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Стаття присвячена питанням формування експортного потенціалу АПК України в умовах інтеграційних процесів. Розглянуто інституційні передумови функціонування галузі. Приведено еволюцію аграрної політики ЄС, як фактор формування потенціалу галузі. Проаналізовано ряд ключових показників розвитку окремих напрямів аграрного виробництва. Розкрито специфіку аграрної логістики та її вплив на АПК. Проаналізовано сучасний стан рослинництва та тваринництва, а також основні проблеми, що здійснюють вплив на міжнародну конкурентоспроможність української аграрної продукції. Визначено пріоритетні напрями розвитку, а також заходи щодо підвищення конкурентоспроможності експорту. ; The article is dedicated to the formation of the export potential of Ukrainian agroindustrial complex in the conditions of integration processes. The institutional conditions for the functioning of the industry are considered. The evolution of the EU agrarian policy as a factor for building the potential of the industry is presented. A number of key indicators of the development of certain areas of agrarian production have been analyzed. The specifics of agrarian logistics and its influence on agroindustrial complex are revealed. The present state of plant growing and animal husbandry, as well as the main problems that influence the international competitiveness of Ukrainian agrarian products, are analyzed. The priority directions of development, as well as measures for increasing the competitiveness of export are determined.

Research evidence has shown that university-industry collaboration presents a wide range of benefits to industries, higher institutions and to the development of a nation. This study investigated the existence of university-industry collaboration; the factors militating against the collaboration and the extent to which university-industry collaboration can reduce unemployment in Nigeria. A descriptive survey was adopted with the use of structured questionnaire and an in-depth interview (IDI) to collect data using cluster random sampling technique to select a sample of 250 participants from three selected universities (FUTA, AAUA and AUO) and industries in Ondo State. Three research questions were raised to guide the study and the data obtained were analysed using descriptive statistics of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS 20.0). The study revealed that a weak relationship (97% responses from respondents) exists between universities and industries in Nigeria. It also revealed that university-industry relationship will significantly reduce the level of unemployment among graduates in Nigeria. In addition, lack of interest on the part of industries and lack of awareness of the importance of university-industry relationship were discovered as the major factors militating against university-industry collaboration. Therefore The paper therefore concludes that strengthening university-industry collaboration through policy implementation by the Federal Government will create more industries and entrepreneurial businesses, thereby minimizing the rate of graduate unemployment in the country. Keywords:university, industry, collaboration, unemployment

Research evidence has shown that university-industry collaboration presents a wide range of benefits to industries, higher institutions and to the development of a nation. This study investigated the existence of university-industry collaboration; the factors militating against the collaboration and the extent to which university-industry collaboration can reduce unemployment in Nigeria. A descriptive survey was adopted with the use of structured questionnaire and an in-depth interview (IDI) to collect data using cluster random sampling technique to select a sample of 250 participants from three selected universities (FUTA, AAUA and AUO) and industries in Ondo State. Three research questions were raised to guide the study and the data obtained were analysed using descriptive statistics of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS 20.0). The study revealed that a weak relationship (97% responses from respondents) exists between universities and industries in Nigeria. It also revealed that university-industry relationship will significantly reduce the level of unemployment among graduates in Nigeria. In addition, lack of interest on the part of industries and lack of awareness of the importance of university-industry relationship were discovered as the major factors militating against university-industry collaboration. Therefore The paper therefore concludes that strengthening university-industry collaboration through policy implementation by the Federal Government will create more industries and entrepreneurial businesses, thereby minimizing the rate of graduate unemployment in the country. Keywords:university, industry, collaboration, unemployment

In Sub Sahara Africa, the use of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) is one of many strategies of Roll Back Malaria (RBM) initiatives to reduce malaria burden. This study therefore assessed the current use of insecticide treated nets and the determinants of its use among the caregivers of under five children in an urban local government area in Osun state, Nigeria. The study utilised a cross-sectional design among caregivers of under-five children selected from households by multistage sampling technique. The study collected quantitative data using pretested semi structured, interviewer administered questionnaire while factors that determine the current use of ITN were identified using multi linear logistic regression.

Retrospective data from 1997 – 2007 on reported cases of rabies in human and animals as well as antirabies vaccination were collected from medical records and epidemiological sections of the various veterinary and human hospitals in the four socio-cultural zones of Ogun State. Suspected cases of rabies were reported in animals with 8 (88.90%) in dogs and 1(11.10%) in goat. The study revealed that most cases occurred in the rainy season with August having the highest number of cases (38.3%). Similarly, 12 cases were reported in humans with 8(66.7%) males and 4(33.3%) in females. Children between the ages 0-12 years accounted for 75% of all reported human rabies cases while 25% occurred in Adults. Dogs were the only species implicated in these cases resulting into 100% mortality. Routine antirabies vaccinations were conducted for 4,781 dogs and highest exposure was recorded for Egba Zone (62.85%) and lowest for the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Abeokuta (1.05%). In conclusion, accurate record keeping on rabies cases in Animals and Humans as well as vaccination exposure are hereby recommend in order to give the true picture of rabies in Nigeria. Also mass vaccinations, control of stray dogs, public education on rabies and government subsidies on cost of vaccination are also recommended.

AbstractOn 18 October 2023, the EU adopted the long-awaited New Consumer Credit Directive. This directive will replace the 2008 Consumer Credit Directive which has been criticized for two main reasons. First, the information paradigm of consumer protection reflected in the directive has been widely regarded as incapable of protecting consumers against irresponsible lending. Second, the directive has been viewed unfit for ensuring consumer protection in an increasingly digital marketplace. To remedy the shortcomings of the old directive, the revised directive widens the scope of its application, tailors the existing rules to the consumer needs in the online lending environment, and introduces new, more protective rules. But does this suffice to ensure responsible lending in the digital consumer credit markets? To answer this question, this article critically assesses the key changes introduced by the New Consumer Credit Directive, against the backdrop of the large-scale irresponsible lending practices that have troubled the consumer credit markets across Europe over the last decade or more. It concludes that the revised directive represents a major step forward in combating such practices and protecting European consumers against overindebtedness in the digital marketplace. At the same time, however, the effectiveness of the new directive will depend considerably on its implementation and enforcement in the EU Member States.

This study examines the influence of advertising on consumer preference for Guinness Stout and WIlfort Dark Ale. The survey method of research was adopted and 200 literate consumers of the brands under study who reside in Ibadan were purposively selected and sampled. Data collected were analyzed using percentage grade tabulation and correlation analysis. Results show that consumers perceive Guinness Stout adequately advertised and Wilfort Dark Ale under advertised. In terms of quality, consumers rated Guinness Stout adverts higher than that of Wilfort Dark Ale. The study also revealed that advertising influences consumer preference, however, quality (taste) and availability in that order, have greater influence on consumer preference than advertisements. The study concludes that advertisements alone cannot bring about brand preference. It is in this regard, that the following among others were recommended: That producers should ensure that their products are of very good quality and are made available to the people where and when needed. Specifically, Guinness Nigeria. Plc, producers of Guinness Stout should sustain Guinness Stout's advertisement in terms of quality, reach and frequency, while, Sona Breweries, producers of Wilfort Dark Ale should consider it important to increase its advertisement of Wilfort and extend the advertisement to other media such as radio and television if and when they are ready to expand their market.

Studies on missile defense, both in Russia and abroad, have been tradition- ally focused either on capabilities of the US national missile defense system to parry Russian or Chinese strategic nuclear forces, or on regional deter- rence of North Korea and Iran by means of regional missile defense (theater missile defense, TMD). However, the 2019 Missile Defense Review (MDR) emphasized the role of the TMD systems in the regional deterrence of the Russian Federation and China. So far this issue has received little attention and this paper aims to fill that gap. The first section identifies the key points of the MDR concerning the capabilities of regional missile defense for regional deterrence of the major nuclear powers. The author also examines the views of different represen- tatives of the US Department of Defense on this issue, and concludes that the US military-political leadership has a generally positive assessment of the capabilities of the TMD systems to contain Russia and China in case of a regional crisis. In particular, planners emphasize the role of the regional missile defense in countering the 'anti-access/access-denial' capabilities and the concept of 'escalate to de-escalate' ascribed to Russia. At the same time, US policymakers express in that regard serious concerns about Russia's and China's progress in the development of hypersonic missile systems. The second section examines the ongoing debates in Western expert so- ciety on the role of the regional missile defense in terms of deterring Russia and China. The author concludes that in this respect experts can provisionally be divided into two groups. The first group generally supports the arguments of the US military-political leadership and is optimistic about TMD capabili- ties for regional deterrence of Russia and China. The second group is more critical of these capabilities. They point out the lack of accurate data on the combat capabilities of such systems in active warfare and criticize question- able theoretical assumptions of their opponents. The third section provides a critical analysis of the arguments presented in this debate. The author concludes that the current concepts of deterrence based on the use of regional missile defense systems do not fully address possible implications for regional security and strategic stability. The Russian Federation and China possess significant nuclear arsenals, which already make nuclear escalation involving these countries and the United States possible. Adding yet another variable (TMD) into this equation only aggravates the situation.

The aim of the article is to explore of genre and dramaturgic features of a modern historical film.
The research methodology is based on the systematic use of materials from the scientific branches of art and cultural science, cinema theory and history, psychology, etc. The empirical basis of the study included a series of historical films of the XXI century, a detailed analysis of genre and dramaturgic features was carried out.
The results. Historical drama is the leading genre of a film based on real events, which grinds the past, turning it into a mirror image of the present. Thus, the theme of the film, its newsworthiness has the equal importance along with the genre, which ensures the integrity of the material, director's and cameraman's methods and techniques and the style, which forms the aesthetic expressiveness of the film.
Films based on real events, which premiered in the XXI century, were chosen as the empirical basis of the study. As the core of the plot were chosen issues of human rights violations, social discrimination and injustice. These problems have their origins in ancient times and have long been the main obstacles for the establishment of democratic values in society.
We found that modern historical drama has significant morphological differences from the XX century drama: lack of epicism, abandonment of the tragic component in favor of a happy ending, the transition from melodramatics to hybridization of drama with more dynamic genres: action, road movie, western. At the same time, we see that modern historical drama has signs of genre elasticity and syncretism, which allows forming new multi­genre constructions that have not yet entered scientific circulation in the domestic press (action drama, crime drama, western drama, kidnap drama, etc.).
The dramatic features of modern historical films are closely related to the genre construction of the films. The genre of autobiography determines the priority of using the "plot of growing up" and "plot of the experience", when the main characters grow up psychologically and fight for their rights: life, freedom, personal inviolability. The hero — is dominated archetype, a person who serves others, sacrifices himself or puts himself in constant danger for the sake of others.
The issue of social inequality in the historical context, when realities separate the viewer from the depicted events for a significant period of time, is reflected in the historical film more often and has a proper response from the viewer. At the same time, the modern issue of human rights, which demonstrates the principle of "democracy for the elect" is not so popular among modern fans of historical cinema.
Novelty. The scientific novelty of the article is to identify the modern morphology of historical film, the actualization of the relationship between the genre, the magnitude of the theme of historical film, its dramatic solution and the value expectations of the audience.
The practical significance. The main theses and results of the research may be useful for practicing screenwriters of historical films. The recommendations in this article contribute to the creation of a commercially successful and psychologically powerful film product. In addition, the article can be used for academic disciplines in film schools in Ukraine and abroad.

The concept of "economic organization" is known in the science of economic law since Soviet times. However, it did not become widespread and was used only by some scholars. The legal status of economic organizations has not been comprehensively studied in the Ukrainian science of economic law. The purpose of the article is to set out the theoretical problems of defining the concept of "economic organization" and to outline the directions of their solution. The term "economic organization" was first used in the draft of the Economic Code of Ukraine of June 15, 2001, submitted to the Verkhovna Rada for the second reading. Today, the definition of this concept is contained in Part 2 of Art. 55 of the Economic Code of Ukraine, according to which economic organizations are legal entities established in accordance with the Civil Code of Ukraine, state, municipal and other undertakings established in accordance with this Code, as well as other legal entities engaged in economic activity and registered in accordance with law. Economic organizations are characterized by a number of features that are mostly derived from the Economic Code of Ukraine: the status of a legal entity, its economic activity and the registration in the manner prescribed by law. The concept of "economic organization" is appropriate to denote all the diversity of economic entities, however its usage caused a number of theoretical problems. These include problems of: the relationship between the concepts of "economic organization" and "undertaking", the status of a legal entity, the definition of organizational and legal forms of economic organizations, the distinction between commercial and non-commercial economic organizations and classification of economic organizations in general. The definition of "economic organization" needs to be clarified taking into account the following: in the economic turnover involves some business organizations that are not legal entities; the right to carry out economic activities should have an organization, that ...