changing market for scientific publications due to the emergence of new technologies, including the increasing use of “artificial intelligence”. The distribution of new software products allows not only to search for data for the implementation of scientific expertise, but also creates conditions for the rapid preparation of manuscripts of various volumes. This will lead to a dramatic increase in the number of scientific publications. The journals will have to be ready to create flexible publication models and verify the validity of scientific information.
Sentimental visual content of the new normality: How digital cats domesticate crises
Authors:   Saratov State University, Tikhonova Sophia V.
Published: October 2023

The article deals with the cultural origins of the sentimental content “about cats” and its actual functions, which are activated in the conditions of crisis phenomena. The author considers Internet memes with cats as a tool of social reaction to social crises, the evolution of which is inscribed in the general context of the “reformation” of the Internet associated with the peculiarities of social media. The COVID-19 pandemic overlapped with a cascade of social crises. Ideas about the new normality are spreading as a theoretical reflection of a permanent social situation in which post-crisis stabilization does not coincide with a return to pre-crisis states. The operationalization of such representations is becoming increasingly important. New crisis conditions are changing the adaptive strategies of users. Drift from the paradigm of mobilizing resources needed to overcome crises, which is rapidly being exhausted in the conditions of their cascade, to the paradigm of changing attitudes to crises and to one’s own capabilities (more precisely, their absence) starts. The author connects the cultural origins of sentimental content with the confrontation of the “old” Internet with its anonymity, counterculture, vanguard and minimalism of feedback and the “new” Internet, characterized by the construction of multi-channel communication systems and the desire for total visualization of information messages. The article analyzes the visual cat content on the example of Internet memes (including intersecting meme cycles and serial memes) dedicated to crisis social reflection. The author identifies the role of the cat content as a crossroads where the key attitudes of the old and new Internet meet, namely, the culture of trolling and the culture of cancellation. She considers the sentimentality of content as a form of lowering the register of distributed social reflection. The latter suggests new ways of positioning a social view belonging to a subject synthesizing the features of a digital cat and a mass user of social networks. The author identifies two key functions of the cat content — the maintenance of uncomplicated social interactions that provide a positive shared social experience and reflexive detailing of the response to the agenda in conditions of unprecedented mass media presence enhancement. The author comes to the conclusion that memes with cats center the lifestyle of a mass user in a home environment. The inclusion of a crisis agenda in it is equivalent to a new way of scaling social macro-problems, which an individual user is fundamentally unable to cope with. The crisis is represented in memes as the chaoticization of the household by harmless creatures, the consequences of which can be dealt with in the usual ways. As a result, digital cats help the user to domesticate and “tame” the social crisis.
Digital body image of users of devices for self-tracking
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Bogomiagkova Elena S.
Published: October 2023

The article presents the results of an empirical study implemented in a combined strategy in 2020–2021 and aimed at studying digital practices of healthcare of megalopolis residents. One of the focuses of interest was digital self-tracking, namely, the ways users interact with data supplied by personal devices, and the construction of a body image as a result of this process. The analysis of the data obtained allowed us to formulate several conclusions. Thus, for a significant part of active users of digital devices, the generated visual content, expressed in quantitative form, is of significant interest. There is an effect of access to the “real” body as well as the risks of a gap between personal feelings and digital data. The following arguments are put forward in favor of digital information: 1) the gadget can record indicators that are not available at the level of bodily sensations; 2) it generates content in ways that go beyond the capabilities of an individual. When there are significant discrepancies between digital data and subjective experience, as a rule, it is not about their opposition, but about the work of coordinating and “smoothing” information received from various sources. Data visualization forms an idea of the owners of digital devices about their physical condition and progress in achieving their goals. In some cases, the digital body image becomes a reason for communication on social networks and a way of self-presentation. For those who actively practice digital self-tracking, the body image is considered to be incomplete without information expressed in numerical form. Moreover, for feeling corporeality, the experience of vision turns out to be fundamentally significant today.
City and its residents: Мoving towards
Authors:   Samara National Research University, Avdoshina Natalya V. , Vaskina Julia V. ,   Samara National Research University
Published: October 2023

This article is devoted to the analysis of attitude to the migration among residents of a large city with a population of more than 1 million people. There is also assessment of the impact from various factors of the urban environment both on the overall satisfaction with life in the city and on the desire to change the place of residence. The survey of Samara residents was conducted online with the help of a questionnaire created in a Google Docs and posted on the city administration website. 1,500 respondents were interviewed in according to the quota sample (quota characteristics are gender and age). The sampling error was 3%. It was revealed that a significant contribution to the overall satisfaction with life in the city is made by the following urban environment parameters: safety, landscaping, the work of cultural and leisure institutions, the quality and quantity of goods in the stores. The strongest correlations with the desire to leave Samara or stay in it were found in the variables “schools quality of work”, “city safety”, “institutions of additional education quality of work”, “quality and quantity of goods”, and “garbage disposal”. Speaking of the socio-demographic groups with the greatest desire to leave the city were revealed young people (49.6%), as well as the highest-income group of respondents, due to their desire to improve the quality of life along with the lowest-income group, striving to change their place in order to solve their economic problems. If we take social status into account, the largest share of those wishing to leave the city was revealed among entrepreneurs, self-employed and heads of organizations. It is concluded that for potential Samara migrants it is important notto get rid of existing problems, but rather to expand their opportunities to improve the quality of life.
Sustainability orientation of entrepreneurs: From intentions to actions
Authors:   Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg State University, Aray Yulia N. , Bogatyreva Karina A. ,   Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg State University, Verkhovskaya Olga R. ,   Graduate School of Management, Saint-Petersburg State University
Published: October 2023

Goal: to reveal the relationship between Russian entrepreneurs’ sustainability orientation and implementation of relevant actions within their businesses. Methodology: data from the Russian part of the GEM project were used to test the study hypotheses. The data were gathered in 2021 while the COVID-19 pandemic was still active. Findings: in Russian entrepreneurial businesses, a positive association between entrepreneurs’ sustainability orientation and pertinent activities has been found. Entrepreneurial self-efficacy, on the other hand, has a detrimental impact on the conversion of sustainability intentions into actions. The link between entrepreneurial sustainability attitude and the execution of related activities is also negatively moderated by income-driven motivation. Originality contribution of the authors: this study broadens our understanding of the relationship between socially responsible conduct intentions and implementation of social and ecological obligations.
Gazelle companies in the Russian economy: Innovation, steady rise, and crisis response
Authors:   Graduate School of Business, HSE University, Medovnikov Dan S. , Rozmirovich Stanislav D. ,   Graduate School of Business, HSE University, Oganesyan Tigran K. ,   HSE University, Stepanov Alexander K. ,   Graduate School of Business, HSE University, Mazurova Sofia A. ,   Graduate School of Business, HSE University
Published: October 2023

Goal: verification of the most popular hypotheses found in the world academic literature on High Growth Companies (HGCs) using Russian empirical data and statistics. Research methodology: desk research of publications; analysis of statistics from Ruslana, the database of Russian and Ukrainian companies (maintained by Bureau van Dijk — a Moody’s Analytics company) which contains financial indicators, tax reporting data, and other information; analysis of information from the Professional Market and Company Analysis System (SPARK) and Federal Institute of Industrial Property (Rospatent) databases on intellectual property ownership; and review of companies through formal questions in survey interviews. Findings: this study demonstrates the key contribution of the HGCs sector to economic growth: HGCs, which represent 15 % of the total number of companies with revenues and more than 10 employees, generate 60 % of the revenue growth of all Russian companies and employment growth from 1.5 million to 2.5 million in 2017–2020. In the past, 77 % of HGCs grew sporadically, which does not support the hypothesis of unsustainable growth for most HGCs and can be the basis for using the rapid growth criterion for selective government support of business entities. There is evidence that innovative companies have more stable rates of rapid growth over the five-year period prior to this research. Based on the company survey, an assumption is formulated about the high resilience of Russian HGCs to external shocks including pandemic, Russia’s military operations, and sanctions against the country, and the HGCs’ willingness to continue growth despite existing difficulties and risks. Originality and contribution of the authors: for the first time in Russia, this study analyzes the full set of Russian HGCs using a comprehensive statistical database. This allows us to compare HGCs from different industries and identify their industry-specific characteristics. In addition, we identify a group of innovative HGCs and show the characteristics of this type of companies. The materials obtained as a result of the review of companies supplement the results of the analysis of statistical data.
Organizational climate and employee burnout in an industrial company
Authors:   Graduate School of Business, HSE University, Kabalina Veronika I. , Djokic Andria ,   Graduate School of Business, HSE University, Cheglakova Ludmila M. ,   Graduate School of Business, HSE University
Published: October 2023

Goal: the research is aimed at studying the relationship between aspects of the organizational climate and the components of employee burnout in a large industrial company. Methodology: a mini-survey of 16 company executives was conducted on the most characteristic elements of the organizational climate, selected from a list compiled on the basis of an analysis of scientific publications. Quantitative data collected during a survey of 915 employees of an industrial company in 2022 Data analysis was carried out using multivariate statistical methods. Findings: statistically significant relationships between a number of organizational climate characteristics and burnout components were identified. The most important factor in the organizational climate turned out to be transformational leadership, which affects all three components of burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and evaluation of personal achievements). Organizational clarity is essential to reduce levels of depersonalization and increase the assessment of personal accomplishments and fruitful interactions with management and colleagues. The work organization has a strong impact on emotional exhaustion, and safety culture on the assessment of personal achievements. The presence of ethical practices in the company is significant, first of all, for a positive assessment of personal achievements, as well as for reducing the level of depersonalization. Originality and contribution of the authors: traditionally, the phenomenon of burnout has been studied at the individual level, the focus of researchers has been mainly employees of healthcare and educational institutions. The research underlying the article was conducted at an organizational level in an understudied industrial context.
Planned and actual timeline of the strategy
Authors:   Central Economic Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Kobylko Alexander A. ,   Russia State Academic University for the Humanities
Published: October 2023

Goal: is to analyze approaches to the formation of the term of an enterprise strategy and to identify key factors that affect the planning horizon. Methodology: is based on the analysis of scientific sources on the duration of the strategy and the observation of business practices in this direction through surveys of enterprises on approaches to the formation of a strategy and the actual implementation of planned indicators. Findings: of the study showed that the implementation of a strategy is often associated with a revision of its main provisions and early abandonment in favor of a new one. This practice indicates the actual rejection of long-term planning in favor of medium-term or rolling planning. The strategy implementation period differs from the canonical five-year one. Originality and contribution of the author: lie in specifying the time horizon for which the strategy is formed in modern conditions, as well as in updating the theoretical provisions that describe approaches to structuring such documents in companies, taking into account industry, corporate specifics, etc.