Towards digital trade facilitation implementation in Asia and the Pacific: State of play

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Trade Facilitation ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Pacific State

Climate Change and Trade Facilitation: Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emission Savings from Implementation of Cross-Border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific

2021 ◽  
pp. 263168462110355
Author(s):  
Yann Duval ◽  
Simon Hardy
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Trade Facilitation ◽  
Framework Agreement ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Pacific

The Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-Border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific entered into force in February 2021. While economic benefits associated with paperless trade facilitation are well known, little attention has been paid to measuring the potential environmental benefits. Accordingly, this article sets out to quantify the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that could be saved if all trade-related paper documents in the region are ultimately replaced by digital documents and data exchange, as foreseen in the regional framework agreement. This is carried out by combining detailed descriptions of trade transactions, data on trading volumes and relevant emission factors. Even with conservative assumptions, the emissions saved by fully digitalising a single end-to-end trade transaction are equivalent to planting 1.5 trees. For the Asia-Pacific, this implies savings of about 13 million tons of CO2e annually, equivalent to the carbon absorbed by 400 million trees. The results are driven by efficiency gains from handling data digitally rather than by the direct savings of paper and ink. JEL Classification: F18, H83, Q56

To the Issue of Building Health Knowledge in Students of Higher and Secondary Medical Education Institutions of Vladivostok

2020 ◽  
pp. 30-37
Author(s):  
LN Nagirnaya ◽  
YuV Titova ◽  
VV Skvarnik
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Clinical Medicine ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
Medical College ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Pacific State ◽  
Maintenance Behavior ◽  
Student’S T

Introduction: The realities of today demonstrate high importance of the ability of healthcare professionals to raise awareness of health knowledge in the population. Skills of health promotion develop already in the course of training in medical educational establishments. Our objective was to assess the dynamics of building health knowledge in medical students in the process of studying. Materials and methods: We conducted a targeted questionnaire-based survey of 264 medical students including 167 students of the Faculty of Public Health of the Pacific State Medical University (hereinafter referred to as University) specializing in preventive medicine, clinical psychology, and medical biochemistry and 97 students of medical and nursing departments of the Vladivostok Medical College (hereinafter referred to as College) in the first and final year of study. A specially developed questionnaire included 25 questions on basic knowledge of clinical medicine, health, and health maintenance behavior. Data analysis was conducted using methods of descriptive statistics (cross-tabulation analysis and Student’s t-test). Conclusions: Our findings helped improve the curriculum of hygienic disciplines by including optional classes aimed at consolidating theoretical knowledge gained in the study of hygienic and epidemiological disciplines and at acquiring practical skills in accordance with professional competencies.

scholarly journals HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE AND HISTORY PRESERVED IN STUDENT DRAWINGS

2020 ◽  
pp. 24-24
Author(s):  
Evgeny M. Bazilevich
Keyword(s):  
Research Work ◽  
Fine Art ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
State University ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Art Teaching ◽  
Pacific State ◽  
Architecture And Design ◽  
The University

The articles presents the experiences of the fine art teaching staff at the Institute of Architecture and Design, the Pacific State University, in the study of historical architectural environment and history based on an archive of preserved student drawings. The author considers this approach as one of the possible ways of organizing research work in the university in the areas of "Architecture" and "Design of Architectural Environment".

scholarly journals Next-generation Trade Facilitation for Asian Integration: Cross-border Paperless Trade

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-31
Author(s):  
Y. Duval ◽  
T. Wang ◽  
C. Utoktham ◽  
A. Kravchenko
Keyword(s):  
Trade Costs ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Trade Facilitation ◽  
Jel Codes ◽  
Framework Agreement ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Asian Integration ◽  
Trade Measures ◽  
Made In

Reducing trade costs is essential to achieve Asian integration. Trade costs in the Asian and the Pacific region remain high, in particular, between different Asian subregions. Significant progress has been made in implementation of trade facilitation measures between 2015 and 2017, particularly those included in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). However, progress in implementing of next-generation digital trade facilitation measures, such as cross-border paperless trade measures, has been more limited. Simulation results suggest that full implementation of such measures could nearly double trade costs reductions expected from WTO TFA implementation. A new regional United Nations (UN) treaty, the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-Border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific, may accelerate progress in this area. JEL Codes: F13, F15, F17

scholarly journals THE COMPLEX EVALUATION OF HEALTH OF MEDICAL STUDENTS OF JUNIOR COURSES

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 126-131
Author(s):  
A. A. Shestera ◽  
Pavel F. Kiku ◽  
O. A. Izmaylova ◽  
A. V. Sukhova ◽  
E. V. Kaerova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Health State ◽  
Complex Evaluation ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Healthy Life Style ◽  
Pacific State

The article presents the results of comparative evaluation of health of students of I-III courses of the Pacific State Medical University during process of education. The study used data of sociological analysis (questionnaire survey) with evaluation of subjective attitude of students to personal health, work-rest regime and health risk factors. The analysis of general morbidity with temporary disability in 2014-2017 was implemented. The indices of physical development of medical students such as index Ketle (body mass-body height indicator), indicator of lungs vital capacity, power indicator (wrist dynamometry). The average indices specific to particular gender height groups of medical students are calculated. It is established that health of students of I-III courses is affected by a complex of such factors as education process, earning additionally after studies, low interest to physical culture and sport and harmful habits. The subjective evaluation by medical students their own health using a questionnaire survey technique testifies that out of number of risk factors negatively affecting students' health the most significant are harmful habits, wrong planning of recreation regimen and sedentary style of life. The evaluation of health state of students established a trend to increasing of morbidity with prevalence of diseases of respiratory organs in its structure. Hereinafter, the results of study can be applied for establishment of directions and development of preventive measures related to health promotion and healthy life-style formation in medical students.

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