bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Randomized block quasi-Monte Carlo sampling for generalized likelihood uncertainty estimation
Authors: Onyutha Charles 
Published: February 2024

Abstract

Although hydrological model forecasts aid water management decisions, they normally have predictive uncertainties. Generalized likelihood uncertainty estimation (GLUE) is popular for constructing predictive uncertainty bounds (PUBs). GLUE is based on simple Monte Carlo sampling (SMCS), a technique known to be ineffective in establishing behavioural simulations. This study introduced randomized block quasi-Monte Carlo sampling (RBMC). In RBMC, each parameter's range is divided into a stipulated number of sub-blocks (Snb). Parameters' values are separately generated in each sub-block. Finally, the sub-blocks are shuffled while maintaining the sequence of generated values in each sub-block. When Snb is equal to the number of simulations, RBMC reduces to SMCS. Otherwise, each Snb leads to a separate RBMC configuration or sampling scheme. The number of RBMC-based behavioural solutions was often found to be greater than that of SMCS, in some cases, by up to 33.6%. The width of the 90% confidence interval on 95th percentile flow based on SMCS was often larger than those of RBMC, sometimes by up to 23.4%. PUBs were found to vary in widths among RBMC configurations, thereby revealing the influence of the choice of a sampling scheme. Thus, GLUE based on RBMC is recommended to take into account the said influence.
Measuring water-used and production efficiency in China using the super-efficient directional distance function
Authors: Wang Jun , Lu Ching-Cheng , Zhang Jiayu , Cheng Chen-Ling 
Published: February 2024

ABSTRACT
This study employs the super-efficiency directional distance function (SDDF) to assess the productivity of each administrative region in China over the period 2013–2017. The focus is on exploring variations in gross domestic production and efficiency related to waste gas and wastewater discharge across regions. The inputs include labor, capitalization, energy usage, and total water consumption, with domestic gross production as the output, and total wastewater and exhaust gas discharges as unintended outputs. The findings highlight Beijing, Tianjin, Hainan, Qinghai, Guangdong, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Shandong as the most efficient regions, while Zhejiang, Ningxia, Hunan, and others exhibit lower performance. Notably, Guangxi ranks lowest (0.631). Unlike traditional direct distance function models, the SDDF model provides a more accurate estimation of the production efficiency of all 30 administrative regions, and addresses the limitation of generating the same efficiency values of 1 simultaneously for multiple regions. The study emphasizes the need for inefficient regions to reduce water consumption and emissions and enhance productivity, offering valuable insights for policymakers in formulating environmental and production policies.
Hydrothermal-assisted synthesis of Sr-doped SnS nanoflower catalysts for photodegradation of metronidazole antibiotic pollutant in wastewater promoted by natural sunlight irradiation
Authors: Bouarroudj Tayeb , Messai Youcef , Aoudjit Lamine , Zaidi Beddiaf , Zioui Djamila , Bendjama Amel , Mezrag Samiha , Chetoui Abdelmounaim , Belkhettab Ilyas , Bachari Khaldoun 
Published: February 2024

Abstract

In this study, we report a facile hydrothermal synthesis of strontium-doped SnS nanoflowers that were used as a catalyst for the degradation of antibiotic molecules in water. The prepared sample was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and ultraviolet–visible absorption spectroscopy (UV–Vis). The photocatalytic ability of the strontium-doped SnS nanoflowers was evaluated by studying the degradation of metronidazole in an aqueous solution under photocatalytic conditions. The degradation study was conducted for a reaction period of 300 min at neutral pH, and it was found that the degradation of metronidazole reached 91%, indicating the excellent photocatalytic performance of the catalyst. The influence of experimental parameters such as catalyst dosage, initial metronidazole concentration, initial reaction pH, and light source nature was optimized with respect to metronidazole degradation over time. The reusability of the strontium-doped SnS nanoflowers catalyst was investigated, and its photocatalytic efficiency remained unchanged even after four cycles of use.
PLANNING FOR QUALITY OF LIFE: AN ASSESSMENT OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN MALAYSIA
Authors: Ismail Ismafatin Nabilah , Kamarudin Mohd Khairul Amri , Amat Simin Mohamad Hafis , Tun Ismail Wan Nor Azilawanie , Abd Wahab Noorjima 
Published: February 2024

Malaysian society develop awareness on the environmental issues such as air pollution, floods, heat waves and increase in temperature. The indigenous people community is no exception; indeed, they are the primary community to directly experience the consequences of the natural changes taking place. This study aims to assess the quality of life for indigenous people in adapting to environmental issues. This study was conducted in Gua Musang, Kelantan with 87 residents of indigenous people. Data collected through questionnaire and analysed using Relative Importance Index (RII). The findings of the study show that majority of the indigenous people were satisfied with the air quality and generally feel safe in their residential area. Moreover, various indicators and measure were highlighted aimed at enhancing the existing living standards in improving the quality of life for indigenous people.
COMPARTILHANDO SABERES: experiências de educação não formal para pessoas idosas
Authors: Incalado Garajau Narjara , Loureiro dos Santos Naiane , Jovino da Silva Cleber 
Published: February 2024

O objeto de estudo deste artigo foi a educação não formal praticada em espaços destinados ao público idoso denominados “Universidades Abertas”, conforme determina o artigo 25 do Estatuto da Pessoa Idosa (Lei 10.741/2003). Pretendeu-se, por meio de revisão bibliográfica e da sistematização de registros de experiências, um estudo de caso de um Programa denominado como Universidade Aberta à Pessoa Idosa, realizado por uma Organização da Sociedade Civil conhecida como Instituto Ânima. Com o objetivo de corroborar com análises sobre educação ao longo da vida, envelhecimento ativo, direitos das pessoas idosas e educação não formal, buscou-se apontar parâmetros de análise e considerações sobre a metodologia de ensino adotada como estratégia de alcance ao público 60+, bem como refletir sobre conceitos relevantes à temática proposta, em diálogo com a Pedagogia freiriana.
Perlindungan Hak Cipta Dalam Perspektif Asas Kebebasan Berkontrak
Authors: Prayogi Yulisti Yogi , Yetniwati Yetniwati , Hasan Umar 
Published: February 2024

This study aims to examine how copyright buyers are protected in sold flat sale and purchase agreements after the publication of Article 18 of the Copyright Law number 28 of 2014, where the agreement expires after 25 years. Does the sale and purchase agreement remain valid according to the Civil Code so that the copyright buyer still gets the exclusive commercial rights. As well as how the perspective of a broken sale and purchase agreement is seen from legal certainty and protection for copyright buyers. This research is a legal research that examines the perspective of laws related to broken sale and purchase agreements.
Abstrak
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meneliti bagaimana perlindungan terhadap pembeli hak cipta dalam perjanjian jual beli putus (sold flat) setelah diterbitkan nya pasal 18 Undang Undang Hak Cipta nomor 28 tahun 2014, dimana perjanjian tersebut menjadi berakhir setelah 25 tahun. Apakah perjanjian jual putus tetap berlaku menurut Undang Undang Perdata sehingga pembeli hak cipta masih mendapat hak komersialnya secara ekslusif. Serta bagaimana perspektifÂ perjanjian jual beli putus dilihat dari kepastian hukum dan perlindungan terhadap pembeli hak cipta. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian hukum yang mengkaji pespektif undang undang terkait perjanjian jual beli putus secara deskriptif.
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El liderazgo educativo del directivo docente en las prácticas pedagógicas de las maestras de transición
Authors: Ortega González Irma María , Álvarez Maestre Annie Julieth , Maldonado Estévez Erika Alejandra 
Published: February 2024

Se aborda el liderazgo del directivo docente en la educación inicial colombiana, prestando especial atención a las instituciones educativas de la ciudad de Cúcuta, siendo este un gran desafío investigativo, sí se tienen en cuenta las escasas contribuciones académicas al respecto, de esta forma se busca el análisis y la comprensión de la injerencia de este liderazgo directivo sobre las practicas pedagógicas de las maestras de transición, y qué impacto pedagógico e institucional tienen en la consecución y mejoramiento de la calidad educativa, es decir, las maestras de Transición son un agente fundamental para materializar los intereses, orientaciones y expectativas de la comunidad educativa, y esto depende del tipo de liderazgo que establezcan los directivos docentes, lo cual podrá promover situaciones positivas para obtener un mayor rendimiento del alumnado, o generar condiciones negativas en las dinámicas pedagógicas y en el equipo de trabajo, con las cuales se impida alcanzar la calidad educativa. Sin embargo, es posible que el problema no se encuentre en la gestión escolar de los directivos docentes, sino en las deficiencias que pudiese tener la formación académica de los docentes, de ahí que esto sea otro obstáculo para una educación de calidad
O ensino de língua espanhola em contextos fronteiriços
Authors: Dias Jamile da Costa , Oliveira Grassinete C. de Albuquerque 
Published: February 2024

O presente estudo apresenta um panorama acerca do ensino de língua espanhola na cidade de Mâncio Lima – Acre. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste artigo é investigar, a partir do campo da Linguística Aplicada, sobre o ensino de língua espanhola em contextos fronteiriços diante dos contratempos impostos pela Reforma do Ensino Médio (Lei 13.415/2017), na qual estabelece a não obrigatoriedade do seu ensino nas escolas em todo território brasileiro. Desse modo, é investigada as percepções de três professores de língua espanhola, atuantes em 4 escolas estaduais de Ensino Médio em Mâncio Lima, que faz divisa com o Peru. A metodologia adotada foi a da pesquisa qualitativa com o levantamento de dados através da utilização de questionário on-line (Google Forms), para entender a partir da ótica dos professores de língua espanhola da rede básica desse município, os contratempos e a implicância da fronteira trinacional (Acre – Peru – Bolívia) para o ensino obrigatório do espanhol nas escolas do estado acreano. Os resultados apontam que a língua espanhola continua sendo ofertada em caráter obrigatório na cidade de Mâncio Lima, por estar situada em faixa fronteiriça com o Peru e por ser uma língua historicamente relevante para o povo acreano.
The functions of a Municipal Law as a branch of law: debatable issues of theory
Authors: Batanov O. V. 
Published: February 2024

In article problems of the theory of functions of a modern Municipal Law are considered. The basic essential and meaningful, objective and subjective, internal and external aspects of modern Municipal Law. It is noted that among the basic tasks that are currently faced domestic science Municipal Law, is the formation of a coherent and comprehensive knowledge of the system of municipal law of Ukraine, its legal aspects and patterns of development and operation of its norms and institutions. A holistic conception of the Municipal Law of Ukraine in the unity of its static and functional, material and procedural elements are important theoretical and methodological basis for the development and improvement of the system of national municipalism, current municipal legislation and municipal law-making and law enforcement activities.
However, if the theory of problematic issues of Municipal Law as in law, its genesis, sources, norms and institutions are reflected in the works of ukrainian researchers, the problem functions of this area of law remains almost unexplored. Understanding the nature and content of the functions of Municipal Law makes it possible to understand the importance of this area of law to regulate social relations and answer questions about the role of Municipal Law in society and the state.
Characteristic signs of functions of a Municipal Law are analyzed. The functions of municipal law should be considered exclusively in the focus of the subject and method(s) of municipal law. Therefore, they are inextricably linked with the functions of municipal power and the functions of municipal human rights.
Based on the above and other characteristics, the functions of municipal law as a branch of law should be defined as the main directions and types of influence of municipal law on social relations that arise in the process of recognition, formation, organization and exercise of municipal power, as well as the implementation and protection of municipal rights a human’s.
Striking a balance: the interplay of CJEU rulings and international human rights obligation with national constitutional identities
Authors: Deshko L. M. , Boiko V. S. 
Published: February 2024

The article examines approaches to the interaction of decisions of the Court of the European Union (CJEU) and international obligations in the field of human rights with the constitutional identity of states. Attention is focused on the concepts of “national identity” and “constitutional identity”, their relationship, and the introduction of the concept of “national identity” into the European legal order after the signing of the Maastricht Treaty (1993). Attention is drawn to the fact that the primary law of the EU does not contain the concept of “constitutional identity”, but this term is widely used in the decisions of the constitutional courts of several EU member states. In these decisions, the constitutional courts raised the issue of the protection of the constitution and constitutionality in the EU member state given the harmonization of legislation and/ or ultra vires decisions.
The article notes that the concept of constitutional identity is broad, it covers the historical, political, cultural, and legal identity of the state, as well as the connection of national law with the international and autonomous legal order of the EU. The idea of constitutional identity is dynamic and constantly evolving due to the continuous development of the states themselves.
The analysis of various approaches to this interaction based on the German Federal Constitutional Court, Hungarian Constitutional Court, and Italian Constitutional Court was carried out. It is noted that the interaction of CJEU rulings with constitutional identities is based on the principle of primacy of the EU law, and international human rights obligations are based on the conventional feature of the “obligation of uniform interpretation” and universal standards while ignoring the constitutional tradition of the states. It means that CJEU judgments have a higher legal force than national court judgments, while international human rights obligations should become precedents for subsequent national court judgments, not lowering the national standards of human rights protection.
A Settlement Agreement in Civil Process as Ensuring of the Principle of Dispositiveness
Authors: Hrynko S. D. , Romas M. I. 
Published: February 2024

The article is devoted to the analysis of the settlement agreement as a guarantee of the principle of dispositiveness in the civil process. However, substantive law is the basis for any procedural legal relations. Thus, the civil procedural principle of dispositiveness is an analogue of the principle of freedom in civil law. The principle of dispositiveness in the civil procedural sense means the possibility for the parties of the case to dispose their rights regarding the subject of the dispute at their own discretion. Dispositivity in the civil law sense is the freedom to perform procedural actions freely, without coercion. Dispositiveness in civil proceedings means that the parties to civil proceeding have the right to waive their claims against each other at any stage of the trial by waiving or admitting the claim, or by entering into a settlement agreement. The conclusion of a settlement agreement by the parties at any stage of the court proceedings is an ensuring of the principle of dispositiveness - the freedom to freely dispose of one’s procedural and material rights.
Researched that settlement agreement is a reconciliation mechanism and the result of an agreement between the parties. The purpose of concluding a settlement agreement is to settle the dispute on the basis of mutual concessions and should concern only the rights and obligations of the parties. Also, the parties can go beyond the scope of the dispute, provided that the settlement agreement does not violate the rights or legally protected interests of third parties. The settlement agreement is a mixed contract, as it is regulated simultaneously by two branches of law - civil and civil procedural. In this regard, the norms relating to bilateral deed, civil obligation and civil agreement may be applied to the settlement agreement. The common features between these concepts in relation to the settlement agreement are that the settlement agreement is a bilateral agreement with a specific subject, parties, rights and obligations, and form. The settlement agreement is also considered concluded from the moment the parties have reached all essential conditions, which characterizes it as a consensual civil law agreement. The essential conditions of a settlement agreement as a civil law agreement are the condition about the subject and terms. All of the above means that due to its legal nature, the settlement agreement has both procedural and substantive legal features.
Сurrent discussionsons the jurisdiction of disputes with a religious component in the practice of the Supreme Court
Authors: Pogribnyi S. O. , Shumylo M. M. 
Published: February 2024

The dynamics of social relations in the religious sphere today is of epoch-making importance, which in turn leads to the involvement of the state in church affairs. Due to conflicts and gaps, obsolescence and imperfection of national legislation, there are attempts to replace the norms of canon law with the norms of positive law, as well as attempts to resolve canonical disputes through the mediation of the latter. That is why the Supreme Court plays a crucial role in preventing such situations. It is the Supreme Court that currently bears the burden of responsibility for extending the judicial jurisdiction of national courts to disputes with a religious component.
It is also important to formulate the conceptual principles that the Supreme Court implements when determining the jurisdiction of a dispute; this approach should not be based on the example of only one case, but should have universal features and be a guide for national courts.
In this context, it should be noted that such an approach, in particular, may be the differentiation of relations with a religious component on the basis of the primary (basic) and secondary (derivative) relations, as emphasized in the dissenting opinion of the Supreme Court judges. Accordingly, it can be postulated that if relations arise from the religious sphere and then formally acquire other legal features, then in the event of a dispute, the latter is subject to consideration by a church court, not a state court. If relations arise on the basis of positive law (purchase of a land plot for the construction of a temple, lease of a building used as a place of worship, etc.), then such relations cannot be transformed into religious relations only because of this component.
The above naturally raises the question, if we take as a basis the thesis that relations with a religious component should be resolved in national courts only on the grounds that they guarantee a person the right to a fair trial (access to court), what results do we expect? The question of whether a court can move a former nun into a monastery cell is not rhetorical, since the court of first instance did so, but isn’t such a court decision an interference by the state through the court in church affairs? Whether such decisions will not undermine the delicate balance of separation of church and state is a question that we have yet to answer.
Obviously, one of the tasks of the Supreme Court in resolving disputes with a religious component is the progressive secularization of judicial practice.
We must also recognize as a general observation that the normative approach to resolving disputes with a religious component is not very helpful and effective, and may even lead to false conclusions. In this sense, the comprehensive, combinatorial and interdisciplinary approaches, etc., are helpful.
Possession vs right of possession of the land plot: is this differentiation necessary?
Authors: Nikolov D. P. 
Published: February 2024

The article is devoted to the issue of protection of property rights on land of the water fund and forestry purpose in the context of their possession.
The author examines the classification of possession into possession as a fact (which includes not only actual (physical) possession, but also a record based on an illegal title) and possession as a right, which can only be legal, “introduced” by the decision of the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court. The author analyzes the court’s proposed differentiation of “possession” and “rights of possession” of a land plot in the context of the theoretical and practical consequences of such a division.
This analysis is carried out in comparison with doctrinal approaches in the science of land law, in which “book” and “actual” possession of a land plot is distinguished, but no distinction is made between “possession “ and “rights of possession”.
The author draws attention to the inconsistency of such an approach, because such a differentiation only made it more difficult to understand the institutions of vindication and negative action, namely, the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court, despite the introduction of such a differentiation, did not actually use it in the decision itself.
The author comes to the conclusion that according to current judicial practice, forestry lands should be claimed through vindication, because they can be taken over by recording, and the legislation allows for the possibility of private ownership rights to them, while water fund lands should be claimed through a negative lawsuit, because illegal entry in the register regarding them will not give possession, since it is impossible to acquire ownership of them as such.
The author summarizes that in the future, in cases of vindication vs removal of obstacles, the courts need to investigate the key question of whether the acquirer can have the corresponding plots on private ownership rights in principle. For this, the court can apply both an abstract (hypothetical) possibility of having a plot of land in private ownership, or choose a more “contextual” approach, taking into account the specifics of each individual plot.