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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AS AN AREA SAFETY ENGINEERING

The publication deals with the issue of safety engineering and occupational health and safety interms of the areas of knowledge, education and science. Safety engineering is an area of knowledge,an area of education (field of higher studies), an area of science (a new discipline in the fieldof engineering and technical sciences). On the other hand, occupational health and safety is anarea of knowledge (e.g.: occupational health and safety service, legal information, standardizationinformation, industry information), an area of education (e.g.: training in the field of occupationalhealth and safety, occupation of an occupational health and safety technician, field of higherstudies, postgraduate studies), yet it is not an autonomous area of science as an independentscientific discipline (it has a chance of becoming a research area or scientific specialty in thediscipline of safety engineering). The scope of the publication comprises selected aspects of safetyengineering, selected aspects of occupational health and safety and a review of requirements in thefield of occupational risk assessment. The research and analyses included publicly available datain the field of higher education and science system (including: POL-on system, RAD-on system,Polish Science database, website of the Council of Scientific Excellence): universities offering fieldsof study in safety engineering and occupational health and safety, entities and persons conductingresearch activities in safety engineering, entities authorized to award doctoral degrees andhabilitated doctor degrees in safety engineering, persons declaring scientific specialties in safetyengineering and occupational health and safety. In the higher education and science system, thefollowing were identified: two entities authorized to award doctoral degrees and habilitated doctordegrees in safety engineering (the Fire University, the WSB University), nine entities conductingscientific activities in the discipline of safety engineering and 113 people conducting scientificactivities in the discipline of safety engineering (people with at least a doctoral degree, including13 people with the academic title of professor and 32 people with the academic degree of associateprofessor).

The beginnings of American forensic medicine and criminalistics in the journalistic interpretation of Bruce Goldfarb - review of the book „18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics”

American forensic medicine is about 100 years younger than the European one. It was in Europe that at the beginning of the 20th century, American doctors were trained and gradually expanded the field of science and expertise in forensic medicine and criminalistics. This area, for several centuries under the English law, which was in force there, had been successively „mummified” by coroners who worked for years to earn their bad reputation. The outstanding American journalist Bruce Goldfarb writes about the emergence of forensic medicine and criminalistics in the reality of the United States of America and the pioneering role of the „forensic architect” Frances Glessner Lee in his book entitled „18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics”. This is an extremely interesting book worth recommending to anyone interested in expanding their knowledge in this area of science.

Nanoencapsulation of natural products and their role in the preservation and control of contaminations in the food industry

Microbial resistance is a problem of high notoriety and importance, being investigated in several scientific areas. Directly correlated to the abuse of macrolides in the pandemic context, the difficulty in eliminating resistant microorganisms and the control of bacterial contamination in an industrial food environment have been increasingly worrying nowadays. The present study demonstrates hypotheses of microbial control using the encapsulation of essential oils and products of natural origin through the technology used in nanocomposites. The aid in the prevention and control of microorganisms with high antimicrobial resistance factors in food industry environments can be seen. Furthermore, new approaches and themes applied in the denaturation of pathogenic biofilms and nanoencapsulation and the use of common metals and transition metals are highlighted.

Advancing health equity in cancer survivorship research: National institutes of health 2017-2022 portfolio review.

Communities and researchers have called for a paradigm shift from describing health disparities to a health equity research agenda that addresses structural drivers. Therefore, we examined whether the cancer survivorship research portfolio has made this shift. We identified grants focused on populations experiencing health disparities from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Cancer Survivorship Research Portfolio (N = 724), Fiscal Years 2017-2022. Grant characteristics were abstracted, drivers of health disparities were mapped onto the levels and domains of influence, and opportunities for future research were identified. A total of 147 survivorship grants focused on health disparities were identified, of which 73.5% of grants focused on survivors from racial and ethnic minoritized groups, 25.9% living in rural areas, 24.5% socioeconomically disadvantaged, and 2.7% sexual and gender minority groups. Study designs were 51.0% observational. 82.3% of grants measured or intervened on at least one individual-level of influence, compared to higher levels of influence (32.7% interpersonal, 41.5% institutional/community, and 12.2% societal). Behavioral and healthcare system domains of influence were commonly represented, especially at the individual level (47.6% and 36.1%, respectively). Less frequently represented was the physical/built environment (12.2%). NIH-funded cancer survivorship research on health disparities is still focused on individual-level of influence. However, the proportion of grants examining structural and social drivers as well as the mechanisms that drive disparities in healthcare and health outcomes among cancer survivors have increased over time. Gaps in funded research on specific populations, cancer types, and focus areas of survivorship science were identified and warrant priority.

Antioxidant Activity and DFT Calculations of Metal Complexes Derived from a Schiff Base Ligand: Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Evaluation

AbstractMetal complexes derived from Schiff bases are known to have a wide range of applications, spanning the areas of material and medicinal sciences. Herein, a Schiff base ligand, (Z)‐2‐(((4‐chlorophenyl)imino)methyl)naphthalen‐1‐ol HL, was synthesized via a condensation reaction between 2‐hydroxy‐1‐naphthaldehyde and 4‐chloroaniline using methanol as a solvent in the presence of a catalytic amount of formic acid. The obtained ligand was further reacted with Mn(II), Ni(II), and Cu(II) using their acetate salts in a 1 : 2 stoichiometric ratio of metal to ligand to afford complexes C1–C3, respectively. Physicochemical and analytical techniques consisting of FTIR, UV‐Vis, elemental (CHN and metal content), TGA, HRMS, 1H, and 13 C NMR spectroscopy were deployed to establish the formation of the compounds. Results show that the ligand coordinated with the metal ions through the oxygen and nitrogen atoms of the phenolate and azomethine moieties, respectively, forming ON‐type complexes. Furthermore, the free ligand and its complexes were evaluated for their antioxidant activity compared to the standard (ascorbic acid) using an in vitro DPPH radical scavenging assay. From this investigation, C1 demonstrated higher radical scavenging activity than the free ligand, the complexes, and the standard (ascorbic acid). But the ligand has better scavenging activity than C2 and C3 at higher concentrations. DFT was also used to examine the electronic properties of the compounds, and the data obtained corroborated well with the experimental study.

Convergence of non-linear diagonal frame filtering for regularizing inverse problems

Inverse problems are key issues in several scientific areas, including signal processing and medical imaging. Since inverse problems typically suffer from instability with respect to data perturbations, a variety of regularization techniques have been proposed. In particular, the use of filtered diagonal frame decompositions (DFDs) has proven to be effective and computationally efficient. However, existing convergence analysis applies only to linear filters and a few non-linear filters such as soft thresholding. In this paper, we analyze filtered DFDs with general non-linear filters. In particular, our results generalize singular value decomposition-based spectral filtering from linear to non-linear filters as a special case. As a first approach, we establish a connection between non-linear diagonal frame filtering and variational regularization, allowing us to use results from variational regularization to derive the convergence of non-linear spectral filtering. In the second approach, as our main theoretical results, we relax the assumptions involved in the variational case while still deriving convergence. Furthermore, we discuss connections between non-linear filtering and plug-and-play regularization and explore potential benefits of this relationship.

Анализ инновационного развития отраслей российской экономики

The coming decade in Russia has been declared the decade of science and technology, the goal of which is to achieve leading positions in a number of breakthrough industries. It is known that before the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia was a leader in space, nuclear energy, electronics, and certain types of high-tech industries. With the collapse of the USSR, Russian science, despite the adoption of the Federal Law “On Science and State Scientific and Technical Policy” [12], entered a ten-year period of destruction, which resulted in the loss of leading global positions in the field of science and an almost fourfold reduction in the areas of scientific research: so, if before 1992 the Russian Federation had a backlog of 95% of the world’s scientific areas, then by 2005 our country had a backlog of 23-25% of the world’s scientific areas. Since the mid-2000s. with the adoption of a number of laws and the beginning of the implementation of a package of new initiatives [11; 10; 13] managed to ensure positive dynamics in a number of innovation-oriented sectors of the economy and science. Active government policy and significant investments in the science and research sector allow Russia to maintain the fifth largest number of scientific personnel in the world. In turn, the developed human potential of science will contribute to achieving the goals of the Concept of Technological Development for the period until 2030 [7]. The article shows the features of the current stage of innovative development in the context of types of activities, identifies negative trends in reducing the level of competitiveness of innovative activities in the science and development sector, and substantiates the conclusion about the need to restore the planned parameters of scientific and technological development for the purpose of technological modernization of sectors of the Russian economy.

ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE MARRIAGE OF MARY TUDOR AND PHILIP OF HABSBURG IN ENGLISH AND EUROPEAN SOCIETIES

A comprehensive study of the rulers matrimonial policy in the early Modern period is one of the most relevant and important areas in historical science. Some questions related to clarifying the significance and influence of the marriage between Mary Tudor and Philip of Habsburg on the foreign and domestic policy of England are still debatable. The purpose of the study is to clarify the importance of a dynastic marriage as an integral part to the political system of the leading countries of medieval Europe, to study the prerequisites, causes and consequences of the marriage between Mary Tudor and Philip of Habsburg. Materials and methods. The article is based on the study of written sources of the era under study and modern scientific literature. The work uses both general scientific and particular methods of historical research: the method of analysis, ideographic and synchronization method. Study results. The article focuses on considering the attitude to the marriage between Mary Tudor and Philip of Habsburg, the future king of Spain (1556–1598). The emphasis is placed on the conditions of marriage, the content of the prenuptial agreement, which caused unrest in the English society. Conclusions. The marriage of Mary Tudor and Philip of Habsburg was traditionally negatively assessed by historians. It was believed that it was the reason for deterioration of relations with France, tougher domestic religious policy. This union caused discontent among both Catholics and Protestants. However, there are positive aspects: the marriage of Queen Mary with Philip was successful for England, since an alliance with the strongest and the richest country in Europe at that time was the only way out for England, which was in a difficult economic situation, and the war with France allowed to distract attention from religious disagreements in the country.

Mimicking Behaviors in Separated Domains (Abstract Reprint)

Devising a strategy to make a system mimic behaviors from another system is a problem that naturally arises in many areas of Computer Science. In this work, we interpret this problem in the context of intelligent agents, from the perspective of LTLf, a formalism commonly used in AI for expressing finite-trace properties. Our model consists of two separated dynamic domains, D_A and D_B, and an LTLf specification that formalizes the notion of mimicking by mapping properties on behaviors (traces) of D_A into properties on behaviors of D_B. The goal is to synthesize a strategy that step-by-step maps every behavior of D_A into a behavior of D_B so that the specification is met. We consider several forms of mapping specifications, ranging from simple ones to full LTLf, and for each, we study synthesis algorithms and computational properties.

Dynamical behavior of soliton solutions to the fractional phi-four model via two analytical techniques

This study explores solutions for a mathematical equation called the time-space fractional phi-four equation using two methods: the Sardar-subequation method and the modified extended auxiliary equation method. The phi-four equation is connected to the Klein–Gordon model and is important in different scientific areas like biology and nuclear physics. Understanding its solutions is crucial. By using a specific wave transformation, the equation is changed into a simpler form for analysis. The methods proposed give a variety of solutions, such as Kink, bright singular, dark, combo dark bright, periodic, and singular periodic solutions. Each solution we find using these methods has specific rules that determine when it’s correct. We carefully choose specific values for the parameters to help us understand more about the solutions. This helps us see the detailed features of the solutions and improves our understanding of how the model behaves in the real world. These methods create a strong framework for studying solitons, which are specific types of mathematical solutions. The study compares the outcomes of these methods with earlier ones to get a complete understanding. Graphical illustrations are used to visually represent some of these solutions, helping us grasp their characteristics. Visual representations in two- and three-dimensional figures add originality to the findings. Importantly, these methods can be applied to solve similar problems with fractional derivatives in various scientific contexts. In summary, this research not only deepens our understanding of the phi-four equation but also introduces powerful methods with broad applications in fractional differential equations.

Understanding Smart Cities: A Systematic Review

Purpose: Smart cities are emerging as a fast-growing scientific research topic; much of the knowledge generated is particularly of a technological nature. The objective of this research was to identify how the articles approach the theme of smart cities from the perspective of innovation and technology.Design/methodology/approach: The methodological procedure consisted of a systematic review of the literature; the process was carried out in three main stages: planning, reviewing, and reporting/disclosure. The period established for searches was from 2006 to 2021, using the databases: Emerald Insight, Scielo, Scopus, and Web of Science, and the Mendeley tool was used to filter articles within the theme. Findings: After careful selection, 349 studies were found, based on the objective and relevance of this research. Regarding the databases, Emerald Insight presents 91 articles, Web of Science 83 articles, Scopus 101 articles, and Scielo 74 articles. About publications per country, Italy presents 12 articles, the United Kingdom 11 articles, and Spain and the United States 8 articles each. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has great potential to improve the quality of life of the population living in smart cities, innovation has always been significant to competitiveness and is vital to smart cities and tourist destinations. The sustainable and smart development of cities should be developed based on specific principles: synergy, creativity, and circularization. Originality/value: The research is considered relevant since the theme of Smart cities in innovation and management is relatively new in the scientific area. It is opportune that governments and citizens discuss what they want for the future of their cities, understanding how technology can be an exceptional issue among nations around the world. A unique model of a smart nation can emerge and boost cities over the next 50 years.

Metal-Free Click-Chemistry: A Powerful Tool for Fabricating Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications.

Increasing interest in the utilization of hydrogels in various areas of biomedical sciences ranging from biosensing and drug delivery to tissue engineering has necessitated the synthesis of these materials using efficient and benign chemical transformations. In this regard, the advent of "click" chemistry revolutionized the design of hydrogels and a range of efficient reactions was utilized to obtain hydrogels with increased control over their physicochemical properties. The ability to apply the "click" chemistry paradigm to both synthetic and natural polymers as hydrogel precursors further expanded the utility of this chemistry in network formation. In particular, the ability to integrate clickable handles at predetermined locations in polymeric components enables the formation of well-defined networks. Although, in the early years of "click" chemistry, the copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition was widely employed, recent years have focused on the use of metal-free "click" transformations, since residual metal impurities may interfere with or compromise the biological function of such materials. Furthermore, many of the non-metal-catalyzed "click" transformations enable the fabrication of injectable hydrogels, as well as the fabrication of microstructured gels using spatial and temporal control. This review article summarizes the recent advances in the fabrication of hydrogels using various metal-free "click" reactions and highlights the applications of thus obtained materials. One could envision that the use of these versatile metal-free "click" reactions would continue to revolutionize the design of functional hydrogels geared to address unmet needs in biomedical sciences.

Using Deep Eutectic Solvent-Assisted Plating Baths to Electrodeposit Composite Coatings: A Review

This review provides a systematic analysis of the literature data on the electrodeposition of composite coatings using plating baths based on a new generation of room-temperature ionic liquids known as deep eutectic solvents (DESs). Such systems offer several advantages over traditionally used aqueous electrolytes and organic solvent-based electrolytes. The colloidal–chemical properties of suspension and colloidal electrolytes for composite deposition are thoroughly examined. New theories describing the kinetics of the co-deposition of composite layers are characterized. The kinetics and mechanisms of electrochemical deposition processes of composite coatings with metallic matrices are discussed. Case studies regarding the electrodeposition of composite coatings based on electrodeposited copper, silver, zinc, tin, nickel, cobalt, and chromium from DES-assisted electroplating baths are described and systematized. The main prospective directions for further research in the discussed scientific area are highlighted.

The cyclical nature of dualistic trends in urban design. Historical analysis of the creative attitudes of selected masters over the centuries

In this article, the authors raise issues of dualistic solutions in urban design and city development. It should be noted at the outset that the very concept of duality is not obvious and is inherently ambiguous. The numerous definitions that exist are very general. We can distinguish several disciplines and scientific areas where the concept of dualism occurs or can appear. At the same time, the definition of each of these phenomena will be different, depending on the area in which it occurs. Hence, the authors have made a far-reaching reduction in the types of dualisms, narrowing the area of research to the creative attitudes of urban planners, philosophers of space, artists, and architects in historical terms. The aim of the search for dual features in spatial forms is to find the key to a better understanding of the laws governing urban planning and urbanisation processes. Verification of opposites and dual characteristics takes place on three levels: community, form, and function. The urban conditions that occur contribute to the creation of new qualities and new spatial forms, which help redefine the city and its development. The paper is based on the thesis that dualism is a permanent feature of spatial solutions (a recurring feature) across the spectrum of history.

Coherent Raman spectroscopy: Quo vadis?

Although the potential of Coherent Raman Spectroscopy (CRS) in the area of biomedicine, life sciences and material sciences has been well demonstrated, its wide-spread practical application is still rather limited. The two main CRS techniques are Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) and Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) spectroscopy or microscopy. Here we present the current state of the art and challenges facing CRS. Although many technological challenges have been addressed to date, showing how to improve resolution, sensitivity and selectivity of CRS, significant efforts are still needed to increase the awareness of these techniques in the academic community, develop reliable protocols, and extend them to practical applications. For this purpose it is also necessary to initiate national and international research networks that can significantly contribute to the development of CRS approaches in areas that have so far made little use of CRS alongside other Raman spectroscopic methods. The purpose of this perspective paper is to present the current state-of-the-art of CRS with a historical background, assess the challenges and present some future development visions.

Novelty detection in the design of synthesis of garnet-structured solid electrolytes

Recent decades have shown arising growth-on-demand fusion of machine learning into all of the areas of chemistry and materials science. In this study, we examine one aspect of using these technologies to gain an advantage in the search for new knowledge in increased amounts of experimental data. The novelty detection approaches are aimed to identify the data artefacts. The analysis of such artefacts, “outliers”, in details of synthesis of garnet-structured solid electrolytes was chosen as an example of the practical application of this methodology. Particular attention was paid to the choice of the precursors. The thermodynamic data such as the heat of formation from the pure oxides as well as the results of drop solution calorimetry for simple oxides were involved as the descriptors for the studied systems. The overall performance of novelty/outlier detection of “outliers” was characterized using the AUC (area under the curve) value and assessed to be 0.71 – 0.72 varying the complexity of data description. It was found that all “outlier” due to the precursors choice compounds were successfully identified. The regression analysis was performed to analyze the impact of outlier/novelty detection on model predictive performance as well as to elucidate the relationship with the data diversity and the complexity of data description.

Fast-tracking action on the Sustainable Development Goals by enhancing national institutional arrangements.

Six years remain to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Despite some progress, institutional effectiveness for SDG achievement has not been delivered at a national level. Identification and establishment of an institutional framework to operationalise the 2030 Agenda within national plans, giving science-based coordination of SDG implementation a central role, is urgently required to accelerate progress. This paper tackles this challenge. Drawing on literature analysis, it asks: 1) What are the deficiencies in institutional national arrangements that hinder SDG implementation? 2) How can existing institutional deficiencies in SDG implementation be addressed? and 3) How can institutional changes support fast-tracking of SDG implementation processes at national level? Findings show that country-specific horizontal institutional arrangements are usually advanced. However, national visions to improve mainstreaming across decision-making at different levels to enable whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches to SDG implementation are commonly under-developed. Deficiencies are due to poor systematic engagement of scientific and technical expertise in operational day-to-day communication, as well as in the design, validation, implementation, monitoring and reporting of domestic SDG-related multi-stakeholder actions. Vertical institutional arrangements are complex, and risk resource-consuming, uncoordinated implementation. Our analyses suggest countries may benefit from establishing a national, centralised independent scientific and technical coordinating body for SDG implementation at national level, within existing science-based institutional arrangements. Such a body would not be led by governmental processes but would provide technical support to government agencies. We argue that scientific and technical skills in data and information management and quality control are central to coordinated and evidence-informed support, and could help to accelerate national SDG implementation. Such a supporting body would also enable a more joined-up approach between stakeholders working in the areas of science and technology, government and practice, improving orchestrated science-based actions and their auditing across sectors and stakeholder communities at national and sub-national levels. It would further guide actions to reduce trade-offs within national sustainable development aspirations, and would facilitate consideration of diverse values in advancing towards a durable and just transformative future. Such efforts are vital given the rapidly closing window of time for SDG achievement.

Functional Linear Regression: A Case Study from the Food Industry

A problem of analyzing functions in statistics is a very recent phenomenon that has been extensively investigated. The functionality in observed data, that is, when data are generated through a process naturally described as functional, occurs in many areas of sciences. For example, time series in financial engineering, imagining records in medicine, or spectrometric wavelengths in chemometrics can be considered as a discrete approximation of a continuous set of mathematical objects. In the initial step, observed real-valued data are transposed into functional data by smoothing or interpolation technique. These functional objects can then be directly used in the framework of statistical regressions. The aim of this paper is to show an estimation of the functional linear regression, where the observed covariate is functional, and its corresponding response is scalar. In the empirical study, we utilize spectrometric data with an objective to predict the fat content in a meat sample given the spectrum of absorbances, which are recorded through the infrared analyzer, by using the estimated functional linear regression. The functional regression coefficient is estimated through the basis spline expansion, for which we evaluate a different number of basis splines and propose the best predictor estimator.

Гуманитарная экспертиза информационных технологий в контексте гуманитарного знания и познания

The use of information technology has long remained the prerogative of the natural sciences. They began to be used in the humanities at the beginning of the 20th century, giving rise to a number of non-trivial problems. One of them is related to the question of how justified is the use of new information technologies in humanities knowledge, where work is traditionally based around reading and comprehending texts. The need to under-stand the risks of introducing digital technologies into the humanities determines the relevance of the proposed study, the aim of which is to substantiate the role of humanitarian expertise as an independent assessment of the feasibility of applying technical innovations in humanities knowledge and cognition. It is shown that the hu-manitarian expertise of information technologies in humanities knowledge and cognition is a new and unex-plored area of modern science. At the same time, understanding this phenomenon makes it possible to identify the risks and possible negative consequences of using technical innovations in humanitarian education and science.

EXAMINING THE TREND OF INNOVATIVE WORK BEHAVIOUR LITERATURE: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

The concept of innovative work behaviour (IWB) has received attention as a strategy to be competitive for an organisation. Given the intricate nature of the global landscape, the emergence of new risks, and the need to enhance organisational resilience in times of crisis, the significance of IWB becomes pertinent, particularly for the public sector. This paper examines the development and the current trends of IWB research from the perspectives of bibliometric indicators. This study retrieved a total of 1,574 documents from the Scopus database between the years 1963 and 2023. The analysis of this study used several tools – Microsoft Excel, VOSviewer, and Harzing's Publish or Perish. The findings of this study show the increasing trends over the last ten years in various disciplines. Research results indicate that IWB research mostly appears in the subject areas of Business, Management, Accounting, Social Sciences, Psychology, Economics and Finance. This study also reveals that China, the United States, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Malaysia have become the five major countries that have created collaborative IWB research. In light of this, the results of this investigation furnish crucial data for advancing IWB research in the realm of multidisciplinary studies.