The Performance Measurement in the Civil Service

This study focused on the performance management in the civil service. One of the top priorities of the state policy is to increase the performance of the civil servants. The purpose of the study - based on empirical data to measure of the civil servants performance of the Sverdlovsk region and to develop practical recommendations for improving it. During the study, the authors have obtained the following results: • Developed a diagnostic technique that allowed to measure the civil servants performance and to identify ways to improve it; • Conducted a questionnaire survey of civil servants of the Sverdlovsk region. 368 people were interviewed; • Obtained by measurement of the performance civil servants of the Sverdlovsk Region; • Practical recommendations to improve the civil servants performance of the Sverdlovsk region. The novelty of the results. Based on studies performed by the authors: • Developed a new conceptual model for performance measurement in the civil service; • A system of criteria and indicators for the diagnosis and performance measurement in the civil service; • Introduced a modified interpretation of the concept of «civil servants performance». • The conditions and factors of increase of civil servants performance in the Sverdlovsk Region. The results can be used in the development of state programs of human resource management in public authorities of subjects of the Sverdlovsk Region to improve the system of incentives of civil servants, as well as to monitor the the civil servants performance

Voluntariado en educación superior como base para el desarrollo profesional de los docentes

The purpose of this paper is to define the role of volunteer activities in the professional development of future teachers who are currently students attending higher education institutions. The main research method used in this work is descriptive and qualitative, since analyze a number of volunteer students in the Pedagogical Institute at Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University (Sakha, Russia) on the basis of results of annual NEFU sociological research for the period 2017-2019 and examining their motivation for volunteering through a survey. Students volunteered in a wide range of activities: educational programs, academic practical training, preparation of scientific papers, and implementation of socially significant projects. When the pedagogical university students arranged their volunteer activities to relate to their future professional activities, they significantly broadened their knowledge about the chosen profession, reinforced their motivation for professional development, and generated adequate self-assessments of their personal and professional qualities as future teachers. In conclusion: professionally oriented volunteer activity as part of educating future teachers develops not only the required professional qualities and competencies but also becomes a stage of their professionalization, helping them to find their place of employment faster and developing their social and professional skill sets. The practical implications of the study lie in the possibility of using the research results to arrange volunteer activities at universities.El propósito de este trabajo es definir el papel de las actividades de voluntariado en el desarrollo profesional de los futuros docentes que actualmente son estudiantes de instituciones de educación superior. El principal método de investigación utilizado en este trabajo es descriptivo y cualitativo, ya que analiza un número de estudiantes voluntarios en el Instituto Pedagógico de la Universidad Federal del Nordeste de Ammosov (Sakha, Rusia) sobre la base de los resultados de la investigación sociológica anual de NEFU “Estudiante” para el período 2017-2019 y examinar su motivación por ser voluntario(a) a través de una encuesta. Los estudiantes se ofrecieron como voluntarios en una amplia gama de actividades: programas educativos, formación práctica académica, preparación de artículos científicos e implementación de proyectos socialmente significativos. Cuando los estudiantes universitarios de  pedagogía organizaron sus actividades de voluntariado para relacionarlas con sus futuras actividades profesionales, ampliaron significativamente sus conocimientos sobre la profesión elegida, reforzaron su motivación para el desarrollo profesional y generaron adecuadas autoevaluaciones de sus cualidades personales y profesionales como futuros docentes. En conclusión: la actividad de voluntariado con orientación profesional como parte de la formación de futuros profesores desarrolla no solo las cualidades y competencias profesionales requeridas, sino que también se convierte en una etapa de su profesionalización, ayudándoles a encontrar su lugar de trabajo más rápidamente y desarrollando sus habilidades sociales y profesionales. Las implicaciones prácticas del estudio radican en la posibilidad de utilizar los resultados de la investigación para organizar actividades de voluntariado en las universidades

Design and baseline characteristics of the finerenone in reducing cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in diabetic kidney disease trial

Background: Among people with diabetes, those with kidney disease have exceptionally high rates of cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality and progression of their underlying kidney disease. Finerenone is a novel, nonsteroidal, selective mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist that has shown to reduce albuminuria in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) while revealing only a low risk of hyperkalemia. However, the effect of finerenone on CV and renal outcomes has not yet been investigated in long-term trials. Patients and Methods: The Finerenone in Reducing CV Mortality and Morbidity in Diabetic Kidney Disease (FIGARO-DKD) trial aims to assess the efficacy and safety of finerenone compared to placebo at reducing clinically important CV and renal outcomes in T2D patients with CKD. FIGARO-DKD is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, event-driven trial running in 47 countries with an expected duration of approximately 6 years. FIGARO-DKD randomized 7,437 patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate >= 25 mL/min/1.73 m(2) and albuminuria (urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio >= 30 to <= 5,000 mg/g). The study has at least 90% power to detect a 20% reduction in the risk of the primary outcome (overall two-sided significance level alpha = 0.05), the composite of time to first occurrence of CV death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or hospitalization for heart failure. Conclusions: FIGARO-DKD will determine whether an optimally treated cohort of T2D patients with CKD at high risk of CV and renal events will experience cardiorenal benefits with the addition of finerenone to their treatment regimen. Trial Registration: EudraCT number: 2015-000950-39; ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02545049

PROCESO, KURIAME PAREIŠKIAMAS NETIESIOGINIS IEŠKINYS, ŠALYS

Straipsnyje analizuojama šalies samprata Anglijos, JAV ir Rusijos teisėje. Autorius daro išvadą, kad byloje dalyvaujančio asmens – juridinio asmens ar jo organo – procesinė padėtis bylose, kuriose pareiškiamas netiesioginis ieškinys, priklauso nuo valstybėje galiojančios šalies sąvokos.В статье анализируется понятие «стороны» в английском, американском и российском праве. Автор приходит к выводу, что определение процессуального положения участника, юридического лица и органа в производстве по косвенному иску зависит от понятия “стороны”.

Contemporary state and prospects for tourism development in Finland

Finland is a northern country with a significant and unique tourist resource potential. This is a country of lakes, white nights, the northern lights. Finland is one of the few places in Europe with a relatively well preserved natural environment. In addition, the country is characterized by very good values of socio-economic development indicators, which affect the tourism industry too. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the current state of tourism in Finland, to highlight its place in international tourism, and to outline likely prospects for its future development as a tourist destination. The object of the study is Finland. The subject of the survey is tourism-resource potential and the tourism industry in the country

Synthesis, structural characterization and antibacterial activity of cotton fabric modified with a hydrogel containing barium hexaferrite nanoparticles

Barium hexaferrite nanoparticles were synthesized by co-precipitation of Ba2+ and Fe3+ cations with NaOH under of high-power ultrasound. The nanoparticles were dispersed in an aqueous solution of the hydrogel precursors. This solution was used to impregnate the cotton fabric dyed with a photoinitiator. The composite material BaFe12O19 nanoparticles-hydrogel-cotton fabric was prepared by surface initiated photopolymerization under visible light. The modification of the cotton fabric and uniform distribution of the nanoparticles in the structure of the hydrogel were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), fluorescence and colourimetric analyses. The antibacterial efficacy of the material was evaluated against Gram-negative Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved