bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Reconstructing mesolithic social networks in the Iberian Peninsula using ornaments
Authors: Cucart-Mora Carolina , Gómez-Puche Magdalena , Romano Valéria , de Pablo Javier Fernández - López , Lozano Sergi
Published: December 2021

A peer-reviewed version of this manuscript has been published in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (see https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-022-01641-z). Archaeologists have been reconstructing interactions among hunter-gatherer populations for a long time. These exchanges are reflected in the movements of raw materials and symbolic objects which are found far from their original sources. A social network, i.e., the structure constituted by these interactions, is a well-established concept in archaeology that is used to estimate the connectivity of hunter-gatherer populations. The heuristic potential of formal network analysis, however, has been scarcely exploited in prehistoric hunter-gatherer archaeology. In this work, we use Social Network Analysis to analyse the interactions among hunter-gatherers on the Iberian Peninsula in the Early and Late Mesolithic (10.200 to 7600 cal BP). Ornaments are accepted markers of non-utilitarian mobility and exchange. We thus used ornaments as proxies for social interaction and constructed one network for each phase of the Iberian Mesolithic. We applied three levels of analysis: first, we characterised the overall structure of the networks. Second, we performed node-level analysis to uncover the most relevant nodes in each network. Finally, we conducted an exploratory analysis of the networks’ spatial characteristics. No significant differences were found between the overall network topology of the Early and Late Mesolithic. This suggests that the interaction patterns among human groups did not change significantly on the Iberian Peninsula. Moreover, the spatial analysis showed that most interactions between human groups took place over distances under 300 km, but that specific ornament types such as C. rustica and Trivia sp. were distributed over more extensive distances. To summarise, our findings suggest that Iberian Mesolithic social networks were maintained through a period of environmental, demographic, and cultural transformation. In addition, the interactions took place at different scales of social integration.
Universalism and uniqueness in contemporary soft power strategies
Authors: Ivanov Vladimir G.
Published: December 2021

The author analyses the principles and regularities of the competition of soft power strategies of different states as an actual problem of comparative politics. The article addresses the question of determining principles and key elements of competing soft power strategies in the system of international relations, which is of current interest in comparative political science. As a methodological foundation of the analysis is used the H. Hotelling’s law of spatial competition and its political implications, formulated by A. Downs. The author examines two contrasting tendencies: drift of the content and strategies of soft power of different states towards unification and convergence of communicated values and standards or on the contrary increase of ideological and value polarization in the wake of escalating international and global tensions. The principles and rules of spatial competition of H. Hotelling and A. Downs have been applied for typology of national strategies of soft power to evaluate their effectiveness and segmentation of potential audience for maximum impact. It was concluded that, due to the polymodality and civilizational diversity of the world, universalist soft-power projects today can only have limited success, with significant costs and reputational losses, while attracting value-close countries and pushing away the others. This division provides the basis for the international clustering by interests and values
The main factors of the recent development of European welfare states: Swedish case
Authors: Chekmazov Aleksei , Butenko Vladyslav
Published: December 2021

This analytical essay is devoted to identifying the features of the formation and development of the Swedish model of the welfare state. The authors study the factors that played the main role in the development of the Swedish model. The authors also assess the impact of the 2008 economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic on the Swedish welfare state.
The role of the judiciary in environmental securitisation. Urgenda Foundation v. The State of the Netherlands
Authors: Tkaczyk Magdalena
Published: December 2021

Since climate change is broadly recognised as a threat multiplier, the environmental problems are considered in the sense of security. Academic articles are focused on analysing states, international non-governmental organisations, as well as regional entities such as the European Union as securitising actors. Limited attention has been given to the judiciary. This article fills the existing gap. The aim of the research is to analyse how do the Dutch Courts securitise the climate in adjudicating the case Urgenda Foundation v. The State of the Netherlands’, through the lens of the securitisation theory. The implementation of discourse analysis as a research methodology has proved that the Dutch courts have contributed to environmental securitisation by ruling on the legal obligation of the Dutch government to prevent dangerous climate change in order to protect its citizens
Pamięć Juliusza Słowackiego
Authors: Krysowski Olaf , Szerszeń Natalia
Published: December 2021

The book, which shows the works of Juliusz Słowacki from the perspective of cultural memory, belongs to memory studies. It aims to follow the relations between memory, reminiscence and commemoration, as well as to describe the relations and interdependencies between individual and collective memory, memory, biography and history in the poet’s works. The authors, in an innovative and multi-faceted manner, reconstruct ideas, formulas and notions, which develop a sui generis philosophy of memory in Słowacki’s works.
Expanding God’s Redemptive Fractal: Spirit-Centered Counseling and the Transformative Wisdom of Jesus
Authors: Buker Bill
Published: December 2021

Using the image of a fractal, a Spirit-centered approach to counseling is proposed that conceptualizes the Spirit’s activity as seeking to replicate the patterns of God’s redemptive story throughout creation by facilitating deep second-order change. Involving an epistemological shift from ways of knowing shaped by the conventional wisdom of culture to a renewed mind grounded in the transformative wisdom of Jesus, this deep change is explored from the perspectives of science and Scripture. Integrating findings from systems theory with the ministry and message of Jesus, this approach to counseling emphasizes relational premises and values believed to be characteristic of the mind of the Spirit. Defined as the capacity to know and see in ways that are consistent with the passion and purposes of God, cultivating the mind of the Spirit is viewed as the essence of Spirit-centered counseling. Presumed to be seen most clearly in the life of Jesus, this model focuses on his distinctive way of knowing and seeing by examining what can be learned about the epistemological facets of perception and meaning-making when comparing his Way with the patterns of this world. It is proposed that Spirit-centered counseling is guided by the premises and patterns contained in Jesus’ transformative wisdom.
Too Much Choice and Consumer Decision Making: The Moderating Role of Consumer Involvement
Authors: Khan Kamran , Hussainy Syed Karamatullah , Hameed Irfan , Riaz Kashif
Published: December 2021

The study attempts to explore the choice available for grocery consumers and its impact on decision-making. The study’s design includes the consumer’s personal involvement towards the purchase, the emotions, and subsequent satisfaction. For a moderated-mediation model,  the data set of 401 respondents were finalized to test the measurement and structural models.  The research has established that it is not necessary that consumers are always happy when  they have more choices available. Further, it was also established that involvement has a role  to play in the emotions which lead to purchasing intentions. The involvement perspective in  the model makes this study unique because the part of consumer involvement as a moderator  to choices and emotions has not been studied before extensively. The manufacturers must  determine the array of choices because producing variety does not always generate more  revenues in this part of the world. The study opens new avenues for the researchers to dig into  the details and identify consumer behaviors when various choices for consumers are available.
Financial Literacy and Financial Satisfaction: A Moderated Mediation Analysis of Self-Esteem and Financial Behavior
Authors: Ali Muhammad Sadil , Ali Muhammad Nadil , Mahmood Bagram Muhammad Majid
Published: December 2021

Recent studies suggest that domain-specific behavior contributes to domain-specific satisfaction. It is believed that finance-specific literacy brings positive financial behavior and healthy financial behavior further contributes to financial satisfaction. In general, this study has been undertaken to examine the effect of financial literacy on financial behavior and financial satisfaction. Data have been collected from 326 participants by using a self administered questionnaire. Linear regression has been applied to test the hypotheses, while Preacher and Hayes method has been used to estimate the moderation and mediation effect. There is less knowledge about the mechanism that may clarify the link between financial literacy and level of financial satisfaction. This paper is the first of its kind in Pakistan to investigate the relationship between financial literacy and individual’s financial satisfaction with intervening role of financial behavior and moderating role of self-esteem. The study findings reveal that financial literacy is significantly related to both financial behavior and financial satisfaction. Further it is also observed that financial behavior plays intervening role in the relationship between financial literacy and financial satisfaction. Findings also reveal that self-esteem does not affect the link between financial behavior of individuals and financial literacy. This study provides several significant implications for individuals, organizations, academicians and policy makers, in the sense that increasing financial literacy is essential to form positive and healthy financial behavior which ultimately increases individual’s financial satisfaction with financial situation.
Uma breve revisão sobre a utilização de abelhas como bioindicadores de contaminação ambiental: Ênfase na Apis mellifera L.
Authors: Ferreira da Silva Neto Irineu , Silva Duarte Maria Beatriz , Dias Fernandes Canuto Maria Aparecida , Moreira Aguiar Annalu
Published: December 2021

A antropização generalizada e várias atividades humanas estão degradando o meio ambiente com intensidade crescente. Dessa forma, diferentes espécies de animais foram recentemente consideradas como bioindicadores de contaminação ambiental, em função da sua capacidade indicativa. Assim, o estudo desenvolvido possui como principal objetivo a verificação da capacidade e do grau de utilização de abelhas (Apis mellifera L.) como bioindicadores de contaminação ambiental, através de uma revisão de literatura, nas seguintes bases de dados: SciELO, PubMed e Google Scholar, utilizando os Descritores em Ciências da Saúde (DeCS): Apis mellifera, Biomarcadores ambientais “Environmental Biomarkers”, Toxicologia “Toxicology”, e Poluentes ambientais “Environmental Pollutants”, combinados pelo operador booleano “AND”. O período de publicações delimitado pelo estudo compreende desde o ano de 2015 até setembro de 2020, utilizando dados encontrados no idioma português ou inglês. Foram incluídos estudos disponíveis na íntegra, obtidos através da opinião de especialistas, os quais foram publicados em periódicos renomados. De acordo com a avaliação dos estudos coletados, pode-se verificar a existência de um cenário favorável para a aplicação de abelhas enquanto bioindicadores ambientais, sendo um dos fatores essenciais a diversidade do material amostrado por este tipo de animal, uma vez que, o processo de amostragem realizado acaba sendo bastante significativo e representativo, porém, em contrapartida, ainda se faz bastante perceptível às fragilidades que este tipo de amostragem pode vir a apresentar. É válido salientar que o estudo prévio da espécie que será utilizada, assim como da região a qual se pretende analisar, é indispensável para que se tenha uma coleta de dados mais apurada.
Unidade didática para o ensino das práticas corporais de aventura no ensino médio integrado
Authors: Pereira e Silva Junior Edmilson , Oliveira Fábio Freire de , Sousa José Carlos de
Published: December 2021

Este trabalho teve como objetivo principal elaborar, desenvolver e avaliar uma Unidade Didática para o ensino das Práticas Corporais de Aventura (PCA) no Ensino Médio Integrado. Essa é uma pesquisa de campo, com abordagem qualitativa e do tipo descritivo exploratória. A coleta das informações se deu mediante a aplicação de questionário semiestruturado e através das observações feitas pelo pesquisador. Para a análise e interpretação dos dados foi utilizando as técnicas de Análise de Conteúdos Temático proposto por Bardim (2004; TAHARA, 2017). Participaram da pesquisa 71 alunos do ensino médio integrado. Pode-se afirmar que as metodologias utilizadas foram avaliadas positivamente pelos alunos, mostrando-se favorecer um melhor aprendizado e intencionalidade de participação dos indivíduos. Avalia-se que a proposta de Unidade Didática de PCA ocorreu de forma positiva, tendo grandes contribuições pedagógicas para a educação física e para a formação dos educandos, podendo ser tematizada e aplicada pelos professores de educação física no ensino médio integrado.
Tecnologias de Geoinformação na análise espacial de riscos ambientais na bacia hidrográfica do rio Cuiá
Authors: Pereira e SIlva Leonardo , Campos Xavier Ana Paula , Rodrigues Viana de Lima Eduardo
Published: December 2021

Este artigo tem por objetivo realizar um levantamento e avaliação dos riscos ambientais na bacia do rio Cuiá, utilizando uma metodologia que classifica as informações em inventário, monitoria, prospecção ambiental e incongruências de uso e ocupação. Baseado nisso, o estudo foi feito para os anos de 1985 e 2005. No desenvolvimento do trabalho foi feito um levantamento das condições ambientais da área de estudo. O inventário foi realizado com o objetivo de levantar todas as características físicas e representá-las em mapa. A planimetria foi gerada para identificar a extensão territorial dos fenômenos; e a monitoria para avaliar a evolução do uso do solo através do tempo. A prospecção ambiental foi realizada no sentido de obter os riscos ambientais decorrentes da ocupação urbana e a incongruência de uso mostra os conflitos existentes devido a ocupação de áreas inadequadas. O trabalho demonstrou as grandes possibilidades de aplicação dessa metodologia na análise ambiental, principalmente no que diz respeito a facilidade de manipulação de dados espaciais. Os resultados demonstraram que as áreas propícias de ocupação urbana, são, de uma forma geral, relacionadas ao baixo planalto costeiro. As demais áreas devem ser tratadas de forma diferenciada em função da sua fragilidade natural.
An increase in corrected QT interval may indicate a good clinical response to amitriptyline in female patients with burning mouth syndrome
Authors: Nagamine Takahiko , Mikuzuki Lou , Aota Yuma , Toyofuku Akira , Takenoshita Miho , Nagamine Takahiko , Suga Takayuki , Watanabe Takeshi , Tu Trang T.H
Published: December 2021

Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is characterized by a burning sensation of the oral mucosa in the absence
of underlying causes. BMS patients can pose a therapeutic challenge to clinicians. Amitriptyline has been a
first-line treatment for BMS and is known to prolong corrected QT interval (QTc) in a dose dependent
manner. However, little is known about the QTc lengthening effect of amitriptyline at analgesic dosages.
The objective of this study was to evaluate changes in QTc in female BMS patients treated with
amitriptyline. We conducted a single-center retrospective observational study and evaluated 40 female BMS
patients. The QTc interval did not show statistically significant increase with amitriptyline (p=0.1502).
However, the change in QTc of amitriptyline-responders was significantly longer than that of nonresponders (p=0.0142). The change in QTc may be a non-invasive maker of clinical responses to
amitriptyline in female BMS patients.
Interpretation of The Phrase “Coercion” in The Compilation of Islamic Law as Reasons for Cancellation of Marriage
Authors: Neng Widya Millyuner  , Rohman Adi Nur , Elfirda Ade Putri
Published: December 2021

Marriage is a common thing in society with ubudiyyah elements in it. However, legal issues often accompany the sanctity of the marriage bond itself, such as the cancellation of a marriage due to an element of coercion from a third party. Article 71 Compilation of Islamic Law (KHI) states that one of the reasons for being able to apply for a marriage cancellation is because of coercion when the marriage took place. The purpose of this study is to analyze the meaning of the phrase "coercion" as a reason for annulment of marriage and its accompanying legal implications. This type of research is classified as normative-empirical legal research using a statutory approach and a conceptual approach plus a sociological approach as a tool. This research refers to a variety of primary, secondary and tertiary legal materials compiled and traced through literature studies and interviews with judges of the Religious Courts. The legal materials that have been collected are then analyzed descriptively and analytically. The results showed that what is meant by coercion in marriage is a marriage that occurs not because of one's own will or feels that he is under threat. As a form of legal consequence, annulment of a marriage by force is different from divorce, where the marriage bond that occurred before the breakup of the marriage is considered never to have occurred.
Perlindungan Hukum Terhadap Hak-Hak Konsumen Terkait Tiket Pesawat Yang Dibatalkan Maskapai Penerbangan Masa Pandemi Covid-19
Authors: Ferdiana Mailawati  , Wahyuni Sri
Published: December 2021

Angkutan penerbangan merupakan salah satu alat transportasi udara yang dibutuhkan seseorang ingin melakukan perjalanan antar pulau bahkan antar negara dengan jarak cukup jauh dapat di tempuh dengan waktu relatif lebih cepat apabila dibandingkan dengan transportasi lainnya. Namun ketika konsumen telah memesan dan membayar tiket pesawat terbang dengan tujuan tertentu sesuai dengan keperluan dan kebutuhan, ketika terjadi pandemi covid-19 yang melanda Indonesia bahkan hampir diseluruh negara didunia juga mengalaminya, ada beberapa kebijakan yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah Republik Indonesia dalam rangka mencegah penularan virus tersebut yang berdampak pada angkutan penerbangan. sehingga ada jadwal angkutan penerbangan yang mengalami pembatalan. Penelitian ini akan menjawab pertanyaan bagaimana perlindungan hukum terhadap hak-hak konsumen terkait adanya pembatalan tersebut. Metode Penelitian yuridis normatif dengan pendekatan undang-undang yakni peraturan-peraturan terkait perlindungan konsumen dan penerbangan yang berlaku di Indonesia. Hasil dari penelitan ini menganalisis perlindungan hukum terhadap hak-hak konsumen terkait ganti kerugian ketika tiket pesawat yang telah dipesan tersebut dibatalkan oleh pihak maskapai penerbangan antara fakta dan peraturan terkait adalah telah sesuai.
Upaya Hukum Cessionaris Terhadap Hak Tagih Atas Jaminan Hak Tanggungan Berdasarkan Pengalihan Hutang (Cessie)
Authors: Diana Fitriana  , Abdul Wahid
Published: December 2021

Jual beli dan pengalihan piutang (Cessie) dari bank kepada pihak ketiga (kreditur baru) telah sesuai dengan ketentuan hukum yang berlaku, sehingga secara hukum pihak ketiga (kreditur baru) berkedudukan sebagai Kreditur baru yang memiliki hak tagih atas kewajiban debitur berdasarkan perjanjian kredit. Namun kenyataannya sejak Kreditur Baru menerima pengalihan Piutang atas nama debitur tidak melakukan pembayaran atas kewajibannya berdasarkan perjanjian kredit. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana upaya hukum cessionaris terhadap hak tagih atas jaminan hak tanggungan berdasarkan pengalihan hutang (cessie). Hasil penelitian ini bahwa upaya hukum cessionaris terhadap hak tagih atas jaminan hak tanggungan berdasarkan pengalihan hutang (cessie) yaitu mengajukan gugatan wanprestasi atau ingkar janji atas perjanjian kredit pada Pengadilan Negeri. Pembeli cessie harus mengajukan permohonan ke Pengadilan Negeri terlebih dahulu, agar dari ketetapan Pengadilan Negeri tersebut dapat menjadi dasar peralihan nama (didalam penetapannya, Pengadilan Negeri memerintahkan Badan Pertanahan Nasional (BPN) untuk dapat mengalihkan nama yang tertulis di sertifikat menjadi nama pembeli cessie.
Transformation of the public administration system in the digital economy
Authors: Egorova Maria , Grib Vladislav V. , Chkhutiashvili Lela , Slepak Vitaliy
Published: December 2021

Digitalization is an objective and inevitable process, which is impossible to halt. The development of the digital economy should allow the Russian economy to integrate into the global context and legal aspects of this process need to be analysed. This paper aims to to study the influence of digitalization on public administration (especially in economic sectors) in Russia, to outline new requirements to public administration in digital era as well as to analyze new challenges caused by implementation of technical decision within global process of digitalization. The program “Digital Economy of the Russian Federation” dictates new requirements for the system of public administration. But despite the fact that the implementation of the Program requires serious simplification in the interaction of market operators and the state, interdepartmental interaction, it does not fully respond to the challenges of digital transformation of the public administration system. It should lead to a radical change in the approaches to the organization of the work of public authorities through the digitalization, reducing the “bureaucratic burden” when issuing electronic documents. It deals with the formation of conditions ensuring the development of information technologies and effective interaction of a state and business, which covers legal regulation, information infrastructure, personnel and information security, etc. As a result the authors came to conclusion that now it is not a primary task to set out new electronic systems in new fields as much as to improve already existing systems and the system of public administration itself in order to duly adapt it to new digital environments that was established. It is necessary to establish the limits for implementation of various electronic systems to ensure the proper protection of fundamental rights (for example, the right to the protection of personal data, the right to privacy, etc.) as well as to set up some limits for automated individual decision-making.
Cities after pandemic: enabling social distancing as a new design standard to achieve urban immunity
Authors: Mohammed Salih Nawras Motathud , Hussein Shaimaa Hameed
Published: December 2021

Motives: COVID-19 pandemic has caused worldwide implementation of unprecedented measures of physical distancing to decrease the potential of the COVID-19 infection. As cities respond to closure measures in order to flatten the infection curve, the challenges associated with the spread of the epidemic and the increasing numbers of infected and deaths that compel us to fundamentally rethink the formation of our cities, especially their streets, the research presents an urban review of the impact of the pandemic on cities and find solutions to recover, achieve a safe and sustainable healthy environment, and prepare better for any pandemic that may occur in the future, the research seeks to strengthen the theory of prevention, which the research proposes to call (urban immunity) by including social distancing as a design criterion in the city that has proven effective in flattening the curve.
Aims: This paper focuses on the mechanisms related to sustainable mobility after COVID-19 in shaping urban mobility and initiating a green transformation in urban transportation rapidly by decarbonizing and promoting cycling and walking across all over the city. The research methodology depends on identifying the most important urban problems that Al-Dhubat Street suffers from and proposing solutions that reduce dependence on private transportation and move towards sustainable mobility as an important step in strengthening urban prevention against any epidemics that may occur in the future, and then testing indicators on the Al-Dhubat Street to identify effective indicators.
Results: The research concluded that social distancing is the way back to active mobility by relying on walking and bicycles and works to restore the right of pedestrians in the streets and sidewalks instead of cars and thus achieve sustainable urban development, which enhances the urban immunity of the city against any other epidemics may occur in the future. With the proposed interventions on Al-Dhubat Street we can keep car use low and promote walking and cycling for a sustainable, equitable, habitable, and healthy community after the pandemic.
Dispersed privatization of council housing: Some structural effects in the municipal housing stock in Olsztyn, Poland
Authors: Muczyński Andrzej , Goraj Sebastian
Published: December 2021

Council (public) housing privatization, as the basic instrument for transforming housing systems, has significantly affected the tenure structure and created millions of new owners across Europe. In Poland, the concept of the dispersed privatization was adopted and implemented in the long term primarily through preferential sales of council dwellings from the municipal housing stock to sitting tenants. The aim of the study was to analyze the effects of the dispersed privatization of municipal dwellings in the spatial and ownership structure of the municipal housing stock of the city of Olsztyn in Poland. The results showed that poorly controlled processes of the dispersed privatization of municipal housing caused unfavorable structural effects in the surveyed housing stock. The stock has shrunk significantly, losing buildings in better locations and conditions and the undesired fragmentation of municipal ownership and its mixing with private ownership has increased. The results and proposals are important to other cities and countries facing the challenge of slow privatization of public housing.
Transmission of monetary policy shocks in small open emerging market economies
Authors:   Institute for International Studies (IIS), MGIMO-University, Moscow, Russia, Mamonov M.Ye. ,   CERGE-EI, Charles University and the Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic, Pestova A.A. ,   Institute for International Studies (IIS), MGIMO-University, Moscow, Russia; CERGE-EI, Charles University and the Economics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
Published: December 2021

In this paper, we compare the transmission of monetary policy shocks using quarterly data for 13 emerging market economies (EMEs) with that in a benchmark advanced open economy, the United Kingdom, in the periods of inflation targeting (from 1990s onward). To estimate the transmission within a given country, we specify a monetary VAR-model and we extend it with a variable reflecting commodities terms of trade. We identify monetary policy shocks using a sign restriction scheme: a restrictive shock is determined as an unexpected rise of policy rate and reduction of inflation (CPI) and money demand (M2). We apply the Bayesian approach to estimating VARs to address the curse of dimensionality. Our results indicate that monetary policy in EMEs is not less efficient comparable to the U.K.: restrictive monetary shocks decrease inflation but also lead to a slowdown of GDP and stock market outflows. Overall, our findings add to the debate on the real effects of monetary policy surprises with a special attention to a large set of EMEs.
Startups in Russia: Ownership and performance
Authors:   National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Moscow, Russia, Guseva O.A. , Stepanova A.N. ,   National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Moscow, Russia
Published: December 2021

During two decades the Russian government has invested heavily in support of high-tech startups. However, considering high level of information opacity of startups, we focus on equity as the primary source of their financing, and on owners as the main source of support for such firms. This paper examines how ownership characteristics affect the performance of high-tech performance of startups in nuclear and space industries. We focus on how different types of owners (founders, state, and venture capital) contribute to performance of startups in nuclear and space industries. Using an unbalanced panel of startups from Skolkovo, the largest Russian innovation cluster, from 2010 to 2016, we found evidence of a negative relationship between a support from government-related organizations and chosen indicators of startup performance. Our findings confirmed the significant impact of private venture capital on startup performance, however the effect is industry-specific. While family equity contributions were not found to have a significant impact on startup performance, we identified a positive relationship between owner or CEO change and future startup performance. We discuss potential interpretations of the findings and provide strategic management insights for startup owners and investors.
Interregional migration and life strategies of the Russian youth
Authors:   Institute for Social Analysis and Forecasting, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow, Russia, Kartseva M.A. , Mkrtchуan N.V. ,   HSE University; Institute for Social Analysis and Forecasting, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow, Russia, Florinskaya Y.F. ,   Institute for Social Analysis and Forecasting, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration; HSE University, Moscow, Russia
Published: December 2021

There is lack of studies associating youth migration with a life course in Russia. The article aims to reveal the effect of interregional migration on the life course of young adults (23–34 y.o.) using the data from the nationally representative survey “Person, Family, Society” undertaken by RANEPA in 2020 and data from indepth interviews with young people who moved to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tomsk, Voronezh to get higher education. In the study interregional migrants are defined as people for whom current region of residence differs from the region where they completed secondary education. Our results suggest that migration is a strong factor of personal growth for youth. The comparison of young migrants with non-migrants demonstrates that the interregional migration have a distinct positive effect on career success, income level and promote greater independence and relying on your own resources, solving housing issues among them. The comparison of young migrants and non-migrants demonstrates that the interregional migration has a distinct positive effect on career success, income level and promote greater independence and selfreliance including resolving the housing problems. At the same time migration moderately affects marriage strategies but it contributes to the postponement of childbearing.
Incentive based regulation of water supply under tariffs limitation
Authors:   Natural monopoly economies Institute, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow, Russia, Temnaya O.V. , Agafonov D.V. ,   Natural monopoly economies Institute, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow, Russia, Mozgovaya O.O. ,   Natural monopoly economies Institute, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow, Russia
Published: December 2021

The article browses methods of natural monopolies tariff regulation, applied in Russian Federation and foreign countries for the case of water supply. Three principles for natural monopolies tariff regulation are identified: compromise, compensatory, and Incentive based regulation. One of the Incentive based regulation methods — Yardstick Cost Method — has an advantage of regulated entities labor saving within the tariff protection. The other benefit of the method is the feasibility to grade providers from most to least economic performance and to regulate the economic performance improvement for ineffective providers specifically. Benchmarking of publicly available water supply costs data turned up that the costs of physical resources, amortization and rentals depend on specific conditions of enterprise. Therefore, the water supply costs exclusive of resource cost, amortization and rentals seems to be good as an outcome variable for Yardstick Cost Method. We calculated a formula of approximate functional relationship among three contributors and water supply costs exclusive of resource cost and amortization. The yardstick water supply costs were determined by target performance method applying the formula. Although the formula needs an upgrade, our calculations demonstrate a feasibility of Yardstick Cost Method practice for tariff regulation of Russian water suppliers.
Türkiye, Singapur ve Avustralya ortaokul matematik ders kitaplarında yüzdeler konusundaki soruların bilişsel istem düzeylerinin ve çözüm adımlarının karşılaştırmalı analizi
Authors: YÜKSELEN Ayşegül , KEPCEOĞLU İbrahim
Published: December 2021

Bu araştırmanın amacı, Türkiye, Singapur ve Avustralya ülkelerinde okutulan ortaokul matematik ders kitaplarında yüzdeler konusundaki çözümlü örnek, alıştırma ve değerlendirme sorularının karşılaştırmalı analizini yapmaktır. Bu karşılaştırma Smith ve Stein (1998)’de yapmış oldukları çalışmadaki bilişsel istem düzeyi tanımlarından yararlanılarak yapılmaya çalışılmıştır. Kitaplardaki bu soruların çözümlerinin kaç adımda gerçekleştirilmesi gerektiği de incelenmiş, ülkelere göre karşılaştırılması yapılmıştır. Araştırma nitel bir araştırma olup, ders kitaplarında yüzdeler konusundaki çözümlü örnek, alıştırma ve değerlendirme sorularını analiz etmek için doküman analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın bulgularına göre üç ülkedeki ders kitaplarında en fazla alıştırma sorularına yer verildiği görülmüştür. Singapur’un değerlendirme kategorisinde sorusunun bulunmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Bilişsel istem düzeylerine göre incelenen bulguların sonucunda ülkeler de genel olarak Düşük seviye soruların fazla olduğu, Düşük seviyenin içerisinde İlişkisiz işlemler düzeyinde sorulara daha çok yer verildiği saptanmıştır. Üç ülkenin ders kitaplarında Matematik yapma düzeyinde soru bulunamamıştır. Çözüm adımlarına bakıldığında soruların % 83’nün tekli çözüm adımında olduğu belirtilmiştir.
Posesión de animales exóticos y enfermedades zoonóticas: una aproximación desde el contexto mexicano
Authors: Carpio Domínguez José Luis , Villarreal Martínez María Teresa , Hernández Jiménez María Cristina
Published: December 2021

La posesión de animales exóticos como mascotas es una práctica social que en los últimos años ha adquirido mayor visibilización en México, por lo que es de interés comprender sus implicaciones ambientales, sociales y aquellas relacionadas con la salud humana. El presente estudio tiene como objetivo identificar las principales especies de animales exóticos que son tenidos como mascotas en el país y las enfermedades zoonóticas reportadas en estas especies. Se utiliza como metodología el análisis de cifras oficiales de aseguramientos de fauna exótica en México y la revisión de literatura especializada en enfermedades zoonóticas documentadas en México en estas especies. Se identificaron zoonosis en especies de fauna que pueden ser adquiridas tanto de manera legal como ilegal en el país, las cuales han sido reportadas en entornos en los que los animales conviven con otras especies y que se encuentran en contacto directo con las personas, lo que representa un factor importante en la diseminación y propensión de este tipo de enfermedades. Se concluye que la regulación sanitaria de los mercados de fauna, el monitoreo y estudio de microorganismos asociados a la fauna silvestre son estrategias útiles para prevenir el surgimiento de las zoonosis.
Evolution and sustainable development: what's the difference?
Authors: Martynov Arkady
Published: December 2021

The article is devoted to comparing the fundamental concepts of evolution and sustainable development. From a critical standpoint, the persisting notions of social and, in particular, economic evolution are analyzed. The author main-tains that on the basis of a recognized integrative vision of the sustainability problem, it is advisable to extend this concept to the entire process of the sys-temic transformation of society. The fundamental properties of a universal so-cial systemic transformation are revealed. As follows from the study, in the current period social changes will be largely associated with non-evolutionary changes. In conclusion the author sets forth his view of the substantial differ-ence between the long-term sustainable and desirable evolutionary trajectories of social transformation.
Working time of belorusian managers: analysis and assessment
Authors: Makovskaya N.
Published: December 2021

The article presents an analysis of the working time of Belarusian managers, taking into account their managerial potential. The features and barriers of the management environment in terms of rational use of working time and managerial labor are revealed. For this, econometric tools and methods of sociological analysis are used.
Kenya: Identifying RTIs remain problematic: Prevention is essential
Authors:   Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Published: December 2021

Since 1990, the Nakuru Municipal Council (Kenya) has implemented a multifaceted program to reduce the incidence of reproductive tract infections (RTIs), especially those that are sexually transmitted, including HIV/AIDS. Staff in the Council’s five health clinics use syndromic management guidelines, based on clients’ reported symptoms and clinical signs, to identify clients with RTIs. In 1998, the Population Council conducted a study to assess the accuracy of syndromic management and determine the best ways to integrate RTI management into existing antenatal (ANC) and family planning (FP) services. After an assessment of existing RTI services, 18 nurses from the five municipal clinics attended a three-day refresher course in syndromic management. As noted in this brief, more than half of the FP and ANC clients in Nakura had one or more RTIs, and roughly one-third of these infections were sexually transmitted. Using syndromic management algorithms based on reported symptoms, providers correctly classified only 5–16 percent of women who later tested positive with laboratory results. Given the limitations of syndromic management, programs need to stress prevention of sexually transmitted infections.
Juvenile Justice Realignment: A policy analysis of California Senate Bill 823
Authors:   , Patri Stewart
Published: December 2021

New legislation (Senate Bill 823) in the State of California, to realign the serious felony juvenile offender population from state facilities to county facilities, will go into effect July 1, 2021 (SB823, 2020). County probation departments will now be faced with determining how to provide adequate programming to a new population type of serious offender that includes adults in the age range of 18 to 25 years old. This places pressure on smaller county agencies to either find a cost-effective solution to modify their current facilities and programs or send this population to other county agencies. This research project analyzes the impact of SB823 on a sample of smaller counties.
Langurs in the Aegean Bronze Age? A Review of a Recent Debate on Archaeoprimatology and Animal Identification in Ancient Iconography
Authors: Binnberg Julia , Urbani Bernardo , Youlatos Dionisios
Published: December 2021

Recently, an article was published in the journal Primates, in which an interdisciplinary team consisting of primatologists, a taxonomic illustrator, and an art historian/archaeologist suggested a new identification of the monkeys depicted in a wall painting from Room 6 of Building Complex Beta in the Bronze Age town of Akrotiri on the Cycladic island of Thera. Briefly summarised, Pareja et al. argued that the monkeys represented are to be identified as grey or Hanuman langurs (Semnopithecus spp.), a monkey genus native to the Indian subcontinent. With this, they diverged from the traditional identification as green monkeys/vervets/grivets of the genus Chlorocebus from Africa. It was claimed that the new identification as langurs provides (further) evidence for links between the Aegean and the Indus River Valley during the Bronze Age, with Mesopotamia as a likely intermediary region. According to the authors, the Cycladic artists could have seen langurs on their travels, and monkey iconography could have reached the Aegean via objects originating from these regions.
Modern tendencies of formation of the market of forage harvesting machinery
Authors: Petrov Vadym , Zakharchuk Oleksandr , Navrotskyi Yaroslav
Published: December 2021

The purpose of the article is to investigate the tendencies of the machinery for field forage production in Ukraine and to substantiate the main criteria for decision-making by the management of the agricultural enterprises and agroservice structures in the formation of their fleets. Identify ways to improve the production of equipment for field fodder production in Ukraine Research methods. The methodological basis of the research is the dialectical method of cognition of the processes and phenomena, scientific works of the domestic scientists on the problems of formation, development and functioning of the agricultural machinery markets. The following research methods have been applied to solve the problems set in the work: monographic (for analyzing the peculiarities of the formation of the forage harvesters market in Ukraine), empirical (for complex assessment of the current state of the research object), abstract and logical (for generalization and formulation of the conclusions). Research results. The current state, preconditions and peculiarities of the market formation of field forage harvesters and provision with them of the rural producers have been analyzed. The factors that hinder the organization of production of complex agricultural machinery in Ukraine during the days of the state independence have been investigated. The main directions of implementation of the scientific and technological progress in the constructions of complex agricultural machinery of the leading world producers have been analyzed. The scientifically substantiated proposals on the criteria of decision-making in the formation of the forage harvesters fleets have been worked out. Ways to improve the production of equipment for field fodder production in Ukraine have been identified. Scientific novelty. The theoretical provisions on the formation of the agricultural machinery market have been further developed, taking into account the introduction of the latest innovative achievements of the scientific and technological progress in agricultural machinery construction and structural changes in agriculture of Ukraine. Practical significance. The main technical and technological, economic factors influencing the formation of the market of technical means for field forage production in Ukraine have been identified. The proposals for determining the criteria for managerial decision-making in the formation of the forage harvesters fleets by the agricultural enterprises and agroservice structures have been developed. Ways to improve the production of domestic equipment are proposed. Tabl.: 1. Figs.: 1. Refs.: 22.
The role of entrepreneurship, cooperation and agro-industrial integration in the development of rural areas
Authors: Malik Mykola , Shvets Andrii
Published: December 2021

The purpose of the article is to identify the necessary organizational and economic components of cooperation, integration and entrepreneurship in ensuring sustainable development of rural areas. Research methods. Methods used: historical, monographic and abstract-logical in the formation of the categories "entrepreneurship", "cooperation" and "integration"; comparison, economic and comprehensive analysis in determining the categories, unemployment rate and the role of entrepreneurship in increasing employment; statistical and economic - in determining the effectiveness of entrepreneurial activity and prospects for transformation processes in the development of the agricultural economy. Research results. It has been proved that entrepreneurship is an integral part of the stable development of the agrarian economy based on integration and cooperation. The parameters of changes in the functioning of transformational structures in the countryside are determined and a forecast for the future is given in the conditions of achieving the goal of developing rural areas. Scientific novelty. The directions of the formation of entrepreneurial structures for the period up to 2025 have been determined. Clarification of measures and principles that will be put into the development of transformation processes. Practical significance. The applied aspects of the study can be taken into account when developing programs for the development of rural areas and the formation of integration structures, will ensure the effective participation of the state aimed at supporting the development of the agricultural sector of the economy. Tabl.: 5. Figs.: 4. Refs.: 29.
Theoretical and methodological basis of agricultural cooperation development in Ukraine
Authors: Lupenko Yurii , Malik Mykola , Shpykuliak Oleksandr
Published: December 2021

The purpose of the article is to reveal the essence of the processes related to institutional changes in the legal regulation of the agricultural cooperation development. Research methods. Built on the doctrine of the fundamental principles of cooperation. The dialectical method of scientific knowledge, systemic generalization, abstract synthesis was used in accordance with the changes in the legislative framework when defining the essence and methodological assessment of relations in agriculture. Research results. A substantiated analysis of changes in the legal framework for the development of agricultural cooperation in 2020 is carried out. The need to harmonize the fundamental principles of cooperation and the practice of forming agricultural cooperatives in rural areas is proved, taking into account the development priorities of various cooperative structures. Scientific novelty. The essence of the operation of the legal framework for the formation and functioning of agricultural cooperatives in the context of the transformation of the development of the agrarian sector of the economy is revealed, legal collisions of the formation of pseudo-cooperatives are substantiated. Practical significance. The disadvantages of the new legislative framework for the development of agricultural cooperation in Ukraine are indicated, which can be used in the formation of the programmatic basis for the creation of agricultural cooperatives. Refs.: 15.