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THE MEANING OF THE CONCEPT OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT IN UZBEKISTAN AND FOREIGN EXPERIENCE
Authors:   Tashkent State University of Law, Jurayev Sherzod
Published: March 2023

The article discusses the concept of “electronic government”. Electronic government forms due to the use of informative and communicative technology by the executive organs of state power. In the scientific sphere, several terms are used, at first glance similar to their content: “electric state government”, “electronic government” and “electronic management”. The variety of terms used in scientific literature is conditioned by the fact that the term “e-government” used in foreign “electronic government” most of the time can be named as similar to the understanding of English electronic government, as in foreign politic law doctrine this term is used for writing the processes, happening in the state as a whole and affecting all three branches of state power. “The English term “e-government” is considered as “electronic government”. However, in foreign politics, in the literature, for the purpose of researching the changes that occur in the state administration, in connection with the use of informative and communicative technology, “e-governance” is used. In this case, the terms “e-government” and “e-governance” are denoted by their meaning. Besides, on the basis of political law in foreign countries, two principles for the definition of the concept of electronic government: narrow and wide (general theoretic) are investigated in the article. The definition of electronic government is stated to be a tool that accompanies the changes in the system of executive power, the usage of the internet and other digital technology in these types of organs with the aim of offering services, information, and provision of democratic procedures, the increased transparency of executive power. The opinions of scientists in the field of electronic government are analyzed and appropriate conclusions are drawn. The trends in the introduction of information technologies in the activities of executive bodies in the provision of public services to the population are considered.
ISSUES OF DIFFERENTIATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PROCEDURAL AGREEMENTS IN JUDICIAL AND INVESTIGATIVE PRACTICE
Authors:   Independent researcher of the Higher School of Judges, Judge of the Kuyi Chirchik district court on criminal cases, Azimov Dоniyor
Published: March 2023

This article aims to analyze the problems of differentiation of procedural agreements in the practice of judicial investigation. A plea agreement is an agreement made between the prosecutor and the suspect, the accused, or the defendant at any stage of the criminal proceedings and in other cases provided by law. According to the author’s opinion, the essence of the procedural agreement is its dependence on the accused’s attitude towards his guilt, that is, a differential approach. Regardless of the plea agreement, the judge’s obligation to examine and evaluate the available evidence in the case is an important guarantee aimed at ensuring that innocent persons forced to enter into a plea agreement as a result of physical or mental coercion are not convicted. The article also explains and substantiates the need to clearly define the circumstances that must be determined in cases where a procedural agreement has been concluded. The article also explains and substantiates the need to clearly define the circumstances that must be determined in cases where a procedural agreement has been concluded. The article also analyzes the criteria for differentiating the forms of a procedural agreement. The author made a comparative analysis of the forms of a procedural agreement, such as a procedural agreement on the admission of guilt, a procedural agreement on reconciliation, an agreement on cooperation with the investigation. The problems of differentiation of procedural agreements in the practice of judicial investigation of foreign countries and various legal systems are investigated.
RATIONAL USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN: ISSUES OF LEGAL SUPPORT
Authors:   Tashkent State University of Law, Faiziev Shukhrat
Published: March 2023

This article analyzes the role and importance of legal support for the rational use of natural resources. Based on scientific and legal judgments, the main directions of the environmental policy of the state in the field of rational use of natural resources and issues of further improvement of natural resource legislation are substantiated. The author pays special attention to the definition of such concepts as: “use of nature”, “use of natural resources”, “rational use of natural resources”, “sustainable development” and “legal regime for the rational use of natural resources”. The general and specific features of the legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan, in the field of rational use of land, water, subsoil, flora and fauna are analyzed. The main shortcomings of the legislation in this area are outlined; conclusions and recommendations are outlined for improving legislation in the field of rational use of natural resource legislation.
IMPROVING THE LEGAL STATUS OF ADVOCACY STRUCTURES
Authors:   Tashkent State University of Law, Qodiraliyev Saddam , Gulmurodov Firuzbek ,   Tashkent State University of Law
Published: March 2023

This article provides a scientific, theoretical, and legal analysis of the legal status of law firms; examines the features of the structure of the law office and legal advice, national and foreign experience in improving the legal status of these law firms, and offers proposals for making appropriate amendments to the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Advocacy”. In addition, the general, similar, and mutual differences between a law firm and a bar association, and the rights and obligations of lawyers in a law firm and a bar association have been theoretically and legally investigated. According to the results of studies carried out directly in practice, it was emphasized that it is urgent to organize the activities of the legal consultancy, which is considered to be an advocacy structure, as stipulated in the legislation, and to create a materially, technically and financially effective support system for the full operation of the legal consultancy. A comparative analysis of the legal status of the legal structures of foreign countries with national legal structures revealed the dependence of the legal structures in the countries on the socio-legal nature of the institute of advocacy. In order to improve the legal foundations of this institution, taking into account the studies, the relevance of the theoretical and practical foundations of the bar institute in the Republic of Uzbekistan was revealed. The current state of advocacy in the Republic of Uzbekistan, current issues of the legal status of advocacy structures, and ways of improvement were determined.
PROSEDUR PENYUSUNAN TES BERBASIS HOTS PADA EMPAT KETERAMPILAN BERBAHASA ARAB
Authors: SIHABUDDIN SIHABUDDIN
Published: March 2023

The main characteristic of a good test is validity. To obtain a valid test, moreover the test is used to measure higher-order thinking skills or what is commonly called HOTS, there are stages or procedures that must be passed. The procedures for preparing HOTS-based tests on the four Arabic language skills are: determining the basic competencies or objectives of administering the Arabic test, selecting test material including the components and skills of the Arabic language which are determined and which will be tested as well as the subject matter to be tested, making indicators or objectives specifically to be measured, preparing test grids, drafting questions (tests), reviewing tests, and finalizing test arrangements.
ABSTRAKKarakteristik utama suatu tes yang baik adalah valid. Untuk memperoleh sebuah tes yang valid, apalagi tes tersebut digunakan untuk mengukur kemampuan berpikir tingkat tinggi (higher-order thinking skills) atau yang lazim disebut HOTS, maka ada tahapan atau prosedur yang harus dilalui. Adapun prosedur dalam penyusunan tes berbasis HOTS pada empat keterampilan berbahasa arab yaitu : menentukan kompetensi dasar atau tujuan penyelenggaraan tes bahasa arab, pemilihan materi tes meliputi komponen dan keterampilan berbahasa arab yang ditentukan dan yang akan diteskan serta pokok bahasan yang akan diteskan, membuat indikator atau tujuan khusus yang akan diukur, menyusun kisi-kisi tes, menyusun draft soal (tes), mereview tes, dan finalisasi penyusunan tes.
Little evidence for land-use filters on intraspecific trait variation in three arthropod groups
Authors: Wehner Katja , Brandt Matthias , Hilpert Andrea , Simons Nadja K.​​​​​​​ , Blüthgen Nico
Published: March 2023

Abstract. Declines in species richness and abundance of insects over the last decades
are often driven by anthropogenic land use and can have severe consequences
for ecosystem functioning. Many studies investigated the effects of land-use intensification on the distribution of phenotypic traits across species at the community level, often with mixed results. However, biotic and abiotic environmental filters and potential selection act on individuals within each species, i.e., at the species' population level, and thus drive the extent of intraspecific phenotypic variation. Here, we compare the morphological trait variation within selected species of dung beetles, bees and grasshoppers and link this variation to land-use intensity in forests and grasslands. Selected traits included absolute body size measures and relative leg, wing or eye size, or shape and are often interpreted as “functional traits” in the context of specific ecological responses or effects. We predicted that trait variability among individuals of arthropod species is reduced in intensively
used ecosystems (with pronounced environmental filtering) compared to
low-intensity ones, particularly for arthropod species that were more
abundant in intensively used sites (“land-use winners” compared to
“losers”). In general, only few effects of land-use intensity on trait
variation were found showing a decreasing variation with increasing land-use
intensity in forests but an increasing variation in grasslands. Although
many studies confirmed strong land-use impacts on species composition,
diversity and trait distribution, including evidence from the same land-use
gradients, we were not able to confirm consistent effects at the
intraspecific level. However, the choice of which traits are included in
analyses and the linkage between phenotypic variation and genetic
variability can strongly influence the conclusions drawn on ecological
processes. Therefore, we suggest extending the use of intraspecific trait
variation on other, more specific response or effect traits and a broader
range of species in future studies.
Selection and justification of methods and mathematical models of equipment wear and replacement
Authors:   SOYUZCERT LLC, Khersonsky Nikolai S. , Bolshedvorskaya Ludmila G. ,   Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation
Published: March 2023

The authors develop and show the practical applicability of mathematical models for assessing the wear of equipment. According to the property of fixed assets, which equipment belongs to, it has to be replaced as a result of wear and tear. In this connection, the relevance of the conducted research is caused by the search of models for assessing their state at a given moment of time. The complexity of developing such models is due to the fact that the characteristics of equipment performance are random values and random functions. When planning the work of the enterprise it is necessary to take into account the statistical characteristics of the survivability of the equipment. Only in this way it is possible to foresee in advance the amount of renewable equipment, the order of preventive maintenance and the terms in which equipment should be replaced to ensure uninterrupted implementation of the production program without excessive investment expenditures of the enterprise.
ASSESSMENT OF ADVERSE CONDITIONS FOR HELICOPTER PILOTAGE
Authors:   Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation, Trusova Elena I. ,   Public Joint Stock Company  "United Aircraft Corporation" (PAO "UAC"), Rybalkina Alexandra L. ,   Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation, Nikolaykin Nikolay I. ,   Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation
Published: March 2023

The results of the analysis of negative aviation events caused by difficult weather conditions are presented; it is statistically confirmed that this predominantly occurs with helicopters. The influence of environmental factors on the piloting of aircraft is overviewed, the mechanism of such influence is explained; an analysis of earlier studies is given. The possibility to reduce the piloting risks by preliminary assessment of the adverse weather risks is shown. For the planned helicopter flights, a method of preliminary compensation of environmental influence is proposed.
METHODOLOGY AND SOFTWARE FOR MODELING THE FUNCTIONING OF SYSTEMS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR RELIABILITY AT THE STAGES OF OPERATION AND DESIGN
Authors:   Irkutsk State University, Krivel Sergey M. ,   Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Lebedeva Anastasia A. ,   Irkutsk State University, Spasibko Alexandra B. ,   Irkutsk State University
Published: March 2023

The work is devoted to the creation of universal software for the development of computer models of systems that allow studying the parameters and characteristics of the reliability of systems based on the structural scheme of reliability, and the methodological principles of using the proposed software in the analysis of the operational properties of systems in their design. The software is an application (Toolbox) of the Simulink dynamic modeling system. Algorithms and programs are unified, grouped by purpose, designed to form mathematical and computer models of complex structural reliability systems. The proposed software allows performing a computational experiment to analyze reliability characteristics and to evaluate the effectiveness of measures to improve the reliability of technical and technological systems; it is enough to simply modify mathematical models; organize a software interface; process simulation results. The features of the software make it possible to effectively change both the characteristics and reliability parameters of the system elements and the structure of the interrelationships of the system elements from the point of view of the reliability of the entire system as a whole. The paper provides an example of using the software.
ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE IONOSPHERE INFLUENCE ON ENERGY RELATIONS IN SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS BY THE METHODS OF PHYSICAL PLASMA KINETICS
Authors:   Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation (Irkutsk branch), Khazanov Dmitry V. , Lezhankin Boris V. ,   Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation (Irkutsk branch), Erokhin Vyacheslav V. ,   Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation (Irkutsk branch)
Published: March 2023

In civil aviation, an urgent and important task is to provide air traffic participants with uninterrupted radio communication. Satellite communication is a global mobile network covering the entire surface of the Earth, including polar regions, which provides a two-way data and voice communication exchange. An analysis of the principles of functioning of satellite communication systems (SCS) showed that the determination of energy characteristics is of great importance. Energy characteristics in satellite communication channels and the level of interference determine SCS operational capabilities and quality indicators. One of the critical factors that determine the effectiveness of the SCS functioning is the conditions for the propagation and absorption of radio waves, including ionospheric phenomena, which are not yet fully understood, and this determines the research relevance. This article is devoted to theoretical studies of the ionospheric plasma by the methods of physical kinetics to increase the energy potential of the radio links of a satellite communication system.
Service Time Reduction Through the Development of a Simulation Model in a Selected Bank
Authors: Anam Rashed Choudhury Abul , Nahar Syeda Kumrun , Pritom Arindam Purohit
Published: March 2023

Service time is an important element of the banking service. The time needed to wait in the queue makes the service receiver dissatisfied. To minimize the waiting time and improve the utilization rate, simulation-based analysis is a well-established technique. The objective of the current research is to investigate the current scenario of the service mechanism of the selected bank and suggest the best possible configuration for improving the service level.  The research is based on a case study in which the operations of a specific bank were observed. A conceptual model of the studied bank has been developed first. It helps to realize how the entities move through the system. Then, an arena model was built according to the conceptual model following the collection and distribution of field data (arrival time, delay time at the aisle, and service time) via an input analyzer. The suggested model shows progressregardingthe average server utilization rate and waiting time customers spend in the queue. The proposed model shows a 30% improvement in waiting time and a 40% improvement in service time, or value-added time.
Algunos líquenes interesantes para la Península Ibérica
Authors: Fernández-Costas Daniel , García-Molares Aida
Published: March 2023

The presence of 25 species was reported during a survey carried out in the municipality of O Rosal (Pontevedra, NW Spain). Among them, Arthonia anglica and A. ligniaria are new records for the Iberian Peninsula, while Rinodina colobinoides and Usnea erinacea are new records for Spain. In addition, Agonimia opuntiella, Cliostomum griffithii, Coppinsiella ulcerosa, Lecanora barkmaniana, Micarea synotheoides, Physcia vitii, Reichlingia zwackhii, Rinodina biloculata, R. excrecens, R. conradii and R. pyrina are recorded for the first time in Galicia. Another 10 species included in this publication are new records for the province of Pontevedra.
The use of buckwheat flour in the technology of semi-smoked sausage
Authors: Yessengaziyeva Aliya , Uzakov Yassin , Chernukha Irina , Kaimbayeva Leila , Kalashinova Lyazat , Zhantleuov Daniyar
Published: March 2023

This article aims to substantiate the use of buckwheat flour in the technology of semi-smoked sausage based on the study of physicochemical, functional and technological, structural and mechanical and organoleptic parameters. It has been found that a small amount of buckwheat flour in semi-smoked sausage samples (up to 10.0% by weight of unsalted raw material) increases the moisture-binding capacity of the control sample by 1.1-1.8%. The study of the shear stress limit of the finished experimental samples showed that the maximum value of this parameter is 758 Pa. With increasing the dosage of hydrated buckwheat flour, the minced meat loosens, and the value of the shear stress limit in samples No.3 and  No.4 is 420 and 390 Pa. The appearance, color, smell, aroma, consistency, taste and juiciness were studied in the produced samples of semi-smoked sausage. Histological examination of an experimental sample of semi-smoked sausage with a level of hydrated buckwheat flour of 6% was carried out. It has been found that introducing hydrated buckwheat flour into the minced meat up to 6% of the mass of raw meat material has a positive effect on the physical and chemical, functional and technological, structural and mechanical and organoleptic parameters of semi-smoked sausage.
THE INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MENTAL TOUGHNESS AND COPE WITH SPORTING PROBLEMS IN TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL SPORTS
Authors: İNCEOĞLU AYAZ Eda , İLGAR Yeliz
Published: March 2023

Aim: The study was carried out to examine the relationship between the mental toughness of the athletes in team and individual sports and their ability to cope with sportive problems.
Method: The sample of the research; consists of athletes aged 18 and over, who play team sports (99 athletes) and individual sports (109 athletes) in the national team and in the upper leagues. It consists of a total of 208 people, 80 female and 128 male athletes, with a minimum age of 18 and a maximum of 30, determined by the convenience sampling method. In the research, the Skills for Coping with Sportive Problems, developed by Ozcan and Gunay (2017), validity and reliability studies, and the Mental Toughness Inventory in Sports, developed by Altıntaş, Bayar-Koruç (2017) Pearson Correlation Analysis, Independent Groups T Test techniques were used in the analysis of the data.
Findings and Conclusion: According to the findings of the research; There was a difference between the total score in terms of coping with sportive problems and the ability to be free from anxiety and to show high performance under pressure. In terms of mental toughness, the confidence sub-dimension scores of the athletes who do team sports were higher than the athletes who do individual sports. Considering the relationship between mental toughness and the ability to cope with sportive problems, a moderate positive relationship was observed in team sports, and a relationship level of 13% was found. In individual sports, this rate was found at the level of 5%.
Keywords: Team and individual sports, mental toughness, cope with sporting problems
EVALUASI EFEKTIVITAS MEDIA KOMUNIKASI PEMASARAN DENGAN MODEL ICTRT FOR MOBILE STUDI KASUS: MARKETPLACE GODEVI
Authors: Sanjiwani Ni Made Gandhi , Suartawan I Wayan , Bria Bernadus Bernando
Published: March 2023

Sejak diberlakukannya Kebijakan PSBB (Pembatasan Sosial Bersakala Besar) telah berdampak krusial bagi desa wisata.Sebagian besar desa wisata di Bali hanya mampu mendatangkan kurang dari 100 wisatawan per tahun. Salah satu media komunikasi pemasaran digital yang memberikan kontribusi nyata bagi desa wisata di Bali yakni Marketplace Godevi. Tujuan studi ini dapat mengevaluasi efektivitas website Godevi sehingga mampu menghasilkan rekomendasi dalam meningkatkan traffic engagement wisatawan. Sejauh ini belum ditemukan evaluasi efektivitas website bagi marketplace desa wisata dengan Model ICTRT for mobile. Pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode penilaian efektivitas model ICTRT diaplikasikan dalam studi ini. Sebanyak 97 kuesioner berhasil disebar kepada wisatawan dengan purposive random sampling. Secara purposive dipilih expertuntuk diwawancara secara mendalam. Sebanyak 5 variabel dengan 51 instrumen menggunakan Model ICTRT for mobile dianalisis dengan pengukuran efektivitas website. Hasil studi ini menunjukkan website Godevi memiliki tingkat efektivitas yang tergolong tinggi. Temuan menarik dalam studi ini, website Godevi memiliki keunggulan dari sisi dimensi komunikasi terkait branding destinasi. Studi ini berhasil mengkonfirmasi studi terdahulu yang menemukan dimensi hubungan dan transaksi sebagai dimensi dengan tingkat efektivitas terendah. Pengelola website desa wisata khususnya Godevi direkomendasikan untuk dapat mengoptimalkan fitur – fitur hubungan (relationship) dan mereduksi hambatan dalam proses transaksi.
Psychological Parametric Prediction Through Video Recognition
Authors: Dasgupta Sairanjan , Mathur Vinayak , Jayavel Kayalvizhi , M Safa
Published: March 2023

Recognizing human expressions and emotions is one of the most powerful and challenging tasks in social communication. In general, facial expressions are a natural and direct way for humans to express the emotions and intentions. To build a system for acknowledging and recognizing the different emotions present in the emotion spectrum (namely: happiness, sadness, fear, anger, disgust and surprise). This paper goes through the various approaches that can be followed for this topic.
Early Cinema History and the Emergence of “Filipino” Film
Authors: Campos Patrick
Published: March 2023

A Review of Cine: Spanish Influences on Early Cinema in the Philippines (2003), Quezon City: National Commission for Culture and the Arts and Film: American Influences on Philippine Cinema (2011), Mandaluyong City: Anvil Publishing, Inc.
Queer Love and Urban Intimacies in Martial Law Manila
Authors: Diaz Robert
Published: March 2023

This article examines certain representations of Metropolitan Manila and the city’s queer intimacies during Martial Law. In particular, it analyzes Ishmael Bernal’s film Manila By Night (1980) and Jessica Hagedorn’s novel Dogeaters (1990). Released during a time when the Marcoses secured rule through an over-production of their “love team,”and by IMF supported justifications for molding a“beautiful and efficient”Manila,Manila By Night challenges disciplinary plans for the city and its populace through the presence of queer characters that unabashedly love the dirty, dysfunctional and impoverished city. In a similar vein, Dogeaters incorporates characters that practice queer love as they navigate a version of Manila antithetical to the one the government and the neo-colonial elite produced for the West. Although coming from different genres, it is perhaps unsurprising that both Manila by Night and Dogeaters center on Manila as the quintessential space for queer revolutionary politics. Bernal and Hagedorn re-imagine Manila as connecting militant forms of queerness across geo-political spaces and temporalities. Both works also highlight the utility of a queer diasporic framework to understanding revolutionary politics during dictatorial rule.
The Raiding Dutchmen: Colonial stereotypes, identity and Islam in Indonesian B-movies
Authors: Sasono Eric
Published: March 2023

This paper intends to examine the portrayal of the Dutch colonialism in Indonesian b-movies , which mostly occupied Indonesian screens in 1970s to 1980s. The portrayal is full of stereotype, in which the Dutch officials, as the colonial authority, are portrayed as “immoral” Westerners who are unjust and having insatiable appetite towards financial accumulation. This portrayal is always coupled with depiction of the films’ arch-protagonists as heroes who fight colonialism, and are equipped with religious justification and self-righteousness, which enable them to acquire superhuman strength. The stereotyping of the Dutch in these films should be seen as a further strategy in a different context, in relation to two main reasons. First, this modern day stereotype should be seen in post-colonial discourse as the effort to situate Indonesian national identity in popular cognizance. Secondly, it is not a coincidence that the portrayal of Indonesian heroism in the colonial resistance movements is done in conjunction with national and religious (particularly Islamic) identity since there has been an overlap between national and Islamic identity in development of post-colonial discourse in Indonesia. In the light of examination of popular narrative in Indonesian b-movies, especially on “colonial actions film genre”, this paper will provide insights into formation of national identity, religious tension and post-colonial situation.
Challenging New Order’s Gender Ideology in Benyamin Sueb’s Betty Bencong Slebor: A Queer Reading
Authors: Munir Maimunah
Published: March 2023

The representation of sexuality in Soeharto’s New Order Indonesian films mainly centred on the female reproductive role, and tended to present the nation as constructed of heterosexual families rather than individual citizens (Boellstorff, 2005). Under this formulation of gender ideology, all sexual practice outside heterosexual marriage could be seen as contradictory to the God-given nature of Indonesian citizens. Despite few representations, non-reproductive sexualities film-themes were produced and consumed. Released in 1978, Benyamin Sueb’s Betty Bencong Slebor became box-office hit in the late of 1970s and negotiated the state’s ideology that viewed cinema as a ‘vehicle for the creation of a national culture’ (Sen and Hill, 2000). This comedy film genre is criticising the mainstream perception of waria, male to female transgender (MtF) that is marginalized as a second-class citizen. Betty, the house maid waria in Bokir’s family, starred by famous comedian Benyamin Sueb, portrayed how gender identity is not a fixed identity; it’s merely a condition of doing straightness or doing queerness. Bokir’s wife feels blessed of having Betty in her family to resist Bokir as a womaniser. In this point, waria-ness is an alternative strategy to negotiate patriarchal system. Queer film reading especially Judith Butler’s theory on gender performativity will be used in analysing the film diegetic. The study finds that Betty Bencong Slebor can be seen as a cult film, considering the main protagonist and the film director is Benyamin Sueb as one of the greatest cult icons in Indonesia. As a cult film, Betty Bencong Slebor helps to understand the complexity, ambiguity and the harsh life of a wadam/waria, a marginalized group with a distinct identity. Betty’s gender fluidity offers a playful negotiation to New Order’s essentialist concept of gender binary system. This transgressive element confirms Ernest Mathijs and Mendik’s perspective (2007) that a cult film ‘rub against cultural sensitivities and resist dominant politics’.
Beneath Still Waters: Brian Yuzna’s Ritual Return in Indonesian Cinema
Authors: Mendik Xavier
Published: March 2023

This article offers the first academic consideration of Brian Yuzna’s recent films created in Indonesia. Since the mid 1980s, Yuzna has worked extensively across the USA, Europe and the Far East (both as a director and producer), pioneering a distinctive international brand of horror cinema that combines social critique with explicit splatter. Despite his transnational credentials, Yuzna’s work in Indonesia has largely been ignored by those critics interested in reclaiming 1970s/80s genre entries as more ‘legitimate’ symbols of Indonesian cult cinema. However, by considering Yuzna’s 2010 title Amphibious, I shall argue that the film contains the elements of hybridity and generic impurity that critics such as Karl G. Heider have long attributed to Indonesian pulp traditions. Specifically, it shall be argued that the film’s emphasis on performativity, trickery and spectacle are used to evoke Indonesian myths rather than Americanised tropes of genre cinema. As well as considering the transnational elements to Amphibious, the article will also explore possible connections between abject constructions of the transformative female body in both Indonesian film and Brian Yuzna’s wider cinema. The article also features exclusive new interviews with Brian Yuzna and Amphibious screenwriter John Penney discussing the making and meaning of the film.
Ecological rationality of moral intuitions: Exploring its description with GARP and its functionality with a jealousy evoking economic game
Authors:   ,   Universidad del Desarrollo, Barbato Epple María Teresa
Published: March 2023

This introductory theoretical framework describes the existing literature on the approaches that moral psychology has followed in recent years. Specifically, the advantages and disadvantages of constructing this discipline will be exposed using theories and methodologies from other areas such as: neuroscience, evolutionary psychology and microeconomics, which have visions that allow us to understand how individuals respond to their environment and allow us to build models around how and why moral intuitions arise. We will focus on the evolutionary vision that allows us to understand morality as rules that solve certain ancestral problems that are believed to be relevant to our ancestors. In this context, intuitions have an important role in cooperation and consequently in the reproductive success of humans, for this reason we will change the paradigm that exists in the literature on reason vs. intuition. In which intuitions are thought of irrational behavior due to their close link to emotions. We demonstrate that intuitions are rational and explore their functionality from an evolutionary perspective evoking the moral emotion of jealousy
Psicobiología de la sociosexualidad en hombres. Una aproximación desde la psicometría y la teoría de juegos
Authors:   ,   Universidad del Desarrollo, Figueroa Oriana
Published: March 2023

El presente trabajo buscó comprender las estrategias reproductivas en los hombres, integrando aspectos biológicos, psicológicos y conductuales en un marco evolutivo. Se presentan dos manuscritos publicados: “The Male Warrior Hypothesis: Testosterone-related Cooperation and Aggression in the Context of Intergroup Conflict” y “Testing strategic pluralism: The roles of attractiveness and competitive abilities to understand conditionality in men's short-term reproductive strategies”. El primero busca comprender cómo algunos rasgos antropométricos dependientes de testosterona influyen en la cooperación y agresión en diferentes contextos de conflicto intra e intergrupal. La testosterona es una hormona social y se ha establecido su influencia en la competencia intrasexual y el éxito reproductivo en los hombres. El último estudia el papel de los rasgos de atractivo y las habilidades competitivas en las estrategias reproductivas a corto plazo. Con este trabajo estudiamos en una dimensión más específica aquellos aspectos que tienen incidencia tanto en términos intrasexuales como intersexuales, estableciendo que los rasgos de atractivo son más relevantes para el despliegue de estrategias reproductivas en el corto plazo
COVID-19’un Sağlık Sigortası Sektörüne Etkisi
Authors: BULAN Seyhan , ÖZSARI Haluk
Published: March 2023

Amaç: Sağlık sigortacılığı sektöründe; Türkiye’de COVID-19 nedeniyle oluşan değişimlerin ortaya konmasını amaçlamaktadır.

Yöntem: Sağlık sigorta sektöründe meydana gelen değişikliklerin tespiti için yetkili kurumların web sayfalarından 2017-2021 yıllarını kapsayan ikincil veriler elde edilerek içerik analizi yapılmıştır.

Bulgular: Pandemi başlangıcı öncesi ve sonrası iki yıllık periyotların ele alınması ile farklılıkların ortaya konabileceği düşünülmüş ve 2018-2019-2020-2021 yılı genel sağlık sigorta verileri ile özel sağlık sigortası verilerine bakılmıştır. Şirketlerin teknik kârlılık düzeylerinde bir etkilenme söz konusu olmasa da özel sigortalarda poliçe üretim sayısında bir azalma meydana geldiği gözlenmiştir.

Sonuç: Özel sağlık sektörü ve genel sağlık sigortası kapsamlarının genişletilmesi ile COVID-19’un meydana getirdiği risk durumu en az hasarla atlatılmış olarak değerlendirilebilir. Olağanüstü hallerde karşılaşılan durumların ekonomik çıktılarının ortaya konması sonraki dönemler için alternatif çözüm yolları oluşturulması açısından önemli görülmeli ve her yönden analiz edilmelidir.
Dönüşümcü Liderliğin Bireysel Yenilikçiliğe Etkisinde Örgütsel Öğrenme İkliminin Aracılık Rolü Üzerine Bir Araştırma
Authors: İBRAHİM Esraa , GÜL Hasan
Published: March 2023

Bu çalışmanın amacı dönüşümcü liderliğinin bireysel yenilikçilik üzerine etkisinde örgütsel öğrenme ikliminin aracı rolü gösterip göstermediğini belirlemektir. Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Hastanesinde görev yapmakta olan 281 sağlık çalışanı araştırmanın örneklemini oluşturmaktadır. Dönüşümcü liderlik Dönmez ve Toker (2017) tarafından geliştirilen “Dönüştürücü Liderlik Ölçeği”, örgütsel öğrenme iklimi Hüseyin Çırpan tarafından geliştirilen “Örgütsel Öğrenme İklimi Ölçeği” ve bireysel yenilikçilik H. Thomas Hurt, Katherine Joseph ve Chester D. Cook (1977) tarafından geliştirilen ve Türkçe’ye uyarlanması Ayşegül Sarıoğlu (2014) tarafından yapılan “Bireysel Yenilikçilik Ölçeği” ile ölçülmüştür. Dönüşümcü liderliğin bireysel yenilikçilik üzerine etkisinde örgütsel öğrenme ikliminin aracılık rolünün olup olmadığı bootstrap yöntemini esas alan yol analizi ile incelenmiştir. Bu bağlamda iki farklı model kurulmuş ve örgütsel öğrenme ikliminin dönüşümcü liderlik ile bireysel yenilikçilik arasındaki ilişkide aracı rolü oynamadığı bulgusuna ulaşılmıştır.
Journal of Medical Research Volume 118 E4(2) 2019
Authors: Research Journal of Medical
Published: March 2023

Full text Volume 118 E4 issue 2, 2019
Tạp chí Nghiên cứu Y học tập 123 (7) 2019
Authors: Nghiên cứu Y học Tạp chí
Published: March 2023

Toàn văn Tạp chí Nghiên cứu Y học tập 123 (7) 2019
Homicide in Australia 2020–21
Authors: Bricknell Samantha
Published: March 2023

The National Homicide Monitoring Program is Australia’s only national data collection on homicide incidents, victims and offenders. This report describes the 210 homicide incidents recorded by Australian state and territory police between 1 July 2020 and 30 June 2021. During this 12-month period there were 221 victims of homicide and 263 identified offenders.
Binary Sparrow Search Algorithm for Feature Selection
Authors: Xu Yuan Xu Yuan , Xu Yuan Jeng-Shyang Pan , Jeng-Shyang Pan Ai-Qing Tian , Ai-Qing Tian Shu-Chuan Chu
Published: March 2023

<>The sparrow search algorithm (SSA) is a novel intelligent optimization algorithm that simulates the foraging and anti-predation behavior of sparrows. The sparrow search algorithm (SSA) can optimize continuous problems, but in reality many problems are binary problems. In this paper, the binary sparrow search algorithm (BSSA) is proposed to solve binary optimization problems, such as feature selection. The transfer function is crucial to BSSA and it directly affects the performance of BSSA. This paper proposes three new transfer functions to improve the performance of BSSA. Mathematical analysis revealed that the original SSA scroungers position update equation is no longer adapted to BSSA. This paper improves the position update equation. We compared BSSA with BPSO, BGWO, and BBA algorithms, and tested on 23 benchmark functions. In addition, statistical analysis of the experimental results, Friedman test and Wilcoxon rank-sum test were performed to verify the effectiveness of BSSA. Finally, the algorithm was used to successfully implement feature selection and obtain satisfactory results in the UCI data set.<>
Development of an Educational Chatbot System for Enhancing Students’ Biology Learning Performance
Authors: Yen-Ting Lin Yen-Ting Lin , Yen-Ting Lin Jian-Heng Ye
Published: March 2023

In traditional biology classrooms, teachers do not have enough class time to interact with students, and students often do not have the opportunities to raise questions in class. Therefore, out of class, students may not have sufficient ability to learn and review biology knowledge based on faulty foundations. To address the problem, it is important to provide suitable learning tools to support students conducting biology learning out of class. In recent years, chatbots have been adopted in various fields for providing instant interactions and supports to users. Therefore, by using chatbot technologies in biology education, students can interact with a chatbot out of class anytime and anywhere and further obtain instant learning supports. Bearing this in mind, the aim of this study is to propose a biology learning chatbot system that can support students to learn biology out of class. Moreover, a quasi-experiment was designed for a grade 7 biology course in a junior high school. 34 students were asked to participate in the experiment and divided into a control group and an experimental group. The experimental results indicated that the proposed chatbot system had a positive impact on students’ learning achievements in traditional biology learning.

 
A New Data Integrity Verification Scheme with Low Communication Cost
Authors: Fanglin An Fanglin An , Fanglin An Jun Ye , Jun Ye Zhen Guo
Published: March 2023

The development of cloud storage is indispensable for today’s Internet information technology. The superiority of cloud storage is that the ownership of the storage medium and the ownership of the stored data are divided and held by two parties with respective interests - cloud server providers and data users. However, the transmission, storage and utilization of data constantly caused the violation of users’ rights and interests. Data integrity as a countermeasure has been paid growing attention to by researchers. Traditional data integrity protection schemes are based on the cloud server-client architecture, which requires high computational overhead and communication. To address this scenario, this paper proposes an improved data integrity verification scheme that enables local users to perform rapid and efficient data integrity verification of data stored on cloud servers, reduces the volume of communication data during the verification process, and effectively prevents the loss or tampering of data stored in the cloud server.

 
Key Strategies for Digital Transformation- A Non-medical Center Hospital in Taiwan as An Example
Authors: Chih-Wen Huang Chih-Wen Huang , Chih-Wen Huang Yuan-Cheng Lai , Yuan-Cheng Lai Chun-Yen Chiu , Chun-Yen Chiu Pi-Tzong Jan , Pi-Tzong Jan Yen-Hung Chen
Published: March 2023

Digital transformation becomes the focus of all industries, governments are actively promoting it to increase the welfare of the people in the technological maturity era. Hospitals are highly relevant to people’s lives, and their continuous improvement is necessary. However, the promotion of progress is limited to the hospital culture, management, and health care system, which affects the development of various departments. Through literature review and in-depth interviews with relevant employees who implement electronic medical records and nursing information plans, this study demonstrates that the hospital has experienced many difficulties before reaching the digitization stage. Therefore, the dilemma that the hospital promotes in the digitization stage is all examples of digital transformation. The paper proposes seven digitization strategies: (1) constructing new digital transformation strategies and corresponding system development; (2) re-organize a new hospital culture according to the digital transformation strategy; (3) the hospital management understands and supports the digital transformation; (4) establish a dedicated team for digital transformation; (5) comprehensive process transformation and continuous improvement of user interaction experience; (6) strengthen the ability to use data and drive digital transformation; (7) refrain from regulatory restrictions on medical regulations.

 
Vehicle Feature Recognition via a Convolutional Neural Network with an Improved Bird Swarm Algorithm
Authors: Xuan Chen Xuan Chen
Published: March 2023

Accurate vehicle feature recognition is an important element in traffic intelligence systems. To address the problems of slow convergence and weak generalization ability in using convolutional neural networks to improve vehicle feature recognition, we propose an improved bird swarm algorithm to optimize convolutional neural networks (IBSA-CNNs) for vehicle recognition strategies. First, we use the center of gravity backward learning strategy and similarity- and aggregation-based optimization strategy in population initialization and foraging behavior, respectively, to improve the algorithm performance and avoid falling into a local optimum. Second, the improved bird swarm algorithm is used to optimize the weights of the convolutional and pooling layers of the convolutional neural network to improve the neural network performance. Finally, we tested the performance of the improved bird swarm algorithm in simulation experiments using benchmark functions. The recognition performance of IBSA-CNN was tested by the UCI dataset, and in the traffic vehicle dataset BIT-Vehicle, it improved 4.9% and 6.8% compared with R-CNN and CNN, respectively, indicating that IBSA-CNN has better vehicle feature recognition.

 
GA-based Charger Deployment Algorithm in Indoor Wireless Rechargeable Sensor Networks
Authors: Zekun Fang Zekun Fang , Zekun Fang Wei-Che Chien , Wei-Che Chien Cong Zhang , Cong Zhang Nghiem Thuy Hang , Nghiem Thuy Hang Wei-Ming Chen
Published: March 2023

The advancement of Internet of Things technology has made continuous environmental monitoring a crucial requirement for various applications. To address the issue of the network life cycle, Wireless Rechargeable Sensor Networks (WRSNs) have emerged as a promising solution. This research is focused on WRSN applications in indoor settings such as the Industrial Internet of Things and indoor greenhouses. In such scenarios, rechargeable wireless sensing devices can gather the required information, reducing equipment costs and eliminating the inconvenience of wired sensors. This study proposes the utilization of a genetic algorithm to optimize the deployment of chargers in indoor environments. Compared to greedy algorithms, this approach can determine the best solution for charger deployment and minimize deployment expenses.

 
Using Big Data In Analysis Of Consumer Behavior: A Qualitative Study
Authors: DEĞERMEN Anıl , MOHAMMADABBASİ Maryam
Published: March 2023

Big data, which has been used intensively in the field of marketing, is of great importance in the analysis of consumer behavior, in predetermining the changes in consumer needs and wants that may occur in the future, and in the development of marketing strategies suitable for these wishes and needs. Yet, there are few empirical studies of consumer behavior with big data. In this context, the aim of the study is to discuss how big data is used in the analysis of consumer behavior and to reveal its advantages. In addition to this, it is also aimed to observe the practitioners' attitudes on how big data determines consumer behavior. For this purpose, the interview technique was chosen in order to collect data in the study. In the survey, senior managers of 10 different companies in Istanbul, which are currently using big data, were interviewed as field research, and qualitative data analysis was carried out in the NVIVO program. As a result of the analysis, it is seen that companies obtain comprehensive information about consumers by using big data. In light of this information collected, companies can predict consumer behavior, carry out their digitalization activities more efficiently, and develop data-based consumer-specific advertisements.
SEROLOGICAL MONITORING OF INFLUENZA A VIRUS CIRCULATION AMONG HORSES OF SOUTHERN KAZAKHSTAN
Authors: НУРАЛИБЕКОВ С.Ш. , САБЫРЖАН Т.Б. , КАСЫМБЕКОВ Е.Т. , АХМЕТСАДЫКОВ Н.Н. , АХМЕТЖАНОВА М.Н. , БАТАНОВА Ж.М. , ХАН Е.Я. , КАРАМЕНДИН К.О. , КЫДЫРМАНОВ А.И.
Published: March 2023

В статье описываются подтипы вируса гриппа, вызывающие инфекции среди лошадей, приводится историческая справка об эпизоотиях лошадиного гриппа А, приведены данные о зарегистрированных случаях на территории Казахстана. Описаны данные по серологическому исследованию распространенности гриппа А среди лошадей Туркестанской области.

The article describes the influenza A virus subtypes that cause equine influenza infections; provides a chronicles of equine influenza epizootics and demonstrates the data on registered cases in Kazakhstan. Data on a serological study of the prevalence of influenza A among horses of the Turkestan region are described.
case series study on skin manifestations in diabetic patients
Authors: Hailat Raef , Samin Kashif Ali , Sagheer Afshan , Jabbar Areeba , Junaid Shakila , Safdar Talal
Published: March 2023

Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the skin manifestation in diabetic patients. Patients and Methods: A case-series study was conducted on 120 diabetes patients having skin manifestation investigated in the Department of Dermatology, PIMS Hospital, Islamabad from 11th March 2021 to 10th March 2022. Study protocol was approved by the institute research and ethical committee. Patients of either gender or age with diabetes mellitus and having at least one skin manifestation were enrolled. Each individual underwent dermatological examination and systemic findings were noted. Blood samples from each individual were taken for measuring the blood glucose level. Skin manifestation images and relevant investigations such as histopathological and microbiological were conducted. SPSS version 26 was used for data analysis.  Results: Of the total 120 DM patients, there were 86 (71.7%) type 2 DM or non-insulin dependent and 34 (28.3%) were type I DM or insulin dependent. Out of 120 DM patients, there were 22 (18.3%) male and 98 (81.7%) females. The overall mean age was 48.62± 16.48 years with an age range 16 to 70 years. The mean duration of the disease was 9.84± 8.42 years varied from 5 months to 25 years.