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BULLYING AS A MOTIVATION FOR DEBATES ABOUT GENDER AND SEXUALITY AT SCHOOL
Authors: Santos Thales , de Queiroz Nogueira Paulo Henrique
Published: February 2024

This article is an excerpt from a study about the presence of LGBTQIA+ people in a public school in a national context of moral panic propagation by anti-gender offensives. During the course of the study, we came across, among school professionals, the circulation of the term bullying to name the violence experienced by LGBTQIA+ and which made it possible to articulate strategies to fight homophobia and protect its victims in the face of established fears. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were carried out with nine school teachers, coordinators and managers. The conclusions presented endorse the use of bullying as a strategy for debating topics related to sexual diversity, gender and the presence of LGBTQIA+ people in schools.
Learning strategies in initial teacher training: a systematic review
Authors: García-Jiménez Marta , Fernández Cabezas María , Pérez-García Purificación
Published: February 2024

A systematic review is presented using the PRISMA protocol in order to analyse the link between teaching methodology and learning strategies in initial teacher training at the university level. The key descriptors were initial teacher training, learning strategies and teaching methodologies at the university level. The results yielded 13 articles from different countries between 2000 and 2021, which employed mixed research designs. It is suggested that methodologies are being implemented at the university level, while learning strategies could be linked to student motivation. Moreover, the relationship between methodologies and learning strategies in the university context promotes meaningful learning.
Design of Jacob’s ladder-based teaching aids for illustrating the dualities of benzene derivatives
Authors: Horikoshi Ryo , Nakajima Hiroki
Published: February 2024

The dualities of benzene derivatives often make basic organic chemistry challenging for students. This includes the relationship between full structural and line-angle formulas, the distinctions between preferred and systematic IUPAC names for benzene derivatives, and the nuances between ortho-, para-, and meta-directors. To effectively demonstrate these dualities of benzene derivatives, we have designed a range of teaching aids rooted in the folk toy, Jacob’s ladder. This paper presents lectures designed for advanced placement high school students and nonchemistry majors, employing this innovative series of Jacob’s ladder-based teaching aids. The majority of students found the lecture engaging, and many developed a comprehensive understanding of the dualities of benzene derivatives.
Fostering Creativity in Higher Education Institution: A Systematic Review (2018–2022)
Authors: Setiamurti Astri , Kurniawati Farida
Published: February 2024

Several studies have stressed the necessity of fostering students’ creativity in the twenty-first -century learning process, particularly at the higher educational level. This study synthesized the characteristics (country, study population, and field of education/subject), methods, and theoretical ground used to foster students’ creativity in higher education research. Using the PRISMA 2020 as a guideline for writing a systematic literature review, two databases (ProQuest and Scopus) were searched for peer-reviewed, primary, and empirical research published in English between January 1, 2018, and October 15, 2022. A final selection of 28 studies that met the eligibility criteria were examined. The result showed that most of the studies reviewed were conducted on undergraduate students in developed industrialized East Asian countries and used surveys as the primary data collection method. Moreover, the grounding theories used in fostering creativity in higher education research were still scarce. This study showed that further research is needed to examine the mechanism for developing student creativity in higher education with more diverse samples, rigorous methods, and theoretical grounding.
Flexural behavior of RC beams externally reinforced with CFRP composites using various strategies
Authors: Lafta Yousif Jabbar , Malik Hawraa S. , Jassim Majid Faissal
Published: February 2024

The external composite material bonding is an effective and practical method for flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) beams, providing a large opportunity to develop high-performance and cost-effective structures. Numerous uses exist for carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) materials as RC-member strengthening methods. However, issues with bonding and de-bonding continue to be a barrier to this technique's accomplishment. In this research, the CFRP sheets were integrated as an external strengthening material to evaluate their contribution to the flexural performance and so determine how well the CFRP sheets are being used. The experimental work includes one control beam and ten RC beams with CFRP sheets as external strengthening. All beams have the same dimensions: a length of 1.7 m and a sectional area of 20 cm × 25 cm. Experimental tests were carried out with varying CFRP types, lengths, numbers, and arrangements. Each beam’s performance was evaluated in terms of failure mode, ultimate load capacity, ultimate deflection, and a load–deflection curve. The findings demonstrate the effectiveness of CFRP strengthening by demonstrating a considerable improvement in the majority of the study variables. Furthermore, the CFRP strengthening offered an exterior crack-arresting mechanism.
Petrogenesis of Jurassic granitic rocks in South China Block: Implications for events related to subduction of Paleo-Pacific plate
Authors: Tian Meng-Yu , Di Yong-Jun
Published: February 2024

Frequent magmatic intrusion and eruption during the early Yanshanian in South China formed a unique and diverse igneous rock assemblage, mainly comprising granite, rhyolite, and some basic rocks. Nevertheless, the tectonic regime responsible for the formation of these granitic rocks remains controversial. The comprehensive available data suggest that the Jurassic granitic rocks formed during the period from 180 to 145 Ma, with an age peak at ca. 160 Ma. Jurassic rocks are predominantly concentrated in Wuyi, southern Hunan, northeast Guangdong, and southern Jiangxi, followed by the eastern Guangxi-western Guangdong areas, mainly including I-, S-, and A-type granites, and a few I–S transformation-type granites. These granitic rocks invariably exhibit enrichment in Rb, Th, U, and Pb, while Ba, Nb, Sr, P, and Ti are depleted, and variable Eu/Eu* ratios. The whole-rock Sr–Nd isotopic and zircon Hf isotopic compositions show that the Jurassic granitic rocks are mainly recirculation products of Paleo-Mesoproterozoic rocks, as well as the mantle-derived magma, which played a major role in the formation process. Among them, the granites in eastern Guangxi-western Guangdong and Northeast Guangdong areas display higher ε
Nd(t) and ε
Hf(t) values, suggesting a relatively larger contribution from mantle-derived materials. Based on the comprehensive regional geological data, we interpret that these Jurassic granitic rocks as a product of lithosphere extensional-thinning, tectonic-magmatic interaction formed during the process of flat-slab subduction.
Law and Development: A Comparative Law Aspect
Authors: Lee Yong-Shik , Harding Andrew
Published: February 2024

This article discusses the constituent elements of law and development, discusses its history, introduces relevant theories, and explores how law and development approaches may contribute to development efforts throughout the world. In the course of addressing these issues, we emphasize those aspects of the subject that bring into focus the traditional concerns of comparative law. We also introduce a General Theory of Law and Development that seeks to capture the different aspects of a subject that has, in general, lacked theoretical articulation. This Theory attempts to define the conceptual parameters of “law” and “development” and sets forth the mechanisms by which law affects development. We also examine the discipline’s relationship with comparative law and explore the path forward.
The crystal structure of (E)-4-fluoro-N′-(1-(o-tolyl)ethylidene)benzohydrazide, C16H15FN2O
Authors: Wang Chuyi , Dai Xiaojing , Tang Guojun , Wang Wei , Zhao Yang
Published: February 2024

C16H15FN2O, monoclinic, Pc (no. 7), a = 12.3610(11) Å, b = 15.1269(17) Å, c = 8.1382(6) Å, β = 106.411(9)°, V = 1459.7(2) Å3, Z = 4, R

gt
(F) = 0.0565, wR

ref
(F
2) = 0.1315, T = 293 K.
GIS-Based Ecological Restoration Planning for Densely Populated Areas of Hangjiahu River Network in the Context of the Internet of Things
Authors: Xiong Zhiyuan , Wang De
Published: February 2024

In order to better protect the ecosystem of Hangjia Lake, repair ecological problems, and improve biodiversity, this article takes the ecosystem of Hangjia Lake area as the research object and proposes a geographic information system (GIS)-based ecological restoration planning method under the Internet of Things. The ArcGIS software was used to analyze the rainfall, soil pollution, water pollution, and land use in Hangjiahu area, and evaluate the current status of ecosystem. Moreover, the weight of the influencing factors of ecosystem was calculated. In addition, the ecological restoration was planned from the perspective of optimizing resources and reasonable allocation. Furthermore, Hangjiahu area was planned reasonably based on land suitability and vegetation spatial pattern. The potential and limitation of dense waterway net region of Hangjiahu were analyzed by the multi-factor evaluation method. Finally, the planning was carried out from the aspects of soil and water conservation, biodiversity, and vegetation selection. Experimental results show that the proposed method has good effect on soil and water conservation and many biological species, so it can realize the efficient restoration for the ecosystem in Hangjiahu area.
Peculiarities of interpretation of international treaties in the national legal system
Authors: Albu A.A.
Published: February 2024

The article analyzes the peculiarities of the interpretation of international treaties in the national legal system, defines the actual problems of implementation of the interpretation and ways to overcome them. Ukraine has joined a number of important international conventions that contain fundamental norms, in particular, regarding human rights. These norms are constantly developing and improving both through the practice of international judicial bodies and through the practice of foreign courts, whose decisions may contain important concepts. Therefore, Ukrainian judicial authorities should follow and apply modern trends and concepts of interpretation, which should lead to ensuring the proper protection of human rights.Without the correct interpretation of an international agreement, its correct implementation is impossible. The task of interpreting an international treaty is to clarify what the parties agreed upon at the time of concluding the treaty, and to clarify the agreed will of the parties embodied in the provisions of the treaty. Accordingly, an incorrect interpretation of an international treaty would violate the right to a fair trial.In Ukraine, the interpretation of an international treaty is carried out by the Constitutional Court of Ukraine and courts of general competence. The first feature is the use by the Constitutional Court of Ukraine to argue its positions not only of the norms of international treaties, but also of generally recognized principles and norms of international law. This practice is special in relation to the practice of courts of general jurisdiction and arbitration courts. This vagueness and incomprehensibility requires interpretation and supplementation in order to establish and guarantee the principle of legal certainty as part of the rule of law. And such an interpretation should reflect the spirit of the times and be based on modern methods and approaches that are rarely found in the decisions of national courts.On the basis of the conducted research, conclusions were made regarding the solution of the problems of interpretation of international treaties in the national legal system. The interpretation of treaties should be carried out primarily in accordance with the basic principles of international law. The interpretation must be conscientious, honest, and have common sense. The main object of interpretation is the text of the contract, including all its parts, that is, the preamble, annexes, as well as any agreement related to the contract, which was reached between all participants in connection with the conclusion of the contract.
Activities of limited partnerships in Ukraine
Authors: Butryn-Boka N.S.
Published: February 2024

In order to conduct business effectively, business entities choose the most flexible and effective organizational and legal forms depending on the type of their activity. Modern realities prove that, unfortunately, limited partnerships have long since ceased to be among the leaders of types of business partnerships. It is the lack of state incentive programs, legislative systematicity, and other legal aspects that make limited partnerships extremely rare. Despite the fact that joint-stock companies and limited liability companies are more popular, including in countries with a developed market economy, this does not mean that the organizational and legal form of a limited partnership can be neglected, because it is necessary for satisfaction practical needs in carrying out, if necessary, economic activity on the basis of mainly contractual conditions. The limited partnership is a representative of the organization of medium and small businesses in Ukraine, which should develop rapidly.As you know, limited partnerships became widespread at the beginning of the 20th century. However, with the transformation of corporate national legislation, there has been a change in priorities. Business entities of limited liability companies began to choose this new form of company, taking into account its advantages in limiting their risk. However, the interest in the limited partnership was not lost. With the existing division of business partnerships into partnerships - capital associations and partnerships - associations of individuals, limited partnership is the most vivid representative of personal associations.It is considered expedient to take into account the experience of foreign countries and pay attention to such separate points as: the members of the company who manage the affairs of the company (or the executive body of the limited partnership) can carry out actions necessary for the current economic activity of the limited partnership, and to carry out actions that result beyond the limits of current economic activity, a decision of the general meeting of the company’s members is necessary;introduce joint and several liability for the obligations of the limited partnership of the officials of the participants, who are legal entities, etc.The scientific article examines the peculiarities of limited partnerships in Ukraine. The author defines both the advantages and disadvantages of such a form of business as a limited partnership; the possibilities of reviving their functioning and making certain proposals are outlined.
Different Biological Activities Especially Antioxidant Activity of Plant Based Functional Foods for Human Health
Authors: Madhab Mausomi , Mangla Chhavi , Vijaya S. , Patil Devidas Narhar , Joseph Renju Ammu , Anuradha S. , Ekashinge Madhuri Rajendra , Khan Yahya , Prakash Ved , Shrivastava Ruchita , Barwant Mukul Machhindra
Published: February 2024

In recent years, the interest in plant-based functional foods with various biological activities, especially antioxidant properties, has grown exponentially due to their potential health benefits. Antioxidants play a crucial role in neutralizing harmful free radicals, which are reactive molecules that can cause cellular damage and contribute to various chronic diseases. Natural antioxidants are abundant in food and medicinal plants. These natural antioxidants, particularly polyphenols and carotenoids, have a variety of biological benefits, including anti-inflammatory, anti-aging, anti-atherosclerosis, and anticancer properties (Xu et al ., 2017). Fruits and vegetables are excellent sources of antioxidants because they contain a variety of antioxidant components.  Fruits and vegetables have varying levels of antioxidant activity.  Each fruit and vegetable contains a distinct type of antioxidant, and this might vary from species to species as well as climate to climate (Ravimannan et al ., 2017). The paper discusses the underlying principles of oxidative stress and the mechanisms by which antioxidants counteract its effects (Fang et al ., 2002). It delves into the various classes of antioxidants found in plant-based foods, such as polyphenols, carotenoids, flavonoids, vitamins (e.g., vitamin C and E), and trace minerals (e.g., selenium and zinc), explaining their diverse roles in protecting cells from oxidative damage (Peng et al., 2014). In this chapter we emphasize the vital role of plant-based functional foods as a source of natural antioxidants, contributing to the promotion of human health and well-being. Incorporating a diverse array of antioxidant-rich plant foods into the daily diet is crucial for supporting overall health and preventing chronic diseases.
Method of compensating for instrumental uncertainty in measurements using a coordinate measuring ARM
Authors:   General Energy Institute of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 172, Antonovycha St., Kyiv, 03150, Ukraine, Zaporozhets Artur , Kataiev Denys ,   General Energy Institute of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 172, Antonovycha St., Kyiv, 03150, Ukraine
Published: February 2024

Due to the influence of dynamic factors in various measurement configurations, the degree of uncertainty in measurements using a Coordinate Measuring Arm (CMA) is directly related to the measurement configuration. However, existing models for compensating CMA errors do not account dynamic factors, which impose certain limits for improving the accuracy of CMAs. To solve this issue, a method for residual error correction based on a polynomial model for single-point measurements was proposed. The influence of the CMA configuration on the residual probe error was analyzed. To enhance accuracy, a polynomial model has been developed by studying the relationship between the rotation angles of the CMA's moving elements and the probe coordinates in a cylindrical coordinate system. Experimental results demonstrate that the residual error correction method significantly compensates for instrumental uncertainty, greatly improving the accuracy of measurements using CMAs. Keywords: coordinate measuring arm, measurement error, coordinate measurements, calculation method, single-point residual correction, compensation.
Continuous light-guide control of melts temperature in induction furnaces
Authors:   General Energy Institute of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 172, Antonovycha St., 03150, Kyiv, Ukraine, Zhukov Leonid , Petrenko Dmytro ,   Physico-Technological Institute of Metals and Alloys of NAS of Ukraine, 34/1, Vernadskogo Blvd., 03142, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: February 2024

The article is devoted to the question of the most effective for the full use of the induction furnaces technological flexibility continuous temperature control. The aim of the work is to create a light-guide technology for continuous temperature control of the processes of induction melting, treatment and pouring of liquid metal in metallurgy of machine building. The investigations of crucible and channel, melting, holding and pouring induction furnaces from the standpoint of light-guide thermometry have been developed. Materials, designs, as well as technologies of manufacturing, mounting and safe operation of the light-guide and auxiliary devices have also been investigated. Using the results of complex studies, the base light-guide thermometry system, general and particular methods of the light-guide temperature measurements have been developed. On the base of the Huygens construction, as well as the laws of geometric and crystal optics, techniques for calculation of the optical characteristics of the light-guide and focusing devices, as well as schemes of their optical joint have been developed. These techniques increase the metrological characteristics of the light-guide thermometry. Standard construction of the secondary part of thermometry system requires classical pyrometry methods application. These methods are acceptable for continuously operated metallurgical aggregates, where stable emissivity of the light-guide operating end takes place. The secondary part of thermometry system has been modernized in order to widen application field of light-guide thermometry on periodically operated metallurgical aggregates where emissivity of light-guide immersion end randomly changes. Modernized secondary part is purposed for spectral (multicolor) pyrometry methods realization. These methods minimize influence of the instability of emissivity of light-guide immersion end on methodical errors of temperature measurements. Research and industrial exploitation, at domestic and foreign enterprises, have shown obvious metrological advantages of the light-guide thermometry technology in comparison with known solutions. Implementation of the light-guide thermometry systems on induction furnaces has high technical-economic efficiency, including by reduction the spoilage of metal products and resource costs for production. Keywords: induction furnace, continuous temperature control, light-guide thermometry, amorphous, poly- and single-crystalline materials, measurement error, Huygens construction, technical-economic efficiency.
The effect of gardening activities connected with homes on young children’s character and nature-friendly attitude
Authors:   Research Institute for Early Childhood Education - Korea National University of Education, Lee Young
Published: February 2024

The purpose of this study is to find out the effects of gardening activities connected with homes on young children’s character and nature-friendly attitude. The subjects were 58 five-years-old children from two public kindergartens located in Busan Metropolitan City, consisting of 28 children in the experimental group and 28 children in the control group. The results of the study are as follows: First, there were statistically significant differences between two groups of experimental and control in young children’s character(t=7.07, p<.05). This means they have positive effects on young children’s character. Second, they showed statistically significant differences between two groups of experimental and control in young children’s nature-friendly attitude(t=5.93, p<.05). This means they have positive effects on young children’s nature-friendly attitude. These results suggest that Young children’s gardening activities can be effective when it comes from home activities.
Conflict resolution reflected in young children s social play and video re-visitation activity
Authors:   Research Institute for Early Childhood Education - Korea National University of Education, Hong Sun Hee
Published: February 2024

The purpose of this study is to find out how to resolve conflicts in young children s 5 years old video reviewing activities and to find out how to resolve conflicts in children The subjects of this study were 27 elementary school children in A elementary school located in Daejeon Metropolitan City, and 27 children 5 years old. From March 11 to June 29, 2016, A total of 21 participating observations and 10 video re-visiting discussions were held. The video review discussion activity showed the images of the conflict situation in the actual social play of the young children and then proceeded to discuss how to solve the conflict. As a result of observing the conflict resolution method in the social drama play activities after the video re - visit discussion activities, there was a difference in the method of resolving the conflict between young children in the video re - visit discussion and social drama play. First, the conflict resolution methods used in the video revisit discussion activities were fair use, equitable sharing, and equitable role. Second, after the revisit of the video review, children s social drama plays a role of resolving conflicts by scissors rocks, sharing according to situations and objects, and role in fairness.
Studies on Costa Rican Vanilloideae: the return of Cleistes rosea and a reaffirmation of Epistephium ellipticum
Authors: Karremans Adam P. , Chinchilla Isler F. , Rojas-Alvarado Gustavo
Published: February 2024

Subfamily Vanilloideae represents a small fraction of the orchid flora of Costa Rica, and yet our knowledge of this predominantly South American group has significantly increased in the last two decades. Until recently, Vanilloideae was represented in Costa Rica by just two genera: Cleistes and Vanilla, with one and seven species, respectively. Today, up to 13 species of Vanilla are shown to occur in the country, we evidence the presence of a second species of Cleistes and confirm the presence of a third genus  Vanilloideae in Costa Rica: Epistephium. The rare Cleistes rosea and Epistephium ellipticum are fully illustrated on the basis of Costa Rican materials with Lankester Composite Digital Plates (LCDP). The typification of Cleistes rosea is discussed and a color illustration is provided of C. costaricensis for comparison.
LANKESTER CATALOGUE OF COSTA RICAN ORCHIDACEAE
Authors: Pupulin Franco , Bogarín Diego , Karremans Adam P.
Published: February 2024

This study presents an updated comprehensive catalogue of the Costa Rican orchid flora. We have documented 1684 species, four subspecies, 14 natural hybrids, and seven forms across 201 genera and two nothogenera, × Bensteinia and × Cochlezella. All Orchidaceae subfamilies are represented except for Apostasioideae. The subtribe Pleurothallidinae accounts for about 35% of all the species, followed by Laeliinae (20%) and Oncidiinae (+12%). The most species-rich genera in Costa Rica are Epidendrum (245 spp.), Lepanthes (163 spp.), Stelis (109 spp.), and Pleurothallis (63 spp.). About 30% of all the species are endemic, primarily concentrated in Lepanthes (109 spp. = 67%), Epidendrum (76 spp. = 31%), Stelis (40 spp. = 37%), Telipogon (35 spp. = 88%), and Pleurothallis (31 spp. = 46%). All species are vouchered by specimens housed in major public herbaria, including CR, JBL, and USJ in Costa Rica, as well as AMES, K, SEL, US, and W, on the international scale, among others. The catalogue includes 5300 orchid names at the specific and subspecific ranks, nearly 70% of which are treated as synonyms. The new catalog presents an increase of 324 species compared to its predecessor, published twenty years ago, a net increment of almost 24%. The rise in the recorded richness of the Costa Rican orchid flora is mainly attributed to the discovery of species new to science and a lesser extent, taxa newly recorded for the country as the result of the systematic explorations carried out in Costa Rica during the present century. A phylogenetic arrangement of the genera recorded in Costa Rica, from the rank of subfamily to that of subtribe, is presented, including a synopsis of the diversity recorded for each genus. An enumerated checklist of the accepted species and a comprehensive index of accepted names and synonyms are also provided. The index is cross-referenced with both the checklist and the main catalogue. New combinations for Andreettaea fimbriata and Camaridium muscoides are proposed. Photographs of representative species from the majority of genera, based on Costa Rican vouchers, are included. We expect that this catalogue will inspire orchidological and botanical research in Costa Rica and other Neotropical regions, leading to additional discoveries in the upcoming years
Investigation of individual problems of calculation of drainage pipes in complex geotechnical conditions
Authors: Gabibov Yu. S. , Salaeya Kh. B.
Published: February 2024

The article notes that changes in the loads acting on the drainage pipe (pipeline) in accordance with the relative ability of the drainage pipe and the ground filling to deform are essential. To determine the magnitude of the loads on the drainage pipeline laid in the trench, the formula proposed by A. Marston most accurately corresponds to the results of experiments and is convenient for engineering practice. The perforation of the walls of the drainage pipe affects their strength not only when the pipes are crushed, but also for the conditions of transportation and installation of pipes. The contact interaction of the cross-section of the drainage pipe with the soil base is investigated, in this case, the interaction of cylindrical (having a semicircular contact) or reloid (having a contact of the circle sector) shells lying on an elastic soil base is considered. A differential equation is considered to describe the deformation of an elastic shell, which includes the stiffness parameter, linear differential operators, components of displacement of the neutral axis of the drainage pipe, external load and dimensionless coordinates. For the elastic base models of E.Winkler and V.Z.Vlasov, a general solution of the differential equation describing the deformation of the drainage pipe is proposed. The solution of this equation and the external load is presented in the form of double or single trigonometric series, depending on the task (two-dimensional or one-dimensional). A horizontally lying cylindrical (or reloid) shell (drainage pipe) supported on a ground base is considered. The contact pressure is determined by summing the Fourier coefficients. This solution additionally takes into account the distribution capacity of the ground base of the drainage pipe.
Adequacy of a road design model to a real object in the context of digital transformation
Authors: Bobrova T. V.
Published: February 2024

The relevance of combining BIM information modeling technology and digital twin technology into the SIM-AD information modeling system for managing the construction and operation of roads throughout the life cycle is substantiated. The key provision of this new digital technology is to provide bidirectional communication between a real physical object and a virtual object - its digital model. Throughout the life cycle of a highway, a large amount of information is developed and stored, however, due to its disunity and insufficient level of intellectual support, asset management decisions are not always adequate and timely. One of the hard-to-solve problems of automating the design of transport facilities is the complexity of a formalized description of the processes of interaction between elements of a road structure and changing natural and climatic factors at a linear facility. The developed scheme for including the method of spatial zoning of the road route based on complex engineering surveys in SIM-AD allows you to create a digital twin model with the decomposition of the object into design and technological modules, which more reliably take into account the influence of natural polystructures on the elements of the road structure. Digital twin instance models are designed to record the current state of the operated object and environmental parameters based on sensors installed in the same type of linear and lumped design and technological modules. Systematic diagnostics and accumulation of statistical information on the mutual influence of building elements and environmental factors will serve as the basis for planning effective measures at the stages of maintenance, repair and reconstruction of roads.
Modern sediment characteristics of Cua Dat hydroelectric reservoir based on high-resolution seismic data
Authors: Nguyen Van Diep , Duong Quoc Hung , Mai Duc Dong , Bui Viet Dung , Nguyen Quang Dung
Published: February 2024

The high-resolution seismic survey work was conducted in the reservoir area of the Cua Dat hydroelectric using the Sub-bottom Profiler EdgeTech 3400 equipment combination, covering a survey route of over 40 km. The collected data revealed the reservoir area's fundamental terrain and modern sediment characteristics. These findings provided insights into the dynamics of the sedimentary environment on the reservoir surface, indicating that the reservoir's current operational and exploitation conditions can ensure longevity and safety according to the design of the Cua Dat hydroelectric project.
FINE-TUNING MobileNetV3 WITH DIFFERENT WEIGHT OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS FOR CLASSIFICATION OF DENOISED BLOOD CELL IMAGES USING CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK
Authors: Dhas M. Mohana , Singh N. Suresh
Published: February 2024

Breast cancer remains a formidable global health concern, underscoring the urgency for advanced diagnostic
methodologies. This research presents a multifaceted framework aimed at significantly enhancing breast cancer diagnosis through innovative approaches in image processing and machine learning. The proposed framework encompasses several key contributions. Firstly, a robust denoising strategy is implemented using Convolutional Neural Network encoder-decoder architecture, augmented with data augmentation techniques. This addresses the challenge of vanishing gradients through enhanced Rectified Linear Units based Convolutional Neural Network, enhancing the model's generalization capability. Subsequent to denoising, feature extraction is performed utilizing a fine-tuned MobileNetV3 model. The model's performance is optimized through Modified Rectified Linear Units and NRMSProp approaches, effectively
eliminating undesired features and improving overall efficiency. Crucially, a novel feature selection process is introduced, leveraging the Artificial Hummingbird Algorithm based on Manta Ray Foraging Optimization Algorithm. This
algorithm selectively identifies essential features from breast cancer images, significantly elevating classification accuracy. To validate the proposed framework, a comprehensive evaluation is conducted, comparing its performance with a hybrid of five different metaheuristic algorithms, including Marine Predators Algorithm, Tunicate Swarm Algorithm, Manta Ray Foraging Optimization algorithm, Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm, and Jelly Fish optimization algorithm. Artificial Hummingbird Algorithm based on Manta Ray Foraging Optimization Algorithm emerges as the most effective among these algorithms, showcasing superior performance. The evaluation utilized the Breast Cancer Histopathological Image Classification dataset, resulting in an impressive classification accuracy of 99.51% for the proposed model.
El enfoque de las microcredenciales en la educación superior
Authors:   Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Arroyave Norberto
Published: February 2024

Los cambios generados por la tercera y cuarta revolución industrial en todos los sec- tores de la sociedad impactan también los ecosistemas educativos, especialmente a la educación terciaria, que tras asumir un rol más activo frente al desarrollo económico de las naciones, ha debido asumir nuevas dinámicas en su sistema basadas en la generación de aprendizaje a lo largo de toda la vida, la formación del talento humano competente que se requiere para atender las demandas del cambiante mercado laboral y el diseño de rutas de aprendizaje flexibles, personalizadas y no lineales que beneficien la empleabilidad. El propósito de este documento green paper es explorar el enfoque de la microcredencialización como tendencia estratégica complementaria de los programas universitarios que favorece las nuevas dinámicas demandadas, dando una mirada a su origen, sus características, sus condiciones, su metodología, así como a sus críticas y balances de implementación. Este documento deja ver que, a pesar de la falta de políticas unificadas reguladoras, la estrategia ha tenido un amplio despliegue especialmente en Europa y América del Norte, y que Colombia se ha sumado a los países latinoamericanos que han visto en ella una oportunidad para generar un impacto social más inmediato, atender un público en formación más amplificado y estimular sus programas académicos a través de la generación de itinerarios flexibles y el otorgamiento de insignias digitales. La Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia aún no implementa este enfoque, pero cuenta con los insumos suficientes para hacerlo.
Diplomatic assurances in Poland
Authors: Tatarczuk Marek
Published: February 2024

The aim of this article is to present the controversial institution of diplomatic assurances, to analyze the legal possibility of their use in extradition proceedings in Poland and to discuss a wellknown case, or rather attempts to use them by Poland. The text presents the views on diplomatic assurances, outlines the practice of their use around the world and the legal framework which creates the possibility of their use by the Polish judicial authorities together with diplomatic services. By describing a well-known case when Poland was obliged by a judgment of the ECtHR to obtain diplomatic assurances from another state, is made a conclusion about the emerging practice and theoretical possibility of using the institution of diplomatic assurances to strengthen theline of defense at least in some cases.
What makes a job better? Survey evidence from job changers
Authors: Lim Katherine , Zabek Mike
Published: February 2024

Changes in pay and benefits alone incorrectly predict self-assessed changes in overall job quality 30 percent of the time, according to survey evidence from job changers. Job changers also place more emphasis on their interest in their work than they do on pay and benefits in evaluating whether their new job is better. Parents particularly emphasize work-life balance, and we find some indications that mothers value it more than fathers. Improvements in pay are highly correlated with improvements in other amenities for workers with less education but not for workers with a bachelor's degree or more. The higher positive correlation implies that differences in pay and benefits understate differences in total job quality to a greater degree among workers with less education.
Neurocomputerization as a Challenge of the Digital Economy
Authors: Shtiller Marina , Trushkevich Ilya
Published: February 2024

Modern entrepreneurship and business cannot exist, develop, and make profits without applying digital technologies. Neurocomputerization of the production process, for example, helps to solve a wide range of issues related to sales, management, and expansion. This proves beneficial not only for the companies themselves, but also for the state economy as a whole, since this process retransmits and transforms the basic and obsolete methods and means of managing and producing tangible and intangible assets into new projects and architectures. Fintech and internet companies have taken over the banking industry for good. Currently, in order to compete in the banking services market, banks must invest time and resources in multi-channeling; actively develop digital products and technologies; conduct marketing research on customer behavior; modernize websites and applications; improve and stabilize credit and financial scoring, etc. Today, many traditional banks believe that participating in the information race for the consumer in the IT field is becoming a matter of “life and death” for their business, because the Internet giants are getting better at processing huge databases, thus ensuring more accurate and faster targeting. The modern banking industry is constantly developing neural network technologies and optimizing huge layers of information and digital activities of all its structures. Hence, there is a system of pluses and minuses for the financial and credit sphere. A major advantage of the digital web transformation of conventional banking methods and approaches is that the consumer is connected with the client base and attached to the financial product. This trend is aimed at ensuring overall development of IT tools.
Digital Public Events in the Constitutional Paradigm of Individual Rights and Freedoms
Authors: Badyul Oksana , Grigorev Egor
Published: February 2024

The phenomenon of digital transformation of the legal system in an extraordinary situation is changing the traditional mechanism to implement public-political rights and freedoms. The restrictions imposed by the state cause the emergence of new forms of public events in the information and telecommunications network “Internet”. It has been established that currently the law enforcement officer is carrying out advanced legal regulation of online events due to the lack of a legislative framework for the implementation of the constitutional right to public events in the digital space. In this vector, a legal comprehension of the multifaceted legal nature of digital public events seems appropriate. The use of both general scientific and special methods of cognition: the formal legal method and the comparative method in the study of traditional actions and online events allowed us to identify not only the criteria for the admissibility of their conduct in the digital environment, but also to determine the trajectory of the development of the regulatory framework for the organization and conduct of digital public events. The article gives a legal assessment of this legal category. A comparative analysis is carried out between the classical form of holding public events and events in a remote format. The problems of legal regulation of such a format of public events are revealed. In this context, a set of legal transformations is proposed that synthesize the traditional model of the implementation of the constitutional right to public events in the digital field.
Public Funding of Health Resort Treatment in Russia: Problems and Prospects
Authors: Rubtsova Natalia , Koren Andrey
Published: February 2024

In the context of the geopolitical crisis currently observed in Russia, the effective functioning of the sanatorium and resort sector is of particular relevance and importance for the implementation of the national security strategy. An important mechanism that ensures the efficiency of the activity of sanatorium and resort enterprises is the proper state financing of the industry. The results of the study demonstrate the generally unfavorable situation that has developed with the provision of sanatorium- and-spa treatment for citizens in Russia. The study identified the reduction in the number of citizens receiving sanatorium-and-spa treatment at the expense of state funding, as well as vouchers allocated by the state. The decrease in these indicators occurs against the backdrop of a growing use of sanatoriums privileged categories of citizens. Low levels of financing of the sanatorium and resort sector from the state, which do not cover the costs of sanatoriums and resorts, lead to a reduction in the number of responses from health resorts to government tenders and orders. The lack of proper mechanisms to support and develop the national sanatorium and resort sector can lead to a critical situation of its almost complete refusal to participate in the state rehabilitation and treatment programs. The main measures to develop the industry is to increase funding and the implementation of state support programs.
eDNA extraction from water samples filtered through Sterivex filter units (NucleoMag DNA/RNA Water Kit - MACHEREY NAGEL). v1
Authors: Vautier Marine
Published: February 2024

The objective of this protocol is the environmental DNA (eDNA) extraction from water samples filtered through Sterivex filter units. The Sterivex units can be prefilled with preservation buffer or not. DNA extraction is performed using a MagnetaPure 32 Nucleic Acid Purification System (Dutscher) and with the NucleoMagDNA/RNA Water Kit (Macherey Nagel). The procedure is based on reversible adsorption of nucleic acids to paramagnetic beads under appropriate buffer conditions. The benefits of using the MagnetaPure 32 Nucleic Acid Purification System (Dutscher) are increased productivity and repeatability, as well as eliminating human error and the pain of repetitive work. This protocol is used prior to molecular biology analysis (e.g. qPCR, metabarcoding, ddPCR) to specifically target both macro- and micro-organisms eDNA extracted from water samples. This protocol is optimised for rare eDNA and the suggested elution volumes are therefore low (between 50 and 65 µL), but can be increased if targets are more abundant.
The effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on mechanical properties and water adsorption of lightweight foamed concrete
Authors:   Applied Sciences Department, University of Technology, Sldozian Rami J. , Burakov Alexander E. ,   Tambov State Technical University, Aljaboobi Dhafer Z. M. ,   Tambov State Technical University, Hamad Ali Jihad ,   Engineering Technical College of Mosul, Northern Technical University, Tkachev Alexey G. ,   Tambov State Technical University
Published: February 2024

The paper investigates the impact of carbon nanotube-based modifiers on the performance characteristics of lightweight foamed concrete (LFC). The method involves saturating quartz sand with a solution containing a catalyst for carbon nanotube (CNT) growth, followed by the subsequent chemical vapor deposition (CVD) synthesis of CNTs. Evaluation of nanomodified sand samples was conducted using SEM and TEM, thermogravimetry, Raman spectroscopy, and XRD. Compression and flexural strength tests of (LFC) specimens indicated that the optimal proportion of nanomodified sand introduced is 1% by weight with a particle size of 0.16 mm. This resulted in a notable 35% increase in compressive strength and an approximately 32% improved in flexural strength. Furthermore, the modified sample with CNT-based sand exhibited a 27% reduction in water absorption. The paper also presents a potential mechanism to explain the impact of carbon nanotube-based modified sand on the evolving structure of (LFC).
Múltiples Representaciones en un curso de Cálculo Diferencial de Bachillerato a través del Microlearning
Authors: Herrera Heli , Moreno-Beltrán Reyna , Cuesta-Borges Abraham
Published: February 2024

La enseñanza del cálculo diferencial en México es motivo de estudio por su relevancia en los niveles medio superior (bachillerato) y superior; de manera especial, la comunidad científica, mediante el enfoque diferentes representaciones, ha estudiado las dificultades en el estudio del límite y/o la derivada, como dos importantes nociones vinculadas a los procesos de variabilidad de una función. Esta investigación incorpora, al empleo de múltiples representaciones, el uso del microlearning como un mecanismo auxiliar para la apropiación de ambos conceptos del curso. Mediante un diseño instruccional y una metodología descriptiva, de naturaleza mixta, se analiza el contenido de las respuestas proporcionadas por los estudiantes. Se pudo constatar que, la vinculación con los nuevos recursos tecnológicos brinda una mejor comprensión, y adaptabilidad, de parte del estudiantado; de manera especial,  en lo que concierne a las aplicaciones a situaciones propias de su contexto, que resulta ser una de las competencias a lograr dentro de los programas establecidos por la Dirección General de Bachillerato de México.