Science Research Approach Research Articles

Tourist product in the segment of ecological tourism in Ukraine in today's conditions

The article deals with the state of development of ecological tourism in Ukraine. The resource potential for the development of ecological tourism in Ukraine is highlighted and the competitive advantages of ecological tourism in Ukraine are highlighted. An overview of existing ecological tourism products in Ukraine was carried out and new promising places for the development of ecological tourism were identified. Proposals for improving the ecological tourism product were provided.
 Ukraine has sufficient natural resources for the development of ecological tourism (ecotourism), which became popular among domestic tourists in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and gained special importance with the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022. The main feature of ecological tourism is the obligation to preserve natural heritage and biological diversity, which is mercilessly destroyed by Russian aggression. 257 cases of ecocide, which causes irreparable damage to the environment in the long term, have been established.
 When authoring the article, general scientific research methods and approaches were used: analysis, synthesis, induction, and deduction.

Manajemen Balanced Scorecard Perspektif Learning and Growth dalam Meningkatkan Mutu Pendidik di MTs Negeri 7 Kebumen


 Educational institutions need BSC management to improve the quality of learning so that educational institutions can continue to grow and be measured in accordance with the institution's vision, mission, and goals that have been determined. The method used in this research is a descriptive qualitative method with a scientific research approach to Islamic education management. The research results show that school principals formulate strategies through three elements, namely: First, increasing the ability of educators is carried out by analyzing needs in planning, implementing programs, and evaluating development activities. Second, increasing the ability to prepare for developments in information technology by keeping abreast of technological and information developments through training activities, workshops, and peer tutoring. Third, in maintaining the motivation of educators, the principal provides input and appreciation to the teaching staff, while fellow teachers contribute to each other, providing enthusiasm to become even better.

Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Pequi Oil (Caryocar brasiliense): A Systematic Review.

Disorders in the inflammatory process underlie the pathogenesis of numerous diseases. The utilization of natural products as anti-inflammatory agents is a well-established approach in both traditional medicine and scientific research, with studies consistently demonstrating their efficacy in managing inflammatory conditions. Pequi oil, derived from Caryocar brasiliense, is a rich source of bioactive compounds including fatty acids and carotenoids, which exhibit immunomodulatory potential. This systematic review aims to comprehensively summarize the scientific evidence regarding the anti-inflammatory activity of pequi oil. Extensive literature searches were conducted across prominent databases (Scopus, BVS, CINAHL, Cochrane, LILACS, Embase, MEDLINE, ProQuest, PubMed, FSTA, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science). Studies evaluating the immunomodulatory activity of crude pequi oil using in vitro, in vivo models, or clinical trials were included. Out of the 438 articles identified, 10 met the stringent inclusion criteria. These studies collectively elucidate the potential of pequi oil to modulate gene expression, regulate circulating levels of pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators, and mitigate oxidative stress, immune cell migration, and cardinal signs of inflammation. Moreover, negligible to no toxicity of pequi oil was observed across the diverse evaluated models. Notably, variations in the chemical profile of the oil were noted, depending on the extraction methodology and geographical origin. This systematic review strongly supports the utility of pequi oil in controlling the inflammatory process. However, further comparative studies involving oils obtained via different methods and sourced from various regions are warranted to reinforce our understanding of its effectiveness and safety.

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

This paper will present the results of the research of relevant literature and research conducted in the practice of small and medium-sized enterprises with the aim of examining the possibilities of applying business intelligence and the impact of human resource management on the improvement of business operations. Companies today, in the conditions of increasing competition, have a complex task of how to survive in the global market and maintain a competitive advantage. In their business, companies are faced with huge amounts of data that they get from internal and external sources and have a huge problem of how to choose and extract from that huge amount of data the ones they need for business. In this sense, companies are increasingly turning to the use of modern information and communication technologies for the purpose of processing large amounts of data, and are especially based on the application of business intelligence and the methods, techniques and tools that this sophisticated technology provides. During the implementation of this research, professional literature, scientific articles, domestic and above all foreign eminent experts were studied, as well as the latest works published on the Internet in the field of business intelligence and human resource management. The goal of this research paper is to present and compare different theories of business intelligence and the impact that human resources can have in business, as well as to present the specifics of business intelligence application, potential costs, risks and benefits that you can expect from the introduction of such a system. In this research work, the problem of effective application of business intelligent systems will be investigated, as well as the critical factors that influence the successful application of these technologies, with a special emphasis on the influence of human resources, methodological approach, through research and studious analysis of the latest scientific research in this field applied, how in theory as well as in practice. The paper will present the results of how the application of business intelligence methods and tools contributes to more efficient operations of small and medium-sized enterprises. In addition, the paper will present the results of a practical example in the practice of a company that is in the process of introducing a business intelligence system, and the way of implementing the decision. The results of the research provide important information for certain companies, as well as managers and providers of IT solutions in search of greater, more efficient and continuous application of business intelligence systems. In order to confirm the theoretical results, research was conducted with semi-structured interviews, detailed conversations with key users of the business intelligence system. When looking at the organizational characteristics of the company and the business environment of using the business intelligence system, we primarily focus on the elements that, along with the considered characteristics of business intelligence and human resources, emphasize their strategic importance for small and medium-sized companies, the size of the company (eg: strategic direction, achieving corporate goals and the company's focus on its clients).

Ethnomethodological conversation analysis and the study of assemblages.

The material turn has challenged traditional social scientific and humanistic research approaches. Both individual and community are rejected as a starting point for theorizing what is going on in societies and cultures. In fact, all dichotomies are deemed suspect, and the research focus draws heavily on actual practices. The concept heterogeneous assemblage is used in at least two strands of the material turn with slightly different takes on the entangled nature of practices. These are actor-network theory, ANT (cf. STS, e.g., Callon, Latour, Law) and new materialism(s) (cf. process philosophy, e.g., Deleuze, Guattari). Both can be placed under the umbrella term sociomaterialism. In their analysis of concrete phenomena, Deleuzian assemblages tend to focus on embodied sensations (affect) that have rhizomatic threads of connection, whereas ANT's assemblages include how heterogeneous entities (actants) stabilize certain practices. With a revised understanding of how the world works (ontology), the usefulness of traditional research methods (epistemology) to study concrete phenomena has also been questioned. Margaret Wetherell has suggested that affect assemblages can be analyzed as observable social practices, giving an EMCA-based study as an illustrative example. The question is whether both new materialist intensities (cf. certain approaches in psychology) and ANT's connections to other people, places, and practices (e.g., in organization studies) could be analyzed with an EMCA approach. This paper acknowledges the existing possibilities EMCA offers to analyze heterogeneous assemblages as situated interactional and material entanglements and enlarges the repertoire by focusing on 1) how the material specifics can make the EMCA "why that now" analysis connect to larger assemblages than the local accomplishment of action, and 2) how observable orientations to phenomena outside of the situation can be treated as an assemblic activity. It will do this with 1) Goodwin's concept lamination that enlarges the strictly situation-bound contextual configuration analysis to the cultural-historical formations through the use of material tools, and with 2) mentionings that combine Membership Categorization Analysis and Cooren's interest in non-human (material) actors. In other words, the well-known sociomaterial concept material-discursive is translated into two analytical possibilities to study sociomaterial heterogeneous assemblages. An empirical study illustrates the tools in practice.

Theoretical Musicology in Bukovyna (on the Example of S. Vorobkevych’s Harmony Textbook)

The purpose of the work is to characterise the state of theoretical musicology in Bukovyna in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries on the basis of Sydir Vorobkevych’s work “Musical Harmony”. Research methodology. The article is based on the following research methods: historical, biographical, cultural, and theoretical generalisation. The systematic approach of scientific research helped to analyse the work, which became one of the attempts to adapt the theoretical foundations of musical harmony to the needs of the multinational environment of the Bukovyna region. Scientific novelty is that for the first time, the article thoroughly analyses the music-theoretical work that became the basis for theoretical training of music specialists in Bukovyna, and draws conclusions about the peculiarities of musicology in the region. Conclusions. One of the first theoretical works in Bukovyna to appear during the period of Austro-Hungarian rule in the region was a textbook on harmony by Sydir Vorobkevych. Despite the fact that the vast majority of imported books and works of local artists were written in German, S. Vorobkevych’s “Musical Harmony” was written in Romanian, as the majority of the region’s population was Romanian. The need for such a textbook was extremely relevant among the musicians of Bukovyna and Chernivtsi. S. Vorobkevych created one of the first works of theoretical musicology in Bukovyna, which became the basis of musical education in the region. Sydir Vorobkevych’s work is fully in line with the traditions of the second half of the nineteenth century and confirms the idea that the terminology and methodological explanation of the foundations of music theory, in particular musical harmony, were at the stage of development at that time and underwent changes already in the next century. S. Vorobkevych’s “Musical harmony” is a source of information about the basic postulates of theoretical musicology, related to the principles of harmonic thinking, which, according to the author of the textbook, is an indispensable basis for successful composing.
 Key words: art of Bukovyna, musicology, musical education of Bukovyna, musical harmony, music theory.

Carrying out the methodological approach of the scientific research in the Physical Education and Sport Science field

Background and Study Aim. The scientific research activity at the level of academic studies aims to acquire fundamental basic and deontological knowledge. The purpose of the study was to determine the progress of the scientific research approach in the field of Physical Education and Sport Science. Material and Methods. This scientific approach was carried out in the ”Research methodology” discipline, in the bachelor’s degree for the Physical Education and Sport (PES) specialization, Sport and Motor Performance (SMP) and in the master’s degree - Sport Performance (SP). The research participants were 104 students of the Physical Education and Sport department of the University of Pitești: 82 in bachelor’s degree (48 at PES, 34 at SMP) and 22 in master’s degree (PS). The didactic activity was conducted offline and online; the monitoring was performed by means of the university e-learning platform. The research results were centralized using digital technologies. The continuous evaluation of the performance criteria was made in accordance with the requirements of the subject matter program and the instructions on the credit system and class book filling. The requirements of the activity in seminar were 3 reports, respecting the path of the work assignments. Report no. 1 – method of bibliographic study (Google academic); Report no. 2 –sociological survey (survey method, questionnaire, Google forms) and Report no. 3 –experimental research (personal contributions, scientific argumentation). Results. The results of knowledge evaluation in bachelor’s degree reveal 3.3% better level at PES; the other indicators have a better level of success in SMP (p>0.05); the master’s degree highlights 15.25% better activity in the seminar, involvement of 82.3% in the elective and mandatory activity and 87.75% success in the final evaluation. Regarding the weight of sports disciplines in achievement of the scientific approach: 65% improved the title of the assignments (an evolution of the titles) and 35% kept the same title, but with different content. At the master’s degree, everyone respected the requirements of the discipline. Conclusions. The scientific research approach was carried out by methodologically going through the stages of addressing the work assignments within the bibliographic study, sociological survey analysis and scientific argumentation. The theoretical knowledge was applied in accordance with the current specialized literature, the analysis of the opinions of the specialists and the use of the personal experience in the applied and development scientific research.

ACCESS, TECHINAL SUPPORT, AND READING PRACTICE OF STUDENTS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT AT THREE ECUADORIAN UNIVERSITIES

The access of students with sensory deficits to quality educational services persists as one of the challenges of higher education worldwide. This work aims to determine the level of access and technical support that three Ecuadorian universities offer to students with hearing impairment for the development of reading skills. The mixed approach of scientific research is used for data collection. The instrument used is the Inclusive Education Access Questionnaire created by Real (2011). The techniques used were: contextualized observation, in-depth interview, and survey. The results show that in the universities studied, limitations persist in providing technical support to students with sensory disabilities, reducing the development of reading skills in the group studied. The research concluded that to improve the reading skills of students with hearing impairment, the participating universities must install pedagogical/technical supports, design intervention routes, and strengthen the knowledge and motivation of the teaching staff to implement curricular adaptations and specific tutorials.

On the Question of the Peculiarities of Using an Interdisciplinary Approach in Modern Scientific Research in the Field of Law

The research subject of this article is the features and patterns of the use of an interdisciplinary approach to modern scientific research in the field of law. The relevance of this problem and the need to study the patterns of using an interdisciplinary approach in the field of law is because, on the one hand, it is becoming increasingly widespread in the legal sciences. On the other hand, the "inept" use of an interdisciplinary approach in the field of law can lead to a significant decrease in the effectiveness of scientific research in the legal sciences and lead to difficulties in assessing the significance of the obtained research results. The purpose of this work is to identify the patterns of using this approach based on the analysis of the features of the interdisciplinary approach in modern scientific research in the field of legal sciences and to propose ways to use it most effectively in modern scientific research in the field of jurisprudence. В В В В В The scientific novelty of the conducted research is as follows. During the analysis of the features and patterns of the use of an interdisciplinary approach in modern legal science, it was found that not all researchers understand the features (specifics) of the use of an interdisciplinary approach in legal research. The specificity of using an interdisciplinary approach in legal research is that an interdisciplinary approach allows us to identify common patterns of formation, development and functioning of state-legal phenomena as a variety of social phenomena. Therefore, in order to increase the effectiveness of using an interdisciplinary approach in modern scientific research in the field of legal sciences, it is better to conduct research on the purely legal side of state-legal phenomena within the framework of a disciplinary approach and traditional legal methods, an interdisciplinary approach, in our opinion, should play the role of a kind of philosophical basis that does not allow the absolutization of knowledge and assumes the need for dialogue in in order to conduct scientific research more productively.

What people learn from death: exploring citizen scientists’ learning outcomes in Taiwan Roadkill Observation Network from an environmental education perspective

Citizen science is a key approach in scientific research that involves crowdsourced data collection for environmental monitoring and conservation. Participants in citizen science can gain scientific knowledge, change their pro-environmental attitude and behavior. Taiwan Roadkill Observation Network (TaiRON) was founded in 2011 and has a community of approximately 20,000 members. To collect data for further biological research, participants adopt a simple approach: taking pictures of roadkill and uploading them to a database. While many studies have explored citizen science learning outcomes, this study examines how a program with a unique participant task – photographing road kill – has an impact on participants pro-environmental learning. The learning outcome with the largest change was environmental attitude, suggesting that the participants’ feelings, awareness, and values regarding the environment changed after joining TaiRON. The reasons for the attitude changes could be attributed to the characteristics of TaiRON’s work: participants collect data from animal carcasses, prompting them to reflect deeply on the value of life. The second key learning outcome was behavioural intention, which means participants were driven to action to mitigate roadkill occurrence. Our results provide an example of evaluating learning outcomes in citizen science and also contribute to promoting environmental literacy.

Smart Transportation Behavior through the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Ride-Hailing System in Iran

During the COVID-19 pandemic, significant changes occurred in customer behavior, especially in traffic and urban transmission systems. In this context, there is a need for more scientific research and managerial approaches to develop behavior-based smart transportation solutions to deal with recent changes in customers, drivers, and traffic behaviors, including the volume of traffic and traffic routes. This research has tried to find a comprehensive view of novel travel behavior in different routes using a new social network analysis method. Our research is rooted in graph theory/network analysis and application of centrality concepts in social network analysis, particularly in the ride-hailing transportation systems under monumental competition. In this study, a big city, with near to ten million habitants (Tehran), is considered. All city areas were studied and clustered based on the primary measures of centrality, including degree centrality, Katz centrality, special vector centrality, page rank centrality, proximity centrality, and intermediate centrality. Our data were the trips of this system in Tehran, where the nodes in this network represent Tehran’s districts, and the connection between the two districts indicates the trips made between those two districts. Also, each link’s weight is the number of trips between the two nodes (district). The districts of Tehran were ranked in the smart transportation network based on six criteria: degree centrality, degree centrality of input, degree centrality of output, special vector centrality, hub, and reference points. Finally, according to comprehensive data-driven analysis, the studied company was suggested to create shared value and sustainability through the platform to perform a legitimate system to meet the new challenges. Our proposed system can help managers and governments to develop a behavior-based smart transportation system for big cities.

Al-BIRUNI'S CONCEPT OF HISTORY

This article is devoted to the role of Abu Rayhan Biruni, a great figure of medieval science, culture, philosophy, economics, politics and history. It considers him as a founder of the modern scientific thinking and research methods, quantitative approaches in scientific research, experimental and observational methods and tools in science. His works, "Al-Asar-ul-Baqiya", "India", "Geodesy" and others prove that he was a devotee of the ideas of national and universal human values, reason and law, reasonable harmony of human duties and obligations, rights and freedoms, development and civilization, both in politics and social development. Research on his books “Mineralogy” and “Al-Qanun al-Masudi” confirm that his philosophy of history had a formative influence on the development of Eastern historiography and sociology of the Middle and Late Middle Ages, on the historical and social political views of Utbi, Bayhaqi, Yaqut, Ibn al-Athir, Ibn Abi Usaybiya, Abul Fido Qifti, Rashidaddin, Ibn Khaldun, and Maqrizi. And according to the concept of history, it is concluded that the aspect of historical research is not substantial, but relational, i.e. changing, updating and rising to a higher level

METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE RESEARCH OF STATE FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND THE FINANCIAL SECURITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES IN THE CONDITIONS OF PUBLIC FINANCES MANAGEMENT REFORM

Introduction. The study of the problems of formation and use of state financial resources, financial security of public sector economic entities in the conditions of reforming the management of public finances is of great importance for financial science and practice. The scientific value of such research depends on the skillful use of methodological approaches and is reflected in the quality of the conclusions drawn and the proposed theoretical and practical recommendations. Today, financial science uses a number of methodological approaches that make it possible to deeply understand the meaning of financial phenomena and processes. However, there is a need for an in-depth analysis of these approaches, the relationships between them, the availability of appropriate tools and methods of their use for the depth of scientific research. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the theoretical and practical foundations of methodological approaches to the study of state financial resources and financial security of economic entities in the context of reforming public finance management, as well as the effectiveness of their use in financial scientific research. Methods. The work uses dialectical, hermeneutic, systemic, holistic, project-oriented, process, cybernetic, informational, synergistic, institutional, structural, historical, functional, structural-functional, sociocultural, behavioral approaches. The results of the research were obtained through the use of methods of generalization, analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, comparison, descent from the concrete to the abstract and from the abstract to the concrete, evaluation, description, prediction, and others. Results. The content and components of the methodology of modern financial science are considered. The relationship between methodological approaches and methods in financial scientific research is revealed. Emphasis is placed on the place of state financial resources and financial security of public sector economic entities among financial categories and concepts of state finance using the main laws of dialectics – the law of transition of quantity into quality and the law of unity and struggle of opposites. Approaches to the determination of financial resources in the process of capital circulation in accordance with the dialectical law of negation of negation are clarified. The relationship between the management of financial security, financial resources of public sector economic entities and the budget process using the structural-functional approach is analyzed. Other methodological approaches in the study of state financial resources and financial security of economic entities in the conditions of public finance management reform are characterized. Conclusions. Proposals regarding the use of methodological approaches to the study of state financial resources and financial security of economic entities in the conditions of public finance management reform are substantiated. In further scientific research, special attention will be paid to the use of the considered methodological approaches in scientific research, which will make it possible to deepen the theoretical and practical foundations of the objects of research.

Information activity in the system of social communications

The article analyzes the key aspects of information activity and its relation to various branches of public relations. The opinions of scientists who have already worked on research in the field of social communications and continue to do so in our time are weighed. In the example of their works, an explanation of the system of the information and communication process was derived, and its involvement in many specific professions today was studied. Information activity as a phenomenon is an essential component of the social communications system. It is about building an effective communication process, a system that includes representatives of the public, a communication channel, and professional communicators. In the presence of these, a complex process of information transfer can occur, which, as a result, leads to the emergence of new decisions and public expectations. Adhering to a well-defined algorithm of actions, a professional communicator can act as a conductor of objective information and the only source of dissemination of subjective data. It is worth noting that this study is quite relevant since now is the period when the information transmission process is taking on new forms. This is notably observed in the information search and processing system. Many additional software elements have appeared that simplify some processes and speed up work with information. In particular, it is about the emergence of artificial intelligence and the elements it produces in the process of its work. Therefore, information and communication activities require topical, in-depth scientific research based on the features of the modern information society. The work demonstrates the theoretical approach of scientific research, which takes place through personal analysis of the available works of academics.

Creation of agro-tourism cluster as the basis of innovative renewal of Kharkiv oblast in the post-war period

The article is devoted to the study of the possibilities of implementing the cluster concept of the development of the tourism industry in the Kharkiv region. The project of the agro-tourism cluster "Slobozhanska kazka" is proposed. The idea of the cluster is to create a chain of various services, where overnight accommodation is organized in one place, quality food in another, and a master class is held. The strength of the cluster is that it creates a collective agritourism product, increases the capacity of the local tourism market and expands the flow of tourists. The subject of the research is the organizational and economic relations that are formed in the process of adaptation and ensuring sustainable interaction of the participants of the market of rural green tourism in accordance with the modern trends of clustering of the economy. The purpose of the work is the development of theoretical and methodological provisions for the improvement of the domestic market of rural green tourism based on the study of the possibilities of implementing the cluster concept in the regions of Ukraine. The achievement of the set goal was ensured by the following interrelated tasks: to characterize the types of active clusters in Ukraine; consider the essence of the concept and structure of an agro-tourism cluster; to develop a Roadmap for the implementation of the cluster concept of Ukraine's economy in the post-war period to support and popularize rural green tourism in Ukraine. The methodological basis of the study consists of a systematic and program-targeted approach, monographic, graphic and economic-statistical methods of scientific research. The following results were obtained.The development of the agro-tourism cluster of the Kharkiv region will allow further application of a comprehensive approach to the development of enterprises in the field of tourism and the organization of promotion of their products both on the domestic market of the region and on the Ukrainian and international markets. The cluster mechanism will promote the innovative activities of its participants, will ensure the development of infrastructure, the expansion of the spectrum and the growth of the quality of their products (goods, works, services), as well as the satisfaction of the collective interests of the participants of the tourism cluster. Conclusions. The Roadmap for the implementation of the cluster concept of Ukraine's economy in the post-war period for 3 years has been developed. These recommendations will make it possible to create a positive image and increase the attractiveness of the territory, form a regional tourist product, increase the flow of tourists and ensure the replenishment of the budget.

Методологический анализ в специфике экосистемного подхода

The global trend towards digital transformation opens up new opportunities for every economic entity, intensifies the transformation of business processes in the system of accounting and analytical support, and is not limited to the introduction of new technologies. In the current situation, scientific approaches to the study of accounting and analytical systems, such as evolutionary, institutional, structural, etc., are applied in isolation from each other, and do not take into account all the interrelations and conditions of the functioning of economic entities. The ecosystem approach is proposed as a new theoretical and methodological basis. The ecosystem approach in scientific research involves the consideration of the object of study as an ecosystem. The purpose of this article is a methodological analysis of the subject field associated with the concept of ‘ecosystems’. In the course of the research a mixed methodology was used, which included the method of content analysis of publications of foreign and Russian authors, in-depth bibliographic analysis, study and synthesis of theoretical material devoted to the research topic, as well as systematization and grouping of the obtained data. The analysis identified four main research discourses of the ecosystem approach: entrepreneurial ecosystem, business ecosystem, innovation ecosystem and platform ecosystem. Their underlying aspects, key components and the focus of research on the concepts are identified. It is revealed that the term ‘ecosystem’ is applied to various ontological units (environment, stakeholders, platforms, business models, universities, etc.) and focuses on analysis (ecosystem strategy, value proposition, etc.). It is concluded that when using the ecosystem approach in scientific work, it is necessary to specify within which discourse the study is conducted and what the level of analysis is focused on.

Engaging with patients in research on knowledge translation/implementation science methods: a self study

BackgroundIn 2017, the British Columbia (Canada) SUPPORT (SUpport for People and Patient-Oriented Research) Unit created six methods clusters to advance methodologies in patient and public oriented research (POR). The knowledge translation (KT)/implementation science methods cluster identified that although there was guidance about how to involve patients and public members in POR research generally, little was known about how best to involve patients and public members on teams specifically exploring POR KT/implementation science methodologies. The purpose of this self-study was to explore what it means to engage patients and the public in studies of POR methods through the reflections of members of five KT/implementation science teams.MethodsInformed by a collaborative action research approach, this quality improvement self-study focused on reflection within four KT/implementation science research teams in 2020–2021. The self-study included two rounds of individual interviews with 18 members across four teams. Qualitative data were analyzed using a thematic analysis approach followed by a structured discussion of preliminary findings with the research teams. Subsequently, through two small group discussion sessions, the patients/public members from the teams refined the findings.ResultsUndertaking research on POR KT/implementation science methodologies typically requires teams to work with the uncertainty of exploratory and processual research approaches, make good matches between patients/public members and the team, work intentionally yet flexibly, and be attuned to the external context and its influences on the team. POR methodological research teams need to consider that patients/public members bring their life experiences and world views to the research project. They become researchers in their own right. Individual and team reflection allows teams to become aware of team needs, acknowledge team members’ vulnerabilities, gain greater sensitivity, and enhance communication.ConclusionsThe iterative self-study process provided research team members with opportunities for reflection and new understanding. Working with patients/public team members as co-researchers opens up new ways of understanding important aspects of research methodologies, which may influence future KT/implementation science research approaches.

Сurrent trends and ways of further development of the medical tourism market in Ukraine

The article is devoted to the study of the medical tourism market, the peculiarities of its functioning and development in modern economic conditions and the search for possible ways to adapt to the effects of the crisis. The subject of the study is the organizational and economic relations that are formed in the process of adaptation and ensuring sustainable interaction of medical tourism market participants in accordance with current trends and prospects for the transformation of recreation and tourism. The aim of the work is to develop theoretical and methodological provisions for improving the domestic market of medical tourism based on current trends in the global and national tourism industry. Achieving this goal is ensured by the following interrelated tasks: to explore current trends in the global medical tourism market; to compile socio-economic characteristics of the development of the medical tourism market in Ukraine; identify systemic problems of medical tourism market development in Ukraine; identify promising areas for modernization of the medical tourism market in the post-crisis period. The methodological basis of the research consists of a systematic and program-targeted approach, monographic, graphic, economic-statistical and heuristic methods of scientific research. The following results were obtained. The tendencies of development of the tourist branch of Ukraine are analyzed and the socio-economic characteristic of the development of the medical tourism market in Ukraine is made. Systemic problems of medical tourism market development in Ukraine are revealed. Perspective directions of modernization of the medical tourism market in the post-crisis period are determined. Conclusions. The most promising and timely areas of transformation of the medical tourism market are the introduction of new forms of tourism in the field of medical tourism in terms of restricting freedom of movement between countries and regions, as well as reducing the purchasing power of potential tourists; expanding the possibilities of medical tourism through the use of modern innovations, especially in the context of the introduction of elements of digital technologies; expanding the range of medical tourism export programs; development of partnerships with other participants in the tourism market and related industries in the context of the formation of cluster structures, expanding networking and participation in interregional and international projects.

Designing a Crowd-Based Relocation System—The Case of Car-Sharing

Car-sharing services promise environmentally sustainable and cost-efficient alternatives to private car ownership, contributing to more environmentally sustainable mobility. However, the challenge of balancing vehicle supply and demand needs to be addressed for further improvement of the service. Currently, employees must relocate vehicles from low-demand to high-demand areas, which generates extra personnel costs, driven kilometers, and emissions. This study takes a Design Science Research (DSR) approach to develop a new way of balancing the supply and demand of vehicles in car-sharing, namely crowd-based relocation. We base our approach on crowdsourcing, a concept by which customers are requested to perform vehicle relocations. This paper reports on our comprehensive DSR project on designing and instantiating a crowd-based relocation information system (CRIS). We assessed the resulting artifact in a car-sharing simulation and conducted a real-world car-sharing service system field test. The evaluation reveals that CRIS has the potential for improving vehicle availability, increasing environmental sustainability, and reducing operational costs. Further, the prescriptive knowledge derived in our DSR project can be used as a starting point to improve individual parts of the CRIS and to extend its application beyond car-sharing into other sharing services, such as power bank- or e-scooter-sharing.

About the Recent Chilean Immigration Phenomenon: A Scoping Review on Radiographic Methods for Dental Age Estimation in Children

The objective of this review was to identify original studies describing radiographic methods for dental age estimation applied in Chilean children, considering that it is a country with a long history of natural disasters and it has shown an unprecedented increase in the number of migrants in recent years, with significant percentages of individuals under 18 years of age. A scoping review was carried out following the methodology for the Joanna Briggs Institute scoping reviews and PRISMA guidelines. A specific search strategy was implemented in PubMed/Medline database, with complementary use of the Google Scholar website searching for full articles in English and Spanish. Five documents responded to the search objective, of which only 3 were published in refereed journals. Two documents focused their study on the maturation of upper and lower third molars, one on the maturation of the second and lower third molars, and two documents on the maturation of the seven mandibular teeth according to classical methodologies. The scarce existing literature, the almost absence of validated methods for the Chilean population, as well as the reported mass immigration phenomenon make a new and profound scientific research approach necessary for the application of updated methods.