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Sanming Model of Medical Service Integration: Impact on Medical Expenditures, Service Provision, and Resource Allocation in China.

Fragmentation of healthcare services has been a central issue, contributing to escalating medical expenditures and service provision, thereby exacerbating the waste of limited medical resources. In response, China has introduced the Sanming Mode, a medical service integration model designed to address these challenges. This study evaluates the model's impact on medical expenditures, service provision, and resource allocation. We conducted an interrupted time series analysis on outcome variables related to medical expenditures, service provision, and resource allocation in Sanming City. The dataset encompassed operational data from all public hospitals and community health service institutions in Sanming from January 2016 to November 2019. Post-reform, the monthly medical expenditures, outpatient visits, and inpatient admissions in Sanming City shifted from a rapid growth trend to a slower growth trend, with slopes decreasing by 0.1%, 1.4%, and 0.5%, respectively. Heterogeneity analysis between hospitals and community health service institutions revealed a more pronounced slowdown in the growth rate of monthly medical expenses in community health service institutions. However, the growth rates for outpatient and inpatient visits in hospitals significantly decreased post-reform, while there was no significant change observed in community health service institutions. The Sanming Model represents a significant localized attempt to integrate hospital and community health services in China. It effectively curbs the rapid growth of medical expenditures and service provision, thereby reducing the consumption of basic medical insurance funds. The Model enhances the efficiency of medical resource utilization and promotes a shift in service provision from hospitals to community health service institutions, reflecting a trend in resource allocation that concentrates serious illnesses in hospitals while directing minor health issues to community health service institutions. This positive impact promotes the effective integration and rational allocation of medical resources.

Tempo and mode of diversification of the red devil spiders (Araneae: Dysderidae) of the Canary Islands

AbstractThe study of adaptive radiations has shed light on our current understanding of evolution. However, previous studies examining the mode in which species diversified, how diversification rates varied, and how ecological specialisation affected these processes have found few different results across different taxa and geographic and ecological systems, showing how complex this process is. To gain a more complete picture of how species evolve, additional model systems that encompass alternative ecological requirements are needed. Here, we present the results of a study aimed at unravelling the diversification mode and evolutionary drivers of the spider genus Dysdera, the red devil spiders, endemic to the Canary Islands. These species exhibit remarkable phenotypic variability in their mouthparts, which has been related to different levels of specialisation in the predation of isopods. We explored patterns of lineage diversification and assessed the role of trophic specialisation as a driver of species diversification. Additionally, we used climatic variables, occurrence data and morphological information to unravel the underlying mode of speciation by means of joint species distribution models and age‐range correlation methods. Our results reveal that red devil spiders underwent an early burst of diversification, followed by a slowdown of diversification rates, which is a hallmark of adaptive radiation. We also found evidence that the trophic morphology shaped diversification, with specialist species exhibiting higher rates of diversification. Finally, our analyses suggest that speciation occurred mostly in allopatry, with subsequent secondary sympatry following range expansion.

Structural basis of psychedelic LSD recognition at dopamine D1 receptor

Understanding the kinetics of LSD in receptors and subsequent induced signaling is crucial for comprehending both the psychoactive and therapeutic effects of LSD. Despite extensive research on LSD's interactions with serotonin 2A and 2B receptors, its behavior on other targets, including dopamine receptors, has remained elusive. Here, we present cryo-EM structures of LSD/PF6142-bound dopamine D1 receptor (DRD1)-legobody complexes, accompanied by a β-arrestin-mimicking nanobody, NBA3, shedding light on the determinants of G protein coupling versus β-arrestin coupling. Structural analysis unveils a distinctive binding mode of LSD in DRD1, particularly with the ergoline moiety oriented toward TM4. Kinetic investigations uncover an exceptionally rapid dissociation rate of LSD in DRD1, attributed to the flexibility of extracellular loop 2 (ECL2). Moreover, G protein can stabilize ECL2 conformation, leading to a significant slowdown in ligand's dissociation rate. These findings establish a solid foundation for further exploration of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) dynamics and their relevance to signal transduction.

Culinary continuity in central Japan across the transition to agriculture

Rice and millet arrived in Western Japan from Korea around 3,000 years ago and spread eastwards across the archipelago in the next 700 years. However, the extent to which agriculture transformed traditional Jōmon hunter-gatherer-fisher communities is debated. Central Japan is a key area of study as remodelling of radiocarbon dates shows a slowdown in the dispersal rate of rice agriculture in this area. Here, we examine and compare the use of pottery by Final Jōmon and Early to Middle Yayoi communities in the Tōkai and the Central Highland regions of central Japan, using lipid residue analysis. Although the identification of specific biomarkers for rice remains elusive, an increase in the ratio of E/H C18 APAAs with the arrival of rice and millet indicates a potential change in plant processing and consumption. We were also able to identify biomarkers for broomcorn millet (miliacin) in both Final Jōmon and Yayoi pottery. However, evidence for millet consumption is sparse and in all cases was likely mixed with wild hunted and foraged foods. We conclude therefore that, despite the introduction of rice and millet agriculture in central Japan, pre-existing diets and culinary habits of Jōmon hunter-gatherers remain important.

Engineered nanomaterials display a variable interaction with anoxygenic photoelectrogenic biofilm for pharmaceutical pollutants degradation

Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have been reported to facilitate extracellular electron transfer (EET) by increasing the electrical conductivity of electroactive biofilms. However, the mechanisms between different ENMs and anoxygenic photoelectrogenic bacteria for degrading organic pollutants remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the mechanism of metronidazole (MNZ) degradation by different concentrations of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), Iron (III) oxide (Fe3O4) NPs, and titanium dioxide (TiO2) NPs in Rhodopseudomonas palustris based photoelectrogenic biofilms. At low concentrations, CNTs enhanced the electrochemical activity and EET capacity of the biofilm, possibly by increasing the DNA concentration and cellular activity in the cathodic biofilm. However, the ecological toxicity of CNTs at high concentrations damaged the activity of R. palustris, resulting in a decline in the MNZ degradation rate (0.29179 h−1 at 185 μg/L and 0.27801 h−1 at 370 μg/L). A high TiO2 NPs concentration (370 μg/L) significantly boosted the MNZ degradation rate (133 % increase) via photocatalytic activity. But it affected the biofilm activity and EET. Overall, Fe3O4 NPs demonstrated superior performance. At 185 μg/L, the photosynthetic current and MNZ degradation rate increased by 138 % and 142 %, respectively. Despite a slowdown in the utilization rate of Fe (III) and EET at high concentrations, the biofilm exhibited sustained high activity, indicating that Fe3O4 NPs can significantly enhance the metabolism of R. palustris. These findings were not only important for optimizing the performance of anoxygenic photoelectrogenic biofilms but also for regulating the ecological impact of ENMs in natural environments.

Food Security in Israel: Challenges and Policies.

This article analyzes Israel's food security in comparison to other developed countries, using multiple indicators divided into four sections: food availability, food affordability, food quality and safety, and natural resources and resilience. Overall, the state of food security in Israel is better than in most countries, but the threats to food security arising from the triple risk of climate change, international conflicts, and disruptions in global supply chains, require better preparation for the future. Israel's population growth and the slowdown in the growth rate of its agricultural production, as well as the short-term political desire to reduce prices, are leading the country to increasingly rely on food imports. Such imports expose Israel to even greater global risks, and require the formulation of a risk-management strategy that will balance local production and imports. The global triple risk to food security is currently exacerbated for Israel by the risk of shortage of labor due to the security situation, making this risk-management strategy even more necessary. This calls for the establishment of a governmental authority to oversee the formulation of a long-term food-security strategy, to break it down into feasible objectives and policy measures, and to supervise their implementation. Most importantly, in order to maintain and perhaps even enhance the productive capacity of the agricultural sector, the government must reinstall trust between farmers and the state by establishing a stable long-term policy environment.

Directional drying of a colloidal dispersion: quantitative description with water potential measurements using water clusters in a poly(dimethylsiloxane) microfluidic chip.

We have developed a poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) microfluidic chip to study the directional drying of a colloidal dispersion confined in a channel. Our measurements on a dispersion of silica nanoparticles once again revealed the phenomenology commonly observed for such systems: the formation of a porous solid with linear growth in the channel at short times, slowing down at longer times as the evaporation rate decreases. The growth of the solid is also accompanied by mechanical stresses that are released by the delamination of the solid from the channel walls and the formation of cracks. In addition to these observations, we report original measurements using hydrophilic filler in the PDMS formulation used (Sylgard-184). When the PDMS matrix is in contact with water, water molecules pool around these hydrophilic sites, resulting in the formation of microscopic water clusters whose size depends on the water potential ψ. In our work, we have used these water clusters to estimate the water potential profile in the channel as the porous solid grows. Using a transport model that also takes into account solid delamination in the channel, we then linked these water potential measurements to the hydraulic permeability of the porous solid. These measurements finally enabled us to show that the slowdown in the evaporation rate is due to the invasion of the porous solid by air/water nanomenisci at a critical capillary pressure ψcap.

Зовнішньоекономічна діяльність підприємств: сучасні виклики та перспективи розвитку

The aim of the article is to study the current state of foreign economic activity of Ukraine, to determine the prospects for development, taking into account the political and economic situation in the country. The article characterizes the current state of foreign trade. According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, the general indicators of foreign trade in goods in 2018–2024 are analyzed as follows: the total value of imported and exported goods, the volume of export-import operations, the commodity structure of foreign trade, and the geographical structure of foreign trade in goods. The main problems inherent in the economy of Ukraine are allocated, including: the continuation of the general slowdown in the growth rate of the world economy and the establishment of restrictive measures on Ukrainian exports of agricultural products used by the countries of the European Union. The main features and prospects for the development of the international trade market are defined, namely: improvement of the regulatory framework, updating the Association Agreement with the EU; ensuring predictable and stable terms of international trade; ensuring the possibility of transporting goods by railway; ensuring the competence of the economic entities engaged in foreign economic activity; increasing the procurement of licenses for the latest technologies; increasing the competitiveness of domestic manufacturing enterprises; improving the quality of Ukrainian goods and services; simplification of customs control. The most promising directions of foreign trade for Ukraine have been allocated, such as: the agricultural sector; IT sector; light industry and fashion; transport and logistics. It is emphasized that there is a general trend of prevalence of imports over exports throughout the study period, which justifies the expediency of establishing relations with existing partner countries and expanding and strengthening foreign cooperation in the field of trade.

ПРОГНОЗИРОВАНИЕ СТЕПЕНИ ПРОНИКНОВЕНИЯ СОТОВОЙ СВЯЗИ В РЕГИОНЫ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ НА ОСНОВЕ S-МОДЕЛЕЙ

The article examines the dynamics of the degree of penetration of cellular communications in the Russian Federation. In general, for Russia, federal districts, Moscow and St. Petersburg, based on official data from Rosstat, models were built that describe the time dependence of the number of active SIM cards per 1000 residents. It has been established that this dependence is best described by the Gompertz curve containing the asymptotic level of indicators. The reliability of the resulting models exceeds 97%. The revealed ratios indicate a significant difference in the provision of the population of federal districts with mobile communication services. The asymptotic level of the number of SIM cards per person for the Central Federal District is almost twice as high as for the North Caucasus. The results of the study confirm the presence of digital inequality in Russian regions, noted in works devoted to the analysis of the spread of information and communication technologies. Socio-economic differentiation, the large extent of the country, gaps in the level of education and digital literacy of the population are the causes of digital inequality. And this, in turn, leads to a decrease in economic efficiency. The existence of an asymptotic level and a slowdown in the growth rate do not give reason to assume that the gap in the provision of cellular communication services will be eliminated.

Synergistic effect of combining metallic and mineral nanoparticles on the improvement of the performance of active poly(butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate) packaging films

AbstractActive ternary nanocomposite films based on poly(butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate) (PBAT), ZnO nanoparticles (NPs), and cloisite (C15A, C30B) were fabricated through solvent casting. The structural and morphological characteristics of these hybrid metal‐oxide‐clay nanocomposites were analyzed using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy, and UV‐visible spectrophotometry. Due to the synergistic effect resulting from the combination of ZnO and cloisites, PBAT‐based nanocomposite films have demonstrated a significant improvement in their mechanical and barrier properties. Hardness recorded increase of 87.75% and 41.05%, while Young's modulus showed improvement of 218.13% and 102.68% for PBAT/ZnO/C15A and PBAT/ZnO/C30B films, respectively, compared to the pure PBAT matrix. Additionally, an enhancement in water vapor barrier properties was estimated at 81.28% for PBAT/ZnO/C15A film and 90.88% for PBAT/ZnO/C30B, in comparison with the PBAT alone. Furthermore, the incorporation of clay into the PBAT/ZnO matrix led to a notable slowdown in the release rate of Zn2+ ions, mainly attributed to the entrapment of ZnO NPs within the Cloisite galleries. As these particles dissolve into Zn2+ ions, they undergo a gradual diffusion process through the clay sheets. In addition, the simultaneous presence of both types of nanofillers exhibited a more pronounced antibacterial effect compared to that induced by ZnO NPs alone. However, it is noteworthy that antibacterial performance was closely linked to the type of clay used. Indeed, the PBAT/ZnO/C15A film demonstrated complete inhibition of in vitro bacterial growth within just 3 to 4 days, whereas the PBAT/ZnO/C30B film did not exhibit the same level of effectiveness.Highlights Development of active PBAT/ZnO/clay packaging films. ZnO NPs entrapped in clay galleries yielded slow Zn2+ ion diffusion. Synergistic combination of ZnO and Cloisite NPs exhibits strong antibacterial activity. The antibacterial performance is directly linked to the type of clay used.

Evaluation of Developmental Toxicity and Oxidative Stress Caused by Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles in Zebra Fish Embryos/ Larvae.

Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are used in various fields, including biological ones. ZnO NPs are eventually disposed of in the environment where they may affect natural systems, and there is no international law to regulate their manufacture, usage, and disposal. Hence, this present study is carried out to synthesise a more non-toxic and bioactive ZnO NPs from the marine algae Sargassum polycystum. The ZnO NPs were biologically produced using the marine algae Sargassum polycystum. The dynamic light scattering result describes that synthesised particles'average size is about 100nm in diameter. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis demonstrated the rod-like morphology of ZnO NPs. Fourier tranform-infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) results revealed the presence of functional groups in ZnO NPs. The selected area electron diffraction (SAED) results strongly suggested the ZnO NPs crystallinity. ZnO NPs surface morphology and compositions were identified by scanning electron microscopy (SEM- EDX) values. To analyse the toxicity of synthesised nanoparticles, zebra fish larvae were used, which involved subjecting embryos to various ZnO NPs concentrations at 1 hpf and analysing the results at 96 hpf. The 60 and 80 ppm sub-lethal doses were chosen for further studies based on the LC50 (82.23 ppm). In the ZnO NPs-treated groups, a significant slowdown in pulse rate and a delay in hatching were seen, both of which impacted the embryonic processes. A teratogenic study revealed a dose-dependent increase in the incidence of developmental deformities in the treated groups. Along with increased oxidants and a corresponding reduction in antioxidant enzymes, Na+ K+-ATPase and AChE activity changes were seen in ZnO NPs-treated zebra fish larvae groups. The apoptosis process was increased in ZnO NPs-treated groups revealed by acridine orange staining. These results indicate that the green synthesis process cannot mitigate the oxidative stress induced by ZnO NPs on oxidative signalling.

Mid-to late Holocene vegetation and environmental change at local and regional scales based on a multi-proxy analysis of the upper Danube Delta, Romania

The Danube Delta is Europe's largest wetland system and of unique biogeographical character. Whilst its geomorphological evolution is relatively well-known its ecological history is poorly understood, including the history of human impact, as a result of the dynamic nature of deltaic systems, and the scarcity of reliably dated successions. In this paper, we report a multi-proxy record of palynology, sediment texture, geochemistry, and ostracods from the upper reaches of the Danube Delta. We use these data to reconstruct a mid-to-late Holocene history of vegetation and environmental changes at local and regional scales, which serve as a model for understanding baseline conditions in delta apex regions. From 7500 to 6200 ​cal ​yr BP, the study site was part of an inter-distributary channel-levee system connected to coastal lagoons and sensitive to sea-level fluctuations but transitioned to a partially-disconnected lacustrine environment after 5700 ​cal ​yr BP. These geomorphologically-driven landscape changes strongly influenced the pollen source area making it complex to interpret palynoassemblages. Prior to 5700 ​cal ​yr BP, palynoassemblages were predominantly river-transported, reflecting widespread hinterlands, and providing information for the regional reconstruction of the vegetation history in the northern Dobrogea region. These data reveal the early presence of Carpinus and Fagus in southeastern Romania, prior to their spread through the Carpathian Basin. After 5700 ​cal ​yr BP, initiated by a slowdown in the relative rate of rise of the Black Sea, peat accumulation commenced within the shallow lake depocentre and airborne pollen became the dominant source. These pollen data record an expansion of herbaceous taxa and highly diverse marsh and aquatic taxa. Tree cover became dominated by Quercus, with low percentages of Carpinus, Betula, Ulmus, and Tilia. The earliest pollen evidence indicative of human impact commences c. 6500 ​cal ​yr BP) and, after 3200 ​cal ​yr BP, the decline in Quercus and a synchronous rise in archaeological artifacts, points to an opening of the landscape by forest clearance and an enlargement of arable areas. In particular, clearance and agriculture during the development of the Hallstattian Babadag culture (c. 3200-2800 ​yr BP) reflects an increase in population and settlement density during that late interval. Our paper comprises the first mid-to-late Holocene palynological record for the Danube Delta and highlights how human activity has profoundly altered the dryland region, creating landscapes comparable to today from around 3200 years BP, while the local deltaic landscape retained its character over the last six millennia.

40 years of changes in sea surface temperature along the Western Iberian Coast

Climate change is causing mean sea surface temperatures (SST) to increase worldwide. However, this increase has not been temporally or spatially uniform, with variations observed depending both on the period considered and the geographic region. In this context, this paper aims to quantify relevant changes in SST along the Western Iberian Coast over the last four decades, through the calculation of trends and anomalies of long-term time series of in situ observations and satellite-derived data. Potential drivers of SST changes were considered using atmospheric and teleconnections time series. Changes in the seasonal cycle of SST were also evaluated.We show that SST has increased since 1982, with regional variations between 0.10 and 0.25 °C per decade, with an increase in air temperature appearing to drive the SST trends along the Iberian coast. In the near-shore area, no significant trends or changes in the seasonal cycle of SST were observed, which is likely due to a buffer effect caused by the seasonal upwelling that characterizes the region. Recent decades show a slowdown in the increase rate of SST along the Western Iberian Coast. An upwelling intensification could justify this observation, along with the effect of teleconnections on the regional climate, such as the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the Western Mediterranean Oscillation Index (WeMOI). Our results suggest that the WeMOI plays a more important role in coastal SST variability than the other teleconnections.The present study quantifies regional changes in SST and enhances knowledge of the role of ocean-atmosphere interactions in regulating climate and weather conditions. Moreover, it provides a relevant scientific context to the development of regional adaptative and mitigation actions in response to climate change.

Impacts of climate change on glacial retreat during 1990–2021 in the Chinese Altay Mountains

Melting glaciers have changed the spatial–temporal distribution of water resources in inland river basins and are one of the important inducements of extreme hydrological events. Most previous studies on glacier changes in the Chinese Altay Mountains have focused on the period 1960–2011; however, there is a lack of glacier data reflecting recent changes (1990–2021) over the past decades, and the response of glaciers to regional climate change is still unclear. In this study, Landsat images and the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) digital elevation model (DEM) were used to map glacier outlines from 1990 to 2021 for the whole region and its surrounding areas, and the impacts of temperature, precipitation, and solar radiation variation on glacier retreat were investigated. The results indicate that (1) the glacier area retreat rate of 0.55 %∙a-1 in the Chinese Altay Mountains during 1990–2021 is obviously lower than the glacier area shrinkage rate of 0.75 %∙a-1 from 1960 to 2009, and the retreat rate of glacier volume is 0.60 %∙a-1. (2) More than 80 % of the total glacier area located at elevation ranged from 2600 to 3400 m, and the greatest glacier area loss occurred within the elevation range of 2800–3000 m. Although the glacier area was retreating in all orientations, the south-facing glacier has the largest retreat rate. (3) The rate of change of glacier area was −1.26 %∙a-1, −0.71 %∙a-1 and −0.51 %∙a-1 in the Haba sub-basin, Sawir Mountains region, and Burqin sub-basin, respectively. (4) Owing to the slowdown in the warming rate since 1990, the glacier shrinkage rate was moderate during 1990–2021 compared to the 1960 s–1980 s, and contribution of the increase of solar radiation (35.72 %) and summer temperature (25.3 %) to glacier retreat from 1990 to 2021 were more prominent than other climate factors.

Development of The Economic Sector Through Zakat Funds by LAZISMU: AHP Approach

The human development index (HDI) in 2019 showed that Indonesia is ranked 111 out of 189 countries. The slowdown in Indonesia's HDI rate is because the poverty rate in Indonesia is still relatively high. Resolutions are needed to change the character of a consumptive society into a productive society through zakat funds that can be utilized for productive efforts in capital, facilities, and infrastructure procurement. This study aims to identify the management and role of zakat funds in economic development. This current study is qualitative in the form of field research. The primary data from the first source and recipients of zakat funds were obtained through direct and in-depth interviews and supporting data from institutions. This study employs Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) as a method. The results revealed three priorities for using zakat funds used by beneficiaries from LAZISMU DIY: 1) opening business fields, 2) increasing access to education services, and 3) increasing access to health services.

New trends in extremist and terrorist crime and measures to counter threats to national security

The author analyzes the current state of extremist and terrorist crime, as well as the main trends in the commission of individual crimes in 2022 and 2023. The choice of this time period is due to the increased threats to the national security of the Russian Federation. Attention is drawn to the indicators of crimes provided for in Articles 205, 205.2, 281, 357 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Based on the evaluation of statistical data, information about the current criminogenic situation was obtained. There was a slowdown in the growth rate of the number of public calls for extremist activity (Article 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and the facts of incitement to hatred or enmity (Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The intensification of terrorist and sabotage activities is stated. The materials of separate foreign studies concerning destructive activity in the information sphere are analyzed. Conclusions are drawn about the need to consider extremist and terrorist activities in the context of information warfare and the use of information weapons. With this in mind, it is proposed to take a number of measures in the field of information security. As a measure to counteract new threats to national security, the urgent need to systematize and publish information that became known during the investigation of criminal cases initiated on the facts of the genocide of the Russian-speaking population in the period from 2014 and the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War is called. It is proposed to consider the issue of securing in Russian legislation the powers of the Security Council of the Russian Federation to declare a State carrying out terrorist activities as a sponsor of terrorism.

Financial mechanism of public-private partnership: features and directions of improvement

In recent decades, projects in the field of infrastructure and public-private partnership (PPP) have become increasingly interesting for both the public sector and private investors. In Russia, the option of cooperation between the state and business started developing and spreading not so long ago (in the last 15-20 years). Despite the fact that until 2019, the PPP market in Russia showed a positive trend in various parameters and actively developed, there has been a slowdown in the growth rate of the number of PPP projects since 2020 (3,440 projects in 2020 against 4,285 projects in 2019), which is due to many factors, such as: an increase in the cost of construction materials, a general increase in prices, an increase in inflation, the COVID-19 pandemic, a reduced level of effective demand, an unstable geopolitical situation, etc. At the same time, the total volume of investments in PPP projects continues to grow. Rapid urbanization, changing environmental, social and economic priorities place increasing demands on the ability of governments to attract private finance and motivate companies to develop synergistically with the state. Improving public-private partnership and scaling it up among the corporate sector in Russia is one of the key areas of government activity in order to create better conditions for connecting people and places with opportunities. The purpose of the article is to study the theoretical and practical features of public-private partnership and its financial mechanism, as well as to identify promising areas for solving problems that hinder the effective implementation of projects within the framework of public-private partnership. The subject of the study is an aggregate of economic and organizational-legal relations that contribute to the formation and implementation of the financial mechanism of public-private partnership projects. The methodological basis was the conceptual provisions of the theory of public-private partnership, scientific methods and techniques of analysis. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that the results of the study (in terms of identifying key problems that hinder the effective functioning of PPP projects and their financial mechanism) allowed us to formulate a set of recommendations for their solution.

Розвиток переробної промисловості України як напрям реструктуризації національної економіки

The aim of the article is to generalize the problematic aspects of the functioning of the processing industry of Ukraine. An analysis of theoretical approaches to the positioning of the processing industry as a factor of value creation for industrial products, which, through export, ensures the emergence of added value of other types of economic activity in foreign markets, is carried out. It is noted that against the background of in-depth processing of raw materials, the added value of finished products is growing at a significant pace and ensures an increase in gross domestic product and, accordingly, the development of the national economy. The properties of the processing industry are generalized, which consist in the production of orders for certain types of services, in particular research, information, educational, financial, etc., that ensures the development of innovations for the formation of new sectors of the economy. It is concluded that structural changes in the processing industry generate a transformation of the country’s economic system. Emphasis is placed on deindustrialization as a process of reducing the proportion of industrial activities in the structure of the economy and the share of processing industry in the structure of the country’s industrial sector, which has two forms. The first one is a decrease in the volume of industrial production, the second one is a slowdown in the growth rate of industry compared to other types of economic activity. It is noted that Ukraine is characterized by the first form of deindustrialization, characterized by such main problematic aspects as deterioration of the structure of the economy and negative shifts in the commodity structure of exports. The deterioration of the structure of the economy is determined by the inability to produce products with a high share of value added, which is accompanied by a significant decrease in the share of the processing industry in the structure of gross value added of the national economy, as well as a decrease in the level of manufacturability of industrial products. Negative shifts in the commodity structure of exports are reflected in the rapid decline in the volume of exported manufacturing products against the background of an increase in exports of raw materials. Prospects for further research in this direction are the formation of effective means for the revival of the country’s processing industry, in particular on the basis of the concept of the Novel Industrial Development of Ukraine.

FORECASTING OF ECONOMIC RISKS IN THE CONTEXT OF STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Despite the non-coordinated trends of technological modernization of various sectors of the economy, the problem of structural reforms of the economy has not yet been resolved. The continued instability of the global economic system and the uncertainty about its development prospects, combined with the decrease in resources available to the state, and the decrease in profitability in the production sectors, make it more difficult to predict the future. The high interest rates of loans given to non-financial organizations also make it difficult to solve the priority problems of the development of the industrial branches of the economy. There is a slowdown in the growth rate of loans to non-financial organizations, as well as a decrease in investments in fixed assets. The programs implemented in the high-tech industry and services sector, although they contribute to the rapid development of the relevant sectors of the economy, are still not able to contribute to the rapid growth of the GDP due to the still underdeveloped nature of the mentioned sectors and insufficiently high competitiveness of their products.

How Powerfully and Rapidly Are Developing Countries Catching Up with the Advanced Economies?

The article, based on a number of author’s calculations and models, shows that if in the advanced economies (AEs), despite their preservation of leading positions in modern technologies, due to the loss of their demographic dividend, deindustrialization and contraction in the rate of capital formation, there is a cascade slowdown in the growth rate of per capita GDP and total factor productivity (TFP), the situation in developing countries (DCs) is on the whole more optimistic. Although (a) many DCS are experiencing acute social problems, (b) AEs are pursuing a policy of detainment of the growth of a number of DCs, they on the whole, thanks to the success of China, India, other, predominantly Asian DCs that have implemented pragmatic reforms and export-oriented industrialization, have made significant progress. In the last two decades DCs on the whole outperformed the AEs in terms of capital investment efficiency by 2.5 times, in average growth rates of industrial production and TFP - by five and two times, respectively. Their share in world GDP, which has risen by a factor of 1.5 to 3/5 over the past forty years, may, according to available forecasts, increase to ¾ by the middle of the century. In about three decades, the ratio of economic power of the countries of the East and the South and the countries of the West (in favor of the former) will quite possibly be approximately the same as it was in the planetary economy before the industrial revolution and colonial enslavement of the former by the latter.