bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ЕФЕКТИВНІСТЬ ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ІНДИВІДУАЛЬНИХ БІОГАЗОВИХ УСТАНОВОК ДЛЯ ПЕРЕРОБКИ ВІДХОДІВ ДОМОГОСПОДАРСТВ
Authors: Березюк Сергій , Березюк Юлія , Медвідь Тетяна
Published: February 2024

Визначено, що новітні системи малої генерації біопалив особливо в сучасних умовах військового стану можуть забезпечити частково енергетичну безпеку держави в короткостроковій перспективі. Доведено, що малі біогазові установки можуть використовуватися в межах системи розумного сільського господарства «Smart Farming», яке в свою чергу побудоване на базі новітніх технологій господарювання на засадах органічного виробництва продовольства. В результаті проведеного аналізу досліджено стан розвитку виробництва біогазу в Україні. Встановлено, що виробництво біогазу в домогосподарствах дасть можливість підвищити енергетичну незалежність економіки держави та забезпечити населення гарячим водопостачанням даних суб’єктів. Встановлено, що потенційна вартість введення в експлуатації малої біогазової установки становитиме 50 тис. грн., а термін окупності складатиме 2,2 роки. Визначено необхідність переорієнтацію державних субсидій з компенсацій вартості природного газу на повернення коштів домогосподарствам що купуватимуть біогазові установки малої потужності вітчизняного виробництва для власних потреб.
РОЛЬ АУДИТОРА У ЗАПОБІГАННІ ФІНАНСОВИМ ШАХРАЙСТВАМ ТА КОНФЛІКТАМ ІНТЕРЕСІВ
Authors: Рудик Ярослав , Головчак Ганна , Балла Інна
Published: February 2024

Стаття присвячена комплексному аналізу фінансового шахрайства та конфліктів інтересів у сфері аудиторської діяльності, з акцентом на український контекст. Вона розкриває основні аспекти та виклики, пов'язані з ідентифікацією та протидією фінансовим зловживанням у бізнес-середовищі, а також розглядає стратегії та кращі практики, які можуть застосовувати аудитори для забезпечення прозорості, об'єктивності та відповідальності в своїй роботі. Мета статті – висвітлити ключові аспекти поведінки та показати роль аудитора при виявленні фінансового шахрайства та показати яким чином він може уникати конфліктів інтересів. З цією метою в статті показано суть фінансового шахрайства та конфлікту інтересів, що включає розуміння основних форм та методів, за допомогою яких вони здійснюються в бізнес-процесах, та як це впливає на довіру до фінансової звітності. В дослідженні висвітлено поле відповідальності як замовника, так і аудитора. Це допоможе з'ясувати, які обов'язки лежать на керівництві компаній для запобігання фінансовим зловживанням, а також як аудитори можуть сприяти підвищенню прозорості та відповідальності в організаціях. Щодо дій аудитора при виявленні фінансового шахрайства, проаналізовано та рекомендовано кроки та процедури, котрі повинні бути вжиті, щоб забезпечити адекватну реакцію на виявлені порушення та мінімізувати їх негативні наслідки. У контексті конфлікту інтересів розглянуті ситуації, в яких такі конфлікти найчастіше виникають, та показано, як вони можуть впливати на незалежність та об'єктивність аудиторської діяльності. В дослідженні окреслено стратегії та підходи, які повинен використовувати аудитор для уникнення конфлікту інтересів. Це включає рекомендації щодо етичної поведінки, засад професійної незалежності, а також механізми внутрішнього контролю та ротації аудиторських завдань. Практичне значення статті полягає у тому, що вона надає корисні інсайти та рекомендації для аудиторів, керівників компаній, регуляторів та інших зацікавлених сторін, які прагнуть підвищити ефективність боротьби з фінансовими ризиками та зміцнити корпоративне управління. Вона допомагає зрозуміти, як правильно ідентифікувати потенційні конфлікти інтересів та шахрайські схеми, а також які дії повинні бути вжиті для їх усунення або мінімізації їх впливу на організацію.
The development of blockchain technology in manufacturing: A bibliometric analysis
Authors: Sikandar Huma , Khan Nohman , Qureshi Muhammad Imran , Bhatti Sabeen
Published: February 2024

Many manufacturing organizations have adapted their governance systems, strategies, business models, and strategic processes in the "New Normal" and technologies like Blockchains have irreversibly transformed how people live and work. Despite extensive scholarly research, analysing emerging trends in Blockchain research remains critical. Unfortunately, the use of bibliometric analysis to study Blockchain has been limited, with little understanding of how its various research areas are progressing. Bibliometric analysis, a useful method for examining the development of research, has not been widely used in the context of blockchain. The progression of its numerous research areas is also yet unknown. This study seeks to fill these gaps by employing bibliometric analysis to assess scientific progress and research focus on Blockchains in manufacturing. We used Vos Viewer to conduct this bibliometric analysis to evaluate 265 papers published from 2017 to 2022 using co-authorship and co-occurrence of keywords analysis. We have identified the most productive authors, institutions, countries, and top research fields, highlighting the essential advancements in the Blockchain field. The findings demonstrate how keywords related to Blockchain have changed over time and describe the research hotspots. The originality of this research lies in its application of bibliometric analysis to examine the development and emerging trends in Blockchain research within the manufacturing domain while offering novel insights into the productivity of authors, institutions, and countries, as well as identifying research hotspots and future research directions. This study contributes to the inadequate body of literature on bibliometric analysis in Blockchain research and provides useful guidance for researchers and practitioners in the field.
Fattori di mediazione dell'esperienza traumatica nei bambini maltrattati
Authors: Di Blasio Paola , Camisasca Elena , Procaccia Rossella
Published: February 2024

Questa ricerca si colloca nell'alveo degli studi volti a comprendere quali fattori individuali e relazionali svolgano un ruolo di mediazione nel ridurre o amplificare l'impatto negativo della violenza sull'adattamento psicologico. Il campione globale della ricerca è composto da 118 bambini di cui 60 vittime di maltrattamenti accertati (età media 10,95) e 58 non maltrattati (età media 9,2 anni). Le dimensioni psicologiche analizzate in entrambi i gruppi sono state: legame di attaccamento, livello intellettivo, strategie di coping e comportamenti di internalizzazione e di esternalizzazione. Nel gruppo di maltrattati sono state rilevate le caratteristiche della violenza in termini di tipologia e di durata. Le differenze tra gruppi evidenziano livelli di competenza bassi nei bambini maltrattati, in tutte le dimensioni. L'approfondimento condotto sul gruppo dei maltrattati individua nel coping di distrazione il mediatore tra durata delle violenza e sintomi di esternalizzazione. Per i sintomi di internalizzazione il modello di mediazione non viene confermato e il coping di evitamento, il legame di attaccamento e la violenza con minaccia all'integrità fisica esercitano effetti diretti.
Disturbo Post-Traumatico e comportamento criminale: rischio di recidiva e costrutti personali
Authors: Ardino Vittoria , Di Blasio Paola , Milani Luca
Published: February 2024

Gli eventi traumatici causano esiti psicopatologici di natura diversa e con diverse configurazioni di sintomi. Il presente studio analizza le cognizioni post-traumatiche nei contesti forensi per verificare le connessioni tra esperienze di traumatizzazione precoce, sintomi del Disturbo Post-Traumatico da Stress e rischio di recidiva di reato in una popolazione carceraria. L'ipotesi principale sostiene che cognizioni disfunzionali (worry, percezione negativa del supporto degli altri) mediano la relazione tra i sintomi DPTS ed il rischio di recidiva. Lo studio, inoltre, esplora il modello della Psicologia dei Costrutti Personali basato sulla teoria di Kelly (1995) per comprendere in che modo un sistema di credenze post-traumatico possa frammentare la visione del mondo e del Sé del campione. I risultati hanno mostrato che la percezione negativa del supporto degli altri media tra sintomi DPTS e rischio di recidiva e che i partecipanti con i sintomi DPTS hanno maggiori difficoltà ad integrare eventi traumatici e il reato stesso all'interno del loro sistema di costrutti e credenze.
Sono una creatura mostruosa oppure un umano?
Authors: Cimino Silvia
Published: February 2024

Questo lavoro mette in luce alcune riflessioni nate dall'analisi a quattro sedute con un giovane uomo. A partire da alcune notazioni derivate dall'evoluzione del lavoro di analisi e attraverso un percorso di lettura che conduce i lettori all'interno di suggestioni cliniche ed echi teorici, l'autrice evidenzia i complessi processi che si dipanano sulla strada verso l'integrazione e la crescita psichica. Il contributo attraversa vicende cliniche e domande teoriche che ruotano intorno alle esperienze psichiche delle prime fasi dello sviluppo, che lasciano un'impronta significativa sulla costruzione del sé. Si evidenzia come il sistema comunicativo più arcaico che lega la madre al neonato sia quello affettivo che nasce e si sviluppa all'interno di un insieme di suoni, la musicalità della lingua madre, il canto/controcanto che appare nei primi scambi. Tra i fili che conducono il lettore attraverso il ritmo di questa analisi, possiamo rintracciare, accanto alla fatica che comportano i processi di integrazione, l'angoscia di non-integrazione, i movimenti interni che ruotano attorno a tematiche edipiche, le vicende pulsionali che si snodano tra aggres-sività e sessualità, le complesse articolazioni del transfert e del controtransfert. Infine, l'autrice si interroga su alcune tematiche che si collegano alla conclusione dell'analisi, sul tollerare e sull'elaborare psichico proprio dell'analista.
Sviluppo di una finestra metamateriale con ventilazione e attenuazione acustica ottimizzata
Authors: Fusaro Gioia
Published: February 2024

La riduzione del rumore è un fattore fondamentale riguardo al comfort abitativo ed all'efficienza architettonica ed ingegneristica. Nella maggior parte dei casi, le persone che occupano gli edifici sono forzate a scegliere tra un ambiente ventilato naturalmente e uno silenzioso. D'altra parte, i metamateriali acustici (AMMs) hanno recentemente trovato interessanti applicazioni nelle condotte di ventilazione coniugando innovazione e sostenibilità. Precedenti studi dell'autrice hanno dimostrato che le finestre basate sui AMMs riescono a coniugare ventilazione naturale e attenuazione del rumore in entrata in modo ergonomico (cioè con una forma ottimizzata per l'utilizzo da parte dell'utente finale); tuttavia, risultava particolarmente scarso l'effetto di attenuazione acustica alle frequenze più basse (50-350 Hz). Questo studio si propone quindi di implementare il modello precedente con una metafinestra acustica ed ergonomica a grandezza naturale (AMW). Il sistema metamateriale viene potenziato raddoppiando il volume di risonanza originale e accoppiandolo con un risonatore che agisce a 3/4 della lunghezza d'onda. Secondo l'analisi parametrica numerica FEM (già validata in precedenti esperimenti) sulla percentuale di apertura dell'AMW (da 3 a 33%) il Transmission Loss (TL) relativo alla finestra è migliorato complessivamente del 70% sull'intervallo di frequenze da 50 a 350 Hz. Tali risultati incoraggiano l'uso di nuove finestre ergonomiche metamateriali al posto di quelle standard per ottenere sia la ventilazione naturale che l'attenuazione del rumore nello spettro principale dell'udito, essendo risorse per applicazioni domestiche, sanitarie e pubbliche. Questo lavoro fa parte della tesi di dottorato dell'autrice condotta tra la Sheffield University (UK) e l'A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (SG), la quale riporta una metodologia multidisciplinare per implementare la tecnologia dei metamateriali acustici (AMMs) nella progettazione di finestre che permettano contemporaneamente l'isolamento acustico e la ventilazione naturale. La tesi di dottorato include i risultati delle indagini in Scienze Sociali e Naturali, Ergonomiche, Numeriche, Analitiche e Sperimentali per sviluppare un prototipo di finestra in scala reale utilizzando i AMMs. La cosiddetta metafinestra acustica (AMW) consente una TL di 10-60 dB su un intervallo di frequenza significativo per l'udito umano (50-5000 Hz) in una configurazione aperta, pur consentendo una ventilazione naturale sufficiente. Inoltre, l'AMW ha dimostrato di avere un impatto positivo sull'ambiente interno dal punto di vista della percezione sia fisica che umana grazie alla sua natura ergonomica e psicoacustica. Questo progetto di dottorato ha aperto un nuovo campo di indagine sui AMMs che non si limita alla riduzione del rumore, ma include anche l'ottimizzazione degli stimoli acustici esterni verso un comfort interno più completo.
Emotions, social support and positive resources during Covid-19 pandemic: A qualitative-quantitative survey among italian adolescents
Authors: Perasso Giulia , Serantoni Grazia , Lillo Carmela , Maculan Alessandro , Paoletti Patrizio , Di Giuseppe Tania
Published: February 2024

Covid-19 pandemic had a massive impact on adolescents. The present study illustrates an online survey administered to N = 861 Italian adolescents (mean age = 15.81 years; females 58%), asking them about: (i) the most frequent negative emotions during the pandemic; (ii) the main sources of social support; (iii) whether they had also experienced positive emotions; (iv) in which lifedomains they had experienced positive emotions. The results reveal that adolescents experienced boredom, sadness, fear, and agitation as negative emotions. The respondents reported family, friends and themselves as sources of social support. The main life-domains in which adolescents experienced positive emotions were: new discoveries in self-awareness, inner growth, relational skills. This study highlights that the pandemic has elicited positive resources (e.g., resilience, creativity and generativity) in adolescents, laying the foundations for interventions, in developmental and educational psychology, that are not top-down but bottom-up.
La pandemia da Covid-19 e i ricordi autobiografici emozionali del primo lockdown
Authors: Castronovo Giulia , Sotgiu Igor
Published: February 2024

Il presente studio si proponeva di indagare gli effetti del primo lockdown della pandemia da Covid-19 sulla memoria autobiografica emozionale di un gruppo di adulti della provincia di Bergamo, uno dei territori che ha sperimentato le conseguenze più drammatiche della prima ondata della pandemia da Covid-19. Hanno partecipato allo studio 83 persone (43 femmine e 40 maschi) di età compresa tra i 20 e i 69 anni. La ricerca è stata condotta sul web mediante la somministrazione di tre strumenti self-report: un compito di narrazione autobiografica tramite il quale è stato chiesto ai partecipanti di raccontare un evento emozionale che avevano vissuto durante il primo lockdown, un questionario sulle caratteristiche fenomenologiche del ricordo e una scala per la valutazione della centralità dell'evento per la storia di vita dei partecipanti. Dall'analisi del contenuto delle narrazioni autobiografiche è emerso che l'86% dei partecipanti aveva raccontato un evento emozionale con valenza edonica negativa, mentre il restante 14% aveva raccontato un evento con valenza positiva. Gli eventi negativi più citati includevano decessi e ricoveri ospedalieri dovuti al Covid; quelli positivi avevano a che fare invece con attività di svago, riunioni familiari e guarigioni dal Covid. Ricordi negativi e ricordi positivi presentavano delle somiglianze sostanziali in relazione alle loro caratteristiche narrative e fenomenologiche e al loro grado di centralità. Nelle conclusioni, gli autori interpretano i risultati alla luce della letteratura contemporanea sulla memoria autobiografica emozionale e delle caratteristiche del contesto di emergenza indagato.
Promising Directions of Increasing Energy Efficiency and Development of Green Energy in the Household Sector of Ukraine
Authors: Prokopenko Olha , Telizhenko Oleksandr , Kovalenko Yevhen , Lytvynenko Svitlana , Nych Tetiana , Kovalskyi Andrii
Published: February 2024

The article aims to highlight energy efficiency improvements in Ukraine's household sector through green energy adoption. Utilizing graphical, analytical, and predictive methods, including polynomial regression, the study analyzed data from 2014 to 2022 on generation, consumption of renewable energy sources (RES), and renewable energy tariffs. The research spanned 8 quarters and identified solar power as the favored RES choice among households due to attractive tariffs and easy installation. Projections suggest a biennial doubling of plant numbers and capacity, leading to increased household income from solar energy sales. These findings encourage further exploration of payback periods and economic viability for diverse RES options across Ukrainian regions.
Trajectories of support intervention in clinical psychology
Authors: Freda Maria Francesca , Auriemma Ersilia , Scandurra Cristiano
Published: February 2024

The present paper aims to discuss the request of the National Council of Italian Psychologists for a definition of the typical acts of psychologists in the clinical field by commenting on the work of Castelnuovo et al. (2023). In particular, we aim to contribute to the current debate by addressing primarily supportive interventions in the clinical setting, focusing on: (1) defining the supportive intervention among the typical acts of the psychologist; (2) adopting a methodological criterion to distinguish between supportive intervention as a psychological-clinical act and psychotherapeutic intervention; and (3) articulating of the discourse in relation to the adoption of narrative methods in clinical intervention. In particular, in this work we argue that supportive interventions are adopted in critical situations, where dysregulation of psychological functioning processes is assumed, and they use the narrative device by promoting a connection between mental states and an articulation of affects in shared meanings. Instead, psychotherapeutic interventions are adopted in conditions of distress and/or psychopathology and use the narrative device in light of an inverse trajectory of sense, that leads from behaviors and representations to the understanding and transformation of the affective matrix of experience. Thus, supportive intervention may be defined as a process in which the clinical relationship serves as scaffolding for psychic functions in the direction of their development and integration.
Dietro lo schermo: adolescenza e violenza di genere online
Authors: Popolla Mariella
Published: February 2024

Il presente articolo si inserisce nel dibattito sulle nuove forme assunte dalla violenza di genere online, con l'obiettivo di contribuire a tratteggiarne le caratteristiche e, soprattutto, a meglio comprendere cosa accada "dietro lo schermo" agli/alle adolescenti, soffermandosi, in particolare, sui processi online di costruzione dei generi, sulle caratteristiche assunte dalla violenza di genere sul web e sulla vittimizzazione secondaria. Dopo un lungo periodo di osservazione netnografica sul web in gruppi chiusi e su pagine aperte, attraverso focus group e tecniche visuali, sono state raccolte le testimonianze di ragazzi e ragazze che si sono affermati come co-autori degli output di ricerca.
Il fenomeno della violenza di genere contro le donne negli ultimi 30 anni: voci esperte a confronto in Italia e in Spagna
Authors: Donato Stellamarina
Published: February 2024

La violenza di genere contro le donne (in inglese Gender-Based Violence Against Women) è un problema profondamente radicato nelle società di tutto il mondo. Tuttavia, i contesti e le occorrenze dei casi di violenza cambiano in base alle realtà dei singoli Paesi. Il seguente articolo si propone di confrontare il fenomeno della violenza di genere contro le donne in Italia e in Spagna attraverso un'analisi iniziale dei contesti nazionali e una serie di interviste semi-strutturate in italiano e in spagnolo. L'articolo ha un duplice intento. Il primo è quello di comprendere gli aspetti comuni e le differenze nell'evoluzione delle politiche di contrasto alla violenza di genere contro le donne negli ultimi 30 anni in Italia e Spagna. Il secondo consiste nel proporre prospettive future per contrastare le occorrenze di violenza di genere contro le donne, attraverso il confronto tra i diversi punti di vista presenti nelle interviste: dal livello bottom-up a quello top-down.
Application of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making in Leaf Spring Manufacturing’s Performance
Authors: Ch'ng Chee Keong , Leong Xiong Zheng
Published: February 2024

Lean manufacturing is the optimal way of producing goods through the removal of waste and implementing flow, as opposed to batch processing. Many factories have transformed to align with the goal of lean manufacturing by minimising the resources of factories, such as less worker effort, less time and many more to lead to high efficiency towards good product quality and become highly responsive to customer demand. The condition of product and machinery, arrangement of inventory and equipment, the standard operation procedure of work and workers' safety awareness are the dominant elements in the leaf spring manufacturing process. Due to the crucial role that leaf springs play in the performance and safety of vehicles, it is crucial to eradicate any flaws in the designing and manufacturing processes. This study focuses on 5 core criteria, which are workers, time, safety, machines, and products that need to be enhanced. In the subgroup, each pair of sub-criteria will be compared regarding their importance with respect to each criterion. Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) is proposed to rank and aggregate the criteria based on their level of importance. The outcome of AHP showed that Safety (0.233) and Time (0.281) were the prominent criteria that need to be prioritised. Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (0.394), First Aid (0.324), Die and Pin (0.347), and Forklift Deliver (0.368) are the sub-criteria for safety and time. As a result, prompt and precise actions are needed to increase the quality and reliability of the product.
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Brain Chip: A Review on ‘Brain-Reading’ Device
Authors: Shaima Mujiba , Nabi Norun , Md Nasir Uddin Rana  , Md Tanvir Islam  , Estak Ahmed  , Mazharul Islam Tusher  , Mousumi Hasan Mukti  , Quazi Saad-Ul-Mosaher
Published: February 2024

With its novel bidirectional communication method, Neuralink, the brain-reading gadget created by Elon Musk, is poised to transform human-machine relations. It represents a revolutionary combination of health science, neurology, and artificial intelligence. Neuralink is a potentially beneficial brain implant that consists of tiny electrodes placed behind the ear and a small chip. It can be used to treat neurological conditions and improve cognitive function. Important discussions are nevertheless sparked by ethical worries about abuse, privacy, and security. It is important to maintain a careful balance between the development of technology and moral issues, as seen by the imagined future in which people interact with computers through thinking processes. In order for Neuralink to be widely accepted and responsibly incorporated into the fabric of human cognition and connectivity, ongoing discussions about ethical standards, regulatory frameworks, and societal ramifications are important. Meanwhile, new advancements in Brain-Chip-Interfaces (BCHIs) bring the larger context into focus. By enhancing signal transmission between nerve cells and chips, these developments offer increased signal fidelity and improved spatiotemporal resolution. The potential revolutionary influence of these innovations on neuroscience and human-machine symbiosis raises important considerations about the ethical and societal consequences of these innovations.
Exploring the Discrepancy between Marketing Focused on Racial and Ethnic Diversity and the Availability of Support for Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Economic Development
Authors: Md Eyasin Ul Islam Pavel  , Shamim Ara Pia
Published: February 2024

This study investigates the complex relationship between the emphasis on racial and ethnic diversity in economic development marketing and the availability of grant or loan programmes for immigrant entrepreneurs. Utilizing a comprehensive survey conducted in collaboration with the International City/County Management Association and Cornell University, the research analyses responses from chief administrative officers across U.S municipalities. The study employs quantitative analysis to examine the correlation between diversity-focused marketing strategies and the existence of financial support mechanisms for immigrant entrepreneurs. Key findings reveal a statistically significant association between the emphasis on diversity in marketing and the presence of support programmes. However, the study highlights the discrepancy between marketing claims and actual support available to immigrant entrepreneurs. The policy implications suggest a need for authentic integration of diversity in both marketing and program implementation, emphasising the role of tangible support mechanisms. The findings underline the necessity of holistic and inclusive economic development strategies that align promotional efforts with practical support for immigrant entrepreneurs.
The Legal Landscape of Climate Change in Ukraine: Challenges and Prospects
Authors:   Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, 77 Pushkinska st, 61000, Kharkiv, Ukraine. Email: ye.m.kopytsya@nlu.edu.ua, Kopytsia Ievgeniia
Published: February 2024

When climate change is one of the most urgent, complex and challenging planetary problems of the present, threatening the global economy and international security, it has to be primarily regulated domestically at the level of a State. The present article aims to examine the status quo of legal regulation of climate change issues in Ukraine. Accordingly, the critical analyses of the national climate legislation and whether it corresponds with the State policy’s strategic aims are conducted; the provisions of strategic documents on climate change adaptation and mitigation in Ukraine are examined and the evaluation of such regulatory mechanism’s efficiency and effectiveness is performed. As a result, the author points out the drawbacks of climate national policy and law and offers a set of suggestions for its improvement.
Using Clean Energy for Sustainable Development in Vietnam: Facts and Solutions
Authors:   Youth Academy, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam (Adjunct/Visiting Lecturer). Email: pham.nga.hlu@gmail.com, Nga Pham Thanh
Published: February 2024

Using clean energy is a recent trend around the world. It is a good way to protect the environment and implement the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Following that trend, in recent years, the Vietnam government has enacted many legal policies and regulations to encourage everybody to use clean energy to live and develop economics. This chapter analyzed the facts and problems of using clean energy as well as law and regulation in Vietnam, in comparison with other countries around the world. Then, some solutions to improve the problems related to using clean energy in Vietnam for the next period are recommended. Methodologies such as analysis of Vietnam’s legal policy and documents (law and regulations) related to energy activities were used. The hypotheses developed during the study shows how to use law and regulation to govern energy activities in Vietnam.
Convergence of Environmental and Economic Law in the Sphere of Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management in Ukraine
Authors:   Department of Environmental Law, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine. E-mail: v.l.bredihina@nlu.edu.ua, Bredikhina Viktoriia , Zadykhaylo Dmitro ,   Department of Environmental Law, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine. E-mail: dmzadykhaylo@gmail.com
Published: February 2024

The present chapter analyses the process of convergence of environmental legislations and commercial regulations to achieve a balance between ecological and economic interests in context of natural resource management and environment protection. The relevance of the topic is dictated by the issues related to environmental safety that require using available legal remedies to facilitate the transformation of the conventional economy into the green economy. By its green nature, such an economy requires multipurpose legal regulations including (environmental and commercial) principles of regulation, integrated definition, integrated criteria of legal facts, and legal remedies to stimulate greening of economic life. This chapter highlights several problems that precede the actual convergence of law and legislation. This is, first of all, the convergence of the environmental and economic policy of the State with conceptual and strategic foundations. This will benefit relevant State administration structures calling for administrative restructuring to ensure competent management in the green economy. Correspondingly, proper organization of the law-making process and scientific-legal research is critically required. The chapter analyses the essential aspects of the convergence of legal remedies for regulation of environmental management. It characterizes main structural components of environmental and economic law that have common features, and delineates the specified links in the course of legal regulation of natural resource management and environment protection.
Improving Corrosion Resistance and Prolonging the Service Life of High-performance Concrete Structures Using Fly Ash and Ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag
Authors: Ho Quan Van , Huynh Trong-Phuoc
Published: February 2024

This study investigates the impact of ground granulate blast-furnace slag (GGBFS) and fly ash (FA) on both the corrosion resistance of steel reinforcement, assessed through the accelerated macrocell corrosion test (AMCT), and the durability characteristics of high-performance concrete (HPC). Additionally, the study encompasses an analysis of various concrete properties, including the pH of fresh concrete mixtures as well as water absorption, chloride permeability, and surface resistivity (SR) in hardened concrete specimens. Microstructure analysis on HPC specimens as well as the service life prediction of RCS were also performed in this study. Test results show that the HPC incorporating 35% GGBFS or 35% GGBFS + 20% FA as cement replacement resulted in a lowered pH of fresh mixtures while water absorption and chloride permeability of these specimens increased significantly. In addition, the incorporation of 35% GGBFS or 35% GGBFS + 20% FA concurrently enhanced the SR of HPC specimens. Moreover, these HPC specimens exhibited better corrosion resistance ability as their respective AMCT values were about 1.54 and 1.45 times higher than that of the control specimen. Further, the research highlighted a substantial extension in the corrosion initiation time of concrete structures employing 35% GGBFS or 35% GGBFS + 20% FA, about 3 and 6 times longer than the HPC without GGBFA and FA, respectively. The experimental results, confirmed by the substantial microstructural enhancement in the HPC containing GGBFS and FA, also demonstrated a close interplay between durability and other concrete properties such as water absorption, chloride permeability, and SR.
Pengembangan Motorik Halus Anak Usia Dini melalui Permainan Pasir Kinetik di Kelompok B Pratama Widya Pasraman Gurukula
Authors: Suryawan I Gde , Kasriani Ni Wayan
Published: February 2024

Early childhood is experiencing a process of rapid growth and development. In this case,  stimulation is needed to develop aspects of child development. One of the child's development that needs to be developed is fine motor skills. Early childhood education is a means to develop children's fine motor skills through a variety of fun games. Kinetic sand play activities are activities that can develop children's fine motor skills. Kinetic sand is a learning medium in the form of sand that is flexible, easy to shape and liked by children. The purpose of this study was to determine motor development activities through playing kinetic sand in Group B Pratama Widya Pasraman Gurukula Bangli. This study uses qualitative methods to convey research results descriptively. Data collection techniques in this study are observation, interviews and documentation. The results of this study were that early childhood fine motor development activities in Group B Pratama Widya Pasraman Gurukula Bangli through kinetic sand games had a significant impact on children's fine motor development. By squeezing, holding, pressing and shaping kinetic sand, it can stimulate the muscles of the child's arms so that fine motor skills can develop properly.
Kupu sebagai Sumber Inspirasi Penciptaan Dhapur Keris
Authors: Arissadewa Vinsha , Darmojo Kuntadi Wasi
Published: February 2024

The unique life cycle of a butterfly is known as a perfect metamorphosis, seen through the aesthetic aspect of the transformation of shape into a butterfly, so that this insect is often used as a symbol of perfection by some people. The concept of metamorphosis is quite relevant to keris culture, considering that the development of contemporary keris culture leads to art objects that put forward the value of meaning and symbols. The purpose of the creation of this work is to realize the shape of the dhapur keris by visualizing the aesthetics of the life cycle of the butterfly (caterpillar and butterfly) as a symbol and hope. The creation of this final project uses a three-stage method, namely: the exploration stage, the design stage, and the embodiment stage. As for the analysis of the work produced with an aesthetic approach from the concept of thought of Haryono Haryoguritno, namely the external criteria consisting of: aspects of garap, iron, pamor, steel (waja), and wangun. The resulting works are two kris works, namely the dhapur wyalangga keris and the dhapur butterfly keris which refer to the shape of the Javanese kris, and each work contains a philosophical meaning about the cycle of life.
PENYUTRADARAAN FILM DRAMA KOMEDI “HANI” DENGAN PENDEKATAN KEARIFAN LOKAL
Authors: Saleh Muhammad , Rahmad Cito Yasuki
Published: February 2024

The Indonesian nation and its people are known as a pluralistic society that has various tribes, ethnicities,cultures, religions, races, customs and languages. The community and the environment have local wisdom values that need to be considered, as a form of character and meaning in life. The concept of the directorial work of the comedy drama film “HANI” raises the background of the story about early marriage age, in the form of verbal and slapstick comedy dramas, with the local language style of the pendalungan community with a light demeanor. The comedy-drama film “Hani” was directed with the local culture of pendalungan to create a comedy-drama in the storyline, as well as local actors who provide and create comedy-drama elements into a complete audiovisual work with easy-to-understand and entertaining problems.
STRATEGI KREATIF PRODUSER PROGRAM JEJAK ANAK NEGERI EPISODE NAPAK PERTIWI DALAM MENGEMAS KONTEN BUDAYA
Authors: Agung I Putu Suhada
Published: February 2024

This study discusses the creative strategies implemented by producers in packaging cultural content in the Napak Pertiwi episode of Jejak Anak Negeri program in TRANS7. This research method uses a qualitative descriptive approach with data collection techniques through interviews with producers and assistant producers as well as making observations through broadcast copies on the youtube channel and the official social media of Jejak Anak Negeri. The producer’s creative strategy is analyzed using 13 creative strategy elements based on the book by Naratama.
VISUALISASI PERAN USTAZ SALMAN DAN KIAI RAIS SEBAGAI PENDIDIK PADA FILM NEGERI 5 MENARA
Authors: Muchtar Sarah Aulia , Nurcahyo Dedi Eko
Published: February 2024

The drama genre drama Negeri 5 Menara was released in 2012 directed by Affandi Abdul Rachman. This study aims to find out how the role of Ustaz Salman and Kiai Rais as educators is visualized in the film Negeri 5 Menara. Researchers use qualitative methods. Primary data sources use original DVDs and secondary data from interviews with the director of the film Negeri 5 Menara as well as synopsis and film posters obtained from Sinematek Indonesia. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews and documentation. Data analysis was carried out in 3 stages, namely data reduction, data presentation, and drawing or verifying conclusions. The findings of this study focus on a directing approach that presents narrative elements, mise en scene and cinematography which shows the visualization of the role of Ustaz Salman and Kiai Rais as educators. The role of Ustaz Salman as an educator is visualized in scene 36, scene 45 and scene 71 and scene 72 while the role of Kiai Rais as an educator is visualized in scene 39,scene 57, scene 58, scene 61 and scene 62.
Olfactory Entanglements: Syntactic Fragmentation & Scentimentality
Authors: Prochaska Joana Naomi
Published: February 2024

This paper focuses on the entangled relationship of smell, affect, and environmental contamination. I show how olfactory memory mediates the relationship between breathing and the uneven distribution of respiratory risks from polluted air. To do so, I examine Cesar Majorana’s work “The Syntax of Smell,” which is performed in the context of an open laboratory. During the performance, Majorana engages with the audience, creating a scent based on their stories, bringing attention to the connections between their memories, their perception of artificiality, and pollution. This paper is divided into two sections focusing on syntactic fragmentation and scentimentality respectively. In the first section, I illustrate how “The Syntax of Smell” manifests both as the concepts of breathing and olfactory aesthetics. I demonstrate how the performance paradoxically criticises and utilizes bio- and necropolitical forces of smell production. In the second section, I explore the affective qualities of olfactory entanglements by zooming in on the relationship between affective responses and toxicity in relation to Michael Eigen’s concept of toxic nourishment as well as cognitive dissonance. Lastly, building on social psychological research, I show that the performance’s olfactory memory-triggering qualities might contribute to its effectiveness in increasing awareness of air pollution.
All That Remains: Typhoons and Trauma in Three Philippine Novels in English
Authors: Bichara Alexandra
Published: February 2024

In November 2013, one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded ravaged the Visayas region of the Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Typhoon Yolanda, caused the deaths of over 6,500 Filipinos. Years later, many are still missing. The devastation caused by typhoons such as Typhoon Haiyan is not new to the Philippines, considering the country encounters around 20 tropical cyclones every year. It is not surprising, then, that natural disasters figure heavily in Philippine literature. This is evident in three Philippine novels in English: Broken Islands (2019) by Criselda Yabes, Remains (2019) by Daryll Delgado, and Tiempo Muerto (2019) by Caroline Hau. Using Sigmund Freud's concept of “remembering, repeating, and working-through,” this study analyzes the three novels as patients in recovery after the trauma of natural disaster. These three novels are then connected to Ernest Renan’s concept of nationhood, Marianne Hirsch's notion of postmemory, as well as Pierre Nora's concept of lieux de memoire in order to illustrate the importance of disaster narratives in the creation and preservation of a nation's identity.
THE ESSENCE OF MIND STRATEGY IN THE RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE: HUMAN-NATURE-WISDOM UNITY
Authors: Lamanauskas Vincentas
Published: February 2024

A systematic approach requires combining the knowledge of related subjects (e.g., natural sciences) into a whole and making conditions for the learners to research, draw conclusions, process abundant and diverse information, improve and change, complete their knowledge, i.e., eliminate common/traditional subject barriers, refuse narrow empiricism. The field of science education is wide, complex and diverse. It is not only the transmission of natural science knowledge but also ecological, environmental, antidrug, sexual, antinicotine education, healthy lifestyle training, etc. Today’s society is dealing with very relevant issues of nature protection, nature conservation, ecology, environmental protection, and other problems. All this requires a new approach from all of us, the efforts of various field specialists, eliminating all separating barriers. Global problems are a common concern for all of us. This is just because not a single problem is isolated from another, most of them are intertwined, fully determined, united in their nature. Therefore, knowing (clarifying) connections is complicated and hardly achievable. Their solution is possible only when they are comprehensively analysed by closely linking them together.
EVALUATION OF THE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SAUDI ARABIA
Authors: Alhowail Abdullah Mohammad , Albaqami Saad Eid
Published: February 2024

The present study examined critical thinking (CT) and its importance in Saudi secondary education. The sample included upper-secondary students and teachers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital and largest city. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used to study students' CT skill development, barriers to growth, instructors' views on CT advancement, and students' views on their CT skills. The study examines secondary school students' critical thinking development and impediments. It also examined teachers' perceptions of their students' progress in CT. The research collected quantitative data from 374 questionnaires and qualitative data from eight interviews. SPSS performed regression analysis on survey quantitative data. A thematic analysis was employed to evaluate qualitative interview data. The quantitative findings from the surveys revealed uneven CT skills. The findings also showed that gender, Grade Point Average (GPA) and family background affect CT. The qualitative findings from the interviews with the teachers stressed the importance of collaborative programming and active student engagement in classroom activities to foster CT. Bullying and peer pressure hindered autonomous and CT, making it difficult for instructors to motivate and support students. The findings emphasised the importance of teachers in creating a safe learning environment and encouraging analytical thinking. Recommendations for improving CT in Saudi secondary education were proposed addressing several critical aspects of CT advancement, including curriculum development, teacher training, parental involvement, government-led extracurricular learning, teacher-student interactions, and gender equality in CT advancement. This study could help Saudi students develop CT skills to meet the challenges of the modern world.
Keywords: critical thinking (CT), mixed-methods research, Saudi Arabia, secondary education, teacher-student interaction
THE INFLUENCE OF TEACHING COMPETENCIES ON TEACHERS’ PERFORMANCE AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN PRIMARY SCIENCE EDUCATION
Authors: Canuto Peter Paul , Choycawen Marites , Pagdawan Randy
Published: February 2024

The teaching competencies of science teachers significantly influence students' science academic achievement. It shapes the students' understanding of complex science concepts and their ability to excel in scientific exploration, ultimately nurturing their scientific literacy. This study assessed the teaching competencies influencing the teaching performance of 58 primary science teachers relative to the academic achievement of their students in science at the Tinoc District, Tinoc, Ifugao, Philippines. The significant differences by teacher demographics were also determined. This is relevant to the district's observed low scientific literacy and achievement of students in science education as assessed in recent years. Using a quantitative approach, the study employed a modified questionnaire that was validated and pilot-tested. Results disclosed that the science teachers strongly agreed that professionalism is the most common teaching competence influencing their performance, indicating their adherence to local and national standards and code of conduct. They also strongly agreed with teaching effectiveness, personal skills, educational planning, and management skills. Generally, there were no significant differences among the teaching competencies regardless of the teachers' gender, age, highest educational attainment, and years in service. Meanwhile, the students’ science academic achievement was determined to be lower average, suggesting low scientific literacy. Correspondingly, the teaching competencies and students' academic achievement were not correlated. Nonetheless, the teacher's capacity to impact the learners' scientific exploration and achievement remains intact. Further studies are recommended to be undertaken.
Keywords: primary science education, primary science teachers, students’ science academic achievement, teaching competency, teacher performance
THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICAL STRESS ON ACADEMICS' LIFE SATISFACTION
Authors: Efilti Erkan , Doğan Recai , Zhumgalbekov Argen , Yalçın Süleyman Barbaros
Published: February 2024

Increasing research reveals the impact of technostress on life satisfaction among academics. In line with the determined purpose, it is first determined whether there is a significant difference in terms of technostress and life satisfaction between demographic variables such as age, gender, field of science and years of experience. Secondly, an answer was sought to the question of whether there was a significant impact of technostress on life satisfaction. To achieve the determined research purpose, the relational scanning model was used. The study involved 342 academic participants working at different universities in Kyrgyzstan who agreed to participate voluntarily. The research was conducted with 342 academics, 207 women and 135 men. To analyze the data obtained, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation analysis and linear regression analysis were used. As a result of the research, it was determined that there was a low level of negative association between life satisfaction and the socially focused technostress sub-dimension score among the technostress sub-dimensions. Life satisfaction and general technostress level were determined to be permanent and significant among the technostress sub-dimensions such as profession-oriented, technical subject-oriented learning-teaching process-oriented and personal technostress sub-dimensions. The regression analysis revealed that general technostress emerged, but the sub-dimensions showed no influence on life satisfaction, and that single socially focused technostress had a negative predictive impact on life satisfaction.
Keywords: academic productivity, life satisfaction, technostress, learning-teaching process