Economics Department Research Articles

FORWARD TO FEEDBACK, ИЛИ РЕЖИССУРА ОБРАТНОЙ СВЯЗИ В ИНОЯЗЫЧНОМ ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОМ ОБРАЗОВАНИИ

In the optics of the new education philosophy, the author proposes to consider feedback as a basic process of pedagogical interaction and moves to affirm the dualism of its focus: on the teacher and the student. The article aims to explore the conditions for ensuring effective written corrective feedback (WCF) between a teacher and a student in professional foreign language education. The method for studying the effectiveness of WCF in the locus of creating argumentative essays based on video lectures hosted by TED.com was the analysis of written assignments of the MA of the Department of Economics, the RGGU, involved in the academic work on the basis of a feedback loop, and the results of their survey. Diagnosis of WCF types in the corridor of cross-professional competencies development reveals the preference for a combination of indirect feedback and metalinguistic commenting for MA with B2-C2 language proficiency. The article presents the structural elements of peer review as the key feedback format in the teacher’s control of written work, the criteria for mutual evaluation of students’ written tasks in peer editing, and provides recommendations for producing WCF in the perspective of academic discourse socialization. The author concludes that WCF is part and parcel of the methodological strategy in the professional foreign language education process, which develops highly cognitive complex skills along with Self Skills and Soft Skills. The article alludes to the Russian films “Feedback”, 2017 and 2020, as a parallel line of artistic thought.

Russian Reformers of the 1990s. (Biographical Research Experience)

In recent history, the triumph of the philosophical law on the increase of the subjective factor in social development is becoming particularly evident. In these conditions, psychology is becoming more and more in demand. The article examines the psychological mechanisms of appointment by the first President of Russia Boris Yeltsin of the head of the economic department of the newspaper “Pravda” E. Gaidar to lead the implementation of economic reforms in Russia. A psychological portrait of Gaidar and his associates is presented on the basis of the biographical method with the involvement of a wide source and factual materials. It is shown that the results of the Russian economic reforms carried out in the 1990s are a consequence of the human qualities of reformers — professional competence, value orientations and attitudes.

MARKETING CHANNEL, PRODUCTION TECHNIQUE AND FARM PROFITABILITY IN VEGETABLES MARKETING: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM MICRO DATA IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

Current study was conducted during 2020 by Department of Economics, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan to study evaluate the marketing channel of vegetables in Punjab pertaining to farm’s profitability and the factors determining this profit based on primary data collected from 100 farmers each for 4 selected vegetables . Data were collected through structured questionnaire from 36 villages out of 7 cities of Faisalabad division while from 28 villages out of 5 cities of Bahawalpur division through purposive sampling technique. Gross margin analysis and mean regression was done to estimate the determinants of profit both at division level and for the pooled data. The gross margin per acre was calculated at Rs.171,676 for cucumber, Rs. 171,649 for green chilies, Rs. 315,229 for tomatoes and Rs. 33,002 for onions. The regression results showed age, farming experience, credit and storage facilities, production cost and commission to the middle man as significantly contributing factors in profit while the choice of production technique appeared to be particularly depending on the educational qualification of selected farmers. The peak age that yielded maximum profit was calculated at 49 and 42 years in Faisalabad and Bahawalpur division, respectively. Experience of farmers was significantly increased in profit. The commission to agent surpasses all other payments that farmers incurred during marketing process. The margin was around 39% and 33% of total cost for cucumber and chilies in Faisalabad while 34% and 43% percent for tomatoes and onion in Bahawalpur. So the enactment of farmers with middle man for the sale of crop was due to heavy reliance on them for loans; around 80 percent famers in Faisalabad while about 40 percent in Bahawalpur sought loans from middle man. The study suggested that healthy competition among farmers by providing them adequate storage facilities, sufficient credit, perfect market information and education could contribute positively in adopting advanced modes of production to minimize the production and marketing cost.

Impact of the Course “Introduction to Education” on Learning of Undergraduate Students

The Course Introduction to Education was launched in the Department of Economics at Government College Women University Sialkot in September, 2020. Since then, it is being taught in a number of departments in this university. This study was conducted to see the overall impact of Introduction to Education on Cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains of learning at Undergraduate level. Question papers made by six faculty members of department of education were used for data collection along with a self-developed questionnaire. Learning outcomes were categorized in three domains of learning as cited above according to Bloom’s Taxonomy of instructional objectives. The Course Introduction had a significant impact on the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains of learning. The students learnt the basic concepts, contemporary trends of education & teaching methodology. They were equipped with the essential pedagogical skills and competencies. They learnt to develop Audio-Visual aids. They learnt different theories of “Learning”. They came to know about different “Soft-skills” among students. It is suggested that the Course Introduction to Education may be taught in other public as well as private universities of Pakistan with a little modifications.

УНИВЕРСИТЕТТЕГІ ҒЫЛЫМИ-ПЕДАГОГИКАЛЫҚ ҚЫЗМЕТКЕРДІҢ МОТИВАЦИЯЛАУҒА АРНАЛҒАН АҚПАРАТТЫҚ ТЕХНОЛОГИЯЛАРДЫ ҚОЛДАНУ

Izbassova Nurgul Lecturer at the Department of Economics Sh.Yessenov Caspian state university of technology and engineering, Аktau, Kazakhstan Zhilkishbayev Askhat Doctoral student educational program 8D01101 - «Pedagogy and psychology»;Sh.Yessenov Caspian state university of technology and engineering, Аktau, Kazakhstan APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR MOTIVATION OF WORK OF THE STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY Аbstract. The principles of functioning of the information system (IS) for ranking indicators of the effectiveness of the work of university teachers have been developed. Ranking underlies the IS module for calculating teacher ratings. The article proposes an organizational and technical solution that provides effective support for IP, scaling, integration of primary data that come from both the faculty and rating commissions.The proposed information system is adaptive, since it provides settings for the system of indicators and the rules for evaluating the results and the accounting process depending on the indicators. The proposed IS is harmonized with international practices and the management standard ISO 9001:2008. The most important task of the digital development of our economy is to ensure the digital transformation of science and higher education based on the improvement of the quality of training of specialists. Research shows that higher education is an imperative for the development of a digital society that qualitatively improves the efficiency of intellectual work based on the use of creative, heuristic and digital methods and technologies. The system of higher education institutions not only creates technologies for training future specialists in the digital economy, but also creates new digital educational technologies, content, services, digital cooperation and interaction spaces based on intellectual knowledge. Human potential, enthusiasm of scientific and pedagogical staff, interest in work results and pedagogical feedback are priority areas of strategic development of education and science. The field of higher education is faced with digital innovations related to the use of online and offline learning technologies, conducting scientific research and performing other types of work. Modern working conditions of educational organizations determine the use of digital tools that are available and important for the performance of work functions. Digitization processes affect labor conditions and components of its effectiveness, create conditions for increasing labor productivity in the provision of educational services. Digital transformation contributes to quick and efficient search for information, improvement of the quality of the educational process and, as a result, educational services, increasing labor productivity by increasing its efficiency. Key words: information technology, staff motivation, rating, scientific and pedagogical workers, incentive efficiency, workstation, browser, database server, web server.

ЖОҒАРЫ ОҚУ ОРЫНДАРЫНЫҢ ҒЫЛЫМИ-ПЕДАГОГИКАЛЫҚ ҚЫЗМЕТКЕРЛЕРІН ЫНТАЛАНДЫРУДЫҢ КЕЙБІР АСПЕКТІЛЕРІ

Izbassova Nurdul Lecturer at the Department of Economics, Sh.Yessenov Caspian state university of technology and engineering, Аktau, Kazakhstan SOME ASPECTS OF MOTIVATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND PEDAGOGICAL WORKERS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS Аbstract. The Republic of Kazakhstan has a developed human and teaching potential, but the rapid transition to global standards in the field of education requires new scientifically based approaches to university personnel management methods. The article shows that the identification of the rating of factors that motivate the professional activities of scientific and pedagogical workers (RTW) can be the basis for creating an effective system of motivation in higher education of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the possibility of using an individual motivational trajectory that takes into account the individual characteristics of each teacher (hereinafter referred to as the professional development, innovative approach to teaching and self-development. Due to changes in the financing conditions of educational organizations, the university administration should look for new opportunities to increase their efficiency and competitiveness. The quality of educational services in many cases depends on the qualification and enthusiasm of the employees and the material and technical base of the university. At present, in most of the higher educational institutions, there is a problem of motivating scientific and pedagogical staff for scientific activities. Traditional approaches to the system of motivating university employees do not ensure high achievements in the professional activity of the employee and the university as a whole. In order to increase the efficiency of their activities, it is necessary to have specific means of distribution of incentive payments and load distribution that meets the requirements of current market relations. Based on various characteristics of work, motivation in a higher education institution is understood as the process of consciously choosing the goals and models of his work behavior, which is formed under the influence of the internal labor activity of a teacher of a higher education institution, and which determines the features of the employee's relationship with certain work items and tools, as well as his external factors forming the result of activity. An important part of the work, in turn, provides a universal approach to effective management of workers' labor. It is worth noting that the motivation of the work of the employee is formed not only under the influence of internal (needs, values, attitudes) and external factors (motivations), but also under the influence of his characteristics. features of the interaction with the objects, means, and results of his work. This interaction is different for each teacher because it depends on his subjective understanding of different elements of his work. Key words: motivation of employees, rating, effectiveness of motivation, motivation, work efficiency, psychological aspects, management, conference, international conferences.

Соотношение самоорганизации учебной деятельности и рефлексивности студенческой молодежи в зависимости от пола

The relevance of the study is due to the necessity to develop st udents’ self-organization skills in the process of their education since this competence needs mastering by specialists while their implementing professional activities in modern work conditions. The objective of the study is to establish the correlation between self-organization of educational activities and reflexivity of students, depending on gender. Presumably, the gender characteristics of the correlation between self-organization of educational activity and reflexivity are determined by the extent to which this correlation is manifested. The sample of the research comprises full-time 1st and 2nd year students of Computer Science and Information Technology Department and Economics Department of Saratov State University (Saratov) (N = 106) (70 boys – 66%, 36 girls – 34%) aged 17–19 years. The following methods were used: “Questionnaire of self-organization of activity (QSA)” (E. Yu. Mandrikova), “Questionnaire of reflexivity” (V. N. Karandashev). There have not been found any significant differences between the studied parameters depending on gender. There have been recorded the greatest number of relations between the components of self-organization and the level of reflexivity in the group of young men. Apparently, both in the group of boys and in the group of girls, a high level of reflexivity correlates with a high level of fixation on structuring activities and a low level of perseverance. Correlations between reflexivity and self-organization of activity and its components «Regularity» and «Self-organization» have been found in the sample of young men. The fact that there have been identified certain characteristics of the correlation between self-organization and reflexivity in students at the beginning of their academic university career constitutes the novelty of the research. The applied aspect of the research results is determined by the possibility to use them while creating programs to enhance students’ self-organization of activities in educational practice.

What role does private sector development play in Nigeria’s economic growth?

Many studies have concluded that private sector development encourages economic growth due to many public enterprises’ poor performance and technological deficiencies. However, other studies have noted that private sector development would lead to the misuse of monopoly power. Since the advocacy is from two different perspectives, there is a need to investigate further the impact of private sector development on the country’s economy. The bounds cointegration test examined the long-term relationship between privatization and GDP growth. The long- and short-term connections between private sector development and GDP growth were studied using an Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model. As a result, economic growth was found to be highly influenced by gross capital formation and market capitalization of domestic listed enterprises as a share of GDP, according to the ARDL estimates in the short term. In addition, the periods after privatization increase growth by about 0.23% in the short run and by 3.87% in the long run, at a 1% significance level. At a 1% significance level, gross capital formation and market capitalization of domestic listed enterprises as a share of GDP positively affected economic growth in the long term. This led to the conclusion that private sector development positively influences Nigerian economic growth in both the long- and short-term. This study recommends policy changes such as raising domestic investment and promoting privatization, capital market development, and financial institution development. This will stimulate private sector development and have a favorable impact on economic growth. AcknowledgmentsWe appreciate the feedback from our unnamed reviewers, the Journal’s editor, and the authors whose works were referenced. In addition, we acknowledge the support of our colleagues from the Economics Department, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti, for their helpful feedback to improve this study.

Cost Assessment of Utilizing Bagasse to Grow Sugarcane Based on Nutrient Availability

This new 7-page publication of the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department explores the potential of using bagasse, a dry and fibrous residue of sugarcane left after the sugar juice extraction, as a nutrient source to potentially reduce inorganic fertilizer inputs in the sugarcane production system. Information provided in this article will be useful to commercial sugarcane growers, crop consultants, and fertilizer manufacturers in helping them explore alternative fertilizer options. This paper provides important and timely information for the target audiences, considering the recent, rapid rise in fertilizer prices. Written by Jehangir H. Bhadha, Nan Xu, Naba R. Amgain, Abul Rabbany, Trent D. Blare, Fredy H. Ballen, and Stewart Swanson.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe1121

Need Analysis For Designing Learning Materials of Students at Economic And Business Department of Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar

The aims of this research were: (1) to find out the content of English Materials need by students of Economic Department Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar (2) to investigate the reason why students need English materials. This study used descriptive quantitative method. Total Respondents of this research were 37 students of the second semester of Islamic Economic Study Program at Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar.. The results of this study showed that: first, in the listening Materials, the highest content that students needs is about listen the customer who wants to create an account at Shariah Bank, in the speaking skill, the highest content that students needs is about how to explain to the customer the information in creating an account at Shariah Bank, in the reading materials, the highest content that students’ need is about reading brochure from Islamic bank. And in the writing skill, the highest content that students’ need is materials in the form of reply to letters, emails, and fax from other Islamic Banks, second, There are some reasons why the English materials are needed by Islamic Economic student. first, English materials is important for their future job or career. Second reason is English is international language. The third reason is to be able to communicate orally and written, and the other students said to be able to communicate with tourism.

FINANCIAL LITERACY OF STUDENTS AND ITS IMPROVEMENT THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF INTERACTIVE LEARNING METHODS

Improving the financial literacy of the population is one of the priorities for both the state and market participants. As part of the implementation of this task, the Government of the Russian Federation has approved a Strategy for improving financial literacy in the Russian Federation for the period 2017-2023, the most important goal of which is to increase financial literacy of young people. The article presents data from a study conducted by the Analytical Center of the National Agency for Financial Research (NAFI) at the beginning of 2022, which indicate insufficient financial literacy of the population, especially young people. In order to increase the level of financial literacy among first-year students of all areas of training at Udmurt State University, the Department of Finance and Digital Economics developed and introduced into the educational process a work program on the discipline "Financial Literacy", and then a synthetic course "Digital Economy and Financial Literacy". The article discusses interactive educational methods that expand the possibilities and ways of presenting the material of the discipline "Financial Literacy", contribute to improving the effectiveness of the educational process. In addition, an analysis of the advantages of the free learning management system - Moodle, used at Udmurt State University, aimed at interaction between subjects of education, both in distance and in full-time format, is carried out.

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Statistical Analysis and Data Mining: The ASA Data Science JournalVolume 16, Issue 1 p. 92-92 CORRIGENDUMFree Access Corrigendum This article corrects the following: Neural network for univariate and multivariate nonlinearity tests Shapour Mohammadi, Volume 13Issue 1Statistical Analysis and Data Mining: The ASA Data Science Journal pages: 50-70 First Published online: November 18, 2019 First published: 21 November 2022 https://doi.org/10.1002/sam.11604AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat In Mohammadi [1], The authors regret to inform that the citation for the bds.m code written by Professor Ludwig Kanzler were not included to Table 1. The updated Table 1 note is shown below. Note: Tests are Lee, White, and Granger (LWG); Terasvirta, Lee, and Granger (TLG); Tsay; Brock, Dechert, and Sheinkman (BDS); MC Leod Li (MCLoLi); Ramsy; Keenan; and AutoRegressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity (ARCH). Data generating process are white noise (WN), first-order autoregressive (AR1), second-order autoregressive (AR2), second order moving average (MA2), third order moving average (MA3), fifth order moving average (MA5), autoregressive moving average of various orders (ARMA1,1; ARMA2,1; ARMA2,2 and ARMA2,3). SizDist stands for distortion of empirical size from nominal. The BDS p-values are computed by using the code developed by Ludwig Kanzler. Reference: L. Kanzler, BDS: MATLAB module to calculate Brock, Dechert & Scheinkman test for independence, Statistical Software Components T871803, Boston College Department of Economics, Massachusetts, 1998. REFERENCE 1S. Mohammadi, Neural network for univariate and multivariate nonlinearity tests. Stat. Anal. Data Mining ASA Data Sci. J. 13 (2019), 9250– 9270. Volume16, Issue1February 2023Pages 92-92 ReferencesRelatedInformation

Market Trends for US Berry Crops: Implications for Florida Blueberry, Blackberry, and Raspberry Producers

This publication presents production and market data specific to US blueberry, blackberry, and raspberry, with the intent to characterize related supply and demand trends recorded from 2000 to 2021. Implications from this market analysis are useful to inform production, harvest, and marketing decisions of Florida growers interested in, or involved with, the commercial berry industry. Written by Kimberly L. Morgan, and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department, November 2022.

Integrated Development of the Territory of the Tourist Center of the City of Kyakhta: A Development Approach

The relevance of the topic of integrated development of tourist territories is due to the fact that the term «integrated development of territories» approved in the urban planning code takes into account the need for the construction of residential real estate, social and other infrastructure, when developing urban areas providing comfortable living for residents on the territory, and it does not consider the needs of the tourists. The integrated development of tourist territories considers the need to create a comfortable consumer environment including display facilities for tourists and collective accommodation facilities. It also suggests developing a service model, an event calendar for foreign and Russian tourists, etc. The aim of the study is to develop and substantiate a financial model for the integrated development of tourist areas and socio-economic effects the implementation of state support for regional programs for the design of the tourist code of the city center «Kyakhta — the city of the great trade routes». The article discusses the methodology for substantiating the socio-economic effects as a result of the implementation of the project of the tourist code of the city center of Kyakhta. This project participates in the competition of the subjects of the Russian Federation for the implementation of state support for regional programs for the design of the tourist code of the city center, the operator of which is the Fe­deral Agency for Tourism (Hereinafter — the Competition). In interdisciplinary team of the Project involved experts from the Irkutsk region and the Republic of Buryatia, representatives of the Administration of the municipality «City of Kyakhta», representatives of the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Buryatia, active representatives of urban communities, and business corps. At the same time, the team of «ideologists» of the Project were experts from the consulting company «Novatsia», teachers and undergraduates of the Department of Construction Economics and Real Estate Management of Baikal State University who developed the project. Its main goal is to make Kyakhta one of the leading centers of the «Great Tea Road» from China to Europe, and to develop its domestic and cross-border tourism. The result of the study was the construction of a financial model that showed that funding of 215 million will allow to create more than 80 new jobs; design 8 new user experience scenarios, and 32 new routes; double the flow of tourists and the time spent in the city center; build 13 new commercial facilities; increase the number of hotels, and prove the effectiveness of public and private investments.

PENGARUH MINAT MAHASISWA TERHADAP ONLINE SHOP DALAM PERKEMBANGAN PRODUK HALAL

This research is motivated by the assumption that student interest will greatly affect a business or online shop when a business or online shop they use provides good service and provides satisfaction to consumers by providing information about the product being halal. But in reality there are still many online shops that do not provide good service to consumers, from those who provide damaged products to fraud. This research was conducted in the department of Islamic economics, Faculty of Islamic Religion, Islamic University of North Sumatra. The population is 100 people, the sample is taken by accidental sampling, namely the technique of determining the sample based on chance if it is considered that the person who happened to be met is suitable as a data source, totaling 30 students. Data collection techniques through observation, interviews, questionnaires, and documentation. The researcher analyzed the data by using quantitative descriptive method by conducting statistical tests. To analyze the data, the researcher used research instrument test, classical assumption test and hypothesis test. From the results of this study, it was found that the relationship between student interest in online shops, which was strong. This means that the contribution given by the student interest variable to the online shop is valid while the remainng is influenced by other variables that are not in this study. And a review of the development of halal products regarding the online shop variable is appropriate, because based on the verse of the Qur'an QS Al-Mutaffifin/83:1-3, the buyer conducts buying and selling (commerce) with the online shop on a consensual basis, also has a contract agreed upon in the agreement. beginning. And achieve the target of customer satisfaction.

Electrolytic hydrogen has to show its true colors

Kenneth Bruninx is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Technology, Policy & Management of the TU Delft. He is also a research fellow at the Faculty of Engineering Sciences of KU Leuven. His research focuses on energy policy and energy market design for integrated, decarbonized energy systems. He holds a MSc in management, a MSc in energy engineering, and a PhD in mechanical engineering from KU Leuven. Jorge A. Moncada is a postdoctoral research fellow of the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) at the KU Leuven and EnergyVille. His research interests focus on understanding the socio-technical dynamics of low-carbon transitions by combining insights from the behavioral sciences and neo-institutional economics with advances in agent-based modeling. He holds a MSc in chemical engineering from the National University of Colombia, a Professional Doctorate in engineering (PDEng) and a PhD in energy system analysis and modeling from TU Delft. Marten Ovaere is an assistant professor at the Department of Economics of Ghent University and is funded by the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO). He is also a fellow at the Yale Center for Business and the Environment. His research interests lie in energy and environmental economics, with a focus on electricity markets, carbon pricing, and renewable energy. Marten holds a MSc in economics, a MSc in energy engineering, and a PhD in economics from KU Leuven.

Syllabus Design for Tertiary Level Students in Bahasa Inggris Niaga Course

Teaching English in non-English department needs meticulous preparation since it is given integrative in four skills within restricted credit hours, 4 SKS. Students of Economic Department need to be prepared as profound entrepreneur that they are keen on creating occupations and other professions but teacher solely. The research was aimed to design topics and methods in syllabus of Bahasa Inggris Niaga course. This research was set out by implementing ADDIE in designing the syllabus for tertiary students who major in economic department. Analysis as the first step was done by doing interview and giving questionnaire. The result indicated ten significant topics and seven relevant methods in designing Bahasa Inggris Niaga syllabus. They were designed by concerning on the undergraduate students’ necessity in pre intermediate level.

Research on the State of Awareness of Pharmaceutical Workers About Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

The article presents the results of a survey of 269 pharmaceutical workers to determine the level of knowledge of the etiology, pathogenesis, treatment and prevention of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in order to provide complete and quality pharmaceutical care to patients. The objective: analysis and generalization of the results of the survey on the state of awareness of pharmaceutical workers in the western region of Ukraine about coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Materials and methods. The survey was conducted in Lviv among pharmacists-students of internship, specialization, thematic improvement and pharmacists-interns at the Department of Organization and Economics of Pharmacy, Drug Technology and Pharmacoeconomics Department of Management and Economy, Drug Technology and Pharmacoeconomics of Postgraduate Faculty Danylo Halytsky National Medical University. The first part of the questions concerned general information about the respondents. In the second part, respondents were asked questions about the main manifestations, threatening symptoms, surveillance measures, methods of treatment and prevention of uncomplicated coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Results. The results showed that pharmacists have theoretical knowledge about the pathogen, its routes of transmission, methods of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of uncomplicated forms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), are guided by the threatening indicators of the patient, correctly determine the grounds for prescribing antibacterial drugs. Conclusions. Knowledge of the etiology, pathogenesis, treatment and prevention of the most common diseases and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in particular plays an important role in the list of necessary competencies for the quality of professional development of a pharmaceutical worker.

Edogawa Rampo and Edgar Allan Poe

Taro Hirai (1894-1965), a Poe enthusiast who appeared as a detective in the late Taisho era with "The Two-Sen Copper Coin" (Shin Seinen, 1923.4) and took the pen name "Edogawa Rampo" after Edgar Allan Poe, first discovered Poe in the fall of 1914. It was a year after the outbreak of the First World War. At the time, Rampo was a second-year student (21 years old) in the Department of Political Science and Economics in the Faculty of Waseda University. He was busy with his professional studies and had little time for general education, but he still found time to read literary books in his spare time. During this period, Rampo wrote in his "Chronological Table" that he "read Poe and Doyle for the first time and discovered the delights of short detective stories. " His discovery of Poe and Conan Doyle was a milestone in Rampo's reading career, and he was "first fascinated by Poe, and three or four years later, I was astonished to come across Dostoevsky. ".

Beauty and the Bran: Kellogg’s Campaign to “Correct Faulty Elimination” and Conquer the Cereal Industry

ABSTRACT Brothers John Harvey Kellogg and William Keith Kellogg understood the importance of public health concerns, particularly those relating to constipation, and of home economics and dietetics research. The Kellogg’s Corn Flake Company’s investment into home economics became integral to the brand itself and helped establish Kellogg’s as a leader in addressing the growing dietary health concerns of the early twentieth century and in the breakfast food industry. The Kellogg’s Corn Flake Company used “reason why” advertising appeals for its bran cereals to teach consumers about the connections between eating bran and health. While the campaigns changed over time, the main focus of eating bran to prevent constipation remained consistent. The company’s success today can clearly be traced back to its original efforts to address health concerns through advertisements that taught women how to use bran cereal as both a curative and preventative food for constipation and related symptoms. Perhaps more significantly, the Kellogg’s Company’s Home Economics Department influenced early dietary standards established by the government for both the American public and military.