bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
In situ 3D printing of stem cell in regenerative medicine takes future center stage
Authors: Montaser Laila Mahmoud
Published: May 2024

There are many services 3D printing (3DP) supplies for the medical domain with a view to ameliorate and keep patients' lifetimes. 3DP in medicine has authorized customization, prototyping, industrialization, and study. The regions of implementation include surgical elaboration, prostheses, dental, 3DP of tissues and organs, medicament doses and pharmacology, and makings of medical agents and instruments. 3DP technology is conceivable utilized for manufacturing exact copies of human anatomic matters, moving a worthy function in pathology education, veterinary anatomy schooling, zoological models cloning, duplication of scarce museum samples, and printing of stem cell and tissue facts from confocal microscopic examinations. 3DP technology can be applied to surrogate human organ transplants and to make patient-definite organ duplicates that surgeons can be utilized to exercise on before implementing complex surgeries. In this paper according to Laila M. Montaser deep expertise in liver tissue engineering, might be a prospective futurity settlement to scalability of the liver transplant which may alleviate the troubles linked with the organ lack, may recovery liver failures and may outputs skillfully functional organ to be planted or applied as an instrument located out the body, as a pragmatic pattern for medicament checking, beside for the investigation of pathological diseases such as liver cancer and cirrhosis. This was the abstract of Montaser keynote invited speech which was recorded and submitted to the 3DP Conference and Expo 2020, Nov 18-20, Seoul, Korea entitled “Application of 3D printing in Regenerative Medicine”. This symposium was sponsored by the 3DP Conference and Expo Seoul - A new era of advanced manufacturing. The first day of the conference, November 18, was held as an in-person seminar in Seoul (KINTEX), Korea whereas the second day of the conference, November 19, was an on-line (recorded) seminar without gathering onsite. Her pre-recorded presentation (PowerPoint slides with her recorded voice) was broadcasted on the second day of the conference with Korean translation. This manuscript shows Montaser future vision possible bio Nanomaterial scaffolds fabricated by the two most widely used techniques, namely, electrospinning and 3DP of future directions for in situ 3D bioprinting. The aim of this paper is to highlight the attention given by a feminist scientist to in situ 3DP technology literacy of stem cells as a new, innovative and revolutionary technique.
Effective Anti-IL-17 response in psoriasis affecting hard-to-treat places with previous immunobiological failure
Authors: Leal Carvalho Caio , Quevedo Vinagre Bruna de , Garcia de Santana Ivana Nascimento , Lapinski Levermann Joelly Taynara , José Torres Josimar , Gonçalves Torres Jouse Maiane , Pereira Neves Karine , Curvo Costa Paula Barros , Treichel Cazarotto Vitoria , Braga Da Silva Leticia Aparecida
Published: May 2024

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory systemic disease that predominantly presents with skin, nail and joint manifestations. It can be a disabling disease, both due to the skin lesions and the presence of the articular form. The article aims to report a case of successful treatment of har-to-treat places os psoriasis with an immunobiological drug and reforce the importance of the dermatologist in evaluating and monitoring together with the rheumatologist stands out in patients with seronegative axial arthritis.
MEANS FOR CALCULATION AND SELECTION OF OVERHEAD LINES PHASE-DIFFERENTIAL PROTECTION SETTINGS OF MICROPROCESSOR PROTECTION L60 IN COMPLEX ELECTRICAL NETWORKS UP TO 10,000 NODES
Authors:   Institute of Electrodynamics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, pr. Beresteiskyi, 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine, Blinov I.V. , Kolesnykova N.F. ,   Institute of Electrodynamics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, pr. Beresteiskyi, 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine, Kozlova O.I. ,   Institute of Electrodynamics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, pr. Beresteiskyi, 56, Kyiv, 03057, Ukraine
Published: May 2024

The means for calculation and selection of phase-differential protection settings of overhead lines of L60 microprocessor protections of the General Electric company in complex electrical networks up to 10,000 nodes was developed. This software allows to select settings according to the possible types of mixed signals: forward-sequenced and reverse-sequenced, as well as additional criteria. The program makes it possible to check the sensitivity of the starting and disconnecting devices in the case of symmetrical and asymmetrical short circuits, in the case of maximum reverse power flows in various mixed starts. Ref. 3 fig. 5.
THERMAL CALCULATION OF DRY TRANSFORMERS WITH CAST INSULATION AND WITH FOIL WINDINGS
Authors:   PrJSC «ZTR», Dniprovske shose, 3, Zaporizhia, 69600, Ukraine, Ivankov V.F. , Basova А.V. ,   PrJSC «ZTR», Dniprovske shose, 3, Zaporizhia, 69600, Ukraine
Published: May 2024

The method of analytical thermal calculation of dry transformers with cylindrical conductors with cast insulation and foil windings is presented. The surface and volume averaged temperatures of the magnetic system core and the wind-ings are determined from the one-dimensional non-linear substitute thermal circuit of the transformer. To clarify the temperature distribution across the cross-section of the anisotropic foil winding, the solution of the boundary value problem in the form of a two-dimensional Poisson equation with heat transfer coefficients calculated from the substitute scheme is used. Calculation example of a dry transformer with a capacity of 2500 kVA is given. Numerical CFD model-ing was performed to verify the calculation results. Bibl. 10, fig. 9, tab. 3.
MAIN OPERATION MODES AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE OF THE COMPLEX FOR EXPERI-MENTAL STUDIES OF MAGNETIC FIELD AND DIAGNOSTICS OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
Authors:   Institute of Electrodynamics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Beresteiskyi ave., 56, Kyiv, 03680, Ukraine, Mazmanian R.O.
Published: May 2024

Hardware and software monitoring complex is designed to study the relationship between changes in the patterns of the magnetic field intensity distribution with power equipment failures. In experimental studies with predetermined techni-cal faults artificially introduced into the object the complex will provide useful and reliable results by registering changes in the magnetic field induction in the spatial, temporal and frequency domains. The choice and flexible adjust-ment of data collection tools by the researcher will ensure the use of the most appropriate method for measuring, con-verting and displaying information about the investigated faults. The article presents the main operating modes and graphical user interfaces of a personal computer and a mobile data acquisition system that jointly convert, store, ana-lyze and display measurement information received from various magnetic sensors. The generalized functional specifi-cation of the complex software, the design of the graphical user interface (GUI) as parts of the real-time operating sys-tem (RTOS) of the mobile data acquisition system (DAQ) and PC software will also be used in the development of prob-lem-oriented computer diagnostic systems for electric power equipment. Ref. 12, fig. 3.
Application of hilbert transform for power quality indicators monitoring in general purpose grids
Authors:   General Energy Institute of NAS of Ukraine, 172, Antonovycha St., Kyiv, 03150, Ukraine, Kovtun Svitlana , Kuts Yurii ,   National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, 37, Beresteiskyi Prosp., Kyiv, 03056, Ukraine, Malko Volodymyr ,   General Energy Institute of NAS of Ukraine, 172, Antonovycha St., Kyiv, 03150, Ukraine, Fryz Mykhailo ,   General Energy Institute of NAS of Ukraine, 172, Antonovycha St., Kyiv, 03150, Ukraine,   Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University, 56, Ruska St., Ternopil, 46001, Ukraine, Scherbak Leonid ,   General Energy Institute of NAS of Ukraine, 172, Antonovycha St., Kyiv, 03150, Ukraine, Kuts Volodymyr ,   General Energy Institute of NAS of Ukraine, 172, Antonovycha St., Kyiv, 03150, Ukraine
Published: May 2024

During the operation of power grids, abnormal modes occur that lead to a decrease or increase in the grid voltage beyond permissible values, the appearance of high-frequency noise components and grid signal fading’s, which fading’s the power quality and can lead to the failure of electrical equipment. This requires constant monitoring of power quality indicators. The methods of measuring power quality indicators have been examined and analyzed in the article, their advantages and limitations have been considered, and the inefficiency of using the Fourier transform for estimating of power quality indicators in time domain has been justified. The application of Hilbert transform has been suggested for monitoring the indicators of power quality in general-purpose grids, which include measuring the duration and magnitude of voltage dips, the duration of voltage fading, localization and determination of the duration of high-frequency noise interference in the power grid, determination of phase shift during voltage dip. A simulation of the process of determining the indicators of power quality in time domain and the time intervals during which these indicators exceed the established limits has been performed, which confirmed the effectiveness of using the Hilbert transform in the systems of their monitoring. Keywords: general purpose power grid, power quality indicators, Hilbert transform.
Increasing the Use of Enteral Antibiotics in Hospitalized Children With Uncomplicated Infections
Authors: Molloy Matthew J. , Morris Calli , Caldwell Alicia , LaChance Dennis , Woeste Laura , Lenk Mary Anne , Brady Patrick W. , Schondelmeyer Amanda C.
Published: May 2024

BACKGROUND

Route of administration is an important component of antimicrobial stewardship. Early transition from intravenous to enteral antibiotics in hospitalized children is associated with fewer catheter-related adverse events, as well as decreased costs and length of stay. Our aim was to increase the percentage of enteral antibiotic doses for hospital medicine patients with uncomplicated common bacterial infections (community-acquired pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infection, urinary tract infection, neck infection) from 50% to 80% in 6 months.

METHODS

We formed a multidisciplinary team to evaluate key drivers and design plan-do-study-act cycles. Interventions included provider education, structured discussion at existing team huddles, and pocket-sized printed information. Our primary measure was the percentage of antibiotic doses given enterally to patients receiving other enteral medications. Secondary measures included antibiotic cost, number of peripheral intravenous catheters, length of stay, and 7-day readmission. We used statistical process control charts to track our measures.

RESULTS

Over a 6-month baseline period and 12 months of improvement work, we observed 3183 antibiotic doses (888 in the baseline period, 2295 doses during improvement work). We observed an increase in the percentage of antibiotic doses given enterally per week for eligible patients from 50% to 67%. We observed decreased antibiotic costs and fewer peripheral intravenous catheters per encounter after the interventions. There was no change in length of stay or readmissions.

CONCLUSIONS

We observed increased enteral antibiotic doses for children hospitalized with common bacterial infections. Interventions targeting culture change and communication were associated with sustained improvement.
Society and State in the Balé Lowlands: Interplay of Divergent Interests in Centre-Periphery Interrelations in South-eastern Ethiopia, 1891–1991
Authors: Semu Kefyalew Tessema
Published: May 2024

Dissertation abstract.
Exploring the Ethnicity and Social Condition of Muslim Calligraphers: A Short Note on Two Scribes from the Horn of Africa in the Mamlūk Period
Authors: Gori Alessandro
Published: May 2024

Thus far, very little is known of the social origin and position of scribes and calligraphers in the premodern Islamic world. The difficulty in finding data on the biographies and activities of the professional practitioners of calligraphy in historiographical works is probably one of the main causes of this regrettable situation. Taking as a starting point the results of some previous groundbreaking research, the present article gathers scattered information retrieved from different sources about two calligraphers from the Horn of Africa that lived and worked in the Middle East during the Mamlūk period. In the analysis of these two cases, it is hoped that some light will be shed on the presence of calligraphic masters from the Horn in the Arab world from which may be gained, on a more general level, a better picture of the personalities of calligraphers in the Islamic world.
Jeffrey M. Shaw, The Ethiopian–Adal War 1529–1543: The Conquest of Abyssinia
Authors: Chekroun Amélie
Published: May 2024

Book review.
Penerapan ARIMA Pada Data Curah Hujan di Stasiun Meteorologi Kelas II Minangkabau Padang Pariaman
Authors: Nur Rizki Amalia , Putri Darvi Mailisa
Published: May 2024

Rainfall is one of the indicators of climate change that has an impact. Class II Minangkabau Meteorological Station Padang Pariaman is one of the locations that has an impact on rainfall. This location is Minangkabau International Airport so that rainfall information is very important. The rainfall data used in this study is monthly data with the period January 2017 to June 2022. The ARIMA model is applied to perform forecasting or prediction of rainfall data for the next period. The results of the study based on the analysis of the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) value obtained the best model ARIMA (3,1,0).
First record of Camponotus textor Forel, 1899 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Ecuador
Authors: Moreno-Buitrón Ignacio J. , Escobar-Ramírez Selene , Becdach-Mesia Isabel , Cisneros-Heredia Diego F.
Published: May 2024

We present the ﬁrst records of Camponotus textor Forel, 1899 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Ecuador, representing the ﬁrst records from west of the Andes. We explore the use of participatory science data from iNaturalist and scientiﬁc collections to understand the distribution of C. textor. While iNaturalist data alone cannot conﬁrm the presence of C. textor due to the need for precise morphometric data, it can be a valuable tool for assessing the species’ potential distribution. This study increases Ecuador’s known ant species to 826 and Camponotus species to at least 61. Challenges in distinguishing C. textor and C. senex prevent us from determining C. textor’s native status and highlight the need for further research on Camponotus in Ecuador.
Novel finding of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in Belize, with a note on single Rhodnius Stål, 1859 species observations
Authors: Peterson Jennifer K. , Bartlett Charles R. , de Oliveira Jader
Published: May 2024

We report Triatominae species Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) for the first time in Belize. The specimen was collected in Cayo District, Belize in 2003 and later discovered in 2023 in a research collection. The distribution of P. rufotuberculatus spans Mexico to Argentina, and Belize lies within this range. This finding represents the fifth triatomine species reported in Belize, but only two species, Triatoma dimidata Latreille, 1811 and T. mopan Dorn et al., 2018, have been reported more than once. More research is needed to fully understand Triatominae biodiversity in Belize.
Modifying the hemagglutinin gene with the packaging signals to improve the ability of replication in eggs of IBT-RG02 vaccine virus strain
Authors: Nguyen Chi Hung , Nguyen Nam Trung
Published: May 2024

The hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) genes were derived from the popular H5N1 virus and the remaining six internal segments were derived from the A/Puerto Rico/8/34 strain (H1N1, PR8). However, some of these candidate strains have been reported to produce relatively low yields in vaccine manufacture does not replicate well in chicken eggs, posing an obstacle to egg-based vaccine production. To address this issue, we explored the possibility that PR8’s hemagglutinin (HA) packaging signals mediate improvement of candidate vaccine virus yield in eggs. We constructed chimeric HA genes having the coding region of IBT-RG02 HA flanked by the 50 packaging signals of PR8’s HA. The growth of candidate vaccine viruses containing the chimeric HA (RG2, RG3, RG4) was increased in embryonated chicken eggs with a nearly 1.5 to 2-fold higher titer than that of control (RG1). It is concluded that the using of chimeric HA fragment can subsequently improve the replication of reversed genetics-derived virus strains in eggs.
Support for patients and the role of eHealth in rehabilitation after radical prostatectomy
Authors:   ,   Linnaeus University, Wennerberg Camilla
Published: May 2024

Background: Patients undergoing radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer often experience urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction posttreatment. Active self-care can reduce this burden. However, support maybe needed to maintain motivation during the long rehabilitation. eHealth has the potential to provide such support. Aim: To investigate the effects of eHealth support and describe patients'experiences of support in self-care during the rehabilitation after radical prostatectomy. Method: The Medical Research Council’s framework for complex interventions governed the overall design of this thesis. In Study I, patients’ experiences of the usability of a new eHealth support, the electronic Patient Activation in Treatment at Home (ePATH), was described using individual interviews and deductive content analysis. The effects of ePATH on symptoms and activation were evaluated through a multicenter longitudinal randomized controlled trial (II, III). Patients planned for radical prostatectomy at three sites were eligible for inclusion. The intervention group had access to ePATH during one year after surgery. Questionnaires at five timepoints were analyzed with linear mixed models and generalized estimation equations. Study IV described patients’ experiences of support for managing self-care through individual interviews and inductive content analysis. Results: Study I covered the usability of ePATH as to managing the technology, turning input into output, and how the eHealth support assisted in task performance. The randomized controlled trial showed no significant differences between groups regarding urinary incontinence, sexual function, physical activity, pelvic floor exercises (II), or patient activation (III). In the intervention group, 64% used ePATH. Initial patient activation and depression significantly influenced patient activation over the course of the rehabilitation year. In Study IV, patients described a progression in self-care management, where their abilities grew through interconnected phases. Conclusion: The needs for support differ during a patient's journey through prostate cancer rehabilitation. This places demands on the support and underscores the need for accessibility, individual adaptation, and continuity. Future research should focus on adjustable aids for patients in long-term rehabilitation, integrating multiple aspects, to enable tailoring of the support.
Методологічні аспекти розуміння верховенства права в Україні
Authors:   State University of Infrastructure and Technology, Бурдоносова Марина
Published: May 2024

The ideal of the rule of law has long been an essential component of international legal instruments, especially on human and civil rights and freedoms. Modern realities of 2022 remind the world that without the rule of law at all political and legal levels and in all countries, the world can return to the barbaric way of resolving conflicts “who is stronger, that’s who is right”. The author`s experience of teaching of the discipline “Methodology of application and interpretation of the rule of law” for students of “Master” degree, shows some difficulties in students’ understanding of such a complex phenomenon as “rule of law”. In order to simplify its understanding at the initial stage of study, it proved methodologically appropriate, using the method of structural-genetic analysis and synthesis, to depict the rule of law as a pyramid consisting of principles and elements already studied by junior students. In this way, students systematize knowledge, focus on important aspects of already learned material and realize the need for acquired knowledge, “including” them into new material. One of the leading places is given to the principle of the rule of law in the Constitution of Ukraine (Article 8). Despite the acquisition of the rule of law as a global ideal, its concept, according to many Western jurists, still remains “essentially controversial”. The author presents a visual image of the rule of law, adapted to the Romano-Germanic legal family in the translation of certain terms, which facilitates its understanding. Taking into account the studied principles, the pyramid of the structure of the rule of law consists of the following elements, starting from the basic level, the so-called “foundation”: right to assemble, in Ukraine the freedom of peaceful assembly is analogous; democracy through formal legal processes - democratic procedures; access to justice; freedom of speech / press; right to silence; presumption of innocence; fair trial & independence of judiciary; citizens and government are accountable by the law (responsible before the law); equality before the law. The analysis of structural elements and visual representation of the pyramid of “rule of law” is the purpose of this scientific article. This methodological approach has proven itself in teaching the theoretical foundations of the rule of law and to help students master this complex phenomenon.
Use of cerrado plants as an alternative in the control of bacterial contamination in the alcoholic fermentation process
Authors: Lima M. C. , Dias K. S. , Fonseca G. G. , Leite R. S. R. , Batistote M. , Paz M. F.
Published: May 2024

Abstract Bacterial contamination causes irreparable losses in the performance of alcoholic fermentation. Antibiotics are used to control these microorganisms, but they generate residues and cause microbial resistance. Today the only commercial product used by the mills is hops, but it is very expensive. As an alternative, the objective of this work was to evaluate the feasibility of using extracts from plants grown in the Cerrado for antimicrobial control during an alcoholic fermentation to replace antibiotics. Hydraethanolic extracts of leaves and essential oil of the following species were tested: Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi, Serjania erecta, Serjania marginata, Campomanesia adamantium and Syzygium cumini. Only the extract of Serjania marginata did not show any activity against the bacterium Bacillus sp. Both the essential oils as well as the hydroalcoholic extracts of S. terebinthifolius and C. adamantium and the extract of S. erecta showed antibacterial activity without harming the yeast, with potential to replace the hops.
THE NURSING PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Paula Andresa Gomes de , Gasparino Renata Cristina , Bohomol Elena
Published: May 2024

ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the environment of nursing professional practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: cross-sectional study addressing a sample comprising nursing workers from a university hospital. The Brazilian version of the Practice Environment Scale was used, with 24 items distributed into five subscales. The analyses were performed in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 25; the statistical significance was set at 5% (p≤0.05), and the internal consistency was assessed with Cronbach’s alpha. Results: 243 workers participated in the study: 62.1% of nursing technicians and aides and 37.9% of nurses. The mean score on the Practice Environment Scale was 2.58 (standard deviation=0.69). Three of the five subscales were poorly assessed: “Nursing foundations for quality of care” (mean 2.58 and SD ± 0.73), “Nursing manager, ability, leadership, and support of nurses” (mean 2.74 and SD ± 0.82), and “Collegial nurse-physician relations” (mean 2.78 and SD ± 0.76). The perception of the professionals who received training to care for Covid-19 patients was more favorable than those who did not receive any training. Conclusion: The nursing work environment during the pandemic was considered mixed; therefore, improvements are required to make nursing working conditions as adequate as possible.
School violence and the exercise of teacher authority: a study with adolescents in São Paulo
Authors: Gomes Aline Morais Mizutani , Piccirillo Debora , Theodoro Renan , Komatsu André Vilela
Published: May 2024

Abstract This article investigated school violence based on a longitudinal survey conducted with adolescents in São Paulo. This is a quantitative research that analyzed the relation between the experience and the practice of violence among adolescents and their perceptions of the school climate and teachers’ authority with a structural equation model. Results showed that school victimization and relational aggression are related and negatively influence the evaluation of the school climate and the legitimacy of teachers. In turn, when teachers exercise their power based on values such as respect and impartiality, there is a positive effect on students’ perceptions, which might be a key to avoiding conflicts.
Escolas no combate à violência sexual contra crianças e adolescentes: análise bibliográfica de ações preventivas
Authors: Rodrigues Rafaela Maria , Mello Roseli Rodrigues de
Published: May 2024

Resumo A violência sexual acomete crianças e adolescentes em índices cada vez mais alarmantes. Urge, no âmbito social e científico, dar visibilidade ao tema e ao investimento em prevenção, aspectos estes que são abordados nesse artigo. O objetivo da pesquisa foi evidenciar as contribuições teóricas presentes em artigos científicos internacionais e nacionais, sobre prevenção da violência sexual contra crianças e adolescentes. Realizou-se uma revisão da literatura e foram selecionados 45 estudos na área da Educação, saúde e psicologia. Para a análise de dados, utilizou-se a Metodologia Comunicativa. Constatou-se que as escolas brasileiras têm sido pouco exitosas no desenvolvimento de ações preventivas à violência sexual. Conclui-se que é preciso desenvolver formação continuada dos agentes escolares no Brasil, e que já há produção nacional e internacional que pode iluminar tal formação.
Publicaciòn Multidisciplinaria Volumen 2
Authors:   Universidad Central del Ecuador FCM, Correa Auqui Luis Fabricio , Vera Vera Walter Iván ,   Hospital Básico Daule /MSP
Published: May 2024

Publicación multidisciplinaria, en su segunda edición, es un texto conjunto de diversas especialidades, trae la experiencia hospitalaria de un grupo de salubristas, buscando plasmar en papel un cúmulo de conocimientos, brindados de forma sencilla a la comunidad médica.
Сonstitutional Regulation of Elections in the Countries of East and South-East Asia: Comparative Analysis of the Coefficient of the Legislator’s Interest
Authors: Minnikes Irina
Published: May 2024

The territorial framework of the study includes the constitutions of the countries of East and South-East Asia. The comparative analysis of articles of constitutions of these countries devoted to elections is presented, the main directions of constitutional and legal regulation of elections are analyzed. The main attention in the article is paid to solving the question of which countries’ constitutions show the greatest and least interest in electoral norms. It is established that a simple comparison of the number of articles of the constitution that are devoted to elections does not accurately reflect the degree of interest of the legislator. The author’s method of calculation is proposed, designated as the «Coefficient of legislator’s interest» (CLI). CLI represents the share of articles on elections in the total number of articles of a specific Constitution. It has been established that the largest CLI in the region characterizes the Constitution of Mongolia.
The conclusion is made that the CLI indicator can serve as one of the elements of the characteristics of the Constitution of any state, as well as a tool for comparative analysis of legislative acts of different countries, as well as acts adopted at different times.
Initiative Projects in the Russian Federation: Constitutional and Legal Understanding
Authors: Maximova Svetlana
Published: May 2024

The article is devoted to initiative projects — a new democratic institution of the modern legal state. The author examines the legal nature of initiative projects, analyzes its role in expanding the boundaries of the constitutional principle of democracy. It is established that initiative projects should be distinguished from initiative (participatory) budgeting in the focus of priority distribution when implementing such projects. The author raises the question of the necessity and expediency of studying the multifaceted understanding of initiative projects. It is proposed to be guided by an objective and subjective approach in solving the issue. At the same time, the article reveals the legal nature of the initiative project as a form of participation of the population in the implementation of local self-government, that should be separated from the form of direct implementation by the population of local self-government. In a comparative aspect, the legal nature of initiative projects and other similar forms (voting on self-taxation of citizens; public hearings on the draft budget and its performance report). Based on the above, the author concludes that the initiative project is a novelty that contributes to the intensification of citizens’ participation in solving issues of socio-economic development of their territory within the framework of the constitutional and legal model of relations between the individual, society and the state.
Ways to Protect the Taxpayers' Rights: Problems of Tax-Legal Regulation
Authors: Vasiljeva Natalya
Published: May 2024

The article examines the regulation of the institution of protection of taxpayers’ rights in tax law. The author focuses on the problem of the balance of public and private interests in the tax sphere. The priority of protecting public interests, inherent in tax law as a public branch of law, in the opinion of the author, imposes features on the consolidation of ways to protect the rights of taxpayers and their implementation. The article discusses the self-protection of rights in the tax sphere, presents the problems of its implementation. It also describes in detail the jurisdictional protection of taxpayers’ rights in the framework of appealing acts of tax authorities and actions (omission) of their officials. The author highlights the mandatory nature of the administrative prejudice, gaps in the regulation of the procedure and the timing of proceedings in the case of a tax offense. The conducted research allowed to make the conclusion about the improvement of regulation in the field of protection of taxpayers’ rights.
On the Concept of Capital Investments in Russian Financial Law
Authors: Medvedeva Nadezhda
Published: May 2024

The article examines the use of the term “capital investments” in the financial legislation of the Russian Federation both at the present stage and in the historical aspect. The approaches developed in the economic and legal literature to determining the correlation of the concepts of “capital investments” and “budget investments” are considered. The author analyzes the use of the term “capital investments” in budget legislation as a component of the name of a group of types of budget expenditures, as the purpose of providing subsidies and implementing budget investments, and also as the form of budget investments in state (municipal) property. The inconsistency of the legal regulation of capital investments as a form of budget investments is revealed. The expediency of capturing in the budget legislation such a group of types of budget expenditures as “capital investments of budget funds” is substantiated. The changes in legal regulation proposed by the author are due to the identified trends in the development of budget legislation in the context of expanding the subject of financial law.
Reproduction of Competitive Human Capital as a Factor of Ensuring Russia's Economic Security in the Global Economy
Authors: Novolodskaya Galina
Published: May 2024

The growing interest in the study of the reproduction of competitive human capital is caused by the destabilization of the political, social and economic situation in the world in the conditions of pandemics and the sanctions policy of the countries of the «golden billion». The implementing of artificial intelligence leads to the reduction of even the elite layer in the labor market, such as IT specialists. Enterprises of basic industries and related industries face a decrease in demand and reduce staff. The digitization of processes results in personnel reductions in sectors that provide financial, informational, and other services. Job cuts — reduction in disposable income — reduction in demand — reduction in economic growth — reduction in investment resources and opportunities: all this requires the search for new levers to improve efficiency and life security. The analysis of modern economic scientific literature shows an underestimation of the reproduction characteristics of a specific factor and investment resource — a person, his creative component in the process of its productive use. The reproductive perspective allows for the alignment of interests among all parties involved in the production process within a company, the creation of value-added chains at regional and national levels, and serves as a key factor in increasing their competitiveness in global markets. This approach fits well with the search for mechanisms to ensure economic security at all three levels: micro, meso and macro in the global economy of a multipolar world.
Shadow Aspects of Russian-Chinese Relations: Ways of Prevention on the Territory of the Baikal Region
Authors: Derevtsova Irina , Ivanov Timur
Published: May 2024

In the context of increased foreign policy and foreign economic aggression of foreign countries against Russia in connection with recent events, the preservation and development of economic relations between our country and friendly countries is of particular importance. Russia currently receives the most significant support within the framework of economic cooperation with the People's Republic of China. However, today there are significant challenges and threats to economic security in this area, both for the Russian state as a whole and for its subjects, including the Baikal region. The article considers three shadow aspects of Russian-Chinese relations in the Baikal region: illegal logging and export of forests to China; construction of tourist camps and private homes of Chinese citizens on agricultural lands and specially protected natural territories; shadow sale of natural minerals of the Baikal region to the People's Republic of China. The analysis of indicators confirming the presence of the shadow sector within the framework of Russian-Chinese economic cooperation in the Baikal region is carried out. The authors of the article propose ways to minimize the shadow component of Russian-Chinese relations in the field of forest management, land use and subsoil use in the studied subjects of the Russian Federation.
On the Administrative and Legal Status of Controlled Persons in Respect of Whom State Construction Supervision Is Carried Out
Authors: Yurieva Natalia , Beketov Oleg
Published: May 2024

The Strategy for the Development of the Construction industry and Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2030 with a forecast up to 2035 defines tasks for improving control (supervisory) activities in construction. These are reducing the administrative burden on developers; improving the quality and establishing the responsibility of construction control; establishing state construction supervision bodies; digitalization of state construction supervision and construction control. This is due to the fact that currently, in the vast majority of cases, there is a low quality of construction control, due to the lack of clear requirements for professionals conducting construction control and their blurred responsibility, as well as duplication of the subject of state construction supervision and the subject of construction control. In this context, it is relevant to study the administrative and legal statuses of controlled persons involved in the construction and reconstruction of capital construction projects, in respect of which regional state construction supervision is carried out. Due to the comparative legal analysis, this article identifies the distinctive features of the rights and duties of developers, technical customers and persons carrying out the construction. Measures of administrative responsibility of the above-mentioned controlled persons are also being considered. Special attention is paid to the regulatory and legal regulation of construction control in the construction process and self-regulation in the field of construction and reconstruction of capital construction facilities. As a result of the conducted research, practice-oriented recommendations for improving legal regulation in this industry have been developed.
Transformation of the Competition Conditions in the Primary Residential Real Estate Market and the Problem of Sales Management in Organizations-Developers
Authors: Novikova Nadezhda
Published: May 2024

Changes in macro factors and changes in the regulation of the primary residential real estate market cause the transformation of the conditions for the functioning of developer organizations and, accordingly, competition, which requires study, due to the need to maintain and develop healthy competition. The purpose of the article was to identify the main transformations in the conditions of competition in the primary residential real estate market and to study the problem of selling apartments in developer organizations in their context. The article presents a critical assessment of the dynamics of growth in the commissioning of apartment buildings over the period of work of developers in the conditions of project financing, shows the importance of competition in the primary residential real estate market, and analyzes conflicting assessments of experts on its condition; the analysis of various groups of factors influencing competition, transforming its conditions was made, and their assessment was given in terms of the nature of the impact on developers and competition; based on the analysis of conflicting assessments of experts on the state of demand for housing in apartment buildings, the problem of overstocking and influencing macro factors, the necessity and possibility of successful sales management by the developers themselves in a situation of transforming competition conditions based on the introduction of new methodological approaches was considered.
Research Activity as a Management Factor Innovative Development of the Far East
Authors: Koroleva Irina , Leontiev Pavel , Zigangirova Evelina
Published: May 2024

Modern economic thought inextricably links economic growth with the development and implementation of innovations. At the moment, in Russia, due to the ongoing foreign policy events, the problem of managing innovative development has acquired the greatest urgency. The basic factor of managing the innovative development of the country and regions is research activity. One of the most promising regions for its development is the Far Eastern Federal District of the Russian Federation. In this regard, the purpose of the study is a comprehensive assessment of the state and effectiveness of research activities as a factor in managing the innovative development of the Far Eastern Federal District, determining its strengths and weaknesses and potential for growth as a driver of innovative development of the region. The research methodology is based on the theoretical analysis of the main scientific provisions related to the management of the national innovation system, as well as research activities as the main factor of its development. The statistical data on the state of research activities in Russia, the Far Eastern Federal District and other federal districts, as well as rating assessments, served as an informational and empirical basis for the study. The scientific novelty of the study consists in a comprehensive assessment based on the selected criteria of the state and role of research activity as a factor in managing the innovative development of the Far Eastern Federal District, determining its strengths and weaknesses and possible potential for growth. The study showed a significant lag in the research activity of the Far East from the average Russian values, which indicates its low level of development. The current contribution of the Far Eastern Federal District to the most important indicators of innovative development of the federal districts of the Russian Federation is quite small, which indicates the insignificant role of the region in the innovative development of the country. At the same time, the innovative development of the Far Eastern Federal District and the state of its research activities have a high potential for growth, which can be realized through the planned management of such advanced regional innovation centers emerging in the region as Khabarovsk Krai, Primorsky Krai and Sakhalin Oblast.
Grave Reverberations: Inherited Colonial Logics during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines
Authors: Docot Dada , Go Matthew C.
Published: May 2024

Using the theory of reverberations, we track the dissonant transformation of sanitation regimes during the American colonial period in the Philippines, particularly during the cholera epidemic of 1902, to the mis/management of the COVID-19 pandemic in the present day. We argue that the formation, interpretation, and implementation of public health policies, especially with regards to the treatment of the dead, echo inherited colonial logics designed to exacerbate stigmas of virality and unruliness. In addition to past epidemics, responses to COVID-19 resonate with recurring episodes of terror formation, militarisation, and misinformation in the country. The enduring legacies of colonialism—rooted in themes of extraction, individualism, and hegemony, and masked under the guise of benevolence—live on in modern policies in ways that are not always readily apparent. Lastly, we see the notion of reverberations as one that allows analytical generosity in understanding the messiness of the postcolonial experience.
Does the monetary policy of the United States affect the consumer price inflation in Russia?
Authors: Tenkovskaya Lyudmila I.
Published: May 2024

Subject. The economic environment in Russia, similar to other countries, is represented by the consumer price index. It is regulated by the monetary policy of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. Since Russia participates in international economic relations, its economic environment is affected by the monetary policy of the USA, because this country plays the greatest role in the global economy and the global economic system as a whole. At the moment, the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve System of the USA has a stronger impact on consumer price inflation in Russia than the monetary policy of the Central Bank, because the US economy is significantly larger than the Russian economy. Specifically, an increase in money supply in the USA, required to stimulate economic activity in the country, can accelerate the growth of the consumer price index in our country. It is therefore important to build economic and mathematical models in order to predict the consumer price index in Russia based on the indicators of the CB and the FRS. Purpose. The purpose of our study was to determine the effect of the monetary policy of the CB and the FRS on the consumer price index in Russia and derive multiple autoregression equations in order to predict the consumer inflation rate in our country based on the indicators of the CB and the FRS. Methodology. In our study, we used general and specific scientific methods: analysis, synthesis, and statistical methods (correlation and regression analysis). The study was based on the analysis of relevant scientific literature and economic journals. Conclusions. The study determined that the monetary policy of the FRS directly affects the consumer price index in Russia. It also stresses the need to develop measures aimed at eliminating the side effects of the monetary policy of the FRS in Russia. The article demonstrates a strong negative effect of increased US money supply on the economic situation in Russia and a strong correlation between the M2 money supply in the USA, the US dollar index, and the consumer price index in Russia, as compared to a less significant impact of the key rate of the CB and the M2 money supply in Russia.
Time frame for forensic accounting: normative and methodological aspects
Authors: Zvyagin Sergey A. , Treshevskiy Yuriy I. , Strygina Inna E.
Published: May 2024

Subject. In the current practice of forensic accounting, there is an issue of determining the optimal timing of the examination. The scientific and educational literature reflects different points of view on the issue. We need to study the factors affecting the duration of forensic accounting, the reasons for extending their terms. It is also necessary to analyse the regulatory provisions concerning the timing of forensic accounting.Objectives. The aim of this study was to identify the features of illegal economic actions; to study the conditions affecting the target dates of forensic accounting; to determine the dependence of the target dates of forensic accounting procedure on its type; to identify and analyse the difficulties in assigning, organising, and conducting forensic accounting examinations; and to compare the requirements for forensic accounting experts and their competencies under the current laws and regulations. Methodology. We used the following methods of scientific knowledge to achieve our goals: dialectical method, analysis, and synthesis. The research was based on the study of relevant scientific and educational literature, economic journals, and factual materials. Conclusions. We concluded that the financial control system should focus not only on methodological, but also organisational and procedural issues of conducting expert economic activities regarding illegal economic actions. The time frame for forensic accounting should be considered from two perspectives: normative and methodological. The expected terms of forensic accounting examination directly depend on its type: primary, follow-up, additional, expert panel, or complex review. According to the analysis of practical materials, the actual terms of the forensic accounting panel examination usually exceed thirty days as it is used for complex, multi-episode illegal economic actions, involving sophisticated methods of concealment. Currently, there is no consensus among scientists and practising specialists on the composition of genera in the class of forensic economic examinations. Discrepancies in regulatory documents on the structure of the forensic economic examination class leads to an unjustified increase in the duration of forensic accounting due to the ambiguity in choosing the appropriate expert for a particular case.