Modern Issues Research Articles

Building history awareness through Kartini Film (2017) in History Subject learning at the high school

A problem that often occurs during the process of learning history at the high school level is the tendency to receive information that is only delivered from teachers to students. The main goal in history learning is to build students' historical awareness individually or in groups achieved through a learning process. History subject learning in schools is more likely to use the lecture method so that history is often analogous to memorizing an event or figures in history. This kind of method pays less attention to intellectual skills and understanding of history awareness for the students. Therefore, a learning strategy is needed to build historical awareness for students so that history is no longer seen as mere rote knowledge. Currently, Generation Z is still in high school. Their general nature tends to be practical, which makes them ignorant of history. Historical films, especially Kartini film (2017), can invite students to understand the importance of historical awareness about past events that affect the present. In this study, the authors used a qualitative approach where this research is descriptive. This study aims to find out or describe the reality of the events under investigation to find out and understand how to build historical awareness through the Kartini film for generation Z. Results of this study show that students can realize historical events through the Kartini film and even able to explain in detail about the problems that occurred at that time and bring it to today's modern issues. Students can build historical values through film because film involves all the emotions within themselves. Learning history is no longer just sharing information from teachers to students but can be through the feelings presented in historical films.

Male’s Gazes in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby

Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, as an illustration of the “Jazz Age,” has established an outstanding position in the American historical literary circle with its profound social significance and forward-looking warning function. This masterpiece has become an important basis for future generations to explore various of modern issues, including gender ones, which are concerned with the gaze theories. Based on the relevant gaze theories and the text analysis, this paper analyzes the gazes of the three male characters on various aspects of female characters, including physiological, economic, moral and ideological gazes. Through examining the impure gazes affected by social culture, economy and politics in the textual, to some extent this paper provides a refreshing perspective for the study on gaze and gender issues.

JUSTIFICATION OF MODERNIZATION PATHS FOR SHORT-RANGE AIR DEFENSE MISSILE SYSTEMS OF LAND FORCES

Modern air defense systems of large, medium, short, and close range are among the most complex types of military equipment. The ability of a country to independently produce modern air defense systems is an indicator of the level of development of its defense industry. Therefore, the development, serial production, and modernization of these systems require a high level of scientific and technological advancement, as well as significant investment in research and development.
 During the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the russian federation, both manned and unmanned aerial attack means were employed by the air and space forces. From the initial moments of the invasion, all components of the air defense encountered the need for the modernization of the existing air defense systems.
 The need for the modernization of existing air defense systems in Ukraine is justified by a comparative assessment of their tactical and technical characteristics with similar systems provided by Western partner countries within the framework of material and technical assistance. The modernization of air defense missile systems covering mechanized units will enhance the capability to detect and track targets, thereby increasing the effectiveness of the system in modern combat conditions.
 The issue of air defense system modernization has been the subject of numerous publications. These works discuss prospective directions for the development of short-range air defense systems, including the description of new technologies and materials that can be utilized to enhance the functionality and reliability of such systems. The publications focus on various methodological approaches to evaluate options for upgrading weapons and military equipment.

ОСОБЕННОСТИ МОДЕРНИЗАЦИИ СВЕТОТЕХНИЧЕСКОГО ОБОРУДОВАНИЯ АЭРОДРОМОВ СИСТЕМЫ ЭЛЕКТРОСНАБЖЕНИЯ АЭРОПОРТОВ ВОСТОЧНОЙ СИБИРИ

The issue of modernization of the integrated lighting equipment for take-off and landing of the power supply system of airports in Eastern Siberia to improve the safety of aircraft flights was considered

Women in Ancient Egypt: determination of legal status and peculiarities of marriage and family relations

The main factors that influenced the formation of the worldview of the ancient Egyptian woman have been investigated. The influence of religion on her understanding of the family, her place and purpose in society has been shown. The main criteria of social differentiation of women have been identified. The primary sources, in particular legal monuments, on the basis of which the legal status of women in Ancient Egypt is shown, have been analysed. The features of marriage and family relations have been characterised. The research is based on the principle of historicism. Historical and comparative as well as historical and genetic methods were used to study the peculiarities of marriage and family relations, normative and comparative and hermeneutical methods were used when working with primary sources. The gender approach has led to a comprehensive study of religious, political, legal norms and social institutions, such as the family, family, culture, and more.
 Generalisations and conclusions have been made, stating that it was in the religion of Ancient Egypt that the united cults of the divine couple with a son-infant appeared, which became a model for the Egyptians in creating their own family. They were the first among the ancient civilisations to consider the family as the basis of society, which gives us grounds to assert that the family in our modern sense emerged in Ancient Egypt. The social status of women was different. The highest were the ruler’s wives and priestesses, and the lowest were maids and slaves. They had no legal rights and were considered property. However, slaves had the right to personal belongings and to have a family. They faced punishment for ill-treatment. Under certain conditions, slaves could become free and receive the rights of an Egyptian woman. It has been noted that free ancient Egyptian women had almost equal legal rights with men, which distinguishes them from women of other ancient civilisations.
 It has been emphasized that the study of the status of women and the peculiarities of marriage and family relations in Ancient Egypt allows us to see the historical origins of gender inequality, to understand such basic human values as love, mutual respect, responsibility, tolerance, devotion, etc. which should become the basis for addressing modern gender issues.

Improving the mechanism of port handling complexes

The issue of modernization of cargo flow mechanization schemes, while optimizing logistics costs with the aim of increasing port capacity, was considered. The process of cargo transshipment using various lifting and transport machines is studied, the schemes of complex mechanization of port terminals are presented. The main schemes of complex mechanization in the port are analyzed on the example of transportation of artificial cargo - slab. The leading link of these schemes is the gantry crane, for which a dynamic 3D model has been developed, which allows you to create a scenario of the transport operation using simulation systems. With the help of the simulator, it is possible to evaluate indicators of performance and reliability of the crane. The results of the calculations of the characteristics of the warehouse, its capacity and the layout of the slabs are given. To build a logistics algorithm for cargo transportation operations, input data (structure of freight traffic, energy costs, logistics costs), objects (lifting and transport equipment, ships, railway transport) and output information in the form of a report with simulation results are determined. The paper proposes an algorithm for the simulation model of the port transshipment complex, which allows you to visualize the technological process of transshipment operations and optimize the parameters according to the specified quality criteria. The materials of the article can be useful to specialists of the mechanization services of sea and river ports, as well as used in the educational process as tasks for laboratory, practical and course work

Brain Drain, A Modern Issue for the EU

The brain-drain phenomenon refers to the global moving of skilled alumni in order to ensure better work opportunities and higher salaries (Oxford Learner's Dictionaries, 2023). Its main effect is the loss of human capital in the mother countries, in which gaps in the workforce are being created, leaving the spots for people with lower qualifications. The lost income will cause a tax increase leading to the payment inability and to an overall worsening of the economy. The last result is what makes the phenomenon so important. The economy and the education are the foundations of a country and with the worsening of the first in the fields of home industries, the public services are facing a failure, the state providing less to its people (Young, 2021).

"SOME PROBLEMS DESIGN SOLUTIONS OF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS IN ASTANA"

"For the majority of Kazakhstan sewage treatment plants, the issues of modernization and construction of new blocks of wastewater treatment facilities are very relevant, the solution of which involves a comprehensive engineering and technological approach. This article analyzes the level of automation and disadvantages of the project of the second stage of sewage treatment plants (STP) of the State Enterprise «Astana SU Arnasy». The project of biological treatment on the aeration tanks of the second stage of (STP) does not provide for deep cleaning for biogenic pollutants, namely the internal recycling of activated sludge. The volume of the anoxic zone is 18 %, which is not enough for the process of biological dephosphotation. Thus, in order to more effectively achieve high-quality cleaning indicators, it is necessary to provide for a denitrification zone of at least 30 % of the total volume of the aeration tank. Analysis of the main causes of inefficient removal of phosphates at the stage of biological purification showed: insufficient concentration of biological oxygen consumption in incoming wastewater, absence of denitrification process, dephosphotation in the design of the second stage aerotanks and insufficient volume of the anaerobic zone, which is 18 % of the volume of the aerotank. The problems of inefficiency of technological wastewater treatment from phosphates at (STP) in Astana are primarily related to design errors and the impossibility of effective operation of wastewater treatment facilities associated with insufficient automation. Thus, in order to increase the efficiency of the biological treatment facilities of the second stage, it is necessary to carry out a new calculation of the facilities taking into account the processes of nitri-denitrification and biological removal of phosphates, additionally equip with equipment to ensure internal recycling with the allocation of intermediate zones and in the process of retrofitting to provide greater automation to minimize manual labor. "

The Historical Rewritings of S. L. Bhyrappa: Reading Aavarana or The Veil


 
 
 
 Decorated with Padma Shree, Padma Bhushan, Sahitya Akademi Award, Saraswati Samman and numerous other State and Central awards and fellowships, Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa is arguably the most prominent living Kannada writer today and one of the most popular ever. The epicentre of many controversies, his revisionist rewritings of the Hindu epics have equally engaged the popular and the academic imagination. Author of more than twenty-five novels, almost all of Bhyrappa's fiction is available in translation.
 This essay undertakes a critical analysis of one of his most popular novels Aavarana (translated The Veil), and what it purports to achieve with reference to the claims it makes about its search for historical truth. This is important because it deals with highly contentious issues in modern and medieval Indian history. It juxtaposes events from contemporary Indian history and from the medieval Indian history, and seeks justification for current violations and aggressions in the transgressions of the past. It resorts to an activist and ideologically soaked reading of history which makes sweeping claims, and employs highly emotive language to elicit an affective assent from readers. It dabbles dangerously on the matrix of 'we' and 'they'.
 
 
 

Women and Literature in Thornton Wilder’s The Ides of March

Abstract Although of the approximately 120 fictional documents and letters composing Wilder’s epistolary historical novel The Ides of March slightly less than half are ostensibly written by female characters, the author had to defend his work from at least one accusation of being unfair to women. The aim of this article is to investigate how Wilder gives voice to four famous women of ancient Rome—Clodia Metelli (supposedly Catullus’s model for the Lesbia addressed in his poetry); Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt; Julius Caesar’s aunt Julia Marcia; and the actress and courtesan Cytheris—by subverting traditional stereotypes and rewriting their personalities according to modern issues. Wilder’s Roman women are multilayered, ambivalent characters struggling to overcome gender stereotypes and discriminatory attitudes toward them through a strong connection with art and literature.

Hadis Akhlak dan Filsafat Etika Taha Abdurrahman: Kritik Modernitas dan Tawaran Alternatif

The rate of development of science and information technology experienced by humans, more or less, leads them to rapid and instant life changes. Modernity with all the conveniences offered in it has an impact on humans, both positive and negative. However, modernity dissolves humans in conditions of social, economic and political inequality. Colonialism and imperialism are part of the many consequences of modernity. Seeing the phenomenon of life, Taha Abdurrahman, a Muslim thinker and philosopher from Morocco, conducted an in-depth study of the issue of modernity and modern human behavior with the provisions of the hadith akhlak that was said by the Prophet Muhammad. So this study tries to reveal (a) how relevant the hadith akhlak and ethical philosophy of Taha Abdurrahma; (b) what are the criticisms conveyed by Taha on the reality of modernity; and (c) what alternative offers for modernity according to Taha. This library research finds that there is a relevance and strong role of the hadith akhlak on the ethical philosophy of Taha. He critiqued the rationalism on which Western modernity was based. He also offers a spirit of modernity which is based on al-rusyd, al-naqdī and al-syumūl. Keywords : Ethics, Hadith Akhlak, Modernity Criticism, Taha Abdurrahman.

The role of new ICT-based systems in modern management special issue editors:

AbstractIn this special issue, we have collected eight articles that offer new points for research on information and communications technology (ICT)-based systems. We focused on the intuitive nature of the relationship between new ICT-based systems and contemporary management, forming an integrative unit of analysis instead of focusing solely on new ICT-based systems and leaving contemporary management as a moderating or mediating factor. This special issue promoted interdisciplinary research at the intersection of new ICT-based systems and contemporary management, including cybernetics systems and knowledge management, service managing and the Internet of things, cloud and marketing management, business process re-engineering and management, knowledge management, and strategic business management, among others.

Border walls, imagined and real

Hanscam and Buchanan (2023) give us an insightful comparative analysis of Hadrian's Wall and the US/Mexico border wall. Their analysis shows how critically to study and use these long walls in an explicitly political archaeology. I have engaged in archaeology as political action (McGuire 2008), and have researched the materiality of the US/Mexico border while doing humanitarian work along that border (McGuire 2013). Hanscam and Buchanan deftly employ archaeology as a political tool to challenge capitalist ideologies about borders. They plead for a politically relevant archaeology that engages the past to address modern issues. Without such relevance, they fear that archaeology will be made redundant. I emphatically agree with them that an activist archaeology makes our discipline more relevant. I fear, however, that these politics may be our demise rather than our salvation.

Phytochemical Composition and Health Benefits of Figs (Fresh and Dried): A Review of Literature from 2000 to 2022.

With their rich history dating back 6000 years, figs are one of the oldest known plants to mankind and are a classical fruit in the Mediterranean diet. They possess a diverse array of bioactive components, including flavonoids, phenolic acids, carotenoids, and tocopherols, which have been used for centuries in traditional medicine for their health-promoting effects addressing gastrointestinal, respiratory, inflammatory, metabolic, and cardiovascular issues. This review summarizes the updated information on the phenolic composition, antioxidant capacity and other functional properties of fresh and dried figs cultivated in various parts of the world, highlighting variation in phenolic composition based on cultivar, harvesting time, maturity stage, processing, and fig parts. Additionally, the review delves into the bio-accessibility and bio-availability of bioactive components from figs and their potential influence on cardiovascular health, diabetes, obesity, and gut/digestive health. Data suggest that the intake of figs regularly in the diet, alone or with other dried fruits, increases select micronutrient intake and is associated with higher diet quality, respectively. Research in animal and human models of health and disease risk provide preliminary health benefits data on figs and their extracts from fig parts; however, additional well-controlled human studies, particularly using fig fruit, will be required to uncover and verify the potential impact of dietary intake of figs on modern day health issues.

Central Identities Secondary Identities: Difference and Management, In Elia Abu Madi'sPoem: "The Little Stone"

This study: identity representations, their diversity and ways to be managed, is meant to immask one of the most complicated modern issues about the conflict and coexistence of identities and their representations and success and failure in management because it is impossible for a society to exist without it as it bears noble humanities and a long history full of mobile contradictions and conflicts though the original principles which are considered to be the fundamental constants of identity preservation.
 This study tackles many perspectives: identity definition and it representations, mobility or stability, diversity or closure, success or failure in its administration.

Tactical measures set to improve the import substitution process in the field of Russian pharmaceuticals

The article deals with the problems of a high share of import dependence in the pharmaceutical and medical industry of the Russian Federation, leading to a decrease in the security of the state and public health, to the actualization of providing modern and high-quality Russian medicines issues. The study analyzes the causes of the current situation in the pharmaceutical and medical industry in Russia. Based on the information received, the policy of state actions for the purchase of imported substances, raw materials, equipment from China and India is analyzed using modern data processing methods. Guided by modern tools for managing business strategies in industry, tactical measures that will speed up the process of import substitution through the formation and effective use of the research, technological and production potential of the state are proposed. A set of tactical measures to improve the import substitution process in the field of Russian pharmaceuticals is also presented. The assessment of the proposed tactical measures to improve the process of import substitution in the field of pharmaceuticals, which is designed to solve important social, economic and strategic tasks, has been carried out.

Modern issues of horticulture as the most important component of food security of Russia

This article analyses the content of the most important component of the national agricultural industry — private subsidiary farms. The author relies upon the idea that the development of horticulture is an inexpensive and stable strategy that allows to improve the food security of households by providing them with quality and environmentally friendly personally made food. According to the estimates of the Union of Gardeners of Russia, 125 million Russians belong to families receiving products from the land they cultivate themselves, or to those going to help their relatives in summer. At the same time, according to Rosstat estimates, if the entire volume of agricultural production at actual prices in 2022 preliminarily amounted to 8.851 trillion rubles, households account for 2.071 trillion rubles at actual prices (i.e. a quarter of all products). Today, in the conditions of increasing pressure of sanctions on the agricultural sector of Russia, horticulture is of great importance for achieving the principal parameters of the country’s food security. The article shows that there is a signifi cant decrease in the number of both farms themselves and indicators of production effi ciency for personal consumption and for sale. Being a practitioner — chairman of an allotment society and a leading expert of the Federal Center for Agricultural Consulting, the author highlights the main issues, regulatory and legal restrictions that signifi cantly hinder the development of households, in particular: the inability to use the "dacha amnesty" for most allotment gardens, serious cadastral errors, the growth of abandoned land plots, as well as legislative innovations related to restrictions on keeping of farm animals and birds on garden plots.

Issues of modernization of academic activities in higher education in Russia

Subject. This article examines the issues of reform of the education system of Russia. Objectives. The article aims to propose measures to transform higher education, taking into account the goals of ensuring the technological sovereignty of Russia. Methods. For the study, we used general scientific research methods. Results. The article identifies trends in the development of the Russian higher education system and offers recommendations for the modernization of scientific and educational activities in Russia. Conclusions. Modern Russian higher education needs crisis management. It is possible to develop the concept of crisis management in the field of education only on the basis of the concept of socio-economic development of the country.

Emergencies in addiction medicine (general questions)

The article examines the substances used by drug addicts and modern general issues regarding the provision of emergency medical care to patients who are in a drug-induced state. An overview of the toxicological situation in Ukraine and in the world has been given. The general principles of providing emergency medical aid during the development of emergencies in drug-addicted patients caused by drug overdose and abstinence have been presented.

Understanding the illicit drug distribution in England: a data-centric approach to the County Lines Model.

The County Lines Model (CLM) is a relatively new illicit drugs distribution method found in Great Britain. The CLM has brought modern slavery and public health issues, while challenging the law-enforcement capacity to act, as coordination between different local police forces is necessary. Our objective is to understand the territorial logic behind the line operators when establishing a connection between two places. We use three different spatial models (gravity, radiation and retail models), as each one of them understands flow from place i to j in a different way. Using public data from the Metropolitan Police of London, we train and cross-validate the models to understand which of the different physical and socio-demographic variables are considered when establishing a connection. We analyse hospital admissions by drugs, disposable household income, police presence and knife crime events, in addition to the population of a particular place and the distance and travel times between two different locations. Our results show that knife crime events and hospital admissions by misuse of drugs are the most important variables. We also find that London operators distribute to the territory known as the 'south' of England, as negligible presence of them is observed outside of it.