Risk Communication for Viral Hepatitis Management Among Migrants

The burden of viral hepatitis is high with huge mortality and morbidity on human population. The increasing migration of people from areas highly prevalent of viral hepatitis poses a unique threat to the healthcare systems of the host nations. The deficient universal standards for screening, vaccination, and treatment of viral hepatitis have therefore made the burden of chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma to increase among migrant populations globally. This study examines the role of risk communication in managing viral hepatitis among migrants at the different levels of pre-departure phase, travel phase, destination phase, interception phase and the return phase. The study concluded on the need for concerted effort by national governments to develop a national communication policy with comprehensive risk communication strategies on viral hepatitis management among migrants.

A revival of money velocity would pressure the US Fed

Significance The debate about how transitory this inflation is will persist. One way to consider the phenomenon is to examine the velocity of money -- the ratio of nominal GDP to monetary aggregate M1 or M2 -- which measures how many times money is changing hands, reflecting the willingness of consumers and businesses to engage in economic transactions. Money velocity remains modest but, if it rises, inflation pressures will also rise. Impacts The extent to which pandemic-related behavioural changes persist will shape the longer-term economic outlook and change many sectors. The Fed's communication policy will be key to calming markets; research shows that it has successfully anchored inflation expectations. Two years after COVID-19 was first known to be circulating, its spread remains the largest influence on the economic outlook.

Communication policy of Kharkiv universities in social networks

The purpose of this paper is to examine the universities’ presence on the social media as a part of universities’ communication policy and to define the most popular social media with the universities as the communication channels (on the example of Kharkiv). The digitalization processes in the contemporary society lead to appearing and sustainable development of the newest technologies and communication channels. Universities should keep in mind that their key audience is mostly young adults (17 years and older) who use the social media for searching some information, news, chatting. Thus it is obvious that universities should pay their attention carefully to the communication channel and they should use it actively for cooperation with the key audience, other universities, scientific and social organization etc. Thus, firstly it is important to learn how many universities are present on the social media and which social media are used by the universities most frequently. The methodology. The author used such methods as systematic analysis, comparative analysis to learn universities’ communication policy and their presence on the social media. The author used method of techniques analysis to define the percentage of the social media and their popularity with the universities and to define the universities rating according to the fact how many types of the social media the universities use in their communication policy. The results. The article describes Kharkiv universities communication policy that they provide via presence on the social media. The author provides the findings of investigation of universities presence on the social media. The author provides information about which types of the social media are used by the universities and which of them are used by the universities most frequently in their communication policy (all the data are quantitative and percentage). The article has the universities rating made by the author according to the social media quantity are using by each university. The novelty. It is first time of identifying the most popular with universities social media as a part of the universities communication policy and to define the universities rating according to the fact how many types of the social media the universities use in their communication policy. The practical significance. The research results can be used in education and for further improvement of research activities and for further researches of the content provided by the universities on the social media.

How does the Government Manage Waste? Analysis of Waste Management in Bantul Regency, Indonesia

A This study aims to determine the extent of waste management in Bantul Regency with the concept of policy implementation by Edward III, which consists of policy communication, policy coherence, and policy implementation consistency. The government and society are currently trying to manage 3R-based waste (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle). Researchers used a qualitative descriptive method using secondary data consisting of literature, online media and the internet, and documents from the Bantul district government. The results of the study stated that: Bantul Regency Government is still not optimal in terms of waste management; this can be seen from the level of attention to waste management and management, which is still minimal, thus giving the result that the government has not succeeded in handling waste quickly, precisely and correctly. However, if seen from the amount of waste mass, there was a reduction from 202,910 tons (2019) to 192,021 tons (2020); this is because COVID-19 has stopped mobility and activities so that the amount of waste is not as much as in 2019. However, it should still be noted that waste management must be improved so that waste in the future does not become a new problem.

Impact of transformational leadership and transparent communication on employee openness to change: mediating role of employee organization trust and moderated role of change-related self-efficacy

PurposeThis study investigates the impact of transformational leadership and transparent communication on employees' openness to change with the mediating role of employee organization trust and moderating effects of change-related self-efficacy.Design/methodology/approachA sample of 260 employees from banking sector of Pakistan through self-administrated questionnaire participated in this study and the data was analysed through partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM).FindingsThe results reveal that transformational leadership and transparent communication help to create trust among employees of the organization which ultimately have positive effects on employee openness to change. Further, the results suggest that the presence of change-related self-efficacy significantly moderates relation between the transformational leadership and employee openness to change. However, change self-efficacy does not change the relationship between transparent communication and employee openness to change.Research limitations/implicationsThis study contributes to change management literature and helps organizations to understand the importance of employees and their positive behaviour during change.Practical implicationsThe researcher provides the guidelines for employers to craft change communication policy during the change implementation phase.Originality/valueThis study tests a mediating role of employee organization trust and moderating role of change-related self-efficacy in relation with transformational leadership and transparent communication on employees' openness to change which had not been tested theoretically and empirically in the context of Pakistan.

Virtual Tools for Managing the Rating Promotion of Universities

The article is devoted to the analysis of the results of the participation of Russian universities in the authoritative international Webometrics ranking, the choice of ways to strengthen the positions and increase the number of universities in its top lists. Methodological tools of the research: analysis of statistical sources of information. The paper analyzes the dynamics of the position in the international Webometrics ranking of leading Russian universities and the Russian Federation as a whole in recent years. The directions of promotion of Russian universities-leaders of the Webometrics rating in international and domestic social networks are considered. The study allows us to conclude that there is a close connection between the network activity of universities and the webometric success of the university, as well as the need for more active interaction with the audience, a detailed study of its preferences and improvement of approaches to the formation of the communication policy of the educational institution.

Methodological aspects of digital communication of higher education institutions.

The article substantiates the need to study the methodological aspects of digital communication as a separate higher education institution and in the country as a whole. It is determined that one of the tools to increase the competitiveness of educational institutions is the development of communication policy and the use of modern digital technologies. And also that the formation of digital communication policy of higher education institutions is a key issue for the promotion of educational services at this stage of the country's development. The target audience of the market of educational services for the main users of the official site of the higher educational institution is outlined. The main tasks of information and social technologies in education, which provide general computerization of students and teachers, are listed. The author highlights the main components of educational sites and their general characteristics. The author also formed a complex analysis of the site using modern methods of analysis: general characteristics, design and description of the site; qualitative for quantitative analysis of the site; analysis of the site in accordance with the requirements for the sites of educational institutions at the legislative level regarding the disclosure of information; results of psychological verbal-communicative method of site research; SEO analysis (search engine promotion) of the site. The article presents the results of the application of the proposed comprehensive analysis on the example of a specific site of a higher education institution, namely the site of the State Dnipropetrovsk University of Internal Affairs, with a thorough explanation of the results. According to the results of the study, the author came to the conclusion that the development of communication policy using integrated marketing tools, namely site development, is achieved by successfully promoting higher education institutions in the market of educational services, image formation and competitiveness of educational institutions.