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The Ethical Risks of an Intergenerational World Climate Bank (as Opposed to a Climate Justice World Bank)
Authors: Gardiner Stephen M.
Published: April 2023

Recently, John Broome and others have been arguing that futuregenerations should shoulder the burden of climate mitigation, through astrategy sometimes called “making the grandchildren pay”. This strategyappeals primarily to the idea of making a Pareto improvement that delivers“efficiency without sacrifice”, particularly for the current generation. Moregenerally, “making the grandchildren pay” is said to have major pragmaticadvantages, since it appeals to self-interest rather than morality. Broomeargues that economists should take up the task of implementing the strategyby designing a new institution along the lines of the World Bank andInternational Monetary Fund. He dubs this institution “the World ClimateBank”. In this paper, I argue against Broome’s proposal on both ethical andpragmatic grounds. Instead of a world climate bank that shifts all theburdens of climate action to the future, what is needed is a Climate JusticeWorld Bank that respects principles of global and intergenerational ethics.
Instituciones independientes y policrisis
Authors: Nuñez Manuel
Published: April 2023

The struggle for hegemony has adopted in the modern world an imperial form that is not recognizable with the classical canons of what is understood by empire. But it works as such, leveraging on the currency. Of the various elements of the panoply of imperial construction, we will deal here with the idea of independence of institutions, including those of currency management; independence of popular sovereignty in the case of the center of the empire and national-popular in the case of the territories subject to domination. The idea of the independence of institutions builds the paradigm of a natural evolution of the world, so that power ceases to be the elaboration and imposition of alternatives to become the interpretation of arcane signs. In this way, the “sigetics” of suffering for common people is built, where its causes appear as a result of simple chance -bad luck- or maladjustment -bad construction- or laziness -bad will-. In the first part we will analyze the theoretical bases of the construction of independence, in the second we will analyze some of its consequences and, in the third part, we will propose some conclusions and solutions that ordinary people can promote to regain control of the future of the world.
Are mining companies ready to assess and manage biodiversity-related risks?
Authors: Jaffé Rodolfo , Gard Nicholas , Moore Parker , Morrison Ann Michelle , Nelis Lis Castillo
Published: April 2023

Although the loss of biodiversity poses as great a risk to the global economy as climate change, biodiversity-related risks are yet to be systematically accounted for by businesses. Here we review how biodiversity risks are currently being assessed, managed, and disclosed in an industry group exposed to high risk from its impact on biodiversity. We gathered the latest reports and associated performance data for the 26 member companies of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), which follow similar principles and reporting standards, and used these data to evaluate the companies’ readiness to adopt the framework of the Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) currently in development. While most ICMM companies are concerned with biodiversity-related risks, our results suggest that they are still not ready to adopt TNFD’s approach. For instance, only four companies addressed impacts on biodiversity, less than half mentioned ecosystem services, and only 60% referred to the mitigation hierarchy as a framework to manage biodiversity-related impacts. Most companies were thus unable to assess biodiversity risks and opportunities, given that they did not have information on dependencies and impacts. Overall, we observed the absence of a unified approach to disclose biodiversity-related risks, even among a group of mining companies that follow similar principles and reporting standards. Our work helps identify key obstacles to the implementation of the new TNFD framework in the mining sector.
Population, Existence, and Incommensurability
Authors: Roberts Melinda A.
Published: April 2023

In this paper, I consider what highly plausible principles we can consistently combine with certain deeply held, widely shared intuitions we have regarding matters of existence. Does an approach that has such intuitions at its core—does the existential approach—rule out, e.g., transitivity? Does it rule out trichotomy? Is it like certain incommensurability theories in those respects? Another question I’ll consider is whether our only means of both securing deeply held, widely shared intuitions regarding matters of existence and avoiding inconsistency lies in incommensurability. As part of those discussions, I’ll note what the existential approach has to say about two nonidentity cases, briefly sketch Broome’s inconsistency objection against the so-called neutrality intuition and finally explore Rabinowicz’s incommensurability proposal for avoiding Broome’s objection without abandoning intuition.
Sustainable housing at a neighbourhood scale
Authors: Dühr Stefanie , Berry Stephen , Moore Trivess
Published: April 2023

This study investigated the challenges and opportunities that built environment professionals in Australia experience when planning, designing, and implementing sustainable housing developments at the neighbourhood scale. It also examined strategies and policy levers employed in case study eco-neighbourhoods from across Australia and Europe to inform future Australian policy and practice.Neighbourhoods are the ‘in-between scales’ between individual buildings and the urban scale and have been described as the ‘building blocks’ of a city. Planning for environments at a neighbourhood scale offers sustainability gains and economies of scale for decentralised systems (such as water and energy) and opportunities for integrated land-use and transport planning, biodiversity planning and social sustainability. Moreover, the neighbourhood scale allows consideration of the importance of communities and social capital for achieving sustainability.The research found there is a need for stricter regulatory requirements on urban sustainability in general, and for policy frameworks and development models to support sustainable housing at a neighbourhood scale specifically. Policy expectations for sustainable neighbourhood developments should be performance-based, rather than prescriptive, and they should be supported by objectives and targets so that achievements can be measured and compared.Many research participants called for mandatory targets, and for binding policies and regulation and sustainable housing and neighbourhood-scale developments to be coordinated across different levels of government and jurisdictions.
Machine Learning and Asylum Adjudications: From Analysis of Variations to Outcome Predictions
Authors: Katsikouli Panagiota , Byrne William Hamilton , Gammeltoft-Hansen Thomas , Høgenhaug Anna Højberg , Møller Naja L. Holten , Nielsen Trine Rask , Olsen Henrik Palmer , Slaats Tijs
Published: April 2023

Individuals who demonstrate well-founded fears of persecution or face real risk of being subjected to torture, are eligible for asylum under Danish law. Decision outcomes, however, are often influenced by the subjective perceptions of the asylum applicant’s credibility. Literature reports on correlations between asylum outcomes and various extra-legal factors. Artificial Intelligence has often been used to uncover such correlations and highlight the predictability of the asylum outcomes. In this work, we employ a dataset of asylum decisions in Denmark to study the variations in recognition rates, on the basis of several application features, such as the applicant’s nationality, identified gender, religion etc. We use Machine Learning classifiers to assess the predictability of the cases’ outcomes on the basis of such features. We find that depending on the classifier, and the considered features, different predictability outcomes arise. We highlight, therefore, the need to take such discrepancies into account, before drawing conclusions with regards to the causes of the outcomes’ predictability.
Early Voting Can Widen the Turnout Gap
Authors: Dehdari Sirus H. , van Ditmars Mathilde , Lindgren Karl-Oskar , Oskarsson Sven , Vernby Kåre
Published: April 2023

Early voting procedures boost voter participation and have therefore been suggested as institutional remedies for the problem of unequal turnout. Scholars have, however, raised concerns that making voting more convenient may actually lead to a less representative electorate. We contribute to this debate by leveraging large-scale Swedish registry data to analyze persons expecting a child around the time of the election. Our results indicate that politically engaged high-status voters are more likely to use the opportunity to vote in advance when faced with the risk of not being able to vote on election day. Given the large number of obstacles to election-day voting that individuals face throughout life, it is therefore conceivable that efforts to make voting more convenient and less costly for citizens may in the end lead to less representative electorates.
How to Feel About Climate Change? An Analysis of the Normativity of Climate Emotions
Authors: Mosquera Julia , Jylhä Kirsti
Published: April 2023

Climate change evokes different emotions in people. Recently, climate emotions have become a matter of normative scrutiny in the public debate. This phenomenon, which we refer to as the normativization of climate emotions, manifests at two levels. At the individual level, people are faced with affective dilemmas, situations where they are genuinely uncertain about what is the right way to feel in the face of climate change. At the collective level, the public debate reflects disagreement about which emotions are appropriate to feel in the climate context. The aim of this paper is to examine the normative reasons in favour of different climate emotions by combining normative criteria from philosophy and psychology, such as rationality-based and consequentialist ones. We conclude that these criteria provide partial reasons for or against different climate emotions and that the suitability of each criterion will depend on various considerations, including the specific object that the emotion is directed to. We suggest that emotional disagreement in climate contexts may generate distrust, potentially hindering cooperation for climate action. We propose that we can ease challenges like this if we come to terms with the complex nature of climate emotions and their normative justification.
Sex Selection for Daughters: Demographic Consequences of Female-biased Sex Ratios
Authors: Jebari Karim , Kolk Martin
Published: April 2023

Modern fertility techniques like flow cytometry allow parents to carry outpreimplantation sex selection at low cost, no medical risk, and without theethical or medical concerns associated with late abortions. Sex selection fornon-medical purposes is legal in many high-income countries, and socialnorms toward assisted reproductive technology are increasinglypermissive and may plausibly become increasingly prevalent in the nearfuture. While concerns over son preference have been widely discussed, sexselection that favors female children is a more likely outcome in highincomecountries. If sex selection is adopted, it may bias the sex ratio in agiven population. Male-biased populations are likely to experience slowerpopulation growth, which limits the long-term viability of correspondingcultural norms. Conversely, female-biased populations are likely toexperience faster population growth. Cultural norms that promote femalebiasedsex ratios are as a consequence therefore also self-reinforcing. Inthis study, we explore the demographic consequences of a female-biasedsex ratio for population growth and population age structure. We alsodiscuss the technology and parental preferences that may give rise to such ascenario.
DEVELOPMENT OF VIDEO TUTORIAL MEDIA ON HALF CIRCLE SKIRT MODEL
Authors: Halida Hanim  , Hotmaria Tampubolon  , Eka Rahma Dewi  , Yudhistira Anggraini
Published: April 2023

The aim of this research is: (1) Develop a video media tutorial for a semi-circle skirt model in women's basic fashion courses in the fashion study program (2) Knowing the feasibility and effectiveness of the semi-circle skirt model video tutorial learning media in the women's basic fashion course in the fashion study program.

This study uses the ADDIE development model. The results of this development research are in the form of a learning video product to make a semi-circle skirt. In this study, the feasibility test was carried out by 2 media experts and 2 material experts. The media effectiveness test was carried out in three stages, namely, a small-scale group test conducted by 8 students, a medium-scale group test conducted by 16 students and a large-scale group test conducted by 33 students. The results of the validity of the material experts obtained an average rating of 90.6% in the "very good" category. the results of the validity of media experts obtained an average rating of 94.2% in the "very good" category. small group trials by students got the "Good" category with an average of 80.7%. Medium group trials by students got the "Good" category with an average of 85%. large group trials by students got the "Good" category with an average of 87.4%.

The results of the research on the development of learning media based on video tutorials on semi-circular skirts were declared feasible and effective to be used as learning media in women's basic clothing courses in the material of making semi-circular skirts
Effect of caffeine on the cardiovascular system and performance: A systematic review
Authors: BJELICA Bojan , AKSOVIĆ Nikola , ZELENOVİĆ Milan , PRŽULJ Radomir , RADENKOVİC Oliver
Published: April 2023

Caffeine is a compound found in the leaves, seeds and fruits of plants such as coffee and guarana. The aim of the systematic review was to determine the influence of caffeine on cardiorespiratory functions and physical performance. The method was the collection of relevant literature in the period from 2011-2022, and their analysis. The results clearly show the benefit and positive influence of caffeine on both investigated areas. The recommended consumption of caffeine should be higher than 75mg in order to expect positive changes and effects. Also, doses above 600mg should not be exceeded due to side effects, especially on the heart. It is necessary to consume caffeine for at least 45 minutes before the planned activity to ensure complete absorption. Caffeine is a very powerful supplement, it is only necessary to take care of the method and amount of dosage.
الرفاه النفسي لدى طلبة جامعة اليرموك وعلاقته بالجنس والمستوى الدراسي
Authors: عبابنة محمد يوسف , الزغول رافع عقيل
Published: April 2023

هدفت الدراسة الحالية إلى التعرّف إلى مستوى الرفاه النفسي لدى طلبة جامعة اليرموك، وفيما إذا كان هذا المستوى يختلف باختلاف متغيري الجنس والمستوى الدراسي. تكونت عينة الدراسة من (651) من الطلبة (165 طالبًا، و 486 طالبة) من طلبة البكالوريوس والدراسات العليا المنتظمين، خلال الفصل الدراسي الصيفي من العام 2019/2020 في جامعة اليرموك، وتم اختيارهم بالطريقة المتيسرة. وتم استخدام مقياس الرفاه النفسي لرايف (Ryff, 1989)، والذي تكون من (42) فقرة، وتكون من ستة أبعاد هي: (الاستقلال الذاتي، الإتقان البيئي، الشعور بالنمو الشخصي، العلاقات الإيجابية، الهدف في الحياة، القبول الذاتي). وأظهرت نتائج الدراسة أن مستوى الرفاه النفسي لدى الطلبة جاء متوسطًا، كما كشفت نتائج الدراسة عن وجود اختلاف يعزى لمتغير الجنس لصالح الإناث، وكشفت النتائج عن اختلاف دال إحصائيًا لمتغير المستوى الدراسي لصالح طلبة الدراسات العليا. وفي ضوء النتائج التي توصلت إليها الدراسة الحالية، يوصى بدراسة كل أبعاد الرفاه النفسي لدى فئات المجتمع المختلفة، وبناء برامج تهدف إلى الارتقاء بالرفاه النفسي لدى الطلبة الجامعيين.
Tunisia’s Regional Inequalities of Development: The Human Development Index and Human Poverty Index by Governorate in Tunisia
Authors: Bousnina Adel
Published: April 2023

In this article, our aim was at first, to analyze the regional disparities and territorial inequalities of human development in Tunisia. The first part of the article was devoted to the Factorial components analysis. Moreover, the second part was centered on the progress of synthetic indicators of human development in every region, thanks to our approach based on the HDI (Human Development Index), the HPI ((Human poverty Indicator) and a synthetic indicator of human development in every region and governorate.
A second species of the genus Urophora (Diptera: Tephritidae) attacking capitula of the genus Psephellus (Asteraceae)
Authors: Evstigneev D.A.
Published: April 2023

Urophora sevanensis sp. nov. is described from Armenia and a key is provided for separation of the new species from U. aprica (Fallén, 1820) and U. trinervii Korneyev et White, 1996. The new species was reared from capitula of Psephellus sp. in Armenia together with the already known Terellia ermolenkoi Korneyev, 1985. Along with U. trinervii Korneyev et White, 1996, this is the second species of the genus Urophora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 known to attack capitula of the genus Psephellus Cassini. The new species is characterised by separated subbasal and discal crossbands, separated discal and preapical crossbands, anteriorly connected preapical and apical crossbands and the aculeus with distinct preapical primary and small secondary steps. The morphological details of T. ermolenkoi in colour photos are also presented.
The Effect and Measurement of Public Relations On Brand Equity
Authors: ARMUTLU İsnur İnci
Published: April 2023

The present study examines public relations (PR), its impact on concepts such as corporate communications, and integrated marketing, and its role in creating, maintaining, and shaping brand equity. Also, the interaction between the company's reputation and brand equity is one of the other essential criteria examined in this study. After examining the techniques for measuring corporate reputation and brand equity, we used two models of Fombrun's Reputation Quotient and Aaker's Brand Equity to measure these two criteria. We have included GSM operators such as Turkcell, Vodafone, and Avea. Using questionnaires, end users and dealers (as the internal stakeholder) were asked about the brand equity and items related to the company's reputation. Interviews were conducted with 300 dealers as required by PR's "Stakeholder Theory" in-house staff study. We also surveyed 400 end users. Our research showed that public relations affect brand equity, and this effect varies based on stakeholders.
Flexibility and Advantages of Turkish Maarif Foundation in Global Education Market due to its Hybrid Structure
Authors: ÇELİK Metin
Published: April 2023

Turkish Maarif Foundation (TMF), established in 2016 with a special law, is Türkiye’s newest public diplomacy agency, providing formal and non-formal education abroad on behalf of Türkiye. TMF is defined as a “hybrid public diplomacy agency” in this article, as it is established as a private law legal entity but also has some public legal entity features. Since TMF operates abroad, it faces the challenges of adapting to domestic legislation, which may differ in each country. In addition, potential political and economic crises in the host countries where educational activities are carried out by TMF, the ever-changing global education market, and competition with globally influential international school networks with centuries of experience complicate TMF’s activities. TMF can overcome these difficulties with the flexibility brought by its new generation and hybrid structure. With the flexibility and advantage of its hybrid structure, TMF can create different legal entities and offer country-specific curriculums; on the other hand, it can facilitate interlocutors in diplomatic negotiations with the appearance of a public legal entity. This article argues that its hybrid structure provides TMF flexibility and advantages in overcoming challenges in international politics and the global education market.
The Dread and Media Craze of Postmodernism in Steel's Silent Night: A Cultural Study Critique
Authors: Usman Tariq , Ahmad Waqar , Ahmad Farooq
Published: April 2023

This study is about postmodern dread as present in Danielle Steel’s novel Silent Night (2019). This is the latest novel by Steel that has an emotional and gripping story that involves its reader from the first till the last word and the ray of light against all odds. Moreover, it is a story of resilience and family integration. The selected text Silent Night was interpreted with an insight taken from cultural studies. The theorist for this study is a famous Caribbean cultural theorist Stuart Hall. For this study Hall's ideas of popular culture and media, culture were taken for insight. These two ideas were simultaneously exploited for data interpretation. The primary text Silent Nights are fundamentally about the postmodern dread of technology along with the media craze and its use by the characters in the novel. He presents his model of encoding/decoding that deals with the reproduction of cultures by media. Hall’s framework in turn helps illuminate important characteristics of how journalism is ascribed meaning in a digital landscape.
Analyzing Metaphorical Extension and Connotational Associations in E. E. Cummings' "Humanity i love you"
Authors: Ullah Azim , Hayat Khan Shaukat Khan , Sohrab Khan Mohammad
Published: April 2023

This study critically analyses stylistic evaluation based on metaphorical extensions in E.E. Cummings’s poem “Humanity i love you”. It identifies lexicological and connotational associations by means of parallelism having pertinence to interpretive and evaluative stylistics. Analytically, the diction of the poem has associative meanings. The poem signifies verbal irony and emotional intensity for adherence and adoration to humanity that is the verge of extinction. The poet sarcastically applied stylistic facets for signification of structural repetition and indication of his determination towards preservation of humanitarian traits in society. Content analysis has been applied to explore to comprehend the basic themes of the poem. The analysis unfolds the manifestation of stylistics features that assist to understand the basic themes of the poem by referring to metaphorical juxtaposing thoughts in aesthetics in “Humanity i hate you”.
Mental Conflict and Character Construction in "Egosentris" by Syahid Muhammad
Authors: Yasmin Samina , - Sarfraz , Khalid Shahbaz
Published: April 2023

This research examines how hate speech affects individuals and constructs the character of all ages. To explain the negative consequences that internet connections today have on people's mental health, this literature study makes an effort to analyse the psychological standpoint from which Syahid Muhammad's character Fatih is written in the novel Egosentris. This study employed literary psychology and Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory to analyse character development and inner struggle based on Nurgiyantoro's character theory (2007). Literature often references psychoanalytic theory's id, ego, and superego. The analysis included separating, categorising, interpreting, inferring, and verifying for accuracy. According to the study, Fatih is an empathetic, honest, self-aware, and critical character in Egosentris. Although it was found that Fatih's personality
occasionally exhibited negative traits including stubbornness, spite, and a bad temper. The internal conflict that Fatih was going through is described in this article as involving his anger, fear, dread, remorse, pressure, and resentment. He has become more tolerant and gregarious as a result of his encounters with this kind of mental suffering. The study's conclusions, which are based on a psychological assessment of Fatih's personality, are intended to decrease the frequency of damaging speech and raise awareness of the need of paying attention to people's mental health.
"Precarious Report of Sub-continent Partition" under A Critical Look on Sidhwa's Selected Writings
Authors: Azhar Fatima , Ahmad Khalid Mehmood , Imdad Jonathan Caleb
Published: April 2023

This study briefly describes the moral and immoral effects of National Boundaries which have been suffered by a nation. In different perspectives idea of partition and its political background has been discussed by sub continents writers. The present study has been done under the selected writing of sidhwa Ice Candy Man, The Crow Eaters and An American Brat. This research dissertation highlights that how boundaries unite and isolate people, it has an important role in our lives. It draws a special attention and detailed information with reference to the particular texts that how they put an impact on an individual and on a community. This research highlights that how forcefully people have been separated because of the migration, they have faced the physical and psychological disturbance. Although the border line has been created between both the nations, but the idea of independence has promoted the multicultural society which later becomes a progressive approach.
Implications of Law of Inheritance in South Punjab: Responses and Challenges "1999- 2018"
Authors: Kousar Rehana , Yasmeen Robina
Published: April 2023

Owning and controlling inherited property and assets can benefit women economically, socially, politically, and psychologically. However, in South Punjab's culture, women are often denied their fair share of an inheritance, and many voluntarily give up their rights. The purpose of this study is to understand this phenomenon by examining the societal myths and cultural roles that justify denial from successfully claiming their inheritance in South Punjab from 1999 to 2018. D.G. Khan and Multan divisions were selected. The study utilized a purposive sampling approach and recruited 200 females without cases, 200 who filed cases and 20 bureaucrats. Three in-depth interview guides were created to collect data. The findings reveal that cultural and traditional beliefs mediate denial and submission. While traditional customs of South Punjab like Watta Satta and forced marriages and unawareness of rights were common. To address the issue, cultural narratives should be deconstructed, records should be made transparent, and awareness should be increased.
GEOMECHANICS INFLUENCE ON MINING BLOCKS IN SEISMICALLY ACTIVE AREAS AT MUFULIRA MINE DEEPS SECTION
Authors:   University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia, Mutambo Victor , Mukuka Moses ,   University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
Published: April 2023

Mufulira mine has been in operation since 1933. The mine is situated on the copperbelt region of Zambia. It is predominantly rich in copper and cobalt mineralization. Due to increase in mine depth that currently stands at 1,557m, the mine has been experiencing geomechanical challenges such as rock failures due to excessive stress changes around some mining blocks. This has necessitated changes in mining sequences to suit the present geomechanical conditions such as development of de-stressing cross-cuts between 62 and 64 blocks. Additionally, blocks have been subjected to shotcrete support method to prevent possible rockbursts/rock falls which can endanger safety of men working in these areas. This study applied geotechnical investigation and geological field mapping methods to understand the Geomechanics mechanisms controlling the rock burst prone mining blocks at Mufulira mine. Damage mapping conducted in the footwall drives, cross-cuts and mining drives excavations indicate that there is a changing stress loading as one moves away from the retreating stope face to the east. The rockmass damage predominated by spalling process usually initiates from the northern top corner of the excavation drive.
SCIENCE AND PRACTICE FOR ASSESSING THE STATE OF UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES SUPPORT BY VIBROACOUSTIC METHOD
Authors:   M.S. Poliakov Institute of Geotechnical Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine, Krukovsky Oleksandr , Skipochka Serhii ,   M.S. Poliakov Institute of Geotechnical Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine, Serhiienko Viktor ,   M.S. Poliakov Institute of Geotechnical Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine, Palamarchuk Tetiana ,   M.S. Poliakov Institute of Geotechnical Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
Published: April 2023

In this work, subject of the research is a method of non-destructive vibroacoustic control of underground structures support. The purpose of the research was to create a methodology and apparatus for vibroacoustic control of the state of the system "support – rock massif" with a wide range of use. The main types of objects where the use of this method is appropriate are determined. Negative influence of external factors on performance characteristics of support is shown. A basic type of support for underground objects is reinforced concrete. It is established that the most characteristic defects are formation of cavities in geological environment behind the support and broken connection of separate segments of the support. The influence of these defects on character of free oscillations of support elements at single shock action was studied theoretically. It is established that the following parameters can be informative for detecting these defects: amplitude characteristic of package of vibration, its duration and spectral composition. Information about the means of vibroacoustic control designed by the Institute with participation of the authors is provided. The methodical features of using vibroacoustic control for assessing technical state of different types of support are considered. The limitations for using the method are explained. Some results of the use of vibroacoustic control of support in underground objects of the various purposes are given.
INCREASING THE ENERGY-EFFICIENT EXTRACTION OF AMBER IN THE RIVNE-VOLYN REGION OF UKRAINE
Authors:   National University of Water and Environmental Engineering (NUWEE)?  Ukraine, Malanchuk Yevhenii , Khrystyuk Andriy ,   National University of Water and Environmental Engineering (NUWEE)?  Ukraine
Published: April 2023

The current state of development of the mining industry for the extraction of useful minerals in the Rivne-Volyn region is characterized by the presence of a significant number of industrially significant amber deposits, both being exploited and those that are not being developed due to the inability to extract them using traditional methods. The exploitation of such deposits is hindered by complex geological conditions, the significant distance from bodies of water, and the need to preserve the surface layer of soil, which requires additional reclamation work. The most promising way out of this situation is the introduction of the hydro-mechanical method of extracting minerals, which does not require reclamation work since the extraction of the useful mineral occurs without destroying the surface layer of soil by using hydraulic energy. However, the experience of using hydro-mechanical technologies for amber extraction from sand deposits indicates limiting factors - low productivity and highwater consumption. The latter factor is significant because water in regions where amber deposits are located is limited. The identified limiting factors for the hydro-mechanical extraction technology depend on the speed at which the useful mineral flows to the surface. If the extraction technology parameters can provide the maximum possible speed for the specific conditions of a deposit, this will allow overcoming existing limitations, reducing energy consumption and water usage, increasing productivity, and bringing new promising deposits into exploitation. Previous researchers have studied the process of amber flow during hydro-mechanical extraction from sand deposits exclusively experimentally. Therefore, there are no scientifically substantiated models that establish the relationship between the speed of particle flow and the physical and granulometric characteristics of the deposit, as well as the frequency of oscillations of the working element and the air flow rate. This makes it impossible to determine rational flow rates for amber and air consumption that would ensure the best results for new deposits without conducting numerous experiments.
ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION OF RATIONAL NATURAL USE AS AN EXAMPLE OF NATIONAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
Authors:   National University of Water and Environmental Engineering, Ukraine, Moshchych Svetlana
Published: April 2023

The study presents the economic justification of rational nature use on the example of the development of the national energy industry of Ukraine. To date, it has not been possible to fundamentally rebuild the economic complex of Ukraine on ecologically favorable intensive pro-European principles of nature management activities. The industries dangerous for the environment of Ukraine include the fuel and energy, metallurgical, heavy engineering, chemical and petrochemical industries; agro-industrial complex; communal economy; transport (especially automobile). The gradual mastering of the experience of nature use and the acquisition of knowledge by mankind about the use of natural resources had both positive and negative consequences. The study presented the level of emissions of the main pollutants into the atmospheric air in Ukraine, the level of discharge of polluted return water into natural surface water bodies by regions of Ukraine, as well as the most polluted settlements in Ukraine by the content of industrial toxicants in the soil. Taking into account the technological level of PEK, the total need for innovative financing (according to experts' estimates) is from UAH 8 to 12 billion annually. Economic entities will not be able to obtain such financial resources by their own efforts without targeted foreign investment. Therefore, the problem of creating an attractive investment climate in the PEK of Ukraine for the activation of innovative processes has acquired special importance.
Location-Aware Recommender System: A review of Application Domains and Current Developmental Processes
Authors: Haruna Khalid , Musa Aminu , Yunusa Zayyanu , Ibrahim Yakubu , Jibia Fa’iz Ibrahim , Rabiu Nur Bala
Published: April 2023

Recommender systems (RS) have been widely used to extract relevant and meaningful information from a vast body of data, to make appropriate suggestions to users with different preferences in various domains of applications. However, despite the success of the early recommendation systems, they suffer from two major challenges of cold start and data sparsity. Traditional RS consider an interaction between user and item (2D), neglecting contextual information such as location, until fairly recently. The contexts extend traditional RS to multi-dimension interaction and provides a useful information that allow recommendations to be more personalized. Surprisingly, taking these contexts such as location, into consideration eliminates the challenges of traditional RS. Location-Aware Recommender System (LARS) takes user's location into account as an additional context. The combination allows the prediction of spatial items, items closest to the users, to reduce information overload and was proved to be more effective than earlier RS. In this research, we provide a systematic literature of the existing literature in LARS from 2010 to 2021, focusing on the state-of-the-art methodologies, the domain of applications, and trends of publications in LARS. The paper proposed several models of LARS based on the traditional RS methodologies, providing future directions to researchers. Despite numerous reviews available on LARS, a review that proposed several LARS techniques were not found in the literature. The results indicated that the trend of publication in LARS is growing exponentially and that the field is getting attention rapidly with the number of publications on the rise every year.
PENGARUH PENGETAHUAN ZAKAT,TINGKAT PENDAPATAN, TINGKAT KEIMANAN, KEPERCAYAAN TERHADAP MOTIVASI PETANI SAWIT DALAM MEMBAYAR ZAKAT HASIL PERKEBUNAN (STUDI KASUS PETANI DI KABUPATEN BENGKALIS-RIAU)
Authors: Suryadi Nanda , Rimet Rimet
Published: April 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of knowledge of zakat, income level, level of faith, trust in the motivation of oil palm farmers in paying zakat from plantation yields (Case Study of Farmers in Bengkalis-Riau Regency). This research was conducted in Bengkalis Regency. This research uses the Structure Equation Model (SEM) Smart Pls by analyzing the facts that have occurred. In this study, primary data were collected using a questionnaire with the Slovin sampling method totaling 99. Respondents in this study were oil palm farmers in Bengkalis Regency. This study produced interesting findings, including knowledge of zakat has a significant effect on motivation to pay zakat, income level has a significant effect on motivation to pay zakat

 

 

Keywords Zakat Knowledge, Income Level, Faith Level, Trust, Motivation
STATUTORY ATTRIBUTES OF FEMALE DIRECTORS AND EARNINGS QUALITY IN INDONESIA
Authors: Darmayanti Yeasy
Published: April 2023

All parties with an interest in the company need quality earnings information for economic decision making. This creates a moral hazard on the part of management to use various means in order to provide good news for these parties. This study aims to examine the effect of various attributes required by law (namely business education background, proportion, years of service, and foreign citizenship) related to the presence of women in top management on the earnings quality of companies in Indonesia. With the sample criteria set, 467 observations were obtained for companies listed on the IDX in 2015 - 2018. The results obtained indicate that the business education background and foreign citizenship of female directors affect earnings quality. Meanwhile, the proportion and tenure of female directors have no effect on earnings quality.
ANALISIS PENGARUH MODAL, LIKUIDITAS, EFISIENSI, SUKU BUNGA SBI, INFLASI, DAYA BELI DAN UKURAN PERUSAHAAN TERHADAP KUALITAS KREDIT PADA BANK BUMN
Authors: Liviawati Liviawati , Putri Gusmarila Eka , Wardi Jeni
Published: April 2023

RINGKASAN Perusahaan – perusahaan besar memiliki struktur modal yang dikuasai oleh hutang terutama hutang bank jangka panjang. Kebanyakan perusahaan-perusahaan besar melakukan peminjaman pada bank pemerintah. Oleh sebab itu selama tahun 2020 NPL bank pemerintah terus meningkat. Untuk menghindari peningkatan yang tajan terhadap NPL bank BUMN tersebut maka pemerintah mengambil kebijakan restrukturisasi hutang. Bahkan mulai dari maret 2020 sampai dengan desember 2020 perusahaan-perusahaan itu diberikan keringanan untuk tidak membayar cicilan cukup hanya membayar bunganya saja. Bahkan pelaku UMKM yang menggunakan fasilitas kredit KUR disubsidi pemerintah untuk pembayaran bunga. Bank BUMN telah melakukan rekstrukturisasi kredit cukup besar terhadap debitur terdampak pandemi covid 19 sepanjang 2020. Dari jumlah debitur yang telah mendapatkan relaksasi tersebut tetap ada yang masuk dalam kategori berisiko tinggi sehingga berpotensi turun kasta kedalam kredit bermasalah atau NPL. Sebagian bank memprediksi rasio NPL di tahun 2021 ini masih berpotensi lebih tinggi dari tahun sebelumnya mengingat fasilitas rekstrukturisasi kredit tidak lagi bisa diberikan kepada debitur yang masih tetap mengalami pemburukan kinerja setelah mendapatkan strukturisasi tahap pertama.Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis faktor internal dan eksternal yang mempengaruhi Non performing loan bank BUMN yang terdiri dari CAR, LDR, NIM, BOPO, suku bunga SBI,ukuran perusahaan, dan daya beli. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah bank BUMN yang terdaftar di BEI. Pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini dilakukan dengan full sampling . Jenis data yang digunakan merupakan data yang diambil dari laporan keuangan serta data-data publkasi seperti tingkat suku bunga pasar.Teknik analisis data yang digunakan untuk penelitian ini adalah menggunakan analisis regresi berganda. Hasil penelitian ini bahwa secara parsial, CAR, BOPO dan total aset berpengaruh terhadap NPL sedangkan LDR,GDP, inflasi dan tingkat bunga SBI tidak berpengaru terhadap NPL bank BUMN. Secara simultan CAR,LDR,BOPO, total aset, GDP, tingkat bunga SBI dan inflasi berpengaruh terhadap NPL bank BUMN Kata Kunci : Non Performing Loan, Bank, BUMN
The influence of eggshell powder and limestone on the rheological properties of cement pastes
Authors: Grzeszczyk Stefania , Kaleta-Jurowska Alina , Jurowski Krystian
Published: April 2023

The paper presents the effect of the powders obtained from egg-shells and limestone on the rheological properties of cement pastes. Both powders were added to Portland cement CEM I 42.5 R, 30% by mass. The higher yield stress and plastic viscosity of the cement pastes prepared with the addition of eggshell powder, compared to the cement pastes made with limestone powder, were explained by the influence of the eggshell membrane and its chemical structure. The membrane, which absorbs water and expands in the cement paste, is causing an increase in rheological parameters. The membrane, which absorbs water and swells in the cement paste, causes an increase in viscosity and thixotropy compared to the neat cement slurry and slurry with limestone meal added as a result of particle bonding.
Konsekwencje zbieżności zasad i norm małżeńskiego prawa kanonicznego z polskim prawem rodzinnym oraz zachodzących między nimi różnic
Authors: Krzywda Józef
Published: April 2023

Nawet tylko pobieżny rzut oka na poruszone zagadnienia w artykule pokazuje, że zawarty w temacie cel projektu został zasadniczo osiągnięty. Przyjmując za przedmiot analiz i porównań złożony problem dwóch instytucji: małżeństwa i rodziny, w dwóch systemach prawnych – państwowym i kościelnym – trzeba było wydobyć te istotne konstytutywne elementy i aspekty, które by pozwoliły ukazać: zbieżności i różnice w dyspozycjach w obu porządkach prawnych, by w rezultacie wskazać na praktyczne korzyści i niekorzyści dla małżeństw i rodzin, składających się zwłaszcza z osób różnej proweniencji religijnej i społecznej. Kończąc refleksję nad tak bogatą i złożoną problematyką, wypadałoby odwołać się, mając na uwadze postulat prawa naturalnego, do słynnej reguły, w myśl której „Quod omnes tangit ab omnibus approbari debet” [Uruszczak 2017, 492].
Małżeństwo kanoniczne osób po rozwodzie cywilnym
Authors: Majer Piotr
Published: April 2023

Przedmiotem artykułu są obowiązki duszpasterza w przygotowaniu do zawarcia małżeństwa kanonicznego kogoś, kto wcześniej pozostawał w małżeństwie cywilnym z inną osobą, a po rozwodzie cywilnym pragnie zawrzeć małżeństwo z kimś innym. Omówione zostały następujące zagadnienia: 1) stwierdzenie stanu wolnego takiej osoby, 2) problem zobowiązań naturalnych, jakie zaciągnęła w poprzednim związku oraz 3) wpływ doświadczenia nieudanego związku cywilnego na pojmowanie małżeństwa i konsens małżeński.
Nowe spojrzenie na funkcję asesora w motu proprio Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus
Authors: Rycek Marcin
Published: April 2023

Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie, jaką rolę w processus brevior coram Episcopo spełnia asesor. Processus brevior został wprowadzony w 2015 r. w motu proprio Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus, w którym ustanowiono obowiązek prawny powołania asesora. Rola asesora w procesie sprowadza się do doradzania sędziemu oraz wskazywaniu różnych możliwości rozstrzygnięcia przy poparciu ich konkretnymi argumentami. W processus brevior to na biskupie diecezjalnym spoczywa obowiązek wydania rozstrzygnięcia, a przed jego wydaniem ma obowiązek konsultacji z instruktorem i asesorem. Asesor ma prawo wspierania instruktora w jego zadaniu, a udział asesora w procesie ma charakter pomocniczy. Asesor swoją opinię może przedstawić zarówno w formie pisemnej, jak i ustnej. Odpowiednie przygotowanie merytoryczne i dokładne wykonywanie swoich obowiązków pozwoli asesorowi właściwie i skutecznie realizować funkcję pomocniczą. W processus brevior biskup jako pasterz-sędzia ma wydać rozstrzygnięcie, a asesor jako niewiążący głos ma pomóc mu dojść do prawdy w konkretnym małżeństwie, osiągnięciu pewności moralnej i wydaniu sprawiedliwego wyroku. Asesor może mieć jednak pośredni wpływ na wydanie rozstrzygnięcia poprzez konsultację z biskupem i instruktorem przed wydaniem wyroku.
Małżeństwo i rodzina wobec zagrożeń społeczno-cywilizacyjnych. Kontekst prawny
Authors: Świto Lucjan
Published: April 2023

Ustawodawstwo polskie zawiera szereg regulacji prawnych, które deklarują ochronę instytucji małżeństwa i rodziny. Wyraża to przede wszystkim norma art. 18 Konstytucji Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej. Ochrona ta – oparta na zasadzie pomocniczości państwa wobec rodziny – nakłada na władze publiczne obowiązki, które zobowiązują do odpierania zagrożeń zewnętrznych wobec rodziny, a także do podejmowania działań wspierających funkcjonowanie małżeństwa i rodziny oraz umacnianie więzi łączących małżonków i rodzinę. Rodzi się jednak pytanie, czy w dobie przeobrażeń społeczno-cywilizacyjnych współczesne prawo polskie – oprócz deklaracji – zawiera faktyczne mechanizmy chroniące małżeństwo i rodzinę, czy też może paradoksalnie stanowi dla niej zagrożenie? Artykuł poprzez analizę trzech aspektów funkcjonowania rodziny (wychowania, pożycia intymnego i charakteru więzi rodzinnych) próbuje odpowiedzieć na to pytanie.
Ogólnopolska Konferencja Naukowa „Ochrona małżeństwa i rodziny w prawie kanonicznym i w prawie polskim” Częstochowa, 8-10 września 2019 roku
Authors: Brzęk Emilia
Published: April 2023

W dniach 8-10 września 2019 r. w Wyższym Seminarium Duchownym odbyła się Ogólnopolska Konferencja Naukowa pt. „Ochrona małżeństwa i rodziny w prawie kanonicznym i w prawie polskim” połączona z Walnym Zebraniem Stowarzyszenia Kanonistów Polskich.
Problem retroaktywności kan. 1098 w wyroku c. Erlebach z 17 maja 2018 roku
Authors: Dzierżon Ginter
Published: April 2023

Zaprezentowane opracowanie jest komentarzem do wyroku c. Erlebach z 17 maja 2018 r. Głównym przedmiotem zainteresowania Autora stał się tylko jeden wątek tego rotalnego orzeczenia, jakim jest problem retroaktywności kan. 1098. W wyroku tym ponens opowiedział się za pochodzeniem tej regulacji z prawa pozytywnego, a więc za jej nieretrokatywnością. W końcowych uwagach Autor wyeksponował specyfikę argumentacji audytora rotalnego. W swym namyśle bowiem nad kan. 1098 w oparciu zarówno o analizę dogmatyczną, jak i komparatystyczną wykazał on, iż błąd powstały wskutek działania podstępnego nie jest błędem substancjalnym, lecz akcydentalnym. Dlatego, w jego przekonaniu, kan. 1098 pochodzi z prawa pozytywnego.
Umowa ramowa między Stolicą Apostolską i Republiką Konga w sprawie relacji między Kościołem katolickim i Państwem z 3 lutego 2017 roku
Authors: Góralski Wojciech
Published: April 2023

Wśród państw afrykańskich, które zawarły umowę ze Stolicą Apostolską, znalazła się m.in. Republika Konga. Umowa ramowa (Accordo Quadro) została zawarta 3 lutego 2017 r. w Brazzaville. W Preambule umowy strony wyraziły pragnienie określenia – w ramach prawnych – wzajemnych relacji między Kościołem katolickim i Państwem kongijskim. Uzgodnienia podjęte przez układające się strony w umowie ramowej odnoszą się do wielu dziedzin życia i generalnie nie odbiegają od przyjętych standardów tego rodzaju traktatów zawieranych w ostatnich latach. Podstawą dla regulacji szczegółowych jest wpisana do art. 2 zasada niezależności i autonomii państwa i Kościoła, każdego w swojej dziedzinie, „uzupełniona” wzmianką o ich suwerenności. Znacząca jest również gwarancja dana Kościołowi katolickiemu (w art. 6 ust. 1) swobodnego pełnienia jego własnej misji. Pewne obiekcje budzi redakcja niektórych artykułów traktatu.