bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Influence of Students' Attribute on Earthquake Understanding in Klaten Regency
Authors: Dewi Ratih Puspita , Musiyam Muhammad , Widiyatmoko Wahyu , Wibowo Yunus Aris , Suharjo Suharjo , Miftakhunisa Yunita , Khoirunnisa Hakimah
Published: August 2024

An earthquake is a type of natural disaster that cannot be predicted in terms of time or scale. Klaten Regency is one of the earthquake-prone areas of Indonesia. The occurrence of earthquakes in Klaten Regency has indeed surprised many parties. Implementing disaster mitigation measures is crucial in areas prone to disasters. Disaster mitigation education has been implemented in schools through intracurricular and extracurricular activities. This study aims to analyze (1) the student's understanding of earthquakes at the elementary, middle, and high school levels in Klaten Regency and (2) the impact of student attributes on an understanding of earthquakes. Students' Students comprise age and gender. This is a quantitative study with a correlational research approach. The study was 173 students from junior high school. Techniques for collecting data include questionnaires and documentation. Data analysis techniques employ descriptive statistics; furthermore, the tests used to answer the hypothesis are the Mann-Whitney test, kruskall Wallis, and Spearman rank. The Mann-Whitney test. According to the study results, (1) students' students' of earthquakes was 22% high, 75% moderate, and 3% low, and (2) The test results pointed out that student characteristics had no significant impact on students' student's knowledge.Keywords:Â Earthquake; Disaster; Students; Understanding of Disaster
Analysis of Social Perspectives in Reconstructing the History of Urbanization in Medan City
Authors: Lukitaningsih Lukitaningsih , Swandhani Ahmad Riyadi
Published: August 2024

Urbanization is considered to be an ingrained social phenomenon in various large Indonesian cities, characterized by rapid urban population growth and drastic changes in social, economic and environmental structures. Urbanization in Indonesia shows a rapid increasing trend over the last few decades. Medan City, as one of the main urban centers in North Sumatra, has not escaped the impact of significant urbanization. Along with rapid economic and demographic growth, the city has experienced a major transformation in various aspects of city life. This research aims to identify the history of urbanization in Medan City from a social perspective. The research method used is a qualitative descriptive method through literature study sourced from journals, scientific articles, books and other relevant sources. The results of this research show that urbanization in Medan City has been going on for a long time. Strategically located on the east coast of Sumatra and between the confluence of the Deli River and the Babura River, Medan has vital trade access to the Malacca Strait. Especially in the period 2012 to 2022, the increase in population in Medan City occurred in almost all sub-districts. Of the 21 sub-districts, 17 sub-districts experienced an increase in population of more than 10%. Only one sub-district experienced a decline in population, namely Medan Baru Sub-district by 7.89%. The high level of urbanization in the city of Medan is generally caused by several factors, such as strategic location, the presence of natural resources (SDA), and supporting natural conditions. Meanwhile, the impact on society's social life includes rapid population growth, changes in societal structure, and social and cultural dynamics.Keywords:Â History, Urbanization, Social, Medan City
Legal responsibility for violation of the legal regime of sanitary protection zones in Ukraine
Authors: Yaremak Z. V. , Myronenko I. V. , Danyliuk L. R.
Published: August 2024

This article examines the specifics of legal liability for violations of the legal regime of sanitary protection zones in Ukraine, as well as the main directions for improving the relevant legal regulation. Sanitary protective zones perform an important security function in separating potentially harmful objects from places of residence and stay of people. In this regard, a special legal regime is established on their territories, which provides for significant restrictions on their economic use. Non-compliance with the established requirements regarding the legal regime of sanitary protection zones is the basis for bringing guilty persons to legal responsibility.
Currently, there are no special provisions in the current legislation of Ukraine regarding liability for violations of the legal regime of sanitary protection zones. In this regard, legal responsibility for illegal actions in this area is covered by sanctions for committing violations in the field of environmental protection of a “general nature” (violation of sanitary standards; arbitrary occupation of a plot of land; violation of environmental safety rules; design or operation of structures without protection systems environment; violation of land use rules, etc.).
Therefore, there is a need to formalize the composition of offenses that are already provided for in the normative legal acts on the regulation of the legal regime of lands of sanitary protection zones, the codification of legislation on administrative responsibility for violations in the field of environmental protection, the introduction of special sanctions for violations of the legal regime of sanitary protection zones zones, as well as the unification of relevant provisions of Ukrainian legislation with the law of the countries of the European Union.
Administrative and legal regime of martial law
Authors: Bezkrovniy Y. A.
Published: August 2024

Currently, Ukraine is under martial law. Historically, it is known that military conflicts of various nature and scale have become an integral feature of the evolution of mankind since ancient times. And therefore, in ancient times, war was a normal, natural state of nations, while peace was an accidental state. Humanity has become more aware of the value of life. However, in the 21st century, Ukraine faced events that, in our time, seemed to be unacceptable, and many citizens have the question of what the martial law regime is, what are its main aspects, taking into account their significant consequences for the normal life of the population.
Martial law is a special legal regime introduced on the territory of Ukraine or in some of its localities, which gives the military command, state authorities, military administrations and local self-government bodies certain powers necessary to avert a potential threat, repel armed aggression and ensure national security within countries. The introduction of martial law is associated with the implementation of certain legal procedures provided for by national legislation. The introduction of martial law is carried out by the highest authorities of the state. Law of Ukraine No. 389-VIII «On the Legal Regime of Martial Law» establishes the procedure for introducing martial law in Ukraine. The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine submits proposals for the introduction of martial law in Ukraine or in some of its localities for consideration by the President of Ukraine.
In connection with the introduction of martial law in Ukraine, the constitutional rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen, provided for in Articles 30-34, 38, 39, 41-44, 53 of the Constitution of Ukraine, may be temporarily limited for the period of the legal regime of martial law, as well as to introduce temporary restrictions on the rights and legal interests of legal entities within the limits and to the extent necessary to ensure the possibility of introducing and carrying out measures of the legal regime of martial law, which are provided for by the first part of Article 8 of the Law of Ukraine «On the Legal Regime of Martial Law».
Thus, in the event of the introduction of a legal regime of martial law, significant restrictions on the rights of both individuals and legal entities may be applied. However, such restrictions may occur except within the limits of temporary restrictions on the constitutional rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen, as well as the rights and legal interests of legal entities, provided for by the decree of the President of Ukraine on the introduction of martial law.
Therefore, in the case of the initiation of the procedure for the introduction of the legal regime of martial law, as it happened in Ukraine, information on the features and main aspects of this regime is relevant and important.
On the issue of corruption in the sphere of labor and employment: today’s realities
Authors: Kostohryz Ya. O.
Published: August 2024

The problem of corruption in all its manifestations, its causes and methods of overcoming it attracts the attention of a considerable number of scientists. Today, the sphere of labor and employment is not only an important institutional basis for the implementation of corruption and related offenses in the state in general, but also one of the goals of the spread of corruption in the state. The purpose of the article is to study the manifestations of corruption in Ukraine in the field of labor and employment, to identify existing problems in this field and to make proposals for their solution. Currently, the fight against corruption has become a priority of Ukraine’s state policy and part of its international obligations. During the period of the anti-corruption reform, certain results were achieved in this area of state and society activity, in particular, new legislation was adopted, anti-corruption bodies and courts were created, innovative tools for the prevention of corruption were introduced, and the development of public control is ongoing. At the same time, the current labor legislation, although it is quite progressive in terms of protecting the rights of employees, however, in order to more effectively use the opportunities to expose corruption, it needs changes aimed at forming an even greater protective role of labor law. Corruption in the sphere of labor and employment is considered as a special socio-legal phenomenon, which naturally has an extremely negative impact on the sphere of labor and employment, but it is also a phenomenon that can be minimized by labor-legal means (first of all, the normative basis of labor law, labor rights and obligations of subjects of labor law, acts of implementation of labor law, etc.), as well as a number of institutional mechanisms in the relevant field (first of all, the mechanism for preventing and countering nepotism, the mechanism for ensuring the exposure of corruption by employees, the mechanism for ensuring decent work, the mechanism for control and supervision according to the state of compliance with law and order in the sphere of labor and employment, the mechanism for ensuring the protection of information restricted in circulation).
Compensation for non-pecuniary damage in labor law is an important guarantee of the protection of workers’ rights
Authors: Rossolov V. V.
Published: August 2024

The article is devoted to the study of the institution of compensation for moral damage in the field of labor, i.e. in cases where the employee’s labor rights are violated by the employer, and as a result, moral damage is caused, which is subject to compensation. Since the issue of compensation for moral damage in labor law remains debatable to this day, as there is no unambiguous scientific or legislative solution to it. Although the institution of compensation for moral damage in the field of labor is an important guarantee of the protection of workers’ rights. During the research, the current domestic legislation and the views of scientists on the raised issue were analyzed. In particular, it is stated that compensation for non-pecuniary damage in labor law has its own characteristics compared to compensation for non- pecuniary damage in civil law. Thus, the specifics of compensation for non-pecuniary damage in the field of labor lies in the subject structure of this legal relationship - the employee and the employer, where the employer has the obligation to compensate non-pecuniary damage, and the employee has the right to receive it in the presence of negative consequences of the violation of labor rights. Attention has been drawn to the fact that compensation for moral damage in labor law is proposed to be considered in three aspects: as compensation for moral damage caused to the employee; as an independent, special and universal type of employer’s responsibility; and as a way of protecting the rights of the employee in labor relations. It was concluded that the labor legislation regarding the legal regulation of issues of compensation for moral damage to the employee needs improvement, since it lacks a definition not only of compensation of moral damage in labor law, but also of moral damage in labor law, which , in turn, leads to the fact that the inflicted moral damage is not actually perceived as damage, it is simply ignored. At the same time, although the introduction of the institution of compensation for moral damages in labor law did not solve all the problems regarding the protection of human labor rights, it is evidenced by the fact that the constitutional provisions on the recognition of a person as the highest social value and the guarantee of his physical and moral safety by every state are gradually being implemented in the labor legislation.
Administrative and legal aspects of providing free legal aid under martial law
Authors: Matsak M. D. , Makarenko O. Y. , Makarenko N. A.
Published: August 2024

Abstract. In this article submitted for publication, the authors analyze and study the issues related to the provision of quality and timely free legal aid under martial law.
The methodological basis of the study is a system of general scientific methods that provide an objective analysis and evaluation of the subject under study.
The authors believe that it is now necessary to popularize free legal aid more, not only in the media, but also to attract the attention of public organizations and charitable foundations, in particular those engaged in providing assistance to internally displaced persons, since they understand better than anyone how difficult it is to live and work under martial law.
In our opinion, it is advisable to revise the Law of Ukraine «On Free Legal Aid» and pay attention to the communities and regions located near the front line, because people living in such areas need much more support and attention from the state.
The authors also emphasize that young people should be involved in the work of free primary and secondary care centers, and internship programs should be organized so that people really trust free aid and understand that free aid does not mean low-quality.
We also consider it appropriate to note that the crucial issue of providing quality and timely assistance, in terms of free aid, has become even more urgent and painful for a significant number of our citizens under martial law. The problems of physical impossibility not only to receive legal aid, but also to access justice have been added to the existing problems. This problem has been exacerbated by the temporary occupation of the territories, the destruction of court buildings and the relocation of courts and law enforcement agencies to other regions.
The fiscal function of the customs authorities of Ukraine in the conditions of the legal regime of martial state: analysis of the problems in the context of the decisions of the higher government bodies
Authors: Mashyka Y. V.
Published: August 2024

The article analyzes the problems of implementation of the fiscal function by Ukrainian customs authorities during the legal regime of martial law in the context of the decisions of higher state authorities. The significance of the fiscal function of the customs authorities of Ukraine for filling the revenue part of the State Budget of Ukraine in the pre-war period and after the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the russian troops on the territory of Ukraine was researched. The approach to reforming the customs authorities of Ukraine based on the priority of the fiscal function is critically evaluated. The necessity of using modern trends in the organization and functioning of customs administrations in the developed countries of the world during reforms of the Ukrainian customs authorities is indicated, which primarily consist in changing approaches to understanding the activities of customs authorities of Ukraine not only as fiscal, but also as protective and regulatory. In the course of the analysis of the normative legal acts of the government and the parliament, adopted with the aim of stabilizing the situation in the economy of Ukraine after the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the russian troops on the territory of Ukraine, a number of shortcomings of the rule-making activities of these higher state authorities were revealed, which led to the failure of the state budget to receive significant amounts of customs payments. Based on the study of the norms of acts of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, changes to the relevant normative legal acts were proposed, which could improve the state of implementation of the fiscal function of the customs authorities of Ukraine in the first weeks after the introduction of martial law on the territory of Ukraine. It has been established the need to involve employees of specialized units of the State Customs Service of Ukraine in the development of normative legal acts that affect the implementation of the fiscal function by the customs authorities of Ukraine. It is indicated the basic directions of improvement of the regulatory and legal regulation of the activity of the customs in the implementation of their fiscal function.
Institute of anti-corruption authorized state body of government and local government bodies: features of the legal regulation
Authors: Poltavets A. , Nesterenko K.
Published: August 2024

The article analyzes the provisions of the Law of Ukraine “On the Prevention of Corruption”, the Model Regulation “On the Authorized Unit (Person) on Prevention and Detection of Corruption” and other specialized legislation from the point of view of regulating the activities of the anti- corruption officer of state authorities and local self-government bodies. The complex of measures to prevent and detect corruption, which are entrusted to the authorized persons in the implementation of their activities in state bodies, local self-government bodies, state enterprises, institutions, and organizations, has been studied. It was established that the anti-corruption commissioner exercises control over compliance with anti-corruption legislation in the relevant body, its territorial (inter-regional) bodies and legal entities belonging to the sphere of management of the relevant body through cooperation with the management, employees and other authorized bodies (persons) in accordance with the current legislation.
It was found that in the current legislation of Ukraine there are two institutions of anti-corruption commissioners, different in terms of legal regulation, but unified in terms of the purpose of their activity. Namely, the first institute provides for the formation (definition) of authorized divisions (authorized persons) on issues of prevention and detection of corruption, in particular, at enterprises, institutions and organizations belonging to the sphere of management of a state body and regulates its activities, and the second institute of anti-corruption officers , specifically for legal entities whose anti-corruption programs are approved in accordance with the Law.
It is emphasized that the fulfillment of a number of tasks by the authorized person is related to direct interaction with the management of the state authority or local self-government body, including on the issues of conflict of interest settlement, whistleblower protection, bringing guilty persons to disciplinary responsibility for violating the requirements of anti-corruption legislation, informing about the facts of committing such violations, managing corruption risks.
Lifestyle monitoring of declarants in a state of martial law
Authors: Bryhinets O. O. , Pashynskyi A. P.
Published: August 2024

Lifestyle monitoring of declarants is one of the financial control mechanisms introduced in 2014 with the entry into force of the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention of Corruption”. The National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) was designated as an entity responsible for the lifestyle monitoring of declarants.
By the beginning of the full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022, the NACP had completed only a few dozen monitorings. However, after the suspension of mandatory e-declaring as well as full audits of e-declarations due to the introduction of martial law, the NACP intensified its activities on lifestyle monitoring.
Until the fall of 2023, the NACP had conducted monitoring based on the direct provisions of Articles 514, 522 of the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention of Corruption” and internal methodological recommendations. In October 2023, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine introduced several important amendments to the law on lifestyle monitoring. Following this, the NACP approved a separate Procedure for lifestyle monitoring of declarants which was registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. The new Procedure defines key terms, establishes a list of information sources for monitoring, determines the manner of recording monitoring results and regulates a number of other procedural issues. Although the adoption of the Procedure is a positive development, the document has certain legal flaws. These include the absence of deadlines for the monitoring procedure, failure to establish auto-distribution of monitorings among NACP employees, and a controversial form of envisaging the final results of the monitoring.
The law enforcement practice in lifestyle monitoring is actively developing. Only in 2023 the NACP launched 621 and completed 552 lifestyle monitorings. However, to guarantee full compliance with the principles of legality, legal certainty, and respect for private and family life, the NACP should eliminate the above flaws of the Procedure and adopt special lifestyle monitoring procedures for judges and judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine in accordance with the requirements of the law.
Challenges to the exercise of collective labour rights outside the employment relationship
Authors: Simutina Y. V.
Published: August 2024

The importance of the issues covered in this article is due to the impact of information technologies on the labour sphere, transformation of the features of “classical” labour relations and the need to rethink the categories of “employee” and “employer” in order to ensure the exercise of collective labour rights, such as the right to association, collective bargaining and collective action by all workers regardless of the form of employment, first of all, by dependent self-employed persons.
The author emphasises that the ILO, the CJEU in the opinions of their supervisory bodies, and the EU Court of Justice in their judgments use a broad approach to the interpretation of the concept of employee, including self-employed persons, in particular, in the context of exercising the right to association and collective bargaining. The author presents the experience of certain European countries, in particular, France and Poland, in terms of legislative consolidation of fundamental labour rights for self-employed persons. The article demonstrates that courts in different jurisdictions have different approaches to resolving the issue of the legal status of platform workers using the example of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the Spanish court in the Deliveroo case.
It is stated that in Ukraine today, one of the fundamental labour rights - the right to join a trade union de jure is not limited by the existence of an employment relationship or the status of an employee. At the same time, the right to collective bargaining, collective bargaining agreements and the right to collective action to protect one’s rights, which are an integral part of the right to freedom of association, is de facto only possible for those who are in an employment relationship based on an employment contract and have the status of an employee. As a solution to this problem, it is proposed to introduce a broad category of “working” or “employed” in national legislation, which will be used exclusively for the purposes of unionisation, exercise of the right to collective bargaining, conclusion of collective agreements and collective action. Such a definition should be separated from the definition of the narrow concept of an employee under an employment contract used in the context of individual labour relations.
Migration as an effect of russian aggression against ukraine: understanding the consequences
Authors: Furyk B. B.
Published: August 2024

It has long been no secret that migration processes have a great impact on the number and composition of the population of all countries. These processes have always played and will play a multifaceted role in the development of mankind, acting as a form of human adaptation to the changing conditions of its existence.
The war between Russia and Ukraine, which began back in 2014 with the occupation of Crimea along with some areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, has serious far-reaching consequences, one of which is significant migration flows. As a result of hostilities, occupation, and invasion of Russian troops in February 2022, many Ukrainians were forced to seek refuge in other regions of the country or beyond. This led to the emergence of mass internal migration to relatively safe regions of Ukraine and unprecedented in the history of our country external migration to neighboring European states. Accordingly, these migration processes have a great impact on the demographic structure and social situation both in the receiving regions of Ukraine and in the countries that received Ukrainian refugees. It has been demonstrated that the main demographic risks faced by Ukraine pose a threat to stable socio-economic development and have become a serious challenge for Ukrainian society. The most urgent task of Ukrainian migration policy today is the development of political instruments that would encourage and facilitate the return of Ukrainian refugees to their homes. The article uses a systematic analysis based on statistical data of international and public organizations, and statesmen to determine the peculiarities of migration flows in war conditions; induction and deduction - to systematize the key causes and consequences of the migration of the population of Ukraine. The main emphasis is on the analysis of the impact of migration processes on the economic development of Ukraine, social stability and cultural identity of the population.
Principles of humanism and justice in the administrative law of Ukraine in the context of christian values
Authors: Shylo Y.
Published: August 2024

The article is devoted to the study of the content and implementation of the principles of humanism and justice in the administrative law of Ukraine in the context of Christian values. The relevance of the topic lies in the fact that these two principles are poorly understood in the science of administrative law, and that the doctrine of this science needs to be changed, given the changes associated with the war, which forced people to reconsider some of their values, their life priorities and views on the State and its importance in human life, and reinforced the need to build relations between the State and human beings based on the principles of humanism and justice. The author establishes that the principles of humanism and justice are interrelated and form the basis of the entire system of administrative law and the functioning of public relations in the field of public administration. It is summarized that justice is the initial principle of law and its essence, the basis for the rule of law. Humanism is a fundamental principle of rights and a value of a democratic society; it means humanity, love for a person, value of a person and his or her dignity, and the pursuit of his or her welfare.
It is proved that the fundamental principles of law are based on love, which is the content of Christian doctrine. In the context of Christian values, the principle of justice means doing to others as you would like to be done to you. It implies the action of equality, respect, freedom, and mercy toward people. In turn, the principle of humanism in the context of Christian values means love your neighbor as yourself. It is proved that love is not only an emotion, but first and foremost an action, or an act of will. Love requires decision-making and effort. Therefore, the principles of administrative law are also an action and should be put into practice, and not just an idea.
The author proposes to change some doctrinal approaches to the role of the State in relations with a person, namely, that they should be based on the principles of humanism and justice based on love, which will be the beginning of a qualitatively new role of the State and the activities of officials in relations with citizens.
Years of service as a condition for pension security of military officers and persons equivalent to them
Authors: Stetskiv M. B.
Published: August 2024

The article presents a study of the legislative and law enforcement practice of calculating years of service as a condition for pension provision for persons discharged from military service and persons equated to them. Based on the legal positions of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, the author emphasizes that a pension for years of service is an integral part of the special professional status of persons discharged from military service and persons equated to them. The author supports the arguments of scholars about the need to preserve the institution of years of service. The author characterizes the differences in the application of the provisions of the Law of Ukraine “On Pension Provision for Persons Discharged from Military Service and Certain Other Persons” and the resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine establishing the general and preferential rules for calculating years of service. It is given the analyzed decisions of the Supreme Court on disputed issues. It is emphasized that the preferential enrollment of years of service is not an independent type of it and does not compete with its calendar calculation. The author argues that the calculation of years of service on preferential terms should be preserved with due regard for the specifics of such enrollment since it is one of the mechanisms of the state’s provision of social guarantees for persons who daily risk their lives/health and perform duties to protect the existence of the state itself. Based on the analysis of the legislative provisions, the author confirms that the years of service required for the entitlement to a pension for years of service depend on the period in which a person has discharged from military service. It is presented the arguments regarding the need to return the previous version of para. 1.3 of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of July 17, 1992 № 393, which fixed the conditions for the enrollment of certain periods of service to years of service on preferential terms precisely during the appointment of pensions, and not when determining their amount. The author proposes to supplement Article 12 of the Law of Ukraine “On Pension Provision for Persons Discharged from Military Service and Certain Other Persons” with a provision stating that years of service as a condition for granting a pension under this Article should be calculated on preferential terms for persons who have performed the relevant service.
Micorrizas arbusculares em plantas de cobertura usadas na adubação verde de pomar de mangueiras no semiárido
Authors: Braz Maria Eduarda Lima , Pereira Virgínia de Souza , Giongo Vanderlise , Lima Regina Lúcia Félix de Aguiar
Published: August 2024

Os fungos micorrízicos arbusculares (FMA) se associam às raízes das plantas formando a simbiose micorrízica arbuscular. Os diferentes manejos agrícolas como a adubação verde podem afetar a produtividade e os FMA nativos do solo. O estudo objetivou avaliar o grau de colonização micorrízica das plantas usadas para adubação verde no cultivo irrigado de mangueiras no Semiárido. O experimento de campo foi realizado em blocos ao acaso, no esquema fatorial 3x2, com três tipos de adubação verde: coquetel vegetal 1 (CV1 - 75% leguminosas e 25% não leguminosas), coquetel vegetal 2 (CV2 - 25% leguminosas e 75% não leguminosas), e vegetação espontânea da caatinga (VEC) e dois tipos de aplicação de adubo (deposição superficial - sem revolvimento e incorporação ao solo - com revolvimento), com quatro repetições. O cultivo da adubação verde foi feito nas entrelinhas do pomar de mangueiras e, após 70 dias, a fitomassa foi cortada e aplicada ao solo. As raízes foram avaliadas quanto ao grau de colonização e os dados submetidos à análise de variância e teste de Tukey (5%). O grau de colonização micorrízica total variou entre 60 a 90%, com maiores médias no CV1 e CV2, e com diminuição da colonização no CV1 no solo revolvido. O grau de colonização vesicular variou entre 20 a 40%, o revolvimento afetou negativamente o CV1. A colonização arbuscular variou entre 10 a 25%, o revolvimento estimulou a produção de arbúsculos na VEC.
English Prepositions  Expressing Temporal Limits: Semantic Features and Functioning
Authors: Shirshikova A. A.
Published: August 2024

This article explores the semantics and usage of prepositions in the English that denote temporal limits of actions. A review of various lexicographical sources, reference literature, and grammars is conducted, highlighting that not all sources provide comprehensive information on the meanings and functioning of prepositions, often offering only general information. Practical material for the study is extracted from the British National Corpus, comprising approximately two thousand contexts. It is established that making a definitive conclusion about including a temporal limit within the timeframe allocated for an action is not always possible. This semantic ambiguity is noted in around 20% of the total number of analyzed contexts. The study demonstrates that to resolve ambiguity and ensure successful communication, addressees often resort to using clarifying elements or complete / partial paraphrasing of the message text. Clarifications are found to be most typical in texts of a scientific research nature, schedules, legal and economic documents. The article concludes on the necessity of further research related to the semantics and usage of prepositions.
Media Studies of Regulatory Value of Healthy Lifestyle in English Media:  A Corpus-Based Approach
Authors: Kochetova L. A. , Kononova I. V.
Published: August 2024

This study presents the findings of a corpus analysis regarding the media studies of the concept of a healthy lifestyle as a paramount regulatory value in contemporary society. The empirical foundation of the research is based on the British segment of the News on Web (NOW) corpus. Semantic categorization and quantification of collocations reveal that in the media narratives of British outlets, the value of a healthy lifestyle is increasingly framed within psychological and mental dimensions, reflecting shifting societal perceptions of its content. An interpretative analysis of contexts capturing behavioral types indicates that excesses in healthy lifestyle practices are met with disapproval. Concerns and anxieties are linked to mental health domains and psychologically healthy relationships. A critical stance is observed towards the most manipulable area of healthy eating. It has been established that media narratives politicize healthy lifestyle practices, associating the challenges of their implementation with economic issues as well as the phenomenon of psychological fatigue. Thematic modeling of discursive practices demonstrates the predominance of mental health topics in quality press, alongside rational discursive strategies grounded in scientific research findings. In popular media, emphasis is placed on appearance as a result of a healthy lifestyle, with extensive use of emotional appeal strategies referencing well-known personalities as role models.
Representation of Concept MYTH  in Austrian Literature (Works of Elias Canetti and Barbara Frischmuth)
Authors: Barova A. G. , Trofimova L. V.
Published: August 2024

This article explores the works of Austrian writers Elias Canetti (1905—1994) including the novel “Auto-da-Fé” (“Die Blendung”, 1935) and the autobiographical book “The Tongue Set Free: Remembrance of a European Childhood” (“Die gerettete Zunge. Geschichte einer Jugend”, 1977), as well as Barbara Frischmuth (born 1941) with works such as “Queen of the Animals” (“Herrin der Tiere”, 1986), “Beyond Measure” (“Über die Verhältnisse”, 1987), and “Children to Each Other” (“Einander Kind”, 1990) within the context of 20th-century Austrian literature. The article identifies and analyzes mythological images present in these works, focusing on the concept of ‘personal myth’ (interpreted by Elias Canetti as ‘Privatmythos’). Through a genre-based analysis, the article delves into the artistic realization of the authors’ personal myths and the motives behind myth-making. It is established that the personal myth encompasses aspects of both the “mythical” and the “mythological”. The authors suggest a distinction between these terms, which have ambiguous interpretations. It is argued that Canetti viewed the ‘personal myth’ as an individual’s unique dream or fixation, representing their aspirations. Canetti’s autobiography allows for a synthesis of existing and constructed facts. In her “Demeter Trilogy”, Barbara Frischmuth constructs a comprehensive worldview where archaic mythology interacts with modernity, offering insights into contemporary cultural realities.
Rapacki Plan:  Policy of Small States in Central and Eastern Europe in Second Half of 1950s
Authors: Baryshnikov V. N. , Smolin A. V. , Chepik V. N.
Published: August 2024

This article addresses the role of small states in addressing security issues in Central Europe. Through an examination of the development of the Rapacki Plan, the authors trace the distinctive features of the national interests of small states in both Western and Eastern Europe. These interests were oriented towards the advancement of European integration, the resolution of the German question, and the mitigation of political and economic dependence on the USSR. Special attention is given to the Federal Republic of Germany’s (FRG) membership in NATO and the roles played by the United States, the United Kingdom, and other alliance members in attempts to address European security issues at the level of small states. Although the Rapacki Plan was never fully realized, its objectives were partially achieved. First, the arming of the FRG with American nuclear weapons and the deployment of American intermediate-range missiles on its territory were prevented; second, economic cooperation expanded, initiating the erosion of the “Iron Curtain”; third, a “universal idea of nuclear-free zones” emerged; and fourth, concrete steps were taken to prevent nuclear war.
European Union’s  Withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty: A Result of Climate Policy?
Authors: Zimakov A. V.
Published: August 2024

This article analyzes the political and economic motivations behind the coordinated decision of the European Union and its member states to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) in March 2024. Special emphasis is placed on the role of the EU’s climate policy in this process. A comprehensive review of the thirty years since the treaty’s inception is presented, aiming to uncover its influence on the domestic political dynamics within EU member states. Through an examination of investment arbitration practices and official EU documents, it is concluded that, despite declarative statements, the climate agenda was merely an external and secondary factor, while the primary driver was a shift in the EU’s investment policy. The article illustrates that the treaty did not obstruct the achievement of the EU’s climate objectives; however, the investment protection mechanism in international arbitration proved incompatible with the principles of autonomy and primacy of EU law. Furthermore, the treaty indeed provided investors with avenues to seek compensation from EU member state governments for assets “blocked” as a result of climate policies. The abandonment of a proven international investments protection tool may negatively impact the foreign investment attractiveness of the EU’s green energy sector.
Reorganization of Population Placement System in Northwestern Siberia as a Reflection of Socio-Economic Policies of USSR in 1930s-1950s
Authors: Tatarnikova A. I.
Published: August 2024

This study examines the changes in the population placement system within Northwestern Siberia during the 1930s-1950s. It provides an overview of the settlement network that formed the basis of population distribution in the region. Previously unpublished archival data on settlement typology, population size, resettlement to the north during industrialization and collectivization, and post-war periods are introduced into scholarly discourse. The dynamics of population size and distribution in national districts are discussed, along with an exploration of the ethnic composition of rural settlements’ inhabitants. The study notes a decrease in the proportion of indigenous peoples alongside an increase in the number of Belarusians, Ukrainians, and Germans in the ethnic composition of the population, largely due to mass forced migrations. It is concluded that compared to the 1920s, there was a reduction in the number of small settlements of nomadic peoples (yurts, reindeer camps) during the period under review. As a result of sedentarization efforts among the indigenous population of the region, a significant portion of their settlements became permanent and acquired town status. The typological structure of the settlement network changed: the number of “alien” type settlements decreased, giving rise to “special settlements,” an increase in towns, and rural nonagricultural settlements such as animal farms, forestry areas, and settlements near factories.
Role of Tourism in Preservation and Support of Minority Languages: Russian and Global Context
Authors: Khilkhanova E. V. , Khilkhanov D. L.
Published: August 2024

This article explores the role of tourism in the preservation and support of minority languages in Russia, focusing on the Karelian, Tatar, and Buryat languages. The study is framed within the methodological scope of language commodification research, language landscape, and language economy. Fieldwork data from Tatarstan, Karelia, and Buryatia in 2021, 2022, and 2024, as well as findings from other researchers, form the basis of this investigation. The article highlights the uneven use of minority languages as a tool for ethnographic branding from region to region. The authors conclude that minority languages exist in the language landscape through the naming of various realities, from toponyms to gastronomic terms, serving ethnographic branding and symbolic functions by providing specific words and morphemes. Contrary to expectations, tourism does not contribute to an increase in the number of speakers of minority languages or their use in discourse, both in Russia and globally. However, the increased presence of these languages in public spaces, including for marketing purposes, indirectly enhances their prestige and aids in their normalization.
A multidimensional financial attractiveness index: Scoring and classification of financial systems
Authors: Firano Zakaria , Jalloul Rim
Published: August 2024

This research paper aims to benchmark the characteristics of financial systems for 102 countries worldwide from the period of 2005 to 2017. The financial systems’ database encompasses four main dimensions, each consisting of several variables for every indicator: (a) financial depth, (b) financial efficiency, (c) financial access, and (d) financial stability. The objective is to closely analyse the different factors that contribute to the attractiveness of financial and economic systems globally. Furthermore, this paper employs a literature review and an empirical modelling and classification of financial systems worldwide to assess their attractiveness. The modelling process utilizes two statistical analysis methods: discriminant analysis (PCA) and neural analysis. By doing so, this research paper aims to identify the most appropriate measures to strengthen these systems and economies. The main conclusion of the research is to establish a ranking of the world’s best countries and also the validation of the hypothesis that macroeconomic conditions are the effective determinants of the classification dimensions of financial systems.
Impact of tax policies and strategies on tobacco consumption behavior of individual—Evidence from Thailand
Authors: Boonlab Supit , Jintana Sanitdech , Luengalongkot Pongsatean , Waiprom Nonglakhana
Published: August 2024

The government’s increased cigarette tariff aims to lower smoking rates and avoid adverse impacts. This study’s goal was to offer process innovation for lowering Asian’ smoking behavior. The participants were chosen by stratified random selection from a total of 738 people residing in Pathum Thani Province, Thailand. The instrument was a questionnaire. A software programmer was used to examine descriptive and inferential statistics using EFA and one-way ANOVA techniques. A strategic framework guideline using a SWOT analysis and TOWS matrix to encourage smoking reduction was proposed. The findings revealed two components: smoking behavior change and continues smoking that were based on SWOT analysis and TOWs matrix. There were nine strategies for the excise department to consider for the adjustment of the next policy in terms of reducing the number of smokers. The practical and policy suggestions could help reduce the negative impact of the cigarette industry on public health and increase government revenue while addressing weaknesses and threats in the industry.