Cuius Regio, Eius Religio? The Theopolitics of Ukrainian Autocephalies

This contribution focuses on two Ukrainian autocephalies: the one granted on 6 January 2019 by the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the newly established Orthodox Church of Ukraine, and the de-facto one proclaimed on 27 May 2022 by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. The ecclesial situation in Ukraine depends on the ongoing war with the Russian Federation, and the Ukrainian dioceses under Russian control are likely to move under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church in line with Patriarch Kirill’s new policy, with huge repercussions for Orthodox theopolitics

WHEN GOVERNMENT IS NO LONGER EMPLOYER OF CHOICE; WHAT MAY THE SECTOR PERCEPTIONS OF PUBLIC MANAGERS BE LIKE AFTER THE ECONOMY RECOVERS?

In today’s economic climate, government is now considered by many to be the “employer of choice.” However, employers at all levels of government may eventually lose their recent gains in the war for talent, as the economy improves. Accordingly, it is important to explain how public sector managers viewed the relative advantages and disadvantages of government employment before the economic downturn along specific parameters, including opportunities for women and minorities, managerial autonomy, and employee talent and innovativeness. This paper assesses these views for state-level public managers across a broad range of public services, using survey data that preceded the economic downturn. Specifically, it examines how their past public and private sector career experiences, controlling for their contemporaneous government work experiences, affect their views of the public and private sectors. The study emphasizes career experiences not because past work experience are the only or the most important predictors of sector perceptions generally, but because career trajectory may be the most important consideration for developing strategy for response to government workforce dynamics once the economy improves. Thus, the findings are explained in terms of the related processes of workplace socialization and attitude formation and change, which see public and perhaps also private sector occupational norms and expectations and experiences, past and present, amalgamating to render personal values conducive to favoring one sector over the other. The importance of sector perceptions for human resources management and for broader government workforce concerns as the economy recovers are discussed, as well theory development regarding the career trajectories of public managers

Studies of the Association of Dyes with Surfactants in Aqueous Solutions: Spectrophotometry and Computer Simulation

The association of cationic dye (pinacyanol, PC) with anionic dyes (ethyleosin, EE, or rhodamine 200 C, R200C), and also the interaction “dye+surfactant” has been investigated in aqueous solutions by visible spectroscopy and computer simulation. Cetylpyridinium bromide (CPB), sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) and triton X-100 (TX) were used as cationic, anionic and non-ionic surfactants respectively. The formation of “dye+surfactant” associates takes place at low dye concentrations (≥10‑6 M) and concentrations of surfactant, which are much smaller than the critical micelle concentrations (CMC). In contrast, similar concentrations (10‑6 – 10‑4 M) of small cations of tetramethylammonium or tetraethylammonium have no noticeable effect on the absorption spectra of the dye in the “dye+tetraalkylammonium salt” systems; it indicates the absence of formation of new compound between the dye and salt. The standard enthalpy of formation of “dye+dye” or “dye+surfactant” associates has been determined by AM1 and PM3 semiempirical methods. The computer simulation confirms that the formation of these associates is energetically beneficial

Повноваження Верховної Ради України як суб’єкта забезпечення безпеки та оборони України

The range of powers of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in the field of ensuring security and defense of the state has been outlined; its functions and methods of activities have been revealed. The powers of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security and Defense of Ukraine have been demonstrated; the need to complete the reform of the security sector in Ukraine has been emphasized. Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has been designated as the main subject of ensuring security and defense of Ukraine, as it adopts laws that regulate the functioning of the security and defense sector and its main subjects – the President of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, other central executive agencies, which activities relate more or less to national security in Ukraine. Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ensures not only legal regulation of the activities of the subjects of ensuring security and defense of the state, but also carries out control over the exercise of powers in the sphere of national security by the state agencies, local self-government and their officials. Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, within the limits of the powers established by the Constitution of Ukraine, defines the principles of internal and foreign policy, the basis of national security, forms the legislative base in this area, allocates finances in the state budget for ensuring security and defense sector. In fact, every power and function performed by the Parliament of Ukraine, in one way or another, affects the level of security and defense of the country.Виокремлено коло повноважень Верховної Ради України у сфері забезпечення безпеки та оборони держави, розкрито її функції та методи діяльності. Відображено повноваження Комітету Верховної Ради України з питань національної безпеки і оборони України, наголошено на необхідності завершення реформування сектора безпеки в Україні

СЛУЖБА БЕЗПЕКИ УКРАЇНИ В СЕКТОРІ БЕЗПЕКИ І ОБОРОНИ УКРАЇНИ

One of the main subjects of guaranteeing security and defense of Ukraine – the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) – has been considered in the historical perspective and in modern conditions. The main tasks and powers of this law-enforcement agency of special purpose at the present stage of the establishment of the state, in the conditions of aggression of the Russian Federation in the East of Ukraine and the temporary occupation of the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea have been characterized. The author has emphasized the necessity of reforming the SSU. Based on the requirements of the Laws of Ukraine “On the Security Service of Ukraine”, “On the Fundamentals of National Security of Ukraine”, the National Security Strategy of Ukraine and the Concept of Developing the Security and Defense Sector of Ukraine, the author has set out the tasks, the accomplishment of which will reflect the reform of the Service, as well as successive tasks that are generally make it possible for the Security Service of Ukraine to fulfill the current tasks of ensuring national security.Розглянуто один з основних суб’єктів забезпечення безпеки і оборони України – Службу безпеки України. Охарактеризовано основні завдання та повноваження цього правоохоронного органу спеціального призначення. Наголошено на необхідності реформування Служби безпеки України та викладено поставлені в державі завдання у сфері безпеки

An exact solution of the metric-affine gauge theory with dilation, shear, and spin charges

The spacetime of the metric-affine gauge theory of gravity (MAG) encompasses {\it nonmetricity} and {\it torsion} as post-Riemannian structures. The sources of MAG are the conserved currents of energy-momentum and dilation, shear and spin. We present an exact static spherically symmetric vacuum solution of the theory describing the exterior of a lump of matter carrying mass and dilation, shear and spin charges.Comment: 13 pages, RevTe

Лідерство педагога у просторі суспільних потреб

The phenomenon of leadership and its appearance are considered as a completely natural reaction to the needs and demands of society. In this capacity, leadership is one of the important and effective mechanisms for ensuring the normal functioning and development of society. The complex nature of leadership is associated with its individual and social nature, and it reflects the wide variety of social needs in which the leaders have to live and act. A special place in this space is the leadership of the teacher. His professional activity not only satisfies the needs of society, but also influences the structure of their space and culture of needs.Феномен лідерства та його поява розглядаються як цілком закономірна реакція на потреби і запити соціуму. У цій якості лідерство виступає одним з важливих та ефективних механізмів забезпечення нормального функціонування і розвитку суспільства. Складний характер лідерства пов'язаний з його індивідуально-суспільною природою і постає відображенням широкого розмаїття суспільних потреб, у просторі яких і доводиться жити й діяти лідерам. Особливе місце у цьому просторі посідає лідерство педагога. Його професійна діяльність не тільки задовольняє потреби соціуму, а й впливає на структуру їх простору та культуру потреб

Searching for Patterns of Competitive and Relational Contracting over Time: Do Prime and Subcontractor Networks Follow Similar Patterns?

This paper explores and compares two sets of contractual relationships over a twelve-year period: the patterns of contracting between a state transportation agency and its prime contractors providing engineering design services, and between the prime- and sub-contractors. We find evidence that patterns of relational and competitive contracting may co-exist in the same contracting context. While the patterns of agency-prime contracting are indicative or relational contracting, the patterns of prime-sub contracting imply relatively more competitive processes. Implications for policy and theory of outsourcing are discussed

An axially symmetric solution of metric-affine gravity

We present an exact stationary {\it axially symmetric} vacuum solution of metric-affine gravity (MAG) which generalises the recently reported spherically symmetric solution. Besides the metric, it carries nonmetricity and torsion as post-Riemannian geometrical structures. The parameters of the solution are interpreted as mass and angular momentum and as dilation, shear and spin charges.Comment: 5 pages, RevTe

БИОТЕХНОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ ПРОЦЕССЫ ПРИ ПЕРЕРАБОТКЕ ОТХОДОВ

Modern biotechnology is a direction designed to find ways of industrial application of biological agents and processes. This is a complex multidisciplinary field, including microbiological synthesis, genetic, protein and cell engineering, engineering enzymology. Biotechnology is mainly based on the use of microorganisms. Therefore, the knowledge accumulated by microbiology about the diversity of the world, about the structure, genetics, physiology, variability, ecology of microbes creates a scientific basis for the development of many biotechnological industries. Traditional raw materials for various branches of the chemical and processing industries (oil and gas) are depleted, and this will lead to the fact that biomass resources will be increasingly used. In addition to new methods for producing chemicals from biomass, bio-technology also gives us more efficient and industrial catalysts for chemical interconversions. A promising area for further development is the production of valuable substances from plants, such as terpenes and alkaloids used in the manufacture of drugs; currently 25 % of all medicines are made from plants. Using animal cells, the production of viruses for vaccines is possible. In the long term, these are hepatitis A, hepatitis B, herpes type 1 viruses, herpes type 2 viruses, as well as viruses that cause colds, some forms of cancer and dental caries. Indexing:             Современная биотехнология – это направление, призванное изыскивать пути промышленного применения биологических агентов и процессов. Это комплексная многопрофильная область, включающая микробиологический синтез, генетическую, белковую и клеточную инженерию, инженерную энзимологию.  Биотехнология в основном опирается на использование микроорганизмов. Поэтому знания, накопленные микробиологией о многообразии мира, о строении, генетике, физиологии, изменчивости, экологии микробов создают научную основу для развития многих биотехнологических производств. Традиционное сырье для различных отраслей химической и перерабатывающей промышленности (нефть и газ) истощается, а это приведет к тому, что всё более широко будут использоваться ресурсы биомассы.  Помимо новых способов получения химических веществ из биомассы, биотехнология дает нам также более эффективные и производственные катализаторы для осуществления химических взаимопревращений.  Многообещающей областью дальнейшего развития представляется производство ценных веществ из растений, например терпенов и алкалоидов, используемых при производстве лекарств; в настоящее время 25 % всех лекарств производится из растений. С помощью животных клеток возможна продукция вирусов для получения вакцин. В перспективе это вирусы гепатита А, гепатита Б, герпеса типа 1, герпеса типа 2, а также вирусы, вызывающие простудные заболевания, некоторые формы рака и зубной кариес.  Індексація:               &nbsp