New Quality Of Life Research Articles

Modernization of Agrarian Economy in the Republic of Kazakhstan

In this article we study what the concept of «modernization» in the agricultural economy entails. Thanks to modernization, the agricultural economy is becoming more efficient based on a new development model. The analysis of the modernization of the agricultural economy is important for understanding the development of the country. And if, in general, the process of modernization in modern Kazakhstan is quite actively studied by specialists, then the chosen aspect-the modernization of the agricultural economy-is poorly studied in domestic science. The study of the agricultural sector in the context of modernization allows us to substantiate conclusions and practical proposals for improving the dynamic development of agriculture and achieving a new quality of life for the rural population. The concept of «modernization of the agricultural economy» is clarified as a multi-faceted process of complex innovations carried out by subjects of both the agricultural economy and industrial subjects, which ensures the transition to a new level of crop productivity and productivity of farm animals. Modernization of the agricultural economy is identical to economic investment. The financial resources in the process of modernization providing and generating are investments. The research logic reflects the author’s view of the modern concept of modernization in the agrarian economy, considering the integration between development and modernization into a new format. The starting point of this scientific article is the determination of the role and place of modernization in agriculture to ensure food security and independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Selected Aspects of Cooperation between Kindergarten Teachers and Institutions / Organizations – A Statement from the Research Conducted in Poland

The article presents the research on the cooperation of kindergarten teachers with institutions / organizations. The creation of the vision of a new model of this cooperation required examining the prevailing relations at this level and learning the determinants influencing the activities undertaken by the partners. For this purpose, a research was conducted in Poland in 2016–2017. It was preceded by the pilot study carried out in 2015. The participants of the research in the pilot study were parents of preschool children and kindergarten teachers from villages and towns in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship, and representatives of institutions / organizations cooperating with the kindergartens in the Mazowieckie Voivodeship. In the relevant research, three microsystems were taken into account: parents; teachers working in kindergartens in rural areas, cities and all over Poland; and representatives of institutions / organizations cooperating with kindergarten teachers globally. The data analysis made it possible to select the strengths and weaknesses of cooperation between Polish kindergarten teachers and institutions / organizations. As a result, a based on 9 theses model of cooperation between kindergarten teachers and institutions was created, and the following paradigms were identified: cooperation requires partners' self-reflection, cooperation is based on working at oneself, cooperation creates empathy and trust, cooperation expands linguistic and cultural capital, cooperation that offers a new quality of life in partnership relations is a product of transformations taking place over time.

ОСОБЕННОСТИ ПРОЦЕССА ЦИФРОВИЗАЦИИ НАЛОГОВОГО УЧЕТА РОССИЙСКИХ IT-КОМПАНИЙ

At the present stage, the formation of a new quality of life for Russian citizens and the creation of conditions for active economic growth is based on the process of digitalization. The article considers and defines the features of the process of digitalization of tax accounting of Russian IT companies. The subject of the study is the promising areas of activity of these companies in the process of digitalization of the economy. The methodological basis of the study was made up of general scientific methods of cognition, supplemented by synthesis. In the process of writing the article, special attention is paid to the prospects for the introduction of new information tax technologies in the framework of digitalization of tax monitoring and control, which will increase tax collection and eliminate any possibility of conducting illegal business activities. The conducted research allowed us to justify the need for further digital transformation of the mechanisms of interaction between tax authorities and taxpayers such as IT companies.

What Morality and Religion have in Common with Health? Pedagogy of Religion in the Formation of Moral Competence

The aim of the article is to discuss how pedagogy of religion can contribute to the formation of moral competence and how this competence is in turn conducive to a new quality of life. Such analysis seems to be extremely important for modern educational theory. There are controversies concerning the role of morality in human life and its relationship with religion, and at the same time there is an increasing body of research that highlights the place and importance of religion in the formation of healthy individuals and societies. At the same time, the problem of the relationship between morality, religion and health is by no means new. The biblical writers already pointed out the connection between good and life, and between evil and death on the other hand. Both health and illness were taken to have their physical, inner, and spiritual dimensions. While Kulikova and Malchukova (2019) review the pedagogical and psychological subject literature, they lack references to the pedagogy of religion as a scientific discipline. This article aims to outline the Christian perspective on the formation of moral competence and its relationship with human health, understood as physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being. The understanding of this relationships is built on anthropological and transcendent foundations. Christian anthropological perspective means the acceptance of the so-called “personalistic norm.” Christian transcendent framework of moral education refers to the divine reality of the only God, the Creator and Redeemer of man. Moral competence is the result of moral education, which aims at engaging all human faculties—reason, emotions, and will—in discovering, accepting and internalizing values. One way of fostering moral competence based on the pedagogy of religion is to use the principles of the so-called pedagogy of accompaniment and testimony.

РОЛЬ ВИДАВНИЦТВА «ЕЛМ» У СИСТЕМІ ВИДАНЬ НАУКОВИХ КНИГ У 40–50-Х РР. ХХ СТОЛІТТЯ

Наукова діяльність виникає з практичної діяльності людей та в міру свого розвитку починає передувати досвіду у формуванні нових об’єктів. Сьогодні наука стала універсальним об’єктом багатьох сфер діяльності. Це пов’язано з тією особливою роллю, яку наука відіграє в сучасній цивілізації. Наука, яка у ХХ столітті зроби- ла революцію у сфері матеріального виробництва та в багатьох інших сферах людської діяльності, а також у природі технічного прогресу, привела до нової якості життя в розвинених країнах Заходу і Сходу. Загалом формування взаємодії природи й суспільства на новому, якісному рівні пов’язане саме з розвитком науки. Сьогодні наука – складний і суперечливий об’єкт із позиції його існування й розвитку. Це стосується як історичного роз- витку науки (діахронічний аспект), так і її поточного стану (синхронічний аспект). Наука, як цілеспрямована, багатостороння, структурована сфера діяльності, має конкретну мету, предмет, засоби дії. Статтю при- свячено становленню та діяльності видавничого дому «Елм» у перші роки його існування. Вивчено загальну систему книговидання в Азербайджані в післявоєнні роки та визначено місце видавництва «Елм» у цій системі. Тематико-типологічний аналіз книжкового продукту, сформованого в результаті діяльності зазначеного видав- ництва, свідчить про те, що головним завданням видавництва «Елм» був не тільки друк необхідної продукції, а й реалізація її на користь науки. Для обґрунтування ролі видавництва в розвитку книжкової друкованої продукції використано різні статистичні показники та факти.

“Il faut continuer à poser des questions” patient reported outcome measures in cystic fibrosis: An anthropological perspective

BackgroundPeople with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) are central in the development of patient-led assessment tools. Qualitative analysis of a frequently used CF-specific patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) sought patient recommendations for development of a new quality of life (QoL) tool. MethodsWe performed an inventory of PROMs, symptom-report and QoL tools used in clinical trials within the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Clinical Trial Network (ECFS-CTN) and in routine clinical practice among Cystic Fibrosis Europe and ECFS members. A qualitative study using cognitive interviews with pwCF and their caregivers reviewed the Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire (CFQ), the French initial form of the Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire-Revised (CFQ-R). ResultsSurvey results from 33 countries revealed over 70 tools used in routine clinical practice, utilized by clinical specialists (n=124), pwCF/parents/carers (n=49) and other allied health professionals (n=60). The CFQ-R was the main PROM used in clinical trials. The qualitative study enrolled 99 pwCF, 6 to 11 years (n=31); 12 to 18 years (n=38); >18 years (n=30) and 26 parents. Inductive thematic analysis based on the CFQ, revealed 19 key themes. Themes common across all cohorts included burden of treatment, impact of disease on day-to-day life, relationships/family, stress/mood, and nutrition. Themes unique to individual groups included, treatment when not symptomatic for the paediatric group; education/studies and planning for the future for adolescents, impact of anxiety and depression on day-to-day life for adults, and for parents, questions addressing anxiety and their role as carers. ConclusionsPatient-centeredness is paramount in development of an up-to-date PROM in the era of novel therapies.

A NONCONTINGENT SOCIAL REHABILITATION EXPERT – EMPOWERMENT IN THE ACADEMIC EDUCATIONAL PROCESS

The purpose of the article is to emphasise the importance of the concept of empowerment in the process of individual understanding of the category of resources by the students of social rehabilitation, in the context of “creative potentials”, “life orientation”, with confrontation with persons who are marginalised, excluded, under social pressure, by stimulating their defensive abilities, capability to take a risk of stigma management, creating constructive social independence and a new quality of life. The subject of descriptive literature analysis, however, is a reflection on the shape of non-obvious social rehabilitation students’ competence in terms of their professional functioning in the area of inclusion/exclusion. The indicated dimensions of the issue determine a starting point for a pedagogical confrontation with real day-to-day influences in the contemporary academic area as well as in the context of social rehabilitation practice. The conducted analysis indicates the need to elaborate a concept of the subject which would enable future pedagogues to have a look at the “Others”, not only through the prism of their own understanding, but above all in the dialectic perspective of becoming the subject.

Development of the Quality of Life in Youth Services Scale (QOLYSS): Content-Related Validity Evidence Based on Adolescents’ and Expert Reviewers’ Perspectives

Despite increased interest in the quality of life of younger populations, the quality of life of youngsters in vulnerable situations such as those in youth services remains under-researched. To gain insight into critical ingredients for understanding and enhancing the lives of these youngsters, appropriate assessment tools are needed. This study focuses on providing content-related validity evidence for the new Quality of Life in Youth Services Scale (QOLYSS) for adolescents in youth services. A sequential approach to item generation, refinement, and evaluation is presented. The initial item bank is devised by means of a thorough literature search and evaluated against findings from qualitative research among adolescents in youth services. In addition, a three-round international expert panel (N = 5) is convened to align identified items to the adopted quality of life framework, and to provide evidence on domain representation and relevance. Last, input is collected from adolescents in youth services themselves. More specifically, 20 group discussions and 13 individual interview sessions are organized to support 21 adolescents in critically assessing the content of the item bank on level of relevance, clarity, and coverage. The expert panel resulted in a provisional scale of 262 unique items that, based on adolescents’ input, is further reduced to a set of 88 items. Adolescents omitted items because of divergent reasons (e.g., content-overlap, self-evident character of the items, level of irrelevance). Explanatory qualitative information on the item selection process is provided. This study provides a detailed understanding of the content-related validity evidence of a new multidimensional quality of life scale. Moreover, it highlights the importance of acknowledging youngsters as critical partner in quality of life research and assessment.

THE NATURE OF SHADOW DIGITAL ECONOMICS

The purpose of this paper is to analyze, discuss, and develop a study of world universal digitalization processes as well as challenges and threats, and develop an approach to defining the shadow digital economy. Along with huge innovative achievements, digitalization processes are accompanied by the formation of a digital economy and the growth of illegal activities. Digital economy implies total globalization, creates an ultra-high competitive environment, provides a new quality of life, business, and public services. At the same time, many traditional areas of activity are being destroyed. In addition to understandable achievements, it is necessary to analyze new obvious and hidden threats that digitalization processes carry. The analysis shows the causes and factors of the emergence and functioning of the new segment in the shadow economy. The approaches to the definition of this category and its content are discussed. A classification of criminal-oriented products and services that are the basis of a highly profitable illegal business has been proposed. The problem of confrontation with Shadow Digital Economics acquires particular urgency in the face of the emergence of new overt and hidden threats to the individuals, society, and the state. The main components of the digitalization process are analyzed. Conclusions are drawn about the development of shadow digitalization processes and the formation of a shadow digital economy, which is directly related to cybersecurity.

Формування та розвиток компетентностей працівника сучасного цифрового світу (за результатами експертного опитування)

Digitalization of the economy and society, on the one hand, creates new opportunities for the development of human potential and an increased efficiency of its use, and on the other hand, it requires the acquisition of new professional and super-professional competencies demanded in the modern labor market. The article is aimed at expounding the issues of formation and development of competencies of an employee in modern digital world according to the results of an expert survey on the quality of working life in the conditions of digital transformations. The article estimates the employers’ demand for competencies and their significance for employees. The priority of formation and development of competencies from the position of employers and employees is determined. It is identified that the most important competencies for both the employer and the employee are digital, professional, social, personal, educational, and the least important are civic competences and competence of cultural awareness and self-expression. According to the survey results, the influence of higher and vocational education on the competitiveness of the employee in the labor market, the willingness of employees to independently invest in their professional development and the impact of the lack of digital skills on employment opportunities are characterized. The results of experts’ answers on the frequency of raising of qualification in the conditions of digitalization of the economy are provided. The impact of professional development opportunities in the workplace on the quality of working life for employees of different generations is evaluated. The emphasis is made upon that creating conditions and opportunities for professional growth in the digital economy should become an important strategic direction for the formation of a new quality of life in the context of digital transformations in Ukraine, and ensuring lifelong learning conditions for the citizens of the country is the most effective form of the State-based regulation of the digital segment of the labor market.

Menadžment tranzicionim procesima u funkciji održivog razvoja

The modern world is at a new historical turning point (transition from industrial to post-industrial or information society). Today, this is most often referred to as a transitional or transitional period. However, this process is often reduced as the transition of the planned economies of the former socialist countries to market economies and the transition of their authoritarian social systems to democratic societies. The modern transitional period represents the period of the realization of the third scientific and technological revolution (biotechnology, robotics, informatics, new materials, conquest of space and sea for production purposes), which changes both production forces and production relations. Namely, all this leads to a new organization of production, a new type and carrier of production management, changes the importance and role of ownership, factors of production, the nature of distribution, and thus suggests the creation of a new type of social relations. The process of socialization, humanization, new integration is being realized, new technologies are being developed, but also a new quality of life. It is reflected in the transformation of the capitalist and real-socialist mode of production into a new mode of production. We call this transitional stage the modern transitional or transitional period.

Становлення Індустрії Х.0 на засадах інноваційно-цифрової підприємницької діяльності та віртуальної мобільності

The article attempts to present a number of key technologies that determine the new quality of life of people. The following content is specified and disclosed: autonomous artificial intelligence in a smartphone, professional robot assistants, available satellite intelligence, podcasts, digital urban planning tools. In the article, the authors hypothesize that Industry X.0 is by far the highest stage of digitalization and represents a concept of innovative and digital production, the components of which are «smart assets», «smart services», «smart business», and «smart government». Structural elements of the authors’ concept of X.0 Industry are indicated, its visual cut in virtual reality conditions is provided and the functioning of this Industry exclusively within the framework of the 7th technological mode is characterized. The authors have developed and presented the protocol of formation of the X.0 Industry through the prism of innovations, technologies in both the industry sector and business management. 4 stages of implementation of this protocol are defined, namely: determination of the innovative landscape of «technological breakthrough» in a particular industry within the formation of industry X.0; assessment of threats; determining the course of further development and the action plan (four main approaches to which organizations can apply: protection, adoption of innovations, initiation of subversive innovations, retreat); implementation of structural changes at the DNA level of the organization. The authors on the basis of a number of factors bring forward the argument that today’s realities of the digital space require the development of a new logic of running a platform business in terms of its digitization. It is concluded that in practice it is necessary to form a broad coalition of educators, government officials, analysts, high-tech specialists, economists, industrialists, scientists who will join the formation of the X.0 Industry on the basis of digitalization and innovatizing. The authors concluded that Industry X.0 is a new approach to the organization of production in the context of virtual reality, which is based on highly intelligent integrated new products and digital ecosystems that form an innovative digital value chain, add new competencies and implement deep cultural changes in the direction of the formation of a new virtual reality.

Strategic planning toolkit in the social development of the regions of the north caucasus federal district

The article shows the need for strategic planning as an effective tool for solving social problems in the constituent entities of the North Caucasus Federal District. The regional strategies reveal the commonality of social goal-setting associated with the development of human potential and the growth of the quality of life, as well as particular specifics, reflecting the most acute life-supporting problems in the region. The work also demonstrates the low efficiency of state programs as a tool for implementing social priorities in the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District. Considering the status of the North Caucasus Federal District as a priority territory, it was proposed to make subprograms and design solutions in the context of federal projects dedicated exclusively to solving social problems in the subjects of the North Caucasus Federal District in the section “New quality of life” in the state federal programs and in socially oriented priority national projects. To implement project activities in strategic planning and state programming in social practice in the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District, an organizational and supporting mechanism for the development and implementation of socially significant regional projects has been substantiated.

Особенности фабульной организации готического текста (на материале рассказа Э.Г. Суэйна «Индийский абажур»)

The article studies the plot of the story of E.G. Swain “Indian Lampshade” in accordance with the four-phase model of the plot development of the literary text. Consistently distinguished four phases. Phase of isolation including a detailed description of the hero — priest Batchel in accordance with his value orientation and lifestyle. The partnership phase — the priest’s meeting with the evening guest and ghosts, which alternately appear in the mirror image as well as the situation of trying a new life behavior, which turns into a series of mystical trials for the hero. The phase of the encounter with death including the spectacle of death, the detection of objects that are evidence of a fatal crime as well as the behavior of the priest in the light of unraveling the secrets of the crime, which is very important for revealing the image of the protagonist and anticipating the final phase of the transformation of the hero in a new quality of life that takes place, first of all, psychologically. Analysis of the work of the English writer E.G. Swain on the basis of classic plot schemes allows us to confirm the thesis that the genre of the Gothic story arises on the basis of already mastered material and represents “the condensation of large forms”, in this case the Gothic novel.

Linguistic Security of Russia and DAS (Distance Alternative Services) in Education

The article describes the role of linguistic security in the digital era society and the advantages of the innovation associated with using distance alternative services (DAS) in education with the purpose of implementing training programs and developing communities within specific territories. The multi-innovative approach, described in the article, presupposes implementing the initiatives of the President of the Russian Federation and developing mechanisms for achieving the goals specified in the national program “New Quality of Life 2024” which seeks to improve the social wellbeing of the population of Russia, of partners within the “inner circle,” and of member countries of the commonwealths identified in the UN project in the field of education, aimed at sustainable development and collective security, including linguistic security.

Motywy chrzcielne w odnowionych obrzędach pogrzebu

Motywy chrzcielne zawarte w obrzędach pogrzebu to temat niniejszego artykułu, który świadczy o wzajemnej relacji obu celebracji liturgicznych. Relacja między chrztem i pogrzebem jest bardzo ciekawa, choć mało popularna. Inspiracją do napisania tego artykułu stały się słowa z obrzędów pogrzebu: „Niech Bóg dokończy w Tobie dzieła, które rozpoczął na chrzcie świętym”.
 Analiza porównawcza wskazuje wspólne źródła obu celebracji, jak również pokazuje wzajemne odniesienia na poziomie teologicznym, semiotycznym i semazjologicznym. Okazuje się bowiem, że oba obrzędy mają wspólne źródła, nawiązują do siebie nawzajem, i dotyczą sytuacji egzystencjalnej człowieka. Tematyka wzajemnej relacji została ukazana na trzech płaszczyznach: paschalnej, eschatologicznej i inicjacyjnej, bowiem po przeanalizowaniu rytuałów zarówno chrzest jak i pogrzeb nawiązują do Misterium Paschalnego Jezusa Chrystusa, otwierają i poszerzają perspektywę eschatologiczną i wprowadzają człowieka w głębsze przeżywanie wiary i nową jakość życia.
 Artykuł może być przydatny w lepszym zrozumieniu obrzędów chrztu oraz obrzędów pogrzebu, posłużyć jako pomoc w procesie przygotowania homilii obrzędowych, może być również wykorzystany do przygotowania katechez i konferencji na temat celebracji liturgicznych. Ufam, że stanie się przyczyną do dalszej systematycznej refleksji nad tym tematem.

State regulation of the quality of life of the population of the Russian Federation

The article deals with issues concerning the state regulation quality of life population in the Russian Federation through such state programs as "the new quality of life, "the innovative development and modernization of the economy, "the effective state", "the balanced regional development", "the national security" based on strategic federal documents and strategic development forecasts aimed at improving the level of well-being and the Russian citizens’ quality of life. The rating analyses the quality of life in different regions of Russia. Regions showing advanced socio-economic development and steadily occupying high positions in the rating are identified as well as crisis regions that close rating. The article describes the regions of the Russian Federation which increased their positions in the rating during the period under review due to the effective measures of state programmes holding on their territory. It analyses the reasons for the stable decline of positions for a number of regions in the rating. The environmental issues in the analysis of the effectiveness of public policies to regulate the quality of life are concerned. The environmental rating of the regions is analyzed according to the research compiled by specialists of the All-Russian public organization Green Patrol. The article sums up the main shortcomings of the quality of life state regulation. The guidelines of the state policy of the Russian Federation in the field of quality of life regulation are defined.

Нова якість життя як складова соціальної безпеки

An important function of the socially oriented State is the formation of its social security. The implementation of a number of measures that guarantee the protection of interests in the social sphere of both an individual citizen and the country as a whole is a task of social security. The purpose of the article is to develop a conceptual approach to the formation of a new quality of life as part of social security. The provisions of the conceptual approach to the formation of social standards of a new quality of life as part of social security in Ukraine are formulated. One of the steps towards the systematic transformation of social policy is the development of a conceptual scheme for the formation of social standards of a new quality of life in Ukraine, which closer defines and details its components: principles, techniques, directions of use, sources of funding, forms of financing, system of provision. It is noted that the basis for the construction of a conceptual scheme for the formation of social standards of a new quality of life in Ukraine is the use of two groups of techniques: the first group directly reflects the provision of citizens: determining the norms and standards of quality of life of the population, determining the normative standard of living, determining the budget limits; the second – indirectly, through the tariff policy in the sphere of social insurance and benefits influences the welfare of citizens. It is also emphasized that in the formation of social policy in terms of determining the social standards of a new quality of life it is necessary to combine and gradually move from the administrative-subsidized to the insurance system of provision. Formation of social standards of new quality of life of the population of Ukraine in the context of social security requires the State to form a balanced socio-economic policy, which aims to implement structural changes in the economy in the context of the implementation of social priorities of society, to form a socially fair and effective system of distribution of created amenities, to ensure social orientation of expenditures of the State Budget of Ukraine.

ОЦЕНКА ВЫПОЛНЕНИЯ ГОСПРОГРАММЫ «ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЕ ДОСТУПНЫМ И КОМФОРТНЫМ ЖИЛЬЕМ И КОММУНАЛЬНЫМИ УСЛУГАМИ ГРАЖДАН РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ»

Currently, in the Russian Federation, economic development largely depends on the implementation of national projects and government programs adopted by the president and government. The federal executive bodies are developing specific goals and objectives of strategic planning affecting almost all areas of the economy, as well as a set of various measures with established indicators for the timing of their implementation and the resources necessary for their implementation. State programs are divided into 5 areas, each of which is responsible for a specific area. The state program “Providing affordable and comfortable housing and utilities for citizens of the Russian Federation” is part of a major area of “New Quality of Life” under which projects are being implemented in the field of social policy and construction. This article presents an assessment of the goals and objectives set in the state program “Providing affordable and comfortable housing and utilities for citizens of the Russian Federation”, analyzes the results of achieving the goals, considers examples of foreign practices and techniques in this area, and presents possible actions to reduce risks failure to achieve program targets.

Развитие мер поддержки дальневосточной экономики с учетом внешних вызовов

The subject of this study is formation and effectiveness of measures of the state support for development of the economy of the Far-Eastern federal district of the Russian Federation. The article discusses measures of investment, infrastructural and financial support for the economic entities and the social sphere of the Far East, which have been formed in the recent years under the influence of the goals of its development, the structural transformation of the economy of the Far-Eastern regions and external challenges caused by financial and economic crises. Particular attention is paid to the measures of state support for development of the investment activities in the Far East, financial support for small and medium-sized businesses, as well as support for the economy in connection with the new challenges related to the coronavirus pandemic. The qualitative difference in external challenges, crisis phenomena associated with the economic, financial reasons, as well as the causes of the crisis caused by a viral pandemic require constant transformation and development of mechanisms and measures to support the economy. Difference in the reasons entails fundamental differences in the means of ensuring recovery growth. It is shown that the constant adjustment and readjustment of measures to support the development of the Far Eastern economy and business, the variety of measures proposed to accelerate the development of the economy and create a new quality of life for the population of the Far East did not become a driver of accelerated growth. New challenges can become a platform for the further transformation of structure of the Far-Eastern economy and make it necessary to adjust the priorities, tools and measures to support development of the Far-Eastern economy.