Mass Events Research Articles

Doing gender, doing nation! Marches, protests, and mass events as a space for reproducing gendered national roles in nationalistic organisations

The article aims to analyse the physical practising of gender by women in Polish nationalist organisations to reflect on what vision of the nation is reproduced by these embodied gender practices. Using information obtained from interviews and observations, I seek an answer to how the physical gender practices correspond to the logic of the gendered presence of women as members of a national community (Anthias & Yuval-Davis, 1989). One of the main conclusions of the analysis is that the physical body and the gender practices involved in it are a significant stronghold of reproducing the roles that the nation imposes on women. This is related to justifying cultural differences by referring to the biological differences between genders. What is particularly interesting, however, is the fact that the body and its physical capabilities provide space for gender transgressions beyond established norms.

Qualification characteristics of the professions of workers in the field of physical education and sports rehabilitation

The authors of the article emphasize that in the modern period, the state of health of the population of Ukraine is a significant challenge to society and, without exaggeration, poses a real threat to human security. The search for ways to preserve and develop the nation and strengthen its health should be addressed to the teaching community, which is increasingly aware of its responsibility for the physical, social and psychological well-being of the future generation.
 The article describes the qualification characteristics of such professions of workers in the field of physical education and sports rehabilitation as “Instructor of physical culture and sports rehabilitation”, “Specialist of physical culture and sports rehabilitation” and “Physical culture and sports rehabilitation therapist”.
 The authors emphasizes that workers in the field of physical culture and sports rehabilitation should plan and implement measures of physical culture and sports rehabilitation aimed at restoring and compensating for the functional capabilities of the human body, its physical condition through physical education and sports.
 It is indicated that employees in the field of physical culture and sports rehabilitation should cooperate with employees of the system of physical culture and sports institutions for persons with disabilities “Invasport” to involve persons with disabilities and their support for participation in physical culture, sports and rehabilitation activities among persons with disabilities with lesions of the musculoskeletal system, visual, hearing, mental and physical development and different age groups.
 It is noted that workers in the field of physical culture and sports rehabilitation should cooperate with specialists from centers for comprehensive rehabilitation for children and youth with disabilities to involve persons with disabilities in participation in physical culture and recreation, mass and sports events.

Information and Communication Activities of Ukrainian Libraries in the Conditions of War

The purpose of the article is to comprehensively investigate the essence of information and communication activities of libraries in the conditions of the war between Russia and Ukraine and to determine the role of communication strategies in the implementation of their main tasks. The research methodology is based on systemic and value approaches, with the use of general scientific (analysis, synthesis, abstraction, generalisation, and others) and special methods determined by the multidisciplinary informational, communicative and socio-cultural research paradigm, which made it possible to comprehensively consider the specified problem and obtain appropriate results. The scientific novelty consists in understanding the general features of the library industry in the conditions of war. Conclusions. Library activity is one of the most important aspects of the functioning of the information and communication sphere of Ukraine, which intensified its activities during the war in order to improve the interaction between libraries and users. It has been proven that libraries in the information and communication space in wartime have undergone a process of transformation from a traditional environment to a social platform capable of resisting informational, cultural, and psychological influences of the enemy. It is noted that one of the effective strategic directions of its information and communication activities is the expansion of access to information for the audience of users both in Ukraine and abroad, and those who are in the occupied territory. Mass events aimed at supporting young people and pensioners are held; cooperation with volunteer and public organisations; work aimed at helping the Armed Forces of Ukraine and internally displaced persons; provision of information support; participation in charity events. It is emphasised that the information and communication activity of Ukrainian libraries in war conditions acquires special importance and functions on the principle of humanity, which is applied during armed conflicts and is closely related to related fields of international law reflected in national legislation. It is obvious that in wartime, libraries are almost the only social platforms for the promotion of education, legal education and upbringing in territorial communities. The war also activated new forms and methods of educational and explanatory work, the popularisation of library services that reflect the specific requests of users and meet the needs of the local population and the requirements of today. All this is an important indicator of the effectiveness and attractiveness of libraries as an informational and communicative multidisciplinary social platform in wartime conditions. Keywords: library, librarian, reader, information and communication activities of libraries, communication strategies, information and communication centre, library services, war.

Foreign language professionally-oriented competence of students of non-linguistic specialities (on the example of athletes)

Relevance. The relevance of considering the features of professionally-oriented training of students of non-linguistic specialities is due to the need to improve the methods and techniques of work in the study of foreign languages, the emergence of developments in terms of the implementation of narrow-profile English or other foreign in a professional environment.Purpose. The purpose of this work was to identify the nature of teaching and learning foreign languages on the example of student-athletes in the Kazakh Academy of Sports and Tourism, as well as the analysis of student questionnaires to determine the level of knowledge and practical skills in a foreign language. This work is aimed at the analysis of multi-level foreign language professionally-oriented competence: phonetic, lexical, word-formation, morphological, syntactic and communicative in the training of athletes.Methodology. The study uses the methods of analytical-synthetic, comparative analysis, the method of studying and summarizing pedagogical experience and the method of questioning.Results. Two surveys were conducted among students of 1-5 courses in the educational program �Physical Culture and Sports�: the first one determined the level of professionally oriented education, the second � the level of formation of language competencies. In this study, the main directions of the implementation of the Academy�s activities were considered: holding mass events aimed at learning a foreign language, training foreign specialists and exchanging experience with international companies, adopting teaching experience from foreign teachers.Conclusions. The attention is focused on some exercises developed for the training of athletes, including phonetic, lexical, morphological, word-formation, syntactic and communicative ones. In the future, this work can be used to develop new teaching methods, courses for teaching foreign languages and strategies for the formation of professionally oriented and communicative competence.

Enacting the Mythical through Architecture

Abstract The beginning of the Third Reich saw the construction of large architectural structures to host and aesthetically frame Nazi mass events. The significance of these buildings cannot be understood without the propaganda and mass performances that constituted their contemporary frame of reception. This article discusses the Gauforum project in Weimar, constructed from 1937 until 1944. Combining an analysis of common architecture-related propaganda tropes with an examination of architectural design and a reading of the ceremony of laying the first foundation stone, it shows how these elements performed the longed-for Volksgemeinschaft. By framing construction works as the expression of national achievement and an ongoing revolutionary renewal of the nation, Nazi-era architecture propaganda discursively primed the ground for interplay between the material arrangements of architecture and events that afforded an experience of the mythical spatiotemporality of the Volksgemeinschaft. In this way, Nazi architectural propaganda played an efficacious part in the politics of mass events.

Influence of age on clinical characteristics, pharmacological management and exacerbations in children with asthma

BackgroundAsthma trials and guidelines often do not distinguish between adolescents and younger children. Using a large English data set, we evaluated the impact of age on asthma characteristics, management and...

A mass event of paraquat poisoning via inhalation.

In January 2023, a rare event of collective inhalation paraquat poisoning occurred in Shandong, China. To analyze the clinical characteristics of an event of respiratory tract paraquat poisoning through inhalation. Clinical data from eight patients with paraquat inhalation poisoning were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were mainly exposed to paraquat via the respiratory tract. The main clinical manifestations were ocular and respiratory irritation. Lung computed tomography (CT) showed that all eight patients had varying degrees of lung injury, mainly manifesting as exudative lesions. Laboratory tests revealed arterial blood gas hypoxemia, abnormal white blood cell count, and increased neutrophil ratio. Sufficient glucocorticoid impact therapy was effective, and all eight patients survived. Eight patients experienced chest tightness, shortness of breath, and varying degrees of lung injury due to inhalation of paraquat through the respiratory tract. The early use of glucocorticoids and other comprehensive treatment measures, active prevention and treatment of lung infections, and protection of organ function have beneficial effects in such cases.

Survival probability function as a supporting element in automated triage system on the battlefield

Mass events are incidents involving a large number of casualties. They are an integral part of combat operations. These events are characterized by exceeding the capabilities of the rescuers present at the scene during a specific phase of the operation. The difference in triage applied in combat compared to triage used in civilian mass events is directly related to their specific nature and intended objectives. The article presents an innovative segregation algorithm that takes into account the value of the so-called "survival function," which is a component of a medical evacuation decision support system based on the integration of monitoring and analysis of soldier's vital parameters with the medical security system.

NUMERICAL METHOD FOR CALCULATING THE LOCATIONS OF SAFETY SYSTEM REPEATERS ON TERRAIN WITH OBSTACLES

When deploying temporary technical security systems in the interests of ensuring public safety during mass events, quick-deployable sensors for detecting dangerous events are widely used: to monitor traffic flows and visitors, to detect fires, fights, aggressive behavior, dangerous abandoned objects and unmanned aerial vehicles. A number of important limitations, including geometric dimensions of the detector and repeater installation areas, the capacity of data transmission channels, the presence of restricted areas and the high speed of data transmission from modern sensors of dangerous events, show the need for rational location of repeaters. An iterative algorithm used to estimate placement locations provides an opportunity to find repeater installation points in order to ensure the transmission of high-speed monitoring information flows.

NNLL resummation of Sudakov shoulder logarithms in the heavy jet mass distribution

The heavy jet mass event shape has large perturbative logarithms near the leading order kinematic threshold at ρ=13\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \\usepackage{amsmath} \\usepackage{wasysym} \\usepackage{amsfonts} \\usepackage{amssymb} \\usepackage{amsbsy} \\usepackage{mathrsfs} \\usepackage{upgreek} \\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \\begin{document}$$ \\rho =\\frac{1}{3} $$\\end{document}. Catani and Webber named these logarithms Sudakov shoulders and resummed them at double-logarithmic level. A resummation to next-to-leading logarithmic level was achieved recently. Here, we extend the resummation using an effective field theory framework to next-to-next-to-leading logarithmic order and show how to combine it with the resummation of dijet logarithms. We also solve the open problem of an unphysical singularity in the resummed momentum space distribution, in a way similar to how it is resolved in the Drell-Yan qT spectrum: through a careful analysis of the kinematics and scale-setting in position space. The heavy jet mass Sudakov shoulder is the first observable that does not involve transverse momentum for which position space resummation is critical. These advances may lead to a more precise extraction of the strong coupling constant from e+e− data.

State efficiency estimation method in the road and transport environment according to the criterion of "zero death"

Considered in the article, the method for assessing the effectiveness of conditions in the road transport environment according to the criterion of "zero mortality" in road accidents is aimed at developing an effective approach and targeted actions in the field of ensuring road safety in road transport. The necessity of a systematic approach to ensure the audit of places of concentration of road accidents is substantiated. A conceptual model of an information system and the fact of an accident event as a mass event in a complex road and transport environment has been developed, which includes interacting connections of subsystems, factors of an emergency situation, the causes of an accident in the system "road user—vehicle—road—environment". An information system has been developed to reduce the impact of negative factors in the occurrence of road accidents in DTS. Combinations of possible variants of RTA and mutually exclusive properties of the information states of the environment are determined. Keywords: road safety, systems approach, complex system, zero mortality, traffic accident

A Study of the Impact of Online Mass Events on College Students' Education

With the rapid development of the Internet, the frequent occurrence of network group events has made the internal and external educational environment of colleges and universities change dramatically, which has a great impact on the education of college students. the impact of network group events on college students has a dual nature, both positive and negative impacts. This paper analyzes the connotation and characteristics of network mass events, discusses the impact of network mass events on college students' education, and then puts forward the countermeasures for college students to rationally deal with network mass events.

Administrative and legal regulation of the implementation of the right to peaceful assembly under the conditions of martial state

The article analyzes the problems of administrative and legal regulation of the exercise of the right to peaceful assembly in the conditions of the legal regime of martial law. It has been established that the norms of the Constitution of Ukraine define a single subject empowered to prohibit the right of citizens to peaceful assembly, whose role is played by courts of general jurisdiction. The expediency of canceling clause 8, part 1, article 8 of the Law of Ukraine “On the legal regime of martial law”, regarding the granting of powers to the military command and military administrations to ban peaceful meetings, rallies, marches and demonstrations, and other mass events, has been substantiated. Attention is drawn to the fact that the legislator has not yet adopted a special legislative act aimed at determining the procedure for organizing and holding peaceful meetings, rallies, marches and demonstrations, and other mass events. The direct influence of the absence of the specified special law on the quality of law enforcement practice of courts of general jurisdiction during the consideration of administrative cases under article 185-1 of the Code of administrative offenses has been proven. It is emphasized that there is no clear and legally regulated categorical apparatus, with the help of which it would be possible to distinguish the concepts of “peaceful gatherings”, “meetings”, “campaigns”, “demonstrations”, “other mass events. It is emphasized that the national legislation on the freedom of peaceful assembly needs to be revised in the part related to the regulation of urgent, spontaneous peaceful assemblies, as well as peaceful events that are held in the absence of the organizer. The need for a conceptual definition of the implementation mechanism of public events, which are held: a) spontaneously; b) without an organizer; c) urgently (without delay).

Turning words into action: pro-environmental interest and personal commitment of different groups

Abstract Background Numerous models point to notable discrepancies between internal attitudes and environmental protection behaviour. Especially in regards to the high social value of climate protection, the question arises to what extent the commitment to environmental protection is not just a socially desirable “lip service”. A snap survey was conducted among participants of climate demonstrations in Vienna to find out whether they differ from other groups not only in their interest in environmental issues, but in particular in their personal commitment. Methods A total of 331 participants (below 16y) were surveyed (177 Fridays4Future participants, 41 visitors of non-climate-related mass events, 113 medical students). The survey regarding interest in climate and personal commitment to environmental protection was conducted using an 11-point Likert scale. Results Participants of the climate demonstrations described higher values regarding their interest in climate protection, their interest in environmental protection as well as their personal commitment to environmental protection. All differences between the pairwise mean-group comparisons were significant in the expected direction (lowest values: visitors of non-climate-related events; p < 0.017). Results concerning flight renunciations already made showed large differences between the groups (Pearson Chi-Square: 71.913; df = 4; p < 0.001): Around 5 times more participants of climate demonstrations than visitors to other mass events reported that they had already refrained from flying in the past year. In contrast, there were no differences with regard to the statement that they had not yet renounced flights, but intended to do so in the future. Discussions Differences with regard to renunciations already made indicate that values expressed by the groups are also mirrored in actual behaviour. Considering the magnitude of differences and control response our results are unlikely to be explained by socially desired response behaviour. Key messages • First short survey on to quantify group differences regarding refrainment of air travels. • Climate activists showed considerably higher commitment regarding personal sacrifices.

INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF UKRAINE: MAIN POINTS OF BIFURCATION

The paper aims to consider the consequences of civil protests in the context of the transformation of the democratic political system of Ukraine. Taking Ukraine as an example, the development of the path dependence concept in post-Soviet countries has been suggested in order to overcome negative institutional isomorphism and avoid the hybridity state in the political system. A periodization of institutional dynamics in Ukraine has been proposed, where the large-scale actions of civil disobedience became the bifurcation point. A comparative analysis of recurring protests of different years made it possible to outline the main features of the turning points of institutional development and in this context to consider current political events. Specific featuresof institutional development include the "from below" initiative, uncontrollability by the political elites, spontaneity. We will also note the increased drama of the unfolding of events, in particular. The use of force by the participants of the mass events and the authorities was also unprecedented. These features have led to both positive changes and negative consequences, which are still evident. A scientific analysis of changes in the main political institutions has been carried out on the basis of statistical data and the results of sociological surveys. Its results testify to profound shifts in the structure of the party-political spectrum, the nature of public activity, political participation, worldview orientations of Ukrainians, and only superficial changes in state bodies. This trend continues under martial law, which provides grounds for predicting the vectors and trajectory of institutional changes in the current period. The author’s conclusions about the role of the Revolution of Dignity in the formation and development of democratic political institutions have been made, and further trends in the development of political institutions have been predicted.

SAFETY RISKS POSED BY PYROTECHNIC MATERIALS

Abstract: Pyrotechnic materials are one of the types of explosives which are used to manufacture products for military and civil purposes. These materials, in the event of improper storage or use contrary to their intended purpose, may work in an uncontrolled manner. In extreme cases, the phenomenon of a mass explosion involving the entire load, warehouse or transport vehicle may occur, which in turn may lead to significant losses in people or property. History cites many cases in which the explosion of spectacular pyrotechnic products, generally considered harmless, had catastrophic consequences for the life and health of many people. The risks associated with the use of pyrotechnic materials may result, among others, from: negligence on the part of producers, or organizational local authorities, lack or failure to maintain an appropriate level of security by sellers, organizers of mass events and users themselves. Due to the amount of storage in one place, pyrotechnic materials pose a particularly high risk in the places of production and storage. Over the years, there have been many disasters related to the accidental initiation of energetic semi-finished or finished products. This article describes accidents related to the activation of pyrotechnic materials in Poland and abroad. Methods for determining the degree of hazard posed by dangerous goods and examples of the Test Series 6 carried out for pyrotechnic articles are also presented.

DIAGNOSIS OF THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO CRP ALERT LEVELS AND ALERT LEVELS IN POLAND – RESEARCH REPORT

The topics related to the CRP alert levels and alert levels in Poland are important and topical.Although this is not a new area in the science of security, the use of CRP alert levels and alertlevels as a tool for anti-terrorist activities by public administration bodies in an uninterrupted(continuous) mode for over a year throws a completely different light at the issue of CRP alertlevels and alert levels than the one that was known until February 24, 2022. In the past, alert levelswere introduced many times in the classic approach (ALFA and BRAVO), as well as in relation tothreats in the cyberspace of the Republic of Poland (ALFA-CRP, BRAVO-CRP and CHARLIECRP),both for the entire country and the importance of smaller ones defined in a different way;however, it should be noted that in general until February 2022, it was primarily related to theorganization of mass events or presidential and parliamentary elections. The aggression of theRussian Federation against Ukraine has resulted in alert and CRP alert levels accompanying usuninterruptedly for more than a year, affecting the classical space, the cyber environment as wellas the area of the Polish energy infrastructure located beyond the country’s borders. In view of theabove, given the geopolitical situation in the region of Central and Eastern Europe, knowledgeabout the meaning of the CRP alert levels and the CRP alert levels, as well as the need and abilityto carry out projects to be implemented after the introduction of a specific alert level and CRP alertlevel, becomes particularly important.The aim of the article is to diagnose the level of knowledge among respondents regarding the issueof CRP alert levels and alert levels, taking into account the applicable legal acts in this regard,knowledge about the current situation and the obligations of selected entities stemming fromthe introduction of CRP alert levels and alert levels. In order to better illustrate the inventoriedknowledge, more than 20 drawings have been prepared, which present the distribution of answersto the posed questions.

Посредничество в функциональной структуре библиотек

The promotion and popularization of scientific knowledge among all members of society is one of the most important tasks of all scientific and cultural institutions. The related library also solves this problem. But does its functional structure change at the same time? The author examines the essence of communicative and intermediary functions. The purpose of the article is to find an answer to the question: what function does the library perform in order to promote the interaction of science and society. The author shows the differences between the communicative and intermediary functions of libraries of different types in the formation of a scientific worldview. The author comes to the conclusion that, due to the humanitarian education of their employees, municipal, city and regional libraries are able and obliged to perform a communicative function for solving leisure tasks, and intermediation – through a system of mass events – for the development of a scientific worldview. University libraries, depending on their direction, can perform both a communicative and intermediary function (this is especially true for libraries of technical and natural science universities). The author believes that theoretically it is possible to explain the intermediary function only on the basis of studying the more general ability of the library to "communicate". This function is the original universal. And in this universality intermediation tasks come to the fore in the library in the interaction of science and society. In order to implement the communicative and intermediary functions, librarians need to possess certain knowledge, not formal, but substantive: the communicative function requires not only "purely" library and bibliographic knowledge of service, but also knowledge ranging from the history of science to understanding its modern problems and tasks. It may seem that the knowledge that cultural universities currently provide is enough to implement the intermediary function. But advanced training courses are needed tо introduce new popular science literature on any scientific field, new names, new scientific achievements. This is necessary not just in order to hold mass events known from university library education, but to invite certain scientists and specialists.

Cultural Phenomenon of Mass Event

The purpose of the article is to research urban mass events as a specific form of public communication, its institutional and communicative characteristics, and the peculiarities of its current state. Research methodology. The method of analysis is applied to investigate scientific theories on the key concepts of the study; the method of analogy is used to examine factual materials on the cultural phenomenon of the mass event; the method of comparison contributed to the establishment of common and distinctive advantages in modern mass events. The cultural approach has become the key to the theoretical justification of the phenomenology of modern events as phenomena of cultural and practical activity. The scientific novelty of the work is an attempt to theoretically conceptualise the phenomenon of mass events from the standpoint of the cultural approach as phenomena that are an important factor in the formation of socio-cultural aspects of social development, and its value self-determination. Conclusions. Mass festivals and spectacles exist in every society as an indispensable institution, a social and cultural phenomenon that unites different segments of the population, forming a peculiar form of regulation of human activity. It is a dynamic structure, the development of which is carried out in the general field of the historical and cultural environment, which determines the nature and content. Mass festivals and spectacles as the most important component of the history and modernity of culture are an integral element of the socio-cultural system, and with a reasonable approach to this phenomenon, could serve as a guarantee of social harmony and integration. Key words: Ukrainian national holidays, modern events, mass events, cultural phenomenon.

SAFETY OF SPORTS EVENTS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE STATUS OF A MASS EVENT IN THE CRISIS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The purpose of this article is to present the safety of non-mass sports events and their functioning in the crisis management system in relation to the activities undertaken by the service established to ensure and maintain public safety and order, before, during and after the sports event. As well as discussing the actions taken during the occurrence of an event having the features of a crisis situation. The article also attempts to discuss the role and tasks of the state in building a security system based on a crisis management system within the operating state entities (services, inspections, guards), local government and private. An attempt was also made to present legal regulations regarding the safety of mass events and the lack of such regulations regarding events that do not have such a status. The role of the Police in the internal security system of the state, during the emergence of crisis situations, procedures of conduct developed and implemented in order to operate effectively were discussed in detail. It should also be emphasized that the article in question does not exhaust the topic of safety of events that do not have the status of a mass event, and is a contribution to further work in this area.