bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Edible Insects: A Brief Guide for Polish Consumers
Authors: Orkusz Agnieszka , Orkusz Martyna
Published: May 2024

For several years, the concept of consuming insects has been attracting significant interest in Europe, given its potential to provide an environmentally sustainable, meat-alternative source of protein in the diet, not only for animals but also for humans. In Poland at the beginning of 2023, there was a considerable interest around edible insects, but in a negative context. A disinformation campaign was conducted on television and social media, claiming that edible insects threaten human health. It was suggested that consuming insects is a futuristic fad, an ideological madness, a concept conflicting with Polish economic interests, particularly affecting farming areas. This work aimed to present the most important, reliable data regarding edible insects to create a comprehensive and objective informational foundation. This foundation can serve as a basis for making decisions regarding the potential utilisation of insects as a food source.
The Brondot Strategy: Achieving Victory Without Vote Buying in Indonesia’s Local Democracy
Authors: Rofiq Rofiq , Nafisah Nafisah
Published: May 2024

This study employs a qualitative method with a case study approach on village head elections in two villages in Central Java to explore the role of the brondot strategy in democratization. This strategy utilizes rewards, primordial issues, and political clientelism to establish political hegemony, aiding incumbents in winning contests and avoiding significant competition, with hopes of victory without buying votes. Brondot is closely linked to familial political networks, leveraging biological relationships for network tactic control. Family's role in political elections and generational inheritance influences this strategy. The study provides insights into local political position elections without significant expenses, relevant in Indonesia where buying votes is a common practice.
Increasing Political Participation and Capacity of Indigenous Papuans: Encouraging Adaptive Collaborative Governance
Authors: Iswandi Kelik
Published: May 2024

This paper delves into the potential of collaborative governance in addressing conflict resolution in Papua, focusing on the marginalized Indigenous Papuans (OAP) affected by shifting management policies. The conflict stems from historical injustices and capacity disparities between OAP and non-OAP. It aims to introduce collaborative governance, emphasizing reconciliation and adaptive approaches, particularly capacity building, and identifies potential implementation hurdles. Using normative research methodology with secondary data, the hypothesis proposes enhancing OAP capacity and participation to facilitate collaborative processes. Despite LPDP scholarships' ineffectiveness, a structured roadmap is essential for fostering collaborative governance. Furthermore, engaging the private sector is crucial, leveraging its information-seeking capabilities to enhance program efficacy. Collaboration with the private sector should align with OAP interests, aiding capacity building through education and training initiatives
Infant Mortality in the Chechen Republic: Comparative Analysis and Major Trends
Authors: Ivanov Dmitry O. , Moiseeva Karina E. , Mezhidov Kazbek S. , Yuriev Vadim K. , Shevtsova Kseniya G. , Alekseeva Anna V. , Bolotskikh Vyacheslav M.
Published: May 2024

Background. Despite the clear trend towards infant mortality decrease in our country, there are significant differences in values in some federal districts and regions of Russian Federation. Thus, the assessment of infant mortality rates and health indicators is crucial topic of scientific analysis. Objective. The aim of the study is to investigate selected child health indicators and infant mortality rates in the Chechen Republic. Methods. We have conducted the retrospective cross-sectional study of infant mortality rates, prematurity incidence, infant and newborn morbidity, and mortality of children born sick or got sick. The study was based on the data from official statistics and from the extraction of statistical reporting forms No. 12 and No. 32. Results. The Chechen Republic belongs to the regions with high infant mortality rate, however, it has decreased by 11.6% from 6.9 to 6.1‰ in 2018–2022. The major diseases causing lethal outcomes in infants in this region, and in Russia as a whole, were certain conditions that occur in the perinatal period, and congenital disorders. Meanwhile, mortality from respiratory diseases and some infectious and parasitic diseases exceeded the national average. Prematurity incidence in the republic was 1.5 times lower than the national average, newborns morbidity was 1.7 times lower, infants morbidity was 4.0 times lower. Trend analysis has revealed that prematurity incidence and newborns morbidity have slightly changed over 5 years (+2.2% and –1.0%), while infants morbidity had significant trend (–40.2%). All morbidity rates of children who died at the age under 1 year were significantly lower than the national average for all classes of diseases that are the most common for infants mortality. The mortality rates among children born sick or got sick were on average 5.4 times higher than similar indicators in Russia. The highest mortality rate was observed among children who died from perinatal conditions, congenital disorders, external causes, and some infectious and parasitic diseases. The level of the maternal and child health service performance was 0.44 on average over the 5-year interval, that corresponds to the average level of efficacy. Conclusion. This study has allowed to reveal that there is an urge to improve the organization of medical care for infants in the Chechen Republic.
PARALLEL PARTIAL EMULATION IN APPLICATIONS
Authors: Gao Yingjie , Pitman E. Bruce
Published: May 2024

Inference, optimization, and inverse problems are but three examples of mathematical operations that require the repeated solution of a complex system of mathematical equations. To this end, surrogates are often used to approximate the output of these large computer simulations, providing fast and cheap approximation solutions. Statistical emulators are surrogates that, in addition to predicting the mean behavior of the system, provide an estimate of the error in that prediction. Classical Gaussian stochastic process emulators predict scalar outputs based on a modest number of input parameters. Making predictions across a space-time field of input variables is not feasible using classical Gaussian process methods. Parallel partial emulation is a new statistical emulator methodology that predicts a field of outputs based on the input parameters. Parallel partial emulation is constructed as a Gaussian process in parameter space, but no correlation among space or time points is assumed. Thus the computational work of parallel partial emulation scales as the cube of the number of input parameters (as traditional Gaussian Process emulation) and linearly with a space-time grid. The numerical methods used in numerical simulations are often designed to exploit properties of the equations to
be solved. For example, modern solvers for hyperbolic conservation laws satisfy conservation at each time step, insuring overall conservation of the physical variables. Similarly, symplectic methods are used to solve Hamiltonian problems in physics. It is of interest, then, to study whether parallel partial emulation predictions inherit properties possessed by the simulation outputs. Does an emulated solution of a conservation law preserve the conserved quantities? Does an emulator of a Hamiltonian system preserve the energy? This paper investigates the properties of emulator predictions, in the context of systems of partial differential equations. We study conservation properties for three different kinds of
equations-conservation laws, reaction-diffusion systems, and a Hamiltonian system.We also investigate the effective convergence, in parameter space, of the predicted solution of a highly nonlinear system modeling shape memory alloys.
AN INVESTIGATION OF PILOT-ASSISTED PREMIXED AMMONIA/METHANE/AIR BLENDS AS ALTERNATIVE FUELS IN A SWIRL-STABILIZED GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR
Authors: Chaudhury Meghna Das , Sahoo Abinash , Ekkad Srinath V. , Narayanaswamy Venkateswaran
Published: May 2024

In this work, the gas turbine combustor liner wall temperatures, wall heat load, and flame stability characteristics of swirl-stabilized, premixed ammonia (NH3)/methane (CH4)/air flames were investigated in an atmospheric pressure can combustor rig equipped with an industrial swirl burner. The volume percentages of NH3 and CH4 gases in the main fuel blend were varied from 10% to 60%, and a 10% C4 pilot flame was used to ignite and stabilize the main flame. In all cases, the Reynolds number and equivalence ratio were set to 50,000 and 0.65, respectively. The Infrared Thermography technique was used to measure the liner wall temperatures, and estimate the liner wall heat load. Additionally, the effect of increasing the NH3 volume percentage on the overall flame stability was qualitatively studied using a high-speed camera. The results showed that the liner wall heat load decreased as the NH3 volume percentage increased, with approximately 25% reduction observed in the 60% NH3 case compared to the 10% NH3 case. Stable flames were obtained up to 50% NH3, beyond which instabilities were observed in the form of oscillations with repetitive extinction and reignition occurring in the downstream portion of the flame. However, the pilot flame continued to sustain the upstream portion of the main flame, rendering the crown of each flame stable. Three-dimensional steady-state numerical simulations were carried out wherein the simulations revealed that unburnt fuel at the exhaust and outer recirculation zones increased as the NH3 volume percentage increased in the fuel blend.
Ecological Aspects of the Development of Urbanized Territories
Authors: Kovalevskaya Natalya , Bedin Boris
Published: May 2024

The relevance of the topic is due to the increased attention to environmental issues of the development of urbanized territories, which have a dual character. The process of urbanization and development of the territory is accompanied by anthropogenic impact on the environment, but at the same time, the change in the environmental situation leads to a deterioration in the quality of life of the population of the territory under the influence of environmental risks. One of the most obvious consequences of anthropogenic impact on urbanized territories is the significant negative impact of unauthorized waste disposal sites on the environment, in particular, on land plots located within the boundaries of the Irkutsk agglomeration. The problem of the occurrence of unauthorized waste disposal sites, as a rule, is transferred to the plane of housing and communal problems, however, it has broader implications and implications. This determined the purpose of the study identification of the relationship between the processes of urbanization of the territory and changes in the condition of land plots. Selection of research methods, allowing to perform the main tasks of the study, and to conduct a analysis for the area of the territory selected as an example of anthropogenic impact. As a result, some directions for further research of the problem of unauthorized waste disposal in urbanized territories were formulated and possible response to eliminate it or minimize environmental and social consequences.
Making of the Universal Competence “Teamwork and Leadership” in Undergraduate Programs: Analysis of University Practices
Authors: Baeva Olga , Berezhnikh Mariya
Published: May 2024

The formation of universal competencies is a thorough practical task of universities in terms of compliance with the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard 3++ and the labor market. At the same time, theoretical and methodological issues of the formation and assessment of competencies are issues of the prerogative of a particular educational organization. In this regard, it is important to study the approaches that have developed in various universities. The purpose of our study is to consider the content of the disciplines that form UK-3 in undergraduate programs, to consider the forms and methods of conducting classes and assessment tools. The information base of the research was the materials of the «Education» section of the official websites of the universities. The object of observation are five universities represented in the market of educational services in Irkutsk: Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Irkutsk State Agrarian University, Baikal State University, Irkutsk State Transport University, Irkutsk State Agrarian University. The value of income was obtained by the authors as a result of the emergence of established approaches, the allocation of general and special, generalization of established practices. The conducted study recorded the most valuable points of view from the point of view of theory and methodology, showed an expedient assessment of the experience and suggested further evaluation of the results and results of the research.
On the Development of State Support for Exports in Russia
Authors: Chepinoga Oksana , Solodkov Mikhail , Chalikova-Ukhanova Mariya
Published: May 2024

High export indicators in the structure of foreign economic activity are a characteristic feature of the Russian economy. In modern conditions, the economy remains open, but massive international sanctions create serious barriers to foreign economic activity. Exporters are forced to develop new markets, build new logistic chains, therefore the state support for exports is of particular importance, the issues of functioning and development of the other are investigated in the article. The authors emphasize the urgency of the development of Russia’s foreign economic relations, characterize the dynamics and structure of Russia’s foreign trade, describe the established system of the state support for exports. The article also focuses on the most interesting practical tools for supporting exports, used in various subjects of the Russian Federation. Features of the Irkutsk region as one of the leading export-oriented regions are distinguished. On the example of the Irkutsk region, the authors consider the formation and functioning of export support infrastructure, paying particular attention to the support of export activities of the small and medium-sized enterprise sector. In conclusion, the authors propose a number of measures to develop state support for exports in Russia.
Temporary Exercise of Powers as a Measure of Constitutional and Legal Responsibility Applied to State Authorities of Subjects and Local Self-Government Bodies in Russia: Theoretical Problems and Novelties of Legislative Regulation
Authors: Kondrashev Andrey
Published: May 2024

The article analyzes the normative and legal regulation, the legal nature and procedure for the application of two similar sanctions of constitutional and legal responsibility: the temporary exercise by federal public authorities of certain powers of public authorities of subjects and the temporary exercise by public authorities of subjects of the powers of local self-government in Russia. The author concludes that in certain cases, the appropriate sanction acts as a measure of protection, and is applied outside the framework of the committed offense and in the absence of guilt, and in other cases it is a mixed or "double" legal sanction: constitutional and budgetary and financial. It is concluded that it is necessary to improve the procedure for applying this measure of constitutional and legal responsibility, with the mandatory participation of judicial authorities and the establishment of clear legislative criteria for its introduction. The author has identified multiple conflicts between the norms of the current Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal legislation establishing the grounds and procedure for the temporary exercise of powers, as well as between the norms of federal laws No. 131-FZ and 414-FZ and the Budget Code of the Russian Federation, requiring appropriate amendments by the federal legislator. The author also suggests improving the grounds and procedure for introducing the measure of responsibility (protection) in order to clarify the legal criteria for its applying, so that its implementation is possible either on the basis of voluntary consent of the subject's authorities (local self-government bodies) or in case of specific violations of budget legislation.
Reengineering of Micro-Merchandising as a Business Process Using Neurotechnologies
Authors: Saraeva Oksana , Kolesova Anastasia
Published: May 2024

The article presents a study of merchandising as a business process. The main problems in micro-merchandising are revealed. The expediency of using artificial intelligence technologies in micro-merchandising to increase its economic efficiency is substantiated. An approach to the reengineering of micro-merchandising based on a comparison of a planogram and a realogram using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is proposed. The evolutionary stages of development of neurotechnologies are determined: from the formalization of the concept of a neural network and the representation of complex biological processes by mathematical models to the achievement of the level of human functionality in recognizing the surrounding world and predicting the future. The article analyzes foreign and domestic experience in the use of AI technologies in various areas of human life, as well as in marketing and merchandising in retail, and proposes an approach to improve the audit of the location of goods on the shelf, taking into account the replacement of intellectual human labor with artificial intelligence and the exclusion of human factors, checking the realogram and planogram using neurotechnologies. The use of artificial intelligence in reengineering is considered, an algorithm for auditing micro-merchandising as a business process is described, a problematic interview with grocery retail merchandisers is conducted, and the hypothesis about the possibility of automating a business process is confirmed. Software (Neisla application) was developed to automate the business process, its application was tested in a large regional retail chain of the Irkutsk region in Irkutsk. As a product category, "chocolate bars" are used. As a result of testing within one month, an increase in the economic efficiency of micro-merchandising as a business process was confirmed.
The Transport and Logistics Services Market and the Quality Parameters of the Transport Service
Authors: Maletskaya Marina , Kholmovsky Stanislav
Published: May 2024

In today's conditions of uncertainty, the role of transport and logistics is especially important. Increasing competition among companies and countries requires cost reduction. Most of the time of goods’ movement from the primary source of raw materials to the final consumer is associated with its movement along the supply chain, in which various logistics intermediaries take part. In this regard, under these conditions, it seems relevant to study the market of transport and logistics services (TLS) and the parameters of the quality of service on it. The purpose of this work is to study the segments of this market, both globally and in Russia. The article analyzes the structure of the Russian market of transport and logistics services, outlines its main trends that are observed in the current situation, gives a rating of the main world and Russian transport and logistics companies and transport companies in Irkutsk. The study showed that the problems of the functioning of the Russian market are the low share of the complex and management logistics segment in its structure, insufficient use of outsourcing, high depreciation of rolling stock, insufficient information support for the delivery process, decrease in demand for transportation from Europe to Russia, underload of railway transport, which leads to ultimately disrupting the supply chains of goods. The following ways of solving the identified problems are proposed: development of rail transportation between the Russian Federation and China; use of groupage cargo delivery; providing outsourcing of logistics services; application of electronic document management; increase in the share of 3PL level logistics providers in the Russian TLS market.
Using of Some Concepts of Financial Management in the Evaluation of Objects of Financial Accounting
Authors: Slobodnyak Ilya
Published: May 2024

The concept of the time value of money and the effective interest rate are systemically important in the framework of financial management. In this regard, it is strange that the provisions of these theories are still minimally used within the framework of the information support system for the management decision-making process — financial accounting. The article discusses the main areas in which discounting and value accumulation procedures are currently used in financial accounting, calculations based on the effective interest rate are used. The content of Russian and International accounting and financial reporting standards, which regulate the relevant issues, is analyzed. The conclusion is substantiated that using of existing developments in the framework of financial management in financial accounting is clearly not enough. Suggestions are made on potential directions for the implementation of relevant practices in financial accounting. A hypothesis is put forward about the need to use universal methods for evaluating objects of financial accounting based on the concept of the time value of money. A methodology for such evaluation is proposed.
​​The Butt of the Joke​: Humour and Queer Care at an Anal Dysplasia Clinic
Authors: Robertson William J
Published: May 2024

Based on 12 months of ethnographic fieldwork I conducted at an anal cancer prevention clinic in Chicago, USA, this article considers queer camp humour as a care practice to better understand how providers and patients navigate clinical interactions centred around a stigmatised disease in a taboo body part. Humorous moments infused daily life at the clinic, and I came to see them as a critical feature of the clinic’s uniquely queer environment and a central aspect of the staff’s queer care practices. I argue the campy queer style of humour in the clinic was a vital tool for providing culturally appropriate care, and describe how humour mediated patient-provider interactions, had palliative effects, and managed dirt and bodily excess. The article concludes with a brief discussion of the importance of anthropological attention to humour and joking as forms of care.
Diversity amongst Decision Makers?: Workplace Inequality, Black Underrepresentation, and the Afterlife of Colonialism in NHS Governance
Authors: Irons Rebecca
Published: May 2024

Whereas senior management within NHS England was once so monocultural that it was dubbed the ‘snowy white peaks of the NHS’, recent data suggests that things have begun to change. However, Black staff in particular are still underrepresented. Interviews with Black and White NHS managers from four London trusts found that though the acronyms ‘BME’/‘BAME’ lack subtlety, management considered quantitative data important. The #BlackLivesMatter movement impacted NHS staff as a potential catalyst for change, though momentum fizzled out. Barriers to diversity and promotion have been seen to include microaggressions and negative stereotyping of Black staff. This article interrogates such underrepresentation, and uses the concept of ‘the afterlife of colonialism’ to suggest that NHS management hierarchies follow colonially-introduced hierarchies of ethnicity and discrimination, creating structural issues that are difficult to address. Taking a feminist framework of analysis, I will argue that diversity race work, including that of #BlackLivesMatter, is anti-hierarchical at its core, suggesting that it is difficult to assimilate within the hierarchically minded world of management. I will conclude that for ethnic diversity amongst staff to be realised, all staff must be committed to supporting this agenda, regardless of their race.
​​Cultivating Care​: Notes from a Mental Health Organisation in India
Authors: Ganguly Tuhina
Published: May 2024

This Field Note reflects on the ethics and work of professional mental health care in the context of a non-profit counselling organisation in the city of Bengaluru, India. During fieldwork, having conversations with the counsellors and attending their group meetings brought the practices of cultivating care to the forefront. Deep listening and empathy are central to the care work of counselling. Yet these do not simply emerge from spontaneous feelings of love and compassion. Rather, they are cultivated through systematic individual and collective work. In this Field Note I focus on the collective modalities of cultivating care in terms of learning how to listen to the unsaid, recognise one’s ‘biases’, and establish the limits of care. These constitute the ethics of care work.
​​Concerning ‘Neglect’​: Perspectives on the Prioritisation of Mental Health Conditions in Protracted Displacement Contexts
Authors: Ghafoerkhan Rina , Lowe Lucy , Nieuwe Weme David , Griede Elise , Jeffery Laura
Published: May 2024

‘Neglect’ is a lucrative concept attracting billions of US dollars in research and development funding and transforming what is prioritised in global health. Stemming from a wider project aiming to improve healthcare at the intersection of gender and protracted displacement amongst Somali and Congolese internally displaced people and refugees, this article unpacks conceptualisations of ‘neglect’ in relation to mental health. Drawing on interviews with people with professional mental health expertise and/or lived experience of displacement, this article makes three contributions. First, we argue that ‘neglect’ must be considered in the context of competing health priorities and health-seeking behaviours, particularly given the additional challenges associated with disruption to social care networks in protracted displacement contexts. Second, we illustrate ‘neglect’ in light of our respondents’ distinctions between overt bodily expressions of distress that are socially disruptive and more internalised expressions of distress that are more socially containable. Third, we unpack the intersectional ‘neglect’ of women and girls by sexual violence’s distinctive confluence of social withdrawal with strategies of containment to avoid social disruption.
The Political Life of Research Ethics Committees And What It Means for Ethnographic Research
Authors: Douglas Cristina , Pieta Barbara
Published: May 2024

This review discusses three pieces of work, that is, a conference panel and two books, that deal with the role of research ethics committees (RECs) in regulating biomedical research and medical anthropological research. We summarise the papers and conversations of a panel we convened on this topic during the 2020 European Association for Social Anthropologists (EASA) conference. We review two relatively recent books which discuss the role of RECs in biomedical research: Adam Hedgecoe’s (2020) Trust in the System: Research Ethics Committees and the Regulation of Biomedical Research, and Salla Sariola and Bob Simpson’s (2019) Research as Development: Biomedical Research, Ethics, and Collaboration in Sri Lanka. Finally, we consider how the review that RECs outside academic institutions perform is inadequate for ethnographic research, including that involving prospective participants who may lack capacity to consent. We conclude that undertaking the research ethics review internally (i.e., under university RECs) would be a first step forward in reclaiming ethnographic research ethical conversations.
Synergies: The Edinburgh Centre for Medical Anthropology, MAT, and a Shared Vision
Authors: Editorial Collective MAT
Published: May 2024

Editorial for the April issue, 2024.
Croatian consultancy practices: a nurse’s experience report
Authors: Cisic Rosana Svetic
Published: May 2024

INTRODUCTION: The article analyses the professional path of a nurse consultant. Nursing consulting is an expanding and stimulating profession with advanced practice roles and responsibilities. It emphasizes the nurse consultancy practice created through persistent effort, challenges, successes, and personal growth. Engaging in partnerships with healthcare organizations to enhance patient care, optimize workflows, and address challenges within the healthcare system. OBJECTIVE: To report on a nurse’s work experience as a nursing consultancy practice in Croatia's healthcare system. METHODOLOGY: The methodology utilizes descriptive, qualitative, and narrative approaches, with a specific focus on personal experiences and reflections. This methodology aims to share the nurse's journey and the transformative impact of their work in the nursing field. The study emphasizes the significance of authenticity, tenacity, and ongoing learning in nursing management and the execution of nurse consultancy practice in Croatia. RESULTS: The author underscores the significance of embracing a fresh outlook on Croatia's nursing and healthcare systems, particularly workflow integration and a comprehensive perspective of organizational and management business concepts. It provides insights into the process of establishing new hospitals, encompassing expertise in general management as well as specialized abilities in leadership and healthcare management. It also explores the evolution of patient rights and advocates for increased empowerment of nurses in influencing healthcare policies and decision-making, utilizing business Intelligence data to guide the advancement of the field. CONCLUSION: In summary, the nurse is dedicated to transforming the nursing profession by implementing innovative ideas and procedures, focusing on changing patient care attitudes and practices. The narrative journey embarked upon in this has provided a profound understanding of the nurse's career, offering insights into their thoughts, struggles, attitudes, and triumphs, the process of growth, adaptation, and unwavering commitment to bringing about a positive impact in the field of the nursing profession.
Perfil epidemiológico da sífilis em macrorregiões de saúde da Bahia, 2018–2022
Authors: Santos Jardiel Breno Lima de Oliveira , Silva Fernanda de Souza , De Oliveira Thaisy Rodrigues , Batista Ana Carolaine de Souza , De Carvalho Vânia Teixeira , Suto Cleuma Sueli Santos
Published: May 2024

OBJETIVO: Descrever o perfil epidemiológico da sífilis adquirida por macrorregião no estado da Bahia-Brasil, nos anos 2018–2022. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Estudo ecológico, descritivo, retrospectivo, utilizando a base de dados do SINAN, por macrorregião de saúde, considerando as variáveis: ano de notificação, raça/cor, sexo e faixa etária. Os dados foram organizados e calculou-se a prevalência e letalidade no Microsoft Excel. RESULTADOS: O estado apresentou uma média de 9 mil casos por ano. A macrorregião Leste contabilizou 21.416 casos, representando mais da metade dos casos nos cinco anos. Entre os anos de 2020 e 2021, observa-se redução no número de casos notificados em todas as macrorregiões, período concomitante a pandemia do COVID-19. Houve maior prevalência no sexo masculino (56,7%), na faixa etária de 20 e 34 anos (43,8%) e raça/cor autodeclarada parda (45,31%) em todas as macrorregiões. As maiores taxas de letalidade foram registradas nas macrorregiões Centro-Norte (2,34%) e Nordeste (1,93%). CONCLUSÕES: As macrorregiões Nordeste e Centro-Norte apresentaram menores notificações. As maiores taxas de letalidade foram registradas nas macrorregiões Centro-Norte e Nordeste. Verifica-se a necessidade de realizar busca ativa, campanhas de testagem e educação em saúde para população jovem e do sexo masculino, principalmente na macrorregião Leste.
Accounting and analysis tools in ensuring the tax security of organisations
Authors: Kuprushina Olga M. , Pozhidaeva Tatiana A. , Romanov Artyom A.
Published: May 2024

Subject. The article focuses on tax security as a key functional component of economic security of organisations and a subject for accounting and economic analysis. Objectives. The purpose of the study was to analyse the key aspects of the tax security of organisations, the nature of tax risks, which are of great practical importance for the elimination of threats to economic security, and suggest ways to enhance the effectiveness of tax risk management. Methodology. To achieve the goals, we used the following scientific methods: analysis, synthesis, analogy, simulation, classification, comparison, and logical approach. Results. Based on the definitions of the tax component of the economic security of organisations and tax risks, we suggest a detailed description of the main instruments of protection from potential threats to tax security. The article details the stages of tax analysis and suggests a chart for the express assessment of tax risks (including a list of risk indicators and measures for neutralisation of tax threats to economic security depending on the level of tax security) and a registry of enquiries from tax authorities (for rapid response, which can help to mitigate tax risks associated with failure to provide a response to tax authorities).Conclusions. The article justifies the importance of accounting and analysis for ensuring the tax security of organisations in the current unstable economic environment and the necessity for the systematic analysis and assessment of tax risks aimed at their minimisation and elimination of threats to tax security of economic entities.
Human and Nature in the History of Agricultural Management in the Central Black Earth Region of Russia
Authors: Khitskov Ivan F. , Chogut Dmitry R. , Petropavlovsky Vladimir E.
Published: May 2024

The article discusses the history of the Research Institute of Economics and Management of Industrial Agriculture in the Central Black Earth Region of the Russian Federation, which was merged with Dokuchaev Research Institute of Agriculture of the Central Black Earth Region in 2020.
Long-term cooperation between these research institutions involved the efficient synthesis of economic, natural, and legal sciences. Consolidated scientific creativity allowed creating a set of programmes, monographs, and recommendations which became a guiding light for specialists and practitioners of all levels who contribute to the development of the agricultural industry in Russia. Land and soil are the main actors in the arena of life. The state of the Russian agriculture reflects the socio-economic state of its society. Similar to a barometer, not only does it allow us to determine the effectiveness of production forces and production relations, but also to suggest what is needed to support the development processes. Sustainable land management is the right approach to the production of competitive and environmentally friendly food and to the management of a socially beneficial rural area, whose sustainability depends on the existing potential, production concentration and specialisation, and acceptable living standards for people engaged in agriculture. Only such integrity and rational land management can ensure the productivity and efficiency of economic mechanisms.
Developing a concept for the economic and social management of a city with due account for the predicted industrial development
Authors: Polshkov Yulian N.
Published: May 2024

Subject. Theoretical, methodological, and practical issues related to the economic and social management of the city with due account of the predicted values of the industrial development.Objectives. Justification of scientific and methodological provisions of a conceptual nature related to urban management and solving local social problems by forecasting the level of industrial development.Methodology. The authors put forward a hypothesis: if the level of industrial development is forecasted accurately, it is possible to plan upcoming changes in the main economic and social indicators of the municipal economy. Theoretically, the hypothesis is based on the method of logical scaling and synthesis of scientific and practical knowledge. Statistical studies were conducted using the method of econometric and financial analysis based on socio-economic indicators of industrial cities in the Southern Federal District of Russia for the period from 2013 to 2022. Forecasting for the subsequent periods is based on an applied approach to constructing estimates of the quasi-maximal likelihood of the level of industrial development, which was carried out using the theory of stochastic differential equations based on methods of probabilistic forecasting.Results and discussion. As a result of the study, it was substantiated that municipal management contributes to the production of material goods and to harmonisation of socio-economic relations between local authorities, businesses, public organisations, and individuals, which are interrelated with the level of industrial development of a city. The developed applied approach to constructing estimates of the quasi-maximal likelihood of values of socio-economic parameters makes it possible to forecast the level of industrial development of cities in the Russian Federation. Point and interval forecasts lay the foundation for planning economic and other indicators. The concept of economic and social management of administrative-territorial units was proposed. The mandatory socio-economic blocks of the concept were supplemented with the functionality of prediction modelling, which requires further discussion, critical understanding, and subsequent improvement. Future changes in local industrial policy need to be analysed and evaluated in terms of their effectiveness in the context of structural modernisation of the economic and organisational mechanism for urban and social management of the city.
Economical and statistical analysis of the basic parameters of sustainable development of leading Russian regions
Authors: Kosobutskaya Anna Y. , Serdyuk Vera N. , Soltis Konstantin V.
Published: May 2024

Subject. Sustainable development of Russian regions. Basic parameters of sustainable development of Russian regions in three spheres: economic, social, and environmental. Objectives. To determine the regions with similar social, economic, and environmental parameters reflecting their level of sustainability and to group them into virtual clusters. To develop a methodological approach to the analysis of the basic parameters of sustainable development of leading Russian regions and to determine the points of stabilisation and destabilisation for these regions. Research methods. Dialectical method, monographic method, comparative analysis, structuring of an array of information - virtual clustering method. Using the dialectical and monographic methods to assess the sustainability of Russian regions, we justified the use of 10 parameters characterising the economic, social, and environmental subsystems of Russian regions. The information array included data about 82 regions for the period between 2017 and 2021. In the study, we calculated the average values of sustainability indicators for each region over the said time period. The regions were grouped using the k-means algorithm and the Statistica software. The degree of sustainability of clusters was assessed based on the sum of mean normalised values of the analysed parameters. A comparison of the mean normalised values obtained for each cluster with mean values for each cluster and each parameter allowed us to determine the points of stabilisation and destabilisation for the leading clusters. Results and discussion. By dividing the regions into groups, we managed to form six homogeneous clusters with a high degree of reliability. They differ in their structural composition of the studied parameters reflecting the level of development of social and economic subsystems of the regions comprising the clusters. The sustainability of clusters was assessed based on the sums of normalised values of the analysed parameters. The leading clusters are A and B. They are far ahead of the medium cluster C. Clusters D, E, and F form a group of outsiders. Economic, social, and environmental parameters were used to determine the points of stabilisation and destabilisation for the leading clusters.
The Likelihood of Cheating at Formative Vocabulary Tests: Before and During Online Remote Learning in English Courses
Authors: Waluyo Budi , Nur Lailatur Rofiah
Published: May 2024

Introduction: Early review studies identified the prevalence of cheating and the emergence of various forms of cheating in academic institutions. Now, there is growing concern about the rise of academic dishonesty in an unproctored online test environment that is conducted remotely.
Purpose: This study examined the likelihood of student cheating at formative vocabulary tests that were conducted before and during online remote learning in English courses. The vocabulary tests were administered using the Socrative application in both learning conditions.
Method: Using a quantitative research design, including Multiple paired-sample t-tests and independent t-tests, this study collected 2971 first- and second-year students’ formative scores across six general English courses.
Results: Multiple paired-sample t-tests confirmed that students’ scores were significantly higher during online remote learning, with score differences ranging from 0.10 to 2.21 between before and during online remote learning. This difference in score patterns indicated the likelihood of students cheating during online remote learning. Then, independent t-tests did not reveal the tendency that male students are more likely to cheat on online tests more often than female students.
Conclusion: The findings of this study may serve as an initial phase of inquiries into the identification of formative test cheating in online English classes.
The Effects of Asynchronous Cross-cultural Communication on EFL University Students’ Writing Performance and Motivation
Authors: Chang Wei-Yu , Wu Ming-Chang , Lin Shu-Wen
Published: May 2024

Background: Researchers have integrated cross-cultural communication (CCC) with writing to examine students’ writing performance, motivation, and perceptions in EFL classrooms. However, the exploration of how authentic CCC with students from different cultural backgrounds benefits lower-proficiency students’ English writing competence and motivation remains underexplored.
Purpose: This mixed-methods study, employing pre-test and post-test designs, examined the effects of asynchronous CCC on EFL university lower-proficiency students’ writing performance, motivation, and perceptions to determine whether asynchronous CCC facilitated EFL lower-proficiency students’ writing competence and motivation and to elucidate its impact on their writing performance.
Method: Twenty-nine freshmen, who were non-English majors, were divided into lower-proficiency (N=15) and higher-proficiency (N=14) groups. Data were collected from the writing tests and Writing Motivation Questionnaires (WMQ) completed in the pre-test and post-test. The questions in the writing tests were identical in both tests, while the WMQ comprised 33 five-point Likert-scale questions and an open-ended question aimed at exploring the students’ motivation and perceptions regarding writing in this study.
Results: The results indicate that the features of social interaction and cross-cultural engagement within asynchronous CCC significantly developed lower-proficiency students’ writing performance and mitigated their negative writing motivation. Utilising asynchronous CCC, which facilitated feedback exchange and collaborative writing with higher-proficiency peers, notably bolstered lower-proficiency students’ writing proficiency. Additionally, the integration of meaningful, intriguing, and authentic asynchronous CCC activities contributed to reducing negative writing motivations among lower-proficiency students. However, delayed responses from online peers and a sense of demotivation while collaborating with lower-proficiency peers may have contributed to the insignificant development observed among higher-proficiency students.
Conclusion: Engaging EFL university lower-proficiency students in asynchronous CCC to exchange cultural and linguistic knowledge could enhance their writing performance and reduce their negative writing motivation. This is because the features inherent in asynchronous CCC render English writing meaningful, intriguing, and authentic.
Analysis of CLIL-Related Research in School Settings: A Systematic Review
Authors: Poveda-Garcia-Noblejas Belen , Antropova Svetlana
Published: May 2024

Background: Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an emerging approach in the global educational landscape, and as such, there is a lack of a systematic review of this field.
Purpose: To explore CLIL-related scientific publications in school settings around the world.
Method: A systematic review was performed following the PRISMA guidelines in WoS and Scopus databases. A total of 142 articles published in the period 2018-2022 were analysed according to three types of variables: extrinsic to the scientific process, methodological, and content based. The results of the methodological and content-based variables were contrasted with the portfolio of CLIL evaluation measures and analysed through the lens of the 4Cs framework.
Results: The findings revealed that CLIL studies were performed in a wide range of countries across continents. It was the secondary school which drew most scientific interest. Apropos of the methodological variable, there was a balance between qualitative and quantitative studies, and a questionмnaire as a tool was favoured by the researchers. The major scientific interest lay in the communication principle, while cognition was understudied.
Conclusions: There was a growing scientific interest in CLIL. Although the major interest laid in linguistic gains, other fields of research transpired. The conclusions provide further agenda for CLIL research.
WATER PRODUCTION FOR AWARE (Mesophilic Bacteria in PCA (Plate Count Agar)) v2
Authors: Manaia Celia
Published: May 2024

The protocol summarises the procedures used for analytical control. The protocol describes theStandard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the optimization of advanced tertiary treatment of water, based on a comprehensive quality and risk assessment.
Развитие универсальных компетенций будущих специалистов инженерно-строительного профиля
Authors: Крупкин А. В. , Синякова М. Г.
Published: May 2024

В монографии представлены результаты проведенного теоретического и эмпирического исследования, направленного на изучение возрастной специфики развития универсальных компетенций у студентов инженерно-строительного профиля на разных этапах обучения, выявление особенностей проявления этих компетенций у будущих инженеров-строителей в условиях реализации различных способов интерактивного взаимодействия субъектов образования. Монография будет интересна руководителям основных профессиональных образовательных программ по инженерно-строительным направлениям подготовки, а также широкому кругу преподавателей высшей школы.