bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Nickel Remediation by Adsorption Technique Achieving the Concept of Zero Residue Level
Authors: A. Alsarayreh Alanood
Published: January 2025

Nickel is a major threat to the wastewater discharged from industries, where it is used, because it is classified as a carcinogenic heavy metal. Due to the need to treat polluted water with the highest efficiency and lowest cost, the promising adsorption technology using agricultural waste has proven to be an effective solution for treating water pollution with various pollutants. This study is concerned with determining the ability of a household waste to remove nickel from contaminated aqueous solutions by the adsorption method at different operating conditions. Waste tea leaves (WTL), which are discarded in huge quantities annually, showed noticeable nickel removal efficiency at more than 74% at acidity, shaking, concentration, time, temperature, and adsorption dose of 6, 350 rpm, 42 ppm, 120 min, 20°C, and 5.5 g, respectively. Although the adsorbent used had a low surface area of 12.251 m2/g, FTIR test before and after adsorption confirmed the presence of various functional groups capable of efficiently performing the adsorption function. Furthermore, FESEM test showed that the adsorption medium suffered significant changes compared to what it was before treatment with contaminated solutions. The use of toxic adsorption residues in a beneficial way was tested by adding them to concrete mixtures and studying the compressibility performance. The results showed that the additives increased the compressive strength of the concrete by more than double before it reached the failure point. Thus, this investigation confirmed the possibility of achieving the concept of zero residue level through waste management in an eco-friendly manner. Keywords: Adsorption, Concrete additives, Nickel, Waste tea leaves, Zero residue level.
Digital-image Correlation and Cohesive Fracture Analysis of Fibre-reinforced Concrete Experiments: The Sergipe Test
Authors:   Federal University of Alagoas, Delmiro Gouveia,, Vieira Camila S.
Published: January 2025

Fibres are added to the concrete mix to improve its tensile strength and fracture properties, and they are used in several engineering applications. Therefore, fracture energy is a well-known quantity worth measuring. Some experiments in the technical literature are designed to quantify fracture energy. This paper proposes a new experiment to analyze the mechanical properties of fibre-reinforced concrete, named the Sergipe test. Such experiment consists of a square hollowed specimen submitted to a flexural test, where tensile cracks appear in different locations. Digital image correlation was used to analyze the cracking behaviour and crack opening displacement (COD). Regarding the experimental results of the Sergipe test, both specimens reached similar force-displacement and force-COD results despite different cracking locations at the specimens’ bottom. Such characteristics might indicate the suitability of the proposed experiment for fracture energy measurement. Regardless, the proposed experiment may be a benchmark for future non-linear models. To analyze such conditions, the well-established cohesive fracture model implemented in ABAQUS® is used to reproduce the experimental observations numerically, achieving good accuracy. Keywords: Cohesive fracture, Digital image correlation, Fracture energy, Fibre-reinforced concrete, Sergipe test.
Effect of Pavement Conditions on Urban Road Accidents
Authors:   Faculty of Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology,, Al-Masaeid Hashem
Published: January 2025

Traffic accidents represent a serious problem in Jordan. The major objective of this study was to investigate the effect of pavement conditions on urban road accidents. To achieve the objective of the study, 25 urban pavement sections were selected. A comprehensive data base, including pavement conditions in terms of pavement condition index (PCI), traffic volume, and traffic accidents, for the selected sections, was developed. Regression analyses were carried out to explore possible relationships between PCI and the number of accidents and accident rates. The results of the statistical analysis indicated that urban pavement conditions had a significant effect on accident occurrences and accident rates. The relationship between accidents and PCI had a parabolic shape. The regression models explained 69% and 61% of the variation in accident frequency and rate, respectively. It was found that urban pavement sections with PCI lower than 50 were consistently associated with higher accident frequency or accident rate. Also, a notable increase in accidents was observed for all sections having a PCI greater than 85. The results of the study are comparable with the results found for rural pavement sections. To provide a safe urban environment; therefore, municipal engineers should keep urban pavement in fair conditions and implement appropriate calming measures for good pavement conditions. Keywords: Accident occurrence, Accident rate, Road safety, Pavement condition index (PCI), PAVER system, Pavement management system (PMS), Pavement distresses.
Experimental Study on the Stabilization of Expansive Soil with Blended Fine Cinder Gravel and Waste Marble Dust: A Case Study of Jimma Town
Authors:   Jimma Town City Municipality, Jimma, Ethiopia, Belihu Jemal
Published: January 2025

This study investigates the potential of Waste Marble Dust (WMD) and fine Cinder Gravel (CG) to enhance the engineering properties of expansive soils, which are prone to volume changes due to moisture fluctuations. The research aimed to stabilize expansive soils, classified as A-7-6(37) in the AASHTO system and CH in the USCS system, for use as sub-grade materials in road construction. Mechanical stabilization technique was used in this study. Soil material is dried in air and mixed with 8%, 12%, 16%, and 24% of CG and MD. The key findings include; Plasticity Index reduced from 34.09% to 10.28%, Free Swell Index decreased from 81.8% to 36.4%, Optimum Moisture Content decreased from 24.02% to 14.00%, Maximum Dry Density increased from 14.22 kN/m³ to 16.19 kN/m³, California Bearing Ratio (CBR) increased from 1.00% to 22.69% and Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) increased from 112.9 kPa to 311.7 kPa. Optimal stabilization was achieved at a 16% replacement of both WMD and CG, improving the soil's strength significantly. This study concludes that WMD and CG are effective stabilizers for expansive soils, meeting the requirements for sub-grade material in road construction and offering improved durability and performance. Keywords: Expansive soil, Stabilization, Swelling, Shrinkage, Waste marble dust, Cinder gravel, Sub-grade soil, CBR value.
Structural and Mechanical Performance Characteristics of Construction Plasters with Different Material Compositions and Advanced Geopolymerization
Authors:   Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Zihni Derin Campus, 53100, Rize, Turkey., Kaptan Meltem
Published: January 2025

Thermal performance-enhancing and weather-protective plasters for building elements are highly favoured in the construction industry. However, whilst substantial research has focused on the thermal performance characterisation of plasters, their mechanical properties still need to be explored. This study addresses exactly this gap by preparing plasters by TS EN 998-1 standard, with varying water/cement ratios of 0.8, 0.9, and 1. The plasters are formulated utilizing severe materials, including sand, perlite, and fibres. In addition, some plaster mixes are produced through geopolymerization by combining fly ash and blast furnace slag with a sodium hydroxide solution. The prepared plaster mixes underwent several mechanical and physical tests to determine the optimal configuration. These tests include flexural and compressive strengths, capillary water absorption values, adhesion strength, spreading diameter, and material weight loss under freeze-thaw conditions. The results indicate that diminishing the water/cement ratio enhances the flexural and compressive strengths of the plasters. Conversely, increasing the water/cement ratio improves the adhesion strength. The inclusion of polypropylene fibres reduces the adhesion strength, while perlitecontaining plasters exhibit lower freeze-thaw losses compared to other mixes. These findings offer practical insights for improving plaster formulations, addressing realworld challenges, including material availability, cost-effectiveness, and production - 145 - Structural and Mechanical Performance Characteristics of … Meltem Kaptan et al. scalability. The study underscores the potential of geopolymerization to advance sustainable construction practices whilst identifying limitations in implementation for broader industry adoption. Keywords: Freeze-thaw,
Durability of Gypseous Soil Stabilized with Nano-silica under Environmental Conditions
Authors:   Department of Civil Engineering, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
Published: January 2025

Gypseous soils possess unique properties that distinguish them from other soil types, particularly their increased deformation in response to environmental changes, such as wetting and drying cycles. Recently, nano-silica has been utilized as an additive to enhance the geo-technical properties of soils. This study presents a detailed analysis of nano-silica's properties and its effects on reducing dissolved salt content while improving the bonding between particles in gypseous soil with a high gypsum content of 80.4%. The durability of the treatment was evaluated by measuring the unconfined compressive strength, considering factors, such as aging, wetting-drying cycles, and freezing-thawing cycles. The tests were conducted on gypseous-soil samples before and after treatment with several ratios of nano-silica (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5%). The effects of aging were assessed at intervals of 0, 7, 14, 21, and 28 days, while the impacts of wetting-drying and freezing-thawing cycles were evaluated after 0, 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 cycles. The results demonstrated an increase in soil cohesion with aging, ranging from 33.35% to 57.42%. Adding 1% and 2% nano-silica was insufficient to significantly enhance the geo-technical properties of gypseous soil, whereas 4% and 5% nano-silica yielded comparable improvements. However, soil cohesion decreased with an increasing number of wetting-drying and freezing-thawing cycles, ranging from 6% to 100% and from 15% to 100%, respectively. Keywords: Gypseous soil, Leaching, Nano-silica, Durability, Problematic soil, Geo-technical properties.
Criminología aplicada a la realidad social
Authors: Pintado Alcázar Alberto
Published: January 2025

La criminología debe de ser vista como una ciencia esencial dentro del estudio de las ciencias jurídicas y sociales. Resulta relevante destacar el aumento de investigaciones llevadas a cabo en los últimos tiempos dentro de este ámbito de conocimiento, algo que demuestra la importancia que tiene hoy día esta ciencia empírica. La presente obra se centra en analizar, desde una perspectiva criminológica, diferentes problemáticas sociales que presentan una gran incidencia en la realidad actual. El estudio de estas cuestiones resulta de gran relevancia, tanto desde un punto de vista social como científico, dada la evidencia del incremento de la delincuencia en dichos contextos. Por todo ello, en el inicio de este trabajo se alude a los orígenes de la criminología, ya que, por ejemplo, en la Biblia se hace reiterada mención a ella, aunque de forma indirecta. Posteriormente, se realiza un recorrido por diferentes tendencias criminológicas, algunas de ellas totalmente novedosas, en las que se abordan diversas temáticas, tales como: la incidencia de las redes sociales en la criminalidad actual, la banalización del mal a través del fenómeno del true crime, la incontrolable irrupción de la inteligencia artificial dentro del mundo criminal, además de otras tendencias como la criminología verde, azul, educativa, deportiva y la relacionada con la desaparición de personas, conduciendo, finalmente, al desarrollo de teorías criminológicas aplicables a la sociedad contemporánea. En este punto, sin embargo, posee especial relevancia la propuesta de una nueva teoría, dedicada al estudio de la relación existente entre el aburrimiento y la delincuencia. A modo de cierre, el lector encontrará en esta obra el planteamiento de distintas conclusiones, en las que el autor muestra su visión particular de los diversos puntos expuestos.
Kegagalan Konsep Amae dalam Komunikasi Interpersonal Anak Muda di Jepang pada Fenomena Kaeruka Genshou
Authors: Zataldi Novari Ginadya Valentina , Santoso Budi
Published: January 2025

This study aims to describe the failure of amae communication on the social interaction of romantic relationships of youth in Japan in the Kaeruka Genshou phenomenon. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with primary data sources coming from several Youtube documentations related to the Kaeruka Genshou phenomenon. The research object used in this research is interview excerpts regarding the dating experience of young people in Shibuya, Japan. The results showed that the failure of amae in the Kaeruka Genshou phenomenon dominantly caused a sense of disappointment from the amae perpetrator who could not fulfill amae's desires. Meanwhile, excessive attitude also influenced amae's failure a lot. Other factors found were selfishness and shyness in expressing amae's desires.
Transactive Criticism on Bridgerton TV Series: Norman N. Holland’s Perspective
Authors: Cahya Eka Sulistia , Siswanti Sandra Damar
Published: January 2025

In the new criticism, the reading process is involving both reader and the work. This study aimed to find what makes a work become popular based on readers' responses. By using the Bridgerton first series, this study was analyzed using transactive criticism by Norman N. Holland. According to Holland, in the reading process, there are 4 modalities used by the audience as the step to understand the process of making meaning in Holland’s perspective, there are defense, expectation, fantasy, and transformation. The data was gathered from the comments of the audience in IMDb. The results found that Bridgerton become popular are because of people’s interest in regency era genre, it useful as the pandemic escapism, easy plot, the curiosity of the novel’s reader, the diversity and the high rating. In watching the series, the audience has their own approach and point of view.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Brain Tumor Detection: Automating MRI Image Analysis for Enhanced Accuracy
Authors:   Department of Operations, Business Analytics, and Information Systems (OBAIS), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA, Shah Sagar Bharat
Published: January 2025

Accurately diagnosing and planning for the treatment of brain tumors is crucial in clinical practice. Brain tumor
detection and diagnosis rely heavily on artificial intelligence (AI) systems that mainly employ medical imaging
modalities like MRI. This study employs cutting-edge DL and image processing techniques to intelligently forecast the
brain tumor using AI. The complicated and varied nature of brain tumors frequently presents challenges to deep
learning models, despite their promising performance in this task. In order to overcome this obstacle, we present the
InceptionV3 architecture, which is based on CNNs and uses 5-fold cross-validation to classify brain tumors from MRI
images. A training, validation, and testing of a model were conducted using a publically accessible MRI dataset that
included 7023 greyscale brain MRI pictures. These images were classified into four types of tumors: gliomas,
meningiomas, no tumors, and pituitary. To enhance diversity of a training dataset, the photos were preprocessed by
scaling, greyscale conversion, and labeling. Afterward, data augmentation techniques were applied. A model's
performance was assessed using 5-fold cross-validation, yielding an F1-score of 99.98%, an average accuracy of
97.12%, precision of 97.97%, and recall of 96.59%. Other Artificial Intelligent models that were compared included
InceptionV3, VGG19, CNN, and DenseNet and the results indicated that the InceptionV3 gave better results overall.
These results demonstrate that deep learning can accurately and efficiently detect brain tumors utilizing MRI
pictures.
Między włoską restauracją a polską fabryką. "Oksana" Włodzimierza Odojewskiego jako prefiguracja polsko-ukraińskich dyskusji po 2014 roku
Authors: Kupidura Ryszard
Published: January 2025

In the article, the author returns to Włodzimierz Odojewki’s "Oksana", first published twenty five years ago, and analyzes how it fits into the contemporary context of the Polish-Ukrainian dialogue. As Inga Iwasiów observes, the prosaic-designed model of encounter turns out to be interesting in the context of the running experience, when Poles and Ukrainians increasingly share space without special occasion while remaining dependent on the influences of memory politics. To draw comparisons, the author references a range of contemporary artistic expressions in the article, including theatrical, literary, and cinematic works.
Kreolskość Bronisławy Wajs i komparatystyka literacka w Polsce
Authors: Kledzik Emilia
Published: January 2025

Artykuł stanowi próbę zilustrowania przy pomocy lokalnego przykładu lterackiego najnowszych teorii komparatystycznych, które zrównują studia porównawcze z badaniami nad przekładem. Posługując się kategorią niewspółmierności i figurą Kreola z prac Emily Apter oraz refleksją nad językami kreolskimi Edouarda Glissanta, analizuje oryginalne wersje utworów romskiej poetki Bronisławy Wajs (Papuszy). Utwory Wajs do 2020 roku były znane czytelnikom w wersji zredagowanej przez cyganologa Jerzego Ficowskiego. Ich oryginalna forma nosi znamiona hybrydyczności językowej i kulturowej. Podobnie jak w przypadku języków kreolskich ta uznana przez tłumacza za nieliteracką cecha została zatuszowana w przekładzie.  Heteroglotyczność Papuszy ilustruje specyfikę języków lokalnych i społeczności wielojęzycznych, dla których charakterystyczne jest zjawisko ciągłego przekładu i dialogu międzykulturowego.
„Koniec historii” jako zagadnienie postkolonialne. Perspektywa polska
Authors: Nakoneczny Tomasz
Published: January 2025

The article provides an outline for a specific thread of the public debate in Poland after 1989. This thread pertains to the use of the civic freedom and state sovereignty regained after the fall of communism, set against the backdrop of center-periphery entanglements, with postcolonial studies serving as the contextual framework adopted in the article. The two poles (centre and periphery) are linked in the interpretative perspective submitted to the reader to two distinctive ideological categories – demoliberalism and identity politics. The universalist dimension of demoliberal ideology and the multifaceted, ethnocentric horizon of identity politics confront each other in the global metadebate (the article cites positions from the Anglo-Saxon world, due to their representativeness and influence), which is also reflected in the Polish debate. The author undertakes to present what he considers to be the most important dividing lines of the debate in question (in the context of its references to the Western centre understood in a postcolonial manner), while refraining from the assumptions about the postcolonial awareness of its participants.
Prophecies of Civilizational Collapse 2.0: Michel Houellebecq’s Submission
Authors: Thompson Ewa
Published: January 2025

The paper interprets a fictional biography of a French university professor bored with life. He tries the usual medicines: sex and other physical pleasures, debates with peers, and monastery solitude. No remedy seems to work. He fails to pay attention to one of his student lovers who chose commitment to a set of beliefs in Israel over pointless existence in Paris. The novel ends with political power in France passing on to the Muslim Brotherhood. The expected changes in social life follow. The professor allows himself to be carried on by the wave of decisions and beliefs provided by others. The paper argues that, in contrast to Mikhail Bulgakov’s thesis that “cowardice is the greatest sin,”  Michel Houellebecq suggests that indolence is the source of our failures.
Empire, Literature and “Archeology of Ignorance”: (Re-)reading Ewa Thompson’s Imperial Knowledge During the War
Authors: Riabchuk Mykola
Published: January 2025

The article draws on Ewa Thompson’s concept of Imperial Knowledge as developed in her seminal book on Russian Literature and Colonialism, and understood here as a system of narratives developed by imperial ideologues (including cultural activists) with two intertwined goals: to glorify the empire, its supposedly great, “universal” culture and “unique” historical role, and, on the other hand, to undermine and depreciate the cultures of subordinate nations, deprive them of any agency and visibility. The author argues that Thompson’s book, despite some minor flaws and inaccuracies, remains highly topical, and her critical approach to imperial tenets in the most prominent works of Russian literature paves a way for much-needed deconstruction of “imperial knowledge”, that heavily influenced the West and its (mis)perceptions of Russia and Russia’s colonies.
Erotyka u Jana Křesadly – wolność nieokiełznana
Authors: Czaplińska Joanna
Published: January 2025

Celem artykułu jest ukazanie roli, jaką w twórczości Jana Křesadly pełni erotyka. Mimo iż pisarz wielokrotnie był oskarżany o uprawianie pornografii, sceny erotyczne pojawiające się na kartach jego utworów nie były celem samym w sobie. Służyły bądź jako alegoria czy metafora, również jako forma zemsty nad swoimi wrogami, a w jednej z powieści sceny erotyczne są parodią współczesnej literatury czeskiej i obecnej w niej erotyki.
Hedonista w gułagu węgierskim. Proza wspomnieniowa Györgya Faludyego
Authors: Pálfalvi Lajos
Published: January 2025

György Faludy (1910‒2006) stał się popularny w latach trzydziestych dzięki przeróbkom ballad Villona. Sukces nie przekonał jednak krytyków, a nadal nie wiadomo, gdzie jest jego miejsce w historii literatury węgierskiej. Należał on do lewicy niekomunistycznej, był opozycjonistą, miał kłopoty z cenzurą. W roku 1938 wyjechał do Paryża, potem uciekał do Maroka przed okupacją niemiecką. Służył w wojsku Stanów Zjednoczonych, po wojnie wrócił na Węgry. W roku 1950 aresztowano go, potem internowano w najokrutniejszym obozie pracy przymusowej. Po sowieckiej inwazji w 1956 roku, na początku lat sześćdziesiątych napisał wspomnienia pod tytułem My Happy Days in Hell. Ten pamiętnik znacznie odbiega od wzorców martyrologicznych, przypomina raczej powieść łotrzykowską, ponieważ bohater przeżywa niesamowite przygody w okrutnym i groteskowym świecie komunizmu. Autor nie stracił poczucia humoru nawet w Gułagu węgierskim, kiedy był bliski śmierci.
Postkomunistyczna samoświadomość jako źródło wolności w teatrze polskim po 1989 roku
Authors: Korcz Karolina
Published: January 2025

The period of political and social transformation in Poland poses an enormous challenge for theatre makers. Half a century of our country’s existence within the structures of the Eastern Bloc is a lasting legacy through which the changing reality of the 1990s and subsequent decades can be interpreted. This period left a clear mark of trauma on society, becoming a crucial element of collective identity. After 1989, Poles had to face new challenges and new upheavals. Post-communist self-consciousness is thus understood as an exploration of various emotions related to the experience of the past and the changes that came with the fall of communism.The need to re-evaluate and reinterpret the historical context, to introduce new political references or to show previously unknown social phenomena allows theatre not only to portray reality, but also to make theatre a space for social dialogue about moral choices, value conflicts and ethical dilemmas that emerged as a result of the socio-political transformation.This essay aims to show how Polish theatre used post-communist self-consciousness as a source of inspiration and reflection on freedom. In this context, it is a complex and multidimensional issue. Apart from questions about its political or social dimension, there are also aesthetic issues. Theatre, in its search for new forms of expression, reflects the quest for democratisation, open debate and self-definition by individuals and groups. The text also attempts to identify common themes and trends that shaped Polish theatre after 1989.
On soluble groups in which commutators have prime power order
Authors: Figueiredo Mateus , Shumyatsky Pavel
Published: January 2025

The article deals with finite groups in which commutators have prime power order (CPPO-groups).
We show that if 𝐺 is a soluble CPPO-group, then the order of the commutator subgroup

G
′

G^{\prime}

is divisible by at most two primes.
This improves an earlier result saying that the order of the commutator subgroup

G
′

G^{\prime}

is divisible by at most three primes.
Reaction duration impact on morphological, optical, structural and photoelectrochemical properties of hydrothermally synthesized TiO2 nanorods
Authors: Adedokun Oluwaseun , Muraina Abeeb O. , Jubu Peverga R. , Obaseki Oluwatosin S. , Adedokun Omonike M. , Ooi Mahayatun D. J. , Yam Fong K.
Published: January 2025

This study involved the hydrothermal synthesis of vertically oriented TiO2 nanorods on FTO substrate. We examined the impact of reaction duration on morphological, optical, structural and photoelectrochemical properties. The formation of TiO2 nanorods was confirmed by the FESEM and AFM results. The formation of TiO2 tetragonal crystal structure with the rutile phase was shown by XRD spectra. The average absorbance of the samples falls as the reaction duration increases, according to UV–vis spectroscopy analysis. According to PEC experiments, each sample demonstrated a strong photocurrent density and good light response in various lighting situations. The highest possible photocurrent density of 91.8 μA/cm2 at 1.2 V vs Ag/AgCl was recorded from TiO2 film with the reaction duration of 5 h (T@5 h). The quick separation and transfer of photogenerated charge carriers was demonstrated, and this result was confirmed by EIS data.
Freedom of Opinion After the Constitutional Court Ruled the Fake News Dissemination Crime Unconstitutional
Authors: Prahassacitta Vidya
Published: January 2025

Decree of the Constitutional Court No. 78/PUU-XX1/2023 protects freedom of opinion in a public place. That decree rules Article 14 and Article 15 Law No. 1 of 1946 on the Fake News Dissemination Crime unconstitutional. However, does this decree of the Constitutional Court really protect the people’s right to freedom of opinion in a public place? This study is aimed at analyzing freedom of opinion in Indonesia after the decree of the Constitutional Court No. 78/PUU-XX1/2023 was issued. The document study employing a case approach and a law approach shows us that there are still things posing a threat to freedom of expression in a public place. Article 263 and Article 264 Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Penal Code and Article 28 (3) Jo. 45A (3) Law No. 1 of 2024 on the Second Amendment to Law on Electronic Information and Transactions still criminalize a fake news dissemination act. Decree of the Constitutional Court No. 78/PUU-XX1/2023 does not directly rescind the crime in those two laws. Furthermore, the provisions in the content moderation as stipulated in Law on Electronic Information and Transactions may present an obstacle to freedom of opinion in a public place. In the end, we need to request the Constitutional Court to judicially review the other laws on the fake news dissemination crime and to improve the provisions regulating the content moderation.
Carbon Trading as a New Paradigm for Indonesia's Polluter Pays Principle
Authors: Syahruddin Erwin , Saputra Rahmat , Cardenas Andre , Ali Alizah
Published: January 2025

Climate change is driven by a combination of natural fluctuations and human activities, particularly the widespread use of fossil fuels (such as coal, oil, and natural gas) and alterations in land use practices such as logging, farming, and clearing land for agriculture. This global phenomenon encompasses various end-of-use activities, including agriculture, forestry, and consumerism. An inherent challenge in the global carbon dioxide (CO2) trading landscape lies in the competition between developed and developing countries, stemming from inconsistent CO2 prices. This competition manifests in three primary areas. Firstly, in the context of internationally transmitted mitigation outcomes, involving international trade aimed at surpassing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) targets. Secondly, it pertains to sustainable development mechanisms, specifically the use of carbon offsets derived from projects implemented by both public and private entities worldwide. The third aspect revolves around non-market approaches, encompassing emission reduction through mitigation and adaptation efforts, financial support, technology transfer, and capacity building, which may involve tools like carbon taxes and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). This research adopts a legal norm perspective, delving into methods that investigate, describe, synthesize, interpret, evaluate, and analyze positive approaches. The findings signify a paradigm shift aligning with the "polluter pays principle," recognizing that entities and individuals responsible for environmental pollution should bear the associated costs. In the quest for a new paradigm of sustainable development, a carbon market ecosystem assumes a pivotal role. This ecosystem contributes to enhancing sustainability by curbing greenhouse gas emissions and offering economic incentives to address climate change. It acts as a cornerstone in constructing a fresh paradigm for potential development.
Catheter Ablation for Vasovagal Syncope: The Therapeutic Potential of Gateway Plexi
Authors: Zuhair Mohamed , Keene Daniel , Panagopoulos Dimitrios , Malcolme-Lawes Louisa , Porter Bradley , Kanagaratnam Prapa , Lim Phang Boon
Published: January 2025

Vasovagal syncope (VVS) is the most common cause of syncope, and significantly impacts quality of life despite its benign nature. For some patients, conventional management strategies such as lifestyle changes, pharmacotherapy and pacemaker implantation, fail to prevent recurrence. Cardioneuroablation (CNA), a novel intervention targeting the cardiac autonomic nervous system’s ganglionated plexi, has shown promise in addressing refractory VVS. This review examines the therapeutic potential of CNA, exploring the anatomy and physiology of the cardiac autonomic nervous system, the role of ganglionated plexi in cardiac regulation and the rationale behind their selection as ablation targets. The review also discusses diverse strategies for ganglionated plexi identification and ablation. The gateway ganglionated plexi hypothesis is used to explain the success of CNA across varied procedural methods, despite the absence of a standardized technique. These gateway ganglionated plexi, located near the sinoatrial and atrioventricular nodes, potentially serve as central nodes influencing heart rhythm and rate, thus explaining the high success rates in VVS treatment using different approaches.
O Livro da Vida, a Verdade Desmistificada
Authors: Falcão Evandro Luís
Published: January 2025

O próprio nome da obra já dá indicações, pois o Livro da Vida não é esta obra, mas o conjunto de obras do qual aborda, no caso as Escrituras Sagradas. Visa desmistificar pontos da Bíblia, revelando sua importância e valor, não só para cada ser humano, mas para a sociedade, em razão de seus ensinamentos e valores. Não temos a noção da grandeza e complexidade das questões compreendidas nos livros que fazem parte das Escrituras Sagradas, e essa é a finalidade: procurar revelar, de forma mais clara e acessível, um pouco da riqueza e complexidade dos ensinamentos para a vida, tanto no aspecto individual, como coletivo. Também menciona aspectos que indicam a relação da espiritualidade com a ciência.
Disgust in early Islamic thought
Authors: Razzaque Arafat A
Published: January 2025

The relationship between morality and disgust has been a matter of considerable interest and debate in modern scholarship, while its salience in premodern religious history still deserves more attention. This article focuses on the role of disgust in medieval Muslim thought, identifying relevant notions in classical Arabic and examining their usage in traditionist sources from the first few centuries of Islam (seventh to tenth centuries ce). Hadith narratives illustrate the concept of taqadhdhur or revulsion to a disgusting object, especially in the context of food. Well-known accounts of the Prophet Muhammad’s aversion to an Arab custom of eating lizards raised questions about the normative implications of his disgust, which medieval jurists sought to resolve through interpretive debates on the category of khaba'ith (disgusting things) in dietary law. In contrast to the circumstantial role of disgust in law, appeals to disgust served as a rhetorical strategy for moral persuasion against sin in the literature of hadith, Qur'anic exegesis, and traditions associated with renunciant piety (zuhd). A paradigmatic case is the invocation of a particular motif, the rotting corpse (jifa), which is considered to be a core elicitor of disgust and was frequently used in early Islamic sources as a trope for the vice of gossip or backbiting (ghiba). The metaphor was elaborated through traditions centered on the sensory dimensions of disgust as a bodily phenomenon. Stories of pious Muslims suggest the  affective power of such traditions to inculcate revulsion toward sin. I argue that early Muslim pietists regarded disgust as a didactic instrument and a morally productive emotion.
Khataman Practice among Bimanese Muslims: Navigating Tradition, Modernity and the Formation of Religious and Social Identities
Authors: Wahid Abdul , Syukri Syukri
Published: January 2025

This study elaborates on the configuration of the Khataman practice in Bimanese Muslim society within contemporary dynamics and the role of this practice in shaping religious identity to contend with modernity. By focusing on how the Bimanese Muslims construct the form and meaning of Khataman and using Bourdieu’s theory of practice as a perspective, this study argues that Khataman among Bimanese Muslims is not only seen as a social action that goes beyond the inner dimension of subjective motives and meanings into an objective dimension that produces social life. Through an ethnographic approach, this study collects data on the contemporary development of Islamic practices in the Bimanese Muslim community related to the socio-cultural factors surrounding Qur’anic practices. This study particularly discusses the role of Guru Ngajis as authorities and religious institutions (teachers’ houses or TPQs and schools), both traditional and modern, in constructing the form, function, and meaning of Islamic practices in general through Khataman. This study argues that Khataman transcends its basic function as a religious expression, becoming a social praxis that serves as a field of contestation where its supporters’ values and social status are contested, intersecting with middle-class spirituality and the massification of Islam. For the Bimanese Muslim, Khataman is part of their religious and social identity, becoming an arena to face the challenges of modernity, characterized by social transformation and the growing role of religious institutions.
Tulajdonképpeni jelentésükben (is) szinonim igék jelentéseinek összefüggései a felcserélhetőség és a szinonímia vonatkozásában
Authors: Hrenek Éva
Published: January 2025

Esettanulmányomban három ige, a szúr, a bök és a döf jelentéseit elemezve az igei szinonímia azon típusával foglalkozom, amelyben az egy szinonimakörbe tartozó igék tulajdonképpeni jelentésükben is közel állnak egymáshoz. A valós nyelvhasználatból származó (korpusz)adatokat vizsgáló kutatásom egyrészt a szerves nyelvelmélet komponenses szemantikájára épül, amely a metaforizációs folyamatokban is döntő szerepet tulajdonít a jelentésmozzanatoknak (pl. Zsilka 1978), másrészt a rendelkezésre álló korpuszadatokon gyakorisági vizsgálatokat is végzek, összekapcsolva egymással a kvalitatív jelentéselemzések eredményeit és a gyakorisági adatokat. Az eredmények értelmezése során felhasználom a funkcionális kognitív nyelvészet (pl. Dancygier (szerk.) 2017, Tolcsvai Nagy (szerk.) 2017) releváns alapvetéseit is. Az itt bemutatott kutatás fő célkitűzése a felcserélhetőség és a(z igei) szinonímia közötti kapcsolat jobb megismerése, valamint annak feltérképezése, hogy hogyan integrálhatók a gyakorisági adatok a dolgozatban felvázolt, alapvetően kvalitatív elemzéseken alapuló megközelítésbe.
Kuzbass in Transition: Development Strategies for Revitalizing an Old Industrial Region
Authors:   Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, Siberian Branch of RAS, Kryukov V. A. , Fridman Y. A. ,   Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, Siberian Branch of RAS, Loginova E. Yu. ,   Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, Siberian Branch of RAS, Rechko G. N. ,   Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, Siberian Branch of RAS, Khokhrina O. I. ,   Novosibirsk State University
Published: January 2025

This article explores the challenges of revitalizing Kuzbass (Kemerovo Oblast), an old-industrial region, within the context of global and national challenges, including economic fragmentation, Russia’s evolving economic model amidst sanctions, and the global energy transition. This study continues a series of research projects implemented by the Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences and analyses Kuzbass’s revitalization model from the 1990s and 2000s and its impact on current development. The research uses chronological, historical, and structural analysis, as well as strategic documents and statistical data from the 1990s to the present. The study shows that Kuzbass represents an exceptional case in global revitalization practices, where, unlike other resource regions that diversify away from raw material specialization, the region strengthened its focus on coal production. In the 1990s, Kuzbass began laying the foundation for sustainable development, but by the 2000s, a focus on coal exports slowed diversification, leading the region into a “raw materials trap.” As a result, Kuzbass must now restart revitalization efforts and seek new growth drivers through economic diversification. The findings and conclusions presented in this article are relevant to both regional policy-makers in the economic sphere and researchers studying sustainable development in resource-dependent regions.
Alexey Varlamov’s “My Soul Pavel”: The Novel and the Production in RAYT
Authors:   Novosibirsk State Theater Institute, Russian Federation, Glembotskaya Yana , Kuznetcov Ilya ,   Novosibirsk State Theater Institute, Russian Federation
Published: January 2025

The article examines A. Varlamov’s novel “My Soul Pavel” and its production at the Russian Academic Youth Theater (RAYT). The research methodology is based on the hermeneutical approach, and also relies on the techniques of narratological and intertextual analysis. As a result of the analysis, the features of the genre nature of the work are established; its mythopoetic basis; the functioning of the intertext in the novel; the ratio of the author and the hero. The author shows a change in the dramatization of the original conception of the novel by his grandmother.
In the structure of the novel, the author refers to the artistic possibilities of such techniques as intertextuality and autocitation. These techniques are aimed at an educated audience and connect the text with routine postmodern poetics. Varlamov’s scientific erudition and writing professionalism are manifested in a demonstrative reliance on a liminal plot and an initiation scheme. The genre characteristic of the work given by the author is ‘the novel of growing up’. In addition, the novel uses the plug-in genre of vision. In the image of the main character Pavel Nepomiluyev, such important features of the Russian mentality as the traditional idea of wandering and the cult of power formed by the Soviet era are combined. The relationship between the author and the hero is considered through the prism of M. M. Bakhtin’s concept and is classified as characteristic of romantic literature. The hero’s growing up implies his discovery of the negative aspects of Soviet reality: such as irresponsible management, theft, national problems, and the death of the village. The novel establishes an understanding of the elite of society as people who are first and foremost distinguished by their love for their Motherland.
In the play “My Soul Pavel” in RAYT, playwright Polina Babushkina changed the concept of the novel, shifting the focus to criticism of the Soviet way of life. The mystical storylines of the text have been eliminated from the production, including an important episode of the vision for the meaning of the whole. However, there are interesting staging solutions in the play: reading a fragment of “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign”, an independent musical series involving a variety ensemble. As a conclusion, it is said about the modernity and artistic independence of the novel, as well as that the play is able to live on the stage of the theater, having internal resources for modification.
“Russian East” as а Symbol of National Distinctive Beauty in the Music of S. Rachmaninoff
Authors:   Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management, Russian Federation, Rodicheva Irina
Published: January 2025

This article explores the development of Orientalism in the works of Sergei Rachmaninoff, who, influenced by both Russian and Eastern musical traditions, creates a unique synthesis of cultural elements. Here, the expression of national identity is reflected through the lens of personal experience. The music of one of the greatest Russian composers of the 20th century represents a complex intertwining of cultural influences, emphasizing the uniqueness of the Russian character, which is marked by a pursuit of infinity and freedom through the concept of “elemental forces”, as well as through symbols of rebellion, space, and solitude. The article highlights the importance of understanding Russian culture not merely as a collection of customs and traditions, but as a valuable mosaic piece of the global cultural palette, unique in its multifaceted nature and depth of meaning. The author analyzes how Eastern motifs in the composer’s works become not just exotic insertions, but vital structural components that reflect the musician’s inner world and personal experiences. Through an examination of pieces such as “Piano Concerto No. 2”, “Symphony No. 2”, “Études-Tableaux for Piano, Op. 39”, and “Alexander Nevsky”, it is shown how Rachmaninoff transforms Eastern melodies, adapting them to his artistic language and creating multilayered musical textures. The article emphasizes that Orientalism in Rachmaninoff’s music serves not only as a means of self-expression but also as a philosophical tool for contemplating questions of human nature and identity.
In conclusion, it is underscored that the composer shapes a musical space where personal and national experiences intertwine, creating a profound emotional revelation that mirrors the complex nature of the Russian spirit, reflecting its quest for self-understanding and comprehension of the surrounding world. It concludes that through his artistry, Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff advocates for the preservation and understanding of Russian culture as an integral part of the world’s cultural heritage, which is crucial not only for maintaining historical memory and spiritual legacy but also for enriching humanity as a whole.
After Algorithms: From Social Utopias to the Phantasm of Cosiness
Authors:   National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University), Ocheretyany Konstantin ,   St. Petersburg State University (SPbU), Pogrebnyak Alexander ,   St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO University),   National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University)
Published: January 2025

The article is an introduction to a block of papers devoted to understanding the
conditions of possibility and validity of claims for a cosy existence in a situation
brought to life by the so-called digital revolution. This situation is characterized by
radical changes both technologically and socially: politics, economics, culture, as
well as everyday life and nature itself, undergoing digitalization, are turning into
objects whose mode of existence calls into question the relevance of traditional
forms of treatment of concepts such as property, alienation, responsibility, justice,
humanity, etc. Digitalization also forces us to reconsider the attitude towards
fundamental oppositions (nature/culture, mental/physical, living/dead, serious/
playful, rational/affective, real/phantasmatic, etc.), structuring our experience and
setting the coordinates of its sanity and cognition. It is possible that the feeling
of the general uncosiness of life in the world after algorithms is only a temporary,
partial and purely evaluative phenomenon; but it is also likely that today’s
preoccupation with cosiness (the possibility of finding a digital home) may serve as
an impetus for rethinking the status of utopia as a form of critical thinking about
modernity.
Memory in the Digital Space as a Form of the “Care of the Self”
Authors:   Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU), Makarova Nadezhda ,   St. Petersburg State University (SPbU), Russia
Published: January 2025

The article offers an attempt to conceptualize contemporary practices of digital
resurrection of the subject in the context of the emergence and spread of chatbots
based on artificial intelligence. Digital resources of constructing the subject’s
digital image in a dialogical form carry out the mediating function of remembering,
producing and generalizing “texts of life.” Actual forms of recollection in the
dynamics of individual memory are analyzed, and different levels and meanings
of the contemporary discourse of the subject’s digital resurrection are developed.
Recollection is considered both as a technologically unified practice of permanent
actualization of memory about an individual and as a result of constructing a
personal image intended for postmortem broadcasting and processing in digital
space. The creation of a digital copy of the deceased, constructed according
to a single, unified template, is presented as one of the actual ways of forming
representations of the individual’s past.
The variety of modern technological developments (test/startups and final
commercial products), which design and broadcast the postmortem image of a person
in digital mode, is presented and analyzed. The ideas of Pierre Nora, Jan Assmann,
Aleida Assmann, Michel Foucault, Geert Lovink, Hermann Lübbe, and Theodor W.
Adorno are touched upon. The article also problematizes the notion of subjectivity
through the prism of imperatives and standards underlying such a concept as the “care
of the self.” Practices of the “care of the self ” include the aspect of remembering: the
requirement of forming one’s own biography, its transmission, and the construction of
memories of the image of a physical and digitalized person. The following conclusion
is formulated: private forms of the “care of the self ” in digital space are practices of
reactivation of the subject, actualization of memory about him/her on the basis of
approved representing components. The strategy of constructing memories refers to
a standardized, technicalized, streaming mechanism of reproducing digital models.
However, this mechanism allows the existence of a digital trace to actualize the
memory of the physical “medium” by reducing digital “cloning” to the transformation
of the repetitive into the inimitable, the serial into the unique. The memory becomes a
technical overproduction of the living, the result of the subject’s own assemblage in a
greater perspective.