National Classification Research Articles

Tasks of Voluntary Rescue Teams in Extreme Weather Situations

The occurrence of weather phenomena associated with extreme precipitation, temperatures and winds are not unusual in the history of meteorology in Hungary. However, in view of the characteristics of damages, it can be ascertained that they are usually witnessed at local (settlement) level; they damage the natural and built environment, jeopardise the safety of people and their financial resources. This greatly burdens the human resources of forces designated to respond to these anomalies, also their deployments, logistics and the management system of their equipment. The current Disaster Management Act created a resolution to this tension between damage prevention, response and rescue by declaring the possibilities of involving the voluntarism of citizens in organised and regulated frameworks. It means: in order to increase the country’s safety, central, territorial, later district and settlement-level voluntary rescue organisations and teams may be established. These units, considering their capabilities, are able to effectively and efficiently manage the impacts of anomalies due to the weather. In this publication, the author attempts to present Hungary’s vulnerability due to weather extremities with the help of the disaster management classification of settlements, to analyse the deployment possibilities of voluntary rescue organisations and rescue teams, taking into account their capabilities established in the framework of the national classification system.

O IMPACTO ECONOMICO DOS DESEMBOLSOS DA BELOTUR COM O CARNAVAL DE BELO HORIZONTE EM 2018: UMA APLICAÇÃO DA MATRIZ INSUMO-PRODUTO

This study deals with the estimation of the economic impacts provided by the BeloHorizonte Municipal Tourism Company (Belotur) disbursements in 2018. It also aimsto understand how the event intervened in order to understand the contributionsunder the lens of expanding revenue, generating employment and income from thedisbursements made by Belotur. The method used was the Input-Output Matrix. Forthe matrix construction, it was necessary to analyze the published extracts related toBelotur expenses with the carnival and to carry out a classification of thedisbursements of Belotur according to the National Classification of EconomicActivities - CNAE. After these procedures, it was possible to estimate the impacts ofcarnival, which resulted from Belotur's disbursements, have shown very positiveresults in the economy, significantly increasing the values of Minas Gerais’production, value added, work earnings of the local population and also provided thecreation of jobs.

The diffusion of nationwide ICT innovation and socio-economic context: case of the internet

The internet has spread more rapidly than any technological innovation in the history of mankind. The purpose of this study is to investigate the time required to reach the inflection point of the internet, which is the innovation diffusion by country, using the time required to reach the saturation rate among various types of information that can be presented by the Bass diffusion model. The Bass model is the model most frequently used in nationwide diffusion studies, because of its simplicity of application and robust theoretical basis. We also examine what socio-economic factors relate to this spreading time. This study then proposes the contexts by socio-economic indexes that can affect internet penetration through decision trees. Based on the analysis, we classified countries into five groups. This study propose a new approach of national classification is introduced in the technology-based innovation policy by utilising the advantages of the two methodologies of the Bass diffusion model and the decision tree.

A multivariate method for matching soil classification systems, with an Australian example

Differences between local systems of soil classification hinder the communication between pedologists from different countries. The FAO–UNESCO Soil Map of the World, as a fruit of world-wide collaboration between innumerable soil scientists, is recognised internationally. Ideally, pedologists should be able to match whole classes in their local systems to those in an international soil classification system. The Australian Soil Classification (ASC) system, created specifically for Australian soil, is widely used in Australia, and Australian pedologists wish to translate the orders they recognise into the FAO soil units when writing for readers elsewhere. We explored the feasibility of matching soil orders in the ASC to units in the FAO legend using a multivariate analysis. Twenty soil properties, variates, of 4927 profiles were estimated from their visible–near infrared reflectance (vis–NIR) spectra. We arranged the profiles in a Euclidean 20-dimensional orthogonal vector space defined by standardised variates. Class centroids were computed in that space, and the Euclidean distances between the centroids of the ASC orders and units in the FAO scheme were also computed. The shortest distance between a centroid of any ASC order and one of units in the FAO classification was treated as a best match. With only one exception the best matches were those that an experienced pedologist might expect. Second and third nearest neighbours in the vector space provided additional insight. We conclude that vis–NIR spectra represent sufficiently well the essential characters of the soil and so spectra could form the basis for the development of a universal soil classification system. In our case, we could assign with confidence the orders of the ASC to the units of the FAO scheme. A similar approach could be applied to link other national classification systems to one or other international systems of soil classification.

Modern aspects of law-economic regulations of service classification and identification for unshadowing the economy of Ukraine

The article deals with the modern aspects of “shadowing” economy as socio-economic fact. The definition of “shadowing economy” is revealed not to be regulated by the legislative acts of Ukraine. Retrospective analysis of the legal regulation of the term “service” proves a diversity of modern interpretation of this category in the legal documents of Ukraine. Currently, the essence of the term “commerce service” is not regulated by any document. The results of the official integrated estimation of the size of the shadow economy do not show its real state and development tendencies by the types of economic activity differentiated according to the specific areas and types of services. The absence of a clear definition of the object of procurement, primarily the service sector, which leads to manipulation and inefficient use of funds is established to be one of the main factors determining the corruption risks in the system of public and sub-procurement. Nowadays, the State Classifier of Products and Services DK 016:2010 (SCPS) defined as the potential basis for industrial classification of products/services is a systematized summary of product names and services with their coding according to the hierarchical system of classification. The peculiarities and problems of implementing SCPS and the other classifications in the service sector are analyzed. The article proves that the State Statistics Service of Ukraine ignores methodologically SCPS as the ground for statistical classifications named “base for classifier conflicts” under stagnation of the national classification system, which preserves the risks of increased ‘shadowing’ in accounting and procurement and blocks the potentially transparent commercialization of services and their cumulative impact on socio-economic growth by different types of economic activity. The paper suggests the range of elements to be defined as integral elements of the legislative mechanism for the economy unshadowing in the service sector.

Habitat mapping of Protected Landscape of Donji Kamenjak, Istria (Croatia)

The aim of this research was to produce a georeferenced map of the protected landscape of Donji Kamenjak (Istria, Croatia) and accordingly develop guidelines for sustainable management of rocky pastures based on optimum grazing intensity as an essential factor for habitat and plant diversity sustainability. There are 20 habitat types according to the National Classification of Habitats with the corresponding codes. The presence of habitat types and vegetation was determined on the basis of characteristic and dominant species. On a relatively small area, we find a large number of plant communities. The vegetation is represented mainly by a coastal evergreen forests and maquis with Juniperus oxycedrus L., Pinus halepensis Mill., Quercus ilex L., Erica arborea L. and the eastern Adriatic shrubby habitats of Cisto-Ericetalia Horvatić 1958. It has 76.49 ha identified as belonging to Natura 2000 ecological network habitats, which is 18.78% of the total area of Donji Kamenjak. These are mainly rocky pastures of the Chrysopogoni-Euphorbietum nicaeensis Horvatić (1956) 1958 plant community, dominated by heliophilous plants which significantly enrich plant and landscape diversity. However, this are endangered habitats because of the abandonment of traditional system of sheep farming what causes succession stage and the develop of the maquis and forests, showing its remarkable importance for the biodiversity conservation.

Mineral Resources Management on the basis of the United Nations FrameworClassificaion (National Classification of Mineral Reserves and Resources of Ukraine)

Characteristic of United Nations Framework Classification for fossil energy and mineral reserves and resources (UNFC-2009) as an universal system of mineral reserves/resources deposits evaluation in market conditions, is given. The UNFC-2009 ensures reporting on reserves / resources evaluation for all types of raw ma-terials, takes into account the influence of ecological and social factors and allows to maintain national termi-nology while ensuring its consistency with the international standards. The comparison with the Classification of Ukraine has allowed to establish that National classification is based on the same approaches to categorization of reserves/resources as the UNFC-2009 and all categories of mineral reserves and resources, which are used by Classification of Ukraine, find their analogues in the UNFC-2009 that not only allows to take into account the needs of the state, but also provides comparability of the statistical reporting on reserves/resources at an international level. The directions for development of the Ukraine Classification on the path to its further harmo-nization with the UNFC-2009 and other classification systems (CRIRSCO, SPE PRMS) are determined. The issues of development, promotion and support for the implementation of a global system that can be used as a tool for sustainable management of natural resources are highlighted. Priority is given to the development and deployment of the United Nations Resource Management System (UNRMS) based on the United Nations Framework for Classification of Resources (UNFC), including principles, specifications, guidelines, protocols (procedures and checklists) and best practices designed to promote the sustainable management of energy, raw materials and other resources.

Marian Theme in Music: Aspects of History and Genre Stylistics (a Case Study of the Works byKonstanty Antoni Gorski)

Marian Theme in Music: Aspects of History and Genre Stylistics (a Case Study of the Works byKonstanty Antoni Gorski)

High-resolution assessment of road traffic noise exposure in Denmark

Recent studies show associations between transportation noise and various diseases. However, selection bias remains an inherent limitation in many cohort studies. In this study, we aimed to model road traffic noise exposure across the entire Danish population and investigate its distribution in relation to area-level socioeconomic indicators and green space. Based on the Nordic prediction method, we estimated road traffic noise for all Danish residential addresses, in total 2,761,739 addresses, for the years 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015 at the most and least exposed façades. Area-level sociodemographic variables encompassing education, income, and unemployment were collected and residential green within a 150 m radius buffer at the address level was estimated using high-resolution national land use classification data.Median levels of noise at both the most and least exposed facades across Denmark increased slightly from 1995 to 2015. Correlations between most and least exposed façades varied based on population density and building type, with the highest correlations between the most and least exposed façades found for semidetached homes and lowest for multistory buildings. Increasing median noise levels were observed across increasing levels of higher education, lower income, and higher unemployment. A decreasing trend in median noise levels with increasing levels of green space was observed.In conclusion, we showed that it is feasible to estimate nationwide, address-specific exposure over a long time-period. Furthermore, the low correlations found between most and least exposed façade for multistory buildings, which characterize metropolitan centers, suggests that the most exposed façade estimation used in most previous studies and predicts exposure at the silent façade relatively poorly.

The national ornament application of Kabardians and Balkarians as a quality architectural decor of the buildings’ facades

The results of studies on the application of the national ornament of Kabardians and Balkarians as an architectural decor of the buildings facades enhancing the architectural and artistic expressiveness of the buildings’ facades are presented. The Kabardians and Balkarians national ornament classification is given, the stylized patterns of the national ornament are considered and the variants of their placement on the buildings’ facades are proposed as an architectural decor.

The research performance of Iranian medical academics: a National Analyses

BackgroundScientometric studies are one of the most important and useful tools to assess the research performance and knowledge impact of researchers. The aim of this study was to map out the scientific performance of the Iranian medical academics with respect to a detailed range of scientometric indicators.MethodsUsing scientometric approach, individual and scientific performance data of medical academic staff were extracted from the Iranian Scientometric Information Database (ISID). Total number of publications, total number of citations, citation per paper, h-index, international collaboration, self-citation, SJR decile, i10-Index, Quartile distribution were the studied scientometric variables. Out of the registered 19,023 academic staff, 746 were included in the study through simple random sampling method using random sample extraction function in STATA. Data were analyzed using STATA 14 statistical software package.ResultsMost of the included academicians were men (60%). A total of 13,682 articles were published by them until 2018, being cited 114,928 times with a mean of 5.77 citation per paper. H-index median was three and about 90% of the staff had an H-index below 10. Number of published papers, cite per paper and H-index metrics were significantly different with respect to gender, academic position/degree, and general field of study (p < 0.05). About 2.5% of published articles were contributed through international collaboration. The scientometric performance of academic staff was highly diverse with respect to the employing institution and its national classification group (type 1, 2, 3).ConclusionsNevertheless to the great scientific production of medical academics, individual and institutional characteristics were identified as effective variables in academics research performance and should be considered in their assessment. Academicians affiliated with type 2 and 3 universities (based on national ranking of medical universities) had weaker research performance compared to those affiliated with type 1 universities. However, low rate of international research collaborations was a common challenge in medical universities.

Information Sciences in the Schedules of Library Bibliographic Classification

Library bibliographic classification (LBC) is the national classification system of Russia. The article briefly covers the history of the LBC and presents the structure and content of new sections of the LBC schedules, reflecting the modern literature on information science, information technology and cybernetics. The author considers specific features of delimitation of literature within the sections and between other divisions of the LBC medium schedules. Cybernetics section gives the most general and modern definition of cybernetics as the science of systems organization and control. The article studies the principles of literature delimitation between cybernetics, social and economic sciences. The author determines the main place for general literature on mathematical modelling and other methods of process control simulation. The article considers the principles of delimitation from the literature using mathematical modelling as a research method. The author presents the control system as a complex of interrelated and interdependent elements that form an ordered integrity and unity. In the construction of “Informatics and information technology” section the priority is given to the literature for users. The author analyses the principles of delimitation between informatics, mathematics, technology and scientific-information activity. The sources on preparation of text and graphic documents, technical and accounting documentation are considered as information technology, and literature on study and use of computer programs for these purposes is collected in the relevant divisions on computer technology. The article studies the principles of delimitation of literature on information processes in computer networks, network equipment, etc. The author determines the main place for the literature on Internet technologies and analyses the principles of delimitation from the literature on information search as scientific-information activity, creation and programming of web sites. There is fixed the place for literature on information systems and databases, the main areas of research in the field of artificial intelligence, virtual reality and virtualization technology. “Information security” completes the section. Delimitation is carried out with the legal basis of information security and engineering protection of information. New sections of the LBC schedules have improved the classification of literature and made it more convenient to search the catalogues.

Health Care Waste Management in Government Hospitals in Western Province: A Preliminary Analysis

Health-care waste is defined as all waste generated by health-care establishments, research facilities, and laboratories. Health care waste management is a major issue in developing countries especially in South Asian countries. Western Province of Sri Lanka is no exception with its high population density and lesser land availability. Proper estimation of actual quantities of waste is an initial step towards identification of better hospital waste management options. Therefore, this study intends to quantify different waste types generated by government hospitals in the western province and aims to investigate current waste management practices and the issues related to them. Seven hospitals were randomly selected from the data available from National classification of hospitals. Different waste types of each hospital were then identified and the amount under each category was quantified using data obtained from hospital authorities and verified by actual measurements taken at different wards. Current waste management practices were also recorded for each waste type. In addition, number of wards, bed occupancy rate, number of admissions were taken from each hospital in order to calculate the rate of waste generation. According to the collected data, there were 12 different waste types in hospitals and the total annual waste quantity of surveyed hospitals is 3,868 tons. Colombo National Hospital, North-Colombo Teaching Hospital, Lady Ridgeway, Bandaragama Divisional Hospital had the highest quantity of Biodegradable waste which is 60% of the total waste produced per day. Infectious waste showed the prominent waste type in Castle Street Hospital for Women, Panadura Base Hospital and Kandana Divisional Hospital. According to the study, Lady Ridgeway Hospital has the highest rate of waste generation of 2.83 Kg/bed/day followed by North-Colombo Teaching Hospital with 2.28 Kg/bed/day. The least amount of waste generation is from Bandaragama Divisional Hospital. The common waste management method for infectious waste, sharps and pharmaceuticals is incineration although the efficiency of the process is questionable. Public nuisances and protests for incineration facilities have lead accumulation of waste in certain hospitals. Major part of plastic polythene and glass are sent for recycling. Biodegradable wastes are being sent to piggeries. The study highlights potential and the need for better waste management options. Keywords: Health care waste, Western Province, Waste generation rate

THE CONCEPT OF FORMING PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES OF SPECIALISTS IN INFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES AND CYBER SECURITY

The article analyzes the specifics of the formation of training for the specialists in information technologies and cyber security in accordance with the world system of standardization of the information technology industry (IT) and national requirements of the state. A comparative analysis was carried out and the content of competence creation based on the American industrial model and the European competence framework of information and communication technology specialists is disclosed. The nowadays specifics and trends of development and formation of educational standards of academic and professional orientation are determined. It is shown that these trends are characterized by the requirements of the IT industry services, and also determine the requirements of industry, necessary knowledge, skills and capacities of specialists in the labor market. The main features of the formation of competencies of information technology and cybersecurity specialists are revealed. The conceptual issues of the possibility of using the European competence framework for information and communication technology (ICT) specialists, in particular, the European e-Competence Framework (e-CF) and the American platform model as a system-based foundation for training personnel in IT and cybersecurity, are considered. Close attention is paid to the international general-purpose approaches of standardization of educational services, levels of competences in accordance with professional requirements for specialists in the system of classification of positions. The classification of academic and professional competencies of specialists who must ensure a high level of quality of a wide range of services in the field of information technology and cyber security, information and communication systems or directly organizations or institutions is determined. It is shown that this approach of forming the basis of skills and abilities allows using the fundamental professional knowledge and the multilevel principle of classification of the basic competencies in accordance with world standardization system in the development of domestic educational and professional programs and qualification requirements. The perspectives of research, that consist of the determination of integrity in career development, personnel management in the field of information technologies, monitoring of demand and supply in the labor market, are outlined; along with the correspondence of national and corporate competencies, qualifications, professional certification, etc. A comparative analysis was carried out and it was shown that the above mentioned conceptual principles of training for specialists should become the basis for the formation of the national classification of the positions in the sector of information technology and cybersecurity It has been determined that the classification of positions should be based on the specific clusters of competencies in the field of information and communication technologies and the industrial model of the USA. On the basis of the conducted researches, perspectives and approaches have been defined, concerning the methodology of forming the competencies of specialists for the educational branch of information technologies and cybersecurity. The above-mentioned conceptual approach will allow the domestic education system and the universities of the country that train IT professionals to successfully realize and implement the educational processes of integration into the service market, as well as to ensure the creation of common educational standards and competency classes, in order to improve the quality of education and the results of training.

Study on the Impacts of Land Consolidation Project on Soil Quality

Taking Sunjiacha Town, Shenmu City, Shaanxi Province as an example, the nutrient characteristics and physical and chemical properties of soil samples were studied and analysed. The results showed that the soil pH of X001 sample was the lowest, 7.7, and the total salt content of X002 sample was the highest, which was 1.3 g.kg-, while that of X008 sample was the highest, which was 32.85 mg.kg-. The highest content of soil organic matter was 84.3 mg kg-, the highest content of total nitrogen was 1.75 g kg-, the highest content of available phosphorus was 7.4 mg kg-, and the highest content of available potassium was 103 mg kg-. According to the National Classification Table of Soil Nutrient Content, the soil texture in the study area is sandy, pH is alkaline, available phosphorus and available potassium are deficient or extremely deficient. Except for the rich organic matter and total nitrogen in the black clay layer, the organic matter and total nitrogen in other layers are extremely deficient.

МЕДИКО-ЕКОЛОГІЧНА ОЦІНКА ЯКОСТІ БУТИЛЬОВАНОЇ МІНЕРАЛЬНОЇ ПИТНОЇ ВОДИ

The consumption and production of mineral waters in Ukraine is increasing. The only normative document that is intended to regulate the quality of packaged mineral waters is DSTU 878: 2006 Waters mineral packed. Specifications. The quality of used water can vary significantly from the various manufacturers. The quality of bottled drinking water of the most common trademarks of Ukraine from the shops of Cherkassy city research was conducted and provides medical and ecological assessment of the safety of its consumption. The correspondence of the information on the labels when marking the packaged drinking water from different manufacturers to their chemical composition, organoleptic parameters is analyzed. It was determined that not all samples of mineral waters are on the labeling label in accordance with the normative documents. According to the existing national classification of mineral drinking water by the degree of mineralization, all the samples of drinking water with mineral salts in the range from 1 to 8 g / dc3 should be attributed to the waters intended for the treatment of health. However, the marking of bottled mineral water from the brands Morshynska, Mirgorodskaya, Natural spring, Truskavets, Talnevskaya, Bon aqua, Promo marka places this water as a natural dining water, although it may indicate the chemical composition of the salts contained in the water. Foreign samples of mineral water (Vytautas, Borjomi, Altavalle, San Benedetto, Evian) more clearly indicate the purpose of water: waters intended for the treatment of health or natural mineral water with a low content of minerals. These indicators are very important for the consumer, since the increased degree of mineralization of drinking water limits the duration of its consumption. According to the organoleptic properties, samples of packaged drinking water had matched to the normative indicators. Thus, the chemical composition of drinking water declared on the labels does not always comply with national norms and requirements for drinking mineral waters, which may negatively affect on the safety of consumption of such products for the final consumers.

Study on the Impact of Land Consolidation Project on Soil Quality in Bainijing Town, Dingbian County

Taking Bainijing Town, Dingbian County, Shaanxi Province as an example, the nutrient characteristics and physical and chemical properties of soil samples were studied and analyzed. The results showed that the soil pH of D001 and D002 samples was the highest (9.7), the total amount of water soluble salts of D002 samples was the highest (0.5 g kg−1), and the soil conductivity of D001 samples was the highest (15.8 mS m−1). The highest content of soil organic matter was 9.52 mg kg−1, the highest content of total nitrogen was 0.45 g kg−1, the highest content of available phosphorus was 1.4 mg kg−1, and the highest content of available potassium was 381 mg kg−1. According to the national unified classification table of soil nutrient content, the pH values of three soil samples in Bainijing Town of Dingbian County are alkaline, the organic matter content is deficient, and the available phosphorus and total nitrogen content are extremely deficient.

METHODICAL PROVISIONS FOR CREATING AN OUTSOURCING COMPANY (INCLUDING TYPES OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND TAXATION SYSTEM)

Topicality. There is no the central executive authority in Ukraine, which would conduct statistical accounting of outsourcing companies, because there is no methodology which could help to carry out of such powers. In addition, there is no methodology for creating an outsourcing company in Ukraine that would help new players in the outsourcing services market to create their own businesses and provide fast and high quality services. Thus, the development of a single methodology for setting up an outsourcing company in Ukraine is relevant.Aim and tasks. The aim of the article is to develop methodological provisions for creating an outsourcing company within the existing institutional support at the territory of Ukraine. The aim of this article is to research from sixth to sixteenth stages of creating an outsourcing company.Research results. The methodological provisions were developed for creating an outsourcing company. In the article was using the example of practice of law, including types of economic activity and taxation system. Also, the algorithm has been created by the author who could help choose a simplified taxation system correctly.Conclusion. Methodical provisions for creating an outsourcing company consist of sixteen stages. The author provided recommendations for making changes to the classifier of organizational and legal forms of entrepreneur. It was proposed to add an outsourcing company as a new organizational and legal form of entrepreneur in order to improve the existing system of national statistical classifications. The changes will provide the State Statistics Service of Ukraine the opportunity to raise to a qualitatively new level the statistical analysis of outsourcing companies in Ukraine.There is no methodology or instruction for creating a new outsourcing company in Ukraine. The author has developed a methodology for creating the outsourcing company within the framework of institutional support in Ukraine.The situation was researched in the article in detail, such as the outsourcing has been used in the creation of the outsourcing company. Also the algorithm was created the outsourcing company as step by step.The author has identified sixteen stages of creating the outsourcing company. The first article [1] researched from the first to the fifth steps of creating outsourcing company. This article contains of the sixth to sixteenth stages of creating the outsourcing company.Stage 6 - the definition of economic activities. The author identified the types of economic activity in accordance with SC 009:2010 - Classification of types of economic activity using the "top-down" method.Stage 7 - determination of the management body of the outsourcing company. An executive body is created in an outsourcing company: collegial (directorate) or sole (director).Stage 8 - definition of the tax system. Outsourcing companies choose both the general taxation system and the simplified taxation system.Step 9 - determining the location of the company.Stage 10 - submission of documents to the state registrar for establishing of the new outsourcing company.Stage 11 - receipt of seal and electronic digital signature (EDS).Stage 12 - opening the accounts in the bank. An outsourcing company can open current and deposit accounts in a bank.Stage 13 - Contributions. For the implementation of practice of law is a prerequisite is the payment of contributions of lawyersStage 14 - obtaining a license.Stage 15 - obtaining permission. Not all economic activities can be performed only on the basis of the charter. Sometimes this is not enough. Therefore, you need to obtain a license or permit.Stage 16 - implementation of operating activities by an outsourcing enterprise on the example of practice of law. Only the last stage involves the receipt of profit or income of the company. The previous stages involved only expenses. The list of the above steps is not exhaustive. These steps can be supplemented with specific steps. The number of stages may be less or more, depending on the type of outsourcing activity.

The necessity to develop a national classification system for Iranian traditional medicine.

Classification of disease and interventions in traditional medicine (TM) is necessary for standardised coding of information. Currently, in Iran, there is no standard electronic classification system for disease and interventions in TM. The current study aimed to develop a national framework for the classification of disease and intervention in Persian medicine based on expert opinion. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in 2018. The existing systems for the classification of disease and interventions in TM were reviewed in detail, and some of the structural and content characteristics were extracted for the development of the classification of Iranian traditional medicine. Based on these features, a self-administered questionnaire was developed. Study participants (25) were experts in the field of Persian medicine and health information management in Tehran medical universities. Main axes for the classification of disease and interventions were determined. The most important applications of the classification system were related to clinical coding, policymaking, reporting of mortality and morbidity data, cost analysis and determining the quality indicators. Half of the participants (50%) stated that the classification system should be designed by maintaining the main axis of the World Health Organization classification system and changing the subgroups if necessary. A computer-assisted coding system for TM was proposed for the current study. Development of this classification system will provide nationally comparable data that can be widely used by governments, national organisations and academic researchers.

Serviços Intensivos em Conhecimento e Serviços Tradicionais: Um Panorama Intersetorial de Micro e Pequenas Empresas

Objetivo: Verificar se a longevidade das Micro e Pequenas Empresas (MPEs) de Serviços Intensivos em Conhecimento (SICs) é diferente das MPEs de Setores Tradicionais de Serviço (STSs).Metodologia/abordagem: Foram realizadas análises quantitativas de dados secundários, coletados na Junta Comercial do Estado de Minas Gerais (JUCEMG) e no Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE).Principais resultados: A primeira hipótese, que afirma que as empresas de SICs têm porcentagem maior de pessoas empregadas com nível de educação superior em relação a empresas de STSs, não foi rejeitada pela pesquisa. A segunda hipótese, que afirma que as empresas de SICs têm uma longevidade maior do que empresas de STSs, foi rejeitada pela pesquisa.Contribuições teóricas/metodológicas: Estudos anteriores alegaram que os SICs são fontes importantes de inovação, porém não foram encontrados estudos que analisassem e comparassem a longevidade das MPEs de SICs e STSs. Os estudos anteriores também não apresentavam uma classificação uniforme sobre os SICs. No presente estudo, foi realizada a análise da longevidade dos SICs e elaborada uma consolidação das definições dos SICs associando-as com a Classificação Nacional de Atividades Econômicas do IBGE. Tal associação pode ser aplicada em outras pesquisas.Relevância/originalidade: As MPEs são reconhecidas por possuírem grande importância social e econômica, principalmente pela geração de empregos. E os SICs são reconhecidos pela geração de inovação para outras empresas, elemento esse que pode ser decisivo para a competitividade. Portanto, o estudo das MPEs de setores SICs tem relevante importância econômica.