bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
„Językowy telemost” jako nowa forma kształcenia kompetencji interkulturowej i doskonalenia warsztatu nauczyciela języka obcego
Authors: Wojakowska Marta , Sosnowski Wojciech
Published: April 2023

The shift to distance learning in foreign languages teaching has further emphasized the need for communication and interaction set in a context close to authentic experience. The starting point of the research was the assumption that a new classroom practice developed during the pandemic –the “language space bridge” – contributes to the development of language education and influences the improvement of intercultural competence. This article is based on a study of the “language space bridge”, a non-institutional educational platform running between 2020 and 2022 and set up by an international team of foreign language teachers collaborating under an Erasmus+ project. The article discusses theoretical aspects of intercultural communication and forms of training. A description of the research process is followed by the presentation of the didactic process itself. Having conducted an in-depth analysis of the evaluation questionnaires completed by the students and teachers, the authors conclude that the new educational platform might be a way to improve intercultural competence for both students and teachers.
Rozwijanie świadomości i wrażliwości kulturowej na warsztatach translatorskich z języka włoskiego na przykładzie podręcznika akademickiego Utile e traducibile. Esercizi di lessico settoriale e quotidiano
Authors: Kowalik Katarzyna , Woch Agnieszka
Published: April 2023

The aim of the article is to describe our proposition of method of developing sensitivity to different cultures, and in particular cultural and intercultural competence during Italian translation workshops. It discusses the content of higher education books for teaching functional languages. The authors pay special attention to the selection of appropriate authentic texts and real-life curiosities that go beyond the basic messages conveyed during courses and in the textbooks. In the analysed university script, one can find texts about atypical historical, linguistic, literary, and cinematic references or about surprising common points that allow the learner to relate to Polish and even to his or her local context. The authors share their reflections on the reception of the book by students.
Die Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Regionalbibliotheken in der Sektion 4 des dbv – Bericht für die Jahre 2021/2022
Authors: Meyer-Doerpinghaus Ulrich
Published: April 2023

Die Mitglieder der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Regionalbibliotheken unterstützten sich in den Jahren 2021 und 2022 nicht nur gegenseitig bei der Bewältigung der großen Herausforderungen (Corona-Pandemie und Folgen des Ukraine-Krieges), sondern sie erzielten auch Fortschritte bei den Themen der regionalbibliothekarischen Zusammenarbeit. So konnte die Kooperation zwischen den Regionalbibliotheken und der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek vertieft werden. Bei der kooperativen Kulturgutdigitalisierung wurden konzeptionelle Fortschritte erzielt. Die Mitglieder vertieften die Zusammenarbeit in den Bereichen Pflicht und Webarchivierung, Regionalbibliographien sowie Digitalisierung.
An isotope dilution-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (ID-LC-MS/MS)-based candidate reference measurement procedure for the quantification of levetiracetam in human serum and plasma
Authors: Kobel Anja , Schierscher Tobias , Singh Neeraj , Salzmann Linda , Liesch Franziska , Bauland Friederike , Geistanger Andrea , Risch Lorenz , Geletneky Christian , Seger Christoph , Taibon Judith
Published: April 2023

Objectives

To develop an isotope dilution-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)-based candidate reference measurement procedure (RMP) for levetiracetam quantification in human serum and plasma.

Methods

Quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (qNMR) was used to characterize the RMP material to ensure traceability to SI units. To quantify levetiracetam, an LC-MS/MS method was optimized using a C8 column for chromatographic separation following protein-precipitation-based sample preparation. Spiked matrix samples of serum and plasma were used to test selectivity and specificity. Matrix effects were determined by performing a post-column infusion experiment and comparing standard line slopes. Precision and accuracy were evaluated over 5 days. Measurement uncertainty was evaluated according to the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM).

Results

The RMP was proven to be highly selective and specific with no evidence of a matrix effect, allowing for quantification of levetiracetam within the range of 1.53–90.0 μg/mL. Intermediate precision was <2.2% and repeatability was 1.1–1.7% across all concentrations. The relative mean bias ranged from −2.5% to −0.3% across all levels and matrices within the measuring range. Diluted samples were found with a mean bias ranging from −0.1 to 2.9%. The predefined acceptance criterion for measurement uncertainty was met and determined for individual measurements independently of the concentration level and sample type to be ≤4.0% (k=2).

Conclusions

We present a novel LC-MS/MS)-based candidate RMP for levetiracetam in human serum and plasma. Its expanded measurement uncertainty of ≤4.0% meets the clinical needs in levetiracetam monitoring. Utilizing qNMR to characterize levetiracetam reference materials allowed metrological traceability to SI units.
Agent-based mathematical model of COVID-19 spread in Novosibirsk region: Identifiability, optimization and forecasting
Authors: Krivorotko Olga , Sosnovskaia Mariia , Kabanikhin Sergey
Published: April 2023

The problem of identification of unknown epidemiological parameters (contagiosity, the initial number of infected individuals, probability of being tested) of an agent-based model of COVID-19 spread in Novosibirsk region is solved and analyzed.
The first stage of modeling involves data analysis based on the machine learning approach that allows one to determine correlated datasets of performed PCR tests and number of daily diagnoses and detect some features (seasonality, stationarity, data correlation) to be used for COVID-19 spread modeling.
At the second stage, the unknown model parameters that depend on the date of introducing of containment measures are calibrated with the usage of additional measurements such as the number of daily diagnosed and tested people using PCR, their daily mortality rate and other statistical information about the disease.
The calibration is based on minimization of the misfit function for daily diagnosed data.
The OPTUNA optimization framework with tree-structured Parzen estimator and covariance matrix adaptation evolution strategy is used to minimize the misfit function.
Due to ill-posedness of identification problem, the identifiability analysis is carried out to construct the regularization algorithm.
At the third stage, the identified parameters of COVID-19 for Novosibirsk region and different scenarios of COVID-19 spread are analyzed in relation to introduced quarantine measures.
This kind of modeling can be used to select effective anti-pandemic programs.
Influence of joint flexibility on buckling analysis of free–free beams
Authors: Ramana Reddy D. V. , Balaram Padal K. T. , Gunda Jagadish Babu
Published: April 2023

In this work, an application of two noded beam finite element methodology, which is demonstrated in the previous research work for vibration analysis of beam with a flexible joint problem, has been further extended here to investigate the buckling behaviour of free–free beam subjected to an in-plane compressive load. Joint is modelled as rotational spring, where the rotational spring stiffness governs the behaviour of the flexible joint. Variation of first five non-dimensional buckling loads of free–free beam with reference to the joint location as well as joint stiffness parameters are briefly presented. It is understood that looseness of the joint can significantly influence the buckling behaviour of free–free beam and plays an important role in accurately determining the buckling behaviour of jointed beams subjected to an in-plane compressive loads.
Pea thermoplastic starch nanocomposite films reinforced with nanocellulose
Authors: Nordin Abu Hassan , Ilyas Rushdan Ahmad , Ngadi Norzita , Baharuddin Nurul Huda
Published: April 2023

Interest in nanocellulose has lately increased as a result of its benefits, such as renewable, biodegradable, high mechanical strength and valuable economically. In this regard, nanocellulose has been frequently employed as reinforcement for the enhancement of mechanical, thermal and biodegradation qualities of nanocomposite materials, such as thermoplastic starch. An overview of the use of pea starch that has been reinforced with nanocellulose for packaging and storage applications is given in this chapter. In comparison to standard sources of starch like maize, wheat and potatoes, it is consequently seen as a comparatively affordable source of starch. These composite polysaccharides (pea thermoplastic starch/nanocellulose) have the potential to replace traditional packaging composed of polymers derived from petroleum.
The Meat Ambivalence Questionnaire: Assessing Domain-Specific Meat-Related Conflict in Omnivores and Veg*ans
Authors: Buttlar Benjamin , Pauer Shiva , Ruby Matt B , Chambon Monique , Jimenez-Klingberg Ann-Kathrin , Scherf Jasmin , Scherrer Vsevolod
Published: April 2023

People are increasingly concerned about how meat affects the environment, human health, and animal welfare, yet eating and enjoying meat remains a norm. Unsurprisingly, many people are ambivalent about meat—evaluating it as both positive and negative. Here, we propose that meat-related conflict is multidimensional and depends on people’s dietary group: Omnivores’ felt ambivalence relates to multiple negative associations that oppose a predominantly positive attitude towards meat, and veg*ans’ ambivalence relates to various positive associations that oppose a predominantly negative attitude. A qualitative study (N = 235; German) revealed that omnivores and veg*ans experience meat-related ambivalence due to associations with animals, sociability, sustainability, health, and sensory experiences. To quantify felt ambivalence in these domains, we developed the Meat Ambivalence Questionnaire (MAQ). We validated the MAQ in four pre-registered studies using self-report and behavioral data (N = 3,485; German, UK, representative US). Both omnivores and veg*ans reported meat-related ambivalence, but with differences across domains and their consequences for meat consumption. Specifically, ambivalence was associated with less meat consumption in omnivores (especially sensory-/animal-based ambivalence) and more meat consumption in veg*ans (especially sensory-/socially-based ambivalence). Network analyses shed further light on the nomological net of the MAQ while controlling for a comprehensive set of determinants of meat consumption. By introducing the MAQ, we hope to provide researchers with a tool to better understand how ambivalence accompanies behavior change and maintenance.
Emotion Regulation Choice and Psychosis Proneness: A Replication and Extension Study
Authors: Nardelli Carla , Rolland-Carlichi Emma , Bortolon Catherine
Published: April 2023

Evidence shows that participants choose to disengage during emotion regulation (ER) when facing high intensity stimuli, whereas engage when the intensity is low. No study explored ER choice when participants have more than two strategies to regulate their emotions, nor the role of psychopathology on ER choice. This study aimed to replicate and extend the results of Sheppes et al. (2011) and to explore the role of psychosis-proneness in ER strategies choice. In total, 128 non-clinical participants completed two experimental tasks (a replication task and an extension task), choosing an ER strategy in two conditions. Participants favoured disengagement strategies when the emotional intensity was high and engagement strategies when the intensity was low. Psychosis-proneness seems to be associated with difficulties in adapting to the emotional context. These results expand our understanding on ER choices and provide knowledge on flexibility in ER as well as its implication in psychosis-proneness.
Particle size distribution at Ocean Station Papa from nanometers to millimeters constrained with intercomparison of seven methods
Authors: Zhang Xiaodong , Huot Yannick , Gray Deric , Sosik Heidi M. , Siegel David , Hu Lianbo , Xiong Yuanheng , Crockford E. Taylor , Potvin Geneviève , McDonnell Andrew , Roesler Collin
Published: April 2023

Particle size distribution (PSD) is a fundamental property that affects almost every aspect of the marine ecosystem, including ecological trophic interactions and transport of organic matter and trace elements. We measured PSDs using a suite of seven instruments in waters near Ocean Station Papa in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. These instruments and their sizing ranges are: Laser In-Situ Scattering and Transmissometer (LISST)-Volume Scattering Function meter (VSF) and Multispectral Volume Scattering Meter (MVSM), both sizing particles from 0.02 µm to 2000 µm; the LISST-100X, from 3 µm to 180 µm; the ViewSizer, from 0.3 µm to 2 µm; the Coulter Counter, from 2 µm to 40 µm; the Imaging Flow CytoBot (IFCB), from 5 µm to 100 μm; and the underwater vision profiler (UVP), from 100 µm to 2000 µm. Together, they cover an unprecedented size range spanning 5 orders of magnitude from 20 nm to 2 mm. The differences in size definition for the different instruments cause biases in comparing PSDs. The absolute differences in PSDs, after correcting for mean biases, were less than a factor of 3 among all the instruments, and within 50% among LISST-100X, LISST+MVSM, Coulter Counter and IFCB. We also found that particles of sizes <50 µm were not very porous; however, porosity must be considered for particles >50 µm. The merged PSDs, ranging from 0.02 µm to 2000 µm, showed little variation in the PSD slope in the upper 75 m of the water column even though the total number of particles decreased with depth. While submicrometer particles are numerically dominant, particles of sizes 1 µm to 100 µm account for 70–90% of the solid volume of particles. We expect that the results of this study will lead to improved estimates of mass and carbon flux in the study area.
CircPVT1 promotes ER‐positive breast tumorigenesis and drug resistance by targeting ESR1 and MAVS
Authors: Yi Jia , Wang Lei , Hu Guo‐sheng , Zhang Yue‐ying , Du Jiao , Ding Jian‐cheng , Ji Xiang , Shen Hai‐feng , Huang Hai‐hua , Ye Feng , Liu Wen
Published: April 2023

The molecular mechanisms underlying estrogen receptor (ER)‐positive breast carcinogenesis and endocrine therapy resistance remain incompletely understood. Here, we report that circPVT1, a circular RNA generated from the lncRNA PVT1, is highly expressed in ERα‐positive breast cancer cell lines and tumor samples and is functionally important in promoting ERα‐positive breast tumorigenesis and endocrine therapy resistance. CircPVT1 acts as a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) to sponge miR‐181a‐2‐3p, promoting the expression of ESR1 and downstream ERα‐target genes and breast cancer cell growth. Furthermore, circPVT1 directly interacts with MAVS protein to disrupt the RIGI–MAVS complex formation, inhibiting type I interferon (IFN) signaling pathway and anti‐tumor immunity. Anti‐sense oligonucleotide (ASO)‐targeting circPVT1 inhibits ERα‐positive breast cancer cell and tumor growth, re‐sensitizing tamoxifen‐resistant ERα‐positive breast cancer cells to tamoxifen treatment. Taken together, our data demonstrated that circPVT1 can work through both ceRNA and protein scaffolding mechanisms to promote cancer. Thus, circPVT1 may serve as a diagnostic biomarker and therapeutic target for ERα‐positive breast cancer in the clinic.
Issues of Prevention of Graphic Dyscalculia in Preschool Children with Mental Delay
Authors:   Russian State Pedagogical University of A. I. Herzen, Kondratieva Svetlana Yu.
Published: April 2023

The subject of this research work was specific, systematic errors in the formation of counting activity and written mathematical speech, as well as their influence on the predisposition to graphic dyscalculia in preschool students with mental retardation. The article describes the results of the analysis of an experimental study that involved preschool children with mental retardation and normotypical peers performing tasks from the diagnostic methodology aimed at identifying in the category of respondents in question, the specific features of their perception and orientation in space, the ability to read and depict mathematical symbols. The article also proposes the authorʼs definition of the concept of “dyscalculiaˮ, emphasizes the importance of finding and implementing effective ways of psychological and pedagogical work aimed at preventing graphic dyscalculia, as one of the types of violations of mathematical activity.
Clitoria ternatea L. Extract as Adjuvant Therapy on Reducing IL–6 Levels in Reversal Reaction
Authors: N. S Nadya Audina , Muniroh Muflihatul , Kusumaningrum Novi , P M Farmaditya E , Yuniati Renni
Published: April 2023

Reversal reaction is a type IV cellular hypersensitivity reaction in leprosy. Interleukin-6 is a mediator with a pleiotropic effect on inflammation and immune response. Steroids are the standard therapy in the treatment of reaction reversal. Clitoria ternatea flower extract has anti-inflammatory properties. Long-term use of steroids can cause side effects. Therefore, it is necessary to give adjuvant therapy that can shorten the treatment period. This study aims to analyze the effect of adjuvant therapy of Clitoria ternatea extract to reduce IL-6 levels in reversal reaction. Experimental research design with pre and post-randomized single-blinded controlled trial, involving 22 subjects with reversal reaction. The control group received standard therapy and the treatment group received standard and adjuvant therapy with Clitoria ternatea extract. IL-6 levels were measured by ELISA. Data analysis used the Wilcoxon test and Independent T-test. The results showed a significant difference in treatment group (p=0.003) and control group (p=0.016). The mean decrease in serum IL-6 levels in treatment group was 81.35 pg/ml and in control group was 24.30 pg/ml (p=0.027). Clitoria ternatea showed a significant IL-6-lowering effect in patients with reversal reactions. This study has demonstrated the potential of Clitoria ternatea extract as adjuvant therapy in patients with leprosy reactions.
Enhancement of Microalgal Metabolite Production through Euglena sp. Local Strain and Glagah Strain Consortia
Authors: Nur Fatona , Erfianti Tia , Andeska Dea Putri , Egistha Putri Renata Adaranyssa , Nurafifah Istini , Sadewo Brilian Ryan , Suyono Eko Agus
Published: April 2023

Euglena sp. is green microalgae in an acidic environment (pH 2.5-3.5). Euglena sp. has recently been developed widely in industry because of its capability to produce lipids that can be utilized to synthesize biofuel. Microalgae is a potential source of biodiesel, especially in the form of a consortium culture. One of the microalgae consortium cultures that have been explored is the nature consortium microalgae of Glagah strain.  The Glagah consortia were isolated from Lagoon in the Glagah Beach, Kulonprogo, Yogyakarta. This study aimed to determine the total production of biomass, lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins of mixed culture of Glagah strain consortium and Euglena sp. as biodiesel substrate. The biomass test was measured using the dry weigh method using a filtration vacuum pump kit, lipids were measured using the Blight Dryer method by adding chloroform and methanol as solvents, carbohydrates were measured using the Sulfur Phenol Acid method by adding Phenol and sulfuric acid (H2SO4), and proteins were measured using the Bradford method by adding SDS and Bradford’s solution. The total production and productivity of biomass, lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins showed that the mixed culture of Glagah strain consortium with Euglena sp. was higher than the Glagah strain consortium. It reached 0.410 g/L; 0.253; 0.856 g/L; and 0.623 g/L. Therefore, it could be concluded that the mixed culture of the Glagah strain consortium with Euglena sp. could increase the production of biomass, lipids, carbohydrates, and protein up to two times that of the Glagah strain consortium so that this mixed culture treatment could be used as a reference in microalgae cultivation for biodiesel.
Reproductive hormones, bone mineral content, body composition, and testosterone therapy in boys and adolescents with Klinefelter syndrome
Authors: López Krabbe Hans Valdemar , Holm Petersen Jørgen , Asserhøj Louise Laub , Johannsen Trine Holm , Christiansen Peter , Jensen Rikke Beck , Cleemann Line Hartvig , Hagen Casper P , Priskorn Lærke , Jørgensen Niels , Main Katharina M , Juul Anders , Aksglaede Lise
Published: April 2023

Adult patients with Klinefelter syndrome (KS) are characterized by a highly variable phenotype, including tall stature, obesity, and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, as well as an increased risk of developing insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and osteoporosis. Most adults need testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), whereas the use of TRT during puberty has been debated. In this retrospective, observational study, reproductive hormones and whole-body dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry-derived body composition and bone mineral content were standardized to age-related standard deviation scores in 62 patients with KS aged 5.9–20.6 years. Serum concentrations of total testosterone and inhibin B were low, whereas luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone were high in patients before TRT. Despite normal body mass index, body fat percentage and the ratio between android fat percentage and gynoid fat percentage were significantly higher in the entire group irrespective of treatment status. In patients evaluated before and during TRT, a tendency toward a more beneficial body composition with a significant reduction in the ratio between android fat percentage and gynoid fat percentage during TRT was found. Bone mineral content (BMC) did not differ from the reference, but BMC corrected for bone area was significantly lower when compared to the reference. This study confirms that patients with KS have an unfavorable body composition and an impaired bone mineral status already during childhood and adolescence. Systematic studies are needed to evaluate whether TRT during puberty will improve these parameters.
Mechanical and physical properties of kenaf-reinforced poly(lactic acid) plasticized with epoxidized jatropha oil
Authors: Kamarudin Siti Hasnah , Abdullah Luqman Chuah , Aung Min Min , Ratnam Chantara Thevy
Published: April 2023

Epoxidized jatropha oil (EJO) was investigated as a sustainable alternative to petrochemical-based plasticizers to reinforce the plastics, leading to increased ductility and toughness of kenaf-reinforced poly(lactic acid) (PLA). The EJO was melt-blended into kenaf-reinforced PLA at concentrations from 1 wt% to 5 wt%. The blends were then hot-pressed into sheets to characterize their mechanical and physical properties. Kenaf fibers were treated with 6% sodium hydroxide (NaOH), and the effects thereof on the composites’ tensile, flexural, and impact properties, as well as their water absorption and density were stu died. The impact strengths of the kenaf-reinforced PLA composites were improved with the addition of EJO up to 5 wt%, with a maximum over 10 times that of the neat PLA. The flexural strength and modulus increased 4% and 50%, respectively, for treated kenaf-reinforced PLA plasticized with EJO. This increase demonstrated the alkalization treatment’s notable improvements to the composites’ properties. Furthermore, analysis by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of the composites’ tensile fracture surfaces indicated better interaction adhesion of the treated kenaf-reinforced PLA plasticized with EJO compared with the untreated composites. Compared to untreated 1 wt% EJO biocomposites, the treated 5 wt% EJO biocomposites reduced water absorption from 3.1% to 1.6% after 8 weeks of immersion.
Transition to selective regulation of retail trade in Ukraine on the basis of EU experience
Authors:   State Organization ", Nikishyna Oksana ,   Institute of Market and Economic&Ecological Research of the NAS of Ukraine", Shcherbak Anatolii ,   State Organization "Institute of Market and Economic&Ecological Research of the NAS of Ukraine"
Published: April 2023

The article analyzes the causes and consequences of the rapid development of retail trade networks. It is shown that this contributed to increased production efficiency, while retail chains gained market power and began to play a key role in the supply chains of many consumer goods. This allows them to redistribute in their favor part of the value added created in other sectors. For this purpose, they use unfair trading practices: unjustified delays in payments for delivered products, imposing services that do not add value to suppliers, transferring commercial risks to them, etc. The system of regulation of retail trade in European countries has been studied. Differences in the regulation of this sector in 13 countries were analyzed based on the data of the Retail Restrictiveness Indicator. It is shown that the strictest restrictions are enforced in Belarus and in Italy. The regulatory regime in the Baltic states is the most liberal. The authors argue that in the EU countries there is a tendency to move to selective regulation of retail trade, whose object primarily includes "discontinuities" in commodity and financial flows in the systems of vertically adjacent commodity markets. Selective regulation does not limit the operation of market mechanisms, but, on the contrary, promotes their more efficient functioning, eliminating market failures without a significant regulatory burden on business. On the one hand, restrictions on the opening of large-format stores, on trade at reduced prices, etc., are considerably eased. On the other hand, regulation is introduced in certain areas where it was not implemented before. Clarified changes in the regulatory system of retail trade in the EU after adoption of Directive 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain. The authors substantiate the necessity and ways of transition to selective regulation of retail trade in Ukraine. It is shown that the prohibition of unfair trading practices in the food supply chain is much more important in Ukraine than in EU countries. The need to implement the norms of EU Directive 2019/633 into domestic legislation by adopting the Draft Law "On protection against unfair trading practices in relations between business entities in the field of supply of agricultural and food products" has been justified.
Automation of Personnel Selection Based on Principles of Fuzzy Logic
Authors:   Polis National University, Zhytomyr, Kovalchuk M.O. , Majevsky O.V. ,   Polis National University, Zhytomyr
Published: April 2023

This article discusses the development of an expert system for personnel selection using fuzzy logic. The system uses a fuzzy set structure and membership functions for each criterion to calculate how well a candidate matches the criteria. The algorithm was implemented in Python and the results show that the system can improve automated recruitment for vacant positions and be developed further as a software product.
Development of Information System Using Relevant Search
Authors:   National University «Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic», Kapiton А.M. , Skakalina О.V. ,   National University «Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic», Baranenko R.V. ,   Uman National University of Horticulture, Franchuk Т.M. ,   Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics
Published: April 2023

The method of developing an information system of scientific activity in universities using relevant search is proposed. The current state of development of information systems is studied. The factors determining the implementation of information systems are analyzed. The concept of relevance is substantiated as a measure of the correspondence of the search results to the task set in the search query, determined by the search system. The analysis of information systems, which are considered as management systems, combining systems of saving and issuing information, and systems that provide information exchange in the management process, has been carried out. The areas of automation of information management activities in organizational structures, scientific institutions, institutions of higher education are considered. The key characteristics of the information system under development are defined. The analysis of the existing information systems of the departments was carried out and their features and shortcomings were determined. Taking into account modern problems, the tasks and criteria for creating an information system were formed. Analysis of modern web technologies, web framework was performed and the most effective of them were selected based on the results of the conducted research.
Effectiveness of Using Measures to Increase Digital Resilience During Long-Term Power Outages
Authors:   G.E. Pukhov Institute for Modelling in Energy Engineering  National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Zubok V.
Published: April 2023

The continuous penetration of information and communication systems into all spheres of life and the widespread use of digital technologies have been called "digital transformation". Systems demonstrate a different ability to effectively resist risks of any origin and nature, adapt to changes in the environment, and maintain sustainable functioning with rapid recovery. Such properties are generally called resilience. If these properties are obtained or enhanced through the use, application and development of digital technologies, they are called digital resilience. To analyze digital resilience, it is suggested to consider digital consumers, digital needs, digital tools and their dependencies. The paper represents a review of some issues caused by Russian aggression and targeted destruction of civil infrastructure, offers examples of dependencies between power energy and digital resilience, and describes digital resilience lessons lessons learned by now.
Casting His First Ballot: Voting Experience of a Young Adult With Autism
Authors: Allen Dawn
Published: April 2023

This article shares the story of a young adult with autism and his experience with voting for the first time amidst the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Felsőoktatási hallgatók tanulási aktivitása
Authors: Ónodi Annamária
Published: April 2023

Az oktatásmódszertani fejlesztések célja, hogy a hallgatók minél hatékonyabban
sajátítsák el a tananyagot, fejlesszék kompetenciáikat. Ehhez szükséges a
felsőoktatási hallgatók különböző tanulási útjainak, szokásainak,
preferenciáinak és motivációinak megismerése. A tanulmány 2017 és 2021 között
gyűjtött összesen 2 766 hallgatói vélemény alapján vizsgálja a hallgatók
tanulási aktivitását és szokásait, valamint a különböző tanulási utakat, illetve
az ebben bekövetkező változásokat. Elemzésünkben négy hallgatói csoportot
azonosítottunk: 1) folyamatosan, több forrásból tanulók, 2) a tankönyvet és a
szemináriumi munkát preferálók, 3) az előadást és a szemináriumi munkát
preferálók és 4) alacsony tanulási intenzitással rendelkezők. Eredményeink
alapján az eltérő hallgatói aktivitás hátterében nem az oktatás minőségének
különbözősége, nem is a hallgatók eltérő képességei, sokkal inkább az eltérő
motivációjuk és attitűdjük állt.
Mi változott és mi nem a pedagógushiány újratermelésében?
Authors: Lukács Péter
Published: April 2023

A szerző 1986-ban „Miért nem számolható fel a pedagógushiány – ha nincs?” címmel
közölt tanulmányt a Pedagógiai Szemle hasábjain. Ebben azt
állította, hogy az oktatásirányítás és -finanszírozás akkori hazai rendszerében
a pedagógushiány felszámolhatatlan, mert az a rendszer strukturális jellemzőinél
fogva a hiányt egy meghatározott szinten mindig újratermelte. Amellett érvelt,
hogy az a vélemény, hogy „ha sokkal több pénzt költünk az oktatásra, akkor nem
lesz pedagógushiány” – az adott feltételek mellett téves állítás. Jelen írásában
azt vizsgálja, hogy mi változott azóta a hazai pedagógushiány újratermelésében
és kezelésében. Arra a következtetésre jut, hogy 2010-ig a hiányt mindig egy
meghatározott szintig újratermelő mechanizmusok továbbra is a korábban leírt
módon működtek. 2010 után azonban, miközben a hiány újratermelése folytatódott,
az oktatásügyre fordított költségvetési források radikális csökkentése, az
oktatásirányítási, finanszírozási döntéshozatal drasztikus központosítása, az
intézményhálózat nagyobbik részének szigorú államosítása és a
pedagógus-bérrendszer átalakítása működésképtelenné tette a hiány mértékét
évtizedek óta elfogadható szinten tartó mechanizmusokat. Ez vezetett mára a
pedagógusok, szülők és diákok tiltakozó mozgalmainak megerősödéséhez.
The Social Insurance System in the Russian Federaion: Historical Stages of Development, Peculiarities of Collecting Insurance Premiums to Off-Budget Funds
Authors:   Volgograd Institute of Management, Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Katkova Galina , Oleynik Olga ,   Volgograd Institute of Management, Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Published: April 2023

The article analyzes functioning of state off-budget funds and justifies the need to further improve the social insurance system in the Russian Federation. In the modern economic literature, there are various approaches to the definition of this economic category, on the basis of which the author’s approach to determining the essence and content of the category “insurance premiums to off-budget funds” is formed. The well-established principles of the organization of off-budget funds in the country are considered. Based on the fact that these funds are a tool for the redistribution of significant financial flows of the commercial and non-profit sector of the economy, the authors additionally proposed two principles: legality and social justice. The article reveals the historical stages of the offbudget funds development in Russia (social insurance, pension system, medical insurance) and the processes of forming their budgets at the expense of insurance premiums. The contradiction existing in the regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation, which is associated with the accrual and payment of insurance premiums, is disclosed. The purpose of the study is to analyze the peculiarities of collecting insurance premiums to off-budget funds in Russia. The main problems of the activity of state off-budget funds in the Russian Federation are identified and substantiated.
On the Study of Energy Saving and Increasing Energy Efficiency: Foreign and Russian Experience
Authors:   Federal Research Centre the Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Patrakeeva Olga
Published: April 2023

Elaboration of measures and patterns to increase energy efficiency appears as one of the priority objectives of the world economy and is aimed at solving environmental problems associated with energy consumption and climate changes. The paper deals with the issue of the impact of economic growth and structural changes on the energy intensity of territories. Empirical studies highlight a significant influence of macroeconomic, demographic and political factors on changes in the energy intensity of economies. Russia has significant capacity for improving energy efficiency, primarily in the electricity and housing sectors. The released fossil fuels can be exported, reduce emissions into the atmosphere, and, as a result, improve life quality. A consistent reduction in the consumption of fuel and energy resources due to the transition to a new technological order is demonstrated by electric power industry, manufacturing industry and transport sector. It is noted that for Russia the transition from raw-material economic model to innovative one is a priority for sustainable development. To overcome the causes of low energy efficiency and realize the existing potential, it is necessary to intensify the state policy both at the regional and federal levels. At the same time, saving energy and increasing energy efficiency cannot reduce energy intensity of GDP/GRP without high economic rates. The paper analyses the influence of the gross regional product structure on energy consumption in the Rostov region as well as the characteristics of the economic structure and electricity consumption of the region. It is noted that service sector and high-tech industries development, investment in environmental technologies will allow the Rostov region to move to an energy-efficient model of economic growth.
Model of Closure of Cycles (“Economic Cross”) as a Foresight Tool for Integrated Development of the Industry
Authors:   Volgograd State University, Buyanova Marina , Mikhaylova Nataliya ,   Academy of Management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Timokhin Dmitriy ,   Moscow State University of Humanities and Economics
Published: April 2023

The article proposes a methodology for foresight analysis of the development of a regional industry complex and tools for its implementing, taking into account the peculiarities of the processes of technological transformations taking place in the modern economies of Russia and the world. Attention is paid to the problems arising from the inconsistency of tasks solved through the use of traditional approaches and methods of planning the development of regional industrial complexes, and new economic challenges in the field of economic planning, due to the transformation of the technological demands of production processes. The procedure for introducing an innovative methodology for closing cycles (“economic cross”) in the process of industry development foresight was developed by the authors taking into account the peculiarities of the functioning of the regional economy, including the peculiarities of the infrastructural and personnel asymmetry of the regions in which the modernization of the sectoral production complex is planned. The proposed methodology can be used for the purposes of industry development foresight both as an independent tool and in combination with other tools for planning and forecasting, including the method of constructing intersectoral balances, which is actively used in Russian and international practice. The practical significance of the cycle closure model (“economic cross”) lies in the possibility of its use for the purposes of industry complex development digital modeling without any changes compared to offline practice due to the fact that the proposed model allows us to represent a complex economic process as modules and flows described parametrically. The article presents a description of the most recommended economic and mathematical parameters for inclusion in the model and provides recommendations for determining their basic values.
Features of Russia’s Institutional Transformation in Modern Economic Conditions: Tiered Approach
Authors:   Volgograd State University, Averina Irina
Published: April 2023

The article considers changes in the Russia’s economic system in contemporary realities through the prism of level and comparative approaches to research. The author analyses the current state, as well as the occurred and potentially necessary transformations of the institutional system at the level of macro-regions of the domestic economy over the past twenty years (2005–2021). The analysis showed, the domestic economy on a regional scale had a different level of susceptibility and adaptation of the institutional system to modern realities and the changes that they entail, which affects the efficiency of the economic system as a whole. Based on the analysis, institutional gaps were also identified (between related institutions, the rules of the game and control, institutional levels) that exist at the present stage in the “institutional field” of the meso- and macro-levels of the functioning of the economy of the Russian Federation. Such gaps are considered from the standpoint of noncomplementarity between new and existing institutions, as well as the lack of interconnection between related rules. On the basis of the analysis carried out, the features of the institutional transformation of the domestic economic system from the standpoint of the economic and institutional components are revealed. The identification of these features shows the common characteristics of the digitalization processes of regional economic systems in the country, as well as their differences in the aspect analyzed. This, in turn, indicates the need to study the successful experience of introducing digital technologies of individual subjects of the Russian Federation into their economic system and its possible adaptation to less successful regions of the country.
Principles of Psycholinguistic Text Analysis and the Theory of Emotions
Authors:   Moscow State Linguistic University, Pishchalnikova Vera
Published: April 2023

Considering a number of postulates of Russian Psycholinguistics, the author presents the psycholinguistic foundations for understanding emotions in the subject's verbal and cogitative activity and proposes to reconstruct the process of understanding emotions with an analysis of the nature of predication in speech actions. The content of the text arises in the speech-cogitative activity of the subject, who has certain structures of consciousness and changes them in the process of this activity. Emotions essentially determine the meaning generation and perform a regulatory function in the text understanding: a) the motivational sphere of speech activity includes emotions as a subjective form of existence of a motive and largely determines the nature of speech action; b) based on the speech action carried out in signs, the recipient extracts from it a personal meaning, including an emotional one; c) the emotional component of the motive can gradually shift the connotations of meanings and change the associative links of the individual; d) the main purpose of the emotional component of the motive is to highlight the semantic dominant of the text. Speech action actualizes the consciousness of the individual in speech operations, which are regarded as the procedures of handling the signs that stabilize the structures of the author's consciousness, since the subject is socially forced to exist in systems of heterogeneous signs. In the speech action, the unity of the activity of the individual, as well as its conditions, goals and means, is manifested.
Discommunication: Intercultural, Discursive and Linguoecological Aspects
Authors:   Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Volkova Yana , Panchenko Nadezhda ,   Volgograd State Socio-Pedagogical University, Prigarina Natalya ,   Volgograd State Socio-Pedagogical University
Published: April 2023

The article clarifies the concept of discommunication, defines its place among the related concepts of communicative failure and communicative conflict, and suggests ways of studying discommunication at the discourse level. A new interpretation of discommunication is proposed in the framework of the linguoecological approach to communication developed by V.I. Shakhovsky. Discommunication is treated as an umbrella term that unites various manifestations of ineffective communication which can occur due to many reasons. At the intercultural and intracultural levels, discommunication can result from non-implementation or incomplete implementation of the communicative intention, failure to achieve the communicative goals, or their mismatch. The resulting ineffectiveness of communication and the ineffectiveness of the communicative interaction are due to a number of reasons, both linguistic and extralinguistic, among which are violation of ethical norms and ecology of communication; non-observance of the rules of argumentation; using manipulative strategies; unsuccessful verbalization of the intention by the addresser. The latter is exemplified in detail with the excerpts from the Russian-language courtroom discourse. It is represented through violations in goal-setting and errors in the formulation of the idea. Expanding the list of discourses for analyzing discommunication will allow identifying the specifics of its implementation in various speech genres and types of communication, and help determine its causes and outline ways to overcome it.
Communicative Category of Alterity: Linguocultural and Linguoecological Properties
Authors:   Volgograd State Socio-Pedagogical University, Kislyakova Evgenia , Grinev-Grinevich Sergey ,   State Higher Professional School after Edward Shchepanik in Suvalki, Sorokina Elvira ,   Moscow Region State Pedagogical University, Madzhaeva Sanya ,   Astrakhan State Medical University
Published: April 2023

The aim of the article is to give an in-depth insight into alterity as a communication category in the cognitive and discursive aspects. Being an indispensable part of communication and cognition, the category has its own meaning presenting the communicative interaction within the frame "I – the Other". The category of alterity has its own set of category properties, which are specified uniquely in different languages. Alterity as a linguistic category may express an outlook on the reality (similar, i.e. familiar, devoid of risk: other, different, vague, evidently evoking fear or curiosity). In the Russian language, it is linked to the emotional clusters of curiosity, fear, suspense, whereas in the English language it is associated with curiosity, admiration, surprise and novice. Alterity is characterized similarly in English and Russian through maintaining such features as dissimilarity, variety, multifariousness, belonging to different classes/groups, distinct opposition. As well as common features, alterity manifests culturally specific meanings in English (being eccentric, revolutionary, new, fresh) and Russian (being funny and incongruous). The article includes a description of the linguistic means and communicative strategies and tactics, with the help of which the category of alterity is realized in fiction. The category content is variable in the discourse and it serves ground for the ecological and non-ecological mode of communication.