bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
What are the key indicators of universal competencies and how do they relate to the expected outcomes of higher education?
Authors:   HSE University, Sagitov Egor B. , Brun Irina V. ,   Formatta, LLC, Pavlov Stanislav V. ,   Formatta, LLC
Published: December 2024

Universal competencies are becoming one of the main tools for standardizing the assessment of educational outcomes and one of the most expected characteristics of employees in the professional environment. The concept of universal competencies is of particular interest in the context of students entering the labor market, when the achieved educational outcomes during education collide with employers’ requirements. The authors consider universal competencies and their indicators from the perspective of possible discrepancies between expected learning outcomes at the higher education level and labor market demands. The two main objectives of this study are to identify the most commonly encountered indicators in widely used models of universal competencies and to compare them with the list of universal competencies specified in the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education 3++ as one of the key regulatory documents. The study analyzes 18 widely used theoretical models of universal competencies, which are used in academic and business environments, and which establish criteria for assessing human capital and human potential. During the analysis, 12 key indicators were identified based on their frequency of occurrence in the analyzed competency models. These indicators presumably reflect the most common expectations of employers regarding the behavior of candidates and employees in various professional fields and at different levels of positions, and represent a basic set of managerial characteristics that are associated with the success of activities not only in managerial positions, but also in organizing any educational or work projects. When comparing the list of identified indicators, the authors found that only five of them have similar indicators to those listed in the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education 3++. The remaining seven either have indicators partially similar in meaning or do not have any similar counterparts at all. The discrepancy discovered by the authors, as well as the lack of a common accepted definition of universal competencies, may be one of the factors explaining the gap between labor market demands and higher education offers. The novelty of this study lies in the fact that the authors delve into the level of specific indicators, whereas previous research has mostly been conducted at the level of competencies. As one of the prospects for further research, the authors envision the development of a competency model consisting of the indicators identified by the analysis and a measurement tool that would cover a wide range of labor market requirements for graduates and candidates.
Judicial practice in legal reference systems: Is a unified algorithm for document selection needed?
Authors:   North Western Branch of the Russian State University of Justice, Boldyrev Vladimir A. , Karkhalev Denis N. ,   Siberian Federal University
Published: December 2024

The article aims to formulate the problem of the principles of filling reference legal systems with judicial acts and to propose ways to solve it in the existing conditions, when biased selection of judicial practice can lead to its impoverished understanding and incorrect legal decisions. The study was conducted using statistical methods, comparative and formal logical methods, and forecasting methods. During correspondence with the most famous Russian developers (copyright holders) of reference legal systems, information was received about the absence of algorithms for the formation of their databases containing judicial practice, or their unwillingness to provide relevant information. The counting and analysis of the number of acts of courts of general jurisdiction posted in reference legal systems confirmed the selective placement of decisions of first-level courts in all the studied systems. The existing decentralized mechanism for posting the texts of judicial acts, which involves linking to the official websites of specific courts of general jurisdiction without combining them on a single information resource and without the ability to search through the text of documents, actually means that today the most adequate and acceptable search tool to track the practice of interest in courts of general jurisdiction is reference legal systems. The authors come to the conclusion that the development of a unified algorithm for selecting judicial practice and its normative consolidation are not required. Determining the principles of such selection should remain the prerogative of copyright holders, guided by consumer demand and the results of their own scientific research, as well as research in scientific collaborations. Judicial acts presented in professional versions of systems intended for lawyers must reflect, within reasonable limits, the entire range of positions of the courts, even when these positions are not, in the opinion of the rights holder’s specialists, justified or consistent with the letter and spirit of the law. Court decisions that substantively diverge from the main direction of established practice, especially when they have not been tested in cassation courts, should be provided with separate accompanying commentaries by legal scholars. To facilitate the user’s overall understanding of dynamic jurisprudence and the prospects for a possible dispute, a legal reference system should reflect whether it contains all the documents of a particular judicial authority or whether they are posted selectively, as well as information on the average and maximum delay in posting documents.
Cancel together: Cancelling and social solidarity
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Golovashina Oksana V. ,   National Research Tomsk State University
Published: December 2024

This article proposes a framework for describing cancel culture by drawing on the categorical concepts of Emile Durkheim and exploring the potential research perspectives it offers. Cancel culture is viewed as a contemporary manifestation of social exclusion and ostracism, highlighting the significance of ethical and axiological considerations. Through a comparative analysis of cancellation cases in Russia, China, and the United States, it is argued that the essence of this phenomenon lies not in its content (i.e., the cause of ostracism), but in the specific practices and mechanisms involved, often associated with processes of solidarity formation. Therefore, a Durkheimian language of description is deemed pertinent. The research optics are grounded in Durkheim’s categories of mechanical and organic solidarity, social solidarity, social regulation, repressive and restitutive sanctions, as well as the concept of the sacred and the surrounding system of beliefs and actions. Drawing on Durkheim’s theoretical framework and examining instances of cancel culture across different nations, several conclusions emerge. Firstly, cancel culture functions as a mechanism that fosters and sustains communal solidarity through rituals centered on shared values deemed sacred. Secondly, communal adherence to norms promotes the proliferation of practices that reinforce and disseminate these
norms, solidifying the community’s identity through cancellation as a practice of solidarity based on common values and moral obligations. Thirdly, groups characterized by a predominance of mechanical solidarity tend to employ repressive sanctions aimed at punishing transgressors. Finally, only communities with a high degree of existing solidarity can effectively sanction acts considered sacrilegious, with the cultivation of the sacred seen as both a duty and a means to enhance solidarity. By applying Durkheim’s discourse and concepts to the study of cancel culture, this research opens up avenues for further exploration of cancellation within the realm of social theory.
Parameters of health-improving power load in the long-term training of elderly men
Authors:   Tomsk State Pedagogical University, Peshkov Vladimir F.
Published: December 2024

The aim of the study is to substantiate and develop parameters for the volume of physical education and wellness classes based on strength exercises with their own weight for one lesson and weekly, monthly, and ten-month cycles implemented by men aged 60–64 to 65–69. The pedagogical experiment lasted for five years. Two groups were organized, which were engaged in the first and second experimental versions of the methods. The content of the elements of the methods for the first and second options was similar and included parameters of the volume and intensity of the power load, strength exercises, methods of developing physical qualities, planning physical exercises in the structure of classes. The difference was that the structure of the first version of the teaching methodology included a developed method of using recovery tools based on a combination of pedagogical and medical means. Twenty-two strength-oriented exercises with their own weight were selected for the main part of the wellness classes. Of these, twelve exercises are aimed at developing dynamic strength, six at developing strength endurance, and four exercises for developing static strength endurance. The choice of the ratio of exercises of different strength orientation was made taking into account the specifics of their effect on the physiological reactions of elderly men. The chosen quantitative ratio of the three types of strength-oriented exercises determined a similar ratio of the following two most important indicators of the volume of health-improving strength load – the number of sets and the number of repetitions when performing exercises. Accordingly, the largest number of approaches and repetitions was established during one lesson and weekly, monthly, and ten-month cycles when implementing exercises aimed at developing dynamic strength. Then a smaller amount of approaches and repetitions was determined when performing exercises aimed at developing strength endurance, and then the smallest number of approaches and repetitions when performing exercises for the development of static strength endurance. The effectiveness of the developed parameters of the total power load and differentiated load parameters aimed at the development of dynamic strength, power endurance, static power endurance for one lesson and weekly, monthly, and ten-month cycles is proved. The parameters of the load volume in the structure of the first variant of the training methodology provide men aged 60–65 for five years of training up to the age of 65–69 with the development of all three types of strength abilities. The structure of the second variant of the training methodology ensures that these abilities are maintained at a stable level. The developed parameters of the load volume ensure the consistency and continuity of recreational activities, slowing down negative age-related processes in the body.
The construction of the imaginary world in the S.V.D. screenplay by Yuri Tynyanov and Yulian Oksman
Authors:   Russian State University for the Humanities, Ogudov Sergey A.
Published: December 2024

The article is focused on the construction of the story world in a screenplay. Based on the works of cognitive narratologist David Herman, I consider the story world as a process and highlight two main vectors of its formation, which can be defined as worlding and unworlding the story world. The most relevant for my research is the second vector – filling the imaginary world with such contradictions that contribute to the departure from coherence and “epistemological claims to a totality” (Christiansen). The study of narration in a screenplay is relative to the problem in consideration. The screenplay text is usually written in several versions (as a rule, literary and shooting scripts are distinguished), which allows exploring the construction of the world dynamically and tracing how the script has changed on its way to the screen. The construction and derealization of the story world are discussed in the article in the context of the S.V.D. screenplay by Yuri Tynyanov and Yulian Oksman. Tynyanov’s work has attracted strong interest of literary and film historians in its relation to the play of sign/referent correlations and interest in the graphic form of the word and various kinds of “imaginaries”. The article offers a detailed analysis of the literary script, which is being introduced into academic context for the first time. I compare the literary script with the shooting script by film directors Grigory Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg, which has not been previously studied, too. In addition, I turn to the production context of screenwriting, which allows us to study the changes in the story world which were dictated by the conditions of filmmaking and the requirements of the administration of film industry. In this regard, I reveal the directors’ ideas of the genre of the future production and the changes that the first version of the screenplay was subjected to. Following Barbara Wurm, I define the vector of the unworlding of the story world as the literalization of film. The abbreviation S.V.D., included by Tynyanov in the title of the script, appears both in the diegesis of the future film as a graphic equivalent of the word and is present at the level of narration. However, the word is not yet personified as an imaginary agent of action, as it will later be done in the script Lieutenant Kizhe. The imaginary meanings of the abbreviation S.V.D., referring to the non-existent society of the Decembrists, become the main factor in the derealization of the story world. I consider the S.V.D. screenplay as a striking example of the coexistence of multi-vector processes in constructing of an imaginary story world and at the same time as a starting point for subsequent Yuri Tynyanov’s creative search.
On generic complexity of the graph clustering problem with bounded clusters
Authors:   Institute of Mathematics named after S.L. Sobolev SB RAS, Rybalov A. N.
Published: December 2024

In this paper, we study the generic complexity of the graph clustering problem with bounded sizes of clusters. In this problem, the structure of object relations is presented as a graph: vertices correspond to objects, and edges connect similar objects. It is required to divide a set of objects into disjoint groups (clusters) of bounded sizes to minimize the number of connections between clusters and the number of missing links within clusters. It is proved that, under the condition P ≠ NP and P = BPP, for this problem there is no polynomial strongly generic algorithm. A strongly generic algorithm solves a problem not on the entire set of inputs, but on a subset whose frequency sequence converges exponentially to 1 as the size increases. To prove this result, we use the method of generic amplification, which allows to construct generically hard problems from the problems hard in the classical sense. The main component of this method is the cloning technique, which combines the inputs of a problem together into sufficiently large sets of equivalent inputs. Equivalence is understood in the sense that the problem is solved similarly for them.
The number of occurrences of elements from a given subset on the complication segments of linear recurrence sequences
Authors:   Certification Research Center, LLC, Tissin A. S.
Published: December 2024

Let v be a sequence constructed according to the rule v(i) = f (u1(i),... ,uk(i)), i ≥ 0, where ui,... ,uk are linear recurrent sequences over the field P with characteristic polynomial F(x). We study the quantity Nl (H,v), which is equal to the number of occurrences of elements from the subset H ⊂ P among the elements ѵ(0), ѵ(1), ..., v(l - 1); its non-trivial lower and upper bounds are obtained, the bounds for some subsets of H are calculated. The results are generalized to the case of r-grams.
Ways to improve the performance of zero-knowledge succinct non-interactivearguments of knowledge and the analysis of the rusults achieved
Authors:   JSC «KVANT-TELECOM», Martynenkov I. V.
Published: December 2024

We consider ways to improve the performance of zero-knowledge succinct noninteractive argument of knowledge (zk-SNARK) based on polynomial sets, such as quadratic arithmetic programs (QAP), square arithmetic programs (SAP), quadratic span programs (QSP), square span programs (SSP), quadratic polynomial programs (QPP), etc. To improve the performance of zk-SNARK, batch data processing methods, various modifications of exponentiation problems, bilinear pairings based on elliptic curves, etc. are used. A comparative analysis of the complexity of the common reference strings formation, the construction and verification of the calculations reliability proofs, as well as the sizes of common reference strings and proofs has been carried out.
Discrete differentiations and integrations and their possible applications to algebra and cryptography
Authors:   Dostoevsky Omsk State University, Voloshin Savva K. , Roman'kov Vitaliy A. ,   Sobolev Institute of Mathematics SB RAS
Published: December 2024

Generalized operations of discrete differentiation and integration are defined. Some of their properties are given. A brief review of the results obtained earlier with the use of these concepts in algebra and cryptography is given. A new message encryption scheme based on these operations is proposed. We also show how they can be used for authentication and key distribution.
Nonlinearity of APN functions: comparative analysis and estimates
Authors:   NP “GST”, Ryabov Vladimir G.
Published: December 2024

The main results of the paper relate to the nonlinearity of APN functions defined for a vectorial Boolean function as the Hamming distance from it to the set of affine mappings in the space of images of all vectorial Boolean functions in fixed dimension. For APN functions in dimension n, the lower nonlinearity bound of the form 2n - √(2n+1 - 7 · 2-2) - 2 -1 and the corresponding lower bound on the affinity order are obtained. The exact values of the nonlinearity of all APN functions up to dimension 5 are found, and also for one known APN 6-dimensional permutation and for all differentially 4-uniform permutations in dimension 4.
Secure formation of public parameters and elimination of vulnerabilities of zero-knowledge succint non-interactive arguments of knowledge
Authors:   JSC “KVANT-TELECOM”, Martynenkov Igor V.
Published: December 2024

The methods of eliminating vulnerabilities of zero-knowledge succinct non-interactive arguments of knowlede are considered. The methods are based on the security of public parameters formation in the form of common reference strings using a trusted third party and multilateral interaction. The multilateral formation of the common reference strings uses the only honest party with a fixed and unlimited set of participants, as well as verification of the reliability of the results. Examples of increasing the level of security of zero-knowledge succinct non-interactive arguments of knowledge based on the correction of proof verification equations and the values of the common reference strings, eliminating redundant elements from the common reference strings and the keys of proof formation are given. The protocols that develop the construction of the common reference strings from static to updatable and universal versions are mentioned.
ID-based public key cryptographic systems
Authors:   Academy of Cryptography of the Russian Federation, Cheremushkin Alexander V.
Published: December 2024

A surway contains an analisys of practical aspects of ID-based public key cryptography. IDB-systems simplify a certificate management process, but trusted requirements for the key generation center (KGC) must be very stronger than for certification authority. When key escrow property is not assumed, users’ private keys should be protected from malicious KGC. Many networks need hierarchical KGC architecture. In the paper, we describe a basic mathematical constructions applied in ID-based cryptosystems. We survey fundamental ID-based cryptographic primitives: Key extraction, Key Escrow, Encryption, Digital Signature, Identification Scheme and Key Agreement, which are based on the mathematical concepts of Integer Factorization, Quadratic Residues, Discret Logarithms, and Bilinear Pairings. We review several schemes to illustrate different approaches and practical solutions.
On generic complexity of the integer factorization problem
Authors:   Sobolev Institute of Mathematics SB RAS, Rybalov Alexander N.
Published: December 2024

In the paper, we study the generic complexity of the integer factorization problem. This problem, which goes back to Gauss, has important applications in modern cryptography. For example, the cryptographic strength of the famous public key encryption system RSA is based on the assumption of its hardness. We prove that under the condition of worst-case hardness and P = BPP for the problem of integer factorization there is no polynomial strongly generic algorithm. A strongly generic algorithm solves a problem not on the entire set of inputs, but on a subset whose frequency sequence converges exponentially to 1 with increasing size. To prove this theorem, we use the method of generic amplification, which allows to construct generically hard problems from the problems hard in the classical sense. The main component of this method is the cloning technique, which combines problem inputs together into sufficiently large sets of equivalent inputs. Equivalence is understood in the sense that the problem is solved similarly for them.
SIAMESE NETWORK, MACHINE ATTRIBUTION OF THE HANDWRITING, AND UNKNOWN ZHUKOVSKY
Authors:   Tomsk State University, KISELEV V.S. , KROPOTOV D.A. ,   HSE University, PRONINA N.M. ,   Lomonosov Moscow State University
Published: December 2024

The article discusses the possibilities of using tools for machine detection of texts with the handwriting of a certain author in research, search and archival practice. It is proposed to use a Siamese neural network to compare and analyze unique characteristics of handwriting, which allows obtaining powerful discriminatory features of the image, embeddings, on the basis of which it is possible to reliably make an attribution. The prospects for applying the method to the search for manuscripts of Vasily Zhukovsky in domestic archival collections are established. The authors declare no conflicts of interests.
THE IMAGE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE AS A SOURCE FOR CONSTRUCTING MEDIA IMAGES OF MODERN POLITICIANS (BASED ON THE MATERIAL OF RUSSIAN MEDIA)
Authors:   Kemerovo State University, KONDRATYEVA O.N.
Published: December 2024

The article examines the features of using the image of Napoleon in constructing media images of modern political leaders. The material was Russian media texts collected and processed using the corpus method and content analysis, and interpreted using the methods of lexical-semantic, distributional and pragmatic analysis. It has been established that, in the Russian media, in terms of frequency of associations with the French emperor, the leaders are two young, ambitious politicians who are ideological opponents of Russia -French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. The reason for such associations is that the topic of confrontation between Napoleon’s army during the War of 1812, significant for the Russian national consciousness, significantly contributed to the transformation of the “image of an alien” into the “image of the enemy”, which allows the Russian mass media to effectively use the image of Napoleon to characterize political opponents Russia. In addition, in the biography of the two politicians there are circumstances that allow the Russian mass media to establish analogies between them and the famous French emperor. It is demonstrated that, when projecting the image of Napoleon onto the images of the French and Ukrainian leaders in the mass media, a wide range of techniques is used, in particular, references are made to precedent onyms and toponyms associated with the biography of Bonaparte; language game techniques are used; a polyphonic effect is created when transmitting the necessary mass media meanings. The stereotypical features of the image of Napoleon, used by Russian mass media to characterize modern politicians, have been identified and described; it has been established that the most popular features are those associated with age, political ambitions and aggression towards Russia. It is shown that appeals to the image of Napoleon allow the mass media to focus attention on the most striking features of Macron and Zelensky, as well as predict the end of their political careers in the event of further confrontation with Russia and the implementation of ill-considered political projects. The axiological potential of the image of Napoleon is characterized, it is shown that, since this image acts as a “peculiar indicator of the “greatness” of the ruler,” comparison of modem politicians with it allows the mass media to evaluate their personal and professional qualities, as well as determine their place in the political hierarchy. It is shown that the Russian mass media consistently broadcasts negative characteristics of the ideological opponents of the Russian state, regularly emphasizing the inconsistency of Macron and Zelensky with the scale of the multifaceted and vibrant personality of the French emperor, who left a deep mark on world history. The author declares no conflicts of interests.
SHAKESPEARE IN THE RUSSIAN LITERATURE OF 1748-1810: FROM ADAPTATION TO TRANSLATION
Authors:   Tomsk State University, PHILIPPOVA D.K.
Published: December 2024

Shakespeare came to Russian readers only in the mid-18th century. From that time up to the 19th century, his Russian reception was largely influenced by the French literature context and rare references to the original sources. Following French literary criticism, Shakespeare in Russia in the period under study was considered “wild”: the key elements of Shakespeare’s poetics- blended genres and violation of rules, as determined in translations from Voltaire’s, elicited much criticism. Russian literature and criticism are full of antinomies: Shakespeare is bad because he combines the high and the low; yet, Russian theater develops in the same way of fusion, which can be applied to the earliest cases of Shakespeare’s reception in Russia. Besides criticism, Shakespeare becomes familiar via translations. In the preface to his translation of Julius Caesar (1786), Nikolay Karamzin explicitly opposes the French classicist demand to adjust works of literature to suit modern aesthetics, which Karamzin finds unacceptable. However, translating Shakespeare, Karamzin still makes one significant transformation: he uses prose, not blank verse. Since he is interested in the content, rather than the form of the original tragedy, he employs an innovative translation strategy, preserving Shakespeare’s text. The fate of Karamzin’s work is also interesting: when Karamzin was accused of Freemasonry, his translation became a bibliographic rarity; therefore, his novel translation strategy failed to spread. The politicized content of Julius Caesar might have detained the development of translation in Russia. This idea encourages us to focus on another problem of Shakespeare’s early reception in Russia - the choice of plots for translation. It would be interesting to note that the first complete Russian translations of Shakespeare - Hamlet by Aleksandr Sumarokov and Julius Caesar by Nikolay Karamzin - address the most topical themes of the 18th-century literature - usurpation of power, regicide, and restoration of justice. Yet, the history of Karamzin’s translation testifies to the negative attitude of the authorities towards such stories. Thus, the Russian literary process was inclined to adopt the French experience, but the need for texts and plots allows for Shakespeare’s works to fill the niche for those interested in political issues. Since these themes were raised in Shakespeare’s tragedies, over time, the Russian translations of Hamlet, for instance, started to prevail in terms of quantity and quality over other works. The Russian comedy tradition slowed down the translation of Shakespeare’s comedies - the theater showed no need for translated comedies, having Russian comedy dramatists in abundance. The author declares no conflicts of interests.
LITERARY FELINISTICS: EAST-WEST (CAT COUNTRY BY LAO SHE AND OLD POSSUM’S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS BY THOMAS STEARNS ELIOT)
Authors:   University of Tyumen, ANDREEVA YA.E. , MARSHANIYA K.M. ,   University of Tyumen
Published: December 2024

The article presents a comparative analysis of feline images in the novel Cat Country by Lao She and the book of verses Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by Thomas Stearns Eliot. Lao She and T.S. Eliot created their works in the 1930s, which was a favorable period for artistic understanding of the interaction between nature, animals, and humans. The age of key social changes as well as the influence of the evolution theory often made fiction writers turn to anthropomorphic characters to portray the contemporaries. The writers under analysis represent human types using feline images, which have been ambiguously interpreted in Chinese and English cultures for centuries. Western literature traditionally depicted cats as principal book characters, as distinct from Chinese literature. Cat Country is by far the most famous Chinese novel where cats have salient anthropomorphic features. This brings it closer to Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, where T.S. Eliot seamlessly fits his feline characters into an urban context, thus creating an entire society with its hierarchy, laws, and problems. The comparative analysis of the two works, representing different national cultures, aims to determine the specificity of their feline images. First, differences in interpretations can be explained by the specificity of mythology and folklore, which shaped the concepts of anthropomorphism and system of anthropomorphic images in English and Chinese cultures. Second, the difference between the feline characters in Lao She and T.S. Eliot is determined by the cultural and historical background. Lao She wrote his novel in the period of global changes in China and pondered over the drawbacks of society. T.S. Eliot also raised some socio-cultural issues. Both works are rich in allusions to historical events and facts, which highlights the connection with the historical and cultural background. The comparative analysis has shown that the anthropomorphic characteristics of Lao She’s and Eliot’s cats (speech behaviour, dressing styles, gastronomic preferences, gender stereotypes, habitat) demonstrate the specificity of feline images in the context of a certain historical era. The feline images in Lao She and T.S. Eliot reflect not only the sociopolitical and cultural situation of China and England in the 1930s, but also the writers’ personalities as well as their attitude to their characters, social problems, morality, and human nature. The authors declare no conflicts of interests.
"Verblendungen" by Kaija Saariaho: from idea to implementation
Authors:   Institute of Military Conductors of the Military University of Russia, Schaplok Galina A.
Published: December 2024

This article is dedicated to the work of the famous Finnish composer Kaia Saariaho. The subject of analysis is her composition «Verblendungen» synthesizing the most important characteristic aspects of the author's music. «Verblendungen» is a mixed electro-acoustic work created by the composer in the early 80s in the Paris studio IRCAM. The original concept of the composition is inspired by the idea of being blinded by light, which is reflected in the unusual form and dramatic development of the play. An additional factor in the originality of the composition is the reliance on a visual source – a small sketch on paper, made by Saariajo herself. In «Verblendungen» the composer applied her own system of consonance/dissonance ratio in music, called the sound-to-noise timbre axis. This composition is an example of the use of the multidimensional intersection technique: Saariaho uses several musical parameters, which, when interacting, create significant points that define the contour of the composition's form. The relevance of the research and its scientific novelty are characterized by the fact that the author turns to a practically unexplored topic in Russian musicology, which lies in the field of contemporary musical art.
Pars pro toto as a thinking principle
Authors:   Tomsk State University, Klimenko Vyacheslav V. , Prikhodovskaya Ekaterina A. ,   Tomsk State University
Published: December 2024

Pars pro toto (a part instead of a whole) is a principle that functions in art as a subordinate part of human thinking in general. This principle has many different projections in different, completely dissimilar areas of thought and knowledge. As a hypothesis, we affirm the global significance of this principle and mention some aspects of its manifestation in the field of music.
Opera "Boris Godunov" by M. P. Musorgsky: history of creation
Authors:   Russian opera houses, Shakirova Albina
Published: December 2024

The article deals with the work of Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky and the history of the creation of his most famous opera, “Boris Godunov”. Two existing author's editions and their structural features are named. The history of the creation of the opera “Boris Godunov” is presented in the context of the search for the “Mighty Handful” in the field of the opera libretto and its linguistic features. A number of specific facts are mentioned that accompanied and contributed to the appearance of the opera “Boris Godunov” - one of the most famous masterpieces of opera classics.
Single emotional zone: basis of intergenre and interdisciplinary communication
Authors:   Tomsk State University, Okisheva Anna
Published: December 2024

The article proposes a hypothesis about the presence of a single emotional zone that unites many works of art of different genres and directions. As examples, fragments of works by F. Liszt and G. Verdi are given - fragments from piano, choral and solo vocal works. This demonstrates the unity of the perceived emotional zone. Thus, the properties of the emotional zone inherent in a work of art are independence from externally observable causes of the formation of emotions and a zone nature associated with the multiplicity of perceiving consciousnesses.
Steered MD simulations of the inactive-active transition v1
Authors: Claveras Cabezudo Ainara , SI Cook Annan
Published: December 2024

This protocol details steered molecular dynamics simulations of the transition from the inactive to the active PI3KC3-C1 complex bound to RAB1A on a lipid membrane.
Spatial Sound, Part 1: Exploring the Impact of Listening Room on Perceptual Immersion
Authors: Riionheimo Janne , Lokki Tapio
Published: December 2024

Room acoustics and sound reproduction systems shape the spatial sound character in a listening room, influencing sound quality. This study introduces a novel technique to assess the spatial character of room acoustics and sound reproduction systems, addressing a research gap in understanding spatial differences between listening environments. The technique was employed in a listening test where 15 assessors evaluated the impact of three listening rooms on perceptual immersion for music in 2.0 and 7.1 configurations using loudspeakers and binaural audio for headphones. The results indicate room reverberation enhances perceptual immersion, particularly with two-channel stereophonic setups. Surround speakers reduce room-induced effects when the music is mixed sufficiently enveloping, especially with distinct, nonreverberant surround elements. The results with headphones were similar but less pronounced. Assessors found the normal stereo tonally preferable to binaural conditions, but perceptions of immersiveness varied. Some described it as highly immersive, whereas others reported a lack of spatial depth, although it was perceived as supernaturally wide and effective compared with binaural sound. This highlights the challenge of transitioning from normal stereo to a spatialized mix in streaming services. Overall, the findings can enhance the immersive experience and even out perceptual differences between listening environments, including loudspeakers and headphones.
A Perceptual Study on the Plausibility of Binaural Rendering in Anechoic Environments
Authors: Lübeck Tim , Weber Tobias , Pörschmann Christoph
Published: December 2024

Plausibility has become a widely used paradigm for evaluating binaural audio for augmented reality. Although several studies have evaluated the plausibility of different binaural rendering techniques, it is not clear which parameters contribute to plausibility and to what extent. The present study attempts to fill this gap and presents the results of five listening experiments systematically investigating the impact of different parameters. A first plausibility test performed in anechoic conditions assessed the plausibility of nonindividual head-related transfer-function rendering. In four subsequent experiments, the influence of spherical harmonics truncation order, visual cues, small translational head movements, and different head-related transfer-function sets is assessed. Overall, the results indicate that even large manipulations of the rendering system have surprisingly little impact on the estimated d’.
Multimodal Loudspeaker Based on a Dielectric Elastomer Roll Actuator
Authors: Bakardjiev Petko , Marschner Uwe , Richter Andreas , Altinsoy Ercan
Published: December 2024

A novel loudspeaker design integrating lightweight and efficient acoustic transducers derived from dielectric elastomer films is presented. This innovation centers on core-free dielectric elastomer roll actuators, functioning akin to artificial muscles, altering shape upon the application of an electric field. The actuators serve two roles: propelling acoustically radiating surfaces and emitting sound themselves. The paper provides a model that describes the axial vibration behavior via electromechanical and acoustic networks, facilitating understanding and comparability with electrodynamic loudspeaker systems without the need for extensive background knowledge of dielectric elastomer technology. Based on established methodologies, the design process and adaptability to diverse applications is evident. A demonstrator developed as a proof of concept with the aim of creating a broadband speaker for speech reproduction was designed, constructed, and examined utilizing the established methodology. It shows promising practicality and, in certain aspects, technological superiority over electrodynamic counterparts. Notable features, such as increased efficiency, significant weight reduction, and wide radiation pattern make this speaker viable and particularly attractive for mobile PA applications such as those found in trains and aircraft. Furthermore, the underlying principle and modeling framework allow the future creation and adaptation to a broad spectrum of applications, promising further innovation in the field.
Numerical Solutions for Mixed Fractional Order Two-Dimensional Telegraph Equations
Authors: Özbağ Fatih , Modanlı Mahmut , Abdulazeez Sadeq Taha
Published: December 2024

This research presents an innovative numerical approach to solving two-dimensional telegraph equations of mixed fractional order by integrating the fractional derivatives of Caputo and Atangana-Baleanu Caputo (ABC) into a single model. Using MATLAB as its implementation, the research creates a customized first-order difference scheme and analyses stability. The ability to manage mixed fractional derivatives in 2D telegraph equations, a situation that has not been tackled in literature before, is the method's innovative aspect. This development shows that these complicated equations may be efficiently and reliably modelled, opening up new avenues for the study of complex physical phenomena. The work makes a substantial contribution to the numerical analysis of fractional differential equations with mixed derivative types and opens up possible applications in areas like wave propagation and anomalous diffusion processes.
Penal policy to ‘maintain power’? Some remarks on republican penal policy in the context of the Catilinarian trial
Authors: Banach Tomasz
Published: December 2024

In the article, the author questions the view that punitive policy in Republican Rome was implemented in order to ‘maintain power by the ruling elite’. Power in the Roman republic was not the domain of one governmental body, but rather constituted the sum of the authoritative powers of the central governmental bodies. The author also proves that in the political and legal reflection of Polybius and Cicero, the mixed government of the Roman republic excluded the concentration of power, and thus guaranteed ruling rights not only to the aristocratic ruling elite, but also to the people. Politics, understood as concern for the common good, concern for the interests of the civic community as a whole (utilitas rei publicae), was associated with mores, constituting an integral part of ius. Penal policy should also be subordinated to this utilitas rei publicae. The trial of the Catilinarians exemplifies this principle. The specific interdependence of penal policy and the interaction of governmental bodies, visible both in the actions of consul Cicero preceding the trial and in the trial of the conspirators before the Senate, determined the effectiveness of the penal policy implemented at that time, which resulted in the political stabilization expected by citizens. Penal policy, implemented in accordance with the republican constitution, was therefore not conducted in order to ‘maintain power by the ruling elite’, but was implemented in the interest of the entire political community.
Mapa perceptual de los edulcorantes de yogur entre los consumidores argentinos
Authors: Vailati Pablo Augusto , Fuentes Cuiñas Ana Alejandra , Larrañaga Julieta Rocio
Published: December 2024

El consumo de derivados lácteos como el yogur se encuentra en aumento y los consumidores buscan nuevas opciones. El auge de los endulzantes alternativos al azúcar representa una oportunidad para las organizaciones. Este artículo tiene como objetivo identificar las percepciones de los consumidores argentinos con respecto a los endulzantes utilizados en la producción de yogures. Para ello, se implementó un diseño descriptivo y se alcanzó una muestra incidental de 115 estudiantes universitarios (Mujeres=61%) entre 18 y 25 años (M=20.51, DE=2.121). Mediante escalamiento multidimensional (MDS, por sus siglas en inglés), análisis de componentes principales (PCA, por sus siglas en inglés) y análisis correlacional se definieron las percepciones y valoraciones de los participantes. A partir de los análisis realizados fue posible establecer un mapa perceptual que da cuenta del posicionamiento de los diferentes endulzantes en base a dos dimensiones: “Poder Endulzante” y “Estética y Color”. El estudio concluye que los endulzantes utilizados en la producción de yogures pueden ser representados visualmente en los dos ejes mencionados, evidenciando la capacidad de utilizar técnicas como el MDS y PCA en el estudio de las percepciones de los consumidores, como alternativas a otras técnicas multivariantes.
Development of latent fingerprints using food coloring agents
Authors: Sharma Bhawna , Venkatesh Kallu , Dubey Atul Kumar
Published: December 2024

: The current study aims to explore the effectiveness of food dyes as potential agents for the formation of latent fingerprints on non-porous substrates.

: The development of fingerprints is a long-established forensic technique crucial for identifying perpetrators. Traditional methods often use various powders to reveal latent fingerprints on different surfaces, but these methods can be costly and pose health risks when exposed to humans. Consequently, there is an increasing demand for alternative techniques that are cost-effective while still providing high-resolution fingerprint visibility.

In this study Colormist Super whip food powder red, blue, orange, turquoise, and pink was used for Development of Latent fingerprints on different non-porous surfaces (CD, Mobile screen, Glass bottle, Mirror, Steel bottle).

The ColorMist Super Whip edible powders proved successful in developing high-quality finger marks with visible level 1 and level 2 fingerprint details across all substrates, showcasing its effectiveness in latent fingerprint enhancement.

Food dyes provide a simple, cost-effective, and eco-friendly method for developing latent fingerprints on nonporous surfaces. Red and black dyes consistently deliver clear ridge detail, while turquoise performs well on glass. Surface type plays a crucial role in dye effectiveness; making food dyes a practical, non-invasive alternative for on-site forensic use.
A cone beam computed tomography and oral-maxillofacial pathology: A review
Authors: Alam Mir Ramiz , Khiti Salma , Das Anirban , Prasad Sanjay
Published: December 2024

The use of Cone Beam Computed Tomography has significantly increased in the last decade. The goal is to provide images of oro-facial problems in all three planes, with additional features of three-dimensional reconstruction. Compared to Orthopantomograph, Cone Beam Computed Tomography offers greater accuracy in measurement and lesser image distortion. It can be used as an important tool for assessing the cortical perforation of aggressive benign cysts or tumors. Cone Beam Computed Tomography sialography can serve as a supplementary noninvasive diagnostic tool for imaging the intraglandular ductal system of the major human salivary glands. The ease of use, smaller physical dimensions, lower radiation dose, and lower costs are key factors driving the acceptance of Cone Beam Computed Tomography. However, the major drawbacks for installing Cone Beam Computed Tomography in dental offices are the cost and size of the machines. Therefore, many young dentists currently consider Cone Beam Computed Tomography as a supplementary diagnostic tool rather than a primary one.
La difusión de la inteligencia artificial en una economía emergente: evidencia a nivel de la empresa en Colombia
Authors: Herrera Giraldo Magaly Faride , Gallego Juan Miguel , Gutiérrez Hernando , Vargas Fernando , Pereira Mariano
Published: December 2024

La inteligencia artificial (IA) tiene el potencial de revolucionar las industrias en todo el mundo, ofreciendo nuevas oportunidades para la innovación y la eficiencia. Al igual que con las recientes olas tecnológicas, se espera que su difusión sea desigual entre países, sectores y empresas. Estudiar este fenómeno se dificulta en América Latina y el Caribe, porque la información sobre la adopción de IA en la región es aún muy limitada. Este estudio aborda esta brecha al ofrecer la primera caracterización exhaustiva de la adopción de IA en las empresas manufactureras colombianas. Al fusionar tres encuestas nacionales de estadística, construimos un panel de datos de 12.765 empresas industriales para los años 2019 y 2020. Se muestra que 6% de las empresas manufactureras ha adoptado alguna forma de IA, cifra cercana al 50% de la tasa de adopción del sector manufacturero de Estados Unidos. Nuestros resultados revelan una adopción heterogénea entre subsectores y regiones. Al igual que lo observado en otros países de mayor ingreso, las empresas más grandes tienen mayor probabilidad de adoptar IA. Por su parte, las empresas más jóvenes son especialmente activas en el desarrollo de tecnologías de IA. Nuestros hallazgos también resaltan el papel clave de activos complementarios como las capacidades gerenciales y de innovación en la adopción de IA. Este estudio proporciona resultados novedosos sobre el desarrollo tecnológico en el sector manufacturero colombiano y ofrece una base para intervenciones políticas que promuevan la adopción de IA.