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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN IN THE ARTISTIC PICTURE OF THE WORLD BY T. SHEVCHENKO
Authors: Denysevych Olena
Published: February 2025

B a c k g r o u n d . In this study, we trace the influence of the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn on the formation of the artistic picture of the World T. Shevchenko.
M e t h o d s . The tasks of the comparative historical method are confirmed in the epistolary heritage and sketches about the influence of the Dutch artist on the formation of Shevchenko's artistic taste and borrowing of singing artistic techniques.
R e s u l t s . While studying at the Academy of Fine Arts, T. Shevchenko intuitively chooses a teacher-Rembrandt van Rijn. In it, he imitates the transmission of light and shadow, chooses similar subjects, and most of all learns from a Dutch artist the art of creating etchings. We find similarities in the sketch of trees and houses drawn by both artists, where the house is an extension of the natural space.
C o n c l u s i o n s . In this study, using the example of T. Shevchenko's epistolary and visual heritage and Rembrandt's drawings and etchings, joint drawings in the artistic picture of the world of both creators are revealed, which are manifested in the conceptual similarity of sketches, self-portraits, subjects, etc. The study shows the importance of the Dutch artist in the development of Shevchenko as an artist and poet, reveals the importance of Fine Art, which became a guide for Shevchenko to the world of literature. T. Shevchenko transferred the methods of artistic art known to him to literature, introduced new social themes into Ukrainian creative art, like Rembrandt. Visual creativity has prepared folk singing for masterful command of the word and expression of their experiences and thoughts by verbal means. Shevchenko's passion for Rembrandt since his studies at the Academy, the use of his creative techniques and preliminary preparation for creating engravings based on his etchings. This influence extends to his further literary work. Shevchenko's poetry is characterized by The Rembrandt sound of poetry. Rembrandt and Shevchenko are also united by respect for ordinary people, whom atypical artists pay attention to and portray in their works. There is also a commonality in the self-portraits that artists create at different stages of their lives.
DMYTRO BAHALII IS THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF THE TARAS SHEVCHENKO INSTITUTE AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO SHEVCHENKO STUDIES
Authors:   Shevchenko Institute of Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Karpinchuk Halyna
Published: February 2025

B a c k g r o u n d . Scientific archievements of academician Dmytro Bahalii, the author of more than 600 historical studies, in the field of literary studies include only up to fifty works. This article analysis for the first time the Shevchenko studies of D. Bahalii, which he worked on mostly at the end of his life.
M e t h o d s . The article wrote using general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis, description, generalization), historical-literary, textological, and source studies (biographical, cultural-historical, comparative, heuristic, critical).
R e s u l t s . The work of the scientist in researching of documents and legends about the poet are clarified. The contribution of scientist to establishing the role of the Cyril and Methodius brotherhood in the life and work of T. Shevchenko is outlined. A review of D. Bahalii work aboute the Cyril-Methodius was introduced into scientific circulation.
The participation of D. Bahalii in the appearance of some editions of T. Shevchenko's works: "Kobzar" (1918), "Heretic", "Dream. Caucasus: two poems" (both – 1927) was determined. During the preparation of the article, the history of the appearance of 12 drawings for the "Kobzar" (1918) created by Karel Nemets was found out.
The employment of the Committee for organizing the publication of T. Shevchenko's works under the leadership of D. Bahalii is outlined. The scientist reviewed the eighth volume of the artistic heritage for a complete collection of works of the poet and artist, prepared by Ol. Novytskyi. For the first time, a number of documents from the archive of D. Bahalii are introduced into scientific circulation, for example, the article "Seventieth anniversary of the death of T. H. Shevchenko", autographs of published works, protocols of 1929–1930th years, official letters. All these materials are stored in the Department of Manuscript Collections and Textology of T. H. Shevchenko Institute of Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (f. 37)
C o n c l u s i o n s . D. Bahalii researching in Shevchenko studies includes only three books, several prefaces, and more than ten scientific and scientific popularization articles. As one of the organizers and the first head of the Taras Shevchenko Institute, D. Bahalii together with his employees, despite persistent attempts by the authorities to turn the poet and the Institute named after him into a mouthpiece of the Marxist-Leninist ideology, managed to establish the authority of this institution and lay the foundation for its further development.
COURSES ON SHEVCHENKO STUDIES AT CHERNIVTSI UNIVERSITY (THE SUBSTANTIVE SCOPE OF THE PROGRAMS)
Authors:   Yurii Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine, Kovalets Lidiia
Published: February 2025

The article examines the peculiarities of teaching philological courses on Shevchenko studies at Chernivtsi University. To this end, the historical experience connected with the pedagogical activity here since 1885 of Prof. S. Smal-Stotskyi is actualized, in particular his introduction of an original method in working with gifted students, which consisted in a hermeneutic approach to understanding the works of T. Shevchenko. Thanks to these efforts, an entire scholarly center in Shevchenko studies emerged at that time.
It is stated that for subsequent generations of faculty at the Department of Ukrainian Literature at the mentioned university, Shevchenko studies has also always been a priority in research and research methodology, which has facilitated the engagement of participants in the educational process. Within the current programs for bachelor's degrees in "Secondary Education (Ukrainian Language and Literature)" and "Philology" in Chernivtsi, T. Shevchenko is most extensively covered in the courses "History of Ukrainian Literature of the First Half of the 19th Century", "Studying the Life and Works of Taras Shevchenko in Secondary Schools", "Literary and Artistic Shevchenko Studies Around the World", while the master's program in Philology also includes a separate course "Bukovynian Shevchenko Studies in Names". The substantive content of the work programs of these disciplines is analyzed, as is the broad range of relevant lecture and practical work with students; some topics for discussion are illustrated at the level of specific questions, tasks, methodologies for working on them, etc. Consideration is also given to the peculiarities of independent and individual work in the process of mastering these courses, which also involves developing interests in T. Shevchenko among his young researchers. The study of T. Shevchenko during classes is supplemented by students' individual scholarly work on Shevchenko studies in the form of term papers and master's theses, as well as the annual, now traditional, competitions in declaiming Shevchenko's poetry, and more.
An exchange of experience is initiated among higher education professionals in teaching T. Shevchenko.
JOHN PANCHUK'S SHEVCHENKO WORK
Authors:   Kyiv National Linguistic University, Kyiv, Ukraine, Kuleshir Mariia
Published: February 2025

B a c k g r o u n d . The poem 'Testament' by Taras Shevchenko, which he wrote on Christmas day, 1845, in Pereiaslav, when he was a guest at Dr. Kozachkovskyi's home, is known throughout the world as a manifesto of freedom. Thanks to this small in size but significant in scope work, the name of Taras Shevchenko entered the cohort of outstanding poets of the world. This opinion is clearly stated by John Panchuk, a well-known American lawyer of Ukrainian origin, in his book 'Shevchenko's Testament. Annotated Commentaries'. In this work, John Panchuk relies on numerous recognized studies of well-known merited Shevchenko experts. John Panchuk's work is especially valuable and unique due to the fact that he comes from a family of Ukrainian immigrants who arrived in Canada at the beginning of the 20th century. He spent his childhood and early adolescence in a Canadian border village. When he was 12 years old, the family moved to the United States.
The facts of his rich and vivid biography indicate that his whole life and multifaceted activities were in one way or another closely connected with the USA, Canada, and Ukraine, in particular, with Bukovyna, where his parents and ancestors came from. The memory of his ethnic origin and roots was obviously the driving force and stimulus for his activities, merits and achievements. His interest in Shevchenko's oeuvre, nurtured from an early age in the family environment, flourished and transformed into a research and translation during the opening of the first statue to Shevchenko in the American space in Canada – a significant event in which he was involved and which introduced him to researchers and Englishlanguage translators of Shevchenko's oeuvre, which contributed to his own research on Shevchenko. Moreover, John Panchuk also translated Shevchenko's 'Testament' and published it in his book on Shevchenko.
The purpose of this article is to outline John Panchuk's life activities with an emphasis on his interest in Ukrainian studies, in particular Shevchenko studies, and to make an attempt to actualize the English-language work of the researcher 'Shevchenko's Testament. Annotated Commentaries' in Ukrainian Shevchenko studies.
M e t h o d s . Common methods in the field of philology are used, such as historical-biographical, historical-documentary, and hermeneutic.
R e s u l t s . The results of the study testify that Panchuk interprets Shevchenko's work as universal, global in view of the resonant humanistic ideas of the Ukrainian genius, which proclaim the ideals of freedom, equality, and identity. Moreover, John Panchuk's biography shows that throughout his life he prioritized values consistent with those of Shevchenko.
C o n c l u s i o n s . The work of John Panchuk 'Shevchenko's Testament. Annotated Commentaries' is an original thorough study of Shevchenko's oeuvre with a solid bibliographic base and deserves a Ukrainian translation.
SHEVCHENKO'S WORD IN THE MODERN EDUCATIONAL PROCESS
Authors:   Petropavlovsk Lyceum No. 2, Petropavlovsk Settlement Council, Ukraine, Lubenska Iryna , Zemliana Liliia ,   Petropavlovsk Lyceum No. 2, Petropavlovsk Settlement Council, Ukraine, Babkova Svitlana ,   Petropavlovsk Lyceum No. 2, Petropavlovsk Settlement Council, Ukraine, Kryvozub Svitlana ,   Petropavlovsk Lyceum No. 2, Petropavlovsk Settlement Council, Ukraine
Published: February 2025

Shevchenko's creativity is inexhaustible – because the infinite depths of Shevchenko's poetry, because we read Shevchenko in a new way every time. This article reveals and confirms to the reader a new, unconventional image of Shevchenko. This work is the result of painstaking work of the authors in modern readings of Kobzar's legacy.The article highlights the practical use of Shevchenko's works in educational process, education of patriots, which will build post-war Ukraine. Basic the emphasis is on the modern reading of his works against the background of Russia's war of aggression. Revealed basic practical methods of studying his biography and creativity. It is also emphasized that was one of the sources of the current unity of Ukrainians in the struggle for their independence. Shevchenko's understanding of the fate of Ukraine by the people.Teachers in the
Shevchenko style are, first of all, themselves read the poet's works through the prism of the current state of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, so that students of education, studying his work, understood first of all their responsibility for everything,what is happening in the state. This material is designed for practicing teachers, students andyouth who seek to join the inexhaustible source of creativity of the great master of words through modernization of his works.
THE POETRY OF TARAS SHEVCHENKO IN THE LITERARY-CRITICAL AND TRANSLATOLOGICAL STUDIES OF RAUL CHILACAVA: THE FORMATION OF A TRANSNATIONAL LITERARY FIELD
Authors:   Ukrainian Studies Center named after Prof. Otara Bakanidze Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia, Mtchedeladze Ivane
Published: February 2025

B a c k g r o u n d . The article examines the latest Georgian scientific-critical, translated and fiction literature (poetry) about Taras Shevchenko, belonging to the modern bilingual poet, translator and scientist Raul Chilachava. Particular attention is paid to the newest bilingual collection "My Thoughts", the extensive preface and translations of which represent an important fact in the history of Georgian-Ukrainian literary relations of the post-colonial period.
R e s u l t s . For analysis, the article uses many concepts of translation studies and comparative studies, cultural studies – intertextuality, the concept of national poets, typology of transformative operations, reception, chronotope of the text, author and reader, etc.
C o n c l u s i o n s . Research and analysis conducted at the intersection of different disciplines show that with the translated, artistic and scientific-critical texts of Raul Chilachava, a new stage of Shevchenko's poetry began in the Georgian literary process, which allows Shevchenko's poetry and, in general, all Ukrainian literature to be analyzed from the perspective of those approaches thinking that is used in the global literary and cultural space for the perception and rethinking of artistic creativity.
Pristine Xenon (Protoxenon)
Authors:   JSC "INERT", Smetannikov Vladimir P. , Orlov Alexander N. ,   JSC "INERT", Shapovalov Vyacheslav D. ,   JSC "INERT"
Published: February 2025

The history of the xenon use as an inert gas in the development of new technologies is described. It is shown that there is currently a pent-up demand due to the limited production volume and high cost of xenon produced using traditional technologies, which leads to the need to search for new sources of xenon production. A technology for the xenon production from associated petroleum gas has been proposed and implemented, more than fifteen deposits have been studied in order to extract xenon, samples have been taken, and for the first time in the world, xenon – protoxenone - of underground origin has been obtained. The isotopic composition of protoxenone is radically different from atmospheric, and a number of new technologies for the xenon use have been considered under the condition of large-scale production of protoxenone from associated petroleum gas.
Physics in strong and ultrastrong magnetic fields. New phenomena and effects.
Authors:   Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Mishinsky Gennady V.
Published: February 2025

A new area of scientific research is being formed. The article predicts new phenomena which occur in strong and ultrastrong magnetic fields and which expand our knowledge of known physical laws. The first experiments and properties of low-energy nuclear reactions are presented. It is shown that in an atom in a strong magnetic field, a third spatial, oscillatory quantum number appears, which gives rise to new ground states in the hydrogen atom, helium ion and other hydrogen-like atoms. The exchange interaction between identical particles is described, which is responsible for the long-range action of the short-range strong and local weak interactions. Using the example of the transhelium atom, the possibility of atomic electrons pairing into an orthobosone (S = 1ћ) is considered. For identical atomic nuclei, nuclear reactions without a Coulomb barrier that occur in strong magnetic fields are presented. It is shown how in strong magnetic fields atomic electrons pair into orthobosones via intra-atomic magnetic resonance with the subsequent formation of a Bose-Einstein condensate from them. Atoms with electron condensate are called TransAtoms. Electron condensates form ultrastrong magnetic fields in the range of 105–1010 T, which connect transatoms into transmolecules. Due to resonant interference exchange interaction, transnuclei in transmolecules enter into multinuclear, nonradiative, low-energy reactions: cold nuclear fusion reactions and low-energy transmutation reactions of chemical elements. The mechanism of formation of strong and ultrastrong magnetic fields in ionized, gaseous and liquid media as a result of movement of unidirectional flows of free electrons with a density of ρ > 1021 cm-3 is demonstrated. The possibility of high-temperature superconductivity in excited media is indicated.
On the Origin of S-Shaped Current-Voltage Characteristics under Electric-Field Ionization of
Authors:   Kotel'nikov Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics of RAS, Kagan Miron S. , Paprotskiy Stanislav K. ,   Kotel'nikov Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics of RAS, Khval'kovskiy Nikolay A. ,   Kotel'nikov Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics of RAS, Khmel'nitsky Roman A. ,   Lebedev Physical Institute of RAS, Kolodzey James ,   University of Delaware
Published: February 2025

Analytical calculations were performed to determine the conditions for the formation of S-shaped current-voltage characteristics in a semiconductor doped with attractive impurities, taking into account the reduction of the impurity barrier in an electric field due to the Frenkel-Poole effect. Experimental data are presented, and the absence of S-shaped behavior in the current-voltage characteristics of heavily compensated germanium and boron-doped diamond is explained.
Reception of one-dimensional bandpass signals under conditions of intersymbol interference and interchannel interference
Authors:   Sevastopol State University, Degtyarev Andrey N. , Afonin Igor L. ,   Sevastopol State University, Polyakov Alexander L. ,   Sevastopol State University
Published: February 2025

When receiving signals piecemeal, adjacent channel symbols should not affect the processing of the current channel symbol. If the channel symbols affect each other, then there is inter-symbol interference (ISI). In addition, the influence of neighboring information transmission channels on each other leads to the occurrence of inter-channel interference (ICI). The simultaneous decrease in ISI and ICI has certain difficulties, since a decrease in the level of ISI leads to an increase in the level of ICI and vice versa. This is due to the fact that in order to reduce the ISI, the duration of the signal is usually limited, and this in turn leads to an expansion of its spectrum and, as a result, to an increase in inter-channel interference. The degree of influence of intersymbol interference and interchannel interference on signal transmission is estimated by the probability of error when receiving the transmitted signal. The paper presents a developed signal reception method that allows to simultaneously reduce the levels of ISI and ICI.
Variability influence of the metal gate of silicon conical GAA nanotransistor on electrophysical characteristics fluctuations
Authors:   Research Institute of System Researches of RAS, Masalsky Nikolae V.
Published: February 2025

The influence of various sources of variability on the performance of transistors increases as the size of the devices decreases, and, in particular, the degree of detail of metal grains and the roughness of the edges of the gate lines are among the main factors contributing to this increase. To assess variability in the conditions of deep scaling of modern semiconductor devices, a multi-linked set of semi-classical/classical tools for three-dimensional modeling is used. The potential of the approach is demonstrated on a promising transistor architecture – a silicon field-effect GAA transistor with an unalloyed conical working area with different lengths and cross sections. To demonstrate the possibilities of scaling, a range of channel lengths from 11 to 25 nm and a ratio of radii, the value of which is determined from the condition for suppressing short-channel effects, the control voltage range is from 0 to 0.6 V. The prototypes of the device are characterized by a high ION current above 10 µA and a low IOFF current within two and three tens of pA with a current ratio higher than 105, a subthreshold slope not higher than 73 mV/dec, which is consistent with available experimental data and simulation results from other authors. The standard deviation of the threshold voltage due to the combination of gate variability sources does not exceed 52 mV. The standard deviation of the switching current in the worst case is 83 µA. At the same time, the contribution of the granularity mechanism is four times greater.
Two methods for obtaining tungsten oxide nanoparticles on the surface of reduced graphene oxide in supercritical isopropanol
Authors:   Scientific and Production Association "GRAFENIKA", Groshkova Yuliya A. , Buslayeva Elena Yu. ,   Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of RAS, Kraevsky Sergey V. ,   Lopukhin Scientific and Clinical Center of Physico-Chemical Medicine, Gubin Sergey P. ,   Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of RAS
Published: February 2025

The paper presents the results of two syntheses for the production of composites of tungsten oxide nanoparticles on the surface of flakes of reduced graphene oxide in supercritical isopropanol (method I - multistage, method II - single-stage). Supercritical isopropanol acts in the synthesis process not only as a reducing agent, but also as a medium for conducting the reaction, while reducing graphene oxide to a reduced state. The obtained tungsten oxide nanoparticles, after treatment in supercritical isopropyl alcohol, are immobilized on the surface of the flakes, maintaining dispersion, undergoing changes in size. The obtained nanocomposites were studied using physico-chemical analysis methods: X-ray phase analysis, transmission electron microscopy, atomic force spectroscopy.
Pristine Xenon (Protoxenon)
Authors:   АО "Инерт", Сметанников Владимир П. , Орлов Александр Н. ,   АО "Инерт", Шаповалов Вячеслав Д. ,   АО "Инерт"
Published: February 2025

Изложена история применения ксенона как инертного газа в развитии новых технологий. Показано, что в настоящее время имеет место отложенный спрос в связи ограниченностью объема производства и дороговизной ксенона, получаемого по традиционным технологиям, что приводит к необходимости поиска новых источников получения ксенона. Предложена и реализована технология производства ксенона из попутного нефтяного газа, изучено более пятнадцати месторождений с целью возможности добычи ксенона, взяты пробы, и впервые в мире получен ксенон подземного происхождения – протоксенон. По изотопному составу протоксенон кардинально отличается от атмосферного, рассмотрен ряд новых технологий использования ксенона при условии крупнотоннажного производства протоксенона из попутного нефтяного газа.
Variability influence of the metal gate of silicon conical GAA nanotransistor on electrophysical characteristics fluctuations
Authors:   Научно-исследовательский институт системных исследований РАН, Масальский Николай В.
Published: February 2025

Влияние различных источников вариативности на производительность транзисторов возрастает по мере уменьшения размеров устройств, причем, в частности, степень детализации металлических зерен и шероховатость кромок линий затвора являются одними из основных факторов, способствующих этому увеличению. Для оценки вариативности в условиях глубокого масштабирования современных полупроводниковых устройств используется мультисвязанный набор полуклассических/классических инструментов для трехмерного моделирования. Потенциал подхода продемонстрирован на перспективной транзисторной архитектуре – кремниевом полевом GAA транзисторе с нелегированной конической рабочей областью с различными длинами и поперечными сечениями. Для демонстрации возможностей масштабирования был выбран диапазон длин канала от 11 до 25 нм и отношением радиусов, значение которого определяется из условия подавления коротко-канальных эффектов, диапазон управляющих напряжений составляет от 0 до 0.6 В. Прототипы устройства характеризуются высоким током ION выше 10 мкА и низким током IOFF в пределах двух и трех десятков пА с отношением токов выше, чем 105, подпороговый наклон не выше 73 мВ/дек, что согласуется с доступными экспериментальными данными и результатами моделирования других авторов. Стандартное отклонение порогового напряжения, обусловленное комбинацией источников вариативности затвора, не превышает 52 мВ. Стандартное отклонение тока включения в самом наихудшем случае составляет 83 мкА. При этом вклад механизма зернистости в четыре раза больше.
Interesting issues for an industry at a time of record growth
Authors: Gerrand Peter
Published: February 2025

This editorial notes several key indicators of record growth in Australian telecommunications, as the backdrop to the second issue of this multidisciplinary policy Journal. The growth in social connectivity and ‘big data’, together with the rapid evolution of new infrastructure technologies, all pose interesting challenges for good policy making — and for keeping up with new developments. The satisfying backdrop of high growth in the telecommunications industry provides a canvas on which to introduce the other thirteen articles which make up this edition (V2 N1) of the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy.
Australian mobile broadband network performance
Authors: Evans Shara
Published: February 2025

This paper explores the ways in which consumers gain information about mobile network performance and coverage, then examines the factors that impact mobile performance, and the challenges affiliated with representing results, which are highly influenced by transient events. The paper then discusses the role that mobile speed test apps and crowdsourcing initiatives can play in measuring mobile broadband performance, and provides an analysis of how the features and methodologies of eight major speed test applications compare and contrast. Lastly, the paper provides a brief review of the US Government’s Broadband Mapping Program; and some closing thoughts on lessons for Australia, and in particular how a crowdsourcing initiative could complement the recently announced $100m Mobile Coverage Programme.
andalucia.com revisited
Authors: Chaplow Chris
Published: February 2025

The history of the landmark UDRP (Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy) decision in 2006 on , related as a memoir by the key protagonist who developed and operated the  website, shines light on an important legal precedent for the acceptance of non-governmental use of significant geographical names in the Internet Domain Name System. The narrative is supplemented by an overview of the development of geographical names policy in the domain name system from its inception through the development of ICANN’s Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), and how Panelists applied it to geographical name disputes including references to the first and second WIPO reports.
Building a Digital Society
Authors: Middleton Catherine
Published: February 2025

This paper outlines three areas in which communication researchers can offer insights on the ongoing development of a digital society: infrastructure development, the role of mobile connectivity, and the need for better data through which to understand access to, and engagement in, digital society. The paper offers a discussion of digital society, then outlines a variety of research questions that can be explored to help shape digital society in citizen-centric ways. It concludes by noting the value of research as a means of introducing alternative perspectives to discourses about digital society.
Information Network Villages
Authors: Jung Man Chul , Park Sora , Lee Jee Young
Published: February 2025

This study examines South Korea’s Information Network Village (INVIL) project as an exemplary policy of building sustainable communities through a digital divide policy implemented in small rural areas. INVIL project has three objectives: to close the digital gap between urban and rural areas, to create new sources of revenues from existing industries, and to build sustainable local communities. The conception was that rural digital divide can only be resolved by addressing deep rooted rural issues that influence the provision and adoption of ICT. While the INVIL programs may not remedy the gap in the short term, it provides a future vision to the communities. Due to this multi-layered and long term approach, the villages have been successful in narrowing the digital divide, not only in terms of access but also in effectively utilising broadband to enhance the local economy and building sustainable communities. This paper introduces the INVIL project, the plans and outcomes, as well as a qualitative evaluation of the process across a decade. Following a general description of the project, an in-depth case study of three successful INVILs is provided. The uniqueness of the program is that it emphasises investment in human capital rather than on infrastructure and includes a tailored vision of each local community. This motivates local residents to be active participants, which is the key to the success of the policy.
Economics of public WiFi
Authors: Potts Jason
Published: February 2025

Local governments in urban regions continue to find the idea of public or municipal WiFi attractive. This is for multiple reasons, not all of which are based on economic logic (such as city branding, vote-buying, emergency services, commercial lobbying, peak-traffic broadband off-loading). However, the purpose of this paper is to gather together the basic economic arguments for and against public provision of municipal WiFi. First, we consider what type of economic good WiFi is, and the logic for public rather than market provision. Second, we review four main economic arguments against public WiFi (capitalization; no market failure; competitive distortion; inefficiency of supply side response). Finally, we consider what may be the strongest, yet least made, case for publicly funded municipal WiFi, which is local demand discovery as an implicit subsidy for WiFi entrepreneurship and innovation.
Availability, access and affordability across ‘digital divides’
Authors: Leung Linda
Published: February 2025

This paper attempts to synthesise different bodies of literature relating to technology and inequality. The use of technology by minority groups has been studied, but in isolation. That is, it has been examined within particular marginalised communities rather than across them. For example, migrants and the ways that technologies are deployed to sustain connections between family members in different countries have been investigated extensively. Indigenous groups’ appropriation of technologies to overcome distance in rural and remote areas has also been explored in depth. The role of technology in providing independence to people with disabilities has been scrutinised too, separately from that of older people. The findings from these studies of various minority groups generally sit in different disciplines, with little to no comparative analysis of them. In understanding commonalities between these minority groups in relation to access and affordability, the paper argues that these can no longer be considered ‘minority’ issues as they affect a significant proportion of the Australian population. Rather, affordability needs to be framed as part of a wider discussion about access and accessibility. Furthermore, notions of access and accessibility should be emphasised and clearly distinguished from mere availability.
Towards 5th Generation Cellular Mobile Networks
Authors: Cheng Peng , Weily Andrew R. Weily , Guo Y. Jay
Published: February 2025

Cellular mobile networks have enabled ubiquitous communications and largely changed the way we live and work. At the same time, the network itself has been undergoing significant changes in the process of meeting our ever increasing demands on data rate and quality of service. In this article, we show the path of the evolution in both standards and techniques and provide our vision for the future of the cellular networks. We review the evolution of international standards for cellular mobile networks in the last two decades, describe how the network layout has been migrating from rigid cellular architecture to random and dense small cells, and provide an in-depth discussion on potential enabling techniques for the next generation (5G) cellular networks, particularly massive MIMO and multiband base-station antennas.
AARNet’s Cloudstor+ Cloud storage initiative
Authors: Reid Alex
Published: February 2025

This paper describes the rationale behind AARNet’s involvement in providing a range of value-added services over its Research and Education high-speed network. Special emphasis is given to services offered ‘in the Cloud’, and in particular concentrating on its latest service offering, Cloudstor+, which provides Cloud storage to researchers across Australia.
The Untapped Potential of Hybrid Fibre Coaxial Networks
Authors: Goddard John
Published: February 2025

Australia has a number of hybrid fibre coaxial networks that pass about 3 million premises. These networks constitute an underutilized resource that could provide high quality, high speed broadband services to 7 million Australians at minimal cost. This has now been recognized in NBN Co.’s recent strategic review and the introduction of the multi-technology mix solution for the NBN. This paper describes how the hybrid fibre coaxial networks can provide all the required features of the NBN and the potential upgrade path to a future all-fibre access network.
High-level stakeholders? insights on readying Australia for Next Generation Broadband
Authors: Mason Claire , O’Brien-McInally Beth , Dane Sharon
Published: February 2025

We interviewed 24 high-level representatives from across Australian society and industry to explore (a) what changes might occur in each sector once next generation broadband (NGB) is widely available and (b) what action is needed to prepare for these changes. Most participants expected NGB to have a positive and profound effect on business and daily life in Australia. However, Australian organisations had been slow to engage with the opportunities offered by NGB. They were also concerned that certain groups could get left behind through digital divide. They called for government to better articulate the role of NGB in supporting Australia’s future social and economic prosperity, to act as a front-runner in the use of the new technology and to deliver policy addressing barriers to uptake. Leadership was also needed from public and private organisations, both to build the nation’s digital capability and in utilising NGB to transform business processes.
Policy-based Interaction Model for Detection and Prediction of Cloud Security Breaches
Authors: Farahmandian Sarah , Hoang Doan
Published: February 2025

The ever-increasing number and gravity of cyberattacks against the cloud's assets, together with the introduction of new technologies, have brought about many severe cloud security issues. The main challenge is finding effective mechanisms for constructing dynamic isolation boundaries for securing cloud assets at different cloud infrastructure levels. Our security architecture tackles these issues by introducing a policy-driven interaction model. The model is governed by cloud system security policies and constrained by cloud interacting entities' locations and levels. Security policies are used to construct security boundaries between cloud objects at their interaction level. The novel interaction model relies on its unique parameters to develop an agile detection and prediction mechanism of security threats against cloud resources. The proposed policy-based interaction model and its interaction security algorithms are developed to protect cloud resources. The model deals with external and internal interactions among entities representing diverse participating elements of different complexity levels in a cloud environment. We build a security controller and simulate various scenarios for testing the proposed interaction model and security algorithms.
Open configuration options Productivity Spillovers through Trade Integration in Central America
Authors: López Arnoldo , Serrano Jeffrey
Published: February 2025

Central America is a highly trade-integrated region. However, there has been little analysis of the effects such integration has had on macroeconomic aggregates. This study explores how spillovers from country-specific productivity shocks would spread across the countries that comprise the region. To do so, it employs a computable general equilibrium model calibrated to replicate the bilateral trade relationships within the region. As expected, the results show that countries that are more integrated within it would benefit more from idiosyncratic positive productivity shocks. In addition, the analysis enables the identification of spillovers across countries through the trade channel and estimates the beneficial effect of economic integration on economic growth compared to that of autarky.
Towards the Modelling of a Writing Process Integrating Generative AI to Develop the Argumentative Skills of Secondary School Writers
Authors: El Maamri Ouidad
Published: February 2025

This article revisits Hayes and Flower's model (1980) of the writing process by integrating Generative Artificial Intelligence at specific moments in the pedagogical scripting process based on argumentation, using a dialogic learner/conversational agent approach. Our pedagogical design based on the SAM model of pedagogical engineering explores the contributions of AGI as a catalyst for learning towards an agile and iterative modelling in favour of the development of the argumentative competence and critical thinking of the writing student.
Technopedagogical Making Workshop and Writing / Programming
Authors: Soughati Najemeddin , El Hadi Kaoutar , Flyura Avazbakiyeva
Published: February 2025

This article explores the impact of technopedagogical workshops, specifically the use of Scratch software, on the writing skill in French of Moroccan middle school students. Written production, while fundamental in the school curriculum, presents major challenges, especially regarding motivation and competency. The authors implemented writing and programming workshops to encourage active student participation in their written tasks. The article focuses on writing skill assessment. It highlights that the use of digital tools, such as Scratch, can enhance students' skills and involvement by fostering collaborative learning and promoting autonomy. The experiment revealed that students were more engaged both in-class and remotely, showing a significant increase in creativity and group work capacity. The writing project allowed students to improve their writing skills while developing better technological proficiency. The results demonstrate improvements in the quality of written productions. The authors conclude that integrating technology into writing education can have beneficial effects on students' engagement, motivation, and academic performance.
Code Switching and its Functions in Teaching Foreign Language for Specific Purposes
Authors: Melnichuk Marina V. , Vasbieva Dinara G.
Published: February 2025

This paper discusses the widespread phenomenon of code switching in the teacher's speech communication in a foreign language classroom. The purpose of the study is to identify the functional features of code switching in the teacher's speech in the process of teaching the foreign language for specific purposes. The authors paid special attention to the experience of the Russian and foreign researchers in the field of studying code switching, approaches to defining the concept of "code switching", studying its types, characteristics, functions, and teachers' opinions about code switching in foreign language classes. The analyzed data contained several functions code switching in foreign language classrooms, classified by us as: 1) repeating; 2) explaining; 3) attracting attention; 4) linking the material to the context; 5) controlling; 6) establishing personal contact; 7) using informal speech; 8) praising and encouraging. The findings indicate that the code-switching functions in teachers' speech communication is caused by the need to both regulate the educational process and manage pedagogical activities, as well as support interpersonal communication.
Analysis of Artificial Intelligence Terminology: Complexity, Evolution, and Interdisciplinarity
Authors: Alshtaiwi Ma’moun
Published: February 2025

The objective of our study is to explore the terminology of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by identifying its fundamental terms and concepts, while assessing the linguistic and conceptual understanding surrounding them. We conducted a literature review to identify the various expressions used, and then collected data in both French and English in the field of AI. After performing a data purification step, we analyzed this terminology using Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques. Our conclusions highlight specific characteristics of AI terminology, including its technical complexity, rapid evolution, interdisciplinary nature, and potential associated ambiguities.
The definite and demonstrative nominal group, combinable determiners in French and Albanian?
Authors: Blakqori-Salihu Teutë , Koskoviku Bahri , Bajrami Bade
Published: February 2025

In order not to cause difficulties in French expressions of various kinds, this new linguistic analysis, which now encourages French-speaking Albanian students, aims to demonstrate the functioning of demonstrative phrases containing a definite article by illustrating them with simple examples allowing explain the idea of the idea of a new analytical proposal of demonstrative phrases in language sequences in general and then understand this phenomenon of 'grammaticalization' in FLE (French as a Foreign Language) class. This article also includes a complete and commented description of the different resources and discussion lists, thanks to which each Albanian teacher will be able to develop their own translation activities on the evolution of French, including its nature and its syntactic and prosodic properties. Based on prior research conducted in these two languages, it has been determined that French is not tolerant of such a combination, whereas Albanian is, and it is precisely Albanian that piques our curiosity. We seek to understand the timing and mechanism of such a phenomenon and, most importantly, how to effectively translate it into French. The essential objective of this study is to take stock of all the structures combined with demonstrative + defined in Albanian with explanations and examples so that Albanian students of French no longer make mistakes when using them! Here, we will show that a good and effective translation begins with a good understanding of both the structure of the source text and the possible impact on the structure of the target text (oral or written).
Comparing CANeLearn Design Principles for K-12 Online Learning with Researched Models and Standards
Authors: LaBonte Randy , Barbour Michael , Childs Elizabeth
Published: February 2025

In 2023, researchers explored the relationship between Design Principles for K-12 Online Learning (Crichton & Childs, 2022) and quality standards for K-12 online learning, publishing a report on the intersection between design principles and standards (LaBonte et al., 2023). Design principles refer to the fundamental concepts and guidelines that inform the creation and implementation of educational programs, materials, and systems (Kukulska-Hulme & Traxler, 2013), while standards tend to be more discrete, flexible, and responsive to local conditions (Bell, 2003). Unlike standards, the design principles focus on institutional support of technology, infrastructure, students, and faculty, as well as program effectiveness and assessment which are not described in most standards. The Community of Inquiry (COI), a research-based model describing the three interdependent elements of social, cognitive, and teaching presence (Garrison et al., 2000), was used to explore the intersection points between the COI, design principles, and published standards for K-12 online learning. The analysis was used to revise the design principles further and support the ongoing development of quality standards. It is hoped that basing design principles and standards in the context of a research-based model will further develop an understanding of quality in K-12 online learning and inform practice.
Ensuring Data Reliability in AI-Powered Cloud Architectures: Development of An Innovative Framework
Authors: Pentyala Dillep kumar
Published: February 2025

In the rapidly evolving landscape of cloud computing, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become essential for enhancing data-driven decision-making and improving operational efficiency. However, ensuring data reliability in AI-powered cloud architectures remains a significant challenge, as the performance of AI models heavily relies on the integrity, accuracy, and availability of the underlying data. This research aims to develop an innovative framework designed to enhance data reliability within AI-driven cloud environments. The proposed framework incorporates advanced techniques such as real-time data validation, error detection, and fault tolerance mechanisms to address common issues like data inconsistency, loss, and corruption. By leveraging both AI models and cloud infrastructure best practices, the framework seeks to provide a robust solution for maintaining data integrity and ensuring uninterrupted AI performance. The results of this study demonstrate the framework’s effectiveness in improving data reliability, reducing error rates, and enhancing the overall efficiency of AI systems in cloud environments. This work offers valuable insights for organizations seeking to adopt AI technologies while maintaining high standards of data reliability, with implications for both cloud service providers and AI developers. Future research directions focus on refining the framework for scalability and exploring its application in diverse industries.