Methodological basis for the development of municipal entity strategy

Strategy development is one of the most important functions of a municipal entity management. In addition to a sound strategic plan, successful development requires an effective mechanism for its implementation. Despite a significant number of scientific studies devoted to the problems of strategizing municipalities, the issues of instrumental and methodological support of the strategic planning process remain insufficiently developed. The set of actions to develop a strategy and its implementation create prerequisites for the formation of strategic management system of a municipal entity. The purpose of the research is to develop and use a new approach to the classifi- cation of methods for the development and implementation of a municipal entity strategy, which is based on the principle of separation of methods in accordance with the tasks of strategic management. As a methodological basis, the study uses a functional approach that provides for the division of the strategic planning process into a number of aggregated functional tasks. Scientific publications and works of foreign and domestic scientists, devoted to the analysis of the formation of strategic prospects for the development of the municipality have been studied. The result of the research is a classification of strategic planning methods, where the main stages of the strategic planning process, the tasks of strategic choice and methods of their solution are put in logical correspondence. The theoretical significance of the research lies in the development of the methodological foundations of the process of strategic management of a municipal formation. Classification of strategic planning methods proposed in the article in accordance with the functional characteristics of the strategic planning stage is of practical importance. The results can be used in subdivisions of a municipal en- tity management system that solve the problems of developing and implementing a strategy, as well as in the educational process when training bachelors in the areas of «Management» and «State and Municipal Administration»

Social Semiotics: Theorising Meaning Making

This chapter outlines a theoretical framework to account for practices of meaning making in health care and sets out an agenda for clinical educational research. It shows how meaning making pervades all aspects of clinical work and how it can be explored and made explicit within a framework derived from social semiotics. The chapter illustrates how the framework produces accounts of the ways in which clinicians make sense of and interact with the world, in situations where they give, review, and imagine care. It explores how clinicians interpret, and communicate through, human bodies, tools, and technologies, giving meaning to, and expressing meaning through, distinct material forms. In so doing, the chapter begins to render visible the semiotic skills that clinicians develop to prepare for, provide, and evaluate clinical care

Interactive 3D Digital Models for Anatomy and Medical Education

This chapter explores the creation and use of interactive, three-dimensional (3D), digital models for anatomy and medical education. Firstly, it looks back over the history and development of virtual 3D anatomy resources before outlining some of the current means of their creation; including photogrammetry, CT and surface scanning, and digital modelling, outlining advantages and disadvantages for each. Various means of distribution are explored, including; virtual learning environments, websites, interactive PDF’s, virtual and augmented reality, bespoke applications, and 3D printing, with a particular focus on the level of interactivity each method offers. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the use of such models for education is discussed. Questions addressed include; How can such models best be used to enhance student learning? How can they be used in the classroom? How can they be used for selfdirected study? As well as exploring if they could one day replace human specimens, and how they complement the rise of online and e-learning

Plasma-liquid interactions: a review and roadmap

Plasma-liquid interactions represent a growing interdisciplinary area of research involving plasma science, fluid dynamics, heat and mass transfer, photolysis, multiphase chemistry and aerosol science. This review provides an assessment of the state-of-the-art of this multidisciplinary area and identifies the key research challenges. The developments in diagnostics, modeling and further extensions of cross section and reaction rate databases that are necessary to address these challenges are discussed. The review focusses on non-equilibrium plasmas

Plasma–liquid interactions: a review and roadmap

Plasma–liquid interactions represent a growing interdisciplinary area of research involving plasma science, fluid dynamics, heat and mass transfer, photolysis, multiphase chemistry and aerosol science. This review provides an assessment of the state-of-the-art of this multidisciplinary area and identifies the key research challenges. The developments in diagnostics, modeling and further extensions of cross section and reaction rate databases that are necessary to address these challenges are discussed. The review focusses on non-equilibrium plasmas

Implementation of the concept of “lean production” in the sphere of state and municipal services

The purpose of the research is to identify main directions for improving the process of providing public and municipal government services and adapting the known principles of “lean production” to MFC functioning. Theories of management and theories of quality management have made the methodological basis of the research. The conducted research has justified that the concept of “lean production” in MFC activities can have a significant impact on the quality of its functioning. The practical significance of the research results lies in the possibility of using them to improve the work of the Multifunctional Center