bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PENGARUH KEPUASAN KERJA TERHADAP KOMITMEN ORGANISASI PEGAWAI NON PNS DI DINAS PENDIDIKAN PROVINSI JAWA BARAT
Authors: Nabila Yosa Jessica
Published: October 2023

This research aims to know the influence of job satisfaction on organizational commitment of non-civil servant employees in The West Java Provincial Departement Of Education. The method used in this research was a descriptive method with a quantitative approach. The data collection technique used was questionnaire that distributed to 83 research respondents. The WMS (Weight Mean Score) calculation result shows that of both variable X and variable Y is at good category. The correlation coefficient between Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment obtained a score of 0.644, which was included in the "strong" category. Meanwhile, the result of significance test shows the value of tcalculation for 7,572 and ttable for 1,989 (tcalculation ttable), it means that there is a significant relationship between variable X and variable Y. The influence of the Job Satisfaction on Organizational Commitment obtained from from the results of the determination test is 41.4% and the rest is influenced by other factors. The result of coefficient of determinition test shows 40,393 + 0,644X, means that each addition on the X variable will increase the Y variable value of 0.644. Based on the result, it can be concluded that there is a positive and significant influence between the Job Satisfaction On Organizational Commitment Of Non-Civil Servant Employees In The West Java Provincial Departement Of Education.
Implementasi RKJM: Studi Perencanaan Sekolah
Authors: Juwariah Yanti
Published: October 2023

Planning is the first step that must be taken to achieve the expected goals. In the world of education, planning or Term Work Plans  are prepared as the basis for implementing education programs in schools for the next 4 years which are intended to develop 8 national education standards, namely content standards, graduate competency standards, process standards, teacher and education staff standards. , management standards, facilities and infrastructure standards, assessment standards and financing standards. This research tries to examine the supporting and inhibiting factors for the effectiveness of implementing the strategic plan  and the solutions used by schools to overcome these obstacles. This research is expected to be a reference for improving the implementation of a more effective and adequate RKJM. The type of research used is exploratory qualitative research which aims to obtain an overview of the effectiveness of the planning at elemetary school 1 Darangdan, Purwakarta Regency. This type of exploratory research is intended to describe a group of people, an object, a set of conditions, a set of thoughts, or a set of events in the present, which is carried out by analyzing the effectiveness of the planning
Sistem Kesejahteraan Sumber Daya Manusia di SMKN 4 Bandung
Authors: Budiman Ali Mumin , Nurohmah Siti
Published: October 2023

The research departs from the welfare system of resources in educational institutions, which has a very strong impact on the sustainability of the organization. The purpose of this research is to analyze the factors that affect employee welfare in the work environment, as well as the impact of employee welfare on individual and group performance in the organization. This research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive methods to gather information about the welfare system in schools. The welfare of all school components is, of course, the responsibility and obligation that must be carried out by school leaders in realizing the program. The welfare of human resources is an important aspect of the progress of the school because it relates to the quality of performance, loyalty, and dedication to the school. All forms of constraints and evaluations in the welfare program will certainly be an improvement for the welfare system in the future.
Kinerja Pegawai Pusat Pendidikan TK dan PLB Bandung Sebelum dan Saat WFH
Authors: Ayu Ulis Nurmita , Sururi S , Satori Djam'an
Published: October 2023

This research is entitled Employee Performance In Bandung Development And Empowerment Teachers And Educators Centre For Kindergarten And Special Education Before And After Work From Home Being Implemented. This research uses a quantitative approach with comparative descriptive research methods. The Technique of collecting data used closed questionnaires with online questionnaires via Google form and offline questionnaires which were distributed directly to 56 Development And Empowerment Teachers And Educators Centre For Kindergarten And Special Education employees. The results of the paired sample statistics show that the average employee performance before WFH was implemented is 99.04, while after WFH was implemented is 96.20, which means it experienced a decline. The results of the paired samples correlation was 0.887 with a sig of 0.000 which indicates the correlation between the two variables is strong and significant. The results of the paired sample t-test is 3.517 with a sig of 0.001 0.05 which can be concluded that Ha is accepted, meaning that the conclusion of this study is that there is a significant difference between the performance of Development And Empowerment Teachers And Educators Centre For Kindergarten And Special Education employees before and after WFH being implemented.
Adana Halkevleri Ve Faaliyetleri (1963-1973)
Authors: HANGÜL Nesrin
Published: October 2023

1932’de açılan Halkevleri, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi’nin önemli bir eğitim kurumuydu fakat 1951’de kapatıldı. 27 Mayıs 1960 darbesinden sonra eski halkevi yöneticileri bir araya gelerek halkevlerini açmak için birtakım çalışmalara başladı. Bu çalışmaların sonucunda 1960 yılında “Türk Kültür Derneği” adıyla yeniden kuruldu. Dernek 12 Nisan 1961’de Bakanlar Kurulu’nun kararıyla kamuya hizmet eden dernekler arasına alındı. Derneğin 21 Nisan 1963 tarihli olağanüstü kurultayında ismi “Halkevi” olarak değiştirildi. Eski örgütlenme yapısına sahip olan halkevi köycülük, dil, tarih ve edebiyat, müzik, gösteri, folklor, spor, turizm ve gezi, kitaplık ve yayın olmak üzere 9 koldan oluşuyordu. 1963’te derneğin halkevi ismini almasıyla birlikte Adana Halkevi açıldı. İlk toplantısını 26 Ekim 1963’te yaptı. Halkevine ilginin artması sonucu 1965’de Akkapı Halkodası açıldı. Açıldıktan kısa süre içinde üye sayısında büyük bir artış meydana geldi. Bunun üzerine 1966’da halkevine dönüştürülerek hizmet vermeye devam etti.

Adana’da faaliyet yürüten iki halkevinin çalışmaları Yeni Adana ve Ülkü gazeteleri ile Başbakanlık Cumhuriyet Arşivi’nden elde edilen bilgiler incelenerek ortaya çıkarıldı. Ayrıca konuyla ilgili telif eserlerden de faydalanıldı.
Terpsinoë musica Ehrenberg (Bacillariophyceae), primer registro del género para Colombia
Authors: Medina Tombé Mario Fernando , Vouilloud Amelia Alejandra , Sala Silvia Estela
Published: October 2023

En este trabajo se presenta el primer registro de la especie Terpsinoë musica y la primera cita del género para Colombia. Los especímenes de T. musica se estudiaron mediante microscopía óptica y electrónica de barrido, se realizó la descripción morfológica y se tomaron los datos morfométricos. Esta alga fue encontrada en muestras de perifiton recolectadas en sistemas lóticos de las regiones biogeográficas de la Orinoquía y el Caribe, asociada a Eichhornia crassipes y Lenna minor, en cuerpos de agua levemente alcalinos, con conductividades eléctricas moderadas y bajos valores de caudal. Se realizó una comparación con otras poblaciones de la especie registradas en América, Europa y África, mencionando aspectos relacionados con sus requerimientos ecológicos y distribución geográfica. El material tipo de la especie no ha sido analizado con técnicas modernas de estudio. Teniendo en cuenta la gran variabilidad morfológica entre distintas poblaciones de la especie y la diversidad de ambientes en los que se registró, se plantea si estamos frente a un taxón con amplia variabilidad morfológica y gran distribución geográfica o, por el contrario, si se trata de un complejo de especies con requerimientos ecológicos y distribuciones más restringidas.
Evaluation of the Activities of Russian National Research Universities for the Development of Student Entrepreneurship (In Russ.)
Authors:   ITMO University, Stazharova D.M.
Published: October 2023

The article is devoted to the evaluation of the activities of universities for the development of student entrepreneurship. The relevance of the study is due to the growing interest in the phenomenon of student entrepreneurship, while there is no single approach to identifying what can be attributed to the university's activities to develop entrepreneurial competencies among students and support student startups, as a result of which there are no uniform methodological and methodological bases for its assessment. As a result, there is also no unified meth-odological basis for its assessment. During the study, international and Russian rankings evaluating the activities of universities for the development of student entrepreneurship were considered and analyzed. The author's method of evaluating the activities of universities that contribute to the creation and development of student startups is proposed, on the basis of which a ranked list of Russian national research universities on entrepreneurship is formed. The results of the study may be of interest to a wide range of readers interested in studying and developing the entrepreneurial potential of universities and evaluating their activities in the field of student entrepreneurship development.
The Development of Digital Technologies and Labor Productivity of Medium-Sized Enterprises in Russia
Authors:   Foundation for the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in St. Petersburg, Din Ya.R.
Published: October 2023

Economically developed countries develop pilot projects aimed at developing entrepreneurship and improving labor productivity through the use of modern technologies. In this regard, the state's policy focus on addressing the issue of labor productivity growth and bridging the technological gap between the country and advanced economies has brought attention to the need for discovering new avenues and resources to enhance labor productivity in Russia. The goal of this work is to identify the dependencies between the development of digital technologies and the labor productivity of medium-sized enterprises in Russia and its regions. The study confirmed the following hypotheses: there is a correlation between the share of companies using the Internet and labor productivity of medium-sized enterprises in Russia. ICT costs in Russia have a rather strong impact on the labor productivity of medium-sized enterprises. The study results can be used to identify those digital technologies indicators that have the greatest impact on labor productivity growth of medium-sized enterprises, which can be used to improve regional aspects of innovative development of the country's economy.
Information Support of Clinical Decisions in the Diagnosis of Rare Diseases (In Russ.)
Authors:   Tensor LLC, Zhabrovets E.A. , Lukina A.S. ,   Vertex JSC
Published: October 2023

The emergence of software solutions capable of accumulating and processing information extracted from the case histories of patients with rare diseases helps to increase the level of physicians' awareness, helps to avoid clinical errors and optimize the organization of the patient treatment process. The present study is devoted to the development of information support for clinical solutions in the diagnosis of rare diseases on the example of benign neck tumors localized in the carotid artery (carotid chemodectomas). The composition of the components is substantiated and the requirements for the information support system for diagnosing rare diseases are deter-mined, the database of the system is designed, a version of the library for working with radiological images of a neck tumor and a dataset is developed and published, representing tools for analyzing user data about patients and classification. A data set of patients with carotid tumor and similar diseases has been formed and integrated into the library (it can be updated by adding information about new patients). Implemented such radiological im-age processing operations as applying standard transformations (Hounsfield Scale, Erosion, Dilation) and rescal-ing. The resulting software library can be used by IT researchers in the field of working with medical data, in particular, to borrow and independently refine methods for extracting medical information and recognizing radiolog-ical images of a neck tumor.
The impact of home protection schemes on non-performing loans in Greece
Authors: Zervas Andreas , Fasianos Apostolos , Loizos Konstantinos
Published: October 2023

This paper explores the determinants of non-performing loans (NPLs) in Greece for the period 2002Q4 to 2018Q2, distinguishing between consumer, housing, and business loans. We contribute to the existing NPL literature by examining the impact of the home protection scheme, which has governed the Greek insolvency framework since the onset of the 2010 crisis. Consistent with previous research on NPLs, our findings indicate that the primary driver for all types of NPL classes has been the business cycle. Additionally, we uncover some evidence suggesting that the initial version of the home protection scheme may have contributed to non-repayment in specific NPL classes as property values declined. However, subsequent amendments to the scheme appear to have played a role in reducing NPL ratios, in addition to the positive effect of improving macroeconomic conditions. Our results offer valuable insights for policymakers seeking to address the burden of high NPL levels on Greece's economic recovery.
Forecasting VIX: the illusion of forecast evaluation criteria
Authors: Kafousaki Eleftheria , Degiannakis Stavros
Published: October 2023

The study uses daily realized volatility measures in order to gain forecast accuracy over stocks’ market implied volatility, as proxied by VIX Index. We evaluate forecast accuracy by incorporating a traditional statistical loss function, along with an objective-based evaluation criterion, that is the cumulative returns earned from the different HAR-type volatility models, through a simple yet effective trading exercise on VIX futures. Findings, illustrate how illusive the choice between the two metrics may be, as it ends in two contradicting results.
Revisiting the Mankiw et al. (1992) growth regressions
Authors: Boikos Spyridon , Panagiotidis Theodore , Serenidou Elisavet , Stengos Thanasis
Published: October 2023

We revisit the famous Mankiw et al 1992 (MRW) paper by updating the data for the periods 1960-2015, 1970-2015 and 1990-2015. We present results for the Solow, the augmented Solow model and the conditional convergence on saving rates, population growth and human capital. The augmented model fits the data better. Human capital remains significant and higher than the MRW estimates for both the augmented model and the conditional convergence. The updated dataset highlights that the importance of human capital for growth is higher than MRW have demonstrated to be. The datasets for reproduction are also provided.
El valor de las competencias transversales en personas vulnerables. Una visión cualitativa
Authors: Gonzalez Melgar Carolina , Rodríguez-Fernández Covadonga
Published: October 2023

El empleo precario y el desempleo se están generalizando en nuestra sociedad como un problema estructural que se asocia con el aumento de la vulnerabilidad. El papel y la utilidad de la formación a lo largo de la vida a través de itinerarios individualizados que contemplen habilidades especialmente actitudinales son el objeto de nuestra investigación. A este respecto se presenta un diseño de investigación cualitativo sobre qué competencias tienen mayor repercusión en la inserción laboral. La muestra integra 525 personas desempleadas en situación de vulnerabilidad de Asturias que participan en proyectos de búsqueda de empleo. Como resultados cabe destacar que las competencias son valoradas, especialmente aquellas relacionadas con habilidades personales. Los resultados destacan el papel de la formación en competencias a lo largo de la vida que tengan impacto laboral, personal y social.
Una experiencia didáctica en la formación inicial de docentes e investigadores: estudio de caso en una universidad pública de Honduras
Authors: Brenes Maltez Perla , Iglesias Martinez Marcos Jesús , Lozano Cabezas Inés , Arroyo Salgueira Sandra
Published: October 2023

El objetivo de este estudio es analizar las percepciones del alumnado y  del profesorado sobre las competencias adquiridas durante la implementación del  programa “Desarrollo de la competencia investigadora en la formación inicial de docente” que tenía como propósito principal diseñar y desarrollar proyectos de investigación educativa. Desde un enfoque cualitativo, con la aplicación del método de estudio de caso, se trabajó con una muestra de 80 estudiantes y cinco docentes de una universidad pública de Honduras. Los hallazgos permitieron concluir que, los estudiantes adquirieron el dominio teórico-práctico para el diseño y desarrollo de un proyecto de investigación como resultado de su participación activa en una experiencia de aprendizaje basada en la estrategia del taller pedagógico, el acompañamiento docente y el trabajo colaborativo entre pares.
A ruptura de paradigma na educação
Authors: Sousa Jesus Maria
Published: October 2023

O artigo pretende demonstrar a inadequação da educação que ainda se pratica, de uma maneira geral, aos tempos que estamos a viver. Partindo do conceito kuhniano de paradigma e da caracterização da modernidade, com base em pequenos flashes de vida, é nosso objetivo defender que, no quadro de transição paradigmática, curiosamente desencadeado pelas ciências duras, já não há lugar para um currículo tecnicista, de saber monolítico e fragmentado que a escola persiste em veicular, num ordenamento linear hierarquizado e territorializado do conhecimento. Pelo contrário, faz-se necessário romper com o paradigma instalado, terminando o artigo com uma proposta nesse sentido.
Premios Isabel Zendal de promoción do pensamento crítico en Educación Secundaria e Bacharelato. IV edición
Authors: Fagúndez Aguilar Diego , Lage García Noa , Ortiz Arias Valeria , Tinaquero Vizoso Leda , López Rodríguez Julia , Suleimán Casalderrey Andrea Valentina , Jiménez Pérez Érica , Vilas Subirán Santiago
Published: October 2023

O pensamento crítico é unha competencia clave na educación da cidadanía para formar persoas libres, autónomas e críticas, que poidan tomar decisións na súa cotiandade sen caer na manipulación mediática e na difusión de noticias e crenzas falsas. Os Premios Isabel Zendal teñen precisamente como finalidade este obxectivo: promover o pensamento crítico e a cultura científica entre a xuventude, vítima en moitas ocasións da difusión e divulgación de falsidades. Esta é a carta de presentación destes premios, concibidos como unha actividade de extensión universitaria da Universidade da Coruña, por medio da Unidade de Divulgación Científica e Cultural e en colaboración co Círculo Escéptico e a Deputación da Coruña. O certame está dirixido ao alumnado escolarizado en centros educativos españois desde o primeiro curso da educación secundaria obrigatoria (ESO) ata o segundo curso de bacharelato, de modo que consta de dúas categorías de participación: unha para o alumnado de 1.º a 3.º curso da ESO e FP básica; e outra para o alumnado de 4.º da ESO a 2.º de bacharelato e mais dos ciclos formativos de grao medio. A participación no concurso realízase a través dun xénero literario, que pode ser un artigo xornalístico, a exposición divulgativa dun experimento desenvolvido polo alumnado, un conto ou un relato curto. Valórase que os traballos integren os valores do pensamento escéptico e científico, a difusión do coñecemento, a ciencia e os seus métodos, a refutación das pseudociencias, a loita contra a difusión de enganos e noticias falsas, así como a loita contra as diferentes violencias que se perpetúan a través de loias que atentan contra a dignidade das mulleres, colectivos LGTBIQ+ ou inmigrantes, entre outros.. Neste volume, que agora presentamos, recóllense os traballos premiados nesta cuarta edición dos Premios Isabel Zendal, convocada en xaneiro de 2022 e cuxa resolución tivo lugar en maio do mesmo ano. Quero agradecer a dedicación e o compromiso das persoas con quen tiven o pracer de compartir xurado: Francisco Armesto Ramón, Marisa Castiñeira García, Manuel Francisco Herrador Barrios, Susana Ladra González e Carlos Cayetano Vizcaíno Fernández. Finalmente, cabe sinalar que nesta cuarta edición se recibiron 33 propostas e os premios viaxaron a diferentes lugares da xeografía galega, aínda que tamén se recibiron propostas de fóra de Galicia. O certame parece consolidarse entre os mozos e mozas fomentando o seu espírito crítico e axudando a formar mentes abertas con base científica.
A Case of Radio Frequency Micro-Needling Combined with Carbon Dioxide Fractional Laser for the Treatment of Severe Post-Acne Scarring
Authors: Tang Li , Ge Lan , Xiao Yan , Li Yaoying
Published: October 2023

Acne scarring is a kind of sequelae of acne, which is the scar left on the patient’s skin after acne occurs and the local inflammation is more serious and not controlled in time. It is a disfiguring skin disease that affects patients physically and mentally because it occurs on the face. The treatment of acne scarring has always been a popular and difficult clinical problem. Gold micro-needling is one of the commonly used treatments for acne scarring. Gold micro-needling can bring about some improvement in the extent of scarring, and is also useful for large areas of post-inflammatory erythema, however, it is less effective for icicle-like, compartmentalized, and elevated scarring. The fractional carbon dioxide laser can accurately grind raised, and irregular scarring, which can significantly improve the unevenness of the skin and make the lesions look more even. We report a case of gold micro-needling combined with fractional carbon dioxide laser for the treatment of severe post-acne scarring.
EVALUATION OF THE OLFACTORY FOSSA WITH COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FOR ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY
Authors: Serindere Mehmet
Published: October 2023

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this case-control study is to assess the olfactory fossa (OF) anatomy in computed tomography (CT) images of patients with clinical and radiological diagnoses of sinusitis as well as those of patients of a control group.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: 100 patients without sinusitis and 100 patients with a clinical and radiological diagnosis of chronic sinusitis who were referred for CT scans were included. The OF types were recorded according to the Keros classification. Medial ethmoid roof point (MERP) height, cribriform plate (CP) height and width, OF depth and width, and angle of lateral lamella-cribriform plate (ALLCP) were also measured.
RESULTS: The mean depth of OF was 5.9 mm and 6.1 mm on the right and left sides, respectively. The most common type was type 2 on the right (51%) and left (45.5%) sides. The mean height of the MERP was 27.9 mm in both the right and left sides. The mean height of CP was 22.0 mm and 21.8 mm on the right and left sides, respectively. The mean width of the OF was 4.1 mm and 3.4 mm on the right and left sides, respectively. The mean width of CP was 2.8 mm and 2.4 mm on the right and left sides, respectively.The mean right and left ALLCP were 77.6° and 79.1°, respectively. No significant difference was found between the parameters in the case and control groups.
CONCLUSIONS: According to the results, the presence of sinusitis has no effect on the anatomy of the OF. However, preoperative evaluation of the OF anatomy is very important in minimizing complications that may occur during functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS).
8-12 YAŞ GRUBU ÇOCUKLARDA YEME DAVRANIŞI, BESLENME ÖZYETERLİLİĞİ,EBEVEYNLERİN ÇOCUKLARIN BESLENME TARZI ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ İLE SAĞLIK VE YAŞAM KALİTESİ İLİŞKİSİ
Authors: Hamurcu Pınar
Published: October 2023

AMAÇ: Bu çalışmada 8 - 12 yaş grubu çocukların yeme davranışı, beslenme özyeterliliği, ebeveynlerin çocukların beslenme tarzı üzerine etkisi ile sağlık ve yaşam kalitesi ilişkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM: Kesitsel, tanımlayıcı tipte olan çalışma, Ataşehir Koleji’nde kayıtlı 79 öğrenci ve ebeveynleriyle yürütülmüştür. Bilgi Formu Öğrenci Sağlık Değerlendirme Anketi (ÖSDA), Çocuk Beslenme Öz-Yeterlik Ölçeği (ÇBÖÖ), Anne-Baba (Ebeveyn) Besleme Tarzı Anketi (EBTA), Çocuklarda Yeme Davranışı Anketi (ÇYDA) ve Çocuklar İçin Genel Amaçlı Sağlıkla İlgili Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği (Kid-KINDL) çocuklara ve ebeveynlerine yüzyüze görüşme yöntemiyle uygulanmıştır. Veri analizleri IBM SPSS26® yazılımı ile yapılmıştır.
BULGULAR: Öğrencilerin %50,6’sı erkektir. Neyzi standartları Beden Kütle İndeksi (BKİ) sınıflamasına göre çocukların %50,6’sı kiloludur. Çocukların cinsiyetine göre ÇBBÖ hariç tüm ölçek puanlarında, okunulan sınıf düzeyine göre ÖSDA ve Kid-Kindl puanlarında ve çocukların BKİ’sine göre ÖSDA puanlarında anlamlı farklılıklar saptanmıştır (p<0,05). Ayrıca, çocukların sağlıkla ilgili yaşam kalitesi puanları arttıkça; sağlık değerlendirmelerinde %50,2’lik, sağlıklı yeme davranışlarında %57,8’lik ve ebeveynlerinin sağlıklı beslenme tarzında %54,7’lik puan artışlarıyla anlamlı ilişkileri ortaya konulmuştur (p=0,000). Ebeveynlerin sağlıklı beslenme tarzı puanları arttıkça; çocukların sağlıklı yeme davranışı puanları %66,3 ve sağlık değerlendirme puanları %44,5 artmaktadır (p=0,000). Çocukların sağlık değerlendirme puanları arttıkça da, sağlıklı yeme davranışları puanlarıda %42,8 artmaktadır (p=0,000).
SONUÇ: Ebeveynlerin beslenme alışkanlıkları ve bilgi düzeyleri, çocukların yeme davranışları gelişiminde önemli bir paya sahiptir. Bu nedenle, sağlıklı alışkanlıkların hayata geçirilmesi ve sağlıklı yaşam biçimlerinin uygulanabilmesi için, sağlık ve beslenme konuları tüm ilköğretim öğrencilerine ve ebeveynlerine çeşitli eğitimlerle aktarılmalıdır.
SATISFACTION LEVELS AND SURGICAL RESULTS OF PATIENTS WHO HAD NESBIT CORPOROPLASTY DUE TO PENILE CURVATURE
Authors: Ulubay Mahmut , Akdeniz Ekrem
Published: October 2023

OBJECTIVE: In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the satisfaction level and surgical results of patients who were performed Nesbit operation due to penile curvature.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Patients who were performed Nesbit corporoplasty on the penile convex surface due to penile curvature were included in a single center between January 2017 and March 2023 in the study. In the preoperative period, the patients' International Erectile Function Index erectile function (IIEF-EF) score, penile curvature angle, penile length and curvature location were evaluated. In the postoperative period, satisfaction level, penile deformity, penile length and IIEF-EF scores were evaluated every three months.
RESULTS: 40 patients who developed penile curvature due to 30 Peyronie's disease and 10 congenital penile curvature disease were included in our study. Curvature recurrence was observed in 11 (27.5%) patients in the postoperative period. There were eight (20%) patients whose curvature angle was less than 20 degrees. Postoperative complications were observed in 9 (22.5%) patients and erectile functions were preserved in 97.5% of the patients. While the preoperative IIEF-EF score was 22.08 ± 3.46, it increased to 24.02 ± 3.06 in the postoperative period, and postoperative erectile functions were found to be significantly higher according to the paired sample t test (p = 0.003). While the mean penile length was 13.2 ± 0.57 cm in the preoperative period, it was 11.8 ± 0.66 cm in the postoperative period (p <0.001). The level of patient satisfaction measured using the visual analog scale was found to be 77.37 ± 19.15. The most common complications were penile hypoesthesia and suture sensation.
CONCLUSIONS: Nesbit’s procedure is an effective and safe option in the treatment of penile curvature. Penile hypoesthesia and ‘sensation of suture material’ are the two most frequent post-procedural complaints.
Africa in World History: Interpretations of Soviet Historiography
Authors: Balezin Alexander
Published: October 2023

In Soviet historical science from the very beginning of its formation in the 1920’s, Western pro-colonial historiography's claims that Africa is a continent without a history have been heavily criticized. Back in the late 1920’s USSR, a program was developed for the study of the history of Black Africa from the ancient history and onwards. It was an absolutely innovative program for world African studies, for the first time making the history of African peoples, and not the white man in Africa, the subject of study in the context of world history. Soviet Africanists have priority in the study of such problems of African history as the colonial exploitation of the African peoples and their struggle against colonialism. They drew attention to the study of the pre-colonial history of the peoples of the continent in all its diversity. Despite the fact that Soviet scientists were practically deprived of the opportunity to work in foreign archives of both the West and Africa itself, and even, even briefly, visit the Black Continent, they managed to collect extensive material on the history of the peoples of the continent, comprehend it, open a number of new areas of historical research and go beyond the official Marxist-Leninist understanding of history in the country. Soviet historical African studies did not represent a single array. We can talk about the research of the Leningrad school, which is characterized by complex historical and ethnological research, and the school of Davidson with its opposition to ideological dominants and the search for new topics and directions, as well as sources for their research.
French and English Methods of Colonial Expansion in the Maghreb on the Example of the Franco-Moroccan Crisis of the Late 1840s — Early 1850s
Authors: Zherlitsina Natalia
Published: October 2023

The article is devoted to the Franco-Moroccan crisis of the late 1840s — early 1850s, in which Great Britain was directly involved. This historical event is not covered at all in Russian/Soviet historiography and only in the few works of French and English scientists. The research is based on the study of published documents of archives and works of historians of France and Great Britain of the late 19th — early 20th centuries — the heyday of European colonial empires. The analysis of the causes, course and consequences of the crisis allows the author to compare the methods of colonial expansion used by France and Great Britain when creating their colonial empires in the 19th century. The article shows that both European empires were interested in subjugating the sultanate, but if France sought to include Morocco in its colonial empire, then Britain, using economic and political pressure, gradually turned the North African country into its obedient puppet. The author concludes that Morocco's loss of independence was only a matter of time — when France and Britain could agree on the terms of this seizure. Thus, the fact that the sultanate of Morocco remained independent throughout the 19th century was explained by the conflicting interests of European empires in this region, and not by the success of the policy of the authorities of this country.
Belgium: a History of African Exploration
Authors: Sidorova Galina
Published: October 2023

In the late 19th — early 20th centuries, the European states paid special attention to the African continent, which for many was then terra incognita, despite geographical discoveries and scientific information available. The rumors that spread in Europe about barbaric tribes, cannibals and wild animals frightened and repelled ordinary people. However, businessmen and merchants saw enormous benefits in the acquisition of colonies. The distant continent promised them fabulous profits from colonial goods, raw materials for new industry and cheap labor. In addition, having overseas territories was prestigious for European states and became a symbol of national pride. “At the beginning of the 20th century, white Europe was the recognized as the master of the world, and white people were almost universally considered as rulers for which the rest of the world exists” — this is how the British writer, Africanist Winston Dubois saw Europe. New approaches in the foreign policy of European states have become characteristic not only for England and France, who were the “pioneers” of colonial conquests, but also for the little Belgium. The cunning and enterprising Belgian king Leopold II, having circumvented England and France, which competed for success on the Black continent, thanks to numerous manipulations in the business and political sphere, was able to secure for himself huge “ownerless” territories in the center of Africa, which later transformed into three states. These are the modern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi.
Charity and Almsgiving in Donatist Sermons and Cyprian of Carthage’s Legacy
Authors: Mamontov Andrey
Published: October 2023

Still under-investigated collection of Donatist sermons from Vienna provides us with a possibility to see the life of North African Donatist communities in a new light. While almost all our sources are polemical in nature, those texts were used in the Donatist catechesis. The paper deals with the treatment of charity and almsgiving, its understanding and justification, in the Donatist preaching. Furthermore, the subject is considered in relation to the legacy of Cyprian of Carthage, due to his great influence on both the history of the Donatist schism and the development of the concept of charity in the Western Christianity.
“In Four Eyes”: Supervision of the Governor’s Corps by the III Section and the Ministry of Internal Affairs in 1855—1861
Authors: Mogilevskii Nikolay
Published: October 2023

In the proposed article, the author raises the question of the nature of the relationship between the III Section of the Imperial Chancellery and the Ministry of the Interior in the framework of control over the provincial administration in Russia in 1855—1861. Analyzing the data from the gendarmerie reports about the governors and comparing them with the information available in the Ministry of Internal Affairs itself about the same governors, the author comes to the conclusion that the idea of the “omnipotence” of the secret police, which, literally as a result of a single denunciation, can decide the fate of the “objectionable” head of the province, at least exaggerated. Documents show that often both departments completely coincided in their assessments of the activities of one or another “master of the province”. In those cases when contradictions were found in their assessments, it was by no means always possible to win an apparatus victory for the III Section.
Charitable Activities of the Spanish Mining Holding HUNOSA for the Preservation of Industrial Heritage in the Context of Decarbonization
Authors: Koroleva Alina
Published: October 2023

Charitable activities of mining companies undertaken out of commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) are aimed at creating a favourable environment in the regions of operational presence. Mining companies mainly support the areas which are directly related to their core business or influence the life of local communities. The caste-based nature of mining as a profession has evolved over the centuries, as it combines hard physical labour and adverse working conditions. The mining labour union was the main social and political pillar of Asturias throughout the 20th century, while working class history largely accounted for the history of the region. The industry crisis of 1966 led the miners to submit a request to the government for nationalisation of their companies, as they sustained irreparable economic losses. As a response to their request, National Institute of Industry (INI) integrated into the coal sector, and in 1967 the mining company HUNOSA (Hulleras del Norte S. A.) was founded. After the democractic transition the mining labour movement maintained its social, political and cultural hegemony; however, industrial decline and decarbonisation undermined these foundations, no matter how deep-rooted they were. By the end of the 20th century the Asturian coal industry was faced with another phase of crisis. While the first blow came in the 1970s with the end of protectionist energy policies, the second one had to do with the inability to adapt to the conditions of the world market. In the 1990s Asturias faced a rapid population loss as well as rising unemployment. At the same time, general Western European trend of phasing out coal-fired power in line with the Paris Agreement of 2015 brought about a grave crisis of the coal industry. HUNOSA, the only monopolist on the Spanish coal market, is responsible for implementing a fair “coal transition”. The mining tradition that was passed down through generations and seemed immutable has come to an end. One of the responses of former miners to the dissolution of the industry is to become actively involved in the protection and promotion of the mining heritage. It manifests both a nostalgic yearning for the past and a willingness to preserve and pass on the memory of it to future generations.
The Time Factor in the Account Books of the Soranzo Fraterna (Venice 1406—1434)
Authors: Ryabova Maria
Published: October 2023

The paper considers the hypothesis proposed in the literature that the emergence in the 13th — 14th centuries of a new temporal conception defined by Jacques Le Goff as “the merchant’s time” played a significant role in the evolution of accounting in Central and Northern Italy. In order to lay the ground for research on this topic, the author identifies some of the ways and means by which the impact of the time factor could manifest itself in the ledgers of late medieval firms, for instance, the dating of transactions, the recognition of revenue and expense on either accrual or cash basis, various techniques employed to conceal interest on loans (i. e., the illicit “selling of time”), depreciation and amortization methods, the rhythm of business activity and the pace of economic life, capital and merchandise turnover etc. Issues related to the dating of operations are then explored through the example of the Venetian account book that is commonly known as the libro real nuovo of the Soranzo fraterna (1406—1434) and was compiled from numerous ledgers and financial documents to be presented in evidence during a litigation in the court of the giudici di petizion. About 10 % of entries in this manuscript remain undated, partly because the forensic accountant who drew it up was not always able to establish the chronology of long-past business dealings, but also because he opted to leave blank spaces in the new entries he made rather than to backdate them. On the whole, the study of the libro real nuovo reveals that the 15th-century Venetian merchants were fully cognizant of the economic value of time, and in their practice, the date of a business transaction formed an integral part of an accounting entry and supported the authenticity of the latter for legal purposes.
Gothic Сathedrals in the Fire of the World War: Monuments of Medieval Architecture in the Visual Historical Evidence of the 20th Century
Authors: Bakus Grigoriy
Published: October 2023

“Rotterdam durch deutsche bomben vernichtet” — this inscription in German Language was written on snapshot with most prominent Gothic-styled Church of the city. The nearest area was destroyed completely and only ruins there were everywhere. Today this card, an amateur photo, is a piece of historical evidence both in the fields of longue durée terms of existence for medieval monuments in traditional cityscapes and local societies, which had living there. During the periods of the First and the Second World Wars were made the arrays of images of the same sort with monuments of medieval culture — the cathedrals of Reims, Rouen, Amiens, Laon, the Sint-Laurenskerk in Rotterdam, the Benedictine abbey of Mont Saint-Michel. Together with the earlier images, these photographs allow us to return to the problem of the “Traditional Church in Modern Culture”, which was identified by R. Kieckhepher on another material, as well as to talk about the content of the images of the Middle Ages in the discourses of the 20th century (O. G. Oexle).
Charity’s Role in the Development of Russian and French Medicine in the Second Half of 19th Century
Authors: Kovtyuh Galina
Published: October 2023

This article deals with different aspects of the link between charity’s development and development of Russian and French medicine in the second half of 19th century. The present study gives much attention to this topic while analyzing the history of pediatrics, dermatology, psychiatry, immunology, microbiology, struggle against infectious diseases. This article’s authors cite the examples demonstrating the construction of new hospitals and of new scientific institutes that took place in the second half of the 19th century. The present article characterizes the contribution to science made by I. P. Pavlov, S. N. Vinogradsky, N. F. Filatov, K. A. Rauсhfuss, V. F. Snegirev, A. M. Makeev and by group of other eminent scientists who witnessed the second half of the 19th century. Simultaneously the relationship between charity and emergence of new scientific directions in Russian medicine was explored. The present article denotes that this process took place while the specialization of medical knowledge was growing rapidly.
Charity as a Social Practice in Modern Russia
Authors: Gataullin Rinat
Published: October 2023

The article examines charity as a social phenomenon and social practice in modern Russia. In Russian history, charity has been a widespread phenomenon and a phenomenon of public life. Charitable activities cover a wide range of social problems and represent an interinstitutional sphere of life. It does not have strict regulations, which is its advantage and provides significant flexibility, mobility, and the opportunity to increase the range of recipients of social assistance and support. Charity does not stand still and forms new forms of its implementation, and this helps it to remain an effective tool of social policy and social work. It comes from an inner awareness of belonging and empathy for another person in need of support. The social significance of charitable activities is to ensure public interests in the distribution of benefits to those in need and mutual assistance. In modern Russia, charity is a significant and important institution that continues the social policy of the state. The authors present the current state, the main causes, forms and types of charity. An innovative and promising form of modern charitable activity is volunteering and volunteerism, which are developing dynamically. Various online platforms for making donations are becoming common types of charitable activities. As the results of the author's sociological research have shown, charity is quite popular among the population: 89,5 % of the surveyed Russians have ever engaged in it. In general, the surveyed citizens have a positive image of charity in Russia. The majority of respondents, one way or another, have ever participated in charity and noted the possibility of participating in the future.
Theoretical and Methodological Bases of Developing Save Digital Education Environment in Professional Education: Legal and Technological Aspects
Authors: Golichenkov Aleksander
Published: October 2023

This article is the continuation of the research started in 2020 based at Science and Education Centre “Digital education environment” of department of law at Lomonosov Moscow State University. Research subject are general methodological bases of developing save Digital education environment (DEE), technological and legal aspects of ensuring its safety. In this work, the authors have studied the idea of DEE security. The analysis of tendencies and challenges that influence the safety of DEE were provided. To ensure secure usage of online services and platforms, indicators of digital education environment safety were established and analyzed. Stated indicators are examined through the prism of education quality criteria (based on the previously developed approach). In this article, existing legal aspect of ensuring safety of DEE and its individual constituents are studied. In the context of securing DEE safety and other adjacent problems the authors have examined the prospects of legal and organizational regulation. Namely the licensing and certification, DEE users’ legal status, user identification and control mechanisms of DEE, technological aspects of DEE safety and their legalization, the development prospects of methodological and linguistic tools, safety of micro-teaching via DEE and gamification of DEE.
The Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society and its Charity in Russia and Abroad
Authors: Bibikov Mikhail
Published: October 2023

The article deals with the history of genesis and evolution of Russian charity in the Holy Land, starting from the first steps of Christianization of Russia (in the middle of the 10th century, princess Olga) up to contemporary epoch, when this activity is sublimated in the practice of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society created in late 19th century and active nowadays. There are under analysis various forms of Russian charity, its directions, volumes, regions of human help in the past and present times. Main point of the Statute of the Society is as multilateral help for research of Palestine and other regions of the Holy Land including Syria, Sinai, Athos, so financial support of the pilgrimage of Russian scholars, travelers, priests. Main personalities of this activity in the Society are introduced, so Great Prince Sergej Alexandrovich and Great Princess Elisaveta Feodorovna as well as V. Khitrovo, arch. Antonin (Kapustin), A. Dmitrievskij, N. Kondakov and many others. Nowadays the Society is famous for its humanitarian actions for Syria, Lebanon, peoples of Palestine, as well as new achievements in archaeology, paleography and codicology, economic and political history.
Badges in English Heraldic Practice
Authors: Staroskolskaia (Ryzhova) Daria
Published: October 2023

On the one hand, badges are a well-known phenomenon, however on the other its nature is still poorly understood. It is a unique medieval sign which is extremely difficult to study due to its flexibility. There have never been any rules that would somehow regulate the application of badges: their visual form, adoption, inheritance. And consequently there have never been any lawsuits, that would leave us documents and letters that would help us understand its place in medieval society the way it is with the coats of arms. The following article is an attempt to gather what little we know about badges as specific English signs and present it to a Russian reader.
Arab Sailing Directions of the African Coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the First Half of the 14th Century
Authors: Konovalova Irina
Published: October 2023

The paper is devoted to a comparative analysis of two sailing directions of the African coast of the Mediterranean Sea, included in the geographical work of Abu-l-Fida “Systematization of countries” (Takwim al-buldan, 1321—1331) and in the historical-geographical encyclopedia “Ways for viewing states with large cities” (Masalik al-absar fi mamalik al-amsar) of his younger contemporary al-ʽUmari (1301—1349). The content and composition of both sailing directions are considered, their toponymic nomenclature is compared with the data of the early European navigational aids Lo Compasso da navegare and Carte Pisane, conclusions are drawn both about the sources of their information and the methods of work of Arab scientists, and about the role of cross-cultural contacts in the accumulation and circulation of information about navigation routes in the southern part of the Mediterranean Sea and about the toponymy of the African sea coast in the first half of the 14th century.