bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Functionalization of indium oxide for empowered detection of CO2 over an extra-wide range of concentrations
Authors: ROSSI ARIANNA , Fabbri Barbara , Spagnoli Elena , Gaiardo Andrea , Valt Matteo , Ferroni Matteo , Ardit Matteo , Krik Soufiane , Pedrielli Andrea , Vanzetti Lia , Guidi Vincenzo
Published: March 2023

Carbon capture, storage and utilization have become familiar terms when
discussing climate change mitigation actions. Such endeavors demand the
availability of smart and inexpensive devices for CO
monitoring. To date, CO detection relies on optical
properties and there is a lack of devices based on solid-state devices,
which can be miniaturized and easily made compatible with IoT platforms.
With this purpose, we present an innovative semiconductor as functional
material for CO detection. Nanostructured
InO films, functionalized by Na,
proves to enhance the surface reactivity of pristine oxide so much that
even rather stable a molecule as CO is reduced. An
advanced operando equipment based on surface-sensitive diffuse infrared
Fourier transform is used to investigate its improved surface
reactivity. The role of sodium is to increase the concentration of
active sites such as oxygen vacancies and, in turn, to strengthen
CO adsorption and reaction at the surface. It results
in a change in film conductivity, i.e., in transduction of a
concentration of CO. The films exhibit excellent
sensitivity and selectivity to CO over an extra-wide
range of concentration (250-5000 ppm), which covers most indoor and
outdoor applications with marginal influence by environmental humidity.
Delineating Expressional Difference in the Blood Mononuclear Cells between Healthy and Turner Syndrome Individuals
Authors: Ishrat Romana , Farooqui Anam , Tamkeen Naaila , Tazyeen Safia , Ali Sher
Published: March 2023

Turner Syndrome (TS) is a rare disorder associated either with complete
or partial loss of one X chromosome in women. Comparing the healthy and
individuals with Turner Syndrome may help elucidate the mechanisms
involved in TS pathophysiology. Gene expression differences between
healthy and individuals with Turner Syndrome were characterized using
the systems-biology approach of weighted gene coexpression network
analysis (WGCNA) on 182 microarray peripheral mononuclear blood samples
(PBMC). The co-expression networks of healthy and TS had scale-free
topology that ensures network robustness. In the process, five modules
were preserved between healthy and TS, which carry several genes common
in each module. Previously reported genes of TS, specifically,
PTPN22, RPS4X, CSF2RA, and TIMP1 were
missing in their respective modules. Dysfunction, differential
expression, or absence of these genes could lead to a progressive
disruption of molecular pathways leading to the pathophysiology of TS.
Indeed, we observed a significant difference in the functions of these
modules when compared within and across the healthy and TS samples. We
identified 4 clusters in the PPI network constructed from the top 15 K
enriched in significant functions. Overall, our work
highlights the potential molecular functions, pathways, and molecular
targets of TS that can be exploited therapeutically in the human health
care system.
Acoustic Imaging based Covariance Matrix Fitting Algorithm for Transformer Fault Diagnosis
Authors: Feng yue , Qian Yongliang , Wang Kunlun , Jiang Zhixian
Published: March 2023

With the vigorous development of power system, fault diagnosis of power
transformers is very important to ensure the normal operation of the
power system. However, the traditional transformer monitoring methods
have blind spots, and the diagnosis results depend heavily on the
experience of the managers. At present, it is urgent to develop new
technologies to improve the accuracy of transformer fault diagnosis. How
to diagnose transformer faults quickly, accurately, and effectively has
become a difficult problem. Encouragingly, acoustic imaging, as a visual
technology of sound field, promotes the development of transformer fault
diagnosis. In this paper, the principles and technical status of
acoustic imaging are summarized. Meanwhile, the covariance matrix
fitting (CMF) beamforming algorithm is compared with the traditional
beamforming algorithm, and the main factors affecting the performance of
the array beamforming algorithm are simulated and analyzed. Finally, an
acoustic imaging technology for transformer fault diagnosis based on CMF
algorithm is proposed. This technology can accurately diagnose the
transformer fault state according to the distribution of the internal
sound field of the transformer, improve the efficiency of fault
diagnosis, and promote the construction of smart grid. Through the
analysis and processing of the acoustic test data of seven power
transformers with different voltage levels and loads, including 500kV
Yanshan, 220kV Tinghu and Laoshan transformers in Wenshan Power Supply
Bureau, the test results prove that the acoustic imaging technology
based on CMF algorithm can accurately and conveniently diagnose
transformer faults.
Carleson measures induced by higher order Schwarzian derivatives and derivatives of analytic functions
Authors: Hu Zhenyong , Fan Jinhua , Liu Yutong , Sun Yu
Published: March 2023

Let G be a finitely generated Fuchsian group of the second kind without any
parabolic element and f be a univalent analytic function in the unit
diskDcompatible withG. In this paper, westudy the higher order Schwarzian
derivatives: ?n+1( f ) = ?? n( f )?(n?1) f?? f???n( f ), n ? 3, where ?3(f) stands for the Schwarzian derivatives of f, and Sn(f) = (f?) n?1/2
Dn( f ?)? n?1/2 , n ? 2. For p > 0, we show that if |?n(f)(z)|p(1?|z|2)p(n?1)?1dxdy (resp. |Sn( f )(z)|p(1 ? |z|2)pn?1dxdy) satisfies
the Carleson condition on the infinite boundary of the Dirichlet fundamental
domainF ofG, then |?n( f )(z)|p(1?|z|2)p(n?1)?1dxdy (resp. |Sn( f
)(z)|p(1?|z|2)pn?1dxdy) is a Carleson measure in D. Similarly, for p > 0 and
a bounded analytic function f in the unit disk D compatible with G, we prove
that if | f ?(z)|p(1 ? |z|2)p?1dxdy satisfies the Carleson condition on the
infinite boundary of the Dirichlet fundamental domain F of G, then |f?(z)|p(1 ? |z|2)p?1dxdy is a Carleson measure in D.
Rare ureteral injury in lumbar discectomy - two case reports
Authors: Keskin Emrah , Tuncel Altuğ
Published: March 2023

Introduction. Iatrogenic ureteral injuries are an important part of all ureteral injuries. They occur primarily during urological, gynecological, vascular, and general procedures. Urethral injury during spinal surgery is a rare complication. We wanted to emphasize that there should be limitations during the use of surgical instruments used in spine surgery. Outlines of cases. We present ureteral injury cases that occurred in two patients with lumbar disc herniation who were treated surgically at the Department of Neurosurgery. Ureteral repair was performed in both patients by the urology department. Their postoperative course was uneventful. Conclusion. This report emphasizes the importance of ureteral injury complications which are rare, but can cause medicolegal problems during lumbar disc surgery. Surgeons should consider this potential complication, which has devastating consequences, particularly in patients with abdominal pain in the early postoperative period.
Mini/one anastomosis gastric bypass in an obese depressive patient
Authors: Ilic Miroslav , Putnik Srdjan
Published: March 2023

Introduction. There is a high prevalence of psychiatric disorders, especially depression, in patients who are preparing for metabolic operations. Mini/one anastomosis gastric bypass (MGB/OAGB) is a bariatric operation with the possibility of complete restoration of the digestive tract or ?tailoring? of a biliopancreatic limb if the patient regains weight. We present an obese patient with depression who underwent the first MGB/OAGB in Serbia with a follow-up period of one year. Case outline. An obese patient with a body weight of 144 kilograms and a body mass index (BMI) of 46.8 kg/m2 and depression as an accompanying comorbidity underwent MGB/OAGB with a follow-up period of one year. The operation was performed using the inventor?s technique in his presence and the recovery was uneventful. The patient completely stopped taking psychiatric or any other therapy, with no difficulties, and full occupational and social recovery. After the follow-up period, he has lost 49 kg, BMI = 30. 9 kg/m2, and the percentage of excess weight loss (%EWL) has been 73.1%. Conclusion. In psychiatric obese patients, a metabolic procedure should be carefully selected. MGB/ OAGB proved to be a successful bariatric procedure in our patient, leading to remission of depression and discontinuation of psychiatric therapy, as well as to a significant reduction in body weight in the period of one year after surgery.
New Study on the History of Russian Liberal Centrism in the Early 20th Century Review of Tsentrizm v rossiiskom liberalizme nachala XX veka [Centrism in Russian liberalism in the early 20th century] by N.B. Khailova (Moscow: Institut rossiiskoi istorii RAN; Tsentr gumanitarnykh initsiativ, 2022)
Authors: Егоров А.Н.
Published: March 2023

Анализируется монография старшего научного сотрудника Центра «Истории России ХIХ – начала ХХ вв.» Института российской истории РАН Нины Борисовны Хайловой, посвященная центризму в российском либерализме начала ХХ в. Рецензируемая работа является первым в историографии комплексным исследованием данной проблемы. Показано, что в монографии на основании широкого круга источников, часть из которых была опубликована ее автором, досконально исследован весь комплекс вопросов, касающихся организационных особенностей, социальной базы, программных и тактических установок, основных направлений и особенностей думской и внепарламентской деятельности центристских либеральных партий. Отмечена существенная роль приложения к монографии – биографического словаря, включающего сведения об основных деятелях либерального центризма начала ХХ в. Подчеркивается серьезный вклад рецензируемой монографии в изучение истории российского либерализма.

The article analyzes the monograph by Nina B. Khailova, a senior researcher at the Centre for the History of Russia in the 19th – early 20th Centuries of the Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, dedicated to centrism in Russian liberalism in the early 20th century. The work under review is the first comprehensive study of this problem in historiography. It has been shown that based on a wide range of sources, some of which were published by its author, the monograph thoroughly studies the whole complex of issues concerning organizational features, social base, programmatic and tactical attitudes, and the main directions and features of the Duma and extra-parliamentary activities of centrist liberal parties. The reviewer notes an essential role of the appendix to the monograph (which is a biographical dictionary that includes information about the main figures of the liberal centrism of the early 20th century) and emphasizes a significant contribution of the monograph under review to the study of the history of Russian liberalism.
Risk of ventricular tachycardia and its outcomes in patients undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy due to acute kidney injury
Authors: Kim Seong Geun , Yun Donghwan , Kim Jayoun , Lee Jinwoo , Kang Min Woo , Kim Yong Chul , Kim Dong Ki , Oh Kook-Hwan , Joo Kwon Wook , Koo Hoseok , Kim Yon Su , Han Seung Seok
Published: March 2023

Background: Despite efforts to treat critically ill patients who require continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) due to acute kidney injury (AKI), their mortality risk remains high. This condition may be attributable to complications of CRRT, such as arrhythmias. Here, we addressed the occurrence of ventricular tachycardia (VT) during CRRT and its relationship with patient outcomes. Methods: This study retrospectively enrolled 2,397 patients who started CRRT due to AKI from 2010 to 2020 at Seoul National University Hospital in Korea. The occurrence of VT was evaluated from the initiation of CRRT until weaning from CRRT. The odds ratios (ORs) of mortality outcomes were measured using logistic regression models after adjustment for multiple variables.Results: VT occurred in 150 patients (6.3%) after starting CRRT. Among them, 95 cases were defined as sustained VT (i.e., lasting ≥30 seconds), and the other 55 cases were defined as non-sustained VT (i.e., lasting <30 seconds). The occurrence of sustained VT was associated with a higher mortality rate than a nonoccurrence (OR, 2.04 and 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.23–3.39 for the 30-day mortality; OR, 4.06 and 95% CI, 2.04–8.08 for the 90-day mortality). The mortality risk did not differ between patients with non-sustained VT and nonoccurrence. A history of myocardial infarction, vasopressor use, and certain trends of blood laboratory findings (such as acidosis and hyperkalemia) were associated with the subsequent risk of sustained VT.Conclusion: Sustained VT occurrence after starting CRRT is associated with increased patient mortality. The monitoring of electrolytes and acid-base status during CRRT is essential because of its relationship with the risk of VT.
How should we treat acute kidney injury caused by renal congestion?
Authors: Abe Masanori , Hemmi Seiichiro , Kobayashi Hiroki
Published: March 2023

Decreased kidney function is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events and mortality, and heart failure (HF) is a wellknown risk factor for renal dysfunction. Acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with HF often is attributed to prerenal factors, such as renal hypoperfusion and ischemia as a result of decreased cardiac output. Another such factor is reduction of absolute or relative circulating blood volume, with the decrease in renal blood flow leading to renal hypoxia followed by a decrease in the glomerular filtration rate. However, renal congestion is increasingly being recognized as a potential cause of AKI in patients with HF. Increased central venous pressure and renal venous pressure lead to increased renal interstitial hydrostatic pressure and a reduction of the glomerular filtration rate. Both decreased kidney function and renal congestion have been shown to be important prognostic factors of HF, and adequate control of congestion is important for improving kidney function. Loop and thiazide diuretics are recommended as standard therapies to reduce volume overload. However, these agents are associated with worsening renal function even though they are effective for improving congestive symptoms. There is growing interest in tolvaptan, which can improve renal congestion by increasing excretion of free water and decreasing the required dose of loop diuretic, thereby improving kidney function. This review summarizes renal hemodynamics, the pathogenesis of AKI due to renal ischemia and renal congestion, and diagnosis and treatment options for renal congestion.
EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL principles FOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATION USING INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine, Ivanyshyn Alla
Published: March 2023

The article compares the international and European requirements for institutions of higher education. General international principles of quality management were also considered and adapted to institutions of higher education. The main requirements for the quality management system (QMS) of a higher education institution (HEI) following international and European standards,) as well as the advantages and main requirements for the implementation of the quality management of educational services, as a tool for managing the processes of providing educational services and improving their quality.
Assessing the Relationship between Enhanced Capital Requirements and Banks' Cost of Equity: Evidence from Publicly Listed Banks in Bangladesh
Authors: Naoaj Md. Shah , Hosen Mir Md. Moyazzem
Published: March 2023

This paper examines the relationship between the cost of equity and the level of capital maintenance for banks in Bangladesh. Using data from publicly listed scheduled commercial banks, the study finds a significant negative empirical relationship between the cost of equity and banks' capital maintenance level. Specifically, higher levels of equity lead to a reduced cost of equity, with a 10-percentage point increase in capital resulting in a 4.39 percentage point reduction. The study also finds that the quality of capital, particularly Tier 1 capital, heavily impacts the relationship between the two variables. Other control variables, such as profitability, liquidity, and non-performing loans, also impact the cost of equity. Overall, the study provides empirical evidence for the benefits of enhancing capital maintenance and improving the quality of capital to strengthen bank sustainability and financial sector stability in Bangladesh.
Being a 'barefoot therapist' in a time of war
Authors: Sinason Valerie
Published: March 2023

In 1976, as a poet of 30, I was responding to the murder of President Allende in Chile in 1973 and the attacks on women protesters fighting the regime of Pinochet. I was profoundly affected by the realisation that while one group of similar-minded people could be joyously on holiday, just a short geographic distance away, a similar group could be facing unbearable trauma. Professionals working in a time of upheaval can sometimes take a dissociative defence in exaggerating the difference in their lives compared to the lives of those they are trying to help. Working with extreme trauma in a range of countries can break down those defences so that we see the commonality in the human condition. Whether religious or not, this is best expressed by the 16th century phrase ascribed to John Bradford, ‘there, but for the grace of God go I!’. The wish to blame the other for their hurricanes, floods, wars, and torture is significant. Even secular insurance companies do not insure against ‘acts of God’.
'London: Peace on Earth' and 'War & Peace'
Authors: Heuer Gottfried
Published: March 2023

Composition with pigeon-wing & abalone; photograph.

Poem.
Soğd Toplumunda Kadın Kimliği ve Temsilleri (MÖ VI.-MS VIII. Yüzyıl)
Authors: KUZAKÇI Başak
Published: March 2023

Soğdlar, MS III.-IV. yüzyıllardan itibaren yoğun surette İpek Yolu boyunca Çin’den Karadeniz steplerine kadar ticaret ağları ve koloni şehirleri kurdu. Soğd tarihsel kimliğinin ayrılmaz parçası ticari başarılarıdır. Fakat, Soğdlar ve Soğd dünyası, sadece ticaretten ibaret değildi. Soğdlar, Soğdya’da daha bilindik ve genel ifadeyle Orta Asya’da kuvvetli bir yazılı kültür ve şehir merkezli toplumsal sistem inşa etti. Soğd kültür ve şehir hayatının temel unsurlarından biri ise Soğd kadını ve kadınların toplumsal temsilleridir. Soğdlar bu alanlarda ve kadının statüsü üzerine önemli oranda doküman ve arkeolojik veri üretti. MÖ VI. yüzyılda Ahameniş İmparatorluğu’na tabi olan Soğdya’da bu dönemden itibaren İran dünyasının dini, siyasi ve hukuki yapısı kuvvetle tesirli olmaya başladı. Soğd kadınının hukuki statüsü ve sosyal hakları da bu dönemden itibaren şekillendi. Bu çalışmada doğrudan Soğdlar tarafından üretilen belgelerin analizi ile Soğd kadınının sosyal statüsünün tespiti ve bu belgelerin sağladığı zengin verilerden yola çıkarak, Soğd toplumunda kadın kimliği ve üstlendikleri sosyal fonksiyonları amaçlandı.
II. Abdülhamit Döneminde Yasaklanan Haritalar
Authors: KERİMOĞLU Hasan Taner
Published: March 2023

Haritalar, milliyetçi hareketler açısından büyük öneme sahiptir. Çünkü haritalar hem vatanın temsilini sağlar hem de siyasî mesaj içerirler. 19. yüzyılda birçok milliyetçi hareketle karşı karşıya kalan Osmanlı Devleti, haritalarla ilgili önlemler almıştır. Özellikle II. Abdülhamit döneminde birçok haritanın yayınlanması veya ülkeye girişi engellenmiştir. II. Abdülhamit yönetimi, ayrılıkçı mesajlar içeren veya Osmanlı Devleti’nin egemenliğine tehdit oluşturan haritaları yasaklamıştır. Yasaklanan haritaların önemli bir bölümü Makedonya, Girit veya Ermenistan ile ilgilidir. Ayrıca II. Abdülhamit yönetimi, Osmanlı ülkesiyle ilgili izinsiz harita çıkarılmasını da engellemiştir. Bu makalede II. Abdülhamit döneminde yasaklanan haritalar incelenmektedir.
Posverdad, fake news y desinformación en la sociedad vigilada
Authors: Sanguinetti Luciano
Published: March 2023

En el presente artículo el autor reflexiona sobre la expansión en el mundo digital de las fake news y las estrategias de desinformación que desarrollan grupos políticos, empresas o Estados, con el objeto de incidir en determinados contextos (electorales, crisis político institucionales, competencia empresarial, etc.) sobre las conductas de la población. Fortalecidos por la conectividad, estas nuevas formas de manipulación de la información son analizadas por el autor como parte del proceso de digitalización de las sociedades, desmintiendo, así, las promesas de los ideólogos de la Sociedad de la Información. Ante estaencrucijada, se necesitan más acciones de fact-checking, de institucionalización de organismos de control y seguimiento de la información, así como de alfabetización digital.
Cartografía, cultura y poder
Authors: Dufour Ernesto , Triulzi Ariel Hiram
Published: March 2023

El presente artículo analiza un conjunto de notas de opinión publicadas en los principales diarios argentinos (La Nación, Clarín, La Voz, Perfil y La Capital) a partir de la sanción de la Ley Nacional 26651 del año 2010, que estableció el mapa bicontinental como nueva cartografía oficial argentina. El tono fuertemente crítico predominante respecto del nuevo mapa incluye como común denominador cuestionamientos sobre dos dimensiones. Una, referida a aspectos técnicos centrados en los conceptos de escala e implantación de símbolos cartográficos que configurarían un país virtual antes que real. Y otra, con foco en las premisas ideológicas que sustentarían la nueva cartografía, vinculada al nacionalismo territorial de carácter retrógrado y enfermizo, según la terminología utilizada. Estos argumentos tuvieron gravitación en ámbitos de profesores de Geografía, que tendieron a resistirse a su utilización recurriendo a esas mismas consideraciones. El trabajo interpela en perspectiva epistemológica tales aseveraciones desde las herramientas de la geografía contemporánea en su giro político y cultural. Desde el horizonte teórico propuesto es posible generar una ruptura con la concepción de la cartografía asumida como mímesis de la realidad tanto como con el intento explícito de inscribir el mapa bicontinental dentro de una matriz política autoritaria.
Guerras generalizadas, capital e encarceramento no Brasil
Authors: Oliveira Agnes de , Silva Gabriel de Araujo
Published: March 2023

A acumulação desenfreada no capitalismo historicamente se deu concomitantemente à constituição de uma máquina de guerra generalizada, guerra civil permanente que se desdobra como guerras securocráticas, guerras de subjetividades, guerras raciais, guerras aos pobres e guerras multiespécies. Veremos como essas guerras viabilizam as relações econômicas, inter-raciais e de gênero, sendo condicionantes internas da própria acumulação monetária e das categorias que estruturam o capitalismo: trabalho, mercadoria, dinheiro, Estado etc.  Posteriormente, com vistas à situar o encarceramento como forma de efetivação da máquina de guerra do capital, será realizada uma breve genealogia do antagonismo ao cárcere da passagem do século XX à atualidade, um tema comumente invisibilizado, demonstrando como a assimilação das oposições ao cárcere, como a incorporação da oposição política nas políticas de expansão prisional e às facções na gestão prisional, são fundamentais para as dinâmicas de governo da guerra permanente. Por fim, trataremos das últimas consequências da expansão da federalização das facções e milícias, que encontram seu paroxismo na região amazônica, expandindo dinâmicas simultaneamente criminais e conectadas ao capitalismo global, como o tráfico internacional, o garimpo, a grilagem de terras, o contrabando de madeiras, o extermínio de espécies animais e vegetais, que tem propiciado uma explosão de violência, assassinatos, racialização e proletarização de populações na região amazônica.
Palavras-chave: Guerra; Cárcere; Amazônia; Racismo; Gênero.
Spatial distribution of soil nutrient content for sustainable rice agriculture using geographic information system and Naïve Bayes classifier
Authors: Yudhana Anton , Cahyo Andreyan Dwi , Sabila Liya Yusrina , Subrata Arsyad Cahya , Mufandi Ilham
Published: March 2023

This study aims to assist farmers in monitoring soil nutrients, especially phosphorus. To measure the phosphorus content of paddy soil, the TCS3200 converter, as an intelligent sensor, was applied. The geographical information system (GIS) was also involved in this research to map the phosphorus content. In addition, the Naïve Bayes method was applied to classify lowland soil phosphorus status. The result of this study indicated that the Naïve Bayes algorithm could classify lowland soil phosphorus status with a probability of 0.34 for moderate phosphorus conditions and 0.66 for high phosphorus conditions. The sample testing results showed that the error rate was 3% and the success rate was 97%. Testing with a phosphorus-measuring instrument can be carried out by mapping the soil phosphorus status with the ArcGIS software, whereby seven points of medium-phosphorus-status paddy soil and 13 locations of high-phosphorus-status soil samples were determined. This research thus successfully mapped the soil phosphorus.
Keeper of Buryat Identity: The Phenomenon of Dashi Namdakov
Authors: Bolotov R. E.
Published: March 2023

The article examines the work of the famous Russian sculptor and architect Dashi Namdakov. It is suggested that the origins of his talent lie in the depths of Buryat traditional art. The roots of Buryat art date back to the Paleolithic era, which is confirmed by the images of female figurines that were found by A. P. Okladnikov during the excavations of the prehistoric sites of the Baikal region. On the small sculptures made of mammoth bone, the lines of the face are finely worked out and the faces are framed in hair in the form of rays and snakes. Hats and clothes in these figurines are decorated with animal elements, which are considered to denote the native archaic culture which later appeared in a shamanic worldview. The basis of ancient art was syncretic and synthesized religious cult and myths. Later on ancient art, beliefs and ideas about the universe were incorporated in the cult images of the Buryat Mongols and today are communicated in a combination of archaic beliefs and esotery. This peculiarity of Buryat art leaves an original and unique imprint on modern art culture. Visitors of Dashi Namdakov's exhibitions get the feeling of an amazing connection between modernity and mythological antiquity. The article includes a short interview with the master jeweler Dashi Namdakov, in which he speaks about his work, about its origins and his future expectations.
Collection of Contemporary Christian Art in the Yenisei Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve named after A. I. Kytmanov: History of Formation and Development Prospects
Authors: Barashkov V. V.
Published: March 2023

The subject of this study is the works of modern Christian painting, graphics and sculpture on the example of the collection that became part of the Yenisei Museum-Reserve in 2021. The relevance lies in the clarification of a number of theoretical aspects of the dialogue between contemporary art and religion on the example of the interaction of the priest Andrei Yurevich with Siberian artists. The novelty lies in the description of the socio-cultural context of the formation of the collection in the 2000s. In order to identify the main trends in Christian art, the typology method was applied, and an interview was also conducted with the founder of the collection, priest Andrei Yurevich, and with art historian M. V. Moskalyuk, the original works in the Yenisei Museum-Reserve were examined. The theoretical results include the reconstruction of the history of the formation of the collection, the stages of its development (from the private initiative of the priest to the parish museum, later to the diocesan museum and, finally, inclusion in the state museum). Based on the analysis of individual works from the collection, a typology of the main trends in contemporary Christian art is developed. In the last part of the article, various options for updating the considered works in the exhibition activities of the Yenisei Museum-Reserve were developed. In particular, the special significance of paintings that reveal the local history of Eastern Siberia is shown, the possibility of a comparative demonstration of the collection's works with the works of artists of the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries is assessed. In conclusion, the regularity of the collection entering the state museum is emphasized in connection with the new approach to the definition of the concept of museum, which involves working with different communities, including believers.
The Poetics of Sound in H. P. Lovecraft’s Literature on the Example of the Story The Outsider
Authors: Chertovskikh M. G. , Chertovskikh D. V.
Published: March 2023

The reality in the works of H. P. Lovecraft is described as strange, inhumanistic, and alien to the mankind but it is not mystical. On the contrary, the creations and events described by the writer are presented as material facts of the world. In modern philosophy following Graham Harman this view of the world is called weird-realism or weird-materialism. This paper explores one of the media used in building Lovecraft’s ontology and proposes a philosophical and cultural analysis of the new concept of The Sound Out of Space in Lovecraft studies to describe the audial medium of the weirdontology and weird-epistemology of H. P. Lovecraft. The name of the concept should refer to the headline of the famous work of the writer The Colour Out of Space (1927). The concept in the text is presented through the poetics of sound, which is the whole set of ways of representing the audial field. The article consists of the introduction with a brief historical overview, the methodological study of sound as an otherworldly medium, sound mapping of the story The Outsider (1921), the analysis of the narrative meaning of sound, discussion of the results gathered and the conclusion. The research hypothesis assumes that different media of the Lovecraftian weird-materialism have different properties and implement different modes of access to the truth of weird-reality, and their understanding can add something new to the knowledge about the strange ontology of the writer. The authors develop a phenomenological typology of sound adapting the methodology of Michel Chion and embedding it into the context of the poetics of the Lovecraftian universe. The resulting three groups of sounds represented by six types of sounds are used to describe the concept and are applied to the story The Outsider. The results show a remarkable distribution of certain types of referenced sounds within the plot composition of the story. This makes it possible to supplement the ideas about the features of the world of the story and the internal state of the protagonist, as well as to interpret the denouement of the plot more fully in the context of Lovecraft's epistemology. The poetics of Lovecraft's sound is closely connected with other means of representing the strangeness of reality, its weird-materiality. At the same time, sound as a unique medium offers specific opportunities for creating artistic images, an atmosphere, and displaying the writer's philosophical intention. This strategy of sound research of a literary text can be applied to other literary works.
On the New Dark Age by James Bridle
Authors: Ostroglazova N. A.
Published: March 2023

This year AST published The New Dark Age the first ever translation into Russian of James Bridle, contemporary British writer, artist, and computer technology expert. Sprinkling a fascinating narrative with interesting and often frightening facts from various fields and references to philosophy, the author created a convincing and sobering picture of the world in which we live, not even suspecting its ever-growing complexity and inhumanity. Despite the modern trend on cultural literacy, Bridle focuses on our blindness and arrogance regarding pervasive technological systems. Bridle encourages his readers to engage in critical thinking, see the reality for what it is and embrace it in its overwhelming complexity and fragility. Questioning the linearity of progress, he posits that we might have already passed our peak knowledge. It means that ongoing calculations and the resulting additional data only make the world a less understandable place to live in. Instead of an elegant and working picture of the world, we are surrounded by darkness, pervasive chaos under the guise of calculated order. Bridle’s zeal to trace back the hard basis of cyber reality takes him on a journey from the electric cables in the depths of the ocean to the contrails-lined sky. Electricity, unpredictable weather and climate change, the first computers and secret inventions, the works of great mathematicians and stock market crashes, satellite maps, world aviation, Concordes and short-term turbulence, unsuccessful GPS journeys, computer games, social networks and entertainment videos on the Internet, scientific research errors caused by a variety of factors from measuring instrument deficiency to dubious publishing ethics in the modern scientific community, permafrost, history and time machine, biodiversity and plague... Technology is a black box and it clouds our vision. With more data available (and increasingly hard to digest) we are less apt to good decision-making and are likely to be taking a leap of faith in the dark of the black box of omnipresent technologies. Are we standing at the edge of an abyss? In this fascinating read, Bridle invites us to admit and possibly bridge the gap between our understanding of reality and the reality.
Discussion on the Political Status of Hinduism in Modern Nepal
Authors: Novinskii E. E.
Published: March 2023

Until 2006, Nepal was the only Hindu state in the world. During the abolition of the monarchy, the country was proclaimed secular, but this step was opposed by certain segments of the country's population. The article analyses the relationship between Hinduism and state in Nepal, examines the arguments of supporters and opponents of the proclamation of a secular state. The author comes to the conclusion that for centuries Nepalese kings had used Hinduism for the legitimization of their rule and the creation of national identity. As a result, the process of eliminating the institution of the monarchy necessitated the proclamation of a secular state. At the same time, the discussion about the status of Hinduism itself began long before 2006 and was caused by dissatisfaction with the state religious policy on the part of the representatives of lower castes and non-Hindus. Now, however, the opponents of Nepal's status as a secular state begin to set the tone in the discussion. They are trying to understand the consequences of this step. On the one hand, the functions of the king, including religious ones, were taken over by the president of the country, interpretation of a secular state in the Constitution is rather favorable for Hindus. On the other hand, the popularity of other religions, especially Christianity, increases in Nepal. There is still an ongoing debate, and lack of closure in the discussion on the subject is also evidenced by the fact that not only individual activists, but also representatives of the largest political forces of the country bring up the topic of Hinduism in Nepal in their speeches.
Jacques Derrida on the Problem of Nuclear Weapons
Authors: Uchaev Y. I.
Published: March 2023

The article discusses postmodernist approaches to the problem of nuclear weapons, taking as an example Jacques Derrida’s paper No Apocalypse, Not Now. Proceeding from the widespread conception of postmodernism as relativism, the author hypothesizes that postmodernist philosophers would either try to demonstrate the non-absolute nature of the nuclear threat or suggest relativist ways of countering it. If we agree with Boris Groys’ interpretation of Derrida’s work, then it perfectly conforms to such expectations. However, a careful reading of the paper in question proves both our hypothesis and Groys’ interpretation to be wrong. Although No Apocalypse, Not Now does contain a number of relativist theses (for instance, Derrida portrays nuclear war as a textual phenomenon, a non-event, the absent referent that finally blurs all the distinction between knowledge and opinion, doxa and episteme), they play a minor role in the overall argument. Firstly, Derrida acknowledges the absolute nature of nuclear weapons: for him, they threaten the destruction of the entire archive and all symbolic capacity, that is, of culture as a social mechanism for coping with death, if not the destruction of the whole humanity as a biological species. Secondly, the philosopher criticizes the strategy of deterrence for relying on the logic of escalation and being prone to chance and accident. Thirdly, Derrida emphasizes that a nuclear war, which would destroy all the values and ideals that might legitimate starting it, would in fact be fought (should it happen) in the name of the name, and of nothing else, thus of nothing. To counter such urges, at the same time fundamentalist and nihilistic, the philosopher invites us to fall in love with life. In the later works of Derrida this invitation develops into a principle of responsibility for the life of the other, one of the central tenets of his ethical and political thought. However, since Derrida chooses to focus on individual instead of collective survival, questions remain as to whether his philosophy is able to meet the challenges of the nuclear age.
A System-Level Mechanism for the Conservation and Prospective Development of the Cultural Heritage of a Small Nation (on the Example of Abkhazia)
Authors: Shishlova E. E. , Tvanba L. R.
Published: March 2023

The article is dedicated to the research into the problem of historical and cultural heritage, the preservation of which is especially important for the survival and development of small nations. The relevance of the chosen topic is justified by the search for a comprehensive mechanism for the preservation of cultural heritage, which is underrepresented in cultural theory and practice. The research subject is the development of this mechanism. The article aims to determine the strategic directions for the preservation and prospective development of the small nations’ cultural heritage on the example of the Republic of Abkhazia. The methodological basis of the study is the cultural and system-level approaches. A set of methods, including comparative and SWOT analysis are used to achieve the goal. The novelty lies in defining for the first time a system-level mechanism for the preservation of historical heritage as non-material cultural legacy. The authors have identified the basic levels in the system of measures for the preservation and prospective development of the cultural heritage of Abkhazia, which consist of international, multi-country, state, individual (humanitarian). The individual level allows us to consider the studied problem taking into account a wide sociocultural and socio-political field. To sum up, in this article the authors substantiate the role and place of the system-level mechanism in the development of promising directions for a unified Strategy for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage, which is still missing in the socio-cultural discourse.
ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY OF THERMOSTABLE FILLINGS USING APPLE POWDER
Authors:   BIOTECH University, Myasishcheva N.V. , Antropov D.Yu. ,   BIOTECH University, Anurov A.S. ,   BIOTECH University, Kolmykov D.M. ,   BIOTECH University
Published: March 2023

Currently, special attention is paid to the development of technologies for thermostable fillings, character-ized by high consumer properties, functional orientation, the ability to retain shape and consistency after exposure to high temperatures, and the absence of syneresis during storage. The purpose of these studies was to assess the quality of the thermostable properties of the filling from apples using their recycled prod-ucts in technology. The objects of the study were apple peel powder and prototypes of thermostable fillings with its use in technology. A technology has been developed for obtaining powder from apple peel as an additional source of biologically active substances, pectins and dietary fibers, with its subsequent use in the formulation of a thermostable filling. As experimental variants, samples of filling with sugar replace-ment with apple peel powder in the amount of 5%, 10%, 15% of the prescription amount of sugar were ob-tained. The control was a sample of apple jam with added sugar, brewed according to the traditional uni-fied technology. The addition of powder in the amount of 5 and 10 (%) of the amount of sugar introduced into the formulation makes the consistency more plastic, 15% - compacts the mass of the filling, gives it a tightening. The sample with 10% sugar powder replacement was characterized by the best specific shape stability and thermal stability, the worst - control at all temperature conditions, which was characterized by spreadability. The possibility of using apple powder in the technology of thermostable filling has been established. The sample with the addition of powder in an amount of 10% of the prescription sugar con-tent was characterized by the best quality.
РОЛЬ МЕТАФОРИ В ПРОПРІАЛЬНІЙ НОМІНАЦІЇ
Authors: КОТОВИЧ Віра , ФЕДУРКО Марія
Published: March 2023

У статті розглянуто метафору як один із засобів збагачення складу пропріальної лексики. Розкрито механізм її дії. Показано, що засади, принципи, засоби та способи деривації назв на рівні апелятивів та онімів відрізняються між собою й що ця відмінність зумовила й різний вияв метафори серед апелятивних та пропріальних одиниць. Простежено специфіку метафоричної онімізації через розкриття особливостей постання оронімів, мікротопонімів, гідронімів, ойконімів. Підтверджено, що в результаті використання метафори виникли ороніми Богачка, Коник, Сідло та ін.; мікротопоніми Коцюба, Лопата, Хвіст та ін.; гідроніми Блукайло, Кожушний, Молочна та ін. З’ясовано, що й серед назв поселень наявні такі, що постали шляхом образного переосмислення апелятивів – Рай, Райгородок, Веселе, Щастя та ін. Наголошено разом з тим на різному характері участі метафори в процесах творення цих ойконімів, а також на несформованості серед їхніх дослідників консолідованої позиції щодо їх (процесів) потрактування. Якщо ж за постання ойконіма Рай можемо вести мову про онімну метафору другого рівня деривації (апелятив → метафоризована назва мікрооб’єкта → ойконім), то за творення ойконіма Райгородок та ін. онімна метафора була задіяна вже на першому рівні (апелятив → метафоризована назва поселення). Перейменовані населені пункти або назви осель, заснованих переважно в ХХ ст., мотивовані прикметниками чи абстрактними іменниками, метафоричні апріорі. Їхніми баземами поставали лексеми, що мали засвідчувати ціннісні з погляду їхніх номінаторів ознаки поселення: матеріального плану; стосовно тих емоцій, почуттів, в основному позитивних, які викликали; понять, з якими асоціювалися; особливих властивостей, які їм приписувано; образних характеристик (у контексті форми, розміру, розташування тощо), які актуалізувано.
ПРИСЛІВНИКИ НА -О (-Е) // LY ЯК ОБЛІГАТОРНІ КОМПОНЕНТИ СЕМАНТИКО-СИНТАКСИЧНОЇ СТРУКТУРИ РЕЧЕНЬ-ВИСЛОВЛЕНЬ
Authors: ФЕДУРКО Оксана
Published: March 2023

У статті йдеться про один із аспектів функціонування прислівника в межах речення як вершинної синтаксичної одиниці. Її мету окреслено так: розкрити чинники облігаторності українських та англійських прислівників на -о (-е) // -ly в семантико-синтаксичній структурі речення-висловлення як реалізованої в мовленні певної синтаксичної моделі. Розкрито сутність поняття «семантико-синтаксична структура речення» (базовий елемент змістового плану речення як мовного знака, відбиття в мовній свідомості носіїв мови типової екстралінгвістичної ситуації), названо її компоненти: предикат і аргументи та відношення між ними. Показано, що осердя семантичної структури формує предикат як носій валентності: він визначає кількісний і якісний склад аргументів, почасти також сирконстантів і атрибутивних компонентів. Наголошено, що компоненти, зумовлені валентною дією предиката, – це облігаторні (обов’язкові) складники семантико-синтаксичної структури речення, а ті, що від неї не залежать, – факультативні. Підтверджено, що прислівники на -о (-е) // -ly – це здебільшого факультативні компоненти речень-висловлень і функціонують у них як репрезентанти згорнутих пропозицій, тобто як вторинні предикати. Продемонстровано їхню семантичну неоднорідність, наявність серед них одиниць зі значенням ставлення / оцінки, способу дії, обмеження сфери вияву ознаки, власне якісні, кількості, частотності й інтервалу, часу, місця, мети. Засвідчено імовірність функціонування в українській та англійській мовах аналізованого структурного типу прислівників як облігаторних компонентів. Виокремлено чинники, які цю облігаторність зумовлюють: семантичний, комунікативний, контекстуальний. Сутність першого пов’язана зі здатністю прислівників виконувати нетипові для них аргументні ролі; другого – з імовірністю неадекватного потрактування речення за умови пропуску прислівника; третього – з наявністю таких моделей контексту (повтору, протиставлення, заперечення тощо), які переводять їх у ранг обов’язкових складників.
Impact of Complications on the Quality of Life of Patients Who Underwent Surgery for Adult Spinal Deformity
Authors:   Universitary Hospital Of Leon, Esteban Blanco Marta
Published: March 2023

The impact on quality of life of subjects who suffer complications in comparison to those that do not is reflected in greater functional limitations and worse results in subdomains of the SRS-22 questionnaire, despite improving after the surgery and without significant differences in comparison to the group of patients free from complications.
Health Related Quality of Life and Spinopelvic Parameters in Sagittal Imbalance Patients: A Comparison of Multilevel Smith-Petersen Osteotomy (Spo) and Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy (Pso)
Authors:   Universitary Hospital Of Leon, Esteban Blanco Marta
Published: March 2023

Significant quality of life improvements are seen in patients with sagittal imbalance after being treated with SPO and PSO techniques. Differences between both techniques were not found.
La construcción de la agenda política local en Cuba. Un estudio de caso
Authors: Castillo Salina Yánder , Martínez Tena Alicia de la Caridad , Varela Moreno Ailin
Published: March 2023

La investigación constituye un abordaje pionero a la formación y funcionamiento de la agenda política en contextos locales cubanos. Se tomó como estudio de caso al municipio Mella (provincia Santiago de Cuba), el cual reproduce los condicionamientos estándares del sistema sociopolítico cubano. El diseño fue longitudinal y mixto explicativo concurrente. Una primera fase de tipo cuantitativa analizó la composición temática de la agenda política en dos periodos (enero y febrero) de 2017, 2018 y 2019. Una segunda fase de carácter cualitativo profundizó en las mediaciones, prácticas y procesos que conforman el modelo de definición de la agenda política local. Los resultados evidenciaron el carácter estable, crónico, cíclico y materialista de la agenda política, integrada tendencialmente por asuntos problemáticos de la realidad local. Estos rasgos determinaron la acción social de las instituciones sociales y políticas (y sus actores) para la conservación del macro y micro sistema social.