bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Use of the Velocity Selective Recording Technique to Reveal the Excitation Properties of the Ulnar Nerve in Pigs
Authors: Andreis Felipe Rettore , Metcalfe Benjamin , Janjua Taha Al Muhammadee , Jensen Winnie , Meijs Suzan , dos Santos Nielsen Thomas Gomes Nørgaard
Published: December 2021

Decoding information from the peripheral nervous system via implantable neural interfaces remains a significant challenge, considerably limiting the advancement of neuromodulation and neuroprosthetic devices. The velocity selective recording (VSR) technique has been proposed to improve the classification of neural traffic by combining temporal and spatial information through a multi-electrode cuff (MEC). Therefore, this study investigates the feasibility of using the VSR technique to characterise fibre type based on the electrically evoked compound action potentials (eCAP) propagating along the ulnar nerve of pigs in vivo. A range of electrical stimulation parameters (amplitudes of 50 μA–10 mA and pulse durations of 100 μs, 500 μs, 1000 μs, and 5000 μs) was applied on a cutaneous and a motor branch of the ulnar nerve in nine Danish landrace pigs. Recordings were made with a 14 ring MEC and a delay-and-add algorithm was used to convert the eCAPs into the velocity domain. The results revealed two fibre populations propagating along the cutaneous branch of the ulnar nerve, with mean velocities of 55 m/s and 21 m/s, while only one dominant fibre population was found for the motor branch, with a mean velocity of 63 m/s. Because of its simplicity to provide information on the fibre selectivity and direction of propagation of nerve fibres, VSR can be implemented to advance the performance of the bidirectional control of neural prostheses and bioelectronic medicine applications.
Design of Citrus Fruit Detection System Based on Mobile Platform and Edge Computer Device
Authors: Huang Heqing , Huang Tongbin , Li Zhen , Lyu Shilei , Hong Tao
Published: December 2021

Citrus fruit detection can provide technical support for fine management and yield determination of citrus orchards. Accurate detection of citrus fruits in mountain orchards is challenging because of leaf occlusion and citrus fruit mutual occlusion of different fruits. This paper presents a citrus detection task that combines UAV data collection, AI embedded device, and target detection algorithm. The system used a small unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with a camera to take full-scale pictures of citrus trees; at the same time, we extended the state-of-the-art model target detection algorithm, added the attention mechanism and adaptive fusion feature method, improved the model’s performance; to facilitate the deployment of the model, we used the pruning method to reduce the amount of model calculation and parameters. The improved target detection algorithm is ported to the edge computing end to detect the data collected by the unmanned aerial vehicle. The experiment was performed on the self-made citrus dataset, the detection accuracy was 93.32%, and the processing speed at the edge computing device was 180 ms/frame. This method is suitable for citrus detection tasks in the mountainous orchard environment, and it can help fruit growers to estimate their yield.
State-of-the-Art Research on Chemiresistive Gas Sensors in Korea: Emphasis on the Achievements of the Research Labs of Professors Hyoun Woo Kim and Sang Sub Kim
Authors: Navale Sachin , Mirzaei Ali , Majhi Sanjit Manohar , Kim Hyoun Woo , Kim Sang Sub
Published: December 2021

This review presents the results of cutting-edge research on chemiresistive gas sensors in Korea with a focus on the research activities of the laboratories of Professors Sang Sub Kim and Hyoun Woo Kim. The advances in the synthesis techniques and various strategies to enhance the gas-sensing performances of metal-oxide-, sulfide-, and polymer-based nanomaterials are described. In particular, the gas-sensing characteristics of different types of sensors reported in recent years, including core–shell, self-heated, irradiated, flexible, Si-based, glass, and metal–organic framework sensors, have been reviewed. The most crucial achievements include the optimization of shell thickness in core–shell gas sensors, decrease in applied voltage in self-heated gas sensors to less than 5 V, optimization of irradiation dose to achieve the highest response to gases, and the design of selective and highly flexible gas sensors-based WS2 nanosheets. The underlying sensing mechanisms are discussed in detail. In summary, this review provides an overview of the chemiresistive gas-sensing research activities led by the corresponding authors of this manuscript.
The Search for New Antibacterial Agents among 1,2,3-Triazole Functionalized Ciprofloxacin and Norfloxacin Hybrids: Synthesis, Docking Studies, and Biological Activity Evaluation
Authors: Hryhoriv Halyna , Mariutsa Illia , Kovalenko Sergiy M. , Georgiyants Victoriya , Perekhoda Lina , Filimonova Nataliia , Geyderikh Olga , Sidorenko Lyudmila
Published: December 2021

Among all modern antibiotics, fluoroquinolones are well known for their broad spectrums of activity and efficiency toward microorganisms and viruses. However, antibiotic resistance is still a problem, which has encouraged medicinal chemists to modify the initial structures in order to combat resistant strains. Our current work is aimed at synthesizing novel hybrid derivatives of ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin and applying docking studies and biological activity evaluations in order to find active promising molecules. We succeeded in the development of a synthetic method towards 1,2,3-triazole-substituted ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin derivatives. The structure and purity of the obtained compounds were confirmed by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, 19F NMR, LC/MS, UV-, IR- spectroscopy. Docking studies, together with in vitro research against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Candida albicans NCTC 885-653 revealed compounds in which activity exceeded the initial molecules.
Robust Optimization Model for Single Line Dynamic Bus Dispatching
Authors: Liu Yingxin , Luo Xinggang , Wei Xu , Yu Yang , Tang Jiafu
Published: December 2021

For effective bus operations, it is important to flexibly arrange the departure times of buses at the first station according to real-time passenger flows and traffic conditions. In dynamic bus dispatching research, existing optimization models are usually based on the prediction and simulation of passenger flow data. The bus departure schemes are formulated accordingly, and the passenger arrival rate uncertainty must be considered. Robust optimization is a common and effective method to handle such uncertainty problems. This paper introduces a robust optimization method for single-line dynamic bus scheduling. By setting three scenarios—the benchmark passenger flow, high passenger flow, and low passenger flow—the robust optimization model of dynamic bus departures is established with consideration of different passenger arrival rates in different scenarios. A genetic algorithm (GA) is improved for minimizing the total passenger waiting time. The results obtained by the proposed optimization method are compared with those from a stochastic programming method. The standard deviation of the relative regret value with stochastic optimization is 5.42%, whereas that of the relative regret value with robust optimization is 0.62%. The stability of robust optimization is better, and the fluctuation degree is greatly reduced.
Future Low-Carbon Transport Scenarios: Practice Theory-Based Visioning for Backcasting Studies
Authors: Camilleri Rosalie , Attard Maria , Hickman Robin
Published: December 2021

Backcasting is a well-established methodology particularly suitable for analyzing complex problems where the business-as-usual projection is no longer appropriate, which can be used to effectively address the challenges of climate change mitigation in transport. It is characterised by designing endpoints in the future and working backward from these visions to establish policy pathways that can achieve desired futures. The visioning phase, which involves the construction of a set of scenarios describing alternative futures, is the first phase in backcasting, and engaging different stakeholders during the visioning phase is considered an important aspect in transport studies. This paper aims to demonstrate the findings from a participatory visioning exercise carried out as part of a backcasting study on sustainable transport in the islands of Malta. It is based on a methodological approach that combines social practice theory with stakeholder workshops. The visioning exercise resulted in the development of four different scenarios: the business-as-usual scenario and three alternative scenarios for transport in 2050 in Malta; High-Tech Mobility (with a focus on clean technology); Local Mobility (with more local travel and reducing the need to travel over longer distances); and Green and Active Mobility (where active forms of travel are prioritised over motorised forms of transport). In the alternative scenarios, the elements of mobility practices and other social practices influencing mobility have been reconfigured to allow for low-carbon travel and significantly reducing GHG emissions. The results of this study demonstrate how insights from a theory of social practices approach can be utilized to provide narratives for future visions in transport backcasting studies, and how this approach could open new possibilities for the transition towards more sustainable mobility through the reconfiguration of mobility and other everyday social practices.
Use of Off-ASTM Class F Fly Ash and Waste Limestone Powder in Mortar Mixtures Containing Waste Glass Sand
Authors: Shon Chang-Seon , Tugelbayev Aidyn , Shaimakhanov Ramazan , Karatay Nariman , Zhang Dichuan , Kim Jong R.
Published: December 2021

Developing sustainable concrete with less ordinary Portland cement is a growing issue in the construction industry. Incorporating industrial by-products (such as fly ash or slag) or municipal solid wastes (such as waste glass or recycled concrete aggregate) into the concrete becomes an effective way to reduce the consumption of natural sources and carbon dioxide emission if a proper mix design is provided. The present study examines the influence of the combined use of off-ASTM Class F fly ash (FFA) and waste limestone powder (LSP) on flowability, compressive strength, and expansion characteristics of mortar mixtures containing waste glass sand (WGS). FFA and LSP were used as cement replacement while WGS was used as partial reactive siliceous river sand replacement. Material variables included different WGS replacement ratios (25%, 50%, and 75%) with river sand, LSP contents (25%, 50%, and 75%), FFA contents (15%, 30%, and 45%), and different combinations of FFA-LSP (15–10%, 15–15%, 15–30%, and 15–35%). It is shown that the single use of FFA or LSP reduces both compressive strength and flowability of mortar mixture as its replacement level increases. However, mixtures combined with FFA and LSP provide higher or comparable strength to the single LSP or FFA mixture. For the expansion characteristics due to alkali-silica reaction, the single-use of more than 30% FFA or 75% LSP has less than 0.1% expansion, which is a non-reactive aggregate criterion based on the C1260/C1567 when the test period is extended to 56 days. Moreover, the combination of FFA and LSP has a considerable reduction in expansion rate compared to the single FFA or LSP mixture.
Strategic Innovation, Foresight and the Deployment of Project Portfolio Management under Mid-Range Planning Conditions in Medium-Sized Firms
Authors: Hadjinicolaou Nick , Kader Mohamad , Abdallah Ibrahim
Published: December 2021

The purpose of this paper is to examine the ability of a firm to innovate and absorb its innovative developments by borrowing concepts and models from project portfolio management (PPM). Using past research and the existing literature, it evaluates the potential to apply PPM to the medium-term strategic planning efforts of small- and medium-sized firms. The implementation of strategic innovation requires organizations to develop both a dynamic culture and flexible internal systems that yield to major external changes in their industry as well as internal resource changes. Such changes could include supply or value chain adjustments, changes in consumer behavior, re-allocation of internal resources or the responses of competitors. This paper examines the planning and implementation of project portfolio management tools in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (50–250 employees) with a mid-range (2–4 years) planning horizon that are required to innovate in a strategic context to remain competitive or to take advantage of new opportunities. It relates strategic foresight to the ability of the firm to adjust tactically, including in the utilization and development of internal tools, processes, systems and culture. This paper contributes to the literature by examining the potential for PPM methodologies and models to support decision making in a strategic context in SMEs, an area that is under-represented in the research on strategy. It also relates this foresight with strategic innovation and draws parallels between the strategic management planning process and the use of project portfolio management models. It argues that strategic innovation is closely tied with the ability not just to innovate but to absorb this innovation within the organizational processes and build organizational maturity. It also examines the potential use of project portfolio management models to aid strategic innovation. The use of PPM models in support of strategic innovation may contribute to the sustainability of SMEs as businesses and to the potential to identify new business models that enhance the sustainability of a firm’s competitive advantage, particularly in the medium-term.
Development of Biorefineries in the Bioeconomy: A Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis among European Countries
Authors: Ding Zhengqiu , Grundmann Philipp
Published: December 2021

This study aims to identify the configurational conditions that characterize the establishment of biorefineries in 20 European countries. After determining the conditions which support a bioeconomy transition, secondary data from national sources are used to represent their existing conditions within respective countries. Then, a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis is employed to compare and contrast the effect of varying combinations of the selected conditions on the development of biorefineries. The conditions chosen include coherent bioeconomy strategies, network intensity of regional bioclusters, intellectual capital, and natural resource availability. Our results reveal that the configuration of a coherent bioeconomy strategy, sizable public spending on R&D, abundant biomass supply, and a high level of network intensity is sufficient to explain the pronounced biorefineries development among some European countries. We recommend that countries with fragmented approaches review and redesign the policy and regulatory framework to create a holistic and consistent bioeconomy strategy, taking into account the configurations of conditions as an important prerequisite. In particular, factors such as the lack of best practice examples, the low level of public spending on research and development, the economic capacities for a skilled workforce in addition to the sustainable supply of raw materials should be addressed as focal points.
Autonomous Enterprise as a Model of Hotel Operation in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Sztorc Małgorzata
Published: December 2021

The article aims to identify modern technological solutions in the field of automation and robotization of business processes that change the way hotel enterprises operate in the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the research problem was expressed in the form of a question: what tools favor the dynamic digital transformation of hotel functioning models and the implementation of the paradigm of intelligent and autonomous entities operating in the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic on the hotel market? During the empirical research, the use and implementation of new solutions in the field of innovative technologies supporting the optimization of processes taking place in hotel enterprises were considered. In addition, technologies and tools were identified that are considered strategic from the perspective of implementing the concept of an autonomous hotel carried out under the influence of the crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the specific purpose of the article, a survey was conducted using the questionnaire method with the Computer Assisted Web Interview technique alongside a self-developed questionnaire. The survey was carried out in June–September 2021 among 462 representatives of hotel companies operating in the three-, four- and five-star standards. The results of the diagnostic survey were statistically analyzed using the Statistica and RStudio software packages. To interpret the obtained data, the descriptive method, principal component analysis, and cluster analysis were used. As a result of the conducted research, it was noticed that the COVID-19 pandemic obligated hotels to automate processes that made it possible to connect devices within digital ecosystems and to optimize processes inside vertical and horizontal value chains. Such activities enabled the creation of a new model of hotel functioning referred to as an autonomous enterprise. Nowadays, one of the most important strategic behaviors of hotel entities is the ability to quickly counteract crises resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the related choice of the right course of action, as well as the ability to immediately make the right decisions. The research results may motivate the implementation of new technologies in the area of transforming and developing digital business models by hotels. The issues presented in the article are an attempt to fill the gap by pointing out practical experiences related to the use of individual technological solutions and their effectiveness in process automation and implementation of autonomous models of functioning of entities in the hotel services sector.
Zinc-Coated Urea for Enhanced Zinc Biofortification, Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Yield of Basmati Rice under Typic Fluvents
Authors: Bana Ramesh Chand , Gupta Ashok K. , Bana Ram Swaroop , Shivay Yashbir Singh , Bamboriya Shanti D. , Thakur Narendra P. , Puniya Ramphool , Gupta Meenakshi , Jakhar Shish Ram , Kailash  , Choudhary Raj Singh , Bochalya Ranjeet Singh , Bajaya Tejpal , Kumar Vipin , Kumar Parshotam , Choudhary Anil K.
Published: December 2021

Deficiency of Zn in human diet is an emerging health issue in many developing countries across the globe. Agronomic Zn biofortification using diverse Zn fertilization options is being advised for enhancing Zn concentration in the edible portion of rice.A field study was carried out to find out the Zn fertilization effects on biofortification of basmati rice and nutrient use efficiencies in the Himalayan foothills region. Amongst the Zn nutrition treatments, 4.0% Zn-coated urea (ZnCU) + 0.2% Zn foliar spray (FS) using ZnSO4·7H2O recorded the highest grain (3.46 t/ha) and straw (7.93 t/ha) yield of basmati rice. On average, the rice productivity increase due to ZnCU application was ~25.4% over Commercial Urea. Likewise, the same Zn fertilization treatment also resulted in the maximum Zn (35.93 and 81.64 mg/kg) and N (1.19 and 0.45%) concentration in grain and straw of rice, respectively. Moreover, N use efficiency (NUE) was also highest when ZnCU was applied at 4.0% (ZnSO4·7H2O) in comparison to soil application. From the grain quality viewpoint, Zn ferti-fortification had significant effect on elongation ratio and protein concentration of grain only and respective Zn fertilization treatment recorded highest quality parameters 1.90 and 7.44%, respectively. Therefore, ZnCU would be an important low-cost and useful strategy for enhancing yield, NUE and biofortification, and also in minimizing the Zn malnutrition related challenges in human diet in many developing economies.
Delayed Evacuation after a Disaster Because of Irrational Prediction of the Future Cumulative Precipitation Time Series under Asymmetry of Information
Authors: Murata Atsuo , Doi Toshihisa , Hasegawa Rin , Karwowski Waldemar
Published: December 2021

This study investigated biased prediction of cumulative precipitation, using a variety of patterns of histories of cumulative precipitation, to explore how such biased prediction could delay evacuation or evacuation orders. The irrationality in predicting the future of cumulative precipitation was examined to obtain insights into the causes of delayed evacuation or evacuation orders using a simulated prediction of future cumulative precipitation based on the cumulative precipitation history. Anchoring and adjustment, or availability bias stemming from asymmetry of information, was observed in the prediction of cumulative precipitation, and found to delay evacuation or evacuation orders.
Various Approaches to the Quantitative Evaluation of Biological and Medical Data Using Mathematical Models
Authors: Ždímalová Mária , Chatterjee Anuprava , Kosnáčová Helena , Ghosh Mridul , Obaidullah Sk Md , Kopáni Martin , Kosnáč Daniel
Published: December 2021

Biomedical data (structured and unstructured) has grown dramatically in strength and volume over the last few years. Innovative, intelligent, and autonomous scientific approaches are needed to examine the large data sets that are gradually becoming widely available. In order to predict unique symmetric and asymmetric patterns, there is also an increasing demand for designing, analyzing, and understanding such complicated data sets. In this paper, we focused on a different way of processing biological and medical data. We provide an overview of known methods as well as a look at optimized mathematical approaches in the field of biological data analysis. We deal with the RGB threshold algorithm, new filtering based on the histogram and on the RGB model, the Image J program, and the structural similarity index method (SSIM) approaches. Finally, we compared the results with the open-source software. We can confirm that our own software based on new mathematical models is an extremely suitable tool for processing biological images and is important in research areas such as the detection of iron in biological samples. We study even symmetric and asymmetric properties of the iron existence as a design analysis of the biological real data. Unique approaches for clinical information gathering, organizing, analysis, information retrieval, and inventive implementation of contemporary computing approaches are all part of this research project, which has much potential in biomedical research. These cutting-edge multidisciplinary techniques will enable the detection and retrieval of important symmetric and asymmetric patterns, as well as the faster finding of pertinent data and the opening of novel learning pathways.
Response of Physicochemical and Microbiological Properties to the Application of Effective Microorganisms in the Water of the Turawa Reservoir
Authors: Dobrzyński Jakub , Kulkova Iryna , Wierzchowski Paweł Stanisław , Wróbel Barbara
Published: December 2021

Effective microorganisms (EM) technology was used to find the optimal method of water restoration in the designated experimental area. The study aimed to evaluate the impact of EM biopreparation on selected physicochemical and microbiological properties using ISO methods. A week after the application of biopreparations, a slight decrease in the nitrates content (0.375–0.531 mg L−1) and a significant decrease in the content of phosphorus compounds (0.130–0.304 mg L−1) compared to the control date were observed. Moreover, on the second date, the decrease in most values of microbiological properties was noted. Two weeks after the application, in most cases, the values of water quality properties were shaped close to values obtained in the control date (before EM application). The EM effect was rather short-term, but optimization of application properties may prolong the effect and thus, include the EM technology among the best eco-friendly technologies used for freshwater ecosystem restoration.
Using the Change Point Model (CPM) Framework to Identify Windows for Water Resource Management Action in the Lower Colorado River Basin of Texas, USA
Authors: Lavy Brendan L. , Weaver Russell C. , Hagelman Ronald R.
Published: December 2021

In water-stressed river basins with growing urban populations, conflicts over water resources have emerged between urban and agricultural interests, as managerial interventions occur with little warning and tend to favor urban over agricultural water uses. This research documents changes in water use along an urban-to-agricultural gradient to examine whether it is possible to leverage temporal fluctuations in key quantitative data indicators to detect periods in which we could expect substantive managerial interventions in water resource management. We employ the change point model (CPM) framework to locate shifts in water use, climate-related indicators, lake and river characteristics, and agricultural trends across urban and agricultural counties in the lower Colorado River basin of Texas. Three distinctive groupings of change points appear. Increasing water use by urban counties and a shift in local climate conditions characterize the first period. Declines in agricultural counties’ water use and crop production define the second. Drops in lake levels, lower river discharge, and an extended drought mark the third. We interpret the results relative to documented managerial intervention events and show that managerial interventions occur during and after significant change points. We conclude that the CPM framework may be used to monitor the optimal timing of managerial interventions and their effects to avoid negative outcomes.
Phytoplankton Pigments Reveal Size Structure and Interannual Variability of the Coastal Phytoplankton Community (Adriatic Sea)
Authors: Flander-Putrle Vesna , Francé Janja , Mozetič Patricija
Published: December 2021

In coastal seas, a variety of environmental variables characterise the average annual pattern of the physico-chemical environment and influence the temporal and spatial variations of phytoplankton communities. The aim of this study was to track the annual and interannual variability of phytoplankton biomass in different size classes in the Gulf of Trieste (Adriatic Sea) using phytoplankton pigments. The seasonal pattern of phytoplankton size classes showed a co-dominance of the nano and micro fractions during the spring peak and a predominance of the latter during the autumn peak. The highest picoplankton values occurred during the periods with the lowest total phytoplankton biomass, with chlorophytes dominating during the colder months and cyanobacteria during the summer. The highest number of significant correlations was found between phytoplankton taxa and size classes and temperature, nitrate and nitrite. The most obvious trend observed over the time series was an increase in picoplankton in all water layers, with the most significant trend in the bottom layer. Nano- and microplankton showed greater variation in biomass, with a decrease in nanoplankton biomass in 2011 and 2012 and negative trend in microplankton biomass in the bottom layer. These results suggest that changes in trophic relationships in the pelagic food web may also have implications for biogeochemical processes in the coastal sea.
Economic policy formation mechanism for energy efficiency area
Authors: Palamarchuk Dmytro
Published: December 2021

Theoretical and practical aspects of elaborating the modern mechanism for developing the economic policy of Ukraine in the energy efficiency sphere are investigated in the article. The article aimed at developing a mechanism for the formation of an energy efficiency economic policy due to Ukraine’s European integration orientation and the purpose of reducing the energy intensity of the gross domestic product. The research was carried out using the methods of deduction and induction, system analysis. The clarification of the principles, tasks, objects and subjects, methodological bases for elaborating the mechanism for the formation of an economic policy of energy efficiency made. It has been substantiated that the strategic goals of the economic policy of energy efficiency should be the following: reducing the level of energy dependence; development and implementation of the technologies for transforming the energy of photosynthesis into industrial production; implementation and further development of diversification of sources and conditions for the supply of energy resources; reduction of consumption of non-renewable fuel and energy resources; implementation of advanced technologies for transporting heat from the source to the consumer; achieving suitable levels of power supply reliability and energy security; reduction of the environmental pollution by the enterprises in the energy complex. The necessity of combining the priority principles of ensuring energy efficiency and institutional partnership for building a mechanism for forming an economic policy of energy efficiency has been proved. The necessity of mutual using the traditional economic instruments for stimulating energy efficiency and instruments for strengthening the role of regional educational institutions in the processes of ensuring energy security and increasing energy efficiency at the local and regional levels were grounded. The mentioned above has practical value. It involves the addition of key functions and tasks of universities and implies the creation of special competitive centers for energy audit and energy saving at the universities, as well as the implementation of special bachelor’s and master’s programs (including double degree programs), advanced training programs devoted to the energy efficiency and energy saving; strengthening of institutional interaction between regional authorities and local government, business agents and territorial communities, regional HEI and research institutions. The mechanism for the formation of an economic policy of energy efficiency developed based on the systematization of the implementation results of the energy efficiency programs by developed countries, in particular, the European Union member states. The possibilities for the implementation of models, tools and mechanisms, due to the existing legislative framework, the level of economic development and resource potential of Ukraine were grounded.
Modern trends and directions of use by enterprises of information and communication technologies
Authors: Orlyk Oksana
Published: December 2021

The article studies the current trends in the use of information and communication technologies by Ukrainian enterprises in their practical activities during 2017–2019 years based on the generalization of statistical data. The object of the research is the information and communication technologies of the Internet as a key factor to ensure business informatization and to increase the competitiveness and economic security of enterprises. The purpose of the article is to analyze and identify the nature of changes in the dynamics and directions of the use of computer technology, information and communication technologies by Ukrainian enterprises in recent years. The work uses the methods of analytical-monographic – in the study of literary sources on the topic of research; analysis and synthesis – to summarize statistical data on trends in the use of information and communication technologies by enterprises; system analysis, abstraction, logical generalizations – in determining the characteristic features of the process that is being investigated; abstract-logical – to form conclusions. The data relative to the process of implementation and use in enterprises of modern information and communication technologies are summarized and analyzed. The areas of use of the Internet, which enterprises are mainly used to transmit or receive email messages, banking operations, obtaining information about goods and services, obtaining information from public authorities. The dynamics and directions of use by enterprises of websites, which are used mainly to serve customers and create electronic links to business social media profiles. The tendencies of the use of cloud computing services are analyzed, among which enterprises are preferred by the use of financial or accounting applications, Email and office software. The advantages, opportunities and threats from the use of modern information and communication technologies by enterprises are identified. It is proposed the information technologies that should be recommended for enterprises in practice in the context of accelerating business informatization.
CHARACTERISTICS NORMATIVE LEGAL BASES FORMATION OF READYNESS OF FUTURE MASTER IN TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES (BY AIR TRANSPORT) FOR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY IN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Authors: AKMALDINOVA V.
Published: December 2021

The article analyzes the features of professional training of future masters in transport technology (by air transport) in the institution of higher technical education. The normative-legal and organizational-pedagogical bases of formation of readiness of future masters іn transport technologies (by air transport) to professional activity in experience of technical establishments of higher education of Ukraine are characterized. It is noted that the educational process should be aimed at preparing future professionals for independent professional activity. It was found that the process of forming the readiness of future specialists in transport technology (by air transport) begins in the system of their training and is inextricably linked with the content, methods of knowledge presentation, pedagogical competence of teachers, individualization of education, educational and cognitive activities of students. the educational environment of the institution of higher technical education, the level of motivation of students. The basis of professional training should be classroom and independent search and creative activity of the student, in the process of which the professional knowledge, abilities and skills, personal qualities set by the educational and qualification characteristic will be formed. The main directions of modernization of the content of professional training of future masters in transport technologies (by air transport) are substantiated: harmonization of normative-legal base on professional training of masters in transport technologies, their better adaptation to new requirements of European educational space, modern national and European labor markets; combination of theoretical and practical training; modernization of forms and methods of teaching; wider use of the potential of information technology, e-learning.
PEDAGOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF PREPARATION OF THE FUTURE HAIRDRESSER FOR PRODUCTIVE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Authors: BILAY D.
Published: December 2021

Communicative training of future service workers is a wide field for pedagogical research in the field of vocational (vocational) education. This is especially true of the training of a hairdresser - a master whose work involves close physical and emotional contact with clients and requires him to be able to build confidence, to act in each case not only technically but also psychologically competent.

The article argues for the need to form in the context of professional training of the future specialist in the field of services of his communication skills. The principles of professional interaction of the future hairdresser are formulated, which, according to the author, are the basis of productive business communication (tolerance, integrity, balance of business and personality-oriented communication, priority of client interests, cooperation and compromise, objective self-esteem). The importance of educational modeling of communicative situations as a method of adjusting the individual communicative style of the future service worker is revealed. This ability must be formed over the years, based, in particular, on the possibilities of educational modeling. We see the development of its content and methodological support as an actual direction of our further research.
THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS ON EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE
Authors: BOLSHAYA O.
Published: December 2021

The statement of the problem and its relationship to important scientific and practical tasks.

The article considers the peculiarities of the process of reforming the Ukrainian economy, the use of organizational and economic management methods and the study of theoretical principles of functioning and development of the education system. Also, it provides the definition of organizational-economic mechanisms, contributing to the stabilization of the economic situation in education and its innovative development in the market environment of the state.

According to the author, education is a major factor in the development of society and building an economically developed and stable economy. Education of highly educated and qualified people is the main priority of state educational policy based on socio-political, socio-economic and cultural-historical processes. The educational process is continuous throughout a person's life, which is a guarantee of his competitiveness in the labor market. Positive results in the education system directly affect the economic condition of the state. The high level of education allows to develop and implement the latest technologies in all sectors of the state, which ensures the socio-economic development of society.
DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS' EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE GEOGRAPHY COMPETENCE LEARNING PROCESS
Authors: VISHNIKINA L. , SAMOYLENKO V. , FEDIY O. , LYSYTSYA O.
Published: December 2021

The article highlights the urgency of the problem of formation and development of emotional intelligence of teachers and students, which solution is related with present-day modernization of geographical education. The authors analyzed the concept of "emotional intelligence" and characterized the transformation of this concept. Based on the study of psychological and pedagogical literature, the authors identified the main elements of emotional intelligence – self-knowledge, self-regulation, empathy and motivation. They proved the need to develop emotional intelligence in geography teachers as a necessary condition under which teachers can form it in students.

The paper points out the peculiarities of the formation of subject geographical competence of students "emotional and value attitude to the environment and human activity in it", which is closely related to the formation and development of their emotional intelligence in the process of learning geography. The article analyzes the conditions for the development of emotional intelligence in adolescence, highlights the characteristic of this age emotional properties.

The authors substantiate the specific possibilities of developing the emotional intelligence of students in geography lessons through the use of teaching methods, which are a set of emotional and sensory influences on the student's personality in the process of organizing his educational and cognitive activities. Here the methodical methods of formation of emotional intelligence developed by authors are presented, their content and procedure of realization found out, conditions of their application in the course of training of geography are characterized.
MAIN COMPONENTS OF SOCIO-PEDAGOGICAL ACTIVITY OF TEACHER OF BIOLOGY AND FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTH
Authors: MEKHED O. , RYABCHENKO S. , GARIGА M.
Published: December 2021

The article substantiates the concept of socio-pedagogical activities of a biology teacher and the basics of health in the mutual unity of its components. Peculiarities of social and pedagogical activity in accordance with its purpose in the system of modern natural knowledge are determined. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between theoretical calculations and practical implementation of methods and areas of social pedagogy, which is reflected in the essential features of socio-pedagogical activities as the main means of implementing social education.

The system of theoretical bases of modernization of training of the future teacher of biology and bases of health is considered by authors as formation of personal properties of students of pedagogical ZVO. In the process of socio-pedagogical activities of the teacher is socio-cultural education of the younger generation, which provides targeted impact on each individual and team in order to master the heritage of universal and national culture, implementation of social values ​​and development of positive qualities. Training in the implementation of socio-pedagogical activities in educational institutions helps future professionals to understand their belonging to a community that has its own traditions and cultural characteristics, provides socialization and personal fulfillment. The study is based on the socio-cultural paradigm of education, as the main in determining the socio-pedagogical professional trajectory of biology teachers and the basics of health
ON THE ISSUE OF APPLICANTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION’S TRAINING FOR LINGUISTIC SELF-EDUCATION IN MODERN PEDAGOGICAL THEORY AND PRACTICE
Authors: SHUMS’KYI O.
Published: December 2021

The article substantiates that in modern conditions the core didactic principle of higher education should be the transition from teaching to self-education, which is regarded by contemporary native researchers as the highest stage of education. Social trends in the world have, in their turn, actualized the need to revise the conceptual system of views on the theory and practice of language self-instruction. The result of expanding the range of research issues of training students for independent acquisition of foreign language knowledge, as a kind of alternative to institutional education, was the introduction into scientific circulation of new categories, concepts and terms.

Along with theoretical developments, the practice of linguistic self-education is being actively improved. New and already known methods of independent mastering foreign languages are emerging. It is typical of foreign higher education that productive self-educational activities increasingly permeate all the basic elements of the educational process and become its defining feature. In particular, special courses on linguistic autodidactics are introduced in higher educational establishments, the so-called “independent study” becomes widespread, students develop their own individual curriculum, which is carried out through the student’s free organization of his/her educational process and so on. Thus, a new dimension in teaching foreign languages has been introduced into existing educational technologies, namely: “learning to learn”, which meets the recommendations of the Council of Europe.

Up to date the fundamental scientific and theoretical base, which covers important aspects of theory and practice of foreign language self-education, has been formed in native pedagogical science. Contemporary researchers recognize the training of future professionals for lifelong learning as one of the main factors of implementing the latest paradigm of higher education. With that self-education in the field of foreign languages is considered as the basic factor of forming the secondary language personality. It is particularly important to work out methodological support and appropriate technologies of “learning to learn”, aimed at equipping students with necessary skills of foreign language self-education. Researchers also comprehensively study the peculiarities of the organization and modern methods of autonomous mastering foreign languages.
UNIVERSITY ISSUE IN THE RESEARCH FIELD OF DOMESTIC PROFESSORS AT THE BORDER OF THE XIX ­ XX CENTURIES
Authors: MOKLYAK V. , MOSKALENKO Yu.
Published: December 2021

It is natural for scientists, public figures, university professors and other higher education institutions, trustees of educa-tional districts, ministers of public education, statesmen, etc. to show interest in the so-called “university issue” in the conditions of formation and development of domestic university education in the XIX – the early XX century. Particularly heated discussions on this problem arise at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, when the activities of universities were regulatedby the reactionary statute of 1884. Many well-known progressives (V. Vernadskyi, M. Pyrohov, I. Sechenov, K. Timiriaziev, Ye. Tru-betskoi, S. Trubetskoi, P. Fortunatov, O. Shvarts and others) advocated the expansion of university rights, and the idea of an au-tonomous independent university became key. The position of supporters of the independence of universities was manifested in the relevant appeals. Thus, in 1899, ten professors submitted a note to the Minister of Education, which referred to the humiliating role of teachers, defined by regula-tions. In 1905, 342 scholars prepared for publication in the journal “Herald of Europe” a special document “Note on the needs of education”, which spoke about the progress of scientific progress through the efforts of domestic scientists and the inappro-priate attitude of the authorities to such achievements. Numerous publications show interest in the university issue. For example, O. Posnikov, V. Sobolevskyi, O. Chuprov substantiate the effectiveness of university autonomy in the columns of the periodical “Russian Gazette”. K. Timiriaziev in his own collection of articles “Science and Democracy” advocates the principle of academic freedom. P. Struve in the preface to O. Heorhiievskyi’s book “A Brief Essay on Government Measures and Predictions Against Student Riots” reflects on human rights violations in universities, the oppression of the rights of teachers and students. V. Vernadskyi writes in the article “On the Professorial Congress” about the importance of creating an “Association for Achieving Academic Freedom and Improving the Conditions of Academic Life”. The study made it possible to state a great interest in the “university question” at the turn of the XIX–XX centuries. Note that this problem is related to the conceptual “idea of the university”, which is interpreted as a combination of the whole set of knowledge and ideas about the university: goals, objectives, principles, structure, functions, internal and external relations,place and role in society at a certain specific historical stage.