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Reserves of resource saving in the manufacture of brake drums of cargo vehicles
Full text linkThe object of research: cast iron grade DSTU EN 1561 (EN-GJL-200), used for the manufacture of brake drums for KrAZ trucks.
Investigated problem: obtaining the effect of resource saving by minimizing the consumption of alloying elements, while maintaining a given level of mechanical properties of cast iron.
The main scientific results: experimental and theoretical confirmation of the possibility of reducing the content of Cr introduced into the alloy to increase its strength, as part of the Cr:Ni alloying complex, was obtained. It is shown that a decrease in the Cr content from the upper range (0.34–0.48) % to the lower one (0.21–0.33) % does not affect the ultimate strength of cast iron (σb). The obtained values of σb for both ranges are statistically equal: σb =234MPa, Sσb =16.22 MPa for the upper range of Cr content and σb=240MPa, Sσb=19.86 MPa for the lower range of Cr content, where Sσb is the standard deviation of the tensile strength value. It is established that the hardness (HB) is also unchanged: the obtained values of HB for both ranges are statistically equal: HB213, SHB=9.1 for the upper range of Cr content and HB212, SHB=12 for the lower range of Cr content, where SNB is the standard deviation of hardness. At the same time, it has been statistically proven that the Cr:Ni ratio can be shifted towards lower Cr values – from Cr:Ni=2.2:1 in the existing technology to Cr:Ni=1.76:1 in the ones proposed in this study.
The area of practical use of the results of the study: the results obtained can be used in machine-building enterprises specializing in the manufacture of hull cast iron parts with a foundry cycle. The adaptation of the proposed results to the actual conditions of the foundry production of implementing organizations will be minimal if they comply with the following criteria: cast iron grade, predominant or minimum casting wall thickness, temperature regime of melting and out-of-furnace treatment, ferroalloys and modifiers used.
Innovative technological product: iron smelting technology for commercial vehicle brake drum castings that reduces production costs while maintaining a given level of mechanical properties
The scope of the technological innovative product: technological regimes for producing cast iron for the production of cast brake drums for trucks
Women participation in the informal economy: assessing the pattern of operations and challenges in post-COVID-19
Full text linkThe object of research: first, to understand the operational activities of women informal economy operators. Second, to highlight and discuss the challenges of women informal economy operators. Third, to understand the implication of post COVID-19 era for women informal economy operators.
Investigated problem: the dynamics, operations and level of activities of the informal economy and the extent of women involvement, the issues around the challenges women are exposed to as participants of the informal economy, the role and impact of the post COVID-19 on women informal economy operators.
The main scientific results: first, the operational activities of women informal economy operators include street-trading and hawking, casual employment, family business and home-based enterprises. Second, the challenges for women operators in the informal economy include health hazards, gender discrimination and harassment, institutional and social barriers, cultural stereotypes and constrictions to loans. Third, the implications of postCOVID-19 pandemic include liquidation of businesses, increased economic hardship and poverty and little or no State intervention through palliatives.
The area of practical use of the research results: ministry of labour and employment, trade unions, women organization, non-governmental organization (NGO’s), labour research institute, traders association, industrial court, labour professionals and advocates
The TDS model and epistemic justice for bilingual learners
Full text linkThe object of research: Contemporary research suggests the use of an instructional language different from students’ home language as a major contributing factor to academic underachievement. This has also been the case in Gwanda South, Zimbabwe, where Sesotho speaking secondary school learners are taught through English only and have been underperforming. Analysts have suggested the use of a language different from their learners’ home language as the major cause of academic underachievement.
Investigated problem: This study explores how concurrent use of multiple languages can enhance learning in a bilingual community. Results from national examinations show learners from Gwanda South perform comparatively lower than most districts in the country, resulting in calls for transformative pedagogy. This mixed methods study used a descriptive survey design that opted for face-to-face interviews and questionnaires to collect data from 120 secondary school learners, 20 parents, 20 teachers, 10 head teachers and 10 Teachers-in-Charge. Convenience sampling was used to identify participants.
The main scientific results: Results from the study indicate participants’ willingness for pedagogies that acknowledge multiple languages. They also indicate an enhanced academic performance among students when the TDS model is used for pedagogical purposes. As a result, the article introduces a model that is being proposed and recommended for use in bilingual settings, called The Dual System (TDS) Model. The TDS Model has a number of variables that make it operate effectively and efficiently. Its basis is two languages in an environment and community with a keen interest in the successful use of those languages in the classroom. Both teacher and learner ought to be tuned to dual language use and to accept full roles for both languages in the classroom. Translanguaging then is a key element that defines academic activities. Bilingual education where Sesotho and English are key classroom languages is recommended for Gwanda South, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe.
The area of practical use of the research results: The TDS Model has a number of variables that make it operate effectively and efficiently. Its basis is two languages in an environment and community with a keen interest in the successful use of those languages in the classroom. Both teacher and learner ought to be tuned to dual language use and to accept full roles for both languages in the classroom. Translanguaging then is a key element that defines academic activities. Bilingual education where Sesotho and English are key classroom languages is recommended for Gwanda South, Matabeleland South, Zimbabw
Analysis of the state of the food industry
Full text linkThe object of research: The paper examines the management of the strategic development of enterprises, it is worth noting the planning of the implementation of certain strategies, forming them in parallel and choosing the most important and cost-effective for enterprises.
Investigated problem: А methodology for selecting effective strategies of dairy industry enterprises has been developed, which includes a number of stages: expert assessment of consumer products properties of the studied enterprise and its main competitors; assessment of the volume of gross profit and cost of production at the studied enterprise; expert assessment of the level of innovation of the products of the studied enterprise and competitor enterprises; assessment of the prestige of the products of the studied enterprise and competitor enterprises; selection of competitive strategies based on a comparative analysis of the proposed strategies.
The main scientific results: In the course of the study, the author calculated 4 variants of the medium-term economic strategy for KokshetauGormolzavod LLP, determined the level of consumer properties of dairy products of the enterprise, cost estimates for the production of dairy products in the base year, the level of product innovation.
The area of practical use of the research results: The competitiveness of a country is crucially interconnected with the competitiveness of national companies, both in domestic and foreign markets. Accordingly, the categories of competitiveness of a product, company, industry, region and country are interconnected. The fundamental basis of industry competitiveness is the competitiveness of products, which is influenced by factors such as consumer price and cost. The author introduces the third factor of product competitiveness – innovativeness, understood as the introduction of novelty into products, due to which additional competitive advantages can be created.
Innovative technological product: Innovative products are products that meet international quality standards, forming additional competitive advantages over similar products. The authors adapted the method of assessing the competitiveness of consumer goods to dairy products by introducing the factor "Level of innovativeness" instead of the factor "Level of sales organization" and introduced as indicators of the factor "Level of innovativeness": the range of dairy products, packaging (packaging), safety, social suitability, manufacturability, image, service, informativeness. Just such indicators affect competitiveness.
Scope of the innovative technological product: The fundamental basis of industry competitiveness is the competitiveness of products, which is influenced by factors such as consumer price and cost. The author introduces the third factor of product competitiveness – innovativeness, understood as the introduction of novelty into products, due to which additional competitive advantages can be created .
The article presents an analysis of the food industry market according to the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Statistics, the main share of meat and meat product producers as of 01.02.2021. Meat products are now regarded as high-risk products that carry both biological and chemical dangers. The International Epizootic Bureau (OIE) and Codex Alimentarius papers include guidelines for the use of a risk-based approach to animal products. The OIE documents, on the other hand, primarily concern the veterinary welfare of farm animals, but in the Codex Alimentarius they relate to the completed product and are seen as relevant to human health. The technology aspect is not particularly addressed in these texts, but it is crucial in managing both individual hazards and their aggregate, allowing to produce products with guaranteed shelf-life safety as well as safety for human health and epizootic well-being. The success of the nation's socioeconomic development program will be greatly influenced by the quality, variety, and availability of food, which should be prioritized as a national effor
Teachers’ experiences of in-service training on inclusive education: a South African perspective
Full text linkThe object of this research: The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore and describe teachers’ experiences of in-service training on inclusive education. While diverse literature has dealt with teachers’ experiences of in-service training programmes and the conceptualization of inclusive education, the majority of these studies show limited focus on in-service training programmes tailored according to identified classroom needs.
Methods: This study adopted a phenomenological research design. The purposive and conveniently selected 8 participants enrolled in the BEd Honours (Learning Support) distance education programme participated in the study. Furthermore, the study’s data collection process involved telephonic semi-structured interviews. The study used a thematic data analysis method.
The main scientific results: The findings in this study indicated that the themes of learning barriers and inclusive education training. Moreover, the findings indicated that BEd Honours is informative and necessary for professional development; however, some participants shared concerns about the limited application material in the training programme.
The area of practical use of the research results: This is for teachers in the in-service training. By identifying and uncovering teachers’ needs to implement inclusive education, these findings can be used to improve in-service training programme
Analysis of dialogical relations between speech genres in the text of a french novel
Full text linkThe object of research of this article is the types of dialogic connections that arise between speech genres inserted into the structure of a literary text, between genres and the text of a novel, between inserted genres and existing texts.
Investigated problem: This study covers several levels. Firstly, the mechanisms of artistic communication, during which the author, with the help of the speech genres present in the text, can give the reader implicit information and activate the latter's participation in the perception of the text of the novel. Secondly, the concept of intertextual relations is expanded, in the case when we consider the inserted speech genre as an independent text. Thirdly, the studied dialogic connections can be extended to other areas of communication: advertising, political, Internet communication, etc.
Main results scientific: The article is the result of the application of the theory of speech genres by M. Bakhtin to the analysis of the structure of a literary text, leading to further development of the concepts of dialogism and intertextuality.
Area of practical implementation of the research results. Intertextuality is one of the main means of creating pragmatic influence in both commercial and political advertising, media and political discourse. Moreover, it can already be argued that with the advent of the latest information technologies, society is moving from intertext to hypertext, which is typical for communication in almost all areas, since they are mediated in one way or another by computer technologies. It is this fact that explains the necessity and necessity of studying the problem of dialogism and intertextualit
Knowledge management (KM) as a viable solution to public service delivery challenges
Full text linkThe object of research: The study revolves around KM and service delivery. It ascertains whether KM is a plausible solution to public service delivery challenges. Although the paper is aimed at governments worldwide, it is focusing on South Africa.
Investigated problem: While the public service in South Africa has been significantly transformed since apartheid's end in 1994, the government is now under enormous pressure to deliver and save the public service from further collapse. Recent years have seen an increase in service delivery demonstrations and marches. Many believe the public service delivery mechanisms introduced to circumvent public service delivery challenges have been ineffective.
The main scientific results: Despite knowing what must be done, officials have trouble putting their plans, strategies, and policies into action. This is even though service delivery mechanisms were implemented to help them improve service delivery. In fact, only half of the respondents (50.7 %, n=33) were aware of service delivery mechanisms, though 95.4 % (n=62) concurred that KM is a viable solution to improve service delivery.
Area of practical use of the research results: Very little research has been conducted on KM as a potential solution to South Africa's service delivery problems. As a result, this research provides new insights into improving public sector service delivery using KM. Overall, the findings will benefit KM and Public Administration practitioners
The use of the official indigenous languages in the south african judcial system reimagined, poignant and tacit issues explored
Full text linkThe objects of this research are, First, to highlight the unfair language practice that is still persisting in the South African Judicial System despite the provisions contained in the democratic constitution of equitable use of all official languages. Second, to explore the variables that contribute to this appalling state of affairs where English is predominately used in the South African Judicial System. Third, to suggest possible measures that could be applied to lessen or circumvent the situation.
The researcher investigated the following problem, The inadequate use of the official indigenous languages in the South African Judicial System, the reasons behind this practice and its consequences.
The main results of the research are, first, English is still the predominately used language in the South African courts of law and minimal use of official indigenous languages in the judicial system is still continuing unabated. Second, language policy regarding the South African Judicial System need to be reviewed with the aim of putting emphasis on the use of official indigenous languages for various activities in the judicial system, secondly, benefits derived from adequate use of official indigenous languages in the judicial system need to be explored more so that maximal participation of people who speak these languages can be achieved. Third, the study has shown that the reason for this inadequate use of the official indigenous languages is as a result of various intertwined variables such as globalisation, economic factors, negative attitudes towards African languages and a lack of existing inclusive language policies regarding the SA judicial system. Fourth, the use English language for various purposes in the judicial system is a linguistic injustice, it portrays the South African judicial system as still not transformed but still colonised.
The area of practical use of the research results are, all citizens who seek justice through South African judicial System, Law practitioners in South Africa, human rights organisations, university students and staff members of the criminal justice department.
Innovative technological product, Inclusive language policy development measures
Scope of the innovative technological product, The practice of multilingualism in the area of law
Development of an approach to the creation of an intellectual system of national security management
Full text linkThe object of the research is intelligent systems for collecting, processing and analyzing information about the state of national security.
Investigated problem: The problem that is solved in the research is the problem of building intelligent systems for collecting, processing and analyzing information about the state of national security with limitations on the available computing resources, reliability and given speed of processing of various types of data circulating in it. The main scientific results obtained during the study by the authors are:
proposed approach to the development of intelligent systems for the collection, processing and analysis of information on the state of the state's national security. The proposed approach takes into account the security of the system, available forces and means, purpose, system effect, method of formation, resource composition, structure, management, the process of functioning according to the purpose, resource consumption and the specified efficiency criterion. This will allow to justify the requirements for software and hardware of intelligent systems for collecting, processing and analyzing information about the state of the state's national security.
proposed architecture of intelligent systems for collecting, processing and analyzing information about the state of national security of the state. Its approximate composition, functional purpose and structure of the database management system are substantiated.
The area of practical use of the research results: It is advisable to use the proposed scientific results when conducting research and development works on the creation of intelligent systems for collecting, processing and analyzing information about the state of national security of the state, and developing requirements for hardware and software of this type of systems.
Field of application: software, information systems, decision support systems
Exploring the alternative solutions and strategies of toledo city government for the damaging impact of single-use plastic bag in the environment
Full text linkThe object of research: The aim of this research is to gain a better understanding of residents' personal concerns about improper plastic disposal and to give voice to their thoughts about the Toledo City Government's prospective ideas and approaches for minimizing the city's plastic pollution.
Investigated problem: Residents of Magdugo, Toledo City have been subjected to increasing levels of plastic pollution. The vast number of discarded plastic items that eventually end up in canals, drainage systems, and city streets, generating flooding that poses a severe challenge in agriculture, health, and sanitation.
The main scientific results: According to the findings, the city's inefficient waste management system has resulted in a massive accumulation of durable plastics. Toledo City, on the other hand, has improved waste management, restored cleanliness, and minimized the environmental effect of plastics through regulatory initiatives.
The area of practical use of the research results: The majority of citizens in Toledo City have enthusiastically embraced the city's ordinance prohibiting the use of plastic bags. Plastic bag littering has been shown to decrease throughout the city, resulting in a cleaner and healthier environment. The city's achievement might serve as a model for other places that have yet to abolish plastic bags.
Innovative technological product: As a result of a cleaner and healthier environment, people have become more productive, and tourists have returned to the city, contributing to the city's economic growth.
Scope of the innovative technological product: Policy management in the reduction of plastic pollutio