Environmental projects implementation effectiveness in business structures within the corporate social responsibility

Rapid economic growth impacts our environment and consequently ecosystem services greatly. Recognizing the value and the need for conservation of ecosystem services is essential to business, the latter can reduce the risks as well as provide new opportunities for further development. It is quite possible that business can become a leading sector in environmental protection. As social corporate responsibility (CSR) in Ukraine becomes more and more popular, companies implement projects on energy efficiency, climate change, green building, and biodiversity conservation. However, the projects’ effectiveness should undergo assessment in order to prevent green-washing. This research aims at evaluating the companies’ performance in environmental projects implementation within the CSR. Its another attempt is to prove that environmental projects are a new trend that could become an effective tool for environmental protection

Introducing the science of biodiversity conservation to ukrainian universities

Ukraine is biodiverse country. However, the future of the region’s biodiversity is uncertain. For many years conservation initiatives have relied on local enthusiasts or biologists who were not trained as conservation biologists. Moreover, conservation biology has not been perceived as a respectable topic worthy of attention by scientists nor one that would benefit from a scientific approach. For these reasons and the related lack of expertise and financial resources, biodiversity conservation has not been included into the system of higher education in Ukraine. Consequently there is a lack of trained experts in conservation science in the country today. Therefore among many other challenges that the country now faces, Ukraine urgently requires trained biodiversity conservation professionals to implement goals that have been defined by National Strategy for Environmental Policy in Ukraine to 2020 and National Action Plan for Environmental Protection in Ukraine for 2011-2015. As opportunities and resources for academic and professional training in conservation are limited in availability and scope in Ukraine, it is crucial at this time to introduce to institutions of higher learning to the science of conservation biology

Accounting for local meteorological effects in the ozone time-series of Lovozero (Kola Peninsula)

International audienceThe relationship between local meteorological conditions and the surface ozone variability was studied by means of statistical modeling, using ozone and meteorological parameters measured at Lovozero (250 m a.s.l., 68.5°N, 35.0°E, Kola Peninsula) for the period of 1999-2000. The regression model of daily mean ozone concentrations on such meteorological parameters as temperature, relative humidity and wind speed explains up to 70% of day-to-day ozone variability in terms of meteorological condition changes, if the seasonal cycle is also considered. A regression model was created for separated time scales of the variables. Short-term, synoptical and seasonal components are separated by means of Kolmogorov-Zurbenko filtering. The synoptical scale variations were chosen as the most informative from the point of their mutual relation with meteorological parameters. Almost 40% of surface ozone variations in time periods of 11-60 days can be explained by the regression model on separated scales that is 30% more efficient than ozone residuals usage. Quantitative and qualitative estimations of the relations between surface ozone and meteorological predictors let us preliminarily conclude that at the Lovozero site surface ozone variability is governed mainly by dynamical processes of various time scale rather than photochemistry, especially during the cold season

Main methodological approaches to evaluation of companies in the process of M&A

Автор статті зробив спробу узагальнити теоретичні уявлення, уточнити економічну сутність категорій «вартість», «оцінка бізнесу». Визначити види вартості, які використовуються при оцінці компанії для цілей злиттів-поглинань. Необхідність вирішення завдань наукового вивчення та практичного впровадження адекватних теоретичних і методичних підходів до оцінки вартості вітчизняних компаній, а також недостатня розробленість проблеми, зумовили актуальність даної статті.Автор статьи сделал попытку обобщить теоретические представления, уточнить экономическую сущность категорий «стоимость», «оценка бизнеса». Определить виды стоимости, используемые при оценке компании для целей слияний - поглощений. Необходимость решения задач научного изучения и практического внедрения адекватных теоретических и методических подходов к оценке стоимости отечественных компаний, а также недостаточная разработанность проблемы обусловили актуальность данной статьи.The author made an attempt to summarize the theoretical ideas, to clarify the economic substance of the categories of «value», «business valuation». Determine types of value used in the assessment for the purposes of mergers – acquisitions. Requirement to decide the problems of scientific study and practical implementation of adequate theoretical and methodological approaches to the valuation of domestic companies, as well as the lack of a problem caused the relevance of this article

Flipped classroom model

Flipped classroom is an active, student-centered approach that was formed to increase the quality of period within class. Generally, this approach whose applications are done mostly in Physical Sciences, also attracts the attention of educators and researchers in different disciplines recently. Flipped classroom learning which wide-spreads rapidly in the world, is not well recognized in our country. That is why the aim of study is to attract attention to its potential in education field and provide to make it recognize more by educators and researchers. With this aim, in the study what flipped classroom approach is, flipped classroom technology models, its advantages and limitations were explained

Flipped learning as interactive learning environment

The use of the flipped classroom as an alternative to the traditional learning environments has been increasingly attracting the attention of researchers and educators. The advancement in technological tools such as interactive videos, interactive in-class activities, and video conference systems paves the way for the widespread use of flipped classrooms. It is even asserted that the flipped classroom, which is used to create effective teaching environments at schools, is the best model for using technology in education. Studies about the flipped classroom appear in different disciplines including information systems, engineering, sociology, and humanities, mathematics education, and English composition. The purpose of this paper is to fulfil the needs regarding the review of recent literature on the use of the flipped classroom approach in education

Про некоторые проблемы формирования профессионального мышления учеников ПТУЗ горного профиля в современных условиях

Розкрито деякі аспекти розвитку професійного мислення учнів і розроблено технологію його формування у навчально-виробничому процесі професійно-технічних навчальних закладів гірничого профілю.Some aspects of students professional thought development are discussed in the article. We also worked out technology of its forming in teaching and manufacturing process conditions of mining profile vocational schools.Раскрыты некоторые аспекты развития профессионального мышления учеников и разработана технология его формирования в учебно-производственном процессе профессионально-технических учебных заведений горного профиля

Comprehensive system of financial and economic security of the enterprise

The article considers the main aspects of the formation of a comprehensive system of financial and economic security of the enterprise. It is revealed that the financial and economic security of the enterprise is its ability to ensure stability in both current and future periods, to minimize and neutralize the impact of risks, threats and dangers. It is established that the basis of a comprehensive approach is to achieve financial stability of the enterprise, its protection from the negative effects of internal and external threats. That is, the complexity of the system of financial and economic security of the enterprise is realized through the integration of a set of measures, the mechanism of their generation and provision. The article describes the method of building a system of the comprehensive evaluation of the system of financial and economic security of the enterprise, using the tree of goals and the tree of assessments. It is shown the ability to relate specifically defined values and explore the nature of their interdependence to be able to choose the best option to achieve the expected result

Accounting for local meteorological effects in the ozone time-series of Lovozero (Kola Peninsula)

The relationship between local meteorological conditions and the surface ozone variability was studied by means of statistical modeling, using ozone and meteorological parameters measured at Lovozero (250 m a.s.l., 68.5°N, 35.0°E, Kola Peninsula) for the period of 1999-2000. The regression model of daily mean ozone concentrations on such meteorological parameters as temperature, relative humidity and wind speed explains up to 70% of day-to-day ozone variability in terms of meteorological condition changes, if the seasonal cycle is also considered. A regression model was created for separated time scales of the variables. Short-term, synoptical and seasonal components are separated by means of Kolmogorov-Zurbenko filtering. The synoptical scale variations were chosen as the most informative from the point of their mutual relation with meteorological parameters. Almost 40% of surface ozone variations in time periods of 11-60 days can be explained by the regression model on separated scales that is 30% more efficient than ozone residuals usage. Quantitative and qualitative estimations of the relations between surface ozone and meteorological predictors let us preliminarily conclude that at the Lovozero site surface ozone variability is governed mainly by dynamical processes of various time scale rather than photochemistry, especially during the cold season