bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Unraveling the linkages between dominant plants and pathogen antagonistic potential of soils in Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems
Authors: Naz Beenish , Liu Ziyang , Malard Lucie , song Hongxian , Xiao Sa , Ali izhar , Wang Yajun , Li Xin , Usman Muhammad , Ali Ikram , Gao Haining , Liu Kun , Lizhe An , Chen Shuyan
Published: September 2022

Aims
This study investigated the direct effects of Antarctic dominant plants and indirect effects via soil edaphic properties on bacterial antagonistic potential. The study evaluated the underlying mechanism of intricate interactions between plants, soil, and microbes that mutually shape bacterial antagonism in terrestrial Antarctica.
Method
Using soil from two different vegetation types (Grasses and Mosses) and bulk soil, we identified the potential of soil bacterial communities to combat plant pathogens in each of these soils using in vitro plate assays with indicator strains to demonstrate suppression. Specifically, we investigated the soil bacterial community composition and diversity contrasting dominant plants and determined bacterial antagonist density, frequency, and inhibition potential concerning plant pathogens. We present a pathway-oriented methodology that uses structural equation modeling (SEM) to demonstrate complex interactions between plants, soil, and microbes.
Results
The findings suggested that the abundance of Actinomyces, Bacillus, and Pseudomonas was significantly and positively influenced by mosses. Dominant plants modify the abiotic soil characteristics and bacterial community abundance, influencing the bacterial antagonistic potential. SEMs demonstrated that the presence of dominant plants significantly influenced antagonistic potential. However, the presence of grasses strongly impacted Actinomyces and Pseudomonas, while Bacillus remained unaffected. Our results emphasize the significance of soil functioning, such as the pathogen antagonistic potential of Antarctic soils, as being influenced by dominant plant composition.
Conclusions
We conclude that Antarctic dominant plants significantly impact soil bacterial communities and their antagonistic potential. Furthermore, soil associated with mosses is found more conducive to antagonistic bacterial communities than grasses in Antarctica.
The association between systemic inflammatory response index and new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients with ST-elevated myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary intervention
Authors: Wang Jingfeng , Hu Sisi , Liang Cheng , Ling Yang
Published: September 2022

Background: New-onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF) complicating with ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with worse prognosis. The systemic inflammatory response index (SIRI), serves as a novel inflammatory indicator, is found to be predictive of adverse outcomes. The aim of this study is to explore the association between NOAF and SIRI.
Methods: A retrospective data included 616 STEMI participants treated with PCI in our cardiology department had been analyzed in present investigation, of which being divided into a NOAF or sinus rhythm (SR) group based on the presence or absence of atrial fibrillation. The predictive role of SIRI for in detecting NOAF had been evaluated by the logistic regression analyses and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Additionally, long-term all-cause mortality between both groups was compared using the Kaplan-Meier test.
Results: NOAF during hospitalization developed in 7.6% of PCI-treated individuals. After multivariate regression analyses, SIRI remains to be an independently predictor of NOAF (odds ratio: 1.782, 95% confidence interval: 1.675-1.906, P = 0.001). In the ROC curve analysis, SIRI with a cut-off value of 4.86 was calculated to predict NOAF, with4.86, with a sensitivity of 80.85% and a specificity of 75.57%, respectively (area under the curve (AUC) = 0.826, P ＜ 0.001). Furthermore, pairwise compassion of ROC curves displayed the superiority of SIRI in the prediction of NOAF in comparison with that of neutrophil/lymphocyte or monocyte/lymphocyte (P ＜ 0.05). In addition, the participants in NOAF group had a significantly higher incidence of all-cause death compared to those in SR group after a median of 40-month follow-up (22.0% versus 5.8%, log-rank P ＜ 0.001).
Conclusion: SIRI can independently predict NOAF in patients with STEMI after PCI, with being positively correlated to worsened outcomes.
Stability assessment of human standing posture
Authors: Błaszczyk Janusz Wiesław , Beck Monika
Published: September 2022

The interaction of the neuromuscular mechanisms ensuring optimal stability of human standing posture is not fully clarified. To explain this problem in the present study, we focused on identifying a human posture control system based on the assessment of center-of-gravity (COG) trajectory characteristics during the erect posture. Towards this aim, a transdisciplinary multilevel grey-box model of standing posture control has been proposed and then verified experimentally. Trajectories of COG during quiet stance were assessed in a large group of young healthy subjects, known for the most stable posture. Additionally, the impact of visual input on the COG output was analyzed to assess the robustness of the control. We assumed that in physiological conditions human erect posture can be efficiently stabilized by the ankle joint muscles mainly. Respiratory and circulatory rhythms disturb the COG positioning which results in its random oscillations in the vicinity of the setpoint. Observed in young healthy individuals, the spatiotemporal characteristics of the COG oscillations support the notion that the human standing posture is maintained by a dedicated linear time-invariant control system.
Assessment of the Disassemblability of Electric Bicycle Motors for Remanufacturing
Authors: Erdmann Julian Grosse , Koller Jan , Brimaire Jil , Döpper Frank
Published: September 2022

In 2021, sales of electric bicycles in Germany increased compared to the previous year, leading to a 43% share of electric bicycles in the total bicycle market. The German Bicycle Industry Association (ZIV) expects this growth to continue and that by 2025 every second bicycle sold in Germany will have an electric motor. Therefore, due to the increasing popularity, both the built-in resources and the possible treatments after the use phase need to be considered regarding sustainable market development. In this context, remanufacturing is one promising end-of-life strategy that enables a new life cycle of products and components, thus reducing the consumption of natural resources and minimizing waste production. The used products are restored to their original conditions by disassembling, cleaning, sorting, reconditioning, and reassembling. Thereby, disassembly is a decisive process step as it creates the prerequisites for all further steps in the process chain and significantly determines the economic feasibility of a remanufacturing process. Therefore, this paper aims to evaluate the ease of disassembly of electric bicycle motors and thus determine their suitability for remanufacturing. To evaluate the disassemblability, the ease of Disassembly Metric (eDiM), a quantitative assessment method for evaluating disassembly effort, was adapted to the needs of the electric bicycle motors. The method was finally applied to five electric bicycle motors from established manufacturers and assessed their ease of disassembly. The results showed that the electric bicycle motors can be disassembled without significant damage and classified as suitable for remanufacturing based on their disassembling ability.
Influence of weight-bearing on the 3D movement of lumbar facet joints in sitting position
Authors: Han Ye , Wang Xiaodong , Wang Jianzhong , Sun Shaosong , Xia Xi , Wang Jing , Miao Jun
Published: September 2022

Background
Recognizing the motion characteristics of lumbar facet joints is helpful to prevent and treat lumbar degenerative diseases. At present, the research on the motion of lumbar facet joints is mainly focus on motion characteristics of lumbar facet joints without weight-bearing. However, there is no related research on whether weight-bearing has an effect on facet joints in sitting posture. The purpose of this study was to analyze the motion characteristics of lumbar facet joints and to observe the effect of weight-bearing on lumbar facet joints in sitting position.
Methods
Ten normal subjects (5 males and 5 females) were recruited and scanned by CT, and their lumbar 3D models were reconstructed by software. The images of flexion and extension of lumbar facet joints in sitting position were collected without weight-bearing and weight-bearing 10kg, and the 2D model was constructed by software. The 2D-3D model was matched to restore the flexion and extension motion changes of the subjects' lumbar spine in the sitting position, and the relevant data of facet joinets were collected.
Results
In the L3/4 segment, After weight loading, the displacement of the left facet joint in the X axis became larger, while that in the Y axis and Z axis became smaller. the displacement of the right facet joint in the X axis and Y axis became larger, and the Z axis displacement became smaller. The rotation angle of bilateral facet joints also became smaller. In the L4/5 segment, after loading, the displacement of the X、Y、Z axis displacement of both sides becomes larger, while the rotation angle of α and β increases, while the rotation angle of γ decreases. In the L5/S1 segment, the displacement of the X、Y、Z axis on the left side becomes smaller. The displacement of the X、Y axis on the right side becomes smaller, while the displacement on the Z axis becomes larger. The rotation angle of α and γ becomes larger, and the rotation angle of the β axis becomes smaller.
Conclusion
when sitting, the flexion and extension distance and rotational displacement of lumbar facet joints are not affected by weight-bearing. In addition, there is asymmetry in the movement of the left and right facet joints, and the weight-bearing has no effect on the asymmetry of the motion.
Providing patient-centered care for patients with multidrug- or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Wuhan, China
Authors: Nie Qi , Sun Dan , Zhu Muxin , Tu Shengjin , Chen Nanshan , Chen Hua , Zhou Yong , Xiao Fan , Yao Ge , Chen Huidong , Zhang Tongcun , Yang Chengfeng , Tao Lixuan
Published: September 2022

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the impact of patient-centered care (PCC) on treatment adherence and outcome of patientswith multidrug- or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB).
Background: Treatment adherence is critical to successful outcomes of MDR/RR-TB. However, very few studies published had addressed how to improve it.
Methods: This study retrospectivelyanalyzed treatment outcomes of MDR/RR-TB patient with two different kinds of care: clinical care for group A and PCC for group B.
Results: There were 128 patients were assigned in group A and 155 patients in group B. Patients in group B achieved a higher rate of negative 6-month sputum culture conversionthan those in group A (81.6% versus 95.3%, P = 0.0141). The treatment success rates of group A and B were 46.9% versus 68.4% (P = 0.0003), while failure, death, and default rates were4.7%, 9.4%, and 39.1% in group A, versus 1.3% (P = 0.1751), 12.9% (P = 0.3509), and 17.4% (P = 0.0000) in group B, respectively.
Conclusions: The PCC promoted MDR/RR-TB patients’ adherence and improved treatment outcomes.
Revised calculation of the coefficient of parentage in plant breeding
Authors: Hernandez-Suarez Carlos , Montesinos-López Osval
Published: September 2022

Background
The Coefficient of Parentage (COP) between two individuals is the expected inbreeding of their offspring. Originally exploited by animal breeders, is now a routine calculation among plant breeders as part of crop improvement programs.%if any
Results
To calculate the COP between two individuals, one selects an allele at random from the same loci of each individual and calculate the probability that they are identical by descent. Nevertheless, to calculate the COP between two strains, we first need to select an individual at random from each strain to perform the calculation. The sampling process adds some independence that simplifies the calculation in the case of strains. We use this fact to provide a simple methodology to calculate the correct coefficient of parentage between strains.
Conclusions
The COP between strains requires a different calculation than the used to calculate the COP between individuals. Failure to do so may result in an overestimation of the amount of inbreeding.
Unravelling the community of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with endemic plants from a neotropical dry forest
Authors: Silva Antonio Marcos Miranda , Feiler Henrique Petry , Lacerda-Júnior Gileno Vieira , Fernandes-Júnior Paulo Ivan , Aidar Saulo Tarso , Araújo Victor Araújo Vieira Prudêncio , Matteoli Filipe Pereira , Pereira Arthur Prudêncio Araújo , Melo Itamar Soares , Cardoso Elke Jurandy Bran Nogueira
Published: September 2022

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi form symbiotic associations with 80% of all known plants, allowing the fungi to acquire plant-synthesized carbon, and confer an increased capacity for nutrient uptake by plants, improving tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses. We aimed to characterize the mycorrhizal community associated with Neoglaziovia variegata (so-called `caroa`) and Tripogonella spicata (so-called resurrection plant) using high-throughput sequencing of the partial 18S rRNA gene. Both endemic plants to neotropical dry forests and shrubland ecosystems were sampled in the Caatinga biome, located in northeastern Brazil. Illumina MiSeq sequencing of 37 rhizosphere samples (19 for N. variegata and 18 for T. spicata) revealed a distinct mycorrhizal community between the studied plants. There is a lack of information regarding the mycorrhizal composition of these plants, as revealed by our systematic review. According to alpha diversity analyses, T. spicata showed the highest richness and diversity based on the Observed ASVs and Shannon index, respectively. The four most abundant genera (higher than 10%) found were Glomus, Gigaspora, Acaulospora, and Rhizophagus, with Glomus being the most abundant in both plants. Nonetheless, Gigaspora, Diversispora, and Ambispora were specific for N. variegata, whilst Rhizophagus, Paraglomus, and Archaeospora were only associated with T. spicata. Therefore, the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi community showed a genus-specific niche, and hence they may be differentially assisting the plants in the harsh environment of the Caatinga biome.
Anti-CTLA-4 antibody might be effective against non-small cell lung cancer with large tumors
Authors: Saijo Hiroshi , Hirohashi Yoshihiko , Honjo Osamu , Saikai Toyohiro , Shijubo Naoki , Takabatake Hirotsugu , Fujita Akihisa , Honda Yasuhito , Koba Hiroyuki , Chiba Hirofumi , Torigoe Toshihiko
Published: September 2022

Background
Immunotherapy using immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has revolutionized the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Although several ICI options are available, the treatment regimen for NSCLC with large tumors (large NSCLC) is controversial and the efficacy of anti-CTLA4 antibody is unclear. We thus investigated potential biomarkers for CTLA-4 blockade.
Methods
We examined the correlation between tumor diameter and treatment duration in advanced NSCLC patients treated with anti-PD-1 antibody in our institution. In addition, we evaluated the ratio of tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells and regulatory T (Treg) cells in small and large NSCLC using immunohistochemical staining. Finally, we investigated the efficacy of treatment containing anti-CTLA4 antibody against large NSCLC.
Results
We found a negative correlation between tumor diameter and treatment duration in patients treated with anti-PD-1 antibody. Immunohistochemical staining revealed that Treg cell infiltration was significantly higher in large NSCLC tumors than in small tumors. We obtained a remarkable tumor reduction in patients with large NSCLC with an ICI regimen including anti-CTLA4 antibody.
Conclusions
Anti-PD-1 antibody might be less effective for large NSCLC due to the infiltration of Treg cells. Therefore, for large NSCLC, it might be appropriate to select a treatment with anti-CTLA4 antibody, which is expected to deplete Treg cells via antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity activity.
The epidemics of substance misuse and suicide in Syria: casualties of protracted conflict and political instability
Authors: Rayes Diana , Almoshmosh Nadim , El-Khani Aala , Alkhalil Munzer , Basha Sara , Fouad Fouad , Hilal Mohammad Abo , Abbara Aula
Published: September 2022

Background: The Syrian conflict has resulted in significant displacement and increase in humanitarian needs within the last decade. Reports of increased prevalence of substance misuse and deliberate self-harm among internally-displaced Syrians are concerning, particularly given barriers to care for these conditions due to cultural stigma and legal repercussions for those reporting them. The aim of this study is to provide an overview of prevalence, risk factors and health services available for substance misuse and deliberate self-harm in Syria as well as share findings from a workshop with Syrian mental health stakeholders exploring current challenges with regards to these conditions.
Methods: A scoping review was conducted using key search terms regarding substance misuse and suicide and/or self-harm inside Syria. These findings were supplemented by a discussion among 25 Syrian mental health stakeholders, including psychologists, psychiatrists, public health, and policy professionals to highlight key challenges and identify locally appropriate solutions.
Results: Data regarding the prevalence of substance misuse and self-harm inside Syria among internally displaced populations varies greatly quality and accuracy. Substance misuse and deliberate self-harm, including suicide, are considered stigmatised and at times, criminalized, in Syria, leading to massive underreporting of prevalence, as well as underutilization of available treatment, which is also limited. The health system response in Syria, which has been compromised by a decade of conflict, is not prepared to cope with increasing rates of mental health disorders and particularly, substance misuse (i.e. Captagon) and instances of self-harm. Key suggestions from the workshop include the following: a) use of telepsychiatry and telepsychology interventions b) adaptation of WHO interventions c) multi-year investment and prioritisation of MHPSS programs and d) utilizing family skills interventions as a key tool in the
prevention for substance abuse and self-harm, while embedding social and cultural sensitivities into interventions.
Conclusions: Though current evidence gaps around substance misuse and deliberate self-harm in Syria remain, with the current socio-political climate in Syria, alongside significant shortfalls in funding for health, there is a present, urgent need to address these neglected MHPSS concerns. Emphasis must be placed on the needs of vulnerable populations including IDPs, war injured, children and teenagers.
ANÁLISE DA INFLUÊNCIA DA COVID- 19 EM PARTOS PREMATUROS: REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA
Authors: Meira Nobrega Dos Santos Gomes Gabriela , Ferreira Ingrid Jornada Bernardes , Alves Da Silva Santos Anna Izabel
Published: September 2022

Em 11 de fevereiro de 2020 a Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS) denominou uma nova doença, Coronavírus 19 (COVID-19) e sendo declarada a pandemia em março de 2021. A COVID-19 é causada por Coronavírus 2 de Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave (SARS- CoV-2). Gestantes foram suscetíveis a desenvolver um quadro clínico mais grave. A COVID-19 se relaciona a desfechos maternos e fetais adversos, incluindo admissão na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI), cesariana, sofrimento fetal e parto prematuro. Esta revisão integrativa teve como objetivo identificar os fatores que contribuem para que gestantes com COVID-19 evoluam para parto prematuro. Foram seguidos os critérios propostos pelo Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), a partir de publicações cientificas encontradas nas bases de dados Science Direct, PubMed e Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS/MEDLINE), direcionada com o auxílio dos descritores “preterm birth”, “premature birth labor”, “pregnancy” e “coronavirus infection”, verificados no Descritores em Ciências da Saúde. Foram eleitos os seguintes critérios de inclusão: responder à pergunta principal, artigos publicados entre os anos de 2019 e 2021 e nos idiomas inglês e português. Como resultados o estudo contou com uma amostra de 10 artigos que preencheram os critérios de inclusão, sendo que os estudos deveriam apresentar fatores de risco que influenciassem a progressão do parto prematuro em gestantes infectadas por COVID-19. Conclui-se, portanto, que um conjunto de fatores podem desencadear o parto prematuro, como a infecção por SARS-CoV-2 no terceiro trimestre da gestação, comorbidades, a coinfecção bacteriana, hipoxemia placentária, coagulopatias, transtornos mentais e iatrogênia. No entanto, é necessário estudos com uma população maior para homogeneizar os resultados.
DESENVOLVIMENTO DA RELAÇÃO COM O ESPAÇO EM QUE SE HABITA; SEUS REFLEXOS EMOCIONAIS E COMPORTAMENTAIS
Authors: Passamani Taiana Passos
Published: September 2022

O presente estudo tem como objetivo apresentar e ressaltar a importância do cuidado de si através da construção da relação íntima com a arquitetura. Com o avanço tecnológico vivido no mundo globalizado, observamos um distanciamento dos cuidados dedicados aos espaços, a diminuição da interação e entrega às pequenas rotinas e apreços com a casa. Viver deixou de ser cuidar-se e passou a ser sobrevivência. No entanto, começamos a perceber o quanto o estado de pressa, praticidade e rapidez pode nos ser danoso. O modo de viver e as relações de uma forma geral vêm se transformando rapidamente na sociedade contemporânea. Construímos ambientes simples e pobres em estímulos, ou que oferecem estímulos em desacordo com as intenções depositadas para cada espaço. Distanciamos-nos do encontro com nossas essências e construção de identidade, e expressão de personalidade. Os estudos nos trazem a importância em nosso campo emocional, cognitivo e comportamental de estarmos atentos ao nosso mundo exterior. Nos mostra como os espaços que habitamos podem ser moduladores de nosso bem estar e orientador de comportamentos. Vemos como a dedicação e zelo pode despertar a conecção pessoal com o mundo e o sentimento de pertencimento, trazendo segurança e clareza, e até uma vida mais feliz. Com os estudos apresentados conclui-se que negligenciar os cuidados com os ambientes onde vivemos pode diminuir nossa capacidade de relacionar-se bem com o mundo, com as pessoas e com nós mesmos. A arquitetura e o design de interiores passam a ocupar um papel terapêutico de autoconhecimento, autocuidado e transformação.
Slavic Month Names in Old Russia
Authors:   Udmurt State University, Dolgov Vadim V.
Published: September 2022

The article examines Slavic / pagan month names that existed in Old Russia in the 11th–14th centuries. The author systematizes the sources that contain references to these names. These sources are divided into three groups according to the number of references to the studied names in them. The first group is menologies, which, as a rule, form a single complex with the liturgical Aprakos-Gospels. Most references to the Slavic month names can be found there. The second group is comprised of the Old Russian narrative sources. The sources of this group are represented by one chronicle. This is the Tale of Bygone Years. There is one mentioning of the Slavic month name in this chronicle — “Gruden” (November). The third group unites various sources, whose common feature is the origin and existence in everyday life of common people. This group of sources includes birch bark letters, penances, graffiti, etc. There are no references to Slavic month names and practically no examples of using months to count time in these sources. Based on the examined data, the author comes to the conclusion that the Slavic / pagan month names came to Russia along with the Old Bulgarian (Church Slavonic) manuscripts and had no direct connection with local East Slavic customs.
The Stanjevići Monastery as a Source of Russian Influence in Montenegro
Authors:   University of Montenegro, Lekovic Zarko
Published: September 2022

The connections between Montenegro and Brda and Russia go back to the second half of the 16th century. During the reign of Ivan IV (1533–1584), the monk Theodore and the dukes from Piper, Drobnyak, and Rovac — Vule Bozhidarev, Ivan Perkov and Stanko Radetin — went to Russia for help. The first official ties with Russia were established at the end of the 17th century. They had been especially tense since 1711 when Peter the Great sent a letter to Bishop Danilo. This initial stage of relations between Montenegro and Russia developed in the context of the slow formation of state power and the constant struggle with the Turks. Relations with Russia, the help received from it, the advice and instructions of Russian envoys had a very strong influence on the construction of state power in Montenegro. The connections established at that time determined the historical course of close ties with Russia, fateful and salvific for the entire history of Montenegro. During the time of Metropolitans Savva and Vasilii, these ties deepened and strengthened. Empress Elizabeth accepted bishop Sava as the «master» of Montenegro. Metropolitan Vasilii also knew that the only salvation for Montenegro was its closest ties with Russia, and even persuaded Russia to take Montenegro under its protectorate. Thanks to Metropolitan Vasilii, the Stanjevići monastery became a nursery for Russian patronage. Following the example of their predecessors, Bishops Peter I and Peter II maintained close ties with Russia and their people, and the Stanjevići monastery played an important role in these relations during the 18th and first three decades of the 19th centuries.
Materials of the Russian Diplomatic Mission to Iran by Islen’ev and Griazev
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Shorokhov Vladimir A.
Published: September 2022

The study investigates the materials of the Russian ambassade S. Islen’ev and M. Griazev to the court of the Qizilbash shah Safī, stored in the funds of Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts. The archival file is a set of documents reflecting the process of the exchange of embassies between the Russian Tsardom and the Safavid Empire in 1635–1637. The aim of the embassy of S. I. Islen’ev and M. K. Griazev was to discuss some topical issues of bilateral relations such as duties, restitution cases, the purchase of Iranian niter etc. In addition, the documents describe the features of the court ceremonial in relation to foreign guests. The good preservation of the documents gives researchers the opportunity to study the ambassade at great length. As for the results of the embassy of Islen’ev and Griazev, they can be regarded as moderately positive. The high level of bilateral relations and their positive nature (“friendship and love”) were confirmed. In addition, the Safavid side once again confirmed the need to verify the membership of embassies and trade missions. On the other hand, the attempt of the tsar’s ambassadors to purchase niter in the shah’s possessions ended in failure. In general, the embassy of S. Islen’ev and M. Griazev was an ordinary diplomatic mission in terms of tasks and results, but this is its value for a scholar. Sustainability of the bilateral agenda and the presence of well-known “stumbling blocks” in its framework contributed to the regularity of Russian-Safavid ties.
Company’s servitization: Antecedents and consequences
Authors:   National Research University Higher School of Economics, Georgievsky Anton B.
Published: September 2022

The article defines the concept of “servitization”, identifies its features, and outlines the antecedents and consequences of servitization for the company. The analysis of academic literature on the concept of servitization was used as a research method. The author presents two approaches to the definition of the concept of “servitization”: the transformation process and the innovation of the business model. The former reflects the need for significant changes, while the latter draws attention to the change in the logic of creating, transferring and receiving value. The proposed definition of the concept of “servitization” adopts the “transformation process” approach, focuses on the formation of a solution and the orientation of a solution to achieve a result. The study highlights the features of servitization: the combination of goods and services, service orientation, focus on meeting customer needs, creating competitive advantages, commitment to the results, establishing relationships with customers, sharing knowledge, increasing the value of the offer and its differentiation, enhancing the productivity of a company. Servitization antecedents groups include improving competition, technological change, the development of international trade and changing consumer trends, while consequences groups include providing a strategic advantage, improving financial condition, increasing organizational efficiency, and developing customer relationships.
Professional standards and demand in the labor market in the sphere of higher management in Russia
Authors:   National Research University Higher School of Economics, Ternikov Andrei A.
Published: September 2022

The paper discusses the problem of aligning the professional standards with a real demand in the labor market of top management. The study proposes approaches to the analysis of demand in the labor market and algorithms for quantification of qualitative information about relevant skills, as well as the methodology for grouping professional standards and job advertisements. The research methods of text mining, topic modeling and cluster analysis were applied for the analysis of databases of vacancies and the professional standards. As a result, data on the labor market were summarized as 30 professional groups; each group is characterized by a specific set of competencies. The conclusions present the correspondence between the classification of labor market and the current need in personnel and areas of their discrepancy with respect to the matrix of skills for subgroups of professional standards and vacancies of the HeadHunter portal in the “Higher management” category are identified. The proposed approaches and methods allow to flexibly classify various professions between official classifiers and the demand in the labor market. It helps to improve the coordination between educational organizations and professional communities in order to ensure consistency of requirements for workers.
Language sensitivity development as a response to challenges of professional communication in business schools
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Orlova Elena V. , Zhukova Sofia V. ,   St. Petersburg State University, Martynova Tatyana A. ,   St. Petersburg State University, Kitaeva Elena M. ,   St. Petersburg State University, Gilenko Evgeniy V. ,   St. Petersburg State University, Bondar Vladimir A. ,   St. Petersburg State University, Cherenkov Vitally I. ,   St. Petersburg State University
Published: September 2022

The study is aimed at the research of language and communicative skills development in students at the borders of subject knowledge in business and management when operating in the interdisciplinary/cross-functional context. Design of the concept of cultivating language sensitivity has become one of the key learning outcomes of the study. The principles of the latter formulated the basics for the integrated course “Language of Professional Communication” developed for Master’s Degree Programmes “Corporate Finance”, “Business Analytics and Big Data”, “Smart City Management” in the Graduate School of Management, Saint Petersburg University. The empirical data obtained from semi-structured in-depth interviews held among the stakeholders of business education — employers, academic directors, professors, students and graduates — made it possible to formulate the main professional communicative challenges that graduates of business schools face. These professional communicative challenges have been incorporated into the course as the key elements that facilitate cultivation of integrated language, communication and subject-specific competences by placing them in cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary groups, thus achieving the maximum scope of diversity. The concept of the course aimed to cultivate language sensitivity creates all necessary conditions for preparing students of business schools to cross-functional professional activity in modern companies and increase their employability.
Self-concept of students of additional training programs in the field of management
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Zavyalova Elena K. , Posokhova Svetlana T. ,   St. Petersburg State University, Lisovskaya Antonina Yu. ,   St. Petersburg State University, Sokolov Dmitri N. ,   St. Petersburg State University
Published: September 2022

The paper deals with the key psychological factors of professional realization and social success of people participating in executive training programs in the field of management in the adulthood. The modern concept of continuing education needs to investigate the psychological and economic problems of adult learning. This research is devoted to the study of the self-concept as an important and insufficiently studied mechanism for regulating human behavior. The choice of training in MBA programs is considered as a manifestation of an active strategy of human adaptation to dynamic social and economic conditions. The study centers on the personal-activity and competenced-based approaches. The purpose of the study is to analyze the features of selfesteem and its role in the professional adaptation of adult students of executive programs (Master of Business Administration). The study used well-known psychological questionnaires and methods of descriptive and multidimensional analysis of data processing. The study revealed that the self-concept of students of Master of Business Administration programs plays a significant role in the choice of training as a way of professional development of managers. The inclusion of the emotional-evaluative component of the self-concept in the personal potential of students was statistically confirmed. The results indicate possible intrapersonal conflicts of students in the process of learning management as a significant field of professional activity. The study identified such factors as “problematic introversion”, “problematic creativity”, “problematic adaptability” and “self-critical leadership” which show the importance of accuracy of self-assessment for the choice of the content of training and the direction of self-development. The results of the study are important for understanding of the personal mechanisms of professional and career selfrealization of adults in the context of continuing education as well as for assessment of the effectiveness of receiving executive education.
Influence of personal characteristics of talents on voluntary dismissal: The case of Sheremetyevo international airport
Authors:   National Research University Higher School of Economics, Volchenko Tatiana V.
Published: September 2022

The article discusses the use of personal characteristics of talented employees in assessing the likelihood of their voluntary turnover. Despite a growing number of publications on talent management issues, most of the works focus on studying institutional conditions or corporate management practices. At the same time, a scant attention is paid to the peculiarities of talented employees’ labor behavior, including a critical problem for organizations in talent management — voluntary turnover. The paper aims to investigate the influence of the personal characteristics of talented employees on their decision to resign voluntarily. The theoretical part of the work is based on the model of an objective view on understanding qualified employees as those who have a particular set of characteristics that can determine their behavior regardless of the organizational context. In addition to the main socio-demographic and professional aspects of talents, the work uses non-cognitive personality parameters described by the “Big Five” model. The empirical part of the study is based on the data from a survey of 180 employees which was included in the talent management program of Sheremetyevo Airport. The results confirmed the influence of socio-demographic and non-cognitive characteristics on the likelihood of talented employees’ voluntary turnover. Also, some of the parameters, in contrast to the previous studies, have the opposite effect, and talent management programs do not retain talented employees. Despite its novelty, the conclusions of the work are limited because the empirical data was obtained from one though a heterogeneous company by its labor characteristics and the research was conducted during the crisis of 2020. The extension of the sample along with the set of non-cognitive traits can serve as a direction for further studies.
Regulatory technologies in traditional industries as an element of the digital transformation: Perspectives for development
Authors:   National Research University Higher School of Economics, Altynov Artem I. , Turovets Yulia V. ,   National Research University Higher School of Economics
Published: September 2022

The article considers regulatory technologies as one of the key topics in finance digitalization due to the consistent growth of fraud, compliance rules, and procedures. It also gains attention in other traditional industries to answer similar scope of challenges. Regulatory technologies have become a common element of digitalization which allows for effective management of a growing administrative burden and reduces associated risks. At the same time, regulatory technologies adoption can be considered as an indirect indicator of the digitalization effects, including the growth of regulatory burden. This paper identifies the main objectives of regulatory technologies adoption relevant to traditional industries (telecommunication, trade, manufacturing, transport, construction, energy and utilities, healthcare, public administration). Based on the results, the study offers the prospects for regulatory technologies development in these industries according to the proposed composite index. It comprises nine indicators in four groups measuring financial losses from fraud and data leakages, administrative compliance workload, the digital maturity of sectors. The results indicate that the highest potential for regulatory technologies adoption, apart from service (finance, telecommunication, trade), is significant for manufacturing and healthcare due to a high frequency of fraud, data breaches, high compliance costs, and new regulatory requirements associated with the increasing pace of digitalization.
Transition from War Communism to NEP in the Cossack Regions of Southern Russia: Features of Interaction between the Government and the Rural Population
Authors:   Kuban State University, Baranov A. V. , Yakhutl Yu. A. ,   Kuban State University
Published: September 2022

This article explores the transition from “war communism” to the New Economic Policy in the Cossack regions of Southern Russia, one of the leading agricultural regions. The authors aim to identify regional features of the transition to the NEP on the Don, Kuban, and Terek in the context of military-political conflict between the authorities and the rural population. The novelty of this study is sources used for the first time: reviews of Special departments of military units and bodies of the Cheka, the North Caucasus Military District, reports of party bodies of the RCP(b), and Cheka organs. The reasons for the slow transition to NEP, weak support for NEP, and resistance to reforms of local party and Soviet employers are identified. The Civil War in the Cossack regions of Southern Russia was the most protracted and fierce, and it was a compound conflict: it combined class, class, and center-regional confrontation. The main subject of the conflict in the agrarian region was the ownership of land and agricultural products. The Soviet system destroyed the local Cossack self-government and abolished the estates, but it forced to preserve the labor allotment land use of the Cossacks. The Don and Kuban were the main sources of food for European Russia, what led to the preservation of the “war-communist” practices of food policy in 1921–1922. The personnel of the party and state authorities remained illiterate, recruited mainly from the inhabitants of other regions, and often underwent rotation. These factors caused not only an escalation of the social conflict, but also a crisis of governance. The transition to the NEP required the gradual restoration of civil peace in the Cossack regions, what was mostly achieved by the end of 1922.
Justice on the Frontier: Mixed Court of Chinese Eastern Railway
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Verniaev I. I.
Published: September 2022

The paper discusses the mixed courts of the Chinese Eastern Railway (CER). The researchers studied mostly the early stages of mixed courts of the CER, did not use mass data, and did not compare this model of mixed justice with the courts of borderlands of the Russian Empire and the imperial post-reform justice. The paper provides a statistical analysis of court cases in 1908 and 1913 using the reporting sheets. This made it possible to trace changes in activities of a mixed court at a later stage of its functioning. The article reveals changes in the types of civil and criminal cases, the composition of trial participants, the types of court decisions. The study revealed that the number and proportion of inter-Chinese court cases increased significantly. The paper concludes about the multi-component nature of the legal basis of mixed courts. Changes in the staff of the judicial collegiums are analyzed. A comparison of the CER mixed courts with the judicial institutions of the Russian Empire borderlands, with the post-reform imperial justice and the mixed courts of the international settlements of Shanghai is carried out. It is concluded that the mixed courts creatively combined the institutional elements of different judicial system. The analysis of statistical data and descriptions allows to draw preliminary conclusions about the attitude of the population towards mixed courts and the role of this type of justice in establishing law and order on the CER. The study concludes that the mixed justice, bringing together the heterogeneous in origin and characteristics of judicial and legal practices and views, contributed to the formation of a common regional cultural and legal field on the Manchurian frontier.
Solidaridad digital y migraciones: análisis sobre el uso de tecnologías digitales entre ciudadanos venezolanos en Quito, Ecuador
Authors: Mantilla Jorge
Published: September 2022

El objetivo principal del artículo fue analizar el uso de tecnologías de comunicación digital en las prácticas de solidaridad desarrolladas entre migrantes venezolanos en la ciudad de Quito, Ecuador. La metodología aplicada se basó en entrevistas a profundidad y análisis de contenidos en grupos de WhatsApp. El trabajo de campo fue realizado entre junio de 2020 y marzo de 2021. Para el muestreo se empleó una estrategia no probabilística (snowball sampling). La naturaleza cualitativa del estudio no permite generalizaciones estadísticas. No obstante, los resultados obtenidos caracterizan las prácticas de solidaridad digital en grupos con lazos sociales fuertes (familias) y débiles. Las conclusiones indican que, en las familias transnacionales la solidaridad digital se basa en sentidos de co-presencia que facilitan el cumplimiento de obligaciones morales, la generación de economías de cuidado y el soporte emocional; mientras que, en grupos sin conexiones previas la solidaridad se construye mediante comunidades digitales en espacios masivos e impersonales.
La perspectiva ontológica de Freire sobre el despertar de la conciencia del estudiante a través de la enseñanza
Authors: Loayza Maturrano Edward Faustino
Published: September 2022

En el centenario del nacimiento de Paulo Freire, la interpretación de la opresión y la liberación en Pedagogía del oprimido todavía tiene un valor humano a través de las culturas, el espacio y el tiempo, e inspira a los educadores a repensar la enseñanza, pues la conciencia subjetiva de los estudiantes está oscurecida desde una perspectiva ontológica. Este estudio teórico analiza desde esta perspectiva el descubrimiento de un nuevo estudiante y un nuevo docente: un estudiante con ejercicio de la conciencia subjetiva en la enseñanza y un docente con mayor eficacia, que supera las barreras de la desigualdad mediante la pedagogía del diálogo y el cultivo de la conciencia crítica del estudiante con el propósito de dignificarlo a través de su rol agente en las actividades de enseñanza, que le es negado en la actualidad. Asimismo, se establecen algunas discusiones y soluciones prácticas para lograr un cambio en la educación y la enseñanza.En el centenario del nacimiento de Paulo Freire, la interpretación de la opresión y la liberación en Pedagogía del oprimido todavía tiene un valor humano a través de las culturas, el espacio y el tiempo, e inspira a los educadores a repensar la enseñanza, pues la conciencia subjetiva de los estudiantes está oscurecida desde una perspectiva ontológica. Este estudio teórico analiza desde esta perspectiva el descubrimiento de un nuevo estudiante y un nuevo docente: un estudiante con ejercicio de la conciencia subjetiva en la enseñanza y un docente con mayor eficacia, que supera las barreras de la desigualdad mediante la pedagogía del diálogo y el cultivo de la conciencia crítica del estudiante con el propósito de dignificarlo a través de su rol agente en las actividades de enseñanza, que le es negado en la actualidad. Asimismo, se establecen algunas discusiones y soluciones prácticas para lograr un cambio en la educación y la enseñanza.
Long Non-coding RNA DLGAP1-AS1 and DLGAP1-AS2: Two Novel
Oncogenes in Multiple Cancers
Authors: Zhao Fangnan , Tan Fangshun , Tang Lu , Du Zhuoying , Chen Xiaoya , Yang Yuzhi , Zhou Gang , Yuan Chengfu
Published: September 2022

Background:

The change of lncRNA expression is known to affect the progression
of tumors. This has fueled numerous investigations aiming at the mystery of lncRNA.
Clear lncRNA has been the hotspot of antisense RNAs research. More and more
lncRNAs have been proven to take effect as oncogenes of multitudinous cancers and accelerate
tumor progression. This review elucidates the pathophysiological functions of lncRNA
DLGAP1-AS1 and lncRNA DLGAP1-AS2 in a variety of tumors.

Methods:

Via systematic analysis and in-depth study about relevant articles in PubMed,
this article analyzes and summarizes the mechanism of antisense transcripts DLGAP1-
AS1 and DLGAP1-AS2 in tumor development.

Results:

DLGAP1-AS1 and DLGAP1-AS2 can exert their effect as oncogenes on various
cancers. The expression of DLGAP1-AS1 is aberrantly high in various tumors, including
GC, BC, HCC, glioblastoma and CRC. Concurrently, in LC, RC, HCC, GC, glioma
and CCA, DLGAP1-AS2 is also discovered to be highly expressed. And they have a
strong pertinence with a poor prognosis. The disorder of DLGAP1-AS1 and DLGAP1-
AS2 in different tumors has different malignant impacts on tumors, not only to invasion,
apoptosis, multiplication and EMT of tumor cells but also to drug resistance and
radioresistance. In addition, DLGAP1-AS2 was revealed to have the ability to predict the
prognosis of WT and RCC.

Conclusion:

The regulatory effects of DLGAP1-AS1 and DLGAP1-AS2 on tumors
make them possible to be clinical markers for the early diagnosis of tumors and effective
therapeutic targets.