bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
THE IMPERATIVE OF REGULATING BODY-WORN CAMERAS FOR THE INDONESIAN POLICE FORCE
Authors: Tantimin Tantimin , Alhakim Abdurrakhman
Published: January 2025

Despite global adoption, Indonesia's criminal justice system lags in utilizing body-worn cameras (BWCs), hindered by the absence of a regulatory framework. This disparity complicates efforts to curb police misconduct, ensure accountability, and protect individual rights. The study underscores the urgency of promoting transparency and rebuilding public trust in law enforcement. It identifies a disconnect between the conceptual need for BWCs and the lack of normative support in Indonesia. Key challenges include oversimplified data classification, inadequate mechanisms for handling biometric data, and a lenient police code of ethics on evidence management. These issues pose significant challenges to the BWCs’ effectiveness, undermining their potential to enhance accountability. By addressing these issues, BWCs can realize their full potential in contributing to a more accountable and  ethical data protection standards.
LEGAL PROTECTION OF YEI PEOPLE'S KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL MEDICINES AND MEDICINAL PLANTS FROM EXTINCTION
Authors: Purwanda Sunardi , Rado Rudini Hasyim , Susanti Diana Sri , Zainuddin Asriadi , Syahril Muh. Akbar Fhad
Published: January 2025

Food security investments have brought conflict between local indigenous communities and the government in South Papua. The research aims to encourage protection and recognition efforts from the state towards indigenous peoples' entities. This research uses socio-legal studies. The research found sixteen plants that function as medicine. Inventory in the form of "recording" communal intellectual property is the first step to protecting all communal intellectual property that has never been recorded before. The Yei Indigenous People or the local government should work together to register with the Ministry to obtain rights to communal intellectual property, which will impact state action in protecting and defending communal intellectual property rights.
Effects of plant growth regulators on peg and pod development in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) under drought stress
Authors: Tran Thanh Thang , Tran Thanh Huong , Bui Trang Viet
Published: January 2025

Peanut is a globally important legume crop consumed in various forms due to its high nutritional value. However, peanut production faces challenges, particularly under drought conditions, resulting in reduced flowering, peg and pod formation. This study aimed to investigate the changes in morphology, anatomy and activity of plant growth regulators during flowering, peg development and pod formation in peanuts, using the VD01-2 cultivar. The objective of the study was to explore the application of plant growth regulators to optimize flowering, peg development and increase pod yield in peanuts. The peanuts were cultivated at the Ho Chi Minh City High-Tech Agriculture Park under the following conditions: 150 ± 20 Klux light intensity, 45/26 ± 2 °C temperature and 35/80 ± 5 % humidity. The experimental soil composition was 63.4 % sand, 28.5 % silt and 8.1 % clay, with 24.91 g kg-1 organic matter, 0.165 % total nitrogen, 0.062 % phosphorus and 0.93 % potassium. Statistical analysis of the data revealed an increase in auxin and gibberellin activity during flowering, which contributed to peg elongation. However, as the peg entered the soil and formed the pod, the activity of these plant growth regulators decreased. Additionally, the combination of 50 mg L-1 IAA (indole-3-acetic acid) and 150 mg L-1 GA3 (gibberellic acid) effectively enhanced the development of flowers, pegs and pods in peanut plants under drought-stress conditions. Furthermore, this combined treatment resulted in an increase in the lipid content of the seeds from 545.2 mg to 570.0 mg/g of weight. These findings have the potential to improve peanut productivity under drought conditions, addressing the challenges faced in peanut production.
Essential oil of garlic, Allium sativum L.: A promising alternative for the management of Sitophilus oryzae (L.)
Authors: Srinivasan T , Nivethika M J , Kanimozhi T , Komala G , Prakash K , Elaiyabharathi T , Suganthi A , Arulprakash R , Shanmugam S P , Baskaran V , Santhanakrishnan P V , Ravikesavan R , Murugan M
Published: January 2025

The study evaluates the effectiveness of garlic essential oil as a fumigant and contact toxicant against adult rice weevils (Sitophilus oryzae L.) (Curculionidae: Coleoptera). Garlic essential oil demonstrated significant fumigant toxicity, causing 56.67% adult mortality at a concentration of 3 µl/96 cm³ air on the first day, which increased to 99.13% by the fifth day after treatment (DAT). In addition, garlic essential oil exhibited contact toxicity, achieving up to 100% mortality at doses of 4 and 5 µl/40 g seeds. Even at lower concentrations (1 µl), mortality rates were as high as 78.33%. The calculated LC50 value was 2.58 µl/40 g of seeds. Garlic essential oil also had a considerable effect on reproduction, as no adults emergence was observed from seeds treated with 4 µl/40 g. GC-EAD analysis identified 39 compounds in garlic essential oil, with male and female S. oryzae exhibiting different antennal responses. Females displayed stronger reactions to alcohols and esters, while males were more responsive to alkenes and alkanes. The presence of chemical constituents in garlic essential oil that influence insect behaviour underscores its potential as a viable pest management solution against stored-product pests and identified a set of compounds responsible for its insecticidal toxicity. Further exploration of these compounds for their insecticidal properties using GC-EAD studies and their development into the formulations could provide significant benefits to farmers and contribute to sustainable pest management practices.
Multilingualism, translanguaging, and education in the Vaupés, Northwest Amazonia: dynamics of language use, and language loss
Authors: Palacio Hernandez Ricardo , Bolaños Katherine
Published: January 2025

This paper examines translanguaging interactions in the multilingual area of the Vaupés, northwest Amazonia. After providing a brief overview of the Vaupés’ multilingual landscape-highlighting its social and linguistic diversity, as well as its distinct identities- we present evidence of multilingual interactions collected during fieldwork using ethnographic and linguistic documentation methods. This data is further illustrated through comments on grammatical aspects and unique linguistic features of certain local languages, showcasing how these languages differ from Spanish, the vehicular language used in the formal education of indigenous populations. Our discussion is framed within the context of epistemic injustice and education, emphasizing the importance of incorporating indigenous epistemologies and ecouraging the pedagogical use of translanguaging practices in educational settings. We argue that the traditional model of ‘castellanización’ (or ‘Spanish-ization’) offered by the Colombian State to school programs in the Vaupés, invisibilizes (if not, negates) the cultural, social and spiritual particularities of indigenous individuals and societies in the area. Furthermore, this educational Spanish-ization model fails to acknowledge the structural linguistic complexities and the linguistic interactions (translanguaging) embedded in everyday life, resulting in social and cognitive disadvantages in the student population.
Do Firm-Level Shocks Generate Aggregate Fluctuations? A Cross-Country Analysis
Authors: Lin Shuheng , Pérez Francisca
Published: January 2025

This paper tests the granular hypothesis introduced by Gabaix (2011. “The Granular Origins of Aggregate Fluctuations.” Econometrica 79 (3): 733–72) in the US, Germany, Canada, France, Japan, and the UK. We find that firm-level idiosyncratic shocks significantly impact aggregate fluctuations in only three of the six countries analyzed. Compared to the US, Japan and Germany, the UK, France, and Canada show greater granularity, but also a negligible firm-level contribution to aggregate volatility. Additional results look at the role of the transportation sector as a potential driver of granular effects in the US, Germany and Japan.
Suitability of different sealer media for moisture uptake tests of wood
Authors: Nopens Martin , Ohlmeyer Martin , Brischke Christian
Published: January 2025

Partial sealing of surfaces of test specimens is essential for determining direction-dependent water absorption of wood. Preliminary tests with existing sealants showed limited applicability particularly for standardisation. The objective was to find new sealer material. The suitability of four different materials (bitumen, polyurethane acrylic resin, liquid rubber spray, aluminium tape) was investigated. Their sorption capacity and water vapor tightness were determined with an automated sorption balance. The experiments revealed that most of the used sealers were not diffusion-tight or showed outgassing. Only the aluminum tape seems to be suitable.
Some results on Kenmotsu space forms
Authors: B Shanmukha , Abdallah Suhad Ali Osman , El-Gawaad N. S. Abd
Published: January 2025

The object of the present paper is to study Kenmotsu space forms satisfying pseudosymmetric, Ricci-pseudosymmetric and locally-ϕ-symmetric. Further we study
the quasi-conformal flat and quasi-conformal semisymmetric Kenmotsu space forms.
Discontinuity of the noun phrase in Roman statutes from the Republican period
Authors: Spevak Olga
Published: January 2025

This article discusses discontinuity of the noun phrase, i.e. the separation of adjectival, genitival, or other modifiers from their head noun in Latin legal texts from the Republican period. Despite the common view that discontinuity, often termed ‘hyperbaton’, is a stylistic device, the study shows that discontinuity is also found in legal texts. Discontinuity mainly occurs with relative and indefinite pronouns as well as with genitival modifiers, and it is pragmatically motivated. Additionally, noun and prepositional phrases are regularly split by the enclitic coordinators -que ‘and’ and -ve ‘or’ in legal texts.
Qui pro quo in Plautus’ grammar
Authors: Zheltova Elena V.
Published: January 2025

Qui pro quo is an excellent means of creating a comic effect in ancient drama, particularly in the comedies of Plautus. In this study, qui pro quo is metaphorically transferred from drama to grammar and applied to the phenomenon of substituting one grammatical category for another. First, I will introduce the notion of canonical and non-canonical grammatical meaning, which is crucial for the idea of grammatical qui pro quo. The concept of oppositions and neutralisation will be proposed as a scientific hypothesis to explain why language employs this strategy. Then I will analyse the qui pro quo technique within the categories of tense and mood (e.g., Praesens pro futuro, Futurum pro praesente, Imperfectum pro praesente, Indicativus pro coniunctivo, Infinitivus pro indicativo, Indicativus pro imperativo, etc., nine patterns in all). After considering verbal categories, the sentential qui pro quo will be observed in five types of sentences with different illocutionary force. Finally, the effect of the phenomenon in question on the insubordinate ut-, si-, and quasi-clauses will be shown. In the end, I will summarise the findings and explain the mechanism of grammatical qui pro quo as manifestation of the neutralisation principle.
Comparing achievability and reproducibility of pulsed wave doppler and tissue doppler myocardial performance index and spatiotemporal image correlation annular plane systolic excursion in the cardiac function assessment of normal pregnancies
Authors: Hagai Avnet , Anna Erenbourg , Samantha Thomas , Simcha Yagel , Alec Welsh
Published: January 2025

Objectives

Multiple techniques have been proposed for functional fetal cardiology, including pulsed-wave (PW) and tissue Doppler imaging (TDI), Myocardial Performance Index (MPI), annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE/MAPSE) and spatiotemporal image correlation (STIC). We aimed to compare these techniques’ achievability and reproducibility to determine their clinical utility for each cardiac side.

Methods

Uncomplicated pregnancies from 22 to 39 weeks were recruited and images and volumes stored for offline analysis. PWD-MPI values were calculated using previously demonstrated automation algorithms, and the remaining volumes were evaluated by two experienced operators.

Results

79 women were scanned generating 222 volumes, with high achievability (>86 %) for all three modalities on both cardiac sides; highest for TAPSE/MAPSE (94 %). Repeatability (ICC) on the right side of the heart was highest for TAPSE (inter-observer 0.86; intraobserver 0.73), compared to PWD-MPI (0.69) and TDI-MPI (0.83). For the left side, repeatability was high for both PWD-MPI (0.80) and TDI-MPI (0.86) though low for MAPSE (inter-observer 0.7, intra-observer 0.69). There was poor correlation between PWD-MPI and TDI-MPI values.

Conclusions

TAPSE appears most reliable for evaluation of right heart function, compared to PWD-MPI for the left. As TDI-MPI correlates poorly with PWD-MPI, the latter appears to be the functional tool of choice.
Antepartum multidisciplinary approach improves postpartum pain scores in patients with opioid use disorder
Authors: Yang Tiffany , Stetler Emily , Garretto Diana , Herrera Kimberly , Garry David , Heiselman Cassandra
Published: January 2025

Objectives

Pregnancies affected by opioid use disorder (OUD) face difficulties with postpartum pain control. This study aims to determine if prenatal anesthesia consultation for patients on medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) affects maternal postpartum pain control.

Methods

This is a retrospective cohort study of pregnant patients diagnosed on MOUD who received prenatal care and delivered at a single academic institution between January 2017 and July 2023. Subjects were divided into those who received prenatal anesthesia consultation and those who did not. Severe pain (numerical rating scale 0–10) was defined as score≥7. Statistical analysis was performed using Chi-square, Mann-Whitney U, and multivariable logistical regression tests with significance defined as p<0.05.

Results

The cohort included 359 women on MOUD. Of these, 17.8 % (n=64) received anesthesia consultation and 82.2 % (n=295) did not. Factors found associated with receiving anesthesia consultation were prenatal care with an obstetric provider trained in maternal OUD (p<0.01), psychiatric diagnosis (p<0.01) and higher number of prenatal care visits (10.12 vs. 8.99, p=0.007). When comparing pain scores in the first 24 h postpartum, patients with prenatal anesthesia consultation had statistically significant lower rates of severe pain compared to those who did not (25 vs. 44.7 %, p=0.004). Anesthesia consultation (OR 0.34) and cesarean section (OR 2.81) were independent predictors of severe postpartum pain in the first 24 h after delivery.

Conclusions

Patients on MOUD who received antenatal anesthesia consultation report lower postpartum pain scores than those without consultation, which supports that multidisciplinary care for pregnant patients with OUD may help the postpartum experience.
Analysis of the effect of ALA-PDT on macrophages in footpad model of mice infected with Fonsecaea monophora based on single-cell sequencing
Authors: Chen Wenyi , Wu Xuelin , Yaqoob Muhammad Danish , Liu Kangxing , Hu Yanqing , Ke Xiuling , Hu Yongxuan
Published: January 2025

Chromoblastomycosis (CBM) is a chronic neglected fungal disease that causes serious damage to the physical and mental health of patients. 5-Aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT) has garnered significant attention in the recent era for the treatment of CBM and has exhibited promising effects in several clinical case reports. We established a mice footpad infection model with Fonsecaea monophora and analyzed the impact of PDT treatment on the immune response of macrophages using single-cell sequencing. The results showed that infection of the mouse footpad skin with F. monophora results in an increase in inflammatory cells, primarily mononuclear-macrophages, with the activation of complement and enhancement of cell chemotaxis, leading to upregulation of anti-infection-related pathways. After ALA-PDT treatment, the number of inflammatory cells decreased, while macrophages upregulated the expression of antigen-recognition-related genes, enhancing phagocytosis and autophagy-related biological functions.
Salutogenic Effects of Greenspace Exposure: An Integrated Biopsychological Perspective on Stress Regulation, Mental and Physical Health in the Urban Population
Authors: Varadarajan Suchithra , Herchet Marilisa , Mack Matthias , Hofmann Mathias , Bisle Ellen , Sayer Emma , Kolassa Iris-Tatjana
Published: January 2025

Globally, urbanization is associated with increased risk for physical and mental diseases. Among other factors, urban stressors (e.g. air pollution) are linked to these increased health risks (e.g. chronic respiratory diseases, depression). Emerging evidence indicates substantial health benefits of exposure to greenspaces in urban populations. However, there is a need for an overarching framework summarizing the plausible underlying biological factors linked to this effect, especially within the context of stress regulation. Therefore, by outlining the effects of greenspace exposure on stress parameters such as allostatic load, oxidative stress, mitochondria, and the microbiome, we conceptualize an integrated biopsychological framework to advance research into the salutogenic and stress-regulatory potential of greenspace exposure. In addition, we discuss the understudied potential health benefits of biogenic volatile organic compounds. Our perspective highlights the potential for innovative greenspace-based interventions to target stress reduction, and their prospect as add-ons to current psychotherapies to promote mental and physical health in urban populations.
Fluorescence analysis of wood chips and their constituents
Authors: Schneckenburger Herbert , Weber Katharina , Holderied Kevin , Janßen Hauke , Fischer Steffen , Wolfinger Tobias , Kantlehner Willi
Published: January 2025

Micro-spectral analysis and fluorescence decay experiments of beech and oak chips as well as their main constituents lignin and cellulose are reported. While the lignin spectrum shows two fluorescence bands of almost identical intensity around 500 nm and 560 nm, the cellulose spectrum is dominated by a band around 500 with a less pronounced shoulder at 560 nm, whose intensity increases with the amount of residual lignin. Fluorescence decay kinetics are bi-exponential with lifetimes around 0.5 ns and 2.5 ns and an increasing contribution of the short-lived component with an increasing amount of lignin. Both data sets indicate that a quantification of residual lignin in cellulose samples obtained after decomposition of beech wood appears possible in a concentration range of 2–10 %. This may provide a non-destructive and label-free test of the quality of decomposition.
‘Schmidbaur gold chemistry’ and beyond
Authors: Bezuidenhout Daniela I. , Esterhuysen Catharine , Dobrzańska Liliana , Cronje Stephanie , Raubenheimer Helgard G.
Published: January 2025

Hubert Schmidbaur has significantly influenced the field of gold chemistry. His work on preparing various aurocyclic digold compounds and studying their structures and reactivities has laid the foundation for unique applications in photophysics and homogeneous catalysis. The naming and characterization, both experimental and theoretical, of the aurophilicity phenomenon have led to numerous interdisciplinary applications. The emergence and development of dynamic gold chemistry in the excited state, exemplify this impact. Preparative methodologies, characterization techniques, and qualitative bonding theories have been tested through the rational preparation of ligated, element-centred gold clusters. The potential of this fascinating class of compounds remains largely untapped.
Extractive Geographies in Sponsored Media: Colombia’s Large-Scale Coal Mining in the 1980s
Authors: Vélez-Serna María A.
Published: January 2025

This article examines corporate and institutional visual media surrounding the early years of the Cerrejón coal mine in Colombia. The analysis of a varied corpus of educational television, magazine photography, and a short film made by Exxon shows how an extractive enterprise sought to present its impacts as contained and justified. Images and narratives produced an illusion of geographical and temporal separation between the mine and the lifeworlds it impacted. While the material repeats well-known tropes of modernization and the technological sublime, it also works in specific ways within a context that produced sacrifice zones in Indigenous territories.
The Military Aleatory: Weaponizing Winds
Authors: Bishop Ryan
Published: January 2025

The conversion of dynamic systems from impediments to strategic advantages has long played a substantial role in the US military’s technological research and development. From signal interpretation with remote sensing systems to telecommunciations to algorithms, media and information theory, and the weather, the unintended consequences of both dynamic systems in nature and technological attempts to control them led to innovations and accidents, developments and prediction advances that furnish large swaths of our current global sensorial domain. The role of randomness within complex dynamic systems accounts for the opportunities and impediments these systems offer. A consistent logic of micro-slicing of dynamic environmental systems connects different historical periods of military weather interventions, a windowing procedure to find a signal in the noise, and possibly an advantageous one. An example of this can be found in a current military system for soldiers to model and predict low-atmosphere turbulence in the field. This article undertakes a brief examination of the role of nuclear technologies in relation to military meteorology, an overview of how control is found within the aleatory, followed by a section on military meteorology’s fundamental role in window modelling that reveal the logics and technics that detect signal from noise when none seems possible, before closing with military prediction of wind turbulence and a short cumulative refrain on wind and radiation exposure, with further links to the various sections.
From Cattle to Beef Onscreen: Animal Rendering as Extraction in Industrial Livestock Films
Authors: Schultz-Figueroa Benjamín
Published: January 2025

This essay sets out to ask what happens if we consider the raising, killing, and distribution of livestock animals as a form of extraction alongside other more recognizable forms such as mining or logging. It focuses on a series of livestock films made by the agriculture industry during the 1940s and 1950s, including Cattle Country (Elizabeth Zinkan, 1944), Know Your Meat (John R. Humphreys, 1945), Cattle and the Cornbelt (Leo Seltzer, 1949), and Herds West (Avalon Daggett, 1955), among others. I argue that the procedure described by Nicole Shukin as “animal rendering,” in which animal bodies are processed into both useable commodities and powerful images, is a crucial component of so-called “extractive media.” Through close analysis of how factory farming films set out to transform living, breathing animals into both lively images of American agriculture and dead bodies on a massive scale, I demonstrate how, even in this overdetermined context, the material specificity of documentary film contains indexical links to the original animals and thus allows the films to contain meanings beyond those intended by their industrial creators.
Lines of Flight
Authors: Carter Richard A.
Published: January 2025

Can the act of gliding perform also as an act of writing? The sweeping movements of a glider aircraft through the sky already inscribe a range of transient, circular traces—an asemic script that is written at the intersection between wind, wing, and piloting ability. Can these gestures provide the basis for more complex acts of inscription, in which human and atmospheric agencies combine to parse the vital experience of flight into poetry? Lines of Flight is a series of volumetric poems depicting the entanglements of wind, wing, and flying technique that constitute the airborne encounter. This creative-critical piece visualises a number of tracked glider flights in three dimensions, and uses this tracking data to generate a lexical poem along the route taken. As a form of inscription enabled through a multitude of intersecting airborne forces and volumes, this project enacts a creative-critical exploration of what writing the air can tell us about human relationships with the more-than-human world.
Age at menopause and its association with comorbidities in older women
Authors: Bijani Ali , Nia Fatemehzahra Hossein , Hosseini Seyed Reza , Mouodi Simin
Published: January 2025

Background — Menopause age is a potential mediator of subsequent mortality, morbidity, and quality of life after menopause. Objective — Since limited studies have reported an association between age at menopause and chronic diseases in the elderly population, this study aimed to investigate this association. Methods — This retrospective cohort study was conducted among elderly women aged ≥60 years living in the northern part of Iran. Demographic characteristics, history of harmful habits (smoking), and self-reported age at menopause were collected through direct interviews. Participants were divided into three groups based on the age at menopause (normal menopause age: 45–54 years; early menopause: <45 years; and late menopause: ≥55 years). The situation with chronic diseases including diabetes, hypertension, cognitive impairment and depression was compared between the three groups. Results — A total of 811 eligible elderly women (mean age 68.93±6.72 years) were included in the study. The mean age at menopause was 47.12±5.82 years. Among them, 537 women (66.2%) had normal menopause age, 83 (10.2%) experienced late menopause, and 191 (23.6%) reported early menopause. An inverse correlation was detected between menopause age and geriatric depression score (r=-0.093; P=0.008); however, the three menopause age groups had no significant association with diabetes (P=0.579), hypertension (P=0.532), or cognitive impairment (P=0.077). Conclusion — Although we did not find a statistically significant association between menopause age and diabetes mellitus, hypertension and cognitive impairment, chronic diseases (especially, depressive disorders) should be given more attention in elderly women.
Image of Soviet medicine as a historical memory component and health behavior factor in the modern youth
Authors: Suvorov Valery V. , Klimovich Lyudmila V. , Shaipak Leonid A. , Kiselev Anton R.
Published: January 2025

Historical memory refers to the way people create specific accounts not only for political occasions and heroic moments of the past but also for healthcare system, doctors, and medical practices. The image of Soviet medicine has been perceived within two discourses: as a part of collective memory about the Soviet era and as a part of modern medicine perception. Most of the time, the image of Soviet medicine, the main feature of which was its being free-of-charge, is often contrasted with modern medical practices, many organisational features of which have caused dissatisfaction among citizens. However, modern approaches to treatment are accepted to be superior to the Soviet ones. Different interpretations of the image of the Soviet medicine influence citizens’ trust in the modern healthcare system by percolating public consciousness. Overcoming the contradiction in the perception of the Soviet and modern healthcare systems could have a positive impact not only on attitudes towards health, but also on the formation of the civic consciousness of modern citizens, especially of younger generations.
Contra el castigo penal de las "solas" inmoralidades: una defensa de la incorrección moral en tiempos de "punitivismo"
Authors: Bocanegra Márquez Jara
Published: January 2025

El dogma o la máxima “ilustrada” de la separación entre Derecho y Moral, mediante la que se preconizaba que el Derecho – y, dentro de este, el Derecho penal –debía de castigar algo más que meras inmoralidades, véase: comportamientos que afectasen a las bases mínimas de la convivencia social –lo que más tarde vino a denominarse bienes jurídicos –, parece encontrarse en crisis. A pesar de encontrarnos en un Estado democrático de derecho, y de contar, por tanto, con los presupuestos socio-políticos necesarios para hacer efectivo dicho dogma liberal, la realidad es que, cada vez con mayor frecuencia, asistimos a la introducción en nuestro Código penal de figuras delictivas tras las que difícilmente pueden vislumbrarse afectaciones a bienes jurídico-penales, sino simples conductas moralmente reprochables. A través de estos tipos penales, el legislador pareciera querer ejecutar una simple tarea aleccionadora y/o formadora de “buenos ciudadanos”. El presente trabajo pretende poner en evidencia esta realidad, criticarla fundadamente, y, en fin, reflexionar sobre los instrumentos jurídicos disponibles para hacerle frente.
La responsabilidad penal de las personas jurídicas en Panamá
Authors: Arenas Nero Orestes
Published: January 2025

El presente artículo buscó explicar la responsabilidad penal de las personas jurídicas de acuerdo con la legislación panameña. Primero se expuso sobre las normas que regulan a la persona jurídica en el ámbito penal, incluyendo la opinión de los principales juristas panameños, así como un análisis sobre las sanciones penales vigentes. Finalmente se realizó una descripción e interpretación de la Guía para la Atribución de la Responsabilidad Penal de las personas jurídicas emitida por la Procuraduría General de la Nación de Panamá. Para esto, se utilizó técnicas de revisión de fuentes normativas panameñas, y de revisión bibliográfica. En la misma se llegó a la conclusión, entre otras, que, para responsabilizar penalmente a una persona jurídica, se debe demostrar que esta fue creada o usada para cometer un delito, y ese delito debe ser el reflejo de un defecto en la organización.
Subjects, Sources, and Methods of Criminal Law Policy in the Field of Responsibility for Unfinished Criminal Activity
Authors: Savchuk Volodymyr
Published: January 2025

This article explores the key aspects of criminal law policy regarding unfinished criminal activity. The author examines three main components: subjects, methods, and sources of this policy.The paper identifies the main subjects of criminal law policy, including the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the President of Ukraine, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, and the Supreme Court of Ukraine. It also highlights the participants in this policy, including courts of general jurisdiction, law enforcement agencies, and citizens. The author draws attention to the functional division of subjects into those who form the policy and those who implement it.Regarding methods, the article discusses both the main methods (criminalization, decriminalization, penalization, depenalization) and private methods of criminal law policy. Special attention is paid to the application of imperative and dispositive methods in the context of unfinished criminal activity.As for the sources of criminal law policy, the author proposes their division into normative and non-normative. Normative sources include traditional forms of law, such as the Constitution of Ukraine, the Criminal Code, and international treaties. Non-normative sources include historical and legal research, foreign experience, judicial practice, and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights.The article emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive approach to the formation of criminal law policy, taking into account both normative and non-normative sources. The author stresses the need for further research of non-normative sources to increase the effectiveness of criminal law policy in the field of responsibility for unfinished criminal activity.
Judicial Practice as a Source of Criminal Law Policy in the Sphere of Responsibility for Unfinished Criminal Activity
Authors: Savchuk Volodymyr
Published: January 2025

This article explores the role of judicial practice, particularly the legal positions of the Supreme Court of Ukraine, in shaping criminal law policy regarding unfinished criminal activity. The author analyzes a series of rulings by the Criminal Court of Cassation issued after 2018, which address various aspects of qualifying incomplete crimes.The paper examines key issues that courts face when qualifying acts related to unfinished criminal activity. These include distinguishing between completed and uncompleted attempts, differentiating attempts from completed crimes, and establishing the subjective aspect of the crime, particularly the content of the person’s intent.The author emphasizes that the Criminal Court of Cassation, in its decisions, establishes important interrelations between the institute of unfinished crime and other institutes of the General Part of the Criminal Code. Specifically, it addresses issues of qualifying criminal offenses committed in complicity, by insane persons, as well as problems of qualifying repeated offenses and multiple crimes in the context of unfinished criminal activity.The article underscores the importance of judicial practice as a source of criminal law policy. The legal positions of the Supreme Court not only form requests for further resolution of problematic issues but also create conditions for ensuring the unity of judicial practice. This, according to the author, contributes to increasing the effectiveness of criminal law policy as a whole.The study demonstrates that the analysis of judicial practice allows for identifying main trends and problems in the field of qualifying unfinished criminal activity. This, in turn, can serve as a basis for further improvement of legislation and law enforcement practice in this area of criminal law.The research highlights the complex nature of unfinished criminal activity and the need for a nuanced approach in its legal interpretation. It also emphasizes the dynamic nature of criminal law policy, which evolves through the interaction between legislative norms and their practical application by the courts.
Extension property for equi-Lebesgue families of functions
Authors: Karlova O.
Published: January 2025

Let $X$ be a topological space and $(Y,d)$ be a complete separable metric space. For a family $\mathscr F$ of functions from $X$ to $Y$ we say that $\mathscr F$ is equi-Lebesgue if for every $\varepsilon >0$ there is a cover $(F_n)$ of $X$ consisting of closed sets such that ${\rm diam\,}f(F_n)\leq \varepsilon$ for all $n\in\mathbb N$ and $f\in\mathscr F$.
We prove that if $X$ is a perfectly normal space, $Y$ is a complete separable metric space and $E\subseteq X$ is an arbitrary set, then every equi-continuous family $\mathscr F\subseteq Y^E$ can be extended to an equi-Lebesgue family $\mathscr G\subseteq Y^X$.
The Accuracy of the Clinical Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Diagnosis before the Nerve Conduction Studies
Authors: Atkočiūnas A. , Šimkutė A. , Mameniškienė Rasa
Published: January 2025

Background and aim: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a compressive neuropathy caused by compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. It is the most common entrapment neuropathy. According to different studies, the prevalence of CTS among adults (15–65 years old) in Western Europe ranged from 0.29% to 43%. CTS affects middle-aged active workers and is associated with high healthcare costs and a hefty economic burden. It is thus essential to diagnose CTS early and refer the patient to further investigation and treatment. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the accuracy of the clinical CTS diagnosis before the nerve conduction studies were performed on the referred patients.Methods: The concordance of clinical diagnoses was assessed by comparing referral diagnoses with diagnoses confirmed by electroneuromyography. All the patients referred for electroneuromyography to Mykolas Marcinkevičius Hospital between August 2023 and February 2024 were included in this research. The age, sex, referral and final diagnoses of the enrolled patients were taken from their outpatient charts. The obtained data were summarized and processed with Microsoft Office Excel 365, and the data analysis was performed with IBM SPSS Statistics.Results: The most common reasons that patients were referred to perform NCS were suspected carpal tunnel syndrome (30.7%), cubital tunnel syndrome (13.5%), other upper extremity mononeuropathies (16.2%), and polyneuropathies (15.5%). The most common diagnosis after consultation was carpal tunnel syndrome (42.6%), followed by pathologies of nerve roots or plexuses (14.5%). Out of 91 patients referred to electroneurography due to suspicion of CTS, 67 (73.6%) were confirmed cases, whereas, for 12 (13.2%) patients, no abnormalities were detected during NCS.Conclusion: Our analysis supports the theory that the electrodiagnostic examination is essential to specify and confirm the diagnosis of CTS, thus avoiding hyperdiagnosis and preventing patients from excessive surgical treatment.
Features of hydrogen storage in a solid and phase transformations in metal hydrides with different crystal structures
Authors:   Institute of Applied Physics, NAS of Ukraine, Sumy, Storizhko V.Yu. , Zhirko Yu.I. ,   Institute of Applied Physics, NAS of Ukraine, Sumy, Schur D. V. ,   Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Institute of Applied Physics, NAS of Ukraine, Sumy, Gavrylyuk N. A. ,   Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of the NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv,   Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Zolotarenko Al.D. ,   Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of the NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv,   Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Zolotarenko An.D. ,   Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of the NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv,   Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv
Published: January 2025

At each stage of human development, new technical capabilities appear that allow obtaining new, more complete and reliable experimental results.

When considering the state of a solid, both experimental data and theoretical interpretation of the results obtained are equally important. A comprehensive, complex consideration of the processes occurring can give a relatively objective idea of the state of matter.

In this monograph, theoretical calculations are carried out from the standpoint of molecular-kinetic theory. Molecular-kinetic theory allows us to clarify the main characteristic features of such phenomena in alloys as atomic ordering, atomic diffusion, solubility of atoms in alloys, decomposition of alloys, plastic deformation of metals, heat capacity of alloys, etc.

Metal-hydrogen systems are interesting both from a scientific and from an applied point of view. The extreme simplicity of the electronic structure, the small mass and the geometric size of hydrogen atoms make the “metal – hydrogen” systems exceptionally interesting for studying a wide range of problems of modern solid-state physical chemistry. The high mobility of hydrogen in metals makes these systems unique in terms of diffusion, atomic transport phenomena during phase transformations.

The studies described in the fifth section of this monograph are significantly ahead of modern technological progress. The results of these studies will be relevant when interplanetary and interstellar flights become commonplace. It is currently known that important components of outer space are substances in the plasma state. This is mainly atomic hydrogen. Therefore, it is very important to know the behavior of structural materials that make up the skin of aircraft (titanium-based alloys and others), and to study the processes that occur when they interact with plasma flows. Thus, the material presented in this section is of exceptional importance for structural materials that can be used in outer space.
Peran Komunikasi Terapeutik terhadap Lembaga Penyelenggara Pemilu dalam Menjaga Kesehatan Mental Petugas Pemilu 2024
Authors: Tresnowati Widia Sari , Sawitri Widi , Selvia Ayu
Published: January 2025

Kondisi disproporsionalitas petugas pemilu rentan mengganggu kesehatan mental pada dirinya bahkan akan berakibat pada kondisi fisik yang lemah. Gangguan kesehatan mental dapat terdiri dari gangguan kecemasan, stres, dan depresi. Untuk menjaga kesehatan mental petugas pemilu, diperlukan peran Lembaga Penyelenggara Pemilu untuk menerapkan teknik komunikasi terapeutik dalam memecahkan permasalahan yang dihadapi petugas pemilu sehingga dapat tercipta stabilitas kerja dalam proses pemilu serentak 2024. Maka, tulisan ini bertujuan untuk menjelaskan bagaimana fungsi komunikasi terapeutik terhadap Lembaga Penyelenggara Pemilu dalam menjaga kesehatan mental petugas pemilu 2024. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif non interaktif dengan jenis penelitian kepustakaan (Library Research). Adapun hasil dari penelitian ini adalah terdapat beberapa teknik komunikasi terapeutik yang dapat dijalankan oleh Lembaga Penyelenggara Pemilu untuk menjaga kesehatan mental petugas pemilu, di antaranya: teknik mendengarkan, teknik bertanya, teknik menyimpulkan, dan teknik mengubah cara pandang. Keempat teknik tersebut menjadi solusi efektif dalam menjaga kesehatan mental petugas pemilu saat menjalankan proses pemilu serentak 2024.
Analisis Dakwah Ustaz Irfan Rizki Haas di Media Sosial TikTok
Authors: Jaza Fandi Khusnul , Makrufi Anisa Dwi
Published: January 2025

This study aims to analyze the da'wah (Islamic preaching) methods employed by Ustaz Irfan Rizki Haas on the TikTok platform to engage the younger generation. The study adopts a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative data collection through Google Form questionnaires and qualitative analysis through content analysis of TikTok posts on @IrfanRizkiHaas and interviews. The findings indicate that da'wah on TikTok is effective in reaching young audiences through an interactive, relevant, and easily understood communication style. Ustaz Irfan Rizki Haas utilizes TikTok features such as Q&A sessions and live streaming to enhance engagement with his followers. Consistent content aligned with contemporary issues fosters positive two-way communication. The implications of this study highlight the importance of adapting da'wah to the digital era and its contribution to the development of modern Islamic communication methods, particularly in engaging younger generations through short-form video-based social media platforms.
The Inclusivism Values of Sheikh Burhanuddin Ulakan's Cultural Preaching as an Alternative to Maintaining National Diversity
Authors: Nazirman Nazirman , Daulay Zainul , Rais Zaim , Setiawan Asep Iwan , Irwandi Irwandi , Sidik Mohd Suhadi Mohamed
Published: January 2025

This study aims to describe the values of inclusivism contained by the cultural da'wah model of Sheikh Burhanuddin Ulakan Pariaman as an alternative to caring for national pluralism. The focus of this study is to question what an inclusive da'wah model looks like and how it is implemented, as well as the impact of inclusive da'wah on community culture as a solution alternative in caring for the plurality of nations that live, grow and develop from various ethnicities, religions and beliefs can coexist within the framework of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. This study examines what values are categorised as inclusivism and how to preserve them in the face of national pluralism. This study uses a literacy review study of various sources concerning the theory of inclusivism in cultural da'wah relations. The findings of this study show that the values carried in Sheikh Burhanuddin's da'wah that are similar to the concept of inclusive da'wah include respecting cultural diversity, making culture an approach and integrating culture with religion, being tolerant and not imposing one's will, and facilitating other people's affairs. The impact of this da'wah is that the Minangkabau people get a basic reference in life which is integrated in the philosophy of adat basandi syarak, syarak basandi kitabullah, syara' mangato adat memakai. This study can be used as an alternative to glue and maintain the integrity of national life in the plurality of nations.
Conveying Islamic Teachings to Converts Through Problem Solving: A Study on the Efforts to Revitalize Female Converts
Authors: Cucu Cucu , Waldan Raziki , Abdullah Johari Bin
Published: January 2025

This study aims to explore the dissemination of Islamic teachings to female converts through an innovative approach focusing on the revitalization of faith, economic empowerment, and mental health improvement. Utilizing a qualitative case study method, data were collected through in-depth interviews with the management of Rumah Quran Assiradj, female convert congregants, and community leaders, complemented by observation and documentation. The findings highlight the success of Islamic preaching in strengthening faith (tauhid), religious understanding, and worship practices among female converts, contributing to the development of noble character. Togetherness in study sessions fosters economic independence, while religious guidance helps reduce mental dependence. The implications of this study emphasize a collaborative preaching model between female converts and Rumah Quran as an effective approach to fortify faith, promote economic self-reliance, and enhance the mental well-being of female converts.
Transformational Dakwah Leadership Model of Persatuan Islam (Persis) Organization in Facing Global Challenges
Authors: Zaenudin Jeje , Fauzan Pepen Irfan , Rustandi Ridwan
Published: January 2025

This study analyzes the transformational da'wah leadership model of Persatuan Islam during the 2022-2027 period when the organization entered its first century. Using the constructivism paradigm and a qualitative approach through the case study method, this study investigates the mainstreaming of Persis da'wah in terms of discourse, movement, and activity, especially those reflected in the leadership vision and jihad program of the Central Leadership for the 2022-2024 period. Data was collected through in-depth interviews with Persis leaders, participatory observation, and document analysis, which were then analyzed using thematic analysis techniques. The study results show that transforming the Persis paradigm from "explaining Islam" to "presenting Islam" requires a progressive and contextual da'wah leadership model. This transformational leadership model must integrate Islamic values with the demands of the times, provide solutions to contemporary community problems, and build a sustainable da'wah ecosystem. Through this approach, Persis can maintain its relevance as a da'wah institution and contribute significantly to the development of Islamic civilization, which is rahmatan lil 'alamin.
Heathen Gods Beyond Nationalism and Race? The Case of Heathenism in Sweden
Authors: Gregorius Fredrik
Published: January 2025

Herein I address the development of Heathenism in Scandinavia, with an emphasis on Sweden as a case study. I argue that Heathenism in Scandinavia, due to the central role that Old Norse religion and the Viking Age have for the construction of Scandinavian identities, needs to be analyzed in a different manner than Heathenisms outside of Scandinavia, especially regarding ethnicity. A special focus is on the role that the Scandinavian landscape and environment have had on the development of Heathenism. This is exemplified by the influence of Nordic Animism and how it relates to attempts to create a non-racial ecosophical form of Heathenism. I assess whether such a scenario is realistic or if Heathenism will always maintain an ethnic aspect. I concluded that although the ethnic aspect of Heathenism remains it must be analyzed from a different perspective, rather than exclusively an expression of far-right ideology, or exclusivity.