{"title":"Oligosaccharides in human milk, achievements in analysis: a review","authors":"Alīna Beluško, L. Aumeistere, I. Ciproviča","doi":"10.22616/rrd.28.2022.015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22616/rrd.28.2022.015","url":null,"abstract":"Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) comprise about 20% of the total carbohydrates of human milk. There is currently a growing interest in HMOs as many researchers have recognized the importance of their benefits to infant health. Accumulated evidence suggests that HMOs are anti-adhesive antimicrobials that serve as soluble bait receptors, prevent pathogens from attaching to infant mucous membranes, and reduce the risk of viral, bacterial, and protozoan parasites. It also provides functionality including anti-adhesion and immunomodulators. Even though the composition of human milk in Latvia has been studied in detail, there are no studies on oligosaccharides in human milk. The aim of the study is to find out recent advances in the analysis of HMOs. Semi-systematic method was used to analyze the latest information about the recent advances in the analysis of HMOs by liquid phase separation methods, to investigate any known associations between HMOs composition and maternal nutrition and nutritional factors during lactation and the effect of HMOs on the infant’s development and health. The analysis of HMOs is considered very complex because of heterogeneity and different isomeric/anomeric structures of compounds. The proposed methods for analysing HMOs are largely based on liquid chromatography.","PeriodicalId":226281,"journal":{"name":"Research for Rural Development 2022 : annual 28th International scientific conference proceedings","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128166775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"European Union funding support to Latvian municipalities for degraded areas revitalization","authors":"M. Stepina, M. Pelse","doi":"10.22616/rrd.28.2022.033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22616/rrd.28.2022.033","url":null,"abstract":"The formation and existence of degraded areas is one of the consequences of civilization, which has a negative impact on both the environment and economic development in the municipality. The problem of degraded areas has been faced by all countries worldwide, including Latvia, when as a result of the change of the state political system in the 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet system, a large number of inactive production companies appeared, resulting in a significant number of polluted / degraded areas. To solve the existing problem, local governments in Latvia use European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funding under the Operational Program ‘Growth and Employment’ 5.6.2, specific support objective ‘Revitalization of territories by regenerating degraded areas in accordance with local government integrated development programs’ (SSO 5.6.2) to ensure the sustainable development of the territory by revitalizing degraded areas. In the implementation of projects, local governments must ensure the fulfilment of the indicators planned in the projects in the following groups of indicators: the area of degraded areas has been renewed, adapted for the location of new businesses or expansion of existing businesses in order to promote employment and economic activity in local governments; new jobs created in supported areas; non-financial investments made by businesses located in the supported territory in their own intangible investments and fixed assets. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the indicators of the implemented projects in order to be able to draw conclusions about the financial aspects of the project implementation and the progress of the project implementation.","PeriodicalId":226281,"journal":{"name":"Research for Rural Development 2022 : annual 28th International scientific conference proceedings","volume":"303 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121464726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Examination of the experience of work integration social enterprises in Latvia","authors":"Lasma Licite-Kurbe, Liva Sevcuna","doi":"10.22616/rrd.28.2022.028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22616/rrd.28.2022.028","url":null,"abstract":"In Latvia, the employment of persons with disability is two times lower than the European Union average, which indicates a marked social and income inequality in the country, as well as the dependence of such persons on national and local government support. One of the solutions for increasing the employment of people with disability is social entrepreneurship. In Latvia, 28% of a total of 189 social enterprises are work integration social enterprises, which mostly employ persons with disability. The research aims to examine the experience of work integration social enterprises in Latvia. To achieve the aim, the research performed a case study of three work integration social enterprises. It was found that the main goal of all the enterprises was to integrate people with disability into the labour market through their training and skills development. The main challenges of employing the target group were their insufficient level of education and poor professional skills, as well as the need to adapt the working environment and equipment. Depending on the degree and kind of disability, the workloads for such persons are also adapted. National, local government and other available support instruments for social enterprises are used to expand their operation, the most important of which are the grants administered by the Ministry of Welfare and the finance institution Altum, as well as a tax credit – a lower employer mandatory state social insurance contribution rate if employing people with disability","PeriodicalId":226281,"journal":{"name":"Research for Rural Development 2022 : annual 28th International scientific conference proceedings","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125249647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Decentralization and rural development: case study of Ukraine","authors":"M. Bezpartochnyi, Ihor Britchenko","doi":"10.22616/rrd.28.2022.020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22616/rrd.28.2022.020","url":null,"abstract":"The formation of state-building processes requires the development of various sectors of the economy, and agriculture is no exception. In Ukraine, administrative-territorial reform was carried out, which led to the formation of administrative-territorial regulations (decentralization) – the creation of amalgamated territorial communities. Such formations are concentrated in cities, urban-type settlements and rural areas. The decentralization process has actively influenced the rural development in Ukraine. The aim of the study is to determine the directions of rural development in the decentralization process in Ukraine. It is based on the analysis of the current regulatory framework of Ukraine and the results of monitoring the decentralization process, as well as the assessment of the spheres of rural development in Ukraine (economic, social, environmental). The number of amalgamated territorial communities and residents, including ones in rural areas of Ukraine was analyzed. An assessment of the dynamics main indicators of agricultural activity in Ukraine was carried out, positive and negative trends were identified. A comparative analysis was conducted of the existing concept of rural development, based on state subsidies and the new one – through active investment in agriculture, development of promising activities in rural areas, attracting more actors and their collaboration. The results of study are the justification of current paradigm of rural development in Ukraine and the formation of appropriate concept. Prospects for rural development in decentralization are the introduction of entrepreneurship, diversification of agricultural production, investment in agriculture, increasing the economic entities in rural areas, increasing of employees and wages, introduction of organic agricultural production.","PeriodicalId":226281,"journal":{"name":"Research for Rural Development 2022 : annual 28th International scientific conference proceedings","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125881131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}