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The national model of interaction between higher education and the labour market was formed under the influence of world processes (globalization, marketization, internationalization, Europeanization). In 2020, the national economy, having reached the frontier of its development, was struck by the COVID-19 pandemic, whose negative consequences require rigorous analysis and careful study. Since 2014, the negative trends in the interaction of higher education with the labour market have begun to grow. They manifested in a shortage of highly qualified workers, or inconsistency of qualifications with the requirements of the national labour market. These trends continue to escalate in recent years. At the legislative level, there was an attempt from the government to outline steps towards the interaction of higher education with the labour market but without defining specific mechanisms. The economic and financial crisis has required the government to transit to another form of financing higher education institutions and to restructure and even reduce their number. The current state of interaction between higher education and the labour market is defined as unbalanced. That has led to a mismatch between supply and demand in the national labour market; the high level of unemployment among graduates of higher educational institutions and professionals with higher education; increasing student and labour migration; distance learning and work remotely. Ukraine is gradually losing modern factors of economic growth – human capital. Prospective trends are considered in the transition to a circular economy; the inclusion of the "environmental" dimension of the circular economy in professionals training and education.The article analyses the interaction of higher education with the labour market in Ukraine over the past decade (2010-2020). The study focuses on an analysis of past, current and future trends in higher education, the labour market and national legislation from the perspective of sustainable economic development. ...

Solutions for navigating an ever-changing social media world Today's students face a challenging paradox: the digital tools they need to complete their work are often the source of their biggest distractions. Students can quickly become overwhelmed trying to manage the daily confluence of online interactions with schoolwork, extracurricular activities, and family life. Written by noted author and educator Ana Homayoun, Social Media Wellness is the first book to successfully decode the new language of social media for parents and educators and provide pragmatic solutions to help students: Manage distractions Focus and prioritize Improve time-management Become more organized and boost productivity Decrease stress and build empathy With fresh insights and a solutions-oriented perspective, this crucial guide will help parents, educators and students work together to promote healthy socialization, effective self-regulation, and overall safety and wellness. "Ana Homayoun has written the very book I've yearned for, a must-read for teachers and parents. I have been recommending Ana's work for years, but Social Media Wellness is her best yet; a thorough, well-researched and eloquent resource for parents and teachers seeking guidance about how to help children navigate the treacherous, ever-changing waters of social media and the digital world." -Jessica Lahey, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Gift of Failure "This is the book I've been waiting for. Ana Homayoun gives concrete strategies for parents to talk with their teens without using judgment and fear as tools. This is a guidebook you can pick up at anytime, and which your teen can read, too. I'll be recommending it to everyone I know." -Rachel Simmons, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Curse of the Good Girl Read About Ana Homayoun in the news: NYTimes, The Secret Social Media Lives

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Research background: The successful learning of classifiers depends on the quality of data. Modeling is especially difficult when the data are unbalanced or contain many irrelevant variables. This is the case in many applications. The classification of rare events is the overarching goal, e.g. in bankruptcy prediction, churn analysis or fraud detection. The problem of irrelevant variables accompanies situations where the specification of the model is not known a priori, thus in typical conditions for data mining analysts.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to compare the combinations of the most popular strategies of handling unbalanced data with feature selection methods that represent filters, wrappers and embedded methods.

Research methodology: In the empirical study, we use real datasets with additionally introduced irrelevant variables. In this way, we are able to recognize which method correctly eliminates irrelevant variables.

Results: Having carried out the experiment we conclude that over-sampling does not work in connection with feature selection. Some recommendations of the most promising methods also are given.

Novelty: There are many solutions proposed in the literature concerning unbalanced data as well as feature selection. The innovative field of our interests is to examine their interactions.

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The paper concentrates on the issue of ethnocentrism in cultural interaction. It briefly mentions the East Asian case and mainly tackles the European one. It gives examples of ethnocentric attitudes in history, but its main point is presenting examples of overcoming the unbalanced evaluation in expressing cultural identity and difference by means of new forms of generating a sense of history. Examples are discussed as indicators of new approaches to dealing with morality beyond the highly problematic distinction between good and evil along the line of self and other.

A critical problem for Africa is that of food production and distribution, highlighted by declines in food production, widespread hunger, and famine. There are several interrelated sources of this problem, both domestic and external. Among them are ecological problems, engendered by climatic and natural conditions; land fertility depletion in many regions of sub-Saharan Africa; the extreme scarcity of financial resources, accentuated by the debt burden and falling terms of trade; a deficit of investment goods and research and development facilities needed for agricultural development; and weaknesses in rural infrastructure, both economic and social. Unbalanced interaction between the rural and urban economies as well as archaic socioeconomic structures play a major role in the problems of food distribution, with consequent effects on food production.

This study explores how the financial regulator through interaction with the long-term insurance industry can give effect to greater market inclusion and financial stability. It follows a qualitative approach and we interview both industry representatives and the regulator. The results show that there is a possible tension between the regulatory objectives of market stability and financial inclusion and that an unbalanced focus on either objective could adversely affect the other. It suggests that the best way to ensure this balance is for industry, the regulator and government to coframe Issues, rather than being obliged to rely on the regulator to draft regulation in isolation. The entry level (base of the pyramid) insurance market may require a different paradigm to 'usual' insurance constructs and this requires a more innovative approach from all stakeholders. The findings highlight strategic measures that may assist regulators in giving effect to greater market inclusion without prejudicing the stability of the market.

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Engaging respectfully with individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, genderqueer, or gender-nonconforming (LGBTQ+) is an ethical imperative. To help social workers fulfill this obligation, this study explored the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ people regarding their interactions with people outside the LGBTQ+ community, and what LGBTQ+ people desire for future interactions. Narrative interviews were conducted with 11 LGBTQ+ social work graduate students and alumni to explore (a) their self-reported experiences engaging in one-on-one and small group interactions with outgroup members throughout their lives and (b) the meaning they gleaned from their life experiences across various domains (e.g., work, family, education) that might improve future interactions. Analysis produced six storylines that can be summarized as (1) unbalanced depictions of difference, (2) avoiding interactions, (3) managing positive treatment of an identity, (4) restricting certain perspectives, (5) focusing on differences, and (6) the importance of seeing humanity. The findings suggest several strategies for interacting with LGBTQ+ people in a more culturally sensitive way including discussing the LGBTQ+ community in a nuanced manner (as opposed to monolithically) and considering the level of attention paid to individuals' sexual orientation and gender identity.

Classroom observations are used in language teaching to provide teachers with constructive critical feedback aimed at improving classroom instructional techniques. This paper represents a comprehensive framework for class observation within business English learners at the Graduate School of Economy of Oran, Algeria, and English Occupational Trainees at the SONATRACH learning institution. This investigation aims to confer a practical and detailed insight into learners' use of mother-tongue and French language while performing their English learning tasks and so forth in interacting between them and with their teacher of English. To generate useful data, we have selected two methods: a "classroom observation system" and a classroom assessment scoring system. The findings show that the relative frequency of language used by the English for Specific Purposes (ESP) learners was not regular or stable. Each time the use of English, the second foreign language (FL2) is low, the use of other languages, French as the first foreign language (FL1) and the Mother-tongue: Algerian Arabic dialect (MT) is high and vice versa. Accordingly, the informants fall into the category of unbalanced use of languages with a steady involvement in learning activities due to certain criteria that would be discussed and explicated in the paper in hands.

How does the establishment of the National Supervisory Commission affect China's capacity to curb corruption? Using published materials and fieldwork data, this article addresses this question by comparing the newly established anti-corruption agency with the previous dual-track system. It first examines the previous system by focusing on four dimensions of the interaction between the Commission for Discipline Inspection (CDI)and the People's Procuratorate: complementarity, convergence, competition and conflict. Although the CDI and the procuratorate compensated for each other's deficiencies, competition and conflicts between the two institutions were rife, reducing the efficiency of China's anti-corruption work. The article then investigates what impact the establishment of the National Supervisory Commission has had on China's capacity to combat corruption. This new model strengthens the Party's capacity to curb corruption, and the focus of the anti-corruption work has shifted from punishment to prevention, but the Party still needs to resolve three types of unbalanced power relations: between supervision, prosecution and trial; between central and local authorities; and between the state and citizens. (China Q/GIGA)

This article discusses certain parallels between Du Bois' notion of double consciousness, Fanon's discussion of the neurotic inter-relationship between the colonial master and the native, and Marcuse's concept of one-dimensionality in order to draw an analogy between enslavement and the status of citizen in advanced Western-style societies today. The aim is to explore the exercise of power within these societies and cast light upon the manner in which the discourse of freedom both constitutes and masks submission to power. The argument is made that submission has come to be regarded as the fulfillment of human potential insofar as we have learned to look at ourselves through the eyes of those who exercise power over us, having lost the ability to imagine that the situation in which we live could, and should, be different than it is. The conception of symbolic interaction as it is now typically employed is drawn into question for the difficulties it faces in addressing unbalanced interaction in the power-submission relationship. The concept of nouveau colonialism is developed in order to capture how the relations that once obtained between a metropole and its overseas colonial possessions have in a sense been replicated between those who exercise power and those subject to power within one and the same community.

The object of research is the processes of fiscal and monetary regulation, as well as the results of their impact on the economy of Ukraine. One of the most problematic areas is the unbalanced interaction of fiscal and monetary policy, which negatively affects the efficiency of the allocation of financial resources and increases the risks of government debt.In the course of the research, methods of systemic, theoretical generalization, analysis, comparative comparison and graphical presentation of results are used, which allow the author to prove the absence of a positive synergetic effect of monetary and fiscal policy. This is determined by the unsuccessful attempts of the National Bank of Ukraine to apply inflation targeting and the critical state of Ukraine's public debt.The presence of serious problems in the financial system of Ukraine is characterized by a constant trend in the growth of public debt in 2016–2017. State and government-guaranteed debt of Ukraine in September 2017 amounted to 82 % of GDP, which accounts for 5 % of GDP. This is due to an increase in the Government's expenses for servicing its own debt obligations through domestic borrowing through issuance of domestic government loan bonds in the amount of 15.27 billion UAH for the period 2014 – 9 months of 2017. The peculiarity of the policy of public debt management in Ukraine is determined by the use of the resources of the banking system to lend to the government. This situation causes the processes of escalating quasi-fiscal operations leading to quasi-monetization, distortion of the values of economic indicators, the predicted level and effectiveness of monetary instruments of inflation targeting.Based on empirical generalizations, directions for implementing coordinated interaction of fiscal and monetary instruments are identified. This is achieved through economic activation of the stimulating role of fiscal policy, stimulation of economic growth on the part of demand, and an increase in the efficiency of using external borrowed funds. The implementation of a system of measures in the spheres of monetary circulation and credit will help to stimulate inflation, employment and equalization of the balance of payments. Advantages of the operational management of the debt of all sectors of the economy are ensuring the lack of a budget, as a prerequisite for Ukraine's stable economic development. ; Проведено оцінку взаємодії грошово-кредитної та бюджетно-податкової політики. Визначено особливості економічного розвитку України. Досліджено чинники формування державного боргу України. Встановлено, що в національній економіці відсутній позитивний синергічний ефект фіскальної та монетарної політики. Викладено результати аналізу боргових зобов'язань держави та грошово-кредитного регулювання. Запропоновано заходи регулятивного впливу держави на ринкову кон'юнктуру. ; Проведена оценка взаимодействия денежно-кредитной и бюджетно-налоговой политики. Определены особенности экономического развития Украины. Исследованы факторы формирования государственного долга Украины. Установлено, что в национальной экономике отсутствует позитивный синергетический эффект фискальной и монетарной политики. Предоставлены результаты анализа долговых обязательств государства и денежно-кредитного регулирования. Предложены меры регуляторного воздействия государства на рыночную конъюнктуру.

The object of research is the processes of fiscal and monetary regulation, as well as the results of their impact on the economy of Ukraine. One of the most problematic areas is the unbalanced interaction of fiscal and monetary policy, which negatively affects the efficiency of the allocation of financial resources and increases the risks of government debt.In the course of the research, methods of systemic, theoretical generalization, analysis, comparative comparison and graphical presentation of results are used, which allow the author to prove the absence of a positive synergetic effect of monetary and fiscal policy. This is determined by the unsuccessful attempts of the National Bank of Ukraine to apply inflation targeting and the critical state of Ukraine's public debt.The presence of serious problems in the financial system of Ukraine is characterized by a constant trend in the growth of public debt in 2016–2017. State and government-guaranteed debt of Ukraine in September 2017 amounted to 82 % of GDP, which accounts for 5 % of GDP. This is due to an increase in the Government's expenses for servicing its own debt obligations through domestic borrowing through issuance of domestic government loan bonds in the amount of 15.27 billion UAH for the period 2014 – 9 months of 2017. The peculiarity of the policy of public debt management in Ukraine is determined by the use of the resources of the banking system to lend to the government. This situation causes the processes of escalating quasi-fiscal operations leading to quasi-monetization, distortion of the values of economic indicators, the predicted level and effectiveness of monetary instruments of inflation targeting.Based on empirical generalizations, directions for implementing coordinated interaction of fiscal and monetary instruments are identified. This is achieved through economic activation of the stimulating role of fiscal policy, stimulation of economic growth on the part of demand, and an increase in the efficiency of using external borrowed funds. The implementation of a system of measures in the spheres of monetary circulation and credit will help to stimulate inflation, employment and equalization of the balance of payments. Advantages of the operational management of the debt of all sectors of the economy are ensuring the lack of a budget, as a prerequisite for Ukraine's stable economic development. ; Проведено оцінку взаємодії грошово-кредитної та бюджетно-податкової політики. Визначено особливості економічного розвитку України. Досліджено чинники формування державного боргу України. Встановлено, що в національній економіці відсутній позитивний синергічний ефект фіскальної та монетарної політики. Викладено результати аналізу боргових зобов'язань держави та грошово-кредитного регулювання. Запропоновано заходи регулятивного впливу держави на ринкову кон'юнктуру. ; Проведена оценка взаимодействия денежно-кредитной и бюджетно-налоговой политики. Определены особенности экономического развития Украины. Исследованы факторы формирования государственного долга Украины. Установлено, что в национальной экономике отсутствует позитивный синергетический эффект фискальной и монетарной политики. Предоставлены результаты анализа долговых обязательств государства и денежно-кредитного регулирования. Предложены меры регуляторного воздействия государства на рыночную конъюнктуру.

The importance of special contexts and historical contingency in explaining the mechanism of human-environment interactions is being increasingly emphasized by human geographers. However, their studies lack appropriate theories and an operational framework to apply a &ldquo ; contextualization&rdquo ; epistemology to explain human-environment interactions. Based on the theory of event ecology, this study establishes a new framework and illustrates it by presenting a case study of the world heritage site of the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces (HHRT). This case study demonstrates that in the HHRT, although it is overwhelmingly believed that the sharp increase in the numbers of restaurants and hotels resulted in increased water usage and, consequently, a decreased amount of water for irrigation, in fact, the dry local terraces were mainly caused by continuously decreased precipitation, the planting of water-consuming crops in forests and deforestation in recent years. These factors were not objectively considered primarily because the unbalanced opportunities for residents to participate in tourism led to significant conflicts in the local community. Thus, the locals exaggerated the contribution of tourism to the dry terraces because they wanted the outsiders pay more attention to these conflicts. This study suggests that the new research framework can effectively avoid presupposition and presumption caused by the prior cognition among researchers and local people to objectively recognize the causes of changes in human-environment interactions. In addition, this study demonstrates that it is necessary to analyze the mechanism for changes in human-environment interactions in detail from the perspectives of local political, economic, and social contexts to enhance the sustainable development of cultural landscape heritage sites.