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National Interest, Raison d’etat vs Politics
Authors: Tuczapski Jakub
Published: July 2021

Pojęcia: interes narodowy, interes państwowy i racja stanu są obecnie dość często i nadmiernie używane na potrzeby tłumaczenia niepopularnych w społeczeństwie decyzji podejmowanych przez różne gremia polityczne, w imię partykularnych interesów. W artykule podjęto próbę wyjaśnienia przedmiotowych pojęć, wykazania ich wspólnych i różnych znaczeń oraz rozumienia w kontekście zapisów ustawy zasadniczej tj. Konstytucji RP.
Wskazano, że we współczesnej rzeczywistości, podstawą planowania i realizacji polityki państwa we wszystkich obszarach jego funkcjonowania (zewnętrznych i wewnętrznych) są: interes narodowy i racja stanu, które powinny być nadrzędnym priorytetem rządzących. Doświadczenia minionych lat wskazują, że nie zawsze tak było i jest. Często interes narodowy i racja stanu są wykorzystywane do utrzymania władzy, eliminacji przeciwników politycznych, w imię realizacji partyjnych, nie zawsze narodowych celów.

Zaprezentowane przykłady pojęć: interes narodowy, interes państwowy i racja stanu, pozwalają konstatować, że racja stanu to zasada kierowania się interesem państwa, zasada nadrzędna wobec wszystkich innych zasad i celów. Można więc uogólniając stwierdzić, że racja stanu jest nadrzędna wobec interesu narodowego/państwowego. Tym samym należy uznać, że racja stanu wymaga stawiania interesu narodowego/państwowego ponad interes obywateli, bowiem interes narodowy/państwowy to cele państwa w zasadniczych sektorach zewnętrznej i wewnętrznej działalności władzy czyli planowania i realizacji polityki zewnętrznej i wewnętrznej państwa. Tym samym interes narodowy/państwowy jest niejako elementem racji stanu.
Natomiast uprawianie polityki to przywilej przywództwa politycznego, które to przywództwo nie powinno kierować się tylko swoimi partykularnymi, często partyjnymi w naszej rzeczywistości, interesami. Potrzebą współczesnej doby w uprawianiu polityki zgodnej z racją stanu, są nie improwizacja i naginanie rzeczywistości, a racjonalne planowanie wzmacniania pozycji międzynarodowej i potencjału państwa.
Improvement of defence suitability of the Visegrad group states
Authors: Jałowiec Tomasz , Płaczek Janusz
Published: July 2021

Współpraca ponadnarodowa ma swoją długą historię i stanowi od lat obiekt zainteresowania wielu państw. Jest ona między innymi postrzegana jako jeden z elementów poprawy poziomu ich bezpieczeństwa, międzynarodowego. Bezpieczeństwo stanowiące wartość nadrzędną dla każdego państwa jest wypadkową wielu różnorodnych czynników, wśród których to właśnie współpraca państw tworzących określone sojusze, grypy czy pakty odgrywa szczególną rolę. Współcześnie zapewnienie wysokiego poziomu bezpieczeństwa poszczególnych regionów stanowi z pewnością cel ponadnarodowy. Jak wskazują dotychczasowe doświadczenia, dzięki wspólnemu wysiłkowi grup państw zostaje on osiągnięty poprzez zaangażowanie potencjału wszystkich zainteresowanych stron. Przykładem przedmiotowego podejścia jest powołanie grupy Wyszehradzkiej, jako platformy wspólnych działań czterech państw: Republiki Czeskiej, Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, Słowacji oraz Węgier. Państwa te nie tylko systematycznie podnoszą swój poziom wystarczalności obronnej, ale podejmują także wspólne inicjatywy ukierunkowane na poprawę poziomu bezpieczeństwa regionalnego. Przejawia się to m.in. w zwiększonych relatywnie: wydatkach wojskowych, zakupach sprzętu wojskowego, stanach osobowych swoich sił zbrojnych, udziału w misjach zagranicznych czy wspólnych międzynarodowych ćwiczeniach wojskowych. Dzięki wspólnym wysiłkom polityka obronna poszczególnych państw staje się mocniej zauważalna wśród opinii publicznej i na forum międzynarodowym. Dzieje się to przy aprobacie społecznej oraz nacisków ze strony państw sojuszników układu NATO. Można oczekiwać, że ten trend wznoszący zostanie dalej zachowany mimo rysującego się spowolnienia gospodarczego na skutek konsekwencji wynikających z pandemii COVID-19.
Celem artykułu jest identyfikacja i ocena ewolucji wystarczalności obronnej państw grupy Wyszehradzkiej od roku 2015. Podjęty do rozwiązania problem badawczy został sprecyzowany w następującej postaci: Jakie czynniki wpływają bezpośrednio na poziom wystarczalności obronnej państw grupy Wyszehradzkiej oraz jakie działania należy podjąć aby ten poziom poprawić? W materiale wykorzystano wyniki badań przeprowadzonych z wykorzystaniem przede wszystkim: kwerendy literatury przedmiotu, wybranych metod statystycznych, komparatystyki oraz wnioskowania. Przyjęte podejście umożliwiło uzyskanie przekrojowego charakteru rozważań, dając jednocześnie podstawy do dalszych, poszerzonych badań tego niezwykle istotnego oraz aktualnego problemu.
Operation of an airborne battalion's logistic company in combat
Authors: Pawlisiak Mieczysław , Sadoch Tomasz
Published: July 2021

Zabezpieczenie logistyczne to proces dowozu środków bojowych, żywności, przedmiotów mundurowych, materiałów pędnych i smarów (MPS) oraz środków medycznych do pododdziałów z wykorzystaniem transportu szczebla nadrzędnego lub własnego oraz świadczenie usług (podejmowanych przez pododdziały, elementy oraz urządzenia logistyczne), które są niezbędne do szkolenia, funkcjonowania i walki. Proces realizacji zabezpieczenia logistycznego działań powietrznodesantowych jest unikatowy, ze względu na sposób dostarczania zaopatrzenia do walczących pododdziałów oraz organizacje urządzeń oraz elementów logistycznych. Wymagana jest tutaj ścisła współpraca pododdziałów logistycznych podczas transportu zaopatrzenia, jego przygotowania na tarach desantowych, a następnie dostarczenia poprzez zrzut spadochronowy.
Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie roli kompani logistycznej w procesie realizacji zabezpieczenia logistycznego batalionu powietrznodesantowego w walce.
Skutkiem tak określonego celu jest stwierdzenie, że podmiotem badań jest batalion powietrznodesantowy i jego kompania logistyczna, natomiast przedmiotem potrzeby logistyczne i sposób ich zaspokojenia.
Zasadniczym problemem badawczym jest udzielenie odpowiedzi na pytanie – jakie mogą być potrzeby logistyczne batalionu powietrznodesantowego w walce?
Do rozwiązania problemów badawczego były wykorzystane różne metody badawcze m.in.. metoda obserwacji, metoda matematyczna. Ważną składową pozwalającą na wnioski
i uogólnienia jest analiza literatury dostępnej w obszarze działań taktycznych
i organizacji zabezpieczenia logistycznego na szczeblu taktycznym.
Hipoteza badawcza: Przypuszcza się, że organizacja zabezpieczenia logistycznego batalionu powietrznodesantowego w walce jest zdecydowanie bardziej złożona w stosunku do działań regularnych.
W pierwszej części przedstawiono ogólne zasady zabezpieczenia logistycznego wojsk powietrznodesantowych, a następnie omówiono zadania, wyposażenie oraz struktura batalionu powietrznodesantowego oraz kompani logistycznej. W dalszej części artykuł autorzy skupią się na organizacji zabezpieczenia logistycznego batalionu powietrznodesantowego w rejonach działań, omawiając działanie urządzeń oraz elementów logistycznych. Uwzględniona została także problematyka desantowych środków materiałowych.
INTEGRATION DYNAMICS OF THE MARKET OF BEET SEEDS
IN UKRAINE
Authors: HONCHARUK Inna , KOVALCHUK Svitlana , FEDOROSCHAK Joseph
Published: July 2021

The functioning of a transparent, state-regulated market circulation of seeds and garden material in prospect has to develop along the market path. The article notes that ensuring the competitiveness of domestic agricultural products, increasing gross income in the crop production industry can be provided if the country joins the Schemes for Variety Certification of Seeds of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (hereinafter – OECD). It has been emphasized that an equal partnership in the world market of sugar beet seeds, increasing the varietal purity of domestic seed material and increasing yields will be ensured by varietal certification. Joining the Variety Certification Schemes will have a positive impact on the interests of business entities and the state. The necessity of the procedure for certification of seeds to international requirements was clarified in order to ensure and eliminate the discrepancies that existed in the current legislation and some SSTU. The development of the market of beet seeds has been investigated with the help of V&V (verification and validation), this diagnostic method is the best way to solve problems in various unpredictable situations in order to avoid them or prevent them from spreading at different stages of market development. The V-shaped model for diagnosing the development of the market of beet seeds reflects some of the relevant trends in the V&V context. The efficiency of the regulatory environment in the field of seed production has been analysed. It has been proven that the most promising and most effective in this direction are seed-breeding centres – formations created on the basis of scientific institutions of a seed-breeding profile. The leader in this industry is the Yaltushkivska Experimental Breeding Station of the Institute of Bioenergetic Crops and Sugar Beet of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, which is part of the Educational-Scientific-Industrial Complex «All-Ukrainian Scientific-Educational Consortium» (hereinafter - Yaltushkivska RSS IBC and SB NAAS of Ukraine). It has been substantiated that an important task of the Yaltushkivska RSS IBC and SB NAAS of Ukraine is to become the centre for the implementation of the Schemes of the varietal certification system of seeds.
INCREASING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF DOMESTIC ENTERPRISES IN THE SEGMENT OF INTERNATIONAL ROAD FREIGHT TRANSPORT
Authors: DMYTRIV Dmytro , DMYTRIV Olena , DENKEVYCH Mariia-Mariana
Published: July 2021

The development of modern transport system connected with intensification of competitive struggle against the background of digitalization of transport processes requires domestic road carriers to find effective methods of increasing their own competitiveness in the international market of transport services.
The article is devoted to the ways of increasing the competitiveness of domestic road transport enterprises in the segment of international road freight transport. Scientific approaches of interpretation of the term competitiveness of motor transport enterprises in terms of marketing, management, resource provision and profitability are considered. On the basis of the conducted review, a vision of competitiveness of motor transport enterprises in the segment of international cargo transportation is offered. Scientific researches devoted to the influence of management, marketing logistic methods on the competitiveness of motor transport enterprises are highlighted. The authors have compared scientific views on the choice and grouping of the factors of influence on the competitiveness of domestic motor transport enterprises and have offered the grouping of factors of influence on the competitiveness according to the possibility of their quantitative assessment. Existing methods for assessing the competitiveness of road transport enterprises were characterized. Modern tendencies of digital technologies implementation in transport systems activity have been investigated and the necessity of their implementation in the activity of domestic motor transport enterprises in the segment of international motor cargo transportations has been proved. The basic problems that hinder the implementation of modern digital technologies in the activities of domestic enterprises in the segment of international road freight transport haulage are formulated. Ways of improving the competitiveness of domestic enterprises in the segment of international road freight transport in today’s business environment have been proposed.
FORMATION OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF RESTAURANT BUSINESS IN UKRAINE UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
Authors: STAVSKA Yuliia , YAKHNO Liudmyla
Published: July 2021

The article examines the process of intensive development and globalisation of the restaurant business in Ukraine as a part of the service sector of the economy exposed to many factors different in strength, duration and areas of influence in the context of European integration.
The article is devoted to the consideration of positive and negative factors influencing the development of hospitality. Among them are extensive and intensive. The development of hotel-restaurant business, its impact on the quality of life of citizens of Ukraine is considered. Particular attention has been paid to the changes and approaches which took place in the work of restaurants in pandemic and quarantine restrictions. The analysis of development of restaurant economy of Ukraine in 2003-2020 was carried out. There was a significant reduction in restaurants during 2014 - 2020.
The direct dependence of the state of the restaurant industry of Ukraine on the development of its economy has been substantiated. It has been proved that the enterprises of the hospitality industry are gaining popularity, intensive development in conditions of political and economic stability, stable economic situation of visitors to restaurants, as well as preserved cultural heritage. Thus development of restaurant business is carried out in the conditions of European integration under the approved programmes. There is an introduction of new forms and methods of service. The analysis shows the relationship between the development of the restaurant business and integration processes.
As a result of the study, an algorithm for assessing the level of competitiveness of restaurants was developed. The key criteria for the competitiveness of the restaurants have been established, namely: the level of customer satisfaction, quality of services provided, efficiency of management and organization processes in the restaurants, the level of corporate and social responsibility, competitive strategy of the restaurant and the competitive environment.
DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS IN THE CONDITIONS OF GLOBALIZATION
Authors: TOMASHUK Inna , TOMCHUK Olena , GIRENKO Yulia
Published: July 2021

The article analyzes the development of international economic relations in the conditions of globalization. It is stated that one of the main features of modern development of the world economy are the deployment of globalization processes that have a significant impact on the system of international economic relations, transforming directions and determine the tendencies of development of national economies. It is determined that the globalization of the world economy is the process of strengthening the relationship between national economies of the world, which finds its expression in the formation of the world market of goods and services, finance; the formation of global information space, transformation of knowledge into the main element of social wealth, business outs for national borders through the formation of multinational corporations (hereinafter – TNCs), implementation and domestication in the daily practice of international relations and domestic life of peoples of fundamentally new and universal liberal-democratic values, etc. It is emphasized that in the modern world, globalization gives a dominant influence on the development of any state. It is accented that due to the dissemination of innovations in the field of technologies and management, the active exchange of goods, services, investments Globalization contributes to increasing the efficiency of the functioning of national economies, and on the other hand – enhances unevenness, asynchronism and disproportionality of development. It is emphasized that globalization on the macroeconomic level manifests itself in the pursuit of states and integration associations to economic activity outside its borders due to the liberalization of trade, withdrawal of trade and investment barriers, creation of free trade zones, etc. In addition, the processes of globalization and integration include intergovernmental agreed measures for the purposeful formation of the system of economic, legal, informational, communication, political space in large regions of the world. It is analyzed that at the present stage of the development of international relations of the state, both on the world and regional level active joint work on confrontational threats of various character (terrorism, extremism, organized crime, drug trafficking, etc.) of provision, food, energy and environmental safety; preventing and solving armed conflicts and many other directions. In order to achieve success in this work, various international and regional organizations may be effective. It is indicated that logistics systems play an important role in the development of economic relations. The intensity of sectoral interaction characterizes the relationship of the micrologist system of the enterprise with an external medium of macrologistic ties. It is concluded that inside the post-industrial world, global tendencies leads to ultimately to convergence of levels of development of individual countries and their hard confrontation with the rest of the world.
PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF CROP INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF BALANCED USE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND
Authors: KUBAI Оksana
Published: July 2021

The article examines the current state and dynamics of development of the crop sector of the agricultural sector of Ukraine as one of the leading in the market management system. The products of the industry are extremely important for the national economy, because they are used as raw materials for the light and food industries, consumed in kind, used for animal feed. The production of plant products is associated with the cultivation of plants and the use of a specific and unique resource - land. However, the concentration of agricultural producers on the production of certain crops with high commercial attractiveness and their subsequent export led to a violation of the requirements of rational land use, which led to problems of socio-economic and environmental nature. Against this background, the most acute issue is the further development of the crop sector in terms of balanced use of agricultural land. The article analyzes the current state of development of the crop industry, namely: the dynamics of sown areas of crops and their structure; the analysis of volumes of production of agricultural products in natural indicators in dynamics is carried out; indicators of economic efficiency of agricultural land use are investigated; the state of mineral and organic fertilizers application to agricultural enterprises is determined; a SWOT-analysis of the development of the crop sector of the agricultural sector of Ukraine was conducted. It is established that this state of affairs requires the direction of the vector of agricultural policy in the direction of balancing the economic and environmental component of the use of agricultural land in order to ensure the preservation and reproduction of their fertility. Perspective directions of ensuring the development of the crop industry in the conditions of balanced use of agricultural lands are offered.
Sprechen im Märchen
Authors: Pretzl Christine
Published: July 2021

Wieviel Mündlichkeit steckt im Märchen, und mit welchen Mitteln wird Nähesprachlichkeit in Märchentexten des 19. Jahrhunderts inszeniert? Die vorliegende Studie bietet eine bislang unerschlossene Vergleichsebene: Franz Xaver von Schönwerth (1810–1886) sammelte auf den Spuren der Brüder Grimm Märchen und Sagen der Oberpfalz. Sein breitgefächerter Nachlass enthält zahlreiche Originalmanuskripte zu Verschriftungen ausgewählter »Kinder- und Hausmärchen«, wie sie im ländlichen Umfeld mündlich weitergegeben wurden. Zu jeweils einheitlichen Motivkomplexen werden sämtliche Redeszenen in mehreren Textvarianten beider Provenienzen miteinander verglichen. Die jeweiligen Sprechhandlungsmuster verweisen auf die Sprach- und Alltagskultur im bürgerlich-nationalen und bäuerlich-regionalen Kontext. Zudem wird deutlich, dass bestimmte Märchentexte der Brüder Grimm mündlichen Quellen deutlich näher stehen als von der neueren Märchenforschung bis dato angenommen.

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Webinar Training: A panel discussion on “Endgame of Tobacco” for Protecting the Next Generation
Authors: Purohit Anil , Nayak Priyakanta , Gupta Rhea , Chaturvedi Pankaj , Godrej Rati , Harsh Jagdish
Published: July 2021

Background: Jodhpur School of Public Health, Poornima University hosted an interactive and live globalwebinar session on the topic of “Endgame of Tobacco: Protecting Next Generation’’ on 6th June 2020. Eightpanelists gathered to discuss the use of new innovative technology, prevention efforts, and future directionsto address India’s tobacco epidemicFinding: It was revealed that tobacco kills 13.5 lakh people every year and if the tobacco epidemic isnot controlled, 1 billion people will die in this century. The tobacco industry and the challenges in India’shealthcare system to promote tobacco cessation services play a significant role in fueling this tobaccoepidemic. Smokeless tobacco and second-hand smoke are also significantly contributing to negative healthoutcomes, particularly amongst women and children. Although there have been efforts to increase thenumber of cessation clinics, there has been a lack of concerted integration to equip the health system withtobacco cessation servicesConclusion: Going forward, it is suggested that cessation efforts should be combined into one integratedprogram with the use of technology to create effective strategies to increase quit attempts and ultimatelyreduce the prevalence of tobacco use.
Webinar Training – A Panel Discussion on ‘Hepatitis Free Future’ with Elimination of Hepatitis by 2030
Authors: Purohit Anil , Nayak Priyakanta , Kapasi Riddhi , Harsh Jagdish , Singhi Rahul
Published: July 2021

Background : Poornima University, in collaboration with Jodhpur School of Public Health, hosted aninsightful and interactive live global webinar on “Hepatitis Free Future” on 1st August 2020. Four speakersand six panellists addressed the current situation, preventive measures, and future directions for achievingthe target of hepatitis elimination by 2030Findings: Globally, Hepatitis B and C (HBV & HCV) accounts for 96% of all hepatitis mortality and morethan 300 million people are living with viral hepatitis. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that1 in 3 people worldwide has been infected with either HBV or HCV.Global uptake in childhood vaccinationis significant for HBV, but the birth dose for all infants is too low (nearly 39% percent). Despite vaccination,1.8 billion 5-year-old get infected every year with HBV.Various programs and projects are contributing tothe elimination of the Hepatitis to reach the international goal. Due to COVID-19 there would be setbackshowever we have all the tools within our reach and we must use them to get elimination, most importantlydeliver it to the people who need it the most, if we plan to succeed by 2030.Conclusion: Hepatitis claims the lives of millions of people globally each year.With prevention, treatment,diagnostics, and vaccination hepatitis elimination is attainable. Greater investment in eliminating hepatitiswill generate higher long-term returns. We have the tools, treatments, and strategies to combat thisinfectious disease. We need the support of various sectors to execute the plan, proper implementation ofthe idea, training, and awareness to the public domain. With leadership, resources, and multi-stakeholdercollaboration, elimination of viral hepatitis is achievable
A Comparative Study of the Nutritional Status of Adolescents in Residential and Non-Residential Tribal Secondary Schools
Authors: Yadav Ashwini , Rawat Shalini , Patil Prachi
Published: July 2021

Background: Tribal populations lack access to health services and proper educational opportunities due togeographical, social and economic reasons. Among tribal population, malnutrition is prevalent resulting invicious cycle of morbidities and mortalities. To tackle these issues, various interventions are being done atall levels. Establishment of residential schools along with structured meals and Mid-Day Meal program fornon-residential schools are few of many such strategies. This study was undertaken to study the effect ofthese interventions in a tribal district.Materials and Methods: It is a record based retrospective cross-sectional study. Health records of classVIII students from a residential and a non-residential (40 each) were analysed for desired variables. Datawas compiled using Microsoft Excel 2016 and analysed using SPSS version 22.Results: More proportion of adolescent tribal students in non-residential schools had history of worminfestation and diarrhoea in the last six months. Similar pattern was observed for signs of deficiencies ofVitamin B and Vitamin C. Significant difference was observed between food consumption and food diversitypattern being followed.Conclusion: The findings of the study reiterate the need of strengthening of nutrition and hygiene centricschool health program for tribal adolescents.
Macrovascular and Microvascular Complications in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Drkumar Satyam  , Umeshkumar
Published: July 2021

Background and Objectives: India is claimed to be the diabetes capital of the world. Many studies hadproven that persistent hyperglycemia and associated metabolic syndrome features like hypertension,dyslipidemia and obesity contribute to the development of vascular complications.The present study aims to study the prevalence and clinical profile of microvascular and macrovascularcomplications in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.Methods: The study is a clinical, prospective and observational study of 100 newly detected type 2 diabeticsattending medicine department outpatient/ inpatient, SGRRIMHS hospital, dehradun, form the subject forthe study August 2018 to July 2020 (24 months) who matched the inclusion criteria.Results: In this, 62 were males and 38 were females and the mean age was 54.05±13.24 years. 44% weredetected when they presented with multiple complications due to diabetes. Common complications whichthey presented were coronary artery disease (15%), infection (12%), stroke (6%), ulcers (4%), neuropathy(4%) and diabetic ketoacidosis (1%). The prevalence of macrovascular complications CAD, CVD andPAD was 26.0%, 8.0% and 11.0% respectively and microvascular complications retinopathy, nephropathyand neuropathy was 20.0%, 34.0% and 16.0% respectively.High incidence of complications especiallymicrovascular and CAD occur with HbA1c of range >6.5. The correlation coefficient of FBS and PPBS inrelation to HbA1c was 0.56 and 0.57 respectively.Conclusion: Smoking, increased BMI and waist circumference is associated with increased prevalenceof diabetes.There is high prevalence of coronary artery disease, retinopathy and nephropathy at diagnosis.HbA1c levels predict the prevalence of complications.
Prevalence of Hypertension and its Various Determinants among the Factory Workers in City of Rajasthan, India
Authors: Mahendra Khatri  , Shweta Asthana  , Anshul Sharma
Published: July 2021

Introduction: In modern world Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is the major killer causes almost 44million deaths each year, equivalent to 72% of all deaths globally. Cardio-vascular diseases account formost NCD deaths or 17.81 million people annually. Factory workers has been exposed to the most stressfuloccupations in the world, so these workers are more susceptible to coronary heart disease. Materials andMethods: A cross-sectional study was carried out during Jan 2021– March 2021 among 456 Factory workersposted in Udaipur city of Rajasthan selected randomly. The investigator made two measurements of bloodpressure. Data were collected using predesigned, pretested, semi-structured interview schedule, and analyzedusing the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 20.0. Results: Among 456 participants, 142(31.1%) participants were found to be hypertensive. Age of study participants, duration of service, rank, andeducation are significantly associated with the prevalence of hypertension (HTN) among Factory workers.Conclusion: HTN in Factory workers has emerged as an important public health problem. Knowledge ofimportant risk factors for HTN may give tracks for better prevention in this population. Therefore, it is veryimportant to make screening strategy to diagnose HTN among Factory workers and devise a comprehensivestrategy for the management of HTN.
The Effect of Health Education on the Level of Knowledge and Behavior in Diabetes Mellitus Management
Authors: Noor Diani  , Alfian Nur  , Dhemes Alin
Published: July 2021

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease characterized by glucose levels in the blood that are more thannormal or hyperglycemia, this is due to a decrease in the body’s ability to react with insulin, or it could beimpaired insulin secretion.Riskesdas 2013 shows that diabetes mellitus sufferers in Indonesia are around6.9% or around 12 million people with 1.4% of diabetes sufferers in South Kalimantan or around 38,113people diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, especially type 2 diabetes mellitus which is related to lifestyle.Oneof the efforts made is health education. This research is an experimental research using pre-experimentalmethod with one group pretest-postest design. The sampling technique used consecutive sampling of 50people.The results of the effect of health education on the behavior of diabetes mellitus sufferers obtainedp-value = 0.011<0.05, this indicates that Ho is rejected, which means that there is an effect of healtheducation on the behavior of diabetes mellitus sufferers in handling diabetes mellitus.The results of theeffect of health education on the knowledge level of diabetes mellitus sufferers obtained p-value = 0.421>0.05, this indicates that Ho is accepted, which means that there is no effect of health education on increasingknowledge of diabetes mellitus sufferers in handling diabetes mellitus. These results were obtained fromthe pre and post-test scores of the respondents which indicated that there was an influence before and afterhealth education to the public.
Package of Essential Noncommunicable Disease Services at Peri-Urban Community Setting in Chandigarh, India- An Implementation Research Study
Authors: Pal S  , Thakur JS  , Suri V  , Singh G  , Goyal A  , Rajwanshi A
Published: July 2021

Background: The National Programme for prevention and control of cancer, diabetes, cardiovasculardisease,and stroke (NPCDCS) has been launched since 2011-2012 but there is paucity of information on progressand implementation of this program.Method: The objective was to do situational analysis for assessing the current implementation of NCDprograms in peri-urban area and to implement the package of essential NCD services by capacity buildingof existing staff through routine health care delivery for effective coverage. After training of ANMsimplementation was started. Baseline assessment was performed through pre-tested questionnaire amongsubjects (n=1026) who were aged> 30 years and residing in that area for >6 months.Result: About 37% (n= 406) of the people were screened for hypertension, 34% (n=352) were screened fordiabetes in the last one year. Post intervention screening coverage was increased to 96.9%, 97.5% for bloodsugar and blood pressure respectively and 95.4%, 93.4% and 54.8% for oral, breast and cervical cancer.After implementation 23(2.4%) new cases of diabetes and 132 (13.2%) new cases of hypertension werediagnosed.Conclusion: Screening coverage at baseline analysis was found to be 37.1% and 34% for blood pressure andblood sugar measurement respectively and 0.5%, 0.2%, 0.3% for oral, breast and cervical cancer screening,respectively. This highlights the poor implementation of the programme. After implementation, screeningcoverage for measurement of blood pressure and blood sugar improved by about 60% and by about 90% forthree common cancers.
Spanish Flu to COVID-19: Healthcare Challenges And Evolution
Authors: Pooja Sachdeva  , Rohit
Published: July 2021

Spanish Flu (1918-1919) is considered the deadliest Pandemic of the twentieth century, with worldwidemortality of about 50 million people. One hundred years after this Pandemic, WHO had released a pandemicpreparedness plan in March 2018 and urged all countries to have planned their response to future pandemicsthreats. This plan is a guide to building the capacity to face healthcare and economic challenges encounteredduring any pandemic. Today, in 2020, the world is witnessing Pandemic by another virus called COVID-19.This infection originated in China and has traveled globally to affect almost all countries. Healthcareworldwide in this Pandemic faces many challenges as expected, but the response and resilience in meetingthese challenges have been exemplary. HealthCare technological and laboratory advancement has enabledfull genomic sequencing within two weeks and the manufacture of trial vaccines within eight weeks.From creating makeshift hospitals and community isolation facilities, manufacturing medical equipmentto providing accessible, affordable public health and information are depicting strong political will andmotivation to fight this pandemic. This pandemic has also highlighted the gaps in pandemic preparednessamong countries and provided them the opportunity to reflect on their healthcare needs and policies.
Creating a green university in Thailand: a case study of Srinakharinwirot University
Authors: Prat Intarasaksit  , Jitjira Chaiyarit
Published: July 2021

Green development is a challenge at the global level as well as for institutions of higher education.Srinakharinwirot University aims to transform itself into a sustainable university by using UI GreenMetricsTools to make achieve environmental benefits. Data in all categories were obtained via field observations, ina report from the Sustainable University Working Group. The overall possible score is 10,000, while SWUachieved 4,475; based on 6 categories comprising 39 a total of indicators. The strongest category score forSWU Ongkharak was for Setting and Infrastructure (68.3%), while weakest was Water (25%).Becoming asustainable university is more than having a strategic plan. Being sustainable must be made a reality. Thisis achieved as everyone in society (i.e., the target population) is empowered to reflect and enhance thecollective well-being by investment from/in the university.
A Webinar Training on Digitally Transforming the Future of Global Public Health
Authors: Priyakanta Nayak  , Anil Purohit  , Ayushi Shrivastava  , Mathew Samuel  , Jagdish Harsh  , Rahul Singhi
Published: July 2021

Background : Poornima University, in collaboration with Jodhpur School of Public Health, hosted aninsightful and interactive live global webinar on the topic of “Digitally Transforming the Future of GlobalPublic Health” on July 20, 2020.Findings: This report gives a brief awareness on the global public health transformation to digital platformsand understand the technical uses of artificial intelligence (AI). During COVID-19, use of Telemedicinehas increased, as a tool that reaches patient’s home. In the current situation, where social distancing andquarantine have been adopted as effective method to reduce the spread of COVID, telemedicine and virtualsoftware platforms gained more importance to provide health service.Conclusion: The findings show that telemedicine and virtual software will minimize emergency departmentvisits, protect healthcare resources and reduce the spread of COVID-19 by remotely treating patients duringand after the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine has continued to increase in uptake and shows tremendouspromise in expanding access to health care, promoting patient disease management, and facilitating inbetweenhealth care visit monitoring. Although the future is bright, more research is needed to determineoptimal ways to integrate telemedicine, especially remote monitoringinto routine clinical care.
Establishing a Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Surveillance in Cuttack District, Odisha, India
Authors: Priyakanta Nayak  , Nikita Raula  , Basanta Kumar Swain  , Bikas Patnaik  , Kailash Chandra Dash  , Deepak Kumar
Published: July 2021

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a globalpriority public health concern that accounts forsignificant morbidity and mortality. Unusual occurrence of CKD was reported from Cuttack district ofOdisha. We aim to establish a CKD surveillance system in Cuttack district to estimate the burden of diseaseand help decision-makers through future epidemiological assessments.Method: We focused on CKD patients enrolled in the Narsingpur community health clinics and attendingthe clinics from January to June 2016. We defined a suspected CKD as patientpresenting with any symptomsof loss of appetite, fatigue &weakness, change in urine output, swelling of feet & ankles and blood in urine.A confirmed CKD was defined as a CKD suspect with elevated Serum creatinine (>1.5 mg/dL) and SerumUrea (>40 mg/dL).Besides, we collected relevant data on demography, clinical, laboratory, occupational andfamily history of patients.Results: The CKDsurveillance presented over 320 suspected CKD cases, of which 35 cases were laboratoryconfirmed. The median age was 57 years ranging from 35 -75 years (Mean +SD= 56+9.1), 71% of cases weremales and agriculture was the commonest occupation. Laboratory finding shows fasting blood glucose of147.4 mg/dl (Range 84-249), Serum Creatinine 3.59 mg/dl (Range 2.2-7.9), Serum Urea 76.6 mg/dl (Range14.1-137), Urine Creatinine 6.0 mg/24 hrs (Range, 4.4-7.3) and Urine Albumin 7.6 mg/dl (Range 7.2-8.4).The majority of patients (57%, 20/35) were in CKD stage 3 (GFR, between 60 and 89 ml/min/1.73m2).Conclusion:The CKD surveillance system supported CKD patient’s analysis by age, gender, geographicaldistribution and socio-demographic profile. Further, the analysis involved analysing patient’s clinicalcharacteristics, CKD staging, associated co-morbidities and treatment modalities.The surveillancesystem established a scientific platform for primary prevention, early detection, and treatment strategiesimplementation. The platform eventuallyhelped the decision-makers increase awareness, decrease CKDmorbidity & mortality throughmore efficient resource utilization.
Friend or Foe
Authors: Tan Brenda
Published: July 2021

No abstract available.
Brexit
Authors: Winn Jacob
Published: July 2021

The Brexit vote — the British people’s vote to leave the European Union in 2016 — represents the outcome of a successful populist movement. More recently, the Conservative Party’s staggering 2019 electoral success demonstrated that the populist “Get Brexit Done” message remains popular among both traditional Conservatives and broad swaths of the working class in former Labour Partystrongholds. This study aims to explain the Conservative Party’s marked change rhetoric and policy, as well as factional shifts within the halls of Westminster, in response to the ongoing Brexit negotiations. While some scholars look at the supplyside causes of populism (elites and political parties) and others look at the demandside causes (the voters), this study applies a third school of thought that examines the relationship between supply and demand by analyzing a series of interviews with Conservative Party staff as well as public opinion polling. In doing so, the study concludes that there has been a deep, reciprocal, and simultaneous onset of populist Euroscepticism within both the Conservative Party and the working class that has structurally re-aligned the Conservative Party for decades to come, from more ‘libertarian’ to more ‘authoritarian’ in nature. A feedback loop between the new Conservative base and the Conservative Party has rendered and reciprocated a new mentality among voters. This research contributes to the existing literature as an example of the aftermath of populist movements when both elites and voters are able to forge cooperative relationships to achieve their goals.
DISPERSION RELATIONS IN BILAYER GRAPHENE AT FINITE TEMPERATURE
Authors: Men Nguyen Van
Published: July 2021

It is well-known that material technology is considered as one of the scientific fields attracting a lot of attention from scientists. Recently, graphene, a perfect two-dimensional structure, has attracted a large amount of interest from researchers due to its unique properties and possible applications in a variety of technological fields. The dispersion relations in graphene demonstrate that this material can be used to create plasmonic devices with potentially more features and less energy consumption than recent semiconductors. This paper calculates the dispersion relations in a bilayer graphene structure at finite temperatures using the random-phase approximation. The numerical results show that as temperature increases from zero, the plasmon frequency decreases slightly near the Dirac points and then increases noticeably. In large wave vector regions, the plasmon frequency behaves as an increasing function of temperature. The contribution of carrier density to plasmon frequency in the bilayer graphene system diminishes when temperature effects are taken into account. We observed that temperature significantly affects the dispersion relations in bilayer graphene systems; therefore, this factor should not be neglected in efforts to improve models or in comparisons with experimental results.
IMPACT OF EXTENSIVE READING ON SOPHOMORE ENGLISH MAJORS’ READING COMPREHENSION DEVELOPMENT AT DALAT UNIVERSITY
Authors: Hien Nguyen Thi Thao , Vy Nguyen Thi Tuong
Published: July 2021

This paper reports on an extensive reading program utilizing graded readers and the Moodle Reader for sophomore English majors at Dalat University. The main purpose of the study was to determine the impact of such a program on student reading abilities and to explore their attitudes toward the program. Data were collected from pretests, posttests, and questionnaires. Findings indicated that the extensive reading program was largely responsible for the higher mean gain on the posttest made by the experimental group, and that the majority of students expressed positive opinions toward the program. The paper concludes by putting forward some pedagogical implications on the implementation of such a program with English language students and lecturers in their courses of reading.
Volatile emission and biosynthesis in endophytic fungi colonizing black poplar leaves
Authors: Walther Christin , Baumann Pamela , Luck Katrin , Rothe Beate , Biedermann Peter H W , Gershenzon Jonathan , Köllner Tobias G , Unsicker Sybille B
Published: July 2021

Plant volatiles play a major role in plant–insect interactions as defense compounds or attractants for insect herbivores. Recent studies have shown that endophytic fungi are also able to produce volatiles and this raises the question of whether these fungal volatiles influence plant–insect interactions. Here, we qualitatively investigated the volatiles released from 13 endophytic fungal species isolated from leaves of mature black poplar (Populus nigra) trees. The volatile blends of these endophytes grown on agar medium consist of typical fungal compounds, including aliphatic alcohols, ketones and esters, the aromatic alcohol 2-phenylethanol and various sesquiterpenes. Some of the compounds were previously reported as constituents of the poplar volatile blend.For one endophyte, a species ofCladosporium, we isolated and characterized two sesquiterpene synthases that can produce a number of mono- and sesquiterpenes like (E)-β-ocimene and (E)-β-caryophyllene, compounds that are dominant components of the herbivore-induced volatile bouquet of black poplar trees. As several of the fungus-derived volatiles like 2-phenylethanol, 3-methyl-1-butanol and the sesquiterpene (E)-β-caryophyllene, are known to play a role in direct and indirect plant defense, the emission of volatiles from endophytic microbial species should be considered in future studies investigating tree-insect interactions.
WhatsApps Group sebagai Media Mengajar: Keterampilan Guru
Authors: Rasyidi Rasyidi
Published: July 2021

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk meningkatkan keterampilan guru dalam melakukan pembelajaran dengan WhatsApp Group (WAG). Adapun metode penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian tindakan sekolah dengan pendekatan deskriptif.  Sampel penelitian ini diberikan perlakuan dalam bentuk pelatihan, dan terdiri dari semua guru di SDN No. 121/IX Jerambah Bolong serta dilaksanakan selama kurang lebih 4 bulan dimulai 27 Juli sampai dengan 29 Oktober 2020. Pada siklus I nilai rata-rata nilai Indikator Keterampilan Guru dalam Mengajar Menggunakan Media WAG pada angka 63,64% hal ini masih jauh dari yang diharapkan dengan pencapaian 70% sehingga perlu dilakukan Siklus II, pada siklus II pencapaian keterampilan guru mengajar dengan menggunakan media WAG pada angka 86,36% dan telah melbihi dari target yang diinginkan yaitu 70%. Sehingga, dengan bimbingan Menggunakan Media WAG pada guru dalam rangka peningkatan keterampilan mengajar di SDN No. 121/IX Jerambah Bolong telah berhasil. Keterbaruan dalam penelitian ini adalah penggunaan media WhatsApp sebagai wadah untuk pengingkatan keteampilan guru.
Faktor Penghambat Siswa Sekolah Dasar dalam Meningkatkan Prestasi Belajar di Masa Pendemi COVID-19
Authors: Saetban Antonius A.
Published: July 2021

Penelitian ini bermaksud untuk mengetahui faktor penghambat siswa Sekolah Dasar (SD) dalam meningkatkan prestasi belajar di masa pandemik Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19). Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kuantitatif deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan kuisioner. Data penelitian dianalisis dengan teknik analisis deskriptif, data dikelompokkan, diseleksi dan selanjutnya dianalisis dengan metode kuantitatif, dengan jalan menguraikan hasil penelitian lapangan. Hasil dari analisis yang akan memberikan jawaban tentang permasalahan yang ada. Hasil analisis data untuk prestasi belajar siswa diketahui ada dua faktor yang menyebabkan menurunnya prestasi belajar siswa yakni faktor intern meliputi minat membaca buku, keaktifan bertanya, waktu belajar dan frekuensi belajar setiap hari. Sedangkan faktor ekstern meliputi suasana rumah, fasilitas belajar, suasana kelas, ketepatan mengumpulkan tugas dan kondisi tempat tinggal.
TD 2664 - Política regional na União Europeia: transformações recentes e recomendações para o caso brasileiro
Authors: Vergolino José Raimundo Oliveira
Published: July 2021

O trabalho tem como objetivo principal comparar a política regional da União Europeia
(UE) com a política regional no Brasil. Nesse contexto, intenta-se escrutinar as transformações que ocorreram nas últimas duas décadas nas políticas e nos instrumentos promotores do desenvolvimento econômico e social dos países que formam a UE. A experiência da política regional desse bloco pode, em muitos aspectos, emular os pesquisadores brasileiros e os governos nacional e subnacionais a desenhar e implementar boas políticas públicas para enfrentar as desigualdades regionais. A Política Nacional de Desenvolvimento Regional (PNDR), de responsabilidade do governo federal, apresentou avanços substanciais no período 2007-2020. Contudo, o Fundo Nacional de Desenvolvimento Regional (FNDR), principal vetor de transformações estruturais e que forneceria suporte financeiro à criação de políticas e programas no nível do território nacional, não foi criado. A ausência de tal instrumento representa grande restrição a maior efetividade da PNDR ao processo de minimização das desigualdades regionais no Brasil.