scholarly journals Political Instability Equals the Collapse of Tourism in Ukraine?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4126
Author(s):  
Natalia Tomczewska-Popowycz ◽  
Łukasz Quirini-Popławski
Keyword(s):  
Political Instability ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Unobserved Component ◽  
Tourist Flows ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Unobserved Component Model ◽  
Tourism Economy ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study was to determine how political instability influences inbound tourist flows in Ukrainian cities, performance of tourism-related businesses, and tourism-based profits in general. This study allows us to present the impact of various events on the tourism economy in Ukraine; however, the available secondary data with the unobserved component model procedure detection give only a general overview of the situation. Thus, interviews were conducted with experts, including managers of accommodation facilities, employees of municipal tourism development departments, and researchers investigating tourism. Interviews with experts revealed opportunities, threats, and future scenarios of tourism in Ukraine in the face of five years of political instability. The results support previous findings that political instability reduces tourist traffic over the short term. On the other hand, the interviews with experts representing major province cities have shown different results for the long-term perspective. Cities with developed tourism sectors in areas away from the place of conflict are beneficiaries of political instability. Disadvantaged are cities that had their tourist flows based on the citizens of the aggressor’s country—the Russian Federation. Cities that are underdeveloped in terms of tourism did not experience a significant impact of the political instability in eastern Ukraine.

The impact of climate on risk of mania

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S74-S74
Author(s):  
C.R. Medici ◽  
C.H. Vestergaard ◽  
D. Hadzi-Pavlovic ◽  
P. Munk-Jørgensen ◽  
G. Parker
Keyword(s):  
Ultraviolet Radiation ◽  
Snow Cover ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Unobserved Component ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Unobserved Component Model ◽  
Danish Meteorological Institute ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionBipolar disorder varies with season: admissions for depression peak in winter and mania peak in summer. Sunlight presumably increases the risk of mania through suppression of melatonin. If so, we expect admissions for mania to vary in accordance with climate variations.ObjectivesTo investigate how climate and climate changes affects admissions for mania.AimsTo identify which climate variables – sunshine, ultraviolet radiation, rain and snow cover – affect admissions for mania.To examine whether year-to-year weather variation as well as long-term climate changes reflects the variation in number of admissions for mania.MethodsThis register-based nationwide cohort study covers all patients admitted for mania (ICD-10 code F31 or F30.0–F30.2) between 1995 and 2012 in Denmark. Climate data, obtained from the Danish Meteorological Institute, were merged with admission data and correlated using an Unobserved Component Model regression model.Preliminary resultsIn total, 8893 patients were admitted 24,313 times between 1995 and 2012: 6573 first-admissions and 17,740 readmissions. Linear regression shows significant association between admissions per day and hours of sunshine (P < 0.01) and ultraviolet radiation (UV) dose (P < 0.01). Average days with snow cover and rain were not significantly correlated with admissions. Analyses on year-to-year variation and long-term change are not yet available.Preliminary conclusionsAdmissions for mania are correlated with sunshine and UV, but not rain and snow cover. If more patients are admitted during very sunny summers compared with less sunny summers this implies a relation with light itself and not just season.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals The COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis in Malaysia: The Social Protection Program

2021 ◽  
pp. 0169796X2110411
Author(s):  
Sity Daud
Keyword(s):  
Social Protection ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Government Documents ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Face ◽  
Social Protection Program ◽  
The Impact

The main objective of this study is to discuss the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable groups in Malaysia. The study used qualitative research method based on primary and secondary data. Primary data was collected through government documents already published and previous interviews conducted in 2018 by the author on poverty and social protection programs. This article concludes that relief measures now should be linked with the long-term recovery measures to assure greater resilience in the face of potential future shocks.

Safe development of business and national economy in the face of a pandemic and global recession

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1182-1198
Author(s):  
I.V. Vyakina
Keyword(s):  
Economic Security ◽  
Global Recession ◽  
Graphical Visualization ◽  
National Economic ◽  
Business Support ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Business Entities ◽  
Visualization Techniques ◽  
The Impact

Subject. This article deals with the issues related to the national economic security of the State in today's conditions. Objectives. The article aims to develop a set of special measures for additional business support to reduce the impact of restrictions imposed against the background of quarantine and the pandemic spread, and which would help prevent collapse of business entities. Methods. For the study, I used the methods of theoretical, systems, logical, and comparative analyses, and tabular and graphical visualization techniques. Results. The article proposes possible measures to support business aimed at reducing the costs of business entities due to the restrictions caused by the pandemic, that complement and explain the activities proposed by the President and Government of the Russian Federation, taking into account the regional and municipal levels. Conclusions. The uncertain current situation requires constant adjustment and adaptation of public policy in accordance with specific circumstances. Ensuring the country's economic security and sustainability associates with creation of a business organization system that connects public administration tools and business support and development opportunities under the changed environment.

scholarly journals Vulnerable Older Adults in Disasters: Effects of Hurricane Irma on Nursing Homes and Assisted Living

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 733-734
Author(s):  
Lindsay Peterson ◽  
David Dosa ◽  
Patricia D’Antonio
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The Face ◽  
Qualitative Methodologies ◽  
Hurricane Irma

Abstract Preparedness of residents in long-term care (LTC) in the face of hurricane emergencies is a contested and largely unanswered question. Our prior work involving the U.S. Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005-08 showed that exposure to various storms on nursing home (NH) residents resulted in significantly more deaths than reported by health care officials. This work also highlighted that evacuation of NH residents, compared to sheltering in place, was independently associated with morbidity and mortality. Hurricane Irma struck Florida on Sept. 10, 2017, prompting the evacuation of thousands of NH and assisted living community (ALC) residents. This symposium will discuss the effects of Hurricane Irma on vulnerable older adults residing in NHs and ALCs using mixed quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The first presentation will discuss morbidity and mortality of NH residents exposed to Hurricane Irma and will stratify by long stay/short stay status and hospice enrollment. The second presentation will discuss improvements and continued barriers to NH preparedness based on interviews with 30 administrators following Hurricane Irma. Using a novel methodology to identify residents of ALCs using secondary data sources, the third presentation will document AL resident morbidity and mortality risk following Hurricane Irma. The final presentation will highlight results of interviews with 70 stakeholders from small and large ALCs concerning the hurricane experiences of residents, including those with dementia. This symposium offers a multi-faceted view of a disaster’s effects on LTC residents across Florida, including novel data from the NH environment and lesser-examined ALCs.

Budgetary Regulation in the Context of Preventing the Consequences of the Spread of a New Coronavirus Infection in the Russian Federation

Lex Russica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-79
Author(s):  
R. V. Tkachenko
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
The State ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Forms ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Budget System

The paper is devoted to the examination of issues related to the increasing importance of budgetary regulation for the proper functioning of a modern innovative society. The key role of the budgetary regulation in the financial process of the State is particularly acute in the context of systemic crises that include socio-economic consequences caused by the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Russia. In the course of the study, the features of changes in the state financial policy caused by the above-mentioned crisis phenomena are highlighted. The paper describes various approaches to the interpretation of the budgetary regulation as a category of financial law, explores various types and legal forms of methods of the budgetary regulation, analyses mechanisms and the impact of the State on the budget system through the existing legal structure of the budgetary regulation. It is determined that the rules of financial law governing the whole complex of public relations concerning the distribution and redistribution of the national product between the levels of the budget system of the Russian Federation constitute the institution of financial law, namely: the budgetary regulation. The author concludes that the approach based on the concentration of basic powers in the financial field at the federal level significantly slows down the dynamics of development of economic activity in the majority of regions of Russia, while the need for breakthrough innovative development of Russian society determinates the expansion of long-term tax sources of income for regional budgets. In this regard, it is proposed to consolidate additional regulation for revenues gained by regional and local budgets in the form of targeted deductions from federal taxes on a long-term basis.

scholarly journals “Out but in”: The complexities of adult re-integration post-incarceration in the Canadian context

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Wright
Keyword(s):  
Support Services ◽  
Social Dominance ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Government Organization ◽  
Canadian Context ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
The Impact

This study explores the experiences of adult reintegration post-incarceration in the Canadian context, using a qualitative approach to inquiry, specifically a secondary data analysis. Both a thematic and discourse analysis were conducted based on three documents to highlight the experiences of adults during reintegration: one Federal Document, one Provincial Document, and one Non-Government Organization (NGO) Document. These documents were selected due to the various understandings they would provide to create a comprehensive picture of what adult reintegration looks like in the Canadian context. This study found that how the experiences of adult reintegration is taken up in discourses is heavily influenced by power dynamics and social dominance. Further, this study found that successful reintegration is presented as being dependent on long-term, wrap-around support services that recognize the complexities of criminal justice involvement, and the impact systems and structures have on how individuals navigate the reintegration process.

scholarly journals Entre 117 e 1344: qual o limite diário recomendável para a visitação da caverna Santana (PETAR-SP)?

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heros Augusto Santos Lobo
Keyword(s):  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Natural Protected Areas ◽  
Current Limit ◽  
Show Caves ◽  
Monitoring Protocols ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Capacity Method ◽  
Made In

A capacidade de carga turística (CCT) é um conceito amplamente utilizado na gestão do turismo em áreas naturais. Em cavernas turísticas brasileiras, a CCT vem sendo utilizada quase que unicamente para limitar a quantidade diárias de visitas em uma caverna. Na caverna Santana, diferentes limites diários de visitação foram obtidos em estudos desta natureza, trazendo incerteza para a gestão do atrativo. O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar uma análise dos estudos de CCT realizados na caverna Santana, com base em revisão bibliográfica e documental e focando nos métodos utilizados, bem como suas lacunas e os resultados obtidos. Os resultados evidenciaram uma variação significativa nos estudos de CCT da caverna Santana, com limites diários de 117, 132, 135, 242, 270, 327, 378 e 1344 visitas por dia. Três destes resultados foram obtidos com o uso de métodos desenvolvidos especificamente para a caverna Santana (327, 378 e 1344 visitas/dia). Por outro lado, nenhum destes resultados foi validado com o uso de monitoramentos de longo prazo do ambiente cavernícola em relação aos impactos da visitação. Considerando os aspectos analisados pesquisa, as conclusões recomendam que o limite atual de 117 visitas/dia seja alterado por outro mais bem ajustado à realidade ambiental e social desta caverna turística. O limite atual deve ser substituído pelo resultado obtido no estudo mais preciso sobre CCT realizado na caverna – 378 visitas/dia –, bem como devem ser estabelecidos protocolos de monitoramento das principais variáveis recomendadas no método de capacidade de carga do Plano de Manejo Espeleológico da caverna: temperatura do ar, dióxido de carbono e a distribuição da fauna subterrânea. Estas modificações sugeridas poderão ajudar aos pesquisadores e gestores na obtenção de uma resposta mais acurada sobre os limites de visitação da caverna Santana. Between 117 and 1344: what is the tourist carrying capacity of Santana cave (PETAR, SP, Brazil)? ABSTRACT Tourist carrying capacity (TCC) is a concept widely applied to management of tourism in natural areas. In Brazilian show caves, TCC is used just to limit the daily number of visitors. In Santana cave, different limits of visitors were obtained in several studies, giving uncertainty to the cave managers. The purpose of this article is to show an analysis of all studies about TCC in Santana cave, based in secondary data and focusing in the used methods and related gaps and results of each research. The results show a range of variation of 117, 132, 135, 242, 270, 327, 378 and 1344 visitors per day in Santana cave. Three of these numbers were obtained using methods that were developed specifically to Santana cave (327, 378 and 1344 visitors/day). Otherwise, any of these limits were still analyzed using long-term monitoring of environment in relation to the impact of visitors. Considering this, it was recommended to change the present daily limit of 117 visitors/day for another one which gives a better adjustment with the environmental and social aspects of this show cave. The current limit should be replaced for the result obtained in the most accurate study made in the cave – 378 visitors/day – and establish monitoring protocols of the main variables recommended in the carrying capacity method of the Plan of Speleological Management of the cave: air temperature, carbon dioxide and subterranean fauna distribution. These modifications could help the researchers and managers to improve the answer to the question about the limit of visitation of Santana cave. KEYWORDS: Ecotourism; Tourism in Caves; Tourist Carrying Capacity; Show Caves; Natural Protected Areas.

scholarly journals Fistula as a Public Health challenge in Pakistan

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamoon Noushad ◽  
Shershah Syed ◽  
Sadaf Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Obstetric Fistula ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Public Health Interventions ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Public Health Challenge ◽  
Effective Public Health ◽  
The Impact

Aims: To explore the impact of obstetric fistula in the county and to propose effective public health interventions that can help to prevent the condition with a long-term goal of eradicating the condition. Methods: The survey and analysis included secondary data addressing women's experiences of fistula; dynamics and limitationsdetermining women's access to in healthcare facilities for fistula management; and restraintsof health professional as well as health inequities. Results: It was assessed that recently, many hospitals and organizations in the country go on board on intercessions to address the impact of the illness, however, much importance is on pinpointing and discussing the existing cases rather than focusing on public health interventions that can help to prevent and eventually eradicate the condition in Pakistan.

scholarly journals Influence of political instability on the Middle East countries tourism development

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Political Instability ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Historical Method ◽  
Middle East Countries ◽  
Political Events ◽  
Tourist Flows ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Impact

The article deals with the analyze of the trends and problems of tourism development in the Middle East, tourist resources of the countries of this region, trends of inbound, outbound and domestic tourism in the region, categories of tourists, and the main problems of tourism development in the region. «Arab Spring» has led to a sharp fall in popularity of the Middle East as a tourist destination. The subject of the article is the definition of key issues and the study of the impact of political instability in the countries of the Middle East on the trends of tourism development in the region. The purpose is to determine the impact of political instability on trends in the development and formation of tourist flows in the Middle East. Objectives: the study of the main problems that led to the decline of the region's popularity, as well as problems hampering the development of tourism and the overall potential in the countries of the region. In the course of the study, the following general scientific methods were used: using systematic analysis the trends and problems of tourism development in the countries of the Middle East were considered; using the comparative-historical method the influence of political events on the tourism development of the region was investigated; using statistical analysis for the study of tourist flows in the countries of the region. The following results were received: the acts of terrorism, the war and radicalism of some religious communities, led to the outflow of tourists, damage to world-famous historical monuments and the death of tourists, which eventually led to the loss of the region of its former potential. Conclusions: At present, the main problem hampering the development of tourism in the Middle East is the political situation in the region, which affects not only the countries in which the war, but also the neighboring country.

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