Formation of interregional clusters on the basis of industry specialization of the area

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 2308-2324
Author(s):  
Elena I. GORBUNOVA
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Medical Industry ◽  
Empirical Method ◽  
Social Effects ◽  
Economic Region ◽  
Industry Specialization ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis

Subject. This article explores the socioeconomic relations that arise in the process of formation of interregional clusters. Objectives. The article aims to explore industry specialization and clustering within the territory of the Central Black Earth macroregion. Methods. For the study, I used analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, and the empirical method. Results. Based on the analysis of the industry specialization of the Central Black Earth macroregion’s economy, the article shows the economic and social effects of the implementation of interregional agreements. It proposes to create a chemical and pharmaceutical cluster of the medical industry in this economic region. Conclusions. The chemical and pharmaceutical cluster is of great importance under present-day conditions. It is a driver to boost employment and improve the quality of life of the population.

Strategic threats to energy security as risks of quality of people's life

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 730-744
Author(s):  
V.I. Loktionov
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Economic Well Being ◽  
The Way

Subject. The article reviews the way strategic threats to energy security influence the quality of people's life. Objectives. The study unfolds the theory of analyzing strategic threats to energy security by covering the matter of quality of people's life. Methods. To analyze the way strategic threats to energy security spread across cross-sectoral commodity and production chains and influences quality of people's living, I applied the factor analysis and general scientific methods of analysis and synthesis. Results. I suggest interpreting strategic threats to energy security as risks of people's quality of life due to a reduction in the volume of energy supply. I identified mechanisms reflecting how the fuel and energy complex and its development influence the quality of people's life. The article sets out the method to assess such quality-of-life risks arising from strategic threats to energy security. Conclusions and Relevance. In the current geopolitical situation, strategic threats to energy security cause long-standing adverse consequences for the quality of people's life. If strategic threats to energy security are further construed as risk of quality of people's life, this will facilitate the preparation and performance of a more effective governmental policy on energy, which will subsequently raise the economic well-being of people.

scholarly journals RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND STRESS WITH QUALITY OF LIFE OF INFERTILE COUPLES

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Jisha M. ◽  
Dr Assuma Beevi.T. M.
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Social Effects ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Infertile Women ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Infertile Couples

Introduction: Psychological and social effects of infertility may cause decline in the quality of life of infertile couples. A cross sectional study was conducted among 100 infertile couples, to find out the association between level of stress, anxiety and depression with their quality of life. Materials and methods: Data was collected using demographic and fertility information questionnaire, depression anxiety and stress scale (DASS-42) and fertility quality of life (fertiQol-malayalam). Results: Infertile couples experiences higher levels of depression, anxiety and stress and it is more among women,(depression-(15.36 +_ 9.23), stress(16.3+-7.52) anxiety (9.36+_6.33) than men (depression(12.52+_10.30 )(P=0.030), stress(12.84+_ 7.94 )(P=0-002 ) anxiety(7.50+_5-55). Levels of depression, anxiety and stress have significant negative relation with their quality of life. Infertile women has significantly lower quality of life (P= 0.002) than men. Conclusion: Interventions, to reduce depression, anxiety and stress among infertile couples may be helpful to improve their quality of life.

scholarly journals Economic Impact to Quality of Life of Agropolitan Participants in Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Yusof Ahmad ◽  
Hamid Saad ◽  
Eusoff @Yendo Afgani ◽  
Naeemah Yusof
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Economic Region ◽  
Absolute Poverty ◽  
Government Program ◽  
Keywords Quality Of Life

Quality of Life (QOL) issues have increasingly been the area of attention in cities of newly developing countries including Malaysia. To improve QOL for people of absolute poverty in Malaysia, the Malaysian government have carried out a program known as Agropolitan in the East Coast Economic Region. The three Agropolitan project locations selected for this study are Batu 8 Lepar and Runchang in Pekan, Pahang and Gua Musang in Kelantan. This study carried out a field survey on 254 samples to investigate their experiences throughout the project. This study found that Agropolitan project had remarkably improved the QOL of participants Keywords: quality of life; agropolitan; absolute poverty; government program  https://doi.org/10.21834/jabs.v3i8.278

scholarly journals COMMUNITY SOCIAL WELFARE MODELING

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolita GREBLIKAITĖ ◽  
Milita VIENAŽINDIENĖ ◽  
Regina ANDRIUKAITIENĖ
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Quality Factors ◽  
Quality Of Life Research ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Social Quality Of Life

The social welfare of the community, as a reflection of the quality of life, is characterized by a dynamic and complex nature, and is now becoming an increasingly relevant and more debatable topic in the scientific community. An integrated assessment of social welfare becomes the most important prerequisite for increasing the quality of life. The theoretical studies of social welfare assessment have shown that in order to assess it, a systematic approach is needed that distinguishes living quality factors and their groups and identifies the relationships between them. It is obvious that only the assessment of the existing social welfare situation can form the direction of improving the quality of life. In this article the authors, analyzing the issue of social welfare management as one of the most painful problems of the community today, define the concept of quality of life and social welfare, identify factors of social welfare quality and their assessment indicators, reveal the peculiarities of community-oriented activities. Based on the analysis of scientific literature, the authors of the article present a conceptual model illustrating community social welfare management and improving the quality of social life by responding to the needs of the community. The model consists of 5 main stages, each stage solving individual tasks. In the initial stages, an analysis of the current situation is carried out in the aspect of determinants of social welfare, the existing level is determined and comparison with the previous periods is performed. In the next stages a social welfare development plan is being prepared and implemented. According to the authors, applying the proposed model of social welfare management in the community, it is possible to ensure a higher level of social quality of life. Research method is the analysis and synthesis of scientific literature, logical, comparative and graphic representation.

Quality of life improvement for bone-anchored hearing aid users and their partners

2011 ◽  
Vol 125 (6) ◽  
pp. 554-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
M L McNeil ◽  
M Gulliver ◽  
D P Morris ◽  
M Bance
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Social Effects ◽  
Functional Improvement ◽  
Subjective Impression ◽  
Life Improvement ◽  
Bone Anchored Hearing Aid

AbstractObjectives:Bone-anchored hearing aid recipients experience well documented improvements in their audiometric performance and quality of life. While hearing aid recipients may understate their functional improvement, their partners may be more aware of such improvement. We sought to investigate patients' partners' perceptions of functional improvement following bone-anchored hearing aid fitting.Methods:Surveys were sent to 153 patients who had received a bone-anchored hearing aid through the Nova Scotia bone-anchored hearing aid programme. The validated survey asked patients' partners to give their subjective impression of the bone-anchored hearing aid recipient's functional status.Results and conclusions:Surveys were completed by 90 patients (58.8 per cent), of whom 72 reported having a partner. Partners reported a significant improvement in hearing (p ≤ 0.0001). Partners reported improvement in 87.0 per cent of functional scenarios, no change in 12.6 per cent, and a decline in 0.4 per cent. These findings demonstrate a significant improvement in the emotional and social effects of hearing impairment, as perceived by bone-anchored hearing aid recipients' partners.

Institutional functions in analyzing the elderly generation's resource potential

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 972-1002
Author(s):  
Irina A. PAVLOVA ◽  
Ol'ga P. NEDOSPASOVA
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older People ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Institutional Capacity ◽  
Regional Society ◽  
Resource Potential ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Theoretical Generalization

Subject. This article discusses the challenges and prospects for mapping institutional functions to assess the extent to which the resource potential of the older generation is being realized in regional society. Objectives. The article aims to develop a mapping profile of institutional functions to assess the extent to which the resource potential of the older generation is being realized. Methods. For the study, we used analysis and synthesis, logical and systems approaches, and theoretical generalization. Results. The article identifies the most important institutions for realizing the resource potential of the older generation and presents a typology of institutional functions through mapping across the three basic institutional spheres, namely the economic, social, and health ones. The article highlights certain system-based gaps in the analyzed institutional environment and dysfunctions in the institutional interactions in the field of the older generation's resource potential. Conclusions. The Older Generation's Institutional Capacity Implementation Map methodological model can be a significant tool to identify shortcomings in the implementation of government social programmes aimed to improve the quality of life of older people.

scholarly journals Condition-Specific Impacts on Quality of Life Attributed to Malocclusion by Adolescents with Normal Occlusion and Class I, II and III Malocclusion

2008 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
pp. 977-982 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Bernabé ◽  
Aubrey Sheiham ◽  
Cesar Messias de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Class Ii ◽  
Social Effects ◽  
Class I ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Angle Class ◽  
Normal Occlusion ◽  
Oral Impacts

Abstract Objective: To compare the prevalence, intensity, and extent of condition-specific oral impacts on quality of life attributed to malocclusion by Brazilian adolescents with normal occlusion and those with Angle Class I, II, and III malocclusion. Materials and Methods: Four groups of 55 adolescents were configured such that each group represented normal occlusion, as well as Angle Class I, II, and III malocclusion. No radiographs were taken. Adolescents aged 15 to 16 years were selected from those attending all secondary schools in Bauru (Sao Paulo, Brazil). The Oral Impacts on Daily Performances index was used to collect data on condition-specific impacts (CSIs) attributed to malocclusion. The prevalence, as well as the intensity and extent, of CSIs was compared among the four groups with the use of Chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis tests, respectively. Results: Groups were comparable according to sex, age, and socioeconomic status. The prevalence of CSI was significantly different between groups (P = .039). Class II and III malocclusion groups reported a higher prevalence of CSI than those with normal occlusion and Class I malocclusion. However, the intensity and extent of CSI were not significantly different between groups. Conclusions: The prevalence, but not the intensity and extent, of CSIs attributed to malocclusion differed among groups with different malocclusions. The present findings support the concept that malocclusion has physical, psychological, and social effects on quality of life.

Advanced Technologies in Strategizing

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 1170-1179
Author(s):  
V. L. Kvint ◽  
A. S. Khvorostyanaya ◽  
N. I. Sasaev
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
High Tech ◽  
State University ◽  
Social Significance ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Moscow School

Since the second half of the XX century, the trend of globalization has increasingly led to the use of high-tech developments and innovations that make it possible to achieve strategic goals set at the national, regional, industrial or corporate level. All this requires carefully developed strategies that make allowance for global challenges which are based on advanced technologies that able to use them successfully as a competitive advantage at every stage of strategizing.Aim. The presented study aims to determine the role of advanced technologies in achieving strategic goals of great social significance.Tasks. The authors determine the correlation between the key elements of strategy, the process of finding and using advanced technologies in determining the development vector and achieving certain strategic goals; emphasize the importance of innovative technologies in development strategies; show that technology transfer is an efficient strategic tool for implementing advanced technologies to improve all aspects of the population’s quality of life (material, intellectual, emotional).Methods. This study is based on the general theory of strategy and strategizing methodology developed by the Center for Strategic Research of the Institute of Mathematical Research of Complex Systems and the Economic and Financial Strategy Department at Moscow School of Economics at Lomonosov Moscow State University. The strategic principles of developing practical strategic documents are considered. The study uses the methods of analysis and synthesis, analogy, comparison, generalization, induction and deduction.Results. The authors develop conceptual frameworks for finding, evaluating and implementing advanced technologies in strategizing. The study describes the role of advanced technologies in improving all aspects of the quality of life: material, intellectual and emotional.Conclusions. Advanced technologies play a crucial role in strategizing. Their application guarantees the achievement of the strategic goal of each strategy aimed at improving all aspects of the population’s quality of life (material, intellectual, emotional). At the same time, the strategic system for monitoring, finding and transferring technologies is designed to detect and use innovative developments in a timely manner to ensure effective achievement of this goal.

Social entrepreneurship and corporate architecture: evidence from Italy

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 390-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelo Bonfanti ◽  
Enrico Battisti ◽  
Luca Pasqualino
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Social Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Corporate Architecture

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the contribution of corporate architecture to social value creation. It especially analyses the social effects of investments in experiential corporate architecture that have been carried out by Italian industrial companies. Design/methodology/approach – This study follows a qualitative approach. It is based on a survey and semi-structured in-depth interviews undertaken with six Italian industrial companies. The dimensions of the social-entrepreneurship model (innovativeness, proactiveness, risk management) proposed by Weerawardena and Sullivan Mort were chosen as a framework to investigate the social effects of investments in corporate architecture. Findings – The social effects of the innovativeness dimension are the integration of the company with the territory and development of sustainability. Proactiveness is related to improving the employees’ wellbeing in the workplace and the community’s quality of life. Risk management ensures the development of the local economic-social fabric. Research limitations/implications – This study combines social entrepreneurship and corporate architecture by highlighting the social effects of corporate architecture. Further, it proposes the structural embeddedness of the company in the territory of reference, a sense for beauty, and a sense of gift giving as further entrepreneurial traits that are generally not proposed in the social entrepreneurship literature. Practical/implications – The results of this study suggest that top management should consider: that investments in corporate architecture are a deliberate strategy of the company; that profits are not a purpose in and of themselves, but rather a means to achieve the social mission’s objectives; and the relationship with architects in terms of mutual involvement in order to understand corporate and local needs and effectively transform them into appropriate architectural solutions. Social/implications – Corporate architecture can help to solve a number of social problems, such as improving the community’s quality of life, providing employments opportunities, allowing the community to benefit from places of socialisation and aggregation, and offering facilities and services that support culture and encourage cultural exchange. Given that the social benefits are reciprocal, all stakeholders should financially support companies that invest in corporate architecture. Originality/value – To the knowledge, this is the first study to connect social entrepreneurship and corporate architecture. This research brings to light some Italian industrial companies that are investing in corporate architecture to create social value in the twenty-first century, after the pioneering investments of the Olivetti company.

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