bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
“Rights and Liberties” in Pylyp Orlyk’s Constitution through the Prism of Renaissance Interpretations of Justice
Authors: Ivanov S. B.
Published: November 2021

Such an outstanding historical monument of Ukrainian state-building as the Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk of 1710 has been studied in the context of the traditions of European constitutionalism and its influence on the process of national state-building of the first half of the XVIII century. The author has determined the role of such a category of natural law as “justice” in its formation, which became pervasive in the Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk by guiding its content and spirit. Despite the more than 300-year history of this act, there are still discussions among scholars and researchers about its political and legal classification and the source base, in particular not only the contractual experience of the Hetmanate period, but also the influence of political, legal and philosophical thought that was developed since ancient times. There was an attempt to determine the grounds for protecting the “rights and liberties” of the Ukrainian people by tracing the influence of the ancient heritage of Plato and its revival in the Renaissance era, Protestant doctrine of the Reformation period, which lays the groundwork for further identification of ontological and praxeological problems of Ukrainian constitutionalism. The fundamental methodological approaches were axiological, comparative and historical, hermeneutic. Theoretical basis of the study consisted of regulatory legal documents, scientific publications and research, information materials. The Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk, being a remarkable achievement of political and legal thought of the early. XVIII century, has demonstrated the desire of its authors and the people to establish the principles of constitutionalism, law and order over the ideas of absolutism, which prevailed in Europe at that time. In this regard, the Constitution makes an unequivocal choice against the Russian autocracy, which was canceled previous agreements, in favor of the protection and restoration of violated rights and liberties, and as a consequence – the construction of an independent Ukraine. It laid down a progressive idea of ​​expressing the aspirations and needs of the whole nation, which shows the high level of legal and philosophical culture of the Ukrainian elite of that time.
Legal Regulation of Expressing Opinions and Beliefs in Print Mass Media
Authors: Kucher S. A.
Published: November 2021

The research is focused on the problems of legal regulation of expressing opinions and beliefs in print media. The scientific novelty of the research constitutes propositions on supplementing the Law of Ukraine “On Print Mass Media (Press) in Ukraine” with a new norm that would regulate the work of electronic pages of the print media. The constitutional right to free expression of opinions and beliefs can be exercised by disseminating certain concepts in the media. Ways of expressing one’s own opinions and concepts in the press have been determined. It has been stated that a public organization or a political party can spread own opinions by creating own printed publication. An interview with a well-known public figure or politician in order to publish the text of a conversation in the press is also one of the ways to spread one’s own worldview. Another form of expression of one’s beliefs is the publication of an article prepared by a public or political organization, a well-known person in a newspaper or magazine. The author has provided characteristics of the procedure for the foundation of the printed edition. Features of the legal status and activities of journalists to collect information about the opinions and beliefs of well-known people are also reflected in the work. The legal principles for the relationship between journalists, media owners and public figures in order to spread opinions and beliefs have been clarified. The problems of legal regulation of placement of printed mass media materials on the Internet have been outlined. The author has analyzed propositions of scholars on legal regulation of disseminating information on the Internet. Suggestions on amending the legislation regulating the activities of print media on the placement of press materials on the Internet have been formulated.
Basic Evolutionary Stages of Polish Democracy
Authors: Marchuk M. I.
Published: November 2021

The article is focused on studying and scientific understanding of the process of the formation and evolution of Poland as a modern democratic European state. The author has indicated the significance of the influence of the democratic traditions of the Polish people on the formation of the current model of the state system of the Republic of Poland.

The author has established the general chronological boundaries of each of the periods of democratization of Polish society starting from the times of “noble democracy”. The main characteristics of the stages of democratic development of Poland until the present day have been determined.

The main factors that influenced the course of democratic transit in the Polish state have been clarified. It has been proved that the peculiarities of modern Polish statehood are determined by the historical traditions of Polish democracy, the mentality of the Polish people and membership in the European Union and other international organizations. It has been emphasized that the implementation of economic and institutional transformations in Poland in the post-Soviet period was accompanied by the simultaneous formation of civil society. It has been established that the result of democratic transit in the Republic of Poland is a liberal democracy of the Western type with a certain bias towards social democracy.

The author has emphasized the decisive role of European integration processes in the formation of the Republic of Poland as a democratic, legal and social state. Based on the analysis of the current legislation and ongoing reforms in the law-making sphere, the author has defined the main factors that determine the existing systemic threats to the rule of law and democracy in Poland at the present stage of its state-building.

It has been stated that although Polish democracy demonstrates some negative tendencies, it is unlikely collapsed due to the current challenges, since the Republic still maintains the balance between state power and political freedom of citizens and their associations and the general atmosphere in Polish society remains open and free.
On Improving Administrative and Legal Provision of HR Management in State Forensic Institutions and Professional Training of Forensic Experts of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine
Authors: Kurdes O. V.
Published: November 2021

The problematic issues of administrative and legal provision HR management of state forensic institutions and professional training of forensic experts of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine have been studied. Specific propositions for improving the regulatory and legal, organizational and methodological provision of this area of ​​activity have been provided. The author has emphasized the need to reform the HR management system of state forensic institutions and professional training of forensic experts, which is a guarantee of filling these institutions with highly qualified personnel.

It has been offered to further study, develop and approve certain regulatory acts by orders of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on HR management of state forensic institutions and professional training of forensic experts, namely: standard staffs; instructions on the organization of personnel accounting, staffing and HR work, professional training of forensic experts of state forensic institutions and forensic experts who are not employees of state forensic institutions; provisions on the formation of employee pool for superior positions.

The emphasis has been placed on the need to revise and update the Handbook of Qualifications for employees of forensic research institutions of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, approved by the order of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine dated from April 19, 2012 No. 611/5.

It has been proved that the Code of Professional Ethics of forensic experts has to be developed and approved at the level of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which would be applied to all forensic experts of Ukraine regardless of departmental subordination and employment and should have a positive impact on the quality of judicial duties performed by forensic experts – drawing up qualitative and objective expert opinions. The guarantee of executing the requirements of the specified Code by the experts should be the normative consolidation of the expert’s responsibility for violation of professional ethics.
International Standards of Implementing Mediation within Criminal Proceedings and the State of Its Realization in Ukraine
Authors: Fomina T. H.
Published: November 2021

International standards for mediation in criminal proceedings have been defined; the process of development of the institution of mediation in criminal proceedings in Ukraine has been characterized; propositions on improving the procedure for mediation in criminal proceedings have been expressed.

It has been established that the introduction of mediation in criminal proceedings, as a necessary condition for the development of the national legal system, was reflected in many international legal instruments that Ukraine had undertaken to execute. The traditional system of criminal justice cannot offer an effective solution to the problem of dealing with persons who committed a criminal offense. It has been proved that the urgent need of our state is to create new effective alternatives to official criminal prosecution, in particular mediation.

The analysis of legislative activity on introducing mediation in Ukraine has been carried out. Representatives of the legislative initiative on the need to consolidate the possibility of conducting a mediation procedure at the legislative level by adopting the draft Law of Ukraine “On Mediation” dated from May 19, 2020 No. 3504 in the second reading.

It has been defined that mediation in Ukraine is not fully implemented, since there is no legal basis. At the same time, some measures have been implemented in Ukraine to introduce mediation in criminal proceedings. Thus, the Criminal Procedural Code of Ukraine provides the possibility of concluding a conciliation agreement between the victim and the suspect, the accused. At the same time, allowing the possibility of concluding a conciliation agreement, the criminal procedural legislation does not directly regulate the mediation procedure. It has been substantiated that the procedure for mediation during criminal proceedings should be regulated by: 1) adoption of the Law of Ukraine “On Mediation”; 2) making systemic amendments to the Criminal Procedural Code of Ukraine.

Particular attention has been paid to the fact that, despite the lack of a legal basis, our country has experience in applying the mediation procedure in criminal proceedings. Starting from 2019, two pilot projects have been implementing in Ukraine, which demonstrated positive results in this direction: “Restorative Program of Juveniles Suspected in Committing a Criminal Offense” and “Implementation of Restorative Justice in Ukraine”. The results of the implementation of these projects have proved that the mediation procedure has indisputable advantages over punitive justice.
РОЛЬ ЗМІ В СИСТЕМІ РОЗБУДОВИ СТРАТЕГІЧНИХ КОМУНІКАЦІЙ
Authors: ІЛЬЧЕНКО Олена
Published: November 2021

У статті визначено роль і місце ЗМІ в системі стратегічних комунікацій в Україні. Проаналізовано основні й спеціальні принципи взаємодії Національної гвардії України зі ЗМІ. Виявлено спільну мету у взаємо- діючих суб’єктів. Установлено форми практичної взаємодії пресслужб зі ЗМІ. Досліджено основні форми організації взаємодії Національної гвардії України з пресою, радіо, телекомпаніями, інтернет-виданнями. Новий комунікативний простір породжується незалежними один від одного учасниками. У такій ситу- ації комунікація стає об’єктом дослідження, оскільки від рівня знань відповідних комунікативних процесів залежить результат. Це не тільки нові для українського суспільства, а й складні завдання, що передбача- ють значні інтелектуальні затрати в системі управління.
ЗАЛУЧЕННЯ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНО-КОМУНІКАЦІЙНИХ ТЕХНОЛОГІЙ ПРИ ОРГАНІЗАЦІЇ ФАКУЛЬТАТИВНИХ ЗАНЯТЬ АНГЛІЙСЬКОЇ МОВИ НА ЗАСАДАХ ІНТЕГРАТИВНОГО ПІДХОДУ В 5-6 КЛАСАХ СЕРЕДНЬОЇ ШКОЛИ
Authors: Павлюк Алла , Шелудченко Світлана , Шелудченко Ольга
Published: November 2021

Статтю присвячено експериментальним курсам і факультативним заняттям як засобу розширення мовленнєвого простору в середній школі. Встановлено передумови залучення інформаційно-комунікаційних технологій. Акцентовано на актуальності питання інформаційно-комунікаційних технологій в освіті з огляду на 10 компетентностей Нової української школи. Окреслено важливість відеометоду як оптимальної форми організації факультативних занять англійської мови на засадах інтегративного підходу. Простежено кореляцію сучасних засобів унаочнення та сформованої лінгвокультурної компетенції. Зіставлено поняття Information Technology та Information and Communication Technology з подальшим виявленням відмінностей у їх змістовому наповненні. Актуалізовано поняття інформаційно-комунікаційних технологій як інтенсифікатора навчального процесу, що мотивує здобувачів освіти, забезпечуючи формування лiнгвокультурної компетенцiї. Окреслено змістове наповнення модуля «Земля: подорож у часі» експериментального курсу «Крізь епохи та континенти», що сприяє успішному засвоєнню мовного матеріалу в ігровій формі. Виокремлено вісім тематичних блоків, а саме: «Льодовиковий період», «Великий шовковий шлях», «Дарвін і теорія еволюції», «Географічні відкриття минулого та перша навколосвітня подорож», «Піраміди Єгипту», «7 чудес Стародавнього світу», «Як відкрили світ рослин», «Вікінги», що становлять змістовий модуль, присвячений короткому екскурсу в історію планети та великих географічних і наукових відкриттів. Доведено компліментарність «кейс»-методу, який у формі ситуативних вправ сприяє формуванню ерудованої, соціально активної особистості здобувачів освіти, з розвиненим мисленням та здатністю самостійно, активно і творчо розв’язувати поставлені практичні завдання. Визначено позитивний вплив «кейс»-методу при навчанні здобувачів освіти поколінь Z та Альфа з кліповим мисленням. Проілюстровано зразки завдань та ситуативних вправ окремих тематичних блоків змістового модуля «Земля: подорож у часі». Підкреслено важливість поєднання відеометоду з книжковими фрагментами задля реалізації освітніх цілей. Продемонстровано комплекс вправ на прикладі тематичного блоку «Вікінги».
ЛЕКСИКОГРАФІЧНА РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦІЯ КОНЦЕПТУ FRIEDEN В СУЧАСНІЙ НІМЕЦЬКІЙ МОВІ
Authors: Рись Лариса , Якимчук Максим
Published: November 2021

Стаття присвячена дослідженню мовних засобів об’єктивації концепту FRIEDEN та встановленню його основних концептуальних ознак. У роботі систематизовано дані лексикографічних джерел – тлумачних, синонімічних і етимологічних словників та встановлено сукупність мовних засобів, що передають зміст концепту і утворюють його номінативне поле: ключове слово-репрезентант концепту, похідні номінації концепту, спільнокореневі слова, синоніми, словникові дефініції, сталі словосполучення, до складу яких входить ім’я концепту. Концепт FRIEDEN належить до універсальних концептів, у якому можна виокремити три виміри: він може стосуватися мирного співіснування різних держав, народів (глобальний, міждержавний вимір), гармонійного співіснування з оточенням (соціальний вимір) та внутрішнього спокою і гармонії людини (індивідуальний вимір). На основі етимологічного аналізу визначено етимологічну ознаку концепту FRIEDEN, яка лежить в основі його формування: «стан бережного, доброзичливого ставлення до інших», що трансформувався в сучасних дефініціях у стан гармонії та злагоди із самим собою та оточенням. На основі аналізу словникових дефініцій імені концепту та дистрибутивного аналізу встановлено основні ознаки концепту FRIEDEN, які відносимо до його понятійного компонента: життя / стан внутрішнього та міждержавного співіснування без насилля та війни; стан гармонії, згоди; стан незворушного, безтурботного спокою; мирний договір, домовленість між сторонами; стан, що характеризується певною тривалістю, територією поширення. Досліджуваний концепт FRIEDEN виявив тісний зв'язок із бінарно протиставленим концептом KRIEG. Встановлено важливе значення концепту FRIEDEN як для суспільства, так і для окремих особистостей. Мир є великою цінністю, яка, однак, може мати відносний характер, про що свідчать окремі лексичні одиниці, що слугують об’єктивації концепту та мають негативну конотацію, що може бути пов’язаним із місцем цього концепту в ціннісній картині світу та його взаємодією з іншими морально-етичними цінностями народу.
ФУНКЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ ПІДХІД ДО УПРАВЛІННЯ У СИСТЕМІ МІСЦЕВОГО САМОВРЯДУВАННЯ В УКРАЇНІ
Authors: Данилевич Наталія
Published: November 2021

Стаття присвячена актуальним питанням застосування функціонального підходу до управління в системі місцевого самоврядування в Україні. Досліджено світовий досвід управління в системі місцевого самоврядування та вивчено організацію діяльності системи місцевого самоврядування, узагальнено теоретико-методологічної основи функціонального підходу до управління. Практична значущість статті полягає в тому, що на базі аналізу широкого масиву джерел узагальнено і наведено характеристику організації роботи функціонального підходу до управління в системі місцевого самоврядування, сформульовані рекомендації для реорганізації системи місцевого самоврядування в Україні. Наукова новизна одержаних результатів полягає в комплексному аналізі та розробці наукових положень функціонального підходу до управління в системі місцевого самоврядування та моделюванні перспектив розвитку системи управління в сучасній Україні.
Travel Time Impacts of Using Shared Automated Vehicles along a Fixed-Route Transit Corridor
Authors: Huang Yantao , Kockelman Kara M.
Published: November 2021

Shared automated vehicles (SAVs) offering a fixed-route transit may compete well against privately operated vehicles. This paper analyzes the system costs of all travelers along a 6.4-kilometer (4-mile) corridor under different penetration rates for 10-seat SAVs. The work prices out walking, waiting, riding, and driving times for all travelers in the corridor, along with vehicle ownership, parking, and operating costs. Results show that such self-driving mini-buses or SAVs lower total costs per passenger-kilometer traveled when SAV mode split exceeds 20 percent, even though walking and waiting are valued at relatively high cost. Such vehicles dramatically free up pavement (and parking) space, and perform even better when parking costs at drivers’ destinations are high.
Analysing the Influence of Industrial Value - Added of Small and Micro-sized Firms on Regional FDI in Indonesia
Authors: Canes Celine , Aurelia Vanessa , Tanesia Juan Phillip Yoel , Hasudungan Albert , Lukas Erica
Published: November 2021

The role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has only grown in tandem with globalization, as it plays a dual function by improving capital accumulation whilst simultaneously growing total factor yield, which puts it at an advantage over foreign aids and foreign portfolio investments. Using panel data from 34 Indonesian provinces over the 2015 - 2019 period, this research examined the determinants of provincial FDI and its impact on regional economic development in Indonesia. The random effect method with robust standard error was used to regress the model, and the variables found to be positively significant were the ratio of industrial value added for micro sized firms to regional GDP, as well as the growth rate of industrial value added for small sized firms. Our analysis revealed that micro-sized firms tend to have much higher industrial value added compared to small-sized firms, and that these firms tend to cluster in Western Indonesia. The role of the government should be to foster the growth and competitiveness of small and micro-sized firms, especially for regions where the industrial value added is still low. Further study is suggested on the determinants of industrial value added at the provincial level, as well as more comprehensive research on FDI determinants with a larger dataset.
Impact of President Election, Celebrity Endorsement, and Product Variation to Brand Image and Purchase Intention on Sang Pisang Business
Authors: Agustin Lidia , Haryanto Jony Oktavian , Nelloh Liza Agustina Maureen
Published: November 2021

The situation of the 2019 presidential election was enough to take the attention of many parties in Indonesia because there were several conflicts. With the situation of the last presidential election, the researchers wants to examine the impact of it to the business of Sang Pisang that owned by Kaesang Pangarep who is the son of the Presidential Candidates in the 2019 presidential election, and also examine does Kaesang Pangarep's popularity as a celebrity or influencers, the variety of products and brand image have influenced the Sang Pisang Business. The findings of this study indicate that there is a direct effect of President Election, Celebrity Endorsement, Product Variation, and Brand Image towards Purchase Intention, there is direct effect of the Celebrity Endorsement towards Brand Image and also there is indirect effect of Celebrity Endorsement towards Purchase Intention mediated by Brand Image of Sang Pisang in Jabodetabek, and all of the effect is significant.
Determinación de una función Cobb-Douglas en la producción de durazno en Colombia
Authors: Cancino Susan Elsa , Cancino Escalante Giovanni Orlando , Quevedo García Enrique
Published: November 2021

En la presente investigación se determinó una función de producción tipo Cobb-Douglas con información procedente de una encuesta a productores de durazno de la provincia de Pamplona, Colombia. La metodología fue de tipo descriptivo, correlacional y de corte transversal. Con la utilización de herramientas econométricas los resultados indican que los coeficientes del modelo propuesto fueron estadísticamente significativos y el mismo no se vio afectado por problemas de colinealidad, heteroscedasticidad y autocorrelación. Así mismo, la producción de durazno presentó rendimientos decrecientes de escala e intensidad en el uso de mano de obra, lo cual comprueba el importante papel que presenta el sector como fuente de empleo e ingresos para la región estudiada.
Police and judicial efficiency in Colombia
Authors: Ramirez Romero Angel David , Martínez Duarte Héctor Daniel , Rincón Amaya Jennifer Katherine
Published: November 2021

According to socioeconomic theories of criminal behavior, crime rates can be reduced by increasing the probability and severity of punishment. In this line, the public force and the judicial sector play an important role depending on their performance. This document analyzes this performance for each department of Colombia in 2018. Using the technique of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), the study found that police and judicial efficiency must be balanced, since in most cases, if a department has an acceptable police efficiency, it has a bad judicial efficiency performance or vice versa. At large, police efficiency had better performance than judicial efficiency in Colombia.
RANCANG BANGUN SISTEM INFORMASI JASA SERVIS PADA BENGKEL SUMBER REZEKI MOTOR DENGAN DUKUNGAN SMS API
Authors: Kurniawan Bambang , Nasution Ilman Ahmad , Muhaimin Abdi , Andema Henky
Published: November 2021

Jasa service merupakan pelayanan utama pada sebuah bengkel sepeda motor. Agar pelayanan dan manajemen administrasi pada Sumber Rezeki Motor Pekanbaru lebih optimal, dibutuhkan sebuah sistem yang dapat mengatasi hal tersebut. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk membuat sistem manajemen service  yang terkomputerisasi dengan baik. Manfaatnya adalah agar memudahkan proses pencatatan data barang, baik itu pembelian ataupun penjualan. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode waterfall, observasi, wawancara dan analisis. Sistem yang dihasilkan  mampu meringankan tugas pegawai bengkel dan membuat kinerja bengkel menjadi lebih efisien.
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL PADA DATA JUDUL SKRIPSI BERBASIS TEXT MENGGUNAKAN VECTOR SPACE MODEL
Authors: Sabna Eka
Published: November 2021

Penyimpanan data judul skripsi mahasiswa semakin banyak dan akan terus bertambah.  Untuk mencari informasi dari judul skripsi tersebut akan menjadi sulit. Untuk itu dikembangkanlah metode pencarian yang disebut dengan temu-kembali informasi (information retrieval). Metode-metode temu-kembali informasi sudah dikenal sejak lama, salah satu dari metode tersebut yang paling banyak digunakan karena kemudahan implementasinya adalah Space Vector Model (SVM). Tujuan  penelitian  ini adalah memberikan paparan tentang proses pencarian  dokumen  digital dengan metode Vektor Space Model. Pada model ini dilakukan dengan proses  token dan    indexing   sehingga    ditemukan    hasil    dari maksimal  terdapat  dalam  data judul skripsi  menggunakan kata    kunci,    sehingga    di lakukan pencarian   sesuai   dengan   kata   kunci  dan   akan   dibandingkan dengan     data     yang     terdapat     pada     file dokumen judul skripsi, sehingga    dapat    menghasilkan    informasi    yang benar.
Potencial de Biomasa en América del Sur para la Producción de Bioplásticos. Una Revisión
Authors: Vargas-García Yadira , Pazmiño-Sánchez Joffre , Dávila-Rincón Javier
Published: November 2021

La biomasa es una fuente primaria renovable que ha generado mayor interés en el mundo durante los últimos años, debido a la oportunidad de obtener productos energéticos y no energéticos similares a los que se producen de las fuentes no renovables. En este sentido, América del Sur, por su ubicación geográfica, cuenta con alto potencial de generar y adicionar valor a la biomasa; por lo que esta investigación realiza una revisión descriptiva sobre la disponibilidad y potencial de biomasa en América del Sur, con el propósito de establecer los tipos y cantidad de bioplásticos biobasados y biodegradables (BBB) que se pueden producir en esta región. En primer lugar, se realizó una descripción de la biomasa, sus características y clasificación. Posterior a esto, se recopiló información de la biomasa generada en cada país, para finalmente describir los tipos de BBB existentes en la actualidad. La investigación reveló que en la región se pueden producir 204,42 millones de toneladas (MMt) de bioplástico basado en celulosa regenerada, 4,11 MMt de bioplástico basado en almidón, 0,58 MMt de ácido poliláctico y 8,68 MMt de polihidroxibutirato. Además, la producción de BBB es una alternativa que permite minimizar la contaminación ambiental producida por los plásticos sintéticos, ya que utiliza de manera eficiente y sostenible los residuos generados por actividades agropecuarias e industriales. Finalmente, este estudio permite ampliar el estado del arte e intensificar las ventajas que tienen los países de América del Sur con respecto a la generación de empleos y desarrollo industrial en zonas rurales.
A Holistic Decision-Making Process to Improve the Productivity of Public Transportation in Cuenca-Ecuador
Authors: Cazorla Patricia
Published: November 2021

National governments are responsible for guaranteeing the accessibility, affordability, availability, and social acceptability of public services. If urbanization grows in an unplanned way requires more investments to extend the current infrastructure or build new ones. Since, in general, cities in developing countries lack sufficient economic resources, it is necessary to maximize the productivity of the current infrastructure to satisfy additional demand. Boosting asset utilization, optimizing maintenance planning, and expanding demand management measures could take advantage of the wasted infrastructure. The local government of Cuenca-Ecuador aims to expand the public transport supply throughout the urban area (77.5% of spatial cover and 92% of population cover in the urban area), using the maximum network capacity. Thus, it requires a holistic and inclusive framework that guarantees the implementation of the project. Studies in urban planning have shown that the productivity of the public transportation network depends on the network and activity systems. The application of actor-network theory demonstrated that the proposed solution (a package of 22 measures related to the transit-oriented development and demand-management measures) is not only necessary but feasible. The analysis allowed identifying ten interested actors and one non-interested actor. Moreover, the method highlights the role of each actor to counteract potential opponents and meet the target by 2030.
Elaboración de Briquetas a partir de Subproductos de Palma Africana (Elaeis guineensis J) y Arroz (Oryza sativa L)
Authors: León Alain , Santacruz Stalin
Published: November 2021

El aumento global de la población ha traído como consecuencia mayor demanda de recursos, especialmente fuentes de alimento, influyendo directamente en el desarrollo agroindustrial y en la generación cada vez mayor de subproductos. Ecuador es el sexto país a nivel mundial en producción de aceite de palma africana, además, su producción de arroz es aproximadamente de 1 195 000 ton. Ambas industrias generan 678 000 ton de subproductos/año, los cuales se encuentran subutilizados y representan un problema de manejo para las empresas, trayendo como consecuencia un impacto medioambiental. El raquis de palma africana y la cáscara de arroz tienen una composición mayoritariamente de lignina y celulosa confiriéndole un alto potencial para ser usado como combustible en forma de briquetas. En el presente trabajo, la elaboración de briquetas se realizó a partir de mezclas de raquis de palma africana y cáscara de arroz con las siguientes composiciones: 100% raquis de palma africana; 75% raquis de palma africana y 25% cáscara de arroz; 50% de ambos subproductos, 25% raquis de palma africana y 75% de cáscara de arroz; y 100% cáscara de arroz. Las briquetas fueron analizadas en cuanto a friabilidad y dureza (textura instrumental), para posteriormente utilizar las briquetas con mejores resultados de ese estudio en la determinación de su poder calórico. Se obtuvieron valores de friabilidad entre 0,84% y 17,86% y de dureza entre 11,84 N y 29,44 N, sin que existan diferencias significativas (p<0,05). El tratamiento escogido con mejores condiciones de friabilidad y dureza (50% raquis de palma africana y 50% cáscara de arroz) tuvo un poder calórico de 15,76 MJ/kg.
THE EFFECT OF GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL DISTRESS ON REAL EARNINGS MANAGEMENT
Authors: Yopie Santi , Erika Erika -
Published: November 2021

This research aims to analyze the effect of good corporate governance and financial distress on real earnings management. The sample in this study is a manufacturing company listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2016-2020 period. Data collection in this study was carried out using secondary data taken from the company's financial statement. The data were analyzed and tested using the SPSS 25 program to test descriptive statistics and outlier tests. The Smart PLS 3.0 program was used to test validity and reliability, test quality indexes, and test hypotheses. The results of this study indicate that institutional ownership has a significant effect on real earnings management, managerial ownership has no significant effect on real earnings management, family ownership has no significant effect on real earnings management, the audit committee has a significant effect on real earnings management, audit quality has a significant effect on management. Financial distress has a significant effect on real earnings management. The moderating variable in this study proves that family ownership has no significant effect on real earnings management which is moderated by political connections.
Exploring a Simple Stochastic Mathematical Model Including Fear with a Linear Functional Response
Authors: GÖKÇE Aytül
Published: November 2021

This paper concentrates on a simple population model incorporating fear. Firstly, positivity and steady state analysis are performed, where the theoretical investigations show that change in the level of fear in prey population does not effect the local stability of the system around each equilibria (either stable or unstable). For the deterministic model, the numerical simulations are plotted for the density of prey species as a function of various system parameters. The stability analysis of the coexisting state shows that only transcritical bifurcation, where the steady states intersect, is observed. Secondly, the model is analysed with Gaussian noise term incorporated in the prey’s death rate. The model comprising noise term turns the system into stochastic differential equations and irregular noise related oscillations are observed in the densities of both species.
The Seismic Shock Prediction Algorithm based on the Rock Mass behaviour data
Authors: Moroń Tomasz , Staruch Bożena , Staruch Bogdan , Tomaszewski Sławomir , Wyłomańska Agnieszka
Published: November 2021

KGHM S.A. exploits copper ore deposits in underground mining facilities. As a result of this operation the seismic activity of the rock mass is induced. One of the symptoms of seismic activity of the rock mass is the occurrence of high energy seismic shocks. These phenomena can lead to severe destructions in mine workings. Resulting from that is a threat to work safety in the area of seismic shock occurrence and risk of damage to mine's property. Particularly strong seismic shocks may also pose a threat to objects on the surface. The level of seismic activity of the rock mass depends on many factors that can be divided into factors related to the environment in which the operation is carried out and factors related to methods of conducting the operation. In the report authors propose an algorithm for prediction of the occurrence of seismic shocks with a given energy.
Optimal motivation scheme design using machine learning and control theory
Authors: Chernova Oksana , Choudhuri Sitadri Roy , Jelito Damian , Kardach Jedrzej , Kulczyck Kacper , Michalik Zofia , Tikosi Kinga , Rygiel Agnieszka , Yurchenko-Tytarenko Anton
Published: November 2021

The aim is to construct a mathematical model of stress dynamics that takes into account stress level and response of employees to different motivation factors. It suggests an optimal motivational scenario that maximizes “profit”, i.e. provides tradeoff between the best business outcome and the stress level. It consists of task-reward sequences (i.e. scenarios that include tasks and reinforcement delivered when they are completed). We propose a statistical inference method for the model based on data.
AVALIAÇÃO DA ADSORÇÃO DO FÁRMACO ATENOLOL EM SEDIMENTOS DE FUNDOS COLETADOS NO ARROIO ESTEIO /RS
Authors: Kuhl Gabrielle , Souza Fernanda , Hamm Janice
Published: November 2021

Poluentes emergentes, como compostos farmacêuticos, são detectados em diversas matrizes ambientais, podendo causar impactos negativos para o ecossistema e saúde humana. Neste contexto o presente trabalho visa apresentar uma avaliação do comportamento de adsorção do fármaco Atenolol no sedimento do arroio Esteio em Esteio/RS. Os experimentos foram divididos em 3 principais etapas distintas: caracterização do sedimento, estudo do comportamento de adsorção do Atenolol no sedimento e comparação com as isotermas de Langmuir e Freundlich. A partir dos resultados da caracterização do sedimento, observou-se que a amostra possui textura argilosa, ácida e percentual de carbono orgânico baixo e a presença de metais. As concentrações de 5 e 10 mg/L de Atenolol foram completamente adsorvidas no sedimento, considerando os limites de detecção do método de análise. Já nas concentrações de 20 a 100 mg/L de Atenolol foram observadas eficiências de remoção na faixa entre 17 a 31 %. Nestas condições, a isoterma de Langmuir apresentou R2 de 0,9026, Qmax de 357,1 e KL 5,73x10-6 e Freundlich R2 de 0,9667 KF 4,05x10-4 e n 0,71. Assim, concluiu-se que o fármaco Atenolol é adsorvido no sedimento estudado e que a isoterma de Freundlich melhor se adapta aos valores experimentais de adsorção da amostra coletada.
VIVÊNCIAS E DESAFIOS NAS ESCOLAS PÚBLICAS E PRIVADAS EM FORTALEZA-CE EM TEMPOS DE PANDEMIA
Authors: Viana Antônio , Oliveira Bruna , Maciel Junior Wellington
Published: November 2021

O período de pandemia, causada pelo novo coronavírus, evidenciou graves problemas na educação brasileira, apontando falhas estruturais e consequências que as desigualdades sociais e econômicas impõem ao setor. O atual cenário mostrou-se desafiador, exigindo que professores e alunos superem essas dificuldades de forma criativa, adequando-se rapidamente ao ensino remoto em tempos de isolamento social. A presente pesquisa, de caráter essencialmente descritivo e discursivo, parte das leituras bibliográficas e das experiências pessoais dos atores envolvidos no ensino remoto durante o período da pandemia. O presente texto busca discutir as dificuldades que os professores de Geografia de Fortaleza atravessaram para se adequar ao ensino remoto, bem como a forma que as redes públicas e privadas do Ceará se adaptaram para dar continuidade às aulas.
Effect of Post-grazing Sward Height on Ingestive Behavior, Dry Matter Intake, and Milk Production of Holstein Dairy Cows
Authors: Menegazzi Gabriel , Giles Pamela Yanina , Oborsky Matías , Fast Oliver , Mattiauda Diego Antonio , Genro Teresa Cristina Moraes , Chilibroste Pablo
Published: November 2021

Sward height is strongly related to the daily dry matter intake of grazing dairy cows, which consequently determines animal performance. Despite that, few studies have explored the potential to increase milk production by managing post-grazing sward height. An experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of three defoliation intensities on a Lolium arundinaceum-based pasture on frequency and length of grazing meals and ruminating bouts, daily grazing and ruminating time, feeding stations and patches exploration, and dry matter intake and milk production of dairy cows. The treatments imposed were three different post-grazing sward heights: control (TC), medium (TM), and lax (TL), which were managed with 6, 9, and 12 cm of post-grazing sward heights during autumn and winter, and 9, 12, and 15 cm of post-grazing sward heights during spring, respectively. Thirty-six autumn-calving Holstein cows were grouped by parity (2.6 ± 0.8), body weight (618 ± 48) kg, and body condition score (2.8 ± 0.2) and randomized to the treatments. The pasture was accessed from 08:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 03:00 during spring and no supplement was involved during the evaluation period. Daily grazing time averaged 508 ± 15 min and was not affected by treatment. The reduction of post-grazing sward height increased the length of the first grazing session in the morning and the afternoon. The number of grazing sessions was greater on TL than on TM, with no difference in TC. The number of feeding stations (the hypothetical semi-circle in front of an animal from which the bites were taken without moving the front forefeet) visited was less on TC than on TL, and neither of them differed from TM. Dry matter (DM) intake was lesser on TC than on TM and TL (14.7 vs. 17.8 kg DM). Milk production during the evaluation period was 13.1, 16.2, and 18.7 kg/day for TC, TM, and TL, respectively. The milk fat, protein, and lactose content did not differ between treatments. The cows on TC exhibited a lower intake rate, although they were less selective, probably as a consequence of the sward structure of TC treatment. The cows on TM adopted a compensation mechanism which allowed them to achieve the same dry matter intake as cows on TL, but lower milk production. The cows on TL were more selective than TC and TM resulting in higher digestible dry matter intake and consequently higher milk production. The intensity of defoliation impacts on the animal-plant interaction, and constitutes a valuable management tool that can be used to boost forage intake and milk production. The new developments on information technology would allow researchers to link behavioral data with response variables (e.g., milk production, health, welfare, etc.) at different spatio-temporal scales and support short and long-term management decisions.
Hydrogel-Based Enzyme and Cofactor Co-Immobilization for Efficient Continuous Transamination in a Microbioreactor
Authors: Menegatti Tadej , Žnidaršič-Plazl Polona
Published: November 2021

A microbioreactor was developed in which selected amine transaminase was immobilized together with the cofactor pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) to allow efficient continuous transamination. The enzyme and cofactor were retained in a porous copolymeric hydrogel matrix formed in a two-plate microreactor with an immobilization efficiency of over 97%. After 10 days of continuous operation, 92% of the initial productivity was retained and no leaching of PLP or enzyme from the hydrogel was observed. The microbioreactor with co-immobilized cofactor showed similar performance with and without the addition of exogenous PLP, suggesting that the addition of PLP is not required during the process. The space-time yield of the microbioreactor was 19.91 g L−1 h−1, while the highest achieved biocatalyst productivity was 5.4 mg mgenzyme−1 h−1. The immobilized enzyme also showed better stability over a wider pH and temperature range than the free enzyme. Considering the time and cost efficiency of the immobilization process and the possibility of capacity expansion, such a system is of great potential for industrial application.
Characterization of Recombinant Chimpanzee Adenovirus C68 Low and High-Density Particles: Impact on Determination of Viral Particle Titer
Authors: Mullins Elise K. , Powers Thomas W. , Zobel Jim , Clawson Kory M. , Barnes Lauren F. , Draper Benjamin E. , Zou Qin , Binder Joseph J. , Dai Stanley , Zhang Kun , Friese Olga , Runnels Herbert A. , Jarrold Martin F. , Thompson Lawrence C.
Published: November 2021

We observed differential infectivity and product yield between two recombinant chimpanzee adenovirus C68 constructs whose primary difference was genome length. To determine a possible reason for this outcome, we characterized the proportion and composition of the empty and packaged capsids. Both analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) and differential centrifugation sedimentation (DCS, a rapid and quantitative method for measuring adenoviral packaging variants) were employed for an initial assessment of genome packaging and showed multiple species whose abundance deviated between the virus builds but not manufacturing campaigns. Identity of the packaging variants was confirmed by charge detection mass spectrometry (CDMS), the first known application of this technique to analyze adenovirus. The empty and packaged capsid populations were separated via preparative ultracentrifugation and then combined into a series of mixtures. These mixtures showed the oft-utilized denaturing A260 adenoviral particle titer method will underestimate the actual particle titer by as much as three-fold depending on the empty/full ratio. In contrast, liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection proves to be a superior viral particle titer methodology.
Cataloging Human PRDM9 Allelic Variation Using Long-Read Sequencing Reveals PRDM9 Population Specificity and Two Distinct Groupings of Related Alleles
Authors: Alleva Benjamin , Brick Kevin , Pratto Florencia , Huang Mini , Camerini-Otero Rafael Daniel
Published: November 2021

The PRDM9 protein determines sites of meiotic recombination in humans by directing meiotic DNA double-strand breaks to specific loci. Targeting specificity is encoded by a long array of C2H2 zinc fingers that bind to DNA. This zinc finger array is hypervariable, and the resulting alleles each have a potentially different DNA binding preference. The assessment of PRDM9 diversity is important for understanding the complexity of human population genetics, inheritance linkage patterns, and predisposition to genetic disease. Due to the repetitive nature of the PRDM9 zinc finger array, the large-scale sequencing of human PRDM9 is challenging. We, therefore, developed a long-read sequencing strategy to infer the diploid PRDM9 zinc finger array genotype in a high-throughput manner. From an unbiased study of PRDM9 allelic diversity in 720 individuals from seven human populations, we detected 69 PRDM9 alleles. Several alleles differ in frequency among human populations, and 32 alleles had not been identified by previous studies, which were heavily biased to European populations. PRDM9 alleles are distinguished by their DNA binding site preferences and fall into two major categories related to the most common PRDM9-A and PRDM9-C alleles. We also found that it is likely that inter-conversion between allele types is rare. By mapping meiotic double-strand breaks (DSBs) in the testis, we found that small variations in PRDM9 can substantially alter the meiotic recombination landscape, demonstrating that minor PRDM9 variants may play an under-appreciated role in shaping patterns of human recombination. In summary, our data greatly expands knowledge of PRDM9 diversity in humans.
Generation of Skin Organoids: Potential Opportunities and Challenges
Authors: Sun Hui , Zhang Yi-Xuan , Li Yu-Mei
Published: November 2021

Although several types of human skin substitutes are currently available, they usually do not include important skin appendages such as hair follicles and sweat glands, or various skin-related cells, such as dermal adipocytes and sensory neurons. This highlights the need to improve the in vitro human skin generation model for use as a tool for investigating skin diseases and as a source of cells or tissues for skin regeneration. Skin organoids are generated from stem cells and are expected to possess the complexity and function of natural skin. Here, we summarize the current literatures relating to the “niches” of the local skin stem cell microenvironment and the formation of skin organoids, and then discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with multifunctional skin organoids.
Eicosapentaenoic Acid-Induced Autophagy Attenuates Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Suppressing Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Extracellular Matrix Degradation, and Apoptosis
Authors: Lin Zhen , Ni Libin , Teng Cheng , Zhang Zhao , Wu Long , Jin Yu , Lu Xinlei , Lin Zhongke
Published: November 2021

Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is a major cause of low back pain (LBP), but there is still a lack of effective therapy. Multiple studies have reported that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation exert an enormous function on the occurrence and development of IDD. Autophagy can effectively repair ER stress and maintain ECM homeostasis. Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) can specifically induce autophagy. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that EPA can promote autophagy, reduce ECM degradation and ER stress in vitro, thereby reducing cell apoptosis, and the protective effects of EPA in an IDD-rat model in vivo. Western blot and immunofluorescence were used to detect the autophagic flux, ER stress, ECM degradation, and apoptosis in nucleus pulposus cells (NPCs) treated by EPA. We also used puncture-induced IDD rats as experimental subjects to observe the therapeutic effect of EPA on IDD. Our findings indicated that EPA can effectively improve the autophagy activity in NPCs, inhibit the endoplasmic reticulum stress process, reduce the degree of cell apoptosis, and exert protective effects on the anabolism and catabolism of ECM. In addition, in vivo investigations demonstrated that EPA ameliorated the progression of puncture-induced IDD in rats. In conclusion, this study revealed the intrinsic mechanisms of EPA’s protective role in NPCs and its potential therapeutic significance for the treatment of IDD.