bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Systematic process of waste management for sustainable operations of hotel industry
Authors: Wijesekara D.M.P. , Sridarran P.
Published: March 2022

Hotel industry contributes to Gross Domestic Product of Sri Lanka by 12.5% (2018) which is a considerable value. Hotel industry contributes for a considerable amount of daily wastes since there are number of hotel networks which are spread throughout the country. Determining the sustainability adaptation of the Sri Lankan hotel industry is crucial since there is not a strict legal background that specifically governs the hotel industry waste, except for a few regulations related to tourism. Addressing gaps in between such requirements and waste management systems in hotels from the perspective of the Circular Economy concept, this research identifies match making opportunities for hotel industry waste. This ensures that waste is not thrown away and is used in the production process of other goods or providing services. Although many studies on the concept of CE have been carried out globally, it is a novel topic in the Sri Lankan context. Further, research that adapted the CE concept for managing hotel industry waste is scarce. This research therefore investigates on applying the CE concept for managing hotel sector waste by analyzing, the 6R principles associated with the CE concept, the waste match making process and its cost implications. A case study strategy with semi structured interviews as the data collection tool was used in the study. Case studies were preceded by a brief pilot study to set the context for the main study. Manual content analysis method was used for analyzing the collected data. Through the research findings, it was revealed that the possibility of adapting waste exchanging program for hotel industry mainly depends on the category and the location of the hotel. Even though the barriers exist, those can be mitigated through proper vendor selection and waste match making. This research identified possible waste matches, pros and cons of such matches and the enablers, barriers and favorable outcomes of such match making exercises.

Keywords: Sustainability, Circular Economy (CE), Waste exchanging, Match making, Hotel industry
Factors Affecting Intention to use Cryptocurrencies with Special Reference to the University Students in Sri Lanka
Authors: Chathurika D.M.D.
Published: March 2022

Innovation in financial economics and other technological development has increased the demand for digital currencies. Crypto currency refers to tokens or digital currency based on cryptographic technology used to perform a range of financial transactions such as payments or store of value on the block chain technology. The main objective of this study is to apply the Extended Technology Acceptance Model to predict behavioral intention to use crypto currency. The number of users in crypto currencies across countries is continuing to grow. However, the number of users in crypto currencies in Sri Lanka is limited. Therefore, this study analyzed what are the factors that influence on intention to use crypto currencies in Sri Lanka. A survey instrument was used to collect quantitative data for predicting the use of crypto currency from the 125 postgraduate students of MSc/diploma in information technology in the University of Moratuwa. A Stratified sampling method was used to distribute questionnaires. Regression and correlation analysis through SPSS software was conducted to achieve the research objective. The findings indicate that Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Trust and Awareness positively impact the Intention to Use Crypto currency. Overall, the results of the study showed that the model has a good model fit and can be used to explain the theory. There are limited researches done for Sri Lankan context for crypto currencies by applying Technology Acceptance Model into Fintech. In Addition to that this study useful for understanding human behavior related to the Fintech in emerging markets.

Keywords: Block chain Crypto currency, Fintech, Technology Acceptance Model
mediating effect of organizational learning on the relationship between lean manufacturing practices and operational performance
Authors: Aryarathne S.P. , Galahitiyawe N.W.K.
Published: March 2022

Manufacturing organizations apply best practices to keep operational expenses at a minimum level without compromising the quality in order to be competitive. Lean manufacturing is such practice adopted by apparel manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka and achieving the expected operational performance has become a challenge due to institutional specific factors. Further, the existing literature is inconclusive and ambiguous on operational performance that resulted from lean practices and paucity of studies explain how lean practices bring performance. Thus, this study argues that lean practices will create operational performance through organizational learning. Accordingly, this study examines the mediating effect of organizational learning on the relationship of lean manufacturing practices to operational performance. A survey is conducted to collect cross sectional data using a self-administered questionnaire. Sample consisted of 386 of managers in the apparel sector in Sri Lanka using simple random sampling technique. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results of this study claim a partial mediation of organizational learning on to the impact of lean practices on operational performance. The highest influence for operational performance is through organizational learning (β=0.513) while the direct impact is slightly less ((β=0.200). Study also has tested the criteria of goodness of fitness with absolute, parsimony and incremental fit indices. This study contributes to the existing literature by explaining how lean as a best practice result on operational performance via organizational learning. Thus, practicing managers need to utilize lean practices as a learning mechanism for growth than being taking it as a mere practice. Finally, this study adds value to the Institutional theory by giving a better explanation on when external pressures transform into a practice, how that practice convert into a performance outcome through learning for growth.

Keywords: Lean manufacturing practices (LM), Organizational learning (OL), Operational performances (OP)
Support for Innovations and Innovative Behavior: A Moderating Effect of Power Distance in Innovative Behaviour of Middle and Lower Level Employees in Sri Lanka
Authors: Niranga W.A.M. , Dharmadasa M.P.P.
Published: March 2022

Research on practices of innovative behavior of organizational employees supports the notion that continuous support may be the predictors of effective innovation implementation in contemporary organizations. Extant studies stress that various ways of support gained for innovations is related to fruitful innovations within an organization and identified managerial, organizational and cultural support as key elements of support for innovations. Generally, level of support for innovations may vary as per the power distance in different hierarchical authorities in contemporary organizations. However, relatively few studies have tested how and why management, organization and organizational culture support relate to innovative behavior and largely ignored the influences of power distance in organization hierarchical levels. Accordingly, the main aims of the present study are to investigate whether the support for innovations affect the innovative behaviour of middle and lower level employees and to examine the role of power distance as a moderator, in in social distance process. To advance the understanding of these, simple regression analysis and moderator regression analysis were performed to test hypotheses with a sample size of 76 middle level employees and 44 lower level employees from Sri Lanka. The study found that there is a positive direct effect of support for innovations and innovative behaviour as an overall effect and separately for both middle and lower level employees. Further, power distance moderates the overall impact of the positive relationship between support for innovations and innovative behavior in general with an antagonistic effect, a synergistic effect with middle level employees and no effect with lower level employees. Present study makes several theoretical contributions to social cognitive theory and social distance theory of power represents in hierarchies. Further, managerial contributions of the present study make domestic firms successful through better focus on innovation support which facilitate innovative behaviour of employees. Besides, the power differences can be considered in different managerial levels of an organization in emerging more focus on innovative behaviour to gain sustainable competitive advantage.

Keywords: Employee innovative behaviour, support for innovations, power distance, middle and lower level employees in Sri Lanka
Balancing the work-life balance: A cognitive approach to subjective well-being
Authors: Peiris I. K. , Ulluwishewa R. , Ariyasinghe S. K.
Published: March 2022

Today, our jobs have become less secure as a lifelong career and more reliant on technology where knowledge is shared real-time irrespective of the location or time. Although employees now have more flexibility over how they work, they constantly must manage the challenges of balancing three key areas: their mental and physical well-being; their family members well-being; and their work performance and relationships. This paper focuses on work-life balance (WLB), and how this can be sustained overtime. We assert that by using the theorisation of psychological distance in Construal Level Theory (CLT) and Hedonic Adaptation theory, it is possible to get a deeper understanding as to how temporal, emotional and behavioural demands are constructed and the effect of cognitive biases in shaping our perceived situational awareness. We use a novel approach to conceptualise that it is possible to achieve cognitive reframing and perceive the natural state of the situation to sustain WLB and baseline happiness. We assert that cognitive reframing could lead to maintaining an overall sense of harmony in life by improving the subjective well-being without overdependence of material well-being.

Keywords: Work-life balance, mindfulness, construal level theory, well-being, psychological distance, hedonic adaptation.
Accessing the Impact of Physical Isolation on Job Satisfaction of Private Sector University Academics in Sri Lanka during Covid - 19 Pandemic
Authors: Bandara W.M.H.K. , Senanayaka S.G.M.S.D.
Published: March 2022

Organizations have transformed into remote working or work from home idea any place conceivable due to Coronavirus sickness after the Sri Lankan government has declared a country wide curfew to reduce the spread of virus. Therefore, most of the universities in Sri Lanka have had to shift the majority of their learning activities online. The shift is challenging in that it requires both social and technological transformations that may somehow have been arranged out over an any longer period, however have been compelled to quickly actualize changes to accomplish the educational mission despite the disruption. This empirical study attempts to investigate how physical isolation in the workplace during the Covid 19 pandemic related to and its impact on job satisfaction of academics in private campuses in Sri Lanka. Mixed method pragmatism was used as the research design of the study. Data collection was conducted through self-administered questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Sample size is 100 and used convenient sampling technique to collect data. Data analysis was conducted by using correlation analysis, regression analysis, and triangulation. The study results revealed that physical isolation has a significant negative relationship and a negative impact on job satisfaction. The findings of the study conclude that physical isolation results in reduced job satisfaction of academic-related people in a remote setting and remote teaching during the nation nationwide curfew period. Also, it is recommended to provide careful attention to ensure the optimization of academics. Further, the study recommends the it important to identify competencies in the 21st century and revealing deficiencies in order to deliver online academic process smoothly in emergency situations to get adapted to the available technologies and to enhance the participation of academics throughout the process to face this challenge in a remote setting.

Keywords: Covid-19 pandemic, Job satisfaction, Physical isolation, Remote setting
God Is Inter-religious: Honouring the Legacy of Ovey Mohammed, SJ
Authors: Dadosky John D.
Published: March 2022

Professor Ovey Mohammed, S.J. (1933–2020) devoted his entire career to inter-religious education, dialogue, and comparative theology. In a context where Christianity must reckon with religious pluralism in a new way relative to previous decades, “Ovey” was a pioneer ever nudging the Catholic Church beyond the watershed of Vatican II in his own teaching and research. This article reviews his encounters with Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism from a distinctively Ignatian perspective that comes from his own Jesuit formation. It concludes with some comments about how Christians might interpret a theology of a religious pluralism in light of this context.
Prince Myshkin and the comprehension problem
Authors: Dimitrov E.
Published: March 2022

The first study to attempt a scholarly interpretation of the well-known fact that Dostoevsky bestowed on The Idiot’s protagonist extraordinary powers of comprehension: not only can Prince Myshkin understand other characters’ utterances, but he sees through their gestures and actions, as well as motives behind those actions. The author identifies the unique features of Prince Myshkin’s hermeneutics, notably his being open to an encounter and his sense of otherness. The dialectics and limitations of Prince Myshkin’s comprehension receive special attention. The article describes the profound connection between the human face, the eyes and an understanding gaze, as it is emphasised in the novel. The comprehension problem in The Idiot is considered in the context of 20th-c. hermeneutics (H.-G. Gadamer) and Russian philosophy (Vyach. Ivanov and P. Florensky), but the author stresses the originality of Dostoevsky’s own interpretation. In addition, the article supplies arguments in favour of the thesis that, on its deep level, comprehension is related to acceptance and is not, therefore, a pure cognitive act; instead, it is a cognitive-existential gesture: we can only comprehend what we can accept.
A self-destructing narration. The egocentricity of language, transcendence of poetry, and psychoanalysis in P. J. Jouve’s novel Hecate
Authors: Muratov Yu. M.
Published: March 2022

Hitherto untranslated into Russian, P. J. Jouve’s Hecate (1928) not only interprets myths about the mysterious Greek goddess, doing it in the guise of a love-and-crime chronicle, but also represents the author’s unique attempt to construct a work of fiction on the principle of permanent self-destruction. Y. Muratov sets out to examine the novel’s plot and structure in the first study of its kind. According to the scholar, Jouve, in full adherence to modernist laws and simultaneously experimenting with them, purposely destroys his narrative, turning the destruction into a method: just as the characters in Hecate cannot be sure who they are and try to see themselves in other people’s reflections, the reader is deprived of the means to tell who they are reading about — neither quotation marks, nor the dialogue form, nor context offer any point of reference. Interestingly, Jouve does not play with grammatical person in order to shift the viewpoint of the narration, as in ordinary narrative practice, but to dismantle classical narration and immerse it in the process of creation, luring the reader into a kind of Plato’s cave of linguistically symbolical metafiction.
‘I am begging you for a to-the-point response…’ Letters to M. A. Sholokhov from his readers (1929-1955)
Authors: Pogorelskaya E. I.
Published: March 2022

This collection of readers’ letters addressed to a single author is the ﬁrst such publication in Russian studies of literature. The book features various readers’ feedback on M. Sholokhov’s novels And Quiet Flows the Don [ Tikhiy Don] and Virgin Soil Upturned [Podnyataya tselina], as well as several chapters of They Fought for Their Country [ Oni srazhalis za Rodinu]. The introduction details the social background of the correspondents: industrial and agricultural workers, Red Army soldiers, teachers, and Russian émigrés. To compensate for Sholokhov’s missing responses, the book quotes his thoughts about the reader, whom he contrasted with oﬃcial literary critics. The book concludes with N. Kornienko’s article arguing that in the 20th c., the reader becomes directly and meaningfully involved in the literary process. The reviewer ﬁnds that the book oﬀers a stereoscopic view of the reader’s attitude towards these outstanding works of 20th-c. literature.
Alison A. Chapman. Courts, jurisdictions, and law in John Milton and his contemporaries; Alison A. Chapman. The legal epic: Paradise Lost and the early modern law
Authors: Markova I. O.
Published: March 2022

The review is concerned with two books by Alison Chapman, professor of English at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (USA). In her ﬁrst book, Chapman oﬀers a new interpretation of J. Milton’s Paradise Lost in the context of 17th-c. English legal discourse. Chapman demonstrates that precise understanding of early European law is necessary to perceive one of the poem’s key problems— that of theodicy, summarised by Milton in the very ﬁrst lines as one of his major tasks— to vindicate God’s ways in the eyes of people. The monograph mentions such characteristics of historical jurisprudence as its isolation from other disciplines, the so-called legal history ghetto. It is particularly true for interaction between legal practices and religion — the two ﬁelds that exchanged nourishing energies during Milton’s day; something barely imaginable today. Chapman’s second book focuses on Milton’s political treatises, showing how Milton achieves his goals through references to Roman, common or ecclesiastical law.
The conceptual and denotative aspect and its artistic realisation in Leonid Andreev’s short story Lazarus [Eleazar]
Authors: Ben Yu. P. , Trimoruk E. D.
Published: March 2022

L. Andreev’s short story Lazarus [Eleazar] deals with death. Having returned with the knowledge of Death, the resurrected Lazarus becomes a Shadow of himself, or the Shadow he experienced There. The publication of Andreev’s Lazarus in 1906 unleashed a heated polemic in the press. Critics tended to see Lazarus in a negative light. The article outlines the opinions of the authors who participated in the discussion of the concept and contents of Lazarus: Z. Gippius, M. Gorky, M. Voloshin, and A. Lunacharsky, among others. The existential dichotomy of life and death offers a key to unlock the secret of the story. The protagonist, familiar with death, refuses to divulge the mystery of the divine revelation: to the world of the living, death shall remain a mystery. Andreev’s oeuvre was always dominated by matters of life and death. Lazarus’ borderline and existential mood is exaggerated to the absurd. The writer perceives death as the sole purpose of life and its metaphysical meaning.
In the process of reassembling the cosmos
Authors: Pogorelaya E. A. , Yugay E. F.
Published: March 2022

E. Pogorelaya’s interview of L. Yugay is built around the overlapping areas of two topics: contemporary poetry and modern philology. Poetic environment is assessed from the standpoint of a folklore scholar and a sociologist; the latest poetry — from the viewpoint of its adherence to traditional genres and ritualistic practices, etc. Among other topics, the interview discusses the unique characteristics of ‘poetic behaviour,’ taboos in modern literature, and the perception of a poetic text by an ‘outsider.’ In this regard, Yugay suggests that the recent scandals around feminist poetry emerge as a reaction to something forbidden: a statement on hitherto taboo topics is now identified as special, and its proverbial vehemence shows that desacralisation is still work in progress. Special attention is devoted to a poet’s biography; according to Yugay, it is losing its meaning as a tool for creation of an ‘artistic product,’ with the author’s biography considered separately from their oeuvre.
Geropathology. An inside view of biological aging
Authors:   Department of Comparative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA., Ladiges Warren
Published: March 2022

The geropathology concept assumes all age-related lesions are relevant, which allows the ability to grade each lesion in an organ with a severity score resulting in a quantitative value. Because aging pet cats have similar age-related diseases as older humans, knowledge of histopathology occurring during aging would be invaluable to determine how age-related lesions progress with increasing age and the connection with comorbidities. The ability to use the severity of specific organ geropathology to predict biological aging would provide new approaches to study pathways of aging and their role in the development of age-related diseases in animal models.
THE CURRENT CONCEPT OF ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT IN TOURISM INDUSTRY
Authors: PYSMENNA M.S. , ZAІTSEVA О.I.
Published: March 2022

Topicality. The relevance of this topic is explained by the current need to develop a working tourism management system despite changing structural circumstances and complexities, taking into account that giant tourism corporation require the appropriate level of administrative management.Aim and tasks. The aim of the article is to study the to examine the most outstanding features of administrative management in the area of tourism industry.Research results. This paper discusses the essence of administrative management in the general management system (management activities, management decisions, management functions and methods, management process, relevant principles, etc.). An interpretation of the concepts of "management in the field of tourism" and "administrative management in the field of tourism" is given. Features of administrative management from the point of view of direct purposeful influence on object of management by means of directive acts of management (orders, instructions) for maintenance of unquestioning execution of top-managers’ orders are considered. The application of administrative management practice is presented in a combination of two equivalent elements - the impact on the management structure (regulation and organization in the management system) and the impact on the management process (preparation, adoption, organization and control of management decisions). It has been proved that the restructuring of the ideology of management methods is closely related to the modernization of the system of training managers in the field of tourism. Elements of the organization of administrative management of activity of the tourist enterprises are provided. The points of contact of administrative management with other methods of management at definition of priorities, the purposes and planned decisions concerning development of the tourist enterprise in the course of carrying out analytical work on motivation, planning, etc. are explained.Conclusion. The paper reveals the peculiarities of the administrative management process in compliance with a set of legislative provisions, restrictions, procedures, as well as the fundamental principles of the management system that ensure the sustainable growth of an enterprise or organization in the tourism industry. The point that the development of recommendations for the implementation of existing management practices, their resource provision and the most significant restrictions should be performed under systemic approach is substantiated.
Meningkatkan Kreativitas, Hasil Belajar, dan Antusiasme melalui Teknik Pemodelan Kinestetik Produktif Berbantuan Media “3R Activity” pada Mata Pelajaran IPS
Authors: Ratnasari Asri
Published: March 2022

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan kreativitas dan kemampuan berpikir analisis sintesis melalui teknik pemodelan kinestetik produktif berbantuan media 3R Activity. Penelitian ini merupakan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) dengan tahap-tahap yang dikembangkan oleh Kemmish & Taggart. Penelitian dilaksanakan di SMP Negeri 2 Banjarnegara dengan melibatkan 32 siswa kelas VIIE. Metode pengumpulan data melalui observasi dan tes. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terjadi perubahan yang cukup signifikan terkait kreativitas dan kemampuan berpikir analisis sintesis siswa kelas VIIE. Berdasar data yang diperoleh, jumlah siswa yang memiliki kreativitas meningkat. Pada prasiklus hanya ada 4 peserta didik (13,75%), siklus I menjadi 10 peserta didik (31,25%), dan siklus 2 meningkat menjadi 25 peserta didik (78,13%). Untuk hasil belajar siswa, juga mengalami peningkatan. Pada prasiklus hanya ada rata-rata nilai siswa hanya 69,34, pada siklus I meningkat menjadi 73,20, dan pada siklus II meningkat kembali menjadi 78,00. Terakhir yaitu antusias siswa dalam pembelajaran. Pada prasiklus hanya ada 7 peserta didik yang antusias, namun pada siklus I meningkat menjadi 15 peserta didik dan pada siklus II meningkat kembali menjadi 17 siswa.
Peningkatan Hasil Belajar IPA melalui Scientific Pro Simple Vehicle pada Materi Gerak Benda
Authors: Handayani Rini Eka
Published: March 2022

Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar peserta didik melalui proses pembelajaran dengan Project Based Learning (PjBL) berbantuan Simple Vehicledengan menggunakan pendekatan scientific. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Model penelitian yang digunakan adalah model siklus yang dikembangkan oleh Kemmis dan Taggart. Penelitian ini dijalankan di SMP Negeri 1 Magelang, Kota Magelang tahun pelajaran 2019/2020. Subjek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VIIIG dengan jumlah siswa sebanyak 30 anak, diantaranya terdapat 15 siswa putra dan 15 siswa putri. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah dengan menggunakan dokumentasi, observasi, tes, dan wawancara. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan 2 siklus. Siklus I dengan penyusunan Simple Vehicledan penggunaan produk pada pembelajaran GLB dan siklus II dilaksnakan dengan pemanfaatan Simple Vehiclepada hukum III newton serta penyusunan grafik GLB dan GLBB berdasar data. Melalui kedua siklus tersebut, hasil belajar peserta didik kelas VIIIG pada materi gerak benda melalui pendekatan scientific berbasis proyek simple vehicle di SMP Negeri 1 Magelang tahun pelajaran 2019/2020 mengalami peningkatan dari rerata kondisi awal 78,0 menjadi 82,9 pada siklus pertama, kemudian rerata 84,5 pada siklus kedua. Dengan begitu, PjBL berbantukan simple vehicle dapat dijadikan sebagai salah satu referensi model pembelajaran pada materi gerak benda kelas VIII.
O zasadności podwyższenia wysokości grzywny w drodze mandatu karnego za wykroczenia skarbowe
Authors: Kurzyński Michał
Published: March 2022

Publikacja dokonuje oceny roli postepowania mandatowego w sprawach o wykroczenia skarbowe, wskazując na jej odmienności oraz zasadność istnienia w prawie karnym skarbowym w kontekście zmian, które mają zostać wprowadzone nowelizacją ustawy o podatku akcyzowym oraz niektórych innych ustaw. Autorzy publikacji wskazują na istotne zmiany wprowadzane zapisami nowelizacji dokonując ich oceny w kontekście poprawienia i zwiększenia roli tej formy postępowania szczególnego. Dodatkowo, analizie została poddana propozycja zmian zawartych w poselskim projekcie zmiany ustawy kodeks postępowania w sprawach o wykroczenia w której również zmiany postępowania mandatowego zostały poddane analizie pod kątem stosowania dotychczasowych rozwiązań i negatywnego skutku na rolę postępowania mandatowego jakie spowodowałoby przyjęcie poselskiego projektu nowelizacji tej ustawy
Prawo osadzonych do korzystania z posług religijnych w dobie pandemii Covid-19
Authors: Krzywkowska Justyna
Published: March 2022

Funkcja kapelana więziennego przydzielana jest określonemu duchownemu przez władzę kościelną. W Polsce posługę duszpasterską w zakładach karnych i aresztach śledczych pełnią kapelani będący przedstawicielami wspólnot religijnych wpisanych do rejestru kościołów i innych związków wyznaniowych prowadzonego przez Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji lub posiadających wyznaniową ustawę indywidualną. Pewna część z tych osób pełni posługę duszpasterską w oparciu o umowę o pracę, zaś pozostali czynią to w ramach działalności charytatywnej. Posługa kapelanów przejawia się w pełnieniu dzieł miłosierdzia, głoszeniu słowa Bożego, czy sprawowaniu sakramentów świętych. Niewątpliwe praktyki religijne osadzonych są sposobem zaspokojenia ich indywidualnych potrzeb, a także dążenia do akceptacji, zrozumienia i przebaczenia. Artykuł ukazuje jak w czasie trwania pandemii koronawirusa SARS-CoV-2 wygląda w praktyce realizacja prawa osadzonych do wolności religijnej. Wprowadzone różnego rodzaju obostrzenia: począwszy od całkowitego zakazu kapelanom więziennym wejścia na teren jednostek penitencjarnych, po wykowywanie wyłącznie posług religijnych w formie indywidualnej, po aktualną możliwość odprawiania Mszy świętej przy zapełnieniu 75% miejsc w kaplicy więziennej. Wielu kapelanów zakładów karnych i aresztów śledczych jest zdania, że wprowadzone przepisy restrykcyjne wywarły niekorzystne skutki w sferze duchowej osadzonych, o czym świadczy drastyczny spadek osób osadzonych przyjmujących posługę religijną.
Glosa aprobująca do wyroku Sądu Apelacyjnego w Rzeszowie z dnia 16 maja 2019 r. sygn. akt III AUa 246/18
Authors: Kuczkowski Przemysław
Published: March 2022

Przedmiotem glosy do Wyroku Sądu Apelacyjnego w Rzeszowie z dnia 16 maja 2019 r., sygn. II III AUa 246/18 jest kwestia świadczeń przedemerytalnych przyznawanych osobom, których stosunek pracy został rozwiązany na mocy aktu odwołania. Autor glosy podjął problematykę świadczeń przedemerytalnych dla osób, które były zatrudnione na podstawie powołania z tego powodu, że po pierwsze, zagadnienie to nie było szeroko omawiane w orzecznictwie i literaturze, a po drugie, organy rentowe odmawiały ich przyznania w przypadku, gdy  rozwiązanie stosunku pracy następowało na skutek odwołania. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest ustalenie, czy pracownicy odwołani ze funkcji mają prawo do świadczenia przedemerytalnego. Po drugie, jak przedstawia się ciężar dowodu w procesie o świadczenie przedemerytalne w odniesieniu do przyczyn odwołania z zajmowanego stanowiska, jeżeli nie zostały one zawarte w akcie odwołania.
Machiavelli and Spartan Equality
Authors: Del Lucchese Filippo
Published: March 2022

In this article, I explore the meaning and function of Lycurgus in Machiavelli’s thought. While the exemplarity of the mythical Spartan legislator progressively fades in Machiavelli’s thought in favour of the Roman model, Lycurgus’ reforms are central in Machiavelli’s works on two issues of primary importance: wealth and land distribution. First, I analyse Machiavelli’s use of the ancient sources on both Lycurgus and other Spartan legislators to show how the former builds a selective and strategically balanced reading of the ancient sources to build an image of the latter as a pro-popular ruler and of the subsequent Spartan reformers as followers not only of the mythical legislator generally, but also of his most controversial and popularly oriented attempts to reform property ownership in ancient Sparta. Lycurgus reveals how Machiavelli, far from seeing mixed government as the best form of government, promotes a strongly anti-aristocratic model. Second, I show that in Machiavelli’s thought the Spartan question can largely be seen as a background for his reading of Roman history, particularly its most crucial, conflictual and controversial period – that in which the Gracchi brothers’ attempted to achieve agrarian reform.
SOIL DEGRADATION FACTOR EVALUATION ON THE EXAMPLE OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN KUIBYSHEVSKY DISTRICT ROSTOV REGION
Authors:   Russian Scientific Research Institute of Land Improvement Problems, Slabunovа A. V. , Ariskina Yu.Yu. ,   Russian Scientific Research Institute of Land Improvement Problems
Published: March 2022

Purpose: to assess soil degradation factor on the example of agricultural lands of Rassvet LLC, Kuibyshevskiy district, Rostov region, by agrochemical soil indicators. Materials and methods. The object of the study was the soils of Rassvet LLC of Kuiby-shevskiy district Rostov region, which can be classified as typical for the region, the Priazovskaya natural and agricultural zone. The targeted survey on three types of soil degradation was conducted. The following agrochemical indicators were determined in the selected composite and point samples: the content of mobile forms of phosphorus and potassium, the content of organic matter. The soil degradation factor was assessed by comparing the actual state with the “reference” one. Results: based on the results of the research, the humus, phosphorus, potassium content cartograms were built, and differentiated cartograms were built using ArcGIS software, which allow developing recommendations for differentiated fertilization. Conclusions. In fact, 50 % of soils in the study area have a low humus content in accordance with the accepted classification, but at the same time, they are classified as slightly degraded in accordance with the degradation factor calculation on average on the farm. According to the content of exchangeable potassium and mobile phosphorus, the soils are not degraded. Attention is drawn to the discrepancies in the determining degradation factors in different sources and radically different approaches. Data interpretation on the fertility indicator is difficult due to the fact that regional standards differ in different sources. Thus, studies in the field of soil degradation are of direct practical importance and should be directed primarily to the development of methods for rational land use and soil protection and regulatory documents in the field of land degradation that define a unified approach.
A few thoughts about our legal science
Authors: Alekseev Sergey S.
Published: March 2022

The article analyzes the state of Soviet legal science. The features of jurisprudence affecting the state and prospects of the development of legal thought are revealed. The scientific and practical justification of the need for a deep revision of the existing system of ideas about law, the development of such scientific provisions, according to which a radical transformation of the entire legal system would be carried out, is given. The directions of enriching the content of legal science are investigated. The development of domestic legal science is proposed on the basis of well-developed general theoretical concepts of analytical jurisprudence, philosophy of law and legal sociology, instrumental and behavioral-psychological theories.
Improvement of the State’s activities is a necessary condition for ensuring human rights
Authors: Lukasheva Elena A.
Published: March 2022

An indicator of the effectiveness of economic reform is the degree of protection of human rights and freedoms, ensuring everyone a decent life. Transformations aimed at minimizing the role of the state and replacing state influence on the economy with self-regulating market mechanisms do not contribute to the formation of a legal, social and democratic state proclaimed in the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Such a task can be accomplished only by a strong and socially-oriented state that can maintain a balance between a free economy and fair distribution processes.
Some problems of Entrepreneurial (Economic) Law
Authors: Laptev Vladimir V.
Published: March 2022

The article summarizes the interim results of the development of the branch of Economic (Entrepreneurial) Law at the present stage. The article reveals the subject of Entrepreneurial Law - business (economic) relations horizontally and vertically that develop in the process of economic activity and its organization (regulation). The scientific and practical justification of the need to codify the current legislation on entrepreneurial activity, in particular, through the publication of the Entrepreneurial (Economic) Code. The characteristics are investigated of the subjects of Entrepreneurial Law, which include individual entrepreneurs, enterprises, other commercial organizations and other collective entities, are investigated. A rethinking of the concept of a legal entity is proposed. The unique features of a single production and economic complex formed by economic entities, which makes up a single economic system, which includes enterprises, organizations and the center of the system, are analyzed. The expediency of the law on holdings is argued. The author examines the application of a number of norms of business legislation and suggests ways of its development.
About the academic discipline “Prosecutor’s supervision in the USSR”
Authors: Golunsky Sergey A.
Published: March 2022

The article shows the reasons for the inclusion of the special academic discipline “Prosecutor’s supervision in the USSR” in the curricula of law schools and law faculties of universities of the USSR, the subject is defined and its boundaries are outlined, the problems of the correlation of this course with the theory of state and law, State and Administrative Law, criminal and civil proceedings are considered, recommendations are given for the preparation of an appropriate textbook.
Legal reform and development of higher legal education in Russia
Authors: Topornin Boris N.
Published: March 2022

The article deals with a number of topical issues of training lawyers in Russia that meet modern realities. Special attention is paid to the problems of the correlation between the mandatory all-Russian standard and university autonomy, general cultural and special education, in-depth study of the theory and practice of pre-revolutionary Russia, the formation of a modern scientific and cultural worldview, including knowledge in both the socio-humanitarian and natural science spheres, the legitimization of legal education, the separation of university and specialized higher legal education, the levels of higher legal education, the training of lawyers in commercial universities, relations of higher education with science , etc.
Institutionalization of Sociology of Criminal Law in the history and theory of legal science
Authors: Zhukov Vasily I.
Published: March 2022

The paper aims are to highlight the process of institutionalization of sociology of criminal law, identify epistemological origins and formulate theoretical and methodological foundations of one of the most important areas of legal knowledge. The paper considers the role of the largest experts in the field of history and theory of legal doctrines, analyzes the views of E. Ferry, E. Ehrlich and other thinkers and justifies the priority of domestic lawyers in the use of sociological methods of analysis of criminal phenomena and social processes, in the formation of sociology of criminal law as an interdisciplinary field of jurisprudence. Special attention is paid to systematization of the accumulated research experience, the role of the sociology of law in regulatory enforcement of the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 204 of May 7, 2018 "On the national goals and strategic objectives development of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2024", and developed by the Russian Government's National projects designed to achieve economic breakthrough in the country's development.
A Flexible Thin Film Single-Point Force Sensor from PVDF Film
Authors: Zhou Gaofeng  , Liu Yanming  , Li Zhengfeng  , Cui Lujun  , Guo Shirui  , Shang Huichao
Published: March 2022

On the basis of piezoelectric effect of PVDF film, the flexible thin film single-point force sensor with total dimension 75mmx20mmx1mm is devised to dynamically measure single-point force in biomedical or mechanical field. New flat interlayer structure with cavum is firstly introduced to enlarge the deformation of PVDF thin film, and a conductive supporting rack is firstly utilized to construct a detecting cavum and to realize the connection between PVDF film and down conductive electrode. Such structure is flat as the traditional sandwich structure; but its cavum may make sensor have a sensitive reaction and larger measurement range. Its measurement range is from 0 to 6217N and it works between -40°C and 80°C. The total thickness 1mm is so thin that the given sensor can be easily placed into aperture. Results of experiment and analysis illustrate that the developed sensor is available and that it may be used to dynamically sense a single-point force. The flat interlayer structure given is thin and flexible and flat and implantable. Such sensor makes that it becomes possible to dynamically measure single-point force in mechanical field or biomedical field.
Efficient Selection Method for Mass Scaling Factor in 3D Microscopic Cutting Simulation of CFRP
Authors: Fuji Wang  , Xiang Zhao  , Xiaonan Wang  , Tianyu Gu  , Boyu Zhang
Published: March 2022

3D microscopic cutting simulation of CFRP is very important for revealing material removal mechanism and damage suppression, wherein mass scaling is usually adopted for solving the problem of extremely low calculating efficiency. For the simulation with very low cutting speed, a quasi-static criterion is usually adopted for an appropriate mass scaling factor. However, to get closer to real machining processes, there is tendency of simulation with higher cutting speed considering more complicated factors, and the selection of mass scaling factor in this situation is difficult and computationally intensive. To solve this problem, this study aims to propose an efficient method of appropriately selecting mass scaling factor, which is upon the kinetic-to-internal energy ratio in the beginning stage of simulation. Through direct relationship between kinetic energy and cutting speed, the selection method applies under different cutting speeds; with the focus on the beginning stage of calculation, the proposed method requires little calculating work. By verification, such advantages are clearly presented with obviously improved calculating efficiency and limited error. What’s more, a set of empirical values of mass scaling factor suitable for different cutting speeds are provided for reference. The findings of this study could make great contributions in facilitating the development of 3D microscopic cutting simulation method of CFRP.
Effect of the Interfacial Slippage on the Moving Surface in a Hydrodynamic Step Bearing
Authors: Junyan Wang  , Yongbin Zhang
Published: March 2022

The effect of the interfacial slippage on the moving surface in a hydrodynamic step bearing is analytically investigated based on the interfacial limiting shear strength model. The calculation results show that when the interfacial slippage occurs on the whole moving surface but is absent on the whole stationary surface, the load-carrying capacity of the bearing is independent on the sliding speed but is intimately dependent on the contact-fluid interfacial shear strength on the moving surface, and the carried load of the bearing is normally heavily reduced as compared to that calculated from conventional hydrodynamic lubrication theory especially for high sliding speeds; The friction coefficient of this mode of bearing is significantly higher than that of the conventional hydrodynamic step bearing for a high sliding speed, but the case is opposite for a low sliding speed. The results show the potential application value of this mode of bearing for reducing the friction at a low sliding speed or the necessity of preventing the occurrence of the interfacial slippage on the moving surface in a hydrodynamic step bearing at a high sliding speed.
Preocupaciones de la vida cotidiana. Objetos y prácticas culturales durante la pandemia por covid–19
Authors: Papez Boris
Published: March 2022

El objetivo de este artículo es presentar los principales hallazgos de una investigación sobre las experiencias de la vida cotidiana durante el confinamiento por covid–19, en la que prestamos especial atención a las preocupaciones del día a día y a las estrategias que los sujetos pusieron en juego para sobreponerse a ellas. La metodología se basó en el análisis cualitativo de once diarios auto–etnográficos realizados por estudiantes universitarios y seis entrevistas posteriores a los mismos sujetos, siempre centradas en sus prácticas culturales e informativas durante el aislamiento. Identificamos tres problemas principales en este período. En primer lugar, el cambio radical de las rutinas diarias como resultado del incremento del uso del espacio doméstico. En segundo lugar, la necesidad de información mediática confiable acerca de las prácticas de prevención y las normas sociales en un contexto atravesado por la sobreinformación y las fake news. En tercer lugar, la limitación del conjunto de relaciones sociales a causa de las reglamentaciones de la pandemia, que hicieron de la soledad una sensación en constante latencia. A partir del análisis de los registros, sostenemos que el uso de diferentes objetos (computadoras, celulares, libros, instrumentos musicales, etcétera) fue central para lidiar con los problemas cotidianos, ya sea por su capacidad para movilizar prácticas culturales, gestionar emociones, establecer límites simbólicos entre actividades, crear nuevas temporalidades, o convertirse en un recurso de sociabilidad. Creemos que recuperar estas experiencias nos permite abrir interrogantes para pensar la vida cotidiana en la pospandemia.
Cystic paraganglioma of the filum terminale
Authors: Gelabert González Miguel
Published: March 2022

Spinal Paragangliomas are rare tumors, most frequently involving the cauda equina and the filum terminale. We report the case of a 62-year old woman presenting with a one month’s lower back pain, left sciatica and leg weakness. Spinal magnetic resonance imaging showed a extramedullary lesion at L3-L4 level, measuring 37 x 52 x 21 mm with contrast enhancement. It presented an unenhancing intradural cystic lesion in the upper pole. The patient underwent lumbar laminectomy, and with neurofisiologic monitorization the tumor was completely resected. Microscopic examination of the tumor revealed a paraganglioma. In a review of the literature, we found only five previous reported cases in which the tumor is accompanied by a cyst.
Prevalence of anatomical variants of the Willis polygon in cadavers undergoing medico-legal necropsy
Authors: Plaza Oscar , Torres Matamba Elsa Vanessa , Tapia Vela Mario Fernando
Published: March 2022

The primary function of the circle of Willis is to provide collateral blood flow between the anterior and posterior arterial systems of the brain. Its configuration can vary considering its vascular structures, this being considered an anatomical variant. Our study aims to determine the prevalence of these, discriminated by sex in corpses subjected to medicolegal autopsy at the National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences in 2019, in Cali-Colombia. Retrospective observational descriptive study, of photographic records, inspection records and expert reports, where variables of age, sex, anatomical variants, compromised vascular structures are differentiated. Univariate and bivariate analyzes were performed. The population consisted of 194 cases, with a median age of 33 years (interquartile range between 23-45). 24.4% corresponded to the male sex. A prevalence of 25.3% of cases with non-classic polygon was observed. The most frequent anatomical variant was hypoplasia 14.9%. The vascular structure that presented the most anatomical variants was the posterior communicating artery with 17%.