International Congress Research Articles

Dr. Tayyab Rashid: "The secret that is revealed by itself has a bombshell effect"

At the 6th International Congress of Positive Psychology,the "Guest of Honor" Dr. Tayyab Rashid from the University of Melbourne discussed the topic of "Trajectories of Positive Relationships".

Royal College of Psychiatrists International Congress 2023

The Royal College of Psychiatrists’ conference was held over four days in Liverpool, in July 2023, with world‐renowned keynote speakers and key opinion leaders in mental health covering a wide range of topics. Joy Ogden reports here on some of the highlights of the conference.

German National Reports on the 21st International Congress of Comparative Law. Ed. by Martin Schmidt-Kessel.

German National Reports on the 21st International Congress of Comparative Law. Ed. by Martin Schmidt-Kessel.

Mіжнародний конгрес Європейського респіраторного товариства 2023: Презентація українських здобутків

Abstract. From September 9 to 13, 2023, the hybrid Congress of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) was held in Milan (Italy) for the second time. In 2023, more than 20.000 people attended the Congress, participating both in person and online. The aim: to analyze abstracts of scientific works on pulmonology and phthysiology that were presented by Ukrainian scientists at the ERS International Congress 2023. Materials and methods. The data regarding the abstracts of scientific reports were obtained from the Congress website and the online program of the personal account of an ERS member, doctor of medical sciences, professor Galyna Gumeniuk. Results. Scientists from Ukraine presented 52 scientific reports at the Congress: 45 on pulmonology and 7 on phthisiology, which is 1.28 % (52 out of 4 067) of all posters submitted to this forum. The largest number of Ukrainian papers — 15 — was devoted to the problems of COVID-19, 14 to the issues of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 3 to the issues of bronchial asthma, 3 to tobacco smoking and two related to bronchiectasis. In 2023, both international cooperation and interaction of Ukrainian pulmonologists of various institutions in joint work within the countries continued. Conclusions. The main directions of scientific developments in respiratory medicine in Ukraine are issues of broncho-obstructive pulmonary diseases and COVID-19. The most active participation in the event were taken by the scientists from the Dnipro State Medical University, Yanovsky National institute of phthisiology and pulmonology National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Vinnytsya National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, and Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University.

Setting Radiation Protection Standards: The First Radiology Congress in 1925

In 1925, the first International Congress of Radiology took place in London. This Congress brought together almost 500 experts from across the world. For many of the oversees participants, this was a long, difficult, and expensive journey, but the effort paid off. Concerned over the dangers of medical treatment with radium and x-rays, especially for the medical doctors administrating it, and the lack of proper standardization, the Congress gathered to solve these pressing issues. The international and scientific environment of the Congress promised that these issues could be solved, and that an international radiation standard would be settled upon. However, in the international and scientific arena of the Congress, many of the originators of radiation research like Maria Curie and the Vienne Radium Institute were left out, as new scientific centres came to prominence.

XVI International Congress on Cement Chemistry – “Further Decarbonization and Circular Production and the Use of Cement and Concrete”

One of the authors is a participant in the XVI International Congress on Cement Chemistry (ICCC 2023), which was held in Bangkok (Thailand) on September 18–22, 2023 under the motto “Further decarbonization and recycling production and application of cement and concrete.” Statistical data, thematic areas of the congress are presented and some reports are presented, the content of which may be of most interest to Russian specialists.

Brachytrupes membranaceus (Drury, 1773) and B. megacephalus (Lefebvre, 1827) (Orthoptera Gryllidae): two species compared

The authors compare the stridulations of Brachytupes membranaceus (Drury, 1773) and Brachytrupes megacephalus (Lefebvre, 1827) (Orthoptera Gryllidae), two burrowing sabulicolous crickets which coexist in the contiguous areas of their respective ranges and which, although easily distinguishable morphologically, show remarkable eco-ethological similarities. The sound spectrograms of the two species are here analysed and it is highlighted how the stridulations produced by the males to recall the females do not seem species-specific as they are mutually accepted as a signal of recall for the partner. Is hypothesized that the forms morphologically described in the literature as intermediate between the two species may be hybrids. This work was presented in 6th International Congress on Biodiversity “Biodiversity and the new scenarios on alien species, climate, environment and energy” held at the University Territorial Center of Trapani (Italy, Sicily) (2–3 September 2022).

The 20th International Congress of the Society for Melanoma Research.

The 20th International Congress of the Society for Melanoma Research.

"8th International Congress on Creation in the Light of Science" at Üsküdar University!

"8th International Congress on Creation in the Light of Science" at Üsküdar University!

Strategic Planning in the Middle Byzantine Period: A "Limitrophe" Policy Reintroduced?

In order to maintain or improve its political stability and overall might every state conducts certain policies, both domestic and foreign, throughout its history. They are usually a result of a systematic planning, encompassing in the process multiple state sectors. The Byzantine Empire was no exception. Throughout centuries of existence, the imperial government implemented numerous reforms and carried out reorganisation in the military, administrative and fiscal departments, with the intention to improve its governance. Creation of the military commands – strategides, thémata and tágmata corps are only some of the changes, and their implementation certainly required prior planning in accordance with the requirements and capacity of the state. In relation to foreign policy, starting from the mid-ninth century, a formation of a number of client states that were more or less politically dependent on Constantinople can be observed on the Byzantine borders; their existence ended around the mid-eleventh century. This paper aims to examine the process of establishing client states on the Byzantine borders, i.e., whether it was a policy initiated and subsequently applied by the imperial government as a result of some pre-determined planning, or whether it was just an ad hoc solution. This paper was presented on the 24th International Congress of Byzantine Studies, Venice and Padua, 22-27 August 2022.

Lessons on Keeping Spry

Initially presented at the 2023 International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, this essay is a dedication to Tami Spry. Drawing on memory, personal encounters, and Spry’s scholarship, I share two lessons sprouted from our co-presence to each other and commitment to auto/ethnography. Ultimately, this essay honors Spry for her work, spirit, and steward on being responsible to hearts and humanity.

Forest Conference Report No. 1, 2023

Forest Conference Reports provide the overview of selected conferences the JFBR Editorial Team visited during a particular time. In our inaugural issue, we cover meetings throughout 2023.
 Forest conferences featured in this report:
 
 IUFRO Close-to-nature silviculture: experiments and modelling for forestry practice;
 UGA Timberland Investment Conference;
 VII Faustmann Conference;
 5th International Congress on Planted Forests;
 International Society of Forest Resource Economics;
 Western Forests Economists
 IUFRO Working Group 2.08.03 – “Enhancing the performance and sustainability of eucalypt plantations to broaden their benefits”
 
 Would you be interested in inviting our Journal to your upcoming forest event? We would love to feature it in our next Forest Conference Reports and share the details with our Readers. Let us know if this is something you would be open to, and we can discuss the logistics further. Contact Rafal Chudy at: rafal@forest-journal.com
 Thank you for considering this opportunity.

International Congresses on Sound and Vibration

International Congresses on Sound and Vibration

PREFACE

PREFACE

Congresses of natural scientists and mathematicians in the “Bulletin of experimental physics and elementary mathematics” (1886–1917): Analysis of publications

The article presents the results of a study of publications in the “Bulletin of Experimental Physics and Elementary Mathematics”, about the organization, conduct and results of domestic and foreign congresses of mathematicians and natural scientists, published in Kyiv and Odesa during 1886–1917. The magazine was an unofficial periodical printed publication of the mathematical department of the Novorossiysk Society of Naturalists. The research was conducted with the aim of carrying out a meaningful and quantitative analysis of the texts of journal publications, which highlights the materials of such meetings of scientists and teachers. The authors used scientific methods for meaningful analysis of the research subject, and in the process of quantitative analysis – text quantification, collection of empirical data, their generalization and mathematical and statistical processing. As a result of the research of the magazine’s materials on congresses of mathematicians and natural researchers during the entire period of its publication, the authors came to the following conclusions. The magazine’s materials on conventions and congresses for all the years of its publication accounted for slightly more than 4% of its total area. All National Congresses of Natural Scientists and Mathematicians, which met during the period of publication of the journal, were covered on its pages (this is almost 2/3 of the entire volume of information in the journal about such meetings of scientists and teachers). At the same time, the methods of presenting information and its volume differed significantly in different meetings, depending on the presence of motives of both members of the editorial board. The main motives for placing information were: a) the presence of a pedagogical component in the work of meetings; b) scientific (or pedagogical) significance of reports and meeting participants; c) availability of quality materials about meetings; d) availability of magazine space. International congresses were irregularly covered by the newspaper, the motives for placing information about such meetings in the magazine were similar. Starting in 1901, the editors of the Bulletin introduced the scheme developed during the previous years of the magazine’s existence into the practice of presenting materials about scientific and pedagogical congresses: a) announcement of the event; b) publication of the regulation (statute, program) of the event; c) description of preparation for the event; d) overview of the features of the event; e) presentation of the texts of important speeches. Such a scheme of presentation of meetings was introduced for the first time in popular science and educational periodicals of the Russian Empire. The pedagogical component was the most important motive for both staffs of the Bulletin editorial board when deciding on the features and scope of coverage of materials on the work of domestic and foreign congresses. The materials of Bulletin (and other similar publications of that time) covering the work of domestic and foreign congresses of teachers and researchers of nature and mathematics, which reveal the content of the educational activities of famous scientists and teachers, are an important element of the source base of biographical studies, which conducted by historians of science.

Known in Europe, Unknown in Bulgaria (To the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Christian Rakovsky)

The article is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Christian Rakovsky (1873-1941) – a prominent figure in the international socialist movement, politician, statesman, diplomat, Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars of Ukraine (1919-1923), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USSR in London (1923-1925) and Paris (1925-1927), one of the leaders of the Trotskyite bloc, and an opponent of Stalin. While Rakovsky’s life has been the subject of some research, many of its aspects remain unexplored. Drawing on a wealth of new documents discovered in the archives of Bulgaria, Great Britain, France, Ukraine, and Russia, the author sheds new light on little-known episodes of Rakovsky’s life – particularly the years of his youth, when he joined the international student socialist movement and spoke at international congresses. The article considers Rakovsky’s contacts with Plekhanov’s Emancipation of Labor group in Geneva, where Rakovsky studied medicine and achieved some prominence among Russian social democrats. His connections with famous Western European revolutionaries are discussed – including Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht, Jules Guesde, Karl Kautsky, and other figures of the Second International. It is noted that Rakovsky was the only member of the Bolshevik government who was also a member of the Bureau of the Second International. The article touches on a subject that has long been neglected by historians – Rakovsky’s efforts to solve the problem of Russian-Romanian relations in 1918, the resulting bilateral treaty, and his special position regarding the annexation of Bessarabia to Romania. Considerable attention is given to the question of Rakovsky’s so-called ‘Jewish’ origin and his alleged membership in the worldwide Masonic lodge, disproven on the basis of Rakovsky’s papers in the Bulgarian Historical Archive. The author also dwells on the problem of the so-called ‘Rakovsky protocols’, published by Iosif Landovsky in the book “Red Symphony: Confessions of the Trotskyist Rakovsky.” The author draws on Rakovsky’s NKVD case file and interrogation records, which he has published in full in his book “The Bloody Farce,” to demonstrate that no such protocols exist. Finally, the author addresses the rumor that Rakovsky was not executed, but spent the last years of his life in the Soviet Union. This rumor is proven false based on the analysis of extensive archival materials and memoirs of Rakovsky’s comrades; most notably, Rakovsky’s case file in the Central Archives of the KGB of the USSR contains a certificate of his execution on 11 September 1941 in the Oryol Central Prison.

A History of the Scottish P.E.N. Organization, Part 1: 1927-1949

The first article in a two-part series charting the history of Scottish PEN, from its founding in 1927, through political struggles in the 1930s, and at the international congress in Edinburgh in 1934, over issues of intellectual freedom and the rise of Hitler, till the need to reestablish the organization after World War II, exploring Scottish PEN's relationship to the 20th century Scottish Renaissance movement, and examining the roles in Scottish PEN of H.J.C. Grierson, C.M. Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid), Helen Cruikshank, William Power, Willa and Edwin Muir, and many others.

MORAL AND ETHICAL COMPONENT OF SCIENCE IN TIMES OF WAR

MORAL AND ETHICAL COMPONENT OF SCIENCE IN TIMES OF WAR

THE CHARACTER, VIEWS, IDEAS AND SCIENTIFIC WORK OF IVAN LYSYAK-RUDNYTSKY FROM A HISTORICAL RETROSPECT: BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW

Аbstract
 The purpose of the study is a biographical and historiographical review of the figure, views, ideas and scientific work of the Ukrainian diasporic scholar-historian and public figure Ivan Lysiak-Rudnytskyi. The key task is to determine the influence of the researcher and his theoretical and methodological generalizations on his contemporary and especially post-Soviet Ukrainian historical science. The methodological basis of the research was primarily the methods of historiographical analysis and source criticism. Thanks to the analysis of I. Lysyak-Rudnytskyi's scientific output and the research dedicated to him, it was possible to comprehensively characterize his contribution to Ukrainian and world historical science and determine the relevance of his research even in our time. The scientific novelty is the coverage of I. Lysiak-Rudnytskyi's participation in the work of the International Congresses of Historians, especially the 13th Congress of Historians, which took place in 1970 in Moscow. Also a supplement to the currently available description was the detailing of his work on the idea of establishing contacts and cooperation between the Ukrainian Soviet and Ukrainian-American diaspora communities of historians, to which the trip of I. Lysiak-Rudnytskyi to Kyiv at the end of August 1970 was dedicated. impressions of the scientist, which he noted in his diary. Conclusions. The unique place of I. Lysiak-Rudnytskyi in the scientific and intellectual life of the Western Ukrainian diaspora in the 1950s - 1980s is determined. Despite his not entirely successful academic career and insignificant "publishing activity", the researcher received recognition and authority in the scientific and public sphere segments of the North American establishment.

Franciszek Leja (1885–1979) i jego wspomnienia Dawniej było inaczej

Franciszek Leja (1885–1979) and His Memoirs Dawniej było inaczej (‘It Was Different in the Past’) The article aims to present previously unpublished memoirs of mathematician Franciszek Leja, spanning the years 1885–1958 – from his birth to his participation in the International Congress of Mathematicians in Edinburgh. Leja recalls the childhood of a peasant son struggling with poverty, his education at the folk school in Grodzisk and the public school in Leżajsk. Then he describes his studies at a gymnasium in Jarosław and at the University of Lviv (Lwów). He recalls the difficult path to obtaining a doctorate and habilitation at a time when he had to balance his scientific studies with work in Galician junior high schools (1910–1924) and briefly describes his scholarship in France and England (1912/1913, scholarship from the Kretkowski Fund). The penultimate section consists of Leja’s recollections from a 12-year period of work at the Warsaw University of Technology, where he was a professor of mathematics at the Faculty of Chemistry, and when he took over the chair of mathematics at the Jagiellonian University in 1936 and then from his scientific visit to France, which took place on the eve of the war. The last, unfinished chapter was devoted to his recollections of the arrest of Jagiellonian University professors on 6 November 1939, his clandestine teaching during the war, and his post-war visits abroad. The memoirs are preceded by Leja’s short biography. Numerous footnotes were added, expanding and correcting the information provided in the original text and illustrations.