THE DEVELOPMANT STRATEGY OF THE PARTNERSHIP PATTERN BETWEEN PTPN XII KALISANEN PLANTATION WITH PARTNER AND PARTNER WITH FARMER

The Kalisanen Plantation is one of the unit that is managed by PTPN XII who conducts the business in the fields of agribusiness as well as on the natural recources utilization optimizement. The resource that is optimized by Kalisanen Plantation is namely the use of the remaining company’s assets in the form of plantation land by means of partnership to a partner in the form of cooperation. The objectives of this study are: 1) to find out cooperation pattern between partners and PTPN XII Kalisanen Plantation and partners with the farmers, 2) to find out the income earned by farmers with PTPN XII Kalisanen Plantation in the pattern of partnership that is intertwined, 3) to find out the pattern of developmental strategy cooperated between partner and PTPN XII Kalisanen Plantation. The sampling collection method used quota sampling and expert judgment sampling. The data analysis method used descriptive analysis, revenue analysis, and the Analytic Hierarchy Process. The results showed that: 1) the partnership established by PTPN XII Kalisanen Plantation with partners is called the pattern of business cooperation, while the cooperation between the partners with farmers is called the operational partnership pattern. 2) partners with farmers of one hectare land in a period of one planting is profitable with an income of Rp 9.529.779. 3) priority criterion on partnership development strategy that exists between partner and PTPN XII Kebun Kalisanen is the criteria of land where as the priority alternative is to continue the Kerja Sama Usaha activities of the land. Keywords: Cooperation Pattern, Revenue, Analytic Hierarchy Process

COLORING AS A RICH IN CONTENT COMPONENT IN IMAGINATIVE AND LITURGICAL SOURCES OF PRIEST VESTMENTS OF LATE XX – EARLY XXI CENTURIES

Priest vestments are an expressive way of a priest, a tool of cult which during the Divine Liturgy is combined with the belief involving clothing and its sacral components into this religious procedure.The article focuses on the peculiarities of colour in imaginative and liturgical sources of priest vestments. The research interprets a religious plot cultural and valuable potential of colouring as weighty priority criterion for defining artistic and stylistic features of folk ornaments in clerical clothing. It was also revealed the bases of colouring which besides the esthetic function have established canonical standards. Liturgical clothing`s combination of colours which have a significant symbolic meaning has been highlighted. The colour scheme of priest vestments on the example of the researched works from Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil territories of the given chronical period has been analysed. Key words: colour, colour scheme, priest vestments, symbolic meaning, liturgical clothing.

Demand for Intensive Care beds and patient classification according to the priority criterion

Objective: to assess the demand for Intensive Care Unit beds as well as the classification of the patients for admission, according to the priority system. Method: a retrospective and cross-sectional study, developed from January2014 to December2018 in two Intensive Care Units for adults of a university hospital. The sample consisted of the requests for vacancies according to the priority system(scale from 1 to 4, where 1 is the highest priority and 4 is no priority), registered in the institution’s electronic system. Results: a total of 8,483 vacancies were requested, of which 4,389(51.7%) were from unitB. The highest percentage in unitA was of Priority2 patients(32.6%); and Priority1 was prevalent in unitB(45.4%). The median lead time between request and admission to unitA presented a lower value for priority1 patients(2h57) and a higher value for priority4 patients(11h24); in unitB, priority4 patients presented shorter time(5h54) and priority3 had longer time(11h54). 40.5% of the requests made to unitA and 48.5% of those made to unitB were fulfilled, with 50.7% and 48.5% of these patients being discharged from the units, respectively. Conclusion: it is concluded that the demand for intensive care beds was greater than their availability. Most of the patients assisted were priorities1 and2, although a considerable percentage of those classified as priorities3 and4 is observed.

УПРАВЛІННЯ БРЕНДИНГОМ АДМІНІСТРАТИВНО-ТЕРИТОРІАЛЬНИХ УТВОРЕНЬ У СИСТЕМІ СОЦІАЛЬНО-ЕКОНОМІЧНОГО РОЗВИТКУ

From the perspective of socioeconomic development framework, the article provides insights on the contemporary issues of branding management of administrative territorial units. Following the analytical review data on Sumy region communities based on the calculation of budget efficiency as the ratio of the community general fund income (financial potential of united territorial communities (UTC)) and the general fund expenditures, the hypothesis as to the consistent relationship between the successful performance of the united territorial community and strategic approach to its management has been verified. As the key priorities for the united territorial communities brand development the study offers to consider the following: UTC social priority group brands; UTC entrepreneurial priority group brands; UTC tourism priority group brands; and the UTC green brands. Based on the proposed algorithm for setting the priority areas of the united territorial communities brand development, a strategic matrix of UTC brand development of the Sumy region has been constructed. The implementation of the given strategic approach to setting the priority areas of the united territorial communities brand development will contribute to building a successful marketing strategy for the Sumy region as an umbrella brand that combines subbrands of united territorial communities, further distributed according to the development priority criterion. This approach allows, on the one hand, to design a unified algorithm for the development, operation and implementation of territorial branding and marketing, and on the other – to consider the unique characteristics of each of the UTC with its individual set of competitive advantages, specific history, image, key resources available and associated problems.

Mathematical Apparatus of Optimal Decision-Making Based on Vector Optimization

We present a problem of “acceptance of an optimal solution” as a mathematical model in the form of a vector problem of mathematical programming. For the solution of such a class of problems, we show the theory of vector optimization as a mathematical apparatus of acceptance of optimal solutions. Methods of solution of vector problems are directed to problem solving with equivalent criteria and with the given priority of a criterion. Following our research, the analysis and problem definition of decision making under the conditions of certainty and uncertainty are presented. We show the transformation of a mathematical model under the conditions of uncertainty into a model under the conditions of certainty. We present problems of acceptance of an optimal solution under the conditions of uncertainty with data that are represented by up to four parameters, and also show geometrical interpretation of results of the decision. Each numerical example includes input data (requirement specification) for modeling, transformation of a mathematical model under the conditions of uncertainty into a model under the conditions of certainty, making optimal decisions with equivalent criteria (solving a numerical model), and, making an optimal decision with a given priority criterion.

Optimal and Computationally Efficient Priority-Based Routing and Wavelength Allocation Strategy Supporting Qos for High-Speed Transport Networks

One of major optical network problem is to route and to assign the wavelength efficiently because of its wavelength reuse characteristics and information transparency. By utilizing the trade-off scheme between the blocking probability and setup time of the requested route, priority-based RWA (PRWA) approaches has been studied for WDM networks by introducing a priority criterion which depends on calculation of hop counts and volume of the traffic. The simulation result shows that PRWA technique reduces both the blocking probability (approx. 20%) as compare with non-priority based RWA scheme and the average end to end delay near about (10 msec.) as compare with Adaptive routing (AR) at various traffic load conditions. This approach also results in cost-effectiveness as well as reduction in the complexity of the network in comparison to earlier reported techniques

BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY ALLOCATION AND MARKET-ORIENTED RAILWAY: AN ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

The European Commission initiated the process of liberalization and introducing competition in the European railway sector more than twenty-five years ago. Despite the liberalization of the railway sector, train paths are currently administratively allocated in all EU countries using the train service priority criterion, which may not treat all train operators equally. This is especially evident in those network sections where demand exceeds the available capacity. In these situations, economic theory suggests the implementation of a market-based mechanism for allocation of capacity, such as auctions. However, due to its incompatibilities with priority criteria in the process of the capacity allocation, it is necessary to develop a new procedure to support the implementation of an auction. In this paper, the proposed algorithm fills the technological gap between train timetable design and train operator requests. The new algorithm for decentralized capacity allocation is the result of a multidimensional approach, which encompasses setting new relations between train operators and the infrastructure manager, train timetable drafting and resolving the conflicting request. In addition, the algorithm provides a feasible solution ensuring equal treatment of train operators and efficient allocation, in order to foster the development of the competition in the European rail market.

Induction of Senescence in Cancer Cells by a Novel Combination of Cucurbitacin B and Withanone: Molecular Mechanism and Therapeutic Potential

Cancer, an uncontrolled proliferation syndrome, is treated with synthetic chemotherapeutic drugs that are associated with severe adverse effects. Development and application of new natural compounds is warranted to deal with the exponentially increasing incidence of cancer worldwide. Keeping selective toxicity to cancer cells as a priority criterion, we developed a combination of Cucurbitacin B and Withanone, and analyzed its anticancer potential using non-small cell lung cancer cells. We demonstrate that the selective cytotoxicity of the combination, called CucWi-N, to cancer cells is mediated by induction of cellular senescence that was characterized by decrease in Lamin A/C, CDK2, CDK4, Cyclin D, Cyclin E, phosphorylated RB, mortalin and increase in p53 and CARF proteins. It compromised cancer cell migration that was mediated by decrease in mortalin, hnRNP-K, vascular endothelial growth factor, matrix metalloproteinase 2, and fibronectin. We provide in silico, molecular dynamics and experimental data to support that CucWi-N (i) possesses high capability to target mortalin–p53 interaction and hnRNP-K proteins, (ii) triggers replicative senescence and inhibits metastatic potential of the cancer cells, and (iii) inhibits tumor progression and metastasis in vivo. We propose that CucWi-N is a potential natural anticancer drug that warrants further mechanistic and clinical studies.

Maintenance prioritization – a review on factors and methods

PurposeMaintenance is a compulsory cost in any asset's operation and requires sufficient budget to be supported. However, insufficient maintenance allocation would lead to maintenance prioritization being practiced as a solution to relief the maintenance demands. The purpose of this paper is to review and discuss the related literature on the factors considered and methods practiced in maintenance prioritization, especially in asset managements.Design/methodology/approachA thorough literature search related to factors and methods used in maintenance prioritization was conducted through several journal databases. The keywords maintenance priority, maintenance prioritization, priority management and maintenance planning were used. Publications related to maintenance priority from the period of 1990 to 2016 were reviewed and filtered out. Literature focusing on methods and factors related to maintenance prioritization were analyzed and discussed.FindingsThis study presented the trend and publications related to maintenance priority throughout 1990 to 2016. Publications related with methods and factors were analyzed. The most used priority-setting methods include analytical hierarchy process; priority criterion; priority matrix; and failure mode and effect analysis. Factors for maintenance priority were categorized into four categories which are technical, financial, social and political category. A discussion on the strategic direction of maintenance prioritization was conducted to highlight future research and possible improvements.Originality/valueThe paper contains a state of the art on publications and discussion related to the factors, methods and suggestions on the strategic aspect of maintenance prioritization. It offers insights and information on the current body of knowledge to academics, researchers, maintenance managers, practitioners and stakeholders concerned with asset management.

SELECTION OF INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE STRATEGY: CLASSICAL AHP AND FUZZY AHP APPLICATIONS

The selection of a maintenance strategy is a decision often made with uncertainty or subjectivity. This decision involves the prioritization of critical factors since there are several factors to be considered simultaneously. Decision-making generally depends on subjective assessments from experts. To deal with multiple factors, Analytic Hierarchy Processes (AHP) is a well-established multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) method. This article presents an AHP application for the selection of a maintenance strategy by a real industrial plant. Four maintenance strategies are considered: Corrective Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance, and Proactive Maintenance. Decision criteria are cost, quality, safety, value added and viability. Then, incorporating the concepts of the fuzzy set theory, fuzzy AHP was applied to the same decision problem. In both applications, Corrective Maintenance was the strategy with the highest priority, and value added was the highest priority criterion. With the classical AHP application, some comparison matrices produced Consistency Ratios (CR) greater than 0.10, possibly generated by mistakes or misunderstandings from experts. However, the same result was obtained from fuzzy AHP and validated the result obtained from classical AHP application. The major contribution of the paper is the evidence that Fuzzy AHP may be a useful tool to solve the consistency problems in classical AHP applications.