bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A.C. Cuza, German Antisemitism, and the Swastika
Authors: BLASEN Philippe Henri
Published: September 2022

This case study of transnational antisemitism in the 1910s and 1920s argues that the Romanian antisemite A.C. Cuza (1857-1947) copied the swastika from the German antisemite Heinrich Kraeger (1870-1945). It examines the evolution of Cuza’s political antisemitism from the 1890s until 1923 and discusses the possible origins of Cuza’s use of the swastika and his interpretations of the symbol. It highlights that Cuza used various foreign sources to produce vague and contradictory interpretations of the swastika, that he made no effort to give it a coherent racial meaning, and that he opportunistically but inconsistently tried to Christianise it. The study concludes that the swastika in his view became both a German and a Romanian ethnic symbol, performing the same antisemitic function in each context.
Article history: Received 25.05.2022; Revised: 26.07.2022; Accepted: 26.07.2022; Available online: 15.09.2022
Rezumat: Acest studiu de caz de antisemitism transnațional în anii 1910-1920 susține teoria că A.C. Cuza (1857-1947) a copiat svastica de la antisemitul german Heinrich Kraeger (1870-1945). Articolul examinează evoluția antisemitismului politic dezvoltat de Cuza între anii 1890 şi 1923 şi discută posibilele origini ale utilizării svasticii de către Cuza şi ale interpretărilor pe care le-a dat acestui simbol. Articolul subliniază că A.C. Cuza a folosit diverse surse străine pentru a produce interpretări vagi şi contradictorii ale svasticii; că nu a făcut niciun efort pentru a-i da un conținut semantic rasial coerent şi că, în mod oportunist şi inconsistent, a încercat să o creştineze. Articolul conclude că, în viziunea lui Cuza, svastica a devenit un simbol etnic în acelaşi timp german şi român, având aceeaşi funcție antisemită în fiecare dintre aceste contexte.
Cuvinte cheie: Antisemitism politic; antisemitism studențesc; naționalism român; transnaționalism; Liga Apărării Naționale Creştine; Garda de Fier
Dawns in Abkhazia are still quiet: the forgotten roots of a post-Soviet frozen conflict
Authors: CHELARU Valeria
Published: September 2022

This article re-evaluates Abkhazia's frozen conflict in light of the region's shared history with the Soviet Union. The article's primary purpose is to re-examine the role of politicized identities in the emergence and maintenance of frozen conflicts. Since macro perspectives on the frozen conflicts in the former Soviet space might not be entirely relevant to understanding such a mechanism, Abkhazia's case study provides us the opportunity to substantiate the post-imperial legacy's intricacies. To achieve that, the region's Soviet history, intrinsically linked to Soviet Union's political configuration, has been scrutinized. The impact of the Soviet policies on Abkhazia's engineering for political purposes is tackled in conjunction with the region's ethnic identity.
Article history: Received: 24.05.2022; Revised 06.08.2022; Accepted: 06.08.2022; Available online: 15.09.2022
Rezumat: Articolul încearcă să reinterpreteze conflictul înghețat din Abkhazia în durata lungă a istoriei împărtăşite în Uniunea Sovietică. Pentru aceasta va fi reexaminat rolul jucat de identitățile politizate/bolşevizate în crearea şi menținerea conflictelor înghețate. Cum viziunile macro nu reuşesc să explice pe deplin acest mecanism, prin acest studiu de caz dedicat Abhkaziei încercăm să explicăm moştenirile imperiale postsovietice în lumina dezvoltărilor istorice din perioada comunistă în care ingineriile politice au afctat şi identitățile etnice.
Cuvinte cheie: conflicte înghețate, Abkhazia, naționalism, identități, Uniunea Sovietică.
Party Education and Cadre Schools in Communist Romania. Some Preliminary Considerations
Authors: VELIMIROVICI Felician
Published: September 2022

The present lines raise the question of the necessity of a thorough study of a largely ignored chapter in the history of Romanian communism, namely the system of party education and cadre schools. If in a first phase, in Romanian post-socialist historiography, the orientation towards the research of the extremes of the system, of terror and repression has prevailed, nowadays it is at least as necessary to understand the mechanisms by which the communist system was perpetuated and regenerated. Party schools were more than mere instruments of indoctrination, manipulation and propaganda, they represented key institutions that fully contributed to the construction of the system itself.
Article history: Received: 22.06.2022; Revised: 04.08.2022; Accepted: 04.08.2022; Available online: 15.09.2022
Rezumat: Materialul de față ridică problema necesității studierii unui capitol mai puțin cunoscut din istoria comunismului românesc, anume sistemul învățământului de partid şi al şcolilor sale de cadre. Dacă într-o primă fază, în istoriografia românească post-socialistă a predominat orientarea către cercetarea extremelor sistemului, a terorii şi represiunii, în prezent este cel puțin la fel de necesară înțelegerea mecanismelor prin care sistemul comunist s-a perpetuat şi regenerat. Şcolile de partid au fost mai mult decât simple instrumente de îndoctrinare, manipulare şi propagandă, ele reprezentând nişte instituții-cheie care au contribuit din plin la însăşi construcția sistemului.
Cuvinte-cheie: învățământ politic, şcoli de partid, cadre, Partidul Comunist Român.
INTERVIEW: BRIAN Ó CONCHUBHAIR
Authors: Ó CONCHUBHAIR Brian
Published: September 2022

Q: Literary history, be it national, local, or regional, is perhaps the most conservative form of literary study, with many claiming that the method is outmoded. What can literary histories do to overcome both the risk of obsolescence and their inherent conservatism?
A: Literary historians have grappled with this challenge since at least the early 1960s, a time when revolution was blowing in the wind, as demands for individual rights and freedoms came to the fore in the United States and on European campuses. In a 1963 essay entitled ‘Is Literary History Obsolete?’ College English (Vol. 24, No. 5) Robert E. Spiller addressed this question in the context of what was then an exciting and emerging ‘New criticism.’ His rebuttal, some six decades later, merits consideration. There is, he contends, a process of cross-breeding between two or more kinds of history. Events in one area of human experience have a habit of growing out of conditions in other areas. He cites, as examples: the French revolution and A Tale of Two Cities, and American whaling and Moby Dick. Similarly, he argues, significant historical events relate to one or more key personalities whose thoughts and actions precipitated it: battles are always associated with generals (Washington, Wellington or Lee); political events with statesmen (Gladstone, Webster, Bismarck) and changes in the history of thought with thinkers (Locke, Darwin or Marx). Spiller expressed concerns at aesthetic, rhetorical and linguistic analysis dominating basic college textbooks and required courses to the near exclusion of the survey or background course. Such a trend was becoming so prevalent that any suggestion of a historical reference was, he observed, considered ‘distracting, superficial, even at times (it would almost seem) immoral.’ He would not have fared well in the intervening years. Cultural Theory is now so entrenched that history literary courses seem antiquarian if not antediluvian. Yet, his warning that “Research in literature had become what Professor Lowes of Harvard once called, ‘Learning more and more about less and less,’” holds some merit. Professors have long despaired of freshman writing skills, but more alarming is the growing disinclination of undergraduates to read large amounts of primary material in the American university system. The norm would now appear to be a short story or two per week rather than a collection per week.
INTERVIEW: DANIEL O’GORMAN
Authors: O’GORMAN Daniel
Published: September 2022

Q: Literary history, be it national, local, or regional, is perhaps the most conservative form of literary study, with many claiming that the method is outmoded. What can literary histories do to overcome both the risk of obsolescence and their inherent conservatism?
A: I would not describe myself as a literary historian and have at times actively resisted this approach in my own work, in line with influential recent arguments made by the likes of Eric Hayot and Susan Stanford Friedman, both of whom I have discussed with my students in class. Having said that, I don’t think that literary histories are necessarily inherently conservative. What the recent, period-sceptic approaches to historical scholarship have shown, crucially, is that there are other ways of organising literary study that produce different insights and enable access to different forms of knowledge, including insights into forms of knowledge and experience that would have been marginalised by traditional forms of literary history (hence the perception that literary history is an outmoded and politically conservative form).
AMBIVALENCES OF A “TOUR DE FORCE: ISTORIA LITERATURII ROMÂNE CONTEMPORANE” AS CRITIQUE AND AS LITERATURE
Authors: MATEI Alexandru
Published: September 2022

Ambivalences of a Tour de Force: Istoria Literaturii Române Contemporane as Critique and as Literature. This essay starts from hypothesizing a double dimension of Mihai Iovănel’s History: critical and literary (or, as Matei says, poetic). The idea of such an interpretation is given by Iovănel’s quoting a late text by Louis Althusser, in which the French philosopher defines the figure of an “aleatory materialist,” as opposed to a “dialectical” materialist. While critics have already discussed the critical dimension of Iovănel’s project, an aspect Matei also examines in the last part of his contribution, less has been said, he maintains, about the History as a literary project, as “writing.” Matei thus attends to the qualities and shortcomings of Iovănel’s project, which stem, he claims, from the aforementioned double dimension of the History.
Article history: Received 20 February 2022; Revised 19 August 2022; Accepted 31 August 2022; Available online 20 September 2022; Available print 30 September 2022.
REZUMAT. Ambivalențele unui tour de force: Istoria literaturii române contemporane, proiect critic și proiect literar. Eseul de față pornește de la ipoteza că Istoria literaturii române contemporane a lui Mihai Iovănel are o dublă dimensiune: una critică și una literară (poetică). Ideea unei astfel de interpretări își are originea într-un citat dintr-un text târziu al lui Louis Althusser, în care filosoful francez distinge între un “materialist aleatoriu” și un materialist “dialectic,” care apare în Prefața cărții. Dimensiunea critică a proiectului lui Iovănel a fost deja discutată într-o serie de articole și mă ocup de aceasta în ultima parte a acestui eseu. Despre dimensiunea literară a proiectului său s-a vorbit mai puțin. Aș dori să evaluez, dintr-un punct de vedere mărturisit marginal, calitățile și defectele Istoriei în măsura în care acestea rezultă din articularea celor două dimensiuni amintite.
Cuvinte-cheie: Mihai Iovănel, poetica istoriei literare, materialism aleatoriu, literatura română contemporană
“QUESTA SIEPE”. SULL’ “INFINITO” DI LEOPARDI TRA TRADUZIONE E INTERPRETAZIONE
Authors: DAMIAN Otilia Ștefania
Published: September 2022

“Questa siepe”. On Leopardi’s Infinity between Translation and Interpretation. This study aims to analyse the translation of Giacomo Leopardi’s Infinito in Romanian made by Eta Boeriu (1923-1984) and of some other modern translations of this poem in Romanian. The author demonstrates that the translation of Eta Boeriu is still the most refined one, so we will compare it especially with the variants of Lascăr Sebastian and Vasile Romanciuc. Using the concepts of Eugen Coșeriu’s translation theory (Coșeriu 2009), especially his references to meaning, designation and sense (Coșeriu 1991, 220-21), Damian focuses on the term “siepe” (“hedge”), on its role in creating the sense of limit and the infinity in the poetry and on its linguistic and cognitive synonyms in the different Romanian translations.
Article history: Received 22 May 2022; Revised 15 August 2022; Accepted 20 August 2022; Available online 20 September 2022; Available print 30 September 2022.
REZUMAT. “Questa siepe”. Despre Infinitul lui Leopardi între traducere și interpretare. Prezentul studiu își propune să analizeze traducerea în limba română a poeziei L’Infinito de Giacomo Leopardi realizată de Eta Boeriu (1923-1984) și a unora dintre ultimele traduceri moderne ale acesteia în limba română. Vom încerca să demonstrăm că versiunea Etei Boeriu este în continuare cea mai rafinată, fapt ce rezultă în special din compararea acesteia cu variantele lui Lascăr Sebastian și Vasile Romanciuc. Folosind conceptele teoriei traducerii lui Eugen Coșeriu (Coșeriu 2009), în special referințele sale la semnificație, desemnare și sens (Coșeriu 1991, 220-221), ne vom concentra asupra termenului “siepe” (“gard viu”), asupra rolului său în crearea ideii de limită și de infinit în textul leopardian, oprindu-ne asupra sinonimelor sale lingvistice și cognitive în diferitele traduceri românești.
Cuvinte-cheie: Leopardi, Coșeriu, teoria traducerii, Infinitul, Eta Boeriu, Yves Bonnefoy
DISSOLUTION DU SUJET ET SPECULARITE MINERALE DANS LA POETIQUE DE ROGER CAILLOIS
Authors: MOLL François
Published: September 2022

Dissolution of the Subject and Mineral Specularity in the Poetics of Roger Caillois. Heir to analogical thought – which is a scientific, philosophical and poetic thought of nature – Roger Caillois develops a demanding poetic ethics. Postulating, in his critical and poetic work, the necessary dissolution of the subject, Caillois only seeks to strengthen his presence, to ward off his fear of indistinction and to ensure, ultimately, his own scriptural legitimacy. In doing so, he chooses stone, which he opposes to the indecent volubility of the plant, as a literary model of sustainability, as the emblem of his poetics and as a lyrical mirror through which alone he agrees to appear in his own text.
Article history: Received 20 April 2022; Revised 29 August 2022; Accepted 30 August 2022; Available online 20 September 2022; Available print 30 September 2022.
REZUMAT. Disolutia subiectului și specularitate minerală în opera poetică a lui Roger Caillois. Promotor al gândirii analogice – o gândire științifică, filozofică și poetică a naturii – Roger Caillois dezvoltă o etică poetică extrem de exigentă. Postulând, în opera sa critică și poetică, necesitatea dizolvării subiectului, Caillois urmărește totodată să reconfirme prezența eului poetic, să-și alunge teama de instinct și să-și asigure, în cele din urmă, propria legitimitate literară. Procedând astfel, alege piatra, văzută mereu în opoziție cu volubilitatea indecentă a plantei, drept model literar al durabilului. Piatra va deveni atât o emblemă a poeticii lui Caillois, cât și un spațiu de reflectare a eului liric.
Cuvinte-cheie: Caillois, poezie, natură, disoluție, subiect
Ficção e imaginação no mundo das religiões
Authors: Nogueira Paulo Augusto de Souza , Carbullanca Nuñes César , Díaz Araujo Magdalena
Published: September 2022

Um dos eixos centrais dos estudos de religião se debruça sobre as relações da religião com o poder. Historicamente, os discursos religiosos têm desempenhado um papel de fornecer suporte para ideologias econômicas e políticas que não só mascaram a realidade como também fundamentam relações assimétricas e opressoras nas sociedades. No mundo contemporâneo, o discurso religioso tem tido um papel estratégico na articulação de novas frentes políticas ultraconservadoras, quando não fundamentalistas, que promovem políticas de discriminação racial e misoginia. Dessa forma, a Bíblia e as tradições cristãs, por exemplo, estão sendo cooptadas por uma agenda de extrema direita, fazendo com que o debate político contemporâneo se torne também um debate de ideias religiosas, numa luta por interpretações, ou mesmo pela possibilidade de outras interpretações que não as que se pretende impor. Esse problema se apresenta na sociedade brasileira, por exemplo, na constituição de um discurso religioso conservador interconfessional – de liderança evangélica – aliado a uma agenda política que intenta ser nacionalista e defensora de valores supostamente tradicionais, combatendo frontalmente pautas da diversidade de gênero, de questões ambientais, da defesa dos povos originários etc. Uma das ênfases desses grupos é o ataque do princípio constitucional da laicidade do Estado, promovendo interferências de pautas religiosas específicas nas políticas nacionais.
Þróun eigin fagmennsku í skapandi starfi: Starfendarannsókn í leikskóla
Authors: Sívertsen Ásta Möller , Jónsdóttir Svanborg Rannveig , Guðjónsdóttir Hafdís
Published: September 2022

Sköpun er mikilvæg þroska barna og er jafnframt einn grunnþáttur menntunar á Íslandi. Leikskólar sem horfa til starfsaðferða Reggio Emilia leggja áherslu á börn sem getumikla og skapandi einstaklinga. Þegar skólinn leggur rækt við meðfædda hæfileika þeirra eru allar líkur á að börnum finnist þau geta haft áhrif á samfélagið. Hlutverk kennara í skapandi skólastarfi felst í að skapa aðstæður sem styðja við skapandi hugsun og verkefni með áherslu á ferli umfram endanlega útkomu. Hér er sagt frá starfendarannsókn leikskólakennara sem rýndi í eigin starfshætti með áherslu á aukið vægi skapandi starfs á einni deild í leikskóla. Gagnaöflun hófst í janúar 2018 og lauk í október sama ár. Gagna var aflað með skrifum í rannsóknardagbók, með vettvangsathugunum og ljósmyndum. Gögnin voru greind reglulega og sem heild í lokin. Niðurstöðurnar voru flokkaðar í eftirfarandi flokka: Tækifærin í umhverfinu, kaflaskil og faglegt sjálfstraust. Meginþættir hvers kafla eru kynntir með dæmum úr rannsóknardagbók. Niðurstöður rannsóknarinnar varpa ljósi á mikilvægi þess að leikskólakennari beiti virkri hlustun í starfi og að gagnkvæm virðing ríki milli kennara og barna. Ein sterkustu skilaboðin sem þessi rannsókn felur í sér eru hversu mikils virði er fyrir faglega vinnu kennara að gera starfendarannsókn og gera breytingar á eigin starfsháttum.
RIVERO WEBER, Paulina, Introducción a la bioética. Desde una pers- pectiva filosófica. México: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2021
Authors: Luque Moya Gloria
Published: September 2022

Reseña RIVERO WEBER, Paulina, Introducción a la bioética. Desde una perspectiva filosófica. México: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2021
MARIN, Higinio, Civismo y ciudadanía, Madrid: La Huerta Grande, 2019, 169 páginas
Authors: Corredera Fernández Alejandra
Published: September 2022

Reseña MARIN, Higinio, Civismo y ciudadanía, Madrid: La Huerta Grande, 2019, 169 páginas
Unas notas sobre el ímpetu creador de la vida:
Authors: Ferrer García Alberto
Published: September 2022

El presente artículo expone cómo, en el pensamiento de García Bacca, la noción de «vida» y la función decisiva que esta desempeña en el mismo, está estrechamente imbricada a una actividad libre y creadora; colocándonos más en la estela de Bergson que en la de Ortega o Dilthey como, hasta el momento, los estudiosos de Gar-cía Bacca han venido situándole.
Derrida y la deconstrucción de la metafísica marxista
Authors: Alvaro Daniel
Published: September 2022

El artículo se propone elucidar la lectura deconstructiva que Derrida lleva a cabo de la filosofía de Marx y, más ampliamente, de los presupuestos metafísicos de la filosofía marxista. Espectros de Marx (1993) funciona como el punto de partida de un análisis histórico y conceptual que rastrea algunas de las principales hipótesis de este libro en publicaciones, entrevistas, cursos y seminarios fechados entre 1964 y 2004. La pregunta que sirve como hilo conductor de este trabajo es cómo interpretar filosófica y políticamente la deconstrucción de la ontología marxista.
La ambigüedad en Søren Kierkegaard. Una aproximación crítica
Authors: Zabalo Jacobo
Published: September 2022

Por la encrucijada que la figura de Søren Kierkegaard supone en la historia del pensamiento, siendo comúnmente considerado como gozne entre el idealismo y las filosofías de la existencia, entre la creencia en un espíritu objetivo y la reivindicación subjetivista que halla acomodo en el agitado siglo XX, parecería obligado identificar y aislar la cuestión propiamente filosófica, en el seno de una producción tan peculiar como la suya. Una producción abundante en incógnitas, pistas falsas y autores ficticios, con preocupaciones que pertenecen a ámbitos contrastados, de la estética a la teología. Por su problematicidad inherente, el concepto de ambigüedad -que él mismo tematizó- puede entenderse clave en la aproximación crítica a su obra, como verdadero “contra-concepto”.
Lola Ruiz Picasso
Authors: Salazar Jiménez Pablo Miguel
Published: September 2022

Con motivo del cincuenta aniversario de la donación que realizó Pablo Picasso en 1970, el Museu Picasso de Barcelona acoge «Lola Ruiz Picasso», una muestra concebida como el culmen de un año en el que se ha reivindicado la esencia de la colección de la pinacoteca. Comisariada por Malén Gual y presentada del 12 de noviembre de 2021 al 27 de febrero de 2022, esta exposición rinde homenaje a la hermana del pintor malagueño y su labor como guardiana del tesoro picassiano de la Ciudad Condal, papel que heredó de manos de su madre, doña María Picasso López. Su rigor en el cuidado del legado que dejó su hermano es admirable, ya que tuvo lugar durante el período comprendido entre la Guerra Civil y la dictadura franquista, momento en el que ella misma transmitió esta responsabilidad a sus hijos, los hermanos Vilató Ruiz. El material donado por el artista consta de 236 óleos, 1.149 dibujos, 17 cuadernos de dibujo, 4 libros de texto con dibujos y notas y 40 obras de otros artistas, incluyendo gran parte de las obras realizadas durante sus años de formación como artista hasta llegar al llamado período azul y las pinturas que ejecutó en 1917 en la capital catalana mientras trabajaba para los Ballets Russes.
Serum myostatin decreases in exercising and aging Alaskan sled dogs, while growth and differentiation factor 15 remains unaltered
Authors: Shiomitsu Sayaka , Hansen Cristina M. , Lenfest Margret I. , Frye Christopher W. , Wakshlag Joseph J.
Published: September 2022

OBJECTIVES

To evaluate the serum concentrations of myostatin and growth and differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) in Alaskan Husky sled dogs participating in a 350-mile (560-km) race and in an older population, and to examine correlations between changes in serum concentrations and body condition scores (BCSs).

ANIMALS

Dogs were recruited from 3 teams of Alaskan Huskies participating in the Alaskan–Yukon Quest sled-dog race and retirees from a research sled-dog colony.

PROCEDURES

Serum samples and BCSs were collected prior to racing, midway, and postrace; and in an older cohort (13 to 14 years). Myostatin and GDF-15 concentrations were assessed using commercially available ELISA kits.

RESULTS

The median myostatin prerace concentration (9,519 pg/mL) was significantly greater than the mid- and postrace concentrations (7,709 pg/mL and 3,247 pg/mL, respectively). The prerace concentration was also significantly greater than that of the retired sled group dogs at 6,134 pg/mL. GDF-15 median serum concentrations did not change significantly across any racing time point (approx 350 pg/mL) or in the older cohort. No significant correlations were observed between changes in BCS and myostatin or GDF-15 concentrations.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE

Serum myostatin decreases dramatically, yet no correlations to loss of BCS could be found. Myostatin signaling may be involved in maintaining hypertrophic signaling during intense exercise. Neither racing distance nor geriatric/retirement status appears to have an effect on serum GDF-15 concentration. Myostatin was less in the older, retired sled dogs compared to the younger racing cohort. Such differences highlight the roles that fitness level and age play regarding myostatin levels.
International Scientific and Practical Conference Digital International Relations 2022
Authors: Ulanova A. E.
Published: September 2022

On April 14-15 the International scientific and practical conference Digital international relations 2022 took place at MGIMO University. The event was organized by MGIMO University in cooperation with Ivannikov Institute for System Programming of the RAS under the aegis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Plenary session International Relations in the Context of Digitalization of Public Life was opened with the speeches of the Rector of MGIMO University A. Torkunov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs S. Lavrov, the Minister of Science and Higher Education V. Falkov, the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences A. Sergeyev, the Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media A. Shoytov, the Director of the Institute for System Programming A. Avetisyan and the President of the Russian association for public relations Ye. Minchenko. Distinguished guests noted the growing role of digital technologies in world politics, public administration, economics, education, and science. There were lots of sessions, panel discussions and round tables, such as Digital public diplomacy: new rules of international politics; Digital transformation of ASEAN and Russia: points of convergence; Legal support for the development of the digital economy in Russia and abroad; Diplomatic and consular service in the era of digitalization of international relations; Digital technologies and new media; Digital youth: what awaits the employer in the 21st century; Data analysis and international processes dynamics; Business models and business processes’ digital transformation; Regional experience of the economy and social sphere digitalization: best practices. The conference was attended by more than 750 professionals from different countries and regions – scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs working in IT, social science, and humanities. This variety helped to hold lively and open discussions on the most relevant and significant topics and to establish interaction between highly qualified specialists who have absolutely different but equally deep understanding of digital technologies.
The concept of accounting for contractual obligations in the accounting for revenue from contracts with customers
Authors: PLOTNIKOV Viktor S. , KANAPINOVA Saule S.
Published: September 2022

Subject. This article discusses the possibility of using the concept of accounting for contractual obligations in the accounting for revenue from contracts with customers.
Objectives. The article aims to present changes in the methodological approach to the reflection in the accounting for revenue from contracts with customers, based on the recognition of contractual obligations arising from these contracts as accounting objects and elements of financial reporting.
Methods. The article defines a promising area for the development of the theory and practice of accounting related to the use of institutional theory, in terms of the contract theory, and contractual obligations arising from contracts, the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting, as well as the provisions of IFRS 15 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
Conclusions. IFRS 15 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers is an additional confirmation of the use of the theoretical concept of accounting for contractual (constructive) obligations arising from past events (signing of an exchange transaction agreement) and are objects of accounting.
Provision for inventory impairment in accordance with Federal Accounting Standard (FSBU) 5/2019: Challenges and solutions
Authors: SITNIKOVA Valentina A.
Published: September 2022

Subject. This article discusses the issues related to the formation, increase, restoration of the provision for inventory impairment in the context of Federal Accounting Standard (FSBU) 5/2019 – Inventories application.
Objectives. The article aims to identify the most justified options for accounting of the business facts to form, increase and restore the provision amount for the inventory impairment.
Methods. For the study, I used the methods of analysis and synthesis, comparison, generalization, and modeling.
Results. The article focuses on problematic issues related to the determination of the provision amount and the reflection of entries in the accounts, and reveals the position of the authors on their solution.
Conclusions and Relevance. In some cases, Federal Accounting Standard (FSBU) 5/2019 – Inventories does not contain unambiguous instructions regarding the formation of information on provision for the inventory impairment, and therefore there is uncertainty that makes it difficult to account for certain facts of economic life. The recommendations proposed in the article can be useful for practical application by economic entities in determining their position in relation to records in the formation, increase, restoration of the provision amount in connection with the use of Federal Accounting Standard (FSBU) 5/2019 – Inventories.
Capacity characteristics of the European and Ural Arctic seaports: Development scenarios
Authors: KISELENKO Anatolii N. , SUNDUKOV Evgenii Yu.
Published: September 2022

Subject. This article analyzes the capacity and cargo turnover of the European and Ural Arctic seaports.
Objectives. The article aims to develop scenarios for the development of seaports of the European and Ural Arctic, which will help predict their cargo turnover and determine opportunities for capacity growth.
Methods. For the study, we used statistical, systems, and comparative analyses.
Results. Based on the analysis of the current capacities and cargo turnover of the European and Ural Arctic seaports, the article develops polynomial regression models to obtain forecast values for the ports of Murmansk and Sabetta for 2022. It identifies factors that may adversely affect the development of the port infrastructure of the Arctic basin, and presents four scenarios for the development of the port infrastructure of the region, taking into account the proposed projects to increase the capacities of the European and Ural Arctic seaports.
Conclusions. Given the improvement of Russia's security and the strengthening of transport links with the Asia-Pacific region through the Northern Sea Route, the construction of a seaport in Indiga Bay and a railway to it from Sosnogorsk is the most important project.
Miasto sprężyste – próba charakterystyki koncepcji
Authors: Wałachowski Karol
Published: September 2022

Koncepcja resilience staje się jednym z najpopularniejszych podejść we współczesnej nauce, co wynika z nieprzewidywalności współczesnego świata VUCA. Nie inaczej jest w nauce o miastach. Miasto sprężyste obecnie przechodzi drogę od konceptu stricte akademickiego do realnego podejścia w politykach publicznych. Celem artykułu jest opis koncepcji miasta sprężystego. Celami szczegółowymi tekstu są: (1) identyfikacja definicji miasta sprężystego według najczęściej cytowanych autorów, (2) przedstawienie głównych sposobów rozumienia koncepcji, (3) porównanie sprężystości z koncepcjami zrównoważonego rozwoju oraz konkurencyjności, (4) wskazanie czynników sprężystości w odniesieniu do rozwoju miast, (5) analiza występowania koncepcji sprężystości we współczesnych politykach miejskich. Wykorzystywaną metodą jest przegląd literatury naukowej, rekomendacji instytucji międzynarodowych oraz dokumentów strategicznych. W artykule udowodniono, że sprężystość dynamicznie zyskuje na popularności, zarówno wśród badań naukowych, jak i dokumentów strategicznych. Wadą omawianej koncepcji jest duże rozmycie pojęciowe, które uniemożliwia skuteczne prowadzenie badań porównawczych i tworzenie generalnych rekomendacji.
Touristic cultural determinants in Canada based on the authorial route of cultural heritage in the Alberta province
Authors: Ziółkowska-Weiss Kamila , Lewandowska Natalia
Published: September 2022

Important elements of the trail include its tourist development. It is of great importance in drawing in tourists to visit a particular attraction or region. It is a special element in the development of tourism space. It increases attractiveness of the reception area, similarly to catering or accommodation facilities. The created network of the tourist routes is considered as internal accessibility of the region. The trail that is well-organised and adapted to the conditions, allows for a wide selection of active forms of spending free time. The work focuses on the development of the cultural heritage trail in the province of Alberta (Canada). Based on the literature analysis, the trail was defined as a tourist attraction in itself. From the information received it was found that the tourist route is an inseparable part of the tourist product. An important element of the tourist trail is tourism development. The text emphasizes cultural aspect of the original route. The protected areas and the cultural heritage of the Indians have been characterised in particular. As part of the original route, the following were characterised: accommodation, catering, accompanying facilities and threats that may occur during the journey. Based on a review of the literature and the author’s route, the relation between local heritage and cultural tourism was inferred.
Montreal’s Sanctuary Policy for Non-Status Migrants: Opportunity and Obstacles
Authors: Atak Idil , Hudson Graham
Published: September 2022

In February 2017, the city of Montreal adopted a policy entitled Access to Municipal Services Without Fear with a view to allowing non-status migrants to access some municipal programs and services without fear of being arrested and removed from Canada. This article offers a critical analysis of the city of Montreal’s policy. We discuss the main barriers to implementation, namely, the limited jurisdictional power and authority of the city in migration matters and the municipal police’s refusal to comply with the policy. We draw on the conceptual framework of the sanctuary city to argue that the municipality crafted creative solutions to barriers as part of its bid to make the city more inclusive.
The Strengthening Family Communication Bond through WhatsApp Media Group in Timor Leste
Authors: Conceicao Miqueias Da
Published: September 2022

The presence of social media in this digital era especially WhatsApp messenger is considered to be able to facilitate the communication process for everyone. The use of WhatsApp is not only intended for interpersonal communication. However, WhatsApp also offers a feature where users can communicate in a group or what is also called the WhatsApp group feature. Today, WhatsApp groups have become a media of communication that is commonly used among families, especially in Dili, Timor Leste. The presence of the WhatsApp Family Group has also helped the family in the way of communicating with each other. This research is conducted to identify how the WhatsApp Family Group strengthens the communication family bond over families in Dili, Timor Leste. This research was utilizing the new media theory and qualitative approach with the descriptive method through the interview, observation, and documentation study. The results of this study pointed that the WhatsApp group has strengthened the family communication bond and also WhatsApp group has become media of communication, media information and media of entertainment for family utilized WhatsApp group in Dili, Timor-Leste.

Keywords: Family Communication, New Media, Family Bond, WhatsApp Family Group
Measuring Pressure Redistribution Properties of 4 Hospital Bed Surfaces: A Quality Improvement Project
Authors: Teleten Oleg , Polyak Tatyana , Espinoza Jessica , Li Andrew , Rodgers Ariel , Kirkland-Kyhn Holly
Published: September 2022

BACKGROUND: Pressure ulcers/injuries are not only prevalent in the long-term care facilities but also in the acute care setting. Pressure ulcer development has many contributing factors, including prolonged high surface interface pressure between the skin and mattress surface. PURPOSE: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to measure the pressure redistribution properties of 4 hospital surfaces. METHODS: Pressure measurements were performed on 8 participants lying on 1) standard mattress; 2) standard mattress with a static, air-filled bed overlay placed on top of it; 3) mattress with pulsing technology; and 4) mattress with immersing technology. Participants were volunteers measured while lying in the supine position and, in one instance, in the prone position. Pressures were measured with a full-body interface pressure mapping system. RESULTS: Of the 4 surfaces evaluated, the surface that provided the most effective pressure redistribution properties was the combination of the standard viscoelastic mattress with the static, air-filled overlay. CONCLUSION: These results can help guide surface choice for providing the best pressure redistribution properties in order to help prevent pressure ulcers/injuries.
Effect of Topical Application and/or Systemic Use of Red Ginseng Extract on Wound Healing in Rats With Experimentally Induced Diabetes
Authors: Duymus Mehmet Esat , Aydin Hulya Ayik , Bulgurcu Abdullah , Bayramoglu Zeynep , Durhan Abdullah , Tuncal Salih , Pekcici Mevlut Recep , Kismet Kemal
Published: September 2022

BACKGROUND: Red ginseng (Rg) is an herbal product that has been used in traditional medicine in Asian and European countries for many years. PURPOSE: To study the effects of Rg extract on wound healing when used systemically, locally, or in combination in rats with experimentally induced diabetes. METHODS: A total of 60 rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: saline (control), local Rg (LRg), systemic Rg (SRg), and local + systemic = combined Rg (CRg). A full-thickness wound (2 cm × 1 cm) was created on the back of the rats, and treatment protocols were carried out for 14 days. Wound areas of all rats were measured on days 0 and 14. Tissue samples were taken from the wound areas for histopathologic evaluation of inflammation, epithelialization, and fibrosis. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), CD4+, and CD8+ expressions were examined by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: Wound contraction measurements were 63.8%, 80.5%, 88.5%, and 86.6% in the control, LRg, SRg and CRg groups, respectively. Although significant differences were observed for all treated groups (LRg, SRg, and CRg) compared with the control group in terms of wound contraction, there was no difference among the treatment groups. VEGF-positive vessel/mm2 was observed 4.00 ± 0.75, 5.93 ± 0.70, 5.93 ± 1.93, and 7.93 ± 0.70 in the control, LRg, SRg and CRg groups, respectively. There was no difference between LRg and SRg in terms of VEGF expression, but there was significant difference for all other groups compared with each other. CONCLUSION: All usage methods of Rg extract increased wound contraction, and differences were observed compared with the control group. However, the authors believe that the combined usage was more effective due to higher VEGF expression levels and lower CD4+:CD8+ ratio.
Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxidation of Some Thioacids by Tripropylammonium Chlorochromate
Authors: Bishnoi Pramila , Jangir Rakash , Singadiya Ambika , Prakash Om
Published: September 2022

Oxidation of thioglycollic, thiolactic and thiomalic acids by 2-tripropylammonium chlorochromate (TPACC) in dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) leads to the formation of disulphide dimmers. The reaction is first order in TPACC. Michaelies-Menten type of kinetics is observed with respect to the thioacids. Reaction failed to induce the polymerisation of acrylonitrile. The reaction is catalysed by hydrogen ions. The hydrogen ion dependence has taken the form kobs = a + b [H+]. The oxidation of thiolactic acid has been studied in nineteen different organic solvents. The solvent effect has been analysed by using Kamlet’s and Swain’s multiparametric equations. A mechanism involving the formation of a thioester and its decomposition in slow step has been proposed.
Effect of Eudragit S 100 polymer on sustained release of sodium diclofenac coated and uncoated microspheres
Authors: Joshi Poonam , Kalra Kapil , Parveen Gulafshan , Kumar Arun , Devi Sarika
Published: September 2022

Diclofenac sodium were taken as a model drug and belongs to NSAIDS. Diclofenac sodium prevents production of prostaglandins and thus exerts its analgesic action and inhibits leukocyte formation to induce anti-inflammatory action. It is tremendously recommended to reduce and overcome signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, osteo-arthritis andankylosing spondylitis. This present study was to investigate the dissolution profile and release kinetics of modified release diclofenac sodium microspheres containing sodium alginate and Eudragit S-100. Microspheres were prepared by using ionotropic gelation technique and coated by using coacervation phase separation method using different ratios of eudragit S100 which is a pH sensitive polymer. Both coated and uncoated diclofenac sodium microspheres were evaluated for % yield, entrapment efficiency, flow property, in vitro percent drug release. which were spherical in shape, were rough and smooth, respectively. The size of the core microspheres ranged from 450 to 550 μm and the size of the coated microspheres ranged from 500 to 700 μm. The core microspheres sustained the release for 12hrs in a pH progression medium mimicking the condition of GIT. The release studies of coated microspheres were performed in a similar dissolution medium as mentioned above. In acidic medium, the release rate was much slower. However, the drug was released quickly at pH 7.4 and their release was sustained up to 24 hrs. Finally, it was concluded that eudragit L100 and ethyl cellulose were appropriate polymers to prepare microspheres of diclofenac sodium as modified release drug delivery system.
High resolution membrane structures within hybrid lipid-polymer vesicles revealed by combining x-ray scattering and electron microscopy
Authors: Seneviratne Rashmi , Coates Georgina , Xu Zexi , Cornell Caitlin , Thompson Rebecca , Sadeghpour Amin , Maskell Daniel , Jeuken Lars , Rappolt Michael , Beales Paul
Published: September 2022

Hybrid vesicles consisting of phospholipids and block-copolymers are increasingly finding applications in science and technology. Herein, small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) were used to obtain detailed structural information about hybrid vesicles with different ratios of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) and poly(1,2-butadiene-block-ethylene oxide) (PBd22-PEO14, Ms = 1800 gmol-1) . Using single particle analysis (SPA) we were able to further interpret the information gained from SAXS and cryo-ET experiments, showing that increasing PBd22-PEO14 mole fraction increases the membrane thickness from 52 Å for a pure lipid system to 97 Å for pure PBd22-PEO14 vesicles. We find two vesicle populations with different membrane thicknesses in hybrid vesicle samples. As these lipids and polymers are known to homogeneously mix, bistability is inferred between weak and strong interdigitation regimes of PBd22-PEO14 within the hybrid membranes. It is hypothesized that membranes of intermediate structure are not energetically favourable. Therefore, upon formation, each vesicle selects one of these two membrane structures, which are assumed to have comparable free energies. We conclude that, by combining biophysical methods, an accurate determination of the influence of composition on the structural properties of hybrid membranes is achieved, revealing that two distinct membranes structures can coexist in homogeneously mixed lipid-polymer hybrid vesicles.
Accurate quantum-chemical fragmentation calculations for ion--water clusters with the density-based many-body expansion
Authors: Schürmann Stefanie , Vornweg Johannes R. , Wolter Mario , Jacob Christoph R.
Published: September 2022

The many-body expansion (MBE) provides an attractive fragmentation method for the efficient quantum-chemical treatment of molecular clusters. However, its convergence with the many-body order is generally slow for molecular clusters that exhibit large intermolecular polarization effects. Ion--water clusters are thus a particularly challenging test case for quantum-chemical fragmentation methods based on the MBE. Here, we assess the accuracy of both the conventional, energy-based MBE and the recently developed density-based MBE [Schmitt-Monreal and Jacob, Int. J. Quantum Chem, 120, e26228 (2020)] for ion--water clusters. As test cases, we consider hydrated Ca^2+, F^-, OH^-, and H3O^+, and compare both total interaction energies and the relative interaction energies of different structural isomers. We show that an embedded density-based two-body expansion yields highly accurate results compared to supermolecular calculations, and outperforms a conventional, energy-based embedded three-body expansion. We compare different embedding schemes and find that a relaxed frozen-density embedding potential yields the most accurate results. This opens the door to accurate and efficient quantum-chemical calculations for large ion--water clusters as well as condensed-phase systems.
Comparing Degradation Pattern and Mode of Scission of Cellulose in Hydrothermal System with Pattern from Matlab Simulation
Authors: Olanrewaju Kazeem , Aurand Gary
Published: September 2022

Cellulose is a bioorganic polymer formed from condensation polymerization of glucose. This biopolymer is used in several industrial and biomedical applications such as scaffold in tissue engineering. The objective of this work is to determine the pattern of cellulose degradation and its mode of scission in subcritical and supercritical water. One feasible way of approaching this task is modeling cellulose chain degradation based on different modes of scission, and simultaneously simulate the molecular weight distribution of the degraded chains. Cellulose was scission in the hydrothermal system at different temperature and residence time while the simulation was conducted using exact algebraic statistical formulations as the governing equations for the different modes of cellulose glycosidic bonds scission. MATLAB was used as the computational platform for the simulation and size exclusion chromatography was used to generate the molecular weight distribution for the degraded cellulose chains in subcritical and supercritical water. The modeled molecular weight distribution was used to fingerprint the molecular weight distribution generated from experimentally degraded cellulose chains at the subcritical and supercritical conditions of water. It is observed that none of the molecular weight distributions obtained based on the different modes of scission was able to fingerprint the corresponding MW distributions obtained from the experiment. The study shows that cellulose bond scission follow a random pattern when degraded in a hydrothermal system.
Versatile CO2 hydrogenation-dehydrogenation catalysis with Ru-PNP/ionic liquid system
Authors: Piccirilli Luca , Rabell Brenda , Padilla Rosa , Riisager Anders , Das Shoubhik , Nielsen Martin
Published: September 2022

High catalytic activities of Ru-PNP complexes in ionic liquid (IL) were obtained for the reversible hydrogenation of CO2 and dehydrogenation of formic acid (FA) under exceedingly mild conditions. The novel catalytic system relies on an unprecedented IL-promoted activation of CO2 and proceeds already at 25 ⁰C under a continuous flow of 1 bar of CO2/H2, leading to 14 mol% FA with respect to the IL, whereas a pressure of 40 bar of CO2/H2 (1:1) provides 126 mol% of FA/IL. The conversion of CO2 contained in imitated biogas was also achieved at 25 ⁰C. Furthermore, the Ru-PNP/IL system catalyzes FA dehydrogenation with turnover frequencies (TOF) up to 11,000 h-1 under heat-integrated conditions for proton-exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell applications (<100 ⁰C). Thus, 4 mL of a 0.005 M Ru-PNP/IL system converted 14.5 L FA over four months with a turnover number (TON) exceeding 18,000,000. Finally, 13 hydrogenation/dehydrogenation cycles were achieved with no sign of deactivation. These results demonstrate the potential of the Ru-PNP/IL system as a Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) battery, LOHC H2 releaser, and hydrogenative CO2 converter.