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The Switch of Audit Conceptual Models and Transformation of its Definition at the Current Stage
Authors: Popova A. I. 
Published: November 2024

The paper reveals four main stages of formation and development of the audit institute and shows the change of concepts: from confirmatory to system-oriented and from risk-based to crisis-oriented audit. The author analyzed their features and distinctive traits. The study’s aim is to form the latest concept of crisis-oriented audit applied in Russia and the world at the present stage. Also, the author has presented her model of this concept. Auditors in the scientific community widely employ metaphorical characteristics, including “watchdog” in confirmatory audit, “sniffer dog” in system-oriented audit, and “guide dog” in risk-based audit. Furthermore, auditors in a crisis-oriented audit introduce the concept of a “rescue dog” in the scientific community. The methodological basis of the research is the works of Russian and foreign authors. The paper systematized scientific approaches to the definition of “audit” first ever. The author examines the transformation of this definition depending on the development of the audit institution and the emergence of conceptually new audit paradigms. The study concludes that current definitions of “audit” and “digital audit” do not adequately address the challenges faced by the audit institution. The author proposes her own definition of these concepts in the crisis-oriented audit framework. The article also analyzes extra risks inherent in digital audit, both in relation to the auditor and in relation to the audited entity.
Specificity of the Application of the Fixed Price of the EPC-contract for the Construction of Nuclear Power Plant and Facilities Abroad
Authors: Ponomareva Yu. B. , Ishchenko M. M. 
Published: November 2024

This study is devoted to approaches to pricing problems during the implementation of nuclear power plant construction projects abroad from the perspective of the nuclear industry’s aspiration to take the place of a global leader. In the course of the work, the issues of client-centricity were considered, the pros and cons of various types of pricing of EPC contracts were analyzed — at fixed, approximate, and mixed prices; the appropriate and corresponding solutions were proposed. Theoretical research methods such as analogy, classification, generalization and comparative analysis, and empirical methods such as modeling and description are used.The purpose of the study was to determine the main feature, the distinctive property of the application of a fixed price of the EPC contract for the construction of nuclear power plants outside the Russian Federation.The result of the research was the proposal of two pricing options when working with local contractors, which will be of interest to qualified specialists in the field of pricing of the nuclear industry during the construction of nuclear power plants.
Financial Technologies and their Impact on The Development Opportunities of Regional Banks
Authors: Zverkova T. N. 
Published: November 2024

Digital transformation has led to the emergence of technology-based financial services, known as FinTech, which are rapidly changing traditional banking by penetrating all areas of banking, creating many innovative applications including lending, payments, asset management, etc. The rapid growth of Fintech companies has the potential to become a serious threat to local banks.The purpose of the study is to examine the impact of financial innovations on the activities of regional banks and to consider possible scenarios for the development of the latter in the context of FinTech expansion in the banking market.In the course of the work by applying methods of expert assessments and generalization it was revealed that financial innovations play a decisive role in the development of banking services and improving the quality of customer service. The relevance of the study is due to the need to find possible ways to integrate financial technologies into the activities of local banks — in the new realities, they should deepen partnerships with FinTech and systematically adjust their strategies, as the digital transformation of business is inevitable.The results obtained — scenarios substantiating the potential impact of digitalization of FinTech services on banks — can be used to develop development strategies for local banks.
BREAKING THE BARS: BODY AND IDENTITY IN ANITA NAIR’S LADIES COUPE
Authors: M. K. Anjaly Nair 
Published: November 2024

Body has become a subject of serious discussion in the contemporary society where there are stern debates on body shaming, body autonomy, self- objectification, body positivity, fatphobia etc. One’s body is closely related to the formation of one’s identity. Normally, in literature, female body is always portrayed as ‘objects’, aiming to please and satisfy the male gaze. Anita Nair in her Ladies Coupe describes how the same body which is intended to satisfy the male gaze can be used to satisfy oneself thereby forming an identity, which is free from the identity constructed by the patriarchal society. Nair describes the life of six fellow travellers in a ladies coupe who disclose various personal incidents in their life. The women in the coupe are from various sections of the society, are in different phases of life, but are victims of patriarchy in one way or another. Nair narrates how these women, who were once victims of male domination, uses their body in order to revenge against the male members under whom they suffered.
Influence of Home Environment on Chinese Overseas Students’ English Learning
Authors: Chunwen Yang  , Rankun Cai  , Wei Huang  , Phawani A. Vijayaratnam  , Wider Walton , Lester Naces Udang  , Mehdi Manoochehrzadeh  
Published: November 2024

As studying abroad is gaining popularity, language barriers become a significant issue for most Chinese overseas students. While extensive existing studies have revealed the significant role of diverse factors influencing English learning, such as instructional design, motivation and institutional support, less attention has been paid towards the unavoidable internal factor– Home Environment. Highlighting a significant gap in existing literature, this study aims to explore the influence of the home environment on Chinese overseas students' English learning in higher education institutions. Underpinned by the Bronfenbrenner’s Sociocultural Theory, this study adopted a qualitative phenomenological method, and used thematic analysis to analyze interview data collected through WeChat Voice Call. The novelty of this study lies in its specific focus on the home environment’s role in shaping Chinese overseas students’ English learning, offering fresh insights for parents, educators, and institutions. The present study finds that most respondents reported an early English learning experience and adopted various ways to learn English yet they still face challenges, and that family background, family support, family culture values play an indispensable role in shaping Chinese overseas students’ English learning. Findings of this study offers valuable insight into the broader discourse on enhancing English acquisition, ultimately contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), especially SDG 4. Quality Education.
Patient-Directed Politeness Strategy Preferences in Clinical Visits Setting in Kuwait
Authors: Alduaij Nushour , Anwar Almuoseb  , Alsharhan Eiman 
Published: November 2024

The vital context of Doctor–Patient communication is being abundantly researched to improve its outcomes. However, existing studies either focus on the doctor’s perspective and pay little attention to the patient or focus on patients’ satisfaction in relation to biomedical aspects, such as the doctors’ clinical skills and the services provided in the healthcare institution. Research focusing on doctors’ communicative skills provides a generalized discussion, under friendly attitude and communication style, lacking affiliation to a language-related theory. The current study investigates utterances produced by General Practitioner (GP) doctors in clinical visits in Kuwait, assessing the preferences of Kuwaiti patients in relation to three linguistic politeness strategies: direct, positive-politeness, and negative-politeness, as delineated in Brown and Levinson’s infamous Politeness Theory. The current study further investigates the effect of sociolinguistic variables such as age and gender on patients’ preferences. Overall, patients preferred negative-politeness in situations where the doctor instructs, proposes a referral visit, delivers potentially worrying news, or proposes changes to patient’s care plan. In situations requiring medical advice or psychological support, the patients preferred positive-politeness. The direct approach was relatively least preferred.
Agro-morphological characterization and diversity assessment of advanced breeding lines of spring rice in the plains of eastern Nepal
Authors: Bhusal Babita , Bhattarai Bandana , Badu Ramita , Yadav Ajay Kumar , Loniya Shiv Shankar , Sapkota Manoj , Gyawali Anisha , Timilsina Sandip , Ayer Dipendra Kumar 
Published: November 2024

Agro-morphological characterization and genetic diversity analysis is pivotal to identify elite genes for further improvement of germplasms. In Spring 2022, 52 spring (Chaite) rice accessions were evaluated for 12 agro-morphological traits in alpha lattice design with two replications under irrigated condition at agronomic farm of Gauradaha Agriculture Campus, Jhapa, Nepal. Results showed the existence of considerable amount of diversity in rice accessions. The first three principal components (PC1, PC2 and PC3) with eigen value greater than one were identified with a total cumulative variation of 95.04% showing that the accessions could be grouped at least into three main varied classes. The accessions were grouped into 5 clusters. The accessions falling in cluster II had the maximum grain yield. The accessions namely Hardinath-1 (4.87 t/ha), IR17A3019 (4.37 t/ha), IR17A2949 (4.12 t/ha) were found to have high yielding accessions. High genetic variability among the rice accessions was found for the traits viz., grain yield, thousand grain weight, length breadth ratio, days to flowering, days to maturity, panicle length, effective tiller per hill and have pertinency in future spring rice breeding programs for the selecting potential parent lines based on those traits.
Analiza porównawcza opisów przemocy w polskich przekładach powieści Rebecca Daphne du Maurier (1938)
Authors: Jaworska-Biskup Katarzyna 
Published: November 2024

Daphne du Maurier to znana na całym świecie autorka powieści określanych mianem gothic fiction i gothic romance. W swej bogatej twórczości, która stała się inspiracją dla wielu reżyserów filmowych, w tym mistrza grozy Alfreda Hitchcocka, pisarka kreuje barwne obrazy nasycone agresją i grozą. Bohaterowie du Maurier doświadczają wszelakiego rodzaju przemocy, zarówno fizycznej i psychicznej, jak również seksualnej. Sceny agresji budują napięcie, stanowią punkt kulminacyjny, obnażają stany psychiczne bohaterów. Obrazom walki i obrony towarzyszą momenty strachu, przerażenia i paniki, które du Maurier szczegółowo opisuje na kartach swych książek. Zadaniem tłumacza jest odwzorowanie ładunku emocjonalnego zawartego w oryginale, co — jak pokazuje zgromadzony materiał badawczy — nie zawsze jest przedsięwzięciem udanym. Artykuł stanowi próbę analizy wybranych scen przemocy w powieści Rebecca du Maurier i dwóch polskich przekładach. Badaniu przyświeca chęć odpowiedzi na następujące pytania: a) za pomocą jakich środków językowych i stylistycznych kreowana jest przemoc w oryginale i przekładzie? b) na ile obrazy przemocy stworzone przez polskich tłumaczy są spójne z obrazami pióra du Maurier? c) z jakimi trudnościami zmaga się tłumacz twórczości du Maurier, a szerzej gatunku gothic literature?
Points of Connection and Separation of the Text and the Play on the Example of Wilde’s and Zadar’s Star-Child
Authors: Tretinjak Igor 
Published: November 2024

Understanding adaptation as a two-way process in which the original medium and the medium of adaptation interact with each other, the paper analyzes the relationship between the fairy tale The Star-Child by Oscar Wilde and the puppet play The Star-Child by the Zadar Puppet Theater, directed and adapted by Milena Dundov. The two works are connected by a series of common elements that they approach and use in some places similarly, but more often differently. The key point of difference, in addition to the differences in the media, is the temporal, spatial and especially social context in which the fairy tale and the puppet show were created. The paper analyzes the similarities and, particularly, the differences between the two works, and attempts to notice the second part of the two-way influence — the adaptation’s influence on the source.
O serii Czeska Bajka wrocławskiego wydawnictwa Afera
Authors: Żygadło-Czopnik Dorota 
Published: November 2024

The publishing house Afera was established on the initiative of Julia Różewicz in Wrocław in 2010. The main goal of the publishing house is to introduce new Czech books to the Polish market. The Wrocław publishing house offers the Czech Fairy Tale series, within which ten positions of Czech literature for children and young people have been published. In the paper, we will consider how the Czech Fairy Tale series influences the shaping of the image of Czech literature for children and young people in Poland.
Stereotactic radiosurgery for fourth ventricle brain metastases: tumor control outcomes and the need for CSF diversion. Patient series
Authors: Rangwala Shivani D. , Han Jane S. , Strickland Benjamin , Yu Cheng , Ye Jason C. , Zada Gabriel 
Published: November 2024

BACKGROUND
Stereotactic radiosurgery is a favorable alternative to surgery for intracranial cerebral metastases. Fourth ventricle (V4) metastases are challenging because of the location and surrounding structures, with a high risk for obstructive hydrocephalus and brainstem compression. Here, the authors evaluate the effectiveness in terms of safety, tumor control rates, and permanent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion of primary Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) in treating V4 metastases.

OBSERVATIONS
Eleven of 1060 patients had V4 brain metastases. No patients had pre-GKRS hydrocephalus. The mean tumor volume was 3.3 cm3, treatment dose was 18 Gy to the 50.5% isodose line (average 14 shots), conformity index was 1.4, and volume of brainstem receiving greater than 12 Gy was 0.2 cm3. Eight patients had radiographic and clinical follow-ups. The average time to initial follow-up was 3.1 months. Karnofsy Performance Status did not change from the initial consultation to the post-GKRS follow-up. No patients developed hydrocephalus or required permanent CSF diversion. One patient required transient external ventricular drain placement; however, neurological symptoms resolved with steroid therapy. Seven patients received steroid therapy post-GKRS. Seven patients had radiographic disease control at the 6-month follow-up. One patient had tumor progression at 6 months and underwent surgery.

LESSONS
Primary GKRS for V4 metastases with a close follow-up is safe and optimizes quality of life for patients with significant cancer burden.
https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE24293
Finite element analysis and experimental verifications of low-speed rotor torque of magnetic-geared motor with permanent magnets only in stator
Authors: Okamoto Junka , Niguchi Noboru , Hirata Katsuhiro 
Published: November 2024

We propose a magnetic-geared motor with controllable step-out torque. The operational principle which controls the step-out torque using DC currents is described. The controllable step-out torque characteristics are computed using finite element method. In addition, the load characteristics under vector control are also computed using finite element method. Two inherent characteristics are observed in this analysis result. One is that this magnetic-geared motor can generate the torque more than the step-out torque. The other is that the phase angle difference between the rotors when both rotors step out is around 30 deg. In this paper, the mechanism of these inherent characteristics is investigated by finite element method, and these inherent characteristics are verified by carrying out measurements on a prototype.
Justification of Image Format Structure for Solving Pattern Recognition Problems in Environmental Monitoring
Authors: Vasilieva D. V. , Dvornikov S. V. , Dvornikov S. S. 
Published: November 2024

Introduction. Environmental monitoring of marine areas and timely detection of the results of man-made disasters on the water surface, including identification of oil contaminated areas, represents an urgent task. To facilitate its solution, marine areas are controlled using space and airborne means. However, the volume of data subject to control is constantly growing. Therefore, the problem can be solved by selecting only those photo and video materials with detected traces of oil spills and other man-made disasters.Aim. To develop an approach to automatic selection of images obtained from visual control systems, providing only relevant images.Materials and methods. The theoretical part of the study was carried out using a classification method based on pattern recognition theory. A test image with an oil spill on the surface of the Black Sea was compared with the same image presented in BMP format with different color depth encodings, as well as with the same image presented in JPEG format. Raster images were processed using a specialized software application. Simulation was carried out in the MathCAD environment.Results. The developed approach was tested experimentally by processing 200 images. The conducted visual analysis confirmed that the image, where the given boundary allows the area of oil spill to be clearly distinguishes, is the closest to the test image.Conclusion. According to the results of the experiment with different formats of raster image files, the conclusion is made about the feasibility of using images obtained by visual control systems presented in JPEG format as initial data. Further research directions are outlined.
Comprehensive analysis of the effect of essential elements on bacterial strains of Bacillus sp. in an model experiment in vitro
Authors: Sizentsov A. N. , Galaktionova L. V. , Davydova O. K. 
Published: November 2024

Relevance. Modern literature presents numerous experimental data on the use of the bioremediation potential of bacterial strains to correct mono and polymetal pollution of ecosystems at various levels of organization. In our work, a systematic analysis was carried out to assess the degree of influence of excess concentrations of zinc, iron and copper on dynamic growth indicators, the level of tolerance, sorption capacity and antagonistic characteristics of Bacillus sp. strains. in model experiments in vitro.Methods. The research was conducted at the department of Biochemistry and Microbiology of Orenburg State University in 2023. As objects of research, they used museum samples of probiotic strains of Bacillus sp.: B. subtilis 534 (Sporobacterin, Bakoren LLC, Orenburg, Russia), B. cereus IP 5832 (Flonivin BS, Galenika Crna Gora, D.O.O., Montenegro), B. licheniformis VKPM B 7038 («Vetom 4» NPF Research Center LLC, Novosibirsk region, Russia), as well as clinical isolates of E. coli and S. aureus. Metal salts FeSO4 × 7H2O, CuSO4 × 5H2O and ZnSO4 × 7H2O (JSC Lenreactive St. Petersburg, Russia) were used as growth-regulating factors of mono- and polymetal contamination of the substrate.Results. The data obtained indicate high levels of sorption of iron up to 47.98% and zinc up to 44.96% by the studied strains. The negative effect of a massive cationic load of zinc and copper on the antagonistic activity of the studied strains against both gram-positive (S. aureus) and gram-negative (E. coli) model microorganisms was experimentally established. Iron has a stimulating effect on the antagonistic characteristics of B. cereus IP 5832 and B. licheniformis VKPM B 7038 against E. coli by 32.63% (p < 0.01) and 36.77% (p < 0.05).
Development of a system to analyse the mitochondrial genome region (Cyt B) from cattle samples of different time periods
Authors: Fornara M. S. , Abdelmanova A. S. , Bakoev N. F. , Zinovieva N. A. 
Published: November 2024

Relevance. Population genetic diversity studies shed light on the genetic composition of different breeds and can provide valuable information about the evolution of breeds and species. Among the numerous available molecular markers, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is widely used to study genetic diversity and analyze phylogenetic relationships in various breeds and populations of livestock. Cytochrome b (Cyt B) is an mtDNA gene that is widely used to determine phylogenetic relationships in domestic animals due to its sequence variability.The aim of the work is to develop a test system that makes it possible to obtain the complete sequence of the Cyt В gene for further assessment of the genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of various breeds and populations of cattle.Methods. To develop the test system, DNA extracts obtained from archaeological samples of cattle dated the 13th–14th centuries were used (n = 10). To amplify the Cyt B (Cytochrome b) mtDNA gene of cattle, four pairs of primers were selected, overlapping each other, with a total length of 1189 bp. between positions 14480–15669 mtDNA.Results. Analysis of the phylogenetic tree showed that archaeological samples grouped with haplogroups T1, T2, T3 and T5. The median network allowed the archaeological samples to be confidently classified as Bos Taurus rather than Bos Indicus. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the power of analysis using the Cyt B sequence is not enough to separate haplogroups within taurine cattle, because the Сytochrome b sequence is more conserved compared to other regions of the mitochondrial genome. More polymorphic regions of the mitochondrial genome, such as the sequence of the D-loop, should be used to confidently identify haplogroup membership.
Experiencias de estudiantes de enfermería de último curso durante las prácticas de salud mental. Análisis cualitativo
Authors: Gil Mateu Elsa , Barceló Prats Josep , Albacar Riobóo Núria , Reverté Villarroya Silvia 
Published: November 2024

Objetivo: explorar los sentimientos, percepciones y vivencias de estudiantes de enfermería en unidades de salud mental durante sus prácticas clínicas. Método: Estudio cualitativo. Demostración intencional de 81 estudiantes de enfermería matriculados en tareas de práctica clínica en Unidades de Atención a Salud Mental. Durante estos se incorporó un foro de animado debate. Los foros se analizarán mediante análisis de contenido. Resultados: Se realizaron 6 foros con un total de 604 participantes, con un promedio de 100. Surgieron seis categorías: comprensión de la enfermedad mental, intervenciones de enfermería, estigma, relación terapéutica, convivencia con la enfermedad mental, aprendizaje. Conclusión: Los estereotipos negativos, la vergüenza y el estigma impuestos por la sociedad son obstáculos que los estudiantes deben superar. Una metodología que los acompaña durante la práctica los conduce a un proceso de reflexión, integrando las creencias y valores de las personas, aplicando conocimientos y juicio clínico.