bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Digital Coupon Redemption: Conceptualization, Scale Development and Validation
Authors: Nayal Preeti , Pandey Neeraj
Published: April 2020

The purpose of this study is to develop a reliable and valid scale for measuring digital coupon redemption. The scale development process began with the grounded theory approach for item generation. This was followed by the development of a conceptual framework, item generation, initial reliability analysis, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) based on primary data collected from 609 participants. For validating the scale, the CFA was repeated using data from 411 unique participants. Results from two independent surveys supported the proposed scale in terms of construct, convergent and discriminant validity. Survey study resulted in a 45-item digital coupon redemption scale. It also covers digital aspects such as intention to search, attitude toward internet searching, perceived risk, perceived convenience and personal innovativeness which were not covered in earlier promotion scales. This scale would assist marketers to maximize digital coupon redemption during their promotion campaigns. This is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive scale to measure digital coupon redemption in the marketing literature.
Effect of a Novel Chemical Treatment on the Physico-Thermal Properties of Sugarcane Nanocellulose Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Nanocomposites
Authors: Mohit H. , Selvan V. Arul Mozhi
Published: April 2020

In the present investigation, a novel chemical treatment was introduced for the extraction of nanocellulose fibers from sugarcane bagasse and applied as reinforcement material to enhance the physical properties and thermal stability of epoxy nanocomposites. Epoxy nanocomposites with different weight fractions were fabricated using a wet layup process followed by furnace heating to remove the residual moisture content. The influence of surface modified sugarcane nanocellulose fiber loading on morphological (transmission electron microscope) properties of epoxy nanocomposites was investigated. The porosity and water absorption increase with the increment in fiber weight fraction for both treated and untreated nanocellulose fiber-epoxy composites. Among the various treatment processes, the alkali-treated fibers reinforced epoxy composites showed better thermal stability and water absorption resistance under 10 wt.% of nanocellulose fiber reinforcement.
Simulation of Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) Pyrolysis and Optimisation of Pyro-Oil Yield
Authors: Adeniyi A. G. , Ighalo J. O.
Published: April 2020

Plastic pyrolysis has been studied over the years and has been proven to be a viable method of converting waste materials into useful products. Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is of particular interest as it makes up a significant part of solid waste stream. Aspen HYSYS was used to model the steady-state pyrolysis of waste low-density polyethylene (LDPE) based on a combination of kinetic and thermodynamic approaches. The results of the numerical optimisation (at a basis of 10 kg/h feed) showed that 100% conversion and a maximum of 91.6% oil yield can be achieved at a temperature of 449 °C and a purge gas flowrate of 1.21 kg/h. Reaction temperature was found to be a more important process factor than purge gas flowrate. Correlations were also developed for the prediction of oil yield and reaction conversion based on the process temperature and purge gas flowrate. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that the correlations for both reaction conversion and oil yield were statistically significant.
Improving the quality and efficiency of using the labour and resource potential of the tourism enterprises on the basis of motivation and stimulation of their employees
Authors: Romaniuk Iryna
Published: April 2020

The subject of the research is theoretical aspects and practical recommendations for improving the labor resources of tourism enterprises by motivating and stimulating employees. The purpose of the work is to determine the peculiarities of labor resources of tourism enterprises and to improve the management of their development on the basis of the development of incentives and motivation of employees. Methodological basis of the article became both general scientific and special methods of scientific cognition. During the research methods were used: abstraction and scientific generalization, dialectical, monographic, system-structural analysis and synthesis, groupings. Results of work. The article identifies the socio-economic features of the labor resources of tourism enterprises, motivation and stimulation of their employees. The essential peculiarities of labor resources of tourism enterprises, requirements and expectations about it are determined. Validated evaluation criteria and standards of use. The need to develop a system of motivation and incentives for employees at the level of enterprises in the tourism industry is revealed. Their main components are proposed. The field of application of results. The findings and recommendations can be used in the training of management, economics and tourism professionals; in the management of tourism enterprises, in rural green tourism. Conclusions. In the process, it was found that labor potential is of particular importance in the development and enhancement of competitiveness of tourism enterprises. Its exceptional role is explained by the leading role in the provision of tourist services and the identification of their quality and level of provision directly with employees. Therefore, employees must have special skills, know the psychology of communication, be not only managers, but also psychologists, marketers and advertisers. Tourism enterprises, for their part, must develop systems of material and moral incentives and motivation for work.
Role of tolerance in the transnational companies’ management system
Authors: Yatskevych Inna , Krasnostanova Nataliia
Published: April 2020

The relevance of the research topic is explained by the rapid development of integration processes, the formation of a global economic space, which led to the intensive development of multinational companies. In these conditions, the issue of the role of tolerance in the management system of multinational companies is becoming relevant. Formulation of the problem.  New opportunities associated with the formation of the main aspects of tolerance in the management system of multinational companies and draw certain conclusions. Analysis of recent research and publications. The study of certain aspects regarding the functioning and development of multinational companies was covered in the works of such authors as Krivov'yazyuk I., Mekshun P., Melnichuk V., Mikaelyan S., Penska I., Skavronsky I., Terekhov E., Chumak N. and others. A great contribution to the study of issues on tolerance was made by such scientists as Y. Arabchuk, O. Orlovskaya, M. Pirenn and others. Highlighting unexplored parts of a common problem. In favorable conditions for the formation and development of multinational companies, the issue of tolerance in the management system of companies, which is most conducive to resolving a number of conflicts, remains unaddressed. Problem statement, research objectives. The aim of the study is to study the main aspects of tolerance in the management system of multinational companies and draw certain conclusions. The method or methodology of the study. In the work, general scientific methods were used: dialectic, system-structural analysis and synthesis, statistical and economic methods, generalization. Statement of the main material (results of work). The article indicates the role of transnational companies in modern conditions and determines that in the formation and development of these companies, tolerance acquires special meaning in the management system. The main directions of the problems of interethnic relations are systematized and their solutions are recommended by regulating the professional activities of employees of transnational companies. The significance of the “tolerance corridor” in the management system of multinational companies is determined. Scope of the results. The conclusions and results of the article can be used in the educational process of the economic faculties of higher educational institutions. At the same time, the results of the work can be used in the formation of the management system in multinational companies and in the process of professional training of company employees. Conclusions are consistent with the article. Based on the study of the role of tolerance in the management system of multinational companies in the modern conditions of development of Ukraine, the result is that tolerance should be based on professional training of company employees, which is formed on the basis of the tolerance corridor.
Conceptual principles of staffing publishing cooperatives in the study of economic history
Authors: Kostyk Yevhenii
Published: April 2020

The subject of research is the socio-professional staff of the founders, members and co-workers of publishing cooperatives operating in the USSR to study the issues of Economic History. The goalof research is to study with regard to Economic History the socio-professional staff of the founders, members and co-workers of publishing cooperatives operating in the USSR to study the issues of Economic History. Methods of research. All components of the study are based on fundamental principles – scientific, historicism, objectivity, system, development, priority of concrete verity, pluralism; and also the methods of knowledge of social and economic processes of social development – analysis, synthesis, problem-chronological, comparative analytical, archaeological, retrospective, statistical, a systematic and integrated approach. Research methodology. In the process of the study, the fundamental principles were based on Economic History and History of Economic Thought, the Ukrainian and foreign scientists’ works and experts in this area. Results of work. In the article, the socio-professional staff of the founders, members and co-workers of publishing cooperatives operating in the USSR to study the issues of Economic History has studied. The field of application of results. The results of this research can be applied to study the issues of Economic History and History of Economic Thought, History of the Publishing Industry. Conclusions. Thus, the staff training system for the book-trading network, including the publishing cooperative, had some specific features. Compared to the program to train workers of printing production, where the state took part actively, the financing for the training of booksellers and cooperative publishers was totally devoid of state support. This was the fundamental position of the Soviet state, which, despite the New Economic Policy, continued “to look" at the sphere of trade and the associated need to study the book market, as a relic of capitalism. It is undeniable that giving the cooperative the opportunity to organize a training system for the book-trading network to some extent intensified the market relations in the republic, facilitated the study of the specificity of readers' demand as well as stimulated the development of publishing activity in Ukraine. However, the peaceful coexistence of the socialist-organized production of printed matter and the market system of its proliferation lengthy until the end of the 1920s, when, together with the cooperative publishing houses, a training staff system for the book trade was state-controlled.
Fiscal policy and economic development
Authors: Pasichnyi Mykola
Published: April 2020

The research subject includes the theoretical basis and mechanisms of fiscal policy formation and realization as an instrument of economic development regulation. The aim of the study is to improve the theoretical and methodological basis of fiscal policy formation and determine the peculiarities of its impact on economic development. Methods. In order to achieve the appropriate tasks, we used a set of methods and approaches, that helped to ensure the conceptual unity of our investigation. The dialectical, systemic and structural approaches, methods of analysis and synthesis, comparison, generalization,economic and mathematical modeling, scientific abstraction are applied. Results. In this paper, we explored the main instruments of fiscal policy, which affect economic development. The experience of advanced counties in fiscal consolidation and stimulus measures during the Great Recession was systemized. Also, the author investigated the budget deficit impact on real GDP growth in OECD countries over the 1981-2017 period. Practical implications. Fiscal policy and instruments of its implementation. Conclusions. The regulation of the tax burden on labor and capital influences the conjuncture of these factors in the market. Fiscal regulation is one of the determining reasons for the migration of labor and financial capital between different regions and countries. Given the multiplicity of combinations of tax bases and rates, the government has significant potential to impact on investment and consumer demand, and real GDP growth. The impact of budget expenditures on aggregate demand should be examined considering the level (ratio to GDP) and different composition structures. It is vital to raise the weight ratio of productive expenditures in the overall structure, which leads to foster economic growth. Particularly important are the special productive expenditures that are directed towards the development of human capital; which include expenditures on education, health care, physical development, R&D. It is crucial to establish a consistent relationship between public spending and the obtained results to form an effective fiscal policy. The budget should be balanced, which requires the implementation of systematic fiscal consolidation measures, and it has been found that the growth of the budget deficit slows down economic growth. The priority of fiscal policy is to reduce the debt burden.
Historical and economic analysis of cooperation between the International Monetary Fund and Ukraine in the context of modern challenges
Authors: Studinski Volodymyr , Roshkar Karina
Published: April 2020

The article an attempt was made to trace the historical path of cooperation between Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund from the early 1990s, when Ukraine gained independence, to the present. The purpose of the International Monetary Fund's activity has been defined in Article I of the Fund's Statute and is to promote: international monetary cooperation; expansion and balanced growth of international trade;exchange rate stability, maintenance of proper exchange between participants; the creation of a multilateral system of payments for current transactions between members and the elimination of currency restrictions that impede the growth of world trade; reduction of terms and degree of imbalance of participants' balance of payments. The main task of Ukraine's cooperation with the International Monetary Fund is financial support and development of the economy as a whole, as well as its restructuring from a planned administrative type to a market one. In addition, Ukraine has been experiencing a difficult period since 2014 in the context of military conflict with the Russian Federation, as well as the loss of part of its territories that played an appropriate economic role in the country's life. The International Monetary Fund has become a major donor in such a difficult environment.The International Monetary Fund is a unique organization in the world in the number and diversity of member countries, while maintaining the status of a lender of last resort in the event of financial crises.The International Monetary Fund provides foreign currency loans to Member States for two purposes: to cover the balance of payments deficit (actually to replenish official foreign exchange reserves) and to support macroeconomic stabilization and structural adjustment of the economy (lending to government budget expenditures). As a result of the study, the authors concluded that Ukraine's cooperation with the IMF had several historical stages, characterized by its specificity and peculiarities. Also, cooperation between Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund has both positive and negative points. At the same time, without such cooperation, it is difficult, and often impossible, for Ukraine to maintain its balance of payments, forcing the country to continue working together with this reputable world institution.
The financial mechanism of small enterprises innovation activities
Authors: Riznyk Viacheslav , Kalmykov Oleh
Published: April 2020

Relevance of the research topic. Increasing capital is one of the most important challenges for ensuring sustainability and growth opportunities for small enterprises both in Ukraine and abroad. Successful activities of small enterprises require constant competitive advantages through the implementation of innovative development models. Integration of Ukrainian enterprises into the global economy is impossible without investing in their innovative development, aimed at overcoming the economic lag behind developed countries, because in an era of dynamic globalization changes, competitiveness depends primarily on the ability to implement innovative projects, which requires significant financial resources. Formulation of the problem. Attracting financial resources to the innovative activities of small enterprises is especially problematic. The main reasons for this situation are high interest rates in Ukraine, the reluctance of the banking sector to lend to projects with a high degree of uncertainty and the weak development of non-traditional forms and methods of attracting financing in Ukraine. Analysis of recent research and publications. The problems of innovative activity of small enterprises and the mechanisms of its financial support were investigated by A. Bondarenko, G. Wozniak, O. Denysenko, V. Zianko, A. Kuznetsova, M. Melnyk, V. Nevmerzhitsky, Yu. Nikitin, Dong Xinyin, N. Stasyuk, A. Cherep, S. Khvalynsky and others. Setting goals, research objectives. The aim of the article is to determine the economic content of the financial mechanism and find out the sources of financing the small enterprises innovative activity and to develop ways to increase the efficiency of small enterprises financial mechanism of innovative activity in Ukraine. The method and methodology of the study. The article used a set of methods of scientific research: a systematic approach, structuring, analysis and synthesis, etc. Conclusions according to the article. The article reveals the essence of the financial support mechanism and its specifics for the innovative activity of small enterprises. The necessity of ensuring small enterprises competitive advantages through the implementation of innovative development models is substantiated. It was stated that most Ukrainian enterprises are now experiencing a shortage of their own funds, and attracting investment is problematic. The main reasons for the difficult access of small enterprises to financial resources are analyzed. Directions of increasing small enterprises financial mechanism of innovative activity efficiency are proposed.
Factors of the organization and peculiarities of small enterprises activities in rural green tourism
Authors: Penkovsky Valentyn , Kucherenko Mykola
Published: April 2020

The subject of the research is theoretical aspects and practical approaches to organizing of small rural tourism enterprises and establishing the features of their activities. Setting the task, the purpose of the study. The purpose of the work is to substantiate theoretical foundations of the organization and practical approaches to small enterprises activities in rural green tourism on the basis of establishing their content and identifying factors and features. Method or methodology for conducting research. Both scientific and special methods of scientific cognition have become the methodological basis of the article. In the process of writing the article the following methods were used: monographic, historical, generalization and abstraction, SWOT-analysis, statistical groups, system and structural analysis and synthesis. Results of work. The article substantiates theoretical foundations and practical approaches to determining the nature and factors of organization of small enterprises in rural green tourism. The content and regulatory foundations of the organization of small forms of management, first of all, in rural green tourism are investigated. On the basis of the critical analysis of the most widespread interpretations of the concept of "small forms of business" the essence of small enterprises in rural green tourism is determined, as well as the peculiarities of their activity are set. The main factors of influence of the external and internal environment on the organization, activity and development of small rural tourism enterprises are revealed. Their use in management on the basis of competitive advantages is substantiated. The field of application of results. The findings and results can be used in the work of rural green tourism enterprises, rural territorial communities, and municipal authorities; in the educational process of higher education institutions of economic and tourism or their departments. Conclusions according to the article. Small forms of management in rural green tourism are the subject of micro-entrepreneurship. They carry out their activities in accordance with the requirements of rural development, hospitality, agriculture, transport, environmental situation and environmental activities in the countryside. In addition, it is one of the types of self-employment of the population, which raises the role of patriotism, local history; averages the elements of active work and recreation; creates a living environment close to nature; contributes to improving the living standards and quality of life of rural residents. In view of the above, the organizational and economic foundations of small forms of management activities in rural green tourism are determined in relationship of the business entity with the factors of its external and internal environment.
Environmental motives and institutions for the development of small enterprises of rural green tourism
Authors: Antonov Oleksandr
Published: April 2020

The subject of the research is theoretical and practical aspects of identifying environmental motives and incentives for the organization and development of small businesses and agro-villages of rural green tourism. The purpose of the work is to identify environmental motives and incentives for the organization and development of small businesses and agro-villages of rural green tourism in order to improve their management in the interests of creating a favorable environment for the life of the population, rational use of nature, conservation and reproduction of rural areas. The methodological basis of the article was both general scientific and special methods of scientific knowledge. Methods were used: dialectical, monographic, historical, system-structural analysis and synthesis, problem- and program-targeted approaches. Results of work. The article deals with the special role of functioning of small businesses and agro-villages of rural green tourism for rural areas. This is not just about his socio-economic motives for providing recreation for urban dwellers and improving rural employment and well-being. The environmental value of the organization and development of small tourist enterprises and agro-villages in the countryside is a key consideration in the study. They are considered, in essence, as the only alternative to agribusiness entities in ensuring the sustainable use, conservation and reproduction of the environment. Therefore, the identification of ecological motives for their creation and ecological incentives for development are of the utmost importance for management in order to ensure a favorable natural environment of life and activity of the population, the functioning of rural territories and their economy as a whole. The field of application of results. The materials, results and conclusions of the article can be used in the activities of individual subjects of rural green tourism, rural territorial communities, district state administrations, secondary and higher education institutions. Conclusions. The environmental motivation of rural green tourism will be the starting point for creating new approaches for this activity, both through the vector of socio-economic development (creation of new jobs and new professions, restoration of crafts, better use of existing resources, etc.), and through the vector of sustainable development (care for the environment, conservation of resources and reproduction of nature, comprehensive greening of activities and tourism products). It will also stimulate the formation of a new rural population mentality and management of rural development. Strengthening the ecological functions of agro-villages and rural tourism enterprises meets the requirements of the modern concept of social responsibility in the organization and development of any business in the countryside – large, small, medium, agrarian and other types.
Vocational education in formation of the system of Ukrainian society value orientations
Authors: Shimchenko Ljudmila , Hordeev Roman , Babak Oleksandr
Published: April 2020

The subject of research is the role of professional education in ensuring changes of the value orientations of Ukrainian Information Age Society. The aim of this study is to identify the value orientations of modern Ukrainian society and the role of education in the values formation system. The research targets: to consider the problem of changes of generally significant values under the influence of Ukraine’s transformational processes up-to-date; to investigate the value of work through the mechanism of entrusting Ukrainian society with new types of employment; to focus attention on the role of professional education in the formation of a new elites generation with their universal human values, harmonized with the traditional and development strategy of the Ukrainian state. Research Methods. In the process of the study, the following research methods were used: logical generalization, comparison, analogies and the method of synthesis. The methodological basis of research was the Ukrainian and foreign scientists’ works, analytical materials of leading research organizations. Results. The concept of «value» is considered as a set of the most important qualities of the internal structure of personality which is manifested through the conscious activity of people, as they are especially important for her. The causes and consequences of value changes are analyzed and the focus is placed on the creative industries as a form of prevalent manifestation of value orientations of modern society. The author of the article proposes to focus on a more detailed study of the continuity of value of the worker and education in the information age, where the main vector is human-centrism. The practical significance. The results of this study can be used in the educational field to improve educational activities aimed at forming values of human-centric orientation. Conclusions. The results of the study suggest that education in the information age plays the most important role in the system of formation of human-centric values.
КУЛЬТУРНО-ПСИХОЛОГІЧНИЙ ПІДХІД У КОНТЕКСТІ СІМЕЙНОГО ВИХОВАННЯ
Authors: Radchuk Halyna
Published: April 2020

У статті проаналізовано концептуальні засади культурно-психологічного підходу в сімейному вихованні. Виокремлено три основних підходи до визначення культури: ціннісний (аксіологічний), діяльнісний та особистісний. Визначено, що культурний розвиток досить часто розглядається з точки зору розвитку діяльності, що приводить до редукування цілісного становлення особистості дитини, до розвитку виключно інтелектуальних структур. Зауважено, що в поясненні місця людини в культурі як і раніше використовується об’єктний підхід, у відповідності з яким культура надбудовується над людиною, а не проявляється у її власному бутті та життєтворчості. Доведено, що культура – це середовище, яке вирощує і живить розвиток особистості, а культурно-психологічний підхід у сфері сімейного виховання передбачає розвиток дитини як особистості, індивідуальності й активного суб’єкта діяльності та може бути реалізований лише на основі побудови діалогічної стратегії діяльності дорослого. Обґрунтовано освітній діалог, як культурно доцільну форму навчання, спрямовану на перетворення внутрішнього, духовного досвіду батьків і майбутніх батьків та набуття нового в царині сімейного виховання, а також розвитку діалогу як необхідної умови розгортання особистісного потенціалу дитини у сім’ї. Розроблено освітню програму, в якій діалог виконує двоєдине завдання: 1) як умова становлення повноцінної особистості дитини в сім’ї; 2) як ефективна форма навчання батьків інноваційним підходам у сфері сімейного виховання. Визначено методичні особливості та структуру освітньої програми у формі освітнього діалогу. Наведено результати апробації цієї програми у просвітницькій роботі з батьками і майбутніми батьками, що переконливо засвідчують її ефективність.
ТРАЄКТОРІЯ ЗРЕАЛІЗУВАННЯ ПСИХОТЕХНОЛОГІЇ КОРЕКЦІЇ ПРОЯВІВ ЕМОЦІЙНОЇ НЕСТАБІЛЬНОСТІ У МАЙБУТНІХ ПСИХОЛОГІВ ЗАСОБАМИ АРТ-ТЕРАПІЇ
Authors: Kuzmenko Tetiana
Published: April 2020

У статті здійснено спробу узагальнення існуючого вітчизняного та міжнародного теоретико-практичного досвіду розробки та впровадження психотехнологій корекції проявів емоційної нестабільності особистості. Маркерно окреслено зміст та результати відповідних наукових тематичних розвідок, що стали першоосновою обґрунтування доцільності розширення меж застосування психотехнологій корекції проявів емоційної нестабільності на різні категорії клієнтів. Актуалізовано питання потреби розробки психотехнології корекції проявів емоційної нестабільності у студентів-психологів як представників професій соціономічного типу, діяльність яких пов’язана з високою сьогоденною суспільною затребуваністю, що накладає ряд соціальних та особистісних вимог до фахівця-психолога, зокрема, наявності високого рівня особистісної і професійної зрілості (емоційної стабільності, навички саморегуляції, профкреативності та ін.). Висвітлено ідею щодо необхідності інтегрованості, комплексності та системності процесу розробки й впровадження психотехнології корекції проявів емоційної нестабільності у майбутніх психологів. Визначено, що методологічною базою-фундаментом розробки вищеокресленої психотехнології може виступати когнітивно-біхевіоральний підхід, сутність якого полягає в тому, що чинниками функціонування особистості виступає безперервний взаємозв’язок пізнавальної сфери, поведінки та оточення; аналітичний, особистісно-орієнтований та гуманістичний підходи, що є методологічними основами такого сучасного інноваційного методу, як арт-терапія, який постає як пріоритетний при формуванні набору інструментів психокорекційних програм реалізації психотехнології корекції проявів емоційної нестабільності у майбутніх спеціалістів психологічної галузі. Запропоновано до розгляду зміст візуальної моделі психотехнології корекції проявів емоційної нестабільності у майбутніх психологів засобами арт-терапії, що схематизує та висвітлює інструменти запропонованої авторської психологічної технології та акцентує увагу на комплексності сприйняття такого феномену, як емоційна нестабільність.
PENGEMBANGAN SISTEM PENDUKUNG KEPUTUSAN PENENTUAN PRIORITAS PEMBERIAN BANTUAN BIMTEK KEPADA INDUSTRI KECIL DAN MENENGAH (IKM) DENGAN METODE ANALITYCAL HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP) DAN SIMPLE ADDITIVE WEIGHTING (SAW)
Authors: Komang Sudana Yasa Pande  , Made Windu Antara Kesiman  , Gede Aditra Pradnyana
Published: April 2020

The Buleleng Regency's Office of Trade and Industry has one of the tasks to develop and empower Small and Medium Industries (IKM) in Buleleng. One of the ways undertaken by the agency is to provide assistance to Bimtek entrepreneurship training or Technical Guidance. Bimtek is technical guidance assistance from government programs to improving and developing small and medium industries. However, sometimes this assistance is inconsistent because decisions are often changed. For this reason a decision support system was developed using AHP and SAW methods with 8 criterias including: number of monthly production, average product prices, number of equipment owned, number of employees, length of business establishment, annual sales value, total annual raw material and distance to Buleleng Government Commerce and Industry Office. The system developed can help the Buleleng Government Commerce and Industry to determine bimtek beneficiaries according to predetermined criterias. The development of this decision support system was built using the SDLC Method with a waterfall model. There are 4 tests performed including: blackbox testing, whitebox testing, accuracy testing, and user response testing. This study successfully developed a decision support system after passing the blackbox test and the whitebox test. Accuracy test showed very good results with an accuracy rate of 86.67%. The user response test conducted on 4 users including: admin, staff, IKM support and the general public has a mean percentage of 92.3% which is in a very good range.
RANCANG BANGUN SISTEM INFORMASI PARIWISATA SULAWESI SELATAN BERBASIS ANDROID DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE PROTOTYPING
Authors: Musdar Izmy alwiah , Arfandy Hamdan
Published: April 2020

Abstract

Tourism is one of the sectors that has the opportunity to become the largest contributor to foreign exchange in Indonesia. Indonesia's tourism growth was recorded at 7.2 percent per year, higher than the average world tourism growth of 4.7 percent. The availability of information that is easy and fast to access can make people know about tourism in the Province of South Sulawesi so that it is expected to have an impact on increasing tourist arrivals. In this study, a tourism information system for mobile Sulawesi Province has been developed. The information system was developed by utilizing the prototyping model. The result of this research is a mobile-based tourism information system that is able to present tourism information such as tourist destinations, culinary tours, events, and photos of tourism objects. Tourism information system can be run on Android devices. The developed system can present tourism information which includes 110 destinations, 39 events, 45 culinaries, and photos of tourist attractions from 12 regions. The result of system testing was the features of the system can function properly and successfully show tourism information.
La fiscalité locale : regards comparatifs, simple évolution ou véritable révolution ? Propos introductifs
Authors: Cavalier Georges
Published: April 2020

En France, l’État a recentralisé la fiscalité locale. Les collectivités territoriales françaises ne disposent pas de l’autonomie fiscale. Un regard comparatif et une réflexion sur les effets du numérique pourrait guider les évolutions ; voire les révolutions de notre fiscalité locale.
Fiscalité locale en Europe: des difficultés d’une démarche comparative
Authors: Stankiewicz Lukasz
Published: April 2020

La principale difficulté d’une lecture comparative de la fiscalité locale réside dans la détermination du périmètre de l’analyse à mener. Dans une perspective comparative, le critère de la fiscalité locale est à rechercher non dans celui, fuyant, de l’autonomie normative mais dans la territorialisation de la situation contributive au moyen d’un lien de rattachement micro-économique pertinent.
Réforme de la fiscalité directe locale : attention à la taxe foncière sur les propriétés bâties due par les entreprises
Authors: Hernu Paul
Published: April 2020

Le poids de l’imposition des entreprises à la taxe foncière sur les propriétés bâties est sous-estimé et risque de s’amplifier après la suppression de l’essentiel de la taxe d’habitation. Cette augmentation d’un impôt de production pénaliserait les entreprises, notamment les entreprises petites et moyennes implantées hors des métropoles.
Editors' Note
Authors: Peri Yoram , Scham Paul L.
Published: April 2020

The crisis of liberal democracy affecting a large number of Western countries is, unsurprisingly, also manifesting itself in Israel. Yet it is noteworthy that the extensive literature describing these processes in countries where illiberal regimes have developed and populist leaders now govern, such as Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and others, does not mention Israel in this unholy list. This is the case even though in Israel in recent years one cannot but notice a relentless battle against ‘elites’, undermining the rule of law and the justice system, taking control of independent media, weakening civil and social rights organizations, narrowing civil society, and developing signs of authoritarian rule.
Factores productivos de la producción de cacao nacional de la Provincia del Guayas
Authors: Quinde Rosales Victor , Bucaram Leverone Rina , Bucaram Leverone Martha , Bueno Quiñonez Martha
Published: April 2020

La investigación realizada presenta como interés el análisis discriminatorio de los factores de producción y su relación entre los cantones productores de cacao nacional de la provincia del Guayas, para ello se empleó un tipo de razonamiento inductivo con aplicación de pruebas estadísticas (ANOVA y Análisis de Componentes Principales) que establezcan las relaciones existentes entre los factores productivos y los cantones productores de cacao nacional de la provincia del Guayas, bajo un proceso unimetodo el diseño de investigación utilizó una base de corte transversal del último semestre del 2018 donde se obtuvieron 362 observaciones que respondieron las variables Genero, edad del cultivo, Número de hectáreas, Mano de obra, Herramientas y Equipos Construcción e Instalaciones, Fertilizantes, Podas, Plagas y Enfermedades, Riego y Producción; de los cantones Empalme, Jujan, Milagro, Naranjal, Simón Bolívar, Yaguachi.
Sex-Specific Association of Lifetime Body Mass Index with Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Biomarkers
Authors: Lee Seung Hoon , Byun Min Soo , Lee Jun Ho , Yi Dahyun , Sohn Bo Kyung , Lee Jun-Young , Kim Yu Kyeong , Shin Seong A. , Sohn Chul-Ho , Lee Dong Young ,   for the KBASE ResearchGroup
Published: April 2020

Background:

Although recent studies indicate that the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may differ by both sex and age of BMI measurement, little information is available on sex- or age-specific associations between BMI and AD neuropathologies.

Objective:

To examined whether sex-specific BMIs measured at different life-stages (in early adulthood, midlife, and late life) were associated with cerebral amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition and AD-signature region cortical thickness (AD-CT) in cognitively normal (CN) older adults.

Methods:

A total of 212 CN subjects aged 60–90 years (females 108, males 104), who participated in the Korean Brain Aging Study for Early Diagnosis and Prediction of Alzheimer’s Disease (KBASE), an ongoing prospective cohort study, were included. All participants underwent comprehensive clinical and neuropsychological assessments, [11C] Pittsburgh Compound B positron emission tomography, and brain magnetic resonance imaging. BMIs at different life stages were calculated. Multiple regression analyses were performed separately for either sex.

Results:

In males, lower early adulthood or midlife BMI was associated with greater cerebral Aβ deposition, but late life BMI was not. Lower midlife BMI was associated with reduced AD-CT, but the BMI in early adulthood and late life was not. In females, no significant association was observed between any lifetime BMI and Aβ deposition or AD-CT.

Conclusion:

Our results support a male-specific association between BMI prior to late life, and in vivo AD pathologies. Avoiding underweight status early in life may be important to prevent AD dementia in males, but not females.
Effect of nighttime UV-C irradiation of strawberry plants on phenolic content of fruit: Targeted and non-targeted metabolomic analysis
Authors: Sun Jianghao , Janisiewicz Wojciech J. , Takeda Fumiomi , Evans Breyn , Jurick II Wayne M. , Zhang Mengliang , Yu Liangli , Chen Pei
Published: April 2020

BACKGROUND: The new approach of using UV-C irradiation followed by a specific dark period to control plant diseases has the potential to become a mainstream treatment in the production of strawberries and other fruits and vegetables. Thus, it is imperative to study the effects of this treatment on fruit quality. METHODS: In this study, short-day ‘Chandler’ strawberry plants grown in growth chamber from bloom to harvest were irradiated twice a week with nighttime UV-C light (253 nm peak value 12.36 J m–2 and the total dose of 50 J m–2 in the range of 240 –260 nm). The effects on the content of key phenolic compounds in mature fruit were studied with targeted analysis and a non-targeted metabolomic approach based on ultra-high performance liquid chromatography high resolution mass spectrometry (UHPLC-HRMS). Analysis of variance-principal component analysis (ANOVA-PCA) was used to associate variance with different experimental factors. RESULTS: Results indicate that the content of anthocyanins, glucosides and glucuronides of quercetin and kaempferol, catechin, pelargonidin rutinoside, and ellagic acid was not affected by UV-C treatment. ANOVA-PCA analysis of the metabolomic dataset showed no significant differences in composition and content of strawberry metabolites between UV-C and control groups; however, differences were observed between harvest times. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings strongly indicate that UV-C treatment of 50 J/m2 twice per week did not affect nutritional values of strawberry fruit. The metabolomic approach combined with ANOVA-PCA used to evaluate strawberry fruit quality after UV-C irradiation proved to be a very powerful tool in providing an overall insight into fruit quality and accurately determines the influence of each experimental factor.
Mechanism analysis and control design of selective excitation of adjacent energy levels
Authors: Meng F.F. , Cong S. , Li S.H. , Ding J.
Published: April 2020

Femtosecond coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) generated by femtosecond laser with a large spectral range will inevitably face the problem that several adjacent vibration levels are excited simultaneously. In this paper, the internal control mechanism of open-loop coherent control methods is analyzed and summarized, and a design method forthe optimal control parameters to realize the selective excitation of adjacent energy levels is proposed. Finally, numerical simulations for selective excitation of adjacent energy levels are done to verify correctness and effectiveness of the method proposed, showing that the method proposed in this paper can optimize the ratio between the resonant peaks of two resonant energy levels to about 150–250.
Study on an actuation system development using temperature control of metal hydrides
Authors: Shin Mi Yeon , Chong Woo Suk , Yu Chang Ho
Published: April 2020

BACKGROUND:

Hydrogen storage using metal hydride (MH) offers various advantages so the global research and development using MH alloys keeps growing.

OBJECTIVE:

In this paper, we developed a new actuation system using temperature control of the MH module.

METHODS:

The actuation system consisted of an MH module, fan, mass flow controller (MFC), solenoid valve, actuator, and a temperature and pressure sensor. The MH module, two fans and temperature sensors were set for heating and cooling the MH power by electricity. Two MFCs and four pneumatic solenoid valves were used for controlling the direction and measuring hydrogen flow. Two actuators were used to evaluate performance of the MH alloy, and all the results were measured by LabVIEW software. Hydrogen was absorbed by the MH alloy by pressurizing at 1 MPa, and the absorbed hydrogen was desorbed using a vacuum pump.

RESULTS:

The temperature condition of the driving test was 20–50[Formula: see text]C. As the module was heated, it was confirmed that the actuator connected to the system was driven by the pressure of desorbed hydrogen.

CONCLUSION:

It is confirmed that the actuation system is suitable for the evaluation of characteristics of MH alloy. Future studies are planned to develop MH alloys and test the actual driving performance using this system.
Qualitative and quantitative image analysis of 16 cm wide-coverage computed tomography compared to new-generation dual-source CT
Authors: Jin Liang , Gao Yiyi , Shan Yuqing , Sun Yingli , Li Ming , Wang Zhizhong
Published: April 2020

BACKGROUND:

Diagnostic quality of computed tomography (CT) images depends on numerous factors. Recently, two different modalities were introduced for coronary CT angiography (CCTA).

OBJECTIVE:

This study aims to compare the performance of 16 cm wide-coverage detector CT (WDCT) using the snapshot freeze technique with a new-generation dual-source CT (DSCT) with 66 ms temporal resolution for CCTA.

METHODS:

Total 101 patients with suspected coronary heart disease were enrolled. Of these, 50 and 51 patients were examined on WDCT and DSCT, respectively. CT values, image noise, signal-to-noise ratio, and contrast-to-noise ratio were measured. The image processing efficiency was recorded, followed by statistical comparison of diagnostic accuracy and radiation dose.

RESULTS:

Ninety-nine patients (98.02%) had satisfactory diagnostic image quality. DSCT was significantly better than WDCT in terms of quantitative image quality, image processing efficiency, and qualitative analysis ( P < 0.05). However, radiation dose was significantly lower on WDCT ( P < 0.05) as compared to DSCT.

CONCLUSIONS:

Image processing efficiency and image quality of CCTA was higher on DSCT compared to WDCT due to the limitation of maximal tube current of WDCT.
FAILURE OF THE AMERICAN MILITARY IN THE NEO-COLONIALIST WAR IN VIET NAM (1954-1975)
Authors: Vo Sen Van
Published: April 2020

the paper analyses the failure of the basic prevailing thinking adopted by the US military during the war of aggression in Viet Nam, specifically: - The over-estimate of US military capability, and its reliance on modern weapon technology - The US failure to obtain a trategic position of strength - The US failure to resolve conflicting military tactics between fighting fast and long standing fighting, between diffusion and concentration, between defensive and offensive... when facing the Vietnam people's war.
Competitive action repertoire in the telecommunications industry
Authors: Tipurić Darko , Barun Tereza
Published: April 2020

Our
paper describes how competitive action repertoire concept and the external
regulatory environment influence the performance of a firm in the regulated
telecommunications sector. Based
on panel data of 103 firms across Europe that provide fixed broadband Internet
to end customers during the time period of 3 years, results indicate that
aggressiveness and the complexity of an offer have a positive relationship with
market share growth. Contrary to widespread views, we find that the most
aggressive firms in the market in fact lose market share on a year-on-year
basis. Our results suggest that complexity and aggressiveness have a positive
relationship with changes in market share gains and that the effects hold for
non-regulated firms, but not for regulated ones.