Clear Plan Research Articles

UNDERSTANDING PROCESSES NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT PAL CARDS IN NURSING HOMES

Abstract Background The CFIR Process domain can be used to evaluate practices that are associated with successful or unsuccessful implementation. The purpose of this study was to understand the processes that led to successful implementation of the PAL Card QIP during the height of the pandemic from the provider champion’s perspective. Methods Qualitative interviews with n=11 champions who completed the PAL Card QIP were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and coded using the CFIR Process Domain. Results Major themes regarding the process of implementation included engaging (e.g., staff and family), executing (adapting to different situations), planning (e.g., having a clear plan of implementation), and reflecting and evaluating (e.g., taking time to evaluate the project). Discussion: Providers articulated strategies that contributed to successful implementation during a global pandemic, which can help inform future quality improvement projects. Implications for practice and policy will be discussed.

Recruitment in Acute Stroke Trials: Challenges and Potential Solutions.

Randomized clinical trials of acute stroke have led to major advances in acute stroke therapy over the past decade. Despite these successes, recruitment in acute trials is often difficult. We outline challenges in recruitment for acute stroke trials and present potential solutions, which can increase the speed and decrease the cost of identifying new treatments for acute stroke. One of the largest opportunities to increase the speed of enrollment and make trials more generalizable is expansion of inclusion criteria whose impact on expected recruitment can be assessed by epidemiologic and registry databases. Another barrier to recruitment besides the number of eligible patients is availability of study investigators limited to business hours, which may be helped by financial support for after-hours call. The wider use of telemedicine has accelerated quicker stroke treatment at many hospitals and has the potential to accelerate research enrollment but requires training of clinical investigators who are often inexperienced with this approach. Other potential solutions to enhance recruitment include rapid prehospital notification of clinical investigators of potential patients, use of mobile stroke units, advances in the process of emergency informed consent, storage of study medication in the emergency department, simplification of study treatments and data collection, education of physicians to improve equipoise and enthusiasm for randomization of patients within a trial, and clear recruitment plans, and even potentially coenrollment, when there are competing trials at sites. Without successful recruitment, scientific advances and clinical benefit for acute stroke patients will lag.

Влияние глобального технологического раскола на лидерство в мировой экономике на примерах ряда развитых и развивающихся стран

Recent technological trends and, particularly, the global technology fracture, significantly affect power distribution in the world economy. However, the problems that arise due to these tendencies and their possible consequences for the economic world order remain understudied. This article assesses the impact of the global technology fracture on economic leadership in the context of the contradictions of the West-East development models, taking into consideration both interstate conflicts in the innovative field and the rising power of big-tech companies. Complex index construction is employed to formalize the concept of leadership in the world economy and a panel data regression model is used for estimating effects of the technology fracture on it. The sample contains data on major macroeconomic and technological indicators for 30 western and 10 Asian countries from 2010 to 2019. As a result, it is concluded that the presence of a clear plan for the implementation of information and communication technologies by the state can have a positive impact on the economic leadership of a country, and the growing importance of technology giants has a negative impact on this indicator. Finally, this article contributes to a better understanding of the economic leadership concept among scholars and draws policymakersʼ attention to the necessity of new regulations in the technological sphere.

Gender mainstreaming in the urban space to promote inclusive cities

The roles of urban spaces in promoting people’s social experiences and interactions, and access to green spaces, are critical for long-term community building. While gender balance occurs in the use of metropolitan spaces, the urban environment can still be considered as a mostly masculine sphere. Women are still marginalised and unsafe in urban spaces. Gender mainstreaming is used to plan and design a gender inclusive city, which includes all women in decision-making processes and helps to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 11. The exclusion of women and girls from the urban planning process generates a knowledge gap, resulting in public spaces that exclude them. There is a clear planning gap: women are excluded from urban planning and design procedures. The research study developed from the urge to examine if gender mainstreaming is used in the design of urban spaces. Data for the study were gathered using qualitative method. Primary data was through interview while secondary data includes policy and research focus documents. The study revealed that women’s experience and understanding of urban spaces varied from men’s, and that these differences must be considered when planning and developing urban spaces. The solutions to establishing inclusive urban public spaces that are accessible and safe for everyone in the community include good design and community dialogue. According to the research evidence, professionals in the built environment must be gender conscious when designing and creating urban spaces. Warwick Market, a public urban location in Durban, South Africa, was chosen for the study.

Columbine as a type of youth destructivism

Objective: to analyze the reasons for senior schoolchildren’s interest to destructive social groups dedicated to challenges, criminal culture, weapons, erotic and sex, dangerous leisure, death and suicide, mass killings and violence, and drugs; to describe the hierarchy of interests and life values of adolescents based on the research results (questionnaire survey of schoolchildren and multidimensional content analysis of VKontakte social network).Methods: general scientific (analysis, system-structural approach to the analysis of the research object, comparative-legal method) and specific scientific methods (questionnaire survey of schoolchildren, N = 589, conducted in April 2021, and multidimensional content analysis of VKontakte social network, 314,708 fragments).Results: the interests of schoolchildren to various groups in social networks were analyzed. The determinants of joining groups are factors such as the degree of trust in relationships with parents, plans for the future, the amount of time spent daily on the Internet, the tendency to hedonism in everyday life. The methods of involving adolescents in the destructive ideology of the Columbine movement were revealed.Scientific novelty: two groups of users of sites propagating the destructive ideology of Columbine movement were identified: the core (characterized by the abundance of negative moods, these social network users are potentially capable of committing terrorist acts) and the periphery (characterized by an increased general interest in extreme leisure activities). The hierarchy of interests and life values of representatives of the core and the periphery is described; assumptions are made about the ways and reasons for the flow of users from the core to the periphery and back. The study showed that the breeding ground for Columbine and other destructive youth network movements are the adolescents who do not have trust relationships with their parents, are aimed at enjoying life here and now, do not have clear plans for the future, and prefer virtual communication to real one.Practical significance: the materials of the article can be useful to federal and regional authorities in implementing various aspects of youth policy, preventing sociopathic behavior of the youth, ensuring the safety of educational institutions, as well as to scientists researching destructive youth network movements.

Accelerating diversity, equity, and inclusion goals: a qualitative assessment from the lens of scientists at the 2020 Clinical Translational Science Awards Annual Meeting.

Participants in the leadership breakout session at the Clinical Translational Science Awards (CTSA) virtual 2020 conference discussed and ranked six recommendations in terms of feasibility, impact, and priority for advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts to elevate underrepresented populations to leadership positions in CTSAs and their broader institutions. A thematic analysis of chat and polling data identified challenges and opportunities to achieve DEI goals, with the three most promising recommendations as: cross-institutional Principal Investigator (P.I.) action-learning workgroups, transparent policies for recruiting and promoting underrepresented minorities (URM) leadership, and a clear succession plan to nurture and elevate URM leaders. Suggestions are made to improve DEI in CTSA leadership and allow for greater representation in the translational science field.

Refining the Implementation of a Hub-and-Spoke Model for TelePain Through Qualitative Inquiry

The hub-and-spoke telehealth model leverages centrally located providers who utilize telehealth technology to bring specialized care to medically underserved areas. This model has the potential to promote equitable access to healthcare. However, few studies address how to facilitate the adoption and implementation of hub-and-spoke telehealth. We examined spoke site providers’ experiences with TelePain, a national hub-and-spoke model of interdisciplinary chronic pain care, with a focus on improving future implementation. We conducted semi-structured individual interviews (20–45 min) with 27 VA spoke site providers via teleconferencing between August 2020 and February 2021. Interview transcripts were coded in Atlas.ti 8.0 using deductive (identified a priori and used to build the interview guide) and inductive (emerging) codes. Our analysis identified the following themes stressed by the spoke sites: (1) spoke sites needed to envision how TelePain services would work at their site before deciding to adopt; (2) TelePain implementation needed to fit into local existing care processes; (3) hub sites needed to understand spoke sites’ context (e.g., via needs assessment) to tailor the services accordingly, and (4) hub-and-spoke sites needed to establish bidirectional communication. Our findings provide a practical guide to improve future rollout of hub-and-spoke telehealth models. Recommendations focus on the role of the hub site in promoting program adoption by (1) developing a clear and detailed marketing plan and (2) considering how the program can be adapted to fit the local spoke site context. To improve implementation, hub-and-spoke sites must establish ongoing and consistent bidirectional communication; this is particularly critical in the everchanging post-peak pandemic healthcare system. An important next step is the development of recommendations and guidelines for implementing hub-and-spoke telehealth, as well as examining pain outcomes for patients touched by this program.

Psorias: current status of incidence and organizational measures

Objective — to conduct an epidemiological analysis of the incidence of psoriasis in the world and in Ukraine and to determine the reasons for its permanent spread, as well as to outline the main tasks of the dermatovenerological field to improve the situation in our country.
 Materials and methods. In order to conduct a comparative analysis, available data from epidemiological studies and our own long-term dermatological practice were used.
 Results and discussion. Quite high prevalence rates of psoriasis in economically developed countries can be considered as a reflection of the existing organizational health care system and high level of medical care. Analytical data on the incidence of psoriasis in certain regions of Ukraine indicate a significant prevalence of this dermatosis, even in the absence of strict registration of diseases in the regions. The therapy of psoriatic disease, especially its complicated forms, is currently accompanied by significant difficulties and does not provide long-term remission. Therefore, the treatment of such patients must be carried out in specialized dermatovenerological institutions, in which the necessary personnel and material resources and special medical equipment should be concentrated.
 Conclusions. In order to carry out effective measures in the fight against psoriatic disease and its consequences, dermatological units of municipal and private property should establish accounting and reporting on the morbidity. The presidium of the UALDVK should create a clear plan of measures for the earliest possible detection, treatment and prevention of complications of dermatosis, as well as, develop algorithms and protocols for the treatment of patients with various clinical types and forms of psoriasis on the basis of the latest national and international scientific achievements. Only the joint efforts of the association of dermatologists and a significant part of the medical community (pediatricians, cardiologists, endocrinologists, immunologists) under the leadership of the National Health Service of Ukraine and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine can defeat this disease, since the epidemiological and therapeutic aspects of psoriasis are not purely dermatological problems.

OP64 NICE Listens: Engaging The Public On How To Address Health Inequalities In Health Technology Assessment And Guideline Development

IntroductionInvolving and engaging the public is an essential step to engender trust and confidence in HTA organizations. In 2021 the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) launched NICE Listens, a new programme of deliberative public engagement seeking to address topics that have complex social, moral, or ethical dimensions. Health inequalities (HI), defined as unfair and avoidable differences in health across populations, was the first topic. The aim was to understand how the public would like NICE to act in regard to HI. Despite repeated attempts to tackle HI in England, the gaps in life expectancy between the most and least deprived continue to widen. NICE has committed to addressing HI in its five-year strategy and NICE Listens forms part of a comprehensive engagement strategy to understand how best to do this.MethodsTwenty-eight (28) members of the public from across England took part in four iterative two-hour online workshops, held fortnightly in late 2021. They consisted of both plenary and breakout sessions and incorporated a range of stimuli including trade-off exercises and interview clips with HI experts.ResultsThe findings show clear public support for HI being a high priority for NICE, albeit with limits on how and when HI should be addressed. Actions towards reducing HI should focus on supporting a preventative and systemic response. Importantly, there is a need for a transparent process for incorporating HI within NICE guidance as well as rigorous staff training in understanding and addressing HI. Recommending technologies that benefit the majority even when not accessible for all is acceptable if there are clear plans to manage access gaps.ConclusionsReducing health inequalities should be a high priority for NICE and other HTA organizations. Organizations should seek to have clear processes for embedding HI in decision-making. Priority should be given to actions that focus on prevention of ill health and those that have wider system impacts.

The Impact of Balanced Scorecard on Firm Value Evidence from the Saudi Listed Companies

The study aimed to identify the effect of the balanced scorecard on the company's value in the listed companies in the Saudi market. To achieve this goal, this study relied on the survey method. Were received (72) questionnaires; the data were analyzed using descriptive-analytical methods by subjecting the data obtained from the questionnaire to statistical analysis using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences program to test the research hypotheses to reach the results. This study showed that there study's most important results showed a positive and statistically significant impact of the balanced scorecard with its four dimensions on the company's value. Saudi joint stock companies have a clear strategic plan for all parties involved in implementing the program, in addition to a performance evaluation mechanism for the companies under study, and this is done by linking the vision to the goals, as well as a high degree of availability. Effective management systems help achieve the company's vision and strategy, contributing to adding value. In light of the results, the researcher recommended the importance of constantly developing the balanced scorecard model to accommodate the successive developments in the competitive business environment.

Strategi Pengembangan Sumber Daya Manusia Melalui Metode Analisis SOAR pada Pariwisata Syariah di Pulau Madura

According to data from The Global Islamic Economy Report cited by Reuters (2015) predicts that it will increase in 2019 to 238 billion dollars and represent 13% of global contests. Projections of Muslim tourists will increase so that Madura Island, which is still just developing, is able to take advantage of these opportunities and can take advantage of one of the sharia tourism development destinations that must be able to take advantage of these opportunities and prove that the Madura economy is capable and competitive. Sharia tourism is a tourism concept that makes it easy for Muslim tourists to fulfill their travel needs. The analytical method used to formulate the strategy is SOAR analysis using a matrix that is adapted to research needs. The results of this study include 1) Planning and developing tourism through the creation of promotional media, both print media and social media that are integrated with the website to attract tourists and investors. 2) Rearrange and classify tourist objects by making clear, persuasive, informative and binding regulatory plans. 3) Madura Island tour packages in collaboration with relevant agencies or travel agents. 4) Creating training and coaching activities for local youth or synergizing with local communities in an effort to build excellent service. 5) Provide facilities and infrastructure that support Madura Island tourism comprehensively, such as a safe, communicative and integrated information service center. 6) Coordinate and map areas that are tailored to the needs and expected numbers. In addition, making regulations and coaching for owners of tourist agents, owners of inns/hotels or synergizing with the surrounding community.

Bottom-up Processing (BUP) for Decoding in Teaching Listening Skills: Analysis, Issues and Suggested Activities

This conceptual study focuses on the importance of bottom-up processing (BUP) for enhancing EFL / ESL learners’ decoding ability in listening skills. As observed by the researcher and reviewed in the literature, bottom-up processing for decoding is found to be an often-neglected area in the teaching of listening skills in the field of ELT.   As a result of this, the foreign or second language learners of English are at risk in their competency in comprehending proficient speakers of English especially when they are exposed to ungraded realife spoken English outside their regular lessons. To address this issue effectively, learners and teachers of English should be made aware of the significance of BUP in terms of different listening issues faced by learners.  Moreover, the stake holders (planners, teachers, and students) should have a clear plan of action to address these issues to the benefit of learners.  Sufficient awareness of the concept of bottom-up processing for decoding in listening skills, issues faced by learners due to lack of it, and a well thought out action to deal with the issues, therefore, can help learners of English to improve their listening skills and comprehension contributing to their enhanced language proficiency.  The paper, therefore, incorporates the methodology of reviewing relevant literarature based on the researcher’s belief on the significance of bottom-up processing for teaching listening skills.  Besides the analysis of the concept of BUP, the paper includes some learner issues, and it suggests some listening activities to remedy the issues.   

The Republics of the Southern Caucasus on their way to the ‘Socialist federation’ (1917–1922)

As we approach the 100th anniversary of the formation of the USSR, political, military, social, ethnic and other determinants of consolidation of the peoples and territories of the former Russian Empire within the Bolshevik state attract an increasing interest of academic community. In particular, special attention is drawn to the complex and controversial process of integration of the South Caucasus with Soviet Russia. Soviet historiography advanced an official view on the role of the Transcaucasian republics in the formation of the USSR, which came down to a number of ideological clichés that provided an impoverished and partly distorted image of this complex phenomenon. On the basis of a wide range of Soviet, Russian, and foreign researches, as well as recently published primary sources, the author examines the landmark events in the history of the states of the South Caucasus in the period preceding the formation of the USSR. The author highlights both similarities and differences in the views of Soviet and modern historians on the related issues, including the realization of the right to self-determination of the peoples of the South Caucasus in the first years after the October Revolution and the complex impact of international political situation on the regional developments. The author notes that the struggle for spheres of influence between world powers also affected all the Transcaucasian republics, although with different results. The author pays special attention to the process of Sovietization: in the Soviet historiography it was portrayed as a triumphal march of Soviet rule, but, as recent researches has shown, the Bolsheviks actually did not have a clear and consistent plan for the Sovietization of the Transcaucasian republics and the process was accompanied by dramatic events and conflicts. The assessments of the subsequent formation of the Transcaucasian Federation also differ significantly. The Soviet interpretation of this project emphasized its importance for eliminating the consequences of the Civil War and resolving inter-ethnic conflicts. Contemporary historians point to the fact that the unification process was imposed artificially, and even forcefully, according to some assessments, by Moscow, and its unifying effect was rather mixed. In this context, the author emphasizes the need for an impartial and balanced research approach towards the processes that took place in the Transcaucasian republics in the first post-revolutionary years in order to gain a better understanding of their role in the creation of the USSR.

Mothers’ needs in discharge planning for low birth weight babies: A qualitative study

PurposeThis study aimed to identify mothers’ needs in discharge planning for low birth weight (LBW) babies. MethodA qualitative descriptive method with semi-structured interviews was used. Samples were collected via purposive sampling of eight mothers. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and thematically analysed. ResultsThe key needs of mothers of LBW babies during discharge were classified into three themes: (1) information on routine baby care (i.e. maintaining body temperature, fulfilling the baby's nutritional needs, personal hygiene, supporting baby care, and the baby's growth and development); (2) variation in information sources (e.g. workers, communities, and supporters); and (3) different types of communication (i.e. interactive and non-interactive). ConclusionMothers of LBW babies need information on routine baby care before discharge, variation in their information sources, and the types of communication. Clear hospital policies and discharge planning guidelines that consider mothers’ needs are necessary for successful discharge planning.

Social-ecological and institutional factors affecting forest and landscape restoration in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh

Bangladesh government has recently pledged to restore 0.75 million ha of degraded forestland as part of its commitment to the Bonn Challenge, however little is known about the potential challenges and opportunities involved in achieving that goal. Using secondary literature complemented by expert consultation and a field survey, we examined the outcomes and limitations of previous restoration programmes and identified key social, ecological and institutional aspects crucial for a successful forest restoration programme in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh. The CHT region accounts for over a third of state-owned forests, and it supports a large part of the country's forest-dwelling ethnic populations, although most of the forestland is severely degraded. Our analysis revealed that past programmes had utilised participatory tree planting, horticulture and rubber-based agroforestry to restore degraded forestland and improve community livelihood in the CHT. However, past restoration programmes merely emphasised improving tree cover without considering the ecological functionality, biodiversity and carbon co-benefits of restored forests. The duration of these programmes was also relatively short, and there was no clear plan for engaging local communities in the restoration activities beyond the programme period. Among other things, the local ethnic community’s land rights issue remained unresolved and the participant's land ownership influenced their willingness to participate effectively in any restoration programme. Households with secured land rights had a more positive attitude towards participating in forestland restoration than those with unsecured land rights. Suitable acts and policies that would allow people to legally continue to use tree-based land in the regions (i.e. forest and land tenure rights) are also lacking. Future forest and landscape restoration (FLR) programmes may thus need to focus on improving the biodiversity and ecological functionality of those restored forests, resolving local people's forest and land tenure rights and involving them in site-specific restoration interventions. The engagement of local and regional-level multi-stakeholders in such an FLR programme is also essential for realising the restoration's multiple social and ecological benefits.

NCMP-05. RARE CASE OF INTRAMEDULLARY SPINAL CORD METASTASIS AND CANCER-RELATED STROKE SECONDARY TO NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA

Abstract INTRODUCTION Central nervous system (CNS) metastasis from nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is rare and presents with high morbidity and mortality. As a rare entity, a few patients with CNS metastasis from NPC have been reported, and no studies were available on treatment and prognosis. Based on our clinical experience, early diagnosis with incorporation of a clear palliative plan is imperative in providing holistic care for patients with locally-invasive and metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma. CASE REPORT Our study reports a case of a 48-year-old Filipino male with known NPC Stage IVB who developed acute symptoms of constipation, urinary retention, and bilateral lower limb weakness and numbness. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed intramedullary lesions in multiple segments of the spinal cord. Steroid and radiotherapy of the spine were initiated with noted transient improvement of the motor strength. Subsequently, he developed cancer-related stroke. The patient progressively deteriorated despite best medical care. To our knowledge, this is the fourth case of intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from NPC reported worldwide but the first one in the Philippines.

Автомобильная промышленность России в современном реале – угрозы и возможности санкций

The introduction of economic sanctions affected most sectors of the Russian economy. Particularly affected was the automotive industry, where the departure of foreign firms caused an unprecedented drop in production. In an effort to prevent crisis effects in related sectors, the state is forced to take countermeasures, but there are no clear plans for the further development of the automotive industry yet. The current situation is not yet perceived as a final break with the usual foreign partners. The deteriorating economic situation in the world and the interest of European firms in cooperation with Russia leaves hopes for the easing of sanctions and the restoration of the previous conditions of activity. Sanctions are perceived primarily as a threat, although in reality they open up new opportunities for the revival of the national technologically independent auto industry. However, in practice, the realization of such opportunities requires the organization of complex long-term intersectoral planning and the development of industrial international cooperation with friendly countries on new principles.

Sustainable professional development for STEM teachers in Saudi Arabia

This paper responds to the call for the need to develop professional development practices for leaders, supervisors, teachers, and student guidance within the framework of international standards, particularly in line with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) vision 2030 (KSA, 2019). The current study aims to identify the obstacles and challenges for implementing sustainable professional development methods for teachers in KSA, who had participated in a ten-month Australian cross-national STEM professional development program. In addition, the teachers also participated in an immersion in Australian schools that lasted for 11 months. This paper reports on a sample of 22 male and female teachers coming from primary and secondary KSA schooling contexts. The participating teachers in the study were those who had participated in the Australian STEM immersion professional learning program in 2019-2020. Drawing from previous studies (Ermeling & Yarbo, 2016; Greene, 2015; Kayi-Aydar & Goering, 2019; Piqueras & Achiam, 2019), we have proposed a framework involving four methods for sustainable professional development for STEM teachers: professional learning communities, communities of practice, action research, and the outside expert. A mixed-methods research design was applied including three methods: individual interviews, open-ended questions to identify the proposed plan of STEM teachers’ implementation of the sustainable professional development methods. Also, a questionnaire to identify obstacles to the implementation of sustainable professional development methods from the viewpoint of STEM teachers was also employed. The results showed that the most prominent obstacles to the implementation of the sustainable professional development methods by STEM teachers in the Saudi educational system where there is no coordination in the school meetings schedule for the members of the professional learning STEM education community, there is no clear plan for communities of practice of STEM education, teachers’ overload teaching duties, lack of coordination between schools to benefit from STEM experts. Implications of our study reside in developing teachers’ ongoing STEM professional development opportunities through execution of a sustainable model of collaborative teacher communities in KSA. Suggestions for curriculum stakeholders and administrator’s coordination and supporting teachers’ ongoing participation and implementation of professional development programs are discussed.

Особенности стратегирования предприятий индустрии спорта

The current state policy of the Russian Federation supports the development of physical culture and sports, in particular hockey, to solve a complex of social and political problems. Sport as a sphere and industry is changing rapidly due to various external challenges. Consequently, strategic management has to adapt to these changes and challenges. The current situation demands a clear strategic plan, not universal business models or outdated strategic methods. Sport is a business that requires complex management and a strategy. A sports team owes its success not only to its athletes but also to the proper strategic decisions. Unfortunately, the methodology of developing strategies for sports industry received little scientific attention. The present research objective was to identify effective strategies in the sports industry. This paper clarifies and systematizes many concepts and approaches to the strategy development that have been adapted for sports organizations with all their specifics. The authors propose a new scheme for sports industry strategy and a number of recommendations on the strategy development in the sports industry that can be recommended for practical application. The study relied on the general theory and methodology of strategizing developed by V.L. Kvint, Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dr.Sc.(Econ.), at the Center for Strategic Studies of the Institute for Mathematical Research of Complex Systems, the Central Economics and Mathematics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Department of Economic and Financial Strategy of the Moscow School of Economics of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, the Department of Regional and Sectoral Development Strategy of the Kemerovo State University, and the Department of Industrial Strategy of National University of Science and Technology “MISIS”.

Building a Merging and Acquisition Simulator by Knapsack and Dynamic Algorithm

Abstract: This research paper’s goal is to build a merger and acquisition simulator. Essentially, the simulation produces choices that can be compared, evaluated, and used to make decisions. The computer model was created so that users may alter the crucial decision-making factors that are involved in the purchase process. The simulator is a transaction analytics tool that proposes stock-level asset or product category swaps between a set of participating companies within an industry that optimize their positions in the market and are also cash efficient in execution. The user can define a set of rules, which set the boundaries of the proposed transactions that are evaluated in the simulation. The simulation tool is a transaction analytics tool that proposes portfolio-level asset or product category swaps between a set of participating companies within an industry that optimize their positions in the market and are also cash efficient in execution. Overview: The simulator offers a practical tool for developing and assessing various growth and diversification plans. If this procedure is oversimplified, the actual effects of the merger on the parent firm will become less clear, making both long-term and short-term financial planning very challenging. A model has been devised that makes use of a computer's capacity to quickly handle large amounts of data in order to get around several of these drawbacks. The long-term merger and acquisition computer model that has been created will optimize the impact that an acquisition will have on the parent company's earnings per share while taking into account the dividends received and the market value per share of the acquired firm.