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Often located in places difficult to access – caves, rock shelters, and deserts – prehistoric paintings and engravings were first generally known to the wider public in the 1930s through reproductions presented in publications and exhibitions in major European and American cities. The German anthropologist Leo Frobenius (1873–1938) played a decisive role in this diffusion by creating the world’s largest collection of prehistoric art facsimiles: about 5,000 so-called “original” copies faithfully reproducing the size, shapes, and colors of the paintings. The copies were made throughout the world primarily by professionally trained young women artists who accompanied Frobenius on his expeditions. These watercolors brought these rarely seen and distant images into the larger world. In numerous exhibitions, rock art – converted into two dimensions, in rectangular form, and hangable on a wall – was presented to the public like recognized masterpieces. This article explores the history of the collection and today’s exhibition concepts.

From May 7 to October 9, 1892, an international exhibition was held in Vienna, the aim of which was to present the evolution of theater and music, from their origins and through each country. Focusing on the musical aspect of the event, this article examines the contradiction between the organizers’ initial idea and the final result. Analysis centers on the historical context that necessitated the setting up of a new event and its consequences for the event’s organization. This observation leads to a study of the methodology used and the resulting hierarchy, even though the initial project aimed to avoid competition and conflict. With a focus on the ethnographic aspect of the Rotonde and the place given to the operetta, we will finally question the valuations and exclusions brought to light by the exhibition and ask if the event generated the “symphony of cultures” initially hoped for.

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The article provides brief information about the North American exposition of the Tashkent Botanical Garden of Uzbekistan. The species of plants growing today in this exposition are given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The increasing (foreign trade-oriented) competitiveness with the production of technology provides local governments with a number of facilities both in terms of export and administration. In this respect, almost all developed countries have established technological infrastructures and integrated them into the corporate organizations in their homelands. The situation we are talking about has made "technology alliances", one of the popular definitions of the recent period, a necessity. In this way, changes and transformations focused on speed, practicality and ergonomics related to technology have reached the potential to have a global-scale impact. We are aware of the point reached in the 20th century of postmodernism. It is possible to say that the effect it evoked in the last quarter of the century has left it with a similar one. However, technology has a use area that appeals to the collective consciousness by creating widespread effects with its renewed and interdisciplinary features. There is now a situation that should be foreseen in decisions on national policies and that affects the sustainability of large-capital institutions. On the other hand, today, the emphasis is on information and the information societies that come with it. Information societies are societies that have the ability to assimilate the benefits provided by the information of information urgently. Due to these characteristics, while their intellectual needs deepen day by day, their expectations from the culture industry are different. Museums, one of the indispensable actors of the cultural industry, closely follow technology while striving to meet the intellectual needs of information societies among their target groups. In line with their functions, there are already many "current" technologies that they have added to their fixture lists. Their knowledge in the process signals that they will continue their current approach in the coming years. Research; It has a flow that sets out from the technologies that museums have acquired/continue to acquire and evaluates and interprets the later stages of the process. The technologies discussed in the subheadings range from augmented reality to NFT and Metaverse. In the last part, where this diversity is examined, there are a number of suggestions for museums that want to benefit from the benefits of Industry 4.0.

Introduction. The museum provides society with the opportunity for special interaction with space and time for the purposes of acquiring knowledge and the most complete assimilation of codes existing in culture and society. Theoretical analysis. Society’s perception of space and time in the museum will be examined and analyzed from the perspective of myth, which makes it possible to identify archetypal ideas of humanity that developed in ancient times and have largely not lost their infl uence on modern culture and society. The methods of institutionalizing the activities of society, which originated in the past, passed from one era to another in a transformed form, while retaining some characteristic features and at the same time acquiring new ones that became necessary for existence in a diff erent sociocultural context. One of these characteristic features is the idea that space and time in a museum have profane and sacred dimensions. Conclusion. Space and time in the museum are a mirror not only of mythical motifs, but also of the dominant developments of the modern world. These fundamental principles concentrate all the most signifi cant features inherent in human communities for the purpose of their further transmission to society.

This article describes the state of museum education in Ukrainian museums after the Russian armed invasion. The research was based on interviews with museum workers from five cities in Ukraine. Museums represent different regions of Ukraine and museums of different directions. The author analyzes what changes have taken place in educational work during the last two years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This essay focuses on two important phenomena in the context of narrative "beginnings": the beginning of the action proper and the first full-fledged scene (FFS), namely, the first time-section in the text that the author finds to be of consequence enough to deserve full scenic treatment. The point of departure for my discussion is Meir Sternberg's claim that the FFS always signals the beginning of the action proper (and the end of the exposition) in the fabula. To refute this as an absolute claim, I examine several types of openings where the FFS either succeeds or precedes chronologically the beginning of the action proper. I thereby also try to demonstrate it is instructive to consider the FFS more generally as significant on aesthetic and rhetorical grounds within the narrative whole; it can perform various and possibly alternative functions to the one Sternberg attributes to it as necessary and constant. Moreover, regarding the question of establishing the beginning point of the action proper, I suggest as an alternative signpost another full-fledged scene—the first in what I call the "main linear sequence" of the work (the application of both criteria often leads to the same result, but not always). This alternative indicator is not without its limitations either, but these limitations are methodologically useful since they help us identify and explain cases where the demarcation between exposition and action proper is genuinely problematic (when it is difficult to identify a main linear sequence in the work). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Prayer holds a profound significance in a believer’s life, with Lord Jesus teaching specific teachings to his disciples on the subject. It serves as a communication tool bridging the connection between God and humanity, constituting a dialogue rather than solely a platform for pleas or requests. This research delved into the specific text of prayer, focusing on Matthew 6:9–13, commonly known as ‘The Lord’s Prayer’. While many Christians interpret it as a ‘prayer of supplication’, the study questioned whether it truly falls into that category and explored potential contradictions. Utilising a qualitative approach with a pure exegesis study, the author employed hermeneutics based on John D. Grassmick’s steps of exegesis analysis. The examination was centred on the Byzantine Greek Bible text in the Gospel of Matthew 6:14–15. The aim was to grasp the essence of the message within the studied texts, emphasising Lord Jesus’ teachings. Results highlighted the significance of understanding the Lord’s Prayer as taught by Jesus in Matthew 6:9–13. The author emphasised the importance for Christians in Indonesia to comprehend the meaning of this prayer. Contribution: This reconstruction of Matthew’s understanding of the Lord’s Prayer using the Byzantine text anticipated contributions to HTS Theological Studies. The Our Father’s Prayer, a blessing to churches and Christians for over 2000 years, was explored for its proper grammatical translation and the profound contents taught by Jesus. This study aimed to assist Christians in understanding and applying the prayer in their lives, aligning with the true faith and fostering spiritual growth as intended by Lord Jesus.

The conditions for the preservation of museum items, including organic archaeological materials, are dictated by a number of aspects of museum practice: the organization of protection and preservation in exhibition halls and museum depositories; the system of registration and storage of museum values; restoration and conservation; exposition and exhibition activities, often associated with the transportation of exhibits. Organic archaeological materials make up almost a quarter of the archaeological collection of the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan from the ancient times to the ethnographic present. The purpose of the article is to summarize the experience and museum practice of the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan with organic archaeological materials: methodological approaches to preservation and methods of their exhibiting are considered.

Husserl endeavoured to establish phenomenology as a 'rigorous science' and therefore linked its development to methodological considerations from the very beginning. Such considerations are often lacking in current debates on political phenomenology. This article aims to remedy this deficit. It argues that political phenomenology reinterprets Husserl's methodological principles of epoché and reduction and transforms them into what can be termed interrogation and exposition. In addition, a further, often overlooked, principle of Husserl's method is uncovered, which is referred to here as demonstration. It is through this triad of interrogation, exposition and demonstration that contemporary political phenomenology adapts and transforms the method of classical phenomenology. The topics of whiteness and race are employed to show how these principles can facilitate the analysis of political struggles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper concerns the issue of researching one of Banksy's murals, which was created in the city of Borodyanka, Ukraine. This mural, like the artist's other works, carries a deeper message. This time it is a message related to the war in Ukraine. At the same time, the authors note that the mural is a work of art and an important 'witness' for the local community to the tragic events in Borodyanka. In the current situation, where as a result of the war, the building substance is destroyed to a greater or lesser extent, it is important to consider how to protect, preserve, and restore works of street art, especially works as valuable as the Banksy mural under analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Снижение качества региональных выставок последних лет не раз отмечалось исследователями, занимающимися современным отечественным искусством, и самими художниками. С помощью эмпирического количественного метода автором проведен анализ ротации художников Дальнего Востока, принимавших участие в XII и XIII Региональных выставках «Дальний Восток», выявлены видовые предпочтения в искусстве мастеров разных территорий региона. Методы наблюдения, сравнения, анализа экспозиции, каталогов зональных/региональных экспозиций разных лет позволили сделать выводы о некоторых причинах организационного порядка, ведущих в конечном счете к снижению качества проведения выставок, являющихся на протяжении около шестидесяти лет основным критерием состояния изобразительного искусства в регионах страны.

Due to their geographical condition and worldwide environmental protection policies, the Galapagos Islands must opt for implementing clean energy infrastructure considering natural hazard effects that can directly affect the resilience of community residents. Santa Cruz Island is part of this archipelago, with rich biodiversity in flora and unique fauna. This study proposes identifying earthquake and tsunami risk assessment components on the island, such as the infrastructure vulnerability of Puerto Ayora, the central city of Santa Cruz Island. The FEMA P-154 and FEMA P-646 methodologies are used to classify buildings for technically installing microgrids based on photovoltaic generation systems. For this purpose, maps and data from state entities are used in combination with catalogs from development and land use planning, Software for Geoprocesses and virtual tours, and cadastral information provided by the Decentralized Autonomous Government (GAD) of Santa Cruz to develop techniques that offer a risk index to identify buildings that could sustain seismic and tsunamic loads. The study exposes alarming results that would prevent the installation of photovoltaic generation systems on the buildings' roofs. Consequently, a more detailed field study is recommended to contrast the reported analysis to implement mitigation strategies accordingly. Finally, geoprocesseced maps are presented, in addition to general installing recommendations for the photovoltaic system's infrastructure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The highlights of the 24th International Exposition Glass World held in Moscow are briefly cited. About 100 companies from 12 countries of the world participated. New manufacturing and quality-control technologies of glass products and the main structural components of glass furnaces and methods of their high-quality production are demonstrated at the exposition. Examples of the most successful enterprises in the glass industry are given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the main stages in the formation and development of the theory of the period: there is an analysis of the interpretation of this form in the works of A.B. Marx, G. Riemann, the Russian musicologists I. Sposodin, Yu. Tyulin, L. Mazel, V. Tsukerman and others. The dual nature of the period is characterized in connection with its simultaneous belonging to the syntactic and compositional levels of musical form. There are two approaches to understanding this structure – metro-tectonic and content-functional. It is concluded that the qualities of expositionality and completeness of the period are provided by its attraction to the periodicity of the structure, harmonic closure and functional balance of the constituent elements.

In the article was revealed the problem of preserving cultural heritage with the help of school museum. The prerequisites for the creation of the school Museum of the History of the village of Pogorilivka (Ukraine), its museum space and expositions (“History of the village, rural house, everyday life and weaving”, “Room of ethnography”, “Svetlitsa (front room) of bread”) were considered. The village of Pogorilivka in Bukovina is one of the Ukrainian villages that have not lost their self-sufficiency and identity. The locality represents an ethnographic and folkloric valuable area, which led to the establishment of the School Museum of Village History. The main directions of the Museum’s activity were analyzed as an element of the social structure that allows to learn, teach, educate, affirming ethnic identity. Conclusions were drawn about the fundamental practices of museum pedagogy. The importance of representative ethnic cultural symbols was determined; the need for their search was emphasized, possible ways of their active implementation in educational programs and in the modern socio-cultural environment was indicated. One of the central representative ethnic symbols of Ukrainians was identified ritual bread, widely represented in the “Svetlitsa (front room) of bread” of the Museum of the History of the village of Pogorilivka.

La famille constitue la garantie première, avant toute convention et toute charte, des droits de l’enfant. Pour cette simple et bonne raison que cette unité sociale de base n’est régie ni par la discipline, ni par l’adhésion intellectuelle, ni par l’intérêt, mais avant tout par l’amour. L’amour indéfectible pour l’être en qui nous reconnaissons notre propre sang et notre propre chair, un être qui nous survivra en ce monde et d’une certaine manière nous confère l’immortalité . Mais quoi de plus délicat qu’un enfant exposé à des violences au sein de sa propre famille alors que cette dernière est non seulement le lieu privilégié de l’épanouissement affectif et personnel de chacun, particulièrement de l’enfant mais est aussi un lieu intime et privé. Et la question de la violence conjugale dérange car elle touche à l’intimité du foyer. Aussi, les enfants se trouvent malgré eux être témoins ou victimes des violences conjugales, ce qui crée en eux une situation de mise en danger permanente ; ils se sentent constamment en insécurité tant physique que morale et portent sur eux un lourd secret qu’ils ne devraient dévoiler à personne sous peine de sanctions sévères et de graves privations de la part de leurs parents. En effet, évoquer les violences dans ses diverses formes au sein du couple parental dont ils peuvent être victimes, peut mettre mal à l’aise et conduire au silence. Ils deviennent ainsi des victimes résignées. Tandis que l’impact desdites violences sur le développement tant physique que psychique de l’enfant est néfaste et dévastateur. Il est moins évident de prétendre éradiquer ce fléau incrusté dans nos pays depuis bien longtemps, mais il convient de s’investir dans les moyens mis à notre portée pour le réduire sensiblement.

The analyses at the core of this essay focus attention on the concepts of "Compearance" and "Exposition" in Jean-Luc Nancy's philosophical reflection. Starting from the analyses carried out by Sartre, Lévinas and Derrida, this paper aims to define and highlight one of the fundamental concepts in Nancy's philosophical work, which is touching. A " corpus of touch " that is a syncopated corpus, interrupted and mixed with other bodies; here the whole sense of compearance and exposition is at stake. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The castle in Ciechanow is classified as a Gothic castle of the lowland type. The building, which is an example of defensive architecture, is located to the north of the historic urban layout of Ciechanow city centre. At present, the castle is covered by the following forms of protection: protection for the Natural and Landscape Complex "Łydynia River Valley", provisions of the Local Spatial Development Plan and an entry in the Register of Historic Monuments. The authors of the paper analyse the legal regulations concerning the castle and their impact on the contemporary castle's exposition in the landscape. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article studies the history of a small timber-harvesting colony that was created in the times of the GULAG labor camps, outlived the period of being a political colony, and was transformed into a museum, the Museum of the History of Political Repression Perm–36, in the 1990s. Based on the analysis of publications of the 1990s–2000s, an attempt was made to recreate the history of comprehension of the era of political repression using the example of a certain museum. From the active study of the topic in the early 1990s and establishment of a public museum with support from the Perm Oblast administration, Perm–36 moved on to undergo severe criticism from the local and federal press, deprivation of financing and administrative support and, finally, rather rough dismissal of the museum administration and appointment of top managers from the Ministry of Culture. The public museum had a powerful creative and scientific potential that allowed it to develop, implement new forms of work, and attract the international museum and human rights community, but, unfortunately, the State Memorial Museum of the History of Political Repression Perm–36 has become an ordinary regional museum in fact. In the first years of being a state museum (2015–16), the administration of Perm-36 tried to revise the directions of work of the public museum. This was expressed in its attempts to justify the authorities and the cruel laws of the time when the colony existed and to find some incriminating evidence against its political prisoners. New exhibitions of the museum (e.g. “Broken by windfalls”) highlighted the state’s need for the prisoners’ work, in particular in harvesting timber needed for the reconstruction of war-ravaged cities, the successes in mechanization of camp production, and so on. The public outcry forced the leadership of the museum to adjust its course. Now, according to the development concept adopted in 2019, the activities of the reserve museum are aimed at preserving the memory of victims of political repression in order to prevent such tragedies in the future. The state museum Perm–36 continues to open new exhibitions and expositions that tell the story of the colony through the stories of people from the GULAG camps, dissidents, and human rights activists. However, the activities of the state memorial museum, which is deprived of public initiative and creative potential of the first directors, cannot yet rise to the level of international recognition and significance that its predecessor, the public museum, used to have.

Almost all Quranic exegetes believe that verses 16-19 of Sura al-Qiyāma are digressions between other main verses. While exegetes and lexicologists take the word bayān to mean an exposition or interpretation of Quranic verses, a distinction should be drawn between exposition and interpretation of the Quran. In verse 19 of the sura, the term “lie with Us” suggests God’s commitment to the expository revelation of Quranic verses, which the Prophet taught his companions, as he taught the Quran itself. What distinguishes Imam ʿAlī’s Muṣḥaf (written copy of the Quran) from ʿUthmān’s Muṣḥaf is the addition of expository revelation alongside the Quranic verses. Since Imam ʿAlī’s Muṣḥaf were inherited by later Shiite Imams, their followers were not deprived of expository revelation.

The castle in Ciechanow is classified as a Gothic castle of the lowland type. The building, which is an example of defensive architecture, is located to the north of the historic urban layout of the Ciechanow centre. At present, the castle is covered by the following forms of protection: protection for the Natural and Landscape Complex "Łydynia River Valley”, provisions of the Local Spatial Development Plan and an entry in the Register of Historic Monuments. The authors of the paper analyse the legal regulations concerning the castle and their impact on the contemporary castle’s exposition in the landscape.

The paper provides a qualitative investigation into the many ways in which exposition mediates exclusive knowledge about copyright to children in Key Stage 3 on the Bitesize and Newsround pages of the British Children's BBC online platform. The analysis compares objective exposition in the copyriGht article of OUP's A Dictionary of Law, primarily intended for inclusion and knowledge transfer to late youth and adults, with the Bitesize sister directories on Copyright and intellectual property, and a Newsround story about EU copyright law. Data suggests that the Bitesize pages address excellent readers using specialist terminology; they pursue brevity, precision, and conciseness. While still comprising expository passages for explanatory purposes, Newsround adopts interlocutive strategies and provides verbal and visual stimuli -- including clever language play within memes -- that are clearly intended to engage with users, arouse their curiosity, and promote identification with the represented participants and actions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Engineering structures are known to withstand significant applied loads, in order to respect static requirements. With time, the environmental sustainability became an important aspect for construction systems. Therefore, the durability issues acquired an increased attention. Materials and systems are subjected to atmospheric degradation. Geographic location, orientation, degree of exposition, construction details, height and degrading agents such as, sun irradiation, wind, rainfall, and chemical agents influence the intensity of the deterioration. This latter mainly takes place in an asymmetric manner. Within short distance, the damage of a structure may significantly vary. The present work outline the asymmetry in the degradation of some main infrastructure such as buildings, tunnels, waste water plants, drinking water reservoirs, bridges, drinking water wells and artifacts exposed to stray currents. The asymmetry largely affects the deterioration process. In some cases, a relevant damage was observed after short time. Thus, a wise planning of infrastructure and materials may increase their general durability.

Cet article revient sur le processus collaboratif qui a présidé à la conception de l’exposition Kuru. L’art d’un monde en mutation tenue en 2019 au Jardin botanique de Neuchâtel (Suisse). Cette expérience, alliant des artistes san naro du Botswana, des anthropologues et des professionnel·le·s des musées, avait pour ambition de repenser l’approche muséale de l’art san contemporain et de développer d’autres modes d’exposition, plus inclusifs. Cet article documente les stratégies de représentation de Soi et de l’Autre mobilisées dans ce contexte et propose une réflexion sur les apports, les enjeux et les limites de cette collaboration à la croisée de l’art, de l’anthropologie et de la botanique. Il met en lumière les effets involontaires, les adaptations constantes et les asymétries persistantes à l’œuvre dans les échanges, et discute de l’intérêt de faire sens de ces dynamiques interactionnelles au sein même de l’espace muséal.

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This paper discusses the mummified body of Michael Willmann (1630–1706) – one of the most outstanding painters of the Baroque period in Central Europe. Willmann’s mummy was preserved in the crypt of the former Cistercian monastery church in Lubiąż, Silesia (Poland). The article presents the history of the mummy and possibilities for opening the crypt and displaying it to the public, following the example of similar expositions in Europe which have found respectful and sensitive solutions for presenting the bodies of the deceased (e.g. Capuchin Crypt in Palermo and Capuchin Church in Brno). Willmann’s mummy is not only the body of an artist, but also a part of the cultural heritage of the Lubiąż Cistercians, making it worthy museification. This issue is particularly important in the context of the plans for establishing the Michael Willmann Museum in the former Cistercian monastery church in Lubiąż.

Hornbeam is a forest tree species widespread in our country’s plain and hill areas. Hornbeam forests can also be found in the West Plain and can be classified as smart forests. This concept, used during the last decade in worldwide silviculture, involves the existence of forests with an exceptional ecologic purpose. The present article intends to establish a set of clear and easy to identify and catalogue criteria that can be used to recognize smart hornbeam forests from the West Plain together with their characteristics. In order to achieve this, 14 site and stand characteristics were established, each with five evaluation classes. Smart hornbeam stands from the West Plain are distributed especially in Lunca Timisului, Oradea and Timisoara forest districts, at altitudes of 90-100 meters, on preluvisol and eutric cambisol. In addition, they are also present in forest plain station and in meadows, being characterised by relatively even-aged and relatively uneven-aged structures, ages between 60-70 years and by conservation forests and seed reservations production subunits.

L'électrohypersensibilité (EHS) est un phénomène, apparu dans les années 1980, qui semble attribuer la survenue de certains symptômes à une exposition aux champs électromagnétiques (CEM). Depuis cette apparition, le nombre de cas n'a cessé d'augmenter, laissant imaginer une sorte de contagion. Cependant, le lien de corrélation entre exposition et apparition des symptômes a été testé à de nombreuses reprises et n'a jamais été confirmé. L'hypothèse qu'un effet psychogénique, l'effet nocebo, pouvait être à l'œuvre a alors pris corps, amenant avec elle une prise de conscience quant à notre exposition sans cesse croissante à des informations anxiogènes sur la présence des CEM. Ce contexte d'attentes négatives démultiplie l'action de l'effet nocebo, déjà contagieux en lui-même, mais n'explique pas, à lui seul, le cheminement d'une majorité des victimes chez qui la survenue des symptômes a précédé la connaissance d'un possible effet nocif des CEM. Différents travaux ont montré que dans ce dernier cas, il pourrait s'agir d'un phénomène de mauvaise attribution des symptômes. Les victimes, laissées sans réponse par la communauté médicale, vont se mettre en recherche d'une cause et seront confrontées à l'orientation du marché cognitif vers les CEM. Cette confrontation sera d'autant plus déséquilibrée que la victime ignore qu'elle est soumise à de nombreux biais cognitifs dans sa manière d'appréhender les informations qui lui sont proposées. Dès lors que l'attribution est constituée, l'effet nocebo pourra à nouveau entrer en jeu et venir consolider la sensation, pour la personne, d'être atteinte d'EHS. Quel que soit le cheminement, la victime entre dans un cercle vicieux duquel il apparaît très compliqué de s'extraire. Electro-hypersensitivity (EHS) is a phenomenon that emerged in the 1980s and which seems to attribute the occurrence of some symptoms to an exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF). Since it has appeared, the number of cases has not stopped increasing, suggesting some kind of contagion. However, the correlation between exposure and the onset of symptoms has been tested repeatedly and has never been confirmed. The hypothesis that a psychogenic effect named the "nocebo effect" could be at work then took shape, bringing us to an awareness of our ever-increasing exposure to anxiety-inducing news about the presence of EMFs. This context of negative expectations reinforces the action of the nocebo effect (an effect which is inherently contagious) but does not, in itself, explain the path of a majority of victims in whom the onset of symptoms preceded knowledge of a possible harmful effect of EMFs. Different studies have shown that in the latter case, it could be a phenomenon of wrong attribution of symptoms. The victims, left unanswered by the medical community, will seek a cause and will be confronted with the orientation of the cognitive market towards EMF. This confrontation will be all the more unbalanced as the victim is unaware that it is subject to many cognitive biases in its way of understanding the information offered to it. Once the attribution is established, the nocebo effect can again come into play and strengthen the feeling of being a victim of EHS. Whatever the path, the victim enters a vicious circle from which it appears very complicated to escape. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Within the Carpathians, the Southern Carpathians are located in the South part and contains the largest number of peaks situated at over 2500 meters altitude. Aspen (Populus tremula L.) is a pioneer species with a rapid growth, usually found in the temperate and boreal areas from Eurasia. In our country, the species is present in hill and mountain areas, up to 1600 m in altitude and in mixture forests. The purpose of this article is to analyze aspen strands from the Southern Carpathians from the point of view of site and growth conditions. In order to achieve this, we have used data from forest management plans realized during 1982 - 2006 for 35 forest districts located in this area. The stand and site characteristics that were analyzed were the following: location, pruning, current growth, production class, structure, slope, exposition, altitude and forest type. The surface occupied by aspen stands in the Southern Carpathians is of 2302 ha, with the majority located in the southeast part. Aspen stands from this area are characterized by a mixt or intimate mixture, low pruning, current growth of 0.4-0.8 m3/year/ha, medium and inferior production classes, and an even-aged, relatively even-aged and relatively uneven-aged structure. They vegetate on fields with a high or very high slope, at average altitudes between 700 and 1100 m, in mountain common beech stands or fir, Norway spruce and common beech mixtures.

The Southern Carpathians are situated in the central part of Romania, between Prahova Valley and the Danube, being the highest and most massive mountains from the Romanian Carpahtians. The relief and vegetation are similar to the Alps. These mountains conserve the most representative glaciar relief from Romania, with cuaternar glaciar tracks. Some of its peaks, namely Moldoveanu, Negoiu, Parângul Mare and Peleaga exceed 2500 m. From its total 217.889 ha occupied by forests with water protection functions, the forests located on lake slopes occupy 9.746 ha, namely 5%. The forests from this area are composed of spruce (Picea abies L.H. Karst) and beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), accompanied by other species such as birch (Alnus glutinosa, L., Gaertn.) and pine (Pinus sp.). From the point of view of the field's orography, these forests are located on lands with an middle inclination on all exposition categories, but predominantly on the North-East, one at an average altitude of 1050 m. From the point of view of site conditions, the characteristic flora type is Asperula-Dentaria, while the main soils are dystric cambisol and eutric cambisol.

The article examines display methods of Christian art in museums and showrooms. The history of exposition of religious art dates back about 150 years. Throughout museum existence the social role of religious art and museum was understood differently because the demonstration purposes, problems and methods were very different. Recently museum researchers define a museum as an ideological institute where ideology is the process of producing meanings and fixing them as norms. Display methods are described as the methods of creating meanings. When the museum displays certain objects, it shows not only the translation of the dominant knowledge, but also the principles of perception of reality. The analysis of the variety of museum interpretations of the Christian art throughout the entire time of its exhibition allows distinguishing three main approaches: Christian art as an illustration of ideas and concepts, as an artistic work and as a sacred object. Each of them has its own conceptualization, history of application and use in modern practice. The purpose of this article is to study the already developed techniques, sometimes slightly modified, which are used in museum expositions of the last two or three decades. One approach to displaying icons, temple sculptures and objects of decorative and applied art for liturgical purposes in a modern museum considers them as illustrations of certain scientific or cultural concepts, as well as historical documents. One of the versions of this approach is the representation of the religious art as an ethnographic material. Another approach to exhibiting is based on treating icons and liturgical items as works of art. They are considered as recognized masterpieces that should bring the viewer aesthetic pleasure. An important manifestation of artistic and aesthetic positions in such art is the use of specific art concepts for its description: the picturesque features of the region or school, the manner of writing. In modern exhibition practice, this type of demonstration is one of the leading and most common. The third type of display is based on understanding of the Christian art as a sacred object. In this case, with the help of exposition techniques the space of the temple is reconstructed in the halls of museums, the objects of display are symbolically returned to their original surroundings. Moreover, there is a complete reconstruction of the interior of the Church, as well as of its elements, even if they are only a hint of associative reference to the sacred spaces. As a result of the analysis of three main methods of exhibiting the Christian art, the author comes to conclusion that the modern practice of museum demonstration combines previously developed methods of display. The three main techniques described in the article only allow dividing the variety of existing expositions into parts. The actual museum activity is much more complex and in the same exhibition there are sometimes elements of different techniques that complement each other. В статье рассматриваются современные способы показа церковного искусства в музеях и выставочных залах. История его экспонирования насчитывает около 150 лет. На всём протяжении своего музейного бытования роль церковного искусства по-разному понималась обществом и самим музеем. Поэтому цели и задачи, а также методы демонстрации были весьма различны. Современные музейные исследования определяют музей как идеологическую инстанцию; при этом идеологией называется процесс производства смыслов и закрепления их в статусе норм. В качестве одного из методов формирования смыслов выступают способы показа. По тому, как музей показывает те или иные объекты, можно судить не только о трансляции доминирующих знаний, но и о самих принципах восприятия реальности. Анализ разнообразия музейных интерпретаций церковного искусства на протяжении всего времени его экспонирования позволяет выделить три основные подхода: церковное искусство понимается (1) как иллюстрация идей и концепций, (2) как художественное произведение и (3) как сакральный объект. Каждый из подходов имеет свои концептуализацию, историю применения и примеры использования в современной практике. Задача данной статьи – попытаться проследить, как уже наработанные приёмы, иногда несколько видоизменяясь, находят применение в экспозициях музеев последних двух-трёх десятилетий. Один из подходов к демонстрации икон, храмовых скульптур и предметов декоративно-прикладного искусства богослужебного назначения в современном музее рассматривает их в качестве иллюстраций некоторых мировоззренческих или социокультурных концепций, а также как исторические документы. Одним из вариантов такого подхода является представление церковного искусства как этнографического материала. Другой подход к экспонированию базируется на отношении к иконе и богослужебным предметам как к произведениям искусства. Они рассматриваются в качестве признанных шедевров, которые должны вызвать у зрителя эстетическое наслаждение. Важным проявлением художественно-эстетических позиций при рассмотрении такого искусства является использование для его описания характерных искусствоведческих понятий: живописные особенности региона или школы, манера письма. В современной экспозиционной практике этот тип демонстрации является наиболее распространённым. В основе третьего типа экспонирования лежит понимание произведения церковного искусства как сакрального объекта. В этом случае с помощью экспозиционных приёмов в залах музея реконструируется пространство храма, а предметы показа символически возвращаются в их изначальное окружение. В результате анализа трёх основных приёмов экспонирования церковного искусства автор приходит к выводу, что современная практика музейной демонстрации совмещает в себе ранее наработанные способы показа. Три основные приёма, описанные в статье, позволяют лишь достаточно условно разделить всё многообразие существующих экспозиций. Реальная музейная деятельность значительно сложнее, и подчас в одной выставке сочетаются элементы разных приёмов, которые взаимно дополняют друг друга.

Smart forests can be identified based on forest management plans if 15 stand, landscape or stational characteristics are taken into account. A total number of 34 smart stands were identified after these characteristics were graded based on the studied area and the manna ash’s ecological requests. These stands are located in Dognecei, Aninei and Locvei Mountains, at altitudes between 225 m and 780 m, on South expositions and on fields with inclinations between 7° and 50°. These forests have relatively young ages (specific to manna ash) even though the presence of forests with extremely old ages was also identified. They belong to some stands located in strict conservation areas such as national parks (very well represented in Banatului Mountains) or in production areas. The characteristic soils are eutric cambisol or rendzic leptosol, while hill common beech stands are located on skeletal or chalky soils. Knowing the characteristics of smart manna ash forests is useful for conserving and promoting them.

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Khibiny mountains are the largest alkaline-rock intrusion of the Kola Peninsula located at its central part and having a considerable impact on local geology. Reaching a height of 1200 m above sea level at its top (the highest point of Kola Peninsula), Khibiny is constructing the regional landscape for tens of kilometers around. Alpine character of the mountains area is unparalleled to any other territories on the Peninsula and is unique with its crags, rock bends, lofty precipices, boulders, crevices, and other landscape rock forms such as the leveling surface in the gable zone, denudation pavement, regoliths, outliers, and samples of physical weathering. In addition, there are numerous thresholds and bends filled with lakes and ponds, underground springs, crevice waterfalls, and other water sources. Such a landscape scenery makes the Khibiny mountain group a popular attraction for tourists and visitors of the region willing to get acquainted with the extraordinary local nature ranging from the taiga forests to the Arctic desert. The area also serves as a habitat for several fauna representatives, including brown bears and various Arctic birds species. The long-lasting human presence in the area manifests itself in the local toponymy of geographical names referring to the Saami language and culture. A particular interest lies in the history of the territory’s colonization and development as well as in numerous artifacts related to the Soviet and Russian imperial past (i.e., US steam engine from the early 1920s). Another option for possible tourist attraction might be found in the unusual substrate of alkaline rocks having a very rare type of mineralization containing eudialyte, lorenzenite, aenigmatite, or arfvedsonite with rare phases particular for only a few places in the world, as well as in a variety of locally discovered minerals that can be observed while hiking in the area. This uniqueness and significance have come to appreciate by establishing a local geological museum serving as a geocenter and by the area itself being acknowledged as a national park. All of this foregrounds the development and formalization of off-road hiking tourist routes. This article aims to meet this need by proposing a tourist trail in the area of western Khibiny while taking the reader on an excursion around this extraordinary area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper reconsiders the possibility of understanding the art of avant-garde in the light of the sublime, as argued by Jean-François Lyotard in his famous critical essay on Barnett Newman’s artwork Vir Heroicus Sublimis. According to the paper, the scope of a ‘sublime art’ of the avant-garde is larger than the reference to a single artist or movement, and entails the possibility of comprehending the reflective stance of modernism as a critique, performed by art, of the conditions of possibility of exposition as a gesture that is relevant not only to the art world but to experience at large. The sublime art brings this critique to its extreme consequences as far as it explores the boundaries of exposition with regard to the world image supplied by the media system. This sublime directory of the avant-garde was inaugurated by Marcel Duchamp as he introduced the practice of the ready-media in the art system. However, it enjoyed a long-lasting success thereafter.

This special issue of Food, Culture & Society examines how fairs and expositions–at local, regional, national, and international levels–have reflected and shaped perceptions of food production, marketing, and consumption for mass audiences. It will consider the perspectives of fair organizers, publicists, exhibitors, concessionaires, restaurateurs, and participants in constructing and experiencing the diversity of food cultures on the fairgrounds and the social situations fairs and expositions can foster. These essays will examine food on the fairgrounds from a multi-sensory perspective, thinking about food not only as something ingested, but also engaged through display, art, and performance. This special issue seeks to place in conversation the scholarship on fairs/expositions with the history of food cultures around the world, the dynamics of its exhibition and display, and its promotion of community cohesion and culinary consciousness in order to demonstrate the importance of these mass cultural events as sites where local, regional, national, and corporate culinary identities are simultaneously made and unmade. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article is devoted to the professional activities of graduates of the Higher Women’s (Bestuzhev) Courses in the State Hermitage Museum. They made a great contribution to the Soviet museum building, they were engaged in the restructuring of the Imperial Hermitage, scientific and exhibition work, and mastered educational field. The article is based on materials from the personal archive of N. V. Blagovo (materials Mel’nikova) and the graduates’ memories. In addition, biographies of 23 employees of the Hermitage, graduates of Courses who worked there from 1914 to 1975, are given for the first time.

This article substantiates the relevance of the museumification of Kazakhstan’s mounds based on foreign experience. The authors present general information about the Issyk mounds and analyze the theoretical concept of the spatial solution of the museum complex around them. A number of studies devoted to the museumification of the Besshatyr burial mound are considered. The history and specificity of the spatial organization of the Ak-Baur temple intended for funeral rites as well as the modern concept of its museumification are analyzed.

Lead (Pb) is a highly toxic heavy metal of industrial importance; its presence continues to be a risk in the environment. The concentrations of this metal exceed the limits established by government agencies, representing a menace to the health of the population, mainly in developing countries. Pb affects several systems, including the reproductive system. In this work, research on its toxic effects of Pb on the ovaries is reviewed, addressing studies carried out in vivo and in vitro in mammals, mainly rats, mice and humans from 2000 to 2020. Among the main findings are the modification of the cellular REDOX balance, separation of granulosa cells that conform the follicle, and increased follicular atresia, among others, which consequently alter the reproductive process. Further interdisciplinary studies will help improve the understanding of the mechanisms of action of Pb in the ovary, as well as the risk it represents for female reproductive health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]