bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ports, Politics and the Pacific Gateway: Consequences for Regional Development in Western Canada
Authors: Wilson Gary , Summerville Tracy
Published: November 2023

Much has been said in recent years about the need to wean Canada off its economic dependency on the United States. The rapprochement of the North American economies after the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in 1989 and the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994 has been followed by moments of introspection and concern about just how much our economy is tied to our neighbour to the south. The Pacific Gateway Strategy (PGS) is one potential answer to this dilemma. The purpose of the symposium is to bring together practitioners and scholars to discuss issues that pertain to the impact of the PGS on northern communities, particularly those in the provincial north.
Fair Opportunity to Participate: The Charter and the Regulation of Electoral Speech
Authors: Makarenko Jay
Published: November 2023

In his 1999 article, Libman v. Quebec (A.G.) and the Administration of the Process of Democracy under the Charter: The Emerging Egalitarian Model, Colin Feasby suggests that the Supreme Court of Canada endorsed an egalitarian approach to democratic participation and the regulation of electoral speech. More specifically, Feasby argues that the Court has adopted a model that draws from the philosophy of John Rawls; in particular, his supposedly egalitarian idea of the fair value of the equal political liberties. In this article, I critically examine this egalitarian thesis in the context of the Court’s more recent 2004 decisions in Harper v. Canada (Attorney General). While I agree that the Court has adopted an approach similar to the philosophy of John Rawls, I nevertheless reject the conclusion that this is an egalitarian model of democratic participation. Instead, I argue that both Rawls and the Court may be more clearly understood as endorsing a liberal fair opportunity model of elections. This liberal model rejects the egalitarian ideal that all citizens are to enjoy equality of influence in political decision making. The focus, instead, is on the liberal ideal of procedural fairness, and ensuring that all citizens have an equal opportunity or chance to influence political outcomes.
Private Health Facilities in Saskatchewan: Marginalization through Legalization
Authors: McIntosh Tom , Ducie Michael
Published: November 2023

This paper explores how the passage of Saskatchewan’s Health Facilities Licensing Act in 1996 created both a legal framework for private health facilities in the province as well as erecting significant barriers to virtually insure that no such facilities could effectively operate. This is done within the context of discovering how placing barriers to privatization has contributed to reform of the health care system and the conditions in which reform will be permitted. Data for the study were collected from a series of eleven key informant interviews including elected officials, civil servants, health care professionals, academics, members of key stakeholder organizations which both supported and opposed the legislation.
Hope and Fear Revisited: Did the Provincial Election of 2007 Mark the Transition to a Stable Two-Party System in Saskatchewan?
Authors: Rayner Jeremy , Beaudry-Mellor Tina L.
Published: November 2023

The Saskatchewan provincial election of November 2007 brought the new Saskatchewan Party to power, ending 16 years of NDP rule. Observers have been divided over the significance of the rise of the Saskatchewan Party between those who see provincial politics as continuing on its course of ideological polarization between parties of the left and the right and those who detect a convergence on the political centre. Arguing that polarized politics is best understood by a historical approach to party systems, and convergence politics by an institutional approach, this paper examines the evidence for polarization and convergence in Saskatchewan politics. It concludes that there is evidence for a new party system based on convergence, a system that first appears in 2003 after a transitional period in the 1990s.
Climate Change Subsystem Structure and Change: Network Mapping, Density and Centrality
Authors: McNutt Kathleen
Published: November 2023

Policy capacity in web-based settings is largely the

product of nodality, which provides centralized actors with

enhanced opportunities to detect information and affect

behavior. This paper examines four Canadian virtual policy

networks (VPN) currently facing policy challenges associated

with climate change adaptation including finance, infrastructure,

transportation, and forestry. The four sectors each

face specific types of challenges that will presumably influence

government’s policy capacity to respond to climate

change adaptation, which in turn will affect the state’s nodal

positioning in the VPNs. At the macro level governing capacity

will vary considerably among these sectors with some

more able to affect social behavior and evidence-informed

learning, while others will struggle to lead policy discourse

and development. It is hypothesized that the Canadian federal

government’s nodality, which is shaped by both reputational

capital and information credibility, will also be influenced

by the nature of actors involved and the degree to

which the VPN is internationalized.
“Wildrose Wild Card”: Alberta Newspaper Coverage of the 2009 Wildrose Alliance Leadership Contest
Authors: Trimble Linda , Wagner Angelia
Published: November 2023

This study uses quantitative and qualitative methods to examine Alberta newspaper coverage of the Wildrose Party’s 2009 leadership contest. We compared the overall visibility of the two candidates, Danielle Smith and Mark Dyrholm, and contrasted news framing of their public and private personas and assessments of their ideological positions and leadership skills. Smith was more visible than her male opponent, reflecting her front-runner status during the leadership race. Somewhat surprisingly, Smith was not framed as a woman candidate, nor were evaluations of her performance marked by sexism or gender stereotypes. We argue that these findings are atypical and other women leadership contenders are not likely to receive the glowingly positive assessments Smith enjoyed. Smith’s conservative ideological position, and the possibility that she had the skills and public appeal necessary to topple the longstanding governing party, prompted the remarkably adulatory coverage accorded her candidacy by the Alberta press corps.
The 2014 Provincial Election in Quebec
Authors: Bélanger Éric , Falk Pedersen Eva
Published: November 2023

After having been in power for just a little over a year and a half, the Parti Québécois government led by Pauline Marois decided to call an early election in the hope of getting the majority of seats that had evaded them the last time around. That bet was lost as the 2014 election campaign resulted in the worst showing for the PQ since 1973. The inter-election period was dominated by the debate over the PQ’s proposed Charter of Quebec Values. The Charter also influenced the debate during the campaign, as did the issue of Quebec’s sovereignty due in part to the arrival of Pierre Karl Péladeau as a star candidate for the PQ. The Liberal Party of Quebec is now back in government with a majority of seats and under the leadership of Philippe Couillard.
Gender and Sexual Diversity in Provincial Election Campaigns
Authors: Everitt Joanna
Published: November 2023

Recent elections have resulted in women holding over one quarter of provincial legislative seats, with women in urban and Western Canada seeing greater success. A much smaller proportion of seats are held by lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) politicians, although they are found in similar regions. This article identifies factors such as stronger parties of the left, less traditional social and economic structures, and a greater attention to diversity in more populous urban centers as attributing to these results for both female and LGB candidates.
Newfoundland and Labrador Votes: An Account of the Determinants of Vote Choice in the 2011 Election
Authors: Matthews John Scott , Bittner Amanda
Published: November 2023

The 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador election would mark a turning point in provincial politics. The exit of the extraordinarily popular former premier, Danny Williams, in the year prior to the contest guaranteed that the election would, at a minimum, diverge from the pattern set in recent years. Equally significant, Williams’ successor, Kathy Dunderdale, is a historic figure: she is the first woman to lead the province and one of only six women ever to hold the top office in a Canadian province. We give an account of the determinants of the vote decision in the 2011 election. We conclude that a fairly standard set of demographic and long-term dispositional influences were highly influential in voters’ choices. At the same time, our analysis suggests that strategic considerations – especially concerning the Liberals and NDP – are critical to an understanding of the final outcome.
The 2015 Provincial Election in Prince Edward Island
Authors: Desserud Donald Anton , Collins Jeffery F.
Published: November 2023

Prince Edward Island's 65th General Election was held 4 May 2015. The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party (Liberals) won 18 of the Island's 27 seats, capturing its third straight majority. The Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island (PCs) improved its standing to eight seats, once again forming the Official Opposition. The Green Party of Prince Edward Island (Greens) picked up a single seat - its party leader winning that party's first ever in a PEI election. The New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island (NDP) did not win a seat, despite garnering slightly more votes island-wide than did the Greens. The surprise of the election may not have been the historic election of the leader of the Greens, but the fact that two candidates tied, resulting in a coin toss to determine the winner.
Rhetoric Revisited: Decennial Reflections on Canada's Coalition Crisis
Authors: Millard Gregory
Published: November 2023

This paper reassesses Canada’s “coalition crisis” of 2008 though a rhetorical analysis of the national addresses of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Opposition leader Stéphane Dion. Focusing especially upon the classical rhetorical categories of ethos (the speaker’s self-identification and positioning relative to the audience) and logos (the use of reason in argument), it explores how Harper and Dion construct divergent “legitimacy principles” in defence of their positions, arguing that Dion’s speech failed, not merely because of the poor production values which dominated commentary at the time, but because of an inferior ethos appeal marked by a mishandling of the key rhetorical icon of nationhood. When we consider argumentative substance, however, we find that Harper’s address was marred by a misrepresentation of key principles of parliamentary government. Because the crisis represented a potentially significant moment of political socialization – thus involving “constitutive” rather than “ordinary” political rhetoric – the paper argues that it is consistent with a realistic model of rhetorical ethics to condemn this misconstrual as a violation of the trust reposed in democratic leadership.
More Than the Usual Turmoil: The 2019 Provincial Election in Newfoundland and Labrador
Authors: Loder Hannah , Marland Alex
Published: November 2023

Turmoil in the House of Assembly leading up to the 2019 general election in Newfoundland and Labrador foreshadowed an unusual result. Liberal Premier Dwight Ball, stung by public outrage over his government’s 2016 austerity budget, spent the balance of his term wary of difficult decisions while ministers and MHAs hurled accusations of bullying at each other. The Liberal government routinely evoked its The Way Forward planning document as a source of policy solutions and blamed the Progressive Conservatives for sanctioning the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project boondoggle. Public opinion polls often put the Liberals in front, but Ball’s popularity lagged behind his party’s and occasionally that of the opposition leaders. The election produced the first minority government in nearly half a century, including the rare victory of two Independents, and the Liberal caucus soon agitated for new leadership. The province’s dire economic circumstances mean that more political turmoil is likely.RésuméLes turbulences à l’assemblée législative à l'approche des élections générales de 2019 à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador laissent présager un résultat inhabituel. Le premier ministre libéral Dwight Ball, piqué par l'indignation de la population à propos du budget d'austérité de son gouvernement pour 2016, a passé le reste de son mandat à se méfier des décisions difficiles, tandis que les ministres et les députés se lançaient des accusations d'intimidation les uns envers les autres. Le gouvernement libéral a régulièrement évoqué son document de planification «The Way Forward» comme une source de solutions politiques et a reproché aux progressistes-conservateurs d'avoir sanctionné le gâchis du projet hydroélectrique de Muskrat Falls. Les sondages d'opinion mettent souvent les libéraux en avance, mais la popularité de Ball est à la traîne par rapport à celle de son parti et, parfois, des chefs de l'opposition. L'élection a produit le premier gouvernement minoritaire en près d'un demi-siècle, y compris la rare victoire de deux indépendants, et le caucus libéral s'est rapidement agité pour changer de leadership. La situation économique désastreuse de la province laisse présager de nouvelles turbulences politiques.Keywords: Newfoundland and Labrador, 2019 provincial election, Dwight Ball, House of Assembly, minority governmentMots-clés: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, élections provinciales de 2019, Dwight Ball, assemblée législative, gouvernement minoritaire
Leadership, Change and Conflict: An Examination of Informal Human Resources Theory for Policy Capacity
Authors: Cameron Bobby Thomas Robert
Published: November 2023

In recent times, academics and practitioners have focused on the optimal processes and capabilities required to increase an organization’s policy capacity, but there is little research on the human resource theory adopted by practitioners to improve public policy and its development. This article presents the results of a 2018 case study of policy capacity involving thirty-one interviews with civil servants in a small provincial government in Canada.  An informal theory of policy capacity and human resources centering on leadership, conflict management, change management, and analytical capabilities is articulated using the language of practitioners. For practitioners, the findings of this article provide guidance and context for human resource strategies for policy capacity. The article concludes that there is an opportunity for academics to expand the paradigmatic boundaries of human resources research in public administration for the purposes of improving policy capacity.
The 2020 Provincial Election in New Brunswick: The First Canadian COVID-19 Election
Authors: Gillies Jamie , Lewis J.P. , Bateman Thomas
Published: November 2023

AbstractNew Brunswick’s 2020 election was Canada’s first election during the COVID-19 pandemic. It produced a slim majority government for the Progressive Conservatives under Premier Blaine Higgs after all-party talks to create a quasi-coalition arrangement failed. The major parties continued to decline in voter support, and two newer parties, the Green Party and the People’s Alliance, still have a presence in the Legislative Assembly. The Liberal Party failed to win seats in Anglophone New Brunswick, reducing their support to just the francophone areas of the province. Higgs is left to govern a province polarized along linguistic lines with French-speaking New Brunswickers distrustful and unsupportive of the premier.RésuméL’élection provinciale au Nouveau-Brunswick en 2020 a été la première élection provinciale au Canada pendant la pandémie du COVID-19. Elle a mené à l'élection d'un gouvernement avec une faible majorité pour le Parti progressiste-conservateur sous le premier ministre Blaine Higgs après l'échec des pourparlers entre tous les partis pour la création d'un arrangement de quasi-coalition. Les partis traditionnels continuent de voir leur soutien s'effriter au sein de l’électorat, et deux nouveaux partis, le Parti vert et l’Alliance des gens, ont toujours des représentantes à l’Assemblée législative. Le Parti libéral n'a pas réussi à remporter des sièges dans les régions anglophones de la province, réduisant son soutien aux seules régions francophones de la province. Les considérations linguistiques jouent un rôle de premier plan dans la polarisation politique dans la province. Higgs doit ainsi gouverner en tenant compte des citoyennes francophones qui sont méfiantes et peu favorables au premier ministre.Key words: New Brunswick, Election, Election campaigns, polls, Majority government, BilingualismMots-clés : Nouveau-Brunswick, Élections, Campagnes électorales, Sondages, Gouvernement majorité, Bilinguisme
Third-Party Rivalry and the Green Vote in the 2019 Federal Election
Authors: Camcastle Cara
Published: November 2023

AbstractThe Green Party of Canada (GPC) did not elect new candidates in BC in the 2019 federal election even though climate change was an important issue to voters.   This paper uses survey results from the 2019 Canadian Election Study, including a module designed by the author and interviews with GPC candidates. GPC’s third-party rival, the New Democratic Party (NDP), gave a false impression that GPC members were as socially and fiscally conservative as some members of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC). The author’s module shows women are more fearful than men that women’s right to have an abortion could be challenged if party discipline were relaxed. Though it would be highly unlikely for a GPC candidate or MP to hold an anti-abortion position, the NDP planted seeds of doubt in the minds of young female voters who tended to be the ones more likely to consider voting Green.RésuméLe Parti vert du Canada (PVC) n’a pas élu de nouveaux candidats en Colombie Britannique à l’élection fédérale de 2019, même si le changement climatique était un enjeu majeur pour les électeurs. Ce document utilise les résultats du sondage de l’Étude électorale canadienne de 2019, incluant un module créé par l’autrice et des entrevues avec les candidats du PVC. Le Nouveau Parti démocratique (NPD), qui rivalise le PVC pour devenir le plus important des tiers  partis à la Chambre des communes, a donné la fausse impression que les membres du PVC étaient aussi conservateurs, sur les plans sociaux et financiers, que certains membres du Parti Conservateur du Canada (PCC). Le module de l’autrice démontre que les femmes craignent plus que les hommes que le droit des femmes à l'avortement puisse être remis en cause si la discipline du parti était assouplie. Bien qu’il soit très peu probable qu’un candidat ou un député du PVC présente une position contre l'avortement, le NPD a semé des graines de doute dans l’esprit des jeunes électrices qui ont tendance à être celles qui sont le plus susceptibles à voter pour le Parti vert.Key Word: 2019 federal election,  Green Party of Canada (GPC),  Green Party of Canada election campaign in British Columbia (BC),  Maurice Pinard’s theory on political openings for third partiesMots-clés : élections fédérales Canadiennes de 2019, la théorie de Maurice Pinard concernant la percée des tiers partis, campagne électorale du Parti verte de Canada (PVC) en Colombie-Britannique (CB)
Análisis de las tendencias de investigación sobre comunicación política digital en España durante el período 2017-2021
Authors: Rivas-de-Roca Rubén
Published: November 2023

La transformación digital de la comunicación política ha sido objeto de estudio frecuente en los últimos años. En concreto, la consolidación de las tecnologías digitales modifica el rol de ciudadanos, medios y políticos, generando un nuevo tipo de esfera pública regida por la mediatización y la plataformización. En un contexto cambiante, este artículo pretende revisar las tendencias de investigación sobre comunicación política digital en España durante el período 2017-2021, a partir de un análisis de las cuatro principales revistas del área en ese país, indexadas en SJR-Scopus. Nuestro estudio emplea un estudio de casos sobre los temas, métodos, objetos y sustratos teóricos de esas publicaciones, con el objetivo de fomentar un debate acerca de las dinámicas de producción académica. Los resultados reflejan una prevalencia de aproximaciones a las redes sociales o el populismo a través de metodologías cuantitativas, dirigidas en particular a los cambios que supusieron los nuevos partidos en España. Se observa también una ausencia de referencias a corpus teóricos, más allá de ciertas teorías de rango medio clásicas. Esto incide en el carácter acumulativo de la ciencia, a la vez que se detecta un notable interés por cuantificar las novedades recientes de manera estandarizada.
A Internacionalização da Pesquisa Brasileira em Comunicação: Desafios e Estratégias
Authors: de Albuquerque Alfonso , Oliveira Thaiane , Jamil Marques Francisco Paulo , Miola Edna , Mitozo Isabelle , Quesada Tavares Camilla , Araujo Mayara
Published: November 2023

Este artigo discute o processo de internacionalização da pesquisa acadêmica brasileira em Comunicação, enfatizando-se o perfil da produção bibliográfica de investigadores vinculados a universidades nacionais que publicam em periódicos de maior prestígio. Ao examinar a evolução da produção de artigos no curso de mais de duas décadas, o trabalho identifica as revistas em que essa produção é veiculada e explora as estratégias de pesquisadores brasileiros para circularem em periódicos indexados no JCR. O estudo crítico sobre os dados de produtividade sugere que o grau de visibilidade da produção científica é influenciado por elementos estruturais que caracterizam o sistema acadêmico internacional.
Crimes mal-ditos: estupros de crianças e adolescentes nas zonas rurais de Alagoas (Brasil)
Authors: Nascimento Fillipi Lúcio
Published: November 2023

O artigo examina descritivamente 238 casos de estupro de menores em áreas rurais do estado de Alagoas (Brasil), com o objetivo de identificar os contextos de maior incidência dos crimes, a relação entre vítimas e agressores e seus perfis sociais. A partir de dados obtidos de estatísticas criminais oficiais, boletins de ocorrência e diários de campo, observou-se que: a maioria das vítimas eram meninas; os agressores eram homens adultos solteiros, geralmente familiares ou conhecidos das vítimas; a oferta de dinheiro foi a tática de aliciamento mais comum; os casos ocorriam com maior frequência à tarde e à noite.
“Dos caras del racismo: desarmar a los desarmados y protegernos desarmándolos”. Entrevista con Verena Stolcke
Authors: Caggiano Sergio
Published: November 2023

¿Cuál es el estatuto de la raza?, ¿cómo pensar las formas actuales e históricas del racismo?, ¿cuál es su especificidad al lado de otros procedimientos de opresión y explotación? Verena Stolcke reflexiona sobre estas preguntas, las amplía y modula, dirigiéndose a un punto clave de esta conversación y de toda su obra: la necesidad de entender los mecanismos de justificación de las desigualdades. Su mirada feminista conduce a analizar el racismo, el fundamentalismo cultural y la xenofobia en relación con el género, la sexualidad, la clase social y otras dimensiones de diferencia y desigualdad, constitutivamente entrelazadas entre sí. Sus reflexiones, sostenidas empíricamente, van y vuelven entre archivos históricos, experimentación biotecnológica y datos de campo etnográfico.
pacto global para una migración segura, ordenada y regular: debilidades y fortalezas de un instrumento de soft law
Authors: Fernando-Gonzalo Elsa
Published: November 2023

La Declaración de Nueva York en el año 2016 y el posterior Pacto global para la migración segura, ordenada y regular del año 2018 suponen un hito en la regulación o gobernanza de los flujos migratorios. Este fue proclamado como un instrumento no vinculante y, por tanto, del soft law; sin embargo, este tipo de "derecho" no es ajeno al resto del ordenamiento jurídico. Aunque el soft law no genera obligaciones exigibles jurídicamente para los Estados, sí da lugar a varias interacciones interesantes que se abordan en este artículo. Se analiza su potencial interpretativo y de conjunción con otras normas (escasas) de la regulación internacional del fenómeno migratorio. Se incluye también un breve análisis de su mecanismo propio de seguimiento con el objetivo de enmarcar al Pacto dentro de la regulación migratoria internacional y arrojar luz sobre sus potencialidades jurídicas. Siendo que el recurso de soft law un mecanismo cada vez más común en los retos globales, es necesario analizarlo en conjunción con el resto de normas del ordenamiento jurídico, así como analizar su potencial a la hora de conseguir sus objetivos a través de mecanismos de seguimiento diferentes al tradicional método-sanción del hard law.
Study of the possibilities of using natural gas for cooling various coolant flows at combined heat and power plant
Authors: Orlov M. E. , Lytyakov E. S. , Kuz’min A. V.
Published: November 2023

The article discusses the application of two technologies for cooling different coolant flows at the CHP and makes a comparative assessment of their impact on the energy efficiency of the turbine plant. The first technology consists in cooling the feed water flow of the heating system, and the second technology is implemented by cooling the additional feed water of boilers. The technology of cooling the make-up water of the heating system provides for introducing a heat exchanger that would cool the make-up water before mixing it with the water of the heating system. The technology of cooling the additional feed water of boilers is implemented by introducing a heat exchanger downstream the deaerator, before feeding the water into the main condensate path. In both cases, in the heat exchanger, the cooling medium is natural gas supplied to the burners of boilers, and the heating medium is make-up or additional feed water. A comparative calculation of the energy efficiency indicators of technologies is performed using the method of specific electricity generation based on thermal consumption. During the calculations, the data obtained at an operating CHP plant and the temperature schedule of a heating network for the 2021 – 2022 heating season were used. Calculations were performed for a thermal power plant with a T-100-130 turbine. For the most accurate comparison of the effectiveness of the technologies under consideration, the source data were taken as close as possible, and the value of the make-up water and additional feed water consumption correspond to each other — for this reason, the heating season period was considered. The outdoor temperature values for the specified period were taken from the weather archive of a weather station. Comparative results of calculations of the efficiency indicators of the use of these technologies are presented, expressed in additional heating generation of electricity, in the economy of conventional fuel and in monetary terms over the heating period.
Theoretical provisions on operation and maintenance for determining the reliability of ship electric drives
Authors: Burkov A. F. , Nguen Van Kha
Published: November 2023

The results of the performed studies have confirmed that at present the most common type of drive of ship mechanisms is an electric drive. Electric drives are the main recipients of electric energy, including the ship energy. The number of electric motors installed on ships is, as a rule, hundreds of units. It is proposed, based on the classification developed earlier, to conventionally refer the majority of ship electric drives, despite their wide variety, to three main groups, differing in operating modes and operating conditions determined by their functional purpose: close to typical modes S1 and S6 — the first group; S2 — the second group; S3, S4, S5, S7, S8, the third group. The specific conditions and operating modes of ship electric drives, which differ significantly from land-based ones and are determined by higher climatic and mechanical loads, lead to a decrease in their reliability, the need for increased attention to maintenance and repairs of electric drives, their components and elements. The basic principles of the approach to working with statistical data necessary for calculating the reliability indicators of marine electric drives are formulated. To analyze the past record of operation and maintenance of ship electric drives, a method based on the collection and processing of statistical information in operational conditions was used, which is the most effective, allowing to take into account the complex impact on the reliability of electric drives of all operational factors that are difficult to reproduce during testing, and does not require the cost of creating test benches and performing tests. Judging by the number of failures, the regulated ship electric drives of approximate mode S2 (windlasses, capstans, etc.) and modes S3, S4, S5, S7 and S8 (hoist winches and cranes) are less reliable in comparison with others.
Network Nature of Translation Constellations: Translation Department at a Regional Commercial Enterprise
Authors: Krasnopeyeva E. S. , Kraeva S. S.
Published: November 2023

This article presents an exploratory study conducted using functional and sociocognitive approaches in light of the “material turn” in Translation Studies. It provides a review of works that apply actor-network theory (ANT) and the concept of distributed cognition to the study of translation activities. It also explores the possibility of adopting in translation research the data collection, processing and visualization techniques developed to describe activities in hybrid environments combining face-to-face and mediated interaction. The authors discuss a way of including the artifacts in the translation situation model, following the positions of ANT, visual net-work analysis, and M. Zwilling’s concept of a translational constellation. The objective of the paper is to evaluate a complex method-ology aimed at describing translators’ work-place conditions and their network interactions in a realistic way. The study is based on a semi-structured interview (120 min) with a representative of the translation department at a commercial enterprise in Chelyabinsk, Russia. It shows how specific tasks are performed in a distributed cognitive network, what role is played by such artifacts as a server solution, a terminology database, and email; and how the translation commissioners’ intention can be distributed in a network of interconnected entities.
Media Communications of Executive Power: Assessing Effectiveness
Authors: Bazhenova E. A. , Shirinkina M. A.
Published: November 2023

Assessing the Effectiveness of Media Communications of Executive Power: An Analysis of Speeches. This study focuses on developing a method to evaluate the effectiveness of communication between Russian executive authorities and citizens. The empirical data was collected from posts on the official pages of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Perm Krai Ministry of Health, and Sverdlovsk Oblast Ministry of Health on the social media platform VKontakte. The relevance of this research lies in the need to establish objective measures of speech performance based on verifiable data. One such measure is the engagement coefficient of users, determined through the online service Popsters.ru. The novelty of this study lies in interpreting effectiveness as a complex characteristic represented by the reactions of recipients — likes, comments, and reposts. The proposed algorithm for evaluating the effectiveness of media dialogue between authorities and citizens includes the following procedures: determining criteria for selecting content, automatic analysis of material, ranking publications, content analysis of publications, and identifying their discursive-stylistic features. It has been proven that the engagement of users in communication with authorities is influenced by the content, thematic, linguistic, and non-verbal parameters of the text (question-answer complexes, evaluative vocabulary, prospective and exclamatory constructions, categorization, emojis, etc.). This methodology can be used to assess the effectiveness of media dialogue between executive power and citizens on other digital platforms.
Typology of Metaphor Transfer Techniques (German Translation of A.I. Solzhenitsyn’s ‘The Gulag Archipelago’)
Authors: Alekseyeva M. L. , Salo V. E.
Published: November 2023

In this article, we propose an original typology of metaphor transfer techniques based on the analysis of domestic and foreign translation theorists’ experience. The relevance of the study lies in the need to review existing classifications of techniques, unify terminology, identify principles of systematization, and clarify the scope and content of translation operations. The novelty of the research lies in the description of a new developed typology, which structures techniques according to types based on the principle of preserving the original figurative basis, and subtypes depending on the method of transferring form and content, as well as reproducing extralinguistic components. The methodological basis of the study is classification, as well as a comparative analysis of original metaphors and their translations, conducted with the support of a definitional analysis of metaphorically used lexical units, contextual and component types of analysis. The application of the typology on the German translation of A. I. Solzhenitsyn’s ‘The Gulag Archipelago’ (A. Peturnig, 1974), accompanied by translation commentaries, has shown that all examined techniques have the potential to ensure a high degree of adequacy in translation, with the core being the reproduction of pragmatic effect and successful implementation of communicative tasks.
Specificity of Authorial Strategy in 19th Century Women’s Travelogues: A Study of E.A. Sverbeeva’s Travel Diary
Authors: Konstantinova N. V.
Published: November 2023

The article is dedicated to the interpretation of the phenomenon of women’s writing and its representation in the genre of travelogue. For the first time, the ‘Diary of E.A. Sverbeeva for 1833’ is studied in the context of the evolution of women’s documentary travelogue in the 19th century, focusing on the issue of authorship. It is established that E.A. Sverbeeva’s travel diary expresses the main tendencies of the evolution of ‘women’s writing’ in the 1830s. It is revealed that Ekaterina Alexandrovna’s diary demonstrates a focus on the self, on modes of self-expression, self-analysis, and self-discovery. At the same time, the self is clearly expressed as a feminine self, which is manifested in the selection of objects from real life for describing the journey and in the ways they are characterized. As an individual authorial strategy, a combination of elements of a personal diary and a travelogue can be identified, while more often female travelers differentiated these types of entries, even designating the fundamental difference between them in the text of the travel diary. The analysis of the biographical basis of the diary and the ways in which the self is expressed in the narrative structure allows for the identification of a combination of different perspectives — that of a society lady, a ‘sensitive heroine,’ a mother, a married woman — reflecting the main tendencies in the development of ‘women’s writing’ in the historical-literary process of the 19th century.
Orienting Role of Terminology in Context of Its Scientific-Popular Conceptualization
Authors: Vinogradov S. N. , Fokina V. O.
Published: November 2023

The article examines the structural and functional properties of terms in popular scientific discourse. The authors aim to characterize the orientation of a term as a combination of its linguistic and functional properties, which define the concept expressed by the term, its connections with other concepts, and its place within the terminological system. The object of the study is linguistic and speech units in popular scientific texts, while the subject is the means of expressing orienting properties of terms in popular scientific discourse. The novelty of the research lies in studying the orienting properties of terms in popular scientific style based on their linguistic and speech properties, and providing a classification of these properties according to the scope and content of the expressed concepts. The relevance of the study is determined by the important role of these properties in the process of forming specialized concepts, understanding scientific, popular scientific, and educational discourses, and solving practical problems related to terminology use. The authors focus on the orienting function of a term, which is carried out through linguistic and speech means, with logical definitions, textual explanations, intercategorical connections expressed by elements of word formation and morpho-syntactic systems being the most active ones. The authors conclude that orienting properties of terms play a significant role in terminological conceptualization (formation of specialized concepts).
Potential of Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis L. and Baccaurea Racemosa Extract as a Hair Growth with Tail Suspension Test Stress-Induced Alopecia
Authors: Indrayoni Putu , Padmiswari Anak Agung Istri Mas
Published: November 2023

Alopecia is the loss of excess hair that causes baldness, either temporarily or permanently. Physical and emotional stress are the most common causes. This study aims to determine the activity of H. rosa-sinensis L. and B. racemosa extracts on stress-induced hair growth in alopecia. Stress induction in male Wistar albino rats was obtained using the tail suspension test (TST) method. The results of the chemical content test were the total phenol content test (4,223.06 mg/100 g), total flavonoid (10,383.12 mg/100 g) and DPPH free radical reduction of B. racemosa (EB) extracts (1,593.17 mg/L GAEAC) were greater than those of the H. rosa-sinensis L. (EH) extract. The longest hair and highest hair density were obtained in the Minoxidil 2% group. While the most hair follicles were found in the group given the combination of EH and EB = 1: 1. The content of phenolic and flavonoid substances affects the hair growth activity.

KEYWORDS: alopecia, stress, hibiscus, baccaurea, DPPH
Solvent Optimization for Extraction Mesua ferrea L. Leaves As An Antioxidant Using Simplex Lattice Design Method
Authors: Muliasari Handa , Putu Intan Paramitha Sari Luh , Hakim Aliefman
Published: November 2023

Mesua ferrea L. leaves methanol extract has the highest antioxidant activity than the other part of the plant. However methanol is toxic solvent, so the using of methanol for extraction may harmful for health and environment. The purpose of this study was to optimize the solvent combination of ethanol and water for extraction of Mesua ferrea L. leaves by using Simplex Lattice Design (SLD) method. The samples were extracted by Ultrasonic Assisted Extraction (UAE) using variation of  solvents ethanol 96%, ethanol 50% and water. The solvent combination was optimized by using SLD method based on the Total Phenolic Content of all crude extract. The result showed that the TPC of ethanol 96%, ethanol 50% and water crude extracts were 574.7±66.97 mgGAE/g, 657.8±37.02 mgGAE/g and 524.23±14.48 mgGAE/g  respectively. SLD was calculated and the optimal solvent obtained was ethanol 55% with TPC of 626.235± 23 mgGAE/g. The ethanol 55% extract of Mesua ferrea L. leaves has strong antioxidant activity (IC50 57.77) ppm using DPPH method.
The Comparison of Total Phenolic In The Extract of Wali Fruit (Brucea javanica L. Merr) With Maceration and Sonication Extraction Methodes
Authors: Meliandari Baiq Rizkia Dwiyana , Hajrin Wahida
Published: November 2023

Wali Fruit Seed (Brucea javanica L. Merr) is one of the traditional medicines in Indonesia that has acted as an antidiabetic, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory. Phenolic compounds play a role in acting as a drug. The amount of phenolic can be influenced by the extraction method used. The purpose of this study was to compare the total phenolic content of wali fruit seed extract with maceration and sonication extraction methods. The advantage of maceration was the simplest and most economical method, while sonication had a short extraction time. The method of this research is the extraction process by maceration and sonication. Screening of phenolic compounds with FeCl3 reagent and determination of total phenolics by the Folin-Ciocalteau method. The results obtained were the total phenolic value with the maceration method was 61,1927±0,1560 mg GAE/g extract, while the total phenolic value with the sonication method was 67,9854±0,0968 mg GAE/g extract. This value was significantly different (p<0.05) statistically. Thus, it was found that the total phenolic by the sonication method was greater than the maceration method.

 

KEYWORDS: wali seeds, maceration, sonication, phenolic
HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitory Activity Potential of Iota-, Kappa-, and Lambda-carrageenan: A Molecular Docking Approach
Authors: Setiawansyah Arif , Muh Ikhlas Arsul  , Adliani Nur , Wismayani Leni
Published: November 2023

HMG-CoA reductase is an essential enzyme responsible for the biosynthesis of cholesterol. Hyperactivity of HMG-CoA reductase will increase cholesterol production, leading to the elevation of blood cholesterol levels. Inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase is one way to block cholesterol biosynthesis to lower blood cholesterol levels. This study evaluated the inhibitory potential of iota-, kappa-, and lambda-carrageenan against HMG-CoA reductase. The study was undertaken by in silico method using a molecular docking approach via Autodock 4.2 assisted by ADT graphical user interface. HMG-CoA reductase co-crystal structure was used as the target, and iota-, kappa-, and lambda-carrageenan as the test ligands. The result revealed that iota- and lambda-carrageenan possess an excellent affinity to HMG-CoA reductase with the free binding energy of -12.44 and -11.87 kcal/mol and Ki value of 0.765 and 2.01 nM, respectively, which is found to be better than Simvastatin and the native ligand. The compounds' chemical properties influenced the molecules' molecular interactions affecting their affinity. The number of SO4 groups is assumed to affect the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitory activity of iota-, kappa-, and lambda-carrageenan.

KEYWORDS: iota-, kappa-, and lambda-carrageenan; HMG-CoA reductase; inhibitory activity; molecular docking
Formulation and Antibacterial Activity of Bidara (Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk.) Leaf Toothpaste Against Streptococcus mutans
Authors: Hurria Hurria , Yunus Arifuddin
Published: November 2023

Bidara (Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk.) is a native plant of Central Asia that has been widely cultivated in Indonesia. Bidara leaves contain many flavonoids, polyphenolic hydrolysable tannins, triterpenoids, sterols, and alkaloids. Bidara has potential as an antibacterial and has been widely used. The antibacterial activities of Bidara are used to formulate toothpaste against bacteria in the mouth. The study aimed to formulate a toothpaste from bidara leaves that have good physical stability and can be against Streptococcus mutans which causes dental plaque. This type of research is an experimental laboratory using the maceration method and formulated into toothpaste. After that, the physical stability of the toothpaste was tested, and antibacterial activity against S. mutans using the agar diffusion method. Bidara leaves can be used to formulate toothpaste against S. mutans bacteria. The research produced a toothpaste formula from Bidara leaf extract. Formula III is the best formula based on physical stability tests and Streptococcus mutans anti-bacterial tests.
Antioxidant Activity Study of Zingiber Zerumbet Rhizome Extract and Fraction
Authors: Doloking Haeria , Mukhriani  , Rima Amalia  , Andri Anugrah Pratama
Published: November 2023

Zingiber zerumbet is a member of the Zingiberaceae family with known pharmacological potentials. This study aims to characterize the phytochemical elements and evaluate the antioxidant potential of the methanol extract, soluble ethyl acetate, and n-hexane-soluble fractions of Zingiber zerumbet rhizome. Identify secondary metabolites for the alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, polyphenols, tannins, and steroids/triterpenoids using the chemical reaction method in test tubes. Antioxidant activity was determined based on DPPH absorbance measurements using UV-Vis Spectrophotometry. The methanolic extract contained alkaloids, flavonoids, polyphenols/tannins, steroids, and triterpenoids. The ethyl acetate soluble fraction contained flavonoids and polyphenols/tannins, and the n-hexane soluble fraction contained alkaloids and flavonoids. The free radical scavenging activities of ascorbic acid, methanol extract, ethyl acetate, and the n-hexane soluble fraction were 7.79; 100,956; 69,476, and 77,780 ppm, respectively. The findings indicated that the methanolic extract, ethyl acetate, and n-hexane soluble fraction were suitable sources of natural antioxidants.
Antibacterial Activity Test of Roll on Deodorant Extract Ethanol Tamarind Seed Coat
Authors: Rahim Abdul Rahim , Salmiah  , Ihsan Ersi Arviana
Published: November 2023

Introduction: Armpit odor is one of the problems caused by bacteria, one of which is Staphylococcus aureus. The rind of the tamarind seed contains tannins and flavonoids that function as antibacterial. Aims: The purpose of this study was to formulate the ethanolic extract of tamarind seed coat into roll-on deodorant preparations and to determine the zone of inhibition from variations in the concentration of the extract. Methods: The method used is the well diffusion method and the data obtained are then analyzed using Statistical Product and Service solution (SPSS). The level of confidence used is 95% to see the significance of each evaluation of the preparation. Result: The results showed that the roll on deodorant preparation of ethanol extract of tamarind seed coat did not meet the requirements for good dispersibility, adhesion and viscosity for topical preparations in general and emulsion preparations. The pH of the preparation met the axillary skin pH he standard for topical preparations. The roll-on deodorant preparation of ethanol extract of tamarind seed cultivars was effective in inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Conclusion: The results of inhibition zone 3 formulations containing extracts were in the strong category and the value increased with increasing concentration of tamarind seed coat extract in the deodorant preparation.