SIBERIAN CLUSTERS: IMPACT ON THE REGIONAL ECONOMY

An attempt is made to answer the question: have there been any positive shifts in the economy of the regions in the territory of which economic clusters have formed and are forming by 2020. Data from various sources on the number of clusters in the country and in the Siberian Federal District are presented. Shifts are estimated using generalized indicators calculated by the principal component method. As the initial data for the calculations, the indicators presented in the statistical collections “Regions of Russia. Socio-economic indicators” for the period from 2005 to 2018. The results obtained for the Siberian regions were compared for two years of the period under review: 2014 and 2018. Conclusions about the level of influence of cluster activities on the economy of the regions were carried out by changing the positions of the regions in their general list. As the analysis of the results of the component analysis showed for the Siberian regions under consideration, either maintaining positions or losing them in the direction of lowering the rating of the regions was characteristic. The exception was Krasnoyarsk Territory, which showed positive shifts in three of the four components. For some components, positive shifts could be seen in the Altai Territory and the Novosibirsk Region. An attempt to determine the full impact of the activity of clusters on the economy of the regions only according to available state statistics did not lead to the desired results.

SKIN TEARS IN THE ELDERLY

Objectives: to identify in the scientific literature the knowledge produced about skin tears injuries in the elderly. Methods: it is an integrative literature review (2014-2019), carried out by searching the databases/platforms National Library of Medicine, Biomedical Answers and Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, with descriptors and the Boolean operators “and” and “or ”. Results: from the bibliographic search, selection and analysis, eight articles made up the sample. For skin tears injuries in the elderly, four pillars of care emerged: maintenance of organic and tissue homeostasis with a focus on proper nutrition and hydration; avoid trauma to senile skin, providing a safe environment with suitable devices; and the systematization of health care and education for elderly skin care. Conclusion: as prevention mechanisms, primary prevention is achieved through a unique care plan and health education activities, focused on risk factors and vulnerabilities, minimizing damage and complications.

FOREIGN TRADE RELATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE CONTEXT OF INCREASING GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY

The article analyzes the competitive positions in the system of modern international trade of the world's largest regional integration community – the European Union (EU), consisting of 28 member countries. The most important trends in the dynamics and geographical structure of the EU's foreign trade relations are considered against the background of increasing global turbulence, as well as in the run-up to the UK's withdrawal from this grouping. Based on actual and statistical data, the author substantiates the claim that the leading integration bloc managed to maintain its leadership in the world commodity exchange in the conditions of increasing global uncertainty due to its well-thought-out foreign trade policy, which includes a number of quite effective tools. According to the author, the experience gained by the EU is undoubtedly of interest for a more detailed study, since during the entire six-year period under review (2014-2019), there were very significant changes in the sphere of world trade, both at the global and regional levels. These include rising tensions caused by the spread of protectionist sentiments among leading actors, the formation of new types of trade alliances, and the use of sanctions against competitors under the guise of untenable rhetoric. However, the current year has brought more large-scale disasters associated with the emergence of a new virus infection of a planetary scale. Such trends have a negative impact on the dynamics of global trade, including foreign trade relations of the European Union.