bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Scientific cooperation between the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and POI FEB RAS
Authors:   V.I. Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute of the Far Eastern Branch of RAS, Shakirov R.B. , Syrbu N.S. ,   V.I. Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute of the Far Eastern Branch of RAS, Valitov M.G. ,   V.I. Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute of the Far Eastern Branch of RAS, Shkabarnya G.N. ,   V.I. Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute of the Far Eastern Branch of RAS, Venikova A.L. ,   V.I. Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute of the Far Eastern Branch of RAS, Sokolova N.L. ,   V.I. Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute of the Far Eastern Branch of RAS, Maltceva E.V. ,   V.I. Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute of the Far Eastern Branch of RAS
Published: December 2023

The paper presents information about the cooperation of the Vietnam Academy of Sciences and Technologies (VAST) and the V.I. Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute FEB RAS (РOI FEB RAS) in the field of marine research and study of the South China Sea. Long-term joint research includes a large complex of hydrological, hydrophysical, hydrochemical, geological, geophysical, gas geochemical work, covering not only the waters of Vietnam, but also islands in the Gulf of Tonkin, and areas of thermal springs along the Red River rift valley in the territory of Vietnam. To develop Russian-Vietnamese research, a joint Russian-Vietnamese laboratory for marine sciences and technologies was created in 2010.
YENİLENEBİLİR ENERJİ YATIRIMLARININ COĞRAFİ BİLGİ SİSTEMLERİ (CBS) TABANLI ANALİTİK HİYERARŞİ SÜRECİ (AHS) YÖNTEMİ İLE YER SEÇİMİ: DENİZLİ KENTİ ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: TANRIKULU Yusuf Samet , PARTİGÖÇ Nur Sinem
Published: December 2023

Günümüzde enerji talebi hızla artarken, enerji üretimi ve tüketimi süreçlerindeki çevresel etkiler ve fosil yakıtların sınırlı kaynaklar olması konuları giderek daha önemli hale gelmektedir. Bu durum, yenilenebilir enerji ve sürdürülebilirlik kavramlarının önemini vurgulamaktadır. Güneş, rüzgâr, hidroelektrik, biyokütle ve jeotermal gibi yenilenebilir enerji kaynakları, enerji talebini karşılamada büyük bir potansiyele sahiptir. Bu kaynakların kullanımı, enerji güvenliğini artırırken aynı zamanda çevresel etkileri azaltma potansiyeline sahiptir. Yenilenebilir enerji kaynaklarına olan talebin artmasıyla birlikte, doğru yer seçimi kararları büyük önem taşımaktadır. Doğru yer seçimi, yenilenebilir enerji projelerinin başarısını etkileyen önemli bir faktördür. Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri (CBS) ve Çok Kriterli Karar Verme (ÇKKV) yöntemlerinden olan Analitik Hiyerarşi Süreci (AHS) bu süreçte yaygın olarak tercih edilen araçlardır. Bu çalışmada, güneş enerji santrallerinin (GES) uygun yer seçiminin yapılması için kriterlerin ortaya konulması amaçlanmıştır. Bu kapsamda, CBS ve AHS yöntemleri kullanılarak Denizli kentine ilişkin uygunluk analizi yapılmıştır. Uzman görüşleri ve ilgili literatür araştırmasından yola çıkılarak, güneş enerji santralleri için uygun yer seçimi kriterleri belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, çalışma alanına ait mekânsal ve mekânsal olmayan veriler CBS ortamına aktarılarak alana ilişkin analiz çalışmaları yapılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgular ışığında, Denizli kentinde toplam 44.579 hektar alanın GES kurulumu için çok uygun, toplam 619.595 hektar alanın orta uygun ve toplam 530.922 hektar alanın ise uygun olmadığı sonucuna varılmıştır.
AN ANALYSIS OF IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES FOR ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (ESP) FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT VIA BLENDED LEARNING MODE AT CHINESE VOCATIONAL POLYTECHNICS
Authors: Qiao Liping , Xu Yiping , Ahmad Norkhairi Bin
Published: December 2023

In the midst of the current digital learning era, traditional assessment has gradually shifted over prioritizing summative assessment towards equally emphasizing formative assessment within blended learning mode. However, there are still limited studies that investigate the implementation of formative assessment via blended learning mode in China particularly looking at the situation at Chinese vocational polytechnics. To explore actual formative assessment practices, a qualitative case study was conducted at two vocational polytechnics and experienced ESP teachers were selected as participants. Rich data were collected through rounds of semi-structured interviews and document analysis and emerging themes from the elicited and analysed data show five categories of challenges. The findings revealed that though most ESP teachers perceived formative assessment as an effective and fair way to monitor students’ learning process, there are still challenges that must be mitigated especially when implemented via online platforms. The challenges come in the form of difficulty in following ESP assessment principles, limited training and absence of guidelines, large class size, and students’ lack of motivation influence their assessment practices. This study justifies the need to develop explicit guidelines for best practices in ESP formative assessment for teachers’ reference.
Bienes “públicos” y lo digital en la arqueología argentina
Authors: Sokol Olivia Lucia , Salerno Virginia
Published: December 2023

En nuestra región las tecnologías digitales han dejado de ser novedad, pasando a ser herramientas de uso cotidiano en arqueología tanto para la investigación como para la gestión y comunicación del patrimonio. Dentro de la literatura se distinguen puntos de partida tecnoutópicos que sostienen una mirada positiva sobre su impacto. Específicamente para la comunicación y puesta en valor patrimonial se asume que, de la mano de medios de comunicación y tecnologías digitales, se pueden dar nuevos modos de interacción y percepción con el potencial de incidir en las asimetrías inherentes a la producción de narrativas sobre el pasado. En ocasiones, estos enfoques no contemplan la reflexión sobre las posibilidades y limitaciones en la implementación de lo digital. Para aportar a este debate, sin perder de vista el marco latinoamericano, el presente trabajo recupera experiencias argentinas en desarrollo y reflexiona sobre cómo se tensionan el uso de tecnologías digitales y la dimensión pública del patrimonio arqueológico. Argumentamos sobre la importancia de poner en el foco de discusión las condiciones de accesibilidad, conocimiento y usos de lo virtual. Nos preguntamos de qué modo se configuran las trayectorias, el anclaje territorial y las estrategias de comunicación en los proyectos impulsados. Además, abordamos en qué medida esto incide en los niveles de participación de distintos actores e instituciones.
Una mirada cuantitativa sobre las primeras cuatro décadas de la zooarqueología de los Andes Centro-Sur
Authors: Belotti López de Medina Carlos Raúl
Published: December 2023

Se presenta el avance del proyecto Base de Datos Zooarqueológica de los Andes Centro-Sur y una descripción cuantitativa de los reportes ingresados. Los Andes fueron una de las áreas nucleares de la domesticación de plantas y animales durante el Holoceno y de la emergencia de estados primarios; la subárea Centro-Sur (oeste de Sudamérica, 15-30ºS) se considera un espacio ambiental y procesual discreto y se postula además como centro independiente de la domesticación de llama. Los objetivos de la Base de Datos son llevar adelante el relevamiento sistemático del universo de reportes zooarqueológicos y construir una herramienta que permita el análisis secundario y metaanálisis del registro en una escala temporal amplia (límite Pleistoceno-Holoceno a Holoceno Tardío), así como el análisis bibliométrico de la literatura. A partir de la información bibliográfica registrada en BDZACS se condujeron una serie de cuantificaciones para caracterizar el conjunto de reportes identificados y relevados a la fecha, que incluyen series acumulativas por país, número de publicaciones por ecorregión y período, citas recíprocas entre reportes, tipos de sitios documentados, las medidas zooarqueológicas utilidades y la resolución de las identificaciones taxonómicas. Desde 1967 se registra la acumulación de reportes en los cuatro países del área de estudio (Perú, Bolivia, Chile y Argentina), aunque con un peso relativo mayor de Argentina y Chile. Se observa además un crecimiento relativo de las publicaciones en revistas periódicas. Los reportes cubren prácticamente todo rango de ambientes y períodos surandinos.
La digitalización de la arqueología en un mundo de patrimonio virtual y Ciencia Abierta (Versátil, Flexible y Expeditiva)
Authors: Acevedo Verónica , Staropoli Laura
Published: December 2023

La aplicación y los cambios recurrentes de la tecnología digital se imponen a gran velocidad, interpelando a las disciplinas sociales que se ocupan del comportamiento humano. Esta disrupción digital refiere a un cambio de paradigma global, que supone romper con lo establecido y dar lugar a nuevas formas de hacer en las prácticas científicas, provocando que la información se mueva a un ritmo más veloz que el movimiento físico. La arqueología se está adaptando a estos cambios para aplicar las nuevas tecnologías en el ámbito del patrimonio virtual y la ciencia abierta, de manera versátil, flexible y expeditiva. Es así, que este nuevo paradigma digital, nos proporciona herramientas que se reflejan en estrategias que desafían nuestras estructuras del quehacer científico, así como nuestros antepasados homínidos se enfrentaron a los cambios tecnológicos culturales. La propuesta desde el proyecto ArqueoLab-UBA es presentar la implementación de herramientas digitales y virtuales, considerando aspectos teóricos y metodológicos en la práctica profesional. En este camino, es importante reflexionar acerca de la aplicación de las tecnologías en función de qué conocimiento construimos sobre el patrimonio y cuáles serán las estrategias de supervivencia en un mundo virtual futuro.
The Effect of Eco-Friendly Packaging on Purchase Intention with Consumer Perception as an Intervening Variable
Authors: Esvandiari Megia
Published: December 2023

The increasing use of plastic water bottles has exacerbated the global plastic waste crisis. Eco-friendly packaging is the concept of reducing and recycling plastic packaging waste. AQUA carried out this concept with Danone, who launched the AQUA Life product. This study aimed to determine the direct and indirect effects of eco-friendly packaging on the purchase intention of AQUA Life products through consumer perception and to analyze descriptively how eco-friendly packaging, consumer perception, and purchase intention of AQUA Life products. The analysis technique in this study uses Path Analysis to determine the role of consumer perception in mediating eco-friendly packaging on the purchase intention of AQUA Life products. The results showed that descriptive analysis for eco-friendly packaging, consumer perception, and purchase intention for AQUA Life products received good responses. \]And it was found that the magnitude of the indirect effect of eco-friendly packaging on purchase intention was more significant than the direct effect. This means that consumer perception as an intervening variable significantly influences eco-friendly packaging on purchase intention. The research results are expected to help the company add other features, such as the reuse idea for consumers, and reconsider product selling prices. To directly increase purchase intention, the company should pay attention to factors that influence consumer purchasing intentions, such as increasing the popularity of products.
Variability and accessibility of information guide gaze dynamics in decision-making
Authors: Lee Douglas G.
Published: December 2023

Experimental research in decision-making often relies on tasks that provide participants with all the information they need to make their decisions. Here we consider the process by which decision-makers seek information about their choice alternatives when it is not immediately provided. Recent advances in computational theories have proposed that people will seek to process more information about options for which they are less certain about the value. Specifically, they will allocate more attention to options with lower certainty in order to increase their certainty by processing additional information. We tested this hypothesis with a behavioral and eye-tracking experiment in which participants observed pairs of random streams of numerical stimuli and were incentivized to report which stream was generated by the distribution with the greater mean. We induced uncertainty by manipulating the variance of the value distribution for each option. In addition, we randomly replaced some of the stimuli with meaningless letters. This decreased the accessibility of information about the options. The results show that people fixate more on options with lower accessibility and to a lesser extent options with greater value. Interestingly, this pattern changes across response time, with early fixations driven by variability and accessibility, and late fixations driven by value and accessibility. Moreover, people were more likely to choose options with greater accessibility, and they felt more confident about their choices when accessibility was greater. This research could help illuminate the process of information seeking to reduce uncertainty during choice deliberation.
The Evolution of Infrastructures and Practices for the Dissemination of Islamic Knowledge: The Case of the Muslim Community of the Town of Bor, Nizhny Novgorod Region
Authors:   National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Orekhov Alexander
Published: December 2023

The paper investigates the process of the genesis and establishment of infrastructural ideas that contribute to the dissemination of Islamic knowledge in the local Muslim community in the town of Bor, Nizhny Novgorod region in the period of the 1930s — early 2020s. The author analyzes how the infrastructure affects the practices of spreading Islamic knowledge in the local Islamic community and how the local Muslim community changes in the period of creation of infrastructure. The paper focuses on exploring the infrastructures for spreading Islamic knowledge in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods of the community’s life. The study is based on ethnographic material, interviews and archival materials, and presents how the creation of infrastructures changed the practices of spreading Islamic knowledge and the configuration of the local Muslim community. These changes exacerbated issues of power relations and the identifying of behaviour patterns within the community. Simultaneously new ideas were born within the community about community development, new infrastructure for disseminating Islamic knowledge and the formation of Muslim personalities. The Tatar community who initiated and organized the building of the Mosque has lost control over it, and it has become part of urban public space, a source of Islamic knowledge available to any Muslim in the town of Bor.
A Review of Lan Anh Hoang, Vietnamese Migrants in Russia: Mobility in Times of Uncertainty. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2020, 259 pp.
Authors:   European University at St Petersburg, Merkulova Olesya
Published: December 2023

The analytical framework of an ethnographic study of the lives of Vietnamese migrants in Russia by Professor Lan Anh Hoang (University of Melbourne) is “uncertainty”. The author understands it as the structural conditions that make the lives of migrants unpredictable and eliminate their ability to influence their choices and the results of their choices. The uncertainty is caused by the migration regime in Russia and xenophobia, pushing migrants into the informal sector of the economy and the zone of invisibility. It is also experienced by migrants as a subjective experience of vulnerability. To reveal the duality of uncertainty as a structural condition and as a subjective experience, Hoang devotes the first part of the book to the main themes of migrants’ lives in Russia: moving to the host country, infrastructure for migrants, work and leisure. The second part of the book is built around traditional anthropological themes: kinship, morality, cultural ideas and how they are determined in structural conditions of uncertainty and vulnerability. Despite the fact that Russia is one of the leading countries in the number of labor migrants, there are very few studies of migration in Russia, and there are practically no ethnographies. The book under review is a rare opportunity to have a glimpse of the life of migrants not from the outside perspective of the host society with its labeling, but from the inside. At the same time, the chosen frame of uncertainty not only sets the logic of the analysis, but also prevents the rich ethnography from disintegrating into separate small research discoveries. The book shows how uncertainty runs deep, how it undermines the foundations of human relationships, and how Vietnamese migrants try to cope with it.
“Let me write a thesis on folklore to get away from folklore…”: An Interview with George Levinton
Authors:   Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera), Russian Academy of Sciences, Nikolaeva Svetlana , Podrezova Svetlana ,   Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkinskiy Dom), Russian Academy of Sciences, Slavgorodskaya Natalia
Published: December 2023

We publish here an interview with George Levinton, a prominent specialist in philology, folklore and literary criticism, professor at the European University at St Petersburg, on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Professor Levinton recalls his teachers and those who influenced his academic trajectory: his father Akhill Levinton, Vladimir Toporov, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Boris Uspensky, Kirill Taranovsky. He talks about his academic career, atypical for a scholar in Soviet times, and about the institutions he worked in. He talks about the James Bond novels that helped him learn English and explains why he never worked ‘in the field’. Levinton’s interlocutors asked him to explain where the ‘wedding’ topic came from, and how he felt working with his co-authors (such as Albert Baiburin, Nikita Okhotin, Alexander Dolinin, Yury Kleiner, Viktor Lapin), and why he stopped teaching a course in poetics. They also tried to find out which of his numerous publications he considered the most important methodologically for science and for himself.
Facing Death Anxiety: Effects of Professional Exposure To Death and Dying
Authors: Curtis Kelly , Dagnall Neil , Drinkwater Kenneth , Denovan Andrew
Published: December 2023

Previous research has examined the relationship between exposure to death and dying and death anxiety. However, the extent to which research in this area provides a coherent body of work is unclear. To investigate varied exposures of death and dying and to reproduce findings, a measure that encompasses the range of ways in which people can be exposed is necessary. Accordingly, this study developed a new measure, the Exposure to Death and Dying Scale (ED&DS), and investigated specifically how professional exposure to death and dying was related to death anxiety in high-exposure and non-exposure professions. Professional exposure is defined as exposure to death and dying in a professional setting, as opposed to in one’s personal relationships or with one’s self. The Death Anxiety Scale Extended (DAS-E) was used to provide a score for unease surrounding death. Participants (N = 468) were separated into different groups based on their profession: non-exposure professions and high-exposure professions, which consisted of 6 sub-categories: mental health professionals, the general medical field, nursing, mortuary professionals, end-of-life care, and forensic professionals. Professional exposure rates to both death and dying were calculated, as well as death anxiety scores and time spent in each profession. Non-exposure professions were shown to have lower levels of exposure than all categories of high-exposure professions. One-way ANOVA revealed that exposure (vs. non) professionals had a lower level of death anxiety. High-exposure occupations varied in levels of death anxiety. The mental health group had the highest mean death anxiety (111.52), followed by the forensic professionals (107.36), general medical field (106.66), nurses (104.79), mortuary professionals (104.60), and end-of-life carers (93.89). Although there was a trend toward a decline in death anxiety with increasing time spent in high-exposure occupations, there was also an increase in death anxiety among individuals with the longest tenure in their field, indicating that this is not a clear linear relationship. Overall, this study showed that the higher professional exposure to death and dying, the lower that individual’s reported death anxiety was, regardless of the type of exposure experienced.
Clinical features, paraclinical characteristics, and etiology of mediastinal bleeding diffusion in children at the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital from 2018 to 2023
Authors:   Respiratory Center, Vietnam National Children’s Hospital, 18/879 La Thanh Street, Lang Thuong Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Le , Hoang Thi Phuong Thanh ,   Respiratory Center, Vietnam National Children’s Hospital, 18/879 La Thanh Street, Lang Thuong Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Vietnam, Hoang Thi Thu Hang ,   Respiratory Center, Vietnam National Children’s Hospital, 18/879 La Thanh Street, Lang Thuong Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Vietnam, Phan Tuan Hung ,   Respiratory Center, Vietnam National Children’s Hospital, 18/879 La Thanh Street, Lang Thuong Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Published: December 2023

Background: In modern life, diffuse alveolar haemorrhage (DAH) is a serious and rare condition in children. Due to the subtle clinical manifestations and diverse causes of the disease, it is easy to be missed or diagnosed late. This study describes clinical and paraclinical characteristics, with the aim to find signs suggesting early diagnosis as well as determine the cause of DAH in children. Objects and methods: Case series. Results: From January 2018 to March 2023, there were 14 children diagnosed with DAH. The age of onset is 4.08 (1.58-5.41) years old, but most patients are diagnosed late with age at diagnosis being 5.25 (1.67-6.16) years old, male/female ratio is 1:1.8. The most common symptoms reported were anaemia (100%), hemoptysis (57.1%), shortness of breath (71.4%), and respiratory failure (85.7%). The common X-ray finding was diffuse infiltrates in both lungs (92.9%). On chest computed tomography scans, 92.9% of patients exhibited images of blurred opacity spreading, 57.1% showed interlobar pleural thickening, and 28.6% presented with images of lung consolidation. 3 patients (22%) had milk allergy, 2 patients (14%) had ANCA (Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody) vasculitis, and 9 patients (64%) had idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis (IPH).
Fabrication and evaluation of some characteristics of the skin's dermis gel direction to application in regenerative medicine
Authors:   University of Science, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City, 227 Nguyen Van Cu Street, Ward 4, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Tran Le Bao Ha , Doan Nguyen Vu ,   University of Science, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City, 227 Nguyen Van Cu Street, Ward 4, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Ngoc My ,   University of Science, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City, 227 Nguyen Van Cu Street, Ward 4, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, To Minh Quan ,   University of Science, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City, 227 Nguyen Van Cu Street, Ward 4, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Le Thi Vi Tuyet ,   University of Science, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City, 227 Nguyen Van Cu Street, Ward 4, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Nguyen Thuan Nho ,   University of Science, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City, 227 Nguyen Van Cu Street, Ward 4, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Truong Thanh Vy ,   University of Science, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City, 227 Nguyen Van Cu Street, Ward 4, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Hong Tham ,   University of Science, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City, 227 Nguyen Van Cu Street, Ward 4, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Vu Thi Thanh Tam ,   7A Military Hospital, 466 Nguyen Trai Street, Ward 8, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Phan Huu Hung ,   Eastern People Military Hospital, 50 Le Van Viet Street, Hiep Phu Ward, District 9, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Le Quang Tri ,   7A Military Hospital, 466 Nguyen Trai Street, Ward 8, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Published: December 2023

Objective:The tight connection between the cell-extracellular matrix (ECM - Extracellular matrix) is the foundation of tissue development and repair. The extracellular framework simulates the biological properties of organism-based ECM. The ECM of the skin’s dermis is a natural material, containing ingredients ideal for creating products that help tissue heal. This study focuses on the production of gel products from human skin ECM. The skin ECM is gelled by dissolving in a pepsin enzyme solution.Method: 3D gel formation process using neutral enzyme solution and incubation under physiological conditions. Gel samples were evaluated for speed and formability. Additionally, the dermal gel preparation was evaluated for its effects on the survival and proliferation of human fibroblasts in vitro by toxicity testing and proliferation testing, for 10 days. Results: Direct and extract toxicity assessments showed that the ECM gel regimen was safe for fibroblast survival. At the same time, fibroblasts had proliferation properties after 10 days in culture conditions with gel extract.Conclusion: These results showed that the ECM gel product regimen has the ability to positively impact the biological properties of cells and has the potential for application in the field of regenerative medicine.
Evaluation of estradiol and progesterone contents of Bach Thao and Boer goats during the oestrous cycle
Authors:   Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thu Dau Mot University, 6 Tran Van On Street, Phu Hoa Ward, Thu Dau Mot City, Binh Duong Province, Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Thu Hien
Published: December 2023

This paper presents the results of the analysis of estradiol and progesterone contents during the oestrous cycle of Bach Thao and Boer goats at the Center for Research and Development of Large Cattle in Binh Duong province. Blood samples were taken every day between 6 and 8 a.m. for 24 consecutive days. Hormone contents were determined by electroluminescence assay with the Cobas E601 immunoassay system. The results showed that the highest increase in estradiol was observed on day 2 of the cycle with a value of 8.73±0.60 pg/ml in Bach Thao goats and a value of 13.45±1.26 pg/ml in Boer goats. Progesterone concentration reached a peak value of 7.93±0.49 ng/ml on day 14 in Bach Thao goats and reached a peak value of 8.46±0.34 ng/ml on day 13 in Boer goats. The results of this study help determine the time of estrus, choose a timely pairing for effective reproductive management, and serve as a reliable reference when using assisted reproductive tools and strategies to improve reproductive performance in goats.
Iura novit arbiter in International Disputes: How to Prevent Unforeceable Legal Findings
Authors: Gandini Edoardo
Published: December 2023

If ever there was a globalized world, we are experiencing it! In this fervently interconnected andaccelerated world, the main purpose of companies and businessmen is to continue their business.In such a context, ruled by the “business as usual”, arbitration increasingly appears to be acertainly less traumatic way of resolving a dispute and then an ideal comfort neutral room forplayers from different countries and with distant backgrounds.However, its attractive nature of the private process must be combined with the jurisdictionalfunctions that the arbitrators have to accomplish anyhow.The balance between these two factors (namely, the substantially private nature of the arbitralprocess and the jurisdictional role of the arbitrators) will lead to the result, positive or negative, ofthis choice made by the parties.For these reasons, they should have all the skills to build, with the precious support of theirlawyers, a valuable product.This short article aims at highlighting the role of the principle “iura novit curia” in the moderninternational arbitration, since the election of the applicable law, as well as its ascertainment, aretwo of the most challenging tasks for the arbitrators to deliver a satisfactory service.
A case report of Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma in Elderly Patient with Surgical Decompression
Authors: de Oliveira Machado Gonçalo
Published: December 2023

Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH), uncommon disorder with potentially devastating consequences as high morbidity. Incidence around 0.1 in 100,000 per/year, male- female ratio is approximately 1.4:1, most cases in 4th-5th decades. The etiology was associated with lumbar puncture and myelography, arteriovenous malformations, bleeding disorders, pregnancy, spinal manipulation. Anticoagulation is also a risk factor for spontaneous spinal epidural hematomas, warfarin is the most common related with SSEH. SSEH present clinically as a cord compression syndrome, acute onset pain and neurological deficit such as progressive motor or sensory symptoms, sphincter dysfunction, ultimately leads to complete/incomplete motor deficit caused by spinal cord/nerve root compression or cauda equina. The symptoms depending on the location of the hematoma. The worst prognostic factors are thoracic location, anticoagulation, severe neurologic deficits on admission, sphincter dysfunction, rapid progression. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the gold standard technique to diagnose SSEH. Once the diagnosis is established with clinical and imaging results, early surgical intervention should be considered. Currently, appropriate management is emergence decompression laminectomy and hematoma evacuation. We present the case of 87-year-old female, on warfarin for atrial fibrillation. Without recent trauma events. Presented sudden thoracic and lumbar pain, paresthesias with irradiation to legs. Progression with sudden paraplegic and anesthesia in lower extremities. Thoracolumbar MRI revealed a posterior SSEH extended from T9-T12. Was released a laminectomy and SSEH aspiration within 6 hours from the symptom’s onset. The patient was discharged one week after the surgery, symptoms improved during the follow-up.
Psychometric Properties of Patients' Health Questionnaire Assessed on Obstetric Fistula Patients in Northwestern, Nigeria
Authors: Ifeoluwa Makinde Gabriel
Published: December 2023

Nigeria is among the highest contributor to global prevalence of obstetrics fistula (OF) and weak health care policies and services have left the victims reeling in untold psycho-social and physical morbidities. This study was aimed at assessing the psychometric properties of a globally used Patients’ Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) among these patients. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was employed to study the fertility desires, mental health and patients’ quality of life among women with obstetric fistula in three selected OF centers in Northwestern region of Nigeria. Using two-stage sampling technique four hundred twenty (420) OF patients were recruited into the study. Maximum likelihood (ML) factor analysis was deployed to produce latent factors from the responses to the PHQ-9 scale, internal reliability and construct validity were determined by Cronbach alpha values while comparative mean analysis was used to validate standardized scores of the derived PHQ-9 scale factors against socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics. Mean age and standard deviation of respondents were 26.4±8.4 years as 60% aged between 20-25 years. The married, divorced and those in polygamous were 45%, 47.1% and 73.6% respectively. More than half (55.5%) were traders while majority (89.8%) earned NGN4500 or less monthly. Three factors of somatic (r= 0.72-0.82; α=0.86), non-somatic (r= 0.64-0.76; α=0.77) and affective (r= 0.64-0.96; α=0.74) constructs emerged from the ML factor analysis. Patients of ages 20-25 years, divorced/single and widows, the formally educated and farmers significantly differed with high scores of the affective construct of the PHQ-9 scale. Those who had more than four pregnancies and greater than a single stillbirth significantly differed with affective symptoms (0.29±0.90; 0.69±0.9 The 15–17-year-olds at first birth and those who waited more than ten years for OF surgical repairs differed with non-somatic symptoms’ construct of the PHQ-9 scale (0.21±1.04; 0.31±0.87) significantly differed with affective factors. The PHQ-9 instrument exhibited possibility of being used to assess the quality of OF patients’ mental health. Future studies could expand the sample size to accommodate advanced inferential psychometric methods.
Locating Position of Frontline Personnel in Relation to COVID-19
Authors: K Rohilla Kusum
Published: December 2023

The terrible and tainted history of mankind is marked by wars, assaults, invasions, occupying other people's territory, and killing other people and their animals in the process. However, since the onset of the Industrial Revolutions in the previous century or so, we have gradually come to the realization that in order to achieve and preserve economic success, we need the collaboration of others, and since that time, full-scale wars have all but vanished. But when we fight nowadays and help others fight, we realize that most of the time, technology means are employed to hurt people rather than using raw force. This justification paves the way for individuals of either gender who are capable of using cutting-edge weapons to enter the arena and determine the outcome for their side. As a result, the parallel may not be applicable in the present day because war is no longer a solely masculine phenomenon. There are many flaws when we utilize male concepts to describe our fight against COVID-19.
MITIGATING PARTIAL CONTENT UPDATE ISSUES ON WEB PAGES THROUGH SPA PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION
Authors:   State University of Information and Communication Technologies, Kyiv, Bondarchuk A. P.
Published: December 2023

The experience of recent years has shown that the number of active web applications developed according to the fundamental principles of single-page applications continues to grow steadily despite a decrease in the number of newly created ones. This indicates a shift in focus from the importance of developing anew to the necessity of maintaining, servicing, and optimizing the existing end product. Furthermore, with the advancement and improvement of web development technologies, the potential expectations of users increase, necessitating the provision of a worthy user experience and the enhancement of application competitiveness. A significant role in this process is played by the partial content update process on web pages, widely used in the development of single-page applications. Most modern JavaScript frameworks designed for client-side web development employ the "out-of-box" technique, thereby providing the developer with complete discretion in deciding on approaches to its application. However, the automatic use of the web page content update mechanism does not guarantee desired results and often leads to average or sometimes unsatisfactory values that could have been avoided. This article provides an analysis of the characteristics of the performance parameters of a single-page web application, explores alternative methods to solve the stated problem, investigates potential "problematic" areas of the client-side of applications, compares the functioning of content update mechanisms of the most popular JavaScript frameworks Angular and React.js, and formulates recommendations for optimizing the overall application performance. The article concludes with tables of Core Web Vitals metrics for evaluating the effectiveness of the conducted optimization. Finally, potential vectors for further research are proposed.
ANALYSIS OF NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURES FOR RECOGNITION OF HANDWRITTEN NUMBERS
Authors:   State University of Information and Communication Technologies, Kyiv, Matviichuk A. M.
Published: December 2023

The accuracy of contemporary systems designed for the recognition of handwritten numbers exhibits significant variability, contingent upon the technologies selected during the development of a specific method. Neural networks have supplanted algorithms reliant on statistical data and datasets for this task, primarily due to their better performance. Several recent publications addressing the challenges of handwritten digit recognition employing diverse types of neural networks have been examined. This paper delves into the analysis of the architecture of two prominent types: dense neural networks and convolutional neural networks along with their respective training methods applicable to the recognition of handwritten digits from images. The study's findings reveal that Dense Neural Networks (DNN), while applicable to the task at hand, demonstrate diminished performance as the size of the input image increases. Conversely, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) prove more adept at image analysis, owing to their convolution and pooling operations, thus establishing their priority in this context. Four distinct types of learning applicable to neural networks were explored, namely Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Semi-supervised Learning, and Reinforcement Learning. The investigation concludes that Supervised Learning using backpropagation emerges as the most fitting method for training neural networks to address the identified problem. The paper further explores the stages and principles underpinning the operation of the backpropagation method. Building upon the derived results, there is a plan to develop an application leveraging the identified architecture. This application aims to empower users with the capability to efficiently extract digital information from images, irrespective of their resolution. The envisioned outcome is an application that attains high accuracy and processing speed in image recognition and extraction.
A METHOD OF AUTOMATED GENERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EDUCATION APPLICANTS BASED ON A HYBRID APPROACH
Authors:   State University of Information and Communication Technologies, Kyiv, Khudik B. O.
Published: December 2023

The most popular areas of use of recommender systems are platforms containing movies, music, books, and other objects that are fairly similar in their characteristics. Quite a lot of both general and specific methods of building recommendations have been developed for such systems. The article discusses the method of automated generation of recommendations for education applicants based on a hybrid approach, which involves taking into account the content of the objects of interest of the student. An analysis of the existing approaches to the construction of the recommendation was carried out and key problems were identified. It was determined that taking into account the content of objects of interest and users allows to increase the accuracy of the recommendation. The article provides typical types of recommendations that students need in the educational process. Sources for the formation of recommendations are described, in particular, explicit evaluations of objects of interest obtained on the basis of mandatory student surveys; implicit evaluations obtained on the basis of analysis of the behavior of users in the system and the content of objects of interest and users. The characteristics of the objects of interest were studied and it was determined that they necessarily have short or long text descriptions. The key stages of the method of automated formation of the recommendation are determined, taking into account the specifics of the domain of the subject area. In order to increase the accuracy of the recommendations, it is proposed to perform a preliminary selection of potentially interesting objects for the user based on Natural Language Processing methods before applying collaborative filtering. This will allow taking into account, among other things, the semantic proximity of the user's interests and objects in the system even with small amounts of textual information about objects of interest and users. In addition, the accuracy of the recommendation can be increased due to the use of explicit assessments of objects of interest, which are obtained at the level of the educational institution by regular measures to monitor the quality of education.
A study on mathematics teachers' technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) and frequency of use of educational information network (EBA) assessment tools
Authors: ÖZEN Emin , KURTULUŞ Aytaç
Published: December 2023

Today, the rapid development of technology causes a great change and transformation process in the field of education. In this process, the importance of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) increases for teachers to use technology effectively. In this process, it is thought that mathematics teachers should improve their TPACK, especially in the use of measurement tools in EBA. In addition, for students to be successful in mathematics, mathematics teachers should have sufficient knowledge about teaching methods, materials, and the use of technological tools. At this point, teachers' TPACK is thought to be critical for optimizing students' learning process and providing an effective mathematics education. In this context, the aim of this study is to examine mathematics teachers' TPACKs within the framework of their demographic characteristics and frequency of using EBA assessment tools. The study was designed with the survey model of quantitative method. The study's participants are the math teachers employed by public and private schools in the province of Eskişehir. Within the scope of the study, the link of the relevant data collection tool was sent to the study group by obtaining the necessary application permissions and data were collected from 369 mathematics teachers. As a result of the study, it is concluded that mathematics teachers need to develop their TPACK to improve students' mathematics skills and optimize students' learning process and that teachers should have knowledge about the use of technological tools and online assessment tools such as EBA and be able to use these tools effectively. In addition, in light of this study, it is recommended that mathematics teachers should research technological tools and materials that they can use in mathematics education and use EBA assessment and evaluation tools more frequently to improve their TPACK. Finally, it is suggested that in-service courses, trainings, etc. on the use of technology in education should be organized for teachers to ensure their personal development.
Electromagnetic Accessibility of Starlink User Terminals
Authors: Dvornikov S. V.
Published: December 2023

The results of assessing the electromagnetic accessibility of radio emission sources of the Starlink satellite communication system are presented. The features of the organizational and technical structure of the system are considered. Its main technical capabilities for organizing the provision of telecommunications services to users of subscriber terminals are analyzed. The technical features of the infrastructure of the Starlink satellite communication system, which are essential for the electromagnetic accessibility of its sources, have been studied. The possibility of radio links for transmitting information content in the upstream and downstream channels of the Starlink satellite communication system was assessed. The main stages of the developed methodology for assessing the electromagnetic accessibility of sources are presented. Analytical expressions are given for calculating the probability of detection and attenuation of signals. The requirements for the sensitivity of the receiving equipment of monitoring equipment are substantiated. Dependences of the level of signal attenuation on the distance of control equipment were obtained.
Methodology for Machine Code Reverse Engineering. Part 2. Static Investigation
Authors: Izrailov K.
Published: December 2023

The creating results a unified methodology for reverse engineering the machine code of devices are presented. This second part of the articles series is devoted to static research of code in order to restore its metainformation (source code, algorithms, architecture, conceptual model), as well as search for vulnerabilities in it. A scientific publications review on the topic of existing methods and tools for static analysis of machine code is carried out. A detailed description and formalization of the steps of the stage is given, as well as examples of their application in practice. A proposed methodology partial diagram is presented in graphical form, indicating the main and intermediate results obtained.
India’s Semicondactor Policy Amidst Geopolitical Turbulence
Authors: Shavlay Ellina P.
Published: December 2023

The article discusses the state of India’s semiconductor and microelectronics policy at the present stage. Today the semiconductor industry is key to the technological progress of any state, and even more so India, which seeks to enter the list of the world's leading powers. Since the mid-20th century, the Indian leadership has been trying to develop science at home, building up human resources in vitally important areas for the country. At the initial stage, the developing state relied on the technology imports, while limiting foreign participation in strategic industries. Yet since the late 1980s and especially since 1991, the government began to liberalize the economy, gradually removing previous restrictions on foreign investment and actively engaging in international cooperation in the most promising areas. Modi's coming to power marked a new period of Indian innovation development. The coronavirus pandemic as well as the growing geopolitical standoff between the US and China, have provided additional incentive to India’s industrialization in critical fields, including semiconductors. In turn, the establishment of a Semiconductor Mission in 2022 and the measures introduced by the government should help strengthen the country's technological sovereignty. As the study shows, the late start of reforms and the country’s catching-up development will prevent India from becoming globally competitive. In the short run, the only two promising sectors are chip design and assembly, testing, marking and packaging; while in other fields, Indians are likely to expand the geography of both fabless and production complexes, though limiting themselves to meeting the state’s basic needs.
"Aegean Dispute" in Turkish-Greek Relations
Authors: Atrashkevich Alexandra
Published: December 2023

From 1913 to 1947, the contractual and legal basis for the distribution of the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece was established; however, the agreements signed during this period with the aim to delimit the sovereignty over the maritime territories, in fact, promoted later a new upsurge of disputes between Ankara and Athens. The reason for this was that the agreements failed to resolve some controversial issues, and in some points they also contradicted one another. The Aegean dispute was also influenced by the fact that since the 1920s exploration and mining of offshore hydrocarbon deposits have been gaining strength, and in 1973, the first oil was obtained in the north of the Aegean Sea.
Thus, the triggers for the exacerbation of Turkish-Greek relations in the second half of the twentieth century were, on the one hand, the shortcomings of the previous legal framework for the division of the Aegean Sea, on the other hand, the technological improvements which made it possible exploring the seabed. Both of these factors had a great influence on the relations between Ankara and Athens; at the same time, one should not forget that the ground for the emergence of disputes was fertile. This refers to the historical memory within the two countries about the relations between them which were filled over the centuries with wars, acts of violence, mutual grievances, etc.; and as the memory of kind is still alive for the both sides, it helps to reproduce a predominantly unfriendly if not inimical nature of relations between them.