bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Africa’s Crustal Architecture Inferred from Probabilistic and Perturbational Inversion of Ambient Noise: ADAMA
Authors: Olugboji Tolulope , Xue Siyu , Legre Jean-Joel , Tamama Yuri
Published: June 2023

Africa’s continental crust hosts a variety of geologic terrains and is
crucial for understanding the evolution of its longest-lived cratons.
However, few of its seismic models are yet to incorporate the largest
continent-wide noise dispersion datasets collected on the continent.
Here, we report on new insights into Africa’s crustal architecture
obtained using a new dataset and model assessment product, ADAMA, which
comprises a large ensemble of short period surface wave dispersion
measurements. We construct a continent-wide model of Africa’s
Crust Evaluated with ADAMA’s
Rayleigh Phase maps (ACE-ADAMA-RP). Phase and
group dispersion maps are obtained with a probabilistic inverse modeling
approach allowing us to provide constraints on uncertainty.  Error
statistics suggest Rayleigh phase maps are better resolved and a
perturbational inverse approach based on Rayleigh waves is the basis of
our update of Africa’s crustal shear velocity. This model update reveals
new insights into the architecture of Africa’s crust not previously
imaged: (1) the fastest velocities confined to the edges of the Congo
craton, the west-African cratons and the Sahara Metacraton, and (2)
sharp spatial gradients along craton edges, mobile belts, and within
rifted margins. While most of the reported features are robust,
probabilistic modeling suggests caution in interpreting features where
illumination is compromised by low-quality measurements, sparse coverage
or both. Future extension of our approach to other complementary seismic
and geophysical datasets - e.g, multimode earthquake dispersion,
receiver functions, gravity and mineral physics, will enable
continent-wide lithospheric modeling that extends resolution to the
upper mantle.
The Conception of stasis and pleonexia in Pseudo-Pythagorean Writings: Platonic Influences and Bricolages
Authors: Voisin Corentin
Published: June 2023

The polis, as a gathering of various citizens, may be threatened by discord and finally may collapse because of the stasis, the internal conflict between different groups of people with diverging interests. This scheme is tackled by Plato in Gorgias, and more thoroughly in the Republic. Both dialogues were a source of inspiration for the pseudo-Pythagorean writings which flourished between the second half of the 4th century B.C. and the Hellenistic period. Among them, the treaties attributed to Kleinias, Metopus, Theages, Lysis and Hippodamus frequently use the concept of stasis and pleonexia to describe how a city may be governed and what kind of danger may appear if the citizens’ behavior is not controlled. In general, these treaties adapt the vision of Plato concerning conflict to some Pythagorean images and teachings. By mingling both influences, they blur the frontier between Platonism and Pythagoreanism and create a genre of intertwined literature which may be qualified as bricolage, according to Lévi-Strauss’s concept. These philosophical texts use a range of material mostly traced back to the Hellenistic period, but also some fragments related to the conception of conflicts and violence in early Pythagoreanism.
Emotions in War: The Emotionality-Rationality Equation in Clausewitz’s Theory of War
Authors: Emeklier Bilgehan , Emeklier Nihal
Published: June 2023

Clausewitz introduced an inclusive equation between emotionality and rationality with regards to the debates on the causality and practice of war in modern strategic thought. In Clausewitz’s theory of war, war is a process of governmentality composed by three types of actors: states directing war (leaders and decision-makers), armies executing war (combatants), and people supporting war financially and morally (societies). In this trinitarian scheme, war is a continuous, mutually constitutive interactional process with emotional and rational components both between conflicting parties, and within each side. The aim of this article is to discuss how Clausewitz integrated the emotion-reason equation in his theory of war, to explain through an actor-level analysis how emotions affect, change, and transform war, and lastly to discuss the mutual constitutive relationship between wars and emotions in the contemporary global durable disorder.
Riesz-Laplace Wavelet Transform and PCNN Based Image Fusion
Authors: Sun Shuifa , Tang Yongheng , Mei Zhoujunshen , Yang Min , Tang Tinglong , Wu Yirong
Published: June 2023

Important information perceived by human vision comes from the low-level features of the image, which can be extracted by the Riesz transform. In this study, we propose a Riesz transform based approach to image fusion. The image to be fused is first decomposed using the Riesz transform. Then the image sequence obtained in the Riesz transform domain is subjected to the Laplacian wavelet transform based on the fractional Laplacian operators and the multi-harmonic splines. After Laplacian wavelet transform, the image representations have directional and multi-resolution characteristics. Finally, image fusion is performed, leveraging Riesz-Laplace wavelet analysis and the global coupling characteristics of pulse coupled neural network (PCNN). The proposed approach has been tested in several application scenarios, such as multi-focus imaging, medical imaging, remote sensing full-color imaging, and multi-spectral imaging. Compared with conventional methods, the proposed approach demonstrates superior performance on visual effects, contrast, clarity, and the overall efficiency.
A Philosophical Appraisal of Igbo Epistemic Metaphysical Notion of Truth
Authors: IN Onwuatuegwu
Published: June 2023

The concept of truth has been a relative notion in different eras and in varied philosophical and historical context. On that very day Pilate directed to Jesus the question, what is truth?; truth has become a preponderant problem in philosophical discourses though not preposterous in the sense that it is not over and above human comprehensibility. Undoubtedly, the conception of truth is relative to different societies of the world just as philosophy varies geographically. This is certainly as a result of the geographical setting of the society in question, coupled with the cultural inclination and social interaction among members of the society. To this end, truth has been one of the most important, if not the most important issue in the history of Man. Philosophy in itself is built on the excavation of truth in its changing nature. With critical and reflective approach, therefore, this study is geared towards excavating the Igbo epistemic and metaphysical notion of truth.
Perception of the Family Members of the Surgical Patient Regarding the Communication of the Nursing Staff
Authors: Jose Luis Herrera Lopez
Published: June 2023

The perception process allows us to experience the world around us, the use of communication techniques can improve the satisfaction of patients' relatives, reduce anxiety and stress, as well as effective communication between nurses and patients/ relatives it is one of the most important elements to improve hospital stay and treatment compliance. The objective was to determine the perception of the relatives of the surgical patient regarding the communication of the nursing staff, through the application of semi-structured interviews. A descriptive design with a qualitative approach was used, framed in the phenomenological paradigm, a semi-structured interview was applied, with a duration of approximately 15 to 20 minutes, with an intentional convenience sampling, which justifies the selection of 20 relatives. of surgical patients recruited on the outskirts of a public hospital, where information saturation was reached. For the analysis of the data, a graph was prepared to represent the responses of the participants according to the categories previously established by the authors. It is concluded that in all the categories the informants, that is, the relatives of the surgical patients, expressed negative responses towards the effective communication of the nursing staff, which makes us aware that the health personnel must be more empathetic and social with users and the family environment, in order to meet the objective of providing quality care and warmth
Pengembangan Agrowisata Jagung di Desa Giripanggung Kabupaten Gunungkidul
Authors: Pratama Yohanes Mario
Published: June 2023

Mengusahakan pengembangan desa dengan memanfaatkan potensi-potensi yang ada merupakan salah satu cara yang baik karena adanya keterlibatan penduduk desa itu sendiri. Pada Desa Giripanggung, kelompok KKN 66 membuat rancangan agrowisata tanaman karena memiliki potensi pada beberapa tanaman, meliputi jagung, singkong, dan kacang tanah. Pada kesempatan ini jagung dipilih sebagai bahan yang akan dikembangkan. Jagung memiliki cita rasa yang disenangi oleh banyak masyarakat namun kandungan gula yang dimiliki olehnya tidak menyebabkan diabetes. Agrowisata yang dikembangkan oleh Kelompok 66 ialah pembuatan es jagung. Seperti yang sudah disebutkan sebelumnya bahwa jagung merupakan pangan yang bebas dari diabetes. Aktivitas yang dilakukan ialah dengan mengolah atau memproduksi es jagung. Es jagung adalah es yang dibuat dengan menyisir jagung kemudian dilarutkan gula dalam susu yang sudah ditambahkan dengan es batu yang kemudian ditambahkan dengan sisiran jagung. Kegiatan yang dilakukan ini bertujuan untuk mengolah dan memanfaatkan potensi desa yang keberadaannya cukup banyak ini sehingga dapat optimal dan meningkatkan penghasilan atau pemasukan daerah.
Women’s Oppression of Women: Dismantling Gender in Difficult Daughters
Authors: Tripathi Sharma Dr. Shreeja
Published: June 2023

The discourse on gender relies heavily on transcendence over patriarchal structures of authority. The interplay of oppression and authority exercised by women on other women constitutes a rather silent aspect of the discourse. The quest for feminine identity is apparently incomplete without the amalgamation of disjoint fragments of femininity. This research paper explores the silent shades of gender and feminine power associations through a critical study of Manju Kapur’s Difficult Daughters.
Importance of Education in This Challenging World
Authors: Sharma Meenu , Ankit Dr. Priyam
Published: June 2023

Education entails a change in a person's way of living and the growth of that person to enable him to choose the most appropriate solution to a problem at any given time. It is one of the more tangible sources of knowledge and information. A well-educated person is competent enough to use a variety of technologies. A good education can help people achieve their goals in life and grow personally and nationally. We can battle injustice with the aid of education. Our intellect and capacity to reason are improved through education. Writing emails, letters, typing messages, reading periodicals and newspapers, or even using a smartphone, makes communication simple.
Allegorical protests of the national elite in Ukraine against the destruction of Cossack state-hood as a manifestation of the Ukrainian state-legal tradition
Authors: Terlyuk І. , Lepisevich P.
Published: June 2023

Issues of allegorical protests of the Ukrainian national elite in the last quarter of the 18th century are highlighted. against the destruction of the Cossack Hetmanship. There is an opinion that such protests were a manifestation of the Ukrainian national state-legal tradition, Ukrainian intellectuals defended the rights of Ukrainians to their own statehood and historical system in accordance with their inner world and values.

Allegorical protests in iconic works of the then Ukrainian national elite ‑ I. Kotlyarevskyi, V. Kapnist, Ya. Kozelskyi, M. Kozachynskyi, G. Skovoroda - were analyzed. It was concluded that the protests of Ukrainian intellectuals were consonant with the main moods of the time - "competition for the truth" and "knowledge of the truth", imbued with a liberating meaning, and especially the declaration of "freedom" as the highest value.

It is emphasized that the most prominent philosophers of the era of the destruction of the Cossack Hetmanship, M. Kozachynskyi and H. Skovoroda, focused their attention on the justification of the need to preserve national identity. The first is through the idea of the dominant culture ("Spiritual Home") in national life, and the second is the ideal of freedom, equality and fraternity, which was expressed in the formula of the so-called "Mountain Republic". It is substantiated that the specified thinkers in their works shifted attention from social factors to individual factors - they saw the nation not in the "crowd", but in the self-preservation of its chosen, conscious representatives. It is emphasized that the effectiveness of establishing healthy public views on the socio-political system, work, and happiness of people objectively depends on the number of nationally conscious members of society. It was emphasized that education, self-knowledge and moral self-improvement of each person should be the basis for the growth of the number of such chosen people.

As a result, it was recognized that the allegorical protests of the national intelligentsia against the incorporation policy of imperial Russia still focused on a too narrow, however, precisely the need to preserve national identity through the idea of a dominant national culture and the ideal of freedom, equality and fraternity.
Development of legislation in the field of ensuring the rights of indigenous peoples of Ukraine
Authors: Husiev О.
Published: June 2023

The article is devoted to the study of legislation regulating social relations with the participation of indigenous peoples of Ukraine, its genesis and current state of development. In chronological order, the article examines normative acts adopted since 1990, which determine the status and rights of persons belonging to the indigenous peoples of Ukraine. It is claimed that as of the beginning of 2023, in Ukraine there has been formed a full-fledged system of normative legal acts and other written sources of law of Ukraine, which regulate social relations with the participation of indigenous peoples of Ukraine in collective and individual dimensions. To designate this system, it is proposed to use the term “legislation in the field of ensuring the rights of indigenous peoples of Ukraine”.

It has been found out that, according to branch affiliation, legislation in the field of ensuring the rights of indigenous peoples of Ukraine mostly covers acts of administrative legislation. At the same time, it includes acts related to constitutional, civil, criminal legislation and other branches of law. Currently, the legislation in the field of ensuring the rights of indigenous peoples of Ukraine includes about fifteen acts, the "heart" of which is the Law of Ukraine "On Indigenous Peoples of Ukraine". Despite the fact that the foundations of the legislative provision of the rights of indigenous peoples of Ukraine were laid only in the Constitution of Ukraine, clear political and legal boundaries of future legislation were outlined in advance in the founding documents of Ukrainian statehood. The evolution of legislation in the field of ensuring the rights of indigenous peoples of Ukraine throughout the entire period under study was uneven and inconsistent. The author suggests dividing the history of legislation in the field of ensuring the rights of indigenous peoples of Ukraine into five periods.

Based on the results of the analysis, it is established that the legislation on the indigenous peoples of Ukraine defines many special rights of persons belonging to the indigenous peoples of Ukraine in various spheres of social life. Modern trends in the development of legislation in the sphere of ensuring the rights of the indigenous peoples of Ukraine are also determined and promising directions of its development are outlined.
Legal regulation of forward contracts in construction investment
Authors: Kulaga Е.
Published: June 2023

A brief overview of the legal regulation of forward contracts in construction investment is presented. The relevance of their application in modern conditions, taking into account international standards and the EU acquis, to stimulate the attraction of investments in the national economy, create a competitive environment and sustainable growth in the conditions of financial globalization and the development of communication technologies is substantiated.

It was found that in order to implement Article 127 of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU regarding the improvement of the financial sector regulation model, new editions of the Laws of Ukraine "On Capital Markets and Organized Commodity Markets" and "On Commodity Exchanges" were adopted, according to which international standards are gradually being implemented functioning of the infrastructure of capital markets, however, the analysis of regulatory and legal regulation and the practice of its application shows a number of problems that negatively affect the development processes of derivative financial instruments in the economy of Ukraine.

The problems of taxation of forward contracts of joint investment institutes were considered, the analysis of judicial practice was carried out in the context of the research topic. It was concluded that the forward contract, if all the essential conditions and requisites inherent to it are present, is recognized by the courts as a derivative, which is a separate type of product. Fundamental to the determination of the possibility of applying a tax benefit when using forward contracts is the question of the acquisition of such assets at the expense of joint investment and whether they constitute assets of the institution of joint investment. The success of the legislative amendment on detailing the assets of the joint investment institute in relation to real estate objects, including in the form of an indivisible object and (or) divisible object of unfinished construction, future real estate object, is theoretically substantiated.

It was concluded that the development of financial instruments in Ukraine based on leading international practices is the key to successful improvement of the instrumental configuration of capital markets and organized commodity markets for the integration of the national economy into the world economy. The prospects for the development of legal regulation of forward contracts in construction investment on the Ukrainian market are outlined.
Stability of the legal regulation of concluding an employment contract between a private no-tary and a private notary's assistant
Authors: Denysiak N.
Published: June 2023

The legal basis of the activity of the notary is the Constitution of Ukraine, which guarantees every citizen the right to work, which includes the opportunity to earn a living by work that he freely chooses or freely agrees to. The state creates conditions for the full exercise of the right to work by citizens, guarantees equal opportunities in choosing a profession and type of work, implements programs of vocational training, training and retraining of personnel in accordance with public needs. In turn, the labor legislation regulates the labor relations of employees of all enterprises, institutions, organizations, regardless of the form of ownership, type of activity and industry affiliation, as well as persons who work under an employment contract with natural persons, including private notaries.

 According to Art. 1 of the Law of Ukraine «On Notaries», a notary in Ukraine is a system of bodies and officials entrusted with the duty to certify rights, as well as facts of legal significance, and to perform other notarial actions provided for by this Law, with the aim of providing them of legal certainty.

The performance of notarial acts in Ukraine is entrusted to notaries - these are natural persons authorized by the state who work in state notary offices, state notarial archives (state notaries) or engage in independent professional notarial activity, namely private notarial activity (private notaries).

A private notary is a natural person authorized by the state, who carries out independent professional notarial activity, in particular, certifies rights, as well as facts of legal significance, and performs other notarial actions provided for by law, with the aim of giving them legal credibility. That is, a private notary is a person who is a citizen of Ukraine and has received a certificate of the right to engage in notarial activity, works in a private notary office and engages in private notarial practice.              

In today's realities, it is quite difficult for a notary public to have time to do everything himself. Not only that the legislation of Ukraine has the property of changing quite quickly, but also the mass of powers with which the legislator generously grants the notary does not allow relaxation. So it turns out that it becomes practically impossible to carry out one's activities without an assistant. The selection of candidates and the hiring of a private notary's assistant is the exclusive right of the notary. An employment contract is concluded with the notary's assistant.
Impact of administrative competence on the civil procedural legal capacity of the authorities
Authors: Lohoyda V.
Published: June 2023

The article is devoted to the issue of the influence of the norms of administrative law, in particular those regulating the administrative competence of state authorities and their officials, on the procedural legal capacity of state authorities that participate in the consideration of cases in the civil court procedure in connection with performing their state functions and powers.Using the example of a specific court (civil) case, the author analyzes the possible procedural consequences of depriving a subject of authority of his administrative competence during the consideration of a civil case, their impact on the exercise of his procedural rights by such a subject, in particular, on the possibility of appealing a court decision. The author emphasizes that in the case when a subject of authority takes part in a court case precisely in connection with the performance of the functions and powers entrusted to him by the state, the institution of public legal succession, which is more characteristic of the administrative process, can and should be applied also when consideration of cases which, in the opinion of the Supreme Court, should be considered in the manner of civil proceedings.It is noted that a similar practice of recognizing the admissibility of procedural legal succession precisely based on a public legal succession of subjects of authority has already been formed during the review by the Commercial Court of Cassation as part of the Supreme Court of commercial disputes regarding compensation for damage caused to subjects of private law as a result of improper state regulation of the insurance market, although in this category of cases, there are direct procedural instructions of the law.As a result, the author concludes that Part 1 of Article 55 of the Civil Code of Ukraine allows the procedural legal succession of subjects of authority, who participate in the consideration of civil cases, not only in cases of civil legal succession but also in the case of public legal succession, if the dispute is related to the exercise by the subject of authority of his administrative competence and its change or cancellation takes place.
Criminal liability for exceeding authority or official authority by a military official
Authors: Davlatov SH.B. , Savchenko A.S. , Salenko A.A.
Published: June 2023

Since the introduction of martial law and general mobilization, the number of criminal offenses committed by military personnel has increased dramatically. According to the Office of the Prosecutor General, the number of criminal offenses under Art. 426-1 “Abuse of power or authority by a military official” increased 4 times in 2022 and amounted to 426. The practice of qualifying military criminal offenses shows significant problems of law enforcement and uneven criminal law and procedural decisions. These problems are primarily due to the lack of resolutions of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of Ukraine on the practice of applying the rules governing liability for military criminal offenses, as well as due to the blanket nature of their dispositions. In this regard, there is an urgent need for a theoretical study of criminal liability issues, in particular, Article 426-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine “Excess of power or official authority by a military officer”. to determine the objective and subjective features of the analyzed criminal offense. The author analyzes the main theoretical and applied issues of criminal liability for abuse of power or authority by a military official under the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The author considers the problematic issues of defining the elements of this criminal offense and its individual features. It is established that the mandatory presence of an additional optional direct object is of great importance for the criminal offense under consideration. The author emphasizes the problems which arise when determining the content of abuse of power, abuse of office, and the content of the concept of “substantial damage”. The objective side of the abuse of power or authority by a military official is also considered in detail. It is established that abuse of power or authority by a military official belongs to the material elements of crimes.
Peculiarities of the forensic characteristics of appropriation and waste committed by the employees of the agro-industrial enterprise
Authors: Kuzmenko O.V. , Sichko N.P.
Published: June 2023

The article is devoted to the elements of the forensic characteristics of appropriation and waste committed by the employees of the agro-industrial enterprise, which include the method, subject, setting and traces of the crime, as well as the identity of the criminal. In addition, the author established that the method of committing a criminal offense related to embezzlement and/or embezzlement by an employee of an agroindustrial enterprise is certain conscious actions of an official or materially responsible person of a given agro-industrial enterprise, aimed at preparing and achieving a certain illegal beneficial result on its benefitIt is noted that encroachment on the property of an agro-industrial enterprise, which is carried out through appropriation and embezzlement by its employees, can be conventionally divided into the following types: methods of encroachment on property by responsible persons from warehouses (for example, the creation of unaccounted surplus material values with their subsequent illegal possession, illegal write-off of material values, overestimation of the actual amount or value of material values used by the enterprise) and methods of encroachment on property during the transportation of agricultural products by persons to whom it is entrusted (for example, creation of unaccounted surpluses, alienation of property at low prices).The author proved that the situation of embezzlement and embezzlement committed by employees of an agro-industrial enterprise can be attributed to insufficient control and gaps in accounting and accounting, a low level of economic activity, improper or insufficient control over the transportation and preservation of property, as well as the possibility of uncontrollably changing the process production, collection or transportation of agricultural products.It was also concluded that the person of the criminal of this category of criminal offenses is always characterized by specific features. First of all, it should be noted that the subject of embezzlement and embezzlement can be both a private and an official person. In addition, they have a high level of intelligence and education, knowledge of all production and transportation processes, and appropriate professional knowledge.
Strategies of US foreign policy at the end of the 20-th – at the beginning of the 21-st centuries
Authors: Avramenko I.
Published: June 2023

The article investigates the foreign policy strategies of the United States, beginning with the collapse of the Soviet Union, with an emphasis on key regions - the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, and the Indo-Pacific region. The work assesses the international situation and presents the author’s views on future changes in the system of international relations.

It is noted that since the beginning of the XXI century, the USA began to lose its position on the international arena, which was due to the difficulty of maintaining existing positions, as well as the incompetence of the state elites that came to power in the USA at the beginning of the XXI century. In view of this, in the process of increasing confrontation between Сhina and USA, the attention of the latter was gradually shifted from the regions of the Middle East and Central-Eastern Europe to the Indo-Pacific region. The article emphasizes that the complexity of the situation for Ukraine lies in the fact that the further involvement of the United States in the confrontation with the Russian Federation will most likely lead to the split of the Western coalition, primarily in the European Union and NATO, and will push states suffering from economic sanctions, lack of energy resources and rare earth materials to ensure the «green transition», to deepen cooperation with China.In this context, it is extremely important for the United States to preserve the current balance of power and maintain allied relations with the main partners of the United States in Europe - the French Republic and Germany. Difficulties will be added by the ambiguous policy of Great Britain, which after leaving the EU began to pursue a more independent foreign policy course that does not always correspond to the national interests of the United States of America. The situation looks most threatening in the Indo-Pacific region, where the interests of the main geopolitical players intersect. Currently, in order to consolidate resources, the US is reducing its military presence in the Middle East and focusing on forming new alliances in the region, as well as strengthening relations with allies. In this context, it will be extremely important to maintain allied relations with the main partners of the USA in Europe - the French Republic and Germany. Difficulties will be added by the ambiguous policy of Great Britain, which after leaving the EU began to pursue a more independent foreign policy course that does not always correspond to the national interests of the United States of America.
The importance of a doctrine in the contemporary international law codification
Authors: Zeman І.
Published: June 2023

The article analyzes the key methods of legal acts systematization from the general law theory perspective and describes the peculiarities of the procedure for the arrangement, improvement and the update of normative legal acts in international law.It is noted that codification is the most important law-making method in the contemporary international law, and the UN International Law Commission is one of the key institutions that successfully carries out this work.It is pointed out that the Commission has invested a considerable amount of effort into clarification and systematization of main sources of international law such as an international treaty, an international custom, and general principles of law.

It is emphasized that the interaction and linkage between the main sources of international law and the subsidiary means for the determination of international law rules, i.e. court decisions and the doctrines of the most qualified international lawyers, have largely remained vague, complicated and unregulated to date.It is indicated that a scientific doctrine is ambiguously applied in the practice of international courts which justify their rulings with regard to the judicial decisions and works of the UN International Law Commission. Similarly, the Special Rapporteurs of the Commission refer to the practice of international and national courts and the scientific doctrine.A special model of international legal norms codification during the third UN Conference on the Law of the Sea involving the application of innovative and unprecedented negotiation methods and procedures is also highlighted. It is underlined that the successful preparation of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea is attributed to the fact that the text of the future treaty was gradually drafted during the conference itself, the proposals were submitted by individual states or the groups of states, legal experts and lawyers had a special influence on the formation of the treaty provisions.It is emphasized that a detailed study of the doctrine’s influence on the codification of international law will enable its subjects to better understand the main practical and theoretical approaches adopted by international courts and international organizations in the decision-making procedure.
International and national legal analysis of the state of information security of Ukraine in conditions of armed conflict
Authors: Chitak V.V. , Usmanov Yu.I.
Published: June 2023

The article discusses, the international and national legal regulation of Ukraine’s information security is examined following the armed conflict initiated by the Russian Federation and the subsequent aggression against Ukraine. The main challenges and threats are analyzed, focusing on the role of various actors in ensuring Ukraine’s information security in the present day.It is noted that fostering favorable conditions for Ukraine’s political development constitutes the country’s national interests. These primary interests include ensuring the effective exercise of political rights and freedoms for citizens to satisfy individual human interests, strengthening democracy to fulfill societal interests, and providing effective protection of the constitutional order, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the country. Additionally, these interests encompass the establishment and maintenance of political stability, including the stability of state power and its institutions. In the sphere of information security, Ukraine’s national interests are employed to shape the strategic and current tasks of state policy.The study demonstrated that effective information activities and the utilization of key international legal documents can significantly enhance a state’s efforts towards peaceful crisis resolution. In particular, information technologies can help expand the capabilities of ensuring a country’s defense capacity. The efficient use of information technologies assists Ukraine in its information confrontation with Russia, achieve its strategic goals, and ensure national security.Additionally, the article emphasizes that neglecting information factors or distorting information can provoke radical sentiments and flare-ups of hostility, potentially leading to the destabilization of the situation in the country and catastrophic consequences for national security.Consequently, information security is a vital component of Ukraine’s national interest, and fostering favorable conditions for the political development of the country is essential for achieving national security and protecting the state’s interests.
Electronic government in public administration
Authors: Borysenko V.D.
Published: June 2023

The article is devoted to the study of electronic governance in public administration.The article clarifies the essence of information and communication technologies in the process of development of public administration. Attention is drawn to the fact that, thanks to information technologies, there has been a transition to a new form of organization of the activities of public authorities, as well as a qualitatively new level of efficiency and ease of obtaining public services by organizations and citizens.It is noted that an important role in this aspect is given to electronic governance as a new form of communication between citizens and the authorities.Approaches to defining the concept of “electronic governance” are considered. Based on the results of the review, two approaches to the definition of this concept were identified: narrow and broad. It is noted that the authors of the narrow approach emphasize the possibility of an alternative way of providing public services in electronic form. They suggest that e-government can be synonymous with digital administration, online administration or, in a certain context, transformational administration, which focuses on the use of Internet technologies as a platform for exchanging information, providing services and interacting with citizens, businesses, etc. In a broad approach, the idea of e-government is to interact with citizens and businesses through the Internet and other information systems.The main elements of the interaction of electronic governance with the state and society, the state and representatives of business, and authorities are defined. It is indicated that e-governance is considered not only as a way of increasing the efficiency of public management and administration, but also as the main element of a new model of democracy in the information society.Attention was drawn to the fact that the transition to electronic governance means reforming all forms of activity of state administration bodies, changing their structure, tasks and functions. The success of this transition depends on the correctly chosen strategy and tactics, coordination and effective interaction of all subjects of this process, namely: legislative, executive and judicial branches of government, business and society.It is proposed to make changes to the legal definition of the concept of “e-government” set out in the Concept of the Development of Electronic Government in Ukraine No. 649 dated September 20, 2017 and to replace the phrase “state administration” with the term “public administration”.
Administrative appeal of decisions, actions and inaction of customs authorities: problems and prospects
Authors: Drofich O.Yu.
Published: June 2023

Relying on the outcomes of the study of the procedure of administrative appeal of decisions, actions and inaction of customs under the legislation of Ukraine, the author notes that its most progressive aspects are reflected in the provisions of the customs legislation, which: 1) allow the submission of a complaint to a higher-level customs body in electronic form; 2) provide the opportunity to participate in its review via video conference; 3) optimally regulate the issue of suspending the term for consideration of a complaint, in particular, in the case when a higher-level customs body has appointed an unscheduled on-site documentary inspection; 4) establish the obligation of the higher-level customs body to make a decision based on the results of the complaint review, taking into account the documents and/or information available to such body, if the person who filed the complaint did not provide documents and/or information at his request. In addition to that, the author substantiates the fact that the following are also considered promising directions for improving the effectiveness of administrative appeals as a means of pre-trial settlement of disputes arising from customs legal relations: 1) deepening the publicity and transparency of the activities of higher-level customs authorities regarding the consideration of complaints about decisions, actions and omissions of customs by publishing their final decisions; 2) introduction of mechanisms aimed at ensuring the uniformity of administrative practice within the framework of administrative appeals and assertion of the rule that a change of assessment and conclusions in the same or similar cases is possible only if it is properly substantiated; 3) bringing the legal basis of the procedure of administrative appeal of decisions, actions and omissions of customs authorities into alignment with the requirements of the Law of Ukraine “On Administrative Procedure”.
New records of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on solanaceous plants in the Syrian coastal region
Authors: Dayoub Ahmad Malek , Boubou Angham
Published: June 2023

Phytoseiid mites have been considered the most promising predators for the control of pest mites and small insects. Their use in solanaceous crops for the biological control of major mite pests represents an important challenge and requires continued research. This study aimed at investigating the phytoseiid species and their associated phytophagous mites on eggplant (Solanum melongena), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) in the Syrian coastal region between 2018 and 2020, at 40 sites. A total of 12 species of the three subfamilies (Amblyseiinae Muma, Phytoseiinae Berlese, and Typhlodrominae Scheuten) were collected, with Amblysiinae being the most represented. Among them, Amblyseius andersoni (Chant) is a new record for the Syrian fauna. Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot was the most abundant (223 specimens; 47.3%) and frequent (found in 22 out of 40 sites) species collected on all plant species surveyed and the only common phytoseiid species in greenhouses. The second most abundant species was Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) (83 specimens: 17.6%), while the second most frequent was Phytoseius finitimus Ribaga (8 sites). Species found in this study should be considered in future research on phytoseiid mites as biological control agents of pests of tomato and eggplant cultivated in greenhouses and open fields in this region.
Distinctive Requirements and Recommendations for Housing Design During and after the Global Epidemic: A Case Analysis Based on User Experience
Authors: Yaşar Dilek
Published: June 2023

As a result of the pandemic that emerged in China in the end of 2019, the user experiences with regard to the dwelling dramatically changed due to the fact that the dwelling was then used not only as place to live, but also to work, study, and socialize, and people had to readjust their expectations from their living spaces. This process also urged a revision of the distinctive user requirements for the dwelling spaces. The aim of the present article is to initiate a discussion about the parameters that should be prioritized with a view to dwelling designs and offer recommendations with regard thereof.
Diallel crosses in Picea abies III. Variation and inheritance patterns in nursery trials
Authors: Skrøppa Tore , Solvin Thomas Mørtvedt , Steffenrem Arne
Published: June 2023

The complete diallel cross is the only mating design that provides estimates of variance components of general combining (GCA), specific combining ability (SCA), maternal and reciprocal effects, in addition to heritabilities and genetic correlations. To obtain such estimates, complete diallels were made among 10 trees in each of three natural Norway spruce populations from altitude 300 and 500 m in Norway. Nursery trials were performed with the families from these crosses and families from seeds collected from open pollination. Traits measured and analysed are seed weight, germination rate, germination percentage, terminal bud set, and seedling heights the first and second years. The seedlings from the population at origin 500 m had lower seed weight, lower heights and earlier bud set than those from the two populations from lower altitude. A considerable variation was present among families within each diallel, and the GCA variance components had the highest values and were significant for most traits. Variance components for SCA and maternal effects were also significant for some traits, but with inconsistent values in the three diallels. A strong relationship was present between the weight of the seed lots from the maternal parent and mean family height after one and two growing seasons. The highest estimate of heritability was observed for bud set, with similar values in all three diallels.
Diallel crosses in Picea abies IV. Genetic variation and inheritance patterns in short-term trials
Authors: Skrøppa Tore , Solvin Thomas Mørtvedt , Steffenrem Arne
Published: June 2023

The complete diallel cross is the only mating design that provides estimates of variance components of general combining (GCA), specific combining ability (SCA), maternal and reciprocal effects, in addition to heritabilities and genetic correlations. To obtain such estimates, complete diallels were made among 10 trees in each of three natural Norway spruce populations from altitude 300 and 500 m in southern Norway. Seedlings from families from the diallels and open pollinations were tested in short-term tests on agricultural soil at one site at altitude 85 m until age 10 years from seed. Tree height at ages 7 and 10 years and diameter at age 10 had strongly significant GCA variance components within each population. The components for SCA and maternal effects were small and not significant, indicating low levels of non-additive genetic variation. For the days of initiation and cessation of the shoot elongation period the GCA components were dominating and had the highest heritability estimates in two of the diallels. Estimates of genetic correlations between traits measured in earlier nursery trials and height and diameter in the short-term trials had low and not consistent values in the three diallels. The duration of the shoot growth period and rate of growth showed positive relationships with height and diameter. Strong relationships were present between half-sib family means from the diallels and open-pollinated families for height, diameter and phenology traits. Progeny trials testing open-pollinated half-sib families from natural populations can be used for selection of candidates for the initial breeding populations.
PENGARUH FILTER AKTIF TERHADAP LOSSES TRANSFORMATOR DI FAKULTAS TEKNIK UNIVERSITAS UDAYANA BUKIT JIMBARAN DENGAN FUZZY LOGIC CONTROLLER MENGGUNAKAN SIMULINK
Authors: Indra Jana Martana I Kadek , Arta Wijaya I Wayana , Suartika I Made
Published: June 2023

Harmonics in the electrical system can have a negative impact on the quality of the electrical energy being distributed. Harmonics are phenomena that arise due to the operation of non-linear electrical loads. Thus causing the formation of waves with a frequency that is different from the fundamental frequency. Total harmonic distortion (THD) is the effective value of waves affected by harmonics so that they can affect power losses. This study analyzes the power losses in the KA4214 transformer at the Faculty of Engineering, Udayana University, Bukit Jimbaran. The method used is to carry out simulations and analysis of the results of harmonic measurements carried out in existing conditions using active filters, and using active filters with fuzzy logic controllers and then compared with IEEE 519-2014 standards. The simulation results from using an active filter with a fuzzy logic controller obtained the smallest current THD value of each phase, namely R = 0.28%, S = 0.71% and T = 0.72% with the resulting power losses of 0.0009905 kW.
PENGEMBANGAN JARINGAN TRANSMISI 150 KV BALI BERDASARKAN RENCANA UMUM KETENAGALISTRIKAN DAERAH (RUKD) PROVINSI BALI TAHUN 2022 – 2030
Authors: Evan Aditya Pramana I G.N. , Ariastina W.G. , Sukerayasa I.W.
Published: June 2023

The need for electrical energy increases every year. That is linear with the economic growth that happens in the area. Bali is an area where the demand for electrical energy has increased significantly throughout the year. The increase in electrical energy demands will cause the power peak load to increase as well. It's necessary to develop a 150 kV transmission system to anticipate peak load from reaching the breakdown point of the transmission system. Based on this study, the transmission line from Kapal Substation to Pemecutan Klod Substation experienced 80.1% of the maximum load capacity of the line in 2029. It means that the load flow has exceeded the ideal loading of the transmission line, which is 80% of its maximum capacity. Uprating the conductor from TACSR 240 mm2 to ACCC Lisbon 310 mm2 and adding a new circuit line, will help the transmission line sustainable until 2046 before reaching 100% of its maximum capacity.