bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analyzing Financial Performance Report
Authors: Rahman Muni Arini
Published: December 2023

Varians yaitu perbandingan antara kinerja aktual dengananggaran. Sebagian orang berasumsi bahwa kinerja keuangan yang optimal tidak tergantung "pada anggaran”.Sebagian besar perusahaan para unit bisnis melaporkankinerja keuangan mereka kepada manajemen senior secarateratur, biasanya per bulan dengan membuat analisisbulanan. Untuk mengidentifikasi sistem varians yang efektif dari manajementingkat tinggi ke tingkat terendah, mulai dengan total kinerja unit bisnis, yang terbagi menjadi varians pendapatan dan varianspengeluaran. Varians pendapatan dibagi lagi menjadi varians volume dan harga. Varians pengeluaran dapat dibagi antara biaya manufaktur dan biaya pengeluaran lain. Biaya manufaktur terdiri dari biaya pabrikdan departemen dalam pabrik
Identification of Educational Management System of Junior High Schools in Kecamatan Pulau Haruku, Maluku Tengah (Identifikasi Sistem Manajemen Pendidikan pada Sekolah Menengah Pertama di Kecamatan Pulau Haruku, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah)
Authors: Marasabessy Sitti Bariah , Marasabessy Sitnah Aisyah
Published: December 2023

One of the factors that supports the achievement of educational goals at the secondary education level is Educational Management in Junior High Schools. Kecamatan Pulau Haruku is one of the sub-districts in Kabupaten, a regency of Maluku Tengah which has 8 junior high schools, which are public, private and Madrasah Tsanawiyah. This research aims to identify the educational management system at the junior high school level in Kecamatan Pulau Haruku, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah, and identify the factors that influence the educational management system.This research is qualitative research where data collection techniques use Observation and Interview. Data analysis was carried out using three tools to identify a system, those are Rich Pictures, Kipling Method, and Fishbone Diagram.The results obtained are that the Education Management System at Junior High Schools in Pulau Haruku is a system consisting of components of the Government, Middle Schools in Kecamatan Pulau Haruku, and the Community. Analysis of the What, Who, When, Where, Why, and How of this system has been carried out using the Kipling Method. The main causes in the system were also obtained from several aspects, namely Humans, Machines, Methods, Materials and Environment.
Hooked on Books: A Deep Dive into the Reading Motivations of ADHD and Non-ADHD Children
Authors: Kakoulidou Myrofora , Pavlopoulou Georgia , filippi roberto , Hurry Jane
Published: December 2023

BackgroundMotivated children are more likely to comprehend and enjoy their reading than their non-motivated peers. However, research has predominantly explored the role of reading motivation in neurotypical children and overlooked its potential benefits for children with a diagnosis of ADHD. AimsIn this study, we aimed to a) explore the views of ADHD and non-ADHD children about their experiences of reading motivation and overall reading and b) test for any qualitative differences in the reading motivation profiles and reading experiences of the two groups. Methods and ProceduresWe conducted semi-structured interviews with 24 children; 12 non-ADHD and 12 with ADHD. We explored children’s views about their reading experiences in relation to motivation, with a focus on choice and reward. We also tested for any group qualitative differences. Outcomes and ResultsWe identified three themes including motivations to engage in reading, basic needs satisfaction, and classroom context. We found themes were mostly similar between the two groups, with some between-group differences. Conclusions and ImplicationsReading practices promoting and supporting reading motivation could benefit both ADHD and non-ADHD children. Future research should seek the perspectives of children, especially those with a diagnosis of ADHD whose voices are less heard.
Cognitive networks and text analysis identify anxiety as a key dimension of psychological distress in suicide notes
Authors: Swanson Trevor , Teixeira Andreia Sofia , Richson Brianne N. , Li Ying , Hills Thomas , Forbush Kelsie T. , Watson David , Ciringione Luciana , Stella Massimo
Published: December 2023

Understanding the mindset of people who end their lives by suicide remains a key research challenge. To this aim, we reconstruct conceptual associations and emotional perceptions of 139 authors of genuine suicide notes, i.e., notes written moments before ending one's own life. Our methods are grounded in cognitive network science, text analysis and psychometrics. We introduce a quantitative framework measuring to what extent authors of suicide notes tend to associate emotional words in ways similar to how 200 individuals with high/low levels of depression, anxiety, and stress (on a DASS-21 scale) recall concepts together. In Study 1, we use text analysis to build one co-occurrence network out of suicide notes' texts and six fluency co-occurrence networks out of fluency data from individuals high/low on anxiety/stress/depression levels. We find that emotional word associations in suicide notes reflect mostly conceptual associations produced by low-anxiety individuals. In Study 2, we perform residual emotional profiling, i.e. measuring the emotional intensity of words remaining after removing from fluency networks those words mentioned and connected in the suicide notes' network. We find that only the high-anxiety fluency network displays negligible emotional residuals, indicating the highest overlap - in terms of emotions - between suicide notes' content and the concepts recalled by individuals with high anxiety levels. We discuss how these findings relate to existing psychological literature, along with their potential implications for understanding and quantifying suicidal behavior.
Voice after Exit? Exploring Civic Activism among Russian Migrant Communities in Eurasia after February 24, 2022
Authors: Zavadskaya Margarita , Sergeeva Ivetta , Kamalov Emil
Published: December 2023

Can citizens continue to participate in the politics of their home country after migrating to another country? Many examples exist of migrants engaging in their countries of origin's political affairs, such as expatriate voting, forming political communities and hometown associations, donating money to political movements and politicians, advocating for migrants' rights, and other forms of political participation. However, it remains unclear why migrants are willing to continue exercising their ‘voice’ after ‘exit’ and what the main challenges and obstacles are for them to do so while abroad. In this chapter, we analyze the patterns of civic and political engagement among Russian migrants who fled their home country following the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Drawing on scholarship in migration studies, we view exit and voice not as mutually exclusive but as mutually reinforcing alternatives. We argue that the way migrants connect with their homeland plays a crucial role in mobilizing and demobilizing them, particularly the connections they have with their employers. The incentives provided by employers may force migrants to dampen their propensity to engage in political activities. To support our argument, we rely on an original survey conducted in March-April and September 2022, as well as semi-structured, in-depth interviews conducted in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, and Turkey.
On historical materialism and ‘The Dawn of Everything’
Authors: Wengrow David
Published: December 2023

In which one of its authors considers attempts to characterise ‘The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity’ (Graeber and Wengrow, 2021) as an "idealist" or "anti-materialist" approach to history, and reflects on how orthodox historical materialism has transitioned from a theory of human emancipation (in the late 19th century) to a cornerstone of conservative social thought (in the early 21st). What alternative forms might future (material) histories of freedom take? (forthcoming, in ‘Contemporary Political Theory’ [2024] as part of: ‘Material conditions and human freedom: a critical exchange on David Graeber and David Wengrow’s The Dawn of Everything.’)
Resources for whom? Conceptualizing and comparing childcare policy design for parents of children with complex care needs
Authors: Zamanbin Mehri , Yerkes Mara A. , Javornik Jana
Published: December 2023

Affordable, good quality childcare creates opportunities for many parents to better reconcile work and care or reduces family care to enable other valuable contributions to society. However, childcare studies often overlook parents of children with complex care needs. The often too limited understanding of the availability of affordable, good quality childcare for parents of children with complex care needs is problematic. These parents spend a greater amount of time on caregiving, providing care that goes beyond that of parents of typically developing children. As such, their opportunities beyond caregiving can be limited, and resources, like childcare services, are crucial in supporting the reconciliation of care with other valued activities in life. This article contributes to the cross-national childcare policy literature by conceptualizing comparative indicators to assess the availability, accessibility, and affordability of childcare policy design for children with complex care needs. It then applies these indicators to a comparison of childcare policy design in the UK and the Netherlands, providing an operationalization for further empirical analysis. Broadening childcare policy analysis to include the availability, accessibility, and affordability of childcare for parents of children with complex care needs improves our understanding of child-related care services in cross-national perspective and provides conceptual innovation for improving comparative childcare indicators.
Democratization, state capacity and developmental correlates of international artificial intelligence trade
Authors: Unver Hamid Akin , Ertan Arhan S.
Published: December 2023

Does acquiring artificial intelligence (A.I.) technologies from the U.S. or China render countries more authoritarian or technologically less advantageous? In this article, we explore to what extent importing A.I./high-tech from the U.S. and/or China goes parallel with importers’ a) democratization or autocratization, b) state capacity, and c) technological progress across a decade (2010–2020). Our work demonstrates that not only are Chinese A.I./high-tech exports not congruous with importers’ democratic backsliding, but autocratization attributed to Chinese A.I. is also visible in importers of U.S. [AH1] A.I. In addition, for most indicators, we do not observe any significant effect of acquiring A.I. from the U.S. or China on importers’ state capacity or technological progress across the same period. Instead, we find that the story has a global inequality dimension as Chinese exports are clustered around countries with a lower GDP per capita, whereas U.S. high-technology exports are clustered around relatively wealthier states with slightly weaker capacity over territorial control. Overall, the article empirically demonstrates the limitations of some of the prevalent policy discourses surrounding the global diffusion of A.I. and its contribution to democratization, state capacity, and technological development of importer nations.
We Don't Want a Teacher: Using the Past to Offer Fresh Eyes to Contemporary Practice
Authors: Fink Alexander
Published: December 2023

Much historical and contemporary writing lauds the Citizenship Schools of the Civil Rights Movement, and the Highlander Folk School that supported them, as major players in the struggle to educate Black people across the South as citizens and voters. However, little scholarly literature explores the pedagogical and programmatic elements of these community-driven schools or the ways these schools provided an infrastructure to the movement. Drawing from archival research, this article examines these schools and connects their educational methods to the successes of the Civil Rights Movement. It names ways these methods influenced present practice in youth work for social change while also identifying the ways that many of the practices of these schools have been ignored or lost in contemporary youth work. It concludes by identifying from this work 9 questions youth workers can pose to orient their youth work toward social and racial justice.
Effect of Debt and Export on GDP of Nepal: an Empirical Analysis
Authors: Karmacharya Nabindra Lal
Published: December 2023

This study aims to investigate the intricate relationship between Nepal's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), total debt, and export. Nepal, as a developing nation, faces numerous economic challenges, making it imperative to understand the dynamics of these key economic indicators and their interrelation. This study applies quantitative research methods, including statistical analysis, to examine the long-term trends, patterns, and causal relationships among these variables. The research begins by providing an overview of Nepal's economic landscape, highlighting its reliance on export-oriented industries and the significant impact of external debt on the national economy. A thorough literature review is conducted to identify existing theories and empirical studies related to GDP, total debt, and export, providing a foundation for the subsequent analysis. The study employs time-series data provided by NRB database, covering a significant period of 1975 to 2020 AD, to construct a robust empirical framework. Various econometric techniques, such as correlation analysis, regression models, normality test, are applied to explore the relationship between Nepal's GDP, total debt, and export using EViews 10. The findings of the study contribute to a deeper understanding of the economic dynamics in Nepal. The results reveal important insights into the impact of total debt on GDP growth and the role of export in driving economic development. Furthermore, the study uncovers potential feedback effects and spillover mechanisms among these variables, providing policymakers with valuable information for formulating effective economic strategies and debt management policies. Overall, this study sheds light on the complex relationship between Nepal's GDP, total debt, and export, offering valuable insights into the country's economic performance.
Relativization of Noun Phrase in Ho language
Authors: Koh Taejin
Published: December 2023

This paper examines the syntax of nominal modification in the Ho language, with a specific exploration of relativization. Relative constructions across languages, and even within a particular language, manifest different strategies, such as participial relative clauses, internally headed relative clauses, and externally headed relative clauses. The analysis presented here focuses on participial and correlative clauses, aiming to derive a common logical form for equivalent sentences. Furthermore, the study aims to illustrate the diverse positions that can be modified by both participial and correlative clauses in accordance with the Noun Phrase Accessibility Hierarchy. As posited by Keenan and Comrie (1977), this hierarchy hierarchically relativizes different noun phrase positions as a universal sequence: subject > direct object > indirect object > oblique object > object of genitive > object of comparison. Therefore, this paper seeks to assess the validity of this hierarchy in both participial and correlative clause constructions in the Ho language.
Shepard’s Political Economy: Curse of the Starving Class in Neoliberal Capitalism
Authors: Zimmerman Guy
Published: December 2023

Through a close reading of Sam Shepard’ Curse of the Starving Class (1977), this article examines how the playwright’ work responded to the neoliberal economy as it began to deform and reorganize the lives of working Americans in the 1960s and 1970s by figuring neoliberalism as a nihilistic form of capitalism that cannot be adequately depicted via dramatic realism. Drawing inspiration from the work of Samuel Beckett, Curse engages neoliberalism through three formal devices: ceremonial monologues, objects that appear to magically proliferate, and elements of sacrifice – a lamb, fattened for slaughter. These three motifs are shown to subvert the causal logic of normative dramatic narrative to depict instead the new mode of neoliberal capitalism in which competition destroys familial bonds, creating only isolated individuals. It is precisely by integrating such Beckettian techniques within a realist envelope that Shepard made his family plays into a formidable demonstration of what it means to live within late industrial capitalism.
Meredith Conti and Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. eds. Theatre and the Macabre
Authors: Kattelman Beth
Published: December 2023

This anthology demonstrates that theatre, through its representations of the macabre, has the ability to activate our contemplation of death in a unique way due to the shared physical space inhabited by the performers and spectators. It also explores how “liveness” influences and shapes a macabre theatrical experience, making the encounter uniquely affecting.
THE CULTURE OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATION IS A DECISIVE FACTOR OF LEADERSHIP IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ORGANIZATIONS
Authors: Bohashko Oleksandr , Bohashko Iryna
Published: December 2023

The purpose of the research is to reveal culturally specific and psychological features of business communication, to provide practical recommendations for effective business communication in order to develop leadership skills in the management of organizations.

The research uses general scientific research methods. The main theoretical methods were the following: analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalization, with the help of which theoretical and practical data on the research problem were summarized, and the state of its development was determined.

The article analyses the importance of the culture of business communication in the professional activity of managers. The essence of the concept of «communication» was studied, which made it possible to outline the peculiarities of the development of business communication in the context of the formation of leadership in the management of organizations. Indicators characterizing the speech of a business person are proposed. The methods that allow activating the process of forming a culture of business communication as one of the factors of leadership in the professional activity of managers of organizations are indicated. The culture-specific and psychological features of the manager's business communication are revealed, and practical recommendations for effective business communication within the organization and beyond are provided.

In the study, communication is revealed as the most effective means of social communication, which contributes to the achievement of adequate mutual understanding, the involvement of partners in each other's values. Communicative competence is defined as a largely conscious experience of communication between people, which is formed and actualized in the conditions of direct human interaction.

It is substantiated that the culture of business communication also contributes to the development of internal leadership in the organization. This is when each employee feels their own responsibility for their actions and impact on the organization's results. It helps attract and retain talent, improves teamwork and fosters innovation. In addition, a culture of business communication helps leaders communicate effectively with external stakeholders such as customers, partners, and public organizations. This is important for maintaining and developing mutually beneficial relationships with these groups and ensuring the success of the organization. The culture of business communication is a decisive factor of leadership in the management of organizations.
Cultural Genesis of Concert Performance in the Twentieth-Century Music
Authors: Arefieva Elizaveta
Published: December 2023

Cultural genesis in music is linked to the various systems of actualization of the musical phenomenon—a stylistic, genre resource of music in unity with the natural dimensions of sound production, with the movement of musical time. Performing activity is structured both vertically and horizontally. Horizontally, it is assimilation of ethno-cultural, amateur, stylistic, genre, multicultural, multicultural, metaartistic, hermetic artistic codes, techniques, and systems of interpretation. Vertically, in the terms of J. Deleuze, it is elaboration of form creation, the unity of individual and the world, unity with the absolute, which is system- and structure-creating. Thus, the mechanism of a person’s vertical independence in the world is a guarantor of their ability to find an intensive metric of musical matter alongside all other possibilities—mixes, configurations of composition in music. Music perseveres despite all the innovations of psychedelism and all the transformations of melos and folklore occurring during the 20th century.
THE CONTENT OF SATURATED FATTY ACIDS IN THE BLOOD PLASMA OF GOATS DEPENDING ON THE TONE OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Authors: Boychuk B. I. , Karpovsky V. I. , Hryschuk I. A. , Karpovsky V. V. , Hryshchuk A. V.
Published: December 2023

Currently, goat breeding is actively moving to one of the first positions in the market of dairy and meat products. People are increasingly consuming goat's milk rather than cow's milk. Scientists are currently actively studying the factors affecting the content of fatty acids in the body of goats and in the milk they produce. Individual characteristics of each organism can be characterized as one of the most significant factors. The autonomic nervous system is one of the components of a number of systems in the adjustment of animal homeostasis. The purpose of the study is to establish the influence of the tone of the autonomic nervous system on the content of saturated fatty acids in the blood plasma of goats. Research was conducted on the basis of a private dairy farm in the village of Knyagininok, Lutsk district, Volyn region, goat breed – Zaanenskaya. Physiologically healthy 50 goats of 2-3 lactations were selected for variation-pulsometric research. The types of autonomous regulation were determined by determining the state of the cardiovascular system according to Baevsky. The content of saturated fatty acids in blood plasma lipids was determined by the method of gas chromatography with the study of the following fatty acids: butyric, caproic, caprylic, capric, lauric, myristic, pentadecanoic, palmitic, margaric, stearic, arachinic, tricosanoic acid. By comparing the obtained results, differences in the content of saturated fatty acids in blood plasma lipids of goats were established. It was established that the tone of the autonomic nervous system has an effect on the content of saturated fatty acids in the blood plasma of goats. It was determined that animals with a preference for the sympathetic nervous system have a lower content of saturated fatty acids (capric, myristic, pentadecanoic, palmitic, stearic, tricosanoic) in relation to other research groups (Р<0.05, Р<0.001). The experimental group of vagotonics has the highest content of saturated fatty acids (capric, myristic, pentadecanoic, palmitic, stearic, tricosanoic) in the blood plasma of goats (Р<0.05, Р<0.01, Р<0.001). The experimental group of normotonics occupied an intermediate place in terms of the content of saturated fatty acids in the lipids of the blood plasma of cows.
DETERMINATION OF SOME INDICATORS OF CELLULAR IMMUNITY IN DOGS WITH DEEP PYODERMIA
Authors: Tuyakhov M. F.
Published: December 2023

The article presents the results of determining of selected indicators of cellular immunity in dogs with deep pyoderma..

As the research results showed, the total content of leukocytes in animals with pyoderma was 11.84 ± 1.06 G/l, which was 1.19x109/l higher than the similar indicator of healthy animals. An increase in the content of leukocytes was caused by neutrophilia.

As was established that the absolute neutrophils count in animals with generalized pyoderma significantly exceeded the similar indicator of healthy animals of the control group (< 0.05), at the same time, the content of lymphocytes and eosinophils was higher in animals of the control group and amounted to 2.98 ± 1.16 and 0.64 ± 0.11, respectively.

It was also established that in dogs with deep generalized pyoderma, suppression of the activity of a number of key elements of cellular immunity was observed: indicators of phagocytosis, content of blood T-lymphocytes. The number of T-helper cells in dogs of the control group exceeded the similar indicator of animals with pyoderma, while the content of T-suppressors was higher in affected animals, which indicates the development of moderate immunosuppression.

The obtained results indicate a necessity for further study of the cellular immunity of dogs with pyoderma in order to develop novel protocols for the treatment of animals with the use of means of immunocorrection.
Comments on “How to Perform A Reliable Full Spine X-Ray Examination in Juvenile and Adolescent Scoliosis - Experience Outcome”
Authors: Palandri Sergio
Published: December 2023

The article provided a very structured as well as detailed protocol on how and in which views, perform this type of examination, largely documented also with photos that shown tricks and strategies to obtain the best imaging. Analyzing the article, is easy to see how the use of the proposed protocol allows to standardize the execution, ensureing the reproducibility and therefore the comparability of different examinations performed on the same subject at different times, avoiding the variability due to different operators. One point on which the author focused on, is the psychological-relational aspects of the examination, seeing as how the subjects mainly involved are girls. This particular attention to relational aspects, significantly increases the Patient's comfort and lead to increase her compliance to the examination that is a foundamental condition to ensure high quality in the imaging results. The same care also comforts parents and provides them serenity. This is very important especially in the case of the first time in which the clinical diagnosis of scoliosis is established.
Analysis of Rehabilitation and Reentry to Sport in Child Athletes
Authors: Martín Martínez Estupiñan Lázaro
Published: December 2023

Introduction: The protection of the athlete's health is paramount, the decision to return to practice depends on each particular case, it is a process where there is a lack of consensus, and requests for priorities in the investigation. Purpose. It is intended to analyze the results of rehabilitation and re-entry of injured child athletes. Method: A longitudinal, prospective and quasi-experimental study was carried out. We carry out educational and medical intervention in the experimental group, which consists of the application of the system of actions for the prevention of sports injuries in the child athlete. For the investigation, theoretical and empirical research methods were used, using two study groups. A systematic and detailed bibliographic review on the subject was carried out. In order to evaluate the rehabilitation and re-entry conditions of osteomyoarticular injuries in the child athlete. Results: Child athletes are frequently injured around the age of 13 without significant differences with respect to the study groups, with males being more frequently injured, there are multiple actors in medical care regarding rehabilitation, and however, a large number of child athletes return to training sport. Conclusions: The success of any academic program, including athletic training, depends on attracting and retaining quality students, rehabilitation is critical, and re-entry is part of it.
Surgical Audit of Sternal Wound Infection Following Cardiac Surgery at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital (IALCH), Durban, South Africa
Authors: Awala Ismael
Published: December 2023

Introduction: Sternal wound infection is a devastating complication following cardiac surgery. It is associated with sternal mal-union, mediastinitis and bacteremia with subsequent infective endocarditis and redo surgery. Although the incidence of sternal wound infections has decreased to 1% - 4% of all cardiac surgery procedures. Sternal wound infection continues to be associated with increased morbidity and mortality, and decrease long term life expectancy. New approaches to open heart surgery, deep and superficial wound infection has a significant impact on patients’ morbidity, length of stay and cost of care. This study was to identify risk factors associated with sternal wound infection and prompt treatments measures to decrease this complication. Methods: Between January 2016- December 2018, thirty-eight (38) adult patient above 14 years who underwent cardiac surgery developed sternal wound infection at IALCH, KwaZulu Natal Province. Retrospectively reviewed and analyzed patient’s records were evaluated for demographics, risk factors, management and the outcome in relation to hospital stay and cost. The following risk factors shows significant P value<0.05. Results: The study revealed that, of the 38 patients, 24 were female (63.2%) and 14 male (36.8%), while 26 patients (68.4%) below 60 years, 12 patients (31.6%) above 60 years. 13 patients (34.2%) developed deep sternal wound infection against 25 (65.8%) who developed superficial wound sternal wound infection. Surgical procedure was for valvular heart disease 24 (63.2%), CABG 13 (34.2%) and 1 (2.6%) concomitant CABG and valve replacement. Prolonged ICU stay 3.08 days SD=1.49 was associated with deep sternal wound infection compared to 1.79 days SD=0.723 for superficial, p=0.0001. Conclusion: This study showed that sternal wound infection increases overall hospital stay and is associated with increased overall treatment cost therefore, it is imperative to address known risk factors by adhering to and implementing preventative programs.
A Clinical Decision Making Pragmatic Approach for Lower Back Pain in the Clinical Context
Authors: Thiruvarangan S.
Published: December 2023

Lower back pain (LBP) is a collective musculoskeletal illness affecting the overall population although the frequency of back pain and dysfunction take place with aging. Earlier research suggests that LBP prevalence progressively increases with aging and its occurrence may be recognized as an occupational exposure among working-age adults in pain perception. This leads to tremendous strain in every nation as it represents one of the leading causes globally of growing disability and major socioeconomic burden in almost every healthcare system. Thus, an efficient back pain management strategy is an urgent priority given the alarming socioeconomic burden of this musculoskeletal disorder for nearly all healthcare providers globally.
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries: Effects, Controversies in Management and Neurological Outcomes
Authors: El Masri Wagih
Published: December 2023

Prior to the second World War (WW) the great majority of patients with Traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCI) died within two years of injury. Those who survived had an even more miserable short life than death because of a wide range of complications.
Recent Advances in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Authors: Sunku Nithin
Published: December 2023

Foot and Ankle has in itself developed as a subspeciality of importance. With growing advance in technology and imaging modalities the treatment and surgery has grown enormously in the field of foot and ankle joints. From simple bony fractures to ankle replacement to arthroscopy it’s a fast pace through which we are able to treat the patients with the use of cutting-edge technology.
POST-WAR RECOVERY AND GROWTH IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Authors: Serdyuk Vasyl
Published: December 2023

The socio-economic development of a country and its integration into the global community largely depend on the level of road maintenance. The issue of road maintenance has become especially relevant and important during the period of martial law, since, for obvious reasons, roads are critical infrastructure facilities. Of course, the treatment of such facilities should be appropriate to their purpose. All of this requires research, assessment of the effects of the war on the condition of roads due to their destruction, and development of measures to improve the state of road construction. An important role is assigned to the resource base of road construction - first of all, the availability of bitumen and mineral fillers.

The length of public roads in Ukraine is analyzed in comparison with the leading countries of the world. Positive trends in the market of road construction and repair related to the reform of the road sector are identified. The quality of roads and their saturation in comparison with other countries of the world is assessed.

The problematic issues of domestic production and imports of bitumen are investigated. The article shows Ukraine's import dependence and lack of organic binder, as well as the practical absence of concrete road construction. The author analyzes the development and improvement of the regulatory framework for the design and construction of roads.

Prospects for the implementation of the public-private partnership mechanism are shown, taking into account international experience The necessity of implementing the public-private partnership mechanism, in particular, through the concession mechanism, is substantiated. The regulatory framework needs to be updated to meet EU requirements and implement international standards. The implementation of these measures will help to increase the level of validity of operational and strategic management decisions to ensure the effective functioning and development of Ukrainian road sector enterprises.
EFFECT OF DEICING AGENTS ON THE WATER STABILITY OF ASPHALT CONCRETE UNDER FREEZE-THAW CYCLES
Authors:   Vinnytsia National Technical University, Serdyuk V.R. , Khrystych О.В. ,   Vinnytsia National Technical University
Published: December 2023

Asphalt concrete pavement, as the main form of high-grade roads today, occupies an important place in modern road construction due to its advantages such as low noise level, ease of repair and short construction period. This road type is widely adopted worldwide and provides a reliable foundation for road networks in cities and villages. In cold regions, snowy weather tends to cause ice on the road surface, posing a serious safety hazard for vehicle travel. The problem of road accidents in winter is relevant both for regions with extremely cold climatic conditions and for the temperate continental climate that prevails almost throughout Ukraine. To solve this problem, deicing agents are widely used to improve the safety of road travel. The application of deicing agents effectively reduces the impact of snow and ice on roads and ensures the safe passage of vehicles in adverse weather conditions. However, while deicing agents play an important role in improving traffic flow, their widespread use has also brought some problems that should not be ignored. The chemicals in deicing agents may have adverse effects on pavement materials, especially on asphalt concrete roads. For studying the effect of deicing agents on asphalt concrete, this paper presents an experimental investigation of the effect of deicing agents on the water stability of asphalt concrete under the conditions of freeze-thaw cycle test. The impact of deicing agents and freeze-thaw cycles on asphalt concrete was investigated by evaluating the variation patterns of three key parameters: stability, residual stability and air void content. The experimental results showed that the stability and residual stability of asphalt concrete showed an overall decreasing trend with the increase of the number of freeze-thaw cycles, indicating that the asphalt concrete was damaged or degraded under the conditions of freeze-thaw cycles. The higher concentration of the deicer solution corresponded to the more pronounced changes in the test parameters, indicating a significant effect of the deicer on the asphalt concrete. At the end of 27 cycles, the average loss of stability, residual stability and void ratio were 29%, 22% and 73%, respectively. This indicates that the combined effect of freeze-thaw cycles and deicing agent is more significant for air void content.
THE ROLE OF CRISES IN THE CITY'S FUNCTIONING AND DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES
Authors:   O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv, Danylov S.M. , Chechelnytskyi S.G. ,   O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv, Izbash A.M. ,   O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv
Published: December 2023

The article presents the systematization of crises events arising in the process of functioning and development of the city as a complex system with a large number of different components interacting in a dynamic manner. The city is analyzed as an object that consists of a multitude of systems and subsystems, whose life interests on one hand foster development and on the other, limit each other's growth. As they change under the pressure of external and internal factors, these elements encounter limitations imposed by adjacent systems, leading to conflicts in the life interests of the city's subsystems. In this case, the contradictions are necessary and inevitable conditions for the development of any system, providing its mutability under changing external conditions of existence. Practically, they act as the driving force of development, prompting the system to alter its properties. City risks losing its ability to adapt and becoming vulnerable to external influences and internal disturbances. The study uses ideas taken from systems theory and synergetics, which allow for conclusions that the city as a system demonstrates a classic case of the "Law of Unity and Conflict of Opposites", where there is a constant balancing between the need to maximize self-preservation and survive in a changing world. On the other hand ‒ the aspiration for changes, sometimes leading to crisis. These systemic contradictions can be resolved by sophisticated regulation or can be exacerbated by wrong decisions. This approach offers new horizons for urban planning, where every step should be deliberate and aimed at providing sustainable development, consolidation of the social structure and a higher quality of life for citizens. With this perspective, city governments can transform potential crises into opportunities for the development and modernization of urban environments.
EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF A DAMAGED BEAM REINFORCED WITH FIBER CONCRETE
Authors:   Odesa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Neutov S.P. , Yesvandzhyia V.Yu. ,   Odesa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Published: December 2023

The paper presents the results of a study of the load-bearing capacity of a beam damaged during hostilities, which was reinforced with steel fiber concrete. A beam with 20% damage in the compressed zone is considered. Before concreting, a foam liner was installed in the area of the planned damage, the shape and dimensions of which corresponded to the planned damage. After the concrete gained 70% of the brand strength, the liner was removed, and the resulting cavity was filled with a 2% mixture of fiber-reinforced concrete. This is one of the options for strengthening a beam in a comprehensive testing program for damaged beams, which involves studying a series of beams with different types of damage, damage zone (tension and compression) and its size, geometry and method of strengthening. The authors have developed a special stand for testing. Plane transverse bending of the loading of the beam under test is created using a hydraulic jack and a metal I-beam with a traverse that transmits two equal concentrated forces to the beam. The created load is controlled by an exemplary dynamometer of the Tokar system and a ring dynamometer, which acts as a support. Experimental studies have shown that a beam, the cross-section of which is 20% damaged in the middle compressed zone, and the shape of the damage is close to rectangular, has a load-bearing capacity of 93.6 kN, which is 95.0% of the load-bearing capacity of an undamaged beam (98.5 kN). Crack formation began on the 5th stage of loading, when the load value was 32.5 kN, that is, 34.7% of the load-bearing capacity of the damaged beam. In this case, 4 cracks formed in the pure bending zone. At the sixth stage, three more cracks appeared. At stages 9, 10 and 14 of loading, 7 more cracks formed. The maximum final crack opening width was 0.8 mm. throughout the testing process, the fiber-reinforced concrete liner worked with the beam as a single unit. It can be argued that strengthening a beam with 20% damage in the compressed zone using the method considered in the work makes it possible to achieve its load-bearing capacity, which is 95% of the load-bearing capacity of an undamaged beam.
SPATIAL-FUNCTIONAL APPROACHES TO CURRENT TRANSFORMATION OF BOARDING SCHOOLS AT THE AGE OF MODERNISM
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Babych O.M.
Published: December 2023

The article presents a number of possible approaches for the spatial and functional transformation of boarding facilities built in the era of modernism within the framework of Soviet standard construction. The main goal of this work was to create a theoretical basis for the gradual process of transformation of the existing material base of care for children deprived of parental care within the framework of the "de-institutionalization" strategy, which, in turn, is based on the privileging of family-type collectives. In the sense of the architectural strategy, the process of transformation of "institutionalized" institutions of the traditional planning and spatial structure based on the functionalist-rationalist method of design into "deinstitutionalized" institutions with the allocation of several zones for the family-type team is considered. It is assumed, that this method of achieving the goals of deinstitutionalization is only one of the possible ways related to the situation when the old premises of social care will cease to perform their functions in the traditional mode and the question of their new further use will arise. In addition, it was suggested that due to the presence of a certain number of residential facilities built on the basis of so-called standard projects, it may be possible to talk about the creation of "standard" recommendations based on them, which, to a certain extent, will simplify and reduce the cost of the process of reorientation of social care institutions about children deprived of parental care in the format of a family group. Four transformative principles have been outlined that will allow the process of refurbishing old modernist facilities, mostly built during the Soviet period, in accordance with the principles of the deinstitutionalization strategy adopted in Ukraine as the basis of the state treatment program for children in need of social care. They cover a complex of spheres, in particular, such as the positive constitution of the child's personality, his effective socialization, constant energy efficiency, etc.
SIMULATION OF COMPOSITES STRUCTURE FORMATION PROCESSES USING THE METHODS OF THE CATASTROPHE THEORY
Authors:   Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Kolesnykov A.V. , Semenova S.V. ,   Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Makovetska О.О. ,   Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Published: December 2023

The paper examines the possibility to model the structure formation processes in binder materials using some methods of catastrophe theory. Events at the level of coexistence and interaction of macroscopic and microscopic phenomena are analyzed. The dynamics of transformations at this level of material organization is considered using the method of structural potential, similar to the thermodynamic one, with the possibility of its empirical identification based on the processing of microscopic images. The transition to the potential functions of the theory of catastrophes is carried out by means of geometric parameterization ‒ selection of areas of the volume occupied by material phases and areas associated with interface boundaries. The model of structure formation is presented as a phenomenon in stochastic gradient systems caused by the emergence of features of the structural potential and their transformation upon changing the controlling physicochemical parameters. The possibility of adapting the apparatus of phase diagrams of three-component systems to the considered tasks and its affinity with catastrophe theory models is shown. The structural-phase diagram is constructed by analogy to the Gibbs-Roseboom method on a triangle, while the coordinates are parts of components with different geometric structures ‒ cavities, continuous material at a given scale and interfaces with the surrounding transformed material. From the potential functions of the theory of catastrophes, those that correspond to the analyzed system are reasonably selected - umbilical functions, and in the simplified version ‒ potentials of one variable. A scheme for the study of materials using methods of structural potentials has been developed, which is based on the determination of mesoscopic scales for the material being studied, on the transition to the frequency characteristics of the image, then to the structural potential, which determines the range of structures realized in the material and, in the future, to the transition from structural potentials to physical properties.
Ревкоми на Поділлі 1917 – 1921 рр.
Authors: Кузьмінець Наталія
Published: December 2023

The article examines the establishment of totalitarian principles through the activities of revolutionary committees in Podillia during the period of Soviet rule. The author analyzes the importance of these committees in the formation of a new political system and their role in the military conflict and socio-economic issues. The article is aimed at a systematic analysis of documentary and archival materials to reveal the nature and trends in the functioning of these committees, emphasizing their military-communist, undemocratic orientation and setting a precedent for totalitarian principles of governance. The author calls for the study of this problem as a key aspect in the development of political history, emphasizing the need for further study and evaluation of these important events to understand the totalitarian tendencies of state governance.
Навчальні заклади Вінниці в роки нацистської окупації (1941-1944 рр.)
Authors: Зінько Юрій , Григорчук Петро
Published: December 2023

The material presented in this publication makes it possible to partially present a picture of the situation of the educational network of the city of Vinnytsia during the Nazi occupation, the attempts of the Ukrainian intelligentsia to establish the work of educational institutions and to enable school and university students to continue their studies regardless of the peculiarities of wartime. Further research and rethinking of all aspects of this problem will contribute to the preparation of a generalized work on the history of educational institutions during the World War II.