Value Of Environment Research Articles

ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ РОЛІ ЦИФРОВОЇ ЕКОНОМІКИ В ДОСЯГНЕННІ ЦІЛЕЙ СТАЛОГО РОЗВИТКУ ТА ЗБЕРЕЖЕННЯ ПРИРОДНИХ РЕСУРСІВ

The current stage of economic development is characterized by the integration of a wide range of digital technologies, services, goods and services into the economic system. One of the aspects of studying digitalization is the analysis of its impact on sustainable development. The article examines the relationship between the digital economy and sustainable development, as well as strategies and opportunities that can contribute to achieving the goals of sustainable development. The digital economy, thanks to its innovations and technologies, can make a significant contribution to sustainable development, but this requires the development and implementation of appropriate strategies: bridging the gap, Increasing efficiency, optimizing resource management, separating economic growth from environmental impact, expanding "green" opportunities practices, fighting illegal activities, Inclusive growth and increasing resilience, bridging the digital divide, empowering local communities, increasing resilience to climate change, encouraging sustainable innovation, promoting global cooperation. The impact of digital technologies on the economy and sustainable development is considered. The question of how to ensure a balance between economic development and preservation of the environment and social values in the conditions of digital transformation is being investigated. The growing relationship between digitalization and sustainable development processes has been revealed. The presence of environmental risks of digitalization is considered. An analysis of the impact of end-to-end digital technologies on the process of achieving 17 sustainable development goals, which are provided for by the Sustainable Development Agenda for the period up to 2030, adopted by the UN, has been carried out. It is substantiated that these goals provide the most comprehensive approach to assessing the achievement of sustainable development of the world economy. The classification of the impact of digitalization on the sustainable development of the economy is provided, which consists in the formalization of the possibilities and limitations of digitalization in the paradigm of achieving sustainable development. The Legatum Prosperity Index was studied in order to assess the dynamics of sustainable development and digitalization of Ukraine over the past 5 years (2019–2023).

Tendencies in political and socio-economic development in the Middle East as a security factor

Why do the international organizations failed to maintain security of the countries within the Middle East region despite there had been economic contribution, politically stability, high social status and high military expenditure and efforts to protect environment? In the theory of securitization, it is important for a society to contribute to the world economy, be politically stable, consist high social status, increase military expenditure and consist a stable environment in order to maintain the security (Eroukhmanoff 2020). This theory does provide an understanding that security requires economic, political, social, military expenditure and environment contribution in a particular society. The reason behind such insecurity may be the activities of the international organization for MENA region, which causes a difficulty of insecurity by changing the local moral economic, political, social, military, environment values of the people. The activities of the international organization only support the Individual behavior through, which contributes to the democratic leadership. The failure of the international organization to respect different economic, political, social, military, environment values of the countries in the Middle East, the countries within the Middle East region remains insecure. Thus, it is necessary for the international organizations to consider establishing activities consisting of both individuals and family or community economic, social, political, military and environment behavior which will not only bridge the gap between democracy and autocracy, will enhance the respect and leadership of the international organization but will also ensure security in the countries within the MENA regions.

Application of A System Dynamics Model in Forecasting the Effect of Self-care Ability on the Quality of Life of Mildly Disabled Elderly in Nursing Homes

Background: The large number of mildly disabled elderly people in China has resulted in the occupation of a large amount of public social resources. They have also imposed a serious social burden on the society. This study predicts that changes in the level coefficients of physical functioning, motor participation, and external environment are associated with quality of life (QoL) among the elderly with mild disabilities in nursing homes. Methods: A simulation model was created using the system dynamics method. Meanwhile, a 50-day simulation was used to predict the subsequent changes in the level of QoL of the elderly. This study was completed in the nursing homes of Chengdu, China, using random sampling and 85 elderly subjects participated to obtain the primary data. The data were analyzed using the Vensim software. Results: The results showed that the level of physical functioning (pain value of 0.241, autonomy of 0.163, and chronic disease of 0.192), the level of motor participation (education value of 0.186, and rehabilitation partner of 0.21), and the level of external environment (medical care value of 0.26, and rehabilitation environment value of 0.184) lead to subsequent changes in the level of QoL of mildly disabled elderly in nursing homes in 30 days. Conclusion: Considering the results of this simulation study, changes in the level of physical functioning, exercise participation, and external environment could forecast the QoL of mildly disabled elderly in the nursing homes of Chania, China. It is necessary to make the required changes in the nursing homes to promote the QoL of these groups.

Employer Branding Phenomenon: A Systematic Review Conceptualization at Higher Education Institutions

This research aims to uncover the dimensions of employer branding (EB) that attract and retain employees working at the university, both lecturers and education personnel. This research uses a systematic literature review with the PRISMA diagram. The database used comes from Scopus and Emerald with journal criteria, open access, English language, obtained 6 articles to be analyzed. The dimensions used are social values, development values, diversity, economic values, interest values, reputation values, working environment values, and work life balance. Some use Reward strategy, People orientedness, Leadership development to measure employer branding. In addition, it uses the EB dimension of employee retention and employee attraction. This study examines the object of employer branding research in higher education related to exploring the dimensions of the perspective of academic workers including lecturers and education personnel. In addition, it finds the grand theory used in constructing employer branding.

POTENTIAL OF DIFFERENT MYCOTOXIN ADSORBENTS UNDER IN VITRO CONDITIONS

Mycotoxins are a large and chemically diverse group of toxic secondary metabolites. Regarding their prevalence in animal feed and the effect on animal health, the biggest problems in terms of safety and economic losses are caused by aflatoxins, fumonisins, ochratoxins, trichothecenes and zearalenone. Adsorbents are substances that are added to food contaminated with mycotoxins, in order to bind them in the gastrointestinal tract and thereby prevent or reduce their effect. The aim of this study was to examine the possibility of using pyrophyllite as a mineral adsorbent, as well as preparations made of ground peach pits of different particle sizes as organic adsorbents, for adsorption of deoxynivalenol and ochratoxin A. Mycotoxin adsorption experiments were performed in vitro in electrolyte solutions at pH 3 and 7. The adsorption efficiency of the adsorbent was expressed as adsorption index. Pyrophyllite had adsorption index ​​of 13.47% for ochratoxin A at pH 3, while at pH 7, as well as for deoxynivalenol, the same mycotoxin produced a negligible degree of adsorption. Ground peach stones (of larger diameter, d = 0.1 mm) had considerable adsorption rates for ochratoxin A at pH 3 (34.41%) and deoxynivalenol at pH 7 (18.57%). The values were similar for smaller diameter (d < 0.1 mm) for ochratoxin A at pH 3 (42.71%) and deoxynivalenol at pH 7 (20.11%). The obtained results suggest that the potential of the preparation of ground peach stones for the adsorption of tested mycotoxins is higher compared to the potential of pyrophyllite, but there are differences in their efficiency depending on the pH value of the adsorption environment.

Predictive factors of students' physical activity in different learning interest phases: A cluster analysis of physical education.

This study investigates the relationships among students' perception of the sports environment, expectancy value, achievement goals, physical activity, sports knowledge and skills in physical education (PE) in different learning interest phases. This cross-sectional study used a sample of 4367 Chinese primary and secondary school students enrolled in PE classes, Mage = 12.1, SD = 2.9, 48.9% males. Validated questionnaires assessed their physical activity, expectancy value, achievement goals, and sports knowledge and skills. Cluster analysis examined four student profiles in relation to their learning interest in PE. For each profile identified, correlation and multiple regression analyses examined the relationships among students' expectancy value, achievement goals, sports knowledge and skills, and physical activity. Four different student interest profiles were identified, revealing a continuum from the "triggered situational interest" (TSI) to the "well-developed individual interest" (WII) phases. The results confirmed the key role played by students' perception of the family sports environment and sports knowledge and skills in their PE interest in all four phases, while sex, perception of the school and social sports environment, achievement goals and expectancy value had different predictive effects on students' physical activity in different interest phases. The findings from this study provide a new lens by which to divide the phases of learning interest in PE. Students' characteristics differed among the four different learning interest phases, and the impacts on physical activity varied. Future research is needed to consider the interest phase of adolescents to make more targeted guidance measures when improving physical activities.

Development of New Slat Beach Tourism, Bantan District, Bengkalis Regency, Riau Province

This study aims to (1) find out how the role of the community and local government in developing Selat Baru Beach; (2) Analyzing the income generated from New Straits Coast tourism; (3) Analyzing the benefits of economic value resulting from the development of New Straits Coast tourism. The method used in this study is a survey method using purposive sampling and accidental sampling as respondents. Purposive sampling was used for the management community respondents which amounted to 31 people and accidental sampling was used to take respondents to tourists. The results showed that the role of the community and the local government in the development of New Straits beach tourism was very good in terms of their activities which held a beach festival every year and the average income of the community managing the New Straits coast was around Rp. 1,000,000.00/month. For the economic value using multiple linear regression statistical analysis, the results found from the economic value of the tourism environment are an average of IDR 379,033.00/month.

Balancing the environment and customer value: evaluation of the attractiveness of label-free plastic bottles for green tea

PurposeAs a measure against plastic waste, Coca-Cola and Evian have begun introducing label-free plastic bottles. Food labels have long been recognized as an important marketing tool, but there is a lack of research on label-free products. To address this gap, this study examined the influence of label-free design on product attractiveness in the Japanese green tea market.Design/methodology/approachIf existing products are used in an experiment, respondents would be subject to brand image bias. Hence, by mechanically combining the main design elements (cap shape, bottle style, decoration line, logo and label) with an orthogonal array, the conditions for bottles with and without labels are completely aligned. The authors conducted an online survey and applied the chi-square test to the attractiveness of 18 designs presented in random order.FindingsLabel-free designs were more attractive to consumers than labeled designs. The effect was higher among female, middle-aged and older adults; those with higher annual income and low-frequency purchasers.Practical implicationsPractitioners should adopt a label-free design that can satisfy both environmental considerations and customer value. It would be a formidable challenge to change the longstanding emphasis placed on label design, but this study demonstrates the value of doing so.Originality/valueThis is the first study in the package design literature on the advantages of label-free plastic bottles. The authors also applied an orthogonal array used for many years to optimize objective numerical values in marketing research.

"There’s No Place like Campus"

This study investigates the relationships between students’ psychosocial needs and their preferences for online vs. offline learning in a post-pandemic environment. A mixed-methods study was conducted at a higher education institution in Norway with 240 Bachelor students. Students in a post-covid learning environment value pedagogical forms of student-centered learning, through exploration and group reflection work. Second, students report a preference for limited amounts of online learning. Third, students express a significant need for social support, in the form of non-digital interaction with peers and teachers, and campus-based activities. Finally, while students prefer receiving feedback from peers in physical form, they are also positive toward receiving feedback in a digital form. These findings indicate that higher education institutions should carefully evaluate the amount of digital teaching offered to students, as such choices influence how and to what degree students are able to socially interact with peers and teachers, and their sense of belonging. More research is needed to understand the challenges associated with psychosocial health and well-being among students, and how this relates to online/offline forms of learning.

Studying the Integration Development Strategy of Outdoor Sports and Physical Training in the Background of the Internet

Abstract The most important thing in sports training is the development of ability, and the emergence of outdoor sports has made people realize that sports can better improve the efficiency of sports when they are integrated into the outdoors. The association between outdoor sports and physical training is analyzed in this paper using the association rule algorithm and chi-square test. Based on the number of correlation items in the dataset of outdoor sports and physical training, it can be determined whether there is a correlation or not. Combining the chi-square values and the degrees of freedom calculated from the column table, the significance levels of outdoor sports and physical training were obtained under the condition that the null hypothesis was valid. To determine the association value of outdoor sports and physical training, the distance of the serial curves between them was calculated. The focus was on exploring the common motivations of outdoor sports and physical training, as well as the relationship between outdoor spatial elements and exercise time and frequency. The results showed that Pearson’s chi-square value of outdoor exercise and physical training was 77.367, p=0.000, and the p-value was less than 0.05. Accessibility had a direct effect on fitness frequency, with the role effect values of 0.237* and 0.213*, respectively. The role effect value of physical environment on fitness time was 0.192*. It shows that combining outdoor space with physical training can increase the fitness frequency of exercisers.

Pengaruh Hubungan Interpersonal Guru-Siswa Dan Lingkungan Sekolah Terhadap Motivasi Belajar Siswa Di SMK Negeri 1 Banyudono

This research aims to determine: 1) the effect of teacher-student interpersonal relationship on learning motivation, 2) the effect of school environment on learning motivation and 3) the effect of teacher-student interpersonal relationship and school environment on student learning motivation at SMK Negeri 1 Banyudono. This research is quantitative research with a correlational method. The subject of this research is students of SMK Negeri 1 Banyudono. The sampling technique used on this research is stratified random sampling. Data collection technique using a questionnaire. The instrument validation technique used on this research is validity test and reliability test. Data analysis includes classical assumption tests, such as normality tests, linearity tests and multicollinearity tests and there are hypothesis tests such as t-test, F-test, coefficient of determination, multiple regression analysis, effective contribution and relative contribution. The results of this research are: First, that there is a positive and significant influence of the teacher-student interpersonal relationship variable on student learning motivation at SMK Negeri 1 Banyudoni. This is evidenced by the value of Tvalue > Ttable 6.67 > 1.98 and a significance value of <0.05. So H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted. Second, it was found that there was no significant influence of school environmental variables on student learning motivation at SMK Negeri 1 Banyudono but the results still showed in a positive direction. This is proven by the significance value of the school environment of > 0.05 and the T value of 0.56 < T table of 1.98 so that H0 is accepted and H2 is rejected. Third, there is a positive and significant influence of teacher-student interpersonal relationship variables and the school environment together on student learning motivation at SMK Negeri 1 Banyudono. This is evidenced by the results of the F test with a F value of 34.75 > 3.09 F table with a significance level <0.05. So H0 is rejected and H3 is accepted. The results of multiple linear regression analysis show a coefficient of determination value of 0.438, where teacher-student interpersonal relationships and the school environment together influence student learning motivation by 43.8%. While the remaining 56.2% is influenced by other factors. Teachers should be active in participating in communication competency training in order to improve teacher-student interpersonal relationships and teachers pay more attention to all students.

Heavy metal concentrations in surface waters of Hurghada and environs, Red Sea Coast, Egypt, and their correlation with sediment distribution

This study investigates the properties and chemistry of surface water in Hurghada and its adjacent areas, with a focus on assessing the potential impact of human activities on water quality by measuring the concentrations of heavy metals in surface water samples. A total of fifty-nine surface water samples were collected and analyzed for various heavy metals, including manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb) using the AAS technique.The results indicate that at the Desert Rose Resort transect, the average total concentrations of heavy metals were within the following ranges: Fe (average of 26.96 μg/L), Cu (average of 0.61 μg/L), Zn (average of 6.31 μg/L), and Pb (average of 0.75 μg/L). Conversely, at the Abu-Shaar transect, Ni (0.87 μg/L) and Cd (average of 0.02 μg/L) were the dominant heavy metals, while Mn exhibited the highest mean value (1.80 μg/L) at the El-Samaka Village transect. Notably, Hg was not detected in any of the samples within the study areas.Comparative analysis of heavy metal concentrations in Hurghada's surface waters with data from the Red Sea coast and other global regions reveals that the study areas maintain heavy metal concentrations well below the maximum permissible values for the marine environment. These findings suggest that human activities have not significantly impacted heavy metal levels in the region's surface waters.Additionally, statistical assessments, such as correlation coefficients (r), were employed to explore the relationships between heavy metal concentrations in water and sediment. These relationships provide valuable insights into the dynamic balance of elements within the sediment and their potential direct or indirect transfer into the water.

UPDATING ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS AT A PAN-EUROPEAN SCALE THROUGH SATELLITE DATA AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Abstract. In this work, an ensemble of machine learning algorithms was trained using stratified sampling from an existing European-scale biomass map from 2018 to predict an updated version for 2020. The objective of stratification is to make sure that the full range of biomass values is represented. The sampled biomass values from 2018 were filtered to remove areas that did were subject to forest disturbances between 2018 and 2020. This information was available from forest cover/loss/gain maps derived from satellite imagery. We train using a total of 49 features derived from the following sources: bioclimatic data, maps of land-cover, tree cover, tree height, annual composites of vegetation indices per pixel (EVI and NDVI) obtained from Sentinel-2, radar backscatter median annual values from Sentinel-1 and ALOS-2, and the ALOS DSM (3D) elevation grid. A model was created dividing Europe into 19 tiles to limit variability due to very different bioclimatic zones. The result is a raster with 100 m × 100 m resolution and an estimated value of biomass (Mg ha−1) at each node. Overall results on validation data over Europe report a root mean square error (RMSE) of 32.4 Mg ha−1 and a mean absolute error (MAE) of 21.5 Mg ha−1; when considering single tiles, the largest RMSE was 54.7 Mg ha−1 in tile D2, which can be explained by the very high variance of climate, environment, terrain topography and biomass values as the tile enclosed the Alpine region and the western part of Eastern Europe.

The Effect of Work Discipline, Position Mutation and Work Environment on Employee Performance at the Secretariat Padang Pariaman Regency

This study aims to determine the effect of work discipline, position transfer and work environment on employee performance at the Regional Secretariat of Padang Pariaman Regency. The sample in this study amounted to 146 employees or respondents. Research data were collected from respondents' results and analyzed by multiple linear regression and hypothesis testing. The results of this study indicate that work discipline has a positive effect and job transfer has a positive effect and the work environment has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. It can be seen that the significant value of work discipline, job transfer and work environment on employee performance is a value of 0.000 <0.05 and a t-count of 4.999 from a t-table of 1.97681

EMPLOYER BRANDING AND ITS INFLUENCE OF EMPLOYEE RETENTION: A LITERATURE REVIEW

The impact of employer branding on employee retention is essential for organizations aiming to create a strong and sustainable workforce. This literature review aims to examine the role of employer branding on employee retention in the organizations. Limited empirical evidence exists regarding studies exploring the connection between employer branding and employee retention especially in Malaysia. By synthesizing and analyzing a wide range of studies published between 2019 and 2023, this review provides insights into the key determinants of employee retention, identifies gaps in the literature, and offers implications for practice and future research. The articles were screened, filtered and followed by the reading of the full-text articles. From the previous results, most studies applied a quantitative approach which is the most popular research method. Therefore, this study suggests that employer branding studies should be given adequate concentration. The findings highlight the importance of various factors, including dimension of employer branding such as perceived organizational support, development value, work environment, and social value, in influencing employee retention. Furthermore, this literature review recommends that researchers should investigate and focus more on the influence of employer branding on employee retention.

Spatial Environment and Open Defecation: In Pursuit of Social Valuation of Sanitation Ecosystem Services

This article examines the social valuation of the external environment used for open defecation (OD). For this, we distinguish between the necessity-driven OD hypothesis that emanates from the reasoning of scarcity valuation of suitable open spaces used for OD (i.e., as the last resort option) owing to resource constraints preventing toilet adoption and the opportunity-driven OD hypothesis, which contends that it is the availability of suitable spaces per se that attracts people to defecate in the open. We geolocate 283 major OD sites in 175 villages of Purulia district (West Bengal, India), assess their environmental parameters, and propose the OD Suitability Index (ODSI). We linked the village-wise ODSI with social data from structured interviews in 1,240 households practicing OD to investigate the social valuation of the spatial environment concerning OD (specific type of sanitation ecosystem services). Results reveal that the perceived importance of the availability of suitable space for OD is negatively related to the ODSI measure, implying that people acknowledge the scarcity value of suitable space for OD due to the absence of other options rather than its abundance per se. Besides, we also showed that the perceived resource shortages have an objective basis and are negatively related to household income. These findings support the contention that the widespread occurrence of OD in the studied region is best explained by necessity-driven OD rather than the opportunity-driven OD argument. Thus, addressing the resource constraints should be prioritized over (prior to) sanctioning people practicing OD.

The Influence of Economic Digital Ecosystems on the Formation of Social Representations of the Subject

The object of research is the transformation of the social representations of the subject in the digital communication environment, the transformation of social representations in economic digital ecosystems is highlighted as the subject. The relevance of the topic is due to the growing convergence of digital, cognitive and social technologies in the emerging digital society, and, as a consequence, the inclusion of information and digital technologies in the system of social interactions. The study is aimed at identifying the ways and mechanisms of influence of economic digital ecosystems on the social perceptions and values of the subject. Accordingly, the article examines the features and goals of economic digital ecosystems emerging in the process of development of the digital economy. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the features of digital communication in economic ecosystems, which create new opportunities and ways of influencing ecosystems on the formation and dissemination of social ideas. The methodological basis of the study is made up of structural-functional and systemic-communicative approaches to the study of the processes of transformation of social ideas and values of the subject. The main conclusion of the study is the following: in the information society, the influence of digital economic ecosystems, aimed at constructing the digital environment of society, on the formation and transmission of social ideas, is increasing. The growth in influence is largely due to the high adaptability of ecosystems to the individuality of the consumer and the digital capabilities of personalizing consumption. The novelty lies in the introduction of the concept of “collective digital transpersonal community,” which characterizes the features of the method of forming social ideas and values in the digital environment.

Trends in valuation approaches for cultural ecosystem services: A systematic literature review

Cultural ecosystem services constitute a field of research characterised by a growing number of publications from various academic disciplines. We carried out a systematic review of the literature that explicitly assessed with the valuation of cultural ecosystem services (CES). We used the review to identify, evaluate and interpret globally available research on the valuation of CES through the Web of Science and Scopus databases from 2005 to 2022. Thus, 349 articles were included in the analysis. The first article on valuation CES was published in 2010. We observed a temporal trend towards an increase in the number of articles between 2010 and 2022. The terrestrial environment and recreational value being the most emphasised among all the analysed articles. The countries in North America and Europe presented the highest numbers of studies on the theme. We observed associations between valuation methods and typologies of CES. The most studies focused on recreational and ecotourism typology with most of them associated with non-monetary methods for valuing cultural services. However, we did not observe an association between the valuation methods and the types of ecosystems investigated in the studies. We also found a temporal trend in the keywords, with clear differentiation in the theme of the studies from 2015 onwards. The most recent themes in the research area are associated with landscape, protected areas, perception, urban green space and social media studies. In conclusion, future research should focus on considering all CES categories for unequivocal descriptions of each category, proposing the development of typologies that may be applicable in various ecosystems.

Study on incentive factors and incentive effect differences of teachers in universities and colleges under the view of demographic variables

The purpose of this study is to explore the factors of University Teachers’ motivation and the differences among the factors under different background variables. Based on a great deal of literatures, this paper classifies the incentive content of teachers in universities and colleges into two aspects: internal incentive and external incentive. Through constructing the incentive structure equation model, this paper analyzes and summarizes the influence factors of the incentive of teachers in universities and colleges from two aspects: internal incentive and external incentive, and finds that external incentive is divided into salary and welfare, organizational environment, career development, and internal incentive is divided into work achievement, individual value, as well as innovation incentive. On this basis, we find that there are significant differences in incentive level based on the characteristics of demographics. Among them, there are significant differences in the factors, including marital status and external incentive. There are significant differences in salary and welfare, organizational environment, work achievement and individual value among different ages. There are significant differences in career development of whether undertaking part-time administrative posts. There are significant differences in salary and welfare, organizational environment and career development among different teaching ages. There are significant differences in organizational environment and career development between different titles. There are significant differences in salary and welfare, organizational environment and incentive between different educational backgrounds, and there are significant differences in innovation incentive between different school types.

Leadership Character of the Director General of Immigration: a Hope

The open selection for the position of Director General of Immigration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights has become a historic moment with the opportunity for non-civil servants to be involved as candidates. This phenomenon illustrates that the public has high hopes for the Director General of Immigration who will be elected. The hope is that Indonesian Immigration will be more advanced and ready to face challenges. This is descriptive research using a literature study that uses various data and information related to Immigration issues, the selection of the Director General of Immigration and the challenges of Immigration in the future. The Director General of Immigration must be able to be an example (example), have sufficient experience (experience), educated (education), understand the environment and organizational values (environment) and be able to evaluate the program well (evaluation). Therefore, it is important to remind that the Director General of Immigration must understand the work culture of the organization, the ability to change for the better, the ability to make effective decisions, the ability to lead and communicate, the drive to be able to collaborate with strategic partners, equal opportunities in order to develop capacity, be able to achieve performance targets, maximize assets and potential, manage the quality of public services that are getting better and the ability to bring this organization to a better direction.