bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Bionic Furniture Design Based on Digital Quantification Research: Application of Semiotics and Semantics
Authors: Lin Xiaohong
Published: February 2025

This study aims to explore the application of semiotics and semantics in bionic furniture design, incorporating digital quantitative research methods to uncover consumers’ needs and preferences. By utilising user preference surveys, market analysis data, and user feedback, the study reveals key insights into bionic furniture design. It was found that semiotics enhances the cultural depth and aesthetic value of designs by drawing on natural symbols, while semantics aids designers in better understanding users’ cognitive and emotional responses, thus optimising the functionality and experience of bionic furniture. The results demonstrate that comfort, design style, and functional requirements in bionic furniture design are closely linked to consumers’ purchase intentions. Through digital quantitative analysis, this study offers an innovative theoretical framework and practical guidance for future bionic furniture design, helping designers create products that align more closely with market demands.
The Intervention Effect of “Reminiscence Therapy” on the Self-Esteem of Elderly Individuals with Advanced Age
Authors: Yu Jun
Published: February 2025

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the current status of self-worth among elderly individuals (aged 85 and above) in welfare institutions and to explore the effects of reminiscence therapy on their cognitive biases, negative emotions, and interpersonal communication barriers in elderly care. Methods: An 8-month long intervention and questionnaire survey was conducted using the Self-Worth Sense Scale for the senior citizens in the jurisdiction of Shanghai N Welfare Institute and its two community health service centers directly under it. 530 senior citizens were randomly divided into the intervention group and the control group, and the intervention group was provided with recall activities once every two weeks for one hour at a time, and the Social Involvement Scale, Quality of Life Scale and Self-Worth Sense Scale were used to measure the Intervention effect. Results: The total score of self-worth of the elderly was significantly improved through the recall intervention, and the five dimensions of influencing ability, interpersonal relationship, rule quality, psychological quality and physical ability were significantly improved. Conclusion: The effect of “Thinking Back” on the self-worth of institutionalized elderly is positive and effective, and the design of “Thinking Back” intervention activities is operable for the social work practice of institutionalized elderly.
Construction and Application of Knowledge Graph of Petroleum Industries Standards
Authors: Chen Xinyi , Zhang Hua , Li Ru , Xu Ting
Published: February 2025

Petroleum industry is currently undergoing a critical period of “digital transformation and intelligent development.” As standards are an important component of national economic and social development, their digital transformation is an inevitable trend. To address the problems of the inability to systematically and efficiently utilize standard knowledge in the petroleum industry, as well as the barriers to knowledge transmission between machines and standard documents, this article takes petroleum industry standard documents as the data source. This article summarizes the model construction strategy, information extraction scheme, knowledge fusion and storage. Finally, the application of the standard document knowledge graph is discussed. To establish the foundation for the direct application of key indicators and other knowledge in standards by machines and provide reference ideas for other fields to conduct digital research on standards.
The Research on Automatic Location Algorithms for Partial Discharge in Long Vertical Shafts GIL
Authors: Xu Ge , Tan Yun , Si Hansong , Long Xiaobo , Wang Jun
Published: February 2025

Due to the long pipeline distance and weak signals, achieving precise localization of partial discharge occurring in GIL (Gas-Insulated Line) is challenging. This paper conducts key technological research on the automatic localization of partial discharge in GIL, developing an algorithm specifically for the automatic localization of partial discharge in GIL. This algorithm effectively overcomes the difficulties posed by the long distance and weak signals of GIL, enabling accurate identification and localization of defects, as well as assessing the risk levels of these defects. Hence, it ensures the safe and stable operation of power systems in the watershed.
Research on Intelligent Monitoring of Illegal Sand Mining in Yangtze River Based on Deep Learning Algorithm
Authors: Dong Weijiang , Wen Xi , Lu Siyuan , Zhang Meihuan
Published: February 2025

This paper proposes an intelligent monitoring system of illegal sand mining ships in the Yangtze River based on deep learning algorithm. By combining the generative adversarial network (GAN) algorithm with the YOLOv8 object detection technology, the system aims to effectively detect and monitor illegal sand mining ships [1]. The proposed system combines advanced image processing and target detection techniques to provide real-time monitoring and early warning for illegal sand mining ships. The results show that the system achieves high detection accuracy and has great potential in environmental protection and resource management. At the same time, the paper also explores the application of YOLOv8 in target trajectory analysis, which further enriches the function and practicability of the system.
ОЦІНЮВАННЯ РИЗИКІВ ЗАГОРЯННЯ ЕЛЕКТРОМОБІЛІВ
Authors: Dzyuba L. F. , Lazarenko O. V. , Pazen O. Yu. , Pastukhov P. V.
Published: February 2025

Статистичні показники загорання електромобілів і відповідні дослідження в цьому напрямі свідчать про те, що частота пожеж електромобілів по всьому світу значно менша порівняно зі статистичними даними загорань автомобілів, що працюють на двигунах внутрішнього згорання. У США на 55 випадків загорянь електромобілів припадає 284 130 випадків горіння автомобілів із ДВЗ. Окрім того, дослідження показують, що ймовірність займання батареї електромобіля в разі дорожньо-транспортної пригоди значно менша, ніж імовірність загоряння звичайного автомобіля. Метою роботи визначено оцінювання ризику виникнення загорянь літій іонного елемента живлення електромобіля. Для досягнення поставленої мети забезпечено виконання таких завдань: ідентифіковано чинники ризику виникнення загорань літій-іонного елемента живлення електромобіля, проведено аналіз статистичних даних і випадків загорання електромобіля внаслідок відмови літій-іонного елемента живлення, побудовано матрицю ризиків виникнення загорянь електромобіля. Для досягнення мети роботи використано порівняльний аналіз статистичних показників із подальшою аналітичною обробкою отриманих результатів, їх узагальненням і виявленням відповідних закономірностей. Відповідно до проведеного оцінювання ризику загорань електромобілів, визначено такі основні причини загорання електромобілів, а саме: людську недбалість/халатність на виробництві (10%), самозаймання з невстановлених причин (22%), порушення роботи акумуляторної батареї під час заряджання або після (28%), ДТП (30%), втоплення (5%), дія полум’я (5%). З огляду на аналіз і чинні підходи до порядку оцінювання ризику, сформовано матрицю оцінювання ризиків займання електромобілів. Отже, отримана матриця ризиків загорання електромобілів наочно продемонструвала та підтвердили таке: ризик займання електромобілів та іншого подібного транспорту переважно можна зарахувати до трьох ступенів імовірності (дуже низький, низький і високий); відсутність заповнення значної кількості комірок матриці засвідчує про гостру потребу детального аналізу кожного випадку загорання електромобілів із максимально чітким визначенням причини загорання. Зазначені результати дослідження, відповідно, є передумовою для проведення подальших досліджень і вдосконалення отриманої матриці ризиків загорань електромобілів.
ШЛЯХИ ПІДВИЩЕННЯ ЕФЕКТИВНОСТІ ГАСІННЯ ПОЖЕЖ У МАНСАРДНИХ ПРИМІЩЕННЯХ
Authors: Lushch V. I. , Kobko Yе. V. , Velykyi Ya. B. , Romanyk B. A.
Published: February 2025

Унаслідок сучасних тенденцій у будівництві ми можемо спостерігати зростання кількості житлових будинків без повноцінних поверхів, які обладнані мансардами. Мансарди можуть мати різні розміри й дизайн, починаючи від невеликих куточків під дахом до великих, просторих кімнат. Вони бувають оснащені вікнами або люками для освітлення і провітрювання, а також мати різні системи опалення й кондиціонування повітря залежно від місцевих умов і призначення приміщення. Пожежі в мансардних приміщеннях можуть бути особливо небезпечними через обмежений доступ і складні умови для гасіння. Такі пожежі часто важко помітити, вогонь може швидко поширюватися через дерев’яні конструкції даху й інші горючі матеріали, які можуть бути в мансарді. Таким чином, конструктивні особливості будівель із мансардними приміщеннями вимагають нових підходів і тактики дій для ефективного гасіння пожеж, які можуть виникати в них. Мета роботи полягає у визначенні способів підвищення ефективності гасіння пожеж у мансардних приміщеннях житлових будівель. Для досягнення поставленої мети здійснено аналіз вітчизняних і міжнародних джерел, що визначають порядок гасіння пожеж у мансардних приміщеннях, також розглянуто необхідне пожежно-технічне обладнання, методи гасіння пожеж у будівлях із мансардними приміщеннями. У результаті проведеної роботи встановлено, що вітчизняні керівні документи й наукові роботи, які регламентують необхідність і порядок проведення гасіння пожеж у житловому секторі, неповною мірою (поверхово) розкривають суть проведення гасіння пожеж у будівлях із мансардними приміщеннями. На основі проведеного аналізу методів гасіння пожеж у таких приміщеннях, а також видів і шляхів газообміну під час пожежі в огородженні визначено один із альтернативних способів гасіння стволами-пробійниками, які забезпечують ефективну локалізацію та ліквідацію пожежі в мансардних приміщеннях. У статті проаналізовано вітчизняні й закордонні джерела, що регламентують порядок організації гасіння пожеж у мансардних приміщеннях у житловому секторі, проведено аналіз необхідного пожежно-технічного обладнання та способів гасіння пожеж мансардних приміщень. Розроблено методику, яка б регламентувала порядок гасіння мансардних приміщень за найскладніших умов, запропоновано графічне позначення ствола-пробійника з насадками для гасіння й захисту.
Informe de la Junta Directiva al Congreso de la República - Febrero de 2025
Authors:   Junta Directiva
Published: February 2025

El Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) y el Banco Mundial estiman que la economía global creció un 3,2 % en 2024, ritmo similar al observado en 2023 (3,3 %). Este resultado ocurrió en un contexto de moderación de la inflación, la cual indujo a los bancos centrales de las economías avanzadas a iniciar un ciclo de reducción de las tasas de interés de política monetaria, en tanto que varios países de América Latina prosiguieron con los recortes iniciados con antelación. Este alivio ofreció un estímulo al consumo privado en muchos países, que en el caso de Estados Unidos impulsó su crecimiento por encima de las proyecciones iniciales. Otras economías, como Brasil, mostraron también sorpresas positivas en su crecimiento como respuesta al mayor consumo privado y a la expansión del gasto público. En China el crecimiento económico alcanzó el objetivo del gobierno del 5,0%, luego de la implementación de medidas de impulso fiscal y monetario. En Europa se dio una ligera recuperación económica, favorecida por la menor inflación y la reducción de las tasas de interés, aunque algunas economías de la zona, como Alemania, continuaron enfrentando dificultades en su sector industrial y un bajo crecimiento económico. La moderación de la inflación en varios países, luego de los altos niveles observados en los dos años anteriores, se vio limitada durante el segundo semestre de 2024 por incrementos en los costos de la energía y la persistencia en la inflación de los servicios. Fue así como en algunas economías avanzadas, tales como Canadá, la zona del euro y el Reino Unido, donde la inflación total había retornado en septiembre al objetivo de sus bancos centrales, volvió a repuntar en los últimos meses del año. Asimismo, en Estados Unidos la inflación aumentó hacia finales del año, y se ubicó en el 2,9% en diciembre. Esto limitó la corrección de la inflación en los países miembro de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos (OCDE), la cual entre 2023 y 2024 disminuyó del 5,9% al 4,7% para la inflación total, y del 6,7% al 4,9% para la inflación básica. En América Latina, en donde el ciclo de endurecimiento de la política monetaria había empezado primero que en las economías avanzadas, se observó una dinámica heterogénea en materia inflacionaria. En los casos de Chile, Brasil y México la inflación aumentó en los últimos meses del año, y al cierre de 2024 se ubicó en el 4,5% para Chile; 4,8% en Brasil y 4,2% en México, en tanto que en Perú se mantuvo a la baja, hasta ubicarse en un 2,0 % al final del año, el punto medio de su rango meta. En Colombia la inflación continuó moderándose a lo largo del año, a pesar de lo cual terminó en el 5,2% en 2024, cifra por encima del nivel registrado en los principales países de la región.
Rola sympatii i antypatii między studentami na zajęciach z języka ob- cego
Authors:   University of Wrocław, Jankowiak Agnieszka
Published: February 2025

It appears that students are eager to spend time and cooperate in classes with individuals they like,
while they tend to avoid those they dislike. Issues of liking and disliking are extremely important in the context
of the comfort zone in foreign language classes, as they directly affect the relationships between the partici-
pants in the educational process. However, can personal antipathies be unequivocally categorized as obstacles,
and can liking fellow participants be deemed a catalyst in the language learning process? This paper analyzes
the role of liking and disliking among participants in foreign language classes and their impact on the nature,
course, and effectiveness of the educational process. This study clearly shows that relationships with peers in
the language classroom are extremely important to students. There is a dichotomy of emotions accompanying
students when working in a cooperative learning model with different people. The nature of the relationship
with fellow students directly translates into the level of motivation, commitment and psychological comfort,
and the feeling of stepping out of one's comfort zone is most often contributed to by a paralyzing fear of being
judged by disliked peers. Students prefer to cooperate with people they like, and they mostly positively assess
impact of such situation on the effectiveness of the class. However, students do not explicitly equate cooper-
ating with disliked people with only negative consequences for the foreign language learning process
Development experience of the centripetal turbine flow part for an aviation engine air starter
Authors: Rusanov Roman , Kravchenko Igor , Rusanov Andrii , Riznyk Sergiy , Kukhtin Yurii , Chugay Marin , Sukhanov Mykhailo
Published: February 2025

The subject of this paper is to study the approaches for the flow part design of a centrifugal turbine stage, which are considered on the example of an air starter with a capacity of 150 kW. The goal is to develop the spatial shape of the centripetal turbine flow part of the air starter of an aircraft engine. The tasks were as follows: determine the full 3D shape of the centripetal turbine of the air starter of an aircraft engine, sufficient for the development of design documentation, and calculate the gas-dynamic characteristics of the turbine, including the self-braking frequency. The research was carried out using modern numerical calculation methods and the design of radial-axial centrifugal turbomachine flow parts, implemented as a software complex IPMFlow. The following results were obtained. Two versions of the flow part have been developed: with profiled and thin rotor blades. The first version with profiled blades has better gas-dynamic characteristics, as well as reserves for further improvement, but it does not meet the requirements for strength. To eliminate the mentioned shortcomings of the first version, the method of blade profiling of radial-axial flow parts was improved, and with its help, a second version of the flow part with a rotor with thin blades, which has better characteristics in terms of strength and acceptable weight, was developed. This version was adopted as the basis for further design and production. Conclusions. The scientific novelty of the obtained results lies in the improvement of the method of radial-axial flow-part blade profiling. The proposed method provides such a shape of the blades that in a plane perpendicular to the rotor rotation axis, the blade centerline coincides with the radial line. In this case, the possibilities of so-called "spatial profiling" are reduced, in particular, the compound offset (saber-like) of the blades. This approach makes it possible to significantly reduce the load and stress under the action of centripetal forces. With the help of improved methods, a version of the flow part with a rotor and thin blades was developed. Although the efficiency of the turbine was slightly lower than that of the first version, it is quite high, and the power is more than the design value.
Експериментальні дослідження геометричної точності зубчастих коліс за допомогою координатно-вимірювальної машини
Authors: Sikulskiy Valeriy , Maiorova Kateryna , Zaklinskyy Sergiy , Suslov Artem
Published: February 2025

The subject of study in this article is the approbation of theoretical and technical solutions for the use of coordinate-measuring machines (CMM) in the implementation of technical inspections of the parameters of high-precision gear-type parts. The purpose of the article is to study the systematic errors in the geometric accuracy of the gear wheel surfaces and edges by the contact measurement method using the chosen CMM. Methods of research are empirical – analysis of existing and widespread methods of measurement, full-scale experiments, and inspection. The research tasks are to measure the gear wheel involute (profile) and the lateral line (direction) of contact, pitch errors (separately) on the left and right sides of the gear teeth, gear ring runout, and to determine the influence of eccentricity on pitch and runout errors. Additionally, the study aims to check the studied gear wheel for compliance with the 7th degree of accuracy according to DSTU ISO 1328-1:2006. The methods used are: empirical and theoretical methods of measurement, comparison, and analysis. The results of the study presented in the article: indicate that the length of the studied gear common normal has a critical accuracy, which is about 99% of the tolerance for this parameter. Therefore in practice, to check the quality of manufacturing of the teeth surfaces of the involute cylindrical gears, it is necessary to use the contact measurement method, which involves the direct contact of the sensitive element (probe) with the surface of the examined object, as it provides accuracy up to 1,5mm, which in turn, minimizes the risks of part rejection as spoilage. Conclusions: According to the technical inspection data, it was determined that the critical systematic error is affected by the total accumulated error of the tooth pitch, which is 55.3% of the tolerance, as well as the radial runout of the working surfaces, which is 54.8% of the tolerance. It should be noted that other parameters maintain a margin of accuracy of 20-30%. This can be attributed to the degree of compliance with the manufacturing technology of the experimental gear sample. The following research may involve post-operational inspection at each step of gear manufacturing in order to determine the critical stages of the technology where the length of the gear common normal acquires a critically acceptable accuracy. Furthermore, the subject of further research is the creation of a methodology for the combined use of optical 3D scanning and the contact measurement method in order to enhance measurement accuracy while reducing time and scope of measurements.
Smart Wearable for Detecting Dehydration
Authors: Mrs. N. Maragatham  , B. Manoj Kumar  , CH.V. Nihan Royal  , J. Pavan Kumar  , K. Venkatesh
Published: February 2025

Dehydration is a critical health concern affecting individuals across various demographics, from athletes to the elderly, often leading to severe complications like heatstroke, kidney damage, and chronic fatigue. Traditional hydration monitoring methods, such as manual tracking or periodic medical tests, fail to provide real-time insights, making them ineffective in preventing dehydration. This project proposes a smart wearable device that integrates multiple sensors—GSR, pH, DHT11, and PPG—to continuously monitor hydration levels with high accuracy. The collected data is processed using a Node MCU microcontroller and transmitted to a cloud-based platform, where machine learning algorithms analyze hydration patterns and issue real-time alerts. By leveraging advanced sensor technology and cloud analytics, this innovative solution ensures proactive hydration management, enhancing personal health monitoring and preventing dehydration-related risks.
EFFICIENCY OF THE INVESTMENT PROJECT OF THE ELEVATOR COMPLEX IN THE REGIONAL GRAIN-PRODUCT SUBCOMPLEX
Authors: Gasparian Svetlana Valentinovna , ZHidkov Sergei Aleksandrovich
Published: February 2025

The article considers the possibility of developing the Ryazan region by increasing the turnover of grain farming. The role of Ryazan farmers in self-sufficiency of the region not only with grain products, but also with products of its processing is noted. The material and technical base of grain storage of Ryazan grain producers is analyzed. The disadvantages of the existing granaries in the Ryazan region that do not meet modern requirements have been identified. A pilot project has been proposed for the effective development of the infrastructure of a grain-product subcomplex through the construction of an elevator complex using the example of a typical agricultural enterprise in the Ryazan region. Conclusions are drawn about the expediency of investing in the project to create an elevator complex in the regional grain-product subcomplex of the agroindustrial complex.
IDENTIFYING STRATEGIC INNOVATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIAN AGRICULTURE
Authors: Korotchenia Valerii Mikhailovich
Published: February 2025

The article searches for strategic innovations for the development of Russian agriculture (crop production). For this purpose, the concept of strategic innovations and the methodology of their selection are preliminarily developed. The concept of strategic innovation is based on the ability of a particular radical innovation to lead to significant changes in production technologies in the industry in question. The methodology of selecting strategic innovations includes: 1) the economic principle according to which a strategic innovation should lead to a decrease in production costs (for all crops and soil and climatic conditions); 2) the instruments of isoquants and isocosts along with the arguments that are used to forecast technical progress when replacing an existing technology with a more efficient one; 3) the classification of strategic types of agricultural technologies used for the initial analysis and selection of potential strategic innovations. In the course of applying this methodology, two candidates for the role of strategic innovations were selected – digital technologies (robotics) and biotechnology (editing the genome of agricultural seeds). After a detailed analysis, the choice of the status of a strategic innovation for Russian agriculture was made in relation to the genome-editing technology. This innovation can significantly accelerate the development of domestic seed production.
KEY DIRECTIONS OF STATE DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
Authors: Polukhin Andrei Aleksandrovich , Kondrateva Olga Viacheslavovna , Voitiuk Viacheslav Aleksandrovich , Slinko Olesia Viktorovna
Published: February 2025

The progressive development of Russian organic agriculture on the basis of technical and technological development is possible only with targeted state support. World and Russian experience shows that state incentives create favourable conditions for the development of this area. Moreover, state incentives should be carried out in a number of areas: such as training personnel, creating favourable economic conditions at the conversion stage, monitoring the implementation of indicators for the development of organic production and promotion in the domestic and foreign markets, stimulating retail chains and marketplaces to promote organic products and products with improved quality characteristics. Government incentives can be implemented by both financial instruments and protectionist policies. The article presents an analysis of measures of state stimulation of the development of organic agriculture in a number of countries - leaders in the organic production market, also analyzed the level of development of organic agriculture in the EAEU countries. The article presents the main recommended indicators of the development of "organic" agriculture and substantiates the directions of state stimulation of the development of "organic" production
THE ROLE OF STAFFING IN ORGANIZING AN EFFECTIVE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR OF THE REGIONAL ECONOMY
Authors: SHaripov Salimzian Akhtiamovich , KHarisov Gumer Amirovich
Published: February 2025

In the context of the introduction of innovative technologies in the agricultural sector of the economy, the importance of organizing the efficient use of all types of resources increases. In the development of the agricultural sector of the economy, there are trends towards the activation and expansion of the use of digital technologies in agricultural production. Modern technological complexes are characterized by a change in the role of man in the system of production relations and the formation of an appropriate institutional environment, the transformation of human-machine systems, which determine a change in the nature of human interaction with production resources. Within the framework of this development paradigm, personnel provision begins to act as a decisive factor in the organization of efficient agricultural production, determining the innovative development of the agricultural sector of the region's economy. Transformational changes in the economy of the Republic of Tatarstan led to the creation of an institutional environment that ensured the development of an effective system of personnel provision for the agricultural sector of the economy, the preservation of the potential of agricultural production, sustainable socio-economic development of rural areas and the creation of conditions for effective interaction between various forms of agricultural business in the region.
INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF DAIRY CATTLE BREEDING BY SELECTING COWS WITH THE BEST GENOTYPES
Authors: Ivanova Irina Petrovna , IUrchenko Elena Nikolaevna
Published: February 2025

The article presents an analysis of the effectiveness of dairy cattle breeding depending on the organization of cow selection based on the identification of the best genotypes. The purpose is to determine the efficiency of milk production in enterprises of the Omsk region when implementing a model of selection of cows taking into account genotypes When using as a criterion for selecting cows in the leading group, evaluating the genotype and intensity of selection in the leading group at the level of 50%, an increase in average productivity can be expected at the level of 2890 kg. With a decrease in the level of breeding pressure and selection of 75% of the evaluated cows, the increase in milk yield is +2644 kg or 34.52% relative to the average productivity of cows before breeding events. The difference between the predicted and actual milk yield was +347 kg for the red steppe breed and +92 kg for black-and-white cows. Optimization of the herd structure and the transition to breeding only evaluated animals provides for annual renewal of improved livestock in the amount of 20% of the number of cows. Additional revenue is expected in the range of 5.0 to 6.4%. In the planned period, an enterprise breeding a red steppe breed will be able to receive additional profit in the amount of 72.9 million rubles in 5 years, and an enterprise with a black and mottled breed - about 30.6 million rubles. At the same time, the level of profitability in the studied farms may increase in the range from 5.5 to 8.2 percentage points. Due to the increase in the share of cows with increased genetic potential, as the most productive group of animals, the output per day from one cow will increase by 1.31-2.13 kg of milk, the cost of 100 kg of milk will decrease by 21.9–48.1 rubles. at current prices of the reporting period. Thus, the use of cow selection, taking into account the effectiveness of the genotype, leads to an increase in gross milk production, a decrease in the cost of production, which contributes to additional profit and increased efficiency of the industry.
SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING THE EFFICIENCY OF FUNCTIONING AND DEVELOPMENT OF OBJECTS OF THE OIL-FAT SUBCOMPLEX CLUSTER
Authors: Leksina Anna Aleksandrovna , Volokhova Marina Aleksandrovna , Bryzgalina Maiia Anatolevna
Published: February 2025

Cluster forms of business construction have high potential for implementing strategies to increase the competitiveness of interacting organizations. Scientific publications devoted to clusters in the agricultural economy contain elements of assessing trends in the indicators of individual industries, methodological approaches to creating complex structures in them. The issues of applying a systems approach to studying regional processes in groups of enterprises of different industries of the same product subcomplex remain insufficiently developed. The aim of the study is to develop and test a system of economic and statistical indicators that allow assessing the efficiency of operation and the level of development of objects of the oil and fat subcomplex, potentially or actually forming a specialized cluster. For each group of objects under study (agricultural organizations growing oilseeds, carrying out primary and industrial processing, oil extraction plants and fat plants), indicators for analyzing industry trends, efficiency of functioning and development processes, structured in a model, are proposed. The study of industry trends was carried out on the basis of determining structural changes, consolidated natural and financial indicators of production and economic activity; efficiency of functioning - according to consolidated specific and relative economic indicators; development processes - according to quantitative indicators of qualitative changes, innovative areas of improvement, involvement in government programs for the development of the industry. The article presents part of the results obtained for agricultural organizations. The use of graphical tools made it possible to evaluate trends and synthesize into a system diverse indicators that characterize efficiency; in particular, their steady growth in sunflower production and a decrease during processing in agricultural organizations were noted. The results of the analysis of the system of proposed indicators for assessing the development, export of sunflower seeds and oil to the world market confirmed the high level of development of sunflower-growing agricultural organizations. The proposed model was tested on official statistical materials recorded in the annual accounting reports of enterprises in the Saratov region. The practical significance of the work lies in the use of research results to make decisions on the rationalization of production and economic processes and development strategies.
Single-use plastics: A survey of pre-service secondary school teachers in Singapore
Authors: Lim Jean Le Hui
Published: February 2025

The excessive use of disposable plastics coupled with Singapore’s low 4% recycling rate of plastic waste renders this a significant environmental problem (National Environment Agency 2022). It is widely acknowledged that public school teachers play a crucial role in inculcating environmentally sustainable best practices among their students. However, this paper demonstrates that (pre-service) teachers in Singapore are often not adequately equipped with the necessary knowledge to be effective environmental educators. It argues that a more rigorous teacher training program with an emphasis on eco-pedagogy, alongside an eco-centric curriculum can help with the management of plastic waste on a national level.
Climate change education in Singapore: A survey of science teachers
Authors: Goh Xin Fang
Published: February 2025

Action has been taken by governments and international organisations to address the global implications of climate change brought about by economic development that is unsustainable. In Singapore, climate change education is one of the numerous strategies mobilised by the state to mitigate the negative effects of global warming. Climate change education is featured in the country’s Science and Geography secondary school curriculum. Meanwhile, this study aims to investigate what in-service Chemistry secondary school teachers think about their teaching practice and the outcomes of climate change education. The findings of this study can hopefully provide recommendations for strengthening Climate Change Education in Singapore.
Cultural heritage and identity formation: A study of second-generation immigrant children through parental perspectives in Singapore
Authors: LOH Yi Fei , CHOW Lee Tat , YANG Peidong
Published: February 2025

This paper explores how immigrant parents influence the development of their children’s identities in Singapore, drawing on qualitative interviews with parents from diverse backgrounds. A key focus is the balance between maintaining ethnic traditions and integrating into Singapore society, along with parents’ aspirations for their children’s national identity. It is found that immigrant parents play an active role in transmitting heritage cultural values and practices to their children, with a focus on maintaining a connection to their heritage while also promoting societal integration into the host country. This approach is particularly reflected in the parents’ discourse about their children’s linguistic maintenance and adaptation. This research adds more broadly to the understanding of the immigrant experience and its implications for social cohesion and multiculturalism in Singapore.
A MODEL OF THE INFLUENCE OF HOSPITALITY SERVICES ON THE CONSUMPTION OF CULTURAL PRODUCTS
Authors:   Vilnius University Kaunas Faculty, Jureniene Virginija , Planciuniene Egle ,   Vilnius University Kaunas Faculty
Published: February 2025

Today's post-modern society and its diverse needs dictate current management issues: the consumer, a member of this society with a consumerist, but also conscious and sustainable attitude, is concerned with satisfying both his physiological and spiritual needs. People do not use hospitality services merely to satisfy their physiological needs (food, rest) and organoleptic sensations. It is also a cultural expression through socialisation, the practice of traditions, and certain symbols (e.g. the ritual of eating with the family). Meanwhile, the need for culture and its various forms of expression has always been, and still is, an indisputably important part of the human condition, a sign of a healthy, mature society with a critical attitude and decision-making autonomy, not just a pastime, but also a kind of “making sense” of it. This is where the link between hospitality (accommodation and catering) services and the consumption of cultural products comes in. Today, in our usual environment, there is a large supply of hospitality services and a wide variety of cultural products, but does the hospitality services sector encourage the consumption of cultural products? This paper discusses the results of an empirical study on the influence of hospitality services on the consumption of cultural products and presents a theoretical model.
THE IMPACT OF "FIRST-MOVER ADVANTAGE" ON GLOBAL MARKET STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS
Authors:   National University of Food Technologies, Suntsova Olesia
Published: February 2025

This article explores the far-reaching impact of the “First-Mover Advantage” on the global market structure and dynamics. This phenomenon, in which early entrants to the market gain a competitive edge, has significant implications for market evolution, competitive strategies, and international economic landscapes. Through a thorough analysis incorporating historical case studies, theoretical frameworks, and empirical data, this study illustrates how first movers establish market dominance, set industry standards, and influence subsequent entrants. Methodologically, this research utilizes a combination of quantitative analysis and qualitative insights to evaluate the strategic advantages and potential risks of early market entry. The findings uncover nuanced patterns of market consolidation, innovation adoption, and competitive behavior, offering valuable insights for policymakers, business strategists, and academics. The practical value of this research lies in its ability to inform strategic decision-making processes and enhance understanding of market dynamics in a globalized economy. This study enhances the understanding of the First-Mover Advantage by clarifying its effects on global market frameworks and competitive dynamics. It emphasizes the strategic benefits linked with early market entry and underscores the importance of continuous innovation and adaptation. The results highlight the complex nature of competitive advantage, suggesting several avenues for future research, including exploring sector-specific dynamics and emerging technologies' impact. The socio-economic implications of this research are profound, providing critical insights for businesses navigating competitive environments and for policymakers seeking to foster competitive and innovative markets. Future research could delve into the long-term sustainability of firstmover advantages and the evolving role of technological advancements in shaping market dynamics.
ЗМІЦНЕННЯ ЄВРОПЕЙСЬКОГО АДМІНІСТРАТИВНОГО ПРОСТОРУ ЯК ЗАСІБ ПОСИЛЕННЯ СПРОМОЖНОСТІ СИСТЕМ ДЕРЖАВНОГО УПРАВЛІННЯ ДЕРЖАВ-ЧЛЕНІВ ЄС
Authors: Рудік Н. М.
Published: February 2025

У статті розглядається ініціатива Європейської Комісії щодо зміцнення Європейського адміністративного простору, спрямована на посилення інституційної спроможності систем державного управління держав-членів ЄС. Метою статті є з’ясування ключових елементів Повідомлення Європейської Комісії щодо зміцнення Європейського адміністративного простору, а також можливостей, які надаються державам-членам ЄС за допомогою відповідних фінансових інструментів для підвищення якості державного управління. Зазначається, що термін «Європейський адміністративний простір» широко використовується в ЄС з початку 1990-х рр. для опису зростаючого наближення адміністративних практик між державами-членами на основі спільних цінностей і принципів до спільних стандартів і підходів до управлінської діяльності. Розглянуто принципи державного управління, нова редакція яких розроблена Програмою SIGMA у межах спільної ініціативи ЄС та ОЕСР. В статті проаналізовано ключові компоненти політики стосовно зміцнення Європейського адміністративного простору, які мають вирішальне значення для роботи органів державного управління: навички; цифрова трансформація; зелений перехід. Виконання заходів у межах цих опор є добровільним і керується попитом, а держави-члени можуть брати участь в ініціативі у своєму власному темпі та відповідно до своїх потреб і національної інституційної структури. В статті розглянуто особливості функціонування Інструменту технічної підтримки (ІТП) – фінансового інструменту політики ЄС, створеного з метою посилення їхньої спроможності розробляти й впроваджувати порядок денний реформ, у тому числі в рамках національних планів стійкості та відновлення. З’ясовано також, що в контексті пріоритету політики Комісії стосовно прискорення процесу європейської інтеграції та удосконалення політики розширення, ІТП був відкритий для країн-кандидатів та потенційних кандидатів, які у якості спостерігачів разом з державами-членами взяли участь в реалізації окремих проєктів технічної підтримки. В статті зроблено висновок, що заходи зі зміцнення Європейського адміністративного простору повністю відповідають державній політиці України щодо реформування державного управління.
Review of Jan Carson's Poetics of Care, by Vanessa Boullet, Nathalie Collé, Monica Latham, Doriane Nemes and Pauline Schwaller
Authors: Gemrichová Marie
Published: February 2025

Review of Jan Carson's Poetics of Care, by Vanessa Boullet, Nathalie Collé, Monica Latham, Doriane Nemes and Pauline Schwaller (Nancy: Éditions de l’Université de Lorraine, 2024), 290pp., ISBN: 978-2-38451-065-5, €25
Review of Narratives of the Unspoken in Contemporary Irish Fiction: Silences that Speak, by M. Teresa Caneda-Cabrera and José Carregal-Romero (eds.)
Authors: Levy Valensi Sarah
Published: February 2025

Review of Narratives of the Unspoken in Contemporary Irish Fiction: Silences that Speak, by M. Teresa Caneda-Cabrera and José Carregal-Romero (eds.) (Cham: Palgrave Macmillan Open Access, 2023), pp.246 , ISBN: 978-3-031-30454-5
Review of Exhibiting Irishness: Empire, Race, and Nation, c. 1850-1970, by Shahmima Akhtar
Authors: O'Hagan Lauren Alex
Published: February 2025

Review of Exhibiting Irishness: Empire, Race, and Nation, c. 1850-1970, by Shahmima Akhtar (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2024), 264 pp., ISBN: 9781526157263, £85 (hardcover)
Review of Contemporary Irish Masculinities: Male Homosociality in Sally Rooney's Novels, by Angelos Bollas
Authors: Yilmaz Dilâra
Published: February 2025

Review of Contemporary Irish Masculinities: Male Homosociality in Sally Rooney's Novels, by Angelos Bollas (New York, NY: Routledge, 2024), 78 pp., ISBN: 978-1-032-64490-5, £49.99 (hardcover)
The Shameful Female Body in Mike McCormack's Solar Bones
Authors: Steinke Carolin
Published: February 2025

Mike McCormack’s novel Solar Bones (2016) explores the collapse of Celtic Tiger Ireland not only through its aging, struggling protagonist, Marcus Conway, but also through the female body and its association with shame – specifically, the bodies of his wife, Mairead, and his daughter, Agnes. While Mairead’s water poisoning critiques inadequate political structures, Agnes politicises female bodily shame through an artwork created with her own blood. By externalising the Kristevan abject – her blood – and deliberately presenting her body as shameful, Agnes enacts a form of emancipation that disrupts the symbolic patriarchal order.
This article argues that McCormack’s novel subverts both post-independence ideals of ‘virtuous’ femininity and neoliberal, at times reactionary, Celtic Tiger discourses surrounding the female body. By engaging shame as a meta- and counter-discursive tool, Solar Bones illuminates the lived materiality of women’s bodies, challenging their historical and contemporary invisibility and objectification. Thus, the novel’s entanglement of shame and corporeality not only questions and disrupts entrenched narratives but also bridges past and present, fostering recognition and respect for women’s embodied realities. Moreover, it contributes to a broader understanding of the female body, not merely as a passive symbol within national and political discourses but as a complex, interrelational agent that affects – and is affected by – political, economic and historical forces.
To analyse these issues, this study integrates affect theories of shame with historical and political insights while also considering Solar Bones’ meta-modernist and experimental quality, which, on an aesthetic and narratological level, provides the foundation for challenging both calcified and recent shame dynamics.
Rescaled Temporalitites in Stephen Sexton's Elegy for Ciaran Carson
Authors: Bundschuh Jessica
Published: February 2025

Stephen Sexton’s second volume Cheryl’s Destinies (2021) continues a juxtaposition of moods, modalities and temporalities he began in If All the World and Love Were Young. To set forth Sexton as an invigorating ‘new voice’ of Irish letters, this contribution explores his revival of the genre of the elegy by examining his 166-lined elegy ‘So it is,’, written during the pandemic in memoriam for his teacher Ciaran Carson, who died of lung cancer on 6 October 2019. By focusing on this specific hand-off of a poetic baton from one generation to the next, we may appreciate Sexton’s textual inheritances and the importance of intergenerational relationships in Northern Irish poetry. Works from Carson’s diverse literary canon frequently appear, sometimes obliquely, in Sexton’s long poem, becoming a ghostly and unpredictable presence therein. In shadowing his mentor, Sexton comes to regard the experience of living in Northern Ireland as one in which all encounters and events are doubled; such temporal and textual repetitions provide Sexton’s readers with instances of equilibrium, even if of a short-lived and liminal variant. Herein, the pandemic becomes a tangible reminder of embodied entanglements, like the dangerous air that necessitates a poet’s (and a reader’s) shift in tempo (time) and scale (space). Sexton achieves his far-reaching sense of dynamic motion, despite a context of global mourning, by harnessing the dual energies of Mercury and Apollo, thereby mirroring the diverse qualities of his elegised subject. What emerges is a trajectory capable of stepping across time, across fatal illness and across Belfast’s shifting urban space. Ultimately, Sexton’s spatio-temporal poetics of balance allow him to align the ‘realms’ of past and present, dead and alive, sluggish and accelerated and enclosed and expansive to better navigate the doglegged journey that is Carson’s signature, and becomes Sexton’s chosen form of homage.
Opening Materials
Authors: Haekel Ralf , Lusin Caroline
Published: February 2025

Up until the 1990s, the concept of Irish literature appeared to be fairly unanimous. Literary texts considered to be typically Irish were predominantly concerned with the Irish socio‐political context, critically reflecting the history and conditions of Irish identity formation: the struggle for independence and its aftermath, the family, the church and the nation. The social and political changes from the 1990s and early 2000s onwards, initiated by the Celtic Tiger and the decline of the Catholic Church in the wake of the abuse scandal, which fundamentally transformed Irish culture and politics, can also be witnessed in contemporary Irish literature. In the twenty-first century, the 'national obsessiveness, which in Ireland has predominantly found expression in realist and naturalist modes of writing' (5), as Eoghan Smith puts it, has gradually made way for a new and decidedly more open literary scene. Not only has Irish literature started to embrace new topics, moving away from its preoccupation with its own history and 'the Irish argument' (Tóibín); it has also turned to new genres and modes of writing, and it is now more inclusive of authors from social groups and ethnicities formerly ignored by the literary marketplace. This themed issue sets out to explore the scope and variety of the Irish literary scene in the twenty-first century by focusing on new forms of authorship, new subjects, new genres as well as new approaches to familiar issues, showcasing new voices and new directions shaping the Irish literary scene.