bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The TECo Database: Ecological and Technological Concepts at the Interface between Abstractness and Concreteness.
Authors: Falcinelli Ilenia , Fini Chiara , Mazzuca Claudia , Borghi Anna M.
Published: August 2023

Ecology and Technology are two keywords of the era we inhabit. Knowing how people represent these domains is essential to inform adequate interventions aimed at promoting conscious behaviors. Here we investigated this aspect by taking insights from the literature on conceptual organization. Specifically, we hypothesized Ecological and Technological concepts might have a “hybrid” nature, at the edge between Abstract and Concrete concepts. We asked a sample of Italian participants to rate 200 concepts pertaining to Ecological (e.g., deforestation), Technological (e.g., Internet), Natural (e.g., water), and Geographical/Geopolitical domains (e.g., mountain, city) on 39 semantic dimensions, some of which traditionally investigated (e.g., Context Availability), and others completely new (e.g., Political Relevance). Results indicate that Ecological and Technological concepts, despite having concrete referents, were more similar to Abstract than Concrete concepts in Concreteness~Abstractness and other semantic dimensions (e.g., Interoception, Social Valence). Interestingly, for some dimensions, they displayed a “more abstract” pattern than that of more typical Abstract concepts—e.g., later and more linguistic acquisition, higher need of others to be understood. Moreover, a Principal Component Analysis revealed three major components that explained overall the conceptual organization of our set of concepts. The first component complements the rating results, with the opposition between concreteness~abstractness, where Ecological and Technological concepts lie in the most abstract extreme. A further Hierarchical Cluster Analysis supported this distinction. Overall, our results have a twofold relevance. On a theoretical side, they contribute to enrich theories on concepts, suggesting Ecological and Technological concepts are special conceptual domains questioning the concrete-abstract dichotomy; on a more pragmatic side, they might inform societal politics on these timely themes.
Facial Expressivity and Affect in Response to Social Uncertainty in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Authors: Tetreault Julia , Andres Erin M. , Sipsock Danielle , Layton Kayla , McCormick Carolyn E. B. , Sheinkopf Stephen J.
Published: August 2023

Purpose: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by impairments in social affective engagement. The present study uses a mild social stressor task to add to inconclusive past literature concerning differences in affective expressivity between autistic young adults and non-autistic individuals from the general population (GP). Methods: Young adults (mean age = 21.5) diagnosed with ASD (n = 18) and a non-autistic comparison group (n = 17) participated in the novel social stress task. Valence (positive/negative) and intensity of facial affect were coded across four observational episodes that alternated between engagement and disengagement of social conversational partner. Results: Results indicated an overall attenuation in expressivity in the ASD group in comparison to the non-autistic group. Mean affect intensity differed between groups only in magnitude, but not valence, since both groups responded positively in the same episodes. The intensity difference was driven by a smaller proportion of positive and a greater proportion of neutral affect displays in the ASD group compared to the non-autistic group, and not by negative affect differences. Conclusion: The results suggest that friendly, non-threatening social interactions should not be assumed to be aversive to autistic individuals, and that these individuals may respond to such situations with muted positive valence. These findings are consistent with past reports of decreased expressivity in autistic individuals compared to individuals from the general population, specifically in the context of an ecologically valid social stressor.
Experiences of Thriving and Burnout in Working College Students during COVID-19: The Moderating Effect of Embeddedness
Authors: Warnock Kate , Cigularov Konstantin P. , Katz Ian M. , Warnock Kate
Published: August 2023

Following the declaration of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak as apandemic by the World Health Organization (2020), many colleges and universities across the United States responded by closing campuses, cancelling classes or moving classes online, and discontinuing many student support services. It remains unclear how working while in school may have presented unique challenges for college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Toaddress this gap, the current study examined whether negative appraisals of COVID-19 at work and school were related to less thriving and more burnout in the respective domains, and whether the predicted effects of negative appraisals of COVID-19 on thriving and burnout were stronger among those who reported more embeddedness in their job or major compared to those who were less embedded. Additionally, we investigated potential spillover effects of negative COVID-19 appraisals in one domain into the thriving and burnout in the other domain. Surveydata from employed college students were used to test the hypotheses. We found support for the matching- and cross-domain hypotheses; negative appraisals of COVID-19 at work and school showed negative relationships with thriving and positive relationships with burnout in both domains. However, the moderating effects of major embeddedness were not significant, and the moderating effect of job embeddedness was positive rather than negative, as hypothesized. This suggests that the association between negative appraisals of COVID-19 and thriving at work was strengthened by job embeddedness.
Dynamic Changes in Syntactic Predictions Following Exposure to Enriched Natural Text
Authors: Sabala Noam
Published: August 2023

Processing language is an exceptional human ability. We are able to easily and rapidly understand complex linguistic sequences that match the grammar of our native language, even if they are new to us. At the behavioral level, studies have shown that we engage in syntactic predictions during sentence processing, as the sentence unfolds in time. The relation between experience and syntactic predictions is less explored, but few studies have shown that exposure to complex syntactic structures facilitates responses to such structures immediately after exposure. This was shown by exposing people to a list of sentences of a specific syntactic structure (Wells et al., 2009). In this study, we used self-paced reading to quantify the sensitivity of native Hebrew speakers to complex syntactic structures, by measuring reaction time to each word in the sentence as it unfolds in time. Our results established a significant difficulty in on-line processing of Hebrew object relative clauses (ORCs), compared to subject relative clauses (SRCs). We explainthis difference from a distributional stand-point by analyzing the level of surprisal as these structures unfold, using probability-based and language modeling-based methods. Following this initial assessment, participants were exposed to natural texts enriched with relative clauses (both SRCs and ORCs). We then reassessed the sensitivity to complex syntactic structures, and examined the differences between sensitivity measures pre- and post-exposure. The results showed that exposure to enriched texts reduced the processing advantage of SRCs over ORCs. This effect was not found in the control group, exposed to texts deprived of relative clauses. Additionally, accuracy in comprehension questions that follow ORCs improved following exposure to enriched text. These findings suggest that syntactic preferences can change dynamically as a function of exposure to natural text. The results extend our current understanding of the relation between experience and syntactic processing in Hebrew, and demonstrate how enriched texts can be used as a more natural setting for syntactic exposure.
An Analysis of Caste Discrimination and Untouchability in R.B. Nischal's Poem Paitālā Pukār 2
Authors: Magarati Shyam Lal
Published: August 2023

This paper examines the socio-cultural issues of Dalits. The objective of the study was to analyze caste discrimination and untouchability of Dalits. For this objective, the researcher has employed Stuart Hall's theoretical insights of representation under cultural studies. The poem was selected purposively and it was the library based qualitative research. The data were collected from record-keeping and description. The researcher found that Dalit community that has suffered from the time immemorial in every aspect due to generational, multi-faceted and institutionalized discrimination due to the Hindu caste system in Nepal for religious and political reasons. This unfair practice has left a clear mark of social division, exclusion and inequality which has severely ruined Dalits' life and identity. Addressing this issue in the poem Paital Puk r Ram Bahadur Kami, displays episodes of verbal and physical violence and recurrent intra-caste discrimination. As well as he depicts the traumatic existence of the Dalit oppressed community. Other dominations and discriminations are less traumatic in comparison of cultural trauma which is like an incurable disease. Therefore, this paper displays how the Dalit people have been living in a society bearing harsh torture, trauma and inhuman treatment. Moreover, it is significant for academia for representing diverse cultural experiences and people and it can be a valuable asset for the society.
English Literature: An Authentic/Interesting Teaching/ Learning Material/Resource for English Language Development
Authors: Sharma Rajan Kumar
Published: August 2023

This study is focused on finding how English literature assists to ameliorate English language in English language teaching (ELT) class attempting to analyze how literature attunes students with various language skills in ELT classroom. Commencing with the debate about teaching English language whether using only exponents of English language or teaching English language through literature, it proposes to research on how English literature assists as both content and language for ELT. Furthermore, it quests to answer many queries concerned with the relationship between language and literature. The research project is library based research utilizes secondary source of required data. Regarding the debate on the basis of analysis and discussion of the secondary data, it is argued that as an authentic teaching and learning materials, literature imparts knowledge about language, cultural, and religion entertaining readers assists to ameliorate language skills and knowledge of culture and religion of the target language. So, understanding its authenticity, it is prescribed in ELT courses of Nepali universities under Bachelor and Masters of Education English program but that is limited portion. To increase learners’ awareness about language, culture, religion and philosophy, it seemed necessary to increase portion of literature in ELT courses. Furthermore, for effective learning, it is better to prioritize epali writers’ literary writing in English or their authentic translated versions from Nepali to English too.
Sudanese crisis and its regional repercussions: possible scenarios
Authors: Lateef Samaa Ibrahim
Published: August 2023

The Sudanese crisis that erupted on April 15, 2023 posed a threat to regional countries, especially since political instability, border problems, and the presence of separatist groups characterize the African countries. Accordingly, this crisis requires real strategic management to deal with. Otherwise, it may lead to serious regional repercussions that threaten the stability of the region. The region prompts the international community to think about the need to reach a solution to this crisis in order to preserve the security of the Sudanese, and then the stability of the entire region. It is believed that working to curtail the crisis and ensuring that it does not widen could reduce its danger despite the difficulty of predicting the paths of the Sudanese crisis.The research relied on crisis indicators to reach three possibilities that the crisis might go to, namely continuation, victory of one of the parties, or reaching a truce. There is an international pressure calling for this, in order to prevent the Sudanese crisis from reflecting on other regional countries.
The Development of Security Policy in Iraq (1941-2020)
Authors: Muften Duha Ibrahim , Alwan Prof. Ibtisam Hatem
Published: August 2023

In 1941, when Iraq entered a war with the British themselves, then the British soon rearranged their cards by drawing a new security policy for royal Iraq that included, at the very least, the protection of their interests, especially after the flow of oil in northern Iraq, and this situation continued until the morning of July 14, 1958 When he announced the establishment of the republican system in Iraq, which also witnessed radical changes in the trends of security policy, especially since the first republic tried to draw a general policy dominated by a military character, while the second republic came under the leadership of the Baath in 1963, In an ideological guise, militarization returned in the Republic of the Aref brothers, then the dissolved Baath soon returned, and the security policy in Iraq turned into a repetition of the experience of one-party, individual authoritarianism and dictatorship. The presence of the occupier cast a misguidance on the general vocabulary of that policy, but the American withdrawal in 2011 resulted in the need to draw up a different security policy, although those attempts had begun early with two important events, the first of which was the formation of the Baghdad Operations Command and the implementation of the law enforcement plan, which was followed by other large-scale operations. It included many governorates, and the second most important event was the announcement of the formation of the Anti-Terrorism Service at the end of 2006 and the beginning of 2007 The changes taking place in designing and building the security policy were accompanied by a number of successes, but they were not without failures, especially what happened in June 2014.
Elements of fifth Generation Wars in American Perceptions
Authors: Muhammad Assist prof Dr. Ali Jasim , Alwan Sarab Hassan
Published: August 2023

With the progress and development that took place as a result of globalization, many new terms related to ‘force’ have emerged in war literature. These terms referred to other kinds of war which are equivalent to military battles in their impact but less expensive in material cost. The United States of America, which nowadays is possessing all the elements of unconventional wars, including fifth-generation war, which is considered one of the wars that are characterized by a diverse mix that enters into a conflict in which many tools are employed, including military, economic, informational, cyber and alike by a simultaneously mixture of traditional and unconventional tactics and strategies which are able to cause the greatest amount of damage indirectly through which states do not appear as aggressors in enemy territory, but rather by forming alliances that include state actors in addition to secondary actors that include institutions,، individuals, groups, technological, ideological, biological and environmental factors.
Presentation of the book tagged: ((The balance between constitutional institutions in presidential and semi-presidential systems)) a comparative study
Authors: Al-Anbaki Prof. Dr. Taha Hamid Hassan
Published: August 2023

This book is one of the books that deals with a very important topic, which is the balance between constitutional institutions in presidential and semi-presidential systems - and what is meant by the latter is mixed systems - and the author started in the introduction to this book by emphasizing the agreement of jurists that the state has three pillars: the people, Territory, authority, and political power are vested in the head of state, his deputy, and his assistants in the presidential system, and the head of state, the cabinet, and ministers in the semi-presidential system (the mixed system). And the author indicated that the presidential system appeared in the late eighteenth century in the Constitution of the United States of America, specifically in 1789, and the most important characteristic of the presidential system: (unilateral executive power (institution), the election of the head of state by the people, relative separation between institutions and balance between them, and the absence of mutual influence between institutions).
Pengaruh DER dan NPM terhadap Nilai Perusahaan pada Perusahaan Properti dan Real Estate yang terdaftar di BEI
Authors: Ningsih Indah Widyah , Malik Deni , Nurfadillah Mursidah , Fauziah Fenty
Published: August 2023

This study aims to identify significant influence between Debt to Equity Ratio (DER) and Net Profit Margin (NPM) on firm value proxied by Price Book Value (PBV) in property and real estate companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. This study uses a multiple linear regression method with quantitative approach and uses a purposive sampling method with sampling techniques on property and real estate companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2017-2019 period. The final sample of the study was 39 firm-years. The results of this study indicate that there’s a significant effect of Debt to Equity Ratio (DER) on Firm Value and there’s no significant effect on Net Profit Margin (NPM) on Firm Value. This research was expected to be a reference and material for consideration in making investment decisions for investors, as well reference for  considering company value and efforts to increase company value in order to attract investors to invest their capital for the company. Keywords : DER, NPM dan Firm Value
Evaluasi Penerapan SAK ETAP pada Koperasi Karyawan “Respati’ Universitas Respati Yogyakarta
Authors: Adiputra Andre Kussuma , Muntari Sri , Eko Christmawan Poly Endrayanto
Published: August 2023

This research was conducted to find out how measurement, recognition, presentation, and disclosure of report elements in financial reporting of cooperatives based on financial accounting standards of entities without public accountability in the "Respati" cooperative at Respati University, Yogyakarta.The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative using primary data in the form of interviews with the management of the Respati Employee Cooperative and secondary data in the form of the Respati Employee Cooperative Financial Statements. The results of this research are that the Respati Employee Cooperative has prepared financial reports but they are not complete and have not implemented SAK ETAP in preparing their overall financial statements.Based on the results of this study, it is suggested that the Respati Employee Cooperative start paying attention to its Financial Statements so that they are more in line with SAK ETAP in force in 2018, make complete and detailed records, calculate depreciation of fixed assets owned, and present complete Financial Statements.
ANALISIS STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN USAHA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PROFIT PADA USAHA JASA DIGITAL MARKETING RAPIKAN SOSMEDMU
Authors: Kartini Ikayanti Puspaning , Goeyana Goeyana , Cindy Cindy
Published: August 2023

Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis pengembangan usaha digital marketing Rapikan SosmedMU agar bisa meningkatkan profit.Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif. Dengan teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan data primer dan data sekunder. Data primer dilakukan dengan cara wawancara kepada informan penelitian yaitu owner dari usaha jasa Rapikan SosmedMU serta observasi langsung ke lapangan. Data sekunder dilakukan dengan cara studi kepustakaan dan dokumentasi.Hasil identifikasi faktor-faktor internal maupun eksternal menunjukkan bahwa skor Strength + Opportunities > Weaknesses + Threats = 4,55 > 1,35, yang diperoleh dari analisis SWOT. Strategi umum yang dapat dilakukan oleh perusahaan adalah perlu mengimplementasikan strategi pertumbuhan yang agresif  atau strategi SO begitu pula strategi SWOT lain yang sudah dipaparkan agar dapat maksimal dalam meningkatkan profit atau pendapatan.
Pengaruh Pertumbuhan Ekonomi, Pendidikan dan Kesehatan Terhadap Tingkat Kemiskinan di Kabupaten Kupang
Authors: Soko Frederikus Roky Ikwan , Ballo Fransina Wely
Published: August 2023

This study aims to explain the effect of economic growth, education and health on poverty levels in Kupang District. This research is a quantitative study with time series data for 21 years, namely during the 2002-2022 observation period. The data used are data on the growth rate of gross regional domestic product at constant prices of 2000 and 2010, mean years of schooling data and life expectancy data from the Central Statistics Agency of Kupang Regency. The analytical method used is multiple linear regression analysis which is processed through Eviews-12 software. The results of this study show that partially the economic growth and education variables have no effect on the poverty rate in Kabupaten Kupang. Meanwhile, the health variable has a significant effect on the poverty rate in Kupang Regency, this is because development in the health sector in Kupang Regency has shown positive developments, which means that the quality of public health and community work productivity has also increased. Simultaneously, economic growth, education and health variables have a significant effect on the poverty rate in Kabupaten Kupang.
Creating Equal Opportunities: Evaluating Physical Facilities for Undergraduate Students with Special Needs
Authors: N. M. A. Jayasinghe , N. Kanthilatha , M. M. S. A. Karunarathna
Published: August 2023

Every individual in the world desires to carry out their daily tasks with ease. The surrounding environment plays a crucial role in facilitating this. While able-bodied individuals seamlessly navigate their surroundings, people with special needs often face significant challenges in meeting their requirements. Therefore, it is essential for them to have a moral understanding of the support they receive from their environment. The main objective of this research is to investigate the available physical facilities that were provided to the visually impaired and physically disabled undergraduates by their universities. The purposive sample contained 100 differently abled undergraduates from five universities namely; Sri Jayewardenepura, Colombo, Kelaniya, Jaffna, and Eastern university. A structured interview schedule was used for data collection. According to the results, students had a certain level of awareness regarding library facilities (46%), elevator facilities (53%), cafeteria facilities (75%) and sanitary facilities (67%). They have a moderate level of satisfaction on access to the library (30%), lecture halls (22%), gymnasium (41%) and hostels (29%) at their respective universities. Results revealed that there are some issues that visually impaired students face during their education that need to be addressed. Implementing equal opportunities is essential to create a user- friendly environment at universities and hostels to provide the students a satisfactory experience during their university education in spite of the disability.
The Environmental Issues and Appropriacy of Adapted Management Strategies
Authors: G. N. Kaushalya
Published: August 2023

Environmental issues are a ubiquitous but vague concept. Understanding these problems' nature and how anthropogenic actions contribute to them is essential. At present, it is possible to identify many environmental issues on different scales in the world and Sri Lanka. Therefore, this research mainly aimed to identify the main environmental issues and the appropriacy of adapted management strategies in Egoda Guruwala GN Division in Sri Lanka. Interviews and field observations were used as the main data collection method. The ranking method was used to identify the most prominent issues, and the results were interpreted using Problem Tree analysis. Further, it investigates the strengths and weaknesses of the management strategies in a qualitative methodological approach. The results found that there are five main environmental problems, [1] soil erosion and land degradation, [2] deforestation, [3] environmental pollution, [4] invasive species spreading, and [5] other problems. The study found different management strategies such as planting trees, trenching in sloped areas, raising awareness, using the popper waste disposal method, properly implementing the rules, and composting the carbonic waste. However, the study found another environmental issue due to unsustainable management strategies. As a rural area, the community already has the potential to use sustainable environment management strategies to reduce the environmental issues that may arise in the future. Even so, lack of accountability and ignorance may cause on developing the current situation. Therefore, this study enables us to identify the possible management strategies that may take at a domestic and community level to control and minimize the future environmental issues in the study area.
Pornhub and Policy: Examining the Erasure of Pornography Workers in Canadian Platform Governance
Authors: Webber Valerie , MacDonald Maggie , Duguay Stefanie , McKelvey Fenwick
Published: August 2023

Background: In 2021, the Canadian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI) conducted an inquiry around Pornhub, following allegations that parent company MindGeek profits from non-consensual content.

Analysis: This article offers a discourse analysis of the ETHI’s process, testimony, and report on Pornhub using Carol Bacchi’s policy analysis method, “What is the problem represented to be?”

Conclusions and implications: This study reveals a policy process blatantly influenced by anti-porn sentiments, resulting in hearings that framed porn as sexual violence rather than sex industry labour. It exposes how ETHI’s approach failed to constructively engage existing regulations, precarious labour conditions, or platform operations. The result is ineffective policy recommendations that procedurally exclude relevant stakeholders and do not adequately protect platform users from harm.
North of Carmel: Jeffers, Bringhurst, and the Ecological View
Authors: Bradley Nicholas
Published: August 2023

This article proposes that the works of the modern American poet Robinson Jeffers and those of the contemporary Canadian poet Robert Bringhurst are linked by an ecological ethos. Although specific instances of Jeffers’s influence occur here and there in Canadian literary history, the connection between Jeffers and Bringhurst is more substantial, if not immediately obvious. It consists in an aesthetic and intellectual affinity—in a shared poetic terrain that is a conceptual equivalent of the western North American geography they have in common. (Jeffers was a Californian poet; Bringhurst is often associated with the Pacific Northwest.) The poets are comparably concerned with wilderness, which in their works is not always remote or uninhabited but rather characterized by the peripheral place of humanity. In attending to parallels between the authors’ works, the article suggests that reading across the border between Canada and the United States brings into view significant literary connections.
ON THE QUESTION OF THE HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THE CURVED SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURE
Authors:   Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Prymak I. , Fedoruk Y. , Prysiazhniuk N. , Voitovyk M. , Fedoruk N. , Panchenko O. , Kozak L. ,   Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University
Published: August 2023

Summary The purpose of the research is to make a comprehensive historical-scientific analysis of the process of formation of the scientific and practical foundations of the cropping (multi-field-grass) system of agriculture, to find out the prerequisites for its emergence and to establish the patterns of development of its components. The research methods are historical-scientific, dialectical-logical, bibliographic-statistical, problem-chronological, which contributed to the comprehensive analysis of the research subject, which is based on the principles of multifactoriality, comprehensiveness, historicism and scientific objectivity of knowledge. Research results. Many years of research by scientists of the Bilotserki National University convincingly proved that the very low productivity of cattle breeding due to the constant shortage of fodder, and of low quality, and an excessively large share of steam (usually 1/3-1/2 of the entire area of arable land) under the steam farming system were the main reasons the emergence of a fallow (multi-field-grass) system of agriculture on the territory of Ukraine. In the estates of the nobles of the Black Earth belt, this system often arose from virgin or fallow land as a transitional form from primitive to interactive farming systems. Conclusion. It was noted that the yield system was gradually transformed into an improved grain crop by reducing the share of the area under perennial grasses and the growth under grain crops. The improved grain system, in turn, is transformed into a crop rotation (grain-grass rowing system) by replacing clean pairs with busy ones, as well as introducing row crops into crop rotations. Analyzing the data, it can be stated that in Ukraine, the no-till farming system was not very widespread in its pure form, but its individual components (multi-pollinated - grass, soil protection, fodder crop rotations) are successfully used even today in combination with crop rotations of other systems. V.O. is deservedly considered a pioneer of experimental field grass seeding and the creator of an improved grain system with a four-field crop rotation. Levshina, and the founders of field grass sowing on a large economic scale were D.M. Poltoratskyi and I.I.Samarin. Key words: evolution, system of farming (agriculture), crop rotation, culture, steam, tillage, soil, fertility, fertilizers.
RESEARCH OF TESTING METHODS OF HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING OF TRACTORS
Authors:   L. Pogoriliy Ukrainian Scientific Research Institute of Forecasting and Testing of Machinery and Technologies for Agricultural Production, Kharkiv subdivision, Korobko A. ,   Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University
Published: August 2023

Abstract Purpose of the study. The purpose of the study is to increase the level of technical readiness of tractors based on indicators of the technical state of steering by improving the process of its diagnosis. In order to achieve the goal, it is necessary to substantiate the estimated indicators and develop a method of testing the hydrovolume steering of tractors using the method of partial accelerations. Research methods. The methodological basis of the work is the use of the method of partial accelerations. This method is based on the transition from the vector sum of forces in space to the vector sum of accelerations in space. This makes it possible to preserve the physical essence of the obtained vector equation describing the motion of the dynamic system. The method of partial accelerations, in contrast to classical methods, involves reducing the equations of dynamics to the equations of kinematics (principle of kinemodynamics). Further research is based on this principle. The results of the study. A method of testing hydraulic volumetric steering of tractors using the method of partial accelerations has been developed. The time of rotation of the tractor wheels from the extreme position to the extreme position is an indicator for diagnostics. It was established that the duration of turning the tractor wheels from the extreme position to the extreme position is correlated with the accelerations that occur in the front and rear half-frames of such a tractor. The rotation accelerations of the rear half-frame are more pronounced, compared to the accelerations of the front half-frame. This is explained by the different values of their mass index. Measurement of the indicator is possible using the method of partial accelerations. For this, measuring complexes based on accelerometers are used. Conclusion. The implementation of methods for assessing the quality of tractor steering units and the units developed according to the proposed methodology will allow for an accelerated assessment of their compliance with technical conditions and traffic safety during tests and in operation. The application of partial accelerations method makes it possible to make a conclusion about the technical condition of the elements and nodes of the hydraulic steering of the tractor without the presence of a special platform for running tests. As a diagnostic indicator, the longitudinal component of acceleration that occurs when the guide wheels turn is proposed. The labor intensity of tests using this method is reduced by 3.28 times compared to the known ones, and the consumption of working fluid is also reduced by 2.7 kg, as the operation of disassembling units is eliminated. Key words: tractor, hydraulic power steering, test, turning time, condition indicator, method.
Useful properties of natural systems within specific parts of the North-Western Black Sea Region's coastal zone
Authors: Safranov Тamerlan А.
Published: August 2023

The paper characterizes the term 'ecosystem services' i.e. useful resources and benefits that present-day humanity can receive from nature (both tangible and intangible benefits from the abiogenic and biogenic components of various natural ecosystems). The purpose of the work is to assess the beneficial properties of natural systems of certain parts of the coastal zone of the North-Western Black Sea. There is a quite broad approach to the very concept of ‘ecosystem services’. However, the connection of ecosystem services with natural ecosystems only and their free of charge essence may be often disregarded. The term ‘ecosystem services’ is not appropriate, since natural ecosystems cannot provide any services considering that 'a service' means an act or a purposeful action. Nature exists and does not provide any services, while natural resources and conditions exist independently of human beings.

The term ‘services’ cannot be used in relation to natural ecosystems, since ‘services’ mean some purposeful activity of a person resulting in occurrence of a beneficial effect that can satisfy any human needs. In the sphere of nature management a natural system serves as a main object of research. When it comes to optimizing the nature management, it is more correct to speak about use of a certain part of natural resources, i.e. about a natural resources potential, rather than about use of them in their entirety. A number of scientists believe that the value of nature is infinite, and, therefore, cannot have a monetary equivalent. However, at present days, the economic valuation of ecosystem services is extremely important to ensure efficient nature management and can form a basis for making informed management decisions. This approach is dominant though, because such monetization helps people in their understanding of importance of conserving the biogenic and abiogenic components of natural systems for the sake of their lives. Instead of the term ‘ecosystem services’ the author suggests using the concept of ‘useful properties of natural systems’, i.e. their providing, regulating and cultural services, as well as supporting properties. The useful properties of natural systems are limited by both hazardous natural processes and physical, chemical and biological pollution of anthropogenic origin. The research offers an assessment of useful properties of natural systems within specific parts of the North-Western Black Sea Region's coastal zone (in Odesa Oblast). These natural ecosystems can provide tangible benefits, however, the possibility of using their beneficial properties is negatively affected by a progressing technogenic impact on the components of the natural environment of urbanization processes, development of industries, energy, transport and agricultural sectors of our economy, and, starting from February 2022, by the military activities and combat operations.
Plastic waste: assessment of the prosesses of its formation and management in the North-Western Black Sea Coast Regions
Authors: Safranov T. A. , Prykhodko V. Yu. , Mykhailenko V. I.
Published: August 2023

Plastic waste represents a specific component within the municipal solid waste structure because of the peculiarities of its formation, possibility of reuse and ecological consequences of environmental pollution. In particular, growing consumption of plastic is accompanied by a constant level of recycling (4-8%). This leads to accumulation of plastic waste in the environment. The article presents data on the content of plastic waste in the municipal solid waste of Ukrainian cities. According to the data the content of plastic waste within the municipal solid waste amounts to 10-12%. Plastic waste is mainly represented by polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate (more than 60%). It was discovered that plastic recycling companies import almost a third of recycled materials from Europe, while almost 84% of plastic is still ends brought to landfills. The analysis of the situation with separate collection of the municipal solid waste in the North-Western Black Sea Coast Region (namely Odesa, Mykolaiv and Kherson Regions) indicates a low level of secondary raw materials extraction. It is also exacerbated by the fact that only 75% of the population receives services for centralized collection of the municipal solid waste. It is estimated that almost 160,000 tons of plastic waste were brought to the landfills of Odesa Region in 2019. This volume is equal to the workload of existing plastic processing enterprises of Ukraine. So, as exemplified by Odesa Region, the research aimed at assessing the resource potential of plastic waste by main categories and in terms of clustering of the region, in accordance with the Regional Waste Management Plan project. It also describes the environmental consequences of leaving waste plastic materials in the environment – contamination with microplastics and formation of persistent organic pollutants. Moreover, it indicates that the municipal plastic waste is a significant source for such substances formation during thermal and mechanical destruction processes taking place within a landfill's body or marine environment. The research analyzes the main reasons for a low level of plastic waste use in the region. One of them is a lack of conditions allowing the citizens to collect plastic waste separately from the rest of their waste.
TD-DFT and DFT Investigation on Electrons Transporting Efficiency of 2-Cyano-2-Pyran-4-Ylidene-Acetic Acid and 2-Cyanoprop-2-Enoic Acid as Acceptors for Thiophene-Based π-Linkers Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Authors:   Department of Chemistry, Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria, Obiyenwa Gabriel K. , Semire Banjo ,   Department of Chemistry, Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria,   Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria, Oyebamiji Abel K. ,   Industrial Chemistry Programme, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria, Abdulsalami Ibrahim O. ,   Department of Chemistry, Nigerian Army University, Biu, Bornu State, Nigeria, Latona Dayo F. ,   Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria, Adeoye Moriam D. ,   Department of Chemistry, Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria, Odunola Olusegun A. ,   Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria,   Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Applied sciences, Hallmark University, Ijebu-Itele, Ogun state, Nigeria
Published: August 2023

Great attention is being shifted to Dye-sensitized solar cells because of their structural and electronic tunability, high performance, and low cost compared to conservative photovoltaic devices. In this work, B3LYP/6-31G** level of theory was used to study the molecular architecture of the donor-π-acceptor (D-π-A) type. This architecture contains a series of dyes with the 2-cyano-2-pyran-4-ylidene-acetic acid (PLTP-dye) and 2-cyanoprop-2-enoic acid (CLTP-dye) units as acceptors; donor groups and thiophene-based π-linkers. The molecular and electronic properties, light harvesting efficiency, open circuit voltage (VOC), injection force (ΔGinject), regeneration force (ΔGregen) and excitation state lifetime (𝜏𝑒𝑠𝑙 ) were calculated. CLTP-dyes showed lower band gap, chemical hardness (η), chemical potential (μ), higher electrophilicity (ω) and electron denoting power (ω-) than the corresponding PLTP-dyes. The ω- demonstrated that PLTP-1, PLTP-2 and PLTP-3, CLTP-1, CLTP-2 and CLTP-3 should readily push electrons to the π-linker, which can lead to high intra-molecular charge transfer and photocurrent for the dyes. The Voc and ΔGinject parameters favoured the CLTP-dyes over corresponding PLTP-dyes, and also dyes with the N,N-diphenylaniline donor have higher Voc, ΔGinject values and longer wavelengths (λmax) than the dyes with carbazole unit (N,N-diphenylaniline dyes > Carbazole dyes) in accordance with the calculated ω-, although all the dyes have good regeneration and injection abilities
Pengaruh Minat Baca Dan Ketersediaan Sumber Belajar Terhadap Prestasi Belajar
Authors: Firmazelin Alya , Harahap Cinta Salsabila Putri , Ginting Fitri Febrianti , Nabilah Jihan Luthfi , Tampubolon Sarah Witri , Nurmala Siti , Budiman Budiman
Published: August 2023

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana minat baca siswa mempengaruhi hasil belajar. Dalam penelitian ini, metodologi kuantitatif dipadukan dengan metode review. Sebanyak 197 siswa SMA berpartisipasi dalam penelitian ini. Kuesioner dengan skala Likert digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data. Pemeriksaan backslide fundamental digunakan dalam prosedur pemeriksaan berpendidikan. Diketahui bahwa minat baca siswa kelas XII MAN 1 Medan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap hasil belajar. Menurut penilaian yang diberikan responden, penanganan informasi menunjukkan minat belajar siswa mencapai 43,66 persen pada kelas dengan aturan sedang dan 62,95 persen pada kelas besar. Pengujian hipotesis menunjukkan bahwa koefisien regresi X dan Y yang diuji signifikan karena t hitung (7,734) lebih besar dari sig (0,000). Akibatnya, penemuan penelitian ini menunjukkan adanya hubungan antara hasil belajar dan minat pemahaman. Dihitung dengan menggunakan persentase hasil belajar yang dicapai siswa kelas XII IPA MAN 1 MEDAN.
Pelibatan Peran Serta Orang Tua Dalam Meningkatkan Krativitas Belajar Anak Usia Dini Di Pos PAUD Teratai 23
Authors: Dahlan Mukhtar Zaini
Published: August 2023

Orang tua memiliki tanggung jawab dan tanpa ada yang mengarahkan mereka untuk mengambil peran sebagai orang tua, sebagai pengasuh, pembimbing, sebagai guru dan pembimbing anak-anaknya. Orang tua dan guru juga harus memahami apa arti kreativitas dan bagaimana hubungannya dengan tingkat perkembangan anak, dan mereka harus memiliki keterampilan untuk membantu dan mendorong anak untuk mengekspresikan kreativitasnya. Oleh karena itu, menjadi tanggung jawab orang tua, guru, dan masyarakat untuk memelihara,, menghormati, dan memastikan lingkungan fisik dan sosial yang mendukung perkembangan anak. Komunikasi dengan orang tua merupakan salah satu tugas seorang pendidik. Orang tua juga harus menghubungi guru. Komunikasi dua arah ini sangat efektif dalam memberikan layanan PAUD yang berkualitas. Orang tua dan pendidik berbagi informasi tentang program kelembagaan dan masing-masing anak.
The Influence Of PBL Models, Demonstrations And Initial Knowledge On Increasing Learning Achievement
Authors: Gunawan Wawan , Atiqoh Atiqoh , Wiyarno Yoso , Suharti Suharti , Rusmawati Retno Danu
Published: August 2023

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui: (1) perbedaan prestasi belajar antara penggunaan model PBL dan metode demonstrasi pada mata pelajaran bahasa Inggris, (2) perbedaan prestasi belajar antara pengetahuan awal tinggi dan pengetahuan awal rendah pada bahasa Inggris. mata pelajaran, dan (3) interaksi antara penggunaan model PBL, metode demonstrasi dan pengetahuan awal terhadap prestasi belajar bahasa Inggris siswa kelas VII SMPN 48 Surabaya. Penelitian eksperimen ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan desain faktorial 2x2. Subjek yang menjadi fokus eksperimen diambil secara acak klasikal yaitu empat kelas VII SMPN 48 Surabaya. Hipotesis penelitian diuji dengan menggunakan uji statistik Analysis of Variant (Anova). Hasil perhitungan menunjukkan bahwa: (1) Terdapat perbedaan pengaruh penggunaan model PBL dan metode demonstrasi terhadap prestasi belajar bahasa Inggris siswa kelas VII SMPN 48 Surabaya yaitu siswa yang menggunakan model PBL memiliki hasil belajar yang lebih baik. dibandingkan siswa yang menggunakan metode demonstrasi, (2) Terdapat perbedaan pengaruh pengetahuan awal tinggi dan pengetahuan awal rendah terhadap prestasi belajar siswa di kelas VII SMPN 48 Surabaya yaitu siswa dengan pengetahuan awal tinggi memiliki prestasi belajar yang lebih baik dibandingkan siswa dengan pengetahuan awal yang rendah, dan (3) Terdapat pengaruh interaksi antara model pembelajaran dan pengetahuan awal terhadap prestasi belajar bahasa Inggris siswa kelas VII SMPN 48 Surabaya, dalam hal ini pengetahuan awal sebagai variabel moderator sangat mendukung hubungan yang kuat antara variabel independen dan variabel dependen. Pengaruh penggunaan model Problem Based Learning (PBL) dengan pengetahuan awal tinggi dapat meningkatkan prestasi belajar. Pengaruh penggunaan model Problem Based Learning (PBL) dengan pengetahuan awal tinggi dapat meningkatkan prestasi belajar. Berdasarkan capaian penelitian, disimpulkan bahwa penggunaan model Problem Based Learning (PBL) dengan metode demonstrasi dan pengetahuan awal dapat meningkatkan prestasi belajar bahasa Inggris siswa kelas VII SMPN 48 Surabaya.
FINANCING INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES OF UKRAINE
Authors: STRETOVYCH OLEKSANDR , SKOPENKO NATALIYA
Published: August 2023

Ensuring the competitiveness of Ukrainian goods and technologies is an important problem, the solution of which is connected with the improvement of their development, production, sale and maintenance, that is, with the implementation of targeted financing of innovative activities. The purpose of the study is to determine the state and establish trends in the financing of innovative activities of industrial enterprises of Ukraine for the period 2000-2020 based on actual data provided by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine as of the date of publication of the article. Analytical method, methods of data grouping, graphic methods, methods of deduction, comparison, systematization and logical generalization were used in the research process. The article examines the dynamics of sources of financing innovative activities of Ukrainian enterprises over a certain period of time; considered internal and external sources of financing innovative processes, problems and prospects of their involvement by domestic industrial enterprises. It was established that in the period before the announcement of quarantine measures due to COVID-19 and the subsequent start of Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine, the main sources of financing innovative activities in Ukraine were: companies' own funds; funds from the state budget of the country; funds from foreign investors and funds from other funding sources (funds from domestic investors, grants, etc.). The conducted research shows that the state policy of Ukraine regarding the implementation of innovative activities is unstable and fragmented. Adopted state acts are not supported by financial and other instruments that would allow domestic enterprises to carry out and finance innovative activities at an accelerated pace. In such a situation, the leadership of our country should pay more attention to the improvement of the legislative framework and the creation of real financial instruments of forced assistance to Ukrainian enterprises in the implementation of innovative activities.