bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Feeding and Eating Disorders in Persons with Dementia: Systematic Review and Evidence Summary
Authors: Chen Hong-Li , Li Cheng , Wang Jing , Fei Yang , Min Min , Zhao Yue , Shan En-Fang , Yin Yue-Heng , Liu Chong-Yuan , Li Xian-Wen
Published: May 2023

Background:

Feeding and eating disorders related to cognitive and psycho-behavioral symptoms are strongly associated with health status in persons with dementia (PWD). Non-pharmacological interventions have been the priority selection to address this significant issue. However, the direct targets of non-pharmacological interventions are unclear and there is no consistent evidence of recommendations on the intervention of different dementia stages and the settings of intervention practice.

Objective:

To provide caregivers with a set of self-help non-pharmacological interventions for feeding and eating disorders in PWD.

Methods:

Based on the process of evidence summary, a systematic literature search was performed on dementia websites and seven databases. Two researchers screened the studies independently and appraise the quality. The evidence was graded by Joanna Briggs Institute Grades of Recommendation.

Results:

Twenty-eight articles were included. Twenty-three non-pharmacological intervention recommendations were categorized into six themes containing oral nutritional supplementation, assistance with eating and drinking, person-centered mealtime care, environmental modification, education or training, and multi-component intervention. These interventions corresponded to three direct targets including improving engagement, making up for loss ability, and increasing food intake directly. They were applied to different stages of dementia and most interventions were targeted at PWD in long-term care institutions.

Conclusion:

This article summarized the direct targets and the specific implementation of recommendations at different stages of dementia to provide caregivers with self-help non-pharmacological interventions. The practice of recommendations was more applicable to institutionalized PWD. When applied to PWD at home, caregivers need to identify the specific feeding and eating conditions at different stages and adopted the interventions in conjunction with the wishes of the PWD and professional advice.
Characteristics of Odor Identification and Hedonics and Their Association with Piriform Cortex-Based Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
Authors: Tu Lihui , Wang Zhijiang , Lv Xiaozhen , Xie Teng , Fan Zili , Zhang Ming , Wang Huali , Yu Xin
Published: May 2023

Background:

Olfactory identification dysfunction (OID) might be an early sign of amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). However, odor hedonics, the ability to perceive odor pleasantness, is neglected. Also, the neural substrate of OID remains unclear.

Objective:

To explore the characteristics of odor identification and hedonics in aMCI and examine the potential neural correlates of OID by analyzing olfactory functional connectivity (FC) patterns in MCI.

Methods:

Forty-five controls and 83 aMCI patients were examined. The Chinese smell identification test was used to assess olfaction. Global cognition, memory, and social cognition were assessed. Resting-state functional networks associated with olfactory cortex seeds were compared between the cognitively normal (CN) and aMCI groups, as well as between aMCI subgroups by the degree of OID.

Results:

Compared to controls, aMCI patients had a significant deficit in olfactory identification, mainly reflected in the identification of pleasant and neutral odors. aMCI patients also rated pleasant and neutral odors much lower than controls. A positive correlation between olfaction and social cognition was found in aMCI. The seed-based FC analysis found that aMCI patients had higher FC between the right orbitofrontal cortex and right frontal lobe/middle frontal gyrus than controls. Subgroup analysis showed that, compared to aMCI without OID, aMCI with severe OID had abnormal FC in the bilateral piriform region.

Conclusion:

Our results suggest that OID in aMCI primarily refers to the identification of pleasant and neutral odors. The FC alterations in bilateral orbitofrontal cortex and piriform cortices might contribute to the impairment in odor identification.
Efficacy of a Mobile-Based Multidomain Intervention to Improve Cognitive Function and Health-Related Outcomes Among Older Korean Adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline
Authors: Lee Jaegyeong , Kim Junhyoung , Park Ahyoung , Hong Rak-kyeun , Ko Myungjin , Heo Mina , Kim Hoowon , Chung Ji Yeon
Published: May 2023

Background:

Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is a self-reported experience of declining cognitive function showing normal performance in cognitive assessments, which is a known risk factor for dementia. Recent studies highlight the importance of nonpharmacological multidomain interventions that can target multiple risk factors of dementia in older adults.

Objective:

This study investigated the efficacy of the Silvia program, a mobile-based multidomain intervention, to improve cognitive function and health-related outcomes of older adults with SCD. We compare its effects to a conventional paper-based multidomain program on various health indicators related to risk factors of dementia.

Methods:

This prospective randomized controlled trial involved 77 older adults with SCD recruited from the Dementia Prevention and Management Center in Gwangju, South Korea during May to October 2022. Participants were randomly assigned to either the mobile- or paper-based group. Interventions were administered for 12 weeks, where pre- and post-assessments were conducted.

Results:

The K-RBANS total score did not show significant differences between groups. The mobile group showed better improvement in K-PRMQ scores and PSS scores than the paper group. Differences within groups showed that mobile-based interventions significantly improved K-PRMQ, STAI-X-1, PSS, and EQ-5D-5 L scores, while paper-based interventions significantly improved PSS, and EQ-5D-5 L scores. Patient adherence rate was 76.6%.

Conclusion:

Overall, the Silvia program was effective for improving self-reported memory failures, stress, anxiety, and health-related quality of life in older adults with SCD. However, longer periods of administration for more than 12 weeks may be needed to achieve significant improvements in cognitive function by objective measures.
Dopaminergic Dysfunction Is More Symmetric in Dementia with Lewy Bodies Compared to Parkinson’s Disease
Authors: Fedorova Tatyana Dmitrievna , Knudsen Karoline , Horsager Jacob , Hansen Allan K. , Okkels Niels , Gottrup Hanne , Vang Kim , Borghammer Per
Published: May 2023

Background:

The α-syn Origin site and Connectome model (SOC) proposes that α-synucleinopathies can be divided into two categories: the asymmetrical brain-first, and more symmetrical body-first Lewy body disease. We have hypothesized that most patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) belong to the body-first subtype, whereas patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) more often belong to the brain-first subtype.

Objective:

To compare asymmetry of striatal dopaminergic dysfunction in DLB and PD patients using [18F]-FE-PE2I positron emission tomography (PET).

Methods:

We analyzed [18F]-FE-PE2I PET data from 29 DLB patients and 76 PD patients who were identified retrospectively during a 5-year period at Dept. of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital. Additionally, imaging data from 34 healthy controls was used for age-correction and visual comparison.

Results:

PD patients showed significantly more asymmetry in specific binding ratios between the most and least affected putamen ( p < 0.0001) and caudate ( p = 0.003) compared to DLB patients. PD patients also had more severe degeneration in the putamen compared to the caudate in comparison to DLB patients ( p < 0.0001) who had a more universal pattern of striatal degeneration.

Conclusion:

Patients with DLB show significantly more symmetric striatal degeneration on average compared to PD patients. These results support the hypothesis that DLB patients may be more likely to conform to the body-first subtype characterized by a symmetrical spread of pathology, whereas PD patients may be more likely to conform to the brain-first subtype with more lateralized initial propagation of pathology.
Hylocereus undatus extends lifespan and exerts neuroprotection in Caenorhabditis elegans via DAF-16 mediated pathway
Authors: Prasanth Mani Iyer , Prasansuklab Anchalee , Verma Kanika , Brimson James Michael , Malar Dicson Sheeja , Tencomnao Tewin
Published: May 2023

BACKGROUND:

Hylocereus undatus is a traditional medicinal plant known for its medicinal, nutritional and commercial uses.

OBJECTIVE:

To address the anti-aging and neuroprotective efficacies of fruit peel extracts of H. undatus using Caenorhabditis elegans model.

METHODS:

C. elegans (wild-type (N2), transgenic and mutant strains) were treated with H. undatus and monitored for lifespan and neuroprotection through physiological assays, fluorescence microscopy and qPCR analysis. LC-MS/MS analysis was performed to identify the phytochemicals present in the extract. Molecular docking studies were employed to identify the interaction mode of selected phytochemicals with Aβ, DAF-16 and SKN-1.

RESULTS:

The extract was able to extend the lifespan of C. elegans (N2), extend the lifespan and reduce paralysis of Aβ transgenic strains CL2006 and CL4176, suggesting its anti-aging and neuroprotective potential. The LC-MS/MS analysis revealed the presence of phytochemicals including homostachydrine, betaine, syringic acid, typhaneoside, rutin, and behenic acid. The extract could activate antioxidant mechanism, through SKN-1, which was evident in qPCR and transgenic strain LG333. These effects were mediated through DAF-16 pathway as the extract was able to upregulate the expression of daf-16 in N2, increase the nuclear localization of daf-16 in transgenic strain TJ356, and not able to significantly alter the lifespan of both DAF-2 and DAF-16 mutants, CB1370 and CF1038 respectively. Finally, in molecular docking approach, typhaneoside and rutin showed better binding affinity with SKN-1 and DAF-16 when compared to resveratrol and similar binding affinity with Aβ when compared to donepezil.

CONCLUSION:

Taken together, this study indicates that H. undatus activates anti-aging and neuroprotection via DAF-16 mediated pathway.
Utility-Preserving Anonymization in a Real-World Scenario: Evidence from the German Chronic Kidney Disease (GCKD) Study
Authors: Pilgram Lisa ,   GCKD Investigators, Schäffner Elke , Eckardt Kai-Uwe , Prasser Fabian
Published: May 2023

Data sharing provides benefits in terms of transparency and innovation. Privacy concerns in this context can be addressed by anonymization techniques. In our study, we evaluated anonymization approaches which transform structured data in a real-world scenario of a chronic kidney disease cohort study and checked for replicability of research results via 95% CI overlap in two differently anonymized datasets with different protection degrees. Calculated 95% CI overlapped in both applied anonymization approaches and visual comparison presented similar results. Thus, in our use case scenario, research results were not relevantly impacted by anonymization, which adds to the growing evidence of utility-preserving anonymization techniques.
No Transfer Without Validation: A Data Sharing Framework Use Case
Authors: Hund Hauke , Wettstein Reto , Hampf Christopher , Bialke Martin , Kurscheidt Maximilian , Schweizer Simon T. , Zilske Christoph , Mödinger Simon , Fegeler Christian
Published: May 2023

Availability and accessibility are important preconditions for using real-world patient data across organizations. To facilitate and enable the analysis of data collected at a large number of independent healthcare providers, syntactic- and semantic uniformity need to be achieved and verified. With this paper, we present a data transfer process implemented using the Data Sharing Framework to ensure only valid and pseudonymized data is transferred to a central research repository and feedback on success or failure is provided. Our implementation is used within the CODEX project of the German Network University Medicine to validate COVID-19 datasets at patient enrolling organizations and securely transfer them as FHIR resources to a central repository.
Does Using a Stacking Ensemble Method to Combine Multiple Base Learners Within a Database Improve Model Transportability?
Authors: Yang Cynthia , Fridgeirsson Egill A. , Kors Jan A. , Reps Jenna M. , Rijnbeek Peter R. , Wong Jenna , Williams Ross D.
Published: May 2023

We investigated a stacking ensemble method that combines multiple base learners within a database. The results on external validation across four large databases suggest a stacking ensemble could improve model transportability.
The MeDaX Knowledge Graph Prototype
Authors: Wodke Judith A.H. , Michaelis Lea , Henkel Ron
Published: May 2023

Data sharing is sustainable for several reasons, including minimising economical and human costs or maximising knowledge gain. Still, reuse of biomedical (research) data is often hampered by the diverse technical, juridical, and scientific requirements for biomedical data handling and specifically sharing. We are building a toolbox for automated generation of knowledge graphs (KGs) from diverse sources, for data enrichment, and for data analysis. Into the MeDaX KG prototype, we integrated data from the core data set of the German Medical Informatics Initiative (MII) with ontological and provenance information. This prototype is currently used for internal concept and method testing only. In subsequent versions it will be expanded by including more meta-data and relevant data sources as well as further tools, including a user interface.
Identifying Relevant FHIR Elements for Data Quality Assessment in the German Core Data Set
Authors: Draeger Christian , Tute Erik , Schmidt Carsten Oliver , Waltemath Dagmar , Boeker Martin , Winter Alfred , Löbe Matthias
Published: May 2023

The German Medical Informatics Initiative makes clinical routine data available for biomedical research. In total, 37 university hospitals have set up so-called data integration centers to facilitate this data reuse. A standardized set of HL7 FHIR profiles (“MII Core Data Set”) defines the common data model across all centers. Regular Projectathons ensure continuous evaluation of the implemented data sharing processes on artificial and real-world clinical use cases. In this context, FHIR continues to rise in popularity for exchanging patient care data. As reusing data from patient care in clinical research requires high trust in the data, data quality assessments are a key point of concern in the data sharing process. To support the setup of data quality assessments within data integration centers, we suggest a process for finding elements of interest from FHIR profiles. We focus on the specific data quality measures defined by Kahn et al.
Enriching Remote Monitoring and Care Platforms with Personalized Recommendations to Enhance Gamification and Coaching
Authors: Pardos Antonios , Gallos Parisis , Menychtas Andreas , Panagopoulos Christos , Maglogiannis Ilias
Published: May 2023

Patients’ remote monitoring platforms can be enhanced with intelligent recommendations and gamification functionalities to support their adherence to care plans. The current paper aims to present a methodology for creating personalized recommendations, which can be used to improve patient remote monitoring and care platforms. The current pilot system design is aimed to support patients by providing recommendations for Sleep, Physical Activity, BMI, Blood sugar, Mental Health, Heart Health, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease aspects. The users, through the application, can select the types of recommendations they are interested in. Thus, personalized recommendations based on data obtained by the patients’ records anticipated to be a valuable and a safe approach for patient coaching. The paper discusses the main technical details and provides some initial results.
Towards an Explainable AI-Based Tool to Predict Preterm Birth
Authors: Kyparissidis Kokkinidis Ilias , Logaras Evangelos , Rigas Emmanouil S. , Tsakiridis Ioannis , Dagklis Themistoklis , Billis Antonis , Bamidis Panagiotis D.
Published: May 2023

Preterm birth (PTB) is defined as delivery occurring before 37 weeks of gestation. In this paper, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based predictive models are adapted to accurately estimate the probability of PTB. In doing so, pregnant women’ objective results and variables extracted from the screening procedure in combination with demographics, medical history, social history, and other medical data are used. A dataset consisting of 375 pregnant women is used and a number of alternative Machine Learning (ML) algorithms are applied to predict PTB. The ensemble voting model produced the best results across all performance metrics with an area under the curve (ROC-AUC) of approximately 0.84 and a precision–recall curve (PR-AUC) of approximately 0.73. An attempt to provide clinicians with an explanation of the prediction is performed to increase trustworthiness.
Ethical Perspectives on Implementing AI to Predict Mortality Risk in Emergency Department Patients: A Qualitative Study
Authors: Petersson Lena , Vincent Kalista , Svedberg Petra , Nygren Jens M. , Larsson Ingrid
Published: May 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is predicted to improve health care, increase efficiency and save time and recourses, especially in the context of emergency care where many critical decisions are made. Research shows the urgent need to develop principles and guidance to ensure ethical AI use in healthcare. This study aimed to explore healthcare professionals’ perceptions of the ethical aspects of implementing an AI application to predict the mortality risk of patients in emergency departments. The analysis used an abductive qualitative content analysis based on the principles of medical ethics (autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice), the principle of explicability, and the new principle of professional governance, that emerged from the analysis. In the analysis, two conflicts and/or considerations emerged tied to each ethical principle elucidating healthcare professionals’ perceptions of the ethical aspects of implementing the AI application in emergency departments. The results were related to aspects of sharing information from the AI application, resources versus demands, providing equal care, using AI as a support system, trustworthiness to AI, AI-based knowledge, professional knowledge versus AI-based information, and conflict of interests in the healthcare system.
Development of Verified Innovation Process for Healthcare Solutions (VIPHS): A Stepwise Model for Digital Health
Authors: Lee Eunji , Sjöqvist Bengt Arne , Hagiwara Magnus Andersson , Söderholm Hanna Maurin , Candefjord Stefan
Published: May 2023

Many digital health projects often stop in the pilot or test phase. Realisation of new digital health services is often challenging due to lack of guidelines for the step-by-step roll-out and implementation of the systems when changing work processes and procedures are needed. This study describes development of the Verified Innovation Process for Healthcare Solutions (VIPHS) – a stepwise model for digital health innovation and utilisation using service design principles. A multiple case study (two cases) involving participant observation, role play, and semi-structured interviews were conducted for the model development in prehospital settings. The model might be helpful to support realisation of innovative digital health projects in a holistic, disciplined, and strategic way.
Insights into the FAIRness of the German Network University Medicine: A Survey
Authors: Michaelis Lea , Poyraz Rasim Atakan , Muzoora Michael Rusgoza , Gierend Kerstin , Bartschke Alexander , Dieterich Christoph , Johann Tim , Krefting Dagmar , Waltemath Dagmar , Thun Sylvia
Published: May 2023

The need to harness large amounts of data, possibly within a short period of time, became apparent during the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. In 2022, the Corona Data Exchange Platform (CODEX), which had been developed within the German Network University Medicine (NUM), was extended by a number of common components, including a section on FAIR science. The FAIR principles enable research networks to evaluate how well they comply with current standards in open and reproducible science. To be more transparent, but also to guide scientists on how to improve data and software reusability, we disseminated an online survey within the NUM. Here we present the outcomes and lessons learnt.
Towards ETL Processes to OMOP CDM Using Metadata and Modularization
Authors: Peng Yuan , Henke Elisa , Sedlmayr Martin , Bathelt Franziska
Published: May 2023

OMOP common data model (CDM) is designed for analyzing large clinical data and building cohorts for medical research, which requires Extract-Transform-Load processes (ETL) of local heterogeneous medical data. We present a concept for developing and evaluating a modularized metadata-driven ETL process, which can transform data into OMOP CDM regardless of 1) the source data format, 2) its versions and 3) context of use.
Improving Antibiotic Prescribing for Dentistry in France Using an Ontology
Authors: Buvat Jean-Alexis , Monti Francesco , Nsais Tariq , Melot Bénédicte
Published: May 2023

Antibiotic overprescribing in dentistry is a major concern that contributes to the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. It is due in part to the misuse of antibiotics by dentists but also by other practitioners who see patients in emergency for dental care. We used the Protégé software to create an ontology regarding the most common dental diseases and the most used antibiotics to treat them. It is an easy shareable knowledge base that could be used directly as decision support tool to improve the use of antibiotics in dental care.
Immigrant Assimilation Beyond Secularisation: The Peculiar Case of Greece
Authors: Dimitriadis Iraklis , Molteni Francesco
Published: May 2023

This chapter deals with the exceptional case of immigrant religious assimilation in Greece. Within the European context of immigration countries characterised by ongoing secularisation process and immigrant assimilation towards natives’ values and attitudes, Greece is considered as a particular case because of the tendency of immigrants to assimilate towards stronger religious identities of natives. It is argued that such identities concern identification with the nation, which can be instrumental for immigrant’s acceptance and integration in the host society. This can be due to some peculiar characteristics of the Greek social, institutional and political setting which makes national identity and Orthodoxy so interwoven. By investigating the conditions in which such a “strategic assimilation” emerges, this chapter also examines whether the Greek case can be relevant for other countries across Europe, calling up for follow-up studies, especially about the role of religious socialization within-families.
Study of Community Empowerment Models in Padangsidimpuan and South of Tapanuli District
Authors: Amran Ali , MA Zilfaroni , Ritonga Anas Habibi
Published: May 2023

This research discusses about how to increase community empowerment through the dynamic process of human capital and physical capital. The relationship between the capitals and empowerment improvement will be carried out by using the empowerment process as a mediating variable to explain the related activities. The involvement of the government in strengthening and empowering the community through assistance and community self-help requires assistance based on needs and coordination. The collection of the data gained from primary data by administering a survey method particularly by using a questionnaire.

There is a correlation in which the higher the empowerment processes the more abilities to create community empowerment will be. The existence of sufficient human resources and natural resources is the main things in empowerment. The application of the results of this study is that empowerment wants the development of human capital, and it will be even better if empowerment is supported by the development of the ability of the perpetrators of empowerment.
Determinants of Employee Recruitment in Sidama National Regional State, Ethiopia
Authors: Dangiso Debebe , Abebe Addisu , Orkaido Kanbiro
Published: May 2023

The objective of this study was to examine the practices and factors that affect employee recruitment and selection in the Hawassa City Administration of the Sidama region. The study utilized both descriptive and explanatory research methods. In order to ensure a valid analysis and inference, stratified random sampling was employed to distribute 385 questionnaires to employees of the Hawassa City Administration. However, only 294 questionnaires were filled out and returned. Additionally, interviews were conducted with the Head of the Human Resources Directorate of the city administration office and the managers of the sub-cities. The completed questionnaires were processed and analyzed using tables, graphs, and pie charts. The findings of the study revealed that the recruitment and selection practices of the Hawassa City Administration have a clear policy implemented by the Human Resources department, although the staff members are not aware of it. Furthermore, the recruitment and selection processes were found to be ineffective at the recruitment stage, and all selection processes were not carried out effectively. The results of the regression analysis also revealed that the main determinants of recruitment and selection are vacancy advertisement, selection test, selection interview, pre-employment check-ups, orientation and induction, and selection decisions, which account for 77.2% of the variance. It was found that all six factors positively and significantly affect the recruitment and selection practices at the Hawassa City Administration. Finally, it is recommended that the city administration office should improve the overall recruitment and selection practices by periodically reviewing its policies and procedures and developing a strategy to attract new employees and retain and utilize the existing ones.
Spatial Distribution and Trends of Heat Stress in Vietnam
Authors:   School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam, Vu Nhung , Ngo-Duc Thanh ,   Department of Space and Applications, University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), Hanoi, Vietnam
Published: May 2023

This study investigates the spatial distribution and trend of heat stress in Vietnam using data from 68 meteorological stations across the country’s seven climatic sub-regions between 1979 and 2018. Daily maximum wet-bulb temperature (TWmax), an indicator of heat stress, was computed based on the daily maximum air temperature (Tx) and relative humidity at 13:00 LST (RH13). Results indicate a strong positive correlation (>0.97) between daily TWmax and Tx and a weaker relationship between daily TWmax and RH13. Tx and TWmax experienced a general increasing trend across most stations over the study period, while RH13 displayed both negative and positive trends. Vietnam’s heat stress thresholds were found to be higher than those in many other parts of the world due to the country’s location and its temperature-humidity conditions. The study identifies most parts of Vietnam have experienced an increase in heat stress days, typically ranging from 5 to 12 days per decade. Among the four seasons, summer contributed the most (50-80%) to the annual number of heat stress days in most sub-regions, except for the Central Highlands and the South where spring had the highest contribution (65-80%). Overall, this study provides useful benchmark values for future research on heat stress in Vietnam.
Identifikasi Morfologi Ceratodon purpureus dan Leucobryum albidum di Kawasan Hutan Kota Serang, Banten
Authors: NASUHA ANAS , SARI DEWI , WINDARSIH GUT
Published: May 2023

Indonesia merupakan salah satu negara yang memiliki keanekaragaman hayati yang sangat melimpah, baik flora maupun fauna. Salah satu keanekaragaman hayati flora yang sering ditemukan adalah tumbuhan lumut. Lumut merupakan tumbuhan yang hidup di daerah lembap, berukuran kecil, dan tumbuh menempel pada substrat, seperti bebatuan, kayu, dan pepohonan. Salah satu daerah persebaran lumut diantaranya terdapat di kawasan Hutan Kota Serang, Banten. Lumut yang dapat ditemukan di daerah tersebut, diantaranya Ceratodon purpureus dan Leucobryum albidum dari kelas Bryopsida. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi karakter morfologi C. purpureus dan L. albidum yang terdapat di kawasan Hutan Kota Serang, Banten. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan Januari 2021 dengan metode eksplorasi, adapun teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan berupa purposive sampling. Identifikasi karakter morfologi spesimen dilakukan di laboratorium, kemudian sampel dideskripsikan berdasarkan ciri-ciri morfologi yang diamati. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa morfologi C. purpureus terdiri dari rizoid, batang, tangkai (seta) yang tegak disertai kapsul pada ujungnya, dan daun berwarna hijau karena mengandung klorofil. Adapun morfologi L. albidum terdiri dari rizoid, batang, seta yang panjang dan berwarna merah-kecokelatan dengan disertai kapsul pada ujungnya, serta daun berwarna hijau dengan ujung meruncing.
RESEARCH ON THE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF SPORTS BRANDS
Authors:   Poltava State Agrarian University, Medvid Viktoriia , Zhijiang Yu ,   Sumy National Agrarian University
Published: May 2023

Strategy and strategic management are important components of sports brands management. However, there is less scientific research on the strategic management of sports brands. In order to explore the deep problems which exist in the process of the sports brands development, based on the theories of strategic management, brand strategy and marketing, the article unfolds a series of systematic analysis on sports brands strategic management related issues by methods which include literature data method, expert interview method, case analysis method and comparative research method. The authors start from the basic theory of sports brands, for example the connotation, characteristics and classification of sports brands, to analyze the meaning of sports brands strategy management and the present situation which current macro-environment, industry environment and sports organizations of sports brands development around the world. The article deeply discussed brand positioning strategy, brand identification strategy, brand promotion strategy, brand extension strategy, and brand innovation strategy from the view of theory and cases. Finally, the article comes to the conclusion and suggestions for strategic development of sports brands.
PHILOSOPHICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF TAX MANAGEMENT: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ASPECT OF RESEARCH
Authors:   National Academy of Management, Іerokhin Serhii , Ovіechkina Olena ,   Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University, Braslavets Oleksiy ,   National Academy of Management
Published: May 2023

The article is devoted to the issue of creating an interdisciplinary platform for the development of tax management methodology with the aim of harmonizing internal and external tax relations. It is shown that the theory of tax management is currently based on the conceptual foundations of monodisciplinary research methods, the limits of which do not allow to separate the problems of internal and external harmonization of national tax relations and to use the research potential of other fields of knowledge to solve them. The necessity of combining the research capabilities of socio-cultural, economic-psychological, behavioral, institutional-legal interdisciplinary approaches and the importance of creating an interdisciplinary platform for studying and modeling national tax relations and the relevant mechanisms for their implementation are emphasized. It was concluded that the combined scientific potential of interdisciplinary approaches will allow to develop measures to harmonize not only their tax, but also budgetary, economic, production, etc. relations of all institutionally-personified subjects of the national economy
RENT PAYMENT: PROBLEMS, RISKS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTROL IN THE SPHERE OF THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Authors:   Accounting Chamber, Ohon Caesar
Published: May 2023

The article examines normative legal acts in the context of the implementation of state policy and the corresponding regulation of the practice of paying rent for the use of natural resources. The actual state and impact of the legislation on the completeness of accruals, the effectiveness of control and the timeliness of the receipt of rent payments to the budgets of Ukraine have been analyzed. The directions of the need to improve the current legislation regarding the regulation of the legal field in the
INFORMATION CONSOLIDATION WITHIN THE BUSINESS’S CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGIC CONTROLLING SYSTEM
Authors:   Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics, Pylypenko Andriy , Tyrinova Maria ,   Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics
Published: May 2023

The development of an enterprise's social responsibility is now receiving a special place in the corporate strategy process due to increasing society's requirements for corporate business and spreading the concept of sustainable development. Developing an effective social responsibility strategy is impossible without consolidating information about aspects of the corporate enterprise's activities that are significant for critical stakeholders. The article's purpose was to develop theoretical and methodological support for information consolidation that helps ensure the business's social responsibility and optimize the corporate enterprise's strategic choice during value-creating for customers. The author's hypothesis anticipates the necessity of forming two control contours of creation and using consolidated information. The first contour of controlling is aimed at supporting the enterprise's strategic choice. The second contour of controlling focuses on delivering the informational influences on the value promotion processes. The hypothesis is proved by using the system dynamics paradigm and providing the differentiation for information consolidation directions inside the cycles of increasing the value returns. These cycles have been integrated with the enterprise's corporate architecture model. Several additional hypotheses have also been put forward. It has been proposed to use corporate social responsibility individual directions as components of the enterprise's strategic map built according to the Balanced Score Card paradigm. Also, the concept of «integrated value creation» has been offered as a base for linking corporate social responsibility with the organizational capabilities concept, widely represented in corporate architecture modeling standards. In this case, organizational capabilities have been considered an intersection point of the business and society interests. Consolidation information is used to create an institutional interaction between the enterprise and stakeholders. Given this, corporate social responsibility has been transferred from it's considering as a cost center to a profit center or an investment center. The areas of synergy manifestation and the directions for possible emergence appearance have been defined under expanding the corporate enterprise capabilities by the social responsibility principle. The three-dimensional space for information consolidation and transparency receiving has been offered for the corporate social responsibility initiatives improvement.
COMPETENCES AND QUALITIES OF LEADERS IN EDUCATION: TRANSFORMATION AND COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS
Authors:   National Academy of Management, Shtuler Iryna , Knysh Inna ,   National Academy of Management
Published: May 2023

The article is devoted to the study of competences and qualities of leaders in education, its transformation and comparative characteristics. It is noted that the distinctive features of leaders in traditional pre-industrial societies were: will and charisma, commitment to an idea/cause, unwavering conviction in the correctness of their thoughts and actions, a clear vision of the future, non-standard behaviour, the ability to enthuse and inspire others, share their positive energy with them, etc. It is stated that the leaders of the society of producers and consumers of goods and services often demonstrate excessive ambition, self-confidence and unwillingness to act proactively and do not have the competencies that meet the challenges of the times. It is emphasised that the information society required completely different leaders, whose defining qualities are: high intelligence, ability to calculate the situation, work in a team, not so much to manage as to negotiate, reflexivity, responsibility for their own choices, sociability, mobility, transversal competences, etc. It is proposed that an innovative society requires a qualitatively new leader - an innovative model. The main competencies inherent in innovative leaders are highlighted: risk management, interest, determination, continuous improvement and development, strategic planning, organisation and planning ability, reflexivity, responsibility for one's own choices, sociability, mobility, intelligence, ability to calculate the situation, and transversal competencies based on deep, subtle interaction with culture, language and history, i.e. through "sense(s)making". It is proposed that one of the factors that should, in our opinion, contribute to the formation of competencies inherent in innovative leaders should be the process of internationalisation of LLL education. The advantages (rapid increase in the quality and quantity of information and its transformation into knowledge, reorientation to the international level of interaction, integration into advanced production technologies, innovations and management strategies, etc.) and negative (unification of the educational model and asymmetry in international interaction, etc.) consequences of this process are presented.
RESEARCH ON THE MODEL OF UPGRADING SPORTS INDUSTRY INTO THE GEO-SPORTS INDUSTRY
Authors:   Poltava State Agrarian University, Medvid Viktoriia , Zhijiang Yu ,   Sumy National Agrarian University
Published: May 2023

The sports industry is of great value and significance for national economic growth, job creation, and meeting people's growing needs. Sports do not only play an important role in promoting national progress and civilization, economic and social development and harmony, but also an essential means to carry out national and government lines, policies and guidelines. To expand the strategic international vision and new thinking of international cooperation for the adjustment of the sports industry's industrial structure and the upgrade of the global value chain, this article analyzes the sports industry form the perspective of geo-economics and proposes the model of the geosports industry which based on the strategy of the Belt and Road. The article establishes that geoeconomics is an interdisciplinary science consisting of geopolitics, economic geography, regional economics, and international trade. Geoeconomics focuses on economic competition and cooperation between countries for geographic advantage and focuses on the profound influence of geographic factors on geoeconomic behavior. Based on the definition of geo-industry, this paper proposes the concept of the geo-sports industry, and analyzes the advantages and value of China's sports industry for upgrading into the geo-sports industry from political, economic and cultural aspects. Furthermore, this article analyzes the model of the geo-sports industry from aspects of the guiding ideology, the theoretical basis, the ultimate goal, key industries, the path for obtaining interests and the basic basis. This paper believes that the geo-economic strategy and practice has a huge impact on the development of the sports industry. Finally, with its advantages in politics, economy and culture, especially the increasing prominent position in the national economy, this article believes the sports industry already has the conditions to upgrade into the geo-industry.
KEY ASPECTS OF ASSESSING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BUSINESS ENTITY IN THE CONDITIONS OF CHANGE
Authors:   International University of Economics and Humanities named after Academician Stepan Demyanchuk, Tkachuk Mykola , Dalyuk Natalia ,   International University of Economics and Humanities named after Academician Stepan Demyanchuk
Published: May 2023

The article proves the expediency of evaluating the business entity management effectiveness. Methodological approaches and measurement indicators are summarized, their formalization in calculation formulas is given. An algorithm for step-by-step analytical study of the enterprise’s management effectiveness is proposed.
MODELING AND FORECASTING OF THE EFFICIENCY OF ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY ENTERPRISES
Authors:   Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Savchenko Maryna , Boichenko Natalia ,   JSC Khmelnytskoblenergo
Published: May 2023

In the article, based on the content analysis of theoretical approaches to determining the efficiency category of the enterprise, the directions of the development of the theory of efficiency are visualized according to the time vector of scientific evolution. Taking into account the scientific works and theoretical views of various researchers, it is justified that for the formation of the author's definition of the efficiency of the enterprise, it is advisable to integrate the existing approaches to the essence of efficiency. On the basis of a comparative analysis of literary sources, the essential characteristics of "management of the efficiency of the enterprise" were determined. Conceptual principles were formed and a management system for the efficiency of the electric power industry enterprise was developed. One of the blocks of the company's efficiency management system is a model toolkit that will allow forecasting the level of efficiency. It is recommended to implement the model toolkit of integrated assessment of the enterprise's performance through the algorithm of the classic version of the taxonomic indicator construction in the following stages: standardization of indicator values, formation of a benchmark and calculation of a general indicator. The algorithm of the model toolkit was implemented according to the data of the enterprise of the electric power industry – JSC Khmelnytskoblenergo in the MS Excel software environment. A comparative analysis of the initial trend line of the enterprise's activity efficiency and the line of its forecast was carried out using the model toolkit. The results of the calculation of the forecast values of the performance indicator of the electric power industry enterprise and the upper and lower limits of the confidence intervals for the forecast period are presented.
IT-SERVICES MARKET: TRENDS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GUIDE FOR UKRAINE
Authors:   National Academy of Management, Shtuler Iryna , Prestaya Viktor ,   National Academy of Management
Published: May 2023

The article is devoted to the study of trends in the economic development of the IT services market in Ukraine and the determination of guidelines for the future. It was established that in the context of the integration processes that Ukraine is undergoing, its national economy is affected by a significant number of external and internal factors. And, it is obvious that the identified factors have had an impact on global and local markets in different periods. The market of IT services requires special attention, as it is a strategically important direction for our country - the stability of foreign currency inflows and the activity of attracting investments for development. In the current long period of transformational processes burdened by the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, the market of IT services means stable jobs, taxes paid on time and filling the State Budget of Ukraine. The article determines that the field of IT services is the most sensitive, first of all, to economic factors. These are: the volume of the IT market, the exchange rate of the US dollar, the cost of IT services, wages in the market of IT services, etc. An equally important role is played by the geopolitical position of the world's leading countries, which determine (dictate) the "rules of the game" in the IT services market and determine general globalization trends, etc. In the course of the research, we established that during 2017-2021, the number of registered IT service companies in Ukraine doubled. in the world ranking, Ukraine still has advantages in the IT market compared to the nearest competing countries. At the moment, compared to its nearest neighbors, Ukraine ranks 3rd in the world ranking, behind Belarus and Serbia, but ahead of Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Lithuania and Slovakia. Based on the results of the analysis of the data array, the dynamics of the export of computer services from Ukraine during 2017-2021 were studied, which demonstrates rapid annual growth. The trend of growth in the total volume of exports of IT services from Ukraine can be explained by the growth of demand on the world market. And although the IT services market in Ukraine is still being formed, it is important that it further develop in the direction of transparency, openness and competitiveness. And external factors, such as currency fluctuations, globalization processes, etc., did not hold back its development. In order to preserve the growing trends in the development of the IT services industry, it is important to make decisions about its further development based on world experience.
Порівняння даних проєктів EURMAT та WORMAT щодо епідеміології травм щелепно-лицевої ділянки
Authors: Брехлічук Павло Павлович , Волошин Максим Володимирович
Published: May 2023

У статті представлено порівняльний аналіз даних проєктів EURMAT (European Maxillofacial Trauma) та WORMAT (World Oral Maxillofacial Trauma) як найбільших мультицентричних проспективних досліджень із питань епідеміології травм щелепно-лицевої ділянки. Як категорії порівняння в ході проведення компаративного аналізу результатів досліджень WORMAT та EURMAT використано такі: співвідношення осіб чоловічої та жіночої статі з травмами ЩЛД у різних вікових підгрупах, основні причини розвитку травматичних уражень ЩЛД, середній вік пацієнтів, середні показники FISS, локалізація травм щелепно-лицевої ділянки. У результаті проведеного аналізу вдалося встановити, що розподіл травм щелепно-лицевої ділянки як серед європейських країн, так і на глобальному рівні характеризується превалюванням таких серед осіб чоловічої статі та серед осіб вікової групи 30–39 років. На території європейських країн переважаюча частка травматичних уражень ЩЛД була спровокована побутовим насиллям та падіннями, тоді як на глобальному рівні основними причинами травм ЩЛД виступали ДТП, а фізичне насилля та падіння були основними причинами травм лише серед осіб жіночої статі та похилого віку. На глобальному рівні більша кількість ДТП-асоційованих травм ЩЛД була пов’язана з аваріями за участі мотоцикла як засобу пересування, тоді як серед країн Європи – з аваріями за участі автомобіля. Найчастіше травми ЩЛД серед усіх досліджуваних груп, за даними проєктів EURMAT та WORMAT, відзначалися у середній та нижній третинах лицевого скелету. Коректний аналіз результатів цільових епідеміологічних досліджень, присвячених вивченню поширеності травм щелепно-лицевої ділянки та асоційованих факторів ризику як на локальному/регіональному, так і на глобальному рівнях, може бути використаний у подальшому для формування та розроблення обґрунтованих програм профілактики травматизму та оптимізації показників витратоефективності під час перерозподілу ресурсів у системах медичного та стоматологічного забезпечення згідно з фактичними потребами, пов’язаними з лікуванням травматичних уражень ЩЛД.