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The genesis of international legal means of ensuring nuclear safety
Authors: Les I.O.
Published: November 2023

The international legal framework for nuclear security consists of legal instruments and generally accepted principles designed to prevent, detect and respond to criminal and other unauthorized activities that involve or target nuclear or other radioactive material and related facilities or activities.

Joint adherence to these instruments and a unified national legal framework can make a significant contribution to the fight against nuclear terrorism.

Today, nuclear safety is considered the main condition for the use of nuclear energy. Over the years, this understanding has been legally guaranteed and confirmed by various decisions and resolutions of the IAEA Governing Council, the General Conference, the Security Council and the UN General Assembly.

However, the genesis of the international legal framework of nuclear safety was formed in a complex manner and in direct connection with historical events in the world, which is why it currently consists of various legally binding and non-binding international documents, which can sometimes be considered incomprehensible. The article attempts to shed light on the genesis of international legal means of ensuring nuclear safety, through a comprehensive review of legal instruments in the sphere of ensuring the peaceful use of nuclear materials. The article aims to deepen the knowledge and general understanding of the history and scope of the relevant legislation, including the relevant obligations undertaken by states and the relevant specific functions assigned to regulatory bodies and states. The work can be useful to legislators, government officials, technologists, lawyers, diplomats, mass media, general public and students of «international law» and «international relations» to increase awareness and understanding of changes in the international legal framework of nuclear safety.

Research on the genesis of nuclear law and safety can be useful for the creation and maintenance of national legislative and regulatory frameworks for nuclear safety. This publication brings together the main legally binding international documents and internationally recognized non-binding documents that form the international legal framework for nuclear safety.
Legal paradigm in the theory of law
Authors: Bykov O.M.
Published: November 2023

The article is devoted to the analysis of the legal paradigm and its cognitive possibilities in modern legal theory. The problem of paradigms, which became relevant thanks to the concept of Thomas Kuhn, does not stop bothering the scientific community. Of particular interest to study is the legal paradigm, the relevance of the study of which in our time can be seen in the fact that this legal construction allows solving the issue of applied significance.

State-legal transformations in our country caused changes in the methodology of scientific knowledge, prevailing legal ideals and values, the emergence of new theories of understanding law in the legal paradigm, which, in turn, determine the vector of development of legal science. The study of paradigmatic problems in the theory of law is also connected with the epistemological needs of legal science itself. The current state of domestic jurisprudence is characterized by multi- paradigmism, the presence of many competing theories, teachings, and schools.

The article examines the impact of general theoretical foundations of legal paradigms on law-making activity. The terms «paradigm», «legal paradigm», «paradigm of legal thinking» are clarified. The paradigmatic legal issues in the theory of the state and law have been studied. The study showed that the legal paradigm affects legal practice and determines the direction of legislation development. In turn, the possibilities of law enforcement practice for the legal paradigm consist in the use of law enforcement resources and experience. The evolution of the paradigm in the context of modern legal changes has indisputable theoretical and practical significance. The article reveals the place and role of the paradigm in modern scientific legal knowledge, traces the evolution of the «legal paradigm» category, reveals its relationship with other legal categories. Views on the relationship between the legal categories «law» and «law» in the context of the paradigmatic legal theory are outlined. Problematic issues that require thorough study in modern legal science are outlined.
Duty as a value-legal phenomenon
Authors: Popovych T.P.
Published: November 2023

In the course of its development, each society tried to create a certain set of established rules of behavior to regulate social relations, as a result of which various models of mandatory, prohibited or permitted behavior were formed. The general rule for building the specified models was to grant the participants of social relations subjective rights and impose legal obligations on them. So, of course, duty is an extremely important component both in the regulation of social relations and the construction of a proper legal order, as well as in the functioning of legal systems as a whole. However, despite such an important role, the category of duty has rarely been subject to comprehensive research, so we consider it appropriate to analyze the nature of such a concept as «duty», in particular, to focus attention on it through the prism of its value character. In addition, the relevance of the study of this topic is determined by the problem of duty, and in particular, the problem of its implementation and proper execution, which is the subject of constant discussions in society. Also, the basis for a proper study of the category of duty is a certain limitation of its perception as an exclusively legal category, since, in our opinion, duty is a broader concept that can be confidently called a value-legal phenomenon. Thus, the article carried out a study of the chronological development of the category of duty, starting from the birth of the first social duties, ending with the construction of the legal concept of duty in modern society.

In the course of writing the article, an attempt was made to provide our own interpretation of duty as a value-legal phenomenon, and to explain on the basis of what we consider duty to be a value. Attention is also drawn to the fact that manifestations of legal nihilism appear in modern society, which actually has a negative effect on the affirmation of duty as a value.
Monetary policy of the National Bank of Ukraine: radical changes are needed
Authors: Pyroha S.S.
Published: November 2023

The article analyzes the effectiveness of the NBU's monetary policy. During the period of independence, the National Bank never performed any of the functions stipulated by law. The main instruments of monetary and credit policy at the disposal of the central bank are not used as intended, and therefore do not ensure the performance of the functions entrusted to the National Bank of Ukraine, in particular: they do not ensure the stability of the hryvnia exchange rate, price stability, accelerated socio-economic development of the state and the adopted inflation level. The monetary and credit policy of the National Bank must be radically changed to ensure the implementation provisions of Art. 6 of the Law of Ukraine ‘On the National Bank of Ukraine'. The central bank's efforts must be coordinated with the government's efforts, and the central bank's monetary policy must be coordinated with the government's fiscal policy. In the paper, we propose to change the monetary policy instruments of the NBU in order to direct it to the support of the real sector of the economy and the stability of the exchange rate. The proposed changes provide for the establishment of refinancing rates up to 2%, placement of deposit certificates -2% (minus 2%). At the same time, it is necessary to make changes to the Tax Code of Ukraine regarding the introduction of progressive floating rates of taxation of the profit of financial institutions, limitation of the right to deduct losses from the tax base of financial institutions in certain cases. . . For the actual production of goods with a high added value, provide the reduction of the tax base for the part invested in production, and set the tax rate for the distributed part of the profit at the level of the personal income tax rate. Non- traditional methods of stimulating development are also proposed, in particular the purchase of government securities. The marginal value of government debt securities should be limited to 2-3% of GDP.
Health care system in terms of digitalization and reforming financing
Authors: Muzyka-Stefanchuk O. , Stefanchuk M. , Lakymchuk N.
Published: November 2023

The article is devoted to issues of the digital economy, which is its own trend in modern economics and management. The path to the digital economy is through the internal market of production, use and consumption of information, communication and digital technologies. The digital economy is based on information and communication and digital technologies, the rapid development and spread of which already affect the traditional (physical-analog) economy today, transforming it from one that consumes resources to one that creates resources. It is data that is the key resource of the digital economy, it is generated and provides electronic communication interaction due to the functioning of electronic and digital devices, means and systems.

It has been proven that the digital economy is mediated by digitization, which means saturating the physical world with electronic-digital devices, means, systems and establishing electronic- communication exchange between them, which in fact provides an integral interaction of the virtual and physical, that is, creates a cyber-physical space.

The provisions of the Concept of Development of the Digital Economy and Society of Ukraine in the area of healthcare and medicine are analyzed. Supported the position that an element of the development of digital medicine is the introduction of a telesystem for providing remote medical services to citizens and supporting the work of doctors, especially in rural areas.

The concept «health care» is considered through the prism of a system of measures aimed at preserving and restoring physiological and psychological functions, optimal working capacity and social activity of a person with maximum biological provision of the individual length of his life.

The set of such concepts as «electronic health care system» and «electronic health care» are considered.

It is argued that the budgetary financing of the health care sector should take into account expenses for the purchase of equipment, software, technical support, etc. Part of the relevant expenses can be covered not by the expense of budget funds, but by the expense of various types of grants, fundraising funds.
Restrictive measures applied to persons perpetrators of domestic violence: national and foreign experience
Authors: Ostapchuk L.H.
Published: November 2023

The article establishes that in modern conditions, punishment for criminal offenses related to domestic violence, as a traditional measure of a criminal law nature, cannot overcome all challenges in the field of protection of «healthy» family relations which, in turn, actualizes the possibility to apply and other measures of a criminal law nature. In this regard, in 2017 the Law of Ukraine «On Amendments to the Criminal and Criminal Procedure Codes of Ukraine to implement the provisions of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence» was adopted, thus in criminal law Ukraine has an institute of restrictive measures.

The article provides arguments in favor of attributing restrictive measures as measures of criminal law, not administrative law, and supports the position of the legislator on the legal regulation of their application in the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

An attempt was made to determine the significance of the institution of restrictive measures, which, in the author's opinion, is to help prevent the commission of new criminal offenses against the victim of domestic violence; ensuring the educational impact on the offender by providing appropriate assistance within the implementation of the program for offenders or probation program, reducing the latency of relevant criminal offenses.

An attempt has been made to study the institution of restrictive measures in some foreign countries, in particular: the USA, Australia, Belgium. The positive experience of which can be implemented by making appropriate changes to the legislation of Ukraine in terms of imposing restrictive measures on persons who commit domestic violence.

It is proved that law enforcement practice, it can be said that the law enforcement practice of Ukraine and foreign countries clearly demonstrates that international law is developing through the recognition of state responsibility for domestic violence. Court decisions made in Ukraine and the European Court of Human Rights demonstrate that the practice in this category of cases is developing dynamically, and positive foreign experience needs to be implemented in domestic legislation and law enforcement practice. The vector of change should be aimed at the adoption of appropriate general measures by public authorities to counteract the underlying problem and prevent future ill-treatment by offenders.
Du Rong et ai, Speaking Chinese about China, Beijing, Foreign Languages Press, 1987, 2 vols.: pp. 490 + 602.
Authors: Maeth Ch. Russell
Published: November 2023

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Norbert Dannhaeuser, Contemporary Trade Strategies in the Philippines: a Study in Marketing Anthropology, New Brunswick, Rutgers University Press, 1983.
Authors: Beckett Jeremy
Published: November 2023

Traducción del inglés: Mariela Álvarez
Michael C. Howard y Simione Durutalo, The Political Economy of the South Pacific to 1945. Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Monograph Series No. 26, Townsville: James Cook University of North Queensland, 1987; 282 pp., un mapa y 28 cuadros estadísticos.
Authors: Devalle Susana B. C.
Published: November 2023

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Lynn Hunt, Politics, Culture and Class in the French Revolution. Berkeley-Los Angeles-Londres: University of California Press, 1984; 251 pp.
Authors: Devalle Susana B. C.
Published: November 2023

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Study on liquidity risk of commercial banks
Authors: Mansour Nadia
Published: November 2023

China’s banking system, a product of its planned economy, is a means for China to implement its economic and financial development and consolidate its role in the global economy. Recently, this system has been decentralised by adapting specific regulations to international standards. Against this backdrop, the development of inter-bank activities has played a vital role in the rapid expansion of Chinese banking sector’s assets. This study, uses data from 34 listed commercial banks between 2010 and 2018, to analyse the effect of interbank activities on commercial banks’ liquidity risk using a panel data model. This determines whether the effects are the same for different commercial banks. The study concludes that the expansion of interbank activities has increased commercial banks' liquidity risk, and that this effect is more significant in joint-stock banks than in urban commercial banks. Therefore, commercial banks should sensibly position their interbank development model, conduct their interbank business prudently and rationally, and continuously strengthen their risk control measures. The supervisory authorities must continue to strengthen supervision of interbank activities and prevent funds from being de-realised.
Effect of different pre-treatments on rehydration kinetics of solar and hot-air dried Fuji apple slices
Authors: Dey Debashish , Dhalsamant Kshanaprava , Tripathy Punyadarshini Punam
Published: November 2023

The present study demonstrates the effect of direct solar drying (DSD) and hot air drying (HAD) on the quality attributes of Fuji apple slices. DSD samples took a longer time (150–180 min) to dry and simultaneously reached higher equilibrium moisture content at the end of rehydration than HAD samples. DSD samples have higher rehydration ability, dry matter holding capacity, and water absorption capacity than HAD samples. Among several empirical models, the Weibull model is the best fit with higher R2 (0.9977), lower root mean square (0.0029), and chi-square error (0.0031) for describing the rehydration kinetics. Rehydrated HAD samples showed better color characteristics than DSD in terms of overall color change, chroma, and hue angle values. Whereas the hardness and chewiness of rehydrated DSD samples were better than HAD samples because of higher dry matter holding capacity in DSD. Apart from color retention, the DSD samples showed better rehydration capacity and a good texture upon rehydration than HAD slices.
A new methodological approach for analysing river basins landscape changes
Authors: Bzour Ansam , Válanszki István
Published: November 2023

Research indicates that the Jordan River Basin area is an area where serious environmental and cultural changes occur. This paper illustrates a new methodological approach to developing a structural framework to study river basins‘ cultural and landscape changes. The aim of the proposed framework is to elaborate and overlap the natural and cultural driving forces that influence the landscape and to understand the relationship between them. The study consists of four stages: 1. setting specific objectives coinciding with the study area conditions and specifications; 2. defining a specific technique to determine the selected time frame; 3. defining the factors of each driving force and evaluating their correspondence with the study objectives, and finally; 4. building matrixes of intersections combining the natural force, the cultural force, and the overlapping between both, and adopting specific methodological techniques and tools to measure the outcome of each intersection. The paper presents a case study of the application of the proposed framework in the Jordan River Basin. The research results demonstrate the usefulness of the developed framework in understanding the overlapping between the landscape driving forces (natural and cultural) as well as achieving the goals of the related research. This new approach can facilitate a better understanding of landscape change and help researchers and planners identify and address the key issues related to sustainable landscape management by developing more effective policies and management strategies.
Implementation of strategic design in sustainable landscape development
Authors: Banas Margaréta , Van Helmond Souraya , Van Gemert Jenna , Van Koningsbrugge Iki , Lahaije Dean , Murk Tara , Vonk Hylke
Published: November 2023

This paper explores the implementation of strategic design in sustainable landscape development through a case study of the Neckar Landscape Park Student Competition. Drawing upon previous research on sustainable land use development, the study emphasizes the importance of integrated approaches and transdisciplinary thinking in managing landscapes. The strategic design process, characterized by analysis, synthesis and evaluation, is applied to address the socio-ecological and spatial challenges of the Neckar river valley. The findings highlight the potential of strategic design to create resilient and sustainable landscapes by combining scientific analysis and imaginative problem-solving. The case study exemplifies the value of strategic design in landscape architecture and offers insights for future landscape management.
Establishing the potential for the application of digital storytelling to support Chinese industrial heritage
Authors: Bian Xin , Brown Andre
Published: November 2023

Chinese industrial heritage is the materialized carrier and historical witness of the evolution of urban spatial structure and industrial development. As an inseparable part of cultural heritage, it has rich historical, social, economic, scientific, technological, and aesthetic value. However, industrial heritage as a value is not suffi ciently acknowledged in the Chinese society. The factories, their activity, and their historical evolution are often disconnected and isolated from the daily life of the cities, being quite an unknown aspect for most citizens. In addition, due to the acceleration of urbanization, many industrial heritages in cities have disappeared. China has spent two decades promoting sustainable development of its industrial heritage, but there is still a lack of knowledge on how to promote sustainable development of industrial heritage through digital education. Based on these findings the paper discusses our research that promotes sustainable development aspects of industrial heritage, and our subsequent work has particularly focussed on associated landscape recovery. It does so by focussing on the particular highly valued heritage case of the Anshan Steel production site in China, and the environmental consequences of the Dagushan Open mine on the landscape. The paper ends with a critical reflection on how a digital tool can help to shape industrial heritage education, appreciation and involvement, and hence foster sustainable development processes.
Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy in a Principles of Economics Textbook
Authors: Metzgar Matthew
Published: November 2023

Introduction: Among the contemporary models developed, the updated Bloom’s taxonomy has become the most widely used cognitive process model for gauging learning questions. This model emphasizes the cognitive levels starting from remembering information and progresses to advanced levels such as producing knowledge. Even though students use a variety of strategies to synthesize information and learn, there is an urgent need for teachers to adopt better pedagogies to facilitate meaningful learning. Adams (2015) established that Bloom’s taxonomy places emphasis on student’s ability to acquire prior knowledge before interpreting or applying it into a real-world scenario. It is of interest then to determine the Bloom’s levels in principles of economics textbooks.

Methods: This study utilized qualitative research to determine whether the aspects of Bloom’s revised taxonomy were utilized in end of chapter questions. The questions at the end of the chapters of the “Principles of Economics” by Gregory Mankiw (2021) were classified based on Bloom’s revised taxonomy.

Results: The study revealed that most of the questions utilized the apply level of Bloom’s cognitive domain. There were few questions regarding evaluation or creating.

Discussion: Faculty need to be aware of the different Bloom’s levels available to them and potentially focus more on the higher levels of Bloom’s revised taxonomy.

Limitations: One limitation is that only the leading Principles of Economics textbook was surveyed. Other textbooks may produce different results.

Conclusions: The leading Principles of Economics textbook had many end-of-chapter questions at the apply level of the revised Bloom’s taxonomy. There may be opportunities to develop more questions at the higher levels of the revised Bloom’s taxonomy.
Investigating the Relationships between Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms (OCS) and Depression Symptoms and Intolerance of Uncertainty in Turkish Adolescents during Covid-19
Authors: Şimşek Mustafa Kerim
Published: November 2023

Introduction:This study aims at examining the direct and indirect mediating role of the intolerance of uncertainty (IU) variable in the relationship between COVID-19-induced OCS and depression in a Turkish adolescent sample.

Methods:
The sample consists of 427 people (248 females, 179 males) between the ages of 14-18, living in Turkey and selected by convenient sampling method. The data were collected through the COVID-19 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Scale, Depression, Stress and Anxiety Scale (DASS-21) and Intolerance of Uncertainty Index-A for Children (IUI-A-C).

Results: The findings show that COVID-19-induced OCS have strong predictive effects on depression symptoms. The findings also revealed that IU directly and indirectly mediates the relationship between COVID-19 OCD and depression symptoms, as well as its negative predictive effect for depression symptoms.

Discussion: It can be said that OCS caused by COVID-19 trigger depressive symptoms in adolescents. In addition, it can be thought that IU, with its mediator effect, may play a triggering role in the emergence of COVID-induced OCS. Another research finding is that IU may be an important transdiagnostic construct for depressive symptoms.

Limitations: The current study has also some limitations. First, the study was carried out as a cross-sectional study. The fact that the sample group is non-clinical and a clinical group is not included can be considered as second delimitation. Third, the current study just used scales to evaluate the students’ self-report. At this point, a different perspective can be developed by taking the opinions of the parents.

Conclusions: The results show that COVID-19-induced OCS increase depressive symptoms in Turkish adolescents and IU has a mediating effect in this relationship. In addition, the results provide important data for the treatment of mental symptoms related to the pandemic.
A Framework for Implementing Positive Learner Discipline in Public Secondary Schools from the Context of the Mpumalanga Province
Authors: Ndlovu Mkhumbulo , Schlebusch Gawie , Makola Solomon
Published: November 2023

Introduction: Learner indiscipline has emerged as a global cause for concern for educators and parents in the 21st century. This study sought to develop a framework for the successful implementation of positive discipline. The study sought to provide answers revolving around the contributing factors towards learner indiscipline, the effects of indiscipline on teaching and learning, educators’ perceptions on positive discipline, factors leading to the ineffective implementation of positive discipline and the constituents of an effective framework for implementing positive discipline.

Methods: The study adopted a qualitative approach. Districts were identified utilising convenience sampling, while participants were sampled purposively. Data collection comprised semi-structured interviews and document analysis. Six schools from two districts in the Mpumalanga Province were selected as the study sample. The sample comprised twenty-four participants, including principals, class teachers, Life Orientation teachers, and chairpersons of School Governing Bodies from each school. Thematic content analysis was used to analyse the data and present the findings.

Results: The findings revealed that learner indiscipline is affected by several contributing factors such as family situation, community setting, human rights, peer pressure, educators, and learners themselves. Lack of stakeholder engagement, absence of training, overemphasis on learners’ rights and conditioning of educators and parents on corporal punishment are the factors that have led to the ineffective implementation of positive discipline.

Discussion:To ensure the implementation of positive discipline is successful, a framework should support a multi-stakeholder consideration to engagement. Ubuntu values should be incorporated in re-packaging the positive discipline toolkit so that it suits the local context.

Limitations: Only two education districts in one province of South Africa formed part of the study.

Conclusions: Educators are to adopt a revised curriculum that accommodates positive discipline and Ubuntu values in related subjects taught in school. Effective implementation requires regular monitoring, evaluation and reviewing of the positive discipline approach. The study proposed an Afrocentric framework for the implementation of positive discipline.
Proofs, generalizations and analogs of Menon’s identity: a survey
Authors: Tóth László
Published: November 2023

Menon’s identity states that for every positive integer n one has ∑ (a − 1, n) = φ (n)τ(n), where a runs through a reduced residue system (mod n), (a − 1, n) stands for the greatest common divisor of a − 1 and n, φ(n) is Euler’s totient function, and τ(n) is the number of divisors of n. Menon’s identity has been the subject of many research papers, also in the last years. We present detailed, self contained proofs of this identity by using different methods, and point out those that we could not identify in the literature. We survey the generalizations and analogs, and overview the results and proofs given by Menon in his original paper. Some historical remarks and an updated list of references are included as well.
Nostalgia and Creative Urge as Double-Edged Swords in the (Auto)Biographical Writings of Rose Gollup-Cohen
Authors: Rabinovich Irina
Published: November 2023

While some Jewish immigrant autobiographies have received broad critical attention, a few important autobiographical endeavours have been underrepresented or almost forgotten. Autobiographies written by Jewish female writers who immigrated to America from Russia, Poland, or Galicia often draw a bifurcated picture of their struggles in callous New York sweatshops, or, on the contrary, they exalt the Jews’ notable success while blending in the American melting pot. Scarce studies, however, have been devoted to the dislocation and uprootedness of female immigrants and to the nostalgic feelings they have experienced during their absorption into American reality. This paper intends to resuscitate the forgotten voice of a Jewish immigrant female writer, Rose Gollup-Cohen. Moreover, using primarily psychoanalytical methodology and a feminist theory, the paper focuses on the nostalgic feelings that immigrants reverted to. Finally, it deals with both the therapeutic and the destructive powers of compulsive writing and shows how the writing process assists an immigrant writer when coping with distress experienced in her new homeland, but, on the other hand, it also demonstrates how compulsive writing may lead to obsessive behaviours, resulting in losing awareness of one’s surroundings, neglecting one’s family, and even to depression and suicide.
Myths, Science, and Literature – Different Fields, the Same Essence
Authors: Mihály Vilma-Irén
Published: November 2023

The present study aims at analysing the relationship and establishing the similarities between ancient Eastern myths, literature, and today’s leading scientific views such as quantum physics. In ancient times, the mythic worldview was the only one being widely accepted, a dominancy that lasted up into, roughly put, the mid-nineteenth century, when most sciences as known today started to flourish and overtook the place of mythology, invalidating it. Nowadays, however, ancient myths and modern sciences have begun getting closer to each other and, at a deep insight, one may discover that they reveal the same truth. Thus, the paper shall discuss and compare ancient Buddhist texts with leading quantum theories and literary works by Béla Hamvas and Sándor Weöres that facilitate the comprehension of the essence.1
Single-Parent Families in Villages and Towns of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina: A Sociological Study
Authors: Novakov Marina
Published: November 2023

Single-parent families have become increasingly prevalent in modern times, with approximately one in five children being raised in such households in the Republic of Serbia. The reasons behind the emergence of single-parent families have changed throughout history, and society has treated these families differently. Divorces occur more frequently in modern living conditions, and extramarital births are not as rare as they were in the past. This paper presents the results of an empirical study conducted in the AP Vojvodina on a sample of 200 single-parent families. The focus is on the analysis of the financial status of single-parent families, intergenerational relationships, parenting practices, and the potential for forming new, recombined families. The conclusion is that financial hardship is a significant issue for these families, with no significant difference in their status between rural and urban areas.
Expert knowledge-based peak current mode control of electrosurgical generators for improved output power regulation
Authors: Rafiq Muhammad Mohsin , Ibeas Asier , Ullah Nasim
Published: November 2023

Electrosurgical generators (ESG) are widely used in medical procedures to cut and coagulate tissue. Accurate control of the output power is crucial for surgical success, but can be challenging to achieve. In this paper, a novel expert knowledge-based peak current mode controller (EK-PCMC) is proposed to regulate the output power of an ESG. The EK-PCMC leverages expert knowledge to adapt to changes in tissue impedance during surgical procedures. We compared the performance of the EK-PCMC with the classical peak current mode controller (PCMC) and fuzzy PID controller. The results demonstrate that the EK-PCMC significantly outperformed the PCMC, reducing the integral square error (ISE) and integral absolute error (IAE) by a factor of 3.88 and 4.86, respectively. In addition, the EK-PCMC outperformed the fuzzy PID controller in terms of transient response and steady-state performance. Our study highlights the effectiveness of the proposed EK-PCMC in improving the regulation of the output power of an ESG and improving surgical outcomes.
Nematode Genome Announcement: A Draft Genome of Seed Gall Nematode, Anguina tritici
Authors: Singh Ashish Kumar , Das Antara , Joshi Ila , Kumar Manish , Kohli Deshika , Pankaj  , Gaikwad Kishor , Jain Pradeep Kumar , Sirohi Anil
Published: November 2023

Anguina tritici is the first plant-parasitic nematode described in literature, dating back to the year 1743. It is responsible for causing earcockle (seed gall) and tundu diseases in wheat and rye. Notably, this nematode has been observed to survive in an anhydrobiotic state for up to 32 years within wheat seed galls. These exceptional characteristics have inspired the sequencing of the A. tritici genome. In this study, we present the initial draft genome of A. tritici, obtained using the Illumina MiSeq platform with coverage of 60-fold. The genome is estimated to have a size of 164 Mb and comprises 39,965 protein-coding genes, exhibiting a GC content of 39.1%. The availability of this genome data will serve as a foundation for future functional biological investigations, particularly for genes whose functions remain unknown to this day.
An Approach to Recognise Lung Diseases Using Segmentation and Classification
Authors: Prabakaran J , Selvaraj P
Published: November 2023

Lung cancer is one of the most common causes of death in people worldwide. One of the key procedures for early detection of cancer is segmentation or analysis and classification or assessment of lung images. Radiotherapists have to invest a lot of effort into the manual segmentation of medical images. To solve this issue, early-stage lung cancer is detected using Computed Tomography (CT) scan images. The proposed system for diagnosing lung cancer is divided into two main components: the first part is an analyser component built on the upper layer of the U-shaped Network Transformer (UNT), and the second component is an assessment component built on the upper layer of the self-supervised network, which is used to categorise the output segmentation component as benign or cancerous. The proposed method provides a powerful tool for the early detection and treatment of lung cancer by combining CT scan data with 2D input. Numerous experiments are conducted to improve the analysis and evaluation of the findings. Using the public dataset, both test and training experiments were conducted. New state-of-the-art performances were achieved with experimental results: an analyser accuracy of 96.9% and an assessment accuracy of 96.98%. The proposed approach provides a new powerful tool for leveraging 2D-input CT scan data for early detection and treatment of lung cancer using a variety of methods.
Modified Microstrip Feed Hybrid Rectangular Dielectric Resonator Antenna for Wireless Tri-Band Applications
Authors: Chaitanya B , Manjunathachari K
Published: November 2023

This article reports the Modified Microstrip Feed Hybrid Rectangular Dielectric Resonator Antenna (RDRA). The proposed structure has a ground plane with a plus-shaped slot on an FR4 substrate with a height of 1.6 mm and dimensions of 38 mm x 35 mm. The proposed Dielectric resonator antenna is made of a material with 10 as its dielectric constant, and the dimensions of the DR are 19 x 20 x 18 mm3. The DR is connected to a modified microstrip feed with an octagonal ring through the plus-shaped slot in the ground. The proposed structure operates in frequencies from 2.60 GHz - 2.74 GHz, 3.12 GHz - 3.37 GHz, and 4.25 GHz - 4.37 GHz. The resonant frequency of the final proposed RDRA is 2.68 GHz, 3.26 GHz, and 4.31 GHz, which covers WLAN, WIMAX and Wireless Avionics Intra-Communications (WAIC) applications, respectively. The entire structure was simulated using the CST microwave studio. The simulated results agree with the measured results and both are presented. The compact size, stable radiation pattern and reasonable gain make this antenna suitable for the proposed applications.
Dosimetric evaluation of VMAT automated breast treatment plans: Towards the establishment of an institutional plan acceptability criteria
Authors: Acquah George Felix , Hasford Francis , Tagoe Samuel Nii Adu , Diakite Adama , Adjenou Victor , Osei Ernest
Published: November 2023

Introduction: To evaluate the clinical suitability of the current facility-based treatment plan protocol in establishing acceptability criteria.

Material and methods: Automated Volumetric Arc Therapy (VMAT) treatment plans were retrospectively evaluated for intact breast and chest-wall cancer patients from January 2021 to January 2023.

Results: A total of 94 patients were planned and treated using automated contouring and VMAT planning technique. The number of patients planned and treated for intact breast and chest-wall were 41 (43.6%) and 53 (56.4%), respectively. The mean intact breast volumes for optimization (Brst_opt) receiving 95% and 105% of the prescribed doses were 92.80% ± 1.11 and 1.54% ± 1.02, respectively. Their corresponding mean chest-wall volumes for optimization (Chst_opt) were 90.65% ± 3.19 and 2.28% ± 2.99, respectively. For left-sided cases, the mean heart dose received was 4.61 Gy ± 1.76 and 5.18 Gy ± 1.55 for intact breast plans and that for chest-wall plans, respectively. The mean ipsilateral lung volume receiving 20 Gy of the prescribed dose was 12.22% ± 3.86 and 13.19% ± 3.74 for intact breast plans and chest-wall plans, respectively. For the Brst_opt and Chst_opt dose metrics were calculated; the mean homogeneity index (HI) was 0.14 ± 0.03 and 0.15 ± 0.04, mean uniformity index (UI) was 1.09 ± 0.03 and 1.11 ± 0.03, and mean conformity index (CI) were 0.92 ± 0.04 and 0.91 ± 0.04, respectively.

Conclusions: The dosimetric evaluation shows a good dose distribution in the target volumes with minimal doses to the organs at risk (OAR). Assessment of the current data affirms the clinical usefulness of the facility-adopted protocol in achieving quality treatment plans for intact breast and chest-wall irradiations. The establishment of plan acceptability criteria will help achieve improved overall treatment outcomes.
On Strong Porosity of Some Families of Functions
Authors: Hejduk Jacek , Ivanova Gertruda , Wiertelak Renata
Published: November 2023

The paper deals with the strong porosity of some families of real functions continuous with respect to a given topology 𝒯 or 𝒜-continuous (i.e., continuous with respect to some special family 𝒜 of sets of the real line). Particularly, porosity of those families is investigated in space of the Baire 1 functions or in the space of the Baire 1 and Darboux functions.
Concept of Aviation Technical Support as a Service
Authors: Kabashkin Igor , Perekrestov Vladimir
Published: November 2023

The concept of Aviation Technical Support as a Service (ATSaaS) has emerged as a new and innovative approach in the aviation industry, aiming to provide comprehensive technical support services to small airlines. The paper explores the development and implementation of this model, combining state-of-the-art digitalization methods and advanced technologies to address the unique challenges faced by small airlines. The research focuses on the customization and scalability of the service model, considering the diverse needs and requirements of small airlines in terms of aircraft maintenance and technical operations. By leveraging advanced digitalization methods, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics, the model aims to optimize decision-making processes, enhance operational efficiency, and improve overall safety and reliability. The article highlights the research novelty in terms of integrating advanced digitalization methods, developing a customizable and scalable service model, and optimizing performance metrics. It explores the practical significance of the ATSaaS model by providing guidance for small airlines to access high-quality technical support services, make informed decisions, and achieve business growth and profitability. Through a comprehensive literature review, the article examines the existing models of aviation technical support services and identifies the gaps that the ATSaaS model aims to address. The study also emphasizes the importance of collaboration between the service provider and the airline, promoting a collaborative ecosystem that fosters effective communication, information sharing, and mutual benefits.
The edge of a Permian erg: Eolian facies and provenance of the Lyons Sandstone in northern Colorado
Authors: Kendigelen Oguzhan , Egenhoff Sven , Matthews William A. , Holm-Denoma Christopher S. , Whiteley Karen R. , Gent Virginia A. , Longman Mark W. , Hagadorn James W.
Published: November 2023

Facies of the Permian Lyons Sandstone are described and interpreted based on analyses of 23 cores from Larimer and Weld counties, Colorado. Here, the Lyons Sandstone consists of very fine- to medium-grained sandstone with minor silt and mudstone interbeds. The unit has five recurrent siliciclastic facies that can be grouped into two facies associations (FA). FA1 consists of (1) high-angle, cross-laminated sandstone (Facies 1; interpreted as eolian dune remnants); (2) low-angle, cross-laminated and horizontally laminated sandstone (Facies 2; interdune); and (3) chaotically bedded to folded sandstone (Facies 3; lower dune flanks). FA2, in contrast, is mainly (4) wavy- to irregularly laminated silty sandstone (Facies 4; wet to damp interdune); and (5) massive to wavy-laminated silt-rich mudstone (Facies 5; ponded water areas between dunes) with minor amounts of high-angle, cross-laminated sandstone (Facies 1) and low-angle, cross-laminated and horizontally laminated sandstone (Facies 2). FA1 is hypothesized to have been produced in an eolian system akin to those that might exist in the dune-dominated portion of an erg, whereas FA2 was deposited in the intermittently wet portion of this eolian system, perhaps along erg margins or in flat dune-adjacent settings that were impacted by the water table. Isopach data suggests that the study area is on the fringe of a larger Lyons system that spans > 100,000 km2, and was deposited close to the Ancestral Rockies—a paleogeography consistent with deposition in erg to erg-margin paleoenvironments. Detrital zircon populations from nearby Colorado Front Range outcrops and from 12 correlative eolian units are dominated by small, well-rounded Paleoproterozoic and Mesoproterozoic grain populations that are remarkably similar between units, signaling a well-mixed system that also received an influx of distally sourced sediment from the Appalachian orogen. Detrital zircon-based maximum depositional ages of the Lyons Sandstone and its equivalents are internally consistent with deposition of the unit during the latest Artinskian to Kungurian.
French Decree on Family Reunification of 1976 in the context of the migration issue
Authors: Osipov Evgeny Aleksandrovich
Published: November 2023

The article analyzes the French migration policy in the 1960s and 1970s, when a large number of migrant workers from the Maghreb countries arrived in the country, with an emphasis on the significance of the decree on family reunification that came into force in 1976. In modern historiography, both French and Russian, there is an idea that this decree became one of the main mistakes of the presidency of Valery Giscard d'Estaing, symbolized the beginning of the policy of opening borders, attracting a large number of migrants from North Africa to the Fifth Republic and ultimately served as a starting point for the spread of Islam in France, the growth of religious radicalism and, in general, to the modern crisis of national and religious identity. The article is based on the latest achievements of French and Russian historiography. In particular, for the first time in Russian historiography, the results of the research of the French historian Muriel Cohen are introduced into scientific circulation, largely due to which the interpretation of the 1976 decree has changed in France. The article shows that in fact, the procedure for family reunification has not changed significantly since the end of World War II. However, depending on economic conditions and the degree of need for new migrants, law enforcement practice has changed. The French authorities liberally interpreted the issue of housing compliance with established standards in the 1960s during a period of shortage of workers, and vice versa, seriously approached the issuance of certificates of compliance with housing conditions in the 1970s. During the growth of unemployment and discontent of the French population with a large number of migrants from the Maghreb countries. Thus, the decree adopted in 1976 did not make significant adjustments to the migration policy of France and did not lead to an increase in the number of migrants in the country.
PREPARATION OF GPCR ANTIBODY COMPLEX SAMPLES FOR CRYO-ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Authors:   Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Sadova A.A. , Dmitrieva D.A. , Safronova N.A. , Shevtsov M.B. , Kurkin T.S. , Borshevskiy V.I. , Mishin A.V.
Published: November 2023

G-protein-coupled receptors are extremely important therapeutic targets, and their study represents the primary task of modern structural biology. Obtaining GPCR structures is fraught with many difficulties, which can be overcome by the formation of receptor and antibody fragments complexes. In this work, we obtained 4 antibody fragments, previously successfully used for the determination of GPCR structures, which we plan to use in the future to solve structures of the receptors studied in our laboratory.
MODELING THE OCCURRENCE OF REENTRY WAVES IN A HETEROGENEOUS ANISOTROPIC CARDIAC TISSUE USING A MODIFIED POTTS MODEL
Authors:   Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Slotvitsky M.M. , Romanova S.A. , Berezhnoy A.K. , Kalinin A.I. , Tsvelaya V.A. , Agladze K.I. ,   Vladimirsky Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute,   Almetyevsk State Oil Institute
Published: November 2023

Here, we propose a new approach to in silico modeling of excitation waves in cardiac tissue: the texture of cardiac tissue is generated by the Potts model and transferred to the electrophysiological model. From in silico experiments, a relationship between tissue anisotropy and arrhythmogenicity was obtained. It has been proven that the decrease of the ephatic intercellular coupling increases the probability of reentry without affecting the conduction velocity
THE EFFECT OF METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS FUNCTIONALIZED WITH MAGNETITE ON THE BIOLUMINESCENT ENZYMATIC ASSAY SYSTEM
Authors:   Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Smirnykh D.V. , Sushko E.S. , Kicheeva A.G. , Kudryasheva N.S. ,   Institute of Biophysics SB RAS, Krasnoyarsk
Published: November 2023

The inhibitory ability of three iron-containing coordination polymers (MOF, Fe3 O4 -MОF and MОF-Fe3 O4 ) was analyzed using a bioluminescent enzymatic assay. The results showed the neutrality of all coordination polymers and a low ROS content of non-functional polymers. Safe operation of these polymers for local drug delivery in therapy of oncological diseases is assumed.