bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Face Quality Detection in a Video Frame
Authors: Bhuvaneshwari T , Ramadevi N , Kalpana E
Published: September 2023

Abstract: Face detection technology is often used for surveillance of detecting and tracking of people in real time. The applications using these algorithms deal with low quality video feeds having less Pixels Per Inch (ppi) and/or low frame rate. The algorithms perform well with such video feeds, but their performance deteriorates towards high quality, high data-per-frame videos. This project focuses on developing such an algorithm that gives faster results on high quality videos, at par with the algorithms working on low quality videos. The proposed algorithm uses MTCNN as base algorithm, and speeds it up for highdefinition videos. This project also presents a novel solution to the problem of occlusion and detecting faces in videos. This survey provides an overview of the face detection from video literature, which predominantly focuses on visible wavelength face video as input. For the high-quality videos, we will Face-MTCNN and KLT, for low quality videos we will use MTCNN and KLT. Open issues and challenges are pointed out, i.e., highlighting the importance of comparability for algorithm evaluations and the challenge for future work to create Deep Learning (DL) approaches that are interpretable in addition to Track the faces. The suggested methodology is contrasted with conventional facial feature extraction for every frame and with well-known clustering techniques for a collection of videos
Centralised Transcutaneous Monitoring using IOT
Authors: Noorain Syeda , Shankaraiah Dr. , Vijayakumar Sumitha
Published: September 2023

Abstract: The centralized transcutaneous monitoring using internet of things (IoT) is a cutting-edge healthcare approach that makes use of IoT technology's promise to revolutionize remote patient monitoring. The goal of this work is to enable healthcare professionals to remotely access and monitor crucial patient data to provide fast and accurate diagnoses. The proposed work creates a framework for collecting patient data from transcutaneous monitoring devices by seamlessly integrating IoT devices equipped with WiFi modules. then, this data is sent to the Azure IoT Hub, a cloud-based platform that enables safe, privacy management and storage. According to the Agile methodology, the project progresses through numerous significant phases. These include upgrading the operating system from Windows Embedded Compact (WEC7) to the more modern WEC13, integrating WiFi through Node MCU, establishing a secure data transmission channel between IoT devices and Azure IoT Hub, creating a user-centric web portal using Angular JS, and working actively with the marketing department to match the project with the changing requirements of the healthcare industry. These efforts culminate in an online portal that provides real-time patient data to healthcare providers. This interface provides a wide range of features, such as data visualizations, detailed graphs, and device-specific insights. The initiative redefines the boundaries of patient monitoring and diagnostics, serving as a symbol of the synergy between cutting-edge technology and medical care. The data can be viewed anytime and anywhere by the doctors
Comparative Study of Machine Learning Algorithms for Credit Card Fraud Detection
Authors: Sri D. Pooja , Babu G. Praveen
Published: September 2023

Abstract: In the present world, advancement in technologies like e-commerce and financial technology (FinTech) has led to a surge in the daily volume of online card transactions and there are a lot of issues with credit cards. Identifying CC scams is currently among the most typical problems worldwide. An individual's credit card information may be fraudulently obtained and used by criminals for fraudulent purposes. Due to this significant increase in credit card fraud that impacts banks, merchants, and card issuers, it is essential to develop mechanisms that ensure the security and integrity of credit card transactions. This research examines divergent approaches to detecting credit card fraud using machine learning (ML) Models. The algorithms used are the Random Forest algorithm, Decision Trees, and the AdaBoost algorithm. The outcomes of these algorithms are based on accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score and AUC-ROC score. Different models are compared and the algorithm that has good evaluation metrics is considered the best algorithm that is used to detect fraud
DESKRIPSI TAMPILAN PRODUKSI, KONSUMSI DAN KUALITAS SUSU SAPI PERAH FRIES HOLLAND (FH) di KUBE PSP MAJU MAPAN
Authors: Bai Muhammad Amrizal
Published: September 2023

Sapi perah adalah salah satu hewan mamalia yang dapat memproduksi susu. Susu sapi perah dapat menyuplai kebutuhan susu di masyarakat karena susu sapi perah masih banyak diminati oleh masyarakat umum. Formula pakan atau konsentrat akan mempengaruhi produksi dan kualitas susu. Konsentrat harus memenuhi keseimbangan kadar protein, Total Digestible Nutrient (TDN), dan National Research Council (NRC) yang dibutuhkan oleh sapi perah laktasi. Sapi perah laktasi membutuhkan konsentrat untuk memenuhi kebutuhan hidup pokok, produksi dan reproduksi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui gambaran produksi, konsumsi, dan kualitas susu sapi Fries Holland (FH) dengan pemberian pakan konsentrat yang berbeda. Penelitian ini menggunakan materi sapi perah laktasi 1 – 5 milik anggota Kube PSP Maju Mapan yang berjumlah 8 orang dengan kepemilikan 1 – 3 ekor. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah metode survei dengan observasi langsung kepada 8 peternak guna mengetahui jumlah konsumsi hijauan, konsentrat, produksi susu dan pemberian formula pakan yang berbeda antara sapi a dan b yang diberikan pada ternak sapi perah FH. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis menggunakan deskriptif kuantitatif guna mengungkapkan hasil penelitian berdasarkan data. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pemberian pakan konsentrat yang berbeda pada sapi b dengan penambahan komposisi bungkil kopra impor  dapat menigkatkan nilai protein sebesar 0,69% sehingga meningkatkan volume susu pagi 0,41 liter dan pada sore hari sebesar 0,66 liter per hari per ekor
Propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Medida del Estado Actual (MOCS) en pacientes mexicanos con cáncer
Authors: Espinoza Bello Marcos , Galindo Vázquez Oscar , Penedo Frank J. , Jiménez Ríos Miguel Ángel , Ortega Andeane Patricia , Scavuzzo Anna , García Méndez Mirna , Meneses-García Abelardo
Published: September 2023

Antecedentes: El cáncer es un problema de salud pública, una de las variables psicosociales en relación con esta enfermedad es el estrés, por tanto es necesario tener una escala que mida el estrés en población hispana con cáncer. Objetivo: Determinar las propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Medida del Estado Actual (MOCS, por sus igla en inglés) en pacientes mexicanos con cáncer. Método: Estudio transversal, instrumental no experimental. Participaron 197 pacientes de 18 a 81 años, de cualquier etapa clínica, en tratamiento o seguimiento del cáncer. Instrumentos: MOCS y termómetro de malestar emocional. Análisis estadísticos: análisis factorial confirmatorio para evaluar el ajuste del modelo a los datos mediante el método de máxima verosimilitud y puntos de corte. Resultados: Se obtuvieron dos modelos, el primero, estado actual autopercibido, con un alfa de .90 varianza explicada de 74.2 %, el segundo, efectos inespecíficos, con un alfa de .61 varianza explicada de 74.3 %. El análisis factorial confirmatorio mostró que ambos modelos tuvieron índices que sugieren estabilidad, ajuste aceptable, se muestran puntajes mediante rangos intercuartílicos para cada modelo. Conclusiones: la versión mexicana del MOCS tiene confiabilidad y validez, su estructura factorial confirmatoria es similar a la versión original. Se recomienda su uso en la práctica clínica e investigación en pacientes con cáncer.
Historia reciente de la memoria popular en Chile: análisis de las memorias emblemáticas expresadas en Historias Locales Poblacionales de Santiago (1989-1999)
Authors: Fauré Polloni Daniel , Cerón Blau Nicky
Published: September 2023

El presente artículo busca aportar en el estudio de la memoria social de la clase popular urbana en Chile. Recogiendo la propuesta metodológica de Steve Stern, identifica y analiza los principales nudos convocantes y memorias emblemáticas que se configuran en el relato que las y los pobladores de Santiago han elaborado sobre su pasado reciente. Para ello, se analiza una muestra de 37 historias locales poblacionales editadas entre 1989 y 1999, las que relatan e interpretan la historia de 44 poblaciones de Santiago fundadas entre 1947 y 1973.
Editorial v.8 n.23
Authors: Rodrigues Marco Aurelio de Souza
Published: September 2023

Editorial v.8 n.23
Análise da produção acadêmica brasileira sobre tipografia: um levantamento no Banco de Teses e Dissertações da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Authors: Woloszyn Maíra , Santos Gonçalves Berenice
Published: September 2023

A prática projetual do design é embasada por diferentes áreas do conhecimento, como a tipografia, que pode ser definida como a criação e utilização de símbolos ortográficos e paraortográficos. Os estudos relacionados à área podem assumir diferentes abordagens, tais como design com tipos, design de tipos, tipos vernaculares, histórico da área e resgate da memória gráfica e ensino da tipografia. Assim, o presente artigo objetivou mapear e analisar a produção acadêmica acerca da tipografia nas pesquisas brasileiras. Para tanto, realizou-se uma análise bibliométrica a partir do Banco de Teses e Dissertações da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior a fim de visualizar padrões e o desenvolvimento da pesquisa em tipografia. Como resultado foi possível demarcar abordagens consolidadas, como o design com tipos e o resgate da memória gráfica, e indicar temas incipientes que podem apontar potenciais eixos de pesquisas inéditas e relevantes, como tipos vernaculares, design de tipos e ensino da tipografia.
Realidades anacrônicas atuais
Authors: Mauro Rosana , Zanetti Daniela
Published: September 2023

Este artigo propõe a junção dos conceitos de cronotopo e territorialidades para analisar o discurso da telenovela Pantanal, com foco nas construções espaciais e temporais. O objetivo é trazer à tona as tensões de poder subjacentes ao discurso, considerando que toda a obra (ficcional ou não) faz parte de um contexto sócio historicamente construído. O conceito bakhtiniano de cronotopo permite investigar o espaço-tempo estético e ético ficcional e a noção de território/territorialidade (pela perspectiva decolonial aqui proposta) traz concretude à relação extradiegética.
Classification of 3h extreme precipitation spatial patterns and their influencing factors in Guangdong Province, China
Authors: Zuo Daxing , Wu Chunyi , Zheng Yanhui , Chen Xiaohong , wang lina , Zang Chuanfu
Published: September 2023

Extreme precipitation events (EPEs) on a sub-daily scale are an
important factor in triggering urban flooding and flash flooding.
However, corresponding studies on the spatial patterns of sub-daily
extreme precipitation in Guangdong Province are lacking. We objectively
classified the spatial patterns of extreme precipitation (EPSPs) in
Guangdong Province, calculated the importance of influencing factors on
EPSPs, and finally analyzed the weather background corresponding to
various EPSPs and explained the causes of extreme precipitation. We have
found that the incidence of most EPSPs has tended to increase
significantly over this 40-year period, and the increase has been
particularly pronounced since the 21st century. The Pacific Decade
Oscillation (PDO) was the main influence on EPEs in Yangjiang, Maoming
and Shanwei, and the weakening of PDO has contributed to the occurrence
of EPEs in these areas. Urbanization is the main factor contributing to
the increase in EPEs in the PRD, Zhanjiang and coastal areas of
Guangdong Province. The cause of the EPSP in central Guangdong Province
was the southwest jet stream and topographic uplift. The extreme
precipitation in Yangjiang, the PRD, Maoming and Shanwei was mainly
triggered by the convergent shear of the southwesterly winds. The cause
of the EPSP over Zhanjiang was the low vortex in western Guangdong and
the influx of large amounts of water vapour over land from the south
over the ocean.
Resting-State Neural Networks at Complex Visual Hallucinations in Charles Bonnet Syndrome
Authors: Hanoglu Taha , Velioglu Halil Aziz , Salar Ali Behram , Yıldız Sultan , Bayraktaroglu Zübeyir , Yulug Burak , Hanoglu Lutfu
Published: September 2023

Background: Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) is a prototype phenomenon for
investigating complex visual hallucination. Our research focuses on
resting-state neural networks features of CBS patients with a comparison
of patients with equally matched visual loss and healthy subjects in
order to investigate the mechanism behind complex visual hallucinations.
Methods: Four CBS patients CBS(+), 3 patients with visual loss but no
visual hallucinations CBS(-) and 15 healthy controls (HC) undergo
resting-state fMRI recordings and their resting-state data is analyzed.
Cognitive functions of the participants were also evaluated through MMSE
and um-PDHQ Results: Although we found no difference in DMN between
CBS(-) and CBS(+), and between CBS(-) and HC groups, we detected
decreased connectivity in CBS(+) compared to the HC group especially in
visual hetero-modal association centers (bilateral lateral occipital and
lingual gyrus, occipital pole, right medial temporal and
temporo-occipital cortex) when left angular gyrus was selected as ROI.
Similarly, we detected decreased connectivity in CBS(+) compared to HC
in right medial frontal, posterior cingulate, supramarginal, left
inferior temporal, and angular gyrus when selected right superior
frontal gyrus as ROI. In contrast, increased connectivity was detected
in CBS+ compared to HC, in bilateral occipital poles, occipital fusiform
gyrus, intra-calcarine cortex, right lingual gyrus and precuneus regions
when left medial temporal gyrus was selected as ROI. Conclusion: Our
findings suggest a combined mechanism in CBS related to increased
internal created images caused by decreased visual external input
causing visual hallucinations along with impaired frontotemporal
resource tracking system that together impairs cognitive processing.
Neural Mechanisms of Recognition, Updating, and Maintenance of Chinese Characters in Working Memory
Authors: Li Hongli , Feng Jianru , Shi Xiaoxuan , Zhao Xin
Published: September 2023

Using the N-back task, we investigated how memory load influences the
neural activity of the Chinese character cognitive subprocess
(recognition, updating, and maintenance) in Mainland Chinese speakers.
Twenty-seven participants completed the Chinese character N-back
paradigm while having their event-related potentials recorded. The study
employed time and frequency domain analyses of EEG data. Results showed
that accuracy decreased and response times increased with larger N
values. For ERPs, N2pc and P300 amplitudes decreased, and SW amplitude
increased with larger N values. For time frequency analyses, the
desynchronization of alpha oscillations decreased after stimulus onset,
but the synchronization of alpha oscillations increased during the
maintenance phase. The results suggest that greater memory load is
related to a decrease in cognitive resources during updating and an
increase in cognitive resources during information maintenance. Results
of a brain-behavior relevant analysis showed that the ERP indicators in
the maintenance phase predicted behavioral performance.
Monkeypox virus infection in pregnancy: description of two cases reported to the Colombian National Institute of Health.
Authors: Katherinne Cortes Palacio , Marcela Mercado-Reyes , Marcela Daza , Yazmín Rodríguez Peña , Paula Araque Muñoz , Carlos Franco-Muñoz , Hector Ruíz-Moreno , Sheryll Corchuelo Chavarro , Claudia Portilla Velandia , Johana Osorio Usaquén , Greace Ávila Mellizo , Nubia Narvaez Díaz , Diana Walteros , Ángel Piñeros Daza José
Published: September 2023

Monkeypox (mpox), caused by the MPOXV (monkeypox virus), has been
endemic in Africa since its first identification in 1958. However, in
May 2022, the world witnessed the first global outbreak associated with
the West African clade. Even though thousands of cases have been
recorded, our understanding of vertical transmission during pregnancy
remains restricted due to an absence of reported cases in pregnant women
and a lack of adequate clinical descriptions. The cases of two pregnant
women, ages 33 and 24, who tested positive for MPOXV at 31 and 13.4
weeks of gestation, respectively, are presented. In all cases, extensive
clinical, histological, and molecular examinations of the mothers and
neonates revealed no indication of vertical transmission. Surprisingly,
both instances in Colombia were completed without difficulties. Although
monkeypox during pregnancy is uncommon, it requires extensive
multidisciplinary care.
An Improved Hybrid Model for Cardiovascular Disease Detection Using Machine Learning in IoT
Authors: Iqbal Waseem , Naseer Arslan , Khan Muhammad Muheet , Arif Fahim , Ahmad Awais
Published: September 2023

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) believes to be a major cause of transience
and indisposition worldwide. Early diagnosis and timely intervention are
critical in preventing the progression of CVD and improving patient
outcomes. Machine learning (ML) algorithms have emerged as powerful
tools in CVD recognition, with the potential to assist physicians in
making accurate and efficient diagnoses. This research paper explores
the combination of multiple ML algorithms for CVD recognition, utilizing
diverse datasets such as the Cleveland, Hungarian, Switzerland, statlog,
and VA Long Beach datasets. Additionally, a CVD dataset comprising 12
attributes and 70,000 records is employed, demonstrating improved
results through the proposed and trained model compared to previous
prediction techniques for CVD. The performance of various ML techniques,
including support vector machines (SVM), Naive Bayes (NB), K-Nearest
Neighbor (KNN), Random Forest (RF), and Logistic Regression (LR), is
evaluated and compared. The impact of feature selection and feature
scaling on the models’ performance is also examined. An ensemble bagging
techniques is applied which is being embedded with other classifiers. LR
classifier embedded with bagging techniques proved to be our proposed
model. The findings reveal that the proposed Hybrid Linear Regression
Bagging Model (HLRBM) outperforms other models. Furthermore, the study
highlights the significance of data preprocessing techniques, such as
data normalization and class balancing, which significantly enhance the
performance of all models. To this end, standard scalar and Synthetic
Minority Over-sampling Technique (SMOTE) are employed. The study
emphasizes the importance of selecting an appropriate ensemble technique
in conjunction with various ML algorithms and preprocessing methods for
CVD prediction. Overall, the research provides valuable insights into
the potential of ML in improving CVD risk assessment.
Reading the Siberian city-text: Spatial semantics and semiotic politics of urban toponymic landscapes in Yakutsk (Russia)
Authors: Lavrenova Olga , Filippova Viktoriya , Khokholova Irena
Published: September 2023

The article studies the spatial semantics of Yakutsk?s urban text
(Sakha/Yakutia, Russia) as a component of the cultural landscape. The
research is based on the theoretical approaches of the Tartu-Moscow School
of Semiotics, scholarly traditions of post-Soviet cultural (or the so-called
?humanitarian?) geography, and modern critical studies of toponymy. The
authors analyze spatial semantics and controversial elements of political
and cultural symbolism of the urban text, which combines indigenous Yakut,
Russian, and Soviet cultural components. With more than four hundred
toponymic examples, this case study reveals the semiotic structure of
Yakutsk toponymic system as a combination of urbanscape symbolization
processes. For the first time the article empirically shows, with the help
of toponymy in the space of a post-Soviet city, the relationship,
interaction, and positioning of the three cultures. In addition, the
semantics of toponyms is typologized, which allows to quantitatively,
qualitatively, and cartographically describe the process of ?writing? the
urban text.
Read this first! How to prepare a manuscript for submission to a chemical science journal
Authors: Dekanski Anja , Dekanski Aleksandar
Published: September 2023

In addition to the subject-matter theoretical knowledge acquired during undergraduate and especially postgraduate studies future young scientists must also acquire the accompanying academic skills. This skillset will enable them to plan and conduct their research in accordance with the scientific method, but also to present the results of that research in suitable forms. No result and no new knowledge derived from research is valuable in itself, as long as it is not presented to the scientific community and society as a whole. This dissemination is most often done through the peer-reviewed publishing in scientific journals. Hence, acquiring the skill of writing scientific publications must be an integral part of education, e.g., part of the acquired academic skills. However, that is not currently the case in all scientific environments and a significant number of (young) scientists and researchers do not possess all the necessary knowledge and skills to write academic articles, especially when it comes to the standardized format and technical preparations. This skill-gap often results in a significant number of submitted papers to be rejected or sent back for resubmission even before they reach the Editor?s desk. In an effort to provide an academic-writing-skill resource for young academics in the field of chemistry, this article points out the general principles of a well-written and prepared paper, indicates the most common errors and omissions, and suggests ways to prevent them. In addition, the article considers the current state of academic skills in less developed scientific environments, with Serbia as an example, and some of the causes of such a state.
Predicted overbite and overjet changes with the Invisalign appliance: a validation study
Authors: Meade Maurice J. , Blundell Haylea , Weir Tony
Published: September 2023

Objectives

To investigate whether the predicted changes in overbite (OB) and overjet (OJ) in Align Technology’s (Santa Jose, Calif) digital treatment plan for the prescribed course of treatment with the Invisalign appliance were consistent with those same changes in OB and OJ measured with the Geomagic Control X (Geomagic US, Research, Triangle Park, NC) metrology software system.

Materials and Methods

Geomagic Control X software was used to determine OB and OJ differences between the pretreatment and predicted outcome. STL files for patients satisfying inclusion criteria and undergoing nonextraction orthodontic treatment with the Invisalign appliance. The differences were compared, using the Bland-Altman analysis, to the corresponding data provided by Align Technology’s digital treatment-planning interface, ClinCheck.

Results

Data regarding 76 adult patients who satisfied strict inclusion criteria were assessed. The Shapiro-Wilks test indicated normality (P > .05). The Bland-Altman analysis showed high levels of agreement between the two measurements, with a bias range of −0.131 to 0.111 for OB and −0.393 to 0.03 for OJ recorded.

Conclusions

Clinicians and researchers can be confident that measurement data provided by Invisalign’s ClinCheck digital treatment-planning facility concerning OB and OJ changes from the initial to the predicted treatment outcome are valid.
Blue diode lasers: Evaluation of capillary and melt pool dynamics
Authors: Heine Luisa-Marie , Heider Andreas , Gauch Roland , Schlett Mathias , Hummel Marc , Spurk Christoph , Beckmann Felix , Moosmann Julian
Published: September 2023

In the recent years, laser beam welding has become an established joining process, especially for components in the electrical powertrain (copper applications). However, laser beam welding of copper is generally considered to be difficult, particularly due to its high heat conductivity and due to its low absorptivity using laser sources with a wavelength of 1 μm. The resulting welds show numerous weld defects, such as pores and spatters. Using “blue” lasers with a wavelength of 450 nm promises a smoother welding process with less spatters. Therefore, a blue diode laser with increased absorptivity in copper materials was developed by Laserline and used for welding copper. In this contribution, the results of welding copper using blue lasers with respect to the penetration depth and the resulting weld quality are discussed. In addition, investigations by Bosch at the electron-synchrotron DESY with a blue diode laser enabled us to have a look into the material during welding. Consequently, melt pool dynamics and capillary dynamics were analyzed with respect to the formation of weld defects and will be discussed as well. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that it can be beneficial to use a so-called spot-in-spot beam shaping tool to further improve the melt pool dynamics and, therefore, the resulting weld quality.
PRAXEOLOGICAL APPROACH AS A METHODOLOGICAL GUIDELINE FOR FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF BACHELORS OF NURSING IN MEDICAL COLLEGES
Authors: Fуlуpiuk Dmytrо
Published: September 2023

The article identifies the conceptual foundations of the praxeological approach as the latest methodological guideline in the formation of professional competence of future bachelors of nursing. It is established that under the conditions of introduction of new educational standards in preparation of future bachelors of nursing researches of possibilities of training optimization of students on the basis of the organization of successful activity in the aspect of its productivity, rationality and efficiency acquire special value. The development of the ideas of the praxeological approach develops in two forms: on the one hand – general social knowledge as a theoretical activity of the mind, and on the other – activity as a specific form of active human attitude to the environment. It is specified that in the system of professional education praxeology there is a general methodology that accumulates provisions, categories, laws, which explain the phenomenon of professional activity; general scientific approaches, which are related to the consideration and solution of problems of professional activity of a person and the laws of the structure of his activity; interdisciplinary knowledge, which manifests itself as a combined theoretical and practical experience of rational implementation of professional actions; the results of reflection on the causes, conditions and mechanisms of successful activity.
UKRAINIAN CULTURAL AND ART TV PROGRAMS DURING THE RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE
Authors: Lytvynenko Anastasia
Published: September 2023

This study examined how cultural and arts journalism changed during the year of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. This article presents an audience survey on whether they watch cultural and artistic content more often than before the war, and why. In addition, a content analysis of the public broadcaster "Suspilne. Culture". All videos on the broadcaster's YouTube channel, published after February 24, 2022 – the date of the start of Russia's fullscale invasion of Ukraine, and up to and including February 24, 2023 – were processed. Out of 306 surveyed audiences of TV programs and YouTube channels, 74.8% of respondents started watching cultural content more often than before the war. Content analysis of the public-broadcaster "Suspilne. Culture" showed that journalists adapted the content to the realities of wartime. In addition, the results of the survey and the growth of the audience of the YouTube channel "Suspilne. Culture" showed society's need for such content. The war in Ukraine showed that the audience needs a greater level of national identification and new knowledge about the culture of their country. During the year of the war, cultural journalists created hundreds of hours of content to combat propaganda narratives, fakes, oppose Russian aggression through culture in the world, and popularize the heritage of Ukrainian artists and cultural figures.
INVESTMENTS IN HOUSING CONSTRUCTION: FEATURES AND MODERN TRENDS
Authors: Gottmann Wladimir
Published: September 2023

The relevance of the topic of the article is due to the importance of the problems of investing in housing construction for the economy of any country. Mechanisms for financing housing construction are very diverse and are constantly evolving under the influence of many factors: geopolitical, economic (stability of the credit and financial, insurance and stock markets, national currency exchange rate, inflation rate, solvency of the population, etc.), technological (introduction of information technologies) and etc. The traditional methods of financing housing construction are: self-financing, budget financing, credit financing, mixed financing (equity financing (equity), public-private partnership, etc.). An urgent task is to search for new mechanisms for financing housing construction, which would allow expanding the possibilities of attracting funds from the population, potential buyers, businesses, and financial intermediaries. At the same time, it is important not only to expand the possibilities of attracting additional financial resources, but also to find mechanisms to ease the financial burden of payments for investors, reduce and distribute investment risks. Modern information and communication technologies create new opportunities for technical implementation and acceleration of investment processes, contribute to the emergence of radically new mechanisms that allow diversifying risks, expanding the number of investors, easing the debt burden for potential borrowers, etc.
CHALLENGES FOR THE POLITICAL COMPETENCE OF CITIZENS IN THE CONTEXT OF UKRAINE'S EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
Authors: Stoliarova Anastasiia
Published: September 2023

The article aims at identifying the latest challenges for the political competence of Ukrainian citizens in the context of European integration. Russia's large-scale aggression is certainly becoming a major challenge for citizens, those who are forced to save their lives under daily cruise missile attacks launched from a terrorist country. At the same time, the war leveled differences between the regions on the issue of European and Euro-Atlantic integration, consolidated Ukrainian society around democratic values and democratic choice. Political competence of citizens is defined as a complex socio-political phenomenon that allows assessing the rationality and effectiveness of government actions and exercises the right to change government. Applying the institutionalism of rational choice, it has been determined that it is the ability of citizens to make democratic choices in difficult conditions that is a convincing evidence of a high level of political competence. Based on the method of historical institutionalism, the completion of the post-Soviet transformations stage is noted. Ukrainians have made their choice in favor of democracy. At the same time, new challenges arise for the citizens’ political competence. They are institutional in nature and are associated with the activities of such institutions as elections (electoral campaigns at the national and local levels), mass media, the institute of political education, civil society, and so on. It is proved that the political competence of citizens is manifested in the electoral process, but is not limited to just participation in voting. It consists in the implementation of a control function – a critical and rational assessment of the actions of public authorities and the opposition. This is the reason for the role of mass media and civil society. The challenges to the activities of the mass media institute are the mediatization of politics (media shows, media scandals) and, at the same time, attempts by the public authorities to restrict freedom of speech. Such restrictions, which are absolutely justified under martial law, potentially pose a threat minding a return to the authoritarian model in the relations "Power – Mass media – Society". Special attention is paid to the role of the institute of public intellectuals in the process of forming the political competence of citizens.
Research of legal incentives within modern legal science
Authors: Borshevsky I. , Hryn О.
Published: September 2023

In modern general theoretical jurisprudence, the question of the influence of legal understanding on the formation of the legal culture of an individual and society as a whole remains a debatable issue, based on the fact that ideas about law in its internal and external expression are the basis of an individual’s behavior.The article presents the interpretation of legal incentives from the standpoint of a functional approach, in addition, it is noted that the roots of legal incentives are in the distant past, and its objective necessity is due to a person’s constant desire to receive an appropriate reward. Norms of law, which establish permissions, prohibitions and incentives, cannot have the same structure, since they aim to achieve directly opposite goals.Its stimulation plays the most important role in the formation and activation of useful legal behavior. At the same time, the category of legal incentive as a means of such influence should be distinguished from stimulation as a process of influence on the motivation of the behavior of legal subjects. In the most general form, legal incentives are a type of legal means and provide appropriate incentives in certain branches of law, which conditions the study of legal incentives at the sectoral level among scholars, for example, in labor law, family law, and others.It has been established that the problem of legal stimulation of legal activity is one of the most relevant and significant at the current stage of society’s development. It becomes obvious that with the transition to a different worldview, other forms of influence of the subjects of society, it is necessary to change the paradigm of legal thinking from legal interpretation as a coercive force to an understanding of law as a tool for satisfying the interests of members of society. Undoubtedly, quite a lot has been done on this matter in legal science, however, at the level of legal theory, it is necessary to solve the problem of changing the conceptual mechanism of legal support of lawful activity.In general, legal incentives are a type of legal means that ensure the implementation of law, the connection between the goals of legal regulation and its socially beneficial results.
Constitutional dialogue and judicial activism
Authors: Vatamanyuk A.
Published: September 2023

The dialogic model of jurisdiction cannot be seen as a simple defense against judicial activism, given that it can be added to it by opening the details of a decision to the cooperation of other actors, but without redeeming the political decision based on the decision. In extreme cases, dialogic theories and techniques can be seized for perverse use in the context of a major escalation of political conflicts. The problematization of this topic is far from canceling the dialogical model, it challenges its deepening, demanding institutional mechanisms, incentives, sanctions, designs, procedures that structure the dialogue. And it also calls for a step back, a retreat to the most essential part of the debate about judicial activism, especially on the question of interpretation. Over time, dialogues have been associated with various other decision-making techniques. In their context of origin, they have already presented their limits and possibilities.Procedures and dialogues only make sense when a minimal interpretive basis can be shared, if we can recognize as authentic the application to specific cases of the principles that make up society. This article aims to depict the role of judicial dialogues by enumerating its three main constitutional functions: coherence, cohesion and conformation. Using doctrinal bibliographic research, it was analyzed that modern constitutionalism, marked by the consequences of globalization, suffers from strong instability. The protection of human rights in the current global scenario of legal fragmentation depends on the interaction between different orders, which occurs through the establishment of judicial dialogues. Taking into account the relevance of the study of judicial dialogue for the effective protection of the individual in the human rights protection system, with the help of the deductive method and search-bibliographic, documentary and qualitative research, it seeks to identify the factors that require its promotion among the constitutional courts.
State-legal mechanism for ensuring freedom of entrepreneurship in the conditions of martial law
Authors: Darahanova N.
Published: September 2023

The article examines the state-legal mechanism for ensuring freedom of entrepreneurial activity in the conditions of the legal regime of martial law, as well as analyzes the measures necessary to ensure such freedom.It was established that the freedom of entrepreneurial activity does not belong to the absolute rights of a person, therefore it can be subject to certain legally defined restrictions, especially during the operation of the legal regime of martial law.

It was found that the definition of general temporal, substantive «permits» and «prohibitions» in the sphere of ensuring freedom of entrepreneurial activity at the national level both in peacetime and in wartime is carried out by legal acts of the head of state, parliament, government and central executive bodies, instead «сoncretization» of these «permits» and «prohibitions» in the sphere of entrepreneurship development, as well as its practical support, is carried out by the grassroots vertical of state executive authorities, local self- government bodies and their officials, in particular, by means of their adoption of certain regulatory acts. It was concluded that the state of affairs for ensuring the freedom of entrepreneurship in Ukraine during the legal regime of martial law worsened, compared to peacetime. The reason for this is not only war or gaps or low quality of legal regulation of these relations, but mostly corruption and improper law enforcement practices on the part of public authorities and their officials.A system of steps necessary to ensure the freedom of entrepreneurial activity and to optimize the functionality of the state-legal mechanism in Ukraine in this segment of economic relations is proposed.There are such steps: effective and systematic destruction of corruption; maximum minimization of subject composition and managerial influence in relations related to licensing and documentary support of entrepreneurial activity; autonomous and equidistant from the government, ministries, and other public authorities, independent systematic monitoring of the expenditure of budget funds, investment and other financial resources directed to the sphere of entrepreneurial activity, with the direct participation of public activists and foreign partners; increased responsibility for corrupt activity or any involvement in it; strengthening the requirements for the formation of the judicial corps and its responsibility.
The right to petition: historical and legal aspects
Authors: Pankratova V.О.
Published: September 2023

The article analyzes historical and legal aspects of the right to petition. It had determined that the concept of petitioning the authorities dates back to the Magna Carta (1215), which provided for the freedom of barons to petition the king if they felt injustice The author notes that in the XIV century. Petitions gained particular importance due to the collapse of feudalism, the strengthening of political institutions, and the emergence of a strong sovereign with a centralized bureaucracy; in particular, the English monarchs openly encouraged and considered petitions.It had noted that an essential historical stage in the further development of the right to appeal could be considered the Petition of the Right, the purpose of which was to limit the powers of the monarch and included issues of taxation, the application of martial law, imprisonment without trial etc.The author analyzes the further development of petitions in Great Britain and summarizes that the right to petition arose from the need to maintain relations between the community and state authorities long before the election period.The historical aspect of the right to petition in the USA is analyzed. It had determined that in 1789, the US Congress included the right to petition and other freedoms in the US Constitution’s First Amendment.It had noted that the intensification of petitioning had connected with the suffragette movement in the USA.Features of forming and developing the right to petition in France had described. It indicated that petitions gained central importance during the Great French Revolution when they became a true expression of the will of citizens to participate in public life.The author points out that the right to submit petitions belonged to the civil rights of a person along with such rights as the right to freedom, the right to freedom of movement and choice of residence, the right to assemble peacefully, and others.The article pays special attention to the peculiarities of forming petitions in the European Union. It emphasized that Article 21 of the EU Treaty and the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights established the right to submit petitions. Submitting petitions, requirements for petitions, and submission subjects considered separately.The author concludes that petitions were important not only in terms of whether their requests granted at all but also because of the connection they created between representatives and the represented in the era before universal suffrage.
Concerning the concept of third parties as participants in civil proceedings in civil proceedings of Ukraine
Authors: Bozhko M.V.
Published: September 2023

The scientific article defines the legal nature of third parties in the civil process of Ukraine by distinguishing the features of the mentioned procedural institute and formulating the concept of the relevant participants in civil cases of legal proceedings.It has been established that third parties as subjects of civil procedural legal relations are characterized by a number of the following features: 1) third parties enter already started proceedings in a civil case before the end of preparatory proceedings or before the beginning of the first court session, if the case is considered in the order of simplified legal proceedings (parts 1-2 of Article 52 of the Civil Code of Ukraine); 2) third parties enter the civil process to protect their own subjective rights, freedoms or interests, which do not coincide with the rights, freedoms and interests of the plaintiff and the defendant; 3) the civil procedural status of third parties is determined by the order of their entry into a civil case, the latter, in turn, depends on the nature of the material and legal interest of third parties in the consideration and resolution of the case; 4) in some categories of cases, the procedural and (or) material law regulates the circle of persons who can acquire the procedural status of a third party in the civil process of Ukraine.Emphasis is placed on the fact that the object of legal protection in legal proceedings is a violated, unrecognized or disputed right, while in separate proceedings such an object is an interest protected by law.The violated, unrecognized or disputed right of a potential acquirer of the procedural status of a third person as an object of protection in the procedure of a lawsuit is not identical to the category of interest of such a person to participate in a civil case in the corresponding procedural status.Third parties in civil proceedings are defined as subjects of civil procedural legal relations who enter into open legal proceedings in a civil case in order to protect their rights, freedoms or interests, which are different from the rights, freedoms or interests of the parties, acquiring the corresponding civil procedural status , which is determined by the order of their entry into a civil case.
Modern problems of protection of intellectual property rights (based on judicial practice)
Authors: Kolisnyk A.S.
Published: September 2023

The protection of intellectual property rights is an urgent and complex issue that requires the development of an effective mechanism for the legal protection of intellectual property rights, taking into account the provisions of international legal acts. the purpose of this work will be to identify problems in the field of intellectual property rights protection in Ukraine and provide proposals for their elimination. Over the past five years, the number of offenses in the field of intellectual property has remained practically unchanged (the only exception is 2022 - during the war, the number of cases of this type decreased significantly). The vast majority of cases and court decisions in the field of intellectual property relate to trademark disputes.Despite a fairly large number of norms regulating relations in the sphere of intellectual property in Ukraine, the legislation in this sphere requires improvement. In order to streamline the relevant norms, there is a proposal to codify the legislation in this area and create one regulatory legal act (code), which includes the norms that regulate relations in the field of intellectual property and determine the conditions for prosecution for their violation. This normative legal act must be created taking into account international standards and prescriptions in the field of intellectual property. In order to ensure the effective application of legislation that ensures intellectual property rights, it is necessary to train judges who will specialize in the resolution of disputes in the specified field, which will significantly increase the effectiveness of the protection of intellectual property rights. This study is not exhaustive and opens up prospects for further research in the indicated area, which will contribute to increasing the level of protection of this form of ownership against illegal encroachments and improving the relevant legal framework, taking into account not only modern needs, but also international standards and recommendations.