The Impact of Agricultural Environmental Pollutions on the Population’s Quality of Life. The Experience of Kazakhstan

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Bagila MUSTAFAYEVA ◽  
Saule KALTAYEVA ◽  
Ainura SAPAROVA ◽  
Elvira ALIMKULOVA ◽  
Meruert KULBAYEVA
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Production Development ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Statistical Indicators

The purpose of the present study is analyzing the trends of agricultural pollutions and their impact on the health of the population of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The main research methods include a bibliographic review of the literature on the research subject, as well as qualitative and quantitative analysis of statistical indicators of agricultural production development, and the dynamics of agroecological indicators of the Republic of Kazakhstan. To assess the impact of agricultural changes on the quality of life associated with the health of the population, the analysis of secondary data of sociological research conducted by the Environmental Fund of Kazakhstan was carried out. The results of the study show that since 1999 the agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan has undergone structural changes which are characterized by active mechanization, intensification, and specialization. At the same time, the widespread use of fertilizers and pesticides, as well as irrigation, the growth of pollution from livestock, and the employment of heavy machinery have adverse effects on water and soil.

Living with an MPN in Ireland: patients' and caregivers' perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (17) ◽  
pp. S24-S30
Author(s):  
Geraldine Walpole ◽  
Mary Kelly ◽  
Joy Lewis ◽  
Avril Gleeson ◽  
Ann-Marie Cullen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Unmet Needs ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms ◽  
Symptom Burden ◽  
Emotional Wellbeing ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Impact

Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are associated with a high disease burden, reduced quality of life and shortened survival. The aim of this questionnaire was to gain patients' and caregivers' perspectives on the impact of living with an MPN in the Republic of Ireland. An Irish adaptation of the ‘Global MPN Landmark survey’ was conducted. Fifty-one patients and 44 caregivers completed the questionnaire. Patients reported a wide variety of symptoms at the time of questionnaire completion; fatigue, bone pain and pruritus being most frequently reported. Approximately one-third of respondents from each of the groups (patients and caregivers) reported a negative impact of MPNs on their emotional wellbeing and daily lives. The study findings revealed that, despite treatment, symptom burden remains high, and several unmet needs exist, including educational, emotional and peer group support. Interventions that focus on reducing symptom burden and addressing these unmet needs, may improve the quality of life for patients with MPNs and their caregivers.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF THE PERSONALITY TYPE OF ADOLESCENTS ON QUALITY INDICES OF THEIR LIFE

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-96
Author(s):  
Elena G. Vikhareva ◽  
A. A. Baranov ◽  
I. V. Vinyarskaya ◽  
T. V. Tretyakova ◽  
V. V. Chernikov
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
School Performance ◽  
Personality Type ◽  
Quality Indices ◽  
Adaptive Technique ◽  
Integral Characteristics ◽  
Regional Centers ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Impact

Currently, the assessment of the quality of life is one of the most important criteria, describing integral characteristics of the children’s health. The article presents an analysis of the results of the research of the influence of personality type indices on the quality of life. PedsQL was calculated for each child’s physical, emotional, social spheres, as well as school performance and overall score accordingly to the questionnaire data. The study involved 2292 children aged from 13 to 18 years: 1164 girls and 1128 boys. The survey was executed by interviewing teenagers in the Izhevsk schools and 24 regional centers of the Republic of Udmurtia. To determine the type of the person of teenagers there was used an adaptive technique by K. Ung. As a result, 3 groups were formed. The first group was formed by 960 students with a predominance of personality traits of an introvert, the second group included 1258 extrovert cases. The same group of children (n = 74) was allocated among teenagers having symptoms as well extroverts as introverts (group “intro-extrovert”). As a result of the comparison, the quality of life and the type of the person of teenagers were found to be related to each other. According to the values of the “total score”, “social functioning” and “emotional functioning” the most harmonious quality of life indices were identified in children from the mixed group appeared to be a part of the personality of the best qualities of extroverts and introverts.

scholarly journals The Importance of Online Shopping Behavior in the Strategic Management of E-Commerce Competitiveness

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 143-160
Author(s):  
Veronika Svatosova
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Online Shopping ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Shopping Behavior ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Online Shopping Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Strategic Management Process

In this article a total of fifteen determinants of online shopping behavior have been identified that could have an impact on the strategic management process in e-commerce competitiveness. The main objective of the paper is to evaluate the impact of determinants of online shopping behavior on the strategic management process in e-commerce. The main research methods used in the research are as follows: analysis of secondary data, a questionnaire survey among a selected group of e-commerce companies, a critical analysis and a quality comparison of the actually applied determinants of online shopping behavior. The verification of hypotheses is realized using selected methods of statistical induction and descriptive statistics. In summary, the research has shown there is no relationship between evaluating the quality of determinants companies in e-commerce and evaluating the importance of determinants of online shopping behavior. Determinants have an important impact in the process of creating and realizing an e-commerce strategy, with all e-commerce companies regardless of their size being aware of their practical impact and importance. It can be concluded the importance and quality of determinants of online shopping behavior correspond to the type of strategy and strategic management process in terms of e-commerce competitiveness.

scholarly journals The quality of life of the older generation in Belarus

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-49
Author(s):  
E. A. Kechyna ◽  
L. V. Filinskaya
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Demographic Aging ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Republic

The demographic aging of population typical for many countries requires much more financial and material resources to meet the needs of the post-working-age population. For the Republic of Belarus, the problem of population aging is highly relevant for the share of the elderly grows annually. The article focuses on the social-demographic characteristics and quality of life of the older generation in Belarus. The article is based on the data of the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus and the results of the sociological research “Belarus: Family, Stability of Family Relations, and Birth Rate in the Changing Social-Economic Conditions” conducted within the international research program “Generation and Gender”. The authors present a sociological-statistical approach to the analysis of the key characteristics of the elderly’s life in contemporary Belarus, which combines the information resources of sociology and statistics. The authors consider the general statistical data on the population aging and the elderly’s features and the sociological indicators revealing the perception of life at the older age. The assessment of the older generation’s life is presented as a set of indicators of the quality of life, which includes both objective statistical data and estimates of the older people’s satisfaction with various aspects of their life. For the first time in Belarus the quality of life of the 60-69- and 70-79-year-old cohorts is studied not only through statistical data but also taking into account their own assessments of various aspects of their lives, which allows to identify the most relevant issues for the social programs aimed at meeting the needs of the older generation.

scholarly journals Clustering of Municipal Self-Government Bodies on the Basis of Statistical Indicators

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 4853-4861
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Real Income ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Number ◽  
Population Average ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Key Indicators ◽  
Statistical Indicators

The application of cluster analysis by the method of k – means local self-government bodies of the Republic of Uzbekistan is examined from the standpoint of the state of self-government bodies, as well as the level and quality of life of the population. Based on statistical information, the paper presents the results of the division of regions according to key indicators of self-government bodies. In the course of the study, five clusters were identified: with a low, below average, average, above average, and a high state of development of self-government. To characterize the self-governing bodies of the Khorezm region, statistics were used on self-governing bodies (population) and some system of socio-economic indicators of the level and quality of life (average per capita total income of the population, average per capita real income of the population, number of crimes and unemployment, facilities and municipal facilities , living area per inhabitant, etc.).

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF NOISE POLLUTION PHENOMENON IN THE CITIES OF BRAZZAVILLE AND POINTE-NOIRE IN THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-196
Author(s):  
Ngomah Le Temps ◽  
Ndeko Gertrude ◽  
Ngomah Madgil ◽  
Ngomah Le Temps Ondongo ◽  
Diallo Akessi Dzenabou Soraya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The World ◽  
Pointe Noire ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Congo Brazzaville ◽  
The Impact

The noise constitutes for the human beings with notched joints the world one of the nuisances most strongly felt. Apart from its importance for quality of life, the noise has also repercussions proven on health. Many countries strive to set up laws going with a view to fight against these nuisances which constitute an obstacle, an obstruction with quietude, the peace and the freedom of the populations. Congo Brazzaville is one of the countries of the world affected considerably by this phenomenon. Thus, this document treats primarily the causes and the consequences of the noises with Congo Brazzaville. This article Works out also some strategies which could contribute right now to fight against this phenomenon.

scholarly journals The impact of reputation capital of the region upon the quality of life of the population

2020 ◽  
pp. 130-141
Author(s):  
Leonid Alekseevich Elshin ◽  
Aleksandr Stanislavovich Grunichev ◽  
Amina Aidarovna Davydova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Exogenous Factors ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Impact

The subject of this research consists in elaboration of the formalized assessment methods of the impact of reputation capital of the region upon the quality of life of the population. The object of this research is the Republic of Tatarstan. The authors substantiate the need for examining the nontraditional productive factors that determine the impact of economic development of the territories in the conditions of globalization of reproduction processes. It is underlined that at the current stage of development, it is important in the models of economic growth to take into account reputation potential of the region as one of the crucial generators of socioeconomic development in the context of digitalization of economic relations. Particular attention is turned to the questions of assessment of cumulative indexes of reputation of the territories, which form the foundation for formation of econometric models. Based on the proposed methods and approaches, the authors develop a model that in a formalized way allows determining the degree of impact of reputation capital of the region upon the parameters and dynamics of the income per capita as a paramount indicator of the quality of life. Application of the proposed methodological tools allowed substantiating the prospects, reasonableness and relevance of using with regards to the models of regional economic growth the exogenous factors, which characterize the level of development of nonmaterial factors of production. The obtained results prove the substantial correlation between the analyzed statistical arrays. It is established that augmentation reputation capital of the territories is an important task in the era of digitalization and globalization.

scholarly journals Impact of South African migration policies on the migrants’ quality of life and the role of social work

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 771-778
Author(s):  
Daniel Tuelo Masilo ◽  
Jabulani Calvin Makhubele ◽  
Enoch Rabotata ◽  
Allan Mabasa ◽  
Frans Koketso Matlakala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Work ◽  
South African ◽  
Migration Policies ◽  
African Migration ◽  
The Republic ◽  
International Instruments ◽  
The Impact

This paper discusses the impact of South African migration policies on the migrants’ quality of life. It does that with a particular focus on the Bill of Rights as contained in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. This is followed by a discussion on the role of social work in addressing any shortcomings that arise as a result of the implementation of the migration policies. This paper is primarily a desk study involving rigorous literature review on migration and relevant South African policies and international instruments. Theoretically, the ecosystems perspective is adopted to support and guide discussions in this paper. The discussions in this paper reveal that the South African migration policies do contribute towards the quality of life of the migrants, however, the challenges emanate from the implementation stage. It is from this understanding that various social work roles are discussed in order to help address the identified challenges.    

scholarly journals Impact Assessment of Changes in the Age and Educational Structure of the Population in the Russian Labor Market

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-52
Author(s):  
E. Ya. Varshavskaya
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Educational Structure ◽  
Downward Pressure ◽  
Employment Rates ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Statistical Indicators

The objective of this study is to assess the contribution of changes in the age and educational structure of the population and labor force to the dynamics of the levels of employment and unemployment in Russia in the last two decades. The empirical basis of the study is the microdata of the Labor Force Survey conducted by Rosstat monthly. Standardization and decomposition of statistical indicators are used as methods of analysis.The author cites evidence that during the period under review the composition of the population and labor force has undergone significant structural changes. The proportion of people with higher education, which are characterized by higher employment rates and lower unemployment rates has steadily increased. The share of young people and the poorly educated population, which are characterized by low participation in employment and high risks of unemployment, was declining.The dynamics of employment and unemployment rates in 2000-2018 were largely determined by the influence of structural factors favorable (in terms of the impact on the labor market) shifts in the age and educational structure of the Russian population and labor force.Structural factors had a greater impact on the positive dynamics of employment. Over the period in question, the growth in the level of education contributed to more than half of the increase in the employment rate. Changes in the age structure put downward pressure on the level of employment, but the contribution of this factor was insignificant. Structural factors contributed about a third of the overall decline in the unemployment rate. The contribution of changes in age and educational structure was almost the same in magnitude.The estimates provide a more accurate idea of the real situation on the Russian labor market and the reasons underlying the dynamics of its indicators. Quantitative characteristics, reflecting changes in the age and educational structure of the population, allow, according to the author, to improve the quality of the developed functional labor market forecasts.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AS A COMPONENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE IN CROSS-BORDER SUBREGIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-88
Author(s):  
Petro ZHUK ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Objective Assessment ◽  
International Comparisons ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Reliable Assessment ◽  
The Impact

The results of elaborations of available theoretical-analytical materials on measuring the quality of life are generalized, their orientation mainly on the assessment of the quality of life at the macro level for international comparisons is revealed. Methodical methods for assessing environmental safety as a component of quality of life at the level of administrative subregions of neighboring countries are substantiated and proposed: subjective assessment based on sociological research using questionnaires and objective assessment with a choice of representative, comparative, reliable assessment indicators, substantiation of their standards and calculations of environmental safety indices. The results are given of approbation of the proposed methods with coverage of subjective and obtained on the basis of quantitative indicators adapted to the system of official statistics of Ukraine and Poland objective assessments of the ecological component of quality of life in the studied cross-border subregions: Zhovkva, Sokal, Yavoriv districts of Lviv Oblast of Ukraine and Jaros?aw, Przemy?l, Lubacz?w Counties of the SubcarpathianVoivodeship of Poland. Significant disparities are identified not in favor of domestic subregions in the levels of environmental safety according to the results of objective assessment, which to some extent is smoothed in subjective assessment due to its dependence on the specific values and guidelines and environmental awareness of respondents. Conclusions are made on the complementarity of the results of subjective and objective environmental safety assessment, high value of the importance given by respondents to environmental safety as a component of quality of life, the impact of environmental safety asymmetry on the results of its subjective assessment, in particular, the priority of protection and preservation of certain components natural environment aimed at solving these problems.

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