Scientific Circles Research Articles

Evolyuciya issledovanij Kitaya po osvoeniyu rossijskogo Severnogo morskogo puti

Being a large country located near the Arctic and invited by Russia to jointly build the “Ice Silk Road”, China cannot stay away from issues related to the development of the Northern Sea Route. In this article, the relevant literature is classified and summarized, and the method of diachronic research is used to analyze trends in the study of the Northern Sea Route in Chinese scientific circles.

Podillia Church Historical and Archaeological Society in the Study of Archaeological Heritage

The purpose of the research paper is to analyze the role of Podillia Church Historical and Archaeological Society (1865-1920) in the study of archaeological heritage and to determine its significance in the overall heritage of its scientific achievements.
 Scientific novelty. After studying the documentary sources it has been found out that during its activities Podillia Church Historical and Archaeological Society evolved from an amateur group into a true center of historical research in Podillia, and archeology became one of the main components that secured the Society recognition and authority in scientific circles at the end of the 19th century – early 20th century.
 Conclusions. In order to write the history of Podillia with pro-Russian ideological content, a group of priests and local intellectuals at Podillia Theological Seminary was organized and got the name of the Committee for Historical and Statistical Description of Podillia Eparchy. Over the years, the Committee had grown into a full-fledged center for studying the history of Podillia, called Podillia Church Historical and Archaeological Society, whose work had acquired scientific features, and the areas of research and their content had gone far beyond the tasks set by the ruling elite.
 The high level of organization and results of research in the field of archeology ensured the Society to be recognized in the academic world at the end of the 19th – early 20th century. And such achievements as the collecting and well-argued systematization of the collection of archaeological objects, as well as the system of the compiled Archaeological Map of Podillia, are patterns that retain their relevance and meaning to this day. Such a high assessment of the results of the Society’s activities was given by authoritative Ukrainian historians of that time, such as V. Antonovych, D. Doroshenko, I. Krypiakevych, and O. Ohloblyn.
 From the experience of the Society, it follows that the main condition and reason for its progressive evolution was the very content of Ukrainian history, the objective study of which naturally formed individual national self-awareness and fostered patriotism.

Dimitrie Dan's life path

The article is dedicated to Dimitrii Dan (1856–1927), a well-known Bucovina priest, historian, ethnographer, folklorist, paleographer, collector of ancient historical documents and museum organizer, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy of Sciences. The purpose of scientific research is to study the life path of D. Dan on the basis of available historical sources. Such a study is relevant, since a full biography of the academician is not available in the Ukrainian scientific circulation. Its coverage in the most detailed form represents a scientific novelty. The method of the papper based on the study of archival documents, books and articles of D. Dan, memoir literature, periodicals and correspondence. Conclusions. Dimitrii Dan's life path is a synthesis of love for family and friends, for God and research. Great diligence, inquisitiveness and fruitfulness are characteristic of this path. How priest D. Dan took care of church affairs, explained the theological questions needed by clergymen, gave examples from the past of exploits of authoritative representatives of the clergy. As an ethnographer, he familiarized the reader with ethnogenesis, settlement, culture and daily life, inter-ethnic relations of ethnic groups of Bukovyna: Ruthenians (Ukrainians), Armenians, Jews, Lipovans, Gypsies. Folklore publications of Bukovyna and beyond eagerly awaited his collected songs, beliefs, proverbs, poems, legends, etc. His historical works, devoted to villages, monasteries, churches, personalities, were based on a various source base consisting of authentic historical documents, excellent knowledge of archeography and paleography. With his characteristic enthusiasm, he engaged in the protection of monuments and the organization of museums. D. Dan was always a patriot of his people, he cared about the development of the Romanian language, culture and history. As a member of the National Council, he took part in the General Unification Congress of Bukovyna, which took place in 1918 in Chernivtsi. His fruitful activity was noted by the church leadership, the community, the governments of Austria-Hungary and Romania. For his scientific activity, D. Dan received the title of corresponding member of the Romanian Academy of Sciences. Streets in Radivtsi and Suceava were named in his honor. Today, his work has again gained relevance in the scientific circles of Romania and Ukraine

An Evaluation of Caetani's Views on the Prophet Muḥammad's Marriage to Zaynab bint Jahsh

Orientalism studies, which have been given importance in the Western world since the last quarter of the 18th century, were considered important in Italy as well as in the whole West. After the translation of Annali Dell'Islām by one of the most important representatives of Italian orientalism, Leone Caetani's with the name of Islamic History by Hüseyin Cahid Yalçın, this work became well-known in Turkiye and made an impact in scientific circles. So much that this translated work caused outrage in the public opinion of the Republic of Turkiye. Leone Caetani has significantly benefited from the sources of Islamic history in his work that he created over many years. Sometimes he remained faithful to the traditional Islamic understanding of history, but sometimes he tried to enrich his expressions with fiction that did not reflect the facts. However, while doing this, he also used disrespectful expressions towards the Prophet. He put forward many wrong views about the life of the Prophet. Some of them are about the family life and marriages of the Prophet of Islam. Along with these determinations, the main aim of our study is to determine the issues that the Italian orientalist Caetani discussed the marriage of the Prophet with Zaynab bint Jahsh, to examine their correspondence and accuracy in Islamic historical sources, and to identify the points where Caetani contradicted himself. As a matter of fact, the issue of the Prophet's marriage with Zaynab has remarkable aspects, and Orientalists also emphasize this issue. While doing this, we briefly touched upon the evaluations of Leone Caetani in his study, which is the primary source of our work, about the Prophet's wives and marriages. In the continuation, in the main body of our notification, we have included the rumors and evaluations in Caetani’s work about Propet’s marriage with Zaynab. We examined whether these narratives have equivalents in the main sources of Islamic history and made analyzes, criticisms, and evaluations over his narrations. We consulted the works of Ibn Hishām, al-Ṭabarī, and al-Wāqidī, whom Caetani referred to as sources. As a result, in this voluminous work of Caetani, which was prepared as a result of years of hard work, it can be seen that he could not maintain objectivity in his statements about Muḥammad’s marriage with Zaynab, it is understood that he made insulting accusations against Muḥammad on this subject and produced stories that were the product of his own imagination. As a matter of fact, the fact that he reduced this marriage, which had important consequences in terms of Islamic family law, to simple and human interests, shows that Caetani acted with prejudice in this regard.

PERSONAL POTENTIAL AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL PROBLEM

The article highlights the interpretations of the multifaceted concept of “personal potential” available in the modern scientific and pedagogical discourse. It is noted that the concept of “personal potential” primarily characterizes the internal physical and spiritual energy of a person, its active nature, focus on creative self-expression and self-realization. It is asserted that the basis of key approaches to determining personal potential lies in the understanding of the problem of personality, the development of which, starting from the last century, is being conducted until now in both Ukrainian and foreign scientific circles. The broad interpretation of the key word “potential” in the concept of “personal potential” is based on its consideration as a source and measure of a person’s capabilities and resources exploited to achieve a certain goal. Personal potential is made up of aptitudes, inclinations, interests, the desire to create something new, the manifestation of general intelligence, perseverance, purposefulness, determination, hard work, and the ability to develop personal strategies. It is emphasized that the potential should be considered in relation to the activity and interpreted not as a state of temporarily unused resources, but as an ever-increasing readiness to solve increasingly complex tasks that may arise before the individual. Personal potential is always a plane of personal growth with opportunities for self-actualization and self-improvement of the individual. The fenimenon under study is a dynamic, integrative quality of a person that characterizes the extent of his capabilities and resources for effective life activities, determines his readiness and ability for self-realization and self-improvement. Such types of human potential are outlined, such as: epistemological, axiological, creative, communicative, professional, spiritual potentials.

Implementation of the strategy of internationalization of higher education as a «soft power» tool of the state

Introduction. The following article analyzes the interpretations of the concept of «soft power» implemented in the field of Russian higher education. In connection with the discussion in scientific circles of the ambivalence of the concept of «soft power» from the moment of its appearance and in the subsequent period, various interpretations of opposite and complementary concepts with the word «power» are given here. The components and functions of «soft power» reflected in the documents and concepts of the state»s foreign policy are considered. Purpose setting. At present, when political and economic sanctions have also changed the landscape of international educational cooperation, the possibilities of the «soft power» tools of our state have been significantly decreased. Methodology and methods of the study. As a tool for promoting cultural values and ideals, higher education accumulates opportunities for cultural, scientific, technical, socio-political and economic impact on the individual and society. Results. The communication space of Russian universities will be able to integrate a new rational discourse through delivering various educational exchange programmes and cultural, educational projects, with the involvement of modern information communication technologies. The implementation of this task requires the strategic development of the internationalization of higher education. Conclusion. Cooperation in various fields of science and technology remains an important tool for improving international political stability and mutual understanding. Germany is an example of successful development and promotion of national ideas and interests, i.e. increasing the «weight» of the state in the international arena through education. At the same time, the main function of «soft power» is performed in latent form, when the influence of the state is not straightforward, but hidden.

Introduction Cosmoaesthetica in nuce


 
 
 A neo-cosmological sensibility seems to pervade many of today’s philosophical debates. But what does it mean to conceive of a cosmic totality after Kant and after the entrance of cosmology into the circle of sciences? What does this new sensibility entail and what are its consequences on our thought, sensibility, representations, and artistic practices?
 This issue aims to address these and other questions from different viewpoints and traditions, with particular attention to the aesthetic implications of the new philosophical cosmologies.
 
 

ACTIVATION OF SCIENTIFIC CIRCLES IN THE NEW UKRAINIAN SCHOOL

In the article, the author presents a set of pedagogical conditions for the activation of scientific circles in a new Ukrainian school as a holistic process that involves the implementation of a set of pedagogical conditions: the development of an innovative model of the organization of a scientific circle; a comprehensive approach in the application of forms of student involvement in search and research work; involvement of librarians in the conduct of scientific circle classes; application of innovative and developmental technologies, which are focused on the formation of students' ability for scientific and research work; digitalization of the work of the scientific circle. The science club at the school will be interpreted as an association of purposeful students (mostly high school students), which creates a creative and developmental scientific environment by initiating and implementing successful projects aimed at supporting the latest scientific ideas, innovations and knowledge exchange. It was found out that the pedagogical result of the exchange of scientific activities of the circle participants is the transformations that occur in the student's personality under the influence of the scientific research activity performed by him, that is, the share of independence of the student's personality, which is formed in the plane of this form of work, increases.

REFORMING THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SYSTEM OF CONTINUOUS MEDICAL EDUCATION

The article examines the continuous professional development of specialists in the field of health care as a gradual, cyclical, long-term process of updating professional knowledge, improving the professional competencies of medical specialists, which requires reforming its management. It was revealed that the integration of Ukraine into the European and world scientific and educational space involves the internationalization of education, which is actively discussed in scientific circles. Directions, goals, tasks, strategies, mechanisms of postgraduate education are defined. The essence, purpose, content and main tasks of postgraduate education are defined. The importance of ensuring the availability of post-graduate education for all applicants, regardless of their socioeconomic status, is substantiated. Measures for the stable development of postgraduate education are considered, the success of which depends on the solution of a number of problems, in particular such as: regulatory and legal support of the postgraduate education system; updating the content, forms, methods, technologies of education; optimization of the informatization process of postgraduate education; creation of a mechanism for stimulating specialists to continuous professional improvement of their knowledge and skills throughout their lives. The best practical models of medical education in Europe are characterized in order to clarify the issues of developing a strategy for the development of postgraduate education in Ukraine. It is substantiated that a reasonable step for raising the quality of post-graduate training of health care specialists is: carrying out systemic changes in postgraduate education that will meet modern global and European recommendations; coordination of activities with the main directives of the European Union and the World Federation of Medical Education; modernization of the material and technical base of educational institutions and internship bases; improvement of university hospitals. It was concluded that the development of the system of continuous professional training is a priority direction of state policy and it is important to provide high-quality and affordable education for everyone, oriented to the needs of the labor market and society.

Visual art evaluation methods in future digital works: From virtual reality to metaverse

The motivation for this paper is to consider that in recent years, the concept of metaverse, as the latest and most popular concept in the world, has been widely applied and studied in various industries, including economic management, art design, education and teaching. However, the academic and scientific circles have not reached a consensus on whether to define the metaverse as a technology or an intelligent scene. We believe that the metaverse should be a key concept and emerging theory for constructing the future wisdom field. Therefore, in this study, our research objective is to focus on the visual art evaluation in digital works, and propose a visual art quality evaluation method in future metaverse digital works. This method is based on the quality function deployment theory and fuzzy mathematics theory in marketing. The second core point of this study is to build a field framework for the visual art evaluation of future digital works based on the metaverse by combing the current international and domestic understanding of the concept of metaverse. In addition, taking visual art quality evaluation as the research object, we have constructed a visual art quality evaluation index system for digital works under the background of metaverse. The index system is composed of one first-class index, three second-class indexes and nine third-class indexes. At the same time, we proposed a new fuzzy mathematics evaluation method in the research, called G1 entropy method. This algorithm combines subjective weighting method: G1 method and objective weighting method: entropy method as an important method of quality evaluation, and carries out the final rating through the combination weight of G1 entropy method. This study makes up for the concept of the future metaverse, introduces the gaps in the theory of visual art evaluation of future digital works, innovates the analysis of new concepts and the improvement of old methods, builds a new scene of organic combination of new technology and traditional visual art, and provides new ideas for the improvement of art quality at home and abroad in the future. In general, we sorted out the contributions of this research, including the following three aspects: (1) we constructed the metaverse field structure of digital works. By analyzing the current international and domestic research literature on the application of metaverse technology, especially the concept of metaverse in art scenes, we proposed to construct the field structure of online visual art after introducing the concept of metaverse, including blockchain technology, artificial intelligence technology Interaction technology and Internet of things technology as the four characteristics; (2) Method theoretical contribution: we further take the visual art quality evaluation as the research object, construct the index system of visual art quality evaluation of digital works under the background of metaverse, and propose an evaluation method of G1 entropy method, which is actually a method of subjective weighting by experts; (3) We use the method proposed in (2) to complete the calculation and ranking of the importance of 9 indicators in a practical case, and give some countermeasures for the calculation results of the importance of indicators. In conclusion, this study has realized the construction of new application scenarios of concepts and the new improvement of methods, and can provide theoretical and practical case experience support for the quality improvement of international and domestic metaverse visual art.

Preface: 5th International Conference on Mechanical Automation and Materials Engineering (MAME 2023)

The 2023 5th International Conference on Mechanical Automation and Materials Engineering (MAME 2023) was successfully held from 10th to 11th of June, 2023 in Hohhot, China. This conference provides a forum for scholars, researchers, postgraduate students, and practitioners in the fields of mechanical engineering, automation, control technology, materials engineering, and manufacturing engineering to share ideas, designs, and experiments. Welcome participation from academia, industry and government.
 The conference agenda will work as a competence platform, providing facilities for efficient communication to boost the mechanical science and materials engineering knowledge of young scientists and help them in their professional development. Young scientists will be given a unique chance not only to improve their presentation skills and public speaking abilities but to gain an experience of scientific publication.
 The importance of MAME 2023 lies in the need to create conditions for the recognition growth of young scientists in world scientific circles and increase in interest in their work, increase in the level of scientific publications of students, postgraduate students and young scientists, and increase in their quality. The exchange of experience in the field of professional interests with colleagues from foreign and scientific organizations will improve the qualifications of researchers and establish promising scientific contacts among young scientists.
 Scientific Committee of MAME Conference
 Hohhot, China

Screening of Costus speciosus and Determination of Antioxidant Potential Using DPPH Method: A Review

Medicinal plants are garnering widespread interest in scientific circles due to their consistent pharmacological activities, which make them beneficial in the treatment of a variety of ailments. Costus speciosus, commonly known as crepe ginger, is an herbaceous plant native to Mexico that belongs to the family Costaceae (zingiberaceae). Creep Ginger is known to have many medicinal effects, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and potential antidiabetic activities. The aim of this review was to investigate the phytochemical compounds and potential antioxidant activity in Costus speciosus. The following information on the phytoconstituents of the species Costus speciosus was acquired from online scientific databases using NCBI, Pubmed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Molecules, Elsevier, and Research Gate searches. Phytochemical analysis from several studies showed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, phenolic compounds, tannins, terpenoids, and saponins in the extract. The parts of Costus speciosus that are used as medicinal plants are usually the leaf, rhizome, and roots. The results suggest that the presence of a wide range of phytochemical compounds from extracts of Costus speciosus may be used to estimate potential antioxidant activity using the DPPH methods. Extracts with methanol as a solvent show that DPPH has considerable antiscavenging activity and the present study on alkaloids indicates that their contents are responsible for the high antioxidant activity. Antioxidant capacity is indicated by the values of EC50 and IC50. This review study may help future research activities on Costus speciosus by providing up-to-date information and relevant data.

Enfolding History: Identities, Performances and Contexts in an Early Ethnographic Album from Natal, South Africa

The histories of anthropology and photography are closely entwined, and nowhere more so than in southern Africa, where new European settler colonies emerged at around the same time as technology transformed people’s ability to represent the places and people they encountered. This article explores the early ethnographic photography of the settler colony of Natal, South Africa, through the identities and contexts of one mid-1860s album. The article reveals a rich and burgeoning photographic culture in the colony, with numerous practitioners creating and copying images of African people for a variety of colonial audiences. One hitherto overlooked photographer in particular emerges from this story, who I here argue was probably the resident border agent Capt. Joshua Walmsley, whose racial ‘type’ images of Natal Africans were collected and published in many European scientific circles in the period. The album thereby constitutes what might be described as an incunabulum of the nascent sub-discipline of visual anthropology, a document that enfolds many interrelated histories that help us understand how European anthropology came to visually create its subject.

Institute of the Financial Commissioner as a tool for resolving insurance disputes

The subject of the study is the specifics of legal relations arising in the sphere of functioning of the institution of the financial commissioner as an instrument for resolving insurance disputes. Due to the fact that the novelty of the Institute of the financial Commissioner has caused sufficient activity of research interest in scientific circles over the past five years, the author of this study pays attention to certain aspects not previously studied. The object of the research is the institution of the financial commissioner as a tool for resolving insurance disputes in the context of its doctrinal understanding and legal essence. Particular attention is paid to the transformation of the method of alternative settlement of insurance disputes (in foreign legal systems) into a jurisdictional institution providing mandatory pre-trial settlement. The main conclusions reached by the author are as follows. The domestic Institute of the Financial Commissioner distorts the legal nature of the institution of the financial Ombudsman, transforming an alternative way of resolving the dispute into a stage of consideration of the appeal as a mandatory pre-trial settlement. From an effective tool for resolving an insurance dispute, forming a systematic approach to resolving standard disputes and optimizing the insurance services market as a whole, the institution of a financial commissioner has been turned into a mandatory jurisdictional stage for considering insurance disputes of a certain category. The regulatory framework governing the activities of the financial Commissioner does not include professional and functional special principles of activity. Meanwhile, it is the special functional principles that determine the legal essence of the institution of state power authorized to consider appeals in any field. The conclusion is formulated about the incomplete implementation of the requirements of Federal Law No. 123-FZ, which is confirmed by the analysis of information from open sources. The main contribution of the author to the research of the topic is the analysis of the legal nature and purpose of the institution of the financial commissioner as a tool for resolving insurance disputes. The scientific novelty lies in the substantiation of the conclusion about the transformation of the institute implemented from foreign legislation into an institute with a fundamentally different purpose and content.

Study of Foreign Labor Migration Causes of the RA within the Framework of Public Opinion Analysis

Key words. migration, migration mobility, demographic image violation, social opinion, migratory sentiments The article deals with a study of the causes of external migration tendencies of RA conducted in accordance with the methodology of sociological research. This research has a selective nature that preserves the standards used in Sociology. 1 urban and 14 rural settlements in Shirak Marz of RA were included in the sample of the sociological research. The sample survey is compiled with regional, professional, migration as well as gender and age characteristics so that valuable and relevant information could be extracted for further study and usage in the development of migration policy. In this regard, there was a problem of assessing the role and importance of migrants in the development of households in Shirak Marz. At the same time, it was necessary to understand what existential problems were formed by the outflow of the workable population from Armenia in recent years, particularly due to the demographic decline and depopulation. The scope of this topic also covers the question of where the Armenian youth currently wants to go and what are the reasons for the migration trend. The outcomes of the author’s empirical investigation, as mentioned in the document, were derived through systematic validation and analysis of pre-designed protocols. The instruments, crafted by the author, underwent rigorous testing and authentication in educational settings and among the population of 18-year-old migrants domiciled in the city of Gyumri, RA, as well as among the elderly. The report incorporates a comprehensive exposition of the pertinent issue and the delineated objectives of the research. The primary and secondary research data were subjected to instrumental measurements, systematically analyzed, and generated insightful inferences, paving the way for a thought-provoking scientific exposition. The data, obtained in the framework of the article, will be valuable for scientific and public circles, for institutions dealing with migration issues.

Organization of technical students’ project activity in department scientific circles

The scientific circle of the technical university department is the simplest, human conformable and highly efficient form of additional professional education. Great relevance and demand of social pragmatization of technical students project activity in department scientific circles is due to the fact that cumulatively it creates favorable conditions that enable students to acquire knowledge and skills when performing RD, activates and stimulates creative thinking, and enhances the students creative abilities. Organizing students project activity, we must put special emphasis on the choice of the subject to be investigated and the content of the creative project. The general methodological approach requires that the subject of the project be in line with the department scientific school. Individual approach means that the form of the project is chosen by the student independently and approved by his/her scientific supervisor. Freedom to choose both the subject and the content of the project enables the individual to acquire some additional super subject competence that he/she considers vital for future professional career. The prime task of organizing students project activity in the framework of scientific coterie is to let them independently, under supervision of academic staff, study and acquire heuristic and algorithmic methods and techniques required to search for ideas of progressive and science-intense design and technological solutions of the technical objects under development. The students are to study independently existing evaluation criteria and diagnostic tools to monitor and measure test validity of the research for further use of the obtained results in their professional project activity.

Mental and Behavioural Disorders as a Result of Using Alcohol and Psychoactive Substances

The use of alcohol and psychoactive substances manifests itself in the rapid destruction of behavioral mechanisms. Dependence on these substances suppresses a person’s behavioral and personal traits. The purpose of the academic paper is to determine the specifics of mental and behavioral disorders that may arise and develop as a result of a person’s use of alcohol and psychoactive substances, to establish tendencies in studying this issue in scientific circles, and to clarify certain practical aspects of this problem. In the course of the research, an analytical and bibliographic method was used to study the scientific literature on mental and behavioral disorders that occur as a result of using alcohol and psychoactive substances. Induction, deduction, analysis, synthesis of information, system-structural, comparative, logical-linguistic methods, abstraction, and idealization were applied to study and process data. At the same time, a questionnaire in online mode was conducted by the research authors for the practical clarification of particular aspects of mental and behavioral disorders due to using psychoactive substances and alcohol. Based on the research results, the principal and most important theoretical aspects of problems related to mental and behavioral disorders that may arise and develop as a result of a person’s use of alcohol and psychoactive substances are identified. Along with this, a standpoint of scientists-teachers of medical specialties of higher educational institutions and narcologists was studied regarding the key practical aspects of the issue outlined.

СМИ как отражение современных требований общества к универсальным компетенциям выпускников университетов

The article examines the modern requirements of society to the universal competencies of university graduates through the prism of publications in the leading media. Employers expect professionals from universities with a set of necessary professional and supra-professional competencies. Modern Russian media reflect discussions in academic, scientific, and professional circles that affect the requirements of employers and society for professional knowledge and universal core competencies imposed on young employees.

Does coping with pain help the elderly with cardiovascular disease? The association of sense of coherence, spiritual well-being and self-compassion with quality of life through the mediating role of pain self-efficacy

BackgroundPopulation ageing is considered one of the biggest challenges facing the world, and the status of the elderly in society and their quality of life (QOL) have proved to be a concern in professional and scientific research circles. As a result, the current study sought to investigate the role of pain self-efficacy (PSE) as a moderator in the relationship between sense of coherence (SOC), spiritual well-being, and self-compassion with QOL in Iranian elderly with cardiovascular disease (CVD).MethodThis was a correlational study of the path analysis type. The statistical population included all elderly people with CVD who were at least 60 years of age in Kermanshah Province, Iran, in 2022, of whom 298 (181 men and 117 women) were selected using convenience sampling and according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The participants answered questionnaires from the World Health Organization on QOL, Paloutzian and Ellison’s spiritual well-being, Nicholas’s PSE, Antonovsky’s SOC, and Raes et al.’s self-compassion.ResultsThe results of path analysis demonstrated that the hypothesized model of this study has a good fit in the studied sample. There were significant paths between SOC (β = 0.39), spiritual well-being (β = 0.13) and self-compassion (β = 0.44) with PSE. Although there were significant paths between SOC (β = 0.16) and self-compassion (β = 0.31) with QOL, there was no significant path between spiritual well-being and QOL (β = 0.06). Besides, there was a significant path between PSE and QOL (β = 0.35). Finally, PSE was found to mediate the relationship of SOC, spiritual well-being and self-compassion with QOL.ConclusionThe results may provide psychotherapists and counselors working in this field of inquiry with advantageous information to choose or create a useful therapeutic method to work with the elderly with CVD. Meanwhile, other researchers are suggested to examine other variables which may serve a mediating role in the mentioned model.

Administrative justice as a way of ensuring public order

In the article, from the point of view of the modern theory of administrative law, administrative proceedings considered as a way of ensuring public order. The methodological basis of the article consists of a systematic approach and a system-functional analysis. The category «public order» considered. Attention drawn to the lack of a single theoretical approach to defining the concept of «public order» in administrative law. The problematic aspects of the category «public order» are considered, the legislation and judicial practice are examined, which allow us to conclude that there is no unified understanding and theoretical approach to the definition of the concept of “public order” in administrative law. It proposed to understand public order as an administrative-legal institution that ensures the supremacy of the law in the sphere of management. Public order is a complex construction of law, the content of which is important, as it allows identifying the sphere of administrative activity of the state in public management, to separate administrative activity from judicial activity in the context of administrative justice. It indicated that general local and administrative courts and the system of commercial courts carry out administrative proceedings within the current judicial system. According to the current legislation, disputes related to the administrative responsibility of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs handled in the commercial court. Administrative proceedings in commercial courts is a field of judicial activity introduced as a means of judicial control in the field of public legal relations, but the specified activity must be conducted within the scope of administrative proceedings. Proceedings in cases of administrative offenses are assigned by the legislator to the competence of executive (public) authorities, occupy a separate place in the sphere of public administration, are not a function of the judiciary from the point of view of the current legislation of Ukraine and scientific views on administrative and jurisdictional activity that take place in scientific circles countries of the European Union.