bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Behavioral Organization: Merger–Acquisition Integration (Theoretical Approach and Applied) for Jordan Companies
Authors: Alfarajat Jihad. , Alalaya Mohammad. M.
Published: June 2018

This study as other previous studies finds that theory puts has a higher consequence as outcome arising from pre-existing structural characteristic. Also there is clear evidence that complexity is the most predominate, enhance, this study aims to examine the performance of merger –acquisition of organization as it involves the pre-established structural specific characteristic, as team behavior, infrastructure support, organization complexity, enhance the effect task structure, and motivation, also the willingness to share information and cultural unification. Also we have used (Vasconellos and Kish) model to support our results of merger-acquisition integration through implies the model to our two companies, the results support our opinion that M/A integration can improve and make progress and successful result to the companies which interred to M/A integration process.The extent to which the organizational provides an infrastructure of firms support is also quite at adequate levels and expected to have a positive correlation with the post-merger outcomes for the Jordanian companies. Individuals- willingness to have the information is in the lowest level of association with the performance and integration of the organization.Counterintuitively, the analyzed leading to a cohesive of the behavioral theory of the post-merger, and has a paves away of the scholar to study and applied the integration dynamics and using mathematical models which can be tailored as specific circumstances.
A Review of the Applicability of Hydro Fuel to Improve the Engine Performance and Reduce Engine Emissions in Dual-Fuel Technology of Gasoline Engine
Authors: Xuan Thanh Vo , Van Dung Do , An Quoc Hoang
Published: June 2018

Hydrogen fuel becomes an alternative fuel because of its advantage properties. Hydrogen fuel can be used in form of H2 or HHO. On the dual-fuel systems, hydrogen may be supplied to engines by injectors or by the differential pressure in the intake manifold. This paper presented the applicability of hydrogen on gasoline engines. The paper analyzed and evaluated the methods of hydrogen fuel applications, the results of the performance and engine emissions of the latest researches in over the world. The experiments were performed at hydrogen volume ratio from 1% to 4.5% and different experimental conditions. The experimental results were compared with only-gasoline engines. The combustion cylinders pressure is increased. The thermal efficiency is increased to 7%. The emission of HC and CO emissions are decreased significantly. NOx is reduced at learn conditions and increased at other conditions.
"Ei meidän tarvitse huutaa toisillemme päin naamaa": Blokkaaminen poliittisen ja yhteiskunnallisen keskustelun jännitteenä
Authors: Puro Jukka-Pekka
Published: June 2018

Tarkastelen tässä artikkelissa blokkaamisen asemaa sosiaalisessa mediassa käytävissä poliittisissa keskusteluissa. Blokkaaminen tarkoittaa toisen käyttäjän estämistä: blokkaajan päivitykset tai kommentit eivät tällöin näy blokatuksi tulleelle. Sosiaalisen median merkitystä nykydemokratialle on pohdittu niin Suomessa kuin muissakin Pohjoismaissa kuluneen 10 vuoden aikana runsaasti. Nimenomaisesti blokkauksiin kohdistuvaa tutkimusta on kuitenkin tehty niukasti. Suomenkielisestä Twitteristä kokoamani 225 twiitin aineiston mukaan poliitikkojen ja yhteiskunnallisten vaikuttajien tekemä blokkaaminen on yleistä. 95 vastaajaa mainitsi vähintään yhden blokkaajan nimeltä, useimmin blokkaajiksi nimettiin Mikael Jungner ja Ville Niinistö. Aineisto on analysoitu ohjelmistoavusteisen sisällönanalyysin menetelmillä. Tutkimusta on jatkettu Jungnerin ja Niinistön haastatteluilla. Yhteenvetona todetaan, että blokkaaminen on julkisen keskustelun näkökulmasta kasvava ongelma. Teoreettisena kehyksenä julkisuuden tarkastelussa nojaudutaan Jürgen Habermasin kommunikatiivisen toiminnan teoriaan ja erityisesti deliberatiivisuus-käsitteeseen.
Face Recognition across Pose using ELM Framework
Authors: Arora Kumud , Garg Poonam , Vishwakarma Virendra P.
Published: June 2018

This paper proposes the use of Extreme Learning Machine regression and classification framework to recognize face across pose. ELM regression framework is used to generate virtual frontal view from its corresponding side view. Kernel version of ELM is used for the non-linear mapping estimation between frontal and its corresponding non frontal view. Non Linear estimation using proposed KELM is found to be satisfactory even in the case of reduced image coefficients. In addition to regression framework, this paper also explored few popular face features like LBP, HOG, appearance and entropy features with ELM classification framework. Combination of appearance and entropy feature set is found to give best classification accuracy among the considered feature set. Proposed experiments are conducted on subset of FERET database with images up to 45Â° pose variation.
Measurement and Analysis of Electromagnetic Field Strength in Port Harcourt and its Environs Due to Treasure FM Radio Transmitter
Authors: Bakare B. I. , Ozogbuda J. C.
Published: June 2018

This paper Presents the measurement of electromagnetic field strength of Treasure FM transmitter operating at a frequency of 98.5MHz in Port Harcourt and its environs with the aid of an Automated Band Scanner GPS system. The measurement were carried out by taking the radio Stationâ€™s transmitter as a reference point at the Centre and selecting 24 measuring points around the transmitter. These points were selected with 1km spacing taken as the interval between two measuring points, summing up to a total of 6km due North, East, West and South of the Radio Transmitter respectively. The result obtained was critically analyzed and interpreted with the aid of an attenuation decay curve. The behavior of the signal was seen to be a function of the Ground Constant of the terrain, reflection of the signal from the earth surface, Diffraction by obstacles and transmitter parameters such as transmitter Power, Antenna Gain and Antenna Height.
A Study on The Capacity of Massive MIMO System with The Aid of MATLAB Simulink
Authors: Sadig Mohammed Hyder Mekki , Mustafa Amin B. A.
Published: June 2018

Todayâ€™s main focus of the emerging cellular technologies is to fulfill users high demand while fully utilizing available resources. Massive MIMO is expected to play a vital role in this development, such as 5G, as it results in noticeably better performance, against the cost of needing more hardware components. This work study the effect of increasing the number of antennas on the system data-rate (capacity). We derive this relationship mathematically for both Single Input Single Output (SISO) and MIMO systems. Further, different from other papers in literature, using MATLAB Simulink we verify this proportionality for three modulation schemes (QPSK, 16 QAM and 64 QAM) and for several MIMO (2x2 and 4x4) and Massive MIMO (8x8, 16x16 and 24x24) systems. We finally establish a comparison between that theoretical results and results obtained from MATLAB Simulink.
Present and future of Russian politics: from diagnosis to forecast
Authors:   Komsomolsk-on-Amur State University, Novikov Denis Viktorovich
Published: June 2018

The purpose of the study is to define the common features of contemporary Russian politics and iden-tify its prospects in this regard. These issues are interconnected as the determination of the future status of Russian politics (forecast) is naturally pre-ceded by the analysis of its present state (diagno-sis). The author distinguishes three key characteris-tics of domestic politics. The first and the core one is the independence of power from society (kratoc-racy). In the author’s opinion, Russian authority is a system that is independent of the society and in-cludes the source and mechanisms of reproduction and legitimation. The second characteristic is the modified meaning of politics when it is transformed from the tool of social management into the strug-gle of administrative authorities for power and prop-erty. Finally, the third distinctive feature of politics is the decline in the quality of public administration. These qualities determine the current state of Rus-sian politics, and their development (reproduction) is the basis for its future status.
Beach handball facilities used to prepare students for passing Ready for Labor and Defense program standards
Authors:   Sochi State University, Ovsyannikova Inna Nikolaevna
Published: June 2018

The paper deals with the All-Russian Ready for Labor and Defense program revived by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation in 2014. The research notes that students are mainly the power of the Russian society. The percentage of students who are regularly involved in sports will reach 80% up to 2020. The nationwide poll demonstrates that 52% of students are in favor of the Ready for Labor and Defense program. Regular involvement in sports games, in particular beach handball, is the modern physical training for students. This game is based on such natural movements as walking, running, jumping, and throwing. Beach handball as a part of physical education, the interests of students, and whether during lessons will allow students to pass the standards of the program under review successfully. Test results evaluate the harmonious development of physical qualities and motor skills in accordance with gender and age of a person, reveal the level of knowledge and skills of a testee.
The inclusion of Russia in the exchange of global educational capital (brain circulation)
Authors: Ivanova Natalia Gennadyevna
Published: June 2018

The paper presents a brief theoretical review of involving Russia in the exchange of global educational capital. In contrast to the unilateral emigration of highly qualified staff from Russia which has been taking place since 1990, the circulation of educational capital (the cyclic trips to other countries followed by return) enriches the experience and knowledge of not only scientists but also recipient countries and above all donor countries. The research highlights the possibilities of returning home for the Russian compatriots characterized by the cultural affinity and desire to return, enriched with the educational capital of the recipient countries. To this end, the author proposes to differentiate payments under the Russian compatriots’ return program according to the level of educational capital and experience, the length of service as well as the achievements in professional and social activities.
Conceptualizing industrial culture
Authors: Harfst Jörn , Wust Andreas , Nadler Robert
Published: June 2018

So far, ‘Industrial Culture’ as a term has been widely used as a synonym for industrial heritage. Only recently, a re-interpretation of industrial culture has been discussed, which goes beyond heritage issues by including contemporary or upcoming cultural and creative resources, addressing directly the future development opportunities of regions. Whilst some aspects of this conceptual framework of industrial culture are already applied in some places, there is no comprehensive outline available yet. In the academic field so far no coherent concept can be found. The aim of this thematic issue is to foster a discussion on the state-of-the-art regarding the conceptualisation of industrial culture. This thematic issue has gathered contributions that respond to the following questions: the different understandings of the concept of industrial culture; the role of industrial culture in the context of a post-industrial society and a knowledge-based economy; the connection between industrial culture, regional development and regional identity, as well as the inter-linkages between traditional industrial sectors and creative industries. The contributions in this issue focus strongly on the connection between the industrial past, present and future, bringing together different academic view points on the topic. The issue maps out current research topics and poses new questions on dealing with the wide topic of industrial culture.
Industrial culture as an asset, barrier and creative challenge for restructuring of old industrial cities: case study of Ostrava (Czechia)
Authors: Bosák Vojtěch , Nováček Alexandr , Slach Ondřej
Published: June 2018

Old industrial cities abound with extensive infrastructures, which however no longer suit the economic purposes, for which they were originally built. However either their demolition or a complete rebuilding of new is often not a viable option, and thus the issue of their smart reuse emerged in urban studies. In this paper we combine literature on restructuring, brownfields, and industrial heritage to assess their significance both as a barrier and asset for future urban development. The main aim is to provide municipalities with an overview of the range of their possible reuses, and problems they might face in doing so. Furthermore, the selected examples show that contemplating new use should be guided by assessment of intrinsic features of the structures on one hand, and by general global trends on other. This new combination of the two might render the new use competitive. For this sake a case study of the old industrial city of Ostrava is employed, as this issue has been particularly pronounced given the city’s strong historical specialisation in heavy industry.
The Prospects of Transdisciplinary Approach to Promote Learners’ Cognitive Interest in Natural Science for Sustainable Development
Authors: Jurgena Inese , Cēdere Dagnija , Keviša Ingrīda
Published: June 2018

The use of transdisciplinary approach to promote learners’ interest in the acquisition of natural science at school provides new opportunities for a complex explanation of the phenomenon and improving the quality of the process of learning. The aim of the study is to explore the learners’ cognitive interest, personal participation and the approaches chosen by teachers from the perspective of transdisciplinary approach. The study characterises students’ subjective evaluations of their personal participation and cognitive interest in the subjects of biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics, and the approaches used by teachers. The participants were 9th grade students from 17 Latvian schools (536 respondents) with the average age of 15.3 (SD=0.63). The results of the study showed that students’ evaluations concerning their personal participation in the process of learning were contradictory. They devote little of their free time to the acquisition of science subjects. As to teachers’ activity, a variety of teaching approaches are used. According to students’ subjective evaluations, the constructivist learning approach corresponds to the trends of sustainable education, whereas the overall context in which the development of learners’ cognitive interest in the acquisition of natural science subjects takes place at school highlights issues concerning the sustainable development of the system and the prospects of using the transdisciplinary approach.
Dyspepsia amongst end stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis: Views from a large tertiary care center
Authors: Khalid Muhammad Ali , Iqbal Jawaid , Memon Hassan Liaquat , Hanif Farina M. , Butt Muhammad Osama Tariq , Luck Nasir Hassan , Majid Zain
Published: June 2018

Background and Objectives

Gastrointestinal symptoms are common in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) among which dyspepsia is frequently observed. The aim of the study was to determine the frequency and associations of dyspepsia in ESRD patients using the Leeds questionnaire.

Methods

All ESRD patients on maintenance hemodialysis were consecutively enrolled in the study. Leeds questionnaire was used to interrogate the patients for the assessment of dyspepsia. Mean and standard deviation were calculated for age, body mass index (BMI), disease duration and number of hemodialysis sessions. Independent t-test and Chi square tests were used for statistical analysis.

Results

Total number of patients was 200, out which 118 (59.3%) were male. The mean age was of 41.4 years. According to the Leeds questionnaire, dyspepsia was present in 62 (63.9%) patients. Younger patients (age 20–40 years) more frequently had dyspeptic symptoms (61.5% patients), retrosternal pain (156 patients, 78.0%), regurgitation (127 patients, 63.5%), dysphagia (67 patients, 33.5%), and nausea (142 patients, 71.0%). Patients presented with intermittent pattern of symptoms in 179 (89.5%) cases, while continuous symptoms in 6 (3.0%). Dyspepsia was associated with aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels > 25 U/L (P = 0.001), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels > 28U/L (P = 0.000) and gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) levels > 34 U/L (P = 0.002). On multivariate analysis, urea, creatinine, and presenting symptoms of dysphagia and belching showed significant statistical association with dyspepsia.

Conclusion

Dyspepsia is a common problem affecting patients with end stage renal disease and is associated with raised serum AST, ALT and GGT in such patients.
Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Used for Typing of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamases- Producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Infant ҆S Respiratory and Digestive System
Authors: Popova Gorica , Jankuloski Dean , Felix Benjamin , Boskovska Katerina , Stojanovska-Dimzovska Biljana , Tasic Velibor , Blagoevska Katerina
Published: June 2018

Escherichia coli infections are becoming increasingly difficult to treat because of emerging antimicrobial resistance, mostly to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins, due to the production of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs).Despite extensive studies of ESBL- producing E.coli in adult patients, there is a lack of information about the epidemiology and spread of ESBL organisms in pediatric population. The aim of this study was to examine the gastrointestinal tract as an endogenous reservoir for the respiratory tract colonization with ESBL- E. coli in children, hospitalized because of the severity of the respiratory illness. The study group consists of 40 children with ESBL-producing E. coli strains isolated from the sputum and from the rectal samples. A control group of 15 E. coli isolated from rectal swabs of healthy children were included in the analysis. The comparison of the strains was done by using antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the stains, and pulsed field gel electrophoresis was performed for molecular typing, using XbaI digestion. 90% of the compared pairs of strains in the study group were with identical antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and indistinguishable in 79.2% by the obtained PFGE – profiles.33.3% (5/15) of confirmed E. coli strains from the control group were found to be ESBL – producers. Resulting band profiles of all isolates demonstrated presence of 12 pulsotypes, with 100% similarity within the pulsotypes. Although, some isolates obtained from different patients were genetically indistinguishable, these strains were not hospital acquired, as none of the patients satisfied the criteria for hospital acquired pneumonia, and there was a lack of an obvious transmission chain. All ESBL –E. coli isolated from sputum in clinical cases were obtained from patients under the age of one. According to the resistance profile of the compared pairs and the PFGE comparison of all isolates, it can be concluded that the gastrointestinal tract is the main reservoir of ESBL-E. coli. Small age in infants is a risk factor for translocation of bacteria, enabling the colonization of the respiratory tract.
The profile of an intuitive decision maker and the use of intuition in decision-making practice
Authors: Malewska Kamila
Published: June 2018

The profile of an intuitive decision maker and the use of intuition in decision-making practice The aim of this paper is to determine the relationship between the personality traits identified in the literature as characteristic of an intuitive decision-maker and the use of intuition in the decisionmaking process. In order to empirically verify this issue, the author conducted a pilot study. The article consists of three principal parts and is both theoretical and empirical in nature. The first part presents the essence of intuition and attempts to define this ambiguous concept. Next, the personality traits, abilities and predispositions which make up the profile of an intuitive decision maker are discussed. The final part of the paper is devoted to presenting the results obtained in the course of this empirical research.
Weaknesses of contemporary management methods in the opinion of managerspractitioners
Authors: Kaczmarek Bogusław
Published: June 2018

Weaknesses of contemporary management methods in the opinion of managers-practitioners The article analyzes two issues: a short description of the most important (according to the author) 15 contemporary management methods and the presentation of the opinion of the group of 18 top managers of medium and large enterprises from the Lodz region, nominated by local governments for the Lodz Voivodship Economic Award in the year 2017 on “knowledge and practical use of modern management methods”.
State intervention in the context of creative industries
Authors: Drab-Kurowska Anna
Published: June 2018

State intervention in the context of creative industries The aim of this article is to present the impact of state intervention on the development of the creative sector. The article attempts to identify the reasons why the state should lead to this kind of action. In addition, it pointed out possible areas of impact with regard to the way of influence. To achieve the objective pursued was used domestic and foreign-language specialist literature and reports of foreign institutions on the operation of creative sectors, and support were the observations of his own Polish creative sector.
Experiencing and Privately Remembering Late Albanian Socialism: A Study Based on Oral History Interviews in the Region of Shkodra
Authors: Idrizi Idrit
Published: June 2018

Based on interviews with 35 contemporary witnesses, this paper examines how Albanian socialism’s late phase (second half of the 1970s and first half of the 1980s) was subjectively experienced and is individually remembered today. It argues that despite harsh state repression and considerable impoverishment in this period, the communist regime enjoyed the loyalty of large sections of the country’s population. Furthermore, the paper suggests that many contemporaries have yet to come to terms with their experiences of that time. Their recollection narratives are predominantly characterised by uncertainties and contradictions, of which both individuals and society still have to make sense.
Cycles of the Housing Market in Hungary from the Economic Crisis until Today
Authors: Harnos László
Published: June 2018

The main aim of this paper is to identify the underlying reasons for the cyclical nature of the Hungarian housing market, in particular the business cycles, the construction, and market participants’ expectations. Our research was conducted based on analysis of statistical data and of the housing market indices. As a result, it can be stated that cyclic behaviour of the housing market may be explained primarily with business cycles, but state subsidies and mortgages also affect the variations. Accordingly, the increasing lending and the high amount of subsidies can generate a price bubble. The supply of second-hand dwellings looks more flexible compared with that of new ones. However, the expectations of market operators do not have a demonstrable effect on the housing market.
Students’ Behavioral Intentions Regarding the Future Use of Quantitative Research Methods
Authors: Tominc Polona , Krajnc Maruša , Vivod Klavdija , Lynn Monty L. , Frešer Blaž
Published: June 2018

Changes regarding the importance of graduates’ competences by employers and changes of competences themselves are to a great extend driven by the technological changes, digitalization, and big data. Among these competences, the ability to perform business and data analytics, based on statistical thinking and data mining, is becoming extremely important. In this paper, we study the relationships among several constructs that are related to attitudes of economics and business students regarding quantitative statistical methods and to students’ intention to use them in the future. Findings of our research provide important insights for practitioners, educators, lecturers, and curricular management teams.
VAT Gap Dependence and Fiscal Administration Measures
Authors: Lešnik Tomaž , Jagrič Timotej , Jagrič Vita
Published: June 2018

The paper examines the VAT gap estimated on the basis of VAT tax returns. The assessment of tax gap dependence is examined based on macroeconomic influences and the measures of the Slovenian fiscal administration. Regarding the latter, the number of audits being performed and the effects of audit activity (tax yield) have been considered. The results of the analysis support the thesis that the tax gap is reduced in conditions of economic growth. The fiscal administration measures showed the desired effect. An important factor lowering the gap was proven to be the number of (VAT) audits. A similar impact on the tax gap, although considerably smaller, was found to have effects of an audit. Audit planning might be considered as guidance for fiscal policies to lower the tax gap.
Employees: Invisible Added Value of a Company
Authors: Zupančič Magda
Published: June 2018

In developed economies, where the work input exceeds the physical input, the lack of harmonised and standardised rules of human capital assessment is visible. The mentioned indicates the deficit of an important part of the comprehensive value-added assessment. What do we lose by ignoring the important part of the employee’s value added in the working process? Companies underestimate the employee’s human capital input. Consequently, society typically does not recognize invisible sources of value added in companies. The goals of this article are to highlight the missing human capital (HC) element at the company level assessment and to raise the awareness about its importance. By analysing existing methods of coping with the mentioned challenge, no harmonised solution is evident. By the increasing share of the service sector, emphasis on the HC element should be monitored more closely. The article focuses on the missing and invisible human capital elements in the framework of the value added; it offers suggestions for inclusion of the human capital factor in the process of company’s value added assessment as well as reflections on further steps in this direction.
Petroleum – Strategic Resource for World Economy
Authors: Pop Viorel
Published: June 2018

Petroleum is the most important resource for global energy production, far exceeding the role of coal and natural gas, the role of river energy and wind energy, and also the role of nuclear fuel.

All highly industrialized countries are making great efforts to ensure the energy needs of the functioning of economies under the conditions of fierce global competition. None of the world’s first 10-12 economies can give up on petroleum imports, and the exporting countries benefit from large financial resources from petroleum.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Russia and other petroleum-rich countries secure themselves significant foreign revenue for their economic development, defense and overall well-being.
Innovation Networking, Knowledge Transdisciplinary Spaces
Authors: Pop Ioan Gh. , Fotea Ioan S. , Fotea Silvia L.
Published: June 2018

In this paper a novel approach on knowledge integration in presented in the context of the knowledge-based society/economy (KBS/E). What this paper brings new is the transdisciplinary integrative approach of the knowledge through the “conceptual knowledge space” as a potentiality, and the “practical transdisciplinary knowledge space”, as actuality, with the transition between them through the included middle. Are introduced some of the most important practical educational environmental transdisciplinary conceptual and applied spaces, as innovative groundbreaking clusters that foster the origination, transfer and implementation of knowledge in the process of achieving sustainable development of the continuously integrative society. The University is considered the most appropriate space for this transdisciplinary approach of knowledge achievement, being a natural habitat of the synergistic integration of education, research and industry, and with its adaptability and adequateness in the knowledge economy space. University should become an open space in a reconfiguration in a integration of a highrequired degree with breadth profile competence in the integrated fields of different disciplines, with the need to have a depth profile of the knowledge in research on particular cognitive field. A new redefined mission of university by collaborating with industry should be linked to a redefinition of the role of the research in universities in the knowledge based society/economy.
Logistics Strategies for Resource Supply Chains
Authors: Trojahn Sebastian
Published: June 2018

Resources play a decisive role in the functioning of our economy. Raw materials are used in the energy industry, the food industry and are the source for every good used and produced by humans. Efficient and reliable logistics chains are essential for the availability of these resources and goods.

Raw materials represent the beginning in each production chain, therefore the logistical optimization should find attention in the planning of these supply and demand chains. So far, however, logistics methods and strategies for raw materials have not been investigated. Instead, optimization of logistics chains is mostly implemented in the later production process.

This paper explains the reasons for the lack of application of logistics strategies in raw materials logistics, shows a portfolio of logistics strategies and assigns possible logistics strategies to selected raw materials. In addition to the definition of raw materials and resources from the point of view of production and logistics, this work provides a basis for logistics strategies for raw materials.
Desospitalização, moradias assistidas e inclusão social no contexto da política brasileira de saúde mental
Authors: Weber César Augusto Trinta
Published: June 2018

Objetivo: Investigar a inclusão social das pessoas com transtornos mentais, com história de internação de longa permanência em um hospital psiquiátrico, transferidas para residências terapêuticas em uma vila de Porto Alegre (RS). Método: Esta foi uma pesquisa qualitativa descritiva associada às técnicas de observação participante e entrevistas em profundidade. Foram realizadas 25 entrevistas com os moradores locais. Resultados: A Vila Cachorro Sentado é uma área invadida, em meio a um bairro de classe média, dominada pelo tráfico de drogas e pelo comércio ilegal de produtos roubados. A vida social na vila é restrita ou inexistente; a discriminação e o estigma estão presentes, inclusive com atitudes hostis. O retraimento das pessoas com transtornos mentais desospitalizadas pode ser constatado. Conclusões: A criação das residências terapêuticas, em meio à realidade da vila, compromete o alcance dos objetivos de reinserção social, liberdade e retomada de autonomia das pessoas com transtornos mentais transferidas para esses serviços substitutivos.
Hospital Midwives' Barriers when Facilitating Upright Positions during a Normal Second Stage of Labour
Authors: Atsali Eunice Nyasiri , Russell Kim
Published: June 2018

Despite evidence that supports the utilisation of upright positions in the second stage of labour, women who choose to give birth in a hospital are more likely to give birth supine on a bed. Little evidence about this aspect of midwifery practice exists currently. The focus of this review is on identifying the barriers midwives face in the promotion of upright positions during the second stage of normal labour. Bhaskarâ€™s critical realist ontology was used to answer the question: â€œWhat are the barriers that midwives face when facilitating upright positions during normal birth?â€ Institutionalisation of birth engendered a practice that is dominated by medical policies and procedures, thereby making it difficult for midwives to offer women alternatives to bed birth. The midwifery labour ward culture together with an expectation that practitioners would conform to perceived norms further inhibited midwivesâ€™ promotion of upright positions in the second stage of labour. The findings of this study support existing research in the difficulties that midwives face in promoting normal birth in institutional settings dominated by obstetrics. Given the paucity of literature in Africa, more research in African midwivesâ€™ promotion and facilitation of upright positions in the second stage of labour is required. However, given the similarities in the role of the midwife and maternity systems the findings of this review can be applied and understood within an African midwifery context.
TB/HIV Exposure among Nursing Students in the Clinical Practice Environment
Authors: Mabina Kgalalelo , Morulane Kagiso , Tong Gomolemo , Makhado Lufuno
Published: June 2018

Nurses are faced with challenges regarding inadequate precautionary resources and the lack of support for occupational health practices still experienced in the clinical setting which expose them to the risk of contracting TB and HIV. Hence this study sought to investigate TB/HIV exposure among nursing students in the clinical practice environment. A cross-sectional descriptive design was used in this study. The study sample included nursing students from first to fourth year level from the School of Nursing Sciences at the North-West University who were purposively selected. A high percentage of nursing students reported that they have experienced a situation where they were afraid that they might have been infected with both TB and HIV. Awareness about post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) was marked among the majority of nursing students. The uptake of PEP differed across junior and senior levels of nursing students. The results revealed that the higher the level of study, the greater the exposure. The lack of sufficient clinical support from nursing staff and preceptors had equally contributed to the exposure of nursing students to both HIV and TB, therefore, more support must be provided to nursing students.
Drawings as External Representations of Children’s Fundamental Ideas and the Emotional Atmosphere in Geometry Lessons
Authors: Glasnović Gracin Dubravka , Kuzle Ana
Published: June 2018

The important role that geometry plays in the mathematics curriculum has been extensively documented. However, the reduction of geometry in school mathematics, and the focus on basic computation and procedures, raises the question of the competencies students acquire and the classroom atmosphere in  geometry lessons. The goal of this multiple case study was to analyse four students’ conceptions of geometryand the emotional atmosphere in geometry lessons on an individual level. Drawings were used as external representations of the students’ geometrical ideas and the emotional atmosphere. The results show that the participants have a narrow understanding of geometry, and that geometry teaching in their classrooms is reduced to frontal teaching with very limited communication. Nevertheless, the emotional atmospherein these four cases could be described as positive or ambivalent. Based on the data, the results are discussed not only with regard to the utility of drawings as a research method to gain insights into students’ conceptionsof geometry and emotional atmosphere in geometry lessons, but also with regard to their theoretical and practical implications.
Minimum Array Elements for Resolution of Several Direction of Arrival Estimation Methods in Various Noise-Level Environments
Authors: El Ouargui Ismail , Safi Said , Frikel Miloud
Published: June 2018

The resolution of a Direction of Arrival (DOA) estimation algorithm is determined based on its capability to resolve two closely spaced signals. In this paper, authors present and discuss the minimum number of array elements needed for the resolution of nearby sources in several DOA estimation methods. In the real world, the informative signals are corrupted by Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN). Thus, a higher signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) oﬀers a better resolution. Therefore, we show the performance of each method by applying the algorithms in diﬀerent noise level environments.
О НАЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ ИННОВАЦИОННО-ТЕХНОЛОГИЧЕСКОЙ СТРАТЕГИИ РОСТА
Authors: Павленко Нина Андреевна , Акимова Елена Николаевна , Шатаева Ольга Владимировна
Published: June 2018

Цель работы. Дать теоретическое и методологическое обоснование новому подходу в обеспечении прорывного развития экономики на основе национальной инновационно-технологической стратегии роста. Метод или методология проведения работы. Методологией проведения работы послужили фундаментальные труды отечественных и зарубежных ученых-экономистов в области разработки новой модели роста, технологических этапов, долгосрочной экономической стратегии национальной экономики. Исследование построено на теоретическом анализе источников экономического роста Д. Юма, А. Смита, А. Маршалла, Р. Соллоу. Дана характеристика современных стратегий экономического роста, их анализ. Обоснована наиболее приемлемая для России стратегия экономического роста. Результаты. Результаты исследований показывают, что обеспечение прорывного развития экономики возможно лишь ускоренными темпами роста на основе национальной инновационно-технологической стратегии роста. Подчеркивается, что неотъемлемыми частями вышеупомянутой стратегии являются инновационная политика, нацеленная на улучшение пропорций отраслевого и технологического характера по взаимодействию между секторами экономики; эффективное использование в краткосрочном периоде уже имеющегося потенциала роста в ведущих секторах экономики; масштабная модернизация машиностроения на базе достижений НТП. Проанализирована важность и актуальность процесса цифровизации российской промышленности. Область применения результатов. Полученные результаты исследования могут быть широко использованы в процессе преподавания таких предметов, как «Экономическая теория», «Банки и банковское дело», «Финансовый менеджмент», в подготовке программ и методик по курсу «Инновационный менеджмент», в прикладных экономических дисциплинах в сфере промышленности. Выводы. Для обеспечения высоких показателей в развитии экономики с темпами роста выше мировых требуется ускоренный экономический рост на основе инвестиций, нацеленных на улучшение пропорций отраслевого и экономического характера, развитие новейших направлений науки и техники, имеющих стратегическое значение. Цифровизация российской промышленности – еще один стратегически важный путь экономического роста. Предлагаемая национальная инновационно-технологическая стратегия роста будет способствовать прочному закреплению российской экономики в пятерке крупнейших экономик мира.
СОЦИАЛЬНО-ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИЙ АНАЛИЗ ПРИГРАНИЧНЫХ С РЕСПУБЛИКОЙ ТУВЫ РАЙОНОВ МОНГОЛИИ
Authors: Гантуяа Дугэр , Имидеева Ирина Владимировна , Жавзансурэн Тогтохсурэн
Published: June 2018

Предметом исследования является развитие регионов Монголии. Целью исследования является анализ основных показателей социально-экономического развития Монголии в региональном аспекте, в т. ч. аймаки Западного региона, приграничные с Республикой Тыва. Также рассмотрена региональная экономическая политика социально-экономического развития Монголии, которая должна соответствовать условиям страны, имеющей обширную территорию и небольшую численность населения, а также низкую плотность расселения и монопродуктовый характер экономики. На основе проведенных исследований и анализа подчеркнута необходимость проведения обоснованной государственной политики. В статье используются методы сравнительного исследования, анализа и синтеза на основе системно-информационного подхода.
ИМИТАЦИОННОЕ МОДЕЛИРОВАНИЕ ТЕКУЩЕЙ ДИНАМИКИ И БУДУЩЕГО УРОВНЯ САМООБЕСПЕЧЕННОСТИ ЕГИПТА ПШЕНИЦЕЙ
Authors: Эльмахди Эльсайед Негм Мостафа Мохамед , Сафиуллин Ленар Наилевич
Published: June 2018

Цель работы. Целью статьи является разработка видения того, как достичь высокого уровня самообеспеченности продовольствием, учитывая имеющиеся ресурсы, ожидаемые будущие изменения и потребности. Метод или методология проведения работы. В данной статье проводится анализ самообеспеченности Египта пшеницей с использованием моделей Vensim. Результаты. В ходе данного исследования были определены основные движущие силы, которые улучшают продовольственную безопасность в Египте. Авторами была построена модель для представления процесса импорта, спроса и потребления пшеницы в Египте путем мониторинга роста доли населения, не получающего достаточного питания, и заполнения разрыва между спросом и предложением пшеницы. Целевая потребность в увеличении объемов производства данной культуры объясняется прежде всего тем, что пшеница является основным продуктом питания в Египте. Согласно теории спроса и предложения, равновесие между производством и потреблением достигается, когда спрос равен предложению. Данное утверждение применяется как на уровне международной торговли, так и на внутреннем рынке. Также следует отметить, что высокая численность населения страны и стабильные темпы ее роста делают обеспечение продовольствием приоритетной задачей для Египта. Таким образом, в статье были рассмотрены три сектора, изменения в которых будут способствовать решению обозначенных проблем: население, продовольственная безопасность и импорт. Для создания модели были использованы статистические данные и экономические показатели за период с 1995 по 2015 год. Область применения результатов. Результаты проведенного исследования могут использоваться при формировании программ продовольственной безопасности и развития сельскохозяйственного производства. Выводы. По результатам исследования были предложены рекомендации по улучшению продовольственной безопасности к 2030 году. Предложения заключаются в улучшении управления земельными ресурсами и производительностью, увеличении индивидуальных доходов, сокращении роста населения и создании стратегического запаса пшеницы.
Платформа розвитку державно-приватного партнерства в Україні
Authors: Makara Oksana
Published: June 2018

У статті розкрито сутність формування механізму державно-приватного партнерства для зміцнення еконо-мічної безпеки в умовах розвитку підприємницької діяльності. Виділено й обґрунтовано програмно-стратегічні напрями розвитку конкурентної стратегії партнерських інноваційних утворень країни.
Інтелектуальна привабливість діяльності підприємства: ідентифікація й оцінювання
Authors: Lipych Lubov , Khilukha Oksana , Tovstenyuk Alexander
Published: June 2018

У статті досліджено категорію «інтелектуальна привабливість підприємства» як економічну (або со-ціально-економічну) доцільність укладення інтелекту, засновану на узгодженні інтересів і можливостей інте-лектуального лідера та реципієнта інтелекту (у тому числі емітента), що забезпечує досягнення цілей кожного з них при обумовленому рівні прибутковості й ризику виконання інтелектуальної діяльності. Визначено принципи та сформовано етапи оцінювання інтелектуальної привабливості підприємств
Аналіз моделей сприйняття якості послуг на основі гармонізації інтересів зацікавлених сторін
Authors: Ivankiv Olga
Published: June 2018

У статті розглянуто та проаналізовано моделі, які описують сприйняття споживачем якості отриманих послуг. Досліджено, що всі підходи до сприйняття та оцінки якості послуги засновані на виділенні споживачем у послузі деяких властивостей і елементів, що формують ставлення споживача до послуги в цілому
Розвиток виробництва альтернативних джерел енергії в сільськогосподарських підприємствах
Authors: Yushchyshyna Larysa , Yushchyshyn Igor
Published: June 2018

У статті розглянуто проблему визначення місця та ролі виробництва біогазу як нового напряму вико-ристання відновлювальної енергії; проаналізовано структуру споживання первинних енергоресурсів в Україні; обґрунтовано необхідність відпрацювання технологій комплексної переробки біомаси на основі сільськогоспо-дарських підприємств тваринницького й рослинницького напрямів виробництва
Шляхи оптимізації державного боргу в сучасних умовах
Authors: Borysyuk Elena
Published: June 2018

У статті досліджено формування нового погляду на проблему зростання державного боргу України в контексті загострення боргової безпеки. Оцінено сучасний стан державного боргу України та визначено основні заходи, які доцільно здійснити для оптимізації державного боргу України
Сучасні концепції ціноутворення на ринку цінних паперів
Authors: Storonjanska Iryna , Lipych Myroslava
Published: June 2018

У статті розглянуто сутність понять «ціна» й «ціноутворення». Сформульовано визначення ціноутворення на фондовому ринку. Розглянуто основні принципи ціноутворення на первинному та вторинному ринках цінних паперів. Здійснено порівняльний аналіз припущень основних неокласичних моделей ціноутворення. У роботі наведено фундаментальні положення нової універсальної теорії ціноутворення фондового ринку, яка ґрунтується на стохастичному дисконтованому факторі
Проблеми й перспективи інвестування пенсійних активів у банківські метали
Authors: Hrudzevych Igor
Published: June 2018

Проаналізовано стан інвестування пенсійних активів у золото та інші банківські метали. Здійснено огляд ринку банківських металів, його суб’єктів й об’єктів. Досліджено їхні основні фінансові параметри в динаміці. Проаналізовано інвестиційний потенціал пенсійних активів і фінансові інструменти його реалізації. Визначено переваги інвестування пенсійних коштів у банківські метали при реформуванні пенсійної системи України
Напрями розвитку банківської системи України в процесі фінансової глобалізації
Authors: Rudyk Nataliya
Published: June 2018

У статті розглянуто сутність банківської системи, проблеми стабільності її функціонування та запропоновано напрями оптимізації її розвитку в контексті фінансової глобалізації
Застосування ABC-костингу при калькулюванні собівартості продукції
Authors: Markus Olga
Published: June 2018

У статті розкрито особливості застосування ABC-костингу при калькулюванні собівартості продукції. Подано алгоритм визначення собівартості продукції цим методом. Обґрунтовано необхідність упровадження цього методу на вітчизняних підприємствах, виявлено його переваги та недоліки. Розкрито особливості й умови практичного застосування ABC-костингу при калькулюванні собівартості продукції
Облікова політика, її суть та призначення
Authors: Bukalo Nadiya
Published: June 2018

У статті здійснено теоретичне обґрунтування та висвітлення окремих важливих елементів облікової політики, досліджено суть і призначення облікової політики. Визначено низку чинників впливу на вибір й обґрунтування облікової політики. Відзначено, що важливим складником загального механізму управління господарською діяльністю підприємств є вміло сформована облікова політика. Розглянуто причини та напрями, що зумовлюють формування облікової політики з урахуванням вимог чинного законодавства
Методи оцінки майна та інвестицій в обліку й звітності
Authors: Krupka Yaroslav
Published: June 2018

Розглянуто різні методи вартісної оцінки інвестиційних проектів і майна інвестиційної сфери в обліку на момент придбання й дату балансу. Дається критична оцінка методам, що побудовані на затратному, аналоговому та дохідному підходах. Висловлено думку щодо можливості їх використання на окремих стадіях облікового процесу, у різних варіаціях та сферах діяльності
Венчурне підприємництво: об’єкти, суб’єкти та проблеми функціонування в сучасних умовах
Authors: Chulipa Igor
Published: June 2018

У статті досліджено об’єкти, суб’єкти та проблеми функціонування, управління й перспективи розвитку венчурних підприємств і фондів, шляхи «виходу» з бізнесу венчурних інвесторів у сучасних умовах господа-рювання. Визначено чинники прискорення розвитку венчурного підприємництва, які дають змогу започатковувати інноваційне підприємство з меншими накладними витратами.