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Optimization of shift cycles in the South African mining sector
Authors: Pelders J. , Magweregwede F. , Rupprecht S.M.
Published: December 2021

Increased depths of conventional gold and platinum mines, longer travelling times as working places move further from the shaft, and ancillary activities taking place in the mining cycle reduce the useable time spent at the workface. Current shift lengths of 8 hours 20 minutes may no longer be adequate to complete required mining activities.The impact of mineworker commuting times on shift work is also not well understood. The aim of this research was to draft a framework to optimize shift cycles in order to maximize productivity, health, safety, and wellness in the South African mining sector. The framework was informed by a review of the literature, case studies at a local gold mine and platinum mine, and a workshop with industry experts. The findings indicate potential advantages of extended shift lengths and continuous operations, such as improved productivity, asset utilization, and employee morale. However, concerns included fatigue and the associated safety hazards, particularly when working longer shifts, night shifts, and numerous consecutive shifts. Job demands, personal factors, and commuting times are further considerations when scheduling shifts. The ideal shift system for the mining sector should holistically consider and balance operational requirements, health and safety, and employees' and their families' requirements, and suit the unique needs of each operation. Changes in shift cycles will require a structured change management process, which involves all stakeholders, and could help to enhance the viability of the South African mining sector.
UG2 pillar strength: Verification of the PlatMine formula
Authors: Watson B.P. , Theron W. , Fernandes N. , Kekana W.O. , Mahlangu M.P. , Betz G. , Carpede A.
Published: December 2021

The research described in this paper was done to confirm the Upper Group 2 (UG2) PlatMine peak pillar strength formula (Watson et al., 2007), which was determined from a back-analysis of failed and unfailed pillars. Underground measurements were made on a stable pillar that was loaded by firstly reducing it's length and then by mining the surrounding pillars until pillar failure took place. The pillar was instrumented with suitably positioned strain cells and closure meters, which allowed both the average pillar stress and strain to be determined. The paper describes the methodology applied to identify a suitable position for the instrumentation, as well as the results. A stress/strain curve is presented for a UG2 pillar with a w/h ratio of 2.0, at Booysendal Platinum Mine. The measured pillar strength was similar to the predicted strength using the PlatMine pillar strength formula for UG2 pillars. The PlatMine formula has been successfully implemented on Booysendal Platinum Mine, and about 3 670 pillars have been cut without a single failure. An additional revenue of US$1.3 billion was calculated for the 25-year life of the mine as a direct result of the improved pillar design, given the January 2020 platinum group metals basket price. An extended life of mine and better mining efficiencies will also be realized.
A semi-empirical solution for estimating the elastic stresses around inclined mine stopes for the Mathews-Potvin stability analysis
Authors: Pagé P. , Yang P. , Li L. , Simon R.
Published: December 2021

The Mathews-Potvin stability method is widely used in the Canadian mining industry as a starting point to determine the maximum dimensions of mine stopes. However, it cannot be applied to inclined (more frequently encountered) mine stopes without conducting numerical modelling to obtain the stress factor A, defined as a function of the ratio of unconfined compressive strength of intact rock to the induced principal stress on the exposed stope walls. The need to conduct numerical modelling significantly limits the application of the Mathews-Potvin method. In addition, given its empirical nature and main application for preliminary design, it is deemed undesirable to conduct numerical modelling, especially elaborate modelling. Alternatively, theoretical methods can provide a much simpler and quicker way to estimate stresses around stopes and the corresponding stress factors. Over the years, a large number of studies have been conducted to estimate stresses around openings excavated with various cross-sections. However, theoretical or graphical solutions remain unavailable for mine stopes that typically consist of horizontal floor and roof, and two parallel inclined walls (hangingwall and footwall). To remedy this situation, a series of numerical simulations is first performed for openings with vertical and inclined walls, including typical stopes commonly encountered in underground mines. A group of empirical solutions is then formulated to estimate the induced principal stresses at the roof centre and mid-height of the stope walls. The validity and predictability of the proposed solution have been verified using additional numerical simulations. The proposed solution can thus be used to calculate stresses and the resultant stress factors A around typical mine stopes with any inclination angle and height to width ratio, under any in-situ stress state, without conducting numerical modelling.
Harry Potter and the Critical gaze: Autonomy pathways in literary response writing
Authors: Jackson Glenn
Published: December 2021

Critical literacy studies require both textual reading and a knowledge of power dynamics in context. To achieve in critical literacy, learners need to work with different kinds of knowledge and integrate them. In this paper, I analyse how learners connect representations of social injustice from a popular literary text to issues of social justice in their broader cultural context. I investigate how different forms of knowledge came together in their response to a writing task. The empirical data comes from a critical literary course taught to Grade 8 learners in an English class in the southeastern United States. I offer an analysis of an exemplary essay submitted by a learner. In the analysis, I use concepts from the Legitimation Code Theory (LCT) dimension of Autonomy to show how the essay brought together information from the literary texts and from beyond to support interpretations of the characters' stances on the rights of elves. The analysis highlights how integration of knowledge drawn from imaginary and real contexts meets both the implicit and explicit critical literacy goals of the task. The findings offer a means for understanding how autonomy pathways can support teachers and learners in recognising and realising connections between texts and broader cultural discourses in ways that align with disciplinary literacy practices.
Copyright in the Time of COVID-19: An Australian Perspective
Authors: Bellenger Amanda , Balfour Helen
Published: December 2021

COVID-19 has raised many challenges in terms of applying Australian copyright legislation and related policies to higher education context. This paper describes the experience of Copyright Officers at Curtin University and Murdoch University from the initial stages of border-control measures affecting delivery of learning materials to students in China, to the wider disruption of the pandemic with many countries implementing lockdown measures, to the current environment where remote delivery is the “new normal.” The Australian Copyright Act 1968 (Commonwealth of Australia) provides narrow fair dealing exceptions (sections 40 and 41) and broader but more uncertain flexible dealing exceptions (section 200AB), creating a barrier for educators providing access to the information resources needed for teaching, learning, and research. The uncertainty of applying section 200AB was exacerbated by the conditions caused by the pandemic. The authors describe their experiences in providing copyright support during the pandemic as well as how the copyright services adapted to meet requirements.
DİYABET ÖZYÖNETİMİNDE ENGELLER VE KOLAYLAŞTIRICILAR
Authors: CANBOLAT Özlem , EKENLER Şükrü , POLAT Ülkü
Published: December 2021

Diyabet, vücutta insülin azlığı/yokluğu nedeniyle ya

da yeterince insülin olmasına rağmen istenilen düzeyde

etki göstermemesi sonucunda kan şekeri yüksekliğiyle

karakterize kronik bir hastalıktır. Diyabette istenilen

glisemik kontrolün sağlanmasında öz yönetimin

önemi büyüktür. Diyabetin yönetiminde engellerin belirlenmesi

optimal sağlığa ulaşmada kritik bir adımdır.

Diyabetin öz yönetiminde başlıca engeller; diyabetle

ilgili yetersiz bilgi, inanç ve davranışları, kaynak yetersizliği,

sağlık sorunları, olumsuz duygular ve destek

eksikliğidir. Diyabetli bireylerin öz yönetimde karşılaştıkları

sorunların farkında olmak ve bu sorunların üstesinden

gelinmesinde hastayı desteklemek diyabet

hemşirelerinin temel rollerinden birisidir. Bu derlemenin

amacı diyabet öz yönetimindeki kolaylaştırıcılar

ve engelleri tartışmaktır. Yapılan çalışmalar diyabet

öz yönetiminde hastaların algıladıkları destek ve engellerin

farkında olunarak yapılan diyabet öz yönetim

eğitimlerinin daha etkili olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır.
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Perfiles de los profesionales de la información: entre lo tradicional y lo emergente
Authors: Pirela Morillo Johann Enrique , Salazar Álvarez Leidy Marisol
Published: December 2021

El artículo expone los resultados de la investigación “Caracterización de los egresados de Archivística, Bibliotecología y Ciencia de la Información en Colombia: 2013-2018” a partir de los elementos de formación,  reconocimiento profesional y mercado laboral, para determinar la correspondencia entre la formación profesional y las dinámicas del campo laboral, impacto del egresado, la pertinencia social y curricular; así, los resultados de esta investigación posibilitan la identificación de necesidades y retos para cualificar la formación profesional, consolidar la pertinencia y fortalecer el impacto de los egresados en el campo laboral. Se destaca la vigencia de los resultados de estudios anteriores: alta empleabilidad y baja movilidad; bibliotecas universitarias y archivos administrativos de carácter estatal como principal empleador; los sectores educación y servicios como principales fuentes de empleo, con predominancia del contrato a término definido como modalidad contractual y con remuneración de entre 2 y 3 salarios mínimos legales mensuales vigentes. Estos resultados están en sintonía con los actuales contenidos de formación, especialmente desde la perspectiva de los conocimientos fundamentales, y en baja sintonía con áreas emergentes como documentación electrónica, blockchain, analítica de datos, ciencia abierta, big data e inteligencia de negocios; conocimientos que se enmarcan en la Revolución 4.0 y en los retos que deben enfrentar estos profesionales en correspondencia con otros del campo de la información y del conocimiento: las fake news, el fenómeno de la desinformación y la manipulación a la que se somete la publicación de la información en redes sociales.
Towards an Insertion of Technologies: The Need to Train in Digital Teaching Competence
Authors: Gómez-Trigueros Isabel María , Ponsoda López de Atalaya Santiago , Díez Ros Rocío
Published: December 2021

The purpose of this study is to analyze the perception of the digital teaching competences of the students of the Degree in Pre-School Education, Degree in Primary Education and Master in Teacher Training for Secondary Education. Additionally, this paper includes the students’ perception of their teachers’ digital competence. A mixed non-experimental methodology has been used with 428 the University of Alicante students participating. The results show a positive perception of the students about their digital teaching competence with contrasts with a deficient evaluation in relation to the digital teaching training of their teaching staff. Based on these results, the need to apply an improvement in the manipulative and didactic technological training of university teachers is corroborated as well as an adaptation of the teaching skills to the needs of the ICS in order to be able to carry out the correct preparation of the teaching staff in training.
Astronomical observatory of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 2020
Authors: Efimenko V.
Published: December 2021

In 2020, the Astronomical Observatory had 58 employees, of which 48 full-time and 10 part-time, scientists – 34 (6 doctors of sciences and 17 candidates of sciences). During the year, 4 budget and 3 contractual topics were implemented. The main scientific results. It is shown that the observed gamma radiation of the TeV range around the SGR 1900 + 14 magnetar – a neutron star with a superpowerful magnetic field – can be generated by two related sources: the undiscovered Hypernova residue, which generated SGR 1900 + 14 and / or the magnetar-wind nebula generated by this magnetar. As part of the implementation of joint international research projects, observations were made at the 6th BTA (SAO RAS), the 2nd HST (India), the 2.6th ZTSh (KrAO), the 2nd (Terskol), the 1.3th (Slovakia) and others telescopes, which resulted in a large array of photometric, polarimetric and spectral data of 9 comets, 6 asteroids, 8 satellites of Jupiter and Saturn and 1 centaur. According to the research results, 2 monographs, 76 scientific articles were published, 72 reports were made at scientific conferences.
The Legal Regime of Basic Multiplicities in Bankruptcy Proceedings
Authors: Osmanova D. O.
Published: December 2021

The paper substantiates the position that the entrepreneurial market is no longer a collection of individual participants one way or another interacting with each other through voluntary communication "clothed" in a legal form, but a potentially interdependent network, the presence of which is found in the conditions of a property crisis of one of its elements. In this vein, the bankruptcy procedure is an arena for the collision of multidirectional interests of multiplicities discovered in this process, the most important of which are the unions of the meeting of creditors. They engage persons included, together with the debtor, in a corporate group, qualified by the author as multiplicities of simple partnerships. These partnerships have a specific purpose, they arise at the moment of capital pooling (initiated by a corporate group) or objective bankruptcy (initiated by independent creditors), they are endowed with a certain amount of powers within the framework of the bankruptcy procedure with due regard to the specifics of their status and they cease to exist at the moment of an actual achievement of the set goal, which is not always connected with the termination of the trial. A feature of the studied varieties of a simple partnership is the predominant involuntary association of its participants when they are forced to interact with each other due to the insolvency of their counterparty. The uniqueness of this type of a partnership is manifested, among other things, in the form of a contribution to such a partnership, since, entering into civil law relations at the time of the objective solvency of the future debtor, his counterparties do not realize that their reciprocal contribution under the obligation is nothing more than "contribution" to the property (potentially bankruptcy) assets of the future partnership that arises at the time of actual bankruptcy of the person with whom they enter into a legal relationship. In addition, the author demonstartes the need to clarify the legal nature of this type of partnership, of which the debtor and related persons are members, in order to prevent the latter from participating in the bankruptcy process along with the debtor's independent creditors.
National and Ethnic Enclaves in the Modern World: Nature, Regulatory Instruments (Public Law Aspect). Part 1
Authors: Irkhin I. V.
Published: December 2021

National and ethnic enclaves constitute one of the forms of "parallel spaces" materialization (In the entire palette of inherent properties) and, therefore, it is legitimate to qualify them as a unique practice of refraction of the concept of multiculturalism. Historical experience has shown that the presumption of mutual desire for integration based on the recognition of the concept of multiculturalism as a guiding principle of relations (primarily in relation to European states and migrant groups within their borders) did not justify itself due to insufficient consideration of the entire scope of influencing factors (risks). On this basis, the author emphasizes the importance of applying an approach the structure of which includes differentiated complex methodological formulas (political and legal, socio-economic, national-cultural) that encourage harmonization of "foreign" authentic cultures (including religious practices, behavioural patterns in the framework of social environments) with a dominant and historically determined culture of the host community with the recognition of the primacy of its culture (including a heterogeneous nature).

Enclaves are viewed as a spatial-geographical and socio-institutional phenomenon. The spatial and geographical component reflects the infrastructure landscape of the enclave, including the inherent economic, production, and environmental features in certain geographical coordinates (at the location). A socio-institutional variable characterizes a community that has appeared and functions by virtue of and within certain groups of co-identity parameters (national, religious, linguistic, legal (usually legal), etc.), emphasizes its inherent connections (internal and external). Under national-ethnic enclaves it is proposed to understand separate quasi-territorial formations, where, due to objectively forced conditions, national minorities (mainly migrant groups) live compactly (permanently or temporarily), adhering to an authentic way of life that differs from the generally accepted way (mainstream) in the host society. The paper highlights the characteristic imperative and optional features of enclaves, emphasizes the heterogeneous configuration of the social structure of enclaves, investigates the reasons for the formation and functions of ethno-national enclaves, identifies the similarities and differences between enclaves and ghettos and ethno-burbes.
Dificuldades na adaptação académica e intenção de abandono de estudantes do 1.º ano do Ensino Superior
Authors: Casanova Joana , Bernardo Ana B. , Almeida Leandro S.
Published: December 2021

O ingresso no Ensino Superior é um momento determinante na vida dos estudantes, caracterizado por inúmeras mudanças nas diferentes áreas de vida. Considerando a riqueza do contexto do Ensino Superior em termos de desafios e oportunidades que coloca aos estudantes, as primeiras semanas de frequência universitária são particularmente relevantes. Ainda que a maioria dos estudantes vivencie esta fase com entusiasmo e satisfação, alguns estudantes experienciam mais dificuldades na sua adaptação académica, o que pode contribuir para situações de insucesso académico e ponderação de abandono da formação. O presente artigo apresenta um estudo com 611 estudantes do primeiro ano do Ensino Superior de uma universidade pública do norte de Portugal, provenientes de cursos de diferentes áreas científicas. Através de uma análise de regressão hierárquica analisamos, num primeiro momento, o impacto das variáveis média acesso ao Ensino Superior, idade, sexo, situação de emprego, habilitações académicas da mãe e do pai, e, num segundo momento, o impacto das dificuldades na adaptação ao Ensino Superior, frequência do curso de primeira opção de escolha e universidade de primeira opção de escolha na intenção de abandonar de estudantes do primeiro ano do Ensino Superior. Os resultados sugerem impacto diverso das variáveis independentes, quando se considera a amostra geral de estudantes e estes agrupados por áreas científicas dos seus cursos. Com base nos resultados, sugerem-se formas de apoio institucional que permitam mitigar os riscos de insucesso e abandono dos estudantes do primeiro ano do Ensino Superior.
Karanlık Üçlü Kişilik Özelliklerinde Genetiğin Rolü
Authors: Temelli Ecenur , Kaya Sibel , Kazgan Mukaddes Hayal , Yılmaz Nazire Ayşenur , Ayar Emre , Yükseloğlu Emel Hülya
Published: December 2021

Objective: Dark Triad is an umbrella term that involves sub-clinical psychopathy, narcissism and Machiavellianism. According to the researches studied the related factors about the development of Dark Triad, there may be a relationship within the environmental, biological and genetic factors and dark triad personality traits. The aim of this study is, examining both Dark Triad personality traits and the researches about the role of genetic in the development of Dark Triad’s three types.
Methods: In this direction, this research examines family, twin and candidate gene studies about the hereditary components of Dark Triad, narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism. Also, researches examining the genetic components of some personality traits known to be related to the Dark Triad are included.
Conclusion: It’s seen that, all three sub-personality types are affected by genetic factors, the hereditary characteristics of psychopathy and narcissism are more than Machiavellianism, among the three personality types, the personality type that is most affected by environmental factors is Machiavellianism and the personality traits related to the Dark Triad can also be determined by some genetic factors  according to reviewed studies.
Yaralanmalı Trafik Kazaları Sonrasında Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Programına Katılımın İncelenmesi
Authors: Özberk Sema , Can Gerçek
Published: December 2021

Objective: Physical limitations in traffic accidents with injuries reduce the functional level and reduce the quality of life. In our study, we aimed to examine the participation of patients who applied to Department of Forensic Medicine for the determination of the rate of disability due to injuries caused by an accident, to physical therapy and rehabilitation programs for sequelae and treatment.
Methods: The data of 114 cases were examined in a prospective, descriptive study. The average age of the subjects participating in the study was 36.25 ± 13.38 and their gender distribution was 43 (37.7%) female and 71 (62.3%) male.
Results: While 42 (36.8%) of the cases participated in the physical therapy and rehabilitation program at least once due to traffic accident injury, 72 (63.2%) did not. As a result of the statistical analysis, it was found that there was no significant difference in participation in the physical therapy and rehabilitation program according to age, gender, education level and injury site.
Conclusion: We think that participation in the physical therapy and rehabilitation program will increase the quality of life with the contribution it will provide at a functional level.
Magas aktivitású sclerosis multiplex hatásos kezelése gyermekkorban
Authors: Merő Gabriella , Móser Judit , Liptai Zoltán , Diószeghy Péter , Bessenyei Mónika , Csépány Tünde
Published: December 2021

A sclerosis multiplex (SM) jellemzően a fiatal felnőttek betegsége. Gyermekkori sclerosis multiplexről 18 éves kor alatt kezdődő megbetegedés esetén beszélhetünk, bár egyes szerzők 16 éves kor alatt szabják meg a határt. Korábban „early onset multiple sclerosis”, illetve „juvenilis sclerosis multiplex” néven vált ismertté. A gyermekkori SM előfordulási gyakorisága az összes SM 3–5%-a. Napjaink­ban, köszönhetően az egyre jobb diagnosztikai eszkö­zöknek és a jól követhető, szigorúan meghatározott diagnosztikus kritériumoknak, a gyermekkori SM incidenciája világszerte növekszik (0,05–2,85/100 000). Az SM-et térben és időben elkülöníthető, ismétlődő központi ideg­rend­szeri demyelinisatióval jellemezhető epizódok jellemzik. Gyermekkorban csaknem kizárólag a relapszáló-remittáló (RR) forma fordul elő. A felnőtteknél szerzett tapasztalatokra építve a gyermekpopulációban szintén a korai diagnózis, az adekvát betegségmódosító terápia (DMT) mielőbbi indítása, a tünetmentesség és a jó életminőség elérése a cél. A felnőtt populációban végzett hatékonysági és biztonságossági vizsgálatok alapján a gyermekkori SM ke­ze­lésében az FDA és az EMA először az interferon β-1a-t és a glatiramer acetátot engedélyezte. A gyermekkori SM-re jellemző magas relapsusráta és az első DMT-re közel 45%-ban adott kedvezőtlen terápiás válasz szükségessé tette a hatékonyabb és második vonalbeli szerek vizsgá­la­tát a 18 év alatti populációban is (PARADIGMS, CONNECT). A nemzetközi közlemények szerint a natali­zumab hatékony és jól tolerálható az aktív RR gyermekkori SM-ben, de kontrollált tanulmány hiányában az eset­ismer­tetésünkben szereplő betegeinknél evidencia még nem állt rendelkezésre. Közleményünkben haárom aktív RR-SM-ben szenvedő betegünk indikáción túli, egyedileg engedélyez­tetett natalizumabbal végzett sikeres kezeléséről számo­lunk be.
An Ode to Black British Girls
Authors: Hope Jeanelle Kevina
Published: December 2021

This article delves into Michaela Coel’s Chewing Gum, examining how the cultural text builds upon Black feminist media discourse, and intimately grapples with the nuances of Black women’s sexuality while explicitly challenging misogynoir. This work illustrates how Coel is helping develop a Black British cultural aesthetic that centers Black women’s liberation, specifically from an African immigrant perspective, by using satire, all the beauty, pain, and struggles that come with #blackgirlmagic, eccentric adornments, and ‘awkward’ ostentatious characters that at times play into racist images and tropes of Black womanhood to expose the absurdity of life in an anti-Black, sexist, and xenophobic society. In sum, this article understands Coel’s work in Chewing Gum to be Black girl surrealism – the intersection of Afro-surrealism, British dark comedy, and Black feminism.
The Emergence and Persistence of Racialised Stereotypes on Dutch Television
Authors: Meuzelaar Andrea
Published: December 2021

Today, stereotypical and racialised imaginations of Muslims are pervasive on Dutch television. This article traces the history of Dutch television coverage of Muslim immigrants through the lens of the archive of Sound and Vision. It demonstrates that during their symbolic transformation from ‘guest workers’ to ‘ethnic minorities’ to ‘allochtonen’ and ‘Muslims’, television’s visual repertoire of Muslim immigrants has become increasingly racially inscribed. Finally, it argues that the archive of Sound and Vision has played a performative role in the emergence and persistence of racialised stock stereotypes of Muslim immigrants.
Claude Lanzmann’s The Four Sisters (2017) on Television
Authors: Vice Sue
Published: December 2021

This article analyses Claude Lanzmann’s final work, The Four Sisters (2017), in the context of its being edited from the outtakes of Shoah (1985) for broadcast on the Arte television channel. It argues that the distinctive features of the film, including its form as a quartet of self-contained interviews, absence of location footage and reliance on certain kinds of shot construction and mise-en-scène, arise from this televisual production context, as well as seeming to mark an ambivalent effort on the director’s part to redress his earlier work’s focus on male testifiers.
Roma, Race and Socially Engaged Television on the Fringes of Europe
Authors: Marinos Martin Yoanis
Published: December 2021

This article contributes to the work of scholars of Eastern Europe who insist on the relevance of race and racism to the region. The text analyzes a contemporary Bulgarian documentary TV series, called Nichia Zemia (No Man’s Land) and its representation of Roma minorities. The study traces the connections between rising inequalities, poverty, and demographic change that accompany post-socialist neoliberalism and the portrayals of Roma as an external Other, criminals and a demographic threat. The text shows the limits of the concept of ethnicity and highlights the need for a systematic analysis of the role media play in the proliferation of racism in this part of the world.
Maulana Tariq Jameel’s supplication for safety against COVID-19: A Pragmatic analysis
Authors: Shahid Muhammad Ali , Mahmood Anser
Published: December 2021

Supplication, the symbol of man's humility, is at the core of all religions, with Allah regarded as the Supreme Being who listens to people's prayers and rewards them accordingly, regardless of religion. The purpose of this qualitative research is to look into the unique service provided by Maulana Tariq Jameel to God for protection from COVID-19, which is currently wreaking havoc on people's lives. On April 21, 2020, the program was broadcast live on the ARY News Channel's Shab-e- Meeraj programme, hosted by Waseem Badami, and was available to watch online. Devout Muslims from all over the world gathered for a specially organised 'Dua' to demonstrate their heartfelt humility and unwavering faith in Allah, who they believe will alleviate their deathly affliction as a result of their prayers. The video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSRuAo14NEI provided the data. The data was assessed using Aristotle's three modes of persuasion. The researchers paid close attention to the supplication during the study and coded the most relevant phrases before translating them from Urdu to English and analysed them from a pragmatic standpoint. The discussion section included references to prayers from a variety of religious traditions from various countries to integrate the study's findings. The study's findings show that when individuals, societies, or nations of any faith face a major calamity, they are more likely to be prone to Allah for protection than to other sources of protectionKeywords: Du’a, Persuasion, Religion, Staunch Faith, The sovereignty of Allah
Calcification and Expression of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-4 in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Authors: Jung Hyun Joo , Choi Young Sik
Published: December 2021

Background/Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-4 expression differs according to the presence of calcification in papillary thyroid carcinoma and to investigate if calcification and BMP-4 expression are associated with metastasis of papillary carcinoma.Methods: We performed the study using paraffin-embedded tissues of 55 patients who underwent thyroidectomy in Kosin University Gospel Hospital. Of those 55 cases, 36 were papillary thyroid carcinomas, and 19 were benign tumors. Immunohistochemical staining with BMP4 antibody was performed on the paraffin-embedded tissues.Results: Among the 36 papillary thyroid carcinomas, 20 (55.6%) of extrathyroidal invasion and 21 (58.3%) of lymph node metastasis were observed. The presence of calcification was significantly different according to incidence of extranodal invasion (p = 0.02), lymphovascular invasion (p < 0.001), and lymph node metastasis (p = 0.04). BMP-4 expression was weakly positive in benign tumors and strongly positive in papillary thyroid carcinoma (p < 0.001). BMP-4 expression was significantly different by TNM stage (p < 0.001).Conclusion: In the present study, the presence of calcification in thyroid papillary carcinoma was associated with tumor metastasis. BMP-4 was strongly expressed in papillary thyroid carcinoma and was associated with the stage of papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Visible Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor after Water Intake and Position Change
Authors: Kim Daejin , Ryu Hanjun , Kim Hyunsoo , Park Changkeun , Jung Jaekwon , Chung Yunjin , Choi Youngdai , Lee Woo Jae
Published: December 2021

Most pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are detected incidentally and arise in the endocrine tissues. NETs can secrete hormones and result in clinical syndromes. However, between 50 and 75 percent of pancreatic NETs are nonfunctioning. Ultrasonography shows a well-circumscribed mass with a smooth margin and round or oval hypoechoic shape. A 38-year-old woman visited our hospital with mild upper abdominal discomfort. We visualized an oval hypoechoic mass with inner hyperechogenicity after water intake in the stomach and position change. The patient underwent surgery, and the mass was diagnosed as pancreatic NET.
The Intellectual Property Policy of Universities and Research Institutions in Conditions of Digitization and Development of Innovations
Authors:   Honored Professor of the Sofia University, Head of the Department of Intellectual Property and Civil and Legal Disciplines of the A.S. Griboedov Institute of International Law and Economics, Director of the Intellectual Property Center of the Russian Professor Assembly, LL.D., Professor, Bliznets Ivan A.
Published: December 2021

The article describes the process of restructuring of education in Russia, and in particular the writing of policy on intellectual property in the Russian universities. The article provides an overview of the activities of the leading Russian and foreign educational institutions in this area.
The Public Regulation of Cryptocurrency Relationships Within the Framework of the National Security Risk
Authors:   Head of the Department of International Cooperation, Professor of the Department of Competition Law of the Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL), Expert of the Center for Scientific and Expert Analytics of the Institute of Scientific and Expert Analytical Activities of the Russian State Academy of Intellectual Property, LL.D., Professor, Egorova Maria A. , Belitskaya Anna V. ,   Professor of the Department of Entrepreneurial Law of the Law Faculty of the Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), LL.D.
Published: December 2021

Rapid digital economy development brings about not only new opportunities, but new risks as well. Absence of any virtual borders, simplicity of transactions between investors from different countries created by digital technologies and the difficulty in the identification of persons entering into such transactions create a national security threat causing the need for the public regulation of the digital environment. This conclusion is especially relevant in respect of cryptocurrency relationships presenting an international alternative to national payment relationships.
Novelties of Criminal Laws on Circulation of Falsified Medical Products During a Pandemic
Authors:   Senior Lecturer of the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology of the Crimean Branch of the Krasnodar University of the Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation, PhD (Law), Derevyanskaya Tatyana P. , Ilikbaeva Evgenia S. ,   Senior Lecturer of the Department of Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics of the Crimean Branch of the Krasnodar University of the Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation, PhD (Law)
Published: December 2021

The article analyzes the changes in Art. 2381 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, adopted in the context of the global pandemic caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus. The timeliness of these changes is noted, in connection with restrictive and other measures aimed at ensuring the sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population. The amendments made will allow solving the problems arising during the qualification of import for the purpose of marketing unregistered medical products to the territory of the Russian Federation. In the article, the authors rightly draw attention to the need to clarify such a concept as “marketing” of unregistered medical products. A clear definition of the concept of “sales” is necessary for the law enforcement officer, which in turn will help to avoid unjustified criminal prosecution.
Problems of the Legal Regulation of Non-Cash Settlements and Solution Prospects in Conditions of Digital Economy Development
Authors:   3rd Year Postgraduate Student of the Postgraduate Course of the Department of Legal Regulation of Economic Operations of the Law Faculty of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation (Financial University), Vavilova Ekaterina M.
Published: December 2021

The article is devoted to the analysis of the legal regulation of the field of cashless payments, as one of the key elements of the developing digital economy in Russia. Special attention is paid to such legal problems as incomplete terminology, lack of a systematic statement of the rules governing the implementation of settlements in the form of money transfers at the request of the recipient of funds (direct debit) and settlements in the form of electronic money transfers. The author concluded that the legal regulation of certain forms of non-cash payments is chaotic, which, of course, has its negative consequences in settlement relations. In addition, the article notes the particular importance of increasing the level of legal regulation of cashless payments in connection with Russia’s desire to reach a new level of economic development — digitalization, which is regulated by the strategic planning documents of Russia, in particular, by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 09.05.2017 No. 203 “On the Strategy development of the information society in the Russian Federation for 2017—2030”. In this regard, non-cash payments, as the most convenient, automated and economical way of payments, play a particularly important role in the development of the digital economy in the country. The result of the study was the author’s recommendations for improving the terminological apparatus, for systematizing specialized legislation, as well as for the need to supplement the list of settlement (payment) documents.
Challenging of Debtor`s Transactions Aimed at Infliction of Damage on Creditors in Anglo-American Law and Russian Civil Law: Comparative Law Research
Authors:   Lawyer at Fabrika Okon Limited Liability Company, Myshyakov Sergey V.
Published: December 2021

This article deals with the common law institutions on the grounds for challenging transactions made to the detriment of creditor’s property interests, and the relevant legal provisions and presumptions located in Chapter III.1 of the Russian law on insolvency (bankruptcy), a comparative legal analysis of the object and grounds of the challenge, the subjects of the challenge, the composition for proving the fact of fraudulent transfer of the debtor’s property and the preferred satisfaction of the creditor’s claims is carried out.
Arbitrability of Procurement Disputes
Authors:   Research Assistant of the Law Faculty of the Saint Petersburg State University, Senior Lecturer of the Department of State and Municipal Management of the North-West Institute, Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Eremin Viktor V.
Published: December 2021

This article discusses the arbitrability of disputes, which in the domestic doctrine referred as procurement disputes. These are disputes from a number of laws related to public procurement and ordering. The article provides a brief analysis of the possibility of referring such disputes to arbitration courts. An obstacle to the consideration of these disputes by arbitration courts is judicial practice, which does not accept the use of the private-law mechanism for resolving disputes in such a publicly significant sphere as procurement for public needs. In addition, the author makes the assumption that the concept of the “public element”, which prevails in domestic judicial practice, makes it difficult to enforce the decisions of the arbitration courts on such disputes, since they inevitably have “public elements”, for example, the presence of budgetary funds in the legal relationship special contracting procedures. This concept is in contradiction with the fact that the state contract is a civil contract and, generally, is arbitrable, like other types of procurement. The further possibility of applying arbitration proceedings in procurement disputes is extremely controversial and leaves a wide field for future research.
Self-Employed Citizens: The Concept and the Legal Regulation
Authors:   Associate Professor of the Department of Civil and Entrepreneurial Law of the Samara National Research University, PhD (Law), Associate Professor, Malinina Lyubov Yu.
Published: December 2021

One of the topics discussed at scientific conferences and considered in the legal literature in the past few years is the selfemployment of citizens. This article analyzes the use of the concepts of “self-employment”, “self-employed citizens” in current legal acts and judicial practice of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, on the basis of which it is concluded that there is no legislative definition of these concepts and a unified approach to their application in judicial practice. As a result of consideration of the points of view existing in the theory of law regarding the concept of “self-employed citizens” and persons who can be attributed to them, the opinion was developed that “self-employed citizens” is not a legal concept, but a general (collective) concept that denotes individuals independently providing themselves with work. An overview of the provisions of civil and tax legislation, as well as the legislation of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, regulating the activities of self-employed citizens is presented. Particular attention is paid to the experiment carried out in a number of constituent entities of the Russian Federation to establish a special tax regime “Tax on professional income”
Outsourcing as a Means to Retain Stability of Operations of a Commercial Organization in the Economic Crisis Conditions
Authors:   Postgraduate Student of the Law Institute of the Russian University of Transport, Sandyreva Elena V.
Published: December 2021

The article is devoted to the issues of applying the outsourcing mechanism in the activities of commercial organizations in the context of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Some statements and judgments of the heads of commercial organizations on this issue are given. The positive and negative aspects of the introduction of outsourcing relations in the activities of companies are shown, the legal nature of the outsourcing agreement is disclosed. Based on the analysis of law enforcement, including judicial practice, some recommendations have been developed for the design of contractual relations related to the provision of services and performance of work by outsourcing. The features of civil liability of the parties to the outsourcing agreement (compensation for losses, recovery of penalties, etc.) are considered separately, and proposals are made to include provisions related to the liability of the parties for improper performance of contractual obligations in the outsourcing agreement.
Economic Partnerships: The Legislator`s Expectations and the Current Market Situation
Authors:   Professor of the Department of Civil and Entrepreneurial Law of the Russian State Academy of Intellectual Property, PhD (Law), Mukhamedshin Irik S. , Ermakov Andrey V. ,   Head of the Department of Civil and Entrepreneurial Law of the Russian State Academy of Intellectual Property, PhD (Law), Smolik Vladimir Yu. ,   Postgraduate Student of the Russian State Academy of Intellectual Property
Published: December 2021

Authors of the article consider economic partnerships in the context of comparing the legislator’s expectations with the current market situation and law enforcement practice. Authors analyze information from open sources, statistical data from the Federal Tax Service of Russian Federation and the existing judicial practice with the participation of economic partnerships. According to the results of the research of current situation, conclusions will be made about the possible prospects for the development of this type of legal entity for the organization of joint ventures in the field of innovation and investment activities.
Some Problems of the Legal Regulation of Obligations of a Joint-Stock Company to Disclose and Submit Information
Authors:   Associate Professor of the Department of Civil Law of the Siberian Federal University, PhD (Law), Associate Professor, Melnikova Tatyana V.
Published: December 2021

The artiсle is devoted to a number of both theoretiсal and praсtiсal problems related to the legal regulation of joint-stoсk сompany’s obligations to disсlose information and provide information, in partiсular, their сontent, relationship, goals of legal regulation of these duties, the сonsequenсes of their violation, as well as a list of information to be disсlosed joint stoсk сompany. The author argues that the obligation to disсlose information and the obligation to provide it are two independent obligations of the сompany. The researсhers show various approaсhes to defining the goals of establishing the obligations of a joint stoсk сompany to disсlose information and provide it. Examines the existing judiсial praсtiсe in this area. Problems in legal regulation of сivil and legal сonsequenсes of violation of these obligations by a joint-stoсk сompany are revealed. Made proposals to improve their legal regulation.
Some Peculiarities of a Crime Committer Identity and Role within the Framework of Criminal Law Combating of Terrorism Financing
Authors:   Inspectorate of the Organizational and Control Department of the Investigative Directorate for the Samara Region of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Major of Justice, Andrianova Anastasia O.
Published: December 2021

The article substantiates the need for differentiation of responsibility depending on the contribution to the crime and the level of public danger of the offender. The author notes the appropriateness of taking into account the functional role of the person in the criminal chain and the varying amount of funding. Attention is paid to the consideration of differences in the characteristic properties of the personality of the terrorist executor and the person who finances terrorism. The problem of the proportionality of the act and punishment for committing the financing of terrorism is identified and its solution is proposed. The necessity of changing the position of the legislator on this issue to achieve the goals of punishment is justified. The author also substantiates the advisability of introducing the concepts of “financier” and “sponsor” into the field of scientific doctrine and legislation.