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Observations Regarding the Terracotta Pipes from the Orăștie Mountains
Authors:   Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Vasilache Ștefan
Published: April 2023

The following paper brings forth a less studied category of artefacts discovered in the Orăștie Mountains area. The terracotta pipes found in the area since the 19th c. are mentioned in different historical sources, archaeological reports and publications, but they have rarely been treated as the object of particular studies. As such, based on information obtained during my doctoral research that focused on the water management systems of pre-Roman Dacia, I will present some observations regarding the terracotta pipes discovered in the Orăștie Mountains. Before that, I will try to discuss the information and interpretations proposed for this type of artefacts during the last two centuries, in parallel to the general interpretation of the archaeological sites from the Orăștie Mountains and Grădiștea de Munte in particular. All of this is done in order to determine if this category of objects can be related to a certain period and cultural material expression.
Villa Rustica from Rapoltu Mare-La Vie (Hunedoara County). Preliminary Zooarheological Data
Authors:   Institute of Archaeology and History of Art Cluj-Napoca, Romanian Academy – Cluj Branch, El Susi Georgeta , Gonciar Andrei ,   Archaeological Techniques and Research Center (ArchaeoTek), Ottawa
Published: April 2023

The article analyzes a fauna sample collected from a villa rustica in Rapoltu Mare, Hunedoara County. The material was gathered during the 2014–2017 seasons consisting of 1,406 fragments, 1,049 of which are fragments from the Roman levels (2nd–3rd centuries AD), and 357 are post–Roman fragments. Cattle dominate the Roman Phase I sample with 33.33%, followed by sheep/goats with 22.22% and pigs with 16.66%. Cattle dominate as fragments in the phases II–III, accounting for 32.02%, followed by small ruminants with 28.43% and pigs with 26.47%. The bones of the dog total 1.31%, while those of the horse, 6.21%. Hunting was a recreational activity, used to obtain furs, hides, antlers, with little impact on food supplying. Hunted prey includes hare, roe deer, red deer, beaver and various small carnivores. Sheep and goats account for 34–37% (NISP/MNI) of livestock at the post-Roman level, followed by pigs (26–27%) and bovines (18–24%). The horse has a threefold quota in comparison with the Roman levels, about 13–15%.
Can Bricks Tell Us the Year? Hobnail Prints on Tegular Material from the Mithraeum III at Apulum as Evidence of Footwear Fashion
Authors:   Institute of Archaeology and History of Art Cluj-Napoca, Romanian Academy – Cluj Branch, Drăgan Andreea
Published: April 2023

Among the carefully collected finds during the excavations that took place at the Mithraeum III (2008, 2013–1026) in Apulum, Roman Dacia, were two bricks with hobnail prints of nailed footwear. One of the finds, in particular, showed the complete form of the sole, decorated with an elaborate hobnail pattern. A closer look at the published finds revealed that similar or even identical designs decorated shoes that have been discovered at a considerable distance on different sites in the North-Western provinces of the empire. Large sets of leather shoes found in humid environments of these provinces have shown that shoe soles were, equally to footwear upper parts, a fashionable object, having a chronological and social value in archaeology. In the context of limited interest given to hobnail prints in the publications about Roman Dacia, this paper argues for the revalorization of the subject in the archaeological literature.
Antler Comb Production in the Settlement at Suceagu-Rădaia (Cluj County). A Contribution to the Study of the Cultural Contacts at the Beginnings of the Migration Period
Authors:   Institute of Archaeology and History of Art Cluj-Napoca, Romanian Academy – Cluj Branch, Opreanu Coriolan Horațiu , Lăzărescu Vlad-Andrei ,   Institute of Archaeology and History of Art Cluj-Napoca, Romanian Academy – Cluj Branch
Published: April 2023

The authors are presenting the antler combs discovered as part of the rural settlement at Suceagu – Rădaia, Cluj County. From the very beginning of the archaeological research, the numerous fragments of processed antler pointed towards the presence of a workshop similar to those already known at Bârlad – “Valea Seacă” or from other contemporary settlements in the Central-Eastern European region. The typological classification of the combs discovered here illustrated the presence of three types of combs having a single row of teeth and semi-circular handle, as well as double-sided combs. Of great significance is the zoomorphic decoration present on one of the combs belonging to one of the combs having a single row of teeth and semi-circular handle. The association of combs with a single row of teeth with double-sided ones represents a chronological as well as a cultural “marker” for the Early Migration period, other known analogies pointing towards the area of the Late Roman Pannonian Limes. Double-sided combs are found in a small number in the Sântana de Mureș – Černjachov environment, the chronology of these types of combs, as well as of other small finds identified in the Suceagu – Rădaia settlement, accounting for the presence of antler comb workshops here, during the chronological stages D1-D2. The presence of a production centre for double-sided combs at Pericei, a site positioned beyond the north-western limes of the former province of Dacia Porolissensis, represents a milestone that marks a possible route for cultural influences reaching towards the settlement at Suceagu – Rădaia. To conclude, the present study illustrates the existence of a cultural mixture between the local Sântana de Mureș – Černjachov milieu with northern cultural influences coming from the environment of the Germanic federates in the area of the Pannonian limes. Such a complex phenomenon should have its beginnings around AD 400, at a time when the important cultural environments of the Sântana de Mureș – Černjachov and Przeworsk cultures are starting to fade out of their existence. Mediation between the areas of southern Poland and north-western Transylvania took place, as indicated by the spatial distribution of numerous metal or ceramic artefacts through settlements in eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary, areas that acted as real bridgeheads over the Carpathian Basin.
الضوابط القانونية لنقل وزراعة الأعضاء والأنسجة البشرية في سلطنة عمان - الواقع والمأمول
Authors: محمد لطيفة
Published: April 2023

يعالج البحث التنظيم القانوني لضوابط نقل وزراعة الأعضاء والأنسجة البشرية في سلطنة عمان، المنظمة بموجب اللائحة التنظيمية الصادرة بموجب قرار وزير الصحة رقم (179) لسنة 2018، استنادا إلى قانون مزاولة مهنة الطب لسنة 1996، ونظرا لصدور قانون جديد لمزاولة مهنة الطب والمهن الطبية المساعدة لسنة 2019 ، والذي نص بموجب المادة (27) منه نص على حظر إجراء تلك العمليات إلا وفقا لضوابط يصدر بها قرار من وزير الصحة  خلال سنة من إصدار القانون، وعلى أمل صدور الضوابط الجديدة ، ارتأينا من خلال هذا البحث تحليل بعض  من الضوابط المنصوص عليها في اللائحة التنظيمية ، ولفت نظر المشرع لجانب من الأحكام التي تحتاج إلى تعديل أو الضوابط التي نرى مراعاتها عند إصدار لائحة تنظيمية جديدة أو إصدار قانون جديد ، ولتحقيق ذلك قسمنا خطة البحث إلى مبحث تمهيدي ومبحثين رئيسيين، تناولنا في المبحث التمهيدي المراحل الزمنية  لسياسة المشرع في معالجته لتك الضوابط بدءا من صدور أول قانون خاص بمزاولة مهنة الطب البشري سنة 1973 ، كما بحثنا  فيه المبررات القانونية التي تدعو المشرع لسن قانون خاص بنقل وزراعة الأعضاء البشرية. عالجنا في المبحث الأول أحكام التبرع بالأعضاء والأنسجة من الأحياء والأهلية المتطلبة للتبرع ، ومدى جواز الحصول على الخلايا المنتجة للدم من الطفل وناقص الأهلية، ومدى جوزا التبرع بين الأزواج والأقارب بالمصاهرة ، ومدى إمكانية حصول المتبرع على بعض النفقات والمزايا العلاجية والتأمينية وخصصنا المبحث الثاني للحصول على الأعضاء من الميت من خلال الوصية حال الحياة أو بموافقة أقارب المتوفي،  وتوصلنا في الخاتمة إلى جملة من النتائج والتوصيات أهمها  اقتراح سن قانون خاص بنقل وزراعة الأعضاء البشرية  ينص فيه على جميع الأحكام الخاصة بتلك العمليات ويقرر فيه جزاءات جنائية خاصة لمخالفة بعضا من أحكامه، واقترحنا النص على  جواز التبرع ما بين الأقارب بالمصاهرة وما بين الأزواج، مع تقييد التبرع أخذا بما نصت عليه التشريعات المقارنة بمضي مدة معينة على الزواج وذلك تلافيا لشبهة إبرام عقد زواج صوري غرضه الحصول على العضو،  واقترحنا النص على عدم أخذ الخلايا المنتجة للدم من الطفل الذي أتم 15 سنة من عمره في حال رفضه. كما يتعين إحاطته علما بالعملية التي سيخضع لها لتمكينه من التعبير عن إرادته إذا كان أهلا لذلك، فإذا رفض تعين عدم إجراء العملية. كما نأمل من المشرع النص على السماح وعلى سبيل الاستثناء لمن أتم الخامسة عشرة من عمره على الأقل، وللسفيه وذو الغفلة التسجيل للتبرع بالأعضاء بعد الوفاة واستثناءهم من شرط كمال الأهلية. ندعو المشرع الى أن يحذو حذو التشريعات التي حددت من هم الأقارب الذين يحق لهم إعطاء الموافقة على نقل العضو من جثة المتوفي أو على الأقل تحديد درجة قرابة الى الدرجة الثانية، وبشرط عدم موافقتهم بالأجماع، وإنما يكتفي بموافقة الأغلبية، ومن كان منهم متواجدا داخل السلطنة، ويترك تحديد ترتيب الأولوية في إعطاء الموافقة الى اللائحة التنفيذية.
النظام العام الدستوري وتطبيقاته في ظل دستور جمهورية العراق لعام 2005
Authors: طالب مصدق
Published: April 2023

يعالج هذا البحث فكرة النظام العام الدستوري، وتحديد طبيعته، وتطبيقاته في ظل دستور جمهورية العراق لعام 2005، وذلك من خلال استعراض النصوص الدستورية والقانونية ذات العلاقة، ومقارنتها مع بعض الاتجاهات المقارنة ذات الصلة بالموضوع وبالأخص في كل من مصر وفرنسا، وذلك من اجل محاولة رسم خارطة طريق تتعلق بهذه الفكرة في التشريع والقضاء العراقي.

وتتمثل أهمية البحث في ندرة وقلة الدراسات المعمقة من قبل الفقهاء الدستوريين في العراق رغم غزارتها في كتابات الفقه المقارن، فضلاً عن الأهمية العملية التي تتجسد بمعرفة موقف القضاء الدستوري العراقي ممثلة بالمحكمة الاتحادية العليا من فكرة النظام العام الدستوري، وتقويم هذه التطبيقات في ضوء النصوص الدستورية والقانونية.

ويهدف البحث إلى التعريف بالأطر والحدود الفاصلة بين النظام العام الدستوري، وبين النظام العام في فروع القانون الأخرى، فضلاً عن تقويم الصياغة الدستورية التي سار عليها دستور جمهورية العراق لعام 2005 في تحديد فكرة النظام العام الدستوري في ظل الظروف السياسية والاقتصادية والاجتماعية السائدة، دون أنْ نغفل عن تقويم الواقع العملي لتطبيق فكرة النظام العام الدستوري في قرارات المحكمة الاتحادية العليا.

ولهذا فالتساؤل الذي يهدف البث إلى بيانه هو مدى ارتباط النظام العام الدستوري بالعديد من الأفكار المتغيرة في فقه القانون الدستوري، والتي يتمثل أهمها: في فكرة تدرج القواعد الدستورية، وفكرة النظام العام، والفكرة القانونية السائدة، ومن ثم تحديد الحدود الفاصلة فيما بينهم؟
المسؤولية الاجتماعية للشركات
Authors: الطائي سهام
Published: April 2023

تعطي المسؤولية الاجتماعية للشركات قواعد ارشادية لأي شركة في العالم لكي تأخذ دوراً فعالاً في داخل المجتمع وذلك حينما تدير نشاطاتها بطريقة تراعي مبادئ الشفافية والانصاف وحينما تساهم في حماية البيئة ايضا. هكذا يمكننا ان نقول ان نطاق المسؤولية الاجتماعية للشركات هو: ان تقدم الشركة خدماتها وبضاعتها بطريقة مسؤولة، اي ان تأخذ دوراً إيجابياً في تحسين الأحوال الاقتصادية للمجتمع المحلي الذي تعمل فيه، وثالثاً ان تدير الشركة نشاطاتها بطريقة لا تكون لها آثاراً سلبية على البيئة.
القرارات القضائية في ضوء المرسوم بالقانون الاتحادي رقم 15 لسنة 2021
Authors: الصندل مريم
Published: April 2023

يصدر القاضي أثناء ممارسته لوظيفته أحكاماً قضائية، وقرارات قضائية، فضلا عن الأوامر القضائية؛ وعليه تختلف الأحكام القضائية عن القرارات القضائية، وكلاهما يختلفان عن الأوامر القضائية.  وإن كانت الأحكام القضائية والأوامر القضائية واضحة ويمكن التعرف على طبيعتها بشكل دقيق، إلا أن تحديد القرارات القضائية خاصة تلك التي أضافها المشرع في دولة الإمارات بموجب المرسوم بقانون اتحادي رقم 15 لسنة 2021 ليس بهذه السهولة. إذ أضاف المشرع الإماراتي في المرسوم بقانون – سالف الذكر - كلمة (قرار) مع كل كلمة (حكم) وذلك في أغلب النصوص القانونية محل التعديل بموجب هذا المرسوم.

إن القرارات القضائية التي يصدرها القضاة في أثناء ممارستهم لأعمالهم متعددة ومتنوعة، ولا تخضع جميعها للقواعد الواردة في المرسوم سالف الذكر، وإنما خص المشرع نوعاً محدداً من القرارات القضائية، وبالرغم من عدم تحديدها بشكل صريح في المرسوم، إلا أننا يمكن أن نستدل عليها من خلال نصوص قانون الإجراءات المدنية رقم 11 لسنة 1992 وتعديلاته، واللائحة التنظيمية رقم 57 لسنة 2018 وتعديلاتها.
قواعدُ السلوك الإنساني في الحرب في ضوء الفقه الإسلامي والقانون الدَّولي الإنساني
Authors: الشمَّري عبد الرزاق
Published: April 2023

تكمُن أهمية البحث في توصيف الحرب في إطار القانون الدولي والفقه الإسلامي ، ومدى مشروعيتها ، ومُحاولة إبراز القيمة الحقوقية لقواعد السلوك الإنساني في الحرب التي أسَّست لها الشريعة الإسلامية ، وكيفَ تعاملت مع بعض الفئات من المُقاتلين (الأسرى مثالاً) ، ومُقارنتها بالاتفاقيات والمُعاهدات الدولية المُنظّمة لهذا السلوك على صعيد القانون الدولي الإنساني.

    اما مُشكلة البحث فهي مُحاولة تأصيل قواعد السلوك الإنساني في الحرب ، التي جاءت بها اتفاقيات لاهاي (1899- 1907) واتفاقيات جنيف لعام 1949 والبروتوكولات المُلحقة بها ، وتأصيلها بما جاء في الفقه الإسلامي من أحكام وقواعد تضبط إيقاع ذلك السلوك ، وإمكانية التوفيق بين الشريعة الإسلامية والقانون الدولي الإنساني ، وإبراز ما تميَّز به الفقه الإسلامي من أصالة مُتفرِّدة.

     ويخلص البحث إلى أن الكثير من قواعد السلوك الإنساني التي نصَّت عليها المعاهدات الدولية مُستمدّة من روح الفقه الإسلامي ، والذي كانَ سبَّاقاً في تأصيل وبلوَرة الطابع الإنساني للحرب ، من خلال نظرتهِ الموضوعية لحالة الحرب وقواعد السلوك الإنساني فيها ، لذلك يُمكننا القول بأنَّ الشريعة الإسلامية سبقت القانون الدولي بقرون عديدة ، في وضع قواعد مثالية للسلوك الإنساني في الحرب والقتال.
دور القضاء في تشريع المسؤولية المدنية عن الأضرار الناجمة عن الأخطاء الطبية
Authors: فياض محمود , محمود سيد
Published: April 2023

بحثت هذه الدراسة في دور المحاكم العليا الإماراتية في تفسير النصوص القانونية الناظمة لضوابط الحماية المدنية الموضوعية للمتضرر بسبب الأخطاء الطبية. استعانت الدراسة بعشرات الأحكام القضائية الصادرة عن المحاكم العليا في الدولة، وخلصت إلى أهمية هذه الاحكام في تفسير النصوص القانونية الواردة في التشريعات ذات العلاقة. كما خلصت الدراسة إلى تأثر التعديلات التشريعية التي اجراها المشرع الاماراتي حديثا بهذه الاحكام الى حد كبير، وهي قانون المسؤولية الطبية رقم 4 لسنة 2016 ولائحته التنفيذية رقم 40 لسنة 2019. وعلى الرغم من القانون الاماراتي لا يتبع نظام السوابق القضائية، إلا أن هذه الدراسة أثبتت تواتر العمل بهذه الاحكام القضائية بشكل كبير لدى محاكم الدولة. بحثت الدراسة في قسمها الأول في مفهوم الأخطاء الطبية في ضوء توجهات القضاء إضافة إلى بيان نطاق وطبيعة مسؤولية مختصي الرعاية الصحية. بحت القسم الثاني في هذه الدراسة استحداث نظام التأمين من المسؤولية الطبية، وتفسير القضاء الاماراتي لضوابط وآثار هذا التأمين. خلصت الدراسة الى أهمية دور السوابق القضائية ذات العلاقة في اجراء تعديلات تشريعية حديثة تلبي حاجات ومتطلبات تور العمل الصحي في الدولة.
Automated Identification and Validation of the Optimal Number of Knowledge Profiles in Student Response Data
Authors: Din Bradley , Nazaretsky Tanya , Feldman-Maggor Yael , Alexandron Giora
Published: April 2023

It is well--known that the provision of personalized instruction can enhance student learning. AI--based education tools can be used to incorporate blended learning in the science classroom, and have been shown to enhance teachers' ability to prescribe this personalisation. In order to reveal student knowledge profiles from their response data, we must utilise classical educational data mining techniques, with cluster analysis being one of the key methods for doing so. However, while clustering algorithms typically require the number of clusters as a hyperparameter, there is no clear method for choosing the optimal number.Motivated by a practical instance of this foundational problem -- deciding on the number of student clusters for a group-based personalization tool -- this paper discusses several variations of the gap statistic to identify the optimal number of clusters in student response data. We start with a simulation study where the ground truth is known to evaluate the quality of the identified methods, and then assess their behaviour on real student data. Based on the results, we suggest a stability--based approach to validate our predictions, and identify an empirical threshold for the number of observations for a prediction to be stable.We find that if a dataset has some cluster structure, very small subsamples also showed cluster structure -- large datasets were not required to identify if any cluster structure exists, but only to discern the number of clusters accurately. Finally, we discuss how the flexibility of the method enables teachers to choose between a different number of clusters according to their class environment or teaching goals.
The influence of public-private partnership on strengthening the financial security of business entities
Authors: Krupka Mykhailo , Kostetskyі Volodymyr
Published: April 2023

Introduction. The uncertainty of clear prospects for the post-war recovery of the domestic economy creates significant obstacles in the formation of a reliable financial base for the development of the state and business entities. Such conditions actualize the development of new forms and methods of accumulating financial resources, in particular in terms of involving the state in the processes of restoring the full-fledged activity of a significant number of partially destroyed and damaged large enterprises, as well as supporting the development of medium and small business entities, with the aim of strengthening their financial security . One of the forms of state participation in providing business entities with financial resources on mutually beneficial terms is a public-private partnership. A public- private partnership is a collaboration between business and government officials for the implementation of a specific project. The business entity as a private partner implements it and receives a monetary reward, and the state receives the corresponding infrastructure object.Purpose. The purpose of the article is to develop theoretical and methodological principles and practical approaches to using the opportunities of public-private partnership at a qualitatively new level, to identify the main directions of the development of such a partnership to strengthen the financial security of business entities in the context of the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine’s economy.Methods. To achieve the goal defined in the research, general scientific methods were used: analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction (for the formation of theoretical foundations of public-private partnership); functional and statistical analysis, systematization, measurement, modeling (to assess the possibilities of applying public- private partnership); generalization, optimization, argumentation, (for the development of directions for increasing the efficiency of public-private partnership in order to strengthen the financial security of economic entities).Conclusions. A theoretical approach to uncovering the essence of public-private partnership has been developed, and an algorithm for its implementation is provided. The practice of using public-private partnership in Ukraine has been analyzed, problems have been identified, among which the most important is the need to reform the current legislation in order to simplify the procedure for involving business entities to participate in public-private partnership projects, and approaches to their solution have been proposed.Discussion. Prospects for further research are the need to solve the problems of effective use of modern forms of public-private partnership in the context of ensuring both the economic security of the state and the financial security of economic entities.
Accounting and control of indebtedness according to electronic payments of food industry enterprises using information and communication technologies
Authors: Muravskyi Volodymyr , Khoma Nadiia , Kalyn Roman , Reveha Oleh
Published: April 2023

Introduction. Digitization of socio-economic processes and the implementation of modern information and communication technologies in the currency and banking sphere have led to the evolution of the methodology of electronic settlements with counterparties. The latest stage in the development of electronic transaction systems is the information integration of counterparties into a single information environment of business relationships based on the principles of blockchain technology.Purpose. The purpose of the article is to research the peculiarities of the organization of accounting and control of electronic payments and improvement of their methodology in the context of debt repayment in the conditions of the use of information and communication technologies.Methods. Systemic, innovative, functional approaches and methods of generalization, bibliographic and comparative analysis were used in the process of realizing the established goal of scientific research.Results. It is proved that the fundamental basis of the system of electronic transactions are electronic contracts, which form a database for the digitization of accounting and control processes. A list of permanent and variable accounting data provided by the electronic payment system and the company’s divisions for the digitization of accounting for the occurrence and repayment of receivables and payables is proposed. The procedure for internal control of payment discipline and external independent control (confirmation) of business reliability and solvency has been improved with the notification of all counterparties interested in cooperation. A methodology for rating counterparties based on the reliability criterion has been developed to automate accounting for the formation and use of the reserve of doubtful debts. The possibility and expediency of alternate automatic mutual offsetting of receivables and payables between all counterparties of food industry enterprises based on accounting information based on previously executed smart contracts is substantiated. Mutual repayment of debt in the system of electronic transactions contributes to the minimization of the overall level of debt in the economic systems of the association of enterprises of food industry, cities, regions, etc.Discussion. The automatic offsetting of indebtedness ensures the formation of the phenomenon of debt-free (minimally debt) activity of food industry enterprises, which is an important element of the formation of a post-industrial economy and an optimization society, in which all socio-economic processes are adapted to the needs of people, which is the subject of subsequent scientific research.
Key areas of improvement of tax administration in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Authors: Burtebayeva Aruzhan , Sembiyeva Lyazzat , Ismailova Asel
Published: April 2023

Introduction. The rapid dynamics of global processes leads to the economic activity of the countries of the world and the increasing degree of openness of their economies. Global processes taking place in one region of the world have a direct reflection and influence on the processes taking place in other parts of the world. The Republic of Kazakhstan is not without exception, whose economy is characterized by openness, and at the same time can be vulnerable to changes in the ratio and forces of influence on the national economy from external and internal factors, contributing to economic growth or its decline.Target. The purpose of the article is to form conclusions based on the analysis of the effectiveness of tax audits over the past 5 years.Research methods. The study was based on a systematic analysis, solving specific problems was achieved through comparative, statistical and graphical analysis.Results. The results of the analysis of the effectiveness of tax audits over the past 5 years show a decrease in the quality of audits due to the imperfection of the regulatory framework, the level of training of qualified personnel of tax authorities.Perspectives. The issue of deviations in “mirror” statistics with the PRC, where there remains a significant discrepancy, also remains relevant now. January 11, 2022 the President of Kazakhstan at a meeting of the Majilis of Parliament criticized the work of customs authorities in this direction. The head of state drew attention to the discrepancies in the “mirror” statistics with the customs authorities of China and the work of authorized operators, which have the status of “untouchable”.
ARDP: SIMPLIFIED MACHINE LEARNING PREDICTOR FOR MISSING UNIDIMENSIONAL ACADEMIC RESULTS DATASET
Authors: Folorunso Olufemi , Akinyede Olufemi , Agbele Kehinde
Published: April 2023

We present a machine learning predictor for academic results datasets (PARD), for missing academic results based on chi-squared expected calculation, positional clustering, progressive approximation of relative residuals, and positional averages of the data in a sampled population. Academic results datasets are data originating from academic institutions’ results repositories. It is a technique designed specifically for predicting missing academic results. Since the whole essence of data mining is to elicit useful information and gain knowledge-driven insights into datasets, PARD positions data explorer at this advantageous perspective. PARD promises to solve missing academic results dataset problems more quickly over and above what currently obtains in literatures. The predictor was implemented using Python, and the results obtained show that it is admissible in a minimum of up to 93.6 average percent accurate predictions of the sampled cases. The results demonstrate that PARD shows a tendency toward greater precision in providing the better solution to the problems of predictions of missing academic results datasets in universities.
PREDICTING BANKING STOCK PRICES USING RNN, LSTM, AND GRU APPROACH
Authors: Satria Dias
Published: April 2023

In recent years, the implementation of machine learning applications started to apply in other possible fields, such as economics, especially investment. But, many methods and modeling are used without knowing the most suitable one for predicting particular data. This study aims to find the most suitable model for predicting stock prices using statistical learning with RNN, LSTM, and GRU deep learning methods using stock price data for 4 (four) major banks in Indonesia, namely BRI, BNI, BCA, and Mandiri, from 2013 to 2022. The result showed that the ARIMA Box-Jenkins modeling is unsuitable for predicting BRI, BNI, BCA, and Bank Mandiri stock prices. In comparison, GRU presented the best performance in the case of predicting the stock prices of BRI, BNI, BCA, and Bank Mandiri.
PROPOSAL FOR AN ISO 9001-COMPLIANT QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AEC FIRMS: A CASE STUDY FROM SYRIA
Authors:   Széchenyi István Uni-versity, Győr, Hungary, Ahmad Dema Munef , Gáspár László ,   KTI Institute for Transport Sciences Non-Profit Ltd., Budapest, Hungary, Maya Rana Ahmad ,   Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria, Jdyd Seraj Khalid ,   General Company for Engineering Studies, Lattakia, Syria, Bencze Zsolt ,   Ferrobeton Private Limited Liability Company, Dunaújváros, Hungary
Published: April 2023

The quality of the design is essential to the success of any project because it serves as the foundation for the subsequent phases. It is vital for decreasing time delays, controlling the cost of activities and processes, and ensuring that environmental and safety criteria are met throughout the project life cycle. By developing a compliant practical system for managing design quality and defining the most critical procedures to improve quality implementation, the research aims to increase design phase quality while also meeting the managerial needs of AEC (architecture, engineering and construction) firms. To accomplish that, gaps in the current work system were discovered by determining the extent to which ISO 9001:2015 managerial process requirements were applied to a sample of projects using a measurement model designed for this purpose. The percentage of these requirements met ranged from 25.00 to 70.83 %. According to it, ten primary procedures as well as 54 required processes, forms, and work instructions are required. The five most critical procedures for enhancing performance by 80% were identified using Pareto analysis. Keywords: Design quality, Managerial Process Functions, Quality Management, ISO 9001 Requirements, ISO 9001 Procedures.
DEPENDENCE OF ASPHALT CONCRETE VOLUMETRIC PROPERTIES ON THE LARGEST NOMINAL AGGREGATE GRAIN SIZE AND COMPACTION METHOD
Authors:   M.P. Shulgin State Road Research Institute State Enterprise - DerzhdorNDI SE, Kyiv, Ukraine, Zheltobriukh Anton , Kopynets Ivan ,   M.P. Shulgin State Road Research Institute State Enterprise - DerzhdorNDI SE, Kyiv, Ukraine, Golovchenko Vasiliy ,   M.P. Shulgin State Road Research Institute State Enterprise – DerzhdorNDI SE, Kyiv, Ukraine, Sokolov Оleksii ,   M.P. Shulgin State Road Research Institute State Enterprise – DerzhdorNDI SE, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: April 2023

Introduction. One of the aspects of Ukraine's European integration is the introduction of European approaches to the design of asphalt mixtures. In Ukraine, as in other European countries, when designing the asphalt mixtures, asphalt concrete samples are made by compaction in the laboratory; however, different compaction methods are used for this purpose. Statement of the problem. In Ukraine, the method of compaction of asphalt mixtures in the laboratory at a pressure of (30.0 ± 0.3) MPa is used if the crushed stone content in the mixture is higher than or equal to 35%, or at a pressure of (40.0 ± 0.4) MPa if the crushed stone content in the mixture is up to 35%. In the countries of the European Union, the Marshall impact compaction method of 100 strokes (50 strokes on each side) is mainly used for this purpose. Therefore, it is advisable to determine the effect of the method of compaction of asphalt mixtures on the volumetric properties of asphalt concrete, depending on the largest nominal grain size of the aggregate and the compaction method. Objective. To determine the dependence of the volumetric properties of asphalt concrete on the largest nominal grain size of the aggregate and the compaction method. Materials and methods. Analysis of literature sources and laboratory research. Results. With an increase in the bitumen content, there is a decrease in the maximum density of the asphalt mixture and an increase in the bulk density of asphalt concrete. The increase in the bulk density of asphalt concrete is associated with both improved compaction of the asphalt mixture as a result of an increase in the bitumen content and more filling of air pores, as evidenced by the values of the pore content in the mineral aggregate. The only exception is the AC 16 asphalt mixture, for which the values of the pore content in the mineral aggregate remain unchanged, i.e. in this case, the increase in bulk density is due exclusively to the filling of pores in the mineral aggregate. The largest nominal size of the aggregate in the asphalt mixture affects the total pore content of the mineral aggregate. This suggests that the increase in the required bitumen content in the asphalt mixture with a decrease in the largest nominal size of the aggregate is largely due to the need to fill more pores, rather than to an increase in the total specific surface area of the aggregate.
ALGORITHM FOR SELECTING BITUMEN IN THE DESIGN OF PAVEMENT STRUCTURE
Authors:   M.P. Shulgin State Road Research Institute State Enterprise - DerzhdorNDI SE, Kyiv, Ukraine, Yunak Alina , Kopynets Ivan ,   M.P. Shulgin State Road Research Institute State Enterprise - DerzhdorNDI SE, Kyiv, Ukraine, Sokolova Oksana ,   M.P. Shulgin State Road Research Institute State Enterprise – DerzhdorNDI SE, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: April 2023

Introduction. Asphalt concrete is the most common material for arranging road pavement layers. The significant advantages of asphalt concrete include high performance characteristics, relatively high technical indicators, suitability for regeneration, etc. At the same time, asphalt concrete also has disadvantages, one of which is the significant dependence of strength and deformation characteristics on ambient temperature. Problem statement. Currently, there are no clear criteria for the selection of bitumen in Ukraine that would take into account the conditions of asphalt concrete in the design of pavement structure, but the first steps are already being taken in this direction. The purpose of this work was to practically determine the required properties of bitumen in accordance with the previously proposed algorithms. Objective. Practical determination of the required properties of bitumen in accordance with the previously proposed algorithms. Materials and methods. Analysis of the algorithm for determining the required properties of bitumen, climatic conditions of asphalt concrete and calculation of the required bitumen grade when designing a pavement structure. Results. Suggestions for improving the algorithm for selecting bitumen when designing a pavement structure are provided. An analysis of the climatic conditions of asphalt concrete operation and the calculation of the required bitumen grade according to performance indicators when designing a pavement structure for a conditional road section were performed. A system for selecting bitumen by penetration classification based on established performance indicators is proposed. Conclusions. The proposed algorithm for determining the required bitumen grade when designing a pavement structure can be used to determine the bitumen grade both by performance and penetration classification.
TESTING METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR OF ROAD GRANULAR MIXTURES ACCORDING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF EUROPEAN STANDARDS
Authors:   M.P. Shulgin State Road Research Institute State Enterprise - DerzhdorNDI SE, Kyiv, Ukraine, Tsynka Anatolii , Illiash Serhii ,   M.P. Shulgin State Road Research Institute State Enterprise - DerzhdorNDI SE, Kyiv, Ukraine, Tereshchenko Tetyana ,   M.P. Shulgin State Road Research Institute State Enterprise – DerzhdorNDI SE, Kyiv, Ukraine, Zelenovskyi Volodymyr ,   M.P. Shulgin State Road Research Institute State Enterprise – DerzhdorNDI SE, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: April 2023

Introduction. In the introduction to the paper, the effect of deformation behavior of unbound granular mixtures (UGMs), when used in an unbound base layer, on the construction of the flexible road pavement was outlined. Problem statement. The issues of the paper concern the problems related to the unstable deformation behavior of UGMs in unbound base/subbase layers during flexible road pavement designing and maintenance. Purpose. The main goal of the paper is to perform an analytical review of methods for testing and modeling of deformation behavior of UGMs. The results of the analytical review are intended to be used during implementation of a national standard concerning the method of testing of unbound granular mixtures by the triaxial cyclic loading identical to the related European standard. Results. The analytical reviewing led to the following results: it was revealed that at each stress level the most stable conditions are ensured to each UGM in its post-compaction period when the rate of accumulated permanent strains becomes negligible and the plot of permanent strain versus the number of loading cycles takes an asymptotic form; it was concluded that the main task of the UGM testing by triaxial cyclic loading shall be resolved as the evaluation of the loads (stresses) that, accepting all the input data, ensure the stable condition of the mixture in an unbound layer of the designed flexible road pavement; the test consists of applying the cyclic stresses corresponding to their expected limits to the cylindrical specimen of UGM and of measuring the axial and radial strains of the specimen induced by these stresses; it was stated that the effective prediction of deformation behavior of UGMs and also their classification to relate the category of deformation behavior of UGM to the expected stress level can be performed through various mathematical models based on “permanent deformation/stress” dependency.
The Re-Label Method For Data-Centric Machine Learning
Authors: Guo Tong
Published: April 2023

In industry deep learning application, our manually labeled data has a certain number of noisy data. To solve this problem and achieve more than 90 score in dev dataset, we present a simple method to find the noisy data and re-label the noisy data by human, given the model predictions as references in human labeling. In this paper, we illustrate our idea for a broad set of deep learning tasks, includes classification, sequence tagging, object detection, sequence generation, click-through rate prediction. The experimental results and human evaluation results verify our idea.
Modeling, Control, and Clinical Validation of an Upper-limb Medical Education Task Trainer for Elbow Spasticity and Rigidity Assessment
Authors: Pei Yinan , Mansouri Mahshid , Zallek Christopher M. , Hsiao-Wecksler Elizabeth
Published: April 2023

The goal of this study was to validate a series elastic actuator (SEA)-based robotic arm that can mimic three abnormal muscle behaviors, namely lead-pipe rigidity, cogwheel rigidity, and spasticity for medical education training purposes. Key characteristics of each muscle behavior were first modeled mathematically based on clinically-observed data across severity levels. A controller that incorporated feedback, feedforward, and disturbance observer schemes was implemented to deliver haptic target muscle resistive torques to the trainee during passive stretch assessments of the robotic arm. A series of benchtop tests across all behaviors and severity levels were conducted to validate the torque estimation accuracy of the custom SEA (RMSE: ~ 0.16 Nm) and the torque tracking performance of the controller (torque error percentage: < 2.8 %). A clinical validation study was performed with seven experienced clinicians to collect feedback on the task trainer’s simulation realism via a Classification Test (CT) and a Disclosed Assessment Test (DAT). In the CT, subjects were able to classify different muscle behaviors with a mean accuracy > 87 % and could further distinguish severity level within each behavior satisfactorily. In the DAT, subjects generally agreed with the simulation realism and provided suggestions on haptic behaviors for future iterations. Overall, subjects scored 4.9 out of 5 for the potential usefulness of this device as a medical education tool for students to learn spasticity and rigidity assessment.
The Generation of Semantics in Natural Language and the Formation of Brain Intelligence
Authors: Tang Lei
Published: April 2023

This paper first discussed that based on the radial basis function principle, the brain neuron system has achieved the primary representations to color, sound, and object shape. Note that this is a kind of distributed representation approach, and through combining these primary representations, the neuron system is able to generate a large number of semantics particles in the higher representation layers, which exist on a large number of fiber bundle nodes in the neuron system. In addition, as the three primary colors in the color representation, we have found that through utilizing the three neuron groups that respectively have most sensitive responses to the directions 45o, 90o, and 135o, the vision neuron system is able to achieve the effective representation to line segment direction. In addition, based on our more understandings to the characteristics of the brain processing information, we have better explained the core principle of intelligence behavior. Just like the appearance of steam engine liberated man-power, and from now on, through further researches to the brain intelligence we expect to be able to liberate the computing-power involving in creating machine intelligence, and achieve more powerful intelligence.
SAGE-GCN: Graph Convolutional Network Based on Self-adaptive Stable Gates for Link Prediction in Dynamic Complex Networks
Authors: Yang Liping , Liu Hongbo , Sun Daoqiang , Liu Kai , Chen C.L. Philip
Published: April 2023

Link prediction is one of the most important tasks in uncovering evolving mechanisms of dynamic complex networks. Existing dynamic link prediction models suffer from limitations such as vulnerability to adversarial attacks, poor accuracy, and instability. In this paper, we propose a novel dynamic Graph Convolutional Network model incorporating a Self-adaptive Stable Gate (SAGE-GCN) consisting of a state encoding network and a policy network. Firstly, we capture the local topology of the nodes by employing a multi-power adjacency matrix to obtain higher-order topological features, enabling its features to be distinguished at different network snapshots. Then, a stable gate is introduced to ensure multiple spatiotemporal dependency paths within the state encoding network. It is proven that SAGE-GCN with integral Lipschitz graph convolution is stable to relative perturbations in the dynamic networks. Finally, a self-adaptive strategy is proposed to choose different state encoding network instances, with a policy network used to learn the optimal temporal and structural features through corresponding rewards to capture network dynamics. With the aid of extensive experiments on five real-world graph benchmarks, SAGE-GCN is shown to substantially outperform current state-of-the-art approaches in terms of precision and stability of dynamic link prediction and ability to successfully defend against various attacks.
Social Support among Caregivers of Patients with Schizophrenia
Authors: Khudiar Ali K. , Hussein Hassan A.
Published: April 2023

Background: schizophrenia is considered a severe mental illness. People with schizophrenia may experience impairment in their thought process, which influences their behavior.
Objective: To assess the social support among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia, and to examine the effects of social support in the presence of health stressors and to determine the association between determinants of some variable and social support.
Methods: sixty caregivers of 60 patients with schizophrenia were recruited during their relative's hospitalization. Caregivers were interviewed and the data were collected by self report questionnaire using the multidimensional social support scale (MSPSS). Then, data was analyzed by descriptive and Linear Regression correlation.
Results: overall social support was perceived at a moderate level. There was significant association between patients' clinical characteristics and caregivers' socio-demographic characteristics with family functioning in some variables.
Conclusions: The study concluded that there is an acceptable level of social support for schizophrenic patient family care givers.
Recommendations: The researchers recommend made another research on the role of social support in facilitating recovery and integration into the community those living with mental illness and their families.
Spontaneous Regression Neuroblastoma: A Case Report
Authors: Ochan Monim , I Benomar , M Kisra
Published: April 2023

Neuroblastoma is a malignant tumor characterized by great clinical heterogeneity, ranging from spontaneous regression to progressive tumor evolution. It is already known that the prognosis of neuroblastoma varies according to the age of the child at the time of diagnosis, the stage of the tumor and the amplification of the oncogene MYCN, but there are certainly other factors involved not yet elucidated. Indeed, several teams of researchers are exploring other avenues, immunological, genetic and molecular biology, with the aim of better understanding this phenomenon of spontaneous regression. We report a case of neuroblastoma aged 6 months, and classified as stage 1, having spontaneously evolved towards regression with a review of the literature to underline the crucial importance of further research on this subject to better understand the mechanisms and factors intervening in this favorable evolution with the aim of improving the management and prognosis of neuroblastoma in general, including those classified as high risk.
Corporate Outsourcing and Organizational Performance in Nigerian Investment Banks
Authors: Fabian Anoke Amechi , Uchechukwu Eze Solomon , Okoye Chinwe Chinazo , Okeke Njideka Maryann
Published: April 2023

Purpose: This study aims to ascertain the relationship between corporate outsourcing and investment bank performance in Nigeria. Research Methodology: The study adopted a survey research design because it is suitable and ideal for assessing how effective outsourcing strategy affects the corporate performance of investment banks in Nigeria. The population of the study was 280 staff from three investment banks in Nigeria. Using a purposive sampling technique, a sample size of 258 senior, medium, and junior staff of the sampled investment banks were selected as respondents. Multiple regression was used to test the hypotheses that were developed at a significance level of 0.05 percent. Results: The study showed that outsourcing has developed into a practical strategy and instrument for corporate organizations, particularly for Nigerian investment banks that are constantly looking to improve their firms' performance in the financial industry. To lower operating expenses and boost operational effectiveness in Nigeria’s investment banking sector, the management of Nigeria's investment banks should strategically allocate their resources and work with a partner. Limitations: The result of this study may not apply to other excluded categories because this study is limited to investment banks in Nigeria as of December 2022. It is expected that further studies should cover all the banks as well as insurance firms in Nigeria. Contribution: To leverage the services of other organizations and professionals outside of their core competencies for operational effectiveness and efficiency, corporate organizations in Nigeria, especially those in the financial sector, should incorporate outsourcing strategy into their corporate culture. Implications: Corporate outsourcing is pivotal to organizational performance if well applied.
A atenção básica e a saúde de mulheres lésbicas
Authors: Farias Gesiany Miranda , De Azevedo Lima Vera Lúcia , Lima Maria Lúcia Chaves , Martini Jussara Gue , Oliveira Marília de Fátima Vieira de , Sanes Marina da Silva , Lima Maria de Nazaré Alves de
Published: April 2023

Objetivo: conhecer as concepções de enfermeiras/os da atenção básica sobre a saúde das mulheres lésbicas. Método: estudo exploratório, de abordagem qualitativa, realizado no contexto da Atenção Básica do município de Belém, desenvolvido no período de outubro de 2018 a janeiro de 2019. Realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas individuais, acompanhadas de questionário sociodemográfico, com 13 enfermeiros. Resultados: por meio dos discursos, revelou-se a presunção da heterossexualidade das usuárias e uma concepção estereotipada de gênero impostos à lesbianidade. Conclusão: o conhecimento sobre saúde das lésbicas por profissionais de saúde foi observado nesta pesquisa que identificou a presunção da heteronormatividade como uma das maiores fragilidades encontradas, ocasionada quando um profissional de saúde oferece um cuidado equivocado, englobando todas as mulheres como heterossexuais. Outro ponto observado é o desafio de desconstrução do estereótipo de gênero, citado em alguns discursos dos enfermeiros, quando tentavam caracterizar seus pacientes pelo seu tipo de comportamento ou vestimenta.
Repercussões da estomia intestinal no indivíduo e família: Revisão integrativa
Authors: Gomes Grasielle Brandão , Costa Carolina Cabral Pereira da , Gomes Helena Ferraz , Andrade Janeide de Moraes Caldas , Souza Norma Valéria Dantas de Oliveira , Paula Vanessa Galdino de , Campos Tatiane da Silva , Jesus Patrícia Britto Ribeiro de
Published: April 2023

Objetivo: identificar as repercussões da estomia intestinal no cotidiano do indivíduo e de sua família. Método: Revisão integrativa da literatura realizada nas bases de dados MEDLINE, LILACS, BDENF e SCIELO. Foram incluídos artigos publicados entre 2014 e 2022, em idioma de língua portuguesa. A extração dos dados foi tabulada selecionando-se autores/ano, revista, título do artigo, objetivo e metodologia, sendo analisados cinco artigos. Resultados: Evidenciaram-se duas categorias temáticas, a saber: impactos decorrentes da estomia intestinal, as consequentes mudanças psicossociais e físicas e desafios vivenciados pelo uso da bolsa coletora. Conclusão: as repercussões da estomia intestinal, quer seja temporária ou definitiva, para o indivíduo e sua família são inúmeros, pois é um processo de redefinição do estilo de vida, considerando hábitos pessoais e sociais. Tal modificação requer a atenção de seus familiares devido às grandes mudanças no cotidiano do paciente a partir da cirurgia.