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As a new sustainable alternative to linear economics, the circular economy (CE) is bound to be accompanied by the requirements of the existing production model, science and technology, as well as the public perception of CE. To expose the potential impact of higher education on CE transition, this study systematically reviewed the relevant literature on the drivers and barriers to CE with a mixed analytical method. CiteSpace was used to perform bibliometric analysis and visual presentation of 367 literature accurately retrieved by search formula from two international influential databases, Web of Science and Scopus, and two significant Chinese databases, CNKI and CQVIP. In the results, we identified the number of publications and citations, the annual distribution of publications, annual citation trends, county distribution of publication contribution, the most-cited articles, and the co-citation networks. Moreover, we clarified the main drivers and barriers to CE in China by conducting qualitative content of the keywords related to driver and barrier factors in the literature. The results suggest that higher education has a positive influence on strengthening the main drivers and eliminating the main barriers, which implies that higher education has bright prospects in speeding up the CE transition. To maximize the effect of higher education for CE, we suggested university leaders and lecturers should adopt effective education and instruction measures in improving the performance of education activities for CE, so that the future leaders of various industries in universities could construct CE values and behavior patterns to achieve the replacement of traditional linear economy.

There are large amounts of reinforced concrete structures that have undergone damage from corrosion at their operational stage. The Eurocodes and national standards do not contain any guidelines for designing primary protection and repair systems for reinforced concrete structures. Our research shows the economic feasibility of designing reinforced concrete structures that can interact with an aggressive environment, taking into account the kinetics of concrete corrosion. Optimal design methods can be used to obtain the most economical solutions. We have developed a quantitative methodology for the design of the primary protection of reinforced concrete structures.

This article deals with religious discourse in modern history school textbooks in Ukraine that cover early modern times in Ukrainian history. It analyzes the place of religious discourse within national discourse, the correlation between local Ukrainian religious and more general discourse, and the representation of the relationships between Christian churches. Further, it defines a methodological approach and assesses the accuracy of facts presented in textbooks as well as the interpretation of religious life, normative language, and denominational labeling. It demonstrates the discrepancy between the achievements of academic historiography and school history, including the isolated and exclusive nature of history discourse in Ukrainian schools today.

The production of transgenic petunia plants with heterologous ZRNase II gene and the evaluation of resistance to Tobacco mosaic virus in the resultant plants was the aim of our research. We have generated transgenic petunia plants with ZRNase gene via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. The presence of ZRNase II gene was confirmed by PCR-analysis. Orcin method revealed that RNase activity in transgenic petunia expressing ZRNase II gene was 1.34-2.10 fold higher compared to wild-type plants. RNase activity varied among different transgenic lines. Both petunia varieties used for production of transgenic lines differed in their natural resistance to Tobacco mosaic virus.The symptoms of the viral infection in the transgenic plants of the susceptible variety inoculated with the virus were less severe. Indirect ELISA confirmed 3.3 -- 4.0 fold lower accumulation of viral antigenes in the infected transformed plants compared to the infected wild type ones. Application of ZRNase II gene in creation of transgenic petunia leads to the generation of plants tolerant to Tobacco mosaic virus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The growth of a number of enterprises that carry out foreign economic activity and availability of social problems that need immediate solution resulted in a necessity to attract business to the principles of corporate social responsibility. At the same time, a necessity to control corporate social responsibility in foreign markets, which appeared in recent years, does not have sufficient practice and experience. All these resulted in a necessity to form a new generation of specialists, who would specialise in managing corporate social responsibility in foreign markets. The article analyses the modern state of the corporate social responsibility in domestic and foreign markets. It justifies a necessity to introduce principles of corporate social responsibility in foreign economic activity. It gives recommendations on conducting business of companies in foreign markets on principles of corporate social responsibility.Увеличение количества предприятий, которые осуществляют внешнеэкономическую деятельность и наличие социальных проблем, требующих немедленного решения, привели к необходимости привлечения бизнеса к принципам корпоративной социальной ответственности. Вместе с тем, необходимость в управлении корпоративной социальной ответственностью на внешних рынках, которая возникла в последние годы, не имеет достаточной практики и опыта. Все это обусловило необходимость формирования нового поколения специалистов, которые будут специализироваться на управлении корпоративной социальной ответственностью на внешних рынках. В статье проанализировано современное состояние корпоративной социальной ответственности на внутренних и внешних рынках. Обоснована необходимость внедрения принципов корпоративной социальной ответственности во внешнеэкономической деятельности. Даны рекомендации по ведению бизнеса компаний на внешних рынках на принципах корпоративной социальной ответственности.

The purpose of this study is to substantiate the choice and evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic tactics aimed at suppressing collagen formation and improving metabolic processes in the kidney parenchyma in young children with pyelonephritis against the background of vesicoureteral reflux associated with undifferentiated tissue dysfunction. 67 children from 2 weeks to 3 years old with pyelonephritis and vesicoureteral reflux were examined. All children during the period of remission of the inflammatory process were examined for the content of oxyproline in the urine. Urine crystallinity and urinary excretion were determined, and markers of the morphofunctional state of the cytomembranes of the renal epithelium were determined: calcification test—the presence of polar lipids in the urine and test for the presence of lipid peroxidation products in the urine. Children with high urinary hydroxyproline excretion prior to protocol treatment of pyelonephritis during the remission of the inflammatory process at the stage of maintenance therapy were recommended to receive metabolic preparations that can inhibit collagen formation and improve parenchyma metabolic processes during the month—vitamin E 10% and l-carnitine in age-related doses. After 6 months, a study was made on the functional state of the renal parenchyma in the dynamics of treatment. After metabolic antihypoxic and membrane-protective therapy, there was a significant positive dynamic of all markers of tissue hypoxia and membrane destruction in the kidney parenchyma, which confirms the inhibition of collagen formation processes and a decrease in tissue hypoxia with vitamin E and l-carnitine in age-related doses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As a new sustainable alternative to linear economics, the circular economy (CE) is bound to be accompanied by the requirements of the existing production model, science and technology, as well as the public perception of CE. To expose the potential impact of higher education on CE transition, this study systematically reviewed the relevant literature on the drivers and barriers to CE with a mixed analytical method. CiteSpace was used to perform bibliometric analysis and visual presentation of 367 literature accurately retrieved by search formula from two international influential databases, Web of Science and Scopus, and two significant Chinese databases, CNKI and CQVIP. In the results, we identified the number of publications and citations, the annual distribution of publications, annual citation trends, county distribution of publication contribution, the most-cited articles, and the co-citation networks. Moreover, we clarified the main drivers and barriers to CE in China by conducting qualitative content of the keywords related to driver and barrier factors in the literature. The results suggest that higher education has a positive influence on strengthening the main drivers and eliminating the main barriers, which implies that higher education has bright prospects in speeding up the CE transition. To maximize the effect of higher education for CE, we suggested university leaders and lecturers should adopt effective education and instruction measures in improving the performance of education activities for CE, so that the future leaders of various industries in universities could construct CE values and behavior patterns to achieve the replacement of traditional linear economy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]