bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Južnoslavenska mačka u folklorističkim i etnološkim interpretacijama
Authors: Marjanić Suzana
Published: December 2023

Interpretativna vremenska lenta izlaže imaginarij o mačkama u južnoslavenskim običajima i vjerovanjima od Natka Nodila preko Tihomira R. Đorđevića i Ljubinka Radenkovića sve do suvremenih kulturnoanimalističkih istraživanja, i to kontekstualno vezano uz ostale Slavene i indoeuropsku komparativnu mitologiju. I dok se Nodilo oslanja na interpretaciju mitologije prirode Angela de Gubernatisa, Tihomir R. Đorđević prati etnografski materijal Južnih Slavena (što se tiče Hrvatske pomno je, među ostalim, istražio mačkogradivo u Zborniku za narodni život i običaje Južnih Slavena), a Ljubinko Radenković semiotički promatra mačku u simbolici svijeta Južnih Slavena, gdje zamjećuje da su čovjeku od domaćih životinja najbliži konj, ovca, krava i vol, a zatim slijede bik, koza, magarac, kokoš, svinja, pas i mačka. Završno se razmatra simbolika mačke u suvremenoj hrvatskoj vizualnoj kulturi s obzirom na to da je mačka iznimno jak zoosimbol postkonceptualne i transmedijalne prakse, odnosno “antropološke strukture imaginarnog”, da uporabimo Durandovu sintagmu.
Etnografija liječenja i umiranja za vrijeme pandemije koronavirusa iz perspektive medicinskih radnika u Hrvatskoj
Authors: Marković Jelena , Novaković Nikolina
Published: December 2023

Tijekom pandemije koronavirusa došlo je do značajnijih propitivanja ideje (ne)moći biomedicine i promjena u simboličkom, društvenom i radnom statusu medicinskih radnika. Društvena, ekonomska i zdravstvena kriza potaknula je redefiniranje odnosa prema biomedicini, zdravstvenom sustavu i medicinskim radnicima uslijed potrebe zajednice da nanovo osmisli i razumije koncept bolesti, ograničenih dosega liječenja, novih okolnosti umiranja i žalovanja, opasnosti, solidarnosti i sl. Na temelju etnografskog istraživanja s medicinskim radnicima u vrijeme pandemije, u tekstu se propituju višeslojne i katkada kontradiktorne predodžbe o medicinskim autoritetima i zdravstvenim radnicima u kontekstu pandemijske svakodnevice s fokusom na njihova iskustva promjena u radu i dnevnim rutinama, suočavanja s ljudskom patnjom i smrću u medicinskim ustanovama, ali i života izvan bolnica, u svakodnevici koja je bila u (ne)skladu s opasnostima koje su populaciji prijetile.
Forest Structure of Pinus ayacahuite in Southern Mexico
Authors: Pérez-Vásquez Karla Mayté , Santiago-García Wenceslao , Ángeles-Pérez Gregorio , Ruiz-Aquino Faustino , Santiago-García Elías
Published: December 2023

Spatial structure refers to the horizontal and vertical arrangement of individual trees, and the most accurate way to describe it within a community is to characterize tree strata in terms of their dimensions. The aim of this study was to determine the horizontal and vertical structure of pure stands of Pinus ayacahuite Ehrenb. ex Schltdl., in forests of southern Mexico. Forest measurement data from 24 sample plots were used. For analysis of the horizontal structure, diameters within a range of 0.20 cm to 77 cm were used, while for the vertical structure, heights were from 0.09 m to 40.9 m. Non-parametric histograms and Kernel density methods were used in the analysis, and Fisher and Marron multimodality tests were performed. The homogeneity of the forest stands was determined by the coefficient of homogeneity, and the vertical and horizontal structures were described using the stratification proposed by Pretzsch. The results indicate that the horizontal structure corresponds to a diameter distribution with a reversed "J" shape in 79.2% of the sample plots, while 91.8% of the sites were classified as irregular with coefficients of homogeneity of 1.0 to 3.0. In the vertical structure, it was observed that the lower stratum predominated in 75% of the plots, while 25% had a higher concentration of individuals in the middle stratum. The upper stratum had accumulation percentages ranging from 1.3% to 33.3% but did not predominate in any of the plots. According to the multimodality tests, 50% of the plots present multimodality in the horizontal structure, while in the vertical structure this condition is present in 38% of the plots. Knowledge of the spatial structure of Pinus ayacahuite forest stands is essential to define silvicultural strategies that ensure the sustainable functioning of the ecosystem in terms of yield continuity and conservation.
Cremation and Christianity in the Lower Daugava Area in the Tenth to the 13th Century: A Case Study Based on Liv Burials in the Ogresgala Čabas Cemetery
Authors: Brūzis Rūdolfs , Spirģis Roberts
Published: December 2023

This article returns to the question of whether Christianity in Europe in the High Middle Ages necessarily precluded the cremation of corpses. The question is addressed focusing on the Livs, a West Finno-Ugric society, who lived in the east Baltic region, before they adopted Christianity and during the early period of Christianisation. The authors combine archaeological expertise with interpretations of historical sources to explore the late cremations of the Livs and, in particular, to analyse two female cremations from the cemetery at Ogresgala Čabas, located near the mouth of the River Daugava. Cremations dominated in the initial phase of Daugava Liv culture in the lower reaches of the Daugava in the second half of the tenth century before they were replaced by inhumations by the middle of the 11th century, especially in female graves. The article deals with the late cremations of the Livs from the late 11th to the 13th century, when they became very rare and took on a different form. Taking into account references to the practice of cremation in exceptional cases of deaths in foreign lands in written sources about the Livs, the article agrees with researchers who believe that not all cremated corpses should be immediately and unconditionally associated with paganism.
THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF RESEARCH INTO THE TRADITIONAL UKRAINIAN COSTUME OF THE MIDDLE DNIPRO REGION BETWEEN THE 19TH AND THE LATE 20TH CENTURY
Authors: Shchybria Volodymyr , Overčiuk Oksana
Published: December 2023

The article examines historiographical material of Ukrainian and foreign researchers on the topic of folk clothing of Ukrainians of the Middle Dnipro region from the 19th to the late 20th centuries. Its analysis was carried out according to the thematic and chronological principle. Four stages of research on the clothing of the Middle Dnieper region and adjacent territories are distinguished.
SIMBOLIŲ KONFLIKTAS SOVIETMEČIO LIETUVOJE: OPOZICINIS KALĖDŲ IR NAUJŲJŲ METŲ EGLUTĖS SANTYKIS
Authors: Atminytė Evelina
Published: December 2023

The article focuses on the shift in meaning assigned to the symbol of the holiday tree, specifically its transformation from the Christmas tree into a New Year’s tree. This transformation occurred due to the reorganisation of the ritual calendar by the Soviet occupying regime in Lithuania. The primary objective is to discuss the (political) contest for dominance over this symbol, as portrayed in children’s periodicals, interwar Lithuanian Žiburėlis and Soviet Lithuanian Genys. The theoretical approach is based on the concept of symbolic conflict as articulated by the anthropologist Simon Harrison. The study helps us to understand the mechanism behind the shift of meaning concerning the holiday tree in Soviet Lithuania.
MOTERS SOCIALINIAI VAIDMENYS BALTIŠKOJE IR SKANDINAVIŠKOJE ŠEIMOS KRONIKOJE (K. SABALIAUSKAITĖS IR K. THORVALL KŪRINIUOSE)
Authors: Ūselė Liveta
Published: December 2023

The subject of this research is feminine gender roles in Kristina Sabaliauskaitė’s Silva rerum and Kerstin Thorvall’s The Story of Signe. The aim of the thesis is to identify the most common traditional and non-traditional gender roles of women in historical literary narratives by two women writers. The study identifies six gender roles of women: four traditional (mother and wife, daughter and care-giver/housewife), and two non-traditional (adventurer and competitor). The research shows that in historical literary narratives, despite the space-time of the novels, the main semantic axis remains the traditional gender roles of women. The failure to fulfil traditional gender roles determines the emergence of non-traditional gender roles, and a negative impact on the state of women in the novels.
THE ELOGE PROGRAMME AS ACCESS TO THE SELF- EVALUATION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES ACCORDING TO THE TWELVE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD GOVERNANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE: THE CASE OF LITHUANIA
Authors: Lukoševičienė Vaiva , Guogis Arvydas
Published: December 2023

The problem of quality of governance is one of the most important issues raised nowadays by international and local organisations. In order to adapt to the rapid processes of globalisation and glocalisation, various methods are being sought to optimise forms of democratic governance in Western countries or among countries which are leaning towards the West. The aim of the article is to increase government accountability and responsibility, promote citizen involvement, and strengthen government-societal relations and trust. In order to achieve this goal, the European Union proposes to give more powers to local government institutions, because they are closest to the citizens, can more effectively assess their needs, and attain them more effectively. To achieve this goal, the 12 principles of Good Governance, recommended by the Council of Europe, are used, and ELoGE (European Label of Governance Excellence) is used as a tool to assess the existence of these principles in local government. The purpose of this article is to identify factors that determine the implementation of the principles in local government, and to ascertain the most important characteristics that would influence the implementation of Good Governance in local government, taking into account the ELoGE evaluation methodology.
Who Is Interacting With Whom? Assessing the Relationship Between Personality Traits and Preferences for Interaction Partners in Real Life
Authors: Weiß Martin , Gründahl Marthe , Jachnik Annalena , Hein Grit
Published: December 2023

Individuals have different preferences to interact with other persons. These preferences may vary depending on the personality of a person and the perceived personality of their interaction partner(s). Using ecological momentary assessment (EMA), we tested whether the perception of personality traits in others predicts participants’ preferences for social interactions in everyday life, and how these preferences are shaped by individual personality traits (extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness) of the participants themselves. More specifically, we hypothesized that the preference to interact may increase if the interaction partner is perceived as extraverted and agreeable and may decrease if the other is perceived as scoring high on neuroticism. Based on mixed findings regarding preferences for similar vs. dissimilar personality profiles of interaction partners, we further expected interactions between participants’ personality and the interaction partners’ personality in relation to the preference to interact. To test these hypotheses, 130 participants answered up to six surveys on a smartphone on seven consecutive days. As predicted, higher levels of partner extraversion and agreeableness were related to increased preference to interact, while partner neuroticism showed the opposite effect. Similarly, participants scoring high on agreeableness showed higher and participants scoring high on neuroticism showed lower preferences to interact. Analyses regarding the interactions between the participants’ and the partners’ personality traits revealed that extraverts preferred other extraverts and agreeable individuals preferred interaction partners with perceived neuroticism. In conclusion, this study showed that the preference to interact with a person has a differential function depending on the personality traits of the interacting persons.
The Digital Walls of the University: Translating New Metrics of Labour, Education, and Mobility in the COVID-19 Crisis
Authors: Caffoni Paolo
Published: December 2023

The COVID-19 crisis has drastically accelerated the reconfiguration of the borders between the university and the outside world. In this scenario, the walls of the university, whose function is the discrimination of the university’s external and internal elements, are satisfied via units of artificial measure (metrics) that organise the social division of labour and continuously retrace the boundary between the “foreign” and the “internal.” If earlier reforms in higher education aimed at widening access and improving academic success, on the one hand, and adapting to the demand of the labour market for a more “flexible” workforce, on the other, the exponential use of digital platforms in education strongly focuses on establishing a real-time translatability among different demands within a single tool of governance. While educational institutions exponentially rely on indexes, which are intended to both measure the fluctuations and the demands of the labour market in real time, it is urgent to rethink how we translate technology across social, economic, and cultural fields and to formulate teaching and learning machines capable of responding to the complexities and the challenges of the present.
The Dark Arctic
Authors: Bennett Mia M.
Published: December 2023

The snow-white Arctic is darkening physically and economically. Climate change is turning frozen seas into open water and blackening snow and ice as soot spreads and algae propagates. At the same time, the region’s shadow economy is expanding. Illicit activities like human trafficking and fishing have long thrived in northern peripheries beyond state reach, while Russia’s transition to capitalism in the 1990s institutionalized the black market. The invasion of Ukraine further tightened ties between Russian Arctic resource development and criminal underworlds. With the Kremlin continuing northern extraction to fund the war and circumpolar diplomacy fracturing, the entire region is at risk of environmental and geopolitical degradation.
An Aging World Relies on Migrant Care Workers
Authors: Coe Cati
Published: December 2023

Around the world, societies are aging. Most governments have not prepared well for this demographic change, which requires a recalibration of existing social support programs like state pension and health care systems. Piecemeal state solutions have generated a reliance on migrant workers in elder care. This has worsened global inequalities in health care, subjected migrants to poor working conditions and exploitation, and revived racialized forms of domestic service for wealthy households in high-income countries. Finding fairer and more sustainable solutions to the demographic transition calls for innovative thinking and creative adaptation.
Too Much Information: Noise and Communication in an Open Office
Authors: Clarke Joseph L.
Published: December 2023

Noise was among the most contested issues in the large open offices that proliferated after World War II in Europe and North America. The “landscape” offices that developed out of the German Bürolandschaft movement were known for large floor plates filled with misaligned desks. They were meant to improve employees’ communication, but their acoustic design prompted worker anxieties about distraction and diminishing privacy. While early remediation efforts sought to quiet offices, in the 1960s designers began adding random, unintelligible noise to mask distractions and arranging employees according to their expected sound levels. This shift from eliminating noise to embracing it as a space-defining element reflected a powerful new acoustic paradigm. The Bürolandschaft movement waned in the 1970s, but the judicious spatial deployment of noise remains an invaluable technique as designers consider how architecture can help or hinder communication and collective intellectual activity.
Examination Of The Doping Knowledge Levels Of Natural Sled Athletes İn Terms Of Some Variables
Authors: SEVİNDİK Ünsal , APUR Ufuk , İNAN Mehmet , AKGUL Fatih , BAYKAN Erol
Published: December 2023

This study was conducted to measure the doping knowledge levels of athletes in the natural sled discipline actively working in Turkey. In this context, a personal information form developed by the researcher and the "Attitude Scale Towards Doping Use" developed by Şapçı (12) were administered to 55 athletes who participated in the 2020 Natural Sled Turkey Championship. The collected data were initially entered into the SPSS 26 statistical program. Descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used for data analysis. Additionally, the Mann Whitney U test was used for the scores of the international medal variable. In one-way analysis of variance, the Scheffe Post Hoc multiple comparison test was used to determine which groups had significant differences. As a result of the statistics conducted, it was concluded that male athletes participating in the research had higher doping knowledge levels than female athletes, and the knowledge levels of athletes who were not subjected to doping tests were lower than those of athletes who were subjected to doping tests.
Tendencias en la investigación educativa en Colombia: Aportes para la construcción de un marco comprensivo, histórico y cultural
Authors: González-López José Jair , Astaiza-Martínez Andrés Felipe
Published: December 2023

Purpose. The study investigates the current situation of educational research in Colombia, based on the research trends that emerge from the processes developed by universities, groups and lines of research in the country. Method. The methodological design responds to a descriptive content analysis, based on the complementarity perspective, which constitutes a qualitative approach aimed at the holistic understanding of complex cultural realities, based on the analysis of multiple sources of information. Results. The research shows that, despite the multiplicity of research processes in educational sciences, Colombia has not yet consolidated a research structure that enables the generation of disciplinary, interdisciplinary, or transdisciplinary knowledge to promote educational quality and social change in the national territory.
Perspectiva avanzada de género como eje transversal en el programa académico cubano de Periodismo desde la investigación-acción
Authors: Rodríguez-Bazán Grettel , Galañena-León Yadán Crecencio , Ramos-Pérez Amalia
Published: December 2023

Aim. This paper proposes actions from the action-research approach, within the Cuban academic program of Journalism. Method. This study utilized qualitative methodologies including content analysis, expert interviews, and student focus groups. Results. The study proposed actions that gain in depth level as the academic years progress from the curricular, research, and extension perspectives. The actions contribute to mainstreaming the advanced gender perspective into the academic program. The analysis is conducted using the phases of the action research methodology, facilitating the involvement of students and researchers in communities where sexual and gender literacy is crucial. Conclusions. By immersing themselves in real social scenarios during their pre-professional practices, journalism students will not only address content that highlights gender discrimination but will also actively contribute as agents of change, advocating for equity and social justice.
Revisión sistemática sobre la aplicación de la realidad virtual en la educación universitaria
Authors: Caballero-Garriazo Javier Alfredo , Rojas-Huacanca Jaime Rolando , Sánchez-Castro Angélica , Lázaro-Aguirre Alberto Frank
Published: December 2023

Introduction. Currently there are studies that explore benefits, impacts and applications of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) in different technological and professional areas. It has sparked interest in research due to its enormous potential and its application at all levels of education. The periods of analysis of the Bibliographic information have been from 2010 to 2021 as a reference. Objective. Describe the application of VR and AR in the learning process in university education. Identify the thematic areas by determining the application domains in different areas. Methodology. Systematic mixed mapping was used. Documents indexed in digital libraries were reviewed. It was systematically filtered using keywords. Results. There are large gaps in the applications of VR, mainly in the areas of neuroscience and nursing (3%), however, there are greater studies in computer sciences (40%). Conclusion. The main findings have been that in Scopus in the period 2010 to 2021, the highest percentage of mentions about the application of VR by thematic areas and application domains has predominated. In the analysis it has been discovered that there are several gaps in the application of VR and in learning theories that have not considered the development of VR applications to help and guide towards learning results, they have only been for simulation and training.
The Art of Green Maintenance
Authors: Horolets Anna , Poljak Istenič Saša , Schwell Alexandra
Published: December 2023

Urban gardening plays a major role in how sustainable futures are imagined and envisaged, but the focus on its innovative potential tends to obscure the diverging logics at play. We draw upon ethnographic fieldwork at the community garden Onkraj gradbišča in Ljubljana, which was conceptualized primarily as a social and cultural innovation. Yet, it continuously called for maintenance and care practices in which the organizers and the gardeners had to engage to make it last. We argue that maintenance labor is crucial for sustainable urban future-making practices.
Travelogs of Journeys to Lithuania in Early 15th–19th Century: The Problem of Egodocumentality and Typology
Authors: Pacevičius Arvydas
Published: December 2023

The article discusses the egodocumentary travel writing of trips to/inside Lithuania, which is characterised by an autobiographical first-person narration, and examines its origins, development, and dissemination. Based on the methodological paradigms of research into the cultural heritage of a manuscript and printed book, the concepts of memory archive, book communication cycle, and the social life of books, an attempt is made to draw the boundaries among the types of this writing (typology), and the intentions of the writing and publishing process are revealed. The case study is based on manuscript and published travel descriptions by both Lithuanian and foreign authors for the routes in the territory of Lithuania or on the Lithuanian border. It was found that first-person narration and an author’s ‘participation’ are present not only in manuscript travel accounts that are personal and those belonging to one’s relatives (family, clan, descendants), but also in texts that engage a wider audience and are published and distributed through various media. The attempt at a typology of travel egodocumentation revealed a gap between a genetic taxonomy based on the notion of the personal archive as a treasure trove of memory and a literary classification based on contemporary genres of travel writing. Travel accounts were created on the basis of the worldview prevailing in the society of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which formed a canon different from the European one. Noteworthy are the hitherto understudied egodocumentary marginalia, diaries in calendars that reflect the culture of travel in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
The experience in parallelizm of a probability theory task
Authors: Krylovas Aleksandras , Raulynaitis Juozas
Published: December 2023

The analysis of the parallel variants of a probability theory task are presented. The results of testing by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University second year students are proposed.
Analysis of cervical cancer risk factors
Authors: Lapkauskaitė Laura , Gudlevičienė Živilė
Published: December 2023

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On some computer tomography mathematical problems
Authors: Čiegis Raimondas , Krylovas Aleksandras , Meilūnas Mečislavas
Published: December 2023

In this paper we investigate a new algorithm for determination of a human brain ischemic stroke region on CT images. The algorithm uses the initial CT information, i.e., values of linear integrals obtained in different directions. This gives a possibility to get a preliminary information about the stroke region faster then using the inverse transformations for obtaining the full CT picture of the brain.
Estimation of car braking parameters
Authors: Radavičius Marijus , Nagurnas Saulius
Published: December 2023

In the paper the problem of prediction of car braking distance from its initial speed is considered. Based on the data of braking experiments, a regression model is fitted and validated and the covariance structure of the prediction errors is established.
Multiparametric optimization of coverage for access network
Authors: Grimaila Vitas , Listopadskis Narimantas
Published: December 2023

An important part of the telecommunication network is subscriber access. The multiparametric method that was developed for the access sector optimization allows choosing the optimal access structure and the technology in respect to the costs with assurance of sufficient quality of service.
The definition of one complex-valued random variable
Authors: Laurinčikas Antanas
Published: December 2023

There is not abstract.
Redakcijos kolegijos parengtieji nurodymai autoriams
Authors: Mintis ir veiksmas Sociologija.
Published: December 2023

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Safety, Efficacy and Persistence of Advanced Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Results from ORIGINS. A Retrospective Observational Study
Authors: Mateescu Radu Bogdan , Gheorghe Cristian , Trifan Anca Victorita , Saftoiu Adrian , Seicean Andrada , Diculescu Mihai Mircea , Banciu Christian , Gheorghe Liliana Simona , Busuioc Bogdan , Goldis Adrian , Dobru Daniela , Fratila Ovidiu , Eugen Dumitru , Bataga Simona , Constantinescu Gabriel , Gheonea Dan , Tantau Alina , Jinga Mariana , Brisc Ciprian , Cijevschi Prelipcean Cristina , Chira Romeo , Fierbințeanu-Braticevici Carmen , Dumitrascu Dan , State Monica , Voiosu Theodor , Negreanu Lucian
Published: December 2023

Background and Aims: Real-world assessments of efficacy and safety of advanced therapies used for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are limited. We aimed to report safety, efficacy and treatment persistence of new molecules (infliximab, adalimumab, vedolizumab, tofacitinib, ustekinumab) in a retrospective multicentric national Romanian analysis.

Methods: We conducted a nationwide, retrospective observational multicentric study. Data were collected retrospectively from electronic and paper files. Patients who started on one of the five investigated molecules during December 2019-December 2021 were included. The main outcome measures were clinical remission, endoscopic healing, persistence on treatment and safety data.

Results: A total of 678 adult patients from 24 Romanian IBD centers with a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease were included. Participants had previously failure to one (268, 39.5%), two (108, 15%) or more treatment lines and only 38% (259) were biologic naïve. In the 24 months study period, most patients were started on vedolizumab (192, 28%), followed by adalimumab, infliximab, ustekinumab and tofacitinib. In biologic-naïve patients, most physicians (72%) preferred anti-TNF treatment as first line biologic (93 patients started on infliximab, 92 on adalimumab), followed by vedolizumab, ustekinumab and tofacitinib. During follow-up, 71% (470, p=0.05) of patients achieved clinical remission and 36% (134, p=0.03) achieved mucosal healing. The 6 months milestone for persistence was reached in 78% (530) of cases. Almost half of patients (47%, 316 patients) persisted on their current treatment for over 12 months. Overall, an adverse reaction was reported for 67 (10.4%) patients, with no lethal events.

Conclusions: Population of biologic-experienced IBD patients in Romania is increasing and is becoming more difficult to achieve long-term disease control. Discontinuation rates for advanced therapies are high.
Squamous cell carcinoma in situ of the vulva
Authors: Navarro Elias Gallardo , Margarita Acosta Blanco Adriana , Steiner Carlos Mancera , Garcia Rodriguez Francisco
Published: December 2023

Currently, squamous vulvar cancer is rare, which is why there is limited experience among health personnel in recognizing and managing this type of tumor location. The purpose of this case is to present the case of an 87-year-old woman with an ulcerative lesion on the vulva who underwent left vulvectomy with a report of squamous cell carcinoma in situ pathology, with favorable post-surgical evolution and without the need for adjuvant treatment when the inguinal lymph node was negative for metastasis.
An Ensemble Method for the Analysis of Small Biomedical Data based on a Neural Network Without Training
Authors: Izonin I.V. , Tkachenko R.O. , Semchyshyn O.L.
Published: December 2023

To enhance the accuracy of analyzing short datasets, this paper proposes a novel ensemble learning method that utilizes a single the General Regression Neural Network (GRNN). The core idea behind this method is the synthesis of additional pairs of vectors with different signs around each current vector from the test sample. This is achieved by employing the method of random symmetric perturbations and averaging the prediction outputs for the current vector and all synthesized vectors in its vicinity. Implementing this approach leads to a significant increase in prediction accuracy for short datasets. It achieves error compensation for each pair of addi-tional vectors with different signs and also for the overall prediction result of the current vector and all additional pairs of synthetic vectors created for it. The effectiveness of the proposed method is validated through modeling on a small real-world biomedical dataset, and the optimal parameters have been selected. Comparative analysis with existing GRNN-based me¬thods demonstrates a substantial improvement in accuracy.
Enhancing Work Process Efficiency in Designing Simulator Distribution Network Models
Authors: Liepatiev A.O. , Pletyanyi I.V. , Samoilov V.D.
Published: December 2023

This article introduces the manual procedure for constructing a mnemonic diagram, delineating its workflow into seven distinct subprocesses. It furnishes a detailed account and organizational framework for four of these subprocesses. Additionally, a technological methodology for as-sessing the development of exercise classes is explicated, accompanied by the presentation of the algorithm governing the evaluation process. Formulas for computing both the average and total execution times of the workflow are explicitly formulated. An algorithm for implementing the experimental workflow, integral to time calculation, is devised. The article also outlines an automated workflow for mnemonic construction. A comparative analysis of the manual and automated work processes is conducted, evaluating the total time expenditures of both methods to discern their respective efficacies.
РЕСТРУКТУРИЗАЦІЯ ПРОЦЕСІВ СОЦІАЛІЗАЦІЇ НАСЕЛЕННЯ УКРАЇНИ В УМОВАХ НЕСТАБІЛЬНОСТІ ТА У ПОСТ-СТАБІЛІЗАЦІЙНОМУ ПЕРІОДІ
Authors: Геєць В.
Published: December 2023

Вступ. Війна 2022—2023 рр. з поки що незрозумілими термінами її закінчення, спричинила в Україні широкоформатні умови нестабільності у більшості, якщо не у всіх сферах життєдіяльності суспільства, держави, населення.Проблематика. Дослідження, зокрема й соціологічного характеру таких змін, дають підстави говорити про наявність суттєвої трансформації «укорінених» у довгостроковому відношенні культурологічних вимірів українського суспільства, зокрема, таких як дистанція влади та індивідуалізм на фоні значного підвищення довіри до влади, міжособистісної довіри, зниження фінансових вимог до життя тощо. Через зміни такого характеру відбулася реструктуризація процесів соціалізації населення України на фоні збігу особистих і суспільних інтересів.
Мета. Дослідити причини та за яких умов пост-стабілізаційного періоду відновлення та реконструкції, зокрема економіки, не виникатимуть довоєнні протиріччя і не відбуватиметься падіння довіри до влади.Матеріали й методи. Використано матеріали та дані статистичних спостережень Державної служби зайнятості, Державного комітету статистики України, міжнародних та національних соціологічних обстежень; застосовано методи: абстрактно-логічний, монографічний, статистичних та соціологічних спостережень, порівняльний, балансовий,графічний.Результати. Охарактеризовано складові соціальної та економічної політики, що спрямовані на трансформаціюпроцесів формування соціалізації населення з тим, щоб забезпечити соціальний і економічний прогрес у довгостроковій перспективі, використавши вікно можливостей, що відкривається і буде залишатися певний час у повоєнних умовах.Висновки. Загроза формування так званої «культури бідності» як одного із можливих процесів соціалізації в повоєнних умовах розвитку має розглядатися в економічній політиці як засаднича форма життєдіяльності через інтеріоризацію можливостей, які розширюють соціальну базу і мотивують до праці шляхом підвищення інтересів населення до більш високого рівня задоволення потреб.
The Main Aspects of Production Optimization of Agricultural Business Structures in Ukraine
Authors: ILCHUK M. , US S. , LIUBAR R. , ANDROSOVYCH I. , ZANIZDRA A.
Published: December 2023

Introduction. Ukrainian agricultural sector has faced the conflict between private business and public interests of society. This situation has led to the necessity to optimize production and to study the conditions for sustainable development in agricultural sector involving the enhancement of economic, social, and ecological performance.Problem Statement. Under the transformational changes of the domestic economy, risks of the war and the lack of funding, there is a need to ensure a high level of agricultural production efficiency. The achievement of this primarily depends on the rational use of available production resources.Purpose. The purpose of the research is to focus on the ways of raising the production efficiency in order to provide the world food safety under the conditions of the war in Ukraine and the decreasing profit ability of agricultural production.Material and Methods. The methodology is based on the theoretical discussion, including the overview of scholarly research literature and public sources using analysis, synthesis, as well as system, logical, structural-functional, comparative, and other methods.Results. The developed optimization models allow raising the efficiency of the crop and livestock production in test agricultural enterprises A and B through reducing the production costs and increasing the profit. In addition, the chosen models take into account the risk factor, which helps to ensure with 95% probability that both enterprises remain profitable even under unfavorable circumstances.Conclusions. Production optimization means to identify the quantitative and qualitative parameters of production process indicators and to bring this process, including the economic, social, and environmental production aspects to optimal conditions. The synergy of such approach is taking into account the interests of private business, society, and environment
Assessment of Phytotoxicity of Used Zeolite as a Sorbent of the Dyeing and Finishing Production Wastewater by the Phytoindication Method
Authors: KOVAL M. , KONOHRAI V. , FESHCHENKO N. , ROMANENKO N. , YAKYMENKO I.
Published: December 2023

Introduction. The optimization of the technological processes for dyeing textile materials using wastewater adsorption purification via natural zeolite is relevant. The purified water can be used as recycled water for reuse in fabric dyeing technology.Problem Statement. The used zeolite sorbent belongs to the by-products of the dyeing and finishing industry’s wastewater treatment process. However, there is possibility to reuse it as a secondary material resource after determining the level of toxicity.Purpose. The purpose of this research is to assess the phytotoxicity of spent zeolite as a natural adsorbent for the purification of wastewater from dyeing and finishing production of textile dyes and auxiliary substances by the methods of phytoindication to determine possible directions of its use without additional costs for its disposal.Material and Methods. Wastewater from dyeing and finishing production and spent zeolite are research materials and winter barley seeds are the phytotest object. The method of scientific information generalization has been used; chemical analysis of wastewater has been carried out by the method of optical emission spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma; the intensity of winter barley stalks growth has been studied by the method of laboratory phytotesting; phytotoxicity has been evaluated with the use of analytical expression.Results. The phytotoxicity of used zeolite on water, soil, and concentrated substrates does not exceed 20%, which indicates the absence or low level of its toxicity and the possibility of reuse. The phytotoxicity of the aqueous substrate (water extract) of the spent zeolite has a negative value (–6.67%), which indicates that the studied aqueous substrate is not toxic.Conclusions. The experimental assessment of the toxicity of the used sorbent has allowed reusing it in the field of road construction and in the production of building materials.
Current Status and Features of the Development of Technoparks in Ukraine
Authors: ZIANKO V. , NECHYPORENKO T.
Published: December 2023

Introduction. The R&D potential of innovation infrastructure entities is a key factor in the implementation of innovation-driven development of the national economy, with technology park being precisely the innovation structure that unites it, ensuring the functioning of the model.Problem Statement. Many aspects of regulatory, financial, and information framework of technoparks have been not settled so far. Methodological approaches to assessing the park efficiency have been underdeveloped. In this context, there is the necessity in the theoretical justification and the formation of a holistic view of the status and features of their activity in the conditions of the protracted aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.Purpose. The purpose of the research is to analyze the problems of domestic technology parks, to identify their capabilities, and to determine the trends in their development under the present-day conditions.Material and Methods. The methods of dialectical and complex research have been employed: the empirical evaluation to identify the available methods of evaluating the activity of technoparks; the theoretical and cognitive analysis to determine the essence and to justify the features of technology parks; the general methods to identifymethodological problems of integrating technology parks into the financial system and describing approaches to the concept of an innovation form of business.Results. The development of technology parks in Ukraine, their government support, systematized criteria for evaluating their efficiency have been analyzed. It has been determined that the priority in the creation of technology parks should be given to industries with high export potential. It has been proven that technology parks minimize the duration of the "research-development-implementation" cycle, the main tasks for their improvement in Ukraine have been outlined.Conclusions. Technoparks are the most successful form of integration of science and production, which ensures rapid development, implementation, and use of innovations. Improving the legal framework for their operation in order to create the same operating conditions for all, not only for "selected" technology parks, increases competition between them, while modernizing the tax policy contributes to the growth of in-house sources of financing and their direction to the development of promising innovation projects.
FUNDAMENTALISM AND RADICALISM IN ISLAM: AN EPISTEMOLOGICAL APPROACH
Authors: Muhammad Rasyidin , Rijal Syamsul
Published: December 2023

This paper attempts to examine how fundamental-radical epistemology forms after the return of the power of Taliban in Afghanistan. To arrive at this topic, the author would firstly review the terminology and historical roots of fundamentalism-radicalism, and the factors that caused its emergence and its characteristics. The author uses a historical-phenomenological approach in doing the literature research to write this article. In analyzing obtained data, the author is using descriptive-analytical, historical, and holistic techniques. The results found are: first, the emergence of the understanding of fundamental-radical, which was initially only a political phenomenon, turned out to lead to systemic violence, actual violence, action, and symbolic violence. These are still threatening humanity because of the characteristics of their movements that are unwilling to communicate and attempt dialogue with relevant groups. Second, the factors behind the rise of radicalism are two, namely: socio-political factors and religious-related emotional factors. Third, the epistemology of fundamental-radicals lays only on literal and textual understanding. According to them, the truth lies in the understood sacred text, as it is.
THE CONCEPT OF ʿAQL AND BRAIN IN THE QURAN AND NEUROSCIENCE: A CONCEPT ANALYSIS OF NĀṢIYAH IN SALMAN’S TAFSIR
Authors: Suyadi Suyadi , Jailani Mohammad
Published: December 2023

The purpose of this study is to analyze the meaning of Nāṣiyah in Tafsir Salman from a neo-scientific perspective. The development of neuroscience and Islamic education in this modern era is in line with the emergence of new findings, namely research about the meaning (Nāṣiyah) in the Quran which some commentators define as “the crown” or, in a neuroscience perspective ‘behind the crown’, namely the prefrontal cortex. Data of this research are sourced from literature studies through manual and digital searches, focusing on the Nāṣiyah interpretation paradigm in Surah al-ʿAlaq verses 15-16. Results of the study show that the meaning of Nāṣiyah is identical to the meaning (forehead). In Salman’s interpretation, what is meant by the crown is the brain, especially the prefrontal cortex. Therefore, Nāṣiyah is a neurobiological trace of the brain in the Quran. The discovery of the concept of Nāṣiyah as the neurobiological basis of the brain in the Quran will have broad implications for the development of the potential of ʿaql (reason) in Islamic education. The essence of Islamic education, of which is the development of the potential of reason as a manifestation of brain function (Nāṣiyah) in the Quran.
THE IMPORTANCE OF RATIONALITY AND LOGIC IN RELIGIOUS PRACTICE: A STUDY OF ABD SAMAD PALIMBANI'S THOUGHT
Authors: Humaidi Humaidi
Published: December 2023

This article elucidates the thoughts of ʿAbd al-Ṣamad al-Palimbānī (1116 H / 1704 M-1203 H / 1789 AD) regarding the role of reason and the importance of rationality in religion and society. This article refers to ʿAbd al-Ṣamad’s works as primary data and the writings of Muslim scholars as secondary data. After describing ʿAbd al-Ṣamad’s main views on reason, knowledge, and thinking, this article concludes that religious life based on rational thinking, contemplation, and critical logic will give rise to knowledge, wisdom, and moderation, support the development of human potential, and develop civilization. Conversely, a religion that is dominated by hatred and avoids critical rational thinking will give birth to ignorance, religious extremism and terrorism, and other destructive actions. This study is qualitative literature using the hermeneutic method and philosophical analysis.
IMPLEMENTATION OF RELIGIOUS MODERATION PRACTICES IN MINORITY ISLAMIC VILLAGES IN SEA VILLAGE, PINELENG DISTRICT, MINAHASA REGENCY
Authors: Mamonto Fitri , Musafar Musafar , Hadirman Hadirman
Published: December 2023

This article is a study related to religious moderation in minority Islamic villages. Moderation of religion in the Muslim-Christian community in Sea Village, Pineleng District is going very well in social interactions and activities. This study raises the issue of how the practice of religious moderation in socio-religious life in a minority Islamic village in Sea Village. The purpose of this study is to describe the practice of religious moderation in socio-religious life in a minority Islamic village in Sea Village. The method used in this research is descriptive-qualitative with a phenomenological approach. The results showed that the practice of religious moderation in the socio-religious life of the Muslim community in Sea Village was applied in social activities, religious activities, and political activities and “village” leadership. The implication of this research is as an effort to maintain cohesiveness and increase religious moderation that has been implemented and maintain it continuously from generation to generation to become a miniature of religious moderation in North Sulawesi.
A REVERBERATING ECHO FROM THE FAR PAST THE ROLE OF THE ASMARAKANDHI IN JAVA’S ISLAMIZATION PROCESS
Authors: Wieringa Edwin P
Published: December 2023

The Asmarakandhi, which is a Javanese translation of an Arabic book entitled Bayān ‘Aqīdat al-Uṣūl by Abū’l Laith Naṣr b. Muḥammad al-Samarqandī (d. 373/983), is to be discussed in this study. Abū’l Laith’s text belongs to the earliest theological primers in Java, possibly first introduced on Java’s North Coast by Chinese merchants from the Ḥanafī legal school. For many centuries, Asmarakandhi was an authoritative source for new students of Islam before it fell into general disuse during the course of the twentieth century. Contrary to common belief, Abū’l Laith’s text is not as simple as it seems, containing several controversial issues.
SUFISM AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCE: TRAJECTORY OF TAREKAT NAQSYABANDIYAH-KHALIDIYAH BABUSSALAM (TNKB)
Authors: Hidayat Ziaulhaq
Published: December 2023

This article provides updated information on the tarekat following the entrepreneurial bankruptcy in the Tarekat Naqsybandiyah-Khalidiyah Babussalam (TNKB). This study charts the TNKB trend regarding the spiritual institution’s economic toughness. This research asks how TNKB will be able to continue operating if its founder no again walks away from entrepreneurs and what other economies may emerge in his place. Findings from the study show that the entrepreneurial bankruptcy of TNKB entrepreneurs is strongly tied to the conflict of the leader, which is exacerbated by Tuan Guru’s need to concentrate on other issues. Uang salam originated as a substitute for a new economic source to preserve the TNKB. Uang salam is a practice that persists until it eventually makes room for commodification. Commodification is a tactic used by TNKB as part of its survival plan after the entrepreneurial bankruptcy so that it can continue to exist and advance up to the present.