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Análise das ocorrências realizadas pelo Serviço de Atendimento Médico de Urgência - SAMU/DF
Authors: Dos Santos Rodrigues Rafaela , Monteiro-Batista Camila , Laudares-Kawaguchi Inês Aparecida
Published: February 2024

Objetivo: Descrever os atendimentos prestados pelo Serviço de Atendimento Médico de Urgência do Distrito Federal. Materiais e Método: Foi realizado um estudo de natureza quantitativa de caráter comparativo e retrospectivo em 03 anos distintos: 2009, 2012 e 2014, as amostras foram coletadas através de informações colhidas do Banco de Dados da Central de Regulação Médica do SAMU-DF. Resultados: Verificou-se que os tipos de atendimentos mais frequentes nos 3 anos estudados foram as causas clínicas, a faixa etária com maior número de atendimentos foi a de 20 a 29 anos. Conclusão: O estudo demostra a importância do monitoramento e caracterização dos atendimentos para fornecer conhecimento das necessidades de saúde da população do Distrito Federal e assim realizar um melhor planejamento e elaboração de políticas públicas.
La politización del malestar
Authors: Alfieri Joaquín
Published: February 2024

This article intends to reclaim the theorization of philosophers León Rozitchner and Santiago López Petit around the issues of discontent and ailments generated by the capitalist mode of production among the subjects constituted under its logic. Grounded on the work of these authors, I will analyze some characteristic elements of what the Polish sociologist Zygmunt Bauman called “the passage from a solid to a liquid modernity,” paying special attention to the effects of said passage in contemporary modes of subjectivation. The purpose of the work is set within the search for some elements that stimulate the political imagination when facing and dealing with current ailments. In this sense, both the Argentinian and the Catalan philosopher will be theoretical inputs, not only for the description of the discomfort produced by the logic of capital, but also for the reverse of a possible praxis, that is, the politicization of discontent.
A New Approach Towards Relativity and Time Dilation
Authors: choudhary vipin
Published: February 2024

Time Dilation is the difference in the amount of time two clocks measure in the same inertial frame. Many studies have explored the relativity of time dilation using various approaches. However, the scientific and mathematical explanation of time dilation of moving things and light pulse clocks still has limited research. Therefore, this article examines relativity by utilizing scientific and mathematical approaches, the experience of moving things and light pulse clock ticks have been examined. The study revealed that the time elapsed for the same process is different for the different observers. Here, it showed that the time can be expressed in the form of a wave. In addition, the relative distance changes between the observers, and the observing subject time flows differently for the observer relative to the observing subject.
Net Community Production and Inorganic Carbon Cycling in the Irminger Sea
Authors: Yoder Meg F , Palevsky Hilary Ilana , Fogaren Kristen E
Published: February 2024

The subpolar North Atlantic plays an outsized role in the
atmosphere-to-ocean carbon sink. The central Irminger Sea is home to
well-documented deep winter convection and high phytoplankton
production, which drive strong seasonal and interannual variability in
regional carbon cycling. We use observational data from moored carbonate
system chemistry sensors and annual turn-around cruise samples at the
Ocean Observatories Initiative’s Global Irminger Sea Array to construct
a near-continuous time series of mixed layer dissolved inorganic carbon
(DIC), pCO2, and total alkalinity from summer 2015 to summer 2022. We
use these carbonate system chemistry time series to deconvolve the
physical and biological drivers of surface ocean carbon cycling in this
region on seasonal, annual, and interannual time scales. We find high
annual net community production within the seasonally-varying mixed
layer, averaging 9.7±1.7 mol m-2 yr-1 with high interannual variability
(range of 6.0 to 13.7 mol m-2 yr-1). The highest daily net community
production rates occur during the late winter and early spring, prior to
the observed high chlorophyll concentrations associated with the spring
phytoplankton bloom. As a result, the winter and early spring play a
much larger role in biological carbon export from the mixed layer than
traditionally thought.
Estimating Glycemia from HbA1c and CGM: Analysis of Accuracy and Sources of Discrepancy
Authors: Tozzo Veronica , Genco Matthew , Omololu Shammah , Mow Christopher , R. Patel Hasmukh , H. Patel Chhaya , N. Ho Samantha , Thi Dang Lam Ngoc , Abdulsater Batoul , Patel Nikita , M. Cohen Robert , M. Nathan David , E. Powe Camille , Wexler Deborah J. , M. Higgins John
Published: February 2024

Objective. To examine the accuracy of different periods of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and their combination for estimating mean glycemia over 90 days (AG90).

Research Design and Methods. We retrospectively studied 985 90-day CGM periods with <10% missing data from 315 adults (86% type 1 diabetes) with paired HbA1c measurements. The impact of mean red blood cell age as a proxy for non-glycemic effects on HbA1c was estimated using published theoretical models and compared with empirical data. Given the lack of a gold standard measurement for AG90, we applied correction methods to generate a reference (eAG90) that was used to assess accuracy of HbA1c and CGM.

Results. Using 14 days of CGM at the end of the 90-day period resulted in a mean absolute error [95th percentile] of 14 [34] mg/dL compared with eAG90. Using two non-overlapping 14-day periods reduced the error to 6 [15] mg/dl. Non-glycemic effects on HbA1c led to a mean absolute error for average glucose calculated from HbA1c of 12 [29] mg/dL. Combining 14 days of CGM with HbA1c reduced the error to 10 [26] mg/dL. Mismatches between CGM and HbA1c greater than 40 mg/dL occurred more than 5% of the time.

Conclusions. The accuracy of estimates of eAG90 from limited periods of CGM can be improved by averaging with HbA1c or extending the monitoring period beyond 26 days. Large mismatches between eAG90 estimated from CGM and HbA1c are not unusual and may persist due to stable non-glycemic factors.
GRP78 contributes to the beneficial effects of SGLT2 inhibitor on proximal tubular cells in DKD
Authors: Nakatsuka Atsuko , Yamaguchi Satoshi , Wada Jun
Published: February 2024

Beneficial effects of SGLT2 inhibitors on kidney function are well-known; however, their molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. We focused on 78 kDa glucose-regulated protein (GRP78) and its interaction with SGLT2 and Integrin β1 beyond the chaperone property of GRP78. In STZ-induced diabetic mouse kidneys, GRP78, SGLT2, and Integrin β1 increased in the plasma membrane fraction, while they were suppressed by canagliflozin. The altered subcellular localization of GRP78/Integrin β1 in STZ mice promoted epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) and fibrosis, which were mitigated by canagliflozin. High glucose conditions reduced intracellular GRP78, increased its secretion, and caused EMT-like changes in cultured HK2 cells, which were again inhibited by canagliflozin. Urinary GRP78 increased in STZ mice, and in vitro experiments with recombinant GRP78 suggested that inflammation spread to surrounding tubular cells and canagliflozin reversed this effect. Under normal glucose culture, canagliflozin maintained SERCA activity, promoted endoplasmic reticulum (ER) robustness, reduced ER stress response impairment, and protected proximal tubular cells. In conclusion, canagliflozin restored subcellular localization of GRP78, SGLT2 and Integrin β1 and inhibited EMT and fibrosis in DKD. In non-diabetic CKD, canagliflozin promoted ER robustness by maintaining SERCA activity and preventing ER stress response failure, and contribute to tubular protection.
KIDNEY-PAGER: analysis of circulating tumor DNA as a biomarker in renal cancer – an observational trial. Study protocol
Authors: Iisager Laura , Ahrenfeldt Johanne , Keller Anna Krarup , Nielsen Tommy Kjærgaard , Fristrup Niels , Lyskjær Iben
Published: February 2024

Background: Management of localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is challenged by inaccurate methods to assess the risk of recurrence and deferred detection of relapse and residual disease after radical or partial nephrectomy. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) has been proposed as a potential biomarker in RCC.
Purpose: Conduction of an observational study to evaluate the validity of ctDNA as a biomarker of the risk of recurrence and subclinical residual disease to improve postoperative surveillance.
Material and methods: Urine and blood will be prospectively collected before and after surgery of the primary tumor from up to 500 patients until 5 years of follow-up. ctDNA analysis will be performed using shallow whole genome sequencing and cell-free methylated DNA immunoprecipitation sequencing. ctDNA levels in plasma and urine will be correlated to oncological outcomes. Residual blood and urine as well as tissue biopsies will be biobanked for future research.
Interpretation: Results will pave the way for future ctDNA-guided clinical trials aiming to improve RCC management.
Uma transição energética turbulenta: a intersecção de duas geopolíticas
Authors: Teixeira Fernandes José Pedro
Published: February 2024

Sob o impulso do Acordo de Paris de 2015 deverá ocorrer a passagem de economias baseadas no uso intensivo de energias fósseis para economias que usarão energias renováveis com impactos ambientais neutros. Para além da necessidade de preservar o planeta, trata-se de uma transformação altamente complexa e com potenciais enormes repercussões na economia política internacional, ou seja, na riqueza e no poder. Este artigo procura explorar as ligações entre a actual transição energética e a geopolítica. Serão tidas em conta as possíveis consequências no plano global, incluindo um breve olhar para o caso específico da União Europeia.
A hybrid variable neighborhood search with bootstrap resampling technique for credit scoring problem
Authors:   National Institute for Statistics and Applied Economics, Rabat, Morocco, Barhdadi M. , Benyacoub B. ,   National Institute for Statistics and Applied Economics, Rabat, Morocco, Ouzineb M. ,   National Institute for Statistics and Applied Economics, Rabat, Morocco
Published: February 2024

Credit scoring models have played a vitally important role in the granting credit by lenders and financial institutions. Recently, these have gained more attention related to the risk management practice. Many modeling techniques have been developed to evaluate the worthiness of borrowers. This paper presents a credit scoring model via one of local search methods – variable neighborhood search (VNS) algorithm. The optimizing VNS neighborhood structure is a useful method applied to solve credit scoring problems. By simultaneously tuning the neighborhood structure, the proposed algorithm generates optimized weights which are used to build a linear discriminant function. The experimental results obtained by applying this model on simulated and real datasets prove its high efficiency and evaluate its significant value on credit scoring.
Machine learning for forecasting some stock market index
Authors:   LaMSD, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Mohammed Premier University, Benmoumen M. , Salhi I. ,   LaMSD, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Mohammed Premier University
Published: February 2024

In this paper, we evaluate the QMLKF algorithm, designed in the previous paper [Benmoumen M. Numerical optimization of the likelihood function based on Kalman Filter in the GARCH models. Mathematical Modeling and Computing. 9 (3), 599–606 (2022)] for parameter estimation of GARCH models, by transposing it to real data and then present our machine learning for forecasting the returns of some stock indices.
Separate principles of the employer’s motivation for digitization in the field of work
Authors: Shvets N. M.
Published: February 2024

Under today’s conditions, every third employee uses digital technologies at work. In order to be competitive on the labor market, a modern worker must possess knowledge in the field of using information and communication technologies in the course of performing his/her work function, and increase the level of his/her digital literacy in the process of professional development.

The definition of digitization in the field of labor is given as a process of introducing information technologies into the activities of an enterprise, institution, organization, thanks to which there is interaction and communication between the employee and the employer, between the employer/employee and state bodies; between the employer/employee and the trade union; between the employer/employee and consumers, suppliers, etc.

The employer’s motivation to introduce modern innovative technologies in the field of labor is outlined. The generalized goal of digitalization in the field of work is formulated and the specific goals of digitalization of work processes are highlighted. So, in general, the goal of the digitization of the labor process is to modernize the format of the relationship between the employee and the employer, between the employee and state institutions, between the employer and state bodies, taking into account the global challenges of the digitalized society.

The advantages of digitization are listed: 1) thanks to modern software, the productivity of the employee increases significantly; 2) saving time; 3) reduction of production costs; 4) positive image of the enterprise, which works on modern innovative technologies; 5) loyalty of customers, visitors; 6) innovativeness in production and management processes; 7) improvement of digital qualification, digital literacy of employees.

It lists the specific skills and abilities of workers in almost all industries that are becoming in demand in a digitalized society.

It was established that the employee’s digital skills should be constantly improved during trainings and professional development courses.

Certain circumstances are outlined that are essential for establishing a balance between the employee’s right to privacy at the workplace and the employer’s right to video surveillance of a subordinate.
The current state of the agricultural advisory activity and its importance for the development of the agricultural cooperation in Ukraine
Authors: Sviatoshniuk A. L.
Published: February 2024

The article is devoted to researching the current state of the agricultural advisory activity and outlining its importance for the development of the agricultural cooperation in Ukraine. It is established that development of the agricultural advisory activity has a rather long world history: the first references are found in Mesopotamia. In 1847, the first modernized agricultural advisory service was established in Ireland. Subsequently, agricultural advisory services, which at the present stage demonstrate high efficiency indicators for the development of the agricultural sector of the economy, in particular the development of the agricultural cooperation, have spread to other countries of the world, in particular, Germany, Denmark, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Italy, Japan, the USA, etc. In Ukraine agricultural advisory activity started at the end of the 19th century. In 1995, the first modern agricultural advisory service in Lviv region began to form. Legal regulation of the agricultural advisory activity was introduced in 2004 through the adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the Law of Ukraine «On Agricultural Advisory Activity». In the course of the study, it was determined that agricultural advisory activity is a necessary condition for the effective development of the agricultural cooperatives in Ukraine, because in the conditions of the appearance of the latest innovative agricultural technologies, active updating of the legal acts in the agricultural sphere, taking into account the fact that the level of cooperative education of Ukrainians is not satisfactory, members of the agricultural cooperatives need proper professional informational and advisory support from the agricultural advisory services. At the same time, at the current stage, there continues to be a significant number of factors that restrain the development of agricultural advisory activities and agricultural advisory services, which, as a result, negatively affects the development of the agricultural cooperation. The article concludes that the effective development of the agricultural advisory activities and agricultural advisory services requires proper support from the state.
Combating organized crime with criminal legal measures
Authors: Angelutsa N.P. , Negoda A.S.
Published: February 2024

One of the main functions of the state is to ensure the safety of the individual, society and the state. In Ukraine, organized crime is one of the primary threats to national security. Criminal law norms, which are norms - prohibitions, affect the effectiveness of counteraction by law enforcement agencies and special services to organized crime as a socially dangerous, historically changing, relatively mass, social phenomenon. It should be noted that in the conditions of martial law, manifestations of terrorism, banditry, the creation of illegal paramilitary, armed formations, and criminal communities pose a direct threat to national security. Changes in its level, structure, and dynamics (increasingly) are evidenced by statistical data, in particular, the number of recorded criminal offenses. The purpose of the article is to analyze the criminal law norms that establish criminal responsibility for the commission of offenses in organized forms, and based on the analysis to show a comprehensive vision of the possible criminal law consequences for the person guilty of committing the specified illegal acts.

Elucidation of the concept of organized crime as a criminological phenomenon, identification of organized forms of committing criminally illegal acts, limits of responsibility of each of the accomplices (perpetrator, organizer, accomplice, instigator). Determination of the specifics of criminal liability and the rules for imposing punishment on persons who, as part of an organized group or criminal organization, committed a serious or particularly serious crime, combined with violence against the victim, during the performance of a special task to prevent or uncover the criminally illegal activities of these associations. Expanded definition of the concept of «organizer», analysis of articles of the Criminal Code establishing responsibility for various types of organized associations (criminal organization, criminal community, gang, terrorist group or terrorist organization, paramilitary or armed formation), determination of dispositions of criminal law norms, where «organized group» is a qualifying or particularly qualifying feature of the composition of a criminal offense undoubtedly affects the effectiveness of combating the phenomenon of organized crime. But the terminological inconsistency of individual normative legal acts does not help, and in some places complicates it, and does not provide an opportunity to clearly define all the components of organized crime in order to increase the effectiveness of the application of criminal law measures to combat crime as one of the directions of state policy.
Legal certainty: interrelation of criminal law and criminal procedure aspects
Authors: Panchenko N.V.
Published: February 2024

The article is devoted to the study of the problem of establishing the relationship between the criminal law and criminal procedure aspects of legal certainty. The author establishes that legal certainty within criminal justice is a dichotomous category, since it combines the requirements (rules) of criminal law and criminal procedure, and the category of legal certainty itself is a polymorphic construction in terms of content and essence, which gives grounds to consider legal certainty as a) a property of a rule of law; b) a principle of law; c) a requirement for a court decision; d) consequences (properties) of the legal force of a court decision; e) grounds for reversal of a court decision; f) a subjective right of a person to know what he or she is accused or suspected of; g) a criterion for realization of the legal status of participants to criminal law and criminal procedural relations. The criminal law manifestation of legal certainty relates exclusively to the properties of criminal law provisions and the relevant principle of criminal law, but it has a formative and guiding effect on criminal procedural manifestations of the principle of legal certainty and is interrelated with them. The author distinguishes three levels of legal certainty as a universal legal category of criminal law and criminal procedure law: normative (legislative), law enforcement and scientific (doctrinal). It is stated that legal certainty is not only a guarantee for an individual against arbitrary actions of the State within the criminal justice system, but also an opportunity for him/her to clarify his/her legal status within criminal law and criminal procedure relations, and to expect only predictable criminal law and criminal procedure consequences of actions of bodies and persons authorized by the State to apply criminal law response measures. If, as a result of legal uncertainty of criminal law provisions, a person does not understand the consequences of his/her behavior within criminal law relations, such a person will not be able to timely and adequately correct his/her behavior in order to change his/her legal status in accordance with the requirements of criminal law provisions. As a result, the law on criminal liability itself loses its regulatory value
Atypical features of the Austrian model of criminal law protection of circulation of medical devices
Authors: Berzin P. , Volynets R. , Frolova O.
Published: February 2024

The article examines the atypicality of the Austrian model of criminal law protection of the circulation of medical products and medical devices. The authors note that the acts of foreign criminal legislation distinguish types of criminal offenses that encroach on pharmaceutical activity, which to a certain extent coincide with those provided for in the Criminal Code of Ukraine. At the same time, it is the Austrian model of protection of circulation of medical products and medical devices that most successfully, as the analysis of acts of foreign criminal legislation shows, demonstrates the legislator’s approach to the normative and legal regulation of this sphere of circulation.

The authors note that there are certain factors that influence the atypicality of the Austrian model, namely: a) the legislative definition of the concept of pharmaceutical products, since the content of this concept “legislatively outlines” the limits of criminal protection and affects the mechanism of ensuring this protection; b) determination of the limits of criminal protection of medical devices depending on the requirements of the Austrian Federal Law on Medical Devices (Bundesgesetz betreffend Medizinprodukte) dated October 28, 2021.

The article focuses on the fact that Austrian legislation provides legal protection of medical devices as a mandatory component of pharmaceutical activity despite the fact that the mentioned Austrian Federal Law on Medical Devices does not contain an independent “exhaustive definition” of the concept of medical devices, as is done, for example, in the German Medical Products Act of Austria (Gesetz uber Medizinprodukte) as amended on August 7, 2002.

The authors note that the atypicality of the Austrian “model” of criminal protection of medical devices is due to the fact that the Austrian Federal Law on Medical Devices in its § 80 contains provisions on “administrative punishment (Verwaltungsstrafe)” for violation of the established order of circulation of medical products, which (prescriptions ) affect the provision of criminal protection of medical products and its limits.

The article focuses on the characteristics of the “administrative penalty (Verwaltungsstrafe)” in the system of Austrian law, which is an independent type of measures of an administrative and legal nature.
Features of the functioning of the committee on issues of integration of the advocacy system of Ukraine in the EU at the national association of lawyers of Ukraine
Authors: Kuzmenko O.V. , Sichko N.P.
Published: February 2024

The article is devoted to the peculiarities of the functioning of the committee on the integration of the Ukrainian legal system in the EU at the national association of lawyers of Ukraine. It is noted that at the National Association of Lawyers of Ukraine, appropriate Committees are created for the purpose of effective regulation of the activities of the Institute of Advocacy. Each of the formed Committees has its own status, tasks, principles and functions of activity, organizational structure and regulates certain legal relations in the field of advocacy. Committees of the National Bar Association of Ukraine have the status of permanent advisory bodies formed under the National Bar Association of Ukraine by order of the Chairman of this organization, the Bar Council of Ukraine, or by decision of the Bar Council of Ukraine.

It is noted that the purpose of the creation of the Committee by the National Association of Lawyers of Ukraine is to define the implementation of European legal standards for the law enforcement activities of Ukraine, European integration and interaction with European institutions on the development of the legal profession, the establishment of the principle of the rule of law and the provision of human rights in Ukraine, the promotion of Ukrainian lawyers in professional development and promotion qualifications in Ukraine and abroad.

It was concluded that, unfortunately, the normative acts of the Bar Council of Ukraine do not regulate the functions of the Committee on Integration of the Bar System of Ukraine in the EU under the National Bar Association of Ukraine. However, in our opinion, its main functions can be: 1) analysis and study of European legal standards related to advocacy; 2) development of recommendations and proposals for adaptation and implementation of these standards in Ukraine; 3) providing training and informing lawyers about European standards and norms; 4) interaction with authorities and other interested parties to support the integration of the Ukrainian legal profession into the European legal space; 5) promotion and protection of the rights and interests of lawyers in the context of European standards, etc.

That is why further adaptation to European standards is important to ensure compliance of the Ukrainian legal profession with international requirements and improve the quality of legal services. This organization helps in solving issues related to the harmonization of the regulatory and legal environment and providing lawyers with the necessary knowledge and skills. Its activities contribute to the improvement of cooperation between lawyers and European colleagues, and also strengthen the status of lawyers in Ukraine in the international arena.
Interpol activities against environmental crime
Authors: Hrishakov M.V.
Published: February 2024

The article focuses on describing the main areas of Interpol’s activities in combating environmental crime. It is indicated that Interpol’s activities in combating environmental crime include the following areas: crimes against wildlife, crimes in the field of fisheries, crimes in the field of forestry, pollution and related crimes. It is noted that an extensive structure has been created within the Organization to combat these crimes. In particular, a group responsible for combating environmental crimes was created - the Environmental Security Programme (ENS). The ENS aims to assist member states in effectively enforcing national legislation and international environmental law, as well as to ensure law enforcement cooperation, combine the efforts of various government agencies and encourage coordinated cross­border actions to maintain environmental security. It is noted that the activities of ENS are closely interrelated and supported by the Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Committee (ECEC). The ECEC helps INTERPOL to identify emerging patterns and trends in environmental crime and develop law enforcement responses to address identified threats; it acts as a strategic advisory group of INTERPOL on policy development and project implementation related to the prevention and suppression of environmental crime and law violations. It is emphasised that the ECEC has four working groups on crimes: Fisheries (FCWG), Forestry (FoCWG), Wildlife (WCWG) and Pollution (PCWG). Each group brings together forensic scientists and experts from around the world who work on threat-based activities and provide the Committee and INTERPOL with expert advice on how to respond to various threats. It is noted that INTERPOL also provides a range of other tools and services in the field of combating environmental crime: the I-24/7 system, notices, ecomessages, Regional Investigative and Analytical Case Meetings (RIACMs), Investigative Support Teams (ISTs), operations, National Environmental Security Task Forces (NeSts) etc.
Virtual assets as a tool for legalization of property obtained through criminal means: a comparative legal aspect
Authors: Kamensky D.V. , Tytarenko S.S.
Published: February 2024

The article deals with separate issues of legal evaluation and ways to counter dangerous practices of using virtual currencies in the course of legalizing property obtained through criminal means. The research analysis is based on the principle of interdisciplinary research with an active appeal to international and separately foreign experience of combating the legalization of criminal income through the use of transactions with cryptocurrencies.

The position is argued, referring to specific examples of large-scale “financial-virtual” abuses, that Ukraine also needs to develop its own clear action plan regarding the legal regulation of the circulation of virtual assets, in particular by implementing effective national mechanisms to prevent (or at least reduce) money laundering practices of money obtained by criminal methods, taking into account the immediate threats to the financial system of Ukraine from the actions of a country that carries out armed aggression against our state.

It was stated that although legal scholars traditionally have different approaches to the interpretation of the phenomenon of legalization of criminal income, there is still no complete understanding and definition of it, since money laundering can be considered as a multi-level phenomenon (as a crime, action, process, technology, stage, method and procedure, type of business activity, etc.), in scientific and practical circles, a common, established approach is to distinguish three main stages in the laundering of criminal proceeds: location, concealment and integration. It is shown that these stages cannot be equally applied to legalization schemes implemented using fiat or virtual currencies.

In the final part of the article, the authors emphasized that the improvement of the domestic model of combating practices of legalization of money obtained by criminal methods should be implemented primarily by improving the regulatory framework and the system of organizational and legal measures to combat such practices by national regulators and individual departments of law enforcement agencies; at the same time, the criminal law component in the process of introducing proposed changes should have a conditionally secondary, auxiliary value.
Mediation as a cognition: a synergistic approach
Authors: Havrylyuk R.O. , Patsurkivskyy P.S.
Published: February 2024

The article critically assesses the generally accepted understanding of mediation as the settlement of a conflict (dispute) by the subjects of intersubjective relations by themselves with the help of a mediator. The author substantiates the cognitive nature of mediation. The purpose of the article is to analyze mediation as a living (cognitive) system. The specific objectives of the study are as follows: to clarify the instrumental capacity of the synergistic approach for analyzing mediation as a living (cognitive) system; to analyze the purpose, nature and content of mediation as cognition; to reveal the information matrix of mediation. The authors chose the synergistic paradigm as the methodological basis of the study.

In pursuit of the aim and specific objectives of the study, the following main results were obtained: mediation as a self-referential nonlinear procedural system belongs to the genus of cognitive systems. The subjects of cognition in it are its parties. The most adequate methodological tool for its cognition, given the purpose of the article and the specific objectives of the study, is the synergistic paradigm. Synergetic discourse is carried out with the help of a category and conceptual apparatus that is unique to it. Among the basic approaches of synergetics are the concepts of attractor, bifurcation, entropy, information, dissipative structures, order and chaos, systemic openness, and some others, which make it possible to analyze mediation as cognition. A fundamental feature of this cognition is that its subjects do not set themselves special cognitive tasks. These subjects reflect on their common intersubjective practices and the meanings of these practices and the experience gained in them, which led to a conflict (dispute) between them. Cognition, which is carried out within the paradigmatic framework of mediation as a system, is discursive and hermeneutic in nature. The key heuristic tool in it is information. The meaning of this cognition is the acquisition and use of the necessary information by the system. Its purpose is to develop and introduce the necessary correlations into the jointly acquired experience and, as a result, to achieve a qualitatively new state of dynamic balance of mutual goals and interests of the subjects of the intersubjective relationship, to overcome the state of dynamic chaos of the system and to establish a new dynamic order in it.
Labor law principles of the legal mechanism of social protection of the rights of critical infrastructure workers
Authors: Lubinets D.V.
Published: February 2024

This article aims to elucidate the labour law principles underpinning the legal mechanism for the social protection of the rights of critical infrastructure workers in Ukraine. The author determines that the principles in question, alongside the social and legal principles of this mechanism, form a set of specific (sectoral) principles for the legal mechanism about the social protection of the rights of these workers. The scope of labour law principles within the legal mechanism for the social protection of the rights of critical infrastructure workers closely aligns with the general principles of labour law. Consequently, the pertinent principles should encompass the following fundamental concepts: the principle of freedom of labour; the principle of decent work; the principle of freedom of solidarity (association, unionisation); the principle of human capital development (enhancing competitiveness); the principle of employee privacy; the principle of social security for the employee and their family; and the principle of harmonious stability in labour relations. Each of these principles encompasses a broad spectrum of requirements for the state (and to some extent, society), the fulfillment of which establishes socially secure conditions for the inception, progression, and cessation of labour relations. Consequently, this framework ensures that every employee is capable of acquiring, realising, and safeguarding his or her right to social protection. The article’s conclusions synthesise the study’s results and articulate the necessity of formulating and enacting a specific legislative act - the Law of Ukraine ‘On Critical Infrastructure Workers’. This law would include a distinct article titled ‘Principles of Social Security of Critical Infrastructure Workers’. It is highlighted that delineating these principles within the provisions of a special legislative act would address the issue that current legislation is unable to standardize all aspects of ensuring workers’ social security. Furthermore, the legislator’s recognition of these principles would establish a suitable human rights foundation. This would enable courts, the Ombudsman, and other authorities to interpret the scope of workers’ social and labour rights more. Such recognition provides a regulatory and legal basis for overseeing adherence to workers’ right to social protection and for safeguarding this right through jurisdictional means.
Differences in the composition of the crime provided for by art. 201-2 (illegal use of humanitarian aid) from related elements of crime
Authors: Lisovska O.V.
Published: February 2024

In connection with the increase in the scale of humanitarian aid and persons who cynically profit from charitable activities, disregarding the norms of morality, the Criminal Code of Ukraine was supplemented with a new Art. 201-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which establishes criminal liability for the illegal use of humanitarian aid, charitable donations or free aid for other purposes than the intended purpose, namely for profit or personal enrichment, where the object of the encroachment will be public relations in the field of use of humanitarian aid goods, charitable donations or free aid. The above has actualized the need to consider the differences between the corpus delicti under Art. 201-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and some related corpus delicti. The author establishes that the main criterion for distinction is the subject matter, namely, humanitarian aid, charitable donations and free-of-charge assistance. In addition, the object and the objective side are also distinguished. The object of a criminal offense under Art. 201-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine is relations in the field of economic activity, unlike crimes with a similar objective party, in which the object is the right of ownership as a legally protected interest, which is expressed in the possession, use and disposal of property. At the same time, since the object of Art. 201­2 of the CC is relations in the sphere of economic activity, the main criterion for measuring the gravity of a criminal offense is the total cost of items that should be received by recipients of humanitarian aid, charitable donations, free assistance, and, for example, under Art. 192 of the CC - the amount of property damage to the owner of property caused by the illegal use of such property. At the same time, the illegal use of humanitarian aid is different from the crime under Art. 191 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine in the context of the sale of humanitarian aid, which means the paid transfer of property by one person to another person, since the embezzlement of another’s property requires the free transfer of another’s property in favor of another person. It is concluded that the acts prohibited by Art. 201-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, in its absence, would be covered by criminal offenses against property.
ANALYSIS OF 8 GRADER STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE AT SMP AM IN UNDERSTANDING THE TRIANGLE CONCEPT BASED ON NCTM GEOMETRY STANDARD
Authors: Prameswari Balqis , Haryani Faradillah
Published: February 2024

Geometry plays a pivotal role in mathematics education, contributing significantly to the development of students' spatial awareness, intuition, and visualization skills. Despite its importance, there are reported challenges in students' understanding of geometry, with the Merdeka curriculum geometry standard noted for not adequately emphasizing the fundamental understanding of triangle properties before introducing congruence. Conversely, studies have highlighted the effectiveness of incorporating NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) standards in fostering mathematical comprehension in this domain. This research study delves into the performance of eighth-grade students in comprehending triangle concepts, guided by the NCTM geometry standard. Employing a content analysis technique on student work, created based on NCTM indicators and assessed accordingly, the study reveals deficiencies in students' understanding. These challenges include difficulties in describing and categorizing triangles, identifying angle relationships, constructing logical arguments using both inductive and deductive reasoning, and recognizing relationships between side lengths. These findings underscore the urgent need to address these knowledge gaps and bridge the disparity between NCTM standards and students' current comprehension levels regarding triangle concepts.
Perfiles lectores adolescentes: lectura en papel versus digital
Authors: Santos Díaz Inmaculada Clotilde , Romero Oliva Manuel Francisco , Heredia Ponce Hugo , Trigo Ibáñez Ester
Published: February 2024

Esta investigación busca conocer las preferencias lectoras de los adolescentes al iniciar la educación secundaria. Se tomó como referencia una muestra de 664 estudiantes de primer curso de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria de Cádiz para, posteriormente, determinar si existen líneas convergentes con pequeñas muestras de contextos nacionales e internacionales (España, Chile, Polonia y Portugal). La metodología adopta como variable dependiente el formato de lectura y su relación con las variables independientes sexo y gusto por la lectura. En el procesamiento estadístico se realizaron análisis univariantes y bivariantes, donde se estudiaron las preferencias de formatos de lectura, y un análisis CHAID para establecer los perfiles lectores. Los resultados evidencian que la lectura analógica aventaja a la digital entre los más lectores, mientras que los menos lectores prefieren la lectura digital. Estos datos ofrecen posibilidades para trazar estrategias didácticas que fomenten la lectura en entornos virtuales.
Gear involute artifacts with sub-micron profile form deviations: manufacture and new design
Authors: Ling Ming , Ling Siying , Yu Dianqing , Zhang Zhihao , Wang Fengtao , Wang Liding
Published: February 2024

Gear involute artifact (GIA) is a kind of calibration standard used for traceability of involute metrology. To machine GIAs with sub-micron profile form deviations, the effect on the involute profile deviations caused by the geometric deviations and 6-DoF errors of the machining tool based on the double roller-guide involute rolling generation mechanismwas analysed.At the same time, a double roller-guide involute lapping instrument and a lapping method for GIAs was proposed for lapping and in-situ measuring the gear involute artifacts. Moreover, a new GIA with three design base radii (50 mm, 100 mm, and 131 mm) was proposed for more efficient calibration and was machined with profile form deviations of 0.3 μm (within evaluation length of 38 mm, 68 mm, 80 mm, respectively, measured by the Chinese National Institute of Metrology), and the surface roughness Ra of the involute flanks was less than 0.05 μm. The research supports small-batch manufacturing for high-precision GIAs.
ISO GPS and ASME GDT standards – differences and similarities in definitions of measurands
Authors: Humienny Zbigniew , Zdrojewski Paweł
Published: February 2024

Geometrical tolerances as tricky measurands are indicated. Crucial differences between the ISO and ASME geometrical tolerancing standards are discussed. It is demonstrated that, in many cases, both systems have different default rules. Moreover, for some identical graphical indications, interpretations are different. On the other hand, the standards contain similar arrangements in many cases. It is underlined that nowadays, due to the progressing globalisation, it is necessary to know these standards, bearing in mind that suppliers or customers specify requirements according to provisions from particular standards implemented in their companies. The above justifies the need for research exploring differences and similarities in both systems of standards. It is shown that the ISO GPS system standards, due to default independency principle, prefer to set production as cheaply as possible, while ASME, due to default provisions ( e.g. Rule #1, simultaneous requirement) puts stress on controlling product geometry more strictly, which is sometimes unnecessary.
Most common obstacles to the quality of life of older adults in the home environment: descriptive research
Authors: Grozde Iris , Kaučič Boris Miha
Published: February 2024

Aim. The purpose of the research was to fi nd out what obstacles impede the provision of a quality of life in the home environment.

Material and methods. A quantitative, descriptive, non-experimental method of empirical research was used. The measurement instrument employed was a questionnaire that was completed by 110 older adults who live at home and need help with daily life activities. A non-random, convenience sample was used. The obtained data were analysed with descriptive statistics, using normal distribution and non-parametric tests.

Results. The assessment of quality of life is statistically diff erent depending on income (p = 0.001) and independent performance of daily life activities (p = 0.001). There is a statistically signifi cant association between the factors infl uencing the refusal of help by informal caregivers and family status (p = 0.032).

Conclusions. Research shows that the quality of life of older adults depends on the level of income and independent performance of daily life activities. For them, the feeling of burdening others is an obstacle to a quality stay in their home environment. In further research, it would be sensible to cover the issue of integrated long-term care and include providers and users of this type of assistance.
USO DE MODELAGEM NA DETERMINAÇÃO DE REGIÕES COM RISCO DE INUNDAÇÃO: UMA REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA
Authors: Bahia Diogo dos Santos Gonçalves , De Souza Inajá Francisco , Do Vasco Anderson Nascimento
Published: February 2024

Objetivo: Realizar uma revisão sistemática da produção científica do uso da modelagem para determinar eventos extremos de vazão associados a inundações em cidades ribeirinhas.
Referencial teórico: Este estudo foi elaborado a partir de uma revisão sistemática sobre o uso de modelagem para analisar os riscos de inundação em áreas urbanas, mostrando as principais ferramentas disponíveis, como também os principais trabalhos publicados nos últimos anos.
Método: Fundamenta-se nas buscas de artigos científicos nas bases de dados Scopus e Web of Science para os últimos 10 anos, ou seja, de 2012 a 2022. Essas buscas foram realizadas no mês de agosto de 2023 utilizando os termos: "flood risk" OR "risk of flooding" AND "extreme flows" OR "maximum flows" AND "modeling". Para a realização das análises estatísticas e gráficos foi utilizado o pacote Bibliometrix do software, onde os dados bibliográficos (brutos) foram importados no formato BibTex para realização de análises bibliométricas como, citações, colaboração científica e análise de artigos por ano de publicação.
Resultados e conclusão: Os resultados indicam um aumento de publicações nos últimos anos com trabalhos publicados principalmente em 10 países divididos em 7 periódicos mais relevantes. O Brasil apresentou apenas um estudo que se enquadrou na busca realizada, demostrando a carência de trabalhos sobre a temática nas diferentes regiões do país.
Implicações da pesquisa: Uma revisão sistemática sobre uma temática tão importante pode contribuir na busca pelos trabalhos mais relevantes na área de modelagem hidrológica que tenha como objetivo a determinação de risco de inundação, servindo de base para auxiliar pesquisadores e gestores com foco na redução de riscos hidrológicos.
Originalidade/valor: Esta pesquisa é inovadora pois identifica os trabalhos mais importantes na modelagem hidrológica que definiram mapas de inundação com diferentes metodologias, possui relevância cientifica pela originalidade na representação e abordagem dos dados e pelas discussões apresentadas.