IMPROVING THE MANAGEMENT OF TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

Today, it is important to use alternative methods and approaches that allow for more efficient and high-quality management of projects that take into account the real cost and duration of construction stages. The main idea of this study is to improve the process support of companies to increase the management efficiency indicators during the construction of transport facilities. The research is based on a systematic approach and software applied to construction processes. The combination of management relationships with properly selected and used resources, in the presence of innovative technologies, will allow achieving visible results in the implementation of projects. Project management based on a systematic approach, using modern software, is recommended for implementation and use in construction organizations, as it allows you to optimize calendar planning and increase economic efficiency, even in periods of uncertainty; it allows you to reduce resource costs and reduce construction time; take into account the risks of the project, as well as monitor and track the actual implementation of projects for the construction of transport infrastructure facilities.

A Conceptual Framework for the Ethical Evaluation of Supported Decision-Making

"Background: Supported decision-making (SDM) refers to all types of interventions support persons with impaired decision-making capacity (DMC) in making informed treatment decisions. It encompasses a wide range of interventions, such as enhanced consent procedures, elaborated plain language and involvement of family, friends or peers in the informed consent process. Empirical research showed that SDM can enhance DMC. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which has been ratified by 180 states parties to date, pronounces in article 12(3) that “states parties shall take appropriate measures to provide access by persons with disabilities to the support they may require in exercising their legal capacity.” At the same time, medical ethicists and legal scholars have raised the concern that persons with impaired DMC are more likely to become subject to undue influence under SDM arrangements. Objectives: The aim of this presentation is to provide a conceptual framework to facilitate an ethical evaluation of various forms of supported decision-making. Methods: Empirically informed conceptual analysis. Various SDM interventions are analyzed. Findings: It is necessary to distinguish between input, process and output support. Input support involves influencing factors that are negatively correlated with DMC; process support involves interpreting a person’s preferences and carrying out intellectual processing; and output support involves enabling a person to communicate decisions to others. Conclusion: Most forms of input and output support are promising, but ethical issues in relation to framing and interpersonal leverage must be addressed. Forms of process support that involve “outsourcing” decision-making capacities are ethically problematic. "

A Dual-speed Induction Motor as a Source of Electrical Hazard in Operating Conditions of Coal Mine Process Support Areas

Hazardous states of the mine zonal electrical network are caused by the reversed energy flows of induction motors of the energy-consuming equipment in the run-down mode after the power supply is switched off. The electromotive force (EMF) induced in the powered-off stator windings of the dual-speed motors due to the transformer effect also pose a danger of electric shock. The paper presents a methodology and the results of studying the formation of induced EMFs in the powered-off stator windings of dual-speed induction motors, including the run-down mode and the functions that impact on the electromagnetic parameters. Analysis of the impact degree of these induced EMFs on the electrical safety parameters as part of the mine zonal electrical network is presented.

Designing a School Learning Development Environment: Technological Aspects

Nowadays modern education system is at a stage of active transformation. The transition from the old school model to a new one under conditions of uncertainty and rapid changes experienced by all areas in the real world (VUCA-world) calls for revising the role of education and requires new approaches in order to improve the interaction of participants involved in the educational process (teacher and students). The specific of such interaction is to shape a set of cultural techniques which include thinking, multi-positional communication and practical actions. The article presents some aspects of designing a new type of school learning environment, namely, learning and technological development environment. The results of the project activities carried out by the teaching staff of the Educational Complex "Nasha Shkola" (Novosibirsk) whose responsibility was to create such environment is the development of special models. Models represented in this paper deal with the technology of the learning situation construction and they are considered as normative and technological units of educational content acquisition with focus on the teacher’s role as well as on the organization, complex testing and the technology correction which can be done through inter-positional spaces of educational process support.

Implementation Systems and Processes

The key structure that will enable the change initiative, the action system, includes a change sponsor (typically an executive), a change champion to manage the process, support and involvement from the organization’s executive team, and employee involvement in problem-solving groups to implement the change. A change leadership team, with representatives of multiple levels and program areas, will provide overall guidance and review recommendations for change. Outside stakeholders such as board members, community members, or clients may be involved and can show support. Key implementation processes include action teams to analyze problems and propose solutions and tactics such as communication processes to keep staff informed about progress on activities, training staff regarding change skills, and providing opportunities for team building and conflict management. Action plans and timelines can be very useful for monitoring progress.

Concept and Implementation of Data Usage Proposal Process Based on International Standards in SMITH

Accessing secondary-use healthcare data in Germany requires contracting with each organization that acts as a data provider. The SMITH Service Platform offers a central access point for scientists, facilitating contracting as part of an integrated data use and access process with several Data Integration Centers (DIC) at once. Process support is realized by a central Business Process Engine (BPE), which manages process definition and process control, combined with a central IHE infrastructure. The use of IHE XDS and IHE XDW profiles enables the exchange of process instance information with multiple distributed visualization and user interaction tools for provided user tasks based on international standards. User task information include structured forms for submitting instructions and results as task input and output for the users, and are synchronized between the shared process instance and the BPE. A reference user interface is also provided with the SMITH Marketplace. In the future, further standardization efforts regarding the structured forms and the use of the IHE XDW profile should be pursued.

DEVELOPMENT OF TELEMEDICINEPROCESSSUPPORT VISUAL TOOLKIT

Thediagnosis and treatment processesof diseases, the effectiveness of different programming approaches in the automation of the treatment process were studied.A telemedicine process support visual toolkithas been suggested, which will allow the doctorstobuild the treatment schemesusingsimple blocks, depending on the patient's inputdata.The visual blocks that are planned to haveintheIDE canbe divided tothe following groups:dataFlow, arithmetic and logical operationsblocks, Artificial intelligenceblocksthat will be implemented on the basis ofvarious machine learning models, Blocks intended for read data and configure the devices of theIOT network, and custom blocks.The toolkit will translate the represented treatment visual schemes to python code, which will call the corresponding functions of represented treatment regimen’s blocks, which will be developed by us.

ALGORITHMIC SUPPORT OF THE AUTOMATED INSTALLATION FOR MEASURING THE MATING AND UNMATING FORCE OF ELECTRIC CONNECTOR CONTACTS

Algorithmic support is proposed for an automated installation for measuring the mating and unmating force of the electrical connector contacts, which allows obtaining objective data while testing with the possibility to register the fixed force. The developed system also provides inputting and editing test parameters applying the operator's touch panel using the Human–Machine Interface, local visualization of the measurement process, support for implementing the parameters storage in non-volatile memory with logging the test information. The ability to automatically measure the mating and unmating force of an electrical connector reduces the impact of human error on test results, increasing the accuracy and the process productivity.

Reflexões sobre o uso de instrumentos de avaliação na Terapia Ocupacional no Brasil / Reflexions about the use of instruments of evaluation in Occupational Therapy in Brazil

Este editorial tem por objetivo refletir sobre a utilização de instrumentos de avaliação na terapia ocupacional brasileira. O uso de instrumentos padronizados na profissão pode contribuir para o processo terapêutico-ocupacional, auxiliando na avaliação, planejamento e na reavaliação de uma intervenção. Tais dados coletados a partir das escalas podem ser usados para produzir conhecimento científico e favorecer evidências. Os instrumentos apresentam seus constructos associados a uma ou mais teorias que os embasam, devendo os terapeutas ocupacionais buscar o conhecimento sobre a teoria que os fundamentam. Destacamos neste texto onze escalas de avaliação específicas, as quais se encontram disponíveis no Brasil, para uso na prática ou na pesquisa. Compreender as razões para a utilização dos instrumentos são aspectos essenciais a fim de que o terapeuta ocupacional escolha uma determinada escala de avaliação, sobretudo, para que se tenha uma condução coerente no processo de intervenção ou no desenvolvimento de uma pesquisa. A identificação dos profissionais que tenham “expertise” sobre o instrumento pode auxiliar no conhecimento aprofundado em relação aos pressupostos teóricos e práticos advindos, por exemplo, dos modelos, teorias ou disciplinas que se relacionam a esses instrumentos. Para tanto, é essencial que se estabeleça um processo de educação permanente ou continuada, com supervisões clínicas por especialistas, grupos de estudo, cursos de capacitação e de formação nos Modelos, ou nas teorias e disciplinas que estudem a ocupação, a atividade ou qualquer que seja o constructo em questão avaliado pelo instrumento. Abstract This editorial aim to reflect on the use of standardized instruments in Brazilian Occupational Therapy. The use of standardized instruments in the profession can contribute to the occupational therapeutic process, support the assessment, plan, and reassess an intervention. These data collected from the tool can be used to generate scientific knowledge and evidence. The instruments presented its constructs associated with one or more theories that support them, and occupational therapists should seek to know about a theory related to those instruments. We highlight in this opinion piece eleven specific instruments of Occupational Therapy available in Brazil, for use in practice or research. Understanding the reasons for the use of an instrument is fundamental for an occupational therapist in order to decide what kind of evaluation is more appropriated and to carry out an intervention or to conduct research. For this reason, it is important to identify key professionals who have “experience” about the instrument because they can help in-depth knowledge in relation to theoretical and practical assumptions, such as examples, models, theories, or disciplines that are related to the instrument. To conclude, it is essential to establish a process of continued education, with supervision by clinicians, specialists, study groups, training courses on models, theories, and disciplines that study, i.e., activity or occupation, or any other construct measured by an instrument.Keywords: Cccupations. Evaluation of results of therapeutic interventions. Knowledge. Evidencebased practice. Occupational therapy.Resumen El objetivo de este editorial es reflexionar sobre la utilización de instrumentos de evaluación en la Terapia Ocupacional brasileña. El uso de instrumentos estandardizados en la profesión puede contribuir para el processo terapêutico ocupacional, ayudando en la evaluación, planificación y reevaluación de una intervención. Dichos datos recolectados, a partir de las escalas, pueden ser utilizados para producir conocimientos científico y favorecer evidencias. Los instrumentos presentan sus constructos asociados a una o mas teorías que los enmarcan, necesitando a los terapeutas ocupacionales para buscar el conocimientos sobre las teorías que los fundamentan. Resaltamos en este texto once escalas de evaluaciones especificas, que están disponibles en Brasil, para el uso en la práctica o en investigaciones. Comprender las razones para la utilización de los instrumentos son aspectos esenciales a fin de que el terapeuta ocupacional elija una determinada escala de evaluación, sobretodo, para que se desarrolle una conducta coherente en el proceso de investigación o en el de una investigación. La identificación de los profisinales que tengan “experticia” sobre el instrumento, puede ayudar a los terapeutas ocupacionales en profundización del conocimiento en relación a los supuestos teóricos y prácticos que surgen, por exemplo, de los modelos, teorias o disciplinas que se relacionan con estos instrumentos. Por tanto, es esencial que ocurra un proceso de educación permanente o continuada, con supervisiones clínicas realizadas por especialistas, grupos de estudio, cursos de capacitaciones y de formación en los modelos, o en las teorías y disciplinas que estudien la ocupación, la actividad o cualquiera que sea el constructo en cuestión que evalúe el instrumento.Palabras clave: Ocupaciones. Evaluación de resultados de intervenciones terapéuticas. Conocimiento. Práctica clínica basada en la evidencia. Terapia ocupacional.