Comparative Analysis on National Standard Governance in Major 10 Countries

Since September 1, 2019, GOST ISO/IEC 17025–2019 has been enacted as a national standard in the Russian Federation. The novel standard imposes a number of fundamentally new requirements for testing laboratories (hereinafter referred to as the IL or laboratory), and also supplements and specifies the requirements previously regulated by GOST ISO/IEC 17025–2009. In this regard, in order to transfer laboratories to the new requirements, the FSA issued an order in August 2019 listing the mandatory activities that IL must fulfill to bring their activities in line with the new requirements. However, a transition period desired for matching these requirements is absent on a practical level for a number of the laboratories. The purpose of the article is to facilitate a gentle, efficient and pain-free move from the requirements of GOST ISO/IEC 17025–2009 to the new requirements of GOST ISO/IEC 17025–2019, including compliance with new changes in accreditation criteria. We carried out a comparative analysis of the requirements of the new and previous versions of the standard and marked each new and significant item to which the laboratory should pay attention first of all. The new standard focuses on the application of the process approach, risk and opportunity management, as well as on implementation of the policy of impartiality, independence, minimization of competitive interests and confidentiality. The article describes the planning, implementation and monitoring of each event or phase of the transition of testing laboratories to new requirements. Moreover, the recommendations on the structure of the «Quality Manual» and self-assessment on the compliance of IL activities and QMS with the new requirements, including the use of statistical methods for substantiation of the correctness of the assessment are given as an example of the implementation of IL capabilities.

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EXPERIENCE OF ICT IMPLEMENTATION IN PRIMARY CURRICULUM IN UKRAINE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Information Technologies and Learning Tools ◽

10.33407/itlt.v75i1.3151 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 75 (1) ◽

pp. 42-55

Author(s):

Ірина Василівна Борисенко ◽

Оксана Павлівна Биконя ◽

Ольга Олександрівна Рембач ◽

Лариса Петрівна Шумна ◽

Олександр Іванович Олійник ◽

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Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Computer Science ◽

Primary Education ◽

Digital Literacy ◽

Primary Schools ◽

National Standards ◽

European Countries ◽

National Standard ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Ict Implementation

The study was formulated within the context of an increasing recognition of ICT as curriculum priorities in primary schools of many European countries. The implementation of ICT-centered curriculum is a step towards realizing the goals of the new Law of Ukraine “On Education” (2017), National Strategy for the Development of Education in Ukraine until 2021, European strategic programme “Education and Training 2020”. Actuality of approaches to ICT implementation in present-day primary schools is caused by the substantial development of digital technologies and requirement of digital literacy for people’s work, social, and personal lives. The unique opportunity of primary education as a large sub-sector of any education system is to contribute to the renewal of societies through education of the young. The paper aims to study implementation of Computer science into national standard of primary education in Ukraine and the UK. In the recent years, many European countries have seen some changes of the content one of which relates to the area of computer science education that resulted in implementing an ambitious new curriculum in this subject. The author gives a comparative analysis of primary ICT within national standards in term of the Computer science development from the initial stage to present day situation. The comparative analysis specifies areas of similarities (aims, objectives, approaches to implementation, priorities of developing digital skills, teaching hours) and differences (programme topics, characterization of learning outcomes) in the study of ICT covering the subject content, expected learning results and general principles of ICT in education, as well as examples of ICT implementation. The paper is also focused at discussing the role of the ICT curriculum in modern-day primary classroom; advantages and disadvantages of ICT integration at primary stage. Much attention is paid to how it is integrated into daily learning modes to allow and encourage active learning. In primary education there are two main models of ICT implementation into curriculum, these are: ICT integrated across the curriculum; ICT (or Informatics, Computer Science and Computing) as a discrete subject within national standard.

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Comparative Analysis of Selected Physicochemical Properties of Pozzolan Portland and MTA-Based Cements

International Scholarly Research Notices ◽

10.1155/2014/831908 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Maura Cristiane Gonçales Orçati Dorileo ◽

Ricardo Dalla Villa ◽

Orlando Aguirre Guedes ◽

Andreza Maria Fábio Aranha ◽

Alex Semenoff-Segundo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Electrical Conductivity ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Portland Cement ◽

Physicochemical Properties ◽

American National Standard Institute ◽

Statistical Analyses ◽

National Standard ◽

Distilled Water ◽

Mean Values ◽

Level Of Significance

Physicochemical properties of pozzolan Portland cement were compared to ProRoot MTA and MTA BIO. To test the pH, the samples were immersed in distilled water for different periods of time. After the pH analysis, the sample was retained in the plastic recipient, and the electrical conductivity of the solution was measured. The solubility and radiopacity properties were evaluated according to specification 57 of the American National Standard Institute/American Dental Association (ANSI/ADA). The statistical analyses were performed using ANOVA and Tukey’s test at a 5% level of significance. Pozzolan Portland cement exhibited pH and electrical conductivity mean values similar to those of the MTA-based cements. The solubilities of all tested materials were in accordance with the ANSI/ADA standards. Only the MTA-based cements met the ANSI/ADA recommendations for radiopacity. It might be concluded that the pH and electrical conductivity of pozzolan Portland cement are similar to and comparable to those of MTA-based cements.

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Capacity Optimization of Steinmetz Compensation Circuit for Electrification Railway Unbalance Controll

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.541-542.440 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 541-542 ◽

pp. 440-444

Author(s):

Guo Wang ◽

Xiao Xiang Pei ◽

Mo Zhou

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Power Quality ◽

National Standard ◽

Control Methods ◽

Effective Solution ◽

Matlab Simulation ◽

Compensation Circuit ◽

Traction Substation ◽

Three Phase ◽

Compensation Theory

Current unbanlance is one of the three-phase traction substation power quality problems. Through comparative analysis of commonly used unbalanced control methods for electrification railway, it can be seen that Steinmetz compensation theory is the effective solution for electrification railway unbalance.But the Steinmetz compensation capacity is large. If compensation target is limited in the unbalanced degree within the scope of the national standard, the compensation capacity can be greatly reduced. Through the optimization of the compensation measures and MATLAB simulation verification, the results have been showed that the optimizing compensation measures can greatly reduce the compensation capacity for meeting the national unbalanced degree standard.

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ANALYSIS OF THE NEW NATIONAL STANDARD ON STANDARDIZATION AND UNIFICATION OF SPECIAL EQUIPMENT

Наукові праці Державного науково-дослідного інституту випробувань і сертифікації озброєння та військової техніки ◽

10.37701/dndivsovt.8.2021.15 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 140-146

Author(s):

V. Shaporenko ◽

A. Kozyr ◽

D. Zroichykov ◽

D. Shabanov ◽

D. Itcenko

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

National Standard ◽

Basic Material ◽

Expert Assessment ◽

Special Equipment ◽

Target Setting ◽

Quantitative Indicator ◽

Military Equipment ◽

Problematic Issue

Urgency of the research. On January 1, 2021, the national standard of Ukraine DSTU VP 15.111:2019 “System of development and supply for the production of armament and military equipment. Standardization and unification of armament and military equipment. Rules of carrying out works”. Analysis of the innovations of this standard and identification of problematic issues regarding its application is certainly relevant. Target setting. Features of application of the implemented national standard. Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. Due to the short-lived effect of the national standard, there is no information on research and publications on this issue. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. The problem has not been studied in general. The research objective. The purpose of the research is to conduct an analysis to identify the main innovations of the national standard and identify problematic issues of its application in practice. The statement of basic material. A comparative analysis of the content of the national standard and the abolished interstate standards, to replace which it was introduced. It is also determined that the national standard assumes calculation on several types of indicators of standardization and unification, which give different results, but there are no recommendations on the choice of a specific type of indicator for calculation. Conclusions. The main features of the national standard in contrast to the previous interstate standards and the problematic issue, which is the choice of the type of quantitative indicator of unification and standardization of military products, which is confirmed by expert assessment.

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National and Foreign Experience of Stocks Management: The Accounting Aspect

Business Inform ◽

10.32983/2222-4459-2021-2-244-249 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (517) ◽

pp. 244-249

Author(s):

O. M. Hnatiuk ◽

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O. I. Bala ◽

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Balance Sheet ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Financial Accounting ◽

National Standard ◽

International Accounting ◽

Stock Management ◽

National Regulation ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Constituent Elements

The publication defines the economic content of the concept of «stocks»; a comparative analysis of interpretation of this category in view of the content is carried out; the approaches to the interpretation of constituent elements of the enterprise’s stocks are analyzed; the peculiarities of accounting and analytical management along with reflection of stocks in the balance sheet of the enterprise in accordance with normative legislative acts are determined. Also the peculiarities of foreign practice of stock accounting are explored and analyzed. An overview of stock management in economically developed countries comparing with national practice is carried out. The peculiarities of attribution of certain types of assets to stocks, both in Ukraine and abroad, are determined. Both the common and the distinctive features of stock management of either the national or the foreign accounting are identified. A study of the main provisions of the national (standard) of accountance 9 «Stocks» and the international standard of accounting 2 «Stocks» is carried out. The economic content of the category of «stocks» is defined in accordance with both above mentioned standards. A comparative analysis of the stock accounting methods according to IAS and PSBO is carried out. The advantages and disadvantages of each of the methods are determined. The possibilities and expediency of consolidation of the provisions of the national regulation (standard) of accounting with international accounting are considered. Proposals have been formed to improve the process of stock accounting on the basis of the provisions (standard) of national accounting and in accordance with the norms of the international accounting standard 2 «Stocks». It is proved that the harmonization of the typical provisions of the PSBO and IAS, especially for entities engaged in international economic activity, will facilitate to manage the condition and quality of stocks, which is the key to effective production and economic cooperation. At this, the authors recommend the following: improve the accounting of stocks regarding their content and classification; improve the financial, accounting and management display of stocks; improve economic analysis, control and audit on the efficiency of application; automate accounting processes.

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