Standpoint Of Compliance Research Articles

Management diagnostics of the security of economic recovery of Ukraine: Priorities of international cooperation

The article is devoted to the topical issue of management diagnostics of the security of economic recovery. The priorities of international cooperation in secure economic development and economic recovery of the country in postwar times are focused. The peculiarities of the economy and business environment of the country, which influence the international cooperation of post-war restoration of the country and are updated from the standpoint of further regulatory impact, including: asymmetry in the placement of productive forces of the country, presence of old industries and imperfect technologies; destruction of the industrial complex of regions of the East and the Center of the country; innovative degradation and loss of scientific potential; destruction of cities and towns, infrastructure and logistics; ecological and chemical pollution of land, reservoirs; economic and social instability, lack of state strategy of post-war recovery, are systematized. Key conditions of post-war economic recovery in Ukraine, namely: completion of hostilities in the territory of the country, formation of international rules and security guarantees for Ukraine; return of the population from abroad and its adaptation to living conditions in the country; international support and targeted restoration funding; institutional and legal consolidation of the action of projects and programs of international assistance; restoration of the functioning of market mechanism in the overwhelming part of the economy; the issue of ownership, its preservation from the standpoint of compliance with national economic interests, are considered. It is noted that to ensure the security of economic recovery in the country it is necessary to create an effective management system for this process. Key elements of such a system are outlined. The importance of management diagnostics of the security of economic recovery is substantiated. Key stages of management diagnostics of the security of economic recovery of Ukraine are determined. The requirements for management diagnostics of the security of economic recovery are outlined. Functional burden of management support of the security of economic recovery, which gives an opportunity to expand the initiatives of international cooperation agents in the formation of a security field of activity and balance of the interests of all interested participants in the process, is determined

Analysis of the influence on the structural composition of the soil of the main design and regime parameters of the vibratory roller

The article presents the results of experimental studies of a soilcultivating vibratory roller, as a result of which adequate mathematical models have been obtained that characterize the rolling process from the standpoint of compliance with the reference values of the structural composition of the soil. From the condition of ensuring the best quality of work, the optimal mass of the vibratory roller and the rotational speed of unbalancers are determined. According to the results of the research, it was revealed that the quality of rolling by the developed vibratory roller, estimated by the coefficient of compliance with the standard, is 29.9% better than that of the KKZ-6 roller commercially produced by the industry.

Field studies of the wave roller

The article presents a description of a fundamentally new design of a soil-cultivating wave roller and presents the results of its research. Adequate mathematical models of the soil rolling process are presented from the standpoint of compliance with the reference values of its density and aggregate composition. Thanks to the research, it was found that the quality of rolling by the developed wave roller is 20.9% better than that of the KKZ-6 roller commercially produced by the industry. To obtain the most high-quality rolling result, the developed wave roller determined its main design and operating parameters optimized for the process of surface tillage, namely: the speed of movement and the distance from the edge of the hollow cylinder to the inner surface of the compactor.

STRATEGIC IMPERATIVES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES IN THE CONTEXT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN GREEN COURSE

Purpose. The aim of the article is to generalize the trends in the development of agro-industrial production and to substantiate the strategic imperatives of the implementation of the European green course policy by economic subjects of the agrarian sphere. Methodology of research. The theoretical and methodological basis of the research is: system analysis to assess the state and identify the endogenous potential for the development of agro-industrial production on the basis of the green course; structural analysis – for identification of institutional and evolutionary limitations of innovative modernization of agricultural production and activation of innovative activity of agricultural enterprises; evolutionary approach – for summarizing the trends of global development and prospects for the formation of a green economy. Findings. It was emphasized that during the times of favourable price conditions, agricultural producers failed to change the trend of development, and the desire to expand the export potential was manifested in its raw material focus. It was established that, considering the structure of crop rotations and the structure of marketable products directed to the global market, the export agro-food specialization of agriculture is raw and narrow-ranged. It is argued that the involvement of agricultural enterprises in the implementation of the principles of the green course will contribute to: reducing environmental and climatic negative manifestations; sustainability of the national food system and agro-industrial production; standardization and unification of sustainability indicators of agro-food products; implementation of the requirements of the green course into domestic agricultural policy and practice; implementation of structural changes in agro-industrial production; introduction of new approaches to financing state programs and supporting farmers from the standpoint of compliance with environmental requirements. Originality. It is substantiated that the post-war recovery of the agrarian sphere and its further development cannot be based on the outdated structure and raw material orientation of export. Modernization changes and a new strategy for the development of agro-industrial production require taking into account exogenous and endogenous factors that oppose progressive changes and the existing bifurcation state of the agrarian sphere, taking into account the limitations and effective institutional influences, forms prospects for the recovery and development of the industry in a qualitatively different state. It was emphasized that in order to implement the principles of the European Green Course, it is important to adapt the trends of global agro-food specialization according to such components as: diversification of agricultural products; growth of the share of products with higher added value; integration into production processes with advanced processing; involvement in closed production cycles; expansion of biofuel production. Practical value. The theoretical and methodological provisions of the study generalize and deepen the conceptual and practical aspects of the implementation of the European green course policy. Key words: agro-industrial production, agro-innovation, green course, green economy, agricultural enterprises, strategy, innovative development, modernization, transformation.

Studies of the vibratory roller from the standpoint of compliance with the agrotechnical requirements of soil density and structure

The article presents a completely new design of a vibrating roller that has no analogues. To identify the main design and regime parameters that allow to ensure high-quality operation of the vibratory roller from the standpoint of compliance with the agrotechnical requirements for soil density and structure, we conducted field experiments, the results of which revealed that the maximum value of the optimization criterion k cэ = 0.81 is achieved at the unit speed ν = 11 km/h and rotational speed of unbalancers n = 800 min-1.

Analysis of the structural composition of the soil during field studies of a soil-cultivating vibratory roller

The article presents the results of experimental studies of a soil-cultivating vibratory roller, as a result of which adequate mathematical models were obtained from the standpoint of compliance with the reference values of the structural composition of the soil. According to the results of the research, it was revealed that the quality of rolling by the developed vibratory roller is 23.9% better than that of the serially produced roller KKZ-6. The optimal speed of movement of the unit and the frequency of rotation of unbalancers are also determined.

State Support for the Agricultural Sector in the Context of Inclusive Rural Development

The agrarian sector as a system-forming sphere of the rural economy becomes decisive for rural development based on inclusiveness. The influence of the state on the development of the sector by means of financial support should not only contribute to strengthening the production capacity and competitive advantages of commodity producers, but also have a positive impact on the development of rural areas and increase the opportunities for attracting the population to public life. These tasks are being updated in the context of a long-term budget deficit, in particular, aggravated by the conduct of military operations and the need to direct public funds in areas with the greatest multiplicative effect. The purpose of the study is to investigate the impact of state financial support for the agricultural sector on rural development from the standpoint of compliance with the principles of sustainability and ensuring the inclusivity of socio-economic development. To achieve this goal, the study used: general logical methods of analysis and synthesis in the development of laws regulating the system of state support in Ukraine; statistical and economic methods for grouping recipients of state support by different statuses, programmes, areas; methods of mathematical analysis to assess the dynamics of indicators and identify patterns of distribution of support funds, calculating the dependence of budgets of territorial communities on agricultural production. Tabular and graphical methods were used to visualise the results of the study. The abstract and logical method was used to generalise conclusions and formulate proposals. Based on the study results, including the analysis of the agricultural companies that received the most financial support from the state in three years, the public irrationality of the existing distribution of state support is substantiated, which leads to an increase in the gap between the production capacities of farmers, strengthening the uneven development of the agricultural sector and rural areas as a whole. The implemented improvement of legislative norms is not reflected in the practical plane, so the trend of asymmetric distribution of funds in favour of large businesses remains. The study argues for the need to introduce a number of changes in the system of distribution and use of state financial support for the agricultural sector, concerning regulatory support and control over its implementation, strengthening requirements for recipients of funds in terms of economic and social responsibility to promote rural development based on the principles of inclusivity. One of the conditions for all programmes funded by the state should be the prioritisation of achieving a social effect and maintaining sustainable development. Taking into account the proposed changes would help to preserve the multi-complexity of agriculture and the sustainability of food systems, expand the circle of recipients of support and strengthen the financial stability of small producers, increase revenues to local budgets, and increase the efficiency of using public finances in terms of their public function, achievement of a synergistic effect from the use of budget funds in the economic, social, and environmental spheres, establishment of sustainable foundations of rural development on an inclusive basis.

ENTROPY APPROACH IN SYSTEM RESEARCH OF DIFFERENT COMPLEXITY OBJECTS TO ASSESS THEIR CONDITION AND FUNCTIONALITY

Context. Consideration of comprehensively studied object in the form “system – environment” to obtain an approximate accurate real situation reflection.
 Objective. Search for solutions to problematic research issues based on the entropy approach for systems “object – environment” of different nature and complexity, studying them and obtaining knowledge (stable information) and providing them as a set of complex system tasks modulated by different entropy functions.
 Method. The following criteria are used to assess the sustainability of the development of a system object: integrity – the failure of the trajectory of development of the object at a certain forecast time interval from a set of safe states; monotony of growth of indicators of development of object on a certain time interval with the subsequent preservation of them in the set intervals of admissible values; compliance of the development trajectory with the target changes according to the requirements of safety and sustainable development, resistance to disturbance, including asymptotic stability of the program trajectory and structural stability of the system.
 In the conditions of nonlinear development of events and spontaneity of processes “object – external systems” at stable structure of system object of research it is expedient to apply the entropic approach and knowledge from the field of the theory of stability developed for technical and cybernetic systems.
 Results. The proposed entropy approach to analysis is determined by the fact that the object is characterized from the standpoint of compliance with acceptable regulatory constraints and processes regarding the acceptability of the object of the external environment or the possibility of resolving the situation of coexistence “object – environment”.
 Within the analysis of a system object, this means that for both stationary and dynamic conditions, their state is described by a certain function, the changes of which indicate the approach to a certain point of homeostatic relations with the environment.
 The practical application of the provided methodological proposal for finding solutions in conditions of uncertainty of a certain kind is considered on the example of determining measures to influence the course of positive development of the child’s body in the situation of diagnosis of cerebral palsy in the form of information and software application at realization of the appointments of medical character applied to them (factors of influence of emergency).
 Conclusions. The proposed entropy approach to the choice of decision-making problems for determining the state and changes as a result of process transformations in system objects of the type “studied system – environment” in conditions of uncertainty does not require additional conditions characteristic of known estimates by criteria in common mathematical means of decision making.

ДИДЖИТАЛ-ЕТИКЕТ У СУЧАСНИХ БІЗНЕС-КОМУНІКАЦІЯХ ТА В УПРАВЛІННІ ПЕРСОНАЛОМ

The article is devoted to the study of issues related to the impact of digital environment on the formation of a new digital etiquette in business communications and the role of HR-management in its provision. The existing scientific approaches to the interpretation of digital etiquette are systemized and on their base the author's definition of digital etiquette from the point of personnel management ismade. It is formulated as the main rules of digital communication in accordance with the existing value guidelines and the ethical code of personnel behavior, which all employees must know and followin the process of business communication. The existing categorical apparatus on the topic of research is analyzed in the evolutionary aspect and the conclusion about the existence of various terms (netiquette, network etiquette, digital etiquette) and their ambiguous interpretation by various scientists ismade. The conceptual principles of etiquette space formation in modern business communications in a digital environment are proposed. The need in digital etiquette’s turning out into a necessary soft skill of personnel which must be purposefully formed is revealed. The conceptual principles of the formation of the etiquette space of modern business communications in the digital environment are formulated from the point of personnel role in their provision. The main factors that significantly affect the process of forming a digital culture are listed: correct behavior in the online space; environmentalfriendliness of communication and the need to maintain digital distance when choosing modern channels of business communication; choosing behavior models in the online space in consideration with mixed communication formats (synchronous and asynchronous); awareness about the existing "digitalfootprint" after placing information in the media space; compliance with the principles of factchecking and preventing the spread of fakes; the importance of building a digital reputation of a business organization through the use of modern communication channels. The author's classification ofthe maturity stages of the organization's digital business communications assessment system from the standpoint of compliance by the organization's personnel with the norms of digital etiquette is proposed.Its application allows to monitor the degree of digital culture of formation and its integration into the general corporate culture of the organization.

Project portfolio management as a tool for implementing an organization's strategy: development of a project selection and ranking system

At the current stage, development of economic relations is characterized by high competition in all sectors of economy with no exception. Requirements, applicable to the quality of products and services, resource conservation, environmental safety of products and technologies are increasing. Hence, these changes need investments and a balanced approach to the implementation of projects, having versatile foci and scale. In this regard, a portfolio management toolkit is increasingly used, since it allows for an optimal set of portfolio components and a clear focus on strategic changes in the company's activities. The portfolio management motivation is the ability to optimize investment resources and set disbursement priorities.
 Given the strategic focus of the project portfolio, it is necessary to implement such processes as the assessment of each project from the standpoint of compliance with corporate strategic objectives, elimination of task duplication within the portfolio, cost and feasibility assessment, as well as project ranking and balancing. Many researchers believe that it is advisable to use expert analysis methods for the project selection and ranking, since experts are able to assess not only the quantitative, but also the qualitative characteristics of components, their strategic focus, and use extra data. The most acceptable methods are the analytic hierarchy process, the strategic buckets method.
 Given that each project portfolio component has been examined and selected according to the commercial efficiency criteria, it is necessary to solve the task of assessing each component’s impact on the targets of the portfolio as a whole. We believe that the problem of developing a system of target indicators, related to the company activities, requires further consideration. To generate the project portfolio objective, it is advisable to apply the SMART methodology, which is focused on such characteristics of objectives as being specific, measurable, achievable, relevant for the company, and time-bound. This approach is quite consistent with the strategic focus of the project portfolio. The dynamic nature of the project portfolio implementation, along with the permanency of the strategic objectives, requires balancing the portfolio not only at the verification stage, but also at each life cycle phase, which will allow to avoid risks.
 This paper aims to review and summarize approaches, goals and principles of a strategic project portfolio management in an organization, develop suggestions for ranking projects in the portfolio taking into account the interdependence of projects, the ability to implement strategic changes. Having focused on the standard project classification, the co-authors propose a step-by-step approach to the formation of an optimal set of the project portfolio components, providing systemic synergy. The co-authors propose a system of targets for ranking the project portfolio components to be based on the provisions of the portfolio management methodology and the experience of its implementation in various spheres of economy, regulatory legal acts, and opinions of well-known economists. The proposed project portfolio criteria are consistent with the requirements of the SMART goal setting methodology and include the following positions: revenue increase; production costs decrease; market share growth; the company's market capitalization growth. The rating of the portfolio component is determined by the sum of the contribution points to the achievement of the above targets.

Аnalysis of methods of calculating road structures based by shear resistance in the soil

Introduction. Checking the soil of the subgrade and the layers of road pavement made of loosely cohesive materials by shear resistance is one of the three mandatory conditions for calculating road clothing according to strength criteria. The methodology for checking the soil of the subgrade and the sandy layers of the road pavement is constantly being modified, which is why changes concerning certain calculation details appear in each new version of the regulatory document. The purpose of this work is to analyze the advantages of the classical solution of A.M. Krivissky and to reveal the essence of the errors made in subsequent modifications of this calculation.Materials and methods. The analysis of solutions is carried out from the standpoint of compliance with the basics of mechanics. It is shown that the calculation of the total shear stress in the classical solution of A.M. Krivissky is performed in accordance with the principle of force superposition, which consists in calculating the components of the stress tensor from each force (time load and the own weight of the layer materials) separately, followed by summing the corresponding components. In this case, the active shear stresses from the temporary load and the own weight of the materials are calculated as the equivalent stress of the Mohr-Coulomb criterion. The calculation of these two components of the total shear stress is performed at the same value of the internal friction angle. Since the angle of inclination of the sliding surface to the main axes is determined by the sum or difference of 45 degrees and half of the internal friction angle, the tangential and normal stresses, which are components of the active shear stress, both from the temporary load and the own weight of the materials, are determined for the same shear surface rotated to the main axes at the same angle. In the current normative calculations, the active shear stresses from the temporary load and the own weight of the materials are determined at different angles of internal friction. This means that the active shear stresses from the temporary load and the own weight of the materials act on two different shear surface rotated to the main axes at different angles. Such stresses cannot be summed up or compared with each other. In addition to this error of the normative calculation methods, their other disadvantages are given.Results. As a result of a detailed analysis of the known modifications of the classical solution, obvious contradictions to the principles of continuum mechanics are established. As an alternative to modern calculation criteria for shear resistance, the article presents criteria for soil strength in which the shear stress exceeds the equivalent stress in the Mohr-Coulomb criterion. The principle of deducing formulas for calculating the first critical load and the total shear stress from the strength criteria under consideration is shown.Conclusion. Conclusions are drawn about the need to return to the classical solution obtained by specialists of the Leningrad School of the USSR, or to develop a fundamentally new solution based on a new plasticity condition in which the total shear stress exceeds the similar characteristic of the stress state of the original Mohr - Coulomb criterion.

Problems of legal regulation of employee depression

Problem setting. When organizing an incentive-bonus system at the enterprise, along with determining the source of bonuses, indicators and conditions of bonuses, establishing the amount of bonuses and terms of bonuses, the grounds for depreciation of employees are established. Analysis of resent researches and publications. Most researchers who have studied bonuses have also paid attention to the problem of depressing employees. Among them A.Yu. Pasherstnik, O.D. Zaykin, S.S. Karinsky, R.Z. Livshits, OI Protsevsky, MI Kuchma, V.Ya. Gotz, P.D. Пилипенко, В.І. Prokopenko, VG Rotan and others. However, the problems that exist in this area determine the relevance of the topic, and their research - timely and practically necessary.Article’s main body. Due to the entry into the market economy, employers rejected almost everything that was proclaimed by the socialist society, although the principles of bonuses remained the same. If we look from the standpoint of compliance with the employee's right to timely and full payment, some approaches to bonuses should be found to violate the rights of the employee, especially the right to receive wages in full. We are talking about non-payment of bonuses for violation of labor discipline.Conclusions and prospects for the development. Each type of bonuses - conditioned and not conditioned by the system of remuneration - has its official purpose, which indicates its legal specificity. The bonuses set by the remuneration system include a clear system of guarantees for their payment, so they are more objective than other bonuses and meet the objectives of material incentives. Bonuses that are not determined by the pay system, leave more opportunities to encourage individual labor contributions of the employee, are more subjective.

Tool for Automated Tax Coding of Invoices

Accounts payable refer to the practice where organizations procure goods and services on credit which need to be reimbursed to the vendors in due time. Once the vendor raises an invoice, it undergoes through a complex process before the final payment. In this process, tax code determination is one of the most challenging steps, which determines the tax to be levied and directly influences the amount payable to a vendor. This step is also very important from a regulatory compliance standpoint. However, it is error-prone, labor (resource) intensive, and needs regular training of the resources as it is done manually. Further, an error in the tax code determination induces penalties on the organization. Automatically arriving at a tax-code for a given product accurately and efficiently is a daunting task. To address this problem, we present an automated end-to-end system for tax code determination which can either be used as a standalone application or can be integrated into an existing invoice processing workflow. The proposed system determines the most relevant tax code for an invoice using attributes such as item description, vendor details, shipping and delivery location. The system has been deployed in production for a multinational consumer goods company for more than 6 months. It has already processed more than 22k items with an accuracy of more than 94% and high confidence prediction accuracy of around 99.54%. Using this system, approximately 73% of all the invoices require no human intervention.

On Observance of the Rules of Legislative Technique when DevelopingStatutory Acts of Altai Krai for Physical Training and Sports

The article is focused on the analysis of the statutory legal acts of Altai Krai for physical training and sports from the standpoint of compliance with the rules of legislative technology. The authors note that there is no single abridgement of such rules, and this, in particular, is the cause of many technical defects in the legislation. Therefore, the position of those researchers who propose to pass a special act is supported, which would enshrine in law the proper requirements and rules of legislative technology. The study has considered the criteria often mentioned by researchers in the relevant literature.Some of them are: compliance with the distribution of the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and the subjects of the Russian Federation established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, lack of excessive duplication of federal legislation, provision of consistency, completeness and detail of legal regulation, present norms regulating relations with reference to regional specificity. The analysishas been applied to: Act of Altai Krai of 11.09.2008 N 68-ЗС «On Physical Training and Sports in Altai Krai» and Statutory Order of Altai Krai Administration dated 04.03.2011 N 100 «On the Strategy for the Development of Physical Training and Sports in Altai Kraifor the Period up to 2020».Overoll, they have received a positive assessment, both in terms of content and writing technique. Yet some problems have been identified. An inconsistency with the distribution of the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and the constituent entities of the Russian Federation established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation has beennoted, and a proposal has been formulated to exclude the corresponding provision from the regional act. There has been revealed the presence of duplications of federal legislation that do not carry amessage. Examples of norms with their detailed analysis have been given, where the consistency, completeness and detail of legal regulation are not provided. Proposals have been formulated to expand the provisions aimed at addressing issueswith reference to regional specificity.

Machine learning to predict properties of fresh and hardened alkali-activated concrete

Alkali-activated concrete (AAC) is widely considered to be a sustainable alternative to Portland cement concrete. However, on account of extensive heterogeneity in composition of the aluminosilicates, coupled with the failure of classical materials science approaches to unravel the underlying composition-property linkages, reliable prediction of AAC's properties has remained infeasible. This paper presents a random forest (RF) model to predict two properties of fly ash-based AACs that are important from compliance standpoint – slump flow; and compressive strength – in relation to physiochemical attributes, curing conditions, and mixing procedures of the concretes. Results show that the RF model – once meticulously trained, and after its hyperparameters are rigorously optimized – is able to produce high fidelity predictions of both properties of new AACs. The model is also used to quantitatively assess the influence of physiochemical attributes and process parameters on the AAC's properties. Outcomes of this work present a pathway to optimization of AACs' properties.

Identification and assessment of threats to the financial security system of the state in the field of customs control

The article is devoted to the study of financial security of the state in the field of customs control. Due to high percentage of customs payments in the amount of tax revenues, one of the important problems of ensuring an adequate level of financial security is the imperfection of the control mechanism for completeness and timeliness of their collection, which requires identification and assessment of threats to financial security in the field of customs control. The purpose of this article is to identify and assess threats to the financial security of the state in the customs sphere, the source of which is the inefficient functioning of the customs control mechanism. The monitoring of the state of customs control in the financial security system revealed a significant number of violations of customs legislation, which requires the identification of the relationship of threats to financial security with the structure of the customs control mechanism. These include ineffective regulatory and legal support for customs control; lack of effective planning and forecasting of indicators of customs payments to the state budget by the Ministry of Finance; lack of methods for assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of control in the customs sphere; ineffective management decisions of territorial bodies; insufficient information support (incomplete implementation of the automated system of control over the circulation of excisable goods); inefficiency of the customs and fiscal risk management system, low percentage of agreement on the results of inspections of accrued amounts of customs duties; non-compliance with the recommendations of the internal audit department to improve the system of customs control, etc. According to the results of the study, it was proposed to differentiate threats according to the components of the customs control mechanism, which made it possible to distinguish threats of the subject-object component and its provision (organizational, regulatory, personnel and information); threats related to the selection and application of control methods; threats caused by the functioning of the unit for assessing the results of control from the standpoint of compliance with the established indicators of financial security and the unit for making management decisions based on the results of customs control. Such identification will contribute to the further development of measures to mitigate the negative impact of these threats through the improvement and development of the components of the customs control mechanism aimed at preventing and avoiding them.

Roundtable Discussion: The Challenge of Developing Effective Sterilization and Reprocessing Instructions for Use.

Roundtable Discussion: The Challenge of Developing Effective Sterilization and Reprocessing Instructions for Use.

Особливості та критерії оцінювання управлінських послуг залежно від типу транзакції

Особливості та критерії оцінювання управлінських послуг залежно від типу транзакції

MEASURES FOR PROVIDING OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION IN CONDITIONS OF GLOСALIZATION AND DECENTRALIZATION

Topicality. The urgency of determining measures that are to ensure the economic growth of regions under the influence of globalization and decentralization of the system of governance and administrative-territorial structure is significant and linked to the formation of prerequisites for the further development of the economies of the regions. This topic is one of the main in modern regulatory documents, international agreements, strategies. Strategic documents on EU development for the period up to 2027 refer to the need of the ensuring of decent standard of wellfare without significant divergence in different territories of countries, in accordance with their prerequisites and capabilities in the fields of traditional and smart specializations. It emphasizes the importance of accessing the baseline territories with their local capabilities and advantages to the global economic exchange, while maintaining the balance of management and effectiveness of managing the development of the territorial bases and regional levels: without compromising local self-government, an adequate level of decentralization should be ensured, whereby standards for the performance of all management functions and the provision of public services will be controlled, regulated and guaranteed by the principle of subsidiarity, and key powers will be retained by central authorities and a high level of control will be ensured. Most European countries have already undergone the most difficult phase of transformational transformation to integrate territories into the global economic exchange based on the use of local opportunities and benefits. For Ukraine, however, this stage is just beginning and the results of the first phase of decentralization indicate the need to include levers of economic regulation and stimulate the development of the economic foundation for further administrative and territorial transformations. Therefore, it is important to formulate a set of measures to ensure the economic development of territorial systems in the country, which must meet the current perspective directions of world, European, national, cross-border policy and provide the construction of an institutional framework and economic foundation for further decentralization, administrative and administrative changes.Aim and tasks. The purpose of the article is to identify key areas and measures for the effective regulation of processes of sustainable development of functional territories in the context of decentralization and globalization and taking into account the impact of institutional support and framework conditions, in particular regulations, international, national, cross-border levels.Research results. The complex of vectors and measures for stimulation of sustainable development of functional territories, defined by economic features in the structure of administrative-territorial units of Ukraine, involved in the processes of decentralization and globalization, has been developed. The urgency of applying the modern mechanism of institutional support for the investment development of the regions in terms of decentralization from the standpoint of compliance with the goals and criteria of the Concept of reforming local self-government, strategic documents on promoting sustainable development in Ukraine until 2020 and 2030, as well as the provisions of government action plans, program documents support for reforms by the President of Ukraine. The key directions of increasing investment activity in the regions are determined on the basis of taking into account the principles and provisions of the European Cohesion Policy for the period up to 2027, the prospects for the development of the Lower Danube Euroregion, the implementation of the Danube Interreg transboundary cooperation program and the provisions of other agreements and program documents in the field of cross-border and international cooperation. Measures to regulate the economic development of the regions based on support for their effective participation in the globalization processes are defined.Conclusion. The regularities and challenges of the modern institutional support of the economic development of the regions in the conditions of influence of globalization and decentralization processes with the identification of features of such provision at the international, national, cross-border levels are revealed. Formulated vectors for stimulating the economic development of the region in modern conditions and supplemented by such measures of their implementation as: the use of tax levers to support priority types of activities in terms of functional territories and by design, economic grounds; introduction of economic experiments to support the development of territorial-economic complexes that form certain functional communities or capable of realizing potentially promising areas of specialization; development and active use of unified approaches to the assessment and sound regulation of economic activity and development of regional economic systems.

Effect of thermal treatment on physicochemical and antioxidant properties of honey

Industrial treatments of commercial honeys during extraction and storage affect the quality of honey. One of the most common treatments in the honey industry is thermal treatment which could make some changes in the physicochemical and antioxidant properties of honey. This study was conducted to determine the effect of thermal treatment at 63 °C for 10, 20 and 30 min on physicochemical and antioxidant properties of lotus, thyme, and multifloral honeys. Samples were analyzed for pH, free acidity, moisture, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), color, total phenolic content, DPPH° radical-scavenging activity and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP). Changes were more or less observed in all the physicochemical characteristics of honeys during the thermal treatment. However, among the physicochemical characteristics, increase in HMF content and decrease in total phenolic contents were more evident. Considering the antioxidant capacity of honeys, decreases in DPPH° radical scavenging activity of thyme honeys and FRAP values of thyme and lotus honeys during the thermal treatment were observed. Changes made in physicochemical characteristics of honeys during the thermal treatment are merely important from the standpoint of compliance with national and international legal limits. However, from the nutritional point of view, decrease in the antioxidant capacity of honeys is of particular importance and may affect the nutritional and health benefits of honey.