Methodological Work Research Articles

Small planar antenna array design using length and spacing through Matlab‐HFSS interfacing

SummaryThis study presents a novel method for reducing return loss and achieving lower side lobe levels in small planar antenna arrays (PAAs). Quantum particle swarm optimisation (QPSO) findings are utilised for antenna design modelling and performance assessment utilising the MATLAB‐based moment's code approach and MATLAB‐HFSS interface. The mutual coupling between antenna components is considered and computed using the method of moments (MoM). Changing the array elements' length and spacing will accomplish the abovementioned objectives. The Matlab‐based moments code calculates the antenna components' length and spacing, and the antennas' length and spacing are used to produce the radiation pattern via the Matlab‐HFSS interface. Four examples of small PAA designs are given to illustrate how well the applied methodology works. The method discussed in this paper is generic and can be employed in the future for different sizes of the array elements and the different antenna array structure designs.

Development of Cognitive Abilities of high School Students by means of Psychological Training

The main problem: the article examines the development of cognitive abilities of high school students by conducting a theoretical analysis of philosophical, pedagogical, psychological, scientific and methodological works and current directions of its development. Improving the educational process in secondary educational institutions and developing the cognitive abilities of high school students is an urgent problem. Therefore, the task arises of developing the thinking and activity of high school students while studying in secondary educational institutions, teaching them to use their knowledge and skills in new life situations. The implementation of these tasks makes it urgent to search for ways and forms of organizing the educational process, which will contribute to the formation of the skills to plan and organize the cognitive activity of high school students. Purpose: to substantiate the general logical coordinates and methods of reformatting various humanitarian paradigms used in action. Methods: ontological principle of logic with genetic content, method of transforming specific images of objects based on their abstract meaning, method of transition from abstract to concrete language, language of thinking of schematic images of thought and language of methodological theory. activities. Currently, such an update represents a transition to the methods and tools of active learning technology as a means of continuous development of science and school practice, the use of which in most cases helps to increase the interest and activity of adolescents. The results and their significance: logically substantiated universal abstract-concrete coordinates of the universal movement are presented. In relation to life and the world of activity, they can be defined by the coordinates: “standard of living - activity efficiency”, or “action efficiency - time”, or “result - costs”, or “quality - quantity” etc. Clarity of thinking is ensured by the logic of movement vectors descending from the real to the abstract, ascending from the abstract to the real, as well as their combination. The constant need for cognitive activity creates in students a feeling of cognitive satisfaction, seeing the result of curiosity, its planning and organization. This result teaches the teenager to actively seek new cognitive activities and gain experience in mastering the subject.

OPSBC: A method to sort Pareto-optimal sets of solutions in multi-objective problems

In recent decades, the significance of multi-objective problems has grown substantially. One of the most popular methods for solving these problems involves the construction of Pareto sets. Pareto sets are exponentially sized relative to the input size of the problem, and so the need to reduce, or at least order, them arises. This work proposes the order of Pareto solutions by Borda count, an approach that makes use of ranking methods to establish preferences among the optimal solutions. To evaluate the proposed approach, a comparative study is conducted, evaluating its performance in comparison to other widely used and well-established methods within this domain. Finally, a case study with real-world data is used to show how the methodology works.

Sentiment Analysis of X(twitter) Data-a Review Study

Social networking Sites have captured the attention of the every generation. The advancement of technology and social networking sites has enabled anyone to easily express and share their ideas, opinions, feelings, expressions and reviews about any topic like- social, political, brands, business etc, with other people around the world. Thus Social media contains large amount of data in the form of text, image, audio and video uploaded by users. This data can be used as valuable information to check the reviews of people. It is also possible to diagnose every sentiment of the user by his/her text and posts on social media using emotion theories, machine learning techniques, and natural language processing techniques. This paper reviews the recent studies of sentiment analysis by social networking site X(Twitter). The steps of the methodology and related work analysis of the existing system is discussed in this review paper.

Research on the history of libraries and librarianship in Poland: A survey, 1945–2015

The author of the article discusses selected academic and popular publications on the history of libraries and librarianship in Poland which were issued between 1945 and 2015. In that period, information about the most important historical resources of various Polish libraries and early book collections was made available. In addition, the period was marked by progress in the study of materials originating before the end of the 18th century. Scholars published a range of methodological works and works about sources, contributing to the development of scholarship. At the same time, there were too few editions of source materials. After 1989, scholars intensified their efforts to find sources in foreign collections, especially in Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia and Germany. Polish collections kept abroad are yet to be fully researched and to have their inventories and catalogues published. The vast body of literature is uneven when it comes to its focus on individual historical periods, regions, subregions and local centres. It comprises publications on the history of libraries, their function and role in culture with regard to the history of publications focused on the types of libraries or individual libraries — of different traditions, sizes and the book, and stature. Scholars also explored the history of private book collections, reading rooms and libraries, as well as biographies of librarians and collectors. The quality of the publications varies. There are gaps in, for example, the history of libraries in the former Polish eastern borderlands and ‘blank pages’ in the historiography of Polish librarianship after the Second World War. There is a visible shortage of quantification of phenomena from the past of libraries, despite the fact that there are some possibilities in this respect. What is also needed is development in comparative studies, including from an international perspective, although this would require Polish historians to become more interested than before in the history of librarianship in other countries.

Response to responsible research assessment I and II from the perspective of the DGPs working group on open science in clinical psychology

We comment on the papers by Schönbrodt et al. (2022) and Gärtner et al. (2022) on responsible research assessment from the perspective of clinical psychology and psychotherapy research. Schönbrodt et al. (2022) propose four principles to guide hiring and promotion in psychology: (1) In addition to publications in scientific journals, data sets and the development of research software should be considered. (2) Quantitative metrics can be useful, but they should be valid and applied responsibly. (3) Methodological rigor, research impact, and work quantity should be considered as three separate dimensions for evaluating research contributions. (4) The quality of work should be prioritized over the number of citations or the quantity of research output. From the perspective of clinical psychology, we endorse the initiative to update current practice by establishing a matrix for comprehensive, transparent and fair evaluation criteria. In the following, we will both comment on and complement these criteria from a clinical-psychological perspective.

FORMATION OF GRAMMATICAL CONCEPTS IN PRIMARY CLASS STUDENTS

This article analyzes grammatical concepts, their features, scientific and methodological works created in connection with their study in primary school. The morphological competencies developed in primary grades and interactive methods used for the effective acquisition of grammatical concepts are outlined. The practical application of the method is explained.

When Is Old Too Old? The Problem of Leaning on Outdated Historical Work and a Simple Distinction between Two Kinds of Evidence to Address This

Abstract While international relations and comparative politics scholars are often hesitant to lean on old empirical findings in their own discipline, they have no similar qualms when it comes to the work of historians. This is sometimes problematic and sometimes not. To help political scientists who are going historical address this issue, I revisit prior methodological work by Cameron Thies, published in these pages, to introduce a distinction between two kinds of historical evidence: (i) “factual evidence,” which is relatively specific descriptive evidence that ages well and where there is often no alternative to enlisting older work, and (ii) “inferential evidence,” which is broader historical interpretations that tend to become outdated much more quickly. This distinction provides a shortcut for political scientists going historical who do not have the resources to systematically review historiography to document whether a certain piece of historical evidence has stood the test of time or not.

Adrijo: A Digital Platform for Adriatic Port Heritage—Good Practices for Virtual Museums and Touristic Experiences

Over the past decade, virtual museums have rapidly evolved due to technological advancements, and after the COVID-19 disruption grew in importance, this sustained the innovation of storytelling and the digital transformation of touristic practices. This paper presents the outcomes of a cooperation project: a virtual museum for eight ports in the Adriatic area, constituting notable examples of widespread heritage. The platform Adrijo is a multi-scalar, multilayer virtual museum that leverages the concept of geo-storytelling and e-tourism, also applying two augmented reality technologies for site-specific installations. In addition to the project results, an assessment of the different levels and experiences is provided, based on qualitative and qualitative analysis. As a re-usable resource, the technical tender specification from the methodological work package is presented, encompassing details of the technology, structure, functionalities, costs, timing for realization, and accessibility for disabled people. This paper proposes, through the critical analysis of the VM, a methodology that can be reused in other contexts, also providing toolkits for both its implementation and user satisfaction surveys, as well as for analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of some specific examples. The goal of the present research is thus to establish a consolidated methodological framework for designing, developing, implementing, and assessing a virtual museum, fully featured with 3D models and augmented reality technologies.

Взаимосвязь проектного управления с концепцией бережливого производства на предприятии

The author examined the theoretical and methodological provisions of the relationship between project management and the concept of lean production in an enterprise, the history of the development of project management, the concept and purpose. It is noted that in modern conditions, project management managers are faced with new requirements for high agility, flexibility, prompt provision of the main departments of enterprises with operational information, but quite effective and manageable. This lean project management should contribute to the continuous improvement of the operational efficiency of enterprises. Methods and methods for creating working groups in an enterprise have been studied. Innovative methods in the economy lead to a significant increase in labor productivity and the release of labor resources. The article discusses the methodology and flexible working methods and the benefits that can be obtained through innovation. The formation and creation of working groups is presented, the need for developing the personnel potential of JSC Perm Mashinostroitel Plant is substantiated. A lean manufacturing project is described to reduce production losses in product release.

Public preferences for vaccination campaigns in the COVID-19 endemic phase: insights from the VaxPref database

ObjectiveDespite widespread perceptions that SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) is no longer a significant threat, the virus continues to loom, and new variants may require renewed efforts to control its spread. Understanding how individual preferences and attitudes influence vaccination behaviour and policy compliance in light of the endemic phase is crucial in preparation for this scenario. MethodThis paper presents descriptive data from a global stated choice survey conducted in 22 countries across 6 different continents between July 2022 and August 2023, and reports the methodological work developed to address the need for comparable data. ResultsThis study included 50,242 respondents. Findings indicated significant heterogeneity across countries in terms of vaccination status and willingness to accept boosters. Vaccine hesitancy and refusal were driven by lower trust in public health bodies, younger age, and lower educational levels. Refusers and hesitant people reported lower willingness to take risks compared to those fully vaccinated (p<0.05). Lower mental health levels were found for the hesitant cohort (p<0.05). ConclusionsInsights from this database can help public health authorities to gain a new understanding of the vaccine hesitancy phenomenon, support them in managing the transition from the pandemic to the endemic phase, and favour a new stream of research to maximise behavioural response to vaccination programs in preparation of future pandemics.

Enhancing Piano Proficiency: Influential Factors for Success in the Pianism and Worldwide Projection Program at the National University of Costa Rica

The following study approaches factors that can influence the process and progress of piano learning. To do this, a questionnaire was administered to 11 students from the Worldwide Pianism and Projection program at the National University of Costa Rica to know their opinions regarding the determining factors that strengthen piano proficiency. The results show that attention to factors such as learning environment, discipline, motivation, and the teacher-student relationship strengthen piano pedagogy in favor of improving and achieving objectives. In addition, it raises the need to select work strategies that enhance the pianistic progress of students concerning the methodological work in the classroom.  

The COVID guidelines India project: A rapid living evidence synthesis during a pandemic in a LMIC setting

BackgroundCOVID-19 has had an unprecedented impact worldwide. Evidence for management interventions emerged rapidly but was difficult for clinicians and others to assess and decide how to use. Our team in India set up a national and international collaboration preparing guidance in real time to help guide clinical practice in the country during a pandemic setting. We describe our methods and the product in this paper. MethodsSpecialized groups comprising core, steering, methodology, evidence synthesis, dissemination and intervention expert working groups were formed. A Cochrane Rapid Review approach was used for prioritised questions in areas of clinical equipoise in management of COVID-19. GRADE methodology was incorporated into this process and expert working groups tailored guidelines for India using the WHO Evidence to Decision framework. This was then disseminated on a widely accessible platform: indiacovidguidelines.org. A questionnaire was then used to obtain end-user feedback on the guidelines. ResultsSince May 2021, a total of 20 guidelines have been developed spanning pharmacological, respiratory and other supportive interventions for management of COVID-19, with over 83,600 unique page views up to December 2023. Results from a pilot survey suggest usefulness of the guidelines, but also highlighted areas for improvement. A key output was adoption of our anticoagulation recommendation in state level COVID-19 guidelines (Kerala, India). National and institutional capacity for evidence synthesis and guidelines was strengthened. ConclusionsThe COVID Guidelines India project successfully developed contextually relevant, nationally applicable, evidence-based guidelines in a timely manner, and disseminated these freely through a dedicated website while successfully building capacity amongst Indian clinicians for evidence-based guideline development. Throughout the ongoing COVID Guidelines India project, the team has maintained a 'living' approach, continuously updating and refining recommendations in response to emerging evidence during the ever-evolving pandemic landscape.

PRACTICAL TRAINING OF HIGHER EDUCATION LEARNERS IN SPECIALTY STOMATOLOGY AT BUKOVINIAN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Considerable changes have taken place in the health care system of Ukraine. Theseprocesses produce a great influence on higher medical education, and therefore, it issignificantly transforming. Comprehensive mastering of a substantial amount of practicalskills, continuous advance of professional training quality is one of the important tasks athigher medical educational institutions. Training of a dentist involves practical trainingof essential common medical manipulations as well as special skills in diagnostics,prevention, and treatment of dental diseases.Objective structured clinical exam (OSCE) is a leading one in training of highereducation learners in the field of dentistry. The exam stimulates learning and concentratesstudent attention on acquiring clinical competence, increases the quality of educationalexperience of those taking the exam. It provides validity and reliability of assessment,qualitative feedback relations with current assessment of knowledge and skills of students.Objective – to analyze the educational- professional program «Stomatology» anddirections of its implementation among higher education learners at the departments ofstomatology.Materials and methods. Analysis of the educational- professional program «Stomatology»,psychological- pedagogical and methodological literature, materials of educationalmethodological conferences, methodological work of the departments. To achieve theaim, to specify the content and peculiarities of implementation of up-to-date pedagogicalmethods in the educational process the following theoretical methods of the research areapplied: analysis, synthesis, generalization, comparison, and systematization.Conclusions. Implementation of the educational program 221 «Stomatology» atBukovinian State Medical University is based on current scientific achievements ofstomatology and dentistry aid system. The program considers special distinctive featuresin the development of the regional health care system under conditions of labor markettransformation. Education is focused on a qualified practical dentistry training oflearners by means of integration of international innovation educational technologies.OSCE produces a positive effect on the educational process, since it stimulates learning.The attention of learners is concentrated on mastering clinical competence. Studentknowledge is assessed under conditions as close as possible to clinical ones. It helpsaccurate assessment of their skills and abilities necessary in professional work.

Site-Selective Protein Conjugation by a Multicomponent Ugi Reaction.

The chemical bioconjugation of proteins has seen tremendous applications in the past decades, with the booming of antibody-drug conjugates and their use in oncology. While genetic engineering has permitted to produce bespoke proteins featuring key (un-)natural amino acid residues poised for site-selective modifications, the conjugation of native proteins is riddled with selectivity issues. Chemoselective strategies are plentiful and enable the precise modification of virtually any residue with a reactive side-chain; site-selective methods are less common and usually most effective on small and medium-sized proteins. In this context, we studied the application of the Ugi multicomponent reaction for the site-selective conjugation of amine and carboxylate groups on proteins, and antibodies in particular. Through an in-depth mechanistic methodology work supported by peptide mapping studies, we managed to develop a set of conditions allowing the highly selective modification of antibodies bearing N-terminal glutamate and aspartate residues. We demonstrated that this strategy did not alter their affinity toward their target antigen and produced an antibody-drug conjugate with subnanomolar potency. Excitingly, we showed that the high site selectivity of our strategy was maintained on other protein formats, especially on anticalins, for which directed mutagenesis helped to highlight the key importance of a single lysine residue.

About the first head of the Department of Economics and Management, Professor Lin Alexander Alekseevich

The essay is dedicated to Alexander Alekseevich Lin, Professor, Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the first head of the Department of Economics and Management of the St. Petersburg State Chemical and Pharmaceutical Academy. This essay presents his biography, contribution to pharmaceutical science and education, the results of his work, the most important scientific achievements, as well as information about the scientific, educational, methodological and organizational work of the department, which he headed. Alexander Alekseevich was awarded the prize of the Government of St. Petersburg and the certificate of honor of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation for outstanding achievements in the field of higher education and healthcare, as well as awarded the medal “100 years of Russian trade unions”. His vivid and significant contribution to educational activities and the sphere of public life will remain for a long time in the memory of colleagues, students and everyone who knew him. In our short essay, we used the materials of the department, archival data, bibliographic and abstract databases.

Meta-analyses in Economic Psychology: A sustainable approach to cross-cultural differences

This manuscript is a methodological work on the state of research using meta-analytic procedures in Economic Psychology, with a focus on the investigation of cross-cultural differences. We review published meta-analyses and introduce a new classification thereof by data source, describing how the different categories relate to the study of cross-cultural differences. We also discuss related opportunities and challenges, proposing a sustainable methodological approach that is then implemented in three case studies where we re-analyze data from published meta-analyses. In doing so, the relevance of culture as a determinant is explored by relating country-level cultural indicators to experimental measures of risk aversion, tax compliance, and prosocial behavior, respectively. It turns out that, after we control for country-level cultural heterogeneity and economic development, country-level individualism predicts these economic outcomes. We discuss possible interpretations of our findings. meta-analysis, individualism, fractionalization, Multiple Price List, Tax Evasion Game, Dictator Game

THE RETURN OF UKRAINIAN CULTURAL TREASURES: A LONG ROAD HOME

An analysis of various aspects of the return of Ukrainian cultural treasures has been conducted. The article examines the collaboration between the Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University and the Archive-Museum of the Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences in the USA in 2009. It demonstrates that archival materials and personal belongings of the Kosach family were transferred from the Funds of the Archive-Museum of the Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences to the Lesia Ukrainka Research Institute. It is indicated that in 2010, a concept was developed and the initial stage of the “Cultural Treasures of Ukraine” information system was implemented. This system comprised eight registers of cultural treasures: those lost during and as a result of World War II (libraries, museums); those returned to Ukraine; those related to the history of the Ukrainian people located outside Ukraine; those sought nationally; those sought upon requests from other countries; confiscated cultural treasures; objects with permits for temporary export from Ukraine. It is noted that during this period, exhibitions, cultural projects, presentations, and discussions related to the return of Ukrainian cultural treasures were organized. After the cessation of the State Service for Control over the Movement of Cultural Values across the State Border in 2011, the Department for the Control of the Movement of Cultural Values was established within the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. Importantly, despite funding constraints due to an economic crisis, efforts were made to search for cultural treasures and maintain cooperation with the Ukrainian diaspora. Additionally, the article highlights initiatives concerning the return of Scythian gold and the intricate process of repatriating cultural artifacts to Ukraine. The protracted legal battle in this matter is analyzed. Methodological work was also carried out to establish specific norms for conducting expertise on cultural values, leading to the approval of Methodological Recommendations for the State Expertise of Cultural Values by the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine in 2019. Notably, contacts with the United States of America and Germany have been of particular importance in the realm of cultural treasures repatriation.

A filosofia da mente como um problema da filosofia e da ciência. Trans/form/ação: revista de filosofia da Unesp, Marília, v. 47, n. 2, “Perspectivas femininas no pensamento filosófico”, e0240025, 2024.

Abstract: The purpose of the scientific article is a comparative analysis of the philosophy of consciousness in the context of Western and Eastern theory. In the process of the three stages of scientific research, the authors used general scientific and unique methods, such as analysis, synthesis, generalization, induction, comparative, and content analysis methods. The Western and Eastern philosophy representatives’ scientific and methodological works are analyzed to explain the problem of human consciousness. The features of Islamic monotheism in Al-Farabi’s views, as well as the relationship between thinking and body in Ibn Sina’s theory, are considered. The interpretation of the philosophy of consciousness of the Western region is presented on the example of Dennett’s heterophenomenology and physicalism, the “Chinese room” thought experiment by Searle and others. The fundamental similarities and differences in explaining the philosophy of consciousness by Western and Eastern scientists are determined. The author’s analytical criticism of these philosophical trends is provided.

Evolution of the forms of sources on classical dance technique in the methodological literature of the second half of the 15th – first half of the 20th centuries

The article is devoted to the study of the evolution of the forms of literary works on classical dance technique of the second half of the 15th – first half of the 20th century, among which are educational and methodological manuals, dance notations, theoretical, historical and critical works, and classical dance curriculums. The creation of the first theoretical works on the art of choreography determines the upper temporal boundary of the chronological framework of the research. The development of the first classical dance curriculums determines the lower chronological limit. Until now, curriculums have not been regarded as an autonomous source, allowing to objectively assess the level of performing skills in their historical development. The research is aimed to identify the prerequisites for the emergence of this form of explanation and description of classical dance technique. It is hypothesized that already in the earliest theoretical works, the programmatic approach of the choreographic mindset can be traced. Using the historical method, the article makes a retrospective analysis of literary sources to reveal this pattern. The novelty of the research shows the importance of the classical dance curriculum not only in the evolution of professional ballet education but also in the development of the theory of choreographic art. It is concluded that there is a conventional form of classical dance curriculum in the content of the analyzed works. It was found that the methods of many outstanding teachers (P. Beauchamp, F. Taglioni, O. Vestris, E. Cecchetti) were described by their students, as they did not leave behind any published theoretical works. Other specialists in the field of choreographic art (R. Feuillet, A. Bournonville, E. Theleur, A. J. Zorn, V. I. Stepanov), on the contrary, combined several competences at once in writing methodology, theory, curriculums, and notations.