bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Unique information offers as a means of modern communication strategy
Authors:   St. Petersburg state university of economics, Aksenov Kirill V. , Bagdasaryan Diana A. ,   St. Petersburg state university of economics
Published: July 2021

The article is devoted to the issue of communication strategy in the mass media and PR-departments in organizations of various orientations. The authors draw attention to the existing practice of similar, repetitive messages that fill the information space. This complicates the perception of information by the public and makes this process boring and uninteresting. As one way of solving the problem, it is proposed to focus on unique information offers in communications. The authors believe that a wide potential audience is not aware of truly unique information offers of the mass media or PR departments of companies and organizations. A unique information offer is lost in the conditions of the growing tradition to consume news information from the social media feed, subscribing to a large number of public pages, unless these offers are made by popular and well-known companies. For instance, the authors of the article study unique information offers made by the media service of a football club in March-June 2020 in the context of the coronavirus crisis and the absence of matches. This is one of the most popular Russian clubs, well-known even to those Russians who are not football fans. Moreover, the authors also examine the unique information offers of a beauty company, with some of them not directly related to their products. As a result, theauthors suggest that it is worth advertising not only products on external resources, but also unique information offers directly.
From subjective perspective to subjective text navigation
Authors:   International academy of business and new technologies, Yaroslavl, Stepanov Valentin N. , Varfolomeeva Yuliya N. ,   East Siberian State University of Technology and Management
Published: July 2021

This article considers description as a functional and semantic type of speech from the point of view of the receptive-pragmatic paradigm of research. The authors turn to pragmatic syntax in order to reconstruct the receptive space of the speech subject, their cognitive sphere based on pragmatically (connotatively) «charged» signs and to actualize the implicitly expressed meaning of the statement with their help. The methodological basis of the study is the referential analysis, which helps to reconstruct a set of initial situations (referential space), and contextual analysis, through which the pragmatic information and personal meanings belonging to the cognitive sphere of the speech subject (receptive space) are explicated. Special attention is paid to the triadic opposition «figure – micro-context – referential space» – «background – macro-context – receptive space». The conceptual triad «figure – micro-context – referential space» is related to the material world and its representations in the text, and in this respect belongs to the conceptual field of semantic syntax. On the contrary, the conceptual triad «background – macro-context – receptive space» enables to reconstruct the cognitive sphere of the speech subject and its representation in speech, in particular, the attitude of the speech subject to what they see, feel and think, how their ideas about the original (referent) situation develop, and refer to the material sphere and conceptual field of pragmatic syntax. This triadic opposition helps to consider the subjective navigation of the text as a modification of its subjective perspective. Subjective text navigation represents implicit (not clearly expressed) ways of orientation in the cognitive sphere of the speech subject and is designed to direct the reader's attention, their perception of different levels of explicitly and implicitly expressed meanings through pragmatic localizers of the speech subject's discourse intention.
On intentionality of communication in terms of general cognitivity
Authors:   Yaroslavl state pedagogical university named after К. D. Ushinsky, Petrova Elena A.
Published: July 2021

The article is devoted to the issues of cognitive linguistics, which studies language as a communication tool. The article postulates that cognitive linguistics is an approach to the analysis of natural language, which has as its main goal the study of language as a tool for organizing, processing and transmitting information. The author puts forward a point of view that it is fundamentally important for cognitive linguistics to analyze the conceptual base of linguistic categories, as well as certain mechanisms of information processing. The subject of the analysis in the article is the characteristic of the ratio of linguistic and cognitive modules. The purpose of the article is to analyze the correlation of linguistic and cognitive modules. The methodological basis of the study includes theoretical works on cognitive linguistics and philosophical theory of cognition, for which the priority is the study of language as a cognitive mechanism that contributes to encoding and transforming information. The emphasis is placed on the fact that language serves cognition, which is understood as both scientific and everyday comprehention of the world, realized in the processes of its conceptualization and categorization. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of verbal and non-verbal communication using the example of mental representations formed in childhood. The results of the analysis underline the ambiguous interpretation of the problem, revealing the mechanism of perception and generation of speech. A conclusion is made that communication can be divided into intentional and non-intentional. Evidence was found that the information transmission can be carried out without intention, i.e., not all information can be intentional.
Indexing degrees of adverbialization and modalization of such word forms as «truth», «fact» in the function of modal circumstance
Authors:   N. P. Ogarev Mordovia State University, Saransk, Shigurov Viktor V. , Shigurova Tatyana A. ,   N. P. Ogarev Mordovia State University, Saransk
Published: July 2021

The purpose of the study is to analyze the degrees of transposition of substantive word forms into the inter-parts-ofspeech semantic-syntactic category of introductory-modal units in the context of combined modalization and adverbialization. The relevance of the work is due to the ever-increasing influence of the subjective-modal factor in the language, the need to study syncretic structures that make it possible to comprehensively assess the content and form of what is communicated. The novelty of the approach lies in the use of the method of indexing the degrees of linguistic units transposition, which makes it possible to minimize the factor of subjectivity in assessing transitional phenomena. The work also used general scientific and general linguistic, special methods of the analysis (comparison, generalization; descriptive method, oppositional analysis; elements of component, distributive and transformational analysis). The focus is on word forms such as «truth» and «fact», demonstrating in the function of modal circumstances a different degree of convergence with interacting nouns, adverbs and introductory modal words in their structure. A study of the degrees of their adverbialization and modalization has shown that such formations synthesize differential characteristics of nouns, adverbs and introductory-modal units in various proportions and combinatorics. Used interpositively in the syncretic context of adverbialization and modalization, syncretes of the «truth» type show 17 % compliance of their differential features with the features of the original noun, 89 % compliance with the features of adverbs in the function of a modal circumstance (“really”) and 20 % compliance with the features of nuclear from adjective introductory-modal units («of course»). The results of the study can be used in the further research into thefacts of transitivity and syncretism in the system of parts of speech and inter-parts-of-speech divisions of introductory modal words and predicatives using the indexing method.
On the principal psycholinguistic characteristics of a tertiary speech dialogical discourse with its active and passive participants
Authors:   Yaroslavl higher military school of air defense, Babayan Vladimir N.
Published: July 2021

A silent bystander as a passive third participant in a two-person talk is presented and studied in the given article. The article studies the silent bystander’s significant role in a triadic dialogue, discovers psycholinguistic characteristics of a dialogue as a kind of tertiary speech including a silent bystander as a third person whose presence influences both the speakers. The author of the article classifies this silent bystander as an explicit and implicit silent bystander. The silent third person’s – silent bystander’s – presence in the speech situation has a specific influence on the speakers’ speech behaviour – both verbal and non-verbal – thus forming a special type of a dialogue, a triadic one. Both the speakers explicitly consider the silent bystander’s presence and it naturally affects the form as well as the content of their dialogical discourse, thus, enabling the researcher to include the silent bystander in the given communication act. The main criteria of relationship between the both speakers and the silent bystander are presented in the article. The thorough dialogues analysis brought to identifying sixteen types of triads with a wide range of silent bystander’s role. The chart showing the correspondence between the both speakers’ words and the bystander’s reaction to them is also given in the article under consideration.
Professional orientation of students in the Center of additional education
Authors:   MBU DO “Center for children and youth technical creativity”, Baranova Olga A. , Zhukova Natalia N. ,   MBU DO "Center for children and youth technical creativity", Rybinsk
Published: July 2021

In modern socio-cultural conditions, the problem of vocational guidance is very relevant. This is especially true for institutions of additional education. The concept for the development of additional education for children considers the development of the sphere of non-formal and additional education as the basis for professional selfdetermination, orientation and motivation of adolescents and youth to participate in innovative activities in the field of high technologies and industrial production. The transition from a post-industrial economy to a digital one, the accelerating transformation of labor markets and employment structures determine the demand for new content of additional education. It should be aimed at developing demanded modern competencies, building a new system of professional and personal selfdetermination of students. The article touches upon such issues as the interpretation of the concept of "vocational guidance", the history of the formation of vocational guidance work, outlined modern approaches to the organization of vocational guidance in the institution of additional education. The educational resources of the Center for technical creativity of the city of Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region, are described, the purpose of the creation and implementation of which is the formation of softskills ("soft skills") and self-determination of students. The article also discusses such an area of activity as professional networking. The issues of work with social partners of an educational organization, implementation of a practice-oriented approach in education were touched upon. This article analyzes the results of a questionnaire survey of students of the Center for technical creativity in the city of Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region and their parents, concerning the motivation of children to engage in additional education. 450 respondents took part in the survey. Conclusions are made about the relevance and necessity of career guidance activities in the institution of additional education.
The relationship between the categories of “political culture” and “electoral behavior” in european political thought
Authors:   Institute of public service and management, RANEPA, Golovin Dmitry A.
Published: July 2021

This article is devoted to identifying the interrelationship and interdependence of political culture and electoral behavior in the concepts of European political researchers. The methodology of the study is based on the assumption that electoral behavior is a comprehensive political and legal indicator of the level and nature of political culture. The following methods of research are used: systemic analysis, chronological analysis of scientific concepts on the topic of research, analysis of factors that affect the dynamics of political consciousness and electoral behavior. As a result of the study of scientific approaches on the topic of the article, it was revealed that the methodology for studying the dynamics of political processes is now in the active development stage and is constantly replenished with new research hypotheses. It is shown that in chronologically early concepts, moral and ethical ideas, traditions, customs and religion come first in the structure of political consciousness. This circumstance is associated with the high role of traditional and religious factors in the consciousness and life of all societies until the beginning of the 20th century. It is argued that at the present stage of post-industrial development, the model of electoral behavior preferred for Western European researchers is the model of a targeted voter, which involves the sustainability and clarity of political values and preferences, normative oriented political behavior, as well as the "habit" of critically analyzing the programs and speeches of public leaders and parties for their usefulness for the voter. At the same time, this model still remains quite abstract and difficult to implement in electoral practices, since its implementation is hindered by irrational political archetypes, symbols, myths - components of the political consciousness of modern man.
Youth unemployment in the regions as the most important socio-economic problem
Authors:   Yaroslavl state pedagogical university named after К. D. Ushinsky, Batrakova Ludmila G.
Published: July 2021

Currently, one of the most important socio-economic problems in the world is youth unemployment. Many scientists are engaged in the analysis of this problem, it is considered in the UN Development Programs, the last of which noted that today the world is home to the largest number of young people in the history of mankind. An important issue is the definition of the essential characteristics of the concept of “youth”, since at present there is no single international definition of the age group of young people. For statistical purposes, the age limits for young people are set by the UN Convention and are 15–24 years old. In Russia, before the adoption of the Federal Law “On Youth Policy in the Russian Federation” in 2020, the population aged from 16 to 30 years was considered young, and after the adoption of the Law – from 14 to 35 years. Rosstat annually analyzes the age groups of the population by various parameters: number, education, employment, unemployment, etc., and also calculates indicators, including the level of youth unemployment, the ratio of the level of youth unemployment to the level of unemployment among the adult population. An important aspect of the analysis is the regional level. In many regions of Russia, the situation on the labor market due to the coronavirus pandemic is characterized by instability. It is noted that at the end of 2020, the unemployment rate increased in 82 regions and the highest rates in Ingushetia, the Chechen Republic, and the Republic of Tyva. The problem of modern society is a large proportion of young people who do not study and do not work. Young people have great potential, but despite this, they are experiencing difficulties in finding employment, as a result, the number of NEET youth who are exposed to social exclusion and poverty is growing. The European program “Youth in Action” addresses the problems of young people through the interaction of labor markets and educational services. An important factor that reduces youth unemployment is education.
Cultural attributes of Russian rock: elitist or mass culture?
Authors:   Southwest University at the Ministry of Education, Weihong Ma
Published: July 2021

The article deals with identifying Russian rock culture as elitist or mass culture. The author characterizes the concepts of elitist and mass culture, explaining the difference between them, and examines the characteristics of Russian rock culture on the basis of this analysis. The author concludes that Russian rock culture is a kind of reconciliation of elite and mass culture: in the second half of the XX century the complexity of the Soviet political system and ideology determined the destiny and cultural attributes of Russian rock, making it a complex, multifaceted and eclectic phenomenon. Forced to survive, rock bands had to incorporate elements of popular music into their works and use mass media to attract the public. Having joined the ranks of commercial performances, rock 'n' roll gained more popularity, and gradually there appeared some signs of the rock culture decline. In the end, however, rock culture did not transform into mass culture, and Russian rock musicians and rock poets continued to play their music in search of a new cultural niche for themselves to express their critical attitude to reality, their denial and opposition to the processes of industrialization and urbanization, returning to the history and culture of the nation, paying attention to philosophical and religious issues and to the depth and completeness of poetic content, reconstructing Russian cultural memory, reflecting on the environmental situation in the modern world. Rock culture is still a culture of resistance, but as society continues to change, the form and content of resistance is also constantly changing, and it is because of this that rock culture has acquired a kind of humanistic foundation that is much deeper than that of popular culture, so ignoring the difference between rock culture and popular culture destroys the innate spirit and the essence of rock culture itself.
Medical and colonial discourses in A. P. Chekhov's book “Sakhalin Island”
Authors:   Heilongjiang International University, Harbin, Shilei Ning , Xianshu Li ,   Tsinghua University, Shenzhen
Published: July 2021

The article presents an analysis of the conceptual and medical context of the book “Sakhalin Island”, examines Chekhov's attitude to medicine and literature, and analyzes various (including foreign) approaches to studying medicine and problems of colonization in literary texts. The topic is also relevant because, as we know, in the XIX century publicism was rather restricted by the government, both in the choice of topics and in the ways of their coverage. In many ways, literature took on the role of defender of ordinary people, including exiled convicts. The authors examine how, in addition to the lack of basic medical care, poor sanitation, and the specific local conditions causing various illnesses in people unaccustomed to Sakhalin climate, these people had feelings such as loneliness, melancholy, despondency, and unwillingness to live - in short, all the symptoms that are now commonly referred to as depression and psychopathology. Through a number of literary devices, A. P. Chekhov creates a satirical effect and disavows the authorities' allegations. The authors show that the focus of Chekhov's book is on the living conditions of the people and the serious mistakes made by the state during the exploration of Sakhalin. Comparing Chekhov's observations with statistics and factual data from other sources, the authors emphasize that government officials do not understand the importance of Sakhalin for Russia, the need to develop its natural resources, the inadmissibility of ignoring local ethnic and cultural conditions, the neglect of people, etc. The article concludes that Chekhov's observations are closely related to legal, economic, and historical records of the time.
The motive of overcoming history and fate and the Buddhist worldview in A. L. Ivanchenko’s novel “Monogram” and Mo Yan’s “Tired of being Born and Dying”
Authors:   Yaroslavl music school (college) named after L. V. Sobinov, Dubakov Leonid V. , Qianqian Zheng ,   MSU-BIT university in Shenzhen, Shenzhen
Published: July 2021

The article analyzes the motives of overcoming history and fate in the novels by A. L. Ivanchenko “Monogram” and Mo Yan “Tired of Being Born and Dying” in the context of the Buddhist worldview of both authors. The images of the main characters, the chronotope, the themes and problems of the works are examined through the prism of the Buddhist attitudes presented in the books; and life strategies and escape strategies of the Russian and Chinese characters are compared. The reborn Ivanchenko and Mo Yan's characters overcome their karma and their family's karma by conquering affective conditions and coming to the end of the life cycle. They discover the conventional nature of a human's existence through the motif of mirroring (the Russian author) and proximity to the wildlife (the Chinese author). The protagonists in the Russian and Chinese novels are characterized by a complex structure of consciousness, which tends to multiply and reveal its illusory nature. Time in both novels is cyclical and virtually devoid of movement, despite the presence of the characters in the actual political history. The space of both books tends to turn into a myth, revealing images of eternity through the earthly specifics of the place: the heroine of “Monogram” is in the Buddhist “looking glass”, while the hero in “Tired of being born and dying” is in the manor, which is a model of mythological cosmos. The controversial history of China and Russia of the previous century, A. L. Ivanchenko and Mo Yan's political extremes become a starting point for unfolding the internal plot, the plot of the heroes' Buddhist transformation and finding their Buddhist peace.
The influence of the Itinerants' creative ideas on Chinese realistic painting
Authors:   Southwest university in Chongqing, Xiaotao Li , Qing Yan ,   Southwestern University of the PRC
Published: July 2021

The article analyzes the influence of the Itinerants' creative ideas on Chinese realistic painting, the development of which is inseparable from the study of the Itinerants. The article examines how the painting technique and ideology of the Association of Itinerant Art Exhibitions founded in the late 19th century are relevant to many 20th-century Chinese artists. The authors identify the ideological principles of the Itinerant movement that have influenced different generations of Chinese artists (rejection of the “art for art's sake” principle, emphasis on national characteristics of painting, responsibility for reflecting the life of people in the country, advocating the spirit of critical realism as the only true way to reflect life in art) and prove that without Russian Itinerants there would be no Chinese realism in painting and modern Chinese realistic painting. The article identifies and characterizes three stages of adopting the Itinerant creative ideas in China: the period of the Republic of China (acquaintance of the Chinese public with the Itinerants' paintings and understanding the Itinerant ideology at the time of the “Movement for New Culture”), the beginning of the PRC foundation (the period of comprehensive study of realist painting, training of talented Chinese artists in art educational institutions of the USSR as part of the cultural exchange and mastering the principles of Soviet realist art) and the first decade after the Cultural Revolution (a critical “painting of scars” reflecting the experiences and fates of people during the Cultural Revolution). The authors conclude that the study of the Itinerants' creative ideas from the point of view of cultural studies in the context of the Chinese realist art school development is important for understanding the Russian- Chinese cultural dialogue.
The Effectiveness of Acupressure Therapy in Lowering Blood Pressure in Patients with Hypertension
Authors: Zubaidah Zubaidah , Maria Insana , Rusdiana Rusdiana , Pusparina Iis , Norfitri Raihana
Published: July 2021

Introduction: Hypertension is a non-communicable disease that affected on health in the adult age group. Acupressure therapy that can improve blood circulation for people with hypertension. Acupressure therapy can be an alternative treatment option to lower blood pressure and can meet the needs of society in reducing pharmacological therapy. The study was to determine the effect of Acupressure on changes in blood pressure of hypertension sufferers.Method: This study used pre-experimental design. The number of respondents was 15 people with consecutive sampling technique. The research variable is acupressure therapy. While the dependent variable is blood pressure. The data collected are primary data using observation sheets and blood pressure measured with a tensimeter and a stethoscope before and after the intervention. Therapy is done 3 times for 3 three days.Results: The results of the study showed that there was an effect of changes in blood pressure before and after being given acupressure therapy with p = 0.046 and p = 0.003.Conclusion: Acupressure is a simple non-invasive technique that nurses can perform independently. These findings suggest that acupressure can reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with hypertension. The further research regarding acupressure therapy for other diseases besides hypertension.
Penerapan “Lakmentasi” Limbah Ampas Kelapa Fermentasi di Peternakan Itik Desa Palam Kota Banjarbaru
Authors: Biyatmoko Danang , Rostini Tintin
Published: July 2021

Penerapan “Lakmentasi” asal limbah ampas kelapa fermentasi dengan kualitas yang baik sebagai substitusi protein ransum itik menjadi alternatif yang cerdas dalam meningkatkan produktifitas telur itik. Pada peternakan rakyat yang mengolah dan membuat sendiri ransum itik petelurnya dengan ragam bahan pakan hal ini menjadi penting, untuk menghemat biaya pakan dan juga meningkatkan marjin usaha peternakan.  Mitra kegiatan pengabdian adalah peternakan itik petelur Maju Bersama desa Palam kec. Cempakan Banjarbaru, selama 2 bulan.  Metode kegiatan dilakukan dengan tahapan kegiatan berupa sosialisasi dan FGD, demo pembuatan lakmentasi dengan bahan baku limbah kelapa, uji sampling lab hasil fermentasi lakmentasi, aplikasi penerapan melalui feeding trial  pada itik mitra, serta monev dan keberlanjutan kegiatan. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan bahwa respon anggota peternak kelompok Maju bersama 87.6% kategori tinggi.  Pembuatan lakmentasi dapat didesiminasikan ke peternak dan mereka dapat mebuat dengan pemahaman dan keterampilan yang baik, Kualitas lakmentasi yang dihasilkan cukup berkualitas dengan hasil uji laboratorium mengandung kadar protein kasar (PK) sebesar 12.06% dari sebelumnya hanya 6.13%, dan serat turun menjadi 21.16% dari sebelumnya 32.17%. Feeding trial 30% lakmentasi pada itik petelur mitra menunjukkan tingkat produksi (henday) yang baik sebesar 73% dan marjin usaha mencapai Rp 429,417,-/bln/30 ekor.  Hal ini menunjukkan penerapan dan pemanfaatan lakmentasi asal ampas kelapa sangat layak digunakan, dan inovatif serta mampu memberi solusi masalah ransum itik yang mahal, sehingga peternak mampu sustain usaha peternakannya, dan mendapatkan marjin yang menguntungkan.
Sovereign Wealth Funds: Lessons of Coronacrisis
Authors: Chebanov S.
Published: July 2021

The paper deals with the sovereign wealth funds’ (SWFs) reactions to the economic and geo-political turbulence of 2020 emerged from COVID 19 pandemic. In recent decade, SWFs as state-run investment vehicles have proved to be the fastest growing group of institutional investors and have noticeably strengthened their role in the global financial system. According to the latest estimates, their cumulative AUM reached 9.1 billion US dollars as of December 2020. There are persuasive evidences that top 10 SWFs from Norway, China, Singapore, Persian Gulf and some other nations have evolved into full-fledged market-driven investors with an active portfolio management strategy. The fact that they continue to contribute the lion’s share (around 2/3) into the integral figures of SWFs’ performance as a group explains why the pandemic failed to undermine their progress. Also, it should be taken in mind that, in contrast to GFC of 2008–2009, the recent coronacrisis was featured by a seemingly surprising gap between the deep recession in real sector businesses and eventual growth of basic indexes of capital markets. Generally, this turned good for the financial market community, including many SWFs. For instance, the world’s largest Norwegian GPFG, despite an urgent sellout of some of its assets in order to help the national government in financing somewhat undermined state budget in the situation of deep slump at world oil market, reported, by the end of the year, the 10.9% operational profit and 8.2% increment of AUM (in terms of local currency). In the upcoming years, we may see the state funds vehicles to increasing change the whole landscape of the global investment playfield. It is highly likely that the post-COVID turbulent environment will increasingly push the SWFs not only to seek for viable alternatives to the increasingly fading traditional fixed-income instruments but to fundamentally change the mandates and the modes of operation. The traditional stabilization and saving state investment funds will step down in favor of a subgroup of the so called strategic SWFs, such as Singaporean Temasek, Chinese CIC, Saudi PIF, Indian NIIF, Malaysian Khazanah, Turkish TVF, Bahraini Mubadala, and Russian RDIF. Basically, they are charged to operate as the catalysts of national economic and social development. It may be expected that in the near future this category of state investors will see a growing number of newcomers.
US Control over Technology Transfer International Channels: Challenges, Mechanisms, Trends
Authors: Kirichenko E.
Published: July 2021

With the end of World War II, the United States is constantly fighting for global technological leadership, claiming a dominant position in this area. Control over international technology transfer channels is seen by the United States as an essential mechanism for maintaining this leadership. The article identifies three “waves” of tightening control over technology transfer in the context of maintaining national security: the cold war period, the 80s in response to the unfolding competition with Japan, and the modern stage. Within each stage, the author examines the main challenges to American technological dominance, control mechanisms, and trends in control policy. The development of technology transfer controls in the United States is currently undergoing another cycle of tightening. In the US export control regime, the role of embargoes and sanctions has again increased. The extraterritorial use of the punitive apparatus has expanded, and the language of ultimatums has become more common. Control over investment transactions is tightening. Mechanisms for controlling technology transfer within the United States are being improved. The US is looking for an enemy. In the National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies, China and Russia are considered as the main strategic competitors. It is argued that both states have a vital interest in American technology and use all possible means to obtain it. Nevertheless, China has become the No. 1 enemy for the Trump administration. The technological war between the United States and China most clearly reflects the methods of struggle for global leadership. Perhaps the actions of the new American administration will become less impulsive, it will change the focus in this struggle, but will not abandon it. Control over international technology transfer channels will continue to be in demand and will be improved.
General model of small entrepreneurship development in tourism destinations in Croatia
Authors: Ivaniš Marija
Published: July 2021

Small tourist enterprises on the local level lack favourable and «friendly» business environment which would enable larger investments in increasing the quality of their products, strengthening the market position of its products, optimal use of resources and specialisation, which would create pre-requisites for generation of new added values, in order to to achieve a more respectable market position, which has been seriously threatened by large corporations as a result of globalisation rise. Competitiveness of local small entrepreneurs in tourist destinations which operate in the global business environment will increasingly depend on the ability to co-operate and form partnerships on the local level. Competitiveness of any tourist destination in relation to others will in the future depoend on the effectiveness of its tourist clusters. The main aim of this paper is to show how can tourism cluster of small entrepreneurs be possible model for small entrepreneurship development in tourist destinations in Croatia and how it can increase its competitiveness (case of Labin-Rabac tourist destination). The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the importance of clustering in the tourism sector, and highlight key advantages and benefits of establishing tourist cluster for its cluster members and tourist destination. Basic hypotesis: pooling of small entrepreneurs into tourism clusters is the base of the most efficient way to achieve future development of tourist destinations in order to achieve more competitive tourism.
Epigenetics: A Key to Comprehending Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Family Poaceae
Authors: Priyanka Veerala , Goel Neha , Dhaliwal Inderpreet , Sharma Mohit , Kumar Rahul , Kaushik Prashant
Published: July 2021

Climate change has had a significant impact on many ecosystems worldwide, prompting native population species to adapt to the current weather patterns eventually. Pre-existing genetic variation in populations explains part of this adaptation. Still, recent studies have shown that new stable phenotypes can be generated through epigenetic modifications in just a few generations, thereby contributing to the stability and survival of plants in their natural habitat as they eventually adjust to the surrounding impacts. The state of chromatin inside plant cells varies, allowing cells to fine-tune their transcriptional profiles to better adapt to stimuli from the external environment. Within a cell, chromatin state changes such as post-transcriptional histone modifications and variations, DNA methylation, and non-coding RNA activity are all examples of chromatin state alterations that may epigenetically dictate certain transcriptional outputs. Recent advances in the field of ‘Omics’ in major crops has made it easier to identify epigenetic changes and their impact on plant responses to environmental stresses. These epigenetic mechanisms thus play an important role in improving crop adaptation and resilience to changing environments. This variation that has emerged can thus be exploited in crop breeding, ultimately leading to the generation of stable climate-resilient genotypes.
Variants of surgical treatment of chronic post-intubation laryngeal stenosis in children
Authors:   National Medical Research Center of Otorhinolaryngology, Federal Biomedical Agency, Moscow, Russian Federation, Vavin V.V. , Nazhmudinov I.I. ,   National Medical Research Center of Otorhinolaryngology, Federal Biomedical Agency, Moscow, Russian Federation, Garashchenko T.I. ,   National Medical Research Center of Otorhinolaryngology, Federal Biomedical Agency, Moscow, Russian Federation, Karneeva O.V. ,   National Medical Research Center of Otorhinolaryngology, Federal Biomedical Agency, Moscow, Russian Federation, Davudov Kh.Sh. ,   National Medical Research Center of Otorhinolaryngology, Federal Biomedical Agency, Moscow, Russian Federation, Polyakov D.P. ,   National Medical Research Center of Otorhinolaryngology, Federal Biomedical Agency, Moscow, Russian Federation, Magomedova K.M. ,   National Medical Research Center of Otorhinolaryngology, Federal Biomedical Agency, Moscow, Russian Federation
Published: July 2021

Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of a surgical tactics used for the treatment of children with chronic post-intubation laryngeal stenosis depending on the condition of their laryngeal cartilages. Patients and methods. We treated 47 children with chronic post-intubation laryngeal stenosis. Preoperative examination included endoscopy and computed tomography (CT) of the larynx and trachea. We evaluated the condition of their laryngeal cartilages in order to choose an optimal surgical tactics. Children with intact laryngeal cartilages (n = 20) have undergone endolaryngeal microsurgery using a CO2 laser. This method caused minimal injury due to submucosal excision of scar tissue, which enabled wound coverage with mucous microflaps to prevent recurrent stenosis. Surgery for extensive stenosis in the middle portion of the larynx was associated with a risk of recurrent scarring. In our study, we prevented it by using endografts during 21 days. However, patients with lesions in the subglottic larynx still had a high risk of recurrent stenosis (5 out of 12 patients) even if there was no evidence of damage to the laryngeal cartilages. Results. Twenty-seven patients with laryngeal post-intubation stenosis with lesions to the laryngeal cartilages detected before surgery have undergone extralaryngeal laryngotracheoplasty. Eighteen children have undergone laryngofissure with subsequent stenting between 6 and 18 months with a T-shaped silicone stent. Nine patients have undergone single-stage laryngotracheoplasty with autologous grafts. Conclusion. The methods used in this study have demonstrated high effectiveness, while the use of grafts reduced the number of stages of surgery and its duration. Key words: laryngotracheoplasty in children, laryngeal microsurgery, complications of tracheal intubation in children, chronic laryngeal stenosis, cartilage autologous grafts, CO2 laser
Business Model Canvas Fashion Busana Muslim Di Jakarta
Authors: Nasution Aisyah
Published: July 2021

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menganalisa model bisnis dari bisnis pakaian muslim yang telah ada dengan menggunakan BMC dan mengetahui apakah bisnis pakaian muslim ini layak atau tidak untuk dijalankan dan dapat menghasilkan keuntungan. Terdapat beberapa bisnis model yang dapat dipilih, salah satunya yaitu dengan menggunakan Business Model Canvas. BMC adalah salah satu bisnis model yang cocok digunakan untuk menganalisa bisnis startup. Salah satu bisnis yang dapat dilirik adalah ekonomi kreatif yaitu dibidang industry fesyen. Dalam penelitian studi kelayakan bisnis ini terdapat empat aspek yang akan diteliti yaitu aspek pasar (industry/target market feasibility), aspek Produk/jasa (Product/service feasibility), aspek manajemen dan kepemilikan (Organizational feasibility), dan yang terakhir adalah aspek keuangan (financial feasibility). Hasil studi ini menunjukkan bahwa model bisnis pakaian muslim batik wanita menggunakan business model canvas ini layak untuk dijalankan dan berpotensi menghasilkan keuntungan yang diinginkan.
EVALUATION OF COASTAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN MUNA DISTRICT IN TENGGARA SULAWESI
Authors: La Ode Kadar
Published: July 2021

Abstract

 

This study aims to obtain the results of a survey of the evaluation of marine tourism development in Muna Regency in Southeast Sulawesi. The unit of analysis in this research is the Department of Tourism and Culture as one of the government agencies in Muna Regency, which is required to manage and contribute to the maximum revenue contribution to Regional Original Income (PAD) with selected respondents and critical informants is the Head of the Service, Head of Division and Head of Sub Division of Planning and Finance. The research method used is the descriptive qualitative method. The analytical tool used is the Realistic Evaluation Method with the Context-Mechanism-Outcome configuration approach. The results of the study show that the evaluation of marine tourism development in Muna Regency through an evaluation analysis of the Context and Mechanism can be obtained Outcomes: (a) several development programs that have been carried out by the Tourism and Culture Office, both destination development programs, marketing development, and creative economy development have been successfully implemented ( b) The Department of Tourism and Culture has several gaps that must be corrected to achieve advanced and reliable management and development of marine tourism.

Keywords: Evaluation, Development, and Marine Tourism.
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN MOBILE PAYMENT SYSTEM: FINDING FROM INDONESIA
Authors: Rian Hermawan  , Mohamad Rizan  , Agung Wahyu Handaru
Published: July 2021

This research was conducted to produce a customer loyalty model in the mobile payment business in Indonesia. The mobile payment industry is currently in a period of rapid growth. Mobile payments are a vast need felt by consumers, especially in urban areas with good quality internet networks. Even though it is online, it still requires good customer service and can provide user satisfaction with this application. In this mobile payment business competition, the Link Aja company tries to compete with several platforms with several weaknesses in its business strategy. To achieve the research objectives, a sample selection of 200 users of the Link Aja mobile platform who live in Jakarta was selected. Non-probability sampling techniques are used to facilitate the collection of primary data needed to analyze the structural equation models used to test the hypothesis. The results of hypothesis testing reveal that service quality, promotion, and customer satisfaction have a positive impact on the level of customer loyalty of the Link Aja platform. Besides, customer satisfaction itself is influenced by the quality of service and promotions carried out by the Link Aja platform. The recommendation for the Link Aja platform is to immediately improve the application to make it easier to use and provide more cashback promotions for its users.

Keywords: Service Quality, Promotion, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Loyalty.
THE INFLUENCE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF LABOR BPJS THROUGH GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Authors: Rekson Silaban  , Dedi Purwana  , I Ketut R. SUdiardhita
Published: July 2021

This study aims to examine and determine BPJS employees' performance through organizational culture and transformational leadership with Good Corporate Governance (GCG) as the mediating variable. This study uses a sample of 75 respondents representing all BPJS Ketenagakerjaan branch offices in Indonesia. The data testing method used in this study is multiple regression analysis using SPSS 25 software. There were five hypotheses tested and two hypothesis testing in this study through intervening variables tested with single test calculations. The results of statistical tests from this study state that all the hypotheses proposed in this study can be accepted, either directly or indirectly (mediated).
Structure Partition and Reasonable Width Determination of Waterproof Coal Pillar in Strip Mining
Authors: Wang Rui , Bai Jian-biao , Yan Shuai , Pan Gui-qiang , Zhang Dong , Zhu Qian-cheng
Published: July 2021

Retaining a waterproof coal pillar is the most effective water conservation method for a roadway close to the gob, and determining a reasonable width of the waterproof coal pillar has been a common problem among mining scholars for a considerably long time. Based on the mining of the 15208 mining face in Xinjing Coal Mine, the structure of waterproof coal pillar is divided into a mine-pressure-influenced plastic zone, an effective waterproof elastic core zone, and a water pressure failure zone. The mine-pressure-influenced plastic zone width is determined by using the limit equilibrium theory, the parabolic strength theory, and the separation variable method. The effective waterproof elastic core zone width is determined by the semi-inverse solution method, and the water pressure failure zone width is determined by considering the infiltration and softening of water. After that, combined with the previous theoretical analysis of engineering examples, the theoretical value of waterproof coal pillar width is obtained. In addition, the physical shape distribution of the waterproof coal pillar is measured by ultrasonic detection technology. The results are consistent with the field measured results. The correctness of the model is verified. Finally, the rationality of the model is verified by comparing with the previous classical models. The research results are applied to the design of the waterproof coal pillar in Xinjing Coal Mine, which could provide a theoretical basis for determining the width of the waterproof coal pillar located close to a gob.
Opening Doors in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Authors: Banfill James , Barrett Jasmine , Vitantonio Carla , Zadeh-Cummings Nazanin
Published: July 2021

This paper considers the opportunities for effective humanitarian collaboration in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). It brings together perspectives from three individuals with extensive lived experience working in the DPRK. Collectively, these authors have worked in various sectors of international humanitarian aid and other areas of engagement such as emergency response and preparedness, education, social enterprise and tourism. The paper draws from these experiences to present lessons on overcoming obstacles and harnessing opportunities in the DPRK.