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The Readiness of Science Teachers to Implement Differentiated Learning and Integrated STEM in Ecology Subject of the “Merdeka” Curriculum in Junior High School
Authors: Mabsutsah Nikmatin , Hariyadi Slamet , Prihatin Jekti
Published: July 2023

Each student in the class has different abilities, readiness, and interests in learning. As the provider of materials and as a facilitator, the teacher must be able to adapt to curriculum changes, including enhancing students' creative thinking skills through differentiated and integrated STEM learning in the subject of ecology for grade 7 in junior high school. This research aims to analyze the readiness of science teachers to implement differentiated and integrated STEM learning in the “merdeka” curriculum of junior high school. The analytical method used is quantitative descriptive, employing a semi-open questionnaire consisting of 16 questions. The research subjects are 15 science teachers of grade 7 in junior high schools in Besuki. The questionnaire analysis results show that 66.7% of the teachers have implemented differentiated learning under the principles of the merdeka curriculum. However, they face several constraints, such as time, learning resources, facilities, infrastructure, and lack of training and experience teaching differentiated learning. 33.3% of science teachers who have integrated STEM into the ecology subject also encounter constraints such as time, availability of electricity, availability of materials, internet connection, and lack of training. 0% of science teachers have not yet used differentiated STEM-integrated ecology modules. Thus, 100% of the teachers agree with the development of differentiated STEM-integrated ecology modules, as teachers need learning media that can assist in implementing differentiated STEM-integrated learning.
Effectiveness of PBL STEM to Improve Problem Solving Skills
Authors: Hayuana Wachidah , Suwono Hadi , Setiowati Frida Kunti
Published: July 2023

STEM PBL emphasizes integrating several aspects of science, such as technology and design, where in this aspect, there will be an innovative engineering process based on science and mathematics that aims to carry out innovation and problem-solving. The research design is a non-equivalent pre-test and post-test control group design—the tests conducted by pre-test and post-test of the learning process in experiment and control groups. The experiment and the control group were conducted in two classes with different treatments; the experiment class used the PBL STEM model, while the control class was treated using a conventional model. The results present that the average percentage of the student’s problem-solving in the experiments class increased after implementing the STEM PBL model. More students were experts in all aspects of problem-solving in the post-test compared with the pre-test.
O specyfice kobiecej tożsamości wspinacza w tekstach Hettie Dyhrenfurth
Authors: Mańczyk-Krygiel Monika
Published: July 2023

The following article is an attempt to describe the specificity of the mountaineer’s identity in the accounts of Hettie Dyhrenfurth (1892–1972) from the expeditions to the Himalayas in 1930 and 1934 led by her husband, the Wrocław professor of geology Günter Oskar Dyhrenfurth. As well as her book Memsahb im Himalaja (1931), the short texts contained in the official reports of both expeditions published by her husband describe the course of high-mountain expeditions from a female perspective, pose a question about the motivation for undertaking such extreme challenges and thematise various problems faced by the female mountaineers of that time. The reader will also find exciting and critical descriptions of life in India and Nepal, so as comments about the situation of women in India, colonialism, and cooperation with natives during expeditions to the Himalayas. An essential value of these texts is their original, unpretentious, and humorous narration, so distinct from many contemporary reports featuring insistent heroization of men’s high-mountain expeditions.
Kobiety wśród ludzi gór. Kilka refleksji na temat górskiej literatury anglojęzycznej
Authors: Kaczmarek Agnieszka Irena
Published: July 2023

While Wanda Rutkiewicz’s achievements and her attempts to enter the mountaineering world are being more and more publicized, information about British and American women who tried to become climbers is not widely known in Poland. Thus, this article is an attempt to draw attention to a few selected female endeavours to enter the mountain landscape, which, from the beginning, was usually perceived as a male world rather unsuitable for women. Analyzing the selected passages derived from British and American non-fiction literature published in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, the author of this article seeks to show that, admittedly, men allowed women to enter the mountain world, yet in most cases women’s actions were not perceived as appropriate for female climbers.
W poszukiwaniu Matterhornu
Authors: Raganowicz Marek
Published: July 2023

The story of Walter Bonatti and his mountaineering and literary legacy starts from an event, duly fictionalized, which has as its background the Poland of the 1980s and the living conditions in a country beyond the Iron Curtain, where even finding information or being able to get close to “the sources” could be a problem. Going to loot or shoplift a library, an act in itself more than execrable, could at the time be a last resort for those who craved knowledge, or even one of the various gestures of impatience and silent rebellion against the regime by a historically indomitable population unwilling to have leadership figures that were not their own. Marek “Regan” Raganowicz grew up in that culture and society, and in his stories he loves so much to refer to the period of his growth and the beloved contradictions of his revered homeland.
Człowiek gór — od archetypu do stereotypu
Authors: Kolbuszewski Jacek
Published: July 2023

In the article the author seeks to follow the history of the term “mountain man” and to point to the scope of its functioning in various literary, cultural and environmental contexts. The author draws on both examples from literature and various types of narratives disseminated through the new media. Referring to the various ways of defi ning the term and then using it in various types of discourses, he examines its transformation from an archetype (discussing, first of all, the evolution in the way of seeing highlanders as the first inhabitants of the mountains and the links between this notion, as well as the term “mountain man” and its use with regard to people visiting the mountains disinterestedly in search of aesthetic or other experiences) to a stereotype of the “mountain man” strongly rooted in the modern collective consciousness and imagination. An important context for the present analysis is provided by the history of European imperialism and colonialism. The article features a number of examples from writings by Polish and foreign authors.
Obraz przewodnika górskiego w literaturze romantycznej. Część II
Authors: Kolbuszewska Ewa
Published: July 2023

The article is a continuation of the analysis begun in the previous (15th) volume of Góry – Literatura – Kultura and dealing with the image of the mountain guide. In the second part the author discusses the earliest high mountain expeditions in the history of Tatra tourism, which were led by more or less experienced guides. The history of the profession in the Tatras goes back to the 17th century. One of the first people to employ a professional guide was a man named Simplicissimus (1654) — this was for a three-day high mountain trek. Among the subsequent expeditions, one of the biggest was a scientific expedition organised by Robert Townson (1793), who made an ascent of Łomnica, guided by Hans Gross.

Attempts to create an ideal image of the mountain guide were made in the first mountain guidebooks by Baltazar Hacquet, Eugeniusz Janota or Walery Eljasz. When the Tatra Society was established in 1873, it concluded that one of the most urgent matters to solve was the question of providing care for guides. It was to be regulated by a newly drafted statute, which created an organisational framework for the guiding profession, as a consequence of which guides were divided into three categories in accordance with their qualifi cations. A breakthrough in mountain tourism came in 1874, when Dr Tytus Chałubiński arrived in Zakopane and began his original “itinerary-less trips”, which lasted a few days. The numerous participants in these trips were led by the best guides. This irreverent way in which an elite group usurped the services of guides particularly experienced in mountain guiding provoked a heated discussion within the tourist community, which raged in the press at the time.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING CARE MODEL IN PATIENTS WITH TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Authors:   Registered Nurse, Senior Professional Level, Operation Theater, Loei Hospital, Thailand, Santisathaporn Rattiya , Chokpiriyawat Thanuset ,   Ph.D. Student, Faculty of Business Administration and Accountancy, Khonkaen University, Thailand
Published: July 2023

This research aims to develop a nursing care model for patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery (TKR) using the models Kemmis and McTaggart (1988) as development guidelines. The study has started from April to July 2020 in Operation Department, Loei hospital, Thailand. The purposive sampling method has been selected with participant nurses (n=50). The mixed method design has been used to obtain the new development nursing care model and guidelines for patient care, proper assignment system, and follow-up techniques. The result showed the nurse behavior changed before to after implementing a model in pre-operation, intra-operating, and post-operation stages statistically different at p less than .001 (mean = 4.9 ± 0.1, p<0.001, mean = 1.9 ± 0.1, p<0.001, mean = 2.0 ± 0.0, p<0.001) respectively. The nurse’s satisfaction level after cycle 2 was significantly higher than cycle 1 (mean = 4.2 ± 0.3, p<0.001). The development of the new nursing care model in TKR surgery could lead to changes in the system with gained positive feedback from OR nurses. The nursing leadership, group motivation, and a cooperative nursing team contributed to the successful operation of the new model. This research recommended following this model’s protocols as a routine and further expanding to other departments such as outpatient, inpatient, and continuous care units.
Research note: The educational gradient of divorce in the Czech Republic during the late post-socialist transition
Authors: Fučík Petr
Published: July 2023

Objective: This study aims to describe the educational gradient and the role of educational homogamy in divorce risk in the Czech Republic.
Background: The Czech Republic underwent a social transformation in the 1990s, which resulted in a significant change in many demographic trends. In contrast, the divorce trend seems to have been less affected. My aim is to describe the evolution of the patterns of the educational gradient of divorce during the late phase of the post-communist transformation.
Method: Register data on marriages contracted in 1995, 2000, and 2005 were supplemented with divorce register records up to 2020. Besides the duration of the marriage, the data contains information on the education, age, and marital status of both partners at the time of marriage. The Kaplan-Meier curves and the Cox regression are used for the analysis.
Results: The risk of divorce is substantially higher for the less educated, and this holds across all three marriage cohorts observed here. Homogamous marriages are not the most stable ones. From an individual's perspective, marriage with a more educated partner shows the highest stability.
Conclusion: This analysis confirmed the stability of the negative educational gradient of marriages contracted during the late phase of the post-communist transition period in the Czech Republic. It refutes the notion that the higher relative education of the woman or man in the couple destabilises partnerships.
Digital information managementpossible paths
Authors:   Universitário Filadélfia, Perfetto Fábio , Reis Sandra ,   Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Paletta Franciso ,   Universidade de São Paulo
Published: July 2023

Introduction:Since its beginnings, society has sought to register its information and thus information technology tools occupy a prominent place in society, and are considered indispensable for scientific, social, technological and economic advancement. Objective:With this common thread, this article seeks to present a reflection on the concepts of Digital Information Management starting from the characteristics, problems and challenges of digital information. Methodology:The methodology consists of a bibliographic-documentary survey, composed of published materials, among them: books, theses, dissertations, texts on internet sites and articles in scientific journals, constituting a literature review, which mainly addresses works of expression in the area, published by authors who research the theme of digital information and its management, opening a way for new discussions on this theme. Results:In this way, the collected data are processed through qualitative analysis, and later, structured in thematic sections, point out the main theoretical mishaps. Conclusion:The results point to a major challenge that must be overcome for efficient data management, which are the existing restrictions on digital preservation both in terms of technology and software obsolescence,file formats, availability and perpetuity of repositories. Another issue that has to be considered is the one referring to the PGPD data protection legislation that imposes and regulates a series of rules for the recovery, treatment and use of personal information of natural individual
University extension in Information Science: a critical participatory approach
Authors:   Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Mendes Edson , Minghelli Marcelo ,   Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Mari Cesar ,   Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Published: July 2023

Introduction:The current society has been identified as the Information Society. Questions related to information and its flow are instigated to its understanding and social influence, taking into account documents, varied contents and subjects, diversified behaviors and people who use, receive and reproduce information. The university has the role of contributing to the transformation, training and social awareness from the inseparability between teaching, research and extension by impacting on the personal and professional formation of society, however, the small amount of publication in information science, on the extension university in the community in a situation of social vulnerability, provokes us to question the social relevance of the Extension Program of the Department of Information Science of the Federal University of Santa Catarina. Objective: Thus, through an analysis of the extension in information science, this research article in progress, has the followingobjective:to reflect on the importance and social relevance of the extension carried out in the community in a situation of socialvulnerability. Methodology:used is qualitative with an interpretive critical approach, in two distinct and connected moments: the bibliographical research, in this study,and the field research in the data collection. Result:the practice of participatory extension is evident where, in an interdisciplinary and democratic way, the distance between the academic world and the periphery community, between scientific and popular knowledge, can be reduced through university extension in Information Science. Conclusion: These will be confirmed or not at theconclusionof the ongoing field research through interviews and document analysis
White Suicide, Black Genocide: The Psychic Life of Labor and Freedom in Anti-Masking Movements
Authors: Falek Joshua , Teed Patrick
Published: July 2023

In protest of the COVID-19 lockdowns, crowds gathered in downtown Chicago to “Re-Open Illinois” during May 2020. One sign in particular, held by a white woman in an American flag mask, drew particular attention: “ARBEIT MACHT FREI, JB,” invoking the German phrase hung above Nazi concentration camps to taunt the then governor of Illinois, J.B. Pritzker. Reactions to this anonymous woman were swift, but critics missed that “ARBEIT MACHT FREI, JB” merely represented the front of the sign. When flipped, the sign read “Nice Haircut, Lori,” an antiblack affront to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. In this paper, we think this semiotic elision to contend with the inextricability of the motives of these protests and the psychic life of labor. Mobilizing this sign as a vehicle to consider the racialization of work as a grammar of suffering, we ask what the deployment of “work makes you free” reveals about the relationship between American whiteness, labor and antiblackness? To answer this question, we excavate the libidinal investments undergirding the protestor’s sign and its reliance on work as a category that renders the slave unthought. We contend that it is this cathexis that subtends the announcement by some conservative commentators that they would rather end their lives than live in lockdown. We conclude by engaging the anti-police brutality protests that occurred concurrent to the lockdowns, querying how the libidinal drives animating anti-masking may also scaffold the popularity of those movements.
Violence and Raciality: Toward an ‘Ethics With/out the Subject’
Authors: Smith Mackenzie
Published: July 2023

This article argues that an analysis of the operations of raciality requires a description of violence whose interpretive ground is not sustained by the individual subject. By drawing on the work of Denise Ferreira da Silva, Stefano Harney, Fred Moten and others, I suggest such a description might prove a disruptive mechanism in the capacity for raciality to function as both authorizing force and the conditions of existence. In doing so, I expand on existing scholarly work that identifies manifold failings in post-enlightenment thinking and its tethering of racial subjugation to selfhood, sovereignty and agency. Moreover, I demonstrate why ethico-juridical interpretations of violence against nonwhite subjects consistently fail to identify its authorizing force, raciality.
Coenzyme Q10, Vitamin E and Polyvitamin B: an exploratory double-blind randomized cross-over study in Phelan-McDermid Syndrome
Authors: Persico Antonio M. , Ricciardello Arianna , Cucinotta Francesca , Turriziani Laura , Calabrese Giorgia , Tomaiuolo Pasquale , Bella Tiziana Di , Bellomo Fabiana , Boncoddo Maria , Turturo Giada , Mirabelli Silvestro , Asta Lisa , Banchelli Federico , Costantini Riccardo Cuoghi , D'Amico Roberto
Published: July 2023

Aim: Defective mitochondrial function and increased oxidative stress have been documented in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS), one of the best-known monogenic forms of ASD. The purpose of this exploratory, double-blind, randomized cross-over trial (RCT) is to verify the efficacy and safety of a “metabolic support therapy” (MST) in PMS, while defining the experimental methodology most apt at maximizing sensitivity and reliability.

Methods: A total of 31 PMS patients completed 4 months of Coenzyme Q10 (50/100 mg b.i.d.) + vitamin E (30/60 mg/d) + polyvitamin B ("active compound") vs. 4 months of only Vitamins E and B ("active comparator"). To explore their sensitivity and reliability, four primary outcome measures were used: VABS, CARS, CGI-I, and VAS. Secondary outcome measures span adaptive behaviors, social cognition, autism, problem behaviors, quality of life (QoL), communication, and comorbidities.

Results: CoQ10+vit. E and B yielded significantly greater improvement in several measures of cognition and adaptive functioning, motor skills, and stereotypic behaviors compared to vit. E and B only. Maternal QoL was especially improved in the presence of CoQ10 (P < 0.004). Time x Treatment interactions in CGI-I and VAS "restricted interests" scores support positive contributions also by vitamins E and B. Side effects, including hyperactivity, insomnia, and irritability, were mild, rare, and did not differ between treatment periods.

Conclusion: MST may produce small-to-moderate improvement, especially in motor skills, social motivation, adaptive behaviors, responsiveness to environmental stimulation, and stereotypic behaviors in up to approximately 70% of PMS patients. A targeted confirmatory RCT contrasting Q10+vit E and B vs. inactive placebo is now warranted.
EDUCATION AND SECURITY CURRENT AND FUTURE CHALLENGES IN TEACHING AND LEARNING SECURITY STUDIES
Authors:   Security Academy UK, Jackson Eric , Mardner Orlando ,   Security Academy UK
Published: July 2023

Organisations, institutions, and businesses continue to face unprecedented security challenges. The challenges include threats to cyber security, terror threats, and identity thefts among others. These threats are largely influenced by technological developments and globalisation. At the same time, globalization and the faster rate of technological transfers provide new opportunities for new security advancements. While most security studies have been designed to address known security threats, the future is uncertain; thus, security studies must be designed in a way that promotes curiosity, self-regulation, imagination, and resilience of the learners in their approach to addressing security challenges. This study aims to analyse the current and future challenges in the execution of security studies. Content analysis of private security courses, journals, peer-reviewed articles, and private company reports reveal the challenges and interventions. The increasing contribution of private security in public events, critical infrastructure, cash transportation, and executive transportation necessitate special training for the security personnel. However, the sector faces regulatory challenges with different players setting own standards. When compared to other recognised professions, such as psychology, which has global standards, security studies have yet to achieve professional status that is globally recognized. Learning is an ongoing process and training makes security personnel perform better. Training also boosts the morale of security personnel, raises the bar for the security profession, and increases the competitiveness of the sector. Thus, addressing the current and future challenges in teaching and learning security studies will strengthen the profession and uplift its status after 45 years of ambiguity as a subject matter. Keywords: training, cooperative partnerships, private security, law enforcement.
MODERN APPROACHES AND METHODS IN LEARN
Authors:   Faculty of Security - Skopje, Ivanovski Jonce , Nedev Aljosha ,   Faculty of Security - Skopje
Published: July 2023

An educational system of high quality within the educational police centers is of great importance for the achievement of maximum efficiency in the police duty in the part of application of the coercive methods. Meeting this requirement implies establishment and implementation of modern approaches and methods for learning martial arts which are in line with the professional requirements and needs. From an educational point of view, each training should contain a variety of approaches and methods in order for the police officers to be ready to act further in the performance of their duties. At the overall level, a generally accepted model for education of police officers does not exist, so this paper develops and analyzes several basic approaches and methods that we consider useful and necessary for learning martial arts and how to apply them in reality. In the part of the analysis, special attention is paid to DRRM - Dynamic Resistance Response Model which teaches and guides police officers how to act in specific security situations in which they face aggressive behavior and resistance. According to the allegations, the general conclusion is that police training plays a key role in gaining the necessary level of knowledge and skills to properly, legally and efficiently perform professional tasks and to find logical solutions to reduce the danger in conflict situations. Keywords: police education, combat systems, means of coercion, tactical action.
THE ROLE OF PROBATION SERVICE IN PRONOUNCING ALTERNATIVE MEASURES – SUSPENDED SENTENCES WITH PROTECTIVE SUPERVISION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Authors:   PhD student Faculty of Security – Skopje, Ristova Olja
Published: July 2023

implementation began in 2018, after the establishment of the Probation Offices in the Basic Courts with extended jurisdiction. Since the purpose of probation is a reduction in the prison population, education of the convicted person, as well as his/her resocialization and correction of behavior, an analysis of the scope of alternative measures to imprisonment is of great importance for examining the impact of probation reports when determining the type and weight of the criminal sanctions issued by judges. This research was conducted with a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the verdicts, in the period between 2019 and 2021, in which a suspended sentence with protected supervision and community service was issued based on the probation reports in the basic courts in North Macedonia. The quantitative analysis obtained data on the number of suspended sentences with protective supervision and community service at the level of probation offices in basic courts with extended jurisdiction. Qualitative research of the content of the verdicts gave insight into the type of crimes that most often elicit suspended sentences with protective supervision and community service by the courts; as well as the conditions, socio-economic and individual factors, based on which the respective probation office proposed protective supervision or community service in addition to suspended sentences. The analysis concludes that judges and prosecutors are insufficiently educated, which is reflected in the low level of cooperation with probation offices and the insufficient application of the legal provisions in order to achieve the main goals of probation. Keywords: alternative measures, probation, resocialization, correction, supervision.
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PROTECTIVE AND SAFETY MEASURES AGAINST NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF TRAFFIC NOISE – A REVIEW
Authors:   graduate traffic engineer, Palić Nermin
Published: July 2023

Noise represents any unwanted sound that interferes with a person's work, psychological and health condition, and their rest time. Numerous studies indicate that noise affects changes in human behavior (aggression, social conflicts) and causes stress reactions associated with physiological reactions. It also affects the central and neurovegetative system, reduces attention and concentration ability, reduces work ability, and reduces work productivity. Noise pollution is a major environmental health problem in Europe, with the transport sector being its main cause. The noise level is mostly affected by the number of vehicles, traffic flow, relative share of passenger and freight vehicles, their speed, types and characteristics of the road, whether the traffic is one-way or two-way, intersections, weather conditions, etc. In order to adequately protect against the negative effects of traffic noise, it is necessary to take various measures to reduce it. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the literature with special measures for the protection, monitoring and reduction of the negative impact of traffic noise. Keywords: traffic, traffic noise, protection measures, noise barriers
ABUSE OF THE SOCIAL NETWORK FACEBOOK PRIVACY
Authors:   PhD of security science, Klechkaroska Avramoski Kostadina
Published: July 2023

Personal data protection is a relatively new area in the entire rights system. In the past, 20 to 30 years ago, this protection was not as necessary as it is today due to the fact that then the rapid advancement of technology and the emergence of social networks (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) were not felt. We assume that insufficient normative regulation of data protection makes them susceptible to abuse. The built legal culture and attitude towards the data of each individual (especially the care for the way of giving the data) conditions for a higher level of security of the personal data, but also of the individuals participating in the social networks. The target group of this research were people of all ages who are Facebook users. A survey questionnaire was used as a research tool, as well as the following methods: deduction method, statistical method and analytical method. From the conducted research we can conclude that the users of the social network Facebook should increase the level of awareness regarding the protection of their profile in order to protect the privacy regarding the protection of the personal data they share on their profile in order to prevent abuse of their privacy. Among other things, it can be stated that the built legal culture and attitude towards the data of each user of the network conditions and there is an opportunity to relatively improve the level of security of personal data. Keywords: Facebook, abuse, privacy, data, rights, low
INSTITUTIONAL TRUST AND PERCEIVED SENCE OF SECURITY – A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS1
Authors:   Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade, Matijević Branka , Ostojić Ivana ,   Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade, Jovanović Predrag ,   Institute of Social Sciences, Belgrade
Published: July 2023

Governments and public institutions play a fundamental role in supporting an inclusive society. The concept of the welfare state refers to the level of economic and social welfare and security provided to citizens by the state and its institutions. Prevalence of corruption, exposure to violence, competitiveness of the economy, economic growth rate, perceived levels of risk such as unemployment and financial and economic instability, government success in reducing economic inequalities, are shaping citizen's trust in governments and institutions. Citizens who are satisfied with their financial situation have more confidence in the state and have a sense of a higher standard of living. They also have a favorable perception of the state and democracy, enabling them to play an active role in policy-making and the realization of security and economic goals. The paper will present the results of empirical research through a questionnaire related to the survey of attitudes to the extent to which residents in Serbia feel safe, how much the state protects their interests, and provides them with economic security and poverty protection. The research also includes the question of how much citizens trust institutions: police, judiciary, and parliament. Survey included respondents from Serbia, Hungary and Croatia and the correlation analysis indicated the existence of a statistically significant correlation between institutional trust and the perceived feeling of security. This relationship indicates that a higher level of institutional trust leads to a higher perception of security. Keywords: security perception, institutional trust, economic security, government, quality of life
CHALLENGES IN THE PROCESSES OF CRIMINAL TRIALS AND DETENTION CAUSED BY THE COVID-19
Authors:   Faculty of Law at International Balkan University, Skopje, Trajanovska Vesna , Peovska Natasha ,   Faculty of Security
Published: July 2023

ion that COVID-19 caused the backlog. The paper questions whether post-COVID recovery plans are realistic, particularly in relation to any increase in remote hearings. It concludes that a more fundamental shift should take place in dealing with criminal cases to enable faster and more effective access to justice for victims of all crimes. This article gives reports on the impact of court delays through analysis of the Macedonian law on the criminal procedure through the provisions and the process of pre-trial detention and detention on remand as well as the main hearing. If the physical presence of a lawyer in proximity to the detained person is not possible, there should be a confidential and unobserved line of communication between them, to enable detainees to have effective, frequent, and confidential access to their lawyers. The current Law on Criminal Procedure does not contain a basis for conducting a remote trial, i.e., a trial through a two-way communication platform without physical presence. There is a possibility for interrogation through video conference and telephone conference, but only for a witness and an expert, and not for a defendant. This paper suggests that a more fundamental shift needs to take place in dealing with criminal cases, which both reduces the number of cases going to court and deals more effectively with those that do. The COVID pandemic only emphasized the need to support the process of digitalization of the judiciary in the direction of greater efficiency, transparency, and access to justice. The digitalization process in the judiciary needs to be multifaceted, starting with the establishment of the legislative framework as a basis for taking procedural actions, tools for remote trials, or presenting only some evidence in that way, through timely and appropriate equipping the courts with ICT equipment. Keywords: COVID, main hearing, pre-trial detention, digitalization, criminal cases.
INTEGRITY AND CORRUPTION PROBLEM IN MACEDONIAN CUSTOMS
Authors:   Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality-Ohrid, Miloshoska Danijela
Published: July 2023

ract Integrity in Macedonian customs is an essential issue with a high impact on the legitimacy and capacity to successfully perform its role. The main objective of this paper is to analyze integrity and corruption problems in Macedonian customs. Using statistical data on corruption, an analysis of integrity and corruption problems in Macedonian customs will be made. Analyzing data presented in Corruption Assessment Report: Level of corruption 2021 - it is evident that there is an increase in the perception of corruption of customs officials. Statistics show that Macedonian customs remain one of the most vulnerable sectors exposed to high levels of corruption. Introducing and strengthening integrity requires an uncompromising and non-selective fight against corruption as a crime. Implementation of integrity in the Macedonian customs can only be achieved by strengthening the systems of prevention and repression of corruption. Keywords: Integrity, Corruption, Customs, Macedonian customs
SPREAD OF THE RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA ON WESTERN BALKANS – CASE STUDY IN SERBIA
Authors:   School for Engineering Management FIM, Belgrade, Zivotic Ilija , Obradovic Darko ,   Center for Strategic Analysis Belgrade
Published: July 2023

Russian aggression on Ukraine increased spread of disinformation worldwide. Western Balkans and Serbia are also a long-term subject for Russian active measures. Those active measures have several priorities which are only intensifying in crises periods. Russian strategic task for Western Balkan is to prevent full western integrations. So far, Russia has succeeded to blockade Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro very successfully through their proxies on the field. Like during corona crisis, same patterns are deployed before and after beginning of the aggression on Ukraine. This work aims to identify, explain and counter main anti-western narratives in context of the Russian aggression. No doubts Russia is losing its international capacity but capacity for cover activities is still untouched on Western Balkans. In this scientific work authors will make a brief case study on Serbia and try to provide better understanding why Russian disinformation is so successful in Serbia. What are the main triggers? What can be done to prevent such subversive activities? Also, authors will trace and analyze the main advisories’ narratives from their deployment to their effects. Russian active measures have the potential to trigger inner and international conflicts in the Western Balkan region. They have already successfully divided the society. Meanwhile Serbia had a parliamentary election with results which are in direct connection with the war in Ukraine. Right wing parties achieved their record success in the last 10 years. Our article will try to find what can be done in a way to prevent Russian active measures. What is the role of media, state institutions and civil societies? This challenge will unfortunately be a security challenge in the future years, full western integration will not be a “silver bullet” for Russian activities. Russia is a global challenger that will exploit every possibility to endanger West. Non-integrated territories will be more vulnerable to became anti-western launch pad in the region. Keywords: active measures, security, politics, economy, disinformation, international relations, strategy
Mortero a base de aglutinantes proteínicos y residuos minerales para elementos interiores = Mortar based on protein binders and mineral waste for interior elements
Authors: López-León Darío Miguel , Prieto-Barrio María Isabel , Cobo-Escamilla Alfonso
Published: July 2023

Para este trabajo se han realizado adaptaciones de las técnicas más destacadas en los antecedentes de tratamientos químicos e hidrotérmicos destinados a la extracción proteica para distintas fuentes derivadas de las faenas alimenticias, a gran escala actualmente; de las cuales se aprovecha las propiedades adherentes basadas principalmente en la queratina, compuesto orgánico con trazas mayores al 90% en plumaje y pelaje animal. Los cuales son procesados químicamente para obtener un aglutinante orgánico dosificado en cuatro mixturas A, B, C y D, en las cuales varía el porcentaje y origen del pegante como también la porción de los áridos minerales residuales pulverizados calcáreos (marmolina) y cerámicos (ladrillo) con los cuales, amasados a mano, se forma una pasta homogénea que se modela en moldes normados para proceder al cálculo de sus propiedades físicas tales como coeficiente de absorción de humedad ambiental, dureza superficial y resistencia mecánica máxima a esfuerzos de compresión y flexión.AbstractFor this work, adaptations have been made of the most outstanding techniques in the history of chemical and hydrothermal treatments aimed at protein extraction for different sources derived from the food industry, on a large scale at present; of which the adhesive properties based mainly on keratin, an organic compound with traces of more than 90% in animal plumage and fur, are taken advantage of. These are chemically processed to obtain an organic binder dosed in four mixtures A, B, C and D, in which the percentage and origin of the glue varies as well as the portion of the residual pulverised calcareous (marble) and ceramic (brick) mineral aggregates with which, The homogeneous paste is then moulded in standard moulds to calculate its physical properties, such as the coefficient of absorption of ambient humidity, surface hardness and maximum mechanical resistance to compressive and flexural stresses.
Centralización de instalaciones térmicas mediante energías renovables para una agrupación de bloques de viviendas = Centralisation of thermal installations using renewable energies for a group of blocks of flats
Authors: Escudero-Castañeda Sergio , Álvarez-Fuente Saúl , Briones-Llorente Raúl , Aguilar-Romero Fernando , Muñoz-Rujas Natalia , Rubio-Pérez Gabriel
Published: July 2023

Aproximadamente el 30 % de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, tienen su origen en los edificios, principalmente en la quema de combustibles de origen fósil. Para remediarlo, los organismos internacionales impulsan políticas para reducir estas cifras, tanto en edificios nuevos como rehabilitaciones. Ante esta situación, se ha realizado un estudio energético de un edificio residencial de siete plantas con 217 viviendas situado en Burgos (España), para conocer sus demandas, consumos y emisiones en su estado actual, con la intención de disminuirlos, mediante la implementación de nuevas tecnologías que cumplan con los requisitos mínimos exigidos por la legislación vigente. El objetivo de este trabajo es el estudio de la viabilidad y el proyecto de sustitución de 217 calderas individuales (gas natural). Tras una evaluación de las distintas soluciones posibles se ha optado por una instalación centralizada de calderas de biomasa y apoyadas por energía solar, con el fin de satisfacer las demandas anuales de calefacción y ACS.AbstractApproximately 30 % of greenhouse gas emissions originate in buildings, mainly from the burning of fossil fuels. To remedy this, international organisations are promoting policies to reduce these figures, both in new buildings and in renovations. In view of this situation, an energy study has been carried out on a seven-storey residential building with 217 dwellings located in Burgos (Spain), in order to find out its demands, consumption and emissions in its current state, with the intention of reducing them by implementing new technologies that comply with the minimum requirements demanded by current legislation. The aim of this work is to study the feasibility and the project for the replacement of 217 individual boilers (natural gas). After an evaluation of the different possible solutions, a centralised installation of biomass boilers supported by solar energy has been chosen in order to meet the annual heating and DHW demands
From non-problematic smartphone use to smartphone addiction: Impulsivity-based profiles
Authors: Sánchez-Kuhn Ana , L. Puga Jorge , Flores Pilar , Ruiz-Ruano Ana María
Published: July 2023

Problematic smartphone use (PSU) is an uncontrollable behavior that impedes the ability to stop using it despite potential negative consequences. This excessive behavior has been considered in the research field as a behavioral addiction, as literature has shown common characteristics with behavioral addictions, including its impulsivity-driven factor. However, impulsivity is a multidimensional construct whose specific traits lead differently to each addiction. Hence, the present study aimed to address the different existent PSU profiles depending on their individual impulsivity personality traits. To this end, N = 412 adults (average age 31.91, SD = 11.70, including 108 men and 304 women) were recruited to explore their daily smartphone usage, level of smartphone addiction (SAS-SV) and impulsivity profile across the five impulsivity personality traits (UPPS-P). Cluster analysis revealed the existence of three different profiles: one without PSU; one showing an excessive impulsively but almost no addictive smartphone use, expressing only a loss of control symptomatology; and one showing excessive impulsively but also addictive smartphone patterns, driven mainly by the impulsivity personality traits of negative urgency, positive urgency and lack of premeditation. Therefore, this study showed the impulsivity personality traits that differentiate excessive from addictive smartphone use, which is valuable information for the development of more precise prevention and interventions programs.
Peningkatan Penjualan Kopi Bubuk Melalui Program Repackaging di Dusun Stabelan Kabupaten Boyolali
Authors:   Universitas Islam Indonesia, Prawida Novria , Sutrisno Wahyudhi ,   Universitas Islam Indonesia, Ismail Wahyu ,   Universitas Islam Indonesia, Dyah Prabaswari Atyanti ,   Universitas Islam Indonesia
Published: July 2023

Arabica coffee, a specialty of Stabelan Hamlet, Boyolali Regency, is produced by Stabelan Coffee Production House. Observations show that many visitors enjoy the flavor of Stabelan Arabica Coffee. Unfortunately, they don't buy coffee to take home as mementos; they just buy it to drink there and then. This is because Stabelan Ground Coffee's packaging, which simply employs plain white paper, makes it unsuitable for souvenirs. Therefore, it is essential to perform community service in order to modify the packaging for Stabelan ground coffee in order to entice travelers to purchase it. The packaging must reflect the caliber of the coffee while also introducing Stabelan Hamlet to possible new tourists.. Based on consultation and discussions with the community, new packaging will be created to match Stabelan coffee powder. The new packaging is a stand-up pouch featuring the iconic Stabelan Hamlet image. The stand-up pouch was chosen because it is practical, affordable, available in different sizes, looks modern and attractive, and the quality of the coffee is guaranteed in terms of shape, taste and aroma. The new packaging is expected to increase sales of Stavelan ground coffee.
Fasilitasi Pendaftaran Hak Cipta Motif Batik Kelompok UMKM Kluster Pembatik Kabupaten Wonosobo
Authors:   Universitas Islam Indonesia, Sugarindra Muchamad , Nasrulloh Rifqi ,   Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Yogyakarta, Saputro Diyon ,   Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Yogyakarta
Published: July 2023

UMKM sebagai sektor yang belum tertangani secara serius, justru menjadi penopang ekonomi bangsa pada era saat ini. Diperlukannya adanya perlindungan hak cipta motif bagi pengrajin batik, karena menjadi UMKM yang banyak digeluti oleh warga di desa tawangsari kabupaten wonosobo ini. Permasalahn pada artikel ini membahas mengenai hak cipta motif yang dapat berpotensi plagiarisme motif batik khas yang berasal dari kabupaten Wonosobo. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah observasi, wawancara, pendampingan dan evaluasi. Para pelaku UMKM memanfaatkan kekayaan intelektual sebagai media pemasaran agar konsumen lebih percaya dan yakin akan kualitas batik yang dimiliki oleh dari pebatik Kabupaten Wonosobo. Pendamping serta fasilitas terhadap HAKI untuk para pelaku UMKM memang sangat perlu dilakukan karena hal itu dapat meningkatkan nilai ekonomi para pengrajin batik dalam setiap karyanya.
Unveiling the Unexplored Realm: Novel Approach for Emotion Recognition using Auditory Stimulation and EEG Signals
Authors: khoonbani sina , Ramezanian Hassan
Published: July 2023

Emotions play a vital role in understanding human behavior and interpersonal relationships. The ability to recognize emotions through Electroencephalogram (EEG) signals offers an alternative to traditional methods, such as questionnaires, enabling the identification of emotional states in a non-intrusive manner. Automatic emotion recognition holds great potential, eliminating the need for clinical examinations or physical visits, thereby contributing significantly to the advancement of Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology. However, one of the key challenges lies in effectively selecting and extracting relevant features from the EEG signal to establish meaningful distinctions between different emotional states. The process of feature selection is often time-consuming and demanding. In this research, we propose a groundbreaking approach for automatically identifying three emotional states (positive, negative, and neutral) by leveraging auditory stimulation of EEG signals. Our novel method directly applies the raw EEG signal to a Convolutional Neural Network-Long Short Term Memory (CNN-LSTM) architecture, bypassing the conventional feature extraction and selection steps. This unconventional approach offers a significant departure from existing literature. Our proposed network architecture comprises ten convolutional layers, followed by three LSTM layers and two fully connected layers. Through extensive simulations and evaluations on 12 active channels, our algorithm demonstrates exceptional performance, achieving an accuracy of 97.42\% and 95.23\% for the binary classification of negative and positive emotions, as well as a Cohen's Kappa coefficient of 0.96 and 0.93 for the three-class classification (negative, neutral, and positive), respectively. These promising results highlight the efficacy of our novel methodology and its potential implications in advancing emotion recognition using EEG signals.