bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
We are MLA: a qualitative case study on the Medical Library Association’s 2019 Communities Transition
Authors: Houk Kathryn M. , Bartley Kelsa , Morgan-Daniel Jane , Vitale Elaina
Published: February 2022

Objective: In 2019, the Medical Library Association (MLA) adopted a new model of community governance and participation, referred to as the MLA Communities Transition. The Communities Transition was the culmination of long-ranging plans by MLA to support two of its strategic goals: diversity and inclusion, and communities. The reorganization aimed to strengthen MLA member communities, better support programming, reduce administrative overhead, and attract new members. The 2019–2020 MLA Rising Stars cohort was tasked to study the Communities Transition and identify lessons that might be applicable to any major future change proposed for the organization.
Methods: A qualitative study was designed and conducted to investigate MLA member and leader perceptions of the change process, using John Kotter’s eight steps for organizational change model as a framework. A set of fifteen open-ended questions was developed based on Kotter’s model, and seventeen semistructured interviews were conducted to gather perceptions and feedback. Interview transcripts were analyzed using a grounded theory approach to explore and identify several themes across all discussions.
Results: Four major themes were identified: communication between leadership and membership, leadership during the change process, membership investment in change, and instituting change and future recommendations. The study revealed strengths in the overall implementation and execution of the transition, but it also highlighted several perceived issues with communication and information sharing.
Conclusions: Study findings were used to develop recommendations for improved communication strategies and for handling large-scale changes within the organization in the future.
Artificial intelligence behind the scenes: PubMed’s Best Match algorithm
Authors: Kiester Lucy , Turp Clara
Published: February 2022

This article focuses on PubMed’s Best Match sorting algorithm, presenting a simplified explanation of how it operates and highlighting how artificial intelligence affects search results in ways that are not seen by users. We further discuss user search behaviors and the ethical implications of algorithms, specifically for health care practitioners. PubMed recently began using artificial intelligence to improve the sorting of search results using a Best Match option. In 2020, PubMed deployed this algorithm as the default search method, necessitating serious discussion around the ethics of this and similar algorithms, as users do not always know when an algorithm uses artificial intelligence, what artificial intelligence is, and how it may impact their everyday tasks. These implications resonate strongly in health care, in which the speed and relevancy of search results is crucial but does not negate the importance of a lack of bias in how those search results are selected or presented to the user. As a health care provider will not often venture past the first few results in search of a clinical decision, will Best Match help them find the answers they need more quickly? Or will the algorithm bias their results, leading to the potential suppression of more recent or relevant results?
COVID-19 Evidence Reviews website: a VA effort to catalog and curate COVID-19 evidence reviews
Authors: Vela Kathryn
Published: February 2022

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a wave of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research that organizations around the world have been synthesizing in evidence reviews to provide high-quality evidence to support policymakers and clinicians. The urgency of these efforts opens these organizations to the risk of duplicated efforts, which could waste valuable time and resources.
Case Presentation: The VA Evidence Synthesis Program (VA ESP) formed a COVID Response Team that launched an online catalog of COVID-19 evidence reviews in March 2020 (https://www.covid19reviews.org/). The goal of this website is to capture the work of evidence synthesis groups in the US and around the world to maximize their collective contributions to patients, frontline clinicians, researchers, and policymakers during the COVID-19 pandemic and avoid duplicating efforts.
Conclusions: This ongoing and evolving project provides a helpful catalog of evidence reviews at various stages of production; in addition, the website provides further value with informational icons, review collections, and links to similar resources. The VA ESP will maintain this website to continue to support the needs of policymakers, clinicians, and researchers both within the VA and around the world throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Creating information resources and trainings for farmworker-serving community health workers
Authors: Bloss Jamie E. , LePrevost Catherine E. , Cofie Leslie E. , Lee Joseph G. L.
Published: February 2022

Background: Farmworker-serving community health workers have limited access to farmworker health research findings, training, and education resources. With funding from the National Library of Medicine, we are working to improve the health information literacy of both community health workers and farmworkers. We conducted focus group discussions with community health workers to explore their experiences providing health education and information to farmworkers, their information-seeking behaviors, and their technology and information needs. Data from the focus groups provided insights into the main areas in which community health workers would like to receive professional development.
Case Presentation: Our team, which includes health sciences librarians, developed a resource list of educational materials for farmworker health, videos to increase community health workers’ skills finding health information online, and webinars to introduce these resources to community health workers. Videos, available in Spanish and English, included instruction on finding and evaluating online health information, accessing reputable online consumer health information sources, and advanced searching tips for Google and PubMed. Through three webinars, we introduced the resource list, videos, and design software for creating handouts and infographics to community health workers.
Conclusions: Community health workers have a critical role in providing health education and information to farmworkers, and our efforts represent a first step in addressing community health workers’ limited access to professional development. Health sciences librarians are well positioned to partner with interdisciplinary teams working to reduce health disparities and provide resources and training to community health workers, farmworkers, and other underserved communities.
Assessing journal author guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: findings from an institutional sample
Authors: Goldberg Johanna , Boyce Lindsay M. , Soudant Céline , Godwin Kendra
Published: February 2022

Objective: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SRs/MAs) are designed to be rigorous research methodologies that synthesize information and inform practice. An increase in their publication runs parallel to quality concerns and a movement toward standards to improve reporting and methodology. With the goal of informing the guidance librarians provide to SR/MA teams, this study assesses online journal author guidelines from an institutional sample to determine whether these author guidelines address SR/MA methodological quality.
Methods: A Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate) search identified SRs/MAs published in 2014–2019 by authors affiliated with a single institution. The AMSTAR 2 checklist was used to develop an assessment tool of closed questions specific to measures for SR/MA methodological quality in author guidelines, with questions added about author guidelines in general. Multiple reviewers completed the assessment.
Results: The author guidelines of 141 journals were evaluated. Less than 20% addressed at least one of the assessed measures specific to SR/MA methodological quality. There was wide variation in author guidelines between journals from the same publisher apart from the American Medical Association, which consistently offered in-depth author guidelines. Normalized Eigenfactor and Article Influence Scores did not indicate author guideline breadth.
Conclusions: Most author guidelines in the institutional sample did not address SR/MA methodological quality. When consulting with teams embarking on SRs/MAs, librarians should not expect author guidelines to provide details about the requirements of the target journals. Librarians should advise teams to follow established SR/MA standards, contact journal staff, and review SRs/MAs previously published in the journal.
Retracted publications in pharmacy systematic reviews
Authors: Brown Sarah Jane , Bakker Caitlin J. , Theis-Mahon Nicole R.
Published: February 2022

Objective: Systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses, the pinnacle of the evidence pyramid, embody comprehensiveness and rigor; however, retracted data are being incorporated into these publications. This study examines the use of retracted publications in the field of pharmacy, describes characteristics of retracted publications cited by systematic reviews, and discusses factors associated with citation likelihood. 
Methods: Using data from Retraction Watch, we identified retracted publications in the pharmacy field. We identified all articles citing these retracted publications in Web of Science and Scopus and limited results to systematic reviews. We classified the retraction reason, determined whether the citation occurred before or after retraction, and analyzed factors associated with the likelihood of systematic reviews citing a retracted publication.
Results: Of 1,396 retracted publications, 283 were cited 1,096 times in systematic reviews. Most (65.0%) (712/1096) citations occurred before retraction. Citations were most often to items retracted due to data falsification or manipulation (39.2%), followed by items retracted due to ethical misconduct including plagiarism (30.4%), or concerns about or errors in data or methods (26.2%). Compared to those not cited in systematic reviews, cited items were significantly more likely to be retracted due to data falsification and manipulation, were published in high impact factor journals, and had longer delays between publication and retraction.
Conclusions: Further analysis of systematic reviews citing retracted publications is needed to determine the impact of flawed data. Librarians understand the nuances involved and can advocate for greater transparency around the retraction process and increase awareness of challenges posed by retractions.
MeSH and text-word search strategies: precision, recall, and their implications for library instruction
Authors: DeMars Michelle M. , Perruso Carol
Published: February 2022

Objective: This study compared the recall and precision of MeSH-term versus text-word searching to better understand psychosocial MeSH terms and to provide guidance on whether to include both strategies in an information literacy session or how much time should be spent on teaching each search strategy.
Methods: Using the relevant recall method, a total of 3,162 resources were considered and evaluated to form a gold standard set of 1,521 relevant resources. We compared resources discussing psychosocial aspects of children and adolescents living with type 1 diabetes using two search strategies: text-word strategy versus MeSH-term strategy. The frequency of MeSH terms, the MeSH hierarchy, and elements of each search strategy were also examined.
Results: Using the 1,521 relevant articles, we found that the text-word search strategy had 54% recall, while the MeSH-term strategy had 75% recall. Also, the precision of the text-word strategy was 34.4%, while the precision of the MeSH-term strategy was 47.7%. Therefore, the MeSH-term search strategy yielded both greater recall and greater precision. The MeSH strategy was also more complicated in design and usage than the text-word strategy.
Conclusions: This study demonstrates the effectiveness of text-word and MeSH search strategies on precision and recall. The combination of text-word and MeSH strategies is recommended to achieve the most comprehensive results. These results support the idea that MeSH or a similar controlled vocabulary should be taught to experienced and knowledgeable students and practitioners who require a myriad of resources for their literature searches.
Advocacy is all of us: recommendations to enhance the Medical Library Association's advocacy initiatives
Authors: Pionke JJ , Phillips Kathryn , Migdalski Alyssa , Smith Erin M.
Published: February 2022

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Data disaggregation: the case of Asian and Pacific Islander data and the role of health sciences librarians
Authors: Bhakta Seema
Published: February 2022

Health disparities within Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities are often masked due to aggregated data. Lack of adequate data limits required health care services for these communities. While moving forward toward health equity, it is critical that disparities for API communities are acknowledged and addressed. This article focuses on the issues of aggregated data for API communities followed by suggestions on how health sciences librarians can support and promote better practices for data disaggregation.
ОБРАЗОВАНИЕ РЕЖИМА СЖАТИЯ В ЗАКРЫТОЙ МОДЕЛИ ОТО В НАСТОЯЩИЙ МОМЕНТ ВРЕМЕНИ
Authors: Салосин Е.Г.
Published: February 2022

Изучены свойства реликтового излучения. Исследовано сжатие и расширение Вселенной. Показано, что трехмерная скорость расширения Вселенной направлена вне объема Вселенной и при сжатии будет такое же красное смещение, как при расширении. Причем производная от угла-радиуса отрицательная при сжатии. Это делает не нужным введение темной энергии и материи. Сжатие сопровождается ускорением, вернее увеличением постоянной Хаббла. Решено уравнение движения с учетом переменной постоянной Хаббла. Т.е. решено уравнение движения с учетом переменной структуры Хаббла. Нет необходимости в определении отрицательной постоянной Хаббла, она определяется положительной даже при сжатии материи и уравнение движения описывают и сжатие при периодических значениях параметров. Для изменения частоты сигнала использовалось красное смещение ОТО, но эффект Доплера более сложный, чем линейное приближение.
IN SEARCH OF GOOD PRACTICES IN STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN TIMES OF CRISIS
Authors: Galabova Borislava Borislavova , Trifonova Boryana Yordanova , Petrova Vessela Emilova
Published: February 2022

The article presents the results of a study of the new practices in strategic human resource management in the raw materials industry. An analysis of the approaches and models for adapting to the business challenges posed by the COVID pandemic is made. Conclusions have been drawn on the results achieved and the applicability of the different approaches to the stabilisation, business sustainability, efficiency, and normal running of the production process. The analyzed practices are applicable and useful in other industrial enterprises, which must adapt the work process to the new requirements and real opportunities for the work process.
MODERN REALITIES OF BULGARIA’S FOREIGN TRADE
Authors: Filinkov Alexander
Published: February 2022

At the present stage, a significant change in economic processes is exerted by new (mainly institutional — coronavirus, economic sanctions, etc.) factors. The object of their impact is primarily the national economy, but naturally this impact is felt by the foreign economic sector of each country and the world economy as a whole. In this context, the characteristics of the ongoing changes in the foreign trade of each country are of interest. Foreign trade quite visibly and convincingly reflects changes in the internal economic processes of countries and can contribute to the resolution of existing internal economic contradictions. As a concretization and illustration of the current state of foreign trade, Bulgaria’s foreign trade was chosen. The article presents data on the current level and dynamics of foreign trade turnover, volumes of exports and imports, specific examples of the foreign trade commodity group of Bulgaria. The dynamics of these indicators is given for the period 2013 – 2020 based on the use of Bulgarian statistical sources.
THE ROLE OF PARAMETRS OF MATHEMATICAL MODELS DESCRIBING THE SHAPE OF THE CAPILLARY BRANCHES OF PLANTS IN CURVILINEAR CAPILLARIES
Authors: Kipnis I.A. , Vernigorov Yu.M. , Kalashnikov D. V. , Gordeeva A.B.
Published: February 2022

A number of studies suggested that water rises in plants due to forces generated in the meniscus of the capillary channels. Mathematical model of promotion of water in multilevel curvilinear capillaries allows to calculate the rise in water as in the capillaries of each level and at the central forward capillary. It is found that water in the capillaries promotion system depends on the number of levels and the spacing of curvature capillaries branches. It is found that water in the capillaries promotion system depends on the number of levels and the spacing of curvature capillaries branches. It is found that reducing the distance between the layers increases the promotion of water in each of the lateral branches. In multi-level systems of promotion of capillary water in the capillaries of the higher levels is less than in the capillaries of the first level. The line passing through the water menisci in the capillaries, forming a figure that coincides with the shape of a tree or leaf.
SOME PECULIARITIES OF TEACHING WRITING
Authors: Alimov Sharabiddin Salievich
Published: February 2022

This article discusses some peculiarities of teaching foreign languages in national groups of students’in teaching English to Uzbek students.
DETERMINING THE CHILD'S PLACE OF RESIDENCE BY MUTUAL CONSENT OF THE PARENTS
Authors: ZARGARYAN HAYARPI
Published: February 2022

The purpose of this article is to identify and address the gaps in the Family Code of the Republic of Armenia.
The content of Article 53 of the RA Family Code, entitled "Exercise of Parental Rights" and the content of Article 54 of the RA Family Code, entitled "Exercise of parental rights by a parent living separately from a child", as well as their titles do not correspond to the content of the articles. In practice, it is the basis for filing a lawsuit to determine the child's place of residence. In determining the child's place of residence, it is very important to separate the provisions of the two articles in question, to define them in a separate article, therefore, the article aims to raise the mentioned issues raised by the author, to improve the legislation with the proposed solutions, to promote common jurisprudence.
The article was compiled by the legal-comparative-analytical method, large-scale studies were carried out, the subject of which was the scientific opinions put forward by foreign jurists, the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, the RA Constitutional Court and the RA courts.
The author came to the conclusion that there is a need to make editorial changes in Articles 53-54 of the Family Code of the Republic of Armenia, as well as to supplement the Code with an article entitled "Procedure for determining the place of residence of a child".
THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL DIPLOMACY IN THE DIPLOMATIC TOOLKIT OF ARTSAKH
Authors: OHANYAN SOFYA
Published: February 2022

The aim of the article is to put forward and support the idea that within the framework of the application of cultural methods included in the foreign policy toolkit, effective methods and techniques have been developed that allow countries not having high positions in the global political and economic spheres to increase the effectiveness of foreign policy and become recognizable in the international cultural scene. The task of the research is to emphasize the special importance of cultural diplomacy in the public diplomacy toolkit, by presenting the fact that a nation reveals its identity to the world and presents its values and ideas through culture. Thus, for achieving its fundamental goals, the Republic of Artsakh should develop a consistent, complex plan of actions which in this extreme period of our history will make it possible to appear the most attractive to the international community, that is, to use the great potential of culture to form an attractive image of the country.
In the course of the research, along with the general philosophical dialectical method, general scientific methods (analogy, comparison, analysis, confrontation) and private scientific (descriptive, statistical) methods were also implied.
As a result of the research, it was concluded that one of the priorities of Artsakh's foreign cultural policy, perhaps, can be considered competent management of historical and cultural heritage, therefore, strategies developed in this direction should be based on the requirements of the public, balanced relations between economic activity and the protection of the historical environment.
POSITIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ACTORS DURING THE THIRD KARABAKH WAR AND POST-WAR PERIOD: ANALYSIS AND PROSPECTS
Authors: DESYAEV DMITRY
Published: February 2022

Federation

The article analyses the positions of international actors in the framework of the third large-scale escalation of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. The author attributed to the tasks of the study an analysis of the activities of the Russian Federation, the USA, France, the United Kingdom and Turkey, their motives, the degree of interest, and the actions taken by them. The materials of the study were the works of experts on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, statements by officials, politicians, public figures; comparative-political, semantic, scenario and other methods were applied. The study allows the author to conclude that Russia's efforts to resolve the conflict have a practical result and are aimed at preventing its further escalation. Turkey actively supports Azerbaijan's aggressive actions and acts as a destabilizing factor with the ambitions of a regional leader. Britain encourages the Turkish side in the context of a geopolitical confrontation with Russia, while pursuing its own economic benefits. The United States and France do not actually take real steps to resolve the conflict and in general are not opposed to Turkey's expansionist policy, despite some disagreements.
DIGITALIZATION AS A COMPONENT OF STATE CAPACITY
Authors: KHACHATRYAN KARLEN
Published: February 2022

The purpose of this article is to identify the connection between the state capacity and digital transformations. The article discusses economic and political aspects of state capacity, presents the components of state capacity, and also gives a generalized definition of state capacity.
The article also analyzes the main manifestations of digitalization, features of the e-government and digital transformations, describes the digitalization processes, which take place currently in the world, as well as their impact on the public administration system. The work is presented using methods for the comparison of the results of different studies, critical analysis of existing approaches in professional literature, comparative analysis.
According to the results of the study, it is concluded that despite the fact that digitalization contributes to the increase in the efficiency of public administration, this increase in efficiency cannot happen by itself. The use of digitalization tools leads to an increase in the efficiency of the state system, and contributes to the implementation of more effective social-economic programs. Consequently, we can say that the digitalization of the country and the factors of introduction of digital technologies in the state system have a direct impact on the level of state capacity.
CURRENT PROBLEMS OF ACCESSIBILITY TO FINANCIAL SERVICES IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARTSAKH
Authors: HAYRIYAN YEVGENYA
Published: February 2022

The purpose of this article is to present the current problems of access to financial services in the Republic of Artsakh․ The objectives are as follows: to study the current level of financial services in the post-war period, to present possible steps to increase the level of access to financial services.
During the research general scientific (systematic analytics, combination, analyze, induction, deduction and verification, follow the dynamics and trends of macroeconomic indicators) and special scientific (comparative-analytical, standard-logical) methods were used.
Ensuring a sufficient level of access to financial services is one of the necessary guarantees for the sustainable development of the financial system. Despite the reforms implemented, there are still unresolved issues related to the provision of access to financial services in the Artsakh Republic, the solution of which will make it possible to enter a period of sustainable development.
IN ARTSAKH’S DEFENSE
Authors: Chhabra Amit
Published: February 2022

The article studies the legal and factual basis for the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The Author presents the background of the conflict, studies all the political, economic and social preconditions and provides the possible strategies for the solution of the issue based on the world experience.
The research is undertaken with the usage of comparative, selective and analytical methods.
The author thoroughly analyses the prerequisites and provides the strategies that Armenian and NKR can pursue to externally and internally balance against Azerbaijani aggression and to attract Great Power support.
In conclusion the author presents defense procurement initiatives that can be pursued in favor of NKR’s territorial claims.
THE DOCTRINE OF CONTRA LEGEM LAW DEVELOPMENT IN THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING THE INDEPENDENCE OF ARMENIA
Authors: GHAMBARYAN ARTUR
Published: February 2022

The purpose of the article is to reveal in the constitutional law sphere the features of the manifestation of the development of contra legem law in law-making, interpretation of law and law enforcement spheres.
The main objectives of the article are to study and analyze the development of the contra legem law doctrine in different historical and political periods, especially in the periods of transition from the old to the new legal order, i.e. the struggle between the old and the new legal order of the post-revolutionary period, the collision of the new and the old law and order, officially operating in the RA, and their solution.
The author used a number of scientific methods, in particular, historical-legal and comparative-legal methods. The author presents the position of H. Kelsen, according to which the principle of legitimacy gives way to the principle of efficiency. Then, presenting the normative duality of the old and the new legal orders, inherent in the transitional period of Armenia's independence from the USSR, he finds out that when resolving collisions of law, that have arisen between the old and the new, preference should be given to the new, which is due not only to the lex posterior rule, but mainly due to the legal awareness and newly established state-and-legal values inherent in this period.
The author concludes that such transitional periods as revolution are characterized by the activity of the State based on the spirit of the doctrine of the development of law contra legem and violating positive law.
THE FACTOR OF HOMELAND-DIASPORA RELATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA HISTORY PERIODIZATION
Authors: YEGHIAZARYAN ARMAN
Published: February 2022

The purpose of the article is to develop a new approach to the periodization of the history of the Third Republic of Armenia, based on the factor of Armenia-Diaspora relations. The task is to present the essence of periodization, as well as the main factors and principles of periodization of the history of the Third Republic.
From the point of view of the methodology of the article, it should be noted that the periodization of history is a way of systematizing historical processes in terms of time and content. Periodization is carried out according to pre-selected principles and criteria, on the basis of which the historical stages acquire their distinctive features. The result is a periodic section of history with relatively stable characteristics. The purpose of periodization is an in-depth study of the content of separate, independent cycles of history based on the choice of classification criteria that make it possible to better understand the logic and laws of history.
As for the periodization of the history of the Third Republic of Armenia, the adoption as a criterion of the factor of the relationship between the Homeland and the Diaspora, or rather the peculiarities of their development, is an attempt to periodize the history of the Third Republic of Armenia in the light of new realities.
This study is aimed at the most profound and comprehensive assessment of the role of relations between the Homeland and the Diaspora in the history of the Third Republic of Armenia, which allows substantiating knowledge about the development of Armenian modern statehood at the stages of development of these relations. This serves as a basis for assessing the role and significance of relations between the Homeland and the Diaspora in strengthening the Homeland.
AZERBAIJAN’S LOBBY ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES (2000-2020)
Authors: NAHAPETYAN HAYKARAM
Published: February 2022

The article examines the dynamics of the formation, development and a certain decline of the Azerbaijani lobby in the United States. By bringing together historical and contemporary facts, the article describes the aggressive anti-Armenian activities of the Azerbaijani lobbying groups and the countermeasures of the Armenian lobby.
As expected, at the core of the anti-Armenian work of Absheron Peninsula’s lobbyists is the political-lobbying and propaganda efforts against Artsakh. The author tried to showcase that the Azerbaijani lobby of the United States in reality represents an entity controlled by the government of Azerbaijan and subject to Aliyev. As a contrast to that, the Armenian American political lobby-groups represent independent organizations of US citizens of Armenian origin. In this capacity, the Azerbaijani lobby, in fact, takes actions that technically are against US legislation, as they act as an external force that seeks to influence the political processes of the U.S.
During the work, the author used Armenian, Russian, American, Azerbaijani-Turkish publications and narratives. In addition, as a result of field research, interviews were conducted with organizations of the Armenian community and Armenian activists.
MERCENARY PARTICIPATION IN THE 2020 44-DAY WAR IN ARTSAKH AND ITS IMPACT ON THE INTERNATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM
Authors: MOVSISYAN MARINE
Published: February 2022

The purpose of the article is to present the participation of mercenary terrorists in the 44-day Artsakh war, to emphasize their impact on the end result.
The aim is to justify the implication of mercenary terrorists of other foreign countries to Turkey.
Symbolic methods were used in the research: data collection, analysis, comparison, comparison, generalization.
The results of the study led to the following conclusion: the borders of present-day Azerbaijan were drawn with the participation of both members of aggressive military operations and members of international terrorist organizations, particularly jihadists, which is unprecedented in world history: in fact, international borders were drawn by terrorists. This may be a legitimate right (trump card) for the Republic of Armenia to return the lost Armenian territories and settlements after some time. In fact, the Artsakh (NK) issue is one of the main components of ensuring lasting security in the South Caucasus, the final settlement of which can return to the diplomatic arena by providing a humanitarian component, including internationalization, condemnation and punishment of mercenary terrorists.
AN OVERVIEW OF ARMENIAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP: ITS FORMATION AND DESCRIPTION
Authors: TARPOSHYAN HAKOB
Published: February 2022

This article aims to reveal the sources of issues in the field of entrepreneurship in Armenia and the historical reasons for their emergence.
The tasks consist, first of all, in analyzing the foundations for the creation of entrepreneurship in Armenia, specifically, during the period of the establishment of free market conditions and the impact of the Soviet Union on the business environment. This article aims also at providing a quantitative analysis of the current state of entrepreneurship in Armenia, as well as to identify the institutional barriers to entrepreneurship.
The given study concluded that: Armenia's business environment is largely untouched by the Soviet era; In Armenia, there are far more institutional barriers for developing a business than in the world; Armenian enterprises are characterized by a low level of productivity, which in turn leads to a decrease in long-term investment, which is responsible for the low level of productivity.
APPLICATIONS OF NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
Authors: KARAMYAN TIGRAN
Published: February 2022

Natural Language Processing (NLP) is used to extract desired patterns from unstructured data and to convert the raw data into actionable insights. This capability serves as the foundation for all AI-human interactions in the financial sector. AI systems can gather, analyze, warn, and anticipate data thanks to NLP starting from customer care to risk prevention.
This article represents some important applications of NLP in different fields of economics and finance. It is aimed to show how NLP can be beneficial for the industries. The following topics(issues) are discussed here:
• how NLP can be helpful when predicting financial trends with stochastic time series,
• why financial statements analysis is extremely helpful in accounting,
• how to gain the general idea of the content without diving into much details and how it affects one’s decision making process (on the example of FED (Federal Reserve System)),
• detection of language (style) change in financial reports (statements) on the example of FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee),
• why words can be treated like triggers in finance and what the benefits are.
The work is written by using scientific abstraction and a combined examination of different modern applications of the methodology. The level of reliability and validity of the sources through their comprehensive study have been verified.
This article substantiates the fact that the limitations of the unstructured data can be overcome by using AI - NLP. Human and artificial intelligence, when skillfully mixed, can lead to better investment decisions and risk management and reducing human error is critical and can help expose the hidden intentions (here: trends, expectations, movements, etc.) of unstructured data.
RELATIONS BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AND THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT FROM 1991 TO 2020
Authors: VARDANYAN GRIGOR
Published: February 2022

This article aims at revealing the multilayered relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Arab Republic of Egypt from 1991 to 2018. This research was done based on the archival materials of the Ministry of Foregin Affairs of the Republic of Armenia; other studies of subject matter experts contributed to our study as well. Most importantly we have conducted field studies in Egypt’s capital Cairo where we had multiple discussions and debates on the topic with Armenian and Arab diplomats and people in charge from Armenian community of Egypt. In the article we try to reveal the details of Armenia – Egypt relations, Egypt’s policy towards Armenia. In this perspective we find out to what extent Armenia succedded in implementing its Middle Eastern strategy and what kind of challenges were faced and obstacles were overcome. In our conclusions we introduce also the chances and potential directions of development of mutual relations in spheres such as international trade, humanitarian dimension and also the potential of cooperation within the framework of Eurasian Econiomic Union which two states must unleash in future.
PECULIARITIES OF SUBJECTIVE CONTROL AND PREDISPOSITION TO THE MANIFESTATION OF VICTIM BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN OF SPECIALIZED INSTITUTIONS OF ARMENIA
Authors: ARAKELYAN KNARIK , SHABOLTAS ALLA
Published: February 2022

The article presents the results of a study of the relationship between personality traits and the type of predisposition to the manifestation of victim behavior in adolescents from unfavorable families who live in the specialized institutions of Armenia. During the research we have studied adolescents from unfavorable families (girls, boys) aged 15 to 17 (total number of respondents - 100 people). The purpose of this study is to identify the individual psychological characteristics of adolescents that affect the formation of a tendency to manifest a particular type of victim behavior.
The analysis of the obtained empirical data revealed that among adolescents from disadvantaged families a tendency towards self-injurious and self-destructive victim behavior dominates and they are more characterized by realized victimization. And it is the knowledge of these prerequisites which will make it possible to develop the most effective preventive program, that will be aimed at reducing the level of victimization among representatives of vulnerable groups of the population, namely, adolescents from unfavorable families, living in specialized institutions.
BOGHOS GELALIAN: «SEVEN SEQUENCES»
Authors: AVESSIAN KARABET
Published: February 2022

The aim of the article is to look over and inspect one of the prominent representatives of diaspora Armenian music, Lebanese-Armenian composer, pianist, musicologist, pedagogue, and public figure Boghos Gelalian’s (1927–2011) series of the "Seven Sequences", written in 1966–67, considered the peak of the composer’s mature creativity and innovation. The "Seven Sequences" are composed for symphonic orchestra and are possible to be performed with a chamber ensemble as well. "Seven Sequences" were published by "Edition Peters" in Leipzig in 1971.
Our task is to reveal the characteristics and the specialty of the musical language of the "Seven Sequences" series, as well as to present the overall performance history of the piece.
Descriptive, analytic, and observatory-comparative methods are widely used throughout the research within the context of art studies.
As a result of the analysis, it is recorded that the main thematic cell of the "Seven Sequences", with the integration of its unique and national subtle colors, has a significant dramatic sense, as the entire composition is built and based on it.
Upon pursuing the performance history of the "Seven Sequences", the author found out that the premiere of the work took place in 1967 at the Assembly Hall of the American University of Beirut, performed by conductor Raif Abillalamah, to whom the composer has dedicated the "Seven Sequences". Years later, on May 4, 2012, the "Seven Sequences" were performed again in Beirut, this time by the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of conductor Harutyun Fazlian, during a special concert in honor of Lebanese composers at the UNESCO Palace.
The "Seven Sequences" were performed in Armenia on January 12, 2014 at the IX Chamber Music Concert Series in Dilijan by a chamber ensemble conducted by Vatsche Barsoumian.
DETERMINING THE CHILD'S PLACE OF RESIDENCE IN COURT
Authors: ZARGARYAN HAYARPI
Published: February 2022

The purpose of this article is to emphasize the best interests of the child in litigation, and to cover the provisions of the substantive and procedural legislation on filing a lawsuit to determine the place of residence of a child.
The best interests of the child and their protection have remained a matter of concern to society and to the rule of law. Article 17 of the RA Family Code provides a legal opportunity to present the issue of determining the child's place of residence in combination with other requirements, but the article contains a grammatical error, which leads to misinterpretation and misuse of the article, which in turn is not in the best interests of the child. There are such problems in the case law due to the peculiarities of filing a claim for determining the child's place of residence, as the legal possibility of filing in combination with other claims, the lack of special jurisdictional rules, while these issues are not regulated by Articles 21-22 of the RA Civil Procedure Code. According to the author, the legal issue of determining the child's place of residence should be overcome by filling the legislative gap.
The article was written with the use of legal-comparative-analytical method.
The author came to the conclusion that there is a need to make additions and changes in Article 17 of the RA Family Code, as well as in Article 22 of the RA Civil Procedure Code.
Minority Public Shareholders in China's Concentrated Capital Markets – A New Paradigm?
Authors: Ozery Tamar Groswald
Published: February 2022

This article provides a detailed analysis of the role of public shareholders in firm monitoring and corporate governance in one of the world's most concentrated ownership environments-China's controlled capital markets. It moves beyond the existing literature to explore in a comparative fashion innovative and sometimes idiosyncratic ways by which public shareholders can be involved in firm monitoring and corporate governance. In so doing, this article sheds new light on the global shift in the role of public shareholders towards greater empowerment and governance participation. Contributing to comparative corporate governance literature, this article offers a new analysis of current and prospective developments in the Chinese market, which is of particular importance globally as this market becomes increasingly central to the world economy.
Law in the Shadow of Violence: Can Law Help to Improve Doctor-Patient Trust in China?
Authors: Liebman Benjamin L.
Published: February 2022

Law in the Shadow of Violence: Can Law Help to Improve Doctor-Patient Trust in China?
Evaluasi Mutu Penyimpanan Obat di Instalasi Farmasi RS. X Palembang Berdasarkan Standart Nasional Akreditasi Rumah Sakit
Authors: Sriwijaya Reza Agung , Fatoni Ahmad , Anggraini Anggraini
Published: February 2022

Pengelolaan  sediaan farmasi, alat kesehatan, dan Bahan Medis Habis Pakai (BMHP),salah satunya penyimpanan obat harus dapat menjamin kualitas dan keamanan sesuai dengan persyaratan kefarmasian. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui mutu penyimpanan obat berdasarkan Standar Akreditasi Nasional Rumah Sakit (SNARS) Jenis penelitian ini adalah non eksperimental,deskriptif dengan pengamatan langsung terhadap fasilitas penyimpanan obat. Pengumpulan data dengan cara pengamatan langsung dan wawancara dengan apoteker  di Instalasi Farmasi bagian penyimpanan obat rumah sakit X menggunakan lembar chek list ditabel pengamatan, kemudian dihitung persentasenya. hasil didapat Standar Operasional Prosedur Penyimpanan sebesar 100% (baik), kondisi sarana dan prasarana penyimpanan kesesuaian sebesar 93% (Baik) dan pengaturan penyimpanan obat kesesuaian sebesar 96% (Baik).
Lutein Attenuates Cyclosporin-induced Testicular Impairment in Male Rats through Modulation of Androgenic Hormones and Enzymes
Authors: Oyovwi Mega O. , Ben-Azu Benneth , Edesiri Tesi P. , Arientare Rotu R. , Emojevwe Victor , Nwangwa Kingsley E. , Edje Kesiena E. , Adebayo Olusegun G.
Published: February 2022

Background: Male reproductive toxicity has been linked to cyclosporine, a commonly used immunosuppressive drug for the prevention of organ rejection in patients undergoing renal transplant. The goal of this study was to elucidate how lutein protects male testicles from cyclosporine-induced damage.
Methods: Thirty adult male Wistar rats were randomly allotted to five groups, each with six animals. Rats in groups 1 and 2 were given saline (2 mL/kg/day p.o) and corn oil (2 mL/day p.o) respectively. Rats in groups 3 and 4 were given lutein (40 mg/kg/day p.o) and cyclosporine (40 mg/kg/p.o./day), while rats in group 5 were given a combination of cyclosporine (40 mg/kg/day p.o) and lutein (40 mg/kg/day p.o). At the end of the fourth week, sperm indices, serum hormones, testicular steroidogenic enzymes [3 and 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (3ß-HSD and 17ß-HSD)] and enzyme markers of spermatogenesis [lactate dehydrogenase (LDH-X), sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH), gamma glutamyl transferase (?-GT), acid phosphatase (ACP) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP)] were assayed. The testis of each rat was also investigated for histopathological abnormalities and germ cell count. 
Results: Lutein attenuated cyclosporine-induced sperm impairment. In rats treated with cyclosporine, lutein reduced LDH-X, SDH, ACP, ?-GT; raised LH, FSH, testosterone, 3ß-HSD, 17ß-HSD, ALP levels, and improved spermatogenesis.
Conclusion: These results suggest that lutein attenuates cyclosporine-induced testicular impairment through modulation of androgenic hormones and enzymes.
Simulação Clínica como Estratégia de Implementação de Educação Permanente em Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência
Authors: Soares Gabriel dos Santos Dias , Azevedo Cláudio Roberto Freire de
Published: February 2022

O Núcleo de Educação Permanente (NEP) do Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência de Fortaleza (SAMUFor), no processo de implementação de Educação Permanente, iniciou o uso da metodologia da Simulação Clínica (SC). Objetivo: relatar a experiência de uso da SR como estratégia para melhorar a adesão e diminuir a evasão às atividades educacionais no NEP SAMUFor. Metodologia: trata-se de estudo descritivo, qualitativo, baseado em relato de experiência, de uma capacitação em suporte avançando de vida dentro de uma estratégia de educação continuada, fazendo parte de uma perspectiva de Educação Permanente no SAMUFor. Resultados: dos 13 educandos um desistiu, alegando dificuldade de tempo para acompanhar o curso. Os demais se fizeram presentes e oito educandos finalizaram a capacitação com conceito Satisfatório para certificação. As percepções dos educandos sobre a qualidade do curso foram claramente positivas, acentuando motivação para outros cursos no mesmo formato e temática e para contribuir no crescimento da instituição. Considerações finais: o estudo indica que a adoção da SR, aplicada por educadores que tenham formação específica e as competências necessárias para tornar o estudante ativo no processo de ensino-aprendizagem, pode motivá-los, melhorando a adesão e reduzindo a evasão aos processos educacionais.