Volunteer Assistance Research Articles

Features of the professional activity of a lawyer and the Ukrainian bar under martial law

This article is devoted to the disclosure of issues related to certain specifics of the professional activity of a lawyer and the Ukrainian bar in martial law.
 To achieve this goal, the author used a set of general and special methods that are characteristic of legal science. The research was conducted using primarily statistical and sociological methods, system-structural and formal-dogmatic methods, as well as the dialectical method of knowledge of legal reality.
 This article analyzes the practical activities of bar associations, in particular the National Bar Association of Ukraine, in the context of armed aggression by russia. It is concluded that in order to improve the quality of advocacy, primarily on a free basis, the National Bar Association of Ukraine established a Center for Methodological Assistance and Coordination of Volunteer Assistance to Military Servicemen. Also, the National Association of Advocates of Ukraine and the Bar Councils of the respective regions took many different measures to address pressing issues of protection of the rights and interests of citizens, servicemen and lawyers themselves.
 Emphasis is also placed on the activities of the Board of Trustees of the National Bar Association of Ukraine and foreign partners in assisting Ukrainian lawyers. The position is argued that the number of national professional organizations (associations) of lawyers, law firms and law firms, as well as ordinary lawyers from all over the civilized world, united by the desire to support Ukrainian lawyers and Ukrainians in general and provide them with various assistance, is incredible. which they need in connection with russia's military aggression.

Challenges of Deaf Students in Online Learning at Universities

This study describes the challenges faced by deaf students in online learning, focusing on three aspects: internet access and use of media, volunteer assistance, and interaction in online learning. This study uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive method. Sources of data in this study were deaf students and volunteers. Data collection techniques using interviews and observation. Data were analyzed using Miles and Huberman's interactive data analysis model, which consisted of data reduction, presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results of the study describe that 1) deaf students have problems with internet networks and quotas so that they are not optimal in attending lectures, besides that deaf students also experience problems in using learning media used in lectures, for example, in using zoom, and e-learning SIMARI, students Deaf people still have difficulty using some of the features contained in e-learning. 2) volunteers who are tasked with assisting deaf students are active students. The practice of mentoring is not optimal because volunteers also learn from their homes. In addition, the distance between the houses of deaf students and volunteers is quite far, and some are even in different cities. This will further hinder the process of assistance. 3) the lack of assistance by volunteers also has an impact on the interaction of deaf students with lecturers and deaf students with regular students during online learning. This is because not all lecturers can communicate using sign language

Mark‐resight methodology for estimating key deer abundance assisted by citizen scientists

AbstractFlorida Key deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium) are an endangered subspecies of white‐tailed deer endemic to the Lower Florida Keys. The New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) infestation in July 2016 and Hurricane Irma on 10 September 2017 both caused the Key deer population to decline. Our objective was to estimate current Key deer population abundance using traditional distance sampling and a mark‐resight methodology applicable for citizen scientist participation. For mark‐resight efforts, deer were marked with hand sprayers using water‐based livestock dye on Big Pine (BPK) and No Name keys (NNK). Biologists conducted road surveys between 9–13 March 2020 on BPK and NNK and collected data for mark retention, mark‐resight, and distance calculations concurrently. Our mark‐resight estimate (n = 748) was nearly 300 deer lower than the traditional distance estimate likely because of distance sampling's sensitivity to increased deer visibility along survey routes. Compared to historic data, our mark‐resight population estimate indicated increased deer abundance compared to post‐Hurricane Irma estimates (n = 573), but slightly below post‐screwworm outbreak estimates (n = 860). Based on mark‐retention data, we recommend all resight surveys be completed within 5 days of the first mark placement for the most dependable mark detection. We recommend our mark‐resight method be used in future Key deer surveys as it is simple, efficient, and can be reliably completed with the assistance of volunteers therefore allowing for more regular monitoring.

A review of volunteers’ motivations to monitor and control invasive alien species

People make an important contribution to the study and management of biological invasions, as many monitoring and control projects rely heavily on volunteer assistance. Understanding the reasons why people participate in such projects is critical for successful recruitment and retention of volunteers. We used a meta-synthesis approach to extract, analyze and synthesize the available information from 28 selected studies investigating motivations of volunteers to engage in monitoring and control of invasive alien species (IAS). Our findings show how motivations fit three broad themes, reflecting environmental concerns, social motivations, and personal reasons. An important outcome of this study is the description of motivations that are unique to the IAS context: supporting IAS management, protecting native species and habitats, and livelihood/food/income protection or opportunities. In addition, our study reflects on important methodological choices for investigating volunteer motivations as well as ethical issues that may arise in practice. We conclude with a set of recommendations for project design and future research on volunteer motivations in IAS contexts, emphasizing the importance of collaboration with social scientists.

Empowerment and assistance of Unissula Virtual Homecare (UVHC) volunteers to increase resilience of Covid-19 patients post self-isolation

Prevention and treatment of Covid-19 patients has been carried out with various strategies. Educational strategies can be carried out on patients during self-isolation or after self-isolation. Unissula initiated the Unissula Virtual home care innovation, namely UVHC as an effort to contribute to higher education during the pandemic. The UVHC program needs to be supported by volunteers who can assist Covid-19 patients in increasing their resilience to the problems experienced after Covid-19 so that conditions do not occur again. Assistance and empowerment of UVHC Volunteers aims to increase knowledge, skills and abilities in managing Covid-19 patients after self-isolation. This activity is carried out with training and demonstrations. After the activity, UVHC volunteers increased their knowledge of nutritional needs by 70%, skills in breathing exercises increased to 80%, knowledge of pharmacology needs to 70% and volunteer skills increased by 80% in teaching prayer procedures during illness as an effort to fulfill spiritual needs. The Service Team recommends the formation of volunteers in other fields to increase volunteer awareness in helping the healing process of Covid-19 patients after self isolation

Peculiarities of the Dynamics of Medical Relations in Medical Law: Certain Aspects

The peculiarities of the implementation of the constitutional right to health care, medical assistance and medical insurance in martial law are clarified and the limits of its implementation are highlighted. It is established that accor­ding to the legislation of Ukraine in the conditions of the imposed martial law, the right guaranteed in Art. 49 of the Constitution of Ukraine, is not subject to restriction due to the absence in the list of constitutional rights that are subject to restriction in Presidential Decree № 64/2022. The normative regulation of the procedure for involvement of the doctors and other foreign health workers and stateless persons in the provision of assistance to victims who come to health care facilities, which is full of regulatory conflicts and controversies, has been studied. It is established that only those health care institutions whose organizational and legal form is communal institutions have the right to involve foreign or stateless medical workers in volunte­ering. The responsibilities of the municipal institutions that involved medical volunteers in their activities have been crystallized, namely: a) to inform the National Social Service of Ukraine in written form within five working days from the moment of involving foreigners and stateless persons in volunteering; b) to inform the Ministry of Health of Ukraine about the involvement of doctors and other foreign and stateless persons in providing assistance to the victims; c) to notify the State Migration Service of Ukraine within five working days in case of termination of volunteering by a foreigner or a stateless person. It has been established that the victims who come to health care facilities are patients by their legal status, so they retain all the guarantees provided by the legislation of Ukraine. In addition, patients under the Law of Ukraine «On Volunteering» in extrapolation to the field of medical care have the right for: a) respectful and humane treatment by volunteers and organizations and institutions that involve volunteers in their activities; b) receiving information about their rights, responsibilities and conditions for providing volunteer assistance; c) observance of the legal regime of information with limited access, i.e. observance of the right to secrecy about the health status; d) selection of volunteers and organizations and institutions that involve volunteers in their activities, forms of volunteer assistance; e) protection of their rights and legitimate interests in accordance with the law.

PERANAN KEGIATAN RELAWAN PAJAK DALAM MENDUKUNG PELAKSANAAN STIMULUS FISKAL PEMERINTAH TAHUN 2020

This research is a combination of field and literature research, namely analyzing the perceptions of individual taxpayers in reporting the Annual Tax Return on the assistance of tax volunteers. In analyzing using the theory of usefulness and convenience based on literature in the form of books, journals by combining the data obtained from the answers of individual taxpayers. The research objective was to determine the perception of individual taxpayers on the satisfaction of assistance carried out by tax volunteers at the tax volunteer placement location. There are 5 (five) locations for the placement of Tax Volunteers, namely West Bekasi Tax Office, Pondok Gede Tax Office, North Bekasi Tax Office, South Bekasi Tax Office, and STIAMI Institute Tax Center. This research use desciptive qualitative approach. The sampling technique used in this study was purposive sampling with interview techniques in collecting research data. The population in this study are taxpayers who carry out the obligation to report their annual tax return through e-Filing. Meanwhile, the sample in this study were taxpayers whose annual SPT reporting activities were accompanied by tax volunteers in these 5 (five) placements. The results of this study indicate that taxpayer assistance activities by tax volunteers in helping to fill individual annual tax returns are very effective. This can be seen from the satisfaction of taxpayers after receiving assistance by tax volunteers. Taxpayers are satisfied with the assistance of tax volunteers because the annual SPT reporting process is easier, faster and tax volunteers are able to guide taxpayers in filling out their SPT

Social and volunteer assistance in the context of the coronavirus pandemic (on the example of the Republic of Bashkortostan)

Elderly people are at a significantly increased risk of severe illness after contracting COVID-19. It is logical that the measures of social isolation taken in our country were addressed primarily to the elderly (over 65 years of age). The provision of social assistance has been and is being carried out not only by state institutions of the social sphere, but also by public organizations and volunteer groups. In this article, the author presents the experience of the Republic of Bashkortostan in providing assistance to the most vulnerable categories of the population during the coronavirus pandemic. The scientific significance of the study lies in identifying the key areas of development of the process of providing social assistance to needy categories of citizens in the context of the coronavirus pandemic by public organizations. The author organized and conducted expert interviews with the representatives of the most active social movements and associations, which allowed identifying the features of and prospects for the development of the process of providing social assistance in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.

Социальное самочувствие российских студентов в период ковид-пандемии

The social well-being of the Russian students showed how steadfastly this category of youth survived the period of the covid-pandemic peak and the post-covid stage. Mass opinion polls revealed that the new generation mastered the distance learning system, and it properly assessed the prospects for virtual learning. Russian universities adapted to the new distance learning system despite the fact that the professional and educational Internet addiction of students increased. Working students pursuing “remote work”, were included in the state program of self-employment. The overwhelming majority demonstrated civic self-organization and a responsible position in the context of the covid pandemic, they observed safety measures, and the most active provided volunteer assistance to the people in need. It is not a secret that there existed negative consequences from covid self-isolation. They provoked family conflicts among the respondents. The conflicts were overcome by joint efforts due to the tactics of cooperation between “parents and children”. Thus, the institute of Russian higher education and the institute of the traditional Russian family were able to withstand all the covid-pandemic consequences of 2019–2020. The social well-being of students remained within the limits of the norm.

THE EFFECT OF TAXPAYER UNDERSTANDING AND USE OF E-FILING ON TAXPAYER COMPLIANCE WITH TAX VOLUNTEER AS MODERATING VARIABLE

The tax revenue that has not reached the target is due to the low level of taxpayer compliance. One of the efforts of the Directorate General of Taxes to improve taxpayer compliance is by implementing an e-filing system and assisted by the Tax Volunteer program. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of taxpayer understanding and the use of e-filing on individual taxpayer compliance with Tax Volunteer as a moderating variable. This study analyzed primary data from questionnaires distributed to 100 individual taxpayers at Tax Volunteer assistance locations at KPP Badung Utara and KP2KP Kerobokan through e-Riset. The sampling technique used is the purposeful technique of sampling. Statistical testing to test the hypothesis using the Partial Least Square (PLS) test tool with SmartPLS 3.0. The analysis results showed that the tax payer understanding and the use of e-filing have a positive effect on taxpayer compliance. Tax Volunteer can weaken the relationship between understanding of taxpayers on taxpayer compliance. Tax Volunteer can strengthen the relationship between e-filing on taxpayer compliance.

Monument conservation and excavation of the Rossztemplom Church in Tök, 2022

The Rossztemplom [the name meaning “Ruin Church”] in Tök is one of the few Árpádian Age ruined churches in Pest County. Having belonged to a former, late-13th-century AD village called Tek, it is now surrounded by ploughlands. Its conservation and archaeological survey was completed in 2000, but since then the condition of the ruins has deteriorated. The church has attracted illegal metal detectorists, and ongoing land cultivation has also put the site in danger. The worsening condition of the ruins was noted several times during field walks, also by experts of the Ferenczy Museum Centre. In 2022, Market Ltd. undertook the conservation of the ruins and tidied up its environs. Their work received considerable media coverage as Market Ltd. used its own resources for a voluntary service to the community. This renovation project also included a short archaeological excavation, conducted by the Ferenczy Museum Centre and realised with the assistance of volunteers. The work focused on the architectural history of the church building, as that was considered essential in the conservation process. This short paper provides a summary of the excavation results.

The MoveStrong program for promoting balance and functional strength training and adequate protein intake in pre-frail older adults: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

Balance and functional strength training can improve muscle strength and physical functioning outcomes and decrease the risk of falls in older adults. To maximize the benefits of strength training, adequate protein intake is also important. However, the number of older individuals that consume enough protein or routinely engage in strength training remains low at less than 5% and even lower for activities that challenge balance. Our primary aim was to assess the feasibility of implementing a model (MoveStrong) of service delivery to teach older adults about balance and functional strength training and methods to increase protein intake. This study was a closed cohort stepped wedge randomized controlled trial. We recruited individuals ≥60 years considered pre-frail or frail with at least one chronic condition who were not currently engaging in regular strength training from Northern (rural) and Southern (urban) Ontario sites in Canada. The primary outcome was feasibility of implementation, defined by recruitment, retention, and adherence, and safety (defined by monitoring adverse events). We also reported participants' and providers' experience with MoveStrong, adaptations to the model based on participant's and provider's experience, and program fidelity. We recruited 44 participants to the study and the average adherence rate was 72% with a retention of 71%. The program had a high-fidelity score. One person experienced a fall-related injury during exercise, while two other participants reported pain during certain activities. Five individuals experienced injuries or health problems that were not related to the program. Suggestions for future trials include modifying some exercises, exploring volunteer assistance, increasing the diversity of participants enrolled, and considering a different study design. Our pilot trial demonstrates the feasibility of recruitment and adherence for a larger multisite RCT of balance and functional strength training with attention to protein intake in pre-frail and frail older adults.

‘Bhavishya Shakti: Empowering the Future’: establishing and evaluating a pilot community mobile teaching kitchen as an innovative model, training marginalised women to become nutrition champions and culinary health educators in Kolkata, India

BackgroundMalnutrition is a global emergency, creating an overlapping burden on individual, public and economic health. The double burden of malnutrition affects approximately 2.3 billion adults worldwide. Following 3 years of...

Limited Space: Elderly People's Meanings of the City in the Time of Pandemic

The study examines the specifics of changes in the meanings of the city in interviews with older people. The author shows what restrictions in the use of material and social resources exist in urban spaces, how these restrictions are interrelated and how they create peculiarities in the interpretation of the meanings of cities by older people. The empirical basis of the study was 20 semi-structured interviews and 15 observation diaries with elderly people from St. Petersburg and Petrozavodsk, which were collected during the COVID-19 pandemic from April 14 to June 1, 2020. The key findings of the study relate to the different interpretations of urban spaces present in the locations where the study was conducted; secondly, how the limited material resources of the city and the perceived tightness of older people within one space affect social resources. In addition, the question is raised as to how the lack of material resources can be compensated through social resources, such as volunteer assistance. The presence of volunteers is limited in various cities, and restrictions on the provision of volunteer assistance are a serious problem for a large city of regional significance — Petrozavodsk.

San Bernardino Flying Squirrel Use of Residential Areas: A Citizen Science Approach

The San Bernardino flying squirrel (Glaucomys oregonensis californicus) is a California Species of Special Concern restricted to montane forests of southern California. We confirmed the distribution of this species in residential areas of the San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountains with the assistance of citizen scientist volunteers. Project participants placed motion sensor camera traps near bird feeders on their property and uploaded their results to a project webpage and associated iNaturalist project. Flying squirrels were documented at all sites monitored in the San Bernardino Mountains but were not detected in the San Jacinto Mountains, consistent with survey results in recent decades. Forest structure plots between the 2 ranges differed in tree density, tree height, litter depth, and canopy closure, but it is unclear whether these differences alone can explain the lack of detections in the San Jacinto Mountains. Habitat in residential areas may provide subsidized food and water resources that are attractive to flying squirrels and important to their persistence, especially in seasonally dry forests and areas subject to prolonged drought, such as those in the study area.

An IoT Based Smart Wearable Device for Women Safety

Women are subjected to an increasing amount of harassment these days, which is troubling. The situation is extremely serious in both developing and developing countries. As a result, it poses a serious threat to women's empowerment as well as a country's fiscal development. We are developing IoT software and an Android app to make women's movement safer in this project. By pressing the device's emergency button, women will receive immediate and comprehensive safety assistance. In the event of an incident, this system will monitor the user's location in real-time and send it to a local police station and volunteer. This device will also provide the user with the location of the nearest safe zone. Furthermore, this interface can be used both online and offline. If the user does not have access to the internet, the computer can also be used to contact the nearest police station and volunteer assistance. Arduino uno, GPS, GSM, Bluetooth, and other components make up the system. The combination of both of these factors makes this product both inexpensive and simple to use.

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING DURING MAY MEASUREMENT MONTH (MMM) 2019: TIME FOR ADOLESCENTS?

Abstract Objective: Every year, may 17th is dedicated to the World Hypertension Day (WHD). This is an initiative of the World Hypertension League, an affiliate of the International Society of Hypertension. These united forces have expanded to make May Measurement Month (MMM), a month of campaigning to raise awareness against hypertension. The objective of this study was to introduce the data obtained from a sample of adults and adolescents during the 2019 WHD. Design and method: Screening was conducted at a French hospital (Hôpital Avicenne) with the voluntary and volunteer assistance of physicians, interns, pharmacy and nursing students of our service, while following the standard MMM protocol. The support of the French Society of Hypertension (in partnership with Omron France) has been proposed to provide our centre with blood pressure (BP) monitors (Omron HEM-FL31/M3 Comfortâ). Results: Anonymous general data for this population of 140 subjects, including 66 adolescents, are summarized in the table. The majority of adult participants reported that their last BP measurement was more than a year ago, or was never even taken. All adolescents had measured their BP for the first time during this campaign. The number of known hypertensive adults 15 (20,3%). No adolescents were known to have high BP. In this population, 10 (13,5%) adults and 3 (4,5 %) adolescents have an unknown high normal BP. As for new hypertensive patients, there are 6 adults (8,1%) and 4 adolescents (6,1%) broken down as follows: Grade 1 hypertension: 4 adults and 4 adolescents, Grade II: only 2 adults, and Grade III: no one. Conclusions: Hypertension in children and adolescents is underestimated and under-diagnosed in clinical practice. European and American guidelines tend to simplify adult hypertension classifications to apply it in adolescents, but data from intervention and screening trials are not yet available. Although our screening approach remains modest in France (or at the European level), it aims to place young people at the centre of screening actions. A sustainable and methodical model for hypertension screening campaigns must make it possible to involvement the future generations in the fight against cardiovascular risk.

ПОЛІТИКА СОЦІАЛЬНОГО ІНВЕСТУВАННЯ БАНКІВСЬКИХ УСТАНОВ: УКРАЇНСЬКІ РЕАЛІЇ І ЗАРУБІЖНИЙ ДОСВІД

Зазначено, що в умовах зростання конкурентної боротьби на фінансових ринках особливої актуальності набувають питання впровадження принципів соціального інвестування у діяльність банківських установ. Зазначено, що у 2007—2018 рр. вітчизняні банки мали різний ступень інформаційної відкритості стосовно здійснюваної ними політики корпоративної соціальної відповідальності. Виявлено, що загальною тенденцією останніх років є зростання індексу прозорості банків щодо політики соціальної відповідальності, проте його середній рівень є нижчим, аніж рівень, який мають агропідприємства, компанії енергетики та металургії. Акцентовано увагу на існуванні прямого взаємозв’язку між інформаційною прозорістю банків та їхньою надійністю. Констатовано на основі аналізу нефінансової звітності вітчизняних банківських установ, що в теперішній час відбувається заміна традиційних соціальних програм на волонтерську допомогу з боку співробітників банків, а також переорієнтація з іміджевого аспекту соціального інвестування на стратегічний. Наголошено, що інтеграція політики соціального інвестування в загальну стратегію розвитку банків зумовлює необхідність визначення кількісного впливу соціальних інвестицій на ефективність банківського бізнесу. Визначено обмеженість внутрішніх соціальних інвестицій (інвестиції у навчання персоналу) і несистемний характер зовнішніх соціальних інвестицій (благодійництва) вітчизняних банків. Обґрунтовано на основі результатів кореляційного аналізу щільність і характер зв’язку між зростанням ефективності соціального інвестування, розміром витрат на маркетинг і результативністю банківської діяльності відповідно. Запропоновано поширення зарубіжного досвіду соціального інвестування банків, зокрема, використання таких сучасних інноваційних технологій партнерства банків із зацікавленими сторонами, як грант-мейкінг і паблік рілейшнз.

ОЦІНКА ОСНОВНИХ НАПРЯМКІВ ФІНАНСОВОГО ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ СПОРТИВНОЇ СФЕРИ В УКРАЇНІ

The article considers the main aspects of the formation of financial support for the entire sports sector of Ukraine, including such a sport as field hockey (indoor hockey). Not only the victorious results of high-achievement sports on the world or European arena, but also such a social effect as a healthy nation (especially for children and youth) depends on how developed the sports sphere is in the country and its infrastructure. Therefore, it is necessary to find ways to improve funding through appropriate budgets (sports subventions) and through alternative sources not prohibited by law: the introduction of the club system through membership fees, volunteer assistance, participation in various sports grant programs and more. Another important point is the improvement of existing and the adoption of separate laws, such as "On Patronage", which will help obtain additional legal funding. The processed scientific sources of information made it possible to determine that the problems of financial support and management in the field of sports have so far been partially investigated. They conducted research on finding optimal ways to increase the profitability of sports institutions by improving the quality of their services, the possibility of obtaining investments and grants to improve sports infrastructure and more. Due to this, it is possible to ensure the effective profitable activity of sports enterprises and achieve a greater social effect, namely: strengthening the business activity of Ukrainian society, improving the level, quality of life and health. As a result, we also found that so far all these issues are quite relevant in today's conditions, and some issues in this area need more detailed research and improvement. The article also conducted a study of the financing of the sports sector from the state budget of Ukraine in the period 2019-2020 and provided a funding plan for 2021, as well as a separate sport such as field hockey (indoor hockey). As a result of the study, it was suggested that sports funding from the state budget could be improved by increasing the amount of financial support, partly from local budgets, as well as various grants and other sources.

ДИСКУРСЫ ИНФОРМАЦИОННЫХ ПОТОКОВ МЕЖДУНАРОДНОЙ МИГРАЦИИ В СЕГМЕНТАХ СОЦИАЛЬНЫХ МЕДИА РОССИИ И СТРАН ЕВРОПЕЙСКОГО СОЮЗА

The purpose of the article is to present the basic results of a social media analysis of the specifics of online communications about migration in the Runet space and digital environments in France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Research methods: carried out by structural and logical methods of content analysis of messages relevant to the subject of the study of online conversations and data interpretation of automated statistical options of the blog hosting sites «VKontakte» and «Facebook». As a result of the analysis, a characteristic common for digital communications about the migration of the Russian and European segments of social media was revealed, associated with the intensive circulation of information flows created by informal online network leaders and opinion centers and aimed at the formation of an unofficial system of mutual assistance and support by migrants. each other and the indigenous population. A key characteristic of social and media flows about migration and migrants in European segments of digital communication is their focus on discussing the possibilities of volunteer assistance to migrants from the indigenous population.