bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Candidate Marker Genes for Diagnosis of Osteoarthritis and Prediction of Their Regulatory Mechanisms
Authors: Zhang Zuyang , Liu Wei , Xiong Jiepeng , Chen Tianhua , Jiang Liangdong , Liu Mingjiang
Published: October 2023

We have screened candidate marker genes for the diagnosis of osteoarthritis and predicted their regulatory mechanisms. Six expression chips of tissue samples and one expression chip of peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PMBC) samples were obtained from the GEO database. Differential analysis, GSEA, and WGCNA were performed on the integra­ted tissue sample data with batch correction. Can­didate genes were obtained from the intersection of the genes significantly related to osteoarthritis in the WGCNA and the differentially expressed genes. ROC analysis was performed on the candidate genes in the tissue and PMBC samples. Genes with AUC values greater than 0.6 were retained as final candidates, and their upstream regulatory miRNAs were predicted. A total of 106 genes with differential expression were found in osteoarthritis tissue samples, which were mainly enriched in cell cycle and p53 signalling pathways. WGCNA selected a gene module significantly correlated with the occurrence of osteoarthritis. Fourteen candidate genes were obtained from the intersection of the genes in the module and the differentially expressed genes. ROC analysis showed that among these 14 candidate genes, only ADM, CX3CR1 and GADD45A had AUC values greater than 0.6 in both tissue and PMBC samples. The AUC values of the gene set of these three genes were greater than 0.7. Multiple miRNAs were predicted to be regulators of these three genes. ADM, CX3CR1 and GADD45A have potential as diagnostic marker genes for osteoarthritis and may be regulated by multiple miRNAs.
First confirmation of variegated molehopper Xya variegata (Latreille, 1809) (Orthoptera: Tridactylidae) occuring in Slovenia
Authors: Bedjanič Matjaž
Published: October 2023

The occurrence of the variegated molehopper Xya variegata in Slovenia is confirmed unambiguously for the first time, based on observations of adults and larvae on 24. 3. 2023 and 2. 6. 2023 on the banks of a gravel pit along the Mura River, east of Petišovci in the Prekmurje region, northeastern Slovenia. Thus, the previously doubtful inclusion of the species in the checklist of Slovenian Orthoptera is now justified. Further research is needed to improve knowledge of its distribution and biology. A detailed assessment of the threat status and planning of conservation measures for this threatened and ecologically highly specialised grasshopper species should also be carried out.
Confirmation of the alpine salamander Salamandra atra (Laurenti, 1768) on Slovenian side of the Gorjanci Mountains
Authors: Presetnik Primož , Petrič Maks , Čuk Matjaž , Vogrin Milan
Published: October 2023

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The Effect of Computer Games on Social Isolation and Violence Among 9-16 Year Olds
Authors: Damavandi Mahan Khatib , Hedayatimanesh Fatemeh , Rastegarinia Narges , Hosseini Ghazal
Published: October 2023

This article examines the impact of computer games on teenagers. It should be noted that this research has obtained its data based on the questionnaire on the impact of computer games by 60 students of Shahid Bahonar Boys' School. This questionnaire is researcher-made. In this section, the collected information and data are classified, processed, analyzed and the results and findings of this research are presented. After determining the normality of the data, appropriate tests were used to analyze the research questions. Cronbach's alpha was used for reliability and its validity was done by university professors and it is based on a five-point Likert scale. The results of this research indicated that computer games do not cause social isolation of teenagers, but on the other hand, they affect the morale of teenagers. Students' performance is not affected by computer games, and according to research, teenagers do not place computer games as the main entertainment and pleasure.
Modern Day Slavery in Your Supply Chain
Authors: Walden Joseph L.
Published: October 2023

Modern day slavery is a huge problem in supply chains. Estimates place the number of workers living in slavery conditions between 17-21 million worldwide. This problem is growing rather than shrinking even though countries have laws that prevent slave labor and some countries and states have laws that require reporting on audits of their supply chains. Why do we have this problem and what can we do to fix it? This paper addresses the issue and some recommendations to fix this global problem.
The Influence of Video Game Usage on Romantic Relationships Between Youths
Authors: Ding Meng , Shao Xinyue
Published: October 2023

To answer a common question that arises within young relationships, "Which is more important: me or video games?" this study draws from a sample of 640 college students in order to explore the relationships between a number of factors: video game usage, video game importance, conflicts, and romantic relationship satisfaction. The results indicate that compared to women, men are more likely to exhibit three types of video game usage characteristics. The results also suggest that people’s concentration on video games and the percentage of their leisure time dedicated to video games can effectively predict how important video games are to someone. On the other hand, social behavior was not found to predict the importance of video games. Compared to self-reports of usage in this study, partner usage of video games was found to be more related to conflicts. In addition, video game usage does not directly negatively affect relationship satisfaction, but does indirectly affect relationship satisfaction through the partner's perception of the importance players place on video games. The frequency with which partners play games together was found to have a positive effect on romantic relationship satisfaction. This study demonstrates that the importance people attribute to video games does cause problems for young people’s romantic relationships and reveals the mechanism of influence of video games on couples’ satisfaction with their romantic relationships.
A machine-learning approach to estimate satellite-based position errors
Authors: Ramavath Anil Kumar , Perumalla Naveen Kumar
Published: October 2023

Satellite-based navigation systems are widely used in transportation. GNSS signal’s strength or quality can easily be degraded by local environments. As a result, the position accuracy of satellite-based navigation systems decreases. In this paper, a novel approach for estimating the positioning error is proposed using ML/DL technique. For learning the relationship between position errors and increased data from GNSS receivers without any prior experience, neural networks have become the machine learning option of choice in the past few years. Signal degradation is best measured by dilution of precision, elevation angles, and carrier-to-noise ratios. To estimate the position error of satellite-based navigation systems, neural networks are trained in this paper. This paper applies a long-short-term memory (LSTM) network to model the temporal correlation of position error measurements. Therefore, neural networks are capable of learning the trend of position errors through training.
Cultural unit white – prototype terms
Authors: Almalech Mony
Published: October 2023

The article focuses on the Hebrew prototypes terms (PTs) of white in the Old Testament – light, milk, and snow. The aim is to explore the worldview of Hebrew to reveal the original messages of the Bible. The translation is an essential tool that shows which translation elements (the word and its root derivatives) are symmetrical, asymmetric, and dissymmetric to Hebrew due to the different worldviews of languages. The method is interdisciplinary and includes several theories and approaches. Original is Almalech’s methodology for tracking all verbal options to signify color: Basic color term (BCT), prototype term (PT), rival terms to prototype (RT), and terms for the basic feature of the prototype (TBFP). Semiotic osmosis is also an original element of Almalech’s methodology and has a place in the study of colors in the Bible. The phenomenon is observed when Hebrew PT is translated with the BCT, Hebrew TBFP is translated with BCT in the Indo-European language, e.g.,darknessis translated withblack,freshis translated withgreen. In the case of light, semiotic osmosis is when a quality of light is perceived as synonymous with light, e.g., brilliance is synonymous with light in Hebrew, English, Bulgarian, and other languages. The importance of light in religious systems, regional culture, and natural features are taken into account. Almalech’s semiotic approach to color, i.e., treating them as a sign communication system, involves the insisting that a distinction must be made between verbal and visual color because of their different potential to have primary and secondary (figurative and cultural) meanings. The substance of the language sign (sound is a mechanical wave) is physically different from the visual sign (electromagnetic wave). Almalech considered prototypes to be the cognitive interface between verbal and visual colors. Therefore, semiotically understood, color is a cultural unit that contains verbal and visual colors, complemented by social, religious, and folkloric use of primary and secondary color meanings.
Agreeing objects in Zulu can be indefinite and non-specific
Authors: Zeller Jochen
Published: October 2023

In a number of Bantu languages, object marking is correlated with a definite or specific interpretation of the agreeing object DP, and similar claims about the semantic effects of object marking have also been made for Zulu (Nguni; S42). This paper examines these claims by applying a range of diagnostic tests for (in)definiteness and (non-)specificity to sentences with object-marked objects in Zulu. The paper’s first finding is that agreeing objects in Zulu can violate the uniqueness requirement that holds for definite expressions, and can therefore appear in contexts in which definite DPs are not tolerated. The second finding is that object-marked objects in Zulu can take narrow scope in relation to intensional verbs and negation, in which case they are interpreted as (scopally) non-specific. Object marking in Zulu therefore cannot be regarded as a morphosyntactic device to mark definiteness or specificity. Rather, it is suggested that the interpretative effects of object marking follow from information structure: agreeing DPs in Zulu are obligatorily dislocated and hence appear outside the focus domain (the vP). Consequently, an agreeing object in Zulu is incompatible with semantic focus, which implies that it can (but crucially, does not have to) be interpreted as denoting a discourse-familiar referent.
Analysis of two-gene signatures and related drugs in small-cell lung cancer by bioinformatics
Authors: Li Yi , Zhou Xiwen , Lyu Zhi
Published: October 2023

Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) has a poor prognosis and can be diagnosed with systemic metastases. Nevertheless, the molecular mechanisms underlying the development of SCLC are unclear, requiring further investigation. The current research aims to identify relevant biomarkers and available drugs to treat SCLC. The bioinformatics analysis comprised three Gene Expression Omnibus datasets (including GSE2149507, GSE6044, and GSE30219). Using the limma R package, we discovered differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the current work. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analyses were made by adopting the DAVID website. The DEG protein–protein interaction network was built based on the Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins website and visualized using the CytoHubba plugin in Cytoscape, aiming to screen the top ten hub genes. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was adopted for verifying the level of the top ten hub genes. Finally, the potential drugs were screened and identified using the QuartataWeb database. Totally 195 upregulated and 167 downregulated DEGs were determined. The ten hub genes were NCAPG, BUB1B, TOP2A, CCNA2, NUSAP1, UBE2C, AURKB, RRM2, CDK1, and KIF11. Ten FDA-approved drugs were screened. Finally, two genes and related drugs screened could be the prospective drug targets for SCLC treatment.
Temperature-insensitive and low-loss single-mode silicon waveguide crossing covering all optical communication bands enabled by curved anisotropic metamaterial
Authors: Zhang Jinsong , Xu Luhua , Mao Deng , D’Mello Yannick , Wei Zixian , Li Weijia , Plant David V.
Published: October 2023

We propose two designs of low-loss and temperature-insensitive single-mode waveguide crossing on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) platform with 415-nm operation bandwidth covering all optical communication bands. Both designs are enabled by subwavelength grating (SWG) modeled as an anisotropic metamaterial. The initial design applies straight SWG as the lateral cladding of the waveguide crossing to minimize the refractive index contrast and reduce the insertion loss (IL), but needs a relatively long taper. An improved design is then proposed where the curved SWG is introduced to replace the straight SWG to decrease the taper length and improve the performance. The waveguide crossing with the improved design achieves a calculated maximum IL of 0.229 dB and maximum crosstalk of −35.6 dB over a 415-nm wavelength range from 1260 nm to 1675 nm. The proposed devices are fabricated and characterized. Measured results of the improved design show a maximum IL of 0.264 dB and maximum crosstalk of −30.9 dB over a 230-nm wavelength range including O-, C-, and L-bands, which accord well with the simulation. Low temperature sensitivity has also been demonstrated in both simulations and experiments.
Fermatean fuzzy semi-prime ideals of ordered semigroups
Authors: Adak Amal Kumar , Nilkamal  , Barman Navendu
Published: October 2023

Fermatean fuzzy sets (FFSs) are invented to resolve the underlying limitations of intuitionistic fuzzy sets and Pythagorean fuzzy sets. The major goal of this study is to introduce Fermatean fuzzy semi-prime ideals of ordered semigroups. Fermatean fuzzy semi-prime ideals and Fermatean fuzzy prime ideals are introduced. Also, we illustrate some novel concepts to construct Fermatean fuzzy intra-regular and regular ideals. Using the conception of function of the characteristic of ordered semigroups of FFSs, we show certain fundamental facts. Several relations are given for the family of Fermatean fuzzy regular ideals of ordered semigroups.
As ideias históricas de Bartolomé Mitre e o Brasil (1870-1880)
Authors: BARCELOS Ana Paula
Published: October 2023

In this article we analyze the historical ideas of Bartolomé Mitre – soldier, historian, and president of Argen-tina from 1862 to 1868. We propose a reflection connecting these ideas to the political experiences that marked his trajectory in the second half of the nineteenth century, reflecting on his contact with the Empire of Brazil, particularly in the 1870s and 1880s. The connection with the Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute (IHGB) and its social networks stand out as features which supported and consolidated Mitre’s historiographical activities in the Platine region. His national history project is thus intertwined with his polit-ical activities in defense of Unitarian liberals and the development of Argentine national unity, as well as his relations with the neighboring monarchy. Our sources are his historical works, correspondence, and the publication of the IHGB Journal which reports on his becoming a member of the Institute in 1871.
Quando o espelho não é Narciso: A desconstrução das masculinidades hegemônicas nas narrativas dos professores de história
Authors: DELFINO L. L. , MAIA C. J.
Published: October 2023

The following article aims to analyze the construction of hegemonic masculinities produced by the narratives of hetero-cis-normative male subjects, graduates of the history course at the Federal University of Alfenas and participants in the Institutional Teaching Initiation Scholarship Program (PIBID) from 2015 to 2016. The interviews were undertaken remotely within the context of the pandemic (2020-2022), with the development of the narratives aimed at understanding subjectivation processes in the shaping of teaching identities raised by recollections of PIBID’s teaching interventions in public schools in the city, which is in the south of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The methodology used was based on the study of reports of experiences (intervention projects, reports, and field work) and on an oral history linked to a sensitive consideration of the narratives produced.
Requalificação civil de pessoas trans e travestis: Política pública para garantia de direitos fundamentais
Authors: MOREIRA R. S. , GAULIA C. T. , CARVALHO Henrique Rabello de
Published: October 2023

The following research is linked to the Bryant Garth Research Observatory, created in 2020 at the Rio de Janeiro State School of Magistrates (EMERJ). The Observatory developed a data production model to guide legal public policies, with the first empirical research developed within the scope of one of its centers, the Nucleus of Public Policies and Access to Justice (NUPEPAJ), held in 2021 in the aim of investigating the impact of name and gender change on the lives of trans people. The research was undertaken by means of collecting secondary data – in court cases – and primary data – from interviews with the subjects of these cases, with the categorized and analyzed data then discussed in this work. The results suggest that gender, age group, education, and violence impact the seeking out of this service and also how a name and gender change affects expectations of a life free of violence and with more opportunities for happiness. Based on debates on transfeminism and an expanded perspective on gender, we question the limits and possibilities for a construction of emancipatory practices by the Judicial Power in dialogue with other institutions.
Candida albicans induces neutrophil extracellular traps and leucotoxic hypercitrullination via candidalysin
Authors: Unger Lucas , Skoluda Samuel , Backman Emelie , Amulic Borko , Ponce‐Garcia Fernando M , Etiaba Chinelo NC , Yellagunda Sujan , Krüger Renate , von Bernuth Horst , Bylund Johan , Hube Bernhard , Naglik Julian R , Urban Constantin F
Published: October 2023

The peptide toxin candidalysin, secreted by Candida albicans hyphae, promotes stimulation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). However, candidalysin alone triggers a distinct mechanism for NET‐like structures (NLS), which are more compact and less fibrous than canonical NETs. Candidalysin activates NADPH oxidase and calcium influx, with both processes contributing to morphological changes in neutrophils resulting in NLS formation. NLS are induced by leucotoxic hypercitrullination, which is governed by calcium‐induced protein arginine deaminase 4 activation and initiation of intracellular signalling events in a dose‐ and time‐dependent manner. However, activation of signalling by candidalysin does not suffice to trigger downstream events essential for NET formation, as demonstrated by lack of lamin A/C phosphorylation, an event required for activation of cyclin‐dependent kinases that are crucial for NET release. Candidalysin‐triggered NLS demonstrate anti‐Candida activity, which is resistant to nuclease treatment and dependent on the deprivation of Zn2+. This study reveals that C. albicans hyphae releasing candidalysin concurrently trigger canonical NETs and NLS, which together form a fibrous sticky network that entangles C. albicans hyphae and efficiently inhibits their growth.
The other side of capacitation: role of mouse male molecules in the regulation of time and place of capacitation
Authors: Nicolli Anabella R , Cesari Andreina
Published: October 2023

In brief

Capacitation is regulated by decapacitation factors secreted by male ducts and accessory sex glands. This revision is focused on targets and events regulated by decapacitation factors in Mus musculus and their potential use for fertility control.

Sperm capacitation is a necessary process for mammalian spermatozoa to acquire fertilization capability. This process occurs when the sperm enters the female’s reproductive duct, involving a vital interplay with the uterine and oviductal environment, leading to morphological, physiological, and biochemical modifications in the male gamete. Besides, for a successful sperm capacitation, molecules are incorporated onto the sperm’s surface during its passage through the male reproductive tract followed by their subsequent removal. These molecules, referred to as decapacitation factors (DFs), also regulate capacitation, preventing this process from occurring in the wrong site or at the wrong time. While decapacitation factors have been extensively studied in recent decades in species such as Mus musculus, there is no comprehensive report consolidating information on all the identified decapacitation factors and the molecular basis of their function. The aim of this review is to summarize the data related to decapacitation factors discovered and characterized in Mus musculus. Concurrently, this review aims to elucidate the implications of different decapacitation factors throughout the fertilization process (i.e. capacitation, acrosomal reaction, and fertilization), as well as the methodologies employed for their investigation. Given that mice (Mus musculus) have served as a valuable model in reproductive research due to their genetic similarity to humans, this review contributes to our understanding of the role of decapacitation factors in male fertility.
CD74 deficiency reduces trophoblast invasion and proliferation mediated by SIRT1 in preeclampsia
Authors: Liu Zhenzhen , Pei Jiangnan , Zhang Xiaoyue , Wang Chengjie , Tang Yao , Liu Haiyan , Yu Yi , Luo Shouling , Gu Weirong
Published: October 2023

In brief

Preeclampsia (PE) is a severe complication that leads to major maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity, and one of its causes is extravillous trophoblast (EVT) dysfunction. This study revealed the role of CD74 in the invasion and proliferation of EVTs.

PE is a severe hypertensive disorder during pregnancy, and one of its causes is the dysfunction of EVTs. In this study, we analyzed single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data of placentas from PE patients and the sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) heterozygous knockout mouse model, which exhibited typical PE-like symptoms. We identified 134 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) with similar trends in EVTs of PE patients and in parietal trophoblast giant cells (P-TGCs) of Sirt1−/− (HO) placentas from Sirt1+/− (HE) pregnant mice. Interestingly, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis showed that 134 overlapping genes were related to the MAPK signaling pathway. We validated several DEGs using immunofluorescence at the protein level. Finally, we selected CD74 for further experiments, which showed a decrease in EVTs of PE patients and in P-TGCs of Sirt1−/− placentas from Sirt1+/− pregnant mice. Additionally, cell proliferation assays and transwell assays showed that the proliferation and invasion abilities were decreased in CD74 knockdown HTR8/SVneo cells using lentivirus transfection, which can be improved by adding the SIRT1 agonist SRT1720 or metformin, an agonist of the MAPK signaling pathway. Importantly, the expression of CD74 can be positively regulated by SIRT1. These data suggest that CD74 plays an important protective role in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia by regulating the MAPK signaling pathway, which can be regulated by SIRT1.
Behavioral change in physical, anatomical, and mechanical characteristics of thermally treated Pinus roxburghii wood
Authors: Gupta Aman , Jain Lalit , Dutt Bhupender , Kumar Rajneesh , Sharma Sonika
Published: October 2023

Thermal treatment of pine wood was carried out at 80, 120, 160, and 200 °C for 2, 4, and 6 hours. The highest mean values were, for specific gravity (0.492), moisture content (29.1%), and maximum moisture content (191%), whereas the lowest mean values were for specific gravity (0.418), moisture content (1.20%), and maximum moisture content (127%). The maximum mean values were for shrinkage in longitudinal plane (0.42%), radial plane (4.63%), volumetric shrinkage (9.28%), and maximum mean value tangential plane (3.67%). The minimum mean values were for shrinkage in longitudinal plane (0.04%), radial plane (2.22%), tangential plane (1.55%), and volumetric shrinkage (4.88%). Maximum mean values were for swelling in longitudinal (0.41%), radial (5.22%), and tangential plane (3.15%) and maximum mean volumetric swelling (7.71%), while minimum mean values were for swelling in longitudinal plane (0.08%), radial plane (2.26%), and tangential plane (1.29%) and minimum mean volumetric swelling (3.15%). The highest mean values were for tensile strength (57.3 MPa) and compression parallel to the grain (50.3 MPa), the maximum mean value of bending strength (84 MPa) and compression strength perpendicular to grain (27 MPa), whereas the lowest values were for tensile strength (42.7 MPa), bending strength (7.33 MPa), compression parallel to the grain (7.33 MPa) and compression strength perpendicular to grain (12.3 MPa).
Students’ olympiad of Vilnius University
Authors: Dzindzalieta Dainius
Published: October 2023

Some problems of the olympiad are considered. One of them is solved.
Mathematics for business and management studies
Authors: Saldauskienė Jovita
Published: October 2023

There is not abstract.
Specialization of derivations in modal logic S5
Authors: Pliuškevičienė Aida
Published: October 2023

Loop-check-free decidable specialization of sequent calculus for modal logic S5 is presented. Soundness and completness of this calculus is proved.
Yuri Alexandrovich Novikov (30.10.1938 – 12.01.2023)
Authors: Morozova Nadežda
Published: October 2023

Yu. A. Novikov is an outstanding researcher of the Old Belief in Lithuania and, more broadly, in the Baltic countries. Actively engaged in the study of folklore in different regions of Lithuania, he left behind an invaluable scientific heritage, which for many years will be in demand by everyone who investigates the problems of history, folklore, the language of old belief in the Baltic countries.
Memories of Academician Professor Vyacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov, on the Occasion of the Fifth Anniversary of His Death
Authors: Eckert Rainer
Published: October 2023

Born on August 21, 1929 in Moscow, Vjačeslav Vsevolodovič Ivanov died on October 7, 2017 in Los Angeles. The beginning of an unprecedented scientific career of Vjačeslav Vsevolodovič was interrupted by a ruthless political campaign of the MGU management in 1959, which ended with Vjačeslav Vsevolodovič's expulsion from the university. Those in power at the time condemned Vjačeslav Vsevolodovič Ivanov for his public ne gation of the official verdict on the novel by B.L. Pasternak doctor Živago and in support of the scientific views of the world-renowned linguist prof. dr. Roman Osipovic Jacobson. The life and work of VJAČESLAV VSEVOLODOVIČ IVANOV, based on the many languages and the literatures that existed through them, which he researched and communicated to people (and especially to student youth) in a rarely encountered way, were through a constant intrusion in science about man and in art and closely linked with a deep humanism and an exemplary empathy. 

From the Editor. The memoirs of the famous German baltist Rainer Eckert about Vyacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, director of the Institute of World Culture at Moscow State University and professor in the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures at the University of California, an outstanding scholar of encyclopedic outlook, are dedicated to the fifth anniversary of his death. The Memoirs of Prof. Rainer Eckert are published without changes, with the author's references to the books and articles mentioned in the text.
Pykčio poveikis sprendimui nusikalsti
Authors: Cimalanskaitė-Kazlauskienė Violeta , Valickas Gintautas
Published: October 2023

The article analyses the effect of the experience of anger on criminal decision-making, depending on the time spent assessing the situation. Based on a dual-process approach, an experiment was conducted. All participants (67 convicted adult males) examined fraud scenarios and made decisions about the actor’s consent/refusal to commit the crime under different conditions: with or without the arousal of anger, with limited or unlimited time for the evaluation. The results confirm that the anger experienced at the time of the decision taking impacts information processing. The anger felt during the decision is related to the orientation towards the difficulties experienced by the actor in the situation. Mild anger experienced during the decision with limited and unlimited time to assess the scenario is associated with Type 2 (rational, analytical) processing.
Challenges of the Green Economy to the European Convention on Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
Authors: Juškevičiūtė-Vilienė Agnė
Published: October 2023

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The Importance of Constitutional Awareness for the Exercise of Electoral Rights – Reflections on Guarantees for the Involvement of Social Actors in the Electoral Process
Authors: Chmielarz-Grochal Anna
Published: October 2023

In the context of the 2018 amendments to the Electoral Code of the Republic of Poland, which aimed to increase the participation of citizens in elections and ensure the transparency of the electoral procedures, this article analyses the impact of constitutional awareness and the perception of the essence of the mechanisms of government implementation on the active interest of citizens and their involvement in electoral procedures. The author aims to describe the essential aspects of the electoral reform and to determine whether the transformation of the electoral administration model, instead of promoting citizen participation in the electoral process, has reduced their confidence in the credibility and fairness of the electoral procedures. This article was prepared in the framework of the National Science Centre funded research project No. 2017/27/L/HS5/03245 Constitutional Consciousness as a Remedy for the Crisis of Discourse and Democracy Deficit in the European Union (No. DEC-2017/27/L/HS5/03245).
„Brexito“ įtaka tarptautiniam bylinėjimuisi
Authors: Okinčic Sebastjan
Published: October 2023

By concentrating on the few recognised instruments of private international law, the article analyses problems in international commercial dispute resolution arising from Brexit. In particular, the paper deals with the relevance of, firstly, the 2007 Lugano Convention on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters; secondly, the 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements; and, thirdly, the 2019 Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters, all in the context of Brexit. Contextual analysis of each of the said instruments pays particular attention to the challenges specific to each of them. Therefore, for example, the article discusses the EU’s arguments in relation to its refusal to allow the United Kingdom to join the aforementioned 2007 Lugano Convention as well as varying perspectives on the moment when the 2005 Hague Convention begins to apply to the United Kingdom. Finally, the paper discusses the relevance of the recent 2019 Hague Convention in the context of Brexit.
THE PHENOMENON OF LIFE PERSPECTIVE IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF PERSONALITY
Authors: BUNAS A. , MONAKHOVYCH D.
Published: October 2023

Abstract. The article presents the concept of "life perspective" in different study approaches of this phenomenon. The main authors and theories that most fully reveal the concept of life perspective are noted. The difference in the approach to the study of life prospects in domestic and foreign psychology is determined. The main foreign theories are described, including AAC (assimilative / accommodative coping), MTLD (the motivational theory of lifespan development), SOC (selection, optimization and compensation), SST (socioemotional selectivity theory). The results of the meta-analysis of the basic researches devoted to this construct are noted. The nature of the relationship between time perspective and such phenomenon as sociometric indicators, psychological well-being, behavioral characteristics, responsibility etc. The main internal approaches are indicated.  Аmong them are systemic, event and others approches. The basic parameters, functions, features, structure of a time perspective are defined. The main parameters include depth, structure, realism, consistency, duration and optimism. It consists of value-semantic, emotional-evaluative, cognitive and organizational components. The concept of self-design is indicated, the structure of it includes awareness of goals, value-semantic formations, individual-personal opportunities and social conditions. The influence of life aspirations and life plans on the further development of life prospects is indicated.
CAREER PHENOMENON IN THE CONTEXT OF MODERN SOCIO-CULTURAL SITUATION: FACTORS OF DETERMINATION AND TRENDS OF MANIFESTATION
Authors: BOIKO Viktoriia Anatoliivna
Published: October 2023

The fundamental changes that took place at the beginning of the 21st century in all spheres of public life actualized the personalized trend of the modern personality, namely its social and professional development, which is associated with the concept of “career”. The purpose of the article is to characterize the pool of factors that determine a career as a socio-cultural phenomenon of modern society. Based on macro- and microsociological approaches, the parameters of career transformation are determined. Economic ones consist in the transition from working professions to expert-type professions that require a high level of education and specialization. Technological - in the development of information technologies, which led to changes in the technical and technological component of social production and the growth of a separate social group of intellectual workers. The transformation of interests and value orientations of a person has led to a shift in the emphasis of personal performance from external signs to individualistic factors. The patterns of new realities in the world of work, which led to the transformation of the concept of career and new trends, are characterized. The first model includes the presence of higher education, intellectual work in the specialty and a fairly low level of income. The second model is based on ideas about the American dream and the unlimited possibilities of the individual, where the main component is a high material status and own business as a symbol of success. The third model is a highly paid professional with a high level of prestigious education and a good profession. A new type of career is defined - “polyvariant”. These days, success in career strategies requires constant professional development and gaining experience. Through the individualization and pluralization of lifestyles and consumption, people are more able to choose their own path to success, including various forms of life and career development. The tendencies of the spread of self-employment and the development of professional qualities in the career strategies of a modern person are determined. Through the individualization and pluralization of lifestyles and consumption, people are more able to choose their own path to success, including various forms of life and career development.
EU ENLARGEMENT POLICY IN 2022: KEY CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE UNION’S TRANSFORMATION POWER CONCEPT
Authors: RUDIK Oleksandr Mykolayovych
Published: October 2023

The article examines the key conclusions and recommendations to candidate countries and potential candidates for accession, set out by the European Commission in the annual Communication on the EU enlargement policy in 2022. For better understanding of the essence of the Commission’s Communication, this article the author analyses the realities faced by the EU with the beginning of the Russian Federation’s full-scale war against Ukraine. According to scholars and experts, the war changed Europe more profoundly than any event since the end of the Cold War. It is found that the war clearly emphasized the attractiveness of EU membership and strengthened its transformative power, which was formed thanks to the values, diversity of the societies of the Member States, fundamental freedoms and way of life of the Union. In this context, one can agree with the statement of scholars that the real challenges that the EU cannot avoid if it wants to become more authoritative and strategically autonomous are the strengthening, not the weakening of the European level (institutional and legal systems, common EU policies) under a strict democratic control. The analysis of the conclusions and recommendations in the Commission’s Communication allowed us to conclude that after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the policy of EU enlargement was returned to the forefront of the EU’s agenda. Evidence of this was, firstly, granting the status of a candidate for accession to Ukraine and Moldova and a potential candidate – to Georgia, and, secondly, a joint search by the EU and its Member States for ways to activate and speed up the process of European integration of the countries of the Western Balkans region. In addition, it should be noted that the cross-cutting themes of the Commission’s conclusions and recommendations are EU security and energy policy, key areas of the Green Course, in particular decarbonization of the economy, as well as the issue of recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. A separate emphasis in the Commission’s Communication is placed on the reforms continued by the countries of the Western Balkans, which are necessary to fulfill the accession criteria.
CONCEPTUAL POSITIONS OF THE VALUE-CULTURAL APPROACH TO THE EXPLANATION OF THE POLITICAL ACTIVITY OF PERSONS
Authors: UDZHMADZHURIDZE Heorhii
Published: October 2023

The article is devoted to the study of the phenomenon of political activity of persons. The purpose of the article is to study the positions of the value-cultural approach to explaining the factors of actualization and activation of the political activity of persons. The methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, generalization and abstraction, historical, structural functionalism are used. Factors of modernization, material well-being, high education level, presence of social connections, political culture, national identities, membership in voluntary associations, and civil society are singled out. Established that the basis of political culture at the level of an individual is a psychological attitude to the role of one’s own “I” in the political sphere – a political attitude. It is emphasized that high political competence forces people to value democracy as a political system that provides an opportunity to realize their political attitudes; for them, democracy and a democratic political system is a value they willing to defend. Attention is drawn to the fact that a high level of education ensures the cultivation of active political attitudes, and access to resources (high income, participation in informal associations, the presence of a network of useful acquaintances) determines the success of political activity. The author comes to the conclusion that political activity is the implementing force of expressing of the value orientations of the person; its success, to the greatest extent, depends on social, intellectual, and financial capitals. The article has theoretical significance for research and interpretation of the phenomenon of political activity of persons. The achievements of the article can be applied to empirical research design. Further research may be aimed at considering other approaches.
BUSINESS STRATEGY OF MUSLIM FAMILY BUSINESSES DURING PANDEMIC COVID-19
Authors: ARMINA SHEEMA HASEENA , AFIF MUFTI , SETIAWAN MUHAMMAD AGUS
Published: October 2023

The pandemic covid-19 engulfed the entire world and influenced all business especially in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise. This clarification leaves a business strategy issue that needs to be a question whether any changes or standstill. This study aims to analyze business strategy of a family business that sells typical food in a region namely sate Ayam Setono village Ponorogo. The using method is qualitative with case study exploratory approach by observation, interview and documentation. This study found that the business strategy has not changed much in this food family business during pandemic covid-19. The fear and anxiety that most people feel about sophistication of the government’s pandemic policy has an effect on the overall operation of the company, just digitization does not match seller’s capabilities while simultaneously attempting to preserve the qualities of this business. Attempts to change this strategy digitally have previously been made, but little has changed, so not every business impacted by covid-19 will adapt its business strategy online, because the Setono Ponorogo chicken satay company is one way of maintaining its features directly in society knowledge.
The landscape of open science in behavioral addiction research: Current practices and future directions
Authors: Eben Charlotte , Bőthe Beáta , Brevers Damien , Clark Luke , Grubbs Joshua B. , Heirene Robert , Kräplin Anja , Lewczuk Karol , Palmer Lucas , Perales José C. , Peters Jan , van Holst Ruth J. , Billieux Joël
Published: October 2023

Open science refers to a set of practices that aim to make scientific research more transparent, accessible, and reproducible, including pre-registration of study protocols, sharing of data and materials, the use of transparent research methods, and open access publishing. In this commentary, we describe and evaluate the current state of open science practices in behavioral addiction research. We highlight the specific value of open science practices for the field; discuss recent field-specific meta-scientific reviews that show the adoption of such practices remains in its infancy; address the challenges to engaging with open science; and make recommendations for how researchers, journals, and scientific institutions can work to overcome these challenges and promote high-quality, transparently reported behavioral addiction research. By collaboratively promoting open science practices, the field can create a more sustainable and productive research environment that benefits both the scientific community and society as a whole.
COVID-related new words in French dictionaries
Authors: Tallarico Giovanni
Published: October 2023

Research at the intersection of neology and lexicography is attracting more and more attention worldwide. Although differences in this respect may be substantial, dictionaries are not always particularly responsive, as far as the inclusion of new words or meanings is concerned. However, major events such as the COVID-19 pandemic have accelerated the process in lexicography for several major European languages. In a fast-changing world, reactivity appears to be a must. However, this new-found enthusiasm for new words does raise some methodological questions, such as the scope of a general dictionary and the criteria for word additions. This article analyzes French lexicographic neologisms related to COVID-19 in Le Petit Larousse Illustré and Le Petit Robert by focusing on lexical incorporation in macrostructures, word-formation processes, and definitions. It also draws comparisons with Wiktionnaire entries, in order to show how responsive and accurate French dictionaries are in recording and describing COVID-related new words.
A lexicographical approach to neologisms created through blending
Authors: Gao Yongwei
Published: October 2023

Blending has long been regarded as an unproductive word-formation process. “Portmanteau”, a word formed through blending, can be traced back to Lewis Carroll’s Through The Looking-glass, published in 1871, but the earliest words created this way were found to be in use in the late Middle English period and many of them did not survive. The number of blends failed to experience any apparent increase in the several centuries that ensued. Since the beginning of the 20th century, blending has been playing an ever-increasing role in forming neologisms. Simonini (1966) found that blend words comprised approximately 3% of new English words. Algeo’s (1991) research into neologisms revealed that about 5% of the words were blends. Among the 1,186 new words analyzed by Cook and Stevenson (2010), around 43% were blends. The growing number of new blends in the English vocabulary means the inclusion of more such words in English dictionaries. In the recent updates of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), neologisms such as shockvertising, sharenting, Xennial, and staycation are formed through blending. This paper intends to make a thorough research into new blends recorded not only in monolingual English dictionaries such as the OED, Collins English Dictionary, and Merriam-Webster Dictionary but also in bilingual dictionaries such as An English-Chinese Dictionary of Neologisms in Present-day English and A Dictionary of Blends in Contemporary English. The blends found therein will be classified, and the deficiencies in the coverage of blends in dictionaries like the OED will be discussed in detail.
Introducing NeoRate
Authors: Klosa-Kückelhaus Annette , Rüdiger Jan Oliver
Published: October 2023

In this article, we provide an insight into the development and application of a corpus-lexicographic tool for finding neologisms that are not yet listed in German dictionaries. As a starting point, we used the words listed in a glossary of German neologisms surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. These words are lemma candidates for a new dictionary on COVID-19 discourse in German. They also provided the database used to develop and test the NeoRate tool. We report on the lexicographic work in our dictionary project, the design and functionalities of NeoRate, and describe the first test results with the tool, in particular with regard to previously unregistered words. Finally, we discuss further development of the tool and its possible applications.
Geographic Variation in Health Insurance Coverage: United States, 2022
Authors: Terlizzi Emily P. , Cohen Robin A.
Published: October 2023

This report provides health data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
Demographic Variation in Health Insurance Coverage: United States, 2022
Authors: Cohen Robin A. , Terlizzi Emily P.
Published: October 2023

This report provides health data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
Error Analysis of Students’ Comment Writing in Online Learning at FLSP Class
Authors: Fawaid Anas , Raunaq M Nabriis , Mustofa Mutmainnah
Published: October 2023

Grammatical errors are one of the issues that students face during the writing process. The main goal of this research was to discover the most common grammatical errors committed by FLSP students in comment writing at the University of Muhammadiyah Malang in 2021. The goal of this study was to distinguish, categorize, and display the percentage of students that committed each sort of error. The research approach employed was qualitative and descriptive methods. This study included 30 first semester students as participants in the Communication (A), Accounting (B), Elementary School Teachers (D), Psychology (J), Engineering at FLSP class of UMM. Documentation of student comment writing debate was utilized as the tool. The Surface Strategy Taxonomy, developed by Dulay et al., is used to assess all grammatical mistakes found in student comments in Canvas (LMS). According to the findings, there are a total of 230 errors. The most common error was omission (120 errors / 52.18 percent), followed by misformation (70 errors / 30.43 percent), addition (30 errors / 13.14 percent), and misordering (10 errors / 4.38 percent). Based on these findings, it can be inferred that students continue to struggle with understanding grammatical structures throughout the writing process.