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Studies on Saturation Diving in Poland and Practical Application of Their Findings. Part 2 C. Developing a Polish System of Saturation Diving in the 1980s and 1990s
Authors: Skrzyński Stanisław , Grzeczka Grzegorz
Published: December 2023

This article is another in a series of articles on the research and the deployment of saturation diving technology in our country. This part discusses Polish specificities and achievements against the background of economic and historical context. It describes the creation of the base for saturation diving in the times of economic hardship in our country. Over this period, the shipbuilding industry was driving saturation diving research as a basis for the construction of diving systems to be exported to secure the extraction of the resources from the sea shelf. This paper describes the efforts of the animators and protagonists of underwater research in our country, whose work is continued to this day. In its second part the author shows how the Polish system of saturation diving was created. The article also considers the technical and organisational conditions in which the first saturation dives took place and the history of the development of the Polish decompression method for saturation diving. A key role in this difficult task was played by the creation of a base for this industry and research potential, assisted by the relevant state agencies, dedicated for the defence sector. A multiannual National Research and Development Plan (Polish abbr. CPBR) was set up with objectives 9.2 and 9.5 focused on medical and technical research resulting in the development of a diving system with its organisational framework, medical safety solutions, and reliable technology. The outcomes of this programme are still being implemented today. Despite advances in the medical and technical fields as well as organisation, the problems of saturation diving are still pertinent because, regardless of its complexity and high cost, this is the most efficient diving format that allows for very deep diving operations, currently up to 400-500m.
Physical Training in the Prevention OS Sea Sickness
Authors: Łokucijewski Bogdan
Published: December 2023

Disorders related to labyrinth irritation (kinetosis) constitute a significant problem in sea travel, especially in sea service. A team of military researchers conducted research on a very large group (over 200 people) regarding the possibility of preventing seasickness through physical training. An original set of exercises was developed and performed by the study group. Then, the sensitivity of the test group and the control group to rocking was checked in laboratory and real conditions (sea cruise). The method has been shown to be over 50% effective in preventing and alleviating the symptoms of seasickness. The use of selected physical exercises may be an effective training against the risk of kinetosis.
Advances and challenges in management of large vessel vasculitis
Authors: Chu Cong-Qiu
Published: December 2023

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Glucocorticoids (GC) remains the mainstay for management of large vessel vasculitis (LVV). Recent introduction of interleukin-6 signaling blocker, tocilizumab has substantially changed the practice in management of patients with LVV, in particular, giant cell arteritis (GCA). Benefit of tocilizumab to patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is supported by observational studies, but randomized clinical trials are lacking. Addition of tocilizumab enables reduction of the total amount of GC in patients with GCA, but GC burden remains high and to be further reduced. Ongoing studies aim at minimal use of GC or even GC-free. Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors appear to be beneficial to TAK despite their ineffectiveness to GCA. Randomized clinical trials are undergoing to target other inflammatory cytokines in both GCA and TAK. Janus kinase inhibitors alone or in combination with conventional disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs showed promising results in treatment of TAK.
Lupus hands mimicking psoriatic arthritis
Authors: Zhao Lidan , Zhang Fengchun
Published: December 2023

We report a case of a 68-year-old woman with chronic and severely destructive arthritis for 8 years with imaging features mimicking psoriatic arthritis (PsA) but serological evidence of systemic lupus erythematosus. Both the lupus panniculitis–like rash and the presence of interstitial lung disease were considered manifestations of systemic involvement of SLE.
Management of internal control of staff salary settlements in agricultural entities: Some peculiarities
Authors: KALININA Irina N.
Published: December 2023

Subject. This article considers internal control as an important element of the management system in the issue of the organization's personnel continuity. Objectives. The article aims to analyze the existing forms of organization of internal control in agricultural entities and determine the most effective one, taking into account the scale of activity of an economic entity and the specifics of the industry. Methods. For the study, I used comparative and case analyses, analytical research methods, and the computational and graphical method. Results. Based on the practices studied, the article generalizes and groups the tasks of internal control over personnel settlements, taking into account the specifics of the agricultural industry. The article proposes the author-developed control procedures to be used at each stage of checking personnel payroll settlements to improve the effectiveness of the results of internal control and minimize the risks of undetected distortions in accounting and financial reporting data. The main violations committed when accounting for the reflection of wage transactions by agricultural organizations are analyzed, and their negative consequences are determined. Conclusions and Relevance. Agricultural production is always associated with certain risks, due not only to the commercial activities of the organization (business risks), but also to the specific features of this industry. The results of the study can be used in the theory and practice of internal control, as well as for further scientific developments and practical application in agricultural organizations.
Improving the mechanism of beneficial owners identification to combat money laundering and terrorist financing
Authors: KOROLEVA Lyudmila P.
Published: December 2023

Subject. The article considers problems of strengthening the economic and information security, developing complex corporate structures in Russia. Objectives. The purpose is to develop proposals for distribution of responsibilities among government authorities for collection of information about beneficial ownership. Methods. The study draws on the systems analysis. Results. The paper offers measures to organize information exchange between legal entities, their beneficial owners, subjects of primary and State financial monitoring. It establishes the need to create a single register of beneficial owners. Conclusions. Improvement of beneficial ownership mechanism is possible by using the risk-based approach, which implies increased focus on complex corporate structures.
Hubungan tipe kepribadian introvert dan ekstrovert terhadap kecemasan pada mahasiswa kedokteran Universitas Tarumanagara tahun 2023
Authors: Odella Olivia Christina , Tadjudin Noer Saelan
Published: December 2023

Fenomena kecemasan yang tinggi di kalangan mahasiswa kedokteran disebabkan oleh banyak faktor seperti kesehatan fisik dan mental siswa serta prestasi akademik mereka. Selain faktor eksternal, kecemasan siswa juga dipengaruhi oleh faktor internal seperti kepribadian. Tujuan dari dilakukannya studi ini untuk mengetahui hubungan antara tipe kepribadian introvert dan ekstrovert terhadap kecemasan pada mahasiswa kedokteran. Studi observasi cross-sectional dengan pemilihan subjek studi menggunakan total sampling ini dilakukan di Universitas Tarumanagara tahun 2023 dengan subjek berjumlah 222 orang. Instrumen Eysenck Personality Inventory digunakan untuk mengetahui tipe kepribadian dan Zung-Self Anxiety Rate Scale untuk mengetahui kecemasan pada subjek. Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa tipe kepribadian introvert lebih banyak mengalami kecemasan dari pada ekstrovert (40,6% vs 14,9%). Hasil uji chi-square menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara tipe kepribadian introvert dan ekstrovert terhadap kecemasan dengan p value = 0,000 dengan prevalence ratio (PR) menunjukkan tipe kepribadian introvert berisiko 2,73 kali memiliki cemas daripada tipe kepribadian ekstrovert.
Gambaran nilai rerata hemoglobin dan kualitas hidup pada pasien gagal jantung di RS Sumber Waras periode Januari-Juni 2023
Authors: Fitriyani Iis Rani , Priyana Andria
Published: December 2023

Gagal jantung merupakan keadaan ketika jantung sudah tidak mampu untuk memenuhi kebutuhan metabolik tubuh. Anemia merupakan salah satu komorbid penting yang sering terjadi pada pasien gagal jantung. Kondisi ini berhubungan dengan status fungsional dan prognosis yang buruk, serta risiko perawatan di rumah sakit yang lebih lama. Studi ini bertujuan untuk melihat gambaran  nilai rerata hemoglobin yang mencerminkan kejadian anemia dan juga untuk melihat gambaran kualitas hidup pada pasien gagal jantung. Studi deskriptif cross-sectional ini dilakukan di Rumah Sakit Sumber Waras selama bulan Januari - Juni 2023. Cara pengambilan sampel dengan metode consecutive sampling. Nilai kadar hemoglobin didapatkan pada rekam medis, sedangkan kualitas hidup menggunakan Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire (MLHFQ). Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa penderita gagal jantung di RS Sumber Waras rata-rata mengalami anemia dengan nilai rata-rata 11,70 mg/dl ± 2,18. Kualitas hidup pasien gagal jantung di RS Sumber Waras dalam rentang masih baik yaitu dengan rerata nilai kualitas hidup sebesar 22,10 ± 19,23.
Gambaran asupan vitamin C pada mahasiswa kedokteran Universitas Tarumanagara selama Covid-19
Authors: Susanto Christopher Martinus , Charissa Olivia
Published: December 2023

Imunitas tubuh yang baik dibutuhkan untuk mengurangi risiko tertularnya penyakit terutama pada saat terjadinya pandemic Covid-19. Tetapi, masih banyak dari para remaja yang belum mengetahui dan kurang peduli terakit hal tersebut. Berbagai cara yang dapat dilakukan untuk menjaga imunitas tubuh, salah satunya dengan makan makanan bergizi. Salah satu mikronutrien yang berperan besar dalam menjaga imunitas tubuh adalah vitamin C atau asam askorbat. Asupan vitamin C yang cukup adalah lebih dari 80% dari AKG pada pria maupun wanita. Tujuan dari studi ini adalah untuk mengetahui gambaran asupan vitamin C pada mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran di Universitas Tarumanagara selama masa pandemi COVID-19. Studi ini menggunakan metode deskriptif potong lintang. Metode pengambilan data dilakukan dengan melakukan wawancara dan pengisian Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). Total jumlah responden pada studi ini sebanyak 130 orang yang diambil dengan menggunakan non-random total sampling. Berdasarkan data, sebanyak 81 (62,3%) responden tidak rutin mengonsumsi vitamin C. Pada masa sebelum pandemi Covid-19 yang memiliki asupan vitamin C yang cukup sebesar 65,4% (85 responden), dan meningkat menjadi 82,3% (107 responden) pada masa pandemi Covid-19. Mahasiswa kedokteran Universitas Tarumanagara memahami bahwa diperlukannya konsumsi vitamin C dalam jumlah cukup sebagai salah satu cara untuk meningkatkan imunitas tubuh selama pandemic Covid-19.
Hubungan kadar D-dimer dengan mortalitas dan derajat keparahan pasien Covid-19 di RS Husada periode Januari - Desember 2020
Authors: Ashiana Chen Ellen , Sutanto Hari
Published: December 2023

Infeksi Covid-19 menyebabkan kerusakan endotel dan hiperinflamasi serta reaksi berlebihan dari imun yang kemudian memicu kejadian badai sitokin. Hal ini menyebabkan peningkatan aktivasi koagulasi dan pembentukkan bekuan darah pada vaskular sehingga terbentuk D-dimer. Studi ini merupakan penelitian analitik dengan desain cross-sectional. Sampel yang digunakan berupa data rekam medis dari 348 pasien yang dirawat dan melakukan pengecekan D-dimer di RS Husada Jakarta selama periode Januari hingga Desember 2020. Hasil studi didapatkan tingkat keparahan penyakit terbanyak yaitu kriteria sakit sedang (183 pasien; 52.6%) dan ditemukan sebanyak 97 (46.9%) pasien mengalami peningkatan kadar D-dimer. Mortalitas pasien dengan peningkatan kadar D-dimernya yaitu 41 (19.8%) pasien (p-value 0,000). Pasien dengan tingkat keparahan berat/kritis memiliki kadar D-dimer yang meningkat yaitu sebanyak 110 (53.1%) pasien dibandingkan yang memiliki kadar D-dimer normal yaitu 55 (39.0%) pasien (p-value 0,001). Hasil studi menunjukkan hubungan antara kadar D-dimer yang meningkat dengan mortalitas dan tingkat keparahan pasien COVID-19.
Assessment of the Sustainability of Community-based Preprimary School Teaching Program on Education Empowerment to Children in Longido District, Tanzania
Authors: Namagheri Regina Mtey  , Victorini Salema  , Emmanuel Kileo
Published: December 2023

The study assessed the Sustainability of the Community Based Preprimary School Teaching Program on Education Empowerment to Children in Longido District. Convergent design under the Mixed Methods Approach was used. Research instruments used in the study include an interview guide, questionnaires, and observation schedules. The target population was 146 participants. The study sample comprised 44 participants, namely: 28 teachers, 1 quality assurance Education officer, 3 Ward education officers, 1 programme Coordinator, 4 head teachers, and 8 parents. Data collected using questionnaires were coded and entered into the computer, using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23 to analyze the data. Validity of the evaluation instruments was conducted through content analysis to check grammar and language appropriateness of the items in questionnaires, interview guide, and observation schedule. The reliability of questionnaires for teachers was ensured by the Cronbach-alpha coefficient. The study found that the program will be sustained to a great extent through fundraising, the creation of income-generating projects, soliciting funds from donors, and involvement of the community in program development. The study concludes that the sustainability of the community-based preprimary school teaching program enhances, to a great extent, the empowerment of children in education. The study recommends that the government should support the program since it enhances the provision of quality education to Tanzanian children.
Enhancing Audit Committees’ Effectiveness in Tanzania's Public Sector
Authors: Dr. Kaanaeli Gabriel Nnko
Published: December 2023

This study investigates the determinants of audit committee effectiveness in Tanzania's public sector. Qualitative methods were employed to gather insights, using purposive sampling to select 14 participants from various public sector organizations. Interviews were conducted to ensure diverse perspectives on the subject matter.

The research findings emphasize the significance of several factors in audit committee effectiveness, including well-defined terms of reference, resource availability, influence in decision-making, and committee member selection procedures. These factors encompass terms of reference, the availability of resources and support, the capacity to exert influence, the process of selecting audit committee members, communication and cooperation among committee members, the promotion of a culture of accountability, and the establishment of a conducive regulatory environment.

The study recommends addressing these factors to enhance governance practices, strengthen accountability, and improve internal control mechanisms within public sector organizations.
Ageism and Ableism in Wole Soyinka’s ‘The Lion and The Jewel’ and ‘The Strong Breed’
Authors: Dr. Augustine Uche Emela
Published: December 2023

Ageism and ableism are socio-cultural concepts that have, in recent times, constituted topical issues that are being debated by literary critics and theatre practitioners who are of the opinion that literature should be capable of reflecting on the variegated issues that concern us as individuals living in a society. This is what is generally referred to as the human condition. These critics see literature as being all-encompassing, that is, as being capable of meditating on any subject that centers on the human person. Utilizing Augusto Boal's "Theatre of the Oppressed" as our theoretical foundation, this study aims to examine ageism and ableism, both within historical contexts and literature, in a comprehensive manner. Subsequently, we will focus on their specific manifestations within Wole Soyinka's works, namely, "The Lion and The Jewel" and "The Strong Breed." This study posits that our society must recognize the significance of elderly and disabled individuals. Their disabilities, notwithstanding, still have important roles to play in the theatre of life.
PEER COUNSELING NO ENSINO SUPERIOR: REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA DE UMA METODOLOGIA DE INTERVENÇÃO EM SAÚDE MENTAL
Authors: CAVALCANTE Anne Victoria Castro de Moura , MENEZES Aline Beckmann de Castro
Published: December 2023

A saúde mental do estudante universitário é objeto de várias pesquisas por conta dos estressores específicos que a universidade imprime. A demanda em saúde mental universitária é significativa e acredita-se que intervenções alternativas podem aliviar o sofrimento discente e prevenir o surgimento e/ou agravamento do adoecimento mental. Nesse sentido, cita-se o Peer Counseling, metodologia de entreajuda de pares, como potencial ferramenta de intervenção. O objetivo desta pesquisa é identificar e descrever os modelos de Aconselhamento entre Pares na literatura científica internacional. Para isso, foi realizada uma revisão integrativa na plataforma Capes. Os achados mostraram que nas experiencias descritas no ensino superior, todos os resultados foram promissores quando correlacionados a variáveis que afetam a saúde mental. Os pontos fortes da metodologia são a base de confiança a partir da horizontalidade, pressupondo maior aceitabilidade; a flexibilidade da metodologia para se adequar a vários contextos e o seu aspecto desenvolvimental por meio do empoderamento. Conclui-se que o aconselhamento entre pares é uma metodologia eficiente e promissora em saúde mental, sendo válida a sua discussão visando ao desenvolvimento e expansão no ensino superior brasileiro; espera-se que mais pesquisas sejam feitas em sentido exploratório para criar as bases necessárias para tal.
 
PEER COUNSELING IN HIGHER EDUCATION: INTEGRATIVE REVIEW OF A MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION METHODOLOGY
 
ABSTRACT
The mental health of university students is the subject of several studies because of the specific stressors that universities impose. The demand for university mental health services is significant, and it is believed that alternative interventions can alleviate student suffering and prevent the onset and/or worsening of mental illness. In this sense, Peer Counseling, a peer-help methodology, is cited as a potential intervention tool. The aim of this research is to identify and describe Peer Counseling models in the international scientific literature. To this end, an integrative review was carried out on the Capes platform. The findings showed that in the experiences described in higher education, all the results were promising when correlated with variables affecting mental health. The strengths of the methodology are the basis of trust based on horizontality, presupposing greater acceptability; the flexibility of the methodology to adapt to various contexts; and its developmental aspect through empowerment. It is concluded that peer counseling is an efficient and promising methodology in mental health, and its discussion is valid with a view to the development and expansion of Brazilian higher education. It is hoped that more research will be done in an exploratory sense to create the necessary bases for this.
 
Keywords: Mental Health; Higher Education; Peer Counseling; Educational and School Psychology.
CIE TN 015:2023 Second International Workshop on Circadian and Neurophysiological Photoreception
Authors:   CIE DR 6-46
Published: December 2023

This Technical Note reports on the proceedings and consensus of the invited experts of The Second International Workshop on Circadian and Neurophysiological Photometry, 2019, Manchester (UK). This workshop acted on the basis of a consensus of the participants, who are also the advisers to this report. Although Technical Notes can also include the personal views of the reporter, the contents of this report have been agreed with all the advisers, unless explicitly stated. The two papers that followed from this workshop in 2020 and 2022 are cited in the report, and these take precedence for the interpretation of its scientific consensus, which is also set out here. The consensus and recommendations summarized in this Technical Note do not necessarily represent the views of the CIE in relation to circadian and neurophysiological photometry.
ROLE OF GREEN INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL INDEX TO CARBON EMISSION DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCES
Authors: Tjan Riki Sanjaya , Regina Jansen Arsjah
Published: December 2023

The purpose of this research is to examines the effect of carbon emission disclosure and transparency on financial performance moderated by the green intellectual capital index. The objects of this study are energy, transportation, logistics, and banking industries sector of public listing companies during period 2020-2022 at IDX. 188 companies (the sample of this research) selected with purposive sampling and analyzed using multiple regression. Secondary Data used in this research, the example stock price, sustainability, financial and annual reports. Eviews is used as statistical software. This research has some results, they are show that carbon emission disclosure influence negatively to financial performance, but that result is different with the using of the green intellectual capital index as the moderating variable (factor) that resulted in the carbon emission disclosure had a positive effect on financial performance, and type of industry had a influence positively to financial performance. This research has some implications for stakeholders, especially for regulators and governments that conduct multiple socializations to the public about the urgency of carbon emission disclosure in order to improve public environmental consciousness and for companies to encourage the activities regarding the reduction of carbon emission (also disclose the carbon emissions reduction at their reports) with improved capability environmental aspect or green intellectual capital.
"El monumento conmemorativo como dispositivo histórico-crítico. Problemática a raíz de la aplicación de las leyes de memoria histórica, memoria histórica de canarias y memoria democrática"
Authors:   Universidad de La Laguna, Benítez Luis Miguel
Published: December 2023

"This article traces the influences that both the Law of Historical Memory (LMH) exercised as the Law of Historical Memory of the Canary Islands (LMHCan) and the Law of Democratic Memory (LMD) (Law 52/2007, Law 5/2018 and Law 20/2022) implement on the Law of Spanish Historical Heritage (LPHE) and the Law of Cultural Heritage of the Canary Islands (LPCCan) (Law 16/1985 and Law 11/2019) regarding the conception of the memorial monument that, as a result, assumes the condition of problematic heritage in those cases where, due to its historical significance, activates the reasons for removal and relocation. As a result, there is a process of redistribution and reduction in the axiological heritage hierarchy that leads to the establishment of a paradigm of myopic interpretation of the monument that we have divided into three moments. It is proposed, under an exegesis that attends to the complexity of the figure of the monument, neither removal nor relocation in favor of the same objectives that the memorial laws defend."
The Ward de Gideon Mendel: fotografiando la humanidad en torno a pacientes con sida en un hospital londinense
Authors:   Universidad Complutense de Madrid (España), Parra Montero Francisco
Published: December 2023

"In 1993, Gideon Mendel spent several week photographing patients at the first dedicated Aids ward in a hospital in UK, where carried out an innovation project. Aware of something special was happening in these place he photograhed many patients, assisted by their next of kin and centre staff. An important images for demands in order to remove the varrieres and prejudices that HIV infected cause on the society. Within a genre that flourished during the hardest years of the pandemic, Gideon beared a different point of view, as testimony of the infected, focused on the humanity and love between the portayed. The borrowing images that make up this project named The Ward, were a challenging task for Mendel, photographer compromised by the dramas that haunt our society."
Digital environment of development of regional markets of personal services and measures of their regulation
Authors:   Ural State University of Economics, Dvoryadkina E. B. , Eliseeva A. A. ,   Ural State University of Economics, Istomina N. A. ,   Ural State University of Economics
Published: December 2023

The article is devoted to the empirical content characteristics of the digital environment affecting the functioning and development of regional markets for personal services. The list of indicators reflecting the formation of the digital environment has been clarified and trends in their changes in the framework of the implementation of national projects of the Russian Federation have been identified. It is established that the digital environment contributes to the evolution of telecommunication services that allow economic agents of regional markets of personal services to communicate through personal services. Consequently, it becomes possible, for example, the development of healthcare with the help of personalized medicine or, for example, the use of personalized learning opportunities, etc. Also, measures to regulate regional markets for personal services in the digital environment are considered and examples of regional practices are given. The authors emphasize such a major trend in the development of regional consumer services markets as digitalization, and, in turn, it allows us to identify factors contributing to the development of regional markets for personal services.
The relationship between the palace commandant V. A. Dedyulin and the rightists: ideological unity or mutually beneficial cooperation?
Authors:   National Research Lobachevsky State University, Knyazev M. A.
Published: December 2023

The article examines the problematic issue of the nature of the relationship between the palace commandant V. A. Dedyulin and representatives of right-wing political forces at the beginning of the 20th century. The purpose of the article is to determine what was the basis of interaction between V. A. Dedyulin and the right — ideological unity or mutually beneficial cooperation? The sources of the study are both published and unpublished documents, in particular, personal and business correspondence of the palace commandant from the collections of the Russian State Historical Archive. The idea of V. A. Dedyulin, established in historiography, as an ideological sympathizer of the monarchist camp is criticized and the liberal nature of the ideas of the head of the imperial guard is substantiated. The article concludes that the relationship between V. A. Dedyulin and the right was built on a pragmatic basis and was more likely to represent cooperation based on mutual benefit rather than ideological unity.
The case of the «Volga Espionage Organization». 1919
Authors:   Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ganin A. V.
Published: December 2023

Based on unpublished sources from the Central Archive of the FSS of Russia, the article examines in detail the case of the counter-revolutionary «Volga Spy Organization» in the Red Army, investigated by the Cheka in 1919. This plot found a fragmentary reflection in historiography. The purpose of this work is to eliminate this gap. The theoretical basis of the study is a combination of the anthropological approach, problematic and biographical methods. As part of this case, along with other persons, several students of the Academy of the General Staff of the Red Army were arrested, who were suspected of a counter-revolutionary conspiracy. The course of the operational development of the case, the conduct of the investigation, the composition of the defendants (among them were the brothers Mikhail and Nikolai Tukhachevsky, who escaped arrest), were analyzed, the features of the sentences passed were discussed.
Procurement in the field of military property: to the activities of the Russian Supply Committee in America in 1917
Authors:   Saint Petersburg State University, Tarelko V. M.
Published: December 2023

In the article has been attempted to consider the position of the Russian Supply Committee in America, the problems and the state of its structural units during the significant 1917 year of last active cooperation with the Allied powers in military procurement during the First World War. As the Russian Supply Committee is currently presented fragmentally in the scientific historical literature, the author has identified the following purpose of this article — to reduce and expand the available material on the activities of the Russian Supply Committee into a unified picture, paying special attention to the perception of its activities in the American press, the problem of transportation, the issue of the introduction of liquidation policy in relation to purchase order, efforts to purchase transport property. The article is written on the basis of unpublished sources (materials of the office work of the Russian Supply Committee, correspondence of General N. M. Khrabrov with the Main Directorate for Foreign Supply and the authorized Ambassador from the Russian government B. A. Bakhmetyev, orders and instructions of the Main Directorate for Foreign Supply, materials of the Special Investigative Commission) identified in the funds of the Russian State Historical Archive. As a result, the author concluded that in the conditions of political instability and stagnant organizational and structural problems, the Russian Supply Committee could not properly resolve the issue of purchasing military property on the American market.
«The exhibition opened in a doubly non-random place...»
Authors:   Saint Petersburg Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Kantor Yu. Z.
Published: December 2023

In September-October 2023 in the Hermitage-Siberia center of the Omsk Region Museum of Fine Arts. M. A. Vrubel hosted the exhibition «Siberian Seasons of the Leningrad Philharmonic. To the 80th anniversary of the 1943 tour»; the project had great public outcry. The exhibition featured unique documents, restored at the St. Petersburg Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, related to the stay and creative activities of the Philharmonic in the Siberian rear. A conversation with Yu. Z. Kantor, the curator of this museum project, that took place in October 2023, is devoted to its significance and substantive features.
Kaplan and Marti on definite descriptions
Authors:   Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Borisov E. V.
Published: December 2023

Donnellan’s distinction between referential and attributive uses of definite descriptions gave rise to controversy between semantic and pragmatic accounts of referentially used descriptions. Kaplan adumbrated and Marti elaborated in detail a semantic account that assimilates referentially used definite descriptions with proper names in the sense of the theory of direct reference. I argue that the evidence Kaplan-Marti theory relies on is inappropriate, and conclude that KaplanMarti theory has no advantage over the pragmatic account of referential use in Donnellan’s sense.
Demystifying Educational Demands: Analyzing the Needs for the Online Comprehensive Test Application at Islamic University
Authors: Andi Harpeni Dewantara  , Muh. Syahrul Sarea
Published: December 2023

This study aims to identify the needs for developing an online comprehensive test application at one of the Islamic universities in Indonesia. The needs assessment includes target situation analysis, user needs analysis, reality analysis, and gap analysis. This is a descriptive quantitative research involving 135 examiners and students who are taking comprehensive examinations from all four faculties at IAIN Bone as samples. Sampling technique used a stratified random sampling. Questionnaires and interview techniques were utilized for data collection, followed by a descriptive analysis. The findings reveal several weaknesses in the comprehensive test system. These include the lack of integration among all faculties, partial implementation, a highly flexible exam schedule, a paper-based test administration method, a lack of standardized instrument development, and suboptimal utilization of comprehensive test results for mapping student competencies. To conclude, it is necessary to develop an online comprehensive test application which is expected to be able to make the implementation of the comprehensive test at IAIN Bone more integrated, programmed, and effective.
Keywords:  Need Analysis, Online Comprehensive Test, Online-Based Assessment
Relationship Analysis and the Enhancement of Student Social Intelligence in Problem-Based Social Science Learning
Authors: Fadhil Nur Hidayat  , Herwin  , Sekar Purbarini Kawuryan  , Dhiniaty Gularso  , Aminul Qodat
Published: December 2023

This study seeks to investigate and analyze the relationship between the implementation of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in Basic Social Sciences education at PGRI University Yogyakarta and the improvement of students' social intelligence. The study employs a qualitative approach with a case study design, in which the researcher conducts interviews and observations with six students and One Lecturer participating in PBL-based Basic Social Sciences education. These individuals are from various regions, and each has unique characteristics. According to the researcher's criteria, the informants are selected as essential informants. The subjects of this study are second-semester student in PGRI University Yogyakarta's Elementary School Teacher Education program. The investigation is conducted over a span of two months, beginning on March 27, 2023 and ending on May 11, 2023. Documentation, in-depth interviews, and participant observation are data collection methods. The findings suggest that the relationship between social intelligence and the implementation of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in Basic Social Sciences education enables students to develop social skills such as cooperation, effective communication, empathy, and situational understanding, which are essential components of social intelligence.
Keywords:  Social Intelligence, Problem-Based Learning (PBL), Social Science
Probing the 13C nuclear spin relaxation of diamond nanoparticles with solid-state NMR
Authors: Chatterjee Subhasish
Published: December 2023

Diamond nanoparticles represent an elegant class of nanoscale materials with many promising applications in nanotechnology. Solid-state NMR is a powerful technique to investigate the atomic-level structure and dynamics of nanomaterials in their natural state. The present study illustrates the application of high-resolution 13C NMR to nanomaterials characterization, and the fundamental 13C spin-lattice relaxation times highlight the spatial arrangement of surface-associated paramagnetic centers around the core sp3 carbon assembly of diamond nanoparticles, delineating the unique size-dependent physicochemical characteristics of diamond nanoparticles.
The need for using English for professional & global communication today: A critical review
Authors: Jabbar Al Muzzamil Fareen , Mubarak Al Muthassir Farhana
Published: December 2023

English is the most widely acknowledged global language communicated across the nations for formal and social use. This paper attempts to highlight how Corporate and New Englishes are used for employability and survival purposes worldwide. As Computerization and the Internet has accustomed the twenty first century world order, English language has been instrumental for gaining knowledge and success of any individuals and further it encompasses the development of elite society. This study reviews how corporate communication has positioned English language as a leading mainstream to root from education to the industry and in turn surging the role of English as a global language. This paper examines how the emergence of global English has accelerated and promoted the professional, societal, and cultural exchanges today. Further, this study implies that the perennial role and use of English in education, research, industry, communication, and the media has made it an indispensable language for global communication.
Re: Creating engines of growth (and response)
Authors: Edmeades Doug , Rowarth Jacqueline
Published: December 2023

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Copernican Revolutions: Mary Jo Salter’s Intertextual Interpretation of Paradise Lost in Falling Bodies
Authors: Bertoli Mariacristina Natalia
Published: December 2023

Intertextuality has often been viewed as the mere rewriting of the plot of a work of literature, thus downplaying the role of structures in creating nets of meaning which cross the boundaries of a single text. By contrast, the present study deals with the meanings attached to traditional structures such as the beginning in medias res (or tragische Analysis). In particular, this article presents the way the manipulationof this device inherited from ancient epics allowed Milton to reverse its original moral implications in Paradise Lost, thus bringing about what John M. Steadman has defined a “Copernican Revolution” in literature. In addition, this study analyzes the reuse of the Miltonic model in Falling Bodies, a play written by the contemporary American poet Mary Jo Salter. Here tragische Analysis is used for bringing about a new Copernican Revolution in which the focus has been shifted from morals to metaliterature. In effect, this structure enables Salter to investigate the very mechanisms of intertextuality and to show that literary recreation never turns upside down the system it belongs to; rather, it enriches the tradition it has stemmed from in a ceaseless process of rewriting and manipulation.
Treacherous ‘Saracens’ and Integrated Muslims: The Islamic Outlaw in Robin Hood’s Band and the Re- Imagining of English National Identity, 1800 to the Present
Authors: Martone Eric
Published: December 2023

Robin Hood, as a popular fictional narrative of history, has played a significant role in the development of modern social cohesion and what it means to be English. A Muslim character who becomes a member of Robin’s band is one of the most overlooked additions to the evolving Robin Hood legend since 1800 in regard to its impact on shaping English identity. In this article, I propose two interpretive arguments that are unique to studies on Robin Hood. First, the different Muslim characters, despite their diverse names, constitute variations of the same character, which has become a fixture in the legend. Second, we can divide this character’s variations into two general types: the treacherous “Saracen” and the integrated Muslim. The first type is characteristic of 19th-century England as part of the British Empire, while the second type is characteristic of postwar (and post-Empire) England. Both types contributed to the re-imagining of English identity in different ways. This article seeks to trace how the transformation of this character from treacherous “Saracen” to integrated Muslim within the context of the development of Robin Hood reflects changing conceptions of what it means to be English.
"Wife. Mother. Criminal(?)": Representations of Abortion in Mike Leigh's Vera Drake (2004)
Authors: Pérez-Villalba Esther
Published: December 2023

Set in the early 1950s in a working-class area in London, Mike Leigh’s Vera Drake (2004) revolves around the life of the protagonist Vera and the discovery of her best-kept secret: her role as a backstreet abortionist. This article examines how the issue of abortion is approached in the film and how long-standing links between abortion, crime and evil are partly deconstructed, mainly through the use of different narrative strategies. As I shall argue, the partial ‘decriminalisation’ of abortion in the film stems mainly from the film’s particular treatment of time and characterisation of Vera, its salient emphasis on Vera’s abortion method, and on the prominence given to Susan Wells’ abortion case. As I will discuss, ultimately, what the film seems to criticise is the social and juridical criminalisation of an individual (Vera Drake), suggesting instead that a “social harm theory” rather than a “crime theory” could explain the problems surrounding abortion in the context of Vera Drake.
The Human Future: Artificial Humans and Evolution in Anglophone Science Fiction of the 20th Century, by Stefan Lampadius (Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, 2020)
Authors: Torres Romero María
Published: December 2023

Review of The Human Future: Artificial Humans and Evolution in Anglophone Science Fiction of the 20th Century by Stefan Lampadius.
The Royal Master and El villano en su rincón Revisited: More than the Motif of the Reluctance to see the King
Authors: Garcia García Luciano
Published: December 2023

In 1890, in an article titled “Die Nachhamung spanischer Komödien in England unter der ersten Stuarts”, the German scholar A.L. Stiefel solidly demonstrated the clear textual relationship between James Shirley’s The Opportunity and Tirso de Molina’s El castigo del penseque. In 2003, following an intriguing footnote in that article, which pointed to five more dramatic Spanish sources, I postulated another transtextual relationship concerning Shirley’s The Royal Master and Lope de Vega’s El villano en su rincón. My analysis focused on the specific motif that he named “the reluctance to see the king” in the character of the English fool Bombo and the Spanish farmer Juan Labrador. However, after a review of the two plays, it seems clear that there are more textual relationships than the one disclosed in my previous study. Relying on Gerald Genette’s category of transtextuality, this article widens further the scope of the motif, explores its relationship with the topic of court versus country life, unearths architextual transferences of elements of plot and characters, proposes affinities based on the palatine affiliation of both plays and the similarities in the use of the dramatic method of matchmaking, and, finally, reveals the creative use that the Caroline playwright made of his Spanish source.
NEW TAXA OF DIGGER WASPS: TRIBE, OXYBELINI (CRABRONIDAE, HYMENOPTERA) FROM IRAQ
Authors:   Department of Biology, College of Science, Al Mustansiriyah University, Abdullateef Hamodee Shatha , Abdul Azeez Shafeeq Maan
Published: December 2023

New distinguishing genus, Oxybelochardus gen. nov., belonging to the tribe Oxybelini (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae), with the type species Oxybelochardus iraqensis sp. nov. from Iraq, have been described and illustrated. The diagnostic characters and differences from the close genera that were distributed and listed in the Palearctic Region are presented.
NEW RECORDS OF HALICTID BEES (HYMENOPTERA, HALICTIDAE, HALICTINAE) FROM IRAQ
Authors:   Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Engineering Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq., A. Al-Baghdadi Saja , H. Sadiq Feryal
Published: December 2023

The checklist of the species belonging to the Halictinae of Iraq is presented. Totally, 27 species under 3 genera belonging to Halictinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) are listed, of which Sphecodes cristatus Hagens, 1882, and Lasioglossum zunaga Sakagami, 1995, are documented as new records for Iraqi entomofauna. They were described and illustrated, as well as the distribution, basionyms, and synonyms of genera and species are provided.
Cele i wyzwania europejskiego zielonego ładu dla sektora transportu morskiego
Authors: Dobaczewska Anna
Published: December 2023

Unijna polityka klimatyczna, odwołująca się m.in. do postanowień tzw. porozumień paryskich ONZ, wymaga zmian prawnych i technologicznych w wielu sektorach, w tym w transporcie. Wśród założeń Europejskiego Zielonego Ładu znalazł się także ten o znaczącej redukcji emisji gazów cieplarnianych, zwłaszcza w segmencie transportu lotniczego i morskiego odpowiednio do 2030 r. i 2050 r. Chcąc osiągnąć te cele, Komisja Europejska przygotowała pakiet projektów aktów normatywnych, których uchwalenie i realizacja mają przyczynić się do osiągnięcia zeroemisyjnego transportu, w tym transportu morskiego. W pracy przedstawiono zarówno przewidziane poziomy redukcji zanieczyszczenia powietrza gazami cieplarnianymi, przyjęte w EZŁ, komunikacie „Gotowi na 55”, jak i bariery stojące na drodze do ich osiągnięcia.
Determination of iron in water by flame atomic absorption spectrometry with sorption preconcentration
Authors: Ruzmetov U. U. , Jumaeva E. Sh. , Orziqulov B. T. , Smanova Z. A.
Published: December 2023

Determination and monitoring of pollutants in the natural environment is an urgent task because of their impact on living organisms as a result of numerous anthropogenic impacts. For this reason, a large number of publications are devoted to the development, modification or optimization of analytical methods that can solve these problems. When determining trace elements present in various samples, such as natural and waste water, biological samples and alloy samples, direct determination by various instrumental methods is often impossible due to the matrix effect and rather low concentration of metal ions in the sample. The atomic absorption method is one of the methods widely used for the determination of iron ions, which has such advantages as simplified sample preparation, low probability of contamination and loss of elements, increased analytical productivity, the detection limit of components in the analyzed mixture reduced by several orders of magnitude, and the ability to determine trace amounts of elements in small samples. The aim of the study was to develop a technique for the preliminary concentration of Fe (III) ions in waters of various origins using a sorbent immobilized with sulfosalicylic acid and their further determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. Sorbents obtained on the basis of polyacrylonitrile modified with polyethylene polyamine (PPF-1 and PPA-1) with sulfosalicylic acid immobilized on their surface were used for selective sorption of Fe (III) ions. Optimal conditions for the immobilization of sulfosalicylic acid on sorbents and the formation of complexes with Fe (III) ions were studied. The developed sorption-atomic absorption technique provided determination of low concentrations of Fe (III) ions in various waters. The use of PPF-1 as a sorbent with immobilized sulfosalicylic acid for pre-concentration of iron has a number of advantages compared to traditional atomic absorption procedure, i.e., the simplicity, high degree of iron extraction, high sensitivity and selectivity of iron determination, as well as a low cost. The detection limit of iron ions is 0.01 μg/L, Sr does not exceed 0.033.