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Nad reformou finančného práva v podmienkách Slovenskej republiky v tranformačnom procese
Authors: Balko Ladislav
Published: February 2025

Author who was more than ten years top manager in Slovak banks, from the greatest Slovak komercial bank, to member of board and vicegovernor of Slovak Eximbank as a leading Slovak law expert on financial market law is thinking about theoretical issue reform of financial law in Slovak law system. His thinking start describing of present financial law situation. Next sentencies concern possibility to created financial market law as a separate law branch. Last part of article is about specific financial market law. Author is make conclusions at the end of article and he declare that object of financial market Jaw are social economic relationships which to come to financial market and for this reason in area Slovak law theory are coming concepts about financial market law as an independent law branch.
Teoretické aspekty niektorých pojmov procesného práva s dôrazom na colné konanie
Authors: Cakociová Karin
Published: February 2025

The article deals with the theoretical definition of some basic terms which need to be taken into consideration as fundamental in any deep legal analysis of the duty proceedings. In the introduction, the author states and compares the opinions of important legal theoreticians in the field of administrative and financial law on the content of the terms proceedings and process, and the definitions of the nature and importance of administrative proceedings. An extra attention is dedicated to duty proceeding, which has to be considered as a special type of an administrative proceeding.
Postavení daňového práva v systému práva
Authors: Karfíková Marie
Published: February 2025

The author in her paper describes the problems of taxation law. Particularly she describes the definition of taxation law and its position within the legal system of the Czech Republic. In this context, the paper defines the concept of tax, allowance, and customs duty, characterizes the taxation law relation and its appurtenances. Further the paper concerns with the taxation law system and tax reform of 1992, where the complex legal modification in the field of taxation both material and procedural law came into the legal force at January 1, 1993. In the preface author made a subdivision of special part of financial law and responded also on current part of financial law concerning the legal regulation of financial market. In the part of paper dealing with legal system and taxation law the author describes relationships between public international law and national law. References are made on peculiarities of generation of EEC law and later EU law. European law is characterized as pronounced instrument for unification of law and/or some legal lines in Europe. Another subdivision of law results from general criteria, e.g. public and private law, material and procedural law, etc. The conventional structuring of material law according to the respective criteria is described as well. The author in her paper esteems the present situation in financial law where, considering the importance of the relation between the government and private subjects not subordinated to the government and/or government authorities, it must be regarded as an important, and perhaps most important tool for enforcement of tax policy through tax regulations, respecting the constitutional order, through taxation laws, both legal regulations and nowadays an independent procedural regulation respectively.
Poznámka k status quo slovenského finančného práva a perspektívam jeho rozvíjania v kontexte osobného participovania na ňom
Authors: Králik Jozef
Published: February 2025

This article is straightforward on skeleton analysis and to synthesize a piece of knowledge about up-to-date problems of development of the theory, senate and training of the financial law in conditions of the Faculty of Law at Comenius University, whereas submitted questions are draft also in a wide scientific and partly in international connections. Writer in elementary features approach, on a background of the solved problems, also his personal contribution and share into form and formulation of the current questions of the financial law. At the same time he together advice requirement to pull into practice analogical skeleton review of own specialized works of other scientific representatives of financial law but also wide specialized public, which would be necessary to do by form accordingly draft presented personal share and published basic publication already in forthcoming period. In the article writer refer especially chosen open questions connected with development of the financial law as a science, discipline of education, in the quality of the positive legal sector in coordinate personal, organizational, material and financial, educational, legislative and application. He has been growing up toward opinion about livelihood of pressing requisites internal reform of the financial law as a law – scholarly discipline from its institutional and structural standpoint about necessity of organizational reform in built financial law in the frame its training at the Faculty of Law as well as in the frame its organizational structure credits genesis of individual department of the financial law and connected disciplines. He warn of requirement of early building of the personal ground on effective training and theoretical development of the financial law on unsatisfied material and financial support teacher of this scientific subject and maintenance and supply of scientific research and training, as well as on outlasting legislative and application problems, followed by process of bringing of the knowledge of scientific research to everyday living. In contributions the writer draft not only topical problems of the financial law, and together also possible ways their solution whether elimination by forming respectable ground for open specialist discussion, which may really help toward to be solved.
Impact of provenance on germination and seedling growth of Ceratonia siliqua L. in Tunisia
Authors: Zouaoui Refka , Sghaier Tahar , Abassi Mejda , Ammari Youssef
Published: February 2025

The carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua, is a Mediterranean species with multiple uses. To promote this species, we compared the germination capacity and seedling growth for seeds sourced from nine provenances located in different bioclimatic regions in Tunisia. The seeds from different provenances were placed in controlled conditions to germinate. Various parameters which characterise the quality, germination capacity and seedling growth were measured. Univariate (ANOVA) and multivariate (PCA, AHC) statistical approaches were used to analyse the data. There was considerable variability between provenances. The seeds of the five provenances collected from the north-west (Ain Draham and Siliana) and south (Sfax, Sidi Bouzid and Gabes) showed the best performance in terms of quality, germination capacity and seedling growth. These five provenances can be used for seed collection and seedling production for various carob reforestation programmes according to their adaptation to specific soil and climate conditions in each region of Tunisia. These provenances will provide good pod and seed production.
Securing Digital Wallet Loyalty: Unveiling the Impact of Privacy and Security
Authors: Utomo Rio Guntur , Yasirandi Rahmat
Published: February 2025

Purpose: The study investigates the fast-evolving fintech landscape, specifically the impact of digital wallets on the financial industry. It focuses on the competitive digital wallet market in Indonesia, examining how service quality influences user satisfaction and loyalty in a saturated market. By integrating a Security variable into the E-Servqual method, this research aims to offer a new perspective on assessing the effects of digital wallet services on user satisfaction and loyalty.
Methods: This study employs the Modified E-Servqual model with an added Security variable to explore how service quality variables like Site Organization, Efficiency, Personal Needs, Privacy, Reliability, Responsiveness, Security, and User’s Friendliness impact customer satisfaction and loyalty in digital transactions. Surveying 287 digital wallet users, mostly GoPay, OVO, ShopeePay and DANA, the research provides a detailed analysis of these variables' effects on E-Customer Satisfaction and E-Customer Loyalty.
Result: The findings show that digital wallet users value certain service quality aspects differently in terms of their impact on satisfaction and loyalty. While variables like Reliability, User’s Friendliness, Personal Needs, Privacy, Security, and Efficiency significantly influence user satisfaction, Site Organization and Responsiveness do not. This highlights the importance of security and efficiency in enhancing user satisfaction and loyalty in digital wallets.
Novelty: The study's novel contribution is integrating a Security variable into the E-Servqual method, enhancing the assessment of digital wallets' inherent security risks. This integration provides a detailed analysis of how security impacts user satisfaction and loyalty, alongside other service quality factors. This systematic evaluation offers new insights for improving service quality, benefiting companies in the competitive digital wallet market, and informing future research on customer loyalty and provider success.
Chemical control on contamination caused by three molds in edible mushroom production
Authors: Wang Yizhou , Xie Yiting , Cao Dengke , Xiao Xiangying , Gu Changhua
Published: February 2025

This experiment aimed to test the effectiveness of four antifungal chemicals in controlling mold contamination in edible mushroom production. The antifungal chemicals were terbinafine hydrochloride, prochloraz, azoxystrobin, and sodium dichloroisocyanurate. The inhibitory effects of the chemicals were evaluated for inhibition on Cladosporium sp., Aspergillus niger, and Neurospora sp. The mycelia of the three molds and Morchella sextelata were cultured individually and co-cultured on plates with different concentrations of these chemicals, and then the mycelial growth was observed. By comparing the growth areas under the same conditions, the appropriate concentrations of each chemical were determined. The results indicated that terbinafine hydrochloride and prochloraz significantly inhibited the mycelial growth of all three mold species at certain concentrations, whereas their impact on the mycelial growth of M. sextelata was not significant. These results suggest that these two chemicals are effective in controlling the mycelial growth of the three molds, potentially increasing the yield and quality of M. sextelata and reducing mold contamination during storage and transportation.
Method for political propaganda detection in internet content using neural network natural language processing tools
Authors:   Kiev Taras Shevchenko National University, Krak Iu.V. , Didur V.O. ,   Khmelnytskyi National University, Molchanova M.O. ,   Khmelnytskyi National University, Mazurets O.V. ,   Khmelnytskyi National University, Sobko O.V. ,   Khmelnytskyi National University, Zalutska O.O. ,   Khmelnytskyi National University, Barmak O.V. ,   Khmelnytskyi National University
Published: February 2025

The automation of propaganda detection processes in textual Internet content using natura l language processing is extremely relevant in modern conditions and can provide fast and well-timed targeted detection of hostile manipulative influence in largescale amounts of Internet content. The paper proposes a method of automated propaganda detection that operates in the Ukrainian language. The method for detecting political propaganda in Internet content using neural network natural language processing tools is intended to identify and analyze potentially propagandistic or manipulative content spread on the Internet. The input data of the method is an ensemble of trained models of recurrent neural networks with tokenizers and a text message for analysis. The output data are the level and percentage of propaganda presence for each neural network model of ensemble and in general. To examine the effectiveness of developed method for detecting political propaganda in textual Internet content using natural language processing, which includes the ensemble use of recurrent neural network models of the BiLSTM and GRU architectures, a software implementation of the method was created using Python. The software implementation allows training neural network models and using them to detect political propaganda in textual Internet content. The training data set in Ukrainian was prepared. The test training of an ensemble of classifiers based on the BiLSTM and GRU neural network architectures was conducted. The proposed approach is capable of detecting political propaganda by an ensemble of RNN models with Acuracy 0.97, Precision 0.973, Recall 0.981, and F1 0.976 in the discrete approach (bagging), and Acuracy 0.95, Precision 0.977, Recall 0.987, and F1 0.981 in the binary approach (stacking). The developed method has a limitation: it works with text posts from 200 to 6300 characters long. For shorter and longer texts, performance degradation is observed.
About one approach to automatic creation of formal queries to ontological knowledge bases
Authors:   Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics NAS of Ukraine, Palagin O.V. , Petrenko M.G. ,   Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics NAS of Ukraine, Litvin A.A. ,   Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics NAS of Ukraine, Boyko M.O. ,   Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics NAS of Ukraine
Published: February 2025

The article develops an approach that includes the analysis of short natural language messages in Ukrainian and the automatic generation of queries in SPARQL and Cypher based on them. The Apache Jena Fuseki server is used as a SPARQL query processing tool, and the Neo4J graph database is used as a data warehouse or ontological knowledge base. The latter is the most common open source database, highperformance and well-scalable, i.e., capable of working with large amounts of data. In addition, approaches to building formal queries based on natural language queries for Cypher are little known and require further development. The approach is based on the fact that a user's natural language query is subjected to a series of sequential checks. Their results determine the set of semantic types expressed in the phrase (natural language query) and the corresponding concepts that define them. The result of these checks is a set of four values – the codes of the check results, as well as the subjects and predicates, if present. This information is enough to select a set of basic templates for formal queries. Based on the results of such basic checks, the main basic templates for generating the final request are created. The proposed approach has a basic query template aimed at obtaining information of a certain type in a given form, as well as additional modifier templates that optionally construct query strings in the corresponding blocks of the main query by introducing additional conditions. The article describes the process of automatic generation of SPARQL queries to a contextual ontology using the example of a knowledge base of medical articles from peer-reviewed open access journals. The peculiarity of the approach is that the formal query is automatically built from blocks of templates (main and auxiliary), which are customizable in accordance with certain semantic categories present in the analyzed text and the entities that specify them.
Transforming governance: enabling scalable and adaptable decentralized networks on EVM-compatible blockchain
Authors:   Kiev Taras Shevchenko National University, Katerynych L.O. , Veres M.M. ,   Kiev Taras Shevchenko National University, Riabov K.S. ,   Kiev Taras Shevchenko National University
Published: February 2025

This article explores scalable and adaptable governance through decentralized networks, enabling collective decision-making and evolution without necessitating a complete system overhaul when original functionalities become obsolete. It delves into the utilization of interconnected Smart Contracts on the EVM-based blockchain to resolve foundational governance issues. However, the principal advantages are compromised if the system requires continual redeployment to adapt to environmental changes. We introduce a solution that combines a role-based access system and a modular system contracts architecture to enhance the system's scalability and adaptability. This approach allows for modifications and scaling at any time through community proposals and voting, catering to the specific needs of its members and eliminating the need for manual configuration by a centralized entity for new modules or functionalities. Members can propose configuration parameters for a new module, and with community majority approval, the system can adapt and scale, safeguarding the interests of its members, provided there is cooperation within the majority of the community.
Reverse synthesis of natural language phrases grounding on their ontological representation using a large language model
Authors:   Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics NAS of Ukraine, Kaverynskyi V.V. , Litvin A.A. ,   Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics NAS of Ukraine, Palagin O.V. ,   Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics NAS of Ukraine
Published: February 2025

The presented article introduces a novel solution that uses a specially developed structured prompt for a large language model (Chat GPT). A series of experiments were carried out on synthesizing natural language phrases based on their ontological representations. These ontological representations were automatically constructed from sentences of scientific and technical texts using previously developed software tools. Such representations contain entities found in the text and typed semantic relationships between them, which can be realised in the phrases of the analysed text. The system of relationships, specified by a set of concepts, is linked with the entity of the related part of the sentence, which in turn can be a simple sentence or part of a complex sentence. The structured prompt for the large language model includes explanations of the semantic relationships between concepts in the context of sentence synthesis from ontological representation, as well as a set of pairs of concepts connected by semantic relationships, which serve as materia l for sentence creation. The synthesised natural language sentences were compared with the originals using the cosine similarity measure across different vectorisation methods. The obtained similarity scores ranged from 0.8193 to 0.9722 according to the xx_ent_wiki_sm model, although stylistic distortions of the generated sentences were observed in some cases. The research presented in this work has practical significance for the development of dialogue information systems that combine the ontological approach with the use of large language models.
Scientific research digitalization: R&D workstation environment for the telerehabilitation medicine research domain
Authors:   Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics NAS of Ukraine, Malakhov K.S. , Semykopna T.V. ,   Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics NAS of Ukraine
Published: February 2025

The digitalization of scientific research has advanced significantly with the use of information and communication technologies, especially in the physical and rehabilitation medicine and its telerehabilitation area. The hybrid cloud platform for telerehabilitation medicine is implemented as a component set of services (hospital information system for rehabilitation, dialog information and reference system MedRehabBot, prognostic and analytical system for assessing the effectiveness of the rehabilitation process and services for optimizing rehabilitation process models) that function using an ontology-driven service-oriented architecture. One of the important advantages of this type of architecture is the ability to support research design systems, where the process of designing the target architecture is accompanied by a research process. The paper considers the general functional architecture of the platform (and technical requirements for it) in the form of three interacting subsystems: medical rehabilitation, information and analytical, and telerehabilitation. The architectural and technological organization of the platform was developed using a model that implements the improved concept of the Research and Development Workstation Environment. The main practical achievement is the implementation and introduction of this architectural and technological organization of the platform, which opens up new opportunities for telerehabilitation in medicine.
Model of the "department" ecosystem
Authors:   Kiev Taras Shevchenko National University, Kryvyi S.L. , Grinenko O.O. ,   Kiev Taras Shevchenko National University
Published: February 2025

An ecosystem model is proposed, which describes the main objects and their functions in such medium of a higher educational institution as a department. The main object of research in such models are conditions of the successful development and functioning of the department. In particular, the methods of planning an equal educational load for teachers, together with the employees of the university department and the management of the faculty are considered. The main actors in the ecosystem are teachers (called servers), who teach the courses. The proposed model makes it possible to simplify the drawing up of the schedule, to quickly respond to force majeure circumstances, necessary exchange of the teacher, etc. The properties of ecosystem models are verified by automata-network methods. Such ecosystem can be generalized and expanded by adding models of the faculty, university, and Ministry in order to control the work of the faculty, university, and ministry, the effectiveness of their functioning.
Semantic technologies as a tool of information support for professionalization of andragogues
Authors:   Institute of Software Systems NAS of Ukraine, Rogushina J.V. , Gladun A.Y. ,   International Research and Training Center for Information Technologies and Systems of the National Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukrain, Anishchenko O.V. ,   Ivan Ziaziun Institute of Pedagogical Education and Adult Education of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Pryima S.M. ,   Dmytro Motornyi Tavria State Agrotechnological University
Published: February 2025

The article substantiates the expediency of using semantic technologies as a tool for professionalization of andragogues. Authors determine the basic preconditions that have an influence on the effectiveness of information support for the training and professional activity of andragogues. The clarity of the terminological apparatus in the field of learning and education of adults provides the basis for the further development of a formal model scheme of this subject area that interoperably fixes the various relations between concepts at the level of semantics. The online repository of relevant information resources that supports semantic structuring and unified integration of content provides convenient access to knowledge in the subject area. The availability of an appropriate set of advisory and retrieval services provides personalized information support for the training of andragogues using the content of this repository. The authors proposed the AndraMedia advisory system that is intended for process of informational support of the professionalization of andragogues. It ensures the integration with other intelligent advisory systems, open educational resources, online encyclopedias, ontologies, consulting chatbots and various external knowledge bases. AndraMedia is based on the Semantic Web standards of knowledge representation and processing. Ontological model of AndraMedia system formalizes the relations between the main objects and subjects of the domain of andragogues professional training. The use of pertinent ontologies provides an unambiguous interpretation of the semantics of information resources and their integration with semantically enhanced wiki technologies used to structure content and to search it at the semantic level. The software implementation of the repository is based on MediaWiki and its SemanticMediaWiki plugin.
El apego, la comunicación y las finanzas como factores que explican la satisfacción marital
Authors: Cabrera-García Victoria Eugenia , Docal-Millán María del Carmen , Bermúdez-Orjuela Jerson Fabián , Mondragón-Rubiano Leisy , Chica-Guzmán Martha Lucía
Published: February 2025

Introducción: Las relaciones maritales son fundamentales en la consolidación de la familia y el bienestar de todos sus miembros, la satisfacción marital es la variable que más peso tiene en la explicación de la estabilidad marital.
Objetivos: Analizar las diferencias en la satisfacción marital, los estilos de apego, los estilos de comunicación y el manejo de las finanzas, de acuerdo con el sexo de los cónyuges, el tipo de vínculo y el tiempo de convivencia. Conocer la correlación entre los estilos de apego, los estilos de comunicación y el manejo de las finanzas con la satisfacción marital. Explicar la satisfacción marital desde los estilos de apego, la comunicación y el manejo de las finanzas.Método: Estudio cuantitativo, de tipo transversal, descriptivo, correlacional. De 266 participantes, 82 hombres y 184 mujeres de nacionalidad colombiana. Como batería de instrumentos se utilizó: la Escala de Satisfacción de la Pareja (ESP-10), Experiencias en Relaciones Cercanas (ECR), Escala de Estilos de Comunicación Marital y Escala de comportamiento de gestión financiera (FMBS).
Resultados: Las variables que mejor explican la satisfacción marital en orden de relevancia son: la evitación (inversa), la percepción del estilo de comunicación positivo de la pareja y, el estilo de comunicación violento propio (inversa), es decir, cuando una persona evita estar cerca de su pareja y se comunica de forma violenta, la satisfacción marital tiende a ser baja; en contraste, la satisfacción marital tiende a ser alta cuando la persona percibe un estilo de comunicación positivo, abierto y agradable en su relación.
 
Conclusión: Es pertinente adelantar acciones de promoción de la satisfacción marital que aborden estilos de comunicación positivos y trabajen en la prevención de estilos de comunicación violentos, donde se evidencien comportamientos de evitación.
A critical reflection on air quality monitoring in Ethiopia: Challenges, Progress, and the Way Forward
Authors: Redi Tofikk
Published: February 2025

Air quality monitoring is crucial for safeguarding public health, especially in rapidly urbanizing regions. In Ethiopia, rapid economic and population growth have intensified air pollution levels, with serious implications for health, particularly among vulnerable populations. Seasonal climatic variations further impact ambient air quality, compounding the challenges of pollution management. However, Ethiopia's air quality monitoring infrastructure remains underdeveloped, hindered by limited monitoring stations, outdated equipment, a shortage of technical expertise, and insufficient public access to real-time data. Regulatory frameworks are also limited, with weak enforcement and overdue national air quality standards. This commentary critically assesses the current state of air quality monitoring in Ethiopia, highlighting key challenges and identifying opportunities for improvement through international partnerships, enhanced monitoring technologies, and greater public transparency. Recommendations include expanding monitoring networks to rural areas, implementing robust maintenance schedules, publishing air quality data on accessible platforms, and promoting public awareness initiatives. Strengthening these systems is essential for public health protection and sustainable development in Ethiopia.
Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Reducing Public Speaking Anxiety: A Pilot Study
Authors: Oliveira Maria , Simões de Almeida Raquel , Veloso Gomes Paulo , Donga João , Marques António , Teixeira Bruno , Pereira Javier
Published: February 2025

Public speaking anxiety (glossophobia) is a manifestation of social anxiety that affects a significant portion of the population, jeopardizing performance in academic, professional, and social contexts. This pilot study examines the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) as a therapeutic tool for reducing public speaking anxiety. Over six VR simulation sessions, the physiological responses of 30 participants, including heart rate (HR) and electrodermal activity, were monitored alongside psychometric assessments. Results demonstrated a significant reduction in HR and improved self-efficacy. These findings recommend combining VR with traditional therapeutic approaches and emerging neuroscience-based methods, such as neurofeedback, to create more personalized treatment interventions.
Osteochondroplastic tracheobronchopathy: modern diagnostic methods
Authors: Mamenko I. S. , Vasilev I. V. , Vikulova I. V. , Novitskaya T. A. , Ushkov A. D. , Yablonskiy P. K.
Published: February 2025

Osteochondroplastic tracheobronchopathy (tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica) is a rare benign disease of the trachea and large bronchi of unknown etiology. It is characterized by an overgrowth of cartilage and/or bone in the submucosal layer with varying degrees of narrowing of the lumen. Due to the nonspecific symptoms and low awareness among doctors, this disease may remain undiagnosed for a long time. The aim of the study was to present a clinical case and a review of the literature on modern methods of diagnosis of osteochondroplastic tracheobronchopathy. Conclusion. The above clinical case and the literature review confirm that the main methods to suspect and verify osteochondroplastic tracheobronchopathy are computed tomography of the chest organs and bronchoscopy with biopsy. Confocal laser endomicroscopy can serve as an additional research method to exclude oncopathology and concomitant tracheobronchial amyloidosis.
“COPD Navigator” – an innovative tool for doctor and patient
Authors: Budnevsky A. V. , Avdeev S. N. , Ovsyannikov E. S. , Feigelman S N.
Published: February 2025

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common respiratory diseases in the world. Correct treatment of this disease shall account for many additional factors, which can be difficult for primary care physicians. In 2023, the International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) developed a new tool for primary care physicians – the COPD “Wheel” that allows for determining the treatment tactics quickly and consulting COPD patients about the main causes and consequences of the disease. The aim of the work was to evaluate whether the innovative tool ensures the integration of physician and patient efforts in achieving COPD control. Conclusion. The COPD Wheel tool ensures timely prescription of drugs suitable for a specific clinical case, as well as significantly improves the patient’s adherence to therapy. As a result, patients with COPD should be expected to have improved quality of life and prognosis.
The role of the receptor for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE) in the pathogenesis of asthma
Authors: Sorokina L. N. , Mineev V. N. , Pavlova A. S. , Trofimov V. I.
Published: February 2025

Now the role of the receptor for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE) and its isoforms in the pathogenesis of asthma is discussed. The aim was to review national and foreign literature on the role of RAGE in the pathogenesis of asthma. The search was performed in the PubMed and RISC databases. Results. The available literature data allow considering RAGE as a possible biomarker of the disease or to use the ligand-RAGE axis as a target for therapeutic intervention. Conclusion. This subject requires further experimental and clinical studies for the possible development of new approaches to the management of patients with asthma.
Specific Representation of the Concept «House/Home» in A.P. Chekhov and James Joyce (short stories)
Authors:   Saratov State University, Fokina Yu.M.
Published: February 2025

The article deals with the comparative analysis of the concept house/
home represented in short stories by A. Chekhov and James Joyce.
The analysis is conducted on the level of concept structure.
A Symbolic Message About the War in the Photos of Red Army Photo Correspondent Emmanuil Evzerikhin from 1945
Authors: Gliniecki Tomasz
Published: February 2025

War photography is rarely treated by researchers of the past as a separate historical source. It rarely becomes a subject of in-depth research or separate academic studies. Even if its documentary value is noted, it is considered in the convention of image carriers rather than separate material for analysis. Meanwhile, the source knowledge about the war contained in the photographs allows military historians specialising in decoding it to use it broadly for cognitive purposes. In this paper, the author presents and discusses the symbolic narrative elements contained in the photographs taken in the final stages of World War II by Red Army photo correspondent, Captain Emmanuil Noevich Evzerikhin (Эммануил Ноевич Евзерихин). At the same time, the paper shows that the photographer’s individual work was harnessed to execute tasks of the military propaganda services.
Use of protein from yellow mealworms in poultry feed
Authors:   University of South Africa, South Africa, Mabelebele M. ,   University of South Africa, South Africa,   University of South Africa, South Africa,   University of South Africa, South Africa,   University of South Africa, South Africa,   University of South Africa, South Africa, Mabelebele M , Malematja E. , Kolobe S. D. , Manyelo T. G. , Sebola N. A. , Manyeula F. ,   University of South Africa, South Africa
Published: February 2025

The purpose of this chapter is to appraise the current work done on the use of the yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) as an alternative and sustainable protein source in poultry diets. The incorporation of insects in animal diets is regarded as an interesting topic in animal nutrition. Their popularity is expected to outstrip the current conventional feed ingredients globally. Based on nutritional analysis, yellow mealworm larvae are comparable to conventional poultry protein sources. Hence, they are widely documented as the most appropriate substitute for soybean meal and fishmeal as they have a similar influence on growth performance without having a negative impact on the carcass, meat quality, or egg quality. Therefore, this chapter will discuss the opportunity for using yellow mealworm larvae as a protein source in poultry diets. The nutritional and environmental benefits, processing and storge, and effects of Tenebrio molitor on poultry productivity are discussed.
Advances in production of crickets as food and animal feed
Authors:   International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya, Tanga Chrysantus M. , Kababu Margaret O. ,   International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) and Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST), Kenya, Beesigamukama Dennis ,   International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Published: February 2025

This chapter covers advances in production of crickets as food and animal feed. Cricket farming is a rapidly growing agribusiness, coupled to the rising demand for alternative proteins for food and feed. This review highlights the status and emerging gaps in cricket farming, processing, nutritional composition, safety and application. The cricket farming industry is highly profitable and the prices for farmed insect products remain high, though becoming more competitive, as the industry matures. Advanced continental or global regulatory framework is urgently needed. Evidence suggests that although the industry is still in its infancy, this eco-friendly cricket-based technology is already benefitting people of all age groups across the world.
Cirandar em conversa
Authors: Günzel Rafaela Engers , Dorneles Aline Machado
Published: February 2025

Para compor a escrita deste artigo, apresentamos um recorte da tese de doutorado que está sendo construída numa perspectiva narrativa, no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação em Ciências da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande. A pesquisa se orienta pelos princípios éticos, estéticos e políticos da narrativa (auto)biográfica. Nessa perspectiva, temos a intenção de documentar e de refletir sobre o ser, estar, fazer e viver a investigação-formação de professores em Rede no Cirandar. No presente artigo, traçamos um narrar cuidadoso dos caminhos da pesquisa e da constituição do campo, guiado pela conversa como metodologia de pesquisa. A partir da conversa, detalhamos os movimentos analíticos de compreender e de interpretar as tensões emergidas na construção dos relatos narrativos que compõem a presente investigação. Com isso, dois relatos narrativos emergentes da conversa são apresentados como modo de documentar e compor um processo compreensivo interpretativo a respeito das redes de investigação-formação de professores. Os relatos demonstram através das histórias de vida e formação, o protagonismo das professoras na autoria de sua prática educativa e o pertencimento a Rede Cirandar.
PENGGUNAAN SEVIMA EDLINK SEBAGAI MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN ONLINE (SEBUAH KAJIAN PUSTAKA)
Authors: Audah Mizratul , Aminah Aminah , Devina Fasha , Analita Rizki Nur
Published: February 2025

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi efektivitas aplikasi Sevima Edlink dalam meningkatkan prestasi dan disiplin belajar peserta didik. Metode penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain eksperimen. Data dikumpulkan melalui tes prestasi belajar, observasi, dan kuesioner yang diberikan kepada siswa kelas XI MIA 2 SMA Negeri 1 Seririt. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis statistik deskriptif dan inferensial untuk melihat perubahan nilai rata-rata dan ketuntasan belajar siswa. Instrumen penelitian berupa tes prestasi dan kuesioner keaktifan siswa. Teknik sampling yang digunakan adalah purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan Sevima Edlink sebagai wadah pemberian tugas dan diskusi materi dapat meningkatkan prestasi belajar dan disiplin siswa. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan peningkatan rata-rata nilai siswa dari 63,91 pada tes awal menjadi 76,33 pada siklus III, serta peningkatan ketuntasan belajar dari 18,75% menjadi 70%. Penelitian ini juga menemukan bahwa tingkat kesamaan jawaban siswa menurun dari siklus ke siklus, mengindikasikan peningkatan kemandirian belajar. Fitur-fitur pada Sevima Edlink seperti feedback, deadline pengumpulan tugas, dan forum diskusi sangat mendukung proses pembelajaran. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa aplikasi Sevima Edlink efektif dalam meningkatkan prestasi dan disiplin belajar siswa. Hasil ini konsisten dengan penelitian sebelumnya yang menunjukkan bahwa platform e-learning dapat memberikan pengaruh positif dalam proses pembelajaran.
Analysis of the Relationship between Knowledge Level and the Use of Traditional Medicine in Sungai Rutas Village
Authors: Rusida Esty Restiana , Chandra M. Andi , Maulida Siti Rahmah , Akbar Depy Oktapian , Rakhmatullah Aditya Noviadi
Published: February 2025

Traditional medicines are widely used by people from the herbal medicine group, standardized herbal medicines and phytopharmaca. People know that traditional medicine is limited to herbal medicine and standardized herbal medicine. while phytopharmaca still sounds unfamiliar to the public. Regarding knowledge and use of medicines that are beneficial for health in traditional medicine, it is still limited, the majority of people consume traditional herbal medicines as many as 100 people, which they make themselves using nutritious plants. The aim of the research was to determine the relationship between knowledge and the use of traditional medicine in Sungai Rutas Village. Analytical observation research method with a cross sectional approach. The sampling technique uses non-probability sampling containing 100 samples. The results of the research show that the level of knowledge of the majority of people is sufficient, as many as 54 people (54%), and the majority of people's use of traditional medicine is sufficient, as many as 45 people (45%). Apart from that, the results of relevant statistical analysis, namely the chi-square test, found that there was a relationship between knowledge (p-value = 0.008) and the use of traditional medicine as alternative medicine in the community in Sungai Rutas Village, Tapin Regency. The conclusion was that the level of public knowledge regarding the use of traditional medicine was sufficient knowledge, namely 54 people (54%). 46 people (46%) used traditional medicine. The conclusion in this study is that there is a relationship between the level of knowledge and compliance with a p-value = 0.008.
Peningkatan Pengetahuan Pasien terkait Pil KB di Poli Kandungan RSUD Ulin Banjarmasin
Authors: Tangkas Hansel Hens , Rizal Ahmad , Hadiastuti Adinda Dwina , Rapi'ah Rizka , Intannia Difa , Yulianti Mawar Dwi
Published: February 2025

Permasalahan utama kependudukan di Indonesia meliputi persebaran penduduk yang tidak merata dan jumlah penduduk yang besar dengan laju pertumbuhan penduduk yang relatif tinggi. Untuk mengatasi masalah ini, pemerintah mengeluarkan program Keluarga Berencana (KB). Ketidakpatuhan pasien dalam mengonsumsi pil KB akan menyebabkan kegagalan dari program KB tersebut. Oleh sebab itu, tujuan dari kegiatan ini untuk memaksimalkan efektivitas penggunaan pil KB pada pasien di RSUD Ulin. Metode yang digunakan pada promosi kesehatan ini yaitu media cetak berupa leaflet dan penjelasan langsung kepada masyarakat yang sedang menunggu antrean pemeriksaan. Sampel pada kegiatan promosi kesehatan ini adalah pasien Poli Kandungan yang berobat ke RSUD Ulin pada Senin, 1 September 2024. Rata-rata nilai pretest sebesar 91% dan nilai posttest sebesar 100% yang menunjukkan terdapat peningkatan pengetahuan dan pemahaman responden dengan adanya peningkatan persentase rata-rata benar sebesar 9%. Oleh karena itu kegiatan promosi kesehatan yang dilakukan di Poli Kandungan RSUD Ulin meningkatkan pengetahuan responden mengenai Pil KB. Kegiatan promosi kesehatan yang dilakukan diharapkan dapat mengubah perilaku pasien untuk semakin rutin meminum pil KB dan pasien meyakini bahwa pil KB aman untuk dikonsumsi secara rutin. Kata Kunci: Edukasi, Cara Pakai, Keamanan, Kontrasepsi, Promosi Kesehatan The main population problems in Indonesia include uneven population distribution and a large population. To overcome this problem, the government issued a family planning program. Patient's non-compliance in taking birth control pills will lead to the failure of the birth control program. Therefore, the purpose of this activity is to maximize the effectiveness of the use of birth control pills in patients at RSUD Ulin. The methods used in this health promotion are printed media in the form of leaflets and direct explanation to the public. The samples in this health promotion activity were Gynecology Poly patients RSUD Ulin on Monday, September 1, 2024. The average pretest score was 91% and the posttest score was 100% which showed that there was an increase in the knowledge and understanding of respondents with an increase in the average percentage correct by 9%. Therefore, health promotion activities carried out at the RSUD Ulin, Gynecology Clinic increased respondents' knowledge about birth control pills. The health promotion activities carried out are expected to change the patient's behavior to be more routine in taking birth control pills and the patient believes that birth control pills are safe for routine consumption.
A Machine Learning Approach for Early Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis Based on Brain Texture Features from T1-Weighted Imaging
Authors: Xu Yuhua , Feifan Zhou , Gao Qianqian , Ma Yazhou , Chen Xin , Li Dong , Lian Xuegan
Published: February 2025

This study presents an early diagnostic method for Parkinson’s disease using T1-weighted imaging texture features combined with machine learning models. T1-weighted imaging data from the PPMI database were preprocessed to extract texture features from various brain regions,including the thalamus, hippocampus, caudate nucleus, amygdala, globus pallidus and putamen. The Random Forest (RF) model demonstrated excellent performance in distinguishing Parkinson’s patients from healthy controls, achieving an AUC of 0.90, accuracy of 88.9%, precision of 92.3%, sensitivity of 92.3%, specificity of 80.0%, and an F1 score of 92.3%. A simplified RF model also exhibited strong performance with a prediction accuracy of 77.8%. This method effectively leverages brain texture features to assist in the early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.
DoseTAIlor: A Web-Based Platform for Personalised Tacrolimus Dose Optimisation Across Multi-Centre Populations Using Interpretable AI
Authors: Abdalla Youssef , Gongas Laura , Castro Brais Muñiz , Cela Luis Ramudo , Suárez Francisco , Orlu Mine , Margusino-Framiñán Luis , Basit Abdul W. , Shorthouse David , Goyanes Alvaro
Published: February 2025

Tacrolimus, commonly used after organ transplantation, has a narrow therapeutic index (NTI) and a high risk of dosing errors, with over 50% of patients suffering serious, potentially life-threatening adverse effects. To address this, we developed an interpretable long short-term memory (LSTM) model trained on 14 years of data from 1,774 patients across Spain and the United States. This LSTM predicts tacrolimus levels using clinical data, with approximately 5% mean absolute error, outperforming state-of-the-art models. Addressing data privacy concerns, we demonstrate that synthetic data can replace real data for training without performance loss. Finally, we launched dosetailor.com, a platform providing personalised tacrolimus dosing recommendations for clinicians. Although focused on tacrolimus, this platform forms a foundation for personalising dosage for high-risk, NTI drugs.
Reevaluating the Association between Type 1 Diabetes and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Insights from Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization
Authors: Zhu San , Zhu Manman , Zhang Yaoyao
Published: February 2025

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common heterogeneous endocrine disorders among women of reproductive age. PCOS and its related traits are frequently observed in women with type 1 diabetes (T1DM), but the exact association between T1DM and PCOS remains unclear. We conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study to explore the causal association between genetically predicted T1DM and PCOS risk in individuals of European ancestry. We selected 31 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as instrumental variables (IVs) for T1DM (exposure data) and obtained outcome data from the newest and largest published genome-wide association study (GWAS) of Europeans, which includes 24840 participants to date. Our results demonstrate that strict T1DM (excluding T2DM) might not result in a higher risk of PCOS genetically in Europeans (odds ratio (OR) = 1.024, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.975–1.074, p = 0.347). Moreover, we did not observe heterogeneity or pleiotropy in our study. Our results indicate that T1DM itself might not explain the relatively high prevalence of PCOS in women; adequately powered studies are needed to explore the mechanisms behind the frequent association of PCOS with T1DM and its possible effect on the health of patients.