bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Understanding the Mechanism of Urbanization Affect Agricultural Water Efficiency: Evidence from China
Authors: Li Deyang , Shi Hongxu , Ma Peihua , Zhu Shuning , Xu Hao
Published: July 2022

Concerns regarding food security and sustainable development have been highlighted as a result of water scarcity and growing urbanization. It is imperative to look into their relationship. This study examines the impact of urbanization on agricultural water efficiency (AWE) in China utilizing China province-level panel data from 2002 to 2019. The findings indicate that urbanization has a U-shaped relationship with AWE, meaning that urbanization first had a detrimental effect on AWE before reversing course. These findings are robust to the inclusion of three measures of urbanization and the estimation of the instrumental variable method. Structural equation modeling of the underlying mechanisms demonstrates that, at higher levels of urbanization, planting structure and irrigation facilities partially mediate the urbanization-AWE relationship; the mediate effects account for between 27.3% and 100% of total effects, depending on the urbanization measurement used. China should continue investing in rural irrigation infrastructure as it urbanizes, as this would improve water efficiency.
Study of Non-Point Pollution in the Ashe River Basin Based on SWAT Model with Different Land Use
Authors: Chen Jiashuo , Du Chong , Nie Tangzhe , Han Xu , Tang Siyu
Published: July 2022

The Ashe River Basin (ARB), long known as the “Golden Waterway” in Manchu, has become one of China’s most polluted rivers. The basin area of the Ashe River is 3545 km2 and the total length of the river is 257 km. There have not been specific studies on land use change and non-point pollution in the ARB region. This paper uses the ARB watershed as the study area, simulates the watershed using the SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) model, and analyzes the hydrological processes and the temporal and spatial changes of total nitrogen and total phosphorus in the watershed with hydrology and water quality as the objectives under different periods of land use to reduce pollution in the watershed and protect the environment. The results show that the simulation of runoff, and even the R2 and NS (both the coefficient of determination and the Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency coefficient are simulated by SWAT-CUP, which is generally used to validate the simulation results of the hydrological model, where the closer the result is to 1, the better the effect) of total nitrogen and total phosphorus in the watershed, are also all above 0.75 and have good applicability during regular and validation periods. Since 2000, the simulated monthly average total nitrogen and total phosphorus levels have progressively grown. The most polluted areas are concentrated in the middle and lower reaches of the watershed near the main streams owing to the rise in load per unit area caused by the collection of pollutants from the upper watershed to the watershed outlet, and even an increase in fertilizer application due to the larger area of cultivated land.
Reductive Cr(VI) Removal under Different Reducing and Electron Donor Conditions—A Soil Microcosm Study
Authors: Galani Andriani , Noutsopoulos Constantinos , Anastopoulou Petra , Varouxaki Alexia , Mamais Daniel
Published: July 2022

Increased groundwater and soil contamination by hexavalent chromium have led to the employment of a variety of detoxification methods. Biological remediation of Cr(VI) polluted aquifers is an eco-friendly method that can be performed in situ by stimulating the indigenous microbial population with organic and inorganic electron donors. In order to study the effect of different redox conditions on microbial remediated Cr(VI) reduction to Cr(III), microcosm experiments were conducted under anaerobic, anoxic, and sulfate-reducing conditions and at hexavalent chromium groundwater concentrations in the 0–3000 μg/L range, with groundwater and soil collected from an industrial area (Inofyta region). As electron donors, molasses, emulsified vegetable oil (EVO), and FeSO4 were employed. To quantitatively describe the degradation kinetics of Cr(VI), pseudo-first-order kinetics were adopted. The results indicate that an anaerobic system dosed with simple or complex external organic carbon sources can lead to practically complete Cr(VI) reduction to Cr(III), while the addition of Fe2+ can further increase Cr(VI) removal rate significantly. Furthermore, Cr(VI) microbial reduction is possible in the presence of NO3− at rates comparable to anaerobic Cr(VI) microbial reduction, while high sulfate concentrations have a negative effect on Cr(VI) bioreduction rates in comparison to lower sulfate concentrations.
Gone and Back—The Anthropogenic History of Coccotylus brodiei (Turner) Kützing and Furcellaria lumbricalis (Hudson) J.V. Lamouroux in the Gulf of Gdańsk (Southern Baltic Sea)
Authors: Zgrundo Aleksandra , Złoch Ilona
Published: July 2022

The Gulf of Gdańsk environment has supported the development and growth of the local community for centuries but has been significantly degraded as a result of the progressive eutrophication process that started in 1960, the extensive exploitation of marketable species (plants and fish) and pollution limiting the growth of marine organisms. Multistressors of the Anthropocene era have left their mark on all aspects of the ecosystem, but despite this, the gulf region has been considered to have exceptional environmental value and high biodiversity in comparison with adjacent regions. In 2004, a Natura 2000 site was created in the eastern part known as Puck Bay, and actions were taken to protect endangered habitats and species. Between 2019 and 2020, intensive field studies were conducted in Puck Bay on flora to assess biodiversity and habitat resources. The material was collected for qualitative and quantitative analysis. This allowed observation of species that have not been reported since the 1970s, i.e., Coccotylus brodiei (Turner) Kützing and Furcellaria lumbricalis (Hudson) J.V. Lamouroux. Both species co-occurred as in the period before the 1960s in the form of free-floating thalli. The rediscovery of these taxa suggests that despite very unfavourable conditions for their development due to anthropogenic pressures, they were able to survive, and their occurrence throughout Puck Bay indicates improvement in environmental quality due to declining human impact. Our results indicate that benthic algal communities have high regeneration potential, but in the case of severe environmental degradation caused by synergistic pressures of high intensity, plant recovery without measures to support remediation takes at least 30 years.
Temporal Variation of Soil Moisture and Its Influencing Factors in Karst Areas of Southwest China from 1982 to 2015
Authors: Wei Xiaocha , Gao Jixi , Liu Sihan , Zhou Qiuwen
Published: July 2022

Climate change and human activities are two dominating factors affecting soil moisture temporal variation trends, whereas their individual contributions to soil moisture trends still remain uncertain in the karst areas of Southwest China. Based on the linear regression trend analysis, Mann–Kendall mutation detection, and residual analysis methods, we quantified the contributions of climate change and human activities to soil moisture temporal variation trends in the karst areas of Southwest China. The results showed that the soil moisture in the study area experienced a drying trend from 1982 to 2015. The mutated year was 1999, and the soil moisture decreasing trend was more evident from 2000 to 2015 than from 1982 to 1999. Human activities and climate change accounted for 59% and 41%, respectively, of soil moisture drying trends. Owing to the spatial heterogeneity of geomorphic features, the individual contributions of climate change and human activities to soil moisture trends exhibited regional differences. Although remarkable regional vegetation restoration was found since applying the Grain for Green Project, the negative impact of vegetation restoration on soil moisture cannot be neglected. This study is a quantitative analysis of the relative impacts of climate change and human activities on soil moisture trends, and our findings provide a theoretical reference for the sustainable use of soil water resources in the karst areas of Southwest China.
Les indices de concentration géographique à l’épreuve de l’agrégation des données
Authors: Auvray Emmanuel , Bouayad-agha Salima
Published: July 2022

Pour caractériser la concentration spatiale des activités économiques, il convient de disposer de mesures statistiques fiables. Ceci permet d’évaluer les disparités existantes et de pouvoir comparer les niveaux de concentration par secteur dans le temps et dans l’espace. L’espace est continu mais sa discrétisation du fait du regroupement spatial d’observations à des échelles géographiques différentes (communes, départements, régions) peut induire une erreur de mesure (Briant et alii, 2010). Comme il n’est pas toujours possible de mobiliser la position exacte des entités, ce travail se propose d’étudier, à partir de données simulées, jusqu’à quel point les indices de concentration géographique des activités peuvent être biaisés par l’agrégation géographique. Nous montrons que les valeurs des indices sont sensibles à l’échelle géographique sur la base desquels ils sont calculés et que certains indices sont plus robustes que d’autres à l’agrégation géographique.
Legality of restrictions on human rights and freedoms in a Covid-19 Pandemic: The experience of Ukraine
Authors: Pevko Stanislav , Romaniuk Vitalii , Perekopskyi Serhii , Khan Oleksandr , Shaituro Olga
Published: July 2022

The purpose of the study is to examine the content of the right to health during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study focused on the legitimacy of restrictions on constitutional rights and freedoms due to mandatory vaccination and other restricition measures in Ukraine. Diversified views of scholars on this issue were established, the legislative basis for establishing restrictions on constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens was determined, and the method of normative establishment of such restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic adopted by the Government of Ukraine was criticized. The legal positions of the European Court of Human Rights, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine and the Supreme Court of Ukraine on the legality of compulsory vaccination during a pandemic and restrictions on the constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens are presented. To achieve the goal of the research, general scientific research methods were used, such as: analysis, synthesis, modeling and abstraction. These methods were used to determine the constituent elements of a person's right to health care, to determine their relationship, to give specific examples of solving the problem of vaccination, to draw conclusions on the legality of vaccination and to limit certain constitutional rights of citizens.
Legal institute of lobbying: the problem of legislative regulation in Ukraine
Authors: Ryndiuk Vira , Gaydulin Olexander , Kuzmenko Oksana , Chorna Viktoriіa , Sharkova Irina
Published: July 2022

The article examines the problem of legislative regulation of the socio-political institution of lobbying in Ukraine on the basis of borrowing similar experience from developed democracies using the dialectical method. It is noted that lobbying should be considered as one of the democratic institutions of influence of the public and business structures on decision-making by public authorities (representation of interests), namely as a professional mediation activity between society and government. Legislative regulation of the institution of lobbying in Ukraine may not restrict other rights of citizens regarding their influence on the authorities, which are guaranteed by the Constitution of Ukraine and defined by national legislation (for example, the right to appeal to the authorities, the right to participate in the management of public affairs through advisory bodies, parliamentary hearings, public discussions, etc.). It is concluded that the most pressing aspects of the problem of legal institutionalization of lobbying in Ukraine, which need to be addressed, are the following: development of theoretical-methodological foundations of lobbying in national political-legal realities, taking into account similar foreign experience; a comprehensive approach to the legislative regulation of lobbying activities at all levels of public authority, and on the basis of clear harmonization of lobbying rules with legislation in related areas; legislative definition of the concept and all components of lobbying activities, the legal status of lobbyists; particular attention should be paid to the development of ethical rules for the lobbying profession, which should be based on the principles of legality, transparency, openness and integrity.
The Limitations of North Korea's health care system and inter-Korean cooperation
Authors:   Public Policy Research Institute, Korea University, Jung Yoosuk
Published: July 2022

The global COVID-19 pandemic took millions of lives away. Fortunately, the spread of the virus seems to be diminished; it is obvious that international society will be reorganized by the ideas of “health security” and “human security”. However, in the case of North Korea, it does not reveal objective and reliable medical data, so international society has difficulties figuring out its current status.
North Korea had insisted that taking care of people’s health by the principle of medical service is the state’s responsibility. However, the official system collapsed during the economic crisis in the 1990s, and the North Korean people’s health index also plummeted. Besides, two Korea’s medical service capability is getting dichotomized, so an alternative is needed.
The Kim Jong-un regime set the principle of “politics of affection” and emphasized “people first policy.” The hygiene and medical policy, which is closely linked to people’s life and health, is the core element of the “people first policy.” Therefore, it is the field (humanitarian aid) that North Korea most likely accepts under the current sanction status. Moreover, this project can be a breakthrough that can overcome the current stalemate.
Therefore, it is essential to prepare realistic and systematic cooperative projects which can bring a positive response from North Korea. The health and medical cooperation may contribute to establishing a new inter-Korean cooperation paradigm which is practical and realistic.
North Korea's Economic Development Strategy in the Kim Jong-un Era and Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation through a B2B Platform
Authors:   Public Policy Research Institute, Korea University, Choi Yong Sub
Published: July 2022

This study asserts that North Korea's economic development strategy in the Kim Jong-un era has the following three core elements. First, economic development led by science and technology. Second, economic development by attracting foreign capital. Third, economic development based on the active use of the market. In the case of the first two strategies, namely, the strategy through science and technology initiative and the attraction of foreign capital, although there may be a difference in degree, the Kim Jong-il era also witnessed Pyongyang's emphasis on them for economic development. However, the 'persistent' pursuit of the market as a facilitator to economic development is a unique feature only in the Kim Jong-un era. South Korea needs a new method to promote inter-Korean economic cooperation that matches the three core elements and, for this aim, this paper proposes a new method of a B2B platform connecting both Koreas to each other to facilitate inter-Korean economic cooperation.
Research of North Korea's Financial Management during Kim Jong-un's Period With a focus on the change in the National Budget of the Supreme People's Assembly
Authors:   Public Policy Research Institute, Korea University, Kim Suhyeon , Park Sunsong
Published: July 2022

Capitalist countries try to solve the crisis by using their own finances when an economic crisis hits the country. In addition, when there is an industry that the state wants to invest in, it uses finances. And this is the same for the socialist states even North Korea. These characteristics add research value to finance.
However, as with most data on North Korea, there is not enough data on North Korea's finances. The budget and settlement of the national budget are announced every year, but compared to other countries, it is quite insufficient. Due to these limitations, much research on North Korean financial management has not been conducted.
Nevertheless, it is necessary to comprehensively understand and analyze the budget proposal announced by North Korea. This is because North Korea's limited but self-released materials contain many meanings.
From the North's budget proposal, we can see that they increase the amount of budget revenue by changing or adding items to increase the amount of finance. Also, spending on national budgets shows that they try to invest in the industries they need, but sometimes these attempts do not pay off.
The Yoon Seok-yeol Administration's Policy on North Korea and the Direction of ROK-U.S. Relations and Policy Tasks
Authors:   Public Policy Research Institute, Korea University, Nam Kwang-kyu
Published: July 2022

The direction of Yoon Seok-yeol's North Korea policy and foreign relations can be summarized as "first U.S.-South Korea relations, later inter-Korean relations," "first international cooperation after inter-Korean cooperation," and "first denuclearization after peace." At the same time, it is expected that the it will be more active on North Korean human rights issues than Moon Jae In government. The Yoon Seok-yeol administration's policy toward the U.S. is aimed at a "comprehensive strategic alliance" that expands the international role of the Korea-U.S. alliance by normalizing the Korea-U.S. alliance and restoring cooperation. This is expected to strength the Korea-U.S. economic alliance and technology alliance in the international supply chain. In order to smoothly operate the Korea-U.S. alliance, efforts to cooperate with South Korea, the U.S., and Japan are expected to be strengthened by restoring relations with Japan. If North Korea makes a high-intensity provocation, it will resume its strategy to deter the North Korea and will resume the actual joint exercise between South Korea and the U.S.. Since the Yoon Seok-yeol administration's foreign relations are likely to flow around the U.S., opposition and checks from China and Russia will be inevitable. In this regard, since a new Cold War atmosphere is likely to form in Northeast Asia, South Korea needs a high level of ability to coordinate diplomatic and security issues between the U.S., China, and the U.S. and Russia to prevent them from getting worse. In this regard, the additional THAAD deployment under the Yoon Seok-yeol administration will be the right time to proceed if North Korea resumes its nuclear test, and participation in the Quad should be strategically approached according to the timing and conditions.
MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT VACCINATION: TOP-10 MYTHS AND THEIR DISCLOSURE
Authors: Локтева М.А. , Лебедев Н.Е. , Пешикова М.В. , Пешиков О.В.
Published: July 2022

В статье рассмотрены наиболее распространенные «мифы» о вакцинах и вакцинации и приведены факты, опровергающие их. Материалы иллюстрированы авторскими рисунками в понятной для широкого круга читателей форме.
PERFIL PSICOSSOCIAL DE ACUMULADORES DE ANIMAIS E IMPLICAÇÕES NA SAÚDE PÚBLICA
Authors: Nardy José Fernando , Missen Tremori Tália , Daniela Babboni Selene , Moreira dos Santos Schmidt Elizabeth , Sousa Rocha Noeme , Langoni Helio
Published: July 2022

O acúmulo de animais nos domicílios humanos é um tópico emergente no contexto de Saúde Única, caracterizado como um transtorno mental, no qual o indivíduo possui dificuldades em se desfazer de seus animais. O ambiente em que os animais habitam costuma ser insalubre, favorecendo o desenvolvimento de doenças e o comprometimento do bem-estar animal, infringindo direitos legais. O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar cinco residências no município de Botucatu, nas quais haviam mais de dez animais. Foram realizadas visitas nessas residências e feita a colheita de fezes dos animais para pesquisar parasitas como:  Ancylostoma spp., Cystoisospora sp., Toxocara sp., Trichuris spp. e Giardia spp., além disso aplicou-se um protocolo de perícia para avaliar o Bem-Estar Animal, segundo a adaptação do protocolo desenvolvido por Hammerschmidt (12) no qual o Bem-Estar é classificado em: muito alto, alto, regular, baixo e muito baixo, além disso foi elaborada uma entrevista para identificar fatores epidemiológicos sobre os acumuladores de animais.  Foi constatado, por meio de exames coproparasitológicos, principalmente a presença de Ancylostoma spp., Cystoisospora sp. e Giardia spp., em relação ao Bem-estar Animal identificou-se três residências com classificação regular e uma com classificação alto. Já nas entrevistas constatamos o predomínio do sexo masculino, sendo que 60% dos entrevistados eram casados e havia o predomínio do acúmulo de cães e as justificativas para o acúmulo recairam sobre a reprodução indesejada e questões afetivas. Destacamos a importância do médico veterinário para intervir nessas situações, devido ao conhecimento sanitário relacionado à saúde pública, sobretudo em relação as doenças zoonóticas que podem estar presentes nesses ambientes, além do conhecimento que sobre Medicina Veterinária Legal com a intenção de identificar possíveis infrações que possam estar sendo cometidas e consequentemente afetando o Bem-Estar animal. Por fim, ressalta-se a necessidade da abordagem multiprofissional do assunto possibilitando que haja um ambiente em que tanto o animal como os humanos possam desfrutar de condições adequadas de saúde.
Factores sociodemográficos, calidad de vida y afrontamiento del estrés percibido en población ecuatoriana expuesta a la pandemia (covid – 19)
Authors: Pillajo Amagua Cristian Alexander , Pozo Ortega Verónica Elena , Romero Ascuntar Yadira Belén , Soto Cahuatijo Yaqueline Elizabeth
Published: July 2022

El covid-19, en el ámbito estrés laboral, presenta nuevos retos y una recuperación incierta y lenta que provoca inestabilidad. Los diferentes organismos, como la Organización Mundial de la Salud, defienden la importancia de la salud y bienestar laboral en todos los aspectos, físicos, mentales y sociales ante esta situación de pandemia. En este sentido, como parte de los objetivos de este estudio se tiene evaluar los síntomas psicosomáticos que se han presentado en los trabajadores, a consecuencia del estrés laboral en las organizaciones por covid-19 de la población ecuatoriana. Se trata de un estudio cuali-cuantitativo, de diseño no experimental, con alcance exploratorio y descriptivo. Se aplicó una encuesta online a 518 personas de la población ecuatoriana, quienes consintieron su participación, utilizando el test de WHOQOL–BREF y estrés percibido. Como parte de los resultados, se determina que el 64,7% de los encuestados han sido diagnosticados con covid-19, el 52,4% tiene rara vez sentimientos negativos, el 27,7% casi nunca se han sentidos afectados como si algo grave fuera a ocurrir inesperadamente con la pandemia y el 10,1%  casi siempre se han sentido incapaz de controlar las cosas importantes de su vida por la pandemia. Se reportan diferentes porcentajes de personas contagiadas con el covid-19, también se puede observar que los estados emocionales negativos de depresión, ansiedad y estrés, en un porcentaje mayor no ha ocurrido; por otro lado, la mayoría tiene una calidad de vida satisfactoria en el aspecto psicológico, salud física, relaciones sociales y ambiental; se percibe un estrés relacionado con la pandemia en la mayoría de los participantes.
Pengaruh Dukungan Rekan Kerja terhadap Kualitas Pekerjaan pada Karyawan
Authors: Hanif Muhammad , Zamzabila Bintan , Darmawan Zharfan Amadeus
Published: July 2022

Saat terjun pada dunia kerja yang baru, maka seseorang akan mulai berusaha untuk beradaptasi dengan lingkungan, sistem serta orang baru yang ada dalam lingkup pekerjaannya tersebut. Dalam hal ini diperlukannya dukungan rekan kerja pada proses adaptasi. Ketika seseorang tidak mendapat dukungan serta merasa tidak ada yang mempedulikannya maka hal tersebut dapat mempengaruhi kualitas kinerja seseorang dalam menjalankan tugas-tugasnya. Oleh karena itu, kami melakukan penelitian literatur ini untuk mencari jawaban mengenai pengaruh dukungan rekan kerja terhadap kualitas pekerjaan. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk meninjau secara sistematis pengaruh dukungan rekan kerja terhadap kualitas pekerjaan. Kami mengidentifikasi artikel terkait topik melalui database Google Scholar, Proquest, dan Inovbiz. Berdasarkan hasil dari penelitian yang telah dilakukan para peneliti dalam lima jurnal yang  menjadi referensi kami, maka dapat diambil kesimpulan bahwa hasil Systematic Literature Review atau SLR menunjukkan, dukungan rekan kerjasangat dibutuhkan oleh seorang karyawan agar dapat menunjang kualitas kinerjanya di suatu perusahaan dan dukungan rekan kerja terbukti berpengaruh terhadap kinerja tugas karyawan.
The Influence Of Customer Perceived Value And Customer Trust On Customer Loyalty In J&T Delivery Services Bengkalis
Authors: Ernilawati Mira , Maulana Hutomo Atman
Published: July 2022

The development of the delivery service business is quite rapid with the presence of various shipping companies that are tough competitors for other shipping companies. This study aims to determine the effect of customer perceived value and customer trust on customer loyalty on J&T delivery services in Bengkalis. The type of research used is associative research with a quantitative approach. The variables in this study include the value of customer perception, customer trust and customer loyalty. The population of this research is people who use J&T delivery services in Bengkalis. The sample used in this study was 100 respondents who were taken using purposive sampling technique and the data collection method was using a questionnaire. The data analysis used is descriptive analysis, classical assumptions, multiple linear regression, T test, and F test. The results of this study indicate that the variable perceived value by customers partially has a positive and significant effect on customer loyalty, customer trust also has a positive and significant impact. significant to customer loyalty. And simultaneously the two independent variables have a significant effect on customer loyalty.
Jember Creative Industry Distribution Model Towards the International Market
Authors: Mirzania Alif , Muhsyi Abdul , Priyono Agus
Published: July 2022

The creative industry is one of the industries that currently supports the Indonesian economy. The purpose of this study is to formulate the distribution model of Jember's creative industry towards the international market, especially in the performance art sector. This study is quantitative-eksploratif research conducted in Jember using SMEs as a population. The analytical tool used in this study was FGD and a fishbone diagram. The results of the fishbone diagram analysis showed several causes of SME growth problems such as the lack of HR skills in foreign languages, the inadequate sophisticated technology in business, and the minimal amount of business capital. The inappropriate adoption of the technology was then identified as the root cause of the problem. Thus, the distribution model for the creative industry to increase competitiveness in the international market is the technology application in every element of the SMEs.
Equilibrios de trayectoria educativa y deportiva en atletas de élite
Authors:   , Cortés Díaz José Tomás
Published: July 2022

El objetivo de la tesis tiene como propósito identificar los factores que se presentan como obstáculos para desarrollar una trayectoria dual entre el deporte de élite y la formación académica profesional. De ahí que, el análisis de la legislación, de los modelos deportivos y las entrevistas a los informantes clave busca revisar las estrategias propuestas por el Estado Colombiano, organizaciones deportivas e instituciones educativas para que el deportista pueda equilibrar esta situación. La metodología usada fue una investigación exploratoria que sigue el método hermenéutico, y se utilizaron fuentes documentales y bases de datos como: Scopus, EBSCO, Science Direct y Google académico. Asimismo, se aplicó a los informantes clave la entrevista semiestructurada como el instrumento para la recolección de la información. El análisis de resultados revela la realidad académica y deportiva de los deportistas de élite que deciden gestionar una trayectoria dual, encuentran una serie de obstáculos que no permite un buen equilibrio entre las dos actividades, donde factores como la gestión del tiempo, apoyo de las instituciones educativas, planificación de la trayectoria dual, desconocimiento de la legislación, entre otras, son limitantes para equilibrar este proceso. Las conclusiones dan cuenta que algunos de estos factores aparecen de forma repetida, sin embargo, y en palabras de los informantes, son determinantes la falta de voluntad de las instituciones educativas y las organizaciones deportivas para equilibrar los tiempos en cada actividad, además de la tensión que vive el atleta, producto de la presión para rendir en las dos actividades.
The possibility of determining magnitude MS of technogenic seismic events in the Voronezh Crystalline Massif territory
Authors: Pivovarov Sergey , Efremenko Marina , Pivovarov Roman
Published: July 2022

For the territory of the Voronezh crystalline massif (VCM), formulas are proposed that establish the ratios between the magnitude (MS) of technogenic seismic events and the dimension of the energy class (KR). For research, catalogs of seismic events registered in the territory of the VCM were using. The obtained ratios can be used in the compilation of consolidated catalogs of local seismic events that occurred in the territory of the VCM, in cases where the direct definitions of the energy class, due to the absence of transverse waves on the records of transverse waves, is not possible.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of orthopedic treatment with fixed prostheses made using digital and traditional technologies
Authors: Vokulova Yu.A. , Zhulev E.N.
Published: July 2022

The aim of the study was to conduct a clinical assessment of the effectiveness of orthopedic treatment with fixed prostheses made using digital and traditional technologies. The clinical study involved 103 patients (52 men and 51 women) aged from 29 to 70 years. The patients were divided into two groups. The first group consists of 54 patients (28 men and 26 women) aged from 29 to 70 years, whose orthopedic treatment was carried out with non-removable metal-ceramic prostheses made using digital technologies. The second group consists of 49 patients (24 men and 25 women) aged 33 to 70 years, whose orthopedic treatment was carried out with non-removable metal-ceramic prostheses made using traditional technologies. The evaluation of the results of orthopedic treatment was carried out 1 year after the reinforcement of the prostheses with cement based on the criteria of the modified USPHS test for the clinical assessment of the condition of non-removable prostheses. The results obtained allow us to conclude that the technologies of intraoral laser scanning, computer modeling and automated production, in comparison with traditional technology, allow us to obtain fixed orthopedic structures with a shorter period of getting used to the prosthesis, better edge fit quality, preventing the development of secondary caries, and prevent the cementation of prostheses (p<0,005).
BILINGUAL COGNITIVE ADVANTAGE HYPOTHESIS: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY WITH KOMI-PERMYAK-RUSSIAN NATIVE BILINGUAL SPEAKERS
Authors: Leshchenko Yuliya Efimovna
Published: July 2022

The bilingual cognitive advantage hypothesis assumes that native speakers of two languages have better-developed cognitive abilities than native speakers of only one language. In particular, bilinguals are considered to be characterized by enhanced executive functions (attention, cognitive flexibility, resistance to interference). The bilingual cognitive advantage effect is most frequently revealed for elderly bilingual speakers, while experiments with young adults yield inconsistent results. The authors hypothesize that the presence/absence of the cognitive advantage effect at a young adult age can be determined by bilingualism type: bilingualism formed in a dense code-switching context boosts the development of executive functions. The hypothesis is tested in the experimental study with two groups of young adults: 1) the bilingual group (native speakers of the Komi-Permyak and Russian languages) and 2) the monolingual group (native speakers of the Russian language). Experimental techniques that measure the level of attention concentration, attention shifting and resistance to interference (the Schulte test, the Burdon test, the Stroop test) were applied. While analyzing the experimental results, mean and individual values of the speed and accuracy of the task performance for each group of participants were evaluated; then the results of bilingual and monolingual groups were compared. The research results demonstrate that young adult native speakers of the Komi-Permyak and Russian languages consistently outstrip their monolingual peers in adaptability of certain executive functions (namely, in their ability to flexibly coordinate attention concentration and shifting while performing various cognitive tasks).
THE ROLE OF SOCIAL FACTORS IN MANAGEMENT OF STUDENT VOLUNTEERING
Authors: Makarova M.N. , Konnikova A.D.
Published: July 2022

The managerial aspects of studying factors of student volunteering are considered in this article. The role of analyzing factors of volunteering (individual, motivational, contextual etc.) allows for enhancing quality of volunteers’ work, and attracting new members in volunteer organizations. The specific of organization of volunteering at the university is engagement of this activity in the processes of education and upbringing. In this research, two methods were used: student survey and semi-formalized interviews with the representatives of volunteer center of Udmurt State University. For the analysis of factors of volunteering, three groups of factors were chosen: factors of social status (gender, year of study, level of study); socio-psychological characteristics (altruism, collectivism), and social factors (having volunteers among relatives and friends, social activity, previous experience of volunteering). The analysis has demonstrated that students’ social characteristics do not significantly correlate with volunteering. Among socio-psychological factors, the altruism was the most significant. As the social factor, the social activity in different spheres of student life, and previous experience of volunteering were important correlates of volunteering. Stimulation of volunteering must be connected with other forms of student activity: education, research, and development, and with preparation for the future job.
TRANSFORMATION OF THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM ON THE EXAMPLE OF INTEGRATION ASSOCIATIONS
Authors: Khojayan Karine
Published: July 2022

The article analyzes the issue of transformation of the global development paradigm on the example of intergovernmental regional organizations, as one of the main actors of contemporary international relations. Within the framework of the current paradigm, starting from the period when the Yalta-Potsdam system of international relations was established, the dynamics of confrontations between international regional institutions, the change in this dynamics followed by collapse of the bipolar world order, are studied. The article touches upon the ongoing trends of transformation of the international monetary and financial system in the light of the emergence of new regional actors such as New Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. These institutions are being considered as alternatives to the Bretton Woods institutions, particularly to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group. It’s important to mention that the large variety of integration formats, established in the Great Eurasian area, have all chances to claim to the role of emerging pole in the transforming multipolar world order. The cornerstone on this path is considered to be relationship between the Eurasian Economic Union and the People's Republic of China (PRC) mainly in the context of the implementation of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative. Moreover, further implementation of the North-South international transport corridor, designed to provide a logistic connection between the Baltic countries and India, together with the PRC’s initiative to create Silk Road Economic Belt, harmoniously fit into the broader concept of Comprehensive Eurasian Partnership, announced by the President of the Russian Federation in 2016 during St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Today the ongoing interregional cooperation in the Great Eurasian area, developing especially in the format of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) - Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as the strategic plans of the EAEU on establishment of free trade zones with third countries before 2025, have all chances to create alternative solutions to the existing regional integration formats. The successful completion of the planned project, which, first of all, depends on the political will of the participating parties, will allow to lay a solid foundation for a transforming new world order. It will completely differ from the existing paradigm of the neoliberal world order.
Examining the experiences of intercultural ambassadors in regional Victoria from 2019 to 2021
Authors: Cooper Kimberlea , Patil Tejaswini , Ottmann Goetz , Williams Dominic , Mummery Jane
Published: July 2022

This report documents research conducted by Federation University Australia in relation to the City of Ballarat Intercultural Ambassador Program (IAP) from 2019 – 2021.
ReLI: Real-Time Lightweight Byzantine Consensus in Low-Power IoT-Systems
Authors: Goyal Himanshu , Kausik H Manish , Saha Sudipta
Published: July 2022

IoT/WSN assisted smart-systems are making our living easier and more comfortable in various aspects. However, there is always a chance of malfunctioning in such massive decentralized systems in crucial moments because of one or more components of the system getting compromised. For instance, monitoring systems installed to watch the status of a bridge may unknowingly suppress the recent deterioration in the status because of some compromised sensing devices. Byzantine fault tolerance support is highly essential in combating the presence of such smart devices with malicious intentions. However, existing solutions for consensus or data aggregation in IoT/WSN systems either assume non-Byzantine node failures or use only simulation/theoretical models to address the existence of Byzantine nodes. Theoretically, a decentralized system can effectively tolerate Byzantine characteristics of up to a certain fraction of the nodes. However, to achieve even that, the nodes need to interact extensively and share data with each other which makes it challenging for such solutions to get practically realized and produce outcomes in real-time, especially in resource-constrained IoT systems. In this work, we adopt Synchronous-Transmission based mechanisms and propose a framework ReLI to efficiently achieve Byzantine consensus in low-power IoT systems. We show that ReLI can operate up to 80% faster and consume up to 78% lesser radio-on time compared to the traditional implementation of the strategy in a publicly available IoT/WSN testbed containing 45 nodes.
ElectrodeNet – A Deep Learning Based Sound Coding Strategy for Cochlear Implants
Authors: Huang Enoch Hsin-Ho , Chao Rong , Tsao Yu , Wu Chao-Min
Published: July 2022

ElectrodeNet, a deep-learning based sound coding strategy for the cochlear implant (CI), is proposed in this study. 

ElectrodeNet emulates the ACE strategy by replacing the conventional envelope detection using various artificial neural networks, and the extended ElectrodeNet-CS strategy further incorporates the channel selection (CS) in the network. Network models of deep neural network (DNN), convolutional neural network (CNN), and long short-term memory (LSTM) were trained using the Fast Fourier Transformed bins and electrode stimulation patterns from the processing of the ACE strategy for clean speech. Objective speech understanding using short-time objective intelligibility (STOI) and normalized covariance metric (NCM) was estimated for ElectrodeNet with the factors of network architecture, dataset language, and noise type using CI simulations. Subjective listening tests for vocoded Mandarin speech were conducted with normal-hearing listeners to measure sentence recognition scores. DNN, CNN, and LSTM based ElectrodeNets exhibited strong correlations to ACE in objective and subjective scores using mean squared error (MSE), linear correlation coefficient (LCC) and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (SRCC). The ElectrodeNet-CS strategy was capable of producing N-of-M compatible electrode patterns using a modified DNN network to embed maxima selection, and to perform in similar or even slightly above average in STOI and sentence recognition compared to ACE. The methods and findings in this study demonstrated the feasibility and potential of using deep learning in CI sound coding strategy.
Wide Scan, Active K-band, Direct-Integrated Phased Array for Efficient High-Power Tx-Generation
Authors: Emadeddin Ahmad , Jonsson Lars
Published: July 2022

In this paper, we propose a new wide-scan active direct integrated phased array antenna (AIPAA) for mm-Wave applications. The AIPAA’s unit-cell comprises three K-band miniaturized taper slot elements, a GaN high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) as a power amplifier (PA), a stabilizer, an input matching network, and biasing components. The tapered slot antenna element is reshaped so that its input impedance closely matches the optimal load impedance of the HEMT (Zopt=6+j38 Ω@22 GHz), which enhances the system efficiency. The peak AIPAA’s Power-Added Efficiency (PAE) is ≥ 56% with ≤ 9% variation over scan coverage (±50⁰) at 1.5dB power backoff from P1dB. The relative frequency bandwidth with PAE above 25% is between 9%-13% over the scan range. The proposed AIPAA demonstrates less than 0.9dB and 1dB scanloss over the scan coverage in terms of antenna array gain and PAs’ power gain (Gp), respectively. The peak PA-integrated array gain and EIRP @P1dB of 24dBi and 51dBm are achieved, respectively. The proposed AIPAA is 18 × 58 × 17 mm3 with a cell size of 9.2 × 6.5 × 1.8 mm3 (0:67 × 0:5 × 0:13 λ3). The measurements are in good agreement with electromagnetic and circuit co-simulation results.
Protection of Sparse Retinal Templates using Cohort-based Dissimilarity Vectors
Authors: Sadeghpour Mahshid , Arakala Arathi , Davis Stephen , Horadam Kathy
Published: July 2022

In biometric systems, a user’s template may be represented as a vector of dissimilarities from a cohort. This vector can be considered as a pseudonymous identifier in a template protection scheme. We show that for retinal graph templates, which are sparse and so lack regularity, the cohort-based representation achieves three key necessities for the template protection scheme proposed here. First, it has comparable accuracy to an unprotected scheme. Second, it is resistant to an effective inverse method that reconstructs biometric samples from comparison scores. Third, based on the “general framework for evaluating unlinkability” it has local and global linkability scores that are at least as low as well-known state-of-the-art template protection schemes. Our work demonstrates that when a retina is represented using a sparse template, it can be protected using the cohort-based representation.
A Novel LOS Assessment for 5G/6G Radio Network Planning Using LiDAR Point Cloud
Authors: Soosahabi Reza , Bayoumi Magdy
Published: July 2022

Starting with 5G-NR standard and moving towards

6G, the mmW communication technology (in 6−300 GHz frequency range) fulfills the demand for high throughput in various parts of a radio access network. The weak propagation characteristics of mmW signals compel a more meticulous radio network planning, even in the initial phases. Previously used in backhaul networks, the quality of mmW radio links significantly relies on the Line-

of-Sight (LOS) signal paths between the communicating radios. LiDAR point cloud is a popular source of high-resolution aerial survey data suitable for accurate LOS assessments. In this work we consider a comprehensive LOS assessment problem incorporating the radio mounting height, a key practical consideration in planning cellular networks. Then we proposed a method empowered by a novel topologically-sorted polar digital elevation model (DEM) and a new query-based algorithm to execute large-scale LOS assessments more efficiently and accurately than the existing methods. The post deployment measurement reports indicate that using the proposed DEM leads to 50% reduction in the prediction errors compared to the other common methods. The proposed method is designed to process LOS assessment

queries in constant-time, O(1), and achieves O(log N) speed-up over a widely known visibility algorithm when performing LOS assessments for the entire planning area (viewshed). The numerical results from our software implementation also confirm significant reduction in the viewshed computation time.
Kajian Yuridis Pengaturan Daluwarsa dalam Tindak Pidana Pemalsuan Surat
Authors: Armindo Yoseph Yohan
Published: July 2022

Pemalsuan surat merupakan tindak pidana yang akibatnya tidak dirasakan langsung oleh korban. Berdasarkan  Putusan Nomor 3/Pid.Pra/2018/PN Kpg hak dari tersangka yang diuntungkan seharusnya korbanlah yang harus diuntungkan sesuai dengan data atau kasus yang ditangani tindak pidana pemalsuan surat tersebut belum daluwarsa. Tujuan yang ingin dicapai dari pelaksanaan penelitian ini yaitu untuk menganalisis pengaturan daluwarsa ditetapkan untuk menghapus atau meniadakan tuntutan  pidana pada seseorang, untuk menganalisis implementasi dari ketentuan daluwarsa dalam praktik penanganan pemalsuan surat dan merumuskan formulasi kebijakan pidana tentang daluwarsa dalam undang-undang pidana yang akan datang. Metode penelitian adalah normatif dengan pendekatan konseptual, kasus dan perundang-undangan. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa rasio legis pengaturan daluwarsa ditetapkan untuk menghapus atau meniadakan tuntutan pidana adalah faktor kesulitan pembuktian serta menemukan tiga hal yang memengaruhi kesulitan mengungkap perkara.
Seleksi Merit Sistem PNS Pratama Aparatur Sipil Negara di Pemerintah Provinsi
Authors: Ilham Maulana Mohammad
Published: July 2022

Rendahnya kualitas Senior Executive Service (SES) Aparatur Sipil Negara (ASN) disebabkan proses seleksinya yang sangat politis dan kurang objektif, adil dan transparan. Penerapan merit sistem dalam proses seleksi Senior Executive Service (SES) ASN yang menekankan pada kualifikasi, kompetensi, kinerja, serta fairness dan keterbukaan, diperlukan untuk menghasilkan SES Pratama yang profesional. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi dan menganalisis penerapan merit sistem dalam pemilihan SES di Pemerintah Provinsi. Rumusan masalah penelitian ini adalah bagaimana sistem merit diterapkan dalam proses seleksi SES di Pemerintah Provinsi. Teori yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah merit sistem, pada dimensi kompetensi, kualifikasi, prestasi kerja dan keadilan. Analisis data dilakukan dengan penentuan pola, reduksi data, penyajian data dan verifikasi/kesimpulan. Kajian menunjukkan bahwa merit sistem dalam proses rekrutmen SES Pratama Pemerintah Provinsi belum sepenuhnya diterapkan. Beberapa SES Pratama yang dipilih menggunakan sistem tersebut masih belum dapat menjalankan tugasnya secara optimal, terutama dalam merespon, menganalisis atau mengambil keputusan/kebijakan terkait tugasnya. Dimensi merit sistem belum sepenuhnya dipahami dan dilaksanakan, seperti kualifikasi, kompetensi dan penilaian kinerja.