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The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Civil Proceedings in Poland
Authors: Gołaczyński Jacek , Brylak Kamila 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
The article discusses a possibility and circumstances of conducting a remote hearing in the Polish civil procedure. Especially, the authors describe and analyse the legal provisions applicable prior, during and after Covid-19 as well as their impact on the process of informatization of the civil proceedings in Poland with the main focus on remote hearings that were not - generally, possible before Covid-19. The article also takes a closer look at the possibility to participate in a trial outside the seat of the court and the principle of openness of the proceedings.
The Continuing Training of Nurses and their Impact on their Organizational Commitment
Authors: Chiampou Eleni , Maz-Machado Alexander , Valenzuela Gema Linde , Rodríguez-Baiget Maria Josefa 
Published: April 2024

Objective: The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect exerted by nurses' participation in lifelong nursing education programs on their levels of organizational commitment.

Theoretical Framework: Discusses the importance of lifelong learning in the nursing profession, highlighting how continuous development of knowledge and skills is essential due to rapid advances in medicine and healthcare. It stresses that continuing education is a critical part of lifelong learning, necessary for the improvement of patient care and adaptation to socio-economic, technological and demographic changes.

Method: This is primary quantitative research. The sample consists of 121 Greek nurses, employed in Attica. The response rate was 48%. The research instrument was a structured questionnaire sent via e-mails. SPSS version 23 was used for statistical analysis. In descriptive statistics, means and standard deviations were presented, and in inductive statistics, Pearson's correlation test and regression analysis were performed.

Results and Discussion: The results showed a positive and statistically significant correlation between four of the five categories of nurses' participation motivations: "Professional Service", "Collegial Learning and Interaction", "Personal Benefits and Job Security" and "Personal Commitment and Reflection". Well-targeted programmes can strengthen organisational loyalty, suggesting that continuing education is fundamental to personal and professional development, as well as benefiting the quality of patient care and job satisfaction.

Research Implications: The practical and theoretical implications of this research are discussed, providing insights into how the results can be applied or influence practices in the field of nursing and continuing education programmes. These implications could encompass the professional performance and post-graduate training and work attitudes of staff working in the public health sector.

Originality/Value: This study contributes to the literature by exploring how nurses' continuing education impacts their organisational commitment in Greece. The relevance and value of this research are evidenced because it shows how continuing nursing education improves the quality of patient care and the overall functioning of health care organisations.
Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Vocational High School Students through the Application of Physics Project Team Learning Model Integrated with Vocational-Based Worksheets
Authors: Maknun Johar , Herman Nanang Dalil 
Published: April 2024

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of enhancing the critical thinking skills of students by implementing the Physics Project Team Learning Model integrated with Vocational-Based Worksheets.

Methods: The research uses a quantitative approach. A quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest measures was adopted. The study was conducted at a vocational school in Labuhanbatu Regency, North Sumatra Province, and included sample size of 20 students assessed using a Critical Thinking Skill Test, comprising reasoned multiple-choice questions.

Results and Conclusion: The results showed that the Physics Project Team Learning model integrated with the Vocational-Based Worksheet motivated students to meet their needs and facilitated learning. Statistical tests indicated that the model had a positive effect on improving the critical thinking skills of vocational high school students, as evidenced by a normalized gain (n-gain) of 0.31, falling into the moderate category. The effectiveness was also demonstrated by an effect size of 0.83, falling into the high category.

Research implications: Implementation of the Physics Project Team Learning Model has proven to be effective in improving critical thinking skills. Therefore, the Physics Project Team Learning Model integrated with the Vocational-Based Worksheets could be considered an alternative to address student issues and enhance critical thinking skills.

Originality/value: Implementation of the Physics Project Team Learning model integrated with vocational-based worksheets is a new learning approach in Vocational High Schools. The learning approach that is often used is project-based learning.
Pesantren Resistance to Indonesia's National Curriculum to Defend Its Curriculum Model
Authors: Hanif Muh. , Mukhroji  , Suwito H. , Mubaroq Afiq Chamim , Dharin Abu 
Published: April 2024

Purpose: This article explores the challenges faced by pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) in Indonesia in reconciling the national curriculum with their traditional religious education while preserving their identity.

Methods: The research employed a qualitative approach, utilizing multiple case studies conducted in two pesantren in Indonesia. The study involved observations, interviews, and documentation collected from January to December 2023.

Result and Conclusion: The findings reveal a contestation between the national curriculum and the curriculum offered by pesantren. While many pesantren have integrated formal education, they exhibit resistance by focusing on Islamic teachings and values. Pesantren often modify the national curriculum to align with their religious identity. This study underscores the complexity of integrating formal education with pesantren's values and emphasizes the necessity of an inclusive approach from the government to ensure the relevance of education. Furthermore, it highlights pesantren's resistance to the dominance of the national curriculum, reflecting tensions between the government's modernization agenda and the traditional values upheld by pesantren.

Research Implications: This research contributes to understanding the dynamics between formal education and traditional Islamic education within Indonesia's pesantren context. It sheds light on the challenges pesantren face in maintaining their identity while conforming to national educational standards. The findings have implications for policymakers, educators, and stakeholders involved in shaping the educational landscape of Indonesia.

Originality/ Value: This study offers original insights into the interaction between the national curriculum and pesantren's curriculum, which have not been extensively explored in existing literature. This research contributes to a deeper understanding of educational dynamics in Indonesia by examining pesantren's responses to government policies and state control. Additionally, it underscores the significance of preserving the unique identity of pesantren amidst efforts to modernize the educational system.
Jews and Israel 2024: A Survey of Canadian Attitudes and Jewish Perceptions
Authors: Brym Robert 
Published: April 2024

Most Canadian Jews feel unsafe and victimized. They perceive a rise in negative attitudes toward Jews in recent months and years. Most doubt the situation will improve. The main reason they feel this way is that extreme anti-Israel statements andactions have proliferated in recent months. Because support for the existence of a Jewish state in Israel is a central component of their identity, most Jews regard extreme anti-Israel statements and actions as a threat to their existence as Jews.
Most non-Jewish Canadians do not have negative toward Jews. However, non-Jewish university students, Quebecois, and especially Muslim Canadians tend to have significantly more negative attitudes towards Jews than does the non-Jewish population as a whole.
Non-Jewish Canadians’ attitudes toward Israel tend to be significantly more negative than their attitudes toward Jews. The groups with the most negative attitudes toward Israel are, in order, Muslims, non-Jewish supporters of the New Democratic Party, and non-Jewish university students.
Among non-Jewish Canadians, the correlation between attitudes toward Jews and attitudes toward Israel is positive, statistically significant, and at the low end of moderate. This means that, although some critics of Israel have negative attitudes towardJews, most do not. Exceptions include Muslims, who tend to score relatively high on negative attitudes toward Jews and Israel; and people who identify as hard right, supporters of the Conservative and People’s Parties, and Canadians over the age of sixty-four, who tend to score relatively low on negative attitudes toward Jews and Israel.
On the whole, Canadian Jews have experienced a reduction in their emotional attachment to Israel because of the Israel-Hamas war and the rightward drift of Israeli government policy.
The trends just listed are derived from a survey conducted between 1 and 28 February 2024. The survey was based on four broadly representative independent samples of Canadian residents: 1,121 non-Jewish adults, 1,010 non-Jewish university students, 312 Muslim adults, and 414 Jewish adults, for a total of 2,857 respondents. In addition to providing an analysis of the survey results for the educated non-specialist public, this report seeks to place its findings in social context and in the context of prior survey research on attitudes toward Jews and Israel.
Regional players as antagonists: forms of irredentism and "phantom pains" of neighbors in different types of contemporary civilizations
Authors: Belyaev V. A. , Sibaeva G. R. 
Published: April 2024

The article shows the evolution in the interpretation of antagonists in science, the flexibility and changeability of antagonists on the world stage, the competition between neighbors of the first order and the possibility of alliances with neighbors of the second order, errors in determining possible allies in France. The historical vectors of different forms of irredentism, the factors of degradation of irredentism and its transformation from legitimate and fair to illegal and unfair are divorced. The differences in the definition of antagonists and the degree of aggressiveness of Retro-, Pirahan- and Forthcoming civilizations are revealed. It is proved that retro-civilizations engaged in the revision of historical memory and based on a retrograde, revanchist orientation live at the expense of "phantom pains", in Russia's neighbors – thanks to irrational Russophobia. Their aggressiveness is capable of reaching a high intensity, but does not rely on the necessary resources. The Pirahan-civilization is also unstable – due to the gap between the hedonism of the dominant culture and the propaganda of the "progressors"-motives. Among the forthcoming-civilizations, there are both peaceful progressive options and expansionist reactionary variants.
Protagonists as the basic actors of contemporary international relations
Authors: Belyaev V. A. , Sibaeva G. R. 
Published: April 2024

The relevance of the article is due to the new correlation of sociopolitical actors in the strategy of major civilizations. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the new balance of power on the world stage. The article analyzes such basic parameters of the alignment of socio-political actors as the own defense forces of country-civilization, shows the unity of the basic interests of the majority of workers in all civilizations, which provides solid life chances for their inhabitants. The concepts of progressive and reactionary protagonists are revealed. The article highlights the indigenized strata of the population in the main civilizations that contribute to progressive protagonists. The vector of historical development and the degree of stability of international relations are studied depending on the number of protagonists (in the case of monopolization of world politics by one actor, with the duality of protagonists and in the case of protagonists` pluralization).
Modern values of generation Z in a comparative analysis of the youth of Russia and China: myths and realities
Authors: Glebova I. S. , Vorobiev A. A. , Khabibrakhmanova R. R. 
Published: April 2024

This article presents the results of an empirical study aimed at identifying changes in the cultural values of young people from 18 to 23 years old in Russia and China for further comparative analysis of the results obtained. This survey was based on the theory of Dutch scientist G. Hofstede on the typology of cultural dimensions, which contains five parameters describing the differences between national cultures: power distance (from small to large); collectivism and individualism; femininity and masculinity; uncertainty avoidance (weak and strong), long-term orientation. Despite the fact that the process of globalization has a significant impact on the values of young people, making them more unified, regardless of the country and its national culture, nevertheless, the results of the conducted research reveal some differences in the characteristics of cultural identity of Chinese and Russian Generation Z.
Problems and prospects of prevention of family problems: the results of the author's research (based on the materials of the Republic of Mordovia)
Authors: Soloveva T. V. , Bistyakina D. A. , Pankova E. G. 
Published: April 2024

The article presents the results of the author's sociological research on the identification of problems and prospects for the prevention of family problems in the Republic of Mordovia. The authors analyzed the opinions of competent employees of social protection and social service institutions of the Republic of Mordovia, which allowed not only to identify current problems in the prevention of family problems in the Republic of Mordovia, but also to identify promising areas. The authors conclude that the further prospects for the modernization of the state family policy in the field of prevention of family problems depends on the solution of a number of tasks related to its theoretical and methodological, regulatory, organizational, managerial and resource support.
Eudialyte of the Kola peninsula is a promising source of obtaining composite Zr – Ti – SiO2 sorbents of non-ferrous metals and radionuclides
Authors:   Tananaev Institute of Chemistry – Subdivision of the Federal Research Centre “Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Mayorov D. V. 
Published: April 2024

Based on the products of hydrochloric acid decomposition of eudialyte concentrate, composite zirconium-titanium-silica sorbents with a SiO2 content of 10 – 30 wt.% were synthesized and their surface was modified into H+ and Na+-form. All samples were studied by chemical, X-ray phase, BET and BJH assays. It is shown that all the obtained samples of silica-containing Zr – Ti – SiO2 sorbents are mesoporous. At the same time, the pores have a predominantly wedge-shaped shape with open ends, and the maximum pore volume has pores with a diameter lying in the range of 10 – 50 nm (∼ 50 % of the total pore volume). Based on the obtained values of the specific capacity of the adsorption monolayer of the surface of the SiO2 samples and the value of the Gibbs energy change (ΔGo) during nitrogen sorption, it is concluded that the modification of the surface of the synthesized Zr – Ti – SiO2 sorbents does not affect the physicochemical properties of their surfaces and the mechanism of nitrogen sorption. The sorption activity of synthesized samples with respect to Cu2+, Co2+ and Sr2+ ions was studied in batch experiments. It was found that the modification of the obtained samples into the H+-form has less effect on their sorption capacity than their conversion to the Na+-form, does not depend on the content of SiO2 in them in the range of 10 – 30 % and decreases in the range of Cu2+ − Co2+ − Sr2+.
The influence of employees’ regulatory focus on knowledge hiding behavior
Authors: Guo Yuheng , Li Jie , Wang Wangshuai 
Published: April 2024

BACKGROUND Knowledge sharing is a prerequisite for organizational success, while knowledge hiding is often detrimental to organizational development. OBJECTIVE Drawing upon regulatory focus theory and interactionism, this research aims to investigate how regulatory focus influences employees’ knowledge hiding and the moderating role of cooperative climate. METHODS Data were collected through a time-lagged survey of 320 full-time employees enrolled in a professional training program at a Chinese university. Confirmatory factor analysis, descriptive analysis, hierarchical regression analyses, and bootstrap analysis were some of the analytical techniques used. RESULTS The results indicate that promotion focus has a positive impact on knowledge hiding, whereas prevention focus is negative to knowledge hiding. Furthermore, cooperative climate moderates the influence of regulatory focus on knowledge hiding. CONCLUSIONS This study contributes to our understanding of the important role of employees’ regulatory focus on knowledge hiding behavior in the workplace.
Five-year outcomes of double kissing mini-culotte stenting vs. mini-culotte stenting using drug-eluting stents for the treatment of true coronary bifurcation lesions
Authors: Tu Sheng , Zhang Linlin , Tian Qingqing , Hu Fudong , Wang Ying , Chen Lianglong 
Published: April 2024

ObjectiveThis study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes of double kissing mini-culotte (DKMC) stenting with those of mini-culotte (MC) stenting in treating patients with true coronary bifurcation lesions (CBLs) in the clinical real world.MethodsThis retrospective observational cohort study included 180 consecutive patients with true CBLs (Medina type 1,1,1; 1,0,1; 0,1,1). All eligible patients underwent coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention with two-stent techniques in our hospital; among them, 97 received DKMC treatment and 83 MC treatment. The primary clinical endpoints were the major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), which included cardiac death, myocardial infarction, and target vessel/lesion revascularization (TVR/TLR). The secondary endpoints were stent thrombosis, in-stent restenosis, and individual components of MACE.ResultsQuantitative coronary angiography analysis (at 5 years) revealed that late lumen loss (0.25 ± 0.41 mm vs. 0.14 ± 0.32 mm, P = 0.032) and segmental diameter restenosis of the side branch (27.84 ± 12.34% vs. 19.23 ± 9.76%, P = 0.016) were lower in the DKMC treatment group than that in the MC treatment group. Notably, compared to that in the MC treatment group, the cumulative event rate of MACE at 5 years (22.8% vs. 8.3%, P = 0.007) and TVR/TLR (17.7% vs. 6.3%, P = 0.018) was higher in the DKMC treatment group, driven mainly by TVR/TLR. Especially, the DKMC group was related to a significant reduction in the primary and secondary endpoints in high-risk patients.ConclusionDKMC treatment was associated with less late lumen loss and restenosis in the side branch and a lower rate of cumulative MACE and TVR/TLR. DKMC treatment is more effective for treating true CBLs than MC treatment; however, these findings warrant further confirmation through a randomized clinical trial.
Land use and Europe’s renewable energy transition: identifying low-conflict areas for wind and solar development
Authors: Kiesecker Joseph M. , Evans Jeffrey S. , Oakleaf James R. , Dropuljić Kasandra Zorica , Vejnović Igor , Rosslowe Chris , Cremona Elisabeth , Bhattacharjee Aishwarya L. , Nagaraju Shivaprakash K. , Ortiz Anthony , Robinson Caleb , Ferres Juan Lavista , Zec Mate , Sochi Kei 
Published: April 2024

Continued dependence on imported fossil fuels is rapidly becoming unsustainable in the face of the twin challenges of global climate change and energy security demands in Europe. Here we present scenarios in line with REPowerEU package to identify Renewables Acceleration Areas that support rapid renewable expansion, while ensuring minimal harm to places important for biodiversity and rural communities. We calculated the area needed to meet renewable energy objectives under Business-as-Usual (BAU) and Low-conflict (LCON) development scenarios within each country, providing a broad overview of the potential for renewable energy generation to reduce impacts when development is steered toward lower conflict lands. Our analysis shows that meeting renewable energy objectives would require a network of land-based wind turbines and solar arrays encompassing upwards of 164,789 km2 by 2030 and 445,654 km2 by 2050, the latter roughly equivalent to the land area of Sweden. Our results highlight that BAU development patterns disproportionately target high-conflict land cover types. By 2030, depending on the development pathway, solar and wind development are projected to impact approximately 4,386–20,996 km2 and 65,735–138,454 km2 of natural and agricultural lands, respectively. As renewable energy objectives increase from 2030 to 2050 impacts to natural and agricultural lands also increase, with upwards of 33,911 km2 from future solar development and 399,879 km2 from wind development. Despite this large footprint, low-conflict lands can generate substantial renewable energy: 6.6 million GWh of solar and 3.5 million GWh of wind, 8–31 times 2030 solar objectives and 3–5 times 2030 wind objectives. Given these patterns, we emphasize the need for careful planning in areas with greater impact potential, either due to a larger demand for land area or limited land availability. Top-emitting countries with large renewable energy objectives (Germany, Italy, Poland, France, Spain) and those with limited flexibility in meeting objectives on low-conflict land (Albania, Slovenia, Montenegro, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Finland, Greece, Portugal, and Norway) should be priorities for country-level customizations to guide low-conflict siting and avoid disproportionate impacts on high-value areas.
SLC7A11 inhibits ferroptosis and downregulates PD-L1 levels in lung adenocarcinoma
Authors: Huang Zhenyao , Chen Xia , Wang Yun , Yuan Jiali , Li Jing , Hang Wenlu , Meng Hao 
Published: April 2024

IntroductionLung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is a prevalent form of lung cancer originating from lung glandular cells with low survival rates despite recent therapeutic advances due to its diverse and complex nature. Recent evidence suggests a link between ferroptosis and the effectiveness of anti-PD-L1 therapy, with potential synergistic effects.MethodsOur study comprehensively analyzed the expression patterns of ferroptosis regulators in LUAD and their association with prognosis and PD-L1 expression. Furthermore, we identified two distinct subtypes of LUAD through consensus clustering of ferroptosis regulators, revealing significant tumor heterogeneity, divergent PD-L1 expression, and varying prognoses between the subtypes.ResultsAmong the selected ferroptosis regulators, SLC7A11 emerged as an independent prognostic marker for LUAD patients and exhibited a negative correlation with PD-L1 expression. Subsequent investigations revealed high expression of SLC7A11 in the LUAD population. In vitro experiments demonstrated that overexpression of SLC7A11 led to reduced PD-L1 expression and inhibited ferroptosis in A549 cells, underscoring the significant role of SLC7A11 in LUAD. Additionally, pan-cancer analyses indicated an association between SLC7A11 and the expression of immune checkpoint genes across multiple cancer types with poor prognoses.DiscussionFrom a clinical standpoint, these findings offer a foundation for identifying and optimizing potential combination strategies to enhance the therapeutic effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors and improve the prognosis of patients with LUAD.