Marine pests in paradise: capacity building, awareness raising and preliminary introduced species port survey results in the Republic of Palau

Abstract Background This study aimed to describe the status of alcohol consumption and drug use among young adults as well as their determinants. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study of 356 young adults (aged 18 to 24 years) living in Palau in 2013. The prevalence of self-reported alcohol and marijuana usage were compared within and between sexes, age groups, ethnicities, and education levels. Results The proportion of current drinking was higher in people aged 21–24 than in those aged 18–20 (73.2% vs. 60.9%, p = 0.09 in men and 48.3% vs. 30.0%, p = 0.02 in women), while that of marijuana use did not differ between the age groups. The proportions of current drinking and marijuana use were higher in Palauan than in other ethnicities (current drinking: 70.6% vs. 40.6%, p = 0.005 in men and 38.8% vs. 16.6%, p = 0.04 in women; lifetime marijuana use: 80.0% vs. 52.9%, p = 0.02 in men and 56.1% vs. 30.6%, p = 0.09 in women). The proportion of frequent (3 times or more) marijuana users was higher for the lower educated than for the higher educated (62.5% vs. 32.1%, p < 0.001 in men and 33.9% vs. 24.4%, p = 0.12 in women). Conclusions Sex, age, ethnicity, and education were significant determinants of alcohol and marijuana use.

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A Selected Bibliography of Economic Development in the Republic of Palau

The Contemporary Pacific ◽

10.1353/cp.2000.0042 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 490-495 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jane Barnwell

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

The Republic ◽

Republic Of Palau

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Scrub Typhus in the Republic of Palau, Micronesia

Emerging Infectious Diseases ◽

10.3201/eid1010.040288 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 1838-1840 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

A. Mark Durand ◽

Stevenson Kuartei ◽

Ishmael Togamae ◽

Maireng Sengebau ◽

Linda Demma ◽

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Keyword(s):

Scrub Typhus ◽

The Republic ◽

Republic Of Palau

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Internationalization of higher education as a factor in the competitiveness of a technical university

Pedagogy and Psychology ◽

10.51889/2021-1.2077-6861.07 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 46 (1) ◽

pp. 54-61

Author(s):

D. Jantassova ◽

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Capacity Building ◽

Educational Institution ◽

Learning Technologies ◽

Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽

Modern World ◽

Digital Learning ◽

Primary Analysis ◽

Technical University ◽

The Republic

Internationalization serves the purpose of increasing the world rating of an educational institution, contributes to improving the quality of education in general and is one of the main factors in the competitiveness of a technical university in the modern world. The article describes the main directions of the development of this process in the frame of Nazarbayev University experience, the Canadian and Russian experience of research to establish a framework of capacity building for internationalization. This study is carried out during the implementation of the project "Capacity building for the internationalization of a technical university by means of digital learning technologies" (IRN project АP08052214), approved by the priority "Scientific foundations" Mangilik el "(education of the XXI century, fundamental and applied research in the humanities)" grant funding for young scientists for 2020-2022 by the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The author considers different approaches in understanding the process of internationalization, investigates the methodology of benchmarking, the process of internationalization of the university, presents the goal, scientific methods and potential of the project. The primary analysis of the studied works on the internationalization of higher education showed that there were problems in the results of international activities of national and foreign practices and the lack of work on capacity building for the internationalization of technical universities.

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INTANGIBLE ASSETS IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SERBIAN AND SLOVENIAN LISTED COMPANIES: A PRELIMINARY OVERVIEW OF THE REPORTING PRACTICES

TEME ◽

10.22190/teme1801167s ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 167

Author(s):

Dejan Spasić ◽

Anton Vorina

Keyword(s):

Intangible Assets ◽

Stock Exchange ◽

Financial Statements ◽

Listed Companies ◽

Consolidated Financial Statements ◽

Reporting Practices ◽

Reporting Practice ◽

Survey Results ◽

Business Combination ◽

The Republic

The aim of the research is to achieve a conclusion what is the level of the reporting practice on intangible assets in two countries - in the Republic of Serbia and in the Republic of Slovenia trough a comparative descriptive statistics. Consolidated financial statements of listed companies in these two countries were used from the Belgrade Stock Exchange (Serbia) and the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (Slovenia). The reason for the use of consolidated financial statements lies in the fact that they can contain unconsolidated intangible assets already recognized in the separate financial statements of the companies included in the group, as well as internally generated intangible assets that meet the conditions for recognition in a business combination (including Goodwill). The general assessment is that the survey results indicate a very low level of reporting practice of intangible assets in Serbia and relatively satisfactory level of reporting practice in Slovenia. Individual results are given in the fourth part of the paper.

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RESPONSIBLE TOURISM: THE CURRENT PROBLEMS AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS (THE SURVEY RESULTS OF TOURISM ACTIVITY SUBJECTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF BURYATIA)

10.31554/978-5-7925-0605-3-2021-139-141 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 139-141

Author(s):

A. A. Andreeva

Keyword(s):

Survey Results ◽

Tourism Activity ◽

The Republic ◽

Development Prospects ◽

Responsible Tourism

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Cоциальная мобильность и миграционные настроения сельской молодежи региона (по результатам социологического исследования)

Бюллетень Калмыцкого научного центра Российской академии наук ◽

10.22162/2587-6503-2020-1-13-227-243 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 227-243

Author(s):

Nogan V. Badmaeva ◽

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Rural Area ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Rural Population ◽

Main Channel ◽

Social Conditions ◽

Low Level ◽

Life Plans ◽

Survey Results ◽

The Republic

The article presents the results of the sociological survey of the young rural population of the Republic of Kalmykia on the problems of migration. The study analyzes the main goals and directions of the migration of young people. The results of the survey showed that the basic factors of the migration from rural areas are low level salaries, lack of work places, undeveloped infrastructure. The low level of social conditions is also one of the factors of migration of young people. The majority of the respondents plan to live in metropolises of Russia. No one of the respondents wants to live in a rural area. Thus, the analysis of the survey results showed that for young rural population the main channel for mobility is migration. It is important to note that rural area settlements have low level of attractiveness and prestige among contemporary young people which is due to low quality and level of life and the lack of preconditions for implementing life plans and strategies of the young people of the region.

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