bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Organizational and economic mechanism for improving the quality of tourism services in the new normal
Authors:   Russian New University, Morozova Natalia S. , Savvateeva Nadezhda V. ,   Russian New University
Published: September 2022

Recent years have been extremely challenging for the tourism industry in terms of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. A sharp decline in tourist flows has led to a cri-sis in the tourism industry. The so-called conditions of the new normality acted as a catalyst for the formation of increased requirements for the safety of tourist services. At present, the concept of the quality of tourist services has practically become syn-onymous with their safety. To restore international and national tourism, huge efforts are needed to ensure the safety of the provided tourist services and improve their quality. In this regard, tools to improve the quality of tourist services in the new nor-mal (reality) are of particular relevance. With the restoration and further development of tourism, the main problem is the development of mechanisms to improve the quali-ty of tourism products and services provided. In the course of the study, a systematic approach was used and it was shown that the high quality and safety of tourist prod-ucts and services should be ensured at all levels of tourism management. The article identifies and develops key tools that can act as a driver for improving the quality of tourism services in the new normal. A scheme of the organizational and economic mechanism for improving the quality of tourist services was developed and substanti-ated, taking into account the specific conditions of the new normal, and its functions are described in detail. The proposed organizational and economic mechanism will help improve the quality of tourism services and restore the tourism industry.
Properties of nanostructured vitamin C and prospects for its use in functional food products
Authors:   Private Educational Institution of Higher Education ", Krolevets Aleksandr A. ,   Regional Open Social Institute", Myachikova Nina I. ,   Belgorod State National Research University, Binkovskay Ol'ga V. ,   Belgorod State National Research University, Boltenko Yurij Alekseevich ,   Belgorod State National Research University
Published: September 2022

The study was conducted to study the properties of nanostructured vitamin C in var-ious carbohydrate shells (xanthan gum, sodium alginate, carrageenan, konjac gum, gellan gum) and the possibility of its use as a functional ingredient. The study of the self-organization of nanostructured vitamin C showed that the formation of nanocap-sules occurs spontaneously due to non-covalent interactions. This indicates that they are characterized by self-assembly. Since fractal compositions are found in an aque-ous solution of nanocapsules at a sufficiently low concentration, they have self-organization. The presence of a fractal indicates the possibility of obtaining a com-pletely different polymer with an almost unchanged composition of the macromole-cule. This "new polymer" will have different molecular characteristics and a different suprasegmental structure. Therefore, nanostructured vitamin C has supramolecular properties. It is shown that the shape and size of vitamin C nanocapsules significantly depend on the nature of the shell. The polydispersity coefficient in xanthan gum is 3.40, which suggests that the vitamin C nanocapsules in this case approach the ellip-soid shape, and in konjac gum, gelan gum, and carrageenan, this coefficient has a value of 1.26, 1.39, and 1.48, respectively, which indicates an approximation of the geometry of these nanocapsules in a spherical shape. At the same time, the average size of nanocapsules also significantly depends on the nature of the shell: the largest average size (358 nm) is characteristic of xanthan gum, and the smallest average size (93 nm) of particles is observed in konjac gum. At the same time, the smallest size of D10 (74 nm) is characteristic of carrageenan. The introduction of nanostructured vit-amin C in the formulation of marmalade and wheat bread allows you to get ready-made products with functional properties.
IMPROVING BUDGET PROCEDURES AIMED AT PRE- VENTING THE IMPACT OF THE DETERIORATION OF THE GEOPOLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SITUATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC SECTORS
Authors:   Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technologies and Mass Communications, Krepkov Ilya V.
Published: September 2022

The rapidly changing geopolitical situation in the world has launched the process of transformation of the state's development strategy, forcing the Russian economy to adapt to modern conditions. Initial steps will be ineffective and long-term without the development of appropriate relevant mechanisms for the implementation of measures aimed at achieving the goal. One of these mechanisms is the full, targeted and timely fi- nancing of the event. Modern methods of redistribution of available financial resources have a significant impact on the timeliness of the implementation of the measures taken, and therefore, it is necessary to analyze the ongoing budgetary procedures, monitor their relevance and efficiency in budgeting practice.
ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF ELECTRONIC BANKING SERVICES
Authors:   University of Hama, Yousef Ragheed
Published: September 2022

In recent years, the Russian banking sector has shown outstanding results in the areas of service digitization and customer management. The article aims to study the impact of electronic banking services on retail consumers. To do this, it is necessary to identify the business models of banks and their main elements. An analysis of the economic and social efficiency of electronic banking services made it possible to measure their effectiveness through such indicators as: the target client base, the offer of banking services, distribution channels for services, and the degree of consumer loyalty to the bank. This article examined the previous performance of the top five banks in e-banking. We came to the conclusion that almost all the studied banks work in the same way in providing an indicator of the socio-economic efficiency of electronic banking services.
CONSEQUENCES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: THE CASE OF THE ARMENIAN ECONOMY
Authors:   Russian-Armenian University, Voskanyan Mariam A.
Published: September 2022

The COVID 19 pandemic has become a real test for humanity in general and the global economy in particular. The events of the last two years have forced the states of the world to actively pursue anti-crisis policies, including support for business and the pop- ulation. At the same time, taking into account the lockdown and many restrictions, eco- nomic activity in almost all countries has suffered greatly. Developing economies, due to the weakness of market institutions and the limited capacity of state budgets, have suffered losses significantly higher than can be observed in developed countries. The problem of macroeconomic regulation in the context of the pandemic crisis has be- come very relevant over the past two years, both in developed and developing countries. This article is devoted to the analysis and assessment of the consequences of the COVID19 pandemic crisis in Armenia, in terms of both social and economic effects. The methodological basis of the study was an overview of the key indicators of eco- nomic development in Armenia over the past two years. The result of the study was the conclusion that in the context of the COVID19 pandemic crisis, the main macroeco- nomic indicators indicate a reduction in economic activity and, as a consequence, a de- crease in the standard of living in Armenia. The conducted research made it possible to identify the key "sore spots" of the Armenian economy, both from the point of view of its economic development, and the consequences of the crisis, which are of a social na- ture. The research attempts to assess the effectiveness of macroeconomic policy in the context of the economic crisis of the COVID19 pandemic, as well as the possibilities of overcoming the consequences of the crisis of 2020-2021.
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF DIGITALIZATION PROCESSES IN RUSSIAN REGIONS
Authors:   Belgorod State National Research University, Sizyoongo Munenge , Moskovkin Vladimir M. ,   Belgorod State National Research University, Vaganova Oksana V. ,   Belgorod State National Research University
Published: September 2022

Based on statistics from the Russian Federal State Statistics Service, the article provides a spatial analysis of two components of the informatization process — computerization and Internetization – for all regions of Russia. For these two components of the Internet- ization process, trend diagnostic charts were constructed, which allowed to identify the leading regions, catching up regions, regions losing digitalization potential and outsider regions. Calculations have shown a prevalence of the latter two types of regions. The ef- fect of slowing of the informatization process is registered in almost all regions in recent years, which requires a separate study.
OVERVIEW OF SOURCES OF INTERFERENCE IN SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
Authors:   Belgorod State National Research University, V.S. Kalinin , S.P. Belov ,   Belgorod State National Research University
Published: September 2022

The article discusses some sources of interference in satellite communication channels, such as the impact of the ionosphere, space weather and the impact of man-made sources of interference. It is shown that satellite information transmission systems remain relevant and continue to develop, plans and projects for the further development of this type of communication in the Russian Federation are also considered. The relevance of VSAT systems and the scope of their current application are considered, as well as possible ways of using this type of satellite communication are proposed, the main methods of application are monitoring systems and communications in remote places of our planet, as well as the study of space and monitoring the state of satellite repeaters located in outer space. The advantages and disadvantages of building such systems are analyzed, and the idea of leveling the emerging shortcomings by using cognitive radio technologies using the capabilities of software-defined radio systems is proposed.
PROBLEMS OF CLOUD SERVICES AND METHODS OF PROTECTION AGAINST RISKS AND THREATS
Authors:   Sevastopol state University, M.A. Maslova
Published: September 2022

More and more people are starting to use cloud services for storing, editing and transferring data via the Internet, because it is very convenient, not too expensive and does not require large resource intensity. In addition, with the development of remote work, almost all companies use cloud services, some pay for services, others create their own. Such servers sometimes store very important data, the loss of which would lead to disaster and huge financial losses for companies. Therefore, it is necessary not to forget about security and the need to protect information efficiently and continuously. In connection with world changes, this year the popularity of cloud information security services has grown very much due to the sharp number of attacks on various Russian information systems and resources of various industries, and therefore more and more attention and finances have been paid to this area and its protection in general. In this article, we will consider cloud services, possible risks, available ways to solve threats, as well as possible development in this direction.
A CONCEPTUAL CLASSIFICATION MODEL OF KNOWLEDGE AS A WAY TO IMPROVE UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Authors:   Belgorod University of Cooperation, Economy and Law, Matorin S.I. , S.V. Gul ,   Belgorod State National Research University
Published: September 2022

The article deals with the urgent task of improving the universal decimal classification (UDC) in connection with its numerous shortcomings. The examples given in the article show that the well-known rules for constructing classifications are violated in the UDC and the system principles for constructing classification models are not applied. These circumstances turn UDC indexing into a complex and extremely time-consuming creative, heuristic process, the result of which in many cases, in principle, cannot be correct. To solve the problem, a systematic approach to the construction of conceptual classification models (CCM) was applied, which allows representing a conceptual (conceptual) model of the form and content of knowledge, which will ensure the ease of its perception, memorization and use, as well as the uniqueness of solving the problem of choosing a document index on the content and form of information. The basic classification of knowledge and the classification of knowledge by content and form are presented, on the basis of which classifiers of specific subject areas can be developed.
BEHAVIORAL ANALYTICS: ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT STATE AND ITS APPLICATION IN SOLVING BUSINESS PROBLEMS
Authors:   Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, Remizova A.A. , Samigulin T.R. ,   Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics
Published: September 2022

Digital transformation is taking over more and more areas of everyday life. Business digitalization has already become something more than just the introduction of modern equipment, first of all, it is the transformation of the enterprise management system. Companies are increasingly rethinking their development strategies to focus on personalizing offers and increasing customer loyalty. Currently, there are a fairly large number of software tools for behavioral analysis. Each of them is individual and can be successfully used for a certain type of data or company requests. This article will consider the existing tools for behavioral analysis, their advantages, and disadvantages, and compare various methods both in the global market and in the russian. The analysis showed that each of these tools is not without drawbacks - there is no universal software tool for solving all kinds of emerging problems.
The Effectiveness of Wearable Devices on the Users’ Health: The Case of Saudi Arabia
Authors: Almuwais Najd , H. Alharbi Zahyah
Published: September 2022

Individuals’ health and well-being can be greatly improved by using wearable devices. However, despite the rising popularity of wearable devices, we have a limited understanding of how these devices influence the users’ health and fitness. To fill this gap, a qualitative investigation was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of smartwatches and fitness trackers. The data was collected through focus group interviews and were examined using thematic analysis. 12 female participants from Saudi Arabia who use smartwatches took part in this study. Overall, the study showed that there is a positive impact on the users’ health and motivation. The self-monitoring and reminders were the main features in the participants' minds when buying a smartwatch. For some participants tracking their health was not the main purpose of buying a smartwatch. But eventually, they got attached to it. This study may be taken further by targeting a larger sample with both genders.
User-centered Design Strategies to Develop Mobile Application for Selection of Digital Forensics Tool
Authors: Ramadhani Erika , Persada Gama Agrian
Published: September 2022

There are several types of digital forensics tool. Therefore, to help investigators to choose suitable tools, a recommendation system is needed. This research type is development of mobile application recommendation system. The development using User Centered Design (UCD) method. The evaluation system uses the Blackbox method and the User Acceptance Test (UAT) method. From the results, it is concluded that the application is useful, easy to use, and easy to learn by users. As for usability testing, it was found that the users found it very helpful to operate, which was 28 students with a margin of error of 5%.
„T.É.M.A.: TUDOMÁNYOS ÉS MŰVÉSZETI ALKOTÓMŰHELY” TEHETSÉGGONDOZÓ PROGRAM
Authors: Mező Péter Dániel , Mező Kristóf Szíriusz
Published: September 2022

A „T.É.M.A.: Tudományos És Művészeti Alkotóműhely” a Kocka Kör NTP-INNOV-22-0095 pályázati azonosítószámú projektje keretében a 2022/2023. tanévben megvalósuló tehetséggondozó program. A programot a Nemzeti Tehetség Program és a Miniszterelnökség támogatja.  Jelen tanulmány összefoglalja a program célrendszerét, várható eredményeit.
PREVENCIÓ ÉS A KORAGYERMEKKORI INTERVENCIÓ FONTOSSÁGA ÉS HATÁSA A KÉSŐBBI ÉVEKRE
Authors: Pető Ildikó
Published: September 2022

A koragyermekkori intervenció (és prevenció és fejlesztés) kifejezés a gyermek fejlődésének olyan sajátosságaira, és az azokra való szakmai környezeti reagálásokra utal a korai életévekben, amely több ágazatot (köznevelési, szociális, egészségügyi, stb.) és számos szakmacsoportot érint. Maga a ’koragyermekkor” értelmezése gyors változáson ment keresztül, mára a születés előtti (már a családtervezést/bővítést is magába foglaló) időszaktól kezdődő a gyermek iskolába lépéséig tartó időszakot jelöli. Az ellátás és a támogatás rendszerében, a szakmapolitikai stratégiákban új elem a születés előtti időszak, a családra fókuszálás, és az, hogy a támogatás nem ér véget az iskolába lépéssel. A programok tervezése során szükséges a hosszútávú hatást szem előtt tartani, emellett elengedhetetlen a későbbi életévek, életszakaszok eseményeinek az „előkészítése” és a működtetett programok hatásvizsgálata is. A tanulmány olyan módon foglalja össze a koragyermekkori intervenció és prevenció néhány alapgondolatát, hogy azokat tovább vezeti időben, és rámutat a társadalmi hatásukra is.
OKTATÓK A POSZTAKADÉMIAI VILÁGBAN – EGY KVALITATÍV KUTATÁS TANULSÁGAI
Authors: Bocsi Veronika
Published: September 2022

A felsőoktatás kutatásának szakirodalmában már kilencvenes évek elején megjelenik az oktatói szakma fragmentációjának a narratívája, illetve az oktatói lét deprofesszionalizációjának a témája is felbukkan. A Ziman (2002) által leírt posztakadémiai keretrendszer, amelynek jegyei Magyarországon is egyre jellemzőbbek, alapvetően eltávolítja az oktatókat a kutatás „kézműves” jegyeitől, kvantifikálja tevékenységüket, és kutatócsoportokba kapcsolja be őket. Scott (2009) arra hívja fel a figyelmet, hogy mindezen változások a technológiai átalakulással karöltve egy elidegenedéssel leírható szervezeti környezetet hozhatnak létre. A tanulmány célja, hogy 31 félig strukturált interjú segítségével megpróbálja feltárni, hogyan reflektálnak az oktatók saját pályájukra és munkakörülményeikre. Az interjúk tíz helyszínen zajlottak és 12 tudomány-területet fedtek le. Az oktatói munka részterületeit az interjúkban azonosítottuk (kutatás, oktatás, adminisztráció és pályázatokban való részvétel), ugyanakkor arra kevés példát láttunk, hogy azokat az interjú-alanyok sikeresen tudták összeilleszteni, valamint hasonlóan magas szinten meg is tudták valósítani. A felsőoktatás differenciált rendszerében az oktatói munka részterületeinek fontossága eltérően alakul, s változatosak az egyes intézményekben megfogalmazódó elvárások is. Az interjúk alapján a kutatói aktivitást gátló tényezők is azonosíthatókká válnak, amely a posztakadémiai keretek között különös fontossággal bírnak.
KUTATÁSETIKA A KORTÁRS ANTROPOLÓGIÁBAN
Authors: Biczó Gábor
Published: September 2022

Jelen tanulmány az antropológia és az etika között, pontosabban fogalmazva az antropológiai tevékenység etikájáról a tudományterületen felszínre kerülő egyre intenzívebb vitákban és diskurzusokban való eligazodást kívánja előmozdítani. A kortárs viták kibontakozása, egyáltalán a keretét képező alap-kérdések azonosítása, bonyolultabb feladat semmint az antropológia szakmaetikai kódrendszere körül folyó eszmecserék tudománytörténeti listájának összeállítása. Ennek megértéséhez, illetve a modern szociokulturális antropológia tudományetikai alapállásában jellemző eklektikusság értelmezéséhez kíván hozzájárulni az elemzés.
„YOU DO IT QUIETLY, YOU HELP AND THAT'S IT.” THE EXPERIENCE OF VOLUNTEERING THROUGH A CASE EXAMPLE
Authors: Ujhelyi Nelli
Published: September 2022

The largest population movement in the history of Europe since the Second World War has been the migration process of recent years, which also appeared in Hungary in 2015. The significant demographic movement has resulted in important social reactions and has developed different narratives in the civil and also in the power fields. In Hungary, the refugee issue has become a decisive topic of political discourse since 2015, and the party coalition was among the first in Europe to represent the security policy. As a result, the refugees appeared as a source of danger, so the government has rejected them. In spite of this, the grassroots volunteer groups were organized in the civil sphere, who helped the refugee masses passing through Hungary in 2015. This paper analyses a very brief but very intense manifestation of Hungarian civil society involvement as a social response to current conflicts. We will look at how the 2015 migration wave grassroots crisis management took place in Debrecen. This cultural anthropological research is based on online and offline participatory observations and semi-structured interviews and informal conversations with volunteers who helped refugees in Debrecen. This study focuses on the motivations, attitudes, social responsibility of volunteers and their voluntary activity embedded in broader socio-political conditions. The first part of the article shows the formation and operational peculiarities of solidarity philanthropic organization with refugees in Debrecen. Then follows the individual aspects of volunteering. Finally, it will be discussed the socio-political context of the civil voluntary movement, the political interpretations of refugee assistance, and its impact on volunteering. With outlining a segment of the contemporary volunteer phenomenon we can get closer to provide a framework for understanding the possibilities of the recent civil sphere.
The Relationships between Depression, Suicide Risk and Emotional Cognitive Coping
Authors: Nicoara Romulus-Dan , Coman Horia-George , Cosman Doina
Published: September 2022

Background and aim: Emotional cognitive coping strategies are closely correlated with depression and suicide risk. The aim of this study is to explore the particular features of cognitive-emotional coping and their impact on depression levels and suicidal ideation.
Methods: The study included a total number of 131 participants, 65 with a clinical diagnosis of depression and 66 controls. Instruments used were: Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ), Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS), Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS21R), Montgomery-Asberg Depression Scale (MADRS), in order to assess the differences between depressive and non-depressive individuals in relation to coping strategies.
Results and conclusion: The findings, based on the statistical analysis of the scores obtained on the various psychometric scales, showed significant differences between depressive and non-depressive patients. Also, cognitive-emotional strategies could represent a good predictor to be used in the prevention of suicide risk in depressed patients.
Speech Therapy as a Component of Comprehensive Rehabilitation of Patients with Acute Impairment of Cerebral Circulation
Authors: Vasylieva Nataliia , Kulesha-Liubinets Myroslava , Trubaieva Kateryna , Dub Mariana , Ribtsun Yulia , Ivantsev Nataliia
Published: September 2022

The article reveals the essence of speech and speech therapy as a component of the rehabilitation process in restoring the health of patients who have suffered acute impairment of cerebral circulation. The concept of cerebral vascular insufficiency was analyzed, which refers to cerebral physiological changes in old age and associated conditions of speech impairment. Vascular diseases of the brain are not only a medical problem, but also a social one: they cause enormous damage to the economy, considering the costs of treatment, medical rehabilitation, and losses in production. The effectiveness of motor recovery after an ischemic stroke in the early recovery period depends largely on timely rehabilitation. Physical exercises have a positive effect on the recovery of the body systems of people who have had an ischemic stroke.
The most frequent consequences of stroke in about 40-50% of the total number of patients are disorders of speech function, manifested in the form of aphasia and dysarthria, which are often combined with pathology of other higher mental functions (various types of agnosia and apraxia).
Today, speech therapy is practiced by specialists both as a separate method and in combination with other techniques, and is used in individual and group work, including work with patients who have had an acute impairment of cerebral circulation.
Neuropsychological Features of Motivational and Volitional Readiness for School of Six-Year-Old Children with General Speech Underdevelopment
Authors: Martynenko Iryna , Chorna Hanna , Omelchenko Maryna , Shulzhenko Dina , Leniv Zoriana , Khrypun Daria
Published: September 2022

The article raises the issue of general speech underdevelopment in six-year-old children as a disorder of complex aetiology, which includes a combination of genetically determined insufficiency of certain brain systems with the consequences of organic damage to the central nervous system. This topic is of significant interest these days, because moderate general speech underdevelopment with a positive prognosis occurs in 15-25% of children and an average of 5% have severe disorders that interfere with adaptation. Children with such underdevelopment have difficulties in social development, quality of which directly depends on the level of development of the ability to build coherent statements that prevent formation of readiness for school. The article contains a description of the features of motivational and volitional readiness for school in children with general speech underdevelopment, methods of its evaluation and a review of experimental research. A psychological readiness for school from the point of formation of motives and their features, as well as the quality of self-regulation of children with general speech underdevelopment is characterized. Conditions for development of coherent speech in children of this category and the features of purposeful and consistent correctional and pedagogical work are considered. Examples of correctional methods from the point of view of neuropsychology and substantiation of necessity of creation of pedagogical conditions for correction and development of speech in children with the general underdevelopment of speech are presented. For a long time, the issue of readiness of pre-schoolers for school has been of vital importance, which is due in part to the current large-scale socio-economic changes in society.
Features of Epidemiology as Discourse and Formation of Secondary Naming in Linguistics: Neuropragmatic and Comparative Aspects
Authors: Povoroznyuk Roksolana , Hakharııa Karyna , Shymanska Viktoriia , Formanıuk Oksana , Hnatyuk Myroslava , Popovych Anzhelika
Published: September 2022

The article partially deals with the peculiarities of epidemiological discourse and the creation of secondary names (COVID neologisms), which have not been covered much before. In particular, socially significant innovative phenomena are described: the total transition of COVID-neologisms to an active commonly used lexicon, semantic and structural changes of epidemiological discourse through destructive influence on doctors and ordinary citizens.
It was found that the main reason for the rapid dynamics and specified structural-semantic changes of epidemiological discourse and the creation in its environment of secondary names is a regular negative neuro pragmatic stimulation of protective mechanisms of the human psyche in complementary external (situational) conditions.
The methods for elucidating these patterns were sociological observations of live drug speech; word-formation, semantic, pragmatic and comparative types of analysis and establishment of neuro pragmatic presupposition by extrapolation methods.
The study was conducted on a limited sample of physicians of two specialties contrasted by neuro pragmatic parameters (epidemiologists and dentists). A total of 18 respondents. Therefore, the results of the study are framework, demonstrative and require extension in the mode of lexicographic and discursological expeditions, followed by the analysis of a sufficient number of linguistic phenomena.
The international significance of the article lies in the fact that the authors have chosen the almost undiscovered problem of metamorphosis of epidemiological discourse at the intersection of linguistics and neuroscience, which encourages scientists to pay attention to the complex causes of the hypertrophic development and spread of epidemiological vocabulary and discourse in general.
CONSELHO ESTADUAL DE EDUCAÇÃO
Authors: Martins Clícia Bühher , Kailer Elismara Zaias , Goes Graciete Tozetto
Published: September 2022

Os processos de regulação e avaliação das Instituições de Ensino Superior estaduais, universidades, faculdades e centros de ensino superior são normatizados pelos conselhos estaduais de educação nos quais eles se inserem, considerando as características regionais e autonomia dos estados na esfera da educação superior que ofertam, ao mesmo tempo em que atendem às diretrizes emanadas do Ministério da Educação e do Conselho Nacional de Educação, sobretudo aos processos de avaliação e regulação previstos no Sistema Nacional de Avaliação da Educação Superior. Nesse contexto, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo compreender o papel do Conselho Estadual de Educação na avaliação e regulação do ensino superior no estado do Paraná, em entrevistas semiestruturadas com os representantes do conselho estadual de educação. Para discussão dos temas relativos à avaliação, conselhos estaduais de educação e regulação, as discussões foram pautadas em autores como Dias Sobrinho (2003), Barroso (2005), Cury (2006, 2020), entre outros. Considerando o estudo realizado, é possível afirmar que o CEE Pr ao longo do tempo tem conseguido maior proximidade e diálogo com as instituições, além de apontar direções para a melhoria da qualidade dos cursos ofertados sem minimizar seu papel na avaliação e regulação do ensino superior, na percepção dos conselheiros.
Screening of Antimicrobial Residues and Confirmation of Doxycycline in Samples Collected from Chicken Farms and Processing Units Located Around Mumbai, India
Authors: Waghamare R.N. , Paturkar A.M. , Vaidya V.M. , Zende R.J. , Kumar Amit , Bedi J.S.
Published: September 2022

The presence of antimicrobial residues in meat has several impacts on health aspects to the consumer. Strategic and scientific study on risk assessment of antibiotic residue in poultry production chain with different set of practices has not been conducted in order to protect the health of common consumers. The present study was planned to screen antibiotic residue in chicken meat production chain managed under different set of practices of farming and processing. Chicken farms managed under non-integrated, partially integrated and completely integrated sector and three different individual chicken processing units identified as retail shops, semi-automatic processing unit and automated processing unit along with one product processing unit were randomly selected for the collection of samples. A total of 271 samples (meat, serum, water and feed) comprising of 180 samples from poultry farms, 81 samples from chicken processing units and 10 muscle samples from poultry product processing units were collected and subjected for qualitative antimicrobial screening by Microbial Inhibition Assay Test Kit and confirmation by High Performance Liquid Chromatography /Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry was done. On screening by Microbial Inhibition Assay Test Kit, Muscle (2), Liver (2) and Feed (7) samples (6.11%) were positive from non-integrated (3.88%) and partially integrated farming systems (2.22%). Significant difference (P less than 0.05) was observed for antibiotic residue in feed samples of non-integrated (55.55%) and partially integrated (22.22%) farms. On screening of 91 samples, collected from chicken processing and product processing units, 08 (8.79%) samples were -positive. The HPLC analysis indicated that 9.5% and 5.26% muscle and liver samples, respectively were positive for doxycycline residue. Feed samples (57.14%) found positive to Chlortetracycline and 4-Epichlorotetracycline residues when analyzed by LCMS, with mean concentration of 2722.12 and 3720.87µg/kg, respectively. The presence of antibiotic residues in muscle and liver samples of unorganized farms and retail processing unit was higher in comparison. Therefore, the poultry farming and processing systems should be kept under continuous monitoring for preventing the occurrence of antibiotic residues in meat and meat products.
Sustaining evolving teaching practicum models in higher education: A conversational ethnodrama between South African teacher educators
Authors: Brown Clive Jimmy William , Samuel Michael Anthony
Published: September 2022

This article explores the evolving trajectory of the Teaching Practicum (TP) models within a selected South African teacher education institution (TEI) to accommodate the localised challenges of shifting from face-to-face support of professional learning towards online modes of delivery during Covid-19 times. Over time, even before the onset of Covid-19, the specific institution was characterised by increasing diversification of its student body and increased enrolment of student teachers resonating with similar patterns across other TEIs nationally. The study draws on the ethnographic tradition of celebrating participants’ lived experiences within the field of teacher education by capturing how a teaching practicum coordinator attempted to deal with complex and multiple challenges to enact and sustain a re-imagined TP programme. The pattern of responsiveness continues even as the pandemic (potentially) wanes. A reconstructed dialogue represents the responses of the internal coordinator within the institution (foregrounding changing operational concerns) and a senior teacher educator external to the institution (foregrounding shifting theoretical and policy considerations). Drawing from ethnodrama traditions, this dialogical conversation acknowledges the lived experiences of everyday designing, delivering and using TP models. It includes the hesitance of school mentors, student teachers and teacher educator supervisors to adopt alternative practices to conventionalised rituals of TP. The conversation questions the academic rationale of the various models of TP in their bolstering of student teachers’ professional learning. The study’s findings indicate that the successful implementation of a meaningful and contextualised revised TP curriculum necessitates re-imagining the roles of the various partners involved in the TP endeavour: who are co-responsible for conceptualising and ensuring transformative professional growth and development.
Exploring technology as enabler for sustainable teaching and learning during Covid-19 at a university in South Africa
Authors: Mafenya Nkhangweleni Patrick
Published: September 2022

This paper discusses the use of technology as enabler for sustaining teaching and learning by reviewing various local and international publications. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in 2020, the Departments of Basic and Higher Education in South Africa ordered all institutions of learning to shut down and start using online education as a substitute for face-to-face teaching and learning processes. This sudden transition has without doubt caused an incredible amount of harm and disruption in our education system. In view of this, I am interested in exploring how a traditional, face-to-face university used technology effectively as a delivery tool to sustain teaching and learning during the Covid-19 crisis. The review conducted was aimed at answering the research questions: How can continuity of teaching and learning be strengthened during emergency situations such as that posed by the Covid-19 pandemic? Secondly, what were educators’ and students’ experiences and attitudes towards the use of technology as enabler for sustaining teaching and learning during the Covid-19 pandemic? To answer the research questions, I conducted data searches with the help of librarians and other international primary search source indexes such as ProQuest, EBSCOhost, Educational Resource Information Centre (ERIC), Google Scholar, SAGE and Academic Search Premier. A total of 85 empirical papers were reviewed and analysed so that an aggregated understanding of using technology as enabler could be established. The results of this systematic document review revealed that technology has the potential to provide immediate feedback, improve workloads and access to education, thus making it an agent of sustainability. In addition, the review conducted revealed that Covid-19 reinforced the importance of technology and virtual learning in education.
Education for sustainable development: Insights from Canadian and South African universities
Authors: Saudelli Mary Gene , Niemczyk Ewelina
Published: September 2022

Universities can play a key role in contributing to a sustainable future for our planet and its inhabitants. In times of constant changes, there is a growing urgency to reflect on the vision of universities as well as their respective practices and projects that can promote the creation of sustainable societies. As is evident in scholarly literature, there is a need to empower universities and enhance their ability to prepare individuals who can confront global sustainability challenges and pursue sustainable development. The United Nations’ adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015 recognised that societal problems were territorially blind, meaning that no country has sufficient knowledge or research capacity to solve all challenges on its own. To that end, this qualitative, comparative research study represents the unified effort of two very different countries to explore the topic of education for sustainable development (SD) at universities. The study employed a document analysis of selected publicly funded universities in Canada and South Africa. Gathered documents are from the past seven years and include the universities’ mission and vision statements, annual reports, and strategic plans. The three main questions addressed in this work are: (a) What is the status and role of higher education for SD in Canada and South Africa? (b) What areas of SD are on the agenda of universities under investigation in Canada and South Africa? (c) What are the main similarities and differences between the two contexts under investigation? Findings indicate that universities focus on several aspects of SD, namely sustainable education, sustainable relationships, and sustainable initiatives. The paper discusses these areas for each country in connection to their contextual setting. Although the study’s findings cannot be generalised, they can be informative for other universities and contexts and thus contribute to the body of knowledge about education for SD in higher education.
Una propuesta de aprendizaje automático para predecir la pobreza
Authors: Solís-Salazar Martín , Madrigal-Sanabria Julio
Published: September 2022

Debido a la alta tasa de errores de inclusión y exclusión de los métodos tradicionales (Proxy Mean Test) utilizados para la identificación de hogares en condición de pobreza y la selección de los beneficiarios de los programas de asistencia social, esta investigación analizó diferentes perspectivas para predecir hogares en condición de pobreza, utilizando un modelo de aprendizaje automático basado en XGBoost. Los modelos propuestos se compararon con métodos de referencia. Los datos utilizados fueron tomados de la encuesta de hogares del 2019 de Costa Rica. Los resultados mostraron que al menos uno de nuestros enfoques utilizando XGBoost dan el mejor balance entre el error de exclusión e inclusión. El mejor modelo se construyó utilizando XGBoost con un enfoque de clasificación.
Evaluación del tratamiento térmico en rolas de madera de Stryphnodendron polystachyum (Yigüire), sobre las propiedades físico-mecánicas de tableros contrachapados de tres chapas
Authors: Delgado-Villarreal Luisana , Bastidas-Romero Ananda , Trejo-Puentes Shakespeare Simón , Márquez Elexide Jesús , Albornoz-Puentes José Orangel , Valero Styles Will
Published: September 2022

La especie Stryphnodendron polystachyum (Yigüire), tiene una presencia importante en la Reserva Forestal de Imataca en el estado Bolívar, Venezuela. La madera es relativamente dura y pesada, tiene grano entrecruzado y es difícil de cortar en el torno. El objetivo del presente estudio consistió en la evaluación del tratamiento térmico en rolas de madera de Stryphnodendron polystachyum sobre algunas propiedades físico-mecánicas de tableros contrachapados de tres chapas. Para su procesamiento se utilizaron dos tiempos de calentamiento de las rolas (72 h y 96 h), posteriormente, se realizó el corte rotatorio de las rolas para la producción de chapas y la elaboración de los tableros contrachapados. Finalmente, se evaluaron las propiedades físicas (densidad, contenido de humedad) y mecánicas (cizallamiento, dureza, extracción de clavos y de tornillos) de los tableros contrachapados, siguiendo las estipulaciones de las normas Venezolana COVENIN 2718-90 y Americana ASTM D 906-64, D 1037-99, D 2395-02, D 4442-92. Los resultados obtenidos en las propiedades mecánicas de los tableros contrachapados, permiten inferir que pueden ser utilizados en la producción de paletas de carga y embalaje en ambientes interiores, debido a la alta densidad y dureza de la madera.
Impact du Microcredit sur L’autonomisation des Femmes en Côte d’Ivore
Authors: Henri Bérenger N’cho N’cho
Published: September 2022

L’objectif de ce papier est d’évaluer l’impact du microcrédit sur l’autonomisation des femmes en Côte d’Ivoire. Pour ce faire, nous estimons les données issues de l’Enquête Niveau de Vie (ENV 2015) à partir de la méthode d’appariement sur le score de propension (PSM) et celle basée sur la pondération inverse des probabilités (IPWA). Les résultats issus des estimations indiquent globalement que l’accès au microcrédit a eu un impact négatif et significatif sur l’autonomisation des femmes en Côte d’Ivoire. Cela pourrait s’expliquer par les sources par lesquels les femmes accèdent au financement de leurs activités, et aussi par l’instabilité des secteurs d’activités dans lesquels ces femmes opèrent. Ces résultats soulignent l'importance pour les institutions d’améliorer les conditions d’accès des femmes au microcrédit, et de mettre en œuvre une stratégie d’accompagnement des bénéficiaires.

 

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the impact of microcredit on the empowerment of women in Côte d'Ivoire. To do this, we estimate the data from the Standard of Living Survey (ENV 2015) using the propensity score matching method (PSM) and that based on the inverse probability weighting (IPWA). The results from the estimates generally indicate that access to microcredit has had a negative and significant impact on the empowerment of women in Côte d'Ivoire. This could be explained by the sources through which women access financing for their activities, and also by the instability of the sectors of activity in which these women operate. These results underscore the importance for institutions to improve the conditions for women's access to microcredit, and to implement a support strategy for beneficiaries.
Effects of Collective Bargaining on Industrial Disputes Management
Authors: Ukokhe Egesa Simon , Florah Olouch Mercy
Published: September 2022

Industrial conflict appears to be a major problem hindering development in developing countries in general. It has been established that industrial disputes cause economic losses to organizations and poor relationship among employees and employers. Although conflict in an organization is inevitable, it should be understood that disputes between employees and employers must be reduced through mutually agreed mechanisms to a reasonable level that enable creativity and performance of employees and the organization at large. This paper focuses on reviewing the effect of collective bargaining on industrial disputes management. The existing literature on collective bargaining, joint consultation, grievance handling, and industrial dispute management was also examined. The study objectives further establish how collective bargaining, joint consultation, and grievance handling mechanism influence dispute management in an organization.  Pluralism theory and human relations theory was used as a guide for this study. It was concluded that collective bargaining agreement, joint consultation, and grievance handling are key tenets of industrial dispute management. All parties are recommended to respect the rights of each party in negotiation and the agreement reached should be documented and cited as the point of reference in resolving disputes. The management should strive to allow a give and take position while resolving conflicts, provide grievance handling process that is timely, fair, involve both parties, and ensure that grievance capturing mechanism is readily available to all parties. Joint consultation committees, union, and management should also coexist to resolve any dispute which arises. In mutual coexistence environment, the organization is able to tap into the stock of ideas, which are available within the organisation.
Examen de la Dette Extérieure Publique D’un Pays à Revenu Intermédiaire par une Approche D’indicateur de Sutenabilité: le cas de la Côte d’Ivoire
Authors: Djibril Oumar
Published: September 2022

Cette étude examine la soutenabilité de la dette extérieure de la Côte d’Ivoire, pays à revenu intermédiaire avant et après son élection à l’IPPTE[1] en 2012, date cruciale de son histoire par l’approche de l’Indicateur de Soutenabilité de la Dette (ISD). Les résultats de l’étude montrent que son niveau d’endettement extérieur pose un problème de soutenabilité avant la période de l’atteinte du point d’achèvement mais relativement moins après. Le recours à la mesure de l’ISD fondé sur des variables socioéconomiques composites permet de conclure que la Côte d’Ivoire s’appauvrit empiriquement au plan socio-économique en dépit de son taux d’endettement s’inscrivant dans les normes de l’UEMOA (<70% du PIB). La dette extérieure étant insoutenable, sa bonne gestion et le recours régulier aux opérations d’emprunts obligataires et l’exploitation des avantages comparatifs sont à encourager.

 

[1]  Initiative Pays pauvres très endettés (IPPTE) ; solution qui a pour objectif de rendre la dette extérieure des pays pauvres soutenable. Elle est lancée par les Institutions de Bretton Woods depuis 1996.

 

This paper examines alternatively the sustainability of Ivorian external indebtedness through HIPCs issue before and after the year 2012, a key date of Côte d’Ivoire’s history. The study takes into account social and economic variables instead of economic indicators only used by international financial institutions (IFI) and other studies. With reference to debt sustainability indicator (DSI) analysis focused on economic and also social variables provided, this study outlines the state of highly indebted poor country in terms of lack of social infrastructures before the initiative and after. Therefore, after the achievement point, the result remains relatively the same.  As a matter of fact, these findings justify the poorest state of Côte d’Ivoire: the external debt is therefore unsustainable.  From our findings, good external debt management, the regular using of financial bonds market and exploiting comparative advantages are encouraged.