Individual Objects Research Articles

Forensic classification of crimes and misdemeanours related to unlawful encroachments on the assets of business entities

The article substantiates the thesis that criminal offences aimed at unlawful alienation of tangible and intangible assets of a business entity or otherwise related thereto are quite numerous and are enshrined in various sections of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. It is noted that this makes it difficult for the prosecution to recognise these criminal offences during the pre-trial investigation. It is determined that the cognitive activity of an investigator is impossible without a systematic analysis of individual objects and subjects which may be of investigative interest, and therefore, it necessitates the division of the relevant objects into groups. The analogy is drawn and it is determined that such approaches are implemented both in practical law enforcement activities and in scientific activities, in particular, in terms of identifying and developing tested recommendations for investigating criminal offences. It is emphasized that it is the forensic classification of criminal offences which is the method of forensic cognition of crimes and criminal offences which aims at solving a number of other tasks and is therefore necessary to be applied. Based on the results of the scientific research, the study develops a forensic classification of criminal offences related to misappropriation of assets of business entities. It is based on the following classification criteria: 1) peculiarities of the direct object of the encroachment; 2) subject matter of the criminal encroachment; 3) type of economic activity which was subject to criminal influence; 4) nature and form of external expression of traces of criminal activity; 5) nature of the criminal result obtained; 6) peculiarities of the subject composition involved in the implementation of the criminal intent; 7) nature of the actions committed by the raiders. Prospects for future research are identified.

Questions of Research of Digitalization in Various Fields of Activity

The ability to implement strategic priorities of digital development and intensify the activities of various stakeholders (government, science, business, enterprises) in high-tech sectors are necessary conditions for the successful development of the country and solving economic problems. A key affiliation related to digitalization issues has been highlighted. Based on the analysis of scientific literature, those accents (availability of digital technologies, impact on managerial and institutional spheres, sectoral and territorial features, applied significance) on which researchers focus their attention, are identified. The directions are systematized depending on the digitalization of individual objects, including the necessary elements of digitalization.

World Heritage: features, composition, and tourist significance

It is proved that the idea of world heritage and its conceptual form of legal imple- mentation created a new institution of world heritage in international law. At the end of the 20th century for the first time, the term «world cultural and natural heritage» became widely used to define those natural and cultural objects that are of outstanding importance not only for the people of a certain country but also for all humanity as a whole. Among the main advantages of granting the status of a world heritage site are the following: additional guarantees of preservation and integrity of unique natural and cultural complexes; increasing the prestige of the territories and institutions that take care of them; promoting the promotion of objects included in the List and the development of alternative types of nature use (primarily, ecological tourism); ensuring priority in attracting financial funds for the support of objects of world cultural and natural heritage, first of all, from the World Heritage Fund; promoting the organization of monitoring and control over the state of preservation of natural and cultural objects. Currently, the World Heritage List consists of three categoriesof objects: cultural heritage, natural phenomena, and cultural-natural (mixed) objects. It is noted that every year the number of world heritage sites is steadily increasing, and by 2020 their number has already reached 1,121 sites, including 869 cultural sites, 213 natural sites, and 39 mixed sites. From 1978 until now, the number of nominated objects has constantly increased. However, in order to achieve representativeness, balance, and credibility of the UNESCO Heritage List, certain restrictions on the number of nominations per year have been introduced since 2018. Now their total number cannot exceed 45 nominations per year and only one nomination from the state. They are distributed very unevenly by regions of the world. More than 75% of the world’s cultural heritage is concentrated in Eurasian countries. The countries of America and Africa hold the leadership in the number of natural monuments in the world. The basis of the interest of the countries of the world in the inclusion of objects in the List of World Heritage is the possibility of obtaining profits from the visit of numerous tourists to this cultural or natural attraction. About 225 historic centers of cities around the world are included in the UNESCO Heritage List, including Paris, London, Istanbul, Vienna, Athens, Florence, Venice, St. Petersburg, Krakow, Riga, Jerusalem, Mecca, Mexico City, Quito, Quebec, Rio de Janeiro -Janeiro, etc. It was found that individual objects of cultural heritage are also very popular (the Great Wall of China, St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, the Colosseum, etc.).

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION RECONSTRUCTION DESIGN

In order to create the necessary conditions for life and development of society, the production of various products are organized. The nomenclature and consumer qualities of the produced products are determined by the level of scientific and technical development, economic and social living conditions. For the production of products, houses and buildings are erected, which are equipped with certain means of production. The term of functioning of means of production is due to physical and moral wear and tear of machines and mechanisms. Buildings and structures in, which means production are located and function also age physically and morally, although this aging occurs slower than the means of production.Scientific and technical progress is currently characterized by a faster onset of wear and tear of the nomenclature of manufactured products. In addition, in connection with the changes taking place in society, the nomenclature of manufactured products replaced. The problem of retooling the functioning industry (replacing morally or physically outdated means of production, the emergence of need to produce new types of products) arose before humanity a long time ago.Under reconstruction - the production of works, which carried out according to single project:- with a change in volume-planning decisions;- replacement or strengthening of existing structures;- demolition of existing and construction of new structures related to the operation of technological equipment;- with the replacement of obsolete or physically worn equipment;- with mechanization, production automation, etc. When carrying out the reconstruction of the main production facility, as a rule, significant volumes of work are always performed on auxiliary and service facilities.Reconstruction also includes the construction of new workshops and facilities instead of those, which being liquidated, the further operation of which is deemed impractical due to technical and economic conditions. They can be erected both on free territories and on areas vacated as a result of the liquidation (demolition) of the object.Technical re-equipment is clear as the implementation of a set of measures in accordance with the technical development plan of the enterprise according to projects and estimates for individual objects and types of work (without expanding existing production areas) to raise the technical level of individual areas of production, aggregates, and installations to modern requirements by introducing new equipment and technology, mechanization and automation of production processes, modernization and replacement of obsolete or physically worn equipment with new, more productive ones.Sometimes technical rearmament considered as a type of reconstruction with a relatively small amount of construction and installation work. As it is not difficult to see from the given definitions, new construction and expansion are in fact new construction, while the difference between them is only in the conditions of execution of works. Expansion of construction is carried out in difficult (compressed) conditions. Technical rearmament, as it was emphasized, mainly involves the organization of the dismantling of the old and the installation of new equipment on the existing foundations.In the future, the main attention will be paid to the issues of actual reconstruction, namely:- organization of works related to the strengthening of existing building structures, their replacement with temporary transfer of loads;- replacement of beams and trusses in areas of the covering located in areas difficult to reach for installation cranes;- by increasing the pitch of the columns without disassembly.

The “How many?” task inadequately assesses the understanding of the cardinality principle

Once children have acquired the cardinality principle, they understand that the last number-word used in counting represents the total number of objects in a set. This principle is often assessed using the “How many?” task, which consists in asking “How many?” objects there are in a set after children have counted them. However, we show in this study that out of 188 kindergarteners (mean age: 4 ½ years), 42 (22,3 %) succeeded in repeating the last count word in the “How many?” task but failed to correctly apply the one-to-one correspondence principle during counting. Even when only the easiest countable sets were considered (i.e., linear and homogeneous collections or sets with a very limited number of objects), still more than 10 % of children from our sample repeated the last count word but failed to apply the one-to-one correspondence principle. Such developmental profile, in which children understand that the last word used in counting represents the total number of objects in a set but fail to grasp that each individual object must be associated with a single number word to determine this total, is not psychologically plausible. We conclude that the “How many?” task leads to an inaccurate assessment of the cardinality principle, in both its basic and more meaningful conception, in a non-negligible number of young children.

Open LEARN: Open access linear accelerator education and augmented reality Navigator

PurposeTo create an open-access Linear Accelerator Education and Augmented Reality Navigator (Open LEARN) via 3D printable objects and interactive augmented reality assets. MethodsThis study describes an augmented reality linear accelerator (linac) model accessible through a QR code and a smartphone to address the challenges of medical physics and radiation oncology trainees in low-to-middle-income countries. ResultsMajor components of a generic linear accelerator are modeled as individual objects. These objects can be 3D printed for hands-on learning and used as interactive 3D assets within the augmented reality app. In the AR app, descriptions are displayed to navigate the components spatially and textually. Items modeled include the treatment couch, klystron, circulator, RF waveguides, electron gun, waveguide, beam steering assemblies, target, collimators, multi-leaf collimators, and imaging systems. The linear accelerator is rendered at nearly 100% of its actual size, allowing users to change magnification and view objects from different angles. ConclusionsThe augmented reality linear accelerators and 3D-printed objects make these complex machines easily accessible with smartphones and 3D-printing technologies, facilitating education and training through physical and virtual interaction.

Early Signs of Structure in Protostellar Disks

Protostellar disks—rotating disks of gas and dust around pre-fusion ignition young stars—are divided into four main classes: Class 0: the youngest class, still deeply embedded in their parent molecular clouds and accumulating mass, with a lifespan on the order of 100k years. Class I: still embedded in molecular clouds, characterized by strong infrared and radio emissions generated by the heat from the collapsing central protostar, with a typical lifespan of a few hundred thousand years. Class II: more evolved with decreased accretion rates and active planet formation. Lifespan on the order of 2-3 million years. Class III: low accretion rate debris (mostly dust) disks. Remnants of planetary formation process. Typical lifespan of several million years. Focusing on the youngest disks, Classes 0 and I, we are investigating how early structure begins to show in the form of gaps and rings, indicating potential future planet formation. We use high resolution and high sensitivity (sub)millimeter wavelength observations from the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) interferometer. Having identified approximately 10,700 potential Class 0 or I disks in the ALMA archive, we make use of several specialized code packages designed to fit or examine individual disks from their frequency space visibility data rather than from images to build a step-by-step process taking the initial ALMA data and providing the decision-making ability to categorize the disks into four primary categories: Smooth, Structured, Further Investigation, Not Usable. Having used the summer term to build, streamline, and document the needed process, we report building an initial catalog of usable Class 0 and Class I sources that contains 36 individual objects, with 7 categorized as Smooth, 8 as having Structure, and 6 needing Further Investigation.

A Develop Strategies Management of Private Tennis in Xi’an City, China

Background and Aims: Developing strategies for managing private tennis programs is critical for maximizing player potential and maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. It entails tailoring training, facilities, and resources to individual and organizational objectives, resulting in long-term success in the sport. Thus, this paper aims: (1) What are the problems of development strategies management of private tennis clubs? And (2) to develop management strategies for private tennis clubs. Methodology: This research is a survey and interview research. The population used in this research was 21 professionals who are former or current presidents of the Chinese Tennis Association national team coaches and tennis players. Samples mean the l9 experts selected for Purposive selection by determining the characteristics of the sample sampling were as follows: 7 tennis professors and 12 tennis club officers (8 female and 11 male) using Delphi techniques—data analysis using statistics indicator median and interquartile range, and POLC. Results: The tennis club management development platform model effectively develops private tennis clubs in Xi’an City with an average mean of 4.64 on a 5-point Likert scale for agreement. The platform includes: (1) Planning to build a model for private tennis club development strategies management can plan the creation of many forms in the presentation. There are elements of building a platform in the planning that can be used differently. Therefore, it depends on creating a model for managing private tennis club development strategies. (2) Management builds a model for private tennis club development strategies management can be as ranged in many ways and can be organized in many forms, the organization must be ready in all aspects, such as people, places, model tools, and model platform. In modern times, owners are interested in an organization that forms a platform for developing an organization model style. (3) Implementing the practice of creating a model for private tennis club development strategies management can be achieved according to the principles of development strategies management according to the steps of private tennis club development strategies management according to the established guidelines. (4) Controlling the creation of a model for private tennis club development strategies management can control the use of planning at every stage whether it’s an evaluation form measure and control the way to use the model in the right way. Conclusion: The study found that the tennis club management development platform is extremely effective in improving private tennis clubs in Xi'an City, with strong agreement among participants. The platform's success can be attributed to its comprehensive approach, which includes planning, management, implementation, and control. These elements all contribute to the effective development of private tennis club strategies.

The influence of entertainment and brand characters on children's object preferences and monetary judgments

Companies often use images of popular characters from children's media on their products. The current study investigated how different types of popular characters (i.e., entertainment or brand) influence children's trust, preference for, and monetary judgments of objects. Additionally, we explored whether children's own parasocial relationships with such characters influence their preferences and judgments. Participants included 66 four- and five-year-olds (Mage = 5.06; SD = 0.48; 34 boys; 32 girls). First, children completed a selective trust task measuring their preference for information from a familiar or unfamiliar character. Then children asked which object (i.e., damaged with a familiar character image or undamaged without a familiar character image) they would want and which people would pay more money for. Results indicated regardless of character type (i.e., entertainment or brand), children did not trust (i.e., seek out new information or endorse specific testimony) the familiar marketing character more than an unfamiliar character. Children across all character conditions did not display a preference for either object, however they were more likely to rate the undamaged object as more valuable than the damaged object featuring the familiar character. Parasocial relationships for all types of characters were high and did not relate to children's preferences or judgments. These findings expand on previous research suggesting that although the presence of familiar media characters can influence children's preferences for individual objects, children can also weigh more relevant features of an object, such as potential flaws in the design, when making other decisions (e.g., value).

Constitutionalization of Environmental Protection: Comparative Dimension

Modern comparative constitutional studies go beyond the analysis of traditional institutions. In particular, the process of constitutionalization of environmental protection is developing very dynamically. In the 1970s these issues were enshrined in four constitutions, at present they are contained in 157 constitutions of the countries of the world. The subject of constitutional regulation is significantly expanding: it includes the principles of environmental law, directions of environmental policy, environmental rights of future generations and institutional mechanisms for their protection. The evolution of constitutional provisions follows the drafting of soft international law norms. The countries of the global South are more active in this area of constitutional regulation than the countries of the global North. Certain regional approaches in this area have already emerged. Thus, in Latin American states there is a transition from anthropocentrism to ecocentrism, nature and its individual objects are recognized as subjects of law.

Seeking a pathway towards a more sustainable human-water relationship by coupled model – From a perspective of socio-hydrology

It is essential to systematically consider social, economic, and natural endowments in managing and allocating water resources. However, few studies have comprehensively quantitatively evaluated the allocation of regional water resources from a socio-hydrology perspective and provided recommendations. To explore this research gap, we have constructed a tightly coupled framework that integrates system dynamics models and optimization algorithms to carry out an innovative redistribution of water resources in Shaanxi Province. The system dynamics model simulation results showed that the error was almost always within 10% over the research period, indicating robust simulation capability and laying a solid foundation for subsequent model coupling. The coupled model achieves convergence in approximately 30 generations by formulating the optimization problem with four individual objectives. Optimizing four objectives concurrently results in convergence around the 150th generation. The optimized Pareto solution sets visually demonstrate the trade-offs between different objectives. In the optimized water allocation schedule, the water consumption in Yulin exhibits a change of 1.22 ×108m3, reflecting the most significant optimization effects on agricultural and domestic water allocation. The results indicated that the comprehensive Gini coefficient typically ranged between 0.2 and 0.3. Over the period from the year 2010–2021, the Gini coefficient exhibited a declining trend, signifying a positive trajectory in water resource allocation throughout the research period and a high level of fairness. The annual total green WF of grain in Weinan was the highest at 14.26 ×108m3, followed by Xianyang at 9.52 ×108m3, and the lowest in Tongchuan at 0.54 ×108m3. The annual average amount of blue WF of grain is the highest in Hanzhong, at 11.33 ×108m3, followed by Weinan at 9.60 ×108m3, and the lowest in Tongchuan at 0.14 ×108m3. The coupled framework proposed in this study exhibits significant innovation, scalability, and practical efficiency. It can inspire future research and decision-making and holds the potential for application in other regions.

Developing a methodology for user‐oriented verification of polar low forecasts

AbstractPolar lows exhibit features with very sharp weather contrasts. In weather forecasting, a small misplacement of areas with hazardously high wind speeds can have fatal impacts for people living in polar regions. Therefore, a novel application of spatial verification methods for objective metrics of size, shape, and location of areas with hazardous weather is tested. To separate the effect of errors in polar low location and direction of motion from errors relative to the polar low centre, surface wind fields from the limited‐area weather forecasting model Applications of Research to Operations at Mesoscale‐Arctic and Copernicus Climate Change Service Arctic Regional Reanalysis are centred at the polar low centre and rotated according to the direction of background flow surrounding the polar low. Then the possibilities of the features‐based verification methods SAL (structure, amplitude, location) and MODE (Method for Object‐based Diagnostic Evaluation) are explored using a test case from October 2019. The study demonstrates that the methodology can provide valuable information about forecast performance. MODE is a flexible method with metrics that focus on characteristics of individual objects and can be adapted to questions at hand. For example, a measure of storm eye size was added. SAL, on the other hand, provides effective summary metrics for the full domain and proved particularly useful for evaluation of the overall distribution of wind speed. To evaluate the number of correctly or incorrectly identified areas with harsh weather rather than their details about their shape, contingency scores are more suitable. Applied to a larger dataset, this methodology can assess performance as a function of forecast length, as well as geographical area, and the type of polar low. The methodology can also be applied to other types of low‐pressure systems, such as extratropical cyclones.

ASSESSMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE OF CIVIL SERVANTS UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

: Performance indicators are established to assess the degree to which civil servants have achieved their individual objectives. The setting of individual objectives and performance indicators must be linked to the tasks and objectives of the institution in which the civil servant works.In the framework of the individual performance assessment process for civil servants, the training requirements for civil servants are established.The objectives set out in paragraph (1) shall be determined in accordance with the duties set out in the job description, by reference to the public position held, its professional grade, the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills required to perform the public position held by the civil servant, and shall correspond to the objectives of the department in which the civil servant works.The performance indicators referred to in paragraph 1 shall be set out in paragraph (1) shall be established for each individual objective, in accordance with the level of the public office holder's duties, by reference to the requirements relating to the quantity and quality of the work performed. In all cases, the individual objectives and performance indicators shall be made known to the public servant at the beginning of the period evaluated. In this article, we propose to discuss relevant issues concerning the analysis of the annual individual performance assessment report of civil servants, by analysing the two methodologies for assessing the annual performance of civil servants, as described above, with reference to the judicial practice in this field

ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN THE DOWNTOWN BERDYCHIV

Materials of 2024 scientific and rescue research in the downtown Berdychiv, at 11/4 Zhytomyrska Street are published in the paper. These are the first available results of archaeological research of the part of the city of the 18th—19th centuries outside the complex of the Barefoot Carmelite Monastery. The paper provides a brief outline of the settlement’s history and a description of the history of archaeological research in the central part of the city. In 2024, on an area of 61 m2 in the valley of the Kanava stream, materials of the late 18th—19th centuries were discovered. Some items can be associated with the functioning of a nearby marketplace that served the town. The research area belongs to the territory of the Jewish shtetl, and the found objects, including a metal dreidel, illustrate the material culture of its inhabitants. The 2024 field season is the first archaeological research on the territory of the exact settlement part of Berdychiv. These explorations supply the information of the 2018 research on the stratigraphic situation in the city. The survival of organic materials (bone, wood, leather) in the lower, waterlogged layers of the city raises the question of the need for a special program for the preservation of such organic artifacts dating from the nineteenth and even the late eighteenth century. The discovery of individual objects which are the ethnic and religious markers of the inhabitants (a dreidel) and evidence of trade relations (trade seals) helps to supply the information about the life of the city’s inhabitants. Now the processing of the artifacts obtained as a result of the research in progress. We hope that the analysis of the discovered artifacts will provide a more complete picture of the material culture of Berdychiv residents at the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This research indicates the prospects, scientific and social feasibility of archaeological research in the city. The analysis of the current Historical and Architectural Reference Plan indicates the lack of enough information about archaeological sites and objects on the territory of the modern city. We hope that this publication will be an impetus for the future clarification of the protection and registration documents for the city’s archaeological sites and will initiate further scientific and scientific-rescue research not only in Berdychiv and its environs but also in other cities and towns.

In-situ aberration correction for Laguerre-Gaussian optical tweezers via optimization of orbit shape

We introduce a concept of aberration correction under microscopy that is based on observation of circular Brownian motion of an object driven by orbital angular momentum of a Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) beam. Following the concept, we establish an aberration-correction scheme by using a holographic optical tweezers setup equipped with a spatial light modulator that produces the LG beam as well as corrects the light wavefront. The light wavefront is modified adaptively to improve circular symmetry and uniformity of the orbit of a colloidal dielectric sphere revolving in mid-water under the irradiation of the LG beam. We reveal that the proposed scheme is sensitive to tiny phase difference of less than the accuracy of a highest-grade optical flat, 0.05λ, and is applicable to aberrations of up to the first 21 terms of the Zernike series expansion. The scheme not only improves the quality of optical tweezers but also enables to distinguish individual objective lenses assigned a common product code from difference in aberration-correction patterns. The present contribution therefore provides a useful tool for microscopy and laser fabrication in addition to the immediate application to optical trapping.

Numerical Modeling of Anisotropic Particle Diffusion through a Cylindrical Channel.

The transport of molecules and particles through single pores is the basis of biological processes, including DNA and protein sequencing. As individual objects pass through a pore, they cause a transient change in the current that can be correlated with the object size, surface charge, and even chemical properties. The majority of experiments and modeling have been performed with spherical objects, while much less is known about the transport characteristics of aspherical particles, which would act as a model system, for example, for proteins and bacteria. The transport kinetics of aspherical objects is an especially important, yet understudied, problem in nanopore analytics. Here, using the Wiener process, we present a simplified model of the diffusion of rod-shaped particles through a cylindrical pore, and apply it to understand the translation and rotation of the particles as they pass through the pore. Specifically, we analyze the influence of the particles' geometrical characteristics on the effective diffusion type, the first passage time distribution, and the particles' orientation in the pore. Our model shows that thicker particles pass through the channel slower than thinner ones, while their lengths do not affect the passage time. We also demonstrate that both spherical and rod-shaped particles undergo normal diffusion, and the first passage time distribution follows an exponential asymptotics. The model provides guidance on how the shape of the particle can be modified to achieve an optimal passage time.

Neural evidence of core foundations and conceptual change in preschool numeracy.

Symbolic numeracy first emerges as children learn the meanings of number words and how to use them to precisely count sets of objects. This development starts before children enter school and forms a foundation for lifelong mathematics achievement. Despite its importance, exactly how children acquire this basic knowledge is unclear. Here we test competing theories of early number learning by measuring event-related brain potentials during a novel number word-quantity comparison task in 3-4-year-old preschool children (N=128). We find several qualitative differences in neural processing of number by conceptual stage of development. Specifically, we find differences in early attention-related parietal electrophysiology (N1), suggesting that less conceptually advanced children process arrays as individual objects and more advanced children distribute attention over the entire set. Subsequently, we find that only more conceptually advanced children show later-going frontal (N2) sensitivity to the numerical-distance relationship between the number word and visual quantity. The nature of this response suggested thatexact rather than approximate numerical meanings were being associated with number words over frontal sites. No evidence of numerical distance effects was observed over posterior scalp sites. Together these results suggest that children may engage parallel individuation of objects to learn the meanings of the first few number words, but, ultimately, create new exact cardinal value representations for number words that cannot be defined in terms of core, nonverbal number systems. More broadly, these results document an interaction between attentional and general cognitive mechanisms in cognitive development. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS: Conceptual development in numeracy is associated with a shift in attention from objects to sets. Children acquire meanings of the first few number words through associations with parallel attentional individuation of objects. Understanding of cardinality is associated with attentional processing of sets rather than individuals. Brain signatures suggest children attribute exact rather than approximate numerical meanings to the first few number words. Number-quantity relationship processing for the first few number words is evident in frontal but not parietal scalp electrophysiology of young children.

MCXC-II: Second release of the Meta-Catalogue of X-ray detected Clusters of galaxies

We present the second release of the Meta-catalogue of X-ray detected Clusters of galaxies (hereafter MCXC-II). MCXC-II has been compiled from publicly available ROSAT All Sky Survey-based (NORAS, REFLEX, BCS, SGP, NEP, MACS, CIZA, and RXGCC) and serendipitous (160SD, 400SD, SHARC, WARPS, and EMSS) X-ray cluster catalogues. Redshifts were systematically checked and updated when necessary, with additional redshift information (type and origin) added. The X-ray data were standardised to an overdensity of 500, using a new procedure based on the use of the original flux and aperture measurements available in the input catalogues. MCXC-II contains 2221 entries, now including objects from the REFLEX-II and RXGCC surveys, in addition to providing a complete and fully-homogenised sub-catalogue of all published MACS clusters. Duplicate entries from overlaps between the survey areas of the individual input catalogues were carefully handled. For each cluster, the MCXC-II provides three identifiers: redshift, coordinates, and membership in the original catalogue, along with standardised [0.1–2.4] keV band luminosity, L500, total mass, M500, and radius, R500. Uncertainties on L500 were computed from the flux errors in the original catalogues. MCXC-II additionally provides information on overlaps between the input catalogues, reporting the luminosity and its uncertainty when measurements from different surveys are available, along with notes on individual objects.

Enhancing Life Skill Progression and Psychological Well-being of Undergraduate Students through AI-driven Recommendation System

Professionals may keep up with changed work settings and difficulties by continuing their education throughout their lives. Given the variety of courses offered, it is critical for professionals to have mechanisms that can connect them to appropriate programs. Although there is little information available regarding how teenagers utilize these courses, smartphone delivered life competency courses are a new and potential approach to support psychological wellness and discourage addiction to substances among young people. This paper explores the integration of AI-driven recommendation systems (AI-RSs) to enhance the mental health and professional skills of undergraduate students. Leveraging machine learning (ML) techniques and ontological frameworks, the proposed system aims to provide personalized recommendations for lifelong learning courses. By understanding individual preferences and learning objectives, the system facilitates the discovery of relevant courses tailored to the unique needs of students. This approach not only supports the continuous development of professional skills but also contributes to promoting mental well-being by fostering a sense of purpose and accomplishment through lifeskills learning. Through this abstract, we delve into the potential of AI-driven technologies to revolutionize education and support the holistic growth of undergraduate students.

Pickle Squad: Intervention Protocol for Adolescents and Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)

Nurturing self-determination, promoting intrinsic motivation, and exercising control of their lives should be important outcomes of sport programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This protocol presents Pickle Squad, a pickleball recreational therapy intervention for eight adolescents and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities delivered by a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS®). The purpose of Pickle Squad was to cultivate the participants’ self-determination and promote the development of sport-specific pickleball skills; this small group intervention applied the recreational therapy process (i.e., APIED) in the delivery of an 8-session program. Each participant completed one pickleball skills assessment and one self-determination assessment pre and post intervention. Individual and group goals and objectives were developed for participants. Each session lasted two hours and started with lessons and activities focused on self-determination, followed by lessons and drills targeting pickleball skills, and concluded with processing. Progress notes were documented for each participant. Evaluation results via single sample t-tests revealed that overall participants increased their self-determination t(7) = 2.61, p = .035. and developed sport-specific pickleball skills, t(7) = 4.77, p = .00. By conventional criteria, t-test results obtained were statistically significant. A discussion with limitations and implications for practice and research is included. In conclusion, this protocol suggested that self-determination levels could be increased through a pickleball intervention focused on self-determination and sport-specific pickleball skills.