bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
SERTRALINA NÃO ATUA SOBRE O TECIDO ÓSSEO ALVEOLAR DE RATOS WISTAR COM PERIODONTITE INDUZIDA
Authors: Nassar Carlos Augusto , Adada Franciele Fernanda , Correa Bruna Rafaela , Nassar Patricia Oehlmeyer
Published: November 2024

Atualmente, têm-se demonstrado que a depressão é uma doença que acomete milhares de pessoas por ano. Evidências indican alguns efeitos da sertralina sobre a densidade e a cicatrização do tecido ósseo. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar os efeitos da sertralina sobre o tecido ósseo alveolar de ratos com periodontite induzida por ligadura. Foram utilizados 40 ratos machos adultos, divididos em 4 grupos, grupo controle (GC), grupo com doença periodontal (GDP), grupo sertralina (GS) e grupo sertralina com doença periodontal (GSDP). Os grupos com doença periodontal receberam uma ligadura ao redor dos 1º molares para promover o desenvolvimento da periodontite induzida experimentalmente. Os animais dos grupos com sertralina receberam, via oral, 5 mg/kg de peso corporal de sertralina em dias alternados, enquanto os demais grupos receberam 1mL/Kg de peso de solução fisiológica 0,9% no mesmo período. Após o período experimental de 30 dias, os animais foram eutanasiados e as hemi-mandíbulas foram coletadas para análises histomorfológica, radiográfica e contagem de células (osteoblastos, osteócitos e osteoclastos). Os resultados demonstraram um consumo alimentar e peso dos animais semelhantes entre os grupos (p>0,05). As análises radiográficas, histológicas e das células nos grupos GC e GS foram estatisticamente semelhantes entre si (p>0,05), entretanto apresentaram uma menor perda óssea alveolar significante em relação aos grupos GDP e GDPS (p<0,05). Assim pode-se concluir que a sertralina não atuou sobre o mecanismo de remodelação óssea alveolar nos animais com periodontite induzida experimentalmente.
APTIDÃO FÍSICA RELACIONADA À SAÚDE: A REALIDADE DE ADOLESCENTES DE UMA ESCOLA PÚBLICA DO PIAUÍ
Authors: Araújo Brito Ahécio Kleber , Rodrigues Rocha Simone , De Castro Dutra Macahdo Dionis
Published: November 2024

Objetivo: o estudo objetivou avaliar a aptidão física relacionada à saúde (AFRS) de adolescentes do ensino médio de uma escola públicas do Piauí. Metodologia: trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva do tipo exploratória em uma amostra por conveniência composta por 63 estudantes com idadeentre 16 e 17 anos,dos quais 34 eram do sexo feminino e 28 do sexo masculino. Forammensuradasas variáveis Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC), Razão Cintura Estatura (RCE), aptidão cardiorrespiratória (teste corrida/caminhada dos 6 minutos), flexibilidade (teste sentar-e-alcançar), resistência muscular localizada (teste abdominal). Os procedimentos dos testes e a classificação foram realizados utilizando o manual do PROESP-BR¹. Resultados: Verificou-se que a maior parte da amostra se classificou na zona saudável (ZS) no IMC (96,42% meninos e 82,35 meninas), razão cintura/estatura (92,85% meninos e 94,11% meninas) e flexibilidade (89,28% meninos e 94,17 meninas). A zona de risco para saúde (ZRS) obteve a maioria da amostra na RML (64,28% meninos e 79,41% meninas) e na resistência cardiorrespiratória (53,57% meninos e 94,11% meninas). Conclusão: os escolares avaliados apresentaram resultados insatisfatórios na resistência cardiorrespiratória e resistência muscular localizada. Neste sentido, recomenda-se a inserção de intervenções no ambiente escolar com vista a reforçar a aptidão física relacionada à saúdedos escolares.
ASSOCIAÇÃO ENTRE SAÚDE BUCAL E RISCO DE SARCOPENIA EM PACIENTES COM DOENÇA RENAL CRÔNICA SUBMETIDOS À HEMODIÁLISE
Authors: Santos Paulo Roberto , Martins Cardoso Kailane , Landim Sâmia Marques Lourenço , Sousa Luciana Abreu , Santos Victor Lavinas
Published: November 2024

Introdução: Baixo nível de saúde bucal e sarcopenia são muito prevalentes entre pacientes com doença renal crônica (DRC). O estudo teve como objetivo verificar a associação entre saúde bucal e risco de sarcopenia nos pacientes em hemodiálise (HD). Métodos: A amostra composta por 147 pacientes com DRC em HD em outubro de 2020 em um único centro de diálise. A saúde bucal avaliada por exame da cavidade oral. Hábitos de higiene bucal verificados através de questionário. O risco de sarcopenia avaliado pelo questionário SARC-F. Comparações feitas entre pacientes com e sem risco de sarcopenia. A regressão logística multivariada foi realizada para determinar preditores independentes de risco de sarcopenia.Resultados: Sessenta (42,2%) pacientes foram classificados com risco de sarcopenia. Entre pacientes com e sem risco de sarcopenia, houve maior risco de sarcopenia entre os pacientes com mais dentes perdidos, uso de prótese, alteração da mucosa oral e menor número de escovações dentárias. Na análise multivariada, apenas o maior grau de comorbidades foi preditor independente de risco de sarcopenia.Conclusões: Encontramos alta prevalência de baixo nível de saúde bucal e risco de sarcopenia. Não houve associação entre saúde bucal e risco de sarcopenia, mas sim entre maior número de comorbidades e risco de sarcopenia.
PREVALÊNCIA DE CAQUEXIA, DINAPENIA E FATORES ASSOCIADOS EM PACIENTES ONCOLÓGICOS DE UMA ASSOCIAÇÃO DE APOIO A PESSOAS COM CÂNCER DE CAXIAS DO SUL/RS.
Authors: Fornasier de Cordova Bianca , Zangalli Ingrid , Zanotti Joana
Published: November 2024

Introdução: A caquexia e a dinapenia podem estar presentes nos pacientes com câncer, relacionadas com menor qualidade de vida e pior prognóstico da doença. Objetivo: Determinar a prevalência de caquexia, dinapenia e fatores associados em pacientes oncológicos. Métodos: Estudo observacional transversal com amostra obtida por conveniência, composta por pacientes com câncer em tratamento antineoplásico vigente, idade ≥ 20 anos, ambos os sexos. Avaliou-se sexo, idade, tipo de tratamento, peso, estatura e avaliação subjetiva global. Foi considerado caquexia a perda de peso não intencional > 5% nos últimos 6 meses ou Índice de Massa Corporal <20 kg/m² com perda de peso >2% e/ou perda de peso >2% associada à sarcopenia. Dinapenia foi avaliada pelo teste de força de preensão palmar, sendo o ponto de corte <27KgF (homens) e <16KgF (mulheres). Resultados: Dos 57 pacientes, 56,1% eram do sexo masculino e 57,9% adultos. As maiores prevalências de caquexia foram observadas em pacientes com câncer de trato gastrointestinal (72,7%), masculino (50,0%) e pulmão (50,0%) (p=0,031), bem como nos gravemente desnutridos (p≤0,001). A dinapenia foi significativamente associada com a desnutrição moderada e grave (p=0,035). Conclusão: Observou-se maior prevalência de caquexia e dinapenia em indivíduos do sexo masculino, idosos, com câncer do trato gastrointestinal e gravemente desnutridos.
EFEITO DA SUPLEMENTAÇÃO COM ALBUMINA EM MARCADORES DE ESTRESSE OXIDATIVO DE DOENTES RENAIS EM RISCO NUTRICIONAL SUBMETIDOS À HEMODIÁLISE
Authors: Lima de Castro Abreu Lais , Mendes Garcez Anderson , Lima de Freitas Manoela Carine , Frederico Rocha Pacheco James , Macedo Cunha Francisco Valmor , Feijão Rolim Rodrigo , Soares Tiago , De Carvalho e Martins Maria do Carmo
Published: November 2024

A doença renal cônica envolve complicações metabólicas e inflamatórias que originam importantes desordens nutricionais, bem como desequilíbrio na defesa antioxidante. Este estudo avaliou o efeito de suplementação alimentar com albumina em marcadores de estresse oxidativo de doentes renais em hemodiálise. Estudo de intervenção, do tipo ensaio clínico controlado, envolvendo 43 indivíduos entre 18 e 59 anos, de ambos os sexos, em hemodiálise regular. A amostra foi dividida em dois grupos: G1, com 15 doentes em risco nutricional (albumina sérica ≤ 3,5 g/dL); e grupo não suplementado (G2), com 28 doentes (albumina > 3,5 g/dL). No período de seguimento de 90 dias, cada participante de G1 recebeu três vezes por semana 10 g de albumina dissolvida em leite ou suco. As concentrações séricas de albumina, colesterol total, HDL colesterol (HDL-c) e triglicérides foram obtidos a partir de dados disponíveis no serviço de hemodiálise. Atividade antioxidante foi avaliada pela dosagem de nitrito no plasma e de atividade da enzima superóxido dismutase eritrocitária; e a peroxidação lipídica por meio da determinação de malondialdeído no plasma.  Elevada proporção dos doentes apresentava perfil lipídico pró-aterogênico evidenciado por níveis reduzidos de HDL-C e aumentados de triglicérides. Além de produzir aumento na albuminemia, a suplementação resultou em aumento da atividade antioxidante sem alterar a peroxidação lipídica.
EFEITO DA ESTRATÉGIA SAÚDE DA FAMÍLIA NAS INTERNAÇÕES EVITÁVEIS DE IDOSOS NORDESTINOS
Authors: Carvalho Araújo Moreira Andréa , Reis de Carvalho Natália , Monteiro da Silva Maria Adelane , Thereza Maria Magalhães Moreira  , Carvalho Costa Ana Luiza , Vasconcelos Azevedo Samir Gabriel , Silva de Oliveira Francisco Eduardo , Teixeira Fernandes Naiara
Published: November 2024

Objetivo: analisar o efeito da cobertura da Estratégia Saúde da Família nas taxas de Internações por Condições Sensíveis à Atenção Primária (ICSAP) de idosos do Nordeste brasileiro. Método: Estudo ecológico realizado na região Nordeste, Brasil, de 2008 a 2018. Fez-se no Stata 13.0 regressão linear entre cobertura da Estratégia Saúde da Família e taxa de internações por condições sensíveis, com nível de significância 5% (p < 0,05) e intervalo de confiança de 95%. Utilizou-se o coeficiente de Spearman para análise de correção e regressão linear simples, via técnica stepwise, para verificar o efeito da estratégia saúde da família nas internações. Resultados: A cobertura da Estratégia Saúde da Família apresentou elevação de 13,36% e a taxa de ICSAP redução de 27,41% no período pesquisado, com associação negativa (r: -0,9000; p = 0,0002) e relação inversa entre variáveis (coeficiente: -13,71; p < 0,0001); os três estados com maiores coberturas foram Piauí (98,26%), Paraíba (95,16%) e Sergipe (85,21%). Houve prevalência de internações em idosos homens com condições crônicas. A distribuição das Internações por Condições Sensíveis à Atenção Primária na população idosa aumentou gradativamente com a idade. A taxa mais elevada ocorreu na faixa de 70-74 anos. Há tendência de redução das internações evitáveis de idosos nordestinos ao mesmo tempo que a cobertura da Estratégia Saúde da Família se expande e há relação direta entre cobertura da Estratégia Saúde da Família e internações evitáveis. Conclusão: Constatou-se efeito positivo da cobertura da Estratégia Saúde da Família perante as internações evitáveis de idosos do Nordeste do Brasil.
Descritores: Saúde do Idoso. Atenção Primária à Saúde. Hospitalização. Estudos ecológicos.
Marcadores culturais em MMORPGs:
Authors: Ferreira Emmanoel , Bottino André
Published: November 2024

O objetivo deste trabalho é investigar a presença de marcadores culturais no roleplay, especificamente em MMORPGs, e discuti-los com base na literatura existente. Iniciamos a pesquisa pelos elementos textuais e paratextuais que se relacionam com o jogo, como elementos in-game criados pelos jogadores – cenários, roupas, skins – e elementos off-game, como screenshots e comentários dos jogadores em redes sociais – para assim analisar os desdobramentos de seus usos, intencionais ou não. Tomando como objeto o grupo de Facebook “Final Fantasy – XIV Brasil”, observamos como alguns desses marcadores se manifestam e se relacionam com o roleplay, além de identificarmos sua influência em aspectos sociais do grupo e na comunidade brasileira de jogadores de Final Fantasy XIV como um todo.
Patogenicidad in vitro y en pruebas de semi-campo de Trichoderma asperellum (Cepa VA22) sobre Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762), en la Virginia (Risaralda- Colombia).
Authors: Cardona B. Nadya Lorena , Salgado Lizeth Carolina , Medina Juan Diego Medina , Machado-Agudelo. Dairon Andrés , Gómez -Vargas Wilber , Alvarez Aldana Adalucy
Published: November 2024

Resumen
Introducción: Aedes aegypti, originario de África, se ha extendido globalmente, siendo el principal vector del dengue en Colombia. El uso repetido de insecticidas ha generado resistencia en estos mosquitos, impulsando la búsqueda de estrategias complementarias. Objetivo: Este estudio se propuso evaluar el potencial del hongo Trichoderma asperellumaislado del municipio de la Virgina (Risaralda Colombia) como agente biocontrolador de Ae. aegypti. Metodología: Los bioensayos in vitro se realizaron con larvas  expuestas a una concentración de 1x108 conidias/mL del hongo, observando mortalidad a 24, 48 y 72 horas. Se llevaron a cabo ensayos de semi-campo en la misma región, utilizando la concentración de hongo de 1x107 de conidias/mL en recipientes con larvas de Aedes de la zona, evaluando la mortalidad de larvas a las 48 horas. Para analizar la diferencia entre grupos con y sin tratamiento aplicó la prueba de Wilcoxon (P=0.05) en el programa R versión 4.4.0 (https://www.r-project.org/). Resultados: T. asperellum mostró alta patogenicidad, causando mortalidades del 95% y 99% en las pruebas in vitro y de semi-campo, respectivamente. Conclusión: Es el primer reporte de esta especie infectando estadios inmaduros de Ae. aegypti en nuestro país. Estos resultados sugieren que podría usarse en Colombia como alternativa a los métodos tradicionales de control.
Determinación de concentraciones de fructosamina sérica en pacientes diabéticos tipo 2 del municipio de Moniquirá, Boyacá
Authors: Pérez Rozo  Guisell Mariana , Rozo Ortiz Aleida Eliana , Aguilera Becerra Astrid Maribel , Londoño Atehortúa Darney Albeiro , Buitrago Lara Víctor Manuel , Ramírez Sánchez Natalia , Alfonso Vargas Nadia Catalina , Ramírez López  Laura Ximena
Published: November 2024

Introducción: La diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) constituye un problema de salud pública. Para su seguimiento, se utiliza la hemoglobina A1c (HbA1C); sin embargo, esta presenta desventajas en pacientes con alteraciones en la hemoglobina. Por otro lado, la fructosamina permite evaluar la glicación de todas las proteínas presentes en el suero, reflejando los valores de glucemia de las últimas 2-3 semanas. Este biomarcador puede ser utilizado en el control glucémico de pacientes con DM2.
Objetivo: Establecer las concentraciones de fructosamina sérica en pacientes con DM2 del municipio de Moniquirá, Boyacá y asociaciones de su elevación con factores sociodemográficos
Metodología: Estudio analítico de corte transversal, con una muestra de 53 participantes que fueron canalizados en una institución de segundo nivel de complejidad de Moniquirá. Se les aplicó un cuestionario de información sociodemográfica y una encuesta clínica. Se determinaron las concentraciones séricas de fructosamina, glucosa, proteínas totales y albúmina. Se evaluó la asociación entre la fructosamina y las variables sociodemográficas de interés y se estimaron razones de disparidad (OR) con intervalos de confianza (IC) del 95%.
Resultados: El 62,3% de la población fueron mujeres y el 37,7% hombres; todos mostraron concentraciones elevadas de fructosamina. Se encontró asociación positiva significativa en el grupo de participantes con fructosamina por encima de la media poblacional (>776 mmol/L) y el estado civil soltero (OR=3.83; IC95%=1,22-11,98).
Conclusiones: Se propone la fructosamina como un biomarcador útil para el seguimiento a corto plazo de los pacientes diabéticos.
PIGEON WAR
Authors: Annamária Zemková
Published: November 2024

My current series of pigeon sketches explores the transformation of these urban and domesticated birds, reflecting both personal and societal metamorphosis.
CEOs’ Facial Trustworthiness and the Narrative Tone Differences of Bilingual Annual Reports
Authors: Chung Yu-Hsuan , Huang Shaio Yan , Jhong Min-Yue
Published: November 2024

This research examines the impact of CEOs’ facial trustworthiness on the narrative tone differences of bilingual annual reports in Taiwan, as listed firms have gradually been required to disclose annual reports in their native language (Chinese) and convert them to a non-native language (English). Given that face-based features may reflect managers’ personality traits in decision-making, we employ machine-learning-based facial recognition technology to detect CEOs’ facial trustworthiness. The empirical results show that trustworthy-looking CEOs are negatively associated with a narrative tone difference in bilingual annual reports. This study further finds that CEOs with higher-level ability have an incremental interactive effect on the negative relationship between their facial trustworthiness and bilingual annual reports’ tone difference. Overall, the findings suggest that CEOs’ facial appearance influences their disclosure behavior, reflecting the presentation of annual reports in different languages.
Beyond the Event Window: Earnings Horizon and the Informativeness of Earnings Announcements
Authors: Smith Kevin C.
Published: November 2024

The impact of earnings announcements (EAs) on investor uncertainty depends not only on how much new information they contain but also on how long it would take comparable information to arrive in the future through alternative sources, which I term “earnings horizon.” Using a structural model of periodic EAs, I show that earnings horizon is not captured by standard empirical measures of earnings informativeness or timeliness based on the event-study approach. However, earnings horizon can be estimated using patterns in return volatility over firms’ reporting cycles, which indicate that EAs have a short horizon and thus reduce investor uncertainty by one-third the amount suggested by event studies. Moreover, these patterns indicate that it takes investors considerably longer than the three- to five-day windows commonly applied in event studies to fully process EAs and that more frequent financial reporting may significantly enhance EAs’ informativeness.

Data Availability: Data are available from the public sources cited in the text.

JEL Classifications: C58; D82; D84; G10; G12; G14; G30.
Tracking Insulin- and Glucagon-Expressing Cells In Vitro and In Vivo Using a Double-Reporter Human Embryonic Stem Cell Line
Authors: Mar Samantha , Filatov Ekaterina , Sasaki Shugo , Mojibian Majid , Zhang Dahai , Yang Angela , Nian Cuilan , Lynn Francis C.
Published: November 2024

Human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived pancreatic α- and β-cells can be used to develop cell replacement therapies to treat diabetes. However, recent published differentiation protocols yield varying amounts of α- and β-cells amid heterogeneous cell populations. To visualize and isolate hESC-derived α- and β-cells, we generated a GLUCAGON-2A-mScarlet and INSULIN-2A-EGFP dual fluorescent reporter (INSEGFPGCGmScarlet) hESC line using CRISPR/Cas9. We established robust expression of EGFP and mScarlet fluorescent proteins in insulin- and glucagon-expressing cells, respectively, without compromising the differentiation or function of these cells. We also showed that the insulin- and glucagon-expressing bihormonal population at the maturing endocrine cell stage (stage 6) of our pancreatic islet differentiation lose insulin expression over time, while maintaining an α-like expression profile, suggesting these bihormonal cells are cell-autonomously fated to become α-like cells. We also demonstrated this cell line can be used to monitor hESC-derived insulin- and glucagon-expressing cells, and hESC-derived islet morphology in vivo, by transplanting them into the anterior chamber of the eye in mice. Together, the INSEGFPGCGmScarlet hESC line provides an efficient strategy for tracking populations of hESC-derived β- and α-like cells.

Article Highlights

Differentiation protocols used to generate stem cell–derived islet cells yield heterogenous cell populations. We generated a human embryonic stem cell line that reports insulin- and glucagon-expressing cells in vitro and in vivo without altering their differentiation or function. We showed some insulin- and glucagon-expressing bihormonal cells are cell-autonomously fated to become α-like cells. This reporter cell line can be used to further study and improve stem cell–derived islet differentiation and transplantation.
Proteomic Signature of Body Mass Index and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Authors: Wang Xuan , Ma Hao , Kou Minghao , Heianza Yoriko , Fonseca Vivian , Qi Lu
Published: November 2024

The obesity diagnosis by body mass index (BMI) exhibits considerable interindividual heterogeneity in metabolic phenotypes and risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). We investigated the association of proteomic signature of BMI and T2D and examined whether the proteomic signature of BMI improves prediction of T2D risk. This study included 41,427 adults in the UK Biobank who were free of T2D at baseline and had complete data on proteomics metrics assessed by antibody based Olink assay. The main exposure was a proteomic BMI score (pro-BMI score) calculated from 67 pre-identified plasma proteins associated with BMI. During a median follow-up of 13.7 years, 2,030 incident events of T2D were documented. We observed that a higher proteomic BMI (pro-BMI) score was significantly associated with a higher risk of T2D independent of actual BMI, waist-to-hip ratio, and polygenic risk score for BMI (hazard ratio (HR) comparing the highest with the lowest quartiles was 3.81, 95% CI, 3.08 – 4.71). Pro-BMI score significantly increased the C index when added to a reference model with age, sex, and BMI (C index change, 0.023 [95%CI, 0.018 to 0.027]). Proteomic signature of BMI is significantly associated with the risk of T2D independent of BMI, WHR and genetic susceptibility to obesity. When added to actual BMI, the proteomic signature of BMI provides significant but modest improvement in discrimination.
Protection of child influencers: international experience and ways of regulation in Ukraine
Authors: Hrankina V. I. , Abdel Fatah A. S.
Published: November 2024

In today’s world, children are becoming more and more influential by actively creating content on social media. This trend is growing rapidly, as young influencers can reach millions and influence the behavior of their audience. While this can lead to significant financial benefits for both children and their families, it also raises serious concerns about their legal protection and overall health - both physical and mental. Given the widespread use of social media, careful consideration of this situation is needed, as those who influence children are often exposed to environments that may be detrimental to their well- being. In view of these challenges, there is an urgent need to develop and implement effective legislation that guarantees the protection of children’s rights, ensures proper working conditions and protects them from various forms of exploitation.
This article addresses the important issue of regulating the influence on children, which is becoming increasingly relevant as the influence of social media expands. Young influencers on the Internet face numerous risks, including exploitation, manipulation by parents or companies, as well as the pressure of overwork and psychological stress due to a demanding schedule.
The article offers a comparative analysis of legislative measures taken by France and the United States that have begun to address these issues. The key aspects of legal protection for children involved in the creation of commercial content are explored, such as limiting working hours, ensuring access to education, providing psychological support, and promoting financial transparency. The study aims to emphasize the need to create an international framework for the regulation of child labor in the digital sphere and to offer recommendations for improving both national and international legislation. The article proposes to create specialized institutions to monitor compliance with legislation that protects children’s rights to leisure, education and personal development.
Legal regulation of combating harassment in the field of work: national and foreign experience
Authors: Burka A. V. , Vakariuk L. V.
Published: November 2024

The article points out that there is a common belief that harassment is sexual harassment, although in reality the term has a much broader meaning. Harassment is a problem of a global nature, which manifests itself in various spheres of social interaction and takes place in the life of every country. It is emphasized that the national legislation of many countries makes it possible to effectively combat harassment at the workplace and prevent this shameful phenomenon. The definition of the concept of harassment and measures to combat it are established in the relevant general anti-discrimination laws, in labor legislation and subordinate legal acts, which contributes to the effective implementation of national state policies on the prevention and counteraction of discrimination in the field of work.
Attention is drawn to the fact that currently the term «harassment» is not used in Ukrainian legislation. However, the closest semantic equivalent of this term is the concept of «sexual harassment», the definition of which is contained in the Law of Ukraine «On Ensuring Equal Rights and Opportunities of Women and Men». The legal regulation of anti-harassment, in particular in labor relations, in Ukraine is based on normative legal acts that belong to different branches of law.
It is emphasized that the Code of Labor Laws of Ukraine does not contain direct regulations on the prohibition of sexual harassment (harassment) at the workplace. This Code does not contain special norms that would determine the procedural issues of establishing the fact of sexual harassment, its fixation, proof, investigation and specifics of disciplinary responsibility for committing harassment. Despite the absence of the regulatory concept of «harassment» in Ukrainian legislation, in Ukraine, victims of sexual harassment at the workplace are provided with legal tools to protect their rights and interests. These tools range from filing sexual harassment complaints with authorized entities to criminal prosecution of the perpetrators. The legislation of Ukraine on combating sexual harassment at work is part of the anti-discrimination legislation, which is currently dynamically developing and adapting to modern needs.
Social benefits as one of the additional measures of social protection of servicemen and employees of the Security Service of Ukraine
Authors: Umaiev B. B.
Published: November 2024

The article is devoted to the study of one of the important additional measures of social protection of servicemen and employees of the Security Service of Ukraine – social benefits provided to servicemen and employees of the Security Service of Ukraine on the basis of current legislation in order to compensate for certain restrictions on their rights and freedoms associated with being in the service and stimulating interest in its passage. The current national legislation and the views of scientists on the researched issue are analyzed. It is noted that today military personnel of the Security Service of Ukraine enjoy a number of social benefits provided in the field of using public transport of various types (free travel), in the field of health protection (free obtaining of medicines, primary medical examination and dispensation), sanatorium-resort service, discounts in the field of payment for communal services and housing use and other benefits regulated by the laws of Ukraine «On the Security Service of Ukraine», «On social and legal protection of military personnel and their family members». As for the employees of the Security Service of Ukraine who have concluded an employment contract, their social protection is provided on a general basis in accordance with the labor legislation and will be further specified in the social security legislation. It was concluded that despite the fact that the current legislation provides for a number of benefits for military personnel of the Security Service of Ukraine, today the state is not yet able to ensure their full implementation due to the lack of the necessary economic base, a sufficient amount of financial resources, and a clear mechanism for the implementation of the declared guarantees and benefits It is clear that the country, being currently in a state of war, has limited economic opportunities for financing many areas, constantly faces the challenge of balancing the needs of defense, economy and human capital development. At the same time, the social protection of this category of persons should compensate for the difficult working conditions and restrictions on their rights that arise from the conditions of this type of service, motivate them to perform their tasks at a high professional level, selflessly and as efficiently as possible.
Administrative and legal regulations and standards for the use of individual armor protection
Authors: Voroniatnikov O.
Published: November 2024

The article examines the issues of administrative and legal norms and standards for the use of personal body armor. The study explores the history of the development and evolution of ballistic protection equipment such as bulletproof vests and helmets. Body armor protects a person’s torso, shoulders, neck and groin from bullets and shrapnel. The helmet protects the head from falls, blows, blast waves, small shrapnel, pistol bullets, and small arms bullets. In addition, personal protective equipment includes bulletproof shields, impact shields, arm and leg protection kits, ballistic (tactical) glasses with ballistic safety standards. It has been established that today there are many types of vests with different characteristics that affect their usage, such as size, type, purpose, and material. The main indicator is the protection class, which determines the threats the vest can protect against. The class is defined by protective properties against various small arms ammunition.
National and international standards for personal protective equipment are analyzed. Ukrainian national standards for personal body armor are comparable to international standards (modified according to the standards of the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom). According to the current Ukrainian standard DSTU 8782:2018, body armor is classified into three types by structural design: Type A – soft (flexible); Type B – semi-rigid; and Type C – rigid body armor with protective structures based on various protective elements, and there are six protection classes.
The study examines the administrative and legal norms for the use of personal body armor by the National Police of Ukraine, the National Guard of Ukraine, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine, and the Military Law Enforcement Service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It concludes that administrative and legal norms for the use of such equipment are established by regulatory documents of the agencies vested with the relevant powers, which primarily belong to Ukraine’s security and defense sector.
Interaction of customs and law enforcement agencies in the issues of combating smuggling
Authors: Dorofeieva L. M.
Published: November 2024

The article deals with the search for ways to combine the efforts of customs and law enforcement agencies in the fight against illegal attempts to move goods, objects or substances across the customs border of a country. The concept and basic principles of law enforcement activities are studied, as well as the criteria for inclusion in such a system. By analyzing the powers of a number ofstate bodies, the author has compiled a list of law enforcement agencies involved in the fight against smuggling. It is emphasized that customs authorities today can be fully attributed to law enforcement agencies.
Approaches to understanding the interaction of law enforcement agencies, its principles and directions of implementation are considered in detail. The author critically assesses the absence of a legal act regulating the procedure for interaction of bodies in in the fight against crime. While there is definitely a need for this, although the issues of interaction are locally outlined in special laws on individual state (law enforcement) agencies. It is recognized that modern regulation of issues of interaction between law enforcement agencies, and their list should be updated in the light of the reforms of such bodies, and must necessarily include customs authorities.
It is emphasized that the problem of duplication of tasks and functions, chasing indicators and creating the illusion of an active fight against crime, has been relevant for more than two decades. Despite changes in legislation, liquidation or reorganization of previous bodies and the creation of new ones, renewal of personnel and units, the lack of clear delineation of powers of law enforcement agencies, and sometimes of law enforcement agencies, and sometimes dual competence or departmental ambitions, lead to a distortion of the actual picture of the organization of countering smuggling. The author outlines certain risks of interference with the organization and implementation of customs control that arise from a destructive perception of interaction.
The institutional capacity of customs authorities as a lever is considered for improving the mechanism of interaction between the State Customs Service and law enforcement agencies. The author substantiates the expediency of including operational units to the list of subjects of operational and investigative activities. The author additionally argues that the prospect of granting customs authorities to conduct pre-trial investigations, and it is proposed to to delimit the powers of the authorities conducting it, for which purpose to determine the jurisdiction of the crime of “Smuggling of goods” for the bodies of the State Customs Service of Ukraine.
Conceptualization of state policy regarding economic security and sustainable development of the economy
Authors: Kovalenko V. V.
Published: November 2024

The article clarified that the state policy in the field of economic security can be considered as a process of adopting legislative acts or management decisions regarding stable and significant economic growth; effective satisfaction of economic needs; state control over the movement and use of national resources; protection of the country’s economic interests at both the national and international levels and further control over the implementation of such strategic directions, which is determined by the state leadership and implemented by the authorized subjects of the public administration, as well as organizing the purposeful influence of the authorized subjects of the public administration on public relations in the field of economic security with the help of normatively determined forms and methods.
The goal of state regulation is to optimize the level of economic security, which involves achieving a balance between savings and investments, as well as ensuring macroeconomic stability. This includes supporting sustainable economic growth and creating favorable economic and legal conditions for business entities. In accordance with the tasks of state policy in the field of ensuring the economic security of the state, its subspecies are regulatory and institutional policy, policy of ensuring the economic rights of citizens, policy of the development of the national economy and economic relations, policy of digitization of economic relations, ensuring economic and financial literacy of the population, as well as law enforcement policy in the field of economic security. It is emphasized that the principles of the state policy of sustainable development of the economy are divided into general principles that can be applied to most spheres of socio-political and socio-economic life of the state, as well as organizational principles that characterize the subject and spatial components of the formation and implementation of state policy in the sphere of ensuring economic state security.
It was established that the existence of the Ukrainian economy in a state of crisis requires the implementation at the state level of a system-complex program of actions, an institutional concept of economic security in the system of the updated economic strategy of Ukraine, aimed at the sustainable development of the state economy, revival of economic potential, increasing the level of national security and its economic component, determination of destabilizing factors, localization of their negative impact, implementation of preventive measures, timely compensation of deviations from the normal state, which necessitates further scientific developments in this direction.
System of principles of state policy in the sphere of ensuring economic security of the state during martial law
Authors: Lymaniuk A. A.
Published: November 2024

The article emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive study of the principles of state policy in the sphere of ensuring the economic security of the state, which is primarily related to the state of war on the territory of Ukraine. Under such conditions, the economic stability of the state not only guarantees stability in the country, but also ensures the effective operation of the national defense-industrial complex, which allows the production of the necessary weapons for the protection of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of the state.
In order to develop a system of principles of state policy in the sphere of ensuring the economic security of the state during martial law, the author applied a comprehensive approach to determining the principles of functioning of the economic sphere. Although the latter is the main field, the unification of the principles of ensuring its security requires the separation of the principles of other related fields, such as legal and public administration. This is due to the fact that the economy of the state does not exist separately from other processes, and its functioning is ensured by legal norms. All of the above made it necessary to define a specific list of state policy principles in the field of ensuring the economic security of the state during martial law in various fields (management, jurisprudence, public administration, national security), their unification and classification according to the relevant areas and directions.
In conclusion, the author proposed his own vision of the system of state policy principles in the sphere of ensuring the economic security of the state during martial law, which consists of the following elements (groups of principles): 1) economic principles; 2) international economic and legal principles; 3) principles of state administration and state activity; 4) principles of administrative law (general principles of law, such as the rule of law, democracy, legality, etc. and special principles (balance of powers of state authorities and local self-government, openness and transparency of the activities of state institutions, limitation of powers of state authorities and local self-governance in the private sphere, accountability and control, professionalism, effectiveness of state institutions, service of state institutions to the interests of citizens, specialization, etc.); 5) principles of national security.
Tax procedure: from doctrinal developments to consolidation of a legislative definition
Authors: Lohvinova O. V.
Published: November 2024

Reforms in the field of taxation and tax legislation are permanent in Ukraine. Since the restoration of the independence of our state, this important social process and its legal regulation have been focused on by both the society and the state. At the same time, the mentioned transformative activities have been accompanied with numerous problems, not least of which is related to the procedural regulation of tax relations. One of the key factors negatively affecting the general state of rulemaking and law enforcement in the field of taxation is the lack of a legal definition of such a system-forming financial and legal category as a tax procedure. The outlined gap provokes scientists to make debatable decisions and increases the level of conflictedness of sub-sectoral regulation. Therefore, working out and consolidating the definition of tax procedure in the current legislation will allow to minimize the mentioned defects and will make a positive contribution to the modernization of taxation.
Critical scientific analysis of the existing doctrinal options for defining the legal (juridical) procedure and tax procedure has been carried out and the current state of regulatory and legal support of the specified categories has been revealed in the paper. It has been pointed out that the existence of several approaches to the scientific definition of the tax procedure, the difference in views on its essence and features, the scientists’ proposals regarding possible options for the legislative definition of the analyzed category also differ significantly. Distinct from the two existing main scientific approaches (model- program and activity-based), an alternative (synthesized) approach to a meaningful understanding of the tax procedure and terms derived from it has been suggested. The author’s vision of the system of tax procedures as a system of procedures for fulfilling tax obligations has been argued, the place of the procedure for paying taxes and fees as their component have been indicated. To arrive at the correct definition of the categories of ‘tax procedure’, ‘procedure for fulfilling the tax obligation’, and ‘procedure for paying taxes and fees’, we have recommended the effective steps. The amendments and supplements to both the Basic Law of our state and the Tax Code of Ukraine have been substantiated. The arguments for appropriateness of adopting the Tax Procedural Code of Ukraine in the future have been advanced.
Features of legal regulation of supervisory boards activities in state joint-stock companies
Authors: Spyrydonova K. S.
Published: November 2024

The article examines the legal status of supervisory boards in joint-stock companies with 50 percent or more of their shares owned directly or indirectly by the State. The author analyzes the main tasks and highlights the peculiarities of corporate governance in state-owned companies, and identifies the specifics of the supervisory board’s independence in the public sector, which consists in the interaction of the supervisory board not only with the executive body, but also with the shareholder represented by the relevant management body.
The author analyzes the legislative norms governing the activities of supervisory boards in public joint-stock companies and the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance in State-Owned Enterprises. The author highlights the specifics of legal regulation of the supervisory board of a joint-stock company with 50 percent or more of its shares owned directly or indirectly by the State, namely, special requirements for the minimum number of independent directors, impossibility of establishing additional grounds for early termination of powers of the supervisory board members, mandatory formation of committees, impossibility of delegating the functions of the supervisory board to the general meeting, etc.
The author analyzes the question of the authority of the meetings of the supervisory board of state-owned companies in the event that the majority of independent directors are absent in the supervisory board. Researched the legal consequences of non-compliance with the legal requirement for a majority of independent directors on the supervisory board and concludes that there are no legal consequences, and the supervisory board will be competent in this case and will be able to perform its duties in full within its competence. It is determined that the absence of legal consequences in such a situation constitutes a shortcoming in the legal regulation of the status of the supervisory board. At the same time, the author concludes that the lack of responsibility of the management body for violation of the terms of competitive selection of independent members of the supervisory board and the provision of the management body with the opportunity to perform the functions of the supervisory board for the period of martial law also constitute shortcomings in legal regulation.
ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTORS OF THE LIFE QUALITY OF THE REGION'S POPULATION
Authors: SALAMATOV A.A. , DAVANKOV A.YU. , UZHEGOV A.O
Published: November 2024

At the present stage of development of society and the state, the problem of studying environmental predictors of the life quality of population has been largely actualized, since it is the state of the environment that affects such an important component of the quality of life of the population as its health, expressed in life expectancy. The task of this work is to find such characteristics that reflect the ecological living conditions and ecological behavior of the population and can be used in economic analysis. Based on the main provisions of the eco-system approach, to calculate the integral environmental indicator for assessing the quality of life of the population, we introduced three indicators, such as the proportion of the capture of pollutants from stationary sources from the total amount of pollutants released into the atmosphere from stationary and mobile sources, the energy intensity of GRP and the proportion of organizations that have implemented environmental innovations in the total number of organizations. The authors have developed a methodology for assessing the environmental component of the life quality of population in relation to the regions of the Russian Federation, which includes the following components and analysis tools: a system of indicators characterizing the level of the environmental component of the life quality of population in the regions; an index method for assessing the environmental component of the life quality of population of the regions; a grouping of regions of the Russian Federation characterized by different levels of socio-economic status and environmental component quality of life of the population of the regions; positioning and typology of regions according to the criteria "ecological sub-index of the quality of life of the population" - "socio-economic situation". The authors have developed a methodology for assessing the environmental component of the life quality of population in relation to the regions of the Russian Federation, which includes the following components and analysis tools: a system of indicators characterizing the level of the environmental component of the life quality of region's population; an index method for assessing the environmental component of the life quality of region's population; a grouping of Russian regions characterized by different levels of socio-economic status and environmental component of life quality of region's population; positioning and typology of regions according to the criteria "ecological sub-index of the quality of life of the population" - "socio-economic situation". According to the proposed methodology, the socio-economic situation of the Russian regions was considered as a condition for the development of the ecological component of the life quality of region's population, also all regions are ranked according to the socio-economic situation, 10 of them are leaders and 10 outsiders.