bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Lithium, sodium and strontium fluoroglutaratouranylates: structure and some properties
Authors: Serezhkin V. N. , Grigoriev М. S. , Sukacheva М. V. , Pushkin D. V. , Serezhkina L. B.
Published: September 2024

Using X-ray diffraction analysis, the structure of the crystals of Li(UO2)2(C5H6O4)2F⋅6H2O (I), NaUO2(C5H6O4)F⋅4H2O (II) and Sr(UO2)2(C5H6O4)2F2⋅8H2O (III) was studied for the first time. The uranium-containing structural units in crystals of I are 1D complexes [UO2(C5H6O4)F0.5(H2O)]0.5– with the crystal chemical formula AQ02M20.5M1, where A = UO22+, Q02 = C5H6O42–, M2= F–, M1 = H2O, and in II and III, 1D complexes of the same composition and structure [UO2(C5H6O4)F]– with the crystal chemical formula AQ02M2. In all compounds, the U(VI) atoms implement hexagonal-bipyramidal coordination, forming coordination polyhedra UO2FO5 (I) and UO2F2O4 (II and III). It was found that the long-characterized uranyl fluoroglutarate {UJUBEG}, for which the composition [UO2(С5H6O4)F]⋅2H2O was erroneously indicated, contradicting the principle of electrical neutrality, should be considered as (Н3O)[UO2(С5H6O4)F]⋅H2O.
Specific features of reduction of plutonium(VI) ozonation products in solutions of various nature alkalis
Authors: Pankratov D. A. , Romanchuk A. Yu. , Kalmykov S. N. , Dolzhenko V. D. , Kiselev Yu. M.
Published: September 2024

The decomposition processes of plutonium hydroxo compounds formed under ozonation conditions in MOH (M = Li, Na, K) solutions of various concentrations were studied by UV–Vis spectroscopy using a modified nonlinear least squares method. The influence of the nature of alkali on the kinetics and mechanisms of spontaneous reduction of alkaline solutions of hydroxo compounds of plutonium(VII) was discovered. This influence and the “anomalies” in the UV–Vis spectra for ozonized plutonium solutions are associated with the presence in the systems of iron compounds in the form of impurities in commercially available LiOH, NaOH and KOH (analytically pure, chemically pure, and ultrapure grade). Even trace amounts of impurities in alkaline solutions of plutonium compounds change the mechanisms of their reduction through the active participation of iron in redox processes. They include the oxidation of iron to ferrate(VI) ions FeO42–, followed by reduction to Fe3+, probably through the stage of formation of an intermediate with a hydroxo derivative of plutonium(VI). As a result of the analysis of large arrays of spectral data, the spectra of individual components corresponding to compounds of plutonium(VI, VII) and iron (VI) were isolated.
XPS determination of the oxidation state of 99Тс isotope absorbed on the surface of pirrhotite FenSn+1 and stibnite Sb2S3
Authors: Maslakov K. I. , Teterin A. Yu. , Safonov A. V. , Makarov A. V. , Artemiev G. D. , Teterin Yu. A. , Dvoriak S. V.
Published: September 2024

Sorption of pertechnetate on pyrrhotite FenSn+1 (I) and stibnite Sb2S3 (II) from distilled water was evaluated. The distribution coefficients were found to be 185 and 223 cm3/g, respectively. The XPS study of the chemical state of 99Tc absorbed on the surface of pyrrhotite and stibnite from aqueous solution of potassium pertechnetate (KTcO4) was carried out. It was found that Tc(IV) ions are present mostly on the surface of the studied samples, their concentration was 5.7 times higher on the surface of pyrrhotite compared to that on the surface of stibnite. A 13% admixture of Tc(VII) ions on the surface of pyrrhotite was observed.
Technology for reprocessing mother liquor and washing solution from crystalization purification of HTGR SNF
Authors: Tkachenko L. I. , Vidanov V. L. , Kenf E. V. , Volodina N. Yu. , Pleshakov Ya. O. , Shadrin A. Yu.
Published: September 2024

The extractants diphenyl-N,N-dioctylcarbamoylmethylphosphine oxide and diphenyl-N,N-diisobutylcarbamoylmethylphosphine oxide for the processing of spent fuel were tested. The conditions for extraction and separation of uranium and TPE–REE were determined. A technological scheme was proposed for processing spent nuclear fuel from high-temperature gas-cooled reactors. During dynamic testing, at least 99.9% of uranium and plutonium and at least 99.5% of americium and rare earth elements were extracted. The TPE + REE and U+Pu fractions were isolated. The U+Pu fraction contained approximately 5% Am, while the TPE + REE fraction had less than 0.1% U and Pu.
Nanodiamonds as lutetium-177 carriers for nuclear medicine
Authors: Kazakov A. G. , Babenya J. S. , Ekatova T. Y. , Vinokurov S. E. , Khvorostinin E. Y. , Ushakov I. A. , Zukau V. V. , Stasyuk E. S. , Nesterov E. A. , Sadkin V. L. , Rogov A. S. , Myasoedov B. F.
Published: September 2024

The work investigated the sorption of carrier-free 177Lu isolated from neutron-irradiated 176Yb2O3, and with a carrier obtained by irradiation of natLu2O3, by commercial and oxidized nanodiamonds (NDs) of various brands from aqueous solutions to identify among them a promising carrier for further research for the purposes of nuclear medicine. A promising sorbent was found: oxidized NDs of the STP brand (ox-STP); conditions for the rapid sorption of lutetium by it in an amount equivalent to 1.2 GBq of carrier-free 177Lu were determined, which corresponds to the activity used in therapy.
The influence of the sizes of nanodiamond aggregates in their suspensions on the efficiency of sorption of 90Y and 177Lu isotopes for their subsequent use in nuclear medicine
Authors: Kazakov A. G. , Babenya J. S. , Ekatova T. Y. , Vinokurov S. E. , Khvorostinin E. Y. , Ushakov I. A. , Zukau V. V. , Stasyuk E. S. , Nesterov E. A. , Sadkin V. L. , Rogov A. S. , Myasoedov B. F.
Published: September 2024

Nanodiamonds (NDs) are promising carriers of radionuclides in radiopharmaceuticals for use in nuclear medicine. In this work, we investigated the influence of the properties of ND suspensions, including the sizes of their aggregates, in aqueous solutions with different pH on their binding of medical isotopes 90Y and 177Lu and found the conditions for obtaining promising conjugates for further in vivo studies. It was shown that sorption is influenced by the composition of the solution, which determines the properties of the ND surface, while the forms of cations of the studied nuclides in the solution do not affect the degree of sorption.
Preparation of nanodiamond conjugates with scandium isotopes for use in nuclear medicine
Authors: Kazakov A. G. , Ekatova T. Y. , Vinokurov S. E. , Khvorostinin E. Y. , Ushakov I. A. , Zukau V. V. , Stasyuk E. S. , Nesterov E. A. , Sadkin V. L. , Rogov A. S. , Myasoedov B. F.
Published: September 2024

In this work, we studied the sorption of scandium, whose isotopes 44Sc and 47Sc are studied for diagnostics and therapy in nuclear medicine, by aggregates of commercial (TAN, STP) and oxidized ND nanodiamonds (ox-STP) from aqueous solutions. The sorption capacity of the studied NDs for scandium was determined; it was shown that 100 μg of NDs is sufficient for the sorption of 1 GBq of 47Sc, which is equivalent to the activity of isotopes used in therapy. It has been shown that the supposed mechanism for the binding of Sc(III) to ND aggregates is chemisorption, and the chemical composition of the ND surface affects the sorption efficiency to a greater extent than the forms of scandium in solution. The obtained data on Sc(III) sorption are compared with the sizes of ND aggregates; it is shown that sorption under experimental conditions does not depend on the size of the aggregates. Optimal carriers of the 47Sc isotope have been found for further studies of radiopharmaceuticals based on it – TAN and ox-STP.
Practices of religious participation in the context of positive ageing project
Authors: Elutina Marina E. , Ufimceva Ekaterina I.
Published: September 2024

The article discusses the religious participation practices in the context of the positive ageing project. It is shown that the formation of a positive old age project, adequate to the challenges of the time, is based on the analysis of diverse and inclusive experiences, not limited to ideas that boil down only to health, wealth and comfortable leisure. The experience of various social groups of the population is interesting and useful for designing a positive old age project. In this article, we combine ageing and the experience of religious participation, the analysis of which was carried out via in-depth interviews as part of a field study of the process of conversion to Orthodoxy. Based on interviews with elderly parishioners of the Russian Orthodox Church, the authors show how habitus (cognitive, emotional, motivating structures) functions with elderly people converted to Orthodoxy in different types of religious participation, reproducing and changing values, identities, inner experiences at the gerontological stage of their life path. The analysis of in-depth interviews with religiously converted people permitted to identify a variety of socio-religious solidarity practices, as well as to show positive effect of religious involvement for maintaining trust, participation, activity, and for “capitalizing hope” for a better outcome in difficult life situations at a late age.
Justice as an attributive and functional characteristic of the modern state
Authors: Cherkesova Larisa I.
Published: September 2024

The article analyzes the phenomenon of justice in the context of the functioning of the modern state. An attempt is made to substantiate the possibility of attributing the moral and legal category “justice” to the attributive and functional characteristics of the modern state. It is concluded that there is a state function of “justice”. Based on the analysis of this function, through the prism of determining the sphere of justice (justice), on the example of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, approaches to the formation of the structure of the implementation of the principle of justice by the state are proposed. The issues that require a more in-depth study and the direction of further research of the state function of justice are formulated.
Legal awareness: from the history of the philosophy of law
Authors: Frolova Elizaveta A.
Published: September 2024

The article analyzes the phenomenon of legal consciousness as an area of value judgments (assessment of reality) and as a fact of being (social phenomena). Based on primary sources, various interpretations of the content of legal consciousness, its relationship with the principles of law, morality, and prescriptions of natural law are shown.
Socialization of justice as a vector of development of the civil process: history and modernity
Authors: Momotov Victor V.
Published: September 2024

This article analyzes the phenomenon of socialization of justice, its ideological and historical origins, as well as the state of affairs with the administration of justice in the modern Russian Federation. The analysis of the development of the civil process traces the reasons for the transition in the states of continental Europe during the 20th century from a liberal to a social type of process, which aimed to compensate for the actual inequality of the parties due to the active role of the court. The main features of the social type of the process are highlighted and its correlation with the investigative (investigative) process is determined. Using the example of domestic legislation, the transition from the liberal model of the Charter of Civil Procedure of 1864 to the social model of the civil procedure codes of the RSFSR of 1923 and 1964 is demonstrated. The author’s point of view regarding the advantages and disadvantages of Soviet legislation is substantiated, its dual nature is demonstrated, which was associated with excessive activity of the court while maintaining fundamental adversarial and dispositive principles. In conclusion, the author identifies the legal grounds for the socialization of justice in the Russian Federation. Based on the provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, procedural legislation and the legal positions of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, it is argued and proved that a number of institutions of Russian law reproduce the logic of socialization of civil procedure. It is noted that the need to establish objective truth in the process determines the need to abandon the liberal model, which does not correspond to the experience of leading European states.
On digital identification of actions personality
Authors: Stepanov Оleg A. , Stepanov Mikhail М.
Published: September 2024

The article deals with the problem of digital identification of personal actions. It draws attention to the fact that the use of virtual space creates an alternative social reality in which the functioning of personality takes place. Three main components characterizing the digital identification of personal actions as a phenomenon are singled out: digital profile, digital image and digital trace. It is assumed that further comprehension of the idea of digital identification of personal actions can be associated with the emergence of a program construct (digital avatar) based on the use of seamless digital ecosystems (SMART-environment), which will be able to fully replace a person in the network in legally significant situations.
Sintomatología musculoesquelética y el riesgo físico autopercibido en mototaxistas de la ciudad de Pasto
Authors: Eraso Angulo Rosa Helena , Andrade Cortes Andrés Felipe , Dulce Yépez Joaquin Alejandro , Paz Solarte Juan José , Rojas Chamorro Anderson Arley
Published: September 2024

El objetivo del estudio fue determinar la sintomatología musculoesquelética y el riesgo físico autopercibido en mototaxistas de la ciudad de Pasto. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal con 100 mototaxistas de la ciudad. Por lo tanto, se aplicaron el cuestionario SINDME y un instrumento de riesgo físico autopercibido. En cuanto a la sintomatología, se encontró que la población presentó mayor dolor a nivel de la espalda alta, así como sensación de hormigueo y entumecimiento en tobillos-pies. En relación con el riesgo físico autopercibido, se identificaron el ruido y la temperatura como elementos de riesgo. Se concluye que el dolor, hormigueo y entumecimiento evidentes en la columna y los miembros superiores indican que estas zonas sufren mayor impacto de vibración, lo cual predispone a esta población a un mayor riesgo de padecer enfermedades en dichas zonas corporales, lo que podría generar a largo plazo complicaciones en su salud y desencadenar limitaciones funcionales en su vida cotidiana.
Camino a la acreditación: el programa de Terapia Ocupacional se encuentra listo
Authors: Jurado García Omar , Portilla Portilla Lady Johana
Published: September 2024

En este artículo, se presentan los resultados del proceso de autoevaluación con fines de acreditación del programa de Terapia Ocupacional de la Universidad Mariana. Los objetivos principales fueron promover la cultura de la autoevaluación y el mejoramiento continuo de la calidad para garantizar la oferta de un programa académico con un alto grado de excelencia, así como identificar las fortalezas institucionales y del programa, para establecer acciones de mejoramiento y articularlas con el Plan de Desarrollo Institucional. La metodología se centró en el análisis de los doce factores y las cuarenta y ocho características de calidad contempladas en los lineamientos para la acreditación de alta calidad de programas académicos del Consejo Nacional de Acreditación (CNA). También, se muestran los resultados de las matrices mencionadas en el Modelo de autoevaluación, donde se incluyen las actividades realizadas por la comunidad académica en general. Cabe señalar que el programa de Terapia Ocupacional es acreditable por diversas razones.
Task-based evaluation of WRMSDs prevailing amongst workers in building construction: An occupational and socioeconomic perspective
Authors: Ijaz Madiha , Ahmad Sajid Rashid , Akram Muhammad
Published: September 2024

BACKGROUND: The construction of buildings is risky for workers’ musculoskeleton. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to calculate the significance of risk associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders. METHOD: 600 workers from 20 construction sites were surveyed using the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (modified) and their performance was assessed at seven construction-tasks using RULA and REBA sheets. SPSS v. 26 and R programming were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: The mean value of workers’ age was 28.4381 years, with 8.8205 working months/year and 65USDs monthly earnings. Maximum reporting of body discomfort was by workers of window/door framing. Workers’ BMI (35–44 kg/m2) and break duration (< 15 minutes) prompted neck pain with OR 7.79 (95% CI 1.135-53.587) and OR 1.179 (95%CI 0.231–6.014) respectively. Bagging was dangerous for the ankle with OR 9.881 (95% CI 5.140–18.994), and window/door framing for feet with OR 2.057 (95% CI 1.196–3.539). The mean value of the RULA grand score ranged from 5.89 (lowest for ‘leveling’) to 9.25 (highest for ‘demolishing’), and the REBA sheet between 8–11 for all seven studied work-stages. CONCLUSION: Workers’ upper and lower limbs are affected by the work-stages they perform and the social lifestyle they live in. These findings from 600 workers are sufficient to be generalized for intervention.
Hilbert’s tenth problem for term algebras with a substitution operator
Authors: Murwanashyaka Juvenal
Published: September 2024

The analogue of Hilbert’s 10th Problem for a first-order structure A with signature L asks whether there exists an algorithm that given an L-sentence of the form ∃ x → [ s = t ] decides whether ∃ x → [ s = t ] is true in A. In this paper, we consider term algebras over a finite signature with at least one constant symbol and one function symbol of arity at least two. We investigate the structure we obtain by extending the term algebra with a substitution operator. We prove undecidability of the analogue of Hilbert’s 10th problem without relying on the solution to the original Hilbert’s 10th Problem.
A deep learning-based neural style transfer optimization approach
Authors: Sethi Priyanshi , Bhardwaj Rhythm , Sharma Nonita , Sharma Deepak Kumar , Srivastava Gautam
Published: September 2024

Neural style transfer is used as an optimization technique that combines two different images – a content image and a style reference image – to produce an output image that retains the appearance of the content image but has been modified to match the actual style of the style reference image. This is achieved by fine-tuning the output image to match the style reference images and the statistics for both content and style in the content image. These statistics are extracted from the images using a convolutional network. Primitive models such as WCT were improved upon by models such as PhotoWCT, whose spatial and temporal limitations were improved upon by Deep Photo Style Transfer. Eventually, wavelet transforms were introduced to perform photorealistic style transfer. A wavelet-corrected transfer based on whitening and colouring transforms, i.e., WCT2, was proposed that allowed the preservation of core content and eliminated the need for any post-processing steps and constraints. A model called Domain-Aware Universal Style Transfer also came into the picture. It supported both artistic and photorealistic style transfer. This study provides an overview of the neural style transfer technique. The recent advancements and improvements in the field, including the development of multi-scale and adaptive methods and the integration of semantic segmentation, are discussed and elaborated upon. Experiments have been conducted to determine the roles of encoder-decoder architecture and Haar wavelet functions. The optimum levels at which these can be leveraged for effective style transfer are ascertained. The study also highlights the contrast between VGG-16 and VGG-19 structures and analyzes various performance parameters to establish which works more efficiently for particular use cases. On comparing quantitative metrics across Gatys, AdaIN, and WCT, a gradual upgrade was seen across the models, as AdaIN was performing 99.92 percent better than the primitive Gatys model in terms of processing time. Over 1000 iterations, we found that VGG-16 and VGG-19 have comparable style loss metrics, but there is a difference of 73.1 percent in content loss. VGG-19, however, is displaying a better overall performance since it can keep both content and style losses at bay.
Molecular Gene Expression Testing to Identify Alzheimer’s Disease with High Accuracy from Fingerstick Blood
Authors: Seligmann Bruce , Camiolo Salvatore , Hernandez Monica , Yeakley Joanne M. , Sahagian Gregory , McComb Joel
Published: September 2024

Background: There is no molecular test for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) using self-collected samples, nor is there a definitive molecular test for AD. We demonstrate an accurate and potentially definitive TempO-Seq® gene expression test for AD using fingerstick blood spotted and dried on filter paper, a sample that can be collected in any doctor’s office or can be self-collected. Objective: Demonstrate the feasibility of developing an accurate test for the classification of persons with AD from a minimally invasive sample of fingerstick blood spotted on filter paper which can be obtained in any doctor’s office or self-collected to address health disparities. Methods: Fingerstick blood samples from patients clinically diagnosed with AD, Parkinson’s disease (PD), or asymptomatic controls were spotted onto filter paper in the doctor’s office, dried, and shipped to BioSpyder for testing. Three independent patient cohorts were used for training/retraining and testing/retesting AD and PD classification algorithms. Results: After initially identifying a 770 gene classification signature, a minimum set of 68 genes was identified providing classification test areas under the ROC curve of 0.9 for classifying patients as having AD, and 0.94 for classifying patients as having PD. Conclusions: These data demonstrate the potential to develop a screening and/or definitive, minimally invasive, molecular diagnostic test for AD and PD using dried fingerstick blood spot samples that are collected in a doctor’s office or clinic, or self-collected, and thus, can address health disparities. Whether the test can classify patients with AD earlier then possible with cognitive testing remains to be determined.
Physical Activity in Mild Vascular Cognitive Impairment: Results of the AFIVASC Randomized Controlled Trial at 6 Months
Authors: Verdelho Ana , Correia Manuel , Gonçalves-Pereira Manuel , Madureira Sofia , Vilela Pedro , Santos Ana Catarina , Rodrigues Mário , Borges Mariana , Ferro José M. , Santa-Clara Helena
Published: September 2024

Background: Vascular cognitive impairment is frequent, in mild (mVCI) or severe forms (vascular dementia). Objective: To do a randomized controlled-trial to evaluate the impact of physical activity on cognition (primary outcome), neurocognitive measures, quality of life, functional status, and physical function (secondary outcomes), in patients with mVCI. Methods: A hundred and four patients with mVCI (mean age 71.2 years; 53 women) were randomized for a six-month intervention of moderate physical activity (60-minute sessions, 3 times/week) (n = 53) or best-practice “usual care” (n = 51). Comprehensive evaluations of primary and secondary outcomes included an objective measure of physical activity through accelerometry at baseline and after intervention. Results: Mean session attendance was 58%. Adverse events were negligible. After 6 months, no significant primary outcome change was observed, either in the intervention or ‘usual care’ group. The intervention group improved significantly in some secondary outcomes in physical function - aerobic capacity (U = 403; p = 0.000) and agility (U = 453; p = 0.005) after 6 months. Regardless of randomization arm, a post-hoc analysis based on fulfilling at least 21.5 minutes/day of moderate or 10.7 minutes/day of vigorous physical activity (World Health Organization-WHO standards) revealed improvements. These were not only in motor capacity but also on the global measure of cognition, executive functions and memory. Conclusions: Physical activity was safe and beneficial regarding domains of physical function. No significant cognitive decline was registered over 6-months, regardless of intervention allocation. Larger samples, longer follow-ups and focus on intervention adherence are needed to fully analyze the impact of WHO recommendations for physical activity in mVCI populations.
Cultural value of Ukrainian song heritage of Kvitka Cisyk
Authors: Holovkova Marianna
Published: September 2024

The purpose of the article is to investigate the cultural value of the Ukrainian song heritage of K. Cisyk. The research methodology consists in the use of leading scientific methods in an interdisciplinary combination, which gives a cultural orientation to the study of the Ukrainian song heritage of K. Cisyk. The purpose and objectives of the research led to the use of an axiological approach, which made it possible to outline the value of the Ukrainian song heritage of K. Cisyk in the musical culture of the Ukrainian diaspora and the modern culture of Ukraine. The method of analysis and systematisation made it possible to comprehensively analyse the song output of the singer and determine its place in the cultural processes of today. Scientific novelty. The article examines for the first time the cultural value of the unique song heritage of K. Cisyk – musical albums of Ukrainian songs “Kvitka – Songs of Ukraine” and “Two Colours”. Conclusions. Academic interest in the Ukrainian song heritage K. Cisyk emphasised the importance of its contribution to the development of musical culture, including the development of cultural policy. The Ukrainian music albums “Kvitka – Songs of Ukraine” and “Two Colours” have significant cultural value, having been recognised as artistic achievements in the context of cultural diplomacy. Today, these albums not only preserve Ukrainian folk music, but also actively contribute to its revival and popularisation among Ukrainians around the world. Ukrainian songs performed by K. Cisyk became a symbol of cultural memory and national pride, prompting many Ukrainians to support and restore their cultural roots, especially during the period of the russian federation's full-scale military invasion of Ukraine.
Kyiv Modern Ballet in the Optics of Scientific Opinion: Historiographical Studies
Authors: Kondratiuk Dmytro
Published: September 2024

Purpose of Research is to analyse the scientific historiography of the Kyiv Modern Ballet’s creations. Methodology. The methods of analysis, systematisation, comparison, and theoretical generalisation were used to conduct an objective study. Scientific novelty. For the first time, the scientific historiography of the Kyiv Modern Ballet is systematised. Conclusions. Among the studies devoted to various aspects of the work of the Kyiv Modern Ballet, scientific articles prevail; the authors of monographs and dissertations also refer to the company's activities (V. Zinchenko, M. Pohrebniak, O. Hres, and others). Rather conventionally, the scientific historiography of the Kyiv Modern Ballet can be divided into groups: works that position the company as a large-scale cultural and artistic phenomenon (H. Veselovska, O. Manshylin, A. Nebesnyk, M. Pohrebniak, I. Soloviova, Yu. Stanishevskyi, and others); works devoted to the periodisation of the Kyiv Modern Ballet's creations (A. Nebesnyk); art studies of individual ballet performances from the company's repertoire, in particular, ballets of classical heritage (O. Bihus, M. Korostelova, A. Pidlypska) and other performances (O. Afonina, Yu. Bentia, O. Hres, L. Khotsianovska ta H. Perova, and others). Among the issues that are insufficiently developed in the scientific discourse are the cultural-creating role of "Kyiv Modern Ballet" in the domestic and world cultural field;e periodisation of the Kyiv Modern Ballet's work from 2016 to the present; artistic features of the choreographic work of artists within and outside the theatre; the restoration of ballets that have been absent from the repertoire for a long time; preservation and transmission of performance traditions in the theatre, etc.
Innovation of comic in the space of modern screen spectacular culture
Authors: Krykunenko Serhii
Published: September 2024

The purpose of the article is to examine the innovation of comics in the real space of spectacular forms, in particular the impact of comics and graphic stories on cinema, anime, and video games as a global component of contemporary screen spectacle culture. The research methodology is based on the use of semiotic, analytical and cultural methods in revealing the peculiarities of the innovative influence of comics on various types of media in the space of modern spectacular forms. The scientific novelty of the study consists in carrying out an analysis of the evolution of the influence of comics on the development of modern screen spectacular forms, as well as the first cultural research of the innovative features of the synergy of comics and modern forms of screen spectacular culture. Conclusions. Comics provide a wide range of visual and narrative models that can be successfully used in the culture of screen forms of entertainment. Comics are capable of creating multimedia universes that open wide perspectives for the creation of cinematic universes that expand into various media formats. Such universes can become the basis for the creation of franchises, series and video games, expanding the audience and creating new opportunities for media convergence. In addition, the innovation of comics in the culture of screen spectacle forms is manifested in their influence on visual practices, aesthetics and experiments with structure and genres. This makes it possible for sketching to be the very medium that is able to create completely new and unique strategies of narrative constructions, which allows the creators of screen spectacular forms to experiment with many aspects of the composition of the work.
Culture-creating potential of civil society institutions: axiological aspect
Authors: Shmandrovskyi Andriy
Published: September 2024

The purpose of the article is to investigate the cultural potential of civil society institutions and their axiological manifestation in modern society. The research methodology involves the application of the principles of objectivity, historicism, as well as the use of an interdisciplinary approach and a set of methods: analytical, cultural, which will allow to comprehensively investigate the outlined topic and obtain relevant work results. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that for the first time the issue of civil society institutions is considered in terms of their culturally creative potential and axiological intentions, and their main development trends at the current stage are outlined. Conclusions. Institutions of civil society contribute to the construction of a fairer, more democratic and inclusive society through their value orientation. They support the development of civic consciousness, contribute to the preservation of cultural diversity and work to solve social problems. Due to their active position and activities, civil society institutions have an influence on the formation of public opinion on cultural issues and can be important participants in the process of cultural policy development, often acting as independent experts and lobbyists for the interests of cultural communities. The cultural potential of civil society institutions is multifaceted and important for the sustainable development of society. Thanks to their activities, civil society institutions not only preserve and popularize cultural heritage, but also contribute to the development of new cultural forms, support of cultural diversity and protection of cultural rights. Thus, the axiological aspect of the activity of civil society institutions is key to understanding their impact on society and significance in the modern world.
Compositional analogies in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra’s churches painting at the beginning of the 21st century
Authors: Bardik Maryna
Published: September 2024

The purpose of the article is to enucleate and analyse the compositional analogies in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra’s churches new painting, the early 2000s. The research methodology is based on historical and cultural analysis, art study analysis, and empirical observation. The scientific novelty of the study. The author performed the art study analysis of compositional analogies in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lava’s church decorations created according to new programmes in the early 2000s. In the paintings and icons of the Church in Honour of the Icon of the Mother of God ‘The Life-Giving Spring’, she observed analogies with the revered Orthodox icons, as well as with the icons and paintings of the Lavra churches of the 1890s – 1910s (based on archival visual sources). As for the altar mural paintings in the Church of All Venerable Fathers of Pechersk, she revealed and analysed analogies with compositions on archival photos introduced into scientific circulation. She studied the plot, iconographic, academic connection of the painting of the early 2000s with the Lavra’s painting of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author observed the transformations of primary compositions in the mural paintings of the early 2000s. Conclusions. In the painting decoration of the Church in Honour of the Icon of the Mother of God ‘The Life-Giving Spring’ (the early 2000s), O. Borovyk and the artists used analogies of the Lavra’s icon painting, mural painting of the 1890s – 1910s, as well as highly revered Orthodox icons as an artistic key. Among them were icons (H. Popov) and murals (I. Yizhakevich) of the Church of Venerable Anthony and Theodosius of Pechersk with the Refectory Chamber (beginning of the 20th century), the mural composition of the Great Church (V. P. Vereshchagin, 1897–1901). In the decoration of the Church of All Venerable Fathers of Pechersk (2002), artists under the supervision of O. Borovyk chose compositions from archival photos from the collection of the National Preserve ‘Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra’. Compositional analogies are performed on the basis of the common visual language of samples and modern painting, the language of academic painting. The artists continued the academic tradition in the church painting of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. The compositional analogies were implemented as citation of icons, mural compositions in full or in fragments with local changes. Sometimes the new murals took on a new symbolic and emotional sound.
Fundamentals of the Theory of Choral Conducting as a Relationship of the Creativity of Regent and Choir Master in one Person
Authors: Shpak Halyna
Published: September 2024

The purpose of the work is to determine the foundations of meaning-making by the conducting gesture of the regent and choirmaster according to the specifics of choir management in the church-applied and concert-art spheres of identifying the specified specialisation, based on knowledge about the possibilities in this regard of the luminaries of the Odesa choral school in the persons of K. Pihrov, D. Zahretskyi, L. Butenko and other well-known representatives. The methodological basis is the intonation approach of the school of B. Asafyev in Ukraine, comparative-hermeneutic and cultural prolongations of intonation in the works of D. Androsova, T. Verkina, O. Kozarenko, I. Kotliarevsky, I. Liashenko, Liu Binjan, O. Markova, O. Muravska, O. Sokolova, H. Shpak, V. Shulhina, with the use of scientific and research methods: art history-analytical, descriptive-historical, cultural-regionalist, religious studies, intellectual-biographical definition. The scientific novelty of the work is determined by the fact that, for the first time in Ukraine and abroad, the executive discoveries of the named great representatives of the Odesa choral school became the subject of analysis in the specifics of the understanding of individual techniques, stylistic findings, the separation of the regent component of the choir master's heritage according to the function of the semantic core of the executive expressiveness of choir management. Conclusions. For the first time in Ukrainian musicology, a distinguishing feature has been clearly drawn between the regent and choirmaster general principles of choral conducting, taking into account the applied nature of the former, but that which marks the genesis and attribution of choral vocals as a special meaning of expressing the ideal guidelines of the human worldview, while the artistic significance nourishes the choirmaster's work both in the temple and in concert-theatrical spheres. The "instrumental" levers of the choir master's activity as the adjustment of the "instrument" of the choral multi-level rhythmic sound are also highlighted – and the vocal-"speech" layer in particular. The first of them relies on the conductor's minimal gesticulations, while the second requires a certain plastic expressiveness of hand movements, but bypassing the self-importance of that "hand ballet", which under certain conditions interferes with the intonation accuracy of sound expression. For the first time, the question was raised about the intonation performance of the conductor's sound presentation at the level of training and performance of the choir master.
Vocals of Mezzo-Soprano Parts in the Works of G. Verdi and G. Bizet
Authors: Wang Yuji
Published: September 2024

The purpose of this study is to trace the signs of timbre-role in mezzo-soprano voice carriers, based on the material of the operas of the famous masters G. Verdi and G. Bizet, despite the fact that this timbre-register flavour of singing covers characters extremely different in age and social status, and by national and ethnic indicators. The methodological basis is the intonation approach of the B. Asafyev school in the works of Ukrainian musicologists, including T. Verkina, O. Kozarenko, I. Lyashenko, O. Markova, O. Roshchenko, O. Sokolova and others, using scientific comparative-stylistic, hermeneutic, biographical-descriptive, analytical-typological, research methods. The scientific novelty is determined by the fact that for the first time in Ukraine and China the interpretation of the mezzo-soprano timbre as a timbre-role was put forward, namely, indicators, finding common ground in characters fundamentally different from social-psychological, ethnic-national, epoch-historical signs. For the first time, the famous parts from the operas of G. Verdi and G. Bizet are analysed in this perspective. Conclusions. The timbre-role of the mezzo-soprano in the operas of G. Verdi and the works of G. Bizet is revealed in the fact that the images of a woman-mother, a woman-seductress differ in socio-psychological, national, geographical and historical aspects, but they are characterszed by a pronounced masculine and forceful initiative composition, they all gravitate to song numbers, but distant from the simplicity of everyday manifestations of song, to the plasticity of revealing authority, a power attitude in relations with others, which causes accentuation of strong notes in low and middle registers. And this constitutes the historical separation of this type of singing from the "Rossinian" sopranos, who combined different timbres and various textures of the upper and lower registers, of which, from the middle of the 19th century, the upper gave "lightness" to the lyric sopranos, and the lower to the mezzo-sopranos of the post-romantic formation.
Pre-opera Tenor Singing as Reflected in Lyric Tenor Parts in Works By G. Rossini and Ch. Gounod
Authors: Gao Lei
Published: September 2024

The purpose of the work is to reveal in the parts of Almaviva ("The Barber of Seville" by G. Rossini) and Faust (opera of the same name by Ch. Gounod) the features of the tenor pre-opera parts of church singing, extremely honoured by sincerely believing composers. The methodological basis is the intonation approach of the B. Asafyev school in the works of Ukrainian musicologists, including T. Verkina, O. Kozarenko, I. Liashenko, O. Markova, O. Roshchenko, O. Sokolova and others, using scientific comparative-stylistic, hermeneutic, biographical-descriptive, analytical-typological research methods. The scientific novelty is determined by the independence of the approach to the named parts from the standpoint of church singing usage, which in musicological studies was corrected by the plot of the plot, and not by certain religious attitudes of the authors of the opera. The analysis of well-known parts from the standpoint of their reflection of the church use of tenor parts in the traditions of Byzantine old church singing appears to be innovative. Conclusions. Selected for analysis are the parts of well-known operatic characters by G. Rossini and Ch. Gounod, written for compositions that appeared in the declaration of the ideas of the Restoration (Rossini's work) and an anti-romantic statement in favour of popular religiosity (in Ch. Gounod), in which an analogy to church values is assumed tenor sounds in the expression of canonical indicators of church merits of Love. Lyrical tenors embody in these operas the most important author's ideas – the Good Expectation of the Restoration in the role of Almaviva in G. Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" and the generosity of love that inspires the Atonement of the sinful defiance of the Law.
Folklore-Jazz Direction in the Competition-Festival Movement of Accordion-Bayan Art of the First Quarter of the XXI Century
Authors: Hodlevskyy Volodymyr
Published: September 2024

The purpose of the work is to investigate the dynamics of the folklore-jazz direction in the competition-festival movement of the accordion-fabulist art of the first quarter of the 21st century and to determine promising ways of development of folklore and jazz in modern musical content. The research methodology is based on the use of musicological, comparative, chronological and systematic methods, which allowed to analyse the cultural and artistic trajectories of the folklore-jazz direction in the competitions and festivals of accordion and legend art of the first quarter of the 21st century. Scientific novelty. For the first time, a scientific investigation of the competition-festival movement was carried out on its own practical example, namely participation in international competitions and festivals of the first quarter of the 21st century. The importance of the artistic content of the competition-festival environment on the performing and composing creativity of the participants of the artistic Olympia is considered. New, relevant ideas are offered to expand the creative horizons of performance and composition skills in mixing and synthesising folklore and jazz. Conclusions. The global perception of the folk-jazz direction in the competition-festival movement of the accordion-fabulous art of the first quarter of the 21st century emphasises our opinion that the huge spectrum of musical diversity allows to find new creative solutions, to make modern interpretive explorations of different styles through the creation of author's content, the introduction of revolutionary modern stylistic innovations in arranging and harmonising, experimenting and combining the latest conceptual solutions in improving the instrumentation and introducing new technical quality standards in the manufacture and updating of instruments.
Philosophical Concept of Time and Space in Spectral Music of the Twentieth Century of Gérard Grisey
Authors: Zhadik Iryna
Published: September 2024

The purpose of the article is to reveal the main G. Grisey’s concepts regarding spectral composition in the 20th century. The research methodology consists in the use of methods of analysis and synthesis of the works by G. Grisey on the spectral method in the music of the 20th century. Source science and system approaches were used to study interrelated elements in the characteristics of the spectral method in the works by G. Grisey. The scientific novelty of the work consists in the generalisation of the results of studying the spectral method in author's music with the effects of specific sound spectra: attack and decay of sound; beats as prototypes of the rhythmic component; filtering and phase distortion as prototypes of the melodic component; intensity when adjusting the volume. It is noted that the results of the synthesis become the sound of an artificially produced musical space with different conditions for the existence of a natural sound structure in it. In such music, the concepts of time and space are inseparable. Time organises events in acoustic space. The space-time paradigm is multidimensional. It is based on the principle of organisational unity from the level of micro to macro space. Conclusions. The conceptual approaches of space-time in the works of the composer of the French spectral school G. Grisey are analysed. The composer noted that the appeal to the liminal – threshold concept of time and space of spectralism is based on natural and physiological processes. In the treatise of G. Grisey "Tempus ex machina" and his composition of the same name, the philosophical significance of the coordinate axis of the system is substantiated. For this, it was necessary to draw a parallel with Moll's theory of information, the natural-scientific law of Weber-Fechner. The technologies of mastering the intra-sound space in spectralism lead to a new sound concept – sound as a phenomenon of life. Switching plans from the internal composition of sound to external factors, the transition from microphonic to macrophonic space allows us to assert that sound is capable of life and death, when the starting point of understanding time in music is its relativisation as a rejection of absolute meaning. This is actually the conceptual basis in the work of G. Grisey, as one of the concepts of musical time in the compositions of the second half of the 20th century. They are characterised by a high degree of subjectivity of temporary sensations.