bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Determining maximum germination temperatures of pea and barley seeds
Authors: Matveev Yu. I. , Averyanova E. V.
Published: July 2023

The use of sprouted seeds of cereals and legumes in human nutrition requires establishing an appropriate process of their production in the food industry. It takes one-two weeks for seeds to germinate in natural conditions, which is not viable for their industrial production and processing. In this regard, various technological techniques are being undertaken to accelerate the process of seed germination, based on the intensification of biochemical processes occurring in the seed embryos. The aim of this paper is to identify the temperature regime of germination for pea seeds at each stage of a two-stage technological process to optimize their germination over time. The research is based on the data on the temperature regime and germination time of pea seeds of Temp, Sofia, Spartak, Amior and naked barley varieties, the chemical composition of which is crucial during germination. The quantitative estimates of the maximum germination temperature of seeds are determined based on the known computational dependencies. Within the framework of a two-stage approach to the process of seed germination, the following temperature regime of their germination in technological processes is proposed: at the first stage – 37 °C; at the second stage – 30 °C. That will intensify the germination process and increase the yield of seedlings when scaling.
Inorganic compounds of sunflower stems
Authors: Kovekhova A. V. , Arefieva O. D. , Zemnukhova L. A. , Samokhina D. A.
Published: July 2023

This paper presents the results of studying the inorganic components of sunflower stems. The test objects are the extracts obtained at different pH values of the medium and ash samples before and after treatment of stems with water, acid, and alkali. The results show that the nature of the extractant has a negligible effect on the yield of extractive substances from the crushed stems. According to atomic absorption analysis, the main ions in extracts obtained in different media are potassium, calcium, magnesium, and sodium ions. The mass fraction of ash after treatment of stems with solutions at different pH values varies from 0.5 to 5.2%. The lowest ash yield is characterized by a sample of stems after acid extraction. According to energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, all ash samples contain mainly K, Ca, Mg, and P compounds. The ash components of the core and outer part of the stem were also studied in comparison with the original sample. The ash content of the stem core (9.3%) is higher than that of the outer shell (7.4%). The IR spectroscopy shows that the nature of band splitting in the IR spectra of the ash samples practically does not depend on the stem part and the pretreatment of raw materials at different pH values. Absorption bands characteristic of carbonates and silicates are observed in the IR spectra of the stem ash. According to X-ray diffraction analysis, the studied ash samples are in a crystalline state.
Growth characteristics of lactic acid-producing strains using glucose syrup as a carbon source
Authors: Sukhanova A. A. , Ertiletskaya N. L. , Boyandin A. N. , Syrtsov S. N. , Sereda A. A. , Prokopchuk Yu. A. , Brott V. V.
Published: July 2023

This work investigates the growth and productivity characteristics of such lactic-acid producing strains, as Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus 19-11 (VKPM B-2368), Lactobacillus acidophilus 5 Ds (VKPM B-2846) and Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis (VKM B-1662) on standard MRS medium using glucose syrup as a carbon substrate. According to the results of batch cultivation of the selected strains in 5L fermenters for 72 h, the productivity was established to decrease in the Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus 19-11 > Lactobacillus acidophilus 5 Ds > Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis series. L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus 19-11 showed the maximum lactic-acid productivity of 1.94 g/(l×h) with a glucose conversion degree of 87%. After cultivation, a slight decrease in the content of nitrogen, potassium and sodium in the culture liquid of the studied strains was observed. In all strains, the content of other macronutrients (phosphorus, calcium, sulphur, magnesium, barium and iron) increased in proportion to the addition of glucose syrup during cultivation, which is directly related to their significant content in its composition. The Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus 19-11 and Lactobacillus acidophilus 5 Ds strains produced racemic (DL) lactic acid, whereas Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis produced lactic acid with a 73% L-isomer content. The use of glucose syrup in biotechnological processes can contribute to the implementation of waste-free production in the respective enterprises.
Biochemical composition of zoned apple varieties growing in different agrocenoses
Authors: Naumova N. L. , Lukin A. A. , Slepneva T. N. , Velisevich E. A.
Published: July 2023

The study of variability in the chemical composition of fruits under the influence of external factors is important both in terms of adaptation processes of fruit plants and for practical purposes. In this research, we aimed to carry out a comparative analysis of the biochemical composition of apples of such zoned varieties, as Ekrannoe (autumn ripening), Blagaya Vest’ and Krasa Sverdlovska (winter ripening). The trees were growing in different agrocenoses: in a horticultural research station (conventional extensive cultivation) and in a farm (intensive cultivation). For all the studied apple varieties, the content of insoluble nutrients (1.4–1.6 g/100 g), as well as the level of flavonoids (0.4%) and titratable acidity (1.5–1.7%) for winter fruits, were characterized by the lowest variability among other indicators. These indicators, therefore, can be considered species-specific. The level of polyphenols and antioxidant activity of winter apples can be considered variety-specific indicators for Blagaya Vest’ (0.52–0.53 mmol/l gallic acid equivalent; 71.2–75.9%) and Krasa Sverdlovska (0.65 mmol/l gallic acid equivalent; 89.7–90.1%), respectively. In all apple varieties, the contents of organic acids, vitamin C, dry matter, sugars and mineral elements showed the greatest dependence on growing conditions. In winter varieties, this list also included the sugar/acid ratio. In terms of biochemical composition, autumn-ripening apples proved to be more responsive to changes in external environmental factors.
Novel proton-conducting materials based on a polyethylene terephthalate track-etched membrane modified with an N, P-containing ionic liquid
Authors: Titova Yu. Yu. , Chesnokova A. N. , Sukhanov A. S. , Ivanov N. A.
Published: July 2023

The development of novel membrane materials for hydrogen fuel cells, a promising environmentally friendly technology, represents a relevant research task. In this work, we propose an approach to creating proton-conducting membranes from an industrial polyethylene terephthalate (PET) dielectric track-etched film. An N, P-containing ionic liquid was used as a modifying agent, whose polymerization was carried out directly in the PET membrane pores. The ionic liquid was obtained using a novel approach to the directed synthesis of organophosphorus compounds from elemental phosphorus via the Trofimov-Gusarova reaction developed at the A.E. Favorsky Institute of Chemistry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The ionic liquid properties were characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopy. The application of the obtained N, P-containing ionic liquid onto a PET membrane was shown to yield a material exhibiting the required mechanical parameters for operation as proton-conducting membranes. The novel proton-conducting materials demonstrate a high proton conductivity of 77.76 mS·cm-1 at 353 K. The obtained proton-conducting membranes seem promising for application in hydrogen fuel cells, thus contributing to the development of effective alternative energy sources.
Selection of herbaceous cellulose-containing raw materials for biotechnological processing
Authors: Gladysheva E. K. , Budaeva V. V. , Skiba E. A. , Kashcheeva E. I. , Zolotuhin V. N.
Published: July 2023

The use of cellulose-containing plant materials for obtaining bioproducts comprises a relevant research direction in the field of sustainable economic development. Herbaceous cellulose-containing raw materials are among the most widespread and easily renewable resources. In this study, we set out to identify herbaceous cellulose-containing raw materials suitable for biotechnological processing among the following plants: cane, miscanthus (Soranovsky variety), water hyacinth, iceberg lettuce, Sudan grass, oat husk, flax straw (Linum usitatissimum L.). Preliminary chemical treatment of raw materials was carried out by the conventional method of alkaline delignification at atmospheric pressure. The obtained substrates were converted into a solution of reducing sugars by enzymatic hydrolysis. The method of alkaline delignification of initial raw materials was found to be suitable for obtaining products with the cellulose mass content of 82.9–93.1% by the Kurschner method. This conversion rate can be considered a good indicator for further enzymatic hydrolysis. According to the results of enzymatic

hydrolysis of alkaline delignification products, the highest reactivity to enzymatic hydrolysis was demonstrated by the alkaline delignification products of miscanthus (Soranovsky variety), iceberg lettuce and oat husk. For these plants, the concentration of reducing substances reached 25.0, 28.4 and 26.9 g/l, under the yield of reducing substances from the substrate mass of 75.0, 85.2 and 80.7%, respectively. Therefore, the high reactivity of these plant materials makes them prospective candidates for further biotechnological processing. Other investigated plant materials require optimization of the alkaline delignification stage to increase their reactivity to enzymatic hydrolysis.
Recovery and reservation in the formation of ecosystem reliability
Authors: Khyzhnyak Svitlana , Voitsitskiy Volodymyr , Dovbysh Olena , Liaska Yuliia , Korniyenko Valentina
Published: July 2023

Reliability is one of the main characteristics of ecosystem, its ability to effectively maintain its structure and perform functions without fail when environmental conditions change due to natural or anthropogenic negative impacts. It is shown that in the assessment of ecosystems, the leading role belongs to environmental monitoring to determine the condition of ecosystem components and identify the possibility of ensuring reliability. Methodical approaches to environmental monitoring have been developed. Mechanisms of ensuring and principles of reliability assessment of different types of ecosystems are considered. The main attention is paid to the recovery, reservation and conditioning of ecosystems under the influence of negative factors. To quantify the ability of ecosystems to recover, it is proposed to use appropriate criteria, which are determined by certain calculation formulas. With insufficient reliability of ecosystem elements due to the actions of negative factors, its reliability is ensured by reservation at the expense of additional means and capabilities. In the case of agroecosystems, which are artificially created biotic groups of organisms that are supported by humans, it is an integrated approach using the theory of ecosystem reliability that expands the range of means to study their effective functioning. It is noted that the increase in the reliability of the agroecosystem is provided by the use of its reliable elements, as well as special systems for ensuring recovery and reservation. It is emphasized that the application of reliability theory in the study of agroecosystems contributes to the management of their functional efficiency for obtaining environmentally safe products
Attenuation of cosmic-ray up-scattered dark matter
Authors: Kolesova Helena
Published: July 2023

GeV-scale dark matter particles with strong coupling to baryons evade the standard direct detection limits as they are efficiently stopped in the overburden and, consequently, are not able to reach the underground detectors. On the other hand, it has been shown that it is possible to probe this parameter space taking into account the flux of dark matter particles boosted by interactions with cosmic rays. We revisit these bounds paying particular attention to interactions of the relativistic dark matter particles in the Earth’s crust. The effects of nuclear form factors, inelastic scattering and extra dependence of the cross section on transferred momentum (e.g. due to presence of light mediators) are studied and are found to be crucial for answering the question as to whether the window for GeV-scale strongly interacting dark matter is closed or not.
Improved treatment of dark matter capture in compact stars
Authors: Robles Sandra
Published: July 2023

Compact stellar objects are promising cosmic laboratories to test the nature of dark matter (DM). DM captured by the strong gravitational field of these stellar remnants transfers kinetic energy to the star during the collision. This can have various effects such as anomalous heating of old compact stars. The proper calculation of the DM capture rate is key to derive bounds on DM interactions in any scenario involving DM accretion in a star. We improve former calculations, which rely on approximations, for both white dwarfs (WDs) and neutron stars (NSs). We account for the stellar structure, gravitational focusing, relativistic kinematics, Pauli blocking, realistic form factors, and strong interactions (NSs). Considering DM capture by scattering off either ions or degenerate electrons in WDs, we show that old WDs in DM-rich environments could probe the elusive sub-GeV mass regime for both DM-nucleon and DM-electron scattering. In NSs, DM can be captured via collisions with strongly interacting baryons or relativistic leptons. We project the NS sensitivity to DM-nucleon and DM-lepton scattering cross sections which greatly exceeds that of direct detection experiments, especially for low mass DM.
Testing the mean field theory of scalar field dark matter
Authors: Eberhardt Andrew , Zamora Alvaro , Kopp Michael , Abel Tom
Published: July 2023

Scalar field dark matter offers an interesting alternative to the traditional WIMP dark matter picture. Astrophysical and cosmological simulations are useful to constraining the mass of the dark matter particle in this model. This is particularly true at low mass where the wavelike nature of the dark matter particle manifests on astrophysical scales. These simulations typical use a classical field approximation. In this work, we look at extending these simulations to include quantum corrections. We look into both the ways in which large corrections impact the predictions of scalar field dark matter, and the timescales on which these corrections grow large. Corrections tend to lessen density fluctuations and increase the effect of “quantum pressure”. During collapse, these corrections grow exponentially, quantum corrections would become important in about \sim 30∼30 dynamical times. This implies that the predictions of classical field simulations may differ from those with quantum corrections for systems with short dynamical times.
Impact of nuclear structure from shell model calculations on nuclear responses to WIMP elastic scattering for $^{19}$F and $^{nat}$Xe targets
Authors: Abdel Khaleq Raghda , Simenel Cedric , Stuchbery Andrew E.
Published: July 2023

Non-relativistic effective field theory (NREFT) is one approach used for describing the interaction of WIMPs with ordinary matter. Among other factors, these interactions are expected to be affected by the structure of the atomic nuclei in the target. The sensitivity of the nuclear response components of the WIMP-nucleus scattering amplitude is investigated using shell model calculations for ^{19}19F and ^{nat}natXe. Resulting integrated nuclear response values are shown to be sensitive to some specifics of the nuclear structure calculations.
Disentangling sub-GeV dark matter from the diffuse supernova neutrino background using Hyper-Kamiokande
Authors: Robles Sandra
Published: July 2023

The upcoming Hyper-Kamiokande (HyperK) experiment is expected to detect the Diffuse Supernova Neutrino Background (DSNB). This requires to ponder all possible sources of background. Sub-GeV dark matter (DM) which annihilates into neutrinos is a potential background that has not been considered so far. We simulate DSNB and DM signals, as well as backgrounds in the HyperK detector. We find that DM-induced neutrinos could indeed alter the extraction of the correct values of the parameters of interest for DSNB physics. Since the DSNB is an isotropic signal, and DM originates primarily from the Galactic centre, we show that this effect could be alleviated with an on-off analysis.
First measurement results from DANAE - Demonstrating DePFET RNDR on a prototype Matrix
Authors: Bähr Alexander , Kluck Holger , Lechner Peter , Ninkovic Jelena , Schiek Jochen , Shi Hexi , Treberspurg Wolfgang , Treis Johannes
Published: July 2023

In the search for dark matter particle candidates, the mass region below 1 GeV/c^22 is relatively unprobed. Utilizing a low-noise silicon sensor as a sensitive target material, we aim to study the event signature of recoils between dark matter candidates and bound electrons. As the deposited energy is only a few eV, a sensor capable of detecting these low signals is required. We present first measurements on a prototype pixel matrix. It is based on the RNDR DePFET principle and provides a deep sub-electron readout noise of 0.2e^-− and below.
Reference measurements for indirect dark matter searches with p+C collisions at the NA61/SHINE experiment
Authors: Naskręt Michał
Published: July 2023

NA61/SHINE is a large-acceptance fixed-target experiment located at the CERN SPS, which studies final hadronic states in interactions of various particles and nuclei. It is unique in terms of providing data on a variety of collision systems at different collision energies. This allows for wide deuteron, antiproton and antideuteron production cross-section studies. The latter are currently considered a possible dark matter interaction signal with exceptionally small background. The measurements on carbon targets are important to reduce systematic experimental effects due to experiment-internal antideuteron production, as the most abundant element in the path of an incoming particle for the AMS-02 experiment is carbon. This manuscript will focus on analysis of NA61/SHINE data on p+C thin target collisions in the context of light (anti)nuclei production. A preliminary analysis of experimental data and the particle identification method as well as current deuteron and antideuteron yields will be described.
COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF CRESTAL BONE LOSS AROUND SUBMERGED AND NON-SUBMERGED IMPLANTS WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF HEALING ABUTMENT DESIGNS - AN IN VIVO STUDY
Authors: Lagdive Sanjay , Shah Rupal , Ghadiya Yash , Gadiya Nilesh , Patel Nilesh , Tank Bansri
Published: July 2023

Successful osseointegration is observed predictably for submerged implants requiring a two-stage procedure as well as for non-submerged implants characterized by one-stage surgical procedure. This study was aimed at evaluating and comparing crestal bone alterations around submerged and non-submerged implant radiographically. Total 45 patients aged between 20 to 50 years with missing mandibular posterior teeth were divided into 3 groups [Submerged implants (n=15), Non-submerged implants with anatomic healing abutment (n=15) and Non-submerged implants with esthetic healing abutment (n=15)]. Radiographic evaluation of mesial and distal marginal bone loss was done at 1 month and 3 months. Statistically significant differences were found between submerged dental implants and non-submerged dental implants with anatomical type of healing abutment designs (P < 0.001) and between the two non-submerged dental implant groups with different types of healing abutments (P < 0.001) at 1 month and 3 months. But there was no statistically significant difference between submerged dental implants and non-submerged dental implants with esthetic type of healing abutments (P > 0.05) at 1 month and 3 months. It was concluded from this study that bone resorption during the osseointegration period using the non-submerged technique varied significantly depending on the morphology of the healing abutment used. The non-submerged technique with an esthetic healing abutment produced an equally predictable outcome compared with the submerged technique.
A COMPARITIVE & PROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF UNSTABLE INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURES FIXED WITH PFN AND PFN A2
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences(JNIMS), Imphal., Shantikumar H. , Dhanda Mohit ,   Post Graduate Trainee, Department of Orthopaedics, JNIMS, Imphal., Mazumder Pankaj ,   Post Graduate Trainee, Department of Orthopaedics, JNIMS, Imphal., Sharma Bramhacharimayum Shashikanta ,   Post Graduate Trainee, Department of Orthopaedics, JNIMS, Imphal.
Published: July 2023

Intertrochanteric fractures occur predominantly in elderly patients with osteoporosis, less commonly in young patients which is associated with high energy trauma. Fixation of such fractures help in early mobilization of patient in order to prevent complications of prolonged bedrest. Fifty patients were included in our studyconducted in our institute from July 2020 to June 2022. Twenty five patients were treated with PFN and remaining with PFN A2. Age, sex, time taken for surgery, intra operative blood loss and time taken for union were recorded. We found that fractures fixed withPFN A2 had faster union rate and less surgical time but similar functional outcome compared to PFN.
EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING CERVICAL CANCER AMONG REPRODUCTIVE AGE GIRLS IN SELECTED NURSING COLLEGE, LUCKNOW
Authors:   Department of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, King Georges Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India., Singh Sarita , Panday Anjali ,   Department of Community Health Nursing, SIPS, College of Nursing, King Georges Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India., Saji Aneena ,   Fatima College of Nursing, 35-CMahanagar Nishat Ganj Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh., Tiwari Deepika ,   Fatima College of Nursing, 35-CMahanagar Nishat Ganj Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh., Mishra Pragya ,   Department of Community Health Nursing, SIPS, College of Nursing, King Georges Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India., Dwivedi Divya ,   Department of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, King Georges Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Published: July 2023

Background: Cervical cancer is the most common malignancy and health problem in women of all sections of society. Cancer is a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. Cervical cancer is the most common cause of death among women worldwide, with about 570, 000 cases and 311,000 deaths, despite the fact that cervical cancer is preventable. It ranks as the first most frequent cancer among women between 21 â€“ 44 yr of age. Methods: A quantitative study was carried out in 35 adolescent girls and the non-probability purposive sampling technique was used for the selection of the subjects and the college. The data was collected through of using a structured knowledge questionnaire. A structured teaching program was developed and administered to the reproductive age girls (17-35 years). Results: The data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The result revealed that after the intervention the mean and standard deviation of the post-test knowledge was 17.65Â±2.11 being compared to mean and standard deviation of pre-test knowledge 7.2Â±2.35. The enhancement of knowledge score is the mean difference 10.54. It indicates that there was a significant improvement in the level of knowledge of participants. The calculated t- value (6.57) on analysis of the data was found to be significant at p value 0.05. Conclusions: The study concluded that a structured teaching programme was significant effective to improving the level of knowledge of cervical cancer.
Economic growth and housing spending within social protection: Correlation and causal study
Authors: Zhuchenko Svitlana , Kubaščikova Zuzana , Samoilikova Anastasiia , Vasylieva Tetiana , D’yakonova Iryna
Published: July 2023

The purpose of this study is to ground the causality, its character, and power between economic growth and housing spending within government social protection to strengthen poverty reduction. The study is conducted on a sample of 27 EU countries for 2012–2021 according to the following indicators: government expenditure on housing within social protection, government expenditure on housing development, and GDP per capita growth. Correlation analysis revealed the relationship between the variables. The paper employed time lags with the most significance based on Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients depending on normal data (Shapiro-Wilk test). The causal analysis determined which of the studied indicators is the cause and consequence of established dependence based on the results of the Granger test. Calculations are made in STATA software. It is confirmed that government expenditure on housing within social protection influences GDP per capita growth in 14 countries (the highest impact is in Greece and Spain) and government expenditure on housing development – in 17 countries (the biggest influence is in Romania, the Slovak Republic, Ireland, and Lithuania). It is also emphasized that government expenditure on housing development influences economic growth more significantly and with higher strength than government expenditure on housing within social protection. The obtained results can be useful in further research and government decision-making in social and economic policy, particularly regarding the expediency of increasing government spending for affordable housing and its development according to social protection programs, poverty reduction, and inclusive economic growth.
Acknowledgments The study is funded by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (No. 0122U000781) and the Vega Agency (No. 1/0638/23).
KIBRIS BARIŞ HAREKÂTI’NIN TÜRK TOPLUMU AÇISINDAN ÖNEMİ: DÜZCELİ GAZİLERLE SÖZLÜ TARİH ÇALIŞMASI ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: SUNAY Melda Medine , MAZLUM Ayşe Gül
Published: July 2023

Araştırma ile Kıbrıs Barış Harekâtı’nın Türk toplumu ve ada halkı açısından önemi ortaya konmak istenmiştir. Kıbrıs Barış Harekâtı’na katılan gazilerin deneyimleri çerçevesinde, Kıbrıs’taki askeri rolleri, harekâta katkıları, savaşın bilinmeyenleri, savaşta en çok neyden etkilendikleri ve en önemlisi de sosyolojik açıdan harekâtın önemi konusu sözlü tarih çalışması ile saptamaya çalışılmıştır. Kıbrıs Barış Harekâtı’nın hangi şartlarda kazanıldığını ve harekâta katılan gazilerde ne gibi hisler oluşturduğunu anlamak amacıyla yapılan bu çalışmanın, toprak ve vatan şuurunu pekiştirmeye yönelik olacağı düşünülmektedir. Çalışma kapsamında, yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu hazırlanarak derinlemesine mülakat yönteminden faydalanılmıştır. Kıbrıs Barış Harekâtı’nın sadece siyasi ve askeri açıdan değil, adada yaşayan Türklere yönelik zulmün durdurulması, ada halkının barış içinde yaşamasına destek vermesi bakımından yaşanması gereken bir süreç olduğu ve toplumsal açıdan da önemli olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Soviet Experience in Managing Evacuation Cargoes in 1941–1942: From Over-centralization to Local Initiative
Authors:   Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University, Potemkina M. N. ,   Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Published: July 2023

To understand the functioning of the Russian economic system in the current turbulent conditions, it is important to study historical experience, especially the issue of the relationship between centralization and independence in management practices under the extreme conditions of the Great Patriotic War. The source base of the study is represented by documents from central and local Russian archives, most of which are introduced into scholarship for the first time. The study applies an institutional methodological approach, which enables to understand ways of solving managerial problems; methods of source study; and system analysis. The article considers the mechanism for managing transportation, storage and further use of evacuated goods, including industrial raw materials, finished products of industrial enterprises, food supplies, household items, and other valuables. It also reveals difficulties in the course of the evacuation process, which were determined by the lack of evacuation plans, the loss of significant territories due to their capture by the enemy, and the general lack of resources. The study demonstrates that over-centralization in management and the dominance of violent methods during the evacuation of human and material resources proved their inefficiency in the first months of the war, so gradually the authority to distribute goods arriving from the frontline to the rear areas began to be transferred down to the regional level. The conclusion of the article concerns the expansion of the operational independence of local authorities in the rear regions in the extreme conditions of the war. Thanks to a combination of centralization and decentralization in management practices, most of the evacuated cargoes was saved, and their use contributed to achieving the victory in the war.
Famine in the Kazak ASSR in the 1930s: A Historiographical Drift
Authors:   Institute of History and Archaeology of the Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Kornilov G. E.
Published: July 2023

The famine in the USSR in the early 1930s as a historical fact has been the focus of scholarly journals over last 30 years; the media are especially active in Ukraine and Kazakhstan. The article analyzes historiography of famine in Kazakhstan by Kazakh and foreign (Russian, Ukrainian, American, Italian and German) scholars. A noticeable increase in special publication activity took place in the first half of the 1990s; a new surge of interest in the topic emerged in the 2010s, especially among Western European and American historians. In Kazakhstan, it continues to this day and is increasingly acquiring a political connotation. Some Kazakh historians interpret asharshylyk (famine in Kazakh) as famine, that is, following the Ukrainian interpretation of famine as genocide, ethnocide of the Kazakh people. Such publications are characterized by the neglect of available historical documents on the topic and a descriptive method of research, when the main emphasis is placed on suffering of the starving people. The article focuses on the analysis of three debatable issues: the time of the famine, losses in manpower, and mass resettlement of the population. Currently in historiography there are different interpretations of the chronological framework; the scale of the catastrophe; various estimations of the losses and population migration (migration, as a result of sedentarization and collectivization) in the Autonomous Republic under conditions of famine; there is no clear definition of the geography of famine. The article attributes it to different methodological approaches. The greatest results in the study of the topic can be obtained by means of approaches proposed by the Russian researcher P. A. Sorokin and the Irish scholar Komrak O’Grad. Further research is impossible without a thorough study of the already published documents and expanding the source base.
The Forgotten Soviet Geographer and Famous Writer Nikolai Nikolaevich Mikhailov (1905–1982). Experience of Internet Search and Bio-bibliographic Analysis
Authors:   Belgorod State National Research University, Moskovkin V. M.
Published: July 2023

The article outlines a career path of a famous writer, novelist and writer-geographer, Nikolai Nikolayevich Mikhailov. It reveals that he was be a professional geographer, which previously hasn’t been recognized, who taught Economic Geography at Moscow universities, headed the Department of Economic Geography at the Moscow Institute of Transport Engineers and received the degree of Candidate of Geographical Sciences for a book on the Far East published in 1940. The role of M. Gorky and his journal “Our Achievements” in the development of N. N. Mikhailov as a writer-geographer is demonstrated. The study of the memoirs of N. N. Mikhailov and the leading Soviet economic geographer N. N. Baranskii allowed to restore the episodes of the former’s activities in Alma-Ata during the evacuation, including the unsuccessful defense of his doctoral thesis in 1948. The role of the leading Soviet physical geographer, Director of the Institute of Geography, A. A. Grigoriev, in the defense of two dissertations by N. N. Mikhailov is established as well. His English-language books published abroad, unknown to Russian specialists in geography and history, are analyzed and introduced into scholarship. For the first time, the preface by the famous geographer and geopolitician Halford Mackinder, written for the first edition of the book by N. N. Mikhailov “Soviet Geography” (1935), is translated into Russian. That publication paved the way all the further English-language books of the author, which were practically the only sources of information for Western readers in the field of the grandiose changes on the geographical map of the country of the Soviets. On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the death of this remarkable writer and geographer, the articles puts forward proposals to perpetuate his name.
The “Space” Ideologeme in the Soviet Visual Propaganda of 1957–1965
Authors:   National Research Tomsk State University, Fedosov E. A.
Published: July 2023

The aim of the article is to reveal and to elaborate on the figurative and symbolic frameworks in visualization of the topic of space in the Soviet print propaganda of 1957–1965 as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of the information and propaganda campaign in terms of public political sentiments. The source base is made up of several thousand of posters, caricatures, cartoons, and other thematic illustrations. The context of their creation, semantics, and distribution are reconstructed by means of bibliographic analysis and content-analytical methods. Analysis of personal sources (diary entries, memoirs, and “letters to the authorities”) is used to describe of the presence of the theme of space in everyday life. Visual propaganda embraced space in relation to almost all key aspects of the life of Soviet people through 1) political ideals; 2) self-identification as belonging to a particular entity; 3) a sense of active personal responsibility for the country; 4) understanding the USSR’s global role during the Cold War. In general, initially there were a genuine interest, pride for the country, and no rejection of propagandistic campaign about the space exploration. However, at the end of the period, some aspects were treated with skepticism due to a lack of novelty in the coverage of events and presence of problems in other fields. At the same time, visual propaganda contextually matched the Soviet citizens’ opinions, and some of them participated in creation of the “space” pictures, that indicate the audience’s attention to visual content. Anyway, its ideological role gradually underwent transformation from ideological to routine meaning.
NDVI-based spatial and temporal vegetation trends and their response to precipitation and temperature changes in the Mu Us Desert from 2000 to 2019
Authors: Shi Lei , Fan Hongjian , Yang Liangyan , Jiang Yuetao , Sun Zenghui , Zhang Yuliang
Published: July 2023

This paper explores the relationship between normalized vegetation index (NDVI) response to precipitation and temperature conditions by analyzing the spatial and temporal variation of vegetation cover (NDVI) in Mu Us Desert during 2000–2019. MODIS vegetation indices are designed to provide consistent spatial and temporal comparisons of vegetation conditions. Maximum Value Composites (MVC) is an internationally used statistical method for NDVI data. Based on MODIS remote sensing data, the NDVI of Mu Us Desert sandy land from 2000 to 2019 was analyzed by using the linear regression slope method. In 2000–2010 and 2010–2019, there was a difference in the change rate of vegetation index in Mu Us Desert, with the average slope of 0.0650/10a for the former and 0.0782/10a for the latter. The trends of NDVI values in the study area during 2000–2019 were roughly the same as those of precipitation, and slightly different from those of temperature, but the overall correlation between NDVI values and both was good. There is a significant positive correlation between NDVI and annual precipitation (0.687), and a weak correlation with temperature (0.264). The vegetation growth in Mu Us Desert is affected by both precipitation and temperature.
A alegria como procura de si: uma leitura de Carnaval de Manuel Bandeira
Authors: Quaresma Ferreira Filho Elzio , Máximo Ferraz Antônio
Published: July 2023

Este trabalho se propõe a realizar uma leitura de Carnaval, o segundo livro da obra poética de Manuel Bandeira. Tal leitura deve privilegiar o modo como, nesse livro, a poesia de Bandeira afasta-se da ideia comum do carnaval como uma festa de prazeres desmedidos para privilegiar a visão dessa festa como um fenômeno em que a dor interior convive com o ímpeto de superá-la através do prazer imediato. Para isso, nossa abordagem interpretativa almejará – inspirada nos dizeres de Martin Heidegger sobre a poesia e a sua interpretação – a escuta do dizer da linguagem que ressoa em cada poema interpretado. Esperamos, assim, demonstrar como o Carnaval de Manuel Bandeira é, em verdade, uma travessia à procura de si.
“Cadê o Modes”? Efeitos de sentido no discurso sobre a pobreza menstrual em reportagem da Folha de S. Paulo
Authors: Nunes da Silva Francisca Maria , Ericson Vicente da Silva Sóstenes
Published: July 2023

A pobreza é um fenômeno complexo que atinge milhões de pessoas no mundo. No Brasil, a pobreza menstrual é um aspecto dessa condição, evidenciada por jornais e dividindo opiniões. Trata-se da falta de acesso a produtos, serviços e outros bens sociais, como absorventes, informação, saneamento básico. O estudo teve por objetivo contribuir com a discussão sobre a problemática da pobreza menstrual e a existência de políticas sociais no contexto do neoliberalismo. Utilizamos o recorte de uma reportagem da Folha de S. Paulo. Com base nos dispositivos teórico-analíticos da Análise do Discurso pecheutiana, demonstramos que, em se tratando da pobreza menstrual, há um longo caminho a percorrer na luta das mulheres para o alcance de direitos sociais no contexto neoliberal. Tal problemática dá a ver o quanto o Estado, em governo recente, ausenta-se do atendimento aos interesses da classe trabalhadora, silenciando as causas da pobreza menstrual.
Nível de disclosure nos relatórios de sustentabilidade em conformidade com o Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Authors: Três Pamela , Domenico Daniela Di , Três Naline
Published: July 2023

Objetivo: Analisar o nível de disclosure nos relatórios de sustentabilidade em conformidade com o Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), por meio de um estudo descritivo, com análise documental e procedimento quantitativo.
Metodologia: A população da pesquisa compreendeu todas as empresas listadas na B3 que publicaram os relatórios de sustentabilidade por meio dos seus respectivos sites, nos anos de 2015 a 2020, sendo a amostra composta por 103 empresas.
Resultados: O estudo aponta que o grupo de indicadores do perfil organizacional apresentou maior média de evidenciação com 96,34%. Sob outra perspectiva, os grupos de itens relacionados à presença no mercado, práticas de segurança, direito dos povos indígenas e marketing e rotulagem apresentaram o menor índice de evidenciação 26,10%. Conclui-se que à medida em que há maior complexidade nos itens relacionados aos indicadores dos relatórios de sustentabilidade em conformidade ao modelo GRI, é reduzido o nível de evidenciação pelas empresas. Desta forma, a complexidade das informações de determinados itens está relacionada à probabilidade de não divulgação.
Contribuições do estudo: Diante disso, neste estudo foram analisados todos os indicadores tanto de maior quanto de menor complexibilidade, podendo destacar que a medida em que há maior complexidade e esforço por parte das empresas nos itens relacionados aos indicadores dos relatórios de sustentabilidade em conformidade ao modelo GRI, a um menor nível de evidenciação pelas empresas. Desta forma, a complexidade das informações de determinados itens é relacionada à probabilidade de não divulgação.
Relato integrado no setor público: o caso das Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil S.A.
Authors: Faria Thais de Souza , Canedo Rafael Henrique Pires dos Santos , Bonfim Mariana Pereira , Alves Mariana Azevedo , Soares José Mauro Madeiros Velôso
Published: July 2023

Objetivo: O objetivo desta pesquisa é analisar a implementação e elaboração do Relato Integrado (RI) nas Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB), empresa pública responsável pela produção de combustível nuclear para a geração de energia elétrica nas indústrias de Angra 1 e 2.
 Metodologia: Para o alcance do objetivo proposto, foi realizada uma triangulação de três fontes de informação: inicialmente, foram realizadas entrevistas semi-estruturadas com preparadores do RI na instituição; em seguida, as respostas foram relacionadas com os dados presentes nas divulgações dos relatos da instituição, publicados nos anos de 2018, 2019 e 2020, desde que o Tribunal de Contas da União tornou obrigatória a emissão do RI para empresas públicas; posteriormente, as evidências foram comparadas com o framework do International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC).
Resultados: Os resultados apontam heterogeneidade na equipe de trabalho, cumprindo o orientado pelo IIRC. Percebeu-se também, domínio dos objetivos e conceitos correlatos ao Relato Integrado, especialmente sobre seu uso para gerar visão holística e integrada da instituição. Além disso, observou-se desafios ainda existentes na implementação, como o aumento no volume das informações apresentadas, tornando o documento menos conciso ao mesmo tempo que alguns tópicos não foram totalmente evidenciados, denotando aderência parcial à estrutura conceitual sugerida pelo IIRC.
Contribuições do Estudo: A pesquisa contribui com a literatura à medida que traz novos elementos sobre o uso do RI no setor público, agregando elementos que possibilitam acompanhar como se dá o estado empírico de sua inserção, o que contribui com a literatura sobre o tema. A experiência do INB é distinta de outras uma vez que sua atuação é específica, no setor energético e tecnológico, o que diferencia os resultados encontrados daqueles evidenciados em pesquisas realizadas anteriormente em outras instituições públicas. Ainda, sua característica de empresa pública, com interação com o mercado, torna sua experiência diferente no que tange às demandas informacionais dos usuários depositadas sobre as divulgações da organização.
Do auditors react to market behaviour?
Authors: Dantas José Alves , Guimarães João Lucas Andrade , Santos Débora Cristina Alves dos
Published: July 2023

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to determine whether auditors react to market information – stock price volatility and market value fluctuations – and to what extent this has an effect on their propensity to issue a modified opinion or include emphasis of matter paragraphs in their audit reports.

Methodology:  The empirical tests were based on estimates of logistic regression with data from 338 non-financial companies listed in the B3 [Brazilian Stock Exchange] during the period 2009-2020 and obtained directly from the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) and the database of the Economatica platform.

Results:  The results revealed that the entities which recorded greater volatility in stock returns, were more likely to include changes of opinion and emphasis of matter paragraphs in their audit reports. This suggests that the auditor regards this market risk as a sign of an audit risk for the entity that will lead to stricter judgments and even act as kind of self-protection. However, no link was found between market value fluctuations or emphasis of matter paragraphs, which contradicted the expectation that the greater the losses in market values, the greater the probability of the auditor´s opinion being modified.

Research Contributions:  The empirical evidence fills a gap in the literature in this area. What is usually examined is the effects of the content on the marketing audit report, whereas this study concentrates on exploring an inverse relationship – the effect of information in the market on operational audits. In addition, the findings help to obtain a better understanding of the work of the auditors and provide valuable assistance to professionals and regulators in the area.
Internal control under the approach of COSO ERM framework components: a study in a higher education institution
Authors: Barreto Kamilla Alves , Callado Antônio André Cunha , Callado Aldo Leonardo Cunha
Published: July 2023

Purpose: The present work aimed to investigate the perception of managers in a State Higher Education Institution regarding the alignment of the institutional internal control system with international standards, as proposed by COSO in the document Enterprise Risk Management – Integrated Framework.

Methodology: To this end, 40 questionnaires were applied to the institution's civil servants to investigate the internal control system. For this research, data were collected using structured interviews conducted through the application of an elaborated questionnaire and the statistical analyzes were operationalized through the Mann Whitney U and the Kruskal-Wallis tests. Based on the bibliographic survey, 35 competencies related to the components of COSO ERM were listed.

Results: The results obtained in the analyzes presented significant evidence on the presence of mimetic isomorphism among the public servants analyzed, since a few out of the 35 skills analyzed showed statistically significant differences. By the results, it was possible to understand the general alignment level of UEPB’s internal control system with the aspects recommended by COSO. Taking as reference the framework studied as an interconnected structure, where each of the risk management components represents actions necessary for attaining the organizational objectives.

Contributions of the Study: The research results contribute to the literature, consolidating risk management practices in the public sector and verifying the profile of agents in terms of their perception of risk management practices, allowing managers to have an operational view of the results found, leading to to improvements in risk management.