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A project is aimed at the development of models, algorithms and a program complex to carry out measures for safety increase and risk decrease during development of new nuclear power plants (NPP) and operation of working nuclear power ones. A basic novelty of the project is the development of a methodical apparatus for the estimate a radiation risk at NPP in case of the most dangerous (beyond-design) failures with the emission of origins of thermal neurons with the low density of a flow. Atomic piles based on the use of fission energy of heavy nuclei fission are powerful sources of gamma and neuron radiation. The project is aimed at the computer modeling and development of new methods, algorithms and a program complex for the problem solution in the estimate of safety and risks at NPPs at the most dangerous (beyond-design) failures with the emission of thermal neurons sources with the low density of a flow. To realize the project it is necessary to develop a methodical approach to the solution of problems in the estimate of doses of external and internal irradiation and the estimate of damage for the population living around NPPs at the most dangerous (beyond-design failures with the emission of thermal neurons sources with the low density of a flow taking into account a population age structure. On the basis of these solutions there will be offered measures to decrease a risk and safety increase NPP safety.

With the rapid progress in mobile healthcare and Internet medicine, the impact of telehealth and telemedicine on the satisfaction of patients and their willingness to travel has become a focus of the academic research community. This study analyses the differences between telehealth and telemedicine and their role in medical tourism. We examine how the information quality and communication quality of telehealth and telemedicine influence patient satisfaction, and their effects on patients’ willingness to undertake medical travel and on their medical travel behaviours. We conducted an empirical study on the use of telehealth and telemedicine and on medical travel behaviour in Azerbaijan using a survey for data collection. A total of 500 results were collected and analysed using SmartPLS 3.0. Results show that (1) the communication quality and information quality of telehealth and telemedicine and their effects on satisfaction have significantly positive influences on willingness to undertake medical travel; (2) the psychological expectations of value and cost (perceived value and perceived cost) have a positive influence on medical travel; and (3) willingness to participate in medical travel positively influences medical travel behaviour. Moreover, results of this study have implications for research on, and the practice of, using telehealth and telemedicine as they relate to medical tourism. This research may help improve knowledge about telehealth and telemedicine and understand the differences between them in detail. This empirical research model may also be useful for researchers from other countries who wish to measure medical travel behaviour.

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