bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Insights into the impacts of and responses to COVID-19 pandemic: The South African food retail supply chains perspective
Authors: Omoruyi Osayuwamen , Dakora Edward A. , Oluwagbemi Olugbenga O.
Published: August 2022

Background: With the observed cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in South Africa, coupled with varying levels of national lockdowns, food retail supply chains in South Africa were adversely affected. The pandemic affected international travel, global logistics, supplier production and stockpiles at the supply end, which resulted in shortages at retailers and increased prices for basic food items.Objectives: The purpose of this article was to provide insights into and a synthesis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food retail supply chain models in South Africa.Method: A general review of both academic and grey literature (including commentaries) was studied to draw insights into the issues of food retail supply chain. This was combined with an examination of websites and annual reports of the major food retailers in South Africa to find their responses to the pandemic related to their supply chains.Results: It was found that the investment in supply chains and local supply development and the technology by the large food retailers in the country have paid off in the ways that they have been able to respond to and contain the shocks of the pandemic and point to the local versus the international when thinking about new supply chain models for the post-COVID-19 world.Conclusion: The insights drawn from this article may be useful in building more resilient food retail supply chains in the South African context. This article charts a way for more focused analyses using empirical data to thresh out more nuanced insights that will benefit the food retail supply chain and create a more resilient food system in South Africa.
Distribution chain diagrams for fresh fruit supply chains: A baseline for emission assessment
Authors: Du Plessis Martin J. , Van Eeden Joubert , Goedhals-Gerber Leila L.
Published: August 2022

Background: Globalisation has undoubtedly revolutionised the way modern society functions by connecting different people, economies, cultures and technology. This integration depends on the adequate movement of goods by increasingly more complex and longer global supply chains (SCs). The structure of the distribution chain and the individual activities that jointly facilitate the transportation of commodities such as fresh fruit have not been well defined, making it difficult and ambiguous to determine greenhouse gas emissions. Mapping the various distribution scenarios of fruit and stating the emission-generating activities not only enable the analysis and management of these activities but also provide a basis for calculating emissions.Objectives: The key objective is to describe all the physical emission-generating distribution activities that take place during the international export of fresh fruit from South Africa. These activities were used to create distribution chain diagrams that define the structure of fresh fruit distribution.Method: To identify activities, a literature review, direct observation of distribution activities at logistical facilities and unstructured interviews with operational managers at these facilities were performed. Scenario planning was used to combine generic activities into realistic distribution chain diagrams. The activities and diagrams were validated by semistructured interviews with four industry experts.Results: Following the identification of emission-generating activities, five generic distribution chain diagrams were created that should represent all possible distribution scenarios for fresh fruit.Conclusion: The generic distribution scenarios not only capture the various methods by which fresh fruit is exported from South Africa but also form the basis of seven important emission-related managerial practices.
A comparative study of postnatal depression and associated factors in Gauteng and Free State provinces, South Africa
Authors: Mokwena Kebogile , Modjadji Perpetua
Published: August 2022

Background: The factors contributing to probable postnatal depression (PND), a type of clinical depression that can affect woman after childbirth, are socially derived. Therefore, variations among groups of women necessitate studies in different communities.Aim: This study compared the prevalence of PND and associated factors among women attending postnatal services facilities.Setting: The study setting included Tshwane Municipal district in Gauteng province (GP) and Fezile Dabi District (FS) in Free State province (FSP), South Africa.Methods: A total of 477 mothers within 12 weeks of giving birth were recruited by convenient sampling in health facilities. A self-developed questionnaire was used to obtain information on socio-demographics, obstetric history, and children’s characteristics. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to collect data on depression symptoms, with a score of ≥ 13 used as a cut-off for probable PND. Data were analysed using STATA 14. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine association between probable PND and various covariates.Results: The overall mean age of women was 28 ± 6 years. The overall prevalence rate of PND was 22%, slightly higher in FS (23%) than in GP (21%). Most participants living in GP were married, had tertiary education, were employed and from the households with income of more than R8000.00. A chi-square test showed that planned pregnancy was significantly higher in GP compared with FS (p ≤ 0.001). Multivariate logistic regression showed that support from a partner or husband decreased the odds of a probable PND in GP (adjusted odd ratio [AOR] 0.37; 95% confidence interval [CI] [95%CI: 0.14–0.96; p = 0.041] and in the FS [AOR = 0.14, 95%CI: 0.05–0.40; p ≤ 0.001]). Significant associations of probable PND with several factors – planned pregnancy, baby age, support in difficult times, partner or husband drinking alcohol and stressful events – were more common in the FSP than in the GP.Conclusion: The prevalence of probable PND and its associated risk factors in the GP and the FS indicates the need for routine screening and targeted interventions in both urban and rural settings.Contribution: The results confirm that the prevalence of PND is similar in both rural and urban areas, and that pregnancy planning remains a challenge in the FS, which calls for increased efforts to revive family planning programmes in primary health care facilities.
Reflections on a rural road to family medicine
Authors: Lotz John-D K.
Published: August 2022

No abstract available.
Artificial intelligence: A strategic opportunity for enhancing primary care in South Africa
Authors: Kaswa Ramprakash , Nair Arun , Murphy Shane , Von Pressentin Klaus B.
Published: August 2022

No abstract available.
Students’ experiences of using a writing-intense programme to facilitate critical thinking skills on an online clinical training platform: A pilot study
Authors: Masuku Khetsiwe P. , Mupawose Anniah
Published: August 2022

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the subsequent lockdown altered traditional clinical training for speech language pathology students, thus forcing training institutions to implement innovative and responsive clinical training strategies in the midst of the pandemic. As such, a writing-intense programme was piloted in an online clinical training programme with second-year speech language pathology students.Objectives: This study explored speech language pathology students’ experiences with a writing programme used during an online clinical training programme implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.Method: The study used a qualitative survey design. Purposive convenient sampling was used to recruit 29 second-year speech language pathology students. Online student reflections guided by 10 open-ended questions were used to elicit responses from students. Data were analysed using deductive thematic analysis.Results: Findings revealed that the written component of the programme facilitated the acquisition of clinical knowledge and improved clinical processes of writing among students. Feedback that students received on their written tasks improved learning. The clinical component of the course enabled students to learn in a less stressful environment and helped them gain confidence in their knowledge and clinical skills. Connectivity challenges and the lack of motivation from some students negatively impacted the programme.Conclusion: Using a writing programme to clinically train students can have positive effects in applying theory to clinical application because it affords students time to consolidate and process theory with practice as the jump from first year to second year can be cognitively taxing. A writing-intense programme can also improve students’ writing skills.
Jeremiah 17:11 and blood money rituals among youths in southern Nigeria
Authors: Uroko Favour C.
Published: August 2022

This study examines blood money ritual activities among Nigerian youths in the light of Jeremiah 17:11. Existing literature has failed to provide a response through a theological lens to blood money ritual activities in southern Nigeria. This study provides a theological response to the increasing spate of money ritual activities among southern Nigerian youths. The pericope of Jeremiah 17 explains the repercussions of the man who accumulates wealth by fraud and treachery. The pericope emphasises that this form of wealth will finally be taken away from him and he may die a fool. This aphorism suits the contemporary blood money ritual activities occurring in southern Nigeria. The number of money ritual activities in southern Nigeria is mind-blowing and thought-provoking. There is hardly a week that passes without the youth’s engagement in blood money rituals coming up for discussion. From the reports of newspapers and other reports, poverty, unemployment, greed and peer pressure are some of the motivating factors for youth engaging in blood money ritual activities. This study adopted the phenomenological approach through content analysis of reports from gazettes and scientific journals.Contribution: Jeremiah 17:11 reveals that there is punishment for anyone who makes wealth through dishonest ways. This study found that greed has sustained the increasing quest for quick money among youth in Nigeria. Practical theology was implicated in this study.
Group actions on local moduli space of holomorphic vector bundles
Authors: Doan An-Khuong
Published: August 2022

We prove that actions of complex reductive Lie groups on a holomorphic vector bundle over a complex compact manifold are locally extendable to its local moduli space.
Early mechanical ventilation for grade IV hepatic encephalopathy is associated with increased mortality among patients with cirrhosis: an exploratory study
Authors: Saffo Saad , Garcia-Tsao Guadalupe
Published: August 2022

Background: Unresponsive patients with toxic-metabolic encephalopathies often undergo endotracheal intubation for the primary purpose of preventing aspiration events. However, among patients with pre-existing systemic comorbidities, mechanical ventilation itself may be associated with numerous risks such as hypotension, aspiration, delirium, and infection. Our primary aim was to determine whether early mechanical ventilation for airway protection was associated with increased mortality in patients with cirrhosis and grade IV hepatic encephalopathy.Methods: The National Inpatient Sample was queried for hospital stays due to grade IV hepatic encephalopathy among patients with cirrhosis between 2016 and 2019. After applying our exclusion criteria, including cardiopulmonary failure, data from 1,975 inpatient stays were analyzed. Patients who received mechanical ventilation within 2 days of admission were compared to those who did not. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to identify clinical factors associated with in-hospital mortality.Results: Of 162 patients who received endotracheal intubation during the first 2 hospital days, 64 (40%) died during their hospitalization, in comparison to 336 (19%) of 1,813 patients in the comparator group. In multivariable logistic regression analysis, mechanical ventilation was the strongest predictor of in-hospital mortality in our primary analysis (adjusted odds ratio, 3.00; 95% confidence interval, 2.14–4.20; P<0.001) and in all sensitivity analyses.Conclusions: Mechanical ventilation for the sole purpose of airway protection among patients with cirrhosis and grade IV hepatic encephalopathy may be associated with increased in-hospital mortality. Future studies are necessary to confirm and further characterize our findings.
Association between C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio and 6-month mortality in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Authors: Kim Hui Hwan , Lee Ji Ho , Lee Dong Hun , Lee Byung Kook
Published: August 2022

Background: The inflammatory response that occurs following cardiac arrest can determine the long-term prognosis of patients who survive out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. We evaluated the correlation between C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio (CAR) following cardiac arrest and long-term mortality.Methods: The current retrospective observational study examined patients with post-cardiac arrest syndrome (PCAS) treated with targeted temperature management at a single tertiary care hospital. We measured CAR at four time points (at admission and then 24 hours, 48 hours, and 72 hours after) following cardiac arrest. The primary outcome was the patients’ 6-month mortality. We performed multivariable and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) analyses to investigate the relationship between CAR and 6-month mortality.Results: Among the 115 patients, 52 (44.1%) died within 6 months. In the multivariable analysis, CAR at 48 hours (odds ratio [OR], 1.130; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.027–1.244) and 72 hours (OR, 1.241; 95% CI, 1.059–1.455) after cardiac arrest was independently associated with 6-month mortality. The AUCs of CAR at admission and 24, 48, and 72 hours after cardiac arrest for predicting 6-month mortality were 0.583 (95% CI, 0.489–0.673), 0.622 (95% CI, 0.528–0.710), 0.706 (95% CI, 0.615–0.786), and 0.762 (95% CI, 0.675–0.835), respectively.Conclusions: CAR at 72 hours after cardiac arrest was an independent predictor for long-term mortality in patients with PCAS.
Edukacja zdalna oczami studentów kształcących się w Krakowie w dobie pandemii
Authors: Gurbisz Dominika
Published: August 2022

Pandemia COVID-19 ma negatywny wpływ na dobrostan psychiczny i fizyczny niemal każdego człowieka na kuli ziemskiej. Celem niniejszej pracy była ocena wpływu pandemii COVID-19 na populację studentów studiujących Krakowie. Została przeprowadzona metaanaliza wpływu epidemii na życie studentów na całym świecie. Omówione zostały następstwa pandemii, począwszy od obligatoryjnych zmian edukacyjnych, nagłych przekształceń na rynku pracy, aż po psychospołeczne konsekwencje nowych okoliczności, które pojawiły się wraz z rozprzestrzenianiem się wirusa. Przedstawiono analizę badań przeprowadzonych na studentach z Krakowa, z których wynika, że przygotowanie profesorów do zajęć online jest w większości niewystarczające. Co ciekawe, wiele osób jest jednak zadowolonych z faktu, że ich kształcenie prowadzone jest w formie zdalnej. W porównaniu z danymi z dostępnych obecnie badań poziom stresu spowodowanego pandemią wraz z upływem czasu obniża się. Jednak pomimo tego, że stan psychiczny osób poprawia się, nadal nie powrócił on do stanu sprzed pandemii.

Education through the eyes of students studying in Krakow in the pandemic era

The COVID-19 pandemic has a negative effect on the mental and physical wellbeing of almost every individual on the globe. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the population of students studying in Krakow, Poland. This paper presents a meta-analysis of the impact of the epidemic on the lives of students around the world. The aftermath of the pandemic is discussed ranging from obligatory educational changes, sudden transformations in the job market, to the psychosocial consequences of the new circumstances that came with the spread of the virus. An analysis of a study conducted on students from Krakow is presented; it indicates that professors’ preparation for online classes is for the most part unsatisfactory. Interestingly, however, many students are satisfied with the fact that their education is conducted remotely. Compared to the data from currently available studies, the level of pandemic stress is slowly decreasing over time. Although people’s
Legitimisation of power in Poland
Authors: Mistygacz Michał , Słomka Tomasz
Published: August 2022

The article concerns the dilemmas of legitimising power in Poland, based both on the contemporary achievements of theoreticians and on a discussion of the realities of the political system in Poland. The analysis focuses on the assumption that, on the one hand, the legitimation of power is its recognition as legal, operating on the basis of applicable legal norms, and on the other, the recognition that a specific power has social grounds for having the rule. The legitimacy of power in Poland is based on the authoritarian experiences before 1989, the democratic transformation, and the crisis of constitutional democracy after 2015. The discussion is based on a reference to Montesquieu’s division of powers and an analysis of the legitimacy of the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary.
Các nhân tố ảnh hưởng đến ý định đeo khẩu trang của người dân tại nơi công cộng để phòng chống dịch Covid-19 - Nghiên cứu thực nghiệm tại Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
Authors: Toàn Trần Phạm Khánh
Published: August 2022

Đại dịch Covid-19 đang lây lan mạnh, diễn biến phức tạp và tác động tiêu cực đến sự phát triển kinh tế - xã hội trên phạm vi toàn cầu. Trong các biện pháp phòng, chống dịch bệnh thì việc đeo khẩu trang là đơn giản và hiệu quả. Nghiên cứu này dựa trên lý thuyết về hành vi có hoạch định (TPB) để đánh giá những yếu tố tác động đến ý định đeo khẩu trang của người dân tại khu vực công cộng. Dữ liệu nghiên cứu được thu thập từ 452 người dân tại Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh được phân tích bằng phần mềm SPSS nhằm kiểm định các giả thuyết đặt ra. Kết quả phân tích cho thấy cả 06 yếu tố, gồm: Thái độ, Chuẩn chủ quan, Nhận thức kiểm soát hành vi, Kiến thức về dịch bệnh Covid-19, Công tác tuyên truyền và Các quy định của pháp luật đều tác động cùng chiều đến Ý định đeo khẩu trang của người dân, trong đó yếu tố Thái độ tác động mạnh nhất. Đồng thời, nghiên cứu cũng đề xuất một số hàm ý nhằm nâng cao ý định đeo khẩu trang của người dân, góp phần thực hiện hiệu quả công tác phòng, chống dịch bệnh Covid-19 trên địa bàn Thành phố.
Vận dụng thẻ điểm cân bằng tại Công ty cổ phần Khu Công Nghiệp Nam Tân Uyên
Authors: Giao Hà Nam Khánh , Trí Nguyễn Hữu
Published: August 2022

Nghiên cứu nhằm vận dụng thẻ điểm cân bằng (Balanced Scored Card - BSC) tại Công ty Cổ phần Khu Công nghiệp Nam Tân Uyên (NTU) dựa trên bốn khía cạnh cốt lõi là Tài chính; Khách hàng; Quy trình nội bộ; Đào tạo và phát triển, với các trọng số và các yếu tố cấu thành. Phương pháp nghiên cứu định tính thông qua phỏng vấn chuyên gia và phương pháp Delphi; kết hợp với phương pháp nghiên cứu định lượng bằng việc khảo sát để đánh giá mức độ hài lòng của khách hàng, cùng việc phương pháp thống kê phân tích để khai thác dữ liệu thứ cấp. Nhóm tác giả sử dụng kết quả hoạt động sản xuất, kinh doanh 2019, đánh giá việc thực hiện chiến lược của NTU theo BSC, qua đó, nhận diện được các yếu tố và mức độ tác động của từng yếu tố đến quá trình thực hiện chiến lược của NTU. Nghiên cứu cung cấp thông tin hữu ích để NTU xây dựng các giải pháp cụ thể, phù hợp nhằm nâng cao hiệu quả công tác quản trị chiến lược.
Tác động của phân tích SWOT đến thẻ điểm cân bằng với vai trò trung gian triển khai chức năng chất lượng tại các công ty xây dựng trên địa bàn Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh
Authors: Ít Nguyễn Văn
Published: August 2022

Nghiên cứu này khám phá tác động của phân tích chiến lược kinh doanh (SWOT) đến thẻ điểm cân bằng (BSC) với vai trò trung gian triển khai chức năng chất lượng (QFD) tại các công ty xây dựng trên địa bàn Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh (TP.HCM). Bảng câu hỏi trong nghiên cứu này bao gồm 45 câu với kỹ thuật lấy mẫu ngẫu nhiên và dữ liệu được thu thập từ 399 nhà quản lý ở các công ty khác nhau trong lĩnh vực xây dựng trên địa bàn TP.HCM. Kết quả phân tích cấu trúc tuyến tính (SEM) cho thấy phân tích SWOT tác động dương mạnh nhất đến BSC, kế đến QFD tác động dương mạnh thứ nhì đến BSC và cuối cùng phân tích SWOT tác động dương ít nhất đến QFD. Từ kết quả nghiên cứu, một số hàm ý được đề xuất nhằm giúp nhà quản trị của các công ty xây dựng quan tâm nhiều hơn đến việc phân tích SWOT và vai trò trung gian trong việc thực hiện QFD để đạt hiệu suất kinh doanh toàn diện cả mặt tài chính và phi tài chính theo BSC.
Modal meet-implication logic
Authors: de Groot Jim , Pattinson Dirk
Published: August 2022

We extend the meet-implication fragment of propositional intuitionistic logic
with a meet-preserving modality. We give semantics based on semilattices and a
duality result with a suitable notion of descriptive frame. As a consequence we
obtain completeness and identify a common (modal) fragment of a large class of
modal intuitionistic logics. We recognise this logic as a dialgebraic logic,
and as a consequence obtain expressivity-somewhere-else. Within the dialgebraic
framework, we then investigate the extension of the meet-implication fragment
of propositional intuitionistic logic with a monotone modality and prove
completeness and expressivity-somewhere-else for it.
Regional leadership as an element of Ukraine’s geopolitical strategy
Authors: Kravchuk Olha , Shulga Maryna , Deliia Oksana , Krasnozhon Neonila , Kuchyk Oleksandr , Kostyrya Inna
Published: August 2022

The aim of the article was to identify the current status and problems of Ukraine’s regional associations, and discuss them in the context of supranational challenges and the COVID-19 pandemic. Observation, the comparative method and the neo-institutional approach were the main methodological tools involved. The investigation found that Ukraine intends to establish various coalitions, blocs and alliances to develop the foreign policy vector. Countries that thrive to be regional actors, as well as NATO and EU Member States, engage in this type of cooperation. A gradual intensification of the growth of the country’s regional leadership was revealed through a comparative study of Ukraine’s cooperation with different countries and their partnerships. The authors of the research supported the point of view of adherents to the concept that Ukraine is interested in the political discourse of regional leadership.It is concluded that expanding the country’s political and economic opportunities is an appropriate context for reforming the Western vectors of Ukraine’s foreign policy. It demonstrated the great potential of regional partnerships, of which Ukraine is a member, to improve democracy.
Criminal Law Transformation in the Context of COVID-19: The Experience of the European Union and Ukraine
Authors: Tsyganii Svitlana , Shyian Dmytro , Diakur Mariia , Areshonkov Vitalii , Hospodarenko Volodymyr
Published: August 2022

The aim of the study was to identify and analysed the novelties of the criminal law of Ukraine and the EU Member States caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as regulations and social impact tools. The content analysis, doctrinal approach, comparative method, as well as general methods were applied to analysed research papers, regulations, case law and statistics on COVID-19-related crimes. Criminal law is considered as part of anti-pandemic policy. National governments focus on responding to individual COVID-19-related crimes rather than on crime trends in general. Due to the transient situation, European and Ukrainian practice has shown the priority of adapting existing criminal law to prevent COVID-19. In general, the transformation of criminal law involves establishing rules that can be applied in any pandemic. An important area is the response to long-term criminal challenges (domestic violence, organized crime) through criminal law. The experience of European countries and Ukraine in responding to global threats reveals uncertainty in the criminal law transformation approaches. This determines the reasonability of working out a common European framework of criminal law policy and prospects for the development of criminal law, which can be defined in international recommendatory instruments.
Infrastructural Development of Smart Cities as the Background of Digital Transformation of Territorial Units
Authors: Gryshchenko Iryna , Kruhlov Vitalii , Lypchuk Oksana , Lomaka Ivanna , Kobets Yuliia
Published: August 2022

The Interoperability, continuous data and technology flow are core requirements of a proper smart city. Smart cities take on the characteristics of innovative, competitive and attractive megalopolises, which is strategically important for residents and investors. The aim of the article was to identify the current state and current issues of the Smart City concept implementation in Ukraine in the context of the experience of developed countries. The main methodological tools included the observation, statistical and comparative analysis. The study found that the effective development of digital transformation of territorial units in Ukraine requires focusing on certain factors during the implementation of the Smart City concept. Such factors conditionally include: technology-based infrastructure; environmental comments; constructive level of public transport; progressive city plans; opportunities for citizens to use appropriate resources. It was found reasonable to introduce infrastructural development of smart cities in Ukraine as a foundation of digital transformation of territorial units. Smart Cities were substantiated as an important tool for effective prevention and control of the pandemic without the introduction of restriction policies. A comparative analysis of the practice of Ukraine and developed countries in the implementation of infrastructural development of Smart Cities is a promising area of further research.
Prevention of crimes performed by the Russian federation against humanity in Ukraine
Authors: Felyk Vasil , Tylchyk Vyacheslav , Lemekha Rostislav , Kurbatova Iryna , Hmyrin Andrii
Published: August 2022

The purpose of the investigation is to improve criminal legislation in accordance with international standards in the context of the prevention of crimes against humanity in Ukraine. The issue of combating crimes against humanity in the twenty-first century was addressed. The commission of such crimes violates a number of international conventions and treaties, including the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court of 17 July 1998, the Charter of the United Nations of 26 June 1945, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 10 December 1948, the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of 4 November 1950, etc. The methodological basis of the research consists of general and special scientific methods of scientific knowledge. The conclusions have established that the invasion of the territory of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, the use of weapons of mass destruction, missiles and machine guns against the civilian population is a usurpation not only of the territorial integrity of Ukraine, but also of the European values that have been built over centuries in response to the experience of war.
The Criminal Law Aspect of the Violation of Environmental Law in the context of armed aggression against Ukraine
Authors: Barabash Nataliia , Paryzkyi Igor , Rasiuk Eduard , Telefanko Bohdan , Humin Oleksii
Published: August 2022

The objective of the study was to analyze, in a comparative legal framework, violations of environmental law in the context of armed aggression against Ukraine. The research method was a dialectical combination of the proven general and private scientific methods of legal knowledge. They emphasize in the Research Results that scientific advances can be used to solve the serious problems that arise in the legal regulation of criminal liability for environmental crimes in the context of armed aggression against Ukraine, as well as in general processes aimed at improving the environmental situation as a whole. It is concluded that the problems of criminal liability for environmental crimes in the context of armed aggression against Ukraine are managed, as far as doctrine is concerned, in the need to study the problems that currently exist in this area, in order to develop effective means of combating environmental crimes. In this regard, the optimization of the solution of environmental protection problems as a result of aggression against our State is possible on the basis of inter-State cooperation.
Investment activity in the era of digitalization: economic-legal support and perspectives of procedural protection
Authors: Matvieiev Petro , Schuba Boris , Shvec Viktor , Dryshliuk Volodymyr , Demchenko Serhii
Published: August 2022

Recently, digital technologies (blockchain, cyber-physical computing, big data, etc.) have been playing a significant role in the development of the world economy and society. Their rapid implementation changes traditional processes and affects the economic situation, investment climate, and the general development of the state and public services. Such changes affect investment activity, transform economic relations, and, therefore, there is a need to study the prospects for the development of economic and legal support of investment activities in the digital age. The work aims to study investment activities in the digital age. The subject of research is the analysis of patterns and general theoretical aspects of their development. The methodology consists of hermeneutic, system-structural, structural-functional, historical-legal, comparative-legal, and formal-logical methods. As a result of the study, the investment activity in the conditions of digitalization was analyzed through the prism of economic-legal support, and the nuances of the formation of the “digital” gap between developed countries and countries with developing economies.
The Role of Sports Contracts in International Trade Contracts
Authors: Rezaei Jamileh
Published: August 2022

Sports activities, which were originally considered entertainment, have become a large industry and, consequently, their commercial dimensions have gained special prominence. Iurged to address this problem in the form of scientific research the fact that, now, sport is an independent commercial phenomenon, both in civil and international trade. Thus, in the first place, the concept of sports contracts is analyzed. This research has used descriptive, analytical methods and bibliographic research with valid legal sources to collect information. The results ofthe study showed that the formation and dissolution ofthe sports contract is subject to special rules, international and national, which have distinguished it from the general rules of other contracts. Therefore, due to the expansion of professional sport, special regulations in various sports-related fields are an undeniable necessity and, at the same time, a novel field for scientific legal study.
State policy of Ukraine in the field of education
Authors: Batareina Iryna , Korobchenko Anhelina
Published: August 2022

The purpose of the article is to analyze the essence and characteristics of the state policy of Ukraine in the field of education, in order to determine the main ways to optimize this policy in the field of educational processes. The work used a set of methods such as: content analysis, logical and semantic analysis, systematic analysis of the implementation of state policy in the field of education; axiological method and prognosis. It is concluded that, state educational policy is a systematic and deliberate activity of public authorities and public self-government in school The priority of state policy is to ensure civic, patriotic, moral and spiritual education. Among the most concrete results of the research, existing deficiencies have been identified, which are characterized by contradictions. These paradoxes can be avoided by combining regulations. Finally, the existing state policy in the field of education has a comprehensive legal framework, but needs constant updating.
Sistema de gestión inteligente para universidades con visión Startups: una revisión bibliográfica.
Authors: Suarez Franyelit
Published: August 2022

la gestión universitaria, desde sus orígenes hasta los tiempos modernos. Se evalúan las necesidades empresariales para los nuevos profesionales del presente y del futuro, y se analiza la visión transformadora que deben cumplir las universidades para poder dar respuestas a las nuevas exigencias laborales, en un mundo digitalizado y globalizado. Se utilizó la metodología PRISMA de revisión bibliográfica, tomando en cuenta la relevancia de los criterios universitarios para la educación en la era de la industria digital. Los principales resultados muestran que las universidades deben cambiar sus formas de gestión y adaptar los procesos a las nuevas exigencias industriales y sociales, con la intención de conocer las necesidades actuales de la sociedad y las exigencias de la industria moderna, tal que sea posible definir los criterios de la gestión universitaria para las nuevas tendencias.
Análisis de las revistas científicas y politicas públicas de acceso abierto en Latinoamérica
Authors: Torres- Samuel María Elena , Matute Luzneida
Published: August 2022

El objetivo de este artículo es analizar la producción de revistas científicas en acceso abierto y las políticas públicas para su difusión en Latinoamérica. El acceso abierto ofrece mayor visibilidad a las investigaciones científicas, la información derivada de estas investigaciones es clave para el desarrollo de los países y el bienestar de la sociedad. El estudio se enmarco en el abordaje metodológico de tipo revisión documental, centrado en la investigación descriptiva, longitudinal y retrospectiva, alineada a la perspectiva de investigación cuantitativa,  en procura de brindar un acercamiento al tema, se efectuó la exploración en bases de datos y revisión bibliográfica,  centrando su atención en la medición de la producción de revistas de acceso abierto y las  políticas públicas en el área con el fin de promover la internacionalización del conocimiento. Se consultó la base de dato Scimago Journal & Country Rank para la obtención de los principales indicadores de publicación de revistas en acceso abierto. Como resultado en los últimos cinco años Latinoamérica presenta un aumento en la cantidad de revistas científica de acceso abierto del 10,74%, se evidencia además el interés por mejorar las políticas públicas que aún están en revisión en un entorno donde el Estado es el ente regulador en educación, investigación, y desarrollo.
Rol de los padres en el desarrollo socio afectivo de niños con autismo de 2 a 3 años
Authors: Zamora Macías Fernanda , Giniebra Urra Ricardo
Published: August 2022

El presente artículo es producto de una investigación la cual se ubica en el paradigma positivista bajo el enfoque cuantitativo, enmarcada en un diseño nivel descriptivo Su propósito estuvo orientado en analizar el rol de los padres en el desarrollo socio afectivo de niños de 2 a 3 años con autismo que asisten a la atención psicología en el Instituto Nacional de la Niñez y la Familia, (INFA) Portoviejo –Ecuador. En  el proceso indagatorio, participó una muestra constituida por 5 parejas de padres a quienes se les aplico una entrevista tomada de un instrumento estandarizado creado por Stone, W.L., & Hogan, K.L. (1993), el mismo se le hicieron adaptaciones para cumplir el propósito del estudio manteniéndose las dimensiones: Relaciones sociales, relaciones afectivas, interacción y comunicación, todo ello con respecto al niño autista, en tanto al rol de los padres se contemplaron la autoridad, las relaciones afectivas, la sobreprotección, el respeto, y la comunicación. Los resultados dan a conocer que los roles más evidentes es el del padre sobreprotector y el de relaciones afectivas lo cual permite concluir que es fundamental entender la situación del niño, y no intentar que actúen de forma norma, al lograr concebir esto es demostrativo que se esta la posición de aceptarlo y respetarlo tal cual como él es, y pueden fijar la atención necesaria para su desarrollo social y afectivo
Pharmacy students’ perceptions of a transition to a virtual curriculum and their mental health implications
Authors: Muilenburg Katherine , Howell Crystal K , White Annesha
Published: August 2022

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess pharmacy students' satisfaction with a transition to a remote pharmacy curriculum in the pandemic setting.  
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in Autumn 2020. Participating pharmacy schools distributed an anonymous survey link to their pharmacy students. The survey evaluated student perceptions of virtual learning, barriers to success, solutions, mental health, and the validated Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data.   
Results: A total of 488 students responded to the survey. The majority of participating students were female (78%), 25-30 years old (68%), and racially diverse. Feelings of isolation were reported by 62% of students. Three-quarters of students disagreed or strongly disagreed that their motivation to study increased during quarantine. During quarantine, the PSS-10 revealed a statistically significant decline in mental health.    
Conclusion: This study identified barriers and solutions to student success in a virtual curriculum. The results also highlighted the need for support for pharmacy students' mental health resources and advocacy.
A Comparative Study of Proofs on Liouville’s Theorem
Authors: Merlin Thomas  , Tinku Mathew Abraham
Published: August 2022

We will have a study on the different proofs of Liouville’s theorem. There are many different ways
to prove Liouville’s theorem. Here we study proofs using Cauchy’s integral formula, Cauchy’s
estimate and by using Picard’s Little theorem. While comparing these proofs we can conclude that if
we use Picard’s Little theorem, we can prove Liouville’s theorem more easily.
Federated Learning: Collaborative Machine Learning without
Centralized Training Data
Authors: Abhishek V A  , Binny S  , Johan T R  , Nithin Raj  , Vishal Thomas
Published: August 2022

Federated learning (also known as collaborative learning) is a machine learning technique that trains
an algorithm without transferring data samples across numerous decentralized edge devices or
servers. This strategy differs from standard centralized machine learning techniques in which all local
datasets are uploaded to a single server, as well as more traditional decentralized alternatives, which
frequently presume that local data samples are uniformly distributed.
Federated learning allows several actors to collaborate on the development of a single, robust
machine learning model without sharing data, allowing crucial issues such as data privacy, data
security, data access rights, and access to heterogeneous data to be addressed. Defence,
telecommunications, internet of things, and pharmaceutical industries are just a few of the sectors
where it has applications.
PERAN GURU PAI DAN ORANG TUA DALAM MEMBENTUK KEDISIPLINAN IBADAH PESERTA DIDIK KELAS VIII SMPN 21 SINJAI
Authors: Mardania Mardania , Suriyati Suriyati , Nurhasanah Nurhasanah
Published: August 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran guru PAI dan orang tua dalam membentuk kedisiplinan ibadah peserta didik. Penelitian ini termasuk dalam penelitian lapangan (field research) dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Populasi berjumlah 24 orang dan yang menjadi sampel penelitian berjumlah 24 orang. Teknik pengumpulan data yaitu melalui Observasi, wawancara dan dokumen. Teknik analisis data menggunakan reduksi data, penyajian data dan penarikan kesimpulan.Berdasarkan  hasil penelitian diperoleh  hasil analisis Peran guru dalam membentuk kedisiplinan ibadah yaitu menyampaikan kepada peserta diidk bahwa shalat merupakan kewajiban yang tidak boleh ditinggalkan, memberikan pengetahuan bahwa shalat itu bentuk kepribadian mereka, menyiapkan saran dan prasarana dan mengarahkan kepada peserta didik melaksanakan shalat berjamaah di mushollah ketika sudah waktunya. Peran orang tua dalam membentuk kedisiplinan ibadah yaitu menjadikan shalat sebagai tiang agama, menjadi contoh bagi anak-anaknya, memberikan ilmu pengetahuan dan motivasi, mengontrol bacaan dan gerkan shalat diwaktu kosong, menghimbau untuk shalat berjamaah di Masjid. Faktor Pendukung dalam membentuk kedisiplinan ibadah yaitu motivasi, keinginan yang kuat dari anak itu sendiri, orang tua, lingkungan, guru di sekolah, guru mengaji, dan anak-anak seusianya. Adapun Faktor penghambat yaitu adanya
CHARACTERISATION OF THE PARASITE LOAD OF RIVER BISTRITA TRIBUTARIES IN THE DORNELOR BASIN
Authors: VOLOSENIUC Ionela , IMRE Kálmán , MIRON Liviu Dan
Published: August 2022

Dornelor Basin in Romania is characterised by numerous high-quality water sources. The study provides provide data on the occurrence and human infective potential of Giardia and Cryptosporidium, as the most important water-borne parasites, from Bistrița River tributaries of Dornelor Basin, northeastern Romania. Water samples were collected from 10 tributaries of the Bistrita River, from the level of sampling stations set upstream and downstream from anthropic communities. The samples were further processed using non-molecular methods to isolate (oo)cysts. Subsequently, the isolated Cryptosporidium and Giardia (oo)ccysts were molecularly characterised through PCR and genomic sequencing, which led to the identification of Giardia to identify them at species level. The outcomes revealed that the waters of the emissaries under study have a low parasite load and that, upstream from the human settlements, the water is pure when related to the protozoa under study. The increased loads of Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. corresponded to animal husbandry activity. The obtained results underline a potential public health risk.
Bacillus velezensis LG37: Functional verification of GlnL and analysis of the ammonia assimilation metabolic pathway
Authors: Liu Guangxin , Zhao Lijuan , Guo Zhixun , Lin Li
Published: August 2022

High concentrations of ammonia have toxic effects on bred animals. In aquaculture, the possibility of using Bacillus preparations to remove ammonia nitrogen in aquaculture water through assimilation has been generally recognized. In this study, to analyze the metabolic pathways of ammonia assimilation in Bacillus, the characteristics and pathways of ammonia assimilation of Bacillus velezensis LG37 stored in the laboratory were analyzed. The results showed that the rate of ammonia assimilation by LG37 in a minimal medium could reach 94.2% at 20 h, and the highest assimilation rate was 95.4% within 60 h. In a minimal medium, the growth rate of LG37 in the glutamine group was significantly faster than that in the ammonia group, but the expression of glnL showed opposite results. The gene expression level of glnL in the ammonia group was significantly higher than in the glutamine group. glnL overexpression (OEglnL) and deletion (ΔglnL) strains were constructed by CRISPR/Cas9 technology and using the pHT1K vector, respectively. The expression levels of glnL in LG37, OEglnL, and ΔglnL strains were determined by RT-qPCR. The glnL gene expression levels were ordered as follows: OEglnL > LG37 > ΔglnL. In all three strains (LG37, ΔglnL, and OEglnL) and at different ammonia concentrations, the expression levels of glnL were consistent with glnA and glnB levels, showing a positive correlation. However, the expression levels of glnK and glnR in different strains hardly changed significantly.
The Indonesian Government's Efforts in Overcoming the Negative Consequences of Rent Bank Practices in Giving Credit to Customer
Authors:   Universitas Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya, Wibisono Hari
Published: August 2022

The competition in the banking industry is tighter, as well as the existence of rent banks. Financial institutions are segmented into formal and informal financial institutions. Informal financial institutions are prevalent in rural communities and among small entrepreneurs. This study focuses on disclosing the strategy of Indonesian banks in responding to the existence of rent banks. The research method used is empirical legal research. The data obtained were analyzed using deductive methods, namely processing data from primary and secondary data sets. The study results indicate that Rent Bank is a financial institution that serves as a temporary buffer for families with a weak economy even though the interest charged is very high. In responding, there is a need for stimulation and assistance for efforts to revitalize and strengthen traditions that reduce poverty and problems arising from the existence of rent banks. One way is to carry out cultural management that is inherently community and government assistance to traditions and traditional institutions that can reduce poverty.
Epidemiological Characteristics of Risk Factors of Preurolitiasis and Urolitiasis in Farmers’ Population
Authors:   Doctor of Medical Science, Professor, Andijan State Medical Institute, N.S. Mamasaliev
Published: August 2022

The farmer population was isolated by the absolute selection, in the climatic conditions of the Fergana Valley (2551). Of these, 2478 (men – 1270 and women – 1208) were fully examined. Participation in the study was 96.6 percent. The prevalence of common risk factors in a farmer population using epidemiological, survey, biochemical, and instrumental methods are characterized by high rates and have gender–age characteristics. Risk factors vary sharply with age and increase. Farmers have developed inconsistent epidemiological conditions predisposing them to pre–urolithiasis and urolithiasis, and hence their correction leads to success in primary and secondary prevention.
Evaluasi Kinerja Keuangan Badan Layanan Umum Daerah, Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Lubuk Sikaping Tahun 2016 sd 2021
Authors: Rini Marwan Saputra , Muharja Fajri
Published: August 2022

The purpose of this study is to analyze the financial performance of the BLUD RSUD Lubuk Attitude from 2016 to 2022, identify the determinants of financial performance, and formulate what policies are needed to encourage the financial performance of the BLUD RSUD for the future. The sample used in this study is officials/employees who are considered experts and understand the financial problems of the BLUD RSUD. The sampling technique used in this study was purposive sampling technique with a total sample of 9 people. The analytical technique used in this study uses financial ratio analysis, compliance analysis, and the AHP method, to solve the problems encountered by formulating several priority policies and strategies with the Analytichal Herarchy Process method which will be useful and as consideration for the hospital management in . The results showed that the 2016 BLUD RSUD financial performance criteria were good or A, 2017 had A or good criteria, 2018 had moderate or BB criteria, 2019 had moderate or BBB criteria, 2020 had good criteria or A, and 2021 had good criteria or A. In addition, the main priority policies formulated to encourage financial performance are the aspect of human resources with a priority weight (57.09%), the second aspect of service with a weight (18,76%), the third aspect of regulation (13.98%), and the last aspect local government support (10.17%).