bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
MODELING COMPUTATIONAL TRUST BASED ON INTERACTION EXPERIENCE AND REPUTATION WITH USER INTERESTS IN SOCIAL NETWORK
Authors: Tran Dinh Que , Pham Phuong Thanh
Published: October 2022

Computational trust among peers plays a crucial role in sharing information, decision making, searching or attracting recommendations in intelligent systems and social networks. However, most trust models focus on considering interaction forms rather than analyzing contexts such as comments, posts being dispatched by users on social media. The purpose of this paper is to present a novel model of computational trust among a truster and a trustee in two stages. First, we construct a function, named experience topic-aware trust, whose computation is based on users interaction and their interests on topics. Then we establish a composition function, named topic-aware trust, which is constructed from the estimation of truster’s direct experience trust and some reputation trust on some trustee. Our experimental results show that the interest degrees affect on trust estimation more than interaction ones. In addition, the more interest degree in a topic users obtain, the more trustworthy they are.
Teoria płacy wydajnościowej przed Harveyem Leibensteinem
Authors: Grzybek Dariusz
Published: October 2022

Objective: The article analyses the idea of efficiency wage before H. Leibenstein’s work from 1957 as an example of specific cognitive bias. The bias centers around the rejecting or neglecting of empirical data not in accordance with theories of mainstream economics.Research Design & Methods: The method used was comparative analysis of economics texts.Findings: The article shows that the concept of the efficiency wage was often neglected and marginalized, supposedly because it could have paved the way to unorthodox economic theory, and away from the dominant laissez-faire thinking of most ecomomists. H. Leibenstein shows a case in which higher wages implicate higher efficiency. This is the special case of low-paid workers, who in consequence are better nourished, thus gaining strengthen and vitality, which in turn makes them better labourers. Another factor in H. Leibenstein’s analysis was the motivating function of higher wages. Efficiency wage effects were known to economists as well as managers long before H. Leibenstein. Practitioners of efficiency wages have included R. Owen, Cadbury brothers and H. Ford, while more theoretical-oriented economists have included authors from A. Smith to A. Marshall.Implications / Recommendations: Efficiency wage theory was revealed and forgotten many times before H. Leibenstein. This phenomenon is an example of a well-known cognitive bias: neglecting evident facts that are incompatible with established theories and are thus treated as irrelevant anomalies.Contribution: Part of the analysis done for this article may become a part of a research programme showing ways economists make theoretical choices. This article will contribute to such a programme.
Oleg Inshakov: From Word – to Deed. On the 70th Anniversary of the Birth of a Scientist and a Citizen
Authors:   Volgograd State University, Kalinina Alla , Inshakova Elena ,   Volgograd State University, Mitrofanova Inna ,   Federal Research Centre the Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: October 2022

The article is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the birth of Oleg Vasilievich Inshakov, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Rector and President of Volgograd State University (VolSU), who made a decisive contribution to the formation of VolSU as a classical university and a strategic center of science, education, culture and advanced technologies in the Volgograd region and the Southern Federal District. Through the prism of scientific achievements of Oleg Inshakov, his followers and other representatives of the scientific school “Patterns of Evolution, Ways of Transformation and Strategic Modernization of Economic Systems” created by him, key fundamental and applied interdisciplinary projects are characterized. The implementation of these projects gave a significant impetus to the development of the regional economic research, aimed at providing the competitive, sustainable and secure development of the economy in the Volgograd region and the South of Russia.
Rural Territories of South of Russia: Trends, Problems and Prospects for Sustainable Development
Authors:   Volgograd State Agrarian University, Balashova Natalia , Korobeinikov Dmitry ,   Volgograd State Agrarian University, Kolpakova Ekaterina ,   Volgograd State Agrarian University
Published: October 2022

Creation of conditions for the balanced development of rural areas, which are a multifunctional element of the country’s economic space, is one of the most important strategic goals of state policy. Despite the fact that issues of agroindustrial complex and rural areas support are analyzed at all levels of government, many systemic social and economic problems and imbalances remain, as well as the limiting factors for their sustainable development, even in regions with competitive advantages. The purpose of the study was to analyze current trends, problems and imbalances in the social and economic development of rural areas, as well as to find ways to increase the effectiveness of their state support. The Southern Federal District, which occupies a leading position in the country’s food security among macroregions of this type, was chosen as the object of study. Based on the methods of economic, statistical and comparative analysis, abstract and logical thinking, the authors revealed a deepening of destructive innovative, informational and infrastructural differentiation between the subjects of the Southern Federal District and settlements of various types (rural and urban). The analysis of the fifteenyear dynamics of the development of agriculture and a set of social and economic parameters made it possible to establish that economic growth in the agricultural sector is poorly converted into the development of rural areas. Particular attention is paid to the emerging trend towards de-urbanization, to maintain which a number of areas for correction of regional policy were suggested. They are stimulation of the transition from a single-industry to a diversified model of the rural economy, development of small and medium-sized businesses, realization of a strategy of selectivity and priority in the development of individual territories, subsidy for estimate documentation infrastructure projects, timely diagnosis and elimination of social and economic imbalances, adjustment of the rules for rural mortgages and support of housing construction in rural areas.
Regional Disproportions in Agricultural Development in Russia
Authors:   Moscow State University of Food Production, Fedosinа Anastasia
Published: October 2022

The transition to the market economy considerably affected Russian agriculture. This was mainly reflected in the change in the ratio of agricultural production by regions. In general, the focus of agriculture is shifting from north to south and from east to west to regions located to the south of the conditional line Smolensk-Moscow-Saransk-Samara. The share of regions of Northern Russia and regions east of the Urals decreased significantly. These changes entail inevitable social transformations, since agriculture is one of the basic sectors of the economy, supporting not only the economic and food security of the country, but also performing a number of social and cultural functions in rural areas. In this regard, the task of studying regional disproportions in the development of the country’s agriculture is relevant. And the purpose of the article is the comparative analysis of the development of agriculture in the regions of Russia, the assessment of the share of regions in domestic agricultural production and the dynamics of its change over the past twenty years. In order to achieve this goal, tabular, graphical methods, analysis and synthesis are used. It was found that structural changes are expressed in the growth of the relative share of crop production in comparison with animal husbandry. In addition, the share of individual crops and poultry in total production is growing, partly due to the geographical movement of the main centers of production to a warmer climate zone. Also, as a result of the transformation of the industry, the specialization of regions in certain areas of crop or livestock production became more obvious. In other words, the weight of individual regions and republics in the production of individual products is increasing. The data obtained during the study can be useful in plans’ development to support agriculture, both in general and in specific regions, to the researchers of the agro-industrial complex and the labor market in the regions, as well as the regional economy as a whole.
Trends of Integration of MICE-Tourism into Priority Areas of Socio-Economic Development of the Region
Authors:   Ural State Economic University, Pyankova Svetlana , Ergunova Olga ,   Saint Petersburg Branch of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Bogomolova Irina ,   Volgograd Institute of Management – Branch of Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Belyakova Natalia ,   Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Published: October 2022

In the context of the pandemic, the business tourism sector has undergone a transformation that has had a negative impact on all areas of tourism, including the development of MICE-events in a particular region. Meanwhile, the development of business tourism contributes to the growth of the rating of regions and positioning them as attractive venues for organizing major events and attracting business tourists. The provision of services in the field of business tourism and the organization of trips and various events in this industry of meetings differs from classical tourist services, has special specifics and deserves separate consideration. The basis for the study was the Sverdlovsk region. The authors of the study identified the factors and conditions for the development of business tourism and the prerequisites for its integration into the economy of the territory in the context of pandenomics. The restrictions associated with COVID-19 have significantly changed the approach to doing MICE-business. The article proposes a method for the implementation of cross-functional relations among key players in the business tourism market, which allows achieving a synergistic effect in the business travel market through the exchange of experience between effective participants in the business sector and government structures, as well as by attracting international partners. The analysis made it possible to conclude that MICE-tourism contributes to the sustainability of the socio-economic development of the territory. The authors also developed recommendations for creating a system for promoting business tourism in the region, the main factor in the development of which is the unification of the professional community in the field of tourism and the hospitality industry. The proposed mechanism for the development of business tourism will contribute to the sustainability of the regional sphere of business tourism.
Features and Significance of Innovative Activities of State Corporations in Development of Regional Economy
Authors:   Volgograd State University, Kurchenkov Vladimir , Makarenko Olga ,   Volgograd State University, Sokolov Sergey ,   Volgograd State University
Published: October 2022

The article discusses the features of the functioning of state corporations, their subsidiaries and holdings in the creation and production of innovative products, introduction of new technologies in the development of industries and the social sphere. The main directions of innovative activities of state corporations are presented (on the example of Rostekh State Corporation, Rosatom State Corporation, Roscosmos State Corporation), connected with the implementation of educational activities in the field of science and innovation development, research and development, participation in the implementation of federal targeted projects and programs, development of technological platforms. A model of open innovation is described, which makes it possible to attract external sources for the search for new ideas and projects. The influence of innovative activity of state corporations on the development of specific regions was established. In addition to territorial presence of specific subsidiaries of corporations, there is active interaction with the government of the regions and city administrations. Joint projects of industrial, infrastructural and social type are being realized. Besides, the article gives a description of regional investment structure of the state corporations being part of “VEB.RF”, approved for financing projects in the territory of a specific federal district. It was found that the innovative activity of state corporations has impact not only on internal success and the production of its own competitive products, but also creates positive prerequisites for the further development of external innovations, contributes to the introduction of new technologies in a number of strategically important industries. The conclusion is made that it is necessary to develop further the innovative activities of state corporations in order to promote regional innovative activity connected with the joint implementation of priority projects in key areas of industry, development of hightech industries, introduction of innovations in education, science, medicine and the economy as a whole.
Modern Aspects of Urban Infrastructure Development by Means of Public and Private Partnership
Authors:   Volgograd State University, Shor Inna
Published: October 2022

The purpose of the article is to study modern aspects of the development of the infrastructure of Russian cities by means of public and private partnership. The paper identifies and systematizes the advantages and risks for the state, business and the population connected with the use of public and private partnership in urban infrastructure. This research made it possible to develop measures aimed at the reduction of the exposure of public and private partnerships to these risks (improvement of risks distribution and obligations, creation of an effective motivation system, reference forecasting use, and so on). The analysis and assessment of the current state of public and private partnership in the urban infrastructure of Russia are made and then measures are suggested to overcome obstacles in achievement of high ranks of cities in terms of infrastructure development. It is concluded that public and private partnership in urban infrastructure contributes to a successful creation of a number of risks connected with modern challenges (adverse climate change; environmental, energy and pandemic crises) and, as a result, lays the foundations for the creation of infrastructure with high economic, social, environmental and institutional sustainability. Modern challenges in conditions of extremely high instability make it necessary to improve state approaches to planning and regulation of public and private partnership projects in urban infrastructure, in particular, by improving the quality of legal support and institutional environment, as well as the effectiveness of the process of creation and adaptation of targeted qualitative and quantitative public and private partnership facilities in urban infrastructure, and so on. At the same time, it is important that these projects have such characteristics as inclusiveness, focus on sustainable (including green) development, viability, flexibility. The methodological basis of the research presented in the article consists of general scientific methods of cognition of economic and financial phenomena and processes. The methods of analysis, synthesis, observation and others are used in the paper. The practical applicability of the materials presented in the article lies in the possibility of their use in decision-making to ensure sustainable infrastructural development of Russian cities using public and private partnership.
Necessity and Possibility of Russia’s Housing Policy Improvement Under Sanctions
Authors:   Volgograd State University, Korostin Sergey
Published: October 2022

The article provides a brief overview of the situation in the Russian economy after the imposition of sanctions by the United States and European countries. The assessment is given of a hard situation in the housing construction sector because of the high discount rate of the Central Bank, which affects corporate loans, mortgage loans, destruction of logistics supply chains of materials, significant increase in prices for materials and services, physical absence of foreign materials, departure of migrant workers and satisfaction of future demand in 2021. Assuming a long period of sanctions, the author presents a set of measures to change housing policy, which can become one of the main drivers of Russia’s social and economic development under sanctions, including a change in the emphasis in housing policy from high-rise to low-rise individual housing construction, which will allow maintaining the volume of production of industries connected with housing construction and developing regions by merging of urban districts into an agglomeration. In addition to preferential mortgage programs for the construction of individual low-rise houses and for the purchase of secondary housing, the municipal and private partnerships and construction savings banks are suggested, also it is suggested to use digital technologies to create ecosystems in housing construction, combination and process of big data of citizens’ assets, incomes and expenses in order to reduce the cost of mortgages and the selection of specific organizations and products for the solution of the housing issue. The author’s four-level methodology of integrated assessment of efficiency of regional housing policy is suggested for setting strategic goals and monitoring, which is based on the methodological approach of S.A. Ayvazyan and on the methodology of the urban digitalization index “IQ of Cities”, which was developed by the Ministry of Construction of Russia in cooperation with Lomonosov Moscow State University.
LEADER Program: Development Potential for Rural Life Improvement
Authors:   Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Máté Péter , Tóth Tamás ,   Kodolányi János University
Published: October 2022

Without knowledge of the past, it is impossible to build the future, therefore, it is necessary to comprehend the processes that have already taken place, if only because it will allow us to learn lessons both from the mistakes made and from positive experiences. The development of the LEADER program, its current form, had several antecedents, it was practically the result of a complex development, so the LEADER programme has undergone a number of changes and we believe that these changes have had many benefits in terms of improving the living conditions of rural people, but that the system has yet to achieve real community-building effects. We have therefore compiled a selection of the most important events and developments in the LEADER programme, with the intention of highlighting the key achievements that have been made. We would like to take stock of the less successful activities and operational anomalies whose continuation does not help the already problem-free process of community building and rural development. In many cases, unfortunately, programmes have been implemented not to build community but to serve individual interests.
European society of cardiology updates guidelines on arterial hypertension management in children and adolescents
Authors: Editorial Article
Published: October 2022

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Anna Nikolaevna Bek is the First Pediatrician in Eastern Transbaikal Region
Authors: Shcherbak Vladimir A.
Published: October 2022

The article is devoted to the history of pediatrics in Transbaikal Region and Anna Nikolaevna Bek role in children healthcare development. The topicality of Anna Nikolaevna and Evgeniy Vladimirovich Bek works in studying of Urov disease is discussed. The little-known facts about the first kindergartens implementation in Chita are presented.
Children’s Health Care in Chuvashia Region During the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945
Authors: Matveev Roman S. , Albitskiy Valeriy Yu. , Denisova Tamara G. , Sher Stella A. , Denisov Melsik S. , Kozyreva Ludmila L.
Published: October 2022

This article presents the results of historical and medical study reflecting the state of child health care system in Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic during the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945. The aim of the study is to analyze the situation regarding children’s health care during the most crucial period for our country. We have studied published and unpublished documents from the State Archive of Russian Federation, archives of Chuvash Republic, newspapers, journals, collections of scientific articles, and monographs to cover this issue. Local health authorities have significantly reorganized their work during the war years and set new tasks for protection of local and evacuated children’s health and lives. People’s Commissariat of Public Health of Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic has managed to prevent the reduction in the number of pediatric medical and preventive institutions, implemented their adequate staffing level, increase the efficacy of therapeutic and preventive measures, and resist infectious diseases outbreaks even under the evacuation measures, insufficient funding, and lack of qualified specialists. The child health care system created before the war in the whole USSR (Chuvashia included) and the medical and preventive work that was carried out during the war gave positive results. Child mortality decreased by 1.7 times compared to the pre-war 1940. Thus, children’s health care in Chuvashia withstood this difficult test and proved its efficacy during the Great Patriotic War.
Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency/Deficiency and Their Role in Atopic Dermatitis Development and Course in Children
Authors: Kashinskaya Tatiana S. , Shakhova Natalia V. , Lobanov Yrij F. , Kamaltynova Elena M.
Published: October 2022

Various conclusive evidence on the role of vitamin D in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis (AD) has been obtained in recent decades. Many studies have shown that patients with AD have low concentration of 25(OH)D in blood associated with high concentration of allergen specific IgE (according to several reports). The analysis of low 25(OH)D concentration prevalence, association of vitamin D deficiency with AD severity and sensitization to allergens, and association of vitamin D disorders with risk of AD development is presented.
A new species of Huffmanela (Nematoda: Trichosomoididae) parasitizing Colomesus psittacus (Tetraodontiformes) from Marajó Island, Pará State, Brazil
Authors: Carvalho Elaine Lopes de , Santana Ricardo Luis Sousa , Corrêa Gilson Campos , Sindeaux Neto José Ledamir , Pinheiro Raul Henrique da Silva , Giese Elane Guerreiro
Published: October 2022

Abstract The puffer fish Colomesus psittacus, is not commercialized on Marajó Island. They are captured as bycacth and discarded dead in the environment in artisanal fisheries that occur in the estuaries of northern Brazil. In this sense, the objective was to identify the parasites present in the gills and to evaluate the histopathological alterations caused by these nematodes of the genus Huffmanela. Fifty-five fish were analyzed, and thirty-five specimens showed the parasite in the gills. Morphological characteristics suggest that it is a new species of the genus Huffmanela, and the histopathological exams showed an edematous inflammation in the secondary lamella and the presence of eggs of this nematode, which is the first record of this parasite in C. psittacus in Brazil.
English for Business Course. Thematic Unit: Business Events
Authors:   Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Lindo-Ocampo Gloria Inés , Buitrago-García Hilda Clarena
Published: October 2022

This didactic unit is aimed at the fifth semester students of the Business Administration, Marketing and International Business program, who have already completed the four basic levels of the Open Lingua program. This proposal seeks to develop skills and competencies that allow them to perform in different fields related to private, public and solidarity economy companies, and in various mediation and negotiation processes at national and international levels. The instructional design of this unit contains real-life situations, focused on the world of business, that allow students to interact in various types of business events. The grammatical and lexical concepts, necessary to interact successfully in these types of communicative situations, are introduced and applied. The educational activities are designed to offer opportunities to interact in business conferences, international exhibitions, and seminars, among others. The contents are framed in natural and meaningful contexts. This leads to a greater understanding of the type of language used in business and the way it is used to communicate. The contents are structured in three lessons in which the level of complexity of the topics, tasks, texts and transitions (4Ts) have been considered. Also, various types of activities that activate and reinforce previous knowledge and that, subsequently, evaluate the progress of the students, are included.
La tecnología como medio de mejora en los sistemas de sanciones tributarias en Colombia y Chile
Authors:   Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Puerta-Giraldo María Jacinta , Mosquera-Guerrero Andrea
Published: October 2022

En búsqueda de una diversificación de las empresas, la tecnología desempeña un papel muy importante, pues hace parte de los cambios futuros que traen consigo nueva normatividad, la cual debe ejecutarse, inicialmente, de una manera voluntaria y, en varios casos, obligatoria. Este trabajo es un análisis comparativo de los Sistemas Tributarios en Latinoamérica, en especial, entre Chile y Colombia, para así identificar la influencia que ha tenido la llegada de nuevas tecnologías en las cargas tributarias de cada país y cómo los contribuyentes asumen los impactos de esta, mediante su eficiencia. Cabe destacar la importancia de la asesoría del contador público en los cambios por ejecutar en las entidades, de esto depende que los contribuyentes asuman nuevas responsabilidades y, por ende, se acarrean nuevas cargas tributarias, lo cual incide en que la elusión y la evasión sigan siendo la brecha fiscal en ambos países. El conocimiento y la experiencia que tienen otros países en relación con su estructura tributaria y los beneficios que obtienen de esta se convierten en ejemplo para otros, solo que toman años en la ejecución y esta es la verdadera brecha de desigualdad que actualmente hay en Latinoamérica y de esta depende el crecimiento económico de la zona.
Crowding-out Effect of SOEs on Market-based Organizational Forms in China: Implication for Korea
Authors:   The Korea International Trade Research Institute, Hu Chenguang , Yun Kyung Hwan , Cai Ruize
Published: October 2022

Purpose - We examine how an old organizational form interacts with a new one to maintain the former’s status and legitimacy during the change process in institutional logics. We focus on how state-owned enterprises (SOEs) crowd out three market-based organizational forms to maintain legitimacy and status during institutional change from state logic to market logic in China. In addition, we examine the moderating effects of export intensity and firm age of market-based enterprises on the aforementioned relationship.
Design/Methodology/Approach - To test our hypotheses, we use a panel data set on manufacturing firms in China from 2011 to 2015. We utilize event history analysis because our dependent variable is the exit of market-based firms. We select the parametric Weibull model because it outperforms other survival models.
Findings - Our results generally support our hypotheses. SOEs crowd out market-based organizational forms mainly owing to identity conflict. SOEs are likely to be hostile toward market-based firms with strong market identity, such as those with high export intensity and old market-based firms.
Research - Implications Findings provide implications for policy makers and market-based enterprise managers in Korea. We highlight that Chinese and Korean SOEs are not precisely comparable but they are similar in several ways. We propose that policy makers in Korea develop and implement policy measures to control SOEs’ negative actions toward market-based firms and to dilute SOEs’ state identity. Lastly, we suggest that Korean market-based enterprise managers consider the effect of market identity on their survival and build connections with the government to strengthen market-based firms’ competitiveness and legitimacy.
Analyzing the Effects of Oil Price Shocks on the Trade Balance: New Evidence from Korea-China Trade
Authors:   The Korea International Trade Research Institute, Baek Jeongho , Kim Hong-Youl
Published: October 2022

Purpose - The primary contribution of this paper is to investigate the impacts of oil supply shocks, aggregate demand shocks, and oil-specific demand shocks on three measures of South Korea’s trade balance oil, non-oil, and total trade balance with its top trading partner China.
Design/Methodology/Approach - In order to investigate how trade balance is influenced by three types of oil price shocks, we used a Structural Vector Autoregressive (SVAR). Also, Impulse Response Function (IRF) was used to calculate degree of the trade balance response to the oil price shock.
Findings - We discover that aggregate demand shocks have the greatest impact on Korea’s trade balances, while oil supply shocks have negligible impacts. Additionally, the overall impact of the three oil shocks on Korea’s trade balances with China appears to rely on the response of the non-oil trade balance.
Research Implications - This outcome explains why the roles of the different shock components of crude oil prices should be accounted for when modeling the nexus between oil price shocks and Korea’s balance of trade
An Empirical Analysis for Determinants of Inflation in Korea: Based on Testing for the Validity of Agflation
Authors:   The Korea International Trade Research Institute, Kang Hyun-Soo
Published: October 2022

Purpose - This study examines the determinants of inflation in Korea, which includes the validity for the evidence of agflation.
Design/Methodology/Approach - This study used monthly data from January 2003 to September 2021, which included the consumer price index (CPI) equation, food price index equation, and CPI inflation transmission equation. The econometric procedures were utilized by ordinary least square (OLS), instrumental variable (IV), three stage least square (3SLS) for time series data, and adopted by vector autoregression (VAR), and vector error correction model (VECM) for multivariate analysis
Findings - First, the increase in real gross national income (GNI), oil prices, and food related CPI contributed to the increase in overall CPI. Second, the increase in meat and dairy-related CPI denoted the increase in the agri-food related CPI. Finally, the entire inflation had bi-directional Granger causality with agri-food and oil related inflation, and non-agri-food and non-oil related inflation. Also, the impact of agri-food and oil related inflation was relatively short, but it greatly influenced the entire inflation, and the impact of non-agri-food and non-oil related inflation influenced the entire inflation for a long period.
Research Implications - Policy makers consider that almost all grains depend on imports, except for rice; policies related to price level management should be prepared for the impact of food prices rising, and furthermore, international cooperation and coordination should be carried out at the same time.
A Study on the Economic Ripple Effect Analysis and Development Plan of the establishment of a Blockchain Digital Asset Exchange for the Creation of a Financial Innovation Ecosystem: Fousing on Busan Metropolitan City
Authors:   The Korea International Trade Research Institute, Kim Kyoung-Hee
Published: October 2022

Purpose - This study examines how much economic ripple effect occurs by investing Busan Metropolitan City in construction and operation costs with a budget of 75 billion won to establish a Digital Asset Exchange. In addition, to the study presents a development plan through the establishment of an exchange.
Design/Methodology/Approach - In order to analyze the economic ripple effect for the establishment of a digital exchange in the Busan, we intend to utilize the 2015 regional industry association table announced by the Bank of Korea. Through this study, we derive the production inducement effect, the value-added inducement effect, the import inducement effect, and the employment inducement effect, and examine how much output is induced with an input of 75 billion.
Findings - With the Busan budget of 75 billion, the economic ripple effect showed more than 100 billion and more than 1,000 jobs in the short term.
Research Implications - As a development plan, first, a special regulatory exception should be requested. Second, it is necessary to establish operational governance. Third, it is necessary to divide the scope of investors and investment targets into two stages from an asset point of view, implement them step by step and accumulate know-how.
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The Effect of Dynamic Capability on Innovation and Financial Performance: Focused on the Moderating Effect of ESG Management and the Big Data Utilization in Chinese SMEs
Authors:   The Korea International Trade Research Institute, Du Yang , Jung Jin-Sup
Published: October 2022

Purpose - First, this study aims to understand the dynamic capabilities and innovation activities (technology innovation, management innovation) of companies in the era of the 4th industrial revolution, and to understand their impact on financial performance. In addition, we would like to consider the moderating effect of ESG management and the big data utilization. In order to achieve this purpose, related literature was reviewed and related hypotheses were derived.
Design/Methodology/Approach - We think that a company’s dynamic capabilities will have a positive effect on financial performance, and innovation activities (technology innovation, management innovation) will play a mediating role and have a positive effect on financial performance, and a comprehensive model was established. The research model performs an empirical analysis on small and medium-sized enterprises in Zhejiang Province, China.
Findings - Dynamic capabilities showed a positive effect on financial performance, technological innovation, and management innovation. In addition, technological innovation and management innovation showed a positive partial mediating effect between dynamic capabilities and financial performance. In the research model, the usefulness of ESG Management and the Big Data Utilization through the moderating effect was also revealed.
Research Implications - This study provides theoretical implications for issues on dynamic capabilities, financial performance, ESG management, the utilization of big data, and innovation activities (technological innovation and management innovation) in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution. Furthermore, it also presents practical implications for how to establish strategies and use dynamic capabilities for small and medium-sized enterprises that actually operate. In particular, at a time when the 4th Industrial Revolution and ESG management are recognized as a major obstacle to SMEs, this study presents important implications for what dynamic capabilities are important, and how ESG management and the use of big data affect financial performance.
US―China Green Trade Conflict and Implications for Low-Carbon Energy Transition: The Solar Energy Trade Dispute
Authors:   The Korea International Trade Research Institute, HU Yuan-Yuan , Lee Yang-Kee , Peng Tian
Published: October 2022

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze the causes of Sino-U.S. solar PV trade disputes by adopting research, comparative research, and case study. It also proposes relevant resolutions over Sino-U.S. solar trade conflicts and the implications for low-carbon energy transition.
Design/Methodology/Approach - Based on green trade protectionism and comparative advantage theory, this paper combines Chinese solar products export flows to the U.S. with cases of solar trade disputes from 2011 to 2022 to analyze the causes of Sino-U.S. solar trade conflict. Thus, from the perspective of international trade law, WTO reform on the relevant renewable energy agreements, international carbon border tax regime, and a bilateral clean agreement or EGA negotiations, it purposes the resolution of Sino-U.S. solar trade conflict.
Findings - This paper studies factors leading to the Sino-U.S. solar trade conflict, which is mainly a bilateral trade imbalance, the game of interest groups within the US, non-standard support policies for Chinese solar energy industry, and geopolitical and national green energy security. There is no doubt that trade disputes had had a larger negative impact on Sino-U.S. solar trade flows from 2011 to 2019. Meanwhile, the solar PV trade policies of the US affected the global supply chain of solar PV products, thus hindering the progress of low-carbon energy transition.
Research Implications - In the management of this paper, this study has important practical significance for the healthy and sustainable development of solar PV trade and achieving low-carbon energy transition for both countries. It can also provide references to solar energy trade disputes among other countries in a broader sense, and propose relevant recommendations for South Korea’s solar energy.
Performance Feedback and Organizational Search Behaviors of Emerging Market Business Group Affiliates
Authors:   The Korea International Trade Research Institute, Kim Ji-Hee , Lee Yun-Cheol
Published: October 2022

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of performance feedback on market vs. technology search behavior of business group affiliates in Korea.
Design/Methodology/Approach - This study use panel data and the system GMM to analyze the relationship of performance feedback and search behavior, using data from large business group affiliates of 2001-2011.
Findings - We show that organizational form influences the relationship between performance feedback and search behavior. Contrary to the firms’ usual response to the negative performance feedback, emerging market business group affiliates appear to expedite market search relative to technology search in an effort to rapidly recover their performance vis-à-vis peer affiliates. When the performance is above its aspiration level, the affiliates tend to reserve technology search that accompanies higher risk. We also examine how certain characteristics of business groups interact with the search behavior of its affiliates. We also find that the level of diversification of the business group negatively influences the search behaviors when the performance is below the aspiration level.
Research Implications - The result of this research implies that the managers of affiliates pay more attention on improving their short term performances, responding more sensitively to internal peer evaluation of within the business group. This result also implies that more diversified business groups induce the more passive searches, since they increase dependency to internal information.
Paradoxes of Digital Disengagement: In Search of the Opt-Out Button
Authors: Kuntsman Adi , Miyake Esperanza
Published: October 2022

Life is increasingly governed and mediated through digital and smart technologies, platforms, big data and algorithms. However, the reasons, practices and impact of how the digital is used by different institutions are often deeply linked to social oppression and injustice. Similarly, the ability to resist these digital impositions is based on inequality and privilege. Challenging the ways in which we are increasingly dependent on the digital, this book raises a set of provocative and urgent questions: in a world of compulsory digitality is there an opt out button? Where, when, how, why and to whom is it available? Answering these questions has become even more relevant since the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, the book puts forward the concept of ‘digital disengagement’ which is explored across six key areas of digitisation: health; citizenship; education; consumer culture; labour; and the environment. Part I examines the difficulty of opting out of compulsory digitality in a world where most things are digital by default. From health apps, algorithmic decision-making to learning analytics, opting out comes with a set of troubling consequences. Part II turns to several examples of disconnection and disengagement. The chapters reveal how phenomena like digital detoxes, time-management apps and online ‘green’ spaces are co-opted by the very digital systems one is trying to resist. The book critiques issues relating to digital surveillance, algorithmic discrimination and biased tech, corporatisation and monetisation of data, exploitative digital labour, digitalised self-discipline and destruction of the environment. As an interdisciplinary piece of work, the book will be useful to any scholar and activist in Digital, Internet and Social Media Studies; Digital Sociology and Social Policy; Digital Health; Media, Popular and Communication Studies; Consumer culture; and Environment Studies.
Carbon nanostructures containing boron impurity atoms: synthesis, physicochemical properties and potential applications
Authors: Boroznin S. V.
Published: October 2022

Introduction of substitution atoms into carbon nanotubes is an efficient tool of controlling their physicochemical properties which allows one to expand their practical applications. Boron is one of the most promising materials used for the modification of carbon nanotubes. However until now there has been no systematization of research data on the effect of boron impurity atoms on the properties of carbon nanotubes, and this limits potential industrial applications of this nanomaterial. In this work the most efficient currently existing methods of synthesizing carbon nanotubes containing boron impurity atoms have been discussed and the physicochemical properties of the obtained nanomaterials have been analyzed. Furthermore predictions as to their potential application domains have been made on the basis of available theoretical and experimental results. Comparison of the developed technologies has shown that the most efficient synthesis method is the catalytic vapor phase deposition. The mechanical, electronic and chemical properties of boron-carbon nanotubes have also been reviewed. For a more comprehensive analysis of the dependence of the physicochemical properties of carbon nanotubes on the concentration of boron impurity a model experiment has been carried out involving quantum mechanics instruments which has shown a direct correlation between the band gap of the material and the number of boron impurity atoms. The main practical application trends of boron-containing carbon nanotubes have been outlined.
Undergraduate Bioinformatics Conceptualizing Form and Function on a Molecular Scale
Authors: Kramer Paige , Treml Jack
Published: October 2022

Over the past 64 years, since the first actual, three-dimensional structure of a protein was determined by X-Ray diffraction in 1958,1 the library of solved structures has grown to more than 170,000 (as of 2020).2 With the expansion of our knowledge of structures and the advent of applications to visualize them, the tools to aid in our understanding of these as physical objects have greatly improved. Incorporating these ideas, the following is a walkthrough of a project designed to overcome the lack of sense for proteins as real objects.
Clinical features and outcome of prosthetic pulmonary valve infective endocarditis
Authors: Daniel Pastor , Juan Carlos Castillo , Rafael González , José López-Aguilera , Dolores Mesa , Manuel Anguita , Manuel Pan
Published: October 2022

Background: Infective endocarditis is a serious complication in patients with prostheses in the right ventricle outflow tract. The aim of our study is to assess clinical features in these patients. Methods: We have analyzed all cases of prosthetic pulmonary valve infective endocarditis (PPVIE) and compared them to the rest of the patients with IE. Since the year 2000, 375 cases of IE have been diagnosed in our center and nine patients had a PPVIE.: 3 patients with Melody percutaneous prostheses, 5 with a homograft (3 after a Rastelli procedure, 2 a Ross procedure), and 1 patient with a heterograft (Contegra conduit). Results: Mean age of PPVIE patients was 31±15 years old and 89% were male. A presumed portal of entry could only be identified in 4 of the 9 patients with PPVIE. The most common was a dental origin (3 patients). A causative microorganism was detected in all but one PPVIE patient: 3 S.viridans, 2 S.aureus, 2 coagulase-negative staphylococci, and 1 enterococcus. Most patients suffered complications during the in-hospital phase: 7 out of 9 PPVIE patients (78 vs.75% of the rest of IE patients), the most common congestive heart failure (5 patients), and persistent sepsis (4 patients). Six patients were operated on during hospitalization (67 vs. 55%) with a mean time from admission to surgery of 15 days. In-hospital mortality was similar (22 vs. 26%). Conclusions: Prevalence of PPVIE is low, with a clinical outcome, surgery rate, and survival similar to the rest of patients with IE.
Bio-informatics approaches in liver disease: Incomplete without experimental validation
Authors: Pratibha Gaur
Published: October 2022

In the search for the treatment of hepatic diseases, multiple approaches have been used frequently such as bioinformatics and algorithm-based systems biology for the screening of already published data that leads to the identification of promising drug candidates at molecular levels. These studies provide a large data set of information and claim to identify many genes, which could be targeted for the cure. However, it is important to note that the identified compounds are only predictions and the potential of these suggested molecules or genes should be well confirmed by adopting robust and critical experimental approaches to satisfy all possible aspects to use them safely for therapeutic purposes. Therefore, I put forward the opinion that these predicted markers whether prognostic, diagnostic, or molecular must be evaluated critically through a well-defined experimental pipeline.
Diabetes and bacterial infection
Authors: Tae-Bong Kang , Yasmin Hisham , Youngmin Lee , Hyunjhung Jhun , Joohee Kim , Soohyun Kim
Published: October 2022

People with diabetes are at increased risk of infection and are worried about biological agents such as bacteria. Particularly, foot infections, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, and skin diseases are due to bacterial infections that make diabetic patients suffer from clinical difficulties. Although antibiotics, one of the bacterial therapies, have been used, the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria is now in demand for alternative therapies. Although, many studies reported that antibiotic-resistant for bacterial infections and their rate have increased significantly in the diabetic patient population. Still, there is no report that directly compares the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant infections in diabetes types. In this review, we described the diverse types of diabetes with their bacterial infection and the reported resistance. Generally, diabetic patients are susceptible to vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections, extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing intestinal bacteria, carbapenem-resistant intestinal bacteria, and unfermented gram-negative bacilli. Thus, early detection of diabetes and prompt treatment are important to control chronic infections in diabetic patients.