bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
APPLICATION OF INDUSTRIAL PNEUMATIC COMPONENTS IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS
Authors: Tuleja Peter , Mamontov Pavlo
Published: February 2019

Urgency of the research. Modern production requires schools to have a skilled workforce. In general, schools can not fulfill this requirement at the same time.
Target setting. The aim of the project described in the article is to build an education system that would give students the necessary experience to handle the challenging tasks of technical practice in designing and deploying automated devices.
Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. The results of the diploma project, to which both authors co-authored, were used as the basis for this article. Problems in the area described are known and, in principle, eliminated by a change in access to the educational process at universities. The project described in the article should be a pilot project.
Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. Despite attempts to solve the problem of training a skilled workforce, without material support or cooperation with technical practice, there is no hope for success.
The research objective. The aim of the described project is to set up a training system in which the student would collect as much practical experience as possible for the practice.
The statement of basic materials. Resources to solve this problem practically do not exist, because the breadth of the problem is very big. The success of the project in the future will be heavily dependent on the enthusiasm of followers (students) in developing the job. Of course, provided sufficient financial coverage.
Conclusions. The pilot project is in the process of being developed. There is currently support for its continued existence, but there are no stable sources of financial inputs yet.
Safeguarding National Heritage through Conservation of Oral History Collections at Bulawayo National Archives, Zimbabwe
Authors: Nhenga-Mugarisanwa Vimbayi Natalie , Dewah Peterson
Published: February 2019

Â Oral history collections are vital assets that represent national heritage. While transcribed collections are kept in a proper archival repository at the Bulawayo National Archives, the audio-visual collections are kept unprocessed and unprotected in unsuitable housing such as cardboard boxes within the Principal Archivistâ€™s office. Storage conditions are not conducive and therefore, unbearable. The study, therefore, explored issues relating to how national heritage contained in oral history collections can be protected through conservation at the institution. In this regard, the study opted to employ the qualitative research methodology, using the case study research design. The informants were purposively sampled, while data were collected through questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and document analysis. Questionnaires were administered to the chosen respondents through hand delivery. Researchers conducted in-depth interviews that lasted between 20â€“30 minutes. The Directorâ€™s Annual Reports from 1990 to 2016 were analysed for the study. The findings of the study indicated that the Bulawayo National Archives captures and stores oral history in paper, cassettes, magnetic tape, and digital formats, and according to various subject areas; which include chieftaincy, minority groups, land question, religion and liberation wars. However, the institution does not have a conservation unit nor an Oral Historian in charge of the collections. In this regard, we recommend that the institution sets up a conservation unit to protect oral history collections, and facilitate the restoration of the already damaged and deteriorated oral history collections.Â
Short-term Effects of Manual Therapy in Patients After Surgical Fixation of Ankle and/or Hindfoot Fracture: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors: Albin Stephanie R. , Koppenhaver Shane L. , Marcus Robin , Dibble Lee , Cornwall Mark , Fritz Julie M.
Published: February 2019

Background

Patients with surgical fixation of ankle and/or hindfoot fractures often experience decreased range of motion and loss of function following surgery and postsurgical immobilization, yet there is minimal evidence to guide care for these patients.

Objectives

To assess whether manual therapy may provide short-term improvements in range of motion, muscle stiffness, gait, and balance in patients who undergo operative fixation of an ankle and/or hindfoot fracture.

Methods

In this multisite, double-blind randomized clinical trial, 72 consecutive patients who underwent open reduction internal fixation of an ankle and/or hindfoot fracture and were receiving physical therapy treatment of exercise and gait training were randomized to receive either impairment-based manual therapy (manual therapy group) or a sham manual therapy treatment of light soft tissue mobilization and proximal tibiofibular joint mobilizations (control group). Participants in both groups received 3 treatment sessions over 7 to 10 days, and outcomes were assessed immediately post intervention. Outcomes included ankle joint range of motion, muscle stiffness, gait characteristics, and balance measures. Group-by-time effects were compared using linear mixed modeling.

Results

There were no significant differences between the manual therapy and control groups for range of motion, gait, or balance outcomes. There was a significant difference from baseline to the final follow-up in resting gastrocnemius muscle stiffness between the manual therapy and control groups (−47.9 N/m; 95% confidence interval: −86.1, −9.8; P = .01). There was no change in muscle stiffness for the manual therapy group between baseline and final follow-up, whereas muscle stiffness increased in the control group by 6.4%.

Conclusion

A brief course of manual therapy consisting of 3 treatment sessions over 7 to 10 days did not lead to better short-term improvement than the application of sham manual therapy for most clinical outcomes in patients after ankle and/or hindfoot fracture who were already being treated with exercise and gait training. Our results, however, suggest that manual therapy might decrease aberrant resting muscle stiffness after ankle and/or hindfoot surgical fixation.

Level of Evidence

Therapy, level 2. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2019;49(5):310–319. Epub 13 Feb 2019. doi:10.2519/jospt.2019.8864
Temperature-Dependent Electronic Structure of Bixbyite α-Mn2O3 and the Importance of a Subtle Structural Change on Oxygen Electrocatalysis
Authors: Mokkath Junais , Jahan Maryam , Tanaka Masahiko , Tominaka Satoshi , Henzie Joel
Published: February 2019

α-Mn2O3 is an inexpensive Earth-abundant mineral that is used as an electrode material in various kinds of electrochemical devices. The complex bixbyite structure of α-Mn2O3, and its subtle orthorhombic → cubic phase transformation near room temperature has made it challenging to accurately determine its electronic proper- ties. We used high-resolution X-ray diffraction to study the temperature-dependent structures of phase-pure α-Mn2O3 prisms. Our measurements show a clear change in the crystal phase from orthorhombic → cubic between 293K and 300K. We input the Rietveld refined high-resolution crystal structures collected at various temperatures (273, 293, 300, 330K) directly into density functional theory (DFT) calculations to model their electronic properties. These calculations indicate that the orthorhombic phase α-Mn2O3 is a narrow bandgap semiconductor as expected. However, temper- atures higher than 300K transform the α-Mn2O3 into the cubic phase, causing the molecular orbitals of the Mn 3d and O 2p bands to overlap and mix covalently, mak- ing the material behave as a semimetal. This subtle change in crystal structure will affect the bulk conductivity of the material as well as Mn-O-Mn bond distances that influence the quality of its catalytic active sites for oxygen electrochemistry. Elec- trochemical oxygen evolution (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) experi- ments performed at various temperatures (∼ 288K to 323K) using the same prepared electrode show a marked enhancement in both OER and ORR performance that is attributed to the higher activity of the cubic phase.
Professional Learning and Distributed Leadership: A Symbiotic Relationship
Authors: Denee Rachel
Published: February 2019

Pedagogical improvement in early childhood education (ECE) is critically impacted by leadership and professional learning. Despite this importance, government funding for ECE professional learning has been significantly reduced over the past decade. Meanwhile, a growing body of research is suggesting that teacher professional learning is most effective when contextualised and sustained over time. In ECE, positional leaders have responsibility for ensuring ongoing teacher professional learning and the development of the programme while developing a culture of distributed leadership. This interpretive mixed-methods study examined the practices and perceptions of ECE teachers and leaders about leadership and professional learning. Surveys and interviews were designed to reveal the relationship between distributed leadership and professional learning in ECE settings and sought to discover practices of effective positional leaders in facilitating both. From the results of this study, it emerged that distributed leadership and professional learning are symbiotic and that ECE positional leaders need to develop certain leadership practices within their services in order to successfully foster both.
Cost-effectiveness and budget effect of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV-1 prevention in Germany from 2018 to 2058
Authors: van de Vijver David A M C , Richter Ann-Kathrin , Boucher Charles A B , Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer Barbara , Kollan Christian , Nichols Brooke E , Spinner Christoph D , Wasem Jürgen , Schewe Knud , Neumann Anja
Published: February 2019

Background

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective HIV prevention strategy for men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM). The high cost of PrEP has until recently been a primary barrier to its use. In 2017, generic PrEP became available, reducing the costs by 90%.

Aim

Our objective was to assess cost-effectiveness and costs of introducing PrEP in Germany.

Methods

We calibrated a deterministic mathematical model to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic among MSM in Germany. PrEP was targeted to 30% of high-risk MSM. It was assumed that PrEP reduces the risk of HIV infection by 85%. Costs were calculated from a healthcare payer perspective using a 40-year time horizon starting in 2018.

Results

PrEP can avert 21,000 infections (interquartile range (IQR): 16,000–27,000) in the short run (after 2 years scale-up and 10 years full implementation). HIV care is predicted to cost EUR 36.2 billion (IQR: 32.4–40.4 billion) over the coming 40 years. PrEP can increase costs by at most EUR 150 million within the first decade after introduction. Ten years after introduction, PrEP can become cost-saving, accumulating to savings of HIV-related costs of EUR 5.1 billion (IQR: 3.5–6.9 billion) after 40 years. In a sensitivity analysis, PrEP remained cost-saving even at a 70% price reduction of antiretroviral drug treatment and a lower effectiveness of PrEP.

Conclusion

Introduction of PrEP in Germany is predicted to result in substantial health benefits because of reductions in HIV infections. Short-term financial investments in providing PrEP will result in substantial cost-savings in the long term.
Case Study: Businesses Successfully Working in a Rural Economic Development Zone
Authors: Bettendorf Hugh
Published: February 2019

The researcher provides information about Economic Development Zones to assist readers’ understanding of these programs. Then, business leaders would be able to make informed decisions about the merits of these programs and whether it makes sense for them to relocate their businesses to one of Florida’s Economic Development Zones
Why Small Business Owners Have or Do Not Have an Exit Strategy
Authors: C. Pickard David
Published: February 2019

The purpose of this research is to examine the progressive and regressive factors that affect a small business owner’s decision to implement an exit strategy. An exit strategy can be defined as an entrepreneur’s strategic plan to sell his or her investment in a company he or she has controlling interest in. An exit strategy gives a business owner a way to reduce or eliminate his or her stake in the business, and, if the business is successful, make a substantial profit. Exiting a business is a complicated process which includes, among other things, the evaluation, preparation, marketing, and ultimate sale of the business. Progressive factors push an owner to exit and regressive factors pull an owner away from exiting.
DYSREGULATION OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IN THE MECHANISMS OF METABOLIC SYNDROME DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Kseneva S. I. , Borodulina E. V. , Trifonova O. Yu. , Udut V. V.
Published: February 2019

The concept of metabolic syndrome as a cluster of risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases has undergone a number of evolutionary transformations over the past years. Incorporation of autonomic nervous system dysfunction into the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome opens an opportunity for inclusion of a number of clinical entities in the cluster of metabolic syndrome as they mutually affect the course and clinical manifestations of pathologies involved in metabolic syndrome. To confirm this notion, a cross-sectional transverse study of a continuous sample of 158 patients with metabolic syndrome was performed. The study showed that, in the presence of metabolic syndrome, the incidence of cardiac autonomic neuropathy reaches 37.5%. A number of features of gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients with metabolic syndrome were found in the structure of complaints where regurgitation predominated. Fibrogastroduodenoscopy demonstrated endoscopically negative form of the disease in 38%, and, according to high DeMeester index by daily pH-metry, the alkaline reflux was present in patients in lying position over 25% of time. Young men with metabolic syndrome had high incidence of prostatic enlargement (increased prostate size and volume) as well as high incidence of the IPSS questionnaire  score corresponding to the initial manifestations of prostatic hyperplasia in the presence of insulin resistance and normal androgen levels. The study showed that dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system (along with insulin resistance) was the main converging point in the development of metabolic syndrome. This suggests that cardiac autonomic neuropathy, lower urinary tract symptoms, and gastroesophageal reflux disease may be included in the metabolic syndrome cluster.
IMPACT OF COPING ON MICROSOCIAL RISK FACTORS FOR ADDICTIVE AND MIXED ANXIETY-DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS IN STUDENTS
Authors: Voevodin I. V.
Published: February 2019

The microsocial factors associated with parent family, reference group, and groupmates affect the development of addictive and mixed anxiety-depressive disorders in students. Students, carriers of each of microsocial risk factors, were characterized by specific motives for psychoactive substance use and specific non-adaptive realizing coping associated with social support modules (26.1%) and prognosis of the stress situation development (21.7%). At the same time, the impact of microsocial risk factors might be weakened by adaptive moderating coping, which manifested in the modules of distraction from the stressful situation (20.6% of cases) and the emotional response to the situation (15.7%). Also, in the realizing and moderating copings, the module of rational assessment of a stressful situation (17.4% of cases for realizing coping and 14.7% for moderating coping) was of value.
THE EFFICACY OF COMBINED NEUROPROTECTION IN MOTOR AND COGNITIVE RECOVERY FOLLOWING THE ACUTE PHASE OF ISCHEMIC STROKE
Authors: Shoboev A. E. , Balkhayev I. M.
Published: February 2019

The clinical efficacy of combined neuroprotection with citicoline and cortexin in the acute period of ischemic stroke is discussed in the paper. A retrospective analysis of 127 cases with a primary ischemic stroke was carried out. For unbiased evaluation of the severity of the condition, extent of the focal neurological deficit and the assessment of the dynamics in clinical indicators, the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale was used; the degree of functional recovery was assessed by the modified Rankin Scale; the cognitive status score was measured by the MMSE scale. The obtained data suggest the effectiveness of combined neuroprotection with cortexin and citicoline in the acute period of ischemic stroke in comparison with monotherapy.
PATIENTS’ SATISFACTION WITH THE QUALITY OF MEDICAL SERVICES AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE PROJECT “LEAN HOSPITAL” IN TOMSK REGION
Authors: Solovyev A. A. , Kopysova N. V.
Published: February 2019

The purpose of the study was to analyze the state of satisfaction of the population in the provision of medical services and to observe the changes taking place in this area in connection with the start of the national project “Lean Polyclinic”. The studies were conducted in the form of a questionnaire survey of patients of two medical institutions, namely: the Regional Public Health Institutions “Children’s City Hospital No. 2” and “B. I. Alperovich City Clinical Hospital No. 3”.The material of the study was the responses on paper of the interviewed patients. The average indicators of patient satisfaction with the received medical services were determined by means of statistical calculations. The survey was conducted at the start of the project in May‑July of 2017 and again in October‑December of 2017.Results. The initial survey revealed the presence of such problems as insufficient number of automated workplaces; heavy workload of the doctor when working in the Medical Information System of the Tomsk Region; imperfection of the card filing cabinet; insufficient number of racks for storing outpatient cards, front-office and back-office were located in the same room and did not have a partition, which created noise and interfered with the work of call-center operators; the need to contact the registry to get the outpatient card when the visit was previously assigned; difficult orientation of patients in the clinic; long-term preventive examination of children aged 1 year; mixed flows of healthy and sick patients; and lack of personnel. The repeated survey reflected the changes that occurred in connection with the start of the “Lean Polyclinic” project: the number of detected violations tended to decrease, which indicated the improvement in the quality of services and the improvement in the organization of medical personnel work.Conclusion. Thus, the present study established that the use of lean production technologies contributed to the quality of medical services and it had a beneficial effect on the processes of organizing the work of medical institutions.
AT THE ORIGINS OF URGENT CARDIOLOGY IN TOMSK: YAROSLAV STEPANOVITCH VASILTSEV
Authors: Gribovskiy M. V. , Nekrylov S. A.
Published: February 2019

The article represents the biography of the famous Tomsk cardiologist Yaroslav Stepanovitch Vasiltsev (1935–2006) and his contribution to the study of heart defects, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and their treatments. The authors give a brief review of his organizational, scientific, medical, and educational activities.
STRENGTHENING THE SOIL FOUNDATIONS BY THE METHOD OF INJECTION OF SILICATION
Authors: Михайлов Антон , Mikhailov Anton , Евлахова Елена , Evlahova Elena , Иванова Анастасия , Ivanova Anastasia , Матвеев Максим , Matveev Maxim
Published: February 2019

Currently, in the Rostov region, as in Russia as a whole, there are problems associated with the consolidation of weak soil bases. To date, the most effective method of fixing is injection silicate. This technique can significantly reduce the subsidence of the base and prevent various deformations of the building. Injection silicatization is widely used both in the Russian Federation and in foreign practice due to the technical efficiency, high degree of reliability and minimum amount of excavation.
One step modification of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii BACs using the RED/ET system
Authors: AKSOY Münevver , FOREST Charlene
Published: February 2019

With the availability of the complete genome, Chlamydomonas BACs are being used extensively in functional genomics analysis. The following aspects of their construction, however, make them less than optimal for some types of analysis. (1) These BACs do not contain a gene to allow direct selection of transformants in complementation analysis. (2) Co-transformation using the BAC and an independent vector with a selectable marker has a low efficiency. (3) Most BACs have more than one gene, necessitating sub-cloning of each gene into a different vector (relying on the use of restriction enzymes). To simplify this process, we modified Chlamydomonas BACs by inserting 2 selectable marker cassettes, using the RED-ET system. We ligated a eukaryotic and a prokaryotic selectable marker cassette and used it in a one-step modification instead of a two-step counter selection protocol and showed the expression of both cassettes. This method will decrease the time needed for use of BACs in functional genomics analysis in Chlamydomonas.
MULTIMEDIA SEBAGAI MEDIA ANALISA TINGKAT KESIAPAN CALON WISUDAWAN UNTUK MEMASUKI DUNIA KERJA RUANG LINGKUP PERBANKAN SYARIAH
Authors: Hadi Aulia Fitrul , Purnama Pradani Ayu Widya , Rahman Sepsa Nur
Published: February 2019

Penerimaan karyawan pada dunia perbankan penuh dengan permasalahan. Mulai dari perbedaan latar belakang, ketidaksamaan pengetahuan, buta akan dunia kerja dan berbagai macam hal lainnya. Hal tersebut bisa diatasi dengan menggunakan teknologi. Salah satunya adalah teknologi multimedia. Dengan menggunakan multimedia, calon karyawan akan disuguhi dengan pengetahuan dasar akan perbankan yaitu berupa video, animasi, gambar dan suara. Penyajian ini membuktikan 80% mampu meningkatkan kualitas dari calon karyawan yang diuji. Dengan hasil ini pihak pengembangan sumber daya manusia (HRD) pada perusahaan dapat merekomendasikan calon karyawan yang tepat pada pimpinan perusahaan
Radical Animism and the Geontological: An Ecocritical Reading of Patrick Chamoiseau's Le vieil homme esclave et le molosse
Authors: Boucher James
Published: February 2019

Le roman Le vieil homme esclave et le molosse par Patrick Chamoiseau est un récit complexe qui aborde à la fois l’humain, le non-humain et l’écologie sur l’île de Martinique. Outre l’exploration des perspectives humaines différentes, les subjectivités non-humaines qui comprennent l’animal, le végétal et l’inanimé constituent une ontologie animiste qui sert de socle pour une vision écologique cohérente. Le texte de Chamoiseau examine les liens entre les histoires humaines du passé au présent, du colonialisme des blancs (békés), de la diaspora africaine jusqu’au génocide des Amérindiens avec une approche basée sur l’assemblage. En plus des apports théoriques sur l’animisme et l’indigène, ma lecture écocritique du roman s’appuie sur le concept conçu par Elizabeth Povinelli, à savoir la géontologie qui se focalise sur l’agentivité du non-humain.
ALLOCATION OF EXPENDITURE OF POOR FAMILY AS ARECIPIENT OF PROGRAM KELUARGA HARAPAN (PKH)
Authors: Rizkillah Risda , Simanjuntak Megawati
Published: February 2019

The aim of this article is to examine the allocation of expenditure for low-income
families after receiving the Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) or Conditional
Cash Transfer (CCT). Combination of cross-sectional and retrospective designs
were applied in this research. Data collection locations were carried out in eight
villages in Dramaga District, Bogor Regency. The research sample was
determined randomly (probability sampling) used a systematic method and
obtained a study sample of 150 CCT recipient families. Data was processing used
descriptive statistics. The CCT funding eligible for the family who has school-age
children, toddlers, nursing mother, and pregnant woman. The CCT funds are spent
by families with an average range of two weeks. The beneficiary of PKH
significantly improving the quality of education and health, increasing the amount
of family savings, and family income. The allocation of CCT funds more than half
is used for human investment. However, in the allocation of CCT funds, there are
still families who use PKH funds for non-educational activities such as
food/household needs, pay-off debt, saving, electricity payment, and business
capital.
GENDER RELATIONS AND SUBJECTIVE FAMILY WELL-BEING AMONG FARMER FAMILIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN UPLANDS AND LOWLANDS AREAS IN WEST JAVA PROVINCE, INDONESIA
Authors: Puspitawati Herien , Faulkner Paula , Sarma Ma'mun , Herawati Tin
Published: February 2019

The objectives of this study are described as follows: (1) To examine the conditions of
social, economic and demographic characteristics of poor farmer families who live at
uplands and lowlands areas, (2) to describe the social-cultural and agroecosystem
conditions of poor farmer families who live at uplands and lowlands areas, (3) To
explain type of gender relations of poor farmer families who live at uplands and
lowlands areas, and (4) to analyze factors that influenced subjective family well-being
of poor farmer families who live at uplands and lowlands areas. The chosen research
sites were Nanggung Sub-district, Bogor District as an upland area, and West Teluk
Jambe Sub-district, Karawang District, West Java Province as a lowland area. The total
of 189 farmer families was used for this study (n= 90 in uplands district areas, and n=
99 in lowlands district areas). It was found that the conditions of social-cultural and
agroecosystem differ between upland and lowland areas. In general, both upland and
lowland areas gender roles on farming activities, in terms of access and control to
agricultural resources, were dominated by men. Family well-being was directly
influenced by higher education of husband and wife, indirectly influenced by less
economic pressure of the family, directly influenced by higher gender relations between
husband and wife, and directly influenced by less or higher external support. Thus,
wealthy farmer families were the family that had educated husband and wife, less
economic pressures, equal gender relations and partnerships, and less or more receive
external supports. It is recommended that the next study should add variables of family
coping strategies related to family economic pressure and gender roles between husband
and wife.
Peningkatan Kompetensi Guru Biologi Melalui Pendampingan Kegiatan Pembelajaran Berbasis Lesson Study Di SMAN 1 Lembar
Authors: Jamaluddin Jamaluddin , Jufri A. Wahab , Ramdani Agus , Azizah Afriana
Published: February 2019

Abstrak: Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat ini adalah untuk, 1) meningkatkan kualitas perencanaan pembelajaran biologi (penyusunan perangkat pembelajaran) dengan menerapkan pola lesson study di SMA Negeri 1 Lembar, 2) meningkatkan kualitas proses pembelajaran biologi dengan menerapkan pola lesson study di SMA Negeri 1 Lembar, dan 3) meningkatkan kualitas cara mengevaluasi pembelajaran dengan menerapkan pola lesson study di SMA Negeri 1 Lembar. Manfaat yang dapat diperoleh melalui kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat ini antara lain, 1) secara praksis dapat meningkatkan kualitas pembelajaran biologi melalui penerapan model-model pembelajaran inovatif denganpola lesson studi, 2) dapat mengembangkan kompetensi pedagogik guru khususnya dalam merencanakan, melaksanakan, dan mengevaluasi pembelajaran dengan pola lesson studi, 3) hasil yang akan diperoleh dapat digunakan sebagai acuan dalam merencanakan, melaksanakan, dan mengevalusai pembelajaran biologi dengan pola lesson studi.  Kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat ini akan dilaksanakan melalui tiga tahap, yaitu 1) sosialisasi dan focus group discussion tentang materi lesson study, 2) pendampingan pembuatan perangkat pembelajaran dengan pola lesson studi, 3) pendampingan pada saat melaksanakan dan mengevaluasi pembelajaran dengan pola lesson studi. Metode yang digunakan dalam kegiatan ini antara lain adalah, 1) diskusi informasi terkait dengan konsep, prosedur, best practice tentang lesson study, 2) praktek langsung penyusunan perangkat pembelajaran, pelaksanaan proses pembelajaran, dan evaluasi pembelajaran dengan pola lesson studi. Hasil yang diharapkan dapat dicapai melalui kegiatan ini sesuai dengan tujuan yang telah direncanakan, yaitu 1) meningkatnya pemahaman pendidik biologi tentang konsep dan prosedur pembelajaran biologi dengan pola lesson studi, 2) meningkatnya keterampilan pedidik biologi dalam merancang dan melaksanakan pembelajan biologi dengan pola lesson studi, dan 3) meningkatnya keterampilan pendidik biologi dalam mengevaluasi pembelajaran yang telah dilakukan denga pola lesson studi. Kata Kunci: Kompetensi Pendidik Biologi, Kegiatan Pembelajaran, Lesson Study.
THE CONCEPT OF LEGITIMATE ECONOMIC INTEREST
Authors: Loskutov Tymur , Miroshnychenko Sergey , Lemekha Rostyslav
Published: February 2019

The purpose of the article is to define the concept of legitimate economic interest. The desired result of scientific research is achieved through the following tasks: the study of theoretical representations in relation to economic interest and legitimate interest, the definition of the concept of legitimate economic interest. The subject of the study is the notion of legitimate economic interest. The methodology of the research is a set of general scientific and special methods of scientific knowledge, which using made possible to study economic interest and legitimate interest and made possible the emergence and disclosure of the concept of legitimate economic interest. As a result of the analysis of scientific views on the notion of economic interest, it is established that scientists do not include legal features, which confirm the legality and legitimacy of economic interest, in its content. The inclusion of legal features in the definition of economic interest causes the definition of the concept of legitimate economic interest. It is concluded that legitimate economic interest is reflected in the legislation and follows from its general meaning. It is a simple economic permit, which is guaranteed, to a certain extent, by state bodies, and is expressed in the economic aspirations and economic actions and relations of a person concerning the fact of using of a particular economic good on the basis of the implementation of economic choice, which result is to change the economic situation of the person. As well as, if necessary, this simple economic permit is expressed in seeking protection from the judicial authorities in order to satisfy their own economy’s needs, which do not contradict the public interests, the Constitution and laws of Ukraine, justice, reasonableness, fullness, objectivity, equality, competitiveness and other principles of law. The practical value of scientific research is to reveal the content of an important means of meeting economic needs within the framework of legal regulation. The originality of the research is manifested in the fact that the article attempts to combine signs of economic interest and legitimate interest in defining the concept of legitimate economic interest. This approach provided for the disclosure of the person’s economic aspirations in connection with the rules of law. The prospects for further development in the direction of the study of legitimate economic interest are determined, in particular, concerning the fact of its relation with economic law and peculiarities of realization.
IMPROVING THE METHOD APPROACH TO THE RATING EVALUATION OF EMPLOYEES AS PROFESSIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Makarenko Serhii , Oliinyk Nataliia , Kazakova Tatyana
Published: February 2019

Theoretical and methodical aspects of rating performance appraisal of academic workers of higher educational institutions are the object of research. The purpose of the article is to study peculiarities of the functioning of institutions of higher education and to improve processes of rating assessment of employees as a part of the development of professional careers. Methodological basis of research consisted of scientific works of domestic and foreign scientists and leading specialists, statistical and analytical materials of state authorities. Results are obtained through the use of methods: statistical and economic – to determine the peculiarities and trends of the development of institutions of higher education in Ukraine; economics and mathematics – to study the impact of the main indicators of activity and performance of higher education institutions and purchasing power of the population on the total volume of gross domestic product; abstract-logical – for theoretical generalization and formulation of conclusions. The results of the conducted research testify to the necessity of introducing a set of measures for optimization of labour costs for scientific and pedagogical workers of higher education institutions without worsening the quality of provided educational services. It has been revealed that the lack of a sound methodological approach to employee rating and appropriate means of motivation for professional development can lead to the loss of existing intellectual potential and competitive positions of higher education institutions in the market for educational services in general. To maintain the existing intellectual potential justified the introduction of an organizational and economic system for optimizing labour costs, which should consist of the following five main stages: collecting information, processing information received using expert and econometric and mathematical models, calculating the predictive values of factors and productive indicator, development of measures and directions of optimization of labour costs, development of a system of planning career development of personnel. With the introduction of a rating assessment of the activities of academic workers and its attachment to the development of professional careers, it is necessary to avoid possible professional burnout due to overload. A further study of the mechanism of determining the optimal predictive model, taking into account the influence of the shadow sector on the official statistical indicators of the development of the economy and the educational sector, in particular, deserves further study.
FINANCIAL AND LEGAL NORMS: LEGAL MEANS AND MECHANISM OF IMPLEMENTATION
Authors: Pitiulych Mykhailo , Poliakh Anatolii , Pakhnin Mykola
Published: February 2019

The aim of the article is to disclose problematic issues, which are connected with financial and legal norms, as well as legal means and the mechanism for their implementation. The subject of the study is the financial and legal norms: legal means and the mechanism for their implementation. Methodology. The study is based on the dialectical method of scientific knowledge and general scientific methods, which are based on it, such as: analysis, comparison, analogy, induction and others. Results of the conducted study have shown the theoretical aspects of the implementation of financial and legal norms and their features. Particular attention is paid to the implementation of the law, which takes one of the main places among the pressing problems of legal science, despite the fact that a special theoretical analysis of the implementation of financial law in the legal literature is quite rare. During the analysis of this issue in the presented study, the question about the content and number of legal means in the mechanism of financial and legal regulation is set in the first place. Another problem, which is studied, is the impact of various determining factors on the procedure for the implementation of financial law. Practical impact. The author analyses the features of the forms of implementation of financial and legal norms, the legal regulation of relations developing in connection with the observance, use, execution, and application of these norms on the bases of the general theoretical approaches of law. Correlation/originality. After the legal analysis and analysis of the scientific literature, it was defined that the mechanism for the implementation of financial and legal norms today faces a number of unresolved problems in financial relations.
LEGAL REGULATION OF LIABILITY FOR OFFENSES IN THE FINANCIAL SPHERE IN THE EU COUNTRIES AND UKRAINE: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Authors: Pryimachenko Dmytro , Minka Tetiana , Marchenko Volodymyr
Published: February 2019

The aim of the article is to conduct a comparative analysis of the legal principles for liability in the financial sphere in the EU and Ukraine and to define ways of domestic legislation improvement on this basis. The subject of the study is the experience of European countries in the state regulation of liability for financial offenses. Methodology. The study is based on a comparison of foreign experience in the legal regulation of liability for financial offenses on the example of European states with the status of the national tort law in this area. The use of general scientific and special scientific methods and techniques of scientific knowledge enabled to characterize the national experience of the legal regulation of legal liability for committing financial offenses by the coverage of the provisions of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses, and the Tax Code of Ukraine, as well as its comparison with the experience of the legal regulation of liability for offenses in the financial sector on the example of France, Germany, Latvia, Spain, Sweden, Greece, and other EU countries. The results of the comparative legal study revealed that contrasting the EU member states, the national model of the legal regulation of liability for offenses in the financial sector is characterized by multi-levelness and varying degree of severity of punishment. Practical implications. It is proved that the mechanism of the legal regulation of liability for financial offenses in Ukraine is more improved than in European countries because of the legal provisions with a strict codification of financial offenses, their differentiation into administrative delicts and criminal offenses that enables to impose milder state sanctions on those acts that do not pose a significant social danger. Relevance/originality. A comparative legal study of the experience of the legal regulation of liability for financial offenses provides a better understanding of the prospects for the development of national administrative tort law in this area.
INNOVATIVE CLUSTERS OF BUSINESS ACCELERATORS IN THE SPHERE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Authors: Ryabokon Mykhailo , Pikalov Yurii
Published: February 2019

In a broad sense, the author’s study was preconditioned by the problem of arranging the efficient system for positioning of the enterprises of venture entrepreneurship acceleration and incubation that today is quite a controversial aspect. At the same time, for today there are no studies and publications related to the identification of approaches to the positioning of clusters of the enterprise innovative activity acceleration that will make it possible to find the most efficient approaches to acceleration. Therefore, this paper is aimed at identifying the basic approaches in the positioning of startup acceleration and incubation institutes. Methodology. The study is based on the algorithms of cluster analysis. Having identified the key parameters of the analysed institutions, using the “Statistics7” program package, we have combined the input data to address the challenge of cluster analysis, consisting in classification breakdown, which meets the criterion of optimality. Proceeding from the research target, the rule “Single Linkage” was chosen as the key function. According to this rule, there are two objects, being the closest to each other. At the next step, the object, which has the maximum degree of similarity with one of the cluster objects, joins them. This method is also called the method of the closest neighbour as the distance between two clusters is defined as the distance between the closest two objects in different clusters. 1 - Pearson is chosen as a degree of distance as far as the given data cannot be presented as points in k-dimensional space. Results. The first part of this research contains a justification of the positioning indicators among the analysed startup accelerators, which were chosen for cluster analysis according to functioning models. In the second part, we consider the distinction of the functioning models of the obtained clusters and the features, typical for every enterprise, which has been involved in the study. Proceeding from the calculation of the configuration of distances of cluster formations using the method of k-means while approaching the process of startup acceleration and incubation, we have identified the aspect, which is of primary importance for the formation of resultative startup-accelerator. Practical implications. The obtained results make it possible to optimize the resources in the process of creation and positioning of startup accelerators and incubators. Value/originality. Based on the developed configuration of the distances of cluster formations using the method of к-means in approached-to-startup acceleration and incubation process, we have found out the best practices in the area of venture business acceleration.
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
Authors: Stetsiuk Bohdan , Miroshnychenko Yurii , Dudko Pavlo
Published: February 2019

The purpose of the article is to study the legal nature of the international franchise agreement, its types, essential conditions and peculiarities of its conclusion. The subject of the study is the international franchise agreement. Research methodology. The research is based on the use of general scientific and special-scientific methods and methods of scientific knowledge. The dialectical method allowed investigating the definition of the international franchise agreement and its essential conditions. The comparative legal method was used to compare doctrinal approaches to this issue. Interpretation of the content of international legal acts governing issues related to the conclusion of the international franchise agreement was realized with the help of the normative-dogmatic method. The system-structural method is used to study the international franchise agreement as a single whole (system) with the coordinated functioning of all its elements. The methods of grouping and classifying formed the basis for separating the list of conditions, which are necessary for the conclusion of this contract, as well as the provisions that should be included in the content of the agreement. Methods of analysis and synthesis helped to study some parts of this agreement to formulate further conclusions. Practical implication. The analysed recommendations of scientists and lawyers, as well as the provisions of international regulations, can be used when concluding an international franchise contract. Correlation/originality. The scientific novelty of the work consists of an integrated approach to the study of theoretical and practical issues related to the international franchise agreement.
ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS OF FISCAL AUTHORITIES IN UKRAINE AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Authors: Tykhonova Olena , Sviderskyi Oleksandr , Yefremova Iryna
Published: February 2019

The aim of the article is a comparative legal study of the organizational aspects of fiscal authorities in Ukraine and in some foreign countries and so to determine ways to improve domestic legislation in this area. The subject of the study is the domestic and foreign experience of the structure and activity of fiscal authorities in such countries as the United States, the UK, France, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Belarus and Kazakhstan. Methodology. The study is based on the use of general scientific and special scientific methods and techniques of scientific knowledge. The historical method enabled to study the origin and formation of fiscal authorities in Ukraine. Analysis and synthesis enabled to interrogate the fiscal system of Ukraine and some foreign countries as a complex legal phenomenon, defining its essence, characteristics, and targets. The method of the system approach enabled to determine the place of individual fiscal authorities in the financial system of the country, to analyse their main responsibilities, functions and areas of activity. The comparative legal method enabled to analyse the experience of the organization and activities of fiscal authorities in foreign countries, as well as to define the ways of its implementation in the national legal system. The results of the study revealed that for today the experience of Ukraine in the organization of activity of fiscal authorities is rather progressive and modern, and the national fiscal system is characterized by consolidation of powers in coordinating and controlling taxation and customs, which defines progressiveness of our country. Practical implications. The positive experience of the fiscal organization in foreign countries suggests the expediency of including national fiscal authorities in a single centralized system of executive power, through the creation of a separate ministry. This will enable not only to improve the efficiency of generating the state budget but also in the future will lead to overcoming the gap between the tax-customs policy and its application results. Relevance/originality. A comparative analysis of the organizational aspects of fiscal authorities in foreign countries is the basis for developing priority areas for improving the fiscal system of Ukraine, identifying gaps in its work, as well as introducing in the activity of fiscal bodies the newest methods that can increase their level and bring them into line with international standards.
ESSENCE AND CONTENT OF CATEGORY “FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS” AND CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AMID EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
Authors: Bortnyk Nadiya , Tsurcan-Saifulina Julia , Kotukha Oleksandr
Published: February 2019

The article carries out analysis of essence and content of financial investigations as one of the main countermeasures to shadowing the economy and, in particular, anti-money laundering. Features of the implementation of the FATF Recommendations and other international organizations regarding the legal and institutional support of conducting financial investigations in Ukraine and other European Union countries are determined. Systematization of scientific views on the definition of “financial investigation” and the practice of carrying out the relevant activities both in foreign countries and in Ukraine allowed formulating approaches to the unification of the term “financial investigation” in the national scientific format. The methodological basis of the research consists of general scientific and special methods and techniques of scientific knowledge, which are used as a single set, namely, the logical-semantic method, the method of convergence, and also the formal-logical method are chosen to define the concepts of “financial investigation”, “analytical research”, “anti-money laundering”, “interaction of subjects of the national system of anti-money laundering”, etc. The comparative legal method is used to study the positive foreign and domestic experience of institutional and legal provision of financial investigations in the fight against money laundering, as well as to analyse and characterize the requirements of international organizations regarding the implementation of European Union legislation in the domestic legislation on issues of the legal framework for anti-money laundering. Practical implications of the paper are to reveal and systematize problems to be solved by improving the domestic legal and regulatory framework for organizing financial investigations in the system of anti-money laundering measures, while the new principles of its formation proposed by the authors can be implemented in practical terms and result in improving the information and spatial format and enhancing the interaction of the subjects of ensuring national economic security.