Method Of Situational Analysis Research Articles

ПЕДАГОГІЧНІ УМОВИ ВИКОРИСТАННЯ АКТИВНИХ МЕТОДІВ НАВЧАННЯ У ПРОЦЕСІ ПІДГОТОВКИ ФАХІВЦІВ МЕДИЧНОГО ПРОФІЛЮ

Мета роботи – проаналізувати сутність активних методів навчання, особливості їх використання в освітньому процесі та визна­чити педагогічні умови, що сприяють підвищенню якості підготовки фахівців медичного профілю.Основна частина. У статті наводиться аналіз активних методів навчання, визначаються особливості їх використання з метою підвищення якості освітнього процесу та підготовки майбутніх фахівців. Обґрунтовуються педагогічні умови використання активних методів навчання, зокрема у підготовці фахівців медичного профілю. Визначається, що серед основних педагогічних умов є, по-перше, особистість викладача та рівень його педагогічної майстерності, а по-друге – урізноманітнення форм та методів навчання і безпосереднє упровадження активних методів в освітній процес.Висновок. Підкреслюється, що найбільш ефективний вплив на професійний розвиток лікаря-інтерна, як компетентної особистості та конкурентоспроможного фахівця, здійснюється завдяки застосуванню в освітньому просторі ВНЗ таких активних методів, як: навчання в дискусії, дидактичні ігри, метод ситуаційного аналізу (кейс-метод), мультимедійні засоби навчання, метод моделювання ситуацій (симуляційне навчання) та ін.

Holograms in libraries – the potential for education, promotion and services

PurposeThe subject of this paper is the application of holograms in cultural institutions. The purpose of this paper is to define the potential areas of hologram use in libraries, particularly in education and promotion, and also in services.Design/methodology/approachThe method of analysis and criticism of literature was used. Based on a search conducted through Google Scholar for the 2006-2016 period, the current state of research on the use of holograms in cultural institutions was established. Subsequently, in order to find examples of hologram use in libraries, museums, galleries, and social organizations, an established set of queries was used to systematically search network resources using global search engines and metasearch engines. The initial list of results was narrowed down to the most relevant. On the basis of the above fact, the main areas of hologram use in cultural institutions were defined and examples of best practices were selected according to chosen criteria. The comparative method then was used to determine potential areas of application of holographic techniques in libraries. Finally, SWOT analysis – the situational analysis method known to management sciences – was used to determine opportunities and threats related to the use of holograms in cultural institutions.FindingsHolograms have broad potential use in libraries that is even broader than initially assumed because they are not limited to education, promotion and services, and can also be used in documentation, research and exhibitions. The use of holograms can bring many benefits, but it is also associated with certain risks that need to be considered.Practical implicationsThe results can be widely used in practice as a framework for the implementation of holographic techniques in libraries.Social implicationsThe paper can help initiate debate on the opportunities and risks of using holograms in cultural institutions.Originality/valueThe issue of the use of holograms has not yet been widely discussed in library and information science scientific journals.

Traditional and Alternative Approaches to the Method of Situational Analysis in Russia: Evidence from the Case Study “Istanbul in the Life and Works of Martiros Saryan”

The article analyzes the transformation of the methodological toolkit for teaching humanities and sciences in the Russian Federation. The method of case study, being widely spread in modern higher education research, is used as an example to illustrate the attempts to implement the best practices of foreign educational technology into tertiary academic process in Russia. The author provides some historical aspects of introducing case studies in modern teaching practice. The article features peculiarities of the Soviet approach to the structure of cases. Content analysis helps identify similarities and differences in Soviet/post-Soviet approaches to case study construction and brings into focus the problem points which reveal misinterpretation and/or misuse of didactic materials designated as cases. The approach suggested in the article implies presenting the content of a case study as a collection of documents related to a certain topic. The case study Istanbul in the life and work of the artist Martiros Saryan demonstrates that a case can have invariable and variable parts to reflect the specificity of the didactic task within the discipline. Such approach is expected to support students’ cognitive activity, develop creativity in searching additional sources and missing materials, improve efficiency of students’ autonomous work on solving complex problem solution.

CONTRIBUTIONS OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE TO LOCAL ECONOMY IN BEYPAZARI TOURISM DESTINATION

Beypazarı county in Ankara-Turkey, where a revitalization of intangible cultural heritage assets is observed in the last decade, may be assessed as a success story. This recent economic development seems to be a byproduct of tourism industry and cultural heritage combination nearby other factors. In this context, intangible cultural heritage elements such as handcrafts and traditional kitchen are harmonized with elegant historical architecture dating back to Ottoman period. Discovering lessons regarding ICH protection from Beypazarı case as a rich and deep place of memory is the focus of this study. This research follows the situational analysis method known also as case study. Primary data obtained via semi-structured in-depth interviews with key-informants will be interpreted for development of recommendations.

SMALL INNOVATIVE ENTERPRISES AT UNIVERSITIES: BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT

The given article is of research character and aims at identifying the problems and development mechanism prospects of commercialization of university intellectual activity results through the establishment of small innovative enterprises. The research is based on the analysis of small innovative enterprises creation and functioning mechanism carried out on the basis of empirical data of Don State Technical University. The applied methods of systemic and situational analysis increase the objectivity of the results obtained. It is demonstrated that the main problems of small innovative enterprises functioning have organizational and financial character. The prospects of small innovative enterprises are seen in university innovation ecosystems development allowing creating the necessary environment for their functioning and, thus, improving their attractiveness. The results obtained can be useful to the heads of the universities and public author ment programs and strategies.

The internationalization of the Meetings-, Incentives-,Conventions- and Exhibitions- (MICE) industry: Its influences on the actors in the tourism business activity

IntroductionThe global tourism market is exposed to internationalization processes and as a result is forced to apply modern strategies, offering consumers innovative ways of tourism. The issue of internationalization of business processes, services and technologies is not over in the scope of business travel. Due to increases in the flow of business travellers, a number of ongoing business activities has caused interest in the internationalization of business services and processes of business tourism in the context of globalization of the regional tourism market. The increased role of regional tourism in the socio-economic development of Russia and its regions, and a growing influence of internationalization on this process, led to the relevance of the theme of the article.Internationalization of the firm from an entrepreneurial perspective has a close link to the actors in the tourism business activity [Andersson 2000]. Internationalization process of the firm plays a significant role for development and increasing foreign market commitments [Johanson, Vahlne 1977]. Competitive advantage creates sustainability and performance by these key elements: factor conditions; demand conditions such as firm strategy and structure and rivalry; related and supported industries [Porter 1985]. All these elements provide the region with conditions for tourist, economic and social development and contribute to local and regional economies, providing jobs and investment, including the recent construction and rehabilitation of venues, accommodation and infrastructure, that benefit not only local people but also visitors. Business tourism, seen as a strategic tourism segment, is positioned as an important leverage factor that can contribute to local development by attracting events, contributing to the extension of stay at destination, influencing the return of visitors and the promotion and strengthening of the region's tourism image [Marques 2013; Marques, Santos 2016].The main goal of this study is to justify the strategic orientations and effective operation of institutional arrangements of the Meetings-, Incentives-, Conventionsand Exhibitions (MICE) industry, due to the global transformational changes to enhance the internationalization of the actors in the tourism business activity.The structure of this article is as follows: the first part is a description of the essence of the MICE industry, explaining this concept and its main components and elements. The next part shows the business tourism destination as a result of internationalization processes. The third section presents the cooperation of foreign private companies with the local government and MICE Industry. The last part discusses the characteristic trends of public-private partnership (PPP) as a significant tool of the cooperation process between foreign private companies and the local government, to strengthen the trust between government and business representatives on regional level.1.Research methodThe methodology used in this research was to do a systematic analysis of national and regional components of the tourist services market, in the course of which systematically contributing factors, as well as negative influences on the economic actors of the tourism business activity have been identified and described.This article focuses on substantiating the role and place of a business tourism catalyst in the system of innovation infrastructure instruments and institutions. The article assumes that business tourism catalysts are the most optimal mechanism to search for and support promising innovative companies and projects such as Conventions & Visitors Bureaus (CVB), MICE tourism.To describe real economic processes, the study used a situational analysis method making it possible to describe the current state of affairs, to understand existing problems and propose possible means to overcome these problems. In short, this method enabled us to study current phenomena in real conditions [Yin 2003]. …

Certification of a New Naringenin Reference Material by Coulometric Titrimetry Combined HPLC‐MS

AbstractCertified reference material (CRM) is a kind of measuring tool with high accuracy and traceability. CRMs are the important guarantee of accurate and reliable results of analysis methods. They are the medium of international communication of experimental data. CRMs are widely used in various fields and play a pivotal role in analytical science. However, in the characterization of CRMs, available absolute analysis methods are very limited. In this situation, accurate and reliable relative analysis methods should be applied. In this work, coulometric titrimetry (CT) was applied to the characterization of flavone naringenin CRM according to its structure. For further illustration of the principle of CT, high‐performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC‐MS) was utilized to analyze the titration products in detail. As the conclusion of this paper, the advantages and the influence factors of CT were given. Mass balance (MB) method was employed to verify the result of CT, and consistent result was obtained.

Self-regulated Learning in Students of Helping Professions

The paper deals with issue of self-regulated learning (SRL) in students of helping professions. The research aim was to explore a situation of SRL via method of situational analysis (SA). In this way it is possible to map all elements that influence the process of SRL. For this purpose we obtained data from the seven focus groups that lasted around seventy minutes each. The research sample consisted of 48 participants – university students of helping professions. We present our main findings in the form of two situational maps, relational and positional analysis. The results show usefulness of SA or studying SRL and also that SRL is not reducible on cognitive and metacognitive determinants.

From a Static to a Dynamic Perspective in Handball Match Analysis: a Systematic Review

The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review of the scientific literature on handball match analysis and to identify potential research areas for future work. Data were collected from Web of Science, MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus, Scopus, EBSCO, and ProQuest databases. The initial search found 148 journal articles. Only the papers focused on handball match analysis regarding tactical and technical aspects were considered, for a final list of 25 publications. The complexity approach under which each considered publication was conducted was taken into account (i.e., static vs. dynamic). Therein, authors, main analysis, number of performance indicators under study, considered situational variables, statistics and/or analysis methods, type of competition, number of matches, and sex of participants were distinguished for classification purposes. Research on handball match analysis has evolved over the years, mainly due to the great technological advances. Studies conducted under the classical static complexity approach are the most extended. Studies performed under the relatively new dynamic complexity approach are growing. The present review identified the following main guidelines for future work on handball match analysis: conducting more studies focused on the defensive profile; analyzing handball national leagues and international club competitions; performing more studies in female handball; including game situational variables into the analysis (i.e., game type, match status, game location, quality of opposition, game period); incorporating critical events of the game into the analysis (e.g., team timeouts, exclusions); and, conducting further research from the promising dynamic complexity perspective.

Innovative technologies aimed at developing clinical thinking in students in higher education institutions of Ukraine

Among the innovative technologies that stimulate learning process, contributing to the development of clinical thinking in medical students currently the most frequently used are: the method of situational analysis, including analysis of specific situations (case studies, situational exercises), situational teaching method - the method of case study, method of training discussion method of playing roles, game design. The above mentioned techniques and methods of clinical role games are actively introduced into practice at the department of internal medicine, physical rehabilitation and sports medicine of Bukovinian State Medical University.

MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION IN HEALTH CARE AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL

The paper reviews topical issues of organization and management of innovative activity in the regional health care system.Objective. Development and scientific substantiation of a conceptual model of managing innovation in the regional health care system, introduction of institutional mechanisms for its implementation, and evaluation of their efficacy in using diagnosis and treatment technologies. Objectives of the study included reviewing the organization status and problems hampering the development, identification of prospects, and justification for appropriate changes in innovation in healthcare system and medical science at the regional level.Material and methods. To conduct a comprehensive assessment of the status and meet challenges of innovation promotion, a methodology for social-hygienic research was worked out including bibliographic and analytical methods, situational analysis, sociological and economic methods, expert assessment, methods for quality management system audit in accordance with ISO 19011:2002, IDEFO function modeling (RD IDEF0-2000), and organizational modeling. The study was based on the analysis of foreign and domestic literature, statistics, methods for managerial modeling, as well as management experience (including innovative methodological approaches) gained by Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics named after Ya.L. Tsivyan which meets the requirements for a platform for research and innovative product reproduction, including research, clinical, organizational, and managerial aspects. Other facilities were considered in conjunction with the leading innovative platform.Results. The paper presents a scientifically based model of innovative medical environment with its elements as subjects, each with a set of functions. Conceptual model for management includes structuring (resource, processes, and quality management; application of international standards) and strategic management mechanisms, provides a systematic approach to management, and ensures efficient operation of medical institutions and public access to innovative medical diagnostic technologies. The advantage of innovative products and technologies using within the doctrine of innovative management is that they provide a comprehensive approach to the diagnosis and treatment of patients. The introducted managing innovation technologies allow to improve organizational performance of healthcare institutions and to achieve significant medical and social effects: high level of diagnosis and treatment, improved access and quality of care what promotes the public health.Conclusion. Formation of regional innovation medical environment with advanced innovation infrastructure, interaction of its elements through an effective system of coordination and control is a prerequisite and basis for more mature and system-level structure – an industry innovative cluster. Active development of innovation in health care based on cooperation among the different actors of innovation and interagency collaboration provides a professional staff to the sphere of research commercialization, accomplishes innovative technology transfer to a real economy, and enables the integration in the worldwide innovation environment through the implementation of technological and scientific research projects.

Renal manifestations of rheumatic diseases. A review

Renal manifestations of rheumatic diaseases are sometimes very discrete and mild. At others, they can present the leading symptomatology of a given disease. Systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic scleroderma, renal vasculitis, rheumatoid arthritis, mixed connective tissue disease, Sjögren's syndrome and gout can all manifest in or be accompanied by renal impairment. The authors reviewed the literature on renal manifestation of rheumatic diseases using the key words, lupus erythematosus, systemic autoimmune diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis and gout. The review below is accompanied by their own histological findings. Diagnosis requires proper interpretation of the clinical situation, laboratory results and image analysis methods plus close interdisciplinary collaboration between nephrologist and clinical pathologist/nephropathologist.

Obstetric fistula in Southern Sudan: situational analysis and Key Informant Method to estimate prevalence

BackgroundObstetric fistula is a severe condition which can have devastating consequences for a woman’s life. Despite a considerable literature, very little is known about its prevalence. This project was conducted to carry out a situational analysis of fistula services in South Sudan and to pilot test the Key Informant Method (KIM) to estimate the prevalence of fistula in a region of South Sudan.MethodsKey stakeholder interviews, document reviews and fistula surgery record reviews were undertaken. A KIM survey was conducted in a district of Western Bahr-el-Ghazal in January 2012. One hundred sixty-six community-based distributors, traditional birth attendants and village midwives were trained as key informants to identify women with fistula in the community. Women identified were subsequently examined by an obstetrician and nurse to verify whether they had a fistula.ResultsThere were limited fistula repair services in South Sudan. Approximately 50–80 women per year attend periodic campaigns, with around half having a fistula and receiving a repair. On average a further 5 women a year received fistula repair from hospital services. Ten women with potential fistula were identified via KIM; all confirmed by the obstetrician. Of these, three were from the survey area, which had 8,865 women of reproductive age (15–49 years). This gives a minimal estimated prevalence of at least 30 fistulas per 100,000 women of reproductive age (95% CI 10–100).ConclusionsRoutine fistula repair services available do not meet the population’s needs. The pilot study suggests that KIM can be used to identify women with fistula in the community. Data on fistula are generally poor; the KIM methodology we used in South Sudan yielded a lower fistula prevalence than estimates reported previously in the region.

APLICACIÓN DE LOS SISTEMAS DE INFORMACIÓN GEOGRÁFICA A PROBLEMAS SOCIALES: MIGRACIÓN REGIÓN MAZAHUA. MÉXICO

The aim of this study is to analyze the Mazahua ethnic groupin to three municipalities of San Felipe del Progreso, and Jocotitlan Atlacomulco Mexico State., Focused mainly on the phenomenon of migration and socio-economic factor smake qualityoflife as well as the situation in the populationin the aspect of mobility, using situation alanalysis method that describes the context of migration, and the application fgeographic information systems, allowing for the standardized information for decision making.

Network reliability analysis of complex systems using a non-simulation-based method

Civil infrastructures such as transportation, water supply, sewers, telecommunications, and electrical and gas networks often establish highly complex networks, due to their multiple source and distribution nodes, complex topology, and functional interdependence between network components. To understand the reliability of such complex network system under catastrophic events such as earthquakes and to provide proper emergency management actions under such situation, efficient and accurate reliability analysis methods are necessary. In this paper, a non-simulation-based network reliability analysis method is developed based on the Recursive Decomposition Algorithm (RDA) for risk assessment of generic networks whose operation is defined by the connections of multiple initial and terminal node pairs. The proposed method has two separate decomposition processes for two logical functions, intersection and union, and combinations of these processes are used for the decomposition of any general system event with multiple node pairs. The proposed method is illustrated through numerical network examples with a variety of system definitions, and is applied to a benchmark gas transmission pipe network in Memphis TN to estimate the seismic performance and functional degradation of the network under a set of earthquake scenarios.

Formal methods of situational analysis: Experience from their use

The problems of sociological data and knowledge representation for the situational analysis of labour relations are described. It is suggested that the technologies for searching for empirical laws are described step by step by the JSM method for the automated generation of hypotheses using the research material that was obtained by a group of authors on two firms. Conclusions are made as to the potentialities and scope of the method.

Generating test cases for marine safety and security scenarios: a composition framework

In this paper we address the problem of testing complex computer models for infrastructure protection and emergency response based on detailed and realistic application scenarios using advanced computational methods and tools. Specifically, we focus here on testing situation analysis decision support models for marine safety & security operations as a sample application domain. Arguably, methodical approaches for analyzing and validating situation analysis methods, decision support models, and information fusion algorithms require realistic vignettes that describe in great detail how a situation unfolds over time depending on initial configurations, dynamic environmental conditions and uncertain operational aspects. Meaningful results from simulation runs require appropriate test cases, the production of which is in itself a complex activity. To simplify this task, we introduce here the conceptual design of a Vignette Generator that has been developed and tested in an industrial research project. We also propose a framework for composing vignettes from reusable vignette elements together with a formal representation for vignettes using the Abstract State Machine method and illustrate the approach by means of various practical examples.

Informal Online Learning Practices: Implications for Distance Education

This qualitative ethnographic study examines five American teenagers’ historical and current digitally-mediated multiliteracy practices within digital popular culture. The participants included three male and two female students of a private high school in the Midwestern United States. The study is framed by the notion that literacy is a socially, culturally, and historically situated discursive construct rather than a purely individualized cognitive endeavor. This social constructivist theory of literacy emphasizes the social conditions necessary to navigate the economic, social, and political worlds of the 21st century. The purpose of the study was to explore the students’ multiliteracy practices that they enact through their activities within digital popular culture. Data collection methods included synchronous interviews facilitated by video conferencing tools as well as observation of the participants’ online activities and member checks conducted via email and instant messaging. The analytic strategy employed during this study was informed by Clarke’s (2005) situational analysis method. The study’s findings indicate that literacy practices in which the study participants have engaged through informal learning activities within digital youth culture have had a much greater impact on enabling them to cultivate the multimodal literacies necessary within a postmodern digital era than have their formal educational experiences

The Limits of Collaboration: A Qualitative Study of Community Ethical Review of Environmental Health Research

We assessed the effectiveness of various systems of community participation in ethical review of environmental health research. We used situation analysis methods and a global workspace theoretical framework to conduct comparative case studies of 3 research organizations at 1 medical center. We found a general institutional commitment to community review as well as personal commitment from some participants in the process. However, difficulty in communicating across divides of knowledge and privilege created serious gaps in implementation, leaving research vulnerable to validity threats (such as misinterpretation of findings) and communities vulnerable to harm. The methods used in each collaboration solved some, but not all, of the problems that hindered communication. Researchers, community spokespersons, and institutional review boards constitute organizational groups with strong internal ties and highly developed cultures. Few cross-linkages and little knowledge of each other cause significant distortion of information and other forms of miscommunication between groups. Our data suggest that organizations designed to protect human volunteers are in the best position to take the lead in implementing community review.

Analysis of Modern Methods of Evaluation of Signal and Interference Situations for Communication Facilities with Multi-Beam Antenna Systems

A model of description of the signal and interference situation (SIS), in which communication facilities with multi-beam antennas operate, is used as the basis for review of SIS analysis and evaluation methods. The statistical solution theory is used to present the necessary and sufficient conditions for using signal and interference situation analysis methods.