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Development of scientific concepts on abuse of law in national jurisprudence
Authors: Hurtova K. M. 
Published: February 2024

The article defines the abuse of law as one of the most important problems of modern legal science, as well as a complex and controversial legal category, the relevance of which is directly related to the level of development of democracy, stability in the state and society, traditions of law-abiding and strict observance of human and citizen rights, research which have both theoretical and applied interest for the development of domestic legal science.
The main approaches to the interpretation of the definition of “abuse of law” available in national science and historical sources are analysed, and the main features of abuse of law as the exercise of a subjective right which causes harm to another person and may contradict his/her conscience and moral standards are identified.
In a retrospective perspective, an analysis of the development of scientific ideas cientific concepts on abuse of law in national jurisprudence in the pre-Soviet and Soviet periods has been carried out. In addition, normative legal documents that determined the specifics of law enforcement of this category during the formation of domestic law have been considered. It is noted that since the end of the 19th century, the problem of abuse of law has been considered as a question of the limits of behaviour of a subject exercising a subjective right granted by law. It is concluded that since this period, legal scholars and legislators have focused on the study of the need to prohibit the abuse of law at the legislative level. The article demonstrates that the establishment of the prohibition of abuse of law through appropriation of subjective rights was inherent in Soviet civil law with the simultaneous absence of clear signs of this legal concept at the legislative level throughout the Soviet period, and also the widespread view that the use of the term “abuse of law” should be conditional and require a clear distinction between it and the implementation of law.
Problems of the activity of canine units of the National Police in the conditions of war
Authors: Seliukov V. S. 
Published: February 2024

The article highlights the main problematic issues that arise during the organization of the activities of the canine units of the National Police of Ukraine. The author's vision of the main ways and directions of solving the existing problems and peculiarities of the National Police's activities in the conditions of martial law has been formed. Emphasis is also placed on new promising directions for the use of service dogs in the police and other structures of the security and defense sector. Amendments to the regulatory framework are proposed to regulate the use of K9 units.
These conclusions should become the basis for the initial scientific development of the issue of using service dogs, and subsequently for the practical implementation of the developed provisions. This, in turn, will allow the functions and tasks of canine units to be implemented at a qualitatively new level.
It has been determined that the main problematic issues that arise today are: significant movements of people on the territory of Ukraine and the appearance of a large number of weapons, ammunition and explosives lead to an increase in the number of facts of their illegal use, including transportation, storage even without the purpose of using them for their intended purpose. In addition, the facts of illegal drug trafficking in the places of hostilities, cases of the involvement of service dogs of the National Police in anti-mine activities and the search for corpses and places of mass burials have become increasingly widespread.
Currently, there are many conflicts and gaps in the current legislation regarding the grounds and procedure for the use of service dogs, however, in the course of this article the focus will be solely on the organisational and rational aspects of using a service dog as a means of detecting and identifying illicit substances, as well as for conducting a search in certain difficult situations.
One of the key areas of activity in the field of improving canine support is the expansion of the staff and areas of use of service dogs, as well as addressing the issue of targeted training of individuals in certain non-canine units in order to fully support police activities in all areas.
Mathematics in police activity: basics, features, mathematical training
Authors: Serbenyuk S. O. 
Published: February 2024

The main attention is paid to the introduction of a comprehensive academic discipline “Mathematical Methods in Police Activity” for the first time and the discussion of the content of its first module for students of higher education institutions subordinated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine with the aim of combining mathematical methods, as well as elements of physics, astronomy and geography, in particular topography, to solve practical problems in the professional activity of police officers. Some components of the first module of this discipline are formulated on the basis of a study of an online course on mathematics for firefighters and rescuers in the United States.
The problem of introducing a course in mathematics or elements of applied mathematics (mathematics and methods of solving tasks for professional purposes) or applied mathematics with elements of natural science (an integrated course in astronomy, physics and geography) into the educational process of training future police officers has not been studied in a comprehensive manner. There are some recommendations on the expediency of studying statistics, but there are many branches of mathematics whose methodology is useful for solving applied problems in the fields of justice and law enforcement.
The need for such a study is due to the lack of a universal course for police officers in the world practice that would combine practical problem solving, mathematical methods, physical laws and processes, astronomy and geography, including topography.
The formulated components of the first module of the course are relatively complete in terms of content and form the knowledge necessary to develop the skills and abilities to perform elementary calculation professional tasks and to comply with and understand safety rules.
The article is the first in a series of articles on the relevant topic, some of which are in the process of preparation or are preprints.
Non-Linear and Non-Stationary Speech Analysis of Parkinson’s Disease Using Empirical Mode Decomposition
Authors: Rueda Alice 
Published: February 2024

<p>The objective of the thesis is to provide a set of features that represents the physiological manifestation of Parkinson's disease (PD) in voice and machine learning methods to determine PD voice. PD is the only neurological disorder with increasing age-specific prevalence between 1990 and 2015. There is no cure for PD. Early detection can slow down disease progress through treatments. PD voice impairment can occur as early as 7-11 years prior to diagnosis. Parkinsonian dysarthria has a set of well-established hand-crafted features. However, a lot of these features require manual processes by skilled personnel. Furthermore, most PD datasets are too small for deep learning models. </p>
<p>This thesis proposes Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) to extract non-linear and non-stationary characteristics of PD voice. To assist with automatic feature extraction, a Minimum Spline Enveloping technique was proposed to provide better enveloping on extremely dynamic PD speech. An introduction of PD voice characteristics, analyses of PD voice, and discriminative ability of Intrinsic Mode Functions (IMFs) in downgraded toll-quality voice were provided to establish the basis of the study. A basic set of EMD features was proposed to represent the phonatory characteristic of the sustained vowel produced by PD patients. These features were tested on the large unlabelled mPower corpus using clustering as unsupervised learning. A set of EMD dyadic features was proposed to represent the articulatory features and tested on /pa-ta-ka/ utterance from the PC-GITA database.</p>
<p>Segmentation strategies were also compared to see the efficacy of the dyadic features on /pa-ta-ka/ and was found that the standard voice-onset-time and onset-time segmentation does not work well using EMD. Comparing fixed frame size and /pa-ta-ka/ triad segmentations, /pa-ta-ka/ triad outperformed fixed frame size. Using /pa-ta-ka/ utterances, the EMD dyadic feature alone was able to achieve 78% accuracy, which is 8% higher than using a combination of hand-crafted and basic EMD features on sustained /a/ and various diadochokinesia (DDK) utterances. Extension studies on EMD using deep neural networks to approximate the EMD filter-bank to parallelize the sifting process and the possibility of using EMD for motor analysis have been investigated.</p>
PENGARUH AROMA THERAPY LAVENDER DAN SLOW BACK MASSAGE TERHADAP TEKANAN DARAH PADA PASIEN HIPERTENSI DI KOTA BENGKULU
Authors: Heriyanto Hendri , Khholida Nur 
Published: February 2024

Hipertensi berada pada nomor satu penyebab kematian di dunia setiap tahunnya dibandingkan dari 10 penyakit mematikan lainya. Prevalensi tertinggi berdasarkan hasil pengukuran tekanan darah, berada pada Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan sebesar 44,13% dan yang terendah di Provinsi Papua sebesar 22,22% sedangkan prevalensi Provinsi Bengkulu sebesar 28,14%. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh Aroma Theraphy Lavenderdan Slow Back Massage terhadap tekanan darah pada pasien hipertensi di puskesmas Lempuing kota Bengkulu. Desain penelitian adalah quasi experiment dengan pre-post test design with control group. Teknik sampling yang digunakan adalah teknik purposive sampling. Jumlah responden 36 orang yang terdiri dari 18 responden setiap kelompok. Pemberian intervensi terapi Aroma Theraphy Lavenderdan Slow Back Massage yang dilakukan selama 3 hari. Intrumen nilai tekanan darah menggunakan sphygnamonometer. Analisis menggunakan t test dengan Hasil penelitian menunjukkan penurunan rata-rata nilai tekanan darah sistol pada kelompok intervensi 11,39, tekanan darah diastol 7,39 dan pada kelompok kontrol tekanan darah sistol 6,39 dan tekanan darah diastol 4,28. Hasil analisis menunjukkan ada perbedaan rata-rata tekanan darah sistol dengan p value 0.000 dan tekanan darah diastol dengan p value 0,016. Aroma Theraphy Lavender dan SlowBack Massage merupakan latihan yang dapat digunakan untuk menurunkan tekann darah pada pasien hipertensi.
Mikrofasies batugamping Formasi Tokala Daerah Ululere dan Sekitarnya, Kabupaten Morowali Sulawesi Tengah
Authors: Arisona  , Praja Nia Kurnia , Eldin  , Masri  , Muliddin  , Ali Okto  , Hasria  , Bahdad  
Published: February 2024

Penelitian mikrofasies batugamping telah dilakukan pada Formasi Tokala Daerah Ululere. Formasi Tokala terendapkan pada lingkungan laut dalam hingga laut dangkal. Tujuan utama penelitian ini yaitu untuk menentukan lingkungan pengendapan batugamping dengan pendekatan zona mikrofasies. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah pendekatan secara analisis kualitatif dengan menggunakan data lapangan dan dilanjutkan dengan analisis laboratorium. Penentuan mikrofasies batugamping pada lokasi penelitian menggunakan analisis standar mikrofasies dengan sayatan tipis. Analisis petrografi terhadap sepuluh sampel batugamping menunjukan beberapa litologi meliputi mudstone, wackestone, packstone dan batugamping kristalin dengan kelimpahan foraminifera planktonik. Berdasarkan hasil analisis petrografi memperlihatkan beberapa tipe mikrofasies batugamping yaitu wackestone bioklastika dengan foraminifera planktonik globigerinids, mudstone pelagis dengan foraminifera planktonik globigerinid, mudstone dengan mikrit dan mikrosparit, dan peloidal packstone. Mikrofasies ini terendapkan di beberapa lingkungan pengendapan yaitu lingkungan dangkalan dalam, tepi dangkalan dalam dan paparan terbatas. Ketiga lingkungan pengendapan ini memiliki energi yang rendah dan memiliki komposisi mikrit yang sangat banyak serta kelimpahan foraminifera plantonik.

Kata kunci: mikrofasies, batu gamping, foraminifera plantonik, Formasi Tokala, kristalin
A prática da extensão na percepção de estudantes de um curso de administração
Authors: Bragagnolo Sandra Mara , Gregório Leonardo , Benjamini Adriana Pereira , Baade Joel Haroldo 
Published: February 2024

Identifica-se lacuna em trabalhos que incluam a extensão universitária à área de gestão de negócios. Ações extensionistas são mais comuns e ocorrem com facilidade em áreas como saúde e educação. Na universidade em estudo nessa pesquisa, essa tendência se confirma. Então, este artigo tem por objetivo analisar as percepções de estudantes de um curso de Administração de uma universidade comunitária do meio-oeste catarinense, sobre as práticas de extensão. Essa pesquisa, é de abordagem qualitativa e de tipologia descritiva e, para o levantamento de dados, utilizou-se de questionário. Os resultados apontam que o perfil dos respondentes é composto por mulheres (63,04%), com idade entre 18 e 25 anos; (82,61%), residentes em Caçador-SC (89,95%), distribuídos de forma equilibrada entre a segunda e oitava fase do curso; e atuam na indústria (26,09%), em outras áreas (26,09%) ou no comércio (23,91%). A visão geral dos estudantes sobre as atividades de extensão é positiva (86,48%). Na visão dos estudantes, interações com a sociedade e desafios reais são valorizados, pois lhes dão oportunidades de aprendizado significativo e prático, com aplicação e ressignificação de conhecimentos.
Palavras chave: Administração. Extensão universitária.

ABSTRACT
A gap is identified in work that includes university extension to the area of ​​business management. Extension actions are more common and occur easily in areas such as health and education. At the university studied in this research, this trend is confirmed. Therefore, this article aims to analyze the perceptions of students taking a Business Administration course at a community university in the Midwest of Santa Catarina about extension practices. This research, with a qualitative approach and descriptive typology, uses a questionnaire to collect data. The results indicate that the profile of the respondents is made up of women (63.04%), aged between 18 and 25 years old (82.61%), residing in Caçador-SC (89.95%), distributed evenly between the second and eighth phase of the course; and work in industry (26.09%), in other areas (26.09%) or in commerce (23.91%). The students' general view of extension activities is positive (86.48%). In the students' view, interactions with society and real challenges are valued, as they give them opportunities for meaningful and practical learning, with the application and reframing of knowledge.
Keywords: Business Administration. University Extension.
A (RE)SIGNIFICAÇÃO DO ENSINO DA FILOSOFIA NO ENSINO MÉDIO
Authors: Candatten Edson Junior , Prette Gissele , De Oliveira Nunes Marcio 
Published: February 2024

Para um melhor entendimento, desta pesquisa, é necessário iniciar com alguns questionamentos: O que é Filosofia? Para que ela serve? E quais são seus impactos na sociedade? O objetivo geral, foi apresentar as evidências para que o ensino da Filosofia seja (re)significado visando uma crítica-reflexiva da sociedade. Foi realizado um levantamento bibliográfico que possibilitou uma visão sobre as evidências para a (re)significação do ensino de Filosofia no Ensino Médio. Os resultados da pesquisa evidenciaram o processo de estruturação, investigação e embasamento teórico referente ao objeto, concluindo-se que o tema pesquisado necessita de uma (re)significação: seja quanto aos métodos de ensino utilizados pelos professores, seja quanto à (re)formulação da carga horária da disciplina de Filosofia, nas matrizes curriculares.
Palavras-chave: (Re)significação. Ensino da Filosofia. Ensino Médio.

ABSTRACT
For a better understanding of this research, it is necessary to start with some questions: What is Philosophy? What is it for? And what are its impacts on society? The general objective was to present the evidence so that the teaching of Philosophy can be (re)signified aiming at a reflexive critique of society. A bibliographical survey was carried out, which provided an insight into the evidence for the (re)signification of Philosophy teaching in High School. The research results highlighted the process of structuring, investigation and theoretical basis regarding the object, concluding that the researched topic requires a (re)signification: whether in terms of the teaching methods used by teachers, or in terms of (re)formulation of the course load of the Philosophy subject, in the curricular matrices.
Keywords: (Re)signification. Teaching Philosophy. High school.
Amelioration of oxygen-induced retinopathy in neonatal mice with fetal growth restriction
Authors: Watanabe Ryusuke , Liu Shuang , Sakaue Tomohisa , Ikegawa Yasuhito , Ohta Masaaki , Higaki Takashi , Mogi Masaki , Eguchi Mariko 
Published: February 2024

Introduction: With the aim of optimizing the balance of maintaining a safe oxygen saturation and reducing the risk of retinopathy of prematurity in human neonates with fetal growth restriction (FGR), the present study investigated the distinct effects of oxygen supplementation on the retinal neovasculature using a murine premature neonatal oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) model with or without fetal growth restriction.Methods: For comparison with normal birth-weight neonates, maternal low-protein diet-induced FGR neonates were subjected to fluctuating oxygen levels to generate oxygen-induced retinopathy. The retinal neovasculature was histologically evaluated, and comprehensive transcriptome analysis was conducted.Results: Compared to OIR neonates with normal birth weight, significant amelioration of the neovasculature, as indicated by decreases in the number of branch junctions, vascular distribution, maximal vascular radius and microaneurysm-like tufts, was observed in OIR mice with FGR. The results of retinal RNA-sequencing revealed downregulation of angiogenic factors that trigger pathological retinal neovascularization, such as the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway and corresponding upstream signaling pathways in OIR mice with FGR.Conclusion: Our findings demonstrated that FGR neonates have a higher capacity for retinal oxygen stress, and the risk of OIR development is attenuated compared to that in mature neonates with normal birth weight.
Biosocial predictors and blood pressure goal attainment among postmenopausal women with hypertension
Authors: Kandasamy Geetha , Subramani Thangamani , Sam Gigi , Almanasef Mona , Almeleebia Tahani , Shorog Eman , Alshahrani Asma M. , Hmlan Amjad , Al Suhaym Atheer Y. , Prabahar Kousalya , Veeramani Vinoth Prabhu , Amirthalingam Palanisamy 
Published: February 2024

ObjectivesIn postmenopausal states, women may not maintain blood pressure (BP) in the same way as men, even though most women follow their treatment plans and prescriptions more consistently than men. Biological and lifestyle factors influence the progression of hypertension in postmenopausal women (PMW). This study aimed to determine biosocial predictors associated with achieving the target BP in PMW with hypertension.MethodsA prospective observational study was conducted in the General Medicine Department at Karuna Medical College Hospital, Kerala, India. The definition of BP goal attainment was established based on the guidelines outlined by the VIII Joint National Committee 2014 (JNC VIII). Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to analyse biosocial predictors, such as educational status, employment status, body mass index (BMI), number of children, age at menarche, age at menopause, and number of co-morbidities, associated with BP goal achievement.ResultsOf the patients, 56.4% achieved their BP goals on monotherapy and 59.7% achieved it on combination therapy. Level of education [odds ratio (OR) = 1.275, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.234–7.172], employment status (OR = 0.853, 95% CI: 0.400–1.819), age at menopause (OR = 1.106, 95% CI: 0.881–1.149), number of children (OR = 1.152, 95% CI: 0.771–1.720), BMI (OR = 0.998, 95% CI: 0.929–1.071), and number of co-morbidities (OR = 0.068, 95% CI: 0.088–1.093) did not show a significant relationship, and age at menarche (OR = 1.577, 95% CI: 1.031–2.412) showed a significant association with BP goal attainment among hypertensive postmenopausal women.ConclusionHalf of the hypertensive postmenopausal women did not achieve their BP goals. Interventions are required to expand screening coverage and, under the direction of medical professionals, there should be plans to improve hypertension control and increase awareness of the condition.
The effect of colchicine on cholesterol crystal formation, expansion and morphology: a potential mechanism in atherosclerosis
Authors: Abideen Zain Ul , Pathak Dorothy R. , Sabanci Rand , Manu Megan , Abela George S. 
Published: February 2024

BackgroundInflammation is pivotal to the progression of atherosclerosis. Cholesterol crystals (CCs) that grow and enlarge within the plaque core can cause plaque rupture and trigger inflammation as they deposit into the atherosclerotic bed. Thus, agents that affect CC formation, expansion, and morphology may reduce cardiovascular (CV) risk independent of lipid-lowering and anti-inflammatory therapy.ObjectiveBecause colchicine is highly concentrated in leukocytes that can enter the atherosclerotic plaque core, we tested its effect on the formation and growth of CCs in bench experiments to determine whether it may have direct effects on CCs, independent of its known anti-inflammatory actions.MethodDifferent dosages of colchicine mixed with cholesterol (0.05–5 mg/ml/g of cholesterol) were used to influence the formation CCs and volume expansion in vitro. These were compared to control samples with cholesterol in ddH2O without colchicine. In an ex vivo study, fresh atherosclerotic human plaques were incubated with and without colchicine in a water bath at 37°C for 48 h to assess the impact of colchicine on CC morphology. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was utilized to analyze CC morphology in samples from the various treatment groups.ResultsThe addition of colchicine to cholesterol caused a substantial dose-dependent reduction in volume (p &lt; 0.05). Pairwise comparisons of volume reduction, showed a significant reduction in volume at 5 mg/ml/g when compared to control (p &lt; 0.02) but the calculated Cohen's d effect size was large for five of the six pairwise comparisons. By SEM, CCs from both in vitro and ex vivo samples treated with colchicine had evidence of dissolution and changes in their morphology as evidenced by the loss of their sharp edges. In contrast, CCs in untreated specimens retained their typical geometric structure.ConclusionsColchicine can reduce CC formation and expansion and alter CC morphology. These previously unappreciated effects of colchicine may contribute to its clinical benefit in patients with CV disease independent of its anti-inflammatory effects.