bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A study of the factors that may influence the prevalence of back pain in chiropractors
Authors:   , Tim Anthony
Published: February 2022

The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of back pain in chiropractors in South Africa, in terms of workplace factors which surrounded them and individual factors which they possessed, in order to establish under which circumstances, workplace and individual factors possibly influenced the prevalence of back pain in chiropractors.The total population of South African chiropractors (N=138), registered with the Chiropractors, Homoeopaths and Allied Health Service Professions Council of South Africa for 1994, were sent a questionnaire. A total of 68 questionnaires returned, which represented a 49,3 % response rate. The questionnaire consisted of questions regarding : the prevalences of back pain and low back pain; the intensity and frequency of back pain; the prevalence of different pain locations eg. headache, cervical pain, lumbar pain etc.; the workplace factors included : static work postures, bending, twisting and lifting, repetitive work, overexertion, ergonomics, psychological work factors, number of hours and days worked per week; the individual factors included age and gender, anthropometry, posture, physical fitness, spinal mobility, psychological factors, social factors, environmental factors and the number of years in practice. The results were statistically analyzed using crosstabulation and Log-linear analysis. The results were represented by cross-tabulations, bar and pie charts and then descriptively analyzed. The overall prevalence of back pain amongst South African chiropractors was 55,9% and the low back pain prevalence was 65,1%. Among other findings, certain ergonomic factors such as desk and physical examination table heights were found to be significantly associated with the respondents having more back pain. Those respondents who exercised for longer than 60 minutes per exercise session had significantly less back pain than those respondents who exercised for shorter periods of time. Of interest was that those respondents who used adjustment techniques which required the use of force, had significantly more back pain than those who used non-force techniques. It must be emphasized that extreme caution should be exercised in attempting to generalise the findings of this survey, since the workplace and individual factors associated with back pain were based on the respondent's subjective evaluations. This study was not designed to establish cause and. effect relationships between workplace and individual factors, and the prevalence of back pain amongst chiropractors.
DEVELOP DIGITAL STORYTELLING INTEGRATES WITH ANIMATION AS AN INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL TOOL: EFFECTS ON STUDENT’S BE-HAVIOURAL ENGAGEMENT IN LEARNING
Authors:   Master of Design, Lecturer Faculty of Art and Design, Southern University College, Malaysia, Min Tan Si ,   e-mail: smtan@sc.edu.my
Published: February 2022

From ancient times to today, storytelling has served popular instructional tool. Over the last decade, the emergence and availability of multimedia technologies, therefore upgrading the storytelling to digital storytelling. Today’s students are growing up surrounded by digital technology. One form of multimedia that is becoming more popular in the education setting is digital storytelling. It is the best choice for teaching and learning nowadays. In line with this, animation has integrated with digital storytelling for the education system. Animation has notably contributed to provide the visualization system. Consequently, students prefer to learn from visual forms of subject content to engage them in learning more actively. Therefore, this paper discusses the student’s behavioural engagement was foster by the digital storytelling integrates with animation.
THE ROLE OF THE PRINCIPAL IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF ONLINE LEARNING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors:   Muria Kudus University, 59327 Central Java, Indonesia, Wahyuningsih Dwi , Utomo Slamet ,   Muria Kudus University, 59327 Central Java, Indonesia, Surachmi Sri ,   Muria Kudus University, 59327 Central Java, Indonesia, Dossayeva Sazhida ,   Almaty Humanitarian and Economic University, Almaty city, Kazakhstan
Published: February 2022

The aims of this study were 1) to analyze the implementation of the principal's role as a motivator in improving the quality of online learning during the covid-19 pandemic at Bintoro 4 Demak State Elementary School, 2) to analyze the implementation of the principal's role as a supervisor in improving the quality of online learning during the covid pandemic. -19 at the Bintoro 4 Demak State Elementary School, 3) analyzing the impact of providing motivation and supervision on improving the quality of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic at the Bintoro 4 Demak State Elementary School. The method used in this research is qualitative phenomenology. Data collection techniques using interviews, observation and documentation. The data analysis technique uses the theory of Milles and Hubermen which consists of data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification. As for the validity of the data using the degree of trust (credibility), transferability (transferability), dependability (dependability), certainty (confirmability). The results of the study 1) The implementation of the principal's role as a motivator in improving the quality of online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic at Bintoro 4 Demak Elementary School includes (1) utilizing all potential, coordinating and increasing collaboration of all school components, (2) giving appreciation to outstanding teachers and students, (3) providing direction, guidance and advice to teachers and students, (4) conducting multi-way communication with various stakeholders. 2) Implementation of the role of the principal as a supervisor in improving the quality of online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic at Bintoro 4 Demak Public Elementary School online by means of the principal sending a question form regarding the completeness of learning administration using google form, so that the completeness of the learning device can be found. . after it is known that there are learning problems the principal provides academic assistance through private conversations using video calls and face-to-face online meetings using google meet. 3) The positive impact of providing motivation and supervision on improving the quality of online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic at Bintoro 4 Demak Elementary School is that all school members have enthusiasm for learning, teachers are enthusiastic in teaching and students are increasingly independent in learning. The impact of the existence of e-supervision carried out by the principal, teachers can carry out online learning by collaborating with technology.
REGULATION OF THE AGRICULTURAL MARKET TO ENSURE FOOD SATURATION
Authors:   Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abay, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Adelbaeva A. , Bekmetova A. ,   Kazakh National University named after al-Farabi, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Published: February 2022

The main task of the agricultural sector of Kazakhstan is to provide its population with food at the expense of its own production. The Republic has a high potential for dynamic growth and development. In the last two decades (2000-2020), the agriculture of the republic has been steadily developing. Growth in individual products is observed from 30% to 2.7 times. The number of livestock has increased by 1.5 to 2.5 times, depending on its type. All this contributed to a significant improvement in the food supply of the country's population compared to 2000-2010. However, for a number of products, especially potatoes, vegetables and fruits, milk, poultry meat and eggs, it was not possible to achieve or even approach scientifically sound nutrition standards. The share of imports for individual products remains high and exceeds the threshold level of 20% of imports in the capacity of the domestic market. The main reason is the insufficient level of agricultural production. Crop yields and livestock productivity remain low. Low labor productivity in the industry (7-8 thousand dollars) compared to developed countries (50-60 thousand dollars).
ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN COMMERCIAL BANKS
Authors:   Zhetysu University n.a. I. Zhansugurov NP JSC, Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan, Nurtayeva A. , Aitkulova S. ,   Zhetysu University n.a. I. Zhansugurov NP JSC, Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan, Sadvakassova A. ,   Eurasian Law Academy n.a. D. Kunayev, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Kurmantaeva A. ,   Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Published: February 2022

Banking systems in different countries of the world, as well as the sustainability and effectiveness of their development, are constantly under the control of international organizations, central banks of countries and the public. This universal interest is due to the activities of banks related to the accumulation of funds in them and placement on their behalf. Commercial banks are financial intermediaries and active business structures that are exposed to a variety of risks in carrying out their operations. Global economic crises, the complexity of the functioning of various economic systems have prompted the development of a risk-based approach to banking business. This led to the creation of internal risk management systems in organizations, and primarily in banks. The problem of systemic risk management in the banks of Kazakhstan is under constant attention from the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This is due to the main development goals of the country aimed at creating a modern banking system and promoting sustainable and balanced economic development. The continuous improvement of banking operations in different countries of the world has led to the increased importance of banking supervision over banks and the development of alternative forms of control over the activities of banks, including in our country.
ҚОНАҚ ҮЙ ІСІНІҢ ЭКОНОМИКАЛЫҚ СИПАТТАМАСЫ
Authors:   Алматы технологиялық университеті, Алматы, Казахстан, Рамазанов А. , Куралов Ж. ,   Алматы технологиялық университеті, Алматы, Казахстан
Published: February 2022

Мақалада ұсынылған зерттеудің мақсаты экономикадағы қонақ үй туралы қазіргі түсініктерді ретроспективті талдау негізінде қонақ үй бизнесінің тұтас бейнесін жасау болып табылады. Қонақүйдің әртүрлі сипаттамаларына сүйене отырып, мақалада «қонақ үй» туралы авторлық концепция, қайтарымды негізде қонақтарды орналастыру және демалысты ұйымдастыру қызметін ұсынатын көп функциялы әлеуметтік-экономикалық кешен ретінде берілген. Қонақ үй кәсіпорындарының коммерциялық бағыттылығы қонақ үй және сервистік бизнестің пайда болуына, сонымен қатар Қонақ үй қызметі, Қонақ үй кәсіби этикасы, Қонақ үйге лояльдығы бар мамандандырылған индустрияның құрылуына әкеледі. Бұл жағдай қонақ үй бизнесін сервистік және қонақ үй кәсіпорындарының дербес кешені ретінде бөліп көрсетуге мүмкіндік береді. «Қонақ үй өнімі» табиғи потенциал ретінде және оны алу үшін қонақүй табысының негізгі көзі ретінде қарастырылады. «Қонақ үй өнімі» қонақтарға кешенді қызмет көрсету пакеті түрінде ұсынылған. Қонақ үй өнімі спектрлік талдауға ұшырайды, оның ішінде қонақ үй қызметінің қасиеттері, қонақ үй өнімінің пішіні (қатты және жұмсақ өнім), тұтынушылар көзқарасы бойынша қонақ үй өнімінің құрылымы (өнімнің өзегі - функционалдық қасиеттері).
Psychological Well-Being ditinjau dari Mindfulness Pada Atlet Remaja Difabel di NPC Prov Sumut
Authors: Tumanggor Yemima Patricia , Aritonang Rolando , Nabila Annisa Sera , Alvionita Nikita , Marpaung Winida
Published: February 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara mindfulness dengan psychological well- being pada atlet remaja difabel di National Paralympic Committee Provinsi Sumatera Utara. Hipotesis penelitian ini adalah terdapat hubungan antara mindfulness dengan psychological well-being. Sampel yang diambil untuk penelitian ini berjumlah 100 orang. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode kuantitatif, data dikumpulkan menggunakan skala mindfulness dengan butir 40 aitem dan skala psychological well-being dengan 36 butir aitem. Uji asumsi yang digunakan yaitu uji normalitas dan uji linearitas. Data analisis menggunakan uji korelasi Pearson Product Moment. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan adanya hubungan antara mindfulness dengan psychological well-being dengan koefisien korelasi Pearson Product Moment sebesar R = 0.278 dengan sig 0.005 (p < 0.05). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa sumbangan yang diberikan variabel mindfulness terhadap psychological well-being sebesar 0.77%, selebihnya 99.23% dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain yang tidak diteliti. Dari hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa hipotesis penelitian dapat diterima
Causes of the 2015 North Atlantic cold anomaly in the ECCOv4 state estimates
Authors: Sanders Rachael N. C. , Jones Daniel C. , Josey Simon A. , Sinha Bablu , Forget Gael
Published: February 2022

Abstract. The subpolar North Atlantic is an important part of the global ocean and climate system, with SST variability in the region influencing the climate of Europe and North America. While the majority of the global ocean exhibited higher than average surface temperatures in 2015, the subpolar North Atlantic experienced record low temperatures. This interannual cold anomaly is thought to have been driven by surface forcing, but detailed questions remain about how the anomaly was created and maintained. To better quantify and understand the processes responsible for the cold anomaly, we computed mixed layer temperature budgets in two releases of the ECCO Version 4 global ocean state estimate. These state estimates have been brought into consistency with a large suite of observations without using artificial sources or sinks of heat, making them ideal for temperature budget studies. We found that strong surface forcing drove approximately 75 % of the initial anomalies in the cooling of the mixed layer in December 2013, after which the cold anomaly was sequestered beneath the mixed layer. Re-emergence of the cold anomaly during the summer/autumn of 2014 was primarily the result of a strong temperature gradient across the base of the mixed layer, with vertical diffusion accounting for approximately 70 % of the re-emergence. Weaker surface warming of the mixed layer during the summer of 2015 enhanced the anomaly, causing a temperature minimum. Spatial patterns in the budgets also show large differences between the north and south of the anomaly region, with particularly strong initial surface cooling in the south related to the positive phase of the East Atlantic Pattern. It is important to note that this interannual cold anomaly, which is thought to be primarily driven by surface forcing, is distinct from the multi-decadal North Atlantic "warming hole", which is thought to be primarily driven by changes in advection.
Leveraging microgrants to support capacity-building workshops in low- and middle-income countries for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals
Authors: Saric Karin J. , Muziringa Masimba , Eldermire Erin R. B. , Young Sarah , Dabengwa Israel M.
Published: February 2022

Twenty fifteen marked the year of assessment for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs that achieved the greatest success were those where evidence-based practice (EBP) interventions were implemented. The ability to practice evidence-based medicine is grounded in the creation of and access to medical literature that synthesizes research findings. The role that global health literature played in the success of the MDGs demonstrates that medical libraries and librarians have a role to play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Librarians can hold capacity-building workshops that provide instruction on how to access evidence-based literature and also train health professionals to conduct synthesis research. Research findings conducted by in-country health professionals are more likely to address issues being faced by local communities and will afford the possibility of obtaining the necessary evidence-based answers that can then be used to implement policies to resolve public health issues identified in the SDGs.
This paper discusses how an international team of librarians leveraged funding from a Medical Library Association/Librarians without Borders/Elsevier Foundation/Research4Life grant to hold a capacity-building workshop in Zimbabwe and follow-up online trainings. The workshop focused on accessing evidence-based resources and conducting synthesis research. Outcomes included the creation and policy implementation of evidence-based knowledge products in alignment with local needs and galvanizing a multisectoral group of key individuals who have gone on to collaborate toward the vision of creating a Zimbabwe innovation hub. Looking ahead, such grants can be leveraged to conduct capacity-building to support knowledge translation and other local training needs.
Disseminating medical literature and knowledge in India in the 1980s: the SMLRT story
Authors: Ganapathy Krishnan , Rajagopalan Arjun , Arjun Gita , Suresh Seshadri , Sriram Krishnan
Published: February 2022

The informed netizen of today is in a state of information overload. With 785 million broadband subscribers and an urban and rural teledensity of 138% and 60%, respectively [1], India is already the second-largest online digital market. Today, in theory, medical journals and textbooks can be accessed by anyone, anytime, anywhere, and at affordable rates. Fifty odd years ago, when the authors entered medical school, the use of computers in medical education was unknown in India, as in other parts of the world. It was in this milieu, thirty-seven years ago, that eleven young Madras (Chennai)-based doctors decided to make medical literature easily accessible, particularly to clinicians in suburban and rural India. The aim was to make relevant, affordable reprints easily available to the practitioner at their place of work or study. Photocopying and using the postal service was the chosen, and indeed the only available, mode of operation. This article will outline the methodology used, trials and tribulations faced, and persistence displayed. At that time, the processes deployed appeared relevant and truly innovative. Over the ensuing years, developments in information technology made the services redundant. Extensive, even revolutionary, changes such as universal digitization and availability of a cost-effective Internet radically changed how medical literature could be accessed in India.
«ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE KALUGA REGION»
Authors: Simanova Anastasia Alekseevna
Published: February 2022

The article reveals the goal and objectives of the socio-economic development of the subject of the federation. The analysis and assessment of the Strategy for the socio-economic development of the Kaluga region, indicators of the socio-economic development of the region for 2019-2020 and 10 months of 2021 and the competitiveness of the region in comparison with the regions of the Central Federal District and the Russian Federation as a whole are carried out. Based on the analysis and assessment of the socio-economic development of the Kaluga region, the main problems are identified, on the basis of which the author’s directions for their solution and improvement of the social and economic development of the Kaluga region are developed and proposed.
DEVELOPMENT OF A PROTOTYPE SYSTEM FOR WRITING A SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE
Authors: Shestakova Anna Sergeevna
Published: February 2022

This article offers the reader to get acquainted with the prototyping of an information system for the preparation and writing of a scientific article. The article also discusses the functionality of this system and its functionality.
A genre analysis approach to the study of the translation of court documents
Authors: Borja Albi Anabel
Published: February 2022

This article describes an action research project on multilingual management and translation of court documents developed by the GENTT research group, which postulates that the notions of ‘textual genre’, ‘genre system’ and ‘meta-genre’ can be powerful tools for accessing and ‘reusing’ the linguistic and extra-linguistic information technical writers and translators need to manage specialised communication. To validate this hypothesis the criminal court genre systems of four countries (Germany, Spain, France and the United Kingdom) have been analysed and described from a legal-conceptual, discursive-textual and terminological perspective. The results of this contrastive analysis have been used as the basis for creating translation resources (both conceptual and linguistic), which have been organised into an online platform for translators of court documents. This platform is conceived as a knowledge system which will permit the ‘reusability’ of electronic translation resources. Our approach presents an integrative methodology for research into legal translation.
Cross-linguistic Semantics of International Law. A corpus-informed translation of A. Cassese’s International Law into Greek
Authors: Saridakis Ioannis E
Published: February 2022

This paper elaborates and exemplifies systemic hypotheses on the emergence and evolution of international legal language semantics, focusing in particular on the analysis of international law concepts and the study of their representation and translation into Greek. Non-exhaustive examples are taken from the translation of A. Cassese's International Law into Greek, an effort aimed to illustrate the process of translation in the domain of international law, as being primarily a venture of discoursal decoding.
Research models and methods in legal translation
Authors: Biel Lucja , Engberg Jan
Published: February 2022

The introduction presents an overview of traditional research methods in Legal Translation Studies and discusses new developments as represented by the papers comprised in the special issue. The predominant methodology is corpus-based; there is a clear shift from qualitative to quantitative methods. Corpus-based methods are applied to the study of local phenomena, such as terms or phrasemes, and of global phenomena, such as genres and macrogenres, as well as they analyse practical decisions made by legal translators with a view to developing new tools and resources for translators. Other directions include: the application of comparative law methods, sociology of translation and Critical Discourse Analysis. Overall, there is growing interest in the communicative, pragmatic, cognitive and social aspects of legal translation. As the papers demonstrate, research into legal translation requires methodological eclectism and triangulation, as well as further integration along the interdisciplinary lines.
Alfred Hitchcock presents: Multilingualism as a vehicle for… suspense. The Italian dubbing of Hitchcock’s multilingual films.
Authors: De Bonis Giuseppe
Published: February 2022

This study aims to shed light on the role multilingualism plays in Alfred Hitchcock’s films, by examining the different solutions adopted by Italian audiovisual translators to cope with the multilingual situations represented. The comparative analysis carried out between the original versions of the thirteen multilingual films directed by Hitchcock and their Italian dubbed versions has identified three different macro-strategies: first of all, the neutralisation of the different languages present in the original version via dubbing the entire film into Italian. Secondly, the preservation of the different lingua-cultural identities through a combination of dubbing with other screen translation modalities such as contextual translation, and interpretation performed by one the film’s characters. Finally, a third strategy is the quantitative reduction of the multilingual situations present in the original version of the film, with all the inevitable consequences that this may have on viewers’ suspension of linguistic disbelief.
Translation, hospitality and conflict: Language mediators as an activist community of practice across the Mediterranean
Authors: Taronna Annarita
Published: February 2022

This article reports on a research project that involved conducting interviews with a group of language mediators who assisted the newlyarrived migrants in Southern Italy by not only interpreting for them, but also advising and helping the “boat people” to claim and negotiate their rights in the hosting country. Interview questions addressed a range of urgent issues, many of which demonstrate how the practice of language mediation is particularly relevant in today’s context of migration emergency.  Indeed, it profoundly shapes how we think about terms such as language, negotiation, contact, conflict, hospitality and community, and how we consider the roles of the mediators in building effective cross-border solidarity networks in real time.  However, the interview answers do not provide an idealistic and idealized vision of welcoming the other. Rather, they outline a geography of proximity marked by the ancient hospes–hostis dichotomy that connotes the complexity, the ambiguity, the uncertainty, the unpredictability and the contingency  characteristic of relations with the other.
Desarrollo humano y formación sacerdotal
Authors: Moreno Rosa María
Published: February 2022

Reunión de rectores de seminarios | Seminario Conciliar de México 14 de febrero de 2002
POST-WAR STATUS QUO IN ARTSAKH: THE IMPERATIVE OF FORMING A NEW STRATEGIC CULTURE OF ARMENIANS
Authors: GALSTYAN KHACHIK
Published: February 2022

On September 27, 2020, Azerbaijan unleashed a large-scale military aggression against the Republic of Artsakh. As a result of the new STATUS QUO installed in the conflict zone, the security systems of the two Armenian states have been seriously disrupted. The Armenian society is in a deep moral and psychological crisis, which may turn into a threat to the ontological self-destruction of the nation. After the signing of a trilateral ceasefire agreement on November 9, Azerbaijan did not end its militant policy.
The purpose of this article is to find out what conceptual and paradigmatic changes are necessary to overcome such existential challenges and problems facing the Armenian society. To achieve this goal, the article raises a number of scientific and practical issues. In particular, the subject of rеsearch are the concept of "strategic culture", the features of strategic thinking, the elements of the formation of a new strategic culture of the Armenians. The research method is historical comparative analysis. As the main conclusion, the article substantiates the need for the formation of a new strategic culture of the Armenians, and also puts forward a number of elements of strategic culture that can serve as the basis for a new paradigmatic perception to overcome the existential challenges facing the Armenian society.
THE FEATURE OF THE ECONOMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AND THE REFORMS CHALLENGES
Authors: SARGSYAN HAYK , KOCHINYAN NARINE
Published: February 2022

The subject under study is some challenges that the Republic of Armenia faces amid the retrospective feature of the country’s economy.
The following fundamental issues are among these challenges:
 the realia of economic revolution and its enabling in post-crisis situation;
 constitutionalization of economic relations and some problems of digitization of the economy;
 smart management of the science as a meaningful priority.
In recent decades economic environment has become increasingly vulnerable. The frequency of economic and financial crises has increased and each crisis (war, pandemic etc.) brings about a new post crisis “status quo”. Thus current economic paradigms and policies are being challenged.
Enabling economic axiological fundamentals in this changing economic environment is becoming increasingly important. Despite various economic shifts, these fundamentals in long-run contribute to efficient economic relations and policy. The role of digitization and the leveling up of constitutionalism and the frameworks of economic relations constitutionalization has been introduced.
Some basic issues of the improvement of science management in the context of the formation and enabling the RA military-industrial complex have been discussed.
THE PREPARATION OF SUMGAIT MASSACRES
Authors: SHARAFYAN NAREK
Published: February 2022

This article aims at analyzing the facts and data on the mass violence including the facts about the preparation phase of murders and tortures against Armenians in the city of Sumgait in Soviet Azerbaijan from February 27th to 29th, 1988.
The objective of the work is to substantiate the organized and coordinated nature of the mass violence through the analysis of actions aimed at preparing for the Sumgait massacres.
The work is written by a combined examination of facts, applying the principles of historical analysis.
Based on the results of the study, it can be asserted that in the period from February 27th to 29th, 1988, the persecution, murders, physical and psychological violence against Armenians in the city of Sumgait were thoroughly prepared. The massacres had organized nature. There is a lot of evidence proving that the actions of the slaughterers, the sowing of artificial hatred against Armenians, the systematic collection of data on the Armenian population of the city were planned and coordinated and the items used by criminals as weapons were prepared for that very purpose.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA: REASSESSMENT AFTER THIRTY YEARS
Authors: ALTUNYAN KATERINA
Published: February 2022

The purpose of the article is to point out the priority issues of modernization of public administration system in the Republic of Armenia. Reassessment refers to periodic reevaluation of public administration theory’s provisions progress, growing importance and the role of public administration in the modern Armenian state. Taking into consideration the special status of public administration in transitional countries, the current research have been undertaken on the main issues of speedy development. Besides, the paper reviews a fresh and revised picture on public administration having target to make suggestions on further improvement the whole system.
The study was conducted on theoretical basics of public administration, using a comparative method of classic and new public management concepts. Considering statements based on theory and formulating theory as an object, we proceed to substantiate, showing that from the point of view of political science, public administration is considered as a comparative and social activity, which means the influence of government policies and actions on the state and society. A brief outline of the conceptual framework for determining the main stages of public administration reforms in the Republic of Armenia and general relations with the bloc of Central and Eastern European countries is given.
Summing up, our findings in this paper strongly suggest that modernization of the public administration should be carried out at three main levels: the state, the institutional and the social. The key point in this process is to develop the capacity to support policy.
THE FORMATION OF NORMS AND IDENTITY CONDITIONING THE FOREIGN POLICY OF THE ARMENIAN RULING ELITES IN THE RELATIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AND RUSSIAN FEDERATION: A CONSTRUCTIVIST LOOK
Authors: SUKIASYAN NAREK
Published: February 2022

The objective of the article is to reveal the constructivist factors determining the foreign policy of the Republic of Armenia that are relevant to the Armenian-Russian relation. To that end, the study employs the theoretical and methodological toolkit of International Relations school of Constructivism. The article examines the formation of identities, discourses and perceptions of ruling elites vis-à-vis the domestic and foreign threats, the ways to overcome them, the foreign support and the policy of alliance. The article reveals those foreign policy norms and their life-cycle, which in addition to the factors emanating from the material reality, condition, encourage or limit the policy of the ruling elites towards Russian Federation and act as mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion of political subjects. The article underlines the similarities and disparities between the first and second administrations of the RA in terms of the above mentioned matters, points out the debates therein and their influence on the life cycles of developing norms.
CURRENT ANALYSIS OF THE STATE FINANCING OF THE RA CULTURAL SPHERE AND WAYS OF IMPROVEMENT
Authors: KHOJOYAN KAREN , SARGSYAN SUSANNA
Published: February 2022

The purpose of the article is to identify ways to improve the current situation of state financing of the RA cultural sphere.
The objectives of the article are to analyze trends characterizing the current situation of state financing of the cultural sphere of our republic and to identify ways to expand the possibilities of this financing and the scope of the forms used.
The article proposed approaches aimed at improving the current situation of state financing of the RA cultural sphere and expanding the above framework.
Methodological base of the article includes scientific re-equipment, comparative and graphical analysis, accumulation of historical and logical methods.
As a result of the study, the following main conclusions were drawn:
- The dynamics of actual allocations from the state budget for 2016-2020 to cultural services was characterized by variable trends, and in general it did not positively affect the expansion of opportunities for state financing of culture;
- The share of art, followed by museums, exhibition halls and libraries, is incomparably higher in the structure of the 2016-2020 and actual allocations for the sphere of culture from the State budget of the Republic of Armenia; this indicator was incomparably less in the line of other services. The striking asymmetry of this structure is primarily due to the policy pursued by the state, the priority of existing problems of services, and at the same time indicates the insufficiency of state funding for a significant part of cultural services.
ISLAMIC FACTOR IN THE CONTEXT OF 2020 ARTSAKH WAR: THE AZERBAIJANI PROPAGA TOOLKIT AGAINST THE ARMENIAN WORLD
Authors: PASHAYAN ARAKS
Published: February 2022

Тhe ruling elite of Azerbaijan used the Islamic factor in Nagorno-Karabakh issue in advantageous way. For many years the internationally formed anti-Armenian agenda for International Islamic community has been presented domestically. In the context of 2020 war the rhetoric of Karabakh issue was highlighted by Islamic undertone. Аfter the end of the war Ilham Aliyev’s visits to the areas controlled by Azerbaijan (Akna, Shushi, etc.), prayers in the mosques and ‘’Islamic speeches’’, are noteworthy. Particularly, the joint prayer of Sunni and Shia soldiers in Shushi Mosque has become the centrepiece of the Islamic discourse. The Azerbaijani authorities made every effort to use the Islamic factor to consolidate the victories of the war and to enlist the support of disaffected social circles. In general, Azerbaijan made extensive use of the Islamic factor in both external and internal audiences to spread propaganda against the Armenian world and to create anti-Armenian sentiments.
PAN-TURKISM MANIFESTATIONS OF TURKEY-AZERBAIJAN MILITARY-POLITICAL COOPERATION
Authors: MINASYAN NELLI
Published: February 2022

The purpose of this article is to show the dynamics, main goals and objectives of the establishment of military-political relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan. On the other hand, an attempt is made to present the Pan-Turkism manifestations of Turkish-Azerbaijani military-political cooperation, which became more obvious with the signing of the Shushi Declaration.
The issue of the work is to present the process of development of military-political cooperation between Turkey and Azerbaijan and to consider it as a part of the integration programs of the Turkic world, the ideological basis of which is Pan-Turkism. From this point of view, parallels are drawn between the 1996 and 2010 military-political agreements and Shushi Declaration (actually agreement), which were signed between Turkey and Azerbaijan.
This work is written by a combined examination of the facts, applying the principles of historical analysis and comparison.
As a result of the study, it can be argued that the military-political cooperation established between Turkey and Azerbaijan is gradually becoming part of the Turkic integration program. The above-mentioned two military-political agreements represented military-political cooperation between the two countries, as a result of which Turkey managed to establish its full influence in Azerbaijan. But in the Shushi Declaration mentions about the Turkic world, in particular in the name of communications, an attempt is made to ensure the land connection between Turkey and Azerbaijan through the so-called "Zangezur'' corridor. The Shushi Declaration signed after the Second Artsakh War, in fact, plans harmonization of the two countries' actions in the spheres of military, security and foreign policy. On the other hand, Turkish-Azerbaijani cooperation is presented to Turkic countries as a successful attempt at integration.
THE KINGDOM OF GREATER ARMENIA DURING THE REIGN OF TIRAN ARSACID
Authors: VARSHAMYAN EDGAR
Published: February 2022

This article aims at revealing the internal political developments of the Arsacid dynasty of Greater Armenia in the 40s of the 4th century, as well as the relations of the Armenian king Tiran with Rome and Persia, having as main target the foreign policy events.
To achieve the above goal, the following tasks are at the core of the work. a) to study the foreign policy challenges of the Arsacid dynasty of Greater Armenia in the wake of the Roman-Persian conflict, b) to study the foreign and domestic policy pursued by the Armenian king Tiran.
The work is written by a combined examination of facts, using the methods of historical-comparative analysis.
As a result of the study, it can be argued that the external environment of the Armenian kingdom remained tense during the historical period of the kingdom of Tiran. Neighboring political units constantly threatened the security of the state. Under such conditions, Tiran adopted a flexible foreign policy. On the one hand, the Armenian king remained loyal to the Armenian-Roman allience, on the other hand, he tried to normalize relations with Persia. In domestic politics, Tiran was the real successor to Khosrov Kotak. With his policy he helped to unite the diveded country, he tried to strengthen the centrifugal power in the country.
“You will never win” The digital review economy and mobile gambling applications
Authors: Solis Erika , Novak Alison
Published: February 2022

With the advent of online gambling and gaming applications, stores such as Google Play host thousands of online reviews from satisfied and disgruntled customers. Online reviews are powerful tools in the digital review economy, as well as providing and publicizing feedback to game developers and potential users. As review platforms proliferate and impact consumer and developer relationships, digital media scholars need to examine how users engage in these spaces. However, little is known about user expectations of these digital spaces, particularly within the context of the little-regulated online gambling applications. The aims of this study are twofold: first, to identify why digital application review sites are critical to the development of mobile applications, and two, to examine how users engage these spaces within the rapidly expanding online gambling industry. Through a discourse analysis of online reviews, this study identifies how: (1) users reflect on application quality to impact future design developments; (2) users perceive reviews as a part of application development; and, (3) mobile gambling application producers respond to online reviews to further shape digital reputation. Through this analysis, a series of best practices is developed for users and game developers to maximize the feedback and engagement enacted in these mobile spaces.
“From the classroom to the cloud”: Zoom and the platformization of higher education
Authors: Grandinetti Justin
Published: February 2022

Videoconferencing platforms like Zoom have been essential to U.S. colleges and universities in migrating from in-person and hybrid classrooms to fully online learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The synchronous connection of cloud-based streaming allows some daily activities of higher-ed to continue; yet, Zoom has faced criticism for surveillance and data extraction, privacy and security issues, platform control of content, and as contributing to infrastructural divides. Drawing from critical media studies and surveillance studies approaches, I examine the issues of videoconferencing platforms like Zoom as compositions of platform, infrastructural, and capitalist surveillance. Despite the oft-promoted benefits of these platforms, critical attention must be paid to the highly problematic inherent surveillant dimensions of partnerships between higher-ed and big tech to ensure the protection of students, employees, and faculty. Specifically, the rapid adoption of Zoom exemplifies the dangers of surveillant platform infrastructure, as well as how technological “solutions” gain traction in moments of crisis.
The view from somewhere
Authors: Jones Corinne
Published: February 2022

Recent scholarship has raised important critical questions about the ethical uses of big data scraped from social media platforms. Critical and feminist researchers have argued that big data can naturalize a “view from nowhere,” which ultimately reinscribes the status quo. In response, researchers have sought to incorporate critical reflexivity into their big data research and to include participants in their research through surveys and interviews. With surveys and interviews, researchers must engage in critically reflexive recruitment practices though, as reaching out to participants always reveals a “view from somewhere” that can (but does not always) function in the milieu of the dominant gaze. This article builds on scholarship that calls for more ethical data practices by offering three heuristics for critical reflexive recruitment practices. First, researchers should consider whether to recruit participants based on shifting boundaries of publicity and privacy. They should evaluate if posts were meant for their particular “view from somewhere.” Second, researchers should assess the names of research accounts, and how the names might be experienced as extractive. Finally, researchers should critically reflect on channels of recruitment and how those channels function in public/private binaries.
TECNOLOGIA E AS METODOLOGIAS ATIVAS:
Authors: Barros Reviu
Published: February 2022

Este artigo, tem o objetivo de analisar e refletir, como aproximar o uso das metodologias ativas no projeto pedagógico, e colaborar com o professor nas práticas de ensino e aprendizagem dos alunos na sala de aula e fora dela. Diante isso, pensamos na seguinte questão norteadora para realizar este trabalho: como interagir com as tecnologias no projeto pedagógico e o uso das metodologias ativas (com base em projeto) para aprendizagem dos alunos? Para tentar responder e pensar nessa indagação, fomos buscar apoio na literatura e na pesquisa exploratória da experiência vivida por meio de um projeto pelos alunos da sexta série do Ensino Fundamental de uma escola estadual da região metropolitana de Campinas.  Sabemos que, as ferramentas tecnológicas estão presentes em todos os momentos da vida e dos afazeres de cada aluno/professor, porém a identificação delas como estratégia de ensino vai depender das habilidades de cada um que se propõe a utilizá-las com esta finalidade. Os resultados da pesquisa feita pelos alunos, foram notórios para o crescimento intelectual de conhecimentos deles, e para desenvolver as habilidades, competências de cada um que participou e fez parte do trabalho. O avanço na aprendizagem, percebeu-se na participação de cada integrante nas atividades realizadas. Nesse aspecto, essa é a nossa sugestão/proposta com a finalidade de contribuir, auxiliar o professor para desenvolver estratégias revendo suas práticas, e desse modo, possa melhorar o processo de aprendizagem dos alunos.

Palavras-Chave: Tecnologia. Metodologias Ativas. Progetto e Aprendizagem
PROBLEMS OF THE BUDGETARY SECURITY OF THE REGIONS OF KAZAKHSTAN
Authors: Спанова Б.К. , Кернебаев А.С. , Гимранова Г.И. , Калиева Г.К. , Spanova B. , Kernebaev A. , Gimranova G. , Kaliyeva G.
Published: February 2022

В статье отмечается, что проблемы бюджетной обеспеченности регионов являются оснܰоܰвܰнܰоܰйܰ цеܰлܰью устоܰйܰчиܰвܰоܰгܰоܰ экܰоܰнܰоܰмܰиܰчеܰскܰоܰгܰоܰ рܰоܰстаܰ, требующего ܰܰпܰоܰвܰышеܰнܰиܰя эффеܰкܰтиܰвܰнܰоܰстиܰ учаܰстиܰя гܰоܰсудܰаܰрܰствܰаܰ вܰ пܰеܰрܰеܰрܰаܰспܰрܰеܰдܰеܰлܰеܰнܰиܰиܰ фиܰнܰаܰнܰсоܰвܰых рܰеܰсурܰсоܰвܰ вܰ экܰоܰнܰоܰмܰиܰкܰеܰ. Мировая ситуация с пандемией привела к росту используемых финансовых ресурсов, необходимых для решения значимых социально-экономических задач в Казахстане.Авторами статьи рассмотрены вопросы совершенствования механизма фискальной возможности и межбюджетного регионализма в Казахстане. Проведен анализ расходов регионов, включая социальное обеспечение, представлена зависимость местных бюджетов от средств из республиканского бюджета, динамика доли целевых трансфертов в общем объеме поступлений, удельный вес субвенций в доходной части и доли государственного бюджета, финансируемой за счет внутренних налогов.Отмечено, что особенного внимания должно заслуживать бюджетно-налоговое планирование на региональном уровне, определение приоритетов расходов и сферы проведения институциональных реформ. В качестве проблем выделена высокая централизация средств в республиканском бюджете, требующая повышения мотивации регионов к развитию собственной налоговой базы, что требует разработки механизмов и инструментов стимулирования ܰ рܰеܰгܰиܰоܰнܰов вܰ рܰаܰзܰвܰиܰтиܰиܰ свܰоܰеܰгܰоܰ нܰаܰлܰоܰгܰоܰвܰоܰгܰоܰ пܰоܰтеܰнܰциܰаܰлܰаܰ, снܰиܰжܰеܰнܰиܰиܰ зܰаܰвܰиܰсиܰмܰоܰстиܰ оܰт трансфетных поступлений из республиканского бюджетаܰ.

The article notes that the problems of budgetary provision of the regions are the main goal of sustainable economic growth, which requires an increase in the efficiency of state participation in the redistribution of financial resources in the economy. The global situation with the pandemic has led to an increase in the financial resources used to solve significant socio-economic problems in Kazakhstan.The authors of the article considered the issues of improving the mechanism of fiscal opportunity and inter-budgetary regionalism in Kazakhstan. The analysis of regional expenditures, including social security, is carried out, the dependence of local budgets on funds from the republican budget, the dynamics of the share of targeted transfers in the total volume of receipts, the share of subventions in the revenue side and the share of the state budget financed by domestic taxes is presented.It was noted that special attention should be paid to budgetary and tax planning at the regional level, the determination of spending priorities and the scope of institutional reforms. High centralization of funds in the republican budget is highlighted as problems, which requires an increase in the motivation of regions to develop their own tax base, which requires the development of mechanisms and tools to stimulate regions in the development of their tax potential, reducing dependence on transfer receipts from the republican budget.