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The presented paper makes the analysis of differences and similarities between social entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility. It describes the practice of business sector involvement in solving social issues on the example of two different forms of entrepreneurial activity (traditional and social entrepreneurship). The paper reviews in detail the features that characterize social enterprises and responsible businesses, and analyzes the importance of business involvement in solving social issues. The comparison method was used for the study, which focused on the research of social enterprises and corporate social projects. Specifically, social enterprises and social projects implemented by business firms with similar goals in the same geographical zone were selected and compared to each other. The study of the targeted social enterprises reveals that it is entirely possible for a company to achieve commercial and social goals with equal success. As a result, they can contribute to the resolution of social issues such as environmental protection, the employment of vulnerable and underprivileged groups in the open labor market, the development of innovative technologies, and others. Simultaneously, the study confirms that, given their nature, motivation, and goals, responsible business and social entrepreneurship have the full potential to exist and develop independently in the market. Social stability is a key indicator of success for any country, regardless of its social and economic development. Social issues play an important role in the formation of the business environment, on which opportunities for business growth and development highly depend. In the modern world, the role of business in solving social issues is significantly growing, a clear example of which is the UN's "2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development". These goals are of universal importance and represent the highest level of international efforts to ensure that we and future generations live on a more sustainable, safe, and secure planet. The business sector is one of the main stakeholders in the process of implementing sustainable development goals, which should contribute to the recovery of the economic environment. Companies in Georgia have varying opinions on the topic of business involvement in social issues. 34 out of 92 surveyed companies view corporate social responsibility as a capital investment, which can play an important role in attracting foreign investment, and 19 of them think that examples of company participation in social issues are influenced by emotional factors and are driven by spontaneous decisions. According to the same companies, social issues are outside the scope of activities of the business sector and are not a subject of their interest. It is evident that examples of business involvement in social projects are mostly observed in large corporations. At the same time, there is a growing trend of social entrepreneurship in Georgia. Since 2009, when the first social enterprises appeared, 66 businesses haven been identified as social enterprises. Social companies are crucial allies for the government and society, and contribute significantly to tackling pressing problems such as poverty alleviation, access to livelihoods, preservation of cultural heritage, environmental protection, health care, education, and others. That is why, social entrepreneurship, as a socio-economic and organizational phenomenon, has attracted the attention of scientists, representatives of business and government in recent years. Although social entrepreneurship differs from traditional entrepreneurship in terms of content, without in-depth knowledge, it is difficult to draw a line between a social enterprise and the enterprise that implements corporate social responsibility initiatives, which is further complicated by the unregulated legal framework of social entrepreneurship. Taking into account the aforementioned factors, the goal of the conducted study was, on the one hand, to gather information about the activities of social enterprises operating in Georgia, and on the other hand, to analyze the initiatives implemented by business companies under the umbrella of corporate social responsibility. Based on the information gathered, the similarities and differences between the two types of business involvement in social issues were outlined. The study also aimed to evaluate the prospects for the development of social entrepreneurship in Georgia. In the process of the study, desk and qualitative methods were used. Primarily, previous studies and literature were examined. Two focus group meetings were held as part of the qualitative research, one with representatives of traditional businesses that implement social projects and the other with social enterprises operating in Georgia. In order to illustrate the similarities and contrasts between the modes of their activities and the outcomes attained, social initiatives carried out by regular businesses and social enterprises were grouped based on similar content and scope. Due to the fact that social entrepreneurship in general and its development potential have not been thoroughly and widely researched at the academic level we will continue the research of the topic. In the following papers, the role of social entrepreneurship in solving the country's economic and social problems will be analyzed in more detail and the effectiveness of the model will be evaluated, particularly with regard to employing a diverse workforce. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper examines the elections of 17th November 1974, the first attempt of televisionization in the Greek electoral competition. As the first elections in Greece after a decade of political instability, owing to the diversion of democracy by dictatorship, these elections seem interesting, since they reflect not only the political and executive conditions of 'Metapolitefsi', but also the way and the relevant political effects of the transition from 'squares' to television studios. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: The prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs) can be achieved through systematic surveillance and intervention through the implementation of care bundles. An integral component of the care bundles is the central line insertion and maintenance checklists. Aim: The aim of this literature review was to investigate the compliance rate of the nursing staff with the central line insertion and maintenance care checklists as well as the factors affecting it. Material and Methods: Search was performed on PubMed (April 05, 2021) with the keywords: "nurse*", "nursing staff", "compliance", "central line insertion checklist" and "central line maintenance checklist", without time limit for the publication of scientific papers. Keywords were searched in the title and abstract of the studies. Studies were excluded if they were not published in the English language, were conducted on animals, and were case studies, editorials, and letters to the editor. Results: Of the scientific papers retrieved, 5 were included in the systematic review. The compliance rate of nursing staff with central line insertion and maintenance checklists ranged from 8.4% to 74.3% and from 11.4% to 77.3%, respectively. Regarding the factors affecting the compliance of nursing staff with both types of checklists, these were the nurse-to-patient ratio and the number of beds of nursing wards. Conclusions: Compliance rates with the central line insertion and maintenance checklists are moderate and low. Interventions are required that will increase compliance rates leading to lower CLABSI rates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Recently, studies of squirrel-cage induction machines validate the idea that these machines follow the double-cage induction model; however, the manufacturers categorize these machines as single-cage machines. There are many references that use the squirrel-model for squirrel-cage machines, then machine parameters increase from 5 to 7. In the laboratory, parameter determination is performed to estimate 5 parameters; however, 7 parameters have to be determined. Also, the DC test is not an exact test and is used for approximate estimation. Therefore, locked rotor test equations are changed and an overload test is added. After measurements in the laboratory according to the equations of this paper, a MATLAB program is prepared and 7 parameters are determined in a loop until reaching the desired error. This paper demonstrates that laboratory squirrel-cage machines have to be corrected using the 7-parameter model. Furthermore, this paper shows the necessity of new laboratory test equations for squirrel-cage machines. Then a numerical method is used to determine the machine parameters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, a decentralized energy management system is presented for intelligent microgrids with the presence of distributed resources using reinforcement learning. Due to the unpredictable nature of renewable energy resources, the variability of load consumption, and the nonlinear model of batteries, the design of a microgrid energy management system is associated with many challenges. In addition, centralized control structures in large-scale systems increase computational volume and complexity in control algorithms. In this paper, a fully decentralized multi-agent structure for a microgrid energy management system is proposed and the Markov decision process is used to model the stochastic behavior of agents in the microgrid. Electrical and thermal distributed resources, batteries, and consumers are considered intelligent and independent agents. They have the learning ability to explore and exploit the environment in a fully decentralized manner and achieve their optimal policies. The proposed method for hourly microgrid management is model-independent and based on learning. The method maximizes the profits of all manufacturers, minimizes consumer costs, and reduces the dependence of the microgrid on the maingrid. Finally, using real data from renewable energy sources and consumers, the accuracy of the proposed method in the Iranian electricity market is simulated and verified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Magnetic Induction Tomography (MIT) is a promising modality for noninvasive imaging due to its contactless and nonionizing technology. In this imaging method, a primary magnetic field is applied by excitation coils to induce eddy currents in the material to be studied, and a secondary magnetic field is detected from these eddy currents using sensing coils. The image (spatial distribution of electrical conductivity) is then reconstructed using measurement data, the initial estimation of electrical conductivity, and the iterative solution of forward and inverse problems. The inverse problem can be solved using one-step linear, iterative nonlinear, and special methods. In general, the MIT inverse problem can be solved by Gauss-Newton iterative method with acceptable accuracy. In this paper, this algorithm is extended and the zoning technique is employed for the reduction of unknown coefficients. The simulation results obtained by the proposed method are compared with the real conductivity coefficients and the mean relative error rate is reduced to 24.22%. On the other hand, Gauss-Newton iterative method is extended for solving the inverse problem of the MIT, and sensitivity measurement matrices are extracted in different experimental and normalization conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Islanding is one of the important challenges in power networks in the presence of distributed generation which is considered an undesirable incident due to the possibility of damage to operators, network equipment, and consumers. Therefore, it is necessary to quickly detect islanding and make a decision regarding the connection status of local distributed generation units in the network. In this paper, a passive islanding detection method is proposed using adaptive threshold-based instantaneous frequency droop characteristic. The proposed threshold limit is dynamically changed depending on under-studied conditions to discriminate the island from load changes, capacitor bank switching, motor start-up, and short circuit types. Two medium voltage networks of Cigre and 34-bus IEEE are used to evaluate the proposed method. The simulations are performed in Digsilent software and the proposed method is implemented in MATLAB software. The simulation results indicate that the island is correctly detected with appropriate accuracy in a short period of time from other disturbances in the presence of wind, solar and diesel types of distributed generations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The yoga tourism market is under growing and evolving. A big number of people nowadays during their leisure time, choose vacations focusing on improving health and wellness. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the leading factors of yoga tourism and to explain possible relationships with mindfulness as a factor enhancing well-being and yoga retreats expansion. A systematic review data was performed using the Google Scholar database investigated relevant literature toward published papers between 2000 and 2022 using specific keywords. The collection, evaluation, and analysis of the most appropriate issues argued that tourism experiences gained from participating in yoga tourism activities could positively motivate tourists to form positive attitudes and behavior towards yoga retreats as a tourism product and additionally open new markets and business prospects. In the present paper practical applications for the utilization of the yoga retreats by tourist operators are proposed and discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This research paper aims to clarify the types of risks that Islamic financial institutions may face, as well as highlighting the role played by the insurance institutions of solidarity in covering the risks of Islamic financial institutions. This is in order to enhance its activities and business based on the insurance services provided to Islamic banks, Islamic investment funds and the Islamic stock market. This study concluded that Islamic financial institutions are exposed to a number of risks when exercising their functions and employing their funds. Which makes it resort to the insurance institutions of solidarity in order to cover these risks and reduce them. The existence of insurance institutions of solidarity today is very important due to the insurance services they provide to cover most of the risks and decrease their effects in the event of their occurrence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Confidence is an essential pillar for building relationships and transactions in all fields, especially in the banking sector, because the success of its activities and their development in light of fluctuations and instability requires strong confidence that clients are linked to banks. Confidence with stressful financial conditions may push banks into bankruptcy and plunge the economy into a spiral of problems. Therefore, it is very important to pay attention to the issue of confidence and work to strengthen it. This paper tried to discuss the issue of confidence in the banking sector, its effects and the factors of its construction, then analyze the reality of confidence in the Algerian banking sector, the latter suffering a crisis of confidence that led to its weakness and inability to play its role as an engine of the economy, and one of the most important reasons for undermining the confidence of the sector is the ineffectiveness of regulations and laws Weak financial knowledge and digital confidence for individuals, in addition to poor financial inclusion, information technology and transparency, and the most important measures to restore confidence in the banking sector are the establishment of strict regulations and laws that impose transparency and prudence, as well as building good financial knowledge for individuals, and expanding financial inclusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In the modern era, societies are characterized by financial turbulence and social instability, requiring individuals to acquire new skills and abilities so as to respond and adapt to the new standards of the labor market. Teachers, whose multifaceted role is pivotal in the way society progresses, are assessed over the "quality of their knowledge" and the way it is imparted to students. Teaching and teachers are now the core of the learning society. The school functions as a learning organization not only for students but also for teachers, where informal forms of learning such as peer assessment dominate in an effective way. Peer evaluation as a learning strategy, along with peer observation as a key tool, contributes to teachers' self-reflection and professional development. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the views of 132 primary special education teachers of the prefecture of Attica with experience in an integration department or learning support assistance, regarding peer assessment and the role of peer observation and self-reflection. The results of the research demonstrate the positive attitude of teachers towards both observation and self-reflection as a means of acquiring new knowledge, improving teaching and developing a collaborative culture. The above findings are considered important as they can benefit the daily educational work both in improving teaching as well as the teachers themselves. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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