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Knowledge and Practice of Family Planning in the Danuwar Community at Panchkhal, Kavre
Authors: Kafle Bishnumani
Published: March 2023

Family planning (FP) is one of the effective means to control rapid growth of population and to make desirable family size. It helps to maintain good health of mother, child as well as family. But in Nepalese community, the practice of family planning is not easily accepted by all the peoples due to various reasons such as social, cultural, religious, superstition, lack of proper Knowledge of FP, fear of losing health etc. The objective of this study was to identify the knowledge and practices of family planning methods in the Danuwar community at Panchkhal, ward no. 8, Pipaltar, Kavre. A descriptive study design was used for the study. Fifty percent households (99 households) were taken from total one hundred and ninety eight households through simple random Sampling method. The respondents were married Danuwar women aged from 15-49 years. Only one respondent was taken from each sample household. Interview schedules were used to collect the data.

The finding of the study revealed that almost (97.98%) women heard about family planning. However 68.31 percent (male or female) had used FP devices or methods among 99 respondents. They had just used family planning devices or methods suggested by neighbors, friends or imitation of peer group. Most of all the respondent women had side effects of irregular menstruation who had used contraceptive temporary devices. Couples of the Danuwar preferred two numbers of children but the number of children they have borne about more than four because of Socio- belief. Almost all the preferred child was male because they thought that the male children will take-care their parents during their old age. There was not found child birth spacing in the study area. They have borne child almost every year.
Ethical Dilemma of Abortion in Francine Rivers’ Novel 'The Atonement Child'
Authors: Rai Pradip
Published: March 2023

Francine Rivers’s a 1997 realistic novel “The Atonement Child” presents ethical dilemma of abortion in a Western Christian society. When a young girl gets pregnant due to rape, aborting the baby seems to be the right thing to do for the good of the girl and her family, but they cannot easily do so as Christian ethics suggests against abortion in all situations. Conflict and confusion arise from this ethical dilemma of abortion, which the novelist has tried to resolve finally by adhering to Christian ethics and having the baby born beautiful and healthy and the whole family again coming to terms. When analyzed this ethical dilemma of abortion by subjecting it to the opposing principles of Consequentialism and Christianity as explained by Michael Banner in his book Christian Ethics and Contemporary Moral Problems, it is found that the resolution provided by the novelist is not a resolution in a truly practical sense; the ambiguity surrounding the wellbeing of the mother, child, and the entire family continues to exist.
Practice and Development of Agricultural Seed Management Technology in the Hilly Areas of Eastern Nepal
Authors: Wagle Shyam Prasad
Published: March 2023

The use of new technologies in agricultural sector is the contemporary global concern issue. This study attempts to explore about the practice and development of seed management technology in the eastern hilly areas of Nepal including the analysis of major reasons and accociated problems. Moreover, it also seeks the perception of farmers towards this technology. In addition, the study applied household questionnaire survey, key informant survey and focus group discussion with local farmers in to collect relevant information. The household survey conducted in 20 percent (190hss) in total (601hhs) of the study area ranging from 250 to 1500 masl along the Koshi-highway.The relevant published and unpublished documents: previous research journals, books, dissertations and official records were also reviewed as secondary sources of information for this paper.

This paper has showed that the technology is well known for the protection and promotion of both crops and vegetables farming in the study area. More than 78 percent (150hhs) farmers are using this as a useful and profitable technique. Despite various problems, the practice of this technology is gradually increasing in this area and the maximum practice is concentrated with vegetable farming. Although it was introduced through the inspiration of local research centers at first time, the role of neighbours, friends and television programs seems to be significant respectively in its development and expansion in the study area. This technology is the choice of the farmers and the majority of the farmers are in fovor of the development and expansion of the technology.
प्रेमा शाहका संलग्न स्वकथनात्मक समाख्यानमा वाच्यत्व {Textuality Involved in Prema Shah's Memoiristic Narratology}
Authors: पौडेल {Poudel} लता {Lata}
Published: March 2023

प्रस्तुत लेख प्रेमा शाहका संलग्न स्वकथनात्मक समाख्यानमा वाच्यत्व विश्लेषणमा आधारित   छ । आख्यानको संरचना विश्लेषण गर्ने सैद्धान्तिक अवधारणालाई समाख्यानशास्त्र भन्छि । समाख्यानमा वाच्यत्वले समाख्याताको आवाजलाई बुझाउँदछ । समाख्याता स्वयम् पात्रका रूपमा कथासंसारभित्र उपस्थित भएर आफ्नो कथा आफै वाचन गरेको समाख्यानतालाई संलग्न स्वकथनात्मक समाख्यान भनिन्छ । समाख्यानमा समाख्याताले व्यक्त गरेका विचारहरूबाट वाच्यत्व पहिचान गर्न सकिन्छ । यसमा शाहका पहेँलो गुलाफ कथासङग्रहमा सङगृहीत ‘पहेँलो गुलाफ’ र ‘सिउँडीको झ्याङमा’ संलग्न स्वकथनात्मक कथालाई सोद्देश्य छनोट विधिका आधारमा लिई वाच्यत्व निरूपण गरिएको छ । यसमा पुस्तकालय अध्ययन विधिबाट प्राथमिक र द्वितीयक स्रोतका सामग्रीहरू सङ्कलन गरिएको छ । यसमा छनोट गरिएका कथालाई प्राथमिक स्रोत र ती कथासँग सम्बन्धित लेखरचना, अनुसन्धान, समालोचना र सैद्धान्तिक सामग्रीलाई द्वितीयक स्रोत सामग्रीका रूपमा लिई जेराट जेनेट, मिकि बल, रिमोन केनोन, जेनलगायतका समाख्यानाशास्त्रीहरूका वाच्यत्वसम्बन्धी सिद्धान्तलाई पाठ विश्लेषणको आधार बनाइएको छ । यसमा कथाको वाच्यत्वको निरूपणको लागि समाख्याताको आत्मगत अभिव्यक्ति, समाख्याताको दृष्टिकाोण, समाख्याताको पक्षधरता र विषयक्षेत्रको निर्धारण तथा पात्र चयनलाई आधार बनाई कथाहरूको गहन अध्ययन तथा विशलेषण गरी निष्कर्ष प्रस्तुत गरिएको छ । यसमा सन्दर्भसामग्रीको प्रयोगमा ए. पि. ए. पद्धतिको प्रयोग गरिएको छ ।

(The presented article is based on the textual analysis of Prema Shah's memoiristic narratology. The theoretical concept of analyzing the structure of a narrative is called narratology. Vocabulary in  narratology (samakhyana) refers to the voice of samakhyana. Self-narrative narration is a narration in which the narrator himself is present in the world of the story as a character and recites his own story. Authorship can be identified from the ideas expressed by the editor in the Samakhyan. The autobiographical stories related to 'Yellow Rose' and 'Siundiko Jhangma' collected in Shah's Pehelo Gulaf Katha Sangrah have been determined based on the purposeful selection method. In this study, materials from primary and secondary sources have been collected through library study method. The selected stories are taken as primary sources and the writings, research, criticism and theoretical materials related to those stories as secondary source materials, the theory of textuality of historians such as Gerrat Janet, Mickey Ball, Rimon Keenon, Zen, etc. have been made the basis of text analysis. In order to determine the textuality of the story, an in-depth study and analysis of the stories have been presented, based on the self-expression of the author, the perspective of the author, the support of the author and the determination of the subject area and the selection of characters. In the use of reference materials. A. P. A. method has been used.)
Intergovernmental Interaction in Federal Nepal and Challenges in the Transitional Period
Authors: Subedi Girdhari
Published: March 2023

Federalism is a power-sharing political system, which designates power through various layers of government. Powers are delegated and decentralized by the constitution over the different layers of government. In federalism, intergovernmental or inter-province relations are very crucial for better delivery of the federal system. The provinces in Nepal are at loggerheads and as they are facing internal conflicts, and the inter-governmental relations are not so smooth. The provinces are attempting to make their internal cooperation better but this is not achieved due to political transition. Given this complex context, poor intergovernmental relations and conflicts between the three layers of government in Nepal have become one of the key challenges for the successful implementation of federalism. Limited knowledge, short experience with federalism and lack of legal and policy issues have created these gaps. The contexts have further jeopardized inter-governmental relations. Weak intergovernmental relations in federalism would ultimately pose a challenge to federalism and result in political instability in Nepal.
Job Satisfaction of Female Employees in Commercial Banks of Pokhara
Authors: Ranabhat Deepesh , Timilsina Bhawana Sharma , Ranabhat Mala
Published: March 2023

Job satisfaction of employees is considered as important factor for the growth and success of any organization. However, many organizations have made minimal effort to assess the job satisfaction of employees including banks. This study aims to measure the job satisfaction of female employees and the major factors affecting it in commercial banks of Pokhara valley, Nepal. The study follows descriptive and explanatory designs. Purposive sampling technique was used in this research. The survey was conducted using a questionnaire administered to 150 female professionals working in different commercial banks of Pokhara valley. Descriptive statistics such as frequency analysis and mean score analysis, and inferential statistics such as correlation analysis and regression analysis were employed in this study. This study found that all the independent variables including promotion, supervisor behaviour, remuneration, working conditions and co-worker behaviour positively correlated with job satisfaction. Likewise, the study found that promotion, remuneration, and working condition have a significant impact on job satisfaction.
Students’ Perception of Declining Learner’s Enrollment in Mathematics : A Context of Universities in Nepal
Authors: Pokharel Thakur Prasad
Published: March 2023

The students' perception of declining learner enrollment at higher levels of mathematics is one of the significant factors to deal with them successfully. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the bachelor second-year students' perception of difficulty in subject matters, the attitude of teachers, the efficiency of subject matters and teaching methodology, the application of mathematics, and existing exam patterns. This investigation is based on the survey research design consisting of 198 respondents of mathematics of second-year students that includes 108 male and 90 female students from different colleges in Pokhara valley. A five-point Likert- scale survey questionnaire, related to independent variables was prepared with 22 structured questions and administered by the researcher to the students. This study used a descriptive research design, where the data were collected and analyzed. The finding of this study concludes that declining student enrollment in higher levels in mathematics was significantly positively correlated with the difficulty in subject matters, attitude of faculty members, efficiency in subject matters, application of mathematics, and existing exam patterns. The study also revealed that most learners positively believe that mathematics was relevant to further studies as it supported to the development of the creative, imaginative, logical, and constructive skills of learners. However, most of the respondents realized that mathematics educators did not support the weakness of learners' problems properly, and most teachers had insufficient skills to connect mathematics knowledge to learners' real lives.
Respectful maternity care
Authors: Paudel Narayani
Published: March 2023

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Study on probable aetiological factors of subfertility in a tertiary care hospital
Authors: Lamsal Manoj , Tamrakar Suman Raj
Published: March 2023

Background: Subfertility refers to describe women or couple who are not sterile but exhibit decreased reproductive efficiency even after 12 months of regular unprotected intercourse.
Objectives: To find probable aetiological factors in subfertile couples attending Dhulikhel Hospital.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 140 subfertile couples in Dhulikhel Hospital from March 2016 to December 2017 after ethical clearance. The participants were recruited by convenience sampling, data were entered in Microsoft Excel Sheet and analysed using SPSS v.23. Descriptive statistics like frequency, percent, mean, and standard deviation have been presented.
Results: Among 140 subfertile couples, mean duration of subfertility was 5.55 ± 3.96 years. About two-thirds (95, 67.9%) of them were of primary subfertility. Most subfertile clients (both) were of 26-30 years age group and about three-fifths (83, 59.3%) were of Janajati caste. The most common cause of subfertility was female factor (72, 51.4%) only. Ovulatory dysfunction (49, 35%) followed by tubal abnormalities (24, 17.1%) were major female contributory factors. Thyroid disorder was noted in 19 (13.6%) clients and hyperprolactinaemia was observed in 14 (10%) subfertile female clients. Two (1.4%) female clients had diabetes mellitus and 24 (17.1%) had evidence of different forms of genital infection. Only male factor contributed was seen in 16 (11.4%) clients and asthenozoopermia was the commonest abnormal semen parameters. Six (4.3%) males with abnormal semen parameter were working abroad.
Conclusion: Ovulatory causes was found to be the commonest cause of subfertility in Dhulikhel Hospital. Asthenooospermia was the most common male factor.
Oil Politics and the Environmental Crisis in Galeano’s Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
Authors: Lama Kumari
Published: March 2023

The politics of oil has played a vital role for the massive exploitation of Venezuela’s natural resources such as the petroleum products. When the European colonizers entered into the Latin American countries in the sixteenth century, initially they took hold of the land and the people; later, they pillaged and exploited their natural resources together with the American capitalist cartels. This paper analyzes the petroleum politics that includes the European and American oil cartels that has adversely affected environment in the region. In this paper, I have explored the western capitalists’ petroleum politics in Eduardo Galeano’s book Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent. Mainly I have focused on the case of Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo, where a continuous spilling of oil has brought a huge damage to different water species; for instance, fishery is on the verge of collapse and the surrounding is severely affected. The craving of capitalist alliances for the petroleum products has ignored the fact that humans have to pay the cost of environmental destruction as a result of the oil politics. The paper sheds light on the environmental crisis, which is caused by continuous extracting and spilling of oil in Lake Maracaibo. Subsequently, the Venezuelan prosperity has got threatened as it totally relies on the ‘oil culture’. To explore the widespread ecological damage on Lake Maracaibo and its surroundings, I have used the deep ecological concept of Arne Naess, which argues that there is the connectedness and dependency of living and non-living things with each other so that any disturbance can hamper the whole ecosystem. Besides Naess’s ecological concept, I have also drawn ideas from the insights of ecocritics Cheryll Glotfelty and Val Plum wood to support Naess’s ecological concept and to clarify the conceptual framework of this paper.
Prevalence of Protozoan and Helminths Parasitic Infection in Palpa, Nepal
Authors: Nepali Pit Bahadur , Shrestha Santoshi , Rana Hira Bahadur
Published: March 2023

In rural areas of underdeveloped countries, the parasitic infestation is a major public health issue for children and the elderly. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of parasite infestations and risk variables related to Palpa parasitic infestations. The population sample was selected from the Tansen area's usual population, as determined by randomized cluster sampling. A total of 700 samples were collected, with 280 persons from urban regions and 420 from rural areas, for a total of 100 people from various categories in each health center. Data were collected for each person based on their age, gender, and place of residence (urban or rural), as well as through a semi-structured questionnaire and a personal interview. Each health center's laboratory technician team conducted the microscopic investigation of samples (blood, urine, and feces). Five protozoal and six helminth parasites were found among the 11 parasites, with eight kinds of gastrointestinal parasites and three species of blood parasites. The most frequent parasites were discovered to be Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, and Ascaris lumbricoides. Females and those who live in rural areas are more likely to be parasite-infested. Prevalence was highest among children under the age of 15 and the elderly. Administrators, health experts, and the community need to approve improvements in the living environment and cleaning practices to break the transmission cycle of parasitic illnesses, health education, and community approval.
Spectrophotometric Determination of Phosphates in Detergent Samples Available in Tansen, Palpa
Authors: Thapa Yub Narayan , Khadka Tribikram
Published: March 2023

Phosphate is primarily used as a builder in detergents, which helps soften hard water, thereby increasing the cleansing power of detergents. Extensive discharge of phosphate from detergents leads to eutrophication of surface water bodies. This work aims to assess the amount of phosphate present in detergent samples available in Tansen, Palpa, and compare its concentration between local and foreign detergents. Phosphate in detergent samples can be determined by the molybdenum blue phosphorus method using a spectrophotometer. The experimental process relies on forming a phosphomolybdate blue complex with ammonium molybdate and the subsequent reduction of the complex by hydrazine hydrate in an aqueous sulphuric acid medium. The system obeys Beer-Lambert’s law at 830 nm in the concentration range of 2-16 ppm. In this study, the phosphate concentration in local detergents (Dhoni, Light, V-Series, Nirma, Upahar, Patanjali, Rin Shakti and Dr Jhatka) varied from 15.54-33.03 ppm, and that of foreign detergents (Wheel, Super Check, Surf Excel, Tide and Ariel) ranged from 23.81- 32.65 ppm. The amount of phosphate was compared between local and foreign detergent samples using the student's t-test, which revealed no significant difference between them. The results obtained from the study disclosed that the detergents under investigation are within the permissible limits of phosphate. However, non- phosphate-based builders can be used to discourage the use of phosphate in detergents.
Mediacja akademicka – konfrontacja teorii z uczelnianą praktyką
Authors: Czarnecki Paweł
Published: March 2023

Celem niniejszego artykułu naukowego jest przedstawienie instytucji prawnej, którą jest obowiązująca od 1 października 2018 r., a wprowadzona do systemu prawa na podstawie przepisów ustawy z 20 lipca 2018 r. – Prawo o szkolnictwie wyższym i nauce, mediacja prowadzona w postępowaniu dyscyplinarnym wobec nauczycieli akademickich (mediacja akademicka). W tekście zostaną zaprezentowane: pojęcie mediacji akademickiej, inicjowanie mediacji, zasady postępowania mediacyjnego, przebieg tego postępowania oraz postulaty mające na celu sprawne procedowanie na ten temat. Autor, odwołując się do wyników prowadzonych przez siebie badań naukowych, stawia tezę, że jeśli nie zmienią się przepisy dotyczące mediacji akademickiej oraz praktyka ich stosowania na uczelni, to mediacja nigdy nie będzie skutecznym instrumentem służącym rozwiązywaniu konfliktów na uczelni wyższej.
Travessias: um escravo marinheiro convertido ao protestantismo nas malhas da inquisição (1614-1637)
Authors: Precioso Daniel
Published: March 2023

O personagem central deste livro é Pedro João, um marinheiro escravo nascido no Brasil e que vivenciou as tensões religiosas entre portugueses e ingleses durante o século XVII. “Pescado” por diferentes confissões cristãs em suas travessias atlânticas, ele desenvolveu uma mentalidade heterodoxa, a meio caminho entre as ortodoxias exigidas por uma cristandade europeia dividida pelas reformas religiosas.
Validity and Reliability of the Vietnamese Version of Diabetic Selfcare Knowledge Questionnaire-30 Used for Assessing Self-care Knowledge of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Vietnam
Authors: Loi Phung Van , Hoang Ngo Huy , Vu Pham Tuan , Xuyen Dao Thanh
Published: March 2023

Objectives: To translate and adapt the Diabetic Self-care Knowledge Questionnaire-30 (DSCKQ-30) questionnaire to be suitable for Vietnamese conditions and culture. To examine the reliability and validity of the Vietnamese version of the DSCKQ-30 questionnaire. Material and Methods: The questionnaire was forward translated, from English into Vietnamese and vice versa, by four independent translators. After that, an expert panel resolved any disagreements in translation regarding 4 criteria: semantics, idioms, experiences and concepts. The questionnaire then underwent a pilot study, on a sample of 100 DM patients to assess its clarity and readability; from June 1, 2021, to June 15, 2021. Finally, a test-retest study was conducted on a sample of 279 patients, over one month to examine internal consistency, stability and construct validity of the questionnaire; from July 1, 2021 to July 30, 2021. This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Thai Nguyen National Hospital. Results: The Vietnamese translated diabeté self-care knowledge questionnaire had content validity of 1.00, Cronbach’s alpha of 0.899 and Kappa coefficient of 0.700 or greater, except for question 15: with a Kappa coefficient of 0.658 (acceptable). Conclusion: The translated, adapted version of the DSCKQ-30 is valid, reliable and a feasible tool for practice, education and research in the future.
Assessment of Surgery and Anesthesia Services and Patients’ Attitude Towards Informed Consent: The Case of a Specialized and Comprehensive University Hospital in Northern Ethiopia
Authors: Atsbeha Mussie Tesfay , Mitiku Mengistu
Published: March 2023

Objective: Healthcare providers need to establish close relationships with patients planning to undergo major elective surgery as this helps produce positive patient outcomes. This study aimed at investigating surgery and anesthesia services and patients’ attitude toward informed consent at Ayder comprehensive specialized university hospital, in Northern Ethiopia. Material and Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted in the biggest health facility in Northern Ethiopia. Four hundred ten patients with major elective surgery were recruited. A structured questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographics, anesthesia and surgery services and the attitude of patients toward informed consent. Descriptive results were presented using frequencies and tables. Regression analysis was accompanied by an odds ratio and a 95% confidence interval was run to identify factors associated with the outcome variable. Results: Study participants’ mean age was 36.1+11.7. Around two-thirds (71.7%) and one-fourth (26.6%) of the study participants were informed about their proposed surgical procedure and its possible complications, respectively. Two hundred ninety four (66.8%) and 88 (21.5%) were made aware of the type of anesthesia that was going to be administered and possible complications. About half (50.7%) had expressed a positive attitude towards informed consent. Rural residents have about twice (AOR=1.9; 95% CI: 1.06-2.73) higher odds of expressing a positive attitude towards the informed consent than their counterparts. Conclusion: The study revealed that the proportion of patients who were informed about their anesthesia-surgery services was moderate. Besides, patients’ attitude toward informed consent was poor. The residence was a good predictor of positive patients’ attitudes toward informed consent. Thus, healthcare professionals in the surgery department should establish clear and transparent communication with patients about surgery and anesthesia-related services.
DEEP AND COMPREHENSIVE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH THE EU: ADVANTAGES AND DOWNSIDES FOR THE UKRAINIAN SOCIETY
Authors: G. Duginets
Published: March 2023

This scientific work is a monographic research devoted to the study of the current state of implementation of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) between Ukraine and the EU, aimed at assessing the current state of affairs as well as future prospects for Ukrainian enterprises. The main feature of studying the issues of the DCFTA is the constant systematization of the results obtained through studying ongoing processes, as well as their interpretation in accordance with the actual situation in the economy of both Ukraine and the European Union and the actual adherence to the commitments made for implementing the Agreement. The text is printed in the author’s edition
ОБЛІК ОБ’ЄКТІВ ІНТЕЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЇ ВЛАСНОСТІ
Authors: Г. В. Уманців , І. К. Шушакова
Published: March 2023

Висвітлено організаційно-методологічні засади відображення об’єктів права інтелектуальної власності в системі обліку підприємства. Досліджено зміст процесу комерціалізації об’єктів інтелектуальної власності у розрізі його етапів з метою виокремлення облікової специфіки кожного із них. Проаналізовано інституціональне забезпечення обліку об’єктів інтелектуальної власності. Наведено методичні підходи до оцінювання об’єктів інтелектуальної власності, а також використання обліково-аналітичної інформації при прийнятті рішень щодо комерціалізації інтелектуальної власності. Розраховано на викладачів, студентів-науковців та фахівців з обліку й оподаткування
Making Uncommon Sense of Laudable Research
Authors: Dennis Simone , Dawson Andrew
Published: March 2023

In Australia, research resourcing might come from parties dedicated to addressing issues in the public interest, such as smoking cessation and alcohol regulation. The associations researchers have with those parties are regarded in quite different terms than, say, a research relationship that is forged with the tobacco or alcohol industries themselves. Agreeing to work with the latter ‘bad’ players would indubitably raise the liveliest of suspicions among fellow researchers, while associations with the former ‘good’ players are often regarded as in the service of good academic citizenship that helps bring about positive changes to the world, something that is often a key moral, as well as funding and publications, driver for researchers. We argue that such polar classification bears anthropological inspection and a radical rethink. The consequences of not so doing risk shutting down areas in which anthropological enquiry is urgently needed.
Book Reviews
Authors: Mitra Sandipan , Hypes Brooke
Published: March 2023

H. Glenn Penny, Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2021, ISBN: 9780691211145, 234 pp., Hb. £25.00, $29.95

Stephen J. Collier and Andrew Lakoff, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2021, ISBN 978-0-6911-9927-6, 480 pp., Pb. £74.00, $95.00
On the issue of cultural (African) specifics of "responsible artificial intelligence"
Authors: Zamaraeva Julia , Kolesnik Maria
Published: March 2023

The article deals with the problems associated with the socio-cultural specifics of the development of practical principles of "responsible artificial intelligence (AI)". At present, much attention of researchers is attracted by the African continent, stereotypes about which were associated with backwardness and underdevelopment. Currently, African countries, while effectively building their economic strategies, are also using AI technologies. The concept of Umeå University professor Virginia Dignum, which she outlined in one of the sections of the book “Responsible AI in Africa. Problems and Opportunities” (Springer, 2023). The main logic of Professor Dignum's theory is that all the consequences of using AI technology do not depend on AI, but on the socio-cultural characteristics of the socio-techno-anthropological environment in which these technologies are applied. Using Ubuntu philosophy as an example, Virginia Dignum shows how the sociocultural philosophical aspects of "non-Western" philosophy can be applied to the creation of new socioethical principles that emphasize the cultural diversity of modern AI ethics. The position of Virginia Dignum's theory on the sociocultural specifics of the ethics of "responsible AI" seems to be important, which, in our opinion, can be adapted for various sociocultural spaces that, to one degree or another, do not coincide with the Anglo-American paradigm of economic civilization.
KOMPETENSI PERANGKAT DESA DAN KEPEMIMPINAN KEPALA DESA DALAM IMPLEMENTASI REFOCUSING ANGGARAN
Authors: Alimurrahman  , Faisol Moh.
Published: March 2023

Budget refocusing is the Presidential Instruction Number 4 of 2020 concerning Refocusing Activities, Budget Reallocation, and Procurement of Goods and Services in the Context of Accelerating the Handling of Covid 19. This study aims to examine the effect of village apparatus competence and village head leadership on the implementation of budget refocusing on village governments in the Sumenep district. The object of this research is the village government in Sumenep Regency which is located in the mainland area, with a total of 106 respondents. The research data was tested using SPSS software. The results showed that the competence of village officials had an effect on the implementation of village government budget refocusing, while the leadership of the village head had no effect on the implementation of village government budget refocusing. The implication is that the competencies possessed by village officials such as education level, technical experience, and creativity become big capital in implementing a policy.
Influence of microgeometry in the point contact zone of rest friction on fatigue life for friction bearing units
Authors: Milanenko A.
Published: March 2023

A comprehensive methodology has been developed to assess the maximum contact stresses and deformations in the point contact zone and the maximum tangential stresses, including their position in the subsurface zone in depth and in the rolling direction when the microgeometry of the rest contact.
Investigation of the properties of coatings obtained by electric arc spraying
Authors: Lopata A. , Smirnov I. , Holovashchuk M. , Lopata V.
Published: March 2023

The paper considers possibilities to increase the wear resistance, corrosion resistance, and service life for parts of machines and mechanisms via their hardening and renovating using electric arc coatings characterized by high density, adhesion strength, and micro hardness. Also, the possibility of controlling the properties of restored surfaces owing to choice of the related equipment with required structure and characteristics in order to prolong the service life of machinery parts is shown. The right choice of equipment for spraying makes it possible to increase the speed and temperature of the spraying gas and particles, reduce the droplet diameter, increase the density and reduce the oxidation of coatings. The influence of spray factors such as the flow rate and pressure of working gases, composition of combustion mixture, spraying distance, dispersion of the spray, properties of wire material, etc. on the properties of the coatings obtained has been investigated.
Transluminal endoscopic surgery for bladder sphincter incompetence in female dogs
Authors: Chernov Aleksandr , Lukomskiy Andrey , Haerttinov Azat , Agapov Evgeniy , Ivanova Mariya
Published: March 2023

The article presents a step-by-step algorithm of a unique patented technique for the treatment of urinary incontinence - hormone-associated sphincter insufficiency in female dogs.

The result was traced on 51 animals. The peculiarity of this technique is to perform the entire operation through the urethra, without percutaneous accesses. It is also noted that despite the existing prototypes, briefly described in foreign sources, the authors of the described method, patented in the territory of the Russian Federation, managed to find a unique and effective formula for performing the procedure. This approach, in which you can not worry about complications (which were not found in the sample described), allows you to conclude about a new approach to solving the "old" problem.
Intestinal microbiocenosis and fodder digestibility in broiler chickens when using probiotics
Authors: Aleksandrova Svetlana , Baharev Aleksey , Duktov Aleksandr , Sadomov Nikolay
Published: March 2023

Abstract. Research objective was to study the intestinal microbiocenosis in broiler chickens. Laboratory test was conducted at Research and Development Center for Agriculture of the North-Western Branch of Tyumen Research Center of SB RAS. Methods. Cobb 500 chickens breed was used. The main part of experiment began at the age of 14 days. By this time, chickens had reached an average body weight of 365 grams. The control group of chickens was fed basic diet, consisting of total mixed ration fodder and pure water. Chickens of the 1st experimental group during the main stage of experiment were fed with “Vetom 2” probiotic additive in drinking water at 50 mg / 1 kg of poultry weight, whereas chickens of the 2nd experimental group were fed “Lactobifadol” added to their fodder at the rate of 0.2 g per 1 kg of poultry weight. Research results have showed that prior to feeding probiotic formulations no pathogenic microflora was observed in the microbiocenosis of the droppings of broiler chickens. Conditionally pathogenic bacteria, such as Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella oxytoca, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus were present. Bacillis spp. was present in all of the samples. After feeding the formulations, no pathogenic microflora was detected in the droppings of chickens in experiment groups. Conditionally pathogenic bacteria Proteus mirabilis were present in the droppings of control group chickens, the 1st experimental group, 2nd experimental group. Concentrations of Bifidobacteria and Lactobacteria in chickens’ droppings fed with “Lactobifadol” were significantly higher than in the rest of the groups. Bacillus spp. was present in all samples of the 1st experimental group fed with “Vetom 2”. It was also present in the droppings of chickens in other groups. Scientific novelty. Laboratory experiment involving broiler chickens aimed at researching intestinal microbiocenosis and its effect on digestibility of mixed fodder was conducted in Northern Trans-Urals conditions for the first time.
The effect of feed additives on the micromorphometry and microbiome of the intestine of broilers
Authors: Dmitriev Nikita , Salautin Vladimir , Salautina Svetlana
Published: March 2023

Abstract. Poultry farming makes a significant contribution to the country's economy, to the stability of the food market and ensures food security. The increase in the rate of poultry production directly depends on the feeding and maintenance of poultry. Various domestic manufacturers offer a large number of different feed additives with improved feed conversion. At the same time, some additives provoke an exacerbation of reactions to stress factors and a decrease in immunity in poultry. Therefore, one of the main tasks in the development of poultry farming is the use of feed additives with the least negative impact on the body, increasing the safety of livestock and ensuring maximum productivity. One of these is a feed additive based on humic acids. The scientific novelty lies in obtaining new data on micromorphometric indicators and microbiocenosis of the intestines of broilers when using the Reasil® Humic Health feed additive. The aim of the work was to determine the effect of a feed additive based on humic acids on micromorphometric parameters and microbiome of the digestive canal organs. Materials and methods. The production experience was carried out at the poultry farm of “Vremya-91”. According to the principle of analogues, 2 groups were formed: a control and an experienced one of Cobb 500 cross broilers with 18,000 heads each. Results. The analysis of the results showed that in the broilers of the experimental group, in comparison with the intact one, there was an increase in the thickness of the mucous membrane and submucosal base in the glandular stomach by 319 and 378 microns, and in the muscular one - the mucous and muscular membranes by 844 and 481 microns, respectively. In the small intestine, an increase in the size of villi by 702 microns and their number was observed. The thickness of the mucous membrane in the colon was greater by 733 microns. When using a feed additive, the amount of conditionally pathogenic microflora did not exceed the norm, while the number of lactobacilli increased by 103 CFU/g.
Digital marketing infrastructure of rural areas
Authors: Kulikova E , Ruschickaya Ol'ga , Kruzhkova Tat'yana
Published: March 2023

Abstract. Digital technological means are developing, the number of Internet users is growing, so marketing activities play a key role for every organization, companies in the agricultural economic sphere are not developing either. Marketing activity has the character of an opportunity to attract new consumers and build communications with old customers. If such activities are not used, then at present it is fraught with economic losses, and the loss of all business activities as a whole. A number of scientific and technological revolutions have changed a lot, the activity and features of the agro-industrial complex. Currently, a large number of specialists use the fact of implementation in the digital sector of the agricultural industry. This problem is becoming increasingly important in the formation and dissemination of projects aimed at the development of digital technologies in the industry. The purpose of this article is a study that draws attention to the activity of representatives of the agricultural type, and a proposal based on its assumption. Objectives: to conduct a bibliographic analysis of approaches to marketing the agricultural sector; to consider the key categories of digital technologies for agricultural enterprises; to analyze the use and wider application of marketing tools in the agricultural sector. Methods. When monitoring the sensors of socio-economic analysis, graphic and analytical methods, a systematic approach. Results. A study and description of the most common area of activity has been carried out, which allows expanding communication with users of agricultural products and increasing their number. The features of the use of digital technologies in the agricultural economy are revealed. Certain main reasons arising from the use of technological tools in the agricultural industry. Scientific novelty. It was revealed that enterprises in sectoral management often do not have the opportunity to purchase goods and sell the market. Solving the problem of wider use of digital communication technologies in the industry, the possible implementation of separate and distributed software products aimed at the development of the agricultural industry.
Species differences in the content of photosynthetic pigments in plants of arid territories of the South of Russia
Authors: Kalmykova Elena , Mel'nik Kristina , Kuz'min Petr
Published: March 2023

Abstract. The purpose is to study the features of adaptive reactions of the pigment system of plants in the stress conditions of the Astrakhan region. In the role of diagnosing the state of plants, physiological and biochemical indicators are used, which reflect the body's ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions. Methods. In the studies, methods of observation, description of the objects of study, spectrophotometric determination of the quantitative content of photosynthetic pigments, methods of statistical analysis were used. Results. Features in the quantitative content of chlorophyll a and b, carotenoids, as well as the ratio of the values of chlorophyll a and b, the amount of chlorophylls to carotenoids were revealed. The calculation of the linear Pearson correlation coefficient between the content of chlorophylls and carotenoids in leaves and the average daily temperature and daylight hours was carried out. It was established that the maximum content of chlorophyll a was observed in tamarix, the minimum amount was noted in saxaul. The largest amount of chlorophyll b was noted in the leaves of teresken, and the smallest in saxaul. The highest amount of carotenoids was observed in tamarix (0.59 mg/g dry weight), a little less was noted in teresken (0.54), its minimum content in saxaul (0.12) and juzgun (0.29). In the studied species, the ratio of chlorophylls ranged from 2.9 to 6.5, the maximum was in saxaul, and the minimum was in juzgun. The potential of photochemical activity decreases in the series saxaul > tamarix > teresken > juzgun. It was revealed that the maximum value for the ratio between the amount of chlorophylls and carotenoids in saxaul (2.9). Scientific novelty. New knowledge was obtained on resistance to adverse external factors in the stress conditions of the Astrakhan region in terms of the ratio of physiological and biochemical parameters – between chlorophyll, carotenoids in leaves and the average daily temperature and daylight hours, which made it possible to assess the potential of plants and compile the following series of studied species: saxaul > juzgun > teresken > tamarix.
Radioaktív izotópok egészségügyi használata és lehetséges kockázatainak összefoglalása
Authors: Dobor József , Kiss Noémi , Pátzay György
Published: March 2023

Jelen cikk a radioaktív izotópok egészségügyben történő felhasználását és veszélyeit foglalja össze. A szerzők az egészségügyi felhasználás sokszínűségének bemutatásával szemléltetik a radioaktív izotópok alkalmazásának szükségességét, ismertetve a radioaktivitás veszélyeit. Ezek a veszélyek a biztonsági előírások be nem tartása esetén olyan eseményeket indíthatnak el, amelyek súlyos következményekkel járhatnak. Már több mint száz éve tudatosan használják gyógyászati célzattal a radioaktív izotópokat, a velük kapcsolatos tudásanyag folyamatosan bővül, kutatások zajlanak, amelyek új lehetőségeket tárnak fel. A szén egyik instabil izotópja a szén-14 radioizotóp, amelyet az egészségügy mellett a kormeghatározásban is felhasználnak. A technécium-99m radioaktív izotópot a pajzsmirigybetegségek szcintillográfiás kimutatására használják. Megítélésük meglehetősen ellentmondásos, ugyanis ellenőrzött körülmények között, számított mennyiségben, a sugárvédelem alapelveit betartva fontos segítői az emberiségnek, de ha egy balesetben kikerülnek a környezetbe, élő szervezet közelében káros hatásukat hosszú távon ki tudják fejteni. Napjainkra a radioaktív izotópok többsége gyakorlatilag nélkülözhetetlen, az 1900-as évek elejétől tudatosan, tervezetten szolgálják az emberiséget.
Legal basis for ensuring public security and order at the regional level and the place of administrative and legal norms among them
Authors: Herasymchuk R. V.
Published: March 2023

It has been noted that ensuring public security and order is the State's prerogative and involves an inevitable clash of public and private interests. At the same time, the specifics of the region and the variety of relations that arise within it are based on the norms of many branches of law, the key place among which belongs to administrative law. The legal framework for ensuring public security and order at the regional level has been proposed to be considered as a legal acts systemic set of different legal nature, the norms of which are aimed at regulating public relations in the relevant area.

It has been stated that administrative law norms are key to the system of legal framework for ensuring public security and order, and this is confirmed by the following: firstly, the provisions of most legal acts are aimed at regulating the activities of public authorities and defining their administrative and legal status, including powers, functions, goals and objectives, etc; secondly, the legal framework for ensuring public security and order forms the strategic directions of the state policy on creating a secure environment in each individual region; in addition, such legal frameworks regulate the relationship between public authorities and society and local governments, defining the most effective models of cooperation to maintain security and order within the respective territory.
Regarding the update of research infrastructure problems and support for young scientists in the current conditions
Authors: Pogribny S. O. , Bezpalko S. V. , Kritsak I. V. , Denischuk D. Ye.
Published: March 2023

In an article based on the interdisciplinary method of scientific research, national and international experience, theoretical developments and legislative initiatives an attempt was made to update the normative and legal material and generalization of scientific developments in the field of research infrastructure, with an emphasis on modern educational and scientific processes. A significant drawback on this path was that initiators of drafting the draft law “About scientific and scientific and technical activity” on issues of research infrastructure and support for young scientists the scientific base of the investigated problem is not sufficiently taken into account, which is most often seen in reasoning, to the explanatory note to the Draft Law. It is suggested to borrow the displayed ones in the article the ideas of scientists, and also emphasizes implementation further scientific research, especially regarding the latest scientific publications of Ukraine and the world in the specified direction. The need for constant monitoring and analysis is emphasized positive foreign practices of building a smart educational and scientific policy, which is a stimulus for the prospects of the development of science and the national economy in general. As suggestions, author’s works are offered, ideas and recommendations implemented during the recent events of the Russian-Ukrainian war, which can be the ideological base for to improve the Draft Law we are working on. It should be noted that open science is – this is the future of the ХХІ century. The world is moving towards an open research infrastructure, which is a positive trend, after all everyone has an opportunity in free access get acquainted with the authors’ work. Today, providing open access to scientific resources is a priority. Research and scientific infrastructure under martial law equates to the critical infrastructure of the state.