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Una ingeniería cooperativa sobre lengua y cultura. Algunos ejemplos de traducciones colectivas, canciones y gestos, para indagar sobre las prácticas.
Authors: Le Hénaff Carole , Alno Julie , Bouvet Severine , Fournier Tony , Droual Morgan , Moreau Julie , Motais-Louvel Guylène
Published: December 2024

Este artículo presenta un proyecto de ingeniería cooperativa (Collectif Didactique Pour Enseigner [CDpE], 2024; Morales et al., 2017; Sensevy, 2011; Sensevy & Bloor, 2020; Sensevy et al., 2013) en lengua y cultura en escuelas infantiles de Francia. El objetivo de la ingeniería cooperativa es conseguir que investigadores y profesores trabajen juntos, con el fin de producir una «obra común», dispositivos para el aula, ponerlos en práctica, analizarlos y volver a ponerlos en práctica. Intentamos mostrar cómo se estableció la cooperación entre los miembros de esta ingeniería (profesores, formadores, estudiantes, investigadores), y entre los alumnos de las clases implicadas en el proyecto, con el objetivo de aprender a comprender prácticas lingüísticas específicas, adscritas a un contexto cultural. La ingeniería que presentamos y analizamos está en marcha desde 2017. El grupo está formado por una veintena de personas (12 profesores de escuela, 2 profesores-investigadores, 2 asesores pedagógicos, 1 formador, 2 doctores en didáctica, 2 estudiantes, 1 inspector). El objetivo de este proyecto de ingeniería es crear situaciones culturalmente pertinentes para la comprensión de la lengua y los idiomas, para lo cual se considera que los padres de los alumnos son los «conocedores prácticos». En efecto, son los padres, que hablan una lengua, los que proponen canciones infantiles y recetas de cocina, que vienen a presentar en el aula. La cuestión de la traducción colectiva, en las reuniones de ingeniería y en el aula por parte de los alumnos, está en el centro de los análisis presentados en este artículo. En efecto, la investigación conjunta de obras durante un largo periodo de tiempo es esencial en ingeniería. Este trabajo puede adoptar varias formas y veremos, por ejemplo, que cantar juntos la traducción de una canción permite también analizar juntos, durante la investigación colectiva, si la traducción propuesta se adapta suficientemente a la melodía inicial. El trabajo de traducción también está vinculado a la comprensión del modelo cultural asociado a la canción: ¿qué significa la práctica del balanceo, o el gesto, al cantar? ¿Cómo podemos entender y representar la práctica, dentro de una cultura, que va unida a esta obra? Más concretamente, daremos tres ejemplos de cómo se llevó a cabo nuestra secuencia de ingeniería en las clases implicadas en nuestro proyecto. Por lo tanto, describiremos, en términos generales, cómo el trabajo colectivo de construcción de la secuencia didáctica, analizando las prácticas implementadas a lo largo de los años y en diferentes clases en paralelo, conduce a un «trabajo común», basado en la «acción colectiva y cooperativa», en particular la traducción y el canto colectivos, con la idea de que «transformar, describir, producir formas de pensar y actuar es hacer un trabajo común» (CDpE, 2024).
Lattice homology, formality, and plumbed L-space links
Authors: Borodzik Maciej , Liu Beibei , Zemke Ian
Published: December 2024

We define a link lattice complex for plumbed links, generalizing constructions of Ozsváth, Stipsicz and Szabó, and of Gorsky and Némethi. We prove that for all plumbed links in rational homology 3-spheres, the link lattice complex is homotopy equivalent to the link Floer complex as an

A_{\infty}

-module. Additionally, we prove that the link Floer complex of a plumbed L-space link is a free resolution of its homology. As a consequence, we give an algorithm to compute the link Floer complexes of plumbed L-space links, in particular of algebraic links, from their multivariable Alexander polynomial.
The role of remote sensing to enlarge knowledge on health state of a historical building hit by earthquake: the case of Garisenda leaning tower (Bologna)
Authors: Pesci Arianna , Teza Giordano , Loddo Fabiana , Rossetti Alessandra , Gambuzzi Ilaria , Gambuzzi Augusto
Published: December 2024

An evaluation of the health state of a fragile historical building like a leaning tower, especially if it is located in an environment characterized by significant seismic risk, requires the integration of data obtained through various types of observation techniques. This is the case of the Garisenda Tower in Bologna, which is a 48 m high leaning tower, whose tilt angle reaches 4°, and for which some concerns about its stability recently grown. Historical sources, past and current monitoring of both structure and subsoil with several instruments, geological, geophysical and geotechnical surveying (in particular, continuous borehole coring) and experimental modal analysis provide a large amount of information on the tower and its environment. This study is aimed at pointing out how remote sensing can contribute to the achievement of a reliable picture of the current health state of the tower, considering that this picture could be useful for planning future reinforcement/restoration strategies. In particular, the results of the multitemporal morphological analysis of the tower façades, based on remote sensing data acquired in 2010, during the 2012 Emilia Romagna earthquake and in 2023, are shown and discussed on the basis of some available information. The morphological analysis can provide real and interesting information on geometric deformations, also highlighting their possible partial or total recovery when the stress ceases, in particular when a seismic sequence ends, although an almost total recovery of such deformations does not necessarily imply that the structure is not affected by permanent damage.
The Role of Women in Islamic Sacred Texts: A Critical Study of Women's Narratives and Authority in Islamic Tradition
Authors: Erwani Intan , Siregar Anisa Suryani
Published: December 2024

This research aims to examine the role and authority of women in Islamic sacred texts, focusing on narratives within the Quran and Hadith and their implications for the social status and leadership of women in contemporary religious contexts. The urgency of this study stems from a significant discrepancy between women's representation in Islamic doctrine and their participation and recognition in broader religious and social power structures. Employing a qualitative methodology with a phenomenological approach, this study collected data from primary sources through in-depth interviews, as well as document analysis and secondary literature review, to explore interpretations of texts and prevailing practices. The findings reveal that although the sacred texts provide a basis for gender equality, traditional interpretations often restrict women's roles in leadership and authority capacities. Discussions on reinterpreting these texts with a more inclusive gender perspective offer opportunities to expand understandings of women's leadership in Islam. This study also highlights the importance of education in supporting women to take on more active roles in religious activities and leadership. Based on these findings, the research recommends adopting a more egalitarian interpretative approach in Islamic theology and integrating gender-inclusive religious education as strategies to overcome structural and social barriers that hinder women. These recommendations aim to encourage broader dialogue and fairer religious practices, supporting social change that recognises and promotes women's roles and authority in Muslim communities.
Meeting God at the Foot of Mount Sinabung on Karonese rituals in terms of the Christian faith
Authors: Ginting Edi Suranta , Triadi Slamet , Ming David
Published: December 2024

Mount Sinabung started to erupt on September of 2010. This event shocked the Karonese living around the mountain. Therefore, they held various rituals to limit bad luck combined with offering sacrifices according to traditional Karonese traditional practices, in the hope that Mount Sinabung would finally calm down. Despite the official prohibition declared by the church, many Karonese Christians still carry out suchrituals. The Karonese people, are an ethnic group from North Sumatra, Indonesia, and they have a very rich tradition of Christian faith, particularly in Protestant denominations. The rituals, for them, are however based on ancestral inheritance, and they believe that rituals can be a way to bring the almighty to provide help for the problems people may face in various situations of often dire stress. Through this paper, the author intends to contemporary literature review to find answers on how Karonese Christians should respond to natural disasters, such as the eruption of Mount Sinabung, especially bearing in mind the role of Christian rituals within a contextual theology approach. Contextual theology utilized local culture to view the problems faced by people in this study. This paper asserts that Christian rituals can indeed assist Karonese Christians in responding to natural disasters by providing spiritual, emotional, and communal support that aligns with their cultural and religious beliefs and practices.
Fostering Plurilingual Competence in Norwegian Lower Secondary Schools: Cross-linguistic Awareness in Bilingual Language Support Classes
Authors: Moraczewska Agnieszka
Published: December 2024

This article investigates the use of the home language in bilingual subject instruction in Norwegian lower secondary schools and its role in raising cross-linguistic awareness and strengthening students’ plurilingual competence. Being a transitional language support offer, bilingual subject instruction has the potential to equip students with competences needed in mainstream schooling, as well as prepare them to use their holistic linguistic repertoires according to changing circumstances and needs. The study follows a qualitative research design and introduces spoken data from three classroom contexts. The analysis features dyadic interactions between one bilingual Polish teacher and three lower secondary students with Polish heritage, recorded during individual bilingual subject instruction classes. The findings show that the teacher uses an array of practices to uncover tacit linguistic knowledge and create new links between the language systems. Simultaneously, the home language plays a crucial role in metalinguistic activity and provides the students with a base for subject knowledge and understanding. The study contributes to the field of multilingual education by highlighting the bilingual teacher’s practices that lead to metalinguistic reflection and equip students with plurilingual competence.
Å sammenligne grammatiske trekk i elevenes språk – lærerrefleksjoner fra en studie i grammatikk- og flerspråklighetsdidaktikk
Authors: Holmen Sofie Emilie
Published: December 2024

Artikkelen belyser fem læreres refleksjoner etter en gjennomført flerspråklighet-som-ressurs-tilnærming (éveil aux langues) til grammatikkundervisning i norskfaget på videregående skole. Det er en designbasert studie i skjæringspunktet mellom flerspråklighetsdidaktikk og grammatikk-didaktikk som springer ut fra behovet for mer praksisnær forskning på grammatikkundervisning og på hvordan ressursperspektivet på flerspråklighet kan operasjonaliseres. Datagrunnlaget er lærernes muntlige og skriftlige evalueringer av et undervisningsforløp der elevene arbeidet i grupper med språksammenligningsoppgaver. Artikkelens problemstilling er: Hvordan reflekterer lærerne i denne studien rundt det å sammenligne grammatiske trekk i elevenes ulike språk i grammatikkunder-visningen i norskfaget? Problemstillingen er operasjonalisert gjennom to forskningsspørsmål: (1) Hvilke former for språklig bevissthet hos elevene kommer fram i lærernes refleksjoner om hva elevene har lært og erfart av å sammenligne grammatiske trekk i egne og medelevenes språk?  (2) Hvilke utfordringer opplever lærerne med arbeidsmåten?
Funnene indikerer at språksammenligning, ifølge lærerne, øker elevenes metaspråklige bevissthet, og når elevenes egne språk og språkvarieteter brukes, øker elevenes kritiske språkbevissthet. Samtidig opplever lærerne at undervisningen er vanskelig å gjennomføre på grunn av egen mangelfull kompetanse, tid- og emnetrengsel i norskfaget, og elevenes mangelfulle kunnskap om og erfaring med komparativ grammatikk.
Mehrsprachigkeit in Studienprogrammen für Fremdsprachen – Möglichkeiten und Herausforderungen
Authors: Grasz Sabine , Kursiša Anta
Published: December 2024

Der Artikel präsentiert Erfahrungen bzgl. der Vermittlung der Mehrsprachigkeit im Studienfach Germanistik an drei Universitäten in Finnland und Schweden. Es werden pädagogische und methodische Entscheidungen vorgestellt und diskutiert, die wir für geeignet halten, um mehr-sprachige Themen in Studienprogrammen für Sprachen im Hochschulkontext zu behandeln. Die in den Kursen verwendeten Ansätze zur Mehrsprachigkeit umfassen theoretische Erörterungen, Prä-sentationen von (empirischer) Forschung in diesem Bereich, aber auch den Einsatz von Mehr-sprachigkeitsdidaktik und die Umsetzung verschiedener Formen der mehrsprachigen Kommuni-kation. Die von uns entwickelten Kurse haben linguistische und vor allem soziolinguistische oder didaktische Schwerpunkte; in einem vor kurzem eingerichteten Kurs werden mehrsprachige Themen aus linguistischer und literaturwissenschaftlicher Perspektive beleuchtet.
Erfahrungen in unseren Kursen machen es offensichtlich, dass Mehrsprachigkeit in Studien-programmen für Sprachen ein unverzichtbarer Themenbereich ist. Allerdings müssen bei der Planung solcher Kurse verschiedene günstige und ungünstige Bedingungen berücksichtigt werden. Daher gehen wir auch auf die Möglichkeiten und Herausforderungen ein, mit denen wir bei der Einbeziehung mehrsprachiger Ansätze in unsere Lehrpläne konfrontiert wurden. Der Artikel schließt mit konkreten Ideen und Praktiken, wie man einsprachige Vorurteile überwinden und die Präsenz von Mehrsprachigkeit und plurilingualer Bildung in philologischen Studiengängen an Universitäten stärken kann.
Emergent plurilingualism and metalinguistic awareness in primary school
Authors: Varcasia Cecilia , Atz Emanuela
Published: December 2024

This paper aims to present some of the results from a project conducted in primary schools within a bilingual area in northern Italy, focusing on enhancing language skills and metalinguistic awareness. The project is inspired by the “Éveil aux langues” approach as represented in the FREPA/CARAP project (Candelier et al., 2012) and the studies conducted by Andorno and Sordella (Andorno & Sordella 2017, 2018). It took place during the 2021-22 school year in three classes at a primary school in the province of Bolzano, Italy. In this multilingual region there are at least two languages of instruction (German L1/L2 and Italian L1/L2 respectively). Children from international/migrant backgrounds are learning these languages as their L2/L3/LX, presenting a challenge for teachers who need to adapt their classroom practices for newly arrived pupils.
Prendre en compte les croyances de futures enseignantes de français Lx dans le cadre d’une recherche-action : vers l’utilisation d’approches plurilingues d’enseignement du lexique
Authors: Maynard Catherine , Rousseau Pascale , Mathis Catherine
Published: December 2024

Les écoles francophones du Québec (Canada) accueillent de nombreux élèves immigrants bi/plurilingues. Pour les soutenir, une attention devrait être portée à l’enseignement du lexique, notamment au moyen d’approches plurilingues (Galante, 2020 ; Leonet et al., 2020). Toutefois, l’adoption de telles approches reste marginale (Payant et Bell, 2022). Afin de soutenir leur mise en œuvre, il apparait nécessaire de prendre en compte les croyances des futur⋅e⋅s enseignant⋅e⋅s (Borg, 2015) et de leur offrir des occasions de développement professionnel visant un arrimage entre des savoirs didactiques de référence et la pratique en classe (Forget, 2020). Nous nous sommes donc penchées sur la question suivante : Comment une recherche-action peut-elle contribuer à la formation de futur⋅e⋅s enseignant⋅e⋅s en lien avec l’utilisation d’approches plurilingues pour enseigner le lexique en français Lx ? Deux futures enseignantes ont pris part à notre étude, lors de laquelle elles ont créé et mis à l’essai trois activités d’enseignement du lexique en français Lx. Nous avons documenté leurs croyances à partir d’une analyse thématique (Paillé et Mucchielli, 2021) de données recueillies grâce à trois outils : un guide d’accompagnement présentant les trois activités, un journal de bord et un entretien réalisé après la mise à l’essai des activités. Il en ressort que les participantes verbalisent des croyances associées au potentiel des approches plurilingues pour favoriser les apprentissages lexicaux des élèves sur les plans tant cognitivo-langagier que socio-affectif, en cohérence avec les savoirs didactiques de référence présentés en formation initiale des enseignant·e·s.
A Cross-Country Comparison: Plurilingual Teaching Across Educational Curricula in Finland, Germany, and Norway
Authors: Jäkel Nils , Kolb Nadine , Lorenz Eliane
Published: December 2024

Due to globalization and migration, societies are increasingly more linguistically and culturally diverse. This change necessitates a growing awareness and understanding of linguistic and cultural diversity. Beyond awareness, ever-increasing multilingual and multicultural societies bear important implications for educational institutions, teacher training, and policy making. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to investigate whether plurilingual teaching is considered in the curricula and educational guidelines for primary and secondary schools across Finland, Germany, and Norway, and to find out the extent to which the approaches to plurilingual teaching diverge. A comparison of these three countries is particularly insightful, as they differ in population size, migration history, and number of heritage speakers. As part of the analysis, the following three themes relevant to plurilingual teaching were identified: cultural diversity, multilingualism as a resource, and valuing heritage languages. We provide a critical assessment of the curricula and educational guidelines in addition to suggesting avenues for future research.
Advance Care Planning in Rehabilitation: Training Nurses and Social Workers to Facilitate Discussions
Authors:   , Christiansen Celeste
Published: December 2024

Practice Problem: Patients and healthcare workers fail to hold advance care planning (ACP) discussions. Social workers perceive a lack of time and feel unprepared to hold ACP conversations.

PICOT: The PICOT question that guided this project was: Do patients in acute inpatient rehabilitation (P) who receive education and resources about ACP from trained nurses and social workers (I) accept and participate in ACP (O) compared to prior standards of care (C) while on the rehabilitation unit (T)?

Evidence: The public and healthcare workers have limited knowledge of ACPs and their role in these discussions. People are more likely to hold ACP discussions when they are outpatients or in care transitions, such as rehabilitation.

Intervention: Train a social worker and nurse champion with Respecting Choices’ “First Steps Advance Care Planning Conversations Guide: Adults with Chronic Illness.” Educate nursing staff during staff meetings and shift huddles about advance directives, advance care planning, unit processes, and their role in this discussion.

Outcome: Patients were 1.5 times more likely to admit to having advance directives and 1.64 times more likely to ask for more information when asked by trained nurses than when nurses were not trained.

Conclusion: Training staff and providing role clarification improved the frequency of advance care planning discussions. The project was limited by several new processes, a small sample size, and its short duration.
Power System Planning and Operation in Case of High Electricity Production in Solar Power Plants
Authors:   Elektrodistribucija Srbije, Beograd, Srbija, Ivanović Bojan , Batas Bjelić Ilija ,   Institut tehničkih nauka SANU, Beograd, Rajaković Nikola ,   University of Belgrade, Faculty of Electical Engineering, Rajić Tomislav ,   University of Belgrade, Faculty of Electical Engineering
Published: December 2024

Drop of solar panels prices at the world marked has caused construction of large number of solar power plants in relatively short time period. That is the reason why this type of renewable electricity sources is constructed far intensively than the other types of power plants. Capacities of solar power plants vary from those of several kW that are connected to distribution low voltage grid, to large ones, the capacities of which are order of magnitude of hundreds of MW, connected to transmission system. Expansion of solar power plants construction in Europe and world changes current electricity production profile opening questions of balancing of such production, its evacuation and future price. Future market price of electricity produced in solar power plants is the issue the investors are the most interested in and which is the most difficult to answer. On the other side, issue is raised about power system operation in conditions of large and variable solar power plants production. The paper considers and summarizes a number of issues related to power system operation in Southeast Europe in case of large electricity production in solar power plants.
Influences of Reflections and Diffractions of Waves and the Modelled Source and UHF Sensors When Locating Partial Discharges in a Power Transformer
Authors:   Akcionarsko društvo Elektromreža Srbije Beograd, Dukanac Đorđe
Published: December 2024

In this paper, the propagation of ultra-high frequency (UHF) electromagnetic (EM) waves and the
determination of the location of partial discharges (PDs) in the power transformer were analysed in detail using six simulation models of the power transformer filled with mineral oil. Five models of varying complexity were tested in Ansys HFSS and one simplified model in MATLAB. Based on the results of their comparison, appropriate conclusions were drawn. Various factors were taken into account in the models in Ansys HFSS, including the number and type of transformer components present. These factors were 1) wave reflections from the steel tank, 2) wave reflections from and diffractions around the magnetic core, 3) wave reflections from and diffractions around and through the three-phase windings, and 4) mutual positions and orientations of the receiving antennas to the transmitting antenna. They affected: a) the distortions, values and delays of the first peaks, and b) the amplitudes of the first signal packets at the four UHF sensors placed differently, in relation to the imaginary model when the tank of the power transformer is transparent. Dipole antennas were used for the PD source and UHF sensors. In the MATLAB model, the source is a point, while the sensors are represented by their phase centres. Using the model in MATLAB, the influence of imperfect mutual positions and spatially non-symmetrical total gain diagrams of the transmitting antenna and receiving antennas in the models in Ansys HFSS, in terms of additional attenuation of the received signals at the sensors, was evaluated. The dimensions of the tank and the position of the PD source and UHF sensors in the models in Ansys HFSS were the same as those in the MATLAB model
Transition of Crypto Asset Supervision From Bappebti to OJK
Authors: Soerjadi Diadjeng Famelia , Kusmiadi Rossella
Published: December 2024

This article discusses the impact of rapid technological advancements in information and communication on the financial system, particularly the shift from cash-based transactions to non-cash payment methods and the emergence of cryptocurrencies. The increased adoption of digital currencies, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, highlights the need for a comprehensive regulatory framework to ensure investor protection and financial stability. This study focuses on the role of Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) in regulating cryptocurrencies, especially following the enactment of Law No. 4 of 2023, which mandates OJK’s involvement in overseeing these digital assets. The research utilizes a normative legal approach, leveraging a literature review to gather relevant literature, regulations, and legal frameworks on cryptocurrency management. Key findings reveal the existence of a dual regulatory framework involving both OJK and the Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (Bappebti), which may lead to potential conflicts and challenges in supervision. This article aims to provide recommendations for regulatory harmonization between OJK and Bappebti to enhance regulatory effectiveness and protect investors in the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency landscape. Through this analysis, the study seeks to contribute to a deeper understanding of the regulatory challenges faced by cryptocurrencies and propose policy solutions that can strengthen OJK’s role in this sector..
MODEL RANGE OF UNIFIED POWER DRIVES FOR COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC TRANSPORT
Authors:   Joint Institute of Mechanical Engineering of the NAS of Belarus, PODDUBKO Sergey N. , BELEVICH Alexander V. ,   Joint Institute of Mechanical Engineering of the NAS of Belarus, KALININ Mikhail V. ,   Joint Institute of Mechanical Engineering of the NAS of Belarus, SHABANAU Pavel E. ,   JSC “Minsk Automobile Plant” — Managing Company of “BELAVTOMAZ” Holding
Published: December 2024

The article considers the creation of a model range of unified electric power drives for commercial electric vehicles. The peculiarity of the work is the realization of the concept of reducing the cost of production of electromechanical power units (EMPU) of electric vehicles by unification of units and components included in its composition. When forming a number of unified electric power drives, the components were subjected to a set of design, layout, technological and economic requirements ensuring the production on their basis of cargo or passenger electric vehicles with gross weight from 3.5 to 12 t, which corresponds to vehicle categories N1, N2, M2, M3. The developed main components of the unified EMPU include: asynchronous three-phase traction electric motors with power range from 80 to 300 kW, torque range from 250 to 1,000 N·m respectively, output shaft rotation frequency of 9,000 rpm and liquid cooling of stator and rotor; inverters designed to control traction motors with input voltage range from 300 to 900 V, output phase current range from 200 to 600 A and liquid-cooled power keys; reduction gearboxes with gear ratio from 3 to 4.5 and step gearboxes with the number of gears from 2 to 4. The result of works on unification of electric power drives for commercial transport also is a number of standard designs of parts and units and assembly units; normative and technical support of control (tests, analysis, measurements) of certification and quality assessment of products; establishment of requirements for technological processes, including for reduction of material, energy and labor intensity to ensure the use of low-waste technologies. When creating the electric truck MAZ-4381EE, corresponding to the vehicle category N2, the EMPU was used as a part of electric motor TAEM 130 with capacity of 130 kW and two-stage shaft gearbox. The created prototype of electric truck is characterized by almost complete localization, providing import independence of most components and intellectual component of the car.
CALCULATION AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE DYNAMICS OF THE TRACK MOVER BYPASS OF A CROSS-COUNTRY TRANSPORT VEHICLE
Authors:   Bauman Moscow State Technical University, TARATORKIN Alexey I. ,   Special Design Bureau of Mechanical Engineering, ABDULOV Sergey V. ,   Special Design Bureau of Mechanical Engineering; Kurgan State University, DERZHANSKII Viktor B. ,   State University, Kurgan; Institute of Engineering Science, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, VOLKOV Alexandr A. ,   State University, Kurgan; Institute of Engineering Science, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, SARACH Evgeniy B. ,   Bauman Moscow State Technical University, KOMISSAROV Alexandr I. ,   Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Published: December 2024

The article presents an analysis of the methods for studying the dynamics of the branches of the track bypass, substantiates and proposes a research methodology and a simulation spatial model of the track mover of a cross-country transport vehicle, which differs from the common string inertialess and rod inertial models of the branches of the track mover by the ability to take into account a complex set of kinematic and force factors excited during the movement of the tracked vehicle in steady and transient motion modes. The model is developed in the “Universal Mechanism” software package, combines the main dependencies of the machine’s suspension system operation in various driving conditions and the dependencies of the interaction of the track links with each other, taking into account the radial, longitudinal and torsional rigidities during their interaction. The model allows for further development for the purpose of in-depth study and consideration of various factors acting in the design elements of the track mover, such as the features of the interaction of the support rollers with the links in the support branch of the track, the formation features of the moment of resistance to rotation and the turning moment depending on the type of the turning mechanism — stepped, differential hydrostatic. The efficiency of the model is assessed using the example of studying the phenomenon of “capture” of the track by the drive wheel when running over a typical unevenness of a sinusoidal profile. The substantiation of the technical solution option for the problem is given, installation of a free branch damper, and the results of determining the numerical parameters of its dynamic loading in relation to the object of study, a cross-country tracked transport vehicle. Thus, based on the results of the studies, the features of dynamic processes in the track mover were established, the main patterns of the formation process of transverse oscillations, their dependence on the design parameters of the bypass and various operational factors were revealed.
USING FLAME SPRAYING TECHNOLOGY IN THE MANUFACTURE OF TOOLS WITH ABRASIVE-CONTAINING POLYMER COATING
Authors:   Joint Institute of Mechanical Engineering of the NAS of Belarus, BELOTSERKOVSKY Marat A. , GRISHCHENKO Anastasia O. ,   Belarusian National Technical University, TARAN Igor I. ,   Joint Institute of Mechanical Engineering of the NAS of Belarus
Published: December 2024

The possibility of forming abrasive-containing coatings based on ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene by flame spraying has been studied. Using the method of differential scanning calorimetry, it is shown that in the process of gas-flame spraying, particles do not reach the temperature range of thermal-oxidative destruction, and the basic structure of UHMWPE is preserved. The dependence of the adhesion strength of abrasive-containing coatings on their cooling rate and the composition of the propane-air mixture has been determined. Spraying modes have been determined for coatings containing abrasive particles from 0.3 to 1.2 mm, and coatings with abrasive from 10 to 100 μm. It is advisable to use the resulting coatings in the manufacture of various abrasive tools. It has been established that the introduction of a nanosized filler in the form of powdered diamond-containing charge ShA-A into the sprayed abrasive-polymer mixture makes it possible to increase the mechanical characteristics of coatings.
The Role and Importance of Acupuncture in Domestic Animals
Authors: Paksoy Yavuzkan , Güngör Ömer Faruk , Ünal Necmettin
Published: December 2024

This review provides a concise overview of acupuncture in veterinary medicine, tracing its roots from ancient Chinese practices to its integration into global veterinary care. It also examines the mechanism of acupuncture, focusing on the balance of vital energy (qi) along the meridians. The historical journey and applications of acupuncture in various animal species, pain management, neurological disorders, cancer support and more are discussed. In summary, the review highlights the importance and utility of acupuncture in veterinary medicine worldwide.
Opportunities of Development of Early Warning and Conflict Prevention System in the Armenian Army
Authors: Babloyan Adrine
Published: December 2024

Contemporary theories of conflict are emphasizing the need for development of professional intervention tools for latent conflicts or pre-conflict stages of conflict processes. The article analyses the opportunities of elaboration of early warning and conflict prevention system in the Armenian army, particularly examining the relationships between private soldiers. The main conclusions and suggestion are based on the analysis of qualitative data gathered in the framework of sociological research, implemented in March 2010 by the Faculty of Sociology, Yerevan State University. The relationships between the soldiers are examined as a phenomenon possessing a differing level of conflict potential, which requires various means for monitoring of conflict sources and utilizing preventive actions.
The Peculiarities of Institutionalization of Public Relations in RA
Authors: Melkonyan Nvard
Published: December 2024

The article is devoted to the problems of public relations technologies in the context of the democratic transformations in Armenia. The author analyzes the existing approaches to the relationship of PR and democracy. According to the first: PR is not only an applied science and practice of reputation management, but also a unique tool for democracy, which increases the transparency of public-political and economic life, is an important tool for achieving consensus in society. The second approach draws attention to the trend of increasing the use of manipulative technologies in the meantime increasing of democratization level of society. The author brings the main problems that are preventing or retarding the development of PR-technologies in Armenian society.
Theoretical Principles of “Information Society” Concept Construction
Authors: Shakaryan Lilit
Published: December 2024

The concept of Information Society is a theoretical model, which assures understanding and analyzing ongoing transformations of the contemporary society. Quantitative changes of information have shaped qualitatively new type of social order, that is to say Information Society. It forms our lifestyle, the way we live and do business, educate our children, teach and learn, spend our leisure time and so on and so forth. Information Society is a new socio-cultural reality, where the society and economic relations are primarily based on information and knowledge. The paper aims at analyzing various theories regarding Information Society, due to which main directions of changes in key areas of social life are identified. Changes that create our everyday life not only affect the way people interact or live, but also require new structures of identity.
Methodological Approaches to Study of Social Characteristics of the Virtual Network Communities
Authors: Malkhasyan Anna
Published: December 2024

The emergence of the Internet as a new virtual space for the functioning of the network communities raises the serious problem for social scientists to choose a suitable methodology for the study of the social characteristics of the newly appeared social constructs. The major controversy discussed by the representatives of the traditional approach is that the technological and the virtual nature of these social objects constrained their interpretation within the traditional paradigms. In order to deal with these controversies the current researches and more frequently applied methodologies were brought together and examined thoroughly in this article. The effectiveness of the ethnomethodological, phenomenological, network and social capital approaches were discussed in relation to the study of the social characteristics of the virtual network communities. As a result of this analysis, it was noticed that while using each of these methodologies the researchers have been focusing their attention on one or two components of the virtual communities in expense of ignoring the interplays between all of the components. To overcome this shortcoming we suggested observing virtual network communities as socio-technical systems, which are composed of technological, structural, normative, purposive, socio -psychological, resource and socio cultural subsystems. The sociotechnical system approach appears as a mixed theoretical framework, as it allows integrating network, social capital and system approaches to explain the regularities of developing and functioning of newly appeared social objects.
The Role of Violence in Formation of Armed Forces as a Social Institution and Interpretation of Civil-Military Relations
Authors: Avetisyan Alkesandr
Published: December 2024

The article seeks to identify social theories addressing direct conjunction between the violence and development of state-building process. The violence in its organized form is perceived both as a driving force of state-building process and as land marking characteristic of state. The state permanently fights out the “right of violence” from hands of other social groups and promotes a proper mechanism to hold that during the entire social history. However, based on historical experience it becomes obvious that monopolization of the organized violence even by the state itself can be dangerous for the society, hindering development, and bringing to consolidation of violent force into the hands of “wrong” elites. Thus, it should be delegated to special law enforcement institutions (like armed forces and police) having necessary skills, structure and functional capacities, in order to avoid seizure and manipulation of violence by out-of-law social groups, as well as creating productive mechanism of checks and balances between civilian and military components of the state and society.
The Interrelation between Емigration, Human Capital Reproduction and Gender Risks in the Republic of Armenia
Authors: Astvatsaturov Sedrak , Marzpanyan Harutyun
Published: December 2024

The article addresses the yet-to-be-studied issue within the social research; i.e. the issue of interrelated study of gender risks, migration processes and human capital reproduction in conditions of social transformations in RA. Based on the “comprehensively precise” approach of study of gender risks developed by the authors and given the importance of adjustment of human capital theory related to Armenia (where the labour emigration bears not an individual but a mass character), the mentioned interrelations are considered to be based on the interacting macro, meso and micro levels of scientific analysis. The contradictions between the individual and social utility of migration are identified. The authors argue that as the gender imbalance, segregation and discrimination are the manifestations of negative risks, then a thorough sociological analysis of specific problems in the areas of employment and labour market of Armenia (including the groups of the unemployed) has been carried out. The latter, together with other factors, contributes to increasing the migration risks and hindering the application, accumulation and reproduction of both the individual and, first of all, total human capital within the country. In this regard, the authors, emphasize the importance of establishment of institutional structures of gender policy (in the narrow meaning of the word), as well as the necessity of elaborating scientific criteria, clear-cut indicators and gender statistics, which would have reflected the real interrelation between macro-processes, accumulation of human capital and managing gender and migration risks.
Reasoning about the Methods of Social Work
Authors: Khachatryan Artak
Published: December 2024

The article discusses the problems related to the definitions of Social Work Methods, particularly, the author is attempting to clarify the definitions of classical methods of Social Work - individual social work, social group work and community social work. The author expresses the opinion that in the process of implementation of Social Work profession in Armenia, no clear impression about these methods was formed. Especially in teaching rooms, in publications often the terms social group work method and community social work method are being used without a clear differentiation between cases, when the social worker is working with the group as a client and when he/she is working in the group, as an environment of functioning of individual. Adequately there is no clear understanding of cases, when the community is the client of the social worker and when it is an environment of functioning of the individual or group. The author suggests classifying the traditional methods of Social Work in two ways: 1. group/family and community methods of Social Work, considering that the social worker is working adequately in the group/family, and community and when the client is an individual, the group/family, and community – as an environment. 2. Individual, group/family, and community methods of Social Work, when the client is adequately the individual, the group/family and the community.
The International Rankings System of Higher Education Institutions (methodological analysis)
Authors: Vardanyan Armine
Published: December 2024

The article presents the results of a comparative analysis of the most well-known international rankings methodologies in higher education institutions. It has identified the main criterions and directions for evaluation of higher education institutions activities. The identified directions, being taken as a basis for comparative analysis, provided the overall structure and logic of the sequential analysis for the each ranking system. It has presented the features appeared during the rankings based on the level of the criterions for evaluation of higher education institutions activities in the framework of certain rankings system.
Low Tariffs for Energy Resources and Real Interest of Beneficiaries
Authors: Karyan Ara
Published: December 2024

The article discloses the importance of goal-setting of greening (or ecologization) of the tax system for the Republic of Armenia, presented it theoretical and methodological basis, objectives and approaches of its application in international practice. It presents a comparative evaluation of core differences between reduction of tariffs for natural gas and electricity to consumers through the differentiated tariffs and introduction on the same source of energies excise tax and justified advantages of the introduction of the excise tax on natural gas and electricity for immediate beneficiaries and all other participants of the process
Unfair Competition and Challenges to its Regulation in Armenia
Authors: Mikayelyan Mikayel
Published: December 2024

The development of the Armenian economy is impossible without effective protection of economic competition. Unfair competition is one of the most common manifestations hampering competition in our country. The article presents the essence of the concept of unfair competition, the forms of its manifestation, the challenges of its regulation in Armenia and their solutions.
The Tendencies of the Internal and External Migration of the Republic of Armenia
Authors: Chakhoyan Gagik
Published: December 2024

In this paper, main determinants of internal and external migration from the communities of Armenia were reviewed. Based on the Human capital model of migration, ordinary regression models, as well as spatial econometrical models were estimated, particularly spatial autoregressive model and spatial error model. Geographically weighted regression was estimated in order to show the distribution of the determinants of migration on the map.
The Issues of Refugee Integration in the European Civil Society Discourse
Authors: Tumanyan Gagik
Published: December 2024

In recent years on the background of Syrian civil war, an increasing flow of refugees to European countries was observed. The intensity of these migration processes raises the complexity of problems related to refugee’s safe mobility and integration processes accompanied by strict and enclosed migration policy in many European countries. In the crater of these developments, the role of civil society gets more significance. Particularly fictionalization of CS institutions defined with instrumental and discursive meanings, on the one hand, manifests itself by humanitarian-supportive, voluntary missions of CS subjects, on the other hand with articulated critical discourse and different forms of its implication (New social movements, for instance) in the sphere of CS. Thus, this paper based on the analysis of iconographic elements of CS discourse explores the hegemonic role of liberal democratic orientations and normative value systems, as well as discursive implementations of transnational paradigm.
ՍՈՑԻԱԼԱԿԱՆ ՆԵՐԱՌՈ՞ՒՄ, ԹԵ՞ ԻՆՏԵԳՐՈՒՄ
Authors: Խաչատրյան Արտակ
Published: December 2024

The article focuses on the analysis of the terms “social inclusion” and “social integration” in the context of social work. By comparing the different definitions in various sources, the author makes the conclusion, that social inclusion is the first step in the process of social integration, the realization of which leads to favorable preferences for the socialized part of the socially isolated and excluded people
TERRITORIAL MANAGEMENT AS A PRACTICE OF REPRODUCTION OF THE SOCIAL SPACE. TERRITORIAL MANAGEMENT IN THE SPHERE OF SOCIAL-SPATIAL PLANNING, SPATIAL ORGANIZATION AND CONTROL
Authors: Yengidunyan Vahan
Published: December 2024

Interactions between society and social spaces due to the continuous increase in the complexity of social relations are subjected to permanent reinterpretations. In this context, the previous mechanisms of development and reform of spaces are being replaced by more systematic and multi-vector practices. Currently, socio-spatial planning approaches are considered the most applicable in the context of spatial development and reform, which, based on the representativeness of planning processes and decision-making, offer an effective toolkit for the interaction of society, the expert community and state institutions. At the same time, however, emphasizing the need to ensure the technical standards of spatial reform, strictly professional processes of reform are relatively separated, placing them under the system of spatial organization. The engagement of the professional community, state institutions and society in the process of spatial reforms inevitably leads to the formation of a specific role-status decision-making system, where each subject is endowed with a certain right to make decisions and the power. In this way, the interactions between place leadership and process management emerge, which as a result reproduce the existing system of spatial control. As it becomes clear from the analysis of approaches related to spatial reform, there is a comprehensive system of knowledge on socio-spatial planning, spatial organization and control, but there is a lack of knowledge in the context of highlighting the interrelationships between the above-mentioned concepts, which is also a consequence of not considering the mentioned components in one general conceptual unit. In the framework of this work, an attempt is made to overcome this limitation by offering a new approach to the concept of territorial management (which is already in use) as a practice combining the components of socio-spatial planning, spatial organization and control of spatial reform, within the context of which a new definition of territorial management is also given.