bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Relaciones familiares y bienestar psicosocial de los adultos mayores de la parroquia San Isidro
Authors: Castro Pinto Johanna Maribel , Loor Lino Ligia Estela
Published: October 2024

La creciente preocupación por el bienestar de los adultos mayores, se constituye en una problemática social que está relacionada a factores sociales, familiares, emocionales, culturales y económicos. Este estudio se realizó con el objetivo de analizar las relaciones familiares y el bienestar psicosocial de los adultos mayores de la parroquia San Isidro. La metodología empleada fue descriptiva y cuantitativa, con un diseño no experimental. Se llevó a cabo un estudio de campo utilizando encuestas, específicamente el cuestionario APGAR Familiar y la Escala de Bienestar Psicológico, para recopilar datos fiables sobre las características de las relaciones familiares y el bienestar psicosocial. La población objetivo consistió en 399 adultos mayores residentes en San Isidro, y la muestra no aleatoria e intencional incluyó a 200 personas, representando el 50.13% del total. Los resultados revelaron que el 29% de los adultos mayores presentaron disfunción familiar severa y el 24.5% niveles muy bajos de bienestar psicosocial. Además, se observó una correlación significativa entre ambos aspectos, con un 17% de los participantes mostrando problemas en ambas áreas. La principal conclusión del estudio es que las relaciones familiares disfuncionales tienen un impacto negativo considerable en el bienestar psicosocial de los adultos mayores, subrayando la necesidad de intervenciones integrales que mejoren tanto la dinámica familiar como el apoyo emocional para esta población. Este enfoque es indispensable para mejorar la calidad de vida y bienestar general de los adultos mayores en la parroquia San Isidro.
The responsibility to protect and non-state actors: addressing terrorism and sovereignty challenges in Venezuela
Authors:   Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Diaz Claris Monica
Published: October 2024

The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) was created to address the global failure to prevent atrocities such as genocide, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing. However, with the rise of non-state actors like terrorist organ izations, the framework faces new challenges. This article explores the complications that non-state actors present to R2P’s implementation. It argues that while R2P was initially state-centered, non-state actors often transcend borders and evade international norms, complicating efforts to hold them accountable. Through a case study of Venezuela, this research highlights how terrorism, transnational criminal networks, and other non-state groups complicate the application of R2P. For R2P to remain relevant in today’s global landscape, it must evolve. This evolution involves redefining sovereignty to account for non-state influence, strengthening international accountability mechanisms, and fostering regional cooperation to address the root causes of terrorism. Ultimately, the framework must adapt to modern threats to protect vulnerable populations effectively.
O ATENDIMENTO DE UMA CRIANÇA PORTADORA DE LÚPUS
Authors: Regina Bastos Neder Patrícia , Arnaud Pereira Ferreira Eleonora
Published: October 2024

Este trabalho pretendeu minimizar a ansiedade, provocada pela hospitalização, de uma menina de nove (9) anos de idade, portadora de Lúpus. O trabalho foi em dois períodos distintos de internação da paciente. Cada período consistiu de vinte e um dias. A intervenção envolveu avaliação psicossocial, atividades lúdicas, consulta aos prontuários e equipe de saúde, interconsulta, preparação para os exames, atendimento à responsável e orientações para a alta. Os resultados demonstraram elevada importância do papel da recreação e do treino antecipatório para a aceitação da criança ao contato social aos procedimentos médicos, aos exames e à doença. Demonstraram também estes resultados a relevância das orientações individuais com o responsável da paciente.
FORMS OF ORGANIZING EXTRACURRICULAR AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Authors: Əhmədova Nabat
Published: October 2024

In the scientific article, the essence of concepts outside the classroom and outside the school is initially specified. Further, extensive information was given about collective exercises, mass cultural events, contests, sports competitions and educational and methodological works. The forms of organization of extracurricular educational work are individual, group, collective and mass forms of work and the direc-tions of their implementation are indicated.
Cultural, Political, and Technological Influences on the Evolution of German`
Authors: Abbasova Kovser
Published: October 2024

Abstract:This article explores the evolution of the German language from Old High German (500–1050 AD) through Middle High German, Early New High German, and Modern Standard German, examining key linguistic shifts, the influence of historical events, and the role of cultural figures like Goethe and Martin Luther. It also considers the future of the language in the context of globalization, digitalization, and language policy.
Comparación del ajuste marginal de coronas con escaneo directo en tipodonto y modelo en yeso
Authors: Jiménez Flores Mónica Dinora , Alfaro Ortiz Brenda Nathaly , Aldana Salguero Jennifer Elizabeth
Published: October 2024

Introducción. El desarrollo tecnológico ha permitido el surgimiento de la odontología digital, como en el caso de los escáneres dentales. Objetivo. Verificar la existencia de diferencias estadísticas en el ajuste marginal de coronas digitalesrealizadas con escaneo directo de preparación en tipodonto y de modelo en yeso. Metodología. Enfoque cuantitativo de tipo analítico y experimental de laboratorio, transversal y prospectivo en 16 preparaciones para coronas metal-porcelana confeccionadas en dientes acrílicos para tipodonto. El procedimiento de escaneado se realizó en escáner MEDIT i500, obteniendo un primer grupo de estudio; posteriormente, se obtuvo un modelo de yeso escaneado para conformar un segundo grupo. Ambos procesos resultaron en un total de 32 preparaciones escaneadas. Resultados. El escaneo se realizó 10 veces en el tipodonto e igual número de veces en el modelo de yeso; de cada una de las preparaciones se obtuvieron tres mediciones para cada superficie dental. En la comparación del ajuste marginal de coronasse utilizó la prueba no paramétrica U de Mann-Whitney. Se logró, bajo condiciones controladas, el escaneo del modelo obtenido con impresión análoga, que no presenta diferencia estadísticamente significativa con el escaneo directo de las preparaciones dentales. Conclusiones. Existen muchas investigaciones que coinciden con los resultados obtenidos, pero también varios artículos muestran superioridad de impresiones digitales comparadas con análogas, demostrando necesidad de seguir investigando bajo diferentes condiciones que influyan en los resultados con ambos procesos de escaneo.
TRANSPLANTE CARDÍACO: IMPORTÂNCIA DA FISIOTERAPIA NA QUALIDADE DE VIDA DO PACIENTE TRANSPLANTADO
Authors:   Éricles Dias Alves, Boniatti Annie Karoline Barbosa , Madeira Rafaella Gomes , Camargo Júnior Wanderli Lourenço
Published: October 2024

Heart transplantation is a complex procedure aimed at recovering patients with terminal heart failure. Physiotherapy plays a crucial role in the rehabilitation process, helping with functional recovery, improving respiratory capacity and optimizing quality of life. The aim of this paper is to discuss the main physiotherapy guidelines and interventions in the post-cardiac transplant period, highlighting the importance of this role within the multidisciplinary approach. It has been shown that physiotherapy plays a fundamental role in all phases of post-transplantation, from early mobilization to the introduction of personalized exercises, evolving the patient's recovery to their daily life again.
ATUAÇÃO DA FISIOTERAPIA DOMICILIAR NA PREVENÇÃO DE QUEDAS NA PESSOA IDOSA: REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA
Authors: Souza Maria Luanna Lima de , Lima Marta Silva
Published: October 2024

O envelhecimento da população é um fenômeno que ocorre tanto em países desenvolvidos e em países emergentes como o Brasil. A queda é caracterizada pelo o deslocamento de forma não intencional do corpo para um nível inferior a posição inicial. Segundo a organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS), 28% - 35% de idosos com cerca de 65 anos de idade sofrem algum episódio de queda a cada ano. O fisioterapeuta tem um papel fundamental no processo do envelhecimento ativo na preservação da capacidade funcional do idoso diminuindo os constantes risco de queda além de proporcionar independência e qualidade de vida. Dessa forma o estudo tem como objetivo destacar as principais funções desse profissional e destacas as medidas que possa proporcionar prevenção de quedas, capacidade funcional e consequentemente qualidade de vida ao idoso. Esse estudo é uma revisão bibliográfica na qual os artigos foram acessados por meio das seguintes bases de dados BASE, Repositório, MEDLINE, PuMed, PEDro, LILACS,  publicadas entre os anos 2019 e 2024. De acordo com o estudo feito conclui-se que o fisioterapeuta deve ser um profissional capacitado para atuar não só no tratamento, mas também na prevenção, pois essa assistência multifatorial reduz a chance de quedas. Sendo assim o fisioterapeuta é detentor de conhecimentos necessários para orientar tanto os pacientes quanto seus familiares, com formas seguras de prevenir os riscos de quedas, além de trabalhar com o idoso, formas de aumentar sua capacidade funcional, equilíbrio, suporte muscular e sua independência, podendo realizar suas atividades de vida diária com segurança e bem.
DRENAGEM MECÂNICA NO TRATAMENTO DO LINFEDEMA
Authors: Sampaio Karine Oliveira , Sousa Mainara Pinto , Gonçalves Monizy Ellen Cruz
Published: October 2024

Introduction: Lymphedema is a chronic condition that results in the accumulation of lymphatic fluid in tissues, causing swelling, pain and functional limitations. Mechanical lymphatic drainage (MLD) is a therapeutic technique that uses mechanical devices to stimulate lymphatic circulation and promote edema reduction. This article aimed to carry out an integrative review of the literature on the effectiveness of MLD in the treatment of lymphedema. Method: The integrative review was conducted in electronic databases such as PubMed, Lilacs and BVS, covering publications from the years 201 to 2024. To detect the inclusion criteria were clinical studies, systematic reviews and metaanalyses that investigated MLD in patients with lymphedema. Finally, case studies, experience reports and articles not available in full text were excluded. After that, the data was extracted and analyzed at a qualitative level. Results: 15 relevant studies were identified that defined the inclusion criteria. Most studies reported a significant reduction in the volume of the affected limb and improvement in the quality of life of patients treated with MLD. Conclusion: This review demonstrated that mechanical lymphatic drainage is an effective interventional means for reducing lymphedema and improving patients' quality of life. However, there is a need for additional studies with greater methodological rigor to confirm these findings and establish standardized treatment protocols.
INTELIGÊNCIA ARTIFICIAL: IMPACTOS E RESPONSABILIDADES NO DIREITO DO CONSUMIDOR
Authors: Favoretto Saulo , Smaniotto Melissa Andréa
Published: October 2024

This study analyzes the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on consumer law, highlighting Bill nº. 2.338/2023 as an essential regulatory framework. The objective is to understand how AI impacts consumers' daily lives, identifying risks such as information asymmetry, algorithmic discrimination, and lack of transparency. Using hypothetical-deductive and dialectical methods, the research reviews literature and analyzes case law, revealing that the regulation of AI in Brazil faces significant challenges, such as the need to balance innovation and the protection of fundamental rights. The results indicate that the absence of a consolidated legal framework generates uncertainties and may lead to abusive practices, compromising consumers' privacy and security. The conclusions emphasize the urgency of regulation that guarantees rights such as access to information and the ability to contest automated decisions. Dialogue among government, businesses, and consumers is essential to create a safe and ethical environment. The research highlights that transparency in data collection practices is crucial for building consumer trust and mitigating the risks associated with AI use. Implementing an effective regulatory framework is essential to ensure that the benefits of AI are leveraged responsibly and ethically.
Approaching Food Security In A Multidimensional Legal Paradigm: A Critical Study
Authors: Johri Shatakshi
Published: October 2024

Gradually, the problem of famine started plaguing certain countries on a regular basis. They started looking for assistance from developed nations such as Canada, United States etc where there was sufficiency of food grains. A commitment to the right to food was articulated in the International Code of Conduct on the Human Right to Adequate Food, initially proposed before the World Food Summit. The international community has identified the reduction of poverty and hunger as one of the overarching goals for development policy in the new millennium. Biotechnology must also sustain established productive capacities in the face of environ mental and bioterrorist challenges, overcome nutritional shortcomings of existing foods and improve National Gross Domestic Products (GDPs). The “Human security” concept focuses upon a canvas consisting of various normative frames for global policy making which prove to be the litmus test of minimum requirements. The pace of implementation of policies might be varied but these defined minimum requirements demand their incremental progression and ultimate realization. Food security cannot be ensured only by increasing the per head availability of food grains. The definition aspect of the right to food is all differently defined by various organizations. It is to be understood, that a definition all-inclusive has to be referred which consists of factors like accessibility, sustainability etc.
A Comprehensive Study of Digital Watermarking
Authors: Chakraborty Sonali
Published: October 2024

The rapid growth of the world wide web has considerably increased the accessibility and sharing of multimedia data. The availability of various image processing application software and tools has made data susceptible to modifications with higher level of expertise. As a result, the digital assets are facing severe challenges such as violation of copyright and intellectual property rights, security threat etc. It is difficult to ensure that the data received over the internet is same as shared by the owner. The authenticity and the integrity of the multimedia data received or shared over the internet can be preserved by embedding a digital watermark into the original image. The present study performs a comprehensive study of digital watermarking on still images. Some of the most probable threats on the still images are illustrated and a review of significant literature based on various watermarking techniques proposed by researchers over the past few decades is discussed. The main aim of the study is to gain a detailed insight about digital watermarking in order to pursue further research in the said area.
A Study on Customer Satisfaction and Perception towards Food Delivery services of Zomato with reference to Hyderabad City
Authors: Rao R. Raghavenrda
Published: October 2024

The evolution and revolution of technology have completely changed the customization of products and services required by the consumers, especially in the e-commerce industry. E-commerce service providers are reaping benefits by offering online technological support to the consumers who cherish to get various services to their doorsteps quickly. Food delivery service through online booking is the latest version of e-commerce. The strength of these services is embedded in the fact that one does not need any kind of technical skills or proficiency of any particular language to avail the services. Having a minimum technical knowledge to place the orders via web browsers or mobile apps will make a good business nowadays. Though the Covid Pandemic has troubled this sector for the last one year, the global online food delivery services market size is expected to grow from $115.07 billion in 2020 to $126.91 billion in 2021 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3%. (Mckinsey report, 2020). In India, we have major online food delivery channels like Zomato, Swiggy, Foodpanda, Travelkhana, Ubereats and so on... Among all, most of the customers prefer the services of Zomato or Swiggy due to their availability across the country.This paper throws light on the perception and level of satisfaction of customers towards online food ordering services through Zomato. The data is collected through a structured questionnaire and interviews. The study has come up with some interesting findings which are incorporated in the report.
Analysing the effect of different Distance Measures in K-means Clustering Algorithm
Authors: Jambudi Trushali , Gandhi Savita
Published: October 2024

Distance metrics are primary means for measuring the distance between two objects and used as the principal means of deciding the similarity or dissimilarity between the data to be clustered.  Different distance measures are applied by different clustering algorithms for the purpose of grouping objects into clusters. The use of a particular distance metric can affect to a great extent the performance of a clustering algorithm and hence the outcome also. In this paper, we analyze the impact of various distance measures in the performance of K-means algorithm. We first describe the different distance measures that are commonly used with K-means algorithm, followed by application of the K-means clustering algorithm with each of these distance measures on various synthetic and real standard clustering data sets. To measure the impact of each distance measure on the performance of K-means algorithm, we have deployed various performance evaluation metrics.
Sanction or Ban: The Apt remedy for drug abuse in Sports?
Authors: Mittal Trisha
Published: October 2024

Sports have been indispensable part of people’s life since ages. Prior these were played with the soul of reasonableness and sound contest. However, presently because of expansion in rivalry and orientation towards result and outcome the athletes are under great deal of tension. To battle this strain and increment their proficiency athletes are baited to doping. The article centres around the continuous discussion of the wrongdoing or the offence of doping with the quantum of discipline confirmed it. To determine this issue the article takes the assistance of doping in instances of sportspersons and attempts to figure out the sensible discipline which meets the double necessity. Right off the bat that the discipline isn't too pitiful to even think about neglecting to go about as impediment in nature and furthermore not excessively cruel to stop the whole profession of the athletes.
Fostering Creativity in an Online Teaching Environment During Covid-19 in Ahmedabad City
Authors: Kureshi Bushra
Published: October 2024

As a part of the consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic situation, a lot of schools in Ahmedabad, Gujarat; India closed in March 2020. Teachers were asked to adapt to online teaching with training and workshops related to technology provided to them by their respective schools. The pandemic has compelled the academic fraternity to provide education from K-12 to higher education in online mode. This system has allowed the academic institutions to continue to disseminate knowledge to students while maintaining covid protocols, but it has also been found vulnerable to certain limitations of its own. The limitations raised questions, like, how virtual classrooms can foster creativity among the students; what the proficiency of the instructors in terms of development of online teaching materials is; how efficiently, the instructors are conducting online classes/lectures, and do all students have access to internet and smartphones. The current study aims to explore and answer such questions in a scientific manner. The study was conducted using the method of an online survey, by applying the technique of research scale. The study findings highlighted, that, the instructors/teachers/faculties from the entire academic fraternity ranging from K-12 (school), college, and universities are actively involved in teaching in online/virtual mode. The study also found, that, the teaching fraternity is efficiently using their available resources to develop a conducive teaching-learning environment, leading to the promotion of self-motivation among the students participating in the virtual platform.The worldwide pandemic situation caused by the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has led to a state of despair for a lot of sectors. The education system changed dramatically with the distinctive rise of e-learning platforms. There was a sudden shift from the classrooms in many parts of the globe, wondering whether the adoption of e-learning will continue post-pandemic. The descriptive study demonstrates how the education system was re-designed to provide students and teachers with opportunities to learn and teach online. The paper presents the results of a survey conducted in August and September 2020 based on teaching creativity and collaboratively during the times of Covid. Analysis of potential factors such as school-computer technology, teacher-education learning techniques, Information, and communication technology tools (ICT) access, etc. Findings from regression analysis show changes in the teacher competence and teacher education opportunities to learn digital competence.
Russia- Ukraine crisis - A Circumstantial Analysis of the Liability of the Russian Soldiers for War Crimes
Authors: Shree N. Vani , Angadi Anindita
Published: October 2024

The Russian invasion over Ukraine has taken a major toll over the world economy by jeopardizing the peace and security for which the United Nations stands for. The world has noticed several wars in the history and the unfortunate impact it has over the society. It takes generations to come up with the war caused due to the wars. The greed for power and the urge to establish supremacy over the others has led to the Sovereigns of various countries to opt for several means to establish power over the other, which has served to be detrimental to achieve the objective of peaceful coexistence. The United Nations and the conventions, declarations, treaties all strive to establish a society free from all forms of atrocities and urges to eliminate war by providing alternative methods of dispute resolution. Despite of the subsisting methods there are still some obstacles which came in the way of achieving world peace. The persisting war in Ukraine has been alarming and has taken the world by the shock. There has been blatant violation of the laws of war and contravention to the International Humanitarian Law. The agencies of the United Nations and the member countries have been doing their share in composing the situation at hand and the same has been intended to be highlighted by the authors through this paper along with the analysis of the Russian soldiers’ actions with respect to war crimes.
Prevalence of Stress during COVID-19 among Academicians- A Demographic Analysis
Authors: Bharatwal Sunita , Aggarwal Aditi , Bansal Urshita
Published: October 2024

COVID-19 inflicted upon humanity, many changes that we were forced to accept and adopt in order to stay safe and healthy. The dynamics were experienced from each one of us, from children to adults, everyone was forced to adapt to the new normal of the pandemic. The changes came with a certain level of stress caused due to a sudden shift in the lifestyle and routines as well as the anxiety of staying safe and protecting our families. All of us experienced conflict between multidimensional lives and its complimentary facets namely work and family, which called for more attention during the testing times of the pandemic. A plethora of feelings like fear, anxiety, insecurity, instability caused different behavioral responses. and coping mechanisms. Working professionals as well as home managers felt a sudden change in working patterns daily routines. This change though adopted by each one us, became a source of stress as well. Stress affects both the dimensions of one’s life that is professional efficiency as well as personal relationships. This study is focused on the stress causing factors among academicians and its management. It would be significant to assess the levels of stress among them and impact of it on the various aspects of professional and personal life. The focal point of the study would be the impact of stress related to demographics of the academicians due to the dynamics influenced by COVID-19. The shift of work patterns and work from home set-up and challenges posed by it for the academicians’ fraternity would be focused upon.
Maintenance Rights of Women in Different Laws
Authors: Malviya Mukesh Kumar
Published: October 2024

Women of every society whether it be of developed, developing or that of underdeveloped holds a unique position This is particularly due to the various roles they play during various stages of their life, as a daughter, wife, mother and sister etc . Inspite of her contribution in the life of every individual human being, she still belongs to a class or group of society which is in a disadvantaged position .  Her empowerment is not necessary only for the sake of achieving the goals of equity etc, but it is also one of the critical elements in the fight against poverty reduction, economic growth and strengthening of civil society.
The Trend Analysis of Bank Frauds In India
Authors: Vyas Ashutosh , Shah Neha
Published: October 2024

This study is about analysis of banking frauds happened between 2017-2021 in India. To study this prime issue of bank frauds 12 PSU banks and leading 10 private sector banks analysed with the objective to study the trend, comparison of amount involved and cases between the PSU banks and Private sector banks and, relationship of frauds with the lending capacity of banks. In findings, the study revealed that overall trend of amount involved in bank frauds and cases of bank frauds showed upward in last 5 years. In last 2 years, amount of bank frauds in private sector banks remained at higher side compare to PSU banks and in the time frame of private sector banks reported higher cases of frauds compare to PSU banks. These frauds in banks affected to their lending capacity adversely.
Status of Health and Health Infrastructure in the States of Gujarat and Kerala: A Comparative Analysis
Authors: Sagara Hastimal
Published: October 2024

This research paper conducts a comparative analysis of the public health sectors in Gujarat and Kerala, two diverse states in India with distinct socio-economic characteristics and healthcare models. The study aims to assess and contrast their healthcare infrastructure, policies, challenges, and achievements, shedding light on the differing approaches to public health management. Utilizing data from government reports, statistical databases, scholarly articles, and relevant literature, this research evaluates key indicators such as healthcare accessibility, quality of services, healthcare expenditure, disease prevalence, and government interventions in both Gujarat and Kerala. These states represent unique paradigms in healthcare. Gujarat, with its rapid economic growth, has made strides in healthcare infrastructure development and increased healthcare expenditure. In contrast, Kerala, despite having a relatively lower per capita income, boasts remarkable achievements in healthcare. Despite their divergent approaches, both states face common challenges ensuring equitable healthcare access and optimizing healthcare quality. This study contributes to the discourse on diverse healthcare approaches in India and offers insights for policymakers, healthcare practitioners, and stakeholders to enhance public health systems.
“Y le aviso yo Don Nicolás a Su Señoría que esté con cuidado por sus fronteras”: una carta inédita del cacique Bravo al gobernador José de Andonaegui (Buenos Aires, 1754)
Authors: Vassallo Nahuel
Published: October 2024

In January 1754, the Cabildo of Buenos Aires received a letter from cacique Nicolás Bravo, addressed to Governor José de Andonaegui, informing him about the state of the southern frontier and their actions for the defense of the territory. Along with the content, the significance of the document is expressed: it is the oldest preserved letter from a Pampean cacique to this day. Based on this document, we will first analyze the framework of relationships in this frontier society in the mid-18th century. We will propose some considerations regarding the “infidel” status of the native factions and its implications for the development of a defensive territorial policy. Secondly, we will address the context of the letter within the framework of a process referred to as the “war against the infidel Indians”. Finally, we will address the content of the letter, the terms that it uses and the conclusions that we can draw about the frontier links.
Reforming the public administration system in Ukraine in the context of European integration processes
Authors: Sasyn Hanna , Volodymyr Volodymyr
Published: October 2024

The article examines Ukrainian reforms in the sphere of state governance in the context of European integration processes. The stages of formation and development of reform of local self-government and territorial organization of power in Ukraine, starting from 2014, are examined. Based on the content analysis of regulatory legal acts, the peculiarities of the legal status of local government and local self-government in Ukraine were identified. The upgrading of the main elements of local government administration and self-government is determined by several parameters: administrative-territorial structure, the status of local government bodies, the obligation to renew the importance of local government bodies, the budget system local area. The similarity and diversity of the systems of Ukraine and the neighboring countries was revealed, and the revenue part of the budget of the administrative-territorial units of the 3rd (base) level with a similar population size was equalized. The main advantages of one system of local state government and self-government over another have been identified. Recommendations have been formulated for the further development of the system of local state government and self-government of Ukraine. The article reveals the theoretical nutrition of organizational and legal mechanisms in the current minds of the process of reforming the public administration system in Ukraine and decentralization of government. A theoretical study has been made of the patterns of the process of decentralization of power in the context of the decline of the European Union in Ukraine. The objective nature of local government, as part of the general government of the guilty European powers, is analyzed. The work of local and foreign scientists on the problems of regional and local development in the context of the legislative provision of local development of the current state has been studied. As a methodological basis for this research, a qualitative approach was chosen, which allows us to analyze the main problem as accurately as possible. The main methods that we use in this research are clear content. analysis of normative legal acts, directives on the development of the legal basis of local government management and self-government Ukraine.
Urbanonymy in the national-cultural aspect: Philosophical approach
Authors: Radchenko Olexandr , Ilchenko Iryna , Luhova Daria
Published: October 2024

The urbanonymic space in the world’s countries, as well as the toponymic space as a whole, is in constant development, renewal, and improvement, acquiring a new historical and cultural essence and reflecting universal and national values. Proper names of city objects appeared both recently and several hundred years ago and currently have a wide meaning for expressing the city’s cultural component. Investigating them makes it possible, in turn, to restore linguistic and folk-historical facts significantly. After all, the names of streets, alleys, avenues, boulevards, etc. have not only a special significance in the city’s geography, but also in its history, reflecting the national and cultural background of the settlement. In this regard, studying topographical names in the city is extremely relevant. In addition, the result of the research made it possible to establish that in order to create a thorough, comprehensive scientific work on the national and cultural aspects of urbanonymy, it is worth investigating separate urbanonymic spaces. They give a clear idea of the emergence, development and regularities of the functioning of the urbanonymic subsystem, which will allow determining its place in the city’s toponymic system. The purpose of the present research is to investigate the main directions and trends in studying the national issue of urbanonymy in the scientific literature, as well as to clarify linguists’ and historians’ viewpoints regarding certain practical national and cultural aspects of urbanonymy. The uniqueness of urbanonymy as the subject of the study and the purpose of the current academic work prompted the selection of the primary research method, description. It was applied to understand the theoretical fundamentals and modern guidelines for studying the city’s onym space. At different stages of the scientific work, the following methods have been applied: the etymological method for reconstructing the primary meaning of city names; the comparative-historical method to reveal the historical background of the nomination; the formant method, according to which certain word-forming tools are also used. In addition, methods of structural-semantic and component analysis were applied for inventory, systematization and classification of names, interpretation of their lexical-semantic, structural-derivative and functional-pragmatic features. According to the research results, the features of national and cultural aspects in urbanonymy were studied, and the viewpoint of scientists regarding the principles, components and place of objects of urbanonymy in the society’s social and cultural environment was clarified.
Ukrainian ethnic traditions of a healthy lifestyle and their place in modern civilization
Authors: Prytula Olexandr
Published: October 2024

The article examines Ukrainian ethnic traditions of a healthy lifestyle, analyzes the Cossack methods of health care. The concept of “health” and the factors of a healthy lifestyle are defined based on Ukrainian ethnic traditions, in particular the traditions of the Zaporizhzhya Cossacks. Ukrainian folk proverbs about health and a healthy lifestyle were studied. Determined on the basis of this combination in the Ukrainian tradition of physical and spiritual factors of health. The considered concept of “Cossack health” in the understanding of ideal human health. The concept of “Cossack physical education” was introduced based on the practice of Cossack pedagogy. The concept of “Cossack longevity” as a quality factor of a healthy lifestyle in the Ukrainian tradition was studied. Emphasis is placed on a modern example of longevity and a comprehensive approach to creating a health care system based on a combination of Urrainian cossacs traditions and modern technologies and methods, particularly on the modern example of Japan. Considered issues of Cossack pedagogy in combination with modernity in the context of the formation of a healthy life based on ethnic traditions. The proposed a system of preserving health, which consists of seven factors and has worldview Ukrainian Cossack sources. Factors affecting human health are determined, and the relationship between the factors is established. Types of health are defined: physical, physiological, mental, energy, spiritual, social, family. The proposed innovation in defining the understanding of “human energy health”, “energy anatomy”, demarcated concepts of physical and physiological health. The proposed scheme with the shown interrelationship of human health factors. The conceptual apparatus of types of human health is defined. The historical aspects of the use of health factors in the life of the Zaporizhzhya Cossacks are considered, as an example of ethnic traditions of health preservation, and the modern use of ethnic traditions to preserve the health of a modern person at the conceptual level is proposed. Conclusions and recommendations are made regarding the use of ethnic traditions in the modern civilizational development of society. The proposed seven-factor system of health and development can be used at the current stage of the development of society, as a system of health protection and harmonious development of man and society in modern civilization.
ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGIES IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR UKRAINE
Authors: Baldynyuk Vasyl
Published: October 2024

The article reviews the publications of domestic and foreign scholars on the problems of forming an anti-corruption strategy in public administration. It is established that corruption remains a serious problem for Ukraine, affecting governance, economy and public confidence. European integration ambitions and cooperation with international organizations make the fight against corruption critical to progress towards the EU. The war creates new challenges, particularly in the use of resources for reconstruction, where transparency is key. Although the NABU, SAPO, and HACC have been established and their effectiveness is debated, corruption continues to exist in procurement, taxation, and justice. Anti-corruption strategies should strengthen institutions and increase transparency. The article analyzes the existing anti-corruption measures  in Ukrainian and their compliance with international standards. Based on an empirical study of international standards, Ukrainian legislation, and documents of official anti-corruption institutions of Ukraine, the main positions of the institutional and legal framework governing the fight against corruption, including control, reporting and transparency mechanisms, are investigated and key challenges that impede the effective implementation of anti-corruption policies in the public sector are identified. The study of the best international practices in the fight against corruption allowed us to formulate the main directions of their adaptation and possible implementation  in Ukrainian. In order to formulate an effective anti-corruption strategy for Ukraine in the current environment, it is necessary to create online platforms for access to procurement and decision-making data, improve the protection of whistleblowers, and accelerate judicial reform. The importance of automating the control of revenues and expenditures, digitizing administrative services, simplifying the issuance of documents, involving citizens in the fight against corruption through monitoring and strengthening cooperation with international organizations (GRECO, Transparency International, OECD) is established. A comprehensive approach to combating corruption requires regular training of civil servants and the introduction of anti-corruption culture into educational programs.
Энергетический анализ осесимметричных колебаний цилиндрической оболочки, нагруженной периодическими сосредоточенными массами
Authors: Филиппенко Георгий Викторович
Published: October 2024

Cylindrical periodic shells are widely used in modeling various building structures, pipelines, offshore drilling rig supports, wind farms and other structures. Increasing their wear resistance and preventing the occurrence of risk-bearing operating modes is an urgent problem. In this paper, we investigate one of the potentially dangerous modes caused by axisymmetric vibrations of a circular cylindrical shell of Kirchhoff–Love type with additional inertia in the form of periodic "mass belts" of zero width. The shell is assumed to be infinite and its free harmonic vibrations are analyzed using a Floquet-type exact analytical solution. The dependence of pass bands and stop bands on the mass of the concentrated loads is investigated. At a certain combination of parameters, the points of intersection and quasi-intersection of the boundaries of these bands can coincide. The neighborhood of such a special point is considered in view of the fact that the boundaries of the pass and stop bands of an infinite periodic shell can be obtained and investigated by considering free vibrations of its separated symmetric segment of periodicity. This makes it possible to essentially reduce the volume of calculations, to simplify the determination of the coordinates of this special point, as well as to facilitate the analysis of the vibration field, the integral energy flux and its components. In such a way, the consideration of energy flows and its components not only significantly complements the picture of vibration fields, but also allows us to assess more adequately the nature of vibrations. It is shown that in the vicinity of a singular point there is a sharp change in the character of vibrations, which can lead to dangerous modes of operation of real structures.
Аппроксиматоры для ускоренного вычисления параметров напряженного состояния в нестандартных образцах с трещинами
Authors: Уфимцев Кирилл Павлович , Кузнецов Денис Александрович , Шутов Алексей Валерьевич
Published: October 2024

An actual trend in the field of experimental solid mechanics is the extension of the test specimen range. This article considers a force-controlled loading test of a hollow "Brazilian disk" with two inclined cracks. Tests of this type of specimens provide important information on brittle and quasi-brittle fracture under mixed loading conditions (Modes I and II). For practical application of these specimens, it is necessary to know the stress state parameters in the vicinity of the crack tip, such as KI, KII and T-stress. Unfortunately, due to the complex geometry of the specimens, there are no analytical expressions for evaluating these parameters, which are generally computed via finite element modeling with post-processing of the results. However, due to a significant algorithmic complexity of this procedure, the application of new types of specimens remains limited. To simplify the computational experiments for new types of specimens, we propose an approach, which is based on the approximation of the dependence of the desired stress state parameters on the problem parameters, namely, the dimensions of the disk, the length of the cracks, and their inclination angle with respect to the loading axis. The approximation of the desired parameters is found by solving a linear problem of the least root-mean-square deviation. To obtain an accurate approximation, it is necessary to use higher degree polynomials, although an excessive number of monomials leads to a rapid increase in the number of coefficients in the approximator and, as a result, to a rapid deterioration of the problem conditioning, which eventually reduces the accuracy and stability of the approximation. To avoid overparameterization, we consider three methods for constructing bases with a specified number of monomials.. The accuracy of the constructed approximators is evaluated by making comparison with the data obtained from numerical modeling and verified experimentally. As numerical experiments have shown, the approximation error is about 1% for each of the desired stress state parameters. The obtained approximators are available as a MATLAB script, open for free download at GitHub.
Численное моделирование извержения вулкана Этна с применением усредненной по глубине модели потока лавы
Authors: Короткий Александр Илларионович , Цепелев Игорь Анатольевич
Published: October 2024

Volcanic eruptions and accompanied lava flows pose a significant threat to population, buildings and regional infrastructure. Lava may occupy large spatial domains, for which a detailed three-dimensional modeling of its flow is reduced to solving discrete problems of high dimensionality and is not always effective. For sufficiently small ratio of the vertical dimension of the flow to its horizontal dimension, the mathematical models which are based on the depth-averaged equations of motion of a viscous medium are used. In this study, such a model consists of equations for lava thickness, two-dimensional equations of its motion, crystal growth kinetic equations and a heat balance equation that takes into account nonlinear convective and radiative energy exchange with the external environment, dissipation energy and latent heat of crystallization. The mathematical model was implemented numerically in the open-source package OpenFOAM. This package makes it possible to use modern high-performance computing clusters for conducting numerical experiments and to adapt the problem to specific physical aspects of the simulated natural process. The codes were verified by comparing the analytical solution of the problem and the solution obtained in terms of the model involving equations of motion of a two-phase incompressible fluid in spatial domain. The effect of the rheological characteristics of the flow represented by the Newtonian model was studied in comparison with the flow simulated using the Bingham model and the nonlinear Herschel–Bulkley model. The nonlinear rheology of the fluid of interest accounts for the dependence of the actual viscosity of a lava flow on temperature, shear rate, and yield stress (the yield stress and the flow behavior index are the functions of temperature). Parallel computer codes were implemented on the basis of OpenMPI for the computing clusters with shared and distributed memory running in Linux OS. Profiling of codes for multi-core CPUs with shared memory was carried out.
Increasing adult-born neurons protects mice from epilepsy
Authors: Jain Swati , LaFrancois John J , Gerencer Kasey , Botterill Justin J , Kennedy Meghan , Criscuolo Chiara , Scharfman Helen E
Published: October 2024

Neurogenesis occurs in the adult brain in the hippocampal dentate gyrus, an area that contains neurons which are vulnerable to insults and injury, such as severe seizures. Previous studies showed that increasing adult neurogenesis reduced neuronal damage after these seizures. Because the damage typically is followed by chronic life-long seizures (epilepsy), we asked if increasing adult-born neurons would prevent epilepsy. Adult-born neurons were selectively increased by deleting the pro-apoptotic gene Bax from Nestin-expressing progenitors. Tamoxifen was administered at 6 weeks of age to conditionally delete Bax in Nestin-CreERT2Baxfl/fl mice. Six weeks after tamoxifen administration, severe seizures (status epilepticus; SE) were induced by injection of the convulsant pilocarpine. After mice developed epilepsy, seizure frequency was quantified for 3 weeks. Mice with increased adult-born neurons exhibited fewer chronic seizures. Postictal depression was reduced also. These results were primarily in female mice, possibly because they were more affected by Bax deletion than males, consistent with sex differences in Bax. The female mice with enhanced adult-born neurons also showed less neuronal loss of hilar mossy cells and hilar somatostatin-expressing neurons than wild-type females or males, which is notable because loss of these two hilar cell types is implicated in epileptogenesis. The results suggest that selective Bax deletion to increase adult-born neurons can reduce experimental epilepsy, and the effect shows a striking sex difference. The results are surprising in light of past studies showing that suppressing adult-born neurons can also reduce chronic seizures.