bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Bavaria and the Adoption of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
Authors:   Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M. V. Lomonosov, Popov Ivan D.
Published: February 2024

The article analyzes the reasons for the rejection of the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany by Bavaria in May 1949. The main contradictions were associated with the aspiration of its leadership to establish the supremacy of the lands in relations with the federal center, which was considered by the leading parties of post-war Germany as excessive and unacceptable for federal structure. An important role was also played by the specifics of relations with the Bizone authorities and the increased influence of the Bavarian government in interzonal politics, which reached its apogee in the middle of 1948. In this regard, the politicians of the ruling party of Bavaria — the Christian Social Union — tried not only to consolidate political and financial guarantees to the lands in the prospective federal structure but also to establish possibilities for broad influence of the land government on federal policy. However, a small number of representatives of Bavaria in the interzonal bodies forced them to constantly maneuver between significant concessions to other fractions and an open protest against their decisions. After exhausting all of the possibilities of a compromise with the Christian Democratic Union and the Social Democratic Party of Germany, the Christian Social Union deputy group and the Landtag rejected the Basic Law, but at the same time declared the obligatory observance of it and the aspiration to further participate in German affairs (the position ‘Our “nay” to Bonn, our “yea” to Germany’). Such a decision not only removed political responsibility from the Bavarian side, but also actualized the Bavarian question in the future West German state.
From the Tsarevich to the Tsar, or the Metamorphosis of the Ascension of Nicholas the Second
Authors:   St. Petersburg Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Kulikov Sergey V.
Published: February 2024

The essay examines D. A. Andreev’s monograph “Autocracy at a turning point: 1894 in the history of the dynasty and power” dedicated to the process of transformation of Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich into Tsar Nicholas II. The monograph addresses the key problems of its topic: the formation of the bureaucratic competence of Nikolai Alexandrovich and the question of the political testament of Alexander III to his son; the perception of the interregnum of 1894 by representatives of the ruling elite and the oppositional public; the reflection on the relationships between Nicholas II and his entourage by Empress Alexandra Feodorovna on the pages of her husband’s diary at the end of 1894; the circumstances of the first major personnel decisions of Nicholas II, which were the dismissal of the Minister of Railways A. K. Krivoshein and the appointment of Prince M. I. Khilkov as his successor. The paper draws a special attention to the central plot of the monograph — the speech of Nicholas II delivered on January 17, 1895, before representatives of the estate and local governments. The author of the essay comes to the conclusion that the January 17 speech symbolized the distancing of Nicholas II from the zemstvo, who sought to politicize local self-government, and from adherents of parliamentary constitutionalism, according to which, the monarch, as in England, “reigns, but does not rule”. In other words, the notorious speech did not mean the tsar’s refusal to cooperate with loyal zemstvo and to implement, at the same time, a reformist course aimed at gradually transformation the state system of the Russian Empire.
Lomonosov, Euler, Mendeleev — Three Great Names in the History of Saint Petersburg University
Authors:   Institute for Problems of Regional Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Okrepilov Vladimir V.
Published: February 2024

The article focuses on the lives and work of three outstanding scientists — M. V. Lomonosov, L. Euler, and D. I. Mendeleev — among the brilliant galaxy of scientists who made the glory of St. Petersburg University, which will celebrate its 300th anniversary in 2024. Undoubtedly, they are the pride of all Russian and world science, but a significant part of the life of each of them is connected with the history of the formation and development of St. Petersburg University. Representing various branches of scientific knowledge, they not only enriched the world science, but also made an invaluable contribution both to the initial period of the creation of the university and to its leading role at the time of widespread development of higher education in Russia. The analysis of the activities of these scientists enables to make the conclusion that all of them shared the aspiration to achieve the highest possible accuracy in their scientific researches, which ensures the reliability and high quality of scientific conclusions and their application in practice. Each of this great trinity, having become an outstanding theoretician in his field of science, consistently developed such an important scientific and practical area as metrology — the science of measurements, methods, and means of ensuring their unity and ways of achieving the required precision. The author of the article is a specialist in this field, president of the Metrological Academy, one of the founders of the scientific direction of quality economics, in which metrology, along with the standardization and quality management, forms the basis for attaining the economic efficiency and improving the quality of life. The article shows how great the contribution of these scientists to the development of Russian metrology and the creation of the scientific and organizational foundation, on which the current successes of national metrology and its leading positions in the world are built, was. A historical perspective on the outstanding role of the three great scientists, whose life and work for many decades was associated with St. Petersburg University, in the development of metrology, will allow us to better appreciate the versatility of their talent and their ways of searching for scientific truth.
The Polish Theme in the Journalism by Nikolai Leskov
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Teslya Andrey A.
Published: February 2024

Nikolai Semenovich Leskov (1831–1895) is one of the best-known Russian writers of the nineteenth century and a recognized classic of Russian literature. However, Leskov’s journalism proper, which comprises a significant amount in his ouvre in the 1860s, has been under-researched primarily in relation to this period, and for a long time has remained outside the scope of scholarly interest, and when it has been studied, it has been used as material for the interpretation of his artistic heritage. This article examines the “Polish theme” in Leskov’s journalism of the 1860s, first of all through the series of articles “From a Road Diary” (published in the newspaper “Northern Bee” (“Severnaya pchela”) in 1862) and a series of essays “Russian Society in Paris” (1863, “Library for reading” (“Biblioteka dlia Chtenia”), considerably revised version — 1867). The article does not aim at exhaustive consideration of these texts, but outlines the main aspects and problematic points as a prolegomena for the study which is to be undertaken. It is also noteworthy that in 1862–1864 Leskov, together with a significant part of the Russian educated society, underwent a rapid and significant evolution in the following half-century of the Russian Empire — taking national frame of thought as his ownt and gaining (reflectively) an affective connection to the national community. This reaffirms the thesis of the fundamental significance of the year 1863 for the Russian history — all the multi-layered consequences of which, including different aspects within the framework of intellectual history of different duration, are in many ways only a prospect for further research.
Newspaper Controversy about the Institution of the Governorates General in the Western Russian Periphery
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Kotov Aleksandr E.
Published: February 2024

Several significant events simultaneously took place in 1888: the celebration of the 900th anniversary of the baptism of Rus’, the disaster in Borki and subsequent transformations in the railway business, the beginning of discussions about the project of land captains (head of zemstvo), the accession to the throne of Wilhelm II. In the history of Russian social thought, or rather, in the history of the conservative “camp”, this first years after the death of M. N. Katkov and I. S. Aksakov became a year of decisive crisis. The so-called “Russian conservatism” had never been a single entity. Ever since the 1860s, two different types of conservatism opposed each other aristocratic and national. One of the most important subjects of constant discussions between these camps was the Polish question, which encompassed not only national, but also social problems. It remained relevant in the late 1880s, when the nationalist camp was represented by the epigones of M. N. Katkov and by A. S. Suvorin. V. P. Meshcherskii and K. N. Leontiev stood out among the class conservatives. Both ideological and literary trends were inspired by influential dignitaries: on the one hand, by K. P. Pobedonostsev, on the other, by T. I. Filippov. The most striking episode of this ideological struggle was the controversy around the Kiev celebrations dedicated to the 900th anniversary of the baptism of Rus’. The unexpected death at these celebrations of the Kiev Governor-General A. R. Drentel’n exacerbated the debate about the need to maintain the governor-general in the North-Western and South-Western regions. This institution at the time was regarded as emergency, and the controversy about it became at the same time a controversy about the extent to which the Polish question was resolved in these regions. In the ensuing discussion, the nationalist publications “Novoye Vremya” and “Kievlianin” supported the preservation of the governorates. The cohort of opponents of the governorates included the conservative “Grazhdanin”, the liberal “Novosti”, and the Polish newspaper “Kraj”, which was published in St. Petersburg. A peculiar position was taken by the liberal “Kievskoe slovo”.
Non-conflict Forms of Integration of the Western Regions of Russia in the Late Imperial Period
Authors:   Institute of History and International Relations of the Southern Federal University, Krot Maksim N. , Zavyalova Oksana O. ,   Institute of History and International Relations of the Southern Federal University
Published: February 2024

In the second half of the 19th century, under the influence of external and internal challenges, the modernization of the Russian Empire began, one of the manifestations of which was an attempt to unify the imperial space and to strengthen state ties between the center and the peripheries. Integrative impact of the imperial center in the late 19th — early 20th century was carried out by various means, which included, along with power management practices, a wide range of non-conflict methods of integration, the identification and analysis of which this article is devoted to. The approach proposed by the authors implies shifting the research focus from the study of exclusively administrative and forceful management practices to the non-conflict methods consistently present in management activities which formed a positive sociocultural landscape within the framework of the polyethnic diversity of the population of the western regions of the empire. The analysis of the documentary material demonstrates that during the period under review, an increasing number of imperial administrators were aware of the need to search for new non-conflict methods of managing the national peripheries of the country. The systematic implementation of these practices — the rejection of a number of discriminatory restrictions and consistent cultural, educational, educational and memorial policies — gives reason to characterize the imperial management strategy in relation to the western peripheries as a policy of “soft power”, the purpose of which was to form a nationwide imperial identity that dominated national and confessional self-consciousness.
American Intelligence and Belarusian Emigration against Soviet Byelorussia during the Cold War
Authors:   Smolensk State University, Kodin Evgenii V.
Published: February 2024

By the end of the Second World War, about 200 thousand Belarusians ended up as refugees in Western Europe. A significant part of them were repatriated to the Soviet Union, more than one thousand moved to the USA, another fifteen hundred — to other non-European countries. In 1951, the number of Belarusians remaining in Europe was sixty thousand people. Belarusian emigration, as well as the emigration from other Soviet Republics, immediately came to the attention of the US Central Intelligence Agency within the framework of a document developed in 1948 by the State Department entitled “Utilization of Refugees from the Soviet Union in U. S. National Interests”, which was supposed to “fill in the niches in our current intelligence, in public information, and in our politico-psychological operations”. The Central Intelligence Agency was supposed to develop and quite generously finance the intelligence and propaganda projects and programs important for the agency. The leadership of the Rada of the Belarusian People’s Republic (in exile) headed by its chairman Nikolai Abramchik was to be responsible for staffing the necessary number of agents from among the emigrant Belarusian youth to infiltrate into Belarus and for distributing information among the national European emigration. However, this did not cause any expected “resistance movement” within the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic contrary to the intended actions of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Rada. By the end of 1961, the projects of the Central Intelligence Agency in Belarus conducted since 1951, including the most famous AEQUOR, which involved infiltrating agents into the territory of the republic, were closed.
Transformation and differentiation of spatial development of Belgorod, Voronezh and Kursk regions
Authors:   Belgorod State National Research University, Chugunova Nadezhda V.
Published: February 2024

The purpose of the work is to analyze the transformation, differentiation of spatial socio–economic development of the regions bordering Ukraine as part of the Central Chernozem region and their regional metropolises. The results of the study confirmed two types of structures of regional settlement systems of the CCR border regions: Belgorod dual-core and monocentric Voronezh and Kursk with established features of non-metropolitan reduction trends and different vectors of development of border settlement. Dynamics of economic development of the regions since 2010 it indicates a significant transformation and differentiation, a change of leader, a stable nature of the processes of divergence of regions in the levels of development. It is revealed that in 2020 the highest indicators of economic development were achieved by the Voronezh region, the first signs of stagnation of the economic development of the Belgorod region were established, in which a reduction in investment, a change in the geopolitical situation in 2022, the border situation can lead to a decrease in the investment attractiveness of large businesses, a further drop in the pace of economic development, the emergence of instability. The reduction of the share of metropolises in the socio-economic development of the regions, the formation of a new trend – "de-monocentricity" has been established. A retrospective analysis of the population growth/loss ratio revealed a persistent trend of population concentration in suburban metropolitan areas against the background of a continuing decline in the population of the deep regions of the regions. The territories bordering Ukraine are characterized by different vectors of economic and demographic development. The conducted research allowed us to establish the trends of uneven spatial development; the polarization of the development of regional metropolises, non-metropolitan and border areas; the tightening of the population in the regional capitals-metropolises and suburban areas. The methodology of studying the spatial development of regions, regional metropolises provides an opportunity to monitor their levels of development, identify priority problems, and make effective management decisions.
Invalidity of the employment contract: Review from the perspective of the mechanism of exercising subjective rights and obligations of the employee and the employer
Authors:   South Ural State University, Ofman Elena M.
Published: February 2024

The article raises the problem of the necessity and expediency of the reception into the labor legislation of the Russian Federation a civil law construction of invalidity of the transaction, evaluates the experience of the EEC member states in implementing the legal regulation of the invalidity of the employment contract on certain grounds. The article contains a conclusion not only about inexpediency, but also about the impossibility of enshrining norms on the invalidity of the employment contract in the Labor Code of the Russian Federation; the legislator has developed adequate ways and means to overcome defects of form, content and subject composition of labor legal relations. Vulnerability of the subject composition of an employment contract, defect in the content of the employment contract and its form does not entail the recognition of this contract and arisen employment legal relations as null and void. Flaw in the will of the parties to labor legal relations in the process of its emergence, change and termination should be subject to legal regulation in the Labor Code of the Russian Federation: it seems necessary to establish rules about the ratio of will and expression of will; about understanding will and expression of will as a single complex process. Establishment in the law of the factors that have influenced the process of evolution of will and deformed itis necessary only in the case of vicious development of a particular model of exercising subjective rights and/or performance of duties. Such factors include: pretence, sham labor legal relations, delusion, deception of one of the parties to the labor legal relations, bondage of labor legal relations, threat from the employer. The article makes proposals for the adjustment of the norms of the current labor law.
HIV infection: Criminal medical research
Authors:   Kutafin Moscow State Law University, Bimbinov Arseniy A.
Published: February 2024

The article presents the criminal-legal characteristics of the crime provided for by Art.122 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, identifies the most typical problems of applying this rule of law, as well as proposed solutions. The main part of the work is devoted to the analysis of the content of the signs of the compounds provided for by various parts of Art. 122 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. A direct object of encroachment as been identified, as which it is necessary to understand the public relations that deter-mine the inadmissibility of the spread of HIV infection as an integral part of ensuring the inviolability of human life and health. The main conclusions made in the course of the study are as follows. The criminal liability of an HIV-infected person with an undetectable viral load under part 1 of Art. 122 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is impossible, since such a person is not able to transmit the disease to another person. According to this norm, criminal liability of a person who has correctly used proven means of preventing HIV infection (condoms, pre-contact prophylaxis) is also excluded. The act provided for in part 1 of Art. 122 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation consists in committing actions that create a real and immediate threat of HIV infection of another person, if the disease does not occur due to circumstances beyond the control of the culprit. Phylogenetic analysis can be used to prove the innocence of a person in infecting another person with HIV infection.
Scientific text on the Internet: Communication-typological characteristics
Authors:   Belgorod State National Research University, Beloedova Anna V. , Tyazhlov Yan I. ,   Belgorod State National Research University
Published: February 2024

The key communication and typological characteristics of a scientific text on the Internet are considered as a special form of representation of scientific knowledge. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the use of a multimodal approach to the study of the specifics of academic texts in the Internet environment, which involves the study of a scientific text in a combination of linguo-stylistic, semiotic and discursive approaches. This approach makes it possible to study scientific Internet texts as certain communicative situations in terms of combining various forms and formats of transmitting and receiving information, taking into account the verbal and visual components, text architectonics, affordances, etc. As a result, the most important features of the academic Internet text, such as hypertextuality, interactivity, multimodality, openness and accessibility, are identified and characterized. The digital online environment has fundamentally changed scientific communication — it has made it cheaper, more accessible, more mobile, at the same time, it has also created new communication problems. One of them is the “extinction” of links in scientific publications: a significant number of hyperlinks either do not correspond to the original content or do not work completely. The number of “dead” links is linear, but constantly growing, which creates obvious threats to the development of modern scientific communication in the Internet environment. Based on the analysis of modern scientific texts, their typology was performed, based on the following parameters: the nature of the creation of texts (PDF versions of texts, web texts and mixed types of texts), the updating of the material in the publication (static and dynamic (“live”) scientific texts), semiotic organization of the text (verbal texts, verbal texts with a static or dynamic visual component), the ability to rate the material and comment on it (texts with excluded and enabled readers’ evaluation), conditions for the reader to access the publication (publications with free and paid full-text access), the prevailing way of perception of information by the consumer (linear, microergodic, non-mutable and mutable ergodic texts).
Destructive economic media discourse: The experience of analyzing Russian and foreign media
Authors:   Hanoi Vietnam National University, Khuong Thi Thu Trang , Baraboshkin Konstantin E. ,   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Nurgazina Ayman B. ,   L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
Published: February 2024

The purpose of the article: to consider the linguistic components of destructive orientation in the media discourse of Russia, Vietnam, China and Kazakhstan. Hypothesis: the mass media discourse of Russia, Vietnam, China and Kazakhstan actively uses aggressive verbal strategies to construct a pronounced negative image of a target that opposes, according to the governments of these countries, national interests. The object of the study is the economic media discourse of Russia, China, Vietnam and Kazakhstan. The subject of the analysis is the linguistic components of a destructive nature used in the economic media discourse of the above countries. The scientific novelty is due to the elaboration of previously not considered, new modern speech material, which is of interest both in terms of theory and practice, since it helps to understand the directions of purposeful transformation of the ideological paradigm of the potential target audience with the promotion of clear updated parameters of acceptance/ rejection of the economic situation in the country and/or around it. The relevance of the study is predetermined by the fact that the economic media discourse of these countries previously represented a research lacuna. The scenario approach in the study is used in reconstructive linguistic modeling of destruction in modern economic media in a situation of dominance of digital communication. Communicative actors in the economic media discourse are analyzed through a system of motives that create conditions for the successful implementation of targeted persistence. The simulated transformation of the basic values of the economic space in the structure of background knowledge is based on associative series of interpretation, which depend on the involvement of the intended recipients in a particular information background that is subject to destructive influence. The results of the study are based on a prospective analysis of destructive components in the economic media discourse of the above countries. In the course of the work, the frequency manipulative destructive elements in the economic media discourse have been identified, which are aimed at transforming the standards of public reactions in public coverage of economic and financial problems.
CATHOLICISM AND EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES: FROM RELIGIOUS CORPORATISM TO THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Dmitrieva Valeriia , Kondratenko Sergey ,   St. Petersburg State University
Published: February 2024

The University is a European institution par excellence. Having emerged in the era of the mature Middle Ages, it remains to this day the most important type of educational institution that sets the patterns of western higher education development. Over the past centuries, the university, whose fate at the formation stage was closely related to the Christian tradition, has undergone significant transformations. In the context of the institutionalization of nation states, the role of the Catholic Church in university life has decreased. The European educational space began to acquire secular features. If in the Middle Ages Catholic universalism created favorable conditions for international cooperation of educational institutions, then in the XVIII-XIX centuries, universities were subject to nationalization. It was only after the Second World War that the idea of European reunification, embodied in the European integration project, marked the need for cooperation between both secular and religious educational institutions. At the same time, it actualized the problems of harmonious interaction between the church and the state, including educational policy issues. The article examines the main milestones in the history and current status of relations between European universities and Catholicism. The article analyzes the documents of the Holy See and modern classifications reflecting the variability of Catholic universities. Particular attention is paid to secularization as a long-term and predominantly European process of separation of religious and political spheres, which was accompanied by the removal of religion from the public space, and theology from the curriculum. The authors conclude that secularization is a key factor in changing the university identity from a religious corporatism to an academic community.
Experimental study of the effect of high-strength clogging-resistant permeable pavement (CRP) on the runoff using a rainfall simulator
Authors: Rezaei Alireza , Karami Hojat
Published: February 2024

Permeable pavements play an effective role in reducing runoff by decreasing the impermeable area. But, conventional permeable pavements suffer disadvantages such as low resistance. To address this, the ‘high-strength clogging-resistant permeable pavement (CRP)’ has been developed. The present study aimed to evaluate the performance of the CRP model with varying percentages of coverage (A) of 25, 50, and 100%, slopes (S) of 1, 3, and 5%, as well as rainfall intensities (I) of 45, 55, 70, 90, 170, and 200 mm/h. Based on the results, there was an increase in A from 50 to 100% at I = 90 mm/h, decreased runoff coefficient (C) of 18, 15, and 13% at S of 1, 3, and 5%, respectively. At the same I, increasing S from 1 to 5% increased the C coefficient in A of 0, 25, 50, and 100% by 3, 31, 32, and 39%, respectively. Due to the ever-increasing urbanization and the subsequent increase in impervious areas, the risk of severe floods has greatly increased. Therefore, providing solutions such as the CRP model can help reduce flood risks in urban areas. The findings of this research can be used as a guide in the design of high-strength clogging-resistant permeable pavements in urban areas.
Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados e a Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Authors: Fernandes Marques Amanda , Tavares de Figueredo Lima Marcia Heloisa
Published: February 2024

Investiga o regime de informação da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) sob a perspectiva da Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD) através da análise de documentos institucionais selecionados e correlatos com esta legislação. Possui como possível cenário um novo regime de informação por meio da mudança nas rotinas de tratamento dos dados pessoais após a vigência da LGPD. Ressalta a metodologia do avanço deste artigo em razão da sua originalidade e contribuição para a Ciência da Informação. Apresenta traços de pesquisa básica, procedimentos bibliográficos, propriedades documentais, abordagem qualitativa e utiliza o estudo de caso como estratégia metodológica. Identifica, também na seção referente à metodologia, o locus da pesquisa, bem como apresenta os documentos institucionais eleitos e submetidos à análise. Exibe uma fundamentação teórica de caráter tanto explicativo, através da apresentação de conceitos referentes à LGPD e regime de informação, quanto associativo ao correlacionar estes dois assuntos. Reflete, por meio da análise dos documentos selecionados, a influência da LGPD no conteúdo destes documentos. Leva em consideração com base no referencial teórico a correspondências entre elementos do regime de informação da UFRGS e componentes do conteúdo normativo da LGPD. Averigua pontos de conformidade normativa no perpassar da investigação dos ditos documentos. Encerra com ponderações acerca dos documentos analisados e sugestões para futuros estudos.
Efficacy of Methylphenidate for Internet Gaming Disorder and Internet
Addiction in Patients with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Authors: Salvati Andrea , Sesso Gianluca , Lenzi Francesca , Masi Gabriele , Berloffa Stefano
Published: February 2024

Background:

Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) and Internet Addiction (IA) are related clinical conditions
often comorbid with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Objective:

We evaluated the efficacy of MPH for IGD/IA symptoms in ADHD patients.

Methods:

We enrolled 38 drug-naive patients diagnosed with ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
and IGD/IA. At baseline, all patients underwent a clinical assessment for IGD/IA symptoms and then received
the most appropriate therapy according to their clinical profile. Twenty-one patients received MPH
(methylphenidate) treatment, and 17 patients did not. Patients were re-evaluated after three months of treatment.

Results:

Findings revealed significant reductions in IGD/IA symptoms over time, while no significant effect
of MPH on symptom reduction was found. Clinical predictors of symptom reduction were identified, including
IQ (Intelligence Quotient) and comorbid anxiety.

Conclusion:

This longitudinal prospective study contributes to the understanding of IGD/IA treatment in ADHD
patients and highlights the importance of considering individual clinical characteristics when predicting
treatment response. However, MPH may not directly impact IGD/IA symptom reduction.
Exploring the Potential Role of Massa Medicata Fermentata in Alcoholic Liver Injury Disease Based on Network Pharmacology and Animal Experiments
Authors: Yang Lu , Bao Yuchen , Fu Qinwen , Fu Yue , Tian Qingqing , Tang Yu , Xia Zihan , Zhou Huifang , Wu Chuyue , Sun Jilin , Huang Qinwan
Published: February 2024

Background::

ALD is a chronic liver disease caused by chronic excessive alcohol consumption,
for which there are no drugs with better efficacy. Ancient literature and modern studies
have shown that Massa Medicata Fermentata (MMF) has a hangover effect and ameliorates
hepatic inflammation, so we believe that MMF has a potential role in the treatment of alcoholic
liver disease.

Methods::

UPLC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS was used to characterize the chemical constituents in MMF.
The database was utilized to collect targets for the components and diseases, and cross-targeting
analysis of the targets was performed. PPI, KEGG, GO enrichment analysis and molecular docking
were performed using the core cross-targeting information to preliminarily validate the
mechanism of action of MMF on disease. Finally, animal validation was carried out using male
KM mice of the alcoholic liver injury model.

Results::

MMF could play a role in the therapeutic prevention of alcoholic liver disease through
the core targets AKT1, TNF, TP53, IL6 and CASP3 to regulate cancer pathways, lipid, and atherosclerosis,
targeting IL-17 signaling, TNF signaling pathway, and hepatitis C, which was confirmed
by animal pharmacodynamic experiments

Conclusion::

This study serves as a rationale to support MMF in the treatment of ALD and meets
the urgent need for clinical treatment of ALD. At the same time, it broadens the scope of clinical
application of MMF.
A Systematic Review of Electrochemical Sensing Devices Based on Metal-organic Frameworks for the Identification of Tumor Biomarkers
Authors: Felix Aiany Maria Queiroz , Santos Karen Loraine Macena , Junior Severino Alves , Oliveira Maria Danielly Lima , de Andrade Cesar Augusto Souza
Published: February 2024

Background:

Electrochemical sensors have attracted enormous interest in recent decades
due to their relatively simple synthesis process, the possibility of modifications in their composition,
and their wide application in detecting analytes.

Methods:

To achieve excellent performance, materials used in its construction must facilitate the
transfer of electrons and provide a large surface area and excellent electrocatalytic activity. Because
they are functional nanomaterials, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) meet the criteria for application
as a sensing material and can be used to build high-performance sensors for numerous applications.
They play a relevant role in the early diagnosis of various neoplasms and tumor processes,
thus providing better prognoses. Considering this universe, the present study focused on evaluating
the application of these nanomaterials in the recognition of tumor biomarkers.

Results:

A systematic review of scientific publications was performed using the following descriptors
"MOFs", "Metal-organic frameworks", "Biosensor", "Electrochemistry", and "Tumor Biomarker".

Conclusion:

Herein, we analyze recent innovations of MOF-based biosensors applied to the detection
of tumor biomarkers, discussing how promising characteristics and properties of these materials
were harnessed in the development of biosensors to provide a new contribution to future studies
and the development of applied MOFs to electrochemical biosensing.
Modulation of Angiotensin-II and Angiotensin 1-7 Levels Influences Cardiac Function in Myocardial Ischemia-reperfusion Injury
Authors: Upadhyay Prabhat Kumar , Thakur Navneet , Vishwakarma Vishal Kumar , Chaurasiya Hridaya Shankar , Ansari Tarique Mahmood
Published: February 2024

The angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2) alters the pathophysiology of various
fatal cardiovascular diseases, including ischemic heart disease, whereas angiotensin 1-7 (Ang
1–7) exerts a wide range of actions. The effects of ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury include
damage to myocardial tissue that initiates protease action, causing cardiac cell death. Angiotensin-
II (Ang-II) contributes through the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) to the IR injury, whereas
Ang 1–7 paradoxically exerts a protective effect through the same. Thus, the myocardial ischemic
reperfusion injury (MIRI) may be altered by the RAS of the heart. This review paper
focuses on ACE-2, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), and Ang 1–7 regulation in the RAS
of the heart in the pathophysiology of MIRI. The treatment in such conditions using ACE-2 activator,
ACE inhibitor, and Ang-II antagonists may promote vascular functions as well as cardio-
protection.
Bibliometric analysis: Creative behavior using the Google Scholar database
Authors: Umami Riza , Asfiah Nurul , Nurhasanah Siti , Mu'ammal Immanuel , Ramadhina Aisya Safira
Published: February 2024

This article explores creativity in scientific behavior, with a focus on how new ideas emerge and are implemented in the corporate world. Using the Google Scholar Database, this research applies bibliometric analysis to evaluate scientific literature and publications from 2013 to 2023 in the field of library and information science. The results of the analysis provide an understanding of the distribution of articles based on year, author, institution, journal name, and scientific discipline. Strong organizational performance in human resources is associated with competitiveness and increased creativity. Employee creativity is considered an important contributor to organizational success, related to organizational climate, management, and proactive behavior. Creative behavior includes a wide range of activities, described as those that result in the identification of original and better methods for achieving goals. This research applies filtering methodology, search strategies, and bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer software. The results of the analysis produced a bibliometric concept map and identified key keywords such as "employee creative behavior", "creative process", and "green creative behavior". The visualization also shows changing research trends over time and high citation rates for certain concepts, informing developments and relevance in the scientific literature on behavioral creativity.
De Petit Polio, Persepolis et L’Arabe du futur à Portugal, récits (auto)biographiques et parcours identitaires dans quelques bandes dessinées au XXIe siècle
Authors: Natanson Brigitte
Published: February 2024

If the comic strip, sometimes more nobly renamed “graphic narrative”, has conquered its place as the 9th art and has been filling the shelves of public libraries for a few decades, it is only very recently that it has entered, timidly, as if by break-in, in some museums. It is that of immigration that interests us here, with, only in 2014, its inclusion in its collections (La revue des Musées de France, n° 1). Among the works listed or not in this institution, we will focus our attention on some autobiographical albums by authors Farid Boudjellal, Marjane Satrapi, Riad Sattouf and Cyril Pedrosa. We are interested in two aspects in some of their albums, published between 1998 and 2011: 1) the relationship to the language of the host country, with its misunderstandings, its mixtures, sources of both humiliation and entertainment, and therefore specific to both self-mockery and criticism of the “natives”, as an essential element of identity assimilation, negotiation is most often made with oneself in these autobiographical narratives, with all its contradictions, renunciations, and “desires for belonging and resemblance”; 2) From a formal point of view, the expression of these complex relationships and of the identity under construction will be studied in the relationship between image and text, which is particularly rich in meanings in this medium; To put it simply, what the image says and what the text does not say, and vice versa, and therefore what this art allows in relation to “only” scriptural literature.
ANALYSING THE PERFORMANCE OF A MANUFACTURING FIRM USING HIERARCHICAL APPROACH
Authors: S Ayswer A , N Ramasamy , M Dev Anand , N Santhi
Published: February 2024

There is a growing demand for manufacturers from within and outside the company to embrace stakeholder-satisfying production techniques. As a result, companies undertake a wide range of assessments as part of their strategic planning and performance monitoring processes. The Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis is used in strategic planning that helps businesses evaluate their current standing. In addition, through the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), a pairwise comparison may be made between elements or criteria to prioritise them, making the SWOT analysis and multicriteria decision making method more effective. The purpose of the combined approach is to raise the effectiveness of strategic planning inside a business. This paper does a SWOT analysis of a small Kerala manufacturing company, outlining its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. First, the company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) are determined via an internal poll. Then, the AHP (analytic hierarchy process) compares alternatives by contrasting them head-to-head. The results of the company-wide poll of experts landed on seventeen distinct elements. With this information, the manufacturing firm can decide how best to boost its operations.
ASSESSING AND OPTIMIZING THE PERFORMANCE OF A SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER (E-2502) IN PHOSPHORIC ACID PRODUCTION: A CASE STUDY AT PT. PETROKIMIA GRESIK
Authors: Saputro Erwan Adi , Lutfiananda Delfian , Pratiwi Annisa Kurnia , Nugroho Sutra Amelia
Published: February 2024

PT. Petrokimia Gresik, established with a construction contract on August 10, 1964, stands as Indonesia's most comprehensive fertilizer factory. The company comprises various departments, including the Production Department IIIA, specializing in Phosphoric Acid Production. The objective of assessing the efficiency of a shell and tube cooler-type heat exchanger is to evaluate its performance, determining compliance with design specifications and identifying the need for cleaning and maintenance. The utilized heat exchanger, of the shell and tube type, employs water as its cooling source. According to design calculations conducted between September 13 and September 18, 2023, the expected efficiency of the cooler-type heat exchanger is 91.44%. However, actual data analysis over six days reveals a significant drop in efficiency, registering below 50%. A comparison between design and actual data suggests a decline in efficiency for the E-2502 cooler type. The decrease is attributed to substantial scaling in the E-2502 Heat Exchanger, stemming from the cooled P2O5 Acid solution and resulting in deposition during the heat transfer process. Consequently, it is imperative to initiate a cleaning process for the cooler-type heat exchanger to optimize the heat transfer mechanism.
ADVANCED TURBINE WORKING: IMPACT OF WINGLET ON VERTICAL WIND TURBINE DARRIEUS TIPE H
Authors: Amir Ahmad Ihwan , Soenoko Rudy , Wijayanti Widya , Setiadhi David
Published: February 2024

In this study, the effect of winglets on improving the performance of type h darrieus wind turbines was investigated. The aim is to determine the most suitable winglet design and find out the magnitude of the increase in wind turbine performance. The method used is experimentation to find the RPM and torque used for calculate the TSR value and turbine power. From all the trial and error experiments, the type of blended winglet that best suited the characteristics of the VAWT. The experimental results show that the addition of blended winglet increases RPM of 13.6% in the 3-blade turbine and turbine it increases of 9% in the 4-blade turbine. The increase in average torque is 13.2% in a 3-blade turbine and 9.4% in a 4-blade turbine. The average increase in power coefficient is 11% in a 3-blade turbine and 9% in a 4-blade blade. In conclusion, the addition of blended winglets produces better torque and power compared to turbine models without winglets.
Ecobrick: Building Basic Alternative Based On Eco-Friendly Methods Using Inorganic Waste In Punten Village
Authors:   Fakultas Vokasi, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia, Susilowati Susilowati
Published: February 2024

The purpose of this program is to introduce the community to how to sort and utilize the waste generated through the Ecobrick program: Alternative Building Bases in Punten Village Based on Environmentally Friendly Methods Using Inorganic Waste. This activity is carried out for 5 months from July to November 2022 The implementation method used in this program is data collection, preparation, program implementation includes socialization and training, monitoring and evaluation, and finally the preparation of reports. In addition, the activities that have been carried out include: Forum Group Discussion to village heads and related ranks, simulation and training activities targeted at the community, development of the construction of a waste bank in Punten Village, and activities ending with evaluation activities for the community.
Fostering empowerment and building capacities of rural women through community-based agroindustry: A case study in Donowarih Village, Indonesia
Authors:   Department of Agro-industrial Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Universitas Brawijaya, 65415, Malang, Indonesia, Suhartini Sri
Published: February 2024

Donowarih village, located in Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia, is closed to the Universitas Brawijaya’s Educational Forest (known as UB Forest). The village has various potential local commodities such as orange fruits and batik. During harvesting season, the price of orange fruits declined, and inadequate storage system has led to a rapid deterioration of orange fruits. Furthermore, various problems faced by the community, such as poverty and lack of knowledge/skills, are becoming the major challenges to be tackled. On the other hand, orange fruits and batik are potential to be diversified into high value-added products, which can be done through the introduction of post-harvesting technology and trainings for skills improvement. Furthermore, the Indonesian Government program of one village one product (OVOP) is becoming key drivers to any community engagement program in Indonesia.
Behind the Badge: Unraveling the Attitude of the Police towardsVigilante activities in Osun State, Nigeria.
Authors: Gidado Taofeek Oluwayomi , Yusuf Temitope Abeeb
Published: February 2024

The Nigerian Police Force is the statutory body saddled with the protection of lives and property.  Unfortunately, mistrust exists between the police and the citizens for perceived corruption and reported abuse of citizens' freedom. As a result, people resort to the use of vigilante for the protection of lives and property. The normalization of vigilante groups for crime prevention poses a challenge to the security architecture of the country and leads to a conclusion that ignores the attitude of the Police to the indiscriminate use of vigilante for crime prevention. Questionnaires were administered to police officers who have spent not less than five years of service in the Police Force. Police officers expressed disapproval for the activities of the vigilante and contend that the activities of the vigilante groups undermine their statutory responsibility to curb crime and protect the society.
INFORMATION DARK SPACES: CONCEPTUALIZING AND CHARACTERIZING INVISIBLE VULNERABILITIES IN OUR INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT
Authors: Orr Bueno Caroline
Published: February 2024

On November 13, 2023, Dr. Caroline Orr Bueno presented Information Dark Spaces for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the factors where Information Dark Spaces (IDS) emerge, the definition of IDS and its comparison to data voids and data deficits, and actors that exploit IDS.

 

Received: 12-11-2023

Revised: 01-26-2024