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Wybrane instrumenty kontroli stosowane przez komisje Sejmu RP
Authors:   Sejm RP, Kropiwnicki Robert
Published: February 2024

The article discusses the control instruments used by Sejm committees acting as bodies of the Sejm. The committees have a wide range of possibilities to perform their control function, but they cannot go beyond the scope specified in the constitution. Some committees have their own powers based on special statutory regulations. The article is based on legal provisions and parliamentary practice, indicates the advantages and disadvantages of the instruments used, and also contains conclusions regarding the possibilities of improving this aspect of the committee’s operation.
Rola Loji Dżirgi w kształtowaniu systemu politycznego Afganistanu
Authors:   Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Veretilnyk Oleksandr
Published: February 2024

In this article, the author presents the results of research on the origins of the Loya Jirga and its impact on the formation of the political system of Afghanistan. According to the author, searching for an answer to the question of what role the Loya Jirga played in the creation of an independent Afghan state and what significance it had in shaping the internal and foreign policy of the Afghan authorities is important for understanding the political processes that took place in Afghanistan in the 20’th century, both in the period of monarchy and communism, as well as the processes taking place in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US and NATO troops from this country in 2021. The main research method used by the author was the historical method. With its help, the author also analyzed the role of this advisory body in the formation of the Constitution of Afghanistan, which was subject to significant changes in various historical periods depending on the political situation.
Stabilność fiskalna w warunkach kryzysu gospodarczego a konstytucyjne reguły fiskalne – ujęcie prawnofinansowe
Authors:   Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Rabiej Ewelina
Published: February 2024

The aim of the article is to analyse selected theoretical and practical aspects of fiscal sustainability and the conditions of economic crisis, in the constitutional and financial context. The legal regulations on the stabilisation of state finances and the constitutional fiscal rules are presented. The values of fiscal indicators in the EU countries in the years 2019–2022 have been compared. The research shows that, despite the increasing legal regulations and progressive constitutionalisation of fiscal rules, intensive intervention measures taken to counteract the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to fiscal destabilisation.
The U.S. Department of Justice, National Security and Constitutionalization of Politics Since 9/11
Authors:   Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Laidler Paweł
Published: February 2024

The aim of the article is to analyze the phenomenon of the constitutionalization of politics, understood as the influence of non-judicial actors on the procedure of constitutional review on the example of the functioning of selected offices of the United States Department of Justice during the presidencies of George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump. By analyzing the activities of attorneys general and Office of Legal Counsel lawyers, the author shows the important role of these entities in determining the constitutionality of surveillance policy of presidential administrations in the field of national security.
Opposition of Parliamentary Groups and Their Internal (dis)unity – a New Measurement Tool
Authors:   University of Silesia, Glajcar Rafał
Published: February 2024

The aim of this paper is to present a way of measuring the actual opposition distance between parliamentary political groups. Attention was focused on opposition observed through the lens of parliamentary group behaviour in potentially final passage votes. The research was conducted on the basis of a case study. The analysis was based on 1524 votes that were taken in the first half of the ninth term of the Polish Sejm. Consideration was given to the degree of opposition between the ruling group and those that formally remained outside the government camp. It was first measured using the Index of Voting Likeness. A new measurement tool was then proposed to quantify the level of opposition between the two groups, taking into account the position of each group on a particular issue, as well as the extent of their internal unity.
EVALUATION OF HEAT TRANSFER RATE OF DOUBLE-LAYERED HEAT SINK COOLING SYSTEM WITH HIGH ENERGY DISSIPATION
Authors: Lahmer El Bachir , Benhamou Jaouad , Admi Youssef , Moussaoui Mohammed Amine , Mezrhab Ahmed , Phanden Rakesh Kumar
Published: February 2024

The present work evaluates thermal exchange through a double-layered mini-channel heat sink used as a cooling system for electronic components. Different factors influencing heat exchange enhancement were investigated using ANSYS-Fluent© software, which enables the simulation of the fluid flow and heat transfer. The evaluation of thermal exchange between the cold fluid and heated solid with high thermal dissipation has been accurately analyzed under the effect of system geometry, fluid nature, and cooling system material. The numerical outcomes demonstrated that the heat transfer quality
significantly increases with the variation of the system shape, where the cooling system presented a significant reduction of average temperature by around 62%-65%. In addition, using pure water as the system coolant improved the heat transfer rate by about 42%-47% for different Reynolds number values by comparing it with ethylene glycol. Concerning the cooling system materials, the selection of the materials depends on the analysis of their thermal properties with the evolution of temperature and thermal exchange. Therefore, using copper as a cooling material improves the overall performance of a
cooling system, delivering higher efficiency and performance.
EFFECT OF THICK VEGETATION COVER, BUILDING OBSTRUCTIONS, AND EARTH TERRAIN ON THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE GSM SIGNAL AT THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC ADO-EKITI
Authors: Alake Temitope John , Bamisaye Ayodeji James , Oladimeji Tolulope Tunji
Published: February 2024

Wireless communication system performance is fundamentally constrained by the mobile radio channels such as the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM). The transmission path between the base transceiver station and the mobile station can range from line-of-sight to substantially obstructed environmental situations such as buildings, earth undulation valleys, and thick vegetation being the primary cause of poor network performance in and around the school perimeter. Mobile radio channels are incredibly unpredictable and do not provide simple analysis, in contrast to stationary and reliable wired channels. This research work, therefore, investigates the effect of thick vegetation cover, building obstructions, and earth terrain on the quality and performance of the GSM signal at the Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti environs. A model for path loss (attenuation) is developed according to the Longley-Rice propagation model that forecasts the long-term median transmission loss over uneven terrain in comparison to the free-space transmission loss. The model was created for frequencies in the 20 MHz to 40 GHz range and path lengths in the 1 to 2,000 km range. The analysis of the results obtained shows that the path loss (attenuation) produced due to the effect of vegetation, building obstructions, and the earth undulation structures are quite significant. The solution of cell creation as a primary way of improving the quality of the GSM signal reception in the school perimeter without necessarily destroying the natural environment or demolishing any existing building is proposed.
Developing creative accountants
Authors: Carraro Wendy Beatriz Witt Haddad , Bruxel Letícia Bersch , Momo Fernanda da Silva , Pinheiro Alan Bandeira
Published: February 2024

By addressing innovation, creativity, and problem-solving in corporate contexts, Design Thinking has attracted the interest of both scholars and professionals. Despite this, this methodology has still been little disseminated among accounting professionals. Therefore, this study aimed to identify how the Design Thinking methodology can be used to promote the appreciation of the accounting professional. The study involved 521 students who attended the Accounting Planning discipline, offered in the seventh stage of the Accounting Sciences course at a federal university in southern Brazil. Using the survey as a technical procedure, the content analysis of the records of perceptions and ideas generated in Design Thinking workshops was conducted using Nvivo and Microsoft Excel. The students' perceptions regarding the application of the methodology showed that its use is conducive to creating innovative ideas and making them leave their comfort zone. Students reported being aware that they use creativity very little. Still, they are concerned about their development, as they understand that it adds professional and personal value and benefits the profession as a whole. The practical implication is the illustration of how this methodology can contribute to establishing a new professional image, and federal and state accounting councils can use it.
Efeitos do CPC 47 (IFRS 15) sob a ótica do gerenciamento de receitas no mercado acionário brasileiro
Authors: Dias André Lamblet , Costa Thiago de Abreu
Published: February 2024

Este estudo analisou o efeito da adoção do CPC 47 (IFRS 15), de reconhecimento de receitas, na qualidade da informação contábil sob a ótica do gerenciamento de receitas no mercado acionário brasileiro. A amostra do estudo possui um total de 560 observações correspondentes a 112 empresas no período de 2016 a 2020. Para mensuração dos níveis de gerenciamento, foram considerados os modelos por accruals específicos discricionários de receitas propostos por Caylor (2010) e Stubben (2010). Como método de análise, utilizou-se modelos de regressão com dados em painel e testes a um nível de significância de 5%. Conforme os resultados obtidos, não foi possível confirmar que a adoção do CPC 47 (IFRS 15) afetou a qualidade da informação contábil a partir do aumento dos níveis de gerenciamento de receitas, assim como se os efeitos nos setores específicos apontados pela literatura como mais impactados foram maiores que os demais setores no mercado brasileiro de capitais. A pesquisa é relevante porque avança em relação aos estudos existentes aos utilizar dois modelos de gerenciamento de receitas diferentes para analisar os efeitos dos accruals específicos após adoção da norma e, além disso, amplia o período e amostra de empresas brasileiras. Diante disso, essa pesquisa contribui para o aprofundamento das discussões sobre os efeitos na aplicação dos normativos contábeis e auxilia nas análises dos órgãos reguladores, preparadores, auditores e informações financeiras sobre os efeitos do novo padrão contábil após adoção, principalmente no processo de Post-Implementation Review (PIR) da IFRS15.
Strategic priorities of industrial support of energy projects in the Arctic
Authors: Spiridonov A. A. , Fadeeva M. L. , Tolstykh T. О.
Published: February 2024

The article deals with economic issues of support of energy projects in the Arctic based on the use of the industrial potential of the region on the example of the Murmansk region, a subject of the Russian Federation. The article contains justification of the administrative and economic mechanism of formation of the oil and gas cluster with small and medium-sized businesses as its core. The mechanism includes consistent implementation of several stages: analysis of industrial opportunities of regional suppliers, implementation of development programs, establishment of industry clusters, participation in tender procedures. The suggested mechanism will ensure increasing the share of participation of regional companies in realization of industrial projects and localization of production facilities.

Special attention is paid to the challenges faced by the supplier companies of oil and gas industry and the ways to overcome them effectively. The article studies the mechanism of horizontal integration of regional supplier companies in order to perform a consolidated representation of their industrial potential when participating in tender procedures. The authors give considerable attention to the role of the state in realization of energy projects in the Arctic and to interaction with regional business communities when establishing oil and gas clusters on the territory of new mining regions.

Involvement of small and medium-sized businesses in realization of major energy projects is an essential condition for the long-term development of economy. Many regional industrial enterprises possess unique competencies that may be in special demand in the conditions of the sanctions pressure and withdrawal of foreign companies from the Russian market. The authors especially focus on the formation of institutional conditions aimed at creating favourable environment for mutual integration of the interests of state, operators of energy projects and regional suppliers.
Managing investment attractiveness of a company during a period of high market volatility based on forecasting expectations
Authors: Kostyukhin Yu. Yu. , Bogachev A. S.
Published: February 2024

Evaluation of efficiency of economic and financial activities is primarily based on the financial performance of a company. In the context of the joint-stock companies’ activities, special importance belongs to timely or premature assessment of financial prospects of the activities for increasing the profit and potential of the company. To achieve the goals, it is extremely important to objectively evaluate the elements of innovative strategy of the company considering both internal and external influence as well as the company’s unique circumstances. While assessing a specific situation it is essential to take into account both innovative environment and position and its innovative potential. Financial coefficients which allow analysis of performance are used as the assessment criteria for financial condition. The study in hand suggests creation of a high-precision model based on the variability of statistical forecasting techniques followed by a thorough assessment to identify factors that objectively influence the company’s investment attractiveness. At the initial stage the authors calculated 40 financial indicators of the company quarterly over a seven-year period, and 10 factors of the external environment which were used later for conducting the multicorrelation analysis to select the most correlating with the leading one. This was the share price represented by binary code, where 0 indicates a decrease and 1 indicates an increase. A combination of approaches such as regression analysis, Gaussian processes, cumulative perspective theory and the method of constructing vector measures allowed increasing the accuracy of the model from 89 to 96.7% and identify the basic indicators which could be useful in forecasting the investment attractiveness of the company such as the share of net working capital in assets, the level of real income of the population and return on capital employed.
Corruption Counteraction Policy: Issues of Conceptual-Categorical Apparatus
Authors: Damm Irina , Tarbagaev Aleksey
Published: February 2024

The authors examine the definitions and hierarchy of the structural elements of crime counteraction policy. They analyze the established theoretical approaches to the understanding of such categories as «criminal policy», «criminal law policy», «criminal procedure policy», «penitentiary policy», «criminological policy», «anticriminal policy», «state policy in the sphere of crime counteraction», as well as legislative trends, and come to the following conclusions. At the current stage of scientific knowledge development, the generic concept for the aggregate of measures to counteract corruption is the concept of «anticriminal policy», whose scope is close to that of the concept «policy in the sphere of crime counteraction». In its essence, criminal policy is the policy of counteracting corruption implemented by law enforcement bodies though the means of criminal law impact. In its turn, the research of the criminological policy development trends allows the authors to conclude that criminological policy corresponds to anticriminal policy in its nature and content, and is a higher category in reference to other policies of the anticriminal cycle (criminal law, criminal procedure, penitentiary, etc.). A crisis in the development of both criminal policy and criminology, observed by many Russian scholars, creates prerequisites for finding new approaches to the scientific substantiation and organization of interdisciplinary crime counteraction.
Problems of Countering the Public Demonstration and Dissemination of Fascist and Nazi Symbols (the Legal Aspect)
Authors: Arestova Ekaterina , Borbat Andrey
Published: February 2024

The authors substantiate the thesis that it is necessary to differentiate between the concepts of «fascism» and «Nazism» at the normative level, since this distinction is not only of theoretical, but also of practical importance for the qualification of crimes and other offences of extremist nature.
It is noted that, for a person be identified as a neo-Nazi, three key attributes should be simultaneously present — ideology, symbols, practice. Ideology, however, acts as the political determinant of unlawful behavior of neo-Nazis. The analysis of doctrinal sources shows that the ideologies of fascism and Nazism manifest certain differences regarding national and racial issues, which makes it possible to say that they are based not on one, but on two different political platforms. According to the authors, unless the concepts of «fascism» and «Nazism» are differentiated at the normative level, it is not possible to effectively counteract the dissemination and public demonstration of the symbols and paraphernalia used by corresponding political parties, as well as the rehabilitation of Nazism and fascism.
At the same time, research results demonstrate that the concepts of «fascism» and «Nazism» are treated as equivalents not only in the dictionaries of the Russian language, but also in specialist legal literature, public conscience, and the legal field, which hinders law enforcement.
It is noted that the legislation regulating liability for counteracting extremism treats fascist and Nazi organizations as extremist and subject to prohibition. At the same time, the system of registering extremist organizations in Russia, as well as the procedures of classifying organizations as extremist, determined by normative legal acts, are not free from drawbacks. The authors present some suggestions for improving them.
They also examine a number of problematic questions connected with the necessity of further improvements in the system of legal regulation of criminal and administrative liability for the public demonstration and dissemination of fascist and Nazi symbols (paraphernalia).
Risks of the Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence and the Possibility of Minimizing Them
Authors: Mikhailov Mikhail , Kokodey Tatiana
Published: February 2024

A rapid improvement of intellectual systems capable of performing creative functions, which was in the past viewed as a unique human ability, has been a breakthrough in the technology progress of recent years. As access to it became available for a wide range of people, the popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) in various spheres of human activities has rocketed. This phenomenon, however, is fraught with negative consequences — the use of AI systems for criminal purposes. The authors describe the character of such threats, and review the results of their analysis by foreign researchers, as this problem emerged abroad somewhat earlier than in our country. The application of international experience of counteracting the criminal use of artificial intelligence while taking into consideration national specifics is also useful from the standpoint of predicting further dynamics of the situation and reducing its negative consequences. The authors discuss such problems associated with the use of AI systems as the violation of copyright in generating images, the creation speech and video deepfakes for distance fraud and extortion, the dissemination of pornography, and discrediting people. The growing public danger of harassment and humiliation in AI-assisted cyberbullying is stressed. The case when a West European person committed suicide after communication with a chat bot of an AI system is highlighted, together with the fact that the bots’ creators were not prosecuted. Discussions on determining the subject of crimes in cases of accidents involving UAVs are studied, dangerous trends in the use of AI products in the military sphere are identified, and the necessity of prohibiting “autonomous weapons” at the international level is stressed. The authors analyze first attempts at the legal regulation of the use of AI products and propose the following measures of preventing, neutralizing and reducing the risks of AI systems’ malicious use: user verification, labeling of AI-created products, testing new systems for possible criminal use, quick reaction to criminal incidents by working out recommendations for their prevention, improvement of the systems to identify a covert use of AI, legislative changes that take into account new facts of publicly dangerous actions, limitation of the use of AI instruments in specific spheres (military, jurisprudence, expert work) and determination of the possibilities to use them for completing creative qualifying work, competition tasks, dissertations.
Scientific Truth on Crime Counteraction in the Works of Professor M.P. Kleymenov
Authors: Repetskaya Anna , Sudakova Tatiana
Published: February 2024

The article is dedicated to the jubilee of a famous Russian criminologist Mikhail Petrovich Kleymenov. The versatility of research talents of this professor is connected with his initial interest in the multitude of crime counteraction problems. He authored over 340 research publications, including 11 monographs, 9 manuals in criminal law and criminology in which he studied complex problems of crime, as well as textbooks, including one that he wrote without co-authors. The sphere of Professor Kleymenov’s research interests is very wide, which reflects not only the multifaceted character of his “criminological talent”, but also his true interest in studying the multi-aspect problem of crime and crime counteraction, it is a logical consequence of the development of his research career. A constant desire to widen his knowledge is reflected in the dynamic research of actualizing and transforming spheres of criminal behavior. His loyalty to the development of theoretical and practical aspects of such areas as organized crime and crimes of corruption, unsolved crimes, criminal law and criminological prediction, interconnection between moral, cultural level, spirituality and criminal behavior, extremism and problems of criminological measurement makes it possible to deepen the available knowledge and considerably enrich research in this sphere. Being the founder of special theories of criminology (sport criminology, ethno-criminology, medical criminology), the professor has numerous disciples and his own school of research.
The analysis and review of all research achievements of professor M.P. Kleymenov requires a separate publication. His research and development of complex criminological problems, long-term and diversified work of studying different aspects of crime counteraction, and genuine interest in criminological theory have contributed and are still making a considerable contribution to crime counteraction, they are invaluable for both theory and practice.
Making sense of L2 written argumentation with keystroke logging
Authors: Tian Yu , Kim Minkyung , Crossley Scott
Published: February 2024

This study examines associations between writing behaviors manifested by keystroke analytics and the formulation of argument elements in L2 undergraduate writers' writing processes. Ninety-nine persuasive essays written by L2 undergraduate writers were human annotated for Toulmin argument elements. The corresponding keystroke logs were segmented and analyzed to characterize the dynamics of writing processes for different categories of the elements. A multinomial mixed-effects logistic regression model was built to predict argument categories using the keystroke analytics. The study reported that L2 undergraduate writers' text production for final claims and primary claims featured P-bursts (execution processes delimited by pauses exceeding 2 seconds) of longer spans but lower production fluency compared to that for data. In addition, fewer revisions were observed when L2 writers were constructing final claims than when they were formulating data. These findings shed light on the varying cognitive loads and activities L2 undergraduate writers may experience when building different argument elements in written argumentation.
Öğretmenlerin Örgütsel Yabancılaşma, Duygusal Emek ve Öğretme-Öğrenme Sürecindeki Davranışları Arasındaki İlişki
Authors: KILINÇOĞLU Ceren , GÖKSOY Süleyman
Published: February 2024

Bu araştırmanın amacı öğretmenlerin görüşleri doğrultusunda örgütsel yabancılaşma, duygusal emek ve öğretme-öğrenme sürecindeki davranışlar arasındaki ilişkileri ortaya koymaktır. 2022-2023 eğitim öğretim yılında Düzce ili Merkez ilçesindeki ortaöğretim kurumlarında görev yapan 1061 öğretmenden farklı okul türlerinde görevli 391 öğretmenin katılımı ile gerçekleştirilen araştırmada ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Veri toplama amacıyla uygulanan olan ölçek, araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan demografik bilgi formu, Eryılmaz (2010) tarafından geliştirilen örgütsel yabancılaşma ölçeği, Kıral (2016) tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanan duygusal emek ölçeği ve Göksoy ve Şahin (2018) tarafından geliştirilen öğretmenlerin öğretme-öğrenme sürecindeki davranışları ölçeği olmak üzere dört bölümden oluşmuştur. Araştırmanın verileri SPSS programı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Normal dağıldıkları tespit edilen verilere Pearson Korelasyon Analizi uygulanmıştır. Analiz sonucunda öğretmenlerin örgütsel yabancılaşma algılarının düşük düzeyde, duygusal emek algılarının orta düzeyde, öğretme öğrenme sürecindeki davranışlarının yüksek düzeyde olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Öğretmenlerin örgütsel yabancılaşma ve duygusal emek algıları arasında negatif yönlü ve anlamlı; örgütsel yabancılaşma algıları ve öğretme-öğrenme sürecindeki davranışları arasında negatif yönde ve anlamlı; duygusal emek algıları ile öğretme-öğrenme sürecindeki davranışları arasında pozitif yönde ve anlamlı ilişki tespit edilmiştir.
Öğretmenlerin Yapılandırmacı Yaklaşımı Uygulamaya Yönelik Öz-yeterlik İnançlarının İncelenmesi
Authors: GÜVEN Kadir , GENÇ Esma
Published: February 2024

Yapılandırmacı yaklaşımın uygulanmasında en önemli rollerden birini öğretmenler üstlenmektedir. Öğretmenlerin bu rollerini yerine getirirken dikkate alınacak özelliklerinden biri ise öz-yeterlik inançlarıdır. Öz-yeterlik inancının öğrenme ortamlarındaki uygulamalara etkisinin öneminden hareketle, araştırmada öğretmenlerin yapılandırmacı yaklaşımı uygulamaya yönelik öz-yeterlik inançlarının düzeylerini belirlemek amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmada ayrıca öğretmenlerin oluşturdukları metaforlar da incelenmiştir. Karma desende tasarlanan araştırmanın evrenini, İstanbul ilindeki Anadolu liselerinde çalışan öğretmenler oluşturmaktadır. Örneklemin seçiminde tabakalı örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada, evrende yer alan okullar, Merkezi Sınav Puanı yüzdelik dilimlerine göre homojen alt gruplara ayrılmıştır. Belirlenen alt tabakalardan örneklemler seçkisiz örnekleme yöntemi ile seçilerek örneklemin temsil gücü garanti altına alınmaya çalışılmıştır. Araştırmanın nitel boyutunda da aynı grup ile çalışılmıştır. Araştırmanın nitel boyutundaki çalışma grubu da, nicel boyut kapsamında örnekleme alınan öğretmenlerden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmanın nicel kısmında veriler, Öğretmenlerin Yapılandırmacı Yaklaşımı Uygulamaya Yönelik Öz-Yeterlik İnanç Ölçeği (YÖİÖ) ile toplanmıştır. Nitel kısımda ise öğretmenlerin yapılandırmacı anlayışa ilişkin sahip oldukları metaforlar belirlenerek üst ve alt öz-yeterlik düzeylerine göre sınıflandırılmıştır. Nicel verilerin analizinde çoklu varyans analizi (MANOVA) kullanılmış; nitel veriler ise içerik analizi yöntemiyle çözümlenmiştir. Sonuçlar, öğretmenlerin yapılandırmacı yaklaşımı uygulamaya yönelik öz-yeterlik inanç düzeylerinin yüksek olduğunu göstermiştir. Öğretmenlerin ölçek puanları kıdem değişkenine göre anlamlı şekilde farklılaşırken, branş ve eğitim düzeyi değişkenlerine göre anlamlı farklılık göstermemiştir. Araştırmanın nitel boyutunda, 10 farklı kategori altında üretilen toplam 73 geçerli metafor incelenmiştir. Öz-yeterlik düzeyleri açısından alt ve üst grupta yer alan öğretmenlerin oluşturdukları metaforlara ilişkin kategoriler arasında bir farklılık gözlenmemiştir. Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlar alan yazın ışığında tartışılarak araştırmacı ve uygulayıcılara yönelik öneriler geliştirilmiştir.
The Effects of Face-to-Face vs. Digital Feedback in an EFL Writing Context: Comparison of Two Turkish State Universities
Authors: ER Haticetül Kübra , KÜÇÜKALİ Emel
Published: February 2024

The current research aims to explore the effects of Face to Face vs. Digital/Written Feedback on students' writing skills in an EFL Context; The participants are university students (N:38) from two state Turkish universities, at the School of Foreign Languages (Preparatory School) with a target language level of B2. The quantitative data was collected from the pre-test and post-test scores of opinion essay writings. The experimental group was exposed to face-to-face/oral feedback of hard copy papers, while the comparison group was exposed to digital/written feedback of soft copy papers. The qualitative data was collected from written interviews eliciting students’ perceptions of face-to-face and digital feedback. Quantitative data was analyzed through The Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon S-R test due to non-normal data distribution. The qualitative data was analyzed via Content Analysis by using CLAN (Computerized Language Analysis) Program. The findings indicated that both digital and face-to-face feedback had a significantly positive effect on students’ writing skills, however, face-to-face feedback was significantly more effective than digital feedback. The interview findings were in line with the quantitative findings and revealed that Face to face feedback was found more effective than digital feedback because it provides communication, negotiation, immediate clarification and a better learning context for students.
Um encontro entre Potter e Boaventura nas margens do Rio Belém: o que ainda precisa ser dito sobre a universalização do acesso à água potável?
Authors: Fischer Marta Luciane , Rosaneli Caroline Filla
Published: February 2024

Neste ensaio crítico, teórico e reflexivo, questiona-se o que ainda precisa ser dito sobre o direito ao acesso à universalização da água potável, promovendo-se, em caráter inovador, o encontro das perspectivas teóricas de Van Rensselaer Potter, bioquímico estadunidense e expoente da bioética, e Boaventura de Sousa Santos, sociólogo português que cunhou o termo Epistemologias do Sul. A reflexão se desenvolveu a partir de uma cena cotidiana na Vila das Torres, em um trecho urbano do rio Belém, Curitiba, sul do Brasil, cujas vulnerabilidades ambientais e sociais extrapolam os limites geográficos e temporais. Subsidiado pela convergência dos conhecimentos científicos, tecnológicos e tradicionais que buscam proteger a natureza, a cultura, a dignidade e a esperança de todos os seres vivos que compõem os ecossistemas urbanos, os dados sustentam a perspectiva da Bioética Ambiental como alternativa para esse encontro, uma vez que visa atender às expectativas multidisciplinares de Potter e de Boaventura.
Determination of the water footprint in the production of the bulb onion crop under two irrigation systems in Samaca (Colombia)
Authors: Cely-Reyes Germán Eduardo , Camargo-Guerrero Fabiola del Rosario , Fernández-Pérez Carlos Julio , Walteros-Torres Ingrid Yaneth , Serrano-Cely Pablo Antonio
Published: February 2024

The water footprint (WF) is an environmental indicator to quantify the total volume of water required by an agricultural system during its productive cycle, important for decision-making in the management of water resources in relation to its availability, to improve the efficiency in the use of irrigation water (WFblue), the use of rainwater (WFgreen) and the quality of water used (WFgray). This research estimated the water footprint of bulb onion (Allium cepa L.) cultivation under two irrigation systems in the municipality of Samaca (Colombia), using Cropwat, weighing lysimeters, climate information, crop water requirements and physicochemical analysis of soils and water. The calculation of the WF by component in sprinkler irrigation was: (WFblue) 75.65 m3 t-1, (WFgreen) 67.53 m3 t-1 and (WFgray) 31,29 m3 t-1 ; in drip irrigation: (WFblue) 78.72 m3 t-1, (WFgreen) 65.28 m3 t-1 and (WFgray) 52.4 m 3 t-1. WF maintained a similar trend between irrigations: sprinkler (174.47 m3 t-1) with a yield of 56.0 t ha-1 and drip (196.41 m3 t-1) with a yield of 57.9 t ha-1.
DRIS I: development of DRIS indices in oil palm cultivation
Authors: Herrera-Peña Gustavo Enrique , Alvarez-Carpintero Juan David , Camacho-Tamayo Jesús Hernán
Published: February 2024

Nutritional diagnosis based on foliar tissue analysis is an efficient tool for detecting nutritional imbalances and aiding in the fertilizer recommendation process. Therefore, the objective of this study was to use this information to implement the Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS), a method that uses the relationships between nutrients and their respective coefficients of variation in a high-productivity population, establishing the norms. In this study, DRIS norms and indices were developed for the oil palm crop, specifically the IRHO hybrid, in the central palm region of Colombia. A total of 113 samples were taken, of which 28 were considered representative of the population with high yields in fresh palm fruit production, exceeding 32.9 tons per hectare. The selection of DRIS norms was based on the criteria of the highest variance ratio and the "R" value criterion. The decreasing order of deficiency constraints for foliar tissue concentrations is Fe>Zn>S>P>Cl>Mg>B>Na>K>Ca>Cu=Mn>N, with Iron and Zinc being the limiting elements due to deficiency, and Nitrogen due to excess. Small changes in sulfur concentrations have a significant impact on yield.
RESISTANCE TO THE GENOCIDAL POLICY OF THE COMMUNIST TOTALITARIAN REGIME IN 1932-1933. BASED ON THE DOCUMENTS OF THE FUNDS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE HOLODOMOR-GENOCIDE
Authors:   National Museum of the Holodomor Genocide, Ukraine, PETRENKO Ivan
Published: February 2024

The turn of the 1920s and 1930s, and above all, the period of the Holodomor genocide, was, for the Ukrainian nation, at times, perhaps the most difficult experience in its history. Stalin and his entourage's efforts to establish the communist system through radical social and economic transformations and permanent state terror (perpetrated by the Stalinist repressive machine) directly threatened the traditional way of life of Ukrainian farmers owners. The foundations of their centuries-old existence were undermined, putting millions of hard-working, wealthy owners on the verge of survival. There were these processes both in Soviet Ukraine and in the compact resettlement areas of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians in other regions of the USSR. In response, the Ukrainian peasantry tried to resist communist domination by all means, actively participating in protest actions that had different forms of manifestation and specificity (often turning into an openly armed insurgent struggle). The presented study, based on the materials of archival and investigative cases transferred to the funds of the National Museum of the Holodomor-genocide from the Sectoral State Archive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, highlights the individual, most common types and methods of Ukrainians' resistance to the genocidal policies of the communist totalitarian regime in 1932–1933. On the examples of tragic life stories of specific individuals, the figures of the specified archival and investigative documents, their reactions to the communist experiments implemented by the regime, behavioural survival strategies, etc., are considered. Attention is focused on highlighting the aspirations of the accused, their vision and their assessment of the rapid social and economic changes at the local level. Simultaneously, it shows the results of the activity of the then-Soviet punitive and repressive system, particularly the judicial system, based on interrogation protocols, relevant resolutions and sentences.
Development of the Short-Form Parent Rating Scale (SFPRS) for Screening Gifted Children
Authors: Aydın Karaca S. , Kılınc S.
Published: February 2024

The purpose of this paper was to develop a parent rating scale targeted at screening children in terms of giftedness. 292 parents of gifted and typical students participated in the study. Of the parents, 170 were female while 122 were male. In the study, parents were asked to indicate the prominent characteristics of their gifted children and 10 items were identified after the characteristics were examined by two experts. It was seen to that the items determined were compatible with the items in the parent rating scales in the literature. Content, construct and criterion-related validities were examined while the Cronbach alpha value as a sign of reliability was also examined. Content validity was approved by two experts, Kendall’s coefficient of concordance was calculated to determine inter-expert agreement and found to be 0.80. Confirmatory factor analysis results also supported a one-factor solution for an 8-item instrument. A comparison of scores given by parents of gifted and typical students also revealed a significant difference between two groups of the parents in favor of the parents having gifted children. The Cronbach’s alpha value was found to be 0.78, an acceptable value for internal consistency. Therefore, the Short-Form Parent Rating Scale (SFPRS) may be used to screen practically gifted children by the parents without using boring and long instruments. In addition, not checking convergent and divergent validity, test-retest reliability and measurement invariance are seen as the limitations of this paper.
About the conference dedicated to the 100th anniversary of A.I. Mesheryakov
Authors: Basilova T.A. , Suvorov A.V.
Published: February 2024

On December 19, 2023, the National Scientific and Practical conference with international participation “Comprehensive support for children and young people with disabilities with complex sensory and multiple developmental disorders (To the 100th anniversary of Alexander Ivanovich Meshcheryakov)” was held at the A.I. Meshcheryakov Family Center, Sergiev Posad, Russia. The reports presented at the conference highlighted the current problems of studying complex developmental disorders and contributed to the exchange of experience between the conference participants in organizing and providing assistance to children and adults with congenital complex sensory and multiple developmental disabilities.
Marcel Breuer y sus diseños de mobiliario en Inglaterra (1935-1937)
Authors: Peña Fernández Sara , Galván Desvaux Noelia , Alonso Rodríguez Marta
Published: February 2024

El artículo se centra en el trabajo de Marcel Breuer en el campo del interiorismo y el diseño de muebles durante su estancia en Inglaterra (octubre 1935 - diciembre 1937), previa a establecerse en los Estados Unidos. Breuer creó una amplia gama de muebles utilizando la madera laminada para Isokon, fundada por el empresario Jack Pritchard. Estos muebles son hoy día piezas de colección, que se exhiben en museos como el MoMa de Nueva York o el Victoria & Albert Museum de Londres. El artículo también analiza algunos proyectos de interiorismo que Breuer emprendió durante esos años, como el Bristol Pavilion o el apartamento de Dora Ventris. Para la elaboración de este artículo se utilizó como fuente principal el Marcel Breuer Digital Archive, junto a fuentes secundarias como las memorias de Pritchard y el conjunto de artículos sobre Breuer aparecidos en las revistas The Architectural Review y The Architects’Journal.
Designers, makers, influencers: the contribution of William Halfpenny and Thomas Chippendale to the development English Chinoiserie furniture design
Authors: Tsoumas Johannis , Kertemelidou Paraskevi
Published: February 2024

The term Chinoiserie, i.e. the tendency to incorporate elements of Chinese culture into European art and architecture, redefined the concept of style in seventeenth-century France and influenced the aesthetic formation of European arts and design in the century that followed. The term became particularly popular in England, as it was also associated with the need for renewal after the excessive ornamentation, elaborate symbolism and intense theatricality of Baroque, as well as the aesthetic and ideological perfection of Classicism. As early as the first half of the eighteenth century, the architect and designer William Halfpenny (1723-1755) showed a keen interest and skill in the transition from classical design to the mysterious Chinese motifs, contributing thus to the stylistic formation of English Chinoiserie, especially in the field of architecture and by extension furniture design. His experimentally pioneering approach through his publications was the beginning of a new aesthetic and ideological era that had a catalytic effect on the shaping of the design concept, taste and construction techniques of the equally important English furniture designer, Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779).
   This research aims to highlight the establishment of Chinese culture and aesthetics,  known as Chinoiserie, in the eighteenth-century England, as regards the formation of furniture design, through the pattern books and design experimentation of William Halfpenny, as well as the inspired publications and the manufacturing mastery of Thomas Chippendale.
Giovanni Piranesi y su diseño de chimeneas egipcias (1769). Un anticipo de la egiptomanía en el mobiliario y la decoración.
Authors: Pérez Largacha Antonio
Published: February 2024

Giovanni Piranesi desarrolló su obra artística en la Roma del siglo XVIII, cuando el Grand Tour estaba en su apogeo y se redescubrían monumentos y objetos no solamente en Roma, sino también en Pompeya y Herculano. Fue un ac´érrimo defensor de la importancia del arte romano y egipcio, y conocido por las descripciones de los autores clásicos y los restos, monumentales o no, que los emperadores romanos habían trasladado a Roma. En su última gran obra, Diverse Miniere d’adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi (1769), diseño la decoración de 16 chimeneas y del Caffe degli Inglesi en Roma con motivos faraónicos. Fue una obra poco valorada a pesar de haber iniciado un “revival” faraónico que a comienzos del siglo XIX se reveló en la forma de una egiptomanía que también existió en el mobiliario y la decoración.
Resurgiendo de sus cenizas: el trono del Castillo de Santa Florentina
Authors: De la Fuente Bermúdez Vicente
Published: February 2024

El Castillo de Santa Florentina, en Canet de Mar (Barcelona), es una de las obras más conocidas del arquitecto Lluís Domènech i Montaner. Entre las muchas fiestas sociales que se realizaron en este edificio, en sus años de esplendor, destaca la visita del rey Alfonso XIII en 1908. Para la ocasión se realizó una decoración especial del gran salón, convertido en salón del trono al situarse en su centro un gran asiento destinado a Alfonso XIII. Dicho trono fue diseñado por Ricard de Capmany. Según fuentes orales, al inicio de la Guerra Civil (1936-1939), el trono fue incendiado y destruido junto con el archivo del castillo por las Juventudes Libertarias. Sin embargo, recientemente, se ha localizado el trono en las colecciones del Museu del Modernisme de Barcelona.
Forensic examination of the biochip as a means of preventing child trafficking: a review
Authors: Myrzabaev Nurlanali K. , Begaliyev Yernar N. , Kuanaliyeva Guldana A. , Baimakhanov Artur A. , Kuranbek Zhebegen A.
Published: February 2024

The practice of using chipping to preserve the life and health of children and protect them from committing crimes is spreading in different countries.
This article examines the problems in child chipping from legal, forensic, social, and technological points of view to identify the advantages and disadvantages of the method in preventing child trafficking.
Available regulatory documents on the topic were used in the present study. This article highlights the position of the legislation of Kazakhstan regarding chipping, concludes on the compliance of legislation with modern realities, and considers chipping in compliance with the Constitution of Kazakhstan.
Ways to solve the problem of forensic examination of the biochip as a means of preventing child trafficking were proposed. A SWOT analysis of the use of a biochip was performed to resolve the issue of its application in the field under consideration, which revealed the advantages and disadvantages of the method.
The expediency and legality of chipping in minors to prevent crimes and the impact of technology on children were comprehensively studied. This study is of practical importance as it introduces into legal science a new comprehensive view of chipping and its application in minors.
JN.1 COVID-19: Variant of interest
Authors: Amalia Husnun , Mashabi Yasmine
Published: February 2024

Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) adalah sindrom pernafasan akut yang disebabkan oleh virus Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). WHO mengelompokkan virus SARS- CoV-2 menjadi dua kategori, yaitu variant of interest (VOI) dan variant of concern (VOC). Kategori VOI diberikan jika terdapat mutasi baru dengan implikasi fenotipenya bisa diduga dan harus terpenuhi satu mutasi yang menyebabkan transmisi lokal atau menyebabkan multipel klaster atau terdeteksi di beberapa negara. Pada September 2023 terdeteksi varian baru COVID 19 di Amerika Serikat, yaitu JN.1 sebagai VOI. Varian ini adalah variasi dari varian BA.2.86 dengan perbedaan hanya pada mutase 1 spike protein yaitu tambahan protein L455S pada varian JN.1. Varian ini memiliki potensi untuk menghindar dari system kekebalan tubuh. Secara global telah terjadi peningktan jumlah penderita secara pesat terutama di 3 wilayah WHO yaitu Amerika (AMR), Pasifik Barat (WPR) dan Eropa (EUR). Namun efektivitas vaksin monovalent terhadap varian ini masih dapat melindungi penderitanya. Beberapa penelitian menunjukkan bahwa risiko yang rendah untuk perawatan di rumah sakit  pada kasus penderita lanjut usia dan usia muda.