Modern Forms Research Articles

Massive Online Open Course „Essential Radiochemistry for Society“

The massive open online course "Essential radiochemistry for society" represents a modern form of education. Due to its attractive design, varied content and interactive nature, it has the potential to appeal to various interest groups. Thematically, the course is divided into five weeks: Radiochemistry for the environment, health, industry, nuclear energy and society. In addition to radiochemistry and nuclear chemistry, which are the basis of the course, direct connections can be found to biology, physics, ecology, art and culture. The course is comprehensive; a participant can study only selected chapters or the entire course independently. Recommendations and tips for effectively using the course in classes have been compiled for teachers and lecturers.

Teeth Enamel Ultrastructural Analysis of Selected Equidae Taxa

This paper presents historical and evolutionary insights into the “tarpan” group of small horses by examining molar tooth enamel ultrastructure. Mathematical methodologies were applied to enhance the analysis. Tooth enamel from species such as Equus gmelini (tarpan), E. latipes, and E. hydruntinus from Pleistocene Ukrainian localities, E. przewalskii from the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine, and E. caballus form sylvaticus (Polish konik) from Roztocze National Park, Poland, underwent scanning microscope examination. Measurements of enamel structures, including prisms (PE) and interprismatic matrix (IPM), were conducted, with the K-index used as their ratio, categorized by enamel type (I, II, III). The findings confirmed that the crystal structures of enamel in these horse groups vary based on genus evolution, diet, and environmental conditions, shaping the enamel’s morphological features. Through analysis, clusters were identified, allowing for potential reconstructions of relationships among study groups. The results revealed distinct differences between species, enabling their classification within an established phenogram. Two primary clusters emerged: one consisting of extinct small horse forms from diverse localities and another grouping modern forms. Notably, the Late Pleistocene European species E. latipes showed close affinities to the latter cluster.

«Ssavtsi» (Mammalia): the story of a 100-year-old term

The use of the Ukrainian word «ssavtsi» (= «suctorial») and its synonym «zviri» (= «beasts») to designate the class Mammalia is considered. It is shown that the word «zviri» is traditional, but over time the share of publications with the term «ssavtsi» increases, an in general there are twice as many of them. The similar meaning of these terms is conditional, and the author adheres to the usage of «ssavtsi» for the class Mammalia and «zviri» for the subclass Theria (= «placental»). The analysis of previous literature sources showed that the term «ssavtsi» appeared in scientific circulation only in 1910, in the textbook «Zoology» by I. Verkhratsky, and precisely as a plural noun with an iotized «i» («ssavtsї»). The author explains the latter as underlining the emphasis of the syllable, in contrast to predecessor terms, which were participles. This format was later changed to an iotless «i» with the appearance of writing the nomen in singular («ssavets»). There is a number of words based on the verb «ssaty» (= «to suck»), in particular «ssushchi», «ssachi», and «ssawchi in the prehistory of the appearance of the term «ssavtsi». The latter variant is not found in Ukrainian-language sources, but it was coined in the Polish language by M. Novytsky, a native of Galicia and Podolia, who after defending his thesis (in Lviv in 1863) became a professor at the Jagiellonian University, where he published a series of textbooks changing the meaning of «ssące» («zwierzęta ssące») and the noun «ssąwce» (the modern form is «ssaki»). An analogous term was present in the Czech language («ssawci» modernised as «savci»), from which textbooks were translated by activists of the Ruthenian movements. Thanks to the educational activities of the Ukrainian Scientific Society (USS), it was included in textbooks and reference books (written by I. Rakovsky, M. Charlemagne, and I. Verkhratsky in 1919–1922). One of its first popularisers was V. Hnatiuk, the compiler of the ethnographic collection «Animal Epic» (1916), who listed the articles according to systematics and used the nomen «Ssavtsi» (Mammals) for the title of the section. The further distribution of this term can also be explained by the fact that the monosyllabic form has become fixed in all the neighbouring languages: Czech «savci», Polish «ssaki», Slovak «cicavce» and others. To some extent, it was also the answer to the Latin composite name Mammalia (mamma = «mammary gland», -alia = «the one possesses»), and the suffix «-ets» in Ukrainian is a completely corresponding formant.

Wilderness Paramedic—A Practice Analysis

Emergency medical services (EMS) has existed in its modern form for over 50 years. EMS has become a critical public safety net and access point to the larger health care system. Mature EMS systems are in place in most urban areas. However, EMS systems are not as developed in wilderness areas. A barrier to further development of these systems is the lack of an agreed-upon standard of minimum competence and validation of specialized practice. A practice analysis was completed to create such standards. The practice analysis was completed using a multi-step process. A group of subject matter experts constructed a survey of tasks and knowledge needed for wilderness EMS (WEMS) specialty practice. The tasks and knowledge were validated through an industry survey. A total of 947 surveys were submitted for analysis. Of these, 196 were at least 55% complete and used for analysis. North America was heavily represented as a primary practice location with 177 (90.3%) responses out of the 196 total. Of these 177 responses, 164 (92.7%) were from the United States and 12 (6.8%) were from Canada. One hundred seven of the 116 tasks identified by the subject matter expert group were passed by the survey group, and 164 of the 175 knowledge statements were passed by the survey group. An index of agreement (IOA) was calculated and found to be greater than 0.9 for each task and knowledge statement across all subgroups. A content coverage rating was also calculated and the results indicate survey participants felt the content was “adequate” to “well” covered. The survey results were used to construct a pilot examination. Beta testing of the pilot examination was performed. The beta test results were analyzed and a cut score was determined using the Angoff method with a Beuk compromise. The final product of this process is a defensible exam that will certify candidates’ cognitive knowledge of the specialty of WEMS. Completion of this practice analysis solidifies WEMS as distinct subspecialty of out-of-hospital medicine. Additionally, it establishes a consensus definition of wilderness paramedicine and standards that may be used by WEMS systems and regulatory entities.

Surface temperature variation among traditional and modern residential forms in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Implications for land use planning

Addis Ababa, a rapidly urbanizing city in Ethiopia, has witnessed a significant transformation in residential forms, with modern housing becoming increasingly prevalent alongside traditional Mud and Wood houses. Despite the widespread belief that modern housings improve the living conditions of residents in African cities, the influence of these residential forms on parameters of livability, here surface temperature, remains understudied. This study aims to determine the change in surface temperature across time and explore the differences in surface temperature between traditional and modern residential forms in Addis Ababa. This research utilizes data on residential forms and remotely sensed surface temperature data to investigate spatio-temporal changes in surface temperature. The analysis involves the use of Welch t-tests to examine the changes over time and Kruskal-Wallis test to compare temperature variations among different residential forms. The findings reveal a significant temperature increase of 2.2 °C in Addis Ababa, with modern residential forms exhibiting the highest surface temperature both in 2006 and 2016. However, when looking at change in surface temperature between 2006 and 2016, traditional residential forms are getting rapidly hotter than their modern counterparts. We concluded that the current boost in modern residential forms exacerbated the surface temperature in the city. To address the issue of increasing surface temperature, land use planning strategies are proposed, including the implementation of well-designed and large-scale infill developments with ample green spaces, the establishment and enforcement of green space ordinances, and halting the regularization of informal settlements.

On the goals of administrative reform as factors in the formation of methods of administrative and legal regulation

The relevance of the article is due to the importance of the right choice of forms and methods of legal regulation to achieve the goals of administrative reform of public administration. On the basis of the study, the connection (influence) of the goals and objectives of the Russian administrative reform in the 2000s is shown. with the applied administrative and legal methods to achieve them.A number of normative legal acts are considered, which form the basis for the application of modern forms and methods of administrative regulation to solve these problems. It is concluded that a new stage of administrative reform is currently underway, due to constitutional novels.Suggested directions for scientific research in order to further reform Russian public law institutions.

THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ON THE QUALITY OF VOCATIONAL (VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL) EDUCATION

Relevance. This paper explores the key factors influencing the quality of vocational (vocational-technical) education through public-private partnerships. It delves into the involvement of partnership entities – the state, private business, and the community – in modernizing the content, forms, means, and structure of vocational training for future qualified professionals, in line with the needs of the contemporary labor market. Objective: To characterize the potential directions of public-private partnership impact on enhancing the quality of vocational (vocational-technical) education. Methods: The study involves processing scientific sources, legislative and regulatory documents, and empirical data on enhancing the quality of vocational (vocational-technical) education in the context of public-private partnership projects. It includes a scientific summary based on theoretical analysis and synthesis of scientific approaches to the development of the researched problem, particularly identifying the impact directions of public-private partnership projects on the quality of vocational education. Results: Based on the analysis of legislative and normative-legal documents in the field of vocational (vocational-technical) education and public-private partnerships, scientific sources, and empirical data, the potential directions of public-private partnership projects on the quality of vocational education are characterized. These include developing modern professional and educational standards for specific specialties based on a competence approach, modernizing the material-technical base of educational institutions, implementing contemporary production and pedagogical technologies, and providing various types of financial support to vocational (vocational-technical) education institutions. Conclusions: The paper identifies and describes the potential directions of public-private partnership impact on the quality of vocational (vocational-technical) education, including: joint participation in financing V(VT)E; modernization of infrastructure and material-technical base of V(VT)E; updating standards for educational programs in line with labor market needs; introducing modern forms, methods, and technologies of learning; ensuring adaptability of management systems, transparency of agreements, monitoring, and evaluation of V(VT)E quality, and establishing effective feedback with students, teachers, and employers. The paper concludes with the necessity of improving legal regulation for the participation of public and private partners in ensuring the quality of vocational (vocational-technical) education.

Criminal Policy in The Face of The Crime of Human Trafficking Hamada Khair Mahmoud

Abstract crime of human trafficking constitutes a danger to societies due to its serious effects, and the crime of human trafficking is considered an international crime, which is not limited to a specific country, but rather extends to many countries, and its forms and patterns differ according to the concept of human trafficking, and according to the customs, traditions, and culture of each country, and in In light of the spread of modern technology and the increase in conflicts, this crime has increased and its forms have multiplied, from imitative to modern forms, in addition to the need to establish special protection for people with disabilities. The special needs of their exposure to human trafficking, which constitutes a flagrant violation of the humanity of the human being whom God has honored on earth, so it is necessary to think about creating a developed felony policy to help combat the crime of human trafficking

Practising Dialectical Materialism: The Balkan House and Architecture in Socialist Yugoslavia

This article examines relationships between architecture and ideology in socialist Yugoslavia by exploring the cultural interpretation and appropriation of the Balkan house in achieving modern, specifically Yugoslav architectural expression. Through the contextualization of the period's different narratives on the Ottoman vernacular and various architectural designs related to it, the aim is to demonstrate how Yugoslav architects relied on Marxism to appropriate vernacular architecture into the modernist discourses. Dialectical materialism was used as a key for the interpretation of the opposition between what was seen as the negative and positive elements of the Balkan house, which challenged banal polarization between the traditional and modern and led to a more nuanced understanding of backwardness and progress in vernacular architecture. The idea of architectural metamorphoses of vernacular to modern forms was justified by evolution and revolution, the basic concepts of the Marxist understanding of processes in society and culture. The Yugoslav interest in the Balkan house represented a living, perceivable example of how the relationships between tradition and modernity, the past and the present, as well as men and their environment, became incorporated into new architecture of ‘socialism with a humane face’, which stood at the heart of Yugoslav social and political experiment.

Chinese Democracy in the Process of State Modernization: The Operational Logic and Institutional Advantages of Consultative Democracy

Since the reform and opening up in 1978, Chinas modernization has been on the proper track, and the path of Chinas modernization is distinct from that of the Western capitalist countries. The traditional Western modernization theory does not provide a reasonable explanation for Chinas evolution, and Huntingtons 1968 proposal of modernization under a strong government became the basis of Chinas growth philosophy. Based on the different theoretical frameworks of modernization favored by China and the West, the modernization manifestations, political systems, and forms of democracy in China and the West are subsequently different. In this paper, we examine the advantages of Chinas consultative democracy and even full process democracy by comparing the modernization performance between China and developed Western countries. The comparison reveals that Chinas consultative democracy provides a platform for citizens to express their policy proposals and for different social groups to discuss the solution strategies for social problems on an equal footing, which effectively protects the interests of citizens and can solve problems more directly and effectively. This paper will explore how national governments can achieve effective democracy through a cross-sectional comparison, and provide a realistic reference for the modernization process of developing countries, to help them better establish modernization strategies and achieve far-reaching modernization.

Structural and Stylistic Components of the Comics in the Real Space of Formation of Spectacular Culture

The purpose of the article is to identify and investigate the structural and stylistic components of the comics, its verbal and non-verbal components, as well as their use in the context of the formation of modern forms of stage and screen entertainment culture as a special visual phenomenon of today. The methodology is based on the use of dialectical, semiotic, analytical, and culturological methods for distinguish and systematise the structural-stylistic and compositional elements of the comics, which, thanks to their artistic features, are used in the formation of modern forms of stage and screen spectacular culture. The scientific novelty of the study lies in conducting the first cultural analysis of the synergy of comics and stage-screen forms of spectacular culture, as well as in the modern analysis and systematisation of the main compositional and structural-stylistic components of the comics; concepts such as "comic", "ideogram", and "creolised text" have been clarified and supplemented. Conclusions. The article reveals the peculiarities of modern varieties of the comics, as well as considers their influence on the formation of spectacular culture. The researched components of the comics, its verbal and non-verbal components, which are the basis of the general construction of the comics. The semiotic features of the use of ideograms, panels, phylacteries and creolised text in the composition of graphic stories are revealed, and the classification of the characteristics of pictorial lines is given. The use of structural and stylistic components of the comics as a special visual component in the real space of the formation of modern stage and screen forms of spectacular culture, namely in cinema, animated films, musicals, shows, and fashion shows, is considered.
 Keywords: comic, painting, ideogram, creolised text, spectacular forms, spectacular culture, audiovisual art, stage art, fashion show, stage and screen spectacle.

In different states of indifference: movement, friction, and resistance

In different states of indifference: movement, friction, and resistance

INVARIANT LINGUOSTYLISTICS OF THE MEDIA REVIEW GENRE

The article touches upon the problem of stylistic status of the review. Its invariant in the media in modern forms optimizes the effective model of analytics in public communication. The author’s thesis is based on the argumentation of the contrasting nature of the modern media review (as an object of analysis) in relation to its traditional varieties – scientific and literary-critical. It is explained by the dynamic functional resource of new media represented in the Internet, social networks, etc. The openness of their communicative boundaries expands the category of authorship, when a potential reviewer is not necessarily a specialist (which is typical for scientific review), but a real recipient of information. Such extralinguistic dominants of the media review are qualified as one of the genre-creating factors resulting in the systematic selection of relevant constructions. In accordance with the research tasks, a thesis is formulated regarding the change of the professional context of the review in the media, which is supplemented by the means of individual emotional and expressive evaluation, verbalized by units of different language levels. It is determined that the genre nature of the media review relies on the analytical resource of verbalizing the author’s – not professional – opinion regarding the object of review. Appropriate reflection, taking into account the mass media context of its functioning and the extralinguistic factor of the audience, involves the use of commonly used vocabulary, phraseology, paraphrases, epithets, optimal, special syntactic models, etc. – as communicative markers of assessment. The investigation of linguostylistics of the media review results in its identification as a meta-genre, which, assuming the analytical principle of informing, is based on a certain recommended evaluation of a message, book, film, concert, event, etc., and can be designed in accordance with the communicative dominant of genres, actual for different media segments –review, post in social networks, extended comment, rticle, etc. The formulated and commented ambiguity and debatability of the genre-stylistic status of the media review determines the actual and perspective problems of further professional studies in the field of media genreology.

Pendidikan Islam Tradisional Dan Modern

Education is a process of changing a person's attitude or behavior to mature humans through efforts to implement teaching by adhering to norms that have long been passed down from generation to generation. As for Islamic education, it should be able to change itself, not only by prioritizing religious knowledge, but Islamic education should also be able to answer the challenges of the times. Islamic education develops along with the emergence of Islam itself. Traditional and modern forms of education certainly have very significant differences. In this era, of course, the concept of education must be relevant to the conditions needed by society. Collaborative forms between traditional education and modern education are the right answer to face the present and future education systems.

Rethinking Pluriversal Theory in Globalization Research: Bringing Ontology In

Globalization is full of disjunctures and contradictions. Paradoxically, it is, on the one hand, a generalizing process and, on the other hand, associated with encounters and conflicts that accentuate, and even generate, multiplicities of difference. This article tracks developments in a broad set of approaches that have over the last few decades sought to deepen our understanding of these encounters and differences. These approaches can be collated under the notion of “pluriversal theory.” The first broad expression of this theoretical-activist movement, “pluriversal theory 1.0,” includes orientalism studies, southern theory, and the multiple modernities approach. This group of interventions suggests rightly that our gaze needs to shift from a singular Eurocentric viewpoint, but it is unable to account for the epistemological and ontological contestations that both ground the encounters and provide a means of acting otherwise. Pluriversal theory 2.0 moves to decenter both Europe and the global modernization process, while treating the disjunctures of global history as involving epistemological ruptures. Modern forms of knowing are treated as themselves colonizing. The Global South is described as not just a geographical or imperially generated place of difference but as region of diverse “ways of knowing.” Here, the nature of knowledge becomes analytically important, as does using comparative analysis of ways of knowing. This article builds upon the strengths of these earlier contributions to argue for what might be called pluriversal theory 3.0. This entails recognizing that “knowing” is only one of the many categories of being, and that disjunctures of ontological difference—“ways of being” or ontological formations in tension—are central to understanding processes of power and domination in our globalizing world.

Efficient and reliable CE-SDS separations by the high-speed turbo CE-SDS® cartridge

Capillary electrophoresis-sodium dodecyl sulfate (CE-SDS) is a modern form of SDS-PAGE that uses capillary electrophoresis to separate proteins by size. The technique is based on the sieving effect of net-like structures in the capillary. In this study, we compared the Maurice Turbo CE-SDS Cartridge™ with the established Maurice CE-SDS PLUS Cartridge, both developed for the Maurice CE system. The Turbo cartridge was found to be up to 4–5 times faster than the PLUS cartridge, while maintaining similar separation efficiency. The limit of quantitation (LOQ) for the Turbo cartridge was estimated to be 0.1 mg/mL with a signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) of 18.55. The linearity of the cartridge was verified in the range of 0.1–4 mg/mL, with correlation coefficient (R2) values of at least 0.99. The separation efficiency remained constant over long series of measurements, and the relative migration time of proteins in a mixture remained stable over 1,000 injections. These results demonstrate that the Turbo CE-SDS Cartridge is a very useful tool for fast and efficient analysis of protein (mixtures). The shorter analysis time can save significant resources by reducing the time and consumables required for analysis, while the high LOQ and linearity ensure that the method is sensitive and accurate.

“[A]ltered that a litle which before I had written”: how Margaret Hoby wrote and rewrote her manuscript

AbstractThis essay conducts a paleographic study of Egerton Manuscript 2614, more commonly known as the “diary” of Margaret Hoby. To date, all scholarly studies of this document have been based on one of two print editions of the text. Unfortunately, these editions regularly mistranscribe and misrepresent the early modern manuscript and reduce its palimpsestic complexity. This is the first systematic study of this manuscript as a manuscript and what this textual artefact with all of its scratches, blots, strikethroughs, rewrites, and unfamiliar layout can tell us about how and why Hoby wrote it, and how and why she spent considerable time returning to and amending it. I argue that by looking at never before considered manuscriptal evidence we can conclude that Margaret Hoby produced her manuscript via a multistep process of rereading and revision, and that by approaching her revisionary marks as a form of tattoo, that is, as a form of writing over the self, we can better understand these marks as evidence of an iterative early modern form of self‐making through self‐writing and rewriting.

Linguopragmatic Scopes of Modern Media Texts

The study is devoted to the description of the linguopragmatic potential of media texts in the context of the informational and psychological impact on the individual and collective addressee of mass information broadcasting. As the key modern form of text existence in the information space, a media text contains not only verbal elements that influence the audience through either spoken or written words, but also non-verbal ones, introduced through video, picture and various sound means other than speech. The combined combination of communicative means of linguistic and non-linguistic nature enhances the information-psychological impact on the audience by achieving a synergistic effect. Due to the fact that with the complex use of verbal and non-verbal means, the media text acquires such essential characteristics as polycode and multimodality, its analysis should take into account not only the linguistic proper, but also the extralinguistic aspects of communication. Modern media text has a complex communicative structure that combines a text, hypertext, dynamic (static) image and sound, and provides a non-linear, multi-channel, multi-layered and multidimensional perception of the embedded conceptual and stylistic meanings. The aim of the study is to analyze linguopragmatic characteristics of a media text as the primary form of the informational and psychological impact realization in the modern mass media discourse. Descriptive, synchronic, diachronic and functional methods of research, as well as methods of contextual and communicative-pragmatic analysis have been employed. As to the material, the study is based on the analysis of theoretical works by Russian and foreign linguists for the past 30 years. The authors concluded that the information-psychological impact is enhanced by the use of PR and advertising techniques in the media text and is largely based on their application.

Agricultural Modernization and Social Change in Farming Communities in Arokke Hamlet, Lili Riattang Village, Lappariaja District, Bone Regency

This research aims to (1) describe agricultural modernization in farming communities in Arokke Hamlet, Lili Riattang Village, Lappariaja District, Bone Regency. (2) to describe the impact of agricultural modernization on social changes in farming communities in Arokke Hamlet, Lili Riattang Village, Lappariaja District, Bone Regency. This research uses descriptive qualitative research methods. The data collection process carried out was (1) Observation (2) Interview (3) Documentation. To more easily understand the events being studied, the author uses Talcot Parsons' Functionalism theory approach. The research results show that (1) The development of agricultural modernization in the farming community in Arokke Hamlet, Liliriattang Village is a change in agricultural procedures from traditional to more advanced or modern. Agricultural modernization itself is considered more practical, faster, and makes it easier for farmers to cultivate agricultural land from the process of cultivating rice fields to the harvesting stage. The modernization of agricultural farming in the farming community in Arokke Hamlet, Liliriattang Village is: (a) the values of modernization are the attitude of openness of the farming community towards the changes that occur. (b) agricultural organizations, namely the formation of farmer groups. (c) agricultural technology, based on research results, a form of modernization in agricultural technology is the use of agricultural tools with advanced technology. (d) community knowledge in the use of agricultural technology, agricultural modernization has good potential and opportunities for progress in the agricultural sector, but this potential must be accompanied by knowledge about agricultural modernization so that people are able to manage their agriculture well so that it has an impact on maximum final results. (2) The impact of agricultural modernization on social changes in the farming community in Arokke Hamlet, Liliriattang Village. This research shows that agricultural modernization has brought significant changes to farmers. Changes in the agricultural sector include: (a) an increase in agricultural production. (b) changes in social structure. (c) agricultural modernization also has an impact on the environment. (d) agricultural modernization causes changes in culture and values in society. (e) agricultural modernization has a positive impact on improving the community's economy.

Happiness Is ‘Being Yourself’: Psychological Safety and Fun in Hybrid Work

Our long-term research project is concerned with fun and humour at work and the impacts on employee happiness and well-being. In this study, we explore the relationship between workplace fun and psychological safety and their implications for a positive work context. Our research problem investigates two key questions: How do the experiences of psychological safety and fun at work intersect in hybrid work conditions? What are the implications for positive workplace relations? We present qualitative empirical data from our in-depth, ethnographic engagement in two corporate companies. Both companies recently transitioned to hybrid work modes, providing a relevant and contemporary context for our study. Our findings are generated from our structured, thematic analysis, eliciting themes of risk during transitions, unsafe fun, safety to be yourself, and leadership implications. These themes are discussed in relation to the extant literature, and we extend both fun and psychological safety theory by identifying a circular relationship between both constructs specifically related to the modern form of hybrid work. Implications are identified along with the potential for future research.