scholarly journals Readiness of Polish Industrial Enterprises for the Industry 4.0 Revolution

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 214
Author(s):  
Marcin Lis ◽  
Bartosz Jeżyna ◽  
Ewa Szkudlarek ◽  
Szymon Szumiał
Keyword(s):  
Latent Variables ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Student’S T ◽  
Additional Support

Implementing solutions related to Industry 4.0 is a challenge for Polish industrial enterprises, regardless of size or affiliation to a larger, international organisation. The aim of this article is to examine the awareness, readiness and ability of these enterprises to meet this challenge. This study was conducted on a group of 60 randomly selected representatives of companies operating in Poland. A structured interview consisting of 32 questions, carried out using the English computer-assisted web interview (CAWI) method, was used to collect the data. Statistical differences between companies employing up to 249 people and companies employing at least 250 people were verified by the use of the nonparametric Mann–Whitney U test. Latent variables were also extracted, and the comparison was conducted using the independent samples from a Student’s t-test. Regardless of the differences in responses between companies employing up to 249 employees and those employing 250 or more, the results showed an insufficient level of knowledge of technological solutions as well as a lack of awareness about supporting business development by means of specialised technology providers. Even though little awareness of the importance of Industry 4.0 solutions was identified, identifying key determinants for raising awareness of these solutions among companies operating in Poland may become not only the basis of further scientific research but also of a vital catalogue of activities that can be used to disseminate knowledge in this area. Both paths are extremely important for Polish enterprises. Practical implementation of Industry 4.0 measures particularly entails additional support for small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter SME) investment in technological, financial and human resources.

scholarly journals The DSR Scheme in the Capacity Market of Industrial Enterprises in Poland—Participation Determinants

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 5462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bartosz Jeżyna ◽  
Marcin Lis ◽  
Agata Mesjasz-Lech
Keyword(s):  
Structured Interview ◽  
Potential Participant ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Participation Decision ◽  
Capacity Market ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Demand Side Response ◽  
Response Scheme

The purpose of this article is to present the key differences between the Polish Guaranteed DSR (demand-side response) Scheme operating from 2017 to 2020 and the Polish Capacity Market DSR Scheme operating from 2021, and their impacts on the decision to participate in the DSR scheme. The present study attempts to compare the rules of the old and new schemes and their impacts on the participation decision depending on the industry of the potential scheme participant. The study was conducted on a group of 50 randomly selected companies. A structured interview was used to collect information, and a chi-quadrant independence test and a Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney test were used in the analysis of the collected data. The study was conducted in selected enterprises located in Poland. The results of the study indicate the elements that are similar to the literature on the subject, and key aspects arising from the unique characteristics of the Polish market and the industry of the potential participant. A detailed analysis of the collected data showed that the position of the respondent in the company and the size of the company do not affect the level of knowledge of the DSR market, or the decision concerning cooperation or the manner of reduction. All the respondents have higher opinions about the new Capacity Market DSR Scheme, which confirms the proper direction of the changes in relation to the ending Guaranteed DSR Scheme.

scholarly journals Translation, from Pen-and-Paper to Computer-Assisted Tools (CAT Tools) and Machine Translation (MT)

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Bianca Han
Keyword(s):  
Machine Translation ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Translation Process ◽  
Translation Tools

This paper reflects the technology-induced novelty of translation, which is perceived as a bridge between languages and cultures. We debate the extent to which the translation process maintains its specificity in the light of the new technology-enhanced working methods ensured by a large variety of Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT) and Machine Translation (MT) tools that aim to enhance the process, which includes the translation itself, the translator, the translation project manager, the linguist, the terminologist, the reviewer, and the client. This paper also hints at the topic from the perspective of the translation teacher, who needs to provide students with transversal competencies that are suitable for the digital area, supported by the ability to tackle Cloud-based translation tools, in view of Industry 4.0 requirements.

scholarly journals Effect of Training About Child Neglect and Abuse to Teachers and Its Effect to Awareness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
İskender GÜN ◽  
Adeviye ÇOPUR ◽  
Elçin BALCI
Keyword(s):  
Child Neglect ◽  
Formal Training ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Survey Form ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Student’S T ◽  
Student’S T Test

Abstract Background: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of child neglect and abuse training on the knowledge and awareness of medical vocational schoolteachers in Turkey. Methods: This study was conducted with teachers from Kayseri, Turkey, between October 2016 and April 2017. Teachers who agreed to participate in the study received training on child neglect and abuse. Data were collected through a survey form and by the Scale for Identifying the Symptoms and Risks of Child Abuse and Neglect. Data were analyzed through the software SPSS V.20.0. For statistical analyses, student’s t test, analysis of variance and McNemar tests were performed, with p< 0.05 value being considered statistically significant. Results: Of the teachers, 63.7% were female and 80.5% were married. Teachers’ mean age was 40.5 ± 9.9 years. Of the teachers, 87.4% reported the training was adequate. Teachers’ level of knowledge on neglect and abuse and the percentage of those who reported that they would report it to the authorities when faced with such a case increased after the training. Women teachers’ scores for the neglect and abuse scale increased among those without children and who found the training adequate. Conclusions: Teachers’ knowledge level in the study group prior to the training was found higher. The subject of child neglect and abuse should be further discussed during teachers’ formal training.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Level of Knowledge on Autism among the Mothers of Toddlers in Selected Village, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, India

2021 ◽  
pp. 160-164
Author(s):  
M. Nandhini ◽  
T. R. Manjula ◽  
M. Maria Auxilli Jenifer
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Repetitive Behavior ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Prior Permission ◽  
Data Collection Procedure

Background: Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties with social interaction and communication and by restricted and repetitive behavior. Mothers of toddlers should have knowledge on Autism to identify the child in earlier age and to treat the child. Objectives: The study aimed to assess the level of knowledge on autism among the mothers of toddlers. The objectives were to find out the level of knowledge on autism among the mothers and to find out the association between the level of knowledge on autism and selected demographic variables of the mothers of toddlers. Materials and Methods: A non-experimental, descriptive study was conducted. The sampling technique was snow ball sampling technique with the sample of 50 mothers of toddlers and questionnaires were formulated, a structured interview schedule was used to assess the level of knowledge on autism among the mothers of toddlers. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the collected data. The data collection procedure was done for period of 2 weeks. The study was initiated after obtaining prior permission from the concern authorities. Results: The findings of this study revealed that 44% of the mothers of toddlers had inadequate knowledge, 44% had moderately adequate knowledge and only 2% had adequate knowledge on autism. There was significant association between level of knowledge and demographic variables such as age, occupation and previous knowledge on Autism of mothers of toddlers.

scholarly journals Methodic tools to optimize marketing expenses of the innovatively active industrial enterprises in Ukraine

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleg Olefirenko
Keyword(s):  
Mathematic Model ◽  
Machine Building ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Managerial Decisions ◽  
Production Distribution ◽  
Market Situation ◽  
The Given ◽  
Rational Process

The efficient sales policy of the machine building innovatively active enterprises is connected with its rational process financing. Optimal determination of innovative production distribution expenses is top-priority element to increase economic subject’s activity profitability and to increase its competitive positions at the market. Thus, planning of costs for innovatively active machine building enterprises sales has to be based on economic and rationally adaptive mathematic tools to industrial enterprises activity specific. Practical implementation of the mentioned task is possible owing to economic and mathematic model to plan costs for innovatively active enterprises production, which preconditions urgency of the given research. Besides the tools investigation is also urgent and it allows to foresee future expenses amounts for sales, demand for production and profit of the innovatively active industrial enterprise, behavior in future depending on market situation. The article deals with scientific and methodic approach to optimize distribution expenses of the innovatively active industrial enterprises in Ukraine. Economic and mathematic modeling methods allowed to formalize models to plan distribution expenses of innovatively active enterprise, demand and profits, that is prerequisite to form prognostications by proper directions. Practical implementation of the suggested scientific and methodic approach on the example of machine building enterprise in Ukraine results in confirmation of models correspondence and establishment of inefficiency to distinguish expenses. It gives evidence about necessity to optimize expenses of enterprise and to introduce active managerial decisions concerning its activity profitability growth

scholarly journals Conceptual principles of industrial enterprise intellectual potential management use

2021 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-137
Author(s):  
H. Ostrovska
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Management ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Knowledge Transformation ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Special Value ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Intellectual Potential

Theoretical and methodological principles are substantiated and practical recommendations for managing the transformation of organizational knowledge as a tool for effective use of industrial enterprises intellectual potential in order to increase its competitive advantages are developed in this paaper. Theoretical generalization of industrial enterprises organizational knowledge concept is carried out. It is proved that the hidden staff knowledge acquires special value for the enterprise. The own vision of the term «organizational knowledge» is proposed. The author's classification of organizational knowledge by the degree of their manifestation and formalization is developed. The scientific value of the proposed classification is that it more deeply and accurately considers the consistent transformation of some types of knowledge into others, reflecting the dynamics of knowledge transformation process, determining the need for constant updating, and, consequently – creating new knowledge and its immediate implementation. Knowledge types matrix is constructed. The structure of organizational knowledge reflecting not their plane, but their spatial nature is determiined. According to the types and structure of organizational knowledge, the forms of their manifestation are defined. The transformation of knowledge not only by types, but also by the transition of knowledge from the individual level to the group and organizational levels is substantiated. At the same time the process of knowledge synergy is clearly represented. Recommendations for improving the processes of knowledge transformation in industrial enterprises are developed, as well as mechanisms for their practical implementation are proposed. The main conclusions and recommendations can serve as theoretical, methodological and methodical basis for further research in closely related areas of enterprise personnel management and innovation management. Obtained results form the principles of the organizational and economic mechanism for ensuring the effective use of intellectual potential of industrial enterprises in the implementation of European vector of national economy development.

scholarly journals A Study To Assess The Knowledge And Practice of Foot Care Among Diabetic Clients Attending Diabetic OPD

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 3922-3926
Author(s):  
Diabetic clients ◽  
Thamupriyadharshini
Keyword(s):  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Foot Care ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Diabetic foot is one of the most common and distressing complication of diabetes resulting to major physical limitation, psychological and fiscal significances for the patient and their families. Great information and skill on regards to diabetic foot care will lessen the danger of diabetic foot difficulties and that will diminish the odds of removal of the limb. A descriptive study was adopted for assessing the level of knowledge and practice of Foot care among diabetic clients. A total of100 diabetic clients were selected using purposive sampling technique. Data were gathered utilizing self-structured questionnaire by a structured interview method. The outcomes portray that majority of the diabetic clients, 61% had inadequate knowledge, 28% had moderate knowledge and only 11% of the diabetic clients had average knowledge. The examination also uncovers that 23% of the diabetic clients had good practice and 77% had poor practice. The mean knowledge and practice score were 5.82 ± 2.53& 6.97±1.18 respectively. There is the strong connection (r= 0.698, p=0.0001) between Knowledge and Practice. There is statistically significant association of demographic variables noted with the knowledge and practice of foot care between age, Gender, Educational Status, Occupation, Duration of Diabetes, Current Diabetes Treatment, Presence of Co morbid (P values<0.001).

scholarly journals Delivering bad news in the perspective of patient rights

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Sobczak ◽  
Katarzyna Leoniuk ◽  
Agata Janaszczyk
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Patient Rights ◽  
Moderate Level ◽  
Bad News ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Full Information ◽  
Patient Organisations ◽  
National Patient ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Attending Physicians

Introduction: The necessity to deliver bad news to patients is one of the classic challenges of medical communication. The applicable patient rights oblige doctors to communicate full information concerning adverse condition tactfully and cautiously.The purpose of the study was to determine the level of knowledge of the rights and responsibilities of the patient in people who had received bad news, to identify the fields in which knowledge is lacking and to check if the level of knowledge affected the patient’s behaviour.Materials and methods: The study was conducted with 314 people who had been given bad news. An original Computer-Assisted Web Interview (CAWI) online survey questionnaire was used. Reaching the respondents was possible thanks to our cooperation with national patient organisations and electronic media.Results: One in 5 respondents (21%) was characterised by little knowledge concerning patient rights and responsibilities; 67% had a moderate level of knowledge or were almost fully aware of their rights. A vast majority of the respondents knew that they were entitled to full information about their condition, prognosis and treatment, as well as an inspection of their medical documentation.Conclusions: The knowledge of patient rights seems to be at an unsatisfactory level. Respondents with a higher education and those suffering from cancer had more knowledge. Patients with little or a moderate level of knowledge of patient rights and responsibilities were more likely to change their attending physicians or discontinue their treatments.

scholarly journals THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF THE POPULATION ABOUT FIRST AID MEASURES OF DENTAL TRAUMA IN CHILDREN

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Евгений Иощенко ◽  
Evgeniy Ioshenko ◽  
Тарас Закиров ◽  
Taras Zakirov ◽  
Раушана Шарипова ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Care ◽  
Dental Trauma ◽  
Statistical Processing ◽  
Correct Choice ◽  
Permanent Tooth ◽  
Traumatized Children ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Low Efficiency ◽  
Student’S T ◽  
The Right

Background One of the urgent problems of dentistry is complex therapy of acute dental trauma in children. This is due to the numerous difficulties in the treatment of teeth in traumatized children, low efficiency of therapy and frequent development of complications. The effectiveness of treatment of children with a traumatic tooth, as well as the frequency and nature of the development of complications depends heavily on the knowledge of population about the nature of the course and emergency care of this pathology. Objectives The purpose of the study was to determine the level of knowledge of various groups of the population about the methods of prevention and emergency care for acute dental trauma in children. Methods During the study 539 people were examined, including 361 parents aged 22 to 72, 96 children aged 5 to 18 and 82 students of the 1st and 2nd year of the USMU stomatology faculty. Statistical processing of the obtained results was carried out with the help of STATISTICA v12 statistical analysis software package. To analyze each question, the Spearman correlation coefficient (rs) was used, to determine the differences, the Student's t-test (p⩽0.05). Results According to the results of the questionnaire, only ~ 29% of all respondents note the time of going to the dentist with the "knocked out tooth" as 1 hour. When asked about permanent tooth replacement, only 32.4% of adults, 19.5% students and 27% children gave correct answers. The majority of respondents do not know about the correct choice of the transporting media for avulsed tooth: in the group of parents the most popular choice was antiseptic (12.2%), in the group of children - a clean handkerchief (18.8%), about a third of all respondents found it difficult to choosing the right answer. Conclusions In general, the level of sanitary knowledge of various population groups in Yekaterinburg about dental trauma in children is not enough. Correlation between the receipt of information in the past and the success of answers to questions about dental trauma is weak or absent. The need for a knowledge of the fundamentals of assistance in the case of dental trauma by educators is extremely high.

scholarly journals CONOCIMIENTOS, COMPORTAMIENTO Y ACTITUDES SEXUALES EN ADULTOS CON DISCAPACIDAD INTELECTUAL

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene M. Díaz Rodríguez ◽  
Mª Dolores Gil Llario ◽  
Rafael Ballester Arnal ◽  
Vicente Morell Mengual ◽  
Rosa J. Molero Mañes
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Safe Sex ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Discapacidad Intelectual

Abstract:KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIESThis paper conducts an exploratory study whose overall objective is to analyze sexual behavior, level of knowledge and attitudes about safe sex practices in a sample of people with intellectual disabilities to prevent sexual violence against this group. The sample is composed of 78 people (39 men and 39 women) with a mild or moderate intellectual disability. The results obtained through a structured interview indicate that the level of knowledge about sexual practices highlights that 73.1% had sexual intercourse, 87.4% had knowledge of the different types of contraceptive methods and 56.3% trust the professionals and educators to address sexuality issues. These results underscore the importance of tailoring affective-sexual educations programs for this group.Keywords: Intellectual disabilities, safe sex, relationships, sexual abuse.Resumen:En este trabajo se lleva a cabo un estudio exploratorio cuyo objetivo general es analizar el comportamiento sexual, y el nivel de conocimientos y actitudes relativas a las prácticas de sexo seguro en una muestra de personas con discapacidad intelectual para prevenir la violencia sexual hacia este colectivo. La muestra está compuesta por 78 personas (39 hombres y 39 mujeres) con discapacidad intelectual leve o moderada. Los resultados obtenidos mediante una entrevista estructurada indican que en el nivel de conocimientos sobre prácticas sexuales destaca que el 73.1% había mantenido relaciones sexuales, el 87.4% conocían los diferentes tipos de métodos anticonceptivos y el 56.3% confiaba en los profesionales y educadores para tratar temas relativos a la sexualidad. Estos resultados subrayan la necesidad de desarrollar programas de educación afectiva-sexual adecuados a este colectivo.Palabras clave: Discapacidad Intelectual, prácticas de sexo seguro, relaciones de pareja, abuso sexual.

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