bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Differential expression of STYK1 in cancer of the cervix.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: May 2023

Almost all cervical cancers are caused by infection with high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) (1-3); the transcriptional features that distinguish the gene expression programs of HPV-induced cancers from that of cancers resulting from non-viral abrogation of tumor suppression remain incompletely defined. We mined public and published microarray datasets (4, 5) to determine in an unbiased fashion and at the level of the transcriptome genes most differentially expressed in the primary tumors of patients with the most common type of cervical cancer, cervical squamous cell carcinoma. We found significant differential expression of the gene encoding serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase 1, STYK1, when comparing tumor tissue from the human cervix to the tissue of origin. STYK1 mRNA was present at significantly higher quantities in tumors of the cervix as compared to normal tissues from the cervix. STYK1 expression changes may be important for the initiation or progression of cancer of the cervix in humans.
Strategi Meningkatkan Kinerja dan Bertahan dalam Bisnis Kecil: Studi Kasus Koperasi Wanita 'SBW' dan UMKM Surabaya dengan Sistem Insentif Berbasis KPI dan Kewirausahaan Kolaboratif
Authors: Lodian Vieri
Published: May 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mencari strategi untuk meningkatkan kinerja dan bertahan dalam bisnis kecil, dengan fokus pada koperasi wanita 'SBW' dan UMKM di Surabaya. Metode yang digunakan adalah peninjauan terhadap empat artikel penelitian yang membahas sistem insentif berbasis KPI, penilaian kinerja, komitmen pemimpin, dan kewirausahaan kolaboratif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pengembangan sistem insentif berbasis KPI, penilaian kinerja, dan kewirausahaan kolaboratif dapat membantu meningkatkan kinerja dan bertahan dalam persaingan yang semakin ketat.Dalam konteks koperasi wanita 'SBW' dan UMKM Surabaya, strategi yang direkomendasikan adalah pengembangan sistem insentif berbasis KPI dan penilaian kinerja berbasis indikator kunci untuk meningkatkan produktivitas sumber daya manusia. Selain itu, kewirausahaan kolaboratif dapat menjadi solusi cerdas untuk meningkatkan kinerja bisnis kecil yang berjuang untuk bertahan. Penelitian ini memberikan informasi yang berguna bagi para pemimpin organisasi dan pengusaha dalam mengembangkan strategi dan kebijakan yang tepat untuk meningkatkan kinerja dan bertahan dalam bisnis kecil.
Differential expression of NUP50 in cancer of the cervix.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: May 2023

Almost all cervical cancers are caused by infection with high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) (1-3); the transcriptional features that distinguish the gene expression programs of HPV-induced cancers from that of cancers resulting from non-viral abrogation of tumor suppression remain incompletely defined. We mined public and published microarray datasets (4, 5) to determine in an unbiased fashion and at the level of the transcriptome genes most differentially expressed in the primary tumors of patients with the most common type of cervical cancer, cervical squamous cell carcinoma. We found significant differential expression of the gene encoding nucleoporin 50, NUP50, when comparing tumor tissue from the human cervix to the tissue of origin. NUP50 mRNA was present at significantly higher quantities in tumors of the cervix as compared to normal tissues from the cervix. Analysis of human survival data revealed that expression of NUP50 in tumors of the cervix was correlated with overall survival in patients with cervical cancer. NUP50 expression changes may be important for the initiation or progression of cancer of the cervix in humans.
Asymmetric cognitive learning mechanisms underlying the persistence of intergroup bias
Authors: Nafcha Orit , Hertz Uri
Published: May 2023

Intergroup bias, the tendency to favor ingroups and be hostile towards outgroups, underlies many societal problems and persists even when intergroup members interact and share experiences. Here we study the way cognitive learning processes contribute to the persistence of intergroup bias. Participants played a game with ingroup and outgroup bot-players that entailed collecting stars and could sacrifice a move to zap another player. We found that intergroup bias persisted as participants were more likely to zap outgroup players, regardless of their zapping behavior. Using a computational model, we found that this bias was caused by asymmetries in three learning mechanisms. Participants had a greater prior bias to zap out-group players, they learned more readily about the negative behavior of out-groups and were less likely to attribute the positive behavior of one out-group player to other out-group players. Our results uncover the way cognitive social learning mechanisms shape and confound intergroup dynamics.
Communicating the scientific consensus on climate change: A preregistered test of the gateway belief model with a one-week time delay
Authors: van Beynen Jennifer , Williams Matt N
Published: May 2023

While the scientific community almost unanimously agrees on the reality of anthropogenic climate change, public attitudes and beliefs lag behind. One intervention proposed to close this gap is informing the public of the high level of consensus among climate scientists. This has been incorporated into the gateway belief model, which suggests that consensus messaging increases perceived scientific consensus (PSC), thought to impact belief in human-caused climate change, worry about the issue and support for action. The present study narrowly tested aspects of the gateway belief model, specifically the effects of consensus messaging on PSC and belief in human-caused climate change, using a two-part experimental design. Follow-up measures were taken after one week to see if the effects of consensus messaging were lower after this time delay. Participants were recruited on prolific.co from the United States, with a final sample size of 659. Results showed consensus messaging had a positive effect on PSC and belief in climate change. Results also showed that after one week, consensus messaging effects were smaller. While this study found support for the gateway belief model, high pretest scores may have led to ceiling effects. The finding that consensus messaging effects were lower after one week suggests further exploration is needed on the longevity of consensus messaging. Communicating consensus is a promising intervention and could be expanded to include elements such as education and social consensus, and more understanding is needed on how consensus messaging functions in real-world settings.
A REVIEW STUDY OF THE USE OF CALCIUM CHLORIDE IN CONCRETE
Authors: Saeed Haitham
Published: May 2023

For several decades, calcium chloride has been widely used as a cheap and effective accelerator. Calcium chloride is remarkably decreasing the initial and final setting times of concrete.  It is mainly used at low-temperature concreting because it allows for earlier finishing and reduces the effects of water freezing inside fresh concrete. The use of calcium chloride in reinforced concrete has been decreased after identifying its effect on reinforcement corrosion.  However, calcium chloride is still widely used in ordinary concrete and some reinforced concrete in specific proportions. This paper reviews the most important mechanical and chemical effects of calcium chloride on concrete mixtures, its effects on reinforcement corrosion, the conditions of its use, and its mechanism of action. This review study highlights the need for a detailed study to verify calcium chloride’s exact role in reinforcement corrosion and the maximum permissible limits for its use in reinforced concrete. In addition, there is a need to study the compatibility of calcium chloride with other concrete admixtures.
INVESTIGATION OF FRICTION PRESSURE EFFECT ON WELDING QUALITY IN FRICTION STUD WELDING PROCESS
Authors: Saad Kadhim Mustafa , K. Resan Kadhim
Published: May 2023

The influence of friction pressure on welding quality when friction stud welding 1017 low carbon steel with AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel is investigated in this study. friction stud welding is employed in industrial applications instead of conventional welding processes Due to the friction welding process didn't need to reach the melting point of welded metals. Welding is performed on these dissimilar metals by utilizing a lathe machine with a load cell connected to a weight indicator and a manufacturing grip to fasten the plate at a rotating speed of 1600 RPM, a friction time of 20 seconds, and a friction pressure of (15, 20, and 25) MPa. After the welding procedure is completed, the specimens are subjected to tensile, torque, and hardness tests to evaluate the welding quality. In addition, optical microscope research was carried out to determine the microstructural aspects. The effect of friction pressure on welding quality was investigated based on the information generated from the results. The increase of friction pressure during the process from 15 MPa to 25 MPa leads to an increasing ultimate tensile strength from 203 MPa to 210 MPa approximately. Also, the torque values raised from 179 N.m to 198 N.m in the same case.
You Might Have to Refute, but Unfortunately the Path to Doing So May Not Be So Clear: A Case Study
Authors: Wyatt Mark
Published: May 2023

Refutation articles may be unpopular with journal editors for various reasons, not only because refutations dwell on the already-published rather than present alluring new findings. Refutations can generate discomfort in casting a harsh spotlight on screening processes and may not fare well in editorial decisions regarding acceptance/rejection. This is unfortunate, since refutations are vital to healthy open debate, allowing academics with genuine concerns about published research a voice. Consequently, there should be a place for carefully researched, thoroughly peer-reviewed refutations. This article explores these issues with reference to an illustrative case study of a rejected refutation. This refutation was produced in response to a misleading claim about an English language teacher education project in Oman. The reader is invited to consider whether this refutation, which was favourably peer-reviewed but then rejected by the editor, deserved closer consideration.
West By Not West
Authors: Gagnon Jean-Paul , Beausoleil Emily
Published: May 2023

In 2020, Alexander Weiss introduced the idea of “comparative democratic theory” (CDT). For it to work, argues Weiss, a comparativist must first: “(1) identify relevant cases of non-Western democratic thought” (such as socialist democracy, Hungarian-style up to 1989, see Milan Pap in this issue for more); “(2) interpret the [text/s on that or those cases] from a globally comparative perspective; and (3) play back conceptual insight from the [text/s] to [a global, pluralist, body] of democratic theory” (2020, 32). Weiss’ proposal is novel but, as Bernd Reiter would almost certainly express, it could do more to demonstrate how earlier proposals for the decolonization of knowledge precede it.
Socialist Democracy
Authors: Pap Milán
Published: May 2023

Socialist democracy appeared in the theory of democracy as an eminently non-western form of democracy in the period of de-Stalinization in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. The concept of socialist democracy based on the theses that can differentiate socialist democracy from liberal or parliamentarian democracy: (1) the unity of the power of the proletariat, led by its vanguard political force of the communists, and (2) the setting of the framework of democratic decision-making in the field of labor. Socialist democracy was indeed a form of directed democracy beyond that it had systemic aspirations to create an alternative socio-economic model. This article aims to trace the historical-semantic formation of socialist democracy and discuss its main institutions in the years of post-totalitarian socialist Hungary between 1956 and 1989. What is remarkable in the case of Hungary is that the development of socialist democracy was accompanied by economic reforms to the planned economy from the first half of the 1960s. Thus, socialist democracy focused on the democratization and institutional system of the workplace, mainly as factory democracy and cooperative democracy. With the liberalization and capitalization of socialist economy in the eighties, however, these forms failed to manage the problems of economic incentives and social atomization.
Toward a Grounded Theory of Democracy
Authors: Frankenberger Rolf , Buhr Daniel
Published: May 2023

If we want to develop a comparative democratic theory, we need a methodology that is open for unusual data, suspends previous knowledge, and develops concepts inductively. We argue that Grounded Theory as a general methodology can be used to systematically develop a comparative democratic theory strictly rooted in empirical data. In this article we first present and discuss concepts of Grounded Theory and then use 17 exemplary speeches of politicians from three centuries and five continents to illustrate how such theory development, including unusual sources, proceeds. Finally, we discuss the results by focusing on promises and perils of applying Grounded Theory as a strategy for developing a comparative democratic theory.
Democracies Across Cultures
Authors: Schaffer Frederic Charles , Gagnon Jean-Paul
Published: May 2023

In this discussion of democracy's conceptual pluralism(s), Frederic Schaffer holds a guiding lamp to show what researchers should take into consideration in the study of “the democracies” and their “rough equivalents” as can be found across language, culture, time, and space. This act generates a focus on practical tactics in research and knowledge dissemination. Is it, for example, best to establish an international committee of democracy's epistemic experts to gather, code, and organize the meanings of democracy and their rough equivalents as can be found in the world? And, with such a committee or something altogether different, how can we relate this information to pro-democracy institutions and activists when so many appear to be interested only in liberal conceptions of democracy? The discussion ends with considerations of an open range of research and activism in the fields of democratic theory, comparative politics, and democratization.
Flow diversion using the Pipeline embolization device for intracranial and extracranial pseudoaneurysms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature
Authors: Greco Elena , Rios-Zermeno Jorge , Ghaith Abdul Karim , Faisal Umme Habiba , Goyal Anshit , Akinduro Oluwaseun O. , Kashyap Samir , Miller David A. , Graepel Stephen P. , Bydon Mohamad , Middlebrooks Erik H. , Sandhu Sukhwinder S. , Tawk Rabih G.
Published: May 2023

OBJECTIVE

Pseudoaneurysms (PSAs) are complex vascular lesions. Flow diversion has been proposed as an alternative treatment to parent artery occlusion that preserves laminar flow. The authors of the present study investigated the safety and short-term (< 1 year) and long-term (≥ 1 year) aneurysm occlusion rates following the treatment of intracranial and extracranial PSAs using the Pipeline embolization device (PED).

METHODS

An electronic database search for full-text English-language articles in Ovid MEDLINE and Epub Ahead of Print, Ovid Embase, Ovid Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Ovid Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Scopus was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines. Studies of any design including at least 4 patients with intracranial or extracranial PSAs treated using a PED were included in this analysis. The primary outcome of interest was the rate of peri- and postprocedural complications. Secondarily, the authors analyzed the incidence of complete aneurysm occlusion.

RESULTS

A total of 90 patients with 96 PSAs across 9 studies were included. The mean age was 38.2 (SD 15.14) years, and 37.8% of the patients were women. The mean PSA size was 4.9 mm. Most PSAs were unruptured, and the most common etiology was trauma (n = 32, 35.5%), followed by spontaneous formation (n = 21, 23.3%) and iatrogenic injury (n = 19, 21.1%). Among the 51 (53.1%) intracranial and 45 (46.9%) extracranial PSAs were 19 (19.8%) dissecting PSAs. Sixty-six (77.6%) PSAs were in the internal carotid artery and 10 (11.8%) in the vertebral artery. Thirty-three (34.4%) PSAs were treated with ≥ 2 devices, and 8 (8.3%) underwent adjunctive coiling. The mean clinical and angiographic follow-up durations were 10.7 and 12.9 months, respectively. The short-term (< 1 year) and long-term (≥ 1 year) complete occlusion rates were 79% (95% CI 66%–88%, p = 0.82) and 84% (95% CI 70%–92%, p = 0.95), respectively. Complication rates were 8% for iatrogenic dissection (95% CI 3%–16%, p = 0.94), 10% for silent thromboembolism (95% CI 5%–21%, p = 0.77), and 12% for symptomatic thromboembolism (95% CI 6%–23%, p = 0.48). No treatment-related hemorrhage was observed. The overall mortality rate at the last follow-up was 14%.

CONCLUSIONS

The complete occlusion rate for PSAs treated with the PED was high and increased over time. Although postprocedural complications and mortality were not insignificant, flow diversion represents a reasonably safe option for managing these complex lesions.
METHOD OF REAL-TIME VIDEO STREAM SYNCHRONIZATION IN THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT OF AN APPLE ORCHARD
Authors: Melnychenko Oleksandr
Published: May 2023

Monitoring and analyzing the state of harvest in an apple orchard is essential for efficient horticulture. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been increasingly used for this purpose due to their ability to capture high-resolution images and videos of the orchard from different perspectives. However, synchronizing the video streams from multiple UAVs in real-time presents a significant challenge. The traditional controller-worker architecture used for video stream synchronization is prone to latency issues, which can negatively impact the accuracy of the monitoring system. To address this issue, the authors propose a decentralized method using a consensus algorithm that allows the group of UAVs to synchronize their video streams in real time without relying on a centralized controller device. The proposed method also addresses the challenges of limited network connectivity and environmental factors, such as wind and sunlight. The automated system that utilizes the proposed method was tested in an actual apple orchard. The experimental results show that the proposed approach achieves real-time video stream synchronization with minimal latency and high accuracy. As such, the SSIM index varies from 0.79 to 0.92, with an average value of 0.87, and the PSNR index – varies from 22 to 39, which indicates the decent quality of the received information from combined images. Meanwhile, the effectiveness of the developed system with the proposed approach was proven, which is confirmed by a high average value of 82.69% of the reliability indicator of detecting and calculating the number of fruit fruits and a low average level of type I (14.67%) and II (18.33%) errors. Overall, the proposed method provides a more reliable and efficient approach to real-time video stream synchronization in an apple orchard, which can significantly improve the monitoring and management of apple orchards.
МІСЦЕВЕ САМОВРЯДУВАННЯ ЯК СКЛАДОВА «ЗЕЛЕНОГО» ПОВОЄННОГО ВІДНОВЛЕННЯ УКРАЇНИ
Authors: БІЛОКІННА Ілона
Published: May 2023

У статті визначено сутність органів місцевого самоврядування, принципи їх діяльності,  важливість реформи децентралізації. Зазначено ключові напрями Європейського зеленого курсу, необхідність саме у «зеленій» відбудові країни та формуванні «зеленої» економіки. Проаналізовано виконання планових показників бюджетів громад, що постраждали під час воєнних дій.  Досліджено ключові орієнтири відновлення регіонів та громад. Описано важливе значення органів місцевого самоврядування у «зеленому» післявоєнному відновлення, оскільки  проєкти відновлення будуть локалізовані по регіонам і підтримані окремими міжнародними партнерами. Зазначено недоліки у сфері місцевого самоврядування та публічної адміністрації станом на початок 2022 року. Описано стратегічне бачення, яке допоможе досягти більшої автономії та стійкості на місцевому рівні.
Cryptic evidence on underreporting of mRNA vaccine-induced cardiomyositis in the elderly: a need to modify antihypertensive therapy
Authors: Forsdyke Donald
Published: May 2023

BACKGROUND. Cardiomyositis has been considered a rare complication of COVID-19 vaccination that primarily affects young people. However, recent studies indicate under-reporting of cases in the elderly. Furthermore, post-mortem studies of five cases (median age 58) that died suddenly within 7 days of vaccination, indicate an autoimmune element. Albeit an individual case history, the author’s unexpected personal evidence supports the latter studies.

METHODS. Readings of blood pressure (BP) and pulse were taken twice daily.

FINDINGS. Seven days after the fifth of a series of anti-COVID-19 vaccinations, a “stress test” (15 min jog) in an elderly subject exposed a cardiac problem – arrhythmia and a rapid fall of BP with slow recovery. The timing suggested myocarditis as a post-vaccination _early_ side-effect that usually targets those more likely to exercise (i.e., the young). Thus, it is usually cryptic in the elderly. In addition, retrospective studies of his own BP readings during the vaccination period (2021-2023) revealed the sudden emergence of transient, but prolonged, falls of BP _several weeks_ after each of his last four vaccinations. These hypotensive episodes were cryptic (asymptomatic) and likely not detected in shorter post-vaccination analyses.

INTERPRETATION. Short-term post-vaccination side effects are distinct from those occurring after some weeks. The first category includes systemic or localized inflammatory responses that, in the case of the heart, might either trigger arrythmia and acute functional impairment, or remain cryptic. Localized responses could initiate tissue damage, culminating weeks later in the second category – asymptomatic but measurable functional impairment. Continuing regular dosages of antihypertensive medication during this period would likely intensify the hypotension. That this did not occur in the author’s case is attributed to his two-decade-long practice of modulating dosage daily, based on BP readings. Failure to follow this protocol might explain some sudden home deaths. A parallel is drawn with his previous study that showed the need to modify antihypertensive therapy in response to external temperature changes.
ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN AN INTEGRAL TECHNICAL CITIZENSHIP SCHOOL (ECIT) FROM JOÃO PESSOA, NORTHEAST BRAZIL
Authors: Cesar Ary Gustavo da Silva , Tomassoni Fernanda , Pontarolo Edilson
Published: May 2023

This work sought to present how Environmental Education is presented in the didactic pedagogical activities of ECIT João Roberto Borges de Souza, according to the Resolution CNE/CP nº. 2/2012 that establishes National Curriculum Guidelines for Environmental Education. It is important to highlight that the insertion of the environmental issue in the curricula of basic education schools has been recommended by several factors that contributed to public policies in Brazil, among them the National Policy for the Environment (PNMA), the Law of Directives and Bases of National Education (LDBEN), the National Curricular Parameters (PCN), and also the National Policy for Environmental Education (PNEA). Through exploratory research of qualitative nature with descriptive and explanatory analysis, it was possible to observe from the document analysis that the school partially complies with the resolution. Based on the institutional documents analyzed, only two subjects presented contents that meet the National Policy for Environmental Education. As for the Political Pedagogical Project (PPP), the school makes no mention in this document of activities, projects, practices and actions with environmental issues. Therefore, it is necessary to build informal and formal educational processes, using dynamic and relevant tools and materials, with the ability to enable an Environmental Education process that enables changes in habits and customs compatible with the needs of communities, as recommended by the World Conferences on Environment.
Organizational Leadership : a Study of the Perceptions of Servant Leadership Practices and Beliefs, and its Implications for a Private Christian Institution of Higher Education in Brazil
Authors:   ,   Andrews University, Miguel Jose
Published: May 2023

Purpose. This study verified the perceptions of the workers of Brazil Adventist University (UNASP) regarding the beliefs and practices of servant leadership by using data collected online through the instrument called the Organizational Leadership Assessment (OLA), focusing on six key areas of organizational health, according to three independent variables, which are leadership categories, campus, and gender. Method. As a quantitative comparative study, the relationship between dependent and independent variables was determined by means of a one-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and a 2 by 3 factorial design in order to observe significant differences and interactions between variables. A total of 192 employees working in the three campuses participated in this research involving the three leadership categories (top leadership, management, and workforce). Results. Considering the six levels of organizational health, the institution is perceived as being at a level of limited health, with significant differences of perception among the leadership categories revealing contrasts between the top leadership and the workforce. Besides, when contrasting Campus I and Campus II with Campus III, there are significant differences of perceptions between the first two campuses and the third one. On the other hand, there is no significant difference of perceptions between the genders. Conclusion. The findings show evidence that the institution, having a limited level of organizational health, has a tendency to use traditionalistic attitudes in its practice of leadership. There is also a lack of unanimity regarding the perception of beliefs and practices of servant leadership among the leadership categories. From the six areas of organizational health, the areas of value people and build community are perceived as the most developed and practiced by the institution, whereas share leadership and develop people are the least practiced and the ones that need the most attention.
The Iron Age I Structure on Mount Ebal: Excavation and Interpretation
Authors:   ,   Andrews University, Hawkins Ralph
Published: May 2023

Problem. The Iron Age I site on Mt. Ebal, discovered in 1980 by Adam Zertal and excavated between 1982 and 1989, has remained largely unknown by both the scholarly community and the public. No scholarly congress or colloquium has ever been held regarding the Mt. Ebal excavations. The Mt. Ebal excavations, however, may have important implications for reconstructing Israelite origins. This present study investigates the Mt. Ebal excavationand its results. Method. My study uses the comparative method and is divided into six chapters. Chapter 1 serves as in introduction, giving an overview of the investigation to be carried out in subsequent chapters. Chapter 2 analyzes the archaeological data from the Mt. Ebal site and compares it with both cultic and non-cultic materials in order to assess the nature of the site. Chapter 3 considers physical parallels for the Ebal site. Chapter 4 compares each of the physical elements of the Ebal site with biblical and other literary data relevant to a cultic interpretation. Chapter 5 examines the site in its historical and sociological position among the new settlement sites of the central hill-country in Iron Age I. Chapter 6 provides a summary and draws conclusions based on the overall study. Results. The Mt. Ebal site appears to fit the criteria for a cultic site from archaeological remains and also the general picture in terms of the biblical accounts. When the Ebal site is set on the larger stage of the Israelite settlement, its origin seems to be consistent with the dramatic settlement activity in the central hill-country during the transition from the Late Bronze Age to the Iron Age I. Conclusions. The Mt. Ebal site may have served an important role in the early religious life of the central hill-country settlers. Altars played an important role in centralizing peoples in the ancient world. In light of the claim of the biblical tradition that a cultic site located on Mt. Ebal played a centralizing role in the process of the Israelite sedentarization, it does not seem unreasonable to suppose that a single site may have functioned in a central capacity.
A Critical Analysis of the Relationship Between Salvation and Social Justice in the Minjung Theology
Authors:   ,   Andrews University, Kim Ilmok
Published: May 2023

The intent of this study is to investigate the relationship between salvation and social justice in minjung theology. Minjung theology grew out of social awareness in the 1970s that created adesire to fight oppression and misery in Korea. The introductory chapter defines the problem, which is to critically evaluate minjung theology's attempts to reconstruct the traditional Korean Christian notions of salvation. This study is primarily limited to the works of two representative minjung theologians: Nam Dong Suh and Byung Mu Ahn. Chapter 2 traces the historical context of Korea from which minjung theology emerged. The chapter particularly notes the religious traditions and the socio-political milieu of Korea that shaped the theology. Deriving from the theologians' socio-political experiences and their Christian faith in the 1970s, minjung theology is a reflection of the past minjung movements in Korean history. Chapter 3 investigates the three foundations of minjung theology: the minjung's perspective on life, the han of the minjung, and the hermeneutics of liberation praxis. These ideas have made minjung theology attractive in a world where the evils of oppression, exploitation, injustice, and alienation are widespread. Chapter 4 critiques minjung theology's hermeneutics and soteriology from the Christian evangelical perspective. In its particular hermeneutical approach, Scripture plays a secondary role in minjung theology. In their reaction against too exclusive an emphasis on the otherworldly in traditional theology, minjung theologians radically reformulate the Christian doctrine of salvation from the perspective of the minjung. They equate salvation with the struggle for socio-political liberation of the minjung. Minjung theology, however, fails to recognize that the source of social evils lies in the human heart and, thus, to grasp the "wholeness" of salvation. Salvation in the biblical witness is all-embracing and comprehensive--individual and social, eschatological and historical, and spiritual and temporal. The exclusive, one-sided emphasis minjung theology places on this world is a clear departure from the biblical understanding of salvation. In fact, the theology falls into the same trap as traditional theology in its one-sided understanding of sin and salvation. Such unbalanced views of sin and salvation in both minjung and traditional theology need to be brought in line with the understanding of sin and salvation in Scripture. The final chapter concludes by affirming the validity of minjung theology's concern for the plight of the minjung and by reiterating Korean theology's urgent need to develop a wholistic biblical soteriology capable of integrating personal salvation and Christian social responsibility into harmonious belief and praxis.
Upminimal Algebras of Binary Operations of Rank 3
Authors:   Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University, 5, building 3, st. Professora Popova, 197376, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Eremenko Dmitry
Published: May 2023

The work is devoted to the study of the lattice of algebras of binary operations of rank 3 and finding the upminimal algebras of binary operations of rank 3. Upminimal algebras were divided into two classes: reducible algebras and irreducible algebras. The property of operations generating irreducible upminimal algebras was obtained. The use of this property made it possible to find all irreducible algebras of binary operations of rank 3. To search for reducible algebras, we used the previously obtained results on minimal algebras of binary operations of rank 3. The results of the work are presented in tabular form.
General principles of coercive medical measure application: concepts and basic criteria
Authors: Yashсhenko A. M.
Published: May 2023

The article is devoted to the study of the general principles of coercive medical measure application and formulation of the author's own generalized conclusions on this basis, aimed at further development of the scientific idea of such coercive measures of criminal law impact personalization and improvement of their practice implementation through compliance of law enforcement entities with certain rules or criteria. It has been noted that one of the shortcomings of the general principles regulatory certainty of coercive medical measures application is that the current criminal legislation of Ukraine does not have an article that would separately enshrine such general principles or rules. In this regard, the author has proposed own definition of general principles of coercive medical measures application concept and a variant of its regulatory definition in a separate article of the current criminal legislation of Ukraine.
The state of police staffing in the Ukrainian SSR in the mid-1950s.
Authors: Grechenko V. A.
Published: May 2023

A topical and insufficiently studied issue in historical and legal science is the question of structural changes in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and their impact on the state of staffing of the police operating in the Ukrainian SSR in the first period after the change of power in the USSR, in the context of partial liberalization of the Soviet totalitarian regime (1954–1955). An analysis of police activity during this period shows that the level of crime prevention was correlated with the level of qualification of police officers. There were significant shortcomings in the work of regional and city police departments in the selection, placement and promotion of police management personnel as this issue was not sufficiently controlled by the republic’s Ministry of Internal Affairs. It has been emphasized that in the mid-1950s, the staffing of the police of the Ukrainian SSR was at a low level. There was a significant turnover of personnel. This was due to mistakes in the selection of personnel to the ranks of this law enforcement body, insufficient verification of their business and moral qualities, and insufficient attractiveness of police service due to low material support and poor living conditions. Professional training for the police was clearly insufficient, and in 1953 a number of regional police schools were closed. The general educational level of police officers was also low, a significant number of them did not even have an incomplete secondary education. At the beginning of 1955, more than 16 % of the police officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR, 7.5 % of the employees of the Department for Combating the Theft of Socialist Property had a secondary education and more than 60 % had incomplete secondary education, and 50 % of the heads of city police stations did not even have a secondary education. In 1955, the state of staffing became the subject of a special discussion at the Board of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR. Specific shortcomings were identified in the work of personnel departments both in the republican MIA and in the regional departments of the republic. Many of them did not have an effective personnel reserve, which led to significant delays in staffing certain management positions. The resolution identified measures to improve the personnel situation, but they cannot be called sufficiently well-thought-out, however, this resolution of the board played a certain positive role in improving the level of work with personnel in the police of the republic.
Legal regulation of the Ukrainian language as the state language in the Ukrainian education sphere
Authors: Chornyi I. V. , Yelnikova N. I.
Published: May 2023

The constitutional status of the Ukrainian state language as a consolidating component of Ukrainian society from 1991 to the present day has been analyzed in the article. The significance of the search for spiritual associations uniting the modern community is represented. The law cannot be separated from explorations of spiritual kinship and from the rise of a certain ideology that ensures the development of the nation state. It has been noted that the leading place in the system of connecting links belongs to the Ukrainian language. A distinction between “state language” and “official language” has been made. The issue of legal regulation of the use of the state language of Ukraine in the educational sphere from the moment Ukraine was declared an independent democratic state to the present day has been studied. The language status of education at the appropriate level based on the Law of Ukraine “On Education”, State Standards of all levels of education, the Law of Ukraine “On Ensuring the Functioning of the Ukrainian Language as a State Language” has been analyzed. It has been emphasized that in accordance with the above-mentioned laws and regulatory documents, all levels of education indicated in the standards approved after the entry into force of the Law of Ukraine “On Education” can be obtained exclusively in the state language of Ukraine. It has been noted that among the key competences of preschool education and primary education, the ability to communicate in foreign languages and the native language, if the latter differs from the state, is singled out. It has been stressed that it is mandatory to study the state language of Ukraine in educational institutions of all levels.
The essence of the heirs’ obligation to reimburse funeral expenses of the testator and peculiarities of its fulfilment
Authors: Kukhariev O. Ye.
Published: May 2023

The article is aimed at clarifying the essence of the heirs' obligation to reimburse the funeral expenses of the testator and the specifics of its fulfilment. It has been noted that the specified obligation is not an element of the inheritance, and therefore the provisions of Articles 1281 and 1282 of the Civil Code of Ukraine, that define the claims of the testator's creditor against the heirs and the obligation of the heirs to satisfy the creditor's claims, are not applied in its fulfilment. It has been concluded that payment for the funeral of the testator gives rise to a non-contractual binding legal relationship in which the creditor is the person who incurred the relevant expenses, and the debtor is the heir, provided that he or she accepts the inheritance. Such an obligation arises only if the creditor has paid his or her own funds for the funeral of the deceased and if these costs are reasonable. Payment of funeral expenses by one of the heirs is not a ground for increasing the size of the inheritance share of that heir. They can only raise the issue of partial reimbursement of the expenses.

It has been noted that the amount of reimbursement to cover the funeral expenses of the testator depends on the legal status of the creditor. If the costs were incurred by a person who is not one of the heirs, including the executor of the will, the funds paid are reimbursed to him or her in full. Heirs, on the other hand, bear these costs in the amount equal to their share in the inheritance. In addition, the heirs must reimburse the funeral expenses of the testator, regardless of the share value of the inherited property. The legislation contains an evaluative category of “reasonable expenses”, which is determined by two criteria: the amount and the necessity of the expenses. The costs for a funeral reception held after the burial should be attributed to the burial costs, the obligation to reimburse which is imposed on the heirs under Article 1232 of the Civil Code of Ukraine.

An obligation relationship arises only if the creditor has paid his or her own funds for the funeral of the person who died. In this regard, a person is not entitled to reimbursement for the state financial assistance received for the funeral, as well as for the funds spent on the funeral, which are due to the testator.

It has been emphasised that there is a need to improve the procedure for issuing a notary's permission to receive a part of the testator's deposit in a bank (financial institution), primarily for reimbursement of the expenses incurred by a person for the testator's burial.
The impact of decentralization on the speed of provision of administrative services in wartime conditions
Authors: Gusarov S. M. , Marchuk N. I.
Published: May 2023

The article focuses on the disclosure of the content of administrative services under the impact of decentralisation and the activities of relevant bodies aimed at ensuring human and civil rights and freedoms, interests of legal entities in wartime, and identifying factors affecting the speed of their provision. It has been noted that, in order to improve the quality and speed of administrative service provision in the context of war under the influence of decentralisation, the issue of decentralisation of powers to provide administrative services at the level of local self-government bodies is becoming particularly relevant, in particular through the instruments of delegation, transfer of powers and budget revenues from state bodies to local self-government bodies.

It has been noted that the legal institution of administrative services is a system of relatively separate and interrelated legal provisions which regulate relations arising in the course of exercising subjective rights of an individual or a legal entity (at their request) in the course of public authority activities of an administrative body. Administrative services as part of public are provided by executive authorities and local self-government bodies. Their provision is related to the exercise of power.

On the basis of the analysis of scholars’ scientific positions, the terms “public service”, “administrative and legal instrument”, “administrative service” have been studied. The factors affecting the speed of providing quality basic administrative services under the influence of decentralisation in the context of war have been identified, and the general prospects for the development of the administrative service delivery system have been determined, in particular: regulation of payment for administrative services, deregulation and administrative simplification to reduce the number of administrative services and simplify the procedures for providing specific services. The importance of information exchange between electronic registers, the possibility of using electronic services throughout the country, and optimising the distribution of powers between different levels of public administration has been emphasised.
The quintessence of protecting the honor and dignity of a National Police officer
Authors: Pevko S. H.
Published: May 2023

The article examines a topical issue related to the protection of the police officers’ honor and dignity. It has been comprehensively analyzed the objects of legal protection, namely the concepts of “honor” and “dignity”, in order to determine what exactly is being infringed upon. In addition, the article examines the legal act that previously regulated the issue of liability for violation of the honor and dignity of police officers, but today the relevant provision, which was previously contained in the Criminal Code of Ukraine, has been excluded.

In order to confirm the absence of legislative consolidation of liability for violation of the right to honor and dignity of a police officer, the author has studied two legal acts, namely the Criminal Code of Ukraine and the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses. As a result of the analysis, neither elements of a crime nor elements of an administrative offense have been identified that would establish liability for violation of the right to honor and dignity of a police officer. However, it has been stated that such an act is an offense and cannot be avoided. This is a significant gap in the law. The latest confirmation of the absence of liability is a court decision. The court highlighted that police officers have appropriate guarantees of their activities from the state and support, so such actions, which are manifested in violation of the right to respect for the honor and dignity of a police officer, do not violate their rights, but are aimed at the interests of the state. It has also been established that there was a legislative initiative to recognize the violation of the right to honor and dignity of a police officer as an offense and to make appropriate amendments to the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses, but it did not come into force. Therefore, it has been proposed to develop a separate mechanism for judicial protection of the right to respect for the honor and dignity of a police officer or to recognize such an act as socially dangerous or socially harmful with appropriate amendments to legislative acts.
Methodical Aspects of Risk Analysis of Target Underachievement in Forming the Mid-Term Forecasts of Development of Structurally Complex Systems
Authors: Bochkov A. V. , Safonov V. S.
Published: May 2023

Traditional models of forecasting market and economic behaviour (belonging to the class of purposeful structural-complex systems) are based in most cases on the analysis of the existing and retrospective balance of resource extraction by world exporters and resource consumption by importers, considering the development forecasts of their industrial production and power engineering. The availability of long-term back data makes it possible to use production functions or multi-factor regression models to make short-term forecasts. As uncertainty increases with the length of the forecast horizon, the accuracy of the forecasts decreases. The corridor of acceptable values in the forecasting model is therefore determined by the degree of variability of the backward time series used to build the model. The latter in turn depends on the growth (decline) of demand/consumption in the past. For modelling, the maximum discrepancies in the data are often smoothed out, which leads to a situation where the model makes a forecast on the basis of a time series that differs from the initial one, and therefore it is unable to predict the approaching crisis. The approach proposed by the authors is based on the actual (or declared) value of the maximum and minimum variability of the forecast indicators, which defines a forecast corridor in each time interval set for reaching the target state of the indicators. Thus, it is not a point value that is assessed, but its achievability within the corridor of admissible values and the existing quality of the developing system.
ІНДУСТРІАЛЬНІ ПАРКИ – ЕФЕКТИВНИЙ МЕХАНІЗМ ЗАЛУЧЕННЯ ІНВЕСТИЦІЙ ДЛЯ ВІДНОВЛЕННЯ ЕКОНОМІКИ У ПІСЛЯВОЄННИЙ ПЕРІОД
Authors: Бойко Вікторія , Бойко Людмила
Published: May 2023

Розвиток індустріальних парків виходить на новочасний якісний рівень і їх функціонування – це один із інструментів, що дає можливість створювати та розвивати бізнес ефективно використовуючи інвестиції. Це пов’язано не лише з усіма новітніми технічними умовами розвитку цієї сфери, а й у розумінні того, що нинішня промислова конкуренція не про екстенсивний розвиток, а про сучасні технології та нові продукти, які зможуть достойно конкурувати на світових ринках. У статті висвітлено значення індустріальних парків у сучасних умовах господарювання. Розкрито питання створення й організації діяльності індустріальних парків як ефективного механізму залучення інвестицій для відновлення економіки у післявоєнний період. Як успішний приклад пріоритетних напрямів політики місцевого економічного розвитку наведено створення нових індустріальних парків у м. Вінниця. Надано рекомендації для впровадження індустріальних парків які спростять релокацію промислових підприємств і прискорять відновлення економіки після перемоги.