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Afterlives of Komitas K‘eōmurchean (1656-1707): Commemorating an Istanbul-Armenian Martyr in Armeno-Turkish Literature and Sacred Pilgrimage
Authors: Saphıro Henry R.
Published: December 2021

Komitas K‘eōmurchean (1656-1707) was an Istanbul-Armenian priest and the younger brother of the prolific writer Eremia K‘eōmurchean. While Eremia was an Apostolic Armenian layman, Komitas was a clergyman known for his Catholic learnings, which brought him into conflict with leading Apostolic churchmen. Ultimately, he was sentenced to death before an Ottoman court and executed. After his death, Komitas’ grave became a site of ecumenical veneration for Armenians of all denominations, along with some Greeks and Muslims. This article describes how Komitas was commemorated after his death in Armeno-Turkish literature (Turkish written in the Armenian alphabet), and it presents transcriptions and translations of the Ottoman court record of Komitas’ trial and of his tombstone’s Armenian inscription. The article sheds light on Armenian Catholic history in the early modern period, and it contextualizes Komitas’ life and afterlife among broader trends in Ottoman cultural history, namely “neo-martyrs” and sites of sacred pilgrimage.
Eskiyi Muhafaza Yeniyi Tevriç: Medrese Islahatı Risalelerinin Dünyası
Authors: Altuntaş Zeynep
Published: December 2021

Bu makale, II. Meşrutiyet’in ilanından önce yazılmış ilk ve tek müstakil risâle olma özelliğine sahip, Şeyh Ali Efendizâde Hoca Muhyiddin'in Medreselerin Islâhı risâlesi esas alınarak kaleme alınmıştır. 1897 yılında Mısır'da basılan risâle, medrese kökenlilerin/ulemanın (Diyarbekirli Mehmed Faik Efendi ve Vildan Faik Efendi'nin eseri, Aydın Mebusu Mehmed Ubeydullah Efendi, Kazanlı Halim Sabit Efendi, Mehmed Şevketȋ Efendi) II. Meşrutiyet sonrasında müstakil olarak neşrettikleri risâleleri ile karşılaştırılarak analiz edilmiştir. Böylece risâlelerde yer alan benzer veya farklı teklif ve tenkitler üzerinde durularak doğrudan medrese kökenli veya medreseyle bir şekilde irtibatı olan yazarların, -risâlelerden çok sonra yayımlanan (1 Ekim 1914) Islah-ı Medâris Nizamnâmesi'ne giden süreçte- konuya vukuflarından mütevellid yaptıkları özeleştirileri gösterilmiştir. Bahsedilen risâlelerden hiçbiri ideal ıslah metni olarak nitelendirilemese de tüm bu risâleler gözönünde bulundurularak ortak, vasıflı bir metin ortaya çıkartılabilir, bu da kısmen 1914 Nizamnamesi'nde görülmektedir.
VIII. Taşnak Kongresinin Perde Arkası Ya Da Taşnakların I. Dünya Savaşı Öncesi Müttefik Arayışı
Authors: Çiçek Kemal
Published: December 2021

Osmanlı Ermenileri içinde ciddi bir grup isyancıları desteklemiş, I. Dünya Savaşı’nda ülkelerine ihanet etmiş ve Rusya saflarında savaşmışlardır. Ermeni tarih yazıcılığı ise Osmanlı Ermenilerinin devletlerine sadık kaldıklarını ve bu kararın 1914 yılı Ağustos ayında Erzurum’da toplanan VIII. Taşnak Kongresi’nde karara bağlandığını ileri sürmektedir. Ermeni soykırım tezini savunan tarihçiler, Taşnak kongresine Osmanlı hükümetini temsilen bir heyet gönderildiğini ve bu heyetle yapılan görüşmelerde Ermenilere Osmanlı Devleti’nin stratejik hedefleri doğrultusunda savaşa katıldıkları takdirde özerklik vaat edildiğini ileri sürmektedir. Tarihçi Esat Uras’ın önderlik ettiği ve soykırım tezlerini reddeden bir grup tarihçi ise Osmanlı hükümetini veya İttihat ve Terakki Partisini temsilen Erzurum’a bir heyet gittiğini kesinlikle kabul etmemekte ve bu iddianın Ermeniler tarafından savaş sonrasında özerklik taleplerini güçlendirmek amacıyla ortaya atıldığını ileri sürmektedir. Bu makalede yeni ortaya çıkan hatırat, arşiv belgeleri ve araştırmalar ışığında üç soruya yanıt aranmaktadır. 1) VIII. Taşnak Kongresi’ne Osmanlı hükümetini temsilen bir katılım olmuş mudur? 2) Kongrede özerklik veya Osmanlı ordusuyla işbirliği yapma karşılığında Ermenilere herhangi bir vaatte bulunulmuş mudur? 3) Tarih yazımında Taşnak kongresi ve perde arkası hakkında birbirine tamamen zıt görüşler ortaya atılmasının sebepleri neler olabilir? Bu makalede, karşıt görüşlerin bir değerlendirmesini yapılarak, Taşnak Kongresi’nin perde arkasında yaşananlar, belgeler ışığında açıklığa kavuşturulmaktadır. Sonuç olarak Osmanlı Hükümeti ile Taşnak Partisi arasında görüşme olmadığına dair tezlerin savunulabilir olmadığı ortaya konulmaktadır.
The Almighty Akçe: The Economics of Scholarship and Science in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire
Authors: Shafir Nir
Published: December 2021

The Almighty Akçe: The Economics of Scholarship and Science in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire
Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nda İçki Üretimi ve Tüketimi
Authors: Küçükkalay Bahadır Emre
Published: December 2021

Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nda İçki Üretimi ve Tüketimi
Yıldıray Özbek ve Ayşe Budak (haz.), Fetih Öncesi Osmanlı Sanatı ve Mimarisi
Authors: Kök Elif
Published: December 2021

Yıldıray Özbek ve Ayşe Budak (haz.), Fetih Öncesi Osmanlı Sanatı ve Mimarisi
Tatjana Katiç, Voynuçki Defter iz 1455. Godine
Authors: Erdoğru Mehmed Akif
Published: December 2021

Tatjana Katiç, Voynuçki Defter iz 1455. Godine, Mehmet Akif Erdoğru
Zeynep Yürekli, Architecture and Hagiography in the Ottoman Empire: The Politics of Bektashi Shrines in the Classical Age
Authors: Şen M. Seyit
Published: December 2021

Zeynep Yürekli, Architecture and Hagiography in the Ottoman Empire: The Politics of Bektashi Shrines in the Classical Age
Zarif Bir Alim-Düşünür: Mehmet Hoca'nın Ardından
Authors: Kenan Seyfi
Published: December 2021

Zarif Bir Alim-Düşünür: Mehmet Hoca'nın Ardından by Seyfi Kenan
Gölgelenen Sultan, Unutulan Yıllar: I. Mahmud ve Donemi
Authors: Karahasanoğlu Selim
Published: December 2021

Gölgelenen Sultan, Unutulan Yıllar: I. Mahmud ve Donemi
Letopis Fakultete za gradbeništvo, prometno inženirstvo in arhitekturo 2019/2020
Authors: Pogačar Kaja , Letnik Tomislav , Pučko Zoran , Rodošek Vlasta , Držečnik Mateja , Ćatović Almira , Šprah Nataša
Published: December 2021

Publikacija predstavlja opise posameznih predmetov (z izbranimi študentski-mi deli) za vse 4 študijske programe, ki se izvajajo na fakulteti in sicer gradbeništvo, gospodarsko inženirstvo, prometno inženirstvo in arhitekturo. Predstavljeno je tudi delo na področju publicistike, ekskurzije, projektno delo in alumni klub. Zbrana so tudi vsa diplomska in magistrska dela študijskega leta 2020/2021, predstavljene so tudi aktivnosti študentskega sveta.
Effect of citrus fruit (Citrus sinensis, Citrus limon and Citrus aurantifolia) rind essential oils on preservation of chicken meat artificially infected with bacteria
Authors:   Landmark University, Irokanulo EO , Oluyomi BW , Nwonuma CO
Published: December 2021

Essential oils (EOs) obtained from a wide variety of plants have become popular with increased scientific interest as potential natural agents for food preservation. Two concentrations of rind EOs (400 mg/ml and 200 mg/ml) from three species of citrus fruit; Citrus sinensis (Sweet orange), Citrus limon (Lemon), and Citrus aurantifolia (Lime) were used to treat fresh chicken meat inoculated with Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Salmonella typhi ATCC 20971 and Salmonella enterica ATCC 14028 to evaluate their protective abilities on bacteria-contaminated meat The EOs were extracted from the ground rinds by hydro-distillation. Alongside the EOs, sodium nitrate (NaNO3) was used as a positive control preservative. A viable count was carried out to determine the bacteria load reduction on the inoculated fresh chicken meat. After 24 hours of treatment, the results showed that the EOs had no adverse effect on the physical attributes of the meat: the color and smell of the chicken meat were unaltered compared with the negative control (None EO and NaNO3 treated meat) that showed evidence of putrefaction through color change and foul smell. The two- lime rind EOs concentrations used to treat the Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 inoculated meat reduced the viable count of the organism by 7.9 log compared to the Escherichia coli ATCC 25922-inoculated meat which received no rind EOs or NaNO3 treatment. Other results showed that sweet orange (SO) rind EOs (400 mg/ml and 200 mg/ml) treatment of meat inoculated with Salmonella enterica ATCC 14028 had similar but mild preservative effects as both treatments reduced the log of the bacteria by 1.1 and 0.8, respectively. In comparison with NaNO3, the EOs treatment had a significant (p<0.05) preservative effect on the bacteria-inoculated meats. Findings from this study, therefore, suggest that Citrus spp. rind EOs have good potential as natural preservative for chicken meat. However, notwithstanding the relative positive organoleptic results observed in this study, further investigations on the prolonged preservation effect of the EOs on the physical attributes of fresh chicken meat need to be undertaken.
Physico-chemical, proximate, mineral and bioactive composition of Garcinia buchananii baker fruit from Uganda and Rwanda
Authors:   Makerere University, Omujal F , Okullo JBL , Bigirimana C , Isubikalu P , Agea JG , Malinga M , Obaa BB , Bizuru E
Published: December 2021

Garcinia buchananii Baker (Family,Cluciaceae/Guttiferae) is an underutilized indigenous fruit tree that produces edible fruits that are used as both food and medicine in tropical Africa. This study evaluated the physical and chemical characteristics of G. buchananii fruits collected from Uganda and Rwanda. Ripe fruits were harvested during their peak seasons in Masaka and Bugesera Districts in Uganda and Rwanda, respectively. The fruits were analyzed for physical characteristics including; fruit weight, fruit size (that is length and width), number of seeds per fruit, seed weight, seed dimensions(length, width and breadth); chemical characteristics (pH and titratable acidity), proximate composition (moisture content, protein, fat, dietary fibre, carbohydrates and energy), mineral composition (K, Na, Ca, Mg, Ca, Fe, Zn, Cu), and bioactive components (total phenolic compounds, flavonoids and anthocyanins; and antioxidant activity). Data were statistically analyzed using a student T-test (p≤0.05). The results indicated that fruit weight and pulp content ranged from 6.3±1.3-9.5±2.8g and 54.1±10.6- 81.1±6.5%, respectively. Titratable acidity of the pulp ranged from 6.1±0.8 to 7.1±0.1 %. Nutritionally, dietary fibre, vitamin C, iron and zinc ranged from 20.0±0.4 -22.6±1.8 g/100g, 32.8±3.2-42.0±3.3 mg/100g, 4.8±0.2 - 6.5±0.8 mg/100g and 1.1±0.0 -2.5±0.1 mg/100g, respectively. The total phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity ranged from 996.7±50.5 - 1147.5±47.4 mg/g GAE (Garlic Acid Equivalent) and 8.0±0.2- 8.4±0.1 mg/100g AAE (Ascorbic Acid Equivalent) as IC50, respectively. There was a significant difference (p≤0.05) in the physical characteristics (weight, length, width and breadth), nutritional composition and bioactive components of the fruit samples of the two countries. Assessment of the nutrients indicated that the pulp was rich in vitamin C, iron, zinc, copper and dietary fibre. The pulp also contained phenolic compounds with antioxidant activity. The seeds had 6-24% crude oil content with palmitic, stearic, oleic and linoleic as major fatty acids. The total unsaturated fatty acids in the seed oil ranged from 58.4-59.5%. Although this finding showed significant differences (P≤0.05) in the physical and chemical of G. buchananii fruit from Uganda and Rwanda, the nutritional composition and bioactive component information has shown the potential of the fruits for processing into high-value nutraceuticals.
Mobile phone-assisted agricultural extension services: User competency and usage frequency in eastern Ghana
Authors:   Cuttington University, Nyaplue-Daywhea C , Ahiakpa JK ,   University of Cape Coast, Mensah OA , Annor-Frempong F , Adjei-Nsiah S
Published: December 2021

Adoption studies have mainly focused on econometric and quantitative modelling that usually assume smallholder farmers competently adopt agricultural technologies. This study provides novel insights on user competency and frequency of usage of mobile telephony for agricultural extension services among smallholder farmers and agricultural extension agents (AEAs) and key factors that impede the adoption process. The study examined users’ competencies and mobile phone usage frequency for access and delivery of agricultural extension services in Eastern Ghana. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 95 AEAs and 330 smallholder farmers in five districts of the Eastern region of Ghana and data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and regression analyses were performed to analyse the data. Results showed substantial differences between AEAs and smallholder farmers’ competency in the use of mobile phones for agricultural extension services. Socio-demographic characteristics of smallholder farmers and AEAs correlated with usage frequency of mobile phones for access to extension services and delivery. Educational level, amount of weekly expenditure of money on mobile phone use, mobile phone network quality, income level, and age of both AEAs and smallholder farmers had positive and significant correlations with frequency of usage of mobile phones. User competency differentially impacts the frequency of mobile phone use in agricultural extension services between AEAs and smallholders. High call tariffs and access to recharge cards are major challenges in using mobile phones for agricultural extension in the study areas. The study shows components of the adoption theory of compatibility, and complexity where an innovation fits within the socio-cultural framework and perceived difficulty of use. Thus, the frequent use of voice calls is indicative of early stages of the diffusion process and may diversify into other applications in the future. Farmer-based organisations should be resourced to support training of farmers to use mobile phones to improve access to agricultural information dissemination. Integrating voice-based agricultural information services (IVRs) into the current SMS-based agricultural extension services in Ghana could potentially boost extension service delivery to smallholder farmers in the Eastern region and across the country. The Ministry of Food and Agriculture may partner with key stakeholders and mobile service providers to offer hands-on capacity building to smallholder farmers and AEAs in video calling/conferencing, multimedia service, and social media to enhance their competencies for improved agricultural extension services.
The theory of planned behaviour in exploring dietary diversity practices among mothers in informal settlements in Kenya
Authors:   Technical University of Kenya, Anyango LJ , Waswa J , Okeyo DO , Mugambi M
Published: December 2021

One of the leading causes of malnutrition, which contributes to morbidity and mortality in children, is lack of dietary diversity. Despite remarkable improvement in exclusive breastfeeding in Kenya, there are still poor dietary diversity practices among children aged 6-24 months. Limited studies have applied the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to examine the factors that influence dietary diversity practices in informal settlements in Kenya. The objective of this qualitative study was to explore behavioral, normative, control beliefs, intention, and dietary diversity practices, based on the TPB. The study sites were Kibera in Nairobi, Manyatta A in Kisumu, and Kaptembwo in Nakuru. Participants were 64 mothers of children aged 6-24 months selected using purposive sampling. Nine focus groups, each comprising of 5-10 mothers were conducted and the data analyzed using thematic analysis. Using a focus group guide, based on the TPB, mothers described salient beliefs regarding their attitude, subjective norms and perceived control of dietary diversity. Analysis of the data showed that some mothers had intended to introduce solid foods at six months. However, barriers such as mother not feeding well, baby’s hunger, perceived insufficient breast milk production, and return to work led to earlier introduction of foods. Most mothers indicated their intention to give a variety of foods to their children but were hindered by barriers such as poverty/inadequate money, non-availability of food at home, and inadequate knowledge about complementary feeding. Friends, health professionals, fathers, neighbours and friends were cited as most salient referents that influenced the dietary diversity practices. The most frequently provided starchy foods were chappatis, mandazis, potatoes, rice, weetabix, porridge, and ugali. In conclusion, the results indicate that mothers had positive attitude towards dietary diversity. The ‘significant others’ who mostly influenced dietary diversity practices were health professionals, fathers, and friends. Future interventions need to target mothers' perceived child-feeding responsibilities, influence subjective norms, and increase parents' perceived control over child feeding.
Proximate composition and sensory characteristics of refractance window dried cowpea composite porridges
Authors:   Makerere University, Wasswa MS , Fungo R ,   The Alliance of Bioversity International and The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Muyonga JH
Published: December 2021

Undernutrition is a major public health concern in Uganda. Locally available nutrient dense diets can help reduce the problem of undernutrition. Utilisation of cowpea leaf powder in preparing composite porridge blends depends on sensory acceptance of the consumers. A Nutrisurvey software was used to formulate two composite flour blends, namely maize and millet in a ratio 2:8 and cowpea-maize in a ratio of 1:9 to achieve the daily requirement of protein for children. The study developed a process for the production of composite cowpea flour from finger millet flour and maize flour and followed a one factor design in which maize flour (MF) and millet flour (MMF) was substituted with cowpea leaves flour (CPL). The composites were dried using refractance window drying technology. The proximate composition of the composite flours were determined using standard methods while sensory acceptability of porridges was rated on a five-point Likert scale using an untrained panel. Results indicated a significant (p < 0.05) increase in protein (10.9 to 13.4%), dietary fibre (11.01 to 13.0%) and lipids (4.71 to 5.3%) contents for cowpea-millet composite porridge. For cowpea-maize composite flour, a significant (p < 0.05) increase in protein (5.9 to 7.6%), dietary fibre (1.47 to 3.3%) and lipids (2.84 to 3.3%) was also observed. Sensory evaluation indicated that between the two composite porridges, the cowpea-millet porridge blend was significantly (P≤0.05) more appealing in terms of colour (3.61±0.8), aroma (2.96±0.2), taste (3.24±0.6), texture (3.62±0.6) and general acceptability (3.61±0.8) to the panellists than the cowpea-maize porridge blend. The cowpea-millet and cowpea-maize composite flours can contribute more than 100% of the recommended dietary allowance of protein and carbohydrate requirements for children aged 0-8 years. The study findings indicate that the cowpea-based composite flours have the potential to make a significant contribution to the improvement in the nutritional status of infants and children in developing countries.
Bilateral posterior cerebral artery stroke following transtentorial herniation caused by a subependymal giant cell astrocytoma in a patient with tuberous sclerosis: a case report
Authors: Kim Joong-Goo , Choi Jay Chol , Kim Hong Jun , Rhim Jong Kook , Jung Tae Jun , Hyun Chang-Lim , Joo Jin Deok
Published: December 2021

Background: Acute increased intracranial pressure (IICP) is a life-threatening condition that requires urgent treatment. Rapid IICP with hydrocephalus may be complicated by ischemic stroke, convulsions, loss of consciousness, brain herniation, and death. Extremely rare complications include intracranial vessel entrapment and ischemic stroke due to sudden IICP in cases with benign tumors. Case Report: We report a case of bilateral posterior cerebral artery region infarction and complicated hydrocephalus with subependymal giant cell astrocytoma in a patient with tuberous sclerosis. Conclusion: We postulate that the temporary IICP induced by seizure led to transient bilateral posterior cerebral artery entrapment, causing ischemic stroke without vascular occlusion.
The natural environment during the Neopleistocene and Holocene of European northeastern Russia
Authors:   Institute of Geology FRC Komi SC UB RAS, Andreicheva L. N. , Marchenko-Vagapova T. I. , Buravskaya M. N. , Golubeva Yu. V.
Published: December 2021

Here we present the summarized results of 40 years detailed researches of the Neopleistocene deposits of different genetic types in the north-east of European Russia. We studied the spore-pollen spectra of interglacial Quaternary sediments from boreholes and river sections, the material composition of tills and microtheriofauna from periglacial sediments. This allowed us to carry out stratigraphic division of the Neopleistocene and Holocene sections and recreate the climatic conditions for formation of interglacial deposits. Six sedimentary cycles have been determined in the Quaternary section of the research territory. It is concluded that now there is a trend towards climate cooling in the European north-east of Russia. The book will find welcome researchers dealing with various problems of geology and palaegeography of the Neopleistocene and Holocene.
Pirina Katkısının Bitümlü Kaplamaların Nem Direncine Etkisi
Authors: Geçkil Tacettin , İnce Ceren Beyza , İssi Semih
Published: December 2021

Bu çalışmada, pirina katkısının yol kaplamalarının nem direnci üzerindeki etkisi araştırılmıştır. Bu amaçla, saf B 160/220 penetrasyon sınıfı bitüme ağırlıkça %5, 10, 15 ve 20 oranlarında pirina ilave edilerek modifiye bitümler elde edilmiştir. Bitümlü bağlayıcıların karakteristik özellikleri penetrasyon, yumuşama noktası, düktilite ve dönel viskozimetre (RV) testleri ile belirlenmiştir. Daha sonra, karışım tasarımı için agrega ve saf bitüm kullanılarak Marshall yöntemine göre karışımın optimum bitüm içeriği (OBİ) belirlenmiştir. Bu OBİ oranı sabit tutularak saf ve modifiye bitümler ile sıcak karışım numuneleri hazırlanmıştır. Hazırlanmış olan saf ve pirina katkılı karışım numuneleri Marshall stabilitesi, kalıcı Marshall stabilitesi (RMS) ve endirekt çekme mukavemeti (ITS) deneylerine maruz bırakılmıştır. Bitümlerin test sonuçlarına göre pirina katkısı ile modifiye bağlayıcıların kıvamında sertleşme meydana geldiği ve bitüm sınıfının B 100/150 olarak değiştiği görülmüştür. Karışım sonuçlarına göre, özellikle %15 pirina katkısının karışımların Marshall stabilitesi, RMS ve endirekt çekme mukavemeti oranı (ITSR) değerlerinin artış göstermesi sebebiyle yol kaplamalarının nem direncini arttırdığı görülmüştür.
Electronic Health Records (EHR) of the Emergency Service of the Hospital de Clínicas: Case Study
Authors: Maria-Elena Garcia-Diaz , Alvaro León Silvano , Diego Pinto-Roa , David Ocampos N. , Marcelo Pederzani
Published: December 2021

The automation of the management in the Emergency Service of the Hospital de Clinicas of the Universidad Nacional de Asuncion is a problem addressed in this work since the care of the patient in critical condition must be accurate, appropiate and efficient. The development of a management automation tool will generate benefits for both the patient and the hospital's target staff. With the automatization of the processes, which are still done manually, it will be possible to achieve: (a) more time to devote to a better patient care, (b) doctors will be able to spend part of their time to analyze the statistics and information, which can be generated through the application to carry out investigations in the area of emergency care, and (c) as well as to optimize the resources of both the staff and the logistics used in the Hospital. To achieve the proposed objective, in this work a complete and Electronic Health Records System management based on international health standards has been developed, as well as good practices in the care processes in an area as sensitive as the Emergency Service. After more than 100 years of history of the Hospital, for the first time it is intended to automate processes and generate online information quickly and efficiently from this modern tool optimizing patient care in the emergency area.
State of the Reform of Legal Capacity in Chile
Authors: Marshall Pablo
Published: December 2021

The Chilean legal regulation of disability has advanced towards an adequate legal framework for the progressive development of state practices respectful of the rights of people with disabilities. The ratification of the CRPD (2008) has been followed by an increasing amount of legislation directed to the inclusion of people with disabilities. The most important of this new disability regulation is the Law 20422 [on equal opportunities and social inclusion of people with disability]. Chile, in this way, can be regarded as a slow but persistent student of the teachings of the CRPD. Despite these positive developments, certain obligations under the CRPD are still pending, especially clear in the legal regulation affecting mental disability. The controversies surrounding legal capacity and mental health law are probably the most important issues surrounding the hesitation to carry out a reform.
The role of the party factor in the implementation of electoral strategies (by the example of local elections in 2020)
Authors: Komarnytskyy V.
Published: December 2021

The author analyzes the dynamics of changes in the activity and participation of political parties in the implementation of electoral strategies and technologies by the example of local elections in 2020. In particular, a wide range of techniques implemented by regional organizations of political parties during the campaign was studied. It is found out that in the conditions of decentralization reform and the new Electoral Code of Ukraine lower party organizations were not only involved into the electoral process, but were also empowered to form representative local authorities and develop their political policies.

 It is stated that mandatory membership of party, open lists in local council elections and gender quotas in those lists became normative innovations for political parties. At the same time, it was found out that the party factor proved to be relevant also for the candidates for mayors, 80% of which were nominated by parties in regional centers. Having analyzed open data of the Central Election Commission the author ascertains that one fifth of the top candidates for mayors of regional centers were representatives of local political projects – parties, which activities are focused on specific regions or even communities. It is found out that because of reputational risks related to low rating of both the political forces as well as the institution of political parties in general there is a tendency to keep a distance from parliamentary parties.

Political technologies used by parties in local elections are carried over from one campaign to another – bribery of voters, voting tourism, involvement of “clone” candidates, speculating on polls, ignoring sociological tools, manipulating party branding et cetera. Among other peculiarities there are the deepening of interparty competition, the struggle of the “first non-passing” and the “last passing” candidates in party lists, which indicates the deformation of communication component in the activities of political parties and the lack of stable party structure with defined roles and functions. Resolving these problems is a priority in the strategy of party organization and administration in the state.
Separation of jurisdiction of the court of administrative and general jurisdiction in labor disputes
Authors: Kropyvna K.
Published: December 2021

The article deals with the issues of legal regulation of procedural relations, as well as the delimitation of the administrative process from civil-procedural activity on the subjects of consideration of labor disputes. It is emphasized that the problem of distinguishing material public law from private is always an important problem. Not all labor relations fall under the signs of private law, in which the rights, freedoms and interests of individuals are protected, but most of them are regulated by labor legislation, which is based on the legislation regulating private relations. However, there are relations that arise between state bodies and citizens governed by labor law, but their regulation falls within the sphere of public law. Disputes arising from these legal relationships are resolved by the administrative court. Protection of certain labor relations is also carried out with the application of administrative liability, cases concerning this are considered by a court of general jurisdiction.

The author notes that the legislator provided for the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of workers by the competent authorities to apply measures of administrative coercion. After all, being the main method of administrative activity, persuasion is not always a very effective measure to influence the behavior of those who commit illegal acts. In this regard, the state, protecting the inviolability of the regulated labor relations of the person, his right to work and adequate remuneration, the legitimate interests of citizens, their teams, trade unions, the rights and responsibilities of owners of enterprises, institutions and organizations, authorizes employees authorities to apply coercion to those who are not influenced by persuasion and public influence. Administrative coercion is applied on the basis of persuasion, the means of influence of which have already been exhausted. One of the types of measures of administrative coercion used in the consideration of labor disputes in order to protect labor relations is administrative liability. Cases of this jurisdiction are considered by a court of general jurisdiction.

The author defines the criteria for distinguishing between labor disputes, which belong to the competence of the administrative court (considered in administrative proceedings and regulated by the Code of Administrative Procedure of Ukraine) and general jurisdiction (considered in civil proceedings and regulated by the Labor Code).
Activities of the United Nations against the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Syroid T.
Published: December 2021

The article analyzes the provisions of international acts of universal nature, adopted under the auspices of the United Nations, which defines the activities of the Organization, Member States and the world community in the field of combating COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the Strategic preparedness and response plan, the Global humanitarian response plan, and the United Nations framework program for immediate socioeconomic response to COVID-19 were disclosed. Attention is paid to the reports of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in particular: “Shared responsibility, global solidarity: responding to the socioeconomic consequences of COVID-19” (March, 2020), “Comprehensive response of the United Nations to COVID-19: saving people, protecting society, more effective recovery” (June, 2020), “United Nations plan to save lives, protect communities, recover better than it was” (September, 2020). Attention is paid to the role of specialized agencies, United Nations treaty-based bodies in the field of human rights protection during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Emphasis is placed on the recommendations developed by these institutions to protect vulnerable categories of persons (minors, elderly people, persons deprived of liberty) during a pandemic.

The focus is on the activities of specialized financial institutions, which are a material platform for the implementation of tasks in fighting the pandemic, in particular, the Solidarity Fund to Combat COVID-19, the COVID-19 Response Fund. Relevant conclusions and recommendations have been made
Amalgamated territorial hromadas as new local communities in Ukraine: mechanisms of social cohesion formation
Authors: Deineko O.
Published: December 2021

The article is dedicated to the systematic analysis of the peculiarities of the formation and functioning of amalgamated territorial communities in Ukraine as new local social communities. Analyzing the legislative procedure of amalgamation, the author distinguishes the essential features of amalgamated territorial communities that are different from other settlement communities. Within the framework of this investigation, the newly amalgamated hromadas appear as a “second-order” phenomenon, which is a socio-legal construct that is formed in a consensual manner and on a voluntary reciprocal basis. Basing on the analysis of qualitative sociological research data the author demonstrates the importance of the functioning of reciprocity mechanisms at the level of orientations and practices of all social actors involved in the procedure of territorial communities amalgamation. It is illustrated that the "failure" of reciprocity mechanisms contributes to the change of merger scenarios, causes the postponement of this process and the emergence of conflict situations. The paper substantiates that the legislative procedure of territorial communities amalgamation intensifies the formation of social capital and the establishment of a new civic social order. The special, different social status of amalgamated territorial communities in comparison with other settlement communities is explained by the emergence of the phenomenon of social cohesion, the mechanisms of activation of which are contained in the legislative order of territorial communities amalgamation. It is concluded that an important theoretical basis for the sociological conceptualization of ATC is the concept of reciprocity, which explains the mechanism of successful amalgamation, which is facilitated by the attitudes and practices of reciprocity of all involved social actors. According to the author’s point of view, the sociological synthesis of spatial and activity approaches to the analysis of social communities within the framework of sociological conceptualization of united territorial communities is considered heuristic. The synthesis of these approaches emphasizes both the importance of the spatial context of interactions emergence and reproduction, and their essential functionality in the formation and reproduction of hromada social order.
Abortions in the Under-Russian Ukraine in the 19th – early 20th centuries: modernization vs. traditional culture
Authors: Krugliak M.
Published: December 2021

The article considers the attitude of the society of the Under-Russian Ukraine of the 19th – early 20th centuries to abortion through the prism of confronting the values of traditional culture with its condemnation of abortion as a sin of infanticide, and new urbanization trends that justified abortion. The growth in the number of abortions in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which was a natural consequence of the deformation of the family institution against the background of modernization processes, has been demonstrated. The reasons that pushed women to have an abortion have been analysed. If among rural girls the main reason was the fear of being punished by the community for premarital sex or adultery, becoming an outcast (single mother), etc., among urban residents the material factor dominated (inability to feed a large number of children). At the same time, it was determined why abortions were low popularity among peasant women (strong positions of the Christian doctrine of infanticide, high probability of death during the operation, the dominance of the cult of the mother). Methods of abortion (mechanical and chemical) are given. The criminal liability of women and midwives for miscarriage is shown. The author provides significant statistics on the number of people convicted of criminal abortion not only in the Russian Empire, but also in the world, as well as examples of public struggle for the decriminalization of abortion. Legislation of the Russian Empire in the early twentieth century demonstrates a much more loyal attitude towards women who have resorted to abortion, given the new realities and challenges of the time. The probability of punishment for abortion was low, because, on the one hand, most miscarriages were made voluntarily, and therefore cases were rarely sent to court, except in the case of a woman’s death during surgery, and on the other hand – jurors often acquitted abortions. women and midwives.
Exemption from criminal liability as a means of crime prevention in the field of trafficking narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues or precursors and other crimes against public health
Authors: Khriapinskiy P. , Shkola S.
Published: December 2021

Prevention occupies a leading place in the legal means of combating crimes in the field of drug trafficking, along with the detection, detection, investigation, appointment and serving of punishment for their commission, and so on. Exemptions from criminal liability have the task of providing legal protection of human and civil rights and freedoms, property, public order and public safety, environment, constitutional system of Ukraine from criminal encroachments, ensuring peace and security of mankind, as well as crime prevention (Part 1 of Art. 1 Criminal Code). Chapter XIII of the Special Part of the Criminal Code “Crimes in the field of trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues or precursors and other crimes against public health” contains five types of exemption from criminal liability. They, as well as general types of exemption from criminal liability, in their content have common features: 1) are carried out exclusively by the court on behalf of the state; 2) apply to the person who committed the crime; 3) consist in refusal of official condemnation, sentencing and recognition of a person as a convict. In drug cases, the most common are Articles 307 and 309 of the Criminal Code. According to Art. 307 for the last year 4 865 persons were condemned, and Art. 309 – 15 137. While in 2017 there were 2 758 and 13 682 such persons, respectively. It is concluded that the special exemption from criminal liability as a means of preventing crimes in the field of drug trafficking, psychotropic substances, their analogues or precursors is aimed at self-disclosure of persons who committed minor crimes in the field of drug trafficking, as well as revealing the source of their acquisition or otherwise obtained. In addition, the prevention of drug trafficking is carried out by facilitating the detection of crimes related to drug trafficking. Special exemption from criminal liability, in the case of a certain set of positive post-criminal behavior in the field of drug trafficking, is imperative for the court and final for the perpetrator, and the person who committed it is recognized as having no criminal record.
Formation of sociological imagination in students of technical institutions in education in the process of teaching sociology
Authors: Lipich L. , Balagura O.
Published: December 2021

The article is devoted to the problem of formation of sociological imagination in the process of teaching sociology to students studying in technical educational institutions. The concept of “sociological imagination”, introduced into scientific circulation by the American sociologist Wright Mills, is being clarified. It turns out that the concept of sociological imagination has acquired the status of one of the main in modern sociology and began to play an important educational role, and in sociological science, respectively, methodological and methodological. Attention is paid to the peculiarities of teaching sociology in technical educational institutions, and in view of this, the problem of forming the sociological imagination of students. The fact is that sociology in technical educational institutions is not professional, so it is taught exclusively as a general discipline of worldview. The purpose of teaching sociology in such higher education institutions is to promote the formation of students’ sociological imagination, ie to help future specialists in engineering to develop the ability to think socially, ie to adequately perceive, comprehend and interpret social processes and phenomena, analyze and be ready to solve complex social problems. The solution of this problem involves the use of such methods of teaching sociology, which would be related to the specific practices of modern society, taking into account the universal and professional interests of future professionals. The own experience of teaching sociology at the National Transport University is analyzed. There are examples of using different methods of teaching sociology, aimed at forming a sociological imagination that allow students to perceive the social world around them and relate their professional problems with general social problems, educate and shape their civic position and increase their general cultural level.
Ukraine in international relations 2014–2019
Authors: Shevchenko B.
Published: December 2021

The article examines the international relations of Ukraine during 2014–2019, as one of the important processes and stages of development of countries in the XXI century, where against the background of globalization the level of international cooperation deserves special attention. In the context of the evolution of international relations, the influence on the formation of Ukraine's foreign policy in 2014–2019 is considered and its behavior in the international arena is analyzed. The influence of hybrid wars on the development of international processes and on the current political course of Ukraine, which identified the main trends in international relations in the XXI century, is analyzed. The modern foreign policy course of Ukraine and its choice of corresponding values and tendencies concerning the decision of own, European and global problems are described. The results of Ukraine's foreign policy for the period 2014–2019 were evaluated and it was established that the key guidelines of Ukraine in modern international relations are the implementation of an open and consistent foreign policy course. The positive consequences of the implementation of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement have been studied. It is established that the progress of the implementation of the Association Agreement in 2020 is 54%. It is determined that the greatest progress during the entire period of implementation of the Association Agreement has been achieved in such areas as: political dialogue, national security and defense; justice, freedom, security and human rights, etc.
Questions of legal assessment of the entry and situation of Ukrainian lands within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Authors: Тaranenko M. , Taranenko M.
Published: December 2021

The article considers the problem of formation and development of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the legal assessment of the situation of the Ukrainian lands conquered by Lithuanians. In the context of this problem, the authors analyze in detail the main stages of the Lithuanian state during the reign of Mindaugas, the creation of a centralized system of power and the establishment of the ruling Gediminas dynasty, active expansionist foreign policy during the reign of Prince Olgerd. It is clear that the authors are particularly interested in the process of conquest of Ukrainian lands by Lithuanians through the so-called “quiet expansion” and its main consequences that occurred in the socio-political life of the Ukrainian and Lithuanian peoples. In this context, the authors thoroughly analyze the process of assimilation of Lithuanians by Ukrainians, who were in the state-building and cultural relations much higher than their conquerors. Lithuanians borrow from the Ukrainians the Orthodox faith, the Old Russian language, “Russian Truth”, becomes the main source of law before the adoption of the Lithuanian Statutes. As a result of assimilation processes, Lithuanians who lived on Ukrainian lands forgot who they were – Lithuanians or Ukrainians. Along with the positive phenomena, the article analyzes the negative innovations introduced in Ukraine at this time: the removal from power in Kiev of the princes of the Rurik dynasty and the arrival of representatives of the Lithuanian Gedeminovich dynasty and the creation, unlike Kievan Rus, a strong centralized Lithuanian state. The article analyzes the process of changing the legal status of the Ukrainian lands-principalities, which became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, at the initial stage of its formation and development (broad autonomy with elements of federalism) and during the period of enhanced centralization of grand ducal power and their transformation into governorates of the Lithuanian state in the second half of the XV century. According to the authors of the article, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, despite its different names (Lithuanian-Russian, Russian-Lithuanian states, etc.), was not a Ukrainian state.
Development of a tool module for external intermittent grinding with the activation of the cutting fluid
Authors: Fesenko Alla , Yevsiukova Fatyma , Naboka Olena
Published: December 2021

An instrumental module for external circular grinding has been developed, using methods of intermittent processing with replaceable abrasive bars with a combined supply of coolant through the pores of the bars and through the channels between them, with its activation in special cavitation nozzles.
Is to develop a method for circular external inter-mittent grinding and a tool module that ensures stable operation of the wheel and efficient supply of cutting fluid to the cutting zone. The tool module of the assembling grinding wheel has been developed, which provides the effect of intermittent grinding with the supply of cutting fluid through the abrasive bars and the gap between them.