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YEMEĞİN MİLLETİ, MİLLETİN YEMEĞİ: GÜNDELİK MİLLİYETÇİLİĞİ MASTERCHEF TÜRKİYE’DE ARAMAK
Authors: ÇORUK Elifcan
Published: January 2023

Bu çalışmada Masterchef Türkiye programı aracılığıyla gündelik milliyetçilik ve yemek ilişkisini incelemek amaçlanmaktadır. Gündelik milliyetçilik, milliyetçiliğin rutin alışkanlıklara nüfuz ettiğini ve böylece ulusun gündelik ve bilinçsiz olarak yeniden üretildiğini savunur. Bu savunu gündelik bir rutin olarak yemek pişirme ve yemek yeme eylemlerini, milliyetçiliğin yeniden nasıl üretildiği tartışmalarıyla kesiştirir. Bu kesişim aynı zamanda sıcak milliyetçiliğin günümüzde şimdiki zamanda gerçekleştiğini ve bu yönüyle gündelik hayatta sıradanlaştığını da göstermektedir. Buradan hareketle çalışmada ilk olarak teorik arka plan incelenmiş, sonrasında ise Masterchef Türkiye programı 2019 sezonundan elde edilen veriler gündelik milliyetçilik ve yemek ilişkisi kesişiminde değerlendirilmiştir. Veriler çalışma kapsamında nitel içerik analizi yöntemiyle incelenmiştir.
HAKİKATİN ÖNEMSİZLEŞTİĞİ ÇAĞDA BELGESEL FOTOĞRAF: ‘POST-TRUTH’ VE ‘POST-DOC’ KAVRAMLARINI BİR ARADA DÜŞÜNMEK
Authors: ERÇETİNGÖZ Alper
Published: January 2023

Görüntülerin dijital teknoloji kullanılarak üretildiği ve ‘hakikatin önemsizleştiği’ bir çağda, varlık amacı ‘hakikati açığa çıkarmak’ olan belgesel fotoğrafın nasıl konumlandığını tespit etmeyi amaçlayan bu çalışmada, modernizm sonrası fotoğrafta ‘gerçeklik’ tartışmaları ekseninde belgesel fotoğrafın sahip olduğu yeni kavrayışları okumak ve terk edilen geleneksel yaklaşımın yerini alan ‘post-doc’ fotoğraf pratiğinin izini sürerek belgesel fotoğrafın bugünkü işlevini sorgulamak hedeflenmektedir. ‘Hakikatin önemsizleştiği yerde fotoğraf hala belgesel midir?’ sorusunu takip ederek gerçekleştirilen incelemede, kurgunun hakikate içkin hale geldiği yeni bir gerçeklik anlayışının ortaya çıktığı, felsefesini bu yeni gerçeklik üzerine kuran post-doc yaklaşımın insanları etkilemek için ‘hakikatin gücü’ yerine kendi kurmaca gerçekliğini kullandığı görülmüştür. Bu bağlamda günümüzde belgesel fotoğrafın ‘gerçek’ten değil gerçeğin kendisinden daha güçlü olduğunu iddia ettiği inşa edilmiş bir versiyonundan güç alarak var olmaya devam ettiği anlaşılmıştır.
SİNEMANIN DOĞUŞUNDA ÇOCUKLUK: GÖRSEL BİR EŞİK OLARAK ERKEN SİNEMA
Authors: DÜZCAN Ebubekir
Published: January 2023

Bu yazı, erken sinema dönemini, çocukluk ile olan ilişkisi etrafında tartışmaktadır. 1895-1920 yılları arası sinemanın doğuşu veya erken dünya sineması olarak anılan dönem, gerek çocuk imgeleriyle gerekse de çocuk seyirciler ile güçlü bir etkileşim içerisindedir. Öte yandan bu dönem, çocukluğun tarihsel bağlamı içerisinde de önem tutan bir eşik olarak değerlendirilebilir. Uluslararası üne kavuşmuş çocuk star serileri, sadece çocuk seyircilerin değil yetişkin seyircilerin de büyük beğenisini kazanmıştır. Çocuk kahramanların yer aldığı filmlerin hem çocuklara hem de yetişkinlere hitap etmesi, “çocukluk” ve “yetişkinlik” kategorilerinin oldukça yakınlaştığı anlamına gelmektedir. Bu durum çocukların ve yetişkinlerin aynı sinema salonundaki ortak seyir deneyimine dayanmaktadır. Bunun neticesinde çocuk yıldızlar da “yetişkinlere ait” özellikler görünebilirken pek çok yetişkin yıldızda da “çocuksu” özelliklere rastlanmaktadır. 1900’lü yılların başında hem geleneksel sosyoloji düşüncesi içerisinde hem de ulus devlet teması çerçevesinde “ideal ve erdemli bir yurttaş” yaratma misyonuyla çocukluk yaygın biçimde söylemleştirilmekteydi. Kültür, eğlence ve edebiyat alanında da çocuk imgeleri çok yoğun şekilde yer almaktaydı. Sinemanın ortaya çıkışıyla birlikte filmler yoğun şekilde çocukların gündelik hayat deneyimlerine odaklanır. Bu yoğun üretim, hiç şüphesiz çocuklarla ilgili söylemleri etkilediği gibi, yetişkinlerin çocuk imgelerine olan yönelimini de derinden etkilemiştir. Yazı, yaygın çocuk oyuncuların ve çocuk seyircilerin olduğu bu dönemde, yetişkinlerin de bu filmlere duyduğu yoğun ilgiden hareket ederek, yetişkinlikle çocukluk arasındaki mesafenin yakınlaştığından hareket ederek, yetişkinlerin çocukluk imgelerine duyduğu yönelimin nedenlerine dair bir tartışma ile sonlanacaktır.
Strategi Pengoptimuman Lanjutan untuk Meningkatkan Penghasilan Biohidrogen Foto-fermentasi oleh Bakteria Ungu Bukan Sulfur
Authors: Tiang Ming Foong , Azhar Arina Atiqah , Hanipa Muhammad Alif Fitri , Peer Mohamed Abdul Peer Mohamed Abdul , Sajab Mohd Shaiful , Nordin Darman , Mahmod Safa Senan , Abdullah Amru Indera Luthfi , Md. Jahim Jamaliah
Published: January 2023

Proses foto-fermentasi ialah suatu laluan penghasilan hidrogen yang menarik. Walau bagaimanapun, didapati bahawa kecekapan penukaran cahaya dan penghasilan biohidrogen foto-fermentasi oleh bakteria ungu bukan sulfur (PNSB) adalah sangat rendah. Maka, pelbagai pendekatan pengoptimuman telah dikaji bagi meningkatkan penghasilan foto-hidrogen dan prestasi keseluruhannya. Ulasan ini membincangkan strategi pengoptimuman lanjutan untuk meningkatkan penghasilan biohidrogen foto-fermentasi secara menyeluruh. Antara strategi yang dibincangkan merangkumi pengoptimuman makronutrien dalam media penghasilan biohidrogen, faktor abiotik dan rejim pencahayaan semasa proses foto-fermentasi berlaku. Pendekatan ini menunjukkan keputusan positif dalam meningkatkan penghasilan foto-hidrogen oleh PNSB. Pendekatan gabungan yang mengintegrasikan strategi pengoptimuman individu yang berbeza dipercayai mungkin dapat mendatangkan peningkatan yang sinergistik terhadap produktiviti dan hasil biohidrogen foto-fermentasi oleh PNSB.
Pathogenic Effects and Prepatent Periods of Trypanosoma evansi Isolates from Indonesia in Mice
Authors: H. Sawitri Dyah , H. Wardhana April , Mohamad Sadikin Mohamad Sadikin , Heri Wibowo Heri Wibowo , Marc Desquesnes Marc Desquesnes
Published: January 2023

Trypanosoma evansi is an extracellular blood protozoan parasite that causes Surra in livestock, but only a few studies have been conducted on the pathogenicity of its isolates. Meanwhile, it was discovered that the rate of parasite growth and the length of the prepatent periods were equivalent in different strains of cattle and mice. Thus, further research into the pathogenic effects and pre-patent periods of T. evansi in mice is necessary to aid in the epidemiological understanding and field treatment strategy for Surra. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the pathogenic potential of T. evansi isolates from Indonesia and their prepatent periods. A total of 32 T. evansi isolates from various regions in Indonesia were inoculated intraperitoneally into three male DDY mice (104 parasites/0.3 mL) for each isolate. Additionally, the parasitaemia level and mortality of the mice were determined every 2 days, and the data were analysed using ANOVA with a 95% confidence level. The results indicated that T. evansi isolates exhibited virulence levels classified as high, moderate and low. Each virulence exhibited a distinct parasitaemia pattern. However, high virulence was not associated with short prepatent periods. The results indicated that the surra epidemic in Indonesia is characterised by strains with varying degree of virulence in water buffaloes necessitating the development of effective treatment strategies.
Expression Analysis using Reverse Transcription Quantitative Real-Time PCR (RT-qPCR) Suggests Different Strategies in Parageobacillus caldoxylosilyticus ER4B under Exposure to Cold Shock
Authors: Ching Xin Jie , Md Yusuf Noor Hydayaty , Najimudin Nazalan , Cheah Yoke Kqueen , Clemente Michael Wong Vui Ling
Published: January 2023

Microorganisms have acquired both common and unique abilities to withstand cold stress on Earth. Many studies on bacterial cold shock have been conducted, however, the majority of the studies were focused on mesophiles and psychrophiles. To date, limited information is available on the response of thermophilic bacteria to cold stress and therefore, it is not known how thermophilic bacteria would respond to different cold shocks. To address this question, the cold shock responses of a thermophilic Parageobacillus caldoxylosilyticus ER4B which has an optimal growth temperature at 64 °C were determined using Real-Time PCR (RT-qPCR). When the bacterium was exposed to mild cold shock at 54 °C, the expressions of gene encoding for pyruvate kinase and acetolactate synthase were significantly upregulated, suggesting that more pyruvate molecules were produced to synthesize branched-chain amino acids that could alter the fatty acid profile on the cell membrane. Accumulation of pyruvate in the bacterium could also help to scavenge cold-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS). Meanwhile, exposing the bacterium to extreme cold shock at 10 °C resulted in significant upregulation of genes encoding for γ-glutamylcyclotransferase, cold shock protein B and competence protein ComEA. An increase in these enzymes expression indicated more extreme measures including apoptosis and transformation were adopted during extreme cold shock.
Production of Freeze-Dried Flaxseed Oil Powders by Using Rocket Seed Gum as an Alternative Novel Encapsulation Agent to Improve Oxidative Stability
Authors: Avci Esra , Karadag Ayse , Karasu Salih
Published: January 2023

Flaxseed oil rich in α-linolenic acid (ALA) has many health beneficial properties, but suffers from oxidation degradation due to its unsaturated nature, and may need a protective delivery system to apply to different food formulations. In this study, the rocket seed gum was used as a novel encapsulation agent to produce freeze-dried powders. The rocket seed gum (RSG), gum arabic (GA), and their combination were used at two different oil: wall material ratios. Replacing GA with RSG changed the flow behavior of emulsions from Newtonian to shear-thinning, also RSG addition improved the rheological properties of flaxseed emulsion and provided viscoelastic solid characteristics. The encapsulation efficiency (EE %) of flaxseed oil was changed between 38.14 and 52.37%. The effect of wall material type was not significant while the ratio of wall material to oil was significant (p<0.05). The FT-IR image of powders showed that flaxseed oil was successfully encapsulated by the RSG. The flaxseed oil powders prepared by RSG showed 3.12 to 5.73 times higher oxidative stability than the flaxseed oil and the powder prepared only with GA. The more amount of air voids observed in SEM images of powders produced with GA might also be related to their lower oxidative stability. Our study showed that rocket seed gum can be successfully used as a new encapsulation agent to produce oxidatively stable microencapsulated flaxseed oil powders.
Effects of Electron Beam Irradiation on the Thermal Properties of Scrap Polytetrafluoroethylene
Authors: Appadu Sivanesan , Thevy Ratnam Chantara , Ahmad Sahrim , Chen Ruey Shan , Teo Ming Ting , Gupta Thummalapalli C.S.M.
Published: January 2023

This study is focused on analyzing the effects of electron beam (EB) irradiation at high doses and normal atmospheric conditions on the thermal stability of scrap polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) solid to facilitate the recycling process of the material by grinding it into micro-powder additives for various applications. In this work, PTFE scrap with thickness not exceeding 1 mm was irradiated in doses between 0 - 1500 kGy using an electron beam accelerator machine (EBM) with a voltage energy of 3 MeV and current of 10 mA and grinded into powder by using a laboratory mill. The changes in morphology of the grinded powder, crystallinity and thermal properties of PTFE with increasing irradiation dose was studied by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The photomicrographs obtained from SEM showed that the particle size of the grinded micro-powder decreases with increasing irradiation dose with best results observed at 1500 kGy dose. DSC analysis showed that the crystallization temperature (Tc) and melting temperature (Tm) decreases with increasing irradiation doses as a result of lower molecular weight. XRD analysis of the irradiated PTFE indicated that the intensity of the peak had increased with increasing doses of irradiation due to the increase in crystallinity of the material. The distinctly shorter derivative thermogravimetric (DTG) peak height at 1500 kGy shows higher rate of mass loss at that dose due to the rapid loss of mechanical properties caused by degradation.
On the Impact of Asymmetric Dependence in the Actuarial Pricing of Joint Life Insurance Policies
Authors: Emel Kızılok Kara
Published: January 2023

Multipopulation mortality modeling is a significant research problem in actuarial science. Mortality functions involving multiple lives are also essential to determine the pricing of premiums. Moreover, the lifetime models based on dependence and asymmetry are more realistic. Hence, this paper applies an asymmetric copula model, Generalized FGM (GFGM) to model the bivariate joint distribution of future lifetimes. Premiums of first-death life insurance products are calculated based on the proposed model and compared with independent and symmetrical models. The results display that asymmetry has a significant effect on premium calculations. Also, it is concluded that the lowest premiums are generally in asymmetric lifetime models. This paper also provides analytical examples for the proposed model with Gompertz’s marginal law.
Practical application of the TTM, predictive maintenance module (PdM)
Authors: Mizgan Horia , Ganea Macedo
Published: January 2023

The purpose of the paper is to present the connetion between the Total Traceability Management (TTM) software and the technical solutions for predictive maintenance. As a key function of the TTM, the predictive maintenance module is based on conditioning monitoring systems. Sensors for measurement of temperature, color, vibration, force, chemical composition, ultrasound waves, light, dimensional, are developing on the global market as part of the 4th industrial revolution, Industry 4.0. The TTM is combining the factory floor technologies with the informatics systems as ERP, customer portals, and MES, through a specific algorithm and based on PLC and sensorial hardware. The TTM is becoming a mandatory requirement for automotive industry as stated in the new norms of AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group), VDA (German Association of the Automotive Industry), and JAMA Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association. The approach of this paper is a theoretical presentation of the practical experiments presenting the most modern solution in terms of software, sensorial installations, monitored equipment and the realized outputs. The TTM concept are not yet fully mature, various solutions being deployed on the market with specificities for diverse industries.
Aero Graphene in Modern Aircraft & UAV
Authors: Abdullah Masuk , Husi Géza
Published: January 2023

The paper focuses on aero graphene and carbon nanotube (CNT) aerogel which will use in aircraft such as battery, engine, pitot probe, wings, fuselage, plane front glass which will also protect the aircraft from rain and wind because of the buoyant force. There are several ways to make aero graphene, but the most common approach includes reducing a precursor graphene oxide solution to make a graphene hydrogel. Through freeze-drying, any solvent is removed from the pores and replaced with air. A new method for producing aero graphene has emerged: 3-D printing. This is a significant scientific achievement. It creates a resin by diffusing graphene in a gel. The graphene resin can be cured into a solid and then dried in a furnace using UV LED light. Aero-graphene coating into the fuselage, wings and front glasses of the cockpit will give a great impact on the next-generation aircraft. Making an aircraft with aero-graphene will give the aircraft a strong and light skeleton.
POTENTIAL POSSIBILITIES OF REPRODUCING ARCHAISMS AND HISTORIZMS IN THE UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Lasinska Tatiana
Published: January 2023

The article examines the potential possibilities of reproducing archaisms and historicisms when translating from English into Ukrainian in various text genres, such as fiction and scientific literature, historical documents, artistic and documentary cinematography, etc. Attention is focused on the fact that the nature of the textual implementation of historically marked vocabulary is revealed in a certain scale of coverage of reality by a certain genre form; that when translating historically marked vocabulary, the specialist must reproduce its semantic coloring in the text and its synonymy series, which may not be characteristic of the language of translation, therefore the translator needs to delimit meanings by using explanations, reflecting meanings in the context, using groups of synonyms of modern counterparts, concretization , descriptive translation, extracts. It is noted that the combination of translation methods makes it possible not to overload the translated text with foreign words, not to significantly increase the volume of the text, to preserve its national specificity and semantic components, the main Ukrainian sources of historically marked vocabulary are identified and an algorithm for its translation is proposed. The author's personal contribution consists in establishing the peculiarities of the translation of historicisms of various thematic groups and developing an algorithm of translation actions when reproducing archaisms and historicisms.
MEANING OF DOCUMENTS OF REZEKNE AKADEMY OF TECHNOLOGIES (REZEKNE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION) THE FUND No.932
Authors: Savčenko Žanna
Published: January 2023

The archival value of the funds documents No.932 of Rezekne Academy of Technologies show the informative significance of the stored materials in the archive. During the existence of Rezekne Academy of Technologies (Rezekne higher institution) from the year of 1993 to 2020 a huge range of documents were created presenting activities of academy in the intellectual and economic fields as well as the essence of the study process and relations of international development trends. These documents serve as valuable means of obtaining information for employees, students and graduates of Rezekne Academy of Technologies.
DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICE AND PROBLEMS
Authors: Daugule Anita
Published: January 2023

Document management organization in any company have to be able to store information, provide reports and information to controlling institutions, such as the State Revenue Service, the State Labour Inspectorate, judicial authorities, etc. In a private social services company especially important is information about the client, the services provided to him or her and what services one’s need. It is very important to observe the requirements of the Personal Data Protection Law when storing and using information. The goal of social care office document management is to create a comprehensive, organized, voluminous information system in the company, which is able to ensure the collection, storage and use of documents in accordance with the specifics of the company's activities. The electronic document management system is designed to store and manage electronic documents. In a private social care company document management database will be developed based on the Unified Archives Information System (VVAIS). The electronic document database will ensure the automation of the document flow, the transparency of the process and enable to simplify the document flow of the entire company for the head of the social care company.
RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL LATGALES IN LATVIAN CULTURE
Authors: Brīvere Inese
Published: January 2023

The ethical principles and social life of Latgale Latvians have been largely determined by the Catholic Church and the traditions of living with other ethnic groups. The common national identity of Latvians, in comparison with other regions of Latvia, until the 20th century. s. has been limited. Researching this issue, the aim of the article is to find out what conditions have influenced Latgalian culture initially and today.
THE CONCEPT OF A PERSON'S RIGHT TO DEATH AND IT’S HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Voiciša Lauma
Published: January 2023

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, European Convention on Human Rights, European Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia ensures the right for a person to live, but there are no articles of law in the regulatory enactments of the Republic of Latvia that guarantee the right for the person to choose to die. These laws and regulations also guarantee each person’s right to dignity. It is necessary to rate the non-recognition of the right to death, in conjunction with the obligation of the State to make sure to respect the dignity of each person, their cross-compliance.
USE OF INTELLECTUAL WORK WITHOUT AUTHOR'S CONSENT AND REMUNERATION
Authors: Ločmelis Kaspars
Published: January 2023

The publication is intended to reflect the problems of use of intellectual work without author’s consent and remuneration. The author analyzes the definition of copyrights, the history of copyrights, which results in a problem in defining the concept of use of copyrights without author's consent and remuneration. The thesis is that the Copyright Law needs to innovate in relation to the concept of copyrights and other aspects. Finally, the conclusions are presented.
SIMPLIFIED LIQUIDATION OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Authors: Daukule Inese
Published: January 2023

In recent years, the number of simplified company liquidation is increasing, the majority of which is the company with limited liability. In addition, the tendency is observed, and more and more often the company with limited liability is not located and cannot be reached at its declared address, in which case the number of risk addresses is increasing, which is the basis for the simplified liquidation of company with limited liability.
THE CONCEPT OF A MEDICAL TREATMENT CONTRACT AND ITS HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Burmeisters Ivo
Published: January 2023

Treatment contract is one of contract types. The contract can be written, verbal or signed through implicit means. Medicine has been part of human life for a long time. Medicine is advancing rather quickly and it has become one of the most important fields in the world. Human life is unimaginable without access to medicine. Treatment contract in Latvia isn't regulated by any laws. Medical services are either paid by government or by yourself. Medicine in the future is going to be a lot more advanced because it is dependent on our technology which is constantly advancing further. It is possible that in the near future both contract signing and provision of services is going to happen electronically because we are moving closer to technological globalization
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES IN LATVIA
Authors: Salmane Gita , Ežmale Sandra
Published: January 2023

The Information Technology (ICT) sector is one of the fastest growing sectors in Latvia. The leading enterprises of the information technology (IT) sector in Latvia are analysed in the paper providing as well an insight into main financial results of these enterprises in 2017- 2018. The aim of the study is to describe the changes in financial performance of the leading companies in the information technology sector in Latvia in 2017-2018, by examining the case of Tieto Latvia. The authors defined following tasks: (1) to describe the key financial indicators of leading companies in the IT sector for 2017 and 2018; (2) describe the main indicators and services of the global financial services centre of Tieto Latvia. The article contains a novelty, as it describes the first global financial services center in Latvia. Methods used - data analysis, deductive and inductive method, comparative analysis.
HEALTH TOURISM AND ITS DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN LATVIA
Authors: Ļahnoviča Dana
Published: January 2023

Nowadays health tourism became very popular among the tourists and locals because people started to pay more attention to their health condition and take care more about themselves. This article is about health tourism and its development opportunities in Latvia. The author analyses the health tourism theoretical aspects and classification using scientific articles, literature resources and Internet resources. The author makes the theoretical research about health tourism development and provided services in Latvia and introduces the recommendations and innovative solutions to develop health tourism in Latvia. Research problem: many locals choose to go to health tourism destinations abroad instead of use Latvian health tourism enterprises’ provided services. Novelty of the research: analysis of health tourism provided services in Latvia; accomplished practical research of health tourism and its development opportunities in Latvia; suggestions and recommendations in health tourism development opportunities in Latvia.
SIA “BIOFARMA”CUSTOMERS’ SURVEY
Authors: Barovska Rūta , Jankovska Sanija Sonora
Published: January 2023

Surveys were made after the request of a SIA “Biofarma” leader to find out the opinion about the company from current clients. Surveys were handed out in all four companies subsidiaries and totally there were received 85 completed surveys. The survey provides information on the following groups of questions – product, seller job and delivery process. By getting answers to the first question group information was gained about how qualitative, according to customers, are products, is it possible to get enough information about products, is offered assortment wide enough and why do clients choose SIA “Biofarma”. The second question group gave answers to questions about whether the sellers do their job well enough and are they knowledgeable enough. Final questions let us find out whether the delivery process is organized well enough and if it creates unnecessary expenses, and if clients see the opportunity of loading/unloading needed.
ASSESSMENT OF THE REASONS FOR MIGRATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF WORKING AGE
Authors: Bagdonaitė Rūta , Gudavičiūtė Karina , Laertas Mankus , Stanevičius Rytis
Published: January 2023

Based on the analysis of scientific literature, the article explains the concept of emigration, the causes, and its negative and positive consequences. Mathematical and statistical analyses of emigration indicators in the context of the Baltic States and calculate statistical emigration forecasts. Research of Baltic statistics has shown that many highly qualified specialists emigrate from the countries that bring income. The article‘s main aim is to find out and investigate the reasons for the emigration of people of working age in Lithuania. To achieve the aim of the article, an empirical study is used, based on which it was found that the following reasons influence emigration from Lithuania: poor economic situation, desire to go to study, expanding the circle of acquaintances, and a feeling of social exclusion and personal problems that they seek to solve abroad. Keywords: Lithuania, emigration, reasons for emigration.
TESTIMONY OF THE ACCUSED PERSON AND ITS CHECKING IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
Authors: Bulgakova Ilona
Published: January 2023

On July 6, 2020, the law “Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Law” entered into force, which significantly changed the attitude of the legislator towards the right of the accused to testify. The aim of the study is to examine the testimony of the accused and their examination, paying special attention to the examination of the testimony of the accused in court. The object of the research is the testimony of the accused person and their examination in the criminal proceedings. Tasks of the research: 1) to find out the status of the testimony of the accused from the point of view of proof; 2) to analyze the regulation of the testimony of the accused and the legal consequences after the amendments to the Criminal Procedure Law of 6 July 2020; 3) to summarize the practice of the Supreme Court in 2020-2022; 4) to develop conclusions and proposals for solving the identified problems. Hypothesis of the research: the problem of the accused's testimony became relevant after the contradictory amendments to the Criminal Procedure Law, which entered into force on July 6, 2020, the uniform application of which is not ensured in practice.
THE IMPACT OF THE MINIMUM WAGE ON THE LIVING STANDARD IN LITHUANIA
Authors: Kisieliute Skaiste , Rupkute Kristina
Published: January 2023

This article is about a minimum wage that is too low in Lithuania. The aim of the article is to investigate whether the minimum wage is enough for Lithuanians to live a dignified/comfortable life, using the answers of the respondents obtained during the questionnaires research. Scientific literature, statistics and SPSS analysis software was also used to achieve this goal. At the end of this article, the results obtained during the research are discussed, which show that the respondents agree that the minimum wage is not enough for a dignified/comfortable life.
EVENT TOURISM AND ITS NATURE
Authors: Kokoreviča Kristīne
Published: January 2023

Trends in world tourism demand and the state of tourism supply indicate the importance of the development of tourism at the event. Event tourism is a growing market segment and a challenge for all destination stakeholders. Event tourism has certain advantages for the development of the region compared to other types of tourism. The research focuses on the study of event and event tourism definitions, classification, event tourism features and types.
CHOOSING PRODUCTS WITH SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING: ANALYSIS OF FACTORS INFLUENCING CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
Authors: Lubāne Liene
Published: January 2023

Managing waste is a challenge both globally and locally. Sorting and recycling alone are not enough to reduce waste. Consumers’ mindset should change to buying less, using what they already have for longer, avoiding disposable tableware containers and reducing the purchases of packaged foods. The aim of the study is to understand consumer attitudes and engagement in the improving waste management, and to find out what factors influence consumers' behaviour when choosing products with sustainable packaging. Used methods: questionnaires and an interview with a representative of a zero-waste store. The results indicate that nearly 90% of respondents are aware of the issue and are already taking action to reduce packaging waste. The main factors influencing consumers' purchasing behaviour towards package-free products are income level and product price.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AUDIT COSTS AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS
Authors: Rozentāle Arta
Published: January 2023

Environmental problems, such as environmental pollution, waste management, air quality problems, the extraction and regeneration of natural resources and others, have been among the top issues in European countries for decades. Policies, laws, projects, and plans are being developed to address and improve environmental issues, but their results are not as effective as planned. In accordance with the Energy Efficiency Law (and its binding laws and regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers), large companies and large energy consumers carry out rational use and management of energy resources to promote sustainable economic development and limit climate change, implementing an Energy Management System in a company (according to the ISO 50001 standard), an Environmental Management System (according to ISO 14001, which also includes an energy management system) or performing an Energy Audit. In recent years, more and more companies are choosing to carry out energy audits, as this provides them with additional information and insights from third parties on their energy consumption and possible improvements. However, it is necessary to evaluate the costs and the benefits of energy audits.
IMPACT OF DIGITAL MARKETING ON SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN LATVIA
Authors: Saleniece Sarmīte
Published: January 2023

The author defined as a current problem the need to improve digital marketing in small and medium-sized enterprises in order to retain existing customers and attract new customers. The aim of the research is to study the impact of digital marketing on small and medium-sized enterprises in Latvia. The author revealed that small and medium-sized enterprises have standard knowledge in digital marketing, but over time they plan to improve this knowledge and plan to implement various digital marketing tools. Novelty of the research - the author evaluated the application of digital technologies in small and medium-sized enterprises in Latvia and on the basis of the research evaluated the knowledge and understanding of entrepreneurs in digital marketing.
TOPICALITY OF CONDITIONAL EARLY RELEASE
Authors: Santalova Liāna
Published: January 2023

Conditional early release is a topical issue nowadays that can be faced by any convict who is eligible for parole. It is important not only to impose a sentence, but also to separate those convicted persons from the total number of convicts who are aware of the dangers of criminal activity and who should not serve their sentence in full, and their further correction is possible without isolation from society. Parole allows a prisoner to leave prison and return to society subject to certain restrictions and conditions. During parole, the prisoner will be subject to parole conditions and supervision. Parole provides prisoners with a structured, supported and supervised transition.
Judiciary and Civil Society in Provision of Constitutional Rule of Law in the Russian Federation
Authors: Skuratov Yu. I. , Yastrebova A. I. , Dzhavakhyan R. M.
Published: January 2023

The existing demand for ensuring constitutional legal order as an indicator of the embodiment of law and legality in the regulation of social relations, the role of the judiciary and civil society institutions in achieving the supremacy of the Constitution as the most important condition for the formation of a constitutional state testify to the relevance of the chosen topic of research. The article is aimed at developing conceptual positions on the relationship of various public institutions (state and non-state) in the framework of ensuring justice as the most important guarantee of the rights and freedoms of citizens, their associations, a fundamental condition for ensuring and maintaining constitutional legal order. The study of the role of the judiciary in its dialectical relationship with the institutions of civil society, in the formation and maintenance of the constitutional legal order was used as the main approach for the research of the selected problems. The application of systemic and structural-functional methods of research provided an opportunity to consider the issues of constitutional legal order as a holistic phenomenon, which is in direct dependence on the associated systems of the judiciary and civil society. The analysis of the norms of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the current legislation of Russia, domestic and foreign scientific publications on judicial power and its interaction with institutions of civil society made it possible to receive the scientific information on the nature of influence of these constitutional and legal institutes on maintenance of the constitutional legal order. There is a need to increase the level of constitutionalization of legal regulation of public relations in the specified sphere, aimed to guarantee the effective realization of the principle of people's authority. The results and conclusions presented in the article can be used for the purposes of improvement legal and regulatory framework for social relations in the spheres of relations between the judiciary and civil society in their aim to achieve and maintain constitutional legal order. The obtained scientific information can be used in the educational process, as well as a basis for further theoretical research in the field of problems of Russian constitutionalism.
Cryptocurrencies Turnover and Forensic Analysis of the Mechanism of Committing Crimes
Authors: Kushnirenko S. P. , Kharatishvili A. G.
Published: January 2023

Criminalistics and forensics need rapid development to keep up with the changes in the society that are caused by dramatic changes in information and telecommunication technologies. The paper addresses the issue of including a new subject related to the turnover of cryptocurrencies in criminalistic analysis. Investigative and court practice show that when crimes are committed cryptocurrency can be an object of the offense (e.g., in theft) or can be used by offenders in the mechanism of a crime (e.g., legitimization of proceeds of crime by cashing in). To successfully investigate such crimes, it is necessary to study the mechanism of formation in the cryptocurrency transactions used by criminals in order to provide scientific recommendations to law enforcers concerning detection, fixation, seizure and investigation of traces of a crime. The development of effective tools in criminalistics forms a priority task at the present stage. The authors associate the specifics of the investigation of crimes related to the cryptocurrency turnover with its electronic nature, which determines the criminalistic recommendations proposed in the paper. Urgent training courses for investigators seem to be a reasonable solution to the problem. They can train investigators specializing in the investigation of such crimes, and their training (retraining) should involve the best experts in the field of IT technologies and experts from foreign jurisdictions where law-upholders have already accumulated experience in countering such crimes.
Computing topographical 3D site effects using a fast IBEM/Conjugate gradient approach
Authors: Ortiz-Alemán Carlos , Sánchez-Sesma Francisco J. , Rodríguez-Zúñiga José L. , Luzón Francisco
Published: January 2023

We briefly review the basis of the indirect boundary element method (IBEM) and apply it to compute the seismic response of three-dimensional topographic features for incident P and S waves. The method is based on the integral representation for scattered and diffracted waves using single-layer boundary sources. This approach is called indirect because source strengths should be obtained as an intermediate step. Boundary conditions lead to a system of integral equations for surface's sources. The discretization is based on the approximate rectification of involved surfaces using circles. This allows simple numerical and analytical integration of the exact Green's function for an unbounded, homogeneous, isotropic elastic space. In previous work, the accuracy of this approach has been verified. However, a serious limitation comes from the maximum frequency of interest because the size of the coefficient matrix grows as the square of frequency, and it can be easily too large for problems of practical interest. To overcome this difficulty, various threshold criteria were designed taking advantage from the significant spatial decay exhibited by Green's functions. Fast approximate solutions were obtained by using sparse matrix computations. Encouraging results are presented.
Epidemiology Blog of Neal D. Goldstein, PhD, MBI
Authors: Goldstein Neal
Published: January 2023

Musings on topics related to epidemiology, epidemiological methods, public and clinical health. Written by Neal D. Goldstein, PhD, MBI. Dr. Goldstein is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. With a background in biomedical informatics, he focuses on computational approaches in complex data settings, especially electronic health records and disease surveillance, to understand infectious disease transmission. This has been demonstrated through his work with blood borne pathogens (HIV and hepatitis C), COVID-19, vaccine preventable diseases, and healthcare associated infections.
Electrical muscle stimulation in heart failure patients – a mini review
Authors: Vögeli Benjamin , Kola Vilson , Poltavskaya Maria , Saner Hugo , Arenja Nisha
Published: January 2023

This review serves as a synopsis of current knowledge about electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) in patients with heart failure (HF). It summarizes actual data, emphasizes the beneficial effects of EMS in HF and tries to characterize a target population. Improvements of functional capacity and quality of life (QOL) are knowingly achieved by variable EMS protocols to the lower extremities. Overall, EMS seems to be a safe and efficacious therapy alternative to conventional physical exercise. Despite promising and increasing evidence for over two decades of scientific research on this topic, there are no recommendations in recent published guidelines concerning the use of EMS in HF patients.
Wireless Sentinel Surveillance in Digital Epidemiology and Transdemic Management
Authors: Drury Robert
Published: January 2023

Throughout the history of science, technological innovation has facilitated improved understanding of our human nature and characteristics and our complex relationships with our environment. In medical history, such innovations have allowed a more accurate and nuanced ability to intervene in promoting health and preventing and treating disease and disorder. Of course, the ability to correctly apprehend the meaning of the observations that are available to us through innovative breakthroughs is dependent on the conceptual adequacy of our endeavor. This conceptual adequacy has shown evolutionary progress and broadening, partially achieving the goal of consilience, articulated by the evolutionary biologist EO Wilson (1). The aim of this paper is to explore this expanding base and then describe an exemplar of our greater ability to understand and intervene in pursuit of global health. The scope of inquiry ranges from individual remotely obtained data to global health evaluation by advanced computational methods, with the objective of clarifying the conceptual, methodological and operational aspects of such a systemic approach.
Reading Holy Qur’an to Improve Verbal Fluency in Elderly
Authors: Munawaroh Siti , Hastami Yunia , Suwandono Adji , Hartono Hartono , Probandari Ari Natalia , Herawati Fitriana , Afifah Ummu Ma’rifatul , Hanifah Aldira Ayu Nastiti Nur
Published: January 2023

The high prevalence of dementia that impairs verbal fluency has been a global source of concern. As a result, strategies for preserving or improving verbal fluency in the elderly are required. A neuroplasticity-based reading program has been shown to improve verbal fluency. This study aims to ascertain whether reading the Holy Qur'an has an effect on an older adult's ability to communicate fluently. It is an experimental study with a quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest control groups. This study sampled 22 elderly individuals with the following criteria: age greater than 60 years, ability to speak and read the Holy Qur'an, a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score greater than 24, absence of psychiatric disorders, absence of head trauma, and absence of neurological disease. The intervention group read the Quran for two weeks, while the control group did not. Both groups were measured for Verbal fluency at the beginning and after the intervention. There were significant differences in post-test phonemic scores between the control group (CG) and the intervention group (IG) (p=0.019). Meanwhile, there was no significant difference in semantic score in all groups (p0.852). Reading the Holy Qur’an activity intervention for two weeks affected verbal fluency in the elderly by increasing phonemic but not semantic scores.
COVİD-19 PANDEMİ SÜRECİNDE GÖREV ALAN SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANLARININ KAS İSKELET SİSTEMİ AĞRILARININ VE FİZİKSEL AKTİVİTESİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ
Authors: Özlü Aysun , Akdeniz Merve , Ünver Gamze , Bulut Özkaya Dilan
Published: January 2023

AMAÇ: Bu araştırmanın amacı Covid 19 pandemi döneminde görev yapan sağlık çalışanlarının ağrı ve fiziksel aktivite durumlarının değerlendirilmesidir.GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM: Online formda hazırlanan tanıtıcı bilgiler formu ve Uluslararası fiziksel aktivite anketi (UFAA) mail ve cep telefonu uygulaması yoluyla katılımcılara gönderilmiştir. Bulguların yorumlanmasında frekans tabloları ve tanımlayıcı istatistikler kullanılmıştır.BULGULAR: Çalışmaya 278 sağlık çalışanı dahil edildi. Yaş ortalamasına 30.24±8,46 olan sağlıkçıların, boy ortalaması 166.62±8,15 olarak hesaplandı. Katılımcıların %75’i kadın iken %25’i erkekti, meslekleri ise %45’i doktor, %29’u hemşire, %10’u ise diğer sağlık personeli olarak belirlendi. Sağlık çalışanlarının Covid öncesi ve sürecinde dönemde yaptıkları sporlara yönelik elde edilen sonuçlara göre yürüme ile egzersiz yapanlarda artış olduğu ancak Covid öncesinde futbol, voleybol, yüzme, tenis, masa tenisi, pilates, yürüme, koşma, ağır kaldırma, fitness salonu, dans gibi spor dallarıyla ilgilenenlerin Covid sürecinde anlamlı düzeyde azalma olduğu görülmüştür. Fiziksel aktivitede görülen azalmaya rağmen katılımcıların vücut ağırlıklarında farklılık olmadığı belirlenmiştir. Araştırmamızda sağlık çalışanlarının Covid sürecinde ise hareket ağrısı gözlenen toplam 70 kişi varken, gece ağrısı 25 kişide, istirahat ağrısı 53 kişide, yanma tarzında ağrı 45 kişide, uyuşma tarzı ağrı 45 kişide ve karıncalanma tarzı ağrı toplamda 35 kişide gözlendi. Ayrıca katılımcıların ağrı bölgelerine göre sırayla sırt, bel, omuz ve dirsekte ağrıları olduğu belirlenmiştir.SONUÇ: Ağrının önlenmesi ve azaltılmasında sağlık çalışanlarına yönelik, bel, sırt, boyun ergonomisinin öğretilmesi ve egzersiz programı verilerek fiziksel aktiviteyi arttırıcı aktivitelere yönlendirilmeleri oldukça yararlı olabilir.
DELAYED FACIAL PALSY FOLLOWING TYPE 1 TYMPANOPLASTY
Authors: Kuzu Selçuk , Günebakan Çağlar , Bucak Abdulkadir , Gönen Ömer , Türe Fatmatü
Published: January 2023

Delayed facial paralysis that occurs days or weeks after a trouble-free ear surgery is a rare condition. Although its prognosis is generally good, it is a frightening result for both the patient and the surgeon. This troubling complication has mostly been reported only after tympano-mastoidectomy, stapes surgery, cochlear implant, and endolymphatic surgery. As far as we have investigated in the literature, our case is the first case of delayed facial palsy after type 1 tympanoplasty presented in the literature. In this case report, we aimed to present a case with peripheral facial paralysis on the postoperative 9th day following tympanoplasty type 1 and our treatment approach in the light of the current literature.