bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Сonstitutional and legal regulation of the limitation of the right to education during a state of emergency in EU member states
Authors: Karapetian A.R.
Published: November 2023

Education is the key to the sustainable development of mankind [1; 2]. Observance and protection of the human right to education is an important and urgent issue for the world community, which makes maximum efforts in this area [3]. The right to education is a guarantee of the realization of a number of other subjective legal rights. Currently, a system of basic human rights and freedoms has developed, which are interconnected and in harmony with each other. This contributes to the normal functioning of humanity, the progressive development of society [4; 5].

Everyone's right to education, enshrined in international law, in the course of their implementation in practice should not harm the rights and freedoms of other persons, as well as other legally protected interests of the individual, society and the state. For this purpose, states are forced to limit the right to education under certain conditions with the help of international legal and domestic legal means.

In particular, a global threat to humanity has arisen in the modern world - Russia's aggression. The Russian federation is waging a full-scale war on the territory of Ukraine, occupied part of the territory of Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, tried to start military operations in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan. And here the issue of reasonable and necessary restriction of the human right to education in the conditions of a state of emergency or war comes to the fore.

Attention is focused on the concept of the rule of law, because one of its features is the recognition of the natural nature of human rights and freedoms. The constitutions of Spain, the Netherlands, Germany and other states were analyzed. Three methods of constitutional and legal regulation of the restriction of rights and freedoms in the state of emergency have been identified. It has been established that the constitutions of Spain, the Netherlands, and the Federal Republic of Germany enshrine human rights, which may be restricted under conditions of a state of emergency or a state of defense, but the right to education is not included in this list. The second way of regulating the limitation of rights and freedoms in the state of emergency is that only those rights that cannot be limited in any way are listed (Portugal). The list of rights that can be limited remains open. The right to education is not included in the list of rights that cannot be limited. The third way of regulation of restrictions - the constitution enshrines norms according to which restrictions on human rights are possible during a state of emergency, but does not establish a list of these rights - there is a reference to a special law that develops the provisions of the constitution.

It is concluded that the first method is the most consistent with the concept of the rule of law: establishing an exhaustive list of those rights and freedoms that can be limited.
Evolution of education as a constitutional and legal paradigm: historical context and philosophical discourse
Authors: Prodan V.
Published: November 2023

This article is devoted to the study of the evolution of education as a constitutional and legal paradigm in the historical context and philosophical discourse. Within the framework of the work, the historical path of education development is considered, starting from primitive and ancient times and ending with the present. Emphasis is placed on the development of the educational paradigm from the point of view of philosophical and cultural changes that had an impact on the perception and regulation of the educational process.

In particular, the historical gradation of the development and establishment of education as a constitutional and legal category is proposed to be considered through the prism of the following chronological framework:

Stage I: The Age of the Ancient World (Primitive Age and Ancient times);

Stage II: The Age of the Middle Ages;

III stage: Age of Enlightenment;

IV stage: The period of industrial revolution and modernization;

Stage V: Modernity.

The article examines the role of great philosophers and ancient jurists, such as Aristotle, Democritus, Plato, Seneca, Socrates, Ulpian, Cicero, etc., in shaping the concepts of the right to education.

Special attention is paid to how the history of education reflects social and cultural changes. From primitive forms of learning to modern education systems, this article shows how education has always been not only a right, but also an important factor in social evolution.

Emphasis is placed on the works of the following famous philosophers, the American - J. Dewey, the Brazilian - P. Freire and the domestic - P. Kulish, who had an impact on the formation and development of the philosophy of modern education.

The conclusions of the article emphasize that the right to education is determined not only by legal norms, but also by the social context and philosophical views. They emphasize the importance of understanding the historical development of education for the modern understanding of the constitutional and legal paradigm of education, which reflects the dynamics of society and its needs for education and development
Legal analysis of certain aspects of the mechanism of constitutional-legal protection of human and citizen rights and its nature
Authors: Shpis N.A.
Published: November 2023

Constitutional law, as a branch of the national law of Ukraine, performs an extremely important function and plays a special role in the legal system of the state, serving as a foundation, a basis for the development of legal regulation of the behavior of an indefinite circle of unidentified subjects, the foundations of state power, etc., and at the same time, constitutional law regulates the most important fundamental aspects of compliance with the rule of law as such. The extremely important purpose of the existence of the constitutional and legal regulation of the most important social relations is, first of all, the protection of the fundamental rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen, which are guaranteed by the Constitution.

This article is devoted to the study of theoretical and normative elements of the mechanism of constitutional-legal protection of human and citizen rights, their constitutional-legal characteristics and constitutional-legal analysis.

Within the framework of this study, the content of specific norms of the Constitution of Ukraine was analyzed and their constituent parts were investigated and characterized. At the same time, the legal approaches of other scientists on this issue were additionally determined and the results of their scientific works were included in the research.

In order to achieve the goal of this study, both specific norms of the Constitution of Ukraine and their properties provided for by the Constitution itself were used, as well as specific elements of the mechanism of constitutional-legal protection were analyzed on a practical level.

In addition, in accordance with the purpose of this study, a separate theoretical and philosophical approach was formulated, described and analyzed to secure the rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen at the constitutional-legal level, the highest in terms of legal force, as an element of the mechanism for the protection of constitutional rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen.

The conducted analysis of the mechanism of constitutional-legal protection of human and citizen rights and freedoms, its constituent elements and legal nature, makes it possible to come to a conclusion about the complexity of such a mechanism and the need for not only a legal, but also a philosophical understanding of its essence, since regulatory and legal regulation and consolidation mechanism of the constitutional-legal protection of the constitutional rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen is a matter of exceptional social and state importance, and therefore requires proper theoretical and, at the same time, philosophical justification.
Legal regulation of non-property right to an image
Authors: Buletsa S. , Chepurnov V.
Published: November 2023

Today, the image of a person occupies the core of the communication process, as it is present everywhere and there are a large number of uses of it every day, whether it is taken professionally or not, and there are countless cases where the image is sold and traded in exchange for money, as the right to an image is the right of the person who presents it to oppose the publication of his or her image and to sell it when necessary. Everyone has the right to an image, regardless of whether it is anonymous or famous. This right is governed by civil law and is therefore different from copyright (which is governed by intellectual property law). This article analyses the multiplicity of rights to images and the classic conflict between the right to an image and copyright. The author analyses the main mechanisms of legal protection of a person's image in certain jurisdictions, both within the civil law and common law tradition. The classical approach considers image rights as an external limitation of copyright, and therefore characterises the relationship between image rights and copyright as predominantly conflictual in nature.

Nevertheless, one can also focus on the overlaps between the right to self-image and copyright, as both are intangible assets that combine both extra-patrimonial and patrimonial interests. In this respect, copyright can serve as a model for the possible creation of a European patrimonial right to the image. Although the idea of promoting the recognition or creation of a new intellectual property right to protect the economic attributes of a person's image in the national jurisdictions of EU Member States, inspired by the American right of publicity, is not new and has been put forward by doctrinal circles in both civil law and common law traditions, the new boundless realities of image dissemination and commercialisation, as well as the establishment of reliable protection for the dignified attributes of a person's image in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, underline the need and possibility of constructing a European patrimonial right to one's own image. The unique prototype of copyright consisting of a synthesis of non-patrimonial and patrimonial interests can be used as a model for the construction of such a right.
Foreign experience in training operators of the Emergency Assistance System for the population via a single telephone number 112
Authors: Fursa V.V.
Published: November 2023

For a person who finds himself in a situation where there is a threat to his life or health, or the life or health of his relatives, the time within which the competent authorities will come to his aid is critically important. In order to respond to emergencies in a timely manner, Ukraine has established a mechanism for responding to citizens' appeals. This mechanism includes the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the National Police of Ukraine, emergency (ambulance) medical care, emergency gas service and other emergency services. However, it is not entirely convenient to call these services for help, as the call is made by different phone numbers and in situations where a variety of phone numbers will lead to a loss of time and serious consequences.

Ukraine's integration into the European community requires our country to review the mechanisms for protecting a person in an emergency situation. It is established that the main purpose of implementing the system of emergency assistance to the single telephone number 112 in Ukraine is to provide timely assistance to European level with the ability to communicate in foreign languages, prompt involvement of necessary emergency services, which is a decisive factor in providing assistance, emergency response.

The article also considers the issues of training employees who receive calls to the single emergency number «112», their interaction with each other during the performance of duties at emergency response centers, as well as their interaction with employees who directly provide assistance to scene. It is established that the training of operators who organize the rescue operation is carried out at the police academy.

The training system for 112 Centre operators in Estonia is one of the best in the world and can be borrowed for implementation in Ukraine. At the same time, the «Emergency Assistance System for the Population via a Single Phone Number 112» is a rather complex mechanism for the implementation of which, in addition to analysing positive foreign experience, it is necessary to involve a fairly wide range of specialists from various fields, and therefore to create an appropriate regulatory framework to regulate the interaction between different response services.
Information security in the system of measures to prevent criminal offences in the field of information technology: еxperience of EU and United States countries
Authors: Yuzikova N.S.
Published: November 2023

The article is devoted to the problems of prevention of crimes in the field of information technology. To achieve this goal, the author used general scientific and special scientific research methods: formal-logical, systemic, comparative legal, etc. A review of scientific research in the field of information security is carried out. It is noted that the study of measures to prevent criminal offences in the field of information technology is becoming increasingly relevant and requires an objective criminological analysis in the context of martial law and post-war reconstruction. The author analyses modern threats in the field of information technology. Among the threats, the author singles out the negative information and psychological impact on the public consciousness of Ukrainian citizens. This impact is due to the systematic dissemination of disinformation, incomplete or biased information about political, economic and social processes taking place in Ukraine. The unsatisfactory state of information security causes a distorted view of the processes taking place in Ukraine; destructive changes in the behaviour and communication of individuals; and contributes to the formation of deformed moral attitudes. The author presents an analysis of modern foreign programmes aimed at preventing crimes in the field of information technology. These programmes are effective in the EU and the USA. The programmes are characterised according to the following algorithm: the purpose of the programme; the main areas of activity; the amount of funding; involvement of governmental and non- governmentalorganisations; therangeof specialists, etc. A significant number of the established projects operate as independent international institutions, with virtually no support from government funding. Funds for project implementation come in the form of non-governmental funding, grant contributions or donations from member and associated organisations. The target audience of the projects is civil society rather than the general population, which is explained by the more active role of civil society in Western countries and the passivity of the majority of the public. The author concludes that international cooperation and coordination of efforts of the national and international community to prevent criminal offences in the field of information technology is expedient. The importance of raising public awareness and literacy about disinformation and its methods through information and explanatory work is proved. The importance of developing a national model for the balanced and responsible use of the digital environment is emphasised. The main idea of the model is a combination of criminal law, regulatory, technical, organisational and managerial measures.
Features of inquiry as a simplified form of pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses
Authors: Balov Р.О.
Published: November 2023

In the article, the author emphasizes that the constant trend of recent decades in many countries of the world has become the creation of a normative basis for the maximum efficiency of criminal proceedings by regulating the forms of simplified proceedings, taking into account the severity of the criminal offense, the totality of the collected evidence and the behaviour of the accused, etc. It is noted that the material and legal criterion, which is the basis for differentiating the forms of pre-trial investigation and distinguishing inquiry, includes:

1) the nature, type and degree of severity of the criminal offense; 2) the type of punishment that can be imposed for its commission. It is proposed to consider the inquiry as a simplified form of pre­trial investigation, which is carried out in relation to criminal misdemeanours, characterized by greater speed and efficiency compared to pre-trial investigation, which is achieved due to the reduction of procedural terms, simplification of the procedural form and expansion of the system of procedural sources of evidence. Among the features of inquiry as a simplified form of pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings, the following are highlighted: 1) procedural speed; 2) simplification of the procedural form; 3) greater efficiency compared to pre-trial investigation; 4) expanded system of procedural sources of evidence; 5) the possibility of further implementation of simplified court proceedings. Some historical aspects of the creation of a two-link system of criminal offenses in the national criminal legislation of Ukraine with their division into criminal misdemeanours and crimes are considered. Attention is drawn to the separate problems of normative regulation of pre­trial investigation terms in the form of an inquiry, as well as to the actual judicial practice of the Supreme Court regarding their overcoming. Some signs and manifestations of the simplification of the criminal procedural form of inquiry are considered.
A Ukrainian lawyer's choice of types to improve his qualifications through the prism of the implementation of the constitutional right to education
Authors: Zaborovskyy V.V.
Published: November 2023

This article is devoted to the disclosure of issues related to the clarification of the legal nature of the lawyer's obligation to improve his professional level through the prism of research into the essence of possible types of such improvement.

Within the framework of this article, the position of the domestic legislator is disclosed, and various approaches of scientists to the definition of types of professional development of lawyers are also investigated. The position is argued, according to which the Procedure for Improving the Qualifications of Ukrainian Lawyers provides for a fairly voluminous sample list of possible types of improvement of their professional level. It is emphasized that the need for the existence of a list of types (measures) of lawyers' professional development, which is quite significant in terms of its scope, is due not only to the multifaceted nature of their possible professional activity and a fairly significant number of Ukrainian lawyers, but also directly based on the need to take into account the needs of lawyers, especially their interest in acquiring practical skills, while ensuring, on the one hand, freedom in choosing the specified measures, and on the other hand, the efficiency and continuity of the process of raising the lawyer's professional level.

At the same time, a conclusion is made about the necessity of legislative expansion of the types of improvement of the lawyer's professional level, indicating some of the possible types. The essence of some of these types is revealed and attention is drawn to the positive emphasis on the practical direction of events organized by operators of professional development of lawyers (seminars, conferences, trainings, etc.) and their quality improvement.

In order to achieve the set goal and reveal the set tasks, the author used the methods characteristic of legal science. The research was conducted primarily using the system-structural method, the comparative-legal and dialectical method of learning legal reality.
El karmayoga y el revivalismo de la clase media: interpretación sociohistórica basada en el interés de clase
Authors: Subramaniam V.
Published: November 2023

Traducción del inglés: Isabel A. Duque Peláez
La pantalla vacía. El cine japonés que no vemos
Authors: Quartucci Guillermo
Published: November 2023

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¿Qué modernidad necesitan los campesinos vietnamitas? (1975-1985)
Authors: Nguyen-Dac S. A.
Published: November 2023

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Karine Schomer y W. H. McLeod (comps.), The Sants: Studies in a Devotional Tradition of India, Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 1987, 472 pp.
Authors: Lorenzen David N.
Published: November 2023

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Jin Yinxi, Conferencias sobre la China antigua, México, El Colegio de México, Centro de Estudios de Asia y África, 1987, 221 pp.
Authors: Wiesheu Walburga
Published: November 2023

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Ritos funerarios en Japón
Authors: Quartucci Guillermo
Published: November 2023

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Cuentos de un minuto
Authors: Svartzman Jorge P.
Published: November 2023

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Fernando Tola y Carmen Dragonetti. The Yogasutras of Patañjali on Concentraron of Mind. Traducido del español por K.D. Prithipaul. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1987. 200 pp.
Authors: González Reimann Luis
Published: November 2023

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Cultural and entrepreneurial attitudes of fishermen involved in the production of fishery products in West Sumatra, Indonesia: Implications for marine resource conservation areas in village development
Authors: Zamzami Lucky , Effendi Nursyirwan
Published: November 2023

The development of entrepreneurship in fisheries operations is an important component of eliminating poverty. Fisherman obviously produce fishery goods, despite the broad recognition of the positive role that entrepreneurship can play in the reduction of poverty. Integration into one’s society and economy are increasingly beginning to be seen as an essential component of entrepreneurial success. This study aims to investigate the cultural and entrepreneurial attitudes of fishermen involved in the production of fishery products in the Province of West Sumatra, Indonesia, accordingly with a particular focus on marine resource conservation areas in village development. In this development, the descriptive design of capitals was utilized. This design included interviews, a questionnaire survey, and a review of the relevant body of literature. As a result, the purpose of the study was to propose an alternative model for the development of villages that would be considered novel in Indonesia. The findings demonstrated that the model makes a contribution to enhancing the socio-economic, cultural, and social capabilities of a group of fishermen. In conclusion, tourism that is focused on social entrepreneurship has the potential to boost entrepreneurial attitudes as well as the atmosphere surrounding community understanding of creative village development. We came to the conclusion that implementing tourism with a focus on social entrepreneurship could increase entrepreneurial attitudes and create an atmosphere that is more conscious of the needs of the community in village development.
Landscape planning as a tool for preserving the landscape values of the Dinara Nature Park
Authors: Komšo Kristina , Butula Sonja , Reljić Dora Tomić
Published: November 2023

Dinara Mountain massif is recognized as an area of exceptional value, which led to its recent protection as a nature park, the second largest one in Croatia. The protected area includes the territory of two counties with four cities and nine municipalities, five of which are included with over 50% of the territory. The paper explains how landscape planning methods establish potential spatial conflicts and propose a compromise between landscape conservation and spatial development. The basic method was the identification and analysis of the landscape value models in 3 categories: natural, visual-experiential, and cultural-historical values. The creation of the models is preceded by a detailed analysis of all environmental components and the collection and creation of spatial data with the help of GIS tools. By overlapping the basic models, a cumulative model of the overall landscape values of the space is produced, which clearly shows which parts of the landscape have a higher value, regarding the protection requirements. The final value model is overlapped with the planned interventions and a clear overview of the vulnerability and possible conflict zones in the area is obtained. The paper describes the impact of individual interventions on the landscape qualities that need to be preserved and suggests guidelines for spatial plan corrections for the purpose of minimal impact on existing values, thus helping to prevent unwanted changes.
The Interdisciplinary Pictorial Material of Greek Religious Textbooks - A Chance to Meet the Otherness
Authors: Zaviš Monika , Diamantopoulos Konstantinos A.
Published: November 2023

Introduction:Religious textbooks are always at the front of the Greek educational reality, following the broader tendency of a school study grounded on textbook culture. The present paper focuses on the visual structure of the Greek secondary religious textbooks (in the three grades) and answers the following questions: What kinds of visuals are used in the textbooks? What exactly does the substance of these things consist of? Where can they go, exactly? Moreover, how do linguistic and visual structures relate to one another?

On the other hand, the “otherness” problem is also analyzed through the results provided by the implication of the mixed method used. The latter is accumulated in the assumption of the dynamics of the visuals and their capacity to stimulate the participation of the students through their content. The otherness definition follows two main paths: one of an interdisciplinary approach during the learning process and another concerning the personal stimulation of all students through an inter-social and interreligious level. The hypothesis is confirmed through the interesting results of the present research.

Methods: For research purposes, it has been used Atlas ti. The software was available for the qualitative type of research. However, there are various accounts of interesting quantitative magnitudes for comparisons.

Results:The primary outcome focuses on a frequency balance among the grades using traditional and more modern visuals in their textbooks.

Discussion:Pictures could offer an outstanding pedagogical service when used creatively and effectively. The latter means that the meanings of the day’s lesson could be conveyed through visuals to all the students (international students included). Then the religion teacher could initiate a debate in class or assign a related artful thinking activity (providing motivation and inflaming students’ participation.

Limitations: The first twenty pages of each religious textbook have been used for research. The above restriction consisted of a research choice to avoid a broader statistical data account, which was not the primary goal to achieve.

Conclusions:Disregarding the dominant research frequencies and locations and going further from the correlations issues between textual and visual formations as depicted, it might be interestingly argued that the modern and abstract tendencies and options of Grade A and B’s religious textbooks consist of a pole of appealing of the otherness in an individualistic and spiritualistic level of discussion.
Some new results on the prime order Cayley graph of given groups
Authors: Asrari A. , Tolue B.
Published: November 2023

In this paper, we study the prime order Cayley graph assigned to the group ℤn for different values of n. We specify some of the graph theoretical properties such as chromatic and perfect matching numbers. Furthermore, we determine the adjacency matrices and eigenvalues of the prime order Cayley graph associated with groups ℤn and 𝒟2n.
On a new p(x)-Kirchhoff type problems with p(x)-Laplacian-like operators and Neumann boundary conditions
Authors: Ouaarabi Mohamed El , Allalou Chakir , Melliani Said
Published: November 2023

In this paper we study a Neumann boundary value problem of a new p(x)-Kirchhoff type problems driven by p(x)-Laplacian-like operators. Using the theory of variable exponent Sobolev spaces and the method of the topological degree for a class of demicontinuous operators of generalized (S+) type,weprove theexistenceofaweak solutionsof this problem. Our results are a natural generalisation of some existing ones in the context of p(x)-Kirchhoff type problems.
The Semiotic Background of the Ineffective Investigation in the Weird Detective Story
Authors: Gyuris Norbert
Published: November 2023

The classical detective story is based on a teleological certainty offered by the narrative. In these stories, the detective successfully solves the crime, and the lawful order is restored in an assuring manner, so the closure of the narrative structure does not allow for an open ending in ontological terms. However, weird fiction and its most recent form, new weird, have a different approach to the teleological givens prescribed by the classical detective story (whodunit). The weird investigation is paradigmatically open-ended, and the detective most often fails to solve the case. The argument develops a distinction between two basic semiotic structures that characterize crime fiction. While all crime fiction is set in an environment that is based on simulation, the classical detective can revert the simulated semiotic structure into signs based on representation, thus the interpretation of the signs results in solving the crime. The weird and new weird stories, on the other hand, defy this representational logic, which is demonstrated by Howard Phillips Lovecraft’s weird fiction and Neil Gaiman’s new weird short story entitled “A Study in Emerald.”
Analogous versus Digital Reading. A Comparative Study
Authors: Dani Erzsébet
Published: November 2023

The growing digitalization of our world is not only changing the way we process information but also raises new questions regarding the manner in which we read and comprehend digital texts. The way the digital text structures information is different from how traditional printed texts do it. Therefore, the receiver needs new strategies of text acquisition. It is not the well-known generalities related to the subject that my proposed study intends to regurgitate. Rather, it aims to focus on and attempts to explore some so far mostly ignored or only tangentially (if at all) mentioned aspects of the matter such as: 1) the literary (e.g. fictional) versus non-fiction nature of the digital text; 2) how digital reading culture affects analogue (print) reading culture; 3) a comparative generational view, i.e. similar or diverging features of the above factors, depending on whether the receiver of the text is a Generation X or a Generation Z reader, the former raised on printed books being the product of the “Gutenberg Galaxy,” while the latter is shaped both by the Gutenberg but primarily by the “Neumann Galaxy.”
Integration of Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants Into the Power Transmission System of Bosnia and Herzegovina Load and Voltage Conditions Analysis
Authors: Đekić Saša
Published: November 2023

Governments in the region are actively trying to decentralize production in the energy sector by encouraging the construction of power plants using renewable energy resources. The Network Code [1] and the Connection Regulation [2]-[4] define the procedure for issuing connection conditions to the power transmission network in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This paper will demonstrate the necessary approach to assessing the possibilities of connection and placement of the produced power and energy at a specific connection point in the early stages of planning, using the example of an 80 MW photovoltaic power plant planned for construction in the municipality of Tomislavgrad. The connection of the power plant is planned on a 110 kV voltage level network, by connecting it to the target 110 kV overhead transmission lines, following the principle of input-output.
Reliability Assessment for Auxiliary Power Supply System of a Nuclear Power Plant Based on the Monte Carlo Simulation
Authors: Ghidu Mihai-Alexandru , Nemeş Ciprian
Published: November 2023

This paper presents a reliability assessment of the Auxiliary Power Supply System (APSS), Class IV of a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) using the Monte Carlo simulation method. The paper highlights the important role of the APSS in ensuring safe and efficient operation of the plant. The paper provides an introduction to the concept of reliability, emphasizing its significance in the context of NPP. A description of Monte Carlo simulation method is also provided, including its underlying principles and its application to reliability analysis. The paper then describes the role and structure of APSS. A study case is presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method in evaluating system reliability. The results of the study suggest that the Monte Carlo simulation method can effectively method to predict the reliability of the APSS.
Prediction of Colour Characteristics of Microwave-Dried Tomato Slices Using Artificial Neural Network and Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems
Authors: Hussein Jelili Babatunde , Oke Moruf Olanrewaju , Agboola Fausat Fadeke , Sanusi Mayowa Saheed
Published: November 2023

Variation in the colour of dried tomatoes is frequently a problem for both consumers and processors. This study investigated digital imaging and applied soft-computational modelling using the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Adaptive Neuro-fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) to evaluate the surface colour of microwave-dried tomato slices. The tomatoes were pretreated with water blanching, ascorbic acid, and sodium metabisulphite, then cut into slices of 4, 6, and 8 mm thickness. The slices were then dried in a microwave oven at power levels of 90, 180, and 360 W. The colour characteristics of the dried tomato slices (L*, a*, b*, colour change, browning index, hue, and chroma) were determined. The response variables were modelled and optimised using ANN and ANFIS. The efficiency and performance of the model were assessed using the coefficient of determination (R2), the root means square error (RMSE), and the mean absolute error (MAE). The results revealed the ranges of 36.70 – 48.83, 36.81 – 44.56, 31.03 – 40.34, 8.43 – 21.24, 11.78 – 39.82, 48.15 – 60.11, and 0.82 – 0.87 for the colour characteristics of L*, a*, b*, colour change, browning index, hue, and chroma, respectively. The outcomes showed that ANN and ANFIS models could make more accurate predictions. The predictive models were experimentally validated and agreed with the experimentally obtained values. However, the ANFIS model gave better performance, with higher values for R2 (1.000) and lower values for RMSE (0.02952) and MAE (0.02209). These findings will be helpful to processors and can be scaled up and adjusted for the bulk colour characteristics of microwave-dried tomatoes.
Transversal Skills in the Academic Curriculum of Management School Students in Algeria
Authors: Amghar Meryem , Naga Nahla , Zouambi Anaïs Radja
Published: November 2023

In a context of higher education reform, non-technical skills have gained a particular status as they are now placed at the core of educational programmes. This article aims to understand the involvement of higher education institutions (HEIs) and students in acquiring and developing non-technical skills. Accordingly, we conducted a quantitative survey among students at a management school. The results of this study suggest that students play an active role in their own skill development by engaging in scientific clubs, associations, and teamwork. However, this may not be sufficient to ensure better learning of cross-cutting skills, and higher education institutions must intervene by creating an environment conducive to this growth.
The serological and genetic diversity of the Leptospira interrogans Icterohaemorrhagiae serogroup circulating in the UK
Authors: Arent Zbigniew , Gilmore Colm , Pardyak Laura , Dubniewicz Klaudia , McInerney Barry , Ellis William
Published: November 2023

Introduction

Strains of Leptospira interrogans belonging to two very closely related serovars, Icterohaemorrhagiae and Copenhageni, have been associated with disease in mammalian species and are the most frequently reported agents of human leptospirosis. They are considered the most pathogenic serovars and represent more than half of the leptospires encountered in severe human infections.

Material and Methods

Nineteen such isolates from the United Kingdom – human, domestic and wildlife species – were typed using three monoclonal antibodies (F12 C3, F70 C14 and F70 C24) in an attempt to elucidate their epidemiology. They were further examined by restriction endonuclease analysis (REA), multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) and lic12008 gene sequence analysis.

Results

Monoclonal antibody F12 C3, which is highly specific for Icterohaemorrhagiae and Copenhageni, confirmed that all the strains belonged to these two serovars. Sixteen strains were identified as Copenhageni and three as Icterohaemorrhagiae serovar. Only one restriction pattern type was identified, thus confirming that REA is not able to discriminate between the Icterohaemorrhagiae and Copenhageni serovars. Variable-number tandem-repeat analysis found three loci with differences in the repeat number, indicating genetic diversity between British isolates. Sequences of the lic12008 gene showed that all isolates identified as the Icterohaemorrhagiae serotype have a single base insertion, in contrast to the same sequences of the Copenhageni serotype.

Conclusion

Copenhageni is the predominant serovar in the Icterohaemorrhagiae serogroup isolated in British Isles. There is a genetic diversity of MLVA patterns of the isolates but no genetic tool used in the study was able to determine serovars.
Optimal Deep Learning-Based Recognition Model for EEG Enabled Brain-Computer Interfaces Using Motor-Imagery
Authors: Rajalakshmi S. , AlMohimeed Ibrahim , Sikkandar Mohamed Yacin , Sabarunisha Begum S.
Published: November 2023

Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) facilitate the translation of brain activity into actionable commands and act as a crucial link between the human brain and the external environment. Electroencephalography (EEG)-based BCIs, which focus on motor imagery, have emerged as an important area of study in this domain. They are used in neurorehabilitation, neuroprosthetics, and gaming, among other applications. Optimal Deep Learning-Based Recognition for EEG Signal Motor Imagery (ODLR-EEGSM) is a novel approach presented in this article that aims to improve the recognition of motor imagery from EEG signals. The proposed method includes several crucial stages to improve the precision and effectiveness of EEG-based motor imagery recognition. The pre-processing phase starts with the Variation Mode Decomposition (VMD) technique, which is used to improve EEG signals. The EEG signals are decomposed into different oscillatory modes by VMD, laying the groundwork for subsequent feature extraction. Feature extraction is a crucial component of the ODLR-EEGSM method. In this study, we use Stacked Sparse Auto Encoder (SSAE) models to identify significant patterns in the pre-processed EEG data. Our approach is based on the classification model using Deep Wavelet Neural Network (DWNN) optimized with Chaotic Dragonfly Algorithm (CDFA). CDFA optimizes the weight and bias values of the DWNN, significantly improving the classification accuracy of motor imagery. To evaluate the efficacy of the ODLR-EEGSM method, we use benchmark datasets to perform rigorous performance validation. The results show that our approach outperforms current methods in the classification of EEG motor imagery, confirming its promising performance. This study has the potential to make brain-computer interface applications in various fields more accurate and efficient, and pave the way for brain-controlled interactions with external systems and devices.
Can Machiavellianism and Money Intentions Influence Entrepreneurial Intention?
Authors: Taboroši Srđana , Rajković Jelena , Stojanović Edit Terek , Berber Nemanja , Poštin Jasmina , Bešić Cariša , Nikolić Milan
Published: November 2023

Background and purpose

The purpose of this research is to examine how Machiavellianism and the desire for money can influence entrepreneurial intentions. It could be assumed that the desire for money and Machiavellian tendencies can develop the desire for success in people and eventually entrepreneurial intention.

Methodology

Respondents were surveyed using a questionnaire. Four hundred students were from three faculties at two universities in Serbia responded the questionnaire. The study utilized Smart PLS software.

Results

It was shown that there is a statistically significant positive impact of Machiavellianism and money intention on entrepreneurial intentions. Money intention is also a mediator in the relationship between Machiavellianism and entrepreneurial intentions. The theoretical contribution of the research is that these influences on entrepreneurial intentions have not been sufficiently examined so far, especially the influence of money intention. The practical significance of the research is the observation of the possibility that people who have a high level of Machiavellianism and money intention can be identified, understood, and systematically directed towards entrepreneurship.

Conclusion

Although the observed characteristics can be considered negative, people who possess them also possess entrepreneurial potential, and can create social good. These motives are not desirable, but such people can be useful for society: it is certainly better to spend energy on entrepreneurial ventures and further development of their own company, than on something else, less useful, or even destructive.
Do geographic location and historical conditions affect the quality and availability of open cadastral data? From early cadastral maps till now
Authors: Busko Małgorzata , Balawejder Monika , Kovalyshyn Oleksandra , Apollo Michal
Published: November 2023

Since the early days, cadastral data represent the geographic extent of the past, current, and future rights and interests in real property. Thus, these data are extremely important for the proper development of statehood and society. The article analyses the process of formation of the real estate cadastre in two countries – Poland and Ukraine – from the time of its establishment to the present. Both countries were in the past (and Ukraine still is) victims of various historical events that deprived them of statehood, stability and opportunities for development; therefore, it affected the development of the cadastre and its accessibility to all stakeholders. The authors attempt to answer the question of if and how geographic location and historical conditions can affect the quality and availability of open cadastral data (OCD). After all, our perception of reality is a direct result of processes originating in history. This paper contains comparisons between a post-Soviet (Ukraine) and a post-communist country (Poland) and their path from early cadastral maps to OCD.
Continued Fraction Representations of the Generalized Operator Entropy
Authors: Ahallal Sarra , Kacha Ali , Mennou Said
Published: November 2023

The direct calculation of the generalized operator entropy proves to be difficult due to the appearance of rational exponents of matrices. The main motivation of this work is to overcome these difficulties and to present a practical and efficient method for this calculation using its representation by the matrix continued fraction. At the end of our work, we deduce a continued fraction expansion of the Bregman operator divergence. Some numerical examples illustrating the theoretical result are discussed.
P-Like Properties of Meager Ideals and Cardinal Invariants
Authors: Marton Adam
Published: November 2023

We study two particular modifications of the P-property of ideals and related cardinal invariants cof𝒥 (ℐ)and cov+(ℐ). We give some results on the existence of P (𝒥)-ideals or non-P (𝒥)-ideals regarding specific classes of ideals, particularly meager ideals on ω. We also provide values of the cardinal invariant cof𝒥 (ℐ) describing the smallest families ensuring P(𝒥) for particular critical ideals. Moreover, we obtain a simple way of proving strict inequalities Fin <
K
〈𝒜 〉 <
K
Fin × Fin for any MAD family 𝒜 using the weak P-ideal notion.
Operation Pc-Open Sets and Operation Pc-Separation Axioms in Bitopological Spaces
Authors: Khedr Fathi Hesham , Sayed Osama Rashed
Published: November 2023

In the present paper, we introduce new types of generalized closed sets called ij -pre-generalized closed sets and study some of their properties in bi-topological spaces. Also, we use them to construct new types of separation axioms. Further, we introduce and study the concepts of pairwise operation pc-open sets and pairwise operation pc-separation axioms in bitopological spaces. Several interesting characterizations of different spaces are discussed. The relationships between these spaces are given.
Integrability of Sequences
Authors: Paštéka Milan
Published: November 2023

This paper deals with density on the set of natural numbers and its connections to the distribution of sequences. Under the assumption of independence, some formulas are derived.
Optimizing Voyage Costs in Maritime Supply Chains: A Holistic Approach Towards Logistics Service Improvement and Supply Chain Finance
Authors: Prause Gunnar , Olaniyi Eunice O.
Published: November 2023

The multi-objective optimization for voyage planning, which aims to balance time, fuel utilization, and all other relevant service costs, is noticeably absent in the scientific literature. The reason behind this gap is closely linked to the involvement of a large number of participants with conflicting interests in the process. This complexity explains why modelling an optimization tool for maritime logistics services appears challenging. Although new technologies such as blockchains and smart contracts have helped reduce the number of participants and address some complexities, they cannot fully resolve the fragmentation observed in maritime transport.

To address the need for optimized voyage management for vessels, this study takes a holistic approach to voyage costs within the maritime supply chain, similar to how a single company would approach it. The study combines a case study from the container shipping industry, expert interviews, project results, and secondary empirical data research to develop a financial model for optimizing voyage costs. The research opens up opportunities for improving logistics services and developing new business models in the field of supply chain finance.
Development and Practical Application of Hybrid Decision-Making Model for Selection of Third-Party Logistics Service Providers
Authors: Kotlars Aleksandrs , Skribans Valerijs
Published: November 2023

In this study a problematic of logistics service provider selection is discussed. Traditional decision-making techniques are functionally limited and must be adjusted. Modern approach must be based on contemporary tools and information. The aim of this study is to develop a modern, industry-oriented decision-making model for selection of strategic logistics service providers. Main tasks of this study include: to perform critical analysis and comparison of multiple-criteria decision-making methods; to adapt decision-making framework for specific needs of selection of third-party logistics service providers; to collect and analyze industry data related to procurement projects; to develop modern decision-making model for selection of logistics service providers; to perform practical application of developed decision-making model based on collected industry data. The key novelties of this study are developed methodology for collection of industry data for decision-making process, developed hybrid decision-making model for selection of third-party logistics service provider, as well as application of the model. As the result, there is developed decision-making model for selection of 3PL service providers that includes 6 steps.