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THE EFFECTS OF OUTWARD FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY ON ECONOMIC GROWTH
No full textThis study examines the interactions of outward foreign direct investment with institutional quality as well as other macroeconomic determinants to determine whether their joint impact promotes home country economic growth. Econometric techniques such as the pooled OLS, fixed effect, differenced Generalized Methods of Moment, and the System Generalized Methods of Moment (GMM) are utilized for panel dataset of 141 countries for the period 2003-2019. The study finds that the dynamic interaction of outward foreign direct investments (FDI) and institutional quality is positive and boosts home country’s economic growth and development. Furthermore, evidence shows that the mutual reinforcement of outward FDI and exchange rate gives rise to economic growth. This suggests that when home country’s currency appreciates, there may be a higher flow of overseas direct investment to countries with weaker exchange rate, given that the domestic currency can buy more investment. This enhances economic growth through forward and backward linkages. These results imply that policymakers should consider sound economic policies that integrates outward FDI with home country institutions as well as other economic determinants to enhance economic growth
A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE COVID-19 PREVENTIVE MEASURES AT THE TOKYO 2020 AND BEIJING 2022 OLYMPIC GAMES
No full textNational and international sports are well recognized in the international Olympic movement. The Summer and Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are the major global sporting events, uniting the entire world together for world peace. Managing the health and safety of athletes at these top sporting events is an important task. During the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, sound organisational policies and effective preventive measures to protect athletes from infection at the Olympic Games were essential. Currently, there is not much information on the spread of COVID-19 infection in sports events and the effectiveness of preventive measures. The present study analyses the preventive measures for COVID-19 at Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The study is based on the official documents of the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee. It compares the COVID-19 spread and preventive measures taken by the organisers at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games
MIGRATION MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATION: TRAINING OF THE HEADS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AT A BORDER UNIVERSITY
No full textMigration has actualised the problems in the education of migrants and refugees’ children. Therefore, training of the heads of educational institutions at the border territories is required for the migration management in educational institutions. The study presents a model of management training in a cross-border Federal university. The proposed model is based on the competence and personality-oriented approaches in education in Russia and abroad. The data for the study was collected through observation and semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions. The development of the model was supported by a set of developed educational programs for master's degree and additional professional courses. The effectiveness of scientific and methodological educational software has been experimentally proven during the in-depth interviews. The results of the study contribute to the development of heads and teachers training and curricula. These results are used in the continuing professional educational programs, development of managerial and teaching staff in the field of education, in pre-professional education, and various special courses and training programs for the students of pedagogical specialties. In conclusion, the study develops a vision for the further development of the system for training managerial and pedagogical personnel in education for migration management in education
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF NITRATES AND NITRITES IN THE FARMS’ WATER OF TIMIS COUNTY, ROMANIA: A CASE-STUDY
No full textThe present study aimed to investigate the spatial and temporal distribution of nitrates and nitrites in the farms’ water of Timis County. The sample for the study consisted of 4028 analysis bulletins of the nitrate and nitrite concentrations, measured in 41 farms and local water sources over two years (2016- 2242 and 2017- 1904 water samples) by the Surveillance Service, Public Health Direction, Timis. The data has been analysed with an observational case study of the spatial and temporal distribution of nitrate and nitrite concentrations in the farm water in Timis County. It has been found that the mean concentrations of nitrite and nitrate were lower than the standards, with a statistically significant difference (t=8.11, Sig.< 0.001) between the 2 years of study and with higher values recorded in 2016 than in 2017. A specific spatial distribution of the mean concentrations of these two substances was slightly high in old, polluted localities and pig farms in Timis County
PROFESSIONAL QULAITY OF LIFE AND BURN OUT AMONG PSYSIOTHERAPISTS IN LATAVIA
No full textBackground: In their daily practice, physiotherapists need to physically and emotionally interact with their patients; therefore, like any other helping professionals, are subject to emotional risks. The aim of this study is to explain the symptoms of compassion fatigue (CF) and professional burnout (BO) in Latvian physiotherapists and offer suggestions for the staff management.
Methods: To achieve the goal of the study, quantitative, non-experimental research was conducted using: the Professional Quality of Life Scale and the Maslach’s Burnout Scale. The present study measures the level of compassion satisfaction (CS), secondary traumatic stress (STS), and Burn Out (BO) syndrome. In addition, the BO was measured along with its three dimensions: emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalisation (DP), and a reduced sense of personal accomplishment (PA). Convenience sampling was used in the study. The survey was conducted among 155 physiotherapists with an average age of 35.5 years and an average length of service of 9.5 years.
Results: The results of the study show that physiotherapists have moderate Compassion Fatigue (M=36,37±7,23), low Secondary Traumatic Stress (M=27,54±4,65), and moderate Burn Out (M=17,68±6,89) (only EE dimension had a high value (M=24,52±12,84), but moderate Depersonalisation P (M=7,3±6,06) and low Personal Accomplishment (M=38,92±6,49). Statistically significant correlations are found between all these phenomena. Furthermore, statistically significant differences in these phenomena among physiotherapists with different length of service are also confirmed.
Conclusions: The study demonstrates the association between CF, STS, and BO symptoms and their variability over a physiotherapist’s length of service. Under the influence of these emotional risks, 60% of respondents reported a lack of compassion satisfaction to continue working as a physiotherapist
IMPACT OF UNCERTAINTY ON HUNGARIAN, CZECH, AND POLISH CURRENCIES
No full textThe present study examined the impact of uncertainty on the exchange rates of currency pairs traded at the Visegrad Group, except the currency of Slovakia. The USD/EUR exchange rate is considered the main influential factor affecting the exchange rates of the currency pairs of Hungary, Czech Republic, and Poland. The study analysed the exchange rates return of these three countries from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2020. This period covers the announcement and implementation of Brexit; therefore, USD/GBP is considered the second influential factor affecting the exchange rates of the stated currencies. Moreover, the VIX, EMV, and EPU indices are selected as additional uncertainty indicators. The proposed regression model measures the impact of uncertainty on the exchange rates of the selected currencies. It has been discovered that the USD/EUR exchange rate returns significantly influenced the exchange rate returns of the stated currencies during the period under study. In addition, USD/GBP exchange rate returns also had a statistically significant impact on all the currency pairs at the beginning of the analysed period. However, its influence keeps fluctuating throughout the analysed period. The impact of VIX was weak throughout but statistically significant for USD/HUF and USD/PLN exchange rates. On the other hand, the study finds that EMV and EPU indices do not have a pronounced impact on the analysed exchange rate returns. As demonstrated, the uncertainty indices had a relatively higher impact on the development of the observed exchange rate returns. However, the study finds that their impact was often not statistically significant; moreover, the index impacts themselves were quite low
ALGORITHM AND PARAMETRIC PROGRAM FOR PROCESSING CHAIN WHEELS
No full textThe article deals with developing a parametric (macro) program for processing a chain wheel for bush-roller chains. The parametric program is developed for CNC Fanuc and implemented in the production process for the chain wheel family. To develop the parametric program, the dependences for constructing the tooth profile are used: chain pitch and a dividing diameter of the chain wheel, etc. The basic geometrical parameters for processing the chain wheel are set as input data at the beginning of the control program. Based on this information the automatic determination of the coordinates from the trajectory of the tool is performed. The trajectory coordinates are determined for one interdental, where for processing the next ones are used commands, characteristic of the parametric programming, with which the processing algorithm is organised. The machining algorithm can be organised using two approaches: recalculating the initial machining angle and the command to rotate the working coordinate system G68. The first approach is universal because the CNC generation does not influence it, i.e., it applies to both modern and traditional- CNCs, while the second applies to modern CNCs or those supporting the G68 command. The parametric program was tested virtually using the Vericut software, where the basic geometric parameters of the sprocket were tested with its dimensional measurement capabilities
IMPACT OF STRESS ON HEART RATE VARIABILITY
No full textThe present article traces the impacts of stress on Heart Rate Variability (HRV). The stress can be caused either through sports or a 3D serious game that simulates real life situations. The study aims to perform an analysis and evaluation of HRV in both cases. One approach is to track the impact of running on HRV. It has been found that sport increases HRV by increasing sympathetic activity. At the same time, it has been proven that professional athletes and special forces have both a high sympathetic tone and a higher parasympathetic tone than ordinary people. Another approach to a stressful situation is through Virtual Reality (VR). Not everyone can be subjected to physical exertion for various reasons; therefore the use of virtual reality in medical diagnosis is important. Two virtual reality systems can be used in medical diagnosis: systems with and without immersion. Science has proven that the greater the immersion in virtual reality, the greater the sympathetic tone. Therefore, the sympathetic tone is most active in VR immersion systems such as Head Mounted Display (HMD)
MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF THE ECOMOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF AZERBAIJAN BASED ON THE PRODUCTION FUNCTION
No full textThe study aims to identify the economic development potential by modeling and identifying the turning points in the development of the Azerbaijani economy corresponding to the phases in the economic cycle. Overall, the paper presents the results of the analysis of the development of the Azerbaijani economy using production functions (PF). The empirical characteristics of the PF made it possible to periodize the considered time interval i.e. identify areas with different behavior of empirical characteristics. Moreover, it was revealed that these sections are repeated within a certain period. The specifics of economy modeling are determined using the methods of production variables based on the annual data of the State Statistical Committee for 1997–2021. The methodological basis of the study is the economic and mathematical apparatus of the classic Cobb–Douglas production function. The calculations were performed using freely distributed modern software, the statistical environment R: which is one of the most dynamically developing programs in its class. As a result of the study, we identified the chronological boundaries of short-term and medium-term economic cycles in the economy of Azerbaijan, analyzed the patterns of production variables in different periods of the cycle. The article provides the results of modeling the GDP dynamics in Azerbaijan, which are described by production functions with a significantly different set of parameters; identifies important macroeconomic variables; provides an econometric analysis of the models, production variables, and corresponding conclusions. 
OPENING E-MAIL MARKETING MESSAGES ON SMARTPHONES: THE VIEWS OF MILLENNIAL CONSUMERS
No full textRecent years have witnessed a steep rise in the adoption of smartphones and their prevalence in all the activities related to internet browsing. Consequently, mobile devices should be essential to any digital marketing strategy. At the same time, some digital marketing tactics such as e-mail marketing became popular due to their reported efficacy and return on investment. Still, research on e-mail marketing is scarce and consumers’ behavior towards e-mail campaigns received on their smartphones has not been addressed. Considering this research gap, the present study aims at identifying the factors responsible for opening promotional emails on the smartphones by millennial consumers. Based on the available literature on e-mail marketing message opening behavior, an exploratory study was conducted among 12 Portuguese Millennials. Results of the study show that smartphones are a preferred medium for receiving promotional e-mails, due to the convenience it offers and the preference of the participants for their smartphones to perform their personal tasks. Still, to make the users open e-mail messages on their smartphones, the subject lines should be relevant for e.g., it should promise some economic benefits and limited time offers. Overall, this study demonstrates that smartphones provide a very attractive yet challenging medium for companies to communicate with their customers and prospects through e-mail marketing. It also discusses the relevance of the topic for future research