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S.Muthuveeran, Adam Aruldewan, Osman Mohd Tahir, Roziya Ibrahim, and Saipol Bari Abd-Karim. "Reviewing Risk Process Integration Effectiveness into Malaysia’s Landscape Architecture Project Lifecycle." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 5, no. 13 (March 24, 2020): 245. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v5i13.1991.
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This paper explores the effectiveness of risk process integration into landscape architecture project lifecycles, a subject that found to be lacking in risk management studies. The fieldwork of data collection conducted through structured interviews as well as document reviews from three completed landscape architecture projects in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The collected data analysed using content and thematic analysis. The research found that the risk process ineffectively integrated into project lifecycle with results presenting incomplete process, unplanned and redundant activity flows. The study suggests that common practice constrains practical risk management application that then restrains its benefit realisation.Keywords: risk management; risk process; project lifecycle; landscape architecture projecteISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v5i13.1991
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S.Muthueeran, Adam Aruldewan, Osman Mohd Tahir, Roziya Ibrahim, and Saipol Bari Abd-Karim. "Risk Management Process Into Project Lifecycle: A case of Malaysian landscape architecture projects." Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies 5, no. 18 (April 11, 2020): 35. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ajbes.v5i18.187.
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The risk management process is an integral part of all project activities and proportionally customized as one process. This paper prepared to review risk management process integration into the landscape architecture project lifecycle in Malaysia. Data collected from three completed landscape architecture projects studied through structured interviews and project document reviews. The data analyzed using content and thematic analysis. The study found the ineffective risk management process integration into the project lifecycle with the result of the incomplete, unplanned and intended process, and redundant activity ow. Specific integration strategies recommended accommodating landscape architecture project context for practical risk management applications.Keywords: risk management process; project lifecycle; landscape architecture projecteISSN 2398-4295 ©2020 The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ajbes.v5i18.187
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S.Muthuveeran, Adam Aruldewan, Osman Mohd Tahir, Roziya Ibrahim, and Mohd Zairul Mohd Noor. "Risk Management Challenges in Malaysia’s Landscape Architecture Project." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 5, no. 14 (July 1, 2020): 179–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i14.2162.
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This study aims to review current risk management challenges in Malaysia landscape architecture projects. This subject found to be lacking and yet essential to strategies for effective application. The data collection conducted through a semi-structured interview with twenty-four landscape architect professional based in the Klang Valley region. Then analysed using content and thematic analysis method. The research found that multiple challenges factor permits effective risk management application in the project. The study suggests for an extensive strategy to risk management application into the project to be formulated in enabling effective management of risk to improve project performances. Keywords: managing risk; risk management; risk challenges; landscape architecture project. eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bsby e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i14.2162
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Hoon Leh, Oliver Ling, Nur Hidayah Shaharom, Marlyana Azyyati Marzukhi, and Jamalunlaili Abdullah. "Healthy Lifestyles and Non-communicable Diseases (NCD) among Urban Residents. Case Study: Sri Pahang Public Housing, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 5, SI3 (December 28, 2020): 255–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5isi3.2566.
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Unhealthy lifestyle, especially the physical inactivity, can contribute to the increase in risk for non-communicable diseases (NCD). A study was carried out at Sri Pahang Public Housing area, Kuala Lumpur. The study aimed to investigate the healthy lifestyle and the relationship with the NCD. A questionnaire survey had been carried out to collect the data. From the statistical analysis, it is found that most of the respondents were less healthy regarding their lifestyle. Half of them did not carry out their exercise regularly. The physical inactive among respondents were significantly correlated to their health condition (NCD). Keywords: Body mass index (BMI); exercise; physical activity; smoking eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bsby e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5iSI3.2566
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Tammikakul, Phichayapa, and Karuna Raksawin. "The Pattern of Activity Analysis by GIS in Chiang Mai Public Plaza, Thailand." Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies 4, no. 13 (April 7, 2019): 30–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v4i13.346.
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The article consists of two parts. The first part describes the GIS application to evaluate the appropriation to collect the using patterns in the public spaces. This part is based on the literature reviews of the related studies. In second part shows the procedures and results of GIS application which can be proofed the better benefit to collect the using patterns in term of data comparing and digital data collecting. The visualize spatial information is beneficial for the field of designers such as urban designers and landscape architects.
Keywords: Geographic Information System: GIS; Public Space; Behavioral Study, Public Space
eISSN 2514-751X © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v4i13.346
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O, Nto Philips O. "Analysis of Risk Management Practices among Maize Based Farmers in Abia State, Nigeria." Asian Economic and Financial Review 6, no. 8 (2016): 490–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.18488/journal.aefr/2016.6.8/102.8.490.498.
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Samadi, Zalina, Dasimah Omar, and Rodzyah Mohd Yunus. "On-Street Visual Analysis on Jalan Hang Jebat, Melaka." Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies 3, no. 9 (July 1, 2018): 105–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v3i9.27.
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Outdoor space in between heritage buildings of heritage streets defines as ‘outdoor living room’. Whether it’s impressively ‘heritage’ or ‘commercially’ character; physical and socio-cultural characteristics of the streets have great influence towards eliciting on-street pedestrian model. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between timeframe and density, activity and movement based on the on-street cultural phenomenon. For the purpose of this paper, the presentation unveiled one section of the study which shares the analysis on-street’s aerial-visual data only. Unobtrusive methods were employed through Digital Photography and Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) at Jalan Hang Jebat, Melaka. The objectives of this study are to interpret density, activity and movement analysis.
Keywords: Outstanding Value; Outdoor Living Room; Pedestrian Pattern; Street Shopping.
1394-0384 © 2013. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK.. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v3i9.27
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Danis, Ajau, Suriati Sidek, and Safiah Md. Yusof. "Park Characteristics Influences to Physical Activity among Overweight Adolescents." Asian Journal of Quality of Life 1, no. 2 (September 2, 2016): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v1i2.21.
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The link between environmental characteristics of neighbourhood parks and adolescents’ physical activity is poorly understood. Therefore, the present study aims to explore the environmental characteristics of the neighbourhood parks that influence physical activity from the perception of overweight adolescents. In-depth semi-structured interviews with 20 overweight adolescents between 13 and 17 years old successfully done. Interviews recorded, transcribed and analyzed based on a thematic content analysis. The results showed that physical and social environment influenced physical activity and neighbourhood parks usage. It is essential to consider these environmental characteristics in developing physical activity intervention that aims to promote physical activity among overweight adolescents.2398-4279 © 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK.. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords: Environmental characteristics; neighbourhood park; overweight adolescent; physical activity
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Danis, Ajau, Suriati Sidek, and Safiah Md. Yusof. "Park Characteristics Influences to Physical Activity among Overweight Adolescents." Asian Journal of Quality of Life 1, no. 2 (September 2, 2016): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v1i2.26.
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The link between environmental characteristics of neighbourhood parks and adolescents’ physical activity is poorly understood. Therefore, the present study aims to explore the environmental characteristics of the neighbourhood parks that influence physical activity from the perception of overweight adolescents. In-depth semi-structured interviews with 20 overweight adolescents between 13 and 17 years old successfully done. Interviews recorded, transcribed and analyzed based on a thematic content analysis. The results showed that physical and social environment influenced physical activity and neighbourhood parks usage. It is essential to consider these environmental characteristics in developing physical activity intervention that aims to promote physical activity among overweight adolescents.2398-4279 © 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK.. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords: Environmental characteristics; neighbourhood park; overweight adolescent; physical activity
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Mohd Rani, Nur Dalilah, Nur Zafifa Kamarunzaman, and Jia Liu. "Pattern of Psychosocial Challenges among Oil and Gas Workers: A systematic review." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 7, no. 20 (July 6, 2022): 431–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.3491.
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This paper highlights the patterns of psychosocial challenges confronting O&G workers that result in mental health issues worldwide through a systematic review of notable academic databases. This study integrated multiple research designs, and the review was based on the publication standard, namely RepOrting standards for Systematic Evidence Syntheses (ROSES). Thematic analysis was undertaken, and four emerging themes were identified: 1) demographic factors, 2) personality, 3) psychosocial risks, and 4) health conditions. The findings contributed to several theoretical and practical implications, which are essential for researchers in the O&G field and policymakers. Keywords: psychosocial risks; personality; well-being; oil &gas eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.3491
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Ahmad Zaki, Saniah, and Mohd Riduan Ngesan. "Concept of Night City: A new dimension to a city’s economy." Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies 3, no. 7 (March 14, 2018): 31–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v3i7.257.
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As an outcome of a comprehensive study on an area of 385.401 acres, a township in Alor Gajah, Malacca, was redesigned based on an innovative idea, ‘concept of night city’. The concept is believed to be economically viable. By using space syntax, an analysis of movement as well as the amount of activity likely to result from the movement is performed on the layout to determine if the redesign functions successfully. Results of the spatial analyses showed improvements in connectivity, integration, intelligibility and synergy levels. Based on the findings, the future town of Alor Gajah looks viable spatially.
Keywords: redesign, visibility tools, spaces, movement
eISSN 2514-751X © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
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Pan, Xing, Lunhu Hu, Ziling Xin, Shenghan Zhou, Yanmei Lin, and Yong Wu. "Risk Scenario Generation Based on Importance Measure Analysis." Sustainability 10, no. 9 (September 7, 2018): 3207. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10093207.
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A risk scenario is a combination of risk events that may result in system failure. Risk scenario analysis is an important part of system risk assessment and avoidance. In engineering activity-based systems, important risk scenarios are related to important events. Critical activities, meanwhile, mean risk events that may result in system failure. This article proposes these definitions of risk event and risk scenario based on the characteristics of risk in engineering activity-based systems. Under the proposed definitions, a risk scenario framework generated based on importance measure analysis is given, in which critical activities analysis, risk event identification, and risk scenario generation are the three main parts. Important risk events are identified according to activities’ uncertain importance measure and important risk scenarios are generated on the basis of a system’s critical activities analysis. In the risk scenario generation process based on importance analysis, the importance degrees of network activities are ranked to identify the subject of risk events, so that risk scenarios can be combined and generated by risk events and the importance of scenarios is analyzed. Critical activities are analyzed by Taguchi tolerance design, mathematical analysis, and Monte Carlo simulation methods. Then the degrees of uncertain importance measure of activities are solved by the three methods and these results are compared. The comparison results in the example show that the proposed method of uncertain importance measure is very effective for distinguishing the importance level of activities in systems. The calculation and simulation results also verify that the risk events composed of critical activities can generate risk scenarios.
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Oyamienlen, Christopher S., Charles A. Adisa, Ikechukwu N. S. Dozie, Evangeline T. Oparaocha, Angelica A. Anele, and Kingsley C. Anochiwa. "Body Mass Index and Breast Cancer Risks Among Igbo Women in Imo and Abia States, Nigeria: A Case Control Study." International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health 3, no. 1 (May 15, 2019): 31–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.21106/ijtmrph.72.
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Background: The association between body mass index (BMI) and breast cancer risk has been well recognized. The purpose of this study was to determine the association of BMI with breast cancer risks among women of Igbo origin in Imo and Abia states in South Eastern Nigeria.
Methods: The study was conducted at three different locations: Abia State University Teaching Hospital Aba, Abia State; Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Imo State; and the Maranatha Specialist Mission Hospital, Aba, Abia State. This was a prospective hospital-based case control study. Data were collected on socio-demographic characteristics and anthropometric measures using a structured questionnaire. Collected data were imported to SPSS version 23 for analysis. In all, 681 patients participated in the study of which 347 were cases and 334 were controls. The T-test was used to assess statistical differences of height, weight, and BMI in the studied groups. Logistic regressions were used to calculate the multivariate odds ratio (OR) using 95% confidence interval (CI) with significant level set at p>0.05.
Results: Higher BMI is associated with increased risk of breast cancer. There was a significant statistical difference between the height of cases and controls in both pre-and post-menopausal women. The mean value of height was 161.14± 7.1cm among cases compared to controls which was 161.39 cm (p<0.05). The mean weight among cases was 66.34 ± 11.8kg compared to controls at 65.45 ± 9.2kg (p<0.05); the mean BMI was 25.6± 4.8kg/m2 among cases compared to controls 25.1± 4.6 kg/m2 (p<0.05).
Conclusion and Implications For Translation: Primary prevention measures are important to modestly curtail the increasing burden of obesity and high BMI. By controlling the weight, through physical activities, changes in diet and modestly alcohol intake will reduce the risk of breast cancer.
Key words: • Breast Cancer • Imo State • Abia State • South East Nigeria • Body Mass Index • Nigeria
Copyright © 2019 Oyamienlen et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Widayanti, B. H., A. Yuniarman, and S. A. P. Lestari. "The landslide risk analysis based on human activity using Arc-GIS method." IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 674 (November 14, 2019): 012019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/674/1/012019.
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Bedny, Gregory Z., and Steven R. Harris. "Safety and reliability analysis methods based on systemic-structural activity theory." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability 227, no. 5 (May 2, 2013): 549–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1748006x13485563.
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Son, Chong-Hwan. "Associations of Multiple Chronic Health Conditions with Health Behavior." Archives of Business Research 8, no. 7 (July 13, 2020): 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/abr.87.8569.
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This study aimed to scrutinize the association of the number of chronic health conditions with health behavior. The health behavior was measured by meeting the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines (PAGs) for Americans for five physical activity levels for adults aged 18 years or older in the United States using data from the 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). The empirical results of a multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that respondents living with chronic health conditions were more likely to participate in aerobic physical activities, but not meeting the PAGs. In the insufficient physical activity subgroup, all of the predicted odds ratios were greater than one and increased as the number of chronic health conditions increased. It implied that the increase in the number of chronic conditions was positively associated with participating in insufficient physical activity. Respondents who reported having less than three chronic health conditions were more likely to meet the aerobic physical activity guidelines compared with respondents living with three or more chronic health conditions. Importantly, respondents who reported having 4 or more chronic health conditions had a higher likelihood of meeting the recommendations for muscle-strengthening activity. However, chronic health conditions would significantly discourage respondents from participating in both aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activities. In conclusion, this study found that chronic health conditions played an important role in determining regular participation in the level of physical activity for individuals living with chronic health conditions.
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Ramli, Anwar, Anwar, and Indah Lestari Anwar. "Markowitz Model in The Analysis of Optimal Portfolio Establishment on Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) in Indonesian Stock Exchange." Archives of Business Research 8, no. 2 (March 8, 2020): 190–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/abr.82.7854.
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This study aims to know the optimal portfolio establishment using Markowitz model on Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) stocks in the period of December 2013-May 2019. The population of this study consisted of the company stocks on Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) in the period of December 2013-May 2019, and there were 59 stocks. While the study sample consisted of 14 company stocks and selected based on purposive sampling method. Data collection used in this study using documentation. Data analysis used in this study using the stages of Markowitz model and started collecting the close price until an optimal portfolio establishment. The result of this study showed that there were 8 company stocks included in the optimal portfolio. Namely AKRA (5,01%), ICBP (9,92%), INDF (3,75%), SMGR (8,61%), TLKM (29,01%), UNTR (20,30%), UNVR (20,88%), WIKA (2,53%). The expected return of the portfolio of 0,84%. Therefore, portfolio risk of 3,16%and smaller than the risk of individual stocks in the research sample.
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Lmoussaoui, Hafida, and Hicham Jamouli. "Network Theory-Based Analysis of Construction Project Risks." Engineering Management Research 5, no. 2 (September 20, 2016): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/emr.v5n2p24.
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<p>Because of their specific and complex characteristics, construction projects are exposed to numerous risks of various natures, which make their management more difficult. In this setting, Project Risk Management is an indispensable activity for their successful delivery. It consists in the risk identification, assessment, prioritization, treatment, monitoring and control. This paper presents a novel approach for the identification of construction project risks and a network theory-based methodology for their modelling and analysis. These models serve as a powerful tools comparing to classical methods and provide a support for decision-making regarding Project Risk Management. A case study of a real construction project is used to illustrate these findings.</p>
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Кальянов and Aleksandr Kalyanov. "Risk Analysis of Manufacturing Enterprises in the Course of Investment Activity." Economics 2, no. 5 (October 10, 2014): 21–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/5962.
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The paper examines theoretical and practical aspects of risk analysis and risk
assessment methods to be applied to production sphere enterprises in the
course of investment activity. The case study of qualitative and quantitative risk
analysis of a particular enterprise is presented, risk probability is assessed
based on Delphi procedure. The author provides recommendations on risk
mitigation. As the author argues, the highest return on investments can be
achieved only when various methods of risk mitigation are used in complex.
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Rikhardsson, Pall M., and Martin Impgaard. "Corporate cost of occupational accidents: an activity-based analysis." Accident Analysis & Prevention 36, no. 2 (March 2004): 173–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0001-4575(02)00147-1.
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Liao, Chung-Min, Nan-Hung Hsieh, and Chia-Pin Chio. "Fluctuation analysis-based risk assessment for respiratory virus activity and air pollution associated asthma incidence." Science of The Total Environment 409, no. 18 (August 2011): 3325–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.04.056.
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Dzido, Hanna. "Risk analysis in the supervision process." Transportation Overview - Przeglad Komunikacyjny 2019, no. 1 (January 1, 2019): 18–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.35117/a_eng_19_01_03.
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The article deals with the theoretical and practical aspects of safety management in civil aviation. Presented the process of approach of Risk Based Oversight (RBO) and application of legal acts and documents necessary for oversight at particular levels (aviation organization, member state, European). One of the main activity of the implementation and effectiveness of the Safety Management System (SMS) management system in air organizations are the effective systems for occurrence reporting and the Just Culture idea. The article also includes an amendment to EU law - Regulation 2018/1139, so-called the new Basic Regulation (NBR - New Basic Regulation), which makes it possible to apply the law to state aviation aircraft carrying out military, customs, police, search and rescue, fire-fighting, border control and coastal protection or other public interest activities in favor of safety, interoperability and efficiency.
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Song, Hongsun, and Kihyuk Lee. "Increased Risk of Generalized Anxiety Disorder According to Frequent Sedentary Times Based on the 16th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey." Children 9, no. 10 (October 12, 2022): 1548. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9101548.
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This study aimed to identify the association between sedentary behavior and anxiety disorders in 53,510 Korean adolescents. It analyzed data from the 16th (2020) Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (KYRBS). The dependent variable was the generalized anxiety disorder-7 (GAD-7). The GAD-7 scores were divided into normal, mild, moderate, and severe levels. The independent variables were sedentary time for learning, other sedentary times, total sedentary time, and regular physical activity. The confounding variables were sex, grade, stress, depression, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts, violent victimization, drinking, smoking, sleep satisfaction, and smartphone addiction. A chi-squared test, one-way analysis of variance, and logistic regression analysis were used for analysis. After adjusting for all confounding variables, the risk of severe level in GAD-7 increased by 1.045 times each time the sedentary time for learning based on increased by one hour. In other sedentary time and total sedentary time, the risk of severe level in GAD-7 increased by 1.025 times and 1.045 times per hour, respectively. However, in regular physical activity, after adjusting for the confounding variables, there was no significant association with the GAD-7 levels. Therefore, to prevent generalized anxiety disorders in Korean adolescents, it is necessary to reduce the overall sedentary times including sedentary time for learning.
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Posthuma, Richard A. "Analyzing Business Research on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Clusters, Gaps, and Future Directions." American Business Review 25, no. 2 (November 16, 2022): 221–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.37625/abr.25.2.221-252.
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This study comprehensively analyzed and summarized business-related research on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Research on the FCPA is essential because sanctions for violations have grown substantially, increasing risks for multinational enterprises (MNEs). Recent fines exceeded $1 billion, and business executives were personally fined and imprisoned (Stanford Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Clearinghouse, 2021). Unfortunately, theory-based and empirically-validated business research has not kept pace with this increased risk. Performance mapping and science mapping pinpointed the most prolific academic fields, the most cited articles, and clusters of authors, journals, and keywords. Analyses identified gaps in the literature. Prior research focused on public policy questions, like the impact of the FCPA on American companies (Shapiro, 2013), the propriety of attempting to regulate foreign business ethics, and international treaties. Moreover, significant clustering and fractionalization into legal academic silos have side-stepped business-related research topics. New and different research directions are proposed.
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Grimaldi, Luigi ME, Luca Prosperini, Gaetano Vitello, Giovanna Borriello, Federica Fubelli, and Carlo Pozzilli. "MRI-based analysis of the natalizumab therapeutic window in multiple sclerosis." Multiple Sclerosis Journal 18, no. 9 (March 2, 2012): 1337–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1352458512439438.
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The recommended natalizumab dosage is 300 mg every 4 weeks. We evaluated radiological activity at various times from the last natalizumab infusion by examining 386 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans from 166 natalizumab-treated patients with relapsing–remitting MS. Of 113 scans performed >4 weeks after last natalizumab infusion, 26 were active (i.e. had ≥1 contrast-enhancing lesions). Risk of radiological activity increased by 1.34 fold for each week of delay with respect to the recommended 4-week dosing interval, compared with schedule-adherent patients ( p<0.0001). Our data suggest that an increased MRI activity ≥7 weeks from the last infusion of natalizumab should be considered in cases of therapy discontinuation.
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Kulla, L., and R. Marušák. "Environmental risk assessment based on semi-quantitative analysis of forest management data." Journal of Forest Science 57, No. 3 (March 21, 2011): 89–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/35/2010-jfs.
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The paper deals with environmental risk assessment in prevailingly unnatural spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) forests in three regions with different patterns of forest damage in the Slovak part of the West Carpathians. Logistic regression was used to estimate the effect of 7 site-related, 5 stand-related and 2 anthropogenic factors on the probability that critical forest damage will occur. The results show that regression models can describe cause-effect relationships in regions with different regimes of forest decline. Stand age, proportion of spruce, and distance from the focus of biotic agent activity predicted decline in two regions with generally lower elevation in northern Slovakia (Kysuce and Orava). In a mountain region (Low Tatras), the importance of factors contributing to the static stability of trees and position towards dangerous winds increased significantly. The quality of the derived models and prospects for their usefulness in risk assessment are discussed.
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Zhao, Yuan, Yushui Ma, Ying Fang, Lili Liu, Shengdi Wu, Da Fu, and Xiaofeng Wang. "Association between PON1 activity and coronary heart disease risk: A meta-analysis based on 43 studies." Molecular Genetics and Metabolism 105, no. 1 (January 2012): 141–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymgme.2011.09.018.
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Dal Moro, Eric. "Towards an Economic Cyber Loss Index for Parametric Cover Based on IT Security Indicator: A Preliminary Analysis." Risks 8, no. 2 (May 8, 2020): 45. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/risks8020045.
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As cyber events have virtually no geographical limitations and can result in economic losses on a global scale, the assessment of return periods for such economic losses is currently debated among experts. The potential accumulation of consequential insurance losses due to intrusions or viruses is one of the major reasons why the (re-)insurance industry has limited risk appetite for cyber related risks. In order to increase the risk appetite for cyber risk and based on a first batch of data provided by Symantec, the goal of this article is to: Check if IT activity, i.e., the number of virus or intrusions being blocked by Norton on end-user computers could be used as an index for parametric covers that reinsurance companies could propose to their cedants; Look into the correlations of this IT activity across different regions, thereby confirming the absence of geographical limitations for cyber risk, and hence confirming the systemic nature of this risk. This first study on the Symantec dataset shows that a cyber index based on IT activity could be a useful tool to design parametric reinsurance product.
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Kankhva, Vadim Sergeevich, and Boris Levonovich Efremyan. "Analysis and estimation of risk management methods." Vestnik MGSU, no. 5 (May 2016): 107–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.22227/1997-0935.2016.5.107-118.
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At the present time risk management is an integral part of state policy in all the countries with developed market economy. Companies dealing with consulting services and implementation of the risk management systems carve out a niche. Unfortunately, conscious preventive risk management in Russia is still far from the level of standardized process of a construction company activity, which often leads to scandals and disapproval in case of unprofessional implementation of projects. The authors present the results of the investigation of the modern understanding of the existing methodology classification and offer the authorial concept of classification matrix of risk management methods. Creation of the developed matrix is based on the analysis of the method in the context of incoming and outgoing transformed information, which may include different elements of risk control stages. So the offered approach allows analyzing the possibilities of each method.
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He, Hujun, Le An, Wei Liu, and Jian Zhang. "Prediction Model of Collapse Risk Based on Information Entropy and Distance Discriminant Analysis Method." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2017 (2017): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8793632.
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The prediction and risk classification of collapse is an important issue in the process of highway construction in mountainous regions. Based on the principles of information entropy and Mahalanobis distance discriminant analysis, we have produced a collapse hazard prediction model. We used the entropy measure method to reduce the influence indexes of the collapse activity and extracted the nine main indexes affecting collapse activity as the discriminant factors of the distance discriminant analysis model (i.e., slope shape, aspect, gradient, and height, along with exposure of the structural face, stratum lithology, relationship between weakness face and free face, vegetation cover rate, and degree of rock weathering). We employ postearthquake collapse data in relation to construction of the Yingxiu-Wolong highway, Hanchuan County, China, as training samples for analysis. The results were analyzed using the back substitution estimation method, showing high accuracy and no errors, and were the same as the prediction result of uncertainty measure. Results show that the classification model based on information entropy and distance discriminant analysis achieves the purpose of index optimization and has excellent performance, high prediction accuracy, and a zero false-positive rate. The model can be used as a tool for future evaluation of collapse risk.
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Alqahtani, Abdulghani M., Nabil J. Awadalla, Safar A. Alsaleem, Awad S. Alsamghan, and Mohammed Abadi Alsaleem. "Burnout Syndrome among Emergency Physicians and Nurses in Abha and Khamis Mushait Cities, Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia." Scientific World Journal 2019 (February 18, 2019): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4515972.
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Objectives. To explore the magnitude and determinants of burnout among emergency physicians and nurses working at emergency departments of hospitals in Abha and Khamis Mushait cities.Subjects and Methods. A cross-sectional hospital-based study was conducted in emergency departments of hospitals in Abha and Khamis Mushait cities belonging to Ministry of Health. All physicians (n=95) and nurses (n=187) currently working at these sites were invited to participate in the study by filling a validated self-administered questionnaire including two main sections: personal and professional characteristics of physicians and nurses as well as Maslach burnout inventory (MBI) to assess the three components of the burnout syndrome: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment.Results. The study included 282 physicians and nurses. The age of more than half of them (54.3%) ranged between 31 and 35 years. Most of them (70.9%) were females. About two-thirds of the respondents (66.3%) were nurses while the remaining 33.7% were physicians. Majority of the emergency healthcare professionals (88.7%) had high emotional exhaustion. The prevalence of high depersonalization (cynicism) was 20.6% whereas that of low personal accomplishment was 41.1% among emergency healthcare professionals. The overall prevalence of burnout among healthcare professionals was 16.3%. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that male healthcare professionals were at almost higher three-folded risk for developing burnout compared to females (aOR=2.76; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.21-6.28, p=0.017)). Smokers were at higher significant risk for burnout compared to nonsmokers (aOR=15.37; 95% CI: 7.06-33.45, p<0.001). Healthcare professionals who reported a history of taking medications for sleep disorders expressed higher risk for burnout opposed to those with no history of sleep disorder medication (aOR=6.59; 95% CI: 2.08-20.81, p=0.001).Conclusion. A considerable proportion of physicians and nurses working at emergency departments of hospitals in Abha and Khamis Mushait cities had burnout syndrome, particularly high emotional exhaustion and low personal accomplishment.
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Aditama, Lisa, Dewi Rahmawati, Nani Parfati, and Astrid Pratidina. "Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Barriers to Physical Activity." Indonesian Biomedical Journal 7, no. 1 (April 1, 2015): 43. http://dx.doi.org/10.18585/inabj.v7i1.21.
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BACKGROUND: The prevalence of obesity is increasing and tends to be higher in adult population groups who are also more educated and employed as a civil/military/police/oficers. This study aims to analyze cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, perceptions about physical activity and barriers experienced to perform physical activity, also stage of change to physical activity.METHODS: The study design was an observational study, use qualitative methods with in-depth interviews and quantitative analysis CVD risk also stage of change to physical activity questionnaire.RESULTS: Framingham 10-years CVD risk of obese men in University of Surabaya was 11.97% (1.70 to 29.90) based on lipid profile and 13.90% (2.30 to 30.00) based on body mass index. Perception of obese men in University of Surabaya regarding physical activity had findings several barriers that can be grouped into time constraint, facility constraint, low motivation, and knowledge about physical activities.CONCLUSION: In this study we found that 10-years CVD risk of obese men in University of Surabaya can be categorized as medium risk. There are several barriers regarding life style modification for physical activity and exercise, whereas the subjects included in this study are quite ready to start the program, but improvement for the readiness before starting the program will still be needed.KEYWORDS: CVD risk, obese men, physical activity
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Abdulhade Ganem, Atheer, N. C. Sandeepa, Afnan Hassan Alkhayri, and Yosra Mohammed Mousa. "Impact of Tooth Loss and Other Risk Factors on Cognitive Impairment in Saudi Female Population." Neuroscience Journal 2019 (July 24, 2019): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6086515.
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Introduction. It is known that cognitive impairment is linked to aging and neurobiological, psychological, and social factors. Recently, however, mastication and the number of teeth has also attracted attention, with a previous case control study reporting a correlation between the loss of teeth and Alzheimer’s disease. Objective. To investigate possible relationships between cognitive function and various demographic variables, stress, medical history, and number of natural teeth in a specified female population. Materials & Methods. A sample of the Saudi female population, 40–65 years of age, who visited the King Khalid University College of Dentistry (Abha, Saudi Arabia), was studied. Education, occupation, perceived stress, and medical history, along with the number of remaining teeth, were assessed. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) was used to assess cognitive performance and the results were statistically analyzed. Results. Subjects were divided into those with mild, moderate, and severe impairment based on MMSE score; the association between age, education, occupation, medical history, and cognitive function demonstrated statistically significant results. Fifty percent of subjects with 0–16 teeth exhibited severe cognitive impairment. Of the cognitive abilities, attention, recall, and language skills were linked to the number of remaining teeth. When subjects were categorized into only high and low cognitive impairment based on MMSE score, regression analysis did not reveal a significant correlation between any of the studied variables and cognitive impairment. Conclusion. Results of the present study add to the recent data and head towards the theory of likely connection between the number of teeth and hippocampus-dependent cognitive functioning. Results of regression analysis revealed an absence of conclusive relation in the latter part of study. Longitudinal analyses including comprehensive clinical dental data with brain-imaging will shed further light on probable causal relationship(s).
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Nugroho, Sukmo Hadi, Bambang Suharjo, Adi Bandono, and Agus Tri Haryanto. "ANALYSIS OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH RISK MANAGEMENT ON THE INDONESIAN NAVY SHIP PROJECT USING HAZARD IDENTIFICATION, RISK ASSESSMENT AND RISK CONTROL." JOURNAL ASRO 11, no. 2 (April 21, 2020): 124. http://dx.doi.org/10.37875/asro.v11i2.275.
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Indonesian Navy ships (KAL) is one element of the Integrated Fleet Weapon System (SSAT), which plays an important role in carrying out tasks in the defense field. So, we need an optimal KAL readiness to support the passage of the operation to be carried out successfully and smoothly. One of the ways used to prepare KAL is to carry out routine maintenance through the docking process. However, in practice there are accidents suffered by workers.This research was conducted using the HIRARC method. HIRARC is a method of hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control measures that are used for this method is considered moreappropriate and more accurately where the dangers that arise in the process described docking of any work activity. In this method also provides appropriate control measures for each hazard. Based on the results of the HIRARC analysis, each suction work activity of docking based Risk Ranking will be sorted according to the level of Risk Matrix and will be discussed further against high risks and implemented controls. Then the resulting draft recommendation to minimize workplace accidents in the docking process is by way of elimination, Administration Control and Use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).Keywords: HIRARC method, Docking process, KAL.
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Chen, Junfei, and Cong Yu. "A WebGIS-Based System for Urban Stormwater Risk Analysis Using a Cloud Matter-Element Model." International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies 16, no. 3 (July 2020): 80–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijiit.2020070104.
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The interaction of human activity, climate change, and urbanization gives rise to more frequent urban stormwater disasters, which causes great economic loss in cities. This article presents a prototype of an interactive WebGIS system for urban stormwater risk analysis. The system has a Browse/Server(B/S) structure and uses WebGIS techniques for prototype development. It is based on the theory of disaster system and Cloud matter-element model for risk assessment. The risk results are immediately generated and visualized interactively by rendering risk maps. Finally, two urban stormwater events in Nanjing in 2015 and 2016 were selected to verify the accuracy of the risk assessment. The results show that the intelligence system can effectively assess the risk level and identify the spatial-temporal distribution of urban stormwater risk in Nanjing, China.
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Ivashova, L. M., M. F. Ivashov, and O. O. Kritenko. "Deshadowing of foreign economic activity based on the development of methods of risk analysis and customs audit." Public administration and customs administration, no. 4 (2020): 119–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.32836/2310-9653-2020-4.19.
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Ivashova, L. M., M. F. Ivashov, and O. O. Kritenko. "Deshadowing of foreign economic activity based on the development of methods of risk analysis and customs audit." Public administration and customs administration, no. 4 (2020): 119–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.32836/2310-9653-2020-4.19.
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Kostyunina, Tatyana. "Key indicator-based information system for environmental risk accounting and analysis at organizations." E3S Web of Conferences 284 (2021): 04002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202128404002.
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The paper presents a method of designing an information system for environmental risk accounting and analysis at organizations. The environmental approach in the field of production is becoming more and more relevant. It calls for accounting and assessing various types of environmental risks accompanying the activity of an organization. However, risk accounting, analysis and assessment are not possible without information support or corresponding information systems. Therefore, the issue considered in this paper is highly topical. Algorithms of environmental risk accounting and analysis are based on the method of key indicators. Using a key indicator-based information system, it is possible to automate the collection of data on events related to the environmental safety of an organization. During the design of such an information system, we developed interfaces of the main actors (user, risk coordinator, risk manager, expert, and administrator). We also implemented a data management module, a decision-making module, and a system administration module. In the long run, the system can serve as a basis for integrated environmental safety management at organizations.
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Portovaras, Tetiana. "Risks in the activity of business entities: the concept of analysis and management." Public Policy and Accounting, no. 2(6) (December 30, 2022): 3–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.26642/ppa-2022-2(6)-3-9.
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The article identifies a list of risks that have an impact on the activities of modern enterprises. It is proposed to improve their classification. In particular, based on the use of the method of generalization and critical analysis, the identified risks are divided into objective and subjective risks based on causality, and systemic and non-systemic based on frequency of occurrence. The classification characteristic for objective risks is their irreversibility and direct impact on changes in the financial state of the enterprise, and for subjective risks - the human factor (they include risks that arise as a result of unqualified actions of responsible persons). Thanks to this, using modeling and formalization, an approach to analyzing the level of sensitivity of economic entities to risks was formed and its indicators and their critical values were substantiated. The graphic method is applied to form the concept of financial risk management based on their analysis. The essential content of the indicator of the level of sensitivity of the economic entity to risks, which is identified as a measure of the vulnerability of the economic entity in the process of its activity to the negative effects of the internal and external environment, is substantiated. Grouping, graphical approach and generalization were used to implement the proposal regarding the methodology and structure of the financial risk analysis process. The application of this approach will allow the company's management to develop a system of measures to eliminate risk factors in order to preserve its stable financial condition.
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Hidayati, Alpha Olivia, and Ernawati Hardani. "Analysis Of Risk Factors Oxidative Stress In Obesity Women." Journal of Health 6, no. 1 (January 31, 2019): 51–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.30590/vol6-no1-p51-57.
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Obesity is a condition of imbalance in the number of calories entered by the number of calories where the excess is heaped up as body fat. Obesity followed by an increase in fat metabolism will cause Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) production to increase. This condition causes oxidative stress. Indicators of oxidative stress can be observed from plasma levels of Malondialdehyde (MDA). This study aims to determine the risk factors for oxidative stress in obese women.
The results of this study indicate that high fat intake (> 60 g / day) is at risk of increasing MDA-P levels twice. Low fiber consumption (<30 gr / day) gives the risk of an increase in MDA-P levels of 2.09 times. Poor physical activity is a risk factor for MDA-P increase of 1.15 times. High cholesterol (> 200mg / l) and LDL (> 130 mg / l) and low HDL (≤45mg / dl) levels are at risk of increasing MDA-P levels by 1.02 times (cholesterol), 1.13 (LDL) ) and 1.12 (HDL).
Based on this study it can be concluded that high fat intake, low fiber intake, low physical activity, high cholesterol and HDL levels and low HDL levels are risk factors for oxidative stress.
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Koulinas, Georgios K., Alexandros S. Xanthopoulos, Thomas T. Tsilipiras, and Dimitrios E. Koulouriotis. "Schedule Delay Risk Analysis in Construction Projects with a Simulation-Based Expert System." Buildings 10, no. 8 (July 23, 2020): 134. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings10080134.
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In this paper, we present a simulation-based approach for effectively estimating delay risks in project schedules and predicting the possibilities of in-time project completion for various deadlines. The main contribution of this study is the development of a novel approach for duration risk quantification, which uses a newly introduced equation for total risk estimation regarding activities’ durations, and quantifying the manager’s experience as expressed through a questionnaire. In addition, the proposed approach integrates these preferences into a simulation-based framework used for estimating the activities’ durations variation and predicting the actual project duration with more accuracy. Furthermore, using different distributions according to each activity characteristic supports decision making from a wide range of experts, from risk-averse to risk-seeking managers. The proposed method was applied to estimate the total project completion time of a complicated hotel renovation project and the possibility for the project to be delivered within an imposed deadline. The promising results in comparison to the classic PERT method proved that this process can better express the uncertainty and provide project risk managers with better predictions when estimating budget and time-critical overruns under lack of knowledge and historical data.
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Losurdo, L., T. M. A. Basile, A. Fanizzi, R. Bellotti, U. Bottigli, R. Carbonara, R. Dentamaro, et al. "A Gradient-Based Approach for Breast DCE-MRI Analysis." BioMed Research International 2018 (May 16, 2018): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9032408.
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Breast cancer is the main cause of female malignancy worldwide. Effective early detection by imaging studies remains critical to decrease mortality rates, particularly in women at high risk for developing breast cancer. Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a common diagnostic tool in the management of breast diseases, especially for high-risk women. However, during this examination, both normal and abnormal breast tissues enhance after contrast material administration. Specifically, the normal breast tissue enhancement is known as background parenchymal enhancement: it may represent breast activity and depends on several factors, varying in degree and distribution in different patients as well as in the same patient over time. While a light degree of normal breast tissue enhancement generally causes no interpretative difficulties, a higher degree may cause difficulty to detect and classify breast lesions at Magnetic Resonance Imaging even for experienced radiologists. In this work, we intend to investigate the exploitation of some statistical measurements to automatically characterize the enhancement trend of the whole breast area in both normal and abnormal tissues independently from the presence of a background parenchymal enhancement thus to provide a diagnostic support tool for radiologists in the MRI analysis.
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Zheng, Huimeng, Weidong Liu, Chengdi Xiao, and Wenbin Nie. "Analysis of defect propagation in the product development process based on key activity nodes." Quality Engineering 30, no. 3 (September 1, 2017): 485–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08982112.2017.1353096.
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Kozińska, Magdalena Maria. "Central counterparties – risk minimizers?" Central European Review of Economics and Management 2, no. 4 (December 22, 2018): 87. http://dx.doi.org/10.29015/cerem.594.
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Aim: Recently, central counterparties (CCPs) have gained on popularity due to their positive impact on the financial markets during crisis (limiting contagion on cleared instruments). The post-crisis reforms favored CCPs as risk minimizers. The aim of the article is to critically assess the functioning of the CCPs and their role in the financial system.Design / Research methods: In order to attain the article’s goal, the critical analysis of the CCPs’ activity was performed. For that purpose, the regulations and mechanisms for CCPs’ functioning were considered. The next step was the analysis of the scale of CCPs’ activity and dependencies between CCPs and various market participants based on the accessible data. Based on the desk research and content analysis, the risks of CCPs were derived.Conclusions / findings: CCPs are not risk minimizers, but they are risk managers (redistributors). Moreover, due to the significant increase in the their importance for the stable functioning of the financial markets, they should be treated as too big to fail institutions.Originality / value of the article: The literature, especially polish, regarding the assessment of the CCPs’ roles and functions is relatively scarce, especially concerning the potential dangers conneted with them. The article contains the unbiased assessment of CCPs’ impact on the financial markets and proposes inventive treatment of CCPs as risk redistributors, which are too big to fail.
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Patterson, Freda, Jonathan A. Mitchell, Gregory Dominick, Alicia J. Lozano, Liming Huang, and Alexandra L. Hanlon. "Does meeting physical activity recommendations ameliorate association between television viewing with cardiovascular disease risk? A cross-sectional, population-based analysis." BMJ Open 10, no. 6 (June 2020): e036507. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036507.
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ObjectivesAs a common form of sedentary behaviour, television viewing is associated with an increase in body mass index (BMI) as well as overall cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study examined the extent to which meeting the recommended volume of weekly physical activity (PA) reduced the association between television viewing with the outcomes of BMI and CVD risk. A second aim was to determine the number of hours (ie, cut-point) of daily television viewing that conferred a higher BMI and CVD risk for a large population-based sample of adults.DesignPopulation-based, cross-sectional study.SettingUK Biobank recruited across 35 centres in the UK between 2006 and 2010.Primary outcomeCVD risk, as measured by the 30-year Framingham risk score.ResultsLinear regression models indicated that every additional hour of television viewing per day was associated with a 3% increase in CVD risk (aCoeff=0.03, d=0.16, p<0.0001); the interaction between television viewing with meeting PA guidelines was marginally associated with CVD risk (aCoeff=0.0010, d=0.01, p=0.014). Each additional hour of television viewing per day was associated with a 0.54 increase in BMI (aCoeff=0.54, d=0.13, p<0.0001); the interaction between television viewing with meeting PA guidelines was not significantly associated with BMI. Regression tree models of the study outcomes revealed that 2.5 hours of television viewing was associated with pronounced increases in BMI and CVD risk.ConclusionsThese data underscore the independent association between television viewing with cardiovascular risk and suggest that reducing television viewing to less than 2.5 hours per day, even in physically active adults, is a clinical and public health priority.
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Sawalha, Ihab Hanna. "A context-centred, root cause analysis of contemporary terrorism." Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal 26, no. 2 (April 3, 2017): 183–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dpm-07-2016-0140.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is threefold: identifying the root causes and other causal factors of terrorism, exploring the recent shifts in terrorist activity, and proposing a context-centred framework for deterring terrorism risk. Design/methodology/approach The first part of this research is based on extensive up-to-date observations made by the author and extracted from real-life settings and social interactions. The second part is based on a survey questionnaire reflecting public views on terrorism and related issues. Findings The risk of terrorism risk is increasingly becoming a major concern of all societies including Jordanian. The results have shown that terrorism is context related and that there are several and different root causes for this phenomenon. Many other causal factors have the potential to increase the impact or probability of terrorism risk in Jordan. The existing framework(s) for deterring terrorism risk in Jordan is not adequate and need to be reformed extensively. Practical implications This study provides insight to the root causes of the potential terrorist activity in Jordan, as well as other causal factors. It is expected to establish a foundation for policy-makers and decision-makers to start considering the causes of social unrest and subsequently develop appropriate frameworks for mitigating terrorism risk. Originality/value This study is made in a time of unprecedented political instability and terrorist activity in the Middle East and the Arab World. It reflects genuine observations and public opinions, thus providing authentic findings and better understanding of the concerns of the society. Most importantly, the study proposes context-related framework for counteracting terrorism activity and future evolution of this phenomenon in the Middle East, in general, and Jordan, in particular.
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BABATUNDE, Eniola Moyinoluwa. "Marketing Intelligence And Sustainable Competitive Advantage Of Selected Small And Medium Scale Businesses In Ekiti: An Overview Babatunde." Archives of Business Research 8, no. 6 (July 8, 2020): 282–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/abr.86.8546.
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The study examined the effect of marketing intelligence on the sustainance of competitive advantage among Small and Medium Scale businesses in Ekiti State. Specific objectives investigated in this study are competitors’ threat; and competitive risk and their influences on sustainable competitive advantage in Small and Medium Scale businesses. The target population of the study comprised of 84 SMEs operators in Oye-Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria as registered with Ministry of Commerce, Industries and Cooperatives, Ekiti State. The sample size of the study is 69 respondents. Frequency and percentages were used for descriptive statistics respondents to view questions of research instrument. Inferential statistics were also used to achieve objectives I, II and multiple regression analyses were employed to test the hypotheses. It was found that Competitor’s threat: potential competitor (p= 0.013). Competitive risk: Marketplace Change (p= 0.000), Intelligence-based assessment (p= 0.000) are determinants of sustainable competitive advantage as far as SMEs are concerned in Ekiti State. .The study concluded and revealed that salesmen do share information about competitors in the market and recommended that there should be rapid response to competitive action to achieve their goals.
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Stradioto, Juliano Prado, and Ariel Orlei Michaloski. "Ergonomic analysis of biomechanical overloading: external coating activity using mortar." Acta Scientiarum. Technology 43 (February 26, 2021): e51335. http://dx.doi.org/10.4025/actascitechnol.v43i1.51335.
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The economic growth of a country is directly linked to the growth of several sectors, in which the construction sector is prominent. The objective was to investigate by means of ergonomic analysis the external coating activity performed on building façades, due to its high degree of difficulty. The methodological approach was composed by a review of the literature and quantitative research using the OCRA checklist method, highlighting the biomechanical overload risk analysis of the external coating activity in mortar based on International Standard ISO 11228-3: 2009. The data collection took place in construction sites in Brazil in the cities of Ponta Grossa-PR and Porto Alegre-RS applying the mentioned method. The results of demand illustrate the concepts presented in the review, as well as the confirmation of the incidence of pain and lesions in the upper limbs and the repetitiveness in the analyzed activities. The results indicate that: a) the analysis of the chosen activity resulted in a high level of risk applying the immediate intervention, with improvements; b) proof by calculating the risk of biomechanical overload to implement improvements in the company; c) evidence that the improvements resulted in a reduction of ergonomic risks by more than 50%, with improvement in posture and strength requirements. In turn, the relevance of this work is highlighted, as it enables the development of public and private policies in the area of ergonomics with the purpose of developing the sector. In the end, the work opens up possibilities for the continuity of the research on the addressed topic.
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Mohammad, Salma Malihah, Amirun Afiq Badrul Hisham, Nur Atifa Mustapa, Kim Wei Chan, and Norhasnida Zawawi. "Proximate Analysis, Antioxidant Activity, and Antibacterial Activity of Fish Sausages Fortified with Bee Bread Extract." Journal of Food Quality 2021 (February 23, 2021): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6657553.
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Bee bread is rich in phenolic compounds and recently has gained attention as a food additive, which provides an alternative use to synthetic preservatives. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the proximate composition and antioxidant and antibacterial activities of fish sausages fortified with Heterotrigona itama bee bread ethanolic (BBE) extract at 0.25, 0.5, and 0.75% concentrations. Incorporation of BBE in fish sausages significantly increased the carbohydrate level and lowered the moisture content. The highest phenolic and flavonoid content were observed in fish sausages with 0.75% BBE with 23.46 ± 1.60 mg GAE/g sample and 8.05 ± 0.24 mg rutin/g sample, respectively. The antioxidant activity revealed the highest DPPH scavenging activity for 0.75% BBE fish sausage compared to synthetic additive BHT. After 28 days of frozen storage, lipid oxidation activity of fish sausages with 0.75% BBE had lower thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) value than the negative control, but similar ( p > 0.05 ) to BHT. The phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities were significantly reduced ( p < 0.05 ) after 28 days of storage. Based on the antibacterial activity, BBE was able to inhibit tested foodborne pathogens, and the addition of BBE in fish sausage showed total plate count below 6 log10 CFU/g within 6 days of frozen storage. This research demonstrated the BBE efficiency as a natural antioxidant with antibacterial properties in fish sausages.
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Mohanty, Satyajit, Epari Venkatarao, and Sandul Yasobant. "Non-communicable disease care and physical activity promotion in India: analysis of recent policies, guidelines and workplans." Family Medicine and Community Health 8, no. 2 (April 2020): e000206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2019-000206.
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Burden statements on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) across the globe suggest that they pose a constant threat to human development. There are two different types of NCD interventions: population-based interventions addressing NCD risk factors and individual-based interventions addressing NCDs in the primary care setting. Most of the individual-based interventions are based on NCD-care models, as opposed to population-based interventions targeting risk factors through independent vertical programmes. We explored the relevant Indian policy documents including the recent National Health Policy 2017, to get an overview of the Indian NCD-care model and to find out how physical activity (PA) promotion stands in the year 2019 in the current policy documents on NCDs. We conducted a review with two perspectives; first to capture the NCD-care models and second to document the PA promotion and its integration in the current NCD-care model specific to the Indian context. Indian NCD programme is an evolving healthcare programme with a definite NCD-care model, where the individual-based and population-based care are thoroughly linked. Despite having good NCD-care policy and methodical planning, PA promotion seems to be lacking in the policy perspective and currently physical inactivity as a risk factor is not considered seriously. The structure of the NCD-care model should be detailed and strengthened by incorporating lessons from other successful NCD models from across the globe. Indian NCD model must provide sufficient scope of interfacing individual care to that of population-based risk factor strategies like physical activity promotion.