bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Health Needs Assessment in Home-Living Older Adults: Protocol for a Pre-Post Study
Authors: Kvalsvik Fifi , Larsen Bente Hamre , Eilertsen Grethe , Falkenberg Helle K , Dalen Ingvild , Haaland Stine , Storm Marianne 
Published: February 2024

Background
Conducting a health needs assessment for older adults is important, particularly for early detection and management of frailty. Such assessments can help to improve health outcomes, maintain overall well-being, and support older adults in retaining their independence as they age at home.

Objective
In this study, a systematic approach to health needs assessment is adopted in order to reflect real-world practices in municipal health care and capture the nuances of frailty. The aim is to assess changes in frailty levels in home-living older adults over 5 months and to examine the observable functional changes from a prestudy baseline (t1) to a poststudy period (t2). Additionally, the study explores the feasibility of conducting the health needs assessment from the perspective of home-living older adults and their informal caregivers.

Methods
Interprofessional teams of registered nurses, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists will conduct 2 health needs assessments covering physical, cognitive, psychological, social, and behavioral domains. The study includes 40 home-living older adults of 75 years of age or older, who have applied for municipal health and care services in Norway. A quantitative approach will be applied to assess changes in frailty levels in home-living older adults over 5 months. In addition, we will examine the observable functional changes from t1 to t2 and how these changes correlate to frailty levels. Following this, a qualitative approach will be used to examine the perspectives of participants and their informal caregivers regarding the health needs assessment and its feasibility. The final sample size for the qualitative phase will be determined based on the participant’s willingness to be interviewed. The quantitative data consist of descriptive statistics, simple tests, and present plots and correlation coefficients. For the qualitative analysis, we will apply thematic analysis.

Results
The initial baseline assessments were completed in July 2023, and the second health needs assessments are ongoing. We expect the results to be available for analysis in the spring of 2024.

Conclusions
This study has potential benefits for not only older adults and their informal caregivers but also health care professionals. Moreover, it can be used to inform future studies focused on health needs assessments of this specific demographic group. The study also provides meaningful insights for local policy makers, with potential future implications at the national level.

Trial Registration
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05837728; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05837728

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)
DERR1-10.2196/55192
Production planning in an indoor farm: Using time and space requirements to define an efficient production schedule and farm size
Authors: Valle de Souza Simone , Shasteen K.C. , Seong Joseph , Kubota Chieri , Kacira Murat , Peterson H. Christopher 
Published: February 2024

Abstract
Indoor agriculture is an innovative and environmentally sustainable approach to high-quality food production, utilizing advanced technology to reduce water usage by 95% and achieve a 100-fold increase in production per unit of land compared to conventional farming systems. These enclosed systems provide year-round production of pesticide-free fresh food, even in cities with less favourable climates, addressing food deserts and creating employment opportunities in urban areas. However, the industry faces significant challenges, primarily stemming from substantial investment and operating costs, exacerbated by a limited understanding of the input-output relationship within these systems. This study employs a bioeconomic framework to establish a foundational production function based on growth cycle duration (time) and required growing area (space). Through a partial budget analysis, a 19-day production schedule was identified to provide the highest contribution margin to profits. Results set the minimum size of this hypothetical lettuce indoor farm at 273 m2, rendering it suitable for installation in urban areas. The farm harvests 118 kg per day, within an 800 m2 growing area distributed across four vertically stacked shelves. Estimates of economic output sensitivity to exogenous factors in the US context are also presented, along with a comparison between cost-minimizing and revenue-maximizing strategies.
GRP78 Contributes to the Beneficial Effects of SGLT2 Inhibitor on Proximal Tubular Cells in DKD
Authors: Nakatsuka Atsuko , Yamaguchi Satoshi , Wada Jun 
Published: February 2024

The beneficial effects of sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors on kidney function are well-known; however, their molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. We focused on 78-kDa glucose-regulated protein (GRP78) and its interaction with SGLT2 and integrin-β1 beyond the chaperone property of GRP78. In streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mouse kidneys, GRP78, SGLT2, and integrin-β1 increased in the plasma membrane fraction, while they were suppressed by canagliflozin. The altered subcellular localization of GRP78/integrin-β1 in STZ mice promoted epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) and fibrosis, which were mitigated by canagliflozin. High-glucose conditions reduced intracellular GRP78, increased its secretion, and caused EMT-like changes in cultured HK2 cells, which were again inhibited by canagliflozin. Urinary GRP78 increased in STZ mice, and in vitro experiments with recombinant GRP78 suggested that inflammation spread to surrounding tubular cells and that canagliflozin reversed this effect. Under normal glucose culture, canagliflozin maintained sarco/endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) activity, promoted ER robustness, reduced ER stress response impairment, and protected proximal tubular cells. In conclusion, canagliflozin restored subcellular localization of GRP78, SGLT2, and integrin-β1 and inhibited EMT and fibrosis in DKD. In nondiabetic chronic kidney disease, canagliflozin promoted ER robustness by maintaining SERCA activity and preventing ER stress response failure, and it contributed to tubular protection.

Article Highlights
A educação para alunos surdos durante o período de ensino remoto na pandemia da covid-19
Authors: Araújo Katriny Bandeira de , Martins Joseane de Lima 
Published: February 2024

O presente estudo objetivou entender como as instituições de ensino consideraram estratégias educacionais inclusivas para os alunos surdos durante o ensino remoto, dado o isolamento social causado pela pandemia da COVID–19. Quanto aos procedimentos metodológicos realizou-se por meio de uma revisão sistemática da literatura, com abordagem qualitativa. Os resultados evidenciaram que as escolas adotaram medidas emergenciais para garantir que tanto os alunos com deficiência – neste caso, a surdez – quanto os alunos sem deficiência tivessem seus direitos respeitados e que seus estudos pudessem continuar, empregando estratégias para garantir a inclusão e acessibilidade de todos. Concluiu-se que, para que as tecnologias assistivas sejam eficazes, é crucial investir na formação dos professores e garantir que eles tenham acesso aos recursos de que necessitam, efetivando de fato uma educação inclusiva.
Social destruction of the most vulnerable categories of citizens in Ukraine
Authors: Miller A. O. 
Published: February 2024

The research was aimed at determining how the rights of minors and individuals caring for children under the age of three are protected by the state.
The type of guaranteed state allowance known as childbirth assistance will be thoroughly examined in detail.
Due to the fact that assistance for childcare until the child reaches the age of three was excluded according to the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention of Financial Catastrophe and Creation of Preconditions for Economic Growth in Ukraine” adopted in 2014, it was replaced by childbirth assistance.
This Law was approved and signed by 253 individuals and 29 committees of the Supreme Council of Ukraine. The law was recognized as constitutional according to the decision of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, which was agreed by 15 judges. In connection with this, the Constitution of Ukraine and Article 442, Part 1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine regarding genocide were violated. It involves intentional actions aimed at the complete or partial destruction of any national, ethnic, racial, or religious group by creating living conditions for the group designed for its complete or partial physical destruction, reducing childbirth, or preventing it within such a group. In the explanatory note to this Law, the Minister of Finance of Ukraine noted that the establishment of a single amount of the childbirth allowance and the cancellation of the childcare allowance for children up to 3 years old will save about 3.5 billion hryvnias, which will be directed towards social protection of the most vulnerable categories of citizens.
But after adoption of this law, aid payments are no longer regulated by the minimum subsistence level, which increases every year. Inflation and annual increases in prices for food and utilities are ignored. Payments become fixed. Part 3 of Article 46 of the Constitution of Ukraine is violated, which states that types of social benefits and assistance, which are the main source of existence, should ensure a standard of living not lower than the subsistence minimum established by law. The adoption of this law creates the conditions for social destruction of the nation as a whole, the genocide of the population.
Therefore, this study will thoroughly analyze who exactly signed this law and what consequences it has already brought to society.
The issue of increasing legal responsibility for environmental damage
Authors: Kuznetsova M. Yu. , Vovnytskyi A. V. 
Published: February 2024

Protection of nature, during an armed conflict, should be recognized as an absolute value. The result of the Russian military aggression in Ukraine was the large-scale destruction of the living environment, massive pollution of the land, atmosphere and water environment with the use of methods and means of conducting military operations aimed at causing great and long-term damage. The brutality of the Russian Federation’s military invasion of Ukraine led to dire humanitarian consequences and serious environmental damage. Ukraine will be left with a toxic environmental legacy for future generations. Based on this, our state is obliged to create a sufficiently clear legal field at the national level, which would include responsibility for causing damage to the environment. The imposition of legal responsibility for offenses in the field of environmental protection should be a signal that such behavior is unacceptable.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution on the negative impact of war on nature, which defined the crime of “ecocide”. The resolution recognizes the need to amend the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court by adding a new criminal act. The article analyzes the provisions of the current criminal legislation on ecocide. Taking into account the negative experience of Ukraine during the conduct of military operations, it can be stated that the environment has a direct, primary impact on the life and health of people and all living beings, which are recognized as the highest value. Damage to the environment, as a result, leads to the deterioration of the conditions of existence of all types of flora and fauna. That is why the offense of ecocide needs to be distinguished in international legal acts on a level with such crimes as genocide, crimes against humanity, acts of aggression and war crimes.
Analysis of prospective legislation in the field of organization of service training of employees of the security sector to ensure tactical literacy
Authors: Hidenko Y. S. 
Published: February 2024

The scientific article is devoted to a comprehensive analysis of prospective legislation in the field of organization of service training of employees of the security sector in order to ensure their tactical literacy. The growing threat of internal and external security challenges calls into question the effectiveness and relevance of existing legislation in this area. The author analyzes the existing legal norms and provisions that regulate the training of security sector forces in the context of tactical literacy, in particular, the structure of training, requirements for instructors and training programs.
The article also examines the challenges facing current legislation, such as changes in the technological environment, global terrorist threats and the complexity of the tasks facing security sector forces. The authors try to identify shortcomings and gaps in the legislative framework, which can become an obstacle to achieving a high level of tactical literacy of employees.
In this context, the author emphasizes the need to review and modernize the legislative acts that regulate the activities of the security forces. They emphasize the importance of adapting legal norms to the rapidly changing technological environment, which creates new opportunities and threats. In addition, the article discusses the need to improve the mechanisms of cooperation and exchange of information between various bodies and countries to combat global terrorist threats.
The author also analyzes the complex tasks facing the forces of the security sector and which can be solved by implementing modern training methods and improving the professional training of employees. They put forward proposals for the development of educational programs that would include relevant knowledge and skills necessary for successfully solving tasks in the field of security.
A comparative analysis with the legislation of other countries is carried out and best practices are studied regarding the organization of official training of security sector forces. The author considers possible ways to improve the legislation in this area in order to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the tactical literacy of employees.
Effectiveness of the mechanism of goal-setting norms of administrative law: concept, essence and meaning
Authors: Kantor N. Yu. 
Published: February 2024

Based on the analysis of various approaches, theoretical and legal ideas regarding the effectiveness of the goal-setting mechanism of administrative law norms have been determined, and the author’s point of view has been expressed on some fundamental aspects of the problem.
It is noted that the author is a supporter of the so-called complex approach, according to which the evaluation of any phenomenon from the point of view of its effectiveness has a multifaceted orientation. At the same time, it should be noted that, taking into account the specificity and content of the mechanism of goal-setting norms of administrative law, the basis of such an assessment is the priority approach, according to which the analysis of the achievement of real final results by the mechanism of goal-setting norms of administrative law, embodied in the legal consequences of the implementation of norms, is carried out . At the same time, among the aspects of such an analysis there is a block of social and economic evaluations, where the priority of one or another aspect in one or another case is determined depending on the nature, level, or direction of one or another group of norms of administrative law that is subject to evaluation - that is, it is the direct subject of evaluation on efficiency.
It is emphasized that the effectiveness of the goal-setting mechanism of administrative law is not limited by social or economic aspects. This mechanism can be evaluated for political purposes (determines the effectiveness of the goal-setting mechanism in terms of the state’s ability to perform internal and external functions, etc.); psychological (evaluates the ability of the goal-setting mechanism to ensure the perception of the norms of administrative law by their addressees); conflict (determines the ability of the goal-setting mechanism to influence the level of conflict in society as a whole, in a certain social group, team, etc.) and other aspects.
It has been established that the effectiveness of the goal-setting mechanism of administrative law norms is a complex category that includes a set of criteria and indicators that determine the level of achievement by the process of formulating and adjusting the goals of administrative law norms of specific social, economic, political or other results, which is manifested as a result of the implementation of the specified norms.
Comparative legal analysis of language use regulation in Ukraine and European countries
Authors: Kovtun M. S. , Vozniuk M. V. , Brovchenko V. M. 
Published: February 2024

The article analyses the functioning of the State language in the public authorities and local self-government bodies of Ukraine, pays attention to the ensuring by the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, local and appellate courts of the rights of a person who does not know the State language or speaks sign language, considers the implementation of functions by civil servants to ensure fundamental human rights and freedoms, and also examines the issue of observance of the fundamental language rights of national minorities in Ukraine, in particular in the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, for review. A comparative analysis of the functioning of state languages in European countries was also carried out. The author examines the use of the state language when submitting appeals, emphasising that from now on, the Law of Ukraine «On Administrative Procedure» is the legal act regulating the language of citizens’ appeals, according to which a person may submit the necessary documents for the proceedings in the state or another language, but in this case, the person is obliged to translate the appeal into Ukrainian. Cases of conflicts between the old and new legislation in the field of filing appeals are identified. The author analyses the regulatory and legal ways to ensure the implementation of functions in such public spheres as education, science, culture, sports, labour relations, television and radio broadcasting, print media, book publishing and distribution, advertising, healthcare, office work, and document management.
The author focuses on the legal framework of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in terms of protection of the rights of national and ethnic minorities. The author examines the issues of language policy in different countries, in particular in Spain, Switzerland and France, and in the context of protection of the rights of national and ethnic minorities, and concludes that the trend in most European countries is to try to balance the protection of minority rights and preserve linguistic diversity in the context of each country. The author emphasises that the State language plays a crucial role in the formation of the nation and the functioning of the State, primarily through its communicative, identification, ethnic and other functions.
Legal view on the concept of optimum models of public-private partnership in the security sector of Ukraine
Authors: Mekh Yu. V. 
Published: February 2024

The article is devoted to the study of public-private partnership in the security sector of Ukraine. It was established that public-private partnership is the highest form of interaction (cooperation) between the state and society, characterized by the involvement and exchange of resources provided by the non- state sector in order to increase innovation and efficiency in the public sector, as well as the development of certain areas.
Attention is drawn to the fact that despite the fact that the Law of Ukraine «On Public-Private Partnership» does not single out the security sector as an area where interaction between the state and society is possible, the analysis of current legislation in the defense sphere and daily practice shows that the security sector is also sphere of implementation of public-private partnership. It is specified that a) the security of the state is a good that is necessary for the proper and full functioning of society; b) the sphere of state security contributes to the provision of public interest, which determines the need for proper interaction of the private and public sectors; c) the field of security, within which the public-private partnership is implemented, includes cyber security, public safety, protection of critical infrastructure facilities, border security and territorial integrity of Ukraine, etc.
It is established that the study of public-private partnership models is impossible without taking into account the experience of the United States of America (Anglo-American legal system) and the European Union (Romano-Germanic legal system). It was concluded that the most optimal models of public-private partnership in the security sector for Ukraine are 1) implementation of priority projects in the field of infrastructure of local and state importance through the tender procedure (practice of the United States of America); 2) attraction of state assets by private companies, which makes it possible to implement many joint projects in the field of security (practice of the European Union); 3) contract for management and operation (of the European Union); 4) concession agreement.
The role of national police bodies v preventions and countermeasures for household violence
Authors: Moroz O. B. , Khatniuk Yu. A. 
Published: February 2024

The article examines whether the National Police, as a public authority, implements special measures to prevent and counter domestic violence, using, if necessary, measures of administrative coercion against offenders. The National Police bodies are directly charged with the duty of detecting facts of domestic violence, with subsequent response to them. An important aspect of improving the performance of the National Police is to establish trust with the affected families, who are afraid to come forward about the facts of domestic violence due to fear of condemnation from society. The authorities of the National Police also carry out preventive activities, together with the public, to provide the society with relevant information on the prevention and counteraction of domestic violence.
The problem of domestic violence is not new, it has existed since the beginning of humanity, since the beginning of communities and concepts of family customs. But the fact that today some countries have learned to adequately deal with this problem, and some are simply silent about it, does not mean that the problem does not exist at all. The adoption of the new Law of Ukraine “On Prevention and Combating Domestic Violence” in 2018 is a significant change for the better, but for it to work fully, a lot of effort from the entire population of the country must be made. The legal basis of the National Police’s activity in this area is the normative legal acts in the field of prevention and counteraction of domestic violence - officially formalized results of the subject’s will in the field of prevention and counteraction of domestic violence, carried out unilaterally and entailing legal consequences.
The following are the authorized divisions of the National Police bodies for the prevention and counteraction of domestic violence:

precinct police officers and community police officers;
juvenile prevention police officers;
patrol police units and patrol police response groups;
investigation and inquiry units;
domestic violence counteraction sectors and mobile response groups to incidents of domestic violence.