Horizontal Connections Research Articles

Facebook and Twitter as Platforms for Human Good: A Case of Egypt Uprising, 2011

Through wider and rapid dissemination of information, social media sites (Facebook and Twitter in this article) influence the psychology of the users, making them ready for the collective action. This article analyses the role played by Facebook and Twitter in bringing about political change in Egypt during the Egyptian Uprising of 2011. Drawing insights from social media studies and Foucauldian discourse of power, this article exposes the tussle between the autocratic Egyptian government led by the then president Hosni Mubarak and Egyptian citizens and scrutinizes the horizontal connectivity and dissemination of information, citizen journalism, pervasive nature of power, and multiple resistance sites. It concludes that in materializing their aspirations of right, liberation, and justice along with the economic, social, and political revamp, Egyptian civilians took recourse in digital technologies and freed themselves from thirty-years long dictatorship of Mubarak.

Methodology for the Study of Nationalist Discourse in a Multi-Ethnic Environment

This article reviews the main methodological approaches to the study of the discourse of nationalism in multi-ethnic societies that exist in international research practice.Aim. Purpose is to review the existing approaches to the study of nationalist discourse in modern research, their advantages and disadvantages.Tasks. Objectives are to determine what are the current methods for the study of nationalist discourse in the scientific environment, to examine the limitations of their implementation, to identify the most promising approaches, to specify what are the advantages and disadvantages of the used methodological approaches.Methods. The comparative analysis method was applied to determine the advantages and disadvantages of the methodological approaches to study the discourse of nationalism. The article also used the method of bibliographic data analysis in order to deepen the understanding of the existing methodological approaches to the study of the discourse of nationalism by searching and studying scientific materials and works of scientists.Results. The article deals with the quantitative and qualitative methods to study the nationalist discourse in multi-ethnic environment, the difficulties and limitations of the implementation of these or those methods, as well as their advantages and disadvantages. Special attention was paid to the method of content analysis of social networks and blogosphere, since today the study of sentiments in social networks is gaining importance, due to the increasing breadth of audience coverage in different countries as well as the emergence of new formats of citizen participation, such as online participation.Conclusions. Today, the discourse related to nationalist sentiments is most prevalent in internet, for a number of reasons, including the speed and ease of presenting information and the horizontal connectivity. Therefore, in multi-ethnic societies, great importance should be given to scrutinising content on social media including the use of ‘hate speech’. In this regard, the paper makes recommendations for analysing the information space and strengthening work in this direction.

연결성 관점에서 본 수학과 교육과정 국제 비교·분석 연구: 한국, 싱가포르, 홍콩을 중심으로

The purpose of this study This study aimed to analyze the curricula of Korea, Singapore, and Hong Kong from the perspective of connection — one of the competences of the 2022 national revised mathematics curriculum — and to suggest theoretical ideas for the Korean curriculum. The curricula were divided into three categories, and the criteria for the classification of connection were set into four categories: horizontal and vertical connections in terms of mathematical internal connection, connection through other subjects, and real life in terms of mathematical external connection. The analysis showed that none of the three countries revealed horizontal connections in goals and characteristics. Regarding achievement standards, horizontal connections did not appear in Korea; moreover, this was the case for vertical connections in Singapore as well as vertical connections and connections through other subjects in Hong Kong. All types of connections were reflected in teaching, learning, and assessment, with the exception of Hong Kong’s horizontal connection. Therefore, Korea needs to stipulate internal connections in goals and characteristics, reflect horizontal connections in achievement standards, and specify vertical connections in teaching, learning, and assessment. Moreover, specific methods were discussed for Singapore and Hong Kong.

Numerical study on performance assessment of an innovative boltless connection for modular building construction

It is well established that building construction using volumetric modules has numerous advantages over traditional construction; however, achieving simple, yet high-performance inter-module connectivity, poses unique challenges in relation to the structural performance, fabrication, and overall construction. In an attempt to address these challenges, a three-piece boltless inter-module connection was developed for safe and instant vertical and horizontal connectivity of modules in multi-storey steel buildings. The key focus of this paper is to present the local behaviour of this connection and assess its performance on the global structural behaviour in mid- to high-rise modular buildings. The local behavioural characteristics are established through finite element models, and simplified analytical equations are also derived to estimate the stiffness and strength limits. A global performance study is also performed to compare the overall structural performance of different inter-module connection types in a case study 20-storey modular building. The structural performance indicators including the inter-storey drifts and the relevant demand-to-capacity ratios for the connection indicate that the proposed connection satisfactorily meets performance expectations, i.e. the drifts at serviceability were within 0.2% and the ultimate limit state connection demands were well within the targeted elastic limits.

Restoration of the City Walls of Monopoli in Puglia (Italy)—The 16th Century House within the Walls: From the Discovery of the Gunboat to the Recovery of the Basement

This article presents part of the results of the restoration of a house within the walls of the ancient city of Monopoli in Puglia, Italy. The aim is to propose a methodological approach for the conservation of minor assets of ancient centers that are aimed at recognizing, on the one hand, the historical and cultural value of the asset and, on the other, the seismic vulnerability of the artefacts, which is a key topical problem for the conservation of historic cities. A brief introduction on the context of belonging, which is characterized by similar cases, precedes the following preliminary investigations: a historiographical investigation on the urban landscape; then, a critical inquiry and related essays. Preliminary investigations have rendered it possible to highlight: on the one hand, the phases in respect of the transformation of the building in question (i.e., 3rd century BC–19th century AD); and on the other hand, to identify a 15th century gunboat and an underground room that is characterized by ancient walls. The data, acquired in the cognitive phase and confirmed by the essays, determined the project. In other words “knowledge for the restoration of artefacts” was achieved. The project is aimed at reversibility, recognition and compatibility. Furthermore, it provides for the recovery and enhancement of the underground environment with horizontal structures and connections between the two levels that will possess reversibility criteria through the use of dry technologies. The restoration site started with the excavation of the base, which was a very complex process from an operational point of view. Moreover, on the one hand, such a process highlighted the hidden structures of the ancient city. On the other hand, it has highlighted an important criticality in relation to the foundation system, which is closely linked to the process evolution of the manufactured article. The restoration site of the external walls, carried out with sustainable techniques and materials, has brought to light this ancient fifteenth-century gunboat.

The equine patellar ligaments and the infrapatellar fat pad – a microanatomical study

BackgroundInterpretation of patellar ligament (PL) ultrasonography may be difficult, as hypoechoic or heterogenous echogenicity are common findings. Verifying suspected disease of equine PLs by histopathology is also problematic as descriptions of normal PL vascularity and histology are scarce. The current study describes the PL and infrapatellar fat pad (IFP) vascular pattern from computed tomography scans of barium perfused normal equine specimens (n = 8; age 10 days to 18 years), as well as routine histology to serve as a reference for future investigations into PL pathology and IFP disease.ResultsThe PLs received a bipolar blood supply. Vascular architecture consisted of numerous distinct longitudinal vessels with several horizontal connections, which branched into extensive latticeworks of smaller vessels throughout the ligaments. Several vascular connections between the PLs and the IFP were identified. One distinct longitudinal vessel was seen entering each of the IFP lobes at the distocranial aspect, branching extensively into lobar vascular networks which anastomosed by several horizontal branches at the mid portion of the IFP where the two lobes merge. Histologically, there were large variations in PL interfascicular endotenon thickness, vascularity and fatty infiltration; these parameters increased with age for the intermediate and medial PL. Areas of metaplastic tenocytes / chondroid metaplasia were identified in all investigated adult medial PLs; in 2/7 in the intermediate PL and in 4/7 in the lateral PL. The adult IFP consisted of white unilocular adipose tissue, organized in lobules separated by thin connective tissue septa increasing in thickness towards the periphery and the distocentral aspect.ConclusionsThe equine PLs and IFP are highly vascularized structures with ample vascular connections suggestive of crosstalk. This, together with the large variation in PL endotenon thickness, vascularity and fatty infiltration, should be taken into consideration when assessing potential PL histopathology as these changes increase with age and are found in horses without clinical signs of stifle disease. Metaplastic tenocytes / chondroid metaplasia should be considered a normal finding throughout the medial PL and is not age dependent. The role of the equine IFP in stifle disease has yet to be elucidated.

Structural robustness of composite modular buildings: The roles of CFST columns and inter-module connections

This paper explores the important roles of concrete filled steel tube (CFST) columns and inter-module connections on the structural robustness of composite modular buildings. Various numerical models were developed for concrete filled steel tube (CFST) columns, semi-rigid frames, and conventional steel buildings under column removal scenarios to verify the validation of the present study. A numerical model of a 10-storey composite modular building was then developed, in which conventional hollow steel section columns were replaced by CFST columns to improve resistance against buckling of columns. To examine the behavior and force transmission mechanism of composite modular buildings under various module removal situations, nonlinear dynamic and nonlinear static pushover analyses was conducted. The introduction of CFST columns provided resistance against buckling of columns under high axial forces. It was observed that a pin-joint inter-module connection approach is a conservative approach to model the connections between modules. It was discovered that the dynamic amplification factor (DAF) recommended by the general service administration (GSA) for the nonlinear static analysis overestimates the displacement response of the modular building structure under module loss situations. The modular building was deemed safe against progressive collapse without excessive failure of the component members. However, progressive failure of the modular building under corner module removal scenario was observed in pushover analysis due to shear failure of horizontal inter-module connections. It was observed that the corner module removal scenario is more critical as compared to the column removal scenario for modular buildings. Based on the location of module removal, the DAF values of 1.65 and 1.2 were recommended for corner module removal and internal and edge module removal, respectively.

Queering Two Resistance Novels: Historical Trauma, Open Secrets, and Non-Genealogical Plot in Carlo Coccioli’s Il migliore e l’ultimo and Beppe Fenoglio’s Il libro di Johnny

ABSTRACT A queer reading of Coccioli’s Il migliore e l’ultimo and Fenoglio’s Il libro di Johnny complicates the narration of the Italian Resistance by following a zig-zag path. This path begins on 8 September 1943, a traumatic day in which the national fiction fell apart, leaving the two novels’ heroes stranded without an army, a country, or a king. The path continues through the Resistance in the form of youth secession: the escape of thousands of young women and men away from home to build their own territorial, resistant communities. The last stage in this path consists of the rejection of the vertical link with the father and the establishment of horizontal connections between individuals who until recently were unknown to one another.

ETHICAL EXPERTISE OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AS A WAY OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION.

The aim: To find out the peculiarities of ethical expertise of biomedical research as a way of human rights protection. Materials and methods: The dialectical method of cognition, based on the epistemological possibilities of the laws and categories of dialectics, provided a study of the formation and activity of bodies and institutions responsible for the ethical examination of biomedical research. Formal and logical methods of analysis and synthesis made it possible to reveal the meaning of the concepts that make up the subject of the study, to carry out their classification, as well as to formulate intermediate and general conclusions. The systematic method made it possible to investigate the role and significance of biomedical human rights among other human and citizen rights and freedoms. Using the historical method, the main stages of the formation of biomedical research with human participation were determined. The structural-functional method made it possible to clarify the internal structure of the mechanism of constitutional and legal protection of the rights and freedoms of a person and citizen in the process of conducting biomedical research, as well as to determine the functional purpose of each of the elements of this mechanism. The content of legal regulations governing social relations, within which the organization and functioning of the human rights protection mechanism in the process of conducting biomedical research is carried out, was revealed with the help of a special legal method of cognition. The comparativist method made it possible to identify similar features and differences in the constitutional and legal regulation of the mechanism for the protection of human rights in the process of conducting biomedical research. Conclusions: Despite such a large number and variety of bioethics committees, it is worth noting that today it is not possible to state with certainty the existence of a full-fledged system of interconnected ethical committees, since the existing normative documents on their activities are of a temporary nature, and do not always clearly define the assigned their functions and tasks. In addition, there is an opinion that attempts to bureaucratize the existing situation (establish clear departmental subordination, define vertical and horizontal connections between ethics committees) are highly undesirable. Of course, on the one hand, excessive complication and bureaucratization will not contribute to progressive development in the activities of committees, and the system that has chaotically developed today is also not satisfactory.

Faster Light Detection Algorithm of Traffic Signs Based on YOLOv5s-A2

Traffic sign recognition systems have been applied to advanced driving assistance and automatic driving systems to help drivers obtain important road information accurately. The current mainstream detection methods have high accuracy in this task, but the number of model parameters is large, and the detection speed is slow. Based on YOLOv5s as the basic framework, this paper proposes YOLOv5S-A2, which can improve the detection speed and reduce the model size at the cost of reducing the detection accuracy. Firstly, a data augmentation strategy is proposed by combining various operations to alleviate the problem of unbalanced class instances. Secondly, we proposed a path aggregation module for Feature Pyramid Network (FPN) to make new horizontal connections. It can enhance multi-scale feature representation capability and compensate for the loss of feature information. Thirdly, an attention detection head module is proposed to solve the aliasing effect in cross-scale fusion and enhance the representation of predictive features. Experiments on Tsinghua-Tencent 100K dataset (TT100K) show that our method can achieve more remarkable performance improvement and faster inference speed than other advanced technologies. Our method achieves 87.3% mean average precision (mAP), surpassing the original model’s 7.9%, and the frames per second (FPS) value is maintained at 87.7. To show generality, we tested it on the German Traffic Sign Detection Benchmark (GTSDB) without tuning and obtained an average precision of 94.1%, and the FPS value is maintained at about 105.3. In addition, the number of YOLOv5s-A2 parameters is about 7.9 M.

ВЛИЯНИЕ ПАРАМЕТРОВ ГОРИЗОНТАЛЬНЫХ СВЯЗЕЙ РЕССОРНОГО ПОДВЕШИВАНИЯ СКОРОСТНЫХ ЭЛЕКТРОПОЕЗДОВ НА УСТОЙЧИВОСТЬ ДВИЖЕНИЯ

The article considers the design, as well as a regression analysis of the spread of values of horizontal elastic-dissipative connections of the 1st and 2nd stages of spring suspension of high-speed and high-speed electric trains. In order to assess the influence of the longitudinal and transverse stiffness of the wheelset connections with the bogie frame, as well as the dissipation of the longitudinal hydraulic vibration damper of the 2nd stage of suspension on the stability of the crew movement, a numerical study was carried out using a mathematical model of a trailer car of the Sapsan electric train in the Universal Mechanism software package

NOVELS OF THE CONSTITUTION–2020 AS THE LEGISLATIVE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM

The article examines the semantic and ideological nature of constitutional changes affecting the educational policy of the Russian Federation. The task of developing humanitarian sovereignty, providing for the upbringing of a christian-patriot-family man, has been set. Education is not only the preservation, but also the transfer of experience through horizontal and vertical connections, which requires direct contact of an adult with children. The ideological novelties of the Constitution–2020 include: traditional religions, traditional values, the concept of God, contribut- ing to the formation of identity. Children are a priority of the state policy of the country. The value of the family is recognized, marriage as a union of a man and a woman.

VALUING SOCIAL CAPITAL IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP

Social capital is a by-product of the formation of interpersonal relationship. Growing and strengthening these connections among family, friends, and colleagues, helps people build social capital by creating diverse social networks, providing access to relationship with diverse individuals and gaining additional opportunities and valuable information and knowledge. Social capital in social partnership in informal horizontal connections will create new opportunities to increase the trust factor, which is one of the important conditions for increasing profitability in modern economic relation and business environment. With the help of modern technologies, even over long distances, people are able to form relationship, create a social partnership environment. Effective management within organizations has more to do with the nature of the relationship formed between managers and employees. The relationship between work efficiency and economic profitability is directly proportional to the amount of trust. We considered the importance of internal trust as one of the integration environment within the organization. The investment of social capital in social partnership is also highlighted as an auxiliary resource for increasing reputations in the external environment.

INNOVATIVE FOCUS OF MODERN CONTENT OF EDUCATION OF SOCIAL SPHERE SPECIALISTS IN THE CONDITIONS OF DIGITAL CIVILIZATION

Digital civilization, affecting all aspects of life, is actively entering the social sphere, providing a higher level of social activity. In this regard, the use of digital technologies is being updated, contributing to a change in the ways in which knowledge, skills, and professional competencies are created, formed and transferred. The digitalization of the education system and the creation of a digital space of the university is associated with a new vector of Russia's development. In this vein, the system of personnel training is being improved in order to develop the social basis of the city, its social cluster, as well as for the most important function of the welfare state - supporting social "risk groups" in need of additional social protection. The digitalization of education gives an additional impetus to self-organization initiatives, promotes the development of modeling and forecasting. When selecting the content of education, the structural units of the content are ordered, forming the integrity and completeness of the module. Digitalization develops not only vertical, but also horizontal connections of the educational environment of the institution, which is especially important for social specialists, in whose practice the use of an interdepartmental approach is one of the requirements of professional activity in working with “risk groups”. The most pressing problems that require innovative consideration in the preparation of future specialists are the following: organization of social services for elderly citizens, people with disabilities, families with children and in need; assistance in adaptation and socialization of people who need social support in the process of rehabilitation, adaptation, education, vocational training and employment.

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS OF TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT IN CRISIS CONDITIONS

The article is devoted to the analysis and generalization of the impact of crisis phenomena on the development of the regional economy, using the example of the current stage of socio-economic development of Ukraine, and the substantiation of the methodological principles and priorities of the development of the economy of the regions of the state in crisis conditions. The urgency of the problems of forming the priorities of anti-crisis management at the regional level has been proven. The principles and functions of the development of the regional economy in crisis conditions are substantiated, and the main problems that need to be solved are outlined. The regional economy can be interpreted as a system functioning in conditions of instability. In this case, the direction of the system's functioning in crisis conditions will be determined by the level and nature of threats, as well as the specifics of the internal structure of such a system and the stability of its individual components. Four priorities of the post-crisis development of regional socio-economic systems of Ukraine are summarized - guaranteeing security; quick recovery of business activity; preservation of horizontal connections between subjects of economic activity and components of economic systems at different levels; diversification of economic activity in the context of implementing the provisions of sustainable development and taking into account the priority of security. The concept of economic security of the state based on innovative sustainable development of regions is considered as the basis of the paradigm of modern anti-crisis management of the country's economy. The need to develop a unified state strategy based on the use of the provisions of the theory of security and the theory of crises, the principles of harmonious and innovative development of regions in the conditions of technoglobalism is substantiated.

CHANGES OF THE MARKETING ENVIRONMENT IN ENTERPRISES FUNCTIONALITY ON THE B2B MARKET

The purpose of the article is to study the changes in the conditions of the marketing environment of the enterprises functioning in the B2B market in order to determine new directions for managing their activities, which is especially relevant during the war, when domestic business suffered from many difficulties. The article states that due to the full-scale aggression of Russia, many enterprises were destroyed, there are significant restrictions on production, some companies found themselves in temporarily occupied territories without access to them, which forced them to look for new channels of promotion in the markets. It is indicated that, under such conditions, it is imperative to find such a format for the functioning of enterprises, which can ensure the maximum conservation of capacities and resources, and will allow to determine new directions of work. Entrepreneurial attitudes and the main parameters of the marketing environment of the business entities functioning were analyzed on the basis of official analytical studies. The specifics of state support for business, which were implemented through the tools of tax and monetary policy, and shown their effectiveness only partially during the martial law, are indicated. Domestic entrepreneurs had to adapt quickly to new business realities, under such conditions. The regional disproportions of the influence of active hostilities on the change of the marketing environment on the B2B market are emphasized, which negatively affected horizontal and vertical connections between enterprises, the reconfiguration of which requires a long time and significant resources. The most important problems, which are typical for domestic enterprises during the war, are identified, and recommendations are given to facilitate the functioning of B2B business in the conditions of the current marketing environment. The expediency of business adaptation due to the skillful use of Internet marketing, which allows attracting more users to the goods and services offered by enterprises, is noted. It is also suggested constant maintenance of communication with your teams to save the staff and labor. Conclusions made about the need in changing the marketing strategies and methods of business promotion on the B2B market, in determining the priority areas of enterprise functioning with their corresponding adjustment to the wartime conditions, were made.

A Folklore Archive Offline and Online: Digitisation Problems

This article aims to identify the main problems associated with the digitisation of a folklore archive and formulate some prospects of digitising materials. The authors analyse Internet archives, folklore and similar electronic resources, databases, and materials from Russian folklore laboratories. The second part of the article is devoted to the connection of technical procedures for labeling folklore texts with the possibility of using the interpretive techniques of this procedure to restore the logic of field research programmes and the contextual connections of the collected data. The concept of context understood as a variety of “horizontal connections” of a folklore text during its functioning in the space of local culture is becoming increasingly important. The conversion of archival data into a digital format can be of practical use not only as a structural ordering – creating a search engine marked with certain markers / tags, but also as an opportunity to reconstruct a partially lost research context. In the materials from the 1960s–2000s, it is often impossible to make up for context from live communication with specialists and members of expeditions due to intergenerational breaks in tradition that have occurred in Russian folklore studies. This article offers a solution which aims to develop one of the practical ways to use the digitisation of an array of field materials to clarify the history of local research schools and associations. The article contains an overview and assessment of the content of the available online folklore archives.

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A Study on the Spatial Structure of the Bu-Ul-Gyeong Megacity Using the City Network Paradigm

Developing bidirectional urban networks within areas in megacities is an essential spatial strategy across regions today. In 2018, Korea began its Bu-Ul-Gyeong (BUG) megacity project. Today, Korea is working to improve functional polycentric urban networks within the BUG megacity. To uncover insights useful for this project, this study sought to examine urban network patterns (e.g., network asymmetries and imbalances in the sizes and directions of their weighted flows) and identify the primary and secondary centers of the BUG megacity using mobile flow data from 2019 to 2020. Specifically, a three-step social network analysis was conducted across different geographical scales; namely: (1) the BUG megacity, (2) South Gyeongsang Province (SGP), and (3) every community in SGP. Eigenvector centrality and flow betweenness centrality revealed two primary centers (Changwon and Jinju) and four secondary centers (Haman, Sacheon, Tongyeong, and Geochang). Unidirectional and hierarchical connections were evident between the primary and secondary centers. In response to these findings, this paper proposes some beneficial strategies for the region’s public transportation networks to prevent small- and medium-sized cities from being marginalized and to enhance horizontal urban connectivity in megacities.

System of Monitoring and Response to Public Health Emergencies of Sanitary-Epidemiological Character in the CIS Countries

The most important component of strengthening the potential for responding to biological threats both at the national and interstate levels is the formation of a unified system for monitoring and responding to emergencies (ES) of sanitary-epidemiological nature in the CIS territory.The aim of the work was to review the systems for monitoring and responding to emergencies of sanitary-epidemiological character in the CIS countries by the example of the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic, to characterize the main areas of international cooperation on countering biological threats and coordinating international response measures in the CIS countries.Materials and methods. Information and analytical materials provided by organizations responsible for epidemiological surveillance and control in the CIS countries, Internet sources, and publications were used for the study.Results and discussion. The organization and functioning of the systems for monitoring and responding to emergencies in the CIS countries is a state function. It includes, as a rule, the national, regional (sub-national) and territorial (local) levels, which have horizontal and vertical connections. The legal framework is made up of documents of the legislative level. Interdepartmental interaction in response to emergencies is carried out both at the republican level and in administrative territories; the basis for interaction is the integrated planning of preventive and anti-epidemic measures and the functioning of the relevant organizational structures on an ongoing basis. Since 2015, with the support of the Government of the Russian Federation, programs have been implemented aimed at assisting partner countries in the implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005) in order to increase national response capacity and form a unified sanitaryepidemiological emergency response system in the CIS countries. The main areas of collaboration are strengthening the material and technical base and human resources of specialized institutions and scientific cooperation. As a result of the program implementation, a unified system for monitoring and prompt response to emergencies in the field of public health of sanitary-epidemiological nature has essentially been formed in the CIS countries to date, uniting more than 15 specialized institutions from 8 CIS countries.