bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
CREDIT SCORING MODELLING USING MACHINE LEARNING METHODS
Authors:   Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Datsko Myroslav , Drushchak Nazarii ,   Ukrainian Catholic University
Published: August 2023

Abstract. Credit scoring is considered a successful fi eld of application and a methodological subset of intelligent data analysis. The problem of credit scoring within the framework of thoughtful data analysis can be attributed to the class of classifi cation methods of machine learning. A classifi cation task is used to fi nd diff erent representatives of certain predefi ned classes. The main area of application for scoring modeling is risk management, but in general, scoring models are used for various tasks of binary classifi cation, diagnostics, forecasting of the probability of occurrence of a certain unexpected event, detection of hidden signs through the prism of observed characters with a certain probability, etc. The article discusses credit scoring models built using machine learning methods. The article builds 6 models, among which two with the best characteristics are highlighted: the «random forest» model and the TPOT model. Using the classifi cation report and the ROC curve, it was determined that both models achieve an F1-score -- 0.71 for the studied sample, which is quite acceptable for the credit scoring task. The built models can be used when assessing the creditworthiness of a bank’s clients. The credit scoring model eliminates subjective judgments of bank employees and analyzes data that a person may not notice, making it more eff ective for those clients who can be given credit. The use of machine learning methods also saves time in analyzing data provided by the client for credit approval. In future research, it is advisable to create ensembles of the analyzed algorithms or to consider Bayesian models, and certain types of neural networks or boosters. It is also necessary to carry out detailed feature engineering and model interpretation which is important for fi nal decision-making. Keywords: machine learning, credit scoring, «random forests», TPOT model, classifi cation report, ROC curve
SIMULATION OF THE DYNAMICS OF THE FUEL AND ENERGY COMPLEX DEVELOPMENT FOR THE WESTERN REGION OF UKRAINE
Authors:   Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Antoniv Vasyl , Datskiv Nataliia ,   Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Paslavska Iryna ,   Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
Published: August 2023

Abstract. The purpose of the article is to determine the main patterns and research of the current state of the fuel and energy complex, as a main section in ensuring the stability of the country’s economy, within the western region of Ukraine. The main factors that affect energy, the development of an effective system for providing qualitative and quantitative assessments of the results of the fuel and energy complex at the regional level, which will allow developing effective strategies for the development of energy on the basis of the information obtained, have been determined. An important element of the development of such strategies is the assessment and construction of technological forecasts, which allow to control the quality and timeliness of the implementation of current plans and which allow to monitor the change in the structure of influencing factors, etc. The method of developing scenarios is suitable for providing qualitative assessments, as it takes into account various factors, and also considers the change in the nature of their influence on the explored phenomenon. To evaluate the efficiency and build forecasts of the results of the fuel and energy sector, after bringing the dynamic series to a stationary form, the ARMA (p;q) and SARMA(p;q) models were chosen, on the basis of which forecasts of final production were built, in particular, the activities of: oil and gas complex, coal complex, thermal power plants, nuclear power plants, hydroelectric power plants, solar and wind power plants. These models make it possible to estimate and obtain accurate and adequate forecasts of technological indicators of energy development, as they take into account lags in the change of production capacities, as well as changes in the nature of the influence of certain factors of the past. The described angle allows taking into account both the long-term nature of capacity changes and the influence of factors that can be defined under other conditions as random deviations. Key words: Fuel and energy complex; ARMA model; SARMA model; Jarque-Bera test; autocorrelation; prognostication; diversification
SYSTEM INTEGRATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ENTERPRISES: CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS
Authors:   Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Tsikalo Yevhen
Published: August 2023

Abstract. The article is devoted to the development of system integration in the management of enterprises. A qualitative analysis of the development directions of system integration was carried out. Research methods were used: analogies and synthesis to highlight and combine signs of integration and self-organization of management; induction and deduction in the study of the processes of integration and disintegration; an abstract logical generalization of the experience of creating integrated management systems and qualitatively meaningful identification of the basic system elements to ensure the systems acquire an integrative status. The results of research work are summarized and a conceptual approach to system integration is developed. The essence of the approach is to achieve integrated status by the management system of the enterprise based on its acquisition of integration signs. The substantive essence of the approach is based on the symbiosis of cybernetic and synergistic approaches to management. This determines the combination of integration and self-organization of management. Such a conceptual synthesis has an applied application, which consists in using the integration basis of the management system. The basis will produce system integration signs during the integration process. Integrative signs will be connected with self-organizing signs in the management process. The implementation of the integration basis will involve the use of unified management elements in the integration process. Such elements are justified as common for the introduction of management systems (subsystems) that will be integrated, and reporting of an integrative nature. Integration signs will be practically embodied in integrated management solutions, combined with self-organizing signs, thanks to this approach. The basic theoretical provisions for the implementation of the conceptual approach to system integration will be based on the study of: integration and economic states, using complementary indicators of activity and integration signs, effect and degree of integration; informational and economic images of reflective business entities for the acquisition of integration signs in business processes; sufficiency of integrative quality in the informational presentability of integration signs in the interrelationships of economic, social, and environmental activities of enterprises. Keywords: integration sign, integration basis, reflection, self-organization, management system, state of the business entity, unified management elements
ON THE STRUCTURE AND CLASSIFICATION OF TYPES OF STRATEGIC BUSINESS POTENTIAL
Authors:   Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Yuliya Tsvilii
Published: August 2023

Abstract. The strategic potential allows organizations to identify opportunities to achieve important goals in the future, detect threats and improve the efficiency of any business. Ensuring business efficiency and competitiveness now and in the future depends on the quality of strategic potential management. Therefore, the question of a deeper study of the strategic potential is important for Ukrainian businesses. The purpose of the article is to propose a classification of types of strategic business potential and systematize of structural characteristics of strategic potential. Research methods: generalization, analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, and systematization to identify structural characteristics of strategic potential, to reveal a classification of types of strategic business potential, form conclusions; tabular representation for visual display of research results. In the process of strategic management, it is important to understand that the strategic potential can be classified according to the following criteria: regarding the environment, the level of profit generation, the visibility of components, and the form of existence; regarding market development, and the company’s resources. The author developed a classification of the strategic potential of a business by the orientation of the activity; regarding areas of activity; according to the obtained business results and the level of compliance with the formulated strategic goals; according to the level of implementation; regarding the impact on business activity and development; according to the degree of originality; according to the possibility of forecasting the process of realization of strategic potential; according to the ability to solve the task. The criteria of systematization of structural characteristics of strategic potential should include types of internal aggregate (composite) variables of strategic potential; types of local potentials as a set of resource components; types of partial potentials; types of components of strategic potential based on the organizational structure; types of functional and resource spheres outlining the strategic potential. These aspects are necessary for studying the process of strategic potential management, as well as strategic management of business development in general, increasing the competitiveness and efficiency of the organization. Keywords: business, strategic management, organization, strategic potential, systematization, structural characteristics, classification, resources, development, resource support.
PETRO YATSYK − ENTREPRENEUR, PHILANTHROPIST, STATESMAN
Authors:   «Boykivshchyna» Association, Journal «Litopys Boykivshchyny», Radevych-Vynnytsʹkyy Yaroslav , Yavorsʹkyy Mykhaylo ,   Lviv oblast association of employer’s organizations, Hrynkevych Vasyl ,   Lviv Institute of PJSC «Interregional Academy of Personnel Management»
Published: August 2023

Abstract. This article aims to popularize the ideas and practices of social responsibility of business, whose representatives are guided by the social values of culture, education, science as the main factors in the development of a strong democratic state. Petro Yatsyk, a Canadian entrepreneur of Ukrainian origin, is an example of such a representative. The article reflects the most important projects of scientific, economic and socio-cultural significance, the initiative and financing of which was joined by Petro Yatsik. According to researchers, Petro Yatsyk has funded projects aimed at developing Ukrainian institutions in the world and other charitable purposes in the amount of more than $30 million. Among them are the «Encyclopedia of Ukrainian Studies», created under the auspices of the Taras Shevchenko Scientific Society, the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University (USA), Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Alberta, the International Ukrainian Language Competition (now the Petro Yatsyk Competition), the “History of Ukraine-Rus” by Mykhaylo Hrushevsʹkyy translated into English, other monographs on history, economics, political science, medicine, ethnography. Petro Yatsyk was awarded the President of Ukraine and other state awards for personal merits in building a sovereign democratic state, developing the economy, science, culture, active charitable and civic activities. Keywords: Petro Yatsyk, entrepreneurship, social values, philanthropy, Ukrainian studies, Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Alberta, Ukraine.
INTERDISCIPLINARITY OF MODERN DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF HARMONIZATION
Authors:   West Ukrainian National University, Portovaras Tetiana
Published: August 2023

Abstract. The purpose of the study is to outline the specifics, problems and advantages of financial analysis, which is carried out using modern information technologies, with the aim of forming an effective system of managing the activities of business entities. On the basis of the empirical method and generalization, the essential conceptual foundations of the complex use of financial analysis with the use of modern information technologies for effective management of the enterprise’s activities have been investigated. The place of analysis in the process of management decision-making is determined and a diagram of its relationship with other components of management is constructed. Based on the analysis of the opinions of scientists and practitioners, the need for a complex combination and application of analysis and modern information technologies to ensure effective management of activities is substantiated. The main advantages and problems of such a combination are determined, and a diagram of the relationships between management, analytical and information technologies is constructed using a graphical method. It has been established that conducting analytical research using information technologies will allow the company’s management to form a high-quality information base for its management. It was concluded that in the conditions of globalization, the process of computerization of economic activity should be carried out in the direction of standardization (including taking into account international requirements), development and expansion of analysis opportunities (using both traditional and new indicators) and improving the training of specialists of the relevant profile. Keywords: financial analysis, management, enterprise activity, information support, information technologies.
TECHNIQUE TO ASSESS THE RESOURCE IN PLACES OF STRESS CONCENTRATION DURING STRUCTURE USE
Authors: Voronin Nikolay , Voronin Nikolay , Budarina Olga
Published: August 2023

A technique has been improved that takes into account the value of plastic deformations in the zone located in the immediate vicinity to the stress concentrator, which in turn allows determining both the number of cycles before the crack starts and its direction.
SELECTION OF RATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ABRASIVE WHEELS FOR GRINDING HIGH-STRENGTH WEAR-RESISTANT TUNGSTEN-CARBIDE VKNA AND VK-20KS COVERINGS ON THE PARTS MADE OF HEAT-RESISTANT STEELS
Authors: Makarov Vladimir , Pesin Mihail , Sychev Roman
Published: August 2023

The study results of grinding the surfaces of gas turbine engine repair parts made of heat-resistant stainless steel EP-517SH with sprayed high-strength wear-resistant VKNA and VK-20KS coatings are considered in order to select the most effective abrasive tools. The effectiveness was evaluated based on the results of comparative studies of the quality parameters of the surface layer: roughness, cracking, tempering, peeling of the coating, pore formation, as well as the machining temperature when using grinding wheels made of fused alumina impregnated with molybdenum disulfide and without impregnation, made of green silicon carbide and el'bor borazon material. As a result of the study, it is found that the best quality of machining parts coated with VKNA and VK-20KS is achieved by using el'bor borazon circles.
Sosialisasi Perlindungan Hukum dan Pemenuhan Hak Bekerja Disabilitas pada Masyarakat Desa Kutaampel Kabupaten Karawang
Authors: Hasan Ida R , Faridah Hana , Singadimedja Holyness N , Andini Sylvia Dwi
Published: August 2023

Abstrak            Penyandang Disabilitas merupakan bagian dari warganegara yang harus dilindungi kepentingan dasarnya, termasuk kesempatan bekerja untuk mendapatkan penghidupan yang layak, sebagaimana diatur dalam Konstitusi kita. Dalam realitanya, pemenuhan hak bekerja bagi penyandang disabilitas tidak mudah karena kondisi aktual penyandang disabilitas itu sendiri, perspektif negatif dari masyarakat tentang kemampuan penyandang disabilitas, pengaturan dan pengawasan dari penegak hukum yang belum terasa sehingga mengakibatkan pelaku usaha terkesan tidak memberikan kesempatan yang adil bagi penyandang disabilitas. Metode yang dipergunakan dalam Pengabdian ini ialah metode wawancara dengan terlebih dahulu melakukan identifikasi masalah, observasi, interview, dan kemudian sosialisasi. Dari hasil sosialisasi yang di laksanakan di Desa Kutaampel Kabupaten Karawang, mitra sasaran sangat antusias mendengarkan sehingga tingkat kesadaran dan pemahaman masyarakat semakin meningkat tentang pentingnya perilindungan hukum dan kesempatan kerja bagi penyandang disabilitas. Luaran dari kegiatan ini adalah meningkatnya kesadaran masyarakat, khususnya masyarakat desa Kutaampel yang tinggal di lingkungan dimana penyandang disabilitas itu berada. Dengan adanya pengabdian ini, akan semakin tinggi kesadaran tentang pentingnya hak hidup secara layak, sehingga dalam kehidupan selanjutnya tercipta lingkungan, sistem pendidikan, dan kesempatan bekerja yang ramah bagi penyandang disabilitas.
Penyuluhan dan Pendampingan Masyarakat dalam Mengembangkan Usaha Kecil di Desa Panyingkiran, Koranji dan Pagon Kecamatan Purwadadi Kabupaten Subang
Authors: Hirawan Zaenal , Peirisal Tepi
Published: August 2023

Desa Panyingkiran, Koranji dan Pagon merupakan beberapa desa yang berada di Kecamatan Purwadadi Kabupaten Subang mempunyai potensi dalam pengembangan usaha sentra industry kecil dan menengah khususnya dalam pengolahan makanan, pengolahan sampah daur ulang. Namun pada perjalanannya ada beberapa usaha yang masih berjalan juga ada kegiatan usaha yang kurang mendapatkan respon dari pihak masyarakat dan desa dengan kendala dan keterbatasannya. Desa Panyingkiran merupakan Desa yang mempunyai potensi dalam bidang pengolahan makanan ringan namun dari segi rasa dan kemasan masih sangat sederhana. Sementara desa Koranji mempunyai potensi makanan olahan, namun hanya dapat menjual dalam bentuk mentah. Hal ini yang menyebabkan nilai jual yang rendah dan tidak mendapatkan ciri khas dari desa itu sendiri. Khusus desa Pagon untuk pengolahan daur ulang sampah kurang mendapatkan respons dari masyarakat. Dari segi daya dukung mesin daur ulang sudah tersedia, namun daya listrik yang disediakan tidak dapat memenuhi pasokan untuk mesin. Hal ini yang menjadi factor penting yang menyebabkan proses daur ulang sampah menjadi tidak berjalan dengan baik.Tujuan dari pengabdian ini merupakan mengedukasi masyarakat untuk lebih peka terhadap kebutuhan konsumen dan dapat bersaing dengan produk yang lebih menarik. Selain itu, untuk memanfaatkan teknologi yang sudah tersedia guna menunjang dan mendukung proses produksi agar lebih efisien. Metode yang dilaksanakan melalui proses sosialiasi kepada masyarakat., kepada pemerintah desa, pelaku usaha, sampai dengan karangtaruna dari setiap desa yang terlibat dalama proses pengabdian masyarakat. Selain itu juga ada proses lokakarya awal dan lokakarya akhir. Luaran dari kegiatan ini yaitu adanya respon positif dari masyarakat, pemerintah desa dan konsumen sehingga potensi desa dapat dikembangkan menjadi suatu yang identic dan menambah kesejahteraan masyarakat. Untuk itu, diperlukan proses pendampingan Tim KKNM Universitas Subang dapat bekerja selaras dengan kebutuhan yang akan dikembangkan pada kegiatan pendampingan.
Penerapan Cara Produksi Pangan yang Baik untuk Industri Rumah Tangga (CPPB-IRT) di UMKM Bumbu Masakan Embun Samarinda
Authors: Cristiana Lani , Prabowo Sulistyo , Rachmawati Maulida
Published: August 2023

Produk pangan hasil olahan pelaku usaha atau UMKM diharapkan dapat menjamin produk yang diedarkan dipasaran meiliki mutu atau kualitas yang baik, aman, bermanfaat dan tidak membahayakan konsumen. Pemerintah melalui BPOM pada tahun 2012 telah menetapkan Cara Produksi Pangan Yang Baik Untuk Industri Rumah Tangga (CPPB-IRT) sebagai standar yang wajib dipenuhi oleh produsen pangan untuk menghasilkan pangan yang bermutu, aman dan layak dikonsumsi. Produsen yang telah memenuhi standar tersebut dapat dilihar dari tercantumnya nomor P-IRT dan mempunyai SPP-IRT. Tujuan pada penelitian ini diharapkan UMKM Bumbu Masakan Embun dapat menerapkan CPPB-IRT pada proses produksi. pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan melakukan observasi dan wawancara untuk mendeskripsikan kondisi awal dan kondisi akhir pada UMKM Bumbu Masakan Embun. Pemeriksaan dilakukan menggunakan formulir pemeriksaan yang mengacu pada Peraturan BPOM RI Nomor HK.03.1.23.04.12.2207 Tahun 2012. Analisis data yang digunakan yaitu GAP analysis (analisis kesenjangan) dan analisis deskriptif. Variabel yang diamati meliputi 14 ruang lingkup/aspek yaitu lokasi dan lingkungan produksi, bangunan dan fasilitas, peralatan produksi, suplai air atau sarana penyediaan air, fasilitas dan kegiatan higiene dan sanitasi, kesehatan dan higiene karyawan, pemeliharaan dan program higiene sanitasi karyawan, penyimpanan, pengendalian proses, pelabelan pangan, pengawasan oleh penanggung jawab, penarikan produk, pencatatan dan dokumentasi, dan pelatihan karyawan. Penerapan CPPB-IRT pada UMKM Bumbu Masakan Embun kondisi awal didapatkan 13 ketidaksesuaian setelah melakukan perbaikan terhadap saran-saran yang diberikan, kondisi akhir menjadi didapatkan 1 ketidaksesuaian.Kata kunci : Produk Pangan, UMKM, CPPB-IRT, P-IRT
Раннепермские мшанки из рифовых массивов западного склона Южного Урала (EARLY PERMIAN BRYOZOANS FROM REEF MASSIFS OF THE WESTERN SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN URALS)
Authors: Tolokonnikova Zoya Alekseevna
Published: August 2023

Рассмотрена краткая история изучения раннепермских мшанок Южного Предуралья. В результате обработки новых сборов и ревизии музейных коллекций уточнен таксономический состав мшанок из нижнепермских отложений стерлитамакских шиханов Торатау, Куштау, Юрактау и карьера Шахтау. Всего выявлено 78 видов 23 родов, большинство из которых относятся к отряду Fenestrata. Сетчатые колонии фенестратных мшанок разнообразной формы: пластинчатые, вееровидные, пе- ристые, лировидные, спиральные. Они образованы прутьями с двумя или большим числом рядов автозооециев, соединенными перекладинами или анастомозами. В раннепермских рифах мшанки выполняли роль второстепенных каркасостроителей. Их колонии служили для уплотнения рифо- генных тел, осаждения карбонатного вещества и аккумуляции осадка. Мшанковые ассоциации ши- ханов уникальны, поскольку здесь впервые установлены новые таксоны: 19 видов из 13 родов и род Trataucladia Morozova, 1992. В систематическом составе раннепермских мшанок Южного Предуралья присутствуют родовые таксоны, общие для мшанковых фаун тетических и бореальных областей.

A summary history of the study of the Early Permian bryozoans of the Southern Cis-Urals is considered. The taxonomic composition of bryozoans from the Lower Permian deposits of the Sterlitamak shikhans (Toratau, Kushtau, Yuraktau and the Shakhtau quarry) has been clarified in result of the processing of new collections and the revision of museum collections. It is represented 78 species 23 genera, most of which belong to the order Fenestrata. Reticulate colonies of fenestrate bryozoans are of various shapes: laminate, fan-shaped, pinnate, lyre-shaped, spiral. They are formed by branches with two or more rows of autozooecia joined by dissepiments or anastomoses. Bryozoans performed the role of accessory frame-builders in the Early Permian reefs. Their colonies served for consolidation of reef bodies, precipitation of carbonate matter, and accumulation of sediment. The bryozoan associations of shikhans are unique. The first time new taxa have been established here: 19 species from 13 genera and the genus Trataucladia Morozova, 1992. In the systematic composition of the Early Permian bryozoans of the Southern Cis-Urals, there are genera common to bryozoan fauna of the Tethyan and boreal regions.
Раннепермские трилобиты и циклиды Стерлитамакских шиханов (EARLY PERMIAN TRILOBITES AND CYCLIDANS FROM THE STERLITAMAK SHIKHANS)
Authors: Mychko Eduard V.
Published: August 2023

Раннепермские членистоногие Стерлитамакских шиханов представлены трилобитами и рако- образными. Среди трилобитов установлен сравнительно разнообразный комплекс, включающий следующие виды и формы: Brachymetopus (Conimetopus) alekseevi Mychko, 2019, Paraphillipsia bashkirica (Konstantinenko, 1979), Paraphillipsia sp., Paladin jurezanensis (Weber, 1937), Paladin sp., Kaskia roemeri (Möller, 1867), Kaskia cf. roemeri (Möller, 1867), Kaskia gruenewaldti (Möller, 1867) и Paladin cf. moelleri (Frederiks, 1932). Впервые выявлены представители рода Paraphillipsia Tumanskaya, 1930 и формы близкой к Paladin moelleri (Frederiks, 1932). Ракообразные включают остракод и циклид. Последние представлены несколькими находками карапаксов Skuinocyclus juliae Mychko et Alekseev, 2018.

Early Permian arthropods from the Sterlitamak Shikhans are represented by trilobites and crustaceans. The relatively diverse assemblage of trilobites was established that includes the following species and forms: Brachymetopus (Conimetopus) alekseevi Mychko, 2019, Paraphillipsia bashkirica (Konstantinenko, 1979), Paraphillipsia sp., Paladin jurezanensis (Weber, 1937), Paladin sp., Kaskia roemeri (Möller, 1867), Kaskia cf. roemeri (Möller, 1867), Kaskia gruenewaldti (Möller, 1867) and Paladin cf. moelleri Frederiks, 1932). Of these, members of the genus Paraphillipsia Tumanskaya, 1930 and form close to Paladin moelleri (Frederiks, 1932) were first identified in the Lower Permian of the Shikhans. Crustaceans include ostracods and cyclidans. The latter are represented by several findingss of carapaces Skuinocyclus juliae Mychko et Alekseev, 2018.
War as a commercial project: past and present
Authors: Grishenko Leonid , Korabelnikova Yulia
Published: August 2023

The article provides a brief historical analysis of the tasks that were solved in wars and armed conflicts from ancient times to the present. The authors come to the conclusion that at the present stage, wars are waged not only because of fame, territorial claims, obtaining the material wealth of the vanquished and cheap labor. They are prepared, provoked and conducted with commercial goals and objectives, among which one can single out the financial participation of industrial and banking capital, as a result of which the latter receive resources not only from the armed conflict itself, but also from the subsequent restoration of the infrastructure of the parties involved in it.
Catholics of the South Ural Mining zone at the turn of the 19th–20th centuries: the national and social composition of the parishioners in Zlatoust
Authors: Andreev Alexander , Lukyanov Alexey
Published: August 2023

The article reveals the national and social composition of the Zlatoust Catholic Church parishioners, analyzes the directions of Catholic migration flows to the South Ural region, and determines the geography of Catholics origin. The study is based on a statistical analysis of the parish database, formed according to the Zlatoust parish registers for 1899-1916, which were first introduced into scientific circulation.
The international risk of the Belt and Road Initiative – the example of cooperation with Sri Lanka
Authors: Zhenzhen Xie
Published: August 2023

The article examines the international risks of the Belt and Road Initiative on the example of Sri Lanka. Only by actively responding to risks it's possible to promote high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative.
National and bilateral initiatives of India and Great Britain in the field of sustainable environmental management (part II)
Authors: Fedina Sofia , Shiriiazdanova Irina , Mardonova Zarina
Published: August 2023

The article is devoted to the history, current state and prospects of cooperation between India and Great Britain in the environmental sphere, in the field of rational and sustainable nature management. The focus is not on global climate projects, but on national environmental management problems in the two countries.
Ten Effective Ways to Visualize Geochemical Data
Authors: Valls Ricardo A.
Published: August 2023

Geological exploration and mining operations in Canada depend heavily on geochemical data. It offers insightful information about the composition and distribution of minerals and elements in the crust of the earth. But it is difficult to analyze and visualize geochemical data, particularly when working with huge datasets. This post will go over ten efficient methods for displaying geochemical data so that Canadian geologists and mining specialists can make wise selections.
DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY GENERATOR HARNESSING ELECTRIC MOTOR AND ALTERNATOR FOR POLLUTION-FREE POWER GENERATION
Authors: Erinle Tunji John , FALANA Ayodeji Babatunde , OLADIPUPO Ogooluwa Tunji
Published: August 2023

The urgent demand for clean energy solutions has driven the need for innovative methods of power generation. This paper presents the design and construction of a fuelless generator that utilizes an electric motor and alternator as a novel alternative to traditional fossil fuel generators. The primary objective of this ground-breaking innovation is to address environmental pollution caused by conventional generators while meeting the growing global energy demands sustainably. The research focuses on the design, fabrication, and characterization of a fuelless AC generator that generates energy using a DC motor coupled to an alternator. The system includes careful energy source selection, efficient electric motor and alternator choice, integration of energy storage systems, advanced control, and power management mechanisms, and the implementation of safety measures. The fuelless generator, powered by a rechargeable 12V/75Ah battery driving a DC electric motor, successfully generates a consistent 220V output voltage through the alternator. The output voltage is carefully managed to replenish the battery and power utility loads efficiently. Experimental results demonstrate that the generator consistently provides a steady 220V output voltage under various load situations. The fuelless generator presented in this study offers a sustainable and economically feasible alternative to traditional fossil fuel generators. By harnessing electro-mechanical energy sources and reducing dependency on fossil fuels, it shows promise in significantly decreasing negative environmental consequences associated with conventional power generation technologies. The ability of the generator to maintain a steady 220V output voltage and ensure a continuous power supply for various applications highlights its potential for practical implementation and widespread adoption.Keywords: Clean energy, Electro-mechanical, Environmental pollution, Fuelless Generator, Fossil fuel
La simetría y la teoría de los arcos en las aplicaciones técnico – tácticas de los deportes de combate.
Authors: Cabrera. Sandy
Published: August 2023

Desde la antigüedad, algunas disciplinas de combate han preservado la forma y el orden a través del uso de simetrías geométricas para encontrar un equilibrio entre los dos contendientes. En este artículo discutiremos cómo se utiliza la simetría y diversas teorías para lograr dicho equilibrio en deportes como el judo, la lucha olímpica, el taekwondo y el karate.
Persisting Student Dropout Among Ethnic Minority Women and Girls in Remote Regions in Vietnam
Authors: Duong Thi Minh Phuong
Published: August 2023

The reasons given to explain the dropout, especially among ethnic minority girls, include coming from low-income families, schools being far from home, especially in remote, mountainous areas, and the presence of detrimental customs. Such customs discourage girls from pursuing higher education
Nod2 controls TOP2A expression and supports TOP2A expression during gram-negative infection.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: August 2023

We provide evidence here from loss-of-function studies in mice and gain-of-function studies in human cells (1, 2) which demonstrate control of DNA topoisomerase II alpha by the NLR (nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor) family protein NOD2.
Dinamika Kurangnya Lahan Pertanian di Wilayah Perkotaan
Authors: Nurhaliza
Published: August 2023

Kawasan perkotaan adalah wilayah dengan kegiatan utamanya bukan pertanian dan berfungsi sebagai tempat permukiman perkotaan, pemusatan dan penyebaran layanan pemerintahan,layanan sosial, dan kegiatan ekonomi. Pembangunan pertanian di Indonesia menghadapi sejumlah masalah, termasuk peningkatan jumlah penduduk bersama dengan alih fungsi lahan pertanian menjadi pemukiman, pengembangan pariwisata, dan industri yang dianggap memiliki potensi untuk berkembang, terutama di daerah perkotaan. Karena luas lahan pertanian yang berkurang di kota-kota kegiatan pertanian juga berkurang. Jumlah lahanpertanian produktif di daerah yang telah menjadi perkotaan telah berkurang sementara jumlah penduduknya tetap banyak. Tujuan dari artikel ini untuk menjabarkan dinamika kurangnya lahan pertanian di wilayah perkotaan.
Measuring the climate security nexus: the Integrated Climate Security Framework
Authors: Pacillo Grazia , Liebig Theresa , Carneiro Bia , Medina Leonardo , Schapendonk Frans , Kenduiywo Benson , Craparo Alessandro , Basel Ashleigh , Minoarivelo Henintsoa  Onivola , Villa Victor , Belli Anna , Caroli Giulia , Madurga-Lopez Ignacio , Scartozzi Cesare , DuttaGupta Tanaya , Ramirez-Villegas Julian , Estrella Harold  Achicanoy , Mendez Andres  Camilo , Resce Giuliano , Ruscica Giosue , Sax Niklas , Mastrorillo Marina , Läderach Peter
Published: August 2023

International, regional, and national organizations and policymakers are increasingly acknowledging the implications of climate on peace and security, but robust research approaches that embrace the complexity of this nexus are lacking. In this paper, we present the Integrated Climate Security Framework (ICSF), a mixed-methods framework to understand the mechanisms of climate–conflict linkages at different scales. The framework uses conventional and non-conventional methods and data to provide state-of-the-art policy-relevant evidence that addresses four main questions: how, where and for whom climate and conflict risks occur, and what can be done to mitigate this vicious circle. The framework provides a comprehensive assessment of the complex social-ecological dynamics, adopting systems approaches that rely on a combination of epistemological stances, thereby leveraging diverse qualitative, quantitative, locally relevant, and multifaceted data sources; and on a diversity of actors involved in the co-production of knowledge. Using a case study from Kenya, we show that the climate security nexus is highly complex and that there exists strong, theoretical, and statistical evidence that access to natural resources, livelihoods and food security are important pathways whereby climate can increase the risk of conflict, and that conflict undermines resilience objectives. We also find that communities in climate security hotspots are aware and highly knowledgeable about the risk that the climate crisis poses on existing drivers of conflict and yet, online issue mapping and policy coherence analysis indicate that policymakers have not been acknowledging the nexus appropriately. The policy-relevant evidence that is collected through the ICSF and collated in the CGIAR Climate Security Observatory aims to fill this gap and to help transform climate adaptation into an “instrument for peace”.
Continued influence of false accusations in forming impressions of political candidates
Authors: Cohen Michael Stewart , Halewicz Victoria , Yildirim Ece , Kable Joe
Published: August 2023

Previous work has shown that false information affects decision making even after being corrected, a phenomenon known as “continued influence effects” (CIEs). Using mock social media posts about fictional political candidates, we observe robust within-participant CIEs: candidates targeted by corrected accusations are rated more poorly than candidates not targeted by allegations. These effects occur both immediately and after as much as a two-day delay. We further demonstrate that vulnerability to CIEs in a political context varies systematically between individuals. We found that certain groups are more susceptible to CIEs on immediate candidate ratings: (1) those who rely more on intuitive feelings, (2) those with lower digital literacy knowledge, and (3) younger individuals. These individuals’ judgments appear to be relatively more influenced by the refuted accusations and/or less influenced by the factual refutations. Interestingly, political orientation did not affect CIEs, despite its influence on explicitly identifying misinformation. Moreover, people recalled accusation stimuli better than refutations at a delay, suggesting that emotions drive the prioritized processing of accusations. Our results indicate that analytic thinking could be protective when people judge political candidates targeted by refuted false information.
A framework for interpreting the relationship between risk-taking and self-control in adolescence
Authors: França Thiago Fonseca Alves , Pompeia Sabine
Published: August 2023

Adolescence is often described as a phase marked by elevated risk-taking. Commonly held theories claim that these behaviors are caused by a developmental mismatch between reward-processing and cognitive control systems, as the later seems to fully mature only in early adulthood, making adolescents prone to self-control failures in the face of potential rewards. However, adolescents – much like adults – may engage in risky behaviors not only because of failures in self-control but also because of conscious and deliberate (even if objectively poor) decisions. In practice, it is not easy to distinguish between these two scenarios because when people fail in self-control they actually do things they want to do. In the case of adolescents, the problem is further complicated because we tend to judge their behaviors as failures of self-control based on adult standards about risky behavior. In this essay, we build on the philosopher Harry Frankfurt’s classical work on free will to provide a framework for determining when and why a given risky behavior stems from a failure of self-control. This framework enables the proposal of a set of clear and reasonable criteria that can be used in future research to clarify the relationship between adolescent risk-taking and self-control.
Persian translation of 5DCR
Authors: Grüning David Joachim , Asadabadi Mohammad Hossein Ghaedamini , Shahraki Hadi Raeisi , Maghzi Pegah
Published: August 2023

Here we present the Persian version of 5DCR to measure trait curiosity multidimensionally (Kashdan et al., 2020).
Acceptability of aspirin for cancer preventive therapy: a mixed methods study exploring the views of the UK general population
Authors: Lloyd Kelly , Hall Louise Hazel , Ziegler Lucy , Foy Robbie , Green Sophie Mary Catherine , MacKenzie Mairead , Taylor David , Smith Samuel
Published: August 2023

Objectives: Aspirin could be offered for colorectal cancer prevention for the UK general population, following the Australian national guidance for adults aged 50-70. To ensure the views of the general population are considered in future guidance, we explored public perceptions of aspirin for preventive therapy.Design: We conducted an online survey to investigate aspirin use, and awareness of aspirin for cancer prevention among the UK general population. We conducted semi-structured interviews with a sub-sample of survey respondents to explore participants’ acceptability towards aspirin for cancer preventive therapy. We analysed the interview data using reflexive thematic analysis, and mapped the themes onto the Theoretical Domains Framework, and the Necessity and Concerns Framework.Setting: Online survey and remote interviews.Participants: We recruited 400 UK respondents aged 50-70 through a market research company to the survey. We purposefully sampled, recruited and interviewed 20 survey respondents.Results: In the survey, 19.0% (76/400) of respondents were aware aspirin can be used to prevent cancer. Among those who had previously taken aspirin, 1.9% (4/216) had taken it for cancer prevention. The interviews generated three themes: 1) Perceived necessity of aspirin; 2) Concerns about side-effects; and 3) Preferred information sources. Participants with a personal or family history of cancer were more likely to perceive aspirin as necessary for cancer prevention. Concerns regarding aspirin side-effects were common. Many described wanting guidance and advice on aspirin to be communicated from sources perceived as trustworthy, such as healthcare professionals.Conclusions: Among the general population, those with a personal or family history of cancer may be more receptive towards taking aspirin for preventive therapy. Future policies and campaigns recommending aspirin may be of particular interest to these groups. Concerns about the side-effects were common, highlighting the need to support informed decisions on aspirin.
Depressive response patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic from its onset to proclaimed termination: A 24-month representative observational study of the adult population
Authors: Ebrahimi Omid V. , Freichel René , Johnson Sverre Urnes , Hoffart Asle , Solbakken Ole Andre , Bauer Daniel J.
Published: August 2023

Despite the presence of individual differences in the depressive response patterns of adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, most studies have investigated overall population-level changes in depressive symptoms during the first year of the pandemic. This longitudinal repeated-measurement observational study obtained 39,259 observations from 4,361 adults assessed nine times over a 24-month period, spanning from the onset of the pandemic to its proclaimed termination. Using a Latent Change Score Mixture Model to investigate differential change patterns in depressive symptoms over time, five profiles were identified. Most adults revealed a consistently resilient (42.52%) or predominantly resilient pattern differentiated by an initial shock in symptomatology (13.17%). Another group exhibited consistently high depressive adversities (8.5%). One group showed mild deterioration with small increases in depressive symptomatology compared to onset levels (29.04%), and a second strong deterioration group exhibited substantial and clinically severe levels of gained symptoms over time during the pandemic (6.77%). Both deteriorating depressive response patterns predicted the presence of a psychiatric diagnosis and treatment-seeking behavior at the end of the pandemic. Together, the absence of a preexisting psychiatric diagnosis at the onset of the pandemic, severe symptom increases during, combined with reports of psychiatric treatment-seeking and diagnosis at its termination, indicated that the strongly deteriorating subgroup represents an additional group of adults struggling with depressive problems. Factors related to general adverse change (lower education levels, lone residence), initial shocks prior to recovery (frequent information seeking, and financial and occupational concerns at the onset of the pandemic), and resilience and recovery (older age, being in a relationship, physical activity) were identified. Binge drinking and belonging to an ethnic minority were influential predictors of the strongly deteriorating group. Major changes in response patterns occurred during the first three months of the pandemic, suggesting this period represents a window of sensitivity for the development long-lasting depressive states versus patterns of recovery and resilience. These findings call for increased vigilance of psychiatric symptoms during the initial phases of infectious disease outbreaks and highlight a specific target period for the implementation of preventive measures.
Advances and pitfalls in measuring transportation equity
Authors: Karner Alex , Pereira Rafael H. M. , Farber Steven
Published: August 2023

Transportation systems play a pivotal role in facilitating access to out-of-home activities, enabling participation in various aspects of social life. But because of budgetary and physical limitations, they cannot provide equal access everywhere; inevitably, some locations will be better served than others. This realization gives rise to two fundamental concerns in transportation equity research and practice: 1) accessibility inequality and 2) accessibility poverty. Accessibility inequalities may rise to the level of injustice when some socioeconomic groups systematically have lower access to opportunities than others. Accessibility poverty occurs when people are unable to meet their daily needs and live a dignified, fulfilling life because of a lack of access to essential services and opportunities. In this paper, we review two of the most widely used approaches for evaluating transport justice concerns related to accessibility inequality and accessibility poverty: Gini coefficients/Lorenz curves and needs-gap/transit desert approaches, respectively. We discuss how their theoretical underpinnings are inconsistent with egalitarian and sufficientarian concerns in transport justice and show how the underlying assumptions of these methods and their applications found in the transportation equity literature embody many previously unacknowledged limitations that severely limit their utility. We substantiate these concerns by analysing the equity impacts of Covid-19-related service cuts undertaken in Washington, D.C. during 2020. The paper also discusses how alternative methods for measuring transportation equity both better comport with the known impacts of such changes and are consistent with underlying moral concerns.