Goal Of Project Research Articles

Integrated analysis of on-road energy consumption and range optimization in the conversion of an IC engine vehicle to a battery-electric vehicle: a comprehensive research study

Abstract A major goal of this research project was to analyze how energy consumption and range of electric vehicles are affected by a variety of factors. The study includes an analysis of data based on factors such as state of charge, wheel traction power, power due to drag and aerodynamics, potential and kinetic energy changes, elevation, current, voltage, speed, and total loss due to traffic, and their effect on the consumption of energy and range of the electric vehicles. The data was analyzed using statistical methods such as MATLAB, Excel, and Python to find correlations between the various factors mentioned above. This research paper thoroughly explores the intricate relationships governing consumption of energy and range of the electric vehicles. Notably, this paper discovered connections between altitude and state of charge, current and state of charge, and even speed and voltage drop, highlighting the interplay of these elements. This paper also explored how factors like vehicle speed, slope, current, wheel traction power, and power due to gravity collectively shape EV propulsion dynamics. In simpler terms, this paper quantified energy losses due to traffic and emphasized how efficient motors and regenerative systems can significantly reduce these losses. Notably, regenerative efficiency stands out, cutting total energy losses by nearly half compared to scenarios where it is not used. These findings contribute to academic discussions and offer practical insights that undergraduate students can grasp, informing future EV designs and operations and promoting an energy-conscious transportation landscape.

Battery-electric powertrain system design for the HorizonUAM multirotor air taxi concept

AbstractThe work presented herein has been conducted within the DLR internal research project HorizonUAM, which encompasses research within numerous areas related to urban air mobility. One of the project goals was to develop a safe and certifiable onboard system concept. This paper aims to present the conceptual propulsion system architecture design for an all-electric battery-powered multirotor electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) vehicle. Therefore, a conceptual design method was developed that provides a structured approach for designing the safe multirotor propulsion architecture. Based on the concept of operation the powertrain system was initially predefined, iteratively refined based on the safety assessment and validated through component sizing and simulations. The analysis was conducted within three system groups that were developed in parallel: the drivetrain, the energy supply and the thermal management system. The design process indicated that a pure quadcopter propulsion system can merely be designed reasonably for meeting the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) reliability specifications. By adding two push propellers and implementing numerous safety as well as passivation measures the reliability specifications defined by EASA could finally be fulfilled. The subsequent system simulations also verified that the system architecture is capable of meeting the requirements of the vehicle concept of operations. However, further work is required to extend the safety analysis to additional system components as the thermal management system or the battery management system and to reduce propulsion system weight.

Medical Students' Efforts to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Through Motivational Interviewing.

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic reaffirmed health disparities in the United States (US) and highlighted the need for public health strategies to combat vaccine hesitancy, especially amongst vulnerable populations. The Green Family Foundation Neighborhood Health Education Learning Program (NeighborhoodHELP) at Florida International University (FIU) serves a predominantly uninsured population, making it a critical area of opportunity for addressing vaccine hesitancy. Motivational interviewing (MI), a technique that supports individuals in making autonomous health decisions, has shown promise in encouraging vaccine acceptance.Medical students at FIU's Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM) are involved in the longitudinal care of the individuals in NeighborhoodHELP and receive training in MI within their clinical skills curriculum, making them optimally positioned to conduct outreach to encourage COVID-19 vaccination. Project goals There were two primary goals of this project: first, to systematically track and improve COVID-19 vaccination rates among individuals in NeighborhoodHELP, andsecond, to equip future physicians with hands-on experience in MI. Methods The COVID-19 Vaccination Promotion Initiative recruited medical students previously trained in MI to conduct outreach to unvaccinated individuals within NeighborhoodHELP. Students engaged in discussions about the COVID-19 vaccine with NeighborhoodHELP members, assisted in scheduling vaccination appointments, and updated medical records. The student team regularly met with faculty advisors to discuss changes in vaccine and public health data and to discuss challenges and successes with outreach efforts. To incentivize participation and enhance vaccine uptake, $25 gift cards were offered to individuals who agreed to receive the vaccine following the outreach conversations. Results From June 2021 to January 2023, the team made an estimated 720-1516 phone calls to NeighborhoodHELP individuals. The team encountered a challenge of low answering rates, with 35% of individuals being unreachable despite multiple attempts. Among those reached, 20% expressed no interest in receiving the vaccine, while 50% were interested in receiving the vaccine or had already been vaccinated. Vaccination rates among NeighborhoodHELP adults rose from 15.2% to 44.3% during this time. Student experiences with MI were generally positive, with many noting success in engaging hesitant individuals. However, the team also encountered challenges, such as growing vaccine apathy within the community and difficulties in reaching patients via cold calls, which limited the overall impact of their outreach efforts. Conclusions By using MI techniques,medical students engaged with community members in meaningful conversations about the importance and safety of COVID-19 vaccination.However,the initiative fell short of the 50% vaccination target, facing challenges such asreliance on unsolicited phone calls and the complexities of incentivizing vaccinations through this outreach method. Future initiatives could benefit from exploring alternative outreach methods, such as in-person engagement at community events or through partnerships with local organizations, to overcome the limitations of phone-based outreach. Additionally, investigating the relative efficacy of in-person versus telephone-based communication in promoting vaccination could provide valuable insights.

Challenges Facing the Implementation of Inclusive Education in Public Primary Schools of Tehsil Liaquatpur

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the challenges facing the implementation of inclusive education programs in Pakistani public primary schools in Tehsil Liaquatpur. The goals of this research project are: 1) To determine the status of inclusive education implementation. 2) To determine the main challenges in implementing inclusive teaching methods. 3) To investigate the attitudes of administration and teachers about inclusive education. 4) To look into whether resources are adequate and available. A descriptive quantitative survey design was selected for this study. The population of this study is all public primary schools (595) of tehsil LQP, and the sample is 119 public primary schools. From these schools, 119 head teachers and 357 teachers participated as a sample. A simple random sampling technique is used. For data collection, two self-structured questionnaires were used; one for head teachers and one for teachers. After data collection, SPSS was used to analyze data. The results revealed significant challenges in the implementation of inclusive education such as parents’ reluctance, lack of teacher training, insufficient resources, traditional methods, a lack of educational facilities, lack of support, poverty, transportation issues, etc. The study suggests that working with students with disabilities and small class sizes positively impacted the participants’ attitudes toward inclusion. A teacher must hold high self-efficacy beliefs, reliable teaching strategies, and positive attitudes toward children with special needs. The study will aid the teachers, head teachers, parents, policymakers, sponsors, and the general public need in handling the investigated obstacles for better learning and development.

Novel Program Connects Medical Students with Startups Focused on Social Determinants of Health.

Understanding health equity is critical for the development of patient-centered physicians, but few avenues exist for medical students to participate in experiential learning related to social determinants of health (SDOH). To create and evaluate the PennHealthX SDOH Accelerator Program, which pairs students with health equity startups. The program matches medical students at our institution with startups focused on SDOH for voluntary, part-time internships. Medical students of all years are eligible to apply. Startups are typically early-stage (≤ 10 employees). Two pre-clinical students lead the program. Startups are sourced via alumni networking, partnerships with venture capital firms, and cold outreach. Startups and students apply and are matched based on project goals and student backgrounds/skills. Upon completion, feedback is gathered through open-ended interviews with all students. Twenty medical students were matched with 11 startups. In post-program interviews, students expressed high satisfaction. Students specifically valued the opportunity to learn about SDOH in a hands-on and solution-oriented way. This program gives students the opportunity to impact their communities and learn about addressing SDOH with innovative solutions. We are continuing to build the program at our institution and expand its impact to other medical schools.

PHILOSOPHICAL-PEDAGOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE EDUCATIONAL-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM ‘CULTURAL STUDIES: CULTURAL PROCESS MANAGEMENT’

The relevance is due to the socio-cultural and civilizational importance of training specialists in the field of cultural process management. The purpose of the work is the articulation of the philosophical-anthropological, teleological-causal, organizational-praxeological foundations of the educational-professional program “Cultural Studies: Cultural Process Management”. It is proved that the philosophical and anthropological basis contains a syncretic image of a person, which arises at the intersection of three images – a person who is capable for symbolic activity, producing different forms – science, art, literature, philosophy, religion etc. (homo symbolicum), a person who is able to perform mediating functions (homo mediator), as well as a person who knows how to manage complex cultural processes through the search for a common measure of interaction (homo moderator) like Pericles, Cosimo di Giovanni de’ Medici, Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet etc. It is realized that the teleological-causal foundation contains, on the one hand, the complementarity of the transcendent (wisdom, goodwill, beauty, justice etc.) and immanent (specific socio-cultural projects) goals of culture, and on the other hand, a set of causal mechanisms for their achievement and compliance. It is realized that the relationship between the goal and the means is such that the more complex the goal, the stronger the role of the means, and because of this, it has a singular character, that is, it is determined in each individual case. It is established that the organizational and praxeological foundation underpins it in the context of interdisciplinarity, which corresponds to the current – synergetic – state of existence and development of scientific knowledge with the inherent processes of nonlinearity, stochasticity, probability, randomness.

HTA model for laboratory medicine technologies: overview of approaches adopted in some international agencies.

The Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Working Group of the Emerging Technology Division of International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) aims to develop a methodological approach for producing structured HTA information for laboratory medicine technologies. This approach seeks to support decision-making processes at the country, regional, and/or hospital levels regarding the introduction of specific technologies. The focus of this model will primarily be ondefining assessment elements within the domains of 'organizational aspects' and 'costs and economic evaluations', potentially differentiated by the type of diagnostic technology (e.g., genetic tests, molecular tests). To achieve this project's goal, a literature review and examination ofwebsites of international HTA agencies have been conducted. The research aims to identify multidisciplinary methodological approaches used to assess laboratory diagnostic technologies and to pinpoint the domains and assessment elements utilized. Wefound 7 methodological articles describing methodological approaches adopted toassess laboratory diagnostic technologies. Among the HTA organizations considered, 23 reports were found, of which 7 were produced by the European Network of HTA (EUnetHTA), 4 by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Diagnostic Assessment Program (NICE DAP), and 12 by other HTA agencies. The EUnetHTA reports wererapid collaborative assessments covering various domains, while the NICE DAP reports focused on diagnostic guidances, including descriptions of technologies, clinical need and practice, diagnostic tests, accuracy, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness. Finally, a survey targeting laboratory professionals will be conducted to introduce assessment elements, differentiated by the type of diagnostic technology, primarily for organizational and economic domains.

Assessing disparities through missing race and ethnicity data: results from a juvenile arthritis registry.

Ensuring high-quality race and ethnicity data within the electronic health record (EHR) and across linked systems, such as patient registries, is necessary to achieving the goal of inclusion of racial and ethnic minorities in scientific research and detecting disparities associated with race and ethnicity. The project goal was to improve race and ethnicity data completion within the Pediatric Rheumatology Care Outcomes Improvement Network and assess impact of improved data completion on conclusions drawn from the registry. This is a mixed-methods quality improvement study that consisted of five parts, as follows: (1) Identifying baseline missing race and ethnicity data, (2) Surveying current collection and entry, (3) Completing data through audit and feedback cycles, (4) Assessing the impact on outcome measures, and (5) Conducting participant interviews and thematic analysis. Across six participating centers, 29% of the patients were missing data on race and 31% were missing data on ethnicity. Of patients missing data, most patients were missing both race and ethnicity. Rates of missingness varied by data entry method (electronic vs. manual). Recovered data had a higher percentage of patients with Other race or Hispanic/Latino ethnicity compared with patients with non-missing race and ethnicity data at baseline. Black patients had a significantly higher odds ratio of having a clinical juvenile arthritis disease activity score (cJADAS10) of ≥5 at first follow-up compared with White patients. There was no significant change in odds ratio of cJADAS10 ≥5 for race and ethnicity after data completion. Patients missing race and ethnicity were more likely to be missing cJADAS values, which may affect the ability to detect changes in odds ratio of cJADAS ≥5 after completion. About one-third of the patients in a pediatric rheumatology registry were missing race and ethnicity data. After three audit and feedback cycles, centers decreased missing data by 94%, primarily via data recovery from the EHR. In this sample, completion of missing data did not change the findings related to differential outcomes by race. Recovered data were not uniformly distributed compared with those with non-missing race and ethnicity data at baseline, suggesting that differences in outcomes after completing race and ethnicity data may be seen with larger sample sizes.

Design and systematic evaluation of an under-canopy robotic spray system for row crops

Despite having made much improvement in sensing, automation, and control, the current broadcast spraying system has several drawbacks, such as uneven coverage, excessive chemical use, and deviation from recommended dosage. Typically, farmers use large self-propelled sprayers to spray the entire field without knowledge of spatial pest severity, potentially resulting in an unintentional application. However, application errors and the extent of chemical use can be optimized by utilizing an intelligent site-specific decision-based sprayer to control pests more efficiently. Hence, the initial project goal was to design a robotic liquid application system for row crops (e.g., sorghum and corn) and validate sprayer system performance. The critical design considerations for the spray application system were modularity; the ability to be mounted on an autonomous platform to go within 76.2-cm spaced crops; spray on either side of the crop row using spray booms; onboard hardware and software for control and data acquisition; and record as-applied data. A system with desired design requirements was built and individual sub-systems were tested under simulated lab scenarios to quantify the response time and accuracy of the spray system. The results showed that the sprayer could maintain an average system pressure within ±5% of the target under different duty cycles for each of the six nozzles. At 40% duty cycle, the nozzle pressure settling time at an error margin of ±5% from the mean was 13 ms, 20 ms, and 19 ms, for one, three, and six nozzles, respectively. Also, no substantial pressure difference was observed between nozzles installed at different heights in two different booms. Therefore, this application system could be a viable solution for autonomous platforms to site-specifically apply pesticides only on critically infested plants, has the potential to decrease the overall input costs on chemicals and reduce the negative environmental impacts.

China’s Marine Political Economy in the South China Sea and Its Development Strategy under the Belt and Road Initiative: Opportunities, Challenges, and Trends on the 14th Five-Year Plan

To assure a brilliant and prosperous future of China, the Chinese government has been deliberately and continuously designing and promulgating a series of national plans and grand strategies. The implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and every Five-Year National Plans become absolutely important momentum to lift up China’s economy, which is seen as “Xiconomics.” To better realize the goals of these grand projects and national plans; the Chinese government also has smartly invented different institutions and regimes such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the Silk Road Fund, forums, dialogues, or the establishment of strategic partnerships. As on China’s power expansion, the South China Sea definitely is one of the most important regions and areas for searching marine energy and resources. As on the BRI, that is to say, the “twenty first Century Maritime Silk Road,” the South China Sea is a critical route for ships from China’s coastal ports to the Indian Ocean, and then to European States. It is also a strategic route for ships to the South Pacific from China. Beijing firmly claims that the South China Sea is one of its national core interests without suspension and incredulity. Coincidentally, as on China’s National 14th Five-Year Plan (14th FYP), building a “Beautiful China” by 2035 is one of its goals of sustainable development and enhancement of people’s wellbeing. Thus, the South China Sea has occupied a very important position and national development for future sustainable development and marine economy. This paper aims to examine China’s marine political economy in the South China Sea as well as to scrutinize its strategic considerations and layout since 2021.

Six Connotations of Sustainability in Civil and Construction Engineering: A Corpus Linguistics Study

This research explores the historic use of the concept of sustainability in civil engineering academic literature and identifies its conceptual evolution and connotative treatment over the last 40 years. We find that academic research addressing sustainability is exponentially increasing and that the focus on sustainability is enlarging from a primarily environmental perspective to include more social elements. Additionally, we propose a set of six connotations of sustainability: assessment, progress, permanence, abstractness, multidimensional, and intersectional. These connotations provide conceptual clarity for academics and practitioners in better-defining sustainability objectives and measuring outcomes. These connotations also promote more efficient collaboration with other necessary disciplines in the pursuit of project and societal-level goals. The research employs a novel use of computational corpus linguistics in CCE to identify and examine patterns of collocates associated with the word sustainability in a corpus of 335,020 peer-reviewed civil and construction engineering (CCE) scholarly abstracts published between 1981 and 2021. Demonstrating this research method is a contribution to CCE researchers systematically extracting meaning from large volumes of literature.

Forest Stewards Guild position on climate-smart forestry

Climate-smart forestry is an increasingly important topic in forest policy and for practices. However, what does and does not constitute climate-smart forestry is subject of debate. At stake are billions of dollars of investment aimed at encouraging climate-smart forestry practices in the United States. As a leading voice for ecologically, economically, and socially responsible forestry, The Forest Stewards Guild (FSG) has produced a position statement based on the organization's vision, mission, and principles to guide conversations around climate-smart forestry for all interested stakeholders. This forest perspective presents and expands on the findings of the FSG position on climate-smart forestry. There are three common aspects in the multiple co-existing definitions of climate-smart forestry: 1) adapting forests to expected future climate conditions, 2) mitigating climate change by leveraging carbon sequestration and storage functions of forests, and 3) improving social outcomes. There are potential trade-offs with other benefits forests provide if climate-smart forestry is pursued without holistic consideration of forest ecosystems. We suggest that such trade-offs can be minimized if the goals of climate-smart forestry projects are communicated transparently, system boundaries are made as comprehensive as possible, potential trade-offs are assessed along with climate benefits, climate-smart practices are tailored to the social-ecological contexts, and uncertainty is recognized.

The moving goalposts - tightening design goals during a sound impact study for a New York State Article VII filing

Article VII of the New York State Public Service Law has a review process for applications to site, construct, and operate large-scale electric or natural gas transmission facilities. A transmission facility developer proposed to rebuild 12 miles of an above-ground electric transmission line and an adjoining substation in southern New York. In the middle of the permitting process, one reviewing entity issued a new guidance document that outlined sound study methodologies and sound level design goals for projects filing Article VII applications. This arrived after the initial sound level impact study was finished and the Article VII application was deemed complete for the project. Epsilon Associates, Inc., the acoustical consultant, revisited the sound model and then implemented mitigation in the form of a 30-foot-tall barrier for the proposed substation upgrade to meet the more stringent limits outlined in the guidance. Although the project was ultimately approved and constructed, additional time was spent both by the consultant and the developer which also accrued additional costs for the project attributable to this new guidance.

Where does the balance lie? Scientific, societal, and individual goals of citizen science projects

Citizen science is growing rapidly with positive outcomes documented for ecological research, conservation, policy, innovation, and increased citizen stewardship. This rapid increase provides an opportunity to reflect on the characteristics of citizen science projects and determine their diverse goals, practices and outcomes. This paper focuses on the perspective of those initiating and leading citizen science projects in the third largest growing citizen science landscape – Australia, discussing the varying goals, outcomes and impacts. Findings from the statistical and thematic analysis of an online questionnaire (for multiple-choice and open-ended questions respectively), demonstrate the Australian citizen science landscape as growing exponentially, dominated by ecological and biodiversity projects, yet mostly local in scope and limited in numbers of participants. Individual and community goals such as education, raising awareness and public engagement, were found to be the focus of most citizen science projects, whilst scientific developments and policy advancement were often considered secondary goals. Projects leaders describe inherent tensions in managing projects and balancing their many goals. For example, public engagement was concurrently considered a benefit of citizen science enabling non-scientists participation in science discourse and research, and a challenge in recruitment, retention and ongoing communication with citizens scientists. The findings underscore the imperative of striking a balance between scientific rigor, policy objectives and societal aims, for advancing the vision of citizen science and maximizing its effectiveness and ecological impact. This relevance extends globally, urging nations from the Global North to the Global South, to consider replicating and adapting these approaches for broader societal benefit.

Main trends in providing medical personnel to the state healthcare system of the Russian Federation

The purpose of this study is to analyze trends in the provision of medical personnel to the state health care system during the implementation of state programs and national projects in the field of health care. Materials and methods. Statistical collections of the Ministry of Health of Russia for 2012–2023, regulatory legal acts, passport of national project. Methods of descriptive statistics and analytical were used. Results. A reduction in indicators of the supply of doctors, paramedical personnel and the ratio of doctor/nursing medical personnel and a discrepancy between their target values established in state programs and national projects for the development of healthcare was revealed. Differences in the values of target indicators of state programs and national projects have been identified. Conclusion. The need to take urgent measures to eliminate the reduction in the supply of medical personnel has been identified. Differences in the dynamics of staffing indicators indicate the heterogeneity of the level of development of regions and their preparedness for events within the framework of state programs and national projects to achieve target indicators. Measures are needed to eliminate territorial imbalances, as well as to search for mechanisms to equalize differences between the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Differences in the values of indicators for achieving the goals of state programs and national projects complicate their assessment and determine the need to form a hierarchy of state programs and national projects, as well as the development of scientifically based target indicators, taking into account regional characteristics and the needs of the population for medical care.

The tortoise in the urban development network: How social relations affect decision-making speed in a road expansion project in Kristiansand, Norway

ABSTRACT Why do urban development projects take a long time to complete? This question is of paramount importance, both practically and academically. Practically, understanding the reasons for delays in these projects can help improve project efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance stakeholder satisfaction. Academically, the study contributes to the field of urbanization by applying social network analysis (SNA) to explore the interactions and relationships among decision-makers in urban development projects. This study draws upon original data from a road extension project in Kristiansand to illustrate and explain why the implementation of large development projects suffers from convoluted and slow decision-making processes after an overall agreement on project aims and goals has been established. This study draws on a sample of 33 actors who participated in the decisions concerning the project. I collected the data through a combination of interviews and document reviews and subsequently analyzed them using social network structural metrics and visualization techniques. The results show that the actors are connected in less dense, more centralized, and clustered networks with subgroups and low reciprocity which have hampered efficient communication, resulting in delays. The findings imply that the pattern of relationships among decision-making actors can affect the amount of time taken to reach conclusions in urban development initiatives.

Optimal selection and design of grid-connected hybrid renewable energy system in three selected communities of Rivers State

The pursuit of electrifying rural areas has been a multi-decade quest, emblematic of Nigeria's longstanding efforts to diversify its energy sources and reduce dependence on traditional fossil fuels. Accordingly, this study aims to evaluate the electrification status and perform a techno-economic analysis of a hybrid system to ensure electricity reliability, bill reduction and reduced grid demand for three representative rural communities in Rivers State using HOMER Pro Software. Subsequently, five hybrid system scenarios that encompassed different combinations of the grid, PV modules, wind and battery, were examined using the CRITIC-PROMETHEE II methodologies. Each community was assessed based on its own hourly electricity demand, using data obtained from the injection substation. The Aluu, Choba and Rumuekini communities experienced an average daily electricity supply of 4.6, 5.4 and 6.2 h respectively from the national grid with energy usage of 5436.4 MW for Aluu, 3375.4 MW for Choba and 1626.1 MW for Rumuekini, in 2022. The findings indicate that the grid/PV module was the optimal choice for the three communities. Moreover, the cost of energy (COE) for the proposed systems ranged from 0.0181 $/kWh to 0.0185 $/kWh, significantly lower than the grid's COE of 0.08625 $/kWh in the respective communities. This research further includes a sensitivity analysis of the optimal system, examining variations in PV cost, discount rate, inflation rate, annual scaled solar irradiance and electrical demand. The results provide a comprehensive framework to support decision-making, optimize system design and align renewable energy solutions with project goals and stakeholder priorities.

Enabling interdisciplinary research capacity for sustainable development: self-evaluation of the Blue Communities project in the UK and Southeast Asia.

Global challenges such as climate change, food security and human health and well-being disproportionately impact people from low-income countries. These challenges are complex and require an international and transdisciplinary approach to research, with research skills and expertise from different disciplines, sectors and regions. In addressing this, a key goal of the research project, Blue Communities, was to create and expand mutual interdisciplinary capacity of both United Kingdom and Southeast Asian Partners. An existing questionnaire on research capacity was uniquely adapted to include interdisciplinary and international aspects and distributed for the first time as an online survey to the participants of the Blue Communities project comprising researchers across all career stages. Participants were asked about their perceptions of the research capacity and culture of their organisation, team and self and whether they believed any aspects have changed since their involvement with the project. Greatest improvement was seen at the self-level where results indicated a positive relationship between an individual's current success or skill and their improvement over the course of the research project across 18 out of 22 aspects of research capacity for Southeast Asian, and two for UK respondents. The conflict between achieving research aims, building research capacity and making societal impact was evident. Institutional support is required to value these core aspects of interdisciplinary research.

The Use of Project Management to Provide Technological Sovereig

The most important factors, which stipulate the development of any state, are the level of technological independence and availability of sustainable competitive advantages in innovation sphere. Achievement of technological sovereignty in the Russian Federation is a priority task, whose topicality in conditions of unprecedented sanctions pressure is self-evident. In the research the authors analyzed works by home and overseas experts in the field of technological sovereignty and described the problem of possible damage to ecology and human life in the process of developing the technological sphere. Proceed from it the authors put forward an assumption about the necessity of complex approach to reaching the level of critical and end-to-end technologies with regard to goals of sustainable development on the basis of project management. Findings of the research show that there is a certain mutual conformity of goals of sustainable development and national projects being implemented. However, today we have not got projects, whose goals combine achievements of technological independence and principles of sustainable development of the country. The article provides a conceptual scheme of project management use elaborated by the authors. Academic novelty of the scheme is demonstrated by complementarity of specific goals of technological sovereignty and principles of sustainable development.

The Gab Project: The Methodological, Epistemological, and Legal Challenges of Studying the Platformized Far-Right

In this article we describe our five-year research project on the notorious radical free speech service and fringe platform Gab. During these years we scraped an entire platform, prepared it into a dataset for analysis, and opened it up to a broader community of students and researchers. Each of these projects provides us not just with a small slice of platformized far-right culture but also with a larger sphere of a fringe platform. However, the overarching goal of the Gab project was to contribute to a methodology for the study of the contemporary platformized far right. The atypical nature of the project posed many methodological, epistemological, and legal challenges. It therefore kicked off an institutional learning process about the possibilities, legal boundaries, and best practices for research compliant with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In this article we argue that the study of the platformized far right should have a thorough understanding of the medium on which the object is present, as well as the methods with which the object is captured. What is more, scholars that use digital tools and data methods for capture and analysis of web platforms must become literate in operating them. Consequently, data-driven research on the far right is naturally interdisciplinary and therefore cooperative and adherent to the principles of open science.