Key Partners Research Articles

EU energy diplomacy: The Central Asian vector

This study gains particular importance in the context of global geopolitical challenges to energy security and the need to diversify energy sources in Europe. The purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive analysis of the EU’s energy diplomacy in the Central Asian region. The study employed the methods of analysis, synthesis, systematisa- tion, comparative studies, statistical analysis, and generalisation. The study found that Central Asian countries, specifi- cally Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, have considerable hydrocarbon reserves and strong renewable energy development potential, making them key partners for the EU in ensuring energy security and diversifying energy sources. The study found that the EU’s energy diplomacy in Central Asia is implemented through a range of bilateral and multilat- eral mechanisms, but faces serious challenges, such as geopolitical competition, underdeveloped infrastructure, political instability, and imperfect legal regulation of the energy sector in the region. Based on these findings, recommendations were developed to strengthen strategic partnerships, intensify investment activities, harmonise legal regulation and im- plement international standards, as well as develop renewable energy and improve energy efficiency within the framework of EU cooperation with Central Asian partners. The practical significance of this study lies in the fact that its findings and recommendations can be used to improve the EU’s energy strategy, develop effective mechanisms for cooperation with Central Asian countries and build a mutually beneficial partnership in the energy sector, which will contribute to strength- ening energy security, sustainable development, and prosperity of both Europe and Central Asia in the long term

공적개발원조(ODA) 수원체계에 대한 연구

Purpose: This paper analyzes the ODA management system, including the internal communication system, partnership structure, and policy decision-making and implementation process, of Lao PDR, Indonesia and Vietnam, which are Korea’s key partner countries in Asia. Based on the analysis, the paper aims to draw policy recommendations for donors to enhance aid effectiveness. Originality: This study analyzes recipient countries’ ODA management system from aid effectiveness perspective, which is relatively understudied compared to donors’ aid management system. It specifies the scope of aid management system by developing a new analytical framework based on the four elements consisting of legalization and legislation, key implementing agencies, communciation and partnership, and monitoring and evaluation process. Methodology: The study conducts literature review on the relationship between aid effectiveness and recipient countries’ governance. Based on the analytical framework, case studies on Korea’s three key aid recipient countries, i.e. Lao PDR, Indonesia, and Vietnam are conducted. The study utilizes official government documents and academic literature, and incorporates feedback from experts. Result: Although the three countries had different aid management systems, following similarities were found: mid-long term national development strategies having close linkage to the aid management system; recipient countries strengthening governance and institutional basis for enhanced ownership and transparency; while the role and capacity of key implementing agencies leading to different types of aid inefficiency issues. This implies that ODA management system has direct impact on aid efficiency and effectiveness. Conclusion and Implication: The study shows the importance of donors’ approach to recipient countries based on the latter’s context. Also, in-depth understanding of recipient countries’ aid management system can help donors better identify potential areas of cooperation and design new projects through ODA. The same applies to Korea, which is a key donor in all three country cases.

Recent Progress on the Convergence of the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence

Abstract: Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) is the natural growth for both Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) as they are mutually gainful.. AI raise the value of the IoT through Machine Learning by transforming the data into useful information, although the IoT increases the value of AI through connectivity and data exchange. Hence, InSecTT – Intelligent Secure Trustable Things, a pan-European effort with 52 key partners from 12 countries (EU and Turkey), gives intelligent, secure and trustworthy systems for industrial purposes. This results in global cost-efficient solutions of intelligent, end-to-end secure, authentic connectivity and interoperability to bring the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence in sync. InSecTT targets at creating trust in AI-based intelligent systems and solutions as a major part of the AIoT. This paper provides an overview regarding the concept and ideas behind InSecTT and introduces the InSecTT Reference Architecture for infrastructure organization of AIoT use cases.

Integrated business model of sustainable development for agricultural sector

Purpose. The purpose of the article is to improve the methodology of the integration process of business model to ensure environmental, social and financial results of entrepreneurial activity taking into account the interests and needs of stakeholders and to study the possibilities of implementing sustainable practices in different segments of the business model and the sustainable value created by these transformations. Results. The study highlights a number of approaches to the methodology of creating sustainable business models, which are the Business Model Canvas, the Teece Business Model, the Ecosystem Pie Model, and the Sustainable Value Creation Model. Each of the methodologies has its advantages and disadvantages, but they all have common elements that can be combined and integrated when considering industry specifics. The author used the methodology of creating sustainable value, which is formed through the implementation of new approaches to the implementation of sustainability, in particular, the methods of ecodesign, climate-smart agriculture, organic farming, biodynamic agriculture, sustainable intensification and renewable agriculture. Sustainable value is created through activities in different segments of the business model, at the same time the Business Model Canvas (BMC) is a template for mapping the transformations in each segment. The integrative business modeling approach is able to provide a detailed qualitative overview of a specific business by combining social, environmental and economic components with stakeholder theory. Therefore, taking into account the needs of a wider range of stakeholders than is provided for in the "key partners" field of the Canvas model took place through the implementation of sustainable value in the complex Ecosystem Pie Model. Scientific novelty. The scientific novelty consists in the adaptation of the methodology of transformation of traditional business models into sustainable ones for the agricultural sector, which, unlike the existing ones, allows taking into account sustainable value through new sustainable approaches that cause changes in the fields of Business Model Canvas with the subsequent transfer of their individual elements to the Ecosystem Pie Model for a systematic visual perception of both the current situation and prospects for further development for the enterprise. Practical value. The results of the research can be used by scientists, representatives of business and state institutions dealing with the issue of introducing sustainability principles into existing traditional business models, based on the needs and interests of stakeholders.

Assessment of Sanctions against Russian Science by Foreign Researchers: Diversity of Approaches

Introduction. The introduction of restrictive measures (sanctions) against Russian science, aimed at preventing Russia's participation in international scientific collaboration in both bilateral and multilateral formats, has become a prominent feature of modern international relations. For the first time in many years, international collaboration in various scientific fields has encountered significant political and economic constraints, leading to Russia's withdrawal from joint programs and projects with key partner states in the scientific sphere. The study's significance lies in the necessity to develop a theory related to this type of sanctions, given their unprecedented nature. A comprehensive understanding is needed, reflecting foreign scientists' views on the sanctions: whether they deem them justified and if they are willing to continue cooperation in any capacity. This will become a basis for modifying Russia's science and technology policy in the context of international cooperation. The subject of the study is the range of approaches foreign experts have toward the structure, scale, and implications of sanctions against Russian science. Object: Conceptual systematization of foreign researchers' perceptions regarding the phenomenon of anti-Russian sanctions in the scientific field. Tasks: identify the reasons behind the increased interest of foreign researchers and experts in the issue of international sanctions against Russian science; assess the level of consensus within the global scientific community regarding the need for such sanctions; identify the cause of bias among supporters of anti-Russian sanctions in the scientific field; determine the extent of foreign analysts' interest in the impact of sanctions on both Russian and global science; identify the pragmatic aspects of the current model of sanctions against Russian science. Degree of topic development: This type of research has not yet been conducted in either Russian or foreign science. Methods. General scientific methods (analysis and synthesis, abstraction and generalization, comparison), systemic and structural-functional approaches were used along with specialized scientific methods, such as discourse analysis, meta-analysis, and stochastic factor analysis technique. Result and Discussion. The article identifies three groups of approaches, along with their underlying arguments concerning the category of sanctions under consideration: radical, moderate, and liberal. The author demonstrates the predominance of a moderate approach, which aligns with official decisions to sever institutional scientific cooperation with Russia while permitting personal contacts. Conclusion. The international research community, aiming to gain a comprehensive understanding of the impact of sanctions against Russian science on Russia and the rest of the world, pursues two objectives. The first objective is to identify strategies for enhancing the effectiveness of sanctions and justifying their necessity while mitigating their negative impact on global science. The second objective is to find effective strategies for implementing scientific sanctions, which could potentially be applied against other countries in the future. Considering the positions and approaches of foreign researchers toward the phenomenon of anti-Russian scientific sanctions is crucial not only for developing the theory of scientific sanctions but also for shaping the concept of Russian science and technology policy under new circumstances. The novelty of this study lies in its first-ever attempt in both Russian and foreign scientific literature to conceptualize the range of foreign expert discourse, which is characterized by diverse views and approaches toward sanctions applied to Russian science. The article contributes to the relevant field of research, specifically the theory of international sanctions in the scientific sphere, by arguing for the need to complement the analysis of the objective content of sanctions with an analysis of their subjective evaluation by the expert community.

Building a caring network of formal and informal help (offline and online) in a super-diverse neighbourhood

Several organisations (i-mens, Steunpunt Mantelzorg, Hoplr, city of Aalst, sickness funds, Eerstelijnszone regio Aalst, informal carers organisations...) came together for the project ‘Neighbourhood Building Blocks’ to create a caring neighbourhood in a super-diverse area in Aalst, a city close to Brussels, Belgium. It is an area with an older ‘Belgian’ population and a younger population with a migration background. People in this neighbourhood are generally less wealthy, less healthy and more socially isolated than in other areas in Flanders.
 The goal of the project is to ensure that people only must ask help once to get the appropriate answer or support at the right time. To achieve this, we are creating a virtual and physical network of informal and formal support in the neighbourhood, putting together several existing building blocks: capacities of neighbours, professional care, volunteers, support for informal carers, a digital platform of neighbours (Hoplr) and the building complex of i-mens – a care organisation, with an office building for their home care services, a day care and service flats. The underlying assumption is that everyone has something to contribute and something to gain from the network.
 We have 3 intervention axes: 1. Neighbourly help network 2. Empowerment of informal carers 3. Connecting the professional care network with the informal network. We have a neighbourhood concierge and connector. She connects the 3 axes of the project, and ensures that the project is driven by and embedded in the neighbourhood, together with the key partners.
 
 We start from the capacities of neighbours (ABCD-model) to create neighbourly help networks, both offline and online. We match people based on their capacities and needs, and track this through a dashboard (people matched – help provided – after care). To find capacities and needs we organise activities and informal contact at the gathering room of the service flats and the meeting rooms of i-mens. All activities have 3 functions: information in group on rights and possible support, conversation and encounters in group (social contact), and one-on-one questions and support with individual cases.
 Learning from the experience of previous caring neighbourhoods, we give specific attention to informal carers. We know that they find it more difficult to rely on help from neighbours and professional caregivers. Empowering and informing informal carers through specific interventions ensures their involvement and support from the network.
 We connect professional actors (care organisations, local traders, …) with each other and with the informal actors, tailored to the needs and capacities of the neighbourhood. We aim to make professional support and care more accessible to people in the neighbourhood. At the back-office side, we are developing a decision-making tree so we know which question for help can be resolved by which formal or informal actor. The dashboard to match neighbourly help will be expanded in order to track matches with formal actors.
 
 We will present the first results of the project, and share experiences of neigbhours, informal carers and profesionnal actors.

Integrated Care Systems in England: Progress towards forming new multi-stakeholder partnerships to develop quality.

Background: Health and social care services in England have been restructured to 42 Integrated Care Systems (ICS). ICSs are responsible for delivering integrated services in their local area to prevent illness; identify and treat illness effectively; and provide support to improve quality of life for people with long-term illness or disability. Under the umbrella of ICSs, previously siloed organisations need to work together to deliver quality care. This study aimed to understand how these new ways of working impact on the development of their quality agenda.
 Methods: Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with senior representatives in demographically and geographically diverse ICS. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed in NVivo using a thematic framework approach. Two Patient and Public Involvement team members contributed to the study design and data analysis. The study is conducted at two points in time; the data reported here is the baseline collected shortly (November 2021 to May 2022) before the ICSs’ formal constitution in July 2022.
 Results: Sixty interviews across four ICSs were conducted with senior representatives (e.g. ICS CEO, chief nurse, quality leads, director of social services, director of public health, the public and local communities). Across all ICSs, progress had been made with creating ICS specific committees, with new roles created and leaders appointed, and new partnerships emerging. Positive learning on collaborating with diverse partners had occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic and through previous local initiatives to integrate services. In two ICSs, there was less history of such collaborative work and their new partnerships were emerging more slowly. 
 Generally, it was agreed that strong leadership, supported by broad and effective system partnerships, was essential to develop the ICSs’ structure and to deliver quality. Key partners to support the leadership were senior partners in acute hospital trusts, primary care, social care, public health, Healthwatch (the health and social care champion for service users), voluntary services, and patient representatives. 
 Some concerns were raised that made collaborations more challenging, including differences in language and work culture between the key partners, and health dominating the quality agenda. Overall, it was felt that social care, public health and voluntary services were heard less. They were being consulted, but rarely had leadership roles and leaders from these communities often felt that they were not equal partners. Most participants highlighted the importance of consulting patients and the public and acknowledged that this was not done effectively yet with too few people, who lacked diversity, consulted; and an overreliance on Healthwatch. 
 Discussion: This restructure of the health and social care system shows that new partnerships can be formed between previously siloed organisations but that these take time to develop. In particular, organisations or people who have traditionally been less consulted such as social care, public health, and patients and the public still need to become more equal partners in developing the quality agenda. Follow up interviews will bring greater clarity on how this restructure will maintain and promote quality across services. 

A novel partnership for proactive person-centred anticipatory care in North Lanarkshire

Anticipatory Care is a shift from reactive, fragmented, episodic care to proactive, personalised and coordinated team based care that starts with what matters to the individual and takes an enablement and strength based approach. However in a post Covid-19 landscape many primary care teams are challenged to deliver proactive care for the growing number of people with frailty who will benefit from the approach. 
 A novel collaborative approach was co-designed with primary care teams, patients and carers in one locality. Information from GP records and the electronic Frailty Index was used to identify individuals with escalating levels of frailty. In addition, professionals could identify individuals opportunistically. Prior to the pandemic, Health Visitors gathered information and performed clinical assessments at home and discussed issues such as Power of Attorney and Anticipatory Care Planning (ACP). The workforce disruption from the pandemic was a catalyst to test new workforce roles. The locality engaged an advocacy service partner to increase capacity for authentic person centred multi disciplinary team (MDT) care for older people with frailty. Other core members of the MDT are GP, geriatrician and pharmacist with support as required from allied health professionals, social care, dietician, community mental health team and third sector.
 The approach is goal--orientated ensuring the patient, their wishes and their family or carer remain the primary focus (Steele Gray et al, 2020). The advocacy worker supports the patient through a self assessment process before representing the patient within the MDT discussion, ensuring independent advocacy and support at each stage of the process and enabling the MDT to formulate interventions that are in keeping with the patient’s wishes and priorities for their health. Interventions range from polypharmacy reviews to care packages, referrals to other professionals and to social prescribing supports. Following the MDT the patient receives a phone call from the advocacy worker, outlining the proposed interventions and ensuring they are empowered to express their opinion and wishes. Thus the patient remains in control and the team avoids a paternalistic therapeutic approach (Dumez and Pomey, 2019).
 Between October 2019 and December 2021, 106 patients were discussed by the MDT. Median age was 78 (range 58 – 101) years, 58% were female and 73% were identified using routine GP data. Seventy had a home assessment and multifactorial interventions, the remainder had an ACP to share their wishes about future care. 
 
 An enabler was the use of Microsoft Teams platform. Conducting MDT’s virtually allows seamless information sharing in real time for accurate and informed care planning despite health, social care and the third sector operating separate electronic systems.
 The advocacy service is now seen as a key partner in the MDT. Working in a transdisciplinary manner helped overcome service pressures. Extending roles outwith normal professional boundaries and across sectors creates capacity for managing frailty, ensures safe, effective and person centred care and enables relational practice and reciprocal learning (Batorowicz and Shepherd, 2008). The novel collaborative approach is now being rolled out across other localities.
 
 
 
 

ScarPath: Standardization of delivering patient-centered integrated scar care.

A pathological scar is a badly healing scar that is painful, itchy, red, thick and causes disability, diminished quality of life and socio-economic burden. Oscare, an aftercare and research center in Antwerp, Belgium, has built up a tradition in late stage translational research in assessment and treatment of pathological scars post burn, post trauma and post-surgery.
 Adequate patient-oriented assessment of physical scar features is crucial in the clinical evaluation and follow-up of scars, in defining scar treatment options for the patient, and for medico-legal reasons (e.g., for reimbursement of treatment and proof of disability). Moreover, scar assessment is an essential component for scientific research focused on evaluating newly developed wound or scar treatment modalities. Patient perception is evaluated with questionnaires, patient reported outcome measures to inform individual patient and scar care. Objective measures should always be combined with PROMs to get a full scope of on the impact and disability. Recent discussions with stakeholders have shown that the time consuming aspect of data collection is one of the important hurdles in new developments of scar research and treatment and is considered as a barrier to integrated care. Moreover, no standardized assessment protocols are available within this field of research.
 We address this gap by introducing a recently developed Electronic Data Capturing (EDC) platform ‘ScarPath’. A user friendly tool for scar assessment and holistic follow-up which will lead to a more standardized method of scar evaluation and enables a better treatment outcome, patient participation and empowerment in assessing evolution of scars during treatment. Moreover, ScarPath creates possibilities for testing new scar treatments in large pragmatic trials by offering a simple and patient oriented scar evaluation tool. In the future mathematical machine learning models based upon the automated data collection will lead to predictions in terms of scar evolution and recommendations for therapy.
 Oscare created ScarPath in collaboration with the University of Antwerp. The content was established in joined agreement and based on the clinical and research experience in our aftercare centre and on both literature evidence and empirical studies. In 2019 ScarPath was enrolled in the workflow in our aftercare center and in 2020 a HORIZON2020 – Digital Health Europe Twinning project was completed. This project enhanced knowledge exchange and training between Oscare and a French rehabilitation center.
 The ScarPath project will benefit patients suffering from scars, a common comorbidity in severe burns and often developed after trauma or surgery. Although we focus on researchers and clinicians to implement ScarPath in their standard clinical trials and big data collection, patients are key partners and the main focus. The results will be beneficial for the scar patient, allowing individualized and optimal scar care. ScarPath is able to assist the patient in the follow-up across multiple professionals and to process care data for multiple patients.

How a nursing navigation role enhances patient recovery across Orthopedic Integrated Pathways

Introduction: Our academic urban institution developed an integrated care pathway that has significantly improved patient transitions to outpatient rehabilitation after total joint replacement (TJR) and as patients requested, supports their earlier discharge from a hospital to home to recover. Early recovery at home has identified a need for care navigation, particularly for patients with a higher complexity of medical and social issues. Implementation of a nursing role for care navigation into our existing integrated pathways would provide support for patients receiving TJR surgery ensuring better coordination of services in their community. 
 Aims, Objectives and Methodology: Our objective was to evaluate an IC nursing lead (ICL) role embedded in our existing orthopedic TJR integrated pathway to support “extended” care patients to safely discharge home. Process mapping sessions conducted in 2019-20, that included key stakeholders and patient partners, identified gaps in communication and care coordination before and after surgery affecting overall patient experience and surgical recovery.
 “Extended” care patients were identified by the orthopedic care team using a standardized referral form developed in conjunction with the ICL. Patients were contacted 1-2 weeks pre-surgery and supported at various pre-operative time points with care coordination. An in-person visit with the patient occurred on the day of surgery and prior to discharge from hospital. A standard 24-hr post-op phone call was completed once the patient returned home. The ICL could be engaged by the patient or care team at any point across the TJR journey (between consent and day of surgery, acute inpatient stay, and up to 90 days post-surgery.
 Key Findings: The ICL role, piloted in March 2022, started with gradual enrolment of patients across 2 arthroplasty surgeons. By August 2022, all 6 arthroplasty care teams (surgeons, physiotherapist practitioners, fellows, physician assistants and admins) were committed to this model of care. ICL patients were 41% male and 59% female ranging in age from 50-92 (mean age of 78). Inpatient pts represented 94% (ALOS 1-2 days). Discharge (DC) disposition patterns aligned with existing best practice guidelines. Discharge coordination made up the bulk of support (82%) provided by the ICL. Other key themes and interventions included emotional reassurance (32%), education/expectation setting (30%), information on community resources and services (18%), arrangement of homecare (6%), other miscellaneous questions (5%). The average time spent for care coordination was 90 mins per patient over the 90 day period.
 Qualitative report from ICL patients revealed improved patient experience with the degree of detail and support provided. "I'm so glad I can call you. I don't always know who to talk to when I have questions". "It's so good to have someone pick up the phone when I need an answer when everything is closed".
 Conclusions: Early findings highlight the benefits of an ICL in improving care quality of patients undergoing TJR and enabling coordinated transitions post discharge from hospital through to their recovery at home. As hospital stays for TJR becoming exceedingly shorter this type of role becomes even more critical, especially with increased patient needs in the aftermath of COVID-19.
 

The Concept of Miracle in Religious Discourse (Semantic Features of Russian and Chinese Cultures in the Perspective of Intercultural Communication)

The relevance of studying the processes of religious consciousness comes from the importance to ensure more coordinated interaction of scientific communities in intercultural communication. The PRC remains one of the key partners of the Russian Federation and partnership requires deeper understanding of the counterpart. This paper analyses social phenomena classified as miracles in Russian and Chinese cultures from the perspective of intercultural communication. To achieve this goal, the authors 1) highlight key theoretical approaches to the study of the semantics of miracle; 2) systematize the available data on key concepts and denotations of the semantics of miracle in Russian culture and supplement existing approaches; 3) establish the key features of the semantics of miracle in Chinese culture; 4) outline approaches to creating a sketch of a universal semantic model of a miracle as an invariant of two cultures; 5) identify the capabilities and boundaries of this model. The research materials included corpuses of national folklore traditions, legal documents, literary and theological works, and scientific (mainly religious) studies. The methodological framework was formed by the approach of N. Luhmann, who defined religion as a variety of forms of the universal anthropological phenomenon of observing of the unknown. Distinguishing descriptions of the first (naive), second (expert) and third (philosophical-synthetic) order, represented by the corresponding languages L1, L2 and L3, allowed to identify the terms traditionally related to the sphere of religion (L1) and to trace their descriptions (L2) and reflection in L1 and L2 within the framework of philosophical and theological writings (L3). As a result, several historically specific interpretations of the concept and the denotations behind it have been identified. They include both universal similarity and local features determined by the historical development of Russian and Chinese societies. For Russia, these features are inextricably linked with the influence of Christianity, where a distinction is made between elitist theological forms and mass believes, often referred to as superstitions. The main lexemes marking the miraculous in Chinese are 奇迹 (qíjì), reflecting the phenomenon of the amazing, surprising; 神迹 (shénjì), applied to the miraculous, God-like, spiritual, but not witches or sorcerers; 妙 (miào) as an aesthetic perception of a miracle, including an incomprehensible mystery; 灵 (líng) marks the supernatural, emanating from the earthly principle yin, therefore associated with folk witchcraft and sorcery. It has been established that in both Russian and Chinese culture, miracle is always combined with a certain worldview (L1), with a complex of ontological statements (L2). Experts (L3) typically turn to the prism of religious disciplines and/or teachings that analyze the correspondence of worldview, ontological constructs and lived religious experience. The sketch of the universal semantic field that makes up the intersecting concepts of Russian and Chinese cultures, obtained as a result of the research, needs further clarification by turning to the sociology of religion and the psychology of religion.

Strategi Pengembangan Bank Pakan Sapi Dengan Pendekatan Model Bisnis Kanvas

The purpose of this study was to describe and improve the business model of Sepakat feed bank group, Tanggat Village, Monta District, Bima Regency. Data collection procedures through in-depth interviews and focus group discussion. Data analysis using business model canvas approach and SWOT analysis to produce a business model prototype. The results of this study show elements that must be improved in the initial mapping of the business model are value proposition, channel, key activities, key resources, key partner and revenue stream. The SWOT analysis illustrates that the strengths possessed are well-mapped customers and abundant raw materials. The weaknesses are low quality of human resources to maintenance feed process equipment, limited land, lack of superior forage varieties, product distribution channels are not varied and limited business capital. Opportunities that can be exploited are the development of new feed product, utilization of information technology and government support. The threats they face are dependence on one feed product and the climate. Improvement strategies carried out include creating new products (value proposition), utilizing various facilities for selling product such as social media and BUMDes (channels), establishing separate business units to manage feed banks (key activities), making superior forage by utilizing Bima Regency government land (key resources), cooperate with financial institutions (key partners) and add variety of feed product as main source of income (revenue stream).

Business development plan for Ngargogondo tourism village based on industry 4.0 technology

Ngargogondo Tourism Village is one of the tourist villages in Magelang Regency, which is in the Balai Ekonomi Desa (Balkondes) area of the Borobudur Region. This tourist village was newly formed and was inaugurated in 2021. Meanwhile, marketing success is one factor determining a tourist village's development. In addition, other more attractive and anti-mainstream developments are needed with the surrounding tourist villages. The current study applied a descriptive qualitative research by conducting observations and interviews. Then, the information and data were measured and analyzed utilizing marketing mix, SWOT, and Business Model Canvas (BMC) analyses. This research procedure also consisted of three stages: data collection, data analysis, and presentation of data analysis results. The focus on the data analysis is based on the 9 aspects, including customer segment, value proposition, channels, customer relationship, revenue stream, key resources, key activities, key partnership, and cost structure. Based on this, a study is required to identify the marketing potential of Ngargogondo Village based on the marketing mix and then analyzed based on SWOT and Business Model Canvas (BMC) to develop a tourism business development plan base on industry 4.0 technology. Further, the research results can be used to formulate a marketing strategy for the Ngargogondo Tourism Village to develop its tourism business.

GOAL ATTAINMENT SCALING IN CAPABLE: A COMPARISON OF CARE PARTNER AND OLDER ADULT PARTICIPATION

Abstract Aging in place is an optimal outcome for our maturing population as health systems become increasingly overburdened. One program that facilitates aging in place is the Community Aging in Place, Advancing Better Living for Elders (CAPABLE) program. CAPABLE improves older adult performance in everyday activities and reduces inpatient and long-term service use. Although CAPABLE is designed as a person-centered program aiming to help older adults set and achieve goals, research demonstrates that care partners (i.e. family or friends providing unpaid support) are frequently involved in healthcare decisions and can reinforce intervention goals. This presentation will report findings from the trial stage of a Hybrid Type 1 Study of CAPABLE involving care partners for which recruitment is ongoing (N=100). We aim to describe how older adults and their care partners engage in goal setting using Goal Attainment Scaling, share the frequency of their goal attainment, and present the types of goals that they set. For example, older adult participant goals for our current sample focus on reduced fear when showering, improved mobility, and more efficient dressing. For our care partner participants, goals include finding respite and preventing older adult injury. All participants who have completed CAPABLE were able to achieve their goals by the end of the program. Findings from this study support care partner involvement in interventions to promote aging in place, aligning with the RAISE Act’s goal to engage family caregivers as key partners in the delivery of services and support.

RESEARCH BEST PRACTICES TO SUPPORT RESILIENCE IN EYE STROKE VISION REHABILITATION

Abstract While effective rehabilitation exists to promote independence and community participation for age-related vision impairment, no rehabilitation program has been developed specifically for eye stroke impairment. We are adapting a macular degeneration self-management program using input from key partners to inform future intervention. The pilot phase objective was to inform future study design for eye stroke survivors. We conducted semi-structured interviews, and applied the 5T Framework (Target population identification, Team composition, Time considerations, Tips to accommodate older adults, and Tools for inclusive enrollment of older adults) to develop the interview guide. Twenty-five people recruited from clinical settings were consented/interviewed over six months. This included 10 stroke survivors (M age= 66 years; 70% male--90% visual field defect), 4 care partners (M age= 57 years; 100% female--1 mother, 1 sister and 2 spouses), and 11 providers (M age= 37 years; 54.5% female--3 occupational therapists, 4 ophthalmologists, 2 optical technicians, 1 optometrist, 1 physical therapist). The most meaningful outcomes identified were driving and returning to full independence. The most frequently identified “facilitator of recovery” after eye stroke was family support. The most frequently identified barriers to participation in intervention research were lack of accessibility of the research building and transportation. Optimal lighting and scanning strategies were identified as key elements of any future intervention as well as approaches to support enrollment and retention in study activities. Interview data are now being used to inform phase two: adaptation of the self-management program and design of the study that will evaluate its effectiveness.

Analisis Strategi Pengembangan Bisnis Syariah Fleet Card RFID di Pertamina Retail

Optimization of transportation costs is considered one of the toughest and most complex problems in the transportation, freight forwarding and logistics sector. Transportation companies agree that half of the expenses incurred related to the company's current activities are fuel costs. fleet card is a means of payment that functions as a medium of payment and controls expenses for the company's fleet. PT. Pertamina Retail is a large company in the gas station retail business in Indonesia. This study aims to analyze the development of the RFID fleet card business at Pertamina Retail. The approach used is the Business Model Canvas (BMC) and SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats). The research method used is primary data obtained through interviews with several informants. The time of the research starts from February – June 2023. The results of this study show that BMC elements in the form of: key partnerships, customer segments, value propositions and revenue streams are the most dominant blocks. While the lowest is the channel. Pertamina Retail's internal fleet card factors are influenced by network, security, efficiency and financial aspects. The results obtained by the SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, & threats) of the nine BMC blocks show that the elements that have the highest strength are the Pertamina brand and gas station network, while the top-up payment mechanism ranks lowest. From another direction, the highest opportunity is the key partnership and the highest threat is the customer segment while the lowest threat is key partners.

Aggregation of E121K mutant D-amino acid oxidase and ubiquitination-mediated autophagy mechanisms leading to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a terminal adult-onset neuromuscular disorder. Our group has been studying this illness and previously reported novel mutations and rare mutations in a study using next-generation sequencing of DNA samples from Indian ALS patients. In this paper, we focus on the E121K mutation in the DAO gene to understand how it leads to ALS. Our experiments in SH-SY5Y cells indicate that the E121K mutation results in the accumulation of mutant protein aggregates, a change in cell morphology, and the death of neuronal cells. These protein aggregates get ubiquitinated and cause an imbalance in autophagy regulation. We observed an increase in the cellular concentrations of p62, OPTN, and LC3II. Through confocal microscopy studies, we show that the binding of p62 with ubiquitinated aggregates and its recruitment to LC3II mediates autophagosome generation. These relative changes in the key partners in autophagy increase cell death in cells harboring the E121K mutation and is a probable mechanism leading to ALS.

Industrial development of the Ural Federal District under the new conditions: Problems and prospects

Subject. This article discusses the economic potential of the Ural Federal District regions. Objectives. The article aims to analyze the structure and changes in imports and exports in the manufacturing industry of the Ural Federal District, and identify key foreign partners – suppliers of equipment and components. Methods. For the study, I used the methods of statistical, comparative and structural analyses. Results. The article finds that imports are of particular importance for the modernization of industry. Based on the analysis of the changes in and structure of imports and exports in the regions of the Ural Federal District, the article presents data showing that industrial regions, in particular the Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk Oblasts, depend on imports to the greatest extent. Conclusions. In modern conditions, domestic demand is becoming one of the drivers of industrial development. Effective measures within the framework of industrial policy are needed to develop import substitution processes.

Peculiarities of the relationships between the USSR and the USA in July - October 1942

The article examines the relationship between Washington and Moscow in the second half of 1942. It was at this time that the Western allies decided that it was impossible to open a second front in Europe, as Joseph Stalin insisted, and chose the Mediterranean version of the military-political strategy. The author’s key task is to study the mechanisms that the Soviet leadership used to keep the United States in line with the strategy they proposed, to study the key contradictions that arose during this period in the relationship between the two key partners and ways to resolve them.

First Field Test of the Novel Integration Mapping Tool for COVID-19 Vaccination Integration into National Immunization Programs and Primary Healthcare-A Case Study from Côte d'Ivoire.

With the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic in Côte d'Ivoire, efforts were made to seamlessly integrate COVID-19 vaccination into the national immunization program. A collaborative initiative involving UNICEF, WHO, GAVI, and partner organizations resulted in the creation of the COVID-19 Vaccine Integration Mapping Tool. This paper presents a case study documenting the field testing of the integration mapping tool and assessing the integration of COVID-19 vaccination within primary healthcare and routine immunization in Côte d'Ivoire. The study aims to describe the pilot process, gather feedback on tool usefulness and challenges, and establish integration priorities through roadmap development. Under the guidance of the Ministry of Health and Universal Coverage Cabinet, a workshop was conducted with participants from major health programs to field test the tool. Data analysis was performed using Excel, and the results were presented through tables, heat maps, and line graphs. The first-of-its-kind field test of the integration mapping tool in Côte d'Ivoire showcased its potential to bring key partners together to discuss the current state of integration, improve transparency about resource allocation, and enhance data management for the incorporation of COVID-19 vaccination into existing immunization systems. The integration of COVID-19 vaccines in Côte d'Ivoire showed a moderate level of progress, with improvement needed in resource allocation, payment systems, targeting of highest-risk groups and vaccine administration. Support should be increased for target population identification, distribution points, quality of care mechanisms, and health personnel training. Health information systems and access to essential medicines were relatively satisfactory. Integration into existing programs, intersectoral collaboration, national health strategy, communication strategy, community participation, and data utilization require improvement. The post-workshop satisfaction survey gave the tool a score of 7 out of 10. Early lessons from Côte d'Ivoire provide guidance on enhancing integration, focusing on data-driven decision-making, collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and effective leadership. The field test of the integration mapping tool (IMT) in Côte d'Ivoire is groundbreaking as it exemplifies the transformative potential of innovative tools in immunization practices. Application of the IMT sets a precedent for seamless COVID-19 vaccination integration worldwide, emphasizing data-driven decision-making, collaboration, timing, and leadership. The success of the pilot exercise in Côte d'Ivoire was attributed to political commitment, well-facilitated workshops, assessments, and the fact that the team in the country had previously developed an initial integration plan.