bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fractal analysis of anatomical structures linear contours: modified Caliper method vs Box counting method
Authors: Maryenko N. І. , Stepanenko O. Yu.
Published: March 2022

Fractal analysis estimates the metric dimension and complexity of the spatial configuration of different anatomical structures. This allows the use of this mathematical method for morphometry in morphology and clinical medicine. Two methods of fractal analysis are most often used for fractal analysis of linear fractal objects: the Box counting method (Grid method) and the Caliper method (Richardson’s method, Perimeter stepping method, Ruler method, Divider dimension, Compass dimension, Yard stick method). The aim of the research is a comparative analysis of two methods of fractal analysis – Box counting method and author's modification of Caliper method for fractal analysis of linear contours of anatomical structures. A fractal analysis of three linear fractals was performed: an artificial fractal – a Koch snowflake and two natural fractals – the outer contours of the pial surface of the human cerebellar vermis cortex and the cortex of the cerebral hemispheres. Fractal analysis was performed using the Box counting method and the author's modification of the Caliper method. The values of the fractal dimension of the artificial linear fractal (Koch snowflakes) obtained by the Caliper method coincide with the true value of the fractal dimension of this fractal, but the values of the fractal dimension obtained by the Box counting method do not match the true value of the fractal dimension. Therefore, fractal analysis of linear fractals using the Caliper method allows you to get more accurate results than the Box counting method. The values of the fractal dimension of artificial and natural fractals, calculated using the Box counting method, decrease with increasing image size and resolution; when using the Caliper method, fractal dimension values do not depend on these image parameters. The values of the fractal dimension of linear fractals, calculated using the Box counting method, increase with increasing width of the linear contour; the values calculated using the Caliper method do not depend on the contour line width. Thus, for the fractal analysis of linear fractals, preference should be given to the Caliper method and its modifications.
CT assessment of the height of the coronary arteries orifice location and the height of the aortic sinuses in women with structural changes in the coronary arteries
Authors: Pidvalna U. Ye. , Beshley D. M. , Mateshuk-Vatseba L. R.
Published: March 2022

The most common form of cardiovascular disease in Ukraine is coronary heart disease, which is characterized by damage to the coronary arteries. The height of the aortic sinuses and the height of the coronary arteries are assessed when planning interventional procedures and cardiac surgery. Computed tomography can verify structural changes in the coronary arteries and morphometrically evaluate the components of the aortic sac. The purpose of the study: to measure the height of the coronary arteries orifice; height of the aortic sinuses in women with structural changes of the coronary arteries using computed tomography and assess the interdependence of measurements with anthropometric indicators (age, height, weight, body mass index, body surface area). Computed tomography-angiography of the chest of females with coronary arteries were processed. Statistical analysis: Shapiro-Francia test (correctness of distribution), Student’s t-test (comparison of the height of the coronary arteries and the height of the aortic sinuses); Pearson’s linear correlation; Fisher’s multifactorial regression analysis. The study found a direct correlation between height and measurability in women with coronary artery disease. The value of the growth rate was directly correlated with the height of the right aortic sinus (r=0.85, p=0.001), with the height of the lower edge of the right coronary artery orifice (r=0.74, p=0.01), the height of the upper edge of the left coronary artery orifice (r=0.67, p=0.03), the height of the upper edge of the right coronary artery orifice (r=0.67, p=0.03). It is proved that with increasing body surface area, the parameters of the right aortic sinus decrease: the inverse strong correlation r=-0.83, p=0.002. Significant direct relationships have been established between most of the measured components of the aortic root. Multifactor regression analysis showed a proven strong effect of anthropometric data and age on the height of the right aortic sinus: R=0.96, at p=0.009 (according to Fisher). This made it possible to build a model for predicting the height of the right aortic sinus depending on anthropometric and age parameters. Thus, in women with structural lesions of the coronary arteries, the increase in height correlates with an increase in the height of the right aortic sinus, the height of the coronary arteries orifice. An increase in body surface area correlates with a decrease in the height of the right aortic sinus in women with structural lesions of the coronary arteries.
Morphological features of the respiratory part in guinea pigs lung in dynamics of experimental allergic inflammatory process
Authors: Popko S. S.
Published: March 2022

The main function of the components of the respiratory tract is gas exchange while maintaining homeostasis in lung, given the pathogenic and non-pathogenic elements of the environment contained in the inhaled air. Morphological changes of the components of the respiratory part in lung of human and animals of adaptive nature under the influence of various factors on the body today remain insufficiently studied. The aim of the study was to investigate the morphological changes of the components of the respiratory part of guinea pigs lung in the dynamics of experimental ovalbumin-induced allergic inflammation. We used histological and electron microscopic methods to study the lungs of 48 male guinea pigs in experimental ovalbumin-induced allergic inflammation, simulated by subcutaneous sensitization and subsequent intranasal inhalation with ovalbumin. Morphological changes of the components of the respiratory tract of the lungs were determined in the early and late phases of allergic inflammatory process at the optical and submicroscopic levels. The early phase (23rd and 30th days of the experiment) was characterized by a predominance of alterative and destructive changes, consisted in the desquamation of the alveolar epithelium with a violation of the blood-gas barrier and hemomicrocirculatory bed. Type II alveolar cells had lesions of varying severity in the form of the absence of lamellar bodies or disturbances in the formation of their contents, vacuolization of the cytoplasm, mitochondrial damage. In the late phase of the development of the allergic inflammatory process (36th and 44th days of the experiment) in the respiratory part of lung were dominated adaptive and restorative changes. In addition, we observed dilation of the lung alveoli and thinning of the interalveolar septa, which is a consequence of the cascade of reactions of the local neuroendocrine and immune systems of lung as a result of allergen action. Thus, experimental ovalbumin-induced allergic inflammatory process of the respiratory tract is accompanied by structural and functional changes in the components of the respiratory part in lung of guinea pigs in stages depending on the duration of the experiment.
MASONRY AND MODERN TIMES: REBIRTH OF THE MOVEMENT IN ARMENIA (ANALYSIS OF REPUBLICAN PRESS)
Authors: M. Avagyan
Published: March 2022

The paper is dedicated to the topic of Masonry given day-to-day realities. The publications in the Armenian periodicals related to the rebirth of Masonry movements on post-Soviet territory, in particular in Armenia, are analyzed. The study draws parallels between century-long Masonry and newly made Masonic lodges. Historical realities, as a rule, condition today’s perception of Masonic movement in Armenia which is why very often this phenomenon is interpreted ambiguously, at times being covered in a veil of mystery or, even worse, negativity. There is every indication of unreliability and lack of verification of information, various defamations and hypotheses which confuse the uneducated minds resulting in quite a natural misunderstanding.
PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION OF WORK OF THE EXTRACURRICULAR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION AS A SOCIO-PEDAGOGICAL ISSUE AND THE BASIS OF DEVELOPMENT OF A CREATIVE PERSONALITY
Authors: Razmolodchykova I. V.
Published: March 2022

The article highlights the approaches to the study of planning and organization of out-of-school educational institution, which today is an important scientific issue and a necessary condition for the formation and development of a creative personality. Based on the analysis of the structure and content of planning the work of an out-of-school educational institution, the components and priority areas are presented, in which relation the educational policy of the institution is implemented. The theoretical bases of planning the work of an out-of-school institution are indicated. The requirements of the society to the development and upbringing of an individual in the work of an out-of-school educational institution are substantiated. The directions of work and functions which will promote successful realization of the programs directed on development of a creative personality of the child are defined.
Research Article Introductions as Hero Narratives
Authors: Vroom Jonathan
Published: March 2022

This article describes a strategy for teaching undergraduate students to read research articles (RAs)—called the hero narrative reading strategy. This strategy modifies an existing approach to reading RAs (the Scientific Argumentation Model [SAM]), which teaches students to identify an article’s rhetorical moves. The hero narrative reading strategy relabels the rhetorical moves that the SAM identifies in RA introductions (Motive and Objective), and it frames RA introductions as hero narratives; students are taught to see RA writers as making hero claims—claims that they are stepping up to address a critical problem that previous research has not adequately addressed. This strategy can help students to understand the rhetorical structure of RAs.
Evaluasi Sistem Proteksi Petir Eksternal “Studi Kasus Office PT Adaro Indonesia Site Dahai”
Authors: Henderawan Henderawan
Published: March 2022

Abstrak - Wilayah Indonesia terletak digaris katulistiwa dan beriklim tropis memiliki 200 hari guruh yang tergolong tertinggi di dunia, dikarenakan hal tersebut juga membuat nilai potensi resiko bahaya sambaran petir menjadi tinggi. Proteksi terhadap sambaran petir diperlukan untuk melindungi manusia, peralatan, bangunan dan lingkungan. Kesalahan perhitungan terhadap fasilitas instalasi penyalur petir berakibat gagalnya kinerja penyalur petir untuk melidungi objek-objek yang dilindunginya. Terdapat beberapa metode yang dapat membantu memproyeksikan luasan dan bentuk daerah perlindungan seperti, Sudut Perlindungan (Protective Angle), Metode Jala (Mesh Method), Metode bola bergulir (Rolling Spare). Jika melihat kondisi lapangan di PT Adaro Indonesia, pembangunan IPP (Instalasi Penyalur Petir) tidak dilakukan kajian teknis baik seperti identifikasi awal terhadap perlunya bangunan terhdap instalasi penyalur petir, yang dapat menggunakan 2 pendekatan yaitu Pendekatan PUIPP dan NFPA 780. Kedua pendekatan tersebut mempertimbangkan mulai dari jenis, bahan, tinggi, letak bangunan dan Jumlah Hari guruh (IKL). Setelah menentukan kebutuhan bangunan akan IPP, selanjutnya dengan metode sudut perlindungan, luasan daerah perlindungan dan bentukan sudut proteksi perlindungan dapat ditentukan dan memberikan gambaran dalam dan evaluasi terhadap sistem penyalur / proteksi petir atau dapat memberikan informasi tinggi dan dimana letak yang sesuai dibangunnya IPP didapatkan 62,5 % Bangunan-bangunan belum terlindungi dan 37.5 % bangunan terlindungi oleh IPP yang telah terpasang, serta setidaknya diperlukan 1 IPP baru yang dapat melindungi seluruh bangunan yang ada di PT Adaro Indonesia Site Dahai.Kata Kunci : Metode Sudut Perlidungan (Protective Angle), PUIPP, NFPA 780
Analisa Sisip Transformator Distribusi Terhadap Perbaikan Overload Dan Tegangan Ujung Gardu BNS-0126 Di PT Pln (Persero) Up3 Barabai
Authors: Pebrisasvian Ardina Tri , Karim Saiful
Published: March 2022

Gardu BNS-0126 yang terletak pada Penyulang BRB08 dalam data pembebanannya mencapai 124,17% (± 62,085 kVA) dari kapasitasnya yaitu 50 kVA dengan tegangan ujung sebesar 205V dan mengalami penurunan (drop voltage) sebesar 12%. Pembebanan tersebut melampaui dari kapasitas maksimum trafo standar 80%, yang berpotensi pada kerugian secara material dan finansial bagi PT PLN (Persero) UP3 Barabai. Jatuh tegangan yang diakibatkan dari hal tersebut sudah melebihi dari SPLNT6.001-2013 sebesar -±10% untuk tegangan rendah. Mempertimbangkan matriks pada Health Index assessment tier-1 Trafo Distribusi, terkait presentase pembebanan trafo berada pada kategori buruk karena dibebani ≥100%. Untuk mengatasi hal tersebut dapat diterapkan yaitu pemasangan transformator sisipan. Dengan pembebanan yang semula dari 124.17% menjadi 46,646% dari kapasitas 50kVA, kemudian tegangan ujung pada Gardu BNS-0126 dengan adanya sisip trafo semula sebesar 205 V dengan jatuh tegangan sebesar 12,0% naik menjadi 212 V dengan prosentase jatuh tegangan yang menurun sampai dengan 8,2%. Pelaksanaan sisip trafo untuk gardu BNS-0126 efektif untuk mengatasi kelebihan beban (overload) dan perbaikan tegangan ujung Kata Kunci : Sisip Trafo, Uprating Trafo, Transformator
SISTEM INFORMASI PELAYANAN JASA CUCI DAN CUSTOM SEPATU BERBASIS WEB (STUDI KASUS : GOOD AND BEAST SHOES)
Authors: Al-Ayyubi Farras Raihan
Published: March 2022

Cuci dan custom sepatu merupakan salah satu bisnis yang bergerak dalam bidang pelayanan jasa. Good and Beast Shoes merupakan sebuah usaha yang bergerak dalam bidang pelayanan jasa cuci dan custom sepatu yang berlokasi di Desa Geplak RT.04 RW.01, Kecamatan Karas, Kabupaten Magetan. Pada Good and Beast Shoes penyediaan informasi masih menggunakan sosial media dan mouth to mouth pelanggan yang pernah menggunakan pelayanan jasa tersebut serta pemesanan masih menggunakan whatsapp dan transaksi pembayaran yang masih tunai atau secara langsung, ditambah lagi pengelolaan data juga masih manual. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah membuat sistem informasi pelayanan jasa cuci dan custom sepatu berbasis web yang terkomputerisasi, dapat menampilkan informasi, mengelola data, melakukan dan menerima pemesanan sehingga mudah digunakan serta dapat melakukan transaksi pembayaran dengan mudah. Metode pengembangan sistem yang digunakan yaitu extreme programming dengan 4 tahapan yakni perencanaan, perancangan, pengkodean dan pengujian. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa sistem informasi pelayanan jasa cuci dan custom sepatu berbasis web dibuat dengan menggunakan bahasa pemrograman PHP serta untuk basis data menggunakan MySQL.Keyword : Sistem Informasi, Cuci dan Custom Sepatu, Web.
ANALISIS DAN RANCANGAN SISTEM INFORMASI MANAJEMEN KEBENCANAAN WILAYAH KALIMANTAN SELATAN
Authors: Muflih M Muflih
Published: March 2022

Kalimantan Selatan adalah salah satu provinsi di wilayah negara indonesia yang berada di pulau kalimantan, provinsi kalimantan selatan terdiri dari 13 kabupaten/kota, 153 kecamatan, 144 kelurahan dan 1.864 desa dengan jumlah penduduk 4.303.979 jiwa (berdasarkan data BPS tahun 2020). Pada tahun 2021 berdasarkan data BPBD Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan telah terjadi bencana besar yang dialami oleh masyarakat kalimantan selatan, dimana banjir dan tanah longsor terjadi secara bersamaan yang menyebabkan kegiatan masyarakat lumpuh total. Bencana banjir dan tanah longsor melanda  11 kabupaten/kota di kalimantan selatan. Pada 14 Januari 2021, status wilayah kalimantan selatan dinaikkan menjadi tanggap darurat banjir, bencana banjir terjadi dengan ketinggian air yang beragam, yaitu: 30 sentimeter, 50 sentimeter, 2 meter, dan 3 meter. Perkembangan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi berkembang sangat pesat seperti penggunaan smartphone yang terhubung dengan internet, faksimili, komputer, dan satelit dalam berbagai aktivitas sarana berkomunikasi dan memudahkan dalam melakukan pekerjaan. Sistem Informasi Manajemen adalah sebuah sistem manusia atau mesin yang terpadu (integrated) untuk menyajikan informasi guna mendukung fungsi operasi, manajemen, dan pengambilan keputusan dalam sebuah organisasi. Penelitian ini memberikan kontribusi kepada pihak terkait yaitu sebuah aplikasi tentang Sistem Informasi Manajemen Kebencanaan yang dapat mengelola berbagai macam data seperti data bencana, data terdampak, data logistik, pemetaan wilayah serta membantu untuk menjadi dasar dalam pengambilan keputusan baik dari pihak provinsi, kota/kabupaten maupun unsur koordinasi dibawahnya dan hasil laporan dari Sistem Informasi Manajemen Kebencanaan bisa dijadikan bahan evaluasi untuk kedepannya agar menghasilkan suatu kebijakan yang tanggap terhadap bencana di wilayah provinsi kalimantan selatan.
Patterns of Traumatic Spinal Injuries in the Developing World: A Five-Year Longitudinal Review
Authors: Kanna Rishi M. , Peddireddy Sreeharsha , Shetty Ajoy P. , Rajasekaran Shanmuganathan
Published: March 2022

Study Design: Retrospective review.Purpose: A 5-year longitudinal study documenting and comparing patterns of traumatic spinal injuries (TSIs) observed in developing countries.Overview of Literature: Current knowledge of the patterns and epidemiology of TSI are based on evidence from developed countries and there is a lack of data from developing countries to enable a comparison of information to formulate healthcare policies.Methods: A review of case records of all patients treated at a tertiary level trauma center over a 5-year period (2015–2019) was performed. Epidemiological, clinical, and radiological data were analyzed.Results: The incidence of spinal trauma was 6.2% (2,065/33,072) among all trauma patients. Among these 2,065 patients, the mean age was 43.4±16.3 years and 77.3% (n=1,596) were aged 21–60 years. The major cause of injury was falls (52.1%, n=1,069) and 49.8% were high-energy falls (>10 feet [=3.048 m]). In patients with TSI due to falls, injuries occurred at the workplace (n=376), home (n=309), trees (n=151), wells (n=77), and electric poles (n=57). Road traffic accidents contributed to 42% (n=862) of TSIs and predominantly affected motorcyclists (52%, n=467). Around half (53.5%, n=1,005) of all patients were in the lower socioeconomic strata. The most common injury level was thoracic region (37.2%, n=769). Spinal cord injury (SCI) occurred in 49% (n=1,011) of patients and 49.7% (n=1,028) had injuries associated with other organs.Conclusions: Our study indicated different demographic patterns and epidemiological features of TSI compared with the Western literature, including a preponderance of young male patients, falls from heights, motorcycle accidents, and a larger percentage of SCI. The high number of falls at workplace indicates a lack of knowledge among the public and policy makers about safety measures.
“Chilling Effect” in the Judicial Decisions of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal as an Example of a Legal Transplant
Authors: Chybalski Piotr
Published: March 2022

The paper is dedicated to describing the way of reception by the Polish Constitutional Tribunal of the “chilling effect”, i.e. an institution related to such activities of public authorities that form an indirect act of deterrence regarding the execution of constitutionally guaranteed rights and freedoms, esp. the freedom of expression. The discussed concept has originated in judicial decisions of the US Supreme Court and has spread into many contemporary legal systems, including jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights. Although it is evident that the Tribunal “took over” that concept from the ECHR, it in fact developed its own, unfortunately internally inconsistent, understanding of the chilling effect. Four different ways of application of chilling effect may be noticed in judicial decisions of the Polish CT, while only two of them reflect the perception of this institution by the US Supreme Court and the ECHR.
Perspectivas e Tendências nas Ciências Florestais: uma visão interdisciplinar para a Amazônia
Authors: Pontes Altem Nascimento , Albuquerque Álisson Rangel , Martins Walmer Bruno Rocha
Published: March 2022

Perspectivas e Tendências nas Ciências Florestais: uma visão interdisciplinar para a Amazônia foi organizado em 11 capítulos, cujos autores e coautores são referências nas temáticas abordadas. Os leitores vão encontrar aqui o que há de mais atual nas Ciências Florestais, o que torna a presente obra uma excelente fonte de conhecimento e de consulta para o entendimento das questões mais representativas dessa área. Outro diferencial desse livro é o viés interdisciplinar que permeia os textos dos capítulos, o que permite aprofundar as abordagens tratadas e assim ampliar o nível de complexidade dos problemas investigados.
Holanda and Chico Buarque de Holanda: interpreting the Brazilizn national identity’s formation
Authors: Kuznetsova Varvara
Published: March 2022

The author depicts the correlation between “The Roots of Brazil”, a сlassical work of the Brazilian historian and sociologist Sergio Buarque de Holanda, and “Spilt Milk”, a novel by Chico Buarque de Holanda, the famous scientist`s son and one of the most prominent and remarkable figures in the cultural life of the modern Brazil. The points the father dealt with in the middle of 1930s keep being a pressing problem nowadays and can be traced in his son`s work. We can see that Chico Buarque de Holanda seeks the answers to the same “Brazilian” questions. In particular, he is eager to understand if Brazil has managed to overcome its colonial legacy; if the Brazilian political elites have got the ability to separate the private interests from the public matters; and if the patriarchal society that had created the “cordial man” (the quintessence of the Brazilian identity) has vanished as the outcome of the modernization.
WORD-FORMATION PRODUCTIVITY OF ABBREVIATIONS IN ITALIAN AND SERBIAN / MONTENEGRIN: DERIVATION BY SUFFIXATION
Authors: Lazarević Radmila
Published: March 2022

The research is focused on the comparison between the abbreviations in modern Italian and those in Serbian and Montenegrin language, as stems for derivation by nominal, adjectival, and verbal suffixes. The approach is contrastive, and for the corpora were used mostly materials extracted from the daily press, as well as dictionaries of neologisms in the case of Italian corpus. For the Italian corpus, the dictionaries used were Neologismi: Parole nuove dai giornali (2009) by Istituto Treccani, with an updated online version of that dictionary on the publisher’s site https://www.treccani.it/magazine/lingua_italiana/neologismi/, as well as the database ONLI: Osservatorio Neologico della Lingua Italiana (https://www.iliesi.cnr.it/ONLI/), which collects materials mostly from daily and weekly press. Several studies on abbreviations were also very helpful as the source for examples of suffixation. Serbian and Montenegrin press was analyzed as one corpus, as there are virtually no differences between these languages as far as abbreviations are concerned. The latter corpus relies mostly on online versions of Serbian and Montenegrin daily press (Vijesti, Pobjeda, Dan, Novosti, Telegraf, Politika, and so on), with several examples taken from social media, blogs and web portals, for the most part through the web site Kontekst.io (https://www.kontekst.io/) which for Serbian corpus uses database srWaC (Serbian Web, https://www.clarin.si/noske/run.cgi/corp_info?corpname=srwac&struct_attr_ stats=1&subcorpora=1). As in printed Serbian and Montenegrin literature were found only older and, in some cases, outdated examples, it was necessary to complement this corpus with newer and more up-to-date materials. In the corpora analysis, neologisms derived from acronyms by suffixation were of particular interest, as an indicator of vitality and productivity of these lexical items in modern language. As they become more and more present in modern languages, this traditional approach to abbreviations as a marginal anomaly should be revised. It is necessary to establish consistent rules of writing and pronouncing for some acronyms, as well as to meet the requirements of everyday use which their limited inflection and morphosyntactic irregularity can complicate. Although their form does not conform to the rest of the language system, their use is becoming more frequent and encompassing, and the number of derivations from the most used and present abbreviations keeps growing. In both Serbian and Montenegrin linguistics, the research of abbreviations has merely started as far as word formation is concerned. Therefore, this field offers a lot of potential for further research, especially if one observes the daily influence of extralinguistic context on the changes in modern language.
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES, A STORY BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AND A FILM BY ANTE BABAJA: INTERMEDIAL STORYTELLING AS AN OBSTACLE COURSE FOR POLITICAL ALLEGORY
Authors: Kos-Lajtman Andrijana , Radić Damir
Published: March 2022

The Emperor's New Clothes (1837) by Hans Christian Andersen is a classic of children's literature, but also holds an emblematic position in the sphere of world literature and culture in general – it is one of the most translated stories/fairy tales, published in numerous languages all around the world and transposed into various media, but it is also a story with a rich semantic potential which allows for diverse and stratified interpretations. The focus of this paper is the comparative analysis of the famous Andersen story, and the eponymous feature film by the Croatian and Yugoslav director Ante Babaja, filmed in 1961. The screenplay was written by Božidar Violić, who adapted Andersen's story for film. The Emperor's New Clothes is the first feature film by this renowned director, and also the first Croatian feature film in colour. The unusual adaptation by Babaja is interesting on several levels and for several reasons – both strictly poetic reasons (the approach is atypical, where the standard scenography is absent, and white surfaces take its place along with the so-called high-key film photography, done by Oktavijan Miletić), and reasons of a wider scope, related to reception. Babaja's film enables different readings than the ones based on Andersen's template by intervening into the motif and narrative dimensions of the original story, but also through transgressions at the stylistic level (intermedial contact with stage acting), and, especially, the socio-political context in which the film originated (socialist Yugoslavia). More precisely, Babaja's The Emperor's New Clothes reinterprets Andersen's story by adding to it a concrete socio-political allegory of (not only) former Yugoslavia, while at the same time not discarding the central space of Andersen's story – the relation between collective conventions and individual consciousness, cowardice and courage, submission and freedom, as the archetypical spaces of human communities.
What's in a Pandemic? COVID-19 and the Anthropocene
Authors: Arias-Maldonado Manuel
Published: March 2022

After the viral outbreak that hit populations across the planet in the first half of 2020, it has been argued that the coronavirus pandemic can be described as a quintessential phenomenon of the Anthropocene, i.e. the result of a particular stage of socionatural relations in which wild habitats are invaded and anthropogenic climate change creates the conditions for the emergence of more frequent viral pathogens. Likewise, it has also been argued that the pandemic is an event that shares structural features with climate change itself and, consequently, offers some lessons about how best to fight the latter. I will consider these arguments, offering an alternative view of the relationship between the pandemic and the Anthropocene. I will argue that although the pandemic should not be primarily seen as an event of the Anthropocene, it can end up reinforcing the Anthropocene frame for several reasons.
Congestion Costs and Scheduling Preferences of Car Commuters in California: Estimates Using Big Data
Authors: Kim Jinwon , Moon Jucheol
Published: March 2022

On average, California car commuters waste 4–5 minutes per morning commute due to congestion. Multiplied across all California car commuters, those few minutes entail a yearly total of approximately 2.3 billion hours of time wasted, costing 6 billion dollars. The objective of this study is to quantify congestion costs and determine how commuters adapt to the level of congestion they face (i.e., commuters’ scheduling utility functions). To that end, this research developed a model of trip scheduling under congestion to construct California commuters’ travel-time profiles, i.e., the menu of travel times that each individual would likely face according to alternate trip timing choices. The results show that commuters facing higher levels of congestion tend to avoid delays by arriving at an inconvenient edge time rather than commuting during the peak. Further, commuters are willing to accept about 0.5 additional minutes of schedule delay to reduce travel time by 1 minute. We found that for most commuters in our data, the travel time profile is much flatter than the estimated schedule utility, which implies that commuters tend to arrive around their own ideal arrival times, although the estimated utility function exhibits a moderate schedule inflexibility. This finding ultimately calls into question the existing bottleneck model’s quantification of the economic cost of congestion as well as the optimal toll to ameliorate congestion.
Social economics: What do economists refuse to recognize? (On the book by A. Witztum “The betrayal of liberal economics”)
Authors: Sushentsova M. S.
Published: March 2022

The review examines the main ideas of the book by the British economist Amos Witztum “The betrayal of liberal economics”. The main aspect of betrayal, which the author reveals, is manifested in the rejection of modern economic theory from the liberal basis of its classical predecessor, which assumed the social conditionality of individual actions in the economy. With the help of the achievements of anthropology and comparative neuroscience, in particular, relying on the hypothesis of the “social brain”, the author formulates a thesis about the human intrinsic sociality. Based on it, the author characterizes the behavior model focused on the significance of relationships — as opposed to market signals, as “expressive” rationality, and at the same time, the impossibility of reducing it to economic instrumental rationality — due to the opportunistic nature of the latter. Thus, the author exposes the unjustifiability of “faith” in market competition as an effective mechanism for allocating resources and an acceptable social guideline, recommending economists to fight for its containment instead of propaganda, using the classical conceptual framework developed by A. Smith and J. S. Mill.
Supply chain integration as a form of vertical interaction in the theory of the firm
Authors: Petrov S. P. , Gilmundinov V. M.
Published: March 2022

The form of organization and performance of both the entire supply chain and the markets at its individual links are determined by the structure and mechanisms of vertical interaction of its participants. Most existing approaches to explaining such forms emphasize the differences between hierarchy, market and hybrid contracting. This study specifies the forms of vertical interaction in supply chains and determines the factors of their choice. Supply chain integration on a par with vertical restrictive agreements is proposed to be considered as a form of hybrid contracting. On the basis of the theory of the firm the question of the choice of the form of vertical interaction is considered. It is shown that supply chain integration leads to a fundamental transformation of market multilateral relations into bilateral supply contracts and to the formation of transactional-specific assets which ensure the sustainability of this form of vertical interaction. As a result, compared to market interactions, there is a decrease in transaction costs while control costs increase, so supply chain integration occupies an intermediate place between the market and vertical restrictive agreements.
Economic policy in times of the pandemic: The experience of 2021—2022
Authors: Mau V. A.
Published: March 2022

The article deals with social and economic trends of the global and Russian economies under current pandemic challenges. The key characteristics of 2021 were the recovery economic growth along with a corresponding increase in employment, the shift to global inflation, a growing role of the state in economic development, accelerated digitalization of social and economic life, the climate change agenda. Special attention is paid to Russian economic trends and economic policy of the government, short- and long-term challenges, as well as forthcoming risks of economic performance.
Penilaian Pemeringkatan Koperasi Di Kabupaten Lingga Periode Tahun 2019
Authors: Dwi Astuti Yudith , Setiajatnika Eka , Gunadi Trida
Published: March 2022

The purpose of this study was to assess the ranking of cooperatives in measuring the performance and development of service-oriented cooperatives. Through this assessment effort, it is hoped that internally cooperatives will be able to improve performance and learning (capacity building) to reinforce their identity as pillars of the people's economy. This research method is a type of inequality evaluation model research (the discrepancy evaluation model). This study evaluates the performance of nine cooperatives in the Lingga Regency, Riau Islands Province in 2019 using the Regulation of the Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises of the Republic of Indonesia Number 21/Per/M.KUKM/IX/2015. The results of the performance assessment and ranking of the nine cooperatives are: 1) Primkopal Lanal obtained a total score of 266, with a Qualified Enough qualification and ABB Predicate; 2) KPRI Handayani Elementary School Teachers (Lingga Utara) obtained a total score of 286, qualified enough and predicated ABB; 3) The Anugerah Cooperative of SMPN I Singkep obtained a total score of 265, qualified with Enough qualifications and the ABB predicate; 4) The Linga Lestari Mangrove Cooperative obtained a total score of 263, Qualified Enough qualification and ABB Predicate; 5) The Mekar Lestari Cooperative (Singkep Pesisir) obtained a total score of 275, with a Qualified Enough qualification and ABB predicate; 6) The Singkep Sejahtera Cooperative (West Singkep) obtained a total score of 266, qualified with Sufficient Quality and ABB Predicate; 7) KSU Prima Bermahligai (West Singkep) obtained a total score of 264, Qualified Enough qualification and ABB Predicate; 8) KSU Gender Maritime obtained a total score of 261, Qualified Enough qualification and ABB Predicate; and 9) Pasar Bersama Maju Cooperative obtained a total score of 301, Qualified Enough qualification and ABB Predicate.
All-Inclusive v. Partitioned Pricing in Sports: The Effects of Pricing Format on Ticket Purchasers’ Response
Authors: Marquez Armin , Cianfrone Beth A. , Shapiro Stephen L.
Published: March 2022

Abstract: Sport organizers may employ one of two common pricing strategies—partitioned pricing (PP) and all-inclusive pricing (AIP)—to present the price of the ticket and associated fees to potential consumers. The study examines differences in spectators' price recall, perceived value, and search intentions when purchasing tickets to attend a regular-season Major League Baseball game based on the pricing format experienced (PP v. AIP), as well as the moderating effect of price tier selected, and participants' level of team identification on the impact of the pricing format. Findings point to both theoretical and managerial implications associated with the significant effect that the pricing strategy has on the outcome variables. Although the moderating effect of price tier and team identification were nonsignificant, both variables had a direct influence on the dependent variables considered.
Parallel Parking Vehicle Alignment Strategies
Authors: Marks Benjy , Moylan Emily
Published: March 2022

The alignment of vehicles within parallel parking spaces influences the efficiency of street parking. We numerically model the effect of vehicle-alignment strategy on the packing density over a range of block lengths. We investigate the effect of four strategies: a) front of available space, b) either end of available space, c) middle of space and d) randomly within the space. The findings quantify the advantage of aligning vehicles at the ends of the available space and underscore the decrease in efficiency when the block length is decreased, for example by frequent curb cuts or parking restrictions. All strategies offer efficiency advantages compared to pre-marked spaces.
Уголовно-правовое и криминалистическое обеспечение суицидологии
Authors: Морозов В.И. , Абдулвалиев А.Ф. , Толстолужинская Е.М.
Published: March 2022

В статье рассматриваются вопросы квалификации преступлений, предусмотренных ст. 110, ст. 110.1 и ст.110.2 УК РФ, а также криминалистическая характеристика криминального суицида. Целью исследования является оказание теоретической помощи практическим работникам при раскрытии и расследовании преступлений рассматриваемого вида. Особый интерес представляет организация взаимодействия должностных лиц правоохранительных органов с медицинскими службами системы здравоохранения. Материалами для исследования послужили кодифицированные нормативные правовые акты, содержащие в себе нормы уголовного права, и устанавливающие уголовную ответственность за доведение до самоубийства; тексты судебных решений (приговоры и постановления судов общей юрисдикции РФ) по уголовным делам, связанным с доведением до самоубийства и склонению к совершению самоубийства, вынесенным в период с 2015 по 2021 годы; статистические данные о количестве совершенных случаев криминального суицида на территории Российской Федерации; позиции ученых-правоведов и криминалистов, посвященных квалификации и расследованию криминального суицида. В качестве основных методов исследования были использованы исторический, сравнительно-правовой, аналитический и статистический методы, которые позволили получить следующие результаты. Результаты. В 72% случаев самоубийство совершалось жертвами дома по месту проживания. Жертвами доведения до самоубийства становились женщины (74% изученных случаев) в возрасте от 25 до 50 лет. 49% потерпевших на момент совершения криминального суицида не состояли в браке, были трезвы и ранее не имели склонностей к суициду (90% жертв). Преступления изучаемого вида в 84% случаев совершили лица мужского пола в возрасте от 20 до 55 лет. 58% субъектов преступления были женаты или жили в гражданском браке, около 87% – не состояли на учёте у психиатра или нарколога, более 60% – имели детей. 57% преступлений были совершены из ненависти (личной неприязни). Среди причин криминальных суицидов: систематическое унижение человеческого достоинства (42,39%), жестокое обращение (38,05%), угрозы (13%), уговоры и увещевания (3%), вовлечение в суицидальные игры (2%). В заключении авторы предлагают алгоритм подбора объектов, которые должны быть предоставлены эксперту, а также формулировку предмета судебной психолого-психиатрической экспертизы. В качестве предложения высказываются о необходимости корректировки норм ст. 110, ст. 110.1 и ст. 110.2 УК, устраняющей неоднозначные формулировки состава преступления для правильной квалификации деяния.
Assessment of sudden soil faults hazard when developing a coal seam
Authors: Portnov V. S , Imanbayeva S. B , Atygayev R. K , Filimonov E. N , Maussymbayeva A. D
Published: March 2022

Purpose. Development of a methodology for assessing the occurrence of sudden fractures in the soil on the example of the development of seam d6 of the Karaganda coal basin. Methodology. Theoretical and experimental studies on the gas content of a coal seam, analysis of technologies for its development. Findings. Studies have shown that sudden fractures of the overworked massif with and without a breakthrough of methane are of the same nature. A necessary condition for the formation of sudden fractures of the seam soil (SFSS) in a mine is the presence of a pack of coal or rock with reduced strength and high gas content in the soil; in this case, the breakthrough of methane into the development occurs only if the cracks formed in the soil of the workings reach the sources of gas release gas-bearing layers (interlayers) of coal. Originality. A predictive indicator of the hazard of the occurrence of SFSS in the working face is proposed, a dimensionless criterion which is the product of dimensionless coefficients reflecting the influence of the development depth, gas content of the seam, the width of the bottomhole zone, the thickness of the protective layer, the thickness of the crumpled coal pack of the lower layer, longwall withdrawal from the assembly chamber, the length of the working face. A nomogram is developed for assessing the risk of SFSS in the development of reservoir d6. Practical value. According to the results of the research, it was proposed to predict the SFSS at the design stage, for the early implementation of regional measures for their prevention. To assess the WSP, a nomogram is to be used for the prevention of SFSS, which includes advanced development of protective seams, measures to reduce the ability to delaminate coal in the lower layer, change in technology for coal mining with intensive degassing of the developed seam and use of interval hydraulic fracturing.
Feasibility study for using the fillers in the bearing structure components of a gondola car
Authors: Fomin O. V , Lovska A. O , Skok P. O , Rybin A. V
Published: March 2022

Purpose. To study the feasibility of using the fillers for the gondola car bearing structure components. This makes it possible to reduce both damage to the gondola car bearing structure components during operating modes of loading and the cost of unscheduled repairs. In addition, it can improve the efficiency of railway transport operation. Methodology. In order to substantiate the use of aluminium foam as a filler for the gondola car bearing structure components with a closed box-section, a computational modeling of loading under the most unfavorable operating mode, such as shunting collision, has been performed. Gondola car 12-757 model built at PJSC Kryukovsky Railway Car Building Works is chosen as a prototype. The calculation is performed using the finite element method implemented in the SolidWorks Simulation (CosmosWorks) software package. The fatigue strength and natural vibration frequencies of the gondola car bearing structure with a filler of its components have been calculated. The natural vibration frequencies of the bearing structure of the gondola car are calculated. The design service life of the gondola car bearing structure has been determined. The main indicators of the gondola car bearing structure dynamics have been studied. The calculation is made in a plane coordinate system. In this case, the mathematical model is solved by the Runge-Kutta method. Findings. The results of the conducted research have revealed that the use of aluminium foam as a filler for the gondola car bearing structure components contributes to reduction of their load-bearing capacity from 12 to 47% compared to the prototype wagon. Originality. The expediency of using aluminium foam as a filler of the gondola car bearing structure components by modeling its load-bearing capacity under the most unfavorable operating conditions has been scientifically substantiated. Practical value. By reducing the loading on the gondola car bearing structure, using aluminium foam as filler for its components, it is possible to increase fatigue strength, reduce the amount of damages, and, consequently, the cost of unscheduled repairs of the wagon. The conducted research can contribute to the creation of recommendations for developing the innovative rolling stock designs with improved technical-and-economic, as well as operational performance.
Defining the level of human comfort in the office environment by thermal factor
Authors: Cheberiachko I. M , Stolbchenko O. V , Yurchenko A. A , Luts I. O
Published: March 2022

Purpose. To analyse the process of heat exchange between the man and the environment, including production areas, as well as to develop and study the criterion of workplace comfort by the thermal factor. To achieve this goal, the following tasks are to be solved: - to consider the characteristics of the microclimate in the workplace, including that of office space using information technologies; - to develop a mathematical model of heat exchange between the human body and the environment; - to develop a criterion for the efficiency of functioning of microclimate normalization systems in the workplace. Methodology. To perform the tasks in the work, an analysis of the literature and sanitary and hygienic documentation on the specified problem is performed; analytical method is applied for studying the comfort of the sanitary and hygienic condition of the indoor air using a mathematical model of heat exchange between workers and the environment. Findings. Based on the theoretical analysis, the criterion of microclimate comfort is obtained, which differs from the known ones in that it takes into account all types of heat transfer from the human body to the environment depending on the nature and intensity of human activity, allows estimating the total value of heat flow depending on the environmental condition with fair accuracy for the practical purposes and can be used to substantiate the efficiency of methods and means of normalizing the microclimate when performing work using information technologies. Originality. A mathematical model of heat transfer in the man environment system is developed and theoretically substantiated. The criterion of microclimate comfort at workplaces is offered and mathematical relation to calculate it is obtained. Practical value. The results of calculations of the comfort criterion in the workplace can be used when developing tools and methods for normalizing the microclimate in the workplace and assessing the effectiveness of their implementation.