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Human capital efficiency in initiative groups accepting internally displaced persons in the eastern and southern Ukraine
Authors: Muzyka Pavlo , Filyak Maksym
Published: March 2023

The article analyzes characteristics and deviations from the approach to rural development via local initiative groups that has been fully accepted as a method in most part of the developed societies. It has been found, that in Ukraine such groups function better if they are composed of officials, responsible management and heads of local agencies. However, during the antiterrorist operation in 2014; in order to relocate, adapt and stabilize communities in areas of conflict in Ukraine, mixed action groups were often formed that contained a share of IDPs (internally displaced persons) and civil society activists. Such groups have shown themselves fairly well during the 2014–2016 biennium, and their potential was found to be suitable for further economic development of rural areas in Eastern Ukraine, including possible early recovery economic projects in the approximation to the conflict zone, where only voluntary associations are seen as able to produce small, but real economic effects. Features of the structure, performance, motivation of these groups and associations are highlighted in the article further below. The relevance of incentives for small and medium businesses as a way of creating new jobs in these villages and municipalities is separately discussed.
Оцінка ефективності діяльності управлінського персоналу: зміст і соціально-психологічні аспекти
Authors: Kopytova Iryna , Zelinska Antonina
Published: March 2023

У статті визначено зміст оцінки ефективності діяльності управлінського персоналу, який знайшов своє відображення в розробленій системі критеріїв. Вона є уніфікованою і служить основою для формування модифікованих систем показників. Організаційне забезпечення оцінки представлено комплексом принципів її здійснення, а також розкриттям соціально-психологічних особливостей реалізації її функцій.
Ефективність органічного землекористування
Authors: Kucher Anatolii
Published: March 2023

Розкрито теоретико-методичні засади визначення ефективності органічного землекористування з позицій системного й міждисциплінарного підходів. Дістали дальшого розвитку положення щодо сутності й ієрархічної класифікації ефективності органічного аграрного землекористування. Узагальнено методичні підходи й сформовано систему показників для визначення економічної ефективності органічного аграрного землекористування.
Використання податкової інформації в розрахунках з бюджетом
Authors: Leha Olha
Published: March 2023

У статті описано порядок використання податкової інформації в розрахунках із бюджетом. Зважаючи на жорсткі фінансові санкції, що застосовують до підприємств за умов виявлення помилок під час подання податкової звітності, однією з умов господарювання є правильність і своєчасність обліку податкових розрахунків. Подано значення, сутність податкової інформації та визначено її види за джерелами походження. Узагальнено порядок формування податкової інформації під час нарахування та звітуванні за основними видами податків.
Агрологістика: необхідність і можливість розвитку
Authors: Sumets Alexander
Published: March 2023

У статті надано авторське визначення поняття «агрологістика». Сформульовано основне завдання агрологістики. Вказано на основні принципи щодо обґрунтування актуальності розвитку агрологістики. Наведено інформацію про втрати агросектору України від «неефективної» логістики. Систематизовано досвід застосування логістичного підходу вітчизняними та закордонними сільгоспвиробниками, що дістав в агробізнесі високі оцінки за міжнародними рейтингами.
Рецензія на монографію Сумця О. М. «Логістичні витрати підприємств олійно-жирової галузі: формування та оцінювання»
Authors: Pugachov Mykola
Published: March 2023

Представлено рецензію на монографію Сумця О.М. «Логістичні витрати підприємств олійно-жирової галузі: формування та оцінювання».
The economic situation of farms located in less favoured areas on the example of Lithuania and Poland
Authors: Namiotko Virginia , Góral Justyna , Soliwoda Michał
Published: March 2023

The paper analyses economic characteristics of the farms, situated in the less favored areas of Lithuania and Poland. A comparative analysis of farms located in less-favored areas in Lithuania and Poland was conducted in terms of their income diversification and economic situation. In addition, a short description of the compensation payments, their types and rates, was provided in both countries. Using the panel models and correlation analyzes, we identified the most important determinants of agricultural income. The gross agricultural income per hectare of UR was estimated as variable. It was hypothesized that the location of farms in LFA areas determined the income of their owners in a statistically significant way. The impact of compensatory payments on the economic situation of the surveyed companies in Lithuania and Poland was also shown.
Capital investment: lubricant of the engine of production process in agricultural sector – evidence from Nigeria
Authors: Okunola Akinbode Michael
Published: March 2023

This study examined the effect of capital investment on the productivity of agricultural sphere of Nigeria. The productivity of the sector was proxy as the agriculture’s contribution to the GDP while commercial bank loan to agriculture, annual budgetary allocation to agricultural sector and various categories of ACGS loan scheme were proxy as investment frameworks. The data used for thus study were extracted from various bulletin of Central Bank of Nigeria and National Bureau of Statistics from 1978–2014. The long and short run relationship of these variables were estimated using the Johansen approach to cointegration and the Vector Autoregressive Error Correction Model respectively. The test of cointegration revealed presence of long run relationship among the various investment sources and categories and agricultural productivity in Nigeria. This confirmed capital as the lubricant of the production process without which other factors of production may become difficult to acquire. The short run estimates revealed total volume of loan, volume of loan to individual and volume of loan above N100,000 as variables that influence agricultural productivity in the short run, further confirming the important place of capital investment in creating jobs in agricultural sector.
Rural population residing the radioactively contaminated areas income and employment evaluation
Authors: Romanchuck Lyudmyla , Fedonuk Tatyana , Dovzhenko Valentyna , Chaikin Oleksandr , Melnyk Nataliia
Published: March 2023

Currently the state activity in the direction of overcoming the consequences of the disaster significantly decreased, that has deepened economic, social and demographic problems of this region and negatively affected the radioactively contaminated areas rural population living standards indicators. There is an urgent need to study the contaminated areas rural residents level of income, their formation sources and establish the relationship of population living standards with their social status and social benefits. The research is dedicated to major factors of income level formation and employment of the rural population in the radioactive contamination grounding. Significant income stratification of Zhytomyr region rural contaminated areas population was found during the research. It was established that 64.8 % rural population resisting the radioactively contaminated areas live below the poverty line. Radioactively contaminated areas rural resident’s income is formed mainly due to pension payments (57.1 % of respondents’ answers) and wages (41.9 %). A quarter of radioactive contamination areas rural families’ income is received from household grown products sales, 14.3 % – forest origin products. Public sector, forestry and agriculture enterprises are major employers in the radioactive contamination area. A low level of income and high differentiation degree are observed on the territory of rural areas that was affected from radioactive contamination. Rural resident’s self-employment desire and revenues from household production and forest industry significant proportion is the main tendency of revenues formation. High level and duration of unemployment on radioactive contamination rural area is caused by labor market conjuncture violations.
Methodical bases of fastplant-technologies for the fast production of niche cultures
Authors: Volodin Sergey
Published: March 2023

Conceptual ideas and methodical approaches to the creation of fastplant-technologies for a rapid development and production of niche cultures are formulated in the article for the first time, specifics of their adaptation to the market conditions, adaptation to the conditions of implementation in the system of artificial modular productions placed on the scientific and production basis of cluster unions of the production of competitive niche products. The principles of selecting the components of the fastplant-system, the designation of elements of the modular design of co-production of niche cultures are given. The features of fastplant-technologies, their structure, methodical recommendations for scientific institutions, in relation to the formation of the commercial type technological proposals for introduction into innovative and investment-active segments of the niche market are determined. In this paper the terminology regarding to the concepts definitions of niche cultures, niche products, niche market, results of  testing and analysis methods development and forecasting a niche cultures (products) market, creation of a production self-regulation that depends on commercial conditions, social needs state and society based on a market private partnership market system.

The seasonal fluctuations of demand for niche crops are analyzed, in this connection the principles of creation a market-oriented technologies and mobile production complexes, which provide conditions for a rapid response to the  market  demand fluctuations and the deployment of production in the required volumes and quality in the short windows of the off-season, are proposed.

It is proved that the main problem of the fastplant-technology creation is that the outgoing scientific developments, which are transforming into selection-technological and industrial innovations, have a low coefficient of a commercial ability. Scientific institutions mostly do not possess market-oriented process methods of creation and promotion competitive scientific and innovative products to consumers.

Innovations developed by consulting companies are more adapted to the harsh market conditions, and therefore more understandable to agribusiness.

The research presents methodical approaches and regulatory and organizational tools for the preparation of commercial proposals by scientific institutions, on the basis of which the fastplant-technology is created and projects of their use in the science-intensive niche business.
Economic and legal aspects of modern land use
Authors: Dankevych Vitalii , Kostenko Svitlana , Pyvovar Petro
Published: March 2023

In the article we investigate the socio-economic efficiency of land use in agriculture. The peculiarities and tendencies of development of land relations in the conditions of a multi-faceted economy are established. The main indicators of land use efficiency are analyzed: crop yields and gross output of all categories of farms per 100 hectares of agricultural land. The economic and legal aspects of the modern land use in the conditions of the final stage of the reformation of land relations are determined. We analyzed the legal and regulatory framework for land tenure and possession (Law of Ukraine on Land Conservation, Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On Approval of the Norms of Optimal Crop Relations in Crop rotations in Various Natural-Agricultural Regions”, Procedure for the Development of Land Management Projects, Providing Ecological and Economic substantiation of crop rotation and landscaping). We outline the problems of raider seizure of agricultural land. We substantiated the prospects for further transformation of land use in the conditions of the formation of the land market.
Assessment of financial security of enterprises association participants
Authors: Lynenko Andrii , Konyev Vladyslav
Published: March 2023

The problem of financial security is especially relevant for enterprises association participants in transition economies, in particular, it concerns agro-industrial companies. The paper is devoted to the study of methods for assessing the level of financial security of enterprises association participants. The purpose of the paper is to apply the methodology for assessing the level of financial security to members of groups of enterprises (which include agro-industrial enterprises), identifying issues and formulating recommendations on the example of «System Capital Management» JSC and «Metinvest Holding» LLC. The modern approaches of scientists to the interpretation of concepts and the use of methods for assessing the level of financial security are analyzed. The method of calculating the integral index of the level of financial security valuation was used and supplemented for the enterprises association participants. The use of integrated assessment indicator of financial security made it possible to identify the poor financial condition of enterprises association members. Suggested ways to achieve a sufficient level of financial security for enterprises association participants based on the research are proposed.
Corporate strategy of risk management in agribusiness
Authors: Lysenko Veronika
Published: March 2023

The purpose of the article the creation of a corporate strategy for managing the whole set of economic risks, which involves the planning and execution of the following types of work: the choice of the head of the corporate risk management strategy and his team; creation of centers of responsibility for major types of risks; identification of priority areas of the main risks and the elements of their associated manifestations; combining homogeneous risks into groups; determination of the level of professionalism of managers and appointment of those responsible in accordance with the specifics of the manifestation of risks; conducting trainings with responsible executives of the corporate strategy; control of the implementation of the plan-instruction by each responsible center for risks, etc. The algorithm of construction of a risk management system as a complex model is also proposed. The development of theoretical issues and practical tools should take into account the sectoral features of the functioning of agribusiness enterprises.
Structure of the poultry meat market in Ukraine
Authors: Salkova Iryna
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this paper is to carry out a marketing research of the state and structure of the poultry meat market in Ukraine; to identify the factors that hold back and stimulate the development of the poultry market and potential opportunities for growth. The competitive advantages of producers are determined and the main trends in the poultry meat market are characterized. The balance of supply and demand for meat and meat products in Ukraine has been studied. The Herfindahl-Hirschman index was used to determine the level of competition in the chicken meat market, which showed the disadvantages of competition in the market. The market is monopolistic, which poses a threat to the development of competition. The constraining factors of poultry meat market development are determined. Based on the conducted research, potential opportunities for the development of the industry and the competitiveness of the Ukrainian poultry meat producer in the external and internal market are identified.
Implementation of the strategy of innovative development of the alcohol industry of Ukraine based on the bioethanol production from agro raw materials
Authors: Shamanska Olena , Palamarenko Yana
Published: March 2023

Innovation is an important factor for the economic development of the alcohol industry of Ukraine. The article analysis ways of implementing the strategy of innovation development of the alcohol industry of Ukraine based on the bioethanol production from agro raw materials. In particular, the economic-mathematical model of profit maximization has been developed, taking into account the norms of costs of the main basic types of resources for the production of bioethanol (from sugar beet, corn and wheat), indicators of the cost price of its production in accordance with each type of base resource and price. The algorithm of implementation of the innovative idea of biofuel production in the strategy of innovation development of the alcohol industry is developed, which will enable to take into account and verify all possibilities of realization of this innovative idea, taking into account financial and technological support of enterprises of the branch of the alcohol industry. Analysis of innovative development of the alcohol industry of Ukraine indicators makes it possible to determine the main directions of innovation as the basis of formation of the biofuel. It was investigated that the production of bioethanol has become promising, which is reflected in the effectiveness of the strategy of innovation development of the alcohol industry of Ukraine on the basis of its production from agro raw materials. And also outlines the main problems of the direction that need to be solved in the near future, which requires further systematic research.
Assessment of social programming efficiency in dynamic social environment
Authors: Terziev Venelin , Dimitrova Sevdalina , Stoyanov Evgeniy
Published: March 2023

The paper presents the basis of the scientific research in assessing the efficiency of social programming, seeking its justification and control on national, regional and local level. Different theoretical and practical options are reviewed analyzing their characterization and opportunities of application.
Analyzing the results of electronic tests using intelligent agents
Authors: Malinov Pencho , Kehayova Irena
Published: March 2023

This article presents the use of intelligent agents in analyzing the results of electronic tests, based on IMS Question & Test Interoperability (QTI) standard. The results of the analysis show the average assessment of the conducted test, sections of the study material and issues of the test that hinders students. The aim is to support the educational process by creating a personal assistant which will be in service to teachers. The assistant will be developed like a multi-agent system of rational agents or such based on BDI (Beliefs, Desires, Intentions) architecture.
Information systems in logistics – transition challenges
Authors: Dragomirov Nikolay
Published: March 2023

The implementation of information systems in business organizations does not consist of just buying software products and installing them on the servers. Most of these systems are important for the development of the organizations concerned and in some cases are very expensive. Therefore, their success requires a properly managed process of implementation, which seeks a balance between the aims of the systems and the financial and technical capabilities of the organization. The implementation problem becomes greater when the emphasis is on the logistics function in the context of the supply chain management. Last, but not least, these initiatives are related to something much more challenging, namely the adoption of the new information system by the users, which involves a change of habits in the organization. It is no secret that a new system may be rejected by its users and this will make it useless. All this requires finding adequate solutions to analyze these problems and to ensure the effective use of information systems in logistics.
Assessment of Bulgarian industrial policy by international aggregated indеxes
Authors: Angelova Rumyana
Published: March 2023

The aggregated indexes becomes more widespread for assessing a particular aspect of the economy. Many internationally recognized institutions commit with this task. Their aim is to perform comparative analyzes between countries and measuring their competitiveness. Which are those international synthetic indicators that can be used for assessing and monitoring of industrial policy? What is the position of our country in their rankings? These are questions the answers to which could be found in this article.
Strategic context of project portfolio management
Authors: Ivanova Nikolova Nedka
Published: March 2023

In 2014 Bulgaria entered its second programming period (2014-2020) which opened a new stage in the development of project management in our country. Project-oriented companies are entering a new stage in which based on experience and increased design capacity they will develop their potential and will accelerate growth. This poses new challenges for science and business to identify strategic opportunities and formulation of project objectives, programs and portfolios of projects that will increase the competitive potential of companies and the economy as a whole. This article is an expression of the shared responsibility of science to develop the scientific front to solve methodologically difficult and practically new tasks that are derived from the needs to increase the competitive potential of the business-based project approach. The main objective of this study is based on the systematization of the results of theoretical research and development of methodology of Project Portfolio Management to explore the opportunities for its application in Bulgarian industrial companies.
Integrative function of knowledge in the system of the competitive potential of the company
Authors: Ivanova Nikolova Nedka
Published: March 2023

The paper explores the integrative function of knowledge in the system of the competitive potential of the company. It argues that knowledge is the integrator of the different elements of the overall competitive potential of the company. The approach and the model of Michael Porter are analyzed in the study of knowledge as a key factor for success in the competitive struggle. The main objective is to explore approaches and models of knowledge management and best practices of their implementation in order to promote and adapt them to the conditions of Bulgarian business organizations in their striving after competitiveness increase.
Mitigation efforts in rural communities after extreme weather events - new insights for stakeholders
Authors: Radović Vesela
Published: March 2023

Global climate changes are undoubtedly course of the increasing frequency of extreme whether events all over the world. Rural communities belong to the “group of victims” which is greatly jeopardized by consequences of the extreme weather events. Having in mind limited capacities for the preparedness, response and recovery after any kind of emergency it is clear that the rural community mostly needs external help. That is the point of this paper: to make new insights about this important issue, and to discuss: “how to provide adequate help in the rural communities and build adequate adaptive and response capacities”. In many countries agriculture and rural tourism are main economic activities in the rural area and its interruption could be the obstacle for implementation of sustainable development. Various stakeholders omit to be aware of this issue. Emergency agencies and many others have to make the comprehensive plan for rural communities (having in mind all its limitations). In the Republic of Serbia rural communities do not have enough capacity for recovery and usually it takes many years after an event. A minimum of an economic recovery standard has to be created for the rural community. It also has to be a specific contingency plan in the future reorganizations of emergency services in Serbia and at the Western Balkan region. It should be one of the priority issues for stakeholders in the near future in disaster risk reduction. Providing equal access to resources to population in the rural community after the extreme weather event has to be the priority task for policy makers and all actors in emergency management.
Development of active social policies in Bulgaria
Authors: Terziev Venelin , Stanchev Stefan
Published: March 2023

The paper discusses the development of social policies in the Republic of Bulgaria. Employment policies and measures are examined in conection to the national governmental policies and in conditions of some major changes in economic and social life in the transition to a market economy and joining the EU. Active social policy is characterized in its different aspects, as well as different approaches on employment and unemployment regarding labor force and in comparison to the passive policies. The lessons learnt during preparation, organization and implementation of the programs and measures of labor market policy are a valuable experience on which basis conclusions are made about the functioning of labor market and the link to social and economic development, as well as priorities of future development are set.
Sustainable development and corporate social responsibility: linking goals to standards
Authors: Bakardjieva Radostina
Published: March 2023

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is the core of sustainable development of companies. On one hand, the corporate social responsibility of companies is a prerequisite for sustainable business, on the other - sustainable development sets specific requirements for the development of businesses in the context of increasing requirements to the degree of quality and reliability of financial information. In recent years, sustainable development has become a strategic issue for companies and this trend applies to Bulgarian companies too. Development of non-financial reporting is a very dynamic process, whose peak is the establishment of an integrated system of accountability. Current paper makes analyses of advantages of CSR linking it to the implementation of sustainable development goals through the integrated reporting following the requirements of the standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
Incommensurate environmental risks and the regulator’s dilemma in the governance of emergency situation
Authors: Radovic Vesela
Published: March 2023

In the 21st century humans face with the great risk how to protect themselves from disasters of different kinds. Emergencies happened in many countries and caused a great suffering of humans. The main question of stakeholders is: ‘’how to protect human health and environment in an adequate way’’. Emergency management is an issue which is included in numerous education institutions all over the globe and the action of various national and international organizations. Therefore it is interesting that in the process of fostering emergency management many countries neglect the need of creating more effective tools for response, preparedness and recovery in environmental emergencies. The paper is based on analyzes of Serbian approach in the governance of emergency situation followed by incommensurate environmental risks. Serbia had to accept International environmental emergency help after the floods in 2014. The Joint United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) / Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Environment Unit (JEU) helped Serbia to mitigate consequences of horrified environmental emergency in “Stolice” mine near city Krupanj. This assistance was needed because Serbia did not have enough capacity to struggle with the consequences of breaking the dam and contamination of soil and rivers. This study shows that a similar disaster in the future could be solved only by strengthening multilateral response of different actors at local and national level. After all, Serbia is at the beginning of the path, and need to highlight strategic challenges in the governance of emergency situation followed by environmental emergencies. Only with full implementation of positive practice of the international community Serbia could avoid long term impact on life support functions, nature and humans.
Research on additional qualifications which business advisors would require in order to be able to support social entrepreneurship: a project report’s presentation
Authors: Arabska Ekaterina
Published: March 2023

Research report about the additional qualifications which business advisors would require in order to be able to support social entrepreneurship in Bulgaria is developed in accordance with the elaborated under the SESBA project (Social enterprise skills for business advisors) methodology foreseeing secondary data analyses and collection and analyses of primary data. Job profiles of business advisors of social enterprises are presented on the basis of published announcement for job positions in organizations providing business consulting to social enterprises by some organizations out of the country because of the very low development of those activities on the national level. Existing qualifications, skills and further needs are presented in the context of the European qualification framework for lifelong learning (EQF) and its application into the Bulgarian environment. The main shortcomings in the EQF application are analysed and the significance of provision of trainings under the project is supported by the conclusions made. In addition, a primary research is conducted results of which support the main thesis of the need of specialized qualification and support to social enterprise business advisors.
The role of the balanced scorecard as a tool of strategic management and control
Authors: Georgiev Marin
Published: March 2023

Modern organizations focus on the importance of strategic management and control over current and short-term goals and their corrective role on the strategic success factors of the organization in the process of using the resources of the external environment, ignoring the challenges; as the priorities of the activity are to maximally satisfy public expectations, to minimize the spending of resources, to use its own priorities, to successfully overcome uncertainty and risk, to introduce the adequacy of management decisions against the background of reasonable and measured risk. In the study alternatives are discussed as the Balanced Scorecard model suggested by observations and practice, and implications are provided in regard to changing and improving the architecture of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) as a tool for management and control in conditions of high variability and uncertainty of the economic and social environment. Examined are some models in place to develop and implement the BSC and on this basis are structured conclusions and recommendations in the following aspects: the organization's strategy, which involves the application of BSC and the inclusion of elements to develop key aspects of the strategy; the potential of the BSC model and its application according to the different needs of management; the needs of the process of developing and implementing BSC and to further expand the applications of the BSC as a strategic management tool requiring an assessment of the expected status and priorities in the control of the indicators included.
Standards and customer service: employees behavior towards customers
Authors: Terziev Venelin , Banabakova Vanya , Georgiev Marin
Published: March 2023

Ensuring effective customer service requires targeted efforts in a number of areas, one of which is to develop service standards for each market segment. The development and implementation of standards requires the organization to accurately determine customer service types, the cost of providing alternative services, and measures for measuring and controlling the services provided. At the core of the developed and implemented standards is the development and establishment of the customer service policy, which should start with a consumer demand analysis. The definition of customer service level should allow for quantitative measurement because the vague and quantifiable policy does not provide opportunities for evaluation and control of the activities and expenses of customer service. When developing service standards, it is appropriate to apply an algorithm that focuses primarily on standards related to employee behavior towards customers. This paper explores the need and capability to develop customer service standards and provides an algorithm for developing standards for employee behavior toward customers.
Improving the internal auditing procedure by using SIPOC diagrams
Authors: Gueorguiev Tzvetelin
Published: March 2023

Auditing is intended to provide a better understanding of a system and to provide insights on the possibilities for improvement. The University of Ruse has implemented a management system in compliance with ISO 9001 since 2004. Thus, for more than a dozen of years it has experience in auditing its management system – both by internal and external audits. In 2017 ISO has published the draft standard ISO / DIS 21001 that defines the requirements for a quality management system of any type of educational organization. This article presents a proposal for improvement of the current internal auditing procedure.
Methodology for assessing the quality of conducted training
Authors: Petrov Nikolay M.
Published: March 2023

The quality of a training course can be assessed by the level of the professional training and the possessed professional competencies of the trainees who have completed it, and if they meet the needs and expectations of the users of qualified personnel, then these users will be satisfied. By considering the level of customer satisfaction from the training of the qualified personnel and the manner in which they cope with their tasks at their workplace applying the professional competences which they have acquired, it can be established to what extent the conducted training corresponds to the set state requirements and whether it is adequate to the labour market needs, i.e. what its quality is.
Security dilemmas and defense challenges in Kosovo and Western Balkans
Authors: Terziev Venelin , Koleci Redon , Koleci Baki
Published: March 2023

Western Balkan countries have made great progress in reforming their security and defense policies in accordance with NATO membership requirements and the Partnership for Peace Program. However, based on the security and national security documents of these countries, there are some key risks that could destabilize the region and cause re-emergence of armed conflicts, including conventional reactions. Among them most important are the threats of political - nationalistic / ethnic and religious nature, those of statehood, as well as of the controversial / indefinite borders. In essence, in spite of the formal commitment of all Western Balkan countries to good neighbourly relations and to make a contribution to regional stability and security, within them still predominates a certain visible level of anxiety due to a lack of clarity of confidence in the future behaviour of some of the other states in the region. Also, the creation of the Kosovo Army will have a significant impact on changing the regional balance of power. NATO's involvement in the Balkans has had four main results. First, its military involvement as a repressive and stabilizing force has discouraged armed conflicts and has transformed the Western Balkans from a region of war-torn societies and hostile neighbourly relations to a relatively stable one. Second, NATO exerted a decisive influence on changing solid balance structures and doctrines of mass armies based on territorial defense and rejection; this, the national armed forces became a professional army, and their offensive capabilities against their neighbours diminished in a meaningful way. Third, NATO's enlargement to the Western Balkans played an essential role in the final conclusion of the country's individual borders in the region. Fourthly, the Partnership for Peace put all hope for any bilateral or regional countervailing cooperation in the field of defense, transforming cooperation exclusively through Brussels at a price to be paid for membership.
The Influence of E-Commerce, Parents Socio Economic Status, Self Control and Religiosity on Consumer Behavior
Authors: Putri Nurul Adha , Sari Nurma
Published: March 2023

This study aims to determine the effect of e-commerce, parents' socioeconomic status, self-control and religiosity on Muslim consumer behaviour at the Faculty of Economics and Business at Syiah Kuala University. The research focuses on three things: simultaneous influence, partial influence and the most dominant variable. This study uses a correlational-based quantitative research method. The number of samples is 115 students. Data collection uses a questionnaire that is distributed online using Google Forms. The results showed those e-commerce variables, parents' socioeconomic status, self-control, and religiosity significantly affected Muslim student consumer behaviour. Partially, only e-commerce and religiosity variables have a significant effect, while two other variables, namely parents' socioeconomic status and self-control, do not significantly influence Muslim student consumer behaviour. At the same time, religiosity is the variable influence Muslim student consumer behaviour. The higher the level of religiosity, the more it will influence the consumption behaviour of Muslim students of the Faculty of Economics and Business at Syiah Kuala University.
Erken Kariyer Dönemindeki Müdürlerin Yöneticilik ve Liderlik Yeterliklerini Kazanmaları Sürecinin Bulgularının Değerlendirilmesi Erdoğan Karahan
Authors: Karahan Erdoğan
Published: March 2023

It is thought that the process of early career managers gaining managerial and leadership competencies will eliminate an important deficiency in the field of this study aimed at evaluating the findings. This research was conducted using phenomenological pattern interview technique from qualitative research in order to determine the perceptions of early career managers towards the process of gaining managerial and leadership competencies. After analyzing the data, some categories were created in accordance with the main theme contained in the common expressions. In the tabular form, the findings that constitute the main framework of the research are presented together with the frequency values in accordance with the sub-purposes in the section. In the research conducted, a school principal should have competence and spiritual competence in the field of education and pedagogy as a priority, participants mostly considered their own competencies sufficient for the managerial and leadership competencies that a school principal should have, managers increased their managerial and leadership competencies with in-service trainings the most, it is one of the main results of the research that managers apply to graduate education the most in order to increase their managerial and leadership competencies and receive the most support from universities in this regard. Key Words: Manager, Career, Competence, Research Findings
Ülkemizde Spor Yönetiminin Gelişiminin İncelenmesi
Authors: Çabucak Ersin
Published: March 2023

The aim of this study is to examine the development of sports management in our country within the historical process. Sports management has a concept integrity that includes different disciplines in the conceptual process dimension. While sports have been developing intertwined with people's lives throughout human history, it has also served different purposes throughout its development. In archaic societies, while living life with defensive and offensive actions, these actions became the first forms of sports and served human self-protection. During the development process of human history, the actions of people who learned to make and use vehicles were directed to transportation and transportation. Later, as some people learned to employ other people, they increased their own free time. As a social being, a person has devoted this free time to a number of activities that are the products of his own creativity. These activities, on the other hand, have mostly been oriented towards entertainment. These amusements are the basis of the sports organizations that are actively held in our country today, as well as all over the world. Thus, in those periods, sports were used for having fun as a leisure activity. Cultural, political and socioeconomic processes have also decided in history which of the basic movements in man's struggle with nature will be performed from sports, which are competitor simulations. The same processes have transformed individual free time into mass free time, while also massing sports and making it one of the most engaged activities and professions today. Key Words: Sports, Sports Management, Development Process
Effect of nephroprotectors of javanese bark extract (Lannea coromandelica) on aspirin-induced rat serum creatinine levels
Authors: Pusmarani Jastria , Ifaya Mus , Putri Risky Juliansyah , Safitri Ade
Published: March 2023

Kidney disease is a global health problem based on the increase of incidence, prevalence, and morbidity rate. According to RISKESDAS 2018, the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) was increased significantly. Lannea coromandelica stem bark contains flavonoid was exhibited antioxidant that could be potential as nephroprotector. This study aimed to find out the nephroprotector effect of ethanolic extract of Lannea coromandelica stem bark by measurement serum creatinine levels at rats (Rattus novergicus). This study was used experimental laboratory method. In this study used 25 rats were divided into 5 groups. Group 1 was administered Na CMC 1 % as negative control group. Group 2 was administered aspirin 600 mg/kg body weight as induced control group. Group 3, 4, and 5 were administered Lannea coromandelica stem bark ethanolic extract with the doses 400 mg/kg body weight, 800 mg/kg body weight, and 1200 mg/kg body weight, respectively. The extract of lannea coromandelica stem bark groups were given for 4 days orally. Blood of rats were collected from the orbital sinus eye to be measured creatinine serum level at 5th day. The data was analyzed statistically with one way ANOVA and Paired samples test. The result of this study exhibited that there was a differences of creatinine levels between pre and post treatment with p-value=0.033< 0.05. In conclusion, this study presented that ethanolic extract of Lannea coromandelica stem bark was decreased serum creatinine levels at doses 800 and 1200 mg/kg body weight against the aspirin induced on rats.
Inhibitory test of binahong (Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) steenis) n-hexane fraction against bacillus subtillis bacteria by diffusion method
Authors: Kurniasari Fitri , Lestari Puput Dwi
Published: March 2023

Binahong plants (Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) Steenis) contain alkaloids,flavonoids,saponins, and terpenoids, the chemical compounds of binahong leaves have many antibacterial properties. This study aims to determine the antibacterial inhibition of n-hexane (Anredera cofdifolia Ten.) Steenis) against Bacillus Subtillis. This type of research is experimental descriptive, binahong leaf n-hexane fraction was previously obtained by extraction using maceration method with 70% ethanol solvent obtained by using a 10% DMSO dissolved and tested for antibacterial inhibition with the method of solid well diffusion against Bacillus Subtillis in the series of concentrations of 20%,40%,60% dan 80% positive  controls used were chloramphenicol 10% and negative control DMSO 20%. The results of the study showed  that n-hexane fraction of binahong leaves (Anreders cordifolia (Ten.) Steenis) was able to inhibit the growth of the bacterium Bacillus subtillis. The greater the concentration used, the greater the results obtained.
Artificial intelligence (AI) imaging for enhancement of parking security
Authors: Dwiantoro Arko , Maulana Ilham , Damayanti Nabila Putri , Al Zahra Reyhan Nandita
Published: March 2023

Parking is a public facility found in an agency or office that is used to store vehicles. There are lots of vehicles that can enter the parking area. Therefore, we need an area management and parking system. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the knowledge that makes computers able to imitate human intelligence so that computers can do things that humans do. This research is motivated by crime cases that often occur in parking lots. This is because there is still a lack of security in the place. The purpose of this study is to increase security and ease of scanning on motorcycle license plates to get parking tickets automatically and face scans. That way, if a crime occurs in the monitoring area, the camera can easily recognize the face of the perpetrator, which makes the incident process easy.
Application of the Greedy Algorithm to Maximize Advantages of Cutting Steel Bars in the Factory Construction
Authors: Muzayanah Rini , Tama Endi Adika
Published: March 2023

Indonesia is one of the countries that is currently exuberant with development issues in order to balance the ongoing process of global modernization. In the infrastructure development process, the developer will enter into a contract with the contractor. This study aims to analyze the performance of the greedy algorithm in optimizing steel cutting with maximum profit to construction companies. The methods used include literature studies, program design, and program trials where the algorithm used is a greedy one. From the results obtained, it is evident that the Greedy algorithm can provide optimal steel cutting solutions because it works by calculating and deviating from all available separation settings, so there is no need to recalculate if the program performs that step.
Seroprevalence and Sociodemographic Characteristics for Hepatitis C Infection in North Central Nigeria
Authors: E.I. Bigwan , S.A. Ado , H.I. Inabo
Published: March 2023

Hepatitis C virus infection is a concern for global health because it increases the risk of hepatocellular cancer, liver fibrosis, and mortality from liver disease. No safeguarding vaccination is yet accessible. The study's objectives were to identify the sociodemographic characteristics and the seroprevalence of the hepatitis C virus in the study area. A cross-sectional study was conducted by collecting blood samples from 1511 participants which were analysed for anti-HCV using a third-generation ELISA Kit. Data were analysed using SPSS version 23.0. p-values < 0.05 were considered significant. An overall 5.2% of the 1511 samples analysed were seropositive. Males had a seroprevalence of 7.1%, whereas females had a seroprevalence of 3.9% (p=0.01). The lowest seroprevalence was among the divorced and widowed, who had no detectable anti-HCV (p=0.007). Singles had the highest seroprevalence at 7.1%. Seroprevalence was highest (5.9%) among those with tertiary education and lowest (2.7%; p=0.461) among those with primary education. The highest seroprevalence was 6.9% among unemployed people, whereas the lowest was 3.4% among farmers (p=0.414). The highest seroprevalence was seen in monogamists (6.1%), with polygamists having none (p = 0.05). The seroprevalence was highest in non-alcoholics at 5.5% and lowest in alcoholics at 4.1% (p=0.407). Smokers had the lowest seroprevalence, at 3.2%, whereas non-smokers had the highest, at 5.3% (p=0.462). It is imperative to act quickly to prevent liver disease morbidity and mortality given the seroprevalence of 5.2% of HCV, which is of considerable public health concern.