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Sequestro Internacional de Crianças
Authors: Vaz Pinto Neto Romeu
Published: January 2023

Trata-se de um comentário de jurisprudência relativo ao Recurso Especial n. 1.788.601/SP, o qual aborda o tema do sequestro internacional de menores, em que são discutidos os limites entre a Convenção da Haia de 1980 e o princípio do melhor interesse da criança. Nesta análise, conclui-se a prudência em casos relativos ao retorno de menores é a posição mais apropriada por abarcar o aludido princípio, mesmo que isso signifique um atraso no retorno do menor.
Registro de bens imateriais e participação popular
Authors: Rezende Martins Fernanda Rezende , Figueira de Melo Luiz Carlos , Ferreira Silva Luiza
Published: January 2023

O presente artigo visa demonstrar a existência de avanços e deficiências, no município de Uberlândia, em relação ao processo administrativo de registro do patrimônio cultural imaterial, no que tange aos aspectos de participação da população. Para tanto, partiu-se da legislação, tanto federal quanto local, sobre o registro e dos bens já registrados em Uberlândia para tal discussão, através de uma metodologia procedimental bibliográfica de cunho dedutivo. Diante disso, verificou-se de que forma o fomento a um processo de registro mais democrático e participativo é determinante para uma melhor gestão da política patrimonial imaterial nesse município, o que também é válido para os demais entes federativos
Pacto Mundial para o emprego e a 4ª Revolução Industrial
Authors: Rebêlo Felipe Cesar
Published: January 2023

O presente artigo tem como objetivo averiguar como a Quarta Revolução Industrial se estrutura no mundo atual, seus principais reflexos no mundo do trabalho, e como a Organização Internacional do Trabalho pode desempenhar um papel preponderante perante essa realidade, em resguardo à justiça social. Assim sendo, a forma mercadoria e os atributos do capitalismo flexível serão considerados, bem como a precarização social do trabalho com o cenário tecnológico elucidado. A análise a ser desenvolvida passa por esses elementos, e com base nos apontamentos da doutrina nacional e internacional. À guisa de conclusão, se espera compreender como a Organização Internacional do Trabalho pode se posicionar de forma a fazer valer a proteção laboral, ou se será necessário o entendimento de outras determinantes para que a relação laboral seja compreendida e tutelada na atualidade como maior efetividade. Assim sendo, adota-se o método hipotético-dedutivo como marco fundamental do método de abordagem.
Delimitación del Derecho a la Libertad de Reunión y Agrupación en España Producto de la Actual Crisis Sanitaria del Covid-19
Authors: Ancieta Rodriguez Esmeralda Carol , Cabello Ayzama Alex
Published: January 2023

La propagación del SARS-CoV-2 provocó la limitación de ciertos derechos fundamentales como una medida de protección del derecho a la salud y a la vida. Sin embargo, muchas de estas medidas fueron aplicadas de manera difusa, causando confusión sobre el respeto de los derechos fundamentales como el derecho a la reunión y agrupación. Por lo tanto, por medio del método deductivo, este documento busca estudiar las medidas adoptadas por España en cuanto a la afectación del derecho a la libertad de reunión y agrupación. Al final, se concluye en la aplicación de la difusa horizontalidad de los derechos a la reunión y asociación en contraposición con el derecho a la salud y el orden público viéndose cuestionada en relación a las sentencias y pronunciamientos por parte de los Tribunales Constitucionales.
Análise Econômica dos Direitos Fundamentais Sociais
Authors: Araujo Andrade Oliveira Eric , Correia de Oliveira Jadson
Published: January 2023

Quando da ocorrência de crises e insegurança, renovados são os questionamentos acerca do grau de eficiência ou não das políticas estatais constitucionalmente previstas, voltadas para a superação de tais episódios. Tendo em vista o atual e paradigmático momento histórico em que a humanidade enfrenta a pandemia de SARS-COV2, exsurge o questionamento: As atividades estatais orçamentárias e correlatas ao orçamento vêm sendo conduzidas racionalmente? O prisma racional-econômico proposto por linhas teóricas tais como a análise econômica do Direito são ferramentas adequadas para se quantificar o desempenho estatal? Para solucionar tais questionamentos a pesquisa adotará o método lógico dedutivo, com o aporte bibliográfico e normativo. Conclui-se que a análise econômica do Direito, enquanto metodologia complementar, e, portanto, ferramenta a disposição do gestor público pode vir a incrementar positivamente a gestão de recursos públicos e a escolha de práticas mais eficientes que permitam a concretização dos Direitos sociais fundamentais, contanto que as premissas da análise econômica do Direito não se tornem substitutivas das normas jurídicas, podendo vir a fornecer subsídios para sanar de forma eficiente e racional, por meio de políticas públicas, situações de escassez, assim como aquela decorrente da pandemia de SARS-COV2
II Jornada de Pesquisa CDEA
Authors: Lima Marques Claudia , F. Almeida Rangel Andréia
Published: January 2023

Trata-se da publicação dos resumos selecionados via dobuble blind review, os quais foram apresentados no evento intitulado ‘II Jornada de Pesquisa CDEA: superendividamento e proteção do consumidor’, realizado entre os dias 30 de novembro e 02 de dezembro de 2021, na modalidade virtual, pela Faculdade de Direito da UFRGS e pela Faculdade Nacional de Direito da UFRJ, com o apoio da Revista.
Apresentação do Dossiê “Direitos Humanos e Internet: Desafios Contemporâneos”
Authors: Bucci Daniela
Published: January 2023

A proposta de organização do presente dossiê “Direitos Humanos e Internet: Desafios Contemporâneos” surge da necessidade de reflexão a respeito da concretização ou violação de direitos fundamentais e direitos humanos, bem como a respeito dos conflitos entre direitos que emergem da criação e desenvolvimento de novas tecnologias e seus impactos. O objetivo, portanto, é promover o debate sobre os desafios contemporâneos das relações entre direitos ou das novas perspectivas que precisam ser oferecidas a respeito dos direitos humanos e fundamentais no contexto da Internet, fornecendo contribuições para o avanço na solução dos problemas enfrentados atualmente pela sociedade nacional e internacional neste contexto.
Historical Cartography (NE, Brazil): A Study of Coastal Geoforms Cartographed Post-Discovery
Authors: Farrapeira Neto Carlos Araújo , Meireles Antônio Jeovah Andrade , Paula Davis Pereira , Barrera Francisco Borja , Artigas Rafael Cámara , Barrera César Borja , Albuquerque Miguel Guia , Amorim Josafá Terto
Published: January 2023

Geomorphological studies are crucial for understanding the evolution of relief, and when associated with cartography, they enhance the interpretation and knowledge of environmental dynamics. Hence, historical cartography is essential for the documental rescue of landscapes, which, based on the mapped geoforms, enhances post-discovery studies for the state of Ceará, Brazil. Historically, this state was intermittently mapped in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries but gained greater attention from Portugal in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries after its separation from Pernambuco. Despite this, cartographic studies on coastal geoforms are not typical for the Ceará coast over a given period, highlighting the importance of this investigation. Therefore, this article aimed to study the environmental history of the coastal geoforms mapped on the extreme west coast of Ceará in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This research had a qualitative and exploratory basis, with cartographic documental surveys online and in loco, covering the municipalities of Jijoca de Jericoacoara, Camocim, and Barroquinha. Fifty maps of different origins were collected, three of which were used: a French sketch and two Portuguese maps. In the French material of 1615, geoforms in the Cape de la Tortue indicated the presence of a rocky island separated from the mainland. From the Portuguese map of 1629, a well-cut coastline was noted, identifying Buraco das Tartarugas, where there were two islands of different sizes. In the 1794 map, an island in the cove called Geri qua Coá was noted, differing in landscape from the previous ones, as it did not have tombolos connected to the continent. The cartographies presented particularities for revealing a possible advance in the local sea level. Thus, it is possible to motivate future research in the area of historical cartography as a tool for the analysis of the paleogeographic evolution of the coastal zones of Ceará.
Vulnerabilidade Ambiental da Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Buriticupu, Maranhão – Brasil: o Relevo como Elemento Chave
Authors: Medeiros Rafael Brugnolli , Santos Luiz Carlos , Bezerra José Fernando Rodrigues , Silva Quesia Duarte , Melo Silas Nogueira
Published: January 2023

Pesquisar uma bacia hidrográfica na região Amazônica requer assimilar que esta apresenta uma relevância nacional e mundial, estando a área de estudo situada no chamado arco do desmatamento, eleva a necessidade de entender seu contexto, vulnerabilidades e componentes físicos, ambientais e antrópicos. Esta pesquisa objetivou avaliar a vulnerabilidade ambiental da Bacia Hidrográfica do rio Buriticupu/Maranhão, com vistas a fomentar melhorias que possam contribuir com o processo de planejamento ambiental e, especificamente, de recursos hídricos. Para tanto, utilizou-se o ambiente de Sistema de Informação Geográfica para trabalhar com a Álgebra de Mapas, interrelacionando dados primários e secundários sobre a geologia, relevo, pedologia e uso e cobertura da terra, para gerar uma cartografia de síntese. Os resultados apontaram áreas com predominância das classes médias de vulnerabilidade, entretanto, o destaque fica por conta das planícies aluviais, que se tornaram, nas análises, as áreas mais frágeis do ponto de vista ambiental, sobretudo por serem solos saturados em água (gleissolos), depósitos inconsolidados de areia e silte (depósitos aluvionares) e por exibirem extensas vegetações úmidas, características de matas de igapó e de várzea. Este estudo foi capaz de gerar um documento que seja aplicável à área de estudo, além de propiciar, de modo sistêmico e integrado, um produto que contribuirá para possíveis planejamentos, sobretudo para um futuro comitê de bacia hidrográfica, algo necessário e ainda embrionário do Maranhão.
THE ESTIMATION OF NATURAL AND VACCINE-INDUCED IMMUNITY FOR PROTECTION OF NEW CORONAVIRUS INFECTION IN PERSONS WHO HAVE CONTACT WITH COVID-19. CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS
Authors: Sapozhkova Zh. Yu. , Milovanova G. A. , Patsap O. I.
Published: January 2023

Objectives. The aim of the study was to estimate the protection level by anti-IgG to RBD S-protein of the SARS-CoV-2 delivered from natural and vaccine-induced immunity in persons who have contact with COVID-19.
Methods. Fourteen (14) persons presented a lab medical stuff and their relatives aged 19-72 years with several COVID-status (CoV-ST) who had contact with COVID-19 the last 10 days before blood collection was underwent to clinical trials.
The CoV-ST presented by 1) non-vaccinated, recovered, nV-Recover; 2) unvaccinated, non-contact, V-nC; 3) recovered and then vaccinated (hybrid), R-V (hybrid); 4) vaccinated and then infected and recovered, V-R; 5) vaccinated, now ill, |V-Ill; 6) non-vaccinated, now ill, nV-Ill. Quantitative ELISA was conducted by anti-IgG RBD S-protein SARS-CoV-2 kit in blood serum with resulting in BAU “binding antibody units” (First WHO International Standart for anti-SARS-CoV immunoglobulin (human), NIBSC code: 20/136). The estimation was performed according manual for kit and immunoassay analyser in optical density of solutions at one main wavelength of 405 nm. The Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient of nonparametric measure was used due to small numerous of cohort. Statistical analyses was calculated with GraphPad Prism 8.0.1 and Microsoft® Excel® for Microsoft 365 MSO (verse 2201 16.0.14827.20158) programs.
Results. All fourteen (14) persons who had contact with COVID-19 was immunized. Three (3) female persons aged less than 30 years had anti-IgG RBD S-protein SARS-CoV-2 in diapason from 19.2 till 230.1 BAU/mL which was infected and got ill with might-to-moderate symptoms of COVID-19 (f,34 nV-Recover; f,33 nV-Ill; f,22 V-Ill). Eleven (11) persons which was not infected and got ill 1) six (6) with R-V (hybrid) and vector technology vaccine had anti-IgG < 500 BAU/ml; 2) eight (8) persons, seven (7) of them with R-V (hybrid), vector and mRNA-technology vaccines had anti-IgG >500 BAU/ml; 3) four (4) persons with R-V (hybrid), one (1) of them had a vector technology vaccine, three (3) of them had an mRNA technology vaccine had anti-IgG > 5000 BAU/ml; 4) the highest concentration of specific anti-IgG 50,000 BAU/ml was detected in 19-year-old men with R-V (hybrid) and mRNA technology vaccine.
Conclusion. Direct moderate and moderate inverse correlation was noted between many factors which can determine an adaptive human immunity. The observe study showed a rapid immune response to neutralization of viruses in medical stuff and their relatives who had closest contact with COVID-19, aged 19 to 50 years and who previously was ill and subsequently was vaccinated triply by vector vaccine or previously was ill and then was vaccinated twice by mRNA vaccine.
WORLD PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET: TRENDWATCHING
Authors: Dremova N. B. , Solomka S. V.
Published: January 2023

At present, the importance of the pharmaceutical sector of the economy has increased significantly in public perception. This review provides up-to-date information at the beginning of 2022 on the main trends in the global pharmaceutical market. Among the current trends are: the key role of pharmaceuticals in the fight against the SARS-Covid-19 pandemic, the problems of a latent pandemic of drug-resistant infections, the high cost of new drugs and an increase in the market share of cheap biosimilars, the expansion of cooperation between developers of new drugs and vaccines, features in changes in the structure pharmaceutical companies, expanding opportunities in the retail pharmaceutical market, analysts՚ opinions on market prospects for the next 5 years. Materials from open sources were used: industry and business media, websites of pharmaceutical companies and non-profit organizations, WHO publications and scientific publications.
DESIGNING A COLLABORATIVE MODEL FOR THE RAW MATERIAL PROCUREMENT PROCESS TO ELEVATE THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS
Authors: Hapsari Chaterine Alvina Prima , Wicaksono Purnawan Adi , Budiawan Wiwik , Sari Diana Puspita , Rahma Atheea Annisa , Paramestha Dominico Laksma
Published: January 2023

The furniture industry is a non-oil and gas sector that can be developed aggressively due to the abundant natural resources provided by Indonesia's forests. However, there are several issues in the wooden furniture industry, starting on the upstream supply chain, especially in the raw material procurement process. The increasing product cost because of high procurement costs could make this industry hard to compete or grow. Thus, this study proposes an improvement of raw material procurement by developing a collaborative model to minimize the total circular procurement cost in the wooden furniture industry supply chain. Adopting the collaborative model is expected to reduce the raw material procurement costs of all parties involved in the supply chain by shortening the supply chain. In addition, this study built a dynamic system model with an implementation circular supply chain concept, which focuses on regenerating the wood raw material toward zero waste. The finding is that a collaborative model could reduce the total circular procurement cost by 25% to 35% compared to the base model. A recommendation for building the terminal comes from the collaborative model. The result of this study provides a solution to elevate the furniture industry's competitiveness through cost reduction.
Indian Summer at Sand Hill: The Revey and Richardson Families at the New Jersey Shore
Authors: Garland Claire
Published: January 2023

This essay discusses the centuries-long history of Monmouth County’s Lenape-Delaware Revey clan and the Cherokee Richardson clan using historical records and photographs from Monmouth County and the States of New Jersey and New York – as well as from the Sand Hill Indian Historical Association and private family archives.  Although much of the general public today persists in thinking that all Lenape have left the state, small communities continued to inhabit the northern shore area throughout the colonial period and to this day, as documented by land transactions, vital statistics, censuses, military records, and archival references. They intermarried with whites, other indigenous people, and African Americans, and contributed greatly to their communities. The story of the Sand Hill Indians of Monmouth County told in part here illuminates the historical interactions of Native American, European, and African cultures at the New Jersey shore and how those interconnected communities evolved over two centuries.
High performance liquid chromatography as a micro-destructive technique for the identification of anthraquinone red dyestuffs in cultural heritage objects
Authors: Careaga Valeria P. , Blanco Guerrero Astrid , Siracusano Gabriela , Maier Marta S.
Published: January 2023

This article describes two of the most common natural sources of red anthraquinones that have been used since antiquity for textile dyeing and as lake pigments, namely cochineal insect and the roots of Rubia and Relbunium plants. Carminic acid is the main component of carmine, the red colorant obtained from cochineal. Alizarin and purpurin are found in the extracts of Rubia roots, but Relbunium roots contain only purpurin. These red anthraquinones have been identified in a variety of cultural heritage objects. High performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) is described as the most suitable analytical technique for the identification of these dyestuffs, particularly in micro-samples from textiles or pigment layers in paintings and polychrome sculptures. Finally, application of HPLC-DAD analysis to the identification of lake pigments in micro-samples of mural paintings of two eighteenth century Andean churches in Peru is described.
Survival of the Fittest: The Long-run Productivity Analysis of the Listed Information Technology Companies in the US Stock Market
Authors: Qiao Guangshun
Published: January 2023

This article tries to estimate the operating efficiency among 30 years (1989–2018) in the information technology (IT) industry, where technologies are everchanging. The balanced panel data model of Kneip et al. is extended to an unbalanced panel data model for more generic applications. The estimation results based on listed IT firms in the US stock market provide evidence that the law of the jungle is applicable to the IT industry. The industry survivors, which often obtain and maintain market power through merger and acquisition, create economic moats by setting high barriers to entry to defend against risk and uncertainty and dominate the capital-intensive and technology-intensive IT industry. At the same time, the estimation results also demonstrate that the global IT industry is highly sensitive to technological waves and business cycles. Though thriving start-ups and spin-offs stimulate innovation and generate a richer diversity, economies of scale are still essential for sustainable development in the IT industry.
Rutin-loaded selenium nanoparticles modulated the redox status, inflammatory, and apoptotic pathways associated with pentylenetetrazole-induced epilepsy in mice
Authors: Mohamed Kareem M. , Abdelfattah Mohamed S. , El-khadragy Manal , Al-Megrin Wafa A. , Fehaid Alaa , Kassab Rami B. , Abdel Moneim Ahmed E.
Published: January 2023

Worldwide, epilepsy is the second most prevalent neurological disorder. Disappointingly, various adverse effects are being observed with currently used antiepileptic drugs. Nanomedicine represents an effective strategy to overcome these limitations with a better central drug delivery. Hence, our work aimed to unravel the antiepileptic efficacy of rutin (Rut) loaded with selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) against pentylenetetrazole (PTZ)-challenged mice. Ten days before PTZ (60 mg·kg−1) intraperitoneal injection, mice were orally administered Rut (100 mg·kg−1), sodium selenite (0.5 mg·kg−1), SeNPs (100 mg·kg−1), or sodium valproate (reference drug, 200 mg·kg−1). Remarkably, administration of Rut-loaded SeNPs (Rut-SeNPs) to epileptic mice markedly increased the latency time and decreased the severity and duration of seizures. Remarkable increases were also noticed in acetylcholinesterase, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, dopamine, and norepinephrine levels in epileptic mice treated with Rut-SeNPs. Furthermore, Rut-SeNPs boosted the cellular antioxidant defense by increasing superoxide dismutase, catalase, GSH, Nrf2, and HO-1, along with decreased malondialdehyde and nitric oxide levels. In addition, the nanotherapy successfully mitigated the inflammatory mediators (tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6, cyclooxygenase-2, and nuclear factor kappa B) in mice hippocampus. Rut-SeNPs antagonized neuronal apoptosis by decreasing Bax and caspase-3 and increasing the levels of Bcl-2. Conclusively, the present work suggests Rut-loaded SeNPs as an effective antiepileptic therapy through correction of disturbed neurotransmitters, oxidative status, neuroinflammation, and apoptosis.
Analysis of the tensile and bending strengths of the joints of “Gigantochloa apus” bamboo composite laminated boards with epoxy resin matrix
Authors: Manik Parlindungan , Firdhaus Ahmad , Tuswan Tuswan , Kiryanto Kiryanto , Ichsan Bagus Muhammad
Published: January 2023

The need for wood in the ship building industry continues to grow every year. An alternative raw material is needed to replace wood at a more affordable price, namely, bamboo laminated boards. However, bamboo has a weak connection between its segments, with a maximum length between components of less than 40 cm. To reduce these weaknesses, the connection between bamboo segments with laminated boards is carried out as follows: scarf joint, butt joint, finger joint, desk joint, and tongue and groove joint. The study aims to determine the connection’s effect on each connection variation’s strength. Tensile tests and bending tests were carried out on the test specimens. The average results obtained were quite varied for the tensile test, which were in the range of 81.36–118.62 MPa, while the results of buckling test were in the range of 395.28–475.89 MPa. This study revealed that the connection of the specimen with seven layers had a value of 118.62 MPa in the tensile strength test and 475.89 MPa in the buckling strength test, while 3 layers finger joint samples with the lowest buckling tensile strength value had a value of 81.36 MPa tensile strength and 395.28 MPa bending strength.
Fabrications and microstructure analysis of cobalt-based coatings by an easy-coating and sintering process
Authors: Meng Lingyu , Hu Ming , Jia Keming
Published: January 2023

In order to enhance the service life of special complex shaped workpieces under severe working conditions, a new coating preparation process, namely, easy-coating and sintering technology, has been proposed. In this study, the feasibility of preparing Co-based coatings on 38CrMoAl substrates using the easy-coating and sintering process was investigated, and the microstructure and properties of the Co-based coatings were studied. By optimizing the parameters of the sintering process, the prepared coating is dense, and the coating forms a good metallurgical bond with the substrate with few pores, but no other defects. As the process has good applicability to the surface of complex-shaped parts, the inner wall of small serpentine tubes and large thicknesses, and is low-cost and easy to operate, the easy-coating-sintering process has great application prospects.
From action to performative gesture: the Slapping movement used by children at the age of four to six
Authors: Ladewig Silva H. , Hotze Lena
Published: January 2023

This paper introduces a manual movement performed recurrently by German children in the age range of four to six. Based on the movement gestalt and its meaning, we termed it the Slapping movement. All forms identified in the data were performed with a communicative function, yet they showed different degrees of “gesturality.” To be more precise, we observed versions that clearly count as actions or gestures, but we also observed transitional forms between them. Based on a thorough analyses of form, meaning, and context we determined variations of the Slapping gesture that showed different degrees of abstraction from action to gesture in a semiotic sense. These degrees are distinguished by modifications in the execution of the movement and different levels of form stability, environmental coupling, and representational complexity.
A collection of machine learning assisted distributed fiber optic sensors for infrastructure monitoring
Authors: Karapanagiotis Christos , Hicke Konstantin , Krebber Katerina
Published: January 2023

In this paper, we present a collection of machine learning assisted distributed fiber optic sensors (DFOS) for applications in the field of infrastructure monitoring. We employ advanced signal processing based on artificial neural networks (ANNs) to enhance the performance of the dynamic DFOS for strain and vibration sensing. Specifically, ANNs in comparison to conventional and computationally expensive correlation and linearization algorithms, deliver lower strain errors and speed up the signal processing allowing real time strain monitoring. Furthermore, convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are used to denoise the dynamic DFOS signal and enable useable sensing lengths of up to 100 km. Applications of the machine learning assisted dynamic DFOS in road traffic and railway infrastructure monitoring are demonstrated. In the field of static DFOS, machine learning is applied to the well-known Brillouin optical frequency domain analysis (BOFDA) system. Specifically, CNN are shown to be very tolerant against noisy spectra and contribute towards significantly shorter measurement times. Furthermore, different machine learning algorithms (linear and polynomial regression, decision trees, ANNs) are applied to solve the well-known problem of cross-sensitivity in cases when temperature and humidity are measured simultaneously. The presented machine learning assisted DFOS can potentially contribute towards enhanced, cost effective and reliable monitoring of infrastructures.
The molecular biology of peritoneal metastatic disease
Authors: Bootsma Sanne , Bijlsma Maarten F , Vermeulen Louis
Published: January 2023

Peritoneal metastases are a common form of tumor cell dissemination in gastrointestinal malignancies. Peritoneal metastatic disease (PMD) is associated with severe morbidity and resistance to currently employed therapies. Given the distinct route of dissemination compared with distant organ metastases, and the unique microenvironment of the peritoneal cavity, specific tumor cell characteristics are needed for the development of PMD. In this review, we provide an overview of the known histopathological, genomic, and transcriptomic features of PMD. We find that cancers representing the mesenchymal subtype are strongly associated with PMD in various malignancies. Furthermore, we discuss the peritoneal niche in which the metastatic cancer cells reside, including the critical role of the peritoneal immune system. Altogether, we show that PMD should be regarded as a distinct disease entity, that requires tailored treatment strategies.
Improving the Procedures for Concluding Transfer Pricing Agreements in Russia and Kazakhstan: a Comparative-Legal Analysis
Authors:   Ural State Law University, Russian Federation, Belykh Vladimir , Stadnik Tatyana
Published: January 2023

The article provides a comparative analysis of the procedure for considering and concluding transfer pricing agreements in the countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan. The issues of determining the parties to the transfer pricing agreement, introducing amendments and additions to them, the timing of the final decision on the application of entrepreneurs to conclude an agreement, as well as the list of documents required for its signing are to be investigated. The discussions of civil scientists regarding the interpretation of the nature of agreements on pricing, namely, referring them to one of the types of tax control or to a contractual form of regulation of relations in the field of taxation have been studied and reflected. The positive and negative aspects of transfer pricing agreements for the state and business have been identifi ed. It is noted that pricing agreements can help achieve a balance of public and private interests, neutralize the negative aspects of the use of transfer prices, including reducing numerous disputes and litigation between entrepreneurs and government agencies. Proposals were made to amend and supplement the legislation on transfer pricing in Russia and Kazakhstan in terms of improving the procedure for concluding transfer pricing agreements for tax purposes.
The Impact of Changes in the Interpretation of Normative Acts on the Stimulating Function of the Tax on the Example of The Polish Real Estate Tax
Authors:   Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, Kałążny Adam
Published: January 2023

The article presents the issue of variability in the approach to the interpretation of tax law by courts. The author’s goal is to determine how changes in the approach to the interpretation of regulations may affect the implementation of the tax stimulating function. The analysis was carried out on the example of Polish regulations governing real estate tax, in particular providing for two types of tax exemptions: for harbour infrastructure and for railway infrastructure. Since in Poland the real estate tax paid on infrastructure facilities is a significant burden for entrepreneurs, tax exemptions have a large stimulating function by encouraging taxpayers to build and maintain certain types of assets (e.g., harbours, railway lines). The author presents how the approach taken by the courts to the interpretation of the exemption for harbour infrastructure resulted in the exclusion of river harbours from the scope of the exemption. At the same time, contrary to this approach, the subsequent line of interpretation of the courts regarding the railway exemption enabled taxpayers to exempt railway sidings from tax. Despite this change, in the case of river harbours, the courts are still sticking to the old approach, as a result of which the stimulating function of the tax exemption for river harbours does not work.
Organizational Legal Forms for Social Entrepreneurship in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Authors:   Caspian University, Republic of Kazakhstan, Karagussov Farkhad
Published: January 2023

This article includes an analyzes of first steps taken in Kazakhstan to create a legal and organizational framework for social entrepreneurship. The expediency to distinguish a specific type of legal entities (along with commercial and non-commercial legal entities) in the Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as to regulate special organizational and legal forms for conducting social entrepreneurship is substantiated. The absence (at least in most cases) of traditionally understood financial investment relations in the establishment and financing of the activities of social entrepreneurship entities (and Social Economy as a whole) is stressed out. The need for the State to declare (as its political task) its focus on the formation of Social and Solidarity economy in Kazakhstan as a special sector of the national economy, including with the obligatory development of constitutional foundations to ensure the common good, recognition and observance of public interest, is emphasized. The objective need to create an eff ective system of social finance to support and develop Social Economy in Kazakhstan is substantiated.
Method of Incurring Public Expenditure in Relation to New Public Procurement Legislation in Poland
Authors:   University of Bialystok, Poland, Lotko Ewa
Published: January 2023

The aim of this paper is to discuss new legal solutions whose implementation may contribute to spending public funds in a targeted and cost-effective manner, obtaining the best effects from the given outlay. This article tries to answer the question whether the new Public procurement law facilitates effective spending of public funds. The conducted analysis includes legal provisions, work of the doctrine as well as data published by the Polish Public Procurement Office. A legal-dogmatic method is the main research method in this paper. The analysis conducted here allows to state that the principle of efficiency under Public procurement law should guarantee spending funds in a targeted and cost-effective manner with maintaining rules arising from the Act on public finance. Therefore, the actions of the legislator connected with the implementation of the new legal legislation on awarding public procurement which promotes greater care for efficient use of public funds should be assessed positively.
The Eu Economic Policy Coordination in the Context of Mitigating the Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors:   University of Bialystok, Poland, Tyniewicki Marcin
Published: January 2023

Economic policy of the European Union demonstrates significant specificity in relation to the classic understanding of economic policy implemented by a state. It results from the fact that in the EU economic policy participate states which at the same time retained competences to implement their own policies, however in specific areas these competences are limited, sometimes significantly. This complex structure means that the EU policy requires coordination. EU economic policy coordination was significant during the fight against COVID-19 pandemic and mitigating its effects. In this scope, the European Commission suggested several solutions (financial instruments).The subject of this paper is, on the one hand, the analysis of a theoretical model of the EU economic policy coordination resulting from the Treaty provisions, and on the other hand, legal evaluation of financial actions proposed by the EU and aimed at combating the effects of COVID-19 pandemic. This assessment is not unequivocally positive, because the Author has made a thesis that a part of the initiatives raises doubt regarding their compliance with the provisions of the Treaties.
From hashtag to cashback: Success determinants in crowdfunders' user behavior
Authors: Kizilkan Katrin
Published: January 2023

Crowdfunding is a popular approach for entrepreneurs to obtain financial support and has therefore gained importance in the literature and practice in recent years. The communication behavior of starters that lead to the success of a campaign will be summarized and expanded by new findings. As a theoretical added value, this article offers the first attempt to transfer communication theories to the field of reward-based crowdfunding to reveal success determinants in crowdfunders user behavior. The purpose of this paper is to give practical recommendations to starters on how to run a campaign successfully and, more generally, on how they can make full use of social media. By analyzing the dataset of crowdfunding campaigns from Startnext, the largest German-speaking reward-based crowdfunding platform, new success factors are identified using multivariate analysis methods. The results show that social media can offer significant value for businesspeople in terms of marketing if it is used strategically and frequently.
Examining the relationships between Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship, and e-Commerce. Evidence from Iberian and Scandinavian Countries
Authors: Silva Pedro Mendonça , Ferreira Moutinho Victor , Finisterra Paço Arminda
Published: January 2023

Digitisation is a phenomenon that inevitably affects companies and economies. Consequently, the virtual market seems an excellent alternative for aspiring entrepreneurs. Recent statistics precisely point to accelerated growth of e-commerce. Indeed, this and entrepreneurship are business tools that allow a new dynamic in the market. However, recent research has barely explored the relationship between entrepreneurship and e-commerce, so this study contributes to the literature by filling the gap.
In light of the above, this study has used several indicators from two groups of countries, namely Scandinavia, in broad terms (Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland), and Iberia (Portugal and Spain) from the years 2012 to 2020. The Panel Corrected Standard Errors models have been used for the econometric treatment of the data. The findings confirm the bidirectional causality between entrepreneurship and e-commerce. In addition, from a widerperspective of entrepreneurship, the paper also reveals that intrapreneurship based on Research and Development (R&D) is an e-commerce driver. Therefore, this study opens up a new discussion and provides relevant support for the theoretical framework and a valuable contribution to the scarce literature on the relationship between entrepreneurship and e-commerce.
Bioenergemal links, placebo effect, ageing and biocollapse
Authors: Cuevas-Sosa Alejandro
Published: January 2023

In addition to biomatter, the human body includes a bioenergeme (personal component of organized bioenergemal energy; BEG) and also a possible third virtual (temporary, potential) component as well or biointerfaceme. From my experience regarding bioenergemal communication (BELC, relative to the BEG) practice with BEGs that are either at the BEL universe (where the BEGs arrive after the body biocollapses, dies) or at the biomaterial (BML) universe (space-time), it is possible to biocommunicate with human BEGs regarding topics of mutual interest. Of course, any BEG can establish BELC from the BEL universe to any BEG at the BML universe and vice versa or between themselves there or here. In the biodialogue that we establish through any relaxation validated technique, the bioimage of a BEG would be a living and acting virtual biointerfaceme, just like the rest of bioimages that are formed during it or in dreams.1 The biomatter is not essential to live, the bioenergeme (BEG), of course, continues to live without it. Fever, for example, is systemic and affects the biointeraction and balance between the body and the BEG. The body performs as a particle (the incalculable dimensions of the BML universe place it this way), the BEG behaves as a wave, giving rise to a wave-particle quantum duality. Consequently, the BEG provides and preserves life –based on biomatter in the BML and biointerfacemal (BIFL) universes– in each and every one of the components or biotagonists of the unit universe (UU), including all scales. The gravitational collapse determines the end of the cosmic bodies and propitiates the formation of other structures of the cosmos; the human biocollapse releases the BEG to join the BEL universe, while in the BML universe the corpse disintegrates. The parallelism between gravitational collapse of cosmic components and biocollapse of terrestrial organisms is not only admissible, but could not occur otherwise.
Herpes zoster in an immunocompetent child post-covid-19 and meningococcal vaccine: a literature review of herpes zoster post-varicella vaccination in children
Authors: Karam Paula , Akl Jennifer , El - Kehdy Jessica
Published: January 2023

Herpes Zoster in childhood is a rare entity, caused either by infection with the varicella virus or post-vaccination with the live-attenuated varicella vaccine. In both cases, the virus remains dormant in dorsal root ganglia and reactivates at a later stage. The clinical presentation in both cases is a vesicular eruption in a dermatomal distribution. The first-line treatment is Acyclovir. We present a case of childhood herpes zoster that occurred one month after infection with the SARS-Cov-2 virus, four months after vaccination with the varicella zoster vaccine and four days after vaccination with the meningococcal vaccine. To our knowledge, this is the first report in Lebanon of herpes zoster occurring in a 14-months-old girl following COVID-19 disease, not due to infection with the varicella zoster virus (VZV), but rather to the VZV vaccine. Whether the eruption is a direct consequence of the COVID-19 disease, to the meningococcal vaccination, to both, or only a coincidence, remains to be elucidated. A literature review of herpes zoster post-vaccination in the pediatric population, as well as herpes zoster post-COVID infection follows.
From mustard seed to master’s degree: innovation in global peace studies for sustainable development in Africa
Authors: Mutalemwa George
Published: January 2023

The resolution to institutionalize peace studies across Catholic higher education institutions in Africa has been one of the major decisions of the Association of Catholic Universities and Higher Institutes of Africa and Madagascar (ACUHIAM) since 2017. Whereas some institutions have implemented this resolution, some others have not been able to do so. Nevertheless, the resolution passed by ACUHIAM Vice-Chancellors sowed a seed of an academic innovation through a project “Peace Studies for Sustainable Development in Africa” which was initiated by a transcontinental consortium of peace scholars from Germany, Tanzania, China and the United States of America in 2019. This consortium aimed at supporting African peace and development scholarship. Grounded in Peace Studies and Development Studies, this paper analyses and showcases the implementation of the innovation commonly known as “Global Peace” in terms publications and events, namely webinars, conferences, book launches and internships where one book has been published, another has been reviewed for publication and a call for papers has been issued for the third book. Over 60 weekly webinars have been organized. Global Peace is establishing a Master of Arts in African Peace and Sustainability Studies (MAAPSS), which is an innovation worth pursuing through a global partnership for sustainable peace and development, thus contributing to the implementation of Agenda 2030. Global Peace encompasses all 17 Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on SDG 4 on Quality Education; SDG 16 on Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions and 17 on Partnerships for the Goals.
The map of the bottom relief of the Sea of Azov
Authors: SKVORTSOV V.V.
Published: January 2023

The map of the bottom relief of the Sea of Azov is compiled according to remote sensing data of Earth on the base the information resource Google Earth. Mapping of the bottom relief was carried out on 36»-th network of the absolute bottom marks, which provides a much more detailed display of the relief compared to existing bathymetric maps. The created map reveals important features of the bottom relief of various water areas of the Sea of Azov, interpreted as the consequences of lithodynamic, as well as geotectonic processes.
Marine geophysical research in the first Ukrainian Antarctic expeditions: historical outline and some results
Authors: SOLOVYOV V.D. , BAKHMUTOV V.G.
Published: January 2023

The article is devoted of the 25th anniversary of the First Ukrainian Marine Antarctic Expedition (1997). The short history of development the marine geophysical study of the deep structures of the World Ocean and Antarctica in the S. I. Subbotin Institute of Geophysics (National Academy of sciences of Ukraine) is presented. Main focus is on the results obtained during the implementation of the «State research programs in Antarctica». The main patterns of geophysical anomalies and their spatiotemporal distributions in West Antarctica were investigated. The lithosphere deep structured geophysical models well corresponds with the evolution processes of the continental margin of the West Antarctica. The built-depth sections record the large-scale processes of the formation of the Drake Passage and the western part of the Scotia Sea as a result of the primary crust fragments’ transformation and the geodynamic evolution of the region located between South America and West Antarctica. Some results for the assessment of mineral resources and hydrocarbon potential of the continental margin structures of the NW area of the Antarctic Peninsula are presented.
VALUE ORIENTATIONS OF FUTURE FITNESS INSTRUCTORS
Authors: Mileva E. , Bahchevanova M.
Published: January 2023

The article discusses the value orientations of future fitness instructors aimed at their successful professional activity. For this purpose, a questionnaire was used, containing twenty values, among which the respondents must rank five in a hierarchical sequence. In this regard, the opinions of 27 students from postgraduate qualification center were surveyed and analyzed. The analysis of the results reveals a desire and motivation to support the activities of athletes to achieve the desired results, continuous enrichment of their own competence in the field and the pursuit of independent work.
The respondents want to gain all the necessary knowledge to optimize the condition of their future clients and to successfully practice this profession. Risky actions, authoritarian style of communication and work in a tense environment are not among the preferred values. The perspectives for improving the activities of future fitness instructors are outlined.
PEDAGOGICAL DIAGNOSTICS IN SPORT
Authors: Petrov L. , Kolev P.
Published: January 2023

PURPOSE. Argumentation of sports pedagogical diagnostics in sports. METHODS. In the study we use content analysis, comparative analysis and the method of sport-pedagogical diagnostics. RESULTS. Our research in the literature and information sources has shown that sport pedagogical diagnostics in sports has some similarities in the methodology of research in sport in Bulgaria and in other countries in the world. The discovery of sports talents is a task with increased difficulty and there are some very good achievements in Bulgaria in the period 1965-1990, but it has not been fully revealed. CONCLUSIONS. After 1990, with the change of socio-economic reality in Eastern Europe and specifically in our country, the conditions for preparations, control and evaluation of the achievements in sports also changed. With the change in the financing of sports, it has become extremely difficult to conduct sports pedagogical research. The sports pedagogical diagnostics has entered a new stage of development.
Attempted forced copulation by an immature Red-winged Blackbird male: Video evidence from the Grand River Grasslands of Iowa and potential explanations
Authors: Tori Wendy , Angell Joshua , Grushon Hannah , Roskamp Claudette , Clarkberg Thea , King Ethan , McKellar Molly , Mingione Jessica , Coon Jaime
Published: January 2023

Forced copulations are a type of sexual coercion that typically occurs when the fitness interests of males and females are in conflict. Forced copulations are rare in most species of birds, and there are only a few reports in passerine species. Here we report the first published observation of an immature Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus male attempting a forced copulation on a nesting Red-winged Blackbird female. We describe the behaviour and discuss potential explanations and implications for our observations.